For Some Reason, Former KKK Leader David Duke Thinks It’s a Perfect Time to Run for Office

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In the Donald Trump era, former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke has decided this is the perfect time for him to take another run at the US Senate.

In an online video announcing his candidacy, Duke also said, “I’m overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues that I’ve championed for years.”

In his video, Duke said he believes in equal rights and respect for all Americans but “what makes me different is I also demand respect for the rights and heritage of European-Americans.”

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Republicans just nominated someone for president of the United States who frequently retweets white supremacists and antisemites, and is running on a nakedly racist platform of xenophobic fear-mongering, but Newt Gingrich still pretends to denounce David Duke, because Duke is bad. Unlike Trump, who is good.

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Skip Intro  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:09:17pm

I keep thinking Newt must be George W Bush’s older, dumber brother.

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:10:26pm

It’s officially Senator Tim Kaine for VP.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:11:03pm

So it’s Friday. Sounds like the word is finally out on the VP pick.

I’m hoping for fewer lectures and more intelligent conversation but if that looks unlikely I’ll just start posting cat pictures early.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:11:15pm

re: #2 Brian J.

It’s officially Senator Tim Kaine for VP.

He’s a good pick.

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Dr. Matt  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:11:53pm
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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:12:54pm

Not surprised she picked Kaine, although I have to admit I was kind of hoping for Elizabeth Warren.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:12:55pm

re: #4 HappyWarrior

Could have done much better though.

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plansbandc  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:12:59pm

I like this pick.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:13:30pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Not surprised she picked Kaine, although I have to admit I was kind of hoping for Elizabeth Warren.

I’d rather she be in the Senate. I think she’d rather be in the Senate too.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:13:44pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:13:49pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Not surprised she picked Kaine, although I have to admit I was kind of hoping for Elizabeth Warren.

Not I. I had hoped for one of the Castro brothers. I’m quite glad it’s not Warren.

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:14:16pm

I was hoping for Warren, or Cory Booker. Whatev.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:14:30pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Not surprised she picked Kaine, although I have to admit I was kind of hoping for Elizabeth Warren.

I think she can do a lot more good for President Clinton in the Senate than she could have as VP.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:15:35pm

We also don’t lose the senate seat either.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:16:12pm

re: #9 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’d rather she be in the Senate. I think she’d rather be in the Senate too.

I think so too. Plus she admits that FP isn’t something she’s interested in.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:17:06pm

re: #15 HappyWarrior

I think so too. Plus she admits that FP isn’t something she’s interested in.

Hey, it’s not like that’s an obstacle anymore. I mean, just look at the Republican nominee!

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:17:38pm

I guess she decided the Purity Brigade wouldn’t be satisfied even if she picked the corpse of Che Guevara, so she might as well try to pick off a few centrists. The Busters shot themselves in the foot. Again.

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Patricia Kayden  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:17:43pm

And David Duke has the nerve to call BLM a terrorist group. That’s rich coming from a man who led a group which literally terrorized and killed Black people for decades. BLM is doing its part to highlight the mistreatment of Black people by cops. They are no different from Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s.

Anyways, congrats to Kaine. I’d like to hear why Secretary Clinton chose him over Castro, Perez and other contenders.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:17:55pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

My thoughts here too.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:18:13pm

Is Tim Kaine the exciting, youthful VP pick I was hoping for? No, but in some ways I’m glad for that. The people I had on my short list can have 4-8 years now to pad their resumes under a Clinton presidency and eventually take up the torch as her successor.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:19:01pm
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freetoken  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:19:40pm

Anagrams for “Trump Pence”:

“Mr. **** Peep”.

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Dr. Matt  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:19:53pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:20:57pm

re: #23 Dr. Matt

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Two minutes isn’t much lead time for a “leak.” I’m still impressed.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:21:16pm

The news conference has started.

Munich attack news conference: bbc.com

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The Vicious Babushka  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:21:29pm
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lawhawk  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:21:42pm

This will be a good pick. Democrats who were hoping for a super liberal/progressive seem to ignore that Clinton was actually to the left of Obama and Biden when they were in the Senate. This is a consensus type pick. She pushed for health care reform before Obamacare, and got slammed by the right wing (which came up with the individual mandate that ultimately made it into the ACA as Obama attempted to bring some GOPers into the fold).

Kaine’s position on abortion might upset some, but he’s not pushing a forced-birth criminalization of women that the GOP does.

He’s knowledgeable and experienced on both domestic and foreign policy. That’s a daily double that the Trump campaign can’t claim.

If Kaine is a bulldog on the campaign taking the fight to the Trump campaign the way that Warren has done consistently (and we saw even Sanders fileting Trump last night), then this will be a great pick.

Let’s remember though that the GOP continues blocking Merrick Garland’s nomination, and there’s the potential for more seats to open. Who do you want to fill them?

Bill picked the Notorious RBG and Breyer. I’d say there’s a pretty good chance that she’d pick similarly.

Trump and his Heritage Foundation/NRA extremists?

I didn’t think so.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:22:45pm

re: #10 goddamnedfrank

Oh goody, the boring ass white guy. Let me try to contain my excitement.

I think HRC brings enough of the ‘excitement’. Can this guy squash Pence?

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:23:03pm

re: #18 Patricia Kayden

And David Duke has the nerve to call BLM a terrorist group. That’s rich coming from a man who led a group which literally terrorized and killed Black people for decades. BLM is doing its part to highlight the mistreatment of Black people by cops. They are no different from Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s.

Anyways, congrats to Kaine. I’d like to hear why Secretary Clinton chose him over Castro, Perez and other contenders.

The liberal media (///) has been screeching about Castro speaking well of Hillary in an interview, when as a gummint employee he’s supposed to be completely impartial. They would never have shut up about it from now till November. Perez is no more exciting than Kaine, and I gather Kaine speaks better Spanish. I thought Hickenlooper would have been a good choice, but Kaine is good, too.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:25:12pm

He can also get Pence good when Pence inevitably bitches about moral “decay.”

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:25:13pm

re: #26 The Vicious Babushka

And here I was expecting a Citizen Ka(i)ne reference.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:25:33pm

Tim Kaine is a very non-risky pick-skie. (Sorry, couldn’t resist the rhyme.)

I can already predict that Bernie fans are going to lose their shit over him, though. They started attacking Kaine months ago.

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Jenner7  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:25:57pm

Now we get to hear progressives bitch some more. Yay!

Kaine wasn’t my pick, but hey, it’s not the end of the world.

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Sherlock Hound  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:25:59pm

re: #9 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’d rather she be in the Senate. I think she’d rather be in the Senate too.

I want her to remain MY senator, thanks much!

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:26:36pm
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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:26:54pm

re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg

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And YOU win an Internet!

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:27:00pm

re: #33 Jenner7

Now we get to hear progressives bitch some more. Yay!

Kaine wasn’t my pick, but hey, it’s not the end of the world.

Even selecting Warren wouldn’t have shut them up. At some point, Hillary had to put her foot down. I wish she’d done it before the platform concessions, but this is still good.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:27:09pm

re: #27 lawhawk

I think he’ll be good. He’s no dummy like Mike Pence, that’s for sure, and very experienced at high octane politics.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:27:43pm

re: #32 Charles Johnson

Tim Kaine is a very non-risky pick-skie. (Sorry, couldn’t resist the rhyme.)

I can already predict that Bernie fans are going to lose their shit over him, though. They started attacking Kaine months ago.

Yeah one of the Berners I know is using it to say she hopes the SDs will flip to Bernie never mind that Bernie already endorsed Clinton. I admit Kaine isn’t a sexy pick but then again Biden wasn’t either, I think as people get to know Kaine, they’ll like him. All the picks considered were capable picks IMO.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:27:48pm

re: #32 Charles Johnson

Tim Kaine is a very non-risky pick-skie. (Sorry, couldn’t resist the rhyme.)

I can already predict that Bernie fans are going to lose their shit over him, though. They started attacking Kaine months ago.

Bernie’s people can have 1/3 of a loaf and come back when they’ve shown they can find their way to the polls. This isn’t the final election.

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Jenner7  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:28:04pm

If Kaine keeps you from voting for Hillary, you weren’t really going to vote for Hillary.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:28:06pm

German Iranian. Confirmed via news conference, but investigation ongoing:

Police annoyed:

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:28:28pm

re: #38 Charles Johnson

I think he’ll be good. He’s no dummy like Mike Pence, that’s for sure, and very experienced at high octane politics.

Speaking of Mike Pence:

Nobody likes Pence. NOBODY.
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:28:50pm

re: #40 Decatur Deb

Bernie’s people can have 1/3 of a loaf and come back when they’ve shown they can find their way to the polls. This isn’t the final election.

Unless tRump wins this one….

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Jenner7  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:29:04pm

Yes!

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:29:23pm
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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:30:07pm

re: #42 CuriousLurker

Shooter not known to police/authorities. Used handgun.

No indications of links to terror orgs at this time.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:30:10pm

re: #45 Jenner7

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Yes!

Yep he does. A nice asset.

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:30:16pm

re: #46 gocart mozart

Roosevelt said it better.

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Dr. Matt  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:30:23pm
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lawhawk  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:30:50pm

How it’s done:

hillaryclinton.com - already welcoming Kaine to the team on front page
Twitter - Hillary’s already pushing his name and record, giving people chance to follow.
Facebook: facebook.com yeah, that’s updated too.

The social media folks are on the ball.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:30:56pm

re: #47 CuriousLurker

No indication of any long-barreled weapon.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:32:12pm

Considering the response I’m seeing from wingnuts, they has a disappoint. They seemed to be hoping for a far-left bomb thrower and now are left trying to find some angle to attack Kaine upon besides “white” and “boring.”

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:32:14pm

re: #51 lawhawk

The social media folks are on the ball.

I think we knew that from the moment we saw her Twitter account tweeting zingers. As opposed to tweeting the same lame derp day in and day out, like Drumpf.

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lawhawk  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:32:18pm

re: #43 thedopefishlives

It’s almost like Trump never went to Indiana and saw first hand how they can’t stand him.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:32:34pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:33:10pm

re: #53 Targetpractice

Considering the response I’m seeing from wingnuts, they has a disappoint. They seemed to be hoping for a far-left bomb thrower and now are left trying to find some angle to attack Kaine upon besides “white” and “boring.”

Three cheers for Kaine the Saine! (Spell check to aisle three…)

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:33:20pm

re: #55 lawhawk

It’s almost like Trump never went to Indiana and saw first hand how they can’t stand him.

Indiana is easy for a guy like Trump to overlook. Most of the people there are working-class folks - farmers or heavy industry. I’d be surprised if he could find it on a map.

