Shakeup! Donald Trump Fires Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski

Oh, and also? He’s broke.

Charles Johnson

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The political news of this Monday is that Donald Trump is dumping his thuggish campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

But Josh Marshall points out an even bigger story that’s flying under the radar: The Real News Is Trump is Broke.

UPDATE at 6/20/16 11:02:07 am by Charles Johnson

More at CNN:

The decision to fire Lewandowski was made swiftly in a Monday morning weekly meeting with Trump’s family members, a Trump adviser said.

In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Lewandowski — asked why he was fired — said: “I don’t know. I don’t know the answer to that.”

“But what I know is that what we’ve been able to achieve in this election cycle was historic,” Lewandowski said. “I had a nice conversation with Mr. Trump and I said to him, ‘It’s been an honor and a privilege to be a part of this, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart.”

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139 comments

bratwurst Jun 20, 2016 • 10:58:40am

This is essentially re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. The fatal flaw of the Donald Trump campaign is Donald Trump.

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 10:59:35am

re: #1 bratwurst

This is essentially re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. The fatal flaw of the Donald Trump campaign is Donald Trump.

Yeah but Mark Halperin says this is finally Donald Trump’s chance to at last run a traditional campaign.

What a hack.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 20, 2016 • 11:00:38am

Lewandowski will be back. They always come back.

unproven innocence Jun 20, 2016 • 11:01:36am

Broke? He’s just trying to win the destitute demographic. Bigly.

FormerDirtDart Jun 20, 2016 • 11:01:44am

RT @VanityFair The 5 questions Keith Olbermann says Donald Trump must answer https://t.co/QLG39cyV5B via @VFHive https://t.co/AVa4DdQ8Xc

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 20, 2016

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jun 20, 2016 • 11:01:45am

re: #1 bratwurst

This is essentially re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. The fatal flaw of the Donald Trump campaign is Donald Trump.

Well, as KGxvi just pointed out downstairs, it’s now “The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President”. They could always just slide in another candidate—what counts is the brand.

Dr. Matt Jun 20, 2016 • 11:02:39am

None of this will matter once Trump pivots and starts acting Presidential. It will be a landslide victory for the GOP. ///

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:03:12am

My suggestion for Lewandowski’s replacement -

@DanaHoule Please let it be Don King.

— CerealForDinner (@stlouisishome) June 20, 2016

This is brilliant. Hire Don King to manage his campaign, & King will endorse Trump RT @stlouisishome: @DanaHoule Please let it be Don King.

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) June 20, 2016

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:03:36am

So, does this up the probability that the GOP machinery will in fact nominate someone else in Cleveland?

GlutenFreeJesus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:04:26am

Maybe he’s going to pick Corey for VP…

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:04:55am

OK, so we won’t hear any revelations from Corey.

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:05:16am

Donald Trump said it’s illegal for delegates to change the rules on him, but it’s not

lawhawk Jun 20, 2016 • 11:05:44am

Today’s Trump news:

1) Fires Lewandowski months after he should have been jettisoned for the Fields incident;
2) Trump campaign is running on vapors and lacks sufficient funds to make a credible general election run;
3) Moody’s is just the latest group to examine his tax/economic plan - “plan” is more like it.

Moody’s analysis: Trump’s policy plans would trigger a “lengthy recession” https://t.co/TYe2Nwd1wP pic.twitter.com/FV3PavD481

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) June 20, 2016

Trump’s economic plan would cost millions of jobs, study says: https://t.co/LhYQeYDL9E pic.twitter.com/PzA4Hj1J3c

— The Hill (@thehill) June 20, 2016

4) Trump’s charitable giving turns out to be more “giving” than actual money:

Trump Promised Millions to Charity But Never Gave https://t.co/lXOospcdkv via @politicalwire

— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) June 20, 2016

That’s just Monday morning. So far.

We know his campaign is a mess, but the reality is so much worse. His supporters don’t care that he’d be an absolute disaster and that his economic plans would benefit no one but the rich. They don’t care about anything other than the Trump name, which isn’t worth nearly as much as Trump claims.

The GOP is incapable of doing anything about this - he’s their candidate. He reflects their beliefs, right down to the redistributionist tax/economic policies that shift all the burdens from the rich on to everyone else. He reflects the angry white guy that forms the core of the party.

He reflects the nativism, bigotry, and xenophobia that rules the GOP these days. There’s no compassionate conservatism here. It’s only ahistoricity and a refusal to accept facts or logic.

