Tuesday Morning News Dump (4/26/16) [Mis. Hum.]

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1 Morning!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2016 07:37 AM (UpGcq)

2

DAY 1,267

196 to go (269 to Inauguration Day )

Muzzies, Marxists, Maoists, Mau-Maus, MFM's, Moochelle, Mao-suits, McCain's, McConnell's, Mario's, Mahdi megatons, machiavellian Mississippi mudslingers, McAuliffe's, Maduro's, MIRV's, Mexifornians, McKesson's, Mizzou malefactors, mewling mattress-myth manufacturers, marriage maimers, menacing Mozillan 'mo's, Myrmidons, Mugwumps, Monrovian microbes, mutants, malcontents, malthusians, maniacs, malignant medical mandates, martial law, miscreants, microaggressors, minions, maladjusted masochistic multiculturalists, momzers, mamalukes, mooks, mopes, mariuoli, meeskeits, maricons, marauders, malodorous militants, menstruating mons veneri, malfunctioning Moron microsites and miscellaneous meshugas notwithstanding.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 07:38 AM (p4UlV)

3 A dump which is full of content.
And fiber

and shit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 07:38 AM (ptqRm)

4 From the bottom of the last thread,

Cause really, you know who you are

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OK, which one of you Morons owns sweasel.com?

http://tinyurl.com/haa3jcm

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 07:39 AM (ptqRm)

5 Purchases of new homes in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in March for a third month, reflecting the weakest pace of demand in the West since July 2014.

Three in a row but it's still unexpected. Not to worry the phony economic numbers look just great

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 07:41 AM (45oDG)

6
The left can't eat itself fast enough. Then again, with Michael S'moores and Roastbeef O'Donnell, it's a daunting task.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 07:42 AM (p4UlV)

7
Socialism "unexpectedly" destroyed 300 million people.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 07:42 AM (p4UlV)

8 I should get a royalty.

Posted by: Grump928(C) needs to muse at April 26, 2016 07:43 AM (rwI+c)

9 7 J.J. Sefton

Better up that number to 6 billion if the US continues to fall apart.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 26, 2016 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

10 Morning all.

Ya know it is not only the Left that is eating itself. Some people on the "Right" better wake up and smell the coffee

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:46 AM (V/InG)

11 Grump

There's more.

Make sure that the safe filter is off.

But, it's SFW.

Flaming skull
Pudding cup
let it burn

It's like we have our own pile-o-shit to buy from

http://tinyurl.com/h8l5tfu

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 07:46 AM (ptqRm)

12 Murderer Is Paroled After 19 Years In Jail, Kills Again

Can he still vote in Virginia?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 07:47 AM (45oDG)

13 UK Labour Party MP Naz Shah has declared that all Israeli Jews should be "relocated" to the United States. She even suggested that the British government could pay for the "transportation costs" of removing Jews from the Middle East.

Her statements were uncovered by the website Guido Fawkes, which found a number of social media posts, including one that claimed the total cost would be "less than 3 years of defense spending," to which she added the phrase "problem solved."

Coming soon to America

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:48 AM (V/InG)

14 Hey, remember when sending troops to fight without congressional authorization was a bad thing?

And don't worry about North Korea. Until the flash. Then duck and cover.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 07:48 AM (659DL)

15 Murderer Is Paroled After 19 Years In Jail, Kills Again

Can he still vote in Virginia?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 07:47 AM (45oDG)

Twice

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:49 AM (V/InG)

16 "Can he still vote in Virginia?"

Is he registered to vote in Virginia?

Is he a Democrat?

If so, chose

[ ] Yes

[ ] Yes

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 07:49 AM (ptqRm)

17 Mornin', Horde.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2016 07:50 AM (bzd8I)

18 UK Labour Party MP Naz Shah has declared that all Israeli Jews should be "relocated" to the United States.

Some people just need to be hit with a Pusser stick.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 07:50 AM (659DL)

19 Gang of migrants demanding 'respect' smash way into Paris school and refuse to leave

They demand respect but never respect anyone or anything else.

But an un-named migrant who spoke to FRANCE 24 said: "You have seen the conditions that we live, it isn't humane.

If you don't like it then go back to the goat fvcking hell hole that spawned you.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 07:50 AM (45oDG)

20 WTF is going on in Syria? Apparently we have CIA-trained rebels fighting against US DOD-trained rebels. And all of this without the Syrian government's permission to be there, so we're actually invading them at the same time, but not in any numbers sufficient to actually accomplish much of anything.

Next time a Democrat starts giving me shit about Bush's Iraq "adventure" I'm going to point to this as exhibit A in the case of why Liberals should not be allowed near US foreign policy ever.

Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at April 26, 2016 07:51 AM (eytER)

21 President Enrique Pe�a Nieto of Mexico called on Mexicans in the United States to follow the Jewish community's example and unite to defend their interests in an urgent effort to defeat Donald Trump.

??????

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:51 AM (V/InG)

22 Next time a Democrat starts giving me shit about Bush's Iraq "adventure" I'm going to point to this as exhibit A in the case of why Liberals should not be allowed near US foreign policy ever.
Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at April 26, 2016 07:51 AM (eytER)

Amen

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:53 AM (V/InG)

23 Mexicans in the United States

Let us ponder that one for a moment, folks.

And, yeah, I've evolved: Dual citzenship is bullshit. Pick. A. Side.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 07:54 AM (659DL)

24
If you don't like it then go back to the goat fvcking hell hole that spawned you.
Posted by: TheQuietMan
...........
No.. the next thing they will demand is free goats..

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 26, 2016 07:54 AM (UpGcq)

25 Erin Andrews' privacy was egregiously violated and the hotel facilitated it, so they ought to be on the hook for a very large percentage of the settlement.

Also, it would have been nice if the peeper had higher resolution spy kit.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 07:56 AM (1xUj/)

26 Also, it would have been nice if the peeper had higher resolution spy kit.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 07:56 AM (1xUj/)

yes I was very disappointed in the product also

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:57 AM (V/InG)

27 Also, it would have been nice if the peeper had higher resolution spy kit.

People who do not use HD equipment for this kind of thing are worse than Hitler.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 07:57 AM (659DL)

28 UK Labour Party MP Naz Shah has declared that all Israeli Jews should be "relocated" to the United States. She even suggested that the British government could pay for the "transportation costs" of removing Jews from the Middle East.
_________________________

We'll take the Jews, but in return, we'll be shipping all our Muslims to the U.K.

Win/win for us.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 26, 2016 07:57 AM (BNs9e)

29 25 Erin Andrews' privacy was egregiously violated and the hotel facilitated it, so they ought to be on the hook for a very large percentage of the settlement.

Also, it would have been nice if the peeper had higher resolution spy kit.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 07:56 AM (1xUj/)

Yes, if you must be a pervert at least be a technically sophisticated pervert.

Posted by: joncelli, Sleepless in Reading at April 26, 2016 07:58 AM (1FhAQ)

30 North Korea is believed to have placed a new, powerful midrange missile on standby for an impending launch, a news report said Tuesday.

The reported launch plans came two days after North Korea said it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in a continuation of its weapons tests amid ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills. Seoul officials said they could not confirm whether Saturday's test-firing was a success.

Does this Fuck Fredo pay attention to anything but gays, transexuals, and golf?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:58 AM (V/InG)

31 And all of this without the Syrian government's permission to be there, so we're actually invading them at the same time, but not in any numbers sufficient to actually accomplish much of anything.

Dipping your toe in the water allows ODipshit to say he's doing something while not really doing anything but putting those troops in harm's way

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 07:58 AM (45oDG)

32 We'll take the Jews, but in return, we'll be shipping all our Muslims to the U.K.

Also, they have to take Piers Morgan back and accept the awful U.S. version of Top Gear.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 07:59 AM (659DL)

33 "Does this Fuck Fredo pay attention to anything but gays, transexuals, and golf?"

You missed one.

Posted by: Reggie at April 26, 2016 08:00 AM (ptqRm)

34 g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 26, 2016 08:00 AM (ZQfW9)

35 This thread is rigged. You're all a bunch of colluders and I bet you eat pizza with a fork.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 08:00 AM (/tuJf)

36 An earlier devotional from "Holy Land Moments":

In his loving embrace:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ju8ayj6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:01 AM (w4NZ8)

37 35 This thread is rigged. You're all a bunch of colluders and I bet you eat pizza with a fork.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 08:00 AM (/tuJf)

Take. That. Back.

Posted by: joncelli, Sleepless in Reading at April 26, 2016 08:01 AM (1FhAQ)

38 You're all a bunch of colluders and I bet you eat pizza with a fork.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 08:00 AM (/tuJf)

And only at Papa John's?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:01 AM (V/InG)

39 North Korea is believed to have placed a new, powerful midrange missile on standby for an impending launch, a news report said Tuesday.

The reported launch plans came two days after North Korea said it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine in a continuation of its weapons tests amid ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills.

I am reminded of a fourteen year-old girl who does nothing all day but slam her bedroom door.

You know, if she could nuke Anchorage.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:01 AM (659DL)

40 The feel-good story of the day is just incredible.

That family's life was changed forever with just that one trip to the US.

Fuck socialized medicine.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2016 08:01 AM (SEXy3)

41 Fuck socialized medicine.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2016 08:01 AM (SEXy3)

yeah except usually socialized medicine fucks you

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:03 AM (V/InG)

42 Can't I just eat my waffle?

Posted by: Obamao the Malignant at April 26, 2016 08:03 AM (22uju)

43 UK Labour Party MP Naz Shah has declared that all Israeli Jews should be "relocated" to the United States. She even suggested that the British government could pay for the "transportation costs" of removing Jews from the Middle East.

Her statements were uncovered by the website Guido Fawkes, which found a number of social media posts, including one that claimed the total cost would be "less than 3 years of defense spending," to which she added the phrase "problem solved."

Coming soon to America
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:48 AM (V/InG)

Doesn't want to kill all the Joos, just wants them out of her face.

See, this is one of them there MODERATE muzzies. And you people said there was no such thing.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2016 08:03 AM (Dj0WE)

44 Does this Fuck Fredo pay attention to anything but gays, transexuals, and golf?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:58 AM (V/InG)

You'd almost think that he's got a personal interest in the whole gay thing. But that can't be true just look at his wife

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 08:03 AM (45oDG)

45 Had to settle for Pappa John's last night as the teenagers ate all the leftovers throughout the day which were to be a late supper.

Heartburn all night, starting about two this morning.
I really should remember not to eat that shit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:03 AM (ptqRm)

46 This thread is rigged.

If you are not a holder of a platinum membership, get to the back of the line.

Nothing worse than a poor Moron.

Now excuse me while I plot world domination with the Kochs over a game of Risk.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:03 AM (659DL)

47 Re: the wife in the well...I had a flashback to my teen years when we lived in an old farmhouse in Warren County, OH. It was too far off the road for normal "water privilege," so we had to have a water man come once a week to deliver water into a deep well at the back of the house. One day when the well was almost empty, my stepdad climbed down there for some reason and found a dead raccoon floating on the water's surface. We had been drinking and using this dead raccoon water all week. As a teenaged girl, I about died.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at April 26, 2016 08:04 AM (+FSld)

48 You gonna finish that waffle?

Posted by: John Katshit at April 26, 2016 08:04 AM (22uju)

49 There's a story in The Hill about how Tim Robbins (actor) is claiming that Bernie Sanders' losses are due to . . . voter fraud.

How can that be? The left has been assuring us for years that there is no such thing as voter fraud, and that even if it does exist, it is so small and insignificant as to be completely inconsequential in determining the outcome of elections. The U.S. electoral system is a model of efficiency and honesty! (At least, it is when the Dims' preferred candidate beats the Republican. When it's Hillary beating Bernie, that's a different story altogether, apparently).

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 26, 2016 08:04 AM (BNs9e)

50 The Target boycott, which I support, could very easily be taken one step further. How would Target survive if people started going there regularly just to use the bathroom of the opposite sex?

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at April 26, 2016 08:05 AM (eHpnh)

51 GDP report will be a massive headache for Janet Yellen

Right now the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta pegs GDP growth in the first quarter at an annual rate of just 0.3 percent.

Just think what it would be if they weren't fudging the numbers

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 08:05 AM (45oDG)

52 found a dead raccoon floating on the water's surface. We had been drinking and using this dead raccoon water all week. As a teenaged girl, I about died.
Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at April 26, 2016 08:04 AM (+FSld)

that which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:06 AM (V/InG)

53 21 President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico called on Mexicans in the United States to follow the Jewish community's example and unite to defend their interests in an urgent effort to defeat Donald Trump.

??????

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 07:51 AM (V/InG)

Otherwise known as "The George Zimmerman letter???"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:06 AM (p4UlV)

54 Six year old uses slim arms and hands to rescue duckling family. Short video:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zbt36fb

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:06 AM (w4NZ8)

55 We had been drinking and using this dead raccoon water all week.

Is this the origin story of your super powers?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 08:06 AM (1xUj/)

56 We had been drinking and using this dead raccoon water all week.

You're doing it wrong. The EPA can arrange a full toxic blowout for you.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:06 AM (659DL)

57 " There's a story in The Hill about how Tim Robbins (actor) is claiming that Bernie Sanders' losses are due to . . . voter fraud. "

As liberal voters never cheat, I guess he is intimating that those damn Republicans are cheating, again?

I wonder if a voter ID requirement would cut down on Republicans doing this?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:07 AM (ptqRm)

58 Reposted from yesterday, here's delegate information for Pennsylvania morons:

http://touch.mcall.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-86674310/

Trump slate: https://tinyurl.com/hcjpelh

Cruz slate: https://tinyurl.com/jbn5uqb

I've gotten a robocall from the Trump campaign and a flyer from the Cruz campaign naming the same delegates shown here, so this is the best information I have.

If I understand it correctly, the 54 delegates who are elected are not bound even on the first ballot. So there's potential for shenanigans at the convention. I assume that most delegates not listed above are GOPe types.

Posted by: rickl at April 26, 2016 08:07 AM (sdi6R)

59 found a dead raccoon floating on the water's surface. We had been drinking and using this dead raccoon water all week. As a teenaged girl, I about died.
Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at April 26, 2016 08:04 AM (+FSld)

Shades of Loudon Wainwright III?

("Dead Skunk" 1972. Minor hit)

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:07 AM (p4UlV)

60 Otherwise known as "The George Zimmerman letter???"

There is a part of me that wishes the Mexicans had gone for it.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:07 AM (659DL)

61 There's a story in The Hill about how Tim Robbins (actor) is claiming that Bernie Sanders' losses are due to . . . voter fraud.

How about showing an ID before they vote?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at April 26, 2016 08:08 AM (45oDG)

62
Labour MP Naz Shah backed plan to 'relocate Israelis to America

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I back a plan to relocate this bitch back to Pakistan where she was born.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 26, 2016 08:08 AM (iQIUe)

63 As liberal voters never cheat, I guess he is intimating that those damn Republicans are cheating, again?

Yes, Republicans are so strategically devious that they crossover to vote for Hillary.

There are no dumbasses like Hollywood dumbasses.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:09 AM (659DL)

64 58 So there's potential for shenanigans at the convention. I assume that most delegates not listed above are GOPe types.
Posted by: rickl at April 26, 2016 08:07 AM (sdi6R)

It's not shenanigans if this is how it works and has been explained so. You may not like it, but it is what it is.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:09 AM (p4UlV)

65 VIA @4

LMAO

I am so linking to that on my blog today

Posted by: @votermom at April 26, 2016 08:10 AM (nbrY/)

66 Local chefs in Winston Salem rally to help hot dog restaurant and to help pay the medical bills of its owner striken with cancer:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/h7hj69z

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:10 AM (w4NZ8)

67 So, fixing to walk across the street to our polling place once the fetching Mrs VIA rousts herself out of the rack.

So far, pretty dead looking.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (ptqRm)

68 Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at April 26, 2016 07:51 AM (eytER)

With Fast-and-Furious State was arming one gang and CIA another. The fact Mexico hasn't officially declared war leads me to believe they were in on it.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (GDulk)

69 So there's potential for shenanigans at the convention. I assume that most delegates not listed above are GOPe types.
Posted by: rickl at April 26, 2016 08:07 AM (sdi6R)

It's not shenanigans if this is how it works and has been explained so. You may not like it, but it is what it is.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:09 AM (p4UlV)

This whole monkey show has been one long shenanigan. The convention is bound to be full of it.

This is your modern Republican Party. A finer bunch of supreme fools, it would be hard to find.

Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (Dj0WE)

70 The Target boycott, which I support, could very easily be taken one step further. How would Target survive if people started going there regularly just to use the bathroom of the opposite sex?

Oooooh, that's interesting!

One thing is for certain - if my daughter needs to use the restroom at Target, I'm going into the women's room with her to make sure she doesn't get preyed upon.

Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (PFy0L)

71 "I am so linking to that on my blog today"

Take the time to drill down to the Moronisphere merchandise .

A coffee cup with a pudding cup for dipping logo?

I want one.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:13 AM (ptqRm)

72 With Fast-and-Furious State was arming one gang and CIA another. The fact Mexico hasn't officially declared war leads me to believe they were in on it.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (GDulk)

And this is why I don't believe in conspiracy theories. Our government is too fucking stupid to pull any serious shenanigans these days.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:14 AM (J+mig)

73 G'mornin, Horde !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 26, 2016 08:14 AM (gUoN4)

74 Good morning, Morons!

Busy day for me to day, but I wanted to get the daily bit of polling goodness in here.

