Lawrence O’Donnell looks at just how much trouble the Trump White House had today answering questions about Donald Trump’s very simple promise: Mexico will pay to build the border wall.
Look At This Dumbass:
Texas tea party Rep. Blake Farenthold (R), who represents an area that is directly in the path of Hurricane Harvey—and was also, unrelatedly, recently called “so unattractive it’s unbelievable” by Sen. Susan Collins, whom he offered to duel—just gave an interview on live television to discuss his district’s preparedness for what is expected to become a “life-threatening” Category 3 hurricane. Farenthold did not make a particularly convincing case, as he did not even seem to have an umbrella on hand.
“We’ve worked really hard to get ready here in Corpus Christi. The houses are boarded, people in low-lying areas are evacuated—now we’ve just gotta hunker down and see what happens,” Farenthold said, swirling tendrils of drenched combover clinging to his forehead.
re: #1 Dr. Matt
Look At This Dumbass:
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Hey it’s Congressman Dennis Nedry.
President Trump told me “good luck to everybody” when I asked what message he had for the people of Texas pic.twitter.com/8c1e4aoFBQ
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 25, 2017
I encourage everyone in the path of #HurricaneHarvey to heed the advice & orders of their local and state officials. https://t.co/N6uEWCZUrv
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2017
Please, do you honestly believe Trump composed a tweet that actually used “heed”?
— WB Young (@FormerDirtDart) August 25, 2017
BREAKING: Hurricane #Harvey has been upgraded to a major Category 3 hurricane, 120 mph winds, just off south Texas coast.
— Lester Holt (@LesterHoltNBC) August 25, 2017
The giveaway from Mark Lilla, the ‘Dems need to dump Identity Politics’ guy:
Best part @IChotiner’s interview is when Lilla confidently asserts that “51% of American women voted for Donald Trump.”
Real number: 42%— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 25, 2017
I’m pretty sure I know who he means by ‘American women’ in that context.
re: #2 HappyWarrior
Hey it’s Congressman Dennis Nedry.
Congressman Flounder, except without Flounder’s well meaning nature.
re: #8 Kilroy was here
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Her smile looks forced, as anyone’s might with a guy that creepy behind you.
Wow, so Gary Cohn ALMOST resigned when @realDonaldTrump made clear he’s a white supremacist? I ALMOST respect that!
— Clay C. (@ClayC1969) August 25, 2017
re: #13 bratwurst
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re: #8 Kilroy was here
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re: #8 Kilroy was here
Tea Parties own Pajama the Hut
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Where is she now I wonder…I assume she’s a paid attendee as nobody in their right mind goes to a pajama party in fuck-me wear…especially one with a mixed crowd that includes congressmen.
To carry from last thread:
re: #427 Blind Frog Belly White
This! This! A thousand times, this!
It does a great job of encapsulating it, right down to admitting that you’ve been playing the game on easy makes your achievements less special.
Which I don’t entirely understand. I came from a very-low middle class family (reduced lunch level), and have worked my butt off. But, being white, I know I have gotten some breaks. I consider it a bad thing that I’ve had breaks that others haven’t, especially since I see upper middle class people who worked far less hard than I do get breaks, but it doesn’t tarnish my hard work. It means I need to understand that it wasn’t all my work and find ways to help those who haven’t had the advantages I’ve had and make sure they get the same privileges.
The thinking that your accomplishments are worth less only makes sense if you acknowledge that you’ve been slacking. Which yeah, a lot of these people have.
OT, am enjoying the ridiculousness of the Tick. Hit the wall with politics particularly the inept way the orange bag and his merry fuckwits are dealing with impending disaster.
re: #15 Dr. Matt
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Just showing the proper respect to an elected Representative from the State of Texas
re: #16 darthstar
Where is she now I wonder…I assume she’s a paid attendee as nobody in their right mind goes to a pajama party in fuck-me wear…especially one with a mixed crowd that includes congressmen.
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re: #16 darthstar
Where is she now I wonder…I assume she’s a paid attendee as nobody in their right mind goes to a pajama party in fuck-me wear…especially one with a mixed crowd that includes congressmen.
That pose is also a “You don’t touch me, pajama boy. I will do all of the getting close.”
re: #20 Dr Lizardo
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re: #23 William Lewis
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GOP considering resolution condemning both sides of Charlottesville violence https://t.co/vl85FsOofo pic.twitter.com/ewPJX3qnSG
— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2017
Of course they are, because they know this is what their voting base wants from them. https://t.co/tltDeivx3G
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 25, 2017
re: #20 Dr Lizardo
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re: #17 Belafon
To carry from last thread:
Which I don’t entirely understand. I came from a very-low middle class family (reduced lunch level), and have worked my butt off. But, being white, I know I have gotten some breaks. I consider it a bad thing that I’ve had breaks that others haven’t, especially since I see upper middle class people who worked far less hard than I do get breaks, but it doesn’t tarnish my hard work. It means I need to understand that it wasn’t all my work and find ways to help those who haven’t had the advantages I’ve had and make sure they get the same privileges.
The thinking that your accomplishments are worth less only makes sense if you acknowledge that you’ve been slacking. Which yeah, a lot of these people have.
The myth of the Self Made Man in American culture(WHITE American culture, anyway) runs really deep, deeper than most folks realize. It’s very hard to acknowledge any contribution of good fortune to one’s success.
I was discussing this with a Conservative, who told me nobody helped HIM! He’d gotten through college and law school on his won gumption!
Except it turned out his parents had paid for the college, so he didn’t have to try to work AND go to college, and they’d helped with the Law School, too. He couldn’t acknowledge that having a family well off enough to do that was a big contributor to his success.
Me? Man, I’ve lucked out my whole goddam life! I’ll readily admit it!
Nazis are back, baby. Awoouu (wolf howl)
From Matt Bors ✒ https://t.co/PuiL50fAfw pic.twitter.com/OwLtDcaBST— The Nib (@thenib) August 25, 2017
re: #29 Dr. Matt
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Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert: Hurricane Harvey ‘Right Up President Trump’s Alley’
Bossert was asked about what President Donald Trump needs to project in order to lead the nation during the first natural disaster of his term.
“This is right up president Trump’s alley,” Bossert said. “Not only has he showed leadership here, but his entire focus has been on making America great again.”
A category three hurricane right up his alley?Bossert moved past the awkward phrasing, and launched into full-throated praise of Trump.
re: #8 Kilroy was here
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Looks like Alfred E. Neumann got fat.
@GOP condemning both sides in riot started by 1 (KKK, Nazi, white supremacists)? That’s taking a side - the wrong one. Entirely predictable
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) August 25, 2017
This whole thread is great, but particularly this tweet resonated given some of the shit I see go by from people who consider themselves “leftists” on Twitter (to be distinguished from liberals, who they all regard as useless, based on the tweets I see retweeted).
5. You may want to upend the system. You may want to lead the revolution. But the vast majority of Americans do not.
— GothamGirlBlue (@GothamGirlBlue) August 25, 2017
re: #36 Dr. Matt
Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert: Hurricane Harvey ‘Right Up President Trump’s Alley’
I got an idea what his throat is full of.
re: #28 Charles Johnson
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re: #36 Dr. Matt
Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert: Hurricane Harvey ‘Right Up President Trump’s Alley’
Trump wouldn’t know leadership if it bit his fat, ugly face.
re: #36 Dr. Matt
Trump’s great at taking disaster relief aid whether he needed it or not.
Or do these fuckers ignore that Trump got 9/11 relief meant for small businesses (and should have been excluded if he’s a goddamned billionaire except that Trump structures his businesses in such a way that each real estate enterprise is its own business/standalone so he can play with the books to minimize his tax exposure).
Kelly will have the cell phone jammer erected within 15 minutes to block and foolish tweeting
Marine One has landed at Camp David per the White House
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 25, 2017
re: #22 TedStriker
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re: #39 klys (maker of Silmarils)
This whole thread is great, but particularly this tweet resonated given some of the shit I see go by from people who consider themselves “leftists” on Twitter (to be distinguished from liberals, who they all regard as useless, based on the tweets I see retweeted).
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I like the cut of her jib.
re: #16 darthstar
Where is she now I wonder…I assume she’s a paid attendee as nobody in their right mind goes to a pajama party in fuck-me wear…especially one with a mixed crowd that includes congressmen.
Here’s an article about the party: houstonchronicle.com
re: #1 Dr. Matt
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re: #8 Kilroy was here
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No seriously.. this is a Congressman..
This is totally a guy who has family values guys. //
Good news so for for us in Brookings, OR and the surrounding area affected by the Chetco Bar Fire; no Chetco Effect winds so far and IMO conditions do not favor them right now. Brookings was forecast to be lowered humidity and 80 degrees with the strong Chetco Effect winds from the NE. Right now it’s 60 in town, humidity is at 100% and winds are light (4 MPH/gusts to 8 MPH), from the S/SW at the airport north of town. NWS has dropped the high for today down to 67 (the usual lately) and is calling for light N/NW winds (around 6 MPH).
Temps in Grants Pass and Medford are way below what was forecast (GP was 90, currently 78, Medford was 95, currently 75) so inland temps around the fire should be lower too. May the good weather hold!!
re: #39 klys (maker of Silmarils)
This whole thread is great, but particularly this tweet resonated given some of the shit I see go by from people who consider themselves “leftists” on Twitter (to be distinguished from liberals, who they all regard as useless, based on the tweets I see retweeted).