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 20, 2016 • 11:06:01am

re: #9 freetoken

So, does this up the probability that the GOP machinery will in fact nominate someone else in Cleveland?

I really hope so. I am hoping for a disaster of epic proportions.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 11:06:10am

Repost from downstairs because it’s relevant to the “Trump is broke” theme.
Donald tweeted this earlier today and then deleted it.

politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com

Did he delete it because of the small typo? If so, why not tweet out a corrected version?
Because I’m pretty sure the original tweet was one big fat lie.

Charles Johnson Jun 20, 2016 • 11:07:36am

RT Is Caught Trying To Edit Out Footage Of Incendiary Cluster Bombs On Russian Jet https://t.co/2shbIbHZNW pic.twitter.com/aA3Ryy43Df

— The Interpreter (@Interpreter_Mag) June 20, 2016

Eclectic Cyborg Jun 20, 2016 • 11:07:44am

imagine if the GOP picked a new nominee then that person named Trump as VP to try and save face…

KGxvi Jun 20, 2016 • 11:08:06am

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

Repost from downstairs because it’s relevant to the “Trump is broke” theme.
Donald tweeted this earlier today and then deleted it.

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politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com

Did he delete it because of the small typo? If so, why not tweet out a corrected version?
Because I’m pretty sure the original tweet was one big fat lie.

Making it different from everything else he tweets, how?

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:08:21am

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

Reince got back to him and said that lots of people have promised to give money to the GOP but that none have actually done so. You know, like Donald’s charitable giving.

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:08:54am

I have still not convinced myself that a Kasich/Rubio ticket can’t happen.

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:09:04am

re: #14 Eclectic Cyborg

I really hope so. I am hoping for a disaster of epic proportions.

How much longer do we have to wait? July what?

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:09:13am

Corey lying about the vetting process for refugees AGAIN, conflating with marriage visa for the wife in the San Bernardino attack with Syrian refugees. And of course no pushback on that.

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:09:23am

re: #21 Sir John Barron

18th-21st.

makeitstop Jun 20, 2016 • 11:09:31am

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

Repost from downstairs because it’s relevant to the “Trump is broke” theme.
Donald tweeted this earlier today and then deleted it.

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politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com

Did he delete it because of the small typo? If so, why not tweet out a corrected version?
Because I’m pretty sure the original tweet was one big fat lie.

Maybe he just decided that the money he raised was his.

Let the RNC sue him if they want to money so badly.

only half/

FormerDirtDart Jun 20, 2016 • 11:09:37am

Texas officer and 11-year-old boy killed during high speed chase over sidewalk urination https://t.co/qwyaGYMPFe pic.twitter.com/vNnSmxJ6j7

— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 20, 2016

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:09:54am

OK, do the Republicans in charge of the anti-Trump convention shenanigans really think Trump’s delegates won’t vote for him? LOL. If anything, Trump will get more delegates, since quite a few Cruzaders and Rubiots might vote for him.

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:10:15am

Corey just said he’s “not smart enough to lie.” Wow.

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:11:19am

re: #27 InfidelOfFreedom

Corey just said he’s “not smart enough to lie.” Wow.

Well, there’s one thing there we can all agree about.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 11:11:35am

re: #18 KGxvi

Making it different from everything else he tweets, how?

that he tagged Reince in that tweet. And Reince was traveling with him at the time Donald claimed to raise all that money. And maybe people started asking Reince for specific dollar amounts.

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:11:48am

re: #22 InfidelOfFreedom

Corey lying about the vetting process for refugees AGAIN, conflating with marriage visa for the wife the San Bernardino attack with Syrian refugees. And of course no pushback on that.

Kind of surprised he’s not burning the Trump house down. Maybe Donald left a horse’s head in his hotel room.

calochortus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:12:05am

re: #27 InfidelOfFreedom

Corey just said he’s “not smart enough to lie convincingly.” Wow.

Fixed.

KGxvi Jun 20, 2016 • 11:12:14am

re: #17 Eclectic Cyborg

imagine if the GOP picked a new nominee then that person named Trump as VP to try and save face…

Traditionally, don’t the parties nominate the VP first? There’s so many ways this could play out - the delegates could get the rules changed and unbind themselves on the first ballot. That would likely lead to someone else jumping in the race at the convention (see the last 5 episodes of West Wing). Another way is that Trump could pick someone who is even more of a trainwreck as VP, leading to a revolt among delegates (and someone else being put up for nomination as VP). Also, I wonder what happens if bound delegates abstain on the first ballot? Would that be enough to get to a second ballot?

