aceofspadeshq at gee mail.com
CBD:
cbd.aoshq at gee mail.com
Buck:
buck.throckmorton at protonmail.com
joe mannix:
mannix2024 at proton.me
MisHum:
petmorons at gee mail.com
J.J. Sefton:
sefton at cutjibnewsletter.com
Leaked DNC Emails Discuss Pay-for-Play Scheme For Ambassadorships By Cunningly Using the Codewords "Pay for Play"
It's hard to claim you're not talking about a pay-for-play scheme when the actual words you're using are "pay for play."
The same Democratic law firm working with Google to provide people with election information helped the Obama administration to run a "pay for play" operation that could explain how ambassadorships were awarded during Hillary Clinton's tenure at the State Department, according to new leaked documents purportedly from the Democratic National Committee. ... A separate document lists the presidential appointments that were doled out to donors. That list notes the highest bidder, Matthew Barzun, contributed $3.5 million to President Obama's first election in 2008, and subsequently received an appointment as America's ambassador to the United Kingdom and Sweden in August 2009. Julius Genachowski, who donated a little more than $3.4 million, was appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in June 2009. Frank Sanchez, who donated nearly the same amount, was awarded a position as undersecretary at the Commerce Department in 2010.All I see here is a strong, capable woman POWERING THROUGH a list of pay for play donors and courageously doling out ambassadorships.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 04:53 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2016 04:54 PM (fA75F)
Posted by: Golfman at September 15, 2016 04:55 PM (b6FQn)
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 04:56 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: James Comey at September 15, 2016 04:56 PM (X7E8f)
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 04:56 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2016 04:57 PM (fA75F)
A good investigative reporter would wonder why anyone would pay $3-4 million for an ambassadorship that pays what, $200K?
I would love to see someone dig into some these people's bank accounts.
Posted by: Golfman at September 15, 2016 04:57 PM (b6FQn)
Posted by: GOP at September 15, 2016 04:58 PM (c+7Ko)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 04:58 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 04:56 PM (O2RFr)
Only so you can pick it up by the clean end.
Oh, wait.
Posted by: Golfman at September 15, 2016 04:58 PM (b6FQn)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 04:58 PM (EnGQE)
Don't forget Chaffetz...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 04:59 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 04:59 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 15, 2016 04:59 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 04:59 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at September 15, 2016 04:59 PM (kFnmp)
Posted by: Duncan Macleod, The Highlander at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (NAv1Q)
Pay for play. As in prostitution? I have more respect for Alopecia the crack whore on 37th and 11th Avenue.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Bruce Jenner's junk at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: John Roberts at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (gTQoY)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: R. Blagoyevich at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: ROD Blogoviech at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (prhcD)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (kFnmp)
election information helped the Obama administration to run a "pay for
play" operation"
If Trump pulls this thing out, he had better plan starting in his first year to hit Silicon Valley with the million pound shithammer of antitrust decrees. Repeatedly.
Posted by: torquewrench at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (noWW6)
You know it seems nothing she or they did matters so no need for flaming skulls... I've become jaded...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (O2RFr)
Don't forget Chaffetz...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 04:59 PM (O2RFr)
James Comedumpster is on it. A Quinn Martin production.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:01 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Jackie Lopez at September 15, 2016 05:01 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: A. Gore at September 15, 2016 05:01 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Smitteh at September 15, 2016 05:01 PM (g9d8D)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 05:01 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: Hellary, wearing a giant clock on a chain around her neck at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Deplorable Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (4AVeu)
Posted by: Smitteh at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (g9d8D)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2016 04:57 PM (fA75F)
Rush has a comedy schtick about the automated answering system at the State Dept. More than hilarious - it's accurate.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Walter Brennan at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (7zkP4)
Posted by: Hillary! at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (O2RFr)
How about: Everybody does it. We're just honest enough to admit it, unlike the Republicans who lie about it.
Or: This is obviously a fake memo.
Or: Fruit from a poison tree. If you even look at this memo, you're just as guilty.
Or: Trump is a racist.
Posted by: hepct at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (5b+Sr)
Posted by: pep at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (LAe3v)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (1H9ox)
How about: Everybody does it. We're just honest enough to admit it, unlike the Republicans who lie about it.
Or: This is obviously a fake memo.
Or: Fruit from a poison tree. If you even look at this memo, you're just as guilty.
Or: Trump is a racist.
Posted by: hepct at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (5b+Sr)
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You forgot two:
It's all Bush's fault.
Brexit.
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 15, 2016 05:03 PM (mpXpK)
Sounds Joo-ish to me!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (9P3OG)
Hillary!
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 15, 2016 05:02 PM (mpXpK)
Obligatory: Tell us what Grant's voice was REALLY like!
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:05 PM (TOk1P)
You can surely suck value out of being FCC Chairman.
Posted by: Ignoramus at September 15, 2016 05:05 PM (r1fLd)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 15, 2016 05:05 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:05 PM (9P3OG)
They will divert attention to anectdotal accounts of Republican pay for play that were suspected but never proven.
They will say something like "Everyone does it, that's why voters are looking to Hillary to reform the system."
They will claim this is an isolated incident by a rogue staffer (a la the IRS scandal) and that person will be excoriated for his thoughtless conduct.
Posted by: Deplorable Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2016 05:05 PM (4AVeu)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 15, 2016 05:06 PM (9ym/8)
They will divert attention to anectdotal accounts of Republican pay for play that were suspected but never proven.
They will say something like "Everyone does it, that's why voters are looking to Hillary to reform the system."
They will claim this is an isolated incident by a rogue staffer (a la the IRS scandal) and that person will be excoriated for his thoughtless conduct.
The Networks won't say anything...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:06 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (bpfzP)
I mean its so blatant, are there not any laws on the books regarding this?
And I'm so glad McCain-Feingold fixed all of this, I hope those two take a bow at keeping these big contributions out of politics.
Posted by: Maritime at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (4Y+8j)
Posted by: blaster at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (tewYv)
Posted by: William J Jefferson at September 15, 2016 05:08 PM (TOk1P)
. . . and by the crook who wants to double-down on Obama's corruption.
Hope & Change, baby!
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:08 PM (NnYnv)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:04 PM (9P3OG)
LOL, that should be genteel.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 15, 2016 05:08 PM (mpXpK)
Prestige....
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:09 PM (O2RFr)
I should write for the AP or Reuters. This is too easy.
Posted by: A Blinkin at September 15, 2016 05:09 PM (dnWSK)
Posted by: Max Power at September 15, 2016 05:09 PM (q177U)
Posted by: BacktoGA at September 15, 2016 05:09 PM (QUl0c)
Ah, connections, future influence, bribes, contracts, "gifts."
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 15, 2016 05:09 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (bpfzP)
Burial at Arlington?
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (TOk1P)
Saw a bit of her "new" conference and she talked like she was drugged...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:05 PM (TOk1P)
After we find out who is buried in Grant's Tomb.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (mpXpK)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (bpfzP)
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Prestige, grammie, leading to other things once their post is over. If Moki is here she can explain it far better than I. But I can believe it.
