Possibly the Greatest Music Video Ever Made: Beck, “Colors”
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Kavanaugh won’t just be sitting around this week, awaiting his date. “Anything to further his case will be done with senators and with the FBI” and the possibility of public events later in the week has not been ruled out. https://t.co/epWIkgstmH
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) October 1, 2018
“Public events?” What’s he going to do? Stand on a stage and rage cry? Yell at random audience members? Do a keg stand on national television? https://t.co/qPr40kzSoR
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) October 1, 2018
I’m starting to think where there’s smoke, there’s fire. What with the blocked document releases and the limited and/or sabotaged investigation, it feels like we’ve reached the point where someone needs to say the words “criminal conspiracy” and just open a for-reals FBI investigation to find out what shady crap these people are up to. If that means a federal judge and a bunch of senators have to worry about spending time in Leavenworth, that’s A-OK with me.
BREAKING | Canada, U.S. have reached a NAFTA deal, senior Canadian source says. https://t.co/pXf9U8JkTC #cdnpoli #hw pic.twitter.com/iuO4DbyeNe
— CBC Politics (@CBCPolitics) October 1, 2018
Kavanaugh won’t just be sitting around this week, awaiting his date. “Anything to further his case will be done with senators and with the FBI” and the possibility of public events later in the week has not been ruled out. https://t.co/epWIkgstmH
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) October 1, 2018
“Public events?” What’s he going to do? Stand on a stage and rage cry? Yell at random audience members? Do a keg stand on national television? https://t.co/qPr40kzSoR
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) October 1, 2018
“Public events” means appearances on Fox News. Sean Hannity and Judge Jeanine. https://t.co/OKVaAuS1qt
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #2 HappyWarrior
Public events?
Hope there’s advance public notice so people can go there and let him know how they feel about him.
Make sure they have this link https://t.co/oC0nxiXhKA
— Laura Walker 🍸🇺🇸 🏴🚀 (@LauraWalkerKC) October 1, 2018
If you have info for the FBI, here’s a link to your nearest field office with thanks to @LauraWalkerKC https://t.co/YtKTpwprUU
— Jill Wine-Banks (@JillWineBanks) October 1, 2018
Crowd-sourced justice.
re: #8 jaunte
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Crowd-sourced justice.
Man, you thought last week was chaos….
Fuggit! Bring it on!!
Kellyanne Conway says she was sexually assaulted, and she deserves the same presumption of honesty as any other woman who comes forward.
But then, she should also be asked why she’s made a career out of dishonestly defending powerful men who assault other women.
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Kellyanne Conway says she was sexually assaulted, and she deserves the same presumption of honesty as any other woman who comes forward.
But then, she should also be asked why she’s made a career out of dishonestly defending powerful men who assault other women.
She should be. But I agree and that’s my problem with Juanita Broaderick attacking Dr. Ford too.
Time wrecks us all.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Here’s what U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had to say about California’s #NetNeutrality law: “Once again the California legislature has enacted an extreme and illegal state law attempting to frustrate federal policy.” https://t.co/LvcInd7wTI
— CALmatters (@CALmatters) October 1, 2018
ah yes republicans supporting state’s rights https://t.co/OkfWq7uoXa
— Burrito Justice (@burritojustice) October 1, 2018
Laboratories of Democracy!
re: #14 jaunte
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Laboratories of Democracy!
All for the 10th amendment until it gets in their way.
That’s 1,550 gallons, to be precise.
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 1, 2018
Kegs are still 15.5 gallons, right? I don’t know. Haven’t bought one in probably 17 years.
re: #17 teleskiguy
Yes. And two full kegs is a barrel. 1/6th of a barrel is a sixtel, just a shade over 5 gallons, a size for your drinker more moderate than Brett Kavanaugh. //
Even if the Democrats take back the House in November, impeaching Kavanaugh once he’s on the Supreme Court is a very long shot. Look up the legal requirements to impeach a Justice. This ain’t gonna happen.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #19 Charles Johnson
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I don’t think it’s ever come close to happening in years.
re: #18 BlueSpotinAL
More recently (2011) I pitched in on a quarter barrel for a party in Denver. Those are more common with your craft brewers.
re: #19 Charles Johnson
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The real issue isn’t impeaching him - it only takes a majority in the House. It’s the conviction that takes 67 in the senate. And then trump still gets to pick his replacement
re: #11 Charles Johnson
Kellyanne Conway says she was sexually assaulted, and she deserves the same presumption of honesty as any other woman who comes forward.
But then, she should also be asked why she’s made a career out of dishonestly defending powerful men who assault other women.
I daresay it’s the only thing on which I’d ever grant that inventor of the term “alternative facts” the benefit of the doubt.
But another thing I’ve noticed, and she proved it yet again - GOPer women are the ones who weaponize sexual assault. Even when they’re victims themselves, you’ll see them display the classic conservative lack of empathy for anyone not a member of their own tribe. They’ll also indulge in victim-blaming, shaming, and ranking:
“You were only groped by your date, not raped by a stranger like me, so your assault doesn’t count.”
“You were drunk and I wasn’t.”
“I remember details that you don’t, therefore my rape actually happened and yours didn’t.”
“You’re not acting/feeling/thinking the way I did, therefore you must be lying.”
You can see plenty of examples of the last two from the GOPer callers quoted in this article.
Once again, it’s a perfect example of how right-wing extremism and partisanship poisons people’s minds. It’s also the same grotesque hypocrisy portrayed in The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion - in other words, “The only true sexual assault is my sexual assault.”
re: #20 HappyWarrior
I don’t think it’s ever come close to happening in years.
Last two judicial impeachments were in 2009 and 2010. Both were district court judges (trial courts). Last Supreme Court Justice to be impeached was Chase in 1804, he was acquitted. I believe there was a threatened impeachment in the 60s that led to a resignation
I’ve been expecting serious outbreaks of gun violence and right-wing terrorism if the midterms went well for Democrats—that’s assuming they didn’t start at polling places on election day.
Now, though, if Kavanaugh loses…the nutjobs seem to be really invested in this. All hell could break loose a month early. What effect that could have on the vote…I dunno.
re: #23 Interesting Times
I daresay it’s the only thing on which I’d ever grant that inventor of the term “alternative facts” the benefit of the doubt.
But another thing I’ve noticed, and she proved it yet again - GOPer women are the ones who weaponize sexual assault. Even when they’re victims themselves, you’ll see them display the classic conservative lack of empathy for anyone not a member of their own tribe. They’ll also indulge in victim-blaming, shaming, and ranking:
“You were only groped by your date, not raped by a stranger like me, so your assault doesn’t count.”
“You were drunk and I wasn’t.”
“I remember details that you don’t, therefore my rape actually happened and yours didn’t.”
“You’re not acting/feeling/thinking the way I did, therefore you must be lying.”
You can see plenty of examples of the last two from the GOPer callers quoted in this article.
Once again, it’s a perfect example of how right-wing extremism and partisanship poisons people’s minds. It’s also the same grotesque hypocrisy portrayed in The Only Moral Abortion is My Abortion - in other words, “The only true sexual assault is my sexual assault.”
That’s how I felt when Juanita Broaderick went on the RW media outlets to attack Ford and defend Kavanaugh. I really don’t know what happened between her and Bill Clinton but her right wing partisanship and attacking Ford’s credibility is disturbing.
re: #23 Interesting Times
This is so fucked up. If it was some partisan actor, it’d be one thing. But this is a woman who is entrusted to seek justice in prosecuting sex crimes.
This document will be used by defendants that Rachel Mitchell is prosecuting. And will discourage victims from coming forward.— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) October 1, 2018
re: #24 KGxvi
Last two judicial impeachments were in 2009 and 2010. Both were district court judges (trial courts). Last Supreme Court Justice to be impeached was Chase in 1804, he was acquitted. I believe there was a threatened impeachment in the 60s that led to a resignation
Right I meant for SCOTUS.
re: #27 jaunte
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I seriously had no idea how backwards we were on these issues. Fucked up.
re: #19 Charles Johnson
We deal with Kavanaugh right now. But our bigger goal is Trump and his goons.
Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor hired by Judiciary Committee Republicans writes 5-page memo sent to all GOP senators on Ford testimony tonight. “I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee.” pic.twitter.com/h9eCcWPRwH
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) October 1, 2018
It’s weird that Mitchell was asked to make this assessment after only being allowed to ask the accused a handful of questions. https://t.co/pLLeXntbUk
— Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) October 1, 2018
Generally if you get a strong gut sense you don’t have to finish your investigation https://t.co/Zf7UFZMt0B
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 1, 2018
re: #27 jaunte
“Look at this tan suit.”
“Hmmm.”
“Don’t you like beige?”
“I thought you said tan?”
re: #28 HappyWarrior
Right I meant for SCOTUS.
Abe Fortas resigned while facing likely impeachment in 1969. He spent four or five years on the court then got caught up in an ethics scandal. Warren convinced him to resign rather than be impeached
The vast majority of impeachments have been district court judges. Probably because there are so many of them
re: #26 HappyWarrior
That’s how I felt when Juanita Broaderick went on the RW media outlets to attack Ford and defend Kavanaugh. I really don’t know what happened between her and Bill Clinton but her right wing partisanship and attacking Ford’s credibility is disturbing.
I don’t believe word one that Juanita Broaddrick ever said. Paula Jones either. Even Ken Starr knew they were such obvious paid liars that he didn’t dare use their testimony.
re: #31 jaunte
It was a freakin’ job interview. If we want to prosecute Kavanaugh, then we’ll need much more time.
re: #34 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I don’t believe word one that Juanita Broaddrick ever said. Paula Jones either. Even Ken Starr knew they were such obvious paid liars that he didn’t dare use their testimony.
Right. I just can’t say one or way or the other on it. She really should not be attacking the credibility of anyone’s story though especially her own has holes in it.
Memo from Rachel Mitchell to GOP Senators: “A ‘he said, she said’ case is incredibly difficult to prove. But this case is even weaker than that..” pic.twitter.com/cPHdArmgXx
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 1, 2018
That’s all fine and well, but this is not a criminal trial. It is an exploration of whether Brett Kavanaugh has the character to be an associate justice on SCOTUS. He lied on many occasions, no reason to believe him on this. Therefore he is NOT qualified. https://t.co/jUSBL8u28V
— Karoli (@Karoli) October 1, 2018
NEW—> in memo to all Senate Rs obtained by WaPo, Rachel Mitchell argues re Ford case: “A ‘he said, she said’ case is incredibly difficult to prove. But this case is even weaker than that.” Story TK pic.twitter.com/05VQoFZc4U
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) October 1, 2018
Wow. Even the GOP’s shill knows this was a pathetic sham. https://t.co/zei8xXvbPn
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #29 HappyWarrior
I seriously had no idea how backwards we were on these issues. Fucked up.
We aren’t, conservatives are.
Hi. Spent the evening trying to rebuild a chlorine pump for the village water system. Gave up because the instructions with the rebuild kit didn’t match the pump I was looking at.
I finally had to give up and get someone mechanically inclined (my wife).
My wife looked at the pump for a couple minutes, and then said, “well, it’s obvious. You change the hose in here this way.” Two minutes later the pump was repaired.
All I know is other candidates for other offices have had their candidacies sunk for far more mild reasons than this. And there’s still a lot wrong with Kavanaugh even without this.
re: #24 KGxvi
Abe Fortas. [oops, KGxvi already mentioned that]
re: #39 Anymouse 🌹
We aren’t, conservatives are.
Hi. Spent the evening trying to rebuild a chlorine pump for the village water system. Gave up because the instructions with the rebuild kit didn’t match the pump I was looking at.
I finally had to give up and get someone mechanically inclined (my wife).
My wife looked at the pump for a couple minutes, and then said, “well, it’s obvious. You change the hose in here this way.” Two minutes later the pump was repaired.
I hate to say it but that’s a cop out. Don’t get me wrong. I do think liberals are definitely more compassionate and considerate to abuse victims but we didn’t get to this point without assholes of all stripes along the way.
Judge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supporters
Cheers, Trump haters.
A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that there’s nothing “outrageous” about throwing the president’s supporters out of bars — because the law doesn’t protect against political discrimination.
Philadelphia accountant Greg Piatek, 31, was bounced from a West Village watering hole in January 2017, just after Trump took the oath of office, for wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap, according to his lawsuit over the incident.
The MAGAt actually tried to claim that his MAGA hat was a “spiritual tribute” to 9-11 victims and should therefore be protected as a “creed.” The judge fortunately didn’t see it that way.
re: #18 BlueSpotinAL
Yes. And two full kegs is a barrel. 1/6th of a barrel is a sixtel, just a shade over 5 gallons, a size for your drinker more moderate than Brett Kavanaugh. //
All my stoner tips are along the lines of what a full vs empty Bic weighs. //
Deleted that last tweet because I misread the document. Rachel Mitchell is actually sliming Dr. Ford.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #41 BlueSpotinAL
Abe Fortas.
I don’t know too much about the case that caused Fortas to withdraw from consideration for CJ but man that changed a lot of history right there didn’t they? Imagine the Fortas Court in the 70’s instead of the Burger Court. Now to be fair to the Burger Court, they weren’t as bad as the Rehnquist or now Roberts Court is but man you just feel disappointed looking at what could have happened.
re: #43 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Judge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supporters
The MAGAt actually tried to claim that his MAGA hat was a “spiritual tribute” to 9-11 victims and should therefore be protected as a “creed.” The judge fortunately didn’t see it that way.
These same people think you should be able to deny a gay person service.
Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor hired by Judiciary Committee Republicans writes 5-page memo sent to all GOP senators on Ford testimony tonight. “I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee.” pic.twitter.com/h9eCcWPRwH
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) October 1, 2018
I mean duh. The vast majority of sex crime complaints that are reported to police are never prosecuted. Prosecutors are one if the biggest bottlenecks in the justice system when it comes to women who’ve been assaulted getting a shot at a day in court. https://t.co/q7nhJzkEYo
— Garance Franke-Ruta (@thegarance) October 1, 2018
re: #42 HappyWarrior
I hate to say it but that’s a cop out. Don’t get me wrong. I do think liberals are definitely more compassionate and considerate to abuse victims but we didn’t get to this point without assholes of all stripes along the way.
Well maybe. I suppose it would be a cop out if that was applied in all cases to every liberal or conservative.
So let me revise that. Conservatives generally seem to think that when something bad happens to them, there should be justice for it. Liberals generally seem to think that when something bad happens to anybody, there should be justice for it.
The Democratic side has its chowderheads (such as Anthony Wiener). There are plenty of people on the GOP side in jail or fired for their actions (Hastert, Starr, &c) and others who seem like they ought to be (Trump, Gingrich, Jordan, &c).
