Today’s program from our podcasting affiliate, The Bob & Chez Show:
Literally: Pennsylvania and Rhode Island Primaries; Bernie Math; Alex Jones and His Black Friend Agree that Beyonce is Eating Baby Brains; Literally; Alex Jones is Gullible; Ted Cruz Lying About Transgender People; Ted Cruz and History; Trump Has Another Twitter Meltdown; Second Amendment Solutions; and more.
LOLWHUT
GREATEST FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH SINCE WASHINGTON’S FAREWELL ADDRESS.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 27, 2016
Wednesday, April 27: The day the GOP officially entered the “acceptance” phase pic.twitter.com/vqC7AqwYsb
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) April 27, 2016
Thanks, Josh:
The hidden genius of the Cruz outta-the-box Carly as VP pick is that Fiorina is almost as widely reviled as Cruz himself and election and polling measures has very little political appeal to speak of at all.
re: #1 The Vicious Babushka
LOLWHUT
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And some people still say that drugs don’t have adverse effects.
Trump is viewed unfavorably by 75% of women; 74% of young voters; 91% of Blacks; 81% of Latinos https://t.co/0mLjLxTiAg #p2 #AINF #TNTvote
— Stephen Gary (@kindcutesteve) April 27, 2016
re: #1 The Vicious Babushka
His incoherence is matched by your illogic @newtgingrich. He couldn’t even string together a rational thought. eg. Bomb but not bomb ISIS.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 27, 2016
I think it’s time for me to take @salon off my resume. I’m not linking to that idiotic piece, but y’all know what I’m talking about
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) April 27, 2016
I’m really torn between which is worse: Tanzanyia, or Basketball Ring.
re: #3 Testy Toad T
Only thing Fiorina and Cruz have in common is that they both lie about Planned Parenthood early and often. For Fiorina, it’s the only thing she speaks about with any regularity. Cruz went to it as a last gasp as his campaign chances sink.
Welp, my oldest son is in town and he is a Trumpster. Or maybe he is just trolling me.
re: #9 HappyWarrior
Very handsome and successful zombie nominee.
re: #7 lawhawk
Newt Gingrich: Washington elites mock Trump for mispronouncing Tanzania. They don’t get it. He said the most important word correctly: America. He gets it.
NG: Pronunciation is for ellietists.
re: #7 lawhawk
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Newt’ still angry that the House R’s replaced him with the molester I guess. Trump doesn’t get America at all.
re: #11 lawhawk
Only thing Fiorina and Cruz have in common is that they both lie about Planned Parenthood early and often. For Fiorina, it’s the only thing she speaks about with any regularity. Cruz went to it as a last gasp as his campaign chances sink.
John McCain’s great 2008 news, that all women voted for Sarah Palin, completely explains the choice.
re: #16 Testy Toad T
John McCain’s great 2008 news, that all women voted for Sarah Palin, completely explains the choice.
My dad said that when I told him about Teddy’s move.
re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth
Joan Walsh: I think it’s time for me to take Salon off my resume. I’m not linking to that idiotic piece, but y’all know what I’m talking about
I wondered why that magazine had gone downhill so much in recent months, JW is no longer there.
After a week of reports that Trump would change his tone heading into the general election, once again he’s letting his true colors show.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 27, 2016
re: #12 The Vicious Babushka
Welp, my oldest son is in town and he is a Trumpster. Or maybe he is just trolling me.
My 16 year old son trolls one of his Republican classmates, who’s a Cruz supporter, by claiming he likes Trump.
re: #20 Belafon
My 16 year old son trolls one of his Republican classmates, who’s a Cruz supporter, by claiming he likes Trump.
Remember when Trump and Cruz were buddies? Those were the days!
Washington elites mock Trump for mispronouncing Tanzania. They don’t get it. He said the most important word correctly: America. He gets it.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) April 27, 2016
re: #22 Kragar
Did Trump properly pronounce it without the leading ‘A’?
I’m half surprised he didn’t call it Tazmania.