The polling Gods giveth and they taketh away. The Trump faithful can take heart in a very good poll from GW/Battleground that shows Trump only 3% behind Clinton. This replaces the PPP poll in the RCP average that was already the best recent poll for him. Significantly it didn't only show an erosion of support for Clinton (down to 46%) but also an increase for Trump (up to 43%).

The good news is tempered by a new USA Today/Suffolk poll that shows the typical poor performance for Trump, with Trump down 11%. We will need to see more polls to determine if the GW poll is the start of a trend, or an outlier.

Overall the average is now Clinton leading by 8.5%, however her level of support has also inched up closer to 50% (from 48.8% to 49%).

No changes in Congress with the Dems poised to pick up at least 3 in the Senate and 12 in the House.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at April 26, 2016 08:15 AM (uJdS7)

75 Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (PFy0L)

There's nothing you can get at Target that you can't get somewhere else for the same price or cheaper. So why go?

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:16 AM (J+mig)

76 With Fast-and-Furious State was arming one gang and CIA another.

Never attribute to conspiracy what can be explained by stupidity.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and Attorney General Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:16 AM (659DL)

77 It seems our Secretariat of State, ole Horseface hisself, has quite a few investments in offshore tax havens in the Cayman islands, according to a Daily Caller investigative piece:

http://tinyurl.com/j4vzzu5

It's sleazebags, all the way down.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 26, 2016 08:17 AM (gyKtp)

78 In the same speech, the president warned against complacency, as 'dangerous forces' threaten to take the world backward.

*types*

*deletes*

Fuck it.

***throws keyboard at wall***

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 26, 2016 08:17 AM (/CXhS)

79 It's been interesting hearing Trump shill Sean Hannity demand that the national Republican Party standardize the primary process for all states and bind all delegates to winners in each state. Because it's so very Republican, these days, to demand a centralized authority instead of letting each state decide for itself the best way to select delegates.

Posted by: V the K at April 26, 2016 08:17 AM (O7MnT)

80 There's nothing you can get at Target that you can't get somewhere else for the same price or cheaper. So why go?

To hang out in the ladies room and enjoy the spectacle of Liberal Cognitive Dissonance.

Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at April 26, 2016 08:18 AM (PFy0L)

81 It's not shenanigans if it gives my guy Cruz a chance!!!!

Posted by: Case, Mors Semper Tyrannis at April 26, 2016 08:18 AM (j2xmV)

82 Until six months ago I NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE BATHROOM HOLOCAUST OF THE TRANSGENDERED.

In comparison, the Civil War, Jim Crow, and Women's Suffrage just seem small.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:18 AM (659DL)

83 28 UK Labour Party MP Naz Shah has declared that all Israeli Jews should be "relocated" to the United States. She even suggested that the British government could pay for the "transportation costs" of removing Jews from the Middle East.
_________________________

We'll take the Jews, but in return, we'll be shipping all our Muslims to the U.K.

Win/win for us.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at April 26, 2016 07:57 AM (BNs9

Amen

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 08:19 AM (voOPb)

84 "There's nothing you can get at Target that you can't get somewhere else for the same price or cheaper. So why go?"
I had to get some items yesterday which I normally would get at Target.

Then I remembered this crap, and went to Walmart instead.

If we are putting Target on the list, let's not find a reason to boycott Walmart at the same time, m'kay?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:19 AM (ptqRm)

85 So Time-Warner is selling out its cable/internet service. When they bought out my old cablecompany which had gone bankrupt because the owners taook all the money out of the till my local town went up ion their franchise fees. So of course they passed that on to all of their customers even though the vast majority of them did not live in the city. And added some aditional profit as well. That is when I dropped my cable TC, kept the internet, and went to satellite. Of course the satellite company raised their fees as well because "competition". Funny how going with the same exact satellite company that my younger brother has and the same package my rates were $20/month higher than his. His matched the local cable rates as mine do too.

But there is no illegal collusion there, not one once of corruption.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (vvmPQ)

86 There's nothing you can get at Target that you can't get somewhere else for the same price or cheaper. So why go?

--

The popcorn sure smells good though.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (+FSld)

87 Good morning, everyone. If you haven't read the Feel Good Story of the Day up top, stop whatever you are doing and read it, right now. Watch the short little video too. It's beautiful.

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (2WwbN)

88 69 Posted by: BurtTC at April 26, 2016 08:11 AM (Dj0WE)

I'm not going to argue about the ethics, morality and temperament of people.

But the fact is, the system by which nominees are selected has been in place since the founding of the party. And the reason it's that way is for the same reason we are a republic and not a pure democracy. And that is because majoritarianism eventually degenerates into tyranny.

You may not like that, but that's the way it is. Because if it weren't that way, Al Gore would have been President and William Seward as well as Howard Taft (1952) would have been the nominee.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (p4UlV)

89 It's sleazebags, all the way down.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 26, 2016 08:17 AM (gyKtp)

Yep. I vote that the next Republic have an Office of the Inquisition. Their job is to thoroughly investigate every elected and appointed official in the entire government, including fellow Inquisitors. Not for cause, but just to make sure that they're not engaging in anything hinky. Because if you're going to run for elected office or work for the government, you should be willing to submit yourself to scrutiny.

Anyone found to be guilty of any felony-level crime is automatically and immediately ejected from office, no matter what office.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (J+mig)

90 Retirement mode, nah he is just being Obama and lying his ass off.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (vvmPQ)

91
And this is why I don't believe in conspiracy theories. Our government is too fucking stupid to pull any serious shenanigans these days.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:14 AM (J+mig)

Most departments do not know what the other departments up to.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (voOPb)

92 And Lady in Black, raccoon tea, ugh. My condolences.

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:21 AM (2WwbN)

93 >>UK Labour Party MP Naz Shah has declared that all Israeli Jews should be "relocated" to the United States.

Despicable!!

But...would they consider a swap - they can have all our Muslims?
What, *that's* racist?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:21 AM (NOIQH)

94 Because if it weren't that way, Al Gore would have been President

But he would have been the sweatiest President in history, so we would have had that going for us.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (659DL)

95 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:19 AM (ptqRm)

Or else Amazon is going to make a killing. Who knew "We have no bathrooms," would end up being *the* major selling point?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (GDulk)

96
I watched After the Thrones. I enjoyed it tho it was for nerds by nerds. The female nerd had one of those fake "creaky" voices which is annoying.

The brits have a similar show and have had it for years. They also have a budget so could afford having the actors appear on it. It's hard to recognize the female actors with their clothes on. Their show is called Thronecast.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (iQIUe)

97 Just so I understand the rules, it's totes kool if I am standing in the Target ladies room taking selfies with my selfie stick, as long as I'm humming " Man! I feel like a woman" by Shania Twain?

BRB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (ptqRm)

98 94 Because if it weren't that way, Al Gore would have been President

But he would have been the sweatiest President in history, so we would have had that going for us.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (659DL)

He really is a bloated, sweaty douchebag, isn't he?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (p4UlV)

99 Obama sending more special troops to Syria

Perfect. In the battle between Al Qaeda and ISIS, are we sending them there to protect his Muslim Brotherhood?

Posted by: t-bird at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (9mTYi)

100
The story about the Green Mountain police force quitting is silly journalism. They quit when the new mayor was sworn in over "policy" differences.

WHAT WERE THEY?

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (pC96u)

101 Conservatism, no doubt.

78
In the same speech, the president warned against complacency, as 'dangerous forces' threaten to take the world backward.

*types*

*deletes*

Fuck it.

***throws keyboard at wall***

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 26, 2016 08:17 AM (/CXhS)

Posted by: Pyrocles at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (fVOPU)

102
Despicable. Sounds like a racist phrase for Mexican ethnic cleansing.

Not that I'm advocating that at all!!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (p4UlV)

103 "Our government"

Is a collection of agencies which are staffed and run by people with little to no accountability.

I'm sure some of them are quite capable. All of these agencies have agendas. I'm thinking the "Name of the Rose" probably represents the current situation the best.

Posted by: I see trees at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (Bbcs8)

104 >>There's nothing you can get at Target that you can't get somewhere else for the same price or cheaper. So why go?

The alternative is...Walmart!
And that's what sucks about big business getting in bed w/government and politicizing everything.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:24 AM (NOIQH)

105 Junior doctors strike: Live updates as medics stage first full walkout in NHS history

And coming soon to America

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:25 AM (V/InG)

106 101 Conservatism, no doubt.

Posted by: Pyrocles at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (fVOPU)

Exactly. His only true enemy.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 26, 2016 08:25 AM (/CXhS)

107 What these news reports are not saying is that the CO town whose entire police department quit the mayor new mayor had previously said she wanted to get rid of them and rely on local county police as a cost cutting measure.

This at the same time she is spending millions on a new town administration building.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 08:25 AM (vvmPQ)

108 'dangerous forces' threaten to take the world backward.

He sees one of them every time he looks in the mirror or sites his wife.

Posted by: I see trees at April 26, 2016 08:25 AM (Bbcs8)

109 WHAT WERE THEY?
Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 08:23 AM (pC96u)
------------

According to Vic on the ONT, this mayor had said she wanted to abolish the police force to save money, relying on the county instead, while meanwhile building some fancy new municipal building.

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (2WwbN)

110 That is a beautiful video-Feel good story of the day-about the little girl seeing for the first time, and you know what?-people around the world and in our own country can cast aspersions on the US-but these kinds of stories happen every day-because of skills and good will from people here. God bless the US!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (w4NZ8)

111 The alternative is...Walmart!
And that's what sucks about big business getting in bed w/government and politicizing everything.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:24 AM (NOIQH)

Yep. Oligopoly. Damned if you don't, damned if you do. It's all part of the same buddy-buddy network. This paradigm of the state picking winners and losers in business, who then pick winners and losers in politics is basically backdoor Fascism.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (J+mig)

112 Whoops, hi Vic! Thought you went off to get your blood drawn!

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (2WwbN)

113 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (p4UlV)

Hannity is perhaps the least intelligent "conservative" mouthpiece in the country.

That he questions the nominating process is indicative of his lack of intellectual rigor. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds!"

The founders would be embarrassed by him.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (Zu3d9)

114 The story about the Green Mountain police force quitting is silly journalism. They quit when the new mayor was sworn in over "policy" differences.

An anxious country awaits the real story of one full-time and three part-time cops quitting in a town of 640 people.

My high school could have beat the crap out of that place in a war.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (659DL)

115 New rules stemming from the school lunch law championed by first lady
Michelle Obama are banning popular children's cereals like Frosted
Flakes in daycare centers.

Fat Ass Moochie wants to control everybody else's food intake? For privately-owned companies?????

why THATS OUTRAGEOUS *dangerous BP spike*

Wait a minute...

The final rule will apply to participating organizations in USDA's Child and Adult Care Food Program, which reimburses centers for meals and snacks. Over 3.3 million children and 120,000 adults participate in the program every day.

So this rule only applies to daycares on EBT/Foodstamps?

I think I see the problem here...

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (Bbsg+)

116 108 'dangerous forces' threaten to take the world backward.

He sees one of them every time he looks in the mirror or sites his wife.
Posted by: I see trees at April 26, 2016 08:25 AM (Bbcs

If you want to parse that phrase, it is actually accurate.

"Dangerous forces" = those who stand for freedom, liberty and Judeo-Christianity.

"Threaten to take the world back" = are tired of our nation, culture and freedom and are revolting against tyranny.

So, yeah. Accurate statement.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:27 AM (p4UlV)

117 "The alternative is...Walmart!"

Walmart is great , fantastic, wonderful.

You ever seen their website?

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:28 AM (ptqRm)

118 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (w4NZ

Miracles happen every day here.

What really frosts my ass is that people have decided it's not good enough, and they have to destroy it in order to impose their utopia on the bones of a civilization that has made the impossible routine.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:29 AM (J+mig)

119 >>>>>
WTF is going on in Syria? Apparently we have CIA-trained rebels
fighting against US DOD-trained rebels. And all of this without the
Syrian government's permission to be there, so we're actually invading
them at the same time, but not in any numbers sufficient to actually
accomplish much of anything.

Next time a Democrat starts giving me shit about Bush's Iraq
"adventure" I'm going to point to this as exhibit A in the case of why
Liberals should not be allowed near US foreign policy ever
.
.
.
.We are literally having a proxy War in Syria with ourselves. And nobody in the political class sees a problem with that.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at April 26, 2016 08:29 AM (iONHu)

120 113 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:20 AM (p4UlV)

Hannity is perhaps the least intelligent "conservative" mouthpiece in the country.

That he questions the nominating process is indicative of his lack of intellectual rigor. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds!"

The founders would be embarrassed by him.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (Zu3d9)

It really is amazing how, when confronted with well-documented facts and history that seemingly intelligent people can just become completely blind and deaf.

See: Obama, Barack, election 2008.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:29 AM (p4UlV)

121 "The alternative is...Walmart!"

***

If you plan just a few days in advance, you can order just about anything you want online and they'll ship it to you. Including non-perishable groceries.

I do this with Walmart and Amazon Prime.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2016 08:30 AM (SEXy3)

122 >>So this rule only applies to daycares on EBT/Foodstamps? I think I see the problem here...

Yeah, but remember: Barack and so many others have been wanting to implement Universal Pre-K, which would give them access to kiddies even earlier so that they can control 'em starting at age 2 or 3. Because they care.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:30 AM (NOIQH)

123 Yeah, but remember: Barack and so many others have been wanting to implement Universal Pre-K, which would give them access to kiddies even earlier so that they can control 'em starting at age 2 or 3. Because they care.

****

It is never too early to begin planting the seeds of their destruction.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2016 08:32 AM (SEXy3)

124 Because it's so very Republican, these days, to demand a centralized
authority instead of letting each state decide for itself the best way
to select delegates.

Whatever.

If you can get past the Trump issue, you would see that the system , even when "left up to the states" is still rigged like a mf'er in favor of the GOP. Of course. Just like the Dems "superdeeduperdelegate" bullsh*t.

Your betters will decide. Voters don't enter into it.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:32 AM (Bbsg+)

125 120 The founders would be embarrassed by him.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (Zu3d9)

Hannity is low-brow and not that well informed, but the person for which there is no excuse is Anne Coulter. The woman clerked for Clarence Thomas, for G-d's sakes. You would think she'd be up on the electoral process. It's not exactly obscure case law.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:33 AM (p4UlV)

126
According to Vic on the ONT, this mayor had said she wanted to abolish the police force to save money, relying on the county instead, while meanwhile building some fancy new municipal building.
Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:26 AM (2WwbN)
-----------------------

Thank goodness for Vic on the ONT, because CBS Denver didn't say a word.

So the mayor wants to spend the money on a building and let the county do the patrolling? Who knows, she might be making the right decision.

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 08:33 AM (pC96u)

127 .We are literally having a proxy War in Syria with ourselves. And nobody in the political class sees a problem with that.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at April 26, 2016 08:29 AM (iONHu)

And given the Fast Furious comments earlier... this Administration is so completely inept that under its watch, our government has gotten into proxy wars. With. Itself. TWICE.

The incompetence is staggering.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:33 AM (J+mig)

128 124
Your betters will decide. Voters don't enter into it.
Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:32 AM (Bbsg+)

You might want to look up what the Founders had to say about majoritarianism and why they set up the country as a republic and not a democracy that votes via plebiscites.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:34 AM (p4UlV)

129 "but the person for which there is no excuse is Anne Coulter. "

I heard her being interviewed the other day by Derek Hunter on WBAL talk radio.

I came into it after the intro, so I had no idea who this screeching harridan of a Trump supporting shill was that I was listening to.

I was quite surprised at the end to hear Derek re-mention her name, and find out it was Anne Coulter who was going off the rails.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:36 AM (ptqRm)

130 Come on, a state party can't be crooked.

Posted by: Case, Mors Semper Tyrannis at April 26, 2016 08:36 AM (j2xmV)

131
Hannity is low-brow and not that well informed, but the person for which there is no excuse is Anne Coulter. The woman clerked for Clarence Thomas, for G-d's sakes. You would think she'd be up on the electoral process. It's not exactly obscure case law.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:33 AM (p4UlV)

And the more provocative Ann is the better Ann's wallet does.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 08:36 AM (voOPb)

132 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:33 AM (p4UlV)

Coulter is a very intelligent woman, but she is driven too much by the understandable desire to sell lots of books and make lots of money.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:37 AM (Zu3d9)

133 For those wanting to know a lot more about the Laguna CA story on muslim wimmens tossed out of a cafe, per them, for being muslims --

http://linkis.com/barenakedislam.com/0La4J

Here's my fast summary -- "You been heah 4 hoah, you go home now!"

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 26, 2016 08:37 AM (gyKtp)

134 You might want to look up what the Founders had to say

We are so far divorced from that now. Madison, all 5'3" of him, would be slapping the shit out of everyone in sight.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at April 26, 2016 08:37 AM (659DL)

135 Hannity is low-brow and not that well informed, but the person for which there is no excuse is Anne Coulter. The woman clerked for Clarence Thomas, for G-d's sakes. You would think she'd be up on the electoral process. It's not exactly obscure case law.

