2474: Bowled Over

[Michael's Servant]

NYC bombings; Chemda’s tumor update and hospitals’ bedside manners; Hillary Clinton’s death; 2016’s Emmy awards; Snowden reviewed; police threaten not to protect stadiums where football players protest; piss-poor service

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[Keith]

How many crazy Christian judges do you think he'd pick?

[therewillbesnacks]

While I obviously don't agree with voting for Trump, to Keith's credit, I think there is a point to be made about the possible silver lining for progressives if Trump wins. Jimmy Dore makes that point pretty succinctly here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgJcgZtSUSY

In case Trump does indeed win in November, I think it's worth keeping that in mind.

On Snowden - there was a really great article done by The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald (main journalist from CitizenFour) on how the Washington Post wrote an article not only claiming that Snowden shouldn't be pardoned, but he should also be criminally charged, despite the fact that they were one of the 4 news outlets that published Snowden's documents to the public in the first place.
https://theintercept.com/2016/09/18/...ting-pulitzer/

[Enunciated Piffle]

The Washington Post got a Pulitzer Prize from info directly sourced from Edward Snowden. Now they want Snowden to go directly to jail because of that information.

Nice.

[LostAgain]

Since I am 51, this will be my ninth presidential election.
This is the first election that definitely will be won by the person who is voted against the least.
There are always a number of people who are voting for "someone besides <whoever>". But usually there are a larger number of people who are actually FOR someone.
I cannot think of a single person who has actually stated "I think <whoever> will be the greatest thing"
No it is all "No way am I voting for Hillary" or "Anyone except Trump"
Even Chemda came off not as much ProHillary as AntiTrump.

The only thing that i can look forward to is We have gotten through bad presidents before.

I wish we could actually do a "Brewster's Millions", I would definitely be voting NONE OF THE ABOVE.

[Jmsmittyroad]

Originally Posted by Keith

How many crazy Christian judges do you think he'd pick?

at least 2

Scalia's vacant seat and there are two in their eighties (Kennedy and Ginsburg)

[LostAgain]

Breyer is 78 so he might not make it through the next president (4 years) and most likely will not make it through a two term.

Based on who appointed them
Scalia - Conservative
Kennedy - Conservative
Ginsberg - Liberal
Breyer - Liberal

Right now we are at 4 and 4 so we are looking at a possibility of either 7-2 or 6-3. Either way one side will have a nice advantage.

[LostAgain]

Originally Posted by seamus

Obama appointed 329 in his 7.5 years (although he will likely not appoint anymore judges). Bush appointed 317 in his 8 years. Clinton appointed 373 in his 8 years.

Do you have the numbers of Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Atheist Judges?

[Sparrow]

probably zero, right? God doesn't talk to those people and you can't possibly make supreme judgments without His guidance.

[LostAgain]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

probably zero, right? God doesn't talk to those people and you can't possibly make supreme judgments without His guidance.

But why would Obama only appoint Christian judges. Must be to throw us off the fact that he is Muslim.