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News Burst: April 18, 2017 (Patreon)

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2017-04-18 23:30:30
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Hey All,

I hope you are all doing very well!

First off, thank you for the kind feedback on yesterday’s North Korea video. I’m so pleased so many of you enjoyed it. I’ll be doing another “off the cuff” video for Thursday, further kicking the second CalExit video down the road a bit, though how far remains to be seen (I’d like to just get it up and out of the way as soon as possible, frankly).

Erin and I heard back that we are essentially good to go with our Santa Monica apartment, so, if all falls into place, we’ll be moving out of San Francisco in fewer than two weeks. I’m excited! Can’t wait to get the fuck out of here and start again somewhere else

With that said, let’s jump into the news!

Cleveland Murderer Takes Coward’s Way Out: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/18/us/facebook-killer-suicide-erie.html

My Take: As usual, the perpetrator of a terrible crime in which another person is killed and a family is left heartbroken has taken the easy and cowardly route out, and killed himself. Steve Stephens, the Cleveland-based psychopath who killed a completely innocent elderly man by shooting him in the head on camera and then posting it to Facebook, was found in Erie, Pennsylvania after a multiple day manhunt in which, somehow, the police were unable to find him. (That will always mystify me.)

We all know what happened and what this human piece of shit did, so we don’t have to recount it. I will say that I personally didn’t watch any of the video he posted. I felt like it was too much. Too far. Too disgusting. But I know a lot of people did watch it, and I hope you have no regrets there, because I feel like that’s the kind of shit that sticks with a person.

What I will do, instead, is to first give props to the McDonald’s employees who wisely held him up when he was trying to order food, giving the police time to respond to the scene. And I will also leave you with this: For me, this is a great example of why the death penalty exists. I’ll just leave it there, because I anticipate doing a video on the death penalty in the coming weeks, and I don’t want to be redundant.

In the meantime, I’m wishing the family of the victim the absolute best.

Man Shoots Up Fresno, Kills Three: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article145234709.html

My Take: The hits just keep on coming. Today in Fresno, California, a man named Kori Ali Muhammad killed three white men and injured another. Unlike piece of shit Steve Stephens above, Muhammad was captured alive, so that justice can hopefully be served.

Now, I don’t bring up the race of the victims as an inconsequential piece of the story: The perpetrator of the crimes reportedly posted on Facebook of his dislike of white people, and he appears to have radical Islamic ties of some kind, as some accounts have him screaming Allahu Akbar, while other accounts claim his social media posts make the same statement.

This story still seems to be developing, so I’ll leave it to you to read the story I’ve provided here from the Fresno Bee. Nonetheless, this is yet another example of what appears to be perhaps not radicalized Islam in the purest sense, but another killing inspired by radical Islam. I bring this up not to feign any sort of surprise -- this kind of shit just isn’t surprising in the least anymore -- but because we really do have to have a national (and international) conversation about this shit, and about what’s driving so many people to act in this way. It’s becoming more and more frightening in its predictability.

Will the US Shoot Down the Next North Korean Missile Test?: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/18/us-military-shoot-down-north-korea-missile-tests?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

My Take: It sure seems possible. This story from The Guardian, which is an exclusive, claims that The Pentagon is at least looking at the possibility of actively engaging with a future North Korean missile test in a way to further frustrate the advancements being made by Kim Jong-Un and his pack of flunkies. Note that The Guardian’s story says that the US is “considering” the move, and not “planning” on the move, which is a pretty important distinction. I’m sure there are all sorts of contingency plans in place.

The obvious gist here isn’t what the US does -- the US can easily shoot down a North Korean missile -- but rather how North Korea would react to a provocative move countering its equally provocative tests. Sources tell the paper that the US wouldn’t shoot down a missile unless it was adjacent to a nuclear test; still, Secretary of Defense Mattis has apparently briefed Congress on this contingency, and knowing Donald Trump, it’s distinctly possible.