--

I thought it was Laura Ingraham who clerked for Thomas.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at April 26, 2016 08:37 AM (+FSld)

136

You might want to look up what the Founders had to say about majoritarianism

Sorry. False choice.

Saying that the rules that the parties have in place are slanted in favor of the parties is just stating fact. It's ridiculous how questioning party-made rules is suddenly an attack on the Constitution.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:37 AM (Bbsg+)

137 "Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world" - Vladimir Lenin

122
>>So this rule only applies to daycares on EBT/Foodstamps? I think I see the problem here...

Yeah,
but remember: Barack and so many others have been wanting to implement
Universal Pre-K, which would give them access to kiddies even earlier so
that they can control 'em starting at age 2 or 3. Because they care.

Posted by: Pyrocles at April 26, 2016 08:38 AM (fVOPU)

138 If you plan just a few days in advance, you can order just about anything you want online and they'll ship it to you. Including non-perishable groceries.

I do this with Walmart and Amazon Prime.

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at April 26, 2016 08:30 AM (SEXy3)

Ace could make a significant amount of money from the number of people who frequent this site by having the buy through his Amazon site, but he made it as easy to use as getting ampersands.

He needs to enroll in Althouse College to learn how to run a website for fun and profit.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 08:38 AM (Zs4uk)

139 131 And the more provocative Ann is the better Ann's wallet does.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 08:36 AM (voOPb)

I guess being correct politically and being a greedy whore are not mutually exclusive. Sadly.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:38 AM (p4UlV)

140 "So the mayor wants to spend the money on a building and let the county do the patrolling? Who knows, she might be making the right decision."

I can't imagine it's going to be any cheaper for the county to hire up replacements, buy units, and, establish a sub-station to replace the town force. Oh, and take them a couple of years once all the funding is approved.....if it does get approved.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 26, 2016 08:39 AM (26Ino)

141 It is never too early to begin planting the seeds of their destruction.

I had "The Talk" with my kids this weekend. I had to because the other day, my 5th grader asked me what gang bang meant. My kids go to a Catholic school. It seems these are the things the boys hurl at each other as insults. Made me want to homeschool, but I know I can't hide them away from the world. It's my job to guide them through it. After we had the talk, my son asked me what butt sex is. *thud* I'm so not ready to explain why some dude is in the "ladies room."

Posted by: no good deed at April 26, 2016 08:39 AM (GgxVX)

142
And correct, politically is not the same as politically correct.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:39 AM (p4UlV)

143

The Republican National Committee's beauty contest != Electoral College.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:39 AM (Bbsg+)

144 Your betters will decide. Voters don't enter into it.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:32 AM (Bbsg+)

Why is it surprising to you that a nominating system for the GOP candidate is designed, at least in part and in some states, to benefit the GOP?

If you don't like it, then form a party of your own and design a better system.

Or change it from the inside. But decrying the rules as anti-democratic does not recognize that we do not live in a direct democracy, and thank God for that!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:40 AM (Zu3d9)

145 So Hastert was extorted. Then the Feds got suspicious because of the bank transactions. Then Hastert reported the extortion to the FBI. Hastert was then charged with structuring and publicly tried and convicted, without a judge or jury, of sex abuse. But he was extorted. The extortionist was never tried. Clearly, this was all about getting Hastert's head on a stick. David Geffen wanted a trophy and got it. But the extortionist is still out there. I love how the FBI "ruled out" extortion. It was just an out of court settlement. Really? $3.5M for damages? Not buying it. $3.5M is a lot of money. There is no reason to believe Hastert has much more than $10M. He's not rolling in Al Gore kind of money. The FBI and DOJ ignored the extortion so they could nail Hastert. Now they're being embarrassed by the extortionist, who is demanded the rest of his hush money. Maybe if they'd tried the extortionist on extortion instead of Hastert, the FBI and DOJ wouldn't be in the embarrassing situation of sitting idly by while the extortionist literally goes public with his extortion demands. The extortionist has really made a joke out of the FBI and DOJ. They deserve it, of course.

Posted by: bjk at April 26, 2016 08:40 AM (x2rNW)

146 You might want to look up what the Founders had to say

We are so far divorced from that now. Madison, all 5'3" of him, would be slapping the shit out of everyone in sight.
Posted by: Circa

Old Ben was right, as soon as people figured out they could vote themselves money ... we were done.

Posted by: Jean at April 26, 2016 08:40 AM (cXiMR)

147 "but he made it as easy to use as getting ampersands. "

You can do that now?

Tests:

&&&

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (26Ino)

148
Why is it surprising to you that a nominating system for the GOP
candidate is designed, at least in part and in some states, to benefit
the GOP?

Read my comment again and show me 'surprise'.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (Bbsg+)

149 141 Posted by: no good deed at April 26, 2016 08:39 AM (GgxVX)

There are times that I thank the good Lord that kids were not in the cards for me. And as the days and months pass, sadly, I become even more grateful.

That's not to say I never wanted kids, it just never worked out for me. But man, what a fucked up world, and the way things are headed, it may end sooner than later.

Sorry to be a bummer, but it is what it is.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (p4UlV)

150
This will make you laugh this morning if you haven't already seen it. If you've seen it, have another laugh.

John Oliver Mocks President Obama's Saudi Arabia Trip

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/john-oliver-mocks-president-obamas-saudi-arabia-trip/

(h/t weaselzippers)

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (qCMvj)

151 Holy shit.

Where'd the ampersamps come from?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (26Ino)

152 "He needs to enroll in Althouse College to learn how to run a website for fun and profit."

Mr O'Spades
Call us..

Posted by: Trump University at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (ptqRm)

153 Test:

&&&&&

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (Zs4uk)

154 If you don't like it, then form a party of your own and design a better system.

Brilliant suggestion.

Just shuttup and vote (R) , right?

The GOP will handle it from there.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:42 AM (Bbsg+)

155 I really should go poke the family with a sharp stick and get them up.

I should.

Really.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (ptqRm)

156 Read my comment again and show me 'surprise'.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:41 AM (Bbsg+)

I stand corrected.

But the question stands.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (Zu3d9)

157 Tempers are hot this AM

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (V/InG)

158 Found this in the comments of our local Fox station's article on the police quitting:

Here's what I glean from reading another story concerning the new
mayor. The town has a population of 700 people and she's building an
$800,000 town hall. Then she says the forthcoming facility, which should
be completed by Labor Day or early fall is quite modest, but Newberry
says the town can't afford a marshal's office. She say's we have to
spend the town's money the best we can.
Jane Newberry is the main
architect of a plan to promote Public Works Director Robert McArthur
into the new job as GMF Town Manager. Newberry played the main role in
developing a several year contract for McArthur and establishing the
duties of the job, which is being challenged by a citizens' referendum.
Newberry
has been sparking much heated discussion over the last year concerning
her use of social media and her supporting efforts to tighten up some of
its procedures, such as how citizen input is handled at local meetings,
and is not releasing certain confidential documents prior to a board hearing.

Amazing how little of this has been included in reports, eh?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (NOIQH)

159 Son of a bitch...

I feel liberated. A non-technical ampersand.

If only I could bold and italicize, underline and strike, I could rule the world.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 08:44 AM (Zs4uk)

160 Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:42 AM (Bbsg+)

What do you suggest? Make everything by direct vote, so the mob can control the process?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:44 AM (Zu3d9)

161 If only I could bold and italicize , underline and ~~strike~~ , I could rule the world.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:45 AM (ptqRm)

162 157
Tempers are hot this AM

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (V/InG)

Sorry if I've contributed at all. I can be a grouchy bastard sometimes, and I think I'm having one of those days.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:45 AM (J+mig)

163 test

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:46 AM (ptqRm)

164 Who let Barack Obama out of the asylum this time? How many times do we have to remind you people to close the gate or he'll get loose?

Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2016 08:46 AM (UzPAd)

165 So easy, even a........

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:46 AM (ptqRm)

166 146 You might want to look up what the Founders had to say

We are so far divorced from that now. Madison, all 5'3" of him, would be slapping the shit out of everyone in sight.
Posted by: Circa

Old Ben was right, as soon as people figured out they could vote themselves money ... we were done.
Posted by: Jean at April 26, 2016 08:40 AM (cXiMR)

Agreed. I would be foolish and naive in the extreme to disagree with that statement. But still, the same rules that were supposed to protect the GOP did not prevent Ronald Reagan from winning it.

What most are forgetting is that in the primaries, you are voting for DELEGATES. And each state has its own rules as to how those delegates are selected and then apportioned. It may be arcane, and it certainly does not preclude the GOP from really doing something underhanded in Cleveland, but the system is what it is and has been that way since 1860.

If Donald Trump thought he could win it all and not play by GOP rules, he might have made a grievous error. And to whine and bitch about "collusion" and "cheating" and "disenfranchising the voters" is disgusting and counterproductive in the extreme.

Maddening, really.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:46 AM (p4UlV)

167 The cat in the sidebar is a "purrito."

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 08:47 AM (hLRSq)

168 Had to settle for Pappa John's last night as the teenagers ate all the leftovers throughout the day which were to be a late supper. "

Not a surprise, as the little bastards can graze on just about anything.
Had almost 10 pounds of brisket evaporate one day and heard way too much autotune "music"

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 08:47 AM (C9pBZ)

169 160 Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:42 AM (Bbsg+)

What do you suggest? Make everything by direct vote, so the mob can control the process?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:44 AM (Zu3d9)

Yes, let's do away with the electoral college so that from now on NYC, LA, SF and Chicago select our president.

Yup. Makes sense to me.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:47 AM (p4UlV)

170 I wonder how BLM activists feel about living in the most peaceful time ever...

Posted by: Draki at April 26, 2016 08:47 AM (F6/Mp)

171 Sefton and NGU...check your e-mail.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:48 AM (Zu3d9)

172 Tempers are hot this AM

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (V/InG)

Sorry if I've contributed at all. I can be a grouchy bastard sometimes, and I think I'm having one of those days.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 08:45 AM (J+mig)

Nothing to be sorry about....a little controversy makes the thread more interesting

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 08:48 AM (V/InG)

173 163 test

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:46 AM (ptqRm)

That's just showing off.

It's like making fun of a cripple. We unfortunates who were born without technical ability are hobbled in the world of code and backslashes.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 08:49 AM (Zs4uk)

174 167 The cat in the sidebar is a "burrito."

Good one. Mikey. :^) This places always needs a little levity.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:49 AM (w4NZ8)

175 again.

The idea that the states are 'independently' running their primaries is another joke.

The current outstanding, totally patriotic Republican nominating system gave us former presidents Dole, McCain, and Romney.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:49 AM (Bbsg+)

176 See: Obama, Barack, election 2008.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:29 AM

And if that link wasn't working for you then, see: Obama, Barack, election 2012.

That one, for me, was the truly inexcusable one.

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 26, 2016 08:49 AM (sOhww)

177
Say Happy Passover to Sgt. Elinoa:

https://goo.gl/619y9Z

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 26, 2016 08:50 AM (iQIUe)

178 171 Sefton and NGU...check your e-mail.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:48 AM (Zu3d9)

Oy! My grandfather used to go to Borough Park and buy them. Really like biting into a stack of balsa wood.

Feh!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:50 AM (p4UlV)

179 7 minutes until a phone interview.

Did my power pose.

In a quiet space, made sure my bluetooth is properly connected.

Fresh coffee.

Mantra: make the obvious obvious.

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:50 AM (2Ocf1)

180 BTW, company I am interviewing with is in the dump today.

A good omen maybe?

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (2Ocf1)

181 The cat in the sidebar is a "purrito."
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 08:47 AM (hLRSq)

Ha!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (qCMvj)

182 "That's just showing off. "

Not really.

Beyond those four simple tricks, I got nuttin.

Every trick I know is in those four words.

Some people got the madd HTML skilz.

I ain't one of them.

At least you have those amper-thingies.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (ptqRm)

183 What do you suggest? Make everything by direct vote, so the mob can control the process?"

Sure, bc 3,000 dictators one mile away is soooo much better.

Heh.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (C9pBZ)

184 "...I was thinkin an a-thinkin
til there ain't nuthin I ain't thunk
Breathin in that stink til finally I stunk
It was about that time
I swear I lost my mind....

....and started makin plans
to kill my own kind."

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (3ZtZW)

185 Posted by: no good deed at April 26, 2016 08:39 AM (GgxVX)
---------------

Oh no, I am so sorry you had to deal with that. If you really are interested in homeschooling, I promise you that we homeschoolers do not hide our kids away from the world; we are very much in the world, but not of the world, if you know what I mean. That's not to say our kids haven't picked things up elsewhere, but on the whole, we've been able to teach them when we feel they are ready. Partly why we have raised 5 conservatives :0.

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (2WwbN)

186 177 Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 26, 2016 08:50 AM (iQIUe)

Very nice!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (p4UlV)

187 Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 26, 2016 08:50 AM (iQIUe)

Reminds me, we really should update the draft laws to include women.

Posted by: Draki at April 26, 2016 08:52 AM (F6/Mp)

188

Yes, let's do away with the electoral college-

Yeah, let's do away with the electoral college.
Because the Republican National Queen for a Day Competition is EXACTLY like the Constitutionally supported electoral college.

sheesh.

I need to stop questioning the great wisdom of the party elders , I guess.

I just quit.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 08:52 AM (Bbsg+)

189 180 BTW, company I am interviewing with is in the dump today.

A good omen maybe?
Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (2Ocf1)

Are indictments being handed down?

I keed! I keed! Good luck.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:52 AM (p4UlV)

190
179 7 minutes until a phone interview.

Start with a racial joke.

Everyone loves a good racial joke.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 08:53 AM (Zs4uk)

191 Had to settle for Pappa John's last night as the teenagers ate all the leftovers throughout the day which were to be a late supper. "

--

Speaking of settle for...Mr. Black went to NYC as a chaperone for Jr. Black's 5th grade class many years ago. He was all excited about finally getting the opportunity to try authentic NYC pizza. But all the kids wanted was Dominoes. So he went to NYC and wound up eating a fast food chain pizza and was none too happy about it, let me tell you.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at April 26, 2016 08:53 AM (+FSld)

192 &&&& and &!

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 26, 2016 08:53 AM (sOhww)

193 Holy &!

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 26, 2016 08:53 AM (sOhww)

194 &&&& and &!
Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 26, 2016 08:53 AM (sOhww)

Drool....

Posted by: Draki at April 26, 2016 08:53 AM (F6/Mp)

195 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 08:50 AM (p4UlV)

Yup.

And next week I'll be making model airplanes with the leftovers.

Actually they aren't bad at all. This box is whole wheat, and it tastes pretty good.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:54 AM (Zu3d9)

196 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 26, 2016 08:49 AM (w4NZ

You're welcome! I try to bring the funny - my serious stuff is kind of obvious - and yeah, a lot of people are very testy. I try not to get emotionally involved in the fate of a candidate because there is too much invested for the amount of control I actually can exercise. That and my predictive abilities are darn near nonexistent.

BTW - purrito

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 08:54 AM (hLRSq)

197 Test

&&&&&&&

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:54 AM (ptqRm)

198 BTW, company I am interviewing with is in the dump today.

A good omen maybe?
Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (2Ocf1)
------------

Rooting for you, blaster! Saying a prayer right this second.

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (2WwbN)

199 Well.................

Shit!

I am somebody!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (ptqRm)

200 shit forgot the roomba goes off at 9.

Noisy little robot.

Disarmed.

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (2Ocf1)

201 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:54 AM (ptqRm)

Nobody likes a showoff.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (Zu3d9)

202 Good luck, Blaster

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (ptqRm)

203 >>BTW - purrito

Lol!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:56 AM (NOIQH)

204 Linked to that bumper sticker at the bottom of my blog post

Posted by: @votermom at April 26, 2016 08:56 AM (nbrY/)

205 Some people got the madd HTML skilz.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:51 AM (ptqRm)

I always think of those people as the 498 toothpick folks.

A form of idiot savant.

They know how to make a computer sing and dance, but they also think a car and a pair of underwear at KMart cost $100.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 08:56 AM (Zs4uk)

206 I need to stop questioning the great wisdom of the party elders"

Excellent. Your membership in the Virginia GOP is on it's way.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 08:57 AM (C9pBZ)

207 Good luck, blaster!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:57 AM (NOIQH)

208
Amazing how little of this has been included in reports, eh?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 08:43 AM (NOIQH)
----------------------

Thanks, Lizzy. It is amazing. That's why I called the story "silly journalism," not silly behavior; who could judge the behavior of anyone based on the news story?

Now my next question: how did this woman get elected? The minute she's in office, a referendum is in the works to reverse her big policy and it seems it was all known beforehand.

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 08:57 AM (pC96u)

209 It may be arcane.....

It may be unfair..........

It may be stupid.........

It may be un-American...

It may be crooked....

It may be bullshit....

Posted by: Case, Mors Semper Tyrannis at April 26, 2016 08:57 AM (j2xmV)

210 Since the GOP is truly a private entity that perfectly entitled to make it's own rules, as I read over and over again ...

... then fund your own damn primary. Stop using public money. That's all I ask.

Posted by: ScoggDog at April 26, 2016 08:57 AM (8v0G6)

211 >>>If Donald Trump thought he could win it all and not play by GOP rules, he might have made a grievous error. And to whine and bitch about "collusion" and "cheating" and "disenfranchising the voters" is disgusting and counterproductive in the extreme-J.J.