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Well you know
We’d all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well you know
We’re doing what we can
The great @VespaDC is a national treasure. She just completed a White House org chart for the first 6mos of Trump White House (w Obama comp) pic.twitter.com/kWZQTzvp7Z
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) August 25, 2017
re: #41 HappyWarrior
Only one side ran people over and only one party is pushing legislation that makes it okay for people to run over protesters they don’t like.
one side dressed up paramilitary and open carried guns
re: #39 klys (maker of Silmarils)
This whole thread is great, but particularly this tweet resonated given some of the shit I see go by from people who consider themselves “leftists” on Twitter (to be distinguished from liberals, who they all regard as useless, based on the tweets I see retweeted).
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Bunch of those idiots that she’s dissing is why I am a leftist who considers the Democratic party the best long term hope for socialism. And why I stay away from Twitter in general. I’d spend all day ranting at those puritopian maroons (as Bugs would put it.)
re: #47 HappyWarrior
I like the cut of her jib.
Meanwhile I keep seeing this retweeted and want to go bang my head into a wall. The concept of “realistic dreaming” versus “pipe dreaming” and how many people want to ignore the difference between the two is frustrating.
Meanwhile on Earth 2, President Hillary Clinton is enjoying a quiet day in the Oval Office after signing a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 15, 2017
“what kind of better world do you dream of?”
leftists: universal programs that make sure everyone’s needs & wants are taken care
liberals: https://t.co/FoeUYhNgA1— Lana Del Raytheon (@LanaDelRaytheon) August 23, 2017
re: #52 BeachDem
You say you got a real solution
Well you know
We’d all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution
Well you know
We’re doing what we can
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao,
You ain’t gonna make it with anyone anyhow.
re: #56 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Meanwhile I keep seeing this retweeted and want to go bang my head into a wall. The concept of “realistic dreaming” versus “pipe dreaming” and how many people want to ignore the difference between the two is frustrating.
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I mean I would love universal health care and I’m sure it’s something Brian is sympathetic towards too (I don’t know him so I can’t speak for him) but it takes time. And that hypothetical bipartisan infrastructure bill could do as just much good too. And you’re right. There is a difference.
re: #54 dangerman
one side dressed up paramilitary and open carried guns
Well, a couple of times lately both sides have shown up open carrying. Your first side really gets freaked out by being reminded that lefties own guns too… ;)
Thing is the liberal pragmatic approach is what leads to long, lasting change. The leftist approach. Yeah you may get some temporary change but it’d be just as easy to reverse. I’ve become a pragmatic liberal because I’ve seen that the former is the much better way to go. Obviously, you have goals and set them but to use a baseball analogy, you don’t always swing for the fences.
re: #55 William Lewis
Bunch of those idiots that she’s dissing is why I am a leftist who considers the Democratic party the best long term hope for socialism. And why I stay away from Twitter in general. I’d spend all day ranting at those puritopian maroons (as Bugs would put it.)
Politics on Twitter is to a large degree performative art. I don’t engage. If I make a statement, it’s because I feel that being silent isn’t acceptable, and I have no intention of discussing anything about it.
Honestly, I don’t think anything productive comes out of political “dialogue” on Twitter. Where I find it somewhat useful are the short/medium length threads that can share a story or provide a different point of view for consideration.
Mostly I use it for breaking news and non-political conversations with people.
re: #59 William Lewis
Well, a couple of times lately both sides have shown up open carrying. Your first side really gets freaked out by being reminded that lefties own guns too… ;)
Because it goes against their idea of us being a bunch of pussies.That scares the crap out of them which is why as you know why Reagan supported the gun control legislation that he did.
re: #60 HappyWarrior
Thing is the liberal pragmatic approach is what leads to long, lasting change. The leftist approach. Yeah you may get some temporary change but it’d be just as easy to reverse. I’ve become a pragmatic liberal because I’ve seen that the former is the much better way to go. Obviously, you have goals and set them but to use a baseball analogy, you don’t always swing for the fences.
Yep, if Obama had demanded single payer in 2009, nothing would’ve passed, and tens of millions of people who have healthcare coverage now wouldn’t.
re: #56 klys (maker of Silmarils)
My Idiot Sister seems to think that hating Hillary Clinton for insufficient ideological purity is some kind of badge of honor.
re: #64 Blind Frog Belly White
My Idiot Sister seems to think that hating Hillary Clinton for insufficient ideological purity is some kind of badge of honor.
There’s a lot of that going around, or believing that she’s still the greater of the two evils between her and Trump, let alone Hillary and Bernie.
re: #63 Big Beautiful Door
Yep, if Obama had demanded single payer in 2009, nothing would’ve passed, and tens of millions of people who have healthcare coverage now wouldn’t.
Exactly. And Obama knew this too. It’s too bad that there’s a large segment of the left that doesn’t get this. ACA shouldn’t be the journey. It should be the start. They ignore that a lot of the health care systems they want us to emulate were done incremental as well.
re: #64 Blind Frog Belly White
My Idiot Sister seems to think that hating Hillary Clinton for insufficient ideological purity is some kind of badge of honor.
Same thing with a lot of my far left buddies. Took the opportunity to rag on HRC for having the nerve to have a book tour. She’s damned if she doesn’t with these people but they don’t care about Sanders doing his tacky Town Halls which are obviously a head start for 2020.
re: #65 lawhawk
There’s a lot of that going around, or believing that she’s still the greater of the two evils between her and Trump, let alone Hillary and Bernie.
The left is our own worst enemy. Quite frankly, it’s how we got the original Nazis in part. The KPD (German Communist Party) hated the center-left (SPD) so much that they sabotaged them by calling them social fascists.
re: #67 HappyWarrior
Same thing with a lot of my far left buddies. Took the opportunity to rag on HRC for having the nerve to have a book tour. She’s damned if she doesn’t with these people but they don’t care about Sanders doing his tacky Town Halls which are obviously a head start for 2020.
Just what we need; an octogenarian presidential candidate.
Here’s a little break from politics…..a story from the Willamette Week about one of the last Blockbuster Video locations still open for business in Sandy, Oregon:
Every once in a while, at the Blockbuster in Sandy, Ore., a car will park in front of the store, snap a picture and drive away.
“They’re like, ‘You guys are still around?,” says Alexis Phelps, an employee since March.
The Sandy Blockbuster is one of about 10 Blockbusters left in the world. The video rental franchise filed for bankruptcy in 2010, and the interior of the store seems to have frozen in time. Seven-year-old neon signs advertise Xbox 360 games. The screens play Lilo & Stitch. Today, the aisles are mostly empty, even with rows of new DVD releases (this week it’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) lining the walls. The only other person in the store is Phelps, who starts each morning on the job by calling customers to tell them their rentals are late.
“Some people don’t even answer,” she says. “Which I’m cool with.”
re: #64 Blind Frog Belly White
My Idiot Sister seems to think that hating Hillary Clinton for insufficient ideological purity is some kind of badge of honor.
Voting because of “insufficient ideological purity” allowing Trump to get elected is a Badge of Idiocy.
No offense to your sis.
the d, left, liberal goal/motto/position should be “liberty and justice for all”
it’s simple and clear
and it parses well
liberty means freedom to mostly do what you want and be left alone
justice means fairness and proportional equity in all things
for all means everyone’s included - we all put in and we all get out
any spin or twisted interpretation to exclude or gain unfair advantage is downright unamerican - it’s the pledge of allegiance fer cryin out loud
re: #69 Big Beautiful Door
Just what we need; an octogenarian presidential candidate.
He’s old enough to be my mom’s father and my mom is a grandmother. But yeah it’s a terrible look for a party/ideology that sells itself as the ideology and party of the future.
re: #65 lawhawk
There’s a lot of that going around, or believing that she’s still the greater of the two evils between her and Trump, let alone Hillary and Bernie.
It’s all Hillary’s fault for being insufficiently liberal AND for not saving us from Trump. We the electorate bear no responsibility for it. My vote has to be EARNED!!
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Seriously, though - my Idiot Brother claims you can’t blame Bush’s victory in 2000 on Nader, because Gore lost Tennessee - his home state. You see, it was up to Gore to win voters over. Voters bear no responsibility for the consequences of their votes.
And just on cue guys, the FL I know is whining about the center-left getting on them for refusing to vote for Clinton. Well guys, you see how fucked up Trump is and still complain. Maybe just maybe you were wrong. Here’s the thing. Flawed as I find Bernie, I would have still supported, voted, and defended him if he were the nominee. He has his problems but they’re nothing compared to Trump’s.
Ex-Obama spokesperson: Trump’s staff thinks he’s “too stupid to figure out that Infowars is garbage” https://t.co/8LKFu4elNt pic.twitter.com/InjPDmC8N5
— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2017
re: #71 Dr. Matt
Voting because of “insufficient ideological purity” allowing Trump to get elected is a Badge of Idiocy.
No offense to your sis.
they want what they want and dont seem to care or understand how politics works in the real world
re: #28 Charles Johnson
The Hill ✔ @thehill
GOP considering resolution condemning both sides of Charlottesville violence hill.cm
2:10 PM - Aug 25, 2017
Go on ahead.
