The Bob Cesca Podcast: The Island of Unfckable Toys

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Today’s program from our podcasting affiliate, The Bob Cesca Show:

The Island Of Unfuckable Toys — NSFW; Joe Biden is running for president; The Cocoon Campaigns; Biden’s greatest gaffes; Joe Biden and the Bankruptcy Bill; Elizabeth Warren owned the crowds in two town halls this week; What’s the deal with the pee tape; The White House continues to stonewall Congress; William Jeffress and executive privilege; Trump doesn’t understand SCOTUS; Mayor Pete and being smart; The Goth Ninjas Jody Hamilton and TRex David Ferguson are here; With music by ALEX and Megan McDuffee and Paul Melancon and the New Insecurities; and much more.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:13:07pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:24:30pm

re: #1 Backwoods_Sleuth

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What happens if they miss the deadline?

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Dave In Austin  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:25:42pm

re: #2 HappyWarrior

What happens if they miss the deadline?

That seems to be a thing doesn’t it? Fuck me if I did that shit.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:25:44pm

re: #2 HappyWarrior

What happens if they miss the deadline?

sternly worded letter to the judge?

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:25:53pm
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ThomasLite  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:27:15pm

re: #2 HappyWarrior

What happens if they miss the deadline?

On the bright side, this might just be the admin to actually see a cabinet secretary thrown in the slammer for contempt.
…Yeah, still not likely, but imagine the popcorn sales if that were to actually happen.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:30:05pm

Someday a young man or woman will sue the US government for being kidnapped by ICE in the asylum process and separated beyond reunion. I hope sovereign immunity fails the feds. Reparations will be due

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:32:49pm

re: #7 Unshaken Defiance

Someday a young man or woman will sue the US government for being kidnapped by ICE in the asylum process and separated beyond reunion. I hope sovereign immunity fails the feds. Reparations will be due

It will be yet another issue we’ll say never again to and another Trump will use similar rhetoric. We need to defeat Trump and Trumpism next Fall.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:33:18pm

re: #6 ThomasLite

On the bright side, this might just be the admin to actually see a cabinet secretary thrown in the slammer for contempt.
…Yeah, still not likely, but imagine the popcorn sales if that were to actually happen.

It’s just so disgraceful. I see my niece in everyone of those kids.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:37:27pm

re: #6 ThomasLite

On the bright side, this might just be the admin to actually see a cabinet secretary thrown in the slammer for contempt.
…Yeah, still not likely, but imagine the popcorn sales if that were to actually happen.

might start seeing some cabinet secretaries impeached

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:38:57pm

re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth

might start seeing some cabinet secretaries impeached

Need to start with Barr.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:41:18pm

and, while I am not a lawyer or a Constitutional expert, I think presidential pardons cannot be used in cases of impeachment.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:41:42pm

Fuck you, Jack.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:43:08pm

re: #13 The Vicious Babushka

Fuck you, Jack.

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Jack can go find enlightenment by sticking a gigantic spoon up his ass.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:44:41pm

re: #14 HappyWarrior

Jack can go find enlightenment by sticking a gigantic spoon up his ass.

A grapefruit spoon.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:45:30pm
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Archangelus  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:45:40pm

re: #14 HappyWarrior

Jack can go find enlightenment by sticking a gigantic spoon Thermite-laced rusty pitchfork up his ass.

Fixed

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TedStriker  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:47:00pm

re: #13 The Vicious Babushka

Fuck you, Jack.

Jack knows who butters his bread and I’m sure that Trump made sure that he knew it in their little meeting the other day in the WH.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:47:07pm

re: #13 The Vicious Babushka

Fuck you, Jack.

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Time for Ilhan to sue the ring out of JackASS’s nose!

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:47:12pm

re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Poor guy.

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TedStriker  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:47:42pm

re: #15 The Vicious Babushka

A grapefruit spoon.

That’s some cutting humor right there.

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The Vicious Babushka  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:48:40pm

OK I am out for the Final Days of Passover. See you on the other side of pizza, I mean Saturday night.

