To say that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was a snake oil salesman would be to leave out the other items from his catalogue, like toilets for the well-endowed and the concept of time-travel.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania are visiting the Marine Barracks to show support for American troops.
The president will give remarks later this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/6nMiJc69wk— POLITICO (@politico) November 15, 2018
Couldn’t attend a memorial at Belleau Woods on the USMC birthday.
Couldn’t make it to Arlington on Veteran’s Day.
But yeah, making it across town on a random Thursday is “supporting the troops”. https://t.co/rREo9PfLYm— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) November 15, 2018
re: #1 Kragar
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Still has not visited troops in a war zone since taking office. Can’t even make it to the border to buck up the troops fighting off the “invasion.”
By the way, wasn’t he worried about snarling up D.C. traffic in order to make this appearance? Or did HMX-1 suddenly find that it could fly in cold, wet conditions again?
re: #1 Kragar
Cable guy must be at the White House installing new DVRs?
A wingnut told me that a portion of the caravan has already reached the border, so I asked him how high the casualties were in the border clashes and why Trump wasn’t tweeting about it.
‘You are like a wildcat, with colourful sins (though with greying hair), upon a throne of lies, defiled from top to bottom by murders and adultery. Vortipor, tyrant of the Demetae, why are you so stupidly stubborn?’ No one did rants quite like St Gildas…https://t.co/b7zhVdjxc6 pic.twitter.com/yuhjMIY4LV
— A V Hudson (@wyrdwritere) November 15, 2018
Someone must have told him how really, REALLY bad missing those ceremonies was.
But trump only thinks about trump. He was and is too stupid to understand…anything.— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) November 15, 2018
Democrats, we are America.
“We have record numbers of people of color in our caucus now and a record number of women….We are America” — @NancyPelosi https://t.co/yBFIe3wu4W @TheDemocrats #Democrats #VoteBlue— Jennifer Granholm (@JenGranholm) November 15, 2018
The responses. I. Am. Dying. LOLOLOL!!!
Describe your sex life using a movie title.
— Pesach Lattin ✡️ (@pacelattin) November 15, 2018
re: #1 Kragar
Maybe he’ll them all about the yuuuuge electorals he won.
re: #1 Kragar
Couldn’t attend a memorial at Belleau Woods on the USMC birthday.
Couldn’t make it to Arlington on Veteran’s Day.
But yeah, making it across town on a random Thursday is “supporting the troops”.
did he go by car / motorcade / caravan?
doesnt that fuck up traffic - like he didnt want to do in europe?
Thanks to Maine’s ranked-choice voting system, Democrat Jared Golden has defeated drug company and NRA sweetie Bruce Poliquin. First incumbent in that district to lose his job since 1916, and it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) November 15, 2018
re: #8 MsJ
Describe your sex life using a movie title.
— Pesach Lattin ✡️ (@pacelattin) November 15, 2018
28 Days later https://t.co/6qG1fFqKiS
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) November 15, 2018
And I look at the centre front page online of the WaPo
1. Positive story about trump jnr
From rebellious to reliable: Donald Trump Jr.’s journey back to family loyalty
2. Negative story about Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi insists she has votes to become House speaker despite solid opposition
Why trump is critical of the press I will never understand
re: #2 Targetpractice
Still has not visited troops in a war zone since taking office. Can’t even make it to the border to buck up the troops fighting off the “invasion.”
By the way, wasn’t he worried about snarling up D.C. traffic in order to make this appearance? Or did HMX-1 suddenly find that it could fly in cold, wet conditions again?
this exactly!
and yes yes yes i should read before i post
i’ll never learn
part of my charm
re: #6 MsJ
Someone must have told him how really, REALLY bad missing those ceremonies was.
But trump only thinks about trump. He was and is too stupid to understand…anything.
plus he’s got nothing to do
and hes desperate for anything he might be able to use to deflect what is surely coming down the pike
re: #14 fern01
And I look at the centre front page online of the WaPo
1. Positive story about trump jnr
From rebellious to reliable: Donald Trump Jr.’s journey back to family loyalty2. Negative story about Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi insists she has votes to become House speaker despite solid oppositionWhy trump is critical of the press I will never understand
Since DJT won’t seem to pivot I guess the media will switch to a Donny Junior “pivot”.
re: #12 Big Beautiful Door
Good news, just getting off your ass and walking around for a minute is good for your health!
Not always…..
re: #16 dangerman
plus he’s got nothing to do
and hes desperate for anything he might be able to use to deflect what is surely coming down the pike
He got out of Policy Time early.
Robert Wilkie, veterans secretary, says of Trump, “There has never been a presidential campaign, certainly in the post-WWII era, where one of the candidates made veterans the centrepiece of his campaign.” He adds, “Veterans have never had a better friend in the White House.”
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 15, 2018
Trump using veterans as human shield, while disrespecting them and screwing them over every chance he gets https://t.co/GjkVasWpcH
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) November 15, 2018
re: #8 MsJ
The responses. I. Am. Dying. LOLOLOL!!!
Much Ado About Nothing
— WB Young 🍕🐀 (@FormerDirtDart) November 15, 2018
re: #8 MsJ
The responses. I. Am. Dying. LOLOLOL!!!
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Can’t…breath…laughing…too…hard…*wheeeeeeze* *thud*
re: #21 Kragar
War veterans Ike, JFK and GWH Bush were real slackers I guess.
re: #12 Big Beautiful Door
Good news, just getting off your ass and walking around for a minute is good for your health!
i’ve run about 2000 miles since the beginning of the year
I’m gonna live forever
re: #21 Kragar
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Wilke then later said “And the fact that he asked me to find a way to cut spending at the VA was totally an inspired way to help veterans…wait, what?”
re: #13 Kragar
sudden impact
blazing saddles
octopussy
for your eyes only
in like flint
inside moves
re: #19 Sir John Barron
He got out of Policy Time early.
just in time for juice box and oatmeal cookie time
re: #24 Sir John Barron
War veterans Ike, JFK and GWH Bush were real slackers I guess.
I think Tammy Duckworth pointed out on TV the other day that the Trump administration has yet to nominate a Chief Information Officer for the VA. And that office is responsible for things like the computer system that is currently not sending housing and education payments to veterans. She also mentioned that something similar happened during the Obama administration, and the VA secretary made sure checks were cut while the automated system was fixed.
But you know, these guys love the troops… as props.
re: #8 MsJ
The responses. I. Am. Dying. LOLOLOL!!!
The flip side is imagine picking any movie title and then imagining someone’s sex life around it. Blade Runner.
Yeah, I still hate people
BREAKING: Authorities say a New Jersey couple and a homeless man made up a “feel good” story about the man helping them so they could raise money through an online fundraiser. https://t.co/HVdLx42Knj
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2018
Starting to think one of the required courses in journalism school is “How To Write the Mandatory ‘Dems in Disarray’ Article.”
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 15, 2018
re: #31 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I’m honestly surprised that this sort of thing hasn’t happened more often.
So when the next Democratic President bans Fox News and other rightwing media, it will be a-ok, right?
Conservative outlet One America News files brief in support of White House in CNN legal battle https://t.co/5xKGAxmirE pic.twitter.com/YsJXIFSDM5
— The Hill (@thehill) November 15, 2018
re: #32 Charles Johnson
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With the follow-up lesson “Both Sides Are Wrong: A Guide To Writing Political Commentary.”
re: #32 Charles Johnson
One of the topics is “Everyone hates [Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, insert name of Female Democratic leader]”.
re: #34 Patricia Kayden
So when the next Democratic President bans Fox News and other rightwing media, it will be a-ok, right?
Just ban OAN.
The movie question..
Call back to earlier..
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang..
re: #34 Patricia Kayden
So when the next Democratic President bans Fox News and other rightwing media, it will be a-ok, right?
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OANN’s filing a “LOVE ME, DADDY!” brief in the hopes Donny will grant them an interview.
re: #37 Belafon
Just ban OAN.