Maybe Democrats are just better at covering up our criminal activity? /s
re: #36 HappyWarrior
Right. I just can’t say one or way or the other on it. She really should not be attacking the credibility of anyone’s story though especially her own has holes in it.
I’ll preface this by saying that yeah, we don’t like Bill Clinton any more, he’s a bad guy, yada, yada…but:
Conservatives are just so insanely envious of Bill Clinton. The only way they can imagine getting any is rape or sexual assault, but Bill had The Kavorka™. They can’t stand it!
re: #53 Anymouse 🌹
Well maybe. I suppose it would be a cop out if that was applied in all cases to every liberal or conservative.
So let me revise that. Conservatives generally seem to think that when something bad happens to them, there should be justice for it. Liberals generally seem to think that when something bad happens to anybody, there should be justice for it.
The Democratic side has its chowderheads (such as Anthony Wiener). There are plenty of people on the GOP side in jail or fired for their actions (Hastert, Starr, &c) and others who seem like they ought to be (Trump, Gingrich, Jordan, &c).
Maybe Democrats are just better at covering up our criminal activity? /s
Well I was talking about our laws in themselves. I agree with what you’re saying 100%. btw about accountability. I know not everyone likes how Gillibrand handled the Franken situation but I think she was attempting to give us real credibility on the issue.
re: #10 sagehen
More SNL-Kavenaugh
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“If you’re not the right person to ask questions at a Senate hearing, maybe you’re not the right person to be a Senator.”
“Why can’t they find another dude to nominate? Are Republicans so pro-life they don’t have a plan B for this?”
😂😂
re: #54 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I’ll preface this by saying that yeah, we don’t like Bill Clinton any more, he’s a bad guy, yada, yada…but:
Conservatives are just so insanely envious of Bill Clinton. The only way they can imagine getting any is rape or sexual assault, but Bill had The Kavorka™. They can’t stand it!
I’m no psychologist but Kavanaugh seemed to have a big grudge against both Bill and Hillary. I believe David Brock completely when he said that KAvanaugh muttered bitch watching her on TV.
re: #46 HappyWarrior
I don’t know too much about the case that caused Fortas to withdraw from consideration for CJ but man that changed a lot of history right there didn’t they? Imagine the Fortas Court in the 70’s instead of the Burger Court. Now to be fair to the Burger Court, they weren’t as bad as the Rehnquist or now Roberts Court is but man you just feel disappointed looking at what could have happened.
He resigned from the court for an allegation he’d accepted a $20,000 bribe (and $20,000 a year for the rest of his life) from a Wall Street financier who was under investigation by the SEC for securities fraud. He was also asked to try and secure a presidential pardon from President Johnson.
Fortas resigned from the Supreme Court in May 1969.
Nobody should be surprised that the GOP’s hand-picked “female assistant,” a crony of Joe Arpaio, is now telling them Dr. Ford is a liar. That’s why she got the job.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Home after a long day. Just got the news that we are just $5,137 short of hitting $150,000 in online donations *in a single month!*
All without a single dime from any PACs.
Two hours until midnight deadline. If you can chip in, please do!https://t.co/mrUHawPmgP pic.twitter.com/DyOBJ6Kzjs— Julie Oliver (@JulieForTX25) October 1, 2018
re: #59 Charles Johnson
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She really has no right to do that especially with an investigation going on.
Blah looks like sportsball is going to be no distraction this winter. At least I’ve got the elections to look forward to I guess but I still like having a distraction from the cold.
re: #61 HappyWarrior
She really has no right to do that especially with an investigation going on.
IOKIYAR.
She was hired to create FUD (as well as provide female cover for the GOP).
re: #63 Anymouse 🌹
IOKIYAR.
She was hired to create FUD (as well as provide female cover for the GOP).
I know. I am just pointing out how fucked up that is. But Charles is right. An Arpaio crony true and true.
re: #51 jaunte
In fairness, prosecutors are judged on conviction/plea rates. So they’re not likely to take cases that might be 50/50.
I’m going to withhold my thoughts on Ms Mitchell’s conclusions but suffice it to say that it does not appear that she was adequately prepared to conduct questioning
re: #64 HappyWarrior
I know. I am just pointing out how fucked up that is. But Charles is right. An Arpaio crony true and true.
“Man, this is so fucked up.”
- the unofficial slogan of 2018
re: #59 Charles Johnson
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Dunno: Rachel Mitchell’s “report” seems to want to avoid actually coming out and saying Christine Ford is “lying” per se (and of course, Brett Kavanaugh neither) - but, beyond the weasel-wording, I think the implication is there, if shrouded in vague language.
I think the very least she could do is at least not comment while an investigation is pending.
This is a joke. Mitchell only analyzes Ford’s testimony — and, among other things, says that the fact she occasionally flies despite a fear of flying undermines her account.
There is NO DISCUSSION of Kavanaugh or the massive credibility issues in his testimony
In part she writes that “activities of congressional Democrats and Dr. Ford’s attorneys likely affected Dr. Ford’s account.”
re: #69 jaunte
Her bias is showing. I have a fear of heights. I still rock climb at the gym. They want to do anything to discredit her.
re: #61 HappyWarrior
She really has no right to do that especially with an investigation going on.
A memo to Republican Senators is fine. It’s not much different than a lawyer sending a letter summarizing deposition testimony to a client.
But some Republican Senator or staffer leaked this to the press
re: #70 jaunte
In part she writes that “activities of congressional Democrats and Dr. Ford’s attorneys likely affected Dr. Ford’s account.”
And Mitchell is just an impartial arbitrator. //
re: #72 KGxvi
A memo to Republican Senators is fine. It’s not much different than a lawyer sending a letter summarizing deposition testimony to a client.
But some Republican Senator or staffer leaked this to the press
True point. Leaking this was bad form.
Here’s Lindsey Graham saying judges should be impeached for false statements (Reminder: Brett Kavanaugh is a judge.) https://t.co/yacXHWTmdo pic.twitter.com/RJjyYITLZZ
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) October 1, 2018
re: #75 HappyWarrior
True point. Leaking this was bad form.
Why would you expect anything else? There are GOPers we’re talking about - they dumped this as soon as they could to create FUD, spin the news cycle, and discredit Dr Blasey Ford.
Potential Kavanaugh witnesses called FBI & were told to try 800 # tip line.@RonanFarrow & @JaneMayerNYer are on it https://t.co/syWqv696Yl
— Philip Gourevitch (@PGourevitch) October 1, 2018
36% of the Supreme Court are graduates of Georgetown Prep. If that’s not a case against incest, I don’t know what is. #StopKavanaugh #WithdrawKavanaugh #WomenVote #GOPfascists https://t.co/F4NahMs0uJ
— (((RB Blair)))❄️ (@TuxcedoCat) October 1, 2018
Pro tip: when a right winger comes at you like this, NEVER play along and try to convince them. They don’t care what you say, and neither facts nor logic mean anything to them. They’re just trying to get you wound up and waste your time. Block and move on. pic.twitter.com/tWejRHy0xH
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #23 Interesting Times
Yeah, because I can’t remember when my sexual assault happened, it’s not a real sexual assault to these twits, some of whom I’ve run into on Twitter. I was nine years old, it was 1970 and I didn’t fully understand what had happened. But I was angry enough to rip out the wiring on my high school assailant’s VW Bug. (I was caught by his mom.) But it’s not righteous enough for these women.
re: #79 jaunte
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It’s yet another example of how the right’s “anti elite” shit is bs.
A Yale classmate attempting to corroborate Deborah Ramirez’s account that, during her freshman year at Yale, Kavanaugh thrust his penis in her face at a drunken party, said that he, too, has struggled unsuccessfully to reach the F.B.I. The classmate, who asked to remain anonymous, recalled hearing about Ramirez’s allegation either the night it happened or during the following two days. The classmate said that he was “one-hundred-per-cent certain” that he had heard an account that was practically identical to Ramirez’s, thirty-five years ago, but the two had never spoken about it. He had hoped to convey this to the F.B.I., but, when he reached out to a Bureau official in Washington, D.C., he was told to contact the F.B.I. field office nearest his home. When he tried that, he was referred to a recording. After several attempts to reach a live person at the field office, he finally reached an official who he said had no idea what he was talking about. At this point, he went back to the official at the F.B.I.’s D.C. headquarters, who then referred him, too, to an 800-number tip line. (He eventually left a tip through an online portal.)“I thought it was going to be an investigation,” the Yale classmate said, “but instead it seems it’s just an alibi for Republicans to vote for Kavanaugh.” He said that he had been in touch with other classmates who also wanted to provide information corroborating Ramirez’s account, but that they had not done so.
re: #76 jaunte
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Lindsay won’t say anything about that. There’s so much wrong with Kavanaugh that i’ve honestly lost track. This man should have never been a federal judge.
Everything else aside, Kavanaugh has publicly sworn revenge against the Democratic Party, which represents tens of millions of American voters and entire states.
He can’t be trusted to be an impartial arbiter, and that makes him unfit.— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) September 30, 2018
Dilhead weighs in:
Judge Kavanaugh did not reflect an impartial temperament or the fairness and even-handedness one would see in a judge. He was aggressive and belligerent. He should not be rewarded with a lifetime Supreme Court seat.
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) September 28, 2018
What exactly is the right reaction to the folks who ruined your life, and your family’s life, for political gain? High fives? https://t.co/Y6C2KwdwEG
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) September 30, 2018
re: #65 KGxvi
In fairness, prosecutors are judged on conviction/plea rates. So they’re not likely to take cases that might be 50/50.
I’m going to withhold my thoughts on Ms Mitchell’s conclusions but suffice it to say that it does not appear that she was adequately prepared to conduct questioning
I am.
a) This wasn’t a trial
b) She only questioned Dr. Ford
It’s addressed to “All Republican Senators.”
That seems to me to tell the whole story.— Mark A.R. Kleiman (@MarkARKleiman) October 1, 2018
re: #81 mmmirele
Yeah, because I can’t remember when my sexual assault happened, it’s not a real sexual assault to these twits, some of whom I’ve run into on Twitter. I was nine years old, it was 1970 and I didn’t fully understand what had happened. But I was angry enough to rip out the wiring on my high school assailant’s VW Bug. (I was caught by his mom.) But it’s not righteous enough for these women.
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re: #86 Anymouse 🌹
Dilhead weighs in:
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Gee Scott, HRC didn’t throw a shit fit when she was accused of murder. But please lecture a Senator more some guy who makes an overrated comic.
re: #86 Anymouse 🌹
Dilhead weighs in:
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A man who made his career wrecking the lives of others is having his life inconvenienced.
Cry me a fucking river.
Remember, Kavanaugh is a sitting judge. Canon of Judicial Ethics 5(A), (C): “A judge should not … make speeches for a political organization [or] engage in any other political activity.” 5/7
— David Franklin (@DFranklinChi) September 28, 2018
re: #91 Targetpractice
A man who made his career wrecking the lives of others is having his life inconvenienced.
Cry me a fucking river.
He had no problem pursuing every last sexual detail regarding Clinton’s sexual affairs and spreading the Vince Foster bs even though he knew it hurt the Fosters.
Rachel Mitchell, prosecutor hired by Judiciary Committee Republicans writes 5-page memo sent to all GOP senators on Ford testimony tonight. “I do not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee.” pic.twitter.com/h9eCcWPRwH
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) October 1, 2018
This isn’t a criminal trial, and whether she would “bring a case” is completely irrelevant. https://t.co/PaBYIreWcY
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
Pronounced: “NAFTA”
— Molotov Elk (@A_n_Elk) October 1, 2018
Releasing this memo tonight is a VERY clear attempt to get ahead of the news cycle tomorrow and start off with something that “exonerates” Judge Drinky.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #94 Charles Johnson
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Note also that she never questioned the witness/accomplice, that her questioning of Kavanaugh was cut short, and her questioning of Ford largely avoided the incident itself.
Listen to Sturgill Simpson.
#NowPlaying Sturgill Simpson > High Top Mountain > You Can Have the Crown https://t.co/y2Wm5hURkR
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) February 22, 2018
re: #97 Blind Frog Belly White
Note also that she never questioned the witness/accomplice, that her questioning of Kavanaugh was cut short, and her questioning of Ford largely avoided the incident itself.
That’s why I think she was careless to come to a conclusion.
re: #94 Charles Johnson
Thread. Mitchell claims Blasey-Ford didn’t mention Kavanaugh by name to her husband until 2012 when he was “widely reported in the press” as a potential SCOTUS nominee if Romney won. I checked LexisNexis to see exactly how “widely reported” this was. /1 https://t.co/ZSF0mGjMXI
— Phil Klinkner (@pklinkne) October 1, 2018
I also checked the NYT database. The only mention of Romney and Kavanaugh together was in an August 4 story about the DC Court of Appeals case regarding the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site. No mention of Kavanaugh as a potential SCOTUS nominee. /3
— Phil Klinkner (@pklinkne) October 1, 2018
So Mitchell, while savaging Dr Blasey Ford’s credibility, engages in plenty of yoga-esque truth-stretching of her own.
re: #99 HappyWarrior
That’s why I think she
was careless to comecame to a pre-determined conclusion.
Conservatism is about gaining and maintaining power, not ascertaining truth (unless truth helps gain or maintain power).
Seems some other members of the Trumplethinskin group on Facebook have also be suspended on Twitter.
Not surprised at all.
re: #100 Interesting Times
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So Mitchell, while savaging Dr Blasey Ford’s credibility, engages in plenty of yoga-esque truth-stretching of her own.
Yeah doesn’t sound right to me. No one was talking about potential Romney SCOTUS picks as I recall.
Now we get to see if the media takes the bait. They probably will.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #99 HappyWarrior
That’s why I think she was careless to come to a conclusion.
She was hired to do a job. The job was discredit Dr. Ford in as public a manner as possible by using her credentials to cast down on the allegations made. She failed to do that during the hearing itself, so she is now doing it in a memo she had to have known would “leak” to the press.
re: #102 Anymouse 🌹
Conservatism is about gaining and maintaining power, not ascertaining truth (unless truth helps gain or maintain power).
I’m aware of what conservatism is. It’s why I’m not a conservative.
re: #100 Interesting Times
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So Mitchell, while savaging Dr Blasey Ford’s credibility, engages in plenty of yoga-esque truth-stretching of her own.
I think there’s actually some credible news reports that mention him.
However, this fact has no value vis a vis Dr. Blasey-Ford’s mention of him….because, of course, seeing a former attacker in the news could act as a stimulus to actually naming him in therapy.
re: #108 gwangung
I think there’s actually some credible news reports that mention him.
However, this fact has no value vis a vis Dr. Blasey-Ford’s mention of him….because, of course, seeing a former attacker in the news could act as a stimulus to actually naming him in therapy.
Right, I don’t see how this discredits her testimony but then again, they’ve tried making that she’s a Democratic donor relevant.