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:14:01am

re: #29 Backwoods_Sleuth

that he tagged Reince in that tweet. And Reince was traveling with him at the time Donald claimed to raise all that money. And maybe people started asking Reince for specific dollar amounts.

I guess this will go down the same media memory hole as the millions Trump was supposed to give vet organizations that he didn’t until the media finally reported on his failure to do so. Now forgotten so Mark Halperin can fantasize about Trump being a very serious person.

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:14:30am

re: #25 FormerDirtDart

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Totally worth it! Unless the kid was white.

bratwurst Jun 20, 2016 • 11:14:53am

CNN pundits “amazed” at Lewandowski loyalty to Trump during lengthy interview just now.

They never heard of a non-disclosure agreement?

FormerDirtDart Jun 20, 2016 • 11:15:16am

My prediction:
Lewandowski will be brought back to shake things up between remaining cast members later this season on The Donald J. Trump Campaign for President

KGxvi Jun 20, 2016 • 11:15:59am

re: #26 Nyet

OK, do the Republicans in charge of the anti-Trump convention shenanigans really think Trump’s delegates won’t vote for him? LOL. If anything, Trump will get more delegates, since quite a few Cruzaders and Rubiots might vote for him.

Depends on how the delegates are selected in each state. Not sure if there is a scenario where the state parties select delegates who are then bound by the primary or if the campaigns nominate delegates for the convention. (And even if it’s the second, what are the odds that the Trump campaign vetted their delegates properly?)

sagehen Jun 20, 2016 • 11:17:03am

re: #30 Sir John Barron

Kind of surprised he’s not burning the Trump house down. Maybe Donald left a horse’s head in his hotel room.

It’s only been a few hours. He may not realize yet the full meaning of his ouster. And who knows what they’ll try to blame him for, that he’ll feel the need to reply.

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:17:08am

Like toucans? Then you’ll love threecans!

Three buckets worth of baby Toucans pic.twitter.com/QyW35YMrE4

— A happier day (@AHappierDay) June 20, 2016

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:17:48am

re: #26 Nyet

OK, do the Republicans in charge of the anti-Trump convention shenanigans really think Trump’s delegates won’t vote for him? LOL. If anything, Trump will get more delegates, since quite a few Cruzaders and Rubiots might vote for him.

They’re only ‘Trump’s delegates’ in the sense of being bound to vote for him on the first ballot. They are not necessarily Trump supporters. Cruz was getting a lot of his supporters picked as delegates in states Trump won, because Trump is a fucking moron, and whatever else you might say about Cruz, he’s not.

calochortus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:18:01am

Must go do stuff. BBL

Kragar Jun 20, 2016 • 11:18:48am

A reminder: Trump defeated 16 GOP rivals, “the best Republican field in a generation.”

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) June 20, 2016

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:19:18am

Nine Arizona GOP delegates resign rather than vote for Trump

At least two of several Arizona GOP delegates that have resigned say it’s primarily because they refuse to vote for Donald Trump at next month’s national convention.

The Arizona Capitol Times reports that nine of the state’s 58 delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland have stepped down.

Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Frank Riggs and Zuhdi Jasser, a Muslim reform advocate, say they were willing to go if there was a chance of a contested convention.

[…]

Targetpractice Jun 20, 2016 • 11:20:30am

re: #42 Kragar

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It was such a “strong” bench, the kinda that Democrats envied because they were “stuck” with Hillary.

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lizardofid Jun 20, 2016 • 11:20:34am

re: #15 Backwoods_Sleuth

Repost from downstairs because it’s relevant to the “Trump is broke” theme.
Donald tweeted this earlier today and then deleted it.

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politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com

Did he delete it because of the small typo? If so, why not tweet out a corrected version?
Because I’m pretty sure the original tweet was one big fat lie.

Maybe @Reince asked for the check?

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:21:39am

re: #35 bratwurst

CNN pundits “amazed” at Lewandowski loyalty to Trump during lengthy interview just now.

They never heard of a Non-Disclosure Agreement?

Appears Lewandowski was fired w no severance, thus no non-disclosure. And he was vetting VP’s. He may be an amazing OTR source.

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) June 20, 2016

GlutenFreeJesus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:21:43am

re: #43 freetoken

Don’t give Bernie any ideas.

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:21:59am

re: #42 Kragar

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Reminds me of Isaac Asimov’s foreword to “The Best of Isaac Asimov”. He said he was afraid some readers would say, “My God! Are THOSE his BEST?”

