The President revealed way too much when announcing the details of the Special Forces raid that took out the ISIS leader. #Monologue #LSSC #Colbert
Thing is, even Never-Trumpers often say they’re fine with Trump’s policy ideas, just offended by his crass character. They’d be right there cheering for a president who implemented the exact same policies but wasn’t a buffoon.
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
Thing is, even Never-Trumpers often say they’re fine with Trump’s policy ideas, just offended by his crass character. They’d be right there cheering for a president who implemented the exact same policies but wasn’t a buffoon.
He minces no words and makes it blatantly clear how inhumane and corrupt they are.
Fun to think how many of the cackling fascists who are doing racisms, xenophobias, and slanderous conspiracy threads on an Army officer today once cheered the death of a website for showing Hulk Hogan being a literal naked racist
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) October 29, 2019
“#MeToo has gone too far,” they said.
Weinstein — out and about in NYC
Polanski — won at Venice Film Festival
Louis CK — on tour
Woody Allen — just released a movie
Andy Lack — still runs NBC
Noah Oppenheim — contract just renewed
Kavanaugh — on SCOTUS
Trump — President— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) October 29, 2019
re: #1 Charles Johnson
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— TedStriker (@talon_262) October 29, 2019
re: #4 teleskiguy
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re: #1 Charles Johnson
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100% right. And then they try to tell the left to make our candidates more favorable to them. In otherwords sacrifice our principles because they’re too chickenshit to admit that Trump is a fault and product of what many of them spread before 2016.
re: #7 HappyWarrior
100% right. And then they try to tell the left to make our candidates more favorable to them. In otherwords sacrifice our principles because they’re too chickenshit to admit that Trump is a fault and product of what many of them spread before 2016.
They will not cooperate with anyone from the Democratic Party as a matter of principle, especially if that person is a woman or a gay or a right-to-lifer or a “coastal elite” or breathes air…
Exclusive: Kushner says Trump’s “record of accomplishments is unimpeachable”
What a fucking little shit weasel. This entire family is disgusting.
The firefighter’s unions are acting like police unions. https://t.co/8LUw6KWxe0
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 29, 2019
Inmate wildland firefighters get paid $2/day and $1/hour.
re: #8 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
They will not cooperate with anyone from the Democratic Party as a matter of principle, especially if that person is a woman or a gay or a right-to-lifer or a “coastal elite” or breathes air…
I honestly had no idea Rick Wilson advised Chambliss when Cleland was called unpatriotic. I like that he hates Trump but fuck that guy
Latest fundraising appeal from @mattgaetz asks donors to “JOIN THE OFFICIAL PRESIDENT TRUMP DEFENSE FUND”*
* all proceeds go to Friends of Matt Gaetz pic.twitter.com/8XD2G6SzV3— Derek Willis (@derekwillis) October 29, 2019
These never Trumpers bullshit a good game, but they’ll never cross the aisle at the voting booth. They’ll still vote for him.
re: #15 GlutenFreeJesus
These never Trumpers bullshit a good game, but they’ll never cross the aisle at the voting booth. They’ll still vote for him.
They also refuse to acknowledge that Trump just didn’t come out of nowhere. I welcome their verbal condemnation of Trump but a lot of them are all talk, no game.
re: #1 Charles Johnson
Thing is, even Never-Trumpers often say they’re fine with Trump’s policy ideas, just offended by his crass character. They’d be right there cheering for a president who implemented the exact same policies but wasn’t a buffoon.
..more subtly, quietly and diabolically
re: #17 DangerMan (Neologizer of AssGate)
..more subtly, quietly and diabolically
That’s pretty much what Ted Cruz was.
re: #9 Dr. Matt
Exclusive: Kushner says Trump’s “record of accomplishments is unimpeachable”
What a fucking little shit weasel. This entire family is disgusting.
well that’s a metaphor and it’s true
he has none. ergo…
re: #10 teleskiguy
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you can fight fires for us
you cant work with us
re: #9 Dr. Matt
Exclusive: Kushner says Trump’s “record of accomplishments is unimpeachable”
What a fucking little shit weasel. This entire family is disgusting.
Says the product of double nepotism who hasn’t worked a honest day’s work or of school in his life.
re: #20 DangerMan (Neologizer of AssGate)
you can fight fires for us
you cant work with us
Reserving judgement on this one. Firefighting teams have to trust each other, or they die.
Dude is 51 years old, still innovating.
I was thinking about this flip-board-transfer thing for years and finally tried it last week, even creating a comically shaped landing board. The hardest part was aiming, and then leaning forward at the end. It was a brutal battle but I’ve already recovered thanks to @CannaHempX pic.twitter.com/q1AmEnUjQN
— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) October 29, 2019
I do think the smearing of Colonel Vindman is going to backfire big time though. His loyal cult will accept it but more people won’t.
Just a usual Friday night in McDonalds 😂😂pic.twitter.com/tWKFrHp66K
— CCTV IDIOTS (@cctv_idiots) October 29, 2019
Call me cynical, but I can’t help suspecting these tweets are actually written by a human being. https://t.co/v3HWc0H9O1
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
Not only is he a tool, he also had three screwdrivers on the way to work.#MattGaetzIsATool
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) October 29, 2019
If Fuckface Von Clownstick is impeached and removed, we end up with Mike “yes, mother” Pence, which one would think is more ideal with Republicans. And yet it seems many Republicans are going right along with this titanic shipwreck of an administration. I’m beginning to think rank-and-file Republicans actually *like* Fuckface’s style and substance, that they’re just as loathsome and fucked up as he his. Republicans, the party of shameless assholes who revel in other’s suffering.
The White House very quietly brought back the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology about a week ago, in case anyone else also heard nothing about this.
6/7 members are from industry, with one professor. #scipol https://t.co/m3rVYjW4o6— Jordan Harrod (@JordanBHarrod) October 29, 2019
re: #33 teleskiguy
If Fuckface Von Clownstick is impeached and removed, we end up with Mike “yes, mother” Pence, which one would think is more ideal with Republicans. And yet it seems many Republicans are going right along with this titanic shipwreck of an administration. I’m beginning to think rank-and-file Republicans actually *like* Fuckface’s style and substance, that they’re just as loathsome and fucked up as he his. Republicans, the party of shameless assholes who revel in other’s suffering.
Exactly. Trump won the 2016 GOP primary by being the worst asshole in that wretched hive of scum and villainy. It was never close.
The reason is that Trump is Wingnut God incarnate.
Because he invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union address, then pretended he had no idea who it was. #MattGaetzIsATool
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
Anyone who floats to the top of the Republican sewer has already said goodbye to their ethics and self-respect long ago.
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
re: #33 teleskiguy
If Fuckface Von Clownstick is impeached and removed, we end up with Mike “yes, mother” Pence, which one would think is more ideal with Republicans. And yet it seems many Republicans are going right along with this titanic shipwreck of an administration. I’m beginning to think rank-and-file Republicans actually *like* Fuckface’s style and substance, that they’re just as loathsome and fucked up as he his. Republicans, the party of shameless assholes who revel in other’s suffering.
I want to see Pence as the tie breaking vote in the Senate for the Trump impeachment trial…….please….
Buttdial says what?
Seriously, you’ve sold your soul to defend the most criminal occupant of the WH ever? And for what, so you too can get indicted for federal felonies arising from your conduct?
All you do is spew conspiracy theories to deflect from crimes Trumpworld did.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 29, 2019
re: #33 teleskiguy
If Fuckface Von Clownstick is impeached and removed, we end up with Mike “yes, mother” Pence, which one would think is more ideal with Republicans. And yet it seems many Republicans are going right along with this titanic shipwreck of an administration. I’m beginning to think rank-and-file Republicans actually *like* Fuckface’s style and substance, that they’re just as loathsome and fucked up as he his. Republicans, the party of shameless assholes who revel in other’s suffering.
They pretty much are. And you’re seeing a bunch of Senators, Representatives, etc. who are neck deep in the NRA corruption, connections to Rudy and buddies, etc. As the party that constantly wraps itself in the flag and playing uber-patriot it might well be that when the dam breaks their support goes with it and they’re in the wilderness for even longer than if they’d dumped Trump sooner.
And Pence doesn’t have the reality-show personality and following of Trump.
NEW: No refugees will be resettled in the US in October, leaving hundreds in limbo around the world: https://t.co/yCpvSUF3sI
— Priscilla Alvarez (@priscialva) October 29, 2019
re: #40 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
I want to see Pence as the tie breaking vote in the Senate for the Trump impeachment trial…….please….
It requires 2/3. He’s not a factor in that case.
Republicans outsourced Ukraine policy to a private lawyer being paid by Russian mobsters. An Army vet objected to their extortion racket. Republicans are calling him disloyal. https://t.co/GFmRZiVQEL
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) October 29, 2019
I served with Lt. Colonel Vindman in Moscow. Vindman is a patriot, who has served his country with honor and distinction, both on and off the battlefield. He was an absolutely first rate military attache at the embassy, one of the best on the team.
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) October 29, 2019
Vindman did everything by the book and they’re smearing him as a spy. Fuck them so hard.
re: #47 HappyWarrior
This is so fucked up.
Have the wingnuts broken out those left over Purple Heart Band-Aids that they wore during the Kerry campaign?