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plansbandc  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:33:37pm

re: #35 Eclectic Cyborg

Best one yet! Well done.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:33:44pm

People who left scene at high rate of speed at beginning of attack had nothing to do with it. Police lost shooter, then found him dead, apparently by suicide.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:34:00pm
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451_Montag  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:34:01pm

re: #50 Dr. Matt

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Needs more references to sodomy, politically correct, sad

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Dr. Matt  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:34:04pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:34:14pm

re: #58 thedopefishlives

Indiana is easy for a guy like Trump to overlook. Most of the people there are working-class folks - farmers or heavy industry. I’d be surprised if he could find it on a map.

My parents went to graduate school at Purdue, and emerged with Master’s degrees and a hearty distaste for the whole state. I think I’ve figured out why.

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Belafon  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:34:18pm

re: #56 goddamnedfrank

And all we’re saying is that if all you can summon is meh, Kaine’s done his job.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:35:11pm

re: #61 Charles Johnson

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He’s accomplished.

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:35:40pm

re: #64 Brian J.

My parents went to graduate school at Purdue, and emerged with Master’s degrees and a hearty distaste for the whole state. I think I’ve figured out why.

Ha! My dad is a Purdue grad. Unfortunately for me, Indiana is my true home, and I love it despite how derpy and lame things are there.

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Lancelot Link  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:36:08pm

re: #32 Charles Johnson

I can already predict that Bernie fans are going to lose their shit over him, though. They started attacking Kaine months ago.

Bernie fans will be outraged because she chose a white male.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:36:25pm

Shooter is said to have shouted something. They asking anyone with video to come forward. Until they have video to carefully analyze they won’t know for sure what he was saying. Someone was filming him—not clear (to me) if it was an accomplice.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:36:27pm

You can already see the difference in the VP picks. Hillary looks thrilled to have Kaine on-stage with her, rather than looking like she just got saddled with unwanted baggage before marching off-stage. I doubt when Kaine makes his first post-pick media appearances that he’ll look like he just had his soul sucked out and replaced with stuffing.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:36:28pm
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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:36:51pm

re: #53 Targetpractice

Considering the response I’m seeing from wingnuts, they has a disappoint. They seemed to be hoping for a far-left bomb thrower and now are left trying to find some angle to attack Kaine upon besides “white” and “boring.”

Why do they want drama in the WH? That’s trump. And dangerous. I’ll take boring any day of the week.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:37:20pm
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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:37:28pm

<re: #65 Belafon

And all we’re saying is that if all you can summon is meh, Kaine’s done his job.

littlegreenfootballs.com

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gwangung  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:37:46pm

Not enthused by the pick. But not repulsed by it. Don’t know enough about him to say if he’s any problem for reproductive rights, and if his supposed pro-banking impulses go beyond his stated leaning on smaller institutions.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:37:52pm

re: #6 Charles Johnson

Not surprised she picked Kaine, although I have to admit I was kind of hoping for Elizabeth Warren.

Which you would’ve regretted if her replacement was the 51st GOP Senator next year.

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majii  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:37:58pm

“In his video, Duke said he believes in equal rights and respect for all Americans but “what makes me different is I also demand respect for the rights and heritage of European-Americans.”“

There’s a hidden message in this comment, and I’m receiving Duke’s message loudly and clearly. He’s not the least bit concerned about demanding respect for the rights and heritage of all Americans, just for those who share his view of America. As for Gingrich, he shouldn’t be denouncing Duke, he should be embracing him. The guy has thrown a whole lotta racist, bigoted bombs in his lifetime. The only difference between him and Duke is the way the bombs are [being] delivered.

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:38:06pm

re: #71 Charles Johnson

It still cracks me up that Drumpf wasn’t able to coordinate the announcement with the legal schedule required by the State of Indiana. It’s not like they couldn’t have known. It probably speaks to how indecisive Drumpf really was.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:38:49pm

re: #68 Lancelot Link

Bernie fans will be outraged because she chose a white male.

all the while fuming Bernie wasn’t a finalist. Kaine actually has accomplished a lot first as Richmond’s mayor, then as our lt governor, governor, and now in the senate.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:39:07pm

2,300 police responded to shooting. Wow.

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Skip Intro  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:39:09pm

re: #61 Charles Johnson

Doesn’t really match up to the Trump family’s “We’re in it for us” though.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:40:23pm

re: #75 gwangung

Not enthused by the pick. But not repulsed by it. Don’t know enough about him to say if he’s any problem for reproductive rights, and if his supposed pro-banking impulses go beyond his stated leaning on smaller institutions.

Wasn’t a problem when he was governor. He’s anti DP too but we still have the DP here in Va and Kaine made no effort to abolish it.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:40:48pm

Heh, the German police are very polite—at least the one doing the talking is.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:40:58pm

re: #17 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I guess she decided the Purity Brigade wouldn’t be satisfied even if she picked the corpse of Che Guevara, so she might as well try to pick off a few centrists. The Busters shot themselves in the foot. Again.

She got Bernie’s endorsement, so she has her left flank covered. Kaine with his solid credentials may reassure moderate Republicans who can’t stand Trump and are thinking of voting Clinton.

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:41:10pm

re: #80 CuriousLurker

When I checked the front pages of the NYT and the WSJ it was the lead story. It is very sad to see this.

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Skip Intro  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:41:35pm

re: #78 thedopefishlives

It still cracks me up that Drumpf wasn’t able to coordinate the announcement with the legal schedule required by the State of Indiana. It’s not like they couldn’t have known. It probably speaks to how indecisive Drumpf really was.

Trump doesn’t care. Pence must just be realizing that he’s taken over for Chris Christie as Ivanka’s poop scooper.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:41:50pm

re: #80 CuriousLurker

2,300 police responded to shooting. Wow.

I had a week-long class in Munich several years back now, and mr. klys tagged along. We stayed at a Holiday Inn (don’t laugh, it was a decent price and location).

He looked it up today and we were about 3 miles from where the shooting happened.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:41:53pm

re: #84 Big Beautiful Door

She got Bernie’s endorsement, so she has her left flank covered. Kaine with his solid credentials may reassure moderate Republicans who can’t stand Trump and are thinking of voting Clinton.

Kaine actually has a moderate Republican father in law, a former Virginia governor.

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:41:54pm

Shooter had dual nationality.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:42:36pm

re: #50 Dr. Matt

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First thing I notice about that image is that both Clinton and Kaine have the same size font as opposed to the TRUMP - PENCE logo. Then again, none of the Democrats don’t have the bloated ego that herr Drumpf has.

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:42:57pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:43:18pm

re: #79 HappyWarrior

all the while fuming Bernie wasn’t a finalist. Kaine actually has accomplished a lot first as Richmond’s mayor, then as our lt governor, governor, and now in the senate.

He may be the most experienced politician in the country. This is really a quality ticket.

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:43:33pm

re: #89 CuriousLurker

Dual citizenship? What countries?

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:43:58pm

re: #93 PhillyPretzel

Dual citizenship? What countries?

Germany & Iran.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:44:10pm
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Barefoot Grin  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:44:16pm

re: #67 thedopefishlives

Ha! My dad is a Purdue grad. Unfortunately for me, Indiana is my true home, and I love it despite how derpy and lame things are there.

I lived, worked, studied, and ultimately had two kids there (though I’m from its western neighbor). I have great fondness for Indiana. Of course, I’m a heterosexual WASP, and lived entirely in Lafayette and Bloomington (Lafayette is actually pretty conservative compared to West Lafayette).

But it’s the kind of place where wingnuts took control of school boards easily in the 80s and beyond even in liberal areas, and then extended control. And just up the road from Bloomington, Martinsville would make the news occasionally with students and adults hurling racists invective at the Bloomington North basketball team school bus or the local LEO saying things about the Bobby Buddhas and Henry Hindus from Bloomington.

Still, it’s beautiful and not a totally intolerant shithole. (I think that should be on their license plates.)

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:44:46pm

And the Clinton campaign managed to avoid creating a logo that could be viewed as vulgar within an hour of its release.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:45:01pm

re: #92 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

He may be the most experienced politician in the country. This is really a quality ticket.

And as Clinton’s tweet got at, he has been successful. There’s a reason why Obama had this guy as a finalist before he chose Biden.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:45:40pm

re: #73 FormerDirtDart

Whadda know? The Clinton/Kaine logo doesn’t look like she’s trying to fuck him.

Amateurs. ////

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:46:25pm

re: #96 Barefoot Grin

“Indiana: Not a totally intolerant shithole.” I like it.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:46:33pm

re: #37 Brian J.

Even selecting Warren wouldn’t have shut them up. At some point, Hillary had to put her foot down. I wish she’d done it before the platform concessions, but this is still good.

That is what the platform is for, to give party activists a squeaky toy to chew on. In return, she got Bernie’s endorsement and party unity. Well worth it.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:47:03pm

My Twitter timeline right now makes me just want to stop following politics oriented people altogether.

I won’t, but sometimes it’s just a clear indication that you can’t please everyone.

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Skip Intro  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:47:13pm

re: #94 CuriousLurker

Germany & Iran.

More bad news for Trump to exploit.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:47:29pm

Well, you can never please everyone

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lawhawk  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:48:02pm

re: #97 Targetpractice

The arrow could move back and forth….

Interestingly, they went to a more subdued blue from the red/blue scheme.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:48:39pm

re: #102 klys (maker of Silmarils)

My Twitter timeline right now makes me just want to stop following politics oriented people altogether.

I won’t, but sometimes it’s just a clear indication that you can’t please everyone.

If she had chosen Warren, those types would be saying that she did it get Warren out of the Senate. No, you can’t please everyone.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:48:47pm

re: #92 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

He may be the most experienced politician in the country. This is really a quality ticket.

Of course, you can’t go by me. I said: “George Bush and Dan Quayle? That’s a losing ticket if I ever saw one!”

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Shiplord Kirel  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:48:58pm

re: #88 HappyWarrior

Kaine actually has a moderate Republican father in law, a former Virginia governor.

Kaine’s father-in-law, A. Linwood Holton, has grown more and more distant from the Republican mainstream since the party has become more conservative. He endorsed his son-in-law in his various races, and Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Now 92 years old, he still considers himself a Republican though.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:49:07pm

I’m going to have to go digging around to see some videos on how Kaine looks in a campaign (or better yet, a debate) setting. I’m pretty sure that he’s got to be light-years ahead of Mr. Excitement Mike Pence.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:49:34pm
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gwangung  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:49:37pm

re: #104 FormerDirtDart

Well, you can never please everyone

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Um….if McAuliffe appoints…don’t the Dems retain their bloc?

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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:50:13pm

Three in critical condition. There are injured children. There are “young people” amongst the dead. Among the dead are adolescents & among injured are children.