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ThomasLite  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:49:50pm

re: #10 Backwoods_Sleuth

might start seeing some cabinet secretaries impeached

Bad idea. Senate won’t go for it in the end anyway, and the next 18 or so months need to be about Trump’s corruption, Trump’s obstruction; Trump’s impeachment. Drag that out, every last Dem legislator humping any TV camera in sight with focused, repeated, concise reminders why the bastard needs to go - and then make any R senator who votes against bleed for it.

Yes, drag out the bloody Benghazi playbook already. It’s justified, and it’s way past due.

I know it’s popular to complain how media seems to go for R talking points a lot of the time but a lot of that is because they actually give the media something to run with. Time the D’s take a bloody hint already.

(and stop glorifying their own pet project or issue over the party line all the time. I get it, you’re more than one issue - that’s great! Now maybe focus on the elephant in the room for a bit, already…)

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ObserverArt  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:50:44pm

Jack at Twitter: I can’t tell the president what he can say on Twitter.

You could if you actually held to your supposed standards you wimp.

Hate speech and drumming up others to threaten a member of congress surely isn’t allowed by your standards is it? Then it should be no different for anyone using the service.

Big Baby Trump is going to have to learn “no” sometime. Why not teach him a lesson?

Or, is it because you know he can turn against you and hurt your business as he is a petty ass that will get revenge?

Yes, I think that might be it. Protect the money stream. Fuck doing the right thing.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:52:07pm

If anything happens to Ilhan, Asshole Jack is responsible.

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ObserverArt  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:53:29pm

re: #25 Joe Bacon 🌹

If anything happens to Ilhan, Asshole Jack is responsible.

After Trump.

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:54:25pm

re: #26 ObserverArt

After Trump.

Along with FNC for painting her as a terrorist.

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:56:01pm
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Dread Pirate Union AFL-CIO  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:58:35pm

Next gen sailboats can exceed 50 knots.

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Joe Bacon 🌹  Apr 25, 2019 • 4:59:07pm

re: #24 ObserverArt

Jack at Twitter: I can’t tell the president what he can say on Twitter.

You could if you actually held to your supposed standards you wimp.

Hate speech and drumming up others to threaten a member of congress surely isn’t allowed by your standards is it? Then it should be no different for anyone using the service.

Big Baby Trump is going to have to learn “no” sometime. Why not teach him a lesson?

Or, is it because you know he can turn against you and hurt your business as he is a petty ass that will get revenge?

Yes, I think that might be it. Protect the money stream. Fuck doing the right thing.

No, it’s because Jack loves kissing Trump’s ass because it’s good for his business…

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:03:14pm
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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:06:49pm

re: #31 Backwoods_Sleuth

Well, technically he is with the federal “Border Zone”

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gocart mozart  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:15:00pm
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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:21:27pm

re: #33 gocart mozart

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My American history professor in community college knew Foner. Great historian just like Kevin and my professor.

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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:39:04pm

MIssouri wine sounds inherently risky.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:44:02pm

Yaay got the new webcasting cam in today. Just a few more steps and regular webinars for jewelers will be a part of my job. Sure beats banging on doors selling. We hope to put out some crazy high end content for makers of complicated jewelry. Technology updates, metallurgy, business advice from experts.

Edit-You guys saw a test trying to get my DSLR up as a webcam through a black box. Meh, unreliable. So bought a dedicated web cam and already have a good Blu mic.

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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:44:33pm

EEK! Happening in the foothills west of Denver.

One person is reported dead.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:50:25pm

re: #37 teleskiguy

EEK! Happening in the foothills west of Denver.

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One person is reported dead.

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retired cynic  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:50:50pm

If you get a chance, listen to Fresh Air today with Terry Gross and Rosalyn Henderson (or some such name), who does research writing for WaPo, and who was one of the analysts for WaPo’s publication of the Mueller report. I learned lots! And she is a very clear speaker, that cuts right to the point. Worth the listen.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:52:46pm

re: #37 teleskiguy

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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:54:24pm

re: #39 retired cynic

If you get a chance, listen to Fresh Air today with Terry Gross and Rosalyn Henderson (or some such name), who does research writing for WaPo, and who was one of the analysts for WaPo’s publication of the Mueller report. I learned lots! And she is a very clear speaker, that cuts right to the point. Worth the listen.