I confess I feel kind of sorry for that Sanchez guy. He ponied up over $3 million, but all he got was to be undersecretary at the Commerce Department. Not much you can do with that.
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2016 05:11 PM (fA75F)
So, why WOULD someone cough up 3 million dollars for an ambassadorship that comes with a $200k salary? What's the incentive?
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (bpfzP)
Prestige,especially with the UK ambassador position
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at September 15, 2016 05:11 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at September 15, 2016 05:11 PM (IqV8l)
In some cases, it's buying social cachet.
Posted by: torquewrench at September 15, 2016 05:11 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:10 PM (t06LC)
When you control everything, who the hell needs to be careful?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:11 PM (9P3OG)
59 So, why WOULD someone cough up 3 million dollars for an ambassadorship that comes with a $200k salary? What's the incentive?
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:07 PM (bpfzP)
Bitches.
Hey baby, ever smoke an ambassador?
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:12 PM (t06LC)
Trump will refer to things in the generic..."corrupt Hillary"..."email scandal"...yadda yadda...but why not just read this right from the podium? The actual, specific things she has done. Vet it and practice it a hundred times, but force the news to try to debunk it.
Cram her criminality right down her lying throat. Repeatedly. Sexually if you have to.
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:12 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: Dr Spank at September 15, 2016 05:12 PM (4e+hS)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:12 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: Human Wiener at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (nS4Wt)
Posted by: Dr Spank at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (4e+hS)
People were horrified.
What a different era that was.
Posted by: Maritime at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (4Y+8j)
________________
When your name is Caroline Kennedy, just a few photo ops and an endorsement will suffice.
No need to break out the check book. That's for the little people.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (NnYnv)
Protester yells "Fuck Hillary!" at her rally.
hahahaha!
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (z3ikq)
Posted by: Max Power at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (q177U)
A good investigative reporter would wonder why anyone would pay $3-4 million for an ambassadorship that pays what, $200K?
I would love to see someone dig into some these people's bank accounts.
Posted by: Golfman at September 15, 2016 04:57 PM (b6FQn)
A lot of these donors are bundling money from smaller donors together. They pitch in a couple hundred thousand and the rest comes from checks that they've collected from friends. That's what those $1000-a plate dinners are all about.
Second, even without a direct payout, an ambassadorship is a status symbol. It demonstrates to all your friends that you know the right people and have some measure of influence. Plus, most of these ambassadorships are basically paid vacations. You spend a couple of years in Europe or Asia going to lavish parties and cultural events, while your staff does all the real work.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (FYrz1)
Posted by: steevy at September 15, 2016 05:11 PM (fA75F)
_______________________
Posted by: Zombie Chris Stevens at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (TOk1P)
This was from the other "leaker" I think...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (O2RFr)
Power. Not direct power like the Presidency but you are at least in the game with all the power players without having to run for office. And you pretty much have zero accountability unless you get something like Libya. But they usually go to lifers and not the people who buy in.
I would take the ambassadorship of a bunch of places before the Presidency.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (/tuJf)
He of the salted earth.
Posted by: Max Power at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (q177U)
He supposedly had a blog.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (9P3OG)
And out of country banking.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (cHbIE)
Progressives get exactly what they want. There was a reason
Posted by: A Blinkin at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (dnWSK)
No need to break out the check book. That's for the little people.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (NnYnv)
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Oh, c'mon. You know Caroline Kennedy got that gig because she's such a great public speaker.
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: IC at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (a0IVu)
It was autocorrect. I wrote, "... donors who have given us qualification letters."
Posted by: Jacquelyn K. Lopez at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (XIVqx)
I disagree. Depending on where he was, he probably made some very nice connections. The kind that corporations, lobbyists, and other entities would pay top salaries for access to.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at September 15, 2016 05:15 PM (FYrz1)
I confess I feel kind of sorry for that Sanchez guy. He ponied up over $3 million, but all he got was to be undersecretary at the Commerce Department. Not much you can do with that.
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Don't kid yourself.
As undersecretary, he could influence the award of millions of dollars (at least) in taxpayer grants, loans, etc., from Commerce.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:16 PM (NnYnv)
Black Trump supporters explain why they're voting for that racist bigot Donald Trump.
Excellent video. Watch it. Share it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9hXx6_Fzgs
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at September 15, 2016 05:16 PM (z3ikq)
I would take the ambassadorship of a bunch of places before the Presidency.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (/tuJf)
I would take Sweden or Norway.
I bet I could come up with some wicked pickup lines.
Hey baby, I will represent the USA to you, but first you will blow me.
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:16 PM (t06LC)
He of the salted earth.
Posted by: Max Power at September 15, 2016 05:13 PM (q177U)
He supposedly had a blog.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:14 PM (9P3OG)
I guess busy with work. I see him on Old Sailors Poet's Facebook page.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (cHbIE)
Posted by: ejo at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (il4FI)
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (bpfzP)
Posted by: Lizzy, deplorable but soldiering on, as women do at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (NOIQH)
WTF does that mean?
So, trips to Pedophile Isle can be counted towards an ambassadorship?
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (SeD0w)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (EnGQE)
As undersecretary, he could influence the award of millions of dollars (at least) in taxpayer grants, loans, etc., from Commerce.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:16 PM (NnYnv)
"billions" would not be an understatement. In a government that's throwing around almost $4 trillion a year, there are crumbs of billions of dollars to be swept up all over the place. And Commerce is one of the places with the most crumbs lying around.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (zc3Db)
It seems as if he's right about the one thing the odds increase he was right about the other. Or is that a thing?
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative but 100% deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (ZFUt7)
Wouldn't pay for that. Australia, New Zealand, Fiji.
Heck yeah.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (bpfzP)
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You know what the State guys used to say about Yemen, long ago?
Yurts, yogurt and yaks.
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (xpSCc)
I confess I feel kind of sorry for that Sanchez guy. He ponied up over $3 million, but all he got was to be undersecretary at the Commerce Department. Not much you can do with that.
Undersecretary of Commerce would have enormous lucrative opportunities
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (NnYnv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (EnGQE)
Must have had a skilled mortician work on her.
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:19 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: ejo at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (il4FI)
Oh, he GETS it, he just doesn't think it's funny.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:19 PM (TOk1P)
Tinpot dictatorships have nothing on the US right now. Probably even fewer bananas.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at September 15, 2016 05:19 PM (1CroS)
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at September 15, 2016 05:19 PM (GUBah)
OT-I just listened to a bit from Hillary's NC speech.
She...pauses...between..every..word. Not good. Not energetic although
her makeup and hair color is very nice.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (EnGQE)
Did she get some blonde highlights? I was looking at her photos from Sunday and thought some highlights might make her look perkier.
Posted by: IC at September 15, 2016 05:20 PM (a0IVu)
Undersecretary of Commerce would have enormous lucrative opportunities
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (lKyWE)
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Okay, guys, guys, guys! I was kidding! Of course if someone is ponying up $3+ million, there's a good reason!
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:20 PM (xpSCc)
They made sure he was safely locked away.... Which reminds me what ever happened to Obama's pal Tony Rezko?
