Samantha Bee: And Now, the Actual State of Our Union
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In case you were blinded by the sheer light of Donald Trump’s presidential tone last night, we’ve got the actual state of the union covered.
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Pres. Trump claims Sen. Orrin Hatch told him he is “the greatest president in the history of our country,” which includes “Lincoln and Washington.” https://t.co/StsSsc3tCu pic.twitter.com/5vOEvXOuD7
— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2018
After pretending to call for “unity” in his horrible State of the Union speech, Trump is now right back to vicious attacks on Democrats and immigrants. pic.twitter.com/1cNe95T9iZ
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 1, 2018
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Uh huh but Obama said I once in a speech.
Shitler continues to make an ass of himself
Per Hatch spox, he has said that Trump “can be” the greatest president ever but has never said “is”
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 1, 2018
re: #4 Dr. Matt
Shitler continues to make an ass of himself
Every GOP is making an ass of his or herself.
.@POTUS: “African American and Hispanic employment have both reached the lowest levels ever recorded.” https://t.co/kYarJ85PKB pic.twitter.com/pfWa3vINSP
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) February 1, 2018
re: #4 Dr. Matt
Shitler continues to make an ass of himself
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Hatch should have never said that because A) It’s bs and B) He should know how Trump would hear greatest the way Mr. Burns did indestructible when he got diagnosed with three stooges syndrome.
re: #6 The Vicious Babushka
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Which has nothing to do with you. You said our country was a hellhole last year. Economies don’t change that way despite your delusions of grandeur.
re: #7 HappyWarrior
Is, can be. Trump doesn’t care about grammar, verb tense, or facts.
He just hear Trump, greatest president, and he’s off to the races. @Bencjacobs— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 1, 2018
The Turducken of Treason… heh…
re: #7 HappyWarrior
Hatch should have never said that because A) It’s bs and B) He should know how Trump would hear greatest the way Mr. Burns did indestructible when he got diagnosed with three stooges syndrome.
My father told me as a young boy that someday I “can be” an astronaut and fly to the moon. Hatch speaking to Trump is basically like speaking to a young boy.
re: #10 Dr. Matt
My father told me as a young boy that someday I “can be” an astronaut fly to the moon. Hatch speaking to Trump is basically like speaking to a young boy.
It does not even bear repeating unless you want to cite it as another example of DT’s fondness for unsubstantiated claims that stroke his self-image..
I see Tomi Lahren again is showing she wants to be my generation’s Coulter by making a limp dick joke at Joe Kennedy III and likening him to Caitlyn Jenner.
Here is the real State of The Union:
In 2018 we have a country led by a President who was actively promoted to office by a violently hostile enemy in Russia. The President has no moral compass other than what can benefit him directly through public adoration, humiliation of enemies both real and perceived, and monetary gain.
We have a Republican dominated Congress actively sabotaging the Constitution via ignoring Presidential misconduct, abusing separation of powers, and overt lawbreaking including what can only be described as Treason in favor of a violently hostile foreign power in order to advance a very particular political and economic agenda.
And most importanly, we have a full 35% or so of the general population including most white people and over 70% of white men either complying with or actively promoting this power grab.
The state of the union can be described as a minority-led fascism. I cannot think of a previous country in history that a similar set of circumstances all collide together and I do not know what the outcome will be.
re: #9 lawhawk
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The Turducken of Treason… heh…
Yeah I can imagine Trump hearing great from Hatch and just blocking everything else off. Hatch was stupid to say this tho.
CL’d from last thread…
I watched a Vice show about how the prison system works in Louisiana. It’s is truly slavery. Prisoners (read: blacks with minor pot possession convictions) staff the state house and serve lawmakers (read: white fat cat politicians). Sheriffs get a stipend for each day a prisoner they arrested is incarcerated. The money just piles on up.
Think the good ole boys in Louisiana want to change the pot laws and lose their slaves, er I mean guaranteed cheap labor?
re: #13 Rocky-in-Connecticut
Here is the real State of The Union:
In 2018 we have a country led by a President who was actively promoted to office by a violently hostile enemy in Russia. The President has no moral compass other than what can benefit him directly through public adoration, humiliation of enemies both real and perceived, and monetary gain.
We have a Republican dominated Congress actively sabotaging the Constitution via ignoring Presidential misconduct, abusing separation of powers, and overt lawbreaking including what can only be described as Treason in favor of a violently hostile foreign power in order to advance a very particular political and economic agenda.
And most importanly, we have a full 35% or so of the general population including most white people and over 70% of white men either complying with or actively promoting this power grab.
The state of the union can be described as a minority-led fascism. I cannot think of a previous country in history that a similar set of circumstances all collide together and I do not know what the outcome will be.
My father is in Trumps biggest demo as a 65+ year old white guy with a HS diploma. I’m thankful he’s not a Trumper every time I talk to him.
re: #13 Rocky-in-Connecticut
Here is the real State of The Union:
In 2018 we have a country led by a President who was actively promoted to office by a violently hostile enemy in Russia. The President has no moral compass other than what can benefit him directly through public adoration, humiliation of enemies both real and perceived, and monetary gain.
We have a Republican dominated Congress actively sabotaging the Constitution via ignoring Presidential misconduct, abusing separation of powers, and overt lawbreaking including what can only be described as Treason in favor of a violently hostile foreign power in order to advance a very particular political and economic agenda.
And most importanly, we have a full 35% or so of the general population including most white people and over 70% of white men either complying with or actively promoting this power grab.
The state of the union can be described as a minority-led fascism. I cannot think of a previous country in history that a similar set of circumstances all collide together and I do not know what the outcome will be.
It’s up to us.
re: #1 The Vicious Babushka
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.Pres. Trump claims Sen. Orrin Hatch told him he is “the greatest president in the history of our country,” which includes “Lincoln and Washington.
true or false, what a three year old
re: #13 Rocky-in-Connecticut
The state of the union can be described as a minority-led fascism. I cannot think of a previous country in history that a similar set of circumstances all collide together and I do not know what the outcome will be.
Yes you can, and yes you do.
Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton et al showed us the proper response to such a country.
re: #4 Dr. Matt
Shitler continues to make an ass of himself
Per Hatch spox, he has said that Trump “can be” the greatest president ever but has never said “is”
that’s just a minor change, really (cf nunes)
re: #12 HappyWarrior
I see Tomi Lahren again is showing she wants to be my generation’s Coulter by making a limp dick joke at Joe Kennedy III and likening him to Caitlyn Jenner.
I thought Fox made her apologize for that yesterday?
My comments on my personal Instagram about Kennedy’s response were inappropriate and I take full responsibility for that. I got too upset. I sincerely apologize.
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) February 1, 2018
It looks like Fox HR had a little talk with Ms. Lahren… https://t.co/Yy9okpDv4w
— Soonergrunt🇺🇸 (@soonergrunt) February 1, 2018
Bullshit
CIA Director Mike Pompeo responds to Sen. Schumer’s questions about his meeting with Russian intelligence chief: “We periodically meet with our Russian counterparts…to keep Americans safe.” pic.twitter.com/8SCXqtcVcf
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) February 1, 2018
re: #8 HappyWarrior
Which has nothing to do with you. You said our country was a hellhole last year. Economies don’t change that way despite your delusions of grandeur.
Fox mistakenly transcribed the statement as “African-American/Hispanic employment is the lowest ever recorded”
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One thing for sure…he has the biggest, most hugest, greatest, mostest spectacular ego ever.
And absolutely zip to back it up. Hello Grandiosity
What a knob.
re: #6 The Vicious Babushka
That’s a pretty easy to thing to have happen when you suddenly decide to accept government economic numbers as real.
re: #3 HappyWarrior
Uh huh but Obama said I once in a speech.
A line was crossed when he said it more than once, the more times he said it, no matter the context, the average wingnut’s blood pressure would rise ten points.
Obama caused lots of heart attacks and strokes.
re: #22 JordanRules
We now depend on Russia for our safety? Oh, that’s great.
NEW: The WH is worried that FBI Director Chris Wray might resign if the memo is released. Kelly trying to find a compromise that keeps Wray happy: https://t.co/qznaWcyied via @DanaBashCNN @jeffzeleny @evanperez
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 1, 2018
He should quit. It’s the right thing to do when faced with a reckless, out of control president. https://t.co/9YFfkkXeZY
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 1, 2018
re: #12 HappyWarrior
I see Tomi Lahren again is showing she wants to be my generation’s Coulter by making a limp dick joke at Joe Kennedy III and likening him to Caitlyn Jenner.
Again this morning, after apologizing for it yesterday.
Chuck Schumer wants Paul Ryan to remove Devin Nunes as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. pic.twitter.com/uN3Dj3O0ev
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 1, 2018
He won’t. https://t.co/fapyHFFHCj
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 1, 2018
y’all. Border Patrol got on this Amtrak train asking *SOME* people (ME) if we are American citizens. pic.twitter.com/0kwKXyveLr
— CoochieFrito 🇩🇴 (@rosequartzpapi) February 1, 2018
MAGA in action https://t.co/xsZrOlez4N
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 1, 2018
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I hear ya. I literally can’t even.
re: #22 JordanRules
Bullshit
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Pompeo…total trump toadie. It’s terrifying how compromised the country is with these assholes in charge.
At a time when global infectious disease threats are higher than ever, the CDC is planning to cut epidemic prevention work in 39 out of 49 countries because money is running out. My story. https://t.co/Rt6DdcZCwb
— LenaSun (@bylenasun) February 1, 2018
re: #24 ObserverArt
One thing for sure…he has the biggest, most hugest, greatest, mostest spectacular ego ever.
And absolutely zip to back it up. Hello Grandiosity
What a knob.