Someone asked why the ratio of dead to injured was almost equal. Finally sounding a bit exasperated police guy says “it’s not a movie.” Distance & ability of gunman determines lethality. Live feed just cut off.

The end.

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Skip Intro  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:50:45pm

Ben Carson will be on Fox “News” shortly to explain his End Times vision of the Cain/Lucifer ticket.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:50:56pm

re: #104 FormerDirtDart

Well, you can never please everyone

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McAuliffe could appoint a senior Va Dem to keep the seat warm and then he could run for the seat. We have a single term limit on our governors here. It’s actually why Warner got into the Senate in the first place.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:51:09pm

Personally, I think this was a good pick in that it adds to the ticket without overshadowing the nominee. Nobody finds themselves thinking that Kaine would have been a better nominee, but they also don’t think that he was picked as some sort of yoke on same. He compliments the ticket and that’s the most we could have really asked for.

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:51:59pm

re: #113 Skip Intro

Ben Carson will be on Fox “News” shortly to explain his End Times vision of the Cain/Lucifer ticket.

Wouldn’t that be Lucifer/Cain?

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:52:04pm

re: #107 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Of course, you can’t go by me. I said: “George Bush and Dan Quayle? That’s a losing ticket if I ever saw one!”

I seem to recall claims that Quayle lost 2-4 states or margin points for Bush, just not enough for Dukakis and Bentsen to catch up. Despite Bentsen-Quayle being about the debate equivalent of Godzilla-Bambi.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:52:20pm

re: #115 Targetpractice

Personally, I think this was a good pick in that it adds to the ticket without overshadowing the nominee. Nobody finds themselves thinking that Kaine would have been a better nominee, but they also don’t think that he was picked as some sort of yoke on same. He compliments the ticket and that’s the most we could have really asked for.

It’s not sexy but the last time we saw sexy was Palin and that ended so well for the GOP.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:52:32pm

re: #106 HappyWarrior

If she had chosen Warren, those types would be saying that she did it get Warren out of the Senate. No, you can’t please everyone.

I’m watching some reproductive health advocates be very upset. (Edited from my original phrasing.)

I’m just tired. Like isn’t this exhausting for people? Look at the alternative. This isn’t hard.

Anyway I should do something productive like mealplan instead of watch Twitter go by.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:53:13pm

re: #105 lawhawk

The arrow could move back and forth….

Interestingly, they went to a more subdued blue from the red/blue scheme.

Prettier and less expensive.

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wrenchwench  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:53:21pm

Translation:

This is part of what we know about Tim Kaine, running mate of @Hillary_esp

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:53:27pm

re: #119 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’m watching some reproductive health advocates be very upset. (Edited from my original phrasing.)

I’m just tired. Like isn’t this exhausting for people? Look at the alternative. This isn’t hard.

Anyway I should do something productive like mealplan instead of watch Twitter go by.

Well I’m not on Twitter but I’d like to reassure them that Kaine governed pro-choice.

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lawhawk  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:53:43pm
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CuriousLurker  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:53:44pm

re: #119 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Anyway I should do something productive like mealplan instead of watch Twitter go by.

This. I’m gonna go do…. something. Don’t know what yet, but it won’t involve Twitter.

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Skip Intro  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:54:20pm

re: #116 thedopefishlives

Wouldn’t that be Lucifer/Cain?

This is Ben Carson we’re talking about.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:54:35pm

re: #121 wrenchwench

Translation:

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Va has a decent sized Hispanic community. Not large like your state but my hometown has a good sized El Salvadorian community.

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:55:48pm

re: #125 Skip Intro

This is Ben Carson we’re talking about.

You have a good point.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:55:49pm

re: #118 HappyWarrior

It’s not sexy but the last time we saw sexy was Palin and that ended so well for the GOP.

The last two elections, the GOP picked their VP on the idea that they needed to find someone young and dynamic to prop up their boring white guy nominee. It backfired spectacularly both times.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:56:10pm

re: #128 Targetpractice

The last two elections, the GOP picked their VP on the idea that they needed to find someone young and dynamic to prop up their boring white guy nominee. It backfired spectacularly both times.

Yes.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:56:39pm

re: #122 HappyWarrior

Well I’m not on Twitter but I’d like to reassure them that Kaine governed pro-choice.

Wouldn’t matter. It’s a nice thought but it wouldn’t matter.

People are just going to get their disappointment out, I guess, and continue to realize that not everyone is going to get their unicorn here. As long as they ultimately deal with their disappointment like rational people and do the right thing in November, whatever.

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Shiplord Kirel  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:56:41pm

Another plus for serious voters: There won’t be much doubt that Kaine can take over the top job if that becomes necessary. This has not been the case with a number of other recent veep nominees (yeah, I’m looking at you, Sarah).

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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:56:47pm

Heh

For the record I was hoping Kaine would be Obama’s running mate in 2008. Little did I realize that Joe Biden was one wild and crazy guy.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:58:01pm

re: #130 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Wouldn’t matter. It’s a nice thought but it wouldn’t matter.

People are just going to get their disappointment out, I guess, and continue to realize that not everyone is going to get their unicorn here. As long as they ultimately deal with their disappointment like rational people and do the right thing in November, whatever.

True that. People are allowed to feel how they do. I just want to reassure people who worry about Kaine on choice know that.

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wrenchwench  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:58:02pm

re: #126 HappyWarrior

Va has a decent sized Hispanic community. Not large like your state but my hometown has a good sized El Salvadorian community.

Central and South America will be issues during Hillary’s term(s). Starting with Venezuela.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:58:04pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:58:59pm

re: #131 Shiplord Kirel

Another plus for serious voters: There won’t be much doubt that Kaine can take over the top job if that becomes necessary. This has not been the case with a number of other recent veep nominees (yeah, I’m looking at you, Sarah).

Absolutely. He’s governed over a state with a heavily divided legislature.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:59:02pm

re: #123 lawhawk

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If impact on a tossup state was at or near the top of Clinton’s criteria, then Kaine was the obvious choice, because none of the states with a bigger impact (Florida/Ohio/Pennsylvania/North Carolina) have anyone from those with necessary credentials - or visibility - to balance the overall ticket.

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:59:20pm

David Duke Announces for US Senate
He was Trump before Trump was Trump.

Youtube Video

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 5:59:22pm

re: #132 De Kolta Chair

Heh

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I think they recommend bed rest for that, or maybe that’s for the Simpsons’ Additional Seating Capacity Fever.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:00pm

re: #134 wrenchwench

Central and South America will be issues during Hillary’s term(s). Starting with Venezuela.

Yes. Having a key member of the administration who speaks fluent Spanish will be good for that.

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Barefoot Grin  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:07pm

re: #100 thedopefishlives

“Indiana: Not a totally intolerant shithole.” I like it.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:11pm

re: #111 gwangung

Um….if McAuliffe appoints…don’t the Dems retain their bloc?

Until the special election next year.

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:21pm

re: #138 gocart mozart

Didn’t he do something like that before?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:25pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:42pm

re: #138 gocart mozart

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I think this means that the NBA won’t be giving next year’s All-Star Game to New Orleans after all.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:00:51pm
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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:02:21pm

Happy Everybody’s An Expert On The Internet Day everybody!

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Belafon  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:02:30pm

re: #135 goddamnedfrank

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:03:47pm

re: #135 goddamnedfrank
Imani Gandy @AngryBlackLady

It’s hard not to think that Clinton fell prey to the “maybe we can get some white people to vote for me” gambit in choosing

pssst. HRC needs some white people to vote for her.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:04:02pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:04:11pm

re: #145 Brian J.

I think this means that the NBA won’t be giving next year’s All-Star Game to New Orleans after all.

Was surprised that Duke’s Coach K who is known to be a conservative guy speak out against NC’s law.

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thedopefishlives  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:04:24pm

re: #141 Barefoot Grin

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PhillyPretzel  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:04:35pm

re: #148 Belafon

Obama and Clinton chose individuals who rounded or balanced out their tickets and that is why Obama won. I would love to see HRC win big time.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:04:40pm

re: #42 CuriousLurker

That’s odd.

Neither DAESH or or Neo-Nazi. The hell?

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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:05:13pm
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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:05:57pm
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Rocky-in-Connecticut  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:06:04pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:06:50pm

re: #155 teleskiguy

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You want excitement, Samantha, then take up whitewater rafting or something.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:06:50pm

re: #103 Skip Intro

We are definitely missing a reel of film here.

Iranians are Shia, and would be against DAESH, and they certainly would not be Neo-Nazis.

I think we might be dealing with either a failure of a human being, or someone deeply unstable who fell through the cracks.

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:07:11pm

re: #154 Ziggy_TARDIS

That’s odd.

Neither DAESH or or Neo-Nazi. The hell?

I know the joke is that if it’s a white person then it’s mental illness but there actually is the real possibility that that’s what in play, even if the killer is not white.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:07:11pm

re: #138 gocart mozart

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What is truly frightening about this is that Duke has a more-than-feasible chance of actually winning the seat. I know for a fact that he will handily win most parishes in northern Louisiana - he carried those at almost a 2:1 ratio when he ran for Governor in 1991, and the demographics of that part of the state haven’t changed at all. Additionally, unlike 1991, he has the unqualified support of an entire faction of the Republican Party with the Trump faithful. Back then, the party openly ran against him. This time, it is far less likely that will happen - in fact I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the same people who show up for Trump at Duke’s campaign rallies during the next few months.

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Shiplord Kirel  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:07:24pm

Hillary has made an excellent, and very serious, choice. It is a serious job.
Nine of the forty-seven Vice Presidents have in fact succeeded to the presidency upon the death or (in one case) the resignation of the President: Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, T. Roosevelt, Coolidge, Truman, L.B. Johnson, and Ford.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:09:27pm

re: #149 Decatur Deb

Imani Gandy @AngryBlackLady

It’s hard not to think that Clinton fell prey to the “maybe we can get some white people to vote for me” gambit in choosing

pssst. HRC needs some white people to vote for her.

True enough, although I still find it impossible to understand the ‘thinking’ or existence of persuadable voters whose decision between Trump and Clinton can be swayed by Clinton’s VP pick. (I just can’t get past the whole food vs. shit + ground glass thing.)

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:10:14pm

re: #151 HappyWarrior

Was surprised that Duke’s Coach K who is known to be a conservative guy speak out against NC’s law.

He would probably like to be able to play some NCAA Tournament games in NC.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:10:56pm

re: #164 Big Beautiful Door

He would probably like to be able to play some NCAA Tournament games in NC.

No doubt.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:10:57pm

re: #161 Bill and Opus for 2016!

