Video: Seth Meyers on Trump, Corker, Flake and the GOP Civil War
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Seth takes a closer look at how the Republican Party is at the peak of its powers, and yet is currently engulfed in a civil war of its own making.
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The Trump Administration is basically a turducken made of corruption. pic.twitter.com/DsdT72rYb2
— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 26, 2017
re: #1 goddamnedfrank
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And what will we hear from 19th Century Fox?
Hillary sold that Uranium to Russia! Impeach Her!
Off topic, tied 5-5 in the top the eleventh at the Chavez Ravine.
There it is! Thanks to that stolen base, everyone gets FREE Doritos® Locos Tacos from @TacoBell on Nov. 1, 2-6pm! https://t.co/l0i2HLA0Rr pic.twitter.com/x3MtZhtkQR
— MLB (@MLB) October 26, 2017
Another home run for the Astros
Now lead 7-5
House GOP investigation finds that Hillary illegally ran for president without being born a man.
— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) October 26, 2017
I contend that there is no GOP civil war, at least not one being waged by the likes of Corker and Flake. They’ve bowed out, they’re staying long enough to stuff their pockets in the hopes of a cushy private sector job on which to retire. They both voted hours after Flake’s speech to screw over millions of Americans to shove millions of dollars into the pockets of the rich elite. The civil war is an illusion that some are engaging in to tell themselves that there is a fight for the soul of the GOP. It’s an illusion for a simple reason: The GOP has no soul because they sold it away decades ago to the highest bidder.
When I say we feed everyone we mean it….@ASPCA nothing goes to waste…. pic.twitter.com/E0O1j8pdUx
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) October 25, 2017
re: #9 Targetpractice
I contend that there is no GOP civil war, at least not one being waged by the likes of Corker and Flake. They’ve bowed out, they’re staying long enough to stuff their pockets in the hopes of a cushy private sector job on which to retire. They both voted hours after Flake’s speech to screw over millions of Americans to shove millions of dollars into the pockets of the rich elite. The civil war is an illusion that some are engaging in to tell themselves that there is a fight for the soul of the GOP. It’s an illusion for a simple reason: The GOP has no soul because they sold it away decades ago to the highest bidder.
I agree. If there is no change in their approach to public policy, there is no change to their intentions. It is still all about screwing the poor and the middle class and benefitting the rich.
Full stop.
squeek-a squeek-a whiddly whoo wheedally wheedally
— Korben the Budgie (@korbenisabird) October 26, 2017
Well, I have the info for the company that makes our chlorinator pumps. I’ll be calling them in the morning to get two pumps on the village credit card with rush shipping. (I convinced the other board members we really should have a back-up pump for situations like this one.)
I wonder if my mom is forcing herself to stay up to watch this?
She’s a HUGE baseball fan, but hasn’t been able to really watch any games for the last couple years since she dumped her cable.
In fact, the only reason she’s even able to watch the World Series is that in the last few weeks she’s been able to get her local FOX TV channel to tune in. I think it’s due to that TV antenna collapse down near Miami a few weeks ago.
re: #11 austin_blue
I agree. If there is no change in their approach to public policy, there is no change to their intentions. It is still all about screwing the poor and the middle class and benefitting the rich.
Full stop.
They’re just embarrassed by Trump changing out the dogwhistle with a fog horn. Other than that, they’re still all on the same page.
So how did Cambridge know about the Podesta emails before they were released? https://t.co/Qk3Pmkpc9e
— Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) October 26, 2017
Yeah. What’s up with this timeline? https://t.co/fvTl9dLIAW
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 26, 2017
May 2016: Mercer mulls looking for missing Clinton emails
July 2016: Nix emails Assange, CC’s Mercer, about emailshttps://t.co/JwPqdKM6e2— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 26, 2017
If I’m understanding this correctly, this is a holy crap story https://t.co/fOoiYOTilP
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 26, 2017
re: #15 Anymouse 🌹
They’re just embarrassed by Trump changing out the dogwhistle with a fog horn. Other than that, they’re still all on the same page.
Exactly, Flake and Corker aren’t standing up for anything other than the worry that Trump’s antics will hurt the party. They could give a fuck less about the poors, they just don’t want them to see the true face of the party.
I will admit I don’t watch cable news at all, I see snippets on Twitter and most of the time I skip them. In this video where Bob Corker tells a reporter what he thinks about Fuckface Von Clownstick and he says “…the lack of desire to be competent…”
HOLY FREUDIAN SLIP BATMAN!
Anyone else find it interesting that the Uranium One conspiracy str8 out of “Clinton Cash” re-ups just as Bannon launches his GOP civil war?
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 26, 2017
Seriously, @delta??!? pic.twitter.com/j9pZlcDyAU
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) April 22, 2017
suspected Mark Halperin was a sociopath ever since he tweeted this https://t.co/2P5MoKGkrk
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 26, 2017
Flake and Corker have enough foresight to know that the longer Cheeto goes on unchecked, the harsher the payback will be when the Democrats get back on top. The worst case, from their point of view, is that Democrats will regain both houses of Congress and that a new Democratic President will take office in 2021 and begin a program akin to FDR’s Hundred Days. This will sweep away 40 years of Reagan-initiated looting and pillage, with repeal of voodoo tax breaks, real action on climate change, new teeth for civil rights, prosecution of war profiteers and foreign agents, single payer healthcare, etc. By then, if we survive at all, Trump will be so discredited that Republicans will be as rare as avowed Nazis were in Germany in the summer of ‘45.
In short, their whole world is in danger and they are trying to sound a warning to the rest of the greed is good crowd. It has so far fallen on deaf ears with that audience but others have heard and will act.
re: #18 teleskiguy
I will admit I don’t watch cable news at all, I see snippets on Twitter and most of the time I skip them. In this video where Bob Corker tells a reporter what he thinks about Fuckface Von Clownstick and he says “…the lack of desire to be competent…”
HOLY FREUDIAN SLIP BATMAN!
Nope, not a Freudian slip. Trump is exactly what Grover Norquist said was needed in a GOP president: Someone who could hold a pen crayon.
re: #19 JordanRules
There is no such thing as political coincidence.
Oh! And it’s a homer to left center to get the Dodgers to 7-6!
Hell of a game.
I am not snickering at the news that Mark Halperin has been exposed as a sexual harasser. I am not.
BREAKING! #Trump job approval at new low: 38% approve vs. 57% disapprove @FoxNews #Poll DETAILS: https://t.co/wta9M0tHAW pic.twitter.com/30oEVNlMIb
— Fox News Poll (@foxnewspoll) October 25, 2017
This is liberal media fake news. https://t.co/BpG7tzGRwT
— Doug Heye (@DougHeye) October 26, 2017
re: #32 FormerDirtDart
down to last strike now
The difference between baseball and cricket: the whole world can be falling apart but NOTHING interrupts a World Series game.
re: #35 Anymouse 🌹
The difference between baseball and cricket: the whole world can be falling apart but NOTHING interrupts a World Series game.
except an earthquake
EXHALE.#AstrosWin 7-6! Back to Houston tied 1-1! pic.twitter.com/gG8nYcJbca
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 26, 2017
The most beautiful blessing to Allegro.
And all you other Stro fans.
Best game in my memory.
I wanted to pop in to say “Hey all”! Finally got brave enough to register after having lurked for a couple of years. Signed up for Twitter tonight also….we’ll see how THAT goes. I’ll mostly be a lurker, as I’m a bit of a cautious person by nature. I did want to thank all of you for being the best group of commentators I’ve found on the Internet. So, if you’re a beer imbiber I brought along Lagunitas Pils. And I only eat pineapple on my pizza if I’m in the mood (about once a year). So…..carry on. I’ll try to keep up and I’ll try to commit to spreading calmness and sanity in these crazy days we’re living through.
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
I wanted to pop in to say “Hey all”! Finally got brave enough to register after having lurked for a couple of years. Signed up for Twitter tonight also….we’ll see how THAT goes. I’ll mostly be a lurker, as I’m a bit of a cautious person by nature. I did want to thank all of you for being the best group of commentators I’ve found on the Internet. So, if you’re a beer imbiber I brought along Lagunitas Pils. And I only eat pineapple on my pizza if I’m in the mood (about once a year). So…..carry on. I’ll try to keep up and I’ll try to commit to spreading calmness and sanity in these crazy days we’re living through.
Hi! Welcome aboard! Did you bring pizza and beer?
Yes, the Astros split. Sorry, been a fan for 42 years.
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
Welcome on board!
OK, now I make you all cry
Florida dog hasn’t let losing a leg to an alligator attack stop her one bit. Chloe is “already running around like she never had four legs.” pic.twitter.com/2s6f5e7sI8
— ABC News (@ABC) October 26, 2017
re: #48 Ace Rothstein
Yes, the Astros split. Sorry, been a fan for 42 years.
I am so torn, rooting for both of them.
It is a great series.
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
Welcome…. this is a good lot. We take care of our own.
Five women accuse journalist and ‘Game Change’ co-author Mark Halperin of sexual harassment https://t.co/Yv2ihZMjF5
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) October 26, 2017
@Morning_Joe @JoeNBC @morningmika Well??? I will assume and hope Mark will NOT return to your show until this clears up. https://t.co/uqiaORy3bM
— D. E. Todd (@DaveoutofAustin) October 26, 2017
This is going to be s good series. Two hungry fanbases, likable players of all ages, and of course Vin Scully throwing out the first pitch.
You Can Officially Bring A Gun Into Texas Psychiatric Hospitals
Gun owners can now bring their firearms into Texas’ 10 state psychiatric hospitals.
Read that last sentence one more time.
Prior to open carry being the law of the land in Texas, guns were banned in state psychiatric facilities. No one — visitors, deliverymen, et cetera — could bring firearms on the campuses. Even local law enforcement officers, who were already allowed to bring their weapons into the facilities, regularly locked up their guns before entering Austin State Hospital. You know, just in case.
As of June 2016 visitors can bring guns into the buildings where patients live. Employees are still prohibited from bringing them on campus. Which makes sense, right? Someone visiting a facility literally filled with mentally unstable people can bring a loaded firearm in. But if that firearm is taken and used by one of the mentally ill or emotionally disturbed people in that facility, no one actually working there (let’s call them targets) could defend themselves.
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
I wanted to pop in to say “Hey all”! Finally got brave enough to register after having lurked for a couple of years. Signed up for Twitter tonight also….we’ll see how THAT goes. I’ll mostly be a lurker, as I’m a bit of a cautious person by nature. I did want to thank all of you for being the best group of commentators I’ve found on the Internet. So, if you’re a beer imbiber I brought along Lagunitas Pils. And I only eat pineapple on my pizza if I’m in the mood (about once a year). So…..carry on. I’ll try to keep up and I’ll try to commit to spreading calmness and sanity in these crazy days we’re living through.
Welcome, hatchling!
My stomach is in knots though. Just so frustrated by what’s going on in our country and feeling uncertain about the future of our nation and people and feeling quite cynical.
re: #56 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
You Can Officially Bring A Gun Into Texas Psychiatric Hospitals
That’s a great idea! //
re: #56 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Fuckin aye man! I’m doing an ‘I give up’ laugh right now. It’s not funny and I’m disgusted but I don’t even know how to keep reacting to all this madness.
What in the entire fuckety, fuck, fuck?!?!?
Mississippi mom’s “funny” tweet about son lands her in human trafficking investigation. https://t.co/lk5KdRZ2LR pic.twitter.com/0KuhHIeutj
— ABC News (@ABC) October 26, 2017
re: #56 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Okay, who’s really running the asylums?
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
I wanted to pop in to say “Hey all”! Finally got brave enough to register after having lurked for a couple of years. Signed up for Twitter tonight also….we’ll see how THAT goes. I’ll mostly be a lurker, as I’m a bit of a cautious person by nature. I did want to thank all of you for being the best group of commentators I’ve found on the Internet. So, if you’re a beer imbiber I brought along Lagunitas Pils. And I only eat pineapple on my pizza if I’m in the mood (about once a year). So…..carry on. I’ll try to keep up and I’ll try to commit to spreading calmness and sanity in these crazy days we’re living through.
Welcome.
re: #51 FormerDirtDart
Tripaws do great. It’s amazing how adaptable the little fellows are.
That was exhausting. But WOW what an amazing game. So happy for the team and the city right now.
re: #60 JordanRules
Fuckin aye man! I’m doing an ‘I give up’ laugh right now. It’s not funny and I’m disgusted but I don’t even know how to keep reacting to all this madness.
What in the entire fuckety, fuck, fuck?!?!?
Seriously. I mean that’s the one place that actually should be a “gun free zone.” There’s not only the potential for staff to be harmed but self harm among the patients.
re: #58 HappyWarrior
My stomach is in knots though. Just so frustrated by what’s going on in our country and feeling uncertain about the future of our nation and people and feeling quite cynical.
There is a reason the nation should never give conservatives unfettered control of the government. We have a long history of screwing up the country when conservatives have a lock on government.
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
Lurking is all good and whatnot, but LGF is more fun when you comment, at least that’s my experience. I registered in 2008 and lurked for years, until, well, I can’t remember. But now I’m a regular jabbermouth who posts the skiing stuff.
Welcome!
re: #62 Amalthea’s Shadow
Okay, who’s really running the asylums?
Wingnuts, at least in Texas.
My brother-in-law is aware my wife and I will not travel to his state to visit.
re: #67 Anymouse 🌹
There is a reason the nation should never give conservatives unfettered control of the government. We have a long history of screwing up the country when conservatives have a lock on government.
No doubt. That’s part of why I feel sick. This guy has me questioning my faith in my country and countrymen/women and man it hurts.
re: #66 HappyWarrior
Seriously. I mean that’s the one place that actually should be a “gun free zone.” There’s not only the potential for staff to be harmed but self harm among the patients.
According to the National Rifle Association, the only place that should be a gun-free zone is their own headquarters.
It’s almost as if they don’t believe their own rhetoric and are a bunch of hypocrites.
Well, now that the game is over (and it was just tremendous), let’s all remember that the drumpf is still a cocksucking motherfucking pussy grabbing lying son of a bitch.
Strange, isn’t it? A baseball game is our preferred choice of actual pleasure, which has a real winner and loser. Then our reality returns to what the Mango Spunk Spurter will post in the morning. My, oh, my.
re: #72 austin_blue
let’s all remember that the drumpf is still a cocksucking motherfucking pussy grabbing lying son of a bitch.
re: #71 Anymouse 🌹
According to the National Rifle Association, the only place that should be a gun-free zone is their own headquarters.
It’s almost as if they don’t believe their own rhetoric and are a bunch of hypocrites.
Yep they’re frauds.
re: #70 HappyWarrior
No doubt. That’s part of why I feel sick. This guy has me questioning my faith in my country and countrymen/women and man it hurts.
The majority of the people are fine.
I would imagine a significant portion of the voters also voted (R) simply because they always vote (R) and didn’t know a lot about either Trump or Clinton.
There is a reason FOX and fellow travellers are going all-in on attacking Hillary Clinton. They are desperately trying to divert attention from what is going on.
It can’t last forever: Even here in my little conservative utopia, I occasionally get questions from people in town about what’s going on. (I am saddened that so many people here pulled the R lever, but maybe in the next election that might change.)
re: #71 Anymouse 🌹
According to the National Rifle Association, the only place that should be a gun-free zone is their own headquarters.
It’s almost as if they don’t believe their own rhetoric and are a bunch of hypocrites.
Aren’t political conventions also gun-free zones? Can citizens carry weapons into courts and government offices in Texas?
re: #73 teleskiguy
Hide that! Did not want to see that in the open!
re: #72 austin_blue
Well, now that the game is over (and it was just tremendous), let’s all remember that the drumpf is still a cocksucking motherfucking pussy grabbing lying son of a bitch.
Strange, isn’t it? A baseball game is our preferred choice of actual pleasure, which has a real winner and loser. Then our reality returns to what the Mango Spunk Spurter will post in the morning. My, oh, my.
I’ll be honest. I just felt so at peace when I was in Europe this summer. I didn’t have to constantly be reminded of him. And then as I got into Amsterdam, Charlottesville happened.
re: #68 teleskiguy
I LOVE your skiing posts. I don’t ski myself, but I love to watch others do their ballet on the snow. My only kid has her horses in Granby and gets to ski Winter Park a few times a year. She loves Colorado, as well all smart people should.
Thanks to all of you for the very warm welcome!
re: #75 Anymouse 🌹
The majority of the people are fine.
I would imagine a significant portion of the voters also voted (R) simply because they always vote (R) and didn’t know a lot about either Trump or Clinton.
There is a reason FOX and fellow travellers are going all-in on attacking Hillary Clinton. They are desperately trying to divert attention from what is going on.
It can’t last forever: Even here in my little conservative utopia, I occasionally get questions from people in town about what’s going on. (I am saddened that so many people here pulled the R lever, but maybe in the next election that might change.)
Thing is. This propaganda works. And then there’s how cynical I’ve gotten about my generation. I really naively thought we’d overcome a lot of the prejudices of the past but the alt right white supremacists have tons of appeal with millennials.
re: #79 austin_blue
Oh, that’s just perfect.
My ‘Trump’ folder in my LGF Image Library is brimming with awesomely offensive shit like that.
re: #81 Amalthea’s Shadow
I’ve lapped the Jane on a 19 inch powder day. I might have rode that chair 20 times in one day. Very memorable day, late April 2008.
couples costume idea pic.twitter.com/717mbbJeD6
— yanis (@lessprobIem) October 23, 2017
re: #76 Hecuba’s daughter
Aren’t political conventions also gun-free zones? Can citizens carry weapons into courts and government offices in Texas?
At the end of last year, Waller County, Tex. won a court case to keep a ban on guns in its courthouse. Ken Paxton is court-shopping in Texas to find another court that will overturn that ban.
He is also trying to force cities to rescind bans on open-carry in city halls.
This has been a fight in Texas for several years, ever since wingnuts seized the state legislature (always a bad idea to let conservatives control a whole government).
Rep. Jonathan Strickland (R-Wingnuttia) filed a bill to allow unlicensed concealed carry anywhere.