Trump speech is pathetic in terms of understanding the role America plays in the world, how to win War on Terror, and threats we face.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016
Trump’s FP speech not conservative. It’s isolationism surrounded by disconnected thought, demonstrates lack of understanding threats we face
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016
Final thought on Trump’s foreign policy speech — Ronald Reagan must be rolling over in his grave.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 27, 2016
re: #8 Backwoods_Sleuth
Which one in particular? There have been a lot of bad ones recently, and I’m not going to scan Salon at work.
re: #25 Backwoods_Sleuth
Shit, when you’ve lost Lindsey Graham…
re: #26 Belafon
Which one in particular? There have been a lot of bad ones recently, and I’m not going to scan Salon at work.
I think it was HA Goodman’s open letter to the FBI about Hillary’s emails.
Last night, the “#womancard.” This morning, Trump said he “hasn’t recovered” from Hillary’s “shouting.” Really? pic.twitter.com/wOXffrFuN2
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 27, 2016
re: #22 Kragar
I remember the great glee conservatives took in mocking Obama for not calling Pakistan “Pack-istan.”
The most hated man in the Senate and the most hated woman in business — like, EVER — together on one ticket? It’s just too good.
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) April 27, 2016
This fucker is Governor of Texas and now you know why==>
At the VoterID trial the evidence of voters who lacked photo ID included 50,000 dead people. Don’t be fooled by critics of #VoterID. #tcot
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 26, 2016
re: #33 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #33 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s not a Dream Team, its a Nightmare Team.
burn…
If Donald Trump were a man, I don’t think he’d insult women so often. https://t.co/7rwwlcox3b
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) April 27, 2016
Trump’s debate prep @Lib_Librarian pic.twitter.com/CTbdvaFY6r
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #35 The Vicious Babushka
This fucker is Governor of Texas and now you know why==>
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Abbot is a fucking liar who cares more about what tcot thinks than governing. He’s a disgrace.
JUST IN: Ted Cruz to pick Carly Fiorina as his running mate. -@jonkarl pic.twitter.com/Y1Hil8GN1h
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 27, 2016
Officially the most unlikeable presidential ticket in US history. https://t.co/d840owjVuY @ABCPolitics @jonkarl
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #35 The Vicious Babushka
This fucker is Governor of Texas and now you know why==>
When Abbott was AG, he led an investigation into voter fraud and found….nothing.
lolwut? https://t.co/MQALZkCmfv @newtgingrich
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #35 The Vicious Babushka
This fucker is Governor of Texas and now you know why==>
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Dead people showed up to vote without photo ID?
Wow…that’s serious voter fraud.
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re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth
Dead people showed up to vote without photo ID?
Wow…that’s serious voter fraud.
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Any of those people were Ronald Reagan? Cuz he deserves to vote!
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re: #43 Belafon
When Abbott was AG, he led an investigation into voter fraud and found….nothing.
What a shock.
re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth
Dead people showed up to vote without photo ID?
Wow…that’s serious voter fraud.
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Zombies regularly need a new ID that matches their state of decay…
re: #47 Dave In Austin
Hell, Lindsey was the only one truly qualified to run….
A lot good it did him.
re: #46 The Engineer Lobuno
Any of those people were Ronald Reagan? Cuz he deserves to vote!
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So does Antonin Scalia!
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wait fuck conservatives basically actually said exactly this
Is it OK to mock Trump’s “foreign policy speech” without watching it first? It’s not like there’s any mystery about what he’ll say.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
This was a serious foreign policy speech by Trump. It is worth reading and thinking about. It will be ridiculed by Washington elites.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) April 27, 2016
re: #33 Backwoods_Sleuth
Kaili Joy Gray @KailiJoy
The most hated man in the Senate and the most hated woman in business — like, EVER — together on one ticket? It’s just too good.
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They could break off and start the Revulsion Party.
Might get a few votes from the equally disgusting.
re: #52 Charles Johnson
Mock first. You never know how many brain cells you’ll lose in the viewing.
good news for the wingnuts, maybe.
