Thursday Morning News Dump (7/20/17)

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Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 07:05 AM

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1 Good Morning Morons

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:54 AM (mpXpK)

2 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 06:55 AM (W4LFA)

3 Different kinds of puppies today.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:55 AM (mpXpK)

4 Remember when they said they were going to get rid of earmarks? I didn't believe them and I was right.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:56 AM (mpXpK)

5 Morning. I know it's Thursday but one look at my inbox and I look like Sunday night.

Posted by: Deplorable Redneck Bitter Clinger at July 20, 2017 06:56 AM (jAZR9)

6 Berkley has always been a shit place.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:56 AM (mpXpK)

7 Called the ONT corgis

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 06:57 AM (W4LFA)

8 Mornin' all

Posted by: wing at July 20, 2017 06:58 AM (Ohl7S)

9 I'm glad he killed that Obama arms program. There are no good guys over there and we don't have a dog in that fight.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:58 AM (mpXpK)

10 Is it morning already? Yikes.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 06:58 AM (IBcGJ)

11 I'm glad he killed that Obama arms program. There are no good guys over there and we don't have a dog in that fight.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:58 AM (mpXpK)

We are still supplying the Kurds, and a big supply of vehicles just arrived

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 06:59 AM (5y11N)

12 Turkey may not be in NATO much longer. Trump gave them a real blast of shit over this last thing.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 06:59 AM (mpXpK)

13 Radiohead lost me musically after OK COMPUTER but good for them for standing firm on the Israel show.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at July 20, 2017 06:59 AM (ul9CR)

14 There is no hope for Chicago. They are another Detroit and are on the verge of bankruptcy too.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:00 AM (mpXpK)

15 I'd just like to point out that Civil Asset Forfeiture could be used against the Clinton Crime Network and even the DNC. With Skankles and Skeletor, it's a given. The DNC clearly manipulated the primary against Bernie and worked with the MSM to rig the general. No balls, no blue chips.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 20, 2017 07:00 AM (pDZCs)

16 Bail reform? Hardly. My guess is crook county actually wants more people to jump bail.

Hey every $$$ counts.

Posted by: Tim iI fitty dollars and time served! at July 20, 2017 07:01 AM (sf2BM)

17 What earmarks?

Posted by: Jean at July 20, 2017 07:02 AM (9TU00)

18 The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration's request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until a federal appeals court weighs in.

But the justices are leaving in place a lower court order that makes it easier for travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to enter the United States.

I grade the ruling overall shitty.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:02 AM (mpXpK)

19 What earmarks?
Posted by: Jean at July 20, 2017 07:02 AM (9TU00)

there Wolf

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 07:02 AM (5y11N)

20 I watched a Milo interview by NPR in NYC last night. Interesting and he says all the things he usually says about left wing idiots. Can't figure why NPR would not broadcast it...The interviewer was not very friendly, and of course Milo (as he always says) I promote myself, and you have too, to get any notice from the media.

Posted by: Colin at July 20, 2017 07:02 AM (0s0D6)

21 "there Wolf"

What hump?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 20, 2017 07:03 AM (J+eG2)

22 The ex-Marine found out why it is not good to live ion shit Blue States like Michigan. He should take his grandson and move South.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:04 AM (mpXpK)

23 OJ will walk.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:04 AM (mpXpK)

24 Strange light in sky. Please advise

Posted by: Common Tater at July 20, 2017 07:04 AM (St5qb)

25 OJ Simpson. Is freedom around the corner?

Only in America can a man *not* go to jail after killing two people, end up in jail for armed robbery, then stay in jail because he got caught jerking off.

What a legacy.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 07:05 AM (EgwCt)

26 Good morning. Recently retired and loving life. I do not miss those day of the week faces, especially the stress of Sunday night. Sad that many people will never be able to retire due to economic screw ups of the last 16 years. Just not right.

Posted by: LMD Outer Banker at July 20, 2017 07:05 AM (SoJdk)

27 16 Bail reform? Hardly. My guess is crook county actually wants more people to jump bail.
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They could do what prosecutors in places like MA and NH do: reduce serious felony charges to misdemeanors for illegal alien criminals, so that the illegal aliens won't be deported.

Prosecutors in Chicago could reduce felony charges for blacks to misdemeanors, and rationalize it by pointing out that many black criminals can't afford the high bail for felonies. Social justice for all!

