Lewandowski: Trump’s Handling of Battery Allegation Shows He’ll Be Tough on Terrorism

Because he isn’t afraid to say some magic words
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Appearing on yet another one of those cookie-cutter right wing talk radio shows, Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski repeats the outright lie that Michelle Fields said she was “thrown to the ground.” Lewandowski also says the fact that Trump backed him up and helped him evade prosecution shows that he’ll be “tough on terrorism,” because he isn’t afraid to say the magic words “radical Islamic terrorism.”

And everyone knows that’s what it will really take to put a stop to this whole terrorism thing, right? This election will be known henceforth as the “Magical Thinking Election of 2016.”

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:44:42am

Yes, enabling your campaign manager to be a thug means you’re tough on terrorism.//

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S'latch  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:44:53am

Especially tough on the terror of uppity women.

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Great White Snark  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:46:16am

Next up-FAA to put Pen Detectors at all airport gates…

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:48:28am

re: #3 Great White Snark

Next up-FAA to put Pen Detectors at all airport gates…

Monitor all people with pen and paper who may ask Donald hard questions.

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:50:53am

Trump’s going to have binders full of enemies to be targeted after he enters the office.

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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:51:58am

Forcing other people to use your preferred phrase to describe something sounds an awful lot like political correctness!!!1, IMHO.

/half

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:52:01am
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Great White Snark  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:52:12am

re: #5 lawhawk

I wonder if we will make it into the first binder?

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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:53:13am
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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 18, 2016 • 11:55:05am

re: #9 Lidane

Alex Jones and Jerome Corsi predict that 90 million Americans will soon “be eliminated” unless Donald Trump saves us t.co
— Right Wing Watch

Eh, those 90 million probably aren’t True Real Conservatives anyway….

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No Country For Old Haters  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:03:16pm

re: #9 Lidane

Imagine having no critical thinking skills and mistaking Corsi and Jones for serious newsmen. Wingnuts are being terrorized by their own propaganda.

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Belafon  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:04:54pm

re: #11 No Country For Old Haters

Imagine having no critical thinking skills and mistaking Corsi and Jones for serious newsmen. Wingnuts are being terrorized by their own propaganda.

Was there ever any other goal behind this propaganda?

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FormerDirtDart  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:05:10pm
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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:05:40pm

re: #10 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Eh, those 90 million probably aren’t True Real Conservatives anyway….

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Obviously not, since the Oaf Keepers are ready for war against them all:

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Blind Frog Belly White  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:06:14pm

re: #9 Lidane

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I heard something this weekend which finally clarified why my wingnut cousin’s FB likes seem to be growing more and more extreme.

The way Facebook works, you see more of what you click on, comment on, or like. Wingnut cousin started out with some of the less extreme Wingnut blogs, then worked his way through Breitbart and now is way out on the extreme end of crazy shit. I had thought he was seeking out crazier and crazier shit, but it turns out the crazier and crazier shit was seeking HIM.

This explains a lot of the comments I see on those threads, too. The folks who hang out there have gone through this distillation process, so all they see are other people who think the fake Obama student ID is REAL! and proof that he should be impeached!!! Same thing for Benghazi, Obamacare, what have you. If you tend to only click on things you agree with, you get isolated in an ever-purer bubble of like-thinking. It’s like those folks who couldn’t understand how someone got elected, because nobody they knew voted for him - except it’s on steroids.

I should have known this, but it hadn’t percolated through my brain. Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg, for your contribution to the corrosive partisanship that characterizes American politics today. Thank you SO BLOODY MUCH.

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:06:25pm

re: #8 Great White Snark

Oh, I’m probably in that first binder.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:07:48pm

re: #15 Blind Frog Belly White

I heard something this weekend which finally clarified why my wingnut cousin’s FB likes seem to be growing more and more extreme.

The way Facebook works, you see more of what you click on, comment on, or like. Wingnut cousin started out with some of the less extreme Wingnut blogs, then worked his way through Breitbart and now is way out on the extreme end of crazy shit. I had thought he was seeking out crazier and crazier shit, but it turns out the crazier and crazier shit was seeking HIM.

This explains a lot of the comments I see on those threads, too. The folks who hang out there have gone through this distillation process, so all they see are other people who think the fake Obama student ID is REAL! and proof that he should be impeached!!! Same thing for Benghazi, Obamacare, what have you. If you tend to only click on things you agree with, you get isolated in an ever-purer bubble of like-thinking. It’s like those folks who couldn’t understand how someone got elected, because nobody they knew voted for him - except it’s on steroids.