My own state allows open carry, but guns are banned from all public buildings.
re: #82 HappyWarrior
Thing is. This propaganda works. And then there’s how cynical I’ve gotten about my generation. I really naively thought we’d overcome a lot of the prejudices of the past but the alt right white supremacists have tons of appeal with millennials.
Not so much. They are a lot louder. That’s it.
Note the counter-protests and rallies every time those guys show up. They are not the majority, they are just trying to make it appear they are.
Recently when they tried to plan several protests at once across the country, counter-protesters organised and they chose instead to cancel their rallies.
Note the difference between the Nazi rallies and the Women’s March in terms of numbers.
Also, as far as protests go, even the Nazi rallies and counter-protesters have been far tamer than a lot of the protests against the Vietnam War, or Civil Rights marches.
As it turns out, most of the Nazi douches fold up like a cheap suit when challenged.
re: #80 HappyWarrior
I’ll be honest. I just felt so at peace when I was in Europe this summer. I didn’t have to constantly be reminded of him. And then as I got into Amsterdam, Charlottesville happened.
She Who Must Be Be Obeyed and I spend a lot of time in the UK in the spring. SHMBO’s sister lives north of London and is married to one of the founding members of Silly Wizard. He is a guitar geek and in the Scots Trad Hall of Fame. Collects and sells. He has had a recent hard-on for Kathy Wingert’s axes. He’s got three of them.
Sorry, got off track.
The spring 2017 trip was weird. Everyone up in Edinburgh wanted to know “What the hell happened with the election? Why didn’t Hillary win?”
What could I say?
“Russians and rock dumb stupid.”
Night all. See you on the flip side.
re: #87 Anymouse 🌹
Not so much. They are a lot louder. That’s it.
Note the counter-protests and rallies every time those guys show up. They are not the majority, they are just trying to make it appear they are.
Recently when they tried to plan several protests at once across the country, counter-protesters organised and they chose instead to cancel their rallies.
Note the difference between the Nazi rallies and the Women’s March in terms of numbers.
You do make true points. I don’t think they’re a majority either but damn there’s this right wing subculture that Trump awoke that scares me. It needs to be defeated. Our Republic must be preserved against the Trumps, Bannons, and Milos of the world.
re: #89 austin_blue
She Who Must Be Be Obeyed and I spend a lot of time in the UK in the spring. SHMBO’s sister lives north of London and is married to one of the founding members of Silly Wizard. He is a guitar geek and in the Scots Trad Hall of Fame. Collects and sells. He has had a recent hard-on for Kathy Wingert’s axes. He’s got three of them.
Sorry, got off track.
The spring 2017 trip was weird. Everyone up in Edinburgh wanted to know “What the hell happened with the election? Why didn’t Hillary win?”
What could I say?
“Russians and rock dumb stupid.”
Night all. See you on the flip side.
Yeah it still stumps me even a year later. It amazes me that so many projected something that Trump never had. There’s a lot of bigoted attitudes in this country that honestly shock me how prevalent they are.
Going to bed. I’ll feel better in the morning I’m sure even if Orange Puke tweets something stupid.
re: #88 Anymouse 🌹
I’d bet we’ve already had more incidents involving guns (not in the hands of LEOs) during this current round of activities.
re: #90 HappyWarrior
You do make true points. I don’t think they’re a majority either but damn there’s this right wing subculture that Trump awoke that scares me. It needs to be defeated. Our Republic must be preserved against the Trumps, Bannons, and Milos of the world.
They’ve always been around. They’ve been emboldened by the likes of Trump and David Duke and Richard Spencer, but they’re also finding out they are quite the minority.
Overly dramatic owl (Sue Doherty) https://t.co/D7uhKDpukZ pic.twitter.com/fdiQM7p8lF
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) October 25, 2017
And never been touched by a satanist ? Say that to the millions of children around the word used and abused in Satanic rituals. Look it up!
— Anna Khait (@Annakhait) October 25, 2017
She mixed up “satanist” with “catholic priest”. Damn autocorrect. https://t.co/whpcO7IKEb
— The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) October 26, 2017
re: #93 JordanRules
I’d bet we’ve already had more incidents involving guns (not in the hands of LEOs) during this current round of activities.
I don’t know. A lot of different figures are used to say what the number of people who are killed by guns is: The most-cited figure I can come up with is 33,000 per annum.
That by itself is a horrible statistic compared to other First World countries (and a lot of Third World countries).
Gun manufacturers seem to be approaching the market in some ways that the tobacco industry is. A whole bunch of guns are owned by a small fraction of the population. Most people own none, some like me own one, a few own two or three, and a tiny fraction own an arsenal. The market for guns seems pretty saturated here.
So manufacturers are pushing for things like relaxing restrictions on exports, so they can sell more overseas. (That is where they are similar to tobacco companies.)
As a percentage of the population, the Washington Post reported last year that gun ownership as a percentage of the populace was the lowest in forty years.
They list a number of different surveys in the article, and I would note that some gun owners are paranoid enough they probably wouldn’t answer (or say they own none). That said, the trend line has been steadily down for ownership since the Seventies.
re: #97 Anymouse 🌹
I meant just the protests and related activities.
re: #98 JordanRules
I meant just the protests and related activities.
Oh. I can’t really say. Between the open carry wingnuts in Texas and other places, the Talibanjo taking over a wildlife refuge, &c. it’s hard to tell.
Trump: Insult dead soldier, use Puerto Rico disaster to enrich cronies, lie constantly.
Media: You’re right, we need to cover Clinton.— David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) October 26, 2017
re: #99 Anymouse 🌹
Yeah. I could be wrong on that account but I wouldn’t be surprised if I wasn’t.
What we’re watching happen in the media again keeps reminding me that it can indeed happen here.
People~listen up ~ PORP ~ organized by an atheist!! Beware!!
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You caught us! Our founder is an atheist so that means you can disregard our platform based on humanism & overwhelming scientific consensus. https://t.co/mdvoHbS2Le
— PORP (@TheOfficialPORP) October 25, 2017
Mark Halperin has always been a scumbag.
There was also the time that Halperin photoshopped semen into a senator’s hair https://t.co/UW8MHp4F3j
— Media Matters (@mmfa) October 26, 2017
I shampooed my carpet today.
Also, that’s not a euphemism.— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 26, 2017
If the goal of the “Uranium One” dump by the Bannonites and Fox was to get the other cable nets talking about Clinton not Trump, it worked.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 26, 2017
Wingnut pastor (one of those who did the laying-on of hands over Donald Trump, worshipping their Golden Calf) went on a tear Sunday accusing Hollywood of literally sacrificing children, drinking their blood, and bringing witches to movie sets.
He also resurrected the dipshit “Spirit Cooking” nonsense, applying it to Hollywood.
So when do the witch trials and inquisition start? I guess I’m up against the wall first… .
“They sacrifice children at the highest levels in Hollywood,” Howard-Browne declared. “They drink blood of young kids. This is a fact. That is why the next thing to be exposed will be all the pedophilia that is going to come out of Hollywood and out of Washington, D.C. The human sacrifice and the cannibalism has been going on for years. Some of you say, ‘Oh, they don’t do that.’ It’s worse than what you think. You remember when the whole spirit cooking thing came out? That’s commonplace, ladies and gentlemen. And many of the Hollywood actors that you go see on a screen, what you don’t know [is] they bring a witch, they do a big seance right there on the set and they worship devils and they allow devils to come into them before they take the part of what they’re going to act. It’s a fact what I am telling you.”
(more, and with video at rightwingwatch.org)
bannon’s plan, i think, is to get rid of the discredited, boring corporatist goopers that might lose re election, and replace them
with exciting, fake-anti-corporatist candidates who’ll get the morons to turn out
but his problem is the human capital he has to work with. they rant and rave and scare small children
most gop voters are bland suburbanites who vote republican because “the gop is pro business” and “democrats will raise my taxes”. they’re scared by nutcases and fanatics
still, when barely half of voters bother to come out, results are unpredictable…
re: #81 Amalthea’s Shadow
I LOVE your skiing posts. I don’t ski myself, but I love to watch others do their ballet on the snow. My only kid has her horses in Granby and gets to ski Winter Park a few times a year. She loves Colorado, as well all smart people should.
Thanks to all of you for the very warm welcome!
See, your kid has given you a gilt-edged excuse to visit Grand Lake and RMNP — hop and a skip up the road from Granby. Definitely a smart kid.
Greetings from the flat side of the Divide, southeast Denver Metro. I don’t get to live in the pretty mountains like Teleskiguy, but I can look at ‘em every (clear) day.
There is a fight in court over a massive cross in Prince Georges County, Maryland over the state paying for its maintenance with tax money.
Governor Larry Hogan (R) misdirects (because conservatives are good at that) the issue that the state is being sued over (I Amendment rights) with patriotism (atheists aren’t patriots and they’re trying to sue to make displays of patriotism unlawful).
No one is suing over a patriotic display. This is not a patriotic display - the alleged secular nature of this cross (a memorial to WW1) has always been downplayed in favour of religion.
On Facebook Gov. Hogan posted:
Larry Hogan
last FridayThis is outrageous. The Peace Cross was built in 1925 by families in Prince George’s County who joined with the American Legion to honor their fallen from World War I. Marylanders are united in showing respect for our veterans.
I’m a native Prince Georgian and have passed by this memorial thousands of times. I view it as an incredible tribute to those who came before us and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
The idea that memorializing our soldiers killed in battle on foreign lands to make the world safe for democracy is somehow unconstitutional goes against everything we stand for as Americans. Our administration will fight this unacceptable overreach. Enough is enough.
re: #104 goddamnedfrank
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 26, 2017
re: #108 CleverToad
I hacked out an existence on the Front Range for a little over two years. The I-70 traffic to the skiing *drove me nuts.* DROVE ME FUCKIN’ NUTS! I am still amazed that people endure that commute to ski and think it’s *just fuckin’ dandy.*
Foodbabe, a dingbat who runs a food woo Website, has a counter:
Her tagline is “Come for the science, stay for the dirty jokes.” (Perhaps she hangs out at Wonkette as she is quite -ah- coarse.)
Amalthea’s Shadow, you said you also joined Twitter. I’m @teleskiguy. Gimme a follow and I’ll follow back. You can also go to your Account Settings at LGF and enter your Twitter handle in your profile to let everyone know. Up to you.
Your daughter has horses in Grand County, CO? How delightful!
re: #1 goddamnedfrank
Turducken needs three separate ingredients, so for the Trump administration it would end up being something like: corruption, willful stupidity and bigotry.
re: #108 CleverToad
Yes, it should have given me the chance to visit her (living in Grand Lake as she does); my SO and I haven’t yet made that trip. We are planning a long roam around The West next year, now that we are retired. Rocky Mountain National Park is on the list of places to go to.
I myself actually live in Central California. I absolutely love Colorado and have been there a half dozen times or so. There is so much more of the state I’d like to see. I’ve really liked the Denver area also. So I consider you lucky for living there.
Now let’s just hope that this screwed up administration doesn’t do something incredibly stupid to the National Park system before The Mr and I can get to traveling!
re: #61 FormerDirtDart
Fortunately we do not have the kind of ‘free market’ in children that the likes of Murray Rothbard advocated for.
re: #113 teleskiguy
Thanks teleskiguy. You are the first person to follow me on Twitter. I about jumped out of the chair with the phone notification buzz! It’s a new noise……Oy!
I’m still working my way reading through the LGF rules and tools. I’ll get around to adding more stuff tomorrow. It’s now gotten to be past my bed time, and I’m going to call it a night. So thanks again to everyone! See you all tomorrow.
I’m off to bed for the night. I have calls to Florida to make to get our water system running correctly again.
Catch y’all later. Amalthea’s Shadow and Teleskiguy, keep Colorado safe for me if I have to escape south.
re: #118 Anymouse 🌹
Amalthea’s Shadow is in California. Colorado? Well, there’s weed smoking going on, so things will change. Those calls to Florida? Fuck, I hope it’ll result in quicker clean water at your twenty. Good luck!
Tesla has used its solar panels and batteries to restore electricity at San Juan’s children’s hospital. https://t.co/k2xOygI1yj
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 26, 2017
re: #9 Targetpractice
I contend that there is no GOP civil war, at least not one being waged by the likes of Corker and Flake. …They both voted hours after Flake’s speech to screw over millions of Americans to shove millions of dollars into the pockets of the rich elite.
They are the first ones to acknowledge aloud that DT could be a long-term threat to the GOPs grip on power. But yes, they are still voting for Trump’s bills to screw over even those who helped to elect him…
I keep reading that ‘America is the greatest country on Earth’ Can anyone tell me who started this rumour, and whether they were American?
— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) October 26, 2017
This is GOAT level @BadAlbumCovers.
@BadAlbumCovers Long time no see. Dont miss a great snatch 👅 pic.twitter.com/eiLTTWiCDw
— The poo poo monster (@Spunkpouch) October 24, 2017
Checked out “The Mist” TV series.
What an utter disappointment.
Unlikable characters, ridiculous backstories, and they gutted the underlying plot to bring in some pseudo-psychological supernatural BS
re: #123 Kragar
I keep reading that ‘America is the greatest country on Earth’ Can anyone tell me who started this rumour, and whether they were American?
“Great” is subjective, but in terms of economic, military, political and cultural influence, America is still the world’s leading country. But that simply describes its current status and says nothing definitive about any inherent “greatness”.
John Kelly is a veritable goddamned monster. https://t.co/Fb5yOsemK4
— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 26, 2017
re: #126 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
The need to continually ascribe oneself excellencies such as “great” is a sign of deep insecurity.
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Hillary Clinton born this day in 1947. Happy birthday!
re: #56 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
re: #123 Kragar
I’m sorry, did you come here for an argument? @Green_footballs
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) October 26, 2017
This is abuse - you want Room 12A just around the corner, You Stupid Git….
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) October 26, 2017
re: #116 EPR-radar
And thank the Higher Powers that, at least in the US, we don’t…..
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹
Gov. Hogan can go fuck himself, as far as I’m concerned….
re: #105 JordanRules
Oh, lookie-NICE NEW SHINY BAUBLE! Go chase after it boyz and girls….
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) October 26, 2017
re: #130 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Happity birfdeeeee
Try the hot chip challenge, and hurl.
Don’t worry, they don’t show it.
If you are going to spew, spew into this.
re: #20 FormerDirtDart
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re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
Welcome to the jungle.
It’s hard not to be impressed by our media. Not only will they gleefully take a huge bite out of any shit sandwich fed to them by a Republican, they’ll eagerly take another bite from the same sandwich each time it’s offered. That’s commitment.
re: #141 Weaselone
Sounds like they’re the pig in the quintessential American breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon (and this analogy has also been used in Agile Method training):
Q: What’s the difference between the chicken and the egg?
A: The chicken is involved, the pig is committed….
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹
Sadly, Hogan probably has the support of the majority of Marylanders on this issue. Not my support though. I don’t care how long that cross has been up. It’s on public property and should come down because it represents Christianity at the expense of other religious dogma.
re: #142 The Major
Sounds like they’re the pig in the quintessential American breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon (and this analogy has also been used in Agile Method training):
Q: What’s the difference between the chicken and the egg?
A: The chicken is involved, the pig is committed….
you mean the difference between bacon and eggs?
re: #144 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Something like that, but in essence, yes….
re: #145 Smith25’s Liberal Thighs
And a wicked cool meme generator, too!
When you lose the National Review…
The firm plans to charge Uncle Stupid more than $300 an hour for a subcontracted lineman and $462 an hour for a subcontracted supervisor. (Subcontractors will make up the bulk of its work force, since — let’s repeat — the firm has two full-time employees.) The company will also charge about $400 per worker in per diem food and housing costs. A former Department of Energy official calls the arrangement “odd.”
Indeed.
Of course, it’s full with two side-ism.
re: #148 Sea Mexican!
When you lose the National Review…
Of course, it’s full with two side-ism.
Hillary sold political favors via the Clinton Foundation, so it is hypocritical to say anything about this fine, free-market arrangement.
Updated: Sessions takes aim at Obama administration for scrutiny of tea party groups, calls it “abuse of power” https://t.co/Y7wRO9GB4w
— Matt Zapotosky (@mattzap) October 26, 2017
— Tony Renner (@TonyRenner) October 26, 2017
FFS. The IG report said they discriminated more against liberal groups.
Sounds like a federal cash handout to the tea party.— FelineCannonball (@BogusC) October 26, 2017
The gaslighting will continue apace, unabated and underreported, until the GOP gets their eternal racist utopia forever and anon. Meanwhile…
Would you be able to tell if they did? Media says mum about Dems unless they can be made to look guilty of something to distract from GOP
— Horrified K (@Citizen_Kryptik) October 26, 2017
No, my point is that Dems may already be fighting as is, but the deck is stacked when the media willfully ignores them anyway.
— Horrified K (@Citizen_Kryptik) October 26, 2017
re: #141 Weaselone
It’s hard not to be impressed by our media. Not only will they gleefully take a huge bite out of any shit sandwich fed to them by a Republican, they’ll eagerly take another bite from the same sandwich each time it’s offered. That’s commitment.
Not only that, but when offered a perfectly good and clean ham & cheese sandwich by Democrats, they’ll slap it out of their hands and accuse the Dems of trying to poison them with a shit sandwich.
While the stains from the Republicans’ actual shit sandwich are still around their mouths.
re: #109 Anymouse 🌹
I agree that it needs to be on private property and not one penny of public money should be used to maintain it. There are more than enough churches or other religious organizations able to do so.
But I’d rather see the thing be moved and then allow time to reclaim it while spending any money that might have been wasted on maintaining it be spent on Matthew 25 charity.
re: #150 Citizen K
Updated: Sessions takes aim at Obama administration for scrutiny of tea party groups, calls it “abuse of power”
People hate the IRS and are willing to believe any negative claims made about them so it makes them an easy target.
re: #127 goddamnedfrank
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Now you see me by he eagerly not only worked for Trump but took a promotion. Those who thought Kelly would be a moderating influence over Trump are wrong.
I have never seen such a twisted desire to punish a losing candidate the way this administration and its allies go after Clinton.
re: #157 HappyWarrior
I have never seen such a twisted desire to punish a losing candidate the way this administration and its allies go after Clinton.
