Samantha Bee’s Savage, Well-Deserved Take on Harvey Weinstein: “White Cosby”
Harvey Weinstein is just the tip of the douche-berg. Listen up, creeps of Hollywood, we know who you are.
Harvey Weinstein is just the tip of the douche-berg. Listen up, creeps of Hollywood, we know who you are.
We have been in touch with Ms. McGowan’s team. We want to explain that her account was temporarily locked because one of her Tweets included a private phone number, which violates our Terms of Service. 1/3
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 12, 2017
when will nuclear war violate your terms of service? https://t.co/72FiiyoZ59
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 12, 2017
1/2 Twitter’s inconsistent application of their policies is finally under the spotlight. It’s about time. It’s beyond frustrating to …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
2/2 deal with this, especially if you’re being harassed or threatened and Twitter refuses to take action.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
All the men on Bee’s staff have a strict code of conduct… heh
re: #480 HappyWarrior
The Women’s Convention set up by the organizers of this past winter’s march in Detroit. Sanders does have a pro choice record but they A) should have invited a woman especially a young one and B) He is patronizing on this issue.
From the previous thread.
Thanks for the info.
It’s not my place to judge why the women who organised the Women’s March on Washington extended that invitation and honour to Senator Sanders. Perhaps they thought they could engage him on the issue of Planned Parenthood or women’s reproductive rights in general.
Perhaps they think that women can’t afford to abandon potential allies.
The Hill article cites them as saying he is a powerful ally in the Senate.
I do know about his “establishment” statement over Planned Parenthood, which I thought was at best ill-informed of the senator. An apology, or a statement he’s learned more about the organisation and knows better now, would be nice.
As far as I can tell, Planned Parenthood has never been an “establishment” organisation, unless that means they are generally supported by the Democratic Party.
Donald Trump to be first President to speak at anti-LGBT hate group’s event https://t.co/1K84uOsAGY
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 12, 2017
re: #4 Charles Johnson
There are a lot of really ugly chickens coming home to roost for these big social media platforms.
A lot of smart academics and journalists have been systematically digging into the real-world effects of their laissez-faire policies & procedures, and the studies that are going to surface in the next year or so are going to rock their worlds.
Of course, I thought that was going to be the case when “OutFoxed” came out back in the ’00s, and that turned out to be a big nothingburger, because nobody could be arsed to try to regulate what was clearly, by that point, nothing more than a toxic propaganda outfit.
re: #7 Kragar
Nobody having any intelligence at all was ever fooled by t****’s pretense of being LGBT-friendly. Republicans are categorically enemies of all non-straight people.
1/5 Many people, especially women, receive much worse abuse and harassment than me, but there’s a small group of obsessed right wing …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
2/5 loons who’ve been harassing and smearing me on Twitter for YEARS. These creeps have been suspended multiple times, after I (and …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
3/5 others) report them over and over and over. They just keep re-registering and continuing the harassment, but Twitter refuses to …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
4/5 take action even when it’s clearly the same person back with a slightly altered screen name. This “repeat offender” problem has …
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
5/5 been one of the worst things about Twitter for a LONG time, and they seem to have no intention of addressing it.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
re: #6 Anymouse 🌹
From the previous thread.
Thanks for the info.
It’s not my place to judge why the women who organised the Women’s March on Washington extended that invitation and honour to Senator Sanders. Perhaps they thought they could engage him on the issue of Planned Parenthood or women’s reproductive rights in general.
Perhaps they think that women can’t afford to abandon potential allies.
The Hill article cites them as saying he is a powerful ally in the Senate.
I do know about his “establishment” statement over Planned Parenthood, which I thought was at best ill-informed of the senator. An apology, or a statement he’s learned more about the organisation and knows better now, would be nice.
As far as I can tell, Planned Parenthood has never been an “establishment” organisation, unless that means they are generally supported by the Democratic Party.
I guess what rubs a lot of people the wrong way is they made him the keynote speaker not just any speaker. And by establishment, he meant within the Democratic Party. May well be true but it was still a very tone deaf thing to say especially given that they had threats to their funding from every last Republican candidate. I don’t have a problem with Sanders being invited. I can see why women would have a problem with him being keynote though when he’s shown a lot of insensitivity to issues women deem important.
re: #7 Kragar
Tony Perkins, the president of Family Research Council, heaped praise on President Trump for his appearance the conference.
“Values voters have waited eight years for a leader who puts America’s mission first and respects the values that made America into a great nation,” he said in a statement.
You really can’t make this stuff up.
re: #8 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
There are a lot of really ugly chickens coming home to roost for these big social media platforms.
A lot of smart academics and journalists have been systematically digging into the real-world effects of their laissez-faire policies & procedures, and the studies that are going to surface in the next year or so are going to rock their worlds.
Of course, I thought that was going to be the case when “OutFoxed” came out back in the ’00s, and that turned out to be a big nothingburger, because nobody could be arsed to try to regulate what was clearly, by that point, nothing more than a toxic propaganda outfit.
The first gilded age was undone by demands for reform sparked by muckraking journalists. I fear that the second gilded age has learned from history and has ensured the neutering of journalism prior to bringing back all the abuses of the past.
re: #12 Sir John Barron
You really can’t make this stuff up.
“Values voters are coming to our nation’s capital thankful to hear from a president who is fulfilling the promises that he campaigned on. Since the early days of the campaign, President Trump allied himself with values voters, promising to put an end to the eight years of relentless assault on the First Amendment.”
You really, really can’t make this stuff up.
re: #12 Sir John Barron
You really can’t make this stuff up.
And yet Dim Jim and Milo still think Trump cares about gay rights. Suckers. Perkins is a bigoted piece of shit who used Duke’s mailing list for support but yeah the KKK are libs, Douche D’Sousa.
Yet we will STILL hear the narrative that “liberal late night comedians” refuse to touch this story.
Welp. On my way north for a 12 day project that I didn’t want to do in the first place. The good news-good money, nice client. The bad news-long days, short nights and did I mention I didn’t want to do it? Then home for 3 days and off for another job I didn’t want to do. Sigh. It’s hard being indispensable.
Will check in to maintain sanity.
re: #16 bratwurst
Yet we will STILL hear the narrative that “liberal late night comedians” refuse to touch this story.
Of course.
re: #15 HappyWarrior
And yet Dim Jim and Milo still think Trump cares about gay rights. Suckers. Perkins is a bigoted piece of shit who used Duke’s mailing list for support but yeah the KKK are libs, Douche D’Sousa.
Hoft and Milo think they are safe from a RWNJ auto-da-fe because they are loyal supporters of the movement. It’s a real shame they can’t be proven wrong without a lot of innocent people also being involved.
re: #19 EPR-radar
Hoft and Milo think they are safe from a RWNJ auto-da-fe because they are loyal supporters of the movement. It’s a real shame they can’t be proven wrong without a lot of innocent people also being involved.
Yep.
When your ex sees you at a party. pic.twitter.com/ZBsUebqoVV
— BOOrenna KILLiams 🎃 (@brennawilliams) October 12, 2017
There is no strike, there never was a strike. You’re regurgitating bullshit. https://t.co/E438O7yc1K
— It’s FrănknSTEEN (@goddamnedfrank) October 12, 2017
Comment comes from a continuation of the previous thread.
I finished with the Baldwin and Buckley debate that was in a YouTube posted by Joe Bacon.
Buckley really is a great study in character speech mannerisms and body movements if you ever need to act like a pompous ass. I am now thinking many actors that have had such a role watched this debate.
And to sum up Buckley’s argument: Blacks are their own worst enemy.
And this debate was in 1965.
52 damn years…and it is all the same. Pledge allegiance to the flag. Stand for the National Anthem. All the same.
Blacks…you must stand in line the way we want you too.
And if you don’t and have to pay a price, you have done it to yourselves. Why? You did not follow the fashion and dictates of not White Supremacy, but of the majority. See how simple it all is?
All the damn…same.
And fuck William Buckley and the National Review.
52 damn years later and they are still the same. Protective of their power and capable of verbiage that is nothing but an eloquent excuse for being assholes to other humans.
And then their is something like Puerto Rico. I think Trump said they have in a way not been able to fend for themselves, they haven’t made their island what it could be if they just had drive. And they don’t have the money they owe…must be because they are lazy.
William Buckley would be so proud.
re: #16 bratwurst
Yet we will STILL hear the narrative that “liberal late night comedians” refuse to touch this story.
Late night comedians and Hollywood actors have completely ignored the Weinstein story. Cover up.
re: #19 EPR-radar
Hoft and Milo think they are safe from a RWNJ auto-da-fe because they are loyal supporters of the movement. It’s a real shame they can’t be proven wrong without a lot of innocent people also being involved.