I should have known this, but it hadn’t percolated through my brain. Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg, for your contribution to the corrosive partisanship that characterizes American politics today. Thank you SO BLOODY MUCH.

Thanks, Facebook.

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Stanley Sea  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:09:26pm
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unproven innocence  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:14:20pm

If we really wanted to know what happened, shouldn’t we be waterboarding everyone involved?

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nines09  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:16:08pm

re: #15 Blind Frog Belly White

I heard something this weekend which finally clarified why my wingnut cousin’s FB likes seem to be growing more and more extreme.

The way Facebook works, you see more of what you click on, comment on, or like. Wingnut cousin started out with some of the less extreme Wingnut blogs, then worked his way through Breitbart and now is way out on the extreme end of crazy shit. I had thought he was seeking out crazier and crazier shit, but it turns out the crazier and crazier shit was seeking HIM.

This explains a lot of the comments I see on those threads, too. The folks who hang out there have gone through this distillation process, so all they see are other people who think the fake Obama student ID is REAL! and proof that he should be impeached!!! Same thing for Benghazi, Obamacare, what have you. If you tend to only click on things you agree with, you get isolated in an ever-purer bubble of like-thinking. It’s like those folks who couldn’t understand how someone got elected, because nobody they knew voted for him - except it’s on steroids.

I should have known this, but it hadn’t percolated through my brain. Thank you, Mark Zuckerberg, for your contribution to the corrosive partisanship that characterizes American politics today. Thank you SO BLOODY MUCH.

Betcha can’t eat JUST ONE!
Trump is homicidal catnip for the sociological damaged. I must admit in my darker moments I’m conflicted sometimes when I see the 3 card monte moves thrown on the slow and gullible. Maybe I could make a large dime or two trolling those waters. Nah. I’ll keep my soul.

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:19:52pm

This is going to get stupid

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:20:21pm

re: #21 Kragar

This is going to get stupid

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Too late…

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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:20:56pm

re: #21 Kragar

This is going to get stupid

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Whiny loser stamps feet while losing.

You can’t earn my pageview, Bernie.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:25:05pm

Bernie Sanders says he has not yet read the 28 pages that are redacted from a congressional report on 9/11 that a number of lawmakers are demanding be declassified — even though he has access to the pages.

Asked in an interview on “CBS This Morning” if he should read them if he’s running to be commander-in-chief, Sanders said, “The difficulty is, you see then, if you read them, then you’re gonna ask me a question, you’re gonna say, ‘You read them, what’s in them?’ And now I can tell you honestly I have not.”

O_o

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Targetpractice  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:27:21pm

re: #21 Kragar

This is going to get stupid

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The Sanders campaign has been smacked by the FEC thrice, the third time for a donation of over $10 million that they could not account for due to the excuse of sloppy bookkeeping.

And now they have the chutzpah to accuse the Clinton campaign of violating campaign finance laws?

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nines09  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:28:10pm

re: #16 lawhawk

Oh, I’m probably in that first binder.

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I’m definitely listed. I get emails all the time from Democrat sites saying I’m one of the most active in my zip code. And I’ve never sent a dime. People with red ballcaps and bad combovers knock on my door, with a friend or two in tow……….and a waiting van….I’m outta here. /

back to work.

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:28:13pm
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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:28:37pm

re: #21 Kragar

We passed stupid a long time ago.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:29:21pm
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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:30:52pm

re: #29 Charles Johnson

2ND AMMENDMENT

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:32:50pm
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unproven innocence  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:33:26pm

re: #5 lawhawk

Trump’s going to have binders full of enemies to be targeted after he enters the office.

Binders are so 1930’s. Information technologies have advanced by several orders of magnitude since then. Shudder

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:34:59pm

re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth

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O_o

Huh.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:35:24pm

re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth

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O_o

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:35:34pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:36:49pm

Lre: #34 goddamnedfrank

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My thoughts too.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:38:25pm
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Targetpractice  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:38:48pm

re: #34 goddamnedfrank

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The man seems in every way to simply want the glory of being president, not the actual responsibility that comes with the job.

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:40:13pm

I just got my absentee ballot in the mail for the Democratic Caucus in Nebraska.

The caucus was weeks ago, and the Nebraska Democratic Party really fouled up the absentee ballots. (My wife and I went to the caucus; we requested ballots because at the time we had an appointment that changed.)