It’s all a desperate attempt to divert attention away from the malignancy that is Trump.
re: #158 wheat-dogg
It’s all a desperate attempt to divert attention away from the malignancy that is Trump.
Yep that’s exactly what it is and what’s more the media is happy to oblige this.
re: #159 HappyWarrior
Yep that’s exactly what it is and what’s more the media is happy to oblige this.
It’s infuriating how easy the media fall for this transparent attempt to smear someone who is no longer in politics. The Clintons, aside from behind the scenes support of their friends and allies, are not going to run for office again. There’s no real point in even giving the GOP the time of day about this latest witch hunt, but the media will argue that, since the GOP said it, it must be covered.
What they could do is set up a comparison of the charges against Clinton and against Trump and allow the readers to weigh the differences, but that would be too easy, I guess.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
It’s infuriating how easy the media fall for this transparent attempt to smear someone who is no longer in politics. The Clintons, aside from behind the scenes support of their friends and allies, are not going to run for office again. There’s no real point in even giving the GOP the time of day about this latest witch hunt, but the media will argue that, since the GOP said it, it must be covered.
What they could do is set up a comparison of the charges against Clinton and against Trump and allow the readers to weigh the differences, but that would be too easy, I guess.
Saying the media ‘falls for it’ gives them too much credit. At this rate, it’s complicity, pure and simple. They’re active enablers.
re: #148 Sea Mexican!
I sure wish they had some backup documents for those assertions. I would like to read the bidding proposal.
re: #161 Citizen K
Saying the media ‘falls for it’ gives them too much credit. At this rate, it’s complicity, pure and simple. They’re active enablers.
I agree. There are only a very few journalists willing to buck the trend and pay attention to the political and ethical disaster now in control of the federal government. Journalism has become more a matter of reacting to events — including fabricated ones — rather than of revealing the truth behind the events. The second is harder than the first, and is riskier when dealing with a political party bankrolled by billionaires.
Actually, not surprising at all - the need something to distract our infotainment media who couldn’t find a story with both hands…. pic.twitter.com/NdxOzXLi1f
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) October 26, 2017
re: #161 Citizen K
Winner, winner, sparrow dinner.
re: #154 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
People hate the IRS and are willing to believe any negative claims made about them so it makes them an easy target.
QFT
The reality of course is that the IRS was doing its job under conditions that Congress left them - trying to enforce a law that was already a difficult task because the GOP was crippling its enforcement and administrative oversight capabilities.
With the rush of entities trying to gain nonprofit status, the IRS resorted to a test to see if the entity should get nonprofit status. They keyed off group name, and the GOP turned this into a partisan attack on the IRS, even though all entities were flagged this way, not just tea party groups.
“The guy’s a bridge troll.”
Watch this now. It’s hysterical. And spot-on. pic.twitter.com/LoAHs3AkBq— John SCAREavosis (@aravosis) October 25, 2017
re: #160 wheat-dogg
That’s why I love listening to Steve Sacker on BBC World Service’s HARDTalk - he pulls no punches at all. He recently gave Sen Lindsey Graham a nice grilling, and for the most part, Grahamm was contrite - but when he stated that “Obama separated this country”….
re: #168 Ghost of the Mare Island Mud Puppy
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Nailed it. Trump’s own words and actions define him.
I’m not shocked at all they’re diverting to Clinton. Clinton distracts their base from the fact they’re doing nothing and are terribly corrupt.
re: #169 The Major
That’s why I love listening to Steve Sacker on BBC World Service’s HARDTalk - he pulls no punches at all. He recently gave Sen Lindsey Graham a nice grilling, and for the most part, Grahamm was contrite - but when he stated that “Obama separated this country”….
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Someone should ask Graham his thoughts on his party lesder’s efforts to knee cap Obama from the beginning.
re: #171 HappyWarrior
I’m not shocked at all they’re diverting to Clinton. Clinton distracts their base from the fact they’re doing nothing and are terribly corrupt.
Rules for the moment-Ignore what the GOP/Trump people say. Simply watch what they do.
re: #173 Unshaken Defiance
Rules for the moment-Ignore what the GOP/Trump people say. Simply watch what they do.
Exactly. Kelly lied about a Congresswoman. Trump continues to tweet attacks on people. These guys suck.
This makes perfect sense, and ruins all those attractive and nutty conspiracy theories.
Lee Harvey Oswald’s little green book shows JFK wasn’t the real target
latimes.com
In the hours after the Kennedy assassination, after Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed Dallas Police Officer J.D. Tippit and was identified as the president’s assassin, a Secret Service officer named Mike Howard was dispatched to Oswald’s apartment. Howard found a little green address book, and on its 17th page under the heading “I WILL KILL” Oswald listed four men: an FBI agent named James Hosty; a right-wing general, Edwin Walker; and Vice President Richard Nixon. At the top of the list was the governor of Texas, John Connally. Through Connally’s name, Oswald had drawn a dagger, with blood drops dripping downward.
re: #115 Amalthea’s Shadow
Yes, it should have given me the chance to visit her (living in Grand Lake as she does); my SO and I haven’t yet made that trip. We are planning a long roam around The West next year, now that we are retired. Rocky Mountain National Park is on the list of places to go to.
I myself actually live in Central California. I absolutely love Colorado and have been there a half dozen times or so. There is so much more of the state I’d like to see. I’ve really liked the Denver area also. So I consider you lucky for living there.
Now let’s just hope that this screwed up administration doesn’t do something incredibly stupid to the National Park system before The Mr and I can get to traveling!
Yes, visit soon and often, with such a grand excuse!
Cross your fingers for the Parks. Latest is the proposal to hike the rates on the most popular parks, with an additional tack-on for summer rates — let’s make sure citizens on a budget can’t afford to visit THEIR public lands. My husband got his old-geezer Parks pass last year for $10; I won’t be 62 till March so I’ll be paying the steeper price. Just waiting for the GOP SOBs to decide that they’re not going to honor those passes for the expensive Parks without some additional fee.
I’d love to live in Grand Lake. Maybe when I win the lottery, and lose my mom — she couldn’t live at altitude any more, sad to say. But she had a good run — she and my aunt swear they’ve been over every pass in Colorado, in 40+ years of rambling, and they tent-camped till they were in their mid-70’s.
Terrifying home invasion here in the valley. Again, a jewelry company owning family were the victims. These is a class of robber that actively hunts jewelry people for robbery given the high value of our merch. Yikes.
The home invasion occurred around 2 a.m. at 8007 Broadleaf Ave., said an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Division.
There were anywhere from four to seven suspects, armed with rifles, stun guns and handguns involved, according to reports from the scene.
Police said the suspects beat up at least one of the residents inside the home and that person suffered minor injuries. CBS2 reported another resident was shocked with a stun gun and that three residents were taken to hospitals for minor injuries.
re: #169 The Major
That’s why I love listening to Steve Sacker on BBC World Service’s HARDTalk - he pulls no punches at all. He recently gave Sen Lindsey Graham a nice grilling, and for the most part, Grahamm was contrite - but when he stated that “Obama separated this country”….
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This is why I listen to the BBC and ignore CNN.
You know what I was saying about media complicity?
hey remember that cnn campaign about the truth and apples and bananas and everything? nevermind. they just hired ANOTHER trump shill. pic.twitter.com/PDpb4St9ol
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 26, 2017
Yeah….
re: #172 HappyWarrior
Someone should ask Graham his thoughts on his party lesder’s efforts to knee cap Obama from the beginning.
No kidding-especially with Yertle the Turtle saying the GOP’s job was to “Make Obama a one-term President”, showing his (and today’s GOP’s) true racist colors.
When I grew up our Republicans were actually pretty sane (George Romney, Bill Miliken) - but today’s batshit-crazy GOP? Fuhgetaboutit…..
re: #181 The Major
No kidding-especially with Yertle the Turtle saying the GOP’s job was to “Make Obama a one-term President”, showing his (and today’s GOP’s) true racist colors.
When I grew up our Republicans were actually pretty sane (George Romney, Bill Miliken) - but today’s batshit-crazy GOP? Fuhgetaboutit…..
Yes, there were times when I even voted for Republicans in some local and sate elections and was prepared to consider a GOP candidate…but now, just to get nominated by the party, you have to surrender all semblance of reason.
re: #161 Citizen K
Saying the media ‘falls for it’ gives them too much credit. At this rate, it’s complicity, pure and simple. They’re active enablers.
Want to know why the Corporate Controlled Conservative Press kisses GOP ass 24/7? Just ask yourself “Who Owns The Media”!!!!!
Paul Golding is a truly evil person…
I think I’ll let the great philopher @Ron_White deal with your type…. https://t.co/CfezNnsTqH
— TheMajor (@TheMajorsViews) October 26, 2017
So, greets and saluts from the Resistance in the NYC metro area.
The right wing is still baffling with bullshit about the Steele dossier and claiming that this disproves everything that happens with Trump, and that it’s really Clinton’s fault for all this.
Of course they do. That’s all they ever do. Blame Clinton for something that the GOP initially funded as oppo research, which isn’t illegal unless you’re going to a foreign nation to spy on your political enemies. That’s what Trump and his cronies did.
But let’s go a step further. We’re talking about what we know about Trump and his cronies.
Flynn’s lies, meetings, and getting fired had nothing to do with the dossier. Being an undeclared foreign agent had nothing to do with the dossier.
Manafort under investigation for money laundering and for being an undeclared foreign agent - again, nothing to do with the dossier.
Kushner lying multiple times on his SF-86? That’s not the dossier.
Donny Jr lying about the meetings with Russians. That’s not the dossier.
Trump sacking Yates, Preet Bharara, or James Comey? That’s not the dossier.
Trump engaging in obstruction of justice? That’s not the dossier.
Trump engaging in violations of the Emoluments clause? That’s not the dossier.
Self dealing and nepotism? That’s not the dossier.
The dossier confirms what we’ve known all along. Trump is a reactionary know nothing who is addled and vindictive and thinks he’s all knowing and has a great memory despite reality that shows the exact opposite.
Where the dossier matters in the grand scheme is that everyone fixates on the unconfirmed golden shower story. That’s the least important detail, but it goes to his emotional stand/condition.
Couldn’t happen to a bigger asshole.
JUST IN: MSNBC pulls Mark Halperin off the air after sexual harassment allegations: Report https://t.co/wU6GTfrGbu pic.twitter.com/528JiixSim
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 26, 2017
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 26, 2017
OK so Marky Mark has his Brenda Lee moment!
Prominent political journalist stenographer Mark Halperin apologized Wednesday night after five women told CNN that Halperin sexually harassed them while he was working at ABC News.
“During this period, I did pursue relationships with women that I worked with, including some junior to me,” Halperin said in a statement to CNN. “I now understand from these accounts that my behavior was inappropriate and caused others pain. For that, I am deeply sorry and I apologize. Under the circumstances, I’m going to take a step back from my day-to-day work while I properly deal with this situation.”
MSNBC told CNN that Halperin will leave his role as an analyst for the network given the allegations.
“We find the story and the allegations very troubling,” MSNBC said in a statement to CNN. “Mark Halperin is leaving his role as a contributor until the questions around his past conduct are fully understood.”
I had to do a slight correction on the TPM article…
re: #186 makeitstop
There’s no wow here. There’s no surprise.
Guys in a position of power abuse power all the time.
That he’s gotten booted from the air in less than a few hours after the allegations were made public? That’s news.
The problem though is how long did ABC and other media outlets know of this and still employed him?
But women who spoke to CNN say he also had a dark side not made public until now. The stories of harassment shared with CNN range in nature from propositioning employees for sex to kissing and grabbing one’s breasts against her will. Three of the women who spoke to CNN described Halperin as, without consent, pressing an erection against their bodies while he was clothed. Halperin denies grabbing a woman’s breasts and pressing his genitals against the three women.
Not made public until now, but those at those outlets knew or had reason to know… again, another guy in position of power thinks he can do as he pleases until he’s finally outed as a sex predator, just like Trump, Ailes, O’Reilly, Weinstein and countless others.
I’m going to go out on a limb, given the nature of his behavior, and guess that there were more than five victims of Halperin’s abuse.
Greetings from Belize! After 4 days of rain and wind, with members of our group noting “Gee, this almost feels like something tropical blowing through…” (turns out it is!), we woke today to blue skies and calm winds. Snorkeling trip is on like donkey kong! Have a great day everyone!
Folks just wait till you hear the big news from SincLIAR next week when they hire Marky Mark and Bill-0 the KKKlown!
A thought for a Democratic ad against Roy Moore in Alabama: Moore cares more about his agenda than the Constitution. What’s to stop him from voting to take away your guns if he feels it’s God’s will?
re: #194 Belafon
A thought for a Democratic ad against Roy Moore in Alabama: Moore cares more about his agenda than the Constitution. What’s to stop him from voting to take away your guns if he feels it’s God’s will?
I like that. That’s brilliant in fact.
re: #191 Eventual Carrion
Good, take care of what Crony Island Whitefish won’t/can’t.
JUST IN: Puerto Rico governor demands investigation into $300 million contract for tiny energy company https://t.co/4dSZHGsp4x pic.twitter.com/6gmbBowfyH
— The Hill (@thehill) October 25, 2017
Something tells me we will soon have a new Sec. of Interior.
…Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him, and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Hey, Spelling Champ! Tennessee has TWO letter Es on the end, not ONE letter E👇🏻. Pretty sure your Fisher Price Play Phone has spell check. https://t.co/obDvzH096A
— LisaB (@BriscoeLAB) October 25, 2017
re: #197 Unshaken Defiance
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re: #194 Belafon
A thought for a Democratic ad against Roy Moore in Alabama: Moore cares more about his agenda than the Constitution. What’s to stop him from voting to take away your guns if he feels it’s God’s will?
or if he says that you are a government moocher or criminal who does not deserve a vote?
Another document said that an unidentified woman who befriended the killer online told investigators that Lanza said adult-child sexual relationships could be “possibly beneficial to both parties.”
FBI documents reveal Newtown shooter Adam Lanza’s pedophilia interest
Sounds like somebody who got fired by Breitbart.
Okay, good. Now…when are you bouncing the goddamn Nazis?
STATEMENT from Twitter announcing it’s banning ads from all accounts owned by Russia Today and Sputnik, effective immediately: pic.twitter.com/83zM6r49IO
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 26, 2017
re: #200 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
FBI documents reveal Newtown shooter Adam Lanza’s pedophilia interest
Sounds like somebody who got fired by Breitbart.
That pretty much is what Milo said.
re: #201 makeitstop
Okay, good. Now…when are you bouncing the goddamn Nazis?
I think this is an attempt to get ahead of the bill being proposed by Democrats to require Facebook and Twitter to supply who paid them for ads and how much.
re: #157 HappyWarrior
I have never seen such a twisted desire to punish a losing candidate the way this administration and its allies go after Clinton.
I have. But not in a first world democracy.
When Hillary, or Obama, or other figures from the Obama administration are charged and imprisoned, and the US media continues to lead the charge against them, I am curious to see how the world carefully tries to rein in a rogue state when that state is also the world’s largest military power.
re: #204 Renaissance_Man
I have. But not in a first world democracy.
When Hillary, or Obama, or other figures from the Obama administration are charged and imprisoned, and the US media continues to lead the charge against them, I am curious to see how the world carefully tries to rein in a rogue state when that state is also the world’s largest military power.
Oh yeah, definitely it happens in dictatorships. It’s just agh so awful. What the hell is wrong with us?
This is extremely troubling:@RepJayapal: Do you believe that a woman’s constitutional right to abortion depends on her immigration status? Yes or no.
Scott Lloyd won’t answer.
Rep. Jayapal: Do you believe that immigrants have constitutional rights?
Scott Lloyd won’t answer.— ACLU (@ACLU) October 26, 2017
re: #205 HappyWarrior
Oh yeah, definitely it happens in dictatorships. It’s just agh so awful. What the hell is wrong with us?
1/3 of Republicans would be fine with us turning into a dictatorship. 1/3 of Republicans would just take their money elsewhere. And the remaining 1/3 wouldn’t care as long as abortion is banned.
re: #206 goddamnedfrank
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re: #207 Belafon
1/3 of Republicans would be fine with us turning into a dictatorship. 1/3 of Republicans would just take their money elsewhere. And the remaining 1/3 wouldn’t care as long as abortion is banned.
They’d take tax cuts forever if they got a theocracy.
re: #160 wheat-dogg
It’s infuriating how easy the media fall for this transparent attempt to smear someone who is no longer in politics. The Clintons, aside from behind the scenes support of their friends and allies, are not going to run for office again. There’s no real point in even giving the GOP the time of day about this latest witch hunt, but the media will argue that, since the GOP said it, it must be covered.
What they could do is set up a comparison of the charges against Clinton and against Trump and allow the readers to weigh the differences, but that would be too easy, I guess.
We have to stop thinking the “media” is going to do the right thing.
They only exists to make money now. Education and keeping people in the know is not their primary goal anymore.
They are now just entertainment and they do what entertainment people do, they give you “stuff” that keeps you engaged. If that is by lying or misleading and yet it brings eyes, clicks and views then they are successful.
We are down to finding those few internet sites, magazines, newspapers and TV shows that still try. But overall, the “media” sucks.
If they can make billions turning this country into The Worst Nation in the World they’d go with it.
re: #206 goddamnedfrank
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The Constitution applies to EVERYONE on US soil, not just citizens. How hard is this to figure out?
And as far as I’m aware, the only parts of the Constitution that talk about rights specifically enumerated to citizens only is re:voting, which is generally understood as a privilege for citizens as it is.
But so goddamn many want to pretend that immigration status means you’re essentially a non-person.
The thing is guys they know that these rights apply to non-citizens. In fact, a lot of right wing celebrities are non-American citizens ala Milo.
re: #212 HappyWarrior
The thing is guys they know that these rights apply to non-citizens. In fact, a lot of right wing celebrities are non-American citizens ala Milo.
But you’re forgetting one important thing.
Folks like Milo are WHITE. Therefore they get rights.