Yesterday’s episode of Colin’s Last Stand goes into North Korea in-depth, so I won’t waste too much more of your time here, other than to say that North Korean leadership is profoundly unhinged, and I’d find it hard to believe that they wouldn’t react violently -- even in a limited way -- to their missile being shot down. Yet, it’s also worth noting that it’s rumored the US hack is responsible for the failure of the previous failed missile launch out of North Korea from days ago. So… who the hell really knows what’s what.

UK Planning to Hold Special Elections on June 8th: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4420886/Theresa-calls-General-Election-June-8.html

My Take: I find parliamentary politics so fucking strange, but that’s just me. I’m American, after all. Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed her plans to ask the House of Commons to allow for an early, special election on June 8th, one aimed to further reinforce her own legitimacy as Prime Minister, and to allow for a greater governing majority to be created in order to execute on Brexit and other such policy initiatives.

What’s interesting about this is that May has repeatedly promised not to hold snap elections. But, it appears that with opposing forces attempting to stymie the advancement of Brexit and other conservative initiatives the majority of the British population seemingly want, May has been left with no choice but to make such a bold move, one that apparently caught even those close to her by surprise.

It seems May is making an aggressive move to further strengthen her standing, which is wise. Yet, this is why I find parliamentary maneuvering so odd. I’m not saying the American system is the best, but we have elections on schedules. You can’t just rearrange the deck whenever you feel like it, whenever the political winds blow in a different direction. I understand that this makes countries like Great Britain far more agile than the United States, but I also feel like it means things are so much more politically driven on the other side of the Atlantic. And that’s really saying something.

I’ll be eager for feedback on this from CLS’ British audience, in particular.

Jon Ossoff is a Carpetbagger: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/329235-georgia-dem-no-issue-i-dont-live-in-district

My Take: You know how I feel about carpetbaggers.

If you haven’t been paying attention, there’s a special election being held in Georgia today for an open House seat in the state’s sixth Congressional district. Thing is, the Democrat running for the seat, Jon Ossoff, doesn’t even live in the district, something traditionally looked far, far down upon in American politics. (This is one of the major reasons I loathe Hillary Clinton; she moved to New York, pretended to be a New Yorker, and represented us in the Senate without having any ties to the state. It’s bullshit.)

The seat is up for grabs because Tom Price of Georgia is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration. Naturally, the Democrats hope to scoop up the seat, just as they tried (and failed) to in Kansas last week. Still, that Kansas race in a deep red district was closer than it probably had any right to be, and the same thing can happen here.

An important thing to note is that we’re unlikely to have an answer on this race tonight. This is a so-called Jungle Primary, meaning there are a ton of candidates running, and it’s unlikely anyone will reach 50 percent. If that’s the case, the top two runners in today’s count, regardless of party or affiliation, will run against one another in a final race in just a little while.

A US-Canada Trade War Over Milk?!: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/18/kenosha-ready-president-donald-trump-visit-tuesday-afternoon/100595832/

My Take: The talk of Washington D.C. (and the rest of America) since Donald Trump was elected has partially revolved around protectionism and matters of trade. We’ve heard a lot about Mexico and China, a lot about steel and cars. But we haven’t heard a whole lot about dairy products and Canada, at least until today. Because it appears that President Trump may be taking aim at our friends to the north in order to protect down-and-out American dairy farmers.

This is actually a far more interesting story than it may sound. What’s basically happened is that a large number of Wisconsin-based dairy farms that typically do business with Canada have been told their contracts are being voided. The US blames Canadian policy; the Canadians blame the United States for creating a glut of milk that is flooding the marketplace. I had no idea this was happening at all until I read this story.

This is affecting dairy farmers outside of Wisconsin, making it more than just a political play (keeping in mind a narrow victory in Wisconsin contributed to Trump’s win over Clinton). Just an interesting little story to keep an eye on, one that won’t get a lot of airtime, but one emblematic, in its own way, of our increasing challenges on free trade markets all around the world.

Is Bill O’Reilly Going Down?: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-oreilly-hot-chocolate_us_58f66fece4b0de5bac41a5cd?54f&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

My Take: I’m not so sure Bill is going to survive this ordeal, and it makes me wonder how it got so far and so out of control to begin with, considering the nature of the accusations against him, the scope of these accusations in terms of how many people are involved and how much time has elapsed, and the seriousness of the accusations combined with the front-facing job O’Reilly has. He’s essentially the face of Fox News, and has been for like two decades.

