All Purpose Politics and News Thread

[TaraF]

[Darth Penguin]

That's a bit mean-spirited...Darth's the good guy...

[seylz_gurl]

It is the year 2016 not the year 16. Women shouldn't have to dress like bee keepers to satisfy some stone age man. Why does Islam have the distinct privilege of being hands off for criticism on how women are treated?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1314263/
Women are not property nor prey.

[gryphon]

Thank you for pointing that out Dave. I prefer Proportional Representation myself. I think that ranked and FPTP both are too similar in allowing someone to have too much control when they really don't have the majority of the votes.

Im opposed to ranked ballots because they favor parties SEEN as middle of the road. hence the liberals have a major advantage because of that

[gryphon]

Why do people keep calling Trump the republican frontrunner? He isnt anymore. He is #3 behind Cruz and Rubio among registered republicans....the people actually picking the candidate. the frontrunner position has been traded between rubio and cruz lately.

[Natalka]

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

Trump is the first choice of 33 percent of national Republican primary voters - his highest percentage in the poll. He's followed by Ted Cruz at 20 percent, Marco Rubio at 13 percent and Ben Carson at 12 percent. Chris Christie and Jeb Bush are tied at five percent. No other Republican presidential candidate gets more than 3 percent.

other results here

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pres...6711?cid=sm_fb

[Patty Smyth]

It is the year 2016 not the year 16. Women shouldn't have to dress like bee keepers to satisfy some stone age man. Why does Islam have the distinct privilege of being hands off for criticism on how women are treated?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1314263/
Women are not property nor prey.

I guess it depends what publications you are reading. Mainstream media are too chicken to criticize. The internet however, is the tool that has been exposing religion for what it is. Critics now have a global forum. Believe me it's happening.

Check out Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Ricky Gervais, Larwrence Krauss, Dennet, Hitchens. There are people speaking out vocally against islamism in particular Harris.

[gryphon]

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

Trump is the first choice of 33 percent of national Republican primary voters - his highest percentage in the poll. He's followed by Ted Cruz at 20 percent, Marco Rubio at 13 percent and Ben Carson at 12 percent. Chris Christie and Jeb Bush are tied at five percent. No other Republican presidential candidate gets more than 3 percent.

other results here

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pres...6711?cid=sm_fb

Ive seen other polls that say otherwise

[gryphon]

I guess it depends what publications you are reading. Mainstream media are too chicken to criticize. The internet however, is the tool that has been exposing religion for what it is. Critics now have a global forum. Believe me it's happening.

Check out Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Ricky Gervais, Larwrence Krauss, Dennet, Hitchens. There are people speaking out vocally against islamism in particular Harris.

Besides Ezra Levant's outlet, "The Rebel", no media outside Quebec is talking about the recent immigrant rapist I mentioned a page or two back.

[Patty Smyth]

By the way at 19.09 of the video Hitchens talks of Mother Teresa and her letters saying she no longer believed.

[gryphon]

A big problem is that the media is complicit in coverups. They tried to coverup what happened in Germany but it was too big to contain and seemed to be the breaking point for many in Europe.

[gryphon]

On the other hand, you have people like Karima Baloch, a refugee from Pakistan occupied Balochistan, whose first act after arriving in Canada last week was to shed the Niqab and declare she felt safe doing so.


If you arent aware, Pakistan is occupying the region known as Balochistan and is treating the people like dirt

[lecale]

If you arent aware, Pakistan is occupying the region known as Balochistan and is treating the people like dirt

Balochistan is a province of Pakistan...that's like saying Canada is occupying the region known as Ontario...

[MortgageQueen]

I found this amusing and soooooo Trump!

http://www.businessinsider.com/trump...-%20USE%20THIS

[gryphon]

Balochistan is a province of Pakistan...that's like saying Canada is occupying the region known as Ontario...

Actually its a very loaded issue, the Baloch consider themselves an occupied people