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:05 AM (IBcGJ)

28 The articles I have saeen say that Trump has really gave the Republicans in the Senate a hard blast of shit. And he is even threatening some of those DIABLOs that their actions are going to cost them.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:06 AM (mpXpK)

29 A three day old dog turd on your front lawn outshines the MFM.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:07 AM (mpXpK)

30 Feel Good link no workee.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:07 AM (mpXpK)

31 I will be going out early today to mow lawn so here is my links.

More Noos. Today is Thursday, July 20, 2017. On this day in 1938 the United States Department of Justice filed suit in New York City against the motion picture industry charging violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act in regards to the studio system. The case eventually resulted in break-up of the industry in 1948.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:11 AM (mpXpK)

32 McShitty was diagnosed with a brain tumor when they removed that blood clot above his eye. He should retire so they can name a replacement and we can repeal Obamacare. The current gov of AZ is a Republican.

http://tinyurl.com/y8teqgr7

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:11 AM (mpXpK)

33 Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, in an exclusive interview with Fox News that aired Wednesday, repeatedly declined to say whether the Justice Department might reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.

Translation, not a chance in Hell.

http://tinyurl.com/ydgluwlq

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:12 AM (mpXpK)

34 Trump says Sessions should not have recused himself from the bogus Russia investigation and that if he had known he was going to do that he would not have appointed him.

http://tinyurl.com/y93a54xw

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:12 AM (mpXpK)

35 Trump warns the several blue States which are not cooperating with his voter fraud commission that the full information will be exposed. I gather from that he believes they have something to hide. Me too.

http://tinyurl.com/y7lxx49m

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:13 AM (mpXpK)

36 Militant homosexuals mock a Christian who says they are taking back God's rainbow for the true meaning of it.

http://tinyurl.com/ybzluhm8

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:13 AM (mpXpK)

37 I hope OJ starts dating Kamala Harris when he makes parole.

Posted by: redenzo at July 20, 2017 07:13 AM (5wSNN)

38 Kellyanne Conway told Fox news that Republican Senators who vote against the Healthcare repeal will be held accountable. So those three DIABLOs need to take note.

http://tinyurl.com/yc8kgjd7

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:13 AM (mpXpK)

39 After an outpouring of public outrage Facebook decided to unblock those Catholic pages we talked about yesterday.

http://tinyurl.com/ya3pyrr2

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:14 AM (mpXpK)

40 Lying Blumenthal (C-CT) wants $500M of your tax dollars for wounded Ukrainian soldiers. I say talk to Russia.

http://tinyurl.com/yd3derz7

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:14 AM (mpXpK)

41 BOA had another outage where their customers were locked out of their accounts. I am glad I dropped BOA years ago.

http://tinyurl.com/ybem7dk8

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:14 AM (mpXpK)

42 Its raining rats at a Chipotle in TX. How do these places pass a health inspection?

http://tinyurl.com/yazpmw6e

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:14 AM (mpXpK)

43 While DeCommio funnels all of the NYC taxpayer money into his socialist programs the subway system is still going to hell.

http://tinyurl.com/yb6s3k2p

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:15 AM (mpXpK)

44 More fake news erupts at CNN over their lying story about the "Trump Russia" meeting at the G20 conference. (It was a dinner with all the participants).

http://tinyurl.com/yd22qglf

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:15 AM (mpXpK)

45 Matt Boyl at BB says their goal is to eliminate all of the MFM.

http://tinyurl.com/ybw2fyao

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:16 AM (mpXpK)

46 All of those Obama subsidy milking green energy companies are drying up now that their real product is gone; federal dollars.

http://tinyurl.com/ya6jwmgm

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:16 AM (mpXpK)

47 Kellogg's announcing more job cuts in MD.

http://tinyurl.com/y7vebg5b

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:16 AM (mpXpK)

48 So Trump is expressing some disappointing in Sessions for recusing himself on Russia. Me too, although I kinda think/hope he is working behind the scenes to lay the groundwork for some real progress. That recusal was a huge mistake. The only response should have been FU libs, what yo going to do about it? Plus MAGA! just to push them over the edge.