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:40:48pm

re: #24 Backwoods_Sleuth

O_o

Trying to make sense of this, failing.

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:40:53pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:41:42pm

re: #41 lawhawk

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Hate to say it but that’s some Ted Cruz like shit.

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:42:09pm

“Bernie Sanders constantly says that he wants big money out of politics, it’s one of the central pillars of his presidential campaign.

While it hasn’t been reported by any major media outlets during this election cycle, the fact is that Sanders has used campaign funds to enrich members of his family in the past.”

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:42:30pm

re: #34 goddamnedfrank

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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:42:46pm

re: #40 Fourth Football of the Apocalypse

Trying to make sense of this, failing.

I think the most generous interpretation of that is “if I read them, I would not be able to tell you what’s in them, and I’d rather be able to be completely open and honest with you about what I know.”

That’s a horrifyingly naive and alarming approach to sensitive material in general, and is completely disqualifying.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:43:16pm

re: #44 lawhawk

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Yes. Very true unfortunately.

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gwangung  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:44:10pm

re: #25 Targetpractice

The Sanders campaign has been smacked by the FEC thrice, the third time for a donation of over $10 million that they could not account for due to the excuse of sloppy bookkeeping.

And now they have the chutzpah to accuse the Clinton campaign of violating campaign finance laws?

What was that last one about????

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:45:03pm

re: #43 Kragar

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That trip to Rome wasn’t gonna just pay for itself!!!111!!!

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:45:07pm

re: #45 Testy Toad T

And if he’s president, he could order the declassification of that document, revise the classification system, etc.

There’s already talk that Obama would adjust some of the classification rules (as in the context of eliminating any trouble Hillary would be in for nonexistent violations of the classification rules as then existed with her private email server) before he leaves office.

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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:45:46pm

I can’t overstate how crazy this is. That’s a bordering-on-Wikileaks level of callous disregard for how sensitive material is handled, and it demonstrates he is completely unfit to hold the clearance in the first place.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:46:41pm

re: #45 Testy Toad T

I think the most generous interpretation of that is “if I read them, I would not be able to tell you what’s in them, and I’d rather be able to be completely open and honest with you about what I know.”

That’s a horrifyingly naive and alarming approach to sensitive material in general, and is completely disqualifying.

Because it would be so dishonest of Bernie to read the damned pages and then say “I can’t tell you” when asked about it….

good freaking grief.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:46:42pm

The fake outrage about the Clooney-Clinton fundraiser irks me too. Bernie has had fundraisers at wealthy people’s residences. It’s frustrating. The message has a lot I believe in but frankly the messager is a hypocritical jerk masquerading as someone who is above it all.

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:47:18pm
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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:47:27pm

re: #51 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because it would be so dishonest of Bernie to read the damned pages and then say “I can’t tell you” when asked about it….

good freaking grief.

He knows how that would play with his more fanatical supporters, and he’d rather pander to them than do his job. Politics as fucking usual.

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Belafon  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:48:09pm

re: #49 lawhawk

And if he’s president, he could order the declassification of that document, revise the classification system, etc.

There’s already talk that Obama would adjust some of the classification rules (as in the context of eliminating any trouble Hillary would be in for nonexistent violations of the classification rules as then existed with her private email server) before he leaves office.

It sounds like talk to me. Doesn’t sound like the kind of thing Obama does, period, and why do it if she’s not actually in trouble? That would actually just cause more focus on the issue. It’s not like Republicans haven’t issued investigations with regards to executive decisions by Democratic presidents.

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allegro  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:48:19pm

re: #45 Testy Toad T

I think the most generous interpretation of that is “if I read them, I would not be able to tell you what’s in them, and I’d rather be able to be completely open and honest with you about what I know.”

That’s a horrifyingly naive and alarming approach to sensitive material in general, and is completely disqualifying.

It also shows a rather disconcerting lack of curiosity. I would think most people would pounce on that sucker as soon as it hit the desk just to learn what was redacted and why. Must be something juicy - who could resist? So he’s an intellectually incurious odd duck or he’s lying.

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The Ghost of a Flea  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:48:28pm

re: #43 Kragar

Yeah…but that link goes through to ProgressivesToday, which is the sister site to Dim Jim’s operation. correction: it is a site run by Dim Jim Hoft.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:49:05pm

re: #54 Testy Toad T

He knows how that would play with his more fanatical supporters, and he’d rather pander to them than do his job. Politics as fucking usual.