I predict by Wednesday there will be pieces about an unrealistic ideal that Brett Kavanaugh felt compelled to live up to. So it’s not really his fault he was a firehose of lies.
— Schooley (@Rschooley) October 1, 2018
re: #86 Anymouse 🌹
Yeah, he’s so ruined. Are you suggesting that criminals have reason to go after cops for ruining their lives?
— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) October 1, 2018
Everyone saying decades-old allegations and actions don’t matter needs to remember that Dennis Hastert was blackmailed as SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE for things he did 4 decades earlier.
— Nunca Trump (@NeverTrumpTexan) October 1, 2018
When did Trump first visit Russia?
A referendum in Macedonia to change the name of the country to North Macedonia was overwhelmingly in favor, but turnout was low because the opposition boycotted the vote. The name change is a deal with Greece to pave the way to NATO membership.
re: #110 jaunte
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Ayep, the “Passion of the Kavanaugh” editorials are coming. The plight of the white man in modern America, the prep-school jock who felt pressured to meet his parents expectations and so lashed out through booze, through sex, and through partying. And so we’re wrong to expect him to meet the same basic standard Clarence Thomas did by keeping his anger down to a low boil and not lashing out at those he views as his enemies while swearing vengeance upon them.
Here are the things I believe disqualify Kavanaugh:
1. His attitude.
2. His sudden paying off of debt.
3. Being able to suddenly afford a $92k membership fee.
4. Not being willing to release all of the documents related to his government work.
re: #115 Belafon
Here are the things I believe disqualify Kavanaugh:
1. His attitude.
2. His sudden paying off of debt.
3. Being able to suddenly afford a $92k membership fee.
4. Not being willing to release all of the documents related to his government work.
Lying about a number of things while under oath.
re: #111 Belafon
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Adams is a high priest in the Church of Ayn Rand. He sees nothing wrong with absolute selfishness and looking out for #1 while stabbing everyone else in the back!
So, last night, I decided to watch The Force Awakens again, for the third or fourth time, because I had completely missed seeing Jessica Henwick as an X-wing pilot those previous two or three times. The flight helmet covers the top half of her head, so you have to have sharp eyes to realize it’s her in those scenes.
Anyway, I had a thought about how Rey suddenly develops her control of the Force. I’m not a denizen of fan sites, so maybe my hypothesis has been floated before, but I suggest Kylo Ren’s deep-mind probe unleashed Rey’s latent skills. She telepathically “stole” some of his mastery. Had he not tried so hard to pull the map information from her brain (and had she not resisted so strongly), Rey would not have developed her hypnotic and TK powers so rapidly. I had read a critique of Rey as a “Mary Sue” character a few days before. How does a impoverished scavenger from a remote planet, with no apparent piloting experience, manage to steal the Millennium Falcon and fly it (albeit poorly), much less repair it? How does she manage to master Jedi mind control so quickly, when during the first part of the film she seems not especially gifted? For the first question, maybe she’s just amazingly mechanically gifted. Or just very lucky. For the second, it’s Kylo’s “inoculation” of his own Jedi skills into her mind.
On the other hand, for a civilization so remarkably advanced, why does no one in the Star Wars universe ever encrypt sensitive files? Everything mission-critical (maps, plans, locations of secret bases) is in clear-text on what amounts to be USB drives and corporate computer networks.
[Edited to correct the film title — I watched Star Wars VII.]
Just got an update on my step-father from my sister.
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re: #108 gwangung
I think there’s actually some credible news reports that mention him.
However, this fact has no value vis a vis Dr. Blasey-Ford’s mention of him….because, of course, seeing a former attacker in the news could act as a stimulus to actually naming him in therapy.
She is a Democrat; she was asking for it!!
re: #121 wheat-dogg
So, last night, I decided to watch The Return of the Jedi again, for the third or fourth time, because I had completely missed seeing Jessica Henwick as an X-wing pilot those previous two or three times. The flight helmet covers the top half of her head, so you have to have sharp eyes to realize it’s her in those scenes.
Anyway, I had a thought about how Rey suddenly develops her control of the Force. I’m not a denizen of fan sites, so maybe my hypothesis has been floated before, but I suggest Kylo Ren’s deep-mind probe unleashed Rey’s latent skills. She telepathically “stole” some of his mastery. Had he not tried so hard to pull the map information from her brain (and had she not resisted so strongly), Rey would not have developed her hypnotic and TK powers so rapidly. I had read a critique of Rey as a “Mary Sue” character a few days before. How does a impoverished scavenger from a remote planet, with no apparent piloting experience, manage to steal the Millennium Falcon and fly it (albeit poorly), much less repair it? How does she manage to master Jedi mind control so quickly, when during the first part of the film she seems not especially gifted? For the first question, maybe she’s just amazingly mechanically gifted. Or just very lucky. For the second, it’s Kylo’s “inoculation” of his own Jedi skills into her mind.
On the other hand, for a civilization so remarkably advanced, why does no one in the Star Wars universe ever encrypt sensitive files? Everything mission-critical (maps, plans, locations of secret bases) is in clear-text on what amounts to be USB drives and corporate computer networks.
Annikan Skywalker was a slave on a remote desert planet and was naturally a good pilot - the only human who could compete in pod racing and was like 10. So latent force powers probably help with being a pilot - as Qin Jon pointed out, you tend to see things before they happen. And she did show herself to be pretty mechanically inclined at the beginning of The Force Awakens, I think.
As for the connection with Kylo Ren, that does seem to be the working theory I’ve seen on fan sites. But there are plenty of people pissed off about it because it’s the internet and we can’t have nice/fun things without someone pissing in the punch bowl.
Reporters covering Trump should familiarize themselves with “privileging the lie” https://t.co/JqSWZnLxg3 pic.twitter.com/aSmzSfDweJ
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) May 9, 2016
re: #127 KGxvi
Annikan Skywalker was a slave on a remote desert planet and was naturally a good pilot - the only human who could compete in pod racing and was like 10. So latent force powers probably help with being a pilot - as Qin Jon pointed out, you tend to see things before they happen. And she did show herself to be pretty mechanically inclined at the beginning of The Force Awakens, I think.
As for the connection with Kylo Ren, that does seem to be the working theory I’ve seen on fan sites. But there are plenty of people pissed off about it because it’s the internet and we can’t have nice/fun things without someone pissing in the punch bowl.
Luke was a gifted pilot, too, hunting those swamprats or whatever they were. As for Rey, she does seem to know her away around derelict spacecraft pretty well.
I figured my Kylo hypothesis was not all that original. I just hadn’t come up with it till last night. Prior to meeting her, he does seem aware of her existence (a disturbance in the Force) and even Finn to some extent (I think Finn has some latent powers, too). But Kylo is both cocky and insecure, and her jab at his ego (“You’ll never be like Darth Vader”) may have weakened his guard enough for her to unconsciously steal his mad skills.
Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Can I get a seat on the Supreme Court now?
re: #130 wheat-dogg
Personally, I could watch Daisy Ridley as Rey or any other character all day. She’s a damned good actress and just naturally beautiful.
And I just realized I got the film title wrong. Some Star Wars fan I am. I watched The Force Awakens (SW VII) not The Return of the Jedi.
re: #121 wheat-dogg
So, last night, I decided to watch The Return of the Jedi again, for the third or fourth time, because I had completely missed seeing Jessica Henwick as an X-wing pilot those previous two or three times. The flight helmet covers the top half of her head, so you have to have sharp eyes to realize it’s her in those scenes.
Anyway, I had a thought about how Rey suddenly develops her control of the Force. I’m not a denizen of fan sites, so maybe my hypothesis has been floated before, but I suggest Kylo Ren’s deep-mind probe unleashed Rey’s latent skills. She telepathically “stole” some of his mastery. Had he not tried so hard to pull the map information from her brain (and had she not resisted so strongly), Rey would not have developed her hypnotic and TK powers so rapidly. I had read a critique of Rey as a “Mary Sue” character a few days before. How does a impoverished scavenger from a remote planet, with no apparent piloting experience, manage to steal the Millennium Falcon and fly it (albeit poorly), much less repair it? How does she manage to master Jedi mind control so quickly, when during the first part of the film she seems not especially gifted? For the first question, maybe she’s just amazingly mechanically gifted. Or just very lucky. For the second, it’s Kylo’s “inoculation” of his own Jedi skills into her mind..
Well, I thought we were told that Rey actually visited the Falcon several times so she was familiar with it.
We DO know that Rey stole memories from Kylo; it’s right there in the film. It’s not a major stretch for her to steal knowledge like how to use the Force.
At least when you’re not a butt hurt fan boy.
I’m lost on the Star Wars stuff (I saw the first movie when it was released on the first day, but that’s it), so I’ll go with this.
Mattis is poisoning the well on women in combat (The Hill)
He’s really no different than any other conservative on women.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is against women in combat. He made this clear in his 2017 confirmation hearings, in comments given on Tuesday at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), whose student body is 89 percent male, and in his subsequent doubling-down in the face of criticism on Wednesday.
By doing so, he is actively undermining policies he is charged with implementing so that they can be properly evaluated. Either he should take greater care in what he says about female combat integration, or he should stop talking about it entirely.
Mattis’s response to a VMI cadet’s question began with the observation that women have not yet been serving in combat occupations for long enough or in numbers sizable enough to generate data sufficient to render a judgment about their performance or proficiency.
This is a perfectly reasonable and important statement. Not only is it true, but it also affirms that no conclusions about women in combat can be drawn in the absence of rigorous, evidence-based analysis. Which is why it is especially a shame that he shortly thereafter returned to themes familiar from his confirmation hearings in 2017.
On that occasion, one was left with the strong impression that Mattis believes women — all women, by merit simply of being women — just aren’t suited to the “intimate killing” that combat requires.
Mattis is not entitled to espouse his opinion on this issue. To the contrary, as the individual charged with implementing Department of Defense (DoD) policy on female combat integration, he has the explicit responsibility of leading change, not only in practice but also in culture.
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re: #132 gwangung
Well, I thought we were told that Rey actually visited the Falcon several times so she was familiar with it.
We DO know that Rey stole memories from Kylo; it’s right there in the film. It’s not a major stretch for her to steal knowledge like how to use the Force.
At least when you’re not a butt hurt fan boy.
Are they upset that a “girl” has some mad Jedi skillz? I know some fan boys are pissed that one major character is African-American, and there’s like Asians everywhere OMG.
re: #133 Anymouse 🌹
Mattis is definitely old school military, which is why Trump likes him so much.
You’re probably safer questioning Mattis than delving into Star Wars fans’ explanations for George Lucas’ plot holes.
re: #134 wheat-dogg
Are they upset that a “girl” has some mad Jedi skillz? I know some fan boys are pissed that one major character is African-American, and there’s like Asians everywhere OMG.
Apparently. I can’t figure anything to explain the intensity of the feelings. (And don’t get me started on Rose Tico—-she gets hate and the haters can’t explain it, other than to say that a) she failed in her heroics (except she was the ONLY one to get ANY win on the casino planet), and b) she was obnoxious (she reminded me of all the community organizers I’ve known…maybe that’s why she grated on their nerves).
re: #136 gwangung
Apparently. I can’t figure anything to explain the intensity of the feelings. (And don’t get me started on Rose Tico—-she gets hate and the haters can’t explain it, other than to say that a) she failed in her heroics (except she was the ONLY one to get ANY win on the casino planet), and b) she was obnoxious (she reminded me of all the community organizers I’ve known…maybe that’s why she grated on their nerves).
They’re the same types that are pissed that the latest Doctor Who is female, that a future 007 might be Idris Elba, that Heimdall was black, that the latest Star Trek series has more than one female starship captain, and on and on it goes.
Someone on Twitter floated the question of a female James Bond. I didn’t stick around to read the replies.
re: #135 wheat-dogg
Mattis is definitely old school military, which is why Trump likes him so much.
You’re probably safer questioning Mattis than delving into Star Wars fans’ explanations for George Lucas’ plot holes.
LOL.
While I was not a combat person (in that I was not an infantry soldier or Marine), being on ships means you are effectively a combat seaman. (Hence the Navy through policy, not law, prohibited women on combat ships. As my Navy vet mother noted, she’d much rather be on a combat vessel which can defend itself than an unarmed vessel like a supply ship.)
However, until I became a shop supervisor myself, except when at sea, every supervisor I had was a woman.
While it’s anecdotal, I didn’t see any difference in the leadership skills of women or men. Some were good, others not-so-good. (The advancement system is designed to weed out the not-so-good.)
Crap-Filled Carolina Rivers Visible From Space After Hurricane Florence, So That’s Disgusting (Wonkette, the article’s URL name is “p”) . The article includes NASA photos of three rivers flowing into the ocean from North Carolina after Hurricane Florence, showing all the pollution flowing into the inshore area of the ocean.
No worries though, because Trump ordered NASA to stop studying Earth Science, since it isn’t space. No need to worry about how coal ash, pig dip, decaying organic matter, &c will affect the area off-shore, particularly since Hurricane Florence dumped huge amounts more rain than Matthew or Floyd, and those hurricanes created big dead zones off the coast.
re: #37 jaunte
Memo from Rachel Mitchell to GOP Senators
Why only GOP senators - what a biased one sided partisan evaluation of Kavanaugh this has been. All the GOP senators want to do is convince their own that they should vote for Kavanaugh. A democratic nominee in this situation would have rejected the nomination weeks, if not months ago. The divine right to rule women is strong with this crowd - and here is a woman helping them every step of the way.
re: #140 fern01
Why only GOP senators - what a biased one sided partisan evaluation of Kavanaugh this has been. All the GOP senators want to do is convince their own that they should vote for Kavanaugh. A democratic nominee in this situation would have rejected the nomination weeks, if not months ago. The divine right to rule women is strong with this crowd - and here is a woman helping them every step of the way.
The issue here is they are already tied to his nomination. Regardless what comes out against Judge Kavanaugh, this is their last chance to extend the grasp of power to the Supreme Court.
They will go with him now if he is caught on camera shooting someone on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Opinion piece at CBC:
This is why Christine Blasey Ford came forward — and why I would, too
My rapist went on to become a lawyer. About once a year, I Google his name to keep tabs on what he’s doing
(more at CBC)
Sen. Jeff Flake: “I’m glad Sen. Lisa Murkowski has joined me in asking for a delay on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation vote to allow an FBI investigation, then after we know FOR SURE what an awful a monster he is, we’ll vote to confirm anyway, because, you know, own the libs.”
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) September 28, 2018
China cancels security talks with United States https://t.co/qhz5BP7qkK
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 1, 2018
re: #145 Single-handed sailor
Winning. That’ll own the libs.
Jim Wright notes that there are people who are fraudulently selling Stonekettle Station branded merchandise. He notes exactly who is authorised to sell his wares.
