Politico Poll: 49% of Americans Found Trump's Inaugural Address "Good" or "Excellent;" 51% Say It Was "Optimistic;" 46% "Presidential;" 44% "Inspiring"

And I don't get this -- 65%, a pretty nice majority, had a "positive reaction" to the speech.

I say I don't understand that because if 65% had a positive reaction, why do only 49% find it "excellent" or "good"?

Ah: Here's the answer. 65% reacted positively to the "America First" message, irrespective of how they felt about the speech as a whole.

At any rate -- so much for the genius sheep of the media in their huge, luxurious bubble.

Posted by: Ace at 03:38 PM

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1 Because their statistics are lies treated as Truth?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:38 PM (Qd/25)

2 We are the media we've been waiting for.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 03:39 PM (mbhDw)

3 First!

Posted by: Flyguy at January 25, 2017 03:39 PM (3sOO0)

4 So, 139% liked it then?

Posted by: Roy at January 25, 2017 03:39 PM (VndSC)

5 3 First!
Posted by: Flyguy at January 25, 2017 03:39 PM (3sOO0)

That's what Time said after publishing the MLK bust snub.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 03:40 PM (mbhDw)

6 Dammit.

Oh, it's almost like they reported on their feelings rather than what was actually happening. #FakeNews

Posted by: Flyguy at January 25, 2017 03:40 PM (3sOO0)

7 I figured that speech was generally popular with people that watched it. No matter how hard the media tried, they couldn't explain what was so divisive about it, other than it being anathema to far-lefties.

It wasn't PC enough and that was pretty much all that was 'wrong' with it.

Posted by: Moron Pundit at January 25, 2017 03:40 PM (xeeHA)

8 I liked it better than Hitler's speeches. Easier to understand.

Posted by: Roy at January 25, 2017 03:41 PM (VndSC)

9 I was not inspired.

Posted by: Shemp Smith at January 25, 2017 03:41 PM (IqV8l)

10 But it was dark! And icky!

Posted by: MSM, hiding with their binky at January 25, 2017 03:41 PM (RD7QR)

11 Sefton, you should bless his heart. After all while we were batting out our sentences he was struggling at the Joey Bidet School of Typing to just get that one word out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:41 PM (Qd/25)

12 I say I don't understand that because if 65% had a positive reaction, why do only 49% find it "excellent" or "good"?

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Probably a fault of the categorizations. I'd have rated it as "Shadenboner Inducing" which probably wasn't an option.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at January 25, 2017 03:41 PM (KUaJL)

13 I liked the transcript of the speech.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (Q3fP7)

14 "Fake news. We said it's dark, and that's the fact."
-The New York Times, whispering "Stupid rubes" as they walk off

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (n9gGi)

15 I was told there would be no...Oh, nvm

Posted by: TexasDan at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (Qazmr)

16 We can only conclude that about 195% of this country worships Hitler.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (4ErVI)

17 It was better in the original Esperanto.

Posted by: Shemp Smith at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (IqV8l)

18 So,a majority like dark and divisive speeches I guess.

Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (r/0kC)

19 Shoulda been Ed Assner.

Posted by: Karma at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (bc2Lc)

20 16 We can only conclude that about 195% of this country worships Hitler.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (4ErVI)

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They have a study that proves it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:43 PM (n9gGi)

21 I would have been posting sooner but I couldn't get my regular boner through the office door much less my schadenboner.

Posted by: Jukin,The Deplorable & Profoundly Unserious at January 25, 2017 03:43 PM (cOHS7)

22 The only one to speak in Esperanto that anyone has heard of is William Shatner.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:43 PM (Qd/25)

23 I LOVED his speech. Out of the ball park. This is not the appropriate moment for soaring rhetoric, The eggheads lack the emotional intelligence to process that.

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:43 PM (q177U)

24 More proof that thoughtfulness is the opposite of intellectualism.

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:43 PM (q177U)

25 16 We can only conclude that about 195% of this country worships Hitler.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (4ErVI)

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Well...not so much as proves it as, doesn't prove it at all, but they put that in the headline which is all that anyone will ever read. In fact, the study proves the exact opposite, but we're dumb rubes so it's all good.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (n9gGi)

26 Obviously the Russians hacked the Politico poll!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, #NotMySuperBowl at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (EYbbO)

27 Joey Bidet School of Typing to just get that one word out.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:41 PM

I actually attended the Roethlisberger school, but I flunked out due to lack of capitalization.

Posted by: Flyguy at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (3sOO0)

28 George Will called it "dark" and "depressing"; the "worst ever".

George! Will!

The people are obviously wrong.

Posted by: MTF, Fire Julia Ioffe! at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (LISuA)

29 but we worked on the dark, dystopian angle for days on our journolists *shakes fists* *stomps feet*

Posted by: Media at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (PCkeH)

30 Any bullet points from the DHS speech?

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (q177U)

31 13 I liked the transcript of the speech.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (Q3fP7)

Right. Like a truck-humping, sister-driving inbred flyover country redneck rube like you can read.

Posted by: The MFM at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (0mRoj)

32 Bezo's and Slim's blogs disagree with you rubes that know nothing about how you feel or think. SHUT UP!!!

WE ARE NOT FAKE NEWS!! WE MATTER!!!

Posted by: Bezo's & Slim's Bloggers at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (cOHS7)

33 Trump was plainspoken and said what he said on the campaign trail. The media didn't like it because: (1) the media (and the left) likes rhetorical flights of fancy that don't mean anything but sound intelligent to a pseudo-intellectual, and (2) Trump was saying the same things that he said during the campaign (which the media didn't like then, either).

Not surprised that Main Street liked it.

Posted by: Revenant at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (ER4LC)

34 30 Any bullet points from the DHS speech?
Posted by: Max Power

Yes. They were armor piercing.

Posted by: Roy at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (VndSC)

35 According to my focus group monitoring, 88% rated it "not quite Hitler but way worse than Mussolini"

Posted by: Frank Luntz at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (8ZskC)

36 Rachel Maddow didn't like it. Even if I hadn't listened to one sentence of it I would have known it was good then. The media Hollywood and far lefties (yes redundant) all live in their little shit bubble and were aghast that us racists in flyover land and elsewhere would like it, because we're ignorant racists because they said so! (Now vote for our candidates you racists hicks!)

Posted by: Minnfidel at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (+uosy)

37 30 Any bullet points from the DHS speech?

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (q177U)

They're going back.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (4ErVI)

38 28 George Will called it "dark" and "depressing"; the "worst ever".

George! Will!

The people are obviously wrong.
Posted by: MTF, Fire Julia Ioffe! at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (LISuA)

I'd wager that Mr. Trump has worn dungarees one or more times in his life.

*contemptuous sniff*

Posted by: George Will at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (0mRoj)

39 Even if Trump had filled his speech with lefty talking points, the MFM would have hated it and said it was dark and divisive.

Posted by: L, Elle at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (Rsi2C)

40 It was like Hitler but without all the spittle.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (8ZskC)

41 But it wasn't art!

*exasperated sigh*

Posted by: Meryl Streep at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (NOIQH)

42 My only disappointment in his speech is that the networks did not carry little inset windows focused on Hillary and Obama the whole time. Though they may have chosen to cap the schadenfreude as a potential public danger. We really haven't tested people in those ranges before.

Posted by: TexasDan at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (Qazmr)

43 The speech was indeed "dark and depressing" if you're in favor of multinational socialist corporatism/cronyism.

Otherwise, not so much.

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (s5o+q)

44 It's gonna be an early night.

Posted by: Bruce at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (8ikIW)

45 39 Even if Trump had filled his speech with lefty talking points, the MFM would have hated it and said it was dark and divisive.
Posted by: L, Elle at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (Rsi2C)

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The funny thing is: He kind of did.

Blacks living in carnage?

Sounds like BLM type talk to me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (n9gGi)

46 Why Liz Klaman what large boobehs you have.

Posted by: Big Bad Wolf at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (6LwXe)

47 Nuh uh, it was the darkest speech evah. It was a dark dusky dolorous lightless lugubrious dismal tragic miserable speech of darkity darkness.

Posted by: broseidon being a capitalist pigdog (yknow, working) at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (oZ6kz)

48 All it needed was some Turks impaled on spikes around the reviewing stand.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (8ZskC)

49 Yes. They were armor piercing.
Posted by: Roy at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (VndSC)

They're going back.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (4ErVI)

You magnificent bastards!

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:47 PM (q177U)

50 George Will called it "dark" and "depressing"; the "worst ever".
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Because Trump called out George Will and his cohort.

What do you expect people to say when the new boss comes in and details your failures in company wide meeting?

Posted by: 18-1 at January 25, 2017 03:47 PM (X7E8f)

51 Any bullet points from the DHS speech?

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (q177U)

They're going back.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 03:45 PM (4ErVI)

"We don't need any more laws."

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:47 PM (s5o+q)

52 The Washington DC elites and the media, but I repeat myself, are that alien guy in Plan 9 from Outer Space yelling "All you Earth people are stupid!" as those Earth people destroy his plans for world domination by zombies.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:47 PM (Qd/25)

53 48 All it needed was some Turks impaled on spikes around the reviewing stand.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (8ZskC)

I'd even settle for the Young Turks impaled on spikes.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 25, 2017 03:47 PM (0mRoj)

54 If it homo to love Donald J Trump I don't want to be hetero.

Posted by: Jukin,The Deplorable & Profoundly Unserious at January 25, 2017 03:48 PM (cOHS7)

55 I'd have preferred that he deliver the speech in German, just to fuck with the Left, but I don't think my shadenboner would have been able to handle it.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at January 25, 2017 03:48 PM (KUaJL)

56 CNN finally releases real crowd size image of Inauguration

http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/trump-inauguration-gigapixel/

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 03:48 PM (39g3+)

57 Any bullet points from the DHS speech?

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (q177U)

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"This is not who we are. We must welcome everyone who wishes to partake in America. The future does not belong to those who slander Islam."
-Barack Obama

....Oops, that might have been the wrong president.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:48 PM (n9gGi)

58 He could have thrown in a comment or two about "Lebensraum."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 25, 2017 03:49 PM (8ZskC)

59 When conservatives are patriotic it means we are rassis.

I don't get this. But Obama loved to rub our faces in tranny soldiers and rainbow whitehouse displays in part to demoralize and reduce the patriotism of average Americans.

