John Oliver discusses the growing number of authoritarian leaders around the world, their common characteristics, and whether or not one of them is currently our president.
Meanwhile in Israel, where the turmoil has resulted in the fragile government coalition sustaining its first crushing voting loss today, the new seating arrangements among opposition members has the Head of the Arab unity party sitting by this fresh member…
(Hebrew: “So I’m thinking of resigning from the opposition…”)
Liberman be like: pic.twitter.com/cyJelTtSAc
— Judah Ari Gross (@JudahAriGross) November 19, 2018
The White House Correspondents’ Association is shelving its tradition of having a comedian roast the president and press corps at its annual fundraising dinner. Instead, the famed author Ron Chernow will speak at the 2019 White House Correspondents’ Dinner https://t.co/nJiut324nR
— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2018
Welp, it looks like Michelle Wolf broke the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for good, by dissing Sarah Sanders’ smoky eye shadow. There’s now absolutely no reason to watch. https://t.co/03LjVPfI4b
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
Can’t wait to hear Donnie and the GOP debase the military even further.
The mission to get bin Laden was bipartisan. We all wanted to get him as soon as we could.
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) November 19, 2018
Navy SEAL who pulled the trigger: https://t.co/9LG9hlphmX
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 19, 2018
The @whca are cowards. The media is complicit. And I couldn’t be prouder. https://t.co/OOIFGuZ731
— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) November 19, 2018
/you go girl!
You know your country is in deep shit when a comedy show has more news content and analysis than any freaking news network.
Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged at 25: fascinating facts about the landmark live show
“Everyone thought it would be a disaster, but it became one of the most important live albums of all time”
Hey, the woman who has helped me keep ahead of my house since 1978 (!) came up with a good one. She said DT had to dump on all those burned out people in California: they may have lost their houses, but HE lost the (his?) House.
h/t to Evan Hurst at Wonkette:
Incidentally, the most popular Finnish record of all times is about raking as well. The title song ”I Raked All of This” was to be purchased by everybody according to law. pic.twitter.com/c6Cvg9R93O
— Antti Holma (@anttiholma) November 17, 2018
Google Translate says it means: “All this with the most ragged”. Yeah, AI is going to replace us any minute now!
JFC, there’s actually a Guardian live blog about Trump’s attacks on the soldiers that killed OBL!
Worth noting after recent comments: Retired Adm. William McRaven was reportedly on Hillary Clinton’s short list for Vice President in 2016.
He’s been critical of President @realDonaldTrump— even dating back to the 2016 campaign.
He’s hardly a non-political figure.— GOP (@GOP) November 19, 2018
I love it when Republicans pretend there’s nothing wrong with Donald Trump at all, and he should be above criticism. LOL. https://t.co/CALqzt95cD
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
Anti-Islam activist John Guandolo says that the two Muslim women recently elected to Congress “cannot serve” because “only Christians should hold public office.” https://t.co/hlzixFD3LZ
— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 19, 2018
They’re all saying the quiet part out loud these days. https://t.co/bE49RR7vv3
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
Energy Secretary Rick Perry flies wife around the world with Texas campaign cash
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry left the Texas governor’s mansion four years ago. But he is still tapping his Texas campaign account to fly wife Anita Perry around the globe for nuclear talks and to speak at international energy meetings, records show.
In Paris last year, Anita Perry spoke at a women in energy event. She also appeared alongside her husband in South Africa on a panel about natural gas, social media accounts show.
Most recently, the campaign paid $17,000 to fly Anita Perry to and from London last March for Saudi nuclear meetings, finance reports show. It’s not clear what role Anita Perry — a nurse — played at the closed-door talks, though campaign finance reports said she went for government related activities.
While spouses occasionally accompany cabinet members on foreign work trips, ethics experts said it’s unusual for them to participate in official functions.
The Swamp ®
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Think he flipped a coin to decide whether to say “Only men can serve” or “Only Christians can serve”?
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Anti-Islam activist John Guandolo says that the two Muslim women recently elected to Congress “cannot serve” because “only Christians should hold public office.”
you said it yourself
they can serve
you’d just prefer they werent allowed to
‘should’ <> ‘must’
now run along
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Anti-Islam activist John Guandolo says that the two Muslim women recently elected to Congress “cannot serve” because “only Christians should hold public office.”
— Right Wing Watch
This person seems confused
A senior WH official tells me the White House is dropping its effort to ban Jim Acosta for his behavior at the Nov 7 press conference.
The office says, however, the White House reserves the right to revoke Acosta’s pass if he violates White House decorum in the future.— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) November 19, 2018
“White House decorum” LOL https://t.co/kGVvS7VWNH
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
re: #14 Charles Johnson
The founders, by the way, were very clear that only Christians should hold public office, so let’s just put that out there.”
The Founders were so “clear” about this, they created a special Article in the Constitution to prohibit any “religious test”.
With Trump squatting in there, how can anyone read or hear a phrase like “White House decorum” without breaking into gales of laughter?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
re: #20 Charles Johnson
tRump’s older than I am, but he’s still not old enough to have seen “Deportment” as a category on his report card….
re: #14 Charles Johnson
If there is one lesson history has taught us, it is that theocrats will do anything to gain and retain power. There is no atrocity too cruel, no tactic too base, no cost too high for people who think they have divine authority to control and dominate other human beings.
re: #20 Charles Johnson
A senior WH official tells me the White House is dropping its effort to ban Jim Acosta for his behavior at the Nov 7 press conference.
The office says, however, the White House reserves the right to revoke Acosta’s pass if he violates White House decorum in the future.
——-
Charles Johnson
@Green_Footballs
“White House decorum”LOLShitt
re: #23 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
tRump’s older than I am, but he’s still not old enough to have seen “Deportment” as a category on his report card….
he’s applying the word another away
re: #20 Charles Johnson
A senior WH official tells me the White House is dropping its effort to ban Jim Acosta for his behavior at the Nov 7 press conference.
So much winning
re: #24 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
If there is one history has taught us, it is that theocrats will do anything to gain and retain power. There is no atrocity too cruel, no tactic too base, no cost too high for people who think they have divine authority to control and dominate other human beings.
It is very dangerous for everybody if you to think yours is the ultimate ideology
re: #20 Charles Johnson
To recap…Acosta asked a question that Trump didn’t like. He then pressed for answer and wouldn’t immediately hand the mic to the intern trying to make a name for herself. Trump stomps away. Once Acosta had no platform, Trump calls Acosta a “terrible person”, among other things.
Conclusion: Acosta violated WH decorum. Naturally.
Nature detour:
In Texas, One of the World’s Oldest, Weirdest Fish Finally Gets its Due https://t.co/Q0hWxuu4F8
Great story on Alligator Gar by @asher_elbein @TexasObserver feat @TPWDfish! Please share! pic.twitter.com/pGaPG3u1P8— Dr. Solomon David (@SolomonRDavid) November 19, 2018
Worth noting after recent comments: Retired Adm. William McRaven was reportedly on Hillary Clinton’s short list for Vice President in 2016.
He’s been critical of President @realDonaldTrump— even dating back to the 2016 campaign.
He’s hardly a non-political figure.— GOP (@GOP) November 19, 2018
The entire Republican Party is now attacking a war hero battling leukemia. Have you no shame. https://t.co/DA6FhLjd0J
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 19, 2018
I know the answer to that one.
Cost of the War on Terror for the US since 9/11
507K deaths in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq caused directly by the War on Terror
$6 trillion in war and war-related spending/obligations through FY2019
(Watson Institute)— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) November 19, 2018
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) November 19, 2018
re: #19 Sir John Barron
This person seems confused
Seems not to know or respect the Constitution.
Article VI, paragraph 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
re: #22 Charles Johnson
“White House Decorum” = You must kiss Mr. Trumps ass and not question him harshly about anything…or else.
When he is gone, Trump deserves what the Romans gave to imperial traitors: damnatio memoriae. Nothing named after him, no presidential library, none of the perquisites given to past office-holders. Just shame and silence.
#1863— Greg Olear (@gregolear) November 19, 2018
re: #37 Eventual Carrion
Seems not to know or respect the Constitution.
Article VI, paragraph 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
well he did say ‘should’
/ .5
durr
We love when You Anti American Liberal Flag Burners pretend to love America, and get offended when Trump implements Obama’s policies lol.
— Old-Skull 🇺🇸MAGA (@OldSkull65) November 19, 2018
Attempted suicide by cop
Cops conducting welfare check encounter man waving knife literally asking them to kill him.
Throws devices toward cops, that actually explode (no injuries)
Cops subdue with bean-bag rounds and stun gun.
Yes, of course it was a fat old white guy.
Man accused of throwing two small explosive devices at Boulder County sheriff’s deputies https://t.co/P4bbw7d4AH via @denverpost
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) November 19, 2018
Trump loves to take things to court…until he knows he’s going to lose - then he bends like a reed.
re: #47 Dr. Matt
“Flag burners”? Who the fuck is even burning flags?
The Russiabots are a little behind the times.
The FBI now classifies the Proud Boys as an “extremist group with ties to white nationalism.” Get the scoop from @jason_a_w: https://t.co/qlSo03wWyS
— Katie Shepherd (@katemshepherd) November 19, 2018
Scientists found a jellyfish that was in such an electrifying pose that they’re calling it the “psychedelic medusa” https://t.co/epguZ1Vt7l pic.twitter.com/wqSJoF7d97
— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2018
These whacked out scientists and their psychedelic jellyfish. https://t.co/3rzqGAMmId
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
re: #52 Charles Johnson
Psychedelic Jellyfish… good band name.
And scientists know what it takes to get by in the time of Trump. Focus on the pretty things.
re: #33 jaunte
It makes sense as part of the larger pattern in which most people are viewed and valued as functional and/or ornamental objects whose worth bestows prestige and enjoyment on a small number of “real” people. You’re a tool or a bauble.
This is most obvious in and around their fucked up understanding of sex and consent, but it’s also true of how they speak to public servants, employees, etc.
Since military service symbolizes a bunch of qualities that these people want to attach themselves to, there’s a lot a veneration of the soldier as an abstraction, but when the mask slips it’s the same object-value at play and they don’t care about any specific serviceman or veteran.
re: #53 lawhawk
My wife and I used to play rock band together and we named our band “Anorexic Squid” after we had some not the great calamari (size wise).
Raking. Raking is why Finland does not suffer catastrophic forest fires. Raking. pic.twitter.com/r0lkwGBpq6
— Jeremy Konyndyk (@JeremyKonyndyk) November 18, 2018
re: #53 lawhawk
Psychedelic Jellyfish… good band name.
And scientists know what it takes to get by in the time of Trump. Focus on the pretty things.
The actual band Jellyfish was pretty psychedelic at times.
