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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 14:37:04 GMT -6
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Post by byjove on Jan 15, 2019 14:38:45 GMT -6
Right? I'm thinking - what if (and I know that is a huge IF with this man-toddler), but what if he actually had someone ask what the players' favorite food was and the players said they loved fast food but their nutritionist never let them eat it? And so the WH was like: Cool, then we'll give you an excuse and you can have it here!
I mean, that's probably not at all what happened and he was just playing a stereotype, trying to be cool, and being cheap all at once. But still, since I haven't heard from anywhere how the players are reacting I'm trying not to be too judgmental. Yet.
This article provides some insight: www.si.com/college-football/2019/01/14/clemson-tigers-white-house-visit-mcdonalds-wendys-fast-foodMatt Borkhorst is awesome. I wonder if this leads him to a commentary gig down the road.
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Post by jaygee on Jan 15, 2019 14:51:18 GMT -6
This is some bullshit - NBC has advised newscasters not to say King is racist. They should say "What some have called racist" So many more words to say something less clear. Much integrity. Much bullshit.
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Post by jaygee on Jan 15, 2019 14:52:45 GMT -6
I would be more forgiving/not care at all about the fast food if it was served warm. I read it was cold. Hork.
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Post by bunnyfungo on Jan 15, 2019 14:58:01 GMT -6
I would be more forgiving/not care at all about the fast food if it was served warm. I read it was cold. Hork. As someone who has worked a lot of food service, including fast food, there’s zero chance it was warm unless they brought everyone in and let them cook on site. Which wouldn’t work anyway because BK has its own broiler system for their burgers. I image he sent some poor aide down the road to order a bunch and all the employees must have thought what we always thought with big orders like that, “This will be gross by the time they get to the parking lot.”
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 15, 2019 15:04:53 GMT -6
I would be more forgiving/not care at all about the fast food if it was served warm. I read it was cold. Hork. As someone who has worked a lot of food service, including fast food, there’s zero chance it was warm unless they brought everyone in and let them cook on site. Which wouldn’t work anyway because BK has its own broiler system for their burgers. I image he sent some poor aide down the road to order a bunch and all the employees must have thought what we always thought with big orders like that, “This will be gross by the time they get to the parking lot.” I worked BK for years, fries had a life of seven minutes UNDER the heat lamp. Burgers in the steamer for 15.
I am assuming it took longer to get from the restaurant, thru the white house security, and set up and then the guys thru the line was longer than 15 minutes.
So yeah just yuck
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 15:22:41 GMT -6
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by enchanted on Jan 15, 2019 15:36:09 GMT -6
This is some bullshit - NBC has advised newscasters not to say King is racist. They should say "What some have called racist" It's them covering their asses. By not outright calling him a racist, only that others have said he is, he can't sue them for slander.
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 15, 2019 15:36:26 GMT -6
I don’t think it was a good move for the Dems to not go to the working lunch. Any opportunity for Trump to throw a hissy fit should be taken advantage of. And they’ve given Republicans a chance at a news cycle of “they declined an invitation by the President”, and more chatter on the fact that it’s a Pelosi/Schumer shutdown. Plus, someone has to DO something. Right now everyone’s sitting around looking at each other. As a Fed it’s very frustrating. Rachel Maddow just blogged about this
I understand the frustration but really Mitch could have a vote right this minute to reopen the gov't. With the same bill that passed by voice vote and seems to be pretty veto proof.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 16:08:30 GMT -6
Klobuchar's office responds:
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 16:15:44 GMT -6
NBC updated their guidance. Now you can call a racist a racist on NBC
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Post by richard on Jan 15, 2019 17:32:20 GMT -6
I don't buy this. There are no fucking mountains in MN.
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Post by richard on Jan 15, 2019 17:34:49 GMT -6
Klobuchar's office responds: Lol. Amy and I are on the same wavelength.
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 15, 2019 18:03:38 GMT -6
So who's this Bobby Rush asshole?
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Post by enchanted on Jan 15, 2019 18:18:04 GMT -6
So who's this Bobby Rush asshole? Not necessarily an asshole (given his push for King's censure, I actually buy his reasoning that he thinks it doesn't go far enough), but man, did he give the GOP a talking point against him in the next election.
