Many have argued in defense of Brett Kavanaugh that one sexual assault allegation didn’t show a pattern of behavior. Well, so much for that.
FRIST!!! (?)
Sorry to go OT already, but this was too good to ignore. A mural commemorating the leader of indie legends The Fall- on the side of a chip shop. Can’t get more Mark E. Smith than that.
The Fall on a wall: Mark E Smith mural painted on side of chip shop https://t.co/s0LOMcxsAX
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 25, 2018
Brought up from downstairs because what is wrong with these people?
These people are sub human
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who is running for Senate against Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), told Valley News Live suggested that the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are not disqualifying “even if it’s all true.”
Said Cramer: “Even if it’s all true, does it disqualify him? It certainly means that he did something really bad 36 years ago, but does it disqualify him from the Supreme Court?”
President Trump blasts second Kavanaugh accuser, saying she was “messed up” and “drunk” at the time of the alleged incident. He also said he believes Democrats are masterminding “a con game” against his Supreme Court nominee. https://t.co/C2OZdHT4OV pic.twitter.com/juXNbq0EEk
— CNN (@CNN) September 25, 2018
The president of the US is a dirtbag caveman. But we already knew that. https://t.co/RjIHQfMXLT
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 25, 2018
re: #2 dangerman
Brought up from downstairs because what is wrong with these people?
These people are sub human
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who is running for Senate against Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), told Valley News Live suggested that the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are not disqualifying “even if it’s all true.”
Said Cramer: “Even if it’s all true, does it disqualify him? It certainly means that he did something really bad 36 years ago, but does it disqualify him from the Supreme Court?”
It’s amazing how this same party also opposes allowing felons who have served their time to vote but that also thinks that even if this is true that Augh should join SCOTUS. I’m really tired of Kavanaugh and the non stop excuses being made for him. Just withdraw all ready you functioning drunk asshole.
re: #3 Charles Johnson
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A con game, you say? Nah that sounds more like the people over eager to describe Kavanaugh as this boy scout who never had sex in high school and in college and who didn’t drink. Fucking asshole. Gah it was just last week when the Post was praising his “restraint” on Ford. Goddamn I hate these guys.
It ignores of course, the truism-‘if he did it once, what would have stopped him from doing it again?’ I mean he never had any repercussions, maybe not even criticism for his actions. And with people willing to cover for him even if his victim happened to complain, what would make him stop? Indeed we should be asking if he ever stopped or when did he stop. Yes, as an adult, things are a bit more complicated, but still….
I’m at the point where I’m wondering if there’s a dead body somewhere mixed up in this. Seriously, given the methodology of what happened to Ford, it’s preplanned and deliberate, and when it is, things escalate. I’d wonder about those “teenage accidents” in their circle and take a second look.
One more thing, why must it be this guy anyway? There are certainly more people who don’t have shady backgrounds who would qualify for the Court. And why so fast? Trump is still going to be President after the midterms, and still be a Republican. The religious right will still get their judge-a little more principled, but still mostly on their side of the fence.
Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the UN General Assembly says that the Westphalian system of nation-states, aka nationalism, failed. He warns against a return to this discredited unilateral model which led to so much bloodshed.
— Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) September 25, 2018
A direct response to Trump’s jingoistic garbage. https://t.co/z6trcrNLrw
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 25, 2018
BREAKING: Bill Cosby, 81, is sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for 2004 sexual assault.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 25, 2018
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison https://t.co/UT0ogUO8Bf
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) September 25, 2018
You know, Kavanaugh’s team and statements would be more credible if they weren’t overzealous to act like he was this great guy in HS. A lot of the defenses I’ve seen of him “Well he’s not the same person he was then”, may well be but he’s acting like he WAS this perfect angel in high school and college. I’m sorry but the evidence that we’ve seen shows a young man who did not respect women or know how to hold his booze. Is it enough in a court of law to convict? At this moment, no but is it enough to deny him a LIFELONG appointment where he’d be ruling on law for easily the next quarter century, fuck yes. And he’s got other issues too.
If the Avenatti allegations are actually true, it is understandable that no women who were subject to these attacks will come forward; it would embarrass them today and make their lives today a living nightmare. How will they face their offspring, colleagues, and spouses? Because of the atrocious double standard that remains in force today, only a man who subsequently developed a conscience might be willing to testify, a woman would be branded a slut.
So much winning
Now Macron urges the world to STOP making trade agreements with countries that don’t support the Paris Climate Deal….which is… the US.
— Michelle Kosinski (@MichLKosinski) September 25, 2018
re: #8 gocart mozart
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Bye Bill. And Ben’s Chili bowl, more MLK mural, less Cosby mural.
So Trump said the Democrats are pulling a “con” of Kavanaugh’s nomination.
And obstructing.
I think my projection meter’s sensors just melted down. They couldn’t process that much bullshit, overloaded and then shut down from over-heating.
re: #10 Hecuba’s daughter
If the Avenatti allegations are actually true, it is understandable that no women who were subject to these attacks will come forward; it would embarrass them today and make their lives today a living nightmare. How will they face their offspring, colleagues, and spouses? Because of the atrocious double standard that remains in force today, only a man who subsequently developed a conscience might be willing to testify, a woman would be branded a slut.
We already saw that Ford got death threats. I don’t blame her for weighing her options.
re: #7 Charles Johnson
This sort of completely made my day:
“In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,” Trump said, as he does.
“So true,” said Trump, clearly caught by surprise by the laughter. “I didn’t expect that reaction, but that’s OK,” he added to more laughter and some applause.
Trump tried his “I’m the best EVAH!” bullshit at the General Assembly and they literally laughed at him.
I mean, it’s probably not good, generally, that POTUS is a laughstock. But it’s probably doubly not good when the president is an insecure WATB with no self-awareness like the current jackass.
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Either way, Kavanaugh definitely wasn’t the most vetted over SCOTUS candidate. He lied about that. May not have been under oath but it speaks to his credibility.
re: #16 HappyWarrior
Either way, Kavanaugh definitely wasn’t the most vetted over SCOTUS candidate. He lied about that. May not have been under oath but it speaks to his credibility.
He could be the most vetted but Trump liked those traits…
2/ End our reliance on our military to solve inherently political problems overseas. We keep sending troops to the Middle East and wonder why thugs getting worse. Military restraint IS a policy.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 25, 2018
4/ Demand congressional authorization for all overseas military engagements. Pull funding if a President - R or D - insists on making war without congressional consent.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 25, 2018
re: #15 KGxvi
“In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country,” Trump said, as he does.
“Like what?”
…..
Trump getting laughed at the UN today reminds me of how we felt as a country when Ahmadinjad made similar absurd claims.
re: #18 gocart mozart
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Murphy needs to consider running or at least get looked at for VP. He’s sharp, a great attack dog, and gets it.
re: #15 KGxvi
This sort of completely made my day:
Trump tried his “I’m the best EVAH!” bullshit at the General Assembly and they literally laughed at him.