The entire Republican Party attacking a war hero who happens to be battling cancer also threw a massive hissy over a Pete Davidson joke.
Fact Check: Is The Ex-SEAL Commander Attacked By Trump A ‘Hillary Clinton Fan?’ https://t.co/bKkqzRqWZM
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) November 19, 2018
re: #59 Barefoot Grin
The entire Republican Party attacking a war hero who happens to be battling cancer also threw a massive hissy over a Pete Davidson joke.
Yep and Crenshaw to his credit was a good sport about it but the rest of the GOP cried about how liberal snl disrespected the military all the while they stand by this crap. Plenty of generals disagreed with and hell some like Boykin were even nasty to Obama. Obama and the Dems didn’t degrade their careers.
Eisenhower could rise from the dead criticise Trump and the GOP would attack him because he was Supreme Allied Commander for a Democratic President.
Putin attacks US: “very very strong”
MBS orders hit on journo: “by far the strongest person”
Duterte kills 12k+: “unbelievable job”
Kim lies re missiles: “we fell in love”
SEAL who directed Bin Laden op: “Clinton backer”
slain Green Beret: “knew what he signed up for”
Get it?— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) November 19, 2018
re: #48 darthstar
Trump loves to take things to court…until he knows he’s going to lose - then he bends like a reed.
you got a billion dollars and owe a contractor $15k, yeah, he’s likely gonna fold
you threaten a guy’s livelihood, question his organization’s place in democracy, and mess with the 1A and 5A and they’re going to squash you like a bug
re: #61 ObserverArt
I haven’t heard that tune in a long time. I forgot all about it and them. Good tune.
If there ever was a band that the phrase ‘criminally overlooked’ was invented for, it was them.
A great American band that released their albums at absolutely the worst time.
There has never been a President who has belittled veterans as much as Trump has for the sole crime of criticizing him and supporting other people. Trump is an undemocratic asshole who shouts MAGA because he never understood what made us great in the first place. It was that we had men and women unlike him who work together to improve the world regardless of differences. Trump is an ugly man who would have praised Hitler for taking his country back, praised Stalin for being tough, & played golf while Fort Sumter burned.
re: #47 Dr. Matt
“Flag burners”? Who the fuck is even burning flags?
Just a pre-programmed cliche in the RW Slur-O-Matic: surprised it didn’t spit out “hippie” or “doper” as well.
Though the latter - given that marijuana is now at least quasi-legal in so much of the US - may have been deleted in the Slur-O-Matic’s last update.
re: #68 dangerman
rakin’…rakin’….rakin’….
… but there are no tree leaves on the floor of the Mojave desert…
re: #62 HappyWarrior
Crenshaw now represents TX Cong. District 2, a beautiful example of the gerrymander’s art, contained within a single county. All of those suburban neighborhoods wrapping around from east to west to neutralize the Democratic votes closer to the center of the city.
re: #60 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Bring on the meteor
re: #72 freetoken
… but there are no tree leaves on the floor of the Mojave desert…
details….
they should rake it anyway. it’ll look like the most beautiful golf course…..
DOJ said in a search warrant application that Jeffrey Clark, a white nationalist who had been in touch with the accused Pittsburgh synagogue gunman, also ” has had communication with at least two other FBI predicated subjects.” pic.twitter.com/LPBkbH8p0f
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) November 19, 2018
Notice also the charming 1488 reference with the gun choices. https://t.co/iyMQETSzQt
— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) November 19, 2018
re: #73 jaunte
Crenshaw now represents TX Cong. District 2, a beautiful example of the gerrymander’s art, contained within a single county. All of those suburban neighborhoods wrapping around from east to west to neutralize the Democratic votes closer to the center of the city.
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Holy Gerrymander.
New rules!
Per White House letter to Acosta on Nov. 19, here are the new rules for press conferences at the White House. pic.twitter.com/a6C2pmLv2K
— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) November 19, 2018
Yes, they’re specifically saying that asking an unapproved follow-up question may result in the suspension or revocation of a reporter’s White House pass. https://t.co/uEU84Gz9Cf
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 19, 2018
Bullshit.
Update on the young driver that flew through the retaining fence at the Macau Grand Prix yesterday. Also article mentions the others hurt in the race accident.
Damn good news considering the severity of the crash.
Motorsport_Com - Floersch has successful seven-hour surgery
Sophia Floersch has undergone a successful seven-hour operation on the spinal fracture she suffered in her horrific Macau Grand Prix crash, doctors have confirmed.
…
A seven-hour operation on her back was conducted on Monday, with doctors saying in a press conference afterwards that her vital signs are stable and limbs are active. She will remain in hospital for up to two weeks.
A message from her official Twitter account said that there had been no complications from the delicate operation.
“The medical team is deliberately working slowly to avoid risks,” it said. “The previous surgical course is good and without complications. The surgery that began this morning continues.”
It was also confirmed that TOM’S driver Sho Tsuboi had been discharged from hospital on Sunday night, while injured photographer Hiroyuki Minami has also been released.
Chinese photographer Chan Weng Wang, who has a lacerated liver, is expected to remain in hospital for another 10 days.
Race marshal Chan Cha suffered cuts and a broken jaw but should be released in three to four days.
re: #77 HappyWarrior
And prior to 2013, the district ran all the way over to Beaumont, so this is an improvement.
Fascinating thread (plus, it confirms a lot of what people here have remarked on):
New Monmouth poll: “A majority of Republicans (54%) see the caravan as a major threat, but they are joined by only 28% of independents and 11% of Democrats. Regionally, residents of the four states (CA/AZ/NM/TX) that share a border with Mexico are least likely to be worried…”
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) November 19, 2018
And check this out from the replies:
Notice how people on the border voted? These are people that live and deal with immigration every day. They aren’t buying the fear mongering. pic.twitter.com/AVyA1eydZU
— watson (@Wat_mo) November 8, 2018
Click image icon to see the TX midterm results map.
Let’s be honest though. This is the cumulative effect of Bush’s campaign okaying the Swift Boat attacks on Kerry and the Purple Hearts at the RNC.
re: #73 jaunte
Crenshaw now represents TX Cong. District 2, a beautiful example of the gerrymander’s art, contained within a single county. All of those suburban neighborhoods wrapping around from east to west to neutralize the Democratic votes closer to the center of the city.
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how anyone could look at that map and not see “deliberate intent” is beyond me
re: #81 Interesting Times
Fascinating thread (plus, it confirms a lot of what people here have remarked on):
Click image icon to see the TX midterm results map.
The people frankly most afraid of immigrants are in places where immigrants aren’t going because those places don’t adapt.
re: #83 dangerman
how anyone could look at that map and not see “deliberate intent” is beyond me
Being a Federalist Society stooge helps.
re: #58 makeitstop
The actual band Jellyfish was pretty psychedelic at times.
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I went the wrong way in that rabbit hole. Psychedelic Furs.
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re: #78 makeitstop
New rules!
Bullshit.
if the press corps goes for this then they have truly been castrated
re: #87 dangerman
if the press corps goes for this then they have truly been castrated
to follow up,
the whole point of a follow up is for when you don’t get an answer to your question
re: #79 ObserverArt
That car crash is something straight out of Freejack.
“Mr. Cotton (perhaps loudest critic of sentencing changes) urged colleagues to slow down, saying that the bill’s implications were too expansive to push through without hearings” REALLY? We’ve had multiple hearings. Time for action. Pass #FirstStepAct https://t.co/kzZ9nyBfRR
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) November 17, 2018
There have been no hearings on this bill. Why are proponents afraid of hearings & letting members find out what’s in it? Maybe because it gives early release to “low level, nonviolent” criminals like those convicted of assaulting police, even with deadly weapons (USC 111(a))… https://t.co/lQnYGfF1o0
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) November 17, 2018
I highly respect my colleague from Arkansas but everything in his tweet and this thread is 100% Fake News. 1/ https://t.co/fFeHMxLpBf
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 19, 2018
Wow. Two of the most extreme right senators having a go, with one outright calling the other a liar and “fake news” for his characterization of criminal justice reform. https://t.co/EEdsyS9YwZ
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) November 19, 2018
Getting close to gutta percha time.
re: #90 jaunte
Getting close to gutta percha time.
When Mike Lee looks like a less dick than you, it’s time to look at yourself in the mirror Tommy.
re: #14 Charles Johnson
Article VI, Section 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
Literally in the fucking constitution.
And don’t you dare fucking start with “well that only applies for Christian denominations”, because fuck you it says “no religious Test”.
U.S. soybean exports to China dropped 98% in 2018. They were our top agricultural export to China last year. Now China’s buying them from Brazil due to trade tensions w Trump. https://t.co/2vlm48bwmZ
— Jackie Alemany (@JaxAlemany) November 19, 2018
Are we winning yet?
re: #92 KGxvi
Article VI, Section 3:
Literally in the fucking constitution.
And don’t you dare fucking start with “well that only applies for Christian denominations”, because fuck you it says “no religious Test”.
It’s pretty damn clear yet we deal with condescending conservative jackasses who insist they understand the founders intentions and we don’t.
re: #81 Interesting Times
Not just that, but across the entire Mexico border, all those districts went for Dems.
re: #73 jaunte
Crenshaw now represents TX Cong. District 2, a beautiful example of the gerrymander’s art, contained within a single county. All of those suburban neighborhoods wrapping around from east to west to neutralize the Democratic votes closer to the center of the city.
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He’d be my congressman if I still lived in my teenage home.
re: #96 mmmirele
He’d be my congressman if I still lived in my teenage home.
I saw that he’s apparently criticized Trump in the past and actually sounded reasonable for a R on the border but I imagine he’ll get in line more than not. I hope I’m wrong because I do respect the guy’s service and not doing what others would have done regarding Davidson.
re: #95 KGxvi
Not just that, but across the entire Mexico border, all those districts went for Dems.
What Trump and FNC won’t tell you is the border isn’t a crime filled hellhole. The people who live it know the truth but Trumper in Bumfuck, Nowhere near the border just buys the bs.
Terry Gross has the Coen brothers on Fresh Air today, for those of you who are fans!
re: #92 KGxvi
Article VI, Section 3:
Literally in the fucking constitution.
And don’t you dare fucking start with “well that only applies for Christian denominations”, because fuck you it says “no religious Test”.
If I wasn’t a diabetic I’d get the “no religious test” clause and this from West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943) in a tattoo:
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
But alas, I am diabetic, so no tattoos for you!
re: #99 retired cynic
Terry Gross has the Coen brothers on Fresh Air today, for those of you who are fans!
Awesome. Their new project is on Netflix.
re: #100 mmmirele
If I wasn’t a diabetic I’d get the “no religious test” clause and this from West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943):
But alas, I am diabetic, so no tattoos for you!
