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  1. Lanny

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    Fox, you say? Well then, it's got to be true.
    Fox News, the winners of how many journalistic accolades?
     
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    When my cousin came out to the family, I said something STUPID AF...

    "Maybe if he hung around me more he wouldn't be gay"

    All of this came from my Christian upbringing.

    Now, I'll march WITH my cousin in a pride march.
    I've been to a gay club (on "bear night") with him for his birthday.

    It's nothing to me to be hit on by a gay man. It's happened before and isn't an affront to me.

    People can evolve on this issue JUST like they can with race issues.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Funny how lack of experience is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on which party the inexperienced person is from.

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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Actually, ever since I was 16, gays have never bothered me.
    By the way I also love Sam Cooke's song Cupid.
     
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    ‘The View’ grills NYC mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘You screwed the city up’

    By Brian Flood | Fox News

    'The View' grills NYC mayor Bill de Blasio: 'Yohttps://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-view-grills-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-you-screwed-the-city-upu screwed the city up'

    The hosts of ABC News' 'The View' took a rare break from attacking President Trump to focus on New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. After praising his plan for universal healthcare, far-left co-host Joy Behar told the Democratic mayor he sounded like a Republican. Then worked-up co-host Whoopi Goldberg pivoted to her thoughts on New York City, telling de Blasio, 'You screwed the city up.'

    ABC News’ “The View” has seen a resurgence in relevancy and popularity during Trump’s presidency, but the outspoken ladies attacked a different – and perhaps unlikely – politician on Wednesday when New York City mayor Bill de Blasio joined the show.

    The mayor started off praising his plan for universal health care, prompting far-left co-host Joy Behar to tell the Democratic mayor he sounded like a Republican for saying that health care for all should be provided locally. “They believe in small government,” she said.

    JOY BEHAR'S JOYLESS 2018: 'THE VIEW' STAR'S MOST OVER-THE-TOP ANTI-TRUMPINESS OF THE YEAR

    “Only on ‘The View’ would you hear a host compare the radically leftist mayor of New York City to ‘a Republican,’ Media Research Center analyst Kristine Marsh wrote. “The hosts gave Bill De Blasio a tougher shake than most news programs do, but still praised his socialist health care plan that guarantees free health care for illegal aliens.”

    De Blasio told Behar that he assumed she “means that in the best way,” laughing off the comparison to a member of the GOP.

    “De Blasio stuck to the typical liberal lines of health care being a “universal right,” even claiming that his plan would save the city money because illegals wouldn’t have to go the emergency room as frequently to get their health care, and it would prevent everyone else from getting sick as well,” Marsh wrote.

    ABC NEWS STAR JOY BEHAR SAYS KIM JONG UN, PUTIN HAVE MORE 'SANITY' THAN TRUMP

    Then things got interesting when worked-up co-host Whoopi Goldberg pivoted to her thoughts on New York City.

    “Know what’s really pissing me off… you built 83 miles or protected bike lanes. I like bikes, I like people who ride, but I don’t think you understand the impact of taking something like Tenth Avenue, which is six lanes, down to two and a half,” Goldberg complained. “Particularly when you have a winter storm and you can’t move. None of that is moveable.”

    The New York Post even featured the interview with a front page image mocking the mayor headlined, “Can of whoop-ass,” noting that Goldberg told de Blasio he really “screwed the city up.”

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    Goldberg wasn’t finished complaining about changes de Blasio has made to the Big Apple.

    “Also, I’m upset that you love these bikes but you don’t tell people to put a helmet on,” she said. “This is an issue.”

    De Blasio fired back, saying the plan is to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities.

    “But you screwed the city up,” Goldberg responded.

    Goldberg then told de Blasio that she doesn’t have the luxury of maneuvering the city with a police escort like the privileged politician does.

    “You might want to take a look at some of this,” she said.
    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...-mayor-bill-de-blasio-you-screwed-the-city-up
     
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    The View. lmao.
     