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Post by athn64 on Jan 15, 2019 18:37:02 GMT -6
NBC updated their guidance. Now you can call a racist a racist on NBC The fact that this even had to be done...
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 18:59:58 GMT -6
I don't buy this. There are no fucking mountains in MN. I was wondering, but I haven't been to MN in this century so I thought maybe I was misremembering
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 19:00:31 GMT -6
NBC updated their guidance. Now you can call a racist a racist on NBC The fact that this even had to be done... It's possible they just suck. But it's also possible their legal team was having fits.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 19:02:07 GMT -6
Bobby Rush is black, a life long civil rights activist, and represents a majority black district. He can do whatever he wants on the King vote without me saying a thing.
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 15, 2019 19:10:36 GMT -6
So who's this Bobby Rush asshole? Not necessarily an asshole (given his push for King's censure, I actually buy his reasoning that he thinks it doesn't go far enough), but man, did he give the GOP a talking point against him in the next election. Reading fail on my part. I misread why he voted no. I guess I kind of see why he did. But on first glance (which is all I have it), it didn't look good. Thanks for clarifying!
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Post by richard on Jan 15, 2019 19:10:37 GMT -6
Bobby Rush is black, a life long civil rights activist, and represents a majority black district. He can do whatever he wants on the King vote without me saying a thing. This for sure. It was a protest vote.
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 15, 2019 19:12:22 GMT -6
Bobby Rush is black, a life long civil rights activist, and represents a majority black district. He can do whatever he wants on the King vote without me saying a thing. I had not heard the name before and knew nothing about him (it could have been a her for all I knew). I apologize for jumping on it without reading the story and making an assumption.
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 15, 2019 19:13:14 GMT -6
Damn.
That was really stupid of me.
Sorry, everyone.
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Post by richard on Jan 15, 2019 19:14:17 GMT -6
Damn. That was really stupid of me. Sorry, everyone. How very dare you...not having every member of the House memorized.
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Post by mb3 on Jan 15, 2019 19:21:36 GMT -6
So who's this Bobby Rush asshole? Not necessarily an asshole (given his push for King's censure, I actually buy his reasoning that he thinks it doesn't go far enough), but man, did he give the GOP a talking point against him in the next election. Definitely not an asshole and in that district I don’t think it’ll matter and Bobby will be just fine.
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Post by mb3 on Jan 15, 2019 19:24:17 GMT -6
Damn. That was really stupid of me. Sorry, everyone. How very dare you...not having every member of the House memorized. Here’s a fun fact: he beat Obama when Obama tried to challenge him for his House seat.
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Post by donnamoss on Jan 15, 2019 19:26:30 GMT -6
I don’t think it was a good move for the Dems to not go to the working lunch. Any opportunity for Trump to throw a hissy fit should be taken advantage of. And they’ve given Republicans a chance at a news cycle of “they declined an invitation by the President”, and more chatter on the fact that it’s a Pelosi/Schumer shutdown. Plus, someone has to DO something. Right now everyone’s sitting around looking at each other. As a Fed it’s very frustrating. Rachel Maddow just blogged about this
I understand the frustration but really Mitch could have a vote right this minute to reopen the gov't. With the same bill that passed by voice vote and seems to be pretty veto proof.
Totally get it, and I get the angle Trump was trying to work and why they said no to attending. I still don’t think it was the best move. Every mainstream news outlet has covered it as “Dems declined”...and McConnell continues to do nothing. I’m asking honestly—how long do they think people can go without income? Right now, I’m telling my team to go ahead and start planning for an additional missed check...but realistically I think this could go on an additional 4-6 weeks. That’s so scary.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 15, 2019 19:29:06 GMT -6
Damn. That was really stupid of me. Sorry, everyone. Girl, times are crazy. We all have knee jerk reactions. ::passes wine::
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Post by richard on Jan 15, 2019 19:32:00 GMT -6
How very dare you...not having every member of the House memorized. Here’s a fun fact: he beat Obama when Obama tried to challenge him for his House seat. This is really the only reason I know who he is off-hand. Because I just read Mobama's book.
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Post by Ls2012 on Jan 15, 2019 19:32:32 GMT -6
Thanks for the grace, ladies.
I'm not going to lie- it's been a day. But I really should know better. **kicks self for making assumptions**
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