Here’s a frankly amazing statement from creationist former candidate Ben Carson, who says he completely understands why Donald Trump compared him to a “child molester” — because it worked.
Carson said, “You have to admit to a degree that it did work.” He continued, “A lot of people believed him.”
You know, I think there really is something wrong with Dr. Sleepy.
If Carson had ever done surgery on my head I’d be getting pretty worried around now.
I had the same response. Something wrong with him.
re: #1 Skip Intro
If Carson had ever done surgery on my head I’d be getting pretty worried around now.
“We’re sorry Skip but Dr. Carson replaced your brain tissue with gummy worms. You have exactly 5 minutes to live.”
I mean, the ends have absolutely and completely justified the means for the GOP for a long, long time.
As usual, the only amazing thing about a Carson statement is that he made it outside of a barred conference room.
re: #2 HappyWarrior
I had the same response. Something wrong with him.
He took a huge bribe. Count on it.
SNL writers keep getting handed gold. Pure gold.
Politicians always attack each other in election races, and they have to put aside their personal feelings to a certain extent.
But calling someone a “child molester” is WAY over the line. Only a truly spineless grifter would just mildly forget about that.
re: #7 goddamnedfrank
He took a huge bribe. Count on it.
He said he was offered a place in a Trump administration for his support. Normally that would be newsworthy since it’s illegal, but since Trump did it the media’s just fine with it.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
He really is damaged goods.
re: #7 goddamnedfrank
He took a huge bribe. Count on it.
Someone should check and see if the Trump campaign has bought a lot of books in the last couple days…
Single issue expert. That’s all Carson ever was. And now he’s more than willing to lie down with a rabid dog in Trump. The GOP deserves all this.
We, as a nation, don’t. And the way that we avoid this is to make sure the GOP lose control of Congress and don’t win the WH.
And we keep the GOP in the minority thereafter by continuing to vote GOPers out of office.
That is the future the GOP deserves. And that’s the future the nation deserves.
When you pose candidates who are batcrap insane, you lose all right to run the nation.
While not the greatest of sources, there’s also this…
In interview, Ben Carson denies endorsement deal with Donald Trump https://t.co/JXhyPEDYSN pic.twitter.com/E106dVYd21
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 16, 2016
In an interview with Newsmax:
“Basically, we both have the same goal, and that is to save America for the next generation. We agreed that in some capacity that we’d be working together to do that,” Carson said in a phone interview Wednesday morning.
“People want to take that and make it into a quid pro quo. But it’s not a quid pro quo by any stretch of the imagination — nor would I ever ask such a thing. That’s enhancement of what I said,” Carson said, adding that it’s “absolutely” false for anyone to say he endorsed Trump in return for any such position.
The response came after Carson told NewsmaxTV host Steve Malzberg that he didn’t want to “reveal any details” about a spot in Trump’s possible administration and that the real estate mogul wasn’t his first choice, pointing to other “scenario’s” in the race that are no longer available. The famed neurosurgeon told the Examiner that the other scenario he was looking for was for himself to become president.
“Is there another scenario that I would have preferred? Yes, but that scenario isn’t available,” Carson told the host, responding in the affirmative when asked if he was referring to another candidate.
“I will be doing things as well… Certainly in an advisory capacity [in Trump’s administration],” Carson said of a possible spot in an administration. “We haven’t handled out all the details but it is very important that we work together in this country… Again, I’m not going to reveal any details about it right now because all of this is still very liquid.”
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Politicians always attack each other in election races, and they have to put aside their personal feelings to a certain extent.
But calling someone a “child molester” is WAY over the line. Only a truly spineless grifter would just mildly forget about that.
Absolutely. And when the dust settles, show some back bone. He could have easily said something like ‘it angered me and set me back, but we talked about our differences and worked it out.’
re: #17 Franklin
Absolutely. And when the dust settles, show some back bone. He could have easily said something like ‘it angered me and set me back, but we talked about our differences and worked it out.’
That’s nuanced and therefore verboten.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Politicians always attack each other in election races, and they have to put aside their personal feelings to a certain extent.
But calling someone a “child molester” is WAY over the line. Only a truly spineless grifter would just mildly forget about that.
Right, absolutely right.
Comment from the front page kos article:
People always say Obama is playing chess while others are playing checkers. It’s more often been my observation that he’s playing touch football when the GOP are playing tackle.
> > Like when he got Bin Laden and got a health plan passed?
“A lot of people believed him.”
Then he says at the end that nobody did.
re: #7 goddamnedfrank
He took a huge bribe. Count on it.
Same as Christie.
And I’m sure we’ll see Trump humiliate Carson in the same manner at some point.
Real aim of some.
If everyone who voted for Sanders would vote for @DrJillStein we could begin dismantling the Democratic Party.
— Juufff (@JeffDaBestDoe) March 16, 2016
Anyone who supports the #TPP should be taken to court and accused of treason. The TPP is dismantling the framework of democracy.
— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) March 15, 2016
Oh lord, I was talking with a TPP troofer the other day.
1) Clinton’s job as SecState was to conduct the policy of the sitting president, not push her own ideas
2) whooooooooo fucking cares
Maryland police chief says undercover officer shot by fellow cop was case of mistaken identity: https://t.co/eCHemDxuBa
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 16, 2016
This is almost priceless.
When Donna Brazile tried to do her job but couldn’t ignore conservative tears https://t.co/hqzMT5RITZ
— Vinz Clortho (@eclecticbrotha) March 16, 2016
GOP official admits: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters https://t.co/AxAlSiJw0i pic.twitter.com/sAUADFhriz
— The Hill (@thehill) March 16, 2016
A member of the Republican National Committee’s Rules Committee said Wednesday that the party will decide who the GOP nominee will be, not the voters.
“The media has created the perception that the voters will decide the nomination,” Curly Haugland said in an interview with CNBC. “That’s the conflict here.”
“The political parties choose their nominees, not the general public, contrary to popular belief,” he added.
Haugland was then asked what the point of holding primaries is if the party can disregard the will of the voters.
“That’s a very good question,” he responded.
re: #31 Dr. Matt
And another story about Trump’s white supremacist problem that will be ignored by the MSM.
If anybody thought that SNL skit was not serious.
re: #24 Nyet
Real aim of some.
If everyone who voted for Sanders voted for Stein, we could guarantee back alley abortions, lynchings, and the beating and killing of gays.
.@NinaTotenberg reports that GOP nudged Obama towards #MerrickGarland as #SCOTUSnominee.@NPR @nprpolitics pic.twitter.com/GMa0m4SXIV
— Renee Montagne (@nprmontagne) March 16, 2016
This just doesn’t pass the sniff test at all.
If the Democrats win, President Obama would withdraw and defer to Clinton or Sanders. Unless Clinton/Sanders requested it move forward without delay.
If the Republicans win, they wouldn’t install him to the SCOTUS in a lame duck session.
re: #31 Dr. Matt
88… not only a ws, but an outright neo-Nazi.
re: #2 HappyWarrior
I had the same response. Something wrong with him.
I’m beginning to think he is actually a Warhammer 40K Mad Doc…
“It’s gonna hurt a lot, but you’ll be better! You’ll see! Ha Ha HA HA!”
— Anonymous Mad Dok
An Ork Painboy, also known as a Mad Dok, is a member of a special class of Ork Oddboy who are responsible for fixing injuries even the highly regenerative Ork physiology cannot repair, such as severed limbs and brain damage. They use “Stabby Bits” as their medical tools. An Ork will only go to a Painboy when he has no other choice, as these Oddboyz are infamous for trying out experimental procedures (such as the greatly feared Squig brain transplant) on patients while they are under anesthesia (known as a “concussion” to other intelligent races). Painboyz are responsible for attaching crude bionics to Ork patients that have been created by the Mekboyz, although sometimes they are not paying attention and replace the wrong part of the patient’s body. This is often distressing to a patient who is the lucky recipient of an exploding leg, especially if it was his arm that needed attention.
re: #31 Dr. Matt
She’s just a big fan of Triple H and Eric Lindros. Nothing to see here.
Reverend Wright is a Disney cartoon character compared to the evil trash that associates with Trump.
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Kevin Williamson over at National Review has been peddling this the last couple of days since the oxycontin raddled, white cracker masses cannot be trusted with democracy, apparently.
Always nice to see the rancid true face of the GOP elite come out into the sunshine.
Kevin Swanson, again….
“Antigay Pastor Calls for #GirlScout Troop Leaders to Be Put to Death” https://t.co/dRALQlHbDX pic.twitter.com/1nntljlQ0K
— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) March 16, 2016
It kind of amazes me that there’s a dark armpit in this country where people will actually walk around openly with blatantly neo-Nazi imagery.
re: #35 Franklin
This just doesn’t pass the sniff test at all.
If the Democrats win, President Obama would withdraw and defer to Clinton or Sanders. Unless Clinton/Sanders requested it move forward without delay.
If the Republicans win, they wouldn’t install him to the SCOTUS in a lame duck session.
I suspect it went like this:
Obama: Here’s some names, which ones look promising.
GOP: How about Garland.
Obama presser: Here’s is my nominee, Judge Garland.
GOP: We’re not going to consider him!!!
Obama considers it his job to fill the seat. And it sounds like, for the most part, that Garland is moderate. But also consider this possibility. What if Trump won, god forbid? We’d want that seat filled by an Obama nominee.
re: #35 Franklin
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This just doesn’t pass the sniff test at all.
If the Democrats win, President Obama would withdraw and defer to Clinton or Sanders. Unless Clinton/Sanders requested it move forward without delay.
If the Republicans win, they wouldn’t install him to the SCOTUS in a lame duck session.
I doubt that Obama would pass up the chance to add to his legacy of Supreme Court appointments.
re: #31 Dr. Matt
I would guarantee you with that shit on the back of her hands, she’s got some real good ink on her back and front. Leave no doubt in your mind. I’ll bet her boyfriend is a real treat.
re: #43 Testy Toad T
It kind of amazes me that there’s a dark armpit in this country where people will actually walk around openly with blatantly neo-Nazi imagery.