NEW: Jared Kushner, Tom Barrack and Rick Perry are representing the United States at a Saudi Arabian economic conference starting today. Each of them have entanglements with the country that raise significant ethical questions.https://t.co/bhiHwSY0oo
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 29, 2019
re: #50 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
Have the wingnuts broken out those left over Purple Heart Band-Aids that they wore during the Kerry campaign?
Oh give them time. I’m sure there’s some leftover at RNC HQ.
VERY LITTLE in this House resolution beyond what’s already in House Rules. Here’s what *already exists* in House rules, which allow staff questioning and rounds for the chair/ranking member that go longer than five minutes: pic.twitter.com/qFDG11sTuV
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) October 29, 2019
The GOP - we demand public hearings and right to call witnesses and subpoena.
Nancy: sure thing bub. Here’s how the GOP did it before, and here’s how we’re doing it now. Same practice.
GOP: wah wah that’s not fair, we don’t want secret testimony we want it in the open.
Nancy: it’s now in the open, for all to see the level of criminality in Trumpworld and the cacophony of caterwauling from GOPers who are complicit in the coverup.
GOP: this is a star chamber, and we need private hearings/secret testimony to get an honest reading of the testimony.
Nancy: Y’all are fucked, because we’ve got all the receipts.
re: #51 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
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re: #33 teleskiguy
If Fuckface Von Clownstick is impeached and removed, we end up with Mike “yes, mother” Pence, which one would think is more ideal with Republicans. And yet it seems many Republicans are going right along with this titanic shipwreck of an administration. I’m beginning to think rank-and-file Republicans actually *like* Fuckface’s style and substance, that they’re just as loathsome and fucked up as he his. Republicans, the party of shameless assholes who revel in other’s suffering.
Thanks to Putin’s expertise in media, and the willing help of American traitors, our enemies have identified loathsome and fucked up in the American body politic, mapped it, nurtured it, and weaponized it as a reliable voting bloc.
Buried in today’s U.S. economic data is this @BEA_News report: Manufacturing Is Now Smallest Share of U.S. Economy in 72 Years by @readephttps://t.co/KXgYmjXIjF
— Scott Lanman (@scottlanman) October 29, 2019
re: #53 lawhawk
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Nancy: sure thing bub. Here’s how the GOP did it before, and here’s how we’re doing it now. Same practice.
GOP: wah wah that’s not fair, we don’t want secret testimony we want it in the open.
Nancy: it’s now in the open, for all to see the level of criminality in Trumpworld and the cacophony of caterwauling from GOPers who are complicit in the coverup.
GOP: this is a star chamber, and we need private hearings/secret testimony to get an honest reading of the testimony.
Nancy: Y’all are fucked, because we’ve got all the receipts.
He’s going to take so many Republicans with him.
re: #56 Dread Pirate
It’s odd how bad Republicans are at dealing with that. /////
re: #58 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
We hope.
I really think so. Apparently it was 100 decimals when Trump got booed at the game Sunday night. I think Trump and anyone who is seen as enabling him will be in deep shit outside the bright red districts.
WATCH: GOP get up and walk away from the @VetAffairsDems markup.
By walking out, they are turning their backs on 2 MILLION women veterans whose lives would be ENHANCED by this legislation. SHAMEFUL. DISGUSTING & UNPATRIOTIC!💔pic.twitter.com/QxwSvQkHBU— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) October 29, 2019
Book Review:
The Long Shadow of the Welfare Queen.
When Ronald Reagan and his advisors wanted to undermine the very institution of social programs, he turned to a news story out of Chicago—the tale of one Linda Taylor, who’d bilked the government benefits system out of so much money she was dubbed the “welfare queen.”
The trope of the “welfare queen” is powerful, toxic, and stubbornly persistent. Cemented by Reagan in his campaign for the presidency, the idea helped to both racialize and poison the very idea of financial assistance for the poor, a rhetorical trick that rendered everyone who applied for Aid to Families With Dependent Children benefits suspect by association. Even Joe Biden came to deal in the imagery, advocating for reform legislation in 1988 in the Newark paper: “We are all too familiar with the stories of welfare mothers driving luxury cars and leading lifestyles that mirror the rich and famous,” he wrote. “Whether they are exaggerated or not, these stories underlie a broad social concern that the welfare system has broken down—that it only parcels out welfare checks and does nothing to help the poor find productive jobs.” The words still have enough juice in the American consciousness that there’s a GLOW character who performs in the ring as “Welfare Queen.”
It is beyond folklore, it is received wisdom, part of the mythos of conservative America. Taylor herself was a major criminal, involved in all kinds of shady stuff besides welfare scams but she has come to represent not her reprehensible self but an entire class of people. She served 3 years in prison, and died in 2002.
re: #61 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #62 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Book Review:
The Long Shadow of the Welfare Queen.It is beyond folklore, it is received wisdom, part of the mythos of conservative America. Taylor herself was a major criminal, involved in all kinds of shady stuff besides welfare scams but she has come to represent not her reprehensible self but an entire class of people. She served 3 years in prison, and died in 2002.
He used one grifter to smear millions of people on public assistance and it worked. It would be if one greedy businessman was used to totally demolish the principle of private business ownership. Reagan was ProtoTrump in so many ways more than any prominent elected national Republican before or after him.
re: #1 Charles Johnson
I’m hoping that Jennifer Rubin and Nichole Wallace don’t revert to defending whichever miscreant is the next Republican President. Trump isn’t the problem. He’s the symptom of a party which is not loyal to our country or the constitution.
Priorities.
If college athletes are going to make money off their likenesses while in school, their scholarships should be treated like income. I’ll be introducing legislation that subjects scholarships given to athletes who choose to “cash in” to income taxes. https://t.co/H7jXC0dNls
— Richard Burr (@SenatorBurr) October 29, 2019
re: #65 Patricia Kayden
I’m hoping that Jennifer Rubin and Nichole Wallace don’t revert to defending whichever miscreant is the next Republican President. Trump isn’t the problem. He’s the symptom of a party which is not loyal to our country or the constitution.
Some I trust more than others. The ones I take seriously actively criticize policy and self critique.
re: #66 teleskiguy
Priorities.
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Rich white men get tax cuts and regulations killed.
Black teenagers looking to be paid for their likeness and labor get legislation. https://t.co/0atTQnA7QB— William K. Wolfrum (@Wolfrum) October 29, 2019
WH given rights to cross-examine witneses, but resolution says, “If the President unlawfully refuses to cooperate with Congressional requests, the Chair shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the President” or counsel
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 29, 2019
Schiff is doing the right thing then. Republicans are disgusting.
GOP: What is that a picture of?
Me: Competence.
GOP: I don’t understand what you mean.
Me: I know. https://t.co/Jo0efFag52— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) October 29, 2019
It’s amusing (and sad) to see Never Trumpers act so outraged that their former party are smearing service members and vets. It’s like they have been asleep since the 90s.
Prager calls home “Honey, when was the last time we had sex?”
Prager’s wife: “Who is this?” https://t.co/tt50wudwZg— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 29, 2019
Gee, John Yoo wasn’t born in the United States, either. Sounds like a spy to me.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) October 29, 2019
re: #65 Patricia Kayden
I’m hoping that Jennifer Rubin and Nichole Wallace don’t revert to defending whichever miscreant is the next Republican President. Trump isn’t the problem. He’s the symptom of a party which is not loyal to our country or the constitution.
They will. No doubt. As well every other never trumper.
Republicanism is only failed by people not by the weight of its own bullshit.
Calling yourself a tool to own the libs. Sounds about right with this guy.
Wrecking democratic norms left and right. https://t.co/ii7ce3zafN— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) October 29, 2019
Rachel @maddow had the guts to criticize her MSNBC bosses on the air. Has any @CNN pundit done this? Because sure, what Duffy said was awful, but even more awful is that he was handed a lucrative contract by CNN in the first place. https://t.co/SdRDvKJHBp
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
re: #33 teleskiguy
If Fuckface Von Clownstick is impeached and removed, we end up with Mike “yes, mother” Pence, which one would think is more ideal with Republicans. And yet it seems many Republicans are going right along with this titanic shipwreck of an administration. I’m beginning to think rank-and-file Republicans actually *like* Fuckface’s style and substance, that they’re just as loathsome and fucked up as he his. Republicans, the party of shameless assholes who revel in other’s suffering.
AssGate
re: #79 Charles Johnson
Best description of CNN punditry you’ll ever see:
Exactly. It’s not even entertainment. It’s boring sycophantic propaganda from people no one likes. CNN isn’t hiring based on talent *or* popularity. Nobody at home is like “Yay, it’s Corey Lewandowski and Sean from The Real World!” CNN books people who will recite the party line.