I have four tattoos. I’m fucked.
re: #90 jaunte
Getting close to gutta percha time.
@SenTomCotton
… Why are proponents afraid of hearings
you mean like for a lifetime appointment to the supreme court?
re: #94 HappyWarrior
It’s pretty damn clear yet we deal with condescending conservative jackasses who insist they understand the founders intentions and we don’t.
It’s one area where I agree very much with Jefferson’s views, and as the US Supreme Court relatively recently said, “freedom of religion means freedom from religion” (I forget what justice wrote that)
re: #95 KGxvi
Not just that, but across the entire Mexico border, all those districts went for Dems.
What about TX-23?
That one is real close: last I checked, the (R) incumbent was ahead by (?) 1500 votes or so. Still not called?
re: #93 jaunte
Are we winning yet?
i thought all those soybean tariffs were just pouring into the treasury //
re: #106 Jay C
What about TX-23?
That one is real close: last I checked, the (R) incumbent was ahead by (?) 1500 votes or so. Still not called?
Not sure, I based my comment on the tweet in the comment I was replying to.
re: #105 KGxvi
It’s one area where I agree very much with Jefferson’s views, and as the US Supreme Court relatively recently said, “freedom of religion means freedom from religion” (I forget what justice wrote that)
TBH as a descendant of Irish Catholics who were persecuted by the Anglican Church being the state church, I’m a believer that church and state separated benefits church too. And the messed up thing is the ancestors of the Christian fundamentalists got that completely.
re: #102 HappyWarrior
I have four tattoos. I’m fucked.
You should be fine, I think as long as your diabetes is under control, you can get more tattoos.
re: #110 KGxvi
You should be fine, I think as long as your diabetes is under control, you can get more tattoos.
Phew no diabetes though it runs in my family.
re: #111 HappyWarrior
Phew no diabetes though it runs in my family.
Yeah, it’s just that having high blood sugar can make the healing process more difficult.
re: #110 KGxvi
You should be fine, I think as long as your diabetes is under control, you can get more tattoos.
I think the issue is more “can HW be elected to Congress?”. Tattoos notwithstanding…
;). //
re: #112 KGxvi
Yeah, it’s just that having high blood sugar can make the healing process more difficult.
Never have had any problems with that thankfully.
re: #112 KGxvi
Yeah, it’s just that having high blood sugar can make the healing process more difficult.
I know that all too well PLUS Humira depressing my immune system only adds to the fun…
re: #113 Jay C
I think the issue is more “can HW be elected to Congress?”. Tattoos notwithstanding…
;). //
Haha. I already took a Sherman pledge- will not accept the nomination nor will I serve on that. My ink is pretty tame tbh. But they’ll know how old I am if I wash up ashore one day.
re: #113 Jay C
I think the issue is more “can HW be elected to Congress?”. Tattoos notwithstanding…
;). //
Luckily, I think tattoos aren’t much of a disqualification anymore. It appears it’s bipartisan.
Plus with more than half of people between 18 and (I think) 45 having tattoos, it’s not really a “ew” thing
re: #117 KGxvi
Luckily, I think tattoos aren’t much of a disqualification anymore. It appears it’s bipartisan.
Plus with more than half of people between 18 and (I think) 45 having tattoos, it’s not really a “ew” thing
It actually was pretty common in the Victorian era. Churchill’s mother had a few. It’s like facial hair. Something that our grandparents generation frowned on but their grandparents were cool with. Showed my very anti facial hair grandmother a photo of her grandpa a cousin in Europe sent and mustache!
re: #113 Jay C
I think the issue is more “can HW be elected to Congress?”. Tattoos notwithstanding…
;). //
his slogan will be “keep your shirt on” (presumably)
re: #52 Charles Johnson
Meanwhile, here in Canada, it’s been determined that certain rare microbes form a new supra-kingdom of life.
re: #95 KGxvi
Not just that, but across the entire Mexico border, all those districts went for Dems.
California. Arizona. Nevada. Arizona. There’s a reason these states have Spanish names.
Los Angeles. San Francisco. San Diego. Santa Barbara. San Jose. San Bernardino. San Clemente. Santa Clara. San Pedro. La Jolla. Miramar. Playa del Rey. California even has a saint of its very own, Junipero Serra (born 1713).
re: #81 Interesting Times
Fascinating thread (plus, it confirms a lot of what people here have remarked on):
Click image icon to see the TX midterm results map.
I’m surprised GOPers remember the caravan, which was the fear scam from an entire two weeks ago, which is a millennium in today’s world. On to the next outrage for FNC!
So…the caravan got to the border and was defeated, so now our boys can return home?
New @wesleysmorgan SCOOP: The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the Southwest border as early as this week, the Army commander overseeing the mission told POLITICO. https://t.co/YIhmCie3zk via @politico
— Carrie Budoff Brown (@cbudoffbrown) November 19, 2018
re: #102 HappyWarrior
I have four tattoos. I’m fucked.
Good thing you weren’t hoping to be buried in a Jewish cemetery.
At this point it’s beyond whether to attend briefings or the decorum at press conferences. As a matter of sound practice and professional ethics, it’s not clear he should be interviewed at all. Of course journalists will continue to do it, but the why reasoning is breaking down.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) November 18, 2018
Or suppose you grounded your coverage of the Trump presidency in a simple, common-sense goal, one that should be easy to get consensus on. “Let’s do everything we can to avoid misinforming people.” Under that logic you would not interview him— because that would defeat your goal.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) November 19, 2018
re: #122 sagehen
California. Arizona. Nevada. Arizona. There’s a reason these states have Spanish names.
Los Angeles. San Francisco. San Diego. Santa Barbara. San Jose. San Bernardino. San Clemente. Santa Clara. San Pedro. La Jolla. Miramar. Playa del Rey. California even has a saint of its very own, Junipero Serra (born 1713).
I was raised Catholic, and did the Catholic school thing through the 6th grade in southern California, trust me, I know all of this too well.
re: #124 makeitstop
So…the caravan got to the border and was defeated, so now our boys can return home?
The caravan got to a part of the border 500 miles west of where the troops were stationed.
it’s funny. take 5 minutes
Reset the clock!
LIVE: Reports of multiple victims after shots fired in area of Mercy Hospital in Chicago. https://t.co/57tkVqhtlX - @nbcchicago https://t.co/PXkY3zUOch
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) November 19, 2018
re: #127 KGxvi
I was raised Catholic, and did the Catholic school thing through the 6th grade in southern California, trust me, I know all of this too well.
Did your school do a field trip to San Juan Capistrano every spring?
Trump says of the midterm losses, “I wasn’t on the ballot.”
Oh, Donald. You were. Trust me. You were.— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 19, 2018
re: #131 sagehen
Did your school do a field trip to San Juan Capistrano every spring?
No, we were in Riverside county at the time. Fourth grade, to coincide with state history curriculum we had to build models of the missions, I did San Gabriel (mom’s maiden name). It was an utter shit show.
re: #126 Single-handed sailor
jay, while a laudable intellectual exercise, there is no ‘ethic’
the only POV that matters is will it make money?
re: #132 Single-handed sailor
Trump’s endorsed candidates lost at a greater clip than the endorsed candidates of his predecessor Obama.
Trump couldn’t carry his party over the line, and it’s highly suggestive that those who got endorsements from Trump ended up worse off.
So yeah, it was about him.
re: #132 Single-handed sailor
Trump says of the midterm losses, “I wasn’t on the ballot.”
remember two short weeks ago? i could even find the articles if i had to:
“if they win it’s because of me, if they lose it’s their own fault”
re: #133 KGxvi
No, we were in Riverside county at the time. Fourth grade, to coincide with state history curriculum we had to build models of the missions, I did San Gabriel (mom’s maiden name). It was an utter shit show.
I grew up in Covina; right near the LA/SB county line.
We also went to San Onofre; where we were informed that nuclear power was guaranteed 100% safe. That nobody had ever died at a nuclear power plant, and there’d never been any accidents or any escaped radioactivity. That gives you some idea how old I am.
re: #137 sagehen
I grew up in Covina; right near the LA/SB county line.
We also went to San Onofre; where we were informed that nuclear power was guaranteed 100% safe. That nobody had ever died at a nuclear power plant, and there’d never been any accidents or any escaped radioactivity. That gives you some idea how old I am.
The more I think about it, we might have done the San Juan Capistrano field trip, because I do remember going there somewhere along the way. But that might have been something we did with exchange students.
I was in Riverside County until junior high, then it was Yorba Linda in Orange County.
Good thing for Ms Love, they didn’t stop counting after all. Vote is supposed to be certified tomorrow, and SLC County still has ballots outstanding, apparently.
Watched Nicole Wallace while reading here and I am wondering about something.
Does Donald J. Trump have one single redeeming character trait?
I can’t think of one single thing, but that may be due to listening and reading the really stupid shit he has said over the last few days. And it all points to his questionable character.
Our asshole president is one flawed human being.
He is damn lucky his father gave him money to pad his pitiful life. Because if he ever had to trust other people to hire him and keep him employed, or use his service or labor in a trusting manner, he would maybe be good enough to rake leaves on a landscaping crew. Maybe.
Huh. Mueller says ‘Whitaker? So what?’
NEW Mueller brief filed in Court of Appeals, DC Circuit, addressing Whitaker appointment and what it does to a subpoena fight to get testimony from a Roger Stone associate. In short, special counsel lawyers say the change in who’s in charge “has no effect on this case.” pic.twitter.com/UnO6si450H
— Darren Samuelsohn (@dsamuelsohn) November 19, 2018
re: #141 ObserverArt
Watched Nicole Wallace while reading here and I am wondering about something.
Does Donald J. Trump have one single redeeming character trait?
I can’t think of one single thing, but that may be due to listening and reading the really stupid shit he has said over the last few days. And it all points to his questionable character.
Our asshole president is one flawed human being.
He is damn lucky his father gave him money to pad his pitiful life. Because if he ever had to trust other people to hire him and keep him employed, or use his service or labor in a trusting manner, he would maybe be good enough to rake leaves on a landscaping crew. Maybe.
it’s just possible that iwth a different upbringing he might have turned into something else entirely
he is 100% the product of his environment
WHCA Announces Acclaimed Author Ron Chernow as Featured Speaker for 2019 Annual Dinner. For more, https://t.co/4V0D785Pbi pic.twitter.com/VBDMwxVdWI
— WHCA (@whca) November 19, 2018
The @whca are cowards. The media is complicit. And I couldn’t be prouder. https://t.co/OOIFGuZ731
— Michelle Wolf (@michelleisawolf) November 19, 2018
re: #141 ObserverArt
Watched Nicole Wallace while reading here and I am wondering about something.