Garland has been replaced on a DC Circuit panel tomorrow, suggesting he will follow past nominees’ practice and stop working on his court.
— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) March 16, 2016
re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth
Kevin Swanson, again….
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He really is terrified that gay people have teh same rights he does. Sucks to be him that he doesn’t live in the authoritarian hellhole of his dreams.
re: #41 Aunty Entity Dragon
Kevin Williamson over at National Review has been peddling this the last couple of days since the oxycontin raddled, white cracker masses cannot be trusted with democracy, apparently.
Always nice to see the rancid true face of the GOP elite come out into the sunshine.
They are oligarchs with nothing but contempt for the white rubes they gull into voting GOP. But the rubes now know it, hence Trump. The GOP is screwed, and it couldn’t happen to a viler bunch of dirtbags.
re: #44 Belafon
I suspect it went like this:
Obama: Here’s some names, which ones look promising.
GOP: How about Garland.
Obama presser: Here’s is my nominee, Judge Garland.
GOP: We’re not going to consider him!!!
Hatch flat out said that publicly just last week.
I think Obama is completely serious about this. Garland has been named as a finalist before. I think it was just unexpected. I’m fine with Garland the more I learn about him.
re: #43 Testy Toad T
It kind of amazes me that there’s a dark armpit in this country where people will actually walk around openly with blatantly neo-Nazi imagery.
I worked with a 20 something girl in Harrisburg, PA who had a combination Celtic knot/SS tat on her arm.
Really pissed me off. Nice kid in many ways, but something really freaking wrong with her.
re: #51 Backwoods_Sleuth
Hatch flat out said that publicly just last week.
I missed that piece. Good to know.
re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth
You would think he would be going after the Catholic Church……
re: #52 HappyWarrior
I think Obama is completely serious about this. Garland has been named as a finalist before. I think it was just unexpected. I’m fine with Garland the more I learn about him.
I would have preferred a more liberal person, but they would have a snowball’s chance so it would be a waste of time.
I’ve been buried with work all day. Are the dudebros losing their mind over the Garland nomination?
re: #30 Backwoods_Sleuth
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But for the past several decades, The Party Decides shows, unelected insiders in both major parties have effectively selected candidates long before citizens reached the ballot box.
re: #31 Dr. Matt
Crank. It’s not just for breakfast any more….
Happy birthday to the Father of the Constitution, President James Madison! pic.twitter.com/1PKMOoS4jE
— GOP (@GOP) March 16, 2016
Now excuse us while we piss all over it and block a #SCOTUSnominee. https://t.co/tQLI017Cos
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) March 16, 2016
re: #59 BeachDem
The Party Decides
But for the past several decades, The Party Decides shows, unelected insiders in both major parties have effectively selected candidates long before citizens reached the ballot box.
Doesn’t 2008 invalidate that?
re: #31 Dr. Matt
And another story about Trump’s white supremacist problem that will be ignored by the MSM.
White power tattoos? That’s an Iron Cross and 88 - the Heil Hitler numerology.
That’s a flat out neo-Nazi.
re: #57 Nyet
I would have preferred a more liberal person, but they would have a snowball’s chance so it would be a waste of time.
My position exactly.
re: #31 Dr. Matt
And another story about Trump’s white supremacist problem that will be ignored by the MSM.
How much meth is floating through her body?
re: #10 Ming5000
SNL writers keep getting handed gold. Pure gold.
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Yeah, I had to look this up to give the guy credit. Jay Pharoah has Carson *down*.
re: #62 Belafon
Doesn’t 2008 invalidate that?
Book was written in 2008. I haven’t read it, but it was recommended by a political science prof.
re: #35 Franklin
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This just doesn’t pass the sniff test at all.
If the Democrats win, President Obama would withdraw and defer to Clinton or Sanders. Unless Clinton/Sanders requested it move forward without delay.
If the Republicans win, they wouldn’t install him to the SCOTUS in a lame duck session.
I strongly suspect there is some truth to this story. The GOP is looking down the gun at a Trump nomination and general election run, which polls are beginning to show will devastate their chances at the White House and keeping their Senate majority. So taking a moderate nominee in the lame duck seems like their only realistic chance at this stage to avoid Clinton or Sanders putting much more liberal justice on the bench.
re: #62 Belafon
Doesn’t 2008 invalidate that?
Not really. Obama was an establishment-embraced rising star even in 2004 (when you may recall he gave the keynote at the Dem convention), and superdelegates stayed out of the race to a considerable extent compared to this year.
Congrats to the Black Lives Matter movement and the voters for ousting Anita Alvarez and Tim McGinty. Well done!
re: #24 Nyet
Real aim of some.
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@JeffDaBestDoe @DrJillStein You sound like a teabagger in disguise.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) March 16, 2016
re: #69 Testy Toad T
Not really. Obama was an establishment-embraced rising star even in 2004 (when you may recall he gave the keynote at the Dem convention), and superdelegates stayed out of the race to a considerable extent compared to this year.
The unelected delegate are the ones we call superdelegates. The fact that they stayed out for so long kind of contradicts the idea that they helped choose.
It always takes me a couple of seconds to get adjusted to the Wikipedia page on this years democratic primary because they call them unelected delegates.
re: #63 lawhawk
White power tattoos? That’s an Iron Cross and 88 - the Heil Hitler numerology.
That’s a flat out neo-Nazi.
Actually that is a Celtic Cross, which has been co-opted by the Skinheads and other dirt bags to the point that if someone with one of them on wanders into the wrong crowd, they will be beat senseless. The Iron Cross is different. The Iron Cross was co-opted by many people, surfers at one time.
But definitely Nazi in the context it is being used.
Here’s a suggestion for the President: Go out tomorrow and say he’s given it some thought and decided he’ll meet the GOP halfway on their obstruction. He’ll respect their belief that “the People” should get a say in who should be the next SCOTUS justice, but the Senate will henceforth abandon “advise and consent.” After all, if the argument that a President being elected means “the People” have had a say in the makeup of the SCOTUS bench, then there’s no need for the Senate to weigh in on nominees because they have already been approved by “the People.”
Out of the final six, Garland was my least favorite, and the least likely to be objectionable to the Republicans. As a public defender I was rooting for Kelly. From the attacks on her before she was even nominated I don’t think there will ever be a public defender on the Supreme Court.
Anti-choice fanatics squash bill that would allow parents to relieve the pain of their suffering children.
Late maneuvering in Senate blocks cannabidiol measure
A bill to help anguished parents get a child seizure treatment failed to get a vote amid Tuesday’s hastily adjourned Senate session, even though a strong majority of senators support the proposal.
Three top GOP senators successfully blocked the bill, which would have made it easier to get a drug that is derived from marijuana and used to treat children who suffer from severe seizures and have few other medical options. Snip…
Fitzgerald said that three Republicans, Senate President Mary Lazich of New Berlin and Sens. Duey Stroebel of Cedarburg and Leah Vukmir of Wauwatosa, had adamantly opposed the bill out of concerns it could lead to the legalization of marijuana in Wisconsin. Stroebel confirmed his opposition Wednesday but otherwise the three had no comment.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Politicians always attack each other in election races, and they have to put aside their personal feelings to a certain extent.
But calling someone a “child molester” is WAY over the line. Only a truly spineless grifter would just mildly forget about that.
Or, it’s become The Republican Way to be as nasty a liar as possible and “well, he just lied better than me, good on him” is now the rule, not the exception.
re: #71 Tigger2
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Idiots. This leaves the Republican party intact. You think they wouldn’t step into the power vacuum?
re: #15 lawhawk
Amen!! Republicans need to be punished severely for even thinking about putting someone like Trump up as their Presidential candidate. I was shocked when they ran someone as dimwitted as Palin as a VP candidate. Now they’re running unqualified people for the most powerful job in the world!!
I dread to see who they’ll nominate in 2020.
Dear GOP refugees, if you come over to our side don’t bring your failed ideas and bigotry. You come naked.
re: #79 gwangung
Idiots. This leaves the Republican party intact. You think they wouldn’t step into the power vacuum?
I wouldn’t be surprised if some of Sanders supporters were Republican activist just trying to start trouble in the Dem party.
The American elections are much better than any soap opera.
Damn Mitch McConnell broke up with Judge Garland over the phone pic.twitter.com/2qxoIfqzi1
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) March 16, 2016
re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth
Which character in How To Train Your Dragon was gay? I completely missed that. WTH is this guy talking about?
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re: #71 Tigger2
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This is so idiotic that I cannot believe someone actually tweeted it. So we destroy the Democratic party and what comes next? Anyone who thinks like that could not care about the people who will be hurt beyond repair by a Trump presidency.
re: #41 Aunty Entity Dragon
Kevin Williamson over at National Review has been peddling this the last couple of days since the oxycontin raddled, white cracker masses cannot be trusted with democracy, apparently.
Always nice to see the rancid true face of the GOP elite come out into the sunshine.
Indeed, although it is less pleasant when regurgitated Kevin Williamson talking points regarding white trash are horked up on the carpet here.
re: #87 Patricia Kayden
@chefclary @BeeSwarski @DrJillStein Council communism (look it up before you think it’s Leninism)
— Juufff (@JeffDaBestDoe) March 16, 2016
re: #84 klys (maker of Silmarils)
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@dcbigjohn Obama won twice with the majority of votes the American people do have a voice in who Obama picked.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) March 16, 2016
re: #82 Tigger2
I wouldn’t be surprised if some of Sanders supporters were Republican activist just trying to start trouble in the Dem party.
Yep. The Ratfuckers are out in force this year. And since on the internet no one can tell you’re a dog, many of them are blending right in.