They will satisfy some of their base for sure, but the way many Republicans had problems with Trump’s “both sides” explanation of the events, they will be further pissing off all those people that suddenly found themselves as Independents (still R’s really) as well as the GOP folks that think Trump was full of it…like the Anna Navarro types.
The GOP keeps destroying themselves the more they try to keep Trump’s base and try to normalize him.
re: #74 Blind Frog Belly White
It’s all Hillary’s fault for being insufficiently liberal AND for not saving us from Trump. We the electorate bear no responsibility for it. My vote has to be EARNED!!
/////Seriously, though - my Idiot Brother claims you can’t blame Bush’s victory in 2000 on Nader, because Gore lost Tennessee - his home state. You see, it was up to Gore to win voters over. Voters bear no responsibility for the consequences of their votes.
What’s equally frustrating is how they just expect us to accept their view. They (the far left) have a very autocratic way about them and that’s why in part from how unpractical they are, why I hope they don’t prevail. My ideal would be something to the left of Obama and Clinton but at the same time welcoming to those who are like them and aware of geographic and general geopolitical complexities while at the same time forming a general idea of what we’re for and against as a party and ideology.
re: #71 Dr. Matt
Voting because of “insufficient ideological purity” allowing Trump to get elected is a Badge of Idiocy.
No offense to your sis.
None taken.
She voted for Clinton, but, Holy Hannah, did she complain about it! Loudly and frequently! And said, “If ONE MORE Clinton supporter tells me I have to vote for Clinton, or we’ll get Trump, I swear I’ll vote for Stein!!”
re: #1 Dr. Matt
Also expect pundits to spin this as “People who live here should be aware of the risks associated with the region and not be reliant on government to bail them out.”.
Because freedom.
re: #81 Blind Frog Belly White
None taken.
She voted for Clinton, but, Holy Hannah, did she complain about it! Loudly and frequently! And said, “If ONE MORE Clinton supporter tells me I have to vote for Clinton, or we’ll get Trump, I swear I’ll vote for Stein!!”
I think in a way a lot of them are okay with the situation we’re in now because they stupidly think this will help them get the more far left they want. All I can say is be careful of what you wish for. BTW Susan Sarandon sure is quiet these days as is Jill Stein. Wondder fucking why.
re: #72 dangerman
the d, left, liberal goal/motto/position should be “liberty and justice for all”
it’s simple and clear
and it parses wellliberty means freedom to mostly do what you want and be left alone
justice means fairness and proportional equity in all things
for all means everyone’s included - we all put in and we all get outany spin or twisted interpretation to exclude or gain unfair advantage is downright unamerican - it’s the pledge of allegiance fer cryin out loud
you build your policies on and around that
if you dont have liberty and justice for all, you make moves to get closer to it
how fast you move is a function of the current state of affairs
sometimes you get to move fast, or big.
usually you move incrementally, pragmatically, and slowly, so its permanent
politics (not policy) *is* the art of what’s possible in the circumstances
accept that or you’ll not be successful
The most maddening though is their lie about the Democratic party moving to the right. When I was a kid guys, we had Democrats that were anti-gay, anti-choice, etc. Last year we had by far the most Progressive platform in the DNC’s history. One that John Lewis and Barney Frank helped to draft. And it still wasn’t good enough. The BBs want the Dems to stop playing “identity politics.” Easy for their guy to say when he represents one of the least diverse states in the Union. There’s nothing wrong with Vermont. I’m sure it’s a lovely state but the racial realities that exist in our more diverse cities and states are a legitimate concern to many in our base.
re: #56 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Meanwhile I keep seeing this retweeted and want to go bang my head into a wall. The concept of “realistic dreaming” versus “pipe dreaming” and how many people want to ignore the difference between the two is frustrating.
What we’re seeing right now with Trump is the consequence of people on the left and the right thinking that they have to hold on to their purity. People on the left who decided that Clinton and Democrats weren’t pure enough. People on the right who thought that Trump represented their pure conservative interests. In both cases their purity blinded them to how government works.
The only difference between the two sides is that Republicans have made purity their party platform, but it’s a purity not too different from blood purity.
re: #77 dangerman
they want what they want and dont seem to care or understand how politics works in the real world
The Tea Party started by putting up their ideologically pure Primary candidates for races at all levels of government, all over the map. They won some, and they lost some, but as soon as the Primary was over, WHOEVER was nominated became THEIR candidate, and they all showed up and voted for the Republican.
Next time, they won a few more, but still they showed up and voted for whichever Republican had won the Primary.
Four election cycles later, and the Tea Party IS the GOP.
What does the Left do? Do they put up candidates at all levels? No. They want to choose the Presidential candidate, and they’ll take their dolls and dishes and go home if they don’t get their way. And they won’t show up for the Mid Term elections.
I have said this again and again. I feel like the voice that cryeth in the wilderness.
re: #8 Kilroy was here
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The one on the left? I’m Ok with that.
Far left gets mad that some people use the term “alt-left” and say that the ‘establishment’ is at fault that Donald Trump picked it up and used it to attack them. Or something like that, I didn’t quite follow the argument.
Far left also working to make “liberal” a pejorative.
Here, let’s watch a gif of a hurricane strengthening instead.
#Harvey pic.twitter.com/a6VWJB86CG
— Dan Lindsey (@DanLindsey77) August 25, 2017
re: #87 Blind Frog Belly White
The Tea Party started by putting up their ideologically pure Primary candidates for races at all levels of government, all over the map. They won some, and they lost some, but as soon as the Primary was over, WHOEVER was nominated became THEIR candidate, and they all showed up and voted for the Republican.
Next time, they won a few more, but still they showed up and voted for whichever Republican had won the Primary.
Four election cycles later, and the Tea Party IS the GOP.
What does the Left do? Do they put up candidates at all levels? No. They want to choose the Presidential candidate, and they’ll take their dolls and dishes and go home if they don’t get their way. And they won’t show up for the Mid Term elections.
I have said this again and again. I feel like the voice that cryeth in the wilderness.
Exactly. I could respect them almost if they were willing to do the local work for it. I wouldn’t agree with their lack of pragmatism but at least I’d be able to respect that tehy were trying to build something. The Left thinks it’s the Presidency or bust. The TP and much as I dislike the assholes had the right approach. It’s why the GOP first gained the House in 2010, then the Senate in 2014, and the Presidency last year. Meanwhile the lefties I know are still busy either re-fighting the 2016 primary or even worse holding grudges about votes made in the Bush years.
A man was arrested for assaulting police in London outside Buckingham Palace.
This is as close as I ever seen to a SecDef blatantly calling out a President
1. “My name’s Mattis.” The SecDef stops to talk to troops (in Jordan, maybe?) and gives some revealing remarks. https://t.co/k1C9pmsSYJ
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) August 25, 2017
6. Mattis: “You just hold the line until our country gets back to understanding and respecting each other and showing it…”
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) August 25, 2017
9. Mattis: “& we’ve got the power of intimidation. And that’s you, if someone wants to screw with our families, our country & our allies.”
— Kevin Baron (@DefenseBaron) August 25, 2017
re: #92 Kragar
This is as close as I ever seen to a SecDef blatantly calling out a President
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I still think Mattis only has the job he has because Trump liked his nickname. Mattis is more hawkish than I’d like but he has more integrity in his little finger than the rest of the administration.
re: #94 HappyWarrior
I think Mattis is one of the few who actually does stay for the good of the country.
So John Kasich is going to primary Trump as a moderate.
We’re so fucked. Moderate. JFC.
re: #95 Kragar
I think Mattis is one of the few who actually does stay for the good of the country.
I do too. I think he saw it as his duty to serve as Sec-Def when Trump asked him to. As I said, he’s more hawkish than I personally would be but I appreciate that his commitment on climate change and his support for equality of everyone fighting in the armed forces. It’d be his memoirs of anyone in the Trump administration I’d read.
re: #96 MsJ
So John Kasich is going to primary Trump as a moderate.
We’re so fucked. Moderate. JFC.
Good luck with that one John.
re: #98 HappyWarrior
Good luck with that one John.
Well, behaviorally moderate, anyway. Compared to Trump, that is. Low bar.
Is this his granddaughter or a hostage?
Terrified about a Cat 3 hurricane & catastrophic flooding coming your way in Tx? Trump says “good luck.” pic.twitter.com/KFi3VShmK5
— HawaiiDelilah (@HawaiiDelilah) August 25, 2017
re: #100 I Would Prefer Not To
Is this his granddaughter or a hostage?
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Good lord her hands are almost as big as his. Tiny fingered vulgarian indeed.
Rep Rohrabacher associate Charles C. Johnson explains controversial views on race: “some groups smarter than others” https://t.co/cy2Nbpwuz4
— Martin Wisckol (@MartinWisckol) August 25, 2017
That’s our boy Chuck! Denies he’s a racist, then makes a blatantly racist comment in the next breath. https://t.co/lmBcOcYwEW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 25, 2017
re: #99 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, behaviorally moderate, anyway. Compared to Trump, that is. Low bar.
Which really is a low bar.
re: #102 Charles Johnson
Well, Chuck, you’re not in the smart group.