(1) WE are going to file in the CNN vs White House court an Amicus Brief in favor of the White House. Acosta’s actions are stopping our people from getting their questions answered, so that we can give our audience the real news direct from our President. @OANN #CNNvsWhiteHouse
— Robert Herring (@RobHerring) November 15, 2018
OANN, in a miracle of physics, fires a bullet that is scheduled to strike its foot sometime during the next Democratic administration. https://t.co/EDIizsp7o8
— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) November 15, 2018
re: #42 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Acosta’s actions are stopping our people from getting their questions answered, so that we can give our audience the real news direct from our President.
OAN must not be on Twitter.
re: #39 Targetpractice
OANN’s filing a “LOVE ME, DADDY!” brief in the hopes Donny will grant them an interview.
Court to OAN: Who are you?
re: #36 Sir John Barron
One of the topics is “Everyone hates [Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, insert name of Female Democratic leader]”.
Guest lecture from Chuck Todd: “False Balance: How to Show Favoritism to Conservatives Without Breaking a Sweat.”
Dem state lawmaker: Flake has “credibility problem” https://t.co/BgW8URCi5Q pic.twitter.com/QZ7FtUPNtz
— The Hill (@thehill) November 15, 2018
Rain, rain go away, we’ll have to launch the rocket another day 🎶 The @northropgrumman CRS-10 mission has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17 at 4:01 a.m. due to inclement weather. pic.twitter.com/f0EDxvvXCb
— NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) November 15, 2018
Falcon 9 and Es’hail-2 are vertical on Pad 39A in Florida. Today’s launch window opens at 3:46 p.m. EST, 20:46 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage for this mission previously supported the Telstar 19 VANTAGE launch in July 2018. https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/QwICm3BR3X
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 15, 2018
Heat
Pacific Rim (don’t hurt me..)
The Great Dictator
Ed Wood
The good, the bad and the ugly
Flake: “I’m totally gonna hold up judicial nominations if you don’t hold a vote on this bill!”
Mitch: “Yeah, that’s not happening.”
Flake: “Oh well, worth a shot. Let the good times roll!”
re: #52 Targetpractice
He’s so useless. He should just keep his mouth shut.
Document shows “liberal Democrat” Alan Dershowitz received $120K from anti-Muslim, Robert Mercer funded, Gatestone Institute https://t.co/xxtHGL3MET
— Eli Clifton (@EliClifton) November 15, 2018
That explains a LOT. https://t.co/yyvIAFCu2S
— Karoli (@Karoli) November 15, 2018
re: #40 William Lewis
Less than zero
well if were doing elvis costello songs ;-)
no action
i just dont know what to do with myself
miracle man
pump it up
omg every elvis song…..
and if we go steely dan:
the fez
re: #32 Charles Johnson
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Also:
{insert daily event here} is very bad for Democrats.
Swear to God…one of these was up at the Washington Post not 18 hours after the election how winning was bad for the dems.
re: #51 Kilroy was here
Heat
Pacific Rim (don’t hurt me..)
The Great Dictator
Ed Wood
The good, the bad and the ugly
for a few dollars more
re: #51 Kilroy was here
Heat
Pacific Rim (don’t hurt me..)
The Great Dictator
Ed Wood
The good, the bad and the ugly
The Big Sleep
re: #57 Scottish Dragon
Also:
{insert daily event here} is very bad for Democrats.
Swear to God…one of these was up at the Washington Post not 18 hours after the election how winning was bad for the dems.
trump builds wall - good for trump
trump doesnt build wall - good for trump
r’s lose 40 seats - good position for r’s
r’s gain 40 seats (if only) good position for r’s
yawn
re: #52 Targetpractice
Flake: “I’m totally gonna hold up judicial nominations if you don’t hold a vote on this bill!”
Mitch: “Yeah, that’s not happening.”
Flake: “Oh well, worth a shot. Let the good times roll!”
Has Flake already caved? Has he voted yet on any of the nominees?
re: #54 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
….
Eli Clifton
✔
@EliClifton
Document shows “liberal Democrat” Alan Dershowitz received $120K from anti-Muslim, Robert Mercer funded, Gatestone Institute bit.ly55
1:41 PM - Nov 15, 2018….
Dersh is a Netanyahu acolyte — so he doesn’t need bribes to spout anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Gatestone may have started funding him because he was already supporting their views publicly.
No new statements since this one:
I have informed the Majority Leader that I will not vote to advance any of the 21 judicial nominees pending in the Judiciary Committee, or vote to confirm the 32 judges awaiting action on the floor, until the Mueller protection bill is brought to the full Senate for a vote.
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) November 15, 2018
Also, the comments seem… nice.
re: #62 Hecuba’s daughter
Has Flake already caved? Has he voted yet on any of the nominees?
Last I checked, there hasn’t been any votes yet.
re: #65 KGxvi
No new statements since this one:
Also, the comments seem… nice.
That’s newer than yesterday, so he’s managed to hold the same thought for 24 hours.
Meanwhile, in Florida:
Palm Beach County’s election supervisor said less than an hour before the 3 p.m. deadline that they would not finish the machine recount in any of three statewide races still in question and would move on to the manual recount at 4 p.m. The county’s results from election night will be added to the recount results from other counties. A manual recount of ballots rejected by machines is expected to be ordered in the Senate race, in which Gov. Rick Scott (R) leads Sen. Bill Nelson (D) by fewer than 13,000 votes.
Palm Beach County not completing the machine recount seems like an equal protection violation. I don’t understand how the response can be “oh well, on to the manual recount.”
re: #68 KGxvi
Meanwhile, in Florida:
Palm Beach County not completing the machine recount seems like an equal protection violation. I don’t understand how the response can be “oh well, on to the manual recount.”
Wasn’t the gap always in the <.25% manual recount territory? Why bother with a machine recount at all?
re: #63 Michele: Out of the closet and into the fire
We still have a Space X launch in about 40 minutes.
Yes
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Es’hail-2. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 15, 2018
Waiting-for-the-vet pic.twitter.com/831CBVumEP
— Land of cuteness (@landpsychology) November 15, 2018
re: #69 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Wasn’t the gap always in the <.25% manual recount territory? Why bother with a machine recount at all?
There were three races needing recounts. The governor’s race, the Senate race, and the agriculture commissioner. The governor’s race was under .5% but over .25%. Plus, apparently they have to do the machine recount to confirm if it is within .25%.
Rick Scott will win. Not sure about Desantis.
Actual Nazis are marching around a Kohls parking with semiautomatic rifles in Arkansas. Everything is fine. https://t.co/uPMfCg5uMo pic.twitter.com/0oVc9rcka4
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 15, 2018
Top 20 GDP-generating districts all elected Democratic representatives while 16 of the 20 bottom GDP-generating districts elected Republican representatives. pic.twitter.com/dCPA6Dm4NA
— Clara Hendrickson (@clarajanehen) November 15, 2018
re: #69 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Wasn’t the gap always in the <.25% manual recount territory? Why bother with a machine recount at all?
THAT is the question.
re: #68 KGxvi
Meanwhile, in Florida:
Palm Beach County not completing the machine recount seems like an equal protection violation. I don’t understand how the response can be “oh well, on to the manual recount.”
i also dont see how any artificial deadline, even a state law, can have any merit
it takes as long as it takes
machinery problems or not
what if the voter volume was up another 20%
or a higher percentage of mail ins that required signature verification
or someone decided to be….really….careful…..and….really…..slow…….
it takes what it takes
and we’re only talking about post election day counting
not even the election day shenanigans of not enough voting booths, etc. which disfranchise people in other ways.
these deadlines are dumb
you make it to the polling place and are registered, you get to vote
all legitimate ballots get vetted and counted
how hard is that?
(yes i know, i know)
re: #52 Targetpractice
Flake: “I’m totally gonna hold up judicial nominations if you don’t hold a vote on this bill!”
Mitch: “Yeah, that’s not happening.”
Flake: “Oh well, worth a shot. Let the good times roll!”
Isn’t the real question about Flakey Flake’s claim about whether he holds up nominations?
Does he have the guts?
Or, will there be no nominations of judges before Flake leaves office, which means it was all theater anyway?
(I don’t know anything about upcoming judicial nominations…just getting a feel for facts)
A warning for those of you who plan on winning a future lottery jackpot: there is no end of people who will criticize you for what you do:
Perhaps she wants to draw attention to the foundation in Maine which she is helping to fund?