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jun 20, 2016 • 11:22:32am

Mr. Pierce:

Was Corey Lewandowski Really the Problem?

Or was it the Vulgar Talking Yam?

Of course, there is one route open to him, and it’s the route taken by all struggling campaigns since James K. Polk was running behind Henry Clay in 1844.

He could hire David Gergen.

Update (2:12PM): Lewandowski made the rounds of the cable news teevee outposts around lunchtime. Sitting with Dana Bash on CNN, and fielding several variations on the theme of, Why does everyone who worked with you think you’re a dick? Lewandowski referred to Trump as “the greatest speaker who ever ran for president.” To her credit, Bash managed to stay upright.

Yes, friends.

Lincoln: Cooper Union.

Bryan: The Cross of Gold

FDR: On the budget in Pittsburgh.

JFK: To the Baptist Ministers in Houston.

And…

He, Trump, talking about his dick.

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:22:35am

re: #46 Nyet

Then again, Houle appears to be wrong.

Despite false reports to the contrary, I am not writing a book. I am under a strict confidentiality agreement with Mr. Trump.

— Corey Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) May 16, 2016

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:22:50am

re: #46 Nyet

Whenever Corey finds out he’s not getting any more checks.

nines09 Jun 20, 2016 • 11:23:10am

re: #4 unproven innocence

Broke? He’s just trying to win the destitute demographic. Bigly.

Donald Trump has MANY donors! The BEST donors! The crooked media never talks about THEM! Sad!

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:24:28am

re: #50 Nyet

Then again, Houle appears to be wrong.

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Well OF COURSE, he’s under an NDA! Cripes, Trump makes VOLUNTEERS sign NDAs.

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:25:53am

re: #53 Blind Frog Belly White

OK, so he’s not as dumb.

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:25:56am

The Washington post is offering me 80% off digital access, saying, “You’ve earned it!”

How, exactly?

GlutenFreeJesus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:26:14am

@CLewandowski_ so whatever you’ve been saying is total bullshit.

— efuseakay (@efuseakay) June 20, 2016

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:27:11am

re: #54 Nyet

OK, so he’s not as dumb.

Trump is dumber than a bag of hammers. Cruz is dumber than a smaller bag of hammers.

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:27:31am

Meanwhile, over at the Regurgitant, a total fail in trying to apprehend reality:

Man Caused Climate Change: The Basics

It is precisely the lack of observed warming, (which undermines the alarmists in their pursuit of research funds) which led first to the sudden name change from “global warming” to “climate change” and now to “global climate disruption”

They think if they repeat stupid stuff often enough it becomes reality.

unproven innocence Jun 20, 2016 • 11:28:39am

re: #53 Blind Frog Belly White

Well OF COURSE, he’s under an NDA! Cripes, Trump makes VOLUNTEERS sign NDAs.

It’s been reported those NDA’s are for the lifetime of the signer.

nines09 Jun 20, 2016 • 11:29:10am

re: #50 Nyet

Then again, Houle appears to be wrong.

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Because Trumps mind is like the Bat Cave? With none of the high tech or useful things in Batman’s Bat Cave?

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:29:41am

Er, creepy:

Goebbels reincarnated? Corey Lewandowski @valerieabc @MattGertz pic.twitter.com/A9xoOJJhh0

— Marianne آرزو (@Mwforhr) June 20, 2016

GlutenFreeJesus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:30:06am

re: #59 unproven innocence

If I had to sign something like that, I’d spell my name wrong.

freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:31:11am

@CSkates You’re very dishonest. Perhaps you are lying to yourself as well as to others?
— free token (@freetoken) June 20, 2016

FormerDirtDart Jun 20, 2016 • 11:33:21am

WATCH: Gun lobbyist tells CNN that bars should limit booze to make it safer to carry guns https://t.co/lnfT0ICzcz pic.twitter.com/aLLSGcstaU

— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 20, 2016

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 11:33:41am

my eejit congresscritter likes to play badass:

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun - responsible AR-15 owner for 20 yrs #2A pic.twitter.com/AsGU51nTEv

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) June 18, 2016

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:34:52am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

my eejit congresscritter likes to play badass:

So another ammosexual.

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:35:05am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

Anyone repeating something that cheesy deserves a slap on the face.

nines09 Jun 20, 2016 • 11:35:20am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

my eejit congresscritter likes to play badass:

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And his mother loves every feather on his pointy little head.

wrenchwench Jun 20, 2016 • 11:35:26am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

my eejit congresscritter likes to play badass:

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Makes me want to ask, ‘Where’s the good guy?’