Thanks for the tip!

npr.org

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gocart mozart  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:55:06pm
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retired cynic  Apr 25, 2019 • 5:58:43pm

re: #41 jaunte

Thanks for the tip!

npr.org

She pointed out things that she didn’t know before the report, and some of them were Big Deals!

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Dread Pirate Union AFL-CIO  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:01:19pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:03:39pm

re: #44 Dread Pirate Union AFL-CIO

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*smack*

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:04:25pm
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Charles Johnson  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:04:47pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:05:47pm

what could go wrong?

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:11:07pm

Anybody here horny for a $2500 Griswold toy waffle iron?

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TedStriker  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:12:59pm

re: #35 jaunte

News you can use: Missouri’s Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (not sure why I get their emails, but not complaining) warns that wine bottles from MO winery “Casa de Loco” have been exploding. Beware! pic.twitter.com

— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) April 26, 2019

MIssouri wine sounds inherently risky.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:13:33pm

re: #48 Backwoods_Sleuth

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what could go wrong?

James Watt apparently never left the Interior department. They must have found a place for him in some empty office.

Watt was Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior. He was ready to strip the national parks down to bedrock.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:14:04pm

re: #49 goddamnedfrank

I’ll pass, thanks.

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Charles Johnson  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:15:48pm
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goddamnedfrank  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:15:57pm

re: #35 jaunte

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Old Liberal  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:20:13pm

re: #51 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

James Watt apparently never left the Interior department. They must have found a place for him in some empty office.

Watt was Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior. He was ready to strip the national parks down to bedrock.

Super duper end times christian

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Charles Johnson  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:20:27pm
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Patricia Kayden  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:22:59pm

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HappyWarrior  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:23:10pm

re: #55 Old Liberal

Super duper end times christian

Dude thought The Beach Boys were too hardcore.

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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:23:26pm

This humor might be too meta?

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:25:55pm
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ObserverArt  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:26:37pm

re: #51 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

James Watt apparently never left the Interior department. They must have found a place for him in some empty office.

Watt was Reagan’s Secretary of the Interior. He was ready to strip the national parks down to bedrock.

He was a Christian fundementalist whack job too if I remember correctly.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:27:42pm

re: #59 teleskiguy

No more than say tracking the Russian spy plane over the US this week.
radarbox24.com

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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:27:51pm

re: #61 ObserverArt

He was a Christian fundementalist whack job too if I remember correctly.

They’re still following his guideline: “Use it all up, because the End is Nigh.”

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sagehen  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:28:13pm

re: #16 Backwoods_Sleuth

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wow. He’s so young for that sort of thing.

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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:31:27pm

re: #62 Unshaken Defiance

Is that what I’m looking at? The flight path of a Russian spy plane flying right over the United States heartland?

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gocart mozart  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:32:32pm

It’s just his opinion, I don’t think it is official policy.

Youtube Video

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:33:33pm
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Mike Lamb  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:36:01pm

re: #37 teleskiguy

EEK! Happening in the foothills west of Denver.

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One person is reported dead.

My office is a mile from there. It had just happened as I was driving home.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:38:20pm

re: #65 teleskiguy

Yes, open skies treaty aircraft. A spy plane that can fly anywhere to monitor our compliance with SALT etc. We can literally watch the Russian plane as it flies. For free it’s delayed I think, but if one pays the twelve bucks a month you can live track any plane short of certain military flights. We recently flew Ukraine at length watching the Russians.

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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:40:31pm

One of these is true.

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stpaulbear  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:57:16pm

re: #60 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

@thehill

President Trump: “I have been the most transparent president and administration in the history of our country by far.”

He’s only transparent in that everyone knows that he lies all the time about everything.

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TedStriker  Apr 25, 2019 • 6:59:47pm

re: #70 teleskiguy

One of these is true.