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) October 29, 2019
Really important detail in here: impeachment hearings can open with up to 90 minutes of questioning by staff counsel (45 per side), before members get their turn. These hearings will look entirely different from the ones you are used to. https://t.co/AvIl3U3tHd
— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) October 29, 2019
Pelosi is not playing games here.
re: #49 HappyWarrior
Vindman did everything by the book and they’re smearing him as a spy. Fuck them so hard.
guy came to the US at like 5 years old
who ‘groomed’ him all those years to be a sleeper - or have divided loyalties? //
Got paw from the Giant Cat
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) pic.twitter.com/KpIr6ZGI9Q
— Giant Military Cats (@GiantCat9) October 29, 2019
This is a fair critique of the work of @GiantCat9, which I generally feel to be beyond reproach. https://t.co/wGstJXSVE2
— Katie Bo Williams (@KatieBoWill) October 29, 2019
— Giant Military Cats (@GiantCat9) October 29, 2019
re: #55 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Thanks to Putin’s expertise in media, and the willing help of American traitors, our enemies have identified loathsome and fucked up in the American body politic, mapped it, nurtured it, and weaponized it as a reliable voting bloc.
How soon until we need to coin an equivalent term to “quisling”?
I love the Ukrainian grandmother. Her body shows all the evidence of a life spent in hardship and toil, yet here she is taking the motherless Vindman twins to the seaside in New Jersey. Seriously, America: do you no longer believe in the power of these stories? https://t.co/Y4JLsNPaqu
— C. Stelzenmüller (@ConStelz) October 29, 2019
re: #66 teleskiguy
c’mon richard,
a scholarship is a scholarship and already has rules
the other money they make - based on likeness etc - would be likely be ordinary and subject to tax - there are already rules for that
there is NOTHING in the tax code that prevents anybody from receiving a nontaxable scholarship while also earning taxable income - as long as the scholarship qualifications allow for it
what a dolt
If college athletes are going to make money off their likenesses while in school, their scholarships should be treated like income. I’ll be introducing legislation that subjects scholarships given to athletes who choose to “cash in” to income taxes. https://t.co/H7jXC0dNls
— Richard Burr (@SenatorBurr) October 29, 2019
re: #90 DangerMan (Neologizer of AssGate)
Because of course you will.
GOP sees millionaires who are white guys and thinks - let’s give these guys even bigger tax breaks to let them keep even more of their money.
GOP sees student athletes who are often black - and decides, let’s tax them more harshly.
Priorities.— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 29, 2019
re: #84 makeitstop
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“‘you’ve got to let nature take her course”
re: #85 DangerMan (Neologizer of AssGate)
guy came to the US at like 5 years old
who ‘groomed’ him all those years to be a sleeper - or have divided loyalties? //
My Dad’s grandfather came to the US from Germany at the same age. He served on the ration board during WWII. It’s such an ugly slur.
re: #40 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
I want to see Pence as the tie breaking vote in the Senate for the Trump impeachment trial…….please….
Unfortunately, IIRC, at a Senate trial on on article of impeachment against a President (not sure about other federal officials), the Constitution specifies that the CJSCOTUS presides: so the VP has even less to do with the proceedings than usual. Except maybe polishing up his swearing-in speech….
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) October 29, 2019
re: #90 DangerMan (Neologizer of AssGate)
And North Carolina, North Carolina State, Duke and Appalachian State should be the first Division 1 athletes taxed on their scholarships, right Senator Burr??
re: #40 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
I want to see Pence as the tie breaking vote in the Senate for the Trump impeachment trial…….please….
Can’t happen because Roberts presides
re: #89 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
She reminds me of my own grandmother whose parents were from near the border Slovakia shares with Ukraine and Poland. I have a few distant cousins who came to the US considerably after my Great Grandfather so they still speak Rusyn and Slovak as their native language but they’re as proud to be Americans as someone like myself who is third generation with no visible trace of the immigrant in both my name and voice.
re: #96 gocart mozart
Why doesn’t he go after Trump for abuse of the Emoluments Clause? Funny how he is butt hurt that college students are getting compensated for the use of their images while ignoring the fact that billionaires abs corporations often don’t even pay taxes.
re: #101 Patricia Kayden
Why doesn’t he go after Trump for abuse of the Emoluments Clause? Funny how he is butt hurt that college students are getting compensated for the use of their images while ignoring the fact that billionaires abs corporations often don’t even pay taxes.
College kids angry at him bothers him less than Trump being mad at him and potentially getting him primaried. He’s a spineless weasel.
Vindman did some time at my alma mater: SUNY Binghamton
a hot bed of subversive activity SUNY-B was
re: #70 Backwoods_Sleuth
i’d have left out ‘unlawfully’..refuses to cooperate
i hope they dont let team trump cause delays by spending time arguing over what’s ‘lawful’
WH given rights to cross-examine witneses, but resolution says, “If the President unlawfully refuses to cooperate with Congressional requests, the Chair shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the President” or counsel
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 29, 2019
LEFT: Ukrainian born American hero shows off his medals.
RIGHT: Hungarian born American zero shows off his Nazi pin.
Which one do you think Trump and Fox News support? pic.twitter.com/xCnhykCbSB— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) October 29, 2019
well then, never mind…
AP Exclusive: Documents show that a wealthy Saudi tycoon sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for President Obama’s second inauguration with the assistance of a middleman. https://t.co/wlWh2Sjx03
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 29, 2019
Meanwhile anti-impeacher Tulsi Gabbard is letting her Troofer flag fly again.
Unless they don’t support him, then they’re “human scum.” https://t.co/oyeMjdBY1q
— Charlie Vogel, aka His Teleness the Charlie Lama (@teleskiguy) October 29, 2019
re: #82 Interesting Times
Best description of CNN punditry you’ll ever see:
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— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) October 29, 2019
You can’t beat some autumnal sun on the megalithic art at Knowth, the largest concentration in Western Europe. pic.twitter.com/kY9srjvLoT
— Dr Ciarán McDonnell (@DrCiaranMcDonn) October 29, 2019
Knowth is a Neolithic passage grave and an ancient monument of the World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne located 8.4 km west of Drogheda in Ireland’s valley of the River Boyne. It is the largest passage grave of the Brú na Bóinne complex. It consists of a large mound and 17 smaller satellite tombs.
The main mound is 5,000 years old.
she has her towel, which any cat knows is the most important item a Hitchhiker can carry.
— justa farmer (@justafarmer4) October 29, 2019
Your Daddy still has 1,500 kids separated from their parents. https://t.co/jGOPZ2FGwz
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) October 29, 2019
Incapable of reading 8 pages in 2 days — to own the libs.https://t.co/zyLweWqfBV
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) October 29, 2019
And there’s this: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman still carries shrapnel in his body from an IED attack while serving in Iraq, @jaketapper reporting. https://t.co/MIphXaSUI7
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 29, 2019
re: #117 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Does Mike Pence ever smile?
He ALWAYS seems to look like he’s pissed off about something.
re: #119 Eclectic Cyborg
Does Mike Pence ever smile?
He ALWAYS seems to look like he’s pissed off about something.
default expression for the anal retentive folks
re: #55 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Thanks to Putin’s expertise in media, and the willing help of American traitors, our enemies have identified loathsome and fucked up in the American body politic, mapped it, nurtured it, and weaponized it as a reliable voting bloc.
IMO Putin is merely taking advantage of the GOP’s party above country attitude. Without the total degeneration of the GOP into a mindless cult of savage morons, Russian attempts to influence US elections would be a joke.
re: #120 Backwoods_Sleuth
default expression for the anal retentive folks
Take 2: Default expression for people who are soulless and joyless.
thegreatpoolpondconversion - 191027 edition —————————->
re: #119 Eclectic Cyborg
Does Mike Pence ever smile?
He ALWAYS seems to look like he’s pissed off about something.
Mother keeps his wee wee locked in a cage.
re: #119 Eclectic Cyborg
Does Mike Pence ever smile?
He ALWAYS seems to look like he’s pissed off about something.
aside from his general personality, he’s VP to this asshat. what do you expect?
Give a Black person the money they’re due, and all of a sudden this Republican supports raising taxes. https://t.co/DHqJUPUPPz
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) October 29, 2019
Can we all take a moment to freak out over this cuteness overload?!
Fawkes is the newest avalanche rescue dog in training at Monarch Mountain ski area in #Colorado.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
📸 via @MonarchMountain pic.twitter.com/DX2uyfy20y— Matt Kroschel (@Matt_Kroschel) October 28, 2019
Incompetent. Every last one.
You mean her. https://t.co/nyyyFyvWtw
— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) October 29, 2019
re: #128 DodgerFan1988
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It’s never really been about taxes in general. It has always been about taxes on them and their owners. Only little people pay taxes.
re: #128 DodgerFan1988
Non-athletic scholarships have been taxable for a long time, so this could be a legit reform to the system.
But a racist Republican is proposing it as a ‘screw you’ vs. minorities. So this proposal should die in a fire, and its Republican sponsor needs to get fucked with rusty farm machinery.
re: #130 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Incompetent. Every last one.
Well given how much Trump knows about dogs. He probably thinks dogs are boys and cats are girls.
re: #134 HappyWarrior
Well given how much Trump knows about dogs. He probably thinks dogs are boys and cats are girls.
We know Trump is into grabbing MEOW! 😉
You always know it’s Halloween when the racist displays show up:
Michigan auto shop’s Halloween display that depicted a President Trump scarecrow holding former President Obama’s head by a rope sparks outcry and claims of racism. https://t.co/dkBMswzv86
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 29, 2019
re: #66 teleskiguy
Priorities.
It’s all about their revulsion at the thought of black athletes getting money - an offshoot of the core racism at the heart of the GOP.