Chuck says his Holocaust-denying comments were “out of context” - that’s a lie. This has a link to an archived copy: https://t.co/7gwBgLLiRQ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 25, 2017
re: #76 JordanRules
The Hill ✔ @thehill
Ex-Obama spokesperson: Trump’s staff thinks he’s “too stupid to figure out that Infowars is garbage” hill.cm
3:52 PM - Aug 25, 2017
If this is even 20% true he is a bigger idiot than I ever thought.
I thought he used InfoWars for the votes and that he is a bigot and racist and could play along.
If he actually believes that crap he is too far gone to be helped.
That would also mean he wasn’t a birther for political gain…he actually thinks it is true.
Wow.
Huh? I’d say “dead” is pretty solidly definitive of condition.
Sanctioned Russian state-owned energy firm Rosneft also holds the rights to 49.9% of Citgo as loan collateral https://t.co/ktcRJx8CvY
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) August 25, 2017
Pull on any thread … https://t.co/wCs0d042yu
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) August 25, 2017
re: #99 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, behaviorally moderate, anyway. Compared to Trump, that is. Low bar.
That’s a bar that’s far below ground and covered with cement. It’s rebar.
re: #110 MsJ
That’s a bar that’s far below ground and covered with cement. It’s rebar.
It’s a bar people can’t walk into.
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re: #100 I Would Prefer Not To
Is this his granddaughter or a hostage?
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re: #86 Belafon
What we’re seeing right now with Trump is the consequence of people on the left and the right thinking that they have to hold on to their purity. People on the left who decided that Clinton and Democrats weren’t pure enough. People on the right who thought that Trump represented their pure conservative interests. In both cases their purity blinded them to how government works.
The only difference between the two sides is that Republicans have made purity their party platform, but it’s a purity not too different from blood purity.
Why does your comment make me think of the old debate on the thinking behind “participation awards?”
I guess maybe it creates a feeling of never having lost at anything, you never won either, but hey…you are special because you participated.
Therefore, input after actually having lost (bigly!) in an election is that you still have a voice in this because your guy was better and everyone better listen to me, because I was right!
re: #67 HappyWarrior
Same thing with a lot of my far left buddies. Took the opportunity to rag on HRC for having the nerve to have a book tour. She’s damned if she doesn’t with these people but they don’t care about Sanders doing his tacky Town Halls which are obviously a head start for 2020.
Did they say anything when Bernie did his book tour last November/December?
re: #112 The Vicious Babushka
The real estate investor with daughter as gold-leafed accessory.
re: #114 BeachDem
Did they say anything when Bernie did his book tour last November/December?
Of course not.
Trump revoked Obama’s executive order on higher standards for flood protection right before #Harvey took off https://t.co/UC125qOs5q pic.twitter.com/DCVuzpPtlW
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) August 25, 2017
Trump Rolls Back Obama-Era Flood Standards For Infrastructure Projects
“…Speaking at Trump Tower in New York City, Trump said, “We’re going to get infrastructure built quickly, inexpensively, relatively speaking, and the permitting process will go very, very quickly.” Few details were revealed in that news conference, but the text of the order has since been published and it specifically revokes Obama’s flood risk rules.
Supporters say the Obama flood rules would protect lives, by positioning new roads and buildings on safer ground, and protect financial investments by ensuring that infrastructure projects last as long as they were intended. Some business advocates have objected, saying the new rules would increase the cost of new construction.”
Most recent weather discussion on Harvey is …not great.
After that, the track models insist that the hurricane will slow down considerably during the next 24 hours, and it is likely to move very little between 36 and 120 hours. In fact, there has been a somewhat notable change in the guidance, with very few of the models showing Harvey lifting out toward the northeast by the end of the 5-day forecast period. As a result, the NHC track forecast has been pulled back a bit and keeps Harvey near or just inland of the Texas coast through the middle of next week. This slow motion only exacerbates the heavy rainfall and flooding threat across southern and southeastern Texas.
Isolated amount totals are now potentially pushing 40”.
Good luck living downstream from your “relatively inexpensive” dam.
re: #119 jaunte
Trump Rolls Back Obama-Era Flood Standards For Infrastructure Projects
“…Speaking at Trump Tower in New York City, Trump said, “We’re going to get infrastructure built quickly, inexpensively, relatively speaking, and the permitting process will go very, very quickly.” Few details were revealed in that news conference, but the text of the order has since been published and it specifically revokes Obama’s flood risk rules.Supporters say the Obama flood rules would protect lives, by positioning new roads and buildings on safer ground, and protect financial investments by ensuring that infrastructure projects last as long as they were intended. Some business advocates have objected, saying the new rules would increase the cost of new construction.”
It really is seemingly little things like this that separate the two parties. Note not saying these are minor things but these are definitely not the things that people think enough about and that’s a shame.
re: #96 MsJ
So John Kasich is going to primary Trump as a moderate.
We’re so fucked. Moderate. JFC.
I read somewhere last night that they’re considering a Kasich/Hickenlooper ticket.
JFC on a cracker with a side of guac.
re: #119 jaunte
“We’re going to get infrastructure built quickly, inexpensively, relatively speaking, and the permitting process will go very, very quickly.”
I read that, and immediately thought, “Monorail!”
re: #96 MsJ
So John Kasich is going to primary Trump as a moderate.
We’re so fucked. Moderate. JFC.
Ohio Johnny! He is going to run again. Fucker’s head got big last year being “the man that stood up to Trump and never buckled.”
Interestingly another Ohioan is making noise about running for the Democrat ticket.
Representative Tim Ryan from the Ohio District around Youngstown/Warren…Ohio Trump country (at least Bigly Donny thinks it is).
I’ve heard him mentioned on Ohio news in the last week or so.
Maybe we have an all-Ohio candidate election in 2020.*
Here he is giving a classic “we’ll see” answer as to whether he will try a run.
* I’m joking, but who the hell knows.
re: #123 BeachDem
I read somewhere last night that they’re considering a Kasich/Hickenlooper ticket.
JFC on a cracker with a side of guac.
Yeah I heard that. I don’t know anything about Hickenlooper but as a two term governor of a purple state, he should be using his resume to try get himself places in Dem politics not to be second fiddle to Kasich. Kasich may not be Trump but you and ObserverArt have educated all of us here at LGF that he’s a snake.
re: #125 ObserverArt
Ohio Johnny! He is going to run again. Fucker’s head got big last year being “the man that stood up to Trump and never buckled.”
Interestingly another Ohioan is making noise about running for the Democrat ticket.
Representative Tim Ryan from the Ohio District around Youngstown/Warren…Ohio Trump country (at least Bigly Donny thinks it is).
I’ve heard him mentioned on Ohio news in the last week or so.
Maybe we have an all-Ohio candidate election in 2020.*
Here he is giving a classic “we’ll see” answer as to whether he will try a run.
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* I’m joking, but who the hell knows.
Ryan would be an interesting candidate. Kind of wish he had ran for a higher position first though but he’s been in office awhile IIRC.
re: #6 Decatur Deb
I learned what AMF meant back in the 70’s when I heard my new boss say it to an angry customer as they were leaving the shop. I asked him what it meant and lmao that he had said it in such a pleasant sounding manner that the customer didn’t notice it.
I’ve dropped more than a few pleasant AMFs on unsuspecting a-holes over the years.
re: #121 jaunte
Good luck living downstream from your “relatively inexpensive” dam.
Like in Johnstown, PA, where the flooding was directly tied to a poorly constructed and non-maintained damn creating a lake for rich people to vacation at?
The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The dam broke after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water [4] (16 million US tons) from the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equaled the average flow rate of the Mississippi River,[5] 2,209 people[6], according to one account, lost their lives, and the flood accounted for US$17 million of damage (about $453 million in 2010 dollars[3]).
Holy schnikes it’s a madhouse out there.
Saw some rain earlier and Harvey is going to be a total shitstorm when it finally hits, so I left the office to work from home. I decided to stop by HEB (grocery store chain here in Texas, if you didn’t know) for a couple of last-minute things and the freakouts over the weather led to this being the carts section:
I’m stocked up and shut in my house now for the weekend, but this is just nuts. I hope any Lizards in Houston are safe. If Austin is this nuts I can’t imagine what it’s like on the coast right now.
re: #123 BeachDem
I read somewhere last night that they’re considering a Kasich/Hickenlooper ticket.
JFC on a cracker with a side of guac.
I dont see that happening. Hickenlooper is not built for it (speaking as a Coloradoan). Unless he is going to push for legal weed everywhere (though he fought legal weed here in the beginning) I don’t see even Colorado jumping on board that train.
6 more mph and Harvey will be a category 4 hurricane. Wellzy.
— Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) August 25, 2017
re: #126 HappyWarrior
Yeah I heard that. I don’t know anything about Hickenlooper but as a two term governor of a purple state, he should be using his resume to try get himself places in Dem politics not to be second fiddle to Kasich. Kasich may not be Trump but you and ObserverArt have educated all of us here at LGF that he’s a snake.
He’s Christie with a bit of Midwest charm. Until you say something he doesn’t like. Then he IS Christie. Here’s a real asshole.
re: #129 Colère Tueur de Lapin
Like in Johnstown, PA, where the flooding was directly tied to a poorly constructed and non-maintained damn creating a lake for rich people to vacation at?