I mean, it’s probably not good, generally, that POTUS is a laughstock. But it’s probably doubly not good when the president is an insecure WATB with no self-awareness like the current jackass.
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“We’ve accomplished a lot, we really have. And by ‘we’ I mean, ‘me”. I’m the one. Without me these people are nothing. You know what we’ve done? Let’s see. We pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords, whatever. Pulled outta that. We ripped up the Iran Nuke Treaty, killed it, really. We’ve ended so much stuff. Withdrawn from a bunch a things. Total accomplishments.”
Ahahahah. :D pic.twitter.com/LiWr47cjgO
— Bengal (@bengal_art) September 25, 2018
re: #18 gocart mozart
Murphy’s right. When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
re: #19 Sir John Barron
“Like what?”
…..
Like doing more to reduce the authority and respect of our nation? Like doing more to increase Putin’s status throughout the world? Like doing more to contribute to the Decline and Fall of the American Empire (book to be published in the next year)?
I just heard a second interview with Jill Lapore on her new book, These Truths. Had to buy it. It will take some serious work to get through it: covers American history from Columbus to Trump. But at $19.99 for a Nook book, that’s a deal.
Now Macron urges the world to STOP making trade agreements with countries that don’t support the Paris Climate Deal….which is… the US.
— Michelle Kosinski (@MichLKosinski) September 25, 2018
France and the United States are becoming adversaries because of Trump’s asinine white supremacist bullshit. This is so bad.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 25, 2018
re: #22 HappyWarrior
Murphy needs to consider running or at least get looked at for VP. He’s sharp, a great attack dog, and gets it.
He seems more like a VP pick than a presidential contender.
I have a feeling the frontrunners for the Dems are going to be non-white and likely not male. But I could be wrong on that.
re: #30 KGxvi
He seems more like a VP pick than a presidential contender.
I have a feeling the frontrunners for the Dems are going to be non-white and likely not male. But I could be wrong on that.
I’m fine with that. Both him as a running mate or the front runner being non white and or male. I’d prefer they be under 60 if possible too.
re: #29 Charles Johnson
An alliance built over 242 years. And all it takes is one stupid little man to ruin it.
Newly released memo obtained by OTG & POGO through FOIA reveals secretary of homeland security signed off on family separation policy https://t.co/YrMBhdYHAh
— Open the Government (@OpenTheGov) September 25, 2018
BREAKING: There was a DHS family separation policy and we found it https://t.co/eqchjE5CPk
— Danielle Brian (@daniellebrian) September 25, 2018
Executing the policy was reason enough for Secretary Nielsen to resign. Repeatedly lying to the American public about it means her office should be cleared out by the end of the day. https://t.co/H0JUpYSXG6
— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) September 25, 2018
re: #31 HappyWarrior
I’m fine with that. Both him as a running mate or the front runner being non white and or male. I’d prefer they be under 60 if possible too.
Age will probably be the biggest determining factor for me (not that it really matters as a) I’m not a Democrat, and b) while I can vote in the Democratic primary, I’m in California, which means the nomination will likely be determined before I vote in June). Temperament will also be high on the list.
re: #32 KGxvi
An alliance built over 242 years. And all it takes is one stupid little man to ruin it.
Difficult to build that since we’ve worked on World Wars, the Cold War, etc together but easy to destroy with one ego. We’re going to need someone who understands FP to replace Trump and some excellent diplomatic picks. I wouldn’t mind Biden for SoS TBH. I’m more high on him for a role like than POTUS.
re: #31 HappyWarrior
I’m fine with that. Both him as a running mate or the front runner being non white and or male. I’d prefer they be under 60 if possible too.
Pelosi would give rightwingers the kind of complacency the Democrats suffered under last time. Then she would kick ass. For two terms.
re: #33 goddamnedfrank
If the Dems take over Congress, or even one House… what’s the over/under on Cabinet resignations between election day and March 2019?
4.5?
re: #33 goddamnedfrank
Why am I not surprised. Everything DT has done has not made America great; it has made us a laughingstock.
New: Orrin Hatch has quietly weighed in on an upcoming Supreme Court case that could expand Trump’s pardon power. He argues that the dual sovereignty doctrine, which allows for fed and state prosecution of the same crime, should be put to rest. My latest: https://t.co/BfQd2EZD2y
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 25, 2018
Elie Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey: “If Hatch gets his way, however, a federal pardon would essentially block a subsequent state-level prosecution.”
re: #34 KGxvi
Age will probably be the biggest determining factor for me (not that it really matters as a) I’m not a Democrat, and b) while I can vote in the Democratic primary, I’m in California, which means the nomination will likely be determined before I vote in June). Temperament will also be high on the list.
I know people don’t like hearing about the age but the idea of 73 year old Trump and 79 year old Bernie just sounds like a recipe to depress turnout. May as well have Slater and Waldorf debate. At least it would be funny and we wouldn’t feel we were being yelled at. Temperament is a good attribute too though. I always did admire Obama’s calmness. Another attribute I look for is delegation and leadership. Who are you surrounding yourself with? Bernie again lost me when he had people like Davine and Comic Book Guy Jeff on his staff.
re: #36 wrenchwench
Pelosi would give rightwingers the kind of complacency the Democrats suffered under last time. Then she would kick ass. For two terms.
I really admire her like hell but she turns 80 in 2020. Plus we’d lose a great legislative leader too.
re: #40 jaunte
Elie Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey: “If Hatch gets his way, however, a federal pardon would essentially block a subsequent state-level prosecution.”
That’s exactly what Hatch wants.
re: #43 HappyWarrior
A spokesman for the Utah senator noted that he has been working to undo restraints on white collar criminals for years, but the spokesman tidied that thought up.
re: #40 jaunte
Elie Honig, a former assistant U.S. attorney in New Jersey: “If Hatch gets his way, however, a federal pardon would essentially block a subsequent state-level prosecution.”
I think their is much more going on here than just Trump stuff. RBG (IIRC) has been banging this double-jeopardy drum for a while. Basically state prosecutors offer plea deals to get people to plead guilty, then hand the case to the feds so they don’t have to abide by the plea deal.
ETA: I agree it’s a really bad look for SCOTUS, right now, though.
re: #32 KGxvi
An alliance built over 242 years. And all it takes is one stupid little man to ruin it.
To be honest, it was already starting to get strained round about the “freedom fries” era…
re: #42 HappyWarrior
I really admire her like hell but she turns 80 in 2020. Plus we’d lose a great legislative leader too.
You see 80 as old. I used to, but Mr. w turns 80 next Feb. He’s still kicking ass and taking names.
re: #39 jaunte
Here’s the thing, I don’t necessarily disagree with Hatch on this. There is an issue of preemption and whether allowing a state government to go after someone after a federal pardon (or even arguably, the other way around), fits with the goals of the constitution.