Nothing sets off a conservative like seeing/hearing a black/latino person making money and enjoying a decent life. Redneck relatives would see the rappers on MTV cribs and you could fry bacon on their heads, they’re so furious.
In case you missed it, there’s going to be a General Election in the UK on December 12th.
In case you missed it…
Watch the moment the House of Commons voted by an overwhelming majority of 438 to 20 in favour of an election on 12 December 2019
Follow live #GE2019 reactions and analysis here: https://t.co/XAOsGaejrd pic.twitter.com/fuv1pTEQVS— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 29, 2019
re: #138 Alephnaught
In case you missed it, there’s going to be a General Election in the UK on December 12th.
Very interesting.
re: #132 EPR-radar
Non-athletic scholarships have been taxable for a long time, so this could be a legit reform to the system.
But a racist Republican is proposing it as a ‘screw you’ vs. minorities. So this proposal should die in a fire, and its Republican sponsor needs to get fucked with rusty farm machinery.
like i said above
there are already tax rules for scholarships.
there are already tax rules for other income (even though it may be new to the players)
the other (new) income is taxable
the scholarships are not if they’re structured that way
you qualify for a scholarship or you dont
if you do, your ability to earn income is based on the scholarship rules, not tax law
this has nothing to do with taxation and the income is not connected to each other taxwise
there is nothing new here
re: #137 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
It’s all about their revulsion at the thought of black athletes getting money - an offshoot of the core racism at the heart of the GOP.
Nothing sets off a conservative like seeing/hearing a black/latino person making money and enjoying a decent life. Redneck relatives would see the rappers on MTV cribs and you could fry bacon on their heads, they’re so furious.
And when black athletes have white girlfriends that’s when the MAGATS put on the bedsheets and hoods.
re: #136 The Pie Overlord!
You always know it’s Halloween when the racist displays show up:
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“It was a Halloween decoration that I guess went too far,” he told the newspaper.
Aw, shucks….
re: #134 HappyWarrior
Well given how much Trump knows about dogs. He probably thinks dogs are boys and cats are girls.
dogs are mouth breathers. cats are not
QED
re: #137 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
It’s all about their revulsion at the thought of black athletes getting money - an offshoot of the core racism at the heart of the GOP.
Nothing sets off a conservative like seeing/hearing a black/latino person making
moneymore money than them and enjoying a decent life. Redneck relatives would see the rappers on MTV cribs and you could fry bacon on their heads, they’re so furious.
re: #50 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
Have the wingnuts broken out those left over Purple Heart Band-Aids that they wore during the Kerry campaign?
Oh, how times change. When that happened I was infuriated and disgusted that they found it hilarious to mock wounded American soldier. I thought that had to be their low point.
And now, well, here we are…
re: #136 The Pie Overlord!
You always know it’s Halloween when the racist displays show up:
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Of course we now know what they really think there and can avoid the place. That’s a small positive to it.
This will hold me until Thursday.
Goodness gracious @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/r47AcZg92M
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 29, 2019
re: #145 DangerMan (Neologizer of AssGate)
more money than them
I found that some of my relatives, who are quite financially secure, would get bitter and angry when they talked about a Latino family who had moved to town, worked hard, bought a house, and then had the temerity to buy a shiny new truck to drive their family around in.
Just set them off. A minority in a shiny new car! They have to all tool around in rustbuckets with the mufflers dragging on the ground, or these asshats couldn’t feel good about their own cars, it seems.
Dunno what the fuck that pathology is all about. Over-reliance on vehicle ownership as the foundation of male ego?
re: #148 Mescalero09
This will hold me until Thursday.
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I love how Nicole added that Javanka didn’t pass the background checks.
The UK just decided they will hold a general election six weeks from now. We will have another seven weeks of campaigning after that before the first caucus. Sigh.
re: #142 Joe Bacon 🌹
And when black athletes have white girlfriends that’s when the MAGATS put on the bedsheets and hoods.
Yeah, back when the OJ Simpson trial was going on, that was a HUGE part of the whole circus. Since I covered that from start to finish, that was a constant topic of conversation.
And no, I will not repeat the questions I got from smalltown hammerheads.
re: #151 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The UK just decided they will hold a general election six weeks from now. We will have another seven weeks of campaigning after that before the first caucus. Sigh.
Does this involve a groundhog?
Someone told me it’s #NationalCatDay, so here’s a purrsonal greeting from some of the Merkley Team felines! Grateful to orgs and volunteers across OR and the country that work to protect and find homes for our furry friends.
More 📸 at: https://t.co/Z69Zjlq1uT pic.twitter.com/nQg0dq24Gj— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) October 29, 2019
re: #149 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
I found that some of my relatives, who are quite financially secure, would get bitter and angry when they talked about a Latino family who had moved to town, worked hard, bought a house, and then had the temerity to buy a shiny new truck to drive their family around in.
Just set them off. A minority in a shiny new car! They have to all tool around in rustbuckets with the mufflers dragging on the ground, or these asshats couldn’t feel good about their own cars, it seems.
Dunno what the fuck that pathology is all about. Over-reliance on vehicle ownership as the foundation of male ego?
And yet I imagine your relatives think nothing of the many properties Trump owns. What frustrates me about many people who insist the Dems abandoned the working class is that a lot of the working class got resentments to the fact that the Democratic Party began supporting programs that benefited all Americans not just white people. That was really the genesis of the silent majority. Civil unrest and Vietnam played a role but it was ultimately resentment due to LBJ to his credit unlike FDR who they and their parents/grandparents loved realizing that we needed a “Great Society” as opposed to a New Deal. Which is why ultimately while LBJ deserves all the criticism he gets over Vietnam, I much prefer his domestic legacy over FDR’s.
suddenly i am injured https://t.co/KOulgbeLlr
— WeRateDogs® (@dog_rates) October 28, 2019
I think Obama deserves some criticism for his “JV” comments (though that isn’t necessarily indicative that he was actually taking the threat lightly), but among my conservative “friends” on FB it’s an article of faith that Obama’s policies gave rise to ISIS.
The former CIA analyst who unsuccessfully tried to warn Bush about the rising insurgency threat posed by Zarqawi, who founded what would become ISIS. We’ll never know how many lives would have been saved, had he listened. If only we would listen now. https://t.co/ClRhp2gogX
— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) October 29, 2019
“The evidence we have already collected paints the picture of a President who abused his power by using multiple levers of gov to press a foreign country to interfere in the 2020 election.”
Trump called on Putin in 2016.
He knows he can’t legitimately win anything#LockHimUp https://t.co/fEAV1x1XyM— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) October 29, 2019
re: #157 Barefoot Grin
I think Obama deserves some criticism for his “JV” comments (though that isn’t necessarily indicative that he was actually taking the threat lightly), but among my conservative “friends” on FB it’s an article of faith that Obama’s policies gave rise to ISIS.
Certainly they were underestimated but if you blame Obama for that, you need to criticize Reagan’s guys for arming Saddam in the 80’s and definitely the Bush administration for turning to Iraq not even a year after the first troops landed in Afghanistan. And yeah it’s not as if Obama had done nothing about ISIS and was responsible for its rise.
re: #151 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The UK just decided they will hold a general election six weeks from now. We will have another seven weeks of campaigning after that before the first caucus. Sigh.
So is this likely to/going to kick the Brexit can past Jan. 1?
And the offshore-money reporting requirements?
The problem is the executive branch is only as powerful as the legislative branch can help it. The Republican majority in the House wasn’t interested in helping with Obama on anything.
George Papadopoulos is running for Katie Hill’s seat. https://t.co/89WaM8HxWD
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 29, 2019
re: #162 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
That actually helps us IMO. But agh.
Wonderful dog pic.twitter.com/WtIH5fwwbN
— Giant Military Cats (@GiantCat9) October 29, 2019
re: #159 HappyWarrior
Certainly they were underestimated but if you blame Obama for that, you need to criticize Reagan’s guys for arming Saddam in the 80’s and definitely the Bush administration for turning to Iraq not even a year after the first troops landed in Afghanistan. And yeah it’s not as if Obama had done nothing about ISIS and was responsible for its rise.
If you want to keep following that thread backward, Reagan armed Saddam because we had given weapons to the Iranians in exchange for hostages, and suddenly Iran was doing really well in the Gulf War.
So yeah, you can draw a thread back from ISIS to the Iraq Wars I and II, to us coddling Saddam because we were freaked about the mullahs in Iran because Reagan and his boys were afraid that Ronnie wouldn’t get re-elected if hostages were seized and he looked as weak as Carter did.
re: #160 Jay C
So is this likely to/going to kick the Brexit can past Jan. 1?
And the offshore-money reporting requirements?
I’m hoping it means Boris gets kicked to the curb.
Larry the No 10 Downing cat would very much appreciate that…
Oh boy:
This is sickening https://t.co/Lv46YwVbnX
— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) October 29, 2019
The real enemy isn’t the GOP, or its devotees.
The real enemy is Fox News, talk radio and the legions of freakazoids who brainwash a whole bunch of midwestern yokels and angry old retirees with made-up bulkshit.
re: #159 HappyWarrior
Certainly they were underestimated but if you blame Obama for that, you need to criticize Reagan’s guys for arming Saddam in the 80’s and definitely the Bush administration for turning to Iraq not even a year after the first troops landed in Afghanistan. And yeah it’s not as if Obama had done nothing about ISIS and was responsible for its rise.