Does Donald J. Trump have one single redeeming character trait?
I can’t think of one single thing, but that may be due to listening and reading the really stupid shit he has said over the last few days. And it all points to his questionable character.
Our asshole president is one flawed human being.
He is damn lucky his father gave him money to pad his pitiful life. Because if he ever had to trust other people to hire him and keep him employed, or use his service or labor in a trusting manner, he would maybe be good enough to rake leaves on a landscaping crew. Maybe.
You know, I was thinking about this the other day and the moment in the debates where whichever gasbag asked the candidates to say something else about the other… I’m honestly not sure I’d have been as nice as Clinton was. I might have sat there for a solid thirty second before saying, “yeah, I got nothing.”
re: #136 dangerman
remember two short weeks ago? i could even find the articles if i had to:
“if they win it’s because of me, if they lose it’s their own fault”
Even sadder, we didn’t need to have articles quoting him.
We could, and many did, guess he would not take responsibility for loses, but would tout those wins.
Two years in and everyone knows Trump.
re: #141 ObserverArt
Trump is such a synthesis of all negative human traits that I think it’s reasonable to open a Trump murder investigation.
It would be weirdly inconsistent for Trump to have left only this form of depravity off his resume.
re: #148 EPR-radar
Trump is the Id of the hate-right made flesh.
i really hope congress subpoenas Don Jr and Ivanka two days before Trump’s SOTU address next year. I want it to have just enough time to sink in and send him off his fucking nut.
re: #144 dangerman
it’s just possible that iwth a different upbringing he might have turned into something else entirely
he is 100% the product of his environment
I don’t know much about parenting, but I have known families with several children and there can be the one kid that is just not like any of the others.
I think it has long been debated about parenting over nurture versus nature and can good parents raise bad kids, or are some just naturally mean, the “bad seed” type.
So, can anyone ever be 100% the product of their environment?
re: #148 EPR-radar
To his most reliable evangelical base abortion is murder, so by their standards I am sure he is.
re: #150 darthstar
i really hope congress subpoenas Don Jr and Ivanka two days before Trump’s SOTU address next year. I want it to have just enough time to sink in and send him off his fucking nut.
Trump literally chewing carpet in rage on live TV for the SOTU would be epic, especially if his arrest is timed appropriately.
re: #148 EPR-radar
Trump is such a synthesis of all negative human traits that I think it’s reasonable to open a Trump murder investigation.
It would be weirdly inconsistent for Trump to have left only this form of depravity off his resume.
Interesting thought there. I have wondered if he ever had anyone he really needed to get out of his life professionally “disappeared” by some of the people he obviously knew in NYC.
re: #130 lawhawk
Reset the clock!
Oh and you can call bullshit on the “good guy with a gun” excuses on this one too: One of the critically injured is a cop.
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re: #151 ObserverArt
I don’t know much about parenting, but I have known families with several children and there can be the one kid that is just not like any of the others.
I think it has long been debated about parenting over nurture versus nature and can good parents raise bad kids, or are some just naturally mean, the “bad seed” type.
So, can anyone ever be 100% the product of their environment?
oh of course not
people do overcome it and some grow up in spite of it
i just think in his particular case, he’s an entitled dick because he was raised as an entitled dick to be an entitled dick
President Obama refuses to answer question about Iran terror funding. I won’t dodge questions as your President. https://t.co/jsAMGO3s4P
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 5, 2016
re: #156 goddamnedfrank
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re: #151 ObserverArt
I don’t know much about parenting, but I have known families with several children and there can be the one kid that is just not like any of the others.
I think it has long been debated about parenting over nurture versus nature and can good parents raise bad kids, or are some just naturally mean, the “bad seed” type.
So, can anyone ever be 100% the product of their environment?
There are stories of parents treating one kid like a prince/princess and another like an unwanted pet rat (Read A Child Called It… Fucking heartbreaking)
There are stories of great parents having a shitty child and vise versa.
My BIL was apparently a shitty kid/teenager whose high school girlfriend (now wife of like 40 years) gave him an ultimatum… Fix your shit or goodbye. He literally changed overnight.
We know that nature alone creates mental issues like paranoid schizophrenia. We also know that nurture can create issues, especially when abused, neglected or otherwise mistreated.
Sexual abuse at a young age many times creates those children when they grow up becoming abusers of children of the same age as when they were abused.
I’d guess one or the other could be 100% at issue as well as a mixture of mental issues and neglect or adviser.
Just want to point out all the kids in school with the last name #Schiff getting bullied and name called #Schitt today because of the president of the US. I know because my neices are Schiffs. #BeBest
— Laurie David (@Laurie_David) November 19, 2018
Decorum!
Sheesh! We are now outsourcing our nutjobs. An anti-caravan demonstration IN Mexico.
Shouting ‘Mexico First,’ Hundreds In Tijuana March Against Migrant Caravan
The message for the migrant caravan was clear from marchers on Sunday in Tijuana, Mexico: We don’t want you here.
“We want the caravan to go; they are invading us,” said Patricia Reyes, a 62-year-old protester, hiding from the sun under an umbrella. “They should have come into Mexico correctly, legally, but they came in like animals.”
Demonstrators held signs reading “No illegals,” “No to the invasion” and “Mexico First.” Many wore the country’s red, white and green national soccer jersey and vigorously waved Mexican flags. The crowd often slipped into chants of “Ti-jua-na!” and “Me-xi-co!” They sang the national anthem several times.
New @wesleysmorgan SCOOP: The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the Southwest border as early as this week, the Army commander overseeing the mission told POLITICO. https://t.co/YIhmCie3zk via @politico
— Carrie Budoff Brown (@cbudoffbrown) November 19, 2018
Will the Pentagon report a $200 million contribution to the NRSC and NRCC to the FEC? https://t.co/tiRIPlZFx3
— Thomas Edsall (@Edsall) November 19, 2018
I wonder if house Dems can set up some kind of soybean aid to Yemen.
re: #144 dangerman
it’s just possible that iwth a different upbringing he might have turned into something else entirely
he is 100% the product of his environment
I can’t grant him that.
His siblings were products of the same environment, and they’re not shitshows.
re: #162 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
I’m surprised people are surprised about this, Mexicans tend to look down on their southern neighbors even more than some in the U.S. look down on Mexicans. Hell it’s kinda the same all over Latin America from what I’ve heard/seen.
New @wesleysmorgan SCOOP: The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the Southwest border as early as this week, the Army commander overseeing the mission told POLITICO. https://t.co/YIhmCie3zk via @politico
— Carrie Budoff Brown (@cbudoffbrown) November 19, 2018
Can you say, incredibly wasteful xenophobic political stunt? Trump used the military as a mid-term election strategy to appeal to fear and hatred. That’s just not right. https://t.co/srWIet7eIk
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 19, 2018
re: #167 Charles Johnson
Can you say, incredibly wasteful xenophobic political stunt? Trump used the military as a mid-term election strategy to appeal to fear and hatred. That’s just not right.
didnt work too well
re: #166 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
I’m surprised people are surprised about this, Mexicans tend to look down on their southern neighbors even more than some in the U.S. look down on Mexicans. Hell it’s kinda the same all over Latin America from what I’ve heard/seen.
I’ve gotten the feeling it is in the Islands too. I don’t think Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Cubans get along all that well.
It’s that other side of the fence/tracks/mountain/continent/sea thinking.
re: #145 gocart mozart
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Shocked, shocked I say
Trump admin officials discussed sidestepping confidentiality of census answers: report https://t.co/6VgGRCXmUx pic.twitter.com/3SuxPlRozH
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2018
Was going to do all of my shopping via Amazon, but given the recipients are likely migrant farmers in my community, I’m going with Target this year. But good to know about getting gift receipts online.
@Target - We’ve adopted a family for Xmas - if I buy clothes on your site will there be a gift receipt so the boys’ mom can exchange if I get the sizes wrong?
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) November 19, 2018
Yes, you can print gift receipts for any item in your order. To do so, visit https://t.co/Gla4QrFOmf and click “Help” at the bottom of the page. From there, click “Returns” and “Get your receipt”- from there follow all prompts and you can print any receipt needed.
— AskTarget (@AskTarget) November 19, 2018
NEWS: Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, many of them in violation of federal records rules, according to a White House examination. w/@CarolLeonnig: https://t.co/U66KyV7UA5
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 19, 2018
re: #170 makeitstop
They can’t even wag the dog competently.
Never looks right when it turns out you’re wagging the cutest little puppies….
Trump engages in a $220M deployment of troops to the border for a campaign stunt that ends immediately after the election is over.
Meanwhile, the Mueller investigation has cost roughly $20M in the year since it began, only 1/10th of the troop deployment.
Guess which expense the GOP considers unjustified and wants to immediately end?
Trump’s exploitation of the military and his abuse of our overworked soldiers to dazzle his domestic base is a betrayal of his duties as Commander in Chief. He treats the men and women of our government, military and civilian, as his personal playthings. https://t.co/gy9hnb7b75
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 19, 2018
re: #172 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Shocked, shocked I say
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At this point, who can really say they’re surprised that the White House say an opportunity to violate the confidentiality of millions of Americans to create a hit-list for ICE?
Way past ready to see Trump and his miserable spawn on the ash heap of history.
re: #6 Dr. Matt
Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged at 25: fascinating facts about the landmark live show
Goddammit, now I’m all nostalgic and wondering where the fuck all that decent energy went? How did we wind up with such a depraved & dysfunctional society?
re: #179 Targetpractice
At this point, who can really say they’re surprised that the White House say an opportunity to violate the confidentiality of millions of Americans to create a hit-list for ICE?
Heh, I just heard David Corn on Ari’s The Beat say Ivanka claimed she was not aware of there being rules surrounding her use of emails working in the government.
Just like Daddy. Lying or ignorant or both.
re: #182 ObserverArt
Heh, I just heard David Corn on Ari’s The Beat say Ivanka claimed she was not aware of there being rules surrounding her use of emails working in the government.
Just like Daddy. Lying or ignorant or both.
Not to worry, I’m sure she has a high-priced lawyer willing to throw himself on the grenade by declaring that, as she’s not really a federal employee, the law doesn’t apply to her emails.
re: #90 jaunte
Getting close to gutta percha time.
And Mike Lee is so crazy, he warned that the interstate highway system could lead to civil war!
re: #183 Targetpractice
Not to worry, I’m sure she has a high-priced lawyer willing to throw himself on the grenade by declaring that, as she’s not really a federal employee, the law doesn’t apply to her emails.
And as they are discussing, tossing aside the whole email thing daddy used while running for president. This is the definition of brazen.
…and they are now talking about her probably claiming she isn’t a government employee, and that she may have thought she was above the rules because daddy.