He’s a politician who tells his supporters he’s not a typical politician, frankly those types bother me the most. I can handle Clinton because she’s aware of who she is and the system she’s part of but Bernie thinks he’s different even though he’s not.

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:49:30pm

re: #57 The Ghost of a Flea

Damn it.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:49:57pm
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CuriousLurker  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:52:07pm

re: #3 Great White Snark

Next up-FAA to put Pen Detectors at all airport gates…

Oh man, perfect timing. While looking at pigment liner pens on Amazon I ran across a “tactical pen.” I kid you not. The description nearly made me fall out of my chair LOL. Emphasis added; typos & weird capitalization left intact:

• Tactical Pen Self Defence Glass Window breaker, This product can save your life!
• Strong durable self defensive Tool quality Aviation steel inspires confidence in your time of need.
• Tactical Stealth Pen writes beautifully and is still practical for daily use.
• Click on pointed pen lid designed to stay in your hand under combat conditions.
• Black ink 0.5 Ballpoint Easy Universal Refill, This pen also comes with a 300D density Nylon pouch.

amzn.com

Maybe we can chip in and get D_F one for Christmas. Y’know in case someone tries to sneak up on him while he’s typing or filling out paperwork or something. He can go all ninja on them, “Stand back!! I’m a good guy with a pen and I’m not afraid to use it!”

Sorry Dark, but you’re the first person I thought of when I saw it and I couldn’t resist.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:53:20pm

I have to confess I found myself irked by Larry Wilmore, who I like letting Bernie push his we’re only losing because of the Deep South narrative. Bernie ignores conveniently Clinton has beaten him in many states like Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Nirth Carolina, Iowa, and Nevada that will be vital to any Democratic victory and his own wins in states like Wyoming, Akaska, Idaho, Nebraska, and Oklahoma which are equally red.

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Jenner7  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:55:19pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:55:25pm

re: #60 goddamnedfrank

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As I said that’s something Cruz would do.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:55:59pm

re: #63 Jenner7

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How awful, a political party raising money for its candidates.

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Targetpractice  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:56:48pm

At this point, it seems Weaver has just given up on any plans of winning the nomination outright and is now engaged in a scorched earth plan to win over superdelegates at the convention. And this is part of it, accusing the Clinton campaign of pilfering most or all of the money that was intended for downticket Democrats in order to feather her own nest, while lying about all the money that Bernie has raised for Democrats when he hasn’t raised a single penny for anybody but himself.

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:57:19pm

re: #62 HappyWarrior

I haven’t been much of a fan of the supporters for either Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Sanders that make the argument: Well, (candidate’s) win in (insert Red state) here doesn’t matter because the Democrats won’t take that state anyway.

I live in Nebraska: Should I have just stayed out of the caucus? After all, the conventional wisdom is that the Democrats cannot win here anyway (though in the last election we did toss a Republican representative and replaced him with a Democratic one)?

Should we only have caucuses and primaries in safely Blue states?

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wrenchwench  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:58:14pm

re: #51 Backwoods_Sleuth

Because it would be so dishonest of Bernie to read the damned pages and then say “I can’t tell you” when asked about it….

good freaking grief.

Berniebro love means never having to say, ‘I can’t tell you’.

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:59:21pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:59:39pm

re: #67 Anymouse

I haven’t been much of a fan of the supporters for either Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Sanders that make the argument: Well, (candidate’s) win in (insert Red state) here doesn’t matter because the Democrats won’t take that state anyway.

I live in Nebraska: Should I have just stayed out of the caucus? After all, the conventional wisdom is that the Democrats cannot win here anyway (though in the last election we did toss a Republican representative and replaced him with a Democratic one)?

Should we only have caucuses and primaries in safely Blue states?

I’m not dismissing Nebraska or any red state, I’m arguing that I’m annoyed that Bernie can dismiss say MS as a state that will be going GOP in the GE but ignoring that he’s won states like that too. His victories in those states matter just like Clinton’s in the Deep South.

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Amory Blaine  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:59:42pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

My wife makes peanuts taking care of the elderly in the last days of their lives. Her cousin makes bank stapling hair to rich,white bald heads.

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Belafon  Apr 18, 2016 • 12:59:54pm

re: #67 Anymouse

It’s not that the red states Sanders won don’t count; it’s that Sanders can’t argue the red states Clinton won don’t count and yet celebrate how well he did in the red states he won.