Folks like Rep. Jayapal aren’t. That automatically makes them lesser people and non-citizens to most folks, regardless of legal status.
re: #186 makeitstop
I think Cmdr. Data speaks for us all here about Halperin getting dealt a boatload of Karma….
re: #213 Citizen K
But you’re forgetting one important thing.
Folks like Milo are WHITE. Therefore they get rights.
Folks like Rep. Jayapal aren’t. That automatically makes them lesser people and non-citizens to most folks, regardless of legal status.
Oh I know. That is the distinction. And it’s why Gorka who can talk all the shit he wants to on Black Americans whose families have been here longer than him and my own family for that matter.
re: #215 HappyWarrior
Oh I know. That is the distinction. And it’s why Gorka who can talk all the shit he wants to on Black Americans whose families have been here longer than him and my own family for that matter.
“Black Africans” according to Gorka.
re: #186 makeitstop
Couldn’t happen to a bigger asshole.
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No surprise. Halperin is an arrogant jackass that thinks he is the word.
Damn, looks like October is definitely a month for women’s issue awareness…not just breast cancer. The ladies are taking down and exposing a lot of asshole men.
Nice job ladies. You have the power, you are the majority.
Now about that Trump guy…
re: #190 Barefoot Grin
I’m going to go out on a limb, given the nature of his behavior, and guess that there were more than five victims of Halperin’s abuse.
I don’t think you need the limb. You can make that statement standing on the ground.
Oh geez.
This is dumber than when Batman and Superman stopped fighting because they found out their moms were both named Martha. pic.twitter.com/iLyDHLLyFB
— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) October 26, 2017
It’s nice to be back here-hopefully I’ll be able to spend more time here in order to keep me distracted from my latest un-wanted gift and causing any more damage….
re: #220 JordanRules
Oh geez.
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No one calls him the King of China, you uncultured dingus. China’s Communist dictatorship has never been of one man but of party.
I am glad Trump wasn’t around when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. HE’S CALLED PRESIDENT TOO! Man this guy.
re: #174 HappyWarrior
Exactly. Kelly lied about a Congresswoman. Trump continues to tweet attacks on people. These guys suck.
Rep. Wilson is staying away from the House of Representatives, as she is getting lynching threats from “economically anxious” conservative voters.
re: #217 ObserverArt
Damn, looks like October is definitely a month for women’s issue awareness…not just breast cancer. The ladies are taking down and exposing a lot of asshole men.
Nice job ladies. You have the power, you are the majority.
How Facebook, Google and Twitter ‘embeds’ helped Trump in 2016 (more at Politico):
Facebook, Twitter and Google played a far deeper role in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign than has previously been disclosed, with company employees taking on the kind of political strategizing that campaigns typically entrust to their own staff or paid consultants, according to a soon-to-be released study.
The peer-reviewed paper, based on more than a dozen interviews with both tech company staffers who worked inside several 2016 presidential campaigns and campaign officials, sheds new light on Silicon Valley’s assistance to Trump before his surprise win last November.
re: #200 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Nah, Lanza was described as bright.
Safe to say Lanza had needed psychological diagnosis. ASD?
The mother had a Saiga-12, that is hardcore.
re: #198 HappyWarrior
We have such a childishly stupid person running this country.
Wish it were just one. We have MANY childishly stupid people running this country and living in this country. We are about as ignorant in this country as we have ever been. We should be embarrassed. But we are not. We are reveling in it.
Holy Motherfucking shit - Ken White’s (@popehat) Twitter data subpoenaed by the DOJ :
techdirt.com
Love him or hate him, this is very troubling - and you can bet Ken White, a former US Prosecutor, is going to go medieval on his former employer and the FBI….
House Republicans are about to vote to add $1.5 trillion to the deficit to give their rich pals a tax cut.
Sometimes the swamp drains you.— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) October 26, 2017
re: #230 The Major
Holy Motherfucking shit - Ken White’s (@popehat) Twitter data subpoenaed by the DOJ :
techdirt.comLove him or hate him, this is very troubling….
I would guess that since Popehat is a former Assistant US Attorney, he isn’t going to take this lying down.
Because we all need a laugh sometimes.
A female BBC weather presenter broke up laughing on the air, because the BBC put up a caption mis-identifying her as a man and as an “ex-offender.” (I assume this caption was intended for a different person the BBC was reporting on or interviewing.)
You mean @KawserQuamer and @CatrionaShearer? Afraid I can’t think what you would be referring to…. pic.twitter.com/MG2USCSvP8
— Simon McCoy (@BBCSimonMcCoy) October 25, 2017
re: #231 Dave In Austin
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The party of “ZOMG! LOOK AT ALL THE DEBT WE’RE LEAVING TO OUR GRANDKIDS!!!!” is now declaring “Fuck the grandkids, I want a new Mercedes!”
re: #232 Anymouse 🌹
I would guess that since Popehat is a former Assistant US Attorney, he isn’t going to take this lying down.
Oh look -my ride home after that crazy lunchtime broadcast! 🙈 #justjoking #fitsofgiggles #techfail #weatherpresenterfail @CatrionaShearer ❤️ pic.twitter.com/KpAKOFHIql
— Kawser Quamer (@KawserQuamer) October 25, 2017
This is the most bonkers thread ever.
Who wants to hear the story of the date I witnessed between Wolf Girl and James Spader’s Lonely Doppleganger?
I HOPE IT’S YOU— Sarah Gailey (@gaileyfrey) October 26, 2017
re: #234 Targetpractice
The party of “ZOMG! LOOK AT ALL THE DEBT WE’RE LEAVING TO OUR GRANDKIDS!!!!” is now declaring “Fuck
theyour grandkids, I want a new Mercedes!”
I keep looking at this photo and imagining Bernie is extorting the shopkeeper and it’s hilarious pic.twitter.com/ajgST0x5Ta
— Malcolm Harris (@BigMeanInternet) October 26, 2017
re: #238 dangerman
Notice how they never care about the other debts they’re leaving their grandkids. A worsened climate, lessened rights, a culture of fear, lowered educational standards, minimized curiosity, and a strain of anti-intellectualism that will leave them stupider and less knowledgeable than the rest of the first world, all for the sake of tax cuts and deficit voodoo that they’ll never benefit from themselves unless they’re already trust fund children.
Fuck the GOP. Fuck Trump. GOP Delenda Est:
R’s just voted for 1.5 trillion more debt, 500 B in Medicare cuts, 1 Trillion in Medicaid cuts. All so 5,000 people pay zero in estate tax.
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) October 26, 2017
Reminder: The craven GOP just massively redistributed wealth from everyone to the very richest of Americans. https://t.co/1OANinfRkv
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 26, 2017
While everyone on twitter’s busy yacking about the World Series or Joe Giuardi being out as Yankees manager, the GOP just passed the most craven budget in decades.
They’ve basically enabled a massive redistribution of wealth from everyone in the US to the richest of Americans, all by gutting Medicare and Medicaid to the tune of $1.5 trillion over a decade. There’s another $1.5 trillion in new debt added, that isn’t offset anywhere.
What does anyone gain by this? The estate tax gets repealed in the “bargain”.
Trump’s spawn make out like bandits. And the middle class is left holding the bag, and the poor are fucked.
re: #241 lawhawk
Fuck the GOP. Fuck Trump. GOP Delenda Est:
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While everyone on twitter’s busy yacking about the World Series or Joe Giuardi being out as Yankees manager, the GOP just passed the most craven budget in decades.
They’ve basically enabled a massive redistribution of wealth from everyone in the US to the richest of Americans, all by gutting Medicare and Medicaid to the tune of $1.5 trillion over a decade. There’s another $1.5 trillion in new debt added, that isn’t offset anywhere.
What does anyone gain by this? The estate tax gets repealed in the “bargain”.
Trump’s spawn make out like bandits. And the middle class is left holding the bag, and the poor are fucked.
The sheer speed of the fall of the republic cannot be overstated.
They’ve managed to upend the entirety of all that worked in the United states in 9 months total.
And we’ll be paying the consequences for it for at least 2 generations at this point.
re: #4 FormerDirtDart
Question: Do we have to be stoned, or is that only recommended?
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) October 26, 2017
Georgia election server wiped after lawsuit filed https://t.co/tGnMPLRRP8
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) October 26, 2017
re: #200 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
FBI documents reveal Newtown shooter Adam Lanza’s pedophilia interest
Sounds like somebody who got fired by Breitbart.
For not sharing?
re: #245 HappyWarrior
Things that make you go hmmm.
Especially when the Ga Sect of State, who is running for governor in ‘18, has oversight over election activities and is named in the suit.
Staring Kevin “Jews Killed Jesus” Sorbohttps://t.co/IRseXSRrJ2
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) October 26, 2017
re: #186 makeitstop
Couldn’t happen to a bigger asshole.
JUST IN: MSNBC pulls Mark Halperin off the air after sexual harassment allegations: Report https://t.co/wU6GTfrGbu pic.twitter.com/528JiixSim
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) October 26, 2017
Don’t worry. Halperin will be on Fox soon because they love that sexual predator shit. He will be right at home. https://t.co/pxsxt1kaJ9
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) October 26, 2017
re: #248 Ace-o-aces
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Note to Sarah Palin, this is the real blood libel not people criticizing you.
re: #244 FormerDirtDart
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So the servers get wiped just after a lawsuit is filed. Where I come from, that counts as “destruction of evidence.”
re: #247 FormerDirtDart
Especially when the Ga Sect of State, who is running for governor in ‘18, has oversight over election activities and is named in the suit.
Yep makes you wonder.
re: #251 Targetpractice
So the servers get wiped just after a lawsuit is filed. Where I come from, that counts as “destruction of evidence.”
Surely everyone outraged by the Clinton server being wiped will be equally outraged by this.
re: #250 HappyWarrior
Note to Sarah Palin, this is the real blood libel not people criticizing you.
And not the only blood libel….
Antisemitic Canards.
I’ve lost count on how many of these have had the bogeyman changed from a Jew to something else, but the rest remaining the same…
re: #255 Teukka
And not the only blood libel….
Antisemitic Canards.
I’ve lost count on how many of these have had the bogeyman changed from a Jew to something else, but the rest remaining the same…
Yep it happened in Russia a lot during the Romanov years. My college term paper was on pogroms.
“We’re filing a lawsuit to prove irregularities in the vote!”
“Oh, would you look at that? The servers under our possession were all wiped. Whoops.”
“You knew we were filing a lawsuit! You had a duty to protect that evidence!”
“Sorry, the servers were held by the company who maintains them. How tragic that the evidence you need was conveniently wiped just after you filed suit…”
re: #240 Citizen K
Notice how they never care about the other debts they’re leaving their grandkids. A worsened climate, lessened rights, a culture of fear, lowered educational standards, minimized curiosity, and a strain of anti-intellectualism that will leave them stupider and less knowledgeable than the rest of the first world, all for the sake of tax cuts and deficit voodoo that they’ll never benefit from themselves unless they’re already trust fund children.
absolutely
the thinking behind all this, like the current round of tax cuts is the same as saying i dont want to pay for insurance now because “i dont need it, im healthy”
short term thinking on long term issues
governments almost by definition cant raise and save money - segregate / escrow it and not touch it for later use - its unheard of
so its always reactionary to events - witness the hurricanes this year. whoda thought building up balances over the last 10 years might have been a good idea instead of blowing up one year’s budget
and its gonna be the same when the things you mentioned come calling and bite the future in the ass
Really Tulsi? Hawaii please fix this next election.
Every single HFAC Democrat signed a letter today urging Trump to implement Russia sanctions, except @TulsiGabbard https://t.co/axQdppnD18
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) October 26, 2017
re: #251 Targetpractice
So the servers get wiped just after a lawsuit is filed. Where I come from, that counts as “destruction of evidence.”
wiped server? “What? Like with a cloth or something?”
re: #230 The Major
Holy Motherfucking shit - Ken White’s (@popehat) Twitter data subpoenaed by the DOJ :
techdirt.comLove him or hate him, this is very troubling - and you can bet Ken White, a former US Prosecutor, is going to go medieval on his former employer and the FBI….
From the article:
Doesn’t Assistant US Attorney Douglas Gardner, who signed the subpoena, have better things to do with his time, like going after actual criminals, rather than harassing people for tweeting?
If the DOJ wants to harass people for tweeting, I have a potus account to recommend.
re: #256 HappyWarrior
Yep it happened in Russia a lot during the Romanov years. My college term paper was on pogroms.
Given my country’s mistakes during WWII and the price paid for them, I and many of my generation got taught early on how to recognize the spectre of fascism miles away.
re: #260 dangerman
wiped server? “What? Like with a cloth or something?”
Ha, I wondered if someone would bring that up.
re: #44 Amalthea’s Shadow
I wanted to pop in to say “Hey all”! Finally got brave enough to register after having lurked for a couple of years. Signed up for Twitter tonight also….we’ll see how THAT goes. I’ll mostly be a lurker, as I’m a bit of a cautious person by nature. I did want to thank all of you for being the best group of commentators I’ve found on the Internet. So, if you’re a beer imbiber I brought along Lagunitas Pils. And I only eat pineapple on my pizza if I’m in the mood (about once a year). So…..carry on. I’ll try to keep up and I’ll try to commit to spreading calmness and sanity in these crazy days we’re living through.
THAT’S how to work a room
re: #259 JordanRules
Really Tulsi? Hawaii please fix this next election.
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Someone needs to primary her.
A Coordinated Attack on the FBI Has Begun
I’ve been suggesting that what we are witnessing over the last week is a planned and coordinated attempt to discredit the Mueller investigation. It all started last Wednesday when Rep. Devin Nunes forced Fusion GPS (the firm that hired Christopher Steele) to publicly plead the fifth in front of the House Intelligence Committee. That was followed the next day by this tweet from Trump: Workers of firm involved with the discredited and Fake Dossier take the 5th. Who paid for it, Russia, the FBI or the Dems (or all)?
At the time, no one was talking about who paid for the Steele dossier because since last October, we’ve known that it was initially commissioned by Republicans and then taken over by Democrats. This week the Washington Post reported on the Democrats involved, but didn’t name the Republicans. (Your balanced media at work)
In the tweet above, the president basically insinuated that the FBI had colluded with the Russians and the Democrats to produce the dossier, and so I’ve suggested that it is very likely that they will be the next target. Take a look at how that was affirmed when Tucker Carlson interviewed Rep. Nunes (who has reversed his recusal from the Russia investigation) last night.
Their conversation focused completely on the role of the FBI with the Steele dossier, and is loaded with distortions and lies. Carlson even went so far as to ask, “So is there anything more terrifying than the prospect of an armed rogue agency?” Think about that. An interviewer refers to the FBI as “an armed rogue agency” and a member of Congress simply nods in agreement. Apparently the long knives have come out.
re: #254 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
Surely everyone outraged by the Clinton server being wiped will be equally outraged by this.
Surely you jest.
It’s okay if you’re a Republican.
When conservatives have complete power, they move toward totalitarianism. That is the nature of conservatism, regardless of what so-called “thinkers” on the right try to claim.
Thursday. Fuck the GOP.
The GOP guts the least powerful among us and shirks the responsibility of being run by a 2 bit grifting piece of shit. But he serves them, as he dips into the till, and they all grin and plan the next heist to the blank stares of stupid America. But it’s always been hard on that side of the tracks or town or wherever the broken try to hide. It’s an inside job, but you always knew that. You can now get a payday loan for a payday that ain’t never coming and rent that future that went down a long time ago.
I think I need a drink.
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re: #263 Teukka
Given my country’s mistakes during WWII and the price paid for them, I and many of my generation got taught early on how to recognize the spectre of fascism miles away.
My nation’s blessing and curse is war has not been in our backyard for much of our history. Europeans like yourself realize the horror of war and yep fascism too.
Sec. Tillerson stops at statue while touring parks around Geneva: “Some days I feel like I need to do that. Curl up in a ball.” pic.twitter.com/Ogra3JtAcU
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 26, 2017
You’re rich and in power, imagine how the rest of us feel you sorry excuse of a SOS!
Tulsi wants to run for President too. TBH she bothers me even more than Sanders.
re: #257 Targetpractice
“We’re filing a lawsuit to prove irregularities in the vote!”
“Oh, would you look at that? The servers under our possession were all wiped. Whoops.”
“You knew we were filing a lawsuit! You had a duty to protect that evidence!”
“Sorry, the servers were held by the company who maintains them. How tragic that the evidence you need was conveniently wiped just after you filed suit…”
I would hope that whomever was filing the lawsuit sent out a litigation hold letter outlining the opposing party’s duties for preserving ESI.
re: #269 nines09
fwiw
tom waits played a concert in ‘75 or 76 in the stony brook (ny) student union cafeteria
the “opening act” was a comedian - chris rush
as i recall, all the chairs and tables on the carpeted side were just pushed to one side
im thinking it was free though i cant remember for sure
Gabbard has also been praised by Bannon and Richard Spencer. That makes me curious about her.
re: #275 HappyWarrior
Gabbard has also been praised by Bannon and Richard Spencer. That makes me curious about her.
Gabbard also supports Hindu nationalists in India. She appears to be a conservative who registered as a Democrat.
re: #276 Anymouse 🌹
Gabbard also supports Hindu nationalists in India. She appears to be a conservative who registered as a Democrat.
She had a very homophobic record for a long time as a Hawaii legislator too. I don’t trust her. Her switch from Clinton to Sanders in the primary, her shitting on Obama’s FP, and her praise from Alt-Right assholes.
This flight attendant said she knew something was wrong when she saw the girl with greasy blonde hair in aisle 10 https://t.co/JexEU3egZx pic.twitter.com/petr8z5ms9
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 4, 2017
this woman literalIy saved a young girl from human trafficking and this is the kind of headline you come up with https://t.co/OSIobCt1CF
— bradlee (@holyfag) October 25, 2017
re: #278 Anymouse 🌹
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To be fair, the actual headline is: Flight Attendants Train to Spot Human Trafficking. This woman is a hero though.
re: #279 JordanRules
Support of Assad too!
Yep. What the fuck is wrong with her? Seriously Hawaii Dems. Find someone to run against her. And honestly she’s another reason why I am glad Bernie wasn’t nominated because I’m sure Bernie would have had her as VP or a key FP adviser.