Or perhaps she wants to draw attention to the fact that veterans are not getting all the help that they need?— freetoken fights fecking fascists (@freetoken) November 15, 2018
re: #74 Backwoods_Sleuth
People should point and laugh. “You’re marching in a Kohl’s parking lot?”
And in an even sadder note, there is no end of needy people, who our society may have otherwise failed (because apparently it’s more important to give tax breaks to the rich rather than provide health care support), who will come after any winner in the hope of a handout:
My wife is very ill and we are at last resort. If you wouldn’t mind retweeting or donating, we would be extremely grateful. Thank you so much and God Bless!https://t.co/lbJzNV5S0u
— DorianUSMC (@DorianUsmc) November 15, 2018
re: #80 freetoken
A warning for those of you who plan on winning a future lottery jackpot: there is no end of people who will criticize you for what you do:
Perhaps she wants to draw attention to the foundation in Maine which she is helping to fund?
Or perhaps she wants to draw attention to the fact that veterans are not getting all the help that they need?
because putting a face and a story to a cause humanizes it
sometimes it has a tendency to cause others to act
what the hell is wrong with people?
Space X webcast is now live.
Congratulations! Please read our story, help us, and spread the word. We are soon to be homeless. https://t.co/5WIBWsobSK
— Rachel Hegel (@HegelRachel) November 15, 2018
Please consider helping me and my family https://t.co/8VjAZSAAo0
— Stacie crout (@CroutStacie) November 15, 2018
— Lesa Stutts (@LesaStutts) November 15, 2018
… and so on.
Space-X is now live.
Cool, this is the second launch of a previously used first stage launched last July. It will be the second controlled landing of this first stage.
Good luck!
What’s the matter with Kansas?
White Kansas official tells black woman he’s a member of the “master race” during public hearing https://t.co/MpsI0TDMZP pic.twitter.com/vJWVM2MlDO
— The Hill (@thehill) November 15, 2018
re: #85 freetoken
Fuck our fucking fucked up healthcare system.
re: #88 Eclectic Cyborg
Many of these sad stories are such that when one looks at them in the cold light of reality, the truth is painful - we’re all going to die, it’s just how painful or awkward that will be.
I for one believe our society’s number one priority ought to be that everyone in society get the help they need in their toughest moments.
To me that means if someone has a serious illness they ought not be bankrupted by it.
re: #74 Backwoods_Sleuth
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With a Belgian FN rifle just like you see on the old Rhodesian Army posters. Not an accident.
re: #87 Patricia Kayden
What’s the matter with Kansas?
noticed that he mentioned a gap in teeth was a sign of master race…I’d like to introduce him to Ms Abrams.
re: #88 Eclectic Cyborg
Indeed. But speaking of making said healthcare system at least a little less craptastic, I just remembered you live in Mississippi - have you considered volunteering for Mike Espy’s campaign in some form? A good-enough GOTV effort could help him pull off a Doug Jones-style upset.
re: #91 Backwoods_Sleuth
noticed that he mentioned a gap in teeth was a sign of master race…I’d like to introduce him to Ms Abrams.
or the late terry-thomas
BREAKING: A former Alabama state trooper has been shot dead after he shot 17th Judicial Circuit DA Greg Griggers in the face earlier this afternoon. Griggers is in the hospital and is expected to recover from his injurieshttps://t.co/H9A2wcd2dz
— Connor Sheets (@ConnorASheets) November 15, 2018
Liftoff
re: #65 KGxvi
No new statements since this one:
Also, the comments seem… nice.
People who agree with McTurtle’s call for Democrats to agree to everything the GOP wants in a show of bipartisanship?
///
Man pleads guilty in hoax “SWATting” call that turned deadly https://t.co/BCYsqfdrTz pic.twitter.com/BN3E5w9X5p
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 15, 2018
Fairing separation confirmed.
re: #96 Sir John Barron
People who agree with McTurtle’s call for Democrats to agree to everything the GOP wants in a show of bipartisanship?
///
When I used to listen to Limbaugh, like 15 years ago, his big thing was always that bipartisanship meant that Democrats get everything they want and Republicans had to go along with it. That’s been internalized on the right, I’m sure, and I suspect since they now have had extended runs with control of Congress, they must think that’s how it actually should be.
re: #75 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Districts won by Democrats account for 61% of American’s GDP ($10.2 trillion), districts won by Republicans account for 38% ($6.2 trillion).
more related to this from CNBC
“Republicans represent the smaller, fading segment, with less-educated, more-homogenous work forces reliant on traditional manufacturing, agriculture and resource extraction. Democrats represent the larger, growing one, fueled by finance, professional services and digital innovation in diverse urban areas.”
conservatives - what are they conserving?
i’d rather be on the side of progress
Reentry burn.
Landing Burn.
Successful landing.
Falcon on the boat (Of course I still love you)
re: #105 Michele: Out of the closet and into the fire
Successful landing.
It’s too bad we didn’t get to see the complete landing procedure. But they stuck it, so that is good.
re: #108 ObserverArt
It’s too bad we didn’t get to see the complete landing procedure. But they stuck it, so that is good.
Yep. I want to see more Falcon Heavy landings. Putting two of those suckers down at the same time was awesome.
re: #87 Patricia Kayden
What’s the matter with Kansas?
They just elected a Democrat as governor and don’t know what to do with themselves.
re: #98 GlutenFreeJesus
I was going to stop.. but..
They were expendable
Tall in the saddle
The night riders
Pals of the Saddle
Westward Ho
Miracle in Motion
The Longest Day
(All Movies John Wayne was in)
re: #87 Patricia Kayden
What’s the matter with Kansas?
“I don’t care if you masterb—-.” (Not gonna type that at work.)
re: #85 freetoken
… and so on.
Ms. West’s $343 million jackpot would be a drop in the bucket compared to the need. By all means, help individuals when you can, but money spent changing the system will be far more effective in the long run.
he is so full of shit
.@FLOTUS Melania and I were honored to visit with our GREAT U.S. MARINES at the Marine Barracks here in Washington, D.C. We love you @USMC @MBWDC! https://t.co/ASWmDZrDRK pic.twitter.com/xYrPw9zzVv
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2018
It was my great honor to host a @WhiteHouse Conference on Supporting Veterans & Military Families…
To everyone here today who has served our Country in uniform, & to every Veteran & Military family across our land, I want to express the eternal gratitude of our entire Nation! pic.twitter.com/MK8jUaTGFK— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2018
sooooo much shit…
Last year, I signed the landmark VA Accountability Act to ensure those who mistreat our Veterans can be held fully accountable. Since my inauguration, we have removed more than 3,600 government employees who were not giving our Vets the care they deserve…. pic.twitter.com/KqWXXt7D4U
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2018
It is our sacred duty to support America’s Service Members every single day they wear the uniform – and every day after when they return home as Veterans. Together we will HONOR those who defend us, we will CHERISH those who protect us, and we will celebrate the amazing heroes… pic.twitter.com/kovcIj4fwU
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15, 2018
been 23 minutes since that last tweet, guess he’s still gathering his thoughts.
LOL. I crack myself up.
re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth
and I see that Melonie is still wearing furniture upholstery.
With NBC News now projecting that Dem Jared Golden has ousted incumbent GOP Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine-2, this means the partisan tally for New England House seats will be:
Dems: 21
Repubs: 0
Of the 12 US Senate seats in New England, 1 will be GOP-held:
Susan Collins.— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) November 15, 2018
re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth
he is so full of shit
been 23 minutes since that last tweet, guess he’s still gathering his thoughts. LOL. I crack myself up.
Missed you in Vietnam, Donald. May Ted Nugent shit on your bone spurs.
Louisville Kroger shooting suspect indicted on federal hate crime charges https://t.co/esHBFMYeI2
— Enquirer (@Enquirer) November 15, 2018
Judge James Gardner is asking bluntly whether Love campaign attorney, Robert Harrington, intends to put clerk Sherrie Swensen under oath. Says no. Instructs Harrington to be clear about what they’re seeking in regards to voter affidavits and provisional ballots. #utpol #ut04
— Julia Ritchey (@juliaritchey) November 15, 2018
SES 2 completed.
re: #27 dangerman
sudden impact
blazing saddles
octopussy
for your eyes only
in like flint
inside moves
Slap Shot
re: #115 Backwoods_Sleuth
and I see that Melonie is still wearing furniture upholstery.
