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How will they rule ??!

  • YES - Qualified

    Votes: 41 82.0%
  • NO - Disqualified

    Votes: 9 18.0%

  • Total voters
    50
  • Poll closed .
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I lived in Elijah Cummings district from 1998-2001. Catonsville is a nice suburb on the SW side of Baltimore. Basically I lived in a white conservative enclave that was (still is) gerrymandered into his district.

I can remember calling his office when Clinton was getting impeached. I had no illusions about changing Cummings mind but I wanted to speak my piece. One of his staffers was very dismissive of my thoughts on the matter. Disappointing but not surprising.

West Baltimore is indeed a pretty crappy place. I can remember driving through there a few times in the daytime and it was pretty unsettling. No way would I suggest going there at night.

That being said I can understand why people who live there would be offended by Trump’s comments. OTOH, the Dims have had complete control of Baltimore politics for over 50+ years, through both Democratic and Republican presidents and Congressional control. Not too hard to figure who’s to blame for the structural problems facing Baltimore.
 
The more I see of Crenshaw, the more I like him. 95% of the tweets that are reposted here are partisan trash - Crenshaw actually offers up legitimate, thought provoking stuff. I think Twitter is a blight on society and have never used it, but I appreciate you posting Crenshaw's stuff here.

Yeah. I’m not a fan of many politicians and think most of them are trash. He’s one of the few I feel is genuine and he takes time to explain what he thinks and thoroughly explains why.
 
Yeah. I’m not a fan of many politicians and think most of them are trash. He’s one of the few I feel is genuine and he takes time to explain what he thinks and thoroughly explains why.

If you use Twitter, I'm assuming you can filter which tweets you see, can block users, etc? Seems like everyone is using it, might be time to join the 21st century.
 
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If you use Twitter, I'm assuming you can filter which tweets you see, can block users, etc? Seems like everyone is using it, might be time to join the 21st century.

I originally got mine to keep up with UK sports and news. I quickly discovered the news twitter puts on your feed is pretty biased unless you follow some conservatives/republicans. I get a good balance now.

And yes you can do all of what you mentioned. I hate social media... but alas it’s the time we live in.
 
I’m sure Obama had some not-so-positive thoughts about some of these shithole cities and towns that litter our nation.

He was smart to keep them to himself.

Trump should take note, but it’s probably too late.

Anyway, I’m hoping to get to Baltimore for a long weekend this fall. As always, I’ll report back with my take.
 
I’m sure Obama had some not-so-positive thoughts about some of these shithole cities and towns that litter our nation.

He was smart to keep them to himself.
Trump should take note, but it’s probably too late.

Anyway, I’m hoping to get to Baltimore for a long weekend this fall. As always, I’ll report back with my take.

Depends how it gets reported I suppose:



Minorities are disproportionately affected by the poor leadership there...who have been in charge 50 years
 
It is not as concentrated. It is there in places. Many people in trailer parks work.

You're a smart guy, I'm sure you understand that there are many, many ways people receive government assistance. The majority of people on food stamps work but simply don't make enough money to support their families. I suppose we could just completely end government assistance and let the chips fall where they may. Is that your plan?
 
Used to enjoy visiting there for work back in the 80's. Inner Harbor was new & Camden Yards was nice. Sure I haven't been there since 1995.
 
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