Yes, Trump would be likely to abuse the power, because he’s Trump. But that’s why we (at least in theory) have the check of impeachment and removal for when a president so blatantly abuses his power.
Ultimately, this goes to the legal issue where we recognize not only the federal government as sovereign but also the states. Though our history, we have curtailed the sovereignty of the states more and more, and this is likely just another step in that direction.
re: #47 Alephnaught
To be honest, it was already starting to get strained round about the “freedom fries” era…
I would have said that Obama repaired a lot of that damage. You disagree?
re: #32 KGxvi
An alliance built over 242 years. And all it takes is one stupid little man to ruin it.
It isn’t one stupid man — it’s the 63 million stupid Americans who voted for him plus the Jill Stein voters.
re: #47 Alephnaught
To be honest, it was already starting to get strained round about the “freedom fries” era…
True. God that was some stupid shit. One of the Republicans behind that crap is now a Ron Paul type Republican I shit you not and the other I think got indicted.
North Dakota woman convicted of cutting baby from pregnant neighbor’s womb says ex-boyfriend pressured her “to produce a baby.” https://t.co/zSyYTJuYKZ
— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) September 25, 2018
This is a Raising Arizona / Fargo mashup. https://t.co/rCyzwcnlBC
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) September 25, 2018
re: #54 gocart mozart
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Mac from It’s Always Sunny as him and the lady who played Molly on the first season of Fargo the TV show can play her.
re: #50 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.
I would have said that Obama repaired a lot of that damage. You disagree?
The newly-healed wounds are the easiest to re-open. Trump is out to undo everything Obama did. He has had some successes.
re: #48 wrenchwench
You see 80 as old. I used to, but Mr. w turns 80 next Feb. He’s still kicking ass and taking names.
I know WW but it’s the Presidency. Don’t get me wrong. I admire Pelosi but I just don’t know if that’s the right pick. I’d honestly rather go with someone younger like her fellow Californian Harris. Plus I really like her in the House.
re: #58 PhillyPretzel
DT will try. He does not understand that he is not an absolute ruler.
Why should he understand? The Republican party isn’t doing anything to constrain him.
Is there any possibility of Lisa switching parties? After all, she won in 2010 as a write-in.
re: #58 PhillyPretzel
DT will try. He does not understand that he is not an absolute ruler.
I think the reason why he acts so servile and respectful to tyrants is because he admires that about them. He sees people like Macron, Trudeau, and Markel as wusses because of their limited power. He wants to be like Kim, Putin, and Erodgan.
re: #64 Hecuba’s daughter
Is there any possibility of Lisa switching parties? After all, she won in 2010 as a write-in.
I very much doubt it. She’s a Republican through and through. But you never know. Lieberman went from almost being elected VP to being the guy who really handicapped Obama on the public option.
Sanity break:
lol
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) September 25, 2018
They’re good corrections, Brent.
— NPR (@NPR) September 25, 2018
re: #49 KGxvi
Here’s the thing, I don’t necessarily disagree with Hatch on this. There is an issue of preemption and whether allowing a state government to go after someone after a federal pardon (or even arguably, the other way around), fits with the goals of the constitution.
Yes, Trump would be likely to abuse the power, because he’s Trump. But that’s why we (at least in theory) have the check of impeachment and removal for when a president so blatantly abuses his power.
Ultimately, this goes to the legal issue where we recognize not only the federal government as sovereign but also the states. Though our history, we have curtailed the sovereignty of the states more and more, and this is likely just another step in that direction.
One problem is that State and Federal offenses aren’t necessarily similarly worded but as we saw with Ford’s pardon of Nixon pardons can be worded is such an incredibly broad fashion as to literally cover all conceivable offenses. So it’s insane to remove the one effectively check on that power that States have. It’s also not hard to imagine someone like Trump using this power to sanction and immunize violations of State and local election laws, and even if he didn’t the fact that he could is simply destroys any pretense of States’ Rights over their own internal dealings.
I see nothing about Trump that suggests he understands our documents and governing principles as a representative Republic. Of course, he knows things like the Declaration, Constitution, or Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and what they are but I doubt he knows what they really mean. If you asked Trump to explain an important SCOTUS case, he couldn’t do it. He wouldn’t be able to explain to you why the concept of separation of powers is so vital to our system of government. And I guess that’s actually to his advantage with his supporters because they don’t either.
re: #64 Hecuba’s daughter
Is there any possibility of Lisa switching parties? After all, she won in 2010 as a write-in.
No.
TBH I doubt Trump would actually pardon Cosby but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go on a tweet storm or weird stream of conscience rant about how “unfair” the system’s been to Cosby and how “very sad” it is for him without a word about Cos’s victims.
re: #61 HappyWarrior
I know WW but it’s the Presidency. Don’t get me wrong. I admire Pelosi but I just don’t know if that’s the right pick. I’d honestly rather go with someone younger like her fellow Californian Harris. Plus I really like her in the House.
You’re right, and I was not seriously offering her as the best choice. Anybody could be good, there’s a lot we don’t yet know. Kamala could be good. Could be the woman who will win a seat in the House in my district.
Could be Beto. I’ve thought of him as a possibility for the future since *checks Pages* 2009.
re: #72 wrenchwench
You’re right, and I was not seriously offering her as the best choice. Anybody could be good, there’s a lot we don’t yet know. Kamala could be good. Could be the woman who will win a seat in the House in my district.
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Could be Beto. I’ve thought of him as a possibility for the future since *checks Pages* 2009.
I think Beto would look insincere if he ran considering he criticized Cruz for running not long after his own election. You’re right though. A lot we don’t know yet. How do you pronounce her first name btw? Xochitl Torres Small that is?
re: #69 HappyWarrior
I see nothing about Trump that suggests he understands our documents and governing principles as a representative Republic. Of course, he knows things like the Declaration, Constitution, or Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and what they are but I doubt he knows what they really mean. If you asked Trump to explain an important SCOTUS case, he couldn’t do it. He wouldn’t be able to explain to you why the concept of separation of powers is so vital to our system of government. And I guess that’s actually to his advantage with his supporters because they don’t either.
He’s heard of them but I doubt he ever read any or is familiar with a single provision of any of these documents.
This captures my mood re the news cycle. pic.twitter.com/X87ZzpxUWc
— Bob Loeb (@BobLoeb) September 25, 2018
re: #39 jaunte
The ACLU also argues, under double jeopardy, that this should also be declared unconstitutional.
Trump mangles the word “expansionist.” The German diplomats appear to be mocking him. pic.twitter.com/UNsgXDbVoD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2018
This is making me clench so hard I hurt my ovaries https://t.co/EvRleEOom4
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) September 25, 2018
re: #74 Hecuba’s daughter
He’s heard of them but I doubt he ever read any or is familiar with a single provision of any of these documents.