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:20 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Bubba Clinton at September 15, 2016 05:20 PM (wOc4Q)
http://tinyurl.com/zkflny9
Posted by: Brother Cavil, deplorably down with Eph 6:12-13 at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (zc3Db)
When I was driving out west I was amazed at all the windmill and solar panel farms.
Somebody got paid. Somebody is getting paid.
Probably not Mom and Pop Windmill and Solar Panel Shop.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (TOk1P)
She looks perkier....Doesn't sound it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkg-7_4t3Fs
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (EnGQE)
I guess her earpiece has a neurological disorder.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (1CroS)
Yurts, yogurt and yaks.
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:18 PM (xpSCc)
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I know my mom said they used to lift their caftans and poop in the streets.
You'd have to know my mom to get how disgustipated she was by Yemen. My mother is a country club Republican, and wears pearls.
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (bpfzP)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket
For the title, whirlwind cocktail parties with the jet-set, the feeling that they are someone actually important.
Posted by: Cheri at September 15, 2016 05:22 PM (oiNtH)
Yup a lot of fried and decapitated birds out there...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:22 PM (O2RFr)
I'll take New Zealand. Or Australia. I would even take Consul General to Bermuda.
My needs are few. Not simple but few.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (7ZVPa)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (PjWy4)
________________
It's just dehydrated.
Or possibly it has pneumonia.
But nothing that a few minutes in Chelsea's apartment can't fix.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (NnYnv)
Posted by: commander Bond at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (c6/9Q)
Or they take an ambassadorship to gain access to underage sexworkers in a foreign country (and can then claim diplomatic immunity). IIRC, at least one of Obama's ambassadors has been accused of that kind of shenanigans...
Posted by: Lizzy, deplorable but soldiering on, as women do at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (NOIQH)
Contacts. Getting their feet in the doors. Bribes, Graft. And an ongoing portfolio of influence that keeps paying off for years.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:24 PM (PjWy4)
I confess I feel kind of sorry for that Sanchez guy. He ponied up over $3 million, but all he got was to be undersecretary at the Commerce Department. Not much you can do with that.
Undersecretary of Commerce would have enormous lucrative opportunities"
For that position, the a-holes at the secret service will shut everything down so your wife can go to Starbucks. Sorry, I work here and have a very jaded view of the SS.
Posted by: Benji Carver at September 15, 2016 05:24 PM (OD2ni)
This was in the paper yesterday... yet I did not see it mentioned on the network newscasts yesterday.
How Odd.
Posted by: ArthurK at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (h53OH)
http://tinyurl.com/hasbqsj
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at September 15, 2016 05:19 PM (GUBah)
What the hell does the battery do?
I went to the SW page and find it less than informative.
Link to some page that explains how it works?
Posted by: deplorable jwb7605 at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (DofIg)
Aren't they then referred to "ambassador" going forward, after their tenure is up? Seem to recall that title being used regularly when addressing former ambassadors.
Posted by: Lizzy, deplorable but soldiering on, as women do at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (NOIQH)
I'll take New Zealand. Or Australia. I would even take Consul General to Bermuda.
My needs are few. Not simple but few.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (/tuJf)
I would just like to host the Swedish bikini team on behalf of the US government to show our good will.
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (t06LC)
Somebody got paid. Somebody is getting paid.
--
Each windmill, costing $3-5 million, will produce enough energy to power a dozen houses. Think about how long the payoff is. They are being built for the federal subsidy money, not for energy production.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (7ZVPa)
http://www.space.com/34070-earth-vulnerable-to-major-asteroid-strike.html
Posted by: Reverse Polish Notation at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (qfDb3)
I haven't dug deep enough to know whether the rule requires that political donees need to keep records of these letters for compliance, but it does seem like a legitimate explanation. I wouldn't go too far out on a limb pointing to that email as a smoking gun without understanding the P2P rule better.
Posted by: Alex at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (7Yy8M)
Prior to Watergate, the most famous and "outrageous" scandal in American political history was the Teapot Dome Scandal. It was considered absolutely shocking.
What was the Teapot Dome Scandal?
A "pay for play" scheme in which a SINGLE donor bribed a SINGLE federal official to get a no-bid contract for oil drilling on a small parcel of Federal Land in Wyoming.
That's it.
Compared to this DNC pay-for-play scandal, Teapot Dome was small potatoes, total amateur hour, mere 1% of the bribery and payouts of what the Democrat Party does as a matter of course.
And yet the Teapot Dome Scandal almost brought down the government and was considered to gave shaken the foundations of democracy itself.
This one "document dump" alone, all by itself, is enough to completely disqualify Hillary for office. In fact, she should be in jail right this minute.
Forget about the private email server and compromising national security and all the rest of it. The DNC's pay-for-play scandal is a thousand times worse.
Posted by: zombie at September 15, 2016 05:26 PM (jBuUi)
I went to the SW page and find it less than informative.
Link to some page that explains how it works?
Posted by: deplorable jwb7605 at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (DofIg)
It means the round goes off before the bullet is safely in the chamber leading to some kaboom
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:26 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: Lizzy, deplorable but soldiering on, as women do at September 15, 2016 05:23 PM (NOIQH)
The import of teenagers from third world countries (including eastern Europe) is a very lucrative business in some countries.
Businessmen, politicians, ambassadors. Whoever is into that sort of thing, the option is there, in lieu of cash. Pay for play.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:26 PM (TOk1P)
Yup a lot of fried and decapitated birds out there...
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:22 PM (O2RFr)
At the new solar farm they just opened in Mojave its such a regular occrrencethe workerscall the fried birds "streamers" for the trail of white smoke they make.
Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at September 15, 2016 05:27 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: IC at September 15, 2016 05:28 PM (a0IVu)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (7ZVPa)
It's worse than that. Typically they produce most of their energy at non peak use hours and it really cant be stored or saved. Thus, you have to have a regular plant on standby to make up the difference.
Posted by: Jollyroger at September 15, 2016 05:28 PM (t06LC)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (7ZVPa)
Why, you would almost begin to think there's a REASON the Obama 2009 stimulus is still churning, all these years later...
Almost.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:28 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at September 15, 2016 05:29 PM (XIVqx)
Posted by: deplorable jwb7605 at September 15, 2016 05:25 PM (DofIg)
"Out of battery" is an old artillery term. With a firearm, it means the bolt is not into a locked in position. If the firearm is firing "out of battery" then the discharge is not contained in the chamber.
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at September 15, 2016 05:29 PM (GUBah)
Each windmill, costing $3-5 million, will produce enough energy to power a dozen houses. Think about how long the payoff is. They are being built for the federal subsidy money, not for energy production.
And the units don't last long enough to reach that point.
It's a revenue stream into crony's pockets so that enough money circles the system to fund politicians. Money laundering, basically.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:30 PM (PjWy4)
STUDY: 'Neurofeedback sessions' teach brain to control emotions...
His troll skill level is off the charts.