Think he’s put it up on the refrigerator yet?
re: #21 makeitstop
I thought Fox made her apologize for that yesterday?
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Yeah she did. Bigger person than I thought but still a jerk forvher snobby attitude.
Forgive me…this cracked me up.
Investigators say that Robert Wagner is a “person of interest” in Natalie Wood’s 1981 drowning death. https://t.co/m5PY3Pf6IY
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) February 1, 2018
Robert Wagner is psyched. He hasn’t been a person of interest to anyone in decades.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) February 1, 2018
And here we are heading for Friday.
Anyone else have a feeling this Friday’s news dump is going to be huge?
re: #40 ObserverArt
And here we are heading for Friday.
Anyone else have a feeling this Friday’s news dump is going to be huge?
unless it sees its shadow and goes and hides for another six weeks
re: #30 Charles Johnson
Still, good on Schumer and Pelosi for putting what pressure they can on him.
re: #28 Charles Johnson
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This Beast article quotes ex-FBI agents who are saying the same thing.
NEW: Ex-FBI agents hope Chris Wray can hold the line against right-wing attacks. To do so, though, they say he has to be prepared to quit over #releasethememo. https://t.co/hjDzMdWwxS
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) February 1, 2018
re: #7 HappyWarrior
Hatch should have never said that because A) It’s bs and B) He should know how Trump would hear greatest the way Mr. Burns did indestructible when he got diagnosed with three stooges syndrome.
Hatch is an idiot or a traitor. How anyone could honestly make this statement is ridiculous. He might just be following the rules he was taught: to get Trump’s approval on any policy, you have to praise him. This is Kim and Putin level of autocracy.
re: #42 Belafon
Yup and to have it on the record.
re: #32 MsJ
I was trying to explain this to the better-half on our walk this morning, thanks for posting it.
re: #28 Charles Johnson
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So seriously, what would Wray’s departure ( voluntary or not ) really accomplish? It would embarrass the Trump Admin, to be sure; if this disgraceful buffoon-circus was even capable of embarrassment- but wouldn’t it be likely that Trump would simply nominate some even worse hack/toady: for whom killing off any and all investigation into the Administration’s wrongdoing would be Job One?
re: #47 Jay C
So seriously, what would Wray’s departure ( voluntary or not ) really accomplish? It would embarrass the Trump Admin, to be sure; if this disgraceful buffoon-circus was even capable of embarrassment- but wouldn’t it be likely that Trump would simply nominate some even worse hack/toady: for whom killing off any and all investigation into the Administration’s wrongdoing would be Job One?
How would the GOP react if the entire FBI quit?
re: #47 Jay C
So seriously, what would Wray’s departure ( voluntary or not ) really accomplish? It would embarrass the Trump Admin, to be sure; if this disgraceful buffoon-circus was even capable of embarrassment- but wouldn’t it be likely that Trump would simply nominate some even worse hack/toady: for whom killing off any and all investigation into the Administration’s wrongdoing would be Job One?
Given the wingnuts braying the other day that McCabe’s resignation was to avoid “indictment,” I think it’s safe to say that Wray’s resignation would only reinforce the perception among the nutters that the “memo” is proof of major crimes on the part of the FBI.
re: #48 Belafon
How would the GOP react if the entire FBI quit?
They’d probably love it: they could replace all the departed G-men with promotions from ICE!
(Only half /sarc>)
re: #47 Jay C
It’s gonna happen anyway. My prediction is that Rosenstein will get clipped (metaphorically) by Feb. 16
re: #48 Belafon
How would the GOP react if the entire FBI quit?
They would celebrate and fill the positions with Trump toadies or Erik Prince thugs. That’s why it is so bad when people resign now from civil service positions in the government because they cannot tolerate their department’s leaders; they are replaced by people whose goal is to destroy everything that makes this country great.
re: #44 Hecuba’s daughter
Hatch is an idiot or a traitor. How anyone could honestly make this statement is ridiculous. He might just be following the rules he was taught: to get Trump’s approval on any policy, you have to praise him. This is Kim and Putin level of autocracy.
Hatch is a toadie…or toady
I’m concerned that Wray quitting simply reinforces the new normal, and would do little more than generate a day’s worth of news that would be blotted out by some insane tweet the next morning.
Trump’s now getting his cock sucked publicly by the GOP caucus, because he’s proving to them that nothing matters. Not law, not custom, not reason. There is no consequence for any bad behavior, no advantage to bipartisanship, nothing but simple pursuit of whatever they want without regard for all the things that used to keep them in check.
re: #54 dangerman
Hatch is a toadie
I subsequently read speculation that he is senile, in which case he could be forgiven.
re: #56 Hecuba’s daughter
I subsequently read speculation that he is senile, in which case he could be forgiven.
Then I’d understand it
He’s still got too much history to be forgiven
re: #55 Blind Frog Belly White
I’m concerned that Wray quitting simply reinforces the new normal, and would do little more than generate a day’s worth of news that would be blotted out by some insane tweet the next morning.
Trump’s now getting his cock sucked publicly by the GOP caucus, because he’s proving to them that nothing matters. Not law, not custom, not reason. There is no consequence for any bad behavior, no advantage to bipartisanship, nothing but simple pursuit of whatever they want without regard for all the things that used to keep them in check.
If Wray quits it makes it somewhat harder to fire Rosenstein and and keep firing his replacements until Trump finds a DOJ replacement willing to yank on Mueller’s leash, at least in the short term.
Ryan defends Nunes as House Intel chair, says Schumer and Pelosi are “playing politics” by going after him. Nunes, Ryan said, is trying to keep “our country safe.”
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2018
If Ryan thinks Nunes is trying to keep our country safe, what does he think the FBI is doing? 🤔 https://t.co/xscDFzCWAU
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) February 1, 2018
re: #48 Belafon
How would the GOP react if the entire FBI quit?
If it’s Chris Wray v. Trump, the FBI Agents Association is backing the director. pic.twitter.com/p2xacHczcG
— Ryan J. Reilly 🦅 (@ryanjreilly) February 1, 2018
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re: #44 Hecuba’s daughter
Hatch is an idiot or a traitor. How anyone could honestly make this statement is ridiculous. He might just be following the rules he was taught: to get Trump’s approval on any policy, you have to praise him. This is Kim and Putin level of autocracy.
re: #26 ObserverArt
We have all heard the joke but sometimes I wish Obama and Hillary would actually run a suicide hotline in GOP territory.
GOP Rep Comer telling CNN fine for Trump to ask if Deputy Attorney General was on his team, since president has right to stop appointees from “disrupting” his tenure: “If the president fired Rosenstein, I’d support that. People in Kentucky are disappointed in Rosenstein.”
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 1, 2018
re: #48 Belafon
How would the GOP react if the entire FBI quit?
The entire FBI ain’t quitting. More importantly the ones who quit would just increase the percentage of ones who have no principles. This would be implementing the Republican’s purge for them, speeding the creation a fascist party aligned national police force. They already have ICE, let’s not give them the FBI.
re: #64 Blind Frog Belly White
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“Disrupting” his tenure. Do I really need to waste everybody’s time pointing out had Obama tried that shit by firing Comey, the GOP would have fast-tracked impeachment?
re: #68 Targetpractice
“Disrupting” his tenure. Do I really need to waste everybody’s time pointing out had Obama tried that shit by firing Comey, the GOP would have fast-tracked impeachment?
THAT’S DIFFERENT!!
re: #39 MsJ
Forgive me…this cracked me up.
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So who has the book or election coming up? Oh just a “news” segment.
good freaking grief
Looking forward to making an announcement on February 15th about the Utah Senate race. https://t.co/OLXWZWREEK
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) February 1, 2018
re: #67 darthstar
On the plus side, there’s one less rodent in the world. But I’ve got one pissed off cat, of whom I’m super fucking proud right now, and a puppy who is on her shit list.
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MERLE!!!!!
re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
good freaking grief
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If you weren’t running, you wouldn’t waste our time waiting for an announcement, Willard. So just throw your hat into the ring and let’s get this shitshow rolling.
re: #64 Blind Frog Belly White
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People in Kentucky should know Rosenstein works for the American people not Trump.
re: #74 HappyWarrior
People in Kentucky should know Rosenstein works for the American people not Trump.
L’etat c’est Trump.
re: #75 Blind Frog Belly White
L’etat c’est Trump.
C’est moi, c’est moi, I’m forced to admit
‘Tis I, I humbly reply
That mortal who these marvels can do
C’est moi, c’est moi, ‘tis I
I’ve never lost in battle or game
I’m simply the best by far
When swords are crossed, ‘tis always the same
One blow and au revoir…
C’est moi, c’est moi, the angels have chose
To fight their battles below
And here I stand, as pure as a prayer
Incredibly clean, with virtue to spare
The godliest man I know, c’est moi!
Somebody needs to see if Camelot is on the yam’s playlist. I can see him standing in front of a mirror, lip-synching.
This is Sophie. She can see through time itself. Also responds awkwardly to human contact (relatable). 13/10 hypnotic as h*ck pic.twitter.com/ZDjrGChhYE
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) February 1, 2018
This is Ellie. It’s her first time walking with a leash. Rather skeptical of these new frolicking limitations. 12/10 it’ll be ok Ellie pic.twitter.com/PJwP7dG9ae
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) February 1, 2018
re: #41 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
unless it sees its shadow and goes and hides for another six weeks
A forecast of six more weeks of Mueller.
(And hopefully more)
re: #77 BeachDem
“Do you know what I shall be thinking, Lancelot, when I see you on your horse? ‘There he is, the Sermon on the Mount’.”