Yeah, Ernst Rohm and his crew probably thought the same thing, but we all know what happened there.
re: #23 goddamnedfrank
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The Teamsters in fact have been doing a lot of good down there. That Union has its problems but nothing I’ve seen in how they’ve acted in the aftermath of Maria suggests they’ve acted anything but selfless. Trump meanwhile.
re: #23 goddamnedfrank
And we’re still hearing that? From Drumpf?
re: #24 ObserverArt
Comment comes from a continuation of the previous thread.
I finished with the Baldwin and Buckley debate that was in a YouTube posted by Joe Bacon.
Buckley really is a great study in character speech mannerisms and body movements if you ever need to act like a pompous ass. I am now thinking many actors that have had such a role watched this debate.
And to sum up Buckley’s argument: Blacks are their own worst enemy.
And this debate was in 1965.
52 damn years…and it is all the same. Pledge allegiance to the flag. Stand for the National Anthem. All the same.
Blacks…you must stand in line the way we want you too.
And if you don’t and have to pay a price, you have done it to yourselves. Why? You did not follow the fashion and dictates of not White Supremacy, but of the majority. See how simple it all is?
All the damn…same.
And fuck William Buckley and the National Review.
52 damn years later and they are still the same. Protective of their power and capable of verbiage that is nothing but an eloquent excuse for being assholes to other humans.
And then their is something like Puerto Rico. I think Trump said they have in a way not been able to fend for themselves, they haven’t made their island what it could be if they just had drive. And they don’t have the money they owe…must be because they are lazy.
William Buckley would be so proud.
Thanks for reposting that. Anyhow. I think Buckley was a grade asshole who is a big part of why the conservative movement is so shitty.
re: #28 Dr. Matt
Dotard’s BFF:
Alex Jones peddles Dinesh D’Souza’s completely made-up anti-Semitic attack on George Soros
Was Jones short of his own wackadoo material?
Canada doesn’t need this:
Robert Spencer and Christine Douglass-Williams will be speaking in Grande Prairie, Alberta on October 29.
He is going to speak against the idea of multi-culturalism.
Information about the talk is at
gatesofvienna (dot) net/2017/10/multi-culture-or-canadian-culture/
My understanding is that site is pretty much a bunch of hateful fascists, who also have a real hatred of our esteemed host Mr. Johnson (though I don’t know much about that Website).
re: #28 Dr. Matt
Dotard’s BFF:
Alex Jones peddles Dinesh D’Souza’s completely made-up anti-Semitic attack on George Soros
Gotta use that antisemitic dog whistle to go after a guy who wasn’t even 15 years old when VE Day happened.
re: #32 Anymouse 🌹
They were former posters here before the great flounce of 2007/2008/2009.
re: #32 Anymouse 🌹
Canada doesn’t need this:
He is going to speak against the idea of multi-culturalism.
Information about the talk is at
gatesofvienna (dot) net/2017/10/multi-culture-or-canadian-culture/
My understanding is that site is pretty much a bunch of hateful fascists, who also have a real hatred of our esteemed host Mr. Johnson (though I don’t know much about that Website).
Yes, Gates of Vienna is a fascist site. If I’m not mistaken, it helped inspire Brevik.
OT for ww - I was bigly CL’d (miss her terribly RIP)
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@NicolleDWallace Your disgust is palpable……. And I share it.
— D. E. Todd (@DaveoutofAustin) October 12, 2017
re: #6 Anymouse 🌹
From the previous thread.
Thanks for the info.
It’s not my place to judge why the women who organised the Women’s March on Washington extended that invitation and honour to Senator Sanders. Perhaps they thought they could engage him on the issue of Planned Parenthood or women’s reproductive rights in general.
Perhaps they think that women can’t afford to abandon potential allies.
The Hill article cites them as saying he is a powerful ally in the Senate.
I do know about his “establishment” statement over Planned Parenthood, which I thought was at best ill-informed of the senator. An apology, or a statement he’s learned more about the organisation and knows better now, would be nice.
As far as I can tell, Planned Parenthood has never been an “establishment” organisation, unless that means they are generally supported by the Democratic Party.
If it was me (and I’m a dude* BTW) I would have asked Michelle Obama to speak. She smarter and more popular than Bernie. Alas, they did not ask me.
*I didn’t say “the dude” cause I’m not close to be cool enough.
The Forward has picked up my Rand Paul/Rage Furby story:
Rep. Rohrabacher Brings Holocaust Denier To Meeting - The Forward
And Chuck is, of course, threatening to sue them.
re: #38 I Would Prefer Not To
If it was me (and I’m a dude* BTW) I would have asked Michelle Obama to speak. She smarter and more popular than Bernie. Alas, they did not ask me.
*I didn’t say “the dude” cause I’m not close to be cool enough.
Yeah I think Michelle would be a great choice too. It’s their choice but a lot of women I know are quite unhappy with the decision even those who say they like Sanders. Anyhow, my vibe is I don’t think Sanders will be the nom in 2020 or do as well. I think he’s alienated a lot of people.
re: #39 Charles Johnson
The Forward has picked up my Rand Paul/Rage Furby story:
Rep. Rohrabacher Brings Holocaust Denier To Meeting - The Forward
And Chuck is, of course, threatening to sue them.
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Dude, you’re totally a Holocaust denier by your own fuckign words. Fucking Yukon Corneilus without the decency and intelligence.
re: #33 HappyWarrior
Gotta use that antisemitic dog whistle to go after a guy who wasn’t even 15 years old when VE Day happened.
Soros was Hitler’s right hand man11!! FAC!T!!!!
I just love how Chuck thinks he proves he isn’t a Holocaust denier by saying “I am not a Holocaust denier” — in the very same paragraph with blatant, obvious Holocaust denial. This guy is off his fucking rocker.
re: #12 Sir John Barron
Tony Perkins, the president of Family Research Council, heaped praise on President Trump for his appearance the conference.
“Values voters have waited eight years for a leader who puts America’s mission first and respects the values that made America into a great nation,” he said in a statement.
Slavery, misogamy, xenophobia, …
Chuck is going to sue some Jews. I hope they can find a good lawyer or two or three.
Well isn’t this a cute little contest.
JUST IN: Russia used Pokemon Go to interfere in 2016 election: report https://t.co/KCaAiv6EQr pic.twitter.com/5q9oakt9Z1
— The Hill (@thehill) October 12, 2017
Troll farm was everydamnwhere.
re: #43 Charles Johnson
I just love how Chuck thinks he proves he isn’t a Holocaust denier by saying “I am not a Holocaust denier” — in the very same paragraph with blatant, obvious Holocaust denial. This guy is off his fucking rocker.
That’s a fairly typical level of blatant dishonesty from a 21st century Republican.
re: #44 Anymouse 🌹
Slavery, misogamy, xenophobia, …
He lies, he insults people, he brags. What’s not to like about those values?
re: #39 Charles Johnson
The Forward has picked up my Rand Paul/Rage Furby story:
Rep. Rohrabacher Brings Holocaust Denier To Meeting - The Forward
And Chuck is, of course, threatening to sue them.
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Time to reset the Rage Furby clock! chuckcjohnson.info
re: #46 JordanRules
Well isn’t this a cute little contest.
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Troll farm was everydamnwhere.
I’m telling you. Those old KGB farts in their dachas are totally ruing that it was this easy to manipulate us.
“I don’t exhale carbon dioxide” I say out loud.
True by Chuck Logic.
.@nathanguttman Thanks for citing me on @RandPaul’s meeting w/ Holocaust denier Chuck C. Johnson. He’s now threatening to sue the Forward!
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
re: #50 HappyWarrior
I’m telling you. Those old KGB farts in their dachas are totally ruing that it was this easy to manipulate us.
It wasn’t that easy back then because whites didn’t have to run to another country to maintain power.
re: #53 Belafon
It wasn’t that easy back then because whites didn’t have to run to another country to maintain power.
Oh I know but the old Soviet KGB guys don’t know that.
re: #40 HappyWarrior
There were so many options that make much more sense. The Women’s March in January in Phoenix wasn’t huge but wow it was an amazing day collectively here, across the country and the world. My Mom and I had a great time. This keynote pick is beyond tone deaf. I’m not even sure what to call it.
I need a nap. Turns out I get tired frequently (something something barbiturates). Catch y’all later… .
Try to keep the world from being blown up in a Twitter rage from Trump whilst I sleep… .
re: #6 Anymouse 🌹
From the previous thread.
Thanks for the info.
It’s not my place to judge why the women who organised the Women’s March on Washington extended that invitation and honour to Senator Sanders. Perhaps they thought they could engage him on the issue of Planned Parenthood or women’s reproductive rights in general.
Perhaps they think that women can’t afford to abandon potential allies.
The Hill article cites them as saying he is a powerful ally in the Senate.