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:30 PM (1H9ox)
Oof. Shit. Bad juju.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:30 PM (cHbIE)
I haven't dug deep enough to know whether the rule requires that political donees need to keep records of these letters for compliance, but it does seem like a legitimate explanation. I wouldn't go too far out on a limb pointing to that email as a smoking gun without understanding the P2P rule better.
Posted by: Alex
The SEC rules do NOT permit "buying ambassadorships by bribing political parties." Look for yourself:
https://www.cov.com/files/Uploads/Documents/Summary_of_SEC's_Pay_to_Play_Rule.pdf
Posted by: zombie at September 15, 2016 05:30 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Afroman at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (8Vq35)
Posted by: upallnight at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (83mhc)
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (1H9ox)
I'm going for the Trekkie vote.
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (bpfzP)
I overheard an older Italian gentleman, speaking in a Barese dialect complain about India where "everyone shits in the street!"
It was rather hilarious to hear that.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: lordof the smith at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (1nAjA)
And, worse yet: I believe the voltage is so high coming off the turbine, that by the time it's stepped down, like 90% of the energy produced gets dumped as heat into the ground.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (SeD0w)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: Migratory birds and endangered raptors at September 15, 2016 05:33 PM (SeD0w)
"We get up to a hundred calls a day from Hillary's low-income supporters complaining about multiple unauthorized charges," a source, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of job security, from the Wells Fargo fraud department told the Observer. The source claims that the Clinton campaign has been pulling this stunt since Spring of this year. The Hillary for America campaign will overcharge small donors by repeatedly charging small amounts such as $20 to the bankcards of donors who made a one-time donation. However, the Clinton campaign strategically doesn't overcharge these donors $100 or more because the bank would then be obligated to investigate the fraud.
Posted by: undocumented bank teller at September 15, 2016 05:33 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (Sfs6o)
Nice. Where from? Xtreme?
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 15, 2016 05:33 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: the Butcher at September 15, 2016 05:33 PM (AGJqR)
Posted by: Afroman at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (8Vq35)
No money, no honey.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (9P3OG)
Third Hillary from the right in blue is barefoot! She's got my vote.
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (iFgwk)
Please remember that your mission is to support Hillary Clinton's election, at all costs, and to do otherwise will make a lot of trouble for us, what with your scheduled audits to he dawn of human history, your required OSHA compliance audits, EPA reviews of your electrical usage and the bathrooms in your basement "office", and-- lets not forget -- the really distressing "chair test", wherein we chain you to a chair and throw you in the Hudson to see if you float. The good news is that, if you do, that result will have some dispositive impact on the remainder of our interrogations.
So, please! We have lots of other stuff to do! Don't publish any embarrassing material about Democrats, and support Hillary with all your heart, and we might just be able to leave you alone.
Wouldn't that be better?
Posted by: Donna Brazile at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (ZHnL2)
Posted by: Palerider at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (dkExz)
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (1H9ox)
Valid point. "Long used" is the context I intended, not "antiquated" or "obsolete".
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (GUBah)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (Sfs6o)
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Your mailman must have strong muscles from those regular shipments.
How are you feeling? Side effects any better?
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: upallnight
???
All you need to do is just copy and post the thread's URL onto Facebook.
The URL for this post with comments included is http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=365829
The URL for just the post without comments is http://ace.mu.nu/archives/365829.php
Choose the one you want, copy it, paste into Facebook, and you're good to go.
Very, very simple.
Posted by: zombie at September 15, 2016 05:34 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 05:35 PM (c6/9Q)
When I was driving out west I was amazed at all the windmill and solar panel farms.
Somebody got paid. Somebody is getting paid.
Probably not Mom and Pop Windmill and Solar Panel Shop.
Posted by: BurtTC at September 15, 2016 05:21 PM (TOk1P)
It's the federal production tax credit. Most states have some sort of tax incentive too.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at September 15, 2016 05:35 PM (ozZau)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (Sfs6o)
Excellent video. Watch it. Share it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9hXx6_Fzgs
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at September 15, 2016 05:16 PM (z3ikq)
GREAT video. Forwarded.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Cicero -- Profoundly Deplorable But Pretty Dependable at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 05:35 PM (c6/9Q)
Considering the bent of well over 90% of DC is Democrat/liberal, I don't think it makes a difference. To have the scales fall from your eyes like that though is a hell of a tragedy.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at September 15, 2016 05:31 PM (iFgwk)
Kork or Biccard, are maybe, GRRLPower, Amway ....
Posted by: Adriane the Cynical SciFi Critic ... at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (AoK0a)
I know, Zombie (and BTW, love your work!). And the ambassadorships thing is corruption, and in a society ruled by law instead of the de facto banana republic we live in now, it should be prosecuted.
All I'm saying is, pointing to that one e-mail and saying "Look, they even used the term pay-to-play themselves!" when the e-mail doesn't clearly refer to people requesting appointments doesn't seem like a solid argument to me.
Posted by: Alex at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (7Yy8M)
Posted by: LASue at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (wgFcF)
When I was driving out west I was amazed at all the windmill and solar panel farms.
They're great for the birds.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: buzzion at September 15, 2016 05:37 PM (z/Ubi)
Posted by: Bosk at September 15, 2016 05:37 PM (n2K+4)
Posted by: Zombie Tricky Dick at September 15, 2016 05:37 PM (pERRc)
I haven't dug deep enough to know whether the rule requires that political donees need to keep records of these letters for compliance, but it does seem like a legitimate explanation. I wouldn't go too far out on a limb pointing to that email as a smoking gun without understanding the P2P rule better.
Posted by: Alex
The problem is with the sentence that comes right after that:
Want to make sure we have a robust process in place to make sure that donations that come in from those donors, in any form, got put into the operating account.
BTW, this Jacquelyn chick writes at a junior high school level. What a friggin joke.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 15, 2016 05:37 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: josephistan at September 15, 2016 05:37 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: scoville at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (hWh8W)
Posted by: Cicero -- Profoundly Deplorable But Pretty Dependable at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (8ZskC)
She doesn't have the intellect to be ambassador to Bensonhurst, let alone Japan.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: grammie winger's deplorable basket at September 15, 2016 05:17 PM (bpfzP)
Former FIL also worked for State Dept.; posted to Nigeria, Nicaragua, and other garden spots of the world.
Posted by: LASue at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (wgFcF)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (2dwOz)
Feeling OK, thanks. Back to my cardio guy tomorrow hopefully to get some good news for a change. My mood will improve significantly if I can stop the blood thinners.
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (Sfs6o)
And all the dykes. Its like bloody Holland around here.
Posted by: Cicero -- Profoundly Deplorable But Pretty Dependable at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (8ZskC)
Also known as rat poison.
Bill's trying to off her.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (cHbIE)
Posted by: Ace at 04:53 PM
And Ambassadors can make up to $194,000 per year, plus free room, board, chauffeurs.. and sometimes even body guards (except for the Libyan Ambassador...)
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: the Butcher
They'd enjoy it (not sure what the exact % gay is, but it's much higher than the general population), but I'd think they'd be a little too old for Milo.
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (iFgwk)
It's because I can remember a time in this country when the things I see reported on a daily basis today would have ended the careers of everyone involved and the length of their jail sentences would have been a hot topic on the Sunday morning talk shows (which I used to watch religiously).