Republicans reject adding Flint aid to budget resolution https://t.co/5jzKspmNQB
— TheRittenbergReport (@TheRReport) March 16, 2016
re: #80 Patricia Kayden
Amen!! Republicans need to be punished severely for even thinking about putting someone like Trump up as their Presidential candidate. I was shocked when they ran someone as dimwitted as Palin as a VP candidate. Now they’re running unqualified people for the most powerful job in the world!!
I dread to see who they’ll nominate in 2020.
Not-Joe the not-Plumber.
re: #80 Patricia Kayden
Amen!! Republicans need to be punished severely for even thinking about putting someone like Trump up as their Presidential candidate. I was shocked when they ran someone as dimwitted as Palin as a VP candidate. Now they’re running unqualified people for the most powerful job in the world!!
I dread to see who they’ll nominate in 2020.
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Victoria Jackson.
re: #63 lawhawk
White power tattoos? That’s an Iron Cross and 88 - the Heil Hitler numerology.
That’s a flat out neo-Nazi.
[Trumpette] 88 is ‘HH’ for Happy Hour! Who doesn’t love Happy Hours!?! Make America Great! [/Trumpette]
re: #24 Nyet
Real aim of some.
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You’d think after getting a whopping .36% of the vote last time the green party would try something different. Maybe they could talk some hollywood celeb with name recognition to run and they could probably beat that.
Call me old fashioned, but if you call for open revolt against the government, you should be barred from running for office
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 16, 2016
re: #95 Belafon
He’s too qualified.
You’re probably right. Perhaps the big brains at Liberty U will get an ambulatory shit-robot on line in time for the 2020 elections to run as Gene Eric Republican.
re: #87 Patricia Kayden
This is so idiotic that I cannot believe someone actually tweeted it. So we destroy the Democratic party and what comes next? Anyone who thinks like that could not care about the people who will be hurt beyond repair by a Trump presidency.
When Jill Stein ran for Mass. governor in 2010, she got 32,895 votes.
In 2014, even certified nutcase Scott Lively got 19,378.
When she ran for pres, she got a whopping 456,169 votes for 0.36% .
Not sure that’s the star they want to hitch their wagon to.
re: #89 Nyet
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Aaargh! So what the hell is “council communism”? And no, I’m not looking it up. So this joker thinks that the American people are going to buy into something called “council communism” after he and his idiot friends destroy the Democratic Party?
Sigh.
re: #90 Tigger2
I know there are a lot of lawyers on Capitol Hill, can one of the please explain Marbury v. Madison to the Republican Senate caucus? Because I don’t think they fully grasp how this is supposed to work.
re: #96 Dr. Matt
[Trumpette] 88 is ‘HH’ for Happy Hour! Who doesn’t love Happy Hours!?! Make America Great! [/Trumpette]
HH STAND FOR HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! I WILL NEVER SAY POLITICALLY CORRECT HAPPY HOLIDAYS MERRY CHRISTMAS ONLY!!!11!!!
re: #101 Patricia Kayden
It’s like Scientology but without all the good stuff.//
GOP may not yet be Trump’s party, but it sure is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan… https://t.co/apPCQLFxWS pic.twitter.com/tsR6ctlx77
— David Horsey (@davidhorsey) March 16, 2016
Not to mention it long ago ceased to be the party of Abe, Teddy and Ike. https://t.co/nFMD8rup6u
— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) March 16, 2016
re: #92 Jenner7
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Republicans have really made it abundantly clear that they could give two figs about what is going on in Flint. Too bad people in Flint couldn’t transform themselves into fetuses.
re: #72 Belafon
The unelected delegate are the ones we call superdelegates. The fact that they stayed out for so long kind of contradicts the idea that they helped choose.
(I haven’t actually read the book)
The idea is that party actors set things into motion so that superdelegates never actually matter — they exist only as a check on the power of the primary voters, to keep wholly unelectable individuals from winning a nomination. Before that, they put the limelight on a candidate, or a few candidates, that seem palatable.
It’s also incorrect to think of the party as a monolithic institution. Indeed, Obama came from within the party. A bloc of powerful actors helped him achieve national recognition within the Democratic party, and Obama used this recognition to put his candidacy together and make it more viable.
What 2008 definitely did not have was a Trump or Sanders sort of outsider figure who tried to crash the party (both figuratively and literally). From start to finish, it was either Clinton or Obama, both figures selected and vetted by the Dem establishment. Which one won wasn’t super critical, but the winnowing of the proverbial 17-candidate field had already taken place.
re: #106 Patricia Kayden
Republicans have really made it abundantly clear that they could give two figs about what is going on in Flint. Too bad people in Flint couldn’t transform themselves into fetuses.
Someone should sell adult size uterus bags. “For when you need to be taken seriously by a Republican.”
re: #106 Patricia Kayden
Republicans have really made it abundantly clear that they could give two figs about what is going on in Flint. Too bad people in Flint couldn’t transform themselves into fetuses.
Why was help lavished (if late) in Los Angeles at the gas leak area and largely denied Flint?
re: #101 Patricia Kayden
Aaargh! So what the hell is “council communism”? And no, I’m not looking it up. So this joker thinks that the American people are going to buy into something called “council communism” after he and his idiot friends destroy the Democratic Party?
Sigh.
From wikipedia:
Council communism (also councilism) is a current of socialist thought that emerged in the 1920s. Inspired by the November Revolution, councilism was characterized by its opposition to state capitalism/state socialism and its advocacy of workers’ councils as the basis for dismantling the class state.
I’ve long joked that the greatest argument against democracy is a homeowners’ association. Sounds like this is communism’s answer to HOA’s.
Now that’s saying something.
The Economist rates Trump presidency among its top 10 global risks https://t.co/hNpkDsLCxr | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/FPwjjxUoTp
— POLITICO (@politico) March 16, 2016
re: #107 Testy Toad T
(I haven’t actually read the book)
The idea is that party actors set things into motion so that superdelegates never actually matter — they exist only as a check on the power of the primary voters, to keep wholly unelectable individuals from winning a nomination. Before that, they put the limelight on a candidate, or a few candidates, that seem palatable.
It’s also incorrect to think of the party as a monolithic institution. Indeed, Obama came from within the party. A bloc of powerful actors helped him achieve national recognition within the Democratic party, and Obama used this recognition to put his candidacy together and make it more viable.
What 2008 definitely did not have was a Trump or Sanders sort of outsider figure who tried to crash the party (both figuratively and literally). From start to finish, it was either Clinton or Obama, both figures selected and vetted by the Dem establishment. Which one won wasn’t super critical, but the winnowing of the proverbial 17-candidate field had already taken place.
OK. I will grant that view. Joe Blow off the street will never be president. It will have to be someone part of the political system. And the candidates that do run are self-selected, and possibly at some level have to have some support from inside the party.
But, to tell you the truth, I’m OK with that. I certainly don’t want my neurosurgeon to be someone off the street, or, it seems, someone who might want to run for president. And I think there’s some things you have to learn to be a good politician and therefore a good president.
I was focused rather narrowly, on the idea that they basically say “This one is our candidate.” At the beginning of the nomination process, Clinton looked like she was the choice of the insiders.
re: #86 ObserverArt
Hey folks…
I tried to come back to the site using Google Chrome and I kept getting this security warning. I just sent a contact email to Charles to let him know. Anyone else getting it? I am logged in now using Firefox and not getting the same message. Strange. I just wanted to make everyone aware just in case. I’m gonna come back later.
I got that, too, when I jumped from the old thread to this one.
re: #86 ObserverArt
I just reported this to our ad supplier - I also went to Google’s Webmaster Tools page and checked to see if there were any security issues reported at LGF, and there’s nothing. I think you must have encountered a rogue advertisement that included code from imressionstracker . com. Hopefully our supplier will be able to get rid of that ASAP. They’re usually very good about this.
Don’t know if anyone already posted this but it’s pretty funny———a parody of ‘Beauty School Dropout’ for Rubio: GOP Dropout.
re: #112 Belafon
I was focused rather narrowly, on the idea that they basically say “This one is our candidate.” At the beginning of the nomination process, Clinton looked like she was the choice of the insiders.
As I understand it, that’s not actually the thesis they present. I could be wrong.
100% cosigned that I want an actual insider politician sort of person to be president. That’s probably the primary reason I never had even a passing interest in feeling the Bern.
re: #111 Tigger2
Now that’s saying something.
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Wow. I don’t think they’ve ever said that a single candidate for an office was a global threat. Have they?
GOP congressional candidate endorses Bundy-style armed revolts against government officials
“If you’re going to shoot me, I’m going to shoot you back.”
Right-wing ammosexual “logic” in a nutshell.
re: #113 makeitstop
I got that, too, when I jumped from the old thread to this one.
Hmm. OK, I just disabled all ads. Please let me know if you’re still seeing the warning when you load an LGF page.
Such peaceful, very patriot
Note to MoveOn anti-free speech thugs: Our side has guns, tens of millions of them. Behave yourselves. #tcot
— Matthew Vadum (@vadum) March 16, 2016
re: #117 Lidane
Wow. I don’t think they’ve ever said that a single candidate for an office was a global threat. Have they?
It’s the first time I have ever heard anything like this,
re: #120 The Vicious Babushka
I’m amazed Mr. Vadum can even type with hands that small.
re: #120 The Vicious Babushka
Such peaceful, very patriot
Hey, Matt, thanks for proving the protesters’ point.
Edited.
re: #112 Belafon
OK. I will grant that view. Joe Blow off the street will never be president. It will have to be someone part of the political system. And the candidates that do run are self-selected, and possibly at some level have to have some support from inside the party.
Candidates coming from outside the system aren’t entirely unusually, though it tends to be more common on the GOP side lately. Arnold would have never been able to win a contested Republican primary for Governor, even in California. But the recall process allowed him to bypass the normal party operation. Trump is definitely from outside the party and is acting like a rabid wolverine on LSD now that he’s in the tent. And every cycle there tends to be at least one or two candidates (particularly on the GOP side) who try to run without any real political experience.
But the truth is, when you’re talking about the presidency or the governor’s office in a big state, most voters aren’t going to support someone who has no political experience. Which is why presidents tend to be vice presidents, senators, or governors before they become president.