Fvcking obnoxious blow hard. Yeah, hire the best, fabulous people when he's president. He didn't even hire the right people to run his campaign. Fvcking douchebag

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 08:58 AM (voOPb)

212 company I am interviewing with is in the dump today.

A good omen maybe?

====

State Department?

Then No.

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 08:58 AM (3ZtZW)

213
shit forgot the roomba goes off at 9.

Noisy little robot.

Disarmed.
Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (2Ocf1)
-------------------------

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 08:58 AM (pC96u)

214 OT: Any truth to the rumor that Peyton Manning is looking into the possibility of contracting a mild case of Zika virus for its head shrinking properties?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 26, 2016 08:59 AM (NeFrd)

215
shit forgot the roomba goes off at 9.

Noisy little robot.

Disarmed.
Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 08:55 AM (2Ocf1)
-------------------------

Insert Michelle Fields joke here.

(failed the first time due to HTML)

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 08:59 AM (pC96u)

216 "Linked to that bumper sticker at the bottom of my blog post "

I clicked your Nic, and not seeing it,

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (ptqRm)

217 26 April 2016. The Day Ampersands Became Available.

Hordlings who were not here will hold their manhoods in their 'and, & cheep, whenever this is spoken of.

Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (sOhww)

218 Since the GOP is truly a private entity that perfectly entitled to make it's own rules, as I read over and over again ...

... then fund your own damn primary. Stop using public money. That's all I ask.

===

And stop erecting barriers to Third Party entry. If you're a 'private enterprise' then remain so, unto yourselves.

That goes for both Parties.

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (3ZtZW)

219
Shades of Loudon Wainwright III?

"Dead Skunk" is the only song of his I like. And he, in turn, hates it. I heard a rumor once that he won't play it in concert unless he's paid $500, in cash, up front, by whomever asks for it.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (X6fMO)

220 Excellent. Your membership in the Virginia GOP is on it's way.

Sweet.

Does it come with the blindfold and a packet of mustard for the sh*t sandwiches?

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 09:01 AM (Bbsg+)

221 Good lord, Hillary screeching about Trump being rich and out of touch? Making cracks about his private jet and multiple homes?

She must be the most un-selfaware people on the planet.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 09:02 AM (/tuJf)

222 stop taking public money...
And stop erecting barriers to Third Party entry. If you're a 'private enterprise' then remain so, unto yourselves.

amen

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 09:02 AM (Bbsg+)

223 Not this shit again.

Posted by: Dennis HasBert at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (gwG9s)

224 >>Now my next question: how did this woman get elected? The minute she's
in office, a referendum is in the works to reverse her big policy and it
seems it was all known beforehand.

Well, new new Mayor, Jane Newberry, has been around for a while - this is a very local/inside baseball dispute being treated as if it's an isolated incident. From a local site:

A lifelong resident in the area, she was
first appointed to the board of trustees about 10 years ago, and has
served consecutively for the last decade as a trustee, mayor pro tem and
a liaison to nearly every city office. Newberry also boasts of her
long-time involvement in the community, going to school at Ute Pass
Elementary and graduating from Colorado College.

It seems to be about Newberry shifting responsibility for day-to-day operations of the small town from the board or trustees to the newly created town manager position. So, a power struggle.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (NOIQH)

225 ...to whine and bitch about "collusion" and "cheating" and "disenfranchising the voters" is disgusting and counterproductive in the extreme...

Agree with disgusting but not counterproductive for Trump.

As far as I can tell whining is working for Trump.

Posted by: huh? at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (j2xmV)

226 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (X6fMO)

His son Rufus does a great version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (Zu3d9)

227 She must be the most un-selfaware people on the planet.
Posted by: JackStraw

she's actually only one person no matter what your lying eyes tell you.

Posted by: x at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (nFwvY)

228 I clicked your Nic, and not seeing it,
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (ptqRm)

It's a text link, under 'Fess Up

Posted by: @votermom at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (nbrY/)

229 211 Fvcking obnoxious blow hard. Yeah, hire the best, fabulous people when he's president. He didn't even hire the right people to run his campaign. Fvcking douchebag
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 08:58 AM (voOPb)

Man, oh manischewitz!

Anyway, he thought he'd win it all in a walk within the first few months and so he didn't think he needed to do anything except showboat for the TV cameras, shoot his mouth off and then tally up the delegates.

Rather a rude awakening.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:04 AM (p4UlV)

230 Deaf dumb and blind child...

Sure plays a mean pin ball.....!!!!

Posted by: Brendan at April 26, 2016 09:05 AM (/gqxc)

231 225 ...to whine and bitch about "collusion" and "cheating" and "disenfranchising the voters" is disgusting and counterproductive in the extreme...

Agree with disgusting but not counterproductive for Trump.

As far as I can tell whining is working for Trump.
Posted by: huh? at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (j2xmV)

It's counterproductive for our side.

I find Donald Trump a bloviating, low-brow charlatan. But I WILL VOTE FOR HIM if he gets the nomination.

If Ted Cruz gets it via a contested convention - a completely legitimate process that has been in place sine 1860 - WILL TRUMP SUPPORTERS VOTE FOR HIM?

That is the damage and that's what is counterproductive.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:06 AM (p4UlV)

232 Here is my serious side:

I support Ted Cruz, and he has run a very good, orthodox political campaign. But orthodox means that to get into the interesting stuff you have to wait for the books to come out.

I write more about Donald Trump because he has run such an un-orthodox campaign and has gone so far with it - is it something only he can do, or can anyone else do this? Is the traditional rulebook only suspended, or has it been torn up?
That is interesting.

The Party Elites are also very orthodox and they have no idea how to fight Trump's campaign - really they do not. This has led them to act more wild and more shrill as the days have gone by and turned into weeks and months and "why won't the Trump campaign die like we said" turns into "we have to stop Trump" and then into "is there nothing that will stop the monster Trump".

The #NeverTrump plans go from implausible to cartoon super-villain as each one fails. I am at the point where I want to say to the party elites "why don't you sit down and have a nice cool beverage and let the campaigns work this out - you all are obviously not as powerful as you thought you were and if you keep this up you're only going to hurt yourselves and ruin what part of your reputation is left".

So yeah, I am at the point where I am more irritated at the party apparatus for stunning displays of incompetent arrogance than I am at any of the candidates running. And it takes some doing for the behind-the-scenes people to get noticed like that.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:06 AM (hLRSq)

233 >>she's actually only one person no matter what your lying eyes tell you.

I don't believe it. I think she's got a quota hidden under all those pantsuits.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 09:06 AM (/tuJf)

234 And to whine and bitch about "collusion" and "cheating" and "disenfranchising the voters"

====

Whether you like it or not, voters in both Parties are seeing it as such and a fair amount of anger is building. One can argue this'll blow over but.... it seems when both sides of the aisle get riled up over the same thing is when shit gets done.

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:07 AM (3ZtZW)

235 frigging auto correct. Quato

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 09:07 AM (/tuJf)

236 Does it come with the blindfold and a packet of mustard for the sh*t sandwiches? "

Why Grey Poupon, of course.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 09:07 AM (C9pBZ)

237 Good luck with the interview, blaster!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 26, 2016 09:07 AM (bzd8I)

238 234 And to whine and bitch about "collusion" and "cheating" and "disenfranchising the voters"

====

Whether you like it or not, voters in both Parties are seeing it as such and a fair amount of anger is building. One can argue this'll blow over but.... it seems when both sides of the aisle get riled up over the same thing is when shit gets done.
Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:07 AM (3ZtZW)

This is the result of having our educational system hijacked and turned into an indoctrination camp for the past 40-odd years.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:08 AM (p4UlV)

239 Hillary's self-awareness module is in the shop getting an upgrade now that Monica Lewinsky is back on the open stage.

Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2016 09:08 AM (UzPAd)

240 self-awareness module is in the shop getting an upgrade now"

Huma 2.1?

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 09:09 AM (C9pBZ)

241 "It's a text link, under 'Fess Up
"

Found it!

You get a chance to peruse the items for sale under "Moronisphere" yet?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:09 AM (ptqRm)

242 219
Shades of Loudon Wainwright III?

"Dead Skunk" is the only song of his I like. And he, in turn, hates it. I heard a rumor once that he won't play it in concert unless he's paid $500, in cash, up front, by whomever asks for it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (X6fMO

Well, when your big claim to fame is that stupid song, may as well be able to buy the Kraft Macaroni and Cheese rather than the store brand

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 09:10 AM (voOPb)

243 I think she's got an ~~quota~~ exoskeleton hidden under all those pantsuits.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:10 AM (ptqRm)

244 VIA check out sweasel' s Hillary 2016 stuff

Posted by: @votermom at April 26, 2016 09:11 AM (nbrY/)

245

Scott Ott brings on the chuckles throughout this piece over at pjmedia.

Titanic Income Inequality: Outraged at the Cruise Ship Caste System

http://bit.ly/1QypGdu

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 09:11 AM (qCMvj)

246 >>>Huma 2.1?<<<

A shave and a boob job couldn't hurt.

Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2016 09:11 AM (UzPAd)

247 >>Good lord, Hillary screeching about Trump being rich and out of touch? Making cracks about his private jet and multiple homes?
She must be the most un-selfaware people on the planet.

Nah, she knows exactly what she is doing - she's been sold to us by the MSM as a great public servant, she and Bill serving the public for decades because they're such givers. She can count on the LIVs hearing the dog whistle "greedy Republican" and not pausing for a nanosecond to consider how freakin' rich she and Bill have gotten selling out our country. Nope, they're running a charitable foundation and make all kinds or speeches about curing AIDS and lifting people out of poverty blah blah blah nothing to see, look at richie rich over there!!!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (NOIQH)

248 This is the result of having our educational system hijacked and turned into an indoctrination camp for the past 40-odd years.

===

No its the result of actual collusion and disenfranchisement. I'll leave cheating out of it.

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (3ZtZW)

249 ...Althouse College to learn how to run a website for fun and profit...

I doubt if there is any profit. Socialist makeover. Rose by any other name.

Posted by: huh? at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (j2xmV)

250 Since the GOP is truly a private entity that perfectly entitled to make it's own rules, as I read over and over again ...

... then fund your own damn primary. Stop using public money. That's all I ask.
Posted by: ScoggDog

This. Times a million!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (D4SfS)

251 Inside every Clinton is a skinny person struggling to get out.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (NeFrd)

252 Home Sales Slide....UNEXPECTEDLY!!

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (0LHZx)

253
It seems to be about Newberry shifting responsibility for day-to-day operations of the small town from the board or trustees to the newly created town manager position. So, a power struggle.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 09:03 AM (NOIQH)
-----------------------

So she's a well-known figure whose promotion of this "town manager" guy has been going on for years. And she got elected. And now there's a citizen's referendum to reverse what was plainly coming.

Seems like she had a better GOTV operation, or the town is full of LIVs having a morning after, or something...

Maybe some JOURNALIST will find out, although the power struggle in a town of 600 might make a better sitcom than news story.

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (pC96u)

254 ...or two.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 26, 2016 09:13 AM (NeFrd)

255 So yeah, I am at the point where I am more irritated at the party apparatus for stunning displays of incompetent arrogance than I am at any of the candidates running. And it takes some doing for the behind-the-scenes people to get noticed like that.
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum

Didn't know the party elders were issuing statement than within hours retracting, ie abortion, NC Bathroom laws etc?

Didn't know that the party leaders were calling Ted Cruz, Lyin Ted and Kasich a gross eater.

Missed that, I really did.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 09:13 AM (voOPb)

256 250 Since the GOP is truly a private entity that perfectly entitled to make it's own rules, as I read over and over again ...

... then fund your own damn primary. Stop using public money. That's all I ask.
Posted by: ScoggDog

This. Times a million!
Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (D4SfS)

_____

Seconded!

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:13 AM (0LHZx)

257 "VIA check out sweasel' s Hillary 2016 stuff "

I saw that too.

The inner webs is a wunnerful place, ain't it?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:14 AM (ptqRm)

258 231... and when Cruz wins 1237 on the 2nd ballot but the gope substitute katshit because they can (the rules are there are no rules, they can be made up and changed as they go along...). Will the Cruze crowd support katshit ? ...

Just because we are playing under the rules that have been in place since 18.. f'n whatever does not mean they are fair.

Posted by: E.T. at April 26, 2016 09:14 AM (c+7Ko)

259
Nah, she knows exactly what she is doing - she's been sold to us by the MSM as a great public servant, she and Bill serving the public for decades because they're such givers. She can count on the LIVs hearing the dog whistle "greedy Republican" and not pausing for a nanosecond to consider how freakin' rich she and Bill have gotten selling out our country. Nope, they're running a charitable foundation and make all kinds or speeches about curing AIDS and lifting people out of poverty blah blah blah nothing to see, look at richie rich over there!!!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 09:12 AM (NOIQH)
-----------------------------

I imagine she's in for a surprise when Trump reacts. He can get the news coverage he wants, and he's ruthless. That's a new species of opponent for her.

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 09:15 AM (pC96u)

260
OK, which one of you Morons owns sweasel.com?

http://tinyurl.com/haa3jcm

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 07:39 AM (ptqRm)

Stoaty is a card-carrying Moronette in her own right. Pops her head in at the HQ every so often and does weaselly things in the comments.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2016 09:15 AM (MEFzG)

261 mikey nth- "purrito"

Nice!!

I thought it was a Peta pocket.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 26, 2016 09:16 AM (NeFrd)

262 >>No its the result of actual collusion and disenfranchisement. I'll leave cheating out of it.

You mean like when Huck teamed up with McCain in 2008 to take West Virginia and deny it to Romney? That kind of collusion?

This shit has been going on forever. It's just that some people, like Trump, are just starting to understand how the system works.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 09:16 AM (/tuJf)

263 Poor Lena

http://www.weaselzippers.us/?p=268443

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:16 AM (ptqRm)

264 Whether you like it or not, voters in both Parties are seeing it as such and a fair amount of anger is building. One can argue this'll blow over but.... it seems when both sides of the aisle get riled up over the same thing is when shit gets done.

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:07 AM (3ZtZW)

The whining and bitching about the rules has a purpose in Trump's un-orthodox campaign. If the rules are seen as being illegitimate then any victories achieved by rule manipulation will be seen as illegitimate. It is an uphill fight to win an argument that you played by the rules when the counter-argument is that the rules are rigged.

He's winning the propaganda war against the GOP leadership. No, I do not know how to win a propaganda war against Donald Trump - I wonder if anyone really does.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:17 AM (hLRSq)

265 258 231... and when Cruz wins 1237 on the 2nd ballot but the gope substitute katshit because they can (the rules are there are no rules, they can be made up and changed as they go along...). Will the Cruze crowd support katshit ? ...

Just because we are playing under the rules that have been in place since 18.. f'n whatever does not mean they are fair.
Posted by: E.T. at April 26, 2016 09:14 AM (c+7Ko)

I cannot in good conscience allow Hilary Clinton to gain the White House. Whatever has not been destroyed in the past 8 years will be obliterated and the nation dead.

Whomever is the GOP nominee - despite all the talk of LIB, etc, etc. - gets my vote. That is all.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:17 AM (p4UlV)

266 In 1965 there was a coup in the Dominican Republic, to which the USA sent troops and what eventually resulted in the Organization of American States.

Anyhow, it is commemorated in the Dominican Republic on as the war of April 24

http://preview.tinyurl.com/hy2tukq

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2016 09:17 AM (g2Jbb)

267 and when Cruz wins 1237 on the 2nd ballot

Yeah right? If they stop Trump, and that is a huge if, there is NO way they will support Cruz on the 2nd Ballot. The "Establishment" hates Cruz as much as they hate Trump

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:17 AM (V/InG)

268 ...or two.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 26, 2016 09:13 AM (NeFrd)
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LOL!

Posted by: bluebell at April 26, 2016 09:17 AM (2WwbN)

269 Whomever is the GOP nominee - despite all the talk of LIB, etc, etc. - gets my vote. That is all.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:17 AM (p4UlV)

______

Excccellllent!!

Posted by: GOPe at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (0LHZx)

270 It's too bad Trump did not run as a Democrat, which is what he is.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (p4UlV)

271 Believe me, if Erin Andrews peeper had just waited, he could have come to the ladies room at my resorts.

Posted by: Donald F. Troop, Failed Casino Boss at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (Ndje9)

272 >>I imagine she's in for a surprise when Trump reacts. He can get the news
coverage he wants, and he's ruthless. That's a new species of opponent
for her.

Let's hope he quashes this as effectively as her attempt to pin "war on women" on him. Again, she has the nerve to use that shtick after decades of Bill abusing and raping women, and assisting him cover it up (sometimes quite aggressively).

It's *shame* Hillary lacks, not self-awareness.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (NOIQH)

273 269
Excccellllent!!
Posted by: GOPe at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (0LHZx)

Yeah, yeah, Sure. I get it.

But still.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (p4UlV)

274 Stoaty is a card-carrying Moronette in her own right. Pops her head in at the HQ every so often and does weaselly things in the comments.

* Johnny Carson Voice*

I did not know that!!