What is truly frightening about this is that Duke has a more-than-feasible chance of actually winning the seat. I know for a fact that he will handily win most parishes in northern Louisiana - he carried those at almost a 2:1 ratio when he ran for Governor in 1991, and the demographics of that part of the state haven’t changed at all. Additionally, unlike 1991, he has the unqualified support of an entire faction of the Republican Party with the Trump faithful. Back then, the party openly ran against him. This time, it is far less likely that will happen - in fact I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the same people who show up for Trump at Duke’s campaign rallies during the next few months.

There will be nothing like “Vote for the crook, it’s important” out of the festering abomination the Republican party has become.

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:12:08pm

re: #161 Bill and Opus for 2016!

What is truly frightening about this is that Duke has a more-than-feasible chance of actually winning the seat. I know for a fact that he will handily win most parishes in northern Louisiana - he carried those at almost a 2:1 ratio when he ran for Governor in 1991, and the demographics of that part of the state haven’t changed at all. Additionally, unlike 1991, he has the unqualified support of an entire faction of the Republican Party with the Trump faithful. Back then, the party openly ran against him. This time, it is far less likely that will happen - in fact I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the same people who show up for Trump at Duke’s campaign rallies during the next few months.

It’s gonna be complicated, for sure. Yes, Duke will win many of the northern parishes, probably including mine… but there are only two real Democrats in the race and one of them (Foster Campbell) seems to have a significant edge on the other (Caroline Fayard), while there are at least three other Republican heavyweights already in the race, not counting Teahadi Rob Maness.

We’re probably headed for a second round of Campbell vs. Insert Republican Here. After the initial excitement, the Republican powers that are will start having nightmares about national attention on a Campbell v. Duke runoff. Not quite sure how they stop it, though; they certainly didn’t last year, and thus wound up with David Vitter carrying the party banner in the governor’s race.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:12:39pm

re: #161 Bill and Opus for 2016!

What is truly frightening about this is that Duke has a more-than-feasible chance of actually winning the seat. I know for a fact that he will handily win most parishes in northern Louisiana - he carried those at almost a 2:1 ratio when he ran for Governor in 1991, and the demographics of that part of the state haven’t changed at all. Additionally, unlike 1991, he has the unqualified support of an entire faction of the Republican Party with the Trump faithful. Back then, the party openly ran against him. This time, it is far less likely that will happen - in fact I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the same people who show up for Trump at Duke’s campaign rallies during the next few months.

The LaGOP has already come out foursquare against him.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:13:06pm

re: #163 EPR-radar

True enough, although I still find it impossible to understand the ‘thinking’ or existence of persuadable voters whose decision between Trump and Clinton can be swayed by Clinton’s VP pick. (I just can’t get past the whole food vs. shit + ground glass thing.)

No white person on my block thinks their life will be negatively impacted by a Trump presidency. (There’s one new vegan I don’t know about yet.) Many are sure they will be more comfortable psychologically.

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:14:12pm

re: #143 PhillyPretzel

Didn’t he do something like that before?

You mean run for Senate? He ran for Governor back in the early 90’s and came in second, the incumbent came in third. He lost to the prior Gov., Edwards who was recently out of jail, hence this bumper sticker Image: 10354335-standard.jpg

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:14:34pm

re: #160 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I know the joke is that if it’s a white person then it’s mental illness but there actually is the real possibility that that’s what in play, even if the killer is not white.

It’s an amazing world where a literal Aryan isn’t “white”.

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Belafon  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:15:18pm

re: #153 PhillyPretzel

Obama and Clinton chose individuals who rounded or balanced out their tickets and that is why Obama won. I would love to see HRC win big time.

I am getting the impression that one of the other things Clinton learned from Obama is make smart choices. It started with a different campaign staff and has gone from there.

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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:15:56pm
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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:16:32pm

re: #169 Decatur Deb

No white person on my block thinks their life will be negatively impacted by a Trump presidency. (There’s one new vegan I don’t know about yet.) Many are sure they will be more comfortable psychologically.

These folks would appear to be unpersuadable. As to be expected of racists with snakes living in their heads.

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Shiplord Kirel  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:16:32pm

I’m not real impressed with Hillary’s clothes myself. I think I’ll vote for Trump instead.

NO, JUST KIDDING. I actually don’t give a damn how politicians dress as long as they respect the dignity of the office they seek.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:16:41pm

re: #169 Decatur Deb

No white person on my block thinks their life will be negatively impacted by a Trump presidency. (There’s one new vegan I don’t know about yet.) Many are sure they will be more comfortable psychologically.

Let me guess, they said almost universally “If I survived Bush, I can survive Trump,” right?

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klys (maker of Silmarils)  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:18:07pm

Joy. A liberal friend is going on about how if she made the mistakes Hillary did, she’d be in jail and called a traitor.

At least I’m recognizing where I am probably done with the whole “interacting with people” aspect of today. I’ll be lurking and responding to non-serious topics and otherwise biting my tongue because I can recognize where I’m not being helpful.

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:18:08pm

re: #175 Shiplord Kirel

I’m not real impressed with Hillary’s clothes myself. I think I’ll vote for Trump instead.

NO, JUST KIDDING. I actually don’t give a damn how politicians dress as long as they respect the dignity of the office they seek.

I’m given to understand that the bulletproof vests she has to wear under her outfits really preclude making her look anything but boxy.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:19:13pm

re: #168 Big Beautiful Door

The LaGOP has already come out foursquare against him.

They came out big against him back in 1991 too. However, like I mentioned before, Duke carried most parishes north of Acadiana by a rather large margin. I lived in Louisiana back then, and the fact that he had such a huge amount of support was a primary reason I moved out of state almost a quarter century ago. I have only been back on very few family-related occasions - however the times I’ve been back there has shown me with crystal clarity that the same mentality that was prevalent during the Jim Crow days (yes, I was alive back then) is still ingrained with the populace there.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:19:20pm

re: #169 Decatur Deb

No white person on my block thinks their life will be negatively impacted by a Trump presidency. (There’s one new vegan I don’t know about yet.) Many are sure they will be more comfortable psychologically.

Thinking about World War III under a Trump presidency would appear to be the exact opposite of more comfortable psychologically.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:19:39pm
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Barefoot Grin  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:19:41pm

re: #141 Barefoot Grin

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:19:59pm

re: #176 Targetpractice

Let me guess, they said almost universally “If I survived Bush, I can survive Trump,” right?

God, you’re an optimist. They defend GWB.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:20:04pm

re: #169 Decatur Deb

No white person on my block thinks their life will be negatively impacted by a Trump presidency. (There’s one new vegan I don’t know about yet.) Many are sure they will be more comfortable psychologically.

And they’re right. Trump’s xenophobic campaign is directly targeted to appeal to these people, who don’t give a shit about anyone who doesn’t live on their block.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:21:08pm

re: #174 EPR-radar

These folks would appear to be unpersuadable. As to be expected of racists with snakes living in their heads.

re: #180 EPR-radar

Thinking about World War III under a Trump presidency would appear to be the exact opposite of more comfortable psychologically.

Y’all aren’t from around here, are ya’?

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:21:09pm

re: #168 Big Beautiful Door

The LaGOP has already come out foursquare against him.

Interesting. I never thought I’d see the day when the LAGOP is significantly better than the national party vs. racism.

Although it has to be noted that opposing David Fucking Duke is total baby steps.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:21:19pm

re: #183 Decatur Deb

God, you’re an optimist. They defend GWB.

Must be some statistical anomaly. I was pretty sure even wingnuts no longer tried to defend Dubya.

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:21:32pm

re: #151 HappyWarrior

Was surprised that Duke’s Coach K who is known to be a conservative guy speak out against NC’s law.

$$$$

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:22:00pm

re: #160 klys (maker of Silmarils)

That’s the only way this makes sense. Shi’ite Terrorism is almost always state based, or at least from an organized group. And there has not been a major Shi’ite Terror Attack in a long time.

Something weird is going on and I think mental health, or being a waste of a life is the root cause here.

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:22:42pm
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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:22:49pm

Speaking of, the 5th District Congressional race is going to be contested this year! Shame it’s by a Republican named Billy Burkette, a Native American from Pride (just outside Baton Rouge). At least all the other Louisiana districts will have at least one Democrat running (and the NO/ BR-based 2nd will have no Republicans).

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:23:01pm

re: #187 Targetpractice

Must be some statistical anomaly. I was pretty sure even wingnuts no longer tried to defend Dubya.

Alabama sleeps comfortably in the MOE.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:23:12pm

re: #183 Decatur Deb

God, you’re an optimist. They defend GWB.

Ah. Then my original guess that they were snake-brained racists was accurate.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:23:21pm

re: #190 gocart mozart

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Naderites will never learn their lesson.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:24:48pm

re: #186 EPR-radar

Interesting. I never thought I’d see the day when the LAGOP is significantly better than the national party vs. racism.

Although it has to be noted that opposing David Fucking Duke is total baby steps.

The bare minimum to be expected of a decent human being. The next step, to stop dog whistling what Duke explicitly stands for, seems to be beyond them.

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Barefoot Grin  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:25:18pm

re: #194 Targetpractice

Naderites will never learn their lesson.

Unsafe in any election.

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Belafon  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:25:21pm

re: #169 Decatur Deb

No white person on my block thinks their life will be negatively impacted by a Trump presidency. (There’s one new vegan I don’t know about yet.) Many are sure they will be more comfortable psychologically.

This is similar to Milo’s and Ben Carson’s thing: all of these people are counting on the government they hate to restrain Christianists and white supremacists from going after them. Like anything where you count on restraint, it will eventually fail.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:25:24pm

re: #187 Targetpractice

Must be some statistical anomaly. I was pretty sure even wingnuts no longer tried to defend Dubya.

Lindsey Graham does.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:26:24pm

re: #194 Targetpractice

Naderites will never learn their lesson.

Stupid fucking jackasses. If all they can be bothered to do is vote in November, they don’t really have much of a right to bitch about the options on offer, or justification for any purity games.

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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:26:58pm

re: #190 gocart mozart

Is Jacob saying that Trump will win because he’s writing in Sanders? Wow, the race is tighter than I thought!

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:27:12pm

re: #193 EPR-radar

Ah. Then my original guess that they were snake-brained racists was accurate.

Teachers, nurses, soldiers, small business owners, nuclear engineer, preacher’s mother.

It’s what we have to work with.

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stpaulbear  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:27:59pm

re: #12 The Vicious Babushka

I was hoping for Warren, or Cory Booker. Whatev.

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I’ve read about half way down the comments and I’m surprised that no one has commented that Hillary and Kaine are giving each other a terrorist fist bump!!!

I like how Hillary and Kaine’s names are the exact same size on the new logo.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:28:22pm

re: #192 Decatur Deb

Alabama sleeps comfortably in the MOE.

Looking at that picture of Duke up above, I’m struck by how much he looks like my girlfriend’s brother-in-law, who’s from Alabama. To be fair, he’s about as far from David Duke as you could get.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:28:38pm

re: #201 Decatur Deb

Teachers, nurses, soldiers, small business owners, nuclear engineers, preacher’s mother.