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:49 PM (q177U)

60 "Here's the answer. 65% reacted positively to the "America First" message, irrespective of how they felt about the speech as a whole.

At any rate -- so much for the genius sheep of the media in their huge, luxurious bubble."

It is not even about being in a bubble. It all makes sense as long as you acknowledge that their purpose is not to relay information, but to create people's views for them. That is it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 25, 2017 03:49 PM (92kX2)

61 This is not a slam on you, ace, please don't ban me.

Why are people (I mean the press, not ace, please no with the banning) acting as if the polls are suddenly totes accurate after the bloodbath of the elections?

It seems like every single time that actual events show that polling is wrong, there's a half of a nanosecond of reflection, by which I mean Nate Silver posts a see see how if you squint I was right piece, and then "polls say that 4,234% of respondents think polls are accurate."

Before BC and I start screaming at each, we discuss the speech and how it was very positive to anyone other than those whose ox was being gored. I get why they hated it.

Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (mf5HN)

62 I had 3 million more votes! And Parkinsons! And alcoholism! Why am I not POTUS?!

Posted by: Hillary 2020! at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (bc2Lc)

63 >>>>At any rate -- so much for the genius sheep of the media in their huge, luxurious bubble.
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.Ace, leave them alone, don't wake them up and let them keep doing exactly what they are doing. That's how we got Trump.

Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (le7jz)

64 "lack of capitalization."

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (Qd/25)

65 46 Why Liz Klaman what large boobehs you have.

I googled Liz Claman ... definitely a One.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (yOf1t)

66
We're gonna make it after all.

(had to, rip Mary)

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (ODxAs)

67 there's still a lot of people out there that don't like to hear trump speak. They cringe waiting for him to say something horrible.

so while the substance was like by a majority, the "speech" being liked was tempered by anxiety.

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (xVRrG)

68 59: Because if you're patriotic it means that you find something good in America that is worth celebrating and defending.

The entire leftist script is that things are bad, and need to change. If things are good, they don't need to change.

Posted by: Revenant at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (ER4LC)

69 This is not a slam on you, ace, please don't ban me.

Why are people (I mean the press, not ace, please no with the banning) acting as if the polls are suddenly totes accurate after the bloodbath of the elections?

It seems like every single time that actual events show that polling is wrong, there's a half of a nanosecond of reflection, by which I mean Nate Silver posts a see see how if you squint I was right piece, and then "polls say that 4,234% of respondents think polls are accurate."

Before BC and I start screaming at each, we discuss the speech and how it was very positive to anyone other than those whose ox was being gored. I get why they hated it.
Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (mf5HN)

BAN THE LOGIC WITCH!!!

BAN HER!!!

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (s5o+q)

70 And this is AFTER the constant drumbeat from the media of how bad and divisive the speech was...

Posted by: Don Q. going hmmmmmm at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (qf6WZ)

71 Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (le7jz)

I think the blinders are finally falling from a lot of eyes, mine included.

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (q177U)

72 George Will said Trump's speech was one of the worst in U. S. history.

I spent all day Friday literally weeping for joy like a little girl.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (PY9jH)

73 I've prayed for Donald Trump to not put my head on a pike. Oh and to not cut funding to my beloved city that lets illegal immigrants kill American Citizens.

Posted by: Nanzi Pelousy at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (cOHS7)

74 How gauche! Zero never would have put America first.

Posted by: Toad-O at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (cct0t)

75 Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?
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No, with one exception, Zombie Reagan riding a T Rex bareback and two fisting laser cannons . . .

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (xVRrG)

76 Empress, that Jello-Man Amnesia is in play.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (Qd/25)

77 BAN THE LOGIC WITCH!!!

BAN HER!!!
Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (s5o+q)

She reasoned me into a newt!

I thought better.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (92kX2)

78 Patrick Kennedy out at State!

Starts with W.

Posted by: 80's music fan at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (PHcLa)

79 61 This is not a slam on you, ace, please don't ban me.

Why are people (I mean the press, not ace, please no with the banning) acting as if the polls are suddenly totes accurate after the bloodbath of the elections?

It seems like every single time that actual events show that polling is wrong, there's a half of a nanosecond of reflection, by which I mean Nate Silver posts a see see how if you squint I was right piece, and then "polls say that 4,234% of respondents think polls are accurate."

Before BC and I start screaming at each, we discuss the speech and how it was very positive to anyone other than those whose ox was being gored. I get why they hated it.
Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (mf5HN)

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The final polls weren't that far off, though.

They predicted that Hillary would win by about 2%, and she won the popular vote by about...2%.

A more interesting question to me is: When are the polling firms trying to be accurate?

It's the same pattern every cycle: The polling firms do what they want until the last poll when they try their damnest to be accurate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (n9gGi)

80 I reluctantly voted for Trump because I didn't want to waste my vote (and I live in Maryland - my vote never mattered), but I am really falling in love with Trump now. I can't believe he is doing so much so quickly.

I can't decide why I love him more - because he's keeping his promises or because he's making liberal heads explode.

Posted by: biancaneve at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (CQny9)

81 This Trump guy looks tough! Tougher than anyone else I've faced anyway.

Posted by: Xerxes at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (LISuA)

82 I googled Liz Claman ... definitely a One.
Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (yOf1t)

I just can't understand why Morons willingly watch Shep when Liz Claman is right next door.

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (s5o+q)

83
BAN THE LOGIC WITCH!!!

BAN HER!!!

You didn't see the Floral Bra Victory Pic ... did you ?

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (yOf1t)

84 "Why are people (I mean the press, not ace, please no with the banning)
acting as if the polls are suddenly totes accurate after the bloodbath
of the elections?"

You're right. The "shy Trump supporter" effect probably means these numbers are way low.

Posted by: not the mama at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (EpAnP)

85 The speech was better in the original Undercommon.

D'onald T'rump, dark elf of the golden scalp.

Posted by: broseidon being a capitalist pigdog (yknow, working) at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (oZ6kz)

86 George Will said Trump's speech was one of the worst in U. S. history.

I spent all day Friday literally weeping for joy like a little girl.
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Ditto - and I'm a guy.

By their fruits you shall know them. Things are going to get awfully clear . . .

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (xVRrG)

87 I love the idea of Mexico paying for the wall, but I think I'd love it even more if Trump paid for it with the budgets of the NEA, Planned Parenthood, the CPB, and such.

Make it really clear.

Posted by: TexasDan at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (Qazmr)

88 Any bullet points from the DHS speech?

Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:44 PM (q177U)

DHS's job is back to enforcing the Law, ALL the Laws.

Posted by: Don Q. going hmmmmmm at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (qf6WZ)

89 "Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?"

Maybe.....just maybe someone might have.

But for the life of me, I can't say who that would have been.

And ain't nobody would have brought the first three work days like him.

He makes punching a baby in the dick seem routine.

Provided "baby" is some value of 'liberal".

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (J+eG2)

90 Have no complaints but still would have liked to see Cruz run.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (0AwCy)

91 You didn't see the Floral Bra Victory Pic ... did you ?
Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (yOf1t)

It is a very lovely bra.

Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (mf5HN)

92 Dow closes over 20K.

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (s5o+q)

93 71 Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (le7jz)

I think the blinders are finally falling from a lot of eyes, mine included.
Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (q177U)

I am still not sure. I think Hillary was such a catastrophically bad candidate that it is hard to say how it would have went on our side.

I will grant that now that he is in office, I doubt whether anyone would have been ballsey enough (forklift level ballsey) to do what he is doing in his first three days.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (92kX2)

94 35 % thought America first was wrong because winning is mean.

Posted by: name at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (En9Fa)

95 The media picked a bad week to stop sniffing glue.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (VdICR)

96 --
George Will: How's the water in there?
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Not bad. Jump on in, we can talk baseball and Trumpenfuhrer.

Posted by: Keefums in the Resistance Tub at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (pMGkg)

97 I apologize, Mr. Ace. It's your blog. Sorry.

Posted by: 80's music fan at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (PHcLa)

98 Why are people (I mean the press, not ace, please no with the banning) acting as if the polls are suddenly totes accurate after the bloodbath of the elections?

Well, for one thing, any poll that makes the left look bad or the press look dumb, yet is reported by the press, tends to seem more likely and trustworthy. But I agree: they're still stupid an wrong. Ace has been consistent on this though: he loves some polls and follows them as if they're valid, always has.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (39g3+)

99 Shep needs some vids of bears falling out of trees onto trampolines. That's about all he's good for.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (PY9jH)

100 78 Patrick Kennedy out at State!
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Anyone seen him? We would love to have an 'exit interview' with him.

Posted by: James Comey at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (LISuA)

101 "I can't decide why I love him more - because he's keeping his promises or because he's making liberal heads explode.

Posted by: biancaneve at January 25, 2017 03:52 PM (CQny9)"
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Embrace the magic power of "AND."

Posted by: Jukin,The Deplorable & Profoundly Unserious at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (cOHS7)

102 71 Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 03:50 PM (le7jz)

I think the blinders are finally falling from a lot of eyes, mine included.
Posted by: Max Power at January 25, 2017 03:51 PM (q177U)

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Yes, but the win would probably have fallen differently.

I'm not, however, interested in litigating exactly how. I just think that someone like Cruz could have done it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (n9gGi)

103 It wasn't dark.

Obama was dark.