Will have to send some business her way, as some of the items are spot on.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:19 AM (ptqRm)

275 It's *shame* Hillary lacks"

That module was removed back in the 1.1 - 1.2 (Vince Foster) upgrade.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 09:19 AM (C9pBZ)

276 This shit has been going on forever. It's just that some people, like Trump, are just starting to understand how the system works.

====

Its just that the public is becoming very aware of the fact that their votes mean very little. Perception is King.

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:19 AM (3ZtZW)

277
On a happier note, for you model bodgers out there, go out and buy the June issue of "Model Railroader."

I have a byline in it.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:20 AM (p4UlV)

278 Walmart and Amazon Prime websites....the business will really boom when they start taking EBT/Food stamps....(if they don't already) I know some are accusing Amazon on blacklisting some zip codes and not offering next day service to places like Englewood in Chicago, etc...But I'm sure it will be big when they start taking all the government free stuff cards.

Posted by: Colin at April 26, 2016 09:21 AM (6IZ5e)

279 Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 09:13 AM (voOPb)

Donald Trump is who he has been for the past thirty plus years that he has been in the public eye. I don't hold a brief for him, I just find the fact that his un-orthodox campaign is winning very interesting.

What I mentioned was irritating was how the party professionals are acting. They're running around like co-eds in a slasher movie screaming and carrying on.

Donald Trump is being Donald Trump; what is the excuse that the party professionals have?

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:22 AM (hLRSq)

280 It's too bad Trump did not run as a Democrat, which is what he is.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:18 AM (p4UlV)

Maybe, but he is a 60s Democrat. Today's Democrats are really out and out commies and hate America.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:23 AM (V/InG)

281 >>Its just that the public is becoming very aware of the fact that their votes mean very little. Perception is King.

My perception is that most of the public is dumber than a box of rocks. None of this was secret information, people just didn't want to be informed. Much better to whine about collusion and cheating and blame someone else.

Too bad a lot more people couldn't have been bothered to get off their fat asses and see where all this was headed decades ago, perhaps we wouldn't be in the shit we are and a reality TV star wouldn't be our likely nominee.

I have zero sympathy for people who are finally coming out of their long, self-induced coma and are now upset about collusion and cheating.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 09:23 AM (/tuJf)

282 Its just that the public is becoming very aware of the fact that their votes mean very little. "

Oh, trust me. Some of us know that our vote hasn't counted for years...

(for those wondering, it was the Providence district in NoVa. Our district had more "registered" voters than the Census had as "adults", due to the efforts of a corrupt political figure)

That's why I'm still not that "enthused" about my "civic duty". Then to hear TFG tell me about mandatory voting...

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 09:24 AM (C9pBZ)

283 The whining and bitching about the rules has a purpose in Trump's un-orthodox campaign.

===

And Bernie's as well?

See, you could get away with this were it only one campaign or only on the GOP [or Dem] side. Then you could say Oh that's them. The perception is it's both. That we're not so much the Republic we pretend at being. There's always been a lot of accusations that the Republic was dead and we live in an Oligarchy or Despotic government, which was often dismissed as nutty. Now? The parties are doing everything they can to legitimize that view. Do you honestly think that its smart to say Haw Haw Rules! Think, FFS, about 2020 - you let this stand and sneer and posture about it, do you think this will all just be forgotten?

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:25 AM (3ZtZW)

284 Thanks for the story on the little Brazilian 2 year regaining her sight and hearing. We truly have the best doctors in the world.

Posted by: Tuna at April 26, 2016 09:26 AM (JSovD)

285 headline in regards to the upcoming Dominican elections:

US has 'occult interest in Dominican Republic elections' Top official

in this case it not about dribbly candles and rams-skulls, but hidden intentions and not-stated demands.

According to the article, the US State department has threatened to void the visa of the president of the DR elections board, but the US has not managed to explain clearly what the concern is.

It may have something to do with the current move to deport Haitian illegal-aliens.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/j6m8dyo

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (g2Jbb)

286 My perception is that most of the public is dumber than a box of rocks. None of this was secret information, people just didn't want to be informed. Much better to whine about collusion and cheating and blame someone else.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 09:23 AM (/tuJf)

Yup, and that includes the people running Trump's campaign...They should have been fully briefed, aware, and ready to deal with all this. I am very dissapointed they were not.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (V/InG)

287 Then to hear TFG tell me about mandatory voting...

Can someone give me an example of a country where the party placing mandatory voting into law was ever voted out of power?

Seems to always wind up like Iraq under Hussein.
Huge turnout.
97.89% vote for the party in power.

Odd, that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (ptqRm)

288 What I mentioned was irritating was how the party professionals are acting. They're running around like co-eds in a slasher movie screaming and carrying on.

Donald Trump is being Donald Trump; what is the excuse that the party professionals have?
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum

He went "off script"!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (D4SfS)

289 Test

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (ptqRm)

290 Democrats hate you. Republicans hate you. But I guess Republicans hate you less and don't want to send you to the camps (at least not yet). So go team red!!

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (0LHZx)

291 WTF?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:27 AM (D4SfS)

292 FEED ME!

Posted by: The Barrel at April 26, 2016 09:28 AM (HalrA)

293 Whoa! Auto close tags FTW!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:28 AM (D4SfS)

294 I have to agree with Trump on one thing: Kasich eats like fucking democrat. Nasty, nasty democrat.

Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2016 09:28 AM (UzPAd)

295 Surely the media will continue to treat Trump with the same adulation once he is the nominee. Surely. The media picks only the best Republican candidates.

Posted by: person at April 26, 2016 09:29 AM (mFkVC)

296 Damn....it worked!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:29 AM (ptqRm)

297 I have to agree with Trump on one thing: Kasich eats like fucking democrat. Nasty, nasty democrat.
Posted by: Fritz at April 26, 2016 09:28 AM (UzPAd)

One thing I have learned in all my years is that no Candidate looks good eating and should avoid eating on camera at all costs

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:30 AM (V/InG)

298 The Queen pulls a "Hey Kid, get off my lawn!!"

http://www.weaselzippers.us/?p=268410

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 09:30 AM (ptqRm)

299 I have zero sympathy for people who are finally coming out of their long, self-induced coma and are now upset about collusion and cheating.

As Mark Twain said, "if voting changed anything, they'd outlaw it".

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:31 AM (D4SfS)

300 Auto close tags are cheating.

Kindletot, you know the drill.

Posted by: The Barrel at April 26, 2016 09:31 AM (1xUj/)

301 I have to agree with Trump on one thing: Kasich eats like fucking democrat.

===

He's a Snapping Turk

Which is for you Beatles fans out there

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:34 AM (3ZtZW)

302 Nothing new here, just for the record: This in just one area of upstate NY

In one week in late October 2014, the committee received $225,000 from three New York City unions that have little to no business in Monroe County. Those unions were the Communication Workers of America District 1 ($100,000), the United Federation of Teachers ($100,000), and 32BJ Service Employees International Union ($25,000).

And the members of these unions have no choice in where the money goes or maybe they approve.

Posted by: Colin at April 26, 2016 09:35 AM (6IZ5e)

303 Cruz supporters with primaries today, listings of his delegates can be found at www.2016delegates.com.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:36 AM (iLoHX)

304 The Queen pulls a "Hey Kid, get off my lawn!!"

Oh! I like that.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 09:36 AM (1xUj/)

305 Do you honestly think that its smart to say Haw Haw Rules! Think, FFS, about 2020 - you let this stand and sneer and posture about it, do you think this will all just be forgotten?

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:25 AM (3ZtZW)

Heck no! I think it is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen. You got the voting population up and irritated and then you compound that.

Here is an example: You have Trump saying the rules are illegitimate they are going to disenfranchise the primary voters; then you have RNC rules person Curly Haugland (great name - Boss Hogg) get up there and claim the votes mean nothing.

*double facepalm*

Why are they helping Donald Trump? They claim to be against him when everything they do backfires!

Hence, my irritation with the party leadership. They have this opportunity to prove that they have the skills to justify being in charge and blow the demonstration again and again.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:37 AM (hLRSq)

306 hah

The Donald Dodged Diaper Duty -- And I Feel Sorry for Him

https://pjmedia.com/parenting/2016/04/25/the-donald-dodged-diaper-duty-and-i-feel-sorry-for-him/

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 09:38 AM (qCMvj)

307 Does it matter at one time not so long ago Trump was for:

Allowing partial birth abortions
The Assault Weapons Ban
Taxing the wealthy
Immigration Reform
The Kelo decision ( still strong advocate)
Impeaching George Bush
Universal Healthcare

Posted by: Joe Hallenback at April 26, 2016 09:39 AM (EWRow)

308 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 26, 2016 09:20 AM (p4UlV)

Huzzah!

Although....I prefer "Railroader Model."

http://tinyurl.com/hdgj7d8

Very NSFW

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:39 AM (Zu3d9)

309 Blind and deaf girl wasn't deaf. She had fluid in her middle ear (or as the poorly written story says, "she had water build-up in her inner ears"). It's not water, it's not in the 'inner' ear and it doesn't make one deaf from birth, although it does decrease hearing acuity. Needless embellishment of the story (IMO) because of course it sounds so much more dramatic to say 'blind and deaf'.

Emo-response should not trump objective reality. Not as bad as the "kindness cured my cancer" story from the other day, but...

YMMV.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 26, 2016 09:40 AM (NeFrd)

310
We truly have the best doctors in the world.
Posted by: Tuna at April 26, 2016 09:26 AM (JSovD)
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And the most humane citizenry.

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 09:40 AM (pC96u)

311 I'm confused, thought Gaylord with all his vacations has been in Vacation Mode these last seven long years.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:40 AM (y/Qc9)

312 I don't hold a brief for him, I just find the fact that his un-orthodox campaign is winning very interesting.

Objective analysis is not permitted here.

Why don't your just admit that you want Hillary to win?

Traitor.

*kidding, kidding*

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 09:41 AM (Bbsg+)

313 I used to think Trump could do a 45 state sweep...

Now I believe it will be 50.

Trump's general election message will be very simple. Hillary is the status quo and the insider, Trump is change and the outsider.

Trump will pick a few of the thousands of examples of the government doing incredibly stupid shit, wasting billions, and for good measure to insure big turnout, examples of how federal employees "work".

Hillary, having been a product of big government her entire life, will be forced to try to defend the indefensible. She'll be forced to campaign by video because the crowds will be so incensed personal appearances will be impossible.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 09:42 AM (Zs4uk)

314 @302
32BJ Service Employees International Union ($25,000).

Well, considering the Service offered, I'm sure they have it to spare.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at April 26, 2016 09:42 AM (xq1UY)

315 Commenter in the Barrell, startin' the morning right.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 09:42 AM (9krrF)

316
One thing I have learned in all my years is that no Candidate looks good eating and should avoid eating on camera at all costs
Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:30 AM (V/InG)
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Haha, Rush was ranting about that yesterday. "Politicians: NEVER EAT IN PUBLIC!!!!"

No matter how dainty you are, there will always be a still of you opening wide for a banana or a sausage.

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 09:43 AM (pC96u)

317 @308 Now that, right there, is real Gandy Dancin'.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at April 26, 2016 09:43 AM (xq1UY)

318 Huzzah!

Although....I prefer "Railroader Model."

I subscribed to Model Railroader as a child.

I believe it is time to put away childish things. Railroader Model FTW.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 09:43 AM (1xUj/)

319 Obama knows how to lie. Yes we absolutely are living in one of the most peaceful *eras of human history.* Because in any past era his weak, feckless leadership would have resulted in the country being invaded and enslaved. And he, as the leader, would have been at best slaughtered, at worst imprisoned and tortured for years by the invading nation.

But we are not living in a peaceful time in modern history. And we have actually left behind a more peaceful segment, because of *his* worthless "leadership."

Posted by: PBJ1515 at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (r1du+)

320 Too much pravda in this cartoon???

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bukowski-pop-art-6.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (y/Qc9)

321 For those of you who are *still* bitching about the rules.

What is your alternative?

Right now, we have a system in place where delegates are (mostly) bound on the first ballot to support whomever the voters told them to support.

But if we have a case such as this year, when the electorate is divided and there is no one receiving a clear majority, how would you resolve this situation?

Whoever gets a plurality wins, even though that person is not supported by the majority?

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (dpnZC)

322 OK gotta run

Posted by: Bigby's Banjo Plucking Fingers at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (3ZtZW)

323 ooh, Kindltot to the Barrel.

Hope you had coffee already, because there is none where you're going.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 09:45 AM (Bbsg+)

324 Haha, Rush was ranting about that yesterday. "Politicians: NEVER EAT IN PUBLIC!!!!"

No matter how dainty you are, there will always be a still of you opening wide for a banana or a sausage.
Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 09:43 AM (pC96u)

Yup which is also why I never had a good meal on a first date when I was trying to appear as if I have good manners. LMAO

After the first date or so, especially after sex, then I could grunt and inhale my food like I normally do

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:45 AM (V/InG)

325 Well I am back. Turns out my appointment was supposed to be for 08:00 and I wrote 09:15 down for some reason. Also turns out that the lab people were not there today anyway so didn't matter that I fasted for nothing. No coffee no breakfast for nothing.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 09:45 AM (vvmPQ)

326 Hence, my irritation with the party leadership. They have this opportunity to prove that they have the skills to justify being in charge and blow the demonstration again and again.

L'affaire Trump was only ever possible for one reason and one reason alone: The GOPe is, quite simply, too stupid to be suffered to exist.

If the GOP was competent, Obama would never have been elected, we wouldn't ever have heard of most of the cast of cretins that followed him into the spotlight, and the world would be a safer, saner, more prosperous place.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 09:46 AM (9krrF)

327 Hey,

I MMMMPHH GROWFFF GLARB GLARB GLARB mushrooms with

NushNUSH NUSHMMM FLOOOBBBGARSH

then I will GLUUUUUUUBB GLUUUUBBB CRUNCH

CRUNCH HOWWSHHUM GLOM GLOM America.

Posted by: John Kasich Speaking While Eating at April 26, 2016 09:46 AM (2rmvw)

328 Also turns out that the lab people were not there today anyway so didn't matter that I fasted for nothing. No coffee no breakfast for nothing.

Professionalism, how does it work...?

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 09:46 AM (9krrF)

329 Another person sent to prison for murder who was previously in prison for murder. Tell me again why the death penalty doesn't work?

Posted by: Joe Hallenback at April 26, 2016 09:46 AM (EWRow)

330 After the first date or so, especially after sex, then I could grunt and inhale my food like I normally do

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:45 AM (V/InG)

That should teach you...

Have sex, then go out on the first date.

Posted by: jwest at April 26, 2016 09:47 AM (Zs4uk)

331 Kasich thinks "they stabbed it with their steely knives" is all about him, he's so vain when eating a pizza.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:47 AM (y/Qc9)

332 Too much pravda in this cartoon???

Basic Yeats:

The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 09:47 AM (1xUj/)

333 L'affaire Trump was only ever possible for one reason and one reason alone: The GOPe is, quite simply, too stupid to be suffered to exist.

Or maybe, the GOPe is not this monolithic omnipotent omnipresent shadowy force that controls everything?

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:47 AM (dpnZC)

334
-If the GOP was competent, Obama would never have been elected -

FTW.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 09:47 AM (Bbsg+)

335 Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (dpnZC)

I've really been liking the idea of moving over to the Australian rules for voting in general, and this Charlie Foxtrot of an alleged "election" is making that case for me.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 09:48 AM (9krrF)

336
Posted by: John Kasich Speaking While Eating at April 26, 2016 09:46 AM (2rmvw)

----------------------------

"Terrorism is the scourge of the world and the greatest threat to civilization of our time. Now watch me sink this pizza."

Posted by: iforgot at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (pC96u)

337 And Bandersnatch comments about my command of obscura being scary...

Yeats?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (y/Qc9)

338 Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 09:47 AM (1xUj/)

Smart guy.

And the best poet of the 20th century.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (Zu3d9)

339 Donald Trump is who he has been for the past thirty plus years that he has been in the public eye. I don't hold a brief for him, I just find the fact that his un-orthodox campaign is winning very interesting.

What I mentioned was irritating was how the party professionals are acting. They're running around like co-eds in a slasher movie screaming and carrying on.

Donald Trump is being Donald Trump; what is the excuse that the party professionals have?
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:22 AM (hLRSq)

At the end of your first paragraph, I think you misspelled distressing as interesting.

And I agree with you. The party people need to treat Trumps tantrums the way you treat similar tantrums from 2 year olds. State the actual facts, Ignore him, and if he continues, smack him down (metaphorically of course). E.g., by proposing he give up all his extra delegates from winner take all states, then maybe we'll talk.

I don't know why anyone is paying attention to his wah-ing, this same person who knocked Santorum for dropping the ball on the delegate game in 2012.

He knows the rules. He's just a demagogue fomenting unrest. Whatever you think of the rules, the general structure has been in place for over a century. So it shouldn't be changed for a whiny billionaire. He's not that special. History didn't begin with him. You don't change the rules in the middle of the game.

He's just demagoguing (sp? ) this issue, and people should ignore him.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (iLoHX)

340 Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (dpnZC)

My advice is do not send Curly Haugland up to explain the rules of anything to anyone. He comes across as a self-important jerk and right now that is not the image the RNC should want.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (hLRSq)

341 Groot want Rocket raccoon in well.

Posted by: Groot at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (gwG9s)

342 321 For those of you who are *still* bitching about the rules.

What is your alternative?