That’s exactly what I said. He knows what they are but as we saw when he rambled about how his own speeches will be compared to the Gettysburg Address. He didn’t demonstrate that he knew which he very likely doesn’t that the speech was about the real principles that the Civil War was being fought for and the division that wreck the nation and the government by the people and for the people shall never perish from the Earth. He just knows the cartoon version where Abe says “Four score and seven years ago” in a baritone voice sounding nothing how Abe actually did. The man’s not a scholar at all. Even Bush looks scholarly next to him. Bush was by no means an intellectual heavy weight but he was intrigued by history at least.
re: #76 Belafon
It is a problem. And an opportunity for the people who are actively seeking to cement permanent power.
re: #77 goddamnedfrank
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All that crap about how “they were laughing at us” during Obama’s presidency and then actually gets laughed at to his face. Imagine what they say behind your back, Donnie and you know it’s all true too.
re: #73 HappyWarrior
I think Beto would look insincere if he ran considering he criticized Cruz for running not long after his own election. You’re right though. A lot we don’t know yet. How do you pronounce her first name btw? Xochitl Torres Small that is?
The one time I saw her when she visited my town, she introduced herself as ‘Zosh’ with a long ‘o’, and that’s all I’ve heard people call her. If I have another opportunity, I will ask her to say it.
You could also argue, though, that if the president attempts, like Ford, to pardon for things that the person hasn’t been convicted of, that they are still open for state prosecution.
re: #82 wrenchwench
The one time I saw her when she visited my town, she introduced herself as ‘Zosh’ with a long ‘o’, and that’s all I’ve heard people call her. If I have another opportunity, I will ask her to say it.
The two I’ve met say it like “Soshi”
re: #82 wrenchwench
The one time I saw her when she visited my town, she introduced herself as ‘Zosh’ with a long ‘o’, and that’s all I’ve heard people call her. If I have another opportunity, I will ask her to say it.
Cool, cool. I’ve met our future Congresswoman thrice. Once at a function my boss invited me to, another at a shared function that her and Kaine spoke at- BBQ and beer yay!, and then as I was leaving campaign HQ two weeks ago after canvassing. I had met her before getting signatures for Perriello two winters back. She supported now Governor Northam but was happy to sign for Tom. She’s a nice person and appears to be about listening to all her constituents unlike Comstock.
re: #76 Belafon
The ACLU also argues, under double jeopardy, that this should also be declared unconstitutional.
It’s a dumb argument imho. There would have been no justice at all in the Rodney King beating case if the Feds hadn’t come in and charged the officers separately with violating his civil rights. Also, as we saw with Ford / Nixon pardons can be issued preemptively, before any actual jeopardy has been experienced.
I know it’s a big claim but I think this may be the craziest @AmericanThinker thing I’ve seen since the days of Robin of Berkeley. pic.twitter.com/QPu7Sr2kjB
— Roy Edroso (@edroso) September 25, 2018
re: #87 gocart mozart
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I missed when Democrats were sending Republicans to camps and separating them from their families. I’ve come to a conclusion. Republicans can’t stand if when they’re actually held accountable for the shitty things they believe. And FFS When your party’s President is praised by David Duke, fucking stop it with the “We’re like Holocaust victims” crap.
Brett Kavanaugh just can’t be bothered to fashion a lie that stands up to scrutiny. He claimed on his Fox News interview that 18 year old seniors (including himself) drank legally at high school parties he attended.
The problem is that the drinking age in MD increased to 21 when Kavanaugh was 17. He was too young when the new law passed to be grandfathered in for legal drinking during his senior year. Seniors from previous years who were already 18 could have drunk legally, but not Kavanaugh!
Legal drinking age in Maryland changed to 21 when Brett Kavanaugh was 17 years old: pic.twitter.com/0MDUGrZ9CX
— Alice Crites (@alice_crites) September 25, 2018
re: #32 KGxvi
An alliance built over 242 years. And all it takes is one stupid little man to ruin it.
i am hoping most of the world see the US as sick right now. like with an infection.
that we will pull out of, get over / get better…..
re: #29 Charles Johnson
Not to mention Britain and the United States, Canada and the United States, Mexico and the United States, Germany and the United States, Japan and the Unites States..hell, this could go on for awhile.
Man, I know i may be getting a bit bloodthirsty when I’m pissed an 81 year-old man is only getting 3-10 years in prison for rape…for this case, there are 60 other women that have come forward and accused him of sexual assault, up to and including rape.
I know all of the practicalities of the legal system, statute of imitations, etc. I don’t much care. I want blood.
This thing with Kavanaugh is not making me feel hopeless. It’s turning me into a Valkyrie.
re: #81 HappyWarrior
All that crap about how “they were laughing at us” during Obama’s presidency and then actually gets laughed at to his face. Imagine what they say behind your back, Donnie and you know it’s all true too.
The laughing at us is OK now because all the other countries suck.
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re: #89 KerFuFFler
Brett Kavanaugh just can’t be bothered to fashion a lie that stands up to scrutiny. He claimed on his Fox News interview that 18 year old seniors (including himself) drank legally at high school parties he attended.
The problem is that the drinking age in MD increased to 21 when Kavanaugh was 17. He was too young when the new law passed to be grandfathered in for legal drinking during his senior year. Seniors from previous years who were already 18 could have drunk legally, but not Kavanaugh!
Another lie. What a shocker.
re: #89 KerFuFFler
Brett Kavanaugh just can’t be bothered to fashion a lie that stands up to scrutiny. He claimed on his Fox News interview that 18 year old seniors (including himself) drank legally at high school parties he attended.
The problem is that the drinking age in MD increased to 21 when Kavanaugh was 17. He was too young when the new law passed to be grandfathered in for legal drinking during his senior year. Seniors from previous years who were already 18 could have drunk legally, but not Kavanaugh!
This is a ridiculous unnecessary lie. After all, teenagers have been evading this law for decades. He could have just said that he was a normal teenager and apologized for ignoring the rules. The fact that he felt compelled to lie about something so unimportant shows his total disregard for the truth. No wonder Trump loves him
re: #92 BlueGrl21
Man, I know i may be getting a bit bloodthirsty when I’m pissed an 81 year-old man is only getting 3-10 years in prison for rape…for this case, there are 60 other women that have come forward and accused him of sexual assault, up to and including rape.
I know all of the practicalities of the legal system, statute of imitations, etc. I don’t much care. I want blood.
This thing with Kavanaugh is not making me feel hopeless. It’s turning me into a Valkyrie.