Posted by: Ripley at July 20, 2017 07:17 AM (MxEKc)

49 Trump issues a warning to Mueller. He should not do that. He should issue a pink slip and give his classic "you're fired".

http://tinyurl.com/y89pbs95

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:17 AM (mpXpK)

50 Trump is dropping Obama's illegal $3M fine against Harley Davidson.

http://tinyurl.com/y8vd7j98

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:17 AM (mpXpK)

51 Bill Nye the shitty guy says old people need to die because global warming.

http://tinyurl.com/yc7a2cjy

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:17 AM (mpXpK)

52 WaPo issues its standard muzzie backlash warning over the Somali shooting of that woman in MN.

http://tinyurl.com/ybabz625

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:18 AM (mpXpK)

53 Ramirez

http://tinyurl.com/zerexd5

And that's it for today.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:18 AM (mpXpK)

54 are Dr's still required to ask if you own any guns in the home. I was asked this when I established my son with a Family Dr.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 07:19 AM (dKiJG)

55 Bill Nye the shitty guy says old people need to die because global warming.

Set the example Science guy. Off yourself in the name of glowbull enwarmening or STFD and STFU.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 20, 2017 07:20 AM (pDZCs)

56 Bill Nye should off himself then. But noooo, it's always other people. What an ass.

Posted by: Case at July 20, 2017 07:20 AM (EnbfO)

57 >>>>McShitty was diagnosed with a brain tumor when they removed that blood
clot above his eye. He should retire so they can name a replacement and
we can repeal Obamacare. The current gov of AZ is a Republican.
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.I think it is more important on what they are not saying.....how long he has left. His cancer is the most aggressive on there is.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at July 20, 2017 07:20 AM (0pcwX)

58 No, walk this way

Posted by: socalcon at July 20, 2017 07:20 AM (WAnre)

59 "Private email server"

How about unauthorized, illegal, felonious, unsecured, negligent handling etc etc, of state secrets?

Posted by: Common Tater at July 20, 2017 07:20 AM (St5qb)

60 I was asked this when I established my son with a Family Dr.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 07:19 AM (dKiJG)

They aren't required by anything other than insurance company regulations.

There is no force of law. It's just intrusive , bureaucratic bullshit.

The appropriate answer is, "Go fuck yourself."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 07:21 AM (wYseH)

61 54
are Dr's still required to ask if you own any guns in the home. I was asked this when I established my son with a Family Dr.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 07:19 AM (dKiJG)

They are not "required per se" but is is strongly suggested. My doctor has never mentioned it to me.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:22 AM (mpXpK)

62 "How about unauthorized, illegal, felonious, unsecured, negligent handling etc etc, of state secrets? "

I'll take "Stupid and illegal shit that Hillary has done" for $500.00, Alex.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 20, 2017 07:22 AM (J+eG2)

63 Kellogg's announcing more job cuts in MD.

http://tinyurl.com/y7vebg5b

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:16 AM (mpXpK)

Another reason is store brands are good, and much cheaper. Walmart cereals are fine with me, along with Wegman's store brand. I bought a huge box of "little letter o" Walmart brand at a great price. Maybe Kellogg should go back to putting toys in the cereal.....

Posted by: Colin at July 20, 2017 07:23 AM (0s0D6)

64 Why is Radiohead playing in Israel a problem? A little tiny democracy surrounded by countries that want it dead, so yea, let's root for the surrounding blood thirsty bastards and against the Jews. We live in a sick and fallen world.

Posted by: IanDeal at July 20, 2017 07:24 AM (JhHPx)

65 Congress breathes a sigh of relief now that they've FINALLY figured out what they see as an excuse to do absolutely nothing until McCain is replaced.

Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at July 20, 2017 07:24 AM (JTMqu)

66 63 Maybe Kellogg should go back to putting toys in the cereal.....

Posted by: Colin at July 20, 2017 07:23 AM (0s0D6)

maybe they should have never got into politics and a war with BB.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:24 AM (mpXpK)

67 "Disdain for DC continues."

Understatement of the year.

Posted by: Case at July 20, 2017 07:24 AM (EnbfO)

68
The appropriate answer is, "Go fuck yourself."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Best delivered by your 9 year old

Posted by: Jean at July 20, 2017 07:24 AM (9TU00)

69 McShitty was diagnosed with a brain tumor when they removed that blood clot above his eye. He should retire so they can name a replacement and we can repeal Obamacare. The current gov of AZ is a Republican.

There's nothing I can say about McStain that wouldn't get me banned. So I'll just ditto someone on Insty's comments and say I'll be happy to finally get his knife out of my back.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 07:25 AM (X6fMO)

70 The Sunday night kid captures that horror perfectly

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 20, 2017 07:26 AM (auHtY)

71 69 There's nothing I can say about McStain that
wouldn't get me banned. So I'll just ditto someone on Insty's comments
and say I'll be happy to finally get his knife out of my back.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 07:25 AM (X6fMO)

The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back. I see that to mean he has no intention of doing the right thing and retiring. Which is par for "his course".