It’s what we have to work with.

I can see the difficulty. Objectively, voting for Trump is the act of a snake-brained racist, but these people mostly don’t see themselves as such.

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Dave In Austin  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:29:22pm

Nice move by Sen. Flake…

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:29:37pm

re: #194 Targetpractice

Naderites will never learn their lesson.

Nadir-ites. Always digging a deeper hole, on their quest for the Earth’s core.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:29:55pm

re: #202 stpaulbear

I’ve read about half way down the comments and I’m surprised that no one has commented that Hillary and Kaine are giving each other a terrorist fist bump!!!

I like how Hillary and Kaine’s names are the exact same size on the new logo.

Don’t be silly. They’re white!

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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:30:28pm

re: #206 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Nadir-ites. Always digging a deeper hole, on their quest for the Earth’s core.

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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:30:49pm

I still can’t get the image of Ted Cruz being told he wasn’t welcome in Sidney Adelson’s hotel suite out of my head.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:31:09pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart

This election is freaking me out! It’s 1984…I’m agreeing with Republicans and It. Is. Freaking. Me. Out.

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BeachDem  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:32:21pm

re: #119 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’m watching some reproductive health advocates be very upset. (Edited from my original phrasing.)

I’m just tired. Like isn’t this exhausting for people? Look at the alternative. This isn’t hard.

Anyway I should do something productive like mealplan instead of watch Twitter go by.

Look up his ratings from pp and naral, 100% from both I believe. I liken his views to Biden.

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lawhawk  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:33:18pm

re: #184 Charles Johnson

My area is predominantly white, but I work with Muslims, African Americans, and count them as friends. I fear for them, and I fear for my family and everyone else, because the bigot brigades targeting of Muslims and Mexicans (the illegals) is just the start. Trump’s unleashed such a torrent of trouble that the GOP will never get all this back under wraps.

The white supremacists aren’t going to stop with Muslims or immigrants.

They will inevitably come round on Jews again. They already are (as seen by today’s interactions with the guy whose tweet got broadcast at the RNC in support of Trump).

So yeah it’s worrisome.

But then again, I also have empathy - a trait that Trump and the rest of his bigot brigade lack.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:33:27pm

re: #204 EPR-radar

I can see the difficulty. Objectively, voting for Trump is the act of a snake-brained racist, but these people mostly don’t see themselves as such.

Of course they don’t. And I don’t tell them they are when I’m trying to get them to analyse one contradiction at a time.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:33:36pm

re: #210 MsJ

This election is freaking me out! It’s 1984…I’m agreeing with Republicans and It. Is. Freaking. Me. Out.

The 5 minute rule also applies to Republican office holders. If a Republican office holder ever does anything decent, wait 5 minutes and you’ll get an appalling reminder that they’re still a Republican.

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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:34:00pm

re: #210 MsJ

Every election freaks me out. You get used to taking the good with the horrific. ;-)

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Brian J.  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:34:32pm

re: #214 EPR-radar

The 5 minute rule also applies to Republican office holders. If a Republican office holder ever does anything decent, wait 5 minutes and you’ll get an appalling reminder that they’re still a Republican.

Also, Flake is the guy that Trump threatened to have thrown out of his Senate seat… even though he’s not actually up for election this year.

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:35:36pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:36:00pm

re: #216 Brian J.

Also, Flake is the guy that Trump threatened to have thrown out of his Senate seat… even though he’s not actually up for election this year.

He probably thinks he can fire Senators once he’s elected President.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:37:25pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:38:41pm

re: #215 De Kolta Chair

Every election freaks me out. You get used to taking the good with the horrific. ;-)

Like I’ve said before, this playing Russian Roulette with a double-barreled shotgun every four years is getting on my nerves.

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Belafon  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:38:49pm

John Cole points out that Kaine wouldn’t choose an abortion, but he doesn’t think it’s the job of the government to interfere. In other words, he’s pro choice.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:40:11pm

re: #221 Belafon

John Cole points out that Kaine wouldn’t choose an abortion, but he doesn’t think it’s the job of the government to interfere. In other words, he’s pro choice.

Has anyone asked Kaine to have an abortion?

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:41:13pm
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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:41:21pm
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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:42:05pm

re: #219 FormerDirtDart

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I was about to say that Trump is the closest we’ll ever have to Lex Luther running for the presidency, but then I stopped and realized that Lex would’ve run an infinitely more competent campaign.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:42:09pm

re: #151 HappyWarrior

$$$

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:42:10pm

re: #224 goddamnedfrank

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I will greet you in Valhalla!

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:43:43pm

re: #219 FormerDirtDart

That is a nice rogues gallery. Trump fits right in with Sinestro, Hannibal Lechter, the Dalek, Loki, the Green Goblin, Darth Vader, Apocalypse, Thanos, Pennywise, Dr. Doom, the Red Skull, the Joker, Magneto, and a few I don’t recognize.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:43:51pm

re: #225 Targetpractice

I was about to say that Trump is the closest we’ll ever have to Lex Luther running for the presidency, but then I stopped and realized that Lex would’ve run an infinitely more competent campaign.

The Joker maybe?

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:45:04pm

re: #225 Targetpractice

I was about to say that Trump is the closest we’ll ever have to Lex Luther running for the presidency, but then I stopped and realized that Lex would’ve run an infinitely more competent campaign.

I’m absolutely certain Peter Thiel has fantasies about being a Lex Luthor type.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:45:28pm

re: #214 EPR-radar

The 5 minute rule also applies to Republican office holders. If a Republican office holder ever does anything decent, wait 5 minutes and you’ll get an appalling reminder that they’re still a Republican.

I’m talking about Podhorhtz, Kristol, RedState, etc. Sime elected GOPers but mostly the yappers.

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gwangung  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:46:41pm

re: #229 Big Beautiful Door

The Joker maybe?

No. Kite Man.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:47:00pm

re: #230 EPR-radar

I’m absolutely certain Peter Thiel has fantasies about being a Lex Luthor type.

Heck the plot of a Superman movie was Lex creating his own land in the ocean, just like Thiel’s floating city!

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gwangung  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:47:18pm

Plenty here to reassure folks. Plenty here to worry them.

mobile.nytimes.com

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:47:49pm

Man. What Would You Do is hitting on some serious issues tonight.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:48:43pm

re: #215 De Kolta Chair

Every election freaks me out. You get used to taking the good with the horrific. ;-)

I don’t know. I never liked Bush but I didn’t fear the end of civilization if he got elected. (And, no, that’s not hyperbole.) trump having the nuclear football? He’d use it when some country leader said a bad word about him

He’s truly Trumpelthinskin. He has no filters, no common sense, and a big mouth. He is literally a danger to civilization.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:48:54pm

re: #231 MsJ

I’m talking about Podhorhtz, Kristol, RedState, etc. Sime elected GOPers but mostly the yappers.

You mean the never-Trumpers? They are completely correct about Trump, and wrong about everything else. Furthermore they are in denial that they have helped create the prerequisites for Trump’s candidacy.

The fact that I agree with them about Trump is of no more significance than the fact that I agree with most of them that the Earth is not flat and orbits the Sun.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:49:02pm

re: #229 Big Beautiful Door

The Joker maybe?

Nah, Norman Osborne. Absolutely batty, an ego the size of an aircraft carrier, and virtually no impulse control.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:49:11pm

When I read it, it’s telling me to move RIGHT with Clinton & Kaine!!!

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blueraven  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:50:11pm

re: #214 EPR-radar

The 5 minute rule also applies to Republican office holders. If a Republican office holder ever does anything decent, wait 5 minutes and you’ll get an appalling reminder that they’re still a Republican.

Jeff Flake has actually been a decent person. Supported opening relations with Cuba, anti-Trump, etc…

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De Kolta Chair  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:50:22pm

re: #222 Decatur Deb

Has anyone asked Kaine to have an abortion?

I don’t recall Mario Cuomo catching any heat from lib/progs for holding the same opinion as Kaine. Come to think of it, doesn’t Biden, a practicing Catholic, feel the same way as well? #HappyEverybodysAnExpertOnTheInternetDay

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:51:59pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:52:09pm

re: #239 FormerDirtDart

When I read it, it’s telling me to move RIGHT with Clinton & Kaine!!!

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It’s not red, white, and blue any more! UNAMERICAN!!

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:52:33pm

re: #238 Targetpractice

Nah, Norman Osborne. Absolutely batty, an ego the size of an aircraft carrier, and virtually no impulse control.

Good one.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:54:21pm

re: #237 EPR-radar

You mean the never-Trumpers? They are completely correct about Trump, and wrong about everything else. Furthermore they are in denial that they have helped create the prerequisites for Trump’s candidacy.

The fact that I agree with them about Trump is of no more significance than the fact that I agree with most of them that the Earth is not flat and orbits the Sun.

I get that. But, seriously, these are people I’ve never agreed with.

It would be awesome if they could do a little introspection and discover WHY trump is a thing and their own roles in his creation.

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Dave In Austin  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:54:43pm

re: #240 blueraven

Jeff Flake has actually been a decent person. Supported opening relations with Cuba, anti-Trump, etc…

I thanked him for the support.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:55:03pm

re: #240 blueraven

Jeff Flake has actually been a decent person. Supported opening relations with Cuba, anti-Trump, etc…

Interesting. The only real black mark I could see in a quick Wikipedia skim is the 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee.

Not bad, for a Republican.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:55:19pm

Twitter seems to be telling me Rachel is very disappointed in the selection of Kaine.
I guess it was Cornel West or no one…
//

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stpaulbear  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:56:44pm

re: #223 FormerDirtDart

Kaine has really got a munchkin face in that picture.

He looks very honestly happy.

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SoundGuy 2016  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:56:51pm

re: #2 Brian J.

It’s officially Senator Tim Kaine for VP.

Good choice, solid pick, although I hoped it was Warren.

Warren vs PencePost in a debate? GTFO!

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Jayleia  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:57:21pm

re: #229 Big Beautiful Door

Not the Joker.

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:57:26pm

re: #248 FormerDirtDart

Twitter seems to be telling me Rachel is very disappointed in the selection of Kaine.
I guess it was Cornel West or no one…
//

RM might be more comfortable pondering the Stein or Johnson tickets.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:57:52pm

re: #245 MsJ

I get that. But, seriously, these are people I’ve never agreed with.

It would be awesome if they could do a little introspection and discover WHY trump is a thing and their own roles in his creation.

Not going to happen, of course.

But it is disorienting to often see better analysis of how Trump/Trumpism really is fascist at RedState than in the mainstream media.

