2020 US Presidential Election

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I can already hear the whining now that Candidate A wanted to be on the same stage as Candidate B but they were instead put on the wrong day of the debate.

[RBP]

I can already hear the whining now that Candidate A wanted to be on the same stage as Candidate B but they were instead put on the wrong day of the debate.

Of course.. from the moment it was released.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Of course.. from the moment it was released.

The whining will mostly come from the ones on the 1st night, other than 1 or 2 of them, they are mostly the nobodies. The bigger names are all on the 2nd night.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Reuters News Service




Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke on Monday proposed taxing affluent American families who do not have members in the U.S. military as a way to fund healthcare for veterans.

The former congressman from Texas unveiled a plan for military veterans that includes a “war tax,” in which taxpayers who earn over $200,000 a year would pay $1,000 in a new tax for each war embarked on by the United States.

O’Rourke, who did not serve in the military but sat on the House of Representatives Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs committees, said the tax would be levied on households without current members of the U.S. military or military veterans. He did not specify what types of war, or the scale and origins of the wars, on which the tax would be levied.

The money raised from the war tax would be deposited into a newly created Veterans Health Care Trust Fund, which would be created at the start of each new war and be used to support veterans’ healthcare, disability and other medical needs when they return from conflict, O’Rourke said.

The proposal was part of a broader plan by O’Rourke, who has struggled to gain traction in opinion polls among Democratic contenders, to improve services for military veterans. He also urged an end to “wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” and reinvestment of the savings in veterans programs.

The military has about 1.36 million active-duty members out of a total U.S. population of some 327 million people. The country’s armed forces have been all-volunteer since the military draft ended in 1973 as the United States wound down its involvement in the Vietnam War.

In language borrowed from former Democratic President John F. Kennedy, O’Rourke said Americans must be “willing to pay any price, and bear any burden” to provide care, support and resources to all veterans. He called for ending the “blank check for endless war” waged by the United States and to invest spending on the care of those who had served in armed conflicts.

O’Rourke, 46, launched his presidential bid in March after rising to national prominence last year when he narrowly lost his bid to defeat Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in Texas. His national support among likely Democratic primary voters is currently around 4 percent.

(Reporting by Tim Reid in South Bend, Indiana; Editing by Peter Cooney)

[Griffin]

I propose a "Stupid idea tax" to be placed on politicians.

[RBP]

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

Rachel Maddow as a moderator

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Nate Church - Brietbart




On Tuesday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren reportedly joined Democratic rival Julian Castro in advocating for the decriminalization of illegal border crossing.
“We should not be criminalizing mamas and babies trying to flee violence at home or trying to build a better future,” Warren told the Huffington Post. “We must pass comprehensive immigration reform that is in line with our values, creates a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants including our DREAMers, and protects our borders.”

Fellow presidential hopeful Julian Castro drew attention in April when he began advocating for the repeal of Section 1325. “This was an idea championed by immigration activists and experts for some time,” Castro spokesperson Sawyer Hackett tweeted, “but not adopted by mainstream political leaders until Julian Castro‘s People First Immigration platform.”

The former San Antonio mayor added his own voice, thanking Warren for “joining him” on the matter. “We shouldn’t criminalize depseration,” he added. “It’s time to repeal this terrible law.”

“Every candidate will call for ending family separation,” Hackett said. “This is the only way to guarantee it.”

[Muddy]

Two days, 10 each day.



https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/u...ates-2020.html

Now thats a crowded field..! It's like 'American Idol'.. Or maybe 'American Stupid'..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I expect that crowd will REALLY start to thin out after the debates.

[Muddy]

I'm not watching any of them, but I love that they are going to consume each other shortly..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Yeah, I doubt I will watch any of them either. I have better things to do than hear about how horrible our country is and how Trump is literally Hitler. They will all be spouting the same talking points and be seeing who can say the most outrageous plan that they have to "fix" the country.

Besides, with 10 people on the stage, is anyone actually going to be able to say anything that isn't more than just a sound bite?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Plus the first one only has one hopeful...and I dont think she really has a chance. So who gives a shit, the next one I may watch

[PorkChopSandwiches]

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Looks like a made a solid bet in the vbookie