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[Frumple]

Yeah, looks like ser misdemeanor assault ended up winning. It was likely regardless considering something like 7/10ths of the votes had already been cast, iirc, but... still. Here's hoping he gets time for it. I'm kinda' morbidly curious how you work as a representative from inside a jail cell. Would you teleconference or somethin'? What I recall the few times it's happened involved a lot of letter writing, but most of it occurred before a great deal of telecom developments.

In any case, congratulations montana. You are now slated to be represented by someone with so little composure and dignity he would jump a reporter instead of answering a difficult question. Perhaps next election you can find someone in juvie for anger management issues and manslaughter.

[EnigmaticHat]

Don't you have to physically turn up in congress to vote?

[alway]

He's a privileged rich white dude, at absolute worst, he'll be told by a judge "don't do it again."

[Frumple]

Don't you have to physically turn up in congress to vote?

Idle check suggests yeah, but it's not like the vote itself is everything involved. Also looks like some congresscritters occasionally manage to arrange things with an opposition member for the one present to abstain, effectively casting a vote by proxy. Probably some other workarounds of one sort or another, I'unno.

... mind you, I somehow doubt sma here could manage that second bit. Rather imagine collusion with the guy is going to be fairly poisonous going forward, never mind the base line issues with that sort of cooperation, particularly in relation to a modern day GOP politician.

[alway]

Rather imagine collusion with the guy is going to be fairly poisonous going forward, never mind the base line issues with that sort of cooperation, particularly in relation to a modern day GOP politician.

I somehow doubt it.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-rep-duncan-hunter-weighs-in-on-alleged-1495725515-htmlstory.html

“It’s not appropriate behavior. Unless the reporter deserved it.”

[Frumple]

Mate, he managed to lose local endorsements earlier today/yesterday. Some of the GOP having the ethical character of a pile of rotten chicken menses is expected, what's going to matter more is the rest of it and the media response. Any case, even if it doesn't entirely sink him with the party itself, the statement was in relation to across the aisle cooperation. At this point, a dem, or most independents, that decided to go down that route would probably be committing electoral suicide.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

You forget that the rules don't apply to Republicans. Honestly, I think it might be because everybody is aware on some level that the GOP is evil. Hear me out.

Like, it's in character for them to worship the Constitution instead of following its values, and it's in character for them to be all "hard men hard decisions hard penis bathe in the gore of our enemies". Even Republicans will sometimes openly agree with these sentiments when there's no PR consequences. They're the evil option, at least some of the time. And much like in D&D, some people are attracted to the edginess of supporting evil.

If a Democrat beats up a reporter, it's a meaningful indicator that they're fucked up. If a Republican beats up a reporter...that's kind of in-line with their ethos anyway.

[Neonivek]

If a Democrat beats up a reporter, it's a meaningful indicator that they're fucked up. If a Republican beats up a reporter...that's kind of in-line with their ethos anyway.

Look that reporter was giving fake news and was pushing a liberal bias by reporting the news.

That is why the news should be reviews by the government to determine whether or not it is fake or not either be forced to change their articles or lose their right to report.

That is what the USA wants right?

Edit: I forget to include this: I AM NOT serious.

[Bumber]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhEIz9SzrPk

[martinuzz]

The FBI has expanded their investigation into the ties between the Trump administration and Russia to include his son in law, Jared Kushner, bbc reports.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40054753
http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/amerikaanse-media-fbi-onderzoekt-nu-ook-trumps-schoonzoon-jared-kushner~a4497087/

[Gizogin]

I may have posted that BBC link already back during the grammar derail. It's also possible that was a fever dream. The FBI are not saying that Jared is engaged in any criminal activity; the way I read it, they just think he has some pertinent information.

Does anyone know anything about Jared? I have never actually heard him speak.

[Frumple]

Can't say I do, really. He's been there, there's apparently been some fairly sketchy background we've heard about for a while now that I can't recall the details of right this minute, he's actually capable of interacting with trump regularly enough to marry trump's spawn. About as far as my idly remembered summary goes, that.

[sluissa]

He's made some bad real estate deals. And certainly used his new "non-political" position to improve the family business.

[origamiscienceguy]

I've listened to the recording, and I have to say, it did not sound at all like the reporter was "body slammed to the ground" don't get me wrong, the republican is clearly in the wrong here, but I think it is very likely that the stories have been extremely exhaggerated.

[Neonivek]

I've listened to the recording, and I have to say, it did not sound at all like the reporter was "body slammed to the ground" don't get me wrong, the republican is clearly in the wrong here, but I think it is very likely that the stories have been extremely exhaggerated.

Yeah my goodness it wasn't a Bodyslam... It was a vertical suplex.