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Eventual Carrion  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:00:08pm

re: #14 Lidane

Obviously not, since the Oaf Keepers are ready for war against them all:

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Forgot N. Korea

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Testy Toad T  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:00:34pm

re: #65 HappyWarrior

How awful, a political party raising money for its candidates.

That’s been my favorite part of the campaign season, a bunch of disaffected low-information independents learning what a political party is and what it does and how it works, and especially learning that the rest of us already knew that and have no problem with it.

Or not learning, as the case may be. Sanders’ impotent bitching about independents not having some inalienable right to participate in a Democratic Party process doesn’t seem to be dying down.

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Belafon  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:01:08pm

re: #69 lawhawk

There’s a DK diary arguing that Sanders will win NY on Tuesday.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:01:09pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:01:23pm

re: #72 Belafon

It’s not that the red states Sanders won don’t count; it’s that Sanders can’t argue the red states Clinton won don’t count and yet celebrate how well he did in the red states he won.

Thank you. Sorry I wasn’t meaning to imply I think those states don’t matter. They do but Bernie cannot in good faith deride Clinton’s wins in the South while triumphing his own in other red areas of the nation.

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:02:40pm

re: #70 HappyWarrior

I’m not dismissing Nebraska or any red state, I’m arguing that I’m annoyed that Bernie can dismiss say MS as a state that will be going GOP in the GE but ignoring that he’s won states like that too. His victories in those states matter just like Clinton’s in the Deep South.

This is really a case where “both sides do it” though. Some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters have readily dismissed us in Nebraska and Wyoming (I live near the state line) just as some of Mr. Sander’s supporters have dismissed her wins in places like Alabama and Mississippi.

As far as I can tell, it is a small minority of supporters for both candidates. While I caucused for Mr. Sanders, I would proudly pull the lever for Mrs. Clinton should she win the nomination. (Hell, I would pull the lever for a tumbleweed at this point over the Dumpster fire on the R side.)

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:02:52pm

re: #74 Testy Toad T

That’s been my favorite part of the campaign season, a bunch of disaffected low-information independents learning what a political party is and what it does and how it works, and especially learning that the rest of us already knew that and have no problem with it.

Or not learning, as the case may be. Sanders’ impotent bitching about independents not having some inalienable right to participate in a Democratic Party process doesn’t seem to be dying down.

It’s difficult to explain that stuff to people like my brothers. Good guys but they don’t understand why party politics exist the way they do.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:03:14pm

re: #75 Belafon

There’s a DK diary arguing that Sanders will win NY on Tuesday.

Today’s Bernie math claims that if he gets 40% it’s a win.

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Belafon  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:04:19pm

re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth

Today’s Bernie math claims that if he gets 40% it’s a win.

I understand, but those people just don’t believe as well as the diarist does.

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Amory Blaine  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:05:47pm

re: #80 Backwoods_Sleuth

He’ll be greeted as a liberator.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:06:39pm

re: #75 Belafon

There’s a DK diary arguing that Sanders will win NY on Tuesday.

If you look hard enough you’ll probably find a DK diary claiming that kombucha cures cancer.

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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:07:22pm
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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:07:34pm

re: #79 HappyWarrior

While independent voters are an important bloc in the General Election, I am firmly against the idea of “open primaries.” Political parties are essentially clubs. Why should those outside the club have the right to choose its candidates?

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GlutenFreeJesus  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:08:42pm

I’m deleting the internet until November if Hillary doesn’t win NY by 10+. Even if it were 9.9%, Bernie will try to tout it as a victory. Just so sick of this. He needs to concede after tomorrow.

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gwangung  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:09:29pm

re: #85 Anymouse

While independent voters are an important bloc in the General Election, I am firmly against the idea of “open primaries.” Political parties are essentially clubs. Why should those outside the club have the right to choose its candidates?

Particularly, when in the process, they run roughshod over truly relevant internal business, like developing downticket candidates and developing local platforms.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:09:56pm

The famous sourdough starter!

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:10:40pm

re: #78 Anymouse

This is really a case where “both sides do it” though. Some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters have readily dismissed us in Nebraska and Wyoming (I live near the state line) just as some of Mr. Sander’s supporters have dismissed her wins in places like Alabama and Mississippi.

As far as I can tell, it is a small minority of supporters for both candidates. While I caucused for Mr. Sanders, I would proudly pull the lever for Mrs. Clinton should she win the nomination. (Hell, I would pull the lever for a tumbleweed at this point over the Dumpster fire on the R side.)