I think Volkswagen used that in their seats.
Back in 1975 in the Rabbits.
re: #113 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Ms. West’s $343 million jackpot would be a drop in the bucket compared to the need.
Cash value was $198M. Minus 37% federal tax and 7% (I think) Iowa state tax leaves about 111M. The winner has already set up a foundation in the name of her deceased grandson, to help those who suffer likewise.
She’s probably one of the more generous rich people around, it appears.
The NY guy who won the other half of the jackpot came forward yesterday. He also took the present cash value. He’s a retired federal employee, whose mother is still alive, so he wants to buy her a place to live.
Both of these winners are far better people than the rich and famous Trump draws into his circle.
SECO 2 completed. About 4 minutes to payload separation.
A couple of good columns:
The Rude Pundit: Donald Trump’s Sould is Troubled
Nancy LeTourneau: Poetic Justice for Native Americans in North Dakota
and your point, little dickbag?
Michael Avenatti is telling reporters that the woman he allegedly beat is a “plant”… “sent by Jacob Wohl”
— Jacob Wohl (@JacobAWohl) November 15, 2018
Deployment confirmed. Space X does it again.
Federal judge warns that Florida’s recount law might violate Bush v. Gore—”by some cosmic coincidence (or curse).” https://t.co/bkujrUOAOk pic.twitter.com/rxeqtvlMMd
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) November 15, 2018
re: #128 Backwoods_Sleuth
What does that mean in practical terms, though…?
re: #129 Interesting Times
sounds, to me, like they have to count every vote and can’t just stop based on an arbitrary deadline.
re: #129 Interesting Times
What does that mean in practical terms, though…?
It likely means that Palm Beach County would need to be given more time to finish its machine recount so that its voters are on the same standing as voters in the other 66 counties.
re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth
he is so full of shit
been 23 minutes since that last tweet, guess he’s still gathering his thoughts. LOL. I crack myself up.
Wait, wut?
Trump is bragging about cutting 3600 government employees (?? presumably at the VA ??) - ostensibly for “mistreating veterans”??
SRSLY, WTF?
re: #99 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
He’s going to get 20-25 years, good. I was afraid he might get a light sentence.
Ocasio-Cortez’s skin tone vs what Ben Garrison inks it as because he’s not trying to stir up racial hatred at all pic.twitter.com/gXBXQiNPn6
— SEMI ANON XMAS COWARD (@ImperialsSay) November 14, 2018
Move along. No bigotry here to see, folks. Move along, move along.
re: #129 Interesting Times
What does that mean in practical terms, though…?
Follow up answer, after reading the whole order:
There wasn’t enough evidence for the court to grant a preliminary injunction. My guess is that, assuming Palm Beach County didn’t get its results in on time, Nelson can go back to court and ask for an order that requires the county to finish the machine recount and for the Secretary of State to accept the results after the deadline.
re: #116 Patricia Kayden
With NBC News now projecting that Dem Jared Golden has ousted incumbent GOP Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Maine-2, this means the partisan tally for New England House seats will be:
Dems: 21
Repubs: 0Of the 12 US Senate seats in New England, 1 will be GOP-held:
Susan Collins.— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) November 15, 2018
Donnie’s nearly “complete victory” is even more victorious.
re: #134 DodgerFan1988
Move along. No bigotry here to see, folks. Move along, move along.
He probably had his bedsheets and hood on when he drew it!
re: #78 dangerman
i also dont see how any artificial deadline, even a state law, can have any merit
it takes as long as it takes
machinery problems or not
what if the voter volume was up another 20%
or a higher percentage of mail ins that required signature verification
or someone decided to be….really….careful…..and….really…..slow…….
it takes what it takesand we’re only talking about post election day counting
not even the election day shenanigans of not enough voting booths, etc. which disfranchise people in other ways.these deadlines are dumb
you make it to the polling place and are registered, you get to vote
all legitimate ballots get vetted and countedhow hard is that?
(yes i know, i know)
We learned in 2000 that arbitrary deadlines made up for the occasion are sacred and supersede every other consideration.
re: #134 DodgerFan1988
Move along. No bigotry here to see, folks. Move along, move along.
No surprise to me. The surprise to me would be Garrison not doing these wingnut cartoons.
And surely, that is not going to happen.
Old phrase: Haters got to hate.
‘Wintry mix,’ they said. ‘Rain mixed with snow,’ they said.
I’ve got 3 inches of ‘wintry mix’ on my driveway and it’s still coming down.
re: #111 Kilroy was here
I was going to stop.. but..
They were expendable
Tall in the saddle
The night riders
Pals of the Saddle
Westward Ho
Miracle in Motion
The Longest Day(All Movies John Wayne was in)
the quiet man
It’s a nice day for a naturalization ceremony. Congratulations Billy Idol on becoming a #newUScitizen today in Los Angeles, CA. pic.twitter.com/4s7KXHqoKC
— USCIS (@USCIS) November 15, 2018
re: #75 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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Top 20 GDP-generating districts all elected Democratic representatives while 16 of the 20 bottom GDP-generating districts elected Republican representatives. pic.twitter.com/dCPA6Dm4NA
— Clara Hendrickson (@clarajanehen) November 15, 2018
WA-9 (where I live) is ahead of WA-7 (where Seattle is?) SRSLY?
re: #139 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
We learned in 2000 that arbitrary deadlines made up for the occasion are sacred and supersede every other consideration.
The 2000 recount was such a shitshow there was a very real chance that Florida wasn’t even going to be able to participate in the electoral college.
re: #145 KGxvi
The 2000 recount was such a shitshow there was a very real chance that Florida wasn’t even going to be able to participate in the electoral college.
Wouldn’t that have been just awful?
re: #146 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I should add that they got to participate in the Electoral College in 1876, when they had no popular vote at all, so turnabout and all that….
re: #129 Interesting Times
What does that mean in practical terms, though…?
you cant not count all the votes because you are taking too long or things went wrong
re: #147 dangerman
in the heat of the night
I can not believe no one has said it yet:
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
PANDA SNOW DAY: Bei Bei the giant panda frolicked in the falling snow Thursday at The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. 🐼❄️ https://t.co/0ljza8ufXS pic.twitter.com/61VHPpil6E
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 15, 2018
re: #146 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Wouldn’t that have been just awful?
Depends on how you feel about a state not getting to participate in the election of a president, I suppose.
Of course, it probably would have been the end of the electoral college as well.
nothing to see here folks.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin chatted today with @VP Mike Pence on the sidelines of the #ASEAN summit in Singapore.
The vice president’s office says Pence raised the issue of Russian election meddling. pic.twitter.com/S9ZgLgcTm9— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) November 15, 2018
re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth
I can not believe no one has said it yet:
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
a literal laugh out loud here!
*faux British tea time voice* how DARE the working class procure clothing for the winter months, what is this, bolshevism?? https://t.co/fUrFJxJVIv
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) November 15, 2018
re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth
nothing to see here folks.
The vice president’s office says Pence raised the issue of Russian election meddling.
Meaning why didn’t they do a better job this time, and what about 2020?
re: #125 retired cynic
A couple of good columns:
The Rude Pundit: Donald Trump’s Sould is Troubled
Nancy LeTourneau: Poetic Justice for Native Americans in North Dakota
on the second one:
In other words, attempts by Republicans in North Dakota to suppress the Native American vote backfired rather spectacularly.
re: #141 makeitstop
‘Wintry mix,’ they said. ‘Rain mixed with snow,’ they said.
I’ve got 3 inches of ‘wintry mix’ on my driveway and it’s still coming down.
We got your wintry mix right here buddy!
Sloppy day in Columbus. A little ice in the morning, then some sleet, then rain. Now it is still raining, but the temps will be going down so we will be reversing and going from the current rain to sleet to snow.
