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  • Broddie
    Broddie Members Posts: 11,750 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    To think I actually voted for that rat. Sorry Gary Johnson.
  • fortyacres
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    Broddie wrote: »
    To think I actually voted for that rat. Sorry Gary Johnson.

    lmao & smh , So this wasnt enough?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOT_BoGpCn4

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  • MarcusGarvey
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    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party
  • Angeles1son85
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    Trump woulda said aleppo sad very sad but believe me aleppo gonna win so much when im in office they gonna get tired of winning lmao
  • D. Morgan
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    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.
  • MarcusGarvey
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama
  • D. Morgan
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama


  • playmaker88
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  • MarcusGarvey
    MarcusGarvey Members Posts: 4,569 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2017
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama


    The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

    States say they waiting on federal dollars

    Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

    Rinse, Repeat

  • D. Morgan
    D. Morgan Members Posts: 11,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama


    The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

    States say they waiting on federal dollars

    Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

    Rinse, Repeat

    I posted that to show that no matter who is in office we still getting ? over. Our loyalty should be to us not a ? political party who doesn't and never has had our best interests at heart.

    Folks don't want to see whats staring them right in the face though. Easier to bury their heads in the sand and keep repeating the insanity.
  • CapitalB
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    edited December 2017
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    @MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..
  • D. Morgan
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    CapitalB wrote: »
    @MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

    You know how it be some days you let the dumb ? slide and some days you just have says your peace.

    Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.
  • CapitalB
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    CapitalB wrote: »
    @MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

    You know how it be some days you let the dumb ? slide and some days you just have says your peace.

    Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.

    yeh thats me in the Denzel thread. hahaha
  • D. Morgan
    D. Morgan Members Posts: 11,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    CapitalB wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    CapitalB wrote: »
    @MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

    You know how it be some days you let the dumb ? slide and some days you just have says your peace.

    Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.

    yeh thats me in the Denzel thread. hahaha

    I see, LLS I was thinking this ? doing the same ? in the Denzel thread this morning.
  • Peace_79
    Peace_79 Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 8,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama


    The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

    States say they waiting on federal dollars

    Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

    Rinse, Repeat

    Our loyalty should be to us not a ? political party ...

    Ok ...

    ^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

    What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?




    Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

    Both can be true at the same time.
  • 2stepz_ahead
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama


    The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

    States say they waiting on federal dollars

    Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

    Rinse, Repeat

    why are we waiting on the state tho?

    i bet at least 5 ? who live close got a car worth over $40k and those cribs are about $10k.

    stop waiting on the state or govt
    stop looking like a million when we got a few thousand
    we can take the hood back.....? just dont want to cause it dont bring the ? .

    but when them hipsters come in...then ? wanna scream gentrification from their passing audi

  • D. Morgan
    D. Morgan Members Posts: 11,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2017
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    Peace_79 wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    About Jill Stein - the way to solve this is to have less democracy? Plenty of countries have more
    than 2 parties, America could benefit from a viable 3rd party

    Majority of the people in this country are locked in for life to either democrat or republican and don't even want a third party.

    Its funny to me especially in regards to black people when it comes to being open about a 3rd party. Cause I have no understanding of the blind love and loyalty that too many of us give to the democratic party like they really deserve such undying loyalty.

    Look at this thread all you see is black people talking about all the dems have to do is put up some good candidates and they got their vote just that easy.

    Exactly. Doug Jones already signalling he aint doing ? for Bama


    The truth is the federal government would say it’s the states obligation to fix these neighborhoods and HUD can only do so much. Ben Carson has zero interest in enforcing Fair Housing or Urban development

    States say they waiting on federal dollars

    Municipalities say they waiting on state funds.

    Rinse, Repeat

    Our loyalty should be to us not a ? political party ...

    Ok ...

    ^ This is a given. And really it’s rhetoric

    What does that have to do with the local or presidential elections?




    Having “loyalty to your own” and voting in your own best interest are not mutually exclusive concepts.

    Both can be true at the same time.

    But they not and thats the point.

    What you saying is a given obviously for many years ain't been the case for black people. So is it really a given?

    Just blindly and faithfully voting democrat is not in black people best interests and its been proven its not. Yet black people still at the polls voting for whoever has democrat behind their names.

    Why is voting democrat in our best interest? I'm really trying to understand where this mindset is coming from.

    I'm all for local elections the presidential election is just a show to make americans feel like they are really involved in the process of picking the president when IMO we really not.
  • 2stepz_ahead
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    CapitalB wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    CapitalB wrote: »
    @MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

    You know how it be some days you let the dumb ? slide and some days you just have says your peace.

    Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.

    yeh thats me in the Denzel thread. hahaha

    I see, LLS I was thinking this ? doing the same ? in the Denzel thread this morning.

    break this ? up.

    call this ? a lesbian and lets keep it moving
  • D. Morgan
    D. Morgan Members Posts: 11,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    D. Morgan wrote: »
    CapitalB wrote: »
    D. Morgan wrote: »
    CapitalB wrote: »
    @MarcusGarvey @“D. Morgan” yall preachin this mornin..

    You know how it be some days you let the dumb ? slide and some days you just have says your peace.

    Today one of those days I gotta lil something to say.

    yeh thats me in the Denzel thread. hahaha

    I see, LLS I was thinking this ? doing the same ? in the Denzel thread this morning.

    break this ? up.

    call this ? a lesbian and lets keep it moving

    LOL funny as ? for real
  • stringer bell
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    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pruitt-epa-office-checked-surveillance-devices
    Pruitt Had His EPA Office Checked For Surveillance Devices In March

    Shortly after Scott Pruitt began as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Pruitt had his office in the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters checked for covert surveillance devices, The Hill reported Monday evening.

    The EPA paid $3,000 to Edwin Steinmetz Associates to conduct the sweep in March, according to documents obtained and reviewed by The Hill. The person at the EPA who gave the documents to The Hill said that the search did not uncover any devices.

    Pruitt has taken unprecedented steps to secure himself and his conversations as EPA administrator. He has a 24/7 security details with 18 agents, perhaps in part due to the high number of threats he has received. The EPA also spent $25,000 to build a sound-proof booth for Pruitt.


    Asked about the sweep for surveillance devices, EPA spokesperson Jahan Wilcox stressed in a statement security decisions are made by the EPA’s Protective Service Detail and that at least one previous administrator had a similar sweep done.

    “Administrator Pruitt has received an unprecedented amount of threats against him and security decisions are made by EPA’s Protective Service Detail,” Wilcox said in a statement to TPM. “A similar security sweep was done for EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.”


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  • bigev240
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    I could be wrong but I think that we have been to comfortable with the status quo. We believe the dems when they say they will help our communities when they get into office. The problem is that when they don't keep their promise, we just say "oh well, maybe next time". All of the other groups would be right at city hall or the state capital and let their voices be heard.
  • Broddie
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    fortyacres wrote: »
    Broddie wrote: »
    To think I actually voted for that rat. Sorry Gary Johnson.

    lmao & smh , So this wasnt enough?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOT_BoGpCn4

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    Still better than any American that could've possibly colluded with Russia against the best interest of their nation. This applies to Trump and Stein.

    Also still smarter than Trump. At least he knows when to admit he's clueless as opposed to just talking out of his ass without a clue.
  • stringer bell
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