🎶Queen released ‘Under Pressure,’ featuring David Bowie, 36 years ago today, October 26, 1981 pic.twitter.com/BZ8sbcQYYk
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) October 26, 2017
re: #241 lawhawk
Fuck the GOP. Fuck Trump. GOP Delenda Est:
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While everyone on twitter’s busy yacking about the World Series or Joe Giuardi being out as Yankees manager, the GOP just passed the most craven budget in decades.
They’ve basically enabled a massive redistribution of wealth from everyone in the US to the richest of Americans, all by gutting Medicare and Medicaid to the tune of $1.5 trillion over a decade. There’s another $1.5 trillion in new debt added, that isn’t offset anywhere.
What does anyone gain by this? The estate tax gets repealed in the “bargain”.
Trump’s spawn make out like bandits. And the middle class is left holding the bag, and the poor are fucked.
Did not know this. (getting my sports news on LGF).
I like Joe. Sorry to see him leave. One win away from being in world series. Sucks, but not as bad as Trump.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un states that, while Leader has no firsthand evidence, US reporter Mark Halperin “just looks” like sexual harasser. pic.twitter.com/w8TC9A253M
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) October 26, 2017
re: #274 dangerman
I doubt I will ever see him perform live. The man is a national treasure. I will sometimes get lost in his lyrics, as he can paint a picture with words. He’s played every dive from here to “how do I get out of here.” He’s a genius and a poet and a voice that I fear will soon pass. His writing is immense. His talent unmatched.
He’s played everywhere forever.
I’m getting the November blues.
Here’s another Waits gem spoken by another giant John Hammond.
Ronald Reagan’s son sees Donald Trump as a threat to the Republic and says he should be removed.
(Never mind that Ronald Reagan helped put us on this crazy train, and today’s GOP isn’t even close to Reagan any more.)
The son of former President Ronald Reagan is calling on lawmakers to remove President Donald Trump from office either via impeachment or by taking action under the 25th Amendment.
“Donald Trump is a deeply damaged human being. He is a sociopathic, malignant narcissist,” Ron Reagan told Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s “Hardball” on Wednesday.
Reagan ― a liberal commentator for the cable network and a frequent critic of the president ― blamed the electoral system rather than the voters for Trump taking office.
“The Electoral College has sort of vomited this thing up and it landed in the Oval Office, and it needs to be removed. It’s a stain. It’s a big glob on the carpet there. It needs to be removed. And that means impeachment or the 25th Amendment,” Reagan said. “This man is a danger to the world.”
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re: #286 Anymouse 🌹
Ronald Reagan’s son sees Donald Trump as a threat to the Republic and says he should be removed.
(Never mind that Ronald Reagan helped put us on this crazy train, and today’s GOP isn’t even close to Reagan any more.)
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They won’t pay any attention to Ron Reagan. Michael, perhaps (unlikely) but Ron? Nope. Never.
re: #267 Skip Intro
A Coordinated Attack on the FBI Has Begun
The wingnut press can’t quite yet decide whether they want to accuse the FBI of being too stupid to recognize a Russian psy-op or that they actively participated in one to get Hillary Clinton elected to the presidency. But they’re generally agreed that this totally discredits Mueller’s investigation and the DOJ has a duty to fire him, end the “witch hunt,” and commence the years-long investigations into the evils of the “Clinton Crime Family.”
BBL
Never, ever celebrate early. #SCNotTop10 pic.twitter.com/f6Ej9uGucn
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 23, 2017
I’m out to the village hall to order a couple chlorine pumps … back in a bit you poor devils.
re: #288 Targetpractice
The wingnut press can’t quite yet decide whether they want to accuse the FBI of being too stupid to recognize a Russian psy-op or that they actively participated in one to get Hillary Clinton elected to the presidency.
Mueller is going to present some evidence that the GOP cannot just brush off or ignore as they have with every other incident of conflict of interest, collusion or interfering with an ongoing investigation.
The only option they have would be to discredit the source of the allegations.
And if that fails then just start a war somewhere.
re: #291 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Mueller is going to present some evidence that the GOP cannot just brush off or ignore as they have with every other incident of conflict of interest, collusion or interfering with an ongoing investigation.
The only option they have would be to discredit the source of the allegations.
And if that fails then just start a war somewhere.
Right, at this point the evidence has grown so conclusive that there was some level of collusion between the Russian gov’t and the Trump campaign (directly or indirectly) that the GOP knows Mueller’s final report will be impossible to just drop down a bottomless pit.
So the only option at this point is to destroy Mueller’s credibility before he ever issues that report, with the possible hope of creating just enough of a cover for Trump firing him.
re: #286 Anymouse 🌹
“Donald Trump is a deeply damaged human being. He is a sociopathic, malignant narcissist,” Ron Reagan told Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s “Hardball” on Wednesday.
@MiamiHerald endorses @HillaryClinton calls Trump “a damaged human being.” Wrong. He is a being that damages humans. https://t.co/8j3IwsFrmP
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) October 14, 2016
re: #294 Interesting Times
It’s even funnier coming from a guy named Ron Reagan…
re: #293 Targetpractice
Right, at this point the evidence has grown so conclusive that there was some level of collusion between the Russian gov’t and the Trump campaign (directly or indirectly) that the GOP knows Mueller’s final report will be impossible to just drop down a bottomless pit.
So the only option at this point is to destroy Mueller’s credibility before he ever issues that report, with the possible hope of creating just enough of a cover for Trump firing him.
I am starting to think that there are going to be a bunch of Republican’s caught up in this mess and that’s why some of this is happening. Trump and his crooked crew is one thing. But if we start to see other GOPers getting caught up, we’ll see an all out protectionistic response from all GOPers.
re: #116 EPR-radar
Fortunately we do not have the kind of ‘free market’ in children that the likes of Murray Rothbard advocated for.
I still remember Econ professors in College who were Rothbard disciples even going as far as calling for a repeal of the 13th Amendment because people should have the “freedom” to become slaves…
re: #297 Joe Bacon 🌹
I still remember Econ professors in College who were Rothbard disciples even going as far as calling for a repeal of the 13th Amendment because people should have the “freedom” to become slaves…
That is the principle behind Right to Work legislation.
re: #248 Ace-o-aces
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So when will that asshole say that we ran the slave trade as well…
re: #296 MsJ
I am starting to think that there are going to be a bunch of Republican’s caught up in this mess and that’s why some of this is happening. Trump and his crooked crew is one thing. But if we start to see other GOPers getting caught up, we’ll see an all out protectionistic response from all GOPers.
I suspect that the big worry among the GOP leadership is that even if the indictments are limited to Trump and his cronies, the same report will condemn the party for knowing or strongly believing that Trump was engaged in illegal efforts to undermine the Clinton campaign and did nothing to address it. That they were so desperate to push him across the finish line that they turned a blind eye to illegal acts on the argument that winning was the only thing that mattered.
Oh look. Donald Trump wrote to @NYMag in 1992. pic.twitter.com/oUPPn1oYXy
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) October 26, 2017
“I don’t know what you mean. I wrote this myself. Look at the penmanship. The best penmanship. Beautiful. Fact.”
— Waste Of Good Skin (@wasteofgoodskin) October 26, 2017
re: #300 Targetpractice
I suspect that the big worry among the GOP leadership is that even if the indictments are limited to Trump and his cronies, the same report will condemn the party for knowing or strongly believing that Trump was engaged in illegal efforts to undermine the Clinton campaign and did nothing to address it. That they were so desperate to push him across the finish line that they turned a blind eye to illegal acts on the argument that winning was the only thing that mattered.
That, also, too.
re: #207 Belafon
1/3 of Republicans would be fine with us turning into a dictatorship. 1/3 of Republicans would just take their money elsewhere. And the remaining 1/3 wouldn’t care as long as abortion is banned.
On a rightwing board I frequent, there was overwhelming support for censoring “fake news.”
re: #300 Targetpractice
I suspect that the big worry among the GOP leadership is that even if the indictments are limited to Trump and his cronies, the same report will condemn the party for knowing or strongly believing that Trump was engaged in illegal efforts to undermine the Clinton campaign and did nothing to address it. That they were so desperate to push him across the finish line that they turned a blind eye to illegal acts on the argument that winning was the only thing that mattered.
In short, they were a bunch of DFs who placed their party’s success above the nation’s interests.
re: #304 Big Beautiful Door
On a rightwing board I frequent, there was overwhelming support for censoring “fake news.”
And yet at the same time they shriek if you think bringing back the Fairness Doctrine is a good idea.
re: #300 Targetpractice
I suspect that the big worry among the GOP leadership is that even if the indictments are limited to Trump and his cronies, the same report will condemn the party for knowing or strongly believing that Trump was engaged in illegal efforts to undermine the Clinton campaign and did nothing to address it. That they were so desperate to push him across the finish line that they turned a blind eye to illegal acts on the argument that winning was the only thing that mattered.
winner
A private, Christian college in Missouri has unveiled a mandatory class called Patriotic Education and Fitness https://t.co/lrmkdAmlKk pic.twitter.com/TUfTbG2T57
— CNN (@CNN) October 26, 2017
“… The College of the Ozarks, a private, Christian college near Branson, Missouri, … said it’s designed to encourage students’ understanding of America’s heritage, the nation’s civic responsibilities, love of country and willingness to defend it. …”
“… The four-credit hour course involves more than just reading about America’s values or learning basic flag protocol. It also teaches military skills like pistol and rifle markmanship, map reading and land navigation — even Army rappelling techniques. …”
re: #308 FormerDirtDart
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It’s a private university so really not much can be done about this but still what in the fuck.
re: #308 FormerDirtDart
Sounds like the ROTC group I joined for one semester when I was in college.
re: #308 FormerDirtDart
That’s so incredibly creepy it defies comprehension. Christian Taliban for sure. I am sure they are perfectly fine with pussy grabbing. I wonder how they felt during the black democrat’s time in office.
JFC on a cracker.
re: #309 HappyWarrior
It’s a private university so really not much can be done about this but still what in the fuck.
What we can do is point, laugh ad in general ridicule the for thier fantasy of whatever it is that they think is both patriotism and Christianity.
re: #311 MsJ
That’s so incredibly creepy it defies comprehension. Christian Taliban for sure. I am sure they are perfectly fine with pussy grabbing. I wonder how they felt during the black democrat’s time in office.
JFC on a cracker.
I just imagine Obama giving Trump’s speeches, using his rhetoric, and having the kind of personal background that Trump did and seeing the RR’s right. Yeah, I’m sure the RR would have just loved a black Democrat with five kids by three women who talked about grabbing women by the pussy. They’re moral hypocrites. Then again, they’ve always been.
re: #312 William Lewis
What we can do is point, laugh ad in general ridicule the for thier fantasy of whatever it is that they think is both patriotism and Christianity.
True, meant legally speaking.
Happy Birthday Mom! So thankful for every birthday & every year we’ve shared. Looking forward to many more! @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/UFzDEWfAQf
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) October 26, 2017
re: #242 Citizen K
The sheer speed of the fall of the republic cannot be overstated.
They’ve managed to upend the entirety of all that worked in the United states in 9 months total.
And we’ll be paying the consequences for it for at least 2 generations at this point.
Reminder, the tax cuts and budget cuts haven’t passed yet. We can still fight this and stop it like we stopped “repeal and not replace.”
re: #318 Big Beautiful Door
Reminder, the tax cuts and budget cuts haven’t passed yet. We can still fight this and stop it like we stopped “repeal and not replace.”
Thank you.
re: #316 Big Beautiful Door
Is Bernie really as tiny as he looks in this photo?
I think there may be a little forced perspective going on there, because Bernie is apparently 6’ tall.
Asshole Tucker Carlson saying hero Jesus Campos was the real shooter in the Las Vegas massacre. What a douchbag.
salon.com
Key Google Searches Only Showed Republican Candidate In Montana House Special Election
And the glitch wasn’t easy to fix, the Democrat’s campaign discovered.
I am SO surprised.
Thought, after further contemplation, I believe the bigger worry among the GOP leadership is where Mueller’s obstruction of justice investigation will lead. Because they might have been able to plead ignorance, possibly even salvage Mike Pence’s political future by placing all the blame for the Russian collusion on the Trumps. But it looks more and more like the White House inner circle were in up to their eyeballs in an effort to cover-up those illegal acts. Worse, members of Congress (both serving and since joined the administration) were involved in the cover-up as well, whether as active collaborators or as bagmen for such. Their worst nightmare is Mueller’s report laying out a list of indictments that effectively hollows out the White House and names prominent members of the party.
re: #311 MsJ
That’s so incredibly creepy it defies comprehension. Christian Taliban for sure. I am sure they are perfectly fine with pussy grabbing. I wonder how they felt during the black democrat’s time in office.
JFC on a cracker.
well on a cheese grater anyway
re: #298 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
That is the principle behind Right to Work legislation.
Which SCOTUS is likely to soon make into a constitutional right.
The Right Wing Attack Machine going after Vegas hero Jesus Campos.
Just when you thought they can’t get any lower.
As a society, we need to stop misusing the word hero. It is a disgrace to the people who actually are heroes. #JesusCampos is NOT a hero.
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) October 19, 2017
Campos allowed to leave country in the middle of an investigation. Drives 700 miles with gunshot wound to leg. OK. https://t.co/fxed0qe1Uf
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) October 26, 2017
I’m just going to say it. MGM story stinks. Timeline stinks. FBI saying “No ISIS” stinks. Jesus Campos “hero” story stinks. Something wrong.
— Wayne Allyn Root (@WayneRoot) October 26, 2017
re: #327 DodgerFan1988
I’m just going to say it. MGM story stinks. Timeline stinks. FBI saying “No ISIS” stinks. Jesus Campos “hero” story stinks. Something wrong.
— Wayne Allyn Root (@WayneRoot) October 26, 2017
Some people actually listen to you instead of laughing at you & calling you an idiot.
Yes, something is wrong. https://t.co/XVe3ApxHFu— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 26, 2017
re: #327 DodgerFan1988
The Right Wing Attack Machine going after Vegas hero Jesus Campos.
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Like clockwork :(.
Brown had been accused by Tantaros of misconduct as Fox pundit too https://t.co/1A98Krzrjw
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) October 26, 2017
This is the evil garbage that’s destroying Twitter. pic.twitter.com/z3Cxnm6J4W
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 26, 2017
re: #317 JordanRules
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I see the Russian Bots and the Trumpettes are out in force attacking Hillary again…
re: #329 HappyWarrior
Type Jesus Campos in Twitter search and you’ll find thousands of hate tweets by conservatives. Where was all this anger at Stephen Paddock from right wingers?
re: #332 Joe Bacon 🌹
Tomorrow is probably pay day! Bot and paid for.
re: #333 DodgerFan1988
Type Jesus Campos in Twitter search and you’ll find thousands of hate tweets by conservatives. Where was all this anger at Stephen Paddock from right wingers?
Remember when FNC was looking for a reason why we should hate him. I guess committing the deadly mass shooting in U.S. history wasn’t good enough. FNC really is a racist network. They’re not even hiding it anymore. Man, I feel awful for Mr. Campos. This is so sick.
re: #330 JordanRules
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You know what’s funny is I never hear Lumpy’s name come off as a sexual harasser at FNC. Maybe he’s got some other demons lurking.
Quick, guess who’s decided his “recusal” is now subject to his personal whims. If you guessed “Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III,” please step forward to collect your winnings:
Jeff Sessions reveals he ‘might’ not be recused from investigating Steele dossier linking Trump and Russia https://t.co/G4N8aAw68W
— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 26, 2017
So when he said he was recused from anything having to do with the Russian investigation, all of those of us who reflexively screamed “BULLSHIT!” were absolutely right.
re: #337 Targetpractice
Quick, guess who’s decided his “recusal” is now subject to his personal whims. If you guessed “Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III,” please step forward to collect your winnings:
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So when he said he was recused from anything having to do with the Russian investigation, all of those of us who reflexively screamed “BULLSHIT!” were absolutely right.
Worst AG ever.
re: #333 DodgerFan1988
Type Jesus Campos in Twitter search and you’ll find thousands of hate tweets by conservatives. Where was all this anger at Stephen Paddock from right wingers?
The top link when you google his name is from the nypost.
re: #197 Unshaken Defiance
[trump]…Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him […] [/trump]
“Anyone for Tennesse?”
When does FNC start looking for dirt on La David Johnson?
re: #327 DodgerFan1988
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They attacked the grieving parents of children killed at Sandy Hook. The depths they will sink to is a bottomless pit.
re: #344 Big Beautiful Door
They attacked the grieving parents of children killed at Sandy Hook. The depths they will sink to is a bottomless pit.
Yep sigh. I hate how cruel people are.
re: #336 HappyWarrior
Yeah, Yashar who has lots of access (unfortunately it shows in gross ways) and loves to watch FNC has said a couple times that the word on the FNC streets is that he’s very decent to work with and doesn’t have those type of issues.
He’s still an awful person and yeah, like you said, he probably has his own demons feeding his hateful, deceptive, evil psyche.
jeebus
Ed Gillespie will turn the really bad Virginia economy #’s around, and fast. Strong on crime, he might even save our great statues/heritage!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2017
Ed Gillespie will be a great Governor of Virginia. His opponent doesn’t even show up to meetings/work, and will be VERY weak on crime!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2017
I had no idea that the yam’s ancestors were Confederates…
Sen @JeffFlake says he won’t be supporting or endorsing Roy Moore: “A guy who says that a Muslim member of Congress shouldn’t be able to serve, that’s not right.” #ALSen
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) October 26, 2017
re: #338 HappyWarrior
Worst AG ever.
I’m not enough of a historian to give a definitive answer but remember John Mitchell? He actually did jail time.
Overall, however, I have a strong feeling that the current Cabinet stacks up (or should I say down) with the absolute worst ever; give them another six months and the title should be theirs.
Also notable is that a Washington-insider kind of Republican is running for Virginia governor on a Save The Confederate Things promise.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 26, 2017
re: #350 petesh
I’m not enough of a historian to give a definitive answer but remember John Mitchell? He actually did jail time.
Overall, however, I have a strong feeling that the current Cabinet stacks up (or should I say down) with the absolute worst ever; give them another six months and the title should be theirs.
