Trump Celebrates Farm Bill Signing With Hee Haw Video
I’m just gonna leave this right here.
Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT pic.twitter.com/KtSS17xvIn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
I’m just gonna leave this right here.
Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT pic.twitter.com/KtSS17xvIn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
JUST IN: Acting Attorney General Whitaker will not recuse himself from Russia probe - DOJ source pic.twitter.com/G9iwVw6erZ
— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) December 20, 2018
Of course not. That was the whole point of dumping Jeff Sessions and installing this Trumpist. https://t.co/sfGgx2OQdz
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
Is it wrong that I really want to see Trump veto the CR and have Congress override his veto?
Because, really, at this point, that’s all I want for Christmas
Actually, the new hotness is “artistically designed steel slats.” Wall is tired.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
A shutdown such as this really affects my regional government organization. Part of our work is to ensure that HUD payments are made to landlords. HUD also is instrumental in processing our CDBG grant pay requests. In other words, a shutdown of any length will be harming real estate investors and contractors. Of course, Trump’s entire history has been to stiff people out of their money.
The lady in that video said if you need her, she’ll be in a hole in the ground.
re: #7 SteveMcGriftFlynnComey… …corruptemoligate RN
The lady in that video said if you need her, she’ll be in a hole in the ground.
Four acts pic.twitter.com/vzbBGV9oHS
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) December 20, 2018
And she’s right to be. https://t.co/8Ax7rOJBmj
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) December 20, 2018
re: #2 Charles Johnson
Democrats should call him first in January.
Was having a discussion about Syria and how Trump will do whatever Putin tells him to. I coined the name SugarVladdy (a present-day take on sugardaddy).
“When SugarVladdy speaks, Trump obeys.”
re: #10 Patricia Kayden
Democrats should call him first in January.
At this point, I feel like every House committee should have a subpoena ready for the first day.
re: #11 GlutenFreeJesus
Was having a discussion about Syria and how Trump will do whatever Putin tells him to. I coined the name SugarVladdy (a present-day take on sugardaddy).
“When SugarVladdy speaks, Trump obeys.”
Pure genius!
re: #11 GlutenFreeJesus
Was having a discussion about Syria and how Trump will do whatever Putin tells him to. I coined the name SugarVladdy (a present-day take on sugardaddy).
“When SugarVladdy speaks, Trump obeys.”
Well played.
re: #3 KGxvi
Is it wrong that I really want to see Trump veto the CR and have Congress override his veto?
Because, really, at this point, that’s all I want for Christmas
This. I’m starting think some Republicans are beginning to seriously sour on Trump. We’ll see if any of them have the guts to tell Trump to go fuck himself and vote in favor of an override.
Just going on record again saying how much I fucking hate Donald Trump and his asshole GOP enablers.
re: #17 Eclectic Cyborg
This. I’m starting think some Republicans are beginning to seriously sour on Trump. We’ll see if any of them have the guts to tell Trump to go fuck himself and vote in favor of an override.
I mean, there’s probably at least 40 in the House, right? And maybe a couple more in the Senate?
The Democratic Party becoming more diverse is bad now? pic.twitter.com/jE5LVQwfNh
— Zachary #FBPE 🇪🇺 (@zatchry) December 20, 2018
re: #5 Charles Johnson
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I hate to rag on anybody’s language skills, but is Melania composing these taglines?
“We Need Wall”
“Because We Need Be Best!”
Hello yes I would like to report that I have learned the best cactus name pic.twitter.com/XbSSu09Ofo
— Dr. Jillian Scudder (@Jillian_Scudder) December 20, 2018
re: #21 Patricia Kayden
It’s bad when your identity politics label is white nationalist.
re: #12 KGxvi
At this point, I feel like every House committee should have a subpoena ready for the first day.
I’m sure they have multiple subpoenas ready to go on Day One.
Neither do you or Trump. So piss off.
— Tree Trunks (@efuseakay) December 20, 2018
Attacking Mueller ‘unquestionably disqualifies’ Trump’s new AG pick https://t.co/7k9XVnCnV0
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) December 20, 2018
Interesting. That GoFundMe page for Wall? Lots and lots of bots donating, apparently.
Umm, there’s something strange going on with the gofundme wall page.
The list of names repeats itself constantly as you scroll through, I only saw one donation over a hundred dollars, most are $50 or $100.
Look how many time Diane holland, Steve farmer, David Moore, donated..? pic.twitter.com/2HJ3ExCOGc— Horse Hat The Nice Guy Pirate (@InsectophileJim) December 20, 2018
Thread. https://t.co/Xt7t88uj74
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
I go to bed after work, wake up hours later to find things have gone to shit…again.
Can’t I leave you people alone for five minutes?!
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re: #29 Charles Johnson
Interesting. That GoFundMe page for Wall? Lots and lots of bots donating, apparently.
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As many of you already know, The Night King recently destroyed The Wall allowing the army of dead to pass through. We need your help to fix it, if we are to survive the long night #GoFundTheWall pic.twitter.com/QDPCoCoOmz
— Nerd Soup Aaron (@nerdsoupmonkey) December 20, 2018
re: #21 Patricia Kayden
I have some thoughts:
1. comparing too much across the decades can be tricky because of how Latinos are or were categorized - since it’s an ethnicity not a race. So what it means that it was 87% white and is now 59% white depends on definitions used.