Slime mold can still learn, despite not having a brain >> https://t.co/v5oBIyy4b6 pic.twitter.com/wu93Hy4OXx
— Discovery (@Discovery) April 27, 2016
Seems that 30+ years of being a socialist, member of the DSA, working and voting for leftist causes, and the like are meaningless to Bernie Bros. No, I don’t believe the conspiracy theories about voter suppression, the GOP lies about Hillary and worse point out that Bernie has run a worse campaign than Clinton 08 was makes me a
Rockefeller Republican…
Was good for a golf clap.
I saw that image and immediately thought ‘Elvis impersonator’
Edit: ” The Lyin’ Elvis’ “
Ted Cruz to announce Carly Fiorina as vice president pick later today: sources https://t.co/TXX6X4Kc6A pic.twitter.com/9ZzAkCva12
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz picked Carly Fiorina to help him in California?
Is he aware of what Californians think about Carly Fiorina?— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
Did Trump promise you a new wife if he gets elected? @newtgingrich
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
So I was going to drop a link to this column at 538 about guaranteed income - which as a libertarian, I find rather intriguing - but then I saw this and it made me laugh:
weird that ted cruz is electing a major iran sanctions violator to be his running mate https://t.co/7BqyAfANwL
— Jeff Jarvis (@cd_hooks) April 27, 2016
Reminder: @CarlyFiorina once said @TedCruz would “say whatever he needs to get elected.” https://t.co/2KtPio5Nri pic.twitter.com/evU5IZ7XYl
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 27, 2016
Picking #Fiorina to bail out your campaign is like drilling holes in your boat to keep it from sinking
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #65 FormerDirtDart
Reminder: Carly Fiorina once said Ted Cruz would “say whatever he needs to get elected.”
And he’ll also do whatever he needs…
re: #64 jaunte
Also weird that Cruz picked someone who nearly destroyed 2 legendary tech companies and cost 1000s their jobs for their biz exp. @cd_hooks
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) April 27, 2016
re: #65 FormerDirtDart
Agreed! pic.twitter.com/biyldP3CIw
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 27, 2016
re: #16 Testy Toad T
John McCain’s great 2008 news, that all women voted for Sarah Palin, completely explains the choice.
Yeah, the “any vagina will do” theory of politics. Worked well for McCain. Will work as well for Cruz.
Cruz/Fiorina? Somebody thinks this is a good idea? They really do live in their own reality. VOTE EVIL 2016
re: #12 The Vicious Babushka
Welp, my oldest son is in town and he is a Trumpster. Or maybe he is just trolling me.
Do you know why he likes Trump?
And those clashes were with Trump’s white supremacist supporters. @mattdpearce
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #71 Pawn of the Oppressor
Cruz/Fiorina? Somebody thinks this is a good idea? They really do live in their own reality. VOTE EVIL 2016
Why settle when you can get the real thing: Cthulhu/Zod 2016.
LOL! She lost to Barbara Boxer in 2010 by 10 points. @KyleScrutch
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
Gee, I don’t know, Frank. Is she? @FrankLuntz @KyleScrutch
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #35 The Vicious Babushka
This fucker is Governor of Texas and now you know why==>;
Greg Abbott
✔ @GregAbbott_TXAt the VoterID trial the evidence of voters who lacked photo ID included 50,000 dead people. Don’t be fooled by critics of #VoterID. #tcot
I didn’t know dead people needed a photo ID.
re: #45 Backwoods_Sleuth
Dead people showed up to vote without photo ID?
Wow…that’s serious voter fraud.
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Must Eat Brains!
It’s the zombie apocalypse!
Here you go, Frank. Read and learn. https://t.co/m36UmossAX @FrankLuntz @KyleScrutch
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
re: #76 Charles Johnson
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My guess: Frank’s thinking is that Carly has a campaign infrastructure on the ground here in CA that will help Ted Cruz overcome the fact that he’s a loathesome Texas shitsmear. That the people who backed her for her dingbatty Senate run will line up to hold their noses and back him in a state where his Talibangelical social positions will appeal only to the shitkickers and not the donor class, or educated urban professionals.
Or he’s just in the nervous breakdown stage as #NeverTrump implodes, the GOP fractures, and he sees that sweet, sweet gravy train going away.
re: #74 lawhawk
To be fair, he is the fastest train to an apocalypse. Given the number of souls she must consume to remain in the world of the living, he’s literally a meal ticket. Dominion over the Flesh-ites is hungry work.