Yep, that’s why I’m so bothered by this. My mom’s parents grew up in Johnstown. And family lore even holds that one of my dad’s mom’s great aunts survived the Great Flood of ‘89.
re: #133 MsJ
He’s Christie with a bit of Midwest charm. Until you say something he doesn’t like. Then he IS Christie. Here’s a real asshole.
Why does my phone always change he’s to here’s? I hate autocorrect.
That is all.
re: #127 HappyWarrior
Ryan would be an interesting candidate. Kind of wish he had ran for a higher position first though but he’s been in office awhile IIRC.
SInce 2003.
re: #123 BeachDem
I read somewhere last night that they’re considering a Kasich/Hickenlooper ticket.
JFC on a cracker with a side of guac.
If they’re talking about running as an independent ticket, that’s a non-starter. They’d have to get signatures on all 50 states to get on all the ballots, which will take massive levels of organization. Also, independent and third-party candidates don’t qualify for matching funds from the FEC until after they’ve already run one election and gotten over a certain percentage of popular support.
If Kasich thinks he can have a unity ticket as a Republican nominee, he’s delusional. Ain’t happening.
re: #136 GlutenFreeJesus
Good, I reported that one. Nice to see it occasionally works.
W/ Shirelle at shelter in Austin. Left Victoria last night; no money; tire blew out in Round Rock; saved by a stranger who paid for a tow. pic.twitter.com/2LgTaPYskx
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 25, 2017
re: #137 ObserverArt
SInce 2003.
Yeah. Honestly surprised he hasn’t gone for anything since. That’s Trafficant’s old seat isn’t it?
re: #125 ObserverArt
Ohio Johnny! He is going to run again. Fucker’s head got big last year being “the man that stood up to Trump and never buckled.”
Interestingly another Ohioan is making noise about running for the Democrat ticket.
Representative Tim Ryan from the Ohio District around Youngstown/Warren…Ohio Trump country (at least Bigly Donny thinks it is).
I’ve heard him mentioned on Ohio news in the last week or so.
Maybe we have an all-Ohio candidate election in 2020.*
Here he is giving a classic “we’ll see” answer as to whether he will try a run.
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* I’m joking, but who the hell knows.
Well, you can all turn green with envy, because I’m going to get to see the only thus far declared Dem for 2020—John Delaney (I had to look up his name). He’s the “big name” speaker at our county fund-raising dinner. Should sell a whole bunch of tickets/// (I wanted to try to get Celia Rivenbark, but the committee didn’t seem all that interested.)
I can understand (sort of) the Dems cogitating about who to run in 2020, but has there ever been a time before when the party holding the White House has made so much noise about primarying a sitting president 7 months into his first term?
re: #107 ObserverArt
That would also mean he wasn’t a birther for political gain…he actually thinks it is true.
Wow.
But Hillary started it, and he finished it.
/
re: #130 Lidane
Holy schnikes it’s a madhouse out there.
Saw some rain earlier and Harvey is going to be a total shitstorm when it finally hits, so I left the office to work from home. I decided to stop by HEB (grocery store chain here in Texas, if you didn’t know) for a couple of last-minute things and the freakouts over the weather led to this being the carts section:
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I’m stocked up and shut in my house now for the weekend, but this is just nuts. I hope any Lizards in Houston are safe. If Austin is this nuts I can’t imagine what it’s like on the coast right now.
We’re settled in with food, water, and generator. Not in any kind of flood zone but the streets to get out of our neighborhood will flood. No groceries until it goes down.
Now, we just wait.
re: #142 BeachDem
Well, you can all turn green with envy, because I’m going to get to see the only thus far declared Dem for 2020—John Delaney (I had to look up his name). He’s the “big name” speaker at our county fund-raising dinner. Should sell a whole bunch of tickets/// (I wanted to try to get Celia Rivenbark, but the committee didn’t seem all that interested.)
I can understand (sort of) the Dems cogitating about who to run in 2020, but has there ever been a time before when the party holding the White House has made so much noise about primarying a sitting president 7 months into his first term?
This whole past seven months has been a month of firsts. No reason to think the next 3 years won’t be either. Honestly, I don’t know who the best Dem to go up against Trump in 2020 is. I’d honestly like to see O’Malley give another go at it. I know he disappointed last time and he does have problems. I echoed Frank’s suggestion of Tammy Duckworth to one of my aunts the other day though and she loved the idea. We both agreed that Tammy in many ways is the Anti-Trump in that she’s intelligent, compassionate, and tough as hell.
re: #127 HappyWarrior
Ryan would be an interesting candidate. Kind of wish he had ran for a higher position first though but he’s been in office awhile IIRC.
Well, he did try to oust Nancy Pelosi from her leadership role. That didn’t go that well.
I’m definitely not enthused about a Sanders redux and that’s not even considering 2016. I just do not want a 80 year old nominee. I’m sorry but that’s too old especially for someone whose support system I would worry about.
re: #146 BeachDem
Well, he did try to oust Nancy Pelosi from her leadership role. That didn’t go that well.
Yeah it didn’t.
re: #144 BlueGrl21
We’re settled in with food, water, and generator. Not in any kind of flood zone but the streets to get out of our neighborhood will flood. No groceries until it goes down.
Now, we just wait.
Stay safe you and everyone else in the path.
re: #133 MsJ
He’s Christie with a bit of Midwest charm. Until you say something he doesn’t like. Then he IS Christie. Here’s a real asshole.
Only with a little more jeebus.
Time for some sobering thoughts about Hurricane Harvey.
In the aftermath of a major disaster, the Federal Government has multiple “National Incident Management Teams” to assist in response. Primarily these teams are used in managing wild-land fires but have been used in NYC after 9/11, searching for debris after the Challenger disaster, and throughout the affected area after Hurricane Katrina.
Currently there are 16 Type 1 Teams and about 35 Type 2Teams. As of last night, 9 of the 16 Type 1 Teams and 21 of the Type 2 Teams were committed to wild-land fires in the West. Also committed were 412 twenty person crews and 153 helicopters. There was a total of 19,569 individuals committed to the wildfires as of last night.
In the short term, none of these teams and individuals will be available for disaster assistance in Texas in the immediate future.
Prior to Hurricane Katrine, the Government staged about 6 Type 1 Teams in the large cities in the States where Katrina was predicted to come ashore. This was intended to reduce the response time one the hurricane came ashore.
After Katrina dissipated, these Type 1 and 2 Teams were used to manage evacuation centers, for search and rescue, and road clearing. The wild-land fire crews were exceptional for road and access clearing due to their skills using chain saws.
I worked for a month with a Type 2 Team managing the evacuation center at the former Kelly AFB in San Antonio. We had upwards of 10,000 to 15,000 evacuees each day. That’s a lot of people to house and feed in one place but with the help of a lot of outside agencies we pulled it off.
It is my understanding the current FEMA has not prepositioned any of these Teams for Harvey. Yes, FEMA does have their own Incident Management Teams but I have doubts about their ability to perform.
The point I’m trying to make is that, today, many of the experienced disaster response personnel are already committed to wildfire. It appears nothing has been done to prepare for the upcoming disaster.
The good folks at @HeartlandInst want you to know that #Harvey has nothing to do with #climate change pic.twitter.com/CD2dX8pbkq
— Forrest Wilder (@Forrest4Trees) August 25, 2017
Lobbyists trying to scare people about a “climate change cabal.”
re: #152 jaunte
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Lobbyists trying to scare people about a “climate change cabal.”
This is like when some gun nut kills a bunch of people, and the NRA rushes out to say it’s not about guns.
Heartland Institute says they will be praying for Texas.
Had a visitor from Houston in here a couple hours ago. He and someone (he kept saying ‘we’, without any details) are planning to move here soon, but they have to go back to their jobs for a bit before they move. Their airline allowed them to make the return flight a little later than tomorrow’s scheduled return.
re: #153 Blind Frog Belly White
This is like when some gun nut kills a bunch of people, and the NRA rushes out to say it’s not about guns.
And demonizes critics.
re: #151 Cheechako
I do expect this to be a clusterfuck. I’m hoping to be wrong. I’d like to be wrong.
I tend towards over-prepared. If I were there, I’d have pre-cooked a chunk of food. Made block ice, coolers filled. Everything would be charged. Water in anything that can hold it (tub, buckets, washing machine, etc.).
But the disaster I have to prepare for doesn’t let me have that kind of warning.
Given the current administration I may need to get a few more water jugs. Sigh.
First come first served.
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re: #152 jaunte
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Lobbyists trying to scare people about a “climate change cabal.”
Climate and environmental experts and Heartland Institute definitely do not belong in the same sentence.
re: #156 HappyWarrior
And demonizes critics.
Hey, I guess “It’s too soon to talk about Climate Change”, huh?
re: #160 Blind Frog Belly White
Hey, I guess “It’s too soon to talk about Climate Change”, huh?
But not soon enough for the asshole preachers to blame secularism.
re: #141 HappyWarrior
Yeah. Honestly surprised he hasn’t gone for anything since. That’s Trafficant’s old seat isn’t it?
Yes it is. A very hardcore area of Ohio. It has changed a bit in district layout due to GOP gerrymandering since Trafficant days.