Ken Paxton (R-Texas Attorney General) wants to force students to stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance (despite this having been litigated and rejected during WW2).
He claims that a student can only sit if she or he has a note from parents.
So naturally, this is a lawsuit now, because there is nothing a conservative won’t spend tax money on (except actually helping people).
The case involves 17-year-old India Landry who, last October, was expelled from school because she wouldn’t stand for the Pledge.
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re: #149 Anymouse 🌹
Additionally, when the principal and vice-principal both expelled her, they both told her according to her allegation that she had five minutes to get off school property or they would have the police arrest her.
This blew up when it appeared on a television station as a “controversy.”
It is not a controversy. This was settled in 1943. What the school did was illegal. The Texas state law requiring forced patriotic acts violates the I Amendment.
A similar case appeared in Florida some time ago, resulting in the state law being struck down.
The principal allegedly said “this is not the NFL.”
Wingnut preacher Matt Powell (age 22), who thinks LGBT should be killed in accordance with Biblical law:
… I believe if we study history — you know, the Confederates were able to shoot pterodactyls. You know, back in the Civil War. And they spread these things out. Anybody can look it up online. They spread these things out, and… this is a historical fact. So, you know, they spread this thing out and it’s got huge wing-length. It’s a pterodactyl they shot! So of course these things have been around. Now they went extinct, obviously. Slowly but surely. And so I don’t believe that just because… at some point in time, coming from your perspective, that… just because they stopped talking about it means that they never saw it. When we have all this evidence that they’ve seen it.
Police ‘were monsters who would kill them:’ Details emerge in naked Nisku kidnapping (Edmonton Journal)
A Jehovah’s Witness family kidnapped their neighbours to save them, because they thought the so-called Great Tribulation happened already and Armageddon would occur on November 6.
They were naked when they kidnapped their neighbours.
I’m going to go out on a limb and say RAPE is the main problem here.
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) October 1, 2018
I doubt this guy ever actually was a Democrat. My evidence? He writes for the Federalist.
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) October 1, 2018
This is how the article actually ends:
Tomas Mendoza is a pen name for a man who works at a company endorsed by gay activists and where CEOs openly complain about having too many white, male leaders. To protect his job, therefore, he requested anonymity for writing in support of due process for a Republican appointee.
re: #153 Ace-o-aces
I’m going to agree with you.
This nonsense the Catholic League is pushing (gay=paedophilia) is a long argued position social conservatives have pushed (gays recruit children). This position has been long debunked (decades ago).
Gay people don’t assault children, paedophiles do (Dennis Hastert, &c).
One could make a claim that conservatism leads to child rape. There is more evidence for that.
The Catholic Church has a lot to answer for, but “gay priests raping children” isn’t that.
Shameless page promotion.
Flag Observances for October (goes to the right-hand column of Little Green Footballs)
Christian teacher in Hardin County, Kentucky is asserting that not being able to display Christian symbols in her classroom is a violation of her I Amendment rights.
She believes Hardin County Schools guidelines regarding political speech and religious expression challenge her Constitutional rights.
She has worked as a teacher for six years. She asserts she is inclusive to all her students despite political and religious displays.
I’m off to bed, but one more article about religious morality before I go:
‘Aggressive Christianity’ cult leader gets 72 years in prison (KRQE, New Mexico)
GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) - The leader of a New Mexico Christian cult will spend the rest of her life behind bars for what she did to a child on her compound near Gallup.
Deborah Green led a cult dubbed the “Aggressive Christian Mission Training Corps.” She called herself “the General” and dressed like one.
Green was sentenced Wednesday in district court in Grants right after one of the victims gave emotional testimony about what happened on the compound.
“Emotionally, she broke me as a child to the point where I still today struggle with my own self-confidence, my self-esteem, my sense of worth,” the victim said.
The victim further spoke about what she described as years of torture by Green that she continues to struggle recovering from physically and emotionally, adding she’s had 11 surgeries to help fix broken bones.
“I’m reminded of how much I have to fight myself every day to not be sunken down into that low place again,” the victim said.
The victim asked District Court Judge James Sanchez to give 71-year-old Green the maximum sentence of 108 years.
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re: #157 Anymouse 🌹
Christian teacher in Hardin County, Kentucky is asserting that not being able to display Christian symbols in her classroom is a violation of her I Amendment rights.
She has worked as a teacher for six years. She asserts she is inclusive to all her students despite political and religious displays.
Hardin is where some of my former in-laws live. None, thankfully, are especially religious, and none have kids in Central Hardin High (yet). The teacher’s argument that she’s never heard of these guidelines in her 12 years of teaching is malarkey, unless her head has been in the sand for all that time. The guidelines are nothing new. It may be the administrators tolerate some religious symbols being displayed up to a point, and maybe she just crossed that fuzzy line into forbidden territory, but she’s “lying for Jesus” here.
I swear this kind of religious shit gets relitigated on a continuous basis. Some Christian (it’s always Christians, never Jews, Muslims, Hindus or whatevs) decides that the classroom is the perfect place to witness their faith, runs afoul of the Constitution, makes a big stink, the courts side with the school district and The Law, and a few years later, someone else does the same kind of thing somewhere else in the country. About 10-12 years ago, it was the John Freshwater case in Ohio. He lost every single time he appealed, yet he kept running into that brick wall.
Good reminder that if Tom Cotton wants to go through with Feinstein investigation this has to be included:
I would still really like to know: (1) why Ed Whelan looked at Christine Blasey Ford’s LinkedIn page before her name became public; (2) how he knew Leland Keyser’s identity before it became public; (3) what led him to focus on “Squi” as a possible alternative perpetrator.
— Nancy Leong (@nancyleong) October 1, 2018
One more, then I really need to go to bed.
Religious groups sue arguing “Drag Queen Story Time” at a public library violates the Lemon Test and is a “faith-based” ideology.
Anti-LGBTQ groups sue Louisiana officials for allowing “Drag Queen Story Time” at local library
This also conveniently destroys the budget of a public library.
The groups argue “secular humanism” is a religion (which has nothing to do with drag queens for those keeping score).
Two national anti-LGBTQ groups are suing a public library in Louisiana for hosting a planned “Drag Queen Story Time” event on Oct. 6, claiming that by endorsing the event, the library is discriminating against Christians.
The groups, Warriors for Christ and Special Forces of Liberty claim that the event, in which drag queens from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s Delta Lambda Phi chapter will read aloud children’s books at the Lafayette Public Library, constitutes an endorsement of a religion: secular humanism.
The lawsuit claims that the drag queens, who it erroneously refers to as transgender, “are proactively seeking to erode community standards of decency and entangle the government with their narrow, shallow, and exclusive religious worldview.”
“The Plaintiffs object to self-identified transgenders exploiting the state’s endorsement of their religious ideology in a government endorsed effort to brainwash and indoctrinate minors to a religious worldviews on sex, faith, truth, gender, morality, and marriage in a manner that excessively entangles the government with the religion of postmodern-western-individualistic-moral relativism,” the lawsuit reads.
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The groups are also suing Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D), Attorney General Jeff Landry (R), and Lafayette, Indiana Mayor Tony Roswarski (because he got the wrong Lafayette). He amended his suit to include the mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana Joel Robideaux but has not dropped the Indiana mayor from the suit.
The fellow pushing this is the Christian who has sued several states to recognise his “marriage” to his computer, in a bid to overturn Obergefell v Hodges, the Supreme Court case that legalised all marriages regardless of sex.
re: #159 wheat-dogg
They keep relitigating it, because if they win, the get to insert their religion into secular spaces.
They don’t care how much tax money they burn up, they care about conquering the secular state and its institutions. This will never end until they win or religion dies in a fire.
re: #159 wheat-dogg
I forgot to mention that E-town, as we call it, is becoming slowly more diverse demographically. Aside from a growing population of Hispanic folks, there are also more Muslims, mostly immigrants, I think. I’ve seen women in hijab here and there in town shopping, and no one seems to bat an eye. And South Asians have always been around. (My MD was Indian and had lived in Kentucky for 30 years or more.) E-town and Hardin County are about 45 minutes south of Louisville, and suburban sprawl is gradually reaching through Bullitt County to the south as Bullitt and Hardin farmers sell off their land to real estate developers. Change is going to come to E-town whether Ms Spratt wants it or not.
re: #162 Anymouse 🌹
They keep relitigating it, because if they win, the get to insert their religion into secular spaces.
They don’t care how much tax money they burn up, they care about conquering the secular state and its institutions. This will never end until they win or religion dies in a fire.
That “die in a fire” part is what they hope non-believers will get in the End Times. I’d like to believe that someday humans will give up forcing their religion on others, and hating others of different (or no) faiths, but it won’t happen in my remaining lifetime.
re: #164 wheat-dogg
That “die in a fire” part is what they hope non-believers will get in the End Times. I’d like to believe that someday humans will give up forcing their religion on others, and hating others of different (or no) faiths, but it won’t happen in my remaining lifetime.
Nope.
I had a couple of missionaries at my house a couple days ago (that hasn’t happened in quite a while).
They insisted if I didn’t accept the Gospel I would burn in a lake of fire forever. (It seems Christians love their threats.)
I opened my bathrobe to tell them I am not interested. For some reason, Christians are deathly afraid of seeing naked people. (I have a reputation around my town for greeting Christian missionaries naked. A fair number of people here think it’s quite funny. Maybe that gets me additional votes.)
re: #165 Anymouse 🌹
Nope.
I had a couple of missionaries at my house a couple days ago (that hasn’t happened in quite a while).
They insisted if I didn’t accept the Gospel I would burn in a lake of fire forever. (It seems Christians love their threats.)
I opened my bathrobe to tell them I am not interested. For some reason, Christians are deathly afraid of seeing naked people. (I have a reputation around my town for greeting Christian missionaries naked. A fair number of people here think it’s quite funny. Maybe that gets me additional votes.)
I’d make sure they aren’t carrying knives first.
It’s up and poopin’
In other words….. #NAFTA.#FailedPresident #RepairAmerica
— 🦈🦈Dave’s Not Believing this Crap🦈🦈 (@DaveoutofAustin) October 1, 2018
— Healthy for you (@YGwirYn) October 1, 2018
New from @JaneMayerNYer @RonanFarrow: several people who believe they have useful information for FBI have had trouble reaching agents. https://t.co/r0UkWqbFvh
— Michael Luo (@michaelluo) October 1, 2018
The lawyer for Mark Judge’s former gf Elizabeth Rasor — who has said that Judge admitted to sexual assault — says they haven’t gotten a response from the FBI. Nor has a classmate who can corroborate Deborah Ramirez’s allegations.
And the FBI reportedly hasn’t spoken to Dr. Ford. https://t.co/RbqKna2UhP— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) October 1, 2018
I’m thankful that the NAFTA negotiations are over and we’ve avoided this contrived economic uncertainty. But here is where Trump has lost.
“We must never again allow ourselves to be overly-dependent upon one trading partner.”
Canada will be looking to diversify it’s trading partners. A hedge for Canada that will hurt US workers in the long run.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce statement: “Delighted” to learn of a deal; need to learn the details on various policy issues; also should learn a lesson from this “turbulent” period: “We must never again allow ourselves to be overly-dependent upon one trading partner.” pic.twitter.com/Lsvj9cDGec
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 1, 2018
re: #19 Charles Johnson
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won’t matter. In 2020, we’ll take the presidency and gain a filibuster-proof majority in the senate. we’ll pack the court, if that’s what it takes. FDR threatened it. As someone said, the constitution isn’t a suicide pact.
re: #24 KGxvi
Last two judicial impeachments were in 2009 and 2010. Both were district court judges (trial courts). Last Supreme Court Justice to be impeached was Chase in 1804, he was acquitted. I believe there was a threatened impeachment in the 60s that led to a resignation
that was the guy, I think, who was helping do something shady for LBJ, or something, while on the court. Abe Fortas, maybe?
NYT report suggests Susan Collins approved White House’s arbitrary/suspicious limits on the FBI probe.
Inquiry looking more and more like an empty gesture to provide political cover to “moderates” rather than a legit investigation. #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/mtf96UE3Nz— Maine Watch (@CollinsWatch) September 30, 2018
Susan Collins[no phone numbers allowed] https://t.co/xg7iv1fQPw
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) September 30, 2018
re: #39 Anymouse 🌹
We aren’t, conservatives are.
Hi. Spent the evening trying to rebuild a chlorine pump for the village water system. Gave up because the instructions with the rebuild kit didn’t match the pump I was looking at.
I finally had to give up and get someone mechanically inclined (my wife).
My wife looked at the pump for a couple minutes, and then said, “well, it’s obvious. You change the hose in here this way.” Two minutes later the pump was repaired.
women really should be in charge of everything
they tend to read the instructions first
when there arent instructions, well, they have the eye - they just see things and know how they’re supposed to be
re: #53 Anymouse 🌹
Well maybe. I suppose it would be a cop out if that was applied in all cases to every liberal or conservative.
So let me revise that. Conservatives generally seem to think that when something bad happens to them, there should be justice for it. Liberals generally seem to think that when something bad happens to anybody, there should be justice for it.
The Democratic side has its chowderheads (such as Anthony Wiener). There are plenty of people on the GOP side in jail or fired for their actions (Hastert, Starr, &c) and others who seem like they ought to be (Trump, Gingrich, Jordan, &c).
Maybe Democrats are just better at covering up our criminal activity? /s
justice for all
let me see, where have i read that recently…..
re: #56 Eclectic Cyborg
“Why can’t they find another dude to nominate? Are Republicans so pro-life they don’t have a plan B for this?”
😂😂
they do not:
When Trump spoke to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House Saturday afternoon, he told them, “I don’t need a backup plan,” in case Kavanaugh’s nomination collapses.
re: #177 dangerman
they do not:
When Trump spoke to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House Saturday afternoon, he told them, “I don’t need a backup plan,” in case Kavanaugh’s nomination collapses.
Typical Trump; no backup plan if Judge Drinky’s nomination tanks.
re: #161 Anymouse 🌹
A computer can’t give consent to marry. What a moron.
I’m trying to think when Susan Collins has ever shown herself to be anything more than a drama queen.
re: #86 Anymouse 🌹
Dilhead weighs in:
What exactly is the right reaction to the folks who ruined your life, and your family’s life, for political gain? High fives?
Scott: if you think Ford is a liar, say she’s a liar.
otherwise what she’s doing is calling him to account for something he actually did.
so she didnt ruin his life.
further, what’s Ford’s political gain?
re: #99 HappyWarrior
That’s why I think she was careless to come to a conclusion.
its was mostly written before she got on the plane heading east
re: #182 dangerman
Scott: if you think Ford is a liar, say she’s a liar.
otherwise what she’s doing is calling him to account for something he actually did.
so she didnt ruin his life.further, what’s Ford’s political gain?