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:27 AM (mpXpK)

72 The articles I have saeen say that Trump has really gave the Republicans
in the Senate a hard blast of shit. And he is even threatening some of
those DIABLOs that their actions are going to cost them.
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I hope he ripped their ass a new one.

Posted by: JC at July 20, 2017 07:28 AM (3GSgE)

73 Name brand cereals have always been damnably spendy for what they are, but now they come in these twee little boxes. It's pathetic.

Posted by: Common Tater at July 20, 2017 07:28 AM (St5qb)

74 The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back.

He might fully intend to come back, but I dare say the glioblastoma is going to do the job Arizona voters won't.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 07:29 AM (X6fMO)

75 74 He might fully intend to come back, but I dare say the glioblastoma is going to do the job Arizona voters won't.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 07:29 AM (X6fMO)

It will just drag it out and give the RINOs and DIABLOs an excuse to do nothing on Obamacare. DIABLO Collins has publicly stated she will not vote for a straight repeal period.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:31 AM (mpXpK)

76 let's root for the surrounding blood thirsty bastards and against the Jews. We live in a sick and fallen world.

Posted by: IanDeal at July 20, 2017 07:24 AM (JhHPx)

The world is furious at the Jews that Hitler didn't do a better job.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 07:31 AM (wYseH)

77 After an outpouring of public outrage Facebook decided to unblock those Catholic pages we talked about yesterday.

http://tinyurl.com/ya3pyrr2
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:14 AM (mpXpK)

They should still remove their pages and go elsewhere. Suckerberg is the enemy

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 20, 2017 07:32 AM (auHtY)

78 The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back. I see that to mean he has no intention of doing the right thing and retiring. Which is par for "his course".

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Yeah, with this kind of tumor, it doesn't really matter what McCain wants to do. It will be out of his control in a matter of months.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:32 AM (IBcGJ)

79 In the Movie Boiler Room, they have a liine: "We don't pitch the Bitch"

Why we elect women RINOs like Collins and that broad from Alaska I'll never know..Oh and Portman is a women also right?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 07:33 AM (5y11N)

80 are Dr's still required to ask if you own any guns in the home. I was asked this when I established my son with a Family Dr.

Just say "NOPE ! I brung 'em wit me !

Posted by: JT at July 20, 2017 07:33 AM (VcKAc)

81 I wonder how big a check Collins wrote the Clinton Foundation. That's not a question, just a statement.

Posted by: Case at July 20, 2017 07:35 AM (EnbfO)

82 The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back. I see that to mean he has no intention of doing the right thing and retiring. Which is par for "his course".
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:27 AM (mpXpK)

He'll continue being a miserable piece of shit until he takes his last breath. He's been mentally "not all there" since at least when he was in that stupid Gang of Eight where his eyes looked like the windows in an abandoned building. Not gonna retire? Then haul his ass in to testify about all the sketchy assholes he fucked around with getting that stupid dossier like a damn simpleton. Your choice, Maverick.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 20, 2017 07:35 AM (y7DUB)

83 The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back.

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Because #NeverTrump is heroic. Or something.

Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at July 20, 2017 07:37 AM (psH+N)

84 79 Why we elect women RINOs like Collins and that broad from Alaska I'll never know..Oh and Portman is a women also right?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 07:33 AM (5y11N)

The scrunt from AK was elected because those natives love their free shit.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:37 AM (mpXpK)

85 Prosecutors in Chicago could reduce felony charges for blacks to misdemeanors, and rationalize it by pointing out that many black criminals can't afford the high bail for felonies. Social justice for all!

True story: Someone my mate games with is a sex crimes prosecutor in NYC. She was prosecuting an illegal immigrant for raping a seven year old girl. The rapist was going to plead guilty because the case against him was rock solid. The judge kept refusing to accept his guilty plea because it would have made him subject to deportation. I don't know how it eventually shook out.

Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 07:38 AM (O7MnT)

86
The scrunt from AK was elected because those natives love their free shit.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party

And corrupt ANC ( Alaskan Native Corporation s) farming votes from village that might not even exist

Posted by: Jean at July 20, 2017 07:39 AM (9TU00)

87 I'm sure it's already been said but it's a good thing McCain doesn't have Obama care

Posted by: Spypeach at July 20, 2017 07:39 AM (ZuTnR)

88 Sun is fully up so time to go hit the lawn. I won't be back today because I intend on hitting the rocking chair after I mow the weeds. Be good Morons.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:39 AM (mpXpK)

