On Fox News, Trump Brags About Turning the US Military Into a Mercenary Force

PoliticsJanuary 2020 • Views: 24,155

Trump claims Saudi Arabia has already deposited one billion dollars “in the bank” in exchange for US troops being sent. He then goes on to talk about South Korea paying $500 million for US troops defending them against North Korea. pic.twitter.com/Ocoo3D9Q8G

— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) January 11, 2020

I don’t know why this hasn’t caused more outrage; maybe the average Joe or Jane doesn’t understand how incredibly damaging it is that the president of the US is turning the world’s largest military into a fight-for-hire gang of mercenaries, while encouraging and pardoning war criminals.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 9:36:48am

It’s sick. We are no longer the Arsenal of Democracy but hired guns and Trump doesn’t care about war crimes.

Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 9:37:36am

President Full Diaper hit the ground whining this morning. https://t.co/iDYJAV8IeM

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 12, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 9:39:56am

re: #2 Charles Johnson

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He had the chance to produce witnesses and evidence. He did not. He was lawfully impeached and he should be lawfully removed and then criminally indicted for high crimes.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jan 12, 2020 • 9:47:55am

re: #2 Charles Johnson

Why should he be stigmatized? It’s not as if he were an unnamed co-conspirator in a criminal case against his personal lawyer, or that his campaign managers and advisers were in jail or that he had just paid out millions in settlements for fraud cases involving his university and his charity!

Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 9:49:11am

Esper is gonna catch hell from gramps over this. Doesn’t he know he’s supposed to lie for the dear leader? https://t.co/ZHbfuJZfK8

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 12, 2020

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 9:52:21am

Gunfire broke out in the stands at a high school basketball game in Texas, leaving an 18-year-old spectator in critical condition, a police officer wounded and the unidentified shooter on the run, authorities said. https://t.co/QvyjqaClxk pic.twitter.com/4y8FdUryEG

— ABC News (@ABC) January 12, 2020

Dr. Matt Jan 12, 2020 • 9:53:11am

It’s a sure bet that IMPOTUS Dotard is lying about the Saudi’s and SK paying for protection. But, in the tiny chance this is true, where the fuck has the money been deposited and where is the congressional oversight (the purse-strings of the US budget)?

Teukka Jan 12, 2020 • 9:54:20am

From downstairs:

I think they meant to type (((they))). https://t.co/7KPJ45fl89

— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 12, 2020

• … manipulate the economy, especially through banking monopolies and the power of gold,
• … encourage issuing paper currency not tied to the gold standard,
• … promote financial speculation and use of credit,
/2

— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) January 12, 2020

• … control “puppet” governments both through secret allies and by blackmailing elected officials,
• … weaken laws through liberal interpretations,
• … will suspend civil liberties during an emergency and then make the measures permanent.
/4

— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) January 12, 2020

The list of charges “they” are accused of tend to contain the above ones which first appeared in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
The “they” alluded to are of course the Jews.
We’ve seen this before. We know how it ended that time.#NeverAgain #NeverAgainIsNow
/END

— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) January 12, 2020

Also, a thread on the “they” accused of this and that by the QAnon crowd, and that the accusations aren’t new…https://t.co/XYQoUBINvx

— 🐄 Teo 🐄 (@Teukka72) January 12, 2020

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 9:56:31am

re: #6 Backwoods_Sleuth

Oy. The NRA should be held responsible for all of these shootings. I am getting sick of this &*^%.

makeitstop Jan 12, 2020 • 9:58:07am

This is why the Trump administration’s stupid spiking of the football is dangerous.

THREAD:

Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hezbollah, gave a speech today addressing Soleimani’s death.

In part, he said that the United States must leave the region “in the coming weeks” and that they would either do so alive or “dead in coffins.” 1/5

— Angry Staffer (@AngrierWHStaff) January 12, 2020

Targetpractice Jan 12, 2020 • 10:09:32am

re: #2 Charles Johnson

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And again, I repeat, the man never wanted to be impeached, he wanted to be “acquitted.” The fact that impeachment cannot be done away with, that his name in the history books will have the same asterisk next to it as Bill Clinton’s, is hollowing him from the inside out with each passing day.

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 10:13:04am

Now what will he do when the Senate dismisses charges…and the House passes more articles of impeachment.

retired cynic Jan 12, 2020 • 10:14:24am

Well, that’s the last time I think of Lewis and Clark in favorable terms:

An enslaved man was crucial to the Lewis and Clark expedition’s success. Clark refused to free him afterward. WaPo

Horrible story.

Targetpractice Jan 12, 2020 • 10:14:42am

re: #12 Joe Bacon 🌹

Now what will he do when the Senate dismisses charges…and the House passes more articles of impeachment.

The same as he is now: Bitching and whining that the House Dems have no authority to do so, that it’s totally unconstitutional, and whatever else burbles from Faux. Don’t be surprised if they try to claim that impeaching him again would be “double jeopardy” and thus totally against the Constitution.

A Cranky One Jan 12, 2020 • 10:15:53am

re: #12 Joe Bacon 🌹

Now what will he do when the Senate dismisses charges…and the House passes more articles of impeachment.

He’ll scream about no “do-overs” and yell “presidential harassment”.

Because he’s a whiny asshole.

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 10:18:24am

::: watching a movie on my ipad :::

Shropshire Slasher Jan 12, 2020 • 10:20:44am

10-32 screw needs a 5/32” drill to tap. Spends half an hour reading news and not doing my project to look that up.

Targetpractice Jan 12, 2020 • 10:25:55am

But really, don’t expect any more articles of impeachment at this point. Ukraine was really the perfect storm, the perfect set of circumstances and facts that made it impossible for moderate Dems to argue it wasn’t worth pursuing. Unless there is some major breakthrough in the next 6 months, any further talk of impeachment after the Senate has their “trial” will be met with “If you want him gone, vote him out.”

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 10:29:32am

re: #18 Targetpractice

He’s really gonna fuck up and get impeached again!

Targetpractice Jan 12, 2020 • 10:34:46am

re: #19 Joe Bacon 🌹

He’s really gonna fuck up and get impeached again!

I just don’t see it. Personally, I still believe that Pelosi only pulled the trigger on impeaching him over Ukraine because of fear of a leadership challenge if she didn’t. That she’s handled it as well as she has doesn’t mean she supported impeachment, only that once she’s set upon a task she will see it through to the best of her abilities.

Jay C Jan 12, 2020 • 10:37:06am

re: #13 retired cynic

Well, that’s the last time I think of Lewis and Clark in favorable terms:

An enslaved man was crucial to the Lewis and Clark expedition’s success. Clark refused to free him afterward. WaPo

Horrible story.

And what makes it worse is that even after the 1988 discovery of Clark’s letters, historians still seem to have been slack in correcting the record, and were still simply repeating the received “facts” that Clark “freed” York after their return from their Western expedition. Though that “fact” (given that slavery was a high-value property transaction, and, even 200 years ago, usually thoroughly documented) should have been easy enough to disprove.

But of course, RW “intellectuals” keep telling us that we don’t need journalistic endeavors like the NY Times’ “1619 Project” to keep “harping” on slavery and racism….

retired cynic Jan 12, 2020 • 10:37:15am

re: #20 Targetpractice

I disagree. I think she dreaded it, certainly, and wanted to make sure that he had really stepped in it before she pulled the trigger. Of course she wants him out of there, yesterday! Any thinking person would, and she knows a lot more about the damage he is doing than we do.

retired cynic Jan 12, 2020 • 10:40:28am

re: #21 Jay C

Yes. The whole thing is just sickening. If the article said, I missed it, but it sounds as though he sold York’s wife away before the trip. To owe your life to someone, and then to beat them if they want to join their wife, it is just more than human sensibility can handle. I will never think of either Clark or Lewis (who encouraged Clark not to free York) well again.

And historians today? A pox on their houses if they perpetuate such a falsehood.

Targetpractice Jan 12, 2020 • 10:41:15am

re: #22 retired cynic

I disagree. I think she dreaded it, certainly, and wanted to make sure that he had really stepped in it before she pulled the trigger. Of course she wants him out of there, yesterday! Any thinking person would, and she knows a lot more about the damage he is doing than we do.

IMO that she sees him as the best advertisement against the GOP in November, that having him on the ticket will do great damage to the party at all levels. And that impeachment is the means to remove him, but instead another mark that will count against him when the voters go to the polls.

Rightwingconspirator Jan 12, 2020 • 10:43:57am

re: #1 HappyWarrior

It’s sick. We are no longer the Arsenal of Democracy but hired guns and Trump doesn’t care about war crimes.

re: #2 Charles Johnson

Meet the “Mercenocracy” administration

Hecuba's daughter Jan 12, 2020 • 10:47:47am

re: #22 retired cynic

I disagree. I think she dreaded it, certainly, and wanted to make sure that he had really stepped in it before she pulled the trigger. Of course she wants him out of there, yesterday! Any thinking person would, and she knows a lot more about the damage he is doing than we do.

With a Republican Senate, she knew that the complicated narrative of the Mueller Report would not hold the public’s interest. She knew that the GOP Senate was never going to convict — if they had any loyalty to this nation, they would have removed him themselves when they still held the House for his rampant violations of the law and his subservience to Putin. So she needed a story that was simple enough for the average person to understand to get their support for impeachment, even knowing that the GOP would never convict. The Dems have to make sure a large enough majority — in the right states — shares their view and will vote the GOP out in November.

sagehen Jan 12, 2020 • 10:57:48am

re: #23 retired cynic

Yes. The whole thing is just sickening. If the article said, I missed it, but it sounds as though he sold York’s wife away before the trip. To owe your life to someone, and then to beat them if they want to join their wife, it is just more than human sensibility can handle. I will never think of either Clark or Lewis (who encouraged Clark not to free York) well again.

And historians today? A pox on their houses if they perpetuate such a falsehood.

York’s wife was a neighbor’s property. The neighbor then moved to a different city, taking her along. That part of the story isn’t Clark’s doing.

retired cynic Jan 12, 2020 • 10:58:11am

re: #27 sagehen

thanks!

Dave In Austin Jan 12, 2020 • 11:11:01am

Shropshire Slasher Jan 12, 2020 • 11:15:07am

Working with cast aluminum and bolts, there is tight, and there is too tight.

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 11:15:29am

re: #29 Dave In Austin

DT does not have a dog because it would probably turn on him.

The Pie Overlord! Jan 12, 2020 • 11:19:25am

re: #13 retired cynic

Well, that’s the last time I think of Lewis and Clark in favorable terms:

An enslaved man was crucial to the Lewis and Clark expedition’s success. Clark refused to free him afterward. WaPo

Horrible story.

Sacagawea was also enslaved IIRC.

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 11:21:36am

re: #31 PhillyPretzel

DT does not have a dog because it would probably turn on him.

No dog would turn on Trump. They don’t want to contract rabies!

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 11:22:15am

re: #33 Joe Bacon 🌹

Good point. And thanks. :)

Colère Tueur de Lapin Jan 12, 2020 • 11:22:29am

re: #31 PhillyPretzel

Sure this is him with any animal. Terrified.

Trump gets attacked by bald eagle

Hecuba's daughter Jan 12, 2020 • 11:25:25am

re: #31 PhillyPretzel

DT does not have a dog because it would probably turn on him.

According to multiple reports, Trump thinks pets are “low class” and was supposedly irritated with Pence, who brought his pets into his Washington residence. Pence, who is equally vile in his own way, has a menagerie.

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 11:30:05am

re: #36 Hecuba’s daughter

DT thinks pets are “low class.” Well that says a lot doesn’t it. I know I am allergic to pet danders but that does not stop me in admiring my neighbors pets. Sometimes they cheer me up. :)

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 11:30:15am

O_o

Wow! Crazy Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls, looking very good against his opponents in the Do Nothing Party. So what does this all mean? Stay tuned!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 11:33:24am

re: #36 Hecuba’s daughter

According to multiple reports, Trump thinks pets are “low class” and was supposedly irritated with Pence, who brought his pets into his Washington residence. Pence, who is equally vile in his own way, has a menagerie.

The fact that Trump thinks anything is “low class” just broke my brain. Who can forget this “high class” family portrait.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 11:34:39am

moron must not have been able to get to the golf course today

….the Ukraine Hoax that became the Impeachment Scam. Must get the ICIG answers by Friday because this is the guy who lit the fuse. So if he wants to clear his name, prove that his office is indeed incompetent.” @DevinNunes @MariaBartiromo @FoxNews The ICIG never wanted proof!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

You can’t make this up! David Kris, a highly controversial former DOJ official, was just appointed by the FISA Court to oversee reforms to the FBI’s surveillance procedures. Zero credibility. THE SWAMP! @DevinNunes @MariaBartiromo @FoxNews

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 11:36:48am

re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth

It might be too muddy from the rains earlier this morning.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 11:38:47am

She’s doing voiceover work for Elephants Without Borders, which is a charity trying to save elephants from poachers. But I am sure the British press will have an absolute field day with this, regardless. https://t.co/db7SXQbZRi

— Elizabeth May (@_ElizabethMay) January 12, 2020

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 11:41:04am

The GOP’s motto: The buck stops … over there.

.@SenMikeLee on Congress’ intelligence briefings this week: “The problem is not with the president but with the briefers.” pic.twitter.com/TdCU102n9N

— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) January 12, 2020

jeffreyw Jan 12, 2020 • 11:41:17am

He’s keeping an eye out for Gabe

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jan 12, 2020 • 11:43:47am

re: #13 retired cynic

Well, that’s the last time I think of Lewis and Clark in favorable terms:

An enslaved man was crucial to the Lewis and Clark expedition’s success. Clark refused to free him afterward. WaPo

Horrible story.

In the “classic” John Wayne Alamo, we see Jim Bowie magnanimously freeing his slave, who then opts to stay and defend the slave-holding Republic of Texas…in the “flop” Ron Howard version, we see Jim Bowie order his slave to report to his family and reminding him that he is still property.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jan 12, 2020 • 11:46:04am

re: #31 PhillyPretzel

DT does not have a dog because it would probably turn on him.

Remember what WC Fields had to say about why he hates kids and dogs: “No matter how well you dress, they can always smell the bum on you.”

Colère Tueur de Lapin Jan 12, 2020 • 11:46:23am

re: #43 Teddy’s Person

Which is then the preznits pro b em for hiring incompetent workers.

Hecuba's daughter Jan 12, 2020 • 11:47:28am

re: #43 Teddy’s Person

The GOP’s motto: The buck stops … over there.

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Mike Lee did not criticize the president after the original briefing —only the briefing itself. Cowards all — except Rand Paul (on this one topic) who has been consistent with his whole-hearted criticism of the entire action. McCain attacked Paul in March 2017 as working for Putin and, maybe, this is also Putin’s position.

Shropshire Slasher Jan 12, 2020 • 11:47:45am

re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth

To start. TBH I don’t blame them wanting to leave England, I hear it rains a lot. They should move to Seattle.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jan 12, 2020 • 11:48:29am

I just don’t particularly care for pets. Certainly not enough to want to take care of one properly.

Now, if could live again as I did in Sedona, Arizona, on six acres of property where dogs can run about free all day, I would keep them again as I did there.

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 11:48:58am

re: #46 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

True. WC Fields understood quite a bit about people.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 11:54:13am

re: #40 Backwoods_Sleuth

moron must not have been able to get to the golf course today

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Wait till he finds out who Kavanaugh used to work for. How shocking that former DOJ employees often become judges. It’s almost like DOJ is full of lawyers. What a swamp!

Hecuba's daughter Jan 12, 2020 • 12:02:58pm

re: #52 HappyWarrior

Wait till he finds out who Kavanaugh used to work for. How shocking that former DOJ employees often become judges. It’s almost like DOJ is full of lawyers. What a swamp!

Trump probably never heard of Kris before today. Someone on one of his favorite Faux news programs must have disparaged Kris’ credentials.

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 12:06:47pm

Competence and responsibility are for the plebs.

Amory Blaine Jan 12, 2020 • 12:09:04pm

Giulia Ballaré plays the Finale of the Guitar Sonata by Antonio José on a 2019 Dieter Müller

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 12:09:57pm

re: #2 Charles Johnson

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Why?
The answer is the constitution. It’s what’s for dinner.

President Full Diaper hit the ground whining this morning. https://t.co/iDYJAV8IeM

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 12, 2020

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 12:11:03pm

many believe…MANY!!11!!

Many believe that by the Senate giving credence to a trial based on the no evidence, no crime, read the transcripts, “no pressure” Impeachment Hoax, rather than an outright dismissal, it gives the partisan Democrat Witch Hunt credibility that it otherwise does not have. I agree!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 12:12:27pm

re: #10 makeitstop

This is why the Trump administration’s stupid spiking of the football is dangerous.

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But I thought we won because it’s over…///

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 12:14:51pm

re: #11 Targetpractice

And again, I repeat, the man never wanted to be impeached, he wanted to be “acquitted.” The fact that impeachment cannot be done away with, that his name in the history books will have the same asterisk next to it as Bill Clinton’s, is hollowing him from the inside out with each passing day.

Hisnstrategy was backwards
He should have participated with the house
They might..just might have bsckedmit down to a censure

I know..no way, but still that was the only out to the permanent stain of impeached

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 12:21:25pm

re: #57 Backwoods_Sleuth

many believe…MANY!!11!!

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Again, that pesky constitution you swore an oath to protect etc

Many believe that by the Senate giving credence to a trial based on the no evidence, no crime, read the transcripts, “no pressure” Impeachment Hoax, rather than an outright dismissal, it gives the partisan Democrat Witch Hunt credibility that it otherwise does not have. I agree!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

Dread Pirate Jan 12, 2020 • 12:22:47pm

Pelosi says Trump is “impeached for life” despite McConnell’s “gamesmanship,” “coverup” https://t.co/iNWM4jekTe

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 12, 2020

Hillary Clinton, who has been investigated for years but never charged (most recently by Trump’s DOJ) doesn’t whine like this. Trump was charged in Articles of Impeachment, even though he tried to gag witnesses & hide the truth from investigators, which really says a lot. https://t.co/drm51tiZpW

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 12, 2020

Honored to be quoted with @mayawiley⁩ & ⁦@neeratanden⁩ in this piece: “When the time comes…to restore…democratic institutions, defining DOJ’s independence from political interference in conducting criminal investigations will be a priority.” https://t.co/QOtFugqgis

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 12, 2020

PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 12:23:50pm

OT: I just took a look at Today’s Deals on amazon. One can get The Washington Post for 8 weeks for $0.99. That sounds like a good deal to me. :)

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 12:24:35pm

This is how we communicate with foreign govts?

Tbf he probably doesn’t know the leaders of Iran by name…

But still Twitter???

خطاب به رهبران ايران: معترضان خود را نكشيد. هزاران تن تاكنون به دست شما كشته يا زنداني شده اند، و جهان نظاره گر است. مهمتر از ان، ايالات متحده نظاره گر است. اينترنت را دوباره وصل كنيد و به خبرنگاران اجازه دهيد ازادانه حركت كنند! كشتار مردم بزرگ ايران را متوقف كنيد! https://t.co/rzpx3Nfn03

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

Stupid and lazy fuck

Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 12:29:09pm

re: #61 Dread Pirate

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A prediction:
The Senate doesn’t convict (no that’s not the prediction)

Trump will sue to have the impeachment nulled voided or somehow declared ” invalid”

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 12:31:54pm

“I like” and “I believe” are weasel words Trump has used all his life to avoid responsibility and/or legal jeopardy.

Recent (paraphrased) examples:

I like to follow the law.
I believe there was an imminent threat.

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 12:33:34pm

re: #64 Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag)

A prediction:
The Senate doesn’t convict (no that’s not the prediction)

Trump will sue to have the impeachment nulled voided or somehow declared ” invalid”

I expect McConnell to do that,

goddamnedfrank Jan 12, 2020 • 12:42:01pm

what the fuck goin on pic.twitter.com/lM4y03PBPZ

— Gio (@Krazygioo) January 11, 2020

Dread Pirate Jan 12, 2020 • 12:44:03pm

For all those talking about neo-Nazis in Ukraine, seems they were working for the Kremlin all along. https://t.co/m3NYaoc0vl

— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) January 12, 2020

jaunte Jan 12, 2020 • 12:46:19pm

re: #60 Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag)

the no evidence, no crime, read the transcripts, “no pressure” Impeachment Hoax

That sure is a desperate wad of special pleading to cram into a sentence.

Teukka Jan 12, 2020 • 12:46:33pm

re: #67 goddamnedfrank

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Boids being walked, obviously…

Eventual Carrion Jan 12, 2020 • 12:47:15pm

re: #64 Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag)

A prediction:
The Senate doesn’t convict (no that’s not the prediction)

Trump will sue to have the impeachment nulled voided or somehow declared ” invalid”

So Clinton is no longer impeached then

retired cynic Jan 12, 2020 • 1:12:21pm

re: #61 Dread Pirate

From that WaPo article by Jennifer Rubin:

“One of the most common tools of autocrats around the world is to use law enforcement as a weapon to go after political opponents,” explains Ian Bassin, executive director of the nonpartisan organization Protect Democracy, which has litigated against Trump’s unconstitutional actions. “That this misguided investigation has been brought to an end is a sign the walls of our system are still holding; that it was allowed to happen at all is a sign that Trump’s constant pounding at those walls is producing cracks.” Bassin adds, “With a president who has boasted wrongly that he can do ‘whatever he wants’ with the Justice Department, we can’t afford to just hope that sanity prevails the next time — and there will be a next time.”

Dread Pirate Jan 12, 2020 • 1:20:15pm

The Secretary Of Defense DIDN’T see the intelligence.

Secretary of Defense didn’t see the intelligence THAT HE IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR, that was the justification for military strikes THAT HE WAS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR.

Let that sink in. https://t.co/1YHb3DXrmP

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 12, 2020

Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 1:22:32pm

It seems really simple to me. If you’re falsely accused of serious crimes and abuse of power, and people who work for you have first-hand knowledge that would exonerate you, why would you forbid them from testifying in your favor? That would be _really_ dumb.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 12, 2020

Eclectic Cyborg Jan 12, 2020 • 1:31:02pm

re: #74 Charles Johnson

Precisely.

Barefoot Grin Jan 12, 2020 • 1:33:14pm

re: #68 Dread Pirate

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wrt “neo-nazis” in Ukraine, that’s something that Timothy Snyder has pointed out as well.

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 1:36:19pm

When asked if Giuliani would be on the legal team that tries the case, [Former federal prosecutor Cynthia] Alksne laughed and said, “no.”
“The people at the White House Counsel’s Office know better than that,” she explained. “Rudy Giuliani just gave an interview to New York Magazine, and he forgot to zip up his pants. No one is going to put this guy in charge of anything.”

I want to laugh it off too, but Trump never let incompetence stand in the way of his sycophants going to ridiculous lengths to defend him. If Giuliani continues to bend the knee, he’ll be able to worm his way into the Senate trial. The Senate trial will not include the poo-flinging that dominated Republican efforts in the House event. We’ll see concerned looks and furrowed brows by the likes of Susan Collins, Mitt Romney, and Rand Paul who will then vote for acquittal. But Trump wants the poo-flinging, and Rudy is his man.

Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 1:43:51pm

Trump is now demanding that the Senate just dismiss the impeachment trial entirely.

Can they do that? Seems problematic.

Eclectic Cyborg Jan 12, 2020 • 1:45:41pm

re: #78 Charles Johnson

Trump is now demanding that the Senate just dismiss the impeachment trial entirely.

Can they do that? Seems problematic.

I would not put it past Mitch Mcconnell. The level of fuckery the Senate GOP are willing to do to protect Trump seems to have no bottom.

Barefoot Grin Jan 12, 2020 • 1:49:37pm

re: #79 Eclectic Cyborg

I would not put it past Mitch Mcconnell. The level of fuckery the Senate GOP are willing to do to protect Trump seems to have no bottom.

There are some things I think about people like Mitch, but I think I’d get a visit from USSS/FBI if I said them out loud.

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 1:51:30pm

re: #78 Charles Johnson

Trump is now demanding that the Senate just dismiss the impeachment trial entirely.

Can they do that? Seems problematic.

Since Republicans are now treating the Constitution as a suggestion, yes they can. The question is whether the Republicans on the Supreme Court feel like wiping their asses with the Constitution as well.

Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light)) Jan 12, 2020 • 1:52:14pm

re: #81 Teddy’s Person

Since Republicans are now treating the Constitution as a suggestion, yes they can. The question is whether the Republicans on the Supreme Court feel like wiping their asses with the Constitution as well.

Kavanaugh has a big favor to pay back…

Teddy's Person Jan 12, 2020 • 1:53:14pm

re: #82 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Kavanaugh has a big favor to pay back…

Gorsuch too.

William Lewis Jan 12, 2020 • 1:56:51pm

Anyone who actually likes American Football, I hope you’ve been watching the KC/Texans game. That is one insane 1st half.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 1:57:17pm

I really think there could be a huge backlash if Mitch tries to dismiss the case entirely. It’s well to remember that more people voted for Trump’s impeachment than Clinton’s and support for impeachment and removal was and is higher.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 1:57:55pm

re: #84 William Lewis

Anyone who actually likes American Football, I hope you’ve been watching the KC/Texans game. That is one insane 1st half.

Holy Shit. That changed quickly. Dunno who I want to win though.

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:00:29pm

re: #74 Charles Johnson

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EXACTLY MR PRESIDENT!

And only an innocent man would order his administration to ignore subpoenas so they can’t testify and exonerate him!#maga #kag https://t.co/okPOW1CQv9

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) January 12, 2020

Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:02:33pm

another attempt to try assign a world view to explain Trump’s incoherent behavior….journalists should just stop https://t.co/WDhzTv0FIi

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 12, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:03:32pm

re: #87 Backwoods_Sleuth

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He wants to insist he’s being railroaded while he obstructs the path to the truth. He’s guilty as shit.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:04:15pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Yeah because Jimmy Carter didn’t succeed at anything. God this is idiotic.

Jay C Jan 12, 2020 • 2:05:04pm

re: #88 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Srsly: is Trump the “anti-Carter” or the “ anti-Obama”?
Can’t these dummies make up their minds?

Patricia Kayden Jan 12, 2020 • 2:05:29pm

re: #1 HappyWarrior

It’s sick. We are no longer the Arsenal of Democracy but hired guns and Trump doesn’t care about war crimes.

And the Pentagon is playing along with Trump which should be more alarming.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:05:41pm

Jimmy Carter, mediator of peace between Israel and Jordan. What a total bum.// He didn’t Prime Minister Begun and King Hussein to buy stocks in Billy Beer.

Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 2:05:56pm

As expected, President Full Diaper has now pivoted from “yes I want a trial I have nothing to hide!” to “the Senate must summarily dismiss the trial!”

Nothing if not predictable.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 12, 2020

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:06:17pm

re: #92 Patricia Kayden

And the Pentagon is playing along with Trump which should be more alarming.

Very much so. The Navy Secretary purging is something we should be worried about.

LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:08:21pm

re: #94 Charles Johnson

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Exactly, it’s one thing to claim innocence. It’s another to totally ignore that impeachment happened and want an outright dismissal of charges when you’ve obstructed. He doesn’t have a leg to stand on. The only thing that will get dismissed charges is McConnell being totally complicit.

FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 2:11:54pm

Best thing you’ll see all day… pic.twitter.com/8GyZN5QL7w

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 12, 2020

Ace Rothstein Jan 12, 2020 • 2:12:01pm

re: #11 Targetpractice

Good.

Barefoot Grin Jan 12, 2020 • 2:12:04pm

I love Serena.

Serena Williams has won her first title since becoming a mom. She announced that she’ll donate her $43,000 Auckland prize money to Australian bushfire relief. https://t.co/BoKXmBbsmg

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:13:00pm

Smol, big things always start. pic.twitter.com/LtH97ITV5F

— Baby Yoda (@BabyYodaBaby) January 12, 2020

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Eventual Carrion Jan 12, 2020 • 2:13:41pm

re: #84 William Lewis

Anyone who actually likes American Football, I hope you’ve been watching the KC/Texans game. That is one insane 1st half.

Big time. My oldest son and I have been texting during it. He lives in San Antonio and is a sports writer for MSNBC sports online. He of course leans towards Houston where he was born but he understands how quick KC can score. Here is a screen shot of our conversation starting when Houston was up 24 - 0 and the Chief’s had just had that great kick return.

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PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 2:14:05pm

re: #99 Barefoot Grin

That will be greatly appreciated by the Aussies.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:17:19pm

.@RepJayapal: “The American people have to ask Mitch McConnell: If he’s not going to respect the Constitution and have the Senate do a fair trial, when WILL he respect the Constitution? Because that is the single oath that we take when we come to office.”pic.twitter.com/r5AgoEruPQ

— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) January 12, 2020

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Ace Rothstein Jan 12, 2020 • 2:21:23pm

re: #101 Eventual Carrion

34 unanswered points (5 TD with a missed PAT) by Kansas City. Down 24-0, they scored three straight touchdowns in 3 minutes and 21 seconds. As a lifelong Houstonian and fan of Houston sports, I grew up with the Oilers. In 1993, the Oilers had a 35-3 lead at halftime on the road against Buffalo in an AFC divisional playoff game. Star Bills QB Jim Kelley missed the game, and second-stringer Frank Reich (now the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts) led the most incredible comeback in the history of the NFL, with the Bills winning 41-38 in overtime. I remember it like it was yesterday. These meltdowns are a part of Houston sports DNA.

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Dread Pirate Jan 12, 2020 • 2:23:15pm

This headline is the best troll ever. https://t.co/udGqivxAqB

— @JulieZebrak (@JulieZebrak) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:24:26pm

You know who is not #impeachedForLife ? This guy⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/fODixPJQEO

— Pat Fuller *No one is above the rule of law!*🇺🇸 (@bannerite) January 12, 2020

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Eventual Carrion Jan 12, 2020 • 2:24:45pm

re: #86 HappyWarrior

Holy Shit. That changed quickly. Dunno who I want to win though.

I have a bet that it’s going to be KC and Packers in superb owl. So I’m pulling for KC.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:26:49pm

WHO PUT A RED SOCK IN THE WASHINGMACHINE HOW I’M GONNA GO TO WORK LIKE THIS pic.twitter.com/ito2P6mOui

— birdsrightsactivist (@ProBirdRights) January 8, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:27:28pm

re: #107 Eventual Carrion

I have a bet that it’s going to be KC and Packers in superb owl. So I’m pulling for KC.

Rematch of number 1. If that happens, I would watch because you’ve got a great storyline with young Pat Mahomes and the vet Aaron Rodgers.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:30:13pm

re: #106 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Easily. Rallying the House Dems to vote against Bush’s Iraq War Resolution, ACA, etc. She’s greatly under appreciated by many. Easily the best legislative leader of my lifetime. Her Republican counterparts wish they were what she is.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 2:30:29pm

I admit, I like meaningless number sequences

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:30:39pm

You just violated Iraqi sovereignty by assassinating a foreign leader on their territory and you are threatening to freeze Iraqi funds at the NY federal reserve. https://t.co/TjWVSVqA6e

— Richard Stengel (@stengel) January 12, 2020

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Ace Rothstein Jan 12, 2020 • 2:31:37pm

re: #104 Ace Rothstein

Memory Lane.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:31:56pm

Kerry: “First of all, Margaret, you are an expert in this. You were there. You know the president’s tweet is a lie…” https://t.co/ZebIXWzeG7

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 12, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 2:33:18pm

re: #113 Ace Rothstein

After the first quarter I was expecting to see KANSAS CITY MASSACRE headlines tomorrow

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:33:36pm

re: #114 Backwoods_Sleuth

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So Kerry has a problem with the media not doing its job.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:34:28pm

Big setback for workers & workers’ rights. Facilitates legal evasions by isolating any legal risk for labor violations in shell contractor companies, while keeping capital, brand, and value safe from liability. #fissuredworkplace https://t.co/iYPYIeOgyJ

— Aaron Sojourner (@aaronsojourner) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:40:44pm

Anne Louise’s TL is a treasure

A grey Dorset morning. Shaking, the Koala had received a telegram from his friend, a Wombat from the Blue Mountains: All well. STOP. Opened up home. STOP. Big crowd down here. STOP. Wallabies, Lyrebirds, Rabbits. STOP. Morale better from rain. STOP. Trying to get everyone. STOP. pic.twitter.com/AgKSy8Fvub

— Anne Louise Avery (@AnneLouiseAvery) January 12, 2020

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makeitstop Jan 12, 2020 • 2:41:27pm

re: #102 PhillyPretzel

That will be greatly appreciated by the Aussies.

P!nk and Bette Midler each donated $500K last week.

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Barefoot Grin Jan 12, 2020 • 2:41:53pm

re: #107 Eventual Carrion

I have a bet that it’s going to be KC and Packers in superb owl. So I’m pulling for KC.

Yeah, ribs or brats? I’m going with ribs.

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Alephnaught Jan 12, 2020 • 2:41:56pm

re: #38 Backwoods_Sleuth

O_o

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Hmm, so “Bernie as endorsed by Trump”? This would be a good test of the “Everything Trump touches dies” theory.

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PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 2:42:27pm

re: #119 makeitstop

I sure that the Aussies appreciated those contributions too.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:42:39pm

re: #118 Backwoods_Sleuth

Anne Louise’s TL is a treasure

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The Squirrel was visiting from Northumberland. She was exhausted, spirits low from what she felt was a very bleak socio-political landscape. Old Fox took her paw & told her to rest first, then begin her fight once more, & he made her Singin’ hinnies on the griddle over the fire. pic.twitter.com/NyPtSRQrfn

— Anne Louise Avery (@AnneLouiseAvery) January 11, 2020

Five-and-twenty to four. A train creaked into the Halt. One passenger, a small koala bear, fur singed, battered suitcase. Old Fox was there to meet him. They embraced for a long time, but didn’t speak. There were really no words. pic.twitter.com/lVlAXLuGBQ

— Anne Louise Avery (@AnneLouiseAvery) January 3, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:43:32pm

re: #121 Alephnaught

Hmm, so “Bernie as endorsed by Trump”? This would be a good test of the “Everything Trump touches dies” theory.

I assume he thinks he’s trolling.

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makeitstop Jan 12, 2020 • 2:43:50pm

re: #122 PhillyPretzel

I sure that the Aussies appreciated those contributions too.

It’s just great to see Americans stepping up. We need all the good will we can get these days.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:44:35pm

re: #120 Barefoot Grin

Yeah, ribs or brats? I’m going with ribs.

Win-win either way. I prefer Kolbasi to brats though.

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Alephnaught Jan 12, 2020 • 2:44:36pm

re: #41 PhillyPretzel

It might be too muddy from the rains earlier this morning.

Or, given the speculation from the likes of @tomjchicago , he simply might not be fit for golfing. Amongst other things…

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PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 2:46:16pm

re: #125 makeitstop

Yes it is. I hope it goes a long ways in repairing our image as Americans.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:49:39pm

re: #124 HappyWarrior

I assume he thinks he’s trolling.

just a moron

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 2:50:12pm

48-31
I don’t think K.C. has punted since the 1st Qtr

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Alephnaught Jan 12, 2020 • 2:51:09pm

re: #124 HappyWarrior

I assume he thinks he’s trolling.

It’ll be interesting to see how Mr Sanders reacts to this. A nice test to my theory that Bernie Sanders is basically the Jeremy Corbyn of the Democratic Party.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:52:08pm

re: #131 Alephnaught

It’ll be interesting to see how Mr Sanders reacts to this. A nice test to my theory that Bernie Sanders is basically the Jeremy Corbyn of the Democratic Party.

I tend to agree with that assessment. Hopefully Bernie ignores him.

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Alephnaught Jan 12, 2020 • 2:52:12pm

From earlier thread:

re: #61 Eclectic Cyborg

OFFS. “Damn” has been allowed to be in TV and film for almost 80 years now.

I recently saw a restored version of the 1958 BBC serial “Quatermass and the Pit”, and was quite struck by how an evening drama of it’s time was so casual in its usage of words like “damn” and “hell”.

Fast forward half a century, and you have Doctor Who under showrunner Russell T. Davis, and seemingly in each episode there’s at least one line where someone’s asking “what the HELL is going on”, and, although I love RTDs era of Who, it almost seems quaint and forced by comparison.

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:53:16pm

re: #71 Eventual Carrion

So Clinton is no longer impeached then

He still is
He didn’t think to sue
Oh and he’s a dem

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Barefoot Grin Jan 12, 2020 • 2:53:44pm

Bernie’s minions are good at swarming after Democrats standing in his way. I experienced it in 2016 the first time I raised modest questions about his gun control record. They were more vicious than Trumpsters. Not a good sign of how he’d govern. Just watch them hit me for this! https://t.co/8ciJ0v53JL

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:54:02pm

You should have stopped at “But.”

If you didn’t hear the Left raising hell about Obama using drones, then you weren’t paying attention. Fuck right off with this both-siderism bullshit. pic.twitter.com/n2HQyALZYW

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 12, 2020

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mmmirele Jan 12, 2020 • 2:55:22pm

re: #42 Backwoods_Sleuth

I had a discussion with my brother yesterday about Harry and Meghan. First of all, I was surprised he was following the story. Second, I was surprised about his opinion, which was basically that Harry and Meghan were doing the absolute right thing for their family. In his mind, getting away from the paparazzi harassment and the racism is just the right thing for them to do. He particularly applauds Harry for putting his wife and son before the royal family. He does acknowledge the issue with security, but “that can be worked out. These people have plenty of money.”

Frankly, I think Harry and Meghan should tell the rest of the royals, “I (Harry) have PTSD from the decades of attacks by the tabloids. Meghan here is developing PTSD from the same attacks plus the racism. We would prefer not to raise our child in this kind of toxic stew.” And then sit back and watch the astonishment as Liz and Chuck and Bill have a collective fit of apoplexy. I would pay money to see that. (Will have to wait for ‘The Crown’, season 8, I guess.)

Along those same lines, one of my coworkers (black guy from Alabama, moved to Arizona last summer) is completely astonished at how Meghan is being treated. “She’s *gorgeous*. It’s got to be racism to just up and hate on a woman that good looking.”

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 2:57:44pm

Tonight might be rough, so take this. https://t.co/HtWfnuRp6P

— John Wiswell (@Wiswell) January 12, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 2:59:36pm

re: #138 Backwoods_Sleuth

It’s Mowgli

— 𝘞𝘉 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 🍕🐀 (@FormerDirtDart) January 12, 2020

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 2:59:37pm

re: #96 HappyWarrior

Exactly, it’s one thing to claim innocence. It’s another to totally ignore that impeachment happened and want an outright dismissal of charges when you’ve obstructed. He doesn’t have a leg to stand on. The only thing that will get dismissed charges is McConnell being totally complicit.

You say you’re innocent?
Prove it

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:04:14pm

Slow news day
(pun kind of intended)

The tortoise whose rampant sex drive helped save his species is finally retiring https://t.co/jm00GNigK9

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 12, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:05:48pm

https://t.co/ZPfP3h8PF5 pic.twitter.com/NIApXJot04

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:07:47pm

Just when you think the takes can’t get any dumber… https://t.co/069szE4ePG

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 12, 2020

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:08:05pm

re: #111 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

I admit, I like meaningless number sequences

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Absolutely.
Only celebrating round numbers is lazy

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:08:38pm

re: #135 Barefoot Grin

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Bernie is a dirty politician masquerading as a reformer.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:09:22pm

re: #136 Backwoods_Sleuth

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They certainly were. Dumbass.

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Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 3:10:29pm

lolwut?

Is this some kind of twisted joke? https://t.co/Xj1hErLPC1

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 12, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:10:50pm

re: #140 Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag)

You say you’re innocent?
Prove it

Exactly. Crying about the case isn’t a legal defense. Actually use evidence and precedent rather than live tweet FNC sucking you off.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:11:29pm

re: #147 Charles Johnson

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God help us.

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:12:11pm

Damn, even Stars & Stripes

Top Trump administration officials struggled Sunday morning to defend an airstrike that killed a senior Iranian general, acknowledging that they could not confirm President Donald Trump’s assertion Friday that Iranians planned to attack four embassies. https://t.co/ZKQheJ0wNG

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) January 12, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:14:28pm

re: #150 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

Damn, even Stars & Stripes

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I gotta imagine morale is in the shitter.

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:15:32pm

re: #133 Alephnaught

From earlier thread:

I recently saw a restored version of the 1958 BBC serial “Quatermass and the Pit”, and was quite struck by how an evening drama of it’s time was so casual in its usage of words like “damn” and “hell”.

Fast forward half a century, and you have Doctor Who under showrunner Russell T. Davis, and seemingly in each episode there’s at least one line where someone’s asking “what the HELL is going on”, and, although I love RTDs era of Who, it almost seems quaint and forced by comparison.

The pit is one of my favorite scifi episodes of any series ever

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Shropshire Slasher Jan 12, 2020 • 3:19:23pm

Pecan smoked pulled pork was amazing.

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:25:00pm

re: #137 mmmirele

I had a discussion with my brother yesterday about Harry and Meghan. First of all, I was surprised he was following the story. Second, I was surprised about his opinion, which was basically that Harry and Meghan were doing the absolute right thing for their family. In his mind, getting away from the paparazzi harassment and the racism is just the right thing for them to do. He particularly applauds Harry for putting his wife and son before the royal family. He does acknowledge the issue with security, but “that can be worked out. These people have plenty of money.”

Frankly, I think Harry and Meghan should tell the rest of the royals, “I (Harry) have PTSD from the decades of attacks by the tabloids. Meghan here is developing PTSD from the same attacks plus the racism. We would prefer not to raise our child in this kind of toxic stew.” And then sit back and watch the astonishment as Liz and Chuck and Bill have a collective fit of apoplexy. I would pay money to see that. (Will have to wait for ‘The Crown’, season 8, I guess.)

Along those same lines, one of my coworkers (black guy from Alabama, moved to Arizona last summer) is completely astonished at how Meghan is being treated. “She’s *gorgeous*. It’s got to be racism to just up and hate on a woman that good looking.”

Lenny Bruce: prescient

You are a white. The Imperial Wizard. Now, if you don’t think this is logic you can burn me on the fiery cross. This is the logic: You have the choice of spending fifteen years married to a woman, a black woman or a white woman. Fifteen years kissing and hugging and sleeping real close on hot nights. With a black, black woman or a white, white woman. The white woman is Kate Smith. And the black woman is Lena Horne. So you’re not concerned with black or white anymore, are you?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:25:56pm

Suzanne Somers broke her hip and it wasn’t from her regular twice-a-day sex session with her 83-year-old husband. Guess she ain’t a Thighmaster anymore. pic.twitter.com/p5NFnrznCG

— Joel D. Anderson (@byjoelanderson) January 12, 2020

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Dangerman (misuser of the sarc tag) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:27:22pm

re: #153 Shropshire Slasher

Pecan smoked pulled pork was amazing.

I tried to catch the scent from sofla but it was a no-go

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:28:07pm

The cute, furry animals matter. But so do these guys.

The bushfire disaster is an ecological disaster.

And the recovery needs to focus on all our creatures – big and small. https://t.co/rePD3Un8YA

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) January 12, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:28:08pm

Oh my god the Chiefs ran out of TD fireworks pic.twitter.com/Q8nMvmmkQJ

— Aaron Reiss (@aaronjreiss) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:31:05pm

Guy who was part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge stand-off, and was previously convicted of murdering his father in 1977 (and therefore prohibited from ever possessing a gun), threatens governor of Virginia in Op-Ed of rightwing rag.https://t.co/i65l1qovRx

— HG Tomato 🍅 (@HGTomato) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:33:18pm

this is what happens when your dog steals your gopro
(viralsnare) pic.twitter.com/1ZTdzUOihp

— Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:35:03pm

.@RandPaul, @SenMikeLee, and @EsperDoD all confirmed what @RepAdamSchiff told us; which is that this was not an imminent threat.

This has nothing to do with “hating Trump.” It has to do with caring about transparency and the truth when it comes to national security. https://t.co/WvEGvRjOJJ

— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) January 12, 2020

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uriel Jan 12, 2020 • 3:36:03pm

So sick of this line of reasoning. Wishing economic misery on kids just because I had to suffer through it just seems so peek “got mine/ fuck you.”

I’m one of those people and I can honestly say IDGF.

If some kid somewhere can get an decent education without going through what I did paying for it, then good on everyone involved.

I guess I’m just not that petty and solipsistic.

YMMV, I guess.

— Uriel (@sickendun2death) January 12, 2020

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:37:25pm

I am at the gym. Person next to me eating Haagen Dasz while on elliptical!

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PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 3:38:13pm

re: #163 Joe Bacon 🌹

Pint or pop?

165

Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:38:53pm

re: #164 PhillyPretzel

Pint!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:39:15pm

Trump has made it clear he wants no trial, no witnesses, no documents, no verdict.

He wants the case dismissed, so Americans never know the extent of his efforts to get Ukraine to help him cheat in the election.

But the Senators must decide: will they insist on a fair trial? https://t.co/qBnmArPdkv

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 12, 2020

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PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 3:40:00pm

re: #165 Joe Bacon 🌹

Gee. I would think that snacks like ice cream would not be allowed in a gym.

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Shropshire Slasher Jan 12, 2020 • 3:41:42pm

re: #163 Joe Bacon 🌹

I’m more of a Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream kinda guy.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:43:12pm

I missed this one…

Trump is confused.
PM @AbiyAhmedAli was awarded the @NobelPrize for his efforts to bring peace to the Horn of Africa, not stalled negotiations about a new dam on the Nile.

If they gave the Nobel for deals that didn’t happen, the Pres. would have a shelf full of them. #Ethiopia https://t.co/WhJ6nLvb6Z

— House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign) January 10, 2020

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:44:07pm

re: #161 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Oh yawn. No one believes anything you say.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 3:45:14pm

re: #166 Backwoods_Sleuth

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He actually wants a show trial where the Bidens are put on trial. It’s what he wanted for Hillary too.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:47:11pm

Moving scenes in Warsaw as thousands of Varsovians taking part in the finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Poland’s largest charity fundraiser, unfold a massive Australian flag to express their solidarity with the Aussies over the #bushfire. (via @fundacjawosp) pic.twitter.com/9hgd2nRlxJ

— Jakub Krupa (@JakubKrupa) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:49:59pm

Our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico can use our support after this week’s earthquakes. They’ve shown their enduring spirit over the past couple years, and it’s up to us to pull together for one another once again. I hope you’ll support their recovery: https://t.co/rYhSb8uVXK

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 12, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 3:50:52pm

trump almost started a war over the death of one American. But this is ok for him… and #MoscowMitch https://t.co/orhh5k258o

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) January 12, 2020

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FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀 Jan 12, 2020 • 3:58:28pm

Putin calls on Syria’s Assad to invite Trump for visit https://t.co/JIvrTwJ2ej pic.twitter.com/AANTB3cTtJ

— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2020

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Eclectic Cyborg Jan 12, 2020 • 3:59:46pm

re: #175 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

The Trio of Terror.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 4:00:54pm

re: #175 FormerDirtDart 🍕🐀

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Tulsi is going to love this. https://t.co/MG1xlgW6yF

— HawaiiDelilah™ (@HawaiiDelilah) January 12, 2020

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goddamnedfrank Jan 12, 2020 • 4:05:26pm

Oh gawd, I’m currently reading all about some dumb condo board shitshow involving one fucking apparently-got-nothing-better-to-do board member and a homeowner here in the community who uses his garage apron to do handy shit involving woodworking and power tools. He ain’t really bothering anybody that matters as far as I can tell, his immediate neighbors don’t care, and he even got them to put their not caring in writing.

Still, asshole board member won’t let it go and now the entire board is onboard, as it were. So I got to see a confrontation on my drive out this morning, asshole, handyguy, handyguy’s wife and daughter, nobody happy. Now, I’m staring at two community wide emails from the asshole board member apologizing to handyguy for unspecified asshole-ishness but also doubling down which giving credit where it’s due is extremely on-brand for him.

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Belafon Jan 12, 2020 • 4:06:33pm

re: #162 uriel

“What about all the people who suffered through chemo? Why should others be allowed to have a cure for cancer?”

Because it will benefit all of us to have people not having to pay college debt.

— (((IntheNumbers))) (@ItsNumbersMan) January 13, 2020

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The Pie Overlord! Jan 12, 2020 • 4:08:10pm

re: #167 PhillyPretzel

Gee. I would think ~~that snacks like ice cream~~ food of any kind would not be allowed in a gym.

Because it’s just gross. People who eat while they exercise dribble everywhere & other people use that equipment!

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 4:10:40pm

He doesn’t care if Iran seeks diplomatic solutions.

War, violence, force, these are the ONLY options he can imagine, the only options his bloodthirsty base believes in, the only options the god of Christian Conservatives will accept. https://t.co/kgQDyDeJJ7

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 12, 2020

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The Pie Overlord! Jan 12, 2020 • 4:12:17pm

Oh noes, they are finding more of that nasty green shit. IT’S GONNA EAT DETROIT & NOBODY CARES!!!!

Detroit building boarded up after green chemical found inside https://t.co/6t8tQ0UNM4

— ClickOnDetroit (@clickondetroit) January 13, 2020

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 4:12:30pm

Not sorry. I will never apologize for protecting immigrants and refugee families in Chicago. https://t.co/pgWn3auhb1

— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) January 12, 2020

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PhillyPretzel Jan 12, 2020 • 4:13:50pm

re: #180 The Pie Overlord!

I agree. I belonged to a gym years ago and one of their iron clad rules was there should be no food in the exercise area, tennis courts, locker rooms and the common areas. The only place one could have food was in the cafe and it had to be what they served, no outside food was permitted.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Jan 12, 2020 • 4:15:33pm

Okay, question on the no kill protesters thing: what if a white supremacist drives a car into a crowd of protesters and kills a young woman? Is Iran in trouble, or will you declare him a very fine person?

What?

Just want to know what the rules are. https://t.co/kgQDyDeJJ7

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) January 12, 2020

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goddamnedfrank Jan 12, 2020 • 4:15:38pm

re: #163 Joe Bacon 🌹

I am at the gym. Person next to me eating Haagen Dasz while on elliptical!

Efficient.

Also, like … how?

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 4:26:17pm

re: #185 Backwoods_Sleuth

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We know he’s indifferent to protesters being killed per his actions in China.

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LeftyRambles2413 (HappyWarrior) Jan 12, 2020 • 4:27:41pm

re: #183 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Wingers are always talking about how violent Chicago is. Maybe just maybe they want to focus on the actual crimes rather than being undocumented.

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Barefoot Grin Jan 12, 2020 • 4:31:31pm

re: #173 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Someone had to say it.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 4:42:25pm

You can never get enough…BACON!!!

BACON MOZZARELLA CHEESESTICKS!

pomanmeals.com

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sagehen Jan 12, 2020 • 4:42:54pm

re: #168 Shropshire Slasher

I’m more of a Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream kinda guy.

Cherry Garcia.

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Charles Johnson Jan 12, 2020 • 4:45:29pm

He comes across like a goddamned political science Ph.D compared to the ignorant cretin we have now.pic.twitter.com/1jaanwRDTO

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) January 13, 2020

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Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel Jan 12, 2020 • 4:45:55pm

لطفاً از این واقعیت غافل شوید که من یک ممنوعیت مسافرت برای شما ایجاد کردم و تهدید کرده ام که سایت های فرهنگی شما را بمباران می کنم https://t.co/zZ0mVgcz0l

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) January 12, 2020

“Please ignore the fact that I created a travel ban for you and threatened to bomb your cultural sites.”

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 4:50:26pm

re: #193 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel

TRUMP: [translation] “The Iranian government should allow human rights groups to monitor and report on the current reality”

IRAN: “Yeah, have them stop by your Kids’ Koncentration Kamps at your border first!”

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) January 11, 2020

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Hecuba's daughter Jan 12, 2020 • 5:02:31pm

re: #192 Charles Johnson

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If we forget the war he started that left thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead and the torture approved by his administration and his total mishandling of Katrina and the vicious political attacks by surrogates on McCain in 2000 and Kerry in 2004 and we just look at this snippet, Bush the younger comes across as a knowledgeable, thoughtful person. He’s clearly not using a teleprompter — and he appears to be a compassionate, reasonable statesman.

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Joe Bacon 🌹 Jan 12, 2020 • 5:08:29pm

re: #195 Hecuba’s daughter

If we forget the war he started that left thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead and the torture approved by his administration and his total mishandling of Katrina and the vicious political attacks by surrogates on McCain in 2000 and Kerry in 2004 and we just look at this snippet, Bush the younger comes across as a knowledgeable, thoughtful person. He’s clearly not using a teleprompter — and he appears to be a compassionate, reasonable statesman.

I have nothing but absolute contempt for that son of a CENSORED and THE DICK for lying us into a war that killed my son.

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Jay C Jan 12, 2020 • 5:09:20pm

re: #195 Hecuba’s daughter

If we forget the war he started that left thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis dead and the torture approved by his administration and his total mishandling of Katrina and the vicious political attacks by surrogates on McCain in 2000 and Kerry in 2004 and we just look at this snippet, Bush the younger comes across as a knowledgeable, thoughtful person. He’s clearly not using a teleprompter — and he appears to be a compassionate, reasonable statesman.

This +100

GWB might be a more articulate and intelligent (even former-) President than Donald Trump, but:

1. That is about as low a bar to hurdle as one can imagine.

2. This fool should NEVER be forgiven for lying this country (and others) into a bloody and tragic war. Whose negative effects we are still seeing today: almost 17 years later.

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makeitstop Jan 12, 2020 • 5:12:03pm

Lol. Metallica gave $750,000. https://t.co/l45HkUKhIK

— Thick Cave & the Bad Tweets™ (@TimDuffy) January 12, 2020

Good on Metallica.

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Shropshire Slasher Jan 12, 2020 • 5:13:27pm

re: #198 makeitstop

Jeff will just squeeze his warehouse workers harder to make up the donation.

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danarchy Jan 12, 2020 • 5:15:27pm

re: #190 Joe Bacon 🌹

You can never get enough…BACON!!!

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pomanmeals.com

When deep fried cheese isn’t killing you fast enough.

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Eventual Carrion Jan 13, 2020 • 4:18:01am

re: #162 uriel

So sick of this line of reasoning. Wishing economic misery on kids just because I had to suffer through it just seems so peek “got mine/ fuck you.”

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I don’t know. What about the social security the refucks want to abolish for all. I have been paying into it for 40 fucking years and will have NOT A FUCKING THING to show for that money. At least the people that have paid off their student loans HAVE A FUCKING DEGREE and have been and will be getting paid in accordance with said degree.

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