Kavanaugh has so much more to gain by lying but reality no longer matters.
re: #115 Belafon
Here are the things I believe disqualify Kavanaugh:
1. His attitude.
2. His sudden paying off of debt.
3. Being able to suddenly afford a $92k membership fee.
4. Not being willing to release all of the documents related to his government work.
A clearly orchestrated and unrealistic process of advice and consent
re: #120 KGxvi
I think y’all are forgetting this music video:
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(also, let’s be real, the best music video ever is, was, and always shall be Thriller)
re: #125 Anymouse 🌹
She is a Democrat; she was asking for it!!
She was going to grow up to be a democrat…
re: #181 Barefoot Grin
I’m trying to think when Susan Collins has ever shown herself to be anything more than a drama queen.
She’s always been Mitch’s rubber stamp.
geeeez
#Indonesia tsunami early detection buoys haven’t worked for six years due to ‘lack of funding’ https://t.co/yzql7kh3es pic.twitter.com/9tNkTcO9RO
— ABC News (@abcnews) October 1, 2018
The US and Germany paid for this and gave it to them to save lives
re: #101 Big Beautiful Door
This is the Greatest Music Video Ever Made: Peter Gabriel: Sledge Hammer
I have to agree, the Beck song is good, but does not live up to the claim attached to it here.
re: #154 Ace-o-aces
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This is how the article actually ends:
due process for a Republican appointee…..
Has some Republican appointee been accused of a crime?
/s
re: #193 jeffreyw
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Interesting growth pattern. What was the tree’s situation?
re: #163 wheat-dogg
I forgot to mention that E-town, as we call it, is becoming slowly more diverse demographically. Aside from a growing population of Hispanic folks, there are also more Muslims, mostly immigrants, I think. I’ve seen women in hijab here and there in town shopping, and no one seems to bat an eye. And South Asians have always been around. (My MD was Indian and had lived in Kentucky for 30 years or more.) E-town and Hardin County are about 45 minutes south of Louisville, and suburban sprawl is gradually reaching through Bullitt County to the south as Bullitt and Hardin farmers sell off their land to real estate developers. Change is going to come to E-town whether Ms Spratt wants it or not.
When I moved to Frankfort 28 years ago there was one Tex-Mex restaurant run by whites (and it wasn’t very good). Now there are a bunch of Mexican and Chinese restaurants, a new Honduran restaurant, and most of the convenience stores are now operated by South Asians. Immigration has definitely made Frankfort a better place.
re: #197 Big Beautiful Door
When I moved to Frankfort 28 years ago there was one Tex-Mex restaurant run by whites (and it wasn’t very good). Now there are a bunch of Mexican and Chinese restaurants, a new Honduran restaurant, and most of the convenience stores are now operated by South Asians. Immigration has definitely made Frankfort a better place.
Ditto for Frankfurt, Germany. One of Germany’s first pizzerias opened there in the 1950’s…
re: #19 Charles Johnson
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You can always refer him for prosecution for perjury. Also seek to have him disbarred.
I honestly don’t understand why anyone would want to live in a place with little to no diversity. Immigration benefits communities in so many ways.
re: #199 Scottish Dragon
You can always refer him for prosecution for perjury. Also seek to have him disbarred.
Can he be prosecuted for perjury without being impeached?
re: #153 Ace-o-aces
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A Federalist article from the author appropriately named Mullarkey.
re: #202 BlueSpotinAL
A Federalist article from the author appropriately named Mullarkey.
It’s incredibly stupid even for them. By that standard, whenever a man molests a girl, the problem is heterosexuality and you’d rightfully get mocked if you said that. It’s access not homosexuality. Catholic priests have much more access to boys than they do girls.
re: #196 delilah
Good one!
If they made a Top 10 of innovative videos, OK Go would own it. This one’s really good, too.
Their smarts come into play by enlisting corporations to pick up the tab. A mere rock band could not get financing for some of their big ideas.
re: #200 HappyWarrior
I honestly don’t understand why anyone would want to live in a place with little to no diversity. Immigration benefits communities in so many ways.
Fear of the scary brown people hammered into them by Fox News every day.
Meet the new clause, same as the old clause.
U.S. trade lawyer Dan Ujczo says that “more than two-thirds of the chapters” in this new agreement “can be traced” to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Trump has bashed and pulled the U.S. out of.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 1, 2018
re: #200 HappyWarrior
I honestly don’t understand why anyone would want to live in a place with little to no diversity. Immigration benefits communities in so many ways.
Sharia Shawarma.
re: #205 Big Beautiful Door
Fear of the scary brown people hammered into them by Fox News every day.
Yep. FNC has poisoned so many minds. It convinces millions of Americans that they have more in common with a pompous millionaire who lives in a tower than they do immigrant families trying to make ends meet.
re: #200 HappyWarrior
I honestly don’t understand why anyone would want to live in a place with little to no diversity. Immigration benefits communities in so many ways.
They don’t mind having people of color around to do menial tasks as long as they know there place and stay segregated. It is having to deal with them as social and economic equals that bothers them…
re: #209 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They don’t mind having people of color around to do menial tasks as long as they know there place and stay segregated. It is having to deal with them as social and economic equals that bothers them…
Well when I say diversity, I’m definitely talking about integration as well.
re: #212 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
MS-13 taco trucks on every corner
Those would be MS-13 Pupuserias but then again the people we’re mocking don’t know the difference between Mexico and El Salvador and moreover they don’t give a damn.
re: #200 HappyWarrior
I honestly don’t understand why anyone would want to live in a place with little to no diversity. Immigration benefits communities in so many ways.
yes you do
re: #214 dangerman
yes you do
Ha, well what I mean is I think you really weaken yourself by limiting yourself to “yor own kind” but then again I’m the product of first an inter-faith marriage, then an inter-nationality, and then an inter-class one.
re: #215 HappyWarrior
Ha, well what I mean is I think you really weaken yourself by limiting yourself to “yor own kind” but then again I’m the product of first an inter-faith marriage, then an inter-nationality, and then an inter-class one.
i know - i was just funnin’ too
the whole thing’s so damn dumb and artificial
re: #216 dangerman
i know - i was just funnin’ too
the whole thing’s so damn dumb and artificial
What really amuses me DM is the people who spread this shit like Coulter, Carlson, and Trump live in some of the most diverse places on the planet. Familiarity breeds contempt and incest too lol.
re: #206 Dizzy
Meet the new clause, same as the old clause.
MAGAT: Trump negotiated a new trade deal!
US: Actually, it’s just an existing trade deal with stuff from a trade deal he bashed.
MAGAT: LALALA Can’t hear you!
re: #217 HappyWarrior
What really amuses me DM is the people who spread this shit like Coulter, Carlson, and Trump live in some of the most diverse places on the planet. Familiarity breeds contempt and incest too lol.
the opposite is also true
put people in proximity and some will ‘stray’ or investigate by choice or by accident
they find that love is love, people are people, truth is truth and the artificial thing holding the clan/tribe/group together wasnt really anything at all
that’s the real fear of anyone trying to protect their ‘numbers’ and ‘purity’:
‘mixing’ and ‘diluting’ is inevitable
re: #218 Belafon
MAGAT: Trump negotiated a new trade deal!
US: Actually, it’s just an existing trade deal with stuff from a trade deal he bashed.
MAGAT: LALALA Can’t hear you!
same tactic they are using re kavanaugh
re: #221 dangerman
the opposite is also true
put people in proximity and some will ‘stray’ or investigate by choice or by accident
they find that love is love, people are people, truth is truth and the artificial thing holding the clan/tribe/group together wasnt really anything at allthat’s the real fear of anyone trying to protect their ‘numbers’ and ‘purity’:
‘mixing’ and ‘diluting’ is inevitable
It didn’t set out to be this way but my genealogy research has validated a lot my philosophy. I can check my direct line to seven different countries including our own in the past 250 years prior to my birth.
re: #218 Belafon
MAGAT: Trump negotiated a new trade deal!
US: Actually, it’s just an existing trade deal with stuff from a trade deal he bashed.
MAGAT: LALALA Can’t hear you!
WINNING! So much whining, I mean winning!
So, if we are supposed to start calling it USMCA, then why does the legal text repeatedly refer to it as
“NAFTA 2018” ???
🧐🤔🙄 pic.twitter.com/vYE8ZoYqde— Chad P. Bown (@ChadBown) October 1, 2018
Whoopsie!
He says he was fired for criticizing Bevin’s Medicaid plan. UK dentist gets his day in court. https://t.co/cUpGPtDc8p @lbblackford pic.twitter.com/jfxCyOTUsN
— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) October 1, 2018
A University of Kentucky dean will have to face a jury trial on charges he caved to unhappiness from Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration and fired a professor who criticized the governor’s plan to roll back Medicaid benefits.
U.S. District Judge Robert E. Weir called the case “the epic story of academic intrigue and the place of free speech” at the UK College of Dentistry and required a trial to see if Dean Stephanos Kyrkanides breached the First Amendment rights of long-time dentistry professor Raynor Mullins when he ended Mullins’ post-retirement appointment in 2017.
Weir dismissed Kyrkanides’ motion for summary judgment, ruling that Mullins’ lawsuit can go to trial.
“We are disappointed in the decision,” said UK spokeswoman Kristi Willett. “We look forward to our day in court.”
The lawsuit alleges that Mullins, 74, a former chair of the department of community dentistry and 40-year veteran of dental public health who also worked at the UK Center for Oral Health Research, made public comments along with four colleagues in July 2016 that were critical of the proposal to roll back parts of the Medicaid expansion made under the Affordable Care Act during former Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration. The waiver would have curtailed or eliminated dental benefits.
According to legal documents, someone from Bevin’s administration called UK officials, who then expressed the administration’s displeasure to Kyrkanides. The person who allegedly called UK has never been identified. When the lawsuit was filed in August, 2017, a Bevin spokeswoman denied the claims that anyone from Bevin’s office had pressured UK.
Bevin is a mini-trump
So how do you pronounce USMCA?
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) October 1, 2018
Welcome to another new exciting Infrastructure Week my friends.
re: #225 Ace-o-aces
So, if we are supposed to start calling it USMCA, then why does the legal text repeatedly refer to it as
“NAFTA 2018” ???
to paraphrase george carlin:
you can spell your name ‘S M I T H and pronounce it ‘Janofsky’ if you want to…
they’re all silent, never mind…
re: #151 Anymouse 🌹
… I believe if we study history — you know, the Confederates were able to shoot pterodactyls. You know, back in the Civil War. And they spread these things out. Anybody can look it up online. They spread these things out, and… this is a historical fact. So, you know, they spread this thing out and it’s got huge wing-length. It’s a pterodactyl they shot! So of course these things have been around.
The new standard of Truth.
I’m wondering if any reporters are digging in on that Kavanaugh ‘drunken brawl’ story that ended up with one of his friends in jail.
That one should be pretty easy to verify, no?
re: #151 Anymouse 🌹
Wingnut preacher Matt Powell (age 22), who thinks LGBT should be killed in accordance with Biblical law:
… I believe if we study history — you know, the Confederates were able to shoot pterodactyls. You know, back in the Civil War. And they spread these things out. Anybody can look it up online. They spread these things out, and… this is a historical fact. So, you know, they spread this thing out and it’s got huge wing-length. It’s a pterodactyl they shot! So of course these things have been around. Now they went extinct, obviously. Slowly but surely. And so I don’t believe that just because… at some point in time, coming from your perspective, that… just because they stopped talking about it means that they never saw it. When we have all this evidence that they’ve seen it.
So they were shooting the pterodactyls for…food? Sport? Because they thought the pterodactyls were union spies?
re: #234 Sir John Barron
So they were shooting the pterodactyls for…food? Sport? Because they thought the pterodactyls were union spies?
No one took advantage of the new photography technology to take a photo of Confederate soldiers showing off the pterodactyl they brought down?
Er…boom? Who’s the interviewer pictured here? I can’t recognize her:
#Truth #Facts #Courage #Justice pic.twitter.com/pZN3CsHH91
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 1, 2018
re: #235 makeitstop
No one took advantage of the new photography technology to take a photo of Confederate soldiers showing off the pterodactyl they brought down?
Probably the long exposure times necessary in “wet-plate” photography in the 1860s discouraged them: the Johnnies likely got bored holding up the dead pterodactyl unmoving for minutes at a time….
re: #232 Sir John Barron
The new standard of Truth.
that whole bit of blather was nothing but rhetorical twaddle
he didnt say anything - he just strung words together that looked like coherency
he didnt ‘prove’ anything
re: #235 makeitstop
No one took advantage of the new photography technology to take a photo of Confederate soldiers showing off the pterodactyl they brought down?
YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ONLINE
re: #151 Anymouse 🌹
Wingnut preacher Matt Powell (age 22), who thinks LGBT should be killed in accordance with Biblical law:
… I believe if we study history — you know, the Confederates were able to shoot pterodactyls. You know, back in the Civil War. And they spread these things out. Anybody can look it up online. They spread these things out, and… this is a historical fact. So, you know, they spread this thing out and it’s got huge wing-length. It’s a pterodactyl they shot! So of course these things have been around. Now they went extinct, obviously. Slowly but surely. And so I don’t believe that just because… at some point in time, coming from your perspective, that… just because they stopped talking about it means that they never saw it. When we have all this evidence that they’ve seen it.
It’s sepia toned, it must be real! Except it is actually a promotional image for a short lived tv show called Freakylinks.
re: #204 makeitstop
Case in point: They persuaded Honda to let them use Honda’s Uni-Cub “personal mover” for that “I Won’t Let You Down” video, as a promotion for the company. Honda paid for the whole thing.
Be clear: 1. I CANNOT just walk my client into an FBI office. We tried that. They claim they don’t have jurisdiction and they refuse to take a stmt. 2. While we may file a criminal complaint, that will have no bearing on any vote due to timing. We will proceed with other options.
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 1, 2018
She is going public today. Good.
#Truth #Facts #Courage #Justice pic.twitter.com/pZN3CsHH91
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) October 1, 2018
re: #235 makeitstop
No one took advantage of the new photography technology to take a photo of Confederate soldiers showing off the pterodactyl they brought down?
He’s probably talking about this photo - and those look like Union Soldiers to me*.
*BTW, this is obviously some kind of photoshop hoax.
re: #244 Scottish Dragon
She is going public today. Good.
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Good. That’s exactly what she should be doing if the FBI won’t talk to her or her lawyer.
In other good news, I received my absentee ballot today.
re: #240 danarchy
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It’s sepia toned, it must be real! Except it is actually a promotional image for a short lived tv show called Freakylinks.
Thanks - I wondered where that photo originated from.