At least it appears there will be a slight warming to the 40s+ in the daytime this weekend and all next week.
re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth
I can not believe no one has said it yet:
The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Ultra-crazy anti-Mueller ranting from the Crackpot in Chief today. Is he getting ready to make a big move?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 15, 2018
re: #155 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yup. He’s THAT guy. https://t.co/dIiXAJR1Dz
— Schrödinger’s Snowflake (@SchrodSnoFlake) November 15, 2018
Erm sorry everybodyhttps://t.co/jj9JkRcs4n
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) November 15, 2018
for the record, I’m in the camp that thinks naming winter storms is stupid
re: #144 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
WA-9 (where I live) is ahead of WA-7 (where Seattle) is? SRSLY?
Geez: I see by this chart that I live in the top-GDP-district in the whole country (NY-12).
It’s the middle of Manhattan though: I guess there are enough folks living and earning here to make up for me…. ;)
UPDATE: The Hyde-Smith campaign says it did not receive the $5000 contribution until NOVEMBER 13, well after her lynching comments were public.
This raises serious questions about the accuracy of Google’s accounthttps://t.co/PtDfdgyKH7— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 15, 2018
re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth
for the record, I’m in the camp that thinks naming winter storms is stupid
Why name hurricanes?
re: #153 Backwoods_Sleuth
nothing to see here folks.
Face The Nation ✔
@FaceTheNation
Russian leader Vladimir Putin chatted today with @VP Mike Pence on the sidelines of the #ASEAN summit in Singapore.The vice president’s office says Pence raised the issue of Russian election meddling.
186
9:01 AM - Nov 15, 2018
Pence probable: Where were you guys? We got hammered in the House of Rep elections!!!
Vlad: Hehehehehe. We own Trump. That was a reminder.
I saw an interesting point regarding Beto’s run: There was another former House Rep who had a failed Senate run, but went on to become president: Abraham Lincoln.
JUST IN: Feds say white nationalist arrested in DC alleges Robert Bowers murdered people at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh because he was upset with “migrant caravan that was going on, and he decided he wanted to retaliate.” pic.twitter.com/vpbBnHZehK
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) November 15, 2018
re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
Gee it’s almost like right wing bs incited this guy. Not that he doesn’t bear ultimate responsibility but the right wing bs that spread to these guys is definitely responsible for this shit too.
re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
Again, this dude lives in Bloomingdale.
Violent white nationalism isn’t restricted to the South or the ‘flyover’ states. https://t.co/ImnclLqokJ— Chris Chester (@ChrisBChester) November 15, 2018
re: #169 Backwoods_Sleuth
That is exactly what Bowers posted on social media before he went and massacred those people.
re: #157 dangerman
on the second one:
It did work just well enough to get Heitkamp out of office, though.
If I understand correctly, the problem in 2000 was that there effectively was no plan for a statewide recount, so the Gore campaign pushed for a selection of counties to be recounted, and for specific standards for how disputed votes (hi there hanging chads) would be assessed. The Bush campaign appealed (and also submitted their own map and standards) and it was early December before it got to the Supreme Court, with most vote counting suspended in the meantime.
Through a moderately perverted reading of “equal protection” the conservative majority decided that to protect everyone’s votes equally, the only viable option was to do no recounting at all since there was insufficient time to design and implement a plan for recounting ALL votes in the state. So no recount, initial results stand, Bush gets the EVs.
So in the meantime, Florida has passed several laws controlling recounts - the thresholds for machine and hand recounts, which have been tested since for local races at least. But there are legislative and functional limits on how long those recounts can last. Also Dems have very heavily focussed on getting their voters out in early and absentee voting since 2008, and that tends to extend the time needed to count. And Repub laws forcing ID verification have resulted in increased provisional ballots, which are a grind to resolve.
This has all sort of collided this year - and the Bush v Gore precedent gets applied in an ironically opposite way - since the entire state has the plan and facility to carry off the recount well before functional deadlines, the conflict has become that there are other laws which restrict how long those recounts take. Some localities can’t seem to meet those goals, which leads to the rulings publicized today.
I will say that there has to be something going wrong in some places here - something that’s dramatically slowing the counts in the most populous counties. This very likely could be gross underfunding or problematic regulations, but I’m not willing to rule out incompetence, either. There really needs to be some sort of independent audit of why the delays are happening.
re: #174 NetworkKed
That’s more or less my understanding of the situation. Broward is apparently notorious for being bad/slow at counting ballots. I’m not sure what the deal is with Palm Beach
re: #175 KGxvi
The pics that showed up on Twitter of a virtually empty counting facility really make me wonder if there isn’t some snafu like “the elections department can only authorize 40 hours of overtime or temporary hires per week” or some such.
re: #160 HappyWarrior
OFFS I am so sick of the shit this woman is taking.
Seriously. I don’t have much but I have a few really nice things I’m proud of, including a somewhat pricey cold weather jacket and a couple of nice blazers for job interviews and the like.
re: #160 HappyWarrior
OFFS I am so sick of the shit this woman is taking.
She does seem to be pissing off the right people. Even though I suspect I disagree with her quite a bit on an ideological level, I hope she has a long career in politics.
re: #179 Eclectic Cyborg
Seriously. I don’t have much but I have a few really nice things I’m proud of, including a somewhat pricey cold weather jacket and a couple of nice blazers for job interviews and the like.
It’s ridiculous sexist bs.
re: #174 NetworkKed
If I understand correctly, the problem in 2000 was that there effectively was no plan for a statewide recount, so the Gore campaign pushed for a selection of counties to be recounted, and for specific standards for how disputed votes (hi there hanging chads) would be assessed. The Bush campaign appealed (and also submitted their own map and standards) and it was early December before it got to the Supreme Court, with most vote counting suspended in the meantime.
Through a moderately perverted reading of “equal protection” the conservative majority decided that to protect everyone’s votes equally, the only viable option was to do no recounting at all since there was insufficient time to design and implement a plan for recounting ALL votes in the state. So no recount, initial results stand, Bush gets the EVs.
So in the meantime, Florida has passed several laws controlling recounts - the thresholds for machine and hand recounts, which have been tested since for local races at least. But there are legislative and functional limits on how long those recounts can last. Also Dems have very heavily focussed on getting their voters out in early and absentee voting since 2008, and that tends to extend the time needed to count. And Repub laws forcing ID verification have resulted in increased provisional ballots, which are a grind to resolve.
This has all sort of collided this year - and the Bush v Gore precedent gets applied in an ironically opposite way - since the entire state has the plan and facility to carry off the recount well before functional deadlines, the conflict has become that there are other laws which restrict how long those recounts take. Some localities can’t seem to meet those goals, which leads to the rulings publicized today.
I will say that there has to be something going wrong in some places here - something that’s dramatically slowing the counts in the most populous counties. This very likely could be gross underfunding or problematic regulations, but I’m not willing to rule out incompetence, either. There really needs to be some sort of independent audit of why the delays are happening.
extra ++. very well done
as for the bolded part, as i’ve been saying. None of those reasons/excuses/whatever are on the voter. they are on management.
no otherwise correctly submitted ballot should be disfranchised or ignored
the voter did his/her part
all ballots matter and all must be given equal protection and processing
The company will receive a tax cut for investments in low-income areas. But it’s setting up shop in a Queens neighborhood where the median income is already $138,000.https://t.co/bLWVdbNHzX
— Washington Monthly (@washmonthly) November 15, 2018
re: #180 KGxvi
She does seem to be pissing off the right people. Even though I suspect I disagree with her quite a bit on an ideological level, I hope she has a long career in politics.
She does. Honestly I’m interested in seeing what she can bring. I don’t agree with her that socialism is the answer but the attacks on her intelligence and questioning her upbringing wouldn’t be happening to a man or someone not questioning our economics.
BREAKING: Florida’s secretary of state orders a manual recount in the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 15, 2018
re: #163 Backwoods_Sleuth
for the record, I’m in the camp that thinks naming winter storms is stupid
I like to call the stations and ask “What’s up with Winter Storm Stupid Name?”
I’m having trouble breathing
SCOTT WALKER chalks up his election loss to massive voter turnout:
“In no way did I see it as a rejection”https://t.co/3S5X7SCyHR— Mark Sommerhauser (@msommerhauser) November 15, 2018
and they’ve gone into overtime
“An unprecedented statewide hand recount is now under way in the Sunshine State, further extending a high-stakes, partisan battle over every last vote in Florida’s crucial U.S. Senate race,” the Miami Herald reports.