I think about this more and more every day — quitting Twitter. People that don’t use it or do so sparingly seem so much happier than those who use it regularly. (And scrolling through the mentions of some colleagues is a nightmare unto itself.) https://t.co/d9Z97Jimby
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) February 1, 2018
Twitter can be great, but I’ve been deleting it from my phone for vacations & weekends. Might do it permanently. And I severely filter my notifications.
(OTOH here I am telling you about it.) https://t.co/g7OQgI4QGf— James Poniewozik (@poniewozik) February 1, 2018
First step that may suffice: reconfigure so you CAN’T read responses or incoming with your name on them - only those you follow. Saves an hour a day. Lowers blood pressure. Darkens hair naturally https://t.co/EoxzJWgyP7
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 1, 2018
Remember when the GOP accused all of us of worshipping Obama, like he was the Messiah?
Look at them now.
re: #82 Blind Frog Belly White
Remember when the GOP accused all of us of worshipping Obama, like he was the Messiah?
Look at them now.
Coming from the party that holds yearly celebrations of Reagan.
re: #74 HappyWarrior
People in Kentucky should know Rosenstein works for the American people not Trump.
Rep. James Comer’s District is KY-01: most of the southwestern part of the state: and a R +23 district despite a big majority of Democratic registrations. Not to want to perpetuate stereotypes, but how likely is it/how many people in KY-01 have that sophisticated a knowledge of how government - in general - works? Or isn’t it more likely that their attitude is simply “Trump is The Boss: what The Boss says goes”. ?
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re: #83 Belafon
Coming from the party that holds yearly celebrations of Reagan.
To be fair, though, Reagan only had the one divorce and getting a starlet pregnant. But then he stuck with her till death, so…
Mueller’s 1st question to Trump should be how many people watched your State of the Union speech.
— Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) February 1, 2018
re: #85 The Vicious Babushka
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We remember when you reveled in the deaths of Americans in service of this country. pic.twitter.com/b2i9DRRtZi
— This place is infested with Nazis. (@efuseakay) February 1, 2018
Chuck Johnson is Blofeld’s Cat pic.twitter.com/bkQc5onfMs
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) February 1, 2018
White House officials: President Donald Trump to clear way for publication of GOP-authored memo over FBI objections. https://t.co/p0jx9h7WKm
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2018
Something about this being a ‘memo’ seems so Trumpian to me. Its like one of those old school business words that sounds serious to him.
Oh we’ve got a memo!?!? A great, great memo! Release the almighty memo!! Then lets go back to harassing our secretaries and having martini lunches.
re: #81 Backwoods_Sleuth
In a fit of rage last February, I deleted my Facebook account. At first I felt left out of family gossip and jokes, but over time feel like it has helped improve my mood and outlook.
Over the course of 7 years on FB, I was increasingly outraged and dismayed by the views shared by friends and family. I was starting to intensely dislike people I love. I decided it was better for me to go back to seeing family at weddings and funerals and every few years on Thanksgiving, rather than seeing their posts every day. I know it goes both ways and that people probably felt the same way about the firehose of negativity spewing from me on FB.
I understand that others use FB and other social media platforms only for kid photos, etc., but I wasn’t able to compartmentalize like that so in the end I said goodbye for good. A year later I feel like it was the right decision for me.
If Trump authorizes the memo to be released, Dems should release theirs at the same time.
“Oh, we thought you meant this one. Wasn’t this the version you read? Oh well, too late now.”— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 1, 2018
Breaking news: Trump is telling people he wants the memo released in order to discredit the Russia investigation: https://t.co/iVYqqmHe9s
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 1, 2018
It’s not just that Trump continues to find new ways to obstruct the investigation. Its that he then runs around telling people exactly what he’s trying to do. He’s terrible at being a criminal. https://t.co/dZOnx6W5Y4
— Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) February 1, 2018
re: #93 Flying Squirrel Girl
In a fit of rage last February, I deleted my Facebook account. At first I felt left out of family gossip and jokes, but over time feel like it has helped improve my mood and outlook.
Over the course of 7 years on FB, I was increasingly outraged and dismayed by the views shared by friends and family. I was starting to intensely dislike people I love. I decided it was better for me to go back to seeing family at weddings and funerals and every few years on Thanksgiving, rather than seeing their posts every day. I know it goes both ways and that people probably felt the same way about the firehose of negativity spewing from me on FB.
I understand that others use FB and other social media platforms only for kid photos, etc., but I wasn’t able to compartmentalize like that so in the end I said goodbye for good. A year later I feel like it was the right decision for me.
Then it almost certainly was!
I’m lucky. Most of my friends and relatives on FB think like me, and the one who doesn’t, I just keep blocking the pages he posts crap from. Sorry your experience was so much worse.
re: #82 Blind Frog Belly White
Remember when the GOP accused all of us of worshipping Obama, like he was the Messiah?
Speaking of how the GOP did things, when it came out that the IRS may or may not have done some extra scrutiny of Tea Party organizations, they talked about it constantly. Now we have DNC activists having their private information stolen and Dems never talk about it — just generic references to “interference.” What’s up with that?
re: #97 garzooma
Speaking of how the GOP did things, when it came out that the IRS may or may not have done some extra scrutiny of Tea Party organizations, they talked about it constantly. Now we have DNC activists having their private information stolen and Dems never talk about it — just generic references to “interference.” What’s up with that?
The media talked about the IRS targeting Tea Party organizations.
re: #91 Backwoods_Sleuth
Odd that Republicans’ newfound interest in transparency does not yet extend to Trump’s tax returns or the White House visitor logs.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 1, 2018
I need some help, I’m trying to find a poem I had to learn in like the 4th grade. I can only remember a couple of lines. Something along the lines of “with a comb in my pocket” is a recurring line. And I believe it ends with something like “with a book in one hand and a pen in the other.”
Any lizards know of which I speak?
Senate GOP leader breaks with Trump: Release Dem counter-memo with Nunes memo https://t.co/O4RjtAA91k pic.twitter.com/QBDUmOL3h6
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2018
Wray is planning to issue a rebuttal to the Nunes memo if/when they release it.
FBI director Christopher Wray is prepared to issue a rebuttal if the White House releases Rep. Devin Nunes’s classified memo alleging inappropriate surveillance of the Trump campaign by the FBI and Justice Department, according to CBS News senior national security analyst Fran Townsend. The FBI issued a statement Wednesday that they have “grave concerns” about the memo and the “material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo’s accuracy.”
“I think we have to remember the Nunes memo is an advocacy piece. It’s not a fact piece. This is Chairman Nunes’ summary of what he believes the abuses are. For that reason, it’s one-sided,” Townsend said.
General Kelly: “Trump is committed to transparency”
Jimmy Kimmel: “So, Stormy, let me get this straight: you are not even allowed to confirm or deny you signed a Non Disclosure Agreement?”— Richard Hine (@richardhine) February 1, 2018
It was good enough to fire McCabe, no one argues its factually inaccurate, but now days later they want to protect the names of those involved in a scandal that was big enough to fire a senior official a month before retirement? They don’t deserve a pass on that!
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 1, 2018
I admire the Trump family tradition of confessing obstruction of justice on twitter. https://t.co/dvPY0FOPGa
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 1, 2018
Republicans: If Carter Page can be targeted by the FBI, are any Americans safe? https://t.co/68CTurx1Sl pic.twitter.com/AjXcPnEoGx
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) February 1, 2018
This is really funny. By the way, here is a public service announcement to all Americans:
If you don’t want to be allegedly targeted by the @FBI like Carter Page, then don’t act like Carter Page. https://t.co/OxSudXs9YN— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 1, 2018
re: #100 KGxvi
I need some help, I’m trying to find a poem I had to learn in like the 4th grade. I can only remember a couple of lines. Something along the lines of “with a comb in my pocket” is a recurring line. And I believe it ends with something like “with a book in one hand and a pen in the other.”
Any lizards know of which I speak?
That line occurs in Beggars by Frederick Locker, which also involves a lizard oddly enough.
re: #105 Blind Frog Belly White
But don’t you dare impugn Gen. Kelly’s integrity!
That would only be possible if he had any.
re: #106 goddamnedfrank
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“it was good enough to fire McCabe”
omg…junior really is an idiot.
Ya think?
NEW: Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud https://t.co/wgL7AWHAv2
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 1, 2018
re: #92 JordanRules
Something about this being a ‘memo’ seems so Trumpian to me. Its like one of those old school business words that sounds serious to him.
Oh we’ve got a memo!?!? A great, great memo! Release the almighty memo!! Then lets go back to harassing our secretaries and having martini lunches.
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re: #111 Targetpractice
NEW: Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud https://t.co/wgL7AWHAv2
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 1, 2018
This is legitimately the dumbest news cycle of my life. https://t.co/6C7bJF3TIP
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 1, 2018
re: #82 Blind Frog Belly White
Remember when the GOP accused all of us of worshipping Obama, like he was the Messiah?
Look at them now.
the republicans have become absolutely everything they used to say they hated
re: #85 The Vicious Babushka
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re: #114 dangerman
the republicans have become absolutely everything they used to say they hated
Republicans have been projecting since the decided recruiting racists was the way to go.
re: #110 Backwoods_Sleuth
“it was good enough to fire McCabe”
omg…junior really is an idiot.
It’s gonna take a lot to top that ‘Democracy dies in dankness’ tweet from this morning, though.
re: #117 makeitstop
It’s gonna take a lot to top that ‘Democracy dies in dankness’ tweet from this morning, though.
Bannon was right to call him Fredo.
re: #105 Blind Frog Belly White
But don’t you dare impugn Gen. Kelly’s integrity!
Disappearing integrity is just one part of Trump Total Transparency.
agree w/ idea they never actually thought this thing would be released. and now are dragging feet and realizing it’s never gonna match the hype.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 1, 2018
re: #108 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
That line occurs in Beggars by Frederick Locker, which also involves a lizard oddly enough.