40+ House seats flipped
7 Gov seats flipped
7 new state leg majorities
5 Republican supermajorities in state legislatures broken this cycle
4 AG seats flipped
4 State Treasurer seats flipped
2 SOS seats flipped
2 Senate seats flipped
380 state legislative seats flipped this cycle— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) November 19, 2018
re: #188 Patricia Kayden
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It’s like the Trump administration is piling on extra scandals to make a prediction of a flood of subpoenas come true
— Schooley (@Rschooley) November 19, 2018
re: #174 jaunte
It’s fine, this is totally different than using a private email server… I mean, we all know how secure yahoomail is…
YIKES: Ocasio-Cortez Fumbles Basic Civics TWICE In 1 Statement https://t.co/5xkWeYjsPP
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 19, 2018
The last person who should be tweeting this https://t.co/UwDne8UiW0
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 19, 2018
The GOP failed to take the Senate in ‘10, yet the media didn’t hesitate to dub it a wave election or portray Obama as the big loser of that night.
Black Voters Propelled Blue Wave, Study Finds; “African-Americans increasingly associate GOP with Trump, racist rhetoric” https://t.co/8oqbmZioAL
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 19, 2018
re: #194 Patricia Kayden
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re: #189 Targetpractice
But, you know, it totally wasn’t a blue wave because they didn’t take the US Senate.
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I’m not going to get my hopes up, but 50-36 in Mississippi (6% MOE!!!) for a Republican doesn’t seem particularly good. Having Democrats in the Senate from both Alabama and Mississippi would be amazing
I pet Bucket. He is a 7 month old Great Pyrenees puppy. He is a huge cuddler who loves the snow. He is easy-going and clumsy. Bucket falls a lot, and trips over his own feet. He is still getting used to his big body. He practices his running in his sleep. pic.twitter.com/XL9pRuXd2P
— I’ve Pet That Dog (@IvePetThatDog) November 20, 2018
re: #156 goddamnedfrank
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— Alice Ferguson (@dxtrfergie) November 19, 2018
So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2018
To say that his performance falls dramatically short of presidential no longer suffices. His performance falls dramatically short of the eighth grade.
This is the President of the United States creating a nickname for a member of the House of Representatives: https://t.co/c5CyyVEcHL— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 19, 2018
Ivanka using a private email for gov’t business, Jared doing the same, and Daddy using a non-secure cellphone that could be tapped by anybody.
But the GOP wants to see off the last weeks of their House majority dragging Comey and Lynch back in for another sit-down about Hillary’s emails.
re: #176 Targetpractice
Trump engages in a $220M deployment of troops to the border for a campaign stunt that ends immediately after the election is over.
Meanwhile, the Mueller investigation has cost roughly $20M in the year since it began, only 1/10th of the troop deployment.
Guess which expense the GOP considers unjustified and wants to immediately end?
um… the Mueller investigation has spent roughly $20M, but it also led to $46M in asset forfeiture from Manafort. So not only didn’t it “cost” anything, it’s had a 125% RoI.
re: #193 Targetpractice
The GOP failed to take the Senate in ‘10, yet the media didn’t hesitate to dub it a wave election or portray Obama as the big loser of that night.
I suspect the argument goes: Dems lost 6 seats in 2010, three of them in states they should win (Wisconsin, Illinois, and Pennsylvania); while Republicans in 2018 are going to end up gaining a seat.
There were different maps in those elections, of course, and different dynamics at play, but I’m sure that’s how it would be spun.
re: #202 Targetpractice
Ivanka using a private email for gov’t business, Jared doing the same, and Daddy using a non-secure cellphone that could be tapped by anybody.
But the GOP wants to see off the last weeks of their House majority dragging Comey and Lynch back in for another sit-down about Hillary’s emails.
Why it’s almost like the GOP are complete hypocrites and it starts with Trump and his dipshit daughter and son in law.
re: #206 HappyWarrior
Why it’s almost like the GOP are complete hypocrites and it starts with Trump and his dipshit daughter and son in law.
Honestly, I’m not sure hypocrite is even the right word. I’m not sure what the right word is, but hypocrite doesn’t seem to fit.
re: #203 goddamnedfrank
Okay, so I find myself wondering if there’s an upper limit to what is gained by aging scotch.
I mean, barrel congeners leak in and the angel’s share leaks out, but at some point does it just begin to be too much? It could taste like the seat of J Edgar Hoover favorite oak chair.
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Trump breaks everything he touches. He doesn’t comprehend a joke & neither do his minions. That the WHCA buckled under shows what a weak lot they are.
re: #209 fern01
Trump breaks everything he touches. He doesn’t comprehend a joke & neither do his minions. That the WHPC buckled under shows what a weak lot they are.
The WHCA had a choice between standing up to an unpopular president or buckling under to please critics who hate them on general principle.
They chose…poorly.
re: #181 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
Goddammit, now I’m all nostalgic and wondering where the fuck all that decent energy went? How did we wind up with such a depraved & dysfunctional society?
Well, 1994 was mostly pre-internet and pre-social media days.
Not the only factor I’m sure, but definitely part of it.
Shooting at Mercy Hospital turned out to stem from a jilted (male) fiancée taking a shot at his ex, a Doctor on staff.
We could solve the gun violence problem in one fell swoop by forbidding ex-boyfriends and ex-husbands to have weapons.
re: #209 fern01
Trump breaks everything he touches. He doesn’t comprehend a joke & neither do his minions. That the WHCA buckled under shows what a weak lot they are.
Trump gets jokes that are cruel. He finds cruelty funny. He’s Caligula in a suit.
re: #13 Charles Johnson
The GOP would attack their mothers if they dared to criticise dear leader. So now we have the GOP against the troops. What else will this imbecile do to the nation?
re: #192 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Come for the dragging. Stay for the ratio.
YIKES: Ocasio-Cortez Fumbles Basic Civics TWICE In 1 Statement https://t.co/5xkWeYjsPP
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 19, 2018
Come for the dragging.
Stay for the ratio.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) November 19, 2018
So funny to see little Adam Schitt (D-CA) talking about the fact that Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker was not approved by the Senate, but not mentioning the fact that Bob Mueller (who is highly conflicted) was not approved by the Senate!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2018
To say that his performance falls dramatically short of presidential no longer suffices. His performance falls dramatically short of the eighth grade.
This is the President of the United States creating a nickname for a member of the House of Representatives: https://t.co/c5CyyVEcHL— David Simon (@AoDespair) November 19, 2018
The White House Counsel’s Office did not have access to Ivanka’s personal account and could not review it without possibly violating privileged communications with her attorneys. So the first daughter’s lawyers got to decide what was relevant and what to hold back.
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) November 19, 2018
Four people were shot, one of them fatally, in downtown Denver late Monday afternoon, authorities said. The shooter or shooters remained at large Monday night. https://t.co/IX0IxsO5O9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 20, 2018
re: #181 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
Goddammit, now I’m all nostalgic and wondering where the fuck all that decent energy went? How did we wind up with such a depraved & dysfunctional society?
FOX News.
re: #220 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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“Oh, we didn’t know that this was wrong, we thought it was cool because of Daddy.”
“Alright, well can we review the emails to determine if there is anything in them that is covered under government records laws?”
“Those are privileged! Touch them and my lawyers will eat you alive!”
re: #201 gocart mozart
presidential decorum for thee, but not for me….
re: #217 lawhawk
Donald Trump called Paradise, California “Pleasure” twice before being corrected by the governor of California. But yes, let’s get on Ocaiso-Cortez for using the wrong word when everyone would clearly understand what she was actually talking about.
re: #221 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
We didn’t even get 8 hours between this shooting and the earlier one in Chicago.
The only country where this happens like clockwork is the US. No other country has this kind of gun violence. No other country has such lax gun control laws.
By the way, didn’t the GOP raise a huge fucking brouhaha over the idea of Hillary’s lawyers being the ones who reviewed her emails and determined which were official and which were personal? I could have sworn I remember them screaming bloody murder that she would withhold any emails from investigators and laughed at the suggestion that those emails might contain little more than recipes or gossip.
re: #226 lawhawk
We didn’t even get 8 hours between this shooting and the earlier one in Chicago.
The only country where this happens like clockwork is the US. No other country has this kind of gun violence. No other country has such lax gun control laws.
Daughter2 and Grandson1 are at Denver airport, returning from her job interview and house-hunting trip. (Do we still maintain the Lizard HQ there?)
Her new job is a couple blocks from the shooting scene.
re: #228 Targetpractice
By the way, didn’t the GOP raise a huge fucking brouhaha over the idea of Hillary’s lawyers being the ones who reviewed her emails and determined which were official and which were personal? I could have sworn I remember them screaming bloody murder that she would withhold any emails from investigators and laughed at the suggestion that those emails might contain little more than recipes or gossip.
Not HER lawyers but an independent law firm.
New @wesleysmorgan SCOOP: The Pentagon is set to begin a drawdown of its 5,800 troops from the Southwest border as early as this week, the Army commander overseeing the mission told POLITICO. https://t.co/YIhmCie3zk via @politico
— Carrie Budoff Brown (@cbudoffbrown) November 19, 2018
Sort of gives the game away when you remove the troops after the election but before the caravan arrives. https://t.co/JrwYie2cCi
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) November 19, 2018
re: #232 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
That’s some mighty pricey hooch.
Sort of thing you sip while you’re relaxing by the pool painting.
re: #235 Decatur Deb
Sort of thing you sip while you’re relaxing by the pool painting.
Nice two-day tie-in. You’ve still got it.
re: #233 Patricia Kayden
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Before election: “This is not a political stunt! We are sending these troops to the border because they have a vital mission to perform for our national security!”
After election: “Already, they’ve put down the single row of concertina wire, time to bring them home!”
re: #141 ObserverArt
Watched Nicole Wallace while reading here and I am wondering about something.
Does Donald J. Trump have one single redeeming character trait?
I can’t think of one single thing, but that may be due to listening and reading the really stupid shit he has said over the last few days. And it all points to his questionable character.
Our asshole president is one flawed human being.
He is damn lucky his father gave him money to pad his pitiful life. Because if he ever had to trust other people to hire him and keep him employed, or use his service or labor in a trusting manner, he would maybe be good enough to rake leaves on a landscaping crew. Maybe.
And is it any wonder that he cannot “make deals” with other countries around the world. The only trade deals, defense deals are those that were negotiated prior to him taking office - that he has not abandoned. No-one of integrity trusts him to make a deal, let alone keep to it. The latest disaster as per Pence fighting with China at the APEC Summit. They have zero understanding of world politics.
