The official music video for “Distant Sun” by Crowded House. From the album “Together Alone”. Video directed by Curtis Wehrfritz. ©1993 Capitol Records. See all the Crowded House videos and play all the albums at http://www.neilfinn.com
Another classic.
Fastball - The Way https://t.co/cmELfRRkFj— 𝔾𝕦𝕤 (@Gus_802) December 10, 2018
I hate the way you swear. Putting the word fuck or shit or cock in front of another word is not a clever way to swear because it has no meaning. Why do you swear this way?
— a guy (@Hellapet) December 10, 2018
Oh.
Try to get through the last of this day without whining like some perfumed taintsniff. https://t.co/3m4CbB0GER— David Simon (@AoDespair) December 10, 2018
REVEALED: The $125k payment to MANAFORT in 2017 (about which he allegedly lied to MUELLER) involved @RebuildingAmNow, a pro-TRUMP super PAC started by TOM BARRACK & funded by @LINDA_MCMAHON & @HomeDepot co-founder @BERNIE_MARCUS. https://t.co/dzr7lhZtMY pic.twitter.com/ZK0bxqmPWz
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) December 9, 2018
This sounds like hush money paid by the President’s Super PAC to a potential witness to criminal activity by the President, his family, and his campaign https://t.co/OKxhZ0xGXy
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 9, 2018
re: #2 Single-handed sailor
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I haven’t watched the Tonight Show since before they cut it down to an hour, so this was a while ago, but I remember having it on when Billy Graham was on there and they were talking about swearing. He said the only thing actually forbidden was “taking the Lord’s name in vain”, i.e. assuming his function for yourself. I forget how Johnny euphemized it, but he asked then why religious people are so down on shit, fuck, etc. Billy said he had no idea.
re: #4 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge
I bet the number of evangelicals that know that “God damn it” is not what that commandment means is pretty small.
Because Trump has to be in the news:
Trump named John Kelly as chief of staff via twitter without having a formal agreement that Kelly would join. Trump announced Kelly would leave Saturday — even though the two men agreed Kelly would announce it himself Monday.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 8, 2018
re: #180 teleskiguy
My mother, father, all my sisters, nieces and nephew, are all getting together in Summit County, CO at my eldest sister’s condo to exchange gifts for Christmas/Greed Fest (my mom calls it Greed Fest and Clyde The Christmas Camel stands in for Santa Claus) tomorrow. I’ll once again be the only one absent, I’ll be working at the ski area.
I’m the only one missing from this picture. My mind is kind of reeling.
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re: #8 teleskiguy
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This is my favorite selfie. pic.twitter.com/XKMhMHPhFx
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) December 10, 2018
Sir, you stand relieved … we have the watch. Fair winds and following seas.
Wilfred DeFour, 100-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman, Dies (The Root, more at the link):
According to CNN, DeFour was found unconscious and unresponsive after police responded to a 911 call at in Harlem. There were no obvious signs of trauma, the cause of death is believed to be related to natural causes.
Last month, DeFour attended a ceremony in which a post office was renamed in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen.
“I regret so many of my comrades are no longer here with us,” DeFour said, according to WABC. “It will mean there’s recognition for Tuskegee Airmen and that’s very important.”
re: #8 teleskiguy
I’m the only one missing from this picture. My mind is kind of reeling.
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re: #13 Anymouse 🌹
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re: #8 teleskiguy
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Downstairs there was a discussion of Nick Ayers refusing the opportunity to become COS. But there was one curious statement in the CNN report cnn.com; apparently there was resistance to his appointment from Melania Trump. What is going on here? Why would she have any say in this decision? And why would she object, anyway?
re: #16 teleskiguy
I love aerial trams at ski areas.
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I’m terrified of going on trams. I’m also terrified of skiing. LOL.
re: #19 Hecuba’s daughter
Downstairs there was a discussion of Nick Ayers refusing the opportunity to become COS. But there was one curious statement in the CNN report cnn.com; apparently there was resistance to his appointment from Melania Trump. What is going on here? Why would she have any say in this decision? And why would she object, anyway?
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If Melania Trump is Donald’s handler, and Nick Ayers is not compromised in some way, perhaps her bosses told her to oppose the pick.
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re: #21 Sionainn, Fierce Mother
I’m terrified of going on trams. I’m also terrified of skiing. LOL.
The trams are safe, rock solid. Perhaps it’s the heights? Just idle speculation. 😉
re: #24 teleskiguy
The trams are safe, rock solid. Perhaps it’s the heights? Just idle speculation. 😉
I don’t know that the trams are safe. All I see when I look at them is a thing that looks like it is simply hooked over the top of a cable, not completely encircling it, and then imagining the tram swinging and the hook coming loose from the cable and the entire thing dropping. Oh, yeah. I’ve thought a lot about this. LOL.
The first time I rode the Snowbird tram, the wind was blowing 30 to 40 mph, the tram stopped above the Cirque because the wind was blowing over 50 mph. Imagine a metal box with a hundred people in it suspended two hundred feet above ground on metal cables with the wind HOWLING
Aerial trams at ski areas are very cool.
re: #26 teleskiguy
The first time I rode the Snowbird tram, the wind was blowing 30 to 40 mph, the tram stopped above the Cirque because the wind was blowing over 50 mph. Imagine a metal box with a hundred people suspended two hundred feet on metal cables with the wind HOWLING
Aerial trams at ski areas are very cool.
Oh, no, no, no. Just no. I’d have been terrified! I actually cried on that little tram in Santa Cruz and it wasn’t windy and it wasn’t steep.
re: #3 Single-handed sailor
Am not surprised that McMahon is also involved. Trump has designed his politician persona around American wrestling-like gimmickry.
And the McMahons sent either 5 or 6 million dollars to the Trump Foundation over the years.
That WWE received a multi-million dollar per-paid-show contract from KSA shortly after Linda McMahon was installed in the Administration was just a coincidence???
I shit you not.
re: #29 Single-handed sailor
I shit you not.
Oh brother, Mark Taylor, the so-called Firefighter Prophet. Wingnut extraordinaire.
(14:52, caution for coarse language, goes to Utah Outcasts)
This hashtag is Bot Central. A regular Q meme clearinghouse
LOL!!
Not a single fake news outlet has the balls to #AskTheQ to POTUS. Wouldn’t they like to resolve this for everyone? How do you account for this journalistic lapse in simple data gathering before writing a story slurring such a large group of ordinary people?#Qanon #WWG1WGA #MAGA pic.twitter.com/TwHFrHjpIv
— Buzz Forester (@IamTruthAnon) December 8, 2018
re: #29 Single-handed sailor
I shit you not.
IMDB rating: 1.6/10 based on 682 reviewers.
So there’s that.
re: #35 Jack Burton
For some reference.
The Room (as in Tommy Wiseau… that room) has an IMDB rating of 3.7/10
re: #37 Jack Burton
And Manos: The Hands of Fate… IMDB Rating is 1.9/10
re: #35 Jack Burton
IMDB rating: 1.6/10 based on 682 reviewers.
So there’s that.
They’re all atheists.
re: #35 Jack Burton
IMDB rating: 1.6/10 based on 682 reviewers.
So there’s that.
“Plan 9 from Outer Space” has a rating of 4/10 with 33,066 views.
Of course, “9” could be a backward “Q” (sort of).
re: #39 Anymouse 🌹
They’re all atheists.
I know you kid, but I seriously doubt anyone not a wingnut or in the trenches like we are knows about this steaming pile though.
Even Kirk Cameron’s dumb ass Left Behind flicks have a 4.6.
re: #41 Jack Burton
I know you kid, but I seriously doubt anyone not a wingnut or in the trenches like we are knows about this steaming pile though.
Even Kirk Cameron’s dumb ass Left Behind flicks have a 4.6.
If you go back up the thread to that Utah Outcasts video from September, Mark Taylor rants about how “liberals were thinking about rounding conservatives up in concentration camps,” so to retaliate we need martial law so conservatives can actually round up liberals in concentration camps.
He never actually gets around to explain why the great liberal menace came up with this plan or why we didn’t carry it out. (We’re Schrodinger’s liberals: Simultaneously all-powerful and incapable of carrying out our plans. You just can’t get the right help these days, I guess.)
BREAKING: Top EU court rules UK would be permitted to change its mind and reverse Brexit decision.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 10, 2018
When Mariya Oktyabrskaya’s husband was killed during WWII, she sold all her possessions to pay for a tank and petitioned the USSR to let her drive it herself. She named it “Fighting Girlfriend” and killed so many Nazis she was awarded the Soviet Union’s highest military honor. pic.twitter.com/jrHDDVWTGO
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) December 9, 2018
“Corsi is demanding $100 million in actual damages and $250 million in punitive damages for injury to his reputation.” HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA oh my ribs.
https://t.co/MuKPLEBfcW via @politico— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) December 10, 2018
Goodnight to all who are left still awake at this time!
re: #43 Anymouse 🌹
BREAKING: Top EU court rules UK would be permitted to change its mind and reverse Brexit decision.
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 10, 2018
So it can be done - now it’s just up to the British Parliament. PM May seems fanatically entrenched in her Brexit position and there’s plenty of “crashing this plane country with no survivors” Brexiteers as well and they’re just as dug in at this point.
Tomorrow’s vote on May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement is gonna be interesting, to say the least.
re: #46 Sionainn, Fierce Mother
Goodnight to all who are left still awake at this time!
Always here on Sun/ Mon.
Working
re: #46 Sionainn, Fierce Mother
Goodnight to all who are left still awake at this time!
Nighty night. I’m off to bed as well. By 9PM my time I will no longer be in office. (I can be on the road to the border by 9:05PM.)
re: #49 Anymouse 🌹
You could have fled to Canada while in office and asked for asylum due to a fascist coup being attempted against you.
re: #47 Dr Lizardo
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So it can be done - now it’s just up to the British Parliament. PM May seems fanatically entrenched in her Brexit position and there’s plenty of “crashing this
planecountry with no survivors” Brexiteers as well and they’re just as dug in at this point.Tomorrow’s vote on May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement is gonna be interesting, to say the least.
At this point, May is effectively hand-cuffed to Brexit, she pushed it along long after she could have said “It’s a stupid idea, I’ll have no part of it.” She has no choice, whether she abandons it or goes down with it, either way her career going forward is a total shambles. Meanwhile, the militant Brexiters are absolutely convinced that the problem is she was just the wrong negotiator and that the country can extract a “better” deal from Brussels if they just beg/threaten a little harder.
Nobody wants to be the President’s nanny.
NEW: A source close to Mulvaney tells me he is no longer interested in COS job, Mnuchin and Lighthizer sending out same signals…. list of potential replacements for Kelly shrinking by the hour.
— Nancy Cook (@nancook) December 10, 2018
re: #51 Targetpractice
At this point, May is effectively hand-cuffed to Brexit, she pushed it along long after she could have said “It’s a stupid idea, I’ll have no part of it.” She has no choice, whether she abandons it or goes down with it, either way her career going forward is a total shambles. Meanwhile, the militant Brexiters are absolutely convinced that the problem is she was just the wrong negotiator and that the country can extract a “better” deal from Brussels if they just beg/threaten a little harder.
