No - at least some candidates get protection - not sure how it is decided, but Bernie still has his team - and it’s costing the government money. Although I’m always a little leary of those claims - the agents presumably would be paid anyway, although doing different work.
There’s no way that this confrontation/rant isn’t the Stupidest Republican Idea of the Day (for today): [
No. Trump, Clinton and Bernie all have SS protection.
Candidates don’t routinely get protection till they’re nominated, but if someone is regarded as high-grade assassin-bait, it’s a different story.
I think that all three qualify.
Hillary because of how many righties just hate her guts, Bernie because…Socialist, and Trump just because he’s Trump.
Holy crap. I’d never heard of political cartoonist Ben Garrison, but apparently, his work has an attitude much like this. Never mind what this says about his political beliefs, but holy hell…
Actually they qualify because of reasons not specific to their likelihood as a target or views. From the Secret Service FAQ:
[QUOTE]
Under 18 U.S.C.’ 3056(a)(7), “[m]ajor Presidential and Vice Presidental candidates,” as identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, are eligible for Secret Service protection.
Criteria have been established to assist the DHS Secretary and the advisory committee in their decision making (as of 2008). Candidates must:[ul][li]Be publically (sic) announced[/li][li]Have some degree of prominence as shown by opinion polls[/li][li]Be actively campaigning and entered in at least 10 state primaries[/li][li]Be seeking the nomination of a qualified party[/li][li]Have qualified for matching funds in the amount of at least $100,000[/li][li]Have received contributions totaling $10 million[/ul][/li][/QUOTE]
Yes, I find it amusing there is a typo on the Secret Service FAQ. :smack:
Paul Ryan was just interviewed on CNN.
He revealed that the GOP has a replacement for Obamacare that’s been in the works for the past six years.
The major points (sorry, wasn’t taking notes) sound exactly like Obamacare including subsidies and no pre-existing conditions.
Funny how this has never been mentioned in the dozens of attempts to repeal Obamacare.
The secret plan to fight inflation!!
Lemme guess: There’s some poison pill, little-noticed, hidden in the fine print, that pretty much negates all the rest. It will make the entire bill into a sorry good-news-bad-news joke.
I think it consists of white-out and a rubber stamp that says “Ryancare”. You just replace the name on all of the documentation and promotional stuff, and VIOLA! Better system!
Generally they say they’ll do away with the penalty for not enrolling. Good luck making the math work in that scenario.
This racist, asshole, fuckwad is running for congress in Tennessee. He’s running as an independent but it isn’t hard to see where he gets his inspiration so I’m including it in this thread (though it is more evil than stupid). Warning - listening to his interview will make you heartsick if you have any shred of decency. It’s truly scary that so many people share this “Christian” man’s matter-of-fact certainty of their ignorant beliefs.
Make America White Again
Responding to the sit-in staged by Democrats on the floor of the House, Paul Ryan called it a “publicity stunt”:
If he thinks this was a publicity stunt, I can only imagine how he felt about the 63 times Republicans voted to repeal Obamacare.
According to the report I heard, it also lets providers deny enrollment if you’ve had a break in coverage - so if you lose insurance it may be hard to get it back; and it allows providers to assign people with pre-existing conditions into “high-risk” groups (with higher premiums, presumably). So, really, very little like Obamacare except you can cover your children just as long.
I saw this guys on the local news last night and I assumed he was Republican (although, to be fair, the state GOP chair has publically denounced him). He’s an evil troll, but so far I haven’t seen evidence that he actually has any support. The biggest news so far has been the outcry over the two billboards he’s purchased.
And the Internet is already reminding us of the time he washed clean pots at a soup kitchen for a photo op.
If I was a House Democrat, I would proudly own the term “publicity stunt”.
“Absolutely. We hoped to gain publicity, showing the nation that the only impediment to reasonable gun control is the Republican leadership, and we achieved that goal.”
Data point: I had to call the police to remove a violent Buddhist from my office today.
Was he trying to make you one with the Universe?
Inquire within.
Kinda unfair, everybody knows Jews hate to argue.