Didn’t Rafael Edward Cruz also point out that Beto wasn’t his given name?  Lol

I’ve seen the word, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard it before.  That’s certainly not how I pronounced it in my head.  Thanks for this.

That was the moment I was sure his campaign was sunk. Even Republicans have loved ones with disabilities. Alas, of course, I was proven wrong. 

That moment still lives with me. And of course, it fell to the wayside, like EVERY OTHER OFFENSIVE FUCKING ACT that motherfucker performed during his campaign. And then the bullshit he tried to push about how he was just mocking his movements, not the fact that he was actually disabled.

Of course that’s their excuse, but there’s no way it holds up. The FBI brought receipts. The guy running the show might have been a shady motherfucker, but he was completely up front. All of the conversations were like “OK, so just to be clear now, I’m BRIBING PEOPLE TO GET YOUR KID INTO COLLEGE” and the parents were…

I think the idea that in America anyone can grow up to become president has really come back to bite us in the ass.

Hell... I think he might be the reason they were desperate enough to get the other kid into college.

Thank you. Christ, that one makes my eyes itch.

“we were so song “

Do you hear the people sing

They want to make money, and they don't want popular hassle, so the path of least resistance is for them to shuffle the ads around until the furor dies down, lather rinse repeat. If they actually cared at all about the issue, they wouldn't be on Fox in the first place. Follow the money etc.

The owners of this country don’t want an educated electorate. They want people just smart enough to work the machinery, but too dumb to question their lot in life. — George Carlin

Shut the hell up, Meg.

The assumption is that they pay *the school* and that it isn’t guarenteed. Not some guy who runs a fake non-profit to bribe SAT proctors and coaches in order to get around the not-guarenteed part/make the kid think they got it without a trampoline-level leg-up. The shock is really more about how stupid and wildly out…

People knew that the rich bought their way into the elite schools; I think the shock is the use of a middleman, elaborate cheating schemes, and bribing what is effectively the “middle-management” at the colleges rather than just paying for a new library. After all, Yale could use an international airport.

YUP.

I was born in the late 70's and I was a huge MJ fan as a kid in the 80's, but for so many people to now be shocked by the obvious fact that he’s a pedophile is just ridiculous.

The public labeling someone speaking about abuse and airing family secrets as “exploiting a personal matter” is why so many people stay quiet about abuse, rape and incest. Who wants to open themselves up to criticism and questions about one of the most painful periods of their life, especially when they feel they…

People always forget both things can be true. Michael was a pedophile and La Toya was exploiting that for her own benefit. It’s not an either or situation.

I remember this entire thing. Everyone thought she was just Jackson’s crazy sister, trying to piggyback his fame...talking like him, looking like him, ect. The talk shows and tabloids (which if you weren’t around then, it was the be-all-end-all of pop culture and celebrity news) had a field day talking about her, and…

Yes - she was right. Her brother was a pedophile. I can only imagine what kind of cash incentive she must have been given to make her try and take back the claims in later years.