2. When one major party chooses to define itself by its racial identity - as the GOP is doing with whiteness - it makes sense that the other major party is going to look much more diverse. Strength in numbers, and all that.
3. Do these numbers include only people registered as Democrats? Or those who self-identify as such? What about independents who lean toward the Democrats? With more people choosing to not register with a party, that makes the numbers more, not less, useful without context.
Rep. Meadows tells federal employees who won’t get paid during shutdown: You signed up for this https://t.co/XaLuP5cVCj
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) December 20, 2018
Last night, @HoarseWisperer joked about a GoFundMe to buy ladders in response to this border wall nonsense. I laughed but then thought: “Wait, why not?”
We’ve now raised $13,000 for, um, “ladders”. (Actually going to @RAICESTEXAS). #GoFundTheWallhttps://t.co/CHMKJZqj25— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) December 20, 2018
And we’ve just hit $20,000.
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) December 20, 2018
re: #33 Charles Johnson
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those employees include TSA, Border Patrol, ICE, law enforcement…
re: #30 Targetpractice
I go to bed after work, wake up hours later to find things have gone to shit…again.
Can’t I leave you people alone for five minutes?!
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Three minutes, that’s about the max we can be left unsupervised.
re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth
those employees include TSA, Border Patrol, ICE, law enforcement…
And the Secret Service. They now don’t get paid to take a bullet for Trump.
re: #37 KGxvi
And the Secret Service. They now don’t get paid to take a bullet for Trump.
They still get to take the bullet, they just don’t get paid for it
As an actual farmer, I cordially invite Mr. Trump to fuck himself with that pitchfork.
re: #33 Charles Johnson
My congressman* - always there to empathize for the people who won’t get paid at Christmas. If this district weren’t so gerrymandered in order to eliminate the Asheville vote, we could get rid of him.
re: #16 Dave In Austin
Exactly my thought.
Everyone wants…
WALL!
You’re gonna love it!
WALL!
Come and get your
WALL!
Everyone needs
WALL!
re: #39 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They still get to take the bullet, they just don’t get paid for it
That’s what I meant, but probably wasn’t very clear.
re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth
those employees include TSA, Border Patrol, ICE, law enforcement…
The dark part of me feels like if there’s a shutdown tomorrow, there should be walk-outs at midnight. If you’re working and your pay depends on this CR passing, at 12:01, put down your tools, clock out, and go home. Because too many people need visual aids to see the cost of stupidity like this, so not being able to catch that red-eye flight because the TSA checkpoint is shut down would do the job wonderfully.
re: #45 Targetpractice
Can’t do that. Federal employees can’t strike.
Richard Nixon went to Mar-a-Lago a month before he resigned the Presidency, July 1974: pic.twitter.com/gtetmj1AJu
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) December 20, 2018
re: #23 wrenchwench
i actually have quite a bit of these in the yard at my place…. they are bleeping adorable (as long as you don’t fall into them) when they bloom, you get some delicate purple/pink flowers (at least with the ones by me)
Yes, I’d bet the “believe it or not” part was not in his script. That was him not knowing what it meant.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
This is fun
Luis Gutierrez’s Epic Shaming Of Kirstjen Nielsen’s Lies https://t.co/CEfxcth7EI via @YouTube— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) December 20, 2018
also, Andy Richter liked my tweet about the intolerant left.
— The Monkey’s Paw (@TheEdMix) December 20, 2018
re: #47 Backwoods_Sleuth
It was owned by the National Park Service at the time:
At the time of her death in 1973, Post bequeathed the property to the National Park Service, hoping it could be used for state visits or as a Winter White House, but because the costs of maintaining the property exceeded the funds provided by Post, and it was difficult to secure the facility (as it is located in the flight path of Palm Beach Airport), the property was returned to the Post Foundation by an Act of Congress in 1981
re: #46 Joe Bacon 🌹
Can’t do that. Federal employees can’t strike.
800K federal employees being fired en mass would be only the capper on all this. I could easily imagine Donny having a very difficult shit as he screamed that he’d fire anybody who dared to oppose him by walking out over this shutdown.
moron needs better threats
Democrats, it is time to come together and put the SAFETY of the AMERICAN PEOPLE before POLITICS. Border security must become a #1 priority! pic.twitter.com/Wck6UpQGil
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
re: #21 Patricia Kayden
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Well, that’s a stupid argument. If your coalition is an overwhelming majority of the minorities plus a solid minority of the majority, you still end up with a majority.
re: #53 Backwoods_Sleuth
— 💜🏵💙✨ ђгђ๏гςђเ๔✨💙🏵💜 (@hrh_orchid) December 20, 2018
Oh my god OH MY GOD!!!Tory Minister Barking Dogs will deter drones
😂🤣😭 we are led by the least amongst us
pic.twitter.com/hkG0a7xHgf— ARTIST TAXI DRIVER (@chunkymark) December 20, 2018
Bernie supporters remain toxic af.