And now all I have left is Shiner Bock and a deep longing for the coming Great Day of the Rope/Burning Times.
Posted by: Skunky Choom at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (CbGSW)
Former FIL also worked for State Dept.; posted to Nigeria, Nicaragua, and other garden spots of the world.
Posted by: LASue at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (wgFcF)
Old friend, sadly a libbo, was assigned to China when Tiananmen Square happened and then Germany when the Wall came down.
I have a picture he sent showing Jimmuh and Roslyn holding their infant son.
Yikes.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: I love Science in the ass at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (svFmG)
Has anyone asked why she is on Coumadin? Also known as warfarin, the
gold standard blood thinner for people with congestive heart failure.
Posted by: scoville at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (hWh8W)
My mom was on it for years (mechanical heart valve, congestive heart failure) and you literally have to watch your intake of vitamin K (such as in green vegetables) and avoid alcohol.
Also, have your coumadin level checked every two to three weeks.
My mother could cut her finger and bleed for an hour. Coumadin is serious stuff.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (1ZOkK)
When I was driving out west I was amazed at all the windmill and solar panel farms.
They're great for the birds.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:36 PM (1ZOkK)
Chopped or cooked. How do you like your endangered species?
Posted by: Goomba 'Jerkey is my middle name' at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (pERRc)
-Democrats everywhere
Posted by: Darth Randall at September 15, 2016 05:41 PM (6n332)
Coumadin. Any relation to Abedin?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:41 PM (9P3OG)
---------------------------------------------------------------
Now tell me again why a President Trump should not bring down the Anti-Trust thunder gods on Google, Amazon, Apple, and a few others. Before that we give them the IRS underworld gods to play with.
I know, I know, we are conservatives and capitalist and must stick to our principles of small government. My response: In a war where one side plays by no rules, we are under no obligation to play by them either. The only way to compel a enemy to play by rules is to make them feel the consequences of not playing by the rules. Hence they must suffer rule-less world too.
They wanted big government, then lets give them big government. Start making examples of a few American now turn loyally International corporate giants, of the consequences of being for big government. It is also justice, because all these companies have no problem supporting big government for the rest of us, why not give it to them as well.
Trump seems like that kind of guy...and why I vote for thy.
Posted by: William Eaton at September 15, 2016 05:41 PM (KhJh8)
Posted by: scoville at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (hWh8W)
Her problem cannot be congestive heart failure... you have to have a heart to get that disease...
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 05:41 PM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:42 PM (1H9ox)
Posted by: scoville at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (hWh8W)
She's had blood clots in her head (sinus thrombosis) and her leg.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at September 15, 2016 05:42 PM (ozZau)
Posted by: I love Science in the ass at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (svFmG)
They'd have gone apeshit decades ago.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:42 PM (9P3OG)
Want to make sure we have a robust process in place to make sure that
donations that come in from those donors, in any form, got put into the
operating account.
And giving it a fair reading, my hypothesis is that their process for handling donations from people who are subject to the SEC Rule is special in some way due to recordkeeping requirements; and they want to make sure that after the recordkeeping process is handled, the checks then get deposited in the account. But I'm not a securities or elections lawyer, so hoping someone with more expertise will chime in.
Posted by: Alex at September 15, 2016 05:42 PM (7Yy8M)
Feeling OK, thanks. Back to my cardio guy tomorrow hopefully to get some good news for a change. My mood will improve significantly if I can stop the blood thinners.
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (Sfs6o)
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I'm sure the delivery guys keep a wary eye on you. On the positive side, they know not to start anything with you.
Glad you're feeling okay. Hope the doc gives you good news tomorrow. Fingers crossed and prayers up!
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:42 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:39 PM (Sfs6o)
Fingers crossed for you. I've got two more days of Plavix to go; doc said to use what's left on my current prescription then go to 325mg aspirin once a day.
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at September 15, 2016 05:42 PM (GUBah)
I'm confused.
Pay TO Play
or
Pay FOR Play
Two totes different y'all. But, yea, I'll power through it anyways.
Posted by: The Deplorable RedneckBitterClinger at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (MCEs2)
Clubbed. Clubbed baby seal sammiches.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (cHbIE)
Posted by: IC at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (a0IVu)
History of blood clots.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (PjWy4)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:40 PM (9P3OG)
You hang out with a lot of libs...and worse.
I'm suspicious.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Protectors of the Realm at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (/O5Ax)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (Sfs6o)
The WINONA RYDERS still have key leadership positions available!! Command The Bingo Brigade, the Snorky Squadron, the Drooper Dragoons, or the Fleagle Flankers!! We are only "pay to play" if by "pay" you mean "pay homage to Winona or at least or leader's bizarre obsession with her".
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (XIVqx)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (EnGQE)
Supporting Trump does not mean I abandon principles. And considering conservatism is a way of life and not an ideology, I stand by that statement. If something is wrong, it's wrong.
Does that mean I want Hilary? Of course not. Does it mean that I have to keep my mouth shut if I object to something he says/does/supports? Ditto.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (9P3OG)
I'm suspicious.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (Zu3d9)
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Oh CBD, I think he's even married to one. I'm sure she's a nice lady though and hopefully he can bring her round.
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (xpSCc)
I know someone here will catch this reference. And yeah, I have no doubt in my mind that's exactly how business was done at Hillary Inc.
Posted by: Qoheleth at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (iIzG7)
Posted by: Jean at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (yFbI+)
Clubbed. Clubbed baby seal sammiches.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (cHbIE)
Club sandwich?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:45 PM (9P3OG)
...
Yeah, but your mothers blood was normal. Hillary is taking Coumadin just to bring her viscosity down under a 20w-50.
Posted by: ajmojo at September 15, 2016 05:45 PM (1H9ox)
Yeah. I get your point that "pay to play letter" might be a semi-official label for that paperwork. Could also be that if any of the monies had gone into something other than the operating account then they would have been outside of "compliance", whatever that might mean to these criminals.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: hepct at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (5b+Sr)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (cHbIE)
Club sandwich?
:-)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (cHbIE)
It's a problem when they try to start her cold.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (PjWy4)
I'm suspicious.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (Zu3d9)
He lives in DC. I hear from him maybe twice a year. We go way back and I actually like him. He's wrong about everything, bless his heart.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (9P3OG)
And poor Sam Kaplan: $902,000 and not even a blowjob.
Posted by: Uma Thurmond's Feet at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (krJA2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (EnGQE)
I know, I know, we are conservatives and capitalist and must stick to our principles of small government.
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We are. Trump isn't. He's an anti-Liberal.
Posted by: josephistan at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:43 PM (cHbIE)
No ketchup allowed on clubbed baby seal sandwiches.
Or hot dogs.
Posted by: naturalfake at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (0cMkb)
Posted by: American at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (cKWxw)
/NeverTrumpers
I get the feeling they are equivalent to the Republicans who supported Anderson in 1980 (not that Trump is Reagan by any stretch of the imagination). History doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.
Maybe the same thing happens:
Trump 50%
Hillary 42%
FeelThe 6%
+others
I'd take it.