Thanks, but that’s not the one. It’s a poem about the importance of education, and I’m guessing probably written by an African American in the post Civil Rights era.
re: #111 Targetpractice
Ya think?
This bit:
Be smart: Trump still wants to release the memo. But there are a number of people in the White House who are fairly underwhelmed, and there’s internal anxiety about whether it’s worth angering the FBI director and intelligence community by releasing this information.
Do they think they haven’t angered them thus far?
re: #122 makeitstop
This bit:
Do they think they haven’t angered them thus far?
From the intelligent folks who couldn’t think their way out of a soaking wet envelope if their lives depended on it.
re: #113 Blind Frog Belly White
The president is a profoundly stupid man, we are in for a whole lot of stupidest news cycles of our lives until President Pence is sworn in following the impeachment conviction.
re: #82 Blind Frog Belly White
Remember when the GOP accused all of us of worshipping Obama, like he was the Messiah?
Look at them now.
That was just a polemic device: setting him up to be a demigod so they could remind us that he has feet of clay. It did not help that there was a very vocal minority that played along.
My science calendar’s February offering: pic.twitter.com/9snGjC8Qle
— Bruce Resch (@Reschzoo) February 1, 2018
I hope Democrats badger the living fuck out of Nunes until he resigns.
Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, has sent a letter to Nunes requesting formal, written responses to questions about White House involvement in the Majority memo. pic.twitter.com/i9NE4DDATB
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 1, 2018
re: #124 KGxvi
The president is a profoundly stupid man, we are in for a whole lot of stupidest news cycles of our lives until President Pence is sworn in following the impeachment conviction.
His outright lies and falsifications aside, he makes a lot of totally subjective and unsubstantiated statements that the media are happy to repeat and discuss as if they had any objective merit.
re: #128 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
His outright lies and falsifications aside, he makes a lot of totally subjective and unsubstantiated statements that the media are happy to repeat and discuss as if they had any objective merit.
The media is still playing by old rules, for the most part. It is slowly getting better because various outlets do seem more willing to just say that the president is lying about stuff. But there are more than enough players still willing to play the “it’s just spin and so let’s unpack it” game.
So, having been repeatedly told by trolls that the London Borough of Tower Hamlets is completely a Sharia-ruled “Muslim No Go Zone” - I present you today’s tour.
(THREAD 1 of x)#NoGoZoneQuest— Dan Kaszeta (@DanKaszeta) February 1, 2018
Comedy ensues.
re: #122 makeitstop
This bit:
Do they think they haven’t angered them thus far?
Yeah, but imagine if every FBI agent suddenly decided to investigate Trump. There’s the line about being able to find a law a good man has broken if you supply enough information about a person. Imagine the Trump group, though.
re: #129 KGxvi
The media is still playing by old rules, for the most part. It is slowly getting better because various outlets do seem more willing to just say that the president is lying about stuff. But there are more than enough players still willing to play the “it’s just spin and so let’s unpack it” game.
They have long since switched their focus to celebrity news and a celebrity news president is tailor-made for their format and target audience
finally penned a response to asshole:
I don’t care how big you think your crowd was. Your speech sucked and here’s why:
1. You berated immigrants as criminals.
2. You threatened our allies with financial sanctions for not kissing your ass over Israel.
3. You took credit for an economy President Obama gave you.— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) February 1, 2018
Home office day, home gym workout at lunch. pic.twitter.com/FTL8a5uMvX
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) February 1, 2018
re: #105 Blind Frog Belly White
But don’t you dare impugn Gen. Kelly’s integrity!
Kelly sure has turned out to be an ass. No wait…he is just showing he was always an ass.
Maybe he kept it hidden while in service. Now, under Trump it seems he has been allowed to let all his evil out and he is taking every opportunity to have Trump’s back.
re: #106 goddamnedfrank
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New Monmouth poll
Should Trump agree to be interviewed by Bob Mueller in the Russia probe?
YES: 71%
NO: 22%
If he does, should he do so under oath?
YES: 82%
NO: 12%— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) February 1, 2018
HA!
Lawyer: Ok, first rule—and I cannot stress this enough—do not confess to crimes on social media
*entire Trump family writing furiously*— Jason (@longwall26) July 10, 2017
re: #133 darthstar
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If anyone thinks women would ever sit out this midterm or “lose our enthusiasm,” they need to know that every new tweet furthers our resolve to kick ass and take names.
Tick tock, motherfuckers.
re: #137 MsJ
New Monmouth poll
Should Trump agree to be interviewed by Bob Mueller in the Russia probe?
YES: 71%
NO: 22%If he does, should he do so under oath?
YES: 82%
NO: 12%
Trump is used to being able to say whatever leaks out of his pie hole with little regard for consequences.
“in just a few minutes, we’ll tear down this wall, and we’ll find out what’s in the nunes memo…” pic.twitter.com/uqyDZ58Jrn
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 1, 2018
it’s absolutely disgusting that republicans have driven the FBI to this.
1/3 Statement from FBIAA President Tom O’Connor (@tfoconnor83): “The FBI Agents Association appreciates FBI Director Chris Wray standing shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the FBI as we work together to protect our country from criminal and national security threats.”
— FBI Agents Assoc. (@FBIAgentsAssoc) February 1, 2018
3/3 “Special Agents take a solemn oath to our country and to the Constitution, and the American public continues to be well-served by the world’s preeminent law enforcement agency.”
— FBI Agents Assoc. (@FBIAgentsAssoc) February 1, 2018
re: #114 dangerman
the republicans have become absolutely everything they used to say they hated
I think they are who they are and have always been. What they said they hated was just a cover. Cover is now off. They felt safe enough to expose themselves under Trump.
re: #110 Backwoods_Sleuth
Conspiracy to be a dumbass.
His defense team will enter into evidence that he’s a dumbass and therefore couldn’t possibly be conspiring to obstruct justice.
Except there’s no stupidity defense (or dumbassery defense).
He said it. He admits the firing was politically motivated and that the intention was to derail the investigations.
Looks like Mueller should haul Junior Dumbass back in for more questioning about this.
And when he lies/spins, he finds himself in a perjury trap (and 18 USC 1001 comes into play yet again).
re: #138 MsJ
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(cadged from Steve Martin)
re: #139 BlueGrl21
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Donny Jr. is a blithering idiot. It’s remarkable, but I think he may be even more stupid than the orange bag o’shit.
re: #146 Interesting Times
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re: #147 plansbandc
Donny Jr. is a blithering idiot. It’s remarkable, but I think he may be even more stupid than the orange bag o’shit.
He may be the dumbest Trump of all them.
re: #144 lawhawk
Conspiracy to be a dumbass.
His defense team will enter into evidence that he’s a dumbass and therefore couldn’t possibly be conspiring to obstruct justice.
Except there’s no stupidity defense (or dumbassery defense).
He said it. He admits the firing was politically motivated and that the intention was to derail the investigations.
Looks like Mueller should haul Junior Dumbass back in for more questioning about this.
And when he lies/spins, he finds himself in a perjury trap (and 18 USC 1001 comes into play yet again).
“I’m too stupid to have committed this crime” is not exactly something you want to admit when you’re getting ready to run for re-election (and let’s be honest, the mid-terms are in 9 months, the 2020 election cycle starts in about 11 months).
re: #149 HappyWarrior
He may be the dumbest Trump of all them.
That’s akin to asking how many angels can fit on a pin head.
re: #152 KGxvi
That’s akin to asking how many angels can fit on a pin head.
how many pinheads can fit in the Oval Office?
re: #127 makeitstop
I hope Democrats badger the living fuck out of Nunes until he resigns.
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This is getting good. I have a feeling we are at another turning point and this one is big.
Now, if only the media decides they need to jump in and rally behind the Democrats and do what is right.
Yeah, I know asking for a lot. But if they are all about big stories for the hits, helping turn this investigation could be the biggest in years.
“We fulfilled far more promises than we promised” Trump says despite not getting his wall built or renegotiating any major trade deals
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 1, 2018
I’m not even sure that’s possible in logic terms. https://t.co/PQt2TSUumW
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 1, 2018
re: #156 ObserverArt
This is getting good. I have a feeling we are at another turning point and this one is big.
Now, if only the media decides they need to jump in and rally behind the Democrats and do what is right.
Yeah, I know asking for a lot. But if they are all about big stories for the hits, helping turn this investigation could be the biggest in years.
I don’t even care if they rally behind the dems…they need to do their fucking jobs as the 5th estate. You know…real reporting. Truth and facts and all that other archaic bullshit.
re: #34 Charles Johnson
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re: #153 HappyWarrior
Eric has kept fairly quiet lately tho.
He’s saving up his stupid for the coup de grace of stupid.
GOP Rep. Defends Holocaust Denier He Invited to SOTU: ‘He’s Not a Holocaust Denier’ https://t.co/vPqUtXNN9z (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/YfaqxOqtek
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 1, 2018
re: #162 Nyet
GOP Rep. Defends Holocaust Denier He Invited to SOTU: ‘He’s Not a Holocaust Denier’
And now, ladies and gentlemen: meet the Holocaust Denier Denier
re: #106 goddamnedfrank
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So while Junior’s ignorantly tweeting away and his other brother, Eric is ignorantly running his mouth on Fox, exactly who is running the business that they were supposed to be keeping totally independent of the White House?
re: #162 Nyet
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This guy Gaetz is competing with King for Republican GOPer you’d find most likely wearing a white robe.