Mooch even more.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (U6f54)

104 These MFM clowns calling Trump's speech Hitlerian obviously never heard a Hitler speech.
Talk about a gasbag.
Okay, he was no Castro, but Hitler went on and on and on and on. Long bore-fests with periodic bursts of gusto.

Now, Hugo Chavez was something else.
That fellow could speechify.
Of course, he could (and DID) sing.
And he had a red hat and a parrot.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (Nox3c)

105 You didn't see the Floral Bra Victory Pic ... did you ?
Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (yOf1t)

*hangs head in shame*

No, SirDog, I did not.

Mine Internet access was exceptionally sucky at the time. I know that's not an excuse, but . . .

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (s5o+q)

106 68 59: Because if you're patriotic it means that you find something good in America that is worth celebrating and defending.

The entire leftist script is that things are bad, and need to change. If things are good, they don't need to change.
Posted by: Revenant

On the other hand its good to see Dissent is Patriotic again, after taking an 8 year time out because it was RACIST!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, #NotMySuperBowl at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (EYbbO)

107 You didn't see the Floral Bra Victory Pic ... did you ?
Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (yOf1t)

You're wearing a bra? I wouldn't think of you as a floral bra type of person? ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (tOcW/)

108 >>>Why are people (I mean the press, not ace, please no with the banning) acting as if the polls are suddenly totes accurate after the bloodbath of the elections?

It seems like every single time that actual events show that polling is wrong, there's a half of a nanosecond of reflection, by which I mean Nate Silver posts a see see how if you squint I was right piece, and then "polls say that 4,234% of respondents think polls are accurate."

Before BC and I start screaming at each, we discuss the speech and how it was very positive to anyone other than those whose ox was being gored. I get why they hated it.

...

the polls had a consistent 4-5% undercount of Trump support. A poll showing 49% approval probably indicates 53% approval.

The polls were wrong, but not randomly so -- they were wrong all in the same direction, and by about the same range of error.

Posted by: ace at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (8rNrN)

109 I live in communist Seattle, so everyone around me is losing their collective shit (except our library hero). It's glorious.

Posted by: not the mama at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (EpAnP)

110 Yes, but the win would probably have fallen differently.

I'm not, however, interested in litigating exactly how. I just think that someone like Cruz could have done it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (n9gGi)

SSSSSSHhhhhhhh!

The purity brigade is going to get you!

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (8hICw)

111 46 Why Liz Klaman what large boobehs you have.
Posted by: Big Bad Wolf at January 25, 2017 03:46 PM (6LwXe)

Since FBN came on, I have not watched FNC at all.

Liz being the two biggest reasons.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (1JnAL)

112
It is a very lovely bra.

Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (mf5HN)

I thought it was some engineering Ph.D's thesis project.

Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (S2V6F)

113 Hey, they forgot the 99% of nasty women who found the speech deplorable.

Posted by: Fritz at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (2Mnv1)

114 From the last thread

308 25/01/17 15:25
BREAKING: Trump admin. preparing orders clearing way to drastically reduce US role in UN & other intl. orgs. - NY Times, citing draft orders

Posted by: EVLINC! at January 25, 2017 03:26 PM (y3aQB)

I don't know how much more of this "winning" stuff I can take.

Posted by: madamemayhem at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (yTnCT)

115 The speech did not address trannie rights to go to the little girls room.

Posted by: Social Justice Warrior at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (xiiES)

116 Obama was dark.

Mooch even more.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (U6f54)

Obama wasn't even that dark.

Okay, his hair was variably dark, depending on the occasion.

But he was rather light-toned, I thought.

Not to mention light-loafered.

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (s5o+q)

117 I love that it makes George Will and many others look like asses.

Personally, I loved it. It's even better when you read it (meaning the true content as opposed to pauses, clapping, breaths, etc., adding or subtracting to the speech feel).

Posted by: Seems Legit at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (U+nHb)

118 106 On the other hand its good to see Dissent is Patriotic again, after taking an 8 year time out because it was RACIST!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, #NotMySuperBowl at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (EYbbO)

====================

I thought there was a small sliver of dissent that was patriotic from 2010-2016. As long as it was about Congress being terrible, you were good.

No idea why, though. Mystified, I am.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (n9gGi)

119 The speech did not address the white priviledge that all those peckerwoods living in West Virginia have.

Posted by: Social Justice Warrior at January 25, 2017 03:57 PM (xiiES)

120 Well I will say that Trump's Inaugural speech was darker, more divisive, and ever so much more racist than Hillary's Imaginary Inaugural speech. Which would have been all kindness and light.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!

Posted by: Lily Formerly of HotAir (Now from AoSHQ) at January 25, 2017 03:57 PM (vivhj)

121 110 SSSSSSHhhhhhhh!

The purity brigade is going to get you!
Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 03:55 PM (8hICw)

====================

I am so not afraid of them.

If I can justify my vote for Gary Johnson without feeling my blood pressure rise at all, I can take whatever they throw at me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:57 PM (n9gGi)

122 I read Trump wrote it.

Because he's a better speechwriter than his speechwriters

Posted by: Bigbys other phone at January 25, 2017 03:57 PM (DvqdW)

123 Trump enforces immigration law and the DOW goes over 20K, coinky dink?

I think not.

Posted by: Jukin,The Deplorable & Profoundly Unserious at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (cOHS7)

124 Obama said "we are the ones we have have been waiting for" which is extremely profound and no one complained that he used it without saying where he got it from.

Posted by: mallfly of the Jungle at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (b7fwp)

125 He is a white man, and his only place is to shut up. Because he is white. And a man.

Posted by: Social Justice Warrior at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (xiiES)

126 122 I read Trump wrote it.

Because he's a better speechwriter than his speechwriters
Posted by: Bigbys other phone at January 25, 2017 03:57 PM (DvqdW)

=====================

"God, he's such a narcissist."
-BHO

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (n9gGi)

127 Why are there no updates since Barry flew off in Sir Richard's plane?

Posted by: 80's music fan at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (PHcLa)

128 I'm very anxious to see what ABC did in their exclusive Trump interview tonight.

If Teh Donald didn't set conditions and control the content and flow, as for certain Obama always did, it would surprise me.

And I hope his control went to the end and fully edited version. No Katie Couric stealth edits allowed.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (U6f54)

129 It is a very lovely bra.

It certainly is.

Now ... following my new best visual composition friend, the Rule of Thirds ... I want you to snap that pic again. But this time, align each bewb with one of the vertical lines, while placing each nip at the intersection of a vertical and bottom horizontal.

I'm sure it will be stunning.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (yOf1t)

130 I should get out and look around the yard, a neighbors tree took out the other neighbors fence and was laying across that yard. And its in high 40's, not your usual January.

Posted by: Skip at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (0AwCy)

131 123 Trump enforces immigration law and the DOW goes over 20K, coinky dink?

I think not.
Posted by: Jukin,The Deplorable & Profoundly Unserious at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (cOHS7)

Correlation called. It said to stop confusing him with causation. Because, seriously, there's not even any r's in causation!

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (8hICw)

132 He did not address free tampons for transexuals.

Posted by: Social Justice Warrior at January 25, 2017 03:59 PM (xiiES)

133 Baby's dicks across the world feeling the punch of Trump's tiny fists.

Posted by: Jukin,The Deplorable & Profoundly Unserious at January 25, 2017 03:59 PM (cOHS7)

134 My facts are fresh, I just made them up!

Posted by: Ran Dather at January 25, 2017 03:59 PM (fSn94)

135 When is Planned Parenthood's bake sale?

Posted by: 80's music fan at January 25, 2017 03:59 PM (PHcLa)

136 I thought there was a small sliver of dissent that was patriotic from 2010-2016. As long as it was about Congress being terrible, you were good.

No idea why, though. Mystified, I am.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 03:56 PM (n9gGi)
--------------

It truly is a confounding mystery. A fathomless enigma.

Posted by: Moron Pundit at January 25, 2017 04:00 PM (xeeHA)

137 He did the unforgiveable. He put the interests of Amerikkan citizens ahead of people of color from other countries. That is discrimation and is very racist.

Posted by: Social Justice Warrior at January 25, 2017 04:00 PM (xiiES)

138 Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (yOf1t)

On you mean you're NOT going to be modeling the bra?. I already saw AtC in a bra and it was very artistic, but I was hoping for the old ScoggDog in his floral uplift, ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:00 PM (tOcW/)

139 Trump's speech was deliberately focused on the very people ignored and attacked by the previous administration, the people who elected him and really needed to hear that from the president. It didn't talk anything about all those niche groups that the previous president focused on, which makes them all askeered he's going to put them in camps or something.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:00 PM (39g3+)

140 live in communist Seattle, so everyone around me is losing their collective shit

+++

Hey
He-y
HEY
THIS IS STARBUCK

Posted by: Bigbys other phone at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (DvqdW)

141 On opening the mail...

I see I have received a Pharmacy Discount Card, unsolicited and very official looking.

This proves how special I am.

Posted by: jwest at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (Zs4uk)

142 So, 139% liked it then?
Posted by: Roy

Same amount as voted in Detroit!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (E9ede)

143 I ahhh....don't think ahhh...the profit to earnings ratio justifies...ahh err... a..ahh 20,000 ahh level.

Posted by: Obama, Former potus at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (cOHS7)

144 138 Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (yOf1t)

On you mean you're NOT going to be modeling the bra?. I already saw AtC in a bra and it was very artistic, but I was hoping for the old ScoggDog in his floral uplift, ;^)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:00 PM (tOcW/)

Bwa hahahahahaha!

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (8hICw)

145 136 It truly is a confounding mystery. A fathomless enigma.

Posted by: Moron Pundit at January 25, 2017 04:00 PM (xeeHA)

=====================

Probably worthy of a dissertation or two.

Here's the prepackaged conclusion:

"Republicans are the fucking worst."