I think May also recognizes that if she were to pull the plug on Brexit (revoking Article 50 or whatever), it would fatally split the Tories, perhaps once and for all. I could easily see the hardcore Brexiteers drifting off to a new Brexit party. IIRC, the Labour Party had a major split in the 1970’s, even though ultimately, that rift was healed.
re: #51 Targetpractice
Also, this:
.@michaelgove categoric on Today that big Brexit vote is happening tomorrow. But Downing St officials are conspicuously not confirming this is the final definitive decision by @theresa_may. And other ministers tell me they haven’t a clue what’s going on. Confusion still reigns
— Robert Peston (@Peston) December 10, 2018
What a shitshow. Jesus wept.
re: #53 Dr Lizardo
As I linked earlier, the remnants of UKIP have fractured, the portion still in UKIP going with the EDL, while a few prominent UKIPers have fled the party in fear of its hard to to the racist right (which it always was, but some of whom were in denial.)
re: #53 Dr Lizardo
I think May also recognizes that if she were to pull the plug on Brexit (revoking Article 50 or whatever), it would fatally split the Tories, perhaps once and for all. I could easily see the hardcore Brexiteers drifting off to a new Brexit party. IIRC, the Labour Party had a major split in the 1970’s, even though ultimately, that rift was healed.
True, it’s possible this suicide mission by May is about trying to keep the party together even if it means mass political seppuku. Because one side of the party is beginning to recognize Brexit was a mistake, while the other is prepared to start with the pliers and slivers of bamboo if any think of trying to get out of this suicide pact. If she tries to back out by revoking Article 50, she’ll face a no-confidence vote within 48 hours of the announcement. The same fate awaits her when this agreement goes down in flame on the floor of Parliament. But if she tries to push through with a no-deal Brexit, then she may retain the PM chair only to watch the entire party go down in flames.
Hell, even if there were a second referendum, the Tories would get reamed at the polls. But they might survive as a party, so that (as of right now) might be their best option.
re: #55 freetoken
As I linked earlier, the remnants of UKIP have fractured, the portion still in UKIP going with the EDL, while a few prominent UKIPers have fled the party in fear of its hard to to the racist right (which it always was, but some of whom were in denial.)
Yeah, I saw somewhere that Farage is thinking of starting up a new party if “Brexit is betrayed” (as he put it).
If indeed Brexit ends up not happening, for whatever reason, that’s most likely the party the Tory Brexiteers would end up fleeing to and owing to Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system, the Tories would be consigned to the political wilderness for the foreseeable future - and that’s probably what May recognizes could well happen and is trying to prevent.
Ultimately, this whole debacle can be laid right at the feet of former PM Cameron, who made - quite possibly - the worst political miscalculation in recent UK history.
re: #56 Targetpractice
Hell, even if there were a second referendum, the Tories would get reamed at the polls. But they might survive as a party, so that (as of right now) might be their best option.
A second referendum would be the Tories best option, but as you pointed out, the Brexiteers are fanatically determined that everyone’s gonna have to drink the cyanide-laced Flavor Aid, so step right up, folks!
Something’s cooking:
Cabinet ministers put on standby for emergency conference call with PM in next half hour
— Jason Groves (@JasonGroves1) December 10, 2018
George is gettin’ spicy on the bird!
Comey: “All of us should use every breath we have to make sure that the lies stop on January 20, 2021”
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) December 10, 2018
I am increasingly optimistic that we can do better than this. https://t.co/XIptuchxmT
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) December 10, 2018
re: #57 Dr Lizardo
Farage is being dishonest.
He wants to start a new party because he knows that now that the EDL and UKIP are coalescing that he can no longer pretend that UKIP is not a white-nationalist party.
Because Farage, similar to so many Republicans here, wants to put on a mask of modernity, he knows he needs to steer clear of the UK’s leading white nationalists.
Sort of like how wingnuts on Facebook always want to remind everyone that the Democrats were the party of slavery… without mentioning the 100 years of change that flipped the US parties’ roles in regards to racist politics.
re: #58 Dr Lizardo
A second referendum would be the Tories best option, but as you pointed out, the Brexiteers are fanatically determined that everyone’s gonna have to drink the cyanide-laced Flavor Aid, so step right up, folks!
The diehards are largely relying in public arguments upon the assertion that the first referendum was legally binding, that Parliament has to go through with Brexit because “the law demands it.” A second referendum would not only kill that argument, but make it clear that the diehards speak for an increasingly smaller portion of voters. My only real argument against a second referendum at this point is not only leaves the original problem in place, it compounds it due to all the damage done to the nation as its sat in limbo for 2 years. There needs to be a national “mea culpa moment,” an acknowledgment that the original referendum was a mistake and those who voted “Leave” responsible for the damage done.
re: #60 goddamnedfrank
George is gettin’ spicy on the bird!
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re: #61 freetoken
Farage is probably only a few months away from being extradited to the US to face potential charges regarding the Russia/Trump imbroglio.
re: #62 Targetpractice
The diehards are largely relying in public arguments upon the assertion that the first referendum was legally binding, that Parliament has to go through with Brexit because “the law demands it.” A second referendum would not only kill that argument, but make it clear that the diehards speak for an increasingly smaller portion of voters. My only real argument against a second referendum at this point is not only leaves the original problem in place, it compounds it due to all the damage done to the nation as its sat in limbo for 2 years. There needs to be a national “mea culpa moment,” an acknowledgment that the original referendum was a mistake and those who voted “Leave” responsible for the damage done.
I agree 100% - but unfortunately, I don’t see it happening.
re: #65 Dr Lizardo
I agree 100% - but unfortunately, I don’t see it happening.
There won’t be because politicians as a breed realize the moment you start shaming your constituents, your days in office are effectively numbered. So they’ll spin it as a “failed experiment,” say that a UK exit from the EU needs to be better planned and prepared for in the future rather than jumped into. And the diehards will respond by saying Brexit would totally have worked had there been an authoritarian in office who could have forced Brussels to bend a knee to the might of Her Majesty’s Government. And that the way forward is to rebuild Britain into a nation that has the political and military power to dictate terms again to “lesser peoples.”
re: #66 Targetpractice
Brexit really reminds me of the climax of WarGames:
A strange game: the only winning move is not to play.
re: #59 Dr Lizardo
One of the responses:
10 Print “Very clear we will respect the referendum and take back control of our money, our laws and our borders.” 20 Goto 10Run
— Hieromonk 31ltoloxmas #FBPE (@31ltolox) December 10, 2018
EDIT: another response:
♫ Last Christmas we had a referendum but the very next day the lies fell away ♫ This year, to save us from tears we will push the meaningful vote until after the Christmas break ♫
— Jukka (@jukka34) December 10, 2018
Fuck me.
Bloomberg’s @TimRoss_1 reporting that the PM has called off tomorrow’s vote.
— Ian Wishart (@IanWishart) December 10, 2018
This is an F5 shitnado now.
re: #70 Dr Lizardo
Fuck me.
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This is an F5 shitnado now.
One of our vocabulary items today in class was “political crisis.” I used Brexit as an example. I’m not sure I can teach “shitnado” as a synonym, though it’s very apt.
re: #71 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
One of our vocabulary items today in class was “political crisis.” I used Brexit as an example. I’m not sure I can teach “shitnado” as a synonym, though it’s very apt.
“Omnishambles” is a great portmanteau and an entirely appropriate - and far more polite - synonym for “shitnado”.
A Cabinet source reacts: “Well… fuck… Maybe she wants a no confidence vote so she can be booted out and have a quiet Christmas.”
— Adam Payne (@adampayne26) December 10, 2018
No words. Really. This reboot of Monty Python’s Flying Circus has taken absurdist humor to a whole new level.
re: #47 Dr Lizardo
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So it can be done - now it’s just up to the British Parliament. PM May seems fanatically entrenched in her Brexit position and there’s plenty of “crashing this
planecountry with no survivors” Brexiteers as well and they’re just as dug in at this point.Tomorrow’s vote on May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement is gonna be interesting, to say the least.
They have a choice of wrecking the country or ruining their own reputation and self-respect.
In other words, they will not back down on Brexit at any cost.
re: #73 Dr Lizardo
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No words. Really. This reboot of Monty Python’s Flying Circus has taken absurdist humor to a whole new level.
Guess she wants everybody to be on the same page about the amount of cyanide to be ingested.
re: #74 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They have a choice of wrecking the country or ruining their own reputation and self-respect.
In other words, they will not back out at any cost.
Looks like tomorrow’s vote on the withdrawal agreement has been pulled. JFC, this is a debacle of the first magnitude.
From Steven Swinford of The Telegraph:
So looks like @TimRoss_1 and @ShippersUnbound were both correct.
Cabinet source confirms the meaningful vote has been delayed.— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) December 10, 2018
re: #77 Dr Lizardo
From Steven Swinford of The Telegraph:
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Which indicates that she’s trying desperately to get some votes to change in order to avoid a very messy day tomorrow. Rather reminds me of the times that Boehner tried putting off votes in the hopes that one or two holdouts would be swayed…right before he just pulled the bill altogether.
President Brainworms is at it again.
“Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun…No Collusion.” @FoxNews That’s because there was NO COLLUSION. So now the Dems go to a simple private transaction, wrongly call it a campaign contribution,…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2018
re: #79 goddamnedfrank
A smocking gun?
re: #70 Dr Lizardo
Fuck me.
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This is an F5 shitnado now.
Allegedly two cabinet sources.
Two cabinet sources tell me vote being pulled - not, repeat not, yet officially confirmed
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) December 10, 2018
re: #80 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
A smocking gun?
Maybe it’s like those T-Shirt cannons, but it fires smocks instead?
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon has this to say:
A delay to Tuesday’s vote would be an unforgivable act of cowardice. We shouldn’t accept obfuscation and can-kicking from the government, simply so they can have more time to spin their way out of embarrassment and defeat.
— Kirsty Strickland (@KirstyStricklan) December 10, 2018
100% this 👇. If rumours of a delay are correct, it will be pathetic cowardice by a PM and government that have run out of road and now need to get out of the way. https://t.co/sdWGQMotVH
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) December 10, 2018
and also there’s this (unconfirmed thus far):
One source telling me PM statement to Commons at 3.30
— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) December 10, 2018
Pound tumbling to its lowest level in 18 months.
— Adam Parsons (@AdamParsons1) December 10, 2018
Leadsom statement on Commons business expected to follow PM statement this afternoon, which implies they are indeed pulling the vote
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) December 10, 2018
re: #86 Barefoot Grin
Steve Allen had a routine involving a bird that said “smock” IIRC.
Hmmm, so is that the three statements from the Govt. about Brexit today?
There will be three Government oral statements in the @HouseofCommons today:
1 - Theresa May: Exiting the EU
2 - Andrea Leadsom: Business Statement
3 - Stephen Barclay: EU Exit - Article 50— Leader’s Office (@CommonsLeader) December 10, 2018
The Financial Times, usually noted for their caution, are reasonably emphatic on this one: “May aborts planned Brexit vote in humiliating setback”
Downing Street said at 11.15am that the vote was going ahead “as planned” but shortly afterwards the prime minister told her cabinet on a conference call it would be postponed, according to officials briefed on the matter. Number 10 has so far declined to comment.