Yep. In a lot of ways I feel like we are now doing collective penance for the sins of the Cheney-Bush administration especially. And then John Fucking Yoo shows up on TV to smear a patriot last night….
re: #165 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
If you want to keep following that thread backward, Reagan armed Saddam because we had given weapons to the Iranians in exchange for hostages, and suddenly Iran was doing really well in the Gulf War.
So yeah, you can draw a thread back from ISIS to the Iraq Wars I and II, to us coddling Saddam because we were freaked about the mullahs in Iran because Reagan and his boys were afraid that Ronnie wouldn’t get re-elected if hostages were seized and he looked as weak as Carter did.
As I’ve been saying, Reagan was ProtoTrump in many ways. An honest to God idiot. I won’t be surprised if there are attempts to revise Trump’s legacy the way Reagan’s has. Reagan got away with a lot more with the American people than Trump has though IMO.
re: #163 HappyWarrior
That actually helps us IMO. But agh.
Don’t California elections use the ‘jungle primary’
Everyone in a single pool, and the top two(?) go to a runoff if one didn’t top 50%?
Celebrating #NationalCatDay by strutting around with an air of superiority, so pretty much the same as every day…
(Photo @PoliticalPics) pic.twitter.com/PiM2V2RzzU— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) October 29, 2019
re: #168 Barefoot Grin
Yep. I a lot of ways I feel like we are now doing collective penance for the sins of the Cheney-Bush administration especially. And then John Fucking Yoo shows up on TV to smear a patriot last night….
Which is why I appreciate that W Bush shuts the hell up about policy these days. Maybe he knows deep down that he made big mistakes that he regrets. I honestly don’t know but the FP problems Obama faced were definitely byproducts of the stupidity of Iraq which is why it’s absolutely correct to call the invasion a great geopoltiical error.
re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth
Rich white men get tax cuts and regulations killed.
Black teenagers looking to be paid for their likeness and labor get legislation.
On the one hand, I can see the colleges setting that income off against the cost of their scholarship, but that fucker wants punitive legislation.
re: #160 Jay C
So is this likely to/going to kick the Brexit can past Jan. 1?
And the offshore-money reporting requirements?
The Brexit deadline was extended to January 31. The general election is scheduled for December 12. I guess they might be able to get Brexit done before the end of the year, but I don’t know.
re: #171 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Don’t California elections use the ‘jungle primary’
Everyone in a single pool, and the top two(?) go to a runoff if one didn’t top 50%?
I’m not sure TBH. No idea who else on the Republican side would run there and would Trump actively back Papa D?
re: #140 HappyWarrior
Very interesting.
I’ve just realised that means, given the way the results come in overnight, the shape of the next UK government will be determined on Friday the 13th…
re: #171 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
Don’t California elections use the ‘jungle primary’
Everyone in a single pool, and the top two(?) go to a runoff if one didn’t top 50%?
Yes. There was worry last year that in some swing congressional districts there were so many Democrats running that 2 Republicans would be the top vote getters, but it didn’t happen. There were districts in which both top vote getters were Democrats though.
re: #174 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
On the one hand, I can see the colleges setting that income off against the cost of their scholarship, but that fucker wants punitive legislation.
the colleges and NCAA will still make a shitload more money off them then the kids will make themselves.
To me, one of the benefits would be that the athletes would possibly defer going into the pro drafts before graduation.
re: #178 Alephnaught
I’ve just realised that means, given the way the results come in overnight, the shape of the next UK government will be determined on Friday the 13th…
Boo! Polls indicate the Conservatives are going to win, which means Boris Johnson will have successfully navigated Brexit into power, while the careers of Cameron and May were both destroyed by it.
We mashed up @BarackObama’s Bin Laden speech with @RealDonaldTrump’s al-Baghdadi speech, and the results are amazing pic.twitter.com/Z8yfxSYWLd
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) October 29, 2019
re: #181 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Boo! Polls indicate the Conservatives are going to win, which means Boris Johnson will have successfully navigated Brexit into power, while the careers of Cameron and May were both destroyed by it.
Lot can change though. Maybe Boris will make an ass out of himself on the campaign trail.
re: #183 HappyWarrior
Lot can change though. Maybe Boris will make an ass out of himself on the campaign trail.
I assume he is running in a safe district. If he wins his seat and the Conservatives win a majority nationally, he will be PM, presumably.
re: #183 HappyWarrior
Lot can change though. Maybe Boris will make an ass out of himself on the campaign trail.
well if nothing else, Boris has already turned making an ass out of himself into both an art AND a science.
re: #184 NO SMOCKING GUN!
I assume he is running in a safe district. If he wins his seat and the Conservatives win a majority nationally, he will be PM, presumably.
Oh I’m sure he’s fine but remember when he runs, he’s running for his party being in charge too.
re: #151 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The UK just decided they will hold a general election six weeks from now. We will have another seven weeks of campaigning after that before the first caucus. Sigh.
I have seen quite a lot of “Okay, let’s mobilise!” talk already from UK folx on the Twitters. This might not turn the way Boris is expecting. (The 2017 election didn’t turn out how the previous PM expected either. Theresa May thought the Conservative party had an overall majority in the bag, and look how that turned out.)
re: #186 HappyWarrior
Oh I’m sure he’s fine but remember when he runs, he’s running for his party being in charge too.
The problem is that Corbyn is very unpopular, so not a lot of people want Labour to win and make him PM.
re: #186 HappyWarrior
Oh I’m sure he’s fine but remember when he runs, he’s running for his party being in charge too.
Boris is getting booed everywhere he goes these days.
The shine has worn off.
I used to read her defense/natsec related stuff pretty regularly.
Interacted with her on occasion via twitter.
Then she took a job with Breitbart. Couldn’t bring myself to give them the clicks. Then her twitter acccount even started going ‘full Breitbart’ and I dumped from my twitter lists
Ah, look who it is. pic.twitter.com/5baOiDhh9s
— Michael Stahlke (@MichaelStahlke) October 29, 2019
re: #188 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The problem is that Corbyn is very unpopular, so not a lot of people want Labour to win and make him PM.
think of it as trump v bernie.
that’s pretty much it.
and there is no guarantee that Jeremy will win his own constituency.
People are pissed.
re: #188 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The problem is that Corbyn is very unpopular, so not a lot of people want Labour to win and make him PM.
Are there no decent politicians left in all of Britain?
re: #189 Backwoods_Sleuth
Boris is getting booed everywhere he goes these days.
The shine has worn off.
Thing is, the Conservatives and their allies can win a majority of the seats with only a plurality of the votes because the UK uses single member districts just like we do, and several parties to split the non-Tory vote. With Boris delivering Brexit, the Tories shouldn’t lose many votes to the Brexit Party.
re: #190 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀
irony is when people who have not served decide to snark about those who have served.
re: #188 NO SMOCKING GUN!
The problem is that Corbyn is very unpopular, so not a lot of people want Labour to win and make him PM.
I can accept that Corbyn’s not popular. I, personally, feel he comes across like some geography teacher that’s somehow become leader of the Labour party. However, the 2017 election results showed that he’s clearly more popular that he’s generally given credit for, so I wouldn’t write him off.
re: #194 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Thing is, the Conservatives and their allies can win a majority of the seats with only a plurality of the votes because the UK uses single member districts just like we do, and several parties to split the non-Tory vote. With Boris delivering Brexit, the Tories shouldn’t lose many votes to the Brexit Party.
thing is they can win a majority does not equal that they will.
Oh, and I did not realize that Boris literally delivered Brexit…
I LOLed to keep from weeping. https://t.co/1fyefwCSVr
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
re: #195 Backwoods_Sleuth
irony is when people who have not served decide to snark about those who have served.
Not to mention that active duty military personnel are required to wear their dress uniforms when testifying to Congress
re: #193 Eclectic Cyborg
Are there no decent politicians left in all of Britain?
they killed Jo Cox.
kinda put a damper on things after that.
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
thing is they can win a majority does not equal that they will.
Oh, and I did not realize that Boris literally delivered Brexit…
Not literally, but he’s got a deal and the legislation is advancing through Parliament.
re: #199 Charles Johnson
I miss having an actual President.
re: #202 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Not literally, but he’s got a deal and the legislation is advancing through Parliament.
delaying is not delivering
Someone in the UK is a ditch missing its messy haired idiot.
re: #204 Backwoods_Sleuth
delaying is not delivering
Well if Parliament passes the legislation, then Brexit will be pretty much a done deal, unless the voters elect a Remain Parliament to repeal it.
What’s fascinating about this tweet is @tedcruz basically makes my point - the GOP can’t handle the idea that thousands of everyday Americans would boo Trump. So they need to attack, malign and make the other Nationals fans instead. That’s why we need to protest Trump everywhere https://t.co/6IQIcsGvQa
— Neera Tanden (@neeratanden) October 29, 2019
re: #206 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Boris delivering Brexit would be leaving on October 31 deal or no deal.
That did not happen.
