POLITICAL: This hurts my heart

[Tekate]

I would hope you would feel just as hurt in your heart for these tweets above. There are many many more horrid, mean vindictive tweets and memes about Hillary Clinton, but ETA as you ETA know,, she was a big girl and politics is not a nice place these last few years.

As far as this guy, good for him. I don't care what he tweets or reads.

Like I said, I would be proud to have him as my Senator. Thank you for the list.

As I totally say, I'm uber thrilled he's not mine.

I am especially glad to see his opposition to the Libya debacle.

I cannot abide his stand on union workers, and I was especially mindful of Dr. Anne Stevens family stand
on Libya.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/ambassador-chris-stevenss-sister-speaks-on-benghazi-i-do-not-blame-hillary-clinton/

I was not talking about Benghazi. I am talking about assisting in the removal of Gaddafi.

I don't have a thought out opinion on the whole mess.

 

[ruby59]

I, like Deb, was skeptical of what this video would look like, but was 100% wrong. He seems like an upstanding guy who took a lot of abuse (racist abuse, at that!) for his nomination of Sessions, which is wrong.

In looking into him more just now, I found a piece about him on HuffPo (I know, not a favorite around here), that went gave more quotes from his speech. I think this part is especially critical:

In a remarkable floor speech, Scott explained why King’s letter was important, and why he voted against Warren, anyway.

“There is no doubt in my mind that the letter written by Coretta Scott King could, and perhaps should, be read by each and every member of this chamber,” Scott said. “Regardless of if you disagree with her conclusions, her standing in the history of our nation means her voice should be heard.”

Scott said what he objected to was Warren quoting the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass), who in 1986 called Sessions a “disgrace” when Sessions was nominated for — and blocked from ― a federal judgeship.

“What I took issue with last night, and the true violation of Rule XIX in my eyes, were the remarks shared last night originally stated by Sen. Kennedy, not Coretta Scott King,” Scott said. McConnell specifically referenced King’s letter, and did not mention Kennedy’s words.

“Whether you like it or not, this body has rules, and we all should govern ourselves according to the rules,” Scott said.

If that was the attitude that McConnell had taken (that everyone must abide by the rules always, not just selectively when he dislikes someone), I might have felt differently about it. Although I disagree with many of his policies (After looking into his opinions about various issues), he seems like a stand up guy who fights for what he believes in.

My problem with republicans silencing Elizabeth Warren is they are hypocrites.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/feb/08/jeanne-shaheen/senate-republicans-didnt-use-rule-19-cruz-when-he-/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/08/the-history-of-the-senates-rule-19-suggests-it-is-very-loosely-enforced/

to me it was sexist to silence Warren, after they basically told a woman to shut up, sit down and you can't speak again..

They told someone who happened to be a woman, who was being disruptive to sit down after warning her multiple times to do so.

And did you see my link from Aveda King who said that he has done some good things since Corretta King wrote that letter. She did not appreciate Warren using the race card.

And didn't he get an award in 2008 from the NAACP?

How was she being disuptive? I watched her and she was not disruptive at all, she was reading.

As to Alveda King, she has every right to think and say what she wants, Whether she appreciated the race card or not is irrelevant to me. This is what Dr Martin Luther King's youngest daughter had to say about Elizabeth Warren:

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/09/bernice-king-calls-sen-elizabeth-warren-the-soul.html

Bernice King supported Elizabeth Warren.

As to the highlighted part, I could say the same about Bernice.

 

[the_mother_thing]

Taxes and spending – Scott believes that federal spending and taxes should be reduced,[3] with a Balanced Budget Amendment and the FairTax respectively being implemented for spending and taxes.

I'm just going to start with the first one: 1) why are/would you be against Congress managing its checkbook the same way almost every other citizen in this country has to; and, 2) why are you against a fair tax system?

 

[Tekate]

Taxes and spending – Scott believes that federal spending and taxes should be reduced,[3] with a Balanced Budget Amendment and the FairTax respectively being implemented for spending and taxes.

I'm just going to start with the first one: 1) why are/would you be against Congress managing its checkbook the same way almost every other citizen in this country has to; and, 2) why are you against a fair tax system?

I think taxes should be increased on the rich and reduced on the lower end.

While in the depths of the great recession, we needed to spend more than we took in. As we have moved out of the recession we need to raise taxes, work on the debt, I'd love to see a huge tax on inherited wealth, we end of with Paris Hiltons, that will never happen though.

Why are you so concerned about the debt? I find this explanation very readable.

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-government-19-trillion-debt-not-a-problem-2016-4

We need to cut entitlements, cut defense..

I'd certainly like to see a more balanced budget.

This may help you understand the debt: http://time.com/money/4293910/national-debt-investors/

I am absolutely in favor of a tax system that is fair to all.

 

[Maria D]

He might be a great guy, but the fact that he's supporting Sessions, as a black man, just blows my mind. So...while there's no reason for him to receive such hate, I cannot take him seriously for supporting a legit piece of garbage. I really need him to explain his logic for that, because this reads as toeing the party line for the sake of not being primaried.

And to his comment about the "liberal left" not being tolerant of what they don't agree with: give me a f'ing break. That is far more descriptive of the right--otherwise we wouldn't have such things as a literal "muslim ban", people trying to overturn Roe v Wade and defund Planned Parenthood, people wanting to ban gay marriage, trying to roll out so-called Right to Work legislation to infringe upon the rights of anyone who wishes to collectively bargain for better wages and benefits, and a laundry list of other such bs.

Word.

I'll admit, I didn't watch the video and I didn't read the tweets. I'm sure I wouldn't be heartbroken if I did. Mean tweets? Sorry if I'm not letting twitter distractions tug at my heartstrings these days.