[…]
Mrs May’s decision followed warnings from Julian Smith, chief whip, that her Brexit deal would suffer an overwhelming defeat if she pushed ahead, with dozens of Conservative MPs threatening to vote it down.
Big if true:
Parliamentary source tells me the only way for the Government to pull the vote with “absolute certainty” is for it to table a new business motion which would supersede the existing meaningful vote one.
MPs would have to vote for it. Risky.— Jack Maidment (@jrmaidment) December 10, 2018
I don’t know the intricacies of the British parliamentary procedure but if they’d have to put forth a new motion on parliamentary business to supersede the previous business (tomorrow’s Brexit vote) and that new motion would have to be voted on…..yeah, that’s risky. Very risky.
Meanwhile, the EU has just said - quite clearly - that they will not renegotiate the withdrawal agreement.
Looks like the road May was kicking the can down…..has run out.
re: #92 Dr Lizardo
Meanwhile, the EU has just said - quite clearly - that they will not renegotiate the withdrawal agreement.
Looks like the road May was kicking the can down…..has run out.
Interesting wording in the statement from the EU:
We take note of the court of justice judgment today on the irrevocability of article 50.
We have an agreement on the table which was endorsed by the European council in its article 50 format on the 25th November.
As President Juncker said, this deal is the best and only deal possible. We will not renegotiate - our position has therefore not changed and as far as we are concerned the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union on the 29th March 2019.
They appear to be taking the position or “deal Brexit or cancel Brexit”.
re: #93 Alephnaught
Interesting wording in the statement from the EU:
They appear to be taking the position or “deal Brexit or cancel Brexit”.
Yep.
They’re putting the British into a corner. And if the Tories climb down, it’ll end up being a political humiliation they won’t recover from anytime soon.
re: #57 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, I saw somewhere that Farage is thinking of starting up a new party if “Brexit is betrayed” (as he put it).
If indeed Brexit ends up not happening, for whatever reason, that’s most likely the party the Tory Brexiteers would end up fleeing to and owing to Britain’s first-past-the-post electoral system, the Tories would be consigned to the political wilderness for the foreseeable future - and that’s probably what May recognizes could well happen and is trying to prevent.
Ultimately, this whole debacle can be laid right at the feet of former PM Cameron, who made - quite possibly - the worst political miscalculation in recent UK history.
THIS! All this because of a political stunt… Which is all brexit was supposed to be.
This is the most basic (and true) argument I’ve seen to date.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) December 10, 2018
Well, I gotta say, Corbyn’s not wrong on this observation:
Jeremy Corbyn:
“We don’t have a functioning government.”
“The Government has decided Theresa May’s Brexit deal is so disastrous that it has taken the desperate step of delaying its own vote at the eleventh hour.“— Laura Hughes (@Laura_K_Hughes) December 10, 2018
re: #97 Dr Lizardo
Well, I gotta say, Corbyn’s not wrong on this observation:
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I simply cannot believe that these two (May and Corbyn) are the best that England had to offer. It’s like their entire government; majority, shadow, minority, all of it is made up of know-nothing, Trump-thinking creatures.
Exit from brexit, brexitexit.
— PJ Holden (@pauljholden) December 10, 2018
re: #98 MsJ
I simply cannot believe that these two (May and Corbyn) are the best that England had to offer. It’s like their entire government; majority, shadow, minority, all of it is made up of know-nothing, Trump-thinking creatures.
They have the added layer of a privileged, landed aristocratic class with a disproportionate share of political power and social influence.
I don’t know much about DSLR cameras but this seems like a good deal. Anyone?
Blackmail likely brought Trump the Christian Right. There’s now a connection between a Jerry Falwell Jr. lawsuit involving him staking a Miami pool boy w/millions & Cohen’s assuredness that Falwell would endorse Trump no matter what, well ahead of 2016. https://t.co/ZfzKIP2DGc
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) December 9, 2018
Jerry Falwell Jr befriended a 21 y.o pool boy named “Giancarlo,” to the point where he was flying Giancarlo around in his private jet & then entered a business venture with the pool boy because
Falwell wanted to help him “establish a new career.”
I’ll just leave this there. https://t.co/OnQutrwHli— John Aravosis 🇺🇸 (@aravosis) December 9, 2018
Oh myyy. https://t.co/sYIuoFd8IO
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 10, 2018
re: #103 MsJ
So, Falwell Jr. fooling around with the cabana boy, huh?
LOL Christmas has come a couple weeks early, it seems.
re: #44 Dave In Austin
According to my skin, she was one of the first rejectedprincesses.com
re: #104 Dr Lizardo
So, Falwell Jr. fooling around with the cabana boy, huh?
LOL Christmas has come a couple weeks early, it seems.
I am not, for one second, surprised. You just knew this guy was a grifter. 💯
re: #104 Dr Lizardo
So, Falwell Jr. fooling around with the cabana boy, huh?
LOL Christmas has come a couple weeks early, it seems.
But God has forgiven him, so it is time to just move on.
re: #101 MsJ
If you’ve not used an SLR type of camera before then you might find the learning curve a bit deep.
These bundled kits are commonly the first kind of SLR that many people buy.
I think there are some extras in the kit which are not needed (and you may not use), but they are minor.
You can get a similar kit for less money at Amazon:
that I’d recommend over the Groupon kit. Sure, it’s not bundled with a printer, but you can buy one separately that may be a better fit for what you need.
There are many Rebel kit bundles:
re: #105 Belafon
According to my skin, she was one of the first rejectedprincesses.com
I’m totally loving that site. Holy Shit. I think I’ll be rabbit-holing there for a while.
re: #108 freetoken
If you’ve not used an SLR type of camera before then you might find the learning curve a bit deep.
These bundled kits are commonly the first kind of SLR that many people buy.
I think there are some extras in the kit which are not needed (and you may not use), but they are minor.
You can get a similar kit for less money at Amazon:
that I’d recommend over the Groupon kit. Sure, it’s not bundled with a printer, but you can buy one separately that may be a better fit for what you need.
There are many Rebel kit bundles:
Thanks!
I’ve never had a DSLR but I’ve had a couple of SLRs in the past. And the likelihood that I’d ever print a photo is closer to none than slim.
Don’t underestimate John Bercow’s penchant for grandstanding and mischief-making. If there’s a chance he can help facilitate government humiliation today he will almost certainly take it.
— Kirsty Strickland (@KirstyStricklan) December 10, 2018
Mr. Bercow is the Speaker of the House of Commons. And I can only imagine the shitplosion if he forced a HoC vote on moving the withdrawal agreement vote.
LOLOL by Odin’s beard, it’d be a meltdown for the ages. And if I’m not mistaken, I do believe it’s within his power to do just that.
re: #5 Belafon
I bet the number of evangelicals that know that “God damn it” is not what that commandment means is pretty small.
Or that “I damn you to hell” actually is.
This is all becoming hugely entertaining:
Not trying to make your head explode, but there is a possibility that the govt might not actually be able to pull the vote - at least not without an enormous parliamentary row - (checks Erskine May)
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) December 10, 2018
Off to work for now. Back later this evening.
New footage leaked straight from no. 10 Downing Street…
This seems 100% legitimate…https://t.co/UTlvEsFFag
— Arch1 (@Arch_LGF) December 10, 2018
re: #101 MsJ
I don’t know much about DSLR cameras but this seems like a good deal. Anyone?
That is a good deal. Freetoken is right about the curve, except it has auto or program mode. Lets you use it more like a quick point and shoot. But hey you have a few friends around here to help.
re: #97 Dr Lizardo
Well, I gotta say, Corbyn’s not wrong on this observation:
This is fine, everything is f
re: #107 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
But God has forgiven him, so it is time to just move on.
He’s starting to look a little Haggard.
OMG you can’t stop. It was a conspiracy to conceal the contribution through fraudulent invoice paperwork and a conspiracy to exceed contribution limits. Not merely extra contributions coming in. https://t.co/vo1FUsaWbO
— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) December 10, 2018
re: #121 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
you mean a bit Hastert?
No, Haggard. As in Ted.
re: #123 Barefoot Grin
No, Haggard. As in Ted.
Who was the one with the “broad stance” in the men’s toilet stalls?
re: #124 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Who was the one with the “broad stance” in the men’s toilet stalls?
I think that was the Minnesota one? I can’t keep up.
re: #125 Barefoot Grin
I think that was the Minnesota one? I can’t keep up.
Yes, the Lord is so very busy forgiving these poor fellows.
re: #124 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Who was the one with the “broad stance” in the men’s toilet stalls?
Larry Craig
re: #109 MsJ
I’m totally loving that site. Holy Shit. I think I’ll be rabbit-holing there for a while.
Some of them have been published into books. They make great Christmas gifts.
re: #125 Barefoot Grin
I think that was the Minnesota one? I can’t keep up.
You’ll know them by the (D) next to their names when FAUX Noise reports on the scandal.
Heh! From this morning’s Wonkagenda:
A dress is just a dress, but a good cigar is a smock
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area.
Russia could not have asked for a better Christmas season. They’ve got the UK in crisis over Brexit - knowing full well that Brexit would harm the British economy for decades to come, and that every scenario leaves the UK and EU worse off.
Trump’s problems continue multiplying exponentially as he’s dealing with not only Mueller, but the SDNY - and the SDNY is much closer to indicting Trumpworld and Trump Org on money laundering charges - as they’ve got an immunity deal with the Trump Org CFO and Cohen’s testimony showing that Trump used money laundering to try and hide the purpose and intent of payoffs to Daniels and the other woman - to shield it from campaign finance prying eyes (itself a crime).
Trump wants everyone to try and believe that this is some simple oversight. Wrong. It’s money laundering. Trump tried to change the nature of the financial transaction itself - running payments from the campaign, his personal accounts, and Trump org, lying every step of the way.
This is a classic example of money laundering - aka a federal felony and high crime.
We haven’t even gotten to the Trump-Russia stuff, mostly because Mueller’s still holding those cards close. Everything is pointing to Mueller holding a royal straight flush. Trump’s holding 8 high, but thinks he’s got a winning hand.
Russia couldn’t be happier with this, since the chaos inures benefits to them, and Trump’s attention span (already that of a gnat) can’t be bothered to address Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine, EU, etc.
And Trump’s troubles extend to KSA and Khashoggi murder - again because Trump’s leveraged by all these foreign powers/banks, and puts his personal profit above all else.
re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump supporters are absolutely resistant to facts too. They regurgitate Trump’s nonsense and ignore the plain language of the SDNY brief, which lays out money laundering by Trumpworld.
re: #132 lawhawk
Greets and saluts from the NYC metro area.
Russia could not have asked for a better Christmas season. They’ve got the UK in crisis over Brexit - knowing full well that Brexit would harm the British economy for decades to come, and that every scenario leaves the UK and EU worse off.
And even without all that, they have Trump, whose State Department and Diplomatic Corps are so ineffective and hamstrung that the USA is not in any position to counter any geopolitical moves that Russia might make.
re: #79 goddamnedfrank
He can’t even spell simple words correctly. What an idiot.
re: #124 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Who was the one with the “broad stance” in the men’s toilet stalls?