New Bob Cesca Show
re: #179 Eclectic Cyborg
Also, these guys know nothing about what is happening with women’s fashions these days. Consignments, an excess of second-hand clothing means that it’s possible to get a pretty extensive wardrobe for a lot less than you think. And in NYC, it’s probably even better odds than that. Let’s not forget she has friends who can give her clothes too.
I’ts the whole right-wing out of touchness that gets me about everything, especially about financially challenged people. They ask, why can they afford such nice stuff? One, China, folks. Secondly, one ironic benefit of the aging of the Baby Boom has been downsizing, which has made a lot of stuff available that is barely used. I”ve been a beneficiary of both things from furniture, to my mom’s wardrobe, to household appliances that are cheaper than before. The real issues are things that can’t be so easily secondhanded like housing, medical bills, and student loans. Which is what Ocasio is concerned with.
Clothes are easy, housing is hard, which is one of the things she campaigned on. The stock of second-hand housing is being gentrified out of existence, moving very poor people out to suburbs that have poor mass transit, if not on the streets.
re: #187 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I’m having trouble breathing
Yeah okay Scott. Keep on telling yourself that enough people weren’t fed up with your crap.
just as a general observation, so many races were soooo razor thin close…..
of course it points out how evenly divided things are in a lot of places
don’t tell me your one vote doesnt count
it makes clear every goddamn vote counts
re: #183 Patricia Kayden
And, as I understand it, few if any of those high-paid jobs will go to locals.
re: #191 HappyWarrior
Yeah okay Scott. Keep on telling yourself that enough people weren’t fed up with your crap.
it wasnt a rejection
i just got less votes
re: #193 Backwoods_Sleuth
And, as I understand it, few if any of those high-paid jobs will go to locals.
As I understand it, one reason for choosing the NY and VA locations was that there’s already considerable local talent. So, yeah, a lot of high-paid jobs will go to locals - locals who are already employed at high-paid jobs.
re: #193 Backwoods_Sleuth
And, as I understand it, few if any of those high-paid jobs will go to locals.
Maybe that’s the answer to my #144: WA-9 has a higher GDP than WA-7 because this is where Amazon’s new headquarters is. Seattle (by an actual vote) essentially gave them the South Lake Union area, but I guess they outgrew that….
re: #187 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
“In no way did I see it as a rejection”
Dude. You didn’t win. Your opponent did.
That’s the very definition of ‘rejection.’
Someone buy Scotty a dictionary.
re: #198 makeitstop
“I wasn’t rejected by white people.”
re: #194 dangerman
it wasnt a rejection
i just got less votes
Trump Warns That Florida Recount Could Set Dangerous Precedent of Person with Most Votes Winning
re: #184 HappyWarrior
She does. Honestly I’m interested in seeing what she can bring. I don’t agree with her that socialism is the answer but the attacks on her intelligence and questioning her upbringing wouldn’t be happening to a man or someone not questioning our economics.
I’m starting to believe our economic system is in for major changes in the next 2-3 decades, particularly because of AI.
re: #188 dangerman
Also the agriculture commissioner, which apparently is responsible for CCW permits in Florida because… Florida.
re: #190 CarolJ
Also, these guys know nothing about what is happening with women’s fashions these days. Consignments, an excess of second-hand clothing means that it’s possible to get a pretty extensive wardrobe for a lot less than you think. And in NYC, it’s probably even better odds than that. Let’s not forget she has friends who can give her clothes too.
Exactly.
Hill staffer sent me this pic of Ocasio-Cortez they took just now. I’ll tell you something: that jacket and coat don’t look like a girl who struggles. pic.twitter.com/oaLpy5aXlt
— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) November 15, 2018
Eddie has clearly never visited an Ann Taylor Loft. https://t.co/cgPRZLOsHc
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) November 15, 2018
re: #201 KGxvi
I’m starting to believe our economic system is in for major changes in the next 2-3 decades, particularly because of AI.
That is assuming our new AI overlords allow us to survive…
re: #204 Blind Frog Belly White
That is assuming our new AI overlords allow us to survive…
well, they need us as batteries.
re: #201 KGxvi
I’m starting to believe our economic system is in for major changes in the next 2-3 decades, particularly because of AI.
Definitely. More is being computerized.
We strongly support and call on all members of the Democratic caucus to support @NancyPelosi for Speaker. Were it not for her skilled and effective leadership, the ACA would not be law today. Dems must reject attempts to defeat her and move caucus to the right.
— MoveOn (@MoveOn) November 15, 2018
re: #200 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
Trump Warns That Florida Recount Could Set Dangerous Precedent of Person with Most Votes Winning
satire…. but only just
re: #203 makeitstop
Somehow I knew even before checking that this grinning jackass Eddie Scarry worked for either the Daily Caller or the Washington Examiner.
Unofficial results of the machine recount for governor in Florida. Just under 34k votes.
I love that these right wing internet tough guys are threatened and triggered by Ocasio-Cortez.
re: #210 KGxvi
Unofficial results of the machine recount for governor in Florida. Just under 34k votes.
Yeah, this wasn’t gonna flip, absent some unthinkably huge error.
Props to Gillum for his campaign, though, and fuck DeSantis, the racist bastard.
re: #212 Blind Frog Belly White
Yeah, this wasn’t gonna flip, absent some unthinkably huge error.
Props to Gillum for his campaign, though, and fuck DeSantis, the racist bastard.
Sucks there’s not a Senate seat up for another four years. I’d love to see Rubio lose.
re: #155 Backwoods_Sleuth
Posted by someone so well off he’s never heard of sales. Or closeouts. (I refer you to my London Fog jacket.)
re: #212 Blind Frog Belly White
Yeah, this wasn’t gonna flip, absent some unthinkably huge error.
Props to Gillum for his campaign, though, and fuck DeSantis, the racist bastard.
Interestingly, there was an undervote in the Senate race compared to the governor’s race of 34,023 votes. Not sure what that means, exactly, but given the difference in the Senate race is only 12,602 votes, it could mean a lot of misread ballots.
re: #213 HappyWarrior
Sucks there’s not a Senate seat up for another four years. I’d love to see Rubio lose.
Maybe Trump will try to appoint Rubio as ambassador to Cuba before 2020?
(Let’s be realistic, Trump isn’t going to appoint any ambassadors that he hasn’t already, nor is he going to appoint anyone other than cabinet level officials)
I’m appalled. I know it’s just par for the course, but I’m appalled nonetheless. From NBC News:
To ease Turkish pressure on Saudis over killing, White House weighs expelling Erdogan foe
“Once they realized it was a serious request, the career guys were furious,” a U.S. official said of request tied to Khashoggi killing.
re: #210 KGxvi
Unofficial results of the machine recount for governor in Florida. Just under 34k votes.
gillum won 13 counties outright *
desantis 54
and it’s still that close
* Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Leon, Alachua, Osceola, Duval, Pinellas, Gadsden, St. Lucie, Seminole
re: #211 Charles Johnson
I love that these right wing internet tough guys are threatened and triggered by Ocasio-Cortez.
she’s 29 and a us congressperson
i’m betting she’s not paying them any attention at all
re: #215 KGxvi
Interestingly, there was an undervote in the Senate race compared to the governor’s race of 34,023 votes. Not sure what that means, exactly, but given the difference in the Senate race is only 12,602 votes, it could mean a lot of misread ballots.
If I remember correctly, speculation is that the design of the ballot led to the Senate race being ignored because it was right next to the voting instructions. I can’t remember if that was the Florida or Texas ballot, but I thought it was Florida.
re: #216 KGxvi
Maybe Trump will try to appoint Rubio as ambassador to Cuba before 2020?
(Let’s be realistic, Trump isn’t going to appoint any ambassadors that he hasn’t already, nor is he going to appoint anyone other than cabinet level officials)
Yeah he seems to recycle his garbage cabinet as I call it.
re: #219
she’s 29 and a us congressperson
i’m betting she’s not paying them any attention at all
You forgot the most important thing: she’s a guuurl.
re: #218 dangerman
gillum won 13 counties outright *
desantis 54and it’s still that close
* Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Leon, Alachua, Osceola, Duval, Pinellas, Gadsden, St. Lucie, Seminole
It’s sort of like the electoral college. Desantis won more counties, but they were smaller populations. Same thing happens here in California, Cox won 27 of 58 counties, yet lost by 2m votes.