CNN just forecast 52 inches of rain for Victoria, Texas.
Remember this?
Of course he ended up giving away exactly ZERO DOLLARS to hurricane victims and conveniently blamed his utter stinginess on Obama.
Because of the hurricane, I am extending my 5 million dollar offer for President Obama’s favorite charity until 12PM on Thursday.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 30, 2012
re: #162 ObserverArt
Yes it is. A very hardcore area of Ohio. It has changed a bit in district layout due to GOP gerrymandering since Trafficant days.
Youngstown IIRC. Have some distant relations there- grandfather’s aunt’s family went there.
re: #161 HappyWarrior
But not soon enough for the asshole preachers to blame secularism.
“God punished Texas for California’s secularism and hedonism!”
This just instantly made today better… pic.twitter.com/mAnwSqgA5n
— Brittlestar (@brittlestar) August 24, 2017
re: #163 jaunte
CNN just forecast 52 inches of rain for Victoria, Texas.
Dafuq? Over FOUR FEET OF RAIN?
CNN just forecast 52 inches of rain for Victoria, Texas. That’s terrifying.
— Kevin Trahan (@k_trahan) August 25, 2017
The state of Texas averages 29 inches of rain per *YEAR* https://t.co/1HzmFDILG3
— Bryan Mac (@Bry_Mac) August 25, 2017
re: #167 GlutenFreeJesus
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Nobody forecast that deluge of a spit take.
//wipes off keyboard, etc.
Right-wing blogger Charles Johnson is pursuing defamation allegation against Gawker estate, can recover up to $1.5M https://t.co/Vl8x2D8io3
— Jonathan Randles (@sparkyrandles) August 25, 2017
1/ Source familiar with estate’s thinking: Gawker is “not paying him cash to go away. That’s not going to happen.”https://t.co/plPuizItaK
— Matt Drange (@mattdrange) August 25, 2017
2/ They continued, referring to previous settlements: That Johnson “thinks he’s getting anywhere near what those others got…it’s laughable.”
— Matt Drange (@mattdrange) August 25, 2017
re: #152 jaunte
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Lobbyists trying to scare people about a “climate change cabal.”
What a crock. “The Bizarro World of climate-change cultists”??
And “12 years since a major hurricane hit the US coast”?
Sandy in 2012 doesn’t count, I guess? ‘Cuz it hit the wrong coast??
re: #174 Jay C
What a crock. “The Bizarro World of climate-change cultists”??
And “12 years since a major hurricane hit the US coast”?Sandy in 2012 doesn’t count, I guess? ‘Cuz it hit the wrong coast??
No, ‘cuz it wasn’t officially a hurricane when it hit.
The yam tweeted, calling Harvey a “class 3” storm..
re: #175 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
I live on the Gulf Coast (NOT Texas!)
We’ve had a very hot and very wet summer, both of which lend themselves to rapidly strengthening storms.
I worry Harvey may not be the last major storm of the year, especially with NOAA having revised its forecast upward.
re: #174 Jay C
What a crock. “The Bizarro World of climate-change cultists”??
And “12 years since a major hurricane hit the US coast”?Sandy in 2012 doesn’t count, I guess? ‘Cuz it hit the wrong coast??
Sandy had transitioned to an extratropical cyclone by actual landfall. This little technicality actually resulted in changes to how the NHC issues warnings.
I called Mar a lago & asked if I can get a reduced rate (to host an HRC book signing) since so many charities have backed out.HUNG UP ON ME pic.twitter.com/u0dh51Scgr
— rosemary (@rosemar17994443) August 24, 2017
re: #177 Stanley Sea
The yam tweeted, calling Harvey a “class 3” storm..
“It’s such a classy storm, a wonderful storm. The best, really. The best. As powerful as my electoral college win and curvier than Ivaka.”
An important component of dramatic tragedy is a brutal plot twist pic.twitter.com/iU5rw5fZHE
— Alan White (@aljwhite) August 25, 2017
re: #175 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
From the WaPo story:
Despite the increasingly alarming forecasts, officials in Corpus Christi held off on ordering mandatory evacuations of the city, which includes a great deal of low-lying land and a barrier island. “I’m not going to risk our police and fire people trying to drag somebody out of the house if they don’t want to go,” Mayor Joe McComb said Thursday.
I wonder how many of those people will die because anti-science propaganda has caused them to disbelieve the NWS?
This is actually good advice anyway. Take a bit, do a walkthrough of your home, take photos of every room, and upload them into a folder somewhere. If you’re terrified of having that on the cloud, stick it on a thumb drive in a safety deposit box. Try to remember to update it once a year or so.
If you are NOT going to evacuate or relocate but are in a low-lying area,
TAKE PHOTOS NOW of every room in your home.#HurricaneHarvey— leah mcelrath 🗽 (@leahmcelrath) August 25, 2017
(I need to update mine.)
Sigh.
Breaking: Trump directs Pentagon to move forward on transgender ban, bans DOD from providing medical treatment to transgender servicemembers
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 25, 2017
Donald Trump just learned that Tropical Storms occasionally turn into Hurricanes
Pres. Trump: #Harvey “is getting much bigger and more powerful than projected. Federal Government is on site and ready to respond. Be safe” pic.twitter.com/AxhJXOqMnp
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2017
Locally, a whole bunch of businesses announced closures because of a planned rally …that’s now not happening.
#BREAKING: Patriot Prayer group cancels Saturday’s free speech rally in San Francisco. https://t.co/NYyyjCRfdS pic.twitter.com/ERdN22OSMQ
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) August 25, 2017
This seems contradictory to his original statements
NEW: Trump today ordered military to stop accepting openly transgender people but told Pentagon to decide how to handle those serving now.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 25, 2017
Pentagon has 6 months to decide how to address transgender troops serving now, based on military effectiveness, budget constraints, WH says. https://t.co/8eFhQwOXG4
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 25, 2017
In a series of tweets, President Trump said no transgender individuals will be allowed to serve “in any capacity” in the U.S. military pic.twitter.com/JX96fCPaqV
— NPR (@NPR) July 26, 2017
re: #152 jaunte
The good folks at HeartlandInst want you to know that Harvey has nothing to do with climate change
This is a time to be talking about how to deal with a concrete, impending disaster.
We can discuss the long-term stuff in a few days.
Richard Spencer stayed at Trump hotel to plan Charlottesville rally https://t.co/UnducBugaj
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) August 25, 2017
re: #190 FormerDirtDart
This seems contradictory to his original statements
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His first statements clearly implied that (he thought) no trans people were yet serving. Oddly, he was ignorant.
The great thing about hurricanes is, when you’re in them, you can post about anything. At least until the power goes off.
re: #193 petesh
His first statements clearly implied that (he thought) no trans people were yet serving.
Oddly,he was ignorant.
It’s almost as if he’s really stupid and deeply incurious.
Airbnb is offering free housing for Hurricane Harvey evacuees. pic.twitter.com/sj0p4pNRye
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2017
Crying Nazi Chris Cantwell used to be a ‘Libertarian comedian’ https://t.co/kG74bIHwt4 pic.twitter.com/Ow1kdzN0Xl
— deathandtaxes (@DeathAndTaxes) August 25, 2017
OF COURSE HE WAS. https://t.co/7uZ0HraogV
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 25, 2017
re: #184 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
“Mandatory evacuation” is one of those things everybody talks about, especially after a disaster, but unless local authorities have almost unlimited resources at their disposal, such as an already-deployed National Guard division, it just doesn’t work.
@realDonaldTrump just signed a transgender ban on military service. Do you think the victims of Harvey care if the rescuer is LGBT?
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) August 25, 2017
“Grab the line!”
“Show me your parts first!”
re: #189 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Locally, a whole bunch of businesses announced closures because of a planned rally …that’s now not happening.
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re: #199 jaunte
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“Grab the line!”
“Show me your parts first!”
SHOW ME YER BERF CERTIFIKIT
Fuck.
BREAKING: @CorpusChristiPD has ordered all officers cease responding to emergency calls until #HurricaneHarvey relents. Likely several hours
— Matt Woolbright (@reportermatt) August 25, 2017
re: #184 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
From the WaPo story:
I wonder how many of those people will die because anti-science propaganda has caused them to disbelieve the NWS?
I read that story, too; and it doesn’t sound like too many folks (at least not the ones the WaPo cited) were staying in the evacuation area out of “anti-science propaganda” : myself, I think they’re nuts: but their “reasoning” doesn’t sound much different from the usual stories one gets about almost every major storm event. There are always going to be a certain percentage of folks who won’t (or can’t) evacuate, for whatever reason: you can only hope that few-or-none of them end up as sodden bodies pulled out of drainage canals days after the rain stops…
Breaking: yonhap and kyodo are both reporting that North Korea has launched a missile
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) August 25, 2017
Hey, we’re a little busy here.
re: #204 jaunte
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Hey, we’re a little busy here.
Well, if the world is going to end, sometime in the next hour and a half would be great. I’d rather go during a massage, nice and relaxed and completely unaware.