Meanwhile, everyone gets to see what LGF looks like to subscribed users for a little while. Loads pretty fast without the ads, doesn’t it?
re: #125 Charles Johnson
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Yep!!! Will I get an email when my annual is up? I think it’s soon.
re: #50 Big Beautiful Door
Just as long as all those Trumpy white rubes still get to beat up on the gays and piss all on the Blacks and Latinos they’ll continue to vote Republican in spite of their economic woes.
@RandPaul thinks Obama gets only 3/5th of a term because original intent.
— gocart mozart (@gocartmozart1) March 16, 2016
re: #125 Charles Johnson
Meanwhile, everyone gets to see what LGF looks like to subscribed users for a little while. Loads pretty fast without the ads, doesn’t it?
No embarrassing penile cross-sections! Yay!
re: #128 gocart mozart
I’m not on twitter, can someone point out that Marbury v. Madison was written by John Marshall who was actually a delegate at the Virginia convention to ratify the Constitution. So if there’s somebody who would actually know what the original intent was, it might be him?
re: #114 Charles Johnson
I just reported this to our ad supplier - I also went to Google’s Webmaster Tools page and checked to see if there were any security issues reported at LGF, and there’s nothing. I think you must have encountered a rogue advertisement that included code from imressionstracker . com. Hopefully our supplier will be able to get rid of that ASAP. They’re usually very good about this.
Charles…no problem getting back here this time. It seems to have cleared.
It was just so unusual seeing that warning for here. What was even more strange to me was I was able to post that warning and send the email notice from Firefox without any warnings. I guess Google Chrome must be hyper sensitive.
I run Trend Micro protection and it didn’t seem too concerned. It too usually jumps in pretty quick if I stumble onto a bad site.
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re: #128 gocart mozart
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Hope enough Republicans are kicked out of the Senate that it flips and then President Obama or President Clinton can nominate a true Progressive/Liberal SCOTUS Justice.
Rand Paul and other Republican Senators can act so tough because right now there are no consequences for their obstructionism.
re: #133 Patricia Kayden
McCain might be in trouble in Arizona.
No more endorsements coming from New Mexico #GOP @Gov_Martinez after Rubio drops out https://t.co/2rSMfObdS5 via @mleeAP #Election2016
— Susan M. Bryan (@susanmbryanNM) March 16, 2016
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is not ready to endorse another Republican candidate for president after campaigning for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio only to watch him drop out of the race.
A spokesman for the nation’s only Latina governor on Wednesday said only that Martinez is proud to have stood by Rubio and will continue to watch the GOP primary race as it unfolds.
Martinez has repeatedly declined to say whether she would vote for GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump if he wins the nomination. She previously denounced Trump when he compared Mexican immigrants to rapists and drug dealers.
Martinez is the chairwoman of the Republican Governors Association, a fundraising arm of the GOP.
re: #134 Ziggy_TARDIS
McCain might be in trouble in Arizona.
The Tea Party/Trump base are pissed at McCain because reasons. Latest poll shows him under 50% in the primary but with 39% undecided. Kirkpatrick is probably the Democratic nominee and the same poll shows 38-37 for McCain. The poll was taken in January and I’ve never actually heard of the group that took it, so don’t know how trustworthy it is. The same thing happened to McCain in 2010, but he overcame it and won again handily (he won 56% in the primary against JD Hayworth and then took nearly 60% in the general).
re: #109 Great White Snark
Why was help lavished (if late) in Los Angeles at the gas leak area and largely denied Flint?
There wasn’t the same level of politics in LA was there? The fact that Flint was taken up by Hillary and then Bernie and you had political gadfly Micheal Moore going on TV and taking Republican Gov. Snyder to task I think caused many Republics to decided this would be another political battleground.
They seem to think they can lose Flint politically. I have no idea if that is the case but they seem to love their obstruction and are willing not to care how it looks to the rest of America. The party with the 10% congress favorable ratings…go figure.
Tad Devine, Sanders strategist, says they’ll try to convince pledged delegates won by Clinton to vote for Sanders instead.
— Chris Megerian (@ChrisMegerian) March 16, 2016
Sigh…
RT @jaketapper .@ananavarro “chupacabra is more popular w/Hispanic voters than Trump” // https://t.co/TR9XBb7B51 pic.twitter.com/DC5W4Mzv2W
— Eris (@Eristophanes) March 16, 2016
re: #43 Testy Toad T
It kind of amazes me that there’s a dark armpit in this country where people will actually walk around openly with blatantly neo-Nazi imagery.
Yes. It’s called a “Trump campaign office.”
re: #85 MsJ
Which character in How To Train Your Dragon was gay? I completely missed that. WTH is this guy talking about?
Gobber the Belch
re: #94 Dr Lizardo
And Suzanne Somers as VP!
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re: #135 wrenchwench
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So, at least she’s not a total sellout like my esteemed governor, Nikki Haley, who turns on a dime to switch from Rubio to Cruz.
“I thought that Marco Rubio was and is an amazing public servant—blah blah blah…the only thing I can say now is my hope and my prayer is that Sen. Cruz can come through this and that he can really get to where he needs to go.”
Translation: I really want a shot at being vice president, and I’ll suck up to whoever might make that happen, regardless of what I might have said and done last week.
Another reason why I need a goat https://t.co/1UyaQVSUf8
— 100% Goats (@EverythingGoats) March 16, 2016
What a president looks like after 8 years in office.
re: #145 BeachDem
So, at least she’s not a total sellout like my esteemed governor, Nikki Haley, who turns on a dime to switch from Rubio to Cruz.
“I thought that Marco Rubio was and is an amazing public servant—blah blah blah…the only thing I can say now is my hope and my prayer is that Sen. Cruz can come through this and that he can really get to where he needs to go.”
Translation: I really want a shot at being vice president, and I’ll suck up to whoever might make that happen, regardless of what I might have said and done last week.
Either that or Martinez didn’t get as good an offer from Cruz as Haley did.
re: #135 wrenchwench
Martinez has repeatedly declined to say whether she would vote for GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump if he wins the nomination. She previously denounced Trump when he compared Mexican immigrants to rapists and drug dealers.
I’m going to read that as her politely saying she won’t vote for Trump. Which I take as a good thing. It’ll be interesting to see if there ends up being an actual Republicans for Clinton group and if any elected Republicans actually join it.
Planned Parenthood chief urges Senate to hold hearing on Garland https://t.co/8pyfuvNCye | AP Photo pic.twitter.com/Rkz4ldSiSc
— POLITICO (@politico) March 16, 2016
re: #149 KGxvi
I’m going to read that as her politely saying she won’t vote for Trump. Which I take as a good thing. It’ll be interesting to see if there ends up being an actual Republicans for Clinton group and if any elected Republicans actually join it.
Her parents were born in Mexico, so I think she took the insults from Trump personally. Republicans are too scared of their party to do anything so bold as to form a group promoting a Democrat.
Pope fired his ambassador to the US.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò is a staunch conservative and was vocally opposed to same-sex marriage throughout his five-year tenure as the Vatican’s nuncio (ambassador) to the United States.
He also sent an anonymous invite to Ms. Kim Davis, of anti-equality fame, to the Pope’s DC visit. While people, here and elsewhere, initially thought this was a coup for Davis and bigotry, Pope Francis turned the other cheek.
And now word comes that the incident is prompting The Vatican to replace Vigano. A friend of the Pope’s claimed he was blindsided by the meeting, and the move caused the Vatican to distance itself from Viganò, leading many to believe the Pope would quietly replace him as his “statutory retirement age” was approaching. Viganò turned 75 in January; when bishops and archbishops reach that age, they are required to submit a letter of resignation to the Vatican.
Goalposts a movin’.
@BDSoCal Try again, Bork got hearings and votes.
— UnprintableHandleGuy (@goddamnedfrank) March 16, 2016
Go tell Robert Bork. No hearings. No way. #SCOTUSnominee https://t.co/9wbC0TdHah
— brian douglass (@BDSoCal) March 16, 2016
Well qualified my ass, Bork was a psychopath.
re: #152 wrenchwench
Her parents were born in Mexico, so I think she took the insults from Trump personally. Republicans are too scared of their party to do anything so bold as to form a group promoting a Democrat.
She’s termed out in 2018, so maybe she’ll have the freedom to do it. Plus she was famously a Democrat until the mid-90s. She’s a former prosecutor, might be good enough to get a judicial appointment from Clinton (which also serves to keep her out of the 2020 contest if the GOP decides losing three in a row is grounds for being more reasonable in their choices).
re: #154 goddamnedfrank
The Swedish Chef tried to warn us.
re: #155 KGxvi
She’s termed out in 2018, so maybe she’ll have the freedom to do it. Plus she was famously a Democrat until the mid-90s. She’s a former prosecutor, might be good enough to get a judicial appointment from Clinton (which also serves to keep her out of the 2020 contest if the GOP decides losing three in a row is grounds for being more reasonable in their choices).
Her administration has become something to laugh about. She ain’t going nowhere.
re: #157 wrenchwench
Her administration has become something to laugh about. She ain’t going nowhere.
Really? I don’t pay much attention to New Mexican politics, what happened?
re: #160 KGxvi
Really? I don’t pay much attention to New Mexican politics, what happened?
Her Secretary of State was found guilty of using campaign funds to gamble at casinos. There was a holiday party at a motel where noise complaints resulted in rude (but funny) phonecalls from Martinez to the front desk. Stuff like that
re: #162 Great White Snark
My problem is that the other side is unwilling to compromise in regards to this. There are not a huge number of places in the world these telescopes can be put.
For me, Science is more important.
re: #154 goddamnedfrank
Goalposts a movin’.
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Well qualified my ass, Bork was a psychopath.
Bork not only got hearings but he got criticism from other Republicans. Comparing Garland to a crank like Bork is bullshit.