Has there been a real attempt in the MSM to brand Trump as a fascist? If this is going to happen, now is about the right time for it.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:58:06pm

re: #248 FormerDirtDart

Twitter seems to be telling me Rachel is very disappointed in the selection of Kaine.
I guess it was Cornel West or no one…
//

I guess Angela Davis wasn’t available?

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:58:06pm

re: #244 Big Beautiful Door

Good one.

Now that I think about it, Trump reminds me most of Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:58:20pm
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Poligeek  Jul 22, 2016 • 6:59:58pm

re: #248 FormerDirtDart

Twitter seems to be telling me Rachel is very disappointed in the selection of Kaine.
I guess it was Cornel West or no one…
//

I’m curious as to how they’re getting that vibe - she seems pretty even keel about it. She did bring up some of his personal Pro-Life opinions but also emphasized that he’s made a point to not bring that into his governing. She also mentioned his move to strip guns from the mentally ill in VA after the Virginia Tech shooting. She’s said he’s the ‘safe pick’ - but everyone’s been saying that.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:00:55pm

re: #256 FormerDirtDart

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The dirtbag rednecks who vote Duke wouldn’t know western civilization if it bit them in the ass.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:01:32pm

re: #255 Big Beautiful Door

Now that I think about it, Trump reminds me most of Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin.

Fisk is competent. Trump is not. To get to Trump from Fisk, start with a lobotomy and then add near-lethal doses of cocaine and meth.

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:03:29pm

re: #259 EPR-radar

Fisk is competent. Trump is not. To get to Trump from Fisk, start with a lobotomy and then add near-lethal doses of cocaine and meth.

Big egos, domineering fathers, complete psychopaths, extremely vindictive, both want to remake NYC in their own image.

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b_sharp  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:03:42pm

re: #259 EPR-radar

Fisk is competent. Trump is not. To get to Trump from Fisk, start with a lobotomy and then add near-lethal doses of cocaine and meth.

Fisk just tended to underestimate DD.

Let’s hope trump underestimates Clinton.

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Poligeek  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:04:21pm

re: #259 EPR-radar

Fisk is competent. Trump is not. To get to Trump from Fisk, start with a lobotomy and then add near-lethal doses of cocaine and meth.

Fisk wouldn’t have shirked away in horror from that Eagle.. he also is proud of his lack of hair. Also has a better fashion sense - one of the few big guys who can wear white well (I’m going on old-school Spidey comics.. not the Vincent D’Onofrio portrayal - though that was done quite well :) )

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:04:49pm

re: #221 Belafon

John Cole points out that Kaine wouldn’t choose an abortion, but he doesn’t think it’s the job of the government to interfere. In other words, he’s pro choice.

That embedded GIF is…disturbing. At least Steve’s home. Just what I need—another animal to worry about!

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Big Beautiful Door  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:05:18pm

re: #261 b_sharp

Fisk just tended to underestimate DD.

Let’s hope trump underestimates Clinton.

Both also have huge chips on their shoulders; wanting respect from elites who look down their noses at them.

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Interesting Times  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:06:27pm

re: #119 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I’m watching some reproductive health advocates be very upset.

Kaine Introduces Legislation To Protect Women’s Access To Contraceptives

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act, legislation to ensure that any woman with a valid prescription is not denied or intimidated when requesting birth control or emergency contraception at pharmacies.

“No woman’s access to contraception should be denied at the pharmacy counter after she has made a decision with her doctor,” said Kaine. “I’m proud to sponsor this important piece of legislation that will defend the freedom of women’s health care choices.”

The Access to Birth Control Act ensures women’s timely access to reproductive health care. It requires pharmacies to help a woman obtain her prescribed type of contraceptive. If the requested product is not in stock, it requires a pharmacy to order the prescription, refer the woman to another pharmacy or return the prescription - whichever scenario the woman chooses.

This bill is cosponsored by U.S. Senators Cory Booker, Tammy Baldwin, Richard Blumenthal, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Al Franken, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mazie K. Hirono, Edward J. Markey, Jeff Merkley, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders, Jeanne Shaheen, Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden.

Yep, might as well be a GOPer.

/

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:06:37pm

re: #261 b_sharp

Fisk just tended to underestimate DD.

Let’s hope trump underestimates Clinton.

Let’s hope he gets all his news and polls from Fox…the bubble that has him ahead. Always.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:07:14pm

re: #240 blueraven

Jeff Flake has actually been a decent person. Supported opening relations with Cuba, anti-Trump, etc…

I should have read to the end of the Wikipedia entry:

In March 2016, Flake said that Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Antonin Scalia, should not be confirmed unless Hillary Clinton wins the 2016 presidential election. He argued that should Clinton win, Garland should be confirmed in the Senate’s lame-duck session because he is less liberal than any nominee Clinton might put forward. After meeting with Garland in April, Flake reiterated this position, saying that confirmation hearings on Garland’s nomination should not be taken up until after the election, so that the American people can choose the next president, unless Clinton wins, in which case, “we ought to approve him quickly.”

Republicans never disappoint on the asshole front.

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:07:20pm
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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:08:14pm

People need to relax about Kaine’s personal choice of being against abortion. He has never once legislated against Roe v. Wade and has never suggested he would. The whole point of being pro-choice is just that. It’s up to the individual.

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No Depression  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:08:29pm

I’m not gonna lie, the whinging about Tim Kaine is kinda irritating the fuck out of me. People have a right to feel upset about a milquetoast VP pick, BUT WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THAT.

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Poligeek  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:09:50pm

re: #270 No Depression

I’m not gonna lie, the whinging about Tim Kaine is kinda irritating the fuck out of me. People have a right to feel upset about a milquetoast VP pick, BUT WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THAT.

I wouldn’t stress it - they need something to talk about at the moment. Once the convention starts, this chatter will fade quickly. His speech will need to be a good one, yes - but we can at least count on it not being cribbed from Joe Biden, I’d assume :)

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William Lewis  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:11:04pm

Frankly, all I care about tonight is making sure I can scrounge enough money to take my son out to lunch and to see the new Star Trek movie on Sunday afternoon.

There will be enough time for the other battles between now and November.

BBL.

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Barefoot Grin  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:12:13pm

re: #256 FormerDirtDart

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I’ll fap to that! ///////////////////////////////

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BeachDem  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:12:17pm

re: #269 GlutenFreeJesus

People need to relax about Kaine’s personal choice of being against abortion. He has never once legislated against Roe v. Wade and has never suggested he would. The whole point of being pro-choice is just that. It’s up to the individual.

And again I mention he has a 100% rating from planned parenthood and naral

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:13:00pm

re: #221 Belafon

John Cole points out that Kaine wouldn’t choose an abortion, but he doesn’t think it’s the job of the government to interfere. In other words, he’s pro choice.

Mined this from deeper in your Cole article:

Peter Sullivan ‏@CitizenSullivan 9 hours ago
Tim Kaine’s voting record:
Planned Parenthood: 100%
Brady Campaign: 100%
NARAL: 100%
Human Rights Campaign: 100%
AFL/CIO: 94%

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:13:01pm

re: #270 No Depression

I’m not gonna lie, the whinging about Tim Kaine is kinda irritating the fuck out of me. People have a right to feel upset about a milquetoast VP pick, BUT WE HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THAT.

It’s real simple. Anyone who was supposedly going to vote for Clinton that will not do so because of this VP pick (or any other VP pick that could have been made) was never on our side in the first place. Screw them.

I don’t care about internet chatter on the subject. I care about planned and actual votes.

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No Depression  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:14:53pm

I do have a message for those upset by the Tim Kaine pick: Vote in local and state elections. One of the reasons Clinton chose him is simply because our bench isn’t very deep; she didn’t have a whole lot of options. But we can change that for future candidates.

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BeachDem  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:16:06pm

Oh noes, just heard Nina Turner doesn’t like Kaine’s record ! I’m sure he’ll be devastated! Shut up and get a job, Nina

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Decatur Deb  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:17:50pm

re: #277 No Depression

I do have a message for those upset by the Tim Kaine pick: Vote in local and state elections. One of the reasons Clinton chose him is simply because our bench isn’t very deep; she didn’t have a whole lot of options. But we can change that for future candidates.

Besides other qualities, a perfect VP has to fit through a small window—young enough to be a future asset, experienced enough to take over on an airfield in Dallas.

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SoundGuy 2016  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:18:13pm
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stpaulbear  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:20:26pm

re: #275 Decatur Deb

Mined this from deeper in your Cole article:

Peter Sullivan ‏@CitizenSullivan 9 hours ago
Tim Kaine’s voting record:
Planned Parenthood: 100%
Brady Campaign: 100%
NARAL: 100%
Human Rights Campaign: 100%
AFL/CIO: 94%

He’s anti-union!!!

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:20:54pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:20:59pm

re: #278 BeachDem

Oh noes, just heard Nina Turner doesn’t like Kaine’s record ! I’m sure he’ll be devastated! Shut up and get a job, Nina

Kaine actually knows how to govern unlike Nina’s hero Bernie. Yeah I’m sorry but fuck all the holier than thou progressives complaining that Clinton didn’t consider Bernie. She wanted someone who knows how to govern and Kaine is exactly that.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:21:28pm

re: #282 gocart mozart

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He has the wrong Virginia governor, that would be his Republican successor, Donald.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:23:53pm

Kaine has his share of tough races, running for Lt Governor against Jenna Bush’s father in law John Hagler, running for governor against Jerry Kilgore who actually ran ads that suggested his opposition to the death penalty meant he wouldn’t support justice against Nazi war criminals, and against GEorge Allen four years ago where he was going up against a former governor and senator. I think that’s one thing I think many progressives don’t appreciate. A lot of progressive elected officials are in safer states and seats. Look at Bernie for reference.

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Targetpractice  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:25:03pm

re: #284 HappyWarrior

He has the wrong Virginia governor, that would be his Republican successor, Donald.

Yep, the guy that the GOP just recently celebrated having his original conviction vacated in favor of a new trial.

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BeachDem  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:26:07pm

At the airport, flight delayed an hour, which means I’ll get to Boston at 130 am (if all goes well) full size cutout of Trump outside gift shop! Scared the crap out of me! Sorry for bad punctuation -can’t find the damn period on my tablet

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:28:07pm

I try to settle my nerves by reflecting that although we think the country’s going Fascist/racist/nativist: A black man with the middle name Hussein was elected President. Twice. It was closer than it should have been, but he won.

Ideally, by 2024, a woman who’s been subjected to more relentless character assassination than anyone since Richard III will have won twice. Again, by smaller margins than she should have, but here we’ll be. It will have been 16 years since 2008. The Silent Generation will be mostly dead, along with a lot of the Baby Boomers (probably including me).