She got 56% of the vote that year in the GOP primary. Hardly loved and definitely not what will win Cruz Ca.
re: #83 HappyWarrior
She got 56% of the vote that year in the GOP primary. Hardly loved and definitely not what will win Cruz Ca.
It got him some attention
Like kissing the mean girl in class
re: #80 Viscous Obama
Ok, that was really good. Perfectly encapsulates the Burn, er, Bern.
Trump is currently polling 17.4 points ahead of Cruz with CA GOP voters. If you think Fiorina will fix that you’re dreaming. @FrankLuntz
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
Okay, to be fair: I think it’s a smart move for Cruz. I don’t think it’ll work, and I think Fiorina is a loathsome individual, but he’s got to do something. The status quo isn’t working. This is an onside kick for him, likely harmful but at least variance-increasing.
There’s no silver medal for only losing by a little (put your hand down, Marco).
re: #44 Charles Johnson
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If a high school student had mispronounced/misread Tanzania that way, Republicans would have blamed Common Core and used it in a campaign ad.
I have one thing to say about this Fiorina news… HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
She’s more evil than Sarah Palin without all the folksy pandering. But now they can blame her like they did Palin for losing to the Democrats again.
My theory has always been the GOP has wanted to lose the Presidency since 2008, because it can accomplish more by obstructing everything, blaming Democrats, and taking more local and state races. Otherwise the GOP would show the country what they will accomplish like in 2001-2007 and the people will vote back Democrats.
re: #88 blueraven
If a high school student had mispronounced/misread Tanzania that way, Republicans would have blamed Common Core and used it in a campaign ad.
The point is that any candidate who was not a totally self-assured asshole would go through a speech like that with a prompter at least once.
But that is just too stuffy for DT
Ted Cruz should have borrowed Mitt’s binders full of women. He could have done much better than Carly Fiorina.
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) April 27, 2016
Oh yes this is everybody’s favorite Disney character:
re: #90 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
The point is that any candidate who was not a totally self-assured asshole would go through a speech like that with a prompter at least once.
But that is just too stuffy for DT
And another point is… As someone running for POTUS, he should recognize “Tanzania” without the need for practice.
Somewhere out there, someone got a pat on the back and a hearty hand shake for suggesting #Cruz/#Fiorina pic.twitter.com/5h5i0YA8gJ
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #94 blueraven
And another point is… As someone running for POTUS, he should recognize “Tanzania” without the need for practice.
Pronunciation is for Washington elitists…
Just ask Newt Gringitch
re: #94 blueraven
And another point is… As someone running for POTUS, he should recognize “Tanzania” without the need for practice.
Didn’t the Reagan State Department mix up Mauritius and Mauretania once? Can’t remember the details, but I’m sure hilarity ensued.
Is it wrong of me to think of the caption “penis goes where?” when I see that Alex Jones picture? I’ll show myself out…
re: #87 Testy Toad T
Okay, to be fair: I think it’s a smart move for Cruz. I don’t think it’ll work, and I think Fiorina is a loathsome individual, but he’s got to do something. The status quo isn’t working. This is an onside kick for him, likely harmful but at least variance-increasing.
There’s no silver medal for only losing by a little (put your hand down, Marco).
There’s no smart move for Cruz. He’s mathematically eliminated from being nominated based on his delegate count. He’s got to be smoking the same stuff Coulter and Gingrich are smoking if he thinks picking a loathesome person like Fiorina will make a difference in any of the remaining races, let alone improve his odds of winning another state (including CA).
re: #94 blueraven
And another point is… As someone running for POTUS, he should recognize “Tanzania” without the need for practice.
Tanzania? Isn’t that a state in the country called Africa?
re: #99 lawhawk
There’s no smart move for Cruz. He’s mathematically eliminated from being nominated based on his delegate count. He’s got to be smoking the same stuff Coulter and Gingrich are smoking if he thinks picking a loathesome person like Fiorina will make a difference in any of the remaining races, let alone improve his odds of winning another state (including CA).