GOP Rep. Defends Holocaust Denier He Invited to SOTU: ‘He’s Not a Holocaust Denier’ https://t.co/vPqUtXNN9z (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/YfaqxOqtek
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 1, 2018
The apparent neo-Nazi sympathizer @mattgaetz invited a well-known Holocaust denier and stalker to the SOTU. Now he is lying about Chuck Johnson not being a denier. Is @mattgaetz a closet Holocaust denier?https://t.co/vKyecdtgW3
— Sergey Romanov (@S_ergeyR_omanov) February 1, 2018
Frightening thought: Right now Devin Nunes (R-Nazi Weasel) is more impeachable than Donald Trump. #releasethememo #maga
— Hope and Pray GOP Nazis/Alt-Right Get Ball Cancer (@DrMatthew) February 1, 2018
Wonder what Thad Cochran thought of CCJ being there.
Thank you for all of the nice compliments and reviews on the State of the Union speech. 45.6 million people watched, the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in. Delivered from the heart!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 1, 2018
Why are the President’s false claims about ratings and audience size suddenly making me feel nostalgic for a simpler time? #ComeBackSeanSpicer https://t.co/4AmpTh4Q4v
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 1, 2018
re: #68 Targetpractice
“Disrupting” his tenure. Do I really need to waste everybody’s time pointing out had Obama tried that shit by firing Comey, the GOP would have fast-tracked impeachment?
And if the next democratic president does the same - the GOP will be aghast - and want impeachment. The rules are 100% different when a party has the divine right to rule.
This is Germany - 1930 style - and unchecked it will continue down the same path.
re: #171 MsJ
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re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth
good freaking grief
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Another one who thinks he has the divine right to lead his fellow man - still doesn’t understand how President Obama stopped those plans.
God, I hate this fucker.
BREAKING: At the GOP’s meeting at a resort, Paul Ryan lays plans to gut Medicaid and anti-poverty programs. It will be called “welfare reform” or “workforce development.” https://t.co/s9HsTfrAcw
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) February 1, 2018
Guantánamo Inmates Cheer After Learning Trump Saved Their Home https://t.co/vdS3AQ1lUu pic.twitter.com/qpYnWSWXak
— The Onion (@TheOnion) February 1, 2018
re: #165 BeachDem
So while Junior’s ignorantly tweeting away and his other brother, Eric is ignorantly running his mouth on Fox, exactly who is running the business that they were supposed to be keeping totally independent of the White House?
Ha. Maybe there was really no business there.
re: #176 FormerDirtDart
Guantánamo Inmates Cheer After Learning Trump Saved Their Home
At least Gitmo has a functioning electrical grid.
re: #180 Decatur Deb
At least Gitmo has a functioning electrical grid.
Gotta if you’re going to be blasting Limp Bizkit at the inmates.
re: #181 HappyWarrior
Gotta if you’re going to be blasting Limp Bizkit at the inmates.
Not on Acoustic Tuesdays.
This is unreal. Two of my @FBI agent/friends who work in different field offices told me they are going to resign if the @DevinNunes lie-filled memo is released. “Our jobs are dangerous enough w/o a bunch of politicians putting targets on our backs for the crazies,” one said.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) February 1, 2018
re: #108 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
That line occurs in Beggars by Frederick Locker, which also involves a lizard oddly enough.
Did a quick search.
Found this:
Wigs stolen
from a city store …
police comb the area
(Wigs by Keith Simmonds)
Otherwise saw references to aforementioned “Beggers” and to the Gifts of the Magi. And a lot of bad poetry on Trumps bad comb-over.
Currently enjoying poetry by Brian Bilston, particularly his “Refugees”.
re: #146 Interesting Times
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Pres. Trump claims Sen. Orrin Hatch told him he is “the greatest president in the history of our country,” which includes “Lincoln and Washington.” https://t.co/StsSsc3tCu pic.twitter.com/5vOEvXOuD7
— ABC News (@ABC) February 1, 2018
I’m waiting for Trump to declare he’s “bigger than Jesus”. https://t.co/8JDtwDSOQZ
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) February 1, 2018
re: #191 Ace-o-aces
I’m waiting for Trump to declare he’s “bigger than Jesus”.
First he’d have to marry Yoko.
re: #127 makeitstop
I hope Democrats badger the living fuck out of Nunes until he resigns.
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“i wont answer that” is also a yes
there is no other reason why you wouldnt answer “no, no , and no”
re: #132 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They have long since switched their focus to celebrity
newsand a celebritynewspresident is tailor-made for their format and target audience
story-telling
re: #157 Ace-o-aces
“We fulfilled far more promises than we promised” Trump says despite not getting his wall built or renegotiating any major trade deals
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 1, 2018
The base is especially disappointed with him: He hasn’t even stopped chemtrail spraying or exposed the HAARP weather modification project.
re: #175 MsJ
God, I hate this fucker.
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The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act {UK}.
In 1834 the Poor Law Amendment Act was passed by Parliament. This was designed to reduce the cost of looking after the poor as it stopped money going to poor people except in exceptional circumstances. Now if people wanted help they had to go into a workhouse to get it. {Living in the workhouse was designed to be horrific}
Ryan wants to go back to 1834
re: #143 ObserverArt
I think they are who they are and have always been. What they said they hated was just a cover. Cover is now off. They felt safe enough to expose themselves under Trump.
yeah maybe “become” was the wrong word
and maybe they always thought this way
now “exposing themselves” is right - they are certainly acting publicly and without shame
re: #148 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
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Beats the hell out of listening to Trump.
Dem lawmaker caught playing Candy Crush at Trump’s State of the Union https://t.co/CZP6hSYebL pic.twitter.com/RbWsZteZtJ
— The Hill (@thehill) February 1, 2018
I finally got the kinks out of my 3D printing process. My biggest issue was that my software defaulted to a filament 1/3 bigger than what I’m using, so I was getting prints that were 1/3 air.
This will be a police box pencil holder in about 10 hours.
Glue stick works fine to get the print to stick to the bed now that I have it leveled properly and the software configured right.
re: #150 KGxvi
“I’m too stupid to have committed this crime” is not exactly something you want to admit when you’re getting ready to run for re-election (and let’s be honest, the mid-terms are in 9 months, the 2020 election cycle starts in about 11 months).
he’d never say that in regards to himself, even if he could get out of whatever it is
ego way to big. not possible
he’d fight, fail, and fall before he’d admit he’s not the smartest (let alone merely ‘smart enough’)
re: #199 BlueGrl21
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re: #201 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
I finally got the kinks out of my 3D printing process.
…
Quick! Put the Kinks back in!
re: #201 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
I finally got the kinks out of my 3D printing process. My biggest issue was that my software defaulted to a filament 1/3 bigger than what I’m using, so I was getting prints that were 1/3 air.
This will be a police box pencil holder in about 10 hours.
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Glue stick works fine to get the print to stick to the bed now that I have it leveled properly and the software configured right.
What printer and software are you using?
re: #150 KGxvi
“I’m too stupid to have committed this crime” is not exactly something you want to admit when you’re getting ready to run for re-election (and let’s be honest, the mid-terms are in 9 months, the 2020 election cycle starts in about 11 months).
“I’m too stupid to have committed this crime and too unstable to plan it out” says the MOAST STABLE GENIUS TEH WHIRLED HAS EVER KNOWED!!!11!!!
re: #203 Old Liberal
This is what baffles me. There was a significant number of conservatives who recognized Drumpf for what he is, and yet they voted for him, unlike your friend. They opposed him in the primaries, and when he ran them over, then turned around and voted for him. Unforgivable.
“R” after his name
re: #208 dangerman
“R” after his name
I hear you. But if Kanye was the candidate with the “D” behind his name, I’m voting R for the first time in my life.
re: #209 ObserverArt
Thanks for the Kinks vid wrench. Have not seen this live version before. I really think this is one of the greatest songs of all time. It has always givens me tingly feels in the ol’ nervous system.
And, like the greatest of songs, reality just keeps making them better.
The GOP: American Stalinists.
My new column just out: Putin’s Saturday Night Massacre: He got Trump and the GOP to sell out America https://t.co/CNpdzn5N7X via @usatoday
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) February 1, 2018
“Putin’s KGB-inspired maneuvering of the United States via Donald Trump and the Republican Congress has all the earmarks of a carefully planned, professionally executed war game. But it’s not a game.” @NicolleDWallace @kylegriffin1 @Lawrence @jaketapper @ChrisCuomo @chucktodd https://t.co/3pCgYE0x4t
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) February 1, 2018
Discovered today that the 10’ tall doors in our new office have a lot more mass, and thus more momentum when moving than the doors in our old office, when the tip of my left middle finger was, shall we say, coincident in space/time with the edge of the door while I was closing it.
re: #211 Old Liberal
I hear you. But if Kanye was the candidate with the “D” behind his name, I’m voting R for the first time in my life.
apparently only D’s can master that kind of intricate thinking ;-)
re: #213 DodgerFan1988
The GOP: American Stalinists.
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It’s good to see that people are waking up to the threat. The Republican voters have been turned against America as well. This is a very dangerous time for our country.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) February 1, 2018
re: #106 goddamnedfrank
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Well, the “media” is taking no position on its release. Many people have argued that it is factually inaccurate. And, oh, by the by, why aren’t they releasing the Democrats memo?
Wonder what this could mean…
The lawyers for ex-Trump aide Rick Gates, indicted alongside Paul Manafort, have asked for permission to withdraw from the case “effective immediately.” pic.twitter.com/iEG4X41TKd
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) February 1, 2018
A couple weeks ago, Rick Gates hired a new atty who knows a thing or two about plea deals.
Now, some of Gates’ attys are withdrawing from the case.
Hmm, that’s curious. Stay tuned. https://t.co/Drgx4tmcyF— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 1, 2018
NEW: Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud https://t.co/wgL7AWHAv2
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 1, 2018
More than fear for a number of folks who have been told of its contents https://t.co/2Re07wLZCp
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 1, 2018
I suspect the whole purpose of The Memo, and the accompanying Release The Memo foofooraw, is defeated if The Memo is actually released.
re: #213 DodgerFan1988
The GOP: American Stalinists.