The GOP will think they’re still in it because the last four elections weren’t blowouts. Then, if the 2024 Democratic nominee is neither black nor female, I think they’re in for a rude awakening. That bigotry percentage will have been baked into the vote for so long that they’ll be depending on it, without even realizing it. Then it goes away…BOOM!

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:30:47pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:33:04pm

To paraphase Vito Corleone to Tessio and Clemenza, “You trust my judgment, please trust Michael’s.” Kaine was a finalist for Obama’s VP spot in 2008 and i think had there not been questions about Obama’s experience could have well been the pick. I know Kaine isn’t a progressive firebrand but he is someone who has governed well in the positions he has been elected to and frankly I think that’s what we need to contrast Trump-Pence with. Contrast Kaine’s performance as Virginia’s governor with Pence’s as Indiana’s.

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Lidane  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:33:37pm

Irish Catholic. Personally pro-life and against the death penalty, but he oversaw prisoner executions while in office and he didn’t interfere with abortion rights. Fought for fair housing. Speaks Spanish and can do effective Latino outreach. A pragmatist all the way around.

Kaine is a solid choice. Hillary clearly thinks that she can make inroads among disaffected moderate Republicans and independents who are terrified of the prospect of Trump.

I like it.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:36:23pm

re: #291 Lidane

Irish Catholic. Personally pro-life and against the death penalty, but he oversaw prisoner executions while in office and he didn’t interfere with abortion rights. Fought for fair housing. Speaks Spanish and can do effective Latino outreach. A pragmatist all the way around.

Kaine is a solid choice. Hillary clearly thinks that she can make inroads among disaffected moderate Republicans and independents who are terrified of the prospect of Trump.

I like it.

Hell regarding diseffected Republicans, Kaine’s own father in law is just that. Governor Holton has been supporting many Democrats including Kaine and Obama. He’s someone that comes from the Virginia GOP’s old John Warner wing, a wing of people who actually meant country first. i.e. Governor Holton sending his own children to integrated schools and Senator Warner opposing Bork and later Ollie North’s senate candidacy. I admit he’s not a progressive firebrand but the pick really did not need to be that.

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EPR-radar  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:36:46pm

re: #291 Lidane

Irish Catholic. Personally pro-life and against the death penalty, but he oversaw prisoner executions while in office and he didn’t interfere with abortion rights. Fought for fair housing. Speaks Spanish and can do effective Latino outreach. A pragmatist all the way around.

Kaine is a solid choice. Hillary clearly thinks that she can make inroads among disaffected moderate Republicans and independents who are terrified of the prospect of Trump.

I like it.

Gerrymandered Republican house districts might also be getting targeted with this pick.

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SoundGuy 2016  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:37:31pm

I’m shocked and amazed that BernieBros are Meh/Sadz/Grumble about Kaine.

Imagine, if you will, my surprise.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:40:29pm

re: #294 SoundGuy 2016

I’m shocked and amazed that BernieBros are Meh/Sadz/Grumble about Kaine.

Imagine, if you will, my surprise.

Yeah some in my TL (people not from my state) were bellyaching about it and someone finally said “Well the people from his state seem to like him so I’ll trust their judgment.” Kaine honestly has been my favorite Virginia Democrat for a long time. He’s got a more common man’s touch that Warner doesn’t and I think is the more principled of the two too.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:40:36pm

re: #256 FormerDirtDart

Duke is using a Dutch fashion model’s portfolio shot.
rapax.com

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BeachDem  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:40:40pm

Also want to point out that Kaine was the first person to endorse Hillary running for president back in 2014—did it at our state women’s breakfast, so he’s 100% WITH HER

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Barefoot Grin  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:42:57pm
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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:44:42pm

Someone was asking.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:45:52pm

re: #294 SoundGuy 2016

I’m shocked and amazed that BernieBros are Meh/Sadz/Grumble about Kaine.

Imagine, if you will, my surprise.

“Anyone short of Che G. is just more proof of the rigged system!!!”

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:46:56pm

re: #296 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Duke is using a Dutch fashion model’s portfolio shot.
rapax.com

I wondered who that was and if she would be happy about it.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:49:25pm

re: #299 MsJ

Someone was asking.

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Those are all solid reasons. I also think some in the base will be pleasantly surprised that he was a civil rights lawyer who fought for housing equality and his Spanish fluency. Yeah he’s a white guy but it’s not as if he’s a white guy who is disconnected from the concerns of minority communities. Before he was Virginia’s Lt Governor, he was the mayor of Richmond and Virginia has become one of our more diverse states.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:49:43pm

re: #301 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

I wondered who that was and if she would be happy about it.

Romy van de Laar, represented by Elite Models. They might not appreciate his use of the image.

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Lidane  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:52:20pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:52:46pm

Anyhow looks like once again we’re going to have a very competitive Senate race here. First for the special election in 2017 which will coincide with our governor race. I honestly have no idea who McAuliffe would appoint. Hell it wouldn’t be crazy to think he might appoint himself and Lt. Governor Northam who is going to replace McAuliffe as the Dem nominee for govenror in 2017 might get some early going as acting governor. I dunno. Terry isn’t as knowledgible about the nuts and bolts of Virginia politics and as much as he’s grown on me, he still did struggle to but to his credit did beat Ken Cuccinenli in 2013.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:53:27pm

re: #303 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Romy van de Laar, represented by Elite Models. They might not appreciate his use of the image.

For a party (yeah, I know Duke specifically isn’t technically running as a Republican) that’s edging closer and closer to supporting perpetual copyright, the GOP sure appropriates a lot of crap without permission, don’t they?

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:54:10pm

re: #303 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Romy van de Laar, represented by Elite Models. They might not appreciate his use of the image.

Except it seems she is also a Trump Model.
trumpmodels.com

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BlueSpotinAL  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:55:59pm

re: #306 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

For a party (yeah, I know Duke specifically isn’t technically running as a Republican) that’s edging closer and closer to supporting perpetual copyright, the GOP sure appropriates a lot of crap without permission, don’t they?

The Republicans have no problem appropriating MLK, so why not a model’s picture?

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:57:38pm

re: #292 HappyWarrior

More thinking has warmed me up to Kaine. He will do fine.

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nines09  Jul 22, 2016 • 7:58:01pm

Well David Duke is the proof that a dirty kitchen (The rotting corpse of the GOP) will lead to cock roaches (David Duke). Trump has encouraged the dregs of life to become emboldened. And the so called news services could care less. It’s Friday night. Fuck the GOP.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:01:25pm

re: #309 Ziggy_TARDIS

More thinking has warmed me up to Kaine. He will do fine.

I must confess here. For a while, I was not a Biden fan. I thought he came off a little cocky but the more I learned about the man himself, the more Biden became someone I genuinely liked. Kaine’s been representing me in some way for slightly over half my life now. He’s a good public servant. The Republicans are going to have a difficult time attacking him.

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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:01:57pm
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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:02:50pm
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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:02:59pm
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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:03:37pm

Nine seconds! I am the shame of quick draw tonight.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:07:03pm

re: #313 FormerDirtDart

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re: #314 teleskiguy

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Those same intelligence agencies who aren’t doing anything, according to him? What’s the probability he blows the whole thing off? He’s got a good brain, the best brain. He listens to himself all the time, so he knows what’s what already.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:10:05pm
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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:10:55pm

re: #306 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

For a party (yeah, I know Duke specifically isn’t technically running as a Republican) that’s edging closer and closer to supporting perpetual copyright, the GOP sure appropriates a lot of crap without permission, don’t they?

At this point the music industry is going to start a class action against the GOP.

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FormerDirtDart  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:11:44pm

re: #316 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

Those same intelligence agencies who aren’t doing anything, according to him? What’s the probability he blows the whole thing off? He’s got a good brain, the best brain. He listens to himself all the time, so he knows what’s what already.

I really hope they bring him a briefing book daily, and require he reads it alone…

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gocart mozart  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:11:50pm

Some over the top Trump impersonator makes a mockery out of Trump

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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:11:54pm

re: #316 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

He’ll impulsively tweet out some critical state secret. Let’s start a pool.

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Robert O.  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:13:17pm

I think Hillary Clinton nailed her choice of VP. I was already hoping days ago that she would pick Tim Kaine because he checks all the right boxes: (i) crucial swing state, (ii) executive experience, (iii) popular, (iv) balances the ticket, (v) moderate.

I see that some folks wish for Elizabeth Warren or Julian Castro. Look, there is no way to say this nicely…..as much as I would love to think that things like gender and skin color are irrelevant, the fact is that in 2016, identity politics still mattered. With a woman already at the top of the ticket already, I really think the VP just has to be a white man. Otherwise, it’s just too much to take in for some people. Call be pessimistic, call me scared, but the election is NOT in the bag (I pay a lot of attention to polls), and Hillary Clinton CAN LOSE!!! The thought of President Donald Trump and the GOP controlling every branch of government SERIOUSLY scares me. Democrats MUST win the Presidency first, before any other consideration. Yes, maybe liberals want someone more liberal than the Virginia Governor, but moderation is an asset. Win first, at least you have someone on your side in power who you can persuade to do more for you side. You can’t do anything if you lose.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:14:34pm

re: #319 FormerDirtDart

I really hope they bring him a briefing book daily, and require he reads it alone…

No phone. No camera. No notes. Just read and return. Then they count the pages before he leaves.

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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:15:36pm

Give motorcyclists a wide berth, please.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:16:17pm

re: #321 teleskiguy

He’ll impulsively tweet out some critical state secret. Let’s start a pool.

I’m just worried Manafort’s going to be in the loop.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:18:11pm

re: #317 FormerDirtDart

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IIRC his father in law, also a governor of Virginia got a lot of props for sending his kids including Anne(Tim’s wife) to public schools during the height of when busing was a big issue.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:20:20pm

en.wikipedia.org.
I was right, In 1970, Governor Holton sent his children to Richmond’s predominately African-American public schools.

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teleskiguy  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:21:23pm

He likes Frank Zappa? The man has my full support.

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Kragar  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:21:42pm
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SoundGuy 2016  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:22:17pm

Kaine is definitely not Teh Suckz. I was sorta (heart) Warren or Booker but Kaine is solid.

I can’t wait for Clinton vs Trump debates.

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blueraven  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:23:35pm

re: #267 EPR-radar

I should have read to the end of the Wikipedia entry:

Republicans never disappoint on the asshole front.

I never said he was perfect. Just better than the average GOPer on many issues. He is still a partisan. And yes, an asshole on the SCOTUS issue.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:25:20pm

re: #331 blueraven

I never said he was perfect. Just better than the average GOPer on many issues. He is still a partisan. And yes, an asshole on the SCOTUS issue.

Too true. I remember we were seeing Jon Huntsman as a positive example but it needed to be pointed out that Huntsman is anti-choice, wants to abolish the EPA, etc.