Canada’s new $10 bill. pic.twitter.com/Tk8qdhV9M9
— Brett Ruskin (@Brett_CBC) November 19, 2018
re: #229 William Lewis
< While he’s on the floor I grab his glass and run for the door >
And well you should. That’s a +/- $50,000 bottle of Whiskey. I’ll pass and get a bottle of 12-year old bottle of Highland Park at +/- $40.00, which is a perfectly delightful dram. Or a 1.5 L bottle of Famous Grouse, which is a half MacAllan and half Highland Park blend for $39.95. Also lovely, for a blend, which is why it is the most popular blended Whiskey in Scotland.
re: #150 darthstar
i really hope congress subpoenas Don Jr and Ivanka two days before Trump’s SOTU address next year. I want it to have just enough time to sink in and send him off his fucking nut.
He is already off his nut - where does he go from there?
re: #237 Targetpractice
Before election: “This is not a political stunt! We are sending these troops to the border because they have a vital mission to perform for our national security!”
After election: “Already, they’ve put down the single row of concertina wire, time to bring them home!”
Almost the sort of thing you’d hope the House Armed Services Committee would investigate in the next Congress…
$45,000 for 700 ml of scotch whiskey. Decadent isn’t the right word.
re: #242 fern01
He is already off his nut - where does he go from there?
I found myself wondering that last night as I realized the man’s gone pretty far over the deep end already over the Mueller investigation. I can’t begin to imagine just how frothing insane he’ll go when Don Jr. finds federal agents at his door with a warrant and cuffs.
[1:55 PM] On Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center released their latest January, February, and March temperature and precipitation outlooks. The current thinking is that with a transition to a weak El Nino state, there is an increased chance for a drier than normal winter. pic.twitter.com/x37aodYp0n
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) November 19, 2018
re: #244 teleskiguy
$45,000 for 700 ml of scotch whiskey. Decadent isn’t the right word.
Stupid is a good word. A good phrase is More Money Than Sense. Give it to a food bank, for Dog’s sake. The English will need it very soon.
re: #244 teleskiguy
$45,000 for 700 ml of scotch whiskey. Decadent isn’t the right word.
Nice with a pineapple slice and a little umbrella.
re: #244 teleskiguy
$45,000 for 700 ml of scotch whiskey. Decadent isn’t the right word.
That’s a lot of money, the only way I could enjoy that is to order it at the Trump Tower bar and skip out on the tab.
re: #248 Decatur Deb
Good with a pineapple slice and a little umbrella.
Ice too! Lots and lots of ice.
And maybe some soda or coca-cola.
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re: #245 Targetpractice
I found myself wondering that last night as I realized the man’s gone pretty far over the deep end already over the Mueller investigation. I can’t begin to imagine just how frothing insane he’ll go when Don Jr. finds federal agents at his door with a warrant and cuffs.
Junior won’t bother him anywhere near as much as the daughter he’d like to fuck.
re: #239 Single-handed sailor
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*THUD*
Here’s what happened today in criminal trial of Evans Landscaping owner, Doug Evans. Key witness testified, thru tears, that he embarrassed himself and ‘let down my race’ by running a shell company to win minority contracts for Evans. https://t.co/vBQsLSGzTU @wcpo pic.twitter.com/HdcbqPVIUw
— Paula Christian (@PaulaChristian_) November 20, 2018
“let down my race”…jeebus
re: #244 teleskiguy
$45,000 for 700 ml of scotch whiskey. Decadent isn’t the right word.
I was thinking something more along the lines of Ludicrous.
Went skiing today. Good thing I was using my rock skis, lots of crunchy sounds emanated from my edges. Hey, the steep stuff is the most fun.
WATCH: Trump goes from being “100%” ready to testify under oath in Mueller probe, to “probably” won’t sit down with Mueller or answer any obstruction questions: pic.twitter.com/ao7FNhu8Fs
— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) November 19, 2018
re: #241 austin_blue
And well you should. That’s a +/- $50,000 bottle of Whiskey. I’ll pass and get a bottle of 12-year old bottle of Highland Park at +/- $40.00, which is a perfectly delightful dram. Or a 1.5 L bottle of Famous Grouse, which is a half MacAllan and half Highland Park blend for $39.95. Also lovely, for a blend, which is why it is the most popular blended Whiskey in Scotland.
I can get Famous Grouse here in China by ordering online, and I am forever grateful for the recommendation to try it. ‘Tis a fine tipple.
re: #223 Targetpractice
“Oh, we didn’t know that this was wrong, we thought it was cool because of Daddy.”
“Alright, well can we review the emails to determine if there is anything in them that is covered under government records laws?”
“Those are privileged! Touch them and my lawyers will eat you alive!”
Emails for me - but not for thee
re: #258 Backwoods_Sleuth
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What changed? The fact that he saw the questions he might have to answer and his lawyers realized there’s no fucking way he’d ever be able to stay to the scripted answers without cue cards and/or a teleprompter.
re: #241 austin_blue
I actually buy Famous Grouse these days. But I remember the $60 glass of 21 year old I once had for my birthday. Amazing water of life…
LOL
The Fake News is showing old footage of people climbing over our Ocean Area Fence. This is what it really looks like - no climbers anymore under our Administration! pic.twitter.com/CD4ltRePML
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2018
Anyone else notice the barb wire only goes about 40-50 feet then its empty on either side of the machinery?
— WickedlyWise (@UnwisedWords) November 20, 2018
The @NRA told Mercy Hospital to “stay in their lane” after doctors spoke out about gunshot wounds last week.
Now a shooter has injured at least three people in that very hospital and all are in critical condition. This is officially and sadly their lane now, @DLoesch. pic.twitter.com/IZLDnWBXjs— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) November 20, 2018
re: #255 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Hooch snobbery or useful consumer information? You be the judge!
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“fingernail polish remover”
“sweaty socks”
“This is not whisky”
“Nail polish remover” is how I always described Christian Brothers brandy….
Caught the opener for My Brilliant Friend. It’s not at all like anything else. Linking the still photo page:
So, out of their Acosta nonsense, the White House has made it a punishable violation for anyone to say “could you please address the specific question I asked,” “could you please provide an example,” or “that’s actually not true” without their permission? https://t.co/mub4FYH9tx
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 19, 2018
re: #270 Backwoods_Sleuth
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It’s a victory in that they’ve made it possible for them to control the flow of questioning, shutting down reporters they hate while using their “discretion” to allow those they love to slobber over them.
I’m not saying forests here can’t burn in summer. I’m speaking about now, approaching winter. That’s why currently comparing CA to Northern Europe makes absolutely no sense.
Now it’s damp moss and wet trees, the ground can be like a cold swamp - and that’s before it snows…— Stu Cameron (@stucam7771) November 18, 2018
Sweden and Finland are covered with forest and this past summer we had many huge forest fires due to drought. Trump is both a liar and an ignoramus.
— Catharine (@CKimWBergstrom) November 19, 2018
re: #269 Single-handed sailor
Throw a heavy canvas tarp over that, no problem.
Stick a 55 gallon drum under it.
Suggestion for the press corps: The first time Donny tries to ignore a question by going “That’s a stupid question” or any variation of such and muscling forwards, the next reporter picked should either say “I’d like to yield my question back to my colleague who didn’t get an answer” or simply repeat the question just asked. Neither of those are against these new “rules” and both would immediately send Cheeto Benito into a rage.
one of my biggest goals. is to eat a leaf. during the nighttime. this is known as a dark crunch. and it’s very advanced
— ♡ Thoughts of Dog (@dog_feelings) November 20, 2018
re: #275 Backwoods_Sleuth
My Arkansas rescue dog that we got three weeks ago is discovering snow in New England. God, she loves to jam her snout in the snow and discover the wonders it covers.
Here is a pup who was rescued from the California fires. Her paws were badly burnt but she never lost her smile. After nearly a week of searching, yesterday she was reunited with her owner and is recovering comfortably. 14/10 for everyone involved pic.twitter.com/t8kU7i0ldV
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) November 19, 2018
there are a million possible reasons why this dog and her owner could’ve been separated in this fire there will be none of this shit in my mentions
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) November 19, 2018
yea because you’re an asshole
— WeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) November 19, 2018
we’ve seen this video before, but it’s brilliant with the Rocky theme
Rocky! pic.twitter.com/6YLnrlWIWL
— 😊Rob Christie😊 (@RobChristie11) November 20, 2018
I’m not a big fan of whiskeys and bourbons. I’ll tolerate a scotch every now and then, but gin is my thing.
The Mrs. loves her some bourbons and whiskeys. Think we’re heading to a bunch of Hudson Valley distilleries this weekend. Hillrock has some that were on the pricey side, but you know where the money is going. This is the kind of sipper that even with a single ice cube would be proud to call home. Incredibly smooth and irresistible.
$80-100 per bottle. A very nice birthday gift if you ask me.
BREAKING: Medical examiner says it has been notified of four deaths from the shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 20, 2018
Hoo boy…
Jacob Wohl’s Mueller accuser is now saying parts of her affidavit were inaccurate, disputing what Wohl said about her at the press conference. https://t.co/2STrgx0vUM
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) November 20, 2018
In an exclusive interview with HillReporter, alleged Mueller rape accuser Carolyne Cass opens up and tells us that she does not know if Mueller was actually the person who raped her and that both Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman published and shared, against her will, ‘inaccurate’ statements during a November 1st press conference. Cass, who doesn’t deny being raped during the time period that Wohl and Burkman claimed, admits multiple errors in the published accusation document and doesn’t recall if she ever personally signed the report. In fact, Cass was assured by Burkman and Wohl that the document would “never be released.”
re: #278 Backwoods_Sleuth
we’ve seen this video before, but it’s brilliant with the Rocky theme
DANCE OFF ! ! !
— WB Young 🍕🐀 (@FormerDirtDart) November 20, 2018
re: #281 Targetpractice
Cass strikes me as someone who will say anything to gain attention and get her name in the public eye. She seems to have no definite occupation, other than trying to glom onto the rich and famous by any means possible.
Man. I’d forgotten what a great fucking band Jellyfish was. Criminally under-appreciated.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) November 20, 2018
re: #280 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Sources say Officer Samuel Jimenez was just out of his probationary period as a CPD officer. He is the second Chicago Police officer to be killed in the line of duty this year. Cmdr. Paul Bauer was killed last February.
— Sam Charles (@samjcharles) November 20, 2018
re: #280 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
UPDATE: The Cook County Medical Examiner has confirmed four people are dead from the Mercy Hospital shooting Monday afternoon, including CPD officer Samuel Jimenez. Chicago police will hold a news conference with updates.
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) November 20, 2018
Trump has found a new distraction from his administration’s rampant criminality and corruption: go after Venezuela!
The Trump administration is preparing to add Venezuela to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism in what would be a dramatic escalation against the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro, according to U.S. officials and internal government emails.