I’ve honestly seen it far more from Sanders camp than hers. But I concede andecote and reality aren’t the same thing. I have no issue with you since you clearly see the big picture here.re: #78 Anymouse

This is really a case where “both sides do it” though. Some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters have readily dismissed us in Nebraska and Wyoming (I live near the state line) just as some of Mr. Sander’s supporters have dismissed her wins in places like Alabama and Mississippi.

As far as I can tell, it is a small minority of supporters for both candidates. While I caucused for Mr. Sanders, I would proudly pull the lever for Mrs. Clinton should she win the nomination. (Hell, I would pull the lever for a tumbleweed at this point over the Dumpster fire on the R side.)

Speaking strictly andecotely I’ve seen it far more from his than hers. I don’t have a problem with Sanders supporters voting for their guy at all but I don’t want to be insulted and told my region’s Republican anyway and Clinton’s wins mean little. My big point here is Bernie can’t crap on Clinton for winning the South while he has his share of wins in Republican regions and then there are those who insult African Anerican and Hispanic American voters by saying they’re stupid.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:11:09pm

re: #84 Lidane

That sticker proves how tough Trump will be on women immigrants terrorists.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:12:49pm

For the Bernie camp—I get the feeling they’re going to need a pair to get him to the White House:

Flickr

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:12:53pm

re: #87 gwangung

Particularly, when in the process, they run roughshod over truly relevant internal business, like developing downticket candidates and developing local platforms.

Well, I managed to hold onto my seat on my city council in the last election (I beat the gun shop owner by four votes) without help from even my county Democratic Party (and I am the only Democrat holding any elected office in my county).

While Mr. Sanders is showing a lack of interest in many candidates, the problem is not just with him.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:13:15pm

re: #85 Anymouse

While independent voters are an important bloc in the General Election, I am firmly against the idea of “open primaries.” Political parties are essentially clubs. Why should those outside the club have the right to choose its candidates?

I’ve come to agree more with that as this primary has run on. They’re nominating the best fit for their party. Different animal tha a general election. Anyhow I think you and I are on the same page and you misinterpreted my comments about Bernie’s win in your state as irrelevant which wasn’t my intention and I apologize if I meant any offense. And

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EmmaAnne  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:14:23pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

Oh man, perfect timing. While looking at pigment liner pens on Amazon I ran across a “tactical pen.” I kid you not. The description nearly made me fall out of my chair LOL. Emphasis added; typos & weird capitalization left intact:

Maybe we can chip in and get D_F one for Christmas. Y’know in case someone tries to sneak up on him while he’s typing or filling out paperwork or something. He can go all ninja on them, “Stand back!! I’m a good guy with a pen and I’m not afraid to use it!”

Sorry Dark, but you’re the first person I thought of when I saw it and I couldn’t resist.

Embedded Image

Hahaha! It reminds of a scene from Agent Carter incorporating a tactical stapler.

on.aol.com

Image: tumblr_inline_nkrqpzUtPg1qjdjby.gif

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lawhawk  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:15:23pm

re: #91 CuriousLurker

A ticket on the WH tour is probably an easier ticket.

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:15:24pm

re: #93 HappyWarrior

I’ve come to agree more with that as this primary has run on. They’re nominating the best fit for their party. Different animal tha a general election. Anyhow I think you and I are on the same page and you misinterpreted my comments about Bernie’s win in your state as irrelevant which wasn’t my intention and I apologize if I meant any offense. And

No, I was just using a “magic balance fairy argument” (both sides do it), when in reality one side is doing it more (Mr. Sander’s supporters).

Fortunately, I don’t have either a Faceplace or Tweeter account, so I don’t have to read derp in my Twitter feed or Facebook page.

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Dave In Austin  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:16:42pm

If you shop at all at Whole Foods, Please don’t.

Facebook Post

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:16:44pm

re: #96 Anymouse

No, I was just using a “magic balance fairy argument” (both sides do it), when in reality one side is doing it more (Mr. Sander’s supporters).

Fortunately, I don’t have either a Faceplace or Tweeter account, so I don’t have to read derp in my Twitter feed or Facebook page.

Ah ok. I hate seeing it. My state used to be a very Republican state. Thanks to Obama it’s now purple.

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CuriousLurker  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:16:56pm

re: #94 EmmaAnne

Hahaha! It reminds of a scene from Agent Carter incorporating a tactical stapler.

on.aol.com

LOL!