As a side note, for as happy as we are about Orange County, California possibly sending no Republicans to Congress, it did still vote for Cox 51-49 (which is probably the closest gubernatorial election in Orange County in forever).
re: #215 KGxvi
Interestingly, there was an undervote in the Senate race compared to the governor’s race of 34,023 votes. Not sure what that means, exactly, but given the difference in the Senate race is only 12,602 votes, it could mean a lot of misread ballots.
That could all be down to ballot design. Column 1 of the ballot in Broward was the usual instructions, but then at the bottom is the Senate race. The top of Column 2 is the Govvernor’s race. It could be that 34,023 people just didn’t look at the bottom of column 1.
Nelson’s holding out hope that the machines didn’t read the Senate race properly, which a hand recount would reveal, since it looks at undervotes and overvotes.
re: #220 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Which is one reason to have an official template for ballots. The differences would be technical ones: a template for scanners, a template for hand-counted, a template for mail ballots, et cetera. We have them for letters, for post cards, for greeting cards, et cetera, why not for this? That local officials have even the need, let alone the responsibility for designing a ballot form is ridiculous.
Disappointed in the outcome for Gillum. He will be back in 4 years, either for Governor again or facing Rubio. Neither DeSantis or Rubio will get any better with age or govern in a way that makes them more popular.
NEWS: The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic it will be able to get him into a U.S. courtroom, per @aviswanatha @duberyan. https://t.co/oAQNkCS479
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) November 15, 2018
re: #225 CarolJ
Which is one reason to have an official template for ballots. The differences would be technical ones: a template for scanners, a template for hand-counted, a template for mail ballots, et cetera. We have them for letters, for post cards, for greeting cards, et cetera, why not for this? That local officials have even the need, let alone the responsibility for designing a ballot form is ridiculous.
Disappointed in the outcome for Gillum. He will be back in 4 years, either for Governor again or facing Rubio. Neither DeSantis or Rubio will get any better with age or govern in a way that makes them more popular.
Plus Amendment 4 is likely going to reshape the Florida electorate when people have their voting rights restored.
re: #222 A hollow voice says, Covfefe.
You forgot the most important thing: she’s a guuurl.
She’s young, female, Latina, and questioning the status quo economically. I’m not surprised she gets the condescending crap she gets. It’s just so telling.
re: #192 dangerman
just as a general observation, so many races were soooo razor thin close…..
of course it points out how evenly divided things are in a lot of places
don’t tell me your one vote doesnt count
it makes clear every goddamn vote counts
Are they really that close?
Or, are they artificially close due to all the gerrymandering.
I keep hearing that here in Ohio if the extreme gerrymandering had not taken place, there is a good chance we would have way more Democrats both in the US Congress (Reps) and in the Ohio General Assembly/state government.
*THUD*
Cindy Hyde-Smith on voter suppression: “And then they remind me, that there’s a lot of liberal folks in those other schools who that maybe we don’t want to vote. Maybe we want to make it just a little more difficult. And I think that’s a great idea.” Nov 2nd in Columbus, MS. pic.twitter.com/OxNY77XCft
— Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) November 15, 2018
re: #229 ObserverArt
Are they really that close?
Or, are they artificially close due to all the gerrymandering.
I keep hearing that here in Ohio if the extreme gerrymandering had not taken place, there is a good chance we would have way more Democrats both in the US Congress (Reps) and in the Ohio General Assembly/state government.
It’s hard to say. Some of the result may simply be a rejection of Trump and in 4 years with a Democrat in the White House we could see some of these seats swing back. We might even see some swing back in 2 years if voters reject Trump and split their tickets.
Some of it may be real realignment playing out over the course of a few election cycles.
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
Does she not understand how video cameras and smartphones work? I mean this is so far beyond saying the quiet part out loud.
Snow totals in NYC metro area? Yeah, someone got this wrong… someone got this really wrong. And yeah, it’s all temp dependent. Warm air holds more moisture. Cold air at ground means it goes to snow.https://t.co/SSerrKaahd
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) November 15, 2018
6-8 inches in Northern NJ. 4-6 inches of heavy tree-breaking snow in NYC proper.
4 hour delays at the airports.
multihour delays on the bridges and tunnels.
Multihour delays for the Port Authority Bus Terminal (basically wall to wall people; no cell service, no buses, and no sign of improvement).
Mass transit is a mess.
And there’s a death toll too.
Oh, and the forecasters were warning this morning that if the cold air stuck around, we’d get hammered - it was all about the temps. It stayed colder, which meant the moist air dumped the precip as snow, not rain.
— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) November 15, 2018
re: #213 HappyWarrior
Sucks there’s not a Senate seat up for another four years. I’d love to see Rubio lose.
Just like we have to suffer Rob Portman until 2022. I hope the Democrats can come up with a decent candidate to take him on.
Hmmm. I wonder if Tim Ryan would give that a shot. I am not a big fan of his, but he has the politics that might be enough to attract all the independents Trump has created and swing some Republicans.
Portman is going to be tough to bring down.
FUCK! Ari just reporting Broward missed their deadline by 2 minutes, so all of the efforts will be for naught and the original count will stand I guess.
re: #176 Alephnaught
…
My computer decided to submit before adding the tweet. Wee…it’s becoming sentient.
re: #236 MsJ
This one is my favorite. Not the move, this response. I literally laughed for like 5 minutes. And every time I would stop laughing, I would look at the screen again and see that emoticon and, I was done, laughing all over again.
😳
— Kathleen (@kathmandu4) November 15, 2018
re: #231 KGxvi
If the Republican Party had been a somewhat moderate right party like one headed by Romney or even Jeb, maybe there would have been a little swing back in 2 years. But #ETTD, everything Trump touches dies. And one of the things that he’s killed is a decent concern with everyday lives and real life concerns. Pizzagate, flirting with Nazis, scary caravans doesn’t pave roads or pay for health care. Also the fact that the head of the Republican Party is bat-shit crazy and getting crazier reinforces the need to build a wall between that party and you.
I’m putting this in another new comment so it stands out.
FUCK! Ari just reporting Broward missed their deadline by 2 minutes, so all of the efforts will be for naught and the original count will stand I guess.
Interesting article on Vox:
Why racist politics appeals to white women, explained by American history
… white women have “invested in white supremacy because their whiteness affords them a particular kind of power that their gender does not.” If Democrats want to understand — and change — the political behavior of white women, they’ll need to understand how they’ve been both empowered and disempowered since the country was founded, and how that dual status affects their politics today.
re: #241 ObserverArt
I’m putting this in another new comment so it stands out.
FUCK! Ari just reporting Broward missed their deadline by 2 minutes, so all of the efforts will be for naught and the original count will stand I guess.
That’s got to be challenged.
re: #243 KGxvi
That’s got to be challenged.
Ari is talking about that right now.
But, as crazy as it has been this will just increase the whole shit storm that is Florida elections.
What a freaking damn mess.
Florida should be embarrassed.
I feel bad for the Parkland students. This is a slap in their faces and all their efforts.
Here’s a picture of Eddie Scarry, the goof who decided Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was dressing above her station:
That tie looks like it was made out of dress fabric from the 1980s. #JustHereForTheRatio
— (((Deana “No Children in Tent Camps” Holmes))) (@mmmirele) November 15, 2018
This is going to be my biggest ever tweet, I can predict it now. And all because of a (TRUE, IMHO) quip about how Scarry’s tie is made out of ’80s dress fabric.
re: #244 ObserverArt
Ari is talking about that right now.
But, as crazy as it has been this will just increase the whole shit storm that is Florida elections.
What a freaking damn mess.
Florida should be embarrassed.
I feel bad for the Parkland students. This is a slap in their faces and all their efforts.
Do we know how much of a change, if any, there was from the initial count?
Nevermind, found the info:
The recount showed about 2,500 fewer votes in each race, with Democratic candidates losing about 1,300 votes each and Republicans losing about 600 votes.