Especially CA.
re: #92 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Fucking sure they will.
Cruz and Fiorina would be great at running a haunted Victorian orphanage.
— Danforth France (@danforthfrance) April 27, 2016
re: #95 Kragar
I’m imagining the scene in Cabin in the Woods when the people are standing around the board that indicates their pick for which monster would chase the protagonists.
re: #102 Testy Toad T
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Fucking sure they will.
They’ve been planning Red Dragon missions for a long time. As soon as the Falcon Heavy is available, there’s nothing holding it back. The Dragon V.2 was designed with landing on Mars in mind. I don’t know what’s so funny….
Totally thought Ted Cruz was playing the #womancard until I realized he’s playing the #idiotcard.
— Eric Wolfson (@EricWolfson) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz & Carly Fiorina? No, thank you, please. #NotMyCandidate pic.twitter.com/8Q4G0Sq8am
— Planned Parenthood (@PPNHAF) April 27, 2016
Favorite YouTube comment for Trump’s speech: “THANK YOU MR PRESIDENT & THANK YOU FOR BEING TELEPROMPTER FREE.”
He used a teleprompter.— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
I am a demon sheep so I will support Carly Fiorina.
re: #49 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)
Zombies regularly need a new ID that matches their state of decay…
There comes a point where even DNA can’t identify them. I guess they’ll need poll workers who can understand dental charts at that point.
re: #107 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
They’ve been planning Red Dragon missions for a long time. As soon as the Falcon Heavy is available, there’s nothing holding it back. The Dragon V.2 was designed with landing on Mars in mind. I don’t know what’s so funny….
Musk has a long and sordid history of extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence to back them up. I’ll never understand the internet’s glowing adulation of him.
I’m a little too steeped in the aerospace field to go all that far into details, but the math doesn’t work for large Mars re-entry vehicles. Unless society stops (rightly?) fearing putting a bunch of reactors in space, people will not be landing there in your lifetime or mine.
re: #107 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
From my knowledge, humans going there in 2 years is awfully risky in regards to current technology.
Not to mention, the extended stay there. I think the minimum of at least 245 days. More likely 1-2 years. Is the technology there and mature enough to do that? I don’t think so.
I’m thinking 2030s to 2040s.
Ted Cruz just picked Carly Fiorina as his ruining mate.
— Jeff Ross (@realjeffreyross) April 27, 2016
re: #113 Testy Toad T
Musk has a long and sordid history of extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence to back them up. I’ll never understand the internet’s glowing adulation of him.
I’m a little too steeped in the aerospace field to go all that far into details, but the math doesn’t work for large Mars re-entry vehicles. Unless society stops (rightly?) fearing putting a bunch of reactors in space, people will not be landing there in your lifetime or mine.
Mostly because we tend to admire people who try to do things like land a rocket on a floating platform.
re: #114 Ziggy_TARDIS
From my knowledge, humans going there in 2 years is awfully risky in regards to current technology.
Not to mention, the extended stay there. I think the minimum of at least 245 days. More likely 1-2 years. Is the technology there and mature enough to do that? I don’t think so.
I’m thinking 2030s to 2040s.
I’m almost certain they DON’T mean a manned mission.
re: #97 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Didn’t the Reagan State Department mix up Mauritius and Mauretania once? Can’t remember the details, but I’m sure hilarity ensued.
The Congressional Record managed to mix up the code-named Sedan nuclear test and the country of Sudan in 2005, and much hilarity indeed ensued.
re: #102 Testy Toad T
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Fucking sure they will.
Some people said the same thing when Elon proposed a reusable first stage. Guess who got the last laugh.
re: #119 Bubblehead II
Some people said the same thing when Elon proposed a reusable first stage. Guess who got the last laugh.
Well, um, since SpaceX’s finances are still closed and we have no idea if it actually makes sense to do this, versus merely demonstrating that you can do that…
Let’s say the more closely somebody works with that industry, the more Musk’s contributions look to be to the field of PR. I’m going to go chat somewhere else for a while.
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
The picture for the article implies one.
