E.P.A. Chief Scott Pruitt (a.k.a. The Swamp Thing)

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BowlBrother85 said:
It boils down to: if you are an American, over 18 and don't have any felonies on your criminal record and have registered to vote... then you can vote. There will never be an IQ test or minimum criteria such as college degrees or income. That's just how it is and how it should be.
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You just don't want them owning a gun.

Yeah, I know that there will not be any qualifying of voters. Should be but it won't happen.
 
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hog88 said:
100% voter participation will not change the quality of candidates, it will only make it worse.
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I don’t really see how you could make that assumption. I don’t see how they are tied together?

I bet if we took more pride in electing the right person more qualified people would emerge
 
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#VFL__ said:
I don’t really see how you could make that assumption. I don’t see how they are tied together?

I bet if we took more pride in electing the right person more qualified people would emerge
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You make my point right there, way to many people vote simply on what the candidate is promising for them instead of if it's good for the country. You throw in millions more people voting for their own self interest you'll just get more candidates promising more **** to get elected.

I want a more involved and informed electorate, I think that would bring better candidates to the table. They could run on the real issues instead of stupid promises.
 
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#VFL__ said:
I don’t really see how you could make that assumption. I don’t see how they are tied together?

I bet if we took more pride in electing the right person more qualified people would emerge
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Yeah, no.

The problem as it stands is the fact you have the two party system that rigs their own elections (most of the time) in favor of the candidate they want. And that's nearly everything from the State level up. Local still isn't as bad, but make no mistake, the Party chooses who they want and could give a hootie darn what you want. Even if we had 100% voter buy in, the national level (and possibly even State level) candidates likely wouldn't change.

Only one time in recent memory has a candidate bucked the system and gotten away with it. He's now your President.
 
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#VFL__ said:
No, we need less grown ups acting like children.

I mean did you read growing up? What kind of dumb statement is that?
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Of course I grew up. I take responsibility for my life, thus I’m not liberal.

Can you read? Liberals are trash. We don’t need them voting.
 
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Grand Vol said:
Yeah, no.

The problem as it stands is the fact you have the two party system that rigs their own elections (most of the time) in favor of the candidate they want. And that's nearly everything from the State level up. Local still isn't as bad, but make no mistake, the Party chooses who they want and could give a hootie darn what you want. Even if we had 100% voter buy in, the national level (and possibly even State level) candidates likely wouldn't change.

Only one time in recent memory has a candidate bucked the system and gotten away with it. He's now your President.
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How did he buck the system? He ran as a Republican, suddenly started throwing god’s name out there, and plays on hot topic issues. The wall being one of the biggest. The dude is exactly the same type of trash we always elect and the fact that he ran against Hillary is why he is currently the president.

Exit: I would agree with you If he was a third party cand.
 
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TN Ribs said:
You are screwed-up, mis-informed and ignorant. There's really no other way to put it.
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Aka did not read a lot of books growing up. It’s fun to be on a team. Why would anyone want to look at the issues in a comprehensive and critical way.
 
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tumscalcium said:
You should try that sometime.
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Errrmerrrgerrrdd. You really are a child trapped into a grumpy old white male’s body.

How about you put your money where your mouth is. I’ll link one piece of “liberal” legislation that’s been good for everyone and you pay me 100 bucks?
 
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tumscalcium said:
Of course I grew up. I take responsibility for my life, thus I’m not liberal.

Can you read? Liberals are trash. We don’t need them voting.
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You need to start a revolution, tums. Come on down to Memphis during midterms and let’s block all of these worthless “liberals” trying to vote. I’ll even join in on the cause by bringing my phone and recording it.
 
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#VFL__ said:
Errrmerrrgerrrdd. You really are a child trapped into a grumpy old white male’s body.

How about you put your money where your mouth is. I’ll link one piece of “liberal” legislation that’s been good for everyone and you pay me 100 bucks?
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Identity politics! Ha! There’s that worthless narrative. Haha

There’s been few things that have been good (broken clock), but we’d be better off as a country if liberals left.
 
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orangepridenation said:
You need to start a revolution, tums. Come on down to Memphis during midterms and let’s block all of these worthless “liberals” trying to vote. I’ll even join in on the cause by bringing my phone and recording it.
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Oh yes, Memphis, a liberal haven. Hahahahahah. You’re making my point for me. Thanks.

I don’t protest nor do I prevent people from doing legal things. That’s what liberals do.
 