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gwangung  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:17:25pm

re: #92 Anymouse

Well, I managed to hold onto my seat on my city council in the last election (I beat the gun shop owner by four votes) without help from even my county Democratic Party (and I am the only Democrat holding any elected office in my county).

While Mr. Sanders is showing a lack of interest in many candidates, the problem is not just with him.

Yes, that is quite true.

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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:19:18pm

re: #97 Dave In Austin

That sucks. The Whole Foods flagship is on my daily commute to work. I stop by there almost every morning for breakfast. :(

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Charles Johnson  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:22:13pm
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freetoken  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:23:16pm

The whole Lewandowski thing is not surprising. Drumpfskind is clearly appealing to fearful Americans in search of a strong man.

Sad, really.

Anyway, polls suggest that Drumpfskind will easily win NY tomorrow, and might even take all the delegates.

If so, he will be on the path to win the nomination come July.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:23:29pm

Oh and another thing but Bernie’s shitty record on guns wouldn’t get a pass from the progressive left if he were an establishment type so frankly that shit sucks too. Our states aren’t vaccums. A gun bought in Bernie’s Vermont can certainly be used to commit murder in Boston just as many guns bought in Virginia can and are used in murders in DC and NYC. It’s a naive attitude to just shrug it off as his state.

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Stanley Sea  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:26:48pm

re: #101 Lidane

That sucks. The Whole Foods flagship is on my daily commute to work. I stop by there almost every morning for breakfast. :(

Go speak with the manager.

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freetoken  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:26:59pm

America, 2016:

Fairview Baptist Church News

On Sunday, Dr Grady McMurtry presented a message on Evolution vs. Creation.

People’s beliefs on this determine their world views, he said. Evolutionists believe things like abortion, racism, porn, and murder are right. Creationists know they are wrong.

Evolutionists will say they don’t believe in eternal things, that man came from apes. But where did apes come from? Dr. Grady asked.

[…]

Evolution is a religion, not a science, Dr Grady said, because it takes faith in something that can’t be proven to believe it.

But science disproves evolution. He discussed the Principal of Certainty (You can know with absolute certainty something only if you know everything about it).

[…]

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:27:50pm

Virgin Island’s GOP delegate meeting turns into shouting match and alleged physical violence:
wonkette.com

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:30:26pm

re: #61 CuriousLurker

Oh man, perfect timing. While looking at pigment liner pens on Amazon I ran across a “tactical pen.” I kid you not. The description nearly made me fall out of my chair LOL. Emphasis added; typos & weird capitalization left intact:

Maybe we can chip in and get D_F one for Christmas. Y’know in case someone tries to sneak up on him while he’s typing or filling out paperwork or something. He can go all ninja on them, “Stand back!! I’m a good guy with a pen and I’m not afraid to use it!”

Sorry Dark, but you’re the first person I thought of when I saw it and I couldn’t resist.

[Embedded content]

I saw the part about “glass window breaker” and “saving your life” and I thought for a moment about how Mythbusters concluded you should always have something in your car to break the window with in case you wind up underwater. They could sell it for that…using it as a weapon is just stupid.

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Belafon  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:30:29pm

re: #106 freetoken

I didn’t know there was a Principle of Certainty.

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freetoken  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:30:56pm

re: #109 Belafon

I didn’t know there was a Principle of Certainty.

Of that you can be certain.

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Anymouse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:32:16pm

re: #110 freetoken

Of that you can be certain.

Calling Dr. Heisenberg… .

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BeachDem  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:32:16pm

Deleted because I am a day late and a dollar short—that’s what I get for doing work while reading LGF.

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:32:49pm

re: #106 freetoken

Is the Principal of Certainty related to the Dean of Surety or the Under-Secretary of Reliability?

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Kragar  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:34:21pm
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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:35:35pm

re: #105 Stanley Sea

Go speak with the manager.

Yeah, I’ll definitely be sending an email and talking to someone. That’s uncool.

My experiences at Whole Foods are fairly positive. The people are nice and I get good service. It sucks that this happened.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:36:59pm
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freetoken  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:42:52pm

538 goes into more detail than one would expect, in unpacking NY delegates destined for Drumpfskind:

fivethirtyeight.com

I still believe a split Cleveland convention will end up with a Kasich/Rubio ticket.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:44:00pm

re: #117 freetoken

538 goes into more detail than one would expect, in unpacking NY delegates destined for Drumpfskind:

fivethirtyeight.com

I still believe a split Cleveland convention will end up with a Kasich/Rubio ticket.