I do know about his “establishment” statement over Planned Parenthood, which I thought was at best ill-informed of the senator. An apology, or a statement he’s learned more about the organisation and knows better now, would be nice.
As far as I can tell, Planned Parenthood has never been an “establishment” organisation, unless that means they are generally supported by the Democratic Party.
I hope we are not going to wait too long for that apology/statement. He made the initial comment for a reason. And that was to play to his base. They are not all that concerned about Planned Parenthood. I see it for two reasons. His base does not see a need for PP, and in Bernie world, insurance for all is coming once Bernie or someone like him becomes president so there will be no need for PP.
So until that glorious day comes, PP is established because they are a part of the current political system as they get donations and campaign for established candidates (Hillary Clinton, etc.). And forget the practical thinking of asking what are women going to do without PP? Wait for the day insurance for all is coming. It won’t be long will it?
So good!
Emma Thompson tells us the Harvey Weinstein allegations are just the tip of the iceberg of a wider and systemic problem in Hollywood pic.twitter.com/VDxswrUP5Z
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) October 12, 2017
re: #55 JordanRules
There were so many options that make much more sense. The Women’s March in January in Phoenix wasn’t huge but wow it was an amazing day collectively here, across the country and the world. My Mom and I had a great time. This keynote pick is beyond tone deaf. I’m not even sure what to call it.
Yeah I don’t get it,
…We cannot keep FEMA, the Military & the First Responders, who have been amazing (under the most difficult circumstances) in P.R. forever!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
FEMA is STILL involved in funding recovery efforts in:
- Katrina (2005)
- Gustav (2008)
- Iowa floods (2008)
- Ike (2008)
- Tennessee floods (2010)
- North Dakota floods (2011)
- Irene (2011)
- Sandy (2012)
- Colorado floods (2013)
- Matthew (2016)
https://t.co/wxFJyJtId9— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) October 12, 2017
re: #7 Kragar
Kragar @Kragar_LGF
Donald Trump to be first President to speak at anti-LGBT hate group’s event independent.co.uk …
4:27 PM - Oct 12, 2017
Wow.
He is out to solidify that base and make sure everyone else absolutely hates him.
What a politician.
What an Asshole!
re: #58 JordanRules
It’s almost as if the “casting couch” is not just a metaphor.
re: #62 freetoken
Ahh but you see, unlike our media, she doesn’t forget to make the connection to the predator in the Oval and what that means.
re: #57 ObserverArt
I hope we are not going to wait too long for that apology/statement. He made the initial comment for a reason. And that was to play to his base. They are not all that concerned about Planned Parenthood. I see it for two reasons. His base does not see a need for PP, and in Bernie world, insurance for all is coming once Bernie or someone like him becomes president so there will be no need for PP.
So until that glorious day comes, PP is established because they are a part of the current political system as they get donations and campaign for established candidates (Hillary Clinton, etc.). And forget the practical thinking of asking what are women going to do without PP? Wait for the day insurance for all is coming. It won’t be long will it?
It was such a jerk move to make considering all the crap PP had been taking that year. I don’t think I’ve seen a left wing politician that has as much popularity as Sanders does that totally dismisses issues of importance to minorities and women the way he does. It really is no wonder to me that some of his most obnoxious supporters are well like me, young white guys who aren’t the most empathetic.
re: #39 Charles Johnson
The Forward has picked up my Rand Paul/Rage Furby story:
Rep. Rohrabacher Brings Holocaust Denier To Meeting - The Forward
And Chuck is, of course, threatening to sue them.
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I’m not a Holocaust denier…I just don’t believe the statistics or that gas chambers are real, and I emphasize that I’ve read Mein Kampf in my list of WW2 literature…
re: #60 FormerDirtDart
Jesus Christ, don’t tell him that! He’ll only go F it up.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 12, 2017
The Forward has picked up LGF’s article: GOP Congressman Brought Holocaust Denier To Capitol Meeting w/ @RandPaul https://t.co/qEy7yFB4dm
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 12, 2017
re: #58 JordanRules
So good!
Yeah. And one of the ways you can tell is by who is cast in movies. There’s a reason an older man is paired with a significantly younger woman.
re: #60 FormerDirtDart
C’mon, can’t expect the POTUS to know that or know anything about how the government he leads works.
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This “Real Housewife” has been working her ass off on PR relief. I’ve been so impressed.
Booking 2 more planes today. 18 yr old died last pm. Focused on cargo ship to sustain island & passenger planes 4 rescue #thisisaCRISIS
— Bethenny Frankel (@Bethenny) October 12, 2017
🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️Trump’s HHS defines life as beginning at conception https://t.co/G4EYKC7hNL
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) October 12, 2017
Imagine pushing this horseshit and STILL not backing making pregnancy a qualifying event for health insurance. https://t.co/KVj2KkhvN5
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) October 12, 2017
America has a religiosity problem, and there are hardly no political leaders who are willing to broach it.
To declare “life” begins at conception is a religious statement, not a scientific one.
If some politician can’t even declare that, then they have no background.
re: #74 freetoken
I meant “backbone”, but “background” also will fit.
That is a heck of a way 2 get woken up! How does he sleep on the job all the time? Wake up! #bencarson #PuertoRico #PuertoRicoStrong #resist pic.twitter.com/vZy9cSOvnG
— Don’t Leave Blank (@WTFisGoingOnDon) October 12, 2017
re: #73 freetoken
America has a religiosity problem, and there are hardly no political leaders who are willing to broach it.
That religiosity problem being the electorate. Since they are religious, they will vote the way their religious leaders tell them to. “That politician supports abortion rights. If you vote for him, you imperil your soul.” It is pretty easy for a group of religious leaders (cough cough Catholics, Evangelicals) to manipulate people into voting against their interests in the tens of millions.
I’m not sure how to address it. A politician running as an atheist is almost certainly a dead letter in an election. There is a reason only two of us are in office in my state at any level of government, and Sen. Ernie Chambers is term-limited. (Atheists appear to be the largest minority without representation in government, and almost universally acceptable to discriminate against.)
It is noteworthy that Rep. Pete Stark came out as an atheist in very liberal California. It is more noteworthy he did that after he retired from Congress. Even there apparently saying you’re an atheist would doom your candidacy.
If it won’t work in California, it pretty much won’t work anywhere else in the nation.
Apparently tropical cyclones do impact Europe relatively regularly, but rarely have storms retained hurricane strength by the time of their arrival.
Hurricane Ophelia strengthens into Category 2 storm; it’s predicted to hit British Isles by Monday afternoon. https://t.co/CFThgZtupa
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 12, 2017
re: #77 Anymouse 🌹
The reason I wrote “religiosity” and not “religious” is differentiate between the large fraction of the electorate who may (nominally or really) hold religious views, and those who want to make religious views into political action.
I’m not at all saying that any belief in god(s) rules out someone from voting or holding office.
But we see two instances today of religious beliefs - one leading to UNESCO decision, the other the defining of “life” - that are directly the result of years of political activity by fundamentalists in this country.
Where are the politicians who know that the religious right are in fact in error, in voicing any argument about the origins of these decisions.
Of course there will be some leaders who decry the HHS decision because it’s an attempt to eliminate abortions. But will these same leaders take on the ideological basis of this HHS decision?
Last night, I saw a photo of #Prince in glasses, sweater and accidentally drew him as a #Hogwarts professor instead of doing my work. Oops. pic.twitter.com/3yGbFmRPt2
— Seth Gorden (@smgorden) October 11, 2017
re: #62 freetoken
It’s almost as if the “casting couch” is not just a metaphor.
I mentioned “casting couch” the other night.
We must also consider that it is a fantasy for a lot of men. And fantasies often turn to realities if you have the power and the backing to make the jump without penalty.
Because some men protect other men, even when knowing it is wrong. Due to the fantasy possibly. Also because of the power.
Rat on Weinstein and you either lose your job or are seen as not one of the boys. So fall in line and let it go.
re: #71 JordanRules
This “Real Housewife” has been working her ass off on PR relief. I’ve been so impressed.
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She’s being amazing.
re: #69 Belafon
Yeah. And one of the ways you can tell is by who is cast in movies. There’s a reason an older man is paired with a significantly younger woman.
Ahh…even more fantasy. Hollywood, where dreams (fantasies) come true.
re: #73 freetoken
America has a religiosity problem, and there are hardly no political leaders who are willing to broach it.
Just like guns. In oh so many ways.
Incredible but true.
Cops: Texas Tech student was pulled over in stolen gun case before officer’s killing
Police have now confirmed that accused cop killer and yokel rich boy Hollis Daniels had brought the gun into the police station himself before he used it to murder Officer Floyd East. Worse, Lubbock police (a different department) had stopped Daniels several hours earlier because of a report that he had stolen a gun and made terroristic threats. They decided they lacked probable cause to search his car or detain him, and he was let go. His room mate and his mother then called police about his threatening behavior, which prompted the check at his dorm room.