Accusers are coming out of the woodwork over these last couple of weeks, accusing O’Reilly of sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct that would get a normal person canned (and the company sued) in about two seconds. Fox News has admitted to settling some of these accusations monetarily, basically admitting guilt on behalf of O’Reilly in at least some of the cases. Making matters worse from an optical perspective is that Roger Ailes, who used to run Fox News, was run out of the company not too long ago for a similar string of accusations that are currently plaguing O’Reilly.

The major brunt of the story is that, according to reporting from New York Magazine, the Murdoch family is leaning more and more towards eliminating Bill O’Reilly’s position, which would be a major shift for Fox News, a company that hasn’t really existed in any way, shape, or form without him. It’s hard to overstate how dominant O’Reilly is in the ratings, both compared to others on Fox News and especially compared to his competition on CNN and MSNBC. Still, advertisers are jumping ship and O’Reilly seems radioactive. If he’s guilty of these charges -- and where there’s smoke, there’s often fire -- he should be canned posthaste. I’ve personally lost pretty much all respect I had for the man over the last couple of weeks, and I suspect all of you feel the same.

Comments

Anonymous

Love these news bursts!! They make it so we can hear your opinion on the weekly news. Keep it up please :)

Mike Smith

How is Ossoff legally allowed to run without living in district? Does anyone know the answer?

Anonymous

Any thoughts on the Russian planes the US intercepted today?

Anonymous

Colin, I know International and British politics isn't your expertise the way US politics is, but a video on how the parliamentary government allows for these special votes would be of interest to me. Even if you know of a good source to brush up on for us Americans that don't know there system would be very interesting.

Anonymous

Theresa May must have listened to her advisors and agreed to the election because she has overwhelming odds to win, it makes political sense to have the election soon. Once the harsh reality of brexit sets in, that may change. The other parties are basically not even competitive at this point, which is a shame, because she is a vile old hag. In terms of brexit the mirror a tabloid like say the new York Post, did a survey before the referendum in which a vast majority of Thier readers voted to leave, they've since redone the polls and now a massive portion of those. Have changed Thier minds, the whole brexit campaign was based on lies, now they have to try consolidate thier majority in the Commons before the brexit burn hits the public through increased costs of goods etc and the government starts to get really unpopular.

Anonymous

Ossoff lives less than 2 miles away. I don't see the issue with this. What I do find interesting is how many people are suddenly rallying behind him, and I'm curious how strong the anti-Trump movement is. Is that motivation enough? We will see.

Misty

I live just outside Fresno so this is a bit crazy for me. Middle of no where California. I also wonder how the dairy incident will affect my dairy neighbors. Call me petty but I kinda hope they take it hard. Pay back for the years of tour er their kids out me though in school for having red hair and not owning a dairy.

Anonymous

It's strange that Ossoff can run without actually being in the district. In most cases I'm very against carpetbagging but considering he lives basically down the street from the district I don't find it very egregious.

Anonymous

There's so many nuances to the decision to call a snap election that it’s difficult to explain them all but as you say, the main reason is that May wants to increase her majority in the commons to help her get the Brexit which she now wants to pursue along with most of her conservative voter base. There are other reasons for it though. For example, UKIP (the party who essentially started all the talk of the UK leaving the EU), are on the verge of being completely decimated and are only polling at around 8%. By destroying UKIP, May has the potential to stop appealing directly to the right of British politics and move back towards the centre. This is also true in the sense of her own party. Since she only has a working majority of 17, she needs to support of the right ring members of her party to pass legislation and hence, she currently has to appeal to the right of her own party. If she had a majority of 150, she could guarantee support on almost anything since a massive rebellion would be needed to defeat the government. Obviously, I’m sure you can tell that the British labour party is in a complete mess, with a Bernie-type figure leading it who will most likely resign when his party take a beating on June 8th. More cynically though, there is also talk that she triggered an early election to try and cover up for an election spending scandal back in 2015. An independent investigation ruled today that there is potential for criminal investigations into how the conservatives spent money campaigning in 2015 which, if the conservatives are found guilty, could have triggered lots of by-elections because the elections weren’t fought in a fair way back in 2015. This general election gets around the scandal quite conventionally. Regarding the scheduled elections thing that you mention happens in America, well we’ve tried that and it didn’t work. In 2011 parliament passed the fixed term parliaments act stating that elections will be held every 5 years starting in 2015 unless a 2/3rds majority repeals the bill. The problem is, the 2/3rds majority is hardly a hurdle when both parties want to fight an election to try and get some form of power. (trust me I envy the rigidity of your constitution when it comes to things like this).