It'll probably pass committee.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (n9gGi)

146 I'm very anxious to see what ABC did in their exclusive Trump interview tonight.

If Teh Donald didn't set conditions and control the content and flow, as for certain Obama always did, it would surprise me.

And I hope his control went to the end and fully edited version. No Katie Couric stealth edits allowed.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (U6f54)

I sincerely hope the Trump White House had their own camera there and recording during the interview.

Just in case, you know.

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (s5o+q)

147 Trump plans to meet soon with Mexico to discuss buying up the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Nuevo Leon for ten cents on the dollar.

Nicest touch is that he plans to rename them Sudetenland, just to get some press.

Posted by: Roy at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (VndSC)

148 109; Seattle is past its' sell by date. Time to give it to Canada. And, their football teams' coach can go eat a bag o dicks too. After all, they are that country where everything sucks.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (KP5rU)

149 Isn't dark and divisive a pretty standard media critique of a speech by a Republican?

I think Trump should have somebody--anybody, really--drawn and quartered with limbs sent to Miami, LA, Seattle and New York.

It would also be good if he could somebody to throw out of an upperstory window of Trump Tower.

Posted by: Northernlurker at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (hJrjt)

150 146 I sincerely hope the Trump White House had their own camera there and recording during the interview.

Just in case, you know.
Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (s5o+q)

======================

"You know what?"
-Jeb Bush

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (n9gGi)

151
Somebody said, "Lawn Care just got more expensive."

That would apply to roofing also. The price of a new roof just went up.

More Trump inflation. Lettuce will cost more, fruit, processed chickens, canned salmon, boxed beef, pork bellies, all those jobs Americans won't do.

Posted by: Hurvey Farquarah at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (dW9Xq)

152 127
Why are there no updates since Barry flew off in Sir Richard's plane?

Posted by: 80's music fan at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (PHcLa)
They sent him into orbit?

Posted by: local news at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (1isJI)

153 "Does anyone still believe that if the Republican nominee had been anyone other than Trump they would have won?"

This cycle we needed Trump's Mad Media Skillz.

Trump was able to drive up Hillary's negatives, and hers were qualitatively worse than his.

Trump survived Pussygate, because we all knew he had a colorful past. Think back to how Jack Ryan got driven from his Senate race against Obama -- it was because he had a Boy Scout image that it worked.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (SIY7D)

154 I ahhh....don't think ahhh...the profit to earnings ratio justifies...ahh err... a..ahh 20,000 ahh level.

Posted by: Obama, Former potus
===================

Nice. Reminds me. I don't miss that guy at all ...

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (xVRrG)

155 Dow closes over 20K.
Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 03:54 PM (s5o+q)

When I said that Trump's election would crash the market, I was employing a metaphor.

Posted by: Paul Krugman, Who Is Never Ever Wrong, Ever at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (8ZskC)

156
Dark Fail.

By Dorks failing.

Posted by: naturalfake Dark at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (vZ9Fw)

157 "Republicans are the fucking worst."

It'll probably pass committee.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:01 PM (n9gGi)
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In modern academia, I'm pretty sure that sentence is mandatory to even be considered.

Posted by: Moron Pundit at January 25, 2017 04:03 PM (xeeHA)

158 "Make it really clear.
Posted by: TexasDan at January 25, 2017 03:53 PM (Qazmr)"

do that and have Mexico reimburse them...and divert the money anyway. To the VA.

Posted by: DanMan at January 25, 2017 04:03 PM (aZqu2)

159 "28 George Will called it "dark" and "depressing"; the "worst ever"."

George Will is right since he is a true conservative like me. Please send money.

Posted by: Egg McMuffin at January 25, 2017 04:03 PM (OD2ni)

160
127 Why are there no updates since Barry flew off in Sir Richard's plane?

+++

It never landed

Posted by: Gremlin on the wing at January 25, 2017 04:03 PM (DvqdW)

161 Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (yOf1t)

BTW, Scogg Dog. I'll stop now. Since you sometime tease me I was just returning the favor. ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (tOcW/)

162 Barky is in orbit? Now that's news!

Posted by: Ran Dather at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (fSn94)

163 "I read Trump wrote it. "
-----------------------------------
I think he really was the main author.
That's what was so weird about it.
It actually sounded.....I dunno ....real.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (Nox3c)

164 157
In modern academia, I'm pretty sure that sentence is mandatory to even be considered.
Posted by: Moron Pundit at January 25, 2017 04:03 PM (xeeHA)

=====================

"Are you sure I should add it? My dissertation is in mechanical engineering."
-Ph.D. student

"I super smart. You do what I say."
-Bill Nye

"What he say."
-Neil Degrasse Tyson

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (n9gGi)

165 Also,

I saw Fathomless Enigma open for Enya at the Riverside in 1997.

Posted by: Moron Pundit at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (xeeHA)

166 AlextheChick, something to write a techno-thriller about. Bright boffins in LaJolla, CA have created a viable version of the E. Coli bacteria with two artificial amino acids added to the naturally occurring four.

What could wrong? The Stand meets The Andromeda Strain to give us World War Z with the Omega Man?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (Qd/25)

167 What's truly amazing about all of this is watching an elected official move quickly to keep promises made during the campaign on a number of big issues at the same time.

Try to imagine what Jeb!'s first week would have looked like. He probably would have signed an executive order to create a commission to study the problem of unemployment in middle America while working to expand DACA in the background.

Posted by: Revenant at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (ER4LC)

168 MSM hated Trump's speech because they wanted Trump to fellate Obama for his wonderful service, and blow Hillary for her wonderful campaign, and he didn't.

In fact, the subtext of the speech outed Obama as a failure.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (SIY7D)

169 18
So,a majority like dark and divisive speeches I guess.

Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2017 03:42 PM (r/0kC)

It was a dark and divisive night.

Posted by: Reggie at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (8iiMU)

170 >>>>>The final polls weren't that far off, though.

They predicted that Hillary would win by about 2%, and she won the popular vote by about...2%.

A more interesting question to me is: When are the polling firms trying to be accurate?

It's the same pattern every cycle: The polling firms do what they
want until the last poll when they try their damnest to be accurate.
.
.
.I don't think it is a question of the National Polls being accurate, they were pretty much all within the MOE, it was the State polling that sucked and the suckage continued up to the day before the election.

Going into election day the latest polls showed Trump winning Ohio by 3 points and he won by 8, Pennsylvania with hillary up by 2 and Trump won, Trump barely ahead of hillary in Iowa but he took the State by 9+. hillary up by 8 in Wisconsin where Trump squeaked a win. These polls were almost all outside the margin of error. Something is/was wrong with State polling this cycle.

State polling was completely off the mark and widely inaccurate this cycle.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (le7jz)

171 https://tinyurl.com/zw7djka

Days Into Trump Admin, Corrupt Employees Are Already Being Fired At The VA

Posted by: EVLINC! at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (y3aQB)

172 "127 Why are there no updates since Barry flew off in Sir Richard's plane?

+++

It never landed"

Someone alert Don Lemon.

Posted by: Benji Carver at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (OD2ni)

173 The Propaganda Press is having trouble adjusting to this whole "losing" thing. They keep getting owned.

Posted by: MTF. Fire Julia Ioffe! at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (LISuA)

174
When I said that Trump's election would crash the market, I was employing a metaphor.
Posted by: Paul Krugman, Who Is Never Ever Wrong, Ever at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (8ZskC)

I bet it was an undocumented metaphor

Posted by: Deplorable Male Logic at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (lKyWE)

175 live in communist Seattle, so everyone around me is losing their collective shit

Repeat after me:

hey! hey!

Hey!

THIS IS LIBRARY!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (39g3+)

176 "Are you sure I should add it? My dissertation is in mechanical engineering."
-Ph.D. student

"I super smart. You do what I say."
-Bill Nye

"What he say."
-Neil Degrasse Tyson
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:04 PM (n9gGi)

Hey! You be Quiet! This Ribrary!

Posted by: Someone actually studyin science at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (qf6WZ)

177 A friend of mine said he thought the Trump acceptance speech was dark, but when pressed admitted that might be because the talking heads on the channel he was watching kept saying so. Admitted that probably swayed his feelings. This is a smart cookie friend too. Sigh.

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (hvf9s)

178 No numbers from the "Hitlerian" category?

Posted by: Mortimer - FINISH HER ! at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (toH8T)

179 Big Boss, Man put the kibosh to Obamas 221 million dollar stolen retirement fund...

Posted by: Voter dude at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (v5e/y)

180 127; Nobody gives a shit, except the media?

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (KP5rU)

181 .
Posted by: Paul Krugman, Who Is Never Ever Wrong, Ever at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (8ZskC)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (tOcW/)

182 Go Trump! All he really needs to do is the opposite of everything Obama did - and watch out.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (Sfs6o)

183 WTF have the past presidents been doing? Trump is the only politician who is actually keeping his promises and doing what he said he would do.

Posted by: Pepe, sign the damn National Divorce Papers! at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (PQMST)

184 170 I don't think it is a question of the National Polls being accurate, they were pretty much all within the MOE, it was the State polling that sucked and the suckage continued up to the day before the election.

Going into election day the latest polls showed Trump winning Ohio by 3 points and he won by 8, Pennsylvania with hillary up by 2 and Trump won, Trump barely ahead of hillary in Iowa but he took the State by 9+. hillary up by 8 in Wisconsin where Trump squeaked a win. These polls were almost all outside the margin of error. Something is/was wrong with State polling this cycle.

State polling was completely off the mark and widely inaccurate this cycle.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (le7jz)

=======================

That's very true, so polling is broken in certain areas?

I don't know, but it seems like dismissing all of it whole cloth is a little premature.

Too many people bought into polling too uncritically. Just keeping the limitations of polling in mind whenever we look at a new set of numbers is probably the best way to go.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (n9gGi)

185 Why are there no updates since Barry flew off in Sir Richard's plane?

It'll be funny when they show up at Palm Springs airport for their ride back and the plane is...not there.

