Nuclear Unicorn
Nuclear Unicorn's JournalTo those malcontents who say they can't see any daylight between the parties, I say --
-- malcontent on.
Would you want the Dem candidate for president to be pro-gun control if it costs them the election?
A) Yes. It's that important to stand on principle even if the election is lost
B) Obfuscate, then come out for gun control once elected
C) No. I suppose we have more public outreach to do before risking the presidency
D) Gun control is totally a winning issue!
E) I'm pro-RKBA so this is an easy choice for me
F) Other
Report: Clinton changed stance on trade deal after donations to foundation
The Clinton Foundation reportedly accepted millions of dollars from a Colombian oil company head before then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decided to support a trade deal with Colombia despite worries of human rights violations.
The report in the International Business Times comes as Clinton readies an expected run for president. She’s been dogged by questions about whether foreign donations to her foundations could have influenced her official decisions.
The report centers on donations from Frank Giustra and the oil company that he founded, Pacific Rubiales. In a Wall Street Journal story from 2008, Giustra is described as a “friend and traveling companion” of former President Clinton who donated more than $130 million to Clinton’s philanthropies. He’s also a Clinton Foundation board member and has participated in projects and benefits for the foundation.
When workers at Pacific Rubiales decided to strike in 2011, the Columbian military reportedly used force to stop the strikes and compel them to return to work, IBT reports, citing the Washington office of Latin America, a human rights group. Those accusations of human rights violations were part of the criticism of the United States-Colombia Free Trade Promotion Agreement, which was passed by Congress later that year. Pacific Rubiales has repeatedly denied charges that it infringed on workers’ rights.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/238313-clinton-changed-stance-on-trade-deal-after-donations-to
If you could pick your opponent: Who would you want to see on the GOP 2016 ticket?
Assuming you want the GOP to field their most vulnerable, easily-beaten candidate.
EXTRA CREDIT: Who would be the last/worst-case GOP candidate if they were to win?
How far would you go to tear down a cardboard fort?
Assume there is a city ordinance duly passed against unsightly displays in pubic view but the homeowner has built a fort for his children and the neighborhood kids. Notice has been served that the fort has to be taken down but the homeowner refuses, stating the ordinance is stupid and the kids are having fun.
He receives a citation but since he considers the citation to be based on flawed reasoning of a flawed ordinance he refuses to pay it. He is then served with a summons to appear in court but now his mindset is the flaws have reached an absurd level so he again refuses to answer to the authorities. A bench warrant is issued for his arrest. He does not surrender himself. Law enforcement officers are dispatched to his residence. He will not comply with their instructions.
What should happen next?
A) Never mind, the juice ain't worth the squeeze
B) Find some other mechanism to impose a penalty, something less muscular
C) Screw this guy. If he wants to thumb his nose at the system we'll show him
D) Other
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