“Putin’s KGB-inspired maneuvering of the United States via Donald Trump and the Republican Congress has all the earmarks of a carefully planned, professionally executed war game. But it’s not a game.”
sometimes i wonder if this was all an orchestrated scheme. maybe
other times i think putin saved a lot of time, money and energy - he got lucky
because trump is an idiot
and the R congress are idiots
he’s home with his feet up going “better than i ever could have planned it”
re: #219 Blind Frog Belly White
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I suspect the whole purpose of The Memo, and the accompanying Release The Memo foofooraw, is defeated if The Memo is actually released.
yup - it becomes irrefutable mythology
re: #221 Charles Johnson
First link in the article goes to LGF!
Also seen on Ben Jacob’s feed (he retweeted)
Rep. Matt Gaetz on his SOTU guest: “He’s not a holocaust denier.” https://t.co/Ou5dGu9Z1U
That guest on Reddit: “I do not and never have believed the six million figure… Red Cross numbers of 250,000 dead in the camps from typhus are more realistic.” https://t.co/Gjp6xLfzqU— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) February 1, 2018
re: #219 Blind Frog Belly White
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I suspect the whole purpose of The Memo, and the accompanying Release The Memo foofooraw, is defeated if The Memo is actually released.
The existence of The Memo was supposed to be the big deal, that the House GOP had this document that showed all sorts of “abuses” by the FBI, which Cobb would argue was evidence that the agency is under a cloud of “controversy” and thus any evidence produced by its investigations rendered “suspect.”
Now? Now its going to be released and the GOP left trying to defend Carter Page.
Former Schwartzeneggar Aide Arrested in Statewide Human Trafficking Ring(LA Times)
There were over five hundred arrests statewide in California, including thirty traffickers and over one hundred seventy “johns.”
re: #203 Old Liberal
This is what baffles me. There was a significant number of conservatives who recognized Drumpf for what he is, and yet they voted for him, unlike your friend. They opposed him in the primaries, and when he ran them over, then turned around and voted for him. Unforgivable.
I don’t know about other states or areas, but around me it was overwhelmingly Evangelicals. It’s not about the man, it’s about who God chose to represent the Evangelical values. Which are Republican values. They would vote for any Republican and defend any one of them because they think they’re defending God’s chosen, “imperfect” vessel. Thus, the hypocrisy we’re seeing from them right now. Trump could do pretty much anything unless it is so against their values you could convince them he’s a Trojan Horse, an Anti-Christ. Then they’d turn on HIM, but not another Republican.
I know it sounds nuts. It is nuts. But that’s the mindset. They are not reachable.
re: #226 Anymouse 🌹
Former Schwartzeneggar Arrested in Statewide Human Trafficking Ring(LA Times)
There were over five hundred arrests statewide in California, including thirty traffickers and over one hundred seventy “johns.”
‘Former Schwartzeneggar?’
re: #225 Targetpractice
The existence of The Memo was supposed to be the big deal, that the House GOP had this document that showed all sorts of “abuses” by the FBI, which Cobb would argue was evidence that the agency is under a cloud of “controversy” and thus any evidence produced by its investigations rendered “suspect.”
Now? Now its going to be released and the GOP left trying to defend Carter Page.
Carter Page, who, if he ISN’T a Russian Agent, it’s not for lack of trying.
re: #219 Blind Frog Belly White
NEW: Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud https://t.co/wgL7AWHAv2
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) February 1, 2018
More than fear for a number of folks who have been told of its contents https://t.co/2Re07wLZCp
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 1, 2018
Tell us how great it is, Mags. I know you’re dying to. Maybe Clinton did it, right, Mags? Come on, tell us it’s awesome! No Russia! No puppet! TELL US! https://t.co/0RoElWYDGs
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) February 1, 2018
re: #225 Targetpractice
The existence of The Memo was supposed to be the big deal, that the House GOP had this document that showed all sorts of “abuses” by the FBI, which Cobb would argue was evidence that the agency is under a cloud of “controversy” and thus any evidence produced by its investigations rendered “suspect.”
Now? Now its going to be released and the GOP left trying to defend Carter Page.
A similar example would be Joe McCarthy’s “list of communist sympathisers.” It’s the existence of the list that’s the proof, not what’s on it.
Oh. good. Trump spilled even more info to Putin’s gang. That’s just great.
Israeli investigative reporter says Trump shared more information than has been publicly revealed with the Russians https://t.co/muRC81DkQ5 pic.twitter.com/HvujgYV33W
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) February 1, 2018
Well, well. https://t.co/XRzfge3jXJ
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 1, 2018
re: #232 MsJ
Actually, my read is she’s saying that people who have seen it aren’t AFRAID it’s a dud, but rather KNOW it’s a dud.
I know, it’s a switch from her usual Trump-favoring line.
Okay so just back from a lunch break friendly visit to a shiny new recreational cannabis store. On Broadway in 90014. The look- Apple store meets brick and wood bookstore. The vibe is super friendly, a little bit evangelical enthusiastic and lots of chipper young bud tenders. (decaf anyone?!) Lots of sealed edge lit showcases, you pick your selection, nd pick up your child sealed bag at the cashier. You get a shopping bag that is lust a little bit Victorias Secret. Red bag and red ribbon handles. Huge selection and the pricing seems to be right there with medical. That’s unexpected.
re: #234 Anymouse 🌹
A similar example would be Joe McCarthy’s “list of communist sympathisers.” It’s the existence of the list that’s the proof, not what’s on it.
That was exactly the historical parallel that I was thinking.
re: #227 BlueGrl21
I don’t know about other states or areas, but around me it was overwhelmingly Evangelicals. It’s not about the man, it’s about who God chose to represent the Evangelical values. Which are Republican values. They would vote for any Republican and defend any one of them because they think they’re defending God’s chosen, “imperfect” vessel. This, the hypocrisy we’re seeing from them right now. Trump could do pretty much anything unless it is so against their values you could convince them he’s a Trojan Horse, an Anti-Christ. Then they’d turn on HIM, but not another Republican.
I know it sounds nuts. It is nuts. But that’s the mindset. They are not reachable.
I don’t know why, but your post triggered me to think of David Koresh and The Branch Davidians. I think it is the bit about choosing a representative that has your values and then allowing them to do whatever, even that which is not of your values.
re: #235 makeitstop
But it’s fine, he moved the embassy to Jerusalem, so everything is peachy.
re: #234 Anymouse 🌹
A similar example would be Joe McCarthy’s “list of communist sympathisers.” It’s the existence of the list that’s the proof, not what’s on it.
If it were Trump, it would have been a list of more Communist sympathizers than anyone’s ever listed before, the likes of which the world has never seen.
re: #226 Anymouse 🌹
Former Schwartzeneggar Arrested in Statewide Human Trafficking Ring(LA Times)
There were over five hundred arrests statewide in California, including thirty traffickers and over one hundred seventy “johns.”
so he worked for the Schwarzenegger admin from 2007-2011
that’s a mere 7 - 10 years ago
whens arnie gonna make a statement and why didnt he do anything about it?
cause you know, human trafficking vs touching and inappropriate comments
re: #236 Blind Frog Belly White
Actually, my read is she’s saying that people who have seen it aren’t AFRAID it’s a dud, but rather KNOW it’s a dud.
I know, it’s a switch from her usual Trump-favoring line.
I know. But my point (RAH RAH RAH!) remains. She’s a fucking shill. I can’t stand her.
re: #227 BlueGrl21
I don’t know about other states or areas, but around me it was overwhelmingly Evangelicals. It’s not about the man, it’s about who God chose to represent the Evangelical values. Which are Republican values. They would vote for any Republican and defend any one of them because they think they’re defending God’s chosen, “imperfect” vessel. This, the hypocrisy we’re seeing from them right now. Trump could do pretty much anything unless it is so against their values you could convince them he’s a Trojan Horse, an Anti-Christ. Then they’d turn on HIM, but not another Republican.
I know it sounds nuts. It is nuts. But that’s the mindset. They are not reachable.
I know, the God, guns, gays and abortion people will always vote R. I agree, they are unreachable. I am baffled about the (arguably small) number of Republicans who were supposed to be the adults in the room. Like your friend. But when I look around, they are mute enablers. I just don’t get it. I would never think they’d sell the country out to the Russians. But they are.
re: #237 Unshaken Defiance
Okay so just back from a lunch break friendly visit to a shiny new recreational cannabis store. On Broadway in 90014. The look- Apple store meets brick and wood bookstore. The vibe is super friendly, a little bit evangelical enthusiastic and lots of chipper young bud tenders. (decaf anyone?!) Lots of sealed edge lit showcases, you pick your selection, nd pick up your child sealed bag at the cashier. You get a shopping bag that is lust a little bit Victorias Secret. Red bag and red ribbon handles. Huge selection and the pricing seems to be right there with medical. That’s unexpected.
This is me being envious af.
re: #227 BlueGrl21
I don’t know about other states or areas, but around me it was overwhelmingly Evangelicals. It’s not about the man, it’s about who God chose to represent the Evangelical values. Which are Republican values. They would vote for any Republican and defend any one of them because they think they’re defending God’s chosen, “imperfect” vessel. Thus, the hypocrisy we’re seeing from them right now. Trump could do pretty much anything unless it is so against their values you could convince them he’s a Trojan Horse, an Anti-Christ. Then they’d turn on HIM, but not another Republican.