Posted by: tu3031 at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (qJhUV)

186 It certainly is.

Now ... following my new best visual composition friend, the Rule of Thirds ... I want you to snap that pic again. But this time, align each bewb with one of the vertical lines, while placing each nip at the intersection of a vertical and bottom horizontal.

I'm sure it will be stunning.
Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 03:58 PM (yOf1t)

Dude I can barely follow the Rule of Thirds when using a tripod. If I try to do it taking a Victory Tits selfie I'll suffer catastrophic injury.

Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (mf5HN)

187 "State polling was completely off the mark and widely inaccurate this cycle."

In key states they got demographic turnout patterns wrong. They assumed too much like 2012, because that's scientific. I made my best guestimate and got it quite right.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2017 04:08 PM (SIY7D)

188 CNN finally releases real crowd size image of Inauguration http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/trump-inauguration-gigapixel/
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 03:48 PM (39g3+)

LOL, some of those expressions. Dubya is looking more and more like Prince Charles.

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:08 PM (hvf9s)

189 9 out 10 Naaaaaaaaasty Women agree that Trump's Inaugural speech was in fact, Hitler.

Posted by: Mortimer - FINISH HER ! at January 25, 2017 04:09 PM (toH8T)

190 Posted by: alexthechick - all your caps are belong to me at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (mf5HN)

I have to admit that I'd rather see you in a bra than Scogg Dog, but I really am entirely heterosexual :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:09 PM (tOcW/)

191 *hears a rumble*

That is the sound of a thousand Moron feet rushing to volunteer so the Victory Tits picture can be taken without harm to anyone.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:09 PM (Qd/25)

192 60% of those polled had a 70% approval rating of the speech, but we only have a 40% confidence in our numbers.

Posted by: Pollsters at January 25, 2017 04:09 PM (S2VsH)

193 it is unfortunate that Olbermann didn't climb that crane in D.C. because he probably would have fallen off.

Posted by: mallfly of the Jungle at January 25, 2017 04:09 PM (b7fwp)

194 George Emo Will, what a ponce.

Posted by: Steven Morrissey at January 25, 2017 04:10 PM (1owrc)

195 I watched a two hour special on the History Channel about Trump's background. After that, I look forward to seeing the media played for at least 4 years, and other countries trying to negotiate things in their interest. Buy popcorn futures.

Posted by: Roy at January 25, 2017 04:10 PM (VndSC)

196 If I try to do it taking a Victory Tits selfie I'll suffer catastrophic injury.
===============
Speaking of catastrophic

Did we get a victory hairy back selfie from the Ewok or did I miss it?

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:10 PM (xVRrG)

197 168 MSM hated Trump's speech because they wanted Trump to fellate Obama for his wonderful service, and blow Hillary for her wonderful campaign, and he didn't.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (SIY7D)
---------------------------
I think they wanted a clear sign that he didn't mean all of that stuff he'd been telling the rubes, that he was really One of Them.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 25, 2017 04:10 PM (Nox3c)

198 All DC has been doing is raping their citizens, raping children, stealing money to line their own pockets, and consuming massive amounts of illicit drugs and kiddie porn on the tax payers dime.

Posted by: Pepe at January 25, 2017 04:10 PM (PQMST)

199 Dude I can barely follow the Rule of Thirds when using a tripod.

That is all post production, done in PhotoShop. Everything is digital now-a-days. You don't have to worry about the cost of film. Post production is where the magic happens.

Posted by: Hurvey Farquarah at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM (dW9Xq)

200 183 WTF have the past presidents been doing? Trump is the only politician who is actually keeping his promises and doing what he said he would do.

Posted by: Pepe, sign the damn National Divorce Papers! at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (PQMST)

Hey they kept their promises.

It's just that it was the promises they made to their donors.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM (4ErVI)

201 197 I think they wanted a clear sign that he didn't mean all of that stuff he'd been telling the rubes, that he was really One of Them.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 25, 2017 04:10 PM (Nox3c)

==================

I think they don't like America very much or think it's a force for good, so a President standing up and making that case in any way sounds terrible to them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM (n9gGi)

202 When I said that Trump's election would crash the market, I was employing a metaphor.

Posted by: Paul Krugman, Who Is Never Ever Wrong, Ever at January 25, 2017 04:02 PM (8ZskC)>>>
Or was it the talking head economist market that you meant?

Posted by: Buzzsaw at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM (XtAzU)

203 I wonder if Hillary will shoot softballs at the cameras from her pussy?

Posted by: R. DUKE at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM (ONH2e)

204 203 I wonder if Hillary will shoot softballs at the cameras from her pussy?
Posted by: R. DUKE at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM (ONH2e)

"Hey, that's my schtik!"

~ W. Ryder

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 04:12 PM (8hICw)

205 Victory tits!

http://objects.artspan.com/member/micmcrae/500/107153.jpg

SFW

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:12 PM (39g3+)

206 re 184 and 187: I wonder how many Black voters who gladly voted for Obama just said to themselves on Nov 8, nah, I ain't voting for that old white woman.

Posted by: mallfly of the Jungle at January 25, 2017 04:12 PM (b7fwp)

207 great - I think you just conjured BS guy. . .

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (xVRrG)

208 Trump gets more done for this country and citizens by the time my lunch break is over than any other President before him.

Posted by: Pepe, sign the damn National Divorce Papers! at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (PQMST)

209 That was the most popular inaugural address in history. In history. And I'm going all the way back. It was the best received, best liked speech. Everyone agrees.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (dnWSK)

210 Try to imagine what Jeb!'s first week would have looked like.

"As my first official act, I hereby designate Barack Obama's Birthday as a national holiday. Please clap."

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (ul9CR)

211 Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:08 PM (hvf9s)

Note, all the way in the back? right hand side?

Line of people still waiting to get through security....

Posted by: Don Q. at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (qf6WZ)

212 On you mean you're NOT going to be modeling the bra?. I already saw AtC in a bra and it was very artistic, but I was hoping for the old ScoggDog in his floral uplift, ;^)

I'll see about getting you some action shots of me installing hand rail or something. Sure to get the ol' motor running.

Picture it, Fen ... the perceptible ambiance of spousal disappointment floats on the sweet morning breeze, intermingled with the thick aroma of a master's stream of profanity. A solitary craftsman toils at his trade, his cordless tools singing a lonely song of achievement unappreciated, of excellence not noticed. Undaunted, he soldiers forward ... pausing only to sip from his third beer as the morning sun beats down on his NRA tee - his only protection from an uncaring world.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (yOf1t)

213 206 re 184 and 187: I wonder how many Black voters who gladly voted for Obama just said to themselves on Nov 8, nah, I ain't voting for that old white woman.
Posted by: mallfly of the Jungle at January 25, 2017 04:12 PM (b7fwp)

If turnout estimates from 2016 are correct, there were about 10,000 fewer in milwaukee county.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (8hICw)

214 I will grant that now that he is in office, I doubt
whether anyone would have been ballsey enough (forklift level ballsey)
to do what he is doing in his first three days.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
---
Trump's balls are liberal kryptonite.

Posted by: Biergood at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (v8Lx/)

215 >>> WTF have the past presidents been doing? Trump is the only politician who is actually keeping his promises and doing what he said he would do.
Posted by: Pepe, sign the damn National Divorce Papers! at January 25, 2017 04:07 PM (PQMST)

Establishment lawyer vs outsider businessman. One of those can manage to get crap done, and it's not the lawyer. Who knew?!

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (hvf9s)

216 203: uhm, I have no words. I'm thinking rabid porcupines. Not softballs.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (KP5rU)

217 These polls were almost all outside the margin of error. Something is/was wrong with State polling this cycle.

State polling was completely off the mark and widely inaccurate this cycle.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (le7jz)

This is known. The media, hence the media polls, were in Hills pocket during the entire campaign.

I quit looking at any pols after a general pattern of polling +10 Dem only got +5 Hills, polling +20 dem got +10 Hills.

Dumbasses lied to themselves by polling only California and claiming it was a national poll.

Posted by: Burnt Toast at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (P/kVC)

218 Trump took a dump this morning and had better presidential output than obama.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (dnWSK)

219 It is actually harder to do state polling than federal. Has to do with the number of contacts necessary to get a representative sample and correctly predicting who will vote. My totally swag type guestimate from prior election experience in congressional races is that they got the likely voter wrong--minorities in big cities did not show up in those Midwest states and the deplorable unlikely voters did.

Posted by: whig at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (R15Tp)

220 195 I watched a two hour special on the History Channel about Trump's background.

I watched that too. Very informative.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (ul9CR)

221 210 Try to imagine what Jeb!'s first week would have looked like.

"As my first official act, I hereby designate Barack Obama's Birthday as a national holiday. Please clap."
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (ul9CR)

=====================

"I'm pleased to sign this act of Congress that makes all illegal citizens into legal citizens, as well as up to 4 family members who have not yet come to the United States. I now retire."
-Jeb Bush

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (n9gGi)

222 203 I wonder if Hillary will shoot softballs at the cameras from her pussy?
=======================

Photos or it didn't happen

Posted by: Eric Cartman Marchman, Deadspin Sports at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (LISuA)

223 Trump is the only politician who is actually keeping his promises and doing what he said he would do.

Yeah its confusing. This is the first politician I can remember who got into office and immediately started doing what they campaigned on. I figured he'd never get that wall built but apparently he was serious. Who knew?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (39g3+)

224 I have to admit that I'd rather see you in a bra than Scogg Dog, but I really am entirely heterosexual :^)

Don't sweat it FenelonSpoke. I'd rather see AtC than ScoggDog in a bra as well, I'm entirely heterosexual too.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (YEelc)

225 "Why are there no updates since Barry flew off in Sir Richard's plane? "

Who?

