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25. The actual "AA" stands for "A"ctual "A"uthentication...

Fri Nov 30, 2018, 06:54 AM

Nov 2018

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Tim Scott just stopped Thomas Farr's nomination in it's tracks! [View all] EffieBlack Nov 2018 OP

Finally! A Republican senator showed gumption and principles. It took an AA... brush Nov 2018 #1

What's an AA? HipChick Nov 2018 #12

African American kwassa Nov 2018 #14

If it's a Senator involved, it's a legitimate question to ask, as "AA" has a specific meaning there. DFW Nov 2018 #20

I AM STOPPING FREEPERS IN THIER TRACKS TOO, read IT and weep: Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #24

Well, this is DU where you have a limited char. count in your headline, thus AA... brush Nov 2018 #27

I've spent time around both DFW Nov 2018 #31

Time to update. brush Nov 2018 #32

The U.S. Senate doesn't "update" accordng to my schedule DFW Nov 2018 #33

Not the Senate, your DU vocabulary. brush Nov 2018 #35

I'll have others dictate my DU vocaulary when I feel a pressing need for it DFW Nov 2018 #36

OK. I'll stay off your lawn but will continue to use common abreviations in limited DU char. fields. brush Nov 2018 #37

The actual "AA" stands for "A"ctual "A"uthentication... Jeffersons Ghost Nov 2018 #25

See post 27 brush Nov 2018 #28

I didn't know that one. I'll have to ask my brother DFW Nov 2018 #34

AA or not, he's also one of the 5 fuckers who took money to QUASH the HORRIFIC The_REAL_Ecumenist Nov 2018 #22

I think this is the beginning of repubs starting to break with tRump... cynatnite Nov 2018 #2

I asked this question in another thread, but does anyone know if this nomination can be brought back Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #3

Don't see why not SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #4

That's what I'm thinking as well. If we can keep Scott, and put pressure on Collins, Murkowski, and Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #5

He can be renominated. EffieBlack Nov 2018 #6

See this is what pisses me off everytime I think about those who were running around this board... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2018 #7

didn't Flake go back to being a jellyfish? Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #8

That was on the cloture vote - Scott voted yes on that, to. EffieBlack Nov 2018 #9

thank you Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2018 #15

But of course, now he doesn't actually have to DO anything . . . hatrack Nov 2018 #30

From what I understand Scott's no vote on confirmation killed it. brush Nov 2018 #29

Thanks to Senator SCOTT, but question to him: Why are you a (Repuke)? UTUSN Nov 2018 #10

It's one issue....that's a good thing he denied this judge, but it's only one issue. a kennedy Nov 2018 #13

Yip, that's my point, that racism is a distinguishing characteristic of core Repuke-ism, so why UTUSN Nov 2018 #16

Because where else would he go? Polybius Nov 2018 #17

That's kinda what I was saying....... a kennedy Nov 2018 #18

Thanks because I didn't know any of all of those things about him! UTUSN Nov 2018 #19

I wrote to his Senate office........ a kennedy Nov 2018 #11

we should expect white people to reject bigots also JI7 Nov 2018 #21

Would not have been possible without Jeff Flake oberliner Nov 2018 #23

It wouldn't have been possible without ANY of the other 50 senators who opposed the nominee EffieBlack Nov 2018 #26