Larry Craig.
Humorously, while Russia is not facing a lot of resistance on the diplomatic and military front, the economic front is keeping it from really exploiting such. All the muscle flexing about all the new hardware its developing is being met with the harsh reality that it doesn’t have the money to really build more than prototypes, while what it has is still aging and falling further behind the West with each passing year. It made a big show in Syria last year, but that seems to have been the battlefield equivalent of a sales demonstration.
Prosecutors have examined the statute of limitations on the campaign finance violations and believe charges could be brought against Trump if he is not re-elected. @npfandos @maggieNYT @nytmike https://t.co/pVo7aNodpP
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) December 9, 2018
re: #139 Targetpractice
Translation: Donny’s next stop after the White House is jail.
Oh cmon now lets not overcriminalize criminal things LOCK HER UP!
completely off-topic, but I was just reminded today on my birthday (thank you, Facebook!) that Kirk Douglas was my age…..in 1968. And he’s still around. So there’s hope that I’ll see the final volume in Game of Thrones.
Really, the further we go with the SOC and SDNY investigations, the more obvious it becomes that it’s not a question of if Donny will go to jail, but when it will happen. Which is why he may very well go the Nixon route without impeachment being on the table, counting on Pence to pardon him of the federal charges in the hope that he can work out some deal with state prosecutors that allows him to avoid jail time.
re: #135 Patricia Kayden
He can’t even spell simple words correctly. What an idiot.
he is doing that just to own the eleitist grammer Nazis
re: #137 Targetpractice
Humorously, while Russia is not facing a lot of resistance on the diplomatic and military front, the economic front is keeping it from really exploiting such. All the muscle flexing about all the new hardware its developing is being met with the harsh reality that it doesn’t have the money to really build more than prototypes, while what it has is still aging and falling further behind the West with each passing year. It made a big show in Syria last year, but that seems to have been the battlefield equivalent of a sales demonstration.
I don’t think people want to buy from them, their only “market” in for weaponry Soviet times was client states.
re: #45 Anymouse 🌹
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isn’t this where the judge turns to plaintiff’s lawyer and says, “get out your checkbook and write defendant’s lawyer a check for legal fees, and then write one to this court for court costs associated with a frivolous lawsuit”?
re: #147 I Would Prefer Not To
Harsh, but Kelly deserves all of it and more.
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That’s not even mentioning lying about a Congresswoman to help Trump look better after being disrespectful to a Gold Star widow. Kelly is an asshole.
re: #148 Decatur Deb
Or war.
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WWII British Para Denison smock
“The Smock of War”, volume two of the series beginning with the bestseller “The Art of War.”
re: #147 I Would Prefer Not To
Harsh, but Kelly deserves all of it and more.
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I’m so old that I remember when the press lavished love on this “adult” who would do what Rinsed Prius could not and make Donny “presidential.”
re: #151 Targetpractice
I’m so old that I remember when the press lavished love on this “adult” who would do what Rinsed Prius could not and make Donny “presidential.”
They’re going to do the same to the next one.
re: #150 Belafon
“The Smock of War”, volume two of the series beginning with the bestseller “The Art of War.”
Vol 3: A Farewell to Smocks
“The Canadian Airborne Regiment replaced the Denison Smock in 1951 with a “Jacket, Airborne, Nylon” very similar in design to 1959 3rd pattern but made of an very windproof olive green nylon. In 1975 it was changed to “Jacket, Airborne, DPM”, a reverse DPM pattern made of a cotton-nylon blend fabric with the chest pockets changed to same style as the 1960 pattern combat jacket, this remained in the use until the regiment disbanded in 1995.”
Smock on the Water
Up in Smock
Where there is smock, there is ficre.
I will say that if Biden does indeed run in 2020, he should make at least one joke about how he may occasionally make a verbal gaffe, but he at least knows how to spell “smoke.”
re: #163 Archangelus
Smock and mirrors.
I really wonder if he did not do that on purpose just to distract us from something really horrendous about to blow up in his face.
re: #141 steve_davis
completely off-topic, but I was just reminded today on my birthday (thank you, Facebook!) that Kirk Douglas was my age…..in 1968. And he’s still around. So there’s hope that I’ll see the final volume in Game of Thrones.
I wonder who his estate will hire to tie up the loose ends ala Jordan’s Wheel of Time Or Tolkien’s unfinished works?
re: #162 Targetpractice
I will say that if Biden does indeed run in 2020, he should make at least one joke about how he may occasionally make a verbal gaffe, but he at least knows how to spell “smoke.”
And that covfeefe is spelled with two e’s.
re: #164 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I really wonder if he did not do that on purpose just to distract us from something really horrendous about to blow up in his face.
Naaah. And it’s just a small misspelling. We shouldn’t do anything with it other than have fun.
Edit: If he has autocorrect on, the phone probably chose the closest word to smokk and decided that was the best.
re: #166 Belafon
And that covfeefe is spelled with two e’s.
Covfifi, on the other hand, was that hooker in Moscow who, y’know, showered him with gifts.
EVERYBODY SING IT !….
WE WILL WE WILL SMOCK YOU!
re: #164 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I really wonder if he did not do that on purpose just to distract us from something really horrendous about to blow up in his face.
Occurred twice in the tweet. Not a fumble-finger.
re: #164 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I really wonder if he did not do that on purpose just to distract us from something really horrendous about to blow up in his face.
Angry racist grandpa just cant keep control of auto-correct.
Usually I’d attribute constant misspellings to big hands jabbing at the iPhone, but that’s the one thing we know isn’t causing this….
re: #150 Belafon
“Crafts of War”
re: #173 Very Cool Very Legal Ghost Flea
Usually I’d attribute constant misspellings to big hands jabbing at the iPhone, but that’s the one thing we know isn’t causing this….
I keep ending up with k when I touch a key on the right side of the keypad on my phone. That’s why in my tweet above, auto-correct changed skn to skin when I wanted son.
What did Lt Uhura do the first time she was startled by a Vulcan?
She pissed her smock.
re: #176 Belafon
That’s where I encountered it.
And every time I mention Oglaf I used pretty much the exact same “be aware that it’s mostly NSFW, really NSFW” proviso.
re: #132 lawhawk
We haven’t even gotten to the Trump-Russia stuff, mostly because Mueller’s still holding those cards close. Everything is pointing to Mueller holding a royal straight flush. Trump’s holding 8 high, but thinks he’s got a winning hand.
Yup, it’s official- the vote is delayed.
May pulls parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal https://t.co/J1piqt7hod
— Sean Sadler (@SeanSadlerZW) December 10, 2018
LOfuckingL
New filing in Corsi v. Mueller: Complainthttps://t.co/yFnPJEUbIY pic.twitter.com/BGALJXVP50
— Big Cases Bot (@big_cases) December 10, 2018
re: #181 Alephnaught
Yup, it’s official- the vote is delayed.
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All she’s delaying is the inevitable. She does not have the votes and without those, putting this before the Parliament is going to lead to humiliation and likely a no-confidence vote. The EU has stated twice now in the past two weeks that she can back the entire country away from the abyss tomorrow if she so chooses. Better to do so and then leave the next poor bastard in line to deal with the consequences than to push forward with a doomed vote and leaving the country on the path to financial ruin in 4 months.
BREXIT UPDATE VISUALISATION
Left road: #BrexitVote on Tuesday
Right road: Delaying Brexit vote
Car: Theresa May pic.twitter.com/SahzAUCHDZ— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) December 10, 2018
re: #185 lawhawk
Corsi’s claiming hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
LMfuckingAO.
and punitive damages!
When they open the Trump Presidential Library, it should totally have a ride called the Bottomless Pinocchio. https://t.co/UzZdy48jYB
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 10, 2018
re: #98 MsJ
I simply cannot believe that these two (May and Corbyn) are the best that England had to offer. It’s like their entire government; majority, shadow, minority, all of it is made up of know-nothing, Trump-thinking creatures.
I simply cannot believe that Trump is the best that the US had to offer…..
Mr. Corsi. What reputation were you talking about that you lost?//
Commons Speaker John Bercow says a minister should move that the debate be adjourned - giving MPs chance to vote on whether or not to pull it. Says this is the best option for democracy. Major fireworks ahead.
— Matt Foster (@mattlpfoster) December 10, 2018
CNN reporting Mark Meadows turns down CoS job.
— Matt Murphy (@MattMurph24) December 10, 2018
“Sarah, get Kid Rock on the phone…” https://t.co/kgJNo5ZhwC
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 10, 2018
Man, ain’t nobody want that job.
re: #135 Patricia Kayden
He can’t even spell simple words correctly. What an idiot.
he can’t read or write and is probably using a voice app for his Tweets.
re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth
Here’s Bercow’s statement.
“Deeply discourteous” for government to halt the #Brexit debate - Commons Speaker John Bercow reacts to delay of vote#BrexitVote reaction & analysis: https://t.co/x9VUoyYdn8 pic.twitter.com/KgWSGy1ggo
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 10, 2018
It appears Maria BUTINA is about to plead guilty to … something. pic.twitter.com/QXrgddHbj9
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 10, 2018
re: #195 makeitstop
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Butina pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in July. She was indicted on two counts: acting as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the US govt, and conspiring to do that. She’s been in jail this whole time: https://t.co/sYueRy4sRh
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 10, 2018
Federal public defender AJ Kramer is still referenced in this latest request as “advisory counsel” and we don’t have addl info on what exactly that means. But we may get more info soon: Butina’s lawyers are okay unsealing the part of last week’s hearing that was sealed pic.twitter.com/tiFj3ZJnqA
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 10, 2018
re: #191 Backwoods_Sleuth
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May: “I’m delaying the vote.”
MPs: “Not if we have anything to say about it!”
re: #192 makeitstop
“Sarah, get Kid Rock on the phone…”
CNN reporting Mark Meadows turns down CoS job.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 10, 2018
Sadly, Robert probably has an actual chance .
re: #168 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam
Covfifi, on the other hand, was that hooker in Moscow who, y’know, showered him with gifts.
… Or something…
Some poor bastard in the janitorial department’s gonna end up as WHCoS at this rate.
re: #192 makeitstop
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Man, ain’t nobody want that job.
Would you want it? Meadows may kiss Trump’s ass on TV but even a hack like him doesn’t want to be around Trump constantly.
re: #201 HappyWarrior
Would you want it? Meadows may kiss Trump’s ass on TV but even a hack like him doesn’t want to be around Trump constantly.
Meadows wants to still have a future in politics after Trump crashes and burns. Quitting Congress to become WHCoS while Mueller’s banging at the door is not conducive to that goal.
On this date December 10 in 1906, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize. Photo: Getty Images. pic.twitter.com/wTomuxmKzk
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) December 10, 2018
Way late from the last thread …
re: #281 sagehen
Telenovelas!!
They speak slowly, and loudly, and never use college-level words. Also, the physical acting is broad enough you’d probably understand it even with the sound off.
“No!! No es mi papa! No es possible.”
“Si. Lo siento, mija, pero el es tu papa.”
“NOOOOOO!!!”