Posted by: Bosk at January 25, 2017 04:15 PM (n2K+4)

226 re me at 193: in which case I could say that Keith Olbermann is a splat

Posted by: mallfly of the Jungle at January 25, 2017 04:15 PM (b7fwp)

227 At the rate Trump is going, by the end of next week I may be tired of all the winning . . . . nah! I want moar winning!

Posted by: biancaneve at January 25, 2017 04:15 PM (CQny9)

228 I would love to put the speech to the Jimmy Kimmel test. Either attribute it to Obama or leave it without attribution and see what the reaction is.

Posted by: red speck at January 25, 2017 04:15 PM (RcEOo)

229 This is unbelievable what is going on. I knew we were getting fucked but damn I never realized just how bad and how rough until Trump was sworn in.

Posted by: Pepe, sign the damn National Divorce Papers! at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (PQMST)

230 Note, all the way in the back? right hand side?
Line of people still waiting to get through security....
Posted by: Don Q. at January 25, 2017 04:13 PM (qf6WZ)

Oooh good catch

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (hvf9s)

231 Lesson 5 of Patterson's class is about research. Basically to make it more believable as opposed to say Fifty Shades. Also the research may cause the writer to have even more ideas to add to the story.

Worksheet asks one to try and improve some other students' descriptions of a parking garage. This one seemed to strike a chord for some odd Ewok reason.

"The gigantic, underground, concrete structure was damp and dimly lit.
There weren't many cars parked and the ones that were there had seen
its better days. It reeked of piss and homelessness; ironically, right under
the red "no trespassing" sign, a homeless man had set up his home of
cardboard boxes and dirty blankets"

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (Qd/25)

232 Posted by: Hurvey Farquarah at January 25, 2017 04:11 PM

So you're saying best practice with digital photography is to treat it like medium or large format film? Because I still crop in the viewfinder, like I was taught.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (S2VsH)

233 I have to say, POTUS is turning me into a total Trump fan.

Posted by: @votermom's phone at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (E70Gb)

234 I wonder how many Black voters who gladly voted for Obama just said to themselves on Nov 8, nah, I ain't voting for that old white woman.

A lot, I'm thinking. Its not easy to get black guys to pick a woman to run things, I'm guessing. Especially that one.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (39g3+)

235 Boobs?

Posted by: josephistan at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (7HtZB)

236 If Trump keeps this up he'll never get elected.

Posted by: Mortimer - FINISH HER ! at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (toH8T)

237 210 Try to imagine what Jeb!'s first week would have looked like
==========================

We want to be bipartisan. Accordingly, in my first year I will sign any bill the Democrats bring me.

Anything! Let your imaginations run free Democrats!

Posted by: Eric Cartman Marchman, Deadspin Sports at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (LISuA)

238 I was laughing during most of the speech. Happy, but laughing.

Here's the new president, not just reiterating every single bit of his in-your-face campaign agenda, but specifically saying that decades of what ..... the people with him on the dais on the west front of the Capitol have brought us, is terrible, and he's going to erase it. Amazing.

Every public utterance encourages me that Trump is not just not backing down, but perhaps leaning even more forward, on the key issues.

I'm not even necessarily a complete fan of every bit of his policy shifts - but overall it's spectacularly correct on the big issues.

Problem is, he's making me hungry. For every unthinkable statement he makes, or EO he signs, for every simply politically impossible and "controversial!" move he signals ..... I find myself wanting MORE.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (QDnY+)

239 "The gigantic, underground, concrete structure was damp and dimly lit.
There weren't many cars parked and the ones that were there had seen
its better days. It reeked of piss and homelessness; ironically, right under
the red "no trespassing" sign, a homeless man had set up his home of
cardboard boxes and dirty blankets"
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (Qd/25)

Are you writing Ace's biography?

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (8hICw)

240 It's nice to wake up in the morning and ask myself what our President is going to do for America today?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (J+eG2)

241 The Propaganda Press is having trouble adjusting to this whole "losing" thing. They keep getting owned.
Posted by: MTF. Fire Julia Ioffe! at January 25, 2017 04:05 PM (LISuA)

"The wrong side of history."

Posted by: filbert at January 25, 2017 04:17 PM (s5o+q)

242 One thing about FaceBook, I'm finding out how many of my cousins that I was close to as a child have become complete strangers whose thought-process I am completely unable to understand. Even those without obvious "daddy issues" have fallen for all this Wymyn's March stuff.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 25, 2017 04:17 PM (sEDyY)

243 234 I wonder how many Black voters who gladly voted for Obama just said to themselves on Nov 8, nah, I ain't voting for that old white woman.

A lot, I'm thinking. Its not easy to get black guys to pick a woman to run things, I'm guessing. Especially that one.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (39g3+)

======================

2012, Election Day, Charleston, SC:

Old black lady walks up to me, working the polls, and says, "I want to vote for Obama." I show her to the machine and Obama's name. She presses it. "Did I vote for Obama?" I guide her through finishing the ballot and walks away.

I can almost guarantee that that woman did not vote for Hillary Clinton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:17 PM (n9gGi)

244 My stress level and rage meter is at an all time low since Monday evening. No sweat.

Posted by: Pepe, sign the damn National Divorce Papers! at January 25, 2017 04:18 PM (PQMST)

245 You didn't see the Floral Bra Victory Pic ... did you ?

Amazing what a set of 42 DDs will do for a female's popularity on a site populated by Morons.

Posted by: An Observation at January 25, 2017 04:18 PM (AQG9N)

246 Anna, i would have taken out the word "ironically", because the irony is obvious.

Posted by: Steven Morrissey at January 25, 2017 04:18 PM (1owrc)

247 I'm with Fen. I'm heterosexual too and I'd rather see AtC in a bra than....anyone, ever.

Posted by: MTF. Fire Julia Ioffe! at January 25, 2017 04:18 PM (LISuA)

248 "The gigantic, underground, concrete structure was damp and dimly lit.
There weren't many cars parked and the ones that were there had seen
its better days. It reeked of piss and homelessness; ironically, right under
the red "no trespassing" sign, a homeless man had set up his home of
cardboard boxes and dirty blankets"
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (Qd/25)

Are you writing Ace's biography?
Posted by: DoublySymmetric

Hobo hunting guide.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (E9ede)

249 No, not writing Ace's bio. But it seems someone has been working on it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (Qd/25)

250 236
If Trump keeps this up he'll never get elected.

Posted by: Mortimer - FINISH HER ! at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (toH8T)

SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE HIM STOP TWEETING!!

Posted by: local news at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (1isJI)

251 BTW, Scogg Dog. I'll stop now. Since you sometime tease me I was just returning the favor. ;^)

Don't you dare quit. It's when I like texting with you the best.

Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (yOf1t)

252 So you're saying best practice with digital photography is to treat it like medium or large format film? Because I still crop in the viewfinder, like I was taught.

Posted by: Rusty Nail at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM

Best practice? No. The original complaint was having trouble getting composition correct in the camera.
Sure be meticulous in your staging and camera work, if you have time, and are not being charged by an angry RINO.

Posted by: Hurvey Farquarah at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (dW9Xq)

253 >>Are you writing Ace's biography?

'It was a dark and stormy early afternoon when he Published his first Thread of the day.'

Posted by: garrett at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (xd0pN)

254 You didn't see the Floral Bra Victory Pic ... did you ?

Amazing what a set of 42 DDs will do for a female's popularity on a site populated by Morons.

Posted by: An Observation

Boo-yah!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (E9ede)

255 I have to say, POTUS is turning me into a total Trump fan.

Posted by: @votermom's phone at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (E70Gb)
===========================

I'm hoping to see more of Melania soon. Ivanka posted a picture of herself with her husband and kids on Facebook yesterday. Such a nic photo - kids in their jammies being kids - all wiggly. Ivanka looking gorgeous as usual.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (bpfzP)

256 Even those without obvious "daddy issues" have fallen for all this Wymyn's March stuff.
======================

Its not really based on policy. Its tribal. Its personality. Its social.

Not to say your former associates aren't serious people, but looking at shot of the crowd overall, there were a metric f ton of unserious people there, pretending they were to be taken seriously.

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (xVRrG)

257 Ed Asner is still alive.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (IqV8l)

258 We got some victory tit pics but no ette asked for schadenboner pics.Sad really.

Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (r/0kC)

259 >>> 195 I watched a two hour special on the History Channel about Trump's background. I watched that too. Very informative. Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (ul9CR)

Hm, hopefully they replay it. PBS aired a special last night called "Trump's Road to the White House," have it taped and plan to watch tonight. I expect cluelessness but we'll see.

http://www.nextavenue.org/pbs-frontline-trump/

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (hvf9s)

260 I read an article about Trump buying his compound in Florida.

No one there wanted him around.

He offered $25 million and the owners wanted more. He ended up paying them $8 million and got some property for a golf course too I think.

Non-stop issues with Trump. He keeps winning.

One person says paraphrasing He keeps winning and now his place is going to the winter fucking White House.

They sued him over the height of his flag pole and the size of the flag.

He had a problem with airplanes flying over the place and sued the airport.

Now that he's president he can have any size flag he wants on the biggest flagpole he can find.

Air traffic is no longer able to fly over his estate because he's president.

The whole thing is hilarious and win after win for Trump.

I think it was in Vanity Fair or the Atlantic. It's about him acquiring Mar-A-Largo.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (4ErVI)

261 Not to say your former associates aren't serious people, but looking at shot of the crowd overall, there were a metric f ton of unserious people there, pretending they were to be taken seriously.
Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (xVRrG)

In their defense, in 2009 there were large crowds of people gathering dressing like it was the 1700's.

Posted by: DoublySymmetric at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (8hICw)

262 Anyway back to the lesson.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (Qd/25)

263 My stress level and rage meter is at an all time low since Monday evening. No sweat.
Posted by: Pepe

I actually sent mine out to be re-calibrated.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (E9ede)

264 175
THIS IS LIBRARY!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (39g3+)

"Where's library?"