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#VFL__ said:
How did he buck the system? He ran as a Republican, suddenly started throwing god’s name out there, and plays on hot topic issues. The wall being one of the biggest. The dude is exactly the same type of trash we always elect and the fact that he ran against Hillary is why he is currently the president.

Exit: I would agree with you If he was a third party cand.
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Just because he ran as a Republican doesn't mean the Republican Party wanted him. How much did they try to fight him tooth and nail before finally accepting defeat and allowing the will of the voters to go forward? But let's face facts here, Trump more or less was a third party candidate in the eyes of the GOP. At least starting out. Even all the way to the convention the powers that be really didn't want him. He bucked the system by beating them at their own game. He was a populist candidate and said what the people wanted to hear. None of the other candidates, except maybe Cruz and Rubio, were saying what the people wanted to hear.

The GOP and DNC Primaries of 2016 were eerily similar starting out. The DNC pushed Hillary out front first and foremost. The GOP pushed Jeb out front first and foremost.

The main difference is the GOP voters didn't take to Jeb after others joined in. Trump took the lead, the GOP changed horses to Christie, Rubio, Kasich, reluctantly Cruz...ANYONE but Trump. They fought him tooth and nail until they had no other choice but to accept him as the nominee. The voters won for a change.

My point is that the DNC and GOP, by and large, pick the candidates far in advance and push them on the voters. "Pick this guy/gal or nobody." 2016 was way different that the voters decided they were going for a candidate that pushed over the apple cart.
 
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#VFL__ said:
Aka did not read a lot of books growing up. It’s fun to be on a team. Why would anyone want to look at the issues in a comprehensive and critical way.
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Unfortunately for Tums, he's not bright enough to realize that he is the exact reason this Country is so divided right now. His generalizations and stereotypes are indicative of someone who is weak and narrow-minded.
 
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TN Ribs said:
Unfortunately for Tums, he's not bright enough to realize that he is the exact reason this Country is so divided right now. His generalizations and stereotypes are indicative of someone who is weak and narrow-minded.
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BS.

The non-stop barrage of political correctness, left leaning, guilt spewing mainstream media "news" outlets has poisoned the minds of millions.

Don't blame someone who simply disagrees with your own political leanings.

The media fuels the division and perception of hate in this country. The media exploits any and every "newsworthy" situation with little to no regard for the potential reaction. Anything for better ratings.

Now we're so weak minded as a country that anyone who disagrees with the media is "the problem" and needs to be silenced. It's pretty disturbing.

Social media also has a huge liberal agenda. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are all actively censoring conservative views. This isn't a joke - it's the beginning of the end of the first amendment.
 
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zeppelin128 said:
But, but, everyone does it. No need to go after little Donnie's guy.

Hillary and some such nonsense.
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The but, but, but mantra is worn out.

So is the “snowflake” line.

Take the pink jay-jay beanie and tinfoil off your head and let it cool.
 
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This is per Politico:

The lobbyist couple whose condo EPA administrator Scott Pruitt leased for $50 a night paid a $2,034 fine Friday for wrongly renting out the property, a spokesman for the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs said.

"The owner agreed to pay the fine for engaging in a business without a housing residential license," the spokesman told Politico.

Pruitt rented the condo for several months last year from Vicki Hart. It emerged in late April that Pruitt had met with her lobbyist husband, Steven Hart, despite his denials, and that Hart had also recommended three people to serve on the agency's Scientific Advisory Board.

This is my favorite part:

The Hart's condo arrangement with Pruitt was already rocky. The EPA chief was reportedly slow to pay his rent and the Harts eventually had to change the locks.

So, Pruitt wasn't even paying the $50 per night discounted rent on time. The hits keep on coming with this guy.
 
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White House, EPA headed off chemical pollution study - POLITICO

Scott Pruitt's EPA and the White House sought to block publication of a federal health study on a nationwide water-contamination crisis, after one Trump administration aide warned it would cause a "public relations nightmare," newly disclosed emails reveal.

The intervention early this year” not previously disclosed” came as HHS' Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry was preparing to publish its assessment of a class of toxic chemicals that has contaminated water supplies near military bases, chemical plants and other sites from New York to Michigan to West Virginia.


The study would show that the chemicals endanger human health at a far lower level than EPA has previously called safe, according to the emails.
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Glad to see he has our best interests at heart! Seriously, how do you defend this?
 
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