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    The View? …….never seen it ..surprised it's looked at as a gauge of political wisdom....wait.....on second thought the Apprentice actually was in some ways exactly that. Jerry Springer could've been the leader of the free world as it's turned out.
     
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    Apples to Oranges.

    You're confusing the leadership, international negotiation and organizational experience required to run a country, with the bribe-accepting and speech-reading experience that Congress is riddled with.

    Trump was elected for the former, to rid US of the latter.
     
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    You left out the highly acclaimed The Apprentice, LOL A perfect training ground for the person holding their finger on the proverbial button.
     
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    I literally just died of laughter
     
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    A married gay man is running for president. That's a big deal.
    Analysis by Kyle Blaine, CNN



    [​IMG]© Emma McIntyre/Getty Images North America LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 20: Chasten Glezman (L), and Mayor Peter Buttigieg at the 2017 GLSEN Respect Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on October 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for GLSEN)

    South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg entered the 2020 race for president on Wednesday, announcing his intentions with a video featuring scenes of him and his husband, Chasten, cooking and playing with their dog, Buddy.

    Should Buttigieg win his long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination, he will become the first nominee of a major political party who publicly identifies as gay. If he goes on to defeat President Donald Trump, it'd be a historic win.

    This appears unlikely (but by no means impossible) at this point; Buttigieg is not very well-known outside of Indiana and he's entering a crowded field of more established contenders. That a gay married man is running a serious campaign for president, however, is a big deal, and we shouldn't let the improbability of his candidacy stop us from acknowledging this moment.

    Only a decade ago, his run would have been unthinkable.

    Gay marriage was legal in only two states in January 2009 -- Massachusetts and Connecticut. Voters in California -- one of the most Democratic states in the country -- had just passed Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage in the state.

    "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage," Obama told MTV News during the 2008 campaign.

    It would have been fair to think that progress would come slowly for the LGBT community if even Obama, who was considered to be a progressive within the Democratic Party on many critical issues, was publicly opposed to same-sex marriage at the time. But the next eight years of his presidency saw rapid change.

    In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act, ending a policy enacted in 1993 that prevent gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military. In 2012, in the heat of a presidential campaign, Obama became the first sitting US president to support same-sex marriage, telling ABC News, "At a certain point I've just concluded that for me, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."

    Three years later, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, making it legal nationwide for gay and lesbian couples to marry.

    Public attitude shifted as well. In 2009, 54% of Americans opposed same-sex marriage and only 37% supported it, according to Pew Research Center. By 2017, that number had flipped: 62% of Americans supported same-sex marriage, while only 32% opposed it.

    And during this time, candidates who publicly identify as gay, bisexual and transgender have broken barriers with their wins. In 2012, Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin became the first gay person elected to the US Senate (she was re-elected in 2018). Kate Brown became the first bisexual governor in the US in 2015 when she was appointed in Oregon. She has been elected twice since then.

    In last year's midterm elections, Colorado's Jared Polis became the first gay man in the US to be elected governor, Kyrsten Sinema, who is bisexual, won a US Senate seat in Arizona, and Sharice Davids, a lesbian, won her US House race in Kansas.

    All of this is to say, quite simply, that in a relatively brief period of time, the politics surrounding gay marriage and LGBT equality shifted dramatically. And even though issues surrounding LGBT equality are hardly settled, Buttigieg's announcement is a good reminder of the progress that has been made.

    Buttigieg, who was elected mayor in 2011 at the age of 29, came out in 2015 -- days before the Supreme Court struck down same-sex marriage bans nationwide. In a column titled 'Why coming out matters," he wrote about the difficulty he had coming to terms with his sexuality and being open about it publicly.