Posted by: Memories at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (mwcEF)
I'm beginning to think that the Democratic party may be corrupt.
Posted by: hepct
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Prove it.
Posted by: Progtard at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (CbGSW)
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (xpSCc)
Heh....I was joking around with J.J.
I have actually met him, and can confirm his conservative bona fides.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:47 PM (Zu3d9)
It's a problem when they try to start her cold.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (PjWy4)
The damn ethanol isn't helping either
Posted by: josephistan at September 15, 2016 05:48 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (zc3Db)
Yes, because it sounds so much better than the 'Bribe Fund'....
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 05:48 PM (qf6WZ)
It's a problem when they try to start her cold.
You saw her throw a rod on Sunday.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:48 PM (cHbIE)
Posted by: Huma Abedin at September 15, 2016 05:48 PM (/O5Ax)
Yeah, that's the ticket!
Posted by: hepct at September 15, 2016 05:48 PM (5b+Sr)
It's a problem when they try to start her cold.
You saw her throw a rod on Sunday.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 05:48 PM (cHbIE)
Sump is frozen like a Tiger Tank at Stalingrad.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:49 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:46 PM (9P3OG)
I spent a few days with some cousins, one of whom is a successful tech entrepreneur. Smart guy. And thinks that Hillary is the cat's pajamas.
Well, maybe not smart. Maybe just successful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:49 PM (Zu3d9)
So, you think they just blew one of those carbeurator degunkers into her the other day? Squirt of the cleaner, squirt of the raw gas and she's good as new.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at September 15, 2016 05:49 PM (mgbwf)
One of them ended up as ambassador to Saudi Arabia under Clinton.
We were at a DC dinner several years ago and he regaled us with stories of his butler bringing his his Jim Beam "tea."
Have to admit, he was funny and had some great stories.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:50 PM (1ZOkK)
65
59 So, why WOULD someone cough up 3 million dollars for an ambassadorship that comes with a $200k salary? What's the incentive?
Prestige....
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 05:09 PM (O2RFr)
Even if you're scrupulously honest while in office, a former ambassador to a major ally will have future opportunities showered on him. Corporate board memberships, think-tank trustee etc. Huge amounts of money shoveled into your bank account for a part-time temp job.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 15, 2016 05:50 PM (LuZz8)
carbeurator degunkers into her the other day? Squirt of the cleaner,
squirt of the raw gas and she's good as new.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at September 15, 2016 05:49 PM (mgbwf)
Where was Billy Jeff? You know he's got a few cans of ether just laying around.
Posted by: Country Singer (gab @BertG) at September 15, 2016 05:50 PM (GUBah)
Well, maybe not smart. Maybe just successful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:49 PM (Zu3d9)
I saw an old neighbor of my mom's and she was going on about Trump/Klan etc. and when I mentioned that the KKK was formed by Democrats her jaw dropped. She didn't not believe me, but she was flabbergasted.
Not a youngster either.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:51 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Exxon at September 15, 2016 05:51 PM (/O5Ax)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 15, 2016 05:51 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 05:52 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: Mega at September 15, 2016 05:52 PM (Bt4+r)
Well, maybe not smart. Maybe just successful.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 15, 2016 05:49 PM (Zu3d9)
I saw an old neighbor of my mom's and she was going on about Trump/Klan etc. and when I mentioned that the KKK was formed by Democrats her jaw dropped. She didn't not believe me, but she was flabbergasted.
Not a youngster either.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:51 PM (9P3OG)
I'll bet you most Americans think that we were the only country to have ever had slavery.
Posted by: josephistan at September 15, 2016 05:53 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: Mega at September 15, 2016 05:52 PM (Bt4+r)
/golf clap
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 05:53 PM (qf6WZ)
An entire 11-12 year old peewee football team took a knee a couple of towns over from where I grew up in Southeast TX. You'd think they'd have better things to worry about after their brethren were caught stealing from the school district hand over fist. But, yeah, keep on blaming the oppression on white cops.
Posted by: no good deed at September 15, 2016 05:54 PM (/O5Ax)
Posted by: Mega at September 15, 2016 05:52 PM (Bt4+r)
Out****ingstanding.
Posted by: Memories at September 15, 2016 05:54 PM (mwcEF)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxkw4fS1K7c
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 05:55 PM (EnGQE)
Posted by: Weasel at September 15, 2016 05:55 PM (Sfs6o)
Key word is "had." Ask them if slavery still exists elsewhere.
Posted by: no good deed at September 15, 2016 05:55 PM (/O5Ax)
Need another reason to vote for Trump? FIGHT THE POWER, baby.
Posted by: Beverly at September 15, 2016 05:56 PM (Y2HyU)
Posted by: no good deed at September 15, 2016 05:55 PM (/O5Ax)
Shut your whore mouth....
Posted by: The Arab World at September 15, 2016 05:56 PM (Zu3d9)
Parties !
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 05:56 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Beverly at September 15, 2016 05:58 PM (Y2HyU)
ENough people have it that it will never go away.
Here's a version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-VduoL7iVI
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 05:58 PM (PjWy4)
Parties !
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 05:56 PM (c6/9Q)
The $10's of thousands in bribes you get every week to have access to Oma Panzersuit for favors.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:58 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Northernlurker at September 15, 2016 05:58 PM (hJrjt)
Fox showing Ellen Degeneres taking Mooch to a CVS store, making Mooch push the cart, and introducing her to boxed wine (which Mooch autographed for some slack-jawed fans).
I hope Ellen plans to leave the country when Trump is elected.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 05:59 PM (1ZOkK)
Because I recall this feeling after the first Romney debate and after Palin was announced. Not going all in just yet.
Posted by: Simplemind at September 15, 2016 05:59 PM (JxPWv)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:58 PM (9P3OG)
some of it is for hookers
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 05:59 PM (c6/9Q)
Dear lord. Are you people trying to tell me there is room for hope?
Because I recall this feeling after the first Romney debate and after Palin was announced. Not going all in just yet.
Posted by: Simplemind at September 15, 2016 05:59 PM (JxPWv)
Don't stock up on pudding. Not yet.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 06:00 PM (1ZOkK)
Parties !
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 05:56 PM (c6/9Q)
Because forever after you can call yourself Ambassador Schmuckatelli.... not just Mr. Schmuck...
Its like Gov. or Rev... you get a 'Title' which is legal in the US (vice Sir Elton, or Duke... of Earl?).
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (fi5nC)
Because I recall this feeling after the first Romney debate and after Palin was announced. Not going all in just yet.
Posted by: Simplemind at September 15, 2016 05:59 PM (JxPWv)
I take nothing for granted any more. I think the situation today is quite different that '08 and '12. But still, I will wait until it's official before breathing a sigh of relief.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: The irredeemable garbone at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (9dH/8)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (fi5nC)
Posted by: Simplemind at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (JxPWv)
I'm not counting on anything. Yet.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: The irredeemable garbone at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (9dH/
I seem to recall we had a Rod Blago toupee flaming skull at one time.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (9P3OG)
Chris Stevens was unavailable to answer that question.