Breaking: “Nominating #Fiorina” to replace the idiom “rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic”
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
Breaking!: Carly fires 3/4 of the Cruz campaign staff and pockets the funds set aside for the Indiana run.
One of my senators, Cory Gardner (R-Jesusland) went all in for Marco Rubio early in the primary. And he waited until today to go all in for Havana Ted (R-Alberta).
Cory Gardner is “thrilled” to endorse Ted Cruz. So “thrilled” he waited until nearly May to do it. https://t.co/3gnaeE4luZ
— Michael Littwin (@mike_littwin) April 27, 2016
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
I’m almost certain they DON’T mean a manned mission.
They don’t.
A source familiar with the company’s plans said the first test flight of a Dragon capsule to Mars would demonstrate technologies needed to land large payloads on the Red Planet. That could include supplies and habitats for Martian explorers. In addition, the source said that SpaceX intends to reveal details of its colonization architecture later this year.
Chances are the first few flights, like the attempts to land the 1st stage on a floating platform will most likely fail. But if you don’t attempt it, you will never learn how to do it.
re: #113 Testy Toad T
Musk has a long and sordid history of extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence to back them up. I’ll never understand the internet’s glowing adulation of him.
I’m a little too steeped in the aerospace field to go all that far into details, but the math doesn’t work for large Mars re-entry vehicles. Unless society stops (rightly?) fearing putting a bunch of reactors in space, people will not be landing there in your lifetime or mine.
Weird. He’s turned a rocket and electric car company from scratch into industry leaders and changes people’s opinions about electric cars and brought funding of space adventures back into the public eye. Hyperloop sounds like some fantasy but I don’t see where you get the opinion of trying to knock him down as if everything he does is a failure or a dream. It’s not like he takes the helm of HP, fires 30,000 workers, outsources to China, skirts Iranian sanctions to do business there, and gets fired after the stock prices plummeted.
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
I’m almost certain they DON’T mean a manned mission.
In fact the article specifically said robotic mission. It doesn’t make any sense to send people to Mars when we can send robots for a fraction of the cost.
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
I’m almost certain they DON’T mean a manned mission.
The article even says that it isn’t a manned mission.
But wouldn’t recommend transporting astronauts beyond Earth-moon region. Wouldn’t be fun for longer journeys. Internal volume ~size of SUV.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 27, 2016
re: #114 Ziggy_TARDIS
From my knowledge, humans going there in 2 years is awfully risky in regards to current technology.
Not to mention, the extended stay there. I think the minimum of at least 245 days. More likely 1-2 years. Is the technology there and mature enough to do that? I don’t think so.
I’m thinking 2030s to 2040s.
Nobody’s talking about manned missions, for crying out loud! Read the article. That goes for the Testy Toad,too.
re: #131 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
But what about a manned mission?
re: #127 Shimshon
At some point Musk’s ventures are going to have to start showing profits (just like Amazon had to….)
Who’s “we?” Do you have a mouse in your pocket? @smartgirls4gop
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 27, 2016
What a lineup…. Time to save the pennies.
Where the campaign is worth less than the sum of its parts: Cruz/Fiorina 2016.
Backwoods Sleuth, I owe you Big for that weather heads up yesterday. I was not paying attention at all and we got slammed in the wee hours with major winds. Found my patio furniture and plants knocked over and strewn about this morning. Definitely would have taken out my awning (~$1500 to replace) if not for your warning.
THANK YOU!
re: #95 Kragar
In the GOP you want everybody’s hands in plain sight at all times. You never want a fellow Republican’s hand behind your back because they will put a knife in it.
Like the scorpion in the old ‘frog and scorpion’ tale it’s what they do.
Basketball ring, I got a basketball ring.
Got a basketball ring, oh baby oo-oo-ooo.
you can see the exact point where that woman reconsiders her vote after he says “basketball ring”https://t.co/bLb5JNHNeh
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) April 27, 2016
Trump trashed Obama for Mubarak outster. Surprise, he called it a good thing at the time. https://t.co/nwoPwHldFs pic.twitter.com/u7ayQkyPao
— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) April 27, 2016
re: #142 blueraven
To be fair to Trump, at the time, he wasn’t sure if he would be running as a D or an R in 2016.