The Democratic Party becoming more diverse is bad now? pic.twitter.com/jE5LVQwfNh
— Zachary #FBPE 🇪🇺 (@zatchry) December 20, 2018
re: #53 Backwoods_Sleuth
moron needs better threats
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“Before politics”? The DNC offered you $1.3B for border security, you rejected it because you demanded $5B for a fucking monument to your ego. Now you’re prepared to sentence 800K federal employees to furlough or working without pay because you believe holding them hostage will get you that money. The only way to argue that this isn’t political is because the GOP didn’t even see this temper tantrum coming!
re: #48 piratedan
i actually have quite a bit of these in the yard at my place…. they are bleeping adorable (as long as you don’t fall into them) when they bloom, you get some delicate purple/pink flowers (at least with the ones by me)
We have lots of hedgehog cacti around here, (with lovely flowers, the brightest possible pink, going to purple) but none of them are for bonking. No sir.
re: #58 Targetpractice
“Before politics”? The DNC offered you $1.3B for border security, you rejected it because you demanded $5B for a fucking monument to your ego. Now you’re prepared to sentence 800K federal employees to furlough or working without pay because you believe holding them hostage will get you that money. The only way to argue that this isn’t political is because the GOP didn’t even see this temper tantrum coming!
This is the same quandary that the Tories face over Brexit: they have to support this madness or risk losing face.
re: #56 Backwoods_Sleuth
It is moments like this when I have two contradictory, yet equally valid, ideas about government:
1. strange women laying in ponds distributing swords doesn’t seem like such a terrible basis for government
2. we might actually be better off if choosing legislators was done as some sort of lottery basis, like jury duty
Though, I think I’m a bit more partial to idea 1 today.
You’ve had all 3 branches of government for the past 2 years and couldn’t get your useless racist border wall. You’re not getting it now. https://t.co/w6faDPEpff
— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) December 20, 2018
re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Obama’s presidency was objectively far better for the stock market than Trump’s has been:
DJIA 1/20/2009 close: 7949.09
DJIA 12/20/2010 close: 11478.13
Percent gain = 44.39%
DJIA 1/20/2017 close: 19827.25
DJIA 12/20/2018 close: 22859.6
Percent gain = 15.29%— Very Legal & Very Cool Frank (@goddamnedfrank) December 20, 2018
The persistent assertion that all Democrats need to do is nominate a sufficiently White male candidate to appease the segment of American society that can’t possibly be led by anyone other than a Bro is an explicitly biased endorsement of White male privilege/supremacy. Period.
— Propane Jane™ (@docrocktex26) December 19, 2018
Yep, pretty much so. https://t.co/U6AxEG8MSk
— Melissa - ✍️ +📭 =🌊 (@MelissaLKnutson) December 20, 2018
re: #67 Patricia Kayden
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Never knew that about Bernie. I’m suspicious as Bernie given Davine.
I won’t post any Trump tweets, but the orange blob just tweeted that Mattis is leaving in February.
Battlefield Earth. Just. Kidding.
— Tree Trunks (@efuseakay) December 20, 2018
re: #70 Ace Rothstein
I won’t post any Trump tweets, but the orange blob just tweeted that Mattis is leaving in February.
Any bets on whether he told Mattis first?
re: #70 Ace Rothstein
I won’t post any Trump tweets, but the orange blob just tweeted that Mattis is leaving in February.
Bingo! Wonder who replaces him,
re: #72 Blind Frog Belly White
Any bets on whether he told Mattis first?
Mattis probably saw the same tweet Ace did.
Liberals have a newfound belief in voter fraud. Will it last? https://t.co/d2XdvJIYYl via @HvonSpakovsky @DailySignal
— Hans von Spakovsky (@HvonSpakovsky) December 6, 2018
This infamous vote suppressor knows perfectly well that the #nc09 situation involves “election fraud,” not “voter fraud,” bc the voters themselves did nothing wrong. Unlike election fraud (where 1 or 2 people can affect MANY votes), voter fraud is rare bc only rarely would…1/ https://t.co/JO8CwKS3YX
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) December 20, 2018
re: #70 Ace Rothstein
I won’t post any Trump tweets, but the orange blob just tweeted that Mattis is leaving in February.
“During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting equipment. General Mattis was a great help to me in getting allies and other countries to pay their share of military obligations.”
Might as well have just tweeted, “I still have no idea what I’m supposed to do in this job, nor do I know what anyone else is supposed to be doing”
re: #71 GlutenFreeJesus
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Aww I love the Sandlot. For me though, I guess The Matrix. It’s got nothing to do with how the bro types won’t shut up about blue and red pills. The plot didn’t do it for me.
General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
Last one out please turn off the lights. https://t.co/dccttMyaFE
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
re: #76 Patricia Kayden
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Fuck off Hans. This was real fraud not the fake fraud your sorry ass has pushed for years.
re: #79 Ace Rothstein
General Robert E. Lee.
That reminds me, I saw this the other day and now, very much want one:
re: #73 HappyWarrior
Bingo! Wonder who replaces him,
With the Dem controlled House Trump will have a hard time getting another waiver for a recently retired general.