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:35:29am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun - responsible AR-15 owner for 20 yrs #2A pic.twitter.com
— Thomas Massie

Must be nice to live life with no shame.

The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jun 20, 2016 • 11:35:52am

re: #53 Blind Frog Belly White

Well OF COURSE, he’s under an NDA! Cripes, Trump makes VOLUNTEERS sign NDAs.

Except in cases where their violation amounts to industrial espionage, have NDAs actually been tested in court? Or are they like those agreements people used to sign to raise their kids Catholic, that weren’t worth the paper they were written on?

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:35:59am

Oh goody, CNN is going to debate “both sides” of the racial profiling argument. Is there any topic CNN won’t debate “both sides” of? I wish someone would submit “A Modest Proposal” as Trump policy and let the pundits have it.

Big Beautiful Door Jun 20, 2016 • 11:36:44am

re: #55 Blind Frog Belly White

The Washington post is offering me 80% off digital access, saying, “You’ve earned it!”

How, exactly?

You haven’t revoked their media credentials?

CuriousLurker Jun 20, 2016 • 11:38:36am

re: #64 FormerDirtDart

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*blinks* LOLWUT?

Yeah, that totally makes sense. It’ll go over like a lead balloon.

GlutenFreeJesus Jun 20, 2016 • 11:38:44am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

I hate those people. I really do.

@RepThomasMassie the good guy with a gun didn’t stop the bad guy with a gun in Orlando.

— efuseakay (@efuseakay) June 20, 2016

If he answers: “Oh. The good guy didn’t have the right kind of gun!”

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:38:56am

re: #64 FormerDirtDart

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Ironically, this is the kind of stupidity that drives me to drink.

CuriousLurker Jun 20, 2016 • 11:39:25am

re: #69 wrenchwench

Makes me want to ask, ‘Where’s the good guy?’

Makes me want to ask, “So, how many bad guys have you stopped?”

nines09 Jun 20, 2016 • 11:40:57am

re: #77 CuriousLurker

Make me want to ask, “So, how many bad guys have you stopped?”

Or where was he at when the shit he enables hit the fan?

lawhawk Jun 20, 2016 • 11:42:13am

re: #75 GlutenFreeJesus

The only thing.. aw heck, you wouldn’t know a good guy w/gun from bad in movie theater or bar when shots ring out. @RepThomasMassie

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) June 20, 2016

Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 11:43:25am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun - responsible AR-15 owner for 20 yrs #2A pic.twitter.com
— Thomas Massie

Thank you for your 20 years of responsible gun-ownership. It makes all the deaths by gun more bearable.

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freetoken Jun 20, 2016 • 11:43:31am

Skates, btw, is the typical creationist wingnut, which is exactly why he fits right in with Son of Erick:

REPUBLICAN’S GONE WILD!

Alephnaught Jun 20, 2016 • 11:43:42am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

my eejit congresscritter likes to play badass:

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Laughable failure at badass, more like. My goodness, that is such a camp pose. Give any of our local drag queens in Glasgow a toy gun prop, and they’d pose with it in a way that would be actually be genuinely badass in a way that this wasn’t.

CuriousLurker Jun 20, 2016 • 11:43:46am

re: #77 CuriousLurker

I wonder if anyone’s keeping track of instances in which a good guy with a gun actually stopped a bad guy, not counting police or others who are armed as part of their job.

Does anyone know?

Kragar Jun 20, 2016 • 11:43:56am

Because actually being concerned about public safety is too much trouble for @RepThomasMassie pic.twitter.com/X0oBik2nKJ

— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 20, 2016

Targetpractice Jun 20, 2016 • 11:44:33am

As we’ve seen time and time again since Newtown, the only thing that separates a good guy with a gun from a bad guy with a gun is timing.

jaunte Jun 20, 2016 • 11:45:47am

re: #49 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

“the greatest speaker who ever ran for president.”

Maybe the NDA also has an “emit ridiculous superlatives” clause.

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:46:25am

re: #86 jaunte

Maybe the NDA also has an “emit ridiculous superlatives” clause.