No words. (If I had any they would be really, really bad ones.)
British parliament votes down plan to let in 600 child refugees yearly: https://t.co/gV8Q52SlMs
— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) April 27, 2016
Fun Fact: Evidence shows you’re far more likely to be sexually assaulted by a #GOP politician than a trans person
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #145 blueraven
No words. (If I had any they would be really, really bad ones.)
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Disappointing, my cousin who lives over there has advocated strongly for the refugees.
The Matrix is broken: A TV reality star is about to become the GOP nominee while a guy that has no path to the nomination names his “VP”.
GOP-run House just rejected Dem budget amendment to require creation of a statewide database for residential lead water service lines.
— Chad Livengood (@ChadLivengood) April 27, 2016
Let us take a moment to consider the enormity of the fact that the Republican Party, the Party of men like Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower, has degenerated to the point that it is on the verge of nominating a tv reality show clown for President of the United States. The GOP started down a dark path when it adopted the Southern Strategy, and that path has brought it to this depth of depravity. Its like watching your grandmother put on high heels, a miniskirt and too much makeup and becoming a streetwalker. Let us hope that the GOP has reached bottom, and that after the travesty of the upcoming November election it will finally stop digging and look for a way out of the pit its descended.
The reason #Cruz picked #Fiorina is because he wanted someone with “downsizing experience” to deal with his campaign staff
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
Peter Capaldi gatecrashed my desk and it was not ok. pic.twitter.com/qRoIVNTsr0
— Reetu Kabra (@ReetuKabra) April 27, 2016
Waiting for Cruz and Carly. Still seats available. pic.twitter.com/eWvDn0IPSo
— Jim Shella (@shellawish) April 27, 2016
re: #145 blueraven
No words. (If I had any they would be really, really bad ones.)
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It’s amazing how far Trump has lowered the bar for his own performances that there are people actually saying he gave a great speech today.
— Putain Démocratique (@goddamnedfrank) April 27, 2016
Halperin, still being a Dick.
If Bush 43 or @MittRomney had given this Trump speech as prez candidates, it would be hailed as good politics & interesting worldview
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) April 27, 2016
re: #150 Big Beautiful Door
Let us take a moment to consider the enormity of the fact that the Republican Party, the Party of men like Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower, has degenerated to the point that it is on the verge of nominating a tv reality show clown for President of the United States. The GOP started down a dark path when it adopted the Southern Strategy, and that path has brought it to this depth of depravity. Its like watching your
grandmothergrandfather put on high heels, a miniskirt and too much makeup and becoming a streetwalker. Let us hope that the GOP has reached bottom, and that after the travesty of the upcoming November election it will finally stop digging and look for a way out of the pit its descended.
FTFY.
re: #153 Kragar
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Cruz is using fucking kids as his backdrop.
Jesus.
I wonder if they are actually paid child actors?— julie…dame (@vintagegoddess) April 27, 2016
re: #153 Kragar
Now that’s sad. You’d think there’d be a bit more enthusiasm in the room. The announcement should be energizing. But it’s more like euthanizing the campaign.
Well, damn. Now it looks like Trump will have nominate the evil pie lady from Chicken Run in order to stay even with Cruz
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) April 27, 2016
re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth
You know who else blah blah blah.
re: #150 Big Beautiful Door
Let us take a moment to consider the enormity of the fact that the Republican Party, the Party of men like Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower, has degenerated to the point that it is on the verge of nominating a tv reality show clown for President of the United States. The GOP started down a dark path when it adopted the Southern Strategy, and that path has brought it to this depth of depravity. Its like watching your grandmother put on high heels, a miniskirt and too much makeup and becoming a streetwalker. Let us hope that the GOP has reached bottom, and that after the travesty of the upcoming November election it will finally stop digging and look for a way out of the pit its descended.
That Republican party turned into the modern Democratic party after the party realignment brought on by the Southern Strategy. /themoreyouknow
re: #76 Charles Johnson
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It sort of looks like Frankie Luntz is keeping tabs on you Charles.