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re: #163 wrenchwench
Her Secretary of State was found guilty of using campaign funds to gamble at casinos. There was a holiday party at a motel where noise complaints resulted in rude (but funny) phonecalls from Martinez to the front desk. Stuff like that
Ah, gotcha. One of the reasons I’m not in politics is because these kind of events would be called “Tuesday” in my administration.
re: #166 Charles Johnson
Just did, nothing. But it’s been some time - it was in the last thread where I’ve last seen it.
re: #147 Maxwell Not So Smart
What a president looks like after 8 years in office.
So stealing that & tweeting it.
Yellen speaks, market reacts
Gold today after news rate hikes are not so coming so soonre: #167 KGxvi
Ah, gotcha. One of the reasons I’m not in politics is because these kind of events would be called “Tuesday” in my administration.
It would be called ‘Thursday’ in mine.
:)
re: #164 Ziggy_TARDIS
My problem is that the other side is unwilling to compromise in regards to this. There are not a huge number of places in the world these telescopes can be put.
For me, Science is more important.
Some folks on twitter mounted a whole campaign against the telescope, with big bad Western-colonial science oppressing a poor indigenous minority that just doesn’t want anything built on their sacred mountain and everybody must apparently respect their religious feelings. Of course, religion being arbitrary, anyone can declare any place sacred.
Famous But Incompetent
re: #172 Nyet
I tend to hew close to the Mutazilites, so I have no damn patience for mysticism.
re: #171 wrenchwench
It would be called ‘Thursday’ in mine.
:)
Thursdays are for street racing and “gentlemen’s clubs.”
re: #170 Great White Snark
Yellen speaks, market reacts
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My Kruggerand is worth more now.
LOL!
re: #175 Ziggy_TARDIS
I tend to hew close to the Mutazilites, so I have no damn patience for mysticism.
So you would have no compunction about stepping all over the sacred grounds of another religion? That’s a bit unkind. You don’t have to be a believer to respect the ways of others. And US history there has been unkind to the natives to say the least. And orbit never runs out of space for telescopes.
Maybe you are unfamiliar with how we got that territory?
BTW never heard of that subset of Islam. Thanks for that link.
re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth
My Kruggerand is worth more now.
LOL!
How about those Goldline Beck fans that paid $2200 for gold at $1800? Fleeced rubes.
How can Merrick Garland not be from Texas with a name like that?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 16, 2016
re: #177 Backwoods_Sleuth
My Kruggerand is worth more now.
LOL!
More vintage watches to the melters. :-(
re: #178 Great White Snark
So you would have no compunction about stepping all over the sacred grounds of another religion? That’s a bit unkind. You don’t have to be a believer to respect the ways of others. And US history there has been unkind to the natives to say the least. And orbit never runs out of space for telescopes.
Maybe you are unfamiliar with how we got that territory?
Yes, an arbitrarily defined “sacred space” - which is not something man-made (like, say, a church) but merely something man-defined (a “holy” mountain) should not take precedence over important secular goals. The place was not chosen arbitrarily, it is one of the few places on Earth where such a telescope can be mounted. So I hope it will eventually be erected, religious feelings notwithstanding.
re: #179 Great White Snark
How about those Goldline Beck fans that paid $2200 for gold at $1800? Fleeced rubes.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!
When gold was $1800, I got into an argument on a watch forum with someone who said it was a good time to buy. He didn’t like when I pointed out that everyone wants to be the guy who SELLS at the peak, and nobody wants to be the guy who BUYS then. Or when I pointed out there was objectively no reason for it to keep going up.
re: #179 Great White Snark
How about those Goldline Beck fans that paid $2200 for gold at $1800? Fleeced rubes.
indeed!
My Kruggerand didn’t cost me a penny.
re: #178 Great White Snark
They went overboard in the 900s, and got pushed back. They had a little inquisition against the more mystical forms of Islam.
It is getting a revival now, especially in the US.
Here is one more “sacred space”: Mount Athos, where women are officially forbidden to enter.
Image: Athos_grenze_frangokastro_01.jpg
Respect that.
re: #182 Nyet
Yes, an arbitrarily defined “sacred space” - which is not something man-made (like, say, a church) but merely something man-defined (a “holy” mountain) should not take precedence over important secular goals. The place was not chosen arbitrarily, it is one of the few places on Earth where such a telescope can be mounted. So I hope it will eventually be erected, religious feelings notwithstanding.
Malheur is a sacred space to the Piute.
But it doesn’t have something man-made, like a church.
re: #182 Nyet
I’m hoping the science starts to keep the “cleanup upon removal” promises, opening some credibility to negotiate with the locals. And if the law says due process was violated, well a re do of the process would be in order. Science need not be an “eminent domain” bad neighbor.
For those unaware here is a link to one view of the history
My socialist subway awaits my $1.75 fare for my ride home. I’ll log back in after I’m back up from the concrete underworld.
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I just reloaded, Charles. All clear.
In other news: As if things aren’t fucked up enough…
Dennis Miller, of all people, put up a post on Facebook. In it, he describes how Clinton has X number of delegates and X number of superdelegates, and Bernie has Y number of each. Then he makes the astounding claim that if it were reversed and Bernie had Hillary’s superdelegates, he’d be in the lead!
And he ends with ‘They’re going to ram her down your throats, young people. Don’t fall for it. Rise up.’
Grade A rat-fuckery, right there. And the Berniebros on my timeline are eating it up like fuckin’ groceries. As if we need that asshole stirring the shit.
re: #189 Great White Snark
I’m hoping the science starts to keep the “cleanup upon removal” promises, opening some credibility to negotiate with the locals. And if the law says due process was violated, well a re do of the process would be in order. Science need not be an “eminent domain” bad neighbor.
For those unaware here is a link to one view of the history
There is nothing to suggest that there was any foul play on the part of scientists in this case. If anything was violated, it was the BLNR’s fault.
re: #191 makeitstop
I just reloaded, Charles. All clear.
In other news: As if things aren’t fucked up enough…
Dennis Miller, of all people, put up a post on Facebook. In it, he describes how Clinton has X number of delegates and X number of superdelegates, and Bernie has Y number of each. Then he makes the astounding claim that if it were reversed and Bernie had Hillary’s superdelegates, he’d be in the lead!
And he ends with ‘They’re going to ram her down your throats, young people. Don’t fall for it. Rise up.’
Grade A rat-fuckery, right there. And the Berniebros on my timeline are eating it up like fuckin’ groceries. As if we need that asshole stirring the shit.
Wait - what? So, if the positions of the two were reversed, Bernie would be leading? No shit, Sherlock.
re: #35 Franklin
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This just doesn’t pass the sniff test at all.
If the Democrats win, President Obama would withdraw and defer to Clinton or Sanders. Unless Clinton/Sanders requested it move forward without delay.
If the Republicans win, they wouldn’t install him to the SCOTUS in a lame duck session.
Good old National RePublicAn Radio. They never saw pro GOP spin they didn’t like.
Cruz says he has a path to victory over Trump, but he needs help soon
gee ted, this is where you cash in all those ‘fuck you’s’ you delivered to everybody over a lifetime
re: #182 Nyet
Yes, an arbitrarily defined “sacred space” - which is not something man-made (like, say, a church) but merely something man-defined (a “holy” mountain) should not take precedence over important secular goals. The place was not chosen arbitrarily, it is one of the few places on Earth where such a telescope can be mounted. So I hope it will eventually be erected, religious feelings notwithstanding.
Such things can be properly managed, though it takes time, goodwill and mutual respect. We often ran into the sacred doing University of Kentucky archaeology. (It helped that our department head was Cherokee.) You can put a telescope on a sacred mountain if everyone agrees the telescope is sacred.
re: #193 Blind Frog Belly White
Wait - what? So, if the positions of the two were reversed, Bernie would be leading? No shit, Sherlock.
I know. Quite the revelation.
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You know what, I’m tired of the bitching about the Superdelegates. Bernie isn’t some outsider. He in fact entered Congress when Clinton was still Arkansas’s First Lady. He’s had plenty of time to build up relationships and bridges with his Democratic colleagues. If they’re endorsing Clinton in larger numbers than they were her versus Obama eight years ago that they know who they feel they work better with. And honestly if Sanders had more Congressional and Gubertorial endorsements, they wouldn’t be complaining. For all the talk about how the “elites” at the DNC are trying to subvert the will of the people, the vast majority of registered Democrats haev preferred Clinton. Now I differ from some of my fellow Lizards in the sense that I don’t want closed primaries but at the same time, this has to be acknowledged but instead we have to deal with math that shows that yeah Bernie could still win the nomination. Yes, he could. Just as I could still win the lottery but neither are likely.
re: #197 Decatur Deb
Kennewick Man also comes to mind.
re: #189 Great White Snark
I’m hoping the science starts to keep the “cleanup upon removal” promises, opening some credibility to negotiate with the locals. And if the law says due process was violated, well a re do of the process would be in order. Science need not be an “eminent domain” bad neighbor.
For those unaware here is a link to one view of the history
One quibble - it’s not “Science” failing to clean up after itself. It’s the institution - university or whatever - under whose name the research is done. Lord knows they collect enough in Overhead on the grants.
re: #196 Nyet
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I was hoping he would redistribute his humor because he’s not funny. Just an arrogant asshole desperate to still be relevant in the strange world of wingnut comedy.
re: #187 Nyet
Here is one more “sacred space”: Mount Athos, where women are officially forbidden to enter.
Image: Athos_grenze_frangokastro_01.jpg
Respect that.
Does the fact that I wanted to go there, couldn’t, and went to Turkey instead mean that their Christian patriarchal principals could have turned me Muslim?
They wouldn’t care anyway.
OMG
The East Village may change, but Moishe’s — look at those hamantaschen! — remains the same https://t.co/hMWm6e6vf8 pic.twitter.com/M26FYvTIKk
— NYT Metro Desk (@NYTMetro) March 16, 2016
Bernie is a crusty old white male career politician who during his long political career has received praise from NRA, voted against the Brady bill five times, voted for the crime bill he condemned, voted for radioactive waste disposal in a poor Latino community, has a weird record on immigration, has a proud NRA member and a proud Obama-basher as his surrogates.