    "We Midwesterners are instinctively private to begin with, and I'm not used to viewing this as anyone else's business," he wrote. "But it's clear to me that at a moment like this, being more open about it could do some good. For a local student struggling with her sexuality, it might be helpful for an openly gay mayor to send the message that her community will always have a place for her. And for a conservative resident from a different generation, whose unease with social change is partly rooted in the impression that he doesn't know anyone gay, perhaps a familiar face can be a reminder that we're all in this together as a community."

    Buttigieg might not have a real chance at winning the Democratic nomination. But by announcing he is running for the highest office in the land with a video that features his husband, he's already on the path to accomplishing what he set out to do in his column.

    He acknowledged as much to CNN's Dan Merica on Wednesday, saying, "I am also mindful of the fact that this just might make it a little easier for the next person who comes along. My sincere hope is that by the time my kids are old enough, once we have kids, to understand politics, that it won't even be newsworthy."

    And who knows. Maybe he'll make the debate stage. Maybe he'll take off in Iowa, and that momentum will propel him further than we can foresee now.

    But one thing is for sure: Having a gay candidate -- or nominee, or president -- is no longer such a farfetched idea.

    http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...sident-thats-a-big-deal/ar-BBSEbp2?ocid=ientp
     
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    If you're a Democrat running for president, an apology is the ticket to the starting gate right now

    By Colin Reed | Fox New

    Kirsten Gillibrand and guns. Joe Biden and crime. Tulsi Gabbard and gay rights. What do all these things have in common? They’re issues that Democratic presidential candidates can’t run away from fast enough – especially now that their conservative views about them are unacceptable to the voters whose support they need.

    In the ever-growing field of contenders, apologies have been an early hallmark of many campaigns. A headline from Politico called it “The 'I'm sorry' 2020 Democratic primary.”

    To be sure, this phenomenon isn’t limited to the Democratic side. It has bedeviled GOP candidates too, whose moderate stances have recently been tested by conservative primary voters, particularly during the Obama years when Republicans were seething with the same anger that’s consuming Democrats today.

    But it has never been as pronounced as what we’ve seen so far in 2019. The new year has brought with it a new premium on ideological purity that’s driving the apology frenzy.

    Among the “apologize first” crowd, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has been the most brazen, earning mockery from even the leftist Daily Show. Gillibrand has declared that her past positions on guns and immigration “certainly weren’t empathetic and they were not kind.” She even called herself “callous.” If that’s how she views herself, imagine what her opponents will say.
    Distancing oneself from one’s former self serves an important goal: It allows a politician to credibly say that the issue has been asked and answered. It’s the political equivalent of starving a fire of oxygen. Short of new revelations coming to light or more gas being poured on the flames, it’s difficult for the storyline to spread. There are only so many times the media can raise the same issue without it becoming stale.

    But the apology approach has downsides – it’s exactly what voters have come to expect and hate about politicians. The quest for ideological purity robs from the mantle of authenticity.
    When it comes to genuineness, the pack of White House hopefuls could learn a lesson from its current occupant. Time and time again during the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump faced existential crises that conventional wisdom said required apologies. A long history of donations to Democrats, having been a registered Democrat himself, policy positions diametrically opposed to GOP orthodoxy on guns and abortion, to name a few – all could have sunk a traditional candidate, but none slowed down Trump’s march to the nomination.

    In late 2015, when the Republican primary field was still crowded, a New York Times/CBS poll found that 76 percent of GOP voters believed Trump “says what he believes,” rather than saying “what people want to hear.” That number was far higher for Trump than any other credible contender. People liked that Trump doubled down when most candidates would back down.
    Distancing oneself from one’s former self serves an important goal: It allows a politician to credibly say that the issue has been asked and answered. It’s the political equivalent of starving a fire of oxygen.

    Now the authenticity contest is playing out on the Democratic side. When discussing the rise of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Beto O’Rourke, Neera Tanden, a former top Hillary Clinton advisor and president of the left-wing Center for American Progress, told Axios: "Both of them understand that people are tired of traditional politics and looking for authenticity."

    If Tanden is correct – and recent history suggests she is – that spells trouble for the “apologize first” crowd.
    Not all would-be 2020ers are walking away from their past lives. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., hasn’t denounced her entire record as a prosecutor, although she has left herself wiggle room by blaming her staff for controversial decisions. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made headlines for defending the “stop and frisk” policy, which is viewed by many progressives as racist.

    The rigors of a brutal campaign will test the different strategies. Remember, it’s still January. The first debates are months away. The reporters are just starting to write their stories. The opposition research will soon start flying. Each candidate will be challenged by voters, the media and each other.

    At stake will be two competing goals: authenticity and ideological purity. Which quality voters value more is still an open question, but it won’t be possible for every candidate to have them both.

    One thing is becoming clear: If you’re a Democrat running for president, an apology is the ticket to the starting gate right now. Time will tell if it turns into a winner.
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    Are you saying that the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong? Are you also saying that the public is wrong?
     
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    Sleeping her way to the top with a married man...

    Extramarital affair with Kamala Harris? Former San Francisco mayor, 84, admits it happened
    By Louis Casiano | Fox News

    Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is claiming he had an extramarital affair with Kamala Harris 20 years ago.

    Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown addressed his past extramarital relationship with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in his weekly column Saturday, saying he may have boosted the presidential hopeful's career.

    "Yes, we dated. It was more than 20 years ago," Brown wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle.

    "Yes, I may have influenced her career by appointing her to two state commissions when I was [California] Assembly speaker. And I certainly helped with her first race for district attorney in San Francisco."

    Brown, 84, pointed out that he also helped the careers of other prominent California Democrats, such as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

    "The difference is that Harris is the only one who, after I helped her, sent word that I would be indicted if I 'so much as jaywalked' while she was D.A.,” Brown wrote. "That's politics for ya."

    Brown appointed Harris -- about 30 years younger than Brown and just a few years out of law school – to two well-paid state commission assignments on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board and the California Medical Assistance Commission, the Washington Free Beacon reported.

    "Whether you agree or disagree with the system, I did the work," Harris said in a 2003 interview with SF Weekly. "I brought a level of life knowledge and common sense to the jobs."

    "The difference is that Harris is the only one who, after I helped her, sent word that I would be indicted if I 'so much as jaywalked' while she was D.A.”

    — Willie Brown, former mayor of San Francisco

    The former mayor also connected Harris with campaign donors, which helped her outraise her opponent for San Francisco district attorney,
    Business Insider reported.

    Brown's involvement in her election raised questions as to how Harris would remain impartial, given his enormous political clout.


    As the Democrats' 2020 field grows, presidential candidates face pressure over past positions; reaction and analysis on 'Outnumbered.'

    Questions about Brown’s relationship with Harris began anew after she announced her 2020 presidential bid on Martin Luther King Day.

    During his two terms as mayor of San Francisco, Brown was known for his charm, arrogance and ego, according to a 1996 profile in People magazine.

    Named one of the world’s 10 sexiest men by Playgirl magazine in 1984, Brown sometimes attended parties with his wife on one arm and a girlfriend on the other, according to a reporter quoted by the magazine.

    Brown and Harris broke up in 1995 but remained political allies. In Saturday's column, Brown said Harris is "riding a buzz wave the likes of which we haven’t seen in years."

    Fox News contacted Harris' office for a response to Brown's claims but did not receive a response.

    For the past decade or so, Brown has reportedly been linked with Sonya Molodetskaya, a Russian refugee and socialite. He is said to be separated from wife Blanche Vitero, whom he married in 1958.

    Brown and Vitero have three children, while Brown also fathered a child in 2001 with his former fundraiser, Carolyn Carpeneti, according to the Chronicle.
     
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    Seems there's some more of that Dem/Russian Collusion going n here.
     
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    Yeah, thankfully trump or any of his administration past and present haven't had any ties to Russia.

    :biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh:

    13 angry democrats are laughing at you maris.
     

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