Yeah it does seem way too light. I don’t believe in taking in to account a defendant’s age when it’s a crime like rape or murder. Violent crime is violent crime. And as you get at, Cosby had many many accusers. I hope the Kavanaugh thing ends with him having to resign his seat in shame but then I’m afraid we’d get stuck with him going the victim route on FNC but at least he wouldn’t be in power to rule on law.
re: #92 BlueGrl21
At Cosbys age, 3-10 years may effectively be a life sentence.
re: #95 Hecuba’s daughter
This is a ridiculous unnecessary lie. After all, teenagers have been evading this law for decades. He could have just said that he was a normal teenager and apologized for ignoring the rules. The fact that he felt compelled to lie about something so unimportant shows his total disregard for the truth. No wonder Trump loves him
He has such a difficult relationship with the truth. I honestly figured it was 18 when he was 17 and that in part explained why he was going away from Bethesda for parties because you know, the people at the stores in your home area may recognize you but 10 iles away probably not.
re: #97 Eclectic Cyborg
At Cosbys age, 3-10 years may effectively be a life sentence.
It might well be but in this case I really think the punishment should fit the crime. Something like bad checks? Yeah go easy on the old bastard but this?
I made a giant mistake today.
I often check in on the right-wing websites, just to see what they’re screeching about, and I figured it’d be interesting to go there to see What Fresh Hell would be coming out of the mouths of the goons on Fox. Predictable DARVO shit; the mean old Dems are the abusers, poor little Kavanaugh is the REAL victim in all this, yada yada…
And then I went to 8chan, and it turns out that the sickos there are writing porno slashfic about Kavanaugh and pals gang-raping girls.
I just refuse to see why Kavanaugh is credible. His accusers haven’t denied that they drank. But Kav’s gone all out to paint himself as this altar boy type who was only into God, Sports, and School and I’m sorry but that’s such bs by the evidence we have.
re: #101 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
I made a giant mistake today.
I often check in on the right-wing websites, just to see what they’re screeching about, and I figured it’d be interesting to go there to see What Fresh Hell would be coming out of the mouths of the goons on Fox. Predictable DARVO shit; the mean old Dems are the abusers, poor little Kavanaugh is the REAL victim in all this, yada yada…
And then I went to 8chan, and it turns out that the sickos there are writing porno slashfic about Kavanaugh and pals gang-raping girls.
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re: #97 Eclectic Cyborg
At Cosbys age, 3-10 years may effectively be a life sentence.
Just because it took so long to get a conviction can’t serve as a reason he should be spared any of the consequences.
When people say things re: Kavenaw, about ‘ruining his life for a long-ago indiscretion’, I say, ’ He ruined his own life with that. AND hers.’
re: #104 wrenchwench
Just because it took so long to get a conviction can’t serve as a reason he should be spared any of the consequences.
When people say things about ‘ruining his life for a long-ago indiscretion’, I say, ’ He ruined his own life with that. AND hers.’
I looked it another way. He lived his life as “America’s Dad” for many years while his victims lived knowing that they had been abused by this guy who was painted not just as a model father but a model citizen too.
Bill Cosby’s publicist, Andrew Wyatt, claims both Cosby and Brett Kavanaugh are victims of “a sex war” that is “going on in Washington today.” pic.twitter.com/jRHOjzUZD7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2018
LOL. Cosby’s publicist compares Kavanaugh to Cosby.
I don’t think that’s going to do what you think it does, buddy. https://t.co/Ss9yVNJNjd— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 25, 2018
re: #106 jaunte
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Wasn’t he convicted in Suburban Philly? Yeah no buddy. That’s not how this works.
re: #105 HappyWarrior
I looked it another way. He lived his life as “America’s Dad” for many years while his victims lived knowing that they had been abused by this guy who was painted not just as a model father but a model citizen too.
Ooops, edited to add ‘re: Kavenaw’ for that last part.
[That’s how I spell it. I think I’ll call him ‘Brent’ now.]
The same applies for Kavanaugh btw. He got all these praises as an excellent judge and public servant all the while women like Ford lived with the knowledge of what he did to them and how it impacted her life.
re: #108 wrenchwench
Ooops, edited to add ‘re: Kavenaw’ for that last part.
[That’s how I spell it. I think I’ll call him ‘Brent’ now.]
Brentbart O’Kavanaugh at your service.
re: #107 HappyWarrior
Norristown is in Montgomery County. You could call that the suburbs. It is the next county over from Philly.
I can’t be the only one who thinks “White House Correspondents’ Dinner” and worries about how twisted Trump can get when he gets laughed at.
re: #106 jaunte
Bill Cosby’s publicist, Andrew Wyatt, claims both Cosby and Brett Kavanaugh are victims of “a sex war” that is “going on in Washington today.” pic.twitter.com/jRHOjzUZD7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 25, 2018
Thank you, Mr. Wyatt. Democratic candidates all over the country appreciate this effort on behalf of your client.
re: #104 wrenchwench
Just because it took so long to get a conviction can’t serve as a reason he should be spared any of the consequences.
When people say things re: Kavenaw, about ‘ruining his life for a long-ago indiscretion’, I say, ’ He ruined his own life with that. AND hers.’
once again - running faster than the law— getting away with it is neither exoneration nor a gift or an opportunity to turn your life around or whatever
it is evading capture and prosecution
I always think about a similiar metric when I see the old Nazi criminals. The attempts “Hey he’s an old man, leave him alone.” And I just think about the men, women, and children who never lived to grow old, have kids/grandkids, or to quote W.B. Yeats “comb gray hair.” He had his life. There are some things that I think can be forgiven but some things justice needs to be eternal. And hell I still want to know who murdered my second great grandfather and why. Don’t want them on trial mind you lol.
re: #113 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Thank you, Mr. Wyatt. Democratic candidates all over the country appreciate this effort on behalf of your client.
Sex War? Great, now Trump is going to demand a new Veterans Day.
re: #111 PhillyPretzel
Norristown is in Montgomery County. You could call that the suburbs. It is the next county over from Philly.
I thought so. Certainly not “Washington.”
re: #114 dangerman
once again - running faster than the law— getting away with is neither exoneration nor a gift or an opportunity to turn your life around or whatever
it is evading capture and prosecution
See my below about the Axis criminals. We’ve been on great wavelength about this whole thing DM.
re: #106 jaunte
I hope this ‘sex war’ involves some Shakira Law.
In the past week Trump has gained 4 points in the polls, moving from -13 to -9. Republican voters must really like rape, too.
re: #116 Barefoot Grin
Sex War? Great, now Trump is going to demand a new Veterans Day.
He can create a new campaign award, the Purple Mushroom.
re: #121 Single-handed sailor
In the past week Trump has gained 4 points in the polls, moving from -13 to -9. Republican voters must really like rape, too.
And at the same time, they talk about bringing out guns on any young man who even says a nice thing towards their daughter. It’s such a weird dynamic but I guess not really since i seems to come back to viewing women and girls as property not people with agency and choice.
re: #121 Single-handed sailor
They like seeing women “put in their place”. Evil people, all.
Uh, quite the statement from Andrew Wyatt, Bill Cosby’s publicist, from outside the courthouse.
“I believe and think it is important to point out that this has been the most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States.”