Apparently, the overcount was due to a “comingling of ballots.”
re: #245 mmmirele
Here’s a picture of Eddie Scarry, the goof who decided Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez was dressing above her station:
This is going to be my biggest ever tweet, I can predict it now. And all because of a (TRUE, IMHO) quip about how Scarry’s tie is made out of ’80s dress fabric.
It’s fabric from his Grandma’s favorite chair, Which he uses in his “private office” (in his Mom’s basement)
— WB Young 🍕🐀 (@FormerDirtDart) November 15, 2018
re: #55 dangerman
equally acceptable….
Lip Service
This Years Girl
Temptation
I can’t Stand Up For Falling Down….
re: #246 KGxvi
Do we know how much of a change, if any, there was from the initial count?
Don’t know.
Now a reporter that was in the recount room said it was missed due to the person responsible not knowing how to upload the results and work the computer.
And there is a Scott campaign guy saying “the dog never eats your homework” and saying they didn’t make the deadline because Scott had a 700+ advantage. He is saying it is more Broward messing about.
I am going to switch to watching sports, too much politics bumming me out.
teehee
I just don’t understand how Macron got under his skin. pic.twitter.com/bf3Hjj26z4
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 14, 2018
re: #230 Backwoods_Sleuth
*THUD*
So, she was “joking” about voter suppression, but her reference to public hangings was “an exaggerated expression of regard”? Got it. https://t.co/hiZ987CtXh
— Lamar White, Jr. (@LamarWhiteJr) November 15, 2018
Full stmt from Hyde-Smith’s Campaign —> pic.twitter.com/uRWoQ4wVJ0
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) November 15, 2018
uh huh…go with that, Cindy…
O_o
re: #252 Backwoods_Sleuth
So they’re going to make the central argument that Espy was acquitted on all 30 criminal counts relating to corruption, after the government spent twenty million dollars on the case? In 1997?
That’s a helluva deflection from the racist bullshit she’s been spouting, as a joke or not.
OK
The money-laundering indictment that initially involved Newsweek’s parent company IBT Media has been widened by the Manhattan district attorney’s office to include fundamentalist Christian college Olivet University and many of its top officers.
University with ties to Newsweek added to DA’s indictment https://t.co/Mr7cwMOwBM pic.twitter.com/8qo2k57ykX
— New York Post (@nypost) November 16, 2018
re: #252 Backwoods_Sleuth
Lordy. It is astounding that an adult can live with that shit SO engrained in their soul that they don’t even feel bad or ashamed of it. I have some shit problems in my life, but I feel like I am just damned fine compared to that nasty mess.
Dems have opposed lots of Trump’s judicial picks, but Thomas Farr really stands out. Black Caucus members attended his confirmation hearing to oppose him. Every Dem in Judiciary spoke out against him. A civil rights group tied him to “the worst elements of white supremacy.”
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) November 15, 2018
NAACP already out with a statement on Farr moving fwd: “That Majority Leader McConnell chooses this moment in time to vote on a judicial nominee known as the vote-suppressor-in-chief is not lost on anyone. It is a slap in the face to communities of color everywhere.” pic.twitter.com/GVn4ZfvhcZ
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) November 15, 2018
It would take only 2 GOP senators to vote with all Dems to reject Farr’s nomination.
In related news, Tim Scott has the rare distinction of tanking one of Trump’s other judicial nominees over his record of racist writings. https://t.co/mxYH6tfkh7— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) November 15, 2018
I think Grandma had a couch that looked like that back in the 70s.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) November 16, 2018
Hey @bobcesca_go You want my $$$ How about having @transscribe on your podcast. Trans women/men need whatever help we can get. Maybe even @Green_Footballs can get on board with this.
— Michele: Out of the Closet and into the fire (@BubbleheadII) November 15, 2018
I shall let the chips fall were they may.
re: #256 Backwoods_Sleuth
Scott and Flake stop the nomination. Let’s see if Flake really lives up to his “no judicial votes” rhetoric
re: #259 KGxvi
Let’s see if Flake really lives up to his “no judicial votes” rhetoric
You’ve got to be kidding.
If I walked into Congress wearing a sack, they would laugh & take a picture of my backside.
If I walk in with my best sale-rack clothes, they laugh & take a picture of my backside.
Dark hates light - that’s why you tune it out.
Shine bright & keep it pushing.✨ https://t.co/mRq5wn0v9A— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 15, 2018
re: #116 Patricia Kayden
And someone else has probably said it - come 2021 Susan Collins will be quite concerned as to why she lost the election.
Hill staffer sent me this pic of Ocasio-Cortez they took just now. I’ll tell you something: that jacket and coat don’t look like a girl who struggles. pic.twitter.com/oaLpy5aXlt
— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) November 15, 2018
If I walked into Congress wearing a sack, they would laugh & take a picture of my backside.If I walk in with my best sale-rack clothes, they laugh & take a picture of my backside.Dark hates light - that’s why you tune it out.Shine bright & keep it pushing.✨ https://t.co/mRq5wn0v9A
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 15, 2018
Eddie Scary is a long time voyeur and pervert. pic.twitter.com/faZuTVN4g3
— James “Very Tough Fighter” Miner (@JamesMiner3) November 15, 2018
If nothing else, you live up to your name.
“Eddie Scarry” you are a very scary person, indeed pic.twitter.com/Btt6ZEy7rB— Star Foth (@Starfoth) November 16, 2018
Wow, I thought the “Eddie Scary creepshots” thing was a joke… pic.twitter.com/B4MkjFFhje
— Name (@FamishedCreator) November 15, 2018
re: #263 fern01
And someone else has probably said it - come 2021 Susan Collins will be quite concerned as to why she lost the election.
I’d lay even money odds that when she makes a decision on seeking re-election she decides to spend more time with her grandkids and dogs.
Nicolle Wallace reported that a White House source told her that Trump is having a meltdown over the Mueller investigation and that his mental state is at it’s worst point in years. https://t.co/UdywOR6ilh pic.twitter.com/bCNcsZSbXI
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) November 15, 2018
re: #123 freetoken
Cash value was $198M. Minus 37% federal tax and 7% (I think) Iowa state tax leaves about 111M. The winner has already set up a foundation in the name of her deceased grandson, to help those who suffer likewise.
She’s probably one of the more generous rich people around, it appears.
The NY guy who won the other half of the jackpot came forward yesterday. He also took the present cash value. He’s a retired federal employee, whose mother is still alive, so he wants to buy her a place to live.
Both of these winners are far better people than the rich and famous Trump draws into his circle.
I am not in any way, shape, form or fashion criticizing these people and I am well aware of how the jackpot amounts are reduced in the real world. There was no reason for me to include that peripheral analysis to make my point, which is that private charity is no substitute for a system that does not ruin people for being ill.
Libertarians suggest that we can rely on such solutions, just as they suggest that soup kitchens and privately financed shelters are the solution to homelessness. I believe otherwise but that does not keep me from being the top contributor to our church homeless ministry, which includes medical assistance, as well as to the Democratic Party in this county. I have not said so in public before, but I also bought my friend and fellow veteran Charlie a house, so he can live out his final years in some kind of dignity.
re: #161 Charles Johnson
Got to be Don Jnr - got himself a big positive writeup in WaPo today
re: #210 KGxvi
Unofficial results of the machine recount for governor in Florida. Just under 34k votes.
Is this the recount that may provide information on the undervote for senator which some thought was because of the ballot design & others maybe the machine count missed the votes? Or was that for governor?
re: #211 Charles Johnson
I am not a big fan, but she triggers the hell out of my annoying Libertarian friend. :D
re: #221 HappyWarrior
Yeah he seems to recycle his garbage cabinet as I call it.
he still cant get anyone new to work for him
re: #229 ObserverArt
Are they really that close?
Or, are they artificially close due to all the gerrymandering.
I keep hearing that here in Ohio if the extreme gerrymandering had not taken place, there is a good chance we would have way more Democrats both in the US Congress (Reps) and in the Ohio General Assembly/state government.
i dont disagree that if registration, election day distribution of equipment, and yes gerrymandering etc were different that the results would be way different
im just saying as things stand, because things are so close, every single additional D vote counts
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