Boris had no deal, not even promising to be dead in a ditch if the UK did not leave on October 31.
re: #109 Backwoods_Sleuth
well then, never mind…
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re: #194 NO SMOCKING GUN!
Thing is, the Conservatives and their allies can win a majority of the seats with only a plurality of the votes because the UK uses single member districts just like we do, and several parties to split the non-Tory vote. With Boris delivering Brexit, the Tories shouldn’t lose many votes to the Brexit Party.
There is two caveats to that line of argument. One is that the Conservative party are going to lose seats in this election precisely because of the single member districts you mention. They’re definitely going to take a beating in Scotland, (Which voted 2/3 remain) for example. Granted, they’ve not got many seats in Scotland, but given the precarious position they’re already in, and with their coalition partners the DUP being antagonistic about the customs arrangement, there’s not much wiggle room, so these few seats are actually quite important.
Secondly, the line that the Conservatives have taken against the Brexit party about “Let’s Get Brexit Done!!!11!!ELEVENTY11!! And ONLY WE CAN DELIVER IT!!!11!! etc” has obviously taken a dent given that the UK is clearly not leaving the EU on Thursday October 31st as previously promised by Boris, and you can bet Nigel Farage will gleefully run with this in his desperate attempt to finally become an MP after a couple of decades of trying and failing. (And if he doesn’t, questions will be raised…)
some local notes about the Kentucky governor’s race.
Normally my county (such a hotbed of disenchanted Whigs who are now Republicans) is absolutely buried in campaign signs.
Little yard signs, large road signs, yada yada yada, EVERYWHERE.
Except now.
I counted four little yard signs for Bevin when I was out and about today.
FOUR.
When there would normally be dozens and dozens.
Two for Beshear, but those were in the two usual Dem yards. I would have been disappointed if those yards were empty, but they did not disappoint.
In 1945, Salty, the mascot at Air Station San Diego, became the first cat to take part in a rescue mission when she stowed away with her kittens on an amphibious reconnaissance plane just before it took off to rescue a pilot who had gone down at sea. #NationalCatDay #SARcat pic.twitter.com/a6S6WAXyPc
— U.S. Coast Guard (@USCG) October 29, 2019
Goodness gracious @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/r47AcZg92M
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 29, 2019
re: #138 Alephnaught
In case you missed it, there’s going to be a General Election in the UK on December 12th.
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Are they going to have another Brexit referendum? Because without that elections are pointless.
World Nut Daily is breathlessly alarmed over this:
Thousands of witches to cast massive spell on Trump and his supporters
The practice has taken place monthly since Trump’s inauguration, notes Michael Snyder on his End of the American Dream blog, but with Halloween approaching and an impeachment inquiry underway, it’s getting renewed media attention.
Well, good luck with that. Maybe this time is the, uh, charm.
Btw, their illustrative witch looks like a younger Melania:
re: #133 GlutenFreeJesus
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If churches are going to act like political entities they should pay taxes.
re: #207 Patricia Kayden
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Those are the people that live in our capital city and call it home but please attack them some more Ted. My old philosophy teacher was among them and he’s not worth as much as you or Trump but he’s a better American than either you will ever be.
re: #136 The Pie Overlord!
You always know it’s Halloween when the racist displays show up:
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In a cage match, my money would be on Obama all the way.
re: #214 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Are they going to have another Brexit referendum? Because without that elections are pointless.
I suspect that this will be a Brexit referendum based on WHO gets elected in each constituency.
Think pro-Brexit candidate loses is equivalent to a Trump-supporting incumbent losing.
Don’t need Brexit or Trump on the ballot to understand the voters’ opinion in either case.
and in the case of Brexit, should a majority of pro-Brexit incumbents lose, well there we have it.
Not a pointless election at all.
re: #149 Khal Wimpo (the extinguisher of tiki torches)
I found that some of my relatives, who are quite financially secure, would get bitter and angry when they talked about a Latino family who had moved to town, worked hard, bought a house, and then had the temerity to buy a shiny new truck to drive their family around in.
Just set them off. A minority in a shiny new car! They have to all tool around in rustbuckets with the mufflers dragging on the ground, or these asshats couldn’t feel good about their own cars, it seems.
Dunno what the fuck that pathology is all about. Over-reliance on vehicle ownership as the foundation of male ego?
i always figured anyone who could afford to live in any neighborhood that i could deserved to be there as much as i did - no less no more
re: #215 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
World Nut Daily is breathlessly alarmed over this:
Thousands of witches to cast massive spell on Trump and his supportersWell, good luck with that. Maybe this time is the, uh, charm.
Btw, their illustrative witch looks like a younger Melania:
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I kind of think it looks like a young Avril Lavigne.
re: #154 Backwoods_Sleuth
my favorite birthday card:
Have a cat birthday
do whatever the fuck you want
Someone told me it’s #NationalCatDay, so here’s a purrsonal greeting from some of the Merkley Team felines! Grateful to orgs and volunteers across OR and the country that work to protect and find homes for our furry friends.
More 📸 at: https://t.co/Z69Zjlq1uT pic.twitter.com/nQg0dq24Gj— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) October 29, 2019
re: #174 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
On the one hand, I can see the colleges setting that income off against the cost of their scholarship, but that fucker wants punitive legislation.
that’s the point - its between the sponsor of the scholarship and the applicant
it’s got nothing to do with the government or taxes
re: #215 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
World Nut Daily is breathlessly alarmed over this:
Thousands of witches to cast massive spell on Trump and his supportersWell, good luck with that. Maybe this time is the, uh, charm.
Btw, their illustrative witch looks like a younger Melania:
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If only.
Every time some Trumper mindlessly repeats the “draining the swamp” gimmick we need to counter-program them.
Such as this recent example:
It’s on tape: Billing himself as one of President Trump’s top fundraisers, Michael Hodges told fellow payday lenders recently that industry contributions to the president’s reelection campaign could be leveraged to gain access to the Trump administration. https://t.co/W1pPp4EOEt
— Renae Merle (@renaemerle) October 29, 2019
What I love about this is that Nicole Wallace pauses for emphasis and then slows down to clearly articulate so there is no mistaking what she said.
Her entire demeanor is “yes, I just called you chickenshit on TV and it was perfectly justified thank you very much. NEXT.” https://t.co/mCxErQGZUd— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) October 29, 2019
Another notable no vote on both Turkey sanctions and Armenian genocide recognition is Greg Pence, brother of the Veep https://t.co/6SeH9CaoZg
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) October 29, 2019
#Lavrov: any illegal exploitation of the natural resources of a sovereign state without its consent is illegal. We insist on this. Our #US🇺🇸 colleagues are well aware of our position, and we will defend it
▶️ https://t.co/4ETLNBNzwU #Syria🇸🇾 pic.twitter.com/4T7YStfg8M— Russia in USA 🇷🇺 (@RusEmbUSA) October 29, 2019
re: #215 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
World Nut Daily is breathlessly alarmed over this:
Thousands of witches to cast massive spell on Trump and his supportersWell, good luck with that. Maybe this time is the, uh, charm.
Btw, their illustrative witch looks like a younger Melania:
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And there were evangelical christians praying for Obama’s death. What exactly is the difference?
re: #230 Eventual Carrion
And there were evangelical christians praying for Obama’s death. What exactly is the difference?
It’s okay if Christians do it for Obama.
thread:
I kept thinking there would be a “good time” to announce this, but that “good time” never came. So here goes: Last week, I gave my two-weeks notice at Deadspin.
— Diana Moskovitz (@DianaMoskovitz) October 29, 2019
re: #226 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Every time some Trumper mindlessly repeats the “draining the swamp” gimmick we need to counter-program them.
Such as this recent example:
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I thought pay-to-play was terrible.
We apologize for not having a better photo because we’re not at the shelter, but this cat is named “Lord of the Floor” and we couldn’t wait to share him with you. We have no idea why he’s named that but we love him. pic.twitter.com/x2WD5wlEOY
— Nebrask-AHHH Hu-BRAAAINS Cats (@NHSCats) October 29, 2019
so sad for this cat that Anymouse flounced…might have been a good match.
re: #215 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
World Nut Daily is breathlessly alarmed over this:
Thousands of witches to cast massive spell on Trump and his supportersWell, good luck with that. Maybe this time is the, uh, charm.
Btw, their illustrative witch looks like a younger Melania:
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Looking at His Toadliness, I’d say it’s working.
Who is the most horrible Trump spawn? Junior is too obviously dumb and desperate. I say Ivanka.
I challenge any Trump to name any other album by any artist. https://t.co/OVMeXPVimV
— Cody Johnston (@drmistercody) October 29, 2019
re: #226 Love-Child of Cassandra and Sisyphus
Every time some Trumper mindlessly repeats the “draining the swamp” gimmick we need to counter-program them.
Such as this recent example:
They are the fucking swamp. A great and dismal one.
re: #234 Backwoods_Sleuth
so sad for this cat that Anymouse flounced…might have been a good match.
Wait, he what?
re: #236 The Pie Overlord!
Who is the most horrible Trump spawn? Junior is too obviously dumb and desperate. I say Ivanka.
The correct order is
Ivanka
Don Jr
Eric
——————————————————————————-
Tiffany
Barron
re: #238 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Wait, he what?
Not sure if it was official but his last storm out the door had that feeling.
re: #238 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Wait, he what?