A portion… pic.twitter.com/xiUYVub1qJ— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 25, 2018
From now on, all terrible people will sound exactly like Donald Trump. https://t.co/y02sVkvJ8t
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 25, 2018
re: #118 HappyWarrior
See my below about the Axis criminals. We’ve been on great wavelength about this whole thing DM.
i do tax work, among other things
for more than 35 years
you’re either mostly honest and *try* and comply
or you’re not and you try to get away with stuff
there is really no third way
i use the same analogy all the time and ive explained more times than i can count that speeding is illegal
not getting pulled over doesnt make it right, ok, or you ‘innocent’
it makes you lucky
‘victimless’. maybe. maybe not. besides the point.
getting caught (audited) then expecting to explain why the rules shouldnt/dont apply to you is a losing planning strategy
that’s where my position comes from and it’s not much different wrt the supreme court - its MORE SO
re: #121 Single-handed sailor
In the past week Trump has gained 4 points in the polls, moving from -13 to -9. Republican voters must really like rape, too.
Their view is that white men must be exempt from any repercussions for bad behavior as teenagers or during college. And any girl who was intoxicated deserved it anyway. Boasting of conquests is fine when you are a man.
Remember — a vast majority of white voters in Alabama were totally on board with Roy Moore; and it was white voters (especially men) who voted for and still support Trump. If we don’t get a huge turnout among the young and minority population in November, it’s the end of the run for America.
re: #126 Charles Johnson
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at least in that portion, he doesnt say cosby didnt do it
Mindfulness, now a controversial practice for right-wingers.
re: #131 jaunte
Mindfulness, now a controversial practice for right-wingers.
If people stop and think, no one votes for Republicans.
re: #126 Charles Johnson
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“When the law and facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.”
re: #133 Dave In Austin
Thank you for such a lovely diversion. They were so cute.
#BREAKING US actor Bill Cosby sentenced to three to 10 years in prison pic.twitter.com/L1HWgTjqFD
— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 25, 2018
It seems like a light sentence considering the crimes involved, but bear in mind, it was just relating to one woman whose claims were not only substantiated, but were believed beyond a reasonable doubt.
Cosby’s other victims didn’t get justice today. https://t.co/BQQPN3GLf8— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 25, 2018
Is the jury in on this too? Because they found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Cosby’s press flack is making a lot of noise about how he’s going to prove “they” were out to get Cosby.
What we know: Cosby was out to drug and sexually assault women. One proved her case.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) September 25, 2018
re: #135 PhillyPretzel
Thank you for such a lovely diversion. They were so cute.
We’ve got 2. They are all that and more.
Nice language. You just can’t say it in a more erudite manner, can you. You are small too with your childish responses. Grow up kid.
— Allan Vollendorf (@UncelJude) September 25, 2018
I’m so sorry, Allan, you insufferable, dignity-above-all fuckfester. But my development deal at HBO requires every 10th fucking word be some vile profanity and thus, any pestering shitsqueals on decorum as a tactic for holding your puckered ass aloft will get no traction here. https://t.co/2gTBWx9uTl
— David Simon (@AoDespair) September 25, 2018
Note to self: never trade insults with David Simon https://t.co/eGPW6254po
— Legs Benedict (@goddamnedfrank) September 25, 2018
re: #135 PhillyPretzel
Thank you for such a lovely diversion. They were so cute.
the eyes on that one licking the straw!
Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?
Btw, snopes.com is practically inaccessible on my isp (Suddenlink), apparently because of throttling. LGF is likewise very slow and sometimes times out. Fox News loads instantly. I will be making a change as soon as I can find a good alternative.
“I meant to do that”
Trump on laughter at UN during speech: “Oh it was great. Well that was meant to get some laughter, but it was great.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 25, 2018
The president says he didn’t get laughed at, he successfully told a joke. https://t.co/05TXYqCaPI
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 25, 2018
The thing I think about with the Cosby trial is that the state reneged on a promise to keep testimony sealed.
re: #126 Charles Johnson
Uh, quite the statement from Andrew Wyatt, Bill Cosby’s publicist, from outside the courthouse.
“I believe and think it is important to point out that this has been the most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States.”
A portion… pic.twitter.com
— Sopan Deb
A witch-hunt, even. A total hoax. 13 angry anti-Cosby people. Corrupt prosecutor.
/
re: #140 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?
Btw, snopes.com is practically inaccessible on my isp (Suddenlink), apparently because of throttling. LGF is likewise very slow and sometimes times out. Fox News loads instantly. I will be making a change as soon as I can find a good alternative.
an unfortunate side effect of technology is that i cannot automatically believe a photo anymore
re: #141 goddamnedfrank
“I meant to do that”
The president says he didn’t get laughed at, he successfully told a joke
ok
explain it
whyzit funny?
re: #145 dangerman
an unfortunate side effect of technology is that i cannot automatically believe a photo anymore
You could never believe a photo because they’ve been manipulated in darkrooms from the start. Now video is just as easily manipulated.
Timed out, full blank, reloaded with new tab. This happens every 5 to 10 minutes even without entering text. Of I try to enter something, it is 50/50 whether the screen will go blank and lose my text before I can post it.
re: #148 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Is there bad weather in your area? That use to happen to me when I had another service.
re: #141 goddamnedfrank
“Oh it was great. Well that was meant to get some laughter, but it was great.”
He’s seething right now.
re: #148 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Timed out, full blank, reloaded with new tab. This happens every 5 to 10 minutes even without entering text. Of I try to enter something, it is 50/50 whether the screen will go blank and lose my text before I can post it.
That means you’re being thwarted by the deep state like the lady with a stuck backspace key.
re: #149 PhillyPretzel
Is there bad weather in your area? That use to happen to me when I had another service.
No, I’m pretty sure it’s throttling. Fox News’s enormously large main page loads in 2-3 seconds and keeps up with their multiple animations and ad barrages.
re: #151 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
That means you’re being thwarted by the deep state like the lady with a stuck backspace key.
If the backspacing had suddenly stopped when she went to a pro-deep state site, she might have had something.
re: #147 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
You could never believe a photo because they’ve been manipulated in darkrooms from the start. Now video is just as easily manipulated.
yes and no - cause it depends on context
the manipulation that was necessary ‘back then’ required a certain degree of smarts, experience, equipment, desire, etc
so in some situations, yeah, extra scrutiny might be required.
trials, bigfoot, loch ness, and other wild or legal claims
and yet i could look at a run of the mill print of a family at the beach and be pretty sure they took the picture and didnt swap heads.
or that it was really you on the ride at disney
1971 Kodak Camera Commercial with Mark Hamill https://t.co/JuO4G89Q2O via @YouTube
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) September 25, 2018
re: #64 Hecuba’s daughter
Is there any possibility of Lisa switching parties? After all, she won in 2010 as a write-in.