Another advantage (or disadvantage) of telenovelas (especially those from Mexico) is that they try to be country neutral, so you won’t find much slang on them.
Also, don’t sweat the accents’ placements. As long as you can pronounce it well, you shouldn’t have much problems. And most native speakers will ignore the accents.
But this dialogue is amusing without the accents. Basically, she’s denying that he is her potato. :P
re: #151 Targetpractice
I’m so old that I remember when the press lavished love on this “adult” who would do what Rinsed Prius could not and make Donny “presidential.”
the “adults” have actually insulated and protected him from being outed and exposed way worse and way faster
they have done the nation no service
Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts sided with liberal justices as Planned Parenthood won a big victory against red states who tried to deny funding to Medicaid patients who use them for non-abortion services. https://t.co/Epyp5qniOd pic.twitter.com/qPqcsji9A6
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) December 10, 2018
re: #164 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I really wonder if he did not do that on purpose just to distract us from something really horrendous about to blow up in his face.
way too much credit for thinking
-ahead
-strategically
-cleverly
-at all
re: #192 makeitstop
Man, ain’t nobody want that job.
Why would a member of Congress, especially one occupying anything resembling a safe seat, want to go to the WH for a period that will absolutely end in failure and humiliation?
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
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VICTORY: SCOTUS just allowed lower court rulings to stand in Medicaid “defunding” cases. This decision protects Medicaid patients who rely on Planned Parenthood for birth control, cancer screenings, and STD testing and treatment. https://t.co/XTTTeQPpgF
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) December 10, 2018
re: #192 makeitstop
Man, ain’t nobody want that job.
Insert picture of Trump on WH lawn yelling at kid pushing lawn mower asking if he wants to be WH CoS.
Maybe DJT can talk Rinse into coming back from “retirement”?
re: #209 Sir John Barron
Why would a member of Congress, especially one occupying anything resembling a safe seat, want to go to the WH for a period that will absolutely end in failure and humiliation?
“I could become White House Chief of Staff and watch my life implode while getting constantly screamed at by a crotchety old bastard who’s likely to be in jail before my next reelection…or I can slam my dick in a drawer repeatedly. Decisions, decisions…”
re: #207 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Wow I’m shocked. Kavanaugh still doesn’t belong on SCOTUS though.
Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch were the dissenters in the Planned Parenthood case
re: #215 Backwoods_Sleuth
Thomas, Alito and Gorsuch were the dissenters in the Planned Parenthood case
No shock there. Alito and Thomas are the worst on SCOTUS. Gorsuch has sometimes found his rare squirrel nuts.
re: #192 makeitstop
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Man, ain’t nobody want that job.
only I can fix it
only the best people
barely 2 yrs in
one of the m par powerful positions in the world
no one wants near it
chaos
a boss who will toss you under the bus and fire you without notice
and you need to bring in your lawyer and likely your lawyer’s lawyers too
re: #200 Targetpractice
Some poor bastard in the janitorial department’s gonna end up as WHCoS at this rate.
srsly tho he may be forced to leave it open and do th e job
ie not do the job, himself
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i.meant years.not hours
damn phone and fat thumbs
re: #219 dangerman
refresh 217
i.meant years.not hoursdamn phone and fat thumbs
Hmm… possible tRump autobiography title
re: #211 Sir John Barron
Insert picture of Trump on WH lawn yelling at kid pushing lawn mower asking if he wants to be WH CoS.
Josiah Bartlett’s advice to the designated survivor if he should happen to become president:
“Do you have a best friend?”
“Yes.”
“Do you trust him with your life?”
“Yes.”
“Is he smarter than you?”
“Yes.”
“That’s your Chief of Staff.”
no wonder Trump can’t find anybody.
re: #222 sagehen
Josiah Bartlett’s advice to the designated survivor if he should happen to become president:
“Do you have a best friend?”
“Yes.”
“Do you trust him with your life?”
“Yes.”
“Is he smarter than you?”
“Yes.”
“That’s your Chief of Staff.”no wonder Trump can’t find anybody.
I loved that exchange
If you ever wonder why the most ridiculous shitola on the internet gets all the traffic, here’s one explanation: click farms. https://t.co/yH5RYeuYXh
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) December 10, 2018
re: #224 Backwoods_Sleuth
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traffic
clicks
followers
comments
responses
are not necessarily ” people”
even if they are human
FBI says while man is currently charged with trying to provide support, he was also trying tok plan attacks on synagogue, specifically wanted “to kill a rabbi” https://t.co/vr7471vpfS
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) December 10, 2018
Cases are unrelated, but both suspects were arrested Monday https://t.co/NhdCsrV5aI
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) December 10, 2018
I support every American’s right to own a smocking gun.
I do, however, think bumpsmocks should be illegal.— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 10, 2018
re: #222 sagehen
Josiah Bartlett’s advice to the designated survivor if he should happen to become president:
“Do you have a best friend?”
“Yes.”
“Do you trust him with your life?”
“Yes.”
“Is he smarter than you?”
“Yes.”
“That’s your Chief of Staff.”no wonder Trump can’t find anybody.
He or she had better be the person who, when they tell you you screwed up, you stop and listen.
Wow… today’s Friday night news dump was epic. Butina expected to enter guilty plea and cooperate with either Mueller or federal prosecutors or both - indicating how NRA/GOP was coopted by the Russians to spread money/influence.
Wait, it’s Monday 11:30am EST.
Yeah, this is going to be another epic week of Trump meltdowns as the walls close in.
What’s banned on Twitter & what’s allowed
The @TwitterSafety guide to what’s a violation and what is not: pic.twitter.com/CkJ4Du63Nk
— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) December 10, 2018
re: #230 lawhawk
Wow… today’s Friday night news dump was epic. Butina expected to enter guilty plea and cooperate with either Mueller or federal prosecutors or both - indicating how NRA/GOP was coopted by the Russians to spread money/influence.
Wait, it’s Monday 11:30am EST.
Yeah, this is going to be another epic week of Trump meltdowns as the walls close in.
NO SMOCKING gUNZ!!
OT but gotta say, It was a nice weekend beginning Friday Dec 7 which brought memories of a long time ago. On that day in 1941 we were driving to Detroit on US12. Uncle was driving his 1940 La Salle and I was sitting between Dads legs at shotgun with both hands on the dash. It was the day before my 8th birthday. We had just past the Grass Lake turnoff when an emergency bulletin reported Pearl Harbor had been attacked. My Uncle stood on the brakes and my head (mostly nose) was mashed against the dash by Dads forward moving body…no safety belts in those days. There was much blood. Now, fast forward several decades to Saturday when Great Grandaugter #4 (Layla) was born on my b-day. Yes, I’m feeling pretty good.
re: #233 Semper Fi
OT but gotta say, It was a nice weekend beginning Friday Dec 7 which brought memories of a long time ago. On that day in 1941 we were driving to Detroit on US12. Uncle was driving his 1940 La Salle and I was sitting between Dads legs at shotgun with both hands on the dash. It was the day before my 8th birthday. We had just past the Grass Lake turnoff when an emergency bulletin reported Pearl Harbor had been attacked. My Uncle stood on the brakes and my head (mostly nose) was mashed against the dash by Dads forward moving body…no safety belts in those days. There was much blood. Now, fast forward several decades to Saturday when Great Grandaugter #4 (Layla) was born on my b-day. Yes, I’m feeling pretty good.
Congrats on great grand number 4.
Rolling Stone has a piece today: John Podesta Is Ready to Talk About Pizzagate
The comments sections is an utter shit show.
Speaking of Maria Butina … I’ll never forget the time [NAME REDACTED] reached out to me and said, “Noah, I’ve found the real Trump-Russia connection.”
The result was this story:https://t.co/LIppQ1vh2O— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) December 10, 2018
re: #235 Dr. Matt
There’s way too much scary crazy in the world. It really is amazing we haven’t nuked ourselves out of existence. Yet.
re: #230 lawhawk
Wow… today’s Friday night news dump was epic. Butina expected to enter guilty plea and cooperate with either Mueller or federal prosecutors or both - indicating how NRA/GOP was coopted by the Russians to spread money/influence.
Wait, it’s Monday 11:30am EST.
Yeah, this is going to be another epic week of Trump meltdowns as the walls close in.
BEST INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK EVER!!
That escalated quickly. pic.twitter.com/QpaWVHRoZh
— laney (@misslaneym) December 10, 2018
re: #230 lawhawk
Wow… today’s Friday night news dump was epic. Butina expected to enter guilty plea and cooperate with either Mueller or federal prosecutors or both - indicating how NRA/GOP was coopted by the Russians to spread money/influence.
Wait, it’s Monday 11:30am EST.
Yeah, this is going to be another epic week of Trump meltdowns as the walls close in.
“NO COLLUSION. I NEVER HAD ANY SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH THAT WOMAN!”
but, of course…
Fox News is offering up Bill Shine’s name as possible Chief of Staff.
Shine was a co-president of Fox News before he was forced out after being named in multiple lawsuits against Fox alleging sexual harassment and racial discrimination. pic.twitter.com/charRPhx1j— Lis Power (@LisPower1) December 10, 2018
these people are all nutz
.@Scaramucci just now rejects story he endorsed some Q-Anon conspiracy theories: “I’m not endorsing Q. I don’t know anything about Q-Anon…I’m not a quote-unquote Q-Anon truther. I could care less about Q-Anon.”
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) December 10, 2018
This made my day pic.twitter.com/ooFkVrjANU
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) December 9, 2018
*snickers*
I’m 6 hours off the Twitter and this happens:#SmockingGun pic.twitter.com/XXrI6IDeHZ
— Corporal (@Corporal_52) December 10, 2018
#Russia’s state TV:
Political consultant Dmitry Nekrasov:
“Prigozhin’s companies [IRA troll factories] attempted to influence the U.S. elections.”
Host Evgeny Popov:
“What do you mean by “attempted”? We elected the President.” ©️ pic.twitter.com/lK4VjGbcO4— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 10, 2018
re: #230 lawhawk
Wow… today’s Friday night news dump was epic. Butina expected to enter guilty plea and cooperate with either Mueller or federal prosecutors or both - indicating how NRA/GOP was coopted by the Russians to spread money/influence.
Wait, it’s Monday 11:30am EST.
Yeah, this is going to be another epic week of Trump meltdowns as the walls close in.
this is the norm while there is very little actual governing going on
Clinton managed to keep the country functioning
re: #70 Dr Lizardo
Fuck me.
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this has all had a weird vibe to me since the reporting Sunday that the PM was needing to go to Brussels to have a “handbag” moment with the EU. Britain doesn’t seem to be grasping that the EU is the entity with all the power here. Germany is a lot less worried about not having ready access to clotted cream than Britain is that much of their foodstuffs are going to be rotting when a hard exit shuts all the ports down.
Donnie cultists move the goalposts everyday. After Donnie and Donnie Jr are convicted, they will boast victory because Melanoma Trump wasn’t charged.
re: #250 steve_davis
this has all had a weird vibe to me since the reporting Sunday that the PM was needing to go to Brussels to have a “handbag” moment with the EU. Britain doesn’t seem to be grasping that the EU is the entity with all the power here. Germany is a lot less worried about not having ready access to clotted cream than Britain is that much of their foodstuffs are going to be rotting when a hard exit shuts all the ports down.