BREAKING: South Korea military confirms North Korea has fired a missile. via Japanese media outlet Kyodo
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) August 25, 2017
The type of missile and its direction is not yet known. Launch comes nearly a month after North Korea fired ICBM https://t.co/ImdiIYBOFW
— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) August 25, 2017
re: #203 Jay C
I read that story, too; and it doesn’t sound like too many folks (at least not the ones the WaPo cited) were staying in the evacuation area out of “anti-science propaganda” : myself, I think they’re nuts: but their “reasoning” doesn’t sound much different from the usual stories one gets about almost every major storm event. There are always going to be a certain percentage of folks who won’t (or can’t) evacuate, for whatever reason: you can only hope that few-or-none of them end up as sodden bodies pulled out of drainage canals days after the rain stops…
I don’t see that the story addressed the motivations of the stay behinds at all. It’s true that there are “always” people who won’t leave, often because they just don’t believe the forecasts. It would be foolish to dismiss the extra motivation provided by anti-science this time around.
One TX city manager tells those staying behind to write SSNs on arms in case that’s only way they can be identified, @DavidBegnaud reports. pic.twitter.com/ARocaqFxzt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2017
re: #204 jaunte
I guess Kim finally got Bannon’s interview translated.
re: #202 Blind Frog Belly White
Fuck.
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We have a DVD here put together by our local ABC affiliate chronicling their coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
One of the most heartbreaking parts is a segment of 911 recordings from frantic people and the operators basically having to tell them there was nothing that could be done because police and rescue weren’t allowed to be on the roads.
re: #205 klys (maker of Silmarils)
Well, if the world is going to end, sometime in the next hour and a half would be great. I’d rather go during a massage, nice and relaxed and completely unaware.
With the missile launch and Harvey 300 miles away, now’s as good a time as any to get started on the last case of wine I have.
re: #212 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
I love my hometown.
And while congress drafts their “both sides were bad in Charlotteville” bullshit:
All The Swastikas And Broken Glass Since Charlottesville
In the two weeks since white supremacists marched on Charlottesville, more than two dozen anti-Semitic incidents have occurred across the U.S.
Gut check.
Is it unkind of me to be especially unforgiving of those who refuse to evacuate? Maybe it’s self centered to resent that nobody will ever get a 48 hour earthquake evacuation alert and good map of the shaking in advance. Half kidding, half sarc.
re: #211 Ace Rothstein
With the missile launch and Harvey 300 miles away, now’s as good a time as any to get started on the last case of wine I have.
re: #214 BeachDem
And while congress drafts their “both sides were bad in Charlotteville” bullshit:
All The Swastikas And Broken Glass Since Charlottesville
In the two weeks since white supremacists marched on Charlottesville, more than two dozen anti-Semitic incidents have occurred across the U.S.
Congress is considering a resolution retroactively condemning the violence between Communists and Nazis in Berlin in 1945.
We are removing the paywall on https://t.co/MF0u8RQn1q from noon Friday through Monday evening in anticipation of the incoming weather.
— San Antonio E-N (@ExpressNews) August 24, 2017
We’re still awaiting more information on what kind of missile it was. It appears to have landed in the sea between Korean Peninsula/Japan
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) August 25, 2017
Things you will never see.
NK launches missile, Sec Def calls presser on the launch, takes podium, yawns leisurely, steps away for the podium goes back to whatever.
Related, large school of Tuna file for NK sanctions and UN relief from incessant rain of rocket parts from NK.
re: #186 klys (maker of Silmarils)
This is actually good advice anyway. Take a bit, do a walkthrough of your home, take photos of every room, and upload them into a folder somewhere. If you’re terrified of having that on the cloud, stick it on a thumb drive in a safety deposit box. Try to remember to update it once a year or so.
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(I need to update mine.)
Around 1999, when digitization became readily available, our embassy evacuation specialist began to advise getting good scans of all family photos and documents for stateside storage. She had been in situations like Tienanmen, where you bailed with what you could carry.
Read between the lines
You want to watch these remarks from Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to US soldiers deployed in Jordan.
HT. @DefenseBaron pic.twitter.com/gqyDhGNuar— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) August 25, 2017
re: #217 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Congress is considering a resolution retroactively condemning the violence between Communists and Nazis in Berlin in 1945.
Would upding that as good snark, but I’m not sure it’s snark.
Rage Furby Chuck C. Johnson denies he’s a racist and says any evidence is “doctored.” In the next breath he says… https://t.co/M4yaHVkem7 pic.twitter.com/CmagZQvOSz
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) August 25, 2017
NEW: #Harvey continues to intensify and is now a category 4 #hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb pic.twitter.com/7CkJkuafTb
— NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) August 25, 2017
So infuriating.
Being an American means working hard and paying taxes for Trump’s Secret Service to take fancy poops https://t.co/BQuCGhB4MN pic.twitter.com/glBFm7SxMf
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) August 25, 2017
re: #229 MsJ
So infuriating.
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Well, well, well. After learning that half of SF was planning counter-protests to their “patriot rally” — defended by Oath Keepers — first the Oath Keepers, then the “we’re not white supremacists, no really we’re not” patriots cancelled, and there will now be no march. It seems they back down when confronted, guns or no.
Now if only the Berkeley group would evaporate too… I’m trying to decide which counter-demonstration to go to tomorrow (all of them rather distant from the Civic Center alt-righters).
Am I supposed to read this straight across from left to right? Or each sign on its own? pic.twitter.com/jQvnEI5UKM
— Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast) August 24, 2017
I encourage everyone in the path of #HurricaneHarvey to heed the advice & orders of their local and state officials. https://t.co/N6uEWCZUrv
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2017
This is good advice. Except @GovAbbott told Houstonians to get out of town, then Houston officials said don’t get out of town. So… https://t.co/VqHeO1givo
— Russell Gold (@russellgold) August 25, 2017
Everything her touches. Everything.
Trump likely to rescind Obama ‘Dreamer’ program: media reports https://t.co/7JzjrxTVsV
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) August 25, 2017
Trump really seems to be attempting to avoid a “Heckuva job, Brownie” moment.
re: #227 Decatur Deb
White Inferiority racism. That’s creative.
White inferiority pro-semitism may be mildly creative for a ginger nut, but there have been plenty of suggestions that, say, Chinese are smart. The inventor of eugenics, Francis Galton, wrote in 1873 (galton.org):
… My proposal is to make the encouragement of the Chinese settlements at one or more suitable places on the East Coast of Africa a part of our national policy, in the belief that the Chinese immigrants would not only maintain their position, but that they would multiply and their descendants supplant the inferior Negro race. … The Chinaman is a being of another kind, who is endowed with a remarkable aptitude for a high material civilization. … The natural capacity of the Chinaman shows itself by the success with which, notwithstanding his timidity, he competes with strangers, wherever he may reside. …
re: #112 The Vicious Babushka
Look how she is making a fist when he holds her hand. Mamma must have taught her to do that.
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At least she’s decently dressed. Ivanka looks like a hooker in the other picture.
I’ve spent at least a week every year of my life in Port Aransas and now it’s gonna get clobbered.
:(
re: #237 Ace Rothstein
Trump really seems to be attempting to avoid a “Heckuva job, Brownie” moment.
His FEMA Director may be his best appointment, at least on paper.
I’m wondering how many subdivisions in Houston will end up underwater after Harvey? Will there be any that are uninhabitable? This is not an idle question. When we moved to Houston in 1973, there was a neighborhood called Brownwood in Baytown that always flooded if there was even just an excessive rain. That’s because groundwater had been pumped out for decades and the land had subsided. (It was only something like 10 feet above sea level anyway.) It was like every time there was a major thunderstorm that hit the area (not to mention the occasional tropical storm or hurricane), Brownwood would be under water.
The death knell for Brownwood came after Hurricane Alicia in 1983. I can’t even imagine this happening now, but FEMA declared the land uninhabitable and bought up all the houses. They’ve been torn down and the land is reverting to its natural state. It’s now called the Baytown Nature Center.
re: #237 Ace Rothstein
Trump really seems to be attempting to avoid a “Heckuva job, Brownie” moment.
There’s a dirty secret in the “Katrina” situations. It’s very, very easy for the relief agencies to look bad, and very hard for them to look good. Brown was a moron, but it might well have gone as bad under better leadership.
re: #228 jaunte
5th generation native Houstonian, been through and heard about more hurricanes than I can remember. Never been scared before.
This one is scaring me.
I’m turning off the news and playing games with my kids. Nothing I can do at this point. We’re ready for whatever hits tonight.
Did it never occur to anyone that a profit motive for imprisoning people would lead to abuse and injustice? Isn’t there a reason we don’t give cops a cut of every ticket they write?
re: #245 BlueGrl21
5th generation native Houstonian, been through and heard about more hurricanes than I can remember. Never been scared before.
This one is scaring me.
I’m turning off the news and playing games with my kids. Nothing I can do at this point. We’re ready for whatever hits tonight.
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re: #243 mmmirele
It’s now called the Baytown Nature Center.
Back to Nature was a different thing back in the 70s.
re: #246 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Did it never occur to anyone that a profit motive for imprisoning people would lead to abuse and injustice? Isn’t there a reason we don’t give cops a cut of every ticket they write?
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Prison should never be for profit.
re: #248 wrenchwench
Back to Nature was a different thing back in the 70s.
There was a movie house in ’50s Pittsburgh that did a lot of nature movies.