Sorry to go OT but I know we have a lot of other genealogy buffs here. Sometimes, something is just under your nose. I was sharing the fact that my grandfather’s mother was pregnant with my grand uncle with some people and produced what I thought was her record of arrival. Turned out it was a record of detainment. My guess is maybe Great Grandma was sick after making the long journey alone in her third trimester. But I don’t know.
re: #247 wheat-dogg
In other good news, I received my absentee ballot today.
I should be receiving mine sometime this week I figure.
D’oh. That does remind me. I do need to send out my grandmother’s absentee application. Thanks Wheat and DL.
re: #250 Dr Lizardo
I should be receiving mine sometime this week I figure.
I have the option to receive and send mine by e-mail or fax. In order to send, I have to waive the right to a secret ballot, but I am willing to take the risk since the mail service between China and the USA is fraught with delays.
re: #191 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I have to agree, the Beck song is good, but does not live up to the claim attached to it here.
What if it is one of the greatest videos ever…to Charles?
Art is in the eye of the beholder.
It’s personal.
And the comments here show just that. Everyone has their best.
re: #253 ObserverArt
What if it is one of the greatest videos ever…to Charles?
Art is in the eye of the beholder.
It’s personal.
And the comments here show just that. Everyone has their best.
True - here’s one of my favorite videos:
re: #193 jeffreyw
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Good morning!
Did you get stung by any of those yellow jackets?
It is that time of the year when they are a real pain in the…what ever they sting.
re: #86 Anymouse 🌹
Dilhead weighs in:
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Judge Kavanaugh did not reflect an impartial temperament or the fairness and even-handedness one would see in a judge. He was aggressive and belligerent. He should not be rewarded with a lifetime Supreme Court seat.
— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) September 28, 2018
What exactly is the right reaction to the folks who ruined your life, and your family’s life, for political gain? High fives? https://t.co/Y6C2KwdwEG
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) September 30, 2018
Imagine when a current lifetime appointment to a $200,000 job and not getting a potential other lifetime appointment for even more $$ is “ruining your life” - because of your own behavior.
Right wing nuts see this as ruining your life.
Someone ruin my life like this. https://t.co/6w0aU48X6Q— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 1, 2018
I guess the trick is to use big words so their bots can’t catch on to what you’re saying.
Just in case anyone didn’t see my tweet from last week
Ann Coulter & Tomi Lahren have somehow fixed their twitter accounts so that if you call them certain trigger words, you automatically get put in Twitmo
So basically they tweet nonsense to trap u into getting in trouble.— WTFGOP? #basta (@DogginTrump) September 30, 2018
re: #236 Interesting Times
Er…boom? Who’s the interviewer pictured here? I can’t recognize her:
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I’m working my way through the comments, so it may already be answered.
That is Kate Snow.
re: #257 wheat-dogg
I guess the trick is to use big words so their bots can’t catch on to what you’re saying.
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Oh but they’re such champions of free peach. //
re: #257 wheat-dogg
I guess the trick is to use big words so their bots can’t catch on to what you’re saying.
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Falwell Jr has the same setup and that’s why I’m locked out of Twitter for a week.
re: #245 Dr Lizardo
He’s probably talking about this photo - and those look like Union Soldiers to me*.
*BTW, this is obviously some kind of photoshop hoax.
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2018, where this actually needs to be said
If Judge Rapey somehow doesn’t make it the SCOTUS, he’ll be rewarded with a lifetime supply of wingnut welfare. Either way, this fratboy douche is set for life.
re: #237 Jay C
Probably the long exposure times necessary in “wet-plate” photography in the 1860s discouraged them: the Johnnies likely got bored holding up the dead pterodactyl unmoving for minutes at a time….
Good point. Pterodactyls tend to get heavy after a while. Or so I’ve heard.
re: #262 Dr. Matt
If Judge Rapey somehow doesn’t make it the SCOTUS, he’ll be rewarded with a lifetime supply of wingnut welfare. Either way, this fratboy douche is set for life.
The point is, this asshole should not even have come up for consideration, this was only made possible by the GOP stonewalling Obama over Merrick Garland.
So fuck ‘em, GOP deserve all the bad publicity they get over this.
re: #256 MsJ
What exactly is the right reaction to the folks who ruined your life, and your family’s life, for political gain? High fives?
scotty:
no one has an inherent right to not be accused
no one has an inherent right to not be falsely accused
if you are maliciously or frivolously accused, there are remedies
otherwise you defend yourself
like the rest of us.
no one has an inherent right to not be vilified in/by the media or social media
re: #264 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The point is, this asshole should not even have come up for consideration, this was only made possible by the GOP stonewalling Obama over Merrick Garland.
So fuck ‘em, GOP deserve all the bad publicity they get over this.
This is the Kennedy seat. Gorsuch is there because of what happened to Garland. Not nitpicking but this is more the result of piss poor vetting and wanting an ideologue.
If confederate traitors actually shot a pterodactyl, it is pretty much a certainty they would have saved/mounted (at the very minimum) the skull. Quite amazing there is no record of this thing.
re: #261 dangerman
2018, where this actually needs to be said
And still might be disbelieved.
Somewhere.
re: #254 Dr Lizardo
True - here’s one of my favorite videos:
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Caught them at University of Houston in early 80’s. Quite a different show they put on.
re: #266 HappyWarrior
This is the Kennedy seat. Gorsuch is there because of what happened to Garland. Not nitpicking but this is more the result of piss poor vetting and wanting an ideologue.
According to the early reporting, Judge Rapey was Kennedy’s recommendation.
After Justice Anthony Kennedy told President Donald Trump he would relinquish his seat on the Supreme Court, the president emerged from his private meeting with the retiring jurist focused on one candidate to name as his successor: Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Kennedy’s former law clerk.
re: #256 MsJ
What’s the proper reaction? How about:
These are serious accusations and for the sake of Dr. Ford, myself, my family, and the integrity of the Supreme Court and the United States Senate, I believe a full and complete investigation by the FBI is warranted. I am confident that an investigation will prove my innocence and I look forward to working with investigators accordingly.
It’s incredibly easy to do, unless of course, you’re fucking guilty. In which case, you scream and yell about how you deserve to be one of the nine most powerful people in the country and that this is all Clinton dirty tricks to bring down a good man.
re: #266 HappyWarrior
This is the Kennedy seat. Gorsuch is there because of what happened to Garland. Not nitpicking but this is more the result of piss poor vetting and wanting an ideologue.
no second seat would be open if not for the GOP being obstructionist bastards
re: #270 Dr. Matt
According to the early reporting, Judge Rapey was Kennedy’s recommendation.
Yeah I saw that. I don’t think it’s uncommon for a retiring justice to recommend.
re: #267 Dr. Matt
If confederate traitors actually shot a pterodactyl, it is pretty much a certainty they would have saved/mounted (at the very minimum) the skull. Quite amazing there is no record of this thing.
If anyone in the Civil War Era had shot and killed a pterodactyl, it would have been preserved and sent to a museum as a “wonder of the age”.
re: #262 Dr. Matt
If Judge Rapey somehow doesn’t make it the SCOTUS, he’ll be rewarded with a lifetime supply of wingnut welfare. Either way, this fratboy douche is set for life.
Nah, the wingnut welfare will only come if he can’t keep his seat on the DC Court of Appeals. The movement types know better than to be that obvious with a federal judge - he’ll get a few extra speaking gigs a year, and if/when he writes a book there will be some bulk buys where the books are then given away in swag bags at gatherings, but he’s not going to get the full wingnut welfare treatment.
re: #256 MsJ
JFC, Scott Adams decided to reply so yeeeee haaaaaa…my mentions are blowing up.
Go for it! I would request a full FBI Investigation TO CLEAR MY NAME because that is what the FBI does. I wouldn’t hem and haw about it. If I was falsely accused, do it, do a full blown investigation! Clear my name!
Notice how that differs from Mr. Kavanaugh?— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 1, 2018
My wife sent me this link earlier, and I’ll be damned if this isn’t one of the strangest articles I’ve ever read on the internet: The Crying Of Lot 55: The Unsolved Mysteries And Alternate Realities Of Andrew W.K.
It’s so weird. I have no idea what to make of it.
re: #274 Dr Lizardo
If anyone in the Civil War Era had shot and killed a pterodactyl, it would have been preserved and sent to a museum as a “wonder of the age”.
You mean like the “Cardiff Giant” or the “Feejee Mermaid”??
Not surprising that records of it have gotten lost…
re: #277 makeitstop
My wife sent me this link earlier, and I’ll be damned if this isn’t one of the strangest articles I’ve ever read on the internet: The Crying Of Lot 55: The Unsolved Mysteries And Alternate Realities Of Andrew W.K.
It’s so weird. I have no idea what to make of it.
An American Performance Artist
re: #265 dangerman
scotty:
no one has an inherent right to not be accused
no one has an inherent right to not be falsely accusedif you are maliciously or frivolously accused, there are remedies
otherwise you defend yourself
like the rest of us.no one has an inherent right to not be vilified in/by the media or social media
Going to go full legal nerd here for a second:
False accusations aren’t protected speech, and false claims of sexual assault probably fall into the category of defamation per se. The whole point of defamation claims is that another person hurt/ruined your reputation - that’s what the damages are ultimately for, the injury to your reputation. So actually, we do have an inherent right to not be falsely accused. Just as we have an inherent right to not be shoved out of the way because someone else is late for their train (that would be battery).
re: #278 Jay C
You mean like the “Cardiff Giant” or the “Feejee Mermaid”??
Not surprising that records of it have gotten lost…
I should’ve specified a real, genuine, bona-fide pterodactyl. Which would, of course, be ridiculous.
re: #278 Jay C
You mean like the “Cardiff Giant” or the “Feejee Mermaid”??
Not surprising that records of it have gotten lost…
Forgot to add, “Jake the Alligator Man” is still around at Marsh’s Free Museum in Long Beach, WA.
re: #282 Dr Lizardo
Forgot to add, “Jake the Alligator Man” is still around at Marsh’s Free Museum in Long Beach, WA.
and chupacabras
re: #279 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
An American Performance Artist
I’ve seen him twice - once with just him and a sequencer keyboard at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, and once fronting Marky Ramone’s Ramones tribute at the Gramercy in NYC.
Love the guy. But damn, this article…it sketches out the very dark side to his ‘party’ persona, and a lot of it is more than a little disturbing.
I read something here yesterday that deeply troubled me…like I could not stop thinking about it all night. I wrote this thread which really doesn’t capture the depths of my concerns.
1 of 6: I read something the other day that, to me, was deeply troubling; comments about how their right wing family members often have friends or people they know from church, etc., who are black, from other countries, atheists, etc. whom they consider friends …
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 1, 2018
The issue gets to the core of “Some of My Best Friends Are…” regarding racism, sexism, etc., and that whole discussion made me think that we have an issue far bigger than I thought and how we are addressing it now is not addressing the right things.
We are trying to change minds to see people as people when we need to change minds to see people as people they already know and like. Will this change everyone? No. But it is much clearer to me now is WHY what we’re doing is not effective.
To give an example, Anymouse has the support and respect of his townspeople as an acceptable liberal and atheist. (Not to pick on anyone here!!!!) What is the next step in the evolution of acceptance (especially as an atheist!) then? MOST OTHERS ARE JUST LIKE ME! Or those black folks from church you like, MOST OTHERS ARE LIKE THEM!
I was so bummed reading this yesterday morning that I shut down my phone for most of the day and night.
re: #274 Dr Lizardo
If anyone
in the Civil War Erahad shot and killed a pterodactyl, it would have been preserved and sent to a museum as a “wonder of the age”.
why the hell are we having this conversation?
/s
re: #276 MsJ
JFC, Scott Adams decided to reply so yeeeee haaaaaa…my mentions are blowing up.
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msj for supreme court
already more qualified than kav
re: #276 MsJ
JFC, Scott Adams decided to reply so yeeeee haaaaaa…my mentions are blowing up.
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Does he mean like Hillary and Bill were accused of killing multiple people over the course of how many years?
re: #288 Eventual Carrion
Does he mean like Hillary and Bill were accused of killing multiple people over the course of how many years?
That’s different.
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re: #280 KGxvi
Going to go full legal nerd here for a second:
False accusations aren’t protected speech, and false claims of sexual assault probably fall into the category of defamation per se. The whole point of defamation claims is that another person hurt/ruined your reputation - that’s what the damages are ultimately for, the injury to your reputation. So actually, we do have an inherent right to not be falsely accused. Just as we have an inherent right to not be shoved out of the way because someone else is late for their train (that would be battery).
going to go full not-legal non-nerd here: ;-)
i should have said “mistakenly” or something like that
clearly people get accused of stuff they didnt do and they end up proving it
that doesnt make the accusation less valid
and their reputations are still shot and they are still out legal fees and their wives divorce them and their kids hate them all the other stuff that goes with it
(i did then say maliciously or frivolously below)
re: #286 dangerman
why the hell are we having this conversation?
/s
Just IMO, the “story” of the Confederate Pterodactyl (and the comments here read something like the outline of a short story) is at least as interesting as the usual political stuff we go on about…
YMMV.
😜
In other news, the Unted States Marine Corp will now be renamed the National Aquatic Force Team Association
— Ed Mix (@the_edwin_mix) October 1, 2018
re: #288 Eventual Carrion
Does he mean like Hillary and Bill were accused of killing multiple people over the course of how many years?
Which Kavanaugh actually took part in pushing even if he probably didn’t believe it but knew it would sell with gullible right wing assholes.
Media not doing their jobs. Via the amazing Daniel Dale.
One day Trump is going to be asked a specific policy question and it’s going to be amazing
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 1, 2018
re: #291 Jay C
Just IMO, the “story” of the Confederate Pterodactyl (and the comments here read something like the outline of a short story) is at least as interesting as the usual political stuff we go on about…
YMMV.
😜
these days my tolerance control is all askew
ill muse around fantasy ideas with anyone
jurassic park, the lost world, ‘it’s about time’ (remember that one?)
this nutter is saying it’s real. it happened
If I was traipsed in front of the Senate on bogus charges and forced to answer deeply personal and embarrassing questions about my high school antics, maybe out of embarrassment and anger I might be less than truthful. Would that make me a liar who can’t be trusted again? Come on
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 29, 2018
The emerging conservative argument is that, yes, Kavanaugh lied (or was “less than truthful”) in sworn testimony but that’s because he’s so angry at being falsely accused. I admire the boldness of this play. https://t.co/1w56tINbBq
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) September 30, 2018
Ah yes, the famous “I was upset” exception to perjury. https://t.co/edJW6nLtNb
— Robert Vance (@RSVance) September 30, 2018
re: #297 jaunte
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Ah yes, the famous “I was upset” exception to perjury.
“I lied because I was upset at being called a liar.”
re: #245 Dr Lizardo
He’s probably talking about this photo - and those look like Union Soldiers to me*.
*BTW, this is obviously some kind of photoshop hoax.
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1) If confederate soldiers came across a pterodactyl they would have surrendered to it.