General Jim Mattis will be retiring, with distinction, at the end of February, after having served my Administration as Secretary of Defense for the past two years. During Jim’s tenure, tremendous progress has been made, especially with respect to the purchase of new fighting….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018
Mattis objected to Trump’s decision to remove troops. Also, Corker once said that only three people are separating US from “chaos:” Tillerson, Kelly and Mattis. They’ll all soon be gone. https://t.co/2PTdffAsl7
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 20, 2018
WHEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
re: #89 HappyWarrior
Nah Nathan Bedford Forrest.
He’s done some great work and is being recognized more and more….
re: #85 KGxvi
That reminds me, I saw this the other day and now, very much want one:
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I’ll take a General Thomas. Or on a personal level since I have his brigade emblem tattooed on my arm, General Meagher.
re: #83 Charles Johnson
So he just stopped there? Fighting what? Games? Clothes? Netflix series?
re: #91 Blind Frog Belly White
He’s done some great work and is being recognized more and more….
He did really well at Fort Pillow.//
Good lord, the Trump Admin has a higher turnover than a call center.
re: #86 HappyWarrior
Nah he usually promotes from within but not bad.
I don’t know, you can hardly go wrong guessing someone from Fox.
re: #95 Eclectic Cyborg
Good lord, the Trump Admin has a higher turnover than a call center.
Taking bets on who is next. My bet: Mnuchin or Ross.
re: #87 goddamnedfrank
With the Dem controlled House Trump will have a hard time getting another waiver for a recently retired general.
Maybe, maybe not. The waiver passed fairly easily last time. 81-17 in the Senate, 268-151 in the House - and it was likely only that close because Trump wouldn’t let Mattis appear before the House Armed Services Committee for some reason. I suspect though, they would have to appear before the House Committee this time.
re: #33 Charles Johnson
But Meadows will still get his pay so it’s all good.
re: #21 Patricia Kayden
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Assuming her stats are correct, that 70% of voting-age Americans are white…
The party that pulls 40% of the white vote (28% of total vote)
and 90% of the not-white vote (27% of the total vote)…
That’s 55% of the total vote. Landslide territory, almost.
re: #96 Skip Intro
I don’t know, you can hardly go wrong guessing someone from Fox.
True, true & seeing who the Anbassador to the UN nominee is, I’m surprised Lumpy didn’t get AG.
re: #92 HappyWarrior
I’ll take a General Thomas. Or on a personal level since I have his brigade emblem tattooed on my arm, General Meagher.
A General Sherman… with a flame paint job?
re: #95 Eclectic Cyborg
Good lord, the Trump Admin has a higher turnover than a call center.
Jim Mattis is “retiring.”
Live footage of the Trumptanic right now: pic.twitter.com/N2HexgV3V0— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) December 20, 2018
re: #97 HappyWarrior
Taking bets on who is next. My bet: Mnuchin or Ross.
It’s gotta be some kind of record. Has any other President lost this many staff in two years?
re: #83 Charles Johnson
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Imagine that, all the “adults” are getting fired after the midterms.
re: #98 KGxvi
Maybe, maybe not. The waiver passed fairly easily last time. 81-17 in the Senate, 268-151 in the House - and it was likely only that close because Trump wouldn’t let Mattis appear before the House Armed Services Committee for some reason. I suspect though, they would have to appear before the House Committee this time.
Mattis was highly regarded though. If it’s someone like him sure, but if it’s a nutso like Boykin who i know doesn’t need the waiver, less so. Don’t know who Mattis’ deputy is and the undersecretaries are.
re: #104 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s gotta be some kind of record. Has any other President lost this many staff in two years?
Feels that way.
Sen. Graham said today Defense Secretary Mattis was not in favor of President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria. @barbarastarrcnn reporting now: “Let’s be very clear: he is being pushed out.” https://t.co/RpiGnvszHi
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 20, 2018
Multiple administration sources tell CNN they are concerned and convinced that the president may make a similar announcement about US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and soon.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 20, 2018
re: #102 KGxvi
General Mills? Trump’s heard a lot of good things about him.
Defense Secretary James Mattis has resigned. Here’s the letter: pic.twitter.com/e2PulyXpXZ
— Elizabeth McLaughlin (@Elizabeth_McLau) December 20, 2018
“Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down from my position.” — Jim Mattis resignation letter to Trump
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 20, 2018
re: #112 Blind Frog Belly White
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Mark my words these withdrawals will cause more problems.
re: #111 HappyWarrior
Hell yeah.
So we made a thoroughfare for freedom and her train,
Sixty miles in latitude, three hundred to the main;
Treason fled before us, for resistance was in vain
While we were marching through Georgia.
re: #107 Patricia Kayden
What is that?
A second-hand U-Haul with a fancy new paint job at a downtown fight in small-town Oregon. Or something like that. First I’d seen of the slogan, ‘nazi is just the n-word for white men’.
re: #113 Skip Intro
General Mills? Trump’s heard a lot of good things about him.