Somebody, look up in that mail and see if he paid for the "privilege" of being ambassador to Libya. Yes, I know, he paid; but I'm referring to cash up front.
Posted by: Qoheleth at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (iIzG7)
situation today is quite different that '08 and '12. But still, I will
wait until it's official before breathing a sigh of relief.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:01 PM (9P3OG)
yes, i agree
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (c6/9Q)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (fi5nC)
"Pinkie swear you won't use the leaked DNC emails in your campaigns. It wouldn't be fair."
Posted by: scofflaw_x at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (kvk0A)
Supporting Trump does not mean I abandon principles. And considering conservatism is a way of life and not an ideology, I stand by that statement. If something is wrong, it's wrong.
Does that mean I want Hilary? Of course not. Does it mean that I have to keep my mouth shut if I object to something he says/does/supports? Ditto.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:44 PM (9P3OG)
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How do you stop an opposing army from just giving dirt naps to your captured troops? The threat that you will do the same in retaliation for their captured troops.
For too long the upper class progressive Democrats have not had to live under the consequences of supporting big government.
Democrats obviously don't make them suffer under the rules they created for the rest of us...see Pay for Play above. Conservatives don't make them suffer under it because of their "principles".
So right now they have the best of both worlds. They support Democrats to give them passes in terms of tax laws, regulations, etc., while forcing the rest of us to live under those rules (including their business rivals), while giving us a nice heaping helping of social justice. If Republicans win they know the GOP will lower taxes for them while they still support Democrats to take out the GOP to give us Social Justice utopia.
No. We don't have to feel bad for making them live under the same rules they made us live under. We don't have to feel shame to give them the world they created for us.
To me principles should never stand in the way of common sense and equal justice.
Posted by: William Eaton at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (KhJh8)
Phone sex with Hillary:
$250,000 for the first minute
+$100,000 for each additional minute.
Posted by: Stateless Infidel at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (587aW)
Gee; I wish someone would give me 3 million dollars for having "Rev" as an official title.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke-redeemed at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (EnGQE)
Funny. Bimbo is a big bakery brand in Latin America.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (9P3OG)
Posted by: Qoheleth at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (iIzG7)
***************
Only "career diplomats" get the shitholes.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (fi5nC)
Yeah, I remember that world, too .... good times, good times.
" I know, we are conservatives and capitalist and must stick to our principles of small government. My response: In a war where one side plays by no rules, we are under no obligation to play by them either. The only way to compel a enemy to play by rules is to make them feel the consequences of not playing by the rules."
Fifty-odd years of that kind of thinking has brought us to where we are today.
I like to say "the aggressor sets the rules of engagement", but yeah. And twice as hard.
Posted by: deplorable_sock_rat_eez at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (Z8DIA)
And on that note, Imonna begin preparing some teriyaki pork chops.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 06:04 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 06:04 PM (xpSCc)
Posted by: Qoheleth at September 15, 2016 06:02 PM (iIzG7)
Nope... he was a career State Dept. guy....
You know, the ones you send to the shit places.
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 06:04 PM (qf6WZ)
Well, some legislator put in ten minutes at his phoney-baloney job.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 15, 2016 06:05 PM (PjWy4)
Stevens was a State Department career guy not a political appointment. By all accounts, he was also a true believer. I suspect he wanted to be in North Africa.
Probably wasn't counting on being abandoned to savages though.
Posted by: JackStraw at September 15, 2016 06:05 PM (/tuJf)
Yeah, I'm sitting here and actually hoping this wasn't something he bought. I want to believe he was innocent of this.
Posted by: Qoheleth at September 15, 2016 06:05 PM (iIzG7)
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 06:05 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: cowtown at September 15, 2016 06:06 PM (fwq4V)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (9P3OG)
***********
What did Colin Powell say I was doing with the Bimbos again?
Dicking them?
Oops--no way to spin that. Unless I'm talking to Bill O'Reilly...
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:06 PM (fi5nC)
*******
Sherriff Brody's advice- a limerick
To get the old hag going, if you're able
First place her on a surface that is stable
Crank the handle on her back
Red on red and black on black
"We're going to need some bigger jumper cables!"
Posted by: The Bangles at September 15, 2016 06:06 PM (wPiJc)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 15, 2016 06:07 PM (wPiJc)
I think we're arguing here at cross purposes. The childcare thing is another entitlement program. To try and fuck it and suck it as something else is not being honest with oneself. The sad truth is that we have for all intents and purposes a liberal running against a Marxist criminal.
There's no choice there. But again, I'm not going to suddenly cheer the guy for this program when I know it's wrong. And if he's such a great communicator and has the ear of the nation, surely he can explain WHY it's warmed over big government socialism.
But, no. I'm defeatist and an asshole.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:07 PM (9P3OG)
"Premiums will need to increase, but in a market where 85 percent of enrollees get financial support, maybe there's been too much focus on premiums," he said. "The exchanges will triangulate toward a sustainable midpoint-- which will likely include higher premiums, Medicaid--like provider networks and utilization controls, and a federal government willing to disappoint other stakeholders in the interest of improving the risk pool."
So, high costs, rationing, prevention of access to necessary procedures even for people who can afford to pay on their own, and continued narrowing of the available networks (meaning you might have to go a long distance to find an in-network doctor and even then, you'll wait a long time for an appointment.
These are the people talking who think this program is great. Matt Bevins might have been right.
Posted by: MTF at September 15, 2016 06:07 PM (ZHnL2)
sitting here and actually hoping this wasn't something he bought. I want to believe he was innocent of this.
Posted by: Qoheleth at September 15, 2016 06:05 PM (iIzG7)
**********
Ya --I'm not even going to look it up--I doubt he bought that job.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:08 PM (fi5nC)
Later, all.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 06:08 PM (1ZOkK)
But, no. I'm defeatist and an asshole.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:07 PM (9P3OG)
/looks at what everyone else is talking about in this thread...
Well..... yeah....
Posted by: Don Q. at September 15, 2016 06:09 PM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 06:10 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: cowtown at September 15, 2016 06:06 PM (fwq4V)
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cowtown, do you have a link to the MRC comment section where it was posted?
Posted by: bluebell at September 15, 2016 06:10 PM (xpSCc)
I lurfs ya ace man.
We just disagree on one little insignificant recent thingy.
Posted by: eleven at September 15, 2016 06:10 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (9P3OG)
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They bought out Hostess after their unions cut off their noses to spiderface.* They're the sponsor of the Philadelphia Union soccer team, so you see all the hairbun hipsters wearing "BIMBO" jerseys in town.
*"The Office" reference
Posted by: josephistan at September 15, 2016 06:11 PM (7qAYi)
Reid calls The Donald a "human leech".
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 06:10 PM (iFgwk)
Is that an improvement over calling him a 'fatso'?
Posted by: IC at September 15, 2016 06:11 PM (a0IVu)
Brexit."
Global warming.
"Parties !"
