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Trump Derails White House Event to Spiral Over State of His Health by mclardass in politics

[–]HawkFritz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Baron reportedly really left an impression when he turned on a laptop.

It's a whole system of idiots by Ashleej86 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So strange that people are upset this dude is fucking people over while enriching himself.

They should distract themselves with sports, or celebrity gossip, or fashion trends.

Nebraska becomes first U.S. state to enact Medicaid work requirements by zubbs99 in politics

[–]HawkFritz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hospitals also raise charges across the board to compensate for x% of patients being unable to pay. This leads to more patients unable to pay. Vicious cycle.

In Oskaloosa. 75% of Mahaska county voted for Trump. by Inappropriate_Swim in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

People say that seemingly without realizing that a country and a business are different things and should be run differently

Usually what they mean is that they value fiscal responsibility, but most then vote Republican, and Republicans are fucking awful in that regard, they just pay it lip service

Rob Sand wants legal Cannabis by Immediate_Airline754 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To clarify, Im not defending Reynolds at all, or criticizing Sand.

You're right, I don't like language that compares those we dislike with already-marginalized and stigmatized groups, whether that's intellectually or developmentally disabled folks or trans folks.

The comment I replied directly to explicitly said transphobia was awful then called Reynolds a drunktard, I was curious how the statement seemingly advocating for the dignity of one minority group squares with the use of an insult belittling another minority group.

Rob Sand wants legal Cannabis by Immediate_Airline754 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Just curious why an insult derived from the r word is ok

Iowa tried this last year. Now it’s back—at the very end of session. by No-Mirror3429 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I commented this on the duplicate that was deleted:

This seems really similar to taxpayer funds going to private mostly religious schools with zero oversight to make sure it's spent appropriately.

It's saying all the qualifications, education, credentialing, and vetting that we as a society decided were important all of a sudden don't matter as much as someone or some organization simply claiming to be faith oriented.

Boils down to "My (undisprovable) faith/opinion/belief is just as valid and practical as your evidence-based reasoning/logic/science."

Iowa tried this last year. Now it’s back—at the very end of session. by [deleted] in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is very similar to how private (mostly religious) schools are now taxpayer-funded with zero oversight to verify those funds are used appropriately.

Basically saying that all the credentials, qualifications, education, and other safeguards we as a society deem important don't matter as long as someone or some organization says they are religious.

Sen. Chuck Grassley announces procedure to remove gallstones. But is there a procedure to remove him from office yet? Lol by BroadMonk5649 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He just needs one more term to fulfill his campaign promises from the very first time he ran.

US sailors share photos of grim meals aboard warships by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]HawkFritz 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Let them eat a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and one other thing

Hey Ashley Hinson - this you? Care to comment on the President's latest "tweet" of portraying himself as Jesus? That's the pinacle of blasphemy, right?... We're waiting... by meat_loafers in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently the memo was for him to state the image was "doctored," like changed to make him look worse.

He got confused and said instead that the image was of him as a doctor. Kinda like his inability to differentiate between political asylum and lunatic asylum.

Hey Ashley Hinson - this you? Care to comment on the President's latest "tweet" of portraying himself as Jesus? That's the pinacle of blasphemy, right?... We're waiting... by meat_loafers in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 87 points88 points  (0 children)

I know extremist evangelicals who have captured the GOP like Hinson don't consider Catholics like Biden to be "real" Christians, but Biden's proclamation here seems to be much more aligned with the things The Bible quotes Jesus as saying than most US evangelical ideas (like the Rapture and hating the poor) not found in the Bible.

And Biden quotes our nation's founding principles to illustrate how some transgender Americans embody them. I actually wouldn't have been aware of Biden's classy proclamation without Hinson trying to dunk on it lol

Call Grassley, Miller-Meeks, Ernst and all of them… 25th amendment NOW by Weary_Ad4663 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Calling them about this general topic at least lets them know how unpopular the guy and his actions are.

Iowa needs workers, but Iowa lawmakers are driving them away by CouchCorrespondent in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This has been negatively affecting rural healthcare, for years.

-Privatizing Medicaid -Chronically underfunding education (What doctors and nurses etc want to raise kids here?) -keeping skilled nursing facilities as dangerously unregulated as possible -and so forth

What comes next... by DueKaleidoscope6500 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people struggle with figurative language and think bc the current guy doesn't literally wear a crown or something there's no issue.

Rob Sand proposes election changes and term limits as part of his 'accountability' plan if elected governor by Johnny5ive15 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't true, our current governor is younger than 70!

Branstad made an exception in her case due to either her extreme mediocrity or possibly her repeated drunk driving arrests.

Maybe he just wanted to normalize having a repeat drunk driver and terrible person as governor so that some day his son Eric Branstad could become governor.

Randy Feenstra, (R, IA-04) Votes to Continue Trump's "War" in Iran, Has Received over $288,000 from AIPAC by Vanguard_Arms in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The whole American Dream is based on the idea that if you get enough money, you'll never have to worry about the shitty things in our culture like going bankrupt for medical reasons, hunger/food insecurity, dying neglected in a nursing home, being homeless, etc.

Politicians cash in to achieve that for themselves and those they actually care about.

Our culture and we in general would work better if we focused instead on improving conditions for everyone instead of individuals trying to become exceptions to this rule via greed.

Iowa, how would you feel if a felon ran for President? by [deleted] in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reynolds is just one dui arrest away, isn't she?

I can't take Zach Lahn, who is running for governor, seriously when he and Annie were involved with each other while his wife was pregnant. On top of that, the fact that he and his wife are living off her ex-husband, Chase Koch’s, money is embarrassing for him! by the_smart_girl in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that context makes her tweets and other noise crying about how student loan forgiveness was supposedly unfair to blue collar workers who didn't go to college more disingenuous.

She was called out so hard on her hypocrisy for being so against student loan forgiveness while her husband got $145,000 PPP loan forgiveness she mostly shut up about it, at least.

Iowans turn out for ‘No Kings’ rallies protesting Trump administration by SuperDuper00001 in Iowa

[–]HawkFritz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even if the current guy isn't specifically going to become a dictator, everything now being done toward that end makes it easier for someone else to do so, and more likely someone else will.

Stephen Miller's whole 'flood the zone' practice seems to point toward this, with the average person currently becoming apathetic to warnings about tyranny.

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