Anonymous

Well, I'm an Australian but we use essentially the same system as the UK (with some differences in the electoral process like preferential voting and compulsory voting) but the ability to call an election early is important because of the way bill are passed into law. A hung parliament occurs when the lower house has no overall majority which makes passing legislation difficult. This can lead to stagnation of the governmental process (particularly noting there is no mechanism for our Prime Minister to just enact sweeping changes like an Executive Order in the US). Elections can be called early by the incumbent Prime Minister in order to rectify issues they're having in governing. This is also used, as you say, as a mechanism for striking while the iron is hot and securing another term in office. This isn't done as often as you'd think though because it can backfire and the opposition party be voted into power. There is also early elections called through a Double Dissolution. This is used when bills cannot be passed through both chambers. When a bill originates in the House of Representatives and is rejected by the Senate twice there are conditions which can cause an election to be held for both houses of parliament.

Anonymous

Ask and ye shall receive, Mr Moriarty (and fellow CLS fans). As a Brit who actively follows our politics closely, this was a surprise to me. Theresa May is undoubtedly in a very strong position. Polls regularly put the Conservatives ahead by 20 points, and this gap keeps growing. At the heart of it though, this is purely a political maneuver. Labour leadership is week, SNP volume has reached its peak, UKIP has achieved its raison d'être, and the Green Party is... well... the Green Party. May is looking for a 'mandate' to move forward with a harder Brexit, and support for a slightly more conservative manifesto. She will get it. The questions I find myself asking are: 1) How large will her majority be come 9th June? (Current forecasts are suggesting an extra 100 Tory seats) 2) How can the opposition parties react to such a thrashing? I suspect the Liberal Democrats will come out as the main opposition following this election (despite them likely still not having as many seats as Labour). Tim Farron is a smart guy and he can appeal to many of the remain voters that are disillusioned with the lack of leadership from Corbyn and the hard Brexit stance of most of the Tories. Provided their manifesto hits the right notes, this could be a good election for them. Time will tell, I guess.

Khalil Sadi

Man, Theresa May calling for the elections like that. Bold move, I have to say. She must be really confident about it. It's interesting that they can call for elections on a whim. Isn't that how Brexit started? David Cameron was like "So you want out of the UN? I promise I'll call for a vote. I'm serious!" He did it as a threat thinking it wouldn't happen. Well, golly, David. I had no clue about the milk story. That's really interesting. Free trade affected a lot of people, I just didn't think Canada was benefitting so much in terms of milk. You learn something new every day! As always, great job, Col!

Anonymous

The biggest difference with how the British parliamentary system is supposed to work from other countries is that it encourages party politics and not the personal charisma of the Leader of the parties themselves. That, and the fact the the first-past-the-post electoral system means you only need the largest minority to be elected to your seat. One of the primary reasons for calling for this election though is to capitalise on the mandate given to her. UKIP have basically thrown in the towel as a political entity after the Brexit vote, the Labour Party has moved away from its base of electability of the late 90's and back towards the party that existed in the 70's and 80's, and the Conservative Party are currently reasonably popular with the largest number of people who will actually bother to get up and vote. If Theresa May can get this election approved by 2/3rds of parliament, which is looking likely, and can increase her working majority to the point here MP's who vote against party lines can't disrupt her plans, then she'll ensure she can ram through any Brexit bill she pleases. This is all dependent on the traditional low voter turn out of course. Voter turn out around the UK is rarely higher than 65%, which is abysmal, and if everyone who could vote did I suspect the direction of British politics would look vastly different

Anonymous

Additionally, pay close attention to movement in the North East of the UK in particular. Traditional Labour heartlands mostly voted for Leave in the EU referendum (a very Conservative message at the moment). Not saying that you will see this for certain, but certainly something to look out for post-vote.