Five Jobs I’ve Had:
1. Tunnel salesperson
2. Vegetable oil factory foreman
3. Ryman Theater overnight security
4. Commercial diver for Chevron
5. Manure shoveler

— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) April 25, 2019

Hey, as a Nashvillian, I could see you perhaps having been an overnight guard at the Ryman Auditorium…

///

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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:00:03pm
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Cheechako  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:01:37pm

re: #70 teleskiguy

One of these is true.

That’s too easy…bull shit shoveler.

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wrenchwench  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:02:23pm

re: #49 goddamnedfrank

Anybody here horny for a $2500 Griswold toy waffle iron?

Me!

Can you eat the toy waffles you make with it?

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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:04:03pm

re: #74 Cheechako

That’s too easy…bull shit shoveler.

Heh! Ranch hand outside of Steamboat Springs. I shoveled a lot of shit. And threw hay bales. And worked with a lot of barbed wire. My favorite part of that job was I rode horses all the time.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:06:24pm

re: #55 Old Liberal

Super duper end times christian

Yeah, I remember that aspect of his tenure. He was also convicted of accepting bribes or some such thing, so Xian in name only, IMO.

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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:06:30pm

re: #72 TedStriker

I totally got the name of the venue wrong! Ryman Auditorium.

I have worked security for music events near here, mostly enforcing the alcohol perimeter.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:07:52pm

re: #58 HappyWarrior

Dude thought The Beach Boys were too hardcore.

Heh. I remember running into a preacher back in the early ’80s who wanted people to burn Olivia Newton-John records, because of “Let’s Get Physical.”

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Scottish Dragon  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:08:18pm

re: #47 Charles Johnson

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wrenchwench  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:12:32pm

I just learned that I live in the largest congressional district that isn’t its own state.

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Cheechako  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:13:21pm

Just noticed my page on the spread of measles has had over 11,000 views. The word is getting out.

I wonder what the page views record is.

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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:14:29pm

re: #79 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

Heh. I remember running into a preacher back in the early ’80s who wanted people to burn Olivia Newton-John records, because of “Let’s Get Physical.”

Makes you wonder what he was up to.

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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:17:06pm
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jaunte  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:17:50pm
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teleskiguy  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:22:15pm

Tulsa County

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:36:40pm

re: #83 jaunte

Makes you wonder what he was up to.

He was one of those “rock’n’roll” corrupts young minds guys, an itinerant preacher who would sweep into town with his rallying cry to burn sinful records and books. I had to cover it for the local paper. Now, I figure he was an itinerant preacher because this kind of BS can’t be done on a regular basis in a single location for very long.

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retired cynic  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:38:54pm

re: #53 Charles Johnson

Martin Longman has an interesting, and enthusiastic, take on Biden’s opening salvo with that glorious video. washingtonmonthly.com

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Belafon  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:46:38pm

re: #88 retired cynic

Martin Longman has an interesting, and enthusiastic, take on Biden’s opening salvo with that glorious video. washingtonmonthly.com

If nothing else, I agree with both of these paragraphs:

It wasn’t a cautious move. Calling the president a supporter of white supremacy, racism, and anti-Semitism isn’t a tepid opening to a campaign. It’s white-hot rhetoric coming from the white male establishment candidate with a reputation for bipartisanship and moderation. It’s social justice rhetoric coming from the supposed champion of the white working class.

I think it’s a fascinating approach.

He’s got a hill to climb to get anywhere near where I would support him, but I will take that fight.

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retired cynic  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:49:38pm

Another article I found of interest was this one: Joel Dodge, What Democrats Can Learn from Pete Buttigieg.

It’s not about Mayor Pete, really. It is about reclaiming some language, going back to FDR: freedom from want; freedom from fear.

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EPR-radar  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:49:59pm

re: #88 retired cynic

Martin Longman has an interesting, and enthusiastic, take on Biden’s opening salvo with that glorious video. washingtonmonthly.com

Biden focusing on white supremacy could be very useful, but it is one hell of a double edged strategy.

E.g., if he talks like Trump is some alien dropped into the Republican party, he’ll likely lose an important block of (D) primary voters because of wishy-washiness, but if he gets real about the long and racist road the GOP took to get to Trump, the media will crucify him and important idiot swing voters in the general will likely be lost.