Right now, we have a system in place where delegates are (mostly) bound on the first ballot to support whomever the voters told them to support.

But if we have a case such as this year, when the electorate is divided and there is no one receiving a clear majority, how would you resolve this situation?

Whoever gets a plurality wins, even though that person is not supported by the majority?
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (dpnZC)

____

How about a system where every state has a primary election. Then the amount of delegates won by each candidate equals the % of the vote.

Crazy I know. How would 1000 lawyers and consultants make money in such a system?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (0LHZx)

343 The GOP is not the brightest bulb in the LED environmentally pack , but they are not the main cause of our present situation. They are third on the list.

1. The MSM
2. LIV

Posted by: Joe Hallenback at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (EWRow)

344 Here we go again.

Posted by: goalposts everywhere at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (Bbsg+)

345 For those of you who are *still* bitching about the rules.

What is your alternative?

Rules changes ONLY fix identified problems and are ONLY changed in off years. NEVER during the run up to, OR at, a convention.

Removes the "air" of impropriety.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (D4SfS)

346 Can we all agree that a party who has a man named Curly as its spokesman is in deep, deep trouble?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (0LHZx)

347 Or maybe, the GOPe is not this monolithic omnipotent omnipresent shadowy force that controls everything?

I don't want them to control everything. I do want them to have the basic competence to understand that abandoning a large chunk of the base and continually saying one thing and doing the other has consequences.

There was no reason to leave themselves open to Trump. None whatsoever. And yet...and yet...

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (9krrF)

348 A protest erupted on Tuesday morning on the Temple Mount after several Jews visiting the site began prostrating themselves and began reciting Jewish prayers which are strictly forbidden under current agreements between Israel and the Waqf.

The prayer provoked Muslims nearby to gather around the Jewish visitors and begin chanting Allahu akbar and with our blood we will redeem Al-Aqsa. The Jewish Temple Mount activists claim that they were assaulted by Waqf officials and the Muslim worshippers. While police said that they were not aware of any violent behaviour and that the exchanges were purely verbal, video footage from the incident proved that physical altercations did indeed occur.

Oh yeah peace is just around the corner? LMAO

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (V/InG)

349 321...yep

Posted by: E.T. at April 26, 2016 09:51 AM (c+7Ko)

350 "Cleveland to pay $6 million in wrongful death claim"

A "wrongful death" where the decedent acted stupidly and brought on his own demise, where the police department and the city didn't do anything wrong, and where the settlement states they are in no way admitting fault.

It's just a please-don't-engage-in-arson-and-riots hush money buyoff to the Cleveland black community.

And this is where the geniuses at the RNC decided to have the convention!

Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 09:51 AM (noWW6)

351 The GOP is not stupid. They simply do not give a shit for conservatives. Their real constituency is big buisness and any rich shit who will give them money.

And guess what, the Democrats are the same way except they make noises and laws to support the FSA because they really do believe in communism.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 09:52 AM (vvmPQ)

352 What the hell is Waqf?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:52 AM (0LHZx)

353 Nevergiveup, another mistranslation.

It's not 'Peace is around the corner,' it's "pieces are around the corner.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (y/Qc9)

354
How about a system where every state has a
primary election. Then the amount of delegates won by each candidate
equals the % of the vote.

Crazy I know. How would 1000 lawyers and consultants make money in such a system?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (0LHZx)
We have that right now, on the first ballot, with the exception of a few states like Pennsylvania that have entirely unbound delegates.
The problem arises when you have an entire primary season and no candidate receives a majority on the first ballot. Then what do you do?

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (dpnZC)

355 What the hell is Waqf?
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:52 AM (0LHZx)

The Muslim quai religious authority that thinks it controls the Temple Mount

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (V/InG)

356 351
The GOP is not stupid. They simply do not give a shit for conservatives.
Their real constituency is big buisness and any rich shit who will give
them money.

And guess what, the Democrats are the same way
except they make noises and laws to support the FSA because they really
do believe in communism.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 09:52 AM (vvmPQ)

Pretty much. There is only one party, and there's no place in it for people like us.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (HalrA)

357 And this is where the geniuses at the RNC decided to have the convention!
Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 09:51 AM (noWW6)

___

FFS not this again. Please name a city in the USA that is

a) large enough to host a convention, ie has an arena big enough, a major airport, tens of thousands of hotel rooms

and

b) not run by corrupt Democrats

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:54 AM (0LHZx)

358 Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (V/InG)

They have Mecca and Medina....that should be plenty.

Raze the mosque and excavate the site down to the Temple.

And then close Jerusalem to non-Jews and non-Christians....just like Mecca.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:54 AM (Zu3d9)

359 torquewrench at April 26, 2016 09:51 AM (noWW6)

I've got a feeling a lot of people will be sending out their pre-teens into the streets with BB guns. Payday!

Posted by: Joe Hallenback at April 26, 2016 09:54 AM (EWRow)

360
Was throwing his wife into a well part of this guy's bucket list...

or did he just spring it on her?*

*Americans - Doing the job Muldoon won't do.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2016 09:54 AM (2rmvw)

361
Posted by: Joe Hallenback at April 26, 2016 09:39 AM (EWRow)

The only thing on that list I would agree with is "tax the rich." Considering that assholes like Zuckerberg, Gates and Buffett have been screwing over the system for years and have the money to insulate themselves from the inevitable disaster of their stated leftist policies, I would be giddy with glee to have Teh Donald tax those fuckers at a 99% rate.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 09:54 AM (X6fMO)

362 dunno if this has been linked, but it's powerful, so I link again if that is the case

A Rape Survivor Speaks Out About Transgender Bathrooms

There's no way to make everyone happy about transgender bathrooms and locker rooms. So the priority ought to be finding a way to keep everyone safe.

http://thefederalist.com/2015/11/23/a-rape-survivor-speaks-out-about-transgender-bathrooms/

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 09:55 AM (qCMvj)

363 How about a system where every state has a
primary election. Then the amount of delegates won by each candidate
equals the % of the vote.

Crazy I know. How would 1000 lawyers and consultants make money in such a system?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (0LHZx)
We have that right now, on the first ballot, with the exception of a few states like Pennsylvania that have entirely unbound delegates.
The problem arises when you have an entire primary season and no candidate receives a majority on the first ballot. Then what do you do?
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (dpnZC)

No not really. You have plenty of situations in some States where the % of delegates assigned bear not relationship to the popular vote.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:55 AM (V/InG)

364 I've really been liking the idea of moving over to the Australian rules"

Is that where they speak Austrian?

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 09:55 AM (C9pBZ)

365 I believe Lincoln's won on the 3rd ballot, having received much less than a majority on the first ballot.

Reagan vs Ford 1976 was also contested.

Also another contested convention earlier than that between Taft (not president) and I forget who.

Please let us not become like Obamaites who believe history started with Obama. It didn't start with Trump either.

You don't get to 1237, too bad. No first ballot nom for you.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:55 AM (iLoHX)

366 Donald Trump is being Donald Trump; what is the excuse that the party professionals have?
Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:22 AM (hLRSq)

Mikey, they (GOP elders) have always acted that way. Reagan 76, Buchanan 92, Thad Cochran and Lisa Moosekowski were saved by the GOPe.

Had their guy Bush and/or Rubio been leading the pack things would have been different. Granted Trump is a festering pimple that needs to be popped

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 09:55 AM (voOPb)

367 Waqf is the Arab authority that Israel allows to run the Temple Mount region ever since the 1967 War.

Sometimes I think the radical Israelis in '67 were right, should have raised the Muslim temple right then. If they had and denied Wafq, we would not be digging through these mountains of spoils because the Arabs under the guise of 'renovation' are trying to erase all Jewish evidence from the Temple Mount.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:56 AM (y/Qc9)

368 They have Mecca and Medina....that should be plenty.

Raze the mosque and excavate the site down to the Temple.

And then close Jerusalem to non-Jews and non-Christians....just like Mecca.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:54 AM (Zu3d9)

I got no problem with that. Hey let's run it past Fredo to see what he thinks? LMAO

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 09:56 AM (V/InG)

369 Pennsylvania that have entirely unbound delegates.
The problem arises when you have an entire primary season and no candidate receives a majority on the first ballot. Then what do you do?
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (dpnZC)

__

Oh we have that now? In Colorado? in Wyoming? In Nevada? In Iowa? And even where we do have primaries, nothing is set in stone. It's almost like the primaries are suggestions rather than you know, elections.

Get rid of all the bullshit. No more caucuses. No more bound and unbound delegates. 50 primary elections. Then at the convention, about 5 minutes of math to figure out who won.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:56 AM (0LHZx)

370 "GOP was competent"

They do well if you grade them by the size and security of their sinecure.

Posted by: huh? at April 26, 2016 09:57 AM (Bbcs8)

371 356 351
The GOP is not stupid. They simply do not give a shit for conservatives.
Their real constituency is big buisness and any rich shit who will give
them money.

And guess what, the Democrats are the same way
except they make noises and laws to support the FSA because they really
do believe in communism.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 09:52 AM (vvmPQ)

Pretty much. There is only one party, and there's no place in it for people like us.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at April 26, 2016 09:53 AM (HalrA)

Yup and Yup

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 09:57 AM (voOPb)

372 365 I believe Lincoln's won on the 3rd ballot, having received much less than a majority on the first ballot.

Reagan vs Ford 1976 was also contested.

Also another contested convention earlier than that between Taft (not president) and I forget who.

Please let us not become like Obamaites who believe history started with Obama. It didn't start with Trump either.

You don't get to 1237, too bad. No first ballot nom for you.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:55 AM (iLoHX)

_____

Ahh. So because we've had a corrupt, awful system for 150 years, we should keep the system for another 150 years?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (0LHZx)

373 I like the rabbit warren of the current primary system. It's federalism writ small.

You're the Colorado Republican Party, you want to get attention from the candidates. You make up rules that reward the candidates who pay attention to you.

If you want to go with gross vote totals you'll get the candidates who suck up to BosNYWash and California.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (1xUj/)

374 How about a system where every state has a
primary election. Then the amount of delegates won by each candidate
equals the % of the vote.

Crazy I know. How would 1000 lawyers and consultants make money in such a system?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:49 AM (0LHZx)

So you're saying Trump should give up his winner take all delegates?

As much as I loathe Trump, I disagree. When's the rules and he won his WTA delegates fair and square.

And no, I don't think a central authority dictating to the states how they should run things is a good idea. (Remind you of something? )

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (iLoHX)

375 or did he just spring it on her?* "

Nah, she's just on the rocks...

(best Judge Smails voice) "Well?"

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (C9pBZ)

376 Can we all agree that a party who has a man named Curly as its spokesman is in deep, deep trouble?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:50 AM (0LHZx)

Yes, especially when his last name can be used to call him "Boss Hogg" without any problems.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (hLRSq)

377 Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 09:56 AM (y/Qc9)

In the next war Israel should target the mosque with captured Arab weapons. A few errant missiles and rockets would do wonders.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (Zu3d9)

378 376 Can we all agree that a party who has a man named Curly as its spokesman is in deep, deep trouble?

Only if he is the spokesman for Moe.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 26, 2016 09:59 AM (Agn5J)

379 Pretty much. There is only one party, and there's no place in it for people like us.

And they are convinced they will never pay a price for abandoning large portions of the electorate.

Sadly, they may be right.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 09:59 AM (9krrF)

380 "I believe Lincoln's won on the 3rd ballot, having received much less than a majority on the first ballot."

Many extremely dubious shenanigans behind the scenes.

"Reagan vs Ford 1976 was also contested."

One of the most fascinating alternate history scenarios around. What if Reagan had actually secured the nomination? Were things bad enough yet for him to win? Or was the failed Carter presidency a precondition for Reagan's victory in 1980?

Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (noWW6)

381 97 Just so I understand the rules, it's totes kool if I am standing in the Target ladies room taking selfies with my selfie stick, as long as I'm humming " Man! I feel like a woman" by Shania Twain?

BRB
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (ptqRm

Or, "It's raining men"

Posted by: Max 86 at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (brIR5)

382 CBD I still remember in Biblical Archeology magazine of a writer looking over the Muslim temple and realizing it still has vestiges of being a temple dedicated to the worship of Ashtoreth.

I found that amusing.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (y/Qc9)

383 So you're saying Trump should give up his winner take all delegates?

As much as I loathe Trump, I disagree. When's the rules and he won his WTA delegates fair and square.

And no, I don't think a central authority dictating to the states how they should run things is a good idea. (Remind you of something? )
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (iLoHX)

_______

Yeah I don't like winner take all in primaries either. You win 30%, you get 30% of the delegates.

States could still have their own rules about when to vote, who is allowed to vote (open/closed primary), etc.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (0LHZx)

384 "So the priority ought to be finding a way to keep everyone safe. "

How does this sound...

We will trade you the bathroom bill for a law allowing permit less concealed carry, recognized in all 57 states.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 10:01 AM (ptqRm)

385 In the next war Israel should target the mosque with captured Arab weapons. A few errant missiles and rockets would do wonders.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (Zu3d9)

In Gulf War 1, Iraq cam damn close to hitting the Temple Mount

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 10:01 AM (V/InG)

386 What the hell is Waqf?"

Ok, I thought that was the klingon shtupping the blonde chick in yesterday's GoT thread...

Shows what I know.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 10:01 AM (C9pBZ)

387 Ahh. So because we've had a corrupt, awful system for 150 years, we should keep the system for another 150 years?
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (0LHZx)

What I find curious is that the so- called corruption in this ancient system is suddenly coming to light, despite the previous contested conventions I listed above. All because of the great statesman and freedom fighter Donald Trump.

The same man who criticized Santorum for dropping the ball on the delegate game just 4 years ago.

Give me a break.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:02 AM (iLoHX)

388 "It's almost like the primaries are suggestions rather than you know, elections. "

It's how the people-in-power determine what they can get away with. Trump is in the process of making them nominate him and support him.

Cruz owes a lot to Trump. The GOPe would have gotten rid of Cruz early on without Trump. It would have been Jeb vs Rubio with a unity ticket forged with Jeb on top by now.

If people didn't have a lot of guns and ammo they wouldn't have to have these beauty contests.

Posted by: huh? at April 26, 2016 10:02 AM (j2xmV)

389 What I find curious is that the so- called corruption in this ancient system is suddenly coming to light"

Especially since the Founding, er, dudes saw "parties" as a bad thing for the Republic.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 10:03 AM (C9pBZ)

390 Eye on Ball=Hillary

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (V/InG)

391 Yeah I don't like winner take all in primaries either. You win 30%, you get 30% of the delegates.

States could still have their own rules about when to vote, who is allowed to vote (open/closed primary), etc.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (0LHZx)

This is your opinion. If I was making the rules for my own state, I may also go with this.

Most states beg to differ.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (iLoHX)

392 with Jeb on top by now."

Brain bleach, STAT.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (C9pBZ)

393 Get rid of all the bullshit. No more caucuses. No
more bound and unbound delegates. 50 primary elections. Then at the
convention, about 5 minutes of math to figure out who won.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:56 AM (0LHZx)
Okay, so we implement your system, and at the convention, Candidate A gets 40% of the vote, Candidate B gets 35% of the vote, and Candidate C gets 25% of the vote. So, who gets the nomination then?

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (dpnZC)

394 What I find curious is that the so- called corruption in this ancient system is suddenly coming to light, despite the previous contested conventions I listed above. All because of the great statesman and freedom fighter Donald Trump.

The same man who criticized Santorum for dropping the ball on the delegate game just 4 years ago.

Give me a break.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:02 AM (iLoHX)

______

Had Colorado and Wyoming happened on the Dem side, you'd all be screaming about how corrupt the left is. But it's the good guys doing the corrupting and it's all, "hey man, rules are rules, you know". Give me a break.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (0LHZx)

395 fluff humor

Why Jennifer Aniston Is The World's Most Beautiful Woman (To Women)

There's guy pretty, and there's girl pretty. Jennifer Aniston is the latter.

sounds like a moron wrote this...

http://bit.ly/1SHr4PF

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (qCMvj)

396 >>Yeah I don't like winner take all in primaries either. You win 30%, you get 30% of the delegates.

>>States could still have their own rules about when to vote, who is allowed to vote (open/closed primary), etc.

You have a fascinating understanding of federalism.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (/tuJf)

397 Okay, so we implement your system, and at the convention, Candidate A gets 40% of the vote, Candidate B gets 35% of the vote, and Candidate C gets 25% of the vote. So, who gets the nomination then?
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (dpnZC)

____

Uhmmm...the candidate with the most votes? Which would be 40% since 40 > 35 > 25.

Not sure why this is so hard.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:05 AM (0LHZx)

398 And no, I don't think a central authority dictating to the states how they should run things is a good idea. (Remind you of something? )
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (iLoHX

Moo Moo only likes states rights when it helps him, ditto for centralized federal government.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 10:05 AM (voOPb)

399
Obama knows how to lie.

Posted by: PBJ1515 at April 26, 2016 09:44 AM (r1du+)

Actually, JugEars is a shitty liar.