Please proceed, GOP…..

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Lidane  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:46:34pm

re: #117 freetoken

538 goes into more detail than one would expect, in unpacking NY delegates destined for Drumpfskind:

fivethirtyeight.com

I still believe a split Cleveland convention will end up with a Kasich/Rubio ticket.

I would break something laughing if the RNC ends with Kasich as the nominee.

I mean, it’s obvious that somebody wanted him as the nominee since they put the convention in Cleveland, but he can’t pay people to vote for him. If he walked out of a contested convention on top that would be hilarious.

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Fourth Football of the Apocalypse  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:50:39pm

re: #119 Lidane

I would break something laughing if the RNC ends with Kasich as the nominee.

I mean, it’s obvious that somebody wanted him as the nominee since they put the convention in Cleveland, but he can’t pay people to vote for him. If he walked out of a contested convention on top that would be hilarious.

The stars are aligning perfectly for Rick Santorum Mike Huckabee That Pataki Guy Luap Nor’s Son Ricky Rubio That Doctor Who Hates Healthcare.

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ObserverArt  Apr 18, 2016 • 1:56:16pm

re: #13 FormerDirtDart

CBS News
✔
‎@CBSNews

Warning: U.S. officials urge Windows PC users to uninstall QuickTime cbsn.ws

3:01 PM - 18 Apr 2016

That is good and all, but freaking Adobe After Effects uses QuickTime.

And of course, no word from Adobe about what to do.

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Dark_Falcon  Apr 18, 2016 • 2:05:51pm

re: #14 Lidane

Obviously not, since the Oaf Keepers are ready for war against them all:

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Can we just put all that under the label of Apocalyptic Stupidity?

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ObserverArt  Apr 18, 2016 • 2:13:33pm

re: #38 Targetpractice

The man seems in every way to simply want the glory of being president, not the actual responsibility that comes with the job.

And all along I thought that of Trump.

Bernie has been a complete surprise. And not in a good way.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Apr 18, 2016 • 2:14:06pm

re: #122 Dark_Falcon

Can we just put all that under the label of Apocalyptic Stupidity?

If only.

125
Sophist, Premature Anti-Trumpist  Apr 18, 2016 • 2:14:52pm

re: #73 Eventual Carrion

Forgot N. Korea Poland

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CuriousLurker  Apr 18, 2016 • 2:22:22pm

re: #121 ObserverArt

That is good and all, but freaking Adobe After Effects uses QuickTime.

And of course, no word from Adobe about what to do.

They’ve gotten really annoying since basically becoming a monopoly in their field. I especially hate the idea of being forced into Creative Cloud, which I’ve been resisting (I’m still using CS 5.5). I called them a few months ago and they said I could purchase CS 6 at the upgrade price, but only people who subscribe to CC will get updates. WTF? It’s not enough that the suite is so expensive to begin with? It feels extortionate.

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BeachDem  Apr 18, 2016 • 2:30:38pm

re: #78 Anymouse

This is really a case where “both sides do it” though. Some of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters have readily dismissed us in Nebraska and Wyoming (I live near the state line) just as some of Mr. Sander’s supporters have dismissed her wins in places like Alabama and Mississippi.

As far as I can tell, it is a small minority of supporters for both candidates. While I caucused for Mr. Sanders, I would proudly pull the lever for Mrs. Clinton should she win the nomination. (Hell, I would pull the lever for a tumbleweed at this point over the Dumpster fire on the R side.)

There may have been some dismissal on the part of Clinton fans about some of the states Bernie won, but I think it has been primarily based on the number of delegates awarded in those states to each candidate and in some cases, the small number of participants in some of the caucuses. Wrong, but not, in my mind anyway, the same as the Sanders’ team going on about low-information voters in the South, who just didn’t seem to understand what they were doing and would have voted for Bernie if they were more knowledgeable—particularly egregious, considering that the largest Dem voting blocks in the South are black.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 18, 2016 • 3:12:48pm

gotta new keyboard

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Apr 18, 2016 • 3:18:36pm

re: #14 Lidane

Ah-The same disbarred attorney who can’t practice law will defend the country from those evil people.

That’ll work well. (spit)

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gocart mozart  Apr 18, 2016 • 6:25:01pm

re: #102 Charles Johnson

I saw those at the Hartford rally, very popular among the Trumpers.


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