Ah good point.
re: #346 JordanRules
Yeah, Yashar who has lots of access (unfortunately it shows in gross ways) and loves to watch FNC has said a couple times that the word on the FNC streets is that he’s very decent to work with and doesn’t have those type of issues.
He’s still an awful person and yeah, like you said, he probably has his own demons feeding his hateful, deceptive, evil psyche.
Yeah.
re: #352 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Ed Gillespie will turn the really bad Virginia economy #’s around, and fast. Strong on crime, he might even save our great statues/heritage!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2017
“our great statues/heritage!”
Nothing was great about treasonous White Supremacist slave owners.
GFY Twitler. https://t.co/PprZ7TA2jX— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 26, 2017
re: #357 HappyWarrior
May Trump hurt Gillespie’s chances.
How many mouth-breathing confederates have you got in the state, and how energized/motivated are they?
May 2016: Mercer mulls looking for missing Clinton emails
July 2016: Nix emails Assange, CC’s Mercer, about emailshttps://t.co/JwPqdKM6e2— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) October 26, 2017
Yup. Calling it. This is what Nunes was getting ahead of. https://t.co/gLkwNd0U0q
— Zedward Tweeterhands (@ZeddRebel) October 26, 2017
re: #360 Interesting Times
How many mouth-breathing confederates have you got in the state, and how energized/motivated are they?
In my region not as much but downstate they’re why the Dimwit from Duluth (Stewart) nearly beat Gillespie. Both Dem candidates were native Virginias interestingly enough.
Wikileaks confirms that the Trump campaign was soliciting stolen Clinton emails: https://t.co/dDKcIU7o0Y #inners
— All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) October 26, 2017
There is always that one asshole who resends emails the whole group just got. “Did you see this?”
Motherfucker, back the fuck down. pic.twitter.com/hdVDfncZqI— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 26, 2017
I’m back. Wow I’m gone for an hour and FOX is taking the right-wing fever swamp conspiracy theory and mainlining it right into their viewers. First Rep. Wilson is hiding from people calling to lynch her, now Mr. Campos is probably going to get the same sort of threats.
re: #327 DodgerFan1988
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I don’t even understand this. Are they trying to valorize the white guy and demonize a random Latino? Do they think they can make people give up on gun control by saying someone else shot 600 people? Are they just that addicted to conspiracies?
re: #366 scottslemmons
I don’t even understand this. Are they trying to valorize the white guy and demonize a random Latino? Do they think they can make people give up on gun control by saying someone else shot 600 people? Are they just that addicted to conspiracies?
They’re addicted to racism.
re: #366 scottslemmons
I don’t even understand this. Are they trying to valorize the white guy and demonize a random Latino? Do they think they can make people give up on gun control by saying someone else shot 600 people? Are they just that addicted to conspiracies?
Yes.
It’s not about the economy for conservatives of course and never has been. It is about personal enrichment.
Arguments about “what about your children?” I assure you their children will be fine.
REMINDER: Even Ronald Reagan’s own budget director now admits Republican tax cuts are what cripple the U.S. economy. #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/T8JRQOWFWB
— The Baxter Bean (@TheBaxterBean) October 26, 2017
re: #295 Eclectic Cyborg
It’s even funnier coming from a guy named Ron Reagan…
Ron is not his father’s son. He fell far from the tree.
NPR is really hitting the FEC changes and the Sinclair partisan consolidation hard right now. Interviewing David Folkenflik on Here and Now.
Golf grifter says what?
Ed Gillespie will be a great Governor of Virginia. His opponent doesn’t even show up to meetings/work, and will be VERY weak on crime!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2017
I served 8 years in the Army, took care of sick kids, and am running to build a more inclusive Virginia. Don’t talk to me about showing up. https://t.co/jzDx9bS6mh
— Ralph Northam (@RalphNortham) October 26, 2017
Cheebus
“THE LIKES OF WHICH THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN!!11111” is a favorite one-size-fits-all Trumpism.
Pres. Trump: “This epidemic is a national health emergency…nobody has seen anything like what’s going on now.” https://t.co/dzDeXfYtCm pic.twitter.com/3QOdnCelkw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 26, 2017
Worst drug crisis in world history? Can we quit focusing on cannabis now?
Rep. Nunes seems surprised that the FBI might investigate someone based on “unverified information.” FBI rules specifically allow this. pic.twitter.com/PuJc4OwLXa
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) October 26, 2017
It’s literally unbelievable that the chair of the House Intel Cmte, charged with oversight of FBI’s intel activities, doesn’t know this. pic.twitter.com/TLFXl7lPhV
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) October 26, 2017
re: #374 The Vicious Babushka
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He is such a lazy/bad bullshitter. The first rule of being a good bullshitter is knowing just enough about whatever it is you’re talking about. But for whatever reason, he can’t/doesn’t do that, so it’s always “it will be amazing, it will be beautiful, everyone is going to love it, it’s bigger than anyone has ever seen, we’ve never dealt with this kind of thing before but we are doing a fantastic job.” There is nothing worse than a bad bullshitter (except maybe a true believer in said bullshit)
Kris Kobach LITERALLY Copy-Pasting Your Uncle’s ‘Illeagalz’ Chain Emails (goes to Wonkette) more at the link:
Donald Trump’s completely objective Fraudulent Voter Commission co-chair Kris Kobach has excreted another of his regular columns for Dead Breitbart’s Home For Terrified Old Whites, this time making all sorts of bullshit claims about how Illegal Alien Crimers are an imminent threat to YOU, the average terrified reader of Breitbart. Oh, sure, he’s used as his “sources” a load of pure-bullshit phony statistics culled from wingnut chain emails that have circulated for years, as Media Matters documents in some detail, and at least one of his sources is an out and out Holocaust-denyin’ white nationalist, but why quibble about “facts” when you have a whole Internet to plunder for any “evidence” you might want to use? Also, that bit about the Nazi dude is pretty racist, isn’t it?
re: #376 FormerDirtDart
This might come as a shock to the distinguished gentleman from California (well, Fresno, but whatever)… but the way “unverified information” becomes “verified information” is through this process known as “investigations.”
Even for a man famous for empty rhetoric, this is an embarrassingly awful speech.
M. Cohen spent approx $11m for four properties and sold for $30m, all in cash, to LLCs managed by the same lawyer. https://t.co/ZQy6wEQjX1
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 26, 2017
Trump describes a latter-day version of the Just Say No campaign as a key to discouraging a new generation of opioid addicts.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) October 26, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump has claimed a border wall will stop drugs from coming into the United States. Is that true? https://t.co/Nq1lMF4evE pic.twitter.com/j10BkvbUB9
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 26, 2017
Everyone knows drug dealers can’t use ladders, tunnels, boats, planes, helicopters, etc, to get around a wall https://t.co/K1isIhCiIn
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 26, 2017
re: #382 FormerDirtDart
bought property for $2m, sold it three years later for $10m, appraisals say property value didn’t really change in the three years. Yeah, that doesn’t seem fishy at all. Nope, just an honest real estate transaction, right there.
Pres. Trump on anti-drug campaign: “If we can teach young people & people generally, not to start, it’s really easy not to take them.” pic.twitter.com/70FRqC8Ix6
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 26, 2017
that’s 50k since he took office!!
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 26, 2017
re: #386 Kragar
As long as insurance companies see more profit in paying for pain killers than in paying for physical therapy, you’re not going to stop people who need the drugs from taking the drugs.
re: #389 Backwoods_Sleuth
If he ever had a pain, he would just get a doctor’s note to excuse him from the war.
re: #311 MsJ
That’s so incredibly creepy it defies comprehension. Christian Taliban for sure. I am sure they are perfectly fine with pussy grabbing. I wonder how they felt during the black democrat’s time in office.
JFC on a cracker.
Onward Christian Soldiers…
In response to some repeated questions on my thread about how the leadership of the Democratic party is steering us towards an ugly defeat in 2018, and another term of Trump …
re: #6 jhncsy
Unfortunately, yes, Third Way has a great deal of influence, as they shape the thinking of the Donor Class for the Democratic Party. Policy flows where the money goes.
If the donors are convinced that there is no real problem with their underlying assumptions that Americans, given a chance, will choose their tepid wishywashy solutions, they will continue to fund candidates who have these as their policy speeches.
And voters will continue to pull the handle for anyone who sounds different, even if that person is batshit cray-cray.
Savvy where?
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein:
“American citizens are pretty savvy … I don’t think they’d be influenced by ads posted by foreign governments.”— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 26, 2017
He’s too powerful to be this naive.
Trump declares public health emergency over opioids, adds no new funding https://t.co/9FYNUNG4I5 pic.twitter.com/BD6CjFy1J1
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) October 26, 2017
re: #388 KGxvi
Also, to clarify, there’s absolutely a case to be made for using pain killers as a part of the recovery process. But they can’t be the main focus of a treatment plan.
Federal immigration agents target a 10-year-old girl straight out of surgery https://t.co/i3B8GkPCDp pic.twitter.com/knr6CzGLul
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 26, 2017
Remember when Jesus Christ said we should take advantage of a young child’s sickness to deport her? Me neither. #JudeoChristianValues #MAGA https://t.co/4Dx56CKIqm
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 26, 2017
re: #393 JordanRules
Savvy where?
“American citizens are pretty savvy … I don’t think they’d be influenced by ads posted by foreign governments.”
He’s too powerful to be this naive.
1 - how would anyone know by looking at an ad who “posted” (purchased?) it
2 - is “savvy” appropriate speech?
My wife’s ex was wounded in Vietnam, carrying wounded to safety. He had to lie in a field for hours waiting for evac. Got addicted to pain meds, and more, got involved with the Memphis mafia, dealt drugs, did more, beat on wife, held a gun to her head more than once.
Died.
But all you need to avoid drug problems is some ads.
re: #393 JordanRules
Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein:
“American citizens are pretty savvy … I don’t think they’d be influenced by ads posted by foreign governments.”— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) October 26, 2017
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin https://t.co/IWNeinrnpc
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) October 26, 2017
re: #393 JordanRules
Savvy where?
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and
3 - he’s too naive to be this powerful
The cost of Ohio’s opioid crisis is nearing $9 billion a year. https://t.co/r2zXAHdtJ4
— Stephen C. Fehr (@scfehr1) October 26, 2017
re: #398 jaunte
My wife’s ex was wounded in Vietnam, carrying wounded to safety. He had to lie in a field for hours waiting for evac. Got addicted to pain meds, and more, got involved with the Memphis mafia, dealt drugs, did more, beat on wife, held a gun to her head more than once.
Died.
But all you need to avoid drug problems is some ads.
and will power!
re: #396 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Rosa Maria Hernandez, brought illegally into the United States at three months of age by her mother, was taken to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, by her cousin. En route to the hospital, they were stopped at a Customs and Border Patrol checkpoint. Immigration agents then proceeded to follow the two to the hospital and remained there throughout the night.
Once she was discharged, Rosa Maria, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was escorted via ambulance to the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center in San Antonio, Texas, by officers with Customs and Border Protection.
Trump is blaming the opioid crisis, somehow, on China. Let that sink in.
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) October 26, 2017
Arrested development for sure. Lots of his language, references and associations are just so dated.
He really has a modern take on things pic.twitter.com/cbP3UEiZyk
— Erica Mojzes (@erica_mojo) October 26, 2017
re: #399 Kragar
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin
danger’s 2017 corollary - and yes i know how the math works
…more than half of them are stupider
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re: #405 JordanRules
Well he’s not totally wrong on this. Fentinil (an opioid painkiller) can be bought and shipped from China.
re: #394 FormerDirtDart
States can shift federal funds from HIV/AIDS: Resources available to programs aimed at HIV/AIDS care will also be accessible to opioid misuse.
Yeah, this is going to turn to shit.
I can seem to keep up with current threads… just saw this. You’re very welcome of course!
re: #237 wrenchwench
I just want to thank Jebediah, RBG for generously updinging comments of mine that nobody else would. (Seems to spread that generosity around to all the lizards, dinged and undinged. But wait! he’s being out dinged now by majii!)
re: #374 The Vicious Babushka
Cheebus
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Yet he’s not allowing any extra funding for this massive problem THE LIKES OF WHICH THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.
Grrrr.
re: #396 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Unimaginable cruelty. The deplorables will laugh at the story and cheer for this child’s deportation to a country she has never known.
re: #413 MsJ
Yet he’s not allowing any extra funding for this massive problem THE LIKES OF WHICH THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.
Grrrr.
Someone should get him to offer thoughts and prayers.
re: #414 Big Beautiful Door
Unimaginable cruelty. The deplorables will laugh at the story and cheer for this child’s deportation to a country she has never known.
Like I said yesterday, a purge is needed at ICE.
Letter | Gosar Siblings Do Not Support Rep. Paul Gosar’s Statements on George Soros (Goes to the Kingman, Ariz. Daily Miner), more at the link.
An op-ed penned by seven of Rep. Gosar’s siblings disavow his statements about George Soros funding the havoc in Charlottesville, Va.
We watched the interview of Paul Gosar on Vice News and believe Paul owes George Soros a personal apology.
This is a matter of right and wrong, not politics. We are aghast that Paul has sunk so low that he now spews the most despicable slander against an 87-year-old man without a shred of proof, and then doesn’t even have the guts or decency to apologize?
Our parents are 87 and 83 and we would be outraged if some sleaze did to them what Paul shamelessly did to Mr. Soros. First, Paul confabulated horrendous lies about Soros as a young boy who survived the Holocaust, and followed it with invented notions that Soros was behind the Charlottesville Nazis. Paul’s deceit was uttered without a shred of evidence.
Those aren’t our family values or the values of the small Wyoming town we grew up in. Character assassination wasn’t revered. Lies and distortions do reveal much about the character of the congressman of Arizona’s 4th congressional district, however.
re: #410 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
A consideration I would never grant him, because it’s him. I’m willing to be proven wrong though. Had to add that and make sure my 1st sentence didn’t sound too wingnutty. :)
re: #369 Anymouse 🌹
It’s not about the economy for conservatives of course and never has been. It is about personal enrichment.
Arguments about “what about your children?” I assure you their children will be fine.
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David Stockman has been saying the Republican Trickle Down Theory he sold for St Ronald was bullshit for at least 7 or 8 years now.
Funny. He was the hero architect of it all. A mastermind.
Now that he calls it what it is, they don’t know who he is and even moreso what he is even talking about.
Those rascally Republicans.
re: #393 JordanRules
Savvy where?
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Probably explains why you never see advertising on TV, in newspapers, on billboards, in magazines, pretty much fucking everywhere. Because it is useless.
re: #374 The Vicious Babushka
Cheebus
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A play on Nancy’s words.
Just Say No to Trump!
re: #410 Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance
Well he’s not totally wrong on this. Fentinil (an opioid painkiller) can be bought and shipped from China.
Yeah the huge jump in opioid deaths are due to fentanyl which often people don’t even know they are taking. Most of the illegal fentanyl in the US originates in China.
.@realDonaldTrump looks genuinely moved talking about his older brother’s alcohol problems…
— julie rovner (@jrovner) October 26, 2017
Trump kicked that brother and his family, including a seriously ill child, off their health insurance out of spite. https://t.co/ZCdhw7nynZ https://t.co/NEs0RgaMyT
— Jeffrey Young (@JeffYoung) October 26, 2017
re: #407 The Vicious Babushka
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re: #384 Kragar
Kragar @Kragar_LGF
Everyone knows drug dealers can’t use ladders, tunnels, boats, planes, helicopters, etc, to get around a wall.@realDonaldTrump has claimed a border wall will stop drugs from coming into the United States. Is that true? https://t.co/Nq1lMF4evE pic.twitter.com/j10BkvbUB9
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) October 26, 2017
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2:45 PM - Oct 26, 2017
Everyone knows that a lot of drugs that come into this country are brought in under watchful eyes by people by with money and power. The stuff that happens at the border walls and on big city street corners is for show to Ma and Pa America.
It is and has always been a big business. And it is treated as a big business.
One of the arguments for decent drug policy is to take the power and money out of it. A lot of crime goes with it.
re: #422 danarchy
Yeah the huge jump in opioid deaths are due to fentanyl which often people don’t even know they are taking. Most of the illegal fentanyl in the US originates in China.
and those deaths are people already addicted. Fentanyl is just the final nail in the coffin.
Guy Makes Himself A ‘Cone Of Shame’ So His Kitten Won’t Feel Alone https://t.co/njsD1B6P00 pic.twitter.com/QiRgSMd33o
— The Dodo (@dodo) October 26, 2017
re: #425 ObserverArt
Everyone knows that a lot of drugs that come into this country are brought in under watchful eyes by people by with money and power. The stuff that happens at the border walls and on big city street corners is for show to Ma and Pa America.
It is and has always been a big business. And it is treated as a big business.
One of the arguments for decent drug policy is to take the power and money out of it. A lot of crime goes with it.
There’s always going to be money and power in drugs (and alcohol), there always has been. Hell, there’s an argument that the first permanent human settlements developed because man figured out how to make beer. There is, was, and always will be a demand for it and no policy you create will be able to stop that demand. The only thing we can do is smartly regulate the market and make sure that there are treatment options for those who deal with addiction issues.
re: #399 Kragar
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” - George Carlin
Now imagine a political system in which the Stupid Half controls a majority of Electoral College votes…
I was introduced to Fentanyl on the helicopter ride that I don’t remember. I met the guy who gave it to me. He said his name, then, ‘I’m the guy who gave you the shot that let you forget that day.’ I thanked him. I knew his sister when she raced [bicycles] for the shop I worked at in Washington. She moved down here a few months before I did. We had a mutual ‘What are you doing here?!?!’ moment when I worked at the other bike shop.
It’s good to remember some things. It’s even better to forget others.