I don’t think she will switch parties. But, she could be beaten if there’s not a 3 way race in the election. She ran as a write-in because Tea Party candidate Joe miller beat her in the primary. She lost the primary because she was very complacent and thought the Republican nomination was hers because of her birthright. (Remember her Daddy was both Governor and Senator.) The result was a 3 way race with her being a write-in candidate, Joe Miller the Republican nominee, and the little known Democrat Mayor of Sitka. It was the Native groups who got out the vote for her to win. Right now, the Native groups have strongly told her that Kavanough is a no go. She will need the Natives to run again in 2022. And the Natives have long memories.
re: #152 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
No, I’m pretty sure it’s throttling. Fox News’s enormously large main page loads in 2-3 seconds and keeps up with their multiple animations and ad barrages.
More likely it is just shitty routes. Snopes is hosted on AWS and a traceroute for me takes 23 hops to get there. Fox news is hosted at akamai and a traceroute only took 8 hops. You are on a different network, different backbone you’ll get different results, but I doubt snopes has enough traffic for anyone to bother throttling them.
Kavanaugh’s defenders keep wanting to argue this as though it were a criminal case, that he deserves “the benefit of the doubt.” Well, small lies like this are how you kill any doubt in a courtroom:
Kavanaugh classmate throws cold water on his claims of virginity https://t.co/2lXISzuD36
— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 25, 2018
While not proof of guilt, it is enough for a prosecutor to argue that the accused cannot be taken at his word.
re: #155 gocart mozart
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i had one of those
in the early 90’s a retired (for the first time) and spent a year riding around the country on my harley. i clipped it to a lanyard around my neck and snapped away - selfies too
at the end of the day, i’d find a one hour photo wherever i was staying
i still have all of them in albums
not a doctored one or switched head in the bunch ;-)
re: #159 dangerman
i had one of those
in the early 90’s a retired (for the first time) and spent a year riding around the country on my harley. i clipped it to a lanyard around my neck and snapped away - selfies too
at the end of the day, i’d find a one hour photo wherever i was staying
i still have all of them in albums
not a doctored one or switched head in the bunch ;-)
That you know of.
Photo Manipulation Throughout History: A Timeline
Born six months before my late mother. Mom emphasized the importance of voting and never missed a vote in her life. She was also a strong supporter of unions as well.
She could tell me how having unions made it possible for a black woman to get a decent salary and benefits. Voting made both Civil Rights and Unons legal and possible.
Dorothy Guilford was born on May 3, 1920 in Montgomery, AL. In 1920, registering to vote as a black woman wasn’t easy. Poll taxes, literacy tests, discrimination. On #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, we honor the strength of Mrs. Guilford. #FirstWeRegisterThenWeVote pic.twitter.com/L5CplqWVdX
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) September 25, 2018
I don’t know about a “deep state” but I definitely believe in a Derp State, because I see it every day on right wing Twitter. pic.twitter.com/Tjq0yw7Tgf
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 25, 2018
GOP Senate Candidate Who Said ‘Women Are Here To Cook My Dinner’ Loses In Missouri
GOP Senate candidate Courtland Sykes, the man who claims women should be “traditional homemakers,” loses in Missouri.
Sykes lost his bid for the party nomination to Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley. Republican Hawley will now face Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in a race that may decide which party will control the U.S. Senate.
Sykes made headlines earlier this year after remarks he made concerning women went viral. Sykes, a fervent Trump supporter who billed himself as “MAGA’s Boldest All-Republican Warrior,” articulated his ultra-conservative position on women’s rights in a statement posted to Facebook, a statement which Sykes has since deleted.
In the statement, Sykes said:
I want to come home to a home cooked dinner every night at six. One that she (his fiance) fixes and one that I expect one day to have daughters learn to fix after they become traditional homemakers and family wives.
The GOP senate candidate said he didn’t want daughters to grow up as:
career obsessed banshees who forgo home life and children and the happiness of family to become nail-biting manophobic hell-bent feminist she devils..
Note that this ultra-traditionalist alpha-wannabe is living with his fiance without benefit of matrimony. Self awareness is not the alpha-goober contingent’s strong suit.
Wouldn’t want to be Susan Collins right now. pic.twitter.com/Iwk2zUl9SF
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) September 25, 2018
re: #160 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
That you know of.
Photo Manipulation Throughout History: A Timeline
well unless some guy at a fotomat kiosk managed to play around inside that one-hour, i think ive had physical control over my photos all these years
of course that may not actually be true
i could be having memory lapses and gaps.
i did drink pretty good in my younger days
at least i think i did. i dont remember too well
unless lack of memories is a planted memory
of course the lack of memories could just mean i was a bore back then
;-)
re: #163 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
alpha-goober contingent
Runner-up phrase of the day. Second only to:
performative moral certainty
re: #164 Single-handed sailor
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She chose to put herself in that position by being a fake.
re: #163 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
GOP Senate Candidate Who Said ‘Women Are Here To Cook My Dinner’ Loses In Missouri
The GOP senate candidate said he didn’t want daughters to grow up as:
Note that this ultra-traditionalist alpha-wannabe is living with his fiance without benefit of matrimony. Self awareness is not the alpha-goober contingent’s strong suit.
This guy really deserves a shit sandwich.
re: #136 lawhawk
It seems like a light sentence considering the crimes involved, but bear in mind, it was just relating to one woman whose claims were not only substantiated, but were believed beyond a reasonable doubt.
She’s the only one who was within the statute of limitations.
re: #162 Charles Johnson
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That’s not how it works Jack. Pos though works for you though.
vegan chili and popovers for dinner
the popovers recipe is adapted from BLT Steak / Williams Sonoma
you know when you have a winner?
when you’re not afraid to show everyone know how you do it
re: #169 sagehen
She’s the only one who was within the statute of limitations.
justice is messy
still manages to get the job done
a lot
About a year ago a woman came to me with a highly credible and deeply disturbing sexual assault accusation against a current senior government official. Over the past year, I have stayed in touch with her. She has been reluctant to come forward. Moments ago she sent me this text. pic.twitter.com/Wqo9Y818sk
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) September 16, 2018
re: #173 goddamnedfrank
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stoneman douglas/ parkland seemed like a turning point
(we’ll see in november)
maybe this moronic nomination is too
re: #175 dangerman
stoneman douglas/ parkland seemed like a turning point
(we’ll see in november)maybe this moronic nomination is too
Let’s hope so. But let’s hope amnesia doesn’t set in either & we fall again for right wing cons.
Trump on laughter at UN during speech: “Oh it was great. Well that was meant to get some laughter, but it was great.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) September 25, 2018
YOU LITERALLY SAID YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING THAT REACTION, YOU BLOATED ORANGE BEDSORE https://t.co/uijux8RFIx
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) September 25, 2018
re: #176 HappyWarrior
Let’s hope so. But let’s hope amnesia doesn’t set in either & we fall again for right wing cons.
You can fool 27% of the people all the time.
Why would a statement like be meant to get laughter unless you were a big fat puppet?
re: #179 HappyWarrior
“Just for a laugh, I’m going to claim my administration’s accomplished more than any other administration in history.”