Yep. 3 million is chump change to most of these people. Let's say you're an nerdy tech baron who couldn't even get a date to the senior prom in high school. Buy the ambassadorship to the UK and you'll be getting invites to parties with Emelia Clarke, Patrick Stewart, and the friggin' Queen of England. Easily worth it, if only so you can share pics on Facebook with the former QB of your old high school who's now selling used cars.
Posted by: Trumps of Doom at September 15, 2016 06:11 PM (eEems)
Posted by: eleven at September 15, 2016 06:12 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: deplorable donna at September 15, 2016 06:12 PM (O2RFr)
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 06:12 PM (iFgwk)
Because no one actually pays for that "financial support", he's suggesting? It's free because government. Yup.
Posted by: Trumps of Doom at September 15, 2016 06:13 PM (eEems)
Posted by: incorrigible runner at September 15, 2016 06:14 PM (c6/9Q)
You're big leaguing me here.
Posted by: eleven at September 15, 2016 06:14 PM (qUNWi)
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That where you get to decide who are the internal enemies, you know like hostile bloggers and upstart news sites.
Posted by: Decaf at September 15, 2016 06:14 PM (y6lLk)
Funny. Bimbo is a big bakery brand in Latin America. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:03 PM (9P3OG)
Yes,I was dunking Bimbos at home.Dicking is an obvious typo.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at September 15, 2016 06:14 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: Yuimetal
Reid is the human lech.
High time for someone to beat the crap out of that old windbag again.
Posted by: Cheri at September 15, 2016 06:15 PM (oiNtH)
>> stables that are the hallways of the EPA.
I was thinking flamethrowers, white phosphorus, urine from the Cheney warcock, something like that.
Posted by: JEM at September 15, 2016 06:16 PM (TppKb)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
And Texas. Bought out Mrs. Bairds.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2016 06:16 PM (cHbIE)
Also you get to decide how billions of dollars worth of broadcasting licenses and cell phone radio spectrum get handed out, which, of course, means opportunities for large-scale graft.
Posted by: Trumps of Doom at September 15, 2016 06:17 PM (eEems)
Posted by: eleven at September 15, 2016 06:17 PM (qUNWi)
And in much of the western and southwestern US.
Posted by: JEM at September 15, 2016 06:17 PM (TppKb)
303 Today is National Double Cheeseburger Day.
And on that note, Imonna begin preparing some teriyaki pork chops.
Posted by: Jane D'oh, Proud Deplorable at September 15, 2016 06:04 PM (1ZOkK)
Really? Meijer has an ad that mentions that the 18th is National Cheeseburger Day. So close together.
Posted by: buzzion at September 15, 2016 06:18 PM (z/Ubi)
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That where you get to decide who are the internal enemies, you know like hostile bloggers and upstart news sites.
Posted by: Decaf at September 15, 2016 06:14 PM (y6lLk)
Real life "picking winners and losers". The DNC way.
Posted by: gNewt....forever censored at September 15, 2016 06:18 PM (8n0ul)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 15, 2016 06:19 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at September 15, 2016 06:19 PM (39g3+)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 06:07 PM (9P3OG)
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Did I even mention childcare Or that you are a "defeatist and an asshole"? Maybe someone else did, but not me.
I am talking about certain big companies based in America who have decided to join big government for profit and for social justice. Yes you can obviously profit a lot off big government. For example German companies loved it and one of the reasons they loved them some Hitler.
Sort of a hitch in the whole, "big corporations are always right" view the GOP has taken the last 20 plus years. Principles that get the country destroyed are not principles, just blind stupidity.
Posted by: William Eaton at September 15, 2016 06:19 PM (KhJh8)
Posted by: eleven at September 15, 2016 06:20 PM (qUNWi)
Posted by: Yuimetal at September 15, 2016 06:20 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: Dr. Atkins at September 15, 2016 06:21 PM (iFgwk)
Yes, no more of that phoney baloney 100 mile analogue reception. And those little battery powered portable TVs, forget that. It's a new world baybee.
Posted by: gNewt....forever censored at September 15, 2016 06:21 PM (8n0ul)
Posted by: Dr. Atkins at September 15, 2016 06:22 PM (iFgwk)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at September 15, 2016 06:23 PM (INjRJ)
And in much of the western and southwestern US.
Posted by: JEM at September 15, 2016 06:17 PM (TppKb)<<<
Mmmm... like warm apple pie.
Oh, wait... it is an apple pie.
Posted by: B.J. Clinton, dicking Bimbos at September 15, 2016 06:23 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at September 15, 2016 05:00 PM (9P3OG)
At least what she gives up is actually hers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2016 06:24 PM (Bvr/A)
Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale- How Much Longer? at September 15, 2016 06:25 PM (uhftQ)
than the operating account then they would have been outside of
"compliance", whatever that might mean to these criminals.
Well, you know how they operate. As long as they can say everything was marked properly, they're in the clear, right?
Posted by: Alex at September 15, 2016 06:30 PM (7Yy8M)
Posted by: Golfman at September 15, 2016 04:57 PM (b6FQn)
******
We'll turn on our Democrat masters when there is a Republican master. Will break law for sinecure. Meanwhile don't fuck with us. We bite. hard
Posted by: IRS at September 15, 2016 06:32 PM (AyXPo)
Posted by: torabora at September 15, 2016 06:35 PM (AyXPo)
This all fits with Hillary having had a bad stroke in 2012 and probably others
Posted by: Ignoramus at September 15, 2016 06:41 PM (MLehK)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at September 15, 2016 05:32 PM (SeD0w)
Uh, no. That's what transformers are for. Transformers, like the utilities have used for the last century to drop voltage from transmission line level to end-user level.
Wind turbines are more than sufficiently bad in their own right; we don't need to go making up easily-refuted bullshit against them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2016 06:42 PM (Bvr/A)
Yeah, according to Colin Powell, Stevens was a true believer, something akin to a loose cannon, and therefore culpable for his own demise. Now, that's a pretty smug take from a supposed military leader, but there it is.
Posted by: Fritz at September 15, 2016 06:43 PM (wOc4Q)
Posted by: LASue at September 15, 2016 05:38 PM (wgFcF)
Nicaragua's not too shabby, if you can get to hang out with the wealthy folks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2016 06:47 PM (Bvr/A)
Here you are, Michael.
Posted by: PJ at September 15, 2016 07:10 PM (cHuNI)
Here you are, Michael.
Posted by: PJ
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I used to like that guy... oh, about 25 years ago.
He's such a tool.
Posted by: RKae at September 15, 2016 07:40 PM (i+OYT)
They also briefly did a flip of the cedenza vid so it appeared as a left rear view point.
Too obvious so it vanished the same day. I know what I saw. Gaslighted I was. As Mr. Universe says , can't stop the signal Mel. Can't stop the signal.
Looked like a gran mal seizure. My 2 cents is Huntingtons corea-for the win.
Posted by: cowtown at September 15, 2016 07:51 PM (fwq4V)
Posted by: Jai at September 15, 2016 08:55 PM (7R1I+)
Posted by: torabora at September 15, 2016 09:04 PM (Q1UO3)
Ambassadorships have opportunities galore.
Posted by: torabora at September 16, 2016 10:34 AM (OvyhZ)
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