AND THE BIGGEST HANDS!

jaunte Jun 20, 2016 • 11:47:15am

re: #87 InfidelOfFreedom

No One Gives Trump A Bigger Hand Than Trump

EPR-radar Jun 20, 2016 • 11:48:21am

re: #88 jaunte

No One Gives Trump A Bigger Hand Than Trump

TRUMP!! needs a yardstick for dick measuring contests.

nines09 Jun 20, 2016 • 11:49:53am

re: #80 Sir John Barron

Thank you for your 20 years of responsible gun-ownership. It makes all the deaths by gun more bearable.

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If he is a responsible gun owner, his weapons are always in a locked safe, unloaded, ammo separate, with the key safely stored. So. When the bad guy kicks in your front door………How are you going to get that all together in that all important first 1/2 second? Yeah. Tell me. And in a house with family, you really want to open up with a 30 mag clip, Sparky. All the bullshit. All the fear. All the loathing. Someone wants to light you up, you are lit up. Simple truth. So how are more guns safer? Tell me again. Poser.

jaunte Jun 20, 2016 • 11:51:10am

re: #89 EPR-radar

Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:52:07am

re: #81 freetoken

Skates, btw, is the typical creationist wingnut, which is exactly why he fits right in with Son of Erick:

REPUBLICAN’S GONE WILD!

I wonder which Republican has gone wild.

Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:52:22am

re: #65 Backwoods_Sleuth

my eejit congresscritter likes to play badass:

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Imagine if the Bad Guy With A Gun couldn’t get a gun. That’d stop him, wouldn’t it?

jaunte Jun 20, 2016 • 11:52:41am

Donald Trump Jr confirms to @KatyTurNBC that Lewandowski was escorted from the building by security. “That’s protocol” said Trump Jr.
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) June 20, 2016

InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 11:53:18am

Maybe I’m getting carried away here, but what if, as was reported at some point, this guy had had a bomb strapped to him? In scenarios like this the gunman perhaps would have told the police about the bomb as part of his hostage tactic. However, there’s no way Mr. NRA Good Guy has this information so he “heroically” shoots him and blows up the whole place.

EPR-radar Jun 20, 2016 • 11:53:37am

re: #92 Nyet

I wonder which Republican has gone wild.

Some of the Republicans going wild are apostrophe abusers. Sad.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 11:53:53am

Tonight Senate will vote on 2 bills to keep guns out of terrorists hands, but only one - the Cornyn bill — complies with the Constitution.

— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) June 20, 2016

Cornyn bill allows terror suspect to buy gun unless Attorney General can prove in court suspect WILL commit terror https://t.co/KReWc4qSFW

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) June 20, 2016

Voting starts at 5:30 eastern time.
I think it’s just procedural votes today, but I’m not sure.

gocart mozart Jun 20, 2016 • 11:54:54am

‘It’s Hard Being Away From You All,’ Says Donald Trump While Spreading Bird Feed Around Rooftop Pigeon Coop https://t.co/qJfe4vcqvm

— Onion Politics (@OnionPolitics) June 20, 2016

Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 11:55:15am

Contrary to what Trump has said, a Muslim man in Omar Mateen’s community did report him to the FBI. His story: https://t.co/arEXW2fjha

— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) June 20, 2016

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Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:55:55am

re: #94 jaunte

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Sleazy bastard might have stolen a stapler otherwise.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jun 20, 2016 • 11:56:08am

re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Voting starts at 5:30 eastern time.
I think it’s just procedural votes today, but I’m not sure.

Trump backer defends gun rights for terrorists: ‘You don’t blame spoons for people getting fat’

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lawhawk Jun 20, 2016 • 11:56:18am

re: #97 Backwoods_Sleuth

They’re only procedural votes - requiring 60 votes to pass.

I say it’s highly unlikely anything happens given that the House would have to vote on the measures as well.

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Blind Frog Belly White Jun 20, 2016 • 11:56:59am

re: #95 InfidelOfFreedom

Maybe I’m getting carried away here, but what if, as was reported at some point, this guy had had a bomb strapped to him? In scenarios like this the gunman perhaps would have told the police about the bomb as part of his hostage tactic. However, there’s no way Mr. NRA Good Guy has this information so he “heroically” shoots him and blows up the whole place.

The only thing that can stop a Bad Guy With A Bomb is a Good Guy With A Bomb!
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jun 20, 2016 • 11:59:27am

re: #103 Blind Frog Belly White

The only thing that can stop a Bad Guy With A ~~Bomb~~ Crockpot is a Good Guy With A ~~Bomb~~ Pot Roast!
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Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 11:59:41am

re: #99 Backwoods_Sleuth

We talked about the presidential election and debated our views of the candidates that were running - he liked Hillary Clinton and I liked Bernie Sanders.

uh oh

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EPR-radar Jun 20, 2016 • 12:00:26pm

re: #100 Blind Frog Belly White

Sleazy bastard would have stolen a stapler otherwise.