Anonymous
>>4762890

I was moderately surprised that she called for the election, but because I didn't think she'd have the stones to do it. May has been saying since she was elected leader that she wouldn't call a snap election as we had entered a realm of 5 year cycles, but a mixture of other parties saying she should do it but never would, and her own back benchers pushing in various direction on the Brexit negotiations, this was her best move.

Miko Bell

First off congrats on the apartment Colin; Santa Monica is a great location plus Naughty Dog is there. Anyways I just wanted to see if you had an opinion on the FaceBook live video platform. I feel like there have been a lot of controversial videos live streamed: beatings, suicides and now murder. While many people are using for it good intentions these cases keep popping up and sometimes it makes me wonder if some of these people are committing these acts because they now have this resource available to them. Just wanted to see what other people are thinking; I know in all these violent cases there's obviously some deep-seeded psychological problems.

Nicholas Amato

In regards to the Bill O'Reilly situation. It reminds me of all the women who came out accusing Trump during the election and nothing has come of it. I just feel as though accusations of misconduct doesn't mean it happened. I understand settling out of court could be perceived as an admission of guilt, but that doesn't always hold true. Part of me feels this could be similar to the "piling on" you experienced. Much love from Boston, Colin.

Anonymous

So can someone explain to me what exactly is a carpetbagger? I've heard of the term before but never actually sure what it meant.

Anonymous

Hi Colin, with regard to you finding the Parliamentary system strange: I believe that laws can get passed much quicker than our cousins across the pond. As the executive branch comes from the legislative one. The executive will always command the majority of the legislature and thus can whip its backbenchers into voting for government motions. A further positive is that we do not vote for the head of government, the UK electorate will never be asked directly who they wish to see as Prime Minister, as i'm sure you're aware, we vote for our local member of Parliament who will go to Westminster to represent our constituency; this means people vote for the party more than they do the person. This means personality politics does not play as big a role here as it does in the US, Prime Ministers can come and go without a mandate from the people because at the most recent election the electorate voted for the party in power and not the person. I also believe we have strong scrutiny, as i know you enjoy the spectacle of PMQ's every week, we also have more serious scrutiny with select committees, questions to ministers, written questions and oral and the backbench business committee. It may not be as rigid and clear cut as the American system but i believe the fluidity of the parliamentary system is a good one.

Lucas Gremista

I dont see whats the big deal with the guy not living in the district Colin. Both Democrats and especially republicans play with Gerrymandering all the time and for some reason everybody is ok with that.

Anonymous
>>4763276

a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. •historical (in the US) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction. •a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist. "the organization is rife with carpetbaggers"

Anonymous

Supposedly Ossoff grew up in the 6th congressional district, so I don't find it outrageous that he is running for a seat while living outside of the district.

Anonymous

Now while not really news, I think it would be nice to link to the public speaking engagement Edward Snowden had today. But that is purely your choice

Anonymous

Just wanted to let you know that while I don't participate in the comments often, I read every news burst through my gmail. Keep 'em comin'! :D

Anonymous

What about the Battle in Berkeley with Antifa? Surprised you didn't mention that at all.