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mmmirele  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:27:14pm

Someone asked me about David Duke’s “doctorate.” Well, it’s about as valid as Kent Hovind’s. Here’s the deets:

In September 2005, Duke received a PhD degree in history[98] from the Ukrainian private university Interregional Academy of Personnel Management (MAUP), an institution that has been described by the Anti-Defamation League as a “University of Hate”.[99] Duke’s doctoral thesis was titled “Zionism as a Form of Ethnic Supremacism”.[98] However, the PhD program of MAUP was not accredited by the Higher Attestation Commission of Ukraine and is not accredited by this state body’s successor, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine,[100] so the PhD diplomas issued by MAUP are not recognized by the Ukrainian state power as academic degrees.

en.wikipedia.org

So, bogus, and typical David Duke crapola.

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unproven innocence  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:27:46pm

re: #321 teleskiguy

He’ll impulsively tweet out some critical state secret. Let’s start a pool.

Hmm. How would a winner prove a win?

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:28:30pm

re: #333 mmmirele

Someone asked me about David Duke’s “doctorate.” Well, it’s about as valid as Kent Hovind’s. Here’s the deets:

en.wikipedia.org

So, bogus, and typical David Duke crapola.

I’m shocked.

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JasonA  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:32:02pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:35:28pm

I’m of mixed emotions about Cruz. I’m glad he’s fucking Trump over but the other cynical part of me wonders what he’d be doing if Trump had NOT gotten personal with him and in fairness to Cruz, Trump’s attacks on him were quite nasty.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:36:05pm

I know it is fun and all, but a State Department Briefing is not the time to play Pokemon Go.

Avengers - That man is playing Galaga!

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blueraven  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:36:35pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:38:36pm

re: #339 blueraven

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Funny, I was just reading about them, a band I like, Gaslight Anthem, their lead singer has said without The Replacements there would be no Gaslight Anthem. I’ll have to look at The Replacements now for this and that reason.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:39:31pm

Well the people I expected to be unhappy with Kaine are unhappy with Kaine but I wager to say if Clinton had chosen Warren, they’d claim that she did it to remove Warren as an obstacle in the Senate so fuck em.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:39:53pm

Just noticed that Charles got verified. Cool.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:40:40pm
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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:40:49pm

re: #343 goddamnedfrank

CCJ must be seething.

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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:40:51pm

re: #338 Ziggy_TARDIS

I know it is fun and all, but a State Department Briefing is not the time to play Pokemon Go.

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Pokémon Go is beginning to look like The Game from STTNG.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:42:14pm

re: #344 Charles Johnson

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Funny how that never applies to people burning the flag to conservatives.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:42:27pm

re: #345 goddamnedfrank

CCJ must be seething.

Milo too.

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:44:39pm

re: #299 MsJ

Someone was asking.

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That is Natalie Portman’s husband.

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Charles Johnson  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:45:09pm

re: #345 goddamnedfrank

CCJ must be seething.

It’s gonna leave a mark on his already damaged psyche.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:45:29pm

Free speech simply means the government cannot punish your speech. That means if you act like a racist fuckface, Twitter’s free to ban your ass. It also means you can’t be arrested for being a racist fuckface. Idiots never quite get the difference.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:45:52pm

re: #350 Charles Johnson

It’s gonna leave a mark on his already damaged psyche.

A big ol’ blue mark right?

:p

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:47:00pm

re: #349 Stanley Sea

That is Natalie Portman’s husband.

Ah to remember Mike Huckabee slamming Natalie for having a child while not married. Seems they’re doing well for themselves unlike Huckabee’s hero Joshie Duggar.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:47:17pm

re: #352 Eclectic Cyborg

A big ol’ blue mark right?

:p

Yeah excess drinking can do that.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:48:21pm

re: #349 Stanley Sea

That is Natalie Portman’s husband.

Que?

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:48:58pm

re: #355 MsJ

Que?

The guy who tweeted that.

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:49:23pm

re: #307 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Except it seems she is also a Trump Model.
trumpmodels.com

Prepare this tweet so we can re-tweet it.

My dog.

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blueraven  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:50:19pm

re: #349 Stanley Sea

That is Natalie Portman’s husband.

Not bad!

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calochortus  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:51:20pm

re: #324 teleskiguy

Give motorcyclists a wide berth, please.

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I always try to, but lane splitting motorcycles terrify me. You just can’t always be watching out behind on both sides, so cyclists, please be careful too.

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MsJ  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:53:55pm

re: #356 HappyWarrior

The guy who tweeted that.

Oh! No clue. It was on my Twitter app which no longer appears to be supported but that I still love. I get everything on it…people I follow and those I don’t. I don’t check…I just read.

This is what my app looks like. Unless I touch something I have no idea who or what (if there’s a URL). It’s just a bunch of names.

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:53:57pm

re: #332 HappyWarrior

Too true. I remember we were seeing Jon Huntsman as a positive example but it needed to be pointed out that Huntsman is anti-choice, wants to abolish the EPA, etc.

Didn’t Huntsman come out for trump?

That blew all moderate cred.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:56:01pm

re: #361 Stanley Sea

Didn’t Huntsman come out for trump?

That blew all moderate cred.

Yeah I think so. Honestly, that surprises me given Trump’s China rattling. One thing that I did respect about Huntsman was that he didn’t fearmongrel about China the way Romney and the other GOP candidates in 2012 did. I took a couple courses on modern Chinese history in the lead up to the election so the saber rattling really pissed me off. I’m no fan of the PRC government obviously but fucking Romney the ultimate outsourcing guy made them out to be this cartoon like entity.

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makeitstop  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:57:41pm

re: #350 Charles Johnson

It’s gonna leave a mark on his already damaged psyche.

A blue check mark, hopefully.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 8:58:13pm

re: #357 Stanley Sea

Prepare this tweet so we can re-tweet it.

My dog.

I have

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:00:52pm

re: #355 MsJ

Que?

Yep, a Frenchman at that.

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Eric The Fruit Bat  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:00:55pm

re: #348 HappyWarrior

At least Milo still has Breitbart. The Rage Furby has his two vanity sites. (And the documents are still up on Dropbox, still not taken down….)

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:01:42pm

I do like how the far left wants us to take the Green Party seriously. A party that can’t even get on the ballot in all 50 states and can’t even get any candidates elected locally. The Greens just think they can nominate someone for President and that’s how a party gets built. Man I loathe the new right but they built the GOP from the lowest local office on up. Honestly, I share some gripes that the progressives have but on the other hand, I also feel tehy’re too damn inflexible to actually get anything accomplished. They haev a left wing Tea Party mindset that I do not want the left in this country to have. I want a left that is strong in its beliefs but not inflexible.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:01:57pm
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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:01:58pm

re: #366 Eric The Fruit Bat

At least Milo still has Breitbart. The Rage Furby has his two vanity sites. (And the documents are still up on Dropbox, still not taken down….)

True that.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:02:23pm

re: #368 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

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Used without permission I assume.

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:02:36pm

re: #358 blueraven

Not bad!

They met on The Black Swan. He taught Natalie the dance. (yeah, no wonder they fell in love)

He was with the French Opera.

His name is beyond perfect.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:02:43pm

I just realized that Duke looks like he could be Bowie’s evil twin.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:04:43pm

re: #370 HappyWarrior

Used without permission I assume.

More than likely. I sent this tweet to her agency.

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HappyWarrior  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:05:36pm

re: #373 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

More than likely. I sent this tweet to her agency.

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Good man.

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Stanley Sea  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:06:02pm

re: #364 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

retweeted added the trump model connect.

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wheat-dogghazi-mailgate  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:08:24pm

re: #375 Stanley Sea

retweeted added the trump model connect.

Thanks. I’m using my phone for this. My laptop has decided to crap out on me.

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ObserverArt  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:15:51pm

re: #27 lawhawk

This will be a good pick. Democrats who were hoping for a super liberal/progressive seem to ignore that Clinton was actually to the left of Obama and Biden when they were in the Senate. This is a consensus type pick. She pushed for health care reform before Obamacare, and got slammed by the right wing (which came up with the individual mandate that ultimately made it into the ACA as Obama attempted to bring some GOPers into the fold).

Kaine’s position on abortion might upset some, but he’s not pushing a forced-birth criminalization of women that the GOP does.

He’s knowledgeable and experienced on both domestic and foreign policy. That’s a daily double that the Trump campaign can’t claim.

If Kaine is a bulldog on the campaign taking the fight to the Trump campaign the way that Warren has done consistently (and we saw even Sanders fileting Trump last night), then this will be a great pick.

Let’s remember though that the GOP continues blocking Merrick Garland’s nomination, and there’s the potential for more seats to open. Who do you want to fill them?

Bill picked the Notorious RBG and Breyer. I’d say there’s a pretty good chance that she’d pick similarly.

Trump and his Heritage Foundation/NRA extremists?

I didn’t think so.

This is preaching to my choir.

Let’s get a deep bench for some extended runs after Clinton and continue working to get more senate and house seats. 4 year blocks with a lot of upgrades on the mid-terms.

And of course, simply gotta keep Trump out…do it for the kids!

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majii  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:19:44pm

re: #373 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

I’ve noticed more than once that many on the right always say others [those people over there] always want “free stuff,” but they’re the ones who are the actual recipients of free stuff, or rather, they take others’ work without paying for it, whether it’s a band’s music, someone else’s speech, a model’s pic, or another type of artist’s work. They’re thieving thieves. They should have a clue by now that they shouldn’t steal from others. So many artists have informed them publicly that they do not have permission to use their songs, but it hasn’t stopped them. Instead of Trump stealing from the Rolling Stones Thursday night, he should have had Ted Nugent perform his songs live at the convention. We know why he didn’t do that. He had to consider whether to use the music of an A+ band of performers vs. a D- performer. He wanted the best, but he definitely did not want to pay one cent to get permission to use RS’s music.

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Dr Lizardo  Jul 22, 2016 • 9:45:06pm

re: #303 wheat-dogghazi-mailgate

Romy van de Laar, represented by Elite Models. They might not appreciate his use of the image.

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jonhendry  Jul 22, 2016 • 10:18:19pm

re: #229 Big Beautiful Door

Mr. Fish

Nobody Laughs At Mr. Fish
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jonhendry  Jul 22, 2016 • 10:20:41pm

re: #236 MsJ

I don’t know. I never liked Bush but I didn’t fear the end of civilization if he got elected.

He did pretty much end civilization in Iraq.

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goddamnedfrank  Jul 22, 2016 • 11:12:38pm

...

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GlutenFreeJesus  Jul 23, 2016 • 6:47:28am

BBC saying Munich killer had “obvious links” to Breivik. Sigh. He invited people to the location via Facebook, posing as a girl. Targeted immigrants.

bbc.com


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