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Belafon  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:50:45pm

re: #91 EPR-radar

Biden focusing on white supremacy could be very useful, but is one hell of a double edged strategy.

E.g., if he talks like Trump is some alien dropped into the Republican party, he’ll likely lose an important block of (D) primary voters because of wishy-washiness, but if he gets real about the long and racist road the GOP took to get to Trump, the media will crucify him and important idiot swing voters in the general will likely be lost.

And yet we can’t move on as a country if we don’t talk about it and why and how it got us here.

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TedStriker  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:51:47pm

re: #79 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

Heh. I remember running into a preacher back in the early ’80s who wanted people to burn Olivia Newton-John records, because of “Let’s Get Physical.”

re: #83 jaunte

Makes you wonder what he was up to.

Probably prepubescent boys.

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Dave In Austin  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:51:57pm

This is the most important Tweet you’ll see today. Trust me:

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Belafon  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:53:22pm

I’ve been looking at Endgame news, and I’ve discovered the most annoying movie reviewer trait ever. There are actually some reviewers that hate the mid and end credit scenes. “It just sets you up to want the next movie.” “The story doesn’t end.” Gaaaah!

Also, the really conservative guy at work is still trying to hate Brie Larson because she has been using her new popularity to push for causes she cares about. It’s sad and funny.

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EPR-radar  Apr 25, 2019 • 7:57:36pm

re: #92 Belafon

And yet we can’t move on as a country if we don’t talk about it and why and how it got us here.

Agreed. The fight has to be held, even if the outcome is way too uncertain.

Edited to add: That’s also why impeachment proceedings in the House are a must. The only concession I’ll make there to political reality is that the timing of sending the articles of impeachment over to the Senate for a vote can reasonably be poll and election-cycle driven

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EPR-radar  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:00:19pm

re: #95 Belafon

I’ve been looking at Endgame news, and I’ve discovered the most annoying movie reviewer trait ever. There are actually some reviewers that hate the mid and end credit scenes. “It just sets you up to want the next movie.” “The story doesn’t end.” Gaaaah!

Also, the really conservative guy at work is still trying to hate Brie Larson because she has been using her new popularity to push for causes she cares about. It’s sad and funny.

So what does this really conservative guy at work think about the Koch brothers using their obscene wealth to push for their Libertarian Hellscape vision of the US?

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Ace Rothstein  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:01:39pm

re: #94 Dave In Austin

Does he still have his job at Fox after that?

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Belafon  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:01:56pm

I just saw on youtube that George Clooney is producing, directing, and acting in a Hulu series based on Catch-22:
engadget.com

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Belafon  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:02:52pm

re: #97 EPR-radar

So what does this really conservative guy at work think about the Koch brothers using their obscene wealth to push for their Libertarian Hellscape vision of the US?

They’re conservative rich white men, with an emphasis on conservative rich white men.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:07:22pm

re: #94 Dave In Austin

Too bad the judge’s commentary will be washed away by the Trump boosterism every where else on Fox Nooz

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EPR-radar  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:09:36pm

re: #101 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

Too bad the judge’s commentary will be washed away by the Trump boosterism every where else on Fox Nooz

But Trump will hear about it and be pissed, so that’s one for the good guys.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:10:23pm

re: #102 EPR-radar

But Trump will hear about it and be pissed, so that’s one for the good guys.

We’ll soon see if he tweets about it.

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Unshaken Defiance  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:13:07pm

Music moment?
Phil Collins on drums. Got that Jaxx Fusion thing going

Iframe

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:14:42pm
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Ace Rothstein  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:16:18pm

#DerangedDonald

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retired cynic  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:17:12pm

re: #106 Ace Rothstein

omfg

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goddamnedfrank  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:21:06pm
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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:21:28pm

So, here’s my sitch job-wise now.

I have two offers, plus the option of just retiring on my SS benefits.

Job 1: continue at my present post, a known quantity, with a nice, free apartment, and two long vacations (winter and summer) plus shorter holidays in May and October. Likely, I will have a whole new teaching staff to manage next year, as all but one are leaving AFAIK now. My main assistant will remain if I remain. If we both go, well, that would be bad for everyone else.