The only thing that makes him seem like a good liar is that the vast numbers of commie cocksuckers in his corner are disciplined enough to act like he's always telling the truth. Most important is the lock-step ball-sucking he gets from the MFM, which gives his rank and file supporters a lot of cover to ignore the lies themselves.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (MEFzG)

400 Get rid of all the bullshit. No more caucuses. No
more bound and unbound delegates. 50 primary elections. Then at the
convention, about 5 minutes of math to figure out who won.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:56 AM (0LHZx)

Because states' rights, federalism, and self determination of how to run elections is bad, and against the social good implied by the current reading of the constitution.

Good one.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (g2Jbb)

401 Ahh. So because we've had a corrupt, awful system for 150 years, we should keep the system for another 150 years?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (0LHZx)

Only we don't have the same system. We've added primaries, and primary elections, in the USA, add to the legitimacy of the selection process. If they did not add to that perception of legitimacy there would be no need to have them.

To have voters in both parties fed up with the leadership, and then to have the leadership turn around and suggest that the primaries mean nothing - well, why not just run up to a bear and kick him in the balls? Seems to have about the same amount of sense behind it.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (hLRSq)

402 381
97 Just so I understand the rules, it's totes kool if I am standing in
the Target ladies room taking selfies with my selfie stick, as long as
I'm humming " Man! I feel like a woman" by Shania Twain?

BRB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (ptqRm

Or, "It's raining men"

Posted by: Max 86 at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (brIR5)
I like this one, myself.http://tinyurl.com/z3gtteg

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (TPimP)

403 >>> with Jeb on top by now

"Brain bleach, STAT."

Please clap.

Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (noWW6)

404 Uhmmm...the candidate with the most votes? Which would be 40% since 40 > 35 > 25.

Not sure why this is so hard.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:05 AM (0LHZx)
But Candidate A is not supported by a majority of the party. Why should a person who didn't receive majority vote be the nominee?

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (dpnZC)

405 How bout we pass a rule saying that if the nomination goes all the way to a contested convention, that each candidate be required to submit their VP, and Cabinet appointments prior to the convention.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (ptqRm)

406 Gamergate summarized at the Guardian:
---
The most notorious recent example [of online harassment] is Gamergate. Both Reddit and Twitter were epicenters of this phenomenon, where the ire of mostly male gamers was directed at a handful of female journalists whose only offense was to express their opinions in public. The result was months of harassment and death threats, as well as some limited but welcome changes to how Twitter responds to negative content.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/26/revenge-porn-nude-photos-online-abuse
---
Yeah, that's how everybody remembers it.

Posted by: Axeman at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (2mC6G)

407 Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (y/Qc9)

And she was specifically rejected by Judaism.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (Zu3d9)

408 And no, the modern system of primaries and caucuses is not "the ancient system", in the past, it was just politicos at conventions choosing the nominee without any input whatsoever from voters.

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (dpnZC)

409 But Candidate A is not supported by a majority of the party. Why should a person who didn't receive majority vote be the nominee?
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (dpnZC)

_____

Ask President GWB, who won with 48% of the vote. Or President Clinton who won with 43% of the vote.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (0LHZx)

410 Believe me, we need a One-Size-Fits-All Federal Dept. of Fair Elections run out of Washington.

By "Fair", of course, I mean "I win".

Maybe we could have a Dept. of Seizing Widows' Houses, too!

Posted by: Donald F. Troop, Failed Casino Boss at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (Ndje9)

411 "a corrupt, awful system"

Someone once said that you need to design systems that make bad people do the right thing.

Problem with that is everyone has their on idea of what the right thing is.

Historically strong property rights and sound money work best. The fall back is an armed citizenry.

We are in the fall back position.

I think the answer is more Trump like candidates. Gives the SJW, FSA and the rest something to do.
I'm tired of the Bushes and Clintons. Tweedle dee and tweedle dum.

Posted by: huh? at April 26, 2016 10:08 AM (j2xmV)

412 How about this? Since the game has already started and Trump agreed to the rules as they are, nothing changes this year.

Then we can discuss changes next time around.

Actually, no. I don't agree with being at the mercy of Trump's endless tantrums. Just as I don't want to be at the mercy of SJW tantrums either.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:08 AM (iLoHX)

413 402 381
97 Just so I understand the rules, it's totes kool if I am standing in
the Target ladies room taking selfies with my selfie stick, as long as
I'm humming " Man! I feel like a woman" by Shania Twain?

BRB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 08:22 AM (ptqRm

Or, "It's raining men"

Posted by: Max 86 at April 26, 2016 10:00 AM (brIR5)
I like this one, myself.http://tinyurl.com/z3gtteg
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (TPimP)

I am woman, hear me roar.
Now pass the Midol goddammit
Posted by: Hal Reddy

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 10:08 AM (voOPb)

414 Natalie Wood was a beautiful woman.

IMHO.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 10:08 AM (ptqRm)

415 Yeah, that's how everybody remembers it.
Posted by: Axeman at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (2mC6G)

Guardian, perpetrators of division.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:08 AM (qCMvj)

416
I like the rabbit warren of the current primary system. It's federalism writ small.

You're the Colorado Republican Party, you want to get attention from
the candidates. You make up rules that reward the candidates who pay
attention to you.

If you want to go with gross vote totals you'll get the candidates who suck up to BosNYWash and California.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 09:58 AM (1xUj/)
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^^^THIS^^^

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 26, 2016 10:09 AM (MIKMs)

417 I like how people now want a pure democracy rather that the Republic system set up by the founders.

Posted by: Joe Hallenback at April 26, 2016 10:09 AM (EWRow)

418 But Candidate A is not supported by a majority of the party. Why should a person who didn't receive majority vote be the nominee?
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (dpnZC)

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Then using your logic.... NOBODY gets the nomination.

Posted by: Mr Borden at April 26, 2016 10:09 AM (8XRCm)

419 uggg old sock.

Posted by: fixerupper at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (8XRCm)

420 BTW - I would not mind if the leadership of both political parties went out and kicked bears in the balls. It might reset their estimate of their own importance to something closer to "accurate" for the last quarter second of their lives.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Pox Vobiscum - Get Your Literate Latinate Curses from the Outrage Outlet! at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (hLRSq)

421 And no, the modern system of primaries and caucuses is not "the ancient system", in the past, it was just politicos at conventions choosing the nominee without any input whatsoever from voters.
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (dpnZC)

Thanks for correcting me on that. Yes, it really was smoke filled rooms before.

My bad.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (iLoHX)

422 Since we are past 400 comments, please don't forget to support Moron writers.

Like that punishable miscreant Muldoon.
http://astore.amazon.com/aoshq-20/detail/0692564381

Though if you like things to sink very long incisors into, Taylor has a story for you.
http://astore.amazon.com/aoshq-20/detail/0983817634

Or my little ol' effort
http://astore.amazon.com/aoshq-20/detail/0692564381

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (y/Qc9)

423 393 Okay, so we implement your system, and at the convention, Candidate A gets 40% of the vote, Candidate B gets 35% of the vote, and Candidate C gets 25% of the vote. So, who gets the nomination then?

I would go with candidate A. Just because today candidates may have makes backroom deals to get to a majority of delegates, and the nomination, don't be fooled into thinking the majority of the actual voters agree...

Posted by: E.T. at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (c+7Ko)

424 There's guy pretty, and there's girl pretty. Jennifer Aniston is the latter.

Oh that authoress has it exactly.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (1xUj/)

425
Ask President GWB, who won with 48% of the vote. Or President Clinton who won with 43% of the vote.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (0LHZx)
In a federal election, where the winner was *actually* selected by the Electoral College, *not* by popular vote.
RIGHT NOW we have an "electoral college" system for the nomination, where we have "delegates" instead of "electors" and you are throwing a fit. So please make up your mind which system you actually support.

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (dpnZC)

426 Part 2 of stupid Temple Mount Rules:

Among a number of individuals arrested during clashes between Jews and Muslims on the Temple Mount earlier Tuesday were two members of the Jordanian Waqf, the Islamic trust which administers the site.

The two Islamic guards were arrested for assaulting Jewish visitors.

Israel Police also arrested nine Jews during the day, claiming they had violated the rules; presumably, this includes the ban on Jews praying or showing religious worship of any kind on the Temple Mount.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (V/InG)

427 You're the Colorado Republican Party, you want to get attention from
the candidates. You make up rules that reward the candidates who pay
attention to you.

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Also called the "Lawyer Employment Act of 2016"

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:11 AM (0LHZx)

428 410 Believe me, we need a One-Size-Fits-All Federal Dept. of Fair Elections run out of Washington.

By "Fair", of course, I mean "I win".

Maybe we could have a Dept. of Seizing Widows' Houses, too!
Posted by: Donald F. Troop, Failed Casino Boss at April 26, 2016 10:07 AM (Ndje9

Which makes me chuckle. The Donnie talks about appointing good judges, judges that will stay true to the constitution. Yet he whined yesterday about the Brady decision. The Constitution doesn't say a GD thing about how a private employer deals with an employee.

Every pissant dispute goes to the Federal Court system except for the examples set forth by CBD's thread last night regarding the 5th Amendment.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 10:11 AM (voOPb)

429 I like how people now want a pure democracy rather that the Republic system set up by the founders.

Which we haven't really had in quite some time, either.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 10:11 AM (9krrF)

430 So Trump can be credited with bringing not only the Illegal Alien invasion to the forefront in this political season, but also the delegate/nomination process.

People across America are pretty clueless about a lot of things (many are not political junkies, and the media does have a stranglehold).

So...

If people do not like the way things are run in their states, now they know. They can fix it if they think it's broken.

Trump is exploiting it, while semi-educating.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:12 AM (qCMvj)

431 Why Jennifer Aniston Is The World's Most Beautiful Woman (To Women)

There's guy pretty, and there's girl pretty. Jennifer Aniston is the latter.

I've never thought she was pretty or understood all the hype.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:12 AM (iLoHX)

432 Then using your logic.... NOBODY gets the nomination.
Posted by: Mr Borden at April 26, 2016 10:09 AM (8XRCm

And that is a problem?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 10:13 AM (voOPb)

433 Nice News Dump.

Better than the NYT.

Posted by: ALH at April 26, 2016 10:13 AM (uLuPn)

434 In a federal election, where the winner was *actually* selected by the Electoral College, *not* by popular vote.
RIGHT NOW we have an "electoral college" system for the nomination, where we have "delegates" instead of "electors" and you are throwing a fit. So please make up your mind which system you actually support.
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:10 AM (dpnZC)

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You're the one worried that someone who didn't get a majority of the votes would be the nominee. I have no problem with that. I'm not sure where it is written that an election winner has to have 50%+ to win. And I gave you two other examples where the winner had less than 50% of the vote, with which I have no problem.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:13 AM (0LHZx)

435 What I have been advocating for years is a system of presidential elections where they start with all announced candidates a year in advance of the elections.

Political contributions are limited to people who actually live in the candidate's district. For the President that is the whole country.

The first election is held in February. The bottom 50% of the candidates are eliminated in that election. The next election is held in May. Again the bottom 50% are eliminated. The next election is held in August except all but the top two are eliminated. They run for election in November.

And the electoral college is eliminated.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (vvmPQ)

436

waitin' on the beautiful art about to come up?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (qCMvj)

437 Voted in the Republican primary here in Baltimore this morning. Went well, pretty sweet since my vote actually matters this time and is likely on the winning side win. Doesn't happen too often in Baltimore or Maryland for that matter.

Voted for Trump. That being said, I wish it hadn't of came to this - Thanks GOPe!

Posted by: TeamRawDog at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (10hEu)

438
Then using your logic.... NOBODY gets the nomination.

Posted by: Mr Borden at April 26, 2016 10:09 AM (8XRCm)
No. In my logic, voters aren't voting directly for a candidate, they are voting for delegates to best represent their interests at the convention. So if no one receives a majority on the first ballot, the delegates are free to use their judgment to decide who would be the best choice, weighing both the interests of their voters and the interests of the party as a whole.

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (dpnZC)

439 If Cruz' political future did not rest on the outcome of the GOPe's manipulated hog-calling competition, would the same tune be sung?

Don't think so.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (Bbsg+)

440 Horde thank you for your prayers and well wishes.

Rocked that phone interview.

They are actually looking for older - let's say more broadly experienced - people for the position I was interviewing for.

Interviewer says he is forwarding and recommending to next interview, in person, with the VP, but this guy was the hiring manager and it was clear from what he said he thought I was the right fit.

Closing in on closure....

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (2Ocf1)

441 I've never thought she was pretty or understood all the hype.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:12 AM (iLoHX)

I always thought she was cute.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:15 AM (qCMvj)

442 Closing in on closure....
Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (2Ocf1)

good luck

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:15 AM (qCMvj)

443 And I gave you two other examples where the winner had less than 50% of the vote, with which I have no problem.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:13 AM (0LHZx)
Those two winners didn't receive a majority of the popular vote, but they did receive a majority of the vote from the Electoral College, which is analogous to the delegates at the convention that you are complaining about.

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:15 AM (dpnZC)

444 No. In my logic, voters aren't voting directly for a candidate, they are voting for delegates to best represent their interests at the convention.

You are addressing the half of the Horde who has never heard of Edmund Burke.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 10:16 AM (1xUj/)

445 Uhmmm...the candidate with the most votes? Which would be 40% since 40 > 35 > 25.

Not sure why this is so hard.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:05 AM (0LHZx)

You would substitute the tyranny of the majority over the individual rights to combine as the individuals see fit.
Historically this is as successful as Socialism. In fact, it generally ends in socialism.

Oh, hey, here's a link for you to read. From South America, where they have experience of pure democracies turning into statisms.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zxt4psl

(no bolds, see? I' m learnin!)

Posted by: Kindltot at April 26, 2016 10:16 AM (g2Jbb)

446 So if no one receives a majority on the first ballot, the delegates are free to use their judgment to decide who would be the best choice, weighing both the interests of their voters and the interests of the party as a whole.
Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (dpnZC)

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LOL!! Yes all those delegates will vote based on who is the best candidate and will not in any way be bribed or threatened to vote the right way.

I love how so-called cons oppose (rightly) card check for unions, but are advocating card check to select the president.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:16 AM (0LHZx)

447 And the electoral college is eliminated.

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A unique plan. But I'd prefer to stick with the electoral college and not infringe upon my 1st A rights to contribute to someone outside my district.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:16 AM (gmeXX)

448 There's guy pretty, and there's girl pretty. Jennifer Aniston is the latter.

Sandra Bullock is the former.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 10:17 AM (D4SfS)

449
Now that we've re-fought World War XXIV.....

I'm ashamed to note that I actually kind of admire a frickin' Frog. Giving a reporter a wedgie? Dood, that's Horde-worthy.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2016 10:17 AM (MEFzG)

450 Closing in on closure....
Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 10:14 AM (2Ocf1

Fingers crossed blaster. Hope you get it.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 10:17 AM (voOPb)

451 Natalie Wood was a beautiful woman.

IMHO.Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 10:08 AM (ptqRm)Here's a publicity still from 1964s Sex and the Single Girl:http://goo.gl/VT0LcT

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 10:17 AM (X6fMO)

452 Had Colorado and Wyoming happened on the Dem side, you'd all be screaming about how corrupt the left is. But it's the good guys doing the corrupting and it's all, "hey man, rules are rules, you know". Give me a break.
Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:04 AM (0LHZx)

There is no corrupting. Just because Trump says something doesn't make it so. This is just like fact checkers using what Obama says as facts.

The only thing that changed in CO I'd that they removed the nonbinding straw poll. Nonbinding.

And yes, rules are rules. The rules were known. If you don't like the rules, don't play. Or at least make objections before the game starts.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:18 AM (iLoHX)

453 The EC is on its way to getting eliminated.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:19 AM (0LHZx)

454 No. In my logic, voters aren't voting directly for a candidate, they are voting for delegates to best represent their interests at the convention. So if no one receives a majority on the first ballot, the delegates are free to use their judgment to decide who would be the best choice, weighing both the interests of their voters and the interests of the party as a whole.

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Sounds good to me. No plan is perfect of course. But this one seems to be the best one for the parties. I could quibble about certain state party organizations allocate their delegates, but what works for the CA GOP may not work for the Texas GOP.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:19 AM (gmeXX)

455 LOL!! Yes all those delegates will vote based on who is the best
candidate and will not in any way be bribed or threatened to vote the
right way.

Are the delegates any more susceptible to bribery or threats than the voters themselves?

If you can't trust delegates to make the "correct" decision, how can you trust the voters themselves to exercise the "correct" judgment?

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:19 AM (dpnZC)

456 Jennifer Anniston. Nothing wrong with her. That's all I got on that.

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 10:20 AM (2Ocf1)

457 So today I have learned that -

Donald Trump is a greater threat to democracy than Hillary or the collaborators in the GOPe.

The GOPe is really powerful and in control and I am stupid to think that it isn't. Except that it is actually not very powerful and in control and I am stupid to think that it is.

The GOPe is really bad until my guy benefits, then it is really , really good.

Let It Burn actually means, replace current politician X with nicer, more palatable politician Y.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 10:20 AM (Bbsg+)

458
You are addressing the half of the Horde who has never heard of Edmund Burke.

I find it hard to believe that any Moron in good standing has never heard of Edmund Burke.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 10:20 AM (X6fMO)

459 The EC is on its way to getting eliminated.

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How so? Seems unlikely that 2/3 of the states will vote to elminate it?