2) How come you can’t hear a pterodactyl in the bathroom? The P is silent.
I’ll be here all week.
Take me out to the ball game
“…Even if you knew nothing else about Kavanaugh, that story would smell real bad. It’s massively implausible on its face — who carries the credit card interest rate float on between $60,000 and $200,000 worth of entertainment purchases for his friends? Kavanaugh’s story isn’t just that he made the initial purchases of these tickets for such massive amounts, which would be questionable by itself, but that he was carrying enormous amounts of revolving credit debt for the benefit of a bunch of “friends,” who were apparently in no hurry to pay the huge amounts of money they owed to a judge on the nation’s second most important appellate court.
But now we do know a lot more about Kavanaugh. The man is a brazen liar. This story is bullshit, and it’s covering up something somewhere between very unseemly and extremely criminal.”
lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour dies at age 94 https://t.co/MC9xadeUBU
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) October 1, 2018
Not many know about this, sadly:
Don’t forget the #Canadian #internment #camps! https://t.co/7QKnXZ1ftb
— Kristine Ohkubo ⛩ (@Kristine_2016) September 30, 2018
Yes. If you lie to the Senate, we can never trust you in a position of power. Bloggers like you can lie regularly to keep the American-right delusional, but when you act like a wingnut blogger while testifying to Congress, you’ll find yourself in trouble.
— Jeff “We call BS” Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) October 1, 2018
re: #297 jaunte
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Why yes, it would make you a liar that wasn’t fit to be a federal court judge.
It’s right there in the oath! “I solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth unless you piss me off with your insulting questions. In which case, all bets are off and I will lay waste to your democracy as vengeance”
— Carroll King (@cjkingmd) September 30, 2018
Trump publicly dangling blackmail material, which he refers to as “compromising situations,” at some unnamed Democratic Senator. pic.twitter.com/meZb28zaJN
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 1, 2018
“A tremendous expenditure of national political capital for cosmetic changes to what Trump called the worst trade deal in US history.” - @JimPethokoukis, on #USMCA
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) October 1, 2018
Because literally the only thing Trump cares about is appearance. It’s like taking a crappy motel, putting a fancy facade on it, and ‘Trump’ in big gold letters.
re: #310 HappyWarrior
Perjury is a pretty big damn deal.
Perjury is for little people, and Democrats.
Asked if paying for the wall was part of the NAFTA negotiation, Trump says: “Yes it was, yeah we talked about it…it was a big part…and certain things and certain understandings are had. At the same time, we don’t want to mix it up too much.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 1, 2018
So basically Mexico told him again to go pound sand about the damn wall. https://t.co/i5uw6RE71K
— Wakandan War Dog (@Kennymack1971) October 1, 2018
re: #304 electrotek
Not many know about this, sadly:
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Unfortunately, I know a lot of families affected…
If he were honest and said that he overindulged, people might be more understanding. It may be embarrassing but you know what, it’s part of the job when you’re trying to get a lifelong appointment.
re: #304 electrotek
Not many know about this, sadly:
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Their treatment of their natives wasn’t much better. We learn by being open about the past.
re: #315 HappyWarrior
Their treatment of their natives wasn’t much better. We learn by being open about the past.
Try telling that to Nazi Barbie doll Faith Goldy.
re: #316 electrotek
Try telling that to Nazi Barbie doll Faith Goldy.
I don’t know who she is but it’s telling to me Western wingnuts view & approach history the same way we are horrified by nationalist Turks and Japanese approach the Armenian genocide and treatment of civilians and POWs during wwii.
re: #228 Interesting Times
Damn, this says it all:
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If you’re on FB and want to share, here’s the post where I found it.
I made this connection days ago and you’re right. It’s really fucked up.
Like the first time I heard the term “ram through” used to refer to the Republicans forced push to confirm Kavanagh I though “wow that’s tone deaf”
re: #314 HappyWarrior
If he were honest and said that he overindulged, people might be more understanding. It may be embarrassing but you know what, it’s part of the job when you’re trying to get a lifelong appointment.
The problem, from his point of view, is that we’ve all known that drunk asshole who gropes a girl (or worse) when on a bender. So the moment he admits that he might have drank to much, he opens himself up to being that drunk asshole who tried to take advantage.
re: #317 HappyWarrior
I don’t know who she is but it’s telling to me Western wingnuts view & approach history the same way we are horrified by nationalist Turks and Japanese approach the Armenian genocide and treatment of civilians and POWs during wwii.
She’s running for mayor of Toronto and was fired from The Rebel last year for her sympathetic coverage of Charlottesville Nazis and for appearing in a neo-Nazi podcast discussing the “Jewish Question”. She also cited publicly the 14 Words and was promoting the work of a Romanian anti-Semite who advocated eliminating Jews.
But she professes herself to be pro-Israel of course.
re: #297 jaunte
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its ok for a supreme court nominee to lie in his confirmation hearings
its ok for him (her?) to unilaterally decide what he gets to lie about
its ok to not tell anyone that he’s doing this
THAT ASININE PTERODACTYL STORY MAKES MORE SENSE THAN THIS
re: #314 HappyWarrior
If he were honest and said that he overindulged, people might be more understanding. It may be embarrassing but you know what, it’s part of the job when you’re trying to get a lifelong appointment.
EVERYBODY would be more understanding.
That’s exactly what George W Bush said/did — “yeah, I drank a lot when I was younger, too much, until it got to be such a problem that Laura said I had to choose between her and alcohol. So I chose her.”
There was nothing more his opponents could say about it, they had to move on to other topics and complaints.
Speaking of Dubya, is it true that he’s in favor of confirming Kavanaugh?
re: #323 electrotek
Speaking of Dubya, is it true that he’s in favor of confirming Kavanaugh?
Probably, he’s the one who nominated him to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. And Kavanaugh had a job in the Bush White House.
re: #322 sagehen
EVERYBODY would be more understanding.
That’s exactly what George W Bush said/did — “yeah, I drank a lot when I was younger, too much, until it got to be such a problem that Laura said I had to choose between her and alcohol. So I chose her.”
There was nothing more his opponents could say about it, they had to move on to other topics and complaints.
Bush didn’t have an attempted rape allegation (not to mention the other sexual assault claims) tied to his drinking though. Maybe a couple of DUIs, but that’s a world away from the trouble Kavanaugh is facing.
re: #323 electrotek
Speaking of Dubya, is it true that he’s in favor of confirming Kavanaugh?
Worse - he’s lobbying “moderates” like Collins, Murkowski, and barely-Dem Joe Manchin to confirm him.
— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) September 28, 2018
Trump just mocked what he called “the babies out there” who complained about his tariffs, which he said helped renegotiate NAFTA.
Lots of those “babies” are Republicans in Congress.— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) October 1, 2018
Reminder that Obama renegotiated NAFTA through TPP. Trump basically embraces TPP provisions which he trashed, and which would have applied not just to Canada and Mexico but to a huge chunk of Asia, also creating a coalition that could stand up to China. https://t.co/Zrf5u9LQns
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) October 1, 2018
re: #312 jaunte
“It was a big part except not really at all.”
re: #329 Sir John Barron
“It was a big part except not really at all.”
“Certain understandings are had.”
Moonie Times settles Seth Rich lawsuit…
The Washington Times settles lawsuit with Seth Rich’s brother, issues retraction and apology for its coverage. Reports @oliverdarcy https://t.co/oUy9yqaO48
— andrew kaczynski🧐 (@KFILE) October 1, 2018
re: #323 electrotek
Speaking of Dubya, is it true that he’s in favor of confirming Kavanaugh?
Not merely in favor, rallying the undecideds last I heard.
I see that the steel and aluminum tariffs, as well as foreign retaliatory tariffs are still in effect. Until that changes there is no real difference to having this slightly altered NAFTA agreement to what we had last week.
re: #333 HappyWarrior
Not merely in favor, rallying the undecideds last I heard.
The Christian Taliban, who can’t see far past their noses, have said that they won’t support the Republicans if the Kavanaugh nomination is defeated. This is why the nomination has not been pulled, and why Kavanaugh has not been replaced by another misogynist with less baggage.
re: #335 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
The Christian Taliban, who can’t see far past their noses, have said that they won’t support the Republicans if the Kavanaugh nomination is defeated. This is why the nomination has not been pulled, and why Kavanaugh has not been replaced by another misogynist with less baggage.
Yep.
re: #218 Belafon
MAGAT: Trump negotiated a new trade deal!
US: Actually, it’s just an existing trade deal with stuff from a trade deal he bashed.
MAGAT: LALALA Can’t hear you!
Sounds like there may be competent negotiators on the team. Hmmm — what about Trump creating The Trump Best Health Care Act by either renaming the ACA or adopting Medicare for all and passing that?
the President is an asshole.
WHOA: Trump mockingly criticizes a female reporter who tries to ask him a question for not thinking — “you never do,” he tells her — then refuses to answer her question about Kavanaugh pic.twitter.com/OA3AFdinq3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2018
Note that @jaredkushner was grinning as Trump started demeaning the reporter https://t.co/Oj3vlirZAW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 1, 2018
re: #338 gocart mozart
the President is an asshole.
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The MAGA cult loves that shit. The only thing Trump knows how to do is endear himself to his supporters. Being a piece of shit is that.
To right wingers, coherency is a bad thing. Because they are too fucking stupid to understand it, they make fun of it.
I miss coherency in government…and capability and experience.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 1, 2018
re: #341 MsJ
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I’m honestly surprised that Trump hasn’t given himself a military rank yet and started dressing in uniform.
Comey to House Judiciary: public testimony, or go scratch your asses.
BREAKING: @Comey has rejected a closed-hearing with the House Judiciary Committee but offers himself up for a *public* hearing. Story TK pic.twitter.com/zMi8FaNcgc
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 1, 2018
re: #342 HappyWarrior
I’m honestly surprised that Trump hasn’t given himself a military rank yet and started dressing in uniform.
He’s Commander in Chief, in the uniform of the Fat Businessmen
re: #343 makeitstop
Comey to House Judiciary: public testimony, or go scratch your asses.
Interesting.
re: #342 HappyWarrior
I’m honestly surprised that Trump hasn’t given himself a military rank yet and started dressing in uniform.
First post Ford hearing poll - Kavanaugh at 35/37/28, confirm/don’t confirm/too soon to say. Last week it had been 32/30/38. Support among Republicans is at 75%. But there’s a real gender divide - men are at 41%, women are at 29%.
Those aren’t good numbers for Kavanaugh, Trump, or the GOP heading into an election.
re: #342 HappyWarrior
He’s not the type who pretends to be a general; he “has” generals, and he “knows more than they do.”
LOCK HER UP PRESUMING THAT SHE’S BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW AFTER DUE PROCESS AND APPROPRIATE PROCEDURAL PROTECTIONS WITH HEALTHY SKEPTICISM TOWARDS WITNESS TESTIMONY BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANT CENTRAL ROLE THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE PLAYS IN OUR SOCIETY
— ShoutyJobSeekingHat (@Popehat) October 1, 2018
re: #296 dangerman
these days my tolerance control is all askew
ill muse around fantasy ideas with anyone
jurassic park, the lost world, ‘it’s about time’ (remember that one?)this nutter is saying it’s real. it happened
Maybe he watched too much Torchwood. Didn’t they have a pet pterodactyl?
re: #350 Hecuba’s daughter
Maybe he watched too much Torchwood. Didn’t they have a pet pterodactyl?
Look up Primeval, the British TV show.
re: #350 Hecuba’s daughter
Maybe he watched too much Torchwood. Didn’t they have a pet pterodactyl?
No: but in the first season of Primeval, one of the characters had a pet flying lizard named Rex. I think they passed him off as being from “South America”….
re: #274 Dr Lizardo
If anyone in the Civil War Era had shot and killed a pterodactyl, it would have been
preservedbreaded andsent to a museumpan fried as a “wonder of the age”.
Edited to defend mah particulah heritage.
; )
re: #347 KGxvi
First post Ford hearing poll - Kavanaugh at 35/37/28, confirm/don’t confirm/too soon to say. Last week it had been 32/30/38. Support among Republicans is at 75%. But there’s a real gender divide - men are at 41%, women are at 29%.
Those aren’t good numbers for Kavanaugh, Trump, or the GOP heading into an election.
I don’t think there’s ever been a SCOTUS pick this controversial. And Kavanaugh only has himself ot blame.
re: #355 lizardofid
Edited to defend mah particulah heritage.
; )
Welcome ot Kentucky Fried Pterodactyl, can I take your order?.
re: #356 HappyWarrior
I don’t think there’s ever been a SCOTUS pick this controversial. And Kavanaugh only has himself ot blame.
Miers was pretty controversial, but for very different reasons. Same with Bork, controversial, but for different reasons. Kavanaugh is closest to Thomas, but with a much more… for lack of a better term… woke society.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says she was “really stunned by how (Brett Kavanaugh) acted” at the committee hearing #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/CVDf0z37mh
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 30, 2018
When it comes to Judge Kavanaugh, there’s not an ounce of fairness left in Senate Democrats. How would you react if somebody accused you being a sexual predator, a gang rapist, and a bumbling stumbling alcoholic? https://t.co/WH8VDp1dnU
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 1, 2018
Well, for starters, I wouldn’t commit perjury, which already puts me one up on Kavanaugh. https://t.co/55tl52ZaHP
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 1, 2018
Obama’s new endorsement list…
Today, I’m proud to endorse even more Democratic candidates who aren’t just running against something, but for something—to expand opportunity for all of us and to restore dignity, honor, and compassion to public service. They deserve your vote: pic.twitter.com/NO5jnhX3XD
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 1, 2018
Obama’s new list of endorsements includes Kyrsten Sinema plus progressive primary winners like Andrew Gillum, Ben Jealous, Ayanna Pressley, Kara Eastman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. https://t.co/9TgMbl7S8e
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 1, 2018
re: #359 Kragar
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You ever think that he just may be thoes things? Lindsay. You can have your head in the sand about Kavanaugh’s behavior all you want but it’s not Amy Klobuchar or any Senate Democrat’s fault that Kavanaugh ahs a history of being irresponsible especially when alcohol is involved.
.@WillieNelson debuts his new song, “Vote ‘em out” and it’s officially our favorite song of this election season. #VoteEmOut pic.twitter.com/5kBXcuMyzs
— MoveOn (@MoveOn) October 1, 2018
I’m sorry that it chips Lindsay and Kavanaugh’s ass that not everyone thinks he’s the great guy that they amde him out to be.
re: #343 makeitstop
Comey to House Judiciary: public testimony, or go scratch your asses.
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Personally I hope Comey wakes up every morning screaming from the nightmare that he is personally responsible for the evil that occupies the WH.
re: #365 HappyWarrior
Woohoo! Jen Wexton’s on there.