You gotta know you aren’t suitable for the Supreme Court when your main character witness is Trump
— Mexican Judge (@laloalcaraz) September 25, 2018
Senate GOP continuing to hide behind women:
Republicans hire a female attorney to question Christine Blasey Ford – even though she didn’t want an outside counsel https://t.co/eEVYXNU9cN
— Raw Story (@RawStory) September 25, 2018
The GOP has hired a female sex-crimes prosecutor to question Dr. Christine Blasey Ford who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault while the two were in high school.
However, Senate Republicans are refusing to release her name. “We aren’t announcing the name for her safety,” Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said.
Thursday is gonna be an absolute shitshow.
re: #181 jaunte
“Just for a laugh, I’m going to claim my administration’s accomplished more than any other administration in history.”
And then go cry on Twitter that the media won’t acknowledge it. God he’s such a stupid ass.
Plz report.
Haha a hoax that is happening before our very eyes!!! And here are Jews pushing the well known agenda. Hence the rise in the far right and nationalism. pic.twitter.com/Grbz7JrvoZ
re: #183 Targetpractice
Senate GOP continuing to hide behind women:
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Thursday is gonna be an absolute shitshow.
Says the party who hasn’t shown any concern for Ford’s safety & continues to accuse her of smearing their puppet Kavanaugh.
Trace route is pretty interesting. In Windows, just go to the command prompt, type in tracert and the url you want to trace. The second step on my network always times out. LGF actually has fewer steps (9) than Fox News (10) and just one more than Facebook (8).
re: #183 Targetpractice
Senate GOP continuing to hide behind women:
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Thursday is gonna be an absolute shitshow.
Judge Jeanine.
re: #183 Targetpractice
This isn’t going to go well for Republicans. It may push up the gap between Republicans and Democrats in the polls.
re: #176 HappyWarrior
Let’s hope so. But let’s hope amnesia doesn’t set in either & we fall again for right wing cons.
i was actually referring to it maybe being the final straw in the general attitude toward sexual assault ‘victims’
but i’ll take a change in the greater political arc as well
re: #180 HappyWarrior
Why would a statement like be meant to get laughter unless you were a big fat puppet?
i said this morning ‘explain to us how this is funny….”
re: #190 Patricia Kayden
This isn’t going to go well for Republicans. It may push up the gap between Republicans and Democrats in the polls.
If I was Dr. Ford, I’d preface every answer with ‘As I’d say to the male members of the committee, had they shown enough courage to question me themselves…’
re: #190 Patricia Kayden
This isn’t going to go well for Republicans. It may push up the gap between Republicans and Democrats in the polls.
Whether you have geriatric white men asking the questions or a hired gun, the visual is still going to be the same: the accused being treated with kid gloves while the accuser is treated as a hostile witness.
re: #191 dangerman
i was actually referring to it maybe being the final straw in the general attitude toward sexual assault ‘victims’
but i’ll take a change in the greater political arc as well
True, true.
re: #192 dangerman
i said this morning ‘explain to us how this is funny….”
I guess it is funny when you’re Putin’s waterboy trying to weaken American credibility on the global stage but I don’t think Trump knows he’s doing that.
I hope Ford’s ready for this. They are going to be disgusting to her. They are going to do everything to preserve the image of Kavanaugh as a good man being brought down by a political conspiracy. Doesn’t matter that she brought it up years ago, teh other allegations, etc. They want to paint this punk as a choir boy who should be ruling on our laws for the next 30 years. And I hope the Democrats push hard when he lies inevitably again.
re: #144 Sir John Barron
Uh, quite the statement from Andrew Wyatt, Bill Cosby’s publicist, from outside the courthouse.
A witch-hunt, even. A total hoax. 13 angry anti-Cosby people. Corrupt prosecutor.
/
I would argue that the most racist ones were the trials that didn’t happen at all. You know, they just showed up after dark at your house, drug you out by your feet and hung you from the nearest tree or just beat you until dead.
re: #193 makeitstop
If I was Dr. Ford, I’d preface every answer with ‘As I’d say to the male members of the committee, had they shown enough courage to question me themselves…’
I’d say “Which Senator gave you this question?” and then address my reply to the Senator.
re: #147 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
You could never believe a photo because they’ve been manipulated in darkrooms from the start. Now video is just as easily manipulated.
You could never manipulate a film-based photo the way you can now with digital image editing like Photoshop.
There was always something in the image that gave away the manipulation. You either had hard edge “cut” lines, or some kind of brushed or drawn-in modifications that looked fake to a good discerning eye.
And to find someone real good to pull of a decent film/print fake photo would take a lot of money because they had to be that good.
I was never at that high a level, but I used to do photo retouching and was pretty good at it, but you could always tell if you knew what to look for.
Take the Kennedy autopsy images that have long been in contention. They are considered to be good fakes, maybe done by the CIA or some other government agency. You can tell the fake areas if you look closely. But they were good enough to create a heck of a conspiracy. And in some ways, they also created controversy because of their bad elements.
Today, it would be real hard to tell. And the Zapruder Film…that could be done anyway you want now.
re: #183 Targetpractice
Senate GOP continuing to hide behind women:
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Thursday is gonna be an absolute shitshow.
Crud. We have a staff meeting during the hearing. Guess I’ll have the hearing in one ear and the staff meeting in the other.
re: #95 Hecuba’s daughter
This is a ridiculous unnecessary lie. After all, teenagers have been evading this law for decades. He could have just said that he was a normal teenager and apologized for ignoring the rules. The fact that he felt compelled to lie about something so unimportant shows his total disregard for the truth. No wonder Trump loves him
the problem is that kavanaugh is at heart a fundamentalist, with a fundamentalist’s view of the world. And the problem for fundamentalists is that they’re really just unbelievably bad Scholastics. They not only believe that the world’s brickwork is unmoveable and unflexible: they build their walls such that no single piece can be removed without the whole thing coming down, and it doesn’t matter if the removed piece is from the top or the bottom. So, for example, if Kavanaugh admits that he was involved cavalierly in illegal activity, it means he suddenly is open to charges involving all sorts of additional cavalier illegality, like trying to gang rape a 15 year old and only failing at it because he was literally too fucking drunk to perform.
re: #193 makeitstop
If I was Dr. Ford, I’d preface every answer with ‘As I’d say to the male members of the committee, had they shown enough courage to question me themselves…’
I hadn’t thought of that. I was more along the lines of she should ask after each question, “Which committee member asked that question?”.
re: #199 Cheechako
I’d say “Which Senator gave you this question?” and then address my reply to the Senator.
GMTA, and I like the addressing the member directly.
re: #84 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
The two I’ve met say it like “Soshi”
I know I’m way late, but in Nahuatl, this should be pronounced “Sho-chee-tl”. The “tl” is an unvoiced alveolar lateral, meaning you put the tip of your tongue against your back teeth as for “t”, but you keep it there and the air escapes to the sides when released.
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