General Electric is doing great things but he also owns lying NBC.//
re: #115 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Translation: “You want a ‘yes man’ and I’m done being that guy.”
re: #113 Skip Intro
General Mills? Trump’s heard a lot of good things about him.
I hear he’s a cereal killer.
re: #104 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s gotta be some kind of record. Has any other President lost this many staff in two years?
Based on my quick wikipedia research: Bush and Obama had two Secretaries that left in the first two years; Clinton had 3. Nothing on the order of magnitude that Trump has had.
re: #117 Blind Frog Belly White
Heaven help the South when Sherman comes their way.
re: #122 KGxvi
Based on my quick wikipedia research: Bush and Obama had two Secretaries that left in the first two years; Clinton had 3. Nothing on the order of magnitude that Trump has had.
“…only the best people.”
re: #112 Blind Frog Belly White
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“The US has about 14k troops in Afghanistan, most of which are present as part of larger NATO-led mission to train, advise and assist Afghan forces. Any withdrawal would be complicated by the fact that the U.S. is part of NATO’s Resolute Support mission.” https://t.co/LXg9GIo3Jz
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) December 20, 2018
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
Polite way to exit the building when a deranged man is in control.
MATTIS resignation letter: “Because you have the right to have a secretary of defense whose views better align with yours….I believe it is right for me to step down from my position” pic.twitter.com/R09bWcxb0j
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) December 20, 2018
Now Mattis if he were to write a book, I think it would be the most interesting of any admin insider.
re: #118 wrenchwench
A second-hand U-Haul with a fancy new paint job at a downtown fight in small-town Oregon. Or something like that. First I’d seen of the slogan, ‘nazi is just the n-word for white men’.
Wow!! So someone was just casually driving around with that message on their vehicle. I’m not easily shocked but wow.
re: #129 Patricia Kayden
Wow!! So someone was just casually driving around with that message on their vehicle. I’m not easily shocked but wow.
I suspect it’s up near the panhandle of Idaho, which has a long history of white supremacists and neo-nazis.
. @MikeHillfl is critical of the decision to change the name of an Orlando-area school that honored General Robert E. Lee, whom he described as “a gentleman, a Christian, and a man of great valor who should be revered” — not “some racist.”https://t.co/SogqnzsOVp
— New Times Broward (@NewTimesBroward) December 20, 2018
This should settle the debate over Confederate statues, once and for all. If one black Republican said it’s not racist, then it’s not racist. *Sarcasm*
Putin warned that if the U.S. puts intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will be forced to take countermeasures. https://t.co/y8CrU7ewE3 pic.twitter.com/5d1wFxQDVQ
— KING 5 News (@KING5Seattle) December 20, 2018
re: #131 DodgerFan1988
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This should settle the debate over Confederate statues, once and for all. If one black Republican said it’s not racist, then it’s not racist. *Sarcasm*
Same reason “Redskins” isn’t racist - someone somewhere found one Native American who said he didn’t mind.
re: #131 DodgerFan1988
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This should settle the debate over Confederate statues, once and for all. If one black Republican said it’s not racist, then it’s not racist. *Sarcasm*
A Christian man of valor who put captured black union men into slavery. Fuck Lee. Stop venerating a traitor.
re: #120 Targetpractice
Translation: “You want a ‘yes man’ and I’m done being that guy.”
More fire than that.
“I believe in protecting our alliances and being clear-eyed about who’s our enemies, and you don’t. So I can’t serve your vision.” (paraphrase)
re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth
those employees include TSA, Border Patrol, ICE, law enforcement…
Meadows and the rest of his stupid Freedom Caucus dingbats are going to learn taking that kind of dismissive stance is going to cost them.
People are getting a real study into how much Republicans are nothing but assholes and they do not care about the little guys.
But go on Republican assholes…everyday more and more people are going to be forced to consider why they vote for you.
re: #135 HappyWarrior
A Christian man of valor who put captured black union men into slavery. Fuck Lee. Stop venerating a traitor.
“Lee personally opposed slavery. But he did so quietly, you’d never have noticed it, what with the ‘owning slaves’ and the ‘enslaving captured Northern blacks - including free people’.
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So, wait - we’re pulling out of Syria, maybe pulling out of Afghanistan, talking about pulling out of NATO, AND dramatically increasing defense spending.
For what?
From Mattis’ resignation letter, it looks like Trump’s impulsive snap decision to bail out of Syria without consulting anyone was the straw that broke the mad dog’s back.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
re: #140 Blind Frog Belly White
“Lee personally opposed slavery. But he did so quietly, you’d never have noticed it, what with the ‘owning slaves’ and the ‘enslaving captured Norther blacks - including free people’.
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Lee was a coward. George Thomas and Winfield Scott, both Virginia Union men are people who should be honored. So much of what popular conception of Lee comes from people who wanted to make him a warrior saint and ignore his bad qualities including as a general.
re: #141 Blind Frog Belly White
So, wait - we’re pulling out of Syria, maybe pulling out of Afghanistan, talking about pulling out of NATO, AND dramatically increasing defense spending.
For what?
For the graft of course.
re: #141 Blind Frog Belly White
So, wait - we’re pulling out of Syria, maybe pulling out of Afghanistan, talking about pulling out of NATO, AND dramatically increasing defense spending.