This is the fuck up of all fuck ups.
re: #86 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Incredible but true.
Cops: Texas Tech student was pulled over in stolen gun case before officer’s killingPolice have now confirmed that accused cop killer and yokel rich boy Hollis Daniels had brought the gun into the police station himself before he used it to murder Officer Floyd East. Worse, Lubbock police (a different department) had stopped Daniels several hours earlier because of a report that he had stolen a gun and made terroristic threats. They decided they lacked probable cause to search his car or detain him, and he was let go. His room mate and his mother then called police about his threatening behavior, which prompted the check at his dorm room.
This is the fuck up of all fuck ups.
Cops allowing white privilege got another cop killed.
re: #85 ObserverArt
Just like guns. In oh so many ways.
Guns and God.
Some candidate once mentioned something about Americans clinging to their Bible and guns, and he was right. He was excoriated for it… exactly because he was right.
re: #82 ObserverArt
I mentioned “casting couch” the other night.
We must also consider that it is a fantasy for a lot of men. And fantasies often turn to realities if you have the power and the backing to make the jump without penalty.
Because some men protect other men, even when knowing it is wrong. Due to the fantasy possibly. Also because of the power.
Rat on Weinstein and you either lose your job or are seen as not one of the boys. So fall in line and let it go.
See what happened to Terry Fucking Crews; he’s so jacked, he could have squashed that movie exec that grabbed his package at a fucking public function, but he didn’t. Crews knew that, as a black man, he would have been the one to go to jail had he retaliated right there and he sure as fuck couldn’t go public before Weinstein blew up, because he would have been blackballed.
When something like that happens to a (nice) guy like Crews and he has to basically brush it off in order to stay out of jail and to keep working, shit’s all fucked up.
Investment group calls for overhaul of 21st Century Fox board in the wake of the Fox News sexual harassment scandal https://t.co/4aTN4ACI8k
— Emily Steel (@emilysteel) October 12, 2017
CtW Investment Group said directors failed to address a “longtime ethics crisis” at Fox News, risking company’s reputation and value
— Emily Steel (@emilysteel) October 12, 2017
re: #78 FormerDirtDart
Apparently tropical cyclones do impact Europe relatively regularly, but rarely have storms retained hurricane strength by the time of their arrival.
#Ophelia now has 100 mph winds - the strongest an Atlantic hurricane has been this far east (35.5°W) this late in calendar year on record. pic.twitter.com/6NPJvp2jCP
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) October 12, 2017
re: #90 JordanRules
But they are addressing it: It’s Hillary’s fault.
re: #89 TedStriker
See what happened to Terry Fucking Crews; he’s so jacked, he could have squashed that movie exec that grabbed his package at a fucking public function, but he didn’t. Crews knew that, as a black man, he would have been the one to go to jail had he retaliated right there and he sure as fuck couldn’t go public before Weinstein blew up, because he would have been blackballed.
Sounds like someone wanted to whiteball him…
re: #86 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
So we have white idiot gets every possible advantage from white privilege conceivable in interactions with multiple law enforcement agencies, and still manages to fuck things up and become a cop killer.
Sure, this was the way to bet when the story first broke, but did all my preconceptions have to be confirmed so depressingly thoroughly?
Now we’ll get to see the entire TX criminal justice seize up because of a conflict between the right of rich white male assholes to do as they please (including the casual murder of others) and the right of cops to do as they please (including the casual murder of others).
re: #92 Belafon
Indeed. She’s so damn powerful with her lady bits and whatnot!
re: #91 FormerDirtDart
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There have been several post-tropical lows that have held together and bashed Europe, One a few years back tore the holy fuck out of the southern UK. What’s different here is that she’s still subtropical and is strengthening this far east and north.
But, you know, Anthro Climate Change doesn’t exist.
re: #95 TedStriker
*groan*
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Hey, I’m here all week! Try the veal and don’t forget to generously tip your server.
re: #98 austin_blue
Hey, I’m here all week! Try the veal and don’t forget to generously tip your server.
*gets out the hook*
I made it official today and became independent. Here I’m holding Donald Trump’s birth certificate, which proves he was born in Nambia. pic.twitter.com/5aWbdtQQpw
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) October 12, 2017
re: #77 Anymouse 🌹
That religiosity problem being the electorate. Since they are religious, they will vote the way their religious leaders tell them to. “That politician supports abortion rights. If you vote for him, you imperil your soul.” It is pretty easy for a group of religious leaders (cough cough Catholics, Evangelicals) to manipulate people into voting against their interests in the tens of millions.
I’m not sure how to address it. A politician running as an atheist is almost certainly a dead letter in an election. There is a reason only two of us are in office in my state at any level of government, and Sen. Ernie Chambers is term-limited. (Atheists appear to be the largest minority without representation in government, and almost universally acceptable to discriminate against.)
It is noteworthy that Rep. Pete Stark came out as an atheist in very liberal California. It is more noteworthy he did that after he retired from Congress. Even there apparently saying you’re an atheist would doom your candidacy.
If it won’t work in California, it pretty much won’t work anywhere else in the nation.
Thing about Catholics though. They very often go in the other direction from the dictates of the church. I know, I was one and was schooled as one. It is a fairly loose religion and so there is not that march to the polls to do what the church says to do.
Is that hypocritical? I let others be the judge.
I am no longer practicing, but I will say there is no way you can be educated by the church to not be influenced by some of the better aspects later in your life. And there are good aspects. I look at them as human and practical.
But it too is politics and even within the church there are fights over the politics.
Many members attend and practice for the spirituality and skip the politics. That is why you see someone like now-passed Catholic Senator Ted Kennedy that stood up for something as liberal as abortion and birth control. Tim Kaine would be another. I don’t think you can find many such examples in the more fundamental Senate members.
I guess I just want to make sure you understand that not every Catholic is a robot. There may be degrees too.
I may think Catholics are more liberal and less robotic in following their religion than say Evangelicals. But I will not say I have any proof of it, just a feeling.
Boiled down; not everyone fits in a box. You might try some cough syrup.
re: #94 EPR-radar
So we have white idiot gets every possible advantage from white privilege conceivable in interactions with multiple law enforcement agencies, and still manages to fuck things up and become a cop killer.
Sure, this was the way to bet when the story first broke, but did all my preconceptions have to be confirmed so depressingly thoroughly?
Now we’ll get to see the entire TX criminal justice seize up because of a conflict between the right of rich white male assholes to do as they please (including the casual murder of others) and the right of cops to do as they please (including the casual murder of others).
I don’t know what defense his family will put up, but I do know that Lubbock prosecutors are no match for the high powered big city team the Daniels clan can hire to try to get him off, or at least keep him off death row. Remember Richard Haynes over-awing a redneck Amarillo jury to get child killer and millionaire creationist T. Cullen Davis acquitted? Haynes’s nickname, “Racehorse,” was probably worth a couple of jury votes by itself.
Prosecutor Tim Curry said, “We were out-bought and out-thought”
re: #80 freetoken
The reason I wrote “religiosity” and not “religious” is differentiate between the large fraction of the electorate who may (nominally or really) hold religious views, and those who want to make religious views into political action.
I don’t see a difference between a politician who runs to make his or her religious views into political actions, and a voter who says “that’s what I believe too, so I will vote for that person.”
For example, there are many anti-abortion politicians. They universally hold their view based on religious positions. Single-issue voters who vote for them are voting for them because of the politician’s religious position.
I would compare that to Trump and his ardent supporters. Trump ran on an explicitly racist platform. A lot of his supporters thought “that’s what I want too” and pulled the lever for him. I see no difference.
I’m not at all saying that any belief in god(s) rules out someone from voting or holding office.
However, repeated polling of the electorate indicates the majority of voters (including liberals) think so.
But we see two instances today of religious beliefs - one leading to UNESCO decision, …
See my comments above … a law passed during the Bush administration required that decision. Cutting off funding for UNESCO occurred during the Obama Administration based on the same law. The law was passed for bigoted (and possibly religious) reasons, but that is the law on the books.
… the other the defining of “life” - that are directly the result of years of political activity by fundamentalists in this country.
And they will keep trying. Even Mississippi voters rejected a so-called “personhood” amendment.
That is also a good way to paint your opponents, in the same way opposing laws restricting porn gets you painted as “pro-porn” and drives out the religious voters.
It doesn’t make any difference whether a person says “I am a regular church goer” or “well, I don’t believe in all that organised religion stuff” - they are still religious, and many religious voters will put their religion over other issues.
That makes it very hard for non-Christians to hold office. It makes it difficult to support all religions as a politician by favouring none-how many voters, even those who claim not to be church goers-still hate “liberals” for “taking prayer out of school?”