No Liuba Shirley, though. And she’s running for Peter King’s seat.
C’mon, Mr. President. Give my homegirl Liuba a lift.
re: #359 Kragar
I’ll bite, Lindsey: How do you think the cops would react if someone yelled at them like that at the police station?
re: #368 makeitstop
No Liuba Shirley, though. And she’s running for Peter King’s seat.
C’mon, Mr. President. Give my homegirl Liuba a lift.
Bummer. Yeah come on Barack.
re: #369 Belafon
I’ll bite, Lindsey: How do you think the cops would react if someone yelled at them like that at the police station?
Or how would Lindsay respond if a Democrat accused of the same behaviors got belligerent with him and his fellow Republicans? Lindsay seems to have a real hard on about protecting Kavanaugh.
Which reminds me - there’s a Dem candidate on Long Island who’s running against the repulsive Trump-bot Lee Zeldin. I ran out to the music store to buy some strings Saturday morning, and I saw one of his lawn signs, which read
Perry Gershon - Democrat for Congress
It’s been so long since I’ve seen any campaign signs that openly identified the party of the candidate. Really refreshing to see.
re: #369 Belafon
I’ll bite, Lindsey: How do you think the cops would react if someone yelled at them like that at the police station?
White guy or black guy?
re: #312 jaunte
…it was a big part…and certain things and certain understandings are had.
Blink.
Blink blink…
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Blink blink blink….
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OFFS.
re: #371 HappyWarrior
Or how would Lindsay respond if a Democrat accused of the same behaviors got belligerent with him and his fellow Republicans? Lindsay seems to have a real hard on about protecting Kavanaugh.
If Judge Rapey were a “D”, the senate GOP would already have 12 concurrent investigations going by now.
Jeff Flake is talking about the Republican Party at the Forbes 30 Under 30 summit.
The retiring Arizona senator is discussing what it means to be a Republican — and stay a Republican — in 2018 and beyond. https://t.co/E02PYyQJw9 https://t.co/Bk6yVwHeja— POLITICO (@politico) October 1, 2018
Anyone who stays a Republican at this point is trash.
Period. End of story. https://t.co/0ZjXYxuK9K— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 1, 2018
re: #372 makeitstop
Which reminds me - there’s a Dem candidate on Long Island who’s running against the repulsive Trump-bot Lee Zeldin. I ran out to the music store to buy some strings Saturday morning, and I saw one of his lawn signs, which read
Perry Gershon - Democrat for Congress
It’s been so long since I’ve seen any campaign signs that openly identified the party of the candidate. Really refreshing to see.
What I liked seeing here in VA-10 is that Wexton has signs with Kaine. It’s not only ecologically good but also savvy too because it’s encouraging people who may consider splitting their ticket not to do it. Our district went for Clinton-Kaine but we have a Republican Congresswoman. Likewise, our district has gone for Kaine in his past runs for state office.
re: #376 Kragar
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The party is hopeless at this point. Maybe if Trump had lost and they did some deep soul searching but not anymore.
re: #376 Kragar
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or brainwashed… I have some family in KS that are just… dumb fox bots.
re: #378 HappyWarrior
The party is hopeless at this point. Maybe if Trump had lost and they did some deep soul searching but not anymore.
The last time they did some deep soul searching, they double downed on racism, homophobia, and total partisan obstruction, and the American people adored them for it.
Any soul searching they’ll do will turn them into the Nazi Party outright And I’m afraid the media will allow the total rebranding to work and send them to another few decades of unfettered power.
re: #363 jaunte
Willie N. is turning into Woody G.
re: #380 Citizen K
The last time they did some deep soul searching, they double downed on racism, homophobia, and total partisan obstruction, and the American people adored them for it.
Any soul searching they’ll do will turn them into the Nazi Party outright And I’m afraid the media will allow the total rebranding to work and send them to another few decades of unfettered power.
Exactly. I meant real soul searching btw. The kind that doesn’t involve double downing on being racist pricks.
re: #359 Kragar
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Or I’d limit my comments to “Let’s have the FBI investigate, as I’m confident they will not find any merit to the allegations.”
The Onion just did an article about me.
Man Has Absolutely No Clue How Old Anyone He Knows Is https://t.co/MfEih6jwF1 pic.twitter.com/ayJrNOdO6Z
— The Onion (@TheOnion) October 1, 2018
.@SpeakerStraus, starting @sachamber speech, notes his daughters have never been that interested in politics, but that’s starting to change: “In fact, there’s 1 political question I’ve been getting … quite a bit these days: ‘Dad, could you maybe introduce us to Beto O’Rourke?’”
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) October 1, 2018
re: #342 HappyWarrior
I’m honestly surprised that Trump hasn’t given himself a military rank yet and started dressing in uniform.
…during the day
re: #383 Mike Lamb
Or I’d limit my comments to “Let’s have the FBI investigate, as I’m confident they will not find any merit to the allegations.”
Or, “Given that I’m innocent and that I place a good deal of faith in polygraph tests, I’d happily submit to one.”
re: #343 makeitstop
Comey to House Judiciary: public testimony, or go scratch your asses.
What do they want him to testify about? Email-Gate 23: The Vince Foster Connection?
re: #342 HappyWarrior
I’m honestly surprised that Trump hasn’t given himself a military rank yet and started dressing in uniform.
He still has 2 years….
This Judiciary transcript of a phone interview with Kavanaugh details six accusations of sexual misconduct.
re: #359 Kragar
When it comes to Judge Kavanaugh, there’s not an ounce of fairness left in Senate Democrats. How would you react if somebody accused you being a sexual predator, a gang rapist, and a bumbling stumbling alcoholic?
lindsey et al are indignant kavanaugh was even accused
re: #390 Sir John Barron
When will Sean Haw Haw Hannity pay up?
Hopefully soon. The shit he did to that family was awful.
I Went To Kavanaugh’s Alma Mater, Georgetown Prep, And It Was A Case Study In Misogyny
“…We did not have a comprehensive sexual health education at Prep. Freshmen were required to take physical education, and we had a rigorous program of units on weightlifting and other sports. One day out of every class cycle, we met with a coach who styled himself as “Doctor.” There was no textbook or curriculum. He simply shared amusing anecdotes and gave us words of wisdom such as:
“Boys, the first time you have sex, you’re not going to last long. So you should probably be drunk so you’ll last a little longer.”
There were high fives around the room. Everyone laughed. There was no discussion of how to use contraception and there was certainly no attempt to discuss what consent was. “
Today’s Left:
Applaud Kaepernick, Destroy Kavanaugh.— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) September 29, 2018
The only reason Gym still has a job is because the GOP has become the party of Sexual Predators and their enablers https://t.co/00ww7M6D8O
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 1, 2018
re: #392 dangerman
lindsey et al are indignant kavanaugh was even accused
Remember when Lindsay Graham was supposed to be one of the principled anti-Trump Republicans?
Me either.
re: #395 Kragar
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Yes, Jim: We defend the guy who hasn’t even been accused of committing a crime and is trying to bring attention to a real societal problem over a prep boy drunk who mistreats women. Thanks for playing. Now go fuck yourself.
re: #359 Kragar
White Republican men are always entitled to go full Ragey McRagey.
re: #375 Dr. Matt
If Judge Rapey were a “D”, the senate GOP would already have 12 concurrent investigations going by now.
cmon, he never would have got the pre-meetings let alone an actual hearing
re: #394 jaunte
I Went To Kavanaugh’s Alma Mater, Georgetown Prep, And It Was A Case Study In Misogyny
I talked to my cousin this weekend. She went to public school in the DMV- DC Maryland Va area during Kavanaugh’s time. She definitely remembers GT Prep guys as being a special type of asshole.
re: #384 Kragar
The Onion just did an article about me.
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i thought you’d be….taller
re: #400 HappyWarrior
The linked article makes it sound like a Lord of the Flies experience.
FLASHBACK: Judge KAVANAUGH in 2015 speech: “To be a good judge & a good umpire, it’s important to have the proper demeanor … To keep our emotions in check. To be calm amidst the storm,” & to “avoid any semblance of … partisanship.” https://t.co/56azsXTSEm
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) October 1, 2018
Oops. Guess he was lying then too. https://t.co/xG8pQ0LVcv
— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) October 1, 2018
re: #403 jaunte
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Nah, not that he’s lying. He’s just observing that time-honored corollary to any and all things political: IOKIYAR.
So Trump made a few minor changes to NAFTA, gave it a (stupid) new name, and now wants credit for the greatest trade deal in the history of the universe? Is that about it?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 1, 2018
re: #388 Sir John Barron
What do they want him to testify about? Email-Gate 23: The Vince Foster Connection?
Letter says “decisions made and not made during the 2016 election” by DOJ and FBI. Basically they want to be able to say that he should have indicted Hillary, but it’s a really dangerous hearing for them to hold publicly because the decision not to announce the Russia inquiry into Trump’s campaign looms large considering that Comey made two totally unprecedented attempts to shit on Hillary’s campaign.
re: #402 jaunte
The linked article makes it sound like a Lord of the Flies experience.
Well, when you go to one of those schools where the teachers are afraid of the students and afraid of the parents, what do you expect? It’s just the inmates running the asylum.
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re: #384 Kragar
So true, so so true.
re: #405 Charles Johnson
So Trump made a few minor changes to NAFTA, gave it a (stupid) new name, and now wants credit for the greatest trade deal in the history of the universe? Is that about it?
like i read over at electoral-vote this am:
the agreement will be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Obviously, a lot of thought and creativity went into that one (though the smart money says that most people just call it NAFTA 2.0). Anyhow, if the administration continues its usual pattern—achieve something fairly small, declare a major WIN, and then drop the issue—then this should be the end of this discussion for a long time
re: #395 Kragar
Today’s Left:
Applaud Kaepernick, Destroy Kavanaugh.
— Rep. Jim Jordan
Today’s GOP Congress: Stupider is As Stupider does.
re: #405 Charles Johnson
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Blow up an existing arrangement and create crisis.
Milk crisis and push us to brink of disaster.
Walk back from the edge of cliff after foreign leader makes nice comment about Trump
Make new agreement that is the same as old agreement
Declare victory
re: #395 Kragar
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Or as I like to call it, supporting first amendment rights, and protecting against sexual assault. Such fucking animals we are.
Hi, it’s Monday, and the President of the United States announced he has compromat on a Democrat in order to get the media to run down a rabbit hole after his opponents.
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) October 1, 2018
re: #407 KGxvi
Well, when you go to one of those schools where the teachers are afraid of the students and afraid of the parents, what do you expect? It’s just the inmates running the asylum.
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Jr and senior HS in the late 70s and early to mid 80s was a freaking nightmare.
Students today have no idea of the kind of Hobbesian experience it was.
re: #403 jaunte
That’s until they start noticing you totally did the full ragey partisan thing during the Starr investigation.
If the Democrats win the house in November do we still get taco trucks? (Asking for un amigo).
re: #416 Sir John Barron
“It may not be our job to impose sanctions on him, but it is our job to make his pattern of revolting behavior clear — piece by painful piece,” Mr. Kavanaugh wrote. “Aren’t we failing to fulfill our duty to the American people if we willingly ‘conspire’ with the president in an effort to conceal the true nature of his acts?”
Wrong on every possible level.
Always use an Oxford comma.
ALWAYS. pic.twitter.com/XiPt7SkSfJ— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 1, 2018
Trump orders the handcuffs off of the FBI inquiry, allows them to talk to anybody they want….
Trump putting the onus on Flake, Murkowski and Collins now to request broad FBI investigation if they want it
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) October 1, 2018
CONFIRMED: Flake, Murkowski, and Collins can have *whatever FBI investigation they want*, per Trump. So if the witness list stays at four people, this sham investigation can be laid at the feet of Flake, Murkowski, and Collins—who have *no basis* to overrule the FBI’s discretion. https://t.co/wKremeR6n9
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) October 1, 2018
re: #420 Scottish Dragon
Trump orders the handcuffs off of the FBI inquiry, allows them to talk to anybody they want….
So he’s throwing kav under a taco truck. Yes, I’m hungry, why do you ask?
re: #403 jaunte
Steve Weinstein
@steveweinstein
Oops. Guess he was lying then too.Kenneth P. Vogel
✔
@kenvogel
FLASHBACK: Judge KAVANAUGH in 2015 speech: “To be a good judge & a good umpire, it’s important to have the proper demeanor … To keep our emotions in check. To be calm amidst the storm,” & to “avoid any semblance of … partisanship.” motherjones.com …
He wasn’t lying; he was describing what is required for a good judge and a good umpire. He wasn’t saying that he qualified; he knows he’s a partisan hack and so do the Republican senators. They don’t want a good judge; they want one compliant to their agenda.
re: #359 Kragar
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Lindsey also added, “Because you know Hillary was running a child pedophile ring out of a pizza parlor basement!!”.
re: #417 I Would Prefer Not To
If the Democrats win the house in November do we still get taco trucks? (Asking for un amigo).
That requires the presidency. Sorry.
re: #361 Hecuba’s daughter
Good call!!
Completely forgot about Myfanwy.
(Dunno how she escaped the Rebels, though)
OK: on to next thread
re: #412 Scottish Dragon
Blow up an existing arrangement and create crisis.
Milk crisis and push us to brink of disaster.
Walk back from the edge of cliff after foreign leader makes nice comment about Trump
Make new agreement that is the same as old agreement
Declare victory
love it, hate it , or see it for what it is….
it sure works on the rubes
re: #417 I Would Prefer Not To
If the Democrats win the house in November do we still get taco trucks? (Asking for un amigo).
esperemos
re: #350 Hecuba’s daughter
Maybe he watched too much Torchwood. Didn’t they have a pet pterodactyl?
That show was so bad, but not as bad as Class. Doctor who has has one successful spinoff, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
re: #430 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
That show was so bad, but not as bad as Class. Doctor who has has one successful spinoff, The Sarah Jane Adventures.
OMG!
Torchwood was awesome. The first two seasons with their self-contained episodes were pretty good, but season 3 “Children of Earth” and season 4 “Miracle Day” were among the greatest sci-fi mini-series EVAH!!
There’s supposedly a season 5 in the works, but I haven’t heard anything for awhile about that.
re: #431 sagehen
OMG!
Torchwood was awesome. The first two seasons with their self-contained episodes were pretty good, but season 3 “Children of Earth” and season 4 “Miracle Day” were among the greatest sci-fi mini-series EVAH!!
There’s supposedly a season 5 in the works, but I haven’t heard anything for awhile about that.
Torchwood was not awesome. I wanted to like it, but the too many of stories were terrible, and when they said it was more adult than Doctor Who, they meant trashy, rather than smart. The only thing carrying the series was John Barrowman’s overacting.
Children of Earth had potential, but the bit about Jack’s grandson was just too unlikely, and meant to pull heart-strings.
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