For what?
Mexico!//
re: #141 Blind Frog Belly White
So, wait - we’re pulling out of Syria, maybe pulling out of Afghanistan, talking about pulling out of NATO, AND dramatically increasing defense spending.
For what?
The Military-Industrial Complex doesn’t really care if the bombs get dropped, just that more of them get produced.
So now the troops will be available to build the wall. Ten dimensional chess, that’s what Trump’s playing.
We now go LIVE to the Trump Train pic.twitter.com/vMjWDh09LJ
— Very Legal & Very Cool Frank (@goddamnedfrank) December 20, 2018
Senior administration official tells me Mattis was “vehemently opposed” to Syria decision and possible Afghanistan troop withdrawal
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) December 20, 2018
we live in a golden age of heel vs. heel https://t.co/YU9aElt5s3
— Owen Ellickson (@onlxn) December 20, 2018
re: #141 Blind Frog Belly White
So, wait - we’re pulling out of Syria, maybe pulling out of Afghanistan, talking about pulling out of NATO, AND dramatically increasing defense spending.
For what?
the border, silly!
re: #143 HappyWarrior
Lee was a coward. George Thomas and Winfield Scott, both Virginia Union men are people who should be honored. So much of what popular conception of Lee comes from people who wanted to make him a warrior saint and ignore his bad qualities including as a general.
Everyone talks Lee up as some sort of brilliant strategist, but to be perfectly honest, much of his success was owed to the complete incompetence of his opponents. He made some ballsy plays on the field not because they were brilliant, but because he knew (or hoped) his opponent would be too preoccupied with his own plans to take advantage.
re: #151 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Everyone talks Lee up as some sort of brilliant strategist, but to be perfectly honest, much of his success was owed to the complete incompetence of his opponents. He made some ballsy plays on the field not because they were brilliant, but because he knew (or hoped) his opponent would be too preoccupied with his own plans to take advantage.
Longstreet is underrated but there’s a reason for that. The Lost Causers hated that he became a Republican, Catholic, & critical of Lee in his memoirs.
re: #150 Backwoods_Sleuth
the border, silly!
Seriously, I think it’s turning into just a bragging thing for Trump - “Look at my beeyooteeful Army! It’s OOZES Quality!”
Has anyone checked to see if the White House is still there, or has that resigned too?
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
re: #151 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Everyone talks Lee up as some sort of brilliant strategist, but to be perfectly honest, much of his success was owed to the complete incompetence of his opponents. He made some ballsy plays on the field not because they were brilliant, but because he knew (or hoped) his opponent would be too preoccupied with his own plans to take advantage.
Contrast with idiots has made many an average man look exceptional.
Lee wasn’t a bad general but he did benefit from having McCllelan as a foil for a long time. If you have Grant In 1861 through the first half of 1863, things are different.
I’m personally willing to fund a TrumpWall*, as soon as I can afford it.
* And if I’m feeling really generous, he won’t have to sleep standing up.
And if the Freeper response is anything to go by, while some wingnuts will have misgivings, the majority are gonna be thrilled because “He badmouthed havin’ troops on the border! And he let trannies into the military!”
re: #152 HappyWarrior
Longstreet is underrated but there’s a reason for that. The Lost Causers hated that he became a Republican, Catholic, & critical of Lee in his memoirs.
Longstreet’s critical existence failure at Gettysburg didn’t win him any fans, either.
This just in!
The roaches, rats and bedbugs fled the White House saying it was too contaminated for them to stay in!
re: #149 goddamnedfrank
As I mentioned yesterday, just up and leaving Syria is not a good strategy and is likely to make things worse. But I’m not sure that there’s anything Trump can or would do between now and January 2021 that wouldn’t make things worse, short of just kind of holding the status quo. And even that probably won’t accomplish much. I suspect things are going to get much worse before they get better.
re: #156 HappyWarrior
Lee wasn’t a bad general but he did benefit from having McCllelan as a foil for a long time. If you have Grant In 1861 through the first half of 1863, things are different.
Plus, you know, Lincoln took a while to figure out that he wasn’t such a bad strategist, himself.
re: #162 Blind Frog Belly White
Plus, you know, Lincoln took a while to figure out that he wasn’t such a bad strategist, himself.
Well, Lincoln was busy fighting all those vampires, so that’s to be excused.
re: #163 KGxvi
Well, Lincoln was busy fighting all those vampires, so that’s to be excused.
And he got a lot better once he was being played by Daniel Day Lewis.
The Trump administration sets out to accomplish what farm bill didn’t: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance. https://t.co/tNkS99lykq
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 20, 2018
The Trump administration’s proposal for stricter SNAP work requirements would hurt over 700,000 Americans. Congress already rejected harsher SNAP work requirements when we passed the #FarmBill. The Trump administration should not take food assistance away from those who need it. https://t.co/RtcIdXgewk
— Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) December 20, 2018
re: #165 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“Merry Christmas, my fellow Americans…unless you’re poor, then FUCK YOU!”