This seems to be the biggest part of the problem, at least to me. The British political establishment, or at least a big part of it, doesn’t seem to understand that the UK is not the superpower it once was; they’re punching above their weight and thinking they’re like Mike Tyson when in reality, they’re not. Granted, the UK is one of the biggest economies in the world (not to mention in the EU) but their notions of “British exceptionalism” have led them down a primrose path of delusions of grandeur - and if they don’t wake up and recognize the realities of the 21st century, they’re on the road to ruin.
I’m starting to like this less and less. If he goes down and doesn’t take Pence with him, we OFFICIALLY become a theocracy and probably still a pro-Russian one because #MothersBoy likes how the #OrthodoxChurch is leading on #MakeHomophobiaGreatAgain.
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) December 10, 2018
In today’s latest example of police brutality and excessive force, we have a woman in NYC who was holding her infant child, and the NYPD literally ripped the child from her arms.
How the NYPD got involved in the first place is bad enough, but that they thought they needed to remove the child forcibly from this woman is textbook excessive force. These officers should lose their jobs.
‘Appalling’ Video Shows NYPD Officers Ripping Infant From Brooklyn Mother’s Arms - why the NYPD was even called in first place is questionable. Everything about this incident screams excessive force. https://t.co/3yww9zQYRY via @Gothamist
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) December 10, 2018
re: #98 MsJ
I simply cannot believe that these two (May and Corbyn) are the best that England had to offer. It’s like their entire government; majority, shadow, minority, all of it is made up of know-nothing, Trump-thinking creatures.
there was a book written ages ago, on the National Review’s reading list ironically, about how eventually we would come to have all our countries run by technocrats. And now we start to see why. Politicians have mostly all lost the thread when it comes to figuring out how things work.
re: #255 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s absolutely pathetic that Trump can’t find anyone to take any job in his admin anywhere. He’s rearranging the deck chairs and even those left in his admin want nothing to do with the CoS position. Kelly lasted as long as he did because there was no one else willing to take the most important position (gatekeeper to Trump), because even Trump’s most loyal advisers know that Trump’s in huge trouble.
re: #102 Alephnaught
I’m more of a Nikon person myself, but that looks pretty good. I’ve found a review of the camera on DP Reviews, who are generally very reliable.
looks okay. keep in mind that the 18-55 mm lens is normally the “junk” lens that all manufacturers put on their cheap end stuff. Look at the f/stop range. Is it 4-5.6 from wide to narrow? If so, the lens is crap. You’ll never be able to take an inside shot without the flash or with a really high ISO.
re: #256 steve_davis
Looks like we could be in this for the long haul. In Downing Street briefing just now there were no guarantees of a vote before xmas, indeed no guarantees of one in January. No expectation of securing change needed by end of the week, even after dash round EU capitals & summit.
— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) December 10, 2018
PM May seems to have no intention whatsoever of securing anything. She’s running down the clock and she’ll use that to pressure Tory MP’s into backing her deal because she has, for the most part, prevented any kind of proper preparations for a no deal scenario.
She is playing everyone - but mostly, she seems to be playing the Brexiteers within her own party. It’s a game of chicken.
To quote that movie line, “That’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off.”
re: #257 lawhawk
It’s absolutely pathetic that Trump can’t find anyone to take any job in his admin anywhere. He’s rearranging the deck chairs and even those left in his admin want nothing to do with the CoS position. Kelly lasted as long as he did because there was no one else willing to take the most important position (gatekeeper to Trump), because even Trump’s most loyal advisers know that Trump’s in huge trouble.
Sean Hannity is probably days away from being part of Donnie’s Regime.
re: #124 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Who was the one with the “broad stance” in the men’s toilet stalls?
larry craig? I’m sure this already got answered, but I like to impress with my book larnin.
re: #7 Belafon
So John Kelly’s out as Chief of Staff ? I haven’t been following the news too closely lately. (Actually, I just thought I’d pop over here because a friend of mine told me last week that the Mueller investigations were probably coming to a head. Haven’t read the news or even followed it in a fair while).
The 13 Best Pie Places In NYC https://t.co/YKDVegQkAl via @Gothamist pic.twitter.com/ar9jFumNpU
— Pie Overlord (@Pie_Overlord) December 10, 2018
re: #101 MsJ
I don’t know much about DSLR cameras but this seems like a good deal. Anyone?
It’s a solid camera body, but you’d probably want to get an upgrade to a better lens pretty quickly.
Most bodies - Nikon, Canon, etc., all tend to come with a basic lens that doesn’t quite cut the mustard in terms of specs, especially if you’re going to shoot low-light indoor type situations, portraits, etc.
I have a Canon 60D, which came with that kind of lens, but upgraded my kit to get a Sigma 17-50 2.8 OS (image stabilized), which is a solid mid-zoom (it’s roughly a 28-70 in full factor). It’s a huge improvement.
re: #6 Belafon
The Google doodle today is very deep and haunting.
I must have missed it - can you remember what it was? (also, I’m in Canada, and the doodles shown here can be different from what you guys see)
re: #261 steve_davis
Yep, Larry Craig. The “wide stance” guy. That was a classic. Busted in the toilet stalls at one of the Idaho airports I think. By an undercover cop. And Larry Craig, the Republican Senator, was one of the most virulently anti gay Senators in the entire GOP, which says something. What happened ? Did he resign ? I vaguely recall some of the GOP wanted to support him after he made a speech with his wife by his side, giving some lame excuse about the toilet incident. Mixed medications maybe ? Or was it a straight denial ? Or did he get convicted of a crime ? Cant recall now
re: #265 Interesting Times
I must have missed it - can you remember what it was? (also, I’m in Canada, and the doodles shown here can be different from what you guys see)
Nelly Sachs poet
re: #266 jamjam
Yep, Larry Craig. The “wide stance” guy. That was a classic. Busted in the toilet stalls at one of the Idaho airports I think. By an undercover cop. And Larry Craig, the Republican Senator, was one of the most virulently anti gay Senators in the entire GOP, which says something. What happened ? Did he resign ? I vaguely recall some of the GOP wanted to support him after he made a speech with his wife by his side, giving some lame excuse about the toilet incident. Mixed medications maybe ? Or was it a straight denial ? Or did he get convicted of a crime ? Cant recall now
It was in Minnesota. And I think he later did retire though. It was a weird story though and other stories came out later that there had been rumors about him for years.
re: #257 lawhawk
It’s absolutely pathetic that Trump can’t find anyone to take any job in his admin anywhere. He’s rearranging the deck chairs and even those left in his admin want nothing to do with the CoS position. Kelly lasted as long as he did because there was no one else willing to take the most important position (gatekeeper to Trump), because even Trump’s most loyal advisers know that Trump’s in huge trouble.
It’s not at all surprising though. Trump has never shown any aptitude for discipline, and that might be the most important trait any president can have. We can survive dumb presidents, we can survive incurious presidents, we can survive presidents with bad policies, we can even survive presidents with poor moral compasses. But an impulsive president, as Trump has been, is a nightmare.
Nobody wants a job where the boss is going to undercut them at every turn, counter their public statements, and basically make shit up when he has nothing else to say. And throw into the mix that Trump has always thought that he’s his own best spokesperson, and of course being Chief of Staff would be the worst job imaginable.
re: #252 Dr Lizardo
This seems to be the biggest part of the problem, at least to me. The British political establishment, or at least a big part of it, doesn’t seem to understand that the UK is not the superpower it once was; they’re punching above their weight and thinking they’re like Mike Tyson when in reality, they’re not. Granted, the UK is one of the biggest economies in the world (not to mention in the EU) but their notions of “British exceptionalism” have led them down a primrose path of delusions of grandeur - and if they don’t wake up and recognize the realities of the 21st century, they’re on the road to ruin.
This.
Although what.might also be a contributing factor to the whole Brexit mess (at least IMHO) is not so much that the British “political Establishment” is ignoring the political and economic realities of 2019, but that at least half of the British public is. Unthinking “Imperial” nostalgia- usually tricked up as a “sovereignty” issue - seems to underlie a huge part of the whole “Leave” movement. That, and good old-fashioned British insularity and xenophobia, of course…
re: #268 HappyWarrior
It was in Minnesota. And I think he later did retire though. It was a weird story though and other stories came out later that there had been rumors about him for years.
Just checked on wikipedia, he said he was going to resign in September 2007, then changed his mind and served out the term, but didn’t run for re-election in 2008.
re: #270 Jay C
This.
Although what.might also be a contributing factor to the whole Brexit mess (at least IMHO) is not so much that the British “political Establishment” is ignoring the political and economic realities of 2019, but that at least half of the British public is. Unthinking “Imperial” nostalgia- usually tricked up as a “sovereignty” issue - seems to underlie a huge part of the whole “Leave” movement. That, and good old-fashioned British insularity and xenophobia, of course…
Yeah, that’s certainly a part of it too. A hunger for nostalgia, a longing for the days when the Sun never set on the British Empire.
re: #262 jamjam
So John Kelly’s out as Chief of Staff ? I haven’t been following the news too closely lately. (Actually, I just thought I’d pop over here because a friend of mine told me last week that the Mueller investigations were probably coming to a head. Haven’t read the news or even followed it in a fair while).
Trump announced over the weekend that Kelly is leaving at the end of the year. CNN has reported that they haven’t been on speaking terms for months… which seems like an interesting way to run a White House.
#Russia’s state TV sets out to disprove the Kremlin’s involvement in the #YellowVests protests by asserting that Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev is “not linked to the government” and bringing on Xavier Moreau— the founder of the Kremlin’s propaganda outlet in #France. ©️ pic.twitter.com/RUZyyKoqBY
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) December 10, 2018
re: #233 Semper Fi
OT but gotta say, It was a nice weekend beginning Friday Dec 7 which brought memories of a long time ago. On that day in 1941 we were driving to Detroit on US12. Uncle was driving his 1940 La Salle and I was sitting between Dads legs at shotgun with both hands on the dash. It was the day before my 8th birthday. We had just past the Grass Lake turnoff when an emergency bulletin reported Pearl Harbor had been attacked. My Uncle stood on the brakes and my head (mostly nose) was mashed against the dash by Dads forward moving body…no safety belts in those days. There was much blood. Now, fast forward several decades to Saturday when Great Grandaugter #4 (Layla) was born on my b-day. Yes, I’m feeling pretty good.
Happy birthday and congratulations! Layla is a great name.
You look young for your age.
re: #252 Dr Lizardo
This seems to be the biggest part of the problem, at least to me. The British political establishment, or at least a big part of it, doesn’t seem to understand that the UK is not the superpower it once was; they’re punching above their weight and thinking they’re like Mike Tyson when in reality, they’re not. Granted, the UK is one of the biggest economies in the world (not to mention in the EU) but their notions of “British exceptionalism” have led them down a primrose path of delusions of grandeur - and if they don’t wake up and recognize the realities of the 21st century, they’re on the road to ruin.