The list is reserved for governments accused of repeatedly providing “support for acts of international terrorism” and includes only Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have pushed for the designation, citing Venezuela’s alleged ties to Lebanese Hezbollah, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and other groups.
Republicans have long accused Venezuela of having ties to terrorist organizations. But experts have played down the threat and strength of those connections. They warn that a designation that does not offer concrete evidence could weaken the legitimacy of the U.S. list, which critics say already is applied inconsistently.
“I suspect this will be based on hearsay and sources of questionable integrity,” said David Smilde, a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America.
I love the quote at the end of my excerpt. Mr Smilde has got the Trump administration’s number.
re: #288 Barefoot Grin
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Hope you’ll indulge me one more. She wants a walk on this snowy night!
Does she like listening to records? Ya know… On a phonograph? 😉
The NRA told doctors to stay in their lane and now there’s a shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago. Doctors can be patients and victims of gun violence too. We’re all in this together as human beings who just want to live and come home to our families. Enough is enough.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) November 19, 2018
4 dead, including Chicago police officer, ER doctor, and gunman in Mercy Hospital shooting, according to ME’s office: https://t.co/zXy3XgngSa pic.twitter.com/hjP2rS7XTe
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) November 20, 2018
re: #284 Charles Johnson
Fun fact about that album - it begins and ends on the same chord, so if you put the CD on repeat, the chord fades out at the end, then back in at the start of the album.
I like Rabia more and more each day.
Your obsession with this case could work against Adnan if you don’t mature up and stop using that kinda language. It adds no power to your statements if you add the f word. My humble 2 cents sister
— Dastgir (@dastgirhussain) November 19, 2018
Fuck that shit https://t.co/qTgCE3Xa8f
— rabia O’chaudry (@rabiasquared) November 19, 2018
re: #295 Targetpractice
NRA: “Oh, if only the doctors had been armed…”
Dr. Tamara O’Neal was shot and killed inside the hospital where she worked. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/KpCLjEtFyA
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) November 20, 2018
Rough crowd for Moulton tonight. Two of first 3 questions ripped his opposition to Pelosi. Lots muttered / shouted pushback from the audience. #mapoli pic.twitter.com/11MuuLhS4L
— Adam Reilly (@reillyadam) November 19, 2018
Scientists have discovered why Wombat poo is cube-shaped https://t.co/vGQJahRYqf
— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2018
Omg I was wondering about that! So why is wombat poop cubed shape? https://t.co/h2ahwiRHEl
— Tommy Chong (@tommychong) November 19, 2018
re: #296 Backwoods_Sleuth
There were cops in the hospital. One was murdered.
A doc was murdered.
A third person was murdered. The gunman is dead.
All told, four people are dead. Why? Well, all signs point to a domestic violence situation.
re: #283 wheat-dogg
I see another woman — this time an aspiring actress from Estonia — has come forward alleging Avenatti hit her. Or maybe it’s the same woman. Hard to keep track nowadays.
re: #301 wheat-dogg
SMOTI’s pushing that for all it’s worth.
re: #297 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Trump Job Approval:
Approve 50%
Disapprove 49%@Rasmussen_Poll 11/14-18https://t.co/YFPdGH6VnC— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) November 19, 2018
Rasmussen predicted that Republicans (!) would win the popular vote for the House by 1 point; Democrats currently lead by 8 points. Was a large sample (n=2,500) so you can’t really call it an outlier. Mayyyyybe they should take a look under the hood? https://t.co/XDZ63qcMXK
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 19, 2018
There’s no shade like pollster shade. https://t.co/hnqUcFgdjv
— Unstable & Smartish Suzanne (@expatina) November 20, 2018
re: #304 lawhawk
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Donny loves to cite Rasmussen when he wants to bullshit about how his approval rating is above water. I don’t doubt for a second he believed that Rasmussen’s poll meant that a “red wave” was coming.
re: #303 Targetpractice
Look, kids, you can watch a political career augur into the ground in real time.
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yep. Moulton is not having a very good night:
One woman stands up and says she feels attacked by this move because she is a woman and old. “Who fires someone who does something well?” #NBC10Boston
— Perry Russom NBC10 Boston (@PerryNBCBoston) November 19, 2018
One man says his concern is Pelosi’s age and brings up Trump’s support of Pelosi. Moulton doesn’t comment and moves to the next question #NBC10Boston
— Perry Russom NBC10 Boston (@PerryNBCBoston) November 19, 2018
re: #306 Backwoods_Sleuth
yep. Moulton is not having a very good night:
This is even sillier than attacking Pelosi from the left. Not even close to reading the mood of the voters, son….
re: #306 Backwoods_Sleuth
yep. Moulton is not having a very good night:
We now go LIVE to Seth Moulton https://t.co/VtKUNtICBW
— Franksgiving (@goddamnedfrank) November 20, 2018
re: #306 Backwoods_Sleuth
yep. Moulton is not having a very good night:
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I strongly suspect the plan between Ryan and Moulton was to get some measure of power as having “defeated” the dreaded Pelosi and thus position themselves as power-brokers in time for their 2020 presidential runs (yes, Ryan’s announced plans and Moulton’s rumored).
If that was their cunning plan, then it’s going about as well as Blackadder’s.
Woman who witnessed the Mercy Hospital shooting: “You can’t go to the hospital, you can’t go to school, you can’t go to church, you can’t go to the grocery store. You can’t go anywhere. You never know when you walk into a place if you’ll come out alive.” pic.twitter.com/5b5iZML61K
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) November 20, 2018
Ocasio black bean soup recipe
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I’d like to see just one reporter ask Moulton out loud “Who else is running? Not who you’d like to see run or think should run, because if they haven’t announced then they’re not running.”
Reason enough
Pelosi, on Trump & the press: “May I say something you’re not going to like? I think the press loves him. All day on TV —and I don’t even watch TV, except sports. But he says somebody had a horse face —all day we hear about that. You just give him all day” https://t.co/NzPxcrkPJ8
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 19, 2018
needs a lightning bolt…
Kellyanne Conway: “No president has shown greater respect for the military and the veterans.” https://t.co/NyQRtdhCZ3 pic.twitter.com/aKixgKjeeN
— The Hill (@thehill) November 19, 2018
insert obvious lame joke about identifying marks:
Police search for kidnapping suspect out of Price Hill: https://t.co/mIMky8yuGB pic.twitter.com/ViqKXODpGq
— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) November 20, 2018
This guy, a union organizer, talks about widespread union support for Pelosi, and tells @sethmoulton: “I’d really like to see you back off this.” Crowd applauds. #mapoli pic.twitter.com/5D88CVBSG4
— Adam Reilly (@reillyadam) November 20, 2018
He must know the troops really, really hate him.
“He’s never been interested in going,” a former senior White House official said of Trump visiting troops in a combat zone, citing conversations with the president. “He’s afraid of those situations. He’s afraid people want to kill him.” https://t.co/5ACv8CgCJL
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 20, 2018
re: #320 The Vicious Babushka
He must know the troops really, really hate him.
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And the other day, the palace intrigue circuit was saying that he didn’t want to go because he “didn’t think the troops should be there.”
Really, what we’re getting is a list of excuses for why he’s chickening out of doing something that every president has done for decades. Shit, even Nixon made visits to Vietnam, both as VP and then Pres.
re: #320 The Vicious Babushka
He must know the troops really, really hate him.
“He’s never been interested in going,” a former senior White House official said of Trump visiting troops in a combat zone, citing conversations with the president. “He’s afraid of those situations. He’s afraid people want to kill him.”
Not just there….
set terror alert level to “cimarron orange” pic.twitter.com/Baba01p9Wi
— chris hooks (@cd_hooks) November 20, 2018
re: #323 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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“MIDDLE EASTERN TERRORISTS!!!!”
“Bangladesh is technically part of the Far Ea…”
“They got brown skin and they’re not Americans! That makes them potential terrorists! Thank God Trump stopped them from entering the US!”
re: #317 Backwoods_Sleuth
insert obvious lame joke about identifying marks:
Uhm…wow. That guy is something.
re: #318 Backwoods_Sleuth
Something tells me this is not a wave.
— Mickey Bitsko (@BitskoMickey) November 20, 2018
re: #317 Backwoods_Sleuth
insert obvious lame joke about identifying marks:
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“How Nature Says ‘Don’t Touch’”
Ron Chernow’s Sarah Sanders boob joke is gonna be lit, yo.
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) November 19, 2018
GODDAMMIT! https://t.co/0bX5X6W9vt
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) November 20, 2018
“I’d rather it be considered separately on the Senate floor,” Collins told Sahil Kapur, a political reporter for Bloomberg, in response to Democrats’ intent to attach the special counsel bill to another “must-pass” spending bill. “I don’t want anything that could lead to a shutdown.
re: #330 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Speaking of political careers auguring into the ground…
Too easy pic.twitter.com/PqjgxfPSIr
— Arnaldo Torres (@arnaldot76) November 20, 2018
“Alexa, show me Hell.” pic.twitter.com/5VOupnTkrD
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 20, 2018
I’m just going to assume that Collins is planning to bow out after this term, because in the current political environment and in light of events two weeks ago, the idea that she can win reelection in NE by being Donny’s footstool is laughable.
20-something checker at the supermarket just asked me, “what’s this thing?” pic.twitter.com/WQgg8HxzB4
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) November 19, 2018
One day you’ll discover the mature joys of bloody marys.
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) November 20, 2018
the rest of the thread is pretty good.
I mean, personally, when thinking of “Mississippi history at its best” I would’ve gone with Robert Johnson or William Faulkner or Elvis Presley, but sure, you go ahead with a war fought to keep African Americans in chains that led to the gruesome deaths of some 700,000 Americans.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 20, 2018
When asked about her use of private email to conduct gov’t bizness, Ivanka claimed not to be “familiar with some details of the rules.”
IS SHE FAMILIAR WITH HER FATHER’S CAMPAIGN TO BE PRESIDENT? https://t.co/gNfHnRmPlb— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) November 20, 2018
re: #338 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Needless to say, Ivanka is the worst Cersei Lannister cosplayer ever.
#Trump only likes heroes who weren’t killed. pic.twitter.com/osxgT8fpU1
— John Moffitt (@JohnRMoffitt) November 19, 2018
re: #336 Backwoods_Sleuth
the rest of the thread is pretty good.
So I guess the word “mirepoix” would be lost on them. Or “sofrito”. Or “Cajun trinity”….
A dKos diary just posted saying that UT-4 has finally flipped in favor of the Democrat (Mia Love’s now-former seat): if formalized, it looks like the final makeup of the House in the 116th will be 233-202 (D +38). IiRC, I predicted a 234-201 split on Election Eve: but hey, no one’s perfect…..
re: #342 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
So I guess the word “mirepoix” would be lost on them. Or “sofrito”. Or “Cajun trinity”….