Christopher Hitchens noted that “religion poisons everything.” All a politician has to do is paint themselves as the “religious” candidate and that’s it.
It doesn’t matter how good a guy Doug Jones (D) is in Alabama. It doesn’t matter how little Roy Moore (R) cares about the law. There is a reason he was reëlected to the Alabama Supreme Court after he was removed: It was precisely because he plays the religion card so well.
The voters simply pull the lever for the guy they perceive is most religious, regardless of his behaviour or that of his opponent.
re: #100 Dave In Austin
Independent: A temporarily embarrassed Republican who will still pull the (R) lever in an election.
re: #86 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Incredible but true.
Cops: Texas Tech student was pulled over in stolen gun case before officer’s killingPolice have now confirmed that accused cop killer and yokel rich boy Hollis Daniels had brought the gun into the police station himself before he used it to murder Officer Floyd East. Worse, Lubbock police (a different department) had stopped Daniels several hours earlier because of a report that he had stolen a gun and made terroristic threats. They decided they lacked probable cause to search his car or detain him, and he was let go. His room mate and his mother then called police about his threatening behavior, which prompted the check at his dorm room.
This is the fuck up of all fuck ups.
I saw that earlier, but didn’t comment.
Where is having a report of a stolen gun and making terroristic threats not a probable cause for a search for said gun???
Texas…and being White.
Has anyone decided if NoKo popped off another one or not?
re: #104 Anymouse 🌹
Independent: A temporarily embarrassed Republican who will still pull the (R) lever in an election.
I was literally about to type the same thing. In 2006 following 6 years of failures from the dubyah regime, suddenly every conservative/GOPer became an “independent”.
The federal gov. has handled Sandy worse than Katrina. There is no excuse why people don’t have electricity or fuel yet.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012
No excuse. https://t.co/htHidTYk1l
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 12, 2017
San Juan mayor on Trump tweets: “I ask every American… to stand with Puerto Rico and let this President know we WILL NOT BE LEFT TO DIE.” pic.twitter.com/cD3yISHBYe
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 12, 2017
re: #32 Anymouse 🌹
Canada doesn’t need this:
He is going to speak against the idea of multi-culturalism.
Information about the talk is at
gatesofvienna (dot) net/2017/10/multi-culture-or-canadian-culture/
My understanding is that site is pretty much a bunch of hateful fascists, who also have a real hatred of our esteemed host Mr. Johnson (though I don’t know much about that Website).
I don’t understand how Spencer can be let into Canada given its stringent hate speech laws. He should be banned.
en.wikipedia.org
Well, I said I was going to bed earlier, now I am drooping even more. I need to take that nap before my head hits the keybo;f;oihrt;sghlbdkn;trlkhwnt
re: #88 freetoken
Guns and God.
Some candidate once mentioned something about Americans clinging to their Bible and guns, and he was right. He was excoriated for it… exactly because he was right.
That was in fact Barack Obama:
“It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
re: #112 Eclectic Cyborg
That was in fact Barack Obama:
“It’s not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
The media doled out quite a bit of punishment for that bit of truth-telling.
Republicans are obstinately stupid. They’ll steadfastly believe and repeat an established lie rather than acknowledge the truth.
There never was a Puerto Rico truck driver strike. You credulously swallowed a totally bullshit fake news story. https://t.co/E438O7yc1K
— It’s FrănknSTEEN (@goddamnedfrank) October 12, 2017
Face facts there was NO strike, just a bunch of drivers whose homes were destroyed, who had little fuel w/ blocked roads. Pull your head out
— It’s FrănknSTEEN (@goddamnedfrank) October 12, 2017
re: #114 goddamnedfrank
It’s cruel to ask Republicans to pull their heads of out their asses. Shitheads need lots of shit on their heads to be able to perform what passes for thought on the right.
re: #114 goddamnedfrank
Love that persons handle.
In case you haven’t noticed @jack, the WHOLE FUCKING PROBLEM is women get shut down for telling the truth.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) October 12, 2017
re: #116 Eclectic Cyborg
Love that persons handle.
That person is me, this year’s seasonal Halloween nic.
Hey, it’s the black dude that Lumpy touched!
So the “random guy” that Sean Hannity interviewed after the Trump interview last night has worked with InfoWars https://t.co/Tf7dOlVF4b pic.twitter.com/bZzMOnhMuU
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) October 12, 2017
I wonder how much he makes for his ignorant tomfoolery?
Good…Fuck that asshole.
JUST IN:
Queen Elizabeth downgrades @realDonaldTrump as not worthy of her presence. #LowClassCriminal pic.twitter.com/R9okmZ1NeP— Puesto Loco™ (@PuestoLoco) October 12, 2017
Today is tew much y’all.
You published the hot take of a child molester. Great job guys
— High Scare Level Man (@MrPhetz) October 12, 2017
If you’re on Twitter, please blast Newsweek. This is so foul.
re: #121 darthstar
I guess the Queen of England was not interested in possibly having her pussy grabbed by the ignorant savage in the white house.
re: #121 darthstar
Good…Fuck that asshole.
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re: #114 goddamnedfrank
Republicans are obstinately stupid. They’ll steadfastly believe and repeat an established lie rather than acknowledge the truth.
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It’s amazing to think that people believe there would be a strike in the middle of disaster relief.
Let’s play this out: what do they think would’ve happened if a bunch of truckers were on strike and letting supplies just sit around? Leaving aside the likelihood of violence against said drivers, do they not think that people would have been commandeering the vehicles to get supplies moving? Do they not think (and this is of course rhetorical) that there would be a major outcry from relief groups on the ground about said strike?
re: #122 JordanRules
Today is tew much y’all.
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If you’re on Twitter, please blast Newsweek. This is so foul.
… I don’t understand how someone thought that was a good idea. Newsweek is the Dove Soap of bad news ideas.
re: #124 HappyWarrior
Takes a lot to not make want her see you.
As I read through the articles, I learned the official state visit w/the queen is usually granted during a US President’s secondterm. But of course Trump wanted it now! and pissed people off with demands for a ride in the golden carriage.
Now he’ll be a guest of the US Ambassador to the UK…which means he may have to appoint one (or is that one of the few places where he did manage to fill the job?)
re: #124 HappyWarrior
Takes a lot to not make want her see you.
Soooo, I guess Trump’s never going to get to ride in the royal carriage?
/
re: #114 goddamnedfrank
Republicans are obstinately stupid. They’ll steadfastly believe and repeat an established lie rather than acknowledge the truth.
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— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) October 12, 2017
re: #125 Mike Lamb
It’s amazing to think that people believe there would be a strike in the middle of disaster relief.
Let’s play this out: what do they think would’ve happened if a bunch of truckers were on strike and letting supplies just sit around? Leaving aside the likelihood of violence against said drivers, do they not think that people would have been commandeering the vehicles to get supplies moving? Do they not think (and this is of course rhetorical) that there would be a major outcry from relief groups on the ground about said strike?
Republicans don’t think, and have no connection to reality. They will just make up fairy tales of unions causing trouble for the PR relief effort because that is a politically useful story for team (R). Were he still here, DF could easily have given precisely this explanation (without the editorializing) and defended it as helping team (R) to win.
Republicans that aren’t actively festering pools of crystallized evil malevolence are moral ciphers, perfectly willing to let said festering pools of crystallized evil malevolence run the party if the moral ciphers get their itches scratched.
re: #128 Skip Intro
So did anyone here actually hear this from El Tubbo?
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Sounds bogus to me. Limbaugh would love a right wing dictatorship unless it would cost him money.
Yeah, saw the clip from his show on MSNBC earlier where he did say that. He said it was bad for Trump to call for it, but he was just fine with the NFL forcing their players to stand. Cover for his boy/
re: #121 darthstar
Good…Fuck that asshole.
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Visit scheduled for “early next year.” Could we be lucky enough to have President Ryan or President Hatch by then? I am assuming that dirty Pence will be passed over.
And how far we have descended that Ryan would be a positive improvement!
From the NYT “Reporter’s Notebook” today. If you don’t have a catch in your throat at the end of this, your last name is probably Trump:
By JOHN BRANCHOCT. 11, 2017
NOVATO, Calif. — I was on the sideline of a soccer field two Saturdays ago, watching my 12-year-old daughter and her Novato teammates. I don’t remember much about that game, but Novato won, and one of the goals was scored by the smallest girl on the team, a quick and feisty forward who wears a long ponytail and jersey No. 8. We whooped and cheered her name. I found out later that her parents weren’t there that afternoon. They were in Las Vegas for a getaway weekend.
About 36 hours later, I was on my way to Las Vegas myself, rushing to join my New York Times colleagues to cover the latest mass shooting, maybe bigger than them all. I hadn’t covered one of them since 1999, when I was in the wrong place at the right time and rushed into the aftermath of Columbine.