Also, a progressive icon.
re: #201 Nyet
Kennewick Man also comes to mind.
You can also do it badly. A salvage archaeologist at Uof L was famously sued and cursed one day by an activist shaman/lawyer.
re: #206 Nyet
Bernie is a crusty old white male career politician who during his long political career has received praise from NRA, voted against the Brady bill five times, voted for the crime bill he condemned, voted for radioactive waste disposal in a poor Latino community, has a weird record on immigration, has a proud NRA member and a proud Obama-basher as his surrogates.
Also, a progressive icon.
Well when you put it that way, don’t blame me, I voted for Stein. //
re: #208 HappyWarrior
Well when you put it that way, don’t blame me, I voted for Stein. //
There are folks who think Stein is a sellout centrist.
Should Merrick Garland be nominated again by the next president, I would be happy to carefully consider his nomination… #SCOTUS
— Senator Pat Toomey (@SenToomey) March 16, 2016
How in hell does this make ANY sense other than simply obstructionism? https://t.co/ge3mDyiATj
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 16, 2016
re: #206 Nyet
Bernie is a crusty old white male career politician who during his long political career has received praise from NRA, voted against the Brady bill five times, voted for the crime bill he condemned, voted for radioactive waste disposal in a poor Latino community, has a weird record on immigration, has a proud NRA member and a proud Obama-basher as his surrogates.
Also, a progressive icon.
Plus he wants to destroy the Democratic Party (after it’s not longer useful to him).
Makes me wonder how that makes him different from a Republican. I also heard Rove and Koch Brothers were running ads for him.
Does he know what his nickname is over here? LOL.
The #TrumpTrain threat that conservatives must join or be run over is reminiscent of a particular cartoon character. pic.twitter.com/GPjTCoXihP
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 16, 2016
re: #209 Nyet
There are folks who think Stein is a sellout centrist.
I’d love to read their musings but I’m not shocked at all.
Does Obama have any real-political options re: the course of the nomination?
What can one do when one branch of govt refuses to fulfill its constitutional duty?
Night Lizards. I came, I lurked and occasionally posted. But time to call it a night. May the Deity of your choice smile down upon you and yours.
Well, it’s something at least…
three deputies were demoted and suspended without pay for five days. Two other deputies were suspended for three days without pay, and all five were put on probation for 12 months
5 sheriff’s deputies disciplined for actions at Trump rally in North Carolina: https://t.co/pJ8k1p6WkP pic.twitter.com/48qVRx1bLA
— ABC News (@ABC) March 16, 2016
re: #214 Nyet
Does Obama have any real-political options re: the course of the nomination?
What can one do when one branch of govt refuses to fulfill its constitutional duty?
Get a new Senate. We’re working on it.
re: #210 The Vicious Babushka
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Such a dishonest load of shit. Oh and Pat, you’re not going to be here for that since Pennsylvanians aren’t going to fall for your shit.
No question in my mind that Sen. McConnell will cave, and President Obama will fill this vacancy this year. pic.twitter.com/p2KBysDJTj
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) March 16, 2016
Senator Harry Reid (D-Ontgiveafuck), ladies and gentlemen.
re: #166 Charles Johnson
Could you folks who saw the malware warning please reload this page and let me know if it shows up again? I haven’t been able to make it appear on this end, so I need you folks to test it if you would be so kind.
I’m good!
re: #210 The Vicious Babushka
Pat “Tumor” Toomey is a pimple on the ass of a whore house monkey.
Should Merrick Garland be nominated again by the next president, I would be happy to carefully consider his nomination… #SCOTUS
— Senator Pat Toomey (@SenToomey) March 16, 2016
re: #218 HappyWarrior
Unfortunately, Toomey is leading and favoured to win. :/
re: #223 Ziggy_TARDIS
Unfortunately, Toomey is leading and favoured to win. :/
I think it’ll be close but the Dems will get the seat back. The blocking of the seat is very unpopular with Pennsylvanians and besides Toomey is aright wing kook.
re: #223 Ziggy_TARDIS
Unfortunately, Toomey is leading and favoured to win. :/
Well shit. Blue states have got to stop electing Republican Senators.
re: #225 EPR-radar
Well shit. Blue states have got to stop electing Republican Senators.
And Kentucky has to stop electing Libertarians and assholes.
There is no Democratic nominee in PA yet by the way. I’ll be very interested in seeing who they choose I think the seat can be regained with the right candidate.
TRUMPS OF THE DAMNED pic.twitter.com/NoQslUvund
— Gus Establishment™ (@Gus_802) March 16, 2016
Anonymous declares ‘Total War’ on Donald Trumphttps://t.co/hnowiEoT8k
He’s already in his first war and he hasn’t even been elected yet! https://t.co/WnKuCHDJc6
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 16, 2016
OT, but amusing. It turns out there’s an even better way to mock the RNC chair than by disemvoweling his name to arrive at RNC PR BS.
‘Reince Preibus’ really does sound like language that would be used in a treatment plan for a loathsome condition.
For example: “If sores worse, Reince your Preibus thoroughly with a mixture of brine and turpentine.”
Did you guys see that the names of some of Trump’s delegates may have cost him some in Illinois? That’s hilarious. Serves them right for being bigoted assholes.
are there no adults supervising these eejits in Texas?
RETWEET to congratulate Merrick Garland on becoming Obama’s personal political puppet! #SCOTUSnominee pic.twitter.com/6Zpup5ksfn
— Texas GOP (@TexasGOP) March 16, 2016
re: #231 EPR-radar
OT, but amusing. It turns out there’s an even better way to mock the RNC chair than by disemvoweling his name to arrive at RNC PR BS.
‘Reince Preibus’ really does sound like language that would be used in a treatment plan for a loathsome condition.
For example: “If sores worse, Reince your Preibus thoroughly with a mixture of brine and turpentine.”
Welll played.
re: #233 Backwoods_Sleuth
are there no adults supervising these eejits in exas?
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re: #231 EPR-radar
OT, but amusing. It turns out there’s an even better way to mock the RNC chair than by disemvoweling his name to arrive at RNC PR BS.
‘Reince Preibus’ really does sound like language that would be used in a treatment plan for a loathsome condition.
For example: “If sores worse, Reince your Preibus thoroughly with a mixture of brine and turpentine.”
Rinsed Pubis.
re: #227 HappyWarrior
There is no Democratic nominee in PA yet by the way. I’ll be very interested in seeing who they choose I think the seat can be regained with the right candidate.
Primary is Apr. 26th
Dem candidates:
Joe Sestak - Former U.S. Rep.
Ed Pawlowski - Allentown Mayor
Kathleen “Katie” McGinty - Former chief of staff to Gov
John Fetterman - Braddock Mayor
re: #238 FormerDirtDart
Primary is Apr. 26th
Dem candidates:
Joe Sestak - Former U.S. Rep.
Ed Pawlowski - Allentown Mayor
Kathleen “Katie” McGinty - Former chief of staff to Gov
John Fetterman - Braddock Mayor
Who would be favorite? I’ve read about Fetterman before. Seems like an interesting guy.
re: #239 HappyWarrior
I think I have seen polls with Sestak winning.
re: #240 Ziggy_TARDIS
I think I have seen polls with Sestak winning.
Yeah makes sense. He’d be the most well known having ran last time. I hope it’s not another Martha Coakley like thing but that election was so weird with Specter having switched to become a Democrat.
re: #231 EPR-radar
OT, but amusing. It turns out there’s an even better way to mock the RNC chair than by disemvoweling his name to arrive at RNC PR BS.
‘Reince Preibus’ really does sound like language that would be used in a treatment plan for a loathsome condition.
For example: “If sores worse, Reince your Preibus thoroughly with a mixture of brine and turpentine.”
“that’s funny - i allus use it to wrench mah monkey!”
Bitter Irony is when a Congress with an <11% approval rating declares with a straight face they want the people to have a voice
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 16, 2016
re: #245 Backwoods_Sleuth
Hmm, a tweet embedding error.
Charles, why are ads like this popping up on the right sidebar?
re: #202 Blind Frog Belly White
One quibble - it’s not “Science” failing to clean up after itself. It’s the institution - university or whatever - under whose name the research is done. Lord knows they collect enough in Overhead on the grants.
Fair point.
re: #232 HappyWarrior
Did you guys see that the names of some of Trump’s delegates may have cost him some in Illinois? That’s hilarious. Serves them right for being bigoted assholes.
No…..??
re: #249 Backwoods_Sleuth
yes, very odd.
screenshot:
clearly, congress shouldnt pass any more bills until the people have been allowed to speak
re: #109 Great White Snark
Why was help lavished (if late) in Los Angeles at the gas leak area and largely denied Flint?
Someone else might have answered this already, but it might have something to do with the fact the CA Secretary of State and his family live in Porter Ranch. Or not. But it couldn’t have hurt.
re: #250 Stanley Sea
No…..??
Racist voters cost Trump two Illinois delegates with ‘foreign’ sounding names
In the 6th Congressional District outside Chicago, two Trump delegates named Paul Minch and Barbara Kois won with more than 35,000 votes each.
A third Trump delegate candidate, Nabi Fakroddin, received just 30,639 votes - which allowed Pat Brady, a Kasich delegate and former state party chairman, to move past him and take the RNC slot.
In the 13th District, a Trump delegate Doug Hartmann won nearly 32,000 votes and two Cruz delegates won nearly 31,000 votes to claim the next two slots.
Raja Sadia, a Trump delegate, garnered just over 24,000 votes.
re: #249 Backwoods_Sleuth
yes, very odd.
screenshot:
I’ve been banging on low congressional ratings for a couple years. It does not seem to matter to any single one of them. And the poll ratings have been at their lowest since the GOP took over congress in 2010 and built it up even more in 2014.
