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Can you imagine the outrage if a Democrat did something like this? It would be front page news across the country, but this kind of vile behavior in front of children is just another day in GQPLand.
Al Franken resigned for way less.
Yeah...
Yeah.
But we can't stop holding our guys to a certain standard just because their guys have no standards.
That said Franken deserved better, and it's pointless to claim the higher ground here because they've made it clear that they don't have a bottom. They can always go lower. They have no shame. Like... pathologically. They are incapable of experiencing shame as a normal person understands it.
Whatever the fuck standard Al Franken was held to, we shouldn't be holding anyone to that absurdity
I too miss the smartest politician I've ever heard, but none of us can speak to the situation.
I mean, pretending to touch someone’s boobs for a funny photo without actually making physical contact, while you’re on a USO tour as a comedian seems like we kinda can speak to the situation.
Agreed. The Grooming Old Perverts elected donnie, who, again, was caught, on tape, bragging about sexually assaulting women. I get we have to have a higher standard than the party of weirdos and fascists, but I still don't understand how Franken "had" to step down.
A-fucking-men to that. It still irritates me that Democrats are made to adhere to a standard that Republicans openly laugh at. Franken is a near-perfect example of that.
Yeah, but she's a white cishet Republican gawdly woman. Know your place!
Now that Hunter's up on charges I'd love it if Biden went to twitter and posted some crazy rant about witch hunts complete with EMPHASIZED POINTS in ALL CAPS and then ended the tweet with something like "lol jk can you imagine if I were as unhinged as the orange spray tan?"
Already happened:
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/burbank-mayor-fires-back-after-drag-queen-spanking-video-prompts-vile-hate-speech/
*Edit: I guess I pissed off a bunch of people here without context, I was simply pointing out the absurdity of this story being pushed by the media and the GOP. I honestly could give two shits about what the Mayor did. I live in his city!
I wanted to show how far these right wing fucks have to reach to get any sort of credibility with their constituents.
The Mayor can do whatever the fuck he wants at a private event. IT WAS A PRIVATE EVENT. Why the fuck is him spanking a drag queen a big deal?! The only people that gave a shit are the people I really don't want to be around. And now I'm feeling pretty alienated because of my lack of clarity here. The amount of anger that has been displayed here is actually disheartening. What happened to asking a simple question to get some explanation or debate going? Why is every political post so violently responded to REGARDLESS of political leaning? THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT! They want us to rip each other apart. No questions asked. A political sports contest with no winner other than the venue owners.
I guess I'm going stop posting for a while and just lurk. I can't say shit without having a chance to explain. I automatically get labeled with extreme prejudice.
My fault for saying anything. Sorry to those I triggered. Sorry for trying to get some semblance of an intellectual conversation/debate going.
The hate is strong on both sides. I'm just trying to co-exist.
Have a good one everyone. Hope your days go well.
Huh. I searched that article for anything resembling a Democrat getting into a public groping session with someone in the middle of a crowded theater, and couldn't find it. Could you specify which paragraph I can find that in?
Yeah, I read it all, and they even went out of their way to say that no children were present. I'm sure OP will respond, though. There's no way they were just sending GOP talking points blasted on far right social media without verifying their validity, right?
LOL. I didn't post it for GOP support. I was simply posting it to show that the GOP is using this against democrats. I completely abhore the GOP.
I'm amazed and surprised at how easy it was to completely piss off a bunch of people with an observation I made.
I'm genuinely perplexed. I guess I have to lead my posts with 'FUCK THE GOP' before I press submit. Or at the very least add a few more sentences explaining.
That's the point. It's what the GOP calls ammunition for their shitty campaign. Whatever this Mayor did at a private party is his business.
Hey, without the added context in your edit, it looked like your comment was trying to draw equivalency between Bobo and a drag performance. That's why you got downvoted to hell, your comment really needed the explanation.
Not even remotely the same, but whatever.
It wasn't the same. I was trying to point out that this is the stupidity of the GOP and their cohorts. They want you to believe that the Mayor was in the wrong here.. Which honestly, who really gives a shit what he does at a private party?
Just FYI the comment you replied to said "wait until a Democrat does something like this" and you said "It's already happened" and linked your article. The context there is that a Democrat has done an equivalent thing, not that the right is making something unequal a bigger deal than it should be. Context is important. That's why everyone believed you were saying "what about this..." rather than "they're trying to hide behind this."
Yes, being spanked as part of an 18+ drag show performance is equal to doing actual sex acts in an all-ages theater performance when you think no one is watching.
/s if needed.
False equivalence, a Maga specialty.
Brother..this would be the first time someone has called me a MAGA specialistt. I'm far from it. This is what MAGA wants you to be angry at. In reality, who gives a shit what this Mayor did? There are more pressing matters at hand.
The GOP is shit. It has been shit. It will always be shit. But this is the bullshit they're peddling to keep the those nazi fuckers angry, and the ultra conservatives frothing at the mouth with dollars bills toward their complete and utter bullshit oroganda machine.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, maybe it's a duck. Not interested in any "both sides are the same" BS. You may not like both sides but saying they're the same is laughable.
So this was an all ages event with children present?
Interesting party of the article. Maybe this isn't the equivalency you want it to be. "While the account correctly pointed out that people 15 and older were allowed to attend, the organizer of the Drag Queen Bingo event, the Santa Clarita Valley Democrats, released a statement explaining that no one under the age of 18 was present."
And yet we know the answer. The Democrat resigns, the Republican moves the goalposts or ignores they ever were against it.
Obvious troll is obvious
It's not exactly an extensive list. Just Google "Trump charges", "Watergate" and watch the video above and you covered it all.
Lol!
Why are you commenting in a politics forum instead of taking a remedial class on the Google?
The thing is, you didn’t leave any sources for me to verify with, so I’m going to assume that comment was just pulled out of your ass. Actually no assumption is necessary.
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We don't have to imagine. Al Franken did some inappropriate stuff and when it came to light the Democrats forced him to resign.
Oh, but tell me more about how both sides are the same...
Your brainworms are acting up again.
Take your meds.
Holy non sequitur strawman batman.