- - Mr. Atoz watching the Etavikron

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (mbhDw)

265 off sock.

but then, Moz had enough writing chops to know that too.

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (1owrc)

266 The membership fee at Trump's golf course in Florida doubled lol.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (4ErVI)

267 If Trump keeps this up he'll never get elected.

Not looking good in FL. The panhandle will never be enough to overcome Broward-Dade. Get used to Madame Cankles!

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (ul9CR)

268 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 25, 2017 04:17 PM (sEDyY)

You and me both, girl.

Most I'm not too surprised by, but some of them... unreal.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (kqtMD)

269 Yeah its confusing. This is the first
politician I can remember who got into office and immediately started
doing what they campaigned on. I figured he'd never get that wall built
but apparently he was serious. Who knew?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (39g3+)
--I was watching MSNBC's reaction to the inauguration and Chrissy Matthews said something along the lines of "Everyone knows that what is said during a campaign is just BS, you just say these things for votes, then get in office."Apparently, Trump disagrees.

Posted by: Revenant at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (ER4LC)

270 By the way, is Pizzagate still a thing? It certainly got the quick sweep under the rug by everyone I do not trust. It was like the ending of the Wizard of Oz, except there was no Toto to pull back the curtain. The Wizard is still behind the curtain, and the things that have been seen cannot be unseen.

I think Pizzagate might still be under investigation, and that is why Comey is still on the job. He knows.

Posted by: Minuteman at January 25, 2017 04:21 PM (xiiES)

271 257 Ed Asner is still alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (IqV8l)

He makes Michael Moore sound like Ronald Reagan

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:22 PM (mbhDw)

272 'He waddled to the Kitchen to mechanically perform his caffeine ritual before knocking out a quick set of Squats.

'Grind, Brew, Churn, Combine.'

Posted by: garrett at January 25, 2017 04:22 PM (xd0pN)

273 Air traffic is no longer able to fly over his estate because he's president.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (4ErVI)

The real reason he became president - keep them damn planes from flying over his house.

Posted by: Burnt Toast at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (P/kVC)

274 I can't wait to see the FABs tv show, whatever format it takes. And you know, as awful as we all know she will be with her winning personality shining through, the show will be called a huge success. It's poor ratings attributed to timeslots and misogyny and such.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (dnWSK)

275 Yeah its confusing. This is the first politician I can remember who got into office and immediately started doing what they campaigned on. I figured he'd never get that wall built but apparently he was serious. Who knew?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:14 PM (39g3+)
..........

Without even so much as a Harrumph.

Posted by: wth at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (HgMAr)

276 264
175

THIS IS LIBRARY!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at January 25, 2017 04:06 PM (39g3+)

"Where's library?"

- - Mr. Atoz watching the Etavikron

Posted by: J.J. Sefton

"There ARE witches!" "There ARE witches!"

Posted by: SFGoth at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (dZ756)

277 "Who library this is??"
-Pepe the Frog

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor, mixing memes at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (39g3+)

278 Ed Asner is still alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

He was just on the most recent episode of Bones.

#Soon.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (E9ede)

279 They sued Trump because his pole was too big?

Interesting...

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (ul9CR)

280 238 Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (QDnY+)

You said "leaning forward." Now that is ironic.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (mbhDw)

281 Posted by: ScoggDog at January 25, 2017 04:19 PM (yOf1t)

Oh, purveyor of untruths! You have never sent me a picture of my junk nor have i sent you a picture of mine, thank God. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (tOcW/)

282 Union leader James Hoffa on FBN right now essentially being Trump's advocate.

If the Dems aren't scared they're not paying attention.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (NOIQH)

283 258 We got some victory tit pics but no ette asked for schadenboner pics.Sad really.
Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (r/0kC)

I think we should have a weekly Schadenboner thread, where we show pics our dicks dressed up like superheroes.

Posted by: josephistan at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (7HtZB)

284 Does anyone have a link to the victory rack pic?

Asking for everyone.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (kTF2Z)

285 They sued Trump because his pole was too big?

I thought it was because his flag was too big.

Posted by: Hurvey Farquarah at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (dW9Xq)

286 "The gigantic, underground, concrete structure was damp and dimly lit.
There weren't many cars parked and the ones that were there had seen
its better days. It reeked of piss and homelessness; ironically, right under
the red "no trespassing" sign, a homeless man had set up his home of
cardboard boxes and dirty blankets"
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 25, 2017 04:16 PM (Qd/25)

Please tell me this is the story of Oblabo's final years on Earth. Please. Lie if you have to but I really want to hear these words from you.

Posted by: madamemayhem at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (yTnCT)

287 276 Posted by: SFGoth at January 25, 2017 04:23 PM (dZ756)

Does a heart good to see a Hordester get a semi-obscure Trek reference!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (mbhDw)

288 >>> I'm hoping to see more of Melania soon. Ivanka posted a picture of herself with her husband and kids on Facebook yesterday. Such a nic photo - kids in their jammies being kids - all wiggly. Ivanka looking gorgeous as usual. Posted by: grammie winger at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (bpfzP)

According to a NYT article she will be back in the WH Thursday. The plan is for her to spend the school days in NY and fly down with Barron to DC on weekends.

Trump might also take a break Feb 3rd and head down to Mar-A-Lago. Which I will not begrudge him if he keeps up this kind of breakneck pace!

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (hvf9s)

289 Washington Post's Anne Applebaum explains the stock market:

just remember: in Nazi Germany, the stock market rose and rose and kept rising, right up to Stalingrad

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Laugh at a joke, get another joke free! at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (Nwg0u)

290 "sued Trump because his pole was too big"

more of these days with Trump around, they might have to sue the whole Horde

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (1owrc)

291 Union leader James Hoffa on FBN right now essentially being Trump's advocate.
=============================

Wut? Oh my.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (bpfzP)

292 I have to admit that I'd rather see you in a bra than Scogg Dog, but I really am entirely heterosexual :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:09 PM (tOcW/)

Perfectly acceptable. Female form: beautiful. Male form: utilitarian.

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (TXZ1v)

293 I think we should have a weekly Schadenboner thread, where we show pics our dicks dressed up like superheroes.
Posted by: josephistan at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (7HtZB)

This is an idea I can support.

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (KUaJL)

294 Does anyone have a link to the victory rack pic?
----------------

Has it been sent in to TheChive? And which one was it?

Posted by: Hurvey Farquarah at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (dW9Xq)

295 282 Union leader James Hoffa on FBN right now essentially being Trump's advocate.

If the Dems aren't scared they're not paying attention.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (NOIQH)

Thomas B. Edsall - "We are no longer interested in the white, working class vote."

Jeb Bush - "I am going to win without the base."

Keep fucking that dodo.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (mbhDw)

296 Politico poll, so this of their peeps

Posted by: Jean at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (vH6E1)

297 According to a NYT article she will be back in the
WH Thursday. The plan is for her to spend the school days in NY and fly
down with Barron to DC on weekends.

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (hvf9s)
============================

Oh good. I might be a little obsessed with her clothes.

Posted by: grammie winger at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (bpfzP)

298 Union leader James Hoffa on FBN right now essentially being Trump's advocate.

If the Dems aren't scared they're not paying attention.
Posted by: Lizzy

Told everyone before the election Trump's been doing this for 30 years in NYC.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (E9ede)

299 'He looked wistfully upon a cupboard filled with emoty carbs. Stopping his Squat at a perfect 91 degrees and engaging his core.

' Cheetos. Doritos. Pringles, Kaboom!'

'He would break his fast with none of these. And certainly not for another 6 Hours.'

Posted by: garrett at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (xd0pN)

300 "minorities in big cities did not show up in those Midwest states and the deplorable unlikely voters did."

Exactly what I said would happen. Not rocket science.

This is a generalization, but many minority men won't vote for a woman. Blacks won't vote for Hispanics, nor Jews. And here's a secret: many Blacks don't like Gays.

This is urban ethnic politics 101.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (SIY7D)

301 Morning Joe had some labor bigwigs on praising Trump to the skies.

And none of that required virtue-signalling wishy-washy shit either. No "We like some things he's doing but we disagree with him on this, this and that because signal signal signal..."

Nope. I kept waiting for it, but nope. They just praised him.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (ul9CR)

302 "I think we should have a weekly Schadenboner thread, where we show pics our dicks dressed up like superheroes."

Barky's white boy dick shows up dressed as Wonder Woman.

A really tiny Wonder Woman.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (J+eG2)

303 289 Washington Post's Anne Applebaum explains the stock market:

just remember: in Nazi Germany, the stock market rose and rose and kept rising, right up to Stalingrad
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks. Laugh at a joke, get another joke free! at January 25, 2017 04:25 PM (Nwg0u)

Kind of makes you homesick, don't it, Annie?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (mbhDw)

304 Rahm Emanuel is about to get a big one up the ass. He is going to find out Trump isn't bullshitin him.

Posted by: Old Nam Vet at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (bKxiT)

305 Wow, new thread for ten minutes and nobody knew

Posted by: Burnt Toast at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (P/kVC)

306 >>By the way, is Pizzagate still a thing?

FWIW, Gorilla Mindset guy Cernovich is running with the whole DC/pedophilia topic and just recently filed to have Jeffrey Epstein records unsealed.
So there are still people interested in finding out if there's any there there.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (NOIQH)

307 Anne Applebaum, you just lost the Internet. Here's your consolation prize, a big bag of - well, you can guess

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (1owrc)

308 I found Trump's speech to be very eloquent for a light skinned white man, without a trace of Negro dialect, unless he chose to.

Posted by: Harry Reid at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (wPiJc)

309 295 Thomas B. Edsall - "We are no longer interested in the white, working class vote."

Jeb Bush - "I am going to win without the base."