Why? No better example of congressional district gerrymandering. When faced with a national viewpoint everyone hates the Republicans but the locals that elected their Republican Rep are just fine with them. It makes no sense, but this is America where too often politics makes no sense.
Driving home from skiing today and who do I hear on NPR but Erick Son of Erick talking about conservative Republicans forming a third party.
Hey NPR, you let this dude speak on your network. Shame on you.
The nation loses the only goat fucking child molester to ever serve on the Supreme Court in David Souter’s retirement.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 1, 2009
Where does Donald Trump get his “facts” from? https://t.co/N4iB1MmkhO pic.twitter.com/FmOjHN7iWE
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 17, 2016
re: #233 Backwoods_Sleuth
are there no adults supervising these eejits in Texas?
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I can’t even… I was downstairs about five minutes ago watching the video you posted where Kasich says President Obama shouldn’t nominate anyone for SCOTUS because he’s such a divider and by nominating someone he’s just going to make everyone (meaning wingnuts) angry.
SEE?? It’s all his fault. It he would just not do anything unless the old white GOP guys give him permission & approve of it, then he wouldn’t be so damned divisive. Classic DARVO. I just…
re: #258 CuriousLurker
I can’t even… I was downstairs about five minutes ago watching the video you posted where Kasich says President Obama shouldn’t nominate anyone for SCOTUS because he’s such a divider and by nominating someone he’s just going to make everyone (meaning wingnuts) angry.
SEE?? It’s all his fault. It he would just not do anything unless the old white GOP guys give him permission & approve of it, then he wouldn’t be so damned divisive. Classic DARVO. I just…
Obama is a divider, because I don’t like him!
Man who murdered 6 people in Kalamazoo sues Uber because The Devil
Is this a great country or what? https://t.co/EL5ut4Iohc— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 17, 2016
re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth
Racist voters cost Trump two Illinois delegates with ‘foreign’ sounding names
Well, other than the chick with the 88 tat, this is pretty obvious.
re: #258 CuriousLurker
The Republican party is a party of gutless wonders. They didn’t want Obama to make a SCOTUS nomination because they are afraid their obstruction of a perfectly reasonable nominee might make them look bad.
re: #260 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Kalamazoo shooter files handwritten federal lawsuit for $10M against @Uber from jail https://t.co/yigqTH81HS pic.twitter.com/lJKGnWFQjJ
— The Detroit News (@detroitnews) March 16, 2016
re: #253 teleskiguy
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Um, I up-dinged that then neutralized it with a down-ding. It’ s good political ad, but you need to check where stuff is coming from—the guy whose YouTube channel you got that from is using an ugly antisemitic caricature & nic. Ugh. Maybe you can find it elsewhere and change it.
And millions of waterheads across the fruited plain eat this shit up.
Is this what we want for a President?
re: #210 The Vicious Babushka
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Pat Toomey and wise in the same sentence just does not compute.
re: #247 electrotek
I assume you’re objecting to that “Islam banned” item - I just sent in the request to keep that site out of the “LGF Partners” ads.
re: #267 Charles Johnson
I assume you’re objecting to that “Islam banned” item - I just sent in the request to keep that site out of the “LGF Partners” ads.
Read my mind there my man. The site it aggregated was “usherald.com”
.@SenToomey The American people did have a direct voice when THEY ELECTED OBAMA TWICE. Can you hear me now?
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 17, 2016
re: #269 Dr. Matt
I think Senator Toomey should shut up, because the people will decide this November whether or not to keep this idiot in office.
re: #269 Dr. Matt
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I thought Toomey liked the Constitution which expressly states the Pres. and Senate have that responsibility?
re: #253 teleskiguy
P.S. According to CNN it’s from an anti-Trump Republican PAC.
Here’s a link to a copy of it on the PAC’s YouTube channel if you want to replace yours before the editing window expires.
re: #270 calochortus
“Comes now…”
Head? Desk.
Pinheads are mightily impressed by archaic legalese like “Comes now”.
A pro-se filing that starts with that turd is pretty much guaranteed to be a total train wreck. This clown is trying to sue Uber over things that were never part of the deal.
re: #253 teleskiguy
What I find fascinating:
How is Trump different from the anti-feminist shit reeled out by Breitbart or the moldier portions of FOX? Or the casual “nice tits” sexism of Rush Limbaugh? Or Phyllis Schafly’s lifelong devotion to discounting every other woman?
I mean, this is why the “Our Values” PAC is a fucking joke. They keep having to pretend that Trump is something new, when the paper trail is so vast. They built the culture, and now they’re deploring the people who fully accepted the reality they constructed.
I really hate these shitspammers who spam like 1000 identical Tweets from different spambot Twitter accounts all in one dump. Fuck them hard.
re: #254 Backwoods_Sleuth
Racist voters cost Trump two Illinois delegates with ‘foreign’ sounding names
I was amused by that.
re: #273 CuriousLurker
Oh my. Thanks. I’ve made the change.
re: #263 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Actually, he appears to be asking for $10 Million Million, which is over half of GDP. I’m gonna guess he miss-scrawled that.
Open note to Bernie Sanders. Where you can’t win, you can still persuade. Keep at it.
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) March 17, 2016
Extreme Berner is extremely nutz:
#StillSanders b/c of the free will option. NOT going to have an #AIPAC owned #Israel loving, corporate donor fawning, fossil fuel candidate.
— Beth Houston (@MacBethSpeaks) March 16, 2016
re: #275 The Ghost of a Cunning Plan
What I find fascinating:
How is Trump different from the anti-feminist shit reeled out by Breitbart or the moldier portions of FOX? Or the casual “nice tits” sexism of Rush Limbaugh? Or Phyllis Schafly’s lifelong devotion to discounting every other woman?
I mean, this is why the “Our Values” PAC is a fucking joke. They keep having to pretend that Trump is something new, when the paper trail is so vast. They built the culture, and now they’re deploring the people who fully accepted the reality they constructed.
Exactly.
re: #279 Blind Frog Belly White
Actually, he appears to be asking for $10 Million Million, which is over half of GDP. I’m gonna guess he miss-scrawled that.
I noticed that. :D
re: #275 The Ghost of a Cunning Plan
What I find fascinating:
How is Trump different from the anti-feminist shit reeled out by Breitbart or the moldier portions of FOX? Or the casual “nice tits” sexism of Rush Limbaugh? Or Phyllis Schafly’s lifelong devotion to discounting every other woman?
I mean, this is why the “Our Values” PAC is a fucking joke. They keep having to pretend that Trump is something new, when the paper trail is so vast. They built the culture, and now they’re deploring the people who fully accepted the reality they constructed.
Absolutely. Trumpism is an organic part of the republican party. A coup at the 2016 convention to put in a different nominee would be much like lancing a single bubo on a plague patient and pronouncing him cured.
re: #263 Backwoods_Sleuth
Oh noez!!! Not invited to the corporate parties?
First pass on taxes completed.
I remind myself that the reason they get to be so complicated is because we are so fortunate.
re: #286 teleskiguy
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I saw that the other day. it really showed how rightfully frightened many Republicans during that time were by Goldwater. I can’t help but to wonder if this man is still alive and if he’s still a Republican today.
re: #287 klys (maker of Silmarils)
First pass on taxes completed.
I remind myself that the reason they get to be so complicated is because we are so fortunate.
That is an excellent point rarely made.
re: #269 Dr. Matt
Where in the Constitution does it say the people have a voice in the nomination of justices for the Supreme Court?
I’ll wait.
Every frickin’ GOPer who makes this idiotic statement has pulled this nonsense out of thin air. [And that includes Toomey, McCain, Ryan, etc.]
There is nothing in the Constitution about giving the people a say.
The president is the only person who nominates for the Supreme Court. There are no limitations or constraints on when the President can nominate. He can nominate on his last day in office or his first - and every day in between. He can be the lame duck or in year 10 of 12 years.
The Senate’s job is to advice and consent.
The GOP has turned that into prevent and obstruct, and that is an unforgiveable choice. It exposes the GOP as being for nothing more than obstructionism. They have no interest in governing or following the Constitution. Refusing even hearings is the giveaway.
Heck, Kasich came out and stated that if it was any other president nominating Merrick that the GOP would consider.
.@JohnKasich: Other presidents can nominate #SCOTUS justice in last year, just not THIS president #SCOTUSnominee https://t.co/TWkih1j8JP
— American Bridge (@American_Bridge) March 16, 2016
That’s the so-called moderate. He’s anything but.
re: #288 HappyWarrior
I can’t help but to wonder if this man is still alive and if he’s still a Republican today.
Judging by the on-camera tobacco smoking, probably not.
re: #289 Great White Snark
That is an excellent point rarely made.
It sucks and I absolutely get why people want to see things simplified. But that perspective is something I have to remember and I remind myself of when I want to pull my hair out over it.
re: #290 lawhawk
Where in the Constitution does it say the people have a voice in the nomination of justices for the Supreme Court?
I’ll wait.
Every frickin’ GOPer who makes this idiotic statement has pulled this nonsense out of thin air.
There is nothing in the Constitution about giving the people a say.
The president is the only person who nominates for the Supreme Court. There are no limitations or constraints on when the President can nominate. He can nominate on his last day in office or his first - and every day in between. He can be the lame duck or in year 10 of 12 years.
The Senate’s job is to advice and consent.
The GOP has turned that into prevent and obstruct, and that is an unforgiveable choice. It exposes the GOP as being for nothing more than obstructionism. They have no interest in governing or following the Constitution. Refusing even hearings is the giveaway.
Heck, Kasich came out and stated that if it was any other president nominating Merrick that the GOP would consider.
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That’s the so-called moderate. He’s anything but.
Kasich is a weasel. Brings up how ACA had no Republican voters but doesn’t tell the audience that ACA was basically the Republican response to Clintoncare when John was in Congress. He also ignores that President Obama has been actually quite restrained in his use of executive orders and a lot of has come in direct response to Johnny’s party being a bunch of dicks.
re: #290 lawhawk
Where in the Constitution does it say the people have a voice in the nomination of justices for the Supreme Court?