A colleague of mine and I checked into a massive suite at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, 11 floors directly below that of the shooter. It had the same view of the concert ground across the Strip, where investigators in the daylight were picking through the carnage of the night before. That was about when my wife sent me a text. That little soccer player’s mom was at the concert the night before, she said. She’s missing.
But Stacee Etcheber was not my story. The gunman was. I spent a week mostly about 100 feet below where the shooter committed mass murder, trying to solve the mystery of what he’d done. I talked to people, followed every lead and wrote stories. It’s what reporters do. It was a news story, as horrific as they come, and we’re trained to keep our emotional distance from the things that we cover.
Late that night, I stood in front of the window, the same one that a madman broke 11 floors above and used as a perch to shoot hundreds of people he did not know. The body count was on its way to 58. I thought about home.
Stacee’s family soon announced that she died. My wife and I didn’t really know Stacee much — obviously not well enough to notice that she was not among the few dozen people at a rec-level girls’ soccer game. But some of our closest friends were dear friends of hers, and our town is small enough that there was probably no more than two degrees of separation to the family.
My family was among the hundreds of people, friends and strangers, who crowded onto the grounds of an elementary school and held candles aloft during the vigil. My daughter was one of the dozens of kids who solemnly held roses in her honor, and she hugged her classmate and teammate when it ended. She and a couple of friends made a cake and delivered it to the Etchebers’ house the next day.
Orange was Stacee’s favorite color, and on Friday, after people bought as much orange ribbon as they could find at all the local craft stores, an army tied ribbons all around town, from the trees on downtown’s Grant Avenue to the posts in front of Pioneer Park. My wife and her friends tied them around the trees in front of the middle school where Stacee’s daughter goes to school, along with mine.
I missed it all. I was as close to the site of the shooting as you could get, and yet felt fully disconnected from the effect of the tragedy. One night I walked to the memorial that sprang up in the median of South Las Vegas Boulevard, the kind of now-familiar post-shooting memorial that I saw at Columbine almost two decades before, with balloons and flowers and candles. I found a photo of Stacee that had been placed in the middle of it all, and took a picture and sent it home.
In Las Vegas, Stacee was just one in a crowd, part of a list. But she and her family were all anyone talked or thought about back in Novato, and that is where I got my news. I heard that Stacee’s husband, a San Francisco police officer, was running with Stacee through the barrage of gunfire when he stopped to help someone; he told his wife to go on and never saw her alive again. I heard that television news trucks were parked in front of the house. I heard stories of friends pulling over in their cars to cry at the weight and nearness of it all. There were beautiful and crushingly sad Facebook posts in Stacee’s honor, the kind you see after every tragedy, except these were written by people I knew well.
I heard my wife, who grew up in a nearby town, tell me that she had never been more proud to call Novato home.
I checked out of that Mandalay Bay suite on Saturday morning, excused from reporting duties, and flew home in the hopes of making my daughter’s soccer game. I found the red rose from the vigil, starting to fade and wilt, in a vase on the kitchen counter. When we got to the game, we and the other parents were somewhat surprised to see Stacee’s husband and extended family there, too. Warming up with the girls was No. 8, with her long ponytail.
We all wore orange ribbons, attached by safety pins, including the girls on both teams. The Novato team wore orange armbands with the initials “S.E.” Before kickoff, both squads came across the field to the spectator side and lined up in straight lines. Our team’s coach asked the parents to stand for 30 seconds of silence. And then two of the league’s better teams played a rather meaningless soccer game, only this one felt about as meaningful as anything I’ve ever watched.
And it was late in the second half when the ball suddenly swung from one end to the other, and Stacee’s daughter gave chase through three retreating opponents and beat them all to the ball. And in one blink-and-you-missed-it moment, she booted the ball into the corner of the net for what held on as the winning goal.
Her teammates chased her and swarmed her, and they and she looked as free and happy as girls can be on a sunny fall Saturday afternoon with their friends. The parents jumped and cheered as loudly as I’ve heard parents cheer at a kids’ soccer game. Behind my sunglasses, I was bawling. It was the first time I’d cried all week.
President Hatch would get on well with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip since he isn’t far from the same age.
re: #133 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Visit scheduled for “early next year.” Could we be lucky enough to have President Ryan or President Hatch by then? I am assuming that dirty Pence will be passed over.
And how far we have descended that Ryan would be a positive improvement!
I just can’t wait for the rest of the Trump family and the Kushners to have their markers called. I’m hoping every single one of them has to start a gofundme page for their legal fees.
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— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 12, 2017
The name Rand Paul is being kicked around…
re: #137 Dave In Austin
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The name Rand Paul is being kicked around…
Hopefully on the short list of “people needing a swift kick in the ass”…
re: #137 Dave In Austin
This may be the fallout start of the Bannon statement to clear the Senate. Maybe… Just a thought.
re: #134 austin_blue
From the NYT “Reporter’s Notebook” today. If you don’t have a catch in your throat at the end of this, your last name is probably Trump:
By JOHN BRANCHOCT. 11, 2017
NOVATO, Calif. — I was on the sideline of a soccer field two Saturdays ago, watching my 12-year-old daughter and her Novato teammates. I don’t remember much about that game, but Novato won, and one of the goals was scored by the smallest girl on the team, a quick and feisty forward who wears a long ponytail and jersey No. 8. We whooped and cheered her name. I found out later that her parents weren’t there that afternoon. They were in Las Vegas for a getaway weekend.
…
Sniff. Got something in my eye.
Can someone please explain why the fuck theres a dog on this plane pic.twitter.com/Ro90YqG33q
— ᴄʟᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴏɴᴋᴇʏ (@MyGemNow) October 7, 2017
He’s a good boy and he finds your attitude distasteful.
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) October 12, 2017
The Interior Department has begun hoisting a special flag when Secretary Ryan Zinke enters the building: https://t.co/VHwsNOktZC pic.twitter.com/ztD6LTnvF1
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 12, 2017
You know, it’s funny.
I’ve seen these women’s pictures literally dozens of times in the past couple days
Two women charged with murder after bodies of young children found on farm https://t.co/X1Nm5B9pw9 pic.twitter.com/R0uVQIHKAT
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 12, 2017
But, this guy I had to go searching for.
The only reasons I’m even aware of Estes is some islamophobe on another site suggested he was radicalized by ISIS
You can find his name in the news, mostly regurgitations of AP releases, but no in depth national coverage.
Michael Christopher Estes, accused of leaving bomb at airport, was getting ready to “fight a war on U.S. soil”: FBI https://t.co/CsMx1pgRL2 pic.twitter.com/KCMFLxE4V1
re: #143 Stanley Sea
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Whoa, cool workaround.
I meant to mention this, if you use a VPN service, you can turn Twitter into German Twitter and that gets rid of most ppl using hate speech
— Lexi Alexander (@Lexialex) October 12, 2017
re: #146 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Ladies and gentlemen, The King has left the building. I repeat, Elvis has left the building.
It’s a perk routinely given to generals (hence, flag officers) in the military. Even their cars have flags.
re: #143 Stanley Sea
Jesus fucking Christ, what’s next for these clowns? When do they start giving themselves titles like Radiance, Excellency, Grand Poohbah, Minister of the Right, Jade Emperor, High Exaltedness, Lord Captain Commander, The Awesome Royal Glory, Imperious Rex, etc.?
re: #149 EPR-radar
Jesus fucking Christ, what’s next for these clowns? When do they start giving themselves titles like Radiance, Excellency, Grand Poohbah, Minister of the Right, Jade Emperor, High Exaltedness, Lord Captain Commander, The Awesome Royal Glory, Imperious Rex, etc.?
Why not? They’ve already got dibs on Grand Dragon and Imperial Wizard.
re: #149 EPR-radar
Jesus fucking Christ, what’s next for these clowns? When do they start giving themselves titles like Radiance, Excellency, Grand Poohbah, Minister of the Right, Jade Emperor, High Exaltedness, Lord Captain Commander, The Awesome Royal Glory, Imperious Rex, etc.?
Now, now, you pleb. “Your Worship” will do nicely. Now go talk to that nice policeman over there and justify your outburst, or I’ll have flayed, half-hanged, drawn, and quartered.
re: #150 whitebeach
Why not? They’ve already got dibs on Grand Dragon and Imperial Wizard.
I knew I was forgetting a few things on that list.
re: #148 austin_blue
It’s a perk routinely given to generals (hence, flag officers) in the military. Even their cars have flags.
But, that’s the thing; Zinke’s not a flag officer, he’s not even in the fucking military. He’s a civilian Cabinet secretary, apparently with delusions of grandeur.