Mind you, I can still somewhat see Leave’s point. The EU is on a one-way track to be a United States of Europe within even our Baby-Boomer members’ lives, and just as much as South Carolina only signed on to be part of a federation, not a semi-unitary state, so too did the UK.
Of course, like South Carolina, they only realised what they were in for and tried to pull out when it was too late, and they’re lucky a European Civil War wasn’t the result.
Boris Johnson gripped by the magnitude of the occasion pic.twitter.com/Fxqr4sgEN6
— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) December 10, 2018
re: #273 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, that’s certainly a part of it too. A hunger for nostalgia, a longing for the days when the Sun never set on the British Empire.
What’s strange about it though, is there can’t be too many people in the UK that remember what most of us think of as the British Empire, most all of the colonies were granted independence by 1968. You’d realistically have to be at least 60 to have even vague memories of that, and probably even older to actually remember it.
The sun never sets on the British Empire… only because God doesn’t trust the English in the dark.
re: #277 Chrysicat
Of course, like South Carolina, they only realised what they were in for and tried to pull out when it was too late, and they’re lucky a European Civil War wasn’t the result.
is South Carolina the one that’s “too small to be a country, too big to be an asylum”?
O_o
On Fox News, @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy downplays Trump campaign’s repeated contacts with Russians in 2016.
“If you’re in an international city, people interact with a lot of individuals.” pic.twitter.com/mfbP648CMh— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 10, 2018
McCarthy urges House Dems to not investigate Trump: “I think America is too great of a nation to have such a small agenda. I think there are other problems out there that we should be focused on… we’ve investigated this for a long time.” pic.twitter.com/KIzC0VCQd7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 10, 2018
re: #273 Dr Lizardo
Yeah, that’s certainly a part of it too. A hunger for nostalgia, a longing for the days when the Sun never set on the British Empire.
And to elaborate on my #270: That “political Establishment” doesn’t, IMO, escape censure, btw. I think the British Government’s ( both Cameron’s and May’s) handling of the Brexit referendum and its aftermath is going to go down in history as probably the biggest failure of their political system EVER. Regardless of the eventual outcome.
re: #279 KGxvi
What’s strange about it though, is there can’t be too many people in the UK that remember what most of us think of as the British Empire, most all of the colonies were granted independence by 1968. You’d realistically have to be at least 60 to have even vague memories of that, and probably even older to actually remember it.
The sun never sets on the British Empire… only because God doesn’t trust the English in the dark.
I think it’s similar to the Southern whites who didn’t live in the CSA but are convinced that 1861-65 was a grand old time. But you’re right. Attlee starting granting most of the colonies independence after he became PM after WWII. But so much of nostalgia is an idea, a past that never was yours but you embrace it as your own since you remember the stories of the old timers. I’m sure you saw my elaborate story the other day of a hypothetical family the Browns:
John Brown enlists in 1861 following the fervor after Sumter. He sees action throughout the Eastern theater and he is there at Appamatox when Lee surrenders. He passes on his memories to his son who is born let’s say in 1866. That son’s early memories are of Reconstruction and he remembers his Dad’s tales about Southern heritage and honor. Then he has his own son who serves in WWI and is probably a member of the second Klan in the 20’s. His own son hears his grandfather’s memories of Reconstruction and all that. He still serves in WWII. His son, a boomer hears the memories from his grandfather whose memories are actually his second great grandfather’s. And then you have the boomer’s kid who is either Gen X or Millennial who has all that crap passed down. I get why people want to ascribe modern values like racial tolerance to their ancestors but the CSA was racist. Now consider the same format but maybe a generation added but with say Crimea or the Napoleonic Wars for a White Briton and the emprie
re: #279 KGxvi
What’s strange about it though, is there can’t be too many people in the UK that remember what most of us think of as the British Empire, most all of the colonies were granted independence by 1968. You’d realistically have to be at least 60 to have even vague memories of that, and probably even older to actually remember it.
The sun never sets on the British Empire… only because God doesn’t trust the English in the dark.
I had a British friend in the 80’s who used to proudly assert that no entity will ever equal their former world-spanning Empire — I’d harrumph to him about “just wait until we have 3 planets”.
I can no longer stick my nose in the air and make that satisfying comeback… but it worked at the time.
re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth
O_o
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Sure Kev, go with that message. Remember when you lost your shit over Clinton meeting with Loretta Lynch in public.
The Manafort scheduling conference is now scheduled for Tuesday at 3pm (had previously been scheduled for Wednesday at 10am) pic.twitter.com/DvLrqcbYe6
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) December 10, 2018
re: #282 Jay C
And to elaborate on my #270: That “political Establishment” doesn’t, IMO, escape censure, btw. I think the British Government’s ( both Cameron’s and May’s) handling of the Brexit referendum and its aftermath is going to go down in history as probably the biggest failure of their political system EVER. Regardless of the eventual outcome.
I can sort of understand Cameron’s logic behind calling a referendum - he reckoned people vote to remain in the EU and that would, presumably, bring an end once and for all to the Tories ceaseless bickering about the whole issue. It would defang Farage and UKIP, and with any luck, silence the Brexiteers within the Tories for a generation or so.
Turns out…….he badly misread the mood of the public. Of course, xenophobia, British insularity, jingoism, etc., were all in play - but there was also strong anti-government sentiment…..and a good deal of that sentiment was aimed at him. I’m sure there were a good many people who voted for Brexit simply because Cameron was against it.
While it’s fun to mock #SmockingGun & the spelling skills of stable genius, here’s a key fact: @realDonaldTrump has now moved from saying there is no evidence of collusion to there is no smoking gun. Mueller hasn’t yet revealed what he knows & Trump is moving the goalposts again. https://t.co/ooqxr1JxaM
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 10, 2018
The thing about Brexit that I think a lot of American talking heads including those on the left who wanted to spin the results as a populist triumph, yeah I’m looking at you Jill and to some degree Bernie is the great divide within the UK. England and Wales voted to leave but Scotland and NI voted to stay. And within NI there was great divide in the old sectarian grounds too. And despite what has been said, a lot of the more affluent parts of the UK were fervent leavers while a lot of Scotland and NI’s working class areas were equally about staying.
re: #253 Chrysicat
What power will Pence have that Trump doesn’t?
From Donald Tusk:
I have decided to call #EUCO on #Brexit (Art. 50) on Thursday. We will not renegotiate the deal, including the backstop, but we are ready to discuss how to facilitate UK ratification. As time is running out, we will also discuss our preparedness for a no-deal scenario.
— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) December 10, 2018
re: #287 Dr Lizardo
Turns out…….he badly misread the mood of the public. Of course, xenophobia, British insularity, jingoism, etc., were all in play - but there was also strong anti-government sentiment…..and a good deal of that sentiment was aimed at him. I’m sure there were a good many people who voted for Brexit simply because Cameron was against it.
(and he had no idea what Cambridge Analytica and the Russians were up to)
re: #193 The Vicious Babushka
he can’t read or write and is probably using a voice app for his Tweets.
oh god, that makes them even worse, doesn’t it? It’s one thing to think about him typing this garbage, but to imagine him actually speaking it? It would explain perhaps why that one tweet was basically “I want to thank John Kelly for all his…inpuuuuuuuut.” Presumably breaking one off.
re: #288 Backwoods_Sleuth
“Yeah, we colluded. So what. Not a crime. Whataboutheremailsclintonfoundationbenghazi”
/
re: #293 sagehen
(and he had no idea what Cambridge Analytica and the Russians were up to)
That too.
re: #288 Backwoods_Sleuth
That’s a great point. And one that is probably going to get Trump in a lot of trouble. You don’t actually need a smoking gun to convict someone of murder.
I can establish that Individual 1 murdered the victim by showing that:
The victim died of a gunshot wound sometime between noon and 5 pm on Wednesday. The bod was found at the victim’s house. We have the victim’s calendar showing a meeting with Individual 1 at the victim’s house at 3 pm on Wednesday. We have security camera footage of Individual 1 entering the victim’s house at 2:45 pm and leaving at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, we also have footage showing that nobody else entered the victim’s home on Wednesday. Nobody else entered the victim’s home until Thursday, and the victim never left his house after the meeting with Individual 1. We can also establish that Individual 1 and the victim had a dispute over some matter and that Individual 1 was angry about the victim’s position.
re: #294 steve_davis
oh god, that makes them even worse, doesn’t it? It’s one thing to think about him typing this garbage, but to imagine him actually speaking it? It would explain perhaps why that one tweet was basically “I want to thank John Kelly for all his…inpuuuuuuuut.” Presumably breaking one off.
Might also explain some of the long pauses too. Man this would be hilarious if it weren’t so infuriating.
re: #281 Backwoods_Sleuth
O_o
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we’ve investigated this for a long time.
And keep turning up illegal shit, so the show goes on.
re: #265 Interesting Times
I must have missed it - can you remember what it was? (also, I’m in Canada, and the doodles shown here can be different from what you guys see)
It’s promoting Nelly Sach’s 127th birthday. I would screenshot it for you, but I’m at work.
Screw getting things done, let’s fuck with the Democrats.
President Trump has privately told confidants he wants his new chief of staff to shift the goals of the West Wing away from legislation and toward politics, sources say https://t.co/4sovBQ2aUY pic.twitter.com/IG6XOlUI5a
— CNN (@CNN) December 10, 2018
re: #288 Backwoods_Sleuth
“No smoking gun. Just Individual 1. Who’s that? Can’t even name me, if they do mean me. No evidence. If they had Proof they would name the person, not just Person 1 or Individual 1. I mean who does that? Just ruining lives these witchy hunts LOCK HER UP.”
re: #302 Single-handed sailor
Screw getting things done, let’s fuck with the Democrats.
Oh, it was focused on legislation this whole time?
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re: #302 Single-handed sailor
When has that ever worked in the history of things that never work?
re: #302 Single-handed sailor
Screw getting things done, let’s fuck with the Democrats.
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I feel good about our chances in 2020 but what I really would want would be a full repudiation of Trump and Trumpism so the GOP doesn’t even consider it in 2024.
re: #304 Sir John Barron
Oh, it was focused on legislation this whole time?
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Every week is Infrastructure Week
re: #265 Interesting Times
I must have missed it - can you remember what it was? (also, I’m in Canada, and the doodles shown here can be different from what you guys see)
Admittedly, a #SmockingGun would be a very cool thing. Let you restore some grab to stuff where the elastic has lost its battle with time. But we all know the #OrangutanInChief just can’t spell ‘smoking’.
— (((Chrysi Cat))) (@chrysicat) December 10, 2018
Fact Checker: Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again https://t.co/WSJJpJhQN6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 10, 2018
Not a fan of giving a cute name based on a cartoon character to Trump’s vicious, deliberate, manipulative dishonesty. There’s nothing cute or fun about what he’s doing. https://t.co/P4mijnxmPS
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 10, 2018
re: #202 Targetpractice
Meadows wants to still have a future in politics after Trump crashes and burns. Quitting Congress to become WHCoS while Mueller’s banging at the door is not conducive to that goal.
Downstairs, someone jokingly suggested Christie for the job. Except for the fact that Javanka would veto it, my opinion is that Christie could be excellent in that position. He may be a bully but he understands government and would have no problem in managing the country, if Trump left him alone, which of course he wouldn’t. Remember: Trump wanted Christie as his VP.
re: #291 Belafon
What power will Pence have that Trump doesn’t?