Yeah I thought he was just temporarily leaving. I had some disagreements with him but just that. Nothing against him as a person.
re: #238 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.
Wait, he what?
yeah, it was an argument that escalated and then Bob’s yer uncle.
he flounced when goddamnedfrank had had enough and called him an asshole.
re: #240 William Lewis
Not sure if it was official but his last storm out the door had that feeling.
well, he ain’t been back since and it’s been a while.
A couple of people have even been begging him to come back for the night shift, but he’s apparently happy hanging out at that other website.
The Trump administration wants to dictate how and where global auto companies make cars and parts to get duty-free treatment under the new Nafta https://t.co/noa96jneDZ
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) October 29, 2019
re: #242 Backwoods_Sleuth
yeah, it was an argument that escalated and then Bob’s yer uncle.
he flounced when goddamnedfrank had had enough and called him an asshole.
I mean he could be tough to discuss issues with at times but he really seemed to have a hard time understanding that people could have different perspectives on him than stuff. Religion is a good example of that. I don’t consider myself religious but I do think AM was at times way too eager to broadbrush all Christians in a way he would rightfully be upset if it was done against atheists or any type of Non-Christian. I also thought he felt because being a relative luddite worked for him than everyone could. I understand that I have disagreements with some of y’all about FB and its use but it’s just that. Lawhawk is a Yankees fan and I forgive him for that haha.
re: #243 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, he ain’t been back since and it’s been a while.
A couple of people have even been begging him to come back for the night shift, but he’s apparently happy hanging out at that other website.
Other website huh.
re: #242 Backwoods_Sleuth
yeah, it was an argument that escalated and then Bob’s yer uncle.
he flounced when goddamnedfrank had had enough and called him an asshole.
Ugh. I never really had a problem with him, kinda liked him actually. But, everybody’s got their line in the sand, and it sucks that he crossed his.
re: #234 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #245 HappyWarrior
it isn’t even just the extreme anti-Christian (I won’t call it anti-religion because it’s only Christians he goes after). It’s just anything.
goddamnedfrank commented about something (I don’t even remember what it was). mouse came back with both barrels of disagreement.
there was another back and forth.mouse doubled down.
frank called him an asshole.
serious offense was taken, pearls were clutched, and a flounce ensued (and it was indeed worded exactly as a flounce…I would look it up but I don’t want to bother with it right now).
at least that’s my tainted memory of the events because I’ve slept a lot since then.
re: #246 HappyWarrior
Other website huh.
wonkette, which he also always liked better…
(guess the media reference!)
re: #234 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #243 Backwoods_Sleuth
well, he ain’t been back since and it’s been a while.
A couple of people have even been begging him to come back for the night shift, but he’s apparently happy hanging out at that other website.
I wish he’d come back, but honestly I don’t read a lot of serial posts from anyone. Posting at night meant that there were only a couple of other folks here, and that meant that when we awoke we’d find 20-30 posts to sort through from a single lizard. I might have missed some good stuff. Kind of a hazard of his lifestyle that lines up better with our European contributors.
re: #250 Backwoods_Sleuth
it isn’t even just the extreme anti-Christian (I won’t call it anti-religion because it’s only Christians he goes after). It’s just anything.
goddamnedfrank commented about something (I don’t even remember what it was). mouse came back with both barrels of disagreement.
there was another back and forth.mouse doubled down.
frank called him an asshole.serious offense was taken, pearls were clutched, and a flounce ensued (and it was indeed worded exactly as a flounce…I would look it up but I don’t want to bother with it right now).
at least that’s my tainted memory of the events because I’ve slept a lot since then.
Oh I know, I was just naming the Christianity stuff as an example. I wasn’t there that night so I won’t take sides but GDF has been here longer than I have and he’s a reasonable gude.
‘Make this right’ — A bipartisan bill could save thousands of miners from losing their pensions, but Mitch McConnell is standing in the way pic.twitter.com/5wryJj9d36
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 28, 2019
re: #257 Dread Pirate
Kentucky miners need to learn that Trump and McConnell and Bevin don’t give two fucks about them.
happy nightmares!
Promachoteuthis sulcus is a strange creature with human-like teeth. pic.twitter.com/yYzapridow
— A Book of Rather Strange Animals (@StrangeAnimaIs) September 10, 2019
re: #258 HappyWarrior
Kentucky miners need to learn that Trump and McConnell and Bevin don’t give two fucks about them.
It’s old news and the miners know
re: #260 Backwoods_Sleuth
It’s old news and the miners know
I hope the votes bear fruit to that BWS. You know how sentimental I am about the miners. Both my mom’s grandfathers were UMWA members and immigrants too.
re: #256 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
happy nightmares!
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re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
happy nightmares!
Nope, not going SCUBA diving. That thing looks like something out of a sci-fi movie.
re: #259 Backwoods_Sleuth
happy nightmares!
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“I can give you head; I’m just like a vagina!”
re: #239 HappyWarrior
Ivanka by far. She hide behind a facade, but she is EXACTLY like her father.
Pretty remarkable that Trump hasn’t yet lashed out at someone over his humiliation at Nats Park. Apparently stung him so badly he doesn’t even want to counter-attack, or play victim, or any of his other usual BS, which is rare.
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
Of course you could make the argument that everything Trump does is basically lashing out. Mostly at daddy.
— Charles Johnson’s Red Right Hand (@Green_Footballs) October 29, 2019
re: #266 plansbandc
Ivanka by far. She hide behind a facade, but she is EXACTLY like her father.
Yep. It’s how she makes herself out to be the Trump with a social conscience bit. She wants to take all the credit for things that aren’t totally a cluster but she wants to act like she’s got nothing to do with the worst Trump impulses like backing out of the Paris Accords or the fact that recently the US was one of the few countries on the UN Human Rights Council to oppose a condemnation on homosexuality being a capital offense in a few countries. She hides who she really is which is yes her Dad.
re: #262 BeachDem
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re: #267 Charles Johnson
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No, it was so humiliating that he has just blanked it out.
It has been erased from his memory.
re: #268 HappyWarrior
Yep. It’s how she makes herself out to be the Trump with a social conscience bit. She wants to take all the credit for things that aren’t totally a cluster but she wants to act like she’s got nothing to do with the worst Trump impulses like backing out of the Paris Accords or the fact that recently the US was one of the few countries on the UN Human Rights Council to oppose a condemnation on homosexuality being a capital offense in a few countries. She hides who she really is which is yes her Dad.
She wants to take credit for things that she has absolutely nothing to do with.
CNN hired Lewandowski, Kayleigh McEneny, Scottie Nell Hughes, some folks who drugged pregnant mistresses, spew racism, and banned me as a favor to Trump. This is CNN. https://t.co/mwOm6c6kua
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) October 29, 2019
re: #271 Backwoods_Sleuth
She wants to take credit for things that she has absolutely nothing to do with.
Exactly. Just like her Dad.
re: #270 Backwoods_Sleuth
No, it was so humiliating that he has just blanked it out.
It has been erased from his memory.
IT NEVER HAPPENED!!!!
IT FAAAAAAAAAKE NOOOOOZ!!!1!!1!1!!!!
re: #267 Charles Johnson
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He’s waiting for the Astros to win the series, he’ll congratulate them and allude to the Nats losing & them having loser, classless fans……or something along those lines.
re: #272 Dread Pirate
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And Trump still whines about CNN. He ain’t happy unless it’s a non stop tongue bathing.
re: #275 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
He’s waiting for the Astros to win the series, he’ll congratulate them and allude to the Nats losing & them having loser, classless fans……or something along those lines.
God I was sorta rooting for Houston but uh Go Nats.
When Donald Trump, Jr. retweets a Michael Tracey defense of Tulsi Gabbard in support of Republican attacks on Lt. Col. Vindman, the circle is complete. pic.twitter.com/PPOt0fzcO5
— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) October 29, 2019
re: #278 gocart mozart
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Hmmm let’s see. Gabbard has been pushing lies like the Mueller investigation cleared Trump and that there was no Russian interference and stanning for Assad but thanks Don Jr and Mike, we see you both clearly.
re: #269 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #271 Backwoods_Sleuth
She wants to take credit for things that she has absolutely nothing to do with.
Case in point (she’s governmentin’ with a really serious face)
.@POTUS pledged to be a voice for the voiceless, & there is no more vulnerable a population than victims of human trafficking. I was honored to join @SecPompeo & leadership across 19 USG agencies to coordinate & accelerate efforts to end this evil scourge. #EndTrafficking #PITF pic.twitter.com/Nl4lY2HRRs
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) October 29, 2019
My sister just told me that she and her husband have $90,000 in student loan debt.
American exceptionalism.
re: #280 BeachDem
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re: #281 BeachDem
Case in point (she’s governmentin’ with a really serious face)
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That article the other day someone posted pointed out that the administration has sought to reduce visas and refugee status to victims of human trafficking. Ivanka is so fake. It would be better if she acted outwardly more like her Dad. It would be honest at least.