From the WP story:
“Ryan Zinke is proud and honored to lead the Department of the Interior, and is restoring honor and tradition to the department, whether it’s flying the flag when he is in garrison or restoring traditional access to public lands,” press secretary Heather Swift said in an email.
What? “In garrison”? Zinke really, really wants some of that military shine for himself, doesn’t he?
re: #149 EPR-radar
I’m waiting for the uniforms.
re: #154 TedStriker
But, that’s the thing; Zinke’s not a flag officer, he’s not even in the fucking military. He’s a civilian Cabinet secretary, apparently with delusions of grandeur.
Flag officers in the military have earned a few perqs, and that flag business is not completely insane once you realize it may be useful to have quick ways to find commanders if the shit hits the fan (especially unexpectedly).
Meanwhile Zinke’s only claim to fame is that he pleasured old man t**** better than any other candidate for Interior.
re: #155 Skip Intro
I’m waiting for the uniforms.
I’m waiting for the giant gold statue of t**** on the white house lawn, on a motorized base so that it always faces the sun. The fact that construction on this has not yet started demonstrates a deplorable lack of imagination among the army of flatterers, toadies, lickspittles, sycophants and cravens that surrounds t**** 24/7.
“Might.” “Start.” pic.twitter.com/rVOe9lOU0r
— Marissa Barton (@Rissa_1221) October 12, 2017
I don’t know whether Harvey Weinstein is heading for jail or preparing for a run at the Presidency in 2020.
— Stansaid Airport (@StansaidAirport) October 12, 2017
The fact that the Curia is now making its peace with Fascism shows that the Vatican trusts the new political realities far more than did the former liberal democracy with which it could not come to terms. …The fact that the Catholic Church has come to an agreement with Fascist Italy …proves beyond doubt that the Fascist world of ideas is closer to Christianity than those of Jewish liberalism or even atheistic Marxism…By its decision to carry out the political and moral cleansing of our public life, the Government is creating and securing the conditions for a really deep and inner religious life. The advantages for the individual which may be derived from compromises with atheistic organizations do not compare in any way with the consequences which are visible in the destruction of our common religious and ethical values. The national Government sees in both Christian denominations the most important factor for the maintenance of our society. …
re: #158 EPR-radar
I’m waiting for the giant gold statue of t**** on the white house lawn, on a motorized base so that it always faces the sun. The fact that construction on this has not yet started demonstrates a deplorable lack of imagination among the army of flatterers that surrounds t**** 24/7.
They’re busy building their fucking wall. The statue will stand atop it, middle finger extended towards Mexico.
re: #141 darthstar
He’s got better manners than the President?
as a farmer, I say this with all sincerity…go fuck yerself.
Happy #NationalFarmersDay!
📸https://t.co/dN39R1IMlA pic.twitter.com/QbUG1pztaI— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 12, 2017
re: #164 Backwoods_Sleuth
as a farmer, I say this with all sincerity…go fuck yerself.
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I bet they love him now.
I’m re-watching the Mythbusters episode where they fired a ping-pong ball out of an air cannon at 1100 mph and through a wooden paddle. It reminds me of the days when I would argue with 9/11 Twoofer nuts about how the harder material doesn’t always win, if the softer material has enough velocity behind it. It’s also spectacular and slightly disturbing to see that little orange plastic ball traveling at Mach 1.5.
re: #164 Backwoods_Sleuth
as a farmer, I say this with all sincerity…go fuck yerself.
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Every event is a campaign rally for this sad sack loser.
re: #46 JordanRules
Well isn’t this a cute little contest.
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Troll farm was everydamnwhere.
They left no stone unturned. We didn’t know what hit us.
re: #168 Skip Intro
Every event is a campaign rally for this sad sack loser.
What’s the word I’m looking for…Huckabee?…nope…Huckabucka?…nope…oh, there it is Huckster! Also Grifter, Flim-Flam Man, Shyster, and Lying Carnie.
re: #169 Patricia Kayden
They hit from every angle. I’m amazed at the scope of it. And most of our fellow citizens still don’t have a clue.
re: #169 Patricia Kayden
They left no stone unturned. We didn’t know what hit us.
The Russians did. They turned the stones. Clever little trolls.
Who knew Mencken’s Great Unwashed were that gullible and naive?
Oh, wait, again, the Russians.
Well, they’re not exactly reviews on par with Haribo’s sugar free Gummy Bears
Staples has joined Best Buy and Office Depot in ending sales of Kaspersky software https://t.co/LK3PtwYXAb leaving only Amazon, where the reviews are just as great as you’d expect. pic.twitter.com/r1VsbYam0M
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) October 12, 2017
Your ignorance is astounding. ACA provided insurers with ability to sell policies across state lines. They chose not to. Reason: COST.
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 12, 2017
“Parallel to the training of the body a struggle against the poisoning of the soul must begin. Our whole public life today is like a hothouse for sexual ideas and simulations. Just look at the bill of fare served up in our movies, vaudeville and theaters, and you will hardly be able to deny that this is not the right kind of food, particularly for the youth…Theater, art, literature, cinema, press, posters, and window displays must be cleansed of all manifestations of our rotting world and placed in the service of a moral, political, and cultural idea.”
…
“While both denominations maintain missions in Asia and Africa in order to win new followers for their doctrine — an activity which can boast but very modest success compared to the advance of the Mohammedan faith in particular — right here in Europe they lose millions and millions of inward adherents who either are alien to all religious life or simply go their own ways. The consequences, particularly from a moral point of view, are not favorable.”
- Mein Kampf, Vol. 1 Chapter 10
Heartwarming tale from Ivana’s new book about Donald and Jr.
When Jr. was born, Donald didn’t want to give him his name “in case he turns out to be a loser”.
re: #177 gocart mozart
“Parallel to the training of the body a struggle against the poisoning of the soul must begin. Our whole public life today is like a hothouse for sexual ideas and simulations. Just look at the bill of fare served up in our movies, vaudeville and theaters, and you will hardly be able to deny that this is not the right kind of food, particularly for the youth…Theater, art, literature, cinema, press, posters, and window displays must be cleansed of all manifestations of our rotting world and placed in the service of a moral, political, and cultural idea.”
…
“While both denominations maintain missions in Asia and Africa in order to win new followers for their doctrine — an activity which can boast but very modest success compared to the advance of the Mohammedan faith in particular — right here in Europe they lose millions and millions of inward adherents who either are alien to all religious life or simply go their own ways. The consequences, particularly from a moral point of view, are not favorable.”
- Mein Kampf, Vol. 1 Chapter 10
If history does not repeat, it at least loudly echoes…
re: #178 Skip Intro
Heartwarming tale from Ivana’s new book about Donald and Jr.
When Jr. was born, Donald didn’t want to give him his name “in case he turns out to be a loser”.
Someone has been reading Gail Collins!
Well.
A twitter account under the name “Jones smith” puts reporters on blast when they criticize Roger Goodell. It actually belongs to the the NFL commissioner’s wife, Jane Skinner: https://t.co/AjZzgO2y6O
— Andrew Beaton (@andrewlbeaton) October 12, 2017
re: #181 Stanley Sea
At least he didn’t have to do it himself like Kevin Durant. LOL
They survived six hours in a pool while their neighborhood burned to the ground https://t.co/Mzxvgwfio0
— Hector Becerra (@hbecerraLATimes) October 12, 2017
re: #155 Skip Intro
I’m waiting for the uniforms.
Hmmm. The Third Reich had a bewildering assortment of uniforms for civilian officials.
Facebook takes down data and thousands of posts, obscuring reach of Russian disinformation
Social media analyst Jonathan Albright got a call from Facebook the day after he published research last week showing that the reach of the Russian disinformation campaign was almost certainly larger than the company had disclosed. While the company had said 10 million people read Russian-bought ads, Albright had data suggesting that the audience was at least double that — and maybe much more — if ordinary free Facebook posts were measured as well.
Never again would he or any other researcher be able to run the kind of analysis he had done just days earlier. “This is public interest data,” Albright said Wednesday, expressing frustration that such a rich trove of information had disappeared — or at least moved somewhere the public can’t see it. “This data allowed us to at least reconstruct some of the pieces of the puzzle. Not everything, but it allowed us to make sense of some of this thing.” Facebook does not dispute it removed the posts, but it offers a different explanation of what happened. The company says it has merely corrected a “bug” that allowed Albright, who is research director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, to access information he never should have been able to find in the first place.