The Trump campaign can’t afford to lose office supplies via pilfering. Sad.

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unproven innocence Jun 20, 2016 • 12:01:07pm

re: #93 Blind Frog Belly White

Imagine if the Bad Guy With A Gun couldn’t get a gun. That’d stop him, wouldn’t it?

He could just walk up to a random goodguywithagun and say “Fine piece you have there. Ok if I hold it?”

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nines09 Jun 20, 2016 • 12:02:23pm

re: #103 Blind Frog Belly White

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a bomb is carpet bombing.

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Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 12:04:11pm

re: #108 nines09

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a bomb is carpet bombing.

Works for a bad guy with a carpet too.

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mr.fusion Jun 20, 2016 • 12:05:11pm

The famous 10 am Monday morning news dump. Classic move
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) June 20, 2016

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InfidelOfFreedom Jun 20, 2016 • 12:05:15pm

re: #109 Nyet

Works for a bad guy with a carpet too.

Or a guy with a bad carpet.

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Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 12:06:49pm

re: #111 InfidelOfFreedom

Or a guy with a bad carpet.

Or for a bad guy with a car pet.

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FormerDirtDart Jun 20, 2016 • 12:07:06pm

Filing deadline is this Friday…

Carlos Beruff, Rubio’s would-be primary foe, issues scathing statement about senator’s likely entrance into race. pic.twitter.com/ZxF8URHXfl

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 20, 2016

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 12:07:19pm

JUST IN: Justice Department reverses decision to redact Orlando shooter’s 911 call, releases full version pic.twitter.com/60HbVVJ1LS

— BNO News (@BNONews) June 20, 2016

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Jun 20, 2016 • 12:13:33pm

Sovereign Succotash!
Oh Great, Now Great Britain Has Sovereign Citizens Too.

I can’t do this justice—as they say, Read the Whole Thing.

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Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 12:17:12pm

re: #113 FormerDirtDart

Filing deadline is this Friday…

Oh c’mon. I can’t see why someone who’s been raising money, meeting voters, etc, would mind a former presidential candidate jumping in the race against you at the last minute after pledging not to run.
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William of Orange Jun 20, 2016 • 12:17:44pm

Breitbart put it down colorfully. (no link of course.) Emphasis mine.

“Corey was escorted out of the building,” a source close to the campaign told Breitbart News.

Lewandowski came to the meeting unaware that he had lost the support of the GOP presumptive nominee, the source said. At the meeting, attended by both senior campaign staff and members of the family, Trump reviewed different campaign metrics that were all faltering: cooperation with party leaders, fundraising, surrogate operations and most importantly the polls.

The campaign manager seemed to have run out of ideas. When the New York City developer asked Lewandowski what he would do to turn things around, the only thing he could come up with was for Trump to announce his pick for vice-president.

Pitching that as the solution sealed his fate, the source said. “The VP pick was the one piece of suspense that would make people tune into the convention—Corey wanted to give that away now? There was no way.”

When the time came for Trump to lower the axe, no one spoke up to defend Lewandowski.

couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

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darthstar Jun 20, 2016 • 12:19:00pm

re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, that was much ado about nothing.

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KGxvi Jun 20, 2016 • 12:19:09pm

re: #64 FormerDirtDart

In the immortal words of Johnny Cash:

Don’t take your guns to town, son. Leave your guns at home, Bill. Don’t take your guns to town.

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Nyet Jun 20, 2016 • 12:21:21pm

re: #115 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Sovereign Time Cube.

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Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 12:21:59pm

re: #115 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Sovereign Succotash!
Oh Great, Now Great Britain Has Sovereign Citizens Too.

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I can’t do this justice—as they say, Read the Whole Thing.

Couldn’t read the whole thing, too much crazy, I’m laughing too hard, disturbing coworkers…..

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BlueSpotinAL Jun 20, 2016 • 12:23:18pm

re: #58 freetoken

Meanwhile, over at the Regurgitant, a total fail in trying to apprehend reality:

Man Caused Climate Change: The Basics

They think if they repeat stupid stuff often enough it becomes reality.

The idiot tries to sound all scientifical, and does OK with regurgitation of what global warming science claims, but on the third bullet point tries to make an argument with scientists. “Therefore as population and CO2 continue to increase, there will be a corresponding increase in the GLOBAL AVERAGE (Those two words are key. Climate alarmists would have us go into a policy panic over temperature increases in one region of the US.”

