Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[Seabiscuit36]

Glass houses...stones..

[shorebird]

Yeah my friend isn't outright racist 99% of the time...just one of the very many upper middle class white males who can't bring himself to admit he's had some privilege in his life, thinks poor people and minorities who don't make it are just lazy, shouldn't be given assistance, have just as many opportunities as everyone else, etc.

Every once in a while he'll get really drunk and say dumb shtein that crosses the line, and I kind of just tell him to shut up at that point.

Most everyone like that, like me, just don't realize it because they've never had to experience what anyone not like them has had to endure. When you're born white, male, and able bodied, you've hit the lottery before you suck mama's tit and don't even know it. I can walk in a department store or 7-11 and not be watched up and down by the manager. I can walk in a bank and not have my check or deposit slip looked at under a microscope. When I get pulled over I know it's not because I'm white. I can go in a bank and not have the loan officer look for a reason not to give me a loan, or apply for a job and not have the head of H.R. look for a really good reason not to hire me so their ass is covered if anything comes back on them. I could ride around in new Porshe if I could afford it and not have people think I stole it. It took me a while to realize it but I've benefited from racism without even knowing it just because of the fact that I'm white. Most people like me don't even know it and if they do they don't give a shtein, get grossly offended if you say they're privileged, and feel like "sorry for your luck", towards the minority.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Number of secession related bumper stickers I saw while driving to and from Austin this weekend?

Six.

[Tomahawk]

When did you lose four fingers?

[PhillyPhreak54]

While I was cleaning my gun?

[Seabiscuit36]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/10/politics/policy-riders-spending-bill/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

farging sign of things to come from the republicans.  Congrats America.  We're farged

Here is a quick list of some of the changes:

Blocking new marijuana legalization bill in Washington, D.C.: Voters in D.C. approved a measure to decriminalize recreational marijuana use last month. But Congress has authority over the city's finances, so the bill bars the District from using any of its own money or federal funds to regulate the use of pot.

Wealthy donors allowed to give more to political parties: The bill increases the individual limits that donors can give to national parties to help fund conventions, building funds and legal proceedings, such as recounts. The change would effectively allow rich donors to give ten times more than they can today to support political parties. Republicans who pushed for the change say they are substituting more private money for the taxpayer money that was collected for national political campaign committees, but instead used to fund a pediatric cancer bill that passed earlier this year.

More wheat bread for school lunches: Republicans wanted to block new nutritional requirements for school lunches under a program championed by First Lady Michelle Obama. But instead of wiping out the rule, Republicans and Democrats agreed to give local schools more flexibility on how they decided to include whole grain items on school menus.

The sage grouse faces uncertain future: The Fish and Wildlife Service wanted to add the sage grouse - a type of bird found in some western states - to the endangered species list, but Republicans argued that would have a negative economic fallout for energy companies developing resources in those states.

No more taxpayer money for expensive portraits: Committee chairs and other high ranking government officials in Washington often commission large, often very pricey portraits of themselves to hang in hearing rooms. Under the bill they would need to use private money to pay for any new portraits.

Old fashioned light bulbs still allowed: The bill blocks new energy efficient standards that would have made incandescent light bulbs obsolete. Consumers had complained about the new requirements.

White potatoes get top billing: A new provision was added requiring that the Women, Infants and Children program that provides food assistance to low income families include fresh vegetables, and includes an explicit requirement for white potatoes.

Truckers won't be required to get more sleep: Safety advocates wanted to require truck drivers to get a full two night's sleep before beginning their new shift on the road, but the bill blocks that requirement.

Farmers get a reprieve from some clean water rules: The deal prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing some of its clean water act rules in some agricultural regions.

Gitmo prisoners can't come to the United States: The bill bars money for transferring any detainees held at the facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any prisons in the U.S.

Banks allowed to use taxpayer money to engage in potentially risky trades: The bill rolls back a provision that was part of financial reforms for Wall Street banks. It reverses a rule that was enacted in 2010 that barred banks from using taxpayer backed funds from trading in derivatives. Democrats argue these often risky trades helped contribute to the financial collapse in 2008.

Blocks IRS from targeting certain groups: The bill prevents any federal money to be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target any advocacy group based on their ideological leanings. This practice is already not allowed, but Republicans wanted to underline it after internal documents showed that some IRS employees targeted some groups when investigating their tax-exempt status.

New sexual harassment training for Hill staffers: The measure requires the Chief Administrative Officer, the office that oversees the thousands of aides working on Capitol Hill, to develop an online training program focused on sexual harassment. Earlier this year, Louisiana GOP Rep Vance McAllister was caught kissing a member of his own staff.

[phattymatty]

Blocking new marijuana legalization bill in Washington, D.C.: Voters in D.C. approved a measure to decriminalize recreational marijuana use last month. But Congress has authority over the city's finances, so the bill bars the District from using any of its own money or federal funds to regulate the use of pot.

i know in the grand scheme of things this isn't a high priority around the country but this is total bullshtein...it's that farger andy davis from MD leading the charge too...preaching small government and then going out of his way to stop a measure that 70%+ of the residents voted for. that guy can eat a fleshpop.

silver lining is that maybe this makes the statehood issue more prominent. but doubtful.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I don't see how any republican can look at that list and say they're happy for their party.

Scumbags

[rjs246]

Blocking new marijuana legalization bill in Washington, D.C.: Voters in D.C. approved a measure to decriminalize recreational marijuana use last month. But Congress has authority over the city's finances, so the bill bars the District from using any of its own money or federal funds to regulate the use of pot.

i know in the grand scheme of things this isn't a high priority around the country but this is total bullshtein...it's that farger andy davis from MD leading the charge too...preaching small government and then going out of his way to stop a measure that 70%+ of the residents voted for. that guy can eat a fleshpop.

silver lining is that maybe this makes the statehood issue more prominent. but doubtful.

That would be awesome (not to mention right and just, taxation without representation), but it will never happen. Just like Puerto Rico will never be a state. Can you imagine the howling from the right if there were two more guaranteed democratic states and four more senate seats? They'd vote to split Kansas into three before the ink was dry on the new statehood papers.

[phattymatty]

A call into Rep Harris' office this afternoon to inquire why the representative is so obviously undermining the wishes of the DC voters, received a cold response from a staffer named Tom- he said "if you want your vote to count, maybe you should move to a real state"

[Seabiscuit36]

Andy Harris, but yeah, he's a total dickface.  The campaign finance reform and making it easier for the oil companies to do their fracking is hilarious to me.  Have to almost give them credit, they're so transparent that you can see the money falling out of their pockets.

[Sgt PSN]

It makes me sad that these guys now have to pay out of pocket for giant self portraits. But I'm also very happy to see them make such a selfless sacrifice. Now THAT'S leadership!!

[ice grillin you]

Blocking new marijuana legalization bill in Washington, D.C.: Voters in D.C. approved a measure to decriminalize recreational marijuana use last month. But Congress has authority over the city's finances, so the bill bars the District from using any of its own money or federal funds to regulate the use of pot.

i know in the grand scheme of things this isn't a high priority around the country but this is total bullshtein...it's that farger andy davis from MD leading the charge too...preaching small government and then going out of his way to stop a measure that 70%+ of the residents voted for. that guy can eat a fleshpop.

silver lining is that maybe this makes the statehood issue more prominent. but doubtful.

if the cromnibus doesnt pass then weed for everyone

[ice grillin you]

elizabeth warren just went buckwild on the floor.....she is a farging goddess

[Seabiscuit36]

yeah she is.  Love it.