The Rude Pundit on the recent Hannity-t**** interview does not disappoint:rudepundit.blogspot.com
What finally did it for Trump is what always does the trick. Hannity brought up potential Russian interference in the election, which gave Trump some brief rage wood. That made Trump flashback to his glory day. “This was an excuse that was used by the Democrats. An excuse for losing an election that frankly they should have won, because winning the Electoral College is so easy for Democrats,” Trump whispered, starting to shake a bit as Hannity bore down, sucking like a Hoover set on deep pile. “They start off with three major states. To win the electoral college for a Democrat, it’s almost like a given. That is why people said you cannot get to 270. We got to 306.”
re: #173 FormerDirtDart
Man, Kaspersky stock must be in free fall right now.
re: #187 gocart mozart
The stench is getting stronger.
re: #158 EPR-radar
I’m waiting for the giant gold statue of t**** on the white house lawn, on a motorized base so that it always faces the sun. The fact that construction on this has not yet started demonstrates a deplorable lack of imagination among the army of flatterers, toadies, lickspittles, sycophants and cravens that surrounds t**** 24/7.
Try to imagine working this hard at being a willfully obtuse and shitty human being.
You’re bending over backwards trying to justify spreading a lie. Mainland US truckers could drive in from anywhere, including places not hit
— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 13, 2017
British Magazine “The Week” put three sexual predators on its cover this week:
1. Harvey Weinstein
2. Bill O’Reilly
3. Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/a4BmPLAeAu— PROUD RESISTER 👊 (@ProudResister) October 12, 2017
A factoid to dream on:
Over the last couple weeks, Wife and I have seen a total of 4 Doug Jones signs in our Alabama town of 30,000. Strangely, there have been 0 Roy Moore yardsigns.
looks like he’ll be rage tweeting tonight
People are just now starting to find out how dishonest and disgusting (FakeNews) @NBCNews is. Viewers beware. May be worse than even @CNN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13, 2017
People are just now starting to find out how dishonest and disgusting (FakeNews) @NBCNews is. Viewers beware. May be worse than even @CNN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 13, 2017
And here goes our thin-skinned ultra-needy Narcissist in Chief again. https://t.co/R4pWaxibV5
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 13, 2017
Ryan: Puerto Rico needs to “get back on its own two feet” https://t.co/iaDvtsR6zH pic.twitter.com/l2DHMyWQef
— The Hill (@thehill) October 12, 2017
Paul Ryan needs to lose his fucking job. https://t.co/WbLvBQ2JMG
— Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) October 12, 2017
Here are 69 House Republicans who voted against aid to Puerto Rico. Bill passed 353-69 https://t.co/nXDnKwxZQc pic.twitter.com/xKnaw6j2zC
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 12, 2017
Memorize these names for 2018.
They voted to let Puerto Rico die.
Do you see your Rep here?
Punish them in 2018.pic.twitter.com/k7y7pVn4Cw https://t.co/HkpyHLLRR6— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) October 13, 2017
Majority of America knows you’re unfit to be President. Even your own staff knows it. You lie and project your failures on to others
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 13, 2017
welp…
Rick Pitino’s house in Louisville is now up for sale https://t.co/LNbaKDbAnr
— Enquirer Sports (@ENQSports) October 13, 2017
re: #199 lawhawk
Evil old pieces of shit like t**** are so demanding. Just last night, Hannity blew t**** to multiple orgasms on live TV, but t**** still demands greater fealty from the media.
re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth
Paul Ryan needs a swift kick in the ass. I almost said “kick in the testicles”, but he doesn’t have any.
re: #199 lawhawk
The uncouth one is preparing for Bob Schieffer’s book “Overload.”
amazon.com
They just want to hate Puerto Ricans, that’s what it comes down to.
They had no homes or fuel or accessible roads to drive in, cell towers were down, they had no power or phones. You’re being willfully obtuse
— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 13, 2017
We have been in touch with Ms. McGowan’s team. We want to explain that her account was temporarily locked because one of her Tweets included a private phone number, which violates our Terms of Service. 1/3
— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 12, 2017
Some alt-right dickbag tweeted my phone number last winter, and when I reported it Twitter denied it was a violation of terms of service https://t.co/Imb5XmJpnC
— Natalie Shure (@nataliesurely) October 12, 2017
Just in case you all missed it: I will be RTing this every time someone says “McGowan tweeted a phone number and that was the whole problem”https://t.co/WcANp4zMES
— Lucifer Morningstar (@LokiLoptr) October 12, 2017
Pull this asshole’s security clearance RIGHT FUCKING NOW.
If this is intentional it is a federal crime.Kushner Hid One of His Companies On A Disclosure Form — Then Profited https://t.co/1BgxG5xPyN
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) October 12, 2017
re: #198 Backwoods_Sleuth
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That includes GOP representatives from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina—all on the Hurricane Coast. Can’t tell about others who have no clarifying identifiers.
Powerful ppl knew what Weinstein was doing & not only ignored it but actively took his side against his many victims #Tucker @FoxNews
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) October 13, 2017
The hypocrisy. It burns. Bill O’Reilly? Roger Ailes? Those names ring a bell, Tucker? https://t.co/FWXD8XNVCy
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 13, 2017
re: #207 Decatur Deb
That includes GOP representatives from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina—all on the Hurricane Coast. Can’t tell about others who have no clarifying identifiers.
Well, my congresscritter Massie is one of them, along with what looks like most of the Freedum/Liberty Caucuses.
re: #210 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well, my congresscritter Massie is one of them, along with what looks like most of the Freedum/Liberty Caucuses.
At least you’re not a likely candidate for hurricane relief, unlike our state’s dimwits.
re: #208 Charles Johnson
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why does Tucker always hashtag himself in his own tweets?
what a dweeb.
re: #212 Backwoods_Sleuth
why does Tucker always hasthtag himself in his own tweets?
what a dweeb.
Because he’s self-centered, like the rest of the Faux News crew?
re: #211 Decatur Deb
At least you’re not a likely candidate for hurricane relief, unlike our state’s dimwits.
we have ice storms, tornadoes and floods, though.
re: #214 Backwoods_Sleuth
we have ice storms, tornadoes and floods, though.
Yeah—we lived in Georgetown on Good Friday.
re: #209 Stanley Sea
My RWNJ rep is NOT there.
Wow.
I just sent him an email of thanks.
Flabbergasted.
re: #214 Backwoods_Sleuth
we have ice storms, tornadoes and floods, though.
Speaking of floods, the wild north country is underwater after steady rain for most of the last two weeks. It’s supposed to be moderate temperatures and dry except for Saturday, so hopefully that will help bring the water levels back down before everything freezes solid.
re: #216 Stanley Sea
I just sent him an email of thanks.
Flabbergasted.
Thinking…..prob a typo.
Maybe not.
My “area of concern” I selected was science.
re: #218 Stanley Sea
Thinking…..prob a typo.
Maybe not.My “area of concern” I selected was science.
No block on the form for “Bad Juju”?
re: #208 Charles Johnson
The Republican party is the party of rich old men being able to rape and pillage as they please. The only reason they are bitching about Weinstein is because he was caught and is a class traitor (i.e., a (D) donor).
So this hypocrisy is especially irritating, even for Republicans.
Fuck, it gets worse.
Nugget deep in this amazing flag story: Zinke commissioned commemorative coins, with his name on them. https://t.co/ggE6NyDZGH
— eric rich (@ericrich) October 13, 2017
re: #221 Stanley Sea
Does he think he is royalty? To have his standard raised when he comes into work?
re: #221 Stanley Sea
Fuck, it gets worse.
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re: #40 HappyWarrior
Yeah I think Michelle would be a great choice too. It’s their choice but a lot of women I know are quite unhappy with the decision even those who say they like Sanders. Anyhow, my vibe is I don’t think Sanders will be the nom in 2020 or do as well. I think he’s alienated a lot of people.
I’m sure it has been said already — still catching up on threads, but this really narked me off. Invite him, maybe. Keynote? That’s a slap in the face.
I hope the organizers get a well-deserved earful.
re: #16 bratwurst
Yet we will STILL hear the narrative that “liberal late night comedians” refuse to touch this story.
Conservatives must be so frustrated that Democrats/Liberals are not supporting Weinstein. They know how they’d be reacting if Weinstein was a Republican donor.
re: #221 Stanley Sea
Is the motto on the commemorative coins something like “Zinke: Veni, Vidi, Vici”?
Perhaps something like “Zinke: In hoc signo vinces” or “Zinke: Ad majorem dei Gloriam” would better capture Zinke’s spirit of humility and service.
re: #210 Backwoods_Sleuth
Well, my congresscritter Massie is one of them, along with what looks like most of the Freedum/Liberty Caucuses.
Jim Jordan, a district away from central Ohio of course was a no. And he too is a Freedumb Caucus guy.
re: #227 EPR-radar
Is the motto on the commemorative coins something like “Zinke: Veni, Vidi, Vici”?
Perhaps something like “Zinke: In hoc signo vinces” or “Zinke: Ad majorem dei Gloriam” would better capture Zinke’s spirit of humility and service.
“Zinke, Zinke Do”