I know it sounds nuts. It is nuts. But that’s the mindset. They are not reachable.
as a mere human, you gotta have a lot of balls to “know” who god chooses and for what
re: #234 Anymouse 🌹
A similar example would be Joe McCarthy’s “list of communist sympathisers.” It’s the existence of the list that’s the proof, not what’s on it.
I said this the other day about McCarthy, but it’s been amazing to watch his defenders argue simultaneously that 1) “McCarthy was right!” and 2) “McCarthy never fingered anyone!”
Then what was he right about?
re: #218 makeitstop
Wonder what this could mean…
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re: #237 Unshaken Defiance
So did you pick up Indica or Sativa? Vape or bud?
re: #246 dangerman
as a mere human, you gotta have a lot of balls to “know” who god chooses and for what
Helps if you invent the god yourself.
re: #237 Unshaken Defiance
Okay so just back from a lunch break friendly visit to a shiny new recreational cannabis store. On Broadway in 90014. The look- Apple store meets brick and wood bookstore. The vibe is super friendly, a little bit evangelical enthusiastic and lots of chipper young bud tenders. (decaf anyone?!) Lots of sealed edge lit showcases, you pick your selection, nd pick up your child sealed bag at the cashier. You get a shopping bag that is lust a little bit Victorias Secret. Red bag and red ribbon handles. Huge selection and the pricing seems to be right there with medical. That’s unexpected.
Did they have starter clones for sale I NEED TO KNOW!
The highest level of the Obama Justice Department was watching the Trump campaign foreign policy advisory team from the moment it was announced: https://t.co/9eklUS1ZDt
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 1, 2018
This is an odd way of saying Trump announced a foreign policy advisory team full of sketchy characters. https://t.co/OqPiESPWBV
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 1, 2018
re: #251 goddamnedfrank
Did they have starter clones for sale I NEED TO KNOW!
Do the new California laws allow you to grow your own?
re: #245 allegro
This is me being envious af.
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re: #237 Unshaken Defiance
You get a shopping bag that is lust a little bit Victorias Secret.
Obvious Freudian Slip is obvious.
re: #253 ObserverArt
Do the new California laws allow you to grow your own?
Since November, six plants per household, but they have to be kept out of view (stupid, but whatever)
re: #242 dangerman
so he worked for the Schwarzenegger admin from 2007-2011
that’s a mere 7 - 10 years ago
whens arnie gonna make a statement and why didnt he do anything about it?
cause you know, human trafficking vs touching and inappropriate comments
I read it as he was busted getting a hooker.
Not trafficking.
All should appreciate the FBI speaking up. I wish more of our leaders would. But take heart: American history shows that, in the long run, weasels and liars never hold the field, so long as good people stand up. Not a lot of schools or streets named for Joe McCarthy.
— James Comey (@Comey) February 1, 2018
Mr. Comey is getting hotter on Twitter. https://t.co/xFBCnNaP05
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 1, 2018
BREAKING: Rick Gates’ three attorneys who’ve been repping him in court withdrew from his case this afternoon.
AND THEN: A team of lawyers from Sidley Austin (which we connected to Gates last week) spent the afternoon inside Mueller’s office building. https://t.co/jjTkZ6nLW9— Katelyn Polantz (@kpolantz) February 1, 2018
re: #257 Stanley Sea
I read it as he was busted getting a hooker.
Not trafficking.
you gotta give them sensational!!!
its right there in the headline. i hadda use it.
It was good enough to fire McCabe, no one argues its factually inaccurate, but now days later they want to protect the names of those involved in a scandal that was big enough to fire a senior official a month before retirement? They don’t deserve a pass on that!
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 1, 2018
I admire the Trump family tradition of confessing obstruction of justice on twitter. https://t.co/dvPY0FOPGa
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) February 1, 2018
re: #259 jaunte
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Gates’ gonna end up rolling, if for no other reason than wanting to avoid financial ruination fighting against a criminal case that is only getting more airtight by the day. Once he does, Manafort is gonna be stuck debating not whether he can win his case or not, but whether he wants to spend his twilight years at home or in a prison cell.
“Gates and Manafort were business partners for about a decade before Manafort brought him onto the Trump campaign as his deputy.”
re: #258 Stanley Sea
Comey’s an old-school Republican that will keep the ratfucking within certain limits. The Trump Gang has no limits.
We are now seeing how important those presently non-existent limits were.
It’s really hard to be this stupid twice in one day pic.twitter.com/y7KcjNGAdD
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) February 1, 2018
It’s not hard, it’s genetic.
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) February 1, 2018
so:
- the R’s arent going to try and gut any more of the health care law this year
they don’t think they can get it done
this goes back on their #1 pledge for like the last 8 years or so
- not entertaining a budget
because it would highlight the deficit they just created AND/OR
they’d need the dems (horrors)
they own both houses of congress and the presidency
and they demonstrate no ability to govern
coming next: “here’s what we’d do if we had a bunch more seats in the house and a veto proof majority in the senate”
unity and bipartisanship are the other side totally defanged or capitulating
re: #265 wrenchwench
You seem to have a box of trained lizards here.
You guys are getting too fast for me.
re: #259 jaunte
I need a running scorecard with all the players.
“Rick Gates” does not immediately prompt my aging mind with his place in this whole mess.
re: #269 freetoken
I need a running scorecard with all the players.
“Rick Gates” does not immediately prompt my aging mind with his place in this whole mess.
Gates was Manafort’s business partner for many years.
Gates was tagged for money laundering over their business in Ukraine.
re: #237 Unshaken Defiance
. You get a shopping bag that is lust a little bit Victorias Secret.
can’t stop smiling at that typo.
This tweet doubles as a salt lick.
— Photon Herder (@goddamnedfrank) February 1, 2018
GOP Rep. Defends Holocaust Denier He Invited to SOTU: ‘He’s Not a Holocaust Denier’ https://t.co/vPqUtXNN9z (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/YfaqxOqtek
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) February 1, 2018
Oh, God. He’s going with “you’ve got Chuck Johnson all wrong” instead of “I had no idea what I was doing.” https://t.co/U53dvXSxcK
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) February 1, 2018
#frogOTD and while we are talking about BIG frogs - here is my Bornean champion - big enough to eat my watch, males have massive muscular heads for fighting - the poorly studied Limnonectes ingeri @amphibiansorg pic.twitter.com/DRjE16Ey1u
— Phil Bishop (@AmphibianPhil) February 1, 2018
massive muscular heads for fighting
Oh, such a presidential frog.
re: #273 jaunte
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Let me see if I understand this: Pentagon Papers = good. Nunes memo = bad.
Explain that to me.— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) February 1, 2018
Austin, come collect your moron.
re: #274 wrenchwench
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Oh, such a presidential frog.
“So I asked myself, ‘Where can a man get a really BIG frog, and a damn fine peach as well?’”
re: #277 Blind Frog Belly White
“So I asked myself, ‘Where can a man get a really BIG frog, and a damn fine peach as well?’”
Big enough, and smart enough, to eat your watch.
re: #276 jaunte
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Austin, come collect your moron.
Imagine if Robert MacNamara had written a memo summarizing what he wanted people to think was in the Pentagon Papers, and Daniel Ellsberg leaked THAT, instead of the Pentagon Papers.
re: #277 Blind Frog Belly White
“So I asked myself, ‘Where can a man get a really BIG frog, and a damn fine peach as well?’”
well played
re: #250 Blind Frog Belly White
Helps if you invent the god yourself.
Disclaimer: I’m an Episcopalian and I don’t believe this shit.
It’s a theological mess. They point to “render unto Caesar” as their excuse to separate the man “representing” their values from the actual values. So, if Don’s wife got an abortion, well, if he’s promoting a pro-life platform, it’s good, because pro-life is of God, not the Caesar government.
Kicker here is Jesus was talking about paying taxes. Saying you should. So….kinda falls apart there.
They also refer to the imperfections of King David as an example of God choosing broken vessels to deliver his message, among others in the Bible. But those people were humble and repentant. Even the kings. And God’s word had nothing to do with abortion, guns, or anything else they point to. The opposite.
It’s not about “God,” never is. It’s about them and what they want. My beliefs are mine and I don’t say God made me do anything. No excuses.
re: #249 nines09
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Problems in the Michigan Democratic Primary for state governor.
bridgemi.com (goes to Michigan Bridge)
Abdul El-Sayed is one of the candidates for the Democratic Primary, a long-time resident of Detroit.
An obscure part of the Michigan state constitution requires that a candidate for governor must be a registered elector (a voter) for four years before running for governor. Mr. El-Sayed was registered to vote in New York in 2015.
Supporters of Mr. El-Sayed are accusing supporters of other hopefuls of being racists.
Some supporters are arguing he should take this to the courts to keep from being excluded from the primary ballot.
re: #276 jaunte
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Austin, come collect your moron.
Independent, unbiased vs. partisan hackery. Hmmm…quite the mystery.
The real state of the disunion is that we have president* Fuckface von Clownstick and the electorate is split on whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
re: #276 jaunte
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The Conservative movement is now morally and intellectually bankrupt. It’s time to marginalize people like Matt, who work to enable traitors.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) February 1, 2018
re: #286 Anymouse 🌹
Problems in the Michigan Democratic Primary for state governor.
bridgemi.com (goes to Michigan Bridge)
Abdul El-Sayed is one of the candidates for the Democratic Primary, a long-time resident of Detroit.
An obscure part of the Michigan state constitution requires that a candidate for governor must be a registered elector (a voter) for four years before running for governor. Mr. El-Sayed was registered to vote in New York in 2015.
Supporters of Mr. El-Sayed are accusing supporters of other hopefuls of being racists.
Some supporters are arguing he should take this to the courts to keep from being excluded from the primary ballot.