CAN I JUST BE CONTROVERSIAL FOR A MINUTE? I DON’T WANT DIVERSE BOOKS. I WANT REALISTIC BOOKS. pic.twitter.com/qPysItcvDL
— Abbie Emmons (@AbbieeMusic) October 25, 2017
Let’s get down to brass tacks here, this is just bad writing. Vanilla vocabulary put to the tedious task of justifying bland artistic sloth. https://t.co/R96rfvPMRB
— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 26, 2017
re: #423 JordanRules
Small point, Fred Jr had already passed, about 15 years earlier, by the time Donald booted his family off the insurance plan
— WB Young (@FormerDirtDart) October 26, 2017
re: #431 wrenchwench
Tomorrow is the third anniversary of that day. I almost forgot (heh). I have an appointment with my counselor, so I know I will remember. After I had been home about 6 months, everybody started telling me, ‘Oh, yeah. You’ll need counseling.’ It turns out they may have been saying that all along, somehow I just started noticing. It should be cultural knowledge that people need counseling after trauma. It’s getting there.
re: #430 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Now imagine a political system in which the Stupid Half controls a majority of Electoral College votes…
Well, I can’t say about my whole district, for example, but in my village I am one of only two adults that hasn’t been to college. (The other is my across-the-alley elderly neighbour; she graduated from sixth grade.)
With only eight votes for Hillary Clinton in my town, I’m guessing education wasn’t the problem.
re: #432 goddamnedfrank
I grew up in Kentucky. POC exist in rural towns. Giant apology that acknowledging our existence is such a burden to you.
— Rukhmani K. Desai (@RukhDesai) October 26, 2017
re: #431 wrenchwench
I was introduced to Fentanyl on the helicopter ride that I don’t remember. I met the guy who gave it to me. He said his name, then, ‘I’m the guy who gave you the shot that let you forget that day.’ I thanked him. I knew his sister when she raced [bicycles] for the shop I worked at in Washington. She moved down here a few months before I did. We had a mutual ‘What are you doing here?!?!’ moment when I worked at the other bike shop.
It’s good to remember some things. It’s even better to forget others.
The only times I’ve had Fentanyl were after hand surgeries for Dupuytren’s Contractures (four in all). (Hand surgery is amazingly excruciating - each time I got the Fentanyl after morphine failed.)
My last surgery was in June. I still have the majority of the opiates they sent me home with (as occasionally my left hand still causes great pain because the surgical incision hasn’t fully healed yet, I ripped it open in my car wreck, and my hand is still swollen).
Now returning you to Little Green Footballs after an unscheduled whinge.
re: #430 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
Now imagine a political system in which the Stupid Half controls a majority of Electoral College votes…
….because a lot of “smart” people let ‘em by:
not voting at all
not voting strategically
voting to “make a point”
equating both sides
etc etc
re: #436 Ace-o-aces
Basically “I never bothered to look for the minorities in my community so they must not exist all around me.” Reductive, lazy & defensive af
— It’s FrănkenSTĒĒN (@goddamnedfrank) October 26, 2017
re: #432 goddamnedfrank
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“realistic” = “my life”
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re: #438 Anymouse 🌹
The only times I’ve had Fentanyl were after hand surgeries for Dupuytren’s Contractures (four in all). (Hand surgery is amazingly excruciating - each time I got the Fentanyl after morphine failed.)
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Hands have a lot of sensory nerves. I hope they all work with you, not against you.
re: #441 dangerman
“realistic” = “my life”
there’s your “privilege” right there
If I were writing a realistic story set in my town of 128 people, it would of course include whites, but also Cubans, Natives, blacks, and Asians.
That was a first class piece of thinly-veiled racist drivel.
re: #441 dangerman
“realistic” = “my life”
there’s your “privilege” right there
Anything else would be Identity Politics.
White=no ID needed.
re: #440 goddamnedfrank
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re: #435 Anymouse 🌹
Well, I can’t say about my whole district, for example, but in my village I am one of only two adults that hasn’t been to college. (The other is my across-the-alley elderly neighbour; she graduated from sixth grade.)
With only eight votes for Hillary Clinton in my town, I’m guessing education wasn’t the problem.
I said Stupid, not uneducated
re: #445 HappyWarrior
Right and diversity is not just race.
She just proved why marginalized groups are so called.
re: #447 JordanRules
Right and diversity is not just race.
She just proved why marginalized groups are so called.
Yep.
re: #446 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I said Stupid, not uneducated
Thank you for correcting my oversight.
Since Trump is bringing back all those coal jobs, maybe I can start a strip mine in my backyard. Maybe drill for oil or gas. (I’m on the village board, I could get my lot rezoned.)
Reported twice, for containing private information and for targeted harassment. Also, the icing on the cake -> Louise doxed the wrong guy.
Matt, you registered Nov4thItBegins, right? that’s you, right? cc @FBIWFO @AltCyberCommand @Alt_Spicerlies @Pinche_Pi @NSAGov? pic.twitter.com/8SuU6ZozPg
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) October 25, 2017
re: #450 goddamnedfrank
Reported twice, for containing private information and for targeted harassment. Also, the icing on the cake -> Louise doxed the wrong guy.
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— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) October 25, 2017
Kudos to @LouiseMensch for not even getting my state right.
I feel very bad for this Ninjitsu guy you just sicced your swarm on though. https://t.co/qTIZug6eG4— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) October 26, 2017
re: #450 goddamnedfrank
Reported twice, for containing private information and for targeted harassment. Also, the icing on the cake -> Louise doxed the wrong guy.
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re: #450 goddamnedfrank
Oh man. I thought she just got suspended for doxxing another guy?
A can of expanding foam went off on the shed and I’m now 6/4 on winning this year’s Turner Prize. pic.twitter.com/lQNQeOW3fL
— JB (@JBwol) October 26, 2017
re: #441 dangerman
“realistic” = “my life”
there’s your “privilege” right there
Also, if the story you’re writing is ‘realistically’ describing a group of people so monocultural and homogeneous that there is such minimal diversity of appearance and experience, that’s a pretty boring book. Sure, you may think there’s an interesting story to tell from such a limited view, but I assure you, there isn’t.
CAN I JUST BE CONTROVERSIAL FOR A MINUTE? I DON’T WANT DIVERSE BOOKS. I WANT REALISTIC BOOKS. pic.twitter.com/qPysItcvDL
— Abbie Emmons (@AbbieeMusic) October 25, 2017
Hi, I’m Paul. We’ve had fun here today, but know what’s not fun? *catches basketball from offscreen* white genocidehttps://t.co/dtAGQN0GFM
— This Is Pauloween (@NotLikeFreddy) October 26, 2017
re: #393 JordanRules
Savvy where?
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Or he’s lying his ass off. I vote #2.
re: #453 JordanRules
Twitter has locked out @louisemensch, at least temporarily, for doxing me. Kudos to @nadinevdVelde @RobinBrenizer. https://t.co/dJGkwbf6kI
— Jeff Reifman (@reifman) October 25, 2017
So she can still tweet, just her features were limited. My friend got permantly suspended for standing up to a racist yet Mensch doesn’t.
— Jennifer (@gillovnot) October 25, 2017
She has full access again today and Twitter prefers traffic/$ from harassing fake news propagandists to a community of consistent rules https://t.co/k4Eq8xU0nj
— Jeff Reifman (@reifman) October 25, 2017
re: #423 JordanRules
A trait of sociopaths is being able to fake empathy.
re: #459 Belafon
Oh he doesn’t do that well at all though from what we’ve seen throughout his life, not just recently.
To me, this is more indicative of folks projecting it onto him as needed in cult life and not a realistic portrayal as needed in sane life.
re: #435 Anymouse 🌹
Well, I can’t say about my whole district, for example, but in my village I am one of only two adults that hasn’t been to college. (The other is my across-the-alley elderly neighbour; she graduated from sixth grade.)
With only eight votes for Hillary Clinton in my town, I’m guessing education wasn’t the problem.
Education and intelligence, we’ve established if nothing else with this election, don’t always correlate.
This video and this thread. Holy smokes!
.@DomRasoJr’s mission: To educate, train and equip fellow warriors and citizens to become assets. #NOIR Season 6 premieres 10/31 on #NRATV. pic.twitter.com/yrs5SbM3yT
— NRATV (@NRATV) October 26, 2017
1) This new @NRA video is just further proof that their leadership have lost their damned minds. It’s incredibly disturbing and dishonest. https://t.co/b9liutK9TW
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 26, 2017
Okay, I’m gonna tell you about a new Texas PAC.
The name of it is — please enjoy this — “Young Minds Pursuing Righteousness.”
No, I absolutely am not kidding. It is based in Dipping Springs, Texas. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and guess that this is a Republican PAC.
And here’s a fun fact. The Designated Agent for this PAC is Stephen James Curran and, according to official state records, he’s 56 years old. Maybe he’s “young” at heart, I dunno. He votes in Republican primaries.
However, the treasurer, Emily Michelle Curran, is not a registered voter in Texas.
Okay, now I’m thinking this is a Russian deal.
Hell, it could be an Oklahoma deal.
re: #423 JordanRules
As an aside, if you ever wondered whether Trump was cold enough to take healthcare away from tens of millions of strangers out of spite, this was what he did to FAMILY.
re: #462 Belafon
Education and intelligence, we’ve established if nothing else with this election, don’t always correlate.
exactly.
“Education” isn’t solely the province of university/college graduates and it irks me to no end to hear humble bragging by those who never got a degree.
I am the ONLY person in my family to ever get a college degree (two degrees, in fact). Now one of our granddaughters is a freshman at Thomas More studying nursing. We could not be prouder, even if she had chosen another path after high school.
MrBWS is a high school grad. No college. But he is a journeyman lineman making more money than I ever dreamed I could make as a professional journalist with my two university degrees (OTOH, I *do* have certain ethical standards that prevent me for going for the big journalism bucks…also I never had the physical assets that are generally sought after in that field.)
My siblings all followed different paths after high school and most make a good living in their chosen fields.
So I really cringe whenever I hear “I only have a high school education, so what do I know?”
If you haven’t learned a damned thing after high school graduation, well, that’s just sad, but don’t blame it on high school.
Forecast for America: cloudy with a chance of fascism
Down hundreds of staff, Weather Service ‘teetering on the brink of failure’, labor union says: https://t.co/xWrzOOpzQE
— Capital Wx Ghosts 👻 (@capitalweather) October 26, 2017
Trump’s nominee for head of the NOAA is CEO of a company that competes with the National Weather Service. https://t.co/O90jIwBOiK
— Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) October 26, 2017
re: #467 JordanRules
Forecast for America: cloudy with a chance of fascism
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I’ve been a NWS service volunteer for going on about 40 years now.
The volunteers are really the backbone for NWS forecasts because we are the actual eyes on the ground to confirm what is being seen on satellite and radar.
I would encourage everyone to google NWS volunteer or NWS spotter training. It’s a lot of fun and hugely fascinating. And it doesn’t take a huge time commitment.
Moral of the story
Pays to pack appropriately for long trips
U.S. Navy rescues two civilian sailors and their two dogs after being stranded at sea for almost five months. https://t.co/728t75PUj1 pic.twitter.com/NWginbPCo9
— ABC News (@ABC) October 26, 2017
Amazing how much derp can be packed into a single person. This guy is carrying a protest sign.
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re: #466 Backwoods_Sleuth
exactly.
“Education” isn’t solely the province of university/college graduates and it irks me to no end to hear humble bragging by those who never got a degree.
I am the ONLY person in my family to ever get a college degree (two degrees, in fact). Now one of our granddaughters is a freshman at Thomas More studying nursing. We could not be prouder, even if she had chosen another path after high school.
MrBWS is a high school grad. No college. But he is a journeyman lineman making more money than I ever dreamed I could make as a professional journalist with my two university degrees (OTOH, I *do* have certain ethical standards that prevent me for going for the big journalism bucks…also I never had the physical assets that are generally sought after in that field.)
My siblings all followed different paths after high school and most make a good living in their chosen fields.
So I really cringe whenever I hear “I only have a high school education, so what do I know?”
If you haven’t learned a damned thing after high school graduation, well, that’s just sad, but don’t blame it on high school.
Mr. w read a lot in the Navy, which he had joined because nobody even considered college as a place he could go. When he got out, he always hung around with college students or graduates. When he was dating the daughter of a Stanford prof, he applied to a college. They had him take the SAT. They accused him of either lying about never having taken it before, or cheating. He chose not to go to that college. He went when he was in his 60s. Man, did that school ever learn a lot. He quit when he felt like it, so close to a degree that meant nothing to him.
I hope we finish the book before yours comes out.
re: #470 Anymouse 🌹
Amazing how much derp can be packed into a single person. This guy is carrying a protest sign.
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I can back 4, and presumably 5, of his issues.
re: #466 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’m not humblebragging about not going to college. I wish I’d been able to. I am the first person in my family in several generations that could not go to college (lack of money).
My chosen path to get to go to college was my military benefits. Those were snatched away from me when I became disabled and the VA declared me “unemployable” over epilepsy. (Fun fact: You lose your college benefits if that declaration is made.)
What little I know I had to learn on my own.
re: #470 Anymouse 🌹
Amazing how much derp can be packed into a single person. This guy is carrying a protest sign.
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Reminds me of a street person who used to hang out nearby. We called her the Paragraph Lady. She’d set up 3’x4’ signs completely covered in lettering about 4” tall, right along El Camino. Totally impossible to read - and that was before she decided that silver letters on white paper would be better.
re: #471 wrenchwench
Mr. w read a lot in the Navy, which he had joined because nobody even considered college as a place he could go. When he got out, he always hung around with college students or graduates. When he was dating the daughter of a Stanford prof, he applied to a college. They had him take the SAT. They accused him of either lying about never having taken it before, or cheating. He chose not to go to that college. He went when he was in his 60s. Man, did that school ever learn a lot. He quit when he felt like it, so close to a degree that meant nothing to him.
I hope we finish the book before yours comes out.
For those who really care, education never ends.
It takes a *lot* of different forms other than university/college.
And I actually find it insulting to imply otherwise.
re: #474 Blind Frog Belly White
Reminds me of a street person who used to hang out nearby. We called her the Paragraph Lady. She’d set up 3’x4’ signs completely covered in lettering about 4” tall, right along El Camino. Totally impossible to read - and that was before she decided that silver letters on white paper would be better.
It’s some kind of shared impulse.
re: #468 Backwoods_Sleuth
I’ve been a NWS service volunteer for going on about 40 years now.
The volunteers are really the backbone for NWS forecasts because we are the actual eyes on the ground to confirm what is being seen on satellite and radar.
I would encourage everyone to google NWS volunteer or NWS spotter training. It’s a lot of fun and hugely fascinating. And it doesn’t take a huge time commitment.
My cousin is a weather spotter for the NWS.
She was at her child’s high school graduation a couple years ago, and someone came barrelling into the middle of the graduation to yell there was a tornado in the school’s cornfield right behind the school. Everyone scrambled for cover. She later complained to me she didn’t get to see it.
Trump Says He Went to “Ivy League”, Has a High IQ, and Was “First in My Class”…So We Checked The Dean’s List - https://t.co/rFBzcDUw3M
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) October 26, 2017
Guess what they found. GUESS!
re: #477 Decatur Deb
Oopps—better with the link:
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Yikes. “Right to bare arms.”
I’m wearing a short-sleeve shirt right now. And when Michelle Obama wore a sleeveless dress wingnuts went crazy - they didn’t want her to exercise her right to bare arms.
re: #477 Decatur Deb
Oopps—better with the link:
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“bare arms against the government” (upper right)
heh
re: #475 Backwoods_Sleuth
For those who really care, education never ends.
It takes a *lot* of different forms other than university/college.
And I actually find it insulting to imply otherwise.
Only after my injury did I learn why half my school mates were studying psychology. After making fun of them for their interest in it. Live and learn. I did both.
re: #473 Anymouse 🌹
I’m not humblebragging about not going to college. I wish I’d been able to. I am the first person in my family in several generations that could not go to college (lack of money).
My chosen path to get to go to college was my military benefits. Those were snatched away from me when I became disabled and the VA declared me “unemployable” over epilepsy. (Fun fact: You lose your college benefits if that declaration is made.)
What little I know I had to learn on my own.
The one thing I was very appreciative of the nuns at my old Catholic school was they taught us to like to learn. Sure, they were classic strict nuns and disciplinarians, but that really was a part of the education. That and not taking “I can’t do it” for any kind of an answer.The passion many of them had for their subjects was obvious.
It all made for an education you didn’t understand until you were out of high school. And most of the folks I went to school with did well in their lives, many further educated and a lot of them say our grade and high school made college easier.
It was truly a college prep school.
Even for an artist like me. I aced all my college art history classes because I already knew 75% of the course from the nun that taught art in high school.
re: #475 Backwoods_Sleuth
For those who really care, education never ends.
It takes a *lot* of different forms other than university/college.
And I actually find it insulting to imply otherwise.
Well, my wife has two degrees, so she can loan me one. /s
re: #477 Decatur Deb
“Obama removed our missile defense against Russia.”
I wonder if he cares about Trump’s collusion.
Hahahahahaha. I keed.
Tesla fired workers because they were trying to start a union, according to a complaint by the United Auto Workers https://t.co/XJxtF1uFzp pic.twitter.com/eYaw7Trzy7
— CNN (@CNN) October 26, 2017
re: #474 Blind Frog Belly White
Reminds me of a street person who used to hang out nearby. We called her the Paragraph Lady. She’d set up 3’x4’ signs completely covered in lettering about 4” tall, right along El Camino. Totally impossible to read - and that was before she decided that silver letters on white paper would be better.
We had a guy on the West side of Columbus that had screeds like that on panels of whatever he could find and then he attached them to the wooden fence all around his house. Red and black lettering on wood, plastic, metal.
re: #477 Decatur Deb
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Some kind of shared lack of impulse control, you mean.
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re: #348 Backwoods_Sleuth
I had no idea that the yam’s ancestors were Confederates…
Naw, they were pimps and con men.
Oh dear! Turns out there is surveillance video from a nearby house.
$20 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Lubbock PD for Officer-Involved Shooting
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Lubbock Police for allegations of excessive force. A document filed with the lawsuit said the demand is for $20 million.
The lawsuit said officer Billy Mitchell confronted Paul Anthony Valderas, 31, of Lubbock on January 26. Valderas was the subject of multiple narcotis investigations. A police report listed the location as the 3300 block of Grinnell Street and Valderas had been spotted at a nearby convenience store. Officers set up a perimeter and decided to move in.