Oregon Zoo otter, known for slam dunking and self-pleasuring, dies at age 20 https://t.co/PJ2w5TpeOG pic.twitter.com/6TbTHq9o4z
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) December 20, 2018
This is the future liberals want. https://t.co/ON0jfMUNKW
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
Hey, what happened to Stephen Miller’s sprayed on hair wedge? pic.twitter.com/QJrywqDlWI
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
Defense secretary application/
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/3HgKJEGCFG
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) December 18, 2018
The US can control the entire E. Mediterranean via Greece (Souda Bay) and negotiate a British withdrawal from Cyprus that US troops would fill. American energy companies are operating all around the region and need additional security. No need for Syria. US troop lives matter!
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) December 20, 2018
#Syria is going to stabilize itself. Assad was never going anywhere. The countries in that part of the world prefer him and view him as the devil they know instead of the one they don’t (radical Islamists). As long as Russia and the US keep Iranian influence out, the US wins.
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) December 20, 2018
Instead of having US troops in #Syria where they can get killed, the president should negotiate a withdrawal of the British from #Cyprus and station American troops there in a friendly country where American companies are operating.I advised Trump team on this before Brits spied!
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) December 20, 2018
Winning
— George Papadopoulos (@GeorgePapa19) December 20, 2018
Sorry, George. Mulvaney will be the next Secretary of Defense.
re: #169 Charles Johnson
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re: #156 HappyWarrior
Lee wasn’t a bad general but he did benefit from having McCllelan as a foil for a long time. If you have Grant In 1861 through the first half of 1863, things are different.
Lee was a good general. He wasn’t a great general.
Sheesh. What a h*ckin’ trash fire this Stephen Miller interview is. The more you see of this reptile the more repellent he is.
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 20, 2018
re: #172 gocart mozart
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Thought you were a coffee boy George.
How did you get from house fire to wolves? I thought you were headed to firemen, or neighboring houses.
— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) December 20, 2018
When the house fire burns out, the GOP will be well cooked, and the circling wolves will eat them up good. The wolves are our friends.
— The Monkey’s Paw (@TheEdMix) December 20, 2018
Although you’ll find some deep brown hair
There ain’t no bears in there (cache, cache)
Not a single bear in there (cache, cache)https://t.co/Iwx6rOca1X— The Monkey’s Paw (@TheEdMix) December 20, 2018
and for the halibut
Hey folks! I’ve been head down at work all day. Anything new happening?
Where my swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic crew at?
— Schooley (@Rschooley) December 20, 2018
Maybe it’s just me but handing over a nuclear arsenal capable of destroying the planet to a doddering, ignorant, narcissistic criminal who has everything to lose if he leaves the White House seems like a bad idea
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) December 20, 2018
Blitzer is so fucking worthless as an interviewer.
The wheels are coming off the bus, except they’ve been coming off the bus for almost two years and the bus is still just grinding along the pavement propelled by the inertial force of Republicans not caring.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) December 20, 2018
Mrs. FBW has an annoying habit of saying pretty much exactly this, along with “Who is surprised by this?”
Mattis says Trump deserves a Secretary of Defense who agrees that the US should wreck our alliances, disrespect our friends, and turn a blind eye to authoritarians.
Trump’s highest-profile appointee is torching him on the way out. I’ve never seen anything like it.— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) December 20, 2018
re: #142 Charles Johnson
Mattis was fine with all the other dumbassery, idiocy, and undermining US national security.
This was the final straw.
Let’s put that in perspective. He was fine with the transgender ban. He was fine with Trump giving up leverage over North Korea and stopping joint exercises.
He was fine with Trump fucking around with our NATO allies and threatening that relationship. He refused to tell Trump that’s not how any of this works.
He was fine with all that. But this was the final straw?
Mattis is no hero for quitting now. He never was a hero - and that was evident from the moment he signed on for the Trump shitshow. He was fine with everything.
Why is Trump hurrying so quick to deliver for Putin?
In a matter of 72 hrs
-Russian base in Venezuela
-Deripaska companies sanctions lifted
-Mattis pushed out
-Troops being pulled from Syria
-Troops possibly being pulled from Afghanistan
We are in serious danger— Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) December 20, 2018
re: #187 jaunte
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re: #183 Charles Johnson
Blitzer is so fucking worthless as an interviewer.
Most of the media are worthless as interviewers, because they all crave access more than getting info public needs to make informed decisions.
re: #130 KGxvi
I suspect it’s up near the panhandle of Idaho, which has a long history of white supremacists and neo-nazis.
Nope. Willamette Valley. They’re everywhere. No longer afraid to show themselves.
Just read Gen. Mattis resignation letter. It makes it abundantly clear that we are headed towards a series of grave policy errors which will endanger our nation,damage our alliances & empower our adversaries. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/ztc0Yihccn
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 20, 2018
oops, pimf!
I hope we who have supported this administrations initiatives over the last two years can persuade the President to choose a different direction. But we must also fulfill our constitutional duty to conduct oversight over the policies of the executive branch. 2/2
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 20, 2018
re: #154 Charles Johnson
The WH is smoldering as it thinks this was the worst torch job by anyone to enter the place since the Brits did in 1814.
re: #192 Single-handed sailor
Rubio has all the passion and urgency of a used dish towel.
re: #186 lawhawk
Not that I think Mattis was a hero, but to be fair, he slow-walked the transgender ban, and spent a lot of effort on trying to keep allies reassured.