Keep fucking that dodo.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:26 PM (mbhDw)

====================

"It's the only way to win!"
-Election consultants

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (n9gGi)

310 We got some victory tit pics but no ette asked for schadenboner pics.Sad really.

I think every woman online has gotten more than her fair share of unsolicited pictures of weens. The last thing she needs is to see more.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor, mixing memes at January 25, 2017 04:28 PM (39g3+)

311 Does anyone have a link to the victory rack pic?

Asking for everyone.

I have it bookmarked in a browser that's about 10 miles from here. Remind me on the ONT and I'll dig it out.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 25, 2017 04:28 PM (4WhSY)

312 Oddly enough, my moonbat sister is rather embarrassed by the P*ssy March.
She is well enough informed to know about the Madonna, Ashley Judd, and Angela Davis parts. And she knows I know. And she knows she can't defend it without looking like a childish idiot.
So she ignores it, just like she ignores so many other things on the left.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 25, 2017 04:28 PM (Nox3c)

313 309 "It's the only way to win!"
-Election consultants
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (n9gGi)

"Too big, to fly,
Dodo ugly, so dodo must die . . ."

P. Collins, M. Rutherford, T. Banks

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:28 PM (mbhDw)

314 304
Rahm Emanuel is about to get a big one up the ass. He is going to find out Trump isn't bullshitin him.

Posted by: Old Nam Vet at January 25, 2017 04:27 PM (bKxiT)

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste"

Posted by: local news at January 25, 2017 04:30 PM (1isJI)

315 The idiots in the Propaganda Press are running around finding dual voter registration records in different states for Trump staffers (and Tiffany too), and are trying to make the case this proves the Trump crowd are themselves engaged in "voter fraud".

Are they really this simple-minded? Multiple registrations happen when people move, you idiots. It's entirely normal. Hell, in New Jersey my kids have tried for years to get off the voter rolls but the state just leaves them on, even though they're long gone to other states for school.

What matters is they didn't vote in multiple states, just like Tiffany Trump and Steve Bannon and whomever didn't vote in multiple states!

What biased bullshit Propaganda. Every. Single. Day.

Posted by: MTF. Fire Julia Ioffe! at January 25, 2017 04:30 PM (LISuA)

316 Yeah its confusing. This is the first politician I can remember who got into office and immediately started doing what they campaigned on.

Trump is not a politician, thus the confusion. Someone let a serious SOB onto the bureaucrat's playground.

I think I'll start answering the "not my president" people with "right, he's your CEO. get used to it."

Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2017 04:30 PM (TXZ1v)

317 Meant You have never sent me a picture of YOUR junk, If you were seeing me a picture of MY junk we'd more than a slight problemo

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:31 PM (tOcW/)

318 'Somewhere between his eigth and ninth squats, his core still engaged, the butter crashes against his duodenum and he soils himself.'

Posted by: garrett at January 25, 2017 04:32 PM (xd0pN)

319 Didn't really listen to the speech, but the band sucked.

Posted by: the Fallopian Tubas at January 25, 2017 04:33 PM (HgMAr)

320 osted by: Christopher R Taylor, mixing memes at January 25, 2017 04:28 PM (39g3+)

Nope; I'm rather selective. I don't go on sites with the winners of Weenie World. I did once click on a porn site when I was trying to get a theatre company.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:34 PM (tOcW/)

321
Does a heart good to see a Hordester get a semi-obscure Trek reference!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Spock Eats Meat!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2017 04:34 PM (IqV8l)

322 316---I think I'll start answering the "not my president" people with "right, he's your CEO. get used to it."
Posted by: mikeski at January 25, 2017 04:30 PM (TXZ1v)
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I like that!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at January 25, 2017 04:35 PM (Nox3c)

323 Ed Asner is still alive.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (IqV8l)

He makes Michael Moore sound like Ronald Reagan
==============
Ed Asner made Santa Claus unlikeable.

(Ed Asner is Santa Claus in movie Elf )

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:37 PM (C6xeQ)

324 Nope; I'm rather selective. I don't go on sites with the winners of Weenie World. I did once click on a porn site when I was trying to get a theatre company.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:34 PM (tOcW/)
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That's funny, I keep getting a theatre company!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:37 PM (Sfs6o)

325 I'd really like to know just how big a ball of shit Fredo left steaming in DC. I'm sure there's a lot of it we don't even know about.

Posted by: Soona at January 25, 2017 04:38 PM (Fmupd)

326 JJ (and everyone else), if you haven't checked out the initial reports on those UN/multilateral orders, do so (I used NYT story linked at Drudge).

Yes, it just starts a review, but - organizations giving full membership to two of our favorite outfits, the PA and the PLO, would be in trouble for our funding and participation.

Hilarious. Long over-due. We used to have policies along these lines, but it's been a while since we have made them central to our UN agency approach (if that's what ends up happening).

Tired of winning, schadenboners dressed up as super-heroes, etc etc.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 25, 2017 04:38 PM (QDnY+)

327 Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:37 PM (Sfs6o)

LOL.

On another note, How's your injured limb?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:39 PM (tOcW/)

328 Trump has put up a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 04:39 PM (4ErVI)

329 Sixty-four point four degrees in Northern Virginia right now. Even the weather is better!

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:40 PM (Sfs6o)

330 Trump has put up a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office.
===========================
Everyone in the FED and everyone of Soros's investors Just Sh!+ themselves.

Posted by: simplemind at January 25, 2017 04:42 PM (C6xeQ)

331 On another note, How's your injured limb?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:39 PM (tOcW/)
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Pretty good, thanks for asking! It's the bottom of my foot and its sloooooowly getting back to normal. The post surgical swelling was about the same size as the thing they took out so for a while the net gain seemed to be zero, but it's getting better now.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:43 PM (Sfs6o)

332 It's refreshing to see a politician keep their promises! Perhaps there's hope that in some ways Chris Matthews might eventually get a thrill up his leg from some of Trump's actions too!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:43 PM (tOcW/)

333 328 Trump has put up a portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at January 25, 2017 04:39 PM (4ErVI)

I was hoping for Georgie Patton or Curtis LeMay, but why not?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 25, 2017 04:44 PM (mbhDw)

334 Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:43 PM (Sfs6o)

I thought it was your foot. Glad you're recovering. Thanks be to God!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:44 PM (tOcW/)

335 293 I think we should have a weekly Schadenboner thread, where we show pics our dicks dressed up like superheroes.
Posted by: josephistan at January 25, 2017 04:24 PM (7HtZB)

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Who wants to see pics of Super-pusman? I don't.

Posted by: Soona at January 25, 2017 04:47 PM (Fmupd)

336 Absolutely thanks be to God! And a little bit thanks to Percocet... having the bottom of your foot opened is a little bit not fun.

Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:47 PM (Sfs6o)

337 Posted by: Weasel at January 25, 2017 04:47 PM (Sfs6o)

No; It doesn't sound like fun at all.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 25, 2017 04:48 PM (tOcW/)

338 If you enjoy the schadenboner pain of a woman who is going insane because Trump is president, follow the link below:

http://tinyurl.com/zdnb48a

Posted by: jwest at January 25, 2017 04:51 PM (Zs4uk)

339 Willowed...

I'm glad that Mary Tyler Moore was able to see Donald Trump become President before she passed away.

Posted by: VidOmnia at January 25, 2017 04:52 PM (uBUY4)

340 Hm, hopefully they replay it. PBS aired a special last night called "Trump's Road to the White House," have it taped and plan to watch tonight. I expect cluelessness but we'll see.

http://www.nextavenue.org/pbs-frontline-trump/

Posted by: LizLem at January 25, 2017 04:20 PM (hvf9s)
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Watched last night. Overall, pretty good, but at one point it leaned a little too much towards "All Trump voters are racist" meme.

Posted by: WisRich at January 25, 2017 04:56 PM (hdpay)

341 Rachel Maddow fixated on two words from the speech. American carnage. American.Carnage. American...carnage. You see how dark and crazy Trump is? Huh? Do ya? AMERICAN CARNAGE!!!! That's the theme of this presidency!

If I recall correctly, Trump was referring to the murder rate in Chicago, but of course that context was not provided.

Posted by: JuJuBee at January 25, 2017 05:12 PM (dargh)

342 Umm it had a lot of the hitler in it.

Posted by: Rachelthemadcow at January 25, 2017 05:28 PM (nQHw/)

343 The media thought it was dark because Trump said that his guiding principle would be "America First". What was remarkable was that, after 8 years of Obama, our president had to speak something aloud that had been implied/assumed to be the guiding principle of every leader for the 230 years of the country's history that preceded Obama.

Posted by: Brian at January 25, 2017 05:37 PM (8Gsah)

344 Regarding polls, I just spot the "right" side about 5 points and I'm usually pretty close.

It's a combination of MSM modeling that for some reason always thinks Democrats greatly outnumber Republicans and conservatives don't like to participate in polling like liberals do.

But I can't dismiss polling altogether, I think RealClear Politics called like 46 out of 50 states correct , with 4 states in that 1% range. And they just averaged all the polls together.

Posted by: Mihouse at January 25, 2017 05:42 PM (73Pwg)

345 Further to my last - 343

What is really "dark" is that the vast majority of the media and about half of our countrymen thought it was "dark" for a man elected to lead our country to state that he intended to act in our best interests. That is evidence of some "dark" masochism right there.

Posted by: Brian at January 25, 2017 05:47 PM (8Gsah)

346 Wait! The Media (ABC) told me it was 'Dystoptian' .

Posted by: Rodney C. Johnson at January 25, 2017 05:50 PM (YGMFy)

347 Bad link

Posted by: Deep Sleeper at January 25, 2017 05:52 PM (jNP2H)

348 Obviously the Democrats need more vagina hats in order to appeal to the working class. That'll bring Trump's poll numbers down.

Posted by: Ken at January 25, 2017 06:39 PM (zKL5N)

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