Measuring rainfall in feet rather than inches is something I just can’t get my head around. I sure hope the worst case forecast scenarios don’t end up being what happens.
re: #246 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
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Of course it did. For RWNJs that ‘business opportunity’ was the main point.
“Let’s put Afghan women back in miniskirts” is a really bad reason to fight a war, says @rafiazakaria https://t.co/XP19wFKkfh
— Bina Shah (@BinaShah) August 25, 2017
re: #250 Decatur Deb
There was a movie house in ’50s Pittsburgh that did a lot of nature movies.
Wow, a whole movie house. Nowadays you’re lucky to get a slice of the internets.
There are intersections in Lubbock where water will be 4 feet deep if it rains for half an hour. In some parts of town, every intersection will flood over the curb in even a brief downpour. Large areas of this normally arid town are severe flood risk zones, with insurance rates to match. Every utility consumer is billed $9.95 a month for storm sewer service but all the money is spent in the new Mcmansion developments that are causing the city to rot from the inside out.
re: #250 Decatur Deb
There was a movie house in ’50s Pittsburgh that did a lot of nature movies.
Way back in history I worked two doors away from another such theater in Soho, London. I used to see the titles on my way to work; my all-time favorite was Moving Violation. Obviously a driver-education picture.
re: #256 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
There are intersections in Lubbock where water will be 4 feet deep if it rains for half an hour. In some parts of town, every intersection will flood over the curb in even a brief downpour. Large areas of this normally arid town are severe flood risk zones, with insurance rates to match. Every utility consumer is billed $9.95 a month for storm sewer service but all the money is spent in the new Mcmansion developments that are causing the city to rot from the inside out.
We have 3’ high curbs in parts of downtown to handle the drainage.
re: #255 wrenchwench
Wow, a whole movie house. Nowadays you’re lucky to get a slice of the internets.
We may be at cross-purposes. :-)
re: #250 Decatur Deb
There was a movie house in ’50s Pittsburgh that did a lot of nature movies.
If they’re the kind I’m thinking of, we used to have a bunch of those in New York as well, up until the ’90s: mostly along 42nd Street……
re: #254 electrotek
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re: #254 electrotek
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It sounds exactly like a Trump justification for war, though.
re: #257 petesh
Way back in history I worked two doors away from another such theater in Soho, London. I used to see the titles on my way to work; my all-time favorite was Moving Violation. Obviously a driver-education picture.
I was a mere child, but I noticed the lobby photos of the shirts-and-skins volleyball tournaments were always shot from the “Skins” side.
re: #260 Jay C
If they’re the kind I’m thinking of, we used to have a bunch of those in New York as well, up until the ’90s: mostly along 42nd Street……
Heh. Wife and I used to ride the bus past them on the way to work in midtown. We adopted one title as the type-name for the genre: Ursula the Slut. Sociology documentary.
re: #245 BlueGrl21
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I hope Donny is enjoying Camp David.
We’re up to 42,000 people in Corpus Christi without power before the beef of #HurricaneHarvey still hours away. pic.twitter.com/C4x7DkBUV1
— Matt Woolbright (@reportermatt) August 25, 2017
re: #36 Dr. Matt
Homeland Security Advisor Tom Bossert: Hurricane Harvey ‘Right Up President Trump’s Alley’
I can’t even bother to ask exactly how Trump has made American great again and how he has shown leadership leading up this hurricane. The need for Trump to praise him incessantly is beyond bizarre. I don’t recall President Obama needing so much praise. But he was an actual adult and not a man baby.
I’m glad this piece of shit got arrested
Abdullah el Faisal arrested in Kingston, Jamaica on extradition warrant https://t.co/755oY2wE7k
— raffpantucci (@raffpantucci) August 25, 2017
Keep your Play-Doh away from Texas, dickhead.
Worthless Draft Dodging POS bans Americans from enlisting in US Armed Forces https://t.co/HBi9r9vGko
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) August 25, 2017
re: #267 b.d. (bill d.)
I hope Donny is enjoying Camp David.
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If he’s seen golfing this weekend, holy shit. Not even W was that stupid.
Too late for that, chief:
Efforts to legitimize hatred persist in #Canada, as Sudbury police chief took photo with Soldiers of Odin https://t.co/JBHCXRHbXI
— Ryan Scrivens (@R_Scrivens) August 25, 2017
re: #243 mmmirele
A lot of those new neighborhoods on the prairie out west along I-10 seem to be built around retention ponds; the whole area is a natural marsh. The ponds may not be deep enough to handle all the rain.
Katy Home Listing Photo of the Day: Bodies of Water https://t.co/PeFrzOC9AS pic.twitter.com/uzNjuBgxeN
— swamplot (@swamplot) August 25, 2017
Trump cheerleader Scott Baio calls Charlottesville and Sandy Hook victims “actors.” Gets upset when victims family members calls him out on his bullshit. What a douchbag.
Trump has shown Confederate Troops more respect than the Transgender Amercian Troops.
— Tom Murphy (@tgagemurphy) August 25, 2017
re: #3 FormerDirtDart
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He makes anyone among his predecessors look like a magnificent president. I just keep repeating “Imagine the outcry if Obama did this”.
Heading out to golf - reminds one of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt. AND this is a state that voted for him, those people - his big supporters.
Greetings from blustery Corpus Christi! We have had some pretty big gusts but nothing too scary yet. News is saying shit’s gonna get real in about 1-2 hours though. Residents are ok, dogs are ok, we are ok!
Muslims are second only to Hillary Clinton as most hated on the White Supremacist Shit List so no: fuck that “we need to befriend Nazis.” pic.twitter.com/lvtIRID2Fo
— Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy) August 25, 2017
When you’re a Muslim Democrat who proudly voted for Hillary Clinton, supports feminism, & honored slain journalist Kenji Goto at Hiroshima https://t.co/dnDCChyLzJ
— دانیال (@danja84) August 25, 2017
re: #266 Ace Rothstein
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re: #268 Patricia Kayden
I can’t even bother to ask exactly how Trump has made American great again and how he has shown leadership leading up this hurricane. The need for Trump to praise him incessantly is beyond bizarre. I don’t recall President Obama needing so much praise. But he was an actual adult and not a man baby.
Geeez - wasn’t Tom Bossert the WH “advisor” (i.e. Designated Dickhead) trotted out (or trotted himself out) to dicksplain away Trump’s Nazi-friendly shit after Charlottesville?
“Right up Trump’s alley” might be an applicable (if stupidly-phrased) comment if, say, our Preznit was known to have some particular skill or experience in handling widespread, multi-agency disaster-response events: but for Donald Trump?
In all seriousness, though NO President really has these skills: their job (IMHO, anyway)
in bad-natural-disaster situations like Hurricane Harvey should be to:
1) Give the impression (i.e. reassurance) to the public that the disaster will be handled competently.
2) Express normal levels of empathy with the victims
3) Stay away to let the professionals do their jobs
4) Give the impression (and again, “impressions” are what the public is going to see and process) that the government is doing the best as humanly possible.
So far, Trump has waffled on 1); failed on 2): (SRSLY, a wave and “good luck” as he copters off for a weekend in the country??)
3) and 4) yet to be determined. (And I just may be cynical, but I’m guessing “FAIL” on both. After all, it’s Trump)
re: #275 DodgerFan1988
Trump cheerleader Scott Baio calls Charlottesville and Sandy Hook victims “actors.” Gets upset when victims family members calls him out on his bullshit. What a douchbag.
Sick fuck was at RNC and all.
re: #277 fern01
He makes anyone among his predecessors look like a magnificent president. I just keep repeating “Imagine the outcry if Obama did this”.
Heading out to golf - reminds one of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt. AND this is a state that voted for him, those people - his big supporters.
For example, imagine the outcry from the RW noise machine if news came out that the Obama Administration had to have a daily dose of ‘good news’ delivered to POTUS to improve his mood?
re: #112 The Vicious Babushka
Look how she is making a fist when he holds her hand. Mamma must have taught her to do that.
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re: #243 mmmirele
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The death knell for Brownwood came after Hurricane Alicia in 1983. I can’t even imagine this happening now, but FEMA declared the land uninhabitable and bought up all the houses. They’ve been torn down and the land is reverting to its natural state. It’s now called the Baytown Nature Center.
I lived in Baytown when I first moved to Texas in ‘79. Was living in Houston during Alicia. Future wife’s parents house in Memorial area lost power for 3 days. My apartment 10 miles farther west didn’t drop power at all.
A lot of broken windows downtown Houston from Alicia. All those chip rock and tar roofs throwing stone against glass building windows.
re: #175 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
The National Hurricane Center described Harvey’s sudden strengthening as “astounding.”
And trump gets his out - “the weather people had no idea this would happen - my people followed every word they said”
re: #174 Jay C
What a crock. “The Bizarro World of climate-change cultists”??
And “12 years since a major hurricane hit the US coast”?Sandy in 2012 doesn’t count, I guess? ‘Cuz it hit the wrong coast??
Sandy was a combination of a smallish hurricane up from the south, a nor’easter from the north, and a whatever-they-call-it from the west, all hitting the same place at the same time (at high tide during a full moon). So, um… the hurricane component by itself wasn’t “major”.
That’s why it was called SuperStorm.
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