Unfortunately it looks like it’s law. I understand their disappointment but residency requirements aren’t unheard of.
re: #235 makeitstop
Oh. good. Trump spilled even more info to Putin’s gang. That’s just great.
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re: #282 BlueGrl21
Well, I’m an atheist, so I don’t really have a god in this fight.
But I’ve observed that mostly people believe in the god that supports their beliefs. This applies just as much to my family who believe in a god who wants us to bring peace and tolerance to the world, as it does to the Evangelicals who believe in a god who hates all the right people and looks the other way when Trump violates the Ten Commandments.
re: #291 Belafon
So, is the narrative on the right going to be that Trump doesn’t like Israel, or that he’s hastening the coming of the End Times?
Probably the latter. Bibi doesn’t care because Bibi only cares about Bibi.
re: #292 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, I’m an atheist, so I don’t really have a god in this fight.
But I’ve observed that mostly people believe in the god that supports their beliefs. This applies just as much to my family who believe in a god who wants us to bring peace and tolerance to the world, as it does to the Evangelicals who believe in a god who hates all the right people and looks the other way when Trump violates the Ten Commandments.
Men make gods in their own image.
re: #292 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, I’m an atheist, so I don’t really have a god in this fight.
Can I steal that line?
re: #294 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Men make gods in their own image.
This can be a good and bad thing. I wish more people believed in the loving God rather than the God who flips out over SSM but loves Trump.
re: #297 HappyWarrior
This can be a good and bad thing. I wish more people believed in the loving God rather than the God who flips out over SSM but loves Trump.
It’s not the god that’s the problem.
re: #300 Backwoods_Sleuth
FIGHTING FROGS!!!
Toss ‘em in a bucket of cream. You end up with butter!
Frog-flavored butter.
“I just assumed that “The Daily Stormer” was a meteorological publication!”
It was brought to my attention I gave interview to publication that supports antisemitism; I was unaware and don’t support that view point
— Sheriff Joe Arpaio (@RealSheriffJoe) February 1, 2018
re: #298 Blind Frog Belly White
It’s not the god that’s the problem.
I reiterate it’s the hubris that lets someone say they know what God (real or more funny, imaginary) wants and thinks.
Not what he “wrote” 2000 years ago.
What he’s doing now….
(He assumed)
Man I can’t wait for Cater Page to become the focus of the news, this is gonna be great!
Bring it dumbass wingnuts, fight the FBI with Carter Page as your hole card.
re: #292 Blind Frog Belly White
Well, I’m an atheist, so I don’t really have a god in this fight.
But I’ve observed that mostly people believe in the god that supports their beliefs. This applies just as much to my family who believe in a god who wants us to bring peace and tolerance to the world, as it does to the Evangelicals who believe in a god who hates all the right people and looks the other way when Trump violates the Ten Commandments.
Correct, and that’s exactly why I say belief is about people, not God (if you believe in God). People choose what they want to believe according to their personal value systems and none of us can know the will of God either. Plus it’s made very clear that all of us have free will. There is no, “God made me do it.” The Bible is a book written by human beings thousands of years ago. Interesting to study, not a recipe book for life.
So why believe in God? No reason. I like the thought that someone watches over me when I sleep at night. Others choose not to believe that. Doesn’t matter to me what people believe. We’re all responsible for our own behavior so my question on the Nature Of Man is, “Is he an asshole? Yes? I don’t give a shit what he believes, he’s an asshole.”
re: #282 BlueGrl21
Disclaimer: I’m an Episcopalian and I don’t believe this shit.
Tangentially related to this (in the respect you are an Episcopalian), in my newspaper today:
Episcopal Church Marks 150th Anniversary in Nebraska (Goes to the Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
SCOTTSBLUFF - Episcopalian churches throughout Nebraska are celebrating the 150th anniversary of churches in Nebraska in 2018. St. Francis Episcopal Church in Scottsbluff is one of the 53 churches in the state celebrating the milestone.
Nebraska’s Episcopalian churches were established in 1868 when members of the diocese decided they needed to start mission churches out west to evangelize.
(more, explaining the history of the Episcopal Church and its history in Nebraska)
re: #302 Blind Frog Belly White
“I just assumed that “The Daily Stormer” was a meteorological publication!”
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we don’t pay attention to weather website stuff here in Arizona because it’s always hot and dry.
Trump Announces Tractor Production At Highest Level In History
denounces doubters as saboteurs and enemies of the people
re: #277 Blind Frog Belly White
“So I asked myself, ‘Where can a man get a really BIG frog, and a damn fine peach as well?’”
Mud, mud, glorious mud
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood.
re: #309 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸
Trump Announces Tractor Production At Highest Level In History
denounces doubters as saboteurs and enemies of the people
Just as he promised in The Glorious Five Year Plan.
re: #226 Anymouse 🌹
Former Schwartzeneggar Aide Arrested in Statewide Human Trafficking Ring(LA Times)
There were over five hundred arrests statewide in California, including thirty traffickers and over one hundred seventy “johns.”
So will the media spend weeks asking why Schwartzeneggar didn’t fire said aide? Will he be blamed for the actions of someone he once employed? Will he be forced to issue an explanation of the issue?
…. I thought not
re: #307 Anymouse 🌹
Tangentially related to this (in the respect you are an Episcopalian), in my newspaper today:
Episcopal Church Marks 150th Anniversary in Nebraska (Goes to the Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
(more, explaining the history of the Episcopal Church and its history in Nebraska)
Even more tangentially, when I was a kid, the Principal of our elementary school told us you could remember how to spell “Principal” by remembering that ‘The Principal is your pal”.
Ever since Mrs. FBW started going to an Episcopal church nearby (for the social aspect, since she’s also atheist) I can’t stop saying “The Episcopal is your pal”.
I’m sure she wishes I COULD stop.
re: #291 Belafon
So, is the narrative on the right going to be that Trump doesn’t like Israel, or that he’s hastening the coming of the End Times?
Well, his buddy, Bibi, told the Palestinians to stop kvetching and said that Jared is the man to broker peace because of his real estate experience…
I know that’s not really a response to what you asked, but I can’t stop shaking my head when I think of that Bibi bullshit.
re: #314 BeachDem
Well, his buddy, Bibi, told the Palestinians to stop kvetching and said that Jared is the man to broker peace because of his real estate experience…
I know that’s not really a response to what you asked, but I can’t stop shaking my head when I think of that Bibi bullshit.
So, Jared’s going to sell work visas for Chinese to go to Israel in exchange for money to build shitty settlements in the West Bank?
Groan:
NEW: The WH is worried that FBI Director Chris Wray might resign if the memo is released. Kelly trying to find a compromise that keeps Wray happy: https://t.co/qznaWcyied via @DanaBashCNN @jeffzeleny @evanperez
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 1, 2018
wheeeeen the
memo that’s out
makes the FBI pout
that’s no more Wray https://t.co/kbYbG5ACXc— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) February 1, 2018
re: #312 fern01
So will the media spend weeks asking why Schwartzeneggar didn’t fire said aide? Will he be blamed for the actions of someone he once employed? Will he be forced to issue an explanation of the issue?
…. I thought not
The guy wasn’t accused of a crime while he was an aide of Schwartzeneggar, this is something that happened recently. Schwartzeneggar signed a bill while governor to combat human trafficking. If something comes out that shows that Schwartzeneggar was made aware of similar actions (and to be clear this guy wasn’t part of the trafficking ring, he was a john) while he was an adviser, then yes, Schwartzeneggar should face scrutiny and explain himself.
re: #263 jaunte
“Gates and Manafort were business partners for about a decade before Manafort brought him onto the Trump campaign as his deputy.”
Everybody touched by trump is going to pay for the privilege. Paul Ryan should take note.
It’s kind of amazing to see all of the Christians who think nothing of going to a yoga class. There are many excellent ways to get in shape that do not involve participating in Hindu worship.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 1, 2018
Next up: Matt explains how Fortune Cookies are actually a secret plot to convert people into believing Chinese Astrological signs. https://t.co/Zj9i1sIowf
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) February 2, 2018
re: #302 Blind Frog Belly White
“I just assumed that “The Daily Stormer” was a meteorological publication!”
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Guys I talked to Sheriff Joe today about Holocaust denial https://t.co/Na2IrorOQR pic.twitter.com/Lrdz76nz9p
— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) February 1, 2018
Motion to make “Alex Jones, is he extreme?” the new “Do bears shit in the woods?” https://t.co/cf7zoQoWkN
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) February 1, 2018
re: #318 fern01
Everybody touched by trump is going to pay for the privilege. Paul Ryan should take note.
ETTD*
*Everything Trump Touches, Dies
re: #319 Kragar
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We have a few churches around here that do “Christian” yoga. He can find one of those and it’s all good.
re: #322 BlueGrl21
We have a few churches around here that do “Christian” yoga. He can find one of those and it’s all good.
Someone else here pointed out earlier that Christianity has a ridiculously long tradition of co-opting pagan rituals. Ergo, if yoga is blasphemous, so too is the Easter Bunny.
re: #322 BlueGrl21
We have a few churches around here that do “Christian” yoga. He can find one of those and it’s all good.
This is going to come down to yoga pants, isn’t it?
It’s kind of amazing to see all of the Christians who think nothing of going to a yoga class. There are many excellent ways to get in shape that do not involve participating in Hindu worship.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 1, 2018
But how many of them make you so relaxed that you fart in public?
You think a single interview is the limit to which you’re “unaware”? Oh, and DAN NOWICKI of the Arizona Republic says you’ve given not but FIVE interviews to this same author/publication. Always the prevaricator, Joe. Always the anger. Cannot wait for this final loss… pic.twitter.com/JD2FBTPydX
— Teddy P. Bayer (@TeddyBayer) February 1, 2018
re: #283 Unshaken Defiance
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