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AZProgressive

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14. I think the polls were off
Sun Mar 13, 2022, 03:33 PM
Mar 2022

Democrats won the House in an election narrower than the experts thought so a lot of Democrats think they should have won by more but the candidates that lost was Max Rose who represented a district that voted for Giuliani. A Collin Peterson who told a voter that Ilhan Omar doesn’t belong in the Democratic Party.

I think conventional wisdom is killing a good idea. I followed policing for a long time and I heard a lot of dumb ideas but cutting police budgets isn’t one of them. Body cameras was supposed to be the police reform idea but it has done little to reduce police brutality. To me it depends on the department. Some departments are more corrupt then others or it depends on the culture within the departments. A Phoenix police officer threatened to kill the Phoenix mayor if she defunded the department but she didn’t even do or say anything. A police union Twitter account telling a DA that won an election against their favored candidate to watch his 6. The account also complained he had Harris campaign for him in a narrow election. The point is I see a lot more dumb stuff from police and police slogans.

I prefer to follow Wagatwe & Mariame Kaba on these topics than Bill Maher.

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Maher has always been Awful [View all] LessAspin Mar 2022 OP
Germany went after the Jews . . .. Lovie777 Mar 2022 #1
To my ear, his humor has always been edgy, cynical, sarcastic, nasty effrontery bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #2
I'm shocked I read his name here so often, he's awful. A sanctimonious asshole, fuck him. dem4decades Mar 2022 #3
Same here!! He isn't worth one line in the latest threads PortTack Mar 2022 #10
Nothing really bad there, except the part about three-year-olds. brush Mar 2022 #4
"Woke" is favorite term that has been picked up by pundits walkingman Mar 2022 #7
I have to say AZProgressive Mar 2022 #11
I disagree. Defunding the police as a slogan is nothing... brush Mar 2022 #13
I think the polls were off AZProgressive Mar 2022 #14
Oh please. Bill Maher did not coin defund the police. brush Mar 2022 #15
The slogan or policy isn't anything new AZProgressive Mar 2022 #16
Say what you mean. Are you saying you will continue... brush Mar 2022 #17
It was before the George Floyd protests AZProgressive Mar 2022 #18
So you're going to keep using that wording? brush Mar 2022 #19
I will continue to support the policy AZProgressive Mar 2022 #20
It is funny to see a confessed, serial law breaker dsc Mar 2022 #5
I've never liked him, he's as transparent as glass relayerbob Mar 2022 #6
Bill Maher talking to Ben Shapiro. What more needs to be said? Jim__ Mar 2022 #8
The brain disease you get from fucking Ann Coulter. Grins Mar 2022 #9
I stopped watching Maher a very long time ago LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #12
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