Lucky you!
re: #158 Backwoods_Sleuth
Did #Fiorina steal another school field trip for a campaign event? @vintagegoddess
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) April 27, 2016
re: #133 Eric The Fruit Bat
At some point Musk’s ventures are going to have to start showing profits (just like Amazon had to….)
Bringing innovation isn’t about showing profits it’s about making products that change the world. It’s why government funding is so important, because in many industries it is next to impossible to build up a company and compete to show profits quickly.
re: #163 Shimshon
That Republican party turned into the modern Democratic party after the party realignment brought on by the Southern Strategy. /themoreyouknow
Yes there was a time when the ugliest conservative racists were democrats and there was room for exemplary progressives in the GOP.
re: #168 Big Beautiful Door
Yes there was a time when the ugliest conservative racists were democrats and there was room for exemplary progressives in the GOP.
The last Republican I would have voted for was Bob LaFollette. Senior.
According to the BBC, the construction worker was bitten on the penis when he was using a portable toilet on a Sydney work site Wednesday.
Paramedics were called to the scene, but the worker had already rushed himself to nearby St. George Hospital where he was treated with antivenom and later released in stable condition.
All aboard the Nope Train. Destination, Fuckthatville.
re: #113 Testy Toad T
Musk has a long and sordid history of extraordinary claims without extraordinary evidence to back them up. I’ll never understand the internet’s glowing adulation of him.
I’m a little too steeped in the aerospace field to go all that far into details, but the math doesn’t work for large Mars re-entry vehicles. Unless society stops (rightly?) fearing putting a bunch of reactors in space, people will not be landing there in your lifetime or mine.
Well, right now, Musk’s SpaceX is the only American commercial launcher outside of ULA/Big Aerospace that has gotten vehicles to orbit and to the ISS and is working on a man-rated orbital launch system, so I’d say that counts for a lot.
re: #89 Shimshon
I have one thing to say about this Fiorina news… HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
She’s more evil than Sarah Palin without all the folksy pandering. But now they can blame her like they did Palin for losing to the Democrats again.
My theory has always been the GOP has wanted to lose the Presidency since 2008, because it can accomplish more by obstructing everything, blaming Democrats, and taking more local and state races. Otherwise the GOP would show the country what they will accomplish like in 2001-2007 and the people will vote back Democrats.
I had a very similar comment this morning in another thread.
Video: Donald Trump on Hillary: “If She Were a Man She Wouldn’t Get 5% of the Vote” - Comment #105
re: #165 jaunte
This is some kind of David Lynchian comedy horror.
Musk is, to me, like Bill Gates. Has done some very intelligent things, created some great companies, and is trying to do good for humans with his success instead of just being an ass and running for President. Great things to support!
And like Bill Gates, he isn’t directly responsible for most of what’s been done (that’s other people’s work) and some of his business decisions are probably questionable in ways that may or may not have been examined, and he’s a human being, and therefore flawed, like we all are.
I think SpaceX has done some great things and I’m pleased to see their progress. I think there are probably challenges (engineering and scientific) that probably get played down in the PR stuff, which is a lot of what Musk is doing. I think the way he’s doing it isn’t bad and I’m happy to see it continue, but more evidence to support claims isn’t a horrible request either.
re: #126 Bubblehead II
They don’t.
A source familiar with the company’s plans said the first test flight of a Dragon capsule to Mars would demonstrate technologies needed to land large payloads on the Red Planet. That could include supplies and habitats for Martian explorers. In addition, the source said that SpaceX intends to reveal details of its colonization architecture later this year.
Just proves I’m not the smartest person in the room. I wouldn’t have thought of it myself, but now YESOFCOURSE you’d send modular buildings, machines that can pull oxygen out of not-very-oxygeny-atmo, and whatever agricultural supplies Matt Damon wished he’d had, to have it all waiting when you arrive…
re: #143 Franklin
To be fair to Trump, at the time, he wasn’t sure if he would be running as a D or an R in 2016.
All that crap is so going to come back and haunt his fat ass.
I hope the Democrats are busy going over his complete history and throw it is his orange face.
Of course, he will do all he can to excuse it, but he will be so busy covering his past that his whole campaign will be an excuse.
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