The report said Valderas “produced a handgun and was shot by one of the investigators.”
The lawsuit paints a different picture.
“Surveillance video from a nearby home later emerged,” the lawsuit said. “The audio and video showed Mitchell did not properly identify himself as a police officer.”
The lawsuit said Valderas had been armed but disarmed himself prior to the shooting.
It said, “When Mr. Valderas realized Mitchell was a cop, Mr. Valderas very clearly disarmed himself by placing the gun in a nearby vehicle—inaccessible to his person.”
The suit also alleges that other officers do NOT support Mitchell’s version of events.
re: #486 FormerDirtDart
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That’s it! No way am I buying a Tesla!*
*Not that THAT was gonna ever happen. But still…
My observation is that Silicon Valley, for all that a lot of the big names are noted liberals, get real conservative around their profits.
re: #488 Blind Frog Belly White
Some kind of shared lack of impulse control, you mean.
He spent a chunk of money on a professional photographer, but insisted on putting the ad together himself, and writing his own copy. He ended up with a small picture and a page of text. Same inability to understand that nobody has time or interest in reading your deathless prose, whether it’s on the side of your camper, on big placards along a busy street, or in the middle of a scientific journal.
That would have worked in a sound/stereo magazine back in the late 60s, early to mid 70s. There sometimes was not enough specs for the audiophile!
WOW
bet that dumpster fire is a full on 5 alarm blaze right now
Reddit has started to implement a new policy to ban content that glorifies and incites violence https://t.co/ha3V6DsLCb
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 26, 2017
Do not underestimate the UNITY within the Republican Party!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2017
ummm….that “UNITY” he needs to not underestimate is The Resistance…
re: #491 Blind Frog Belly White
That’s it! No way am I buying a Tesla!*
*Not that THAT was gonna ever happen. But still…
My observation is that Silicon Valley, for all that a lot of the big names are noted liberals, get real conservative around their profits.
There’s a certain strain of glibertarianism that runs through Silicon Valley.
More news from Lubbock, the vanguard of conservative America.
Social Media in Lubbock Raises Issue of White Supremacy Because of Poster
“Social media?” Headline trivializes the reaction. Actually it was the chair of the local Democratic Party who raised it ON social media.
The Chair of the Lubbock County Democratic Party, Stuart Williams, posted an image on social media Tuesday evening and said people locally should be aware of “white supremacy.”
Williams was harshly critical of what he saw.
The image depicted a poster of Uncle Sam and the caption said, “I want you to love who you are. Don’t apologize for being white.”
“Spotted at Holden Hall at Texas Tech University,” Williams said on a Facebook group for Lubbock Democrats. Williams was harshly critical.
Good, but should include shields.
Tenn town creates list of prohibited items for Saturday’s white supremacist rally https://t.co/XoYmjOqlxS— Mark Pitcavage (@egavactip) October 26, 2017
re: #498 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Exactly who is apologizing to whom for “being white”?
Appears to be a look into the mirror sort of thing…
NBC NEWS: Release of JFK files may be delayed as intelligence agencies failed to inform President Trump which files should be kept secret
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) October 26, 2017
Great work, Trump. Can’t even stand passively and take credit for something happening effectively. https://t.co/VpM1hJbSYX
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) October 26, 2017
re: #496 KGxvi
There’s a certain strain of glibertarianism that runs through Silicon Valley.
There’s a whole lot of not giving a crap about consequence in a lot of tech and how people choose to spend their money. But it’s not just tech. People talk about ‘voting with their pocketbooks’ when it comes to artists or athletes taking a political stand they don’t like, but they’ll shop at Walmart or other big box stores - and now on Amazon - and then decry the loss of the Mom And Pop Stores.
Perfect example - my idiot sister says she will never forgive Hillary Clinton, because HRC served on Walmart’s BoD, and Walmart ‘destroyed my hometown’*. But she herself proudly worked at Home Depot for years, assisting in the destruction of Mom And Pop hardware stores.
*If she thinks Walmart destroyed Gettysburg, I urge her to try to drive through the Square anytime between Memorial Day and Labor Day
re: #498 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Why not just have a poster that says, “Embrace Your White Privilege!”?
Quick quiz: Where is Omaha Beach?
If your answer was Normandy, France, the site of the D-Day landings, you’re correct. But Jerry Davis is worried that kids these days might wager Nebraska.
That’s why the College of the Ozarks, where Davis is president, has launched a new required course for freshmen — dubbed Patriotic Education and Fitness — to combat what he sees as rising anti-American, antipatriotic sentiments in American culture that have been “bubbling for many years.” How much that is true versus how much that is his perception is certainly up for debate, but given that one of the college’s five pillars is “patriotic education,” the course certainly fits the culture of the Christian liberal arts college.The college held a media day for local outlets in Point Lookout, Mo., Monday to show off the new four-credit course, which was piloted both semesters last year and debuted in earnest as a requirement for freshmen this semester. At the media day, a formation of students marched through campus and stood at attention as Davis addressed them. Terrence Dake, a Board of Trustees member and retired Marine general, told them to stand at ease before continuing with another address.
Speaking by phone with Inside Higher Ed Wednesday, Davis had criticisms of the younger generation but said the course — which combines elements from ROTC programming, physical education courses and the college’s patriotic education pillar — was about building a positive citizenry.
re: #485 Belafon
“Obama removed our missile defense against Russia.”
I wonder if he cares about Trump’s collusion.
Hahahahahaha. I keed.
What are all these Minuteman III silos around my house? Massive golf green cups?
Trump has never had a drink. Nope, never. pic.twitter.com/o1NhUYMulq
— Kaili Joy Gray (@KailiJoy) October 26, 2017
re: #500 Backwoods_Sleuth
Exactly who is apologizing to whom for “being white”?
Appears to be a look into the mirror sort of thing…
I’ve never apologized for being white but I’ve never used being white to claim superiority to others too.
re: #502 Blind Frog Belly White
There’s a whole lot of not giving a crap about consequence in a lot of tech and how people choose to spend their money. But it’s not just tech. People talk about ‘voting with their pocketbooks’ when it comes to artists or athletes taking a political stand they don’t like, but they’ll shop at Walmart or other big box stores - and now on Amazon - and then decry the loss of the Mom And Pop Stores.
Perfect example - my idiot sister says she will never forgive Hillary Clinton, because HRC served on Walmart’s BoD, and Walmart ‘destroyed my hometown’*. But she herself proudly worked at Home Depot for years, assisting in the destruction of Mom And Pop hardware stores.
*If she thinks Walmart destroyed Gettysburg, I urge her to try to drive through the Square anytime between Memorial Day and Labor Day
Your sister could move here, where we have no big box stores for more than sixty miles.
I’ve never shopped in such places, even when I lived in cities.
re: #504 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
If I were an English teacher there, I would then present them with the book and the movie The Wave.
Twitter admits overstating user numbers for years - CNNMoney https://t.co/FqUaxxmYUN#lying
— Chris Sampson (@TAPSTRIMEDIA) October 26, 2017
re: #477 Decatur Deb
I do like the stuff about UFOs.
InSys Theraputics Founder Charged in Opioid Fraud Case (goes to Bloomberg), more at the link:
Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor is accused of helping fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic by bribing doctors to prescribe a powerful form of fentanyl to patients who didn’t need the potent drug.
Kapoor, 74, was arrested Thursday in Arizona and charged with racketeering conspiracy and other felonies. He’s scheduled to appear in a Phoenix court later in the day.
Kapoor and other former Insys executives are also accused of defrauding insurance companies that were reluctant to approve payments for the drug by improperly getting prior authorization directly from the insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, Acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb in Boston said in a press release.
re: #510 Belafon
I do like the stuff about UFOs.
We pass this sign every time we go to Daughter2. It’s a bit of an online favorite, and had a Roy Moore companion sign the last time we went.
Trump Donor Shoots Two Homeless Men — Then Kills Their Attorney After Losing Lawsuit
A Missouri man is being sought in connection with the murder of an attorney in Kansas City, MO who had successfully argued a previous shooting case against him.
The suspect, David Jungerman, is a Trump donor.
Jungerman is believed to have shot and killed Tom Pickert, a 39-year old personal injury attorney who won a civil suit against him on behalf of homeless men shot by Jungerman.Pickert was found dead outside of his home in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood by his wife, who was also home at the time. Pickert was sitting on his porch after walking his children home from school when he was murdered. Witnesses said a white 1997 Chevrolet van registered to Jungerman had fled the scene. It was found abandoned on Wednesday afternoon.
This is Billy. He yells at cups. 12/10 would support pic.twitter.com/WbTxqWLOsP
— SpookyWeRateDogs™ (@dog_rates) October 25, 2017
re: #512 Decatur Deb
yeppers….
.@WhitefishEnergy relies on subcontractors. Their rates are also raising questions: $462 per hour for a supervisor, $319 for a lineman pic.twitter.com/zH1360PAV8
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) October 25, 2017
re: #513 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
Trump Donor Shoots Two Homeless Men — Then Kills Their Attorney After Losing Lawsuit
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re: #516 Decatur Deb
That would be the Grim Hipster. Easy mistake.
I’m insulted. Hipster? (Well, I guess osteoporosis qualifies as “hipster” in a way… .)
re: #516 Decatur Deb
That would be the Grim Hipster. Easy mistake.
He doesn’t take your life. That’s too mainstream. He does know some good microbreweries and some bands you’ve never heard of.
While I was treating patients at the RAM clinic, Donald Trump was golfing in Sterling.
You tell me who doesn’t show up for Virginians. pic.twitter.com/BOPxaveOUI— Ralph Northam (@RalphNortham) October 26, 2017
re: #519 HappyWarrior
Needs to rot in jail.
Dude’s 79…it’s not like he’s going to live long enough in prison to really count as justice to the family of the man he killed. Seeing as he’s a hardcore “conservative” and Trumper, it wouldn’t surprise me if he takes the coward’s way out, either by suicide or suicide-by-cop.
Still, if he’s caught alive and lives through his eventual trial, he should spend the rest of his natural life in jail, if for no other reason than to segregate him from society.
re: #523 HappyWarrior
Too quick.
Yeah, that’s a guy I want to suffer. Hopefully, he’ll get caught and can look forward to dying in prison. (More’n likely, though, he’s already killed himself.)
re: #521 Blind Frog Belly White
Shot dead by police works for me, too.
I’m fine with him spending the rest of his life in jail.
John Kennedy assassination files reveal little concerning role of Great Leader Kim Il-Sung, as expected.
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) October 26, 2017
re: #526 scottslemmons
Yeah, that’s a guy I want to suffer. Hopefully, he’ll get caught and can look forward to dying in prison. (More’n likely, though, he’s already killed himself.)
If he fires a round into his jaw, at least he’ll die doing what he loved.
Bernie sends out fund raising letter for Vincent Fort for mayor of Atlanta. Bernie’s still reliving the primary. See highlighted portion. pic.twitter.com/rh8O4Q28yh
— Gus™ (@Gus_802) October 26, 2017
Scarier is the first paragraph…that is so totally Seven Mountains.
re: #524 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I’ll be happy to vote for him next month. He’s a fine man.
VIDEO: Watch @clairecmc tell NRSC @CoryGardner, after his car almost hit her: “Probably the only shot you’ve got to take me out!” pic.twitter.com/yG37EtItlg
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) October 24, 2017
The movie adaption of Mark Halperin’s book is dead.
re: #529 Blind Frog Belly White
Mortally wounded by police?
Compared with the uncomfort of a jail cell? Yeah.
Fucking hell, praise for Trump “opening up about his brother” in his anti-drug speech?
It was an empty speech from the emptiest human being on the planet. There was not a single thing there anyone should praise for one second.
re: #531 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Scarier is the first paragraph…that is so totally Seven Mountains.
I’m sick of his petty bullshit. Oh and Bernie refused to endorse Northam here in Virginia. Him and I supported the same candidate but unlike Bernie, when Tom lost, he got on board with helping not just other Democrats but also Lt. Governor Northam get elected. Sanders is a lot more like Trump than his supporters want to admit. Petty, vindictive, dismissive.
re: #519 HappyWarrior
Needs to rot in jail.
He’s a rich guy whose company, Babee Tenda Corporation, makes a patented highchair for infants. The company is in the process of being seized to satisfy the judgement for shooting the two homeless guys, a judgement won by the susequently murdered lawyer. Both of the homeless guys survived.
re: #538 Shiplord Kirel, live from behind wingnut lines
He’s a rich guy whose company, Babee Tenda Corporation, makes a patented highchair for infants. The company is in the process of being seized to satisfy the judgement for shooting the two homeless guys, a judgement won by the susequently murdered lawyer. Both of the homeless guys survived.
That’s good. I feel so awful for that lawyer and his family. Reminds of that guy Lowtax Looper who after losing an election shot and killed his opponent.
You know what though, I’m tired of Sanders bitching about money when he took plenty of DSCC money to get his first Senate election in a race that wasn’t even close.
re: #537 HappyWarrior
I’m sick of his petty bullshit. Oh and Bernie refused to endorse Northam here in Virginia. Him and I supported the same candidate but unlike Bernie, when Tom lost, he got on board with helping not just other Democrats but also Lt. Governor Northam get elected. Sanders is a lot more like Trump than his supporters want to admit. Petty, vindictive, dismissive.
And why is he now pushing someone for Mayor of Atlanta who is tied for 3rd place, 19 points behind the leader? I understand quid-pro-quos (quids-pro-quo? quid-pro-quo’s? Help me out here, grammarists) but that’s just pissing away whatever credibility he has left.
I want money out of politics too. I hate the Citizens United decision but Sanders is a hypocrite.
This is really a twofer for Trump. He gets to simultaneously claim he’s not standing impeding the Pentagon in fighting the war(s), AND when something goes wrong he gets to point fingers.
Of course, that’s not how management works. If you give your underlings the authority to make decisions, all the decisions they make are STILL your responsibility.
Trump says he did not authorize the mission in Niger that resulted in loss of 4 soldiers. generals did
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 25, 2017
The age of accountability is upon us… https://t.co/zmAZsj7hV6
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) October 26, 2017
re: #541 petesh
And why is he now pushing someone for Mayor of Atlanta who is tied for 3rd place, 19 points behind the leader? I understand quid-pro-quos (quids-pro-quo? quid-pro-quo’s? Help me out here, grammarists) but that’s just pissing away whatever credibility he has left.
Well the guy supported him. That usually seems to be Bernie’s rule for who gets his support. Meanwhile Hillary, despite the myth of her being vindictive, her running mate, Senator Kaine was actually the second governor in the country to endorse Obama back in 2008.
re: #539 HappyWarrior
That’s good. I feel so awful for that lawyer and his family. Reminds of that guy Lowtax Looper who after losing an election shot and killed his opponent.
Party of family values (R).
He has a Wikipedia entry:
re: #545 Anymouse 🌹
Party of family values (R).
He has a Wikipedia entry:
Yep, I remember seeing the story on American Justice with Bill Kurtis back in the day.
re: #543 Blind Frog Belly White
Reload 543. Forgot to paste tweet address. It’ll make more sense.
re: #543 Blind Frog Belly White
This is really a twofer for Trump. He gets to simultaneously claim he’s not standing impeding the Pentagon in fighting the war(s), AND when something goes wrong he gets to point fingers.
Of course, that’s not how management works. If you give your underlings the authority to make decisions, all the decisions they make are STILL your responsibility.
In the military it is continually pointed out that you cannot give someone responsibility without also giving them authority.
Trump is really good at delegating the responsibility part, not so good at delegating the authority part. (If someone below you does well, you give them the credit. If things go haywire, you take responsibility.)
re: #546 HappyWarrior
Yep, I remember seeing the story on American Justice with Bill Kurtis back in the day.
The campaign following the murder
Tennessee state law required that the name of a candidate who died before the election be removed from the ballot, and it did not allow the candidate’s party to replace a deceased candidate who died within 30 days of the election.[10] Accordingly, after Burks’ death, Looper became the only candidate listed on the official ballot for Burks’ senate seat.[11] This may have been Looper’s intention.
Several people tried to have Looper’s name stricken from the ballot, claiming that Looper’s arrest constituted moral turpitude. The state Republican Party distanced itself from Looper. To prevent Looper from winning the state senate seat on a technicality, Burks’ widow, Charlotte was put forth as a write-in candidate for her husband’s seat. Dozens of volunteers helped her campaign, including some Republicans. On election day, Charlotte Burks (D), as a write-in candidate, won the seat with 30,252 votes against Looper’s 1,531 votes. One of her first initiatives as state senator was to introduce legislation to ensure that the name of any candidate who dies within 40 days of an election could remain on the ballot, thus preventing the situation that occurred after her husband’s death. Charlotte Burks remained on the state senate until retiring after the 2014 election; she won re-election in 2002, 2006, and 2010.
re: #347 Backwoods_Sleuth
In case this hasn’t been posted
Edit - just saw anymouse posted above - worth a repeat
Ed Gillespie will be a great Governor of Virginia. His opponent doesn’t even show up to meetings/work, and will be VERY weak on crime!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2017
I served 8 years in the Army, took care of sick kids, and am running to build a more inclusive Virginia. Don’t talk to me about showing up. https://t.co/jzDx9bS6mh
— Ralph Northam (@RalphNortham) October 26, 2017
re: #389 Backwoods_Sleuth
He is absolutely clueless
about how opioid addiction starts.
Fixed that for you
re: #477 Decatur Deb
“The right to bare arms” - always reminds me of Michele Obama & I’ll smile for the next hour or two.
re: #501 Stanley Sea
Never trump’s fault - passes the buck downwards every single time. When the bomb goes off - his last words will be - I didn’t press the button.
re: #419 ObserverArt
David Stockman has been saying the Republican Trickle Down Theory he sold for St Ronald was bullshit for at least 7 or 8 years now.
Funny. He was the hero architect of it all. A mastermind.
Now that he calls it what it is, they don’t know who he is and even moreso what he is even talking about.
And get this-he’s using the Internet and Google Ad money as some form of redemption.
Some of us who have seen Fire and Rain know exactly what controls David Stockman:
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