I’m 43 and I only know those terms because of Alton Brown.
To that effect, anyone else watching Good Eats Reloaded and are jazzed for the full-on revival next year, Return of the Eats? I’m a “hell yeah!” on both.
holy hell. Mike Pompeo reportedly hand-delivered a plan to Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) outlining a roadmap to help MbS shield himself from the fallout of the Jamal Khashoggi murder scandal.
(h/t @AviAhvee) https://t.co/XPrFkYc1vt— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) November 20, 2018
Delete your damn account. https://t.co/WDRLW6zlki
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) November 19, 2018
re: #338 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
But President Obama had to know every last rule before he could even be a candidate. Things are different for democrats
re: #344 TedStriker
I’m 43 and I only know those terms because of Alton Brown.
To that effect, anyone else watching Good Eats Reloaded and are jazzed for the full-on revival next year, Return of the Eats? I’m a “hell yeah” on both.
I just binged Netflix- Salt, Fat, Heat Acid. Pretty good stuff.
re: #338 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
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Hillary’s emails: “Ignorance of the law is no excuse!”
Ivanka’s emails: “Who cares? She’s not president!”
Sep: “We are going to do everything to help these farmers hurt by China’s unfair trade practices!”
Now: “Hey now, there’s no need to rush things.”
Trump has only distributed a fraction of promised bailout funds for farmers hurt by tariffs https://t.co/EZzqFyou2W pic.twitter.com/0uRQTwFmBm
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) November 20, 2018
Less than $900 million of a $12 billion bailout program has actually been given to U.S. producers.
re: #343 Jay C
A dKos diary just posted saying that UT-4 has finally flipped in favor of the Democrat (Mia Love’s now-former seat): if formalized, it looks like the final makeup of the House in the 116th will be 233-202 (D +38). IiRC, I predicted a 234-201 split on Election Eve: but hey, no one’s perfect…..
Hang tight.
Chris Collins’ district in western NY still hasn’t been certified. Erie County, the blue part of that district, doesn’t do its recount until tomorrow. It’s unlikely but not impossible that the final count will tip away from the crook and hand the seat to Democrat Nate McMurray.
Just when you thought Maggie Haberman loved a good email scandal, she’s had nothing to say about Ivanka’s use of a personal email account.
Weird. It’s almost like… nah… it couldn’t be about preserving her access after having harped on Clinton endlessly.— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 20, 2018
Psssst #comicsgate is #AltRight white nationalism rebranded to appeal to modern day angry male nerds, pass it on. pic.twitter.com/jGonyvbKWY
— Renfamous ⭐️ (@renfamous) November 18, 2018
re: #351 Targetpractice
Sep: “We are going to do everything to help these farmers hurt by China’s unfair trade practices!”
Now: “Hey now, there’s no need to rush things.”
Be great if rural America turned on his sorry ass so he won’t even feel safe at his rallies.
. @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS greet the arrival of the official @WhiteHouse Christmas Tree. Also, it’s a plaid CAPE. pic.twitter.com/BTMnuIVM28
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) November 19, 2018
The Denver shooting was about four blocks from my mom’s apartment.
re: #355 jaunte
Ivanka Trump’s father was elected in part by whipping up crowds into saying “Lock her up!” as he talked about Clinton’s email server. But FOIAs show Ivanka Trump emailed with commerce secretary Ross, others, after she was a WH official. https://t.co/JMyVUs3Z7R
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 20, 2018
Presto!
A mere five minutes later…https://t.co/hdUiDObLkG— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 20, 2018
re: #361 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Ivanka Trump’s Emails Could Provide New Democratic House With Fodder
Because that’s what the story is all about, NYT?
I cannot believe how fast her car was going.
WATCH: Stunning video shows 17-year-old German racer fly of track at high speed on a bend at the Macau Grand Prix’s Formula Three final. https://t.co/axf1ObJAcp
— NBC News World (@NBCNewsWorld) November 20, 2018
Get an early look at Bill Bramhall’s editorial cartoon for Tuesday https://t.co/ibQ3JznBVC pic.twitter.com/OwJaS6kLuW
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 20, 2018
re: #363 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I cannot believe how fast her car was going.
I’ve read that her brakes had failed and she was attempting to rub off speed against the wall when she hit/was hit by (unclear) another car and then went flying.
Ivanka Trump’s father was elected in part by whipping up crowds into saying “Lock her up!” as he talked about Clinton’s email server. But FOIAs show Ivanka Trump emailed with commerce secretary Ross, others, after she was a WH official. https://t.co/JMyVUs3Z7R
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 20, 2018
Funny, when NYT ran stories about Clinton’s emails, the headlines didn’t mention partisan fodder. https://t.co/xPaI5lbN80
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) November 20, 2018
The last thing we need is another entitled rich white dude.
SCOOP: Tom Steyer will take steps toward 2020 presidential bid Tuesday morning, unveiling a political platform, 6-figure web ad buy, revamped https://t.co/PWAuZZxyID, full page ad in USA Today, and a South Carolina town hall on Dec 4. (first of 5). https://t.co/AV3iyNpWzk
— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) November 20, 2018
Hard pass. https://t.co/PUsagvUZ0f
— Franksgiving (@goddamnedfrank) November 20, 2018
re: #363 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I cannot believe how fast her car was going.
Saw this on the evening news: I can’t believe how airborne her car became. Also, that she survived AND will probably live to walk - and drive - and probably race again.
Even the (highly cynical and unethical) doctors at the jail admitted what he died of - he was ill and was being denied medical treatment in a calculated attempt to force him to cooperate with investigators. Hell, I’ve spoken to one of the nurses myself. RT is filthy garbage. pic.twitter.com/zDC0hgI0J1
— Natalia Antonova 🐱🔔 (@NataliaAntonova) November 19, 2018
Here is the death certificate. Nothing about poisoning. Does mention possible cranial injury, however, consistent with being beaten with a truncheon. https://t.co/PKbIXf71CL https://t.co/aURlm9XFyj
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) November 19, 2018
re: #367 goddamnedfrank
The last thing we need is another entitled rich white dude.
But they are the ones God (the oldest, richest, white dude) chose to lead humanity.
holy hell. Mike Pompeo reportedly hand-delivered a plan to Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) outlining a roadmap to help MbS shield himself from the fallout of the Jamal Khashoggi murder scandal.
(h/t @AviAhvee) https://t.co/XPrFkYc1vt— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) November 20, 2018
If true, this implicates Trump and Kushner in the cover-up of a political assassination. https://t.co/QC40QxPDr7
— Greg Olear (@gregolear) November 20, 2018
Speaking of rich old white guys, Kate over at McMansion Hell posted this on election day to try and get the younguns out to vote:
Props to Oliver. That was one of the best warnings on authoritarianism I’ve seen in this country. Definitely think he’s been doing some reading because he’s totally got the signs down perfectly.
re: #371 jaunte
Given Trump’s views on the press, it would not shock me at all. Remember that Khashoggi criticized Trump too. Wouldn’t be shocked at all if that’s part of why he’s been so defensive of the Saudi government on this.
re: #375 HappyWarrior
Somebody earlier was wondering if, considering all the commandments that DT had broken, he had not had a murder somewhere on his plate. Well….
re: #376 retired cynic
Somebody earlier was wondering if, considering all the commandments that DT had broken, he had not had a murder somewhere on his plate. Well….
I think Trump would be too chicken shit to ever murder someone personally but would gladly turn a blind eye to it.
Oliver did highlight to me the disturbing thing. The people who’d want tyranny in our country. I’m a liberal but first and above all I’m a democrat.
re: #366 jaunte
Yeah, this is about where I expect the media to go with this, mumbling about how Ivanka’s actions could (nay, likely) constitute a crime, before roaring that the DNC cannot condemn her and defend Hillary.
re: #379 Targetpractice
Yeah, this is about where I expect the media to go with this, mumbling about how Ivanka’s actions could (nay, likely) constitute a crime, before roaring that the DNC cannot condemn her and defend Hillary.
All the while ignoring the GOP who will defend her who acted like HRC should have received a prison sentence. The Dems will rightfully point out the hypocrisy.
The president is aiding a cover up of a murder, and not a god damned thing is going to be done about it.
re: #381 Ace Rothstein
The president is aiding a cover up of a murder, and not a god damned thing is going to be done about it.
Well, you know, it’s not as dire a matter as investigating whether wild-eyed claims about Obama personally watching the deaths of 4 Americans in Benghazi were true. That shit deserved 9 Congressional investigations, hundreds of hours of testimony, tens of thousands of documents, and an 11 hour interrogation of the former Secretary of State.
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re: #368 Jay C
Saw this on the evening news: I can’t believe how airborne her car became. Also, that she survived AND will probably live to walk - and drive - and probably race again.
It’s a testimony to how safe these cars are now. Had it been even 40 years ago, I doubt she could have survived.
As I understood it, Sophia was trying to scrub off speed by sideswiping the guardrail, when one of her wheels touched the wheel of another car while both were doing more than 150 mph. Like a rock in a sling, she went flying.
re: #377 HappyWarrior
I think Trump would be too chicken shit to ever murder someone personally but would gladly turn a blind eye to it.
He’d ask Kelly to do it … in a tweet.
Trump is scared of going to Iraq/Afghanistan. No out when he’s in a foul mood. It’s not likely to rain.
re: #385 GlutenFreeJesus
Trump is scared of going to Iraq/Afghanistan. No out when he’s in a foul mood. It’s not likely to rain.
He’s a coward supported by other cowards.
re: #367 goddamnedfrank
The last thing we need is another entitled rich white dude.
Maybe it’s just me (hint: it’s not), but I’d like somebody with proven government experience.
If anybody’s heart is set on a self-funded billionaire… might I suggest Michael Bloomberg?
re: #365 William Lewis
I’ve read that her brakes had failed and she was attempting to rub off speed against the wall when she hit/was hit by (unclear) another car and then went flying.
I saw some video of what started the crash. Let’s see if this embed works.
Hey it worked.
I think there is some question as to why she hit the other car to start her skid out of control. Did the driver in front of her she hit lets up or have a mechanical problem.
She lost the wheel and it pitched 180 backwards into the wall. So, no braking at all. She was on a ride at that point.
The the car she hit didn’t even know it was coming. And she was launched off his wheel.
re: #363 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
I cannot believe how fast her car was going.
Brake failure, maybe, throttle jam, probably. Nobody fucks the dog that badly without a mechanical failure. Glad no-one got killed.
re: #2 Charles Johnson
If Ron Chernow had any balls he’d get Michelle Wolf to help him write the speech.
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