Josh in Tampa

Nice selection of articles Colin. Congrats with the apartment. Hope moving goes smoothly as possible and y'all enjoy your new start in LA

Anonymous

Hi Colin! I'll help you demystify why it can be so difficult for the police to find someone. Imagine playing hide and seek in a city and you're trying to find your friend. Now imagine that your friend has thousands of places to hide that you're legally not allowed to enter (private residences). Now imagine that you're fielding hundreds of phone calls about where your friend is, but of those hundreds, maybe one or two is actually accurate. So while you're spending your time running down false leads, your friend is spending his time getting further outside your sphere of influence. Now imagine that one top of searching for your friend, your attention is also being taken up by having to respond to domestic violence, suicides, murders, thefts, burglaries, robberies, identity theft, injury accidents, and more. Now imagine your friend isn't a good guy, and can steal a car or force someone to drive them wherever they want to go. Hopefully at this point, it's not hard to imagine that finding someone isn't as easy as everyone wants to make it out to be.

Anonymous

Love these bursts. You're well aware of how inferior California pizza is, but Joe's in Santa Monica & LaRocco's in Culver City make a decent NY-style pie. Welcome to L.A.

Anonymous

I live just 30 mins from Erie, Pennsylvania pretty scary stuff. Apparently he visited the casino there often because he had a gambling addiction and his girlfriend dumped him because of it so he killed that poor man as a statement. What a selfish asshole psychopath. I can't believe what he did to that family and then he just goes out like a coward.

Brent Lindquist

As always, thanks for the burst. The Theresa May story is fascinating to me, but as you said, it's only because I'm an American and I'm used to the way we do things in America.

Anonymous

Love these news burst Colin. What are your thoughts of Berkeley that happened over the weekend?

Christopher Lee

I now look forward to these news bursts every week! Excited that you got so much great feedback about Monday's episode and even more excited to hear you plan on doing more videos like that! You probably heard about it already but "shattered: inside Hillary clintons doomed campaign" came out today and it's an incredible read. If you have not heard about it I'm sure you would enjoy it.

Anonymous
>>4763713

Came in here to bring that up. Even says that his family is there, & that he plans to move back after his gf is done with med school.

Mike Smith
>>4762823

As an outsider, it's easy to see why May would want to call for a snap election. What's puzzling to myself, and I think what Colin was getting at, is how that is allowed in the first place? In the United States, politicians are elected to fixed terms of office. If the President tried to change the rules and hold an early election to capitalize on favorable polling, it would be viewed as corruption. Just to draw a really rudimentary example, it would be like if a police officer pulled you over, lowered the speed limit, and then wrote you a speeding ticket. It's changing the rules in the middle of the game.

Mike Smith
>>4762841

We have divided government in the U.S. all the time. It's considered a feature, not a bug.

Cockthatslaps

The UK election isn't a special election, it's a snap election but still a general election. I haven't seen anyone besides the White House call it a special election and as usual they don't know what the fuck they're talking about.

Mike Smith

I definitely don't feel the same about O'Reilly. A settlement is not an admission of guilt. Many of these lawsuits are being filed long after the statute of limitations expired, calling into question their veracity. And I've known for a long time that O'Reilly has his character flaws (We'll do it live, anyone?). But Colin, this is very much like what happened to you at Kinda Funny, and I'm surprised you're not more sympathetic. The liberal media has had a target on his head for a very long time and now they smell blood in the water. Fox should stand by the guy that made the network what it is today unless hard evidence of something truly egregious comes to light. All we have now are unverified allegations.

Cockthatslaps
>>4766344

C'mon, don't equate Colin making a harmless tweet to being accused of sexual harassment by over a dozen women.

Anonymous

Theresa May knows she's going to come out of the election with a massive majority, and without any other voices in parliament to keep the Tories in check, this could be pretty disastrous for our NHS (something I personally believe in) - and the environment too -considering her attitude towards fracking. And anyone who's working class or - god forbid - disabled, is pretty much f****d.