I’m not sure. He won’t be able to put the fear of the Trumpenproletariat voter into the legislature’s heads the way Trump does, but unlike Trump, he really is a homophobic sexist like the rest of his Senate will be.
As much as anything, though, what I want to see is an end to the country trying to define me back into manhood, and Pence isn’t it. Only President Pelosi would be and the only way to get there is to take out Pence before Trump, but also bounce Trump before Pence’s replacement as VP has been confirmed. I was just saying I have no hopes for things getting any _better_ under Pence and I’m not sure how much _worse_ they can get under Trump; for one thing, Pence would prolly end the trade war, which would improve his chances of ‘re’-election, and of having at least one house full of Rs following it.
re: #257 lawhawk
It’s absolutely pathetic that Trump can’t find anyone to take any job in his admin anywhere. He’s rearranging the deck chairs and even those left in his admin want nothing to do with the CoS position. Kelly lasted as long as he did because there was no one else willing to take the most important position (gatekeeper to Trump), because even Trump’s most loyal advisers know that Trump’s in huge trouble.
Pathetic and 100% predictable
re: #287 Dr Lizardo
I can sort of understand Cameron’s logic behind calling a referendum - he reckoned people vote to remain in the EU and that would, presumably, bring an end once and for all to the Tories ceaseless bickering about the whole issue. It would defang Farage and UKIP, and with any luck, silence the Brexiteers within the Tories for a generation or so.
Turns out…….he badly misread the mood of the public. Of course, xenophobia, British insularity, jingoism, etc., were all in play - but there was also strong anti-government sentiment…..and a good deal of that sentiment was aimed at him. I’m sure there were a good many people who voted for Brexit simply because Cameron was against it.
The Brexiteers also had a sophisticated campaign of lying to the public about the effects of Brexit. It’s hard to make an appropriate decision when people are deceiving you about the costs associated with your choices.
re: #272 KGxvi
Ahh that’s rights cheers (and thanks as well HappyWarrior) for the info.
Just had a look on the Wikipedia site too.
Using my mobile, having a bit of trouble getting used to things, so apologies if I stuff up any formatting. This is from Wikipedia
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Craig’s bathroom stall controversy forced him to step down from his position as liaison to the Senate on the Romney campaign. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Craig was vehemently adamant that he was heterosexual, stating “I am not gay. I never have been gay.”
Following the ruling, Craig announced that despite his previous statements to the contrary, he would serve out his Senate term. He stated that he intended to “continue my effort to clear my name in the Senate Ethics Committee—something that is not possible if I am not serving in the Senate.”[
He had some gall. One of the most anti gay Senators in the GOP in terms of his statements, his support of anti LGBTQ legislation, just a typical GOP hypocrite. Denied it until he left politics.
Now he runs a lobbying firm. Imagine that.
HILARIOUS: Breaking in new shoes can be the worst – even for dogs. Watch this adorable police dog from South Dakota struggling to use his new snow boats. https://t.co/0M9uVkj6cf pic.twitter.com/Hb3soRNRhd
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 10, 2018
re: #233 Semper Fi
OT but gotta say, It was a nice weekend beginning Friday Dec 7 which brought memories of a long time ago. On that day in 1941 we were driving to Detroit on US12. Uncle was driving his 1940 La Salle and I was sitting between Dads legs at shotgun with both hands on the dash. It was the day before my 8th birthday. We had just past the Grass Lake turnoff when an emergency bulletin reported Pearl Harbor had been attacked. My Uncle stood on the brakes and my head (mostly nose) was mashed against the dash by Dads forward moving body…no safety belts in those days. There was much blood. Now, fast forward several decades to Saturday when Great Grandaugter #4 (Layla) was born on my b-day. Yes, I’m feeling pretty good.
Congrats Greatgrandpa!
Wonderful name too…Layla.
re: #315 jamjam
He had some gall. One of the most anti gay Senators in the GOP in terms of his statements, his support of anti LGBTQ legislation, just a typical GOP hypocrite. Denied it until he left politics.
Now he runs a lobbying firm. Imagine that.
I have a friend who was arrested for soliciting gay blow jobs in a highway rest area in Florida. When asked, he will simple tell you: “I’m not gay, it’s just a lot easier to get a blow job from a man than from a woman.”
re: #311 Hecuba’s daughter
Downstairs, someone jokingly suggested Christie for the job. Except for the fact that Javanka would veto it, my opinion is that Christie could be excellent in that position. He may be a bully but he understands government and would have no problem in managing the country, if Trump left him alone, which of course he wouldn’t. Remember: Trump wanted Christie as his VP.
Maybe, but what’s in it for Big Chris? I’m sure he might want to have some sort of career for the future other than Fox News talking-head, but WH CoS for King Orangeanus doesn’t exactly seem like a golden opportunity. Unless he figures President Pence is going want to keep him on for continuity
something for DrL
In Czech folklore, Bubak is a scarecrow who hides on riverbanks, with the ability to cry like a newborn baby to lure adults and children. He makes clothes from the souls of the people he has killed
(Illustration Max Hugo) pic.twitter.com/aPxuiJvCr4— 41 Strange (@41Strange) December 10, 2018
re: #233 Semper Fi
OT but gotta say, It was a nice weekend beginning Friday Dec 7 which brought memories of a long time ago. On that day in 1941 we were driving to Detroit on US12. Uncle was driving his 1940 La Salle and I was sitting between Dads legs at shotgun with both hands on the dash. It was the day before my 8th birthday. We had just past the Grass Lake turnoff when an emergency bulletin reported Pearl Harbor had been attacked. My Uncle stood on the brakes and my head (mostly nose) was mashed against the dash by Dads forward moving body…no safety belts in those days. There was much blood. Now, fast forward several decades to Saturday when Great Grandaugter #4 (Layla) was born on my b-day. Yes, I’m feeling pretty good.
So you and your great granddaughter can celebrate the same day! Happy Belated Birthday!
re: #320 Backwoods_Sleuth
Ah, the bubák. Great for scaring little kids, LOL.
re: #319 Jay C
Maybe, but what’s in it for Big Chris? I’m sure he might want to have some sort of career for the future other than Fox News talking-head, but WH CoS for King Orangeanus doesn’t exactly seem like a golden opportunity. Unless he figures President Pence is going want to keep him on for continuity
How about Pence is Agnewed and then Trump appoints Christie in his stead?
re: #303 Sir John Barron
“No smoking gun. Just Individual 1. Who’s that? Can’t even name me, if they do mean me. No evidence. If they had Proof they would name the person, not just Person 1 or Individual 1. I mean who does that? Just ruining lives these witchy hunts LOCK HER UP.”
So when they do name you, that’ll be good enough?
Cause we’re only talking …timing and inevitability here
re: #323 Hecuba’s daughter
How about Pence is Agnewed and then Trump appoints Christie in his stead?
Think he’d get confirmed?
re: #288 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #312 Chrysicat
I’m not sure. He won’t be able to put the fear of the Trumpenproletariat voter into the legislature’s heads the way Trump does, but unlike Trump, he really is a homophobic sexist like the rest of his Senate will be.
As much as anything, though, what I want to see is an end to the country trying to define me back into manhood, and Pence isn’t it. Only President Pelosi would be and the only way to get there is to take out Pence before Trump, but also bounce Trump before Pence’s replacement as VP has been confirmed. I was just saying I have no hopes for things getting any _better_ under Pence and I’m not sure how much _worse_ they can get under Trump; for one thing, Pence would prolly end the trade war, which would improve his chances of ‘re’-election, and of having at least one house full of Rs following it.
I think Trump has a special sort of appeal to his base. My opinion is that Trump supporters have a really strong emotional connection to the guy. A recent WaPo article talked about how people live vicariously through him. They want to be rude and crude and crass, they want to tell the Hispanic looking guy who works at the bank, or wherever, that he’s a filthy (insert racist insults). They use this nonsense “anti PC”, pro free speech argument to justify behaving in an outrageous way. They can’t in most places say what they feel, so, they love that Trump can and does
Look at all the crap online about SJWs, snowflakes, cucks, beta and alpha, blah blah blah. Incels. Anti feminism. It is this other element where Trump behaves (or they think he IS) the manly man they want to be.
They’re very insecure, and Trump appeals to this emotional need in a deep way. I once asked a Trump supporter what Trump could do, to lose his support. “Join ISIS”, was the only thing. Nothing else. They’re attachment runs DEEP.
I don’t think, after Trump, that any other politician, Pence included, will scratchel that itch, so to speak.
They want Trump in 2020, Trump Jr in 2024 and 2028. They want crude. Loud. Shameless.
Pence trying to emulate that wouldn’t work.
So his support would never be as deep or as intense as Trump’s is, among the base, and he’s a sort of lame duck, before he takes the Oath of office.
That’s my view.
My real concern is, how will Trump go down. Remember when he implied he wouldn’t concede ? Will he rile these people up to a lunacy as yet unseen ? Maybe I am too worried (a trait ostensibly despised among Trump fans), but I do have a concern that he will go from blowhard demagogue, to “lock and load, the Deep State globalist forces are trying to overthrow me”. And who knows how that could play out.
I never thought politics would be here. It’s a bizarre and concerning time. At least in my view.
re: #233 Semper Fi
OT but gotta say, It was a nice weekend beginning Friday Dec 7 which brought memories of a long time ago. On that day in 1941 we were driving to Detroit on US12. Uncle was driving his 1940 La Salle and I was sitting between Dads legs at shotgun with both hands on the dash. It was the day before my 8th birthday. We had just past the Grass Lake turnoff when an emergency bulletin reported Pearl Harbor had been attacked. My Uncle stood on the brakes and my head (mostly nose) was mashed against the dash by Dads forward moving body…no safety belts in those days. There was much blood. Now, fast forward several decades to Saturday when Great Grandaugter #4 (Layla) was born on my b-day. Yes, I’m feeling pretty good.
Congrats, that’s wonderful to hear about your great granddaughters birth. Thanks for sharing that story. It’s a genuinely beautiful thing to hear anecdotes like that. Things that to me, were before my birth and so seem distant history are not that distant at all, and I suppose when I relay the story of September 11, to my kids, when they’re old enough, it’ll be a similar feeling: it’s , to me, a real reminder of the reality, and impact, of these events.
(It’s a denouncement, too, in the best kind of way, of the insidious nature of conspiracy theories, which are often denials of history. The great WW2 historian, and David Irving foe (testifying on behalf of Deborah Lipstadt in the trial), Professor Richard Evans, gives a remarkable lecture on the dangers of conspiracy theories, as pernicious enough to undermine democracy, or help to do so, by their denial of history, and reality. They are a sort of attack on real human experiences. Evans talks about Hitler’s promotion of the ‘Stab in the back’ conspiracy, and shows how demagogues use these to destroy trust in government: “they’ve all been lying to you”, that sort of thing.
Anyway, I don’t mean to put a downer on what is a really good post. Thanks again for posting that, and again, lovely to hear about the birth of Layla. Cheers !
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