I suspect the reason this particular thing was the last straw was that it was so clearly not what Mattis believes is good for the country, and unlike the other things, it wouldn’t be possible for him to just not carry it out.
re: #191 Single-handed sailor
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yes it is
yes it is.
— Patricia Frankenberg (@Patrici70824831) December 20, 2018
re: #198 Targetpractice
What oversight, you useless fuck?
Rubio really is the master of trying to be profound while being profoundly useless.
re: #199 I Would Prefer Not To
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That’s not how it works but please tell us more how you understand the Constitution.
re: #198 Targetpractice
What oversight, you useless fuck?
Stern glances, maybe even strongly worded letters. Subpeonas of ex-government employees regarding cabinet officers from previous administrations. Slightly less ass-kissing in hearings involving current Administration officials.
I think his screwing around with the military and all of these troop withdrawals is what is going to turn the Republican Party against him. Military is still their thing (they think) and he’s being insane. This is their hill to die on.
My theory. We’ll see.
re: #203 BlueGrl21
I think his screwing around with the military and all of these troop withdrawals is what is going to turn the Republican Party against him. Military is still their thing (they think) and he’s being insane. This is their hill to die on.
My theory. We’ll see.
I think further shit like this might be enough for Senate Dems to convince their Repub colleagues that just the threat of voting to remove Donny from office will be enough to change his behavior, if not actually going through with it.
re: #203 BlueGrl21
I think his screwing around with the military and all of these troop withdrawals is what is going to turn the Republican Party against him. Military is still their thing (they think) and he’s being insane. This is their hill to die on.
My theory. We’ll see.
I could see them in a “My daughter! My ducats!” dilemma - “My country! My reelection!” - but remember, the GOP Caucus in the House lost mostly “moderates”, leaving the crazies in charge.
re: #142 Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson ✔
@Green_Footballs
From Mattis’ resignation letter, it looks like Trump’s impulsive snap decision to bail out of Syria without consulting anyone was the straw that broke the mad dog’s back.5:51 PM - Dec 20, 2018
I might be late with this comment, but Pelosi and Schumer are saying Mattis was also pissed about putting troops on the border for no good reason. And, I think the straw that may have finally broken Mattis’ back was Trump asking the military to build the wall. So it sounds like Mattis has just flat out had it with Trump.
re: #176 Blind Frog Belly White
Good ballhandling skills?
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No, no…. I’m a 5’7”/190# middle aged white guy who can dunk like Dr. J.
OT: I just got through resetting my iPad. I lost all of my TV shows and movies so I spent most of the day downloading them. After that amazon prime movies locked up and my system had well over 100 GB in it. I have no idea how that happened. I reset the iPad. So far it seems to be okay.
Some photo: Methane Bubbles Frozen in Lake Baikal
(I can’t think about what DT is doing to our country just today. I’d go nutz.)
re: #207 ObserverArt
I might be late with this comment, but Pelosi and Schumer are saying Mattis was also pissed about putting troops on the border for no good reason. And, I think the straw that may have finally broken Mattis’ back was Trump asking the military to build the wall. So it sounds like Mattis has just flat out had it with Trump.
Yeah, you’d ’ think…
But: the big question now is who’s going to replace the “Mad Dog”?
Is there a “madder dog”??
re: #192 Single-handed sailor
But we must also fulfill our constitutional duty to conduct oversight over the policies of the executive branch
Better late than never, comemierda.
We might all be fucked before Mueller has the chance to save us.
January 3 can NOT get here fast enough.
re: #214 Eclectic Cyborg
We might all be fucked before Mueller has the chance to save us.
January 3 can NOT get here fast enough.
The House can’t stop his appointments. It can make a stink, and investigate everything it can get its hands on. Not enough hands, I fear.
re: #141 Blind Frog Belly White
So, wait - we’re pulling out of Syria, maybe pulling out of Afghanistan, talking about pulling out of NATO, AND dramatically increasing defense spending.
For what?
Keeping brown children from claiming asylum, duh!
After that absurdly embarrassing spray-on hair debacle, it’s remarkable that he shows up on CNN with NO SIGN OF IT JUST A POLISHED DOME and nobody says anything about it. pic.twitter.com/FuKMC5TWGq
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) December 21, 2018
I had to steal the General Mills line and add a Captain Crunch. (Cap’n).
:D
re: #184 Blind Frog Belly White
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The Wheels on The Bus are coming OFF OFF OFF,
OFF OFF OFF
OFF OFF OFF
The Wheels on the Bus are coming OFF OFF OFF
All through DC.
Night Lizards. I came. I saw, I somewhat commented and now I leave. As always may the deity of your choice spiel down upon yours.
re: #85 KGxvi
That reminds me, I saw this the other day and now, very much want one:
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Except for the fact that I’m not into those kinds of cars, I would drive it here in the DFW area.