Dumbass thinks US is warming faster than the globe as a whole. Downhill from theere.

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Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 12:23:59pm

re: #117 William of Orange

Trump reviewed different campaign metrics that were all faltering: cooperation with party leaders, fundraising, surrogate operations and most importantly the polls.

Wait, wait, whut what? I though all was going swimmingly? “Faltering” polls? Say it ain’t so.

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KGxvi Jun 20, 2016 • 12:24:50pm

re: #111 InfidelOfFreedom

Or a guy with a bad ~~carpet~~rug.

Edited for proper terminology.

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gocart mozart Jun 20, 2016 • 12:24:56pm

re: #109 Nyet

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a bomb is carpet bombing.

Works for a bad guy with a carpet too

Carpet bombing is for fleas.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jun 20, 2016 • 12:26:07pm

re: #117 William of Orange

Pitching that as the solution sealed his fate, the source said. “The VP pick was the one piece of suspense that would make people tune into the convention—Corey wanted to give that away now? There was no way.”

ummm, nope. It’s the promise of a glorious trainwreck of epic proportions that will make people tune into the convention.

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makeitstop Jun 20, 2016 • 12:26:51pm

re: #117 William of Orange

Breitbart put it down colorfully. (no link of course.) Emphasis mine.

couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

So it was pretty much every last segment of The Apprentice acted out in real life.

Dude’s been in Reality TV for too long. The artifice of Reality TV is now their reality.

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Sir John Barron Jun 20, 2016 • 12:28:18pm

re: #117 William of Orange

The campaign manager seemed to have run out of ideas. When the New York City developer asked Lewandowski what he would do to turn things around, the only thing he could come up with was for Trump to announce his pick for vice-president.

Pitching that as the solution sealed his fate, the source said. “The VP pick was the one piece of suspense that would make people tune into the convention—Corey wanted to give that away now? There was no way.”

Oh, OK. Sure. Yes, I believe this is exactly what happened.

Choke a woman? Fine.

Suggest announcing a VP before convention? Nope, outcha go.

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William of Orange Jun 20, 2016 • 12:29:59pm

It would be soooo poetic justice if he really went broke and would live to see all his palaces and hotels be renamed. It was also unthinkable that the Pan-Am building in New York would live under a different name.

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TimJ Jun 20, 2016 • 12:30:59pm

Lewandowski was never really a “campaign manager” he was really more of a “fluffer” for Trump, the Roy Cohn to J. Edgar Hoover.

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Shimshon Jun 20, 2016 • 12:37:49pm

Trump supporters are too busy repeating Alex Jones level conspiracy theories about the Orlando shooters call transcripts to care. Every comment section I see is filled with Free Republic and Stormfront crazy as if it’s actual fact. Until the craziest can be convinced they have attached their wagons to a modern day dictator who has a worse and worse chance with each bad decision and speech, this will go on until November.

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The Vicious Babushka Jun 20, 2016 • 12:50:28pm

re: #117 William of Orange

Breitbart put it down colorfully. (no link of course.) Emphasis mine.

couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

Did Orange Hitler utter his classic line
YOU’RE FIRED!!!!

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Shiplord Kirel Jun 20, 2016 • 12:57:36pm

re: #115 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Sovereign Succotash!
Oh Great, Now Great Britain Has Sovereign Citizens Too.

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I can’t do this justice—as they say, Read the Whole Thing.

Yet another example of outsourcing our nutjobs.

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William of Orange Jun 20, 2016 • 1:05:38pm

re: #61 InfidelOfFreedom

Er, creepy:

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I know that was tempting but in all honesty, bit of a cheap shot.

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William of Orange Jun 20, 2016 • 1:17:24pm

Just in, a picture taken just outside the lobby of Trump Tower.

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BK_Dull Jun 20, 2016 • 1:23:03pm

re: #122 BlueSpotinAL

The idiot tries to sound all scientifical, and does OK with regurgitation of what global warming science claims, but on the third bullet point tries to make an argument with scientists. “Therefore as population and CO2 continue to increase, there will be a corresponding increase in the GLOBAL AVERAGE (Those two words are key. Climate alarmists would have us go into a policy panic over temperature increases in one region of the US.”

Dumbass thinks US is warming faster than the globe as a whole. Downhill from theere.

The trend he claims doesn’t exist from 1999 to 2016 is definitely there.