Job 2: work in Shanghai for a college placement agency that matches Chinese high school students with American colleges, and shepherds them through the application process. Peak working time: July to December, with long days, including evenings and weekends. Off-season: teach prep classes, like SAT, TOEFL, etc. [This part is still a question mark.] Pay and benefits have yet to be offered, but a free apartment is not one of the bennies. I asked for a high enough salary to make it possible to find a decent place to live, but now I wonder if that pay would be for the whole year, or only during the peak months.

I’m leaning to stick with job 1. Though there are aspects of this job I don’t really care for, those long holidays are hard to beat. I’m still at heart a classroom teacher, too. But the Shanghai job might pay quite a bit more.

Waiting for salary offers from both of them now.

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:23:12pm

re: #106 Ace Rothstein

wtf?

Is he OD’ing on his adderall or something?

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Belafon  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:26:43pm
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KGxvi  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:27:59pm

re: #105 goddamnedfrank

Good on Minhaj. Sadly, as Rick Wilson often says: you can’t shake the shameless

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Ace Rothstein  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:28:13pm

re: #110 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

He’s the most annoying motherfucker that has ever lived.

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KGxvi  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:28:28pm

re: #108 goddamnedfrank

No. Just: no

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wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam  Apr 25, 2019 • 8:29:39pm

re: #111 Belafon

And this means what? We have nukes that no one is monitoring now?

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sagehen  Apr 25, 2019 • 9:10:11pm

re: #109 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

So, here’s my sitch job-wise now.

I have two offers, plus the option of just retiring on my SS benefits.

Job 1: continue at my present post, a known quantity, with a nice, free apartment, and two long vacations (winter and summer) plus shorter holidays in May and October. Likely, I will have a whole new teaching staff to manage next year, as all but one are leaving AFAIK now. My main assistant will remain if I remain. If we both go, well, that would be bad for everyone else.

Job 2: work in Shanghai for a college placement agency that matches Chinese high school students with American colleges, and shepherds them through the application process. Peak working time: July to December, with long days, including evenings and weekends. Off-season: teach prep classes, like SAT, TOEFL, etc. [This part is still a question mark.] Pay and benefits have yet to be offered, but a free apartment is not one of the bennies. I asked for a high enough salary to make it possible to find a decent place to live, but now I wonder if that pay would be for the whole year, or only during the peak months.

I’m leaning to stick with job 1. Though there are aspects of this job I don’t really care for, those long holidays are hard to beat. I’m still at heart a classroom teacher, too. But the Shanghai job might pay quite a bit more.

Waiting for salary offers from both of them now.

Not having to move is itself a nice benefit.

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I Would Prefer Not To  Apr 26, 2019 • 5:29:38am

re: #109 wheat-dogg, raker of forests, master of steam

So, here’s my sitch job-wise now.

I have two offers, plus the option of just retiring on my SS benefits.

Job 1: continue at my present post, a known quantity, with a nice, free apartment, and two long vacations (winter and summer) plus shorter holidays in May and October. Likely, I will have a whole new teaching staff to manage next year, as all but one are leaving AFAIK now. My main assistant will remain if I remain. If we both go, well, that would be bad for everyone else.

Job 2: work in Shanghai for a college placement agency that matches Chinese high school students with American colleges, and shepherds them through the application process. Peak working time: July to December, with long days, including evenings and weekends. Off-season: teach prep classes, like SAT, TOEFL, etc. [This part is still a question mark.] Pay and benefits have yet to be offered, but a free apartment is not one of the bennies. I asked for a high enough salary to make it possible to find a decent place to live, but now I wonder if that pay would be for the whole year, or only during the peak months.

I’m leaning to stick with job 1. Though there are aspects of this job I don’t really care for, those long holidays are hard to beat. I’m still at heart a classroom teacher, too. But the Shanghai job might pay quite a bit more.

Waiting for salary offers from both of them now.

One. Don’t stress yourself out, unless the $ is fantastic.


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