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A purity test is a term for a standard applied to someone or something on an issue which an individual or group demands a perfect standard be met. Anyone can have their own purity test they apply to others. In politics both parties have their own that are generally agreed upon by most members of the said party. The most discussed is the issue of abortion. Democrats typically support choice, Republicans oppose it. Within the parties you can have factions calling for purity on any number of issues. This is when you see the regressive nature of purity tests discussed. It is simply not possible for any one candidate to meet every standard demanded by every side, so the end result is no candidate will ever be good enough. It becomes a self defeating measure. In that video, the purity test that Elizabeth Warren is said to be failing is one she applied to Pete Buttigieg. She is criticizing him for taking money from wealthy doners, when she herself has done the same.

Testing their **** to make sure it doesn't stink.

I actually don't know what's a purity test for a politician?
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too funny.
I forgot to tag Yermom.

A purity test is when they prove they're still virgins.
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@Yermom Is God
What is a purity test? The guy in the video mention that neither Elizabeth Warren nor President Trump took a purity test.
And you mentioned President calling Warren out for being a lying crook well apparently she's lied again. This time about wine cave fundraising.
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6117851164001#sp=show-clips

Oh yeah, both parties have completely ignored the national debt for so long, we're going to be ****ed eventually.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot

I'll agree that Obama was handed a tough hand created by Clinton and Bush, but there's no excuse to add more to the debt than any other president combined. The type of mental gymnastics you are doing to justify it shows this is strictly partisan and team politics.
I will agree with you though that Trump is signing too many of these terrible spending bills.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot

Obama's party affiliation has nothing to do with it. He was dealt a bad hand by the previous president. I don't think there is any rational person that would deny that. No matter who was president during that time, from any party, would have seen large deficit spending. Even while he was fighting this economy in crisis, Barack still managed to lower the deficit considerably throughout his presidency, which is the right direction. Again, I don't think there is any rational person that would deny that. Trump by contrast, has the deficit heading in the wrong direction. Trump is running a higher deficit than the one he was handed by his predecessor, something Barack Obama never did. The current deficit is now higher than at any point since the height of the financial crises. If you want to get upset, get upset at Trump, who actually promised to eliminate the debt. If he continues on the pace he is on, he will have added more to the debt than Obama, and without a worldwide economic crisis to have dealt with.

Ah of course, the man added more to the national debt than all the other presidents combined, but he's a Democrat so it isn't his fault. You clowns never take responsibility for anything.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot

I didn't ignore Obama intentionally, but the truth is the increase in the national debt under Obama was mostly due to the spending he inherited from Bush. Obama's deficits never approached Bush's heights, and Obama actually decreased the deficit dramatically, getting the trend back on the right track. Bush on the other hand was handed a surplus by Clinton and turned it into massive deficits. Clinton was the last president who managed to balance the budget. Trump has thus far increased the deficit each year of his presidency, despite running on a promise to balance the budget.

I like how you conveniently chose not to mention Obama's insane spending.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot

Both parties have ignored the national debt for decades. It began to skyrocket under Reagan and has only increased its acceleration since. Republicans used to make more of a deal about it, but when George W. Bush came to office and was a massive spender, they began to ignore it. Dick Cheney famously said "Deficits don't matter."

@Yermom Is God
We were debating about this. Or I was. Anyway, here is the report. This should be right up your conservative alley..
National debt disappears as 2020 campaign issue – but it keeps growing
Almost a decade after out-of-control spending and borrowing fueled the Tea Party revolution in a historic midterm election, no major presidential candidates from either party seem interested in the national debt that now stands at more than $23 trillion, leaving every American citizen owing almost $70,000.
Meanwhile, the federal deficit—or the annual budget shortfall—is more than $1 trillion.
“Democrats don’t care about budget deficits and the national debt, and it’s an incredibly frightening problem,” said Jason Pye, vice president for legislative affairs at FreedomWorks, a major player in rallying the Tea Party movement of the 2010 election. “The president has said it’s a fifth-year priority, but that’s assuming he’s re-elected. He’s already signed two budgets that increase discretionary spending. Republicans have abandoned any pretense of fiscal responsibility. Not being the Democrats is not good enough.”
Full report on
www.foxnews.com/politics

The system has been this way for longer than President Trump.

You may not need evidence to impeach, but if you care at all about preserving the integrity of the political system, then you do. When the United States Congress has as much concern for due process as an angry lynch mob, we've got a problem.

The proof is in the chocolate pudding pie, baby.

There's no proof that he did, though. End of.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot

He did a lot wrong. End of..

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If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

Quite a few of those things are fake news, a few of those things aren't even bad, and the rest of the are just "so what?" None of that is impeachable, just goofy. Not sure what your point is.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot

And yet, we're all so proud that he

1. Threw paper towels at Puerto Ricans.
2. Said his favorite book is the Bible.
3. Stared directly into the sun during a solar eclipse without protective glasses.
4. Served McDonald's to the Clemson football team.
5. The hurricane sharpie fiasco.
6. Suggested the US nuke hurricanes to stop them from hitting America.
7. Inquired about the cost of installing a moat filled with snakes and alliators along the southern boarder.
8. Suggested shooting migrants in the legs to slow them down.
9. Says he is building a boarder wall in Colorado.
10. Says you need an ID to buy groceries.
11. Says windmill noise causes cancer.
12. Tweets doctored image of himself awarding medal to dog.
13. Randomly and bizarrely tweets, "A Very Stable Genius!" Thank you." Thanking and quoting himself.
14. Says China respects his, "very, very large brain."
15. Sends, "don't be a tough guy" letter to the President of Turkey and then brags about it to everyone.
16. We learned that Trump starts his day at 11:00am.
17. Said the US should rake it's forests like Finland to prevent forest fires. Finland doesn't rake it's forests.
18. Wonders aloud why we didn't celebrate the women's suffrage centennial sooner. Takes credit for getting it done.
19. Tweets photoshopped image of his head on Rocky Balboa's body for no reason.
    If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

Investigate the Bidens, yes.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot