The Bob & Chez Show: The Hokey Pokey, Featuring Yours Truly

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Today’s program from our podcasting affiliate, The Bob & Chez Show, features yours truly blathering about a variety of Trump-related folderol:

The Hokey Pokey: No Chez Today; Charles Johnson from Little Green Footballs Joins Bob in the Second Half of the Show; Trump’s Second Amendment Remark; Trump Says Obama is the Founder of ISIS; Alex Jones Amazed That Trump is Using His Material; The Eliminationists; How the Alt Right Has Been Using Assassination Talk All Along; Mark Foley Attends Trump Rally; and more.

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293 comments
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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:31:27pm

From below:

Our old friend Ajamu may or may not be a Holocaust denier:

Stein Campaign Says Running Mate Didn’t Realize He Was Talking to and Being Republished By Holocaust Denier

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:33:29pm
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Shiplord Kirel  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:33:34pm

I hope Alex realizes there are probably any number of hidden monitoring devices built into that Barrett, and probably a secret command activated polonium cartridge as well.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:34:39pm

re: #1 No Depression

And with this Jill Stein cements her legacy as Professional Dupe. Congratulations.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:34:41pm

I really had to fight against my natural impulse to tell this sweet old lady Trumpnut not to fuck herself. So I just blocked her instead.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:35:47pm

re: #3 Shiplord Kirel

I hope Alex realizes there are probably any number of hidden monitoring devices built into that Barrett, and probably a secret command activated polonium cartridge as well.

He appears to be compensating for something. Yeah. That’s it. Thinning hair….

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:38:17pm
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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:40:14pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

I really had to fight against my natural impulse to tell this sweet old lady Trumpnut not to fuck herself. So I just blocked her instead.

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You did the right thing. She might be the only Trumpster I’ve seen on Twitter that seems to be at least somewhat pleasant.

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Lidane  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:41:00pm

Gotta love the Trumpkin support for a free press:

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Shiplord Kirel  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:41:09pm

I forgot to mention that the Coolest Guy in the World is at the Olympics, cheering for everyone, as befits someone who has looked back at the world from space.

Facebook Post

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:43:12pm

If you’ve hooked up your LGF account to Twitter, we have a new feature — when you use one of our tweet buttons, after your post a tweet, the popup dialog box now shows you the tweet form again, underneath the tweet you just posted.

If you then use the form to post something else, it’s tweeted as a reply to the previous tweet.

This lets you easily create “tweet storms” that are threaded and simple to follow. Just keep tweeting replies and they’ll all show up on Twitter underneath the original tweet.

And remember - you can pop up a blank tweet form at any time by typing control-Y. (As long as you’re not currently entering a comment.)

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:43:32pm

re: #9 Lidane

That would have been great if he blew out right there on the spot like a radiator hose at 90MPH. Sounds like he’s from somewhere in New Angland. Can’t quite nail it down…

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:44:37pm
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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:46:22pm

Pivoted from downstairs

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:47:44pm

re: #9 Lidane

Gotta love the Trumpkin support for a free press:

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As they film his face.

haha. The books that will be written.

I know you read Katy Tur’s recent piece, but everyone needs to read it. What a job covering trump.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:50:02pm

re: #1 No Depression

Also from below:

Nyet, please pick up the white courtesy telephone.

Nyet, please pick up the white courtesy telephone.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:51:08pm
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Shiplord Kirel  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:51:46pm

The post-Trump GOP attempt at recovery should be pretty entertaining, unless they start fighting each other in the streets, which seems highly likely at this point.

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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:51:51pm

re: #9 Lidane

Gotta love the Trumpkin support for a free press:

The accent sounds familiar, but I can’t quite place the camp he was a guard at.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:54:14pm
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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:57:26pm

re: #20 Stanley Sea

You would think for a big boy like him rolling a thin sheet of cardboard wouldn’t be an impossible task, but you learn something new every day. And isn’t that what life is all about?

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:57:32pm

re: #20 Stanley Sea

It’s like an open sewer of humanity. The worst sludge coming to the surface.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:57:53pm

re: #4 nines09

And with this Jill Stein cements her legacy as Professional Dupe. Congratulations.

Reminder that Dr. Stein likes her some Russian oligarchs:
jill2016.com

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lawhawk  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:57:58pm

Because this is the kind of thing necessary when you’re doing well:

Trump needs yet another intervention, which will go as well as all the prior interventions, which is to say, yugely.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:58:26pm

Trump will claim credit

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Decatur Deb  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:58:57pm

re: #18 Shiplord Kirel

The post-Trump GOP attempt at recovery should be pretty entertaining, unless they start fighting each other in the streets, which seems highly likely at this point.

“We’re not the SA, we’re re-enactors.”

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:59:33pm

Since Mr. Trump and his supporters seem to despise the press so much, I don’t understand why the press corps doesn’t just tell him fine, no more coverage then.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 5:59:38pm

re: #21 De Kolta Chair

Rolling a thin sheet of cardboard is hard work.

He’s wringing necks. His mind is afire. He’s a bad mans.

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lawhawk  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:00:06pm

re: #22 Ziggy_TARDIS

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:01:52pm

Heavy line of thunderstorms moving across the Nebraska Panhandle. My Internet service was out from midnight to noon today, let’s see if it stays up now.

wunderground.com

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Decatur Deb  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:02:06pm

re: #27 Anymouse

Since Mr. Trump and his supporters seem to despise the press so much, I don’t understand why the press corps doesn’t just tell him fine, no more coverage then.

At some point of threat, OSHA’s General Duty clause kicks in, sanctioning the publishers for exposing their employees to recognized hazards. That includes workplace violence.

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lawhawk  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:02:32pm

Oh lookie, Evan McMullin got on the ballot in CO. Only 49 states, DC, and the territories left to go.

Oh, wait. He wont be able to appear on all of them since deadlines have already started passing.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:02:33pm

re: #5 Charles Johnson

I posted the Trump f bomb video for her.

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Skip Intro  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:04:13pm

re: #25 FormerDirtDart

Trump will claim credit

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Too bad for Ivanka and her line of cheap knockoffs.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:07:39pm
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majii  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:07:59pm

re: #24 lawhawk

“Trump needs yet another intervention, which will go as well as all the prior interventions, which is to say, yugely.”

I seriously doubt if Trump will change anything. I read a TPM post a couple hours ago in which he said that he “misses” the primary season, and that he liked it better. I think he thought that the bile he sold in the GOP primary season would be a winner in the General Election, and now that it’s not working, he has a sad. I also think he has a strong need to be approved by everyone he exposes himself to and is having a hard time understanding why he is being rejected not only by members of his own party but by millions of potential voters. He’s learning the hard way that not everyone is dazzled by his money and/or by the fact that he’s a TV reality show personality. Facing reality is hard for DT.

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fern01  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:08:54pm

re: #32 lawhawk

Oh lookie, Evan McMullin got on the ballot in CO. Only 49 states, DC, and the territories left to go.

Oh, wait. He wont be able to appear on all of them since deadlines have already started passing.

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Am I missing something - won’t it be a help to Hillary every time he gets on a ballot?

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:08:58pm

Actress Rose McGowen (Charmed) takes on Mr. Trump and the media.

addictinginfo.org

After the Republican National Convention I wrote an open letter to a rabid Trump supporter. I realize now the letter was for you, Donald and media men. It’s you I’ve been wanting to talk to. You who have been stressing me and most of the nation out to the point of a diagnosable sickness. WE ARE BEING POISONED. We, the public, are being sickened by an ever expanding assault on our right to live a healthy and free life. Donald & you ratings driven colluders, are holding us the public hostage and exposing us to disease. A massive DISease.

Our symptoms are knots in our shoulders, sick feelings in the pit of our vaginas, stomach tightness, shortness of breath, wildly elevated stress levels- we are now chronically experiencing a true mass illness.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:09:09pm

re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth

Dropped his last greenie?

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:10:04pm
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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:10:21pm

re: #31 Decatur Deb

At some point of threat, OSHA’s General Duty clause kicks in, sanctioning the publishers for exposing their employees to recognized hazards. That includes workplace violence.

Yup, hazard pay must be kicking in.

Ask Katy Tur after the Secret Service had to escort her to her car after trump called her out & pointed to her.

He’s a fucking danger. His fans are a fucking danger.

We’ll just watch & wait.

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majii  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:11:12pm

re: #39 nines09

“Dropped his last greenie?”

He does not look to be very healthy in that pic. I’ve never read anywhere that he follows an exercise regime. Has anyone heard/read anything about this?

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:12:04pm

re: #42 majii

Well he runs his mouth pretty good.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:12:22pm

re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth

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The funny part is he’s measuring club width from his faked dropped ball.

Dramatic cheater.

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EPR-radar  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:12:42pm

re: #29 lawhawk

That cartoon is almost perfect. Its only flaw is that it shows the bullshit coming from Trump’s mouth instead of his ass.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:13:15pm

re: #45 EPR-radar

That cartoon is almost perfect. Its only flaw is that it shows the bullshit coming from Trump’s mouth instead of his ass.

Are they two different places? /s

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:13:23pm

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:15:24pm

re: #37 fern01

Am I missing something - won’t it be a help to Hillary every time he gets on a ballot?

The #nevertrump theory is that Trump is going to lose anyway, and their trooo conservative candidate will give Republicans a reason to go to the polls to vote, helping downticket Republicans.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:15:30pm

re: #36 majii

“Trump needs yet another intervention, which will go as well as all the prior interventions, which is to say, yugely.”

I seriously doubt if Trump will change anything. I read a TPM post a couple hours ago in which he said that he “misses” the primary season, and that he liked it better. I think he thought that the bile he sold in the GOP primary season would be a winner in the General Election, and now that it’s not working, he has a sad. I also think he has a strong need to be approved by everyone he exposes himself to and is having a hard time understanding why he is being rejected not only by members of his own party but by millions of potential voters. He’s learning the hard way that not everyone is dazzled by his money and/or by the fact that he’s a TV reality show personality. Facing reality is hard for DT.

And it’s the best cure for DT.

Go on permanent vacay asshole.

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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:15:30pm

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Interesting Times  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:15:44pm

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:16:11pm

re: #31 Decatur Deb

At some point of threat, OSHA’s General Duty clause kicks in, sanctioning the publishers for exposing their employees to recognized hazards. That includes workplace violence.

Yup. All it’ll take is one incident. Which, of course the “media” will instigate.

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majii  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:16:13pm

re: #41 Stanley Sea

“Ask Katy Tur after the Secret Service had to escort her to her car after trump called her out & pointed to her.”

I read a while back that NPR is providing its reporters who cover Trump with some sort of training so they’ll be able to deal with the abuse and threats they receive from participants at his rallies.

“NPR has sent its political reporters to 90-minute hostile-environment awareness training, which in its typical form lasts a few days and prepares journalists for covering war zones or regions where terrorists are active. News organizations, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations generally employ such training to help employees respond to such hazards as riots, mortar attacks, kidnappings or firefights. In this case, NPR’s scaled-down sessions might be called Trump Training.”
dispatch.com

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:18:02pm

re: #47 Ziggy_TARDIS

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Romantic Heretic  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:20:39pm

You can tell by the expression on Jones’s face that he tore something lifting that weapon.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:21:49pm

re: #55 Romantic Heretic

You can tell by the expression on Jones’s face that he tore something lifting that weapon.

Or dropped something……In his pants.

He’s trying to look hard. Looks like he’s giving birth to an 8LB turd.

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:23:28pm

re: #38 Anymouse

Actress Rose McGowen (Charmed) takes on Mr. Trump and the media.

addictinginfo.org

She needs to work on her use of commas. Also DJT will not know what to do with a “sick feeling in the pit of our vaginas.”

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:24:39pm

re: #57 austin_blue

She needs to work on her use of commas. Also DJT will not know what to do with a “sick feeling in the pit of our vaginas.”

did you take any photos of your dinner? I looked that place up. Wow.

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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:28:25pm

Excellent Bob & Chez Show episode btw.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:30:44pm
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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:31:22pm

re: #35 Backwoods_Sleuth

I saw a pod of those off Martha’s Vineyard a couple of weeks ago, but that one looks like it has sea mange.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:34:08pm

Ah.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:35:03pm
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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:35:39pm

Welp with the new leaked emails the narrative on Faux News is OCTOBER SURPIRSE?????

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:37:31pm

re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth

The younger Trump is portrayed. The conman Trump. Not the spittle flecked loon staring out into the abyss he saw tonight. I hope he paid 45 bucks for that.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:38:30pm

re: #58 Stanley Sea

did you take any photos of your dinner? I looked that place up. Wow.

Chef Cole has a cookbook too. It’s amazing.

Uchi: The Cookbook amazon.com

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:39:09pm

Simone Biles claims Olympic Gold Medal for USA in gymnastics. She has not lost a single meet since 2013, but this is her first Olympics.

huffingtonpost.com

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:39:10pm

re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth

Fuck his feelings when his guy loses in November.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:39:45pm
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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:40:35pm

re: #58 Stanley Sea

did you take any photos of your dinner? I looked that place up. Wow.

I’m a Luddite. No cellphone, no Twitter, no Facebook.

Damn tasty meal, though.

Negihama roll, crunchy salmon roll, social akami te (X2), edamame, social takara nigiri (X6), tarabagoni special, the three sorbet dessert special, and daily menu umi masu (which was comped, as friends of Uchi- you get that when you visit almost every week). Tyson is a James Beard winner, and a really sweet guy.

Total check was $92, with tip.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:41:01pm

re: #69 Backwoods_Sleuth

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M7.6 - 122km ESE of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:41:07pm

re: #67 Anymouse

Simone Biles claims Olympic Gold Medal for USA in gymnastics. She has not lost a single meet since 2013, but this is her first Olympics.

huffingtonpost.com

Simone Biles is truly in a class of her own. What she does is a thing of absolute mastery and control. Everyone else plays for second. Right now she’s untouchable.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:41:45pm

Jim Hoft is pushing this crappy site, of course.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:42:47pm

re: #70 austin_blue

I’m a Luddite. No cellphone, no Twitter, no Facebook.

Damn tasty meal, though.

Negihama roll, crunchy salmon roll, social akami te (X2), edamame, social takara nigiri (X6), tarabagoni special, the three sorbet dessert special, and daily menu umi masu (which was comped, as friends of Uchi- you get that when you visit almost every week). Tyson is a James Beard winner, and a really sweet guy.

Total check was $92, with tip.

Wow. Sounds delish.

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Belafon  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:42:51pm

re: #63 Backwoods_Sleuth

The great thing about that is I don’t give a fuck about his feelings of inadequacy either.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:43:17pm

re: #70 austin_blue

I’m a Luddite. No cellphone, no Twitter, no Facebook.

Is there a social media outlet for people like us? /s Besides here?

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:44:43pm
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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:45:54pm
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The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:46:06pm

re: #51 Interesting Times

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I thought it was “turbulent priest”.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:46:14pm

Severe Thunderstorm Warning as Wyoming vomits up a massive thunderstorm at us. Batten down the hatches… .

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:46:46pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

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Jim Hoft is pushing this crappy site, of course.

Does the base ever get tired of being lied to by grifters? Apparently not.

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De Kolta Chair  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:47:48pm

Later lizards

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:48:29pm

This GOP unity effort seems to be going smoothly…

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EPR-radar  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:49:58pm

re: #82 De Kolta Chair

A yippy dog like Reince Priebus is not going to be able to control a shitlord like Trump. The attempt will be amusing.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:50:18pm

re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth

That shouldn’t be big enough to cause a major tsunami. Might cause a local one though.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:51:27pm

re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth

Wow. You would have to scrape up my splattered remains off the mat with a pancake turner if I tried that.

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BlueGrl21  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:51:58pm

The spousal unit and I tonight:

“The RNC is having a come to Jesus meeting with Trump tomorrow.”

“They already had one last week.”

“Well, they’re apparently having another one. The first few didn’t take.”

“Just like my dad’s marriages.”

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:53:06pm
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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:55:03pm

re: #73 Charles Johnson

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Jim Hoft is pushing this crappy site, of course.

A couple of rather notable differences between the “unskewed polls” guy from 2012 and this one. Dean Chambers, the guy responsible for the Unskewed Polls site, regularly spoke with the press and when his methodology was completely debunked after the election, somewhat owned up to the fact.

On the other hand, nobody knows who actually runs Longroom:

“Michael Ellis,” the man listed as LongRoom’s managing editor, is described in only the vaguest of terms as “an Internet Executive with over 23 years of experience, including general management of mid to large sized publications. He has been involved with internet community management his entire career.” The three other staff members have similarly indistinct bios, and rather than photographed headshots, the staff is depicted in sketches. None of the staff appears to have Twitter accounts, let alone follow the @LongRoomNews account. Searches for the staff on other social networking sites did not lead anywhere and there is no listed point of contact for any of the LongRoom staff members anywhere on the site. FiveThirtyEight reached out to the site’s only point of contact for comment — a support email address — and did not hear back. A public records search for LongRoom yielded no results for the business. (In addition to its “unbiased” polling operation, the site aggregates news stories.)

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EPR-radar  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:56:02pm

re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth

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This GOP unity effort seems to be going smoothly…

Mr. RNC PR BS is much too clumsy to stick the dismount from the Trump tiger he’s notionally riding.

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:56:09pm

re: #27 Anymouse

Since Mr. Trump and his supporters seem to despise the press so much, I don’t understand why the press corps doesn’t just tell him fine, no more coverage then.

My thought exactly. It would drive him insane.

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Shiplord Kirel  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:56:34pm

Hot microphone picks up CBC commentator saying 14-year old Chinese swimmer ‘died like a pig’

“That little 14-year-old from China dropped the ball, baby,” the station’s commentator and University of Toronto swimming coach Byron MacDonald said, not knowing his microphone was on.

“Too excited, went out like stink, died like a pig. Thanks for that.”

No, Coach McDonald, it’s your broadcasting career that died like a pig.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:57:15pm

re: #89 Bill and Opus for 2016!

Pollsters make their mark with the transparency of their methodology (and its accuracy). I would think that hiding who you are and how you arrive at your conclusions would be more the mark of a propagandist, not a pollster.

However, there are an awful lot of gullible people.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:57:49pm

re: #91 MsJ

My thought exactly. It would drive him insane.

That would imply he is not already.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:58:45pm

I’m going to try to take a short nap and hoping that the sky stays clear.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:58:49pm

re: #89 Bill and Opus for 2016!

Yes, it’s a much more professional-appearing hoax. Some right wing group is funding it, no doubt, to counteract the increasingly bad poll numbers for Donald Trump and keep the delusional voting base engaged.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:59:02pm

re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth

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This GOP unity effort seems to be going smoothly…

Not his money. Typical.

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Joe Bacon  Aug 11, 2016 • 6:59:32pm

So cool to hear Charles on the Bob & Chez Show!

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:00:13pm

re: #71 Backwoods_Sleuth

Nearest islands to Epicenter are Aneityum in Vanuatu, and Mare Island in New Caledonia (An Autonomous Region of France).

A final referendum on the status of New Caledonia will be held in 2018, which will decide if it will become independent, or become a full part of France.

Come to think of it, we should be doing the same with our own populated Islands around the globe. 3 of them can become states instantly, and 2 of them only need minor immigration to get there.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is still in force, which means the minimum size for a state is 60k.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:00:58pm
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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:02:31pm

re: #74 Stanley Sea

Wow. Sounds delish.

Twas. As always. There are several excellent sushi joints in Austin, but Uchi is a fusion of Asian and western ingredients that is truly unique. It’s in the ‘hood (about a mile away) and is our regular Thursday date night with Jodie (our server- total doll face).

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:02:46pm

re: #100 FormerDirtDart

Pesky UCMJ, how does it work? Oh right, it doesn’t apply to civilians.

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Targetpractice  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:04:19pm

re: #100 FormerDirtDart

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Comrade Combover doesn’t seem to be so much of a joke anymore.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:04:55pm

re: #102 Anymouse

Pesky UCMJ, how does it work? Oh right, it doesn’t apply to civilians.

He’s talking about shipping US citizens to Guantanamo to go before Military Tribunals, which have nothing to do with the UCMJ

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Joe Bacon  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:05:25pm

Trump is ignorant of this Court decision!

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:07:46pm
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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:08:03pm

re: #76 Anymouse

Is there a social media outlet for people like us? /s Besides here?

Nope, this is it. I lurked until the purge started. I knew Charles couldn’t tolerate the level of bile that was here and that sanity would assert itself. I registered in late ‘07. The first few months were rough. I said some really stupid things, made some enemies. I also said some truth things that got me tons of down dings. Ach, well, things are better now.

Ooh, Phelps and Lochte!

Shiny!

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Belafon  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:09:23pm

re: #100 FormerDirtDart

Tomorrow:
“What he meant to say was that US military personnel should only in military courts.”
“It was a joke.”

Trump: “I meant it.”

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:10:26pm

re: #105 Joe Bacon

Trump is ignorant of this Court decision!

en.m.wikipedia.org

noooooooo. imagine that.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:10:36pm

re: #104 FormerDirtDart

He’s talking about shipping US citizens to Guantanamo to go before Military Tribunals, which have nothing to do with the UCMJ

You’re right. Tough to keep up with the fascist talking yam and exactly what it is he plans.

re: #105 Joe Bacon

Trump is ignorant of this Court decision!

en.m.wikipedia.org

That’s what I was really thinking about, but misfired with the UCMJ. That’s why I am not a lawyer.

Thunderstorm warning here warns of torrential rain and seventy mile per hour winds … on radar the storm is massive, over fifty miles in diameter. Thanks, Obama.

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TedStriker  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:12:12pm

re: #89 Bill and Opus for 2016!

A couple of rather notable differences between the “unskewed polls” guy from 2012 and this one. Dean Chambers, the guy responsible for the Unskewed Polls site, regularly spoke with the press and when his methodology was completely debunked after the election, somewhat owned up to the fact.

On the other hand, nobody knows who actually runs Longroom:

re: #96 Charles Johnson

Yes, it’s a much more professional-appearing hoax. Some right wing group is funding it, no doubt, to counteract the increasingly bad poll numbers for Donald Trump and keep the delusional voting base engaged.

Trump-funded (or sympathetic) black ops outfit, perhaps?

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calochortus  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:12:53pm

re: #95 Backwoods_Sleuth

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I’m going to try to take a short nap and hoping that the sky stays clear.

Good luck. Probably will be cloudy here.

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freetoken  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:13:23pm

re: #111 TedStriker

Desperate ploy.

The bandwagon effect is real, and those skilled at marketing try all they can to make the wagon is carrying their band.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:13:36pm

re: #96 Charles Johnson

Yes, it’s a much more professional-appearing hoax. Some right wing group is funding it, no doubt, to counteract the increasingly bad poll numbers for Donald Trump and keep the delusional voting base engaged.

I think that the phrase “professional-appearing” fits pretty well, since I’m getting a Error 513 “Service Temporarily Unavailable” message when trying to browse to the site. That screams of pure amateurism. Also, they claim that the analytical model was written in APL, instead of a more robust (and much less proprietary) language like MATLAB.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:14:13pm

It was not even close…

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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:14:34pm

re: #100 FormerDirtDart

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calochortus  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:14:40pm

re: #105 Joe Bacon

Trump is ignorant of this Court decision!

en.m.wikipedia.org

Fixed.

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:14:59pm

re: #94 Anymouse

That would imply he is not already.

True. Further insane. It would be delicious. THAT would be worth covering.

It would be so easy to play him. Ignore, he goes crazy, cover it, ignore, repeat.

Play him like a freaking fiddle.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:15:53pm
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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:17:44pm

re: #116 No Depression

They’re kidding themselves.

/hindenburg

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:18:12pm

re: #115 FormerDirtDart

It was not even close…

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Jesus. Don’t make Phelps angry. He turns green and gets Really Strong.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:18:44pm

re: #115 FormerDirtDart

It was not even close…

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:18:59pm

re: #115 FormerDirtDart

It was not even close…

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He’s racing again in a few minutes. If Phelps wins the next one as well, he’s clearly added bionic limbs for his comeback.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:19:01pm
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Targetpractice  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:20:08pm

re: #119 goddamnedfrank

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A “come to Jesus meeting,” by which they mean the GOP leadership will come together and pray to Jesus that Trump only implodes his own campaign on Election Day instead of taking them down with him.

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(alpuz)  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:20:10pm

casual perusal suggests there has to be a shitton of newly graduated right-wing marketing majors wondering just what the hell happened.

… and I’m way OK with that. :)

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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:21:30pm

re: #120 Stanley Sea

They’re kidding them selves.

/hindenburg

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:23:03pm

I’m sorry, are we living in a Doctor Who episode?

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:23:44pm

re: #125 Targetpractice

A “come to Jesus meeting,” by which they mean the GOP leadership will come together and pray to Jesus that Trump only implodes his own campaign on Election Day instead of taking them down with him.

I forsee a “Last Supper” parody/political cartoon in the very near future.

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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:24:37pm

re: #125 Targetpractice

A “come to Jesus meeting,” by which they mean the GOP leadership will come together and pray to Jesus that Trump only implodes his own campaign on Election Day instead of taking them down with him.

Maybe they can find a verse in Two Corinthians that will convince Trump to change!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:24:41pm

re: #125 Targetpractice

A “come to Jesus meeting,” by which they mean the GOP leadership will come together and pray to Jesus that Trump only implodes his own campaign on Election Day instead of taking them down with him.

That’s what they’re hoping for. I’m hoping he taeks them down with him. They all dserve each other’s misery.

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(alpuz)  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:25:19pm

For anyone who has netflix I suggest checking out David Cross’ new special, ‘Making America great again’. Out of the park.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:26:42pm

re: #132 (alpuz)

For anyone who has netflix I suggest checking out David Cross’ new special, ‘Making America great again’. Out of the park.

Watched it a couple nights ago. Excellent!

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:27:17pm

re: #129 Bill and Opus for 2016!

I forsee a “Last Supper” parody/political cartoon in the very near future.

That would be awesome. Cheeto Jesus in the middle, Ted Cruz as Judas, with Reince, Ryan, Christie, Newt, Carson, McCain, McConnell!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:27:24pm

re: #132 (alpuz)

For anyone who has netflix I suggest checking out David Cross’ new special, ‘Making America great again’. Out of the park.

I’ll have to check that out. I liked Cross as Tobias on Arrested Development.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:27:25pm

re: #128 FormerDirtDart

If we are, we are living in Davies episode.

Where the message is unsubtle, and dumb plot points abound.

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:28:03pm
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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:28:11pm

OH, Canada….

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:28:29pm
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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:28:57pm

re: #129 Bill and Opus for 2016!

I forsee a “Last Supper” parody/political cartoon in the very near future.

I was just flipping the channel from CNN earlier & they had trump’s new spiritual adviser on. Blond, cosmetic surgery lady. I clicked before finding out anything more.

egad.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:29:01pm

fre: #119 goddamnedfrank

All we can hope for is Trump bursts into flames and is dragged to everlasting damnation by one of Lucifer’s minions. But he has to touch the Bible first.

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(alpuz)  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:29:16pm

re: #135 HappyWarrior

I’ll have to check that out. I liked Cross as Tobias on Arrested Development.

He brings that(his role as Tobias) up. Watch it.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:29:43pm

re: #142 (alpuz)

He brings that(his role as Tobias) up. Watch it.

Cool. Will do.

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b.d.  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:29:49pm

I’m tired of winning.

Said Michael Phelps never.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:30:44pm

re: #140 Stanley Sea

I was just flipping the channel from CNN earlier & they had trump’s new spiritual adviser on. Blond, cosmetic surgery lady. I clicked before finding out anything more.

egad.

Did Trump hire Betty Bowers? /s

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:31:09pm
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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:34:16pm

Team America continues to win bigly!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:34:51pm

re: #146 goddamnedfrank

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I’m so glad my Dad isn’t like these guys. We actually had a great talk tonight about how much resentment fuels the right wing movement and support for Trump and antipathy for Clinton and liberals/Democrats in general.

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Decatur Deb  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:35:07pm

re: #146 goddamnedfrank

A credit to his demographic.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:35:09pm

re: #147 Big Beautiful Door

Team America continues to win bigly!

But the giant orange cheeto insists we never win anymore.

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b.d.  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:35:24pm

re: #147 Big Beautiful Door

Team America continues to win bigly!

Kind of puts a crimp in Trump’s entire “America Sucks” campaign.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:35:57pm

Looked it up.

So beyond perfect.
donald trumps spiritual advisor-sells-eternal-life-by-stealing-from-harry-potter

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:37:19pm

Tie for the Gold
First individual event swimming medal for a black woman…

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:37:43pm

re: #148 HappyWarrior

I’m so glad my Dad isn’t like these guys. We actually had a great talk tonight about how much resentment fuels the right wing movement and support for Trump and antipathy for Clinton and liberals/Democrats in general.

I know, it could be my Dad, prob. :((

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:38:54pm

Darth Trump!

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:39:50pm

re: #154 Stanley Sea

I know, it could be my Dad, prob. :((

It could be a lot of the older white men I know too. I’m just glad that my dad and his brothers seem to have learned some valuable lessons from their parents. My grandparents have been gone a long time now but I cannot imagine them even considering a bastard like Trump.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:40:16pm
A spokesperson for the company said Snapchat’s “anime-inspired lens” was among several new filters that went up yesterday, and has since expired. When I inquired about its obvious “yellowface” appearance, I was told something similar to the quote provided to Mashable, that “lenses are meant to be playful and never to offend.”

Here’s the thing, though. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to find anime characters resembling Snapchat’s skeptical interpretation. None of the genre’s typical features, such as colorful hair, disproportionately large eyes, or angular faces, seem to be referenced by the filter.

Seriously that’s the most racist shit I’ve seen in a minute. It’s an indictment of modern tech culture that something so flagrantly and obviously offensive was ever even allowed into the product pipeline let alone saw the light of day.

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GlutenFreeJesus  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:40:45pm

Rogue One trailer. Holy shit.

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:40:45pm

re: #152 Stanley Sea

Looked it up.

So beyond perfect.
donald trumps spiritual advisor-sells-eternal-life-by-stealing-from-harry-potter

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Who else but another con artist to be Trump’s spiritual advisor?

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:41:35pm

re: #148 HappyWarrior

I’m so glad my Dad isn’t like these guys. We actually had a great talk tonight about how much resentment fuels the right wing movement and support for Trump and antipathy for Clinton and liberals/Democrats in general.

My step-father and I had that talk back during the Democratic Primaries, when I was still supporting Senator Sanders and he was supporting Secretary Clinton.

No hatred or anger between us, just discussion. But both of us (and my mother) discussed how much liberals and Democrats have been demonised (as long as I have been able to vote apparently - since I voted for Jimmy Carter’s reëlection).

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Lidane  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:41:50pm

Republican minority outreach:

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Decatur Deb  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:42:04pm

re: #159 Big Beautiful Door

Who else but another con artist to be Trump’s spiritual advisor?

“Shear my flock.”

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Lidane  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:42:36pm

re: #158 GlutenFreeJesus

Rogue One trailer. Holy shit.

Chills. It looks amazing.

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A wild WITHAK appeared!  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:44:23pm

re: #158 GlutenFreeJesus

Rogue One trailer. Holy shit.

Dang, missed the live broadcast. Is it on YT yet?

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:45:36pm
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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:46:15pm

re: #160 Anymouse

My step-father and I had that talk back during the Democratic Primaries, when I was still supporting Senator Sanders and he was supporting Secretary Clinton.

No hatred or anger between us, just discussion. But both of us (and my mother) discussed how much liberals and Democrats have been demonised (as long as I have been able to vote apparently - since I voted for Jimmy Carter’s reëlection).

Yeah it’s nice to be able to have that with a parent. We both agreed that it just stumps us how many people we know that fit our demo just can’t empathize. Was a really good conversation to have. I’ve been having some good talks with my brother about this stuff too. We’re all really lucky to have been brought up with the values we got. Empathy is such an underrated character trait and that’s something that he got first from his Dad and we later got from him.

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:46:51pm

re: #161 Lidane

Republican minority outreach:

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What winnings? So they tax the medals?

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:46:58pm

re: #161 Lidane

Republican minority outreach:

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Eye roll. How about just congratulate her and leave your tax bill for the floor of the Senate.

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:47:19pm

re: #167 MsJ

What winnings? So they tax the medals?

yes

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:48:19pm

re: #169 Big Beautiful Door

yes

Seriously?

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:48:37pm

re: #139 Charles Johnson

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He broke the grass ceiling!

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:48:52pm

re: #165 teleskiguy

Dr. Ben to demonstrate procedure he would attempt on Hillary to “cleanse her”.
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Smith25's Liberal Thighs  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:49:55pm

re: #167 MsJ

What winnings? So they tax the medals?

They don’t tax the medals, but each American gets prize money for winning. Counts as income.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:50:25pm

re: #172 nines09

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I have to be honest. I honestly feel sort of bad for Carson. He had a good reputation as a renowned neurosurgeon before this election but now he’s going to be remembered as that guy who may have been even more off his nut than Trump.

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Charles Johnson  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:50:32pm

LOL

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mmmirele  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:51:11pm

re: #164 A wild WITHAK appeared!

Dang, missed the live broadcast. Is it on YT yet?

Yes.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer (Official)

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:51:14pm

re: #173 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs

They don’t tax the medals, but each American gets prize money for winning. Counts as income.

How much do they get? Is it cash to the person? From whom do they get money?

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freetoken  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:51:33pm

The petty nature Drumpfskind’s billionaire buddies:

The Marvel Chairman, a Hate-Mail Feud and Claims of Stolen DNA

[…]

That Perlmutter is embroiled in a bizarre dispute hardly is surprising given his history of legal dustups and a notoriously curmudgeonly personality. The gun-toting exec once was at the center of internal harassment claims at Marvel, and he micromanages with an obsessive eye on frugality, vetoing an upgrade of the company’s worn furniture and denying journalists more than one soda at a press junket. When Perlmutter is not involved in Marvel matters, he frequently dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, and his wife has given nearly $500,000 to the Republican’s presidential campaign. As one of the largest Disney shareholders, he’s one of the few industry figures with a direct line of communication to CEO Bob Iger.

[…]

Perlmutter’s camp also claims to THR that Peerenboom has a private DNA data bank of many neighbors (he testified about going through their trash) and also has dined with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, with access to the drinking glass and silverware used by the Republican presidential candidate. Kasowitz responds that his client doesn’t know Trump and considers the implication he harvested Trump’s DNA to be ridiculous and untrue.

Although there’s no evidence Trump’s genetic material was stolen, the subject of how a politician’s pilfered DNA might be used has come up in the past. […]

This imbroglio appears to have started over a tennis court, namely who was contracted to manage it, and their swanky apartment building.

Should we all have such pressing concerns.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:51:35pm

re: #175 Charles Johnson

LOL

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Watch the Trumpers on Twitter complain about hte “double standard.” This is hilarious btw. I love the Rubio bit particularly and the jab about him not being a billionaire.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:51:39pm

re: #174 HappyWarrior

Some people are good with their hands. Then they talk. Ruins the whole thing.

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:52:07pm

Phelps in 100m Fly semifinal 38 minutes after winning Gold.
8th at the turn, finishes 2nd

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:52:36pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart

Phelps in 100m Fly semifinal 38 minutes after winning Gold.
8th at the turn, finishes 2nd

Pot destroyed him.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:00pm

re: #180 nines09

Some people are good with their hands. Then they talk. Ruins the whole thing.

I seriously wondered if he was a savant after some of the stuff he said in the debates.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:12pm

re: #167 MsJ

What winnings? So they tax the medals?

I was about to ask about that.

Snopes deals with it:
snopes.com

Origin:One aspect of the Olympic Games many U.S. viewers remain unaware of is the fact that U.S. medalists (like those from many other countries) receive cash prizes along with their medals: $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver, and $10,000 for bronze. These rewards are not paid by the International Olympic Committee (which furnishes the medals), but by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Similarly, participants from some other countries receive monetary prizes put up by their home countries’ Olympic committees.

That money is indeed taxable.

The medals themselves are not actually worth very much (the gold medal is mostly silver and only 1% gold). In theory it could be taxed, but it is unlikely the IRS would come after an athlete for failure to claim the medal.

Endorsements on the other hand are worth a bunch of money.

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:16pm

re: #177 MsJ

How much do they get? Is it cash to the person? From whom do they get money?

Here is a snopes article on it:
snopes.com

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:33pm

re: #183 HappyWarrior

He may be. He’s not quite right.

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:41pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart

Phelps in 100m Fly semifinal 38 minutes after winning Gold.
8th at the turn, finishes 2nd

Beast. Genetic freak. Athletic Hero.

Ours. Tears.

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scottslemmons  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:55pm

re: #148 HappyWarrior

I’m so glad my Dad isn’t like these guys. We actually had a great talk tonight about how much resentment fuels the right wing movement and support for Trump and antipathy for Clinton and liberals/Democrats in general.

My parents are pretty conservative, and both of them hate Trump. I don’t much think they’ll vote for Clinton, but they think of her better than they think of the Yam.

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Big Beautiful Door  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:53:59pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart

Phelps in 100m Fly semifinal 38 minutes after winning Gold.
8th at the turn, finishes 2nd

He’s human!

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:54:26pm

re: #181 FormerDirtDart

Phelps in 100m Fly semifinal 38 minutes after winning Gold.
8th at the turn, finishes 2nd

Missed winning by .02 seconds.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:54:26pm

re: #186 nines09

He may be. He’s not quite right.

I know. I just hate medical diagnosis from afar. There’s just something off about him. He just had no business (neither does Trump for that matter) running for President.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:55:02pm

re: #188 scottslemmons

My parents are pretty conservative, and both of them hate Trump. I don’t much think they’ll vote for Clinton, but they think of her better than they think of the Yam.

That’s progress. Both of mine are pretty liberal and have always been.

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:55:07pm

re: #183 HappyWarrior

I seriously wondered if he was a savant after some of the stuff he said in the debates.

He’s a Fachidiot. Really good at one thing. And nothing else.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:55:49pm

re: #193 MsJ

He’s a Fachidiot. Really good at one thing. And nothing else.

Oh is that the word for that? New fact learned.

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majii  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:56:19pm

re: #172 nines09

Whatever Dr. Ben accomplished during his medical career, he has now sullied with his willingness to claim OTOH that he’s a model Christian while OTOH he engages in pushing lies and other sh*t. I’ve read that some young black males who once looked upon him as a role model are wondering what happened to him. I think there’s an easy answer to their question. Greed. He made good money as a neurologist, but he makes great money by lying and promoting propaganda and conspiracy theories. He and the other guy who are attempting to “analyze” HRC and comment on her mental fitness to be the next POTUS are no better than quacks. I’ve never known a medical doctor who examined, analyzed, and diagnosed any patient from afar and tried conclude that their results are valid and credible. That Fox is doing this tells me that Trump’s campaign is becoming desperate and he has asked someone at the network for help.

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Brian J.  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:56:45pm

re: #114 Bill and Opus for 2016!

I think that the phrase “professional-appearing” fits pretty well, since I’m getting a Error 513 “Service Temporarily Unavailable” message when trying to browse to the site. That screams of pure amateurism. Also, they claim that the analytical model was written in APL, instead of a more robust (and much less proprietary) language like MATLAB.

I got a 513 error too.

There’s been a new poll of Texas released this evening.
Bad news: Trump by eleven.
Good news: Dixie Strategies is a Republican firm that promoted Michael Bay’s Ben Hoozie film. The internals are weird- Hillary’s only down by 20% among white voters (compared to Obama’s 47-point deficit in 2008) but only gets 48% of Hispanics? The hell?

dfw.cbslocal.com

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:56:48pm

re: #184 Anymouse

I was about to ask about that.

Snopes deals with it:
snopes.com

That money is indeed taxable.

The medals themselves are not actually worth very much (the gold medal is mostly silver and only 1% gold). In theory it could be taxed, but it is unlikely the IRS would come after an athlete for failure to claim the medal.

Endorsements on the other hand are worth a bunch of money.

Thanks. I have no problem taxing that.
It would, however, be nice if it was taxes at a lower percentage than the percentage that trump pays.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:57:31pm

re: #192 HappyWarrior

That’s progress. Both of mine are pretty liberal and have always been.

My step-father has always been politically active for the Democrats in Chicago; my mother has never voted but will be out for Tammy Duckworth and Hillary Clinton in her first election ever.

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ObserverArt  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:57:39pm

re: #78 Backwoods_Sleuth

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Simone Biles…born in Columbus Ohio. Even though she came from a tough background I think I’ll count her as a home town kid!

Way to go Simone.

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majii  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:58:58pm

re: #174 HappyWarrior

” I honestly feel sort of bad for Carson.”
I don’t. He’s a grown-*ss man who has sold out for money and attention. He didn’t, and doesn’t, have to do the thing he is doing/does. Furthermore, I’m now wondering about those “Christian values” he claims to be the most important thing in his life.

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:59:21pm

re: #194 HappyWarrior

Oh is that the word for that? New fact learned.

It’s German. And it’s a perfect description.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:59:28pm

re: #198 Anymouse

My step-father has always been politically active for the Democrats in Chicago; my mother has never voted but will be out for Tammy Duckworth and Hillary Clinton in her first election ever.

I’m happy that your mom is voting for the first time. I think Duckworth’s going to be a great Senator. She offers such an unique voice and she’s tough as hell.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 7:59:46pm

re: #201 MsJ

It’s German. And it’s a perfect description.

They have a word for everything there it seems like don’t they?

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:00:19pm

re: #200 majii

Ben Carson and a whole panoply of so-called Christians don’t practice good Christian values. They practice “making it rain.”

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Ubiq  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:01:31pm

re: #101 austin_blue

Twas. As always. There are several excellent sushi joints in Austin, but Uchi is a fusion of Asian and western ingredients that is truly unique. It’s in the ‘hood (about a mile away) and is our regular Thursday date night with Jodie (our server- total doll face).

Uchi is heaven in your mouth.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:01:58pm

re: #198 Anymouse

My step-father has always been politically active for the Democrats in Chicago; my mother has never voted but will be out for Tammy Duckworth and Hillary Clinton in her first election ever.

Sad that your mother has never voted till now.

Just an observation.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:02:31pm

re: #195 majii

I have no sympathy for any of them. They made their bed. Lie in it. To a man they all allowed Trump to shit all over them. They never had to stand up to a person like that. Never. Revealing. And the GOP elected Trump because they perceived Ben and the others as “weak”. It’s a shit show and the monkey house is in full throat.

They wish to hurt me and mine. They can all fall down a flight of stairs.

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A wild WITHAK appeared!  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:02:33pm
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Romantic Heretic  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:03:14pm

re: #82 De Kolta Chair

So that’s what Agent Smith looks like without his dark sunglasses.

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:03:22pm

re: #207 nines09

They can all fall down a flight of stairs.

No. WTF?!?

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FormerDirtDart  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:06:28pm
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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:06:31pm

Wishing injury or death upon others gets an immediate downding and report to Charles by me.

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Lidane  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:07:06pm

Wheee!

A President Donald Trump might push for Americans accused of terrorism to be tried in military tribunal at the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Republican nominee told the Miami Herald on Thursday.

“I would say they could be tried there, that would be fine,” Trump said in a brief interview ahead of his speech to home builders in Miami Beach.

Under current federal law, it’s illegal to try U.S. citizens at military commissions. Changing the law would require an act of Congress.

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Romantic Heretic  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:07:16pm

re: #92 Shiplord Kirel

Hot microphone picks up CBC commentator saying 14-year old Chinese swimmer ‘died like a pig’

No, Coach McDonald, it’s your broadcasting career that died like a pig.

Character is what you are when you think the mic is off.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:07:32pm

re: #206 Stanley Sea

Sad that your mother has never voted till now.

Just an observation.

My mother served in the US Navy in the Vietnam Era (not in Vietnam though). She has always been of the opinion that military personnel and veterans (who are subject to civilian governance) should not meddle in civilian government, including elections. She was actually quite upset with me when I ran for my village board.

However, with the rise of Trump and her despite of Senator Mark Kirk, she decided that her principles on military participation in elections were not as important as ensuring a fascist gain power.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:08:07pm

re: #208 A wild WITHAK appeared!

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Dude’s an immigrant. I detect an accent.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:08:15pm

re: #210 teleskiguy

No. WTF?!?

They would, by their actions and deeds, hurt people I love and care for. I wish them misfortune. Are you the brain police? Get over it.

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Brian J.  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:08:36pm

re: #209 Romantic Heretic

So that’s what Agent Smith looks like without his dark sunglasses.

That would explain why Agent Smith believed “that, as a species, human beings define their reality through suffering and misery.” And Bailey’s, apparently.

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:08:59pm

re: #217 nines09

They would, by their actions and deeds, hurt people I love and care for. I wish them misfortune. Are you the brain police? Get over it.

Then you are sinking to their level, jackass.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:09:22pm

The good news is I’ve got my car camping game on fleek now. The Engel fridge / freezer and Renogy 100 watt solar panel are on their way and I’m good for everything else from stoves to hydration to first aid to you fucking name it I’m set. Pretty much ready for whatever the Trumpocalypse throws my way.

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A wild WITHAK appeared!  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:09:24pm

re: #216 Stanley Sea

Dude’s an immigrant. I detect an accent.

Yeah, that’s likely. I couldn’t place the accent, though.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:09:55pm

re: #219 teleskiguy

Then you are sinking to their level, jackass.

There you go. Calling names. Why, you’re no better than I.

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:10:17pm

re: #205 Ubiq

Uchi is heaven in your mouth.

Yup, my neighborhood sushi joint.

The ‘04 is blessed.

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:10:32pm

re: #222 nines09

There you go. Calling names. Why, you’re no better than I.

Name calling and wishing injury and/or death upon others is entirely different, you hateful moron.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:11:20pm

re: #221 A wild WITHAK appeared!

I couldn’t place the accent, though.

North Asshole.

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teleskiguy  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:13:07pm

BBL. Can’t blog mad.

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(((The Engineer Lobuno)))  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:13:54pm

re: #221 A wild WITHAK appeared!

Yeah, that’s likely. I couldn’t place the accent, though.

Stereotypical European? Don’t know, it sounds like those Hollywood accents to try place the character in Europe.

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(((The Engineer Lobuno)))  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:14:34pm

re: #225 goddamnedfrank

North Asshole.

South Asshole tend to be folksier. :P

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:14:53pm

re: #224 teleskiguy

Name calling and wishing injury and/or death upon others is entirely different, you hateful moron.

I don’t think you have room to speak ill of someone else. Isn’t that what you say? Death? Really? Didn’t know you could read minds. I don’t engage is arguments here. I don’t piss on people here. You do and think what you please. As I shall.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:15:43pm

re: #207 nines09

re: #210 teleskiguy

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:17:05pm

re: #230 Anymouse

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Be right back. Must clutch pearls.

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Great White Snark  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:17:10pm

re: #207 nines09

I have no sympathy for any of them. They made their bed. Lie in it. To a man they all allowed Trump to shit all over them. They never had to stand up to a person like that. Never. Revealing. And the GOP elected Trump because they perceived Ben and the others as “weak”. It’s a shit show and the monkey house is in full throat.

They wish to hurt me and mine. They can all fall down a flight of stairs.

Easy Nines. This has been a terrible year, a dangerous election. But November will come and go and there will be relationships to rebuild and fences to mend.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:19:27pm
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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:20:04pm

re: #219 teleskiguy

Then you are sinking to their level, jackass.

Then we are weak people who are not as good as Michelle Obama. I’m with nines09.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:21:09pm

re: #232 Great White Snark

Figure of speech. He threw some shit my way a while back. Not tonight. I don’t insult anyone here. Why would I? Enough.

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:22:13pm

re: #207 nines09

I have no sympathy for any of them. They made their bed. Lie in it. To a man they all allowed Trump to shit all over them. They never had to stand up to a person like that. Never. Revealing. And the GOP elected Trump because they perceived Ben and the others as “weak”. It’s a shit show and the monkey house is in full throat.

They wish to hurt me and mine. They can all fall down a flight of stairs.

Careful, there. Don’t wish physical damage on others on this Board. Kind of a no/go line here.

Take a walk. Have a breath. Walk away, if you have to, but don’t don’t go there.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:22:16pm

re: #234 MsJ

Then we are weak people who are not as good as Michelle Obama. I’m with nines09.

What was her quote??

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Lidane  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:23:41pm

Yeah, pretty much:

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:23:43pm

re: #237 Stanley Sea

What was her quote??

Something like “when they go low, we go high”.

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A wild WITHAK appeared!  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:25:02pm

I generally appreciate the negative reaction that violent/destructive language gets around here, and I fully understand why. On the other hand, “they can go fall down some stairs” is pretty mild, so, meh.

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nines09  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:25:25pm

re: #240 A wild WITHAK appeared!

Thank you.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:25:25pm

re: #239 MsJ

Something like “when they go low, we go high”.

Yeah but I think she was talking about aiming for the neck.

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:26:33pm

re: #240 A wild WITHAK appeared!

I generally appreciate the negative reaction that violent/destructive language gets around here, and I fully understand why. On the other hand, “they can go fall down some stairs” is pretty mild, so, meh.

I can assure everybody my internal thoughts are far and away more violent. And permanent.

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Jay C  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:26:57pm

re: #213 Lidane

Wheee!

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Nice to see that the Republican Party’s candidate for President has such faith in the Federal justice system of the country he wants to lead that he’d prefer to shunt terrorism (or “terrorism”) cases off to that judicial Limbo and international disgrace of Guantanamo tribunals.
What’s the “rationale” (if one can even use that word wrt the Trump campaign)? That “librul judges will let terrorists go on technicalities” or something?And i’m sure that very argument has probably already been mooted on some right-wing blog…
Sad. Low-energy idea-stealing from the worst of the Bush Administration’s “tough” policies.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:29:11pm

re: #196 Brian J.

I think it is safe to say that poll is borked, based of the 48% part alone.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:31:12pm

re: #239 MsJ

Something like “when they go low, we go high”.

YEP

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:31:17pm

re: #245 Ziggy_TARDIS

I think it is safe to say that poll is borked, based of the 48% part alone.

Yeah something’s up there.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:33:26pm

re: #245 Ziggy_TARDIS

I think it is safe to say that poll is borked, based of the 48% part alone.

Poll was probably conducted in English only, most are. That has a serious effect in places like Texas.

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freetoken  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:34:28pm

Past week I’ve been commenting on the sectarian violence in parts of India, where Hindu fundamentalists have been attacking Dalits in particular.

Well, this happened a short time ago:

UP: BJP leader Teotia critical after assailants fire 100 rounds at his convoy

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brijpal Teotia and six others were shot at by unidentified assailants, who allegedly fired more than 100 rounds at his convoy at Muradnagar in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh late Thursday evening.

Teotia, who received five bullet injuries, had been rushed to Fortis Hospital in Ghaziabad along with other injured. Their condition is said to be critical.

[…]

The BJP are a somewhat moderate Hindu nationalist party and is, I think, the largest political party.

Who the assassins are is unknown. But if it turns out to be Dalit, or Muslim, or whatever, then I expect this might flare even more.

This is what happens when identity politics become more than just debate.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:35:14pm

re: #248 goddamnedfrank

Poll was probably conducted in English only, most are. That has a serious effect in places like Texas.

That’s a good point.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:35:55pm

re: #248 goddamnedfrank

I would also hazard a guess and say that they got a very small sample of Hispanics as well.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:36:31pm

Khzir Khan asks Senator John McCain to un-endorse Donald Trump:

huffingtonpost.com;

Mr. Khan is a great fan of the senator, apparently. The article notes that in one of his final chats with his son they discussed Senator McCain’s book. He notes that if Senator McCain were to reject Mr. Trump, he would be able to “stand tall” before the American people.

Khan, whose son, Humayun, was a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq while protecting his troops, is a big fan of McCain’s. He called the Arizona senator “my and my family’s hero” and said one of the last talks he had with his son was about McCain’s book, Why Courage Matters.

…

McCain campaign spokeswoman Lorna Romero declined to comment on whether the senator would un-endorse Trump. Instead, she pointed to a lengthy statement he put out last week praising the Khan family and dismissing Trump’s proposed ban.

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Scout  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:37:39pm

re: #13 FormerDirtDart

There’s a special place in my heart for editorial cartoons. That one is a true classic.

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A wild WITHAK appeared!  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:37:43pm

re: #252 Anymouse

Someone should introduce the Patriot from North Asshole to Mr. Khan, so he can understand what a real patriot is.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:38:52pm

Khan as he said, is not going to let up.

Bravo that man.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:39:29pm

re: #248 goddamnedfrank

However, the split among white voters only being 20 points rather than 47 is encouraging.

Even with the low number of white voters, Obama got a 57-41 result here. That means it is likely the margin here is very narrow. Especially with more Hispanic voters than last time.

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freetoken  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:40:35pm

Congress rakes up Punjab cow vigilante issue in Parliament

Chandigarh: Three days after a Patiala-based cow vigilante’s gory videos, showing brutal thrashing of alleged cattle smugglers, led to Punjab Police registering a case against their head, the Congress on Thursday hit out at SAD-BJP coalition in Parliament.

The issue was raked up by Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu, who said the livelihood of lakhs of farmers engaged in cattle rearing was getting affected everyday in Punjab due to vigilante threat. “We all respect cows and each and every one of us are passionate about their protection. The recent revelations in Punjab and country reveal a nasty story. That’s not cow protection. This is violation of law of the land. They are not allowing to people to earn their livelihood,” said Bittu.

[…]

This may all seem strange to us, but for the participants involved it’s serious.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:40:43pm

re: #252 Anymouse

Khzir Khan asks Senator John McCain to un-endorse Donald Trump:

huffingtonpost.com;

Mr. Khan is a great fan of the senator, apparently. The article notes that in one of his final chats with his son they discussed Senator McCain’s book. He notes that if Senator McCain were to reject Mr. Trump, he would be able to “stand tall” before the American people.

He’s going to be disappointed. To be honest, the McCain that he and his son once admired is a different man than he is now.

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:42:09pm

re: #196 Brian J.

I got a 513 error too.

There’s been a new poll of Texas released this evening.
Bad news: Trump by eleven.
Good news: Dixie Strategies is a Republican firm that promoted Michael Bay’s Ben Hoozie film. The internals are weird- Hillary’s only down by 20% among white voters (compared to Obama’s 47-point deficit in 2008) but only gets 48% of Hispanics? The hell?

dfw.cbslocal.com

I’ve got some real problems with this poll - Normally, there will be some weighting of polling respondents, but almost never to this extent.

The results include 448 Republicans, 305 Democrats and 265 others

That is almost a 30% adjustment in favor of total number of Republicans polled, and less than 10% between Democrats and Independents.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:42:19pm

re: #258 HappyWarrior

I have great respect for Mr. McCain’s fortitude while a POW. As a senator, not so much. Moreover, he foisted off the Tundra Grifter on us, and the whole howling horde of racists.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:42:50pm

re: #260 Anymouse

I have great respect for Mr. McCain’s fortitude while a POW. As a senator, not so much. Moreover, he foisted off the Tundra Grifter on us, and the whole howling horde of racists.

Agreed.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:43:15pm

re: #259 Bill and Opus for 2016!

I’ve got some real problems with this poll - Normally, there will be some weighting of polling respondents, but almost never to this extent.

That is almost a 30% adjustment in favor of total number of Republicans polled, and less than 10% between Democrats and Independents.

Good point.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:43:48pm

re: #259 Bill and Opus for 2016!

There’s some big problems with this poll.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:44:28pm

re: #260 Anymouse

I have great respect for Mr. McCain’s fortitude while a POW. As a senator, not so much. Moreover, he foisted off the Tundra Grifter on us, and the whole howling horde of racists.

That was tea party 1.0

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:45:32pm

re: #264 Stanley Sea

That was tea party 1.0

Hard to believe I actually thought Palin was peak wingnut. How naive I was.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:46:16pm

re: #259 Bill and Opus for 2016!

I’ve got some real problems with this poll - Normally, there will be some weighting of polling respondents, but almost never to this extent.

That is almost a 30% adjustment in favor of total number of Republicans polled, and less than 10% between Democrats and Independents.

OTOH it’s Texas and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out R’s heavily outnumber D’s there. Also older people tend to answer the phone while younger people are like:

Mostly I just wanted to post that image.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:47:10pm

re: #266 goddamnedfrank

OTOH it’s Texas and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out R’s heavily outnumber D’s there. Also older people tend to answer the phone while younger people are like:

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Mostly I just wanted to post that image.

Reminds me of that one scene in John Carpenter’s The Thing heh.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:47:15pm

re: #265 HappyWarrior

Hard to believe I actually thought Palin was peak wingnut. How naive I was.

Just wait for the next version, it’ll have actual cross burnings and cannibalism.

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Romantic Heretic  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:47:49pm

re: #165 teleskiguy

The truth is out there but the lies are in your head. - Terry Pratchett

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:48:04pm

re: #268 goddamnedfrank

Just wait for the next version, it’ll have actual cross burnings and cannibalism.

I’ve learned not to see anything yet. I’m already wondering what the 2020 GOP primaries are going to be like.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:49:54pm
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scottslemmons  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:49:59pm

re: #270 HappyWarrior

I’ve learned not to see anything yet. I’m already wondering what the 2020 GOP primaries are going to be like.

“Well, obviously, Trump failed because he wasn’t conservative enough!”

So I guess either David Duke or one of the Phelps clan.

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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:50:50pm

re: #249 freetoken

In what world is the BJP moderate? Their standard-bearer is a Hindu nationalist that instigated a pogrom against Muslims.

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:51:35pm

re: #265 HappyWarrior

Hard to believe I actually thought Palin was peak wingnut. How naive I was.

Her claim to fame is FOUNDER of hate.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:51:48pm

With Arianna Huffington announcing she is stepping down from the Huffington Post today, you can see the importance her Website gained in where it is reported:

bbc.com

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:52:16pm

re: #274 Stanley Sea

Her claim to fame is FOUNDER of hate.

I am really glad her career’s going nowhere and the only people she’s really effecting are the idiots who help pay for her grifting schemes.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:52:17pm

re: #270 HappyWarrior

I’ve learned not to see anything yet. I’m already wondering what the 2020 GOP primaries are going to be like.

Let me lend you my crystal ball:

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Stanley Sea  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:53:08pm

re: #268 goddamnedfrank

Just wait for the next version, it’ll have actual cross burnings and cannibalism.

Nah, just the N word used by politicians & people arrested getting sent to camps (Guantanamo-ish) before trial.

whoo boy.

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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:55:20pm

re: #268 goddamnedfrank

Just wait for the next version, it’ll have actual cross burnings and cannibalism.

I don’t know about that. The next fascist fuck Republicans choose will probably have much better self-control than the malignant corn chip they’re running now.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:55:22pm

re: #278 Stanley Sea

Nah, just the N word used by politicians & people arrested getting sent to camps (Guantanamo-ish) before trial.

whoo boy.

Right and the reason why I don’t see it getting any better is the GOP doesn’t have the balls to confront its racist base that it created. And furthermore the base is going to be more angry after yet another electoral defeat and will believe it was fraud.

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HappyWarrior  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:55:42pm

re: #279 No Depression

I don’t know about that. The next fascist fuck Republicans choose will probably have much better self-control than the malignant corn chip they’re running now.

Only way to go is up I guess.

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:56:31pm

re: #272 scottslemmons

“Well, obviously, Trump failed because he wasn’t conservative enough!”

So I guess either David Duke or one of the Phelps clan.

Cruz!

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Bill and Opus for 2016!  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:56:52pm

re: #266 goddamnedfrank

OTOH it’s Texas and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find out R’s heavily outnumber D’s there. Also older people tend to answer the phone while younger people are like:

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Mostly I just wanted to post that image.

Overall, Texas is fairly purple. The reason they have so many Righwing nutcases in office is because of rampant (and I mean RAMPANT) disenfrancisement of minority voters throught Gerrymandering, racially-motivated Voter ID laws, and closing/reducing operating hours of voter registration offices - but only in areas where the majority of registered voters are Democrats. A reminder - it was Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (who just so happens to now be Governor) who pushed the attempt, and partially succeeded in overturning the Voting Rights Act.

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goddamnedfrank  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:57:40pm
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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:59:43pm

re: #283 Bill and Opus for 2016!

Overall, Texas is fairly purple. The reason they have so many Righwing nutcases in office is because of rampant (and I mean RAMPANT) disenfrancisement of minority voters throught Gerrymandering, racially-motivated Voter ID laws, and closing/reducing operating hours of voter registration offices - but only in areas where the majority of registered voters are Democrats. A reminder - it was Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (who just so happens to now be Governor) who pushed the attempt, and partially succeeded in overturning the Voting Rights Act.

And yet the Voter ID laws he pushed for make it harder for other people with disabilities to vote. Fuck him.

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 8:59:44pm

bbc.com

Fiji wins its first gold medal in the Olympics ever, beating the United Kingdom in rugby 43-7

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Pawn of the Oppressor  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:00:22pm

I have some catch-up reading to do in this thread…

So was there no mention of Michael Phelps breaking a 2000+-year-old Olympic record this evening? An article circulated this morning which explained that the last guy to be individual champion of 12 events in consecutive Olympiads was a Leonidas of Rhodes in the 160’s BCE. Phelp’s win tonight broke that record, so he’s arguably the greatest Olympian ever, if you count a certain way.

I watched his race just for that, and it was amazing to see a 31-year-old guy (“old” by athletic standards), who dropped out and made a comeback, beat the swim pants off his competition by two whole seconds. The closest equivalent I can think of in sports is Valentino Rossi in motorcycle racing.

I don’t like the quadrennial ritual fetishization of American lady gymnasts, but Simone Biles is fantastic. She looks STRONG, she’s got arms like iron and somehow makes hard movements look as natural as breathing. Pretty cool stuff.

And now, on to the Rogue One trailer…

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Anymouse  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:02:26pm

re: #281 HappyWarrior

Only way to go is up I guess.

Wow, are you optimistic.

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Ziggy_TARDIS  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:02:37pm

re: #273 No Depression

Yeah, and right now that is are Anti-Christian attacks going on in India at the rate of once a week, and similarly, Anti-Muslim attacks are constant.

The RSS, which is affiliated with the BJP, has said they want to push out the Christians and Muslim. In regards to the Christians there, some of them have been there an incredibly long time. The St. Thomas Christians. They have been there since the time of Claudius. And apparently, the Hindutva want to wipe out that history.

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retired cynic  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:06:27pm

re: #284 goddamnedfrank

They just said her margin of victory in the all-around was more than the margins of victory for every Olympics from 1980 through 2012.

Holy Cow! (Not meant to be casting asparagus on the Indian story!)

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MsJ  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:13:50pm

re: #280 HappyWarrior

Right and the reason why I don’t see it getting any better is the GOP doesn’t have the balls to confront its racist base that it created. And furthermore the base is going to be more angry after yet another electoral defeat and will believe it was fraud.

Or call out the utter bullshit that fox feeds its viewers. Or come up with ideas for governing because government is bad and if they ever try to govern, they’ll be shown as the liars, frauds and con artists they are…because any attempt to govern is selling out.

The right wing literally broke the government and if something isn’t down me, we will not be a functioning country. We are limping along now. It can’t continue indefinitely. It just can’t.

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No Depression  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:17:19pm

re: #289 Ziggy_TARDIS

Yeah, and right now that is are Anti-Christian attacks going on in India at the rate of once a week, and similarly, Anti-Muslim attacks are constant.

The RSS, which is affiliated with the BJP, has said they want to push out the Christians and Muslim. In regards to the Christians there, some of them have been there an incredibly long time. The St. Thomas Christians. They have been there since the time of Claudius. And apparently, the Hindutva want to wipe out that history.

Wow I didn’t know things were that bad for India’s Christians. It’s interesting that we don’t really hear the Christian right complaining about this.

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austin_blue  Aug 11, 2016 • 9:36:58pm

re: #283 Bill and Opus for 2016!

Overall, Texas is fairly purple. The reason they have so many Righwing nutcases in office is because of rampant (and I mean RAMPANT) disenfrancisement of minority voters throught Gerrymandering, racially-motivated Voter ID laws, and closing/reducing operating hours of voter registration offices - but only in areas where the majority of registered voters are Democrats. A reminder - it was Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (who just so happens to now be Governor) who pushed the attempt, and partially succeeded in overturning the Voting Rights Act.

I’ll disagree, living in Austin as I do. Texas isn’t purple because the people that come out and vote every cycle are hard red.

Good trivia question: Who was the first Republican after Reconstruction for President who won Texas? It wasn’t Reagan. It was Hoover in 1928 because Texans couldn’t vote for a Papist like Al Smith. This State is the ultimate reservoir of the concept of rugged individualism. It makes no difference that the facts indicate that the State runs off of oil and gas revenue and corporate favors. It’s the meme that will not die.

Anne Richards beat Clayton Williams for Governor in 1990 because he was an asshole and wouldn’t shake her hand. Really.

George W. beat her in 1994 because her Lieutenant Governor passed a concealed carry law that she opposed and cut her guts out. It was a brutal. And no Democrat has won a State-wide election since, Judge or Commissioner. If you have an R after your name, you are golden. Which is why our AG is still in office despite a Federal Indictment.

Texas could be purple, or even blue, but it would require black and brown people to register and vote. And, up to this point in time, they don’t/won’t.

As my buddy Ramiro Garcia says, “My peeps don’t vote.” He’s right. In this State, Hispanics concentrate on Church and Family, and ignore politics.

Until that changes, Texas will remain solidly Red at the State level.

However…..in this election cycle, it is conceivable that in the suburbs of Dallas and Houston, that Trump will disgust enough R’s that Hillary will take the State. Odds on that right right now? I’d say 45% percent.


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