I’ll wait.
Every frickin’ GOPer who makes this idiotic statement has pulled this nonsense out of thin air.
There is nothing in the Constitution about giving the people a say.
The president is the only person who nominates for the Supreme Court. There are no limitations or constraints on when the President can nominate. He can nominate on his last day in office or his first - and every day in between. He can be the lame duck or in year 10 of 12 years.
The Senate’s job is to advice and consent.
The GOP has turned that into prevent and obstruct, and that is an unforgiveable choice. It exposes the GOP as being for nothing more than obstructionism. They have no interest in governing or following the Constitution. Refusing even hearings is the giveaway.
Heck, Kasich came out and stated that if it was any other president nominating Merrick that the GOP would consider.
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That’s the so-called moderate. He’s anything but.
It’s all horseshit. The same people who are crying ‘Give the people a voice!’ are the ones who say, “It’s not a democracy!” and would be happy to repeal the 17th Amendment to take the people’s voice away.
re: #274 EPR-radar
Pinheads are mightily impressed by archaic legalese like “Comes now”.
A pro-se filing that starts with that turd is pretty much guaranteed to be a total train wreck. This clown is trying to sue Uber over things that were never part of the deal.
He seems to mostly just be whining.
re: #292 klys (maker of Silmarils)
It sucks and I absolutely get why people want to see things simplified. But that perspective is something I have to remember and I remind myself of when I want to pull my hair out over it.
Which is exactly why we go to an accountant, even though we hardly need to anymore. It’s a one-hour appointment, he asks questions, we ask questions, and then it’s done.
re: #274 EPR-radar
Pinheads are mightily impressed by archaic legalese like “Comes now”.
A pro-se filing that starts with that turd is pretty much guaranteed to be a total train wreck. This clown is trying to sue Uber over things that were never part of the deal.
As terrible as I think that Uber (and Lyft) are, in regards to exploiting their non-employees and running roughshod over regulations simply because “it’s over the Internet”, I seriously doubt selling one’s soul to Satan is part of the deal.
re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth
Extreme Berner is extremely nutz:
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I see the antisemitism is now gushing forth abundantly from the left/right moronic convergence zone now. I don’t like AIPAC because of it’s financial ties to parts of the Islamophobia network, but the AIPAC-owned Israel-loving description gives of a whole other vibe.
re: #274 EPR-radar
Pinheads are mightily impressed by archaic legalese like “Comes now”.
A pro-se filing that starts with that turd is pretty much guaranteed to be a total train wreck. This clown is trying to sue Uber over things that were never part of the deal.
I like the graphic:
.@TGowdySC They VOTED. Congrats you’re an idiot. pic.twitter.com/5JfAvywMTU
— Ron Loren PittsTM (@RonLPitts) March 17, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump thinks the American people are all suckers. Donald Trump gave $5K to @ProtectWinters in ‘14 https://t.co/Oyqb8ZfWpU
— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) March 17, 2016
In 2014, tax records show, the Donald J. Trump Foundation gave $5,000 to an Olympic snowboarder’s climate change advocacy group, even though Trump has repeatedly called climate change a “hoax” and has said it would not be a big priority for him if he succeeds in his bid to become the next U.S. president.
Trump’s $5,000 donation to Protect Our Winters - a nonprofit that mobilizes skiers and snowboarders on the issue - is a surprising entry in the tax forms of the Republican businessman’s nonprofit foundation.
re: #299 TedStriker
As terrible as I think that Uber (and Lyft) are, in regards to exploiting their non-employees and running roughshod over regulations simply because “it’s over the Internet”, I seriously doubt selling one’s soul to Satan is part of the deal.
Agreed. I despise Uber and its ilk because they do exploit the hell out of their contractors, but those causes for action are a total joke. Selling one’s soul to Satan is no more ridiculous as a legal claim than bitching about not being reimbursed for damage caused by potholes.
The whole point of Uber’s business model is for the drivers to eat the per mile cost of their driving, often without the drivers realizing it.
re: #297 Skip Intro
Awesome. Where did you get those images? That’s definitely worth a post as a followup to this article:
Well over 3000 social media shares on that one.
re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth
Extreme Berner is extremely nutz:
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“Israel loving”
Bernie Sanders fan.
Hmmmmm
re: #299 TedStriker
As terrible as I think that Uber (and Lyft) are, in regards to exploiting their non-employees and running roughshod over regulations simply because “it’s over the Internet”, I seriously doubt selling one’s soul to Satan is part of the deal.
Oh it is. I saw the $1.25 charge for soul searching on my last bill. ///
Goat of the Mountain chuckles to himself #2016MMM #ThisIsHowWeDoWhereWeFrom pic.twitter.com/kx7SDrWaMD
— Katie Hinde (@Mammals_Suck) March 17, 2016
re: #233 Backwoods_Sleuth
are there no adults supervising these eejits in Texas?
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@TexasGOP Did your babysitter let you post this or did she fall asleep.
— jim (@jlcoffeecup) March 17, 2016
Must take laundry out of the dryer and then start dinner, so it is time to get my overprivileged rear out of the chair.
BBL
re: #315 Tigger2
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@Reince @TexasGOP Now is the time for the Senate to do it’s job as described in that beloved constitution
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) March 17, 2016
Sanders camp now arguing that state laws binding dels can’t be enforced. Not sure of the law, but not an argument you want to have to make
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) March 16, 2016
AP: Frank Sinatra Jr. has died at 72 https://t.co/iCmB8aOV71
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 17, 2016
re: #319 Backwoods_Sleuth
RIP Mr Sinatra Jr.
re: #318 Backwoods_Sleuth
.@zekejmiller As auto delegate I got pro Sanders petitions re respecting popular vote. or else. Now he wants 2 steal pledged delegates?
— Kathy Sullivan (@NHKathySullivan) March 16, 2016
re: #321 Belafon
If you’re making arguments about trying to poach rightfully elected Clinton delegates, it’s time to sit down and take stock.
— Dave Sund (@davesund) March 16, 2016
I’m writing up this Portia Boulger story. Too good to wait on this one.
re: #322 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #317 Great White Snark
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He’s a fucking liar. Frank Murphy in 1940. Just because it’s rare doesn’t mean there’s some kind of tradition against it. Reince is just doing more bs.
re: #297 Skip Intro
Apparently Ms. Boulger is not filing pro se.
re: #318 Backwoods_Sleuth
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What the hell are they doing? I really don’t want to dislike the guy but his campaign is really grating my nerves.
re: #328 HappyWarrior
What the hell are they doing? I really don’t want to dislike the guy but his campaign is really grating my nerves.
They’re converting from denial to bargaining right now. And looking VERY CLASSY in the process.
re: #328 HappyWarrior
What the hell are they doing? I really don’t want to dislike the guy but his campaign is really grating my nerves.
The fundamental problem with socialism has always pretty much been socialists.
@ShaunKing crying outof frustration I can’t believe how many ignorant black folk who’ll view against their own interests for a criminal.😢😭😭😭
— Mimosas In Provy (@mimosasblog) March 16, 2016
@MamaB_L @mimosasblog @ShaunKing so many of us are upset tonight, but Bernie will be our next president. She is in SERIOUS trouble with FBI
— Female Bernie Fan (@ThankYouBernie) March 16, 2016
@ThankYouBernie @mimosasblog @ShaunKing I’m meditating on justice and visualizing handcuffs…
— MamaB L (@MamaB_L) March 16, 2016
@ThankYouBernie Yes, this is spiritual. People must unite on a spiritual plane, which is Bernie’s msg of love trumps hate. Justice, peace.
— MamaB L (@MamaB_L) March 16, 2016
re: #331 Nyet
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That sort of denial isn’t healthy. I’m sorry but she’s in better pace than Obama was in 2008 at this time. I really hate doing this to people I’m usually in agreement with but they’re acting childish letting their dislike of Clinton and love of Sanders get in the way of electoral reality.
Hahaha Inholfe endorsed Kasich. Ted’s fellow senators even teh wingnutty ones like Inholfe still hate him..
re: #331 Nyet
So…. “meditating on justice and visualizing handcuffs” is on the “spiritual plane” where all the Bernie love is…
Oh, I see. He’s being canonized:
@MamaB_L he is working for the Light, and Light always defeats darkness. he has this special tool no other candidate has
— Female Bernie Fan (@ThankYouBernie) March 16, 2016
re: #334 CuriousLurker
More love from the spiritual plane. You can’t make this shit up:
We will show 1% A-kissing congress how it feels to get laid off a good job, losing income and benefits, cuz they don’t listen #StillSanders
— MamaB L (@MamaB_L) March 17, 2016
re: #335 CuriousLurker
More love from the spiritual plane. You can’t make this shit up:
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Bernie’s uh been part of Congress 25 years. People who think he’s this huge outsider are mistaken. I won’t say Clinton is one but Bernie is more of an insider than people think but frankly I don’t care. I don’t care if someone’s spent their entire career in D.C as long as they’ve proven to me they understand politics and how governance works. I’d prefer that over the self fancied outsider who doesn’t have a clue about governing.
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ...
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Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ... Cheechako
They Were Desperate to Get Pregnant. Then IVF Gave Them Extra Embryos. One morning last spring, Ashley Harrolle put her 1-year-old daughter down for a nap and went to the kitchen. She pulled up her fertility clinic’s contact information. It was time to make the call. In a freezer several hundred ... Cheechako
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March FavoritesYou've seen these all already but looking back, just because. These are my favorite shots of this last month. That 1937 Zeiss Sonnar is such a gloriously wonderful bit of glass. Thanks for looking.
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
The Pandemic Cost 7 Million Lives, but Talks to Prevent a Repeat Stall In late 2021, as the world reeled from the arrival of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus, representatives of almost 200 countries met - some online, some in-person in Geneva - hoping to forestall a future worldwide ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