I pet Cherry. She goes from cuddly to scratching you, as I found out when I pet her. Cherry blocks the stairs by hissing at people. She can also cuddle for hours.Cherry likes to jump in the fridge as the door shuts. Then she surprises people as they open the door. #NationalCatDay pic.twitter.com/VamCTwZ88X
— I’ve Pet That Dog (@IvePetThatDog) October 29, 2019
re: #283 Backwoods_Sleuth
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“I think it’s horrible that you serve your country and then for them to take your check for a hospital bill, not a portion, but the entire check,” U.S. Army Veteran Carl Southerland said.https://t.co/tCvaLByQCh
— WCPO (@WCPO) October 30, 2019
re: #286 BeachDem
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re: #287 Backwoods_Sleuth
More American exceptionalism.
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In fact, that’s Jerry Falwell Jr. in the picture with Trump. Read all about him: he hasn’t been corrupted, he was already corrupt https://t.co/hC2vkzfazi
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 29, 2019
but of course…
I’d missed this Trump comment to reporters last week:
“I sort of semi-read the papers. And I read them probably in greater detail than you, actually.”— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 30, 2019
re: #293 Dread Pirate
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🐱 You have cat to be kitten me, it’s #NationalCatDay! Enjoy it, fur-ends. 🐱
🎨 Ōide Tōkō (Japanese, 1841–1905). 猫に蜘蛛図 Cat Watching a Spider, ca. 1888–92. Album leaf; ink and color on silk. pic.twitter.com/TKor16sTcS— The Met (@metmuseum) October 30, 2019
re: #214 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Are they going to have another Brexit referendum? Because without that elections are pointless.
You won’t get another referendum without a new government.
re: #214 Yeah Sure WhatEVs
Are they going to have another Brexit referendum? Because without that elections are pointless.
No, the elections are the referendum, basically.
onerous regs on tree trimmers…
A tree branch blown into power lines started Monday’s fire in Los Angeles that forced thousands to flee, investigators say. https://t.co/lSFJD8sTSD
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2019
re: #299 Backwoods_Sleuth
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This was such an interesting period for Japanese art. Some were abandoning the woodblock print form for oils; some were using new pigments to make bolder woodblock prints; some were lamenting the passing of an age of “pure” japanese art.
On the other side of the world, European artists confronted with the woodblock art of Hiroshige and Hokusai began the Impressionist movement.
re: #305 b.d. (Where is Rudy?)
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These would be the same American intel agencies Trump repeatedly trashes and sides with Putin over but Col Vindman isn’t loyal to the US right FNC Parrot?
JFC
Ilhan Omar’s failure to vote for the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution has everything to do with her respect for Erdogan and his regime’s close ties with her native Somalia. See my article from March to make sense of it: https://t.co/aWBOifNukZ
— Jordan Schachtel (@JordanSchachtel) October 30, 2019
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s deposition has concluded. Lasted more than 10 hours. @RepAdamSchiff about to speak to reporters.
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) October 30, 2019
re: #307 Backwoods_Sleuth
JFC
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here is her statement on why she voted “present”:
Omar’s office has sent this statement to CNN explaining her present vote: pic.twitter.com/Gpj198jx0p
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) October 29, 2019
re: #287 Backwoods_Sleuth
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That gets a lot less dramatic when you go into the details.
My issue was with the timing and context. I think we should demand accountability for human rights abuses consistently, not simply when it suits our political goals.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 29, 2019
My focus has and will always be to make sure our foreign policy is consistent, coherent and my votes will as well.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 29, 2019
re: #310 Backwoods_Sleuth
here is her statement on why she voted “present”:
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Weak sauce.
Good rap, MC Seth
I’m reminded of this for some reasonhttps://t.co/XYmWib6C7g— Edwin Mix (@TheEdMix) October 30, 2019
My rhymes and records they don’t get played
Because my records and rhymes they don’t get made
And if you rap like me you don’t get paid
And if you roll like me you don’t get laid
My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment
I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant
Yes, sometimes my lyrics are sexist
But you lovely bitches and hoes should know I’m trying to correct this
re: #310 Backwoods_Sleuth
here is her statement on why she voted “present”:
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Unlike Meadows and Brady who were in the box on Sunday with Trump who voted no.
re: #316 HappyWarrior
Unlike Meadows and Brady who were in the box on Sunday with Trump who voted no.
yeah, interesting that she’s the only one being singled out.
re: #317 Backwoods_Sleuth
just providing context
Agree. But still disappointed in her decision but if they’re going to call her out, they need to the Freedom Caucus assholes who actually voted no and we all know no one will accuse them of being Islamic sympathizers.
re: #319 Backwoods_Sleuth
yeah, interesting that she’s the only one being singled out.
Well it’s a conservative website.
re: #317 Backwoods_Sleuth
just providing context
Had the unique pleasure of working with Turkish officers near Istanbul the week Sen. Dole pushed through a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide.
Michelle Obama: “I can’t make people not afraid of black people. I don’t know what’s going on, I can’t explain what’s happening in your head, but maybe if I show up every day as a human, a good human … Just maybe that work will pick away at the scabs of your discrimination.” pic.twitter.com/DBo169sN0Y
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 30, 2019
Two hours after @calebecarma reported that RedState’s Jennifer Van Laar — the reporter who exposed the Katie Hill affair — worked for GOP candidates opposing Hill, Van Laar appears on Tucker Carlson’s show.
And, naturally, Tucker never asked her once about her campaign work. pic.twitter.com/sqTIWbpbc5— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) October 30, 2019
re: #325 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Tucker’s not a journalist. He’s part of the media arm of the GOP.
re: #316 HappyWarrior
Unlike Meadows and Brady who were in the box on Sunday with Trump who voted no.
The full list:
NOs:
Jim Baird
Mike Rogers
Mac Thornberry
Susan Brooks
Greg Pence
Kevin Brady
Tom Cole
Andy Harris
Mark Meadows
Virginia Foxx
Larry Bucshon
Present:
Paul Gosar
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Ilhan Omar
Too often, the tragic reality of the Armenian Genocide has been denied. Today, an overwhelming bipartisan vote of the House ensured that the truth will forever be etched into the Congressional Record. pic.twitter.com/9NE5XZyK3o
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) October 29, 2019
re: #327 BeachDem
The full list:
NOs:
Jim Baird
Mike Rogers
Mac Thornberry
Susan Brooks
Greg Pence
Kevin Brady
Tom Cole
Andy Harris
Mark Meadows
Virginia Foxx
Larry BucshonPresent:
Paul Gosar
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Ilhan Omar
3 of Trumps skybox pals.
When I was bleeding out on that dusty field in Iraq, I didn’t care where the American troops that rescued me were born—I only cared that they had American flags on their shoulders. https://t.co/0vlEm39SU7
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) October 29, 2019
At the moment the Armenian genocide seems a bit less critical than the pending Kurdish genocide.
heh
Matt Gaetz is a hoe.#MattGaetzIsATool
Am I doing this right? 🤔— Arya Snark (@AryaKicksButt) October 29, 2019
re: #326 HappyWarrior
Tucker’s not a journalist. He’s part of the media arm of the GOP.
The GOP is his political arm. They belong to him and other far right demagogues, not the other way around. For all intents and purposes, he and Hannity and Lou Dobbs are the President.
re: #331 Decatur Deb
At the moment the Armenian genocide seems a bit less critical than the pending Kurdish genocide.
and to a lesser extent, the genocide at our own southern border…or even all of our borders since we have stopped all refugee immigration.
re: #330 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Duffy was busy on a Real World/Road Rules show a year before we went to Iraq. Tammy who is three years older was in the Army Reserve.
re: #333 Renaissance_Man
The GOP is his political arm. They belong to him and other far right demagogues, not the other way around. For all intents and purposes, he and Hannity and Lou Dobbs are the President.
True
re: #327 BeachDem
The full list:
NOs:
Jim Baird
Mike Rogers
Mac Thornberry
Susan Brooks
Greg Pence
Kevin Brady
Tom Cole
Andy Harris
Mark Meadows
Virginia Foxx
Larry BucshonPresent:
Paul Gosar
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Ilhan Omar
Why did Johnson vote present?
horror movie where millennials manage to buy a house but it’s haunted by the ghosts of all the things millennials have killed
“what was that?”
“oh my god Jessica it’s GOLF”— Alexandra Petrified (@petridishes) October 29, 2019
God I am so glad that POS Duffy is no longer my Representative.
WTF
I guess this guy wants to make sure he doesn’t get sued.
A haunted house that requires participants to get a doctor’s note and sign a 40-page waiver before they enter is facing pushback online with more than 31,000 people signing a petition calling for it to be shut down. https://t.co/ktSikaudlx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 30, 2019
re: #339 William Lewis
God I am so glad that POS Duffy is no longer my Representative.
Thinks of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions THE THIRD, and smiles.
Just in time for my trip to New York next week.
New York’s LaGuardia Airport just unveiled a new $3.9 billion Delta terminal https://t.co/nK9bccJUcF pic.twitter.com/ddRR1ibfJO
— CNN (@CNN) October 30, 2019
Whaaaaa….?
I guess the MMA fans will adore him more……but I sure hope not, they are New Yorkers after all, right?
Weekend Plans: Trump is tentatively scheduled to go to NYC to attend an MMA event at Madison Square Garden on Sat night, per sources.
Stay over at Trump Tower.
Great news for traffic on NYC Marathon Sunday.— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) October 29, 2019
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