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:20 AM (gmeXX)

460 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 10:17 AM (X6fMO)

art
category: Realism

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:20 AM (qCMvj)

461 Actor Tim Robbins blames Sanders losses on 'voter fraud'

He may be right. After all, Sanders is on the wrong side of the Clinton crime syndicate. He's lucky he hasn't been found face-down in a dumpster.

Posted by: OregonMuse at April 26, 2016 10:21 AM (e8ge6)

462 Tossing yesterday's sock.

Howdy Horde.

Good luck Blaster.

Posted by: Golfman at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (jIgQw)

463 OK, it's time for me to be petty.

It's not just that no one looks attractive eating and Kasich should know better.

He conducts interviews while eating and speaks with his mouth full.

Manners are important.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (1xUj/)

464 "voters aren't voting directly for a candidate, they are voting for
delegates to best represent their interests at the convention."

The only way a delegate could "best represent" my interests at a modern American political convention would be if they were incubating a case of norovirus.

You know, the extremely infectious bug that triggers outbreaks of projectile vomiting and uncontrollable spouts of diarrhea, often simultaneously.

Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (noWW6)

465 Actor Tim Robbins blames Sanders losses on 'voter fraud'

He may be right. After all, Sanders is on the wrong side of the Clinton crime syndicate. He's lucky he hasn't been found face-down in a dumpster.
Posted by: OregonMuse at April 26, 2016 10:21 AM (e8ge6)

funny how both he and his ex (Sarandon) are against Hillary

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (qCMvj)

466 Please clap.

Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 10:06 AM (noWW6)

Whenever i see that, I laugh like an idiot.

It encapsulates Jeb and his campaign perfectly.

The sad part is-

without Trump, he'd be our nominee right now.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (2rmvw)

467 Why Jennifer Aniston Is The World's Most Beautiful Woman (To Women)

There's guy pretty, and there's girl pretty. Jennifer Aniston is the latter. "

Short version from the twit writer: Guy opinion doesn't matter, due to patriarchy. Or something.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (C9pBZ)

468 Had Colorado and Wyoming happened on the Dem side, you'd all be screaming about how corrupt the left is. But it's the good guys doing the corrupting and it's all, "hey man, rules are rules, you know". Give me a break.

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The Dems have their own crazy rules with superdelegates. Their party, their rules. You can argue that the rules should be different, or more uniform, etc. But just because someone exploited the existing rules, does not make it corrupt just because you say so.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (gmeXX)

469 459 The EC is on its way to getting eliminated.

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How so? Seems unlikely that 2/3 of the states will vote to elminate it?
Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:20 AM (gmeXX)

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They don't have to. Read up on the national popular vote project. Basically states can allocate EVs any way they want. So many states have passed legislation saying they will allocate their votes to the winner of the national popular vote. And if enough states do this, it effectively makes the EV vote a national popular vote.

And it's 100% legal and constitutional.

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (0LHZx)

470 And I have to get to class, but in departing:

At first glance, I like Brother Cavil's idea of the Australian system for preference voting. But I'd want more information on it before I decide it is a terrific idea that ought to be adopted.

Posted by: chemjeff at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (dpnZC)

471 Trump is exploiting it, while semi-educating.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:12 AM (qCMvj)

He's not educating, just screaming that people are lying,cheating and committing bribery and collusion. And as he himself said, he only complains when he doesn't win. And he lies too, while doing all this.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (iLoHX)

472 Sounds good to me. No plan is perfect of course.
But this one seems to be the best one for the parties. I could quibble
about certain state party organizations allocate their delegates, but
what works for the CA GOP may not work for the Texas GOP.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:19 AM (gmeXX)
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Not only for the parties, but for voters in less-populated areas. As I see it, right now we are teetering very close to automatic NY/LA/Chicago/Phila determining all leadership -- both parties and the subsequent disenfranchisement of anyone outside those areas.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (MIKMs)

473 He's lucky he hasn't been found face-down"

The "Vince Foster" pose.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (C9pBZ)

474 Go get 'em Blaster!

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (Bbsg+)

475 The sad part is-

without Trump, he'd be our nominee right now.

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He would? Trump is the sole reason that Jeb's campaign didn't take off? I find this very unlikely.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (gmeXX)

476 funny how both he and his ex (Sarandon) are against Hillary

They broke up? I did not know that.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 26, 2016 10:25 AM (1xUj/)

477 If people do not like the way things are run in their states, now they know. They can fix it if they think it's broken.

To be honest, the system is not running well outside its design tolerances. One and possibly both major parties are unresponsive to large parts of their theoretical bases, to the point that not only do the majority of eligible voters not bother, the ones that do are increasingly forced to choose between options that do not represent their interests.

The system, on any level, was not intended to function in this manner. No wonder parts are flying off at every turn. Every mechanism for correction has been defeated and obstructed. All the safeguards have been by-passed. The engine's about ready to blow and it's not going to be pretty when it happens.

The chances of a "managed" meltdown are adding more and more zeroes on the wrong side of the decimal point.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 10:25 AM (9krrF)

478 I wish people would quit messing with Paris. It's one of my favorite cities in the world.

Iffin I ever were to win the lottery, I would buy an apartment with a view of the Eiffel Tower.

Posted by: ALH at April 26, 2016 10:25 AM (uLuPn)

479 Natalie Wood was a beautiful woman.

IMHO.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

What wood doesn't float?

(Too soon?)

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 10:25 AM (D4SfS)

480 That should read "...is now running well outside its design tolerances."

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 10:25 AM (9krrF)

481 "I find it hard to believe that any Moron in good standing has never heard of Edmund Burke."

Of course I have!

Gordon Lightfoot. "The Wreck of the _Edmund Burke_."

What do you think I am, some sort of drunken ignoramus?

Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (noWW6)

482 Texas School District Votes To Rename Robert E. Lee Elementary, Public Votes For Donald J. Trump Elementary To Replace

Weasel Zippers

LMAO

Posted by: Nevergiveup at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (V/InG)

483 The sad part is-

without Trump, he'd be our nominee right now.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (2rmvw)

See, I don't agree with this. I don't think Jeb was going to get any traction regardless.

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (iLoHX)

484 And if enough states do this, it effectively makes the EV vote a national popular vote.

And it's 100% legal and constitutional.

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I don't have a problem with it, but it is only temporary. States will remove themselves once they realize their EVs are going against the wishes of the people. I really don't fear this.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (gmeXX)

485 >>471 He's not educating, just screaming that people are lying,cheating and committing bribery and collusion. And as he himself said, he only complains when he doesn't win. And he lies too, while doing all this.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (iLoHX)

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Nowadays, that a better education that most public schools

Posted by: TeamRawDog at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (10hEu)

486 219 Shades of Loudon Wainwright III?
"Dead Skunk" is the only song of his I like. And he, in turn, hates it. I heard a rumor once that he won't play it in concert unless he's paid $500, in cash, up front, by whomever asks for it.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at April 26, 2016 09:00 AM (X6fMO)

Heh. Reminds me of Sammy Davis Jr. Hated 'Candy Man'. Did not want to record it. Kept saying he would not record it, but his producers kept pushing it, so he said, fine, I'll do *one* take and that's all. And that one take become Sammy's bestest selling song *ever*.

God certainly has a sense of humor.

Posted by: OregonMuse at April 26, 2016 10:27 AM (e8ge6)

487 Trump is the sole reason that Jeb's campaign didn't take off?

I think that for the GOPe , Jeb was just a hat tip to the dynasty.

It was always Mario.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 10:27 AM (Bbsg+)

488 Short version from the twit writer: Guy opinion doesn't matter, due to patriarchy. Or something.
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (C9pBZ)

I think you misread it.

Also, the piece is listed under "Humor."

geez

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:27 AM (qCMvj)

489 Regarding my alliance with GAAAMPH MAWF MAWF GLARB

SLOKKKOOOM BLAWF GLRABBBOOF Trump MMMMFFF CROONCH CRONCH

Cruz FLUUUGENNNORG BOWF BLOOFF MOOWFF

WOOGA GOMMFF GLARB GLARB ZOLOOPHHHAW

Thank you.

Posted by: John Kasich Speaking While Eating at April 26, 2016 10:27 AM (2rmvw)

490 Art thread up.

Posted by: HH at April 26, 2016 10:27 AM (DrCtv)

491 What do you think I am, some sort of drunken ignoramus?

Of course not! Your spelling is much too good to be drunk this early in the morning ...

Posted by: Adriane the Album Cover Critic ... at April 26, 2016 10:28 AM (AoK0a)

492 Here is the thing about the delegate argument. Remember the whole outsider/non-establishment thing? That there are a lot of voters who want a non-establishment candidate?

The system is the establishment. It was established by the establishment. To say to people, well, you just don't understand, totally misses the mark of what is going on.

People do understand, and they don't think it should be that way. The whole thing, of Iowa going first, NH second, SC third.

That process made John McCain. It made Bob Dole. It made Romney.

So if people look at it now and go, hey, you are telling me I don't understand it, but the truth is, I get it, I just don't like it.

Why can't we rotate the order? Why aren't we doing winner take all in every state (that's how the national vote is)? Or why aren't we doing proportional in every state? Why aren't we even voting in every state? How come some are caucuses and some are conventions and some are whatever?

The GOP as constructed makes loser candidate. I loved W, really, but he just barely won. Both times.

So, yeah, keep going with the "you aren't smart enough or you don't care to know about the representative delegate system" blah blah blah.

How about you propose a way to get a Republican elected to the Presidency rather than defend the arcaneness of a losing system?

This is where Cruz has lost his mojo.

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 10:28 AM (2Ocf1)

493 >>Why Jennifer Aniston Is The World's Most Beautiful Woman (To Women)

Yeah, I think the hype/love from women is that she is exceedingly well groomed; she is a fairly plain woman who has reached her full potential by working out most of the day, having her hair done perfectly (she has a stylist who travels with her), a wardrobe selected to maximize her strengths, etc. In other words, a sort-of attainable beauty vs. someone who is just naturally beautiful no matter what they're wearing, how much/little make-up, etc.

Think Anniston vs. Monica Bellucia or Aishwarya Rai.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 26, 2016 10:28 AM (NOIQH)

494 484 And if enough states do this, it effectively makes the EV vote a national popular vote.

And it's 100% legal and constitutional.

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I don't have a problem with it, but it is only temporary. States will remove themselves once they realize their EVs are going against the wishes of the people. I really don't fear this.
Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (gmeXX)

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Yeah exactly. If one or two states change their mind, the system reverts back to the old way. Then 2 other states can come on board, and national vote comes back. Although I suspect once this happens, it'll stay because the big states are the ones who would benefit from a popular vote and why would they give up that power?

Posted by: Monsieur Moo Moo at April 26, 2016 10:29 AM (0LHZx)

495 350 "Cleveland to pay $6 million in wrongful death claim"

A "wrongful death" where the decedent acted stupidly and brought on his own demise, where the police department and the city didn't do anything wrong, and where the settlement states they are in no way admitting fault.

It's just a please-don't-engage-in-arson-and-riots hush money buyoff to the Cleveland black community.

And this is where the geniuses at the RNC decided to have the convention!
Posted by: torquewrench at April 26, 2016 09:51 AM (noWW6)

That's every mid-size to large city today and the general risk aversion of legal departments. They know that a jury's going to go with the sympathetic story and buy into the ten year old pictures of the deceased, completely ignore the icky coroner's report which has facts such as this was a 195-pound male brandishing a weapon, and give the family a big "we're sorry" payout.

I get the rationale for settling, you're better off paying and putting it to rest instead of paying and taking a ton of PR flak, and who knows, an insurer could have even forced that hand, but it is a shame. We're really emboldening progressives by permitting them to riot into claims where no legitimate grievance exists.

Posted by: Hillary! at April 26, 2016 10:29 AM (wx6iv)

496 475 The sad part is-

without Trump, he'd be our nominee right now.

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He would? Trump is the sole reason that Jeb's campaign didn't take off? I find this very unlikely.
Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (gmeXX)

My thought that Rubio would be leading had Trump not entered. Bush with that last name wasn't going anywhere

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 26, 2016 10:29 AM (voOPb)

497

Posted by: blaster at April 26, 2016 10:28 AM (2Ocf1)

Spot. On.

Posted by: Mortimer at April 26, 2016 10:30 AM (Bbsg+)

498 This is Trump Gorilla Dust: cheater! liar! corrupt! rigged! collusion! He's not capable of policy discussions, so distractions it is. Trump colludes with his Pecker.

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at April 26, 2016 10:31 AM (Ndje9)

499 >>>483
See, I don't agree with this. I don't think Jeb was going to get any traction regardless.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (iLoHX)

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I subscribe to Scott Adams Master Persuader and his Linguistic Kill Shot theories. It was the "Low Energy" idea that sunk JEB!, even now you can't disassociate the two in your mind. Its perfect.

Same thing with Carly and the "That Face" which everyone knew to be "Angry Wife Face". Shes pretty for her age, but That Face. I mean look at that interview w/ her and Cruz about the sex scandal that wasn't - her reply interrupts Cruz and cuts him off a the knees. The association is stuck in your mind.

Posted by: TeamRawDog at April 26, 2016 10:31 AM (10hEu)

500 To be honest, the problem is not the system, it's the people running it. Doesn't matter what system you have if the people in it suck.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 10:32 AM (9krrF)

501 471 He's not educating, just screaming that people are lying,cheating and committing bribery and collusion. And as he himself said, he only complains when he doesn't win. And he lies too, while doing all this.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (iLoHX)

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Nowadays, that a better education that most public schools

Posted by: TeamRawDog at April 26, 2016 10:26 AM (10hEu)

Really?

Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:32 AM (ZKlDy)

502 He's not educating, just screaming that people are lying,cheating and committing bribery and collusion. And as he himself said, he only complains when he doesn't win. And he lies too, while doing all this.
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:24 AM (iLoHX)

I say "semi-educating" because people are now aware, and some will actually find out what it's all about. No doubt about it.

And, then there are people like Ace, other others in conservative media that will argue the Trump whining.

It's educational. There will be those who won't listen to the other side, but even the latest Cruz interview with the Trumpster woman is all over the web, with Cruz having to explain.

It's getting out there, whether anyone wants to admit it or not.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:32 AM (qCMvj)

503 Although I suspect once this happens, it'll stay because the big states are the ones who would benefit from a popular vote and why would they give up that power?

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I've read a little on this, but do not know all the details. Has it been implemented? This was adopted because of the 2000 election and is based upon current assumptions regarding how states vote. In the long run, this type of plan does not seem stable as states flip, etc. It could obviously change the result for one election, but in the long run, it just seems unsustainable.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:33 AM (gmeXX)

504 Re: Tim Robbins - Particularly funny how, in his tweet, he asks if 2+2=5. He'd better hope so if Bernie wins.

Any time a Bernie supporter wants to argue anything about numbers my mind is just blown. If Barry, a closet global collectivist, can't keep the car in the CBO's very generously drawn lanes, you really think Bernie's crazy entitlement giveaway is going to add up for more than about 2 months?

Posted by: Hillary! at April 26, 2016 10:33 AM (wx6iv)

505 My thought that Rubio would be leading had Trump not entered. Bush with that last name wasn't going anywhere

Ditto. Once both Jeb and Rubio were out I was able to at lest walk away with some grim satisfaction in the fact.

They'll probably still try to foist Rube at the convention, but that's a separate issue.

Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 10:34 AM (9krrF)

506
funny how both he and his ex (Sarandon) are against Hillary

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:23 AM (qCMvj)

Even funnier if you believe the rumors that they broke up because he started shifting SLIGHTLY to the right of Lenin politically, and she blew a gasket.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2016 10:34 AM (MEFzG)

507 >>>501
Really?
Posted by: chique d'afrique at April 26, 2016 10:32 AM (ZKlDy)

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Yes. I live in Baltimore

Posted by: TeamRawDog at April 26, 2016 10:34 AM (10hEu)

508 To be honest, the problem is not the system, it's the people running it. Doesn't matter what system you have if the people in it suck.
Posted by: Brother Cavil at April 26, 2016 10:32 AM (9krrF)

which means people in each state need to pay attention to who they vote in

I'll admit, I used to just tick off the "Party" ticket. No more.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:34 AM (qCMvj)

509 It's getting out there, whether anyone wants to admit it or not.

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No doubt. It may be whining, but is a very effective strategy for Trump - just as winning those delegates was an effective strategy for Cruz. I don't fault Trump for bringing it up - I just think he is wrong.

Posted by: SH at April 26, 2016 10:35 AM (gmeXX)

510 Even funnier if you believe the rumors that they broke up because he started shifting SLIGHTLY to the right of Lenin politically, and she blew a gasket.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 26, 2016 10:34 AM (MEFzG)

never heard that
figured they were both insane is all

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at April 26, 2016 10:35 AM (qCMvj)

511 Nood. Art.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 26, 2016 10:35 AM (D4SfS)

512 Noob

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 26, 2016 10:38 AM (FMZoz)

513 Well this just might call into question the judgement of that Royal Norwegian Air Force pilot praising the F-35 and/or the sad state of training, a Norwegian F-16 during a practice mission accidentally shot up a lookout tower. Luckily no one was injured on the ground.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/gtqspq7

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 26, 2016 10:40 AM (px66F)

514 "I find it hard to believe that any Moron in good standing has never heard of Edmund Burke."

Great Lakes.

Sank in a storm?

Right?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at April 26, 2016 10:46 AM (ptqRm)

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