Anonymous

It is a sensible and shrewd move by the PM to call a General Election. Passing the A50 bill last month was enough of a pain (this is the bill which gave the government the authority to notify the EU of our departure - permission to say "we quit"). The SNP alone tabled 50(!) amendments to what is essentially a one-line bill. It is not hard to imagine things getting bogged down and obstructed in the Commons with a slender majority. Couple that with an historic poll lead, opposition in complete disarray, Scottish Indyref2 and the investigation into spending irregularities at the 2015GE. Finally add in the complication of a new PM with a new agenda for govt (and all the accusations of being "unelected" / lacking a mandate) and it's a no-brainer. My immediate thoughts: - Bad for the SNP. Nicola Sturgeon was very rattled in her response yesterday, bluff called. I don't think they have anywhere to go but down, and expect them to lose a good few. seats. Not a bad thing IMO, as I don't think they are constructive participants at Westminster - Disastrous for Labour. I still don't think it has dawned on some the scale of destruction that is about to happen there. It will be a bloodbath. - The Lib Dems will pick up seats, but not as many as some are suggesting. They may take back a few that they lost to the Tories in the SW, a few in and around London, but it's hard to see where they make significant gains otherwise.

Anonymous

I will be voting for Labour. I think Jeremy Corbyn is a good man, trying to do good things, despite the media and the Conservatives hell bent on discrediting him. The problem with Labour lies with the old leadership, not the new one. The Lib Dems have some pretty sensible policies and as they want to remain in the EU, they could attract a substantial amount of votes. I'm just not sure they have enough momentum at the moment to make a big enough mark to hurt anyone. The whole thing stinks, and it's no coincidence the news of a snap general elections comes a day after polls suggest May has a 20 point lead over Labour. I just hope someone can surprise them and inspire hope for 2020, so I'm throwing my eggs in the labour basket.

Anonymous
>>4768339

Just as a point, this election would start off a new cycle, so the next election wouldn't officially be until 2022.

James Schubert

Brit on the election. This has been a little while coming in my opinion. May is constantly being questioned about a snap election by the media because they love pointing out that she wasnt elected by the people. She has met a lot of resistance with choices of brexit, and struggles to levey favour with regular Britians. Even though she has managed to maintain our special relationship with the US with a seemingly well presented state visit. Also, May will never be in a better position to secure the next 5 years for her party. Jeremy Corbyn is struggling to be taken seriously by the media and the general pubic. His failing polls are really a major factor in the election being "snapped" into effect.

Mike Smith
>>4766344

I'm not equating them but rather drawing a comparison. Both had targets on their head, and their opponents started dogpiling once they smelled blood in the water. If I'm the Murdochs, I don't make any decisions about O'Reilly's future until my own investigation is complete and the unruly mob has quieted down. If Fox appears to have given in to pressure from the New York Times and their ilk, it will hurt them in the long run, just like it hurt Kinda Funny.

Anonymous

Thanks again Colin for the interesting reads.

Anonymous

I've watched O'Reilly pretty much every night since I was in 6th grade (I'm a Sophomore in college now). This story truly is disheartening and it's such a shame to see someone you've been very fond of, for so many years basically crash and burn. Unfortunately most of these stories turn out to be at least partially true, so now I'm at the cross roads. Do I keep supporting Bill, or do I walk away? Very disappointing for me!

Cockthatslaps
>>4766344

I agree with you on that point, I just don't see what's to gain for people to come out dishonestly and say these things when enough time has passed that there is no payoff for them.

Anonymous
>>4768252

Think your analysis is spot on but I can't imagine the turn out will be that big...I don't know many people that are that enthusiastic about another election, even among Tory voters. Plus the lack of a viable opposition may put off a lot of non partisan voters ...many may regard the vote as a waste of time and money if it's just designed to weaken the opposition.

Anonymous
>>4768252

I hadn't considered that. You're quite right; turnout is the wildcard here. Election fatigue...I honestly don't know which way that will go.

Anonymous
>>4768252

Also agree with your analysis. I'm a Scot consistently embarrassed by the dealings of the SNP and how they portray Scots as a whole. I hope they get taken down a peg or two (or more). Given everything it seems very wise by the conservatives to call it now. Almost certain to win with an increased majority and make so they are in control for the first 2 years post EU exit. As opposed to the current schedule which would have had the general shortly after the exit was finalised.

Anonymous
>>4768252

Rest assured mate, I fully understand that the SNP != Scots, as I hope most people who haven't got their heads firmly up their arses grasp. I see too many comments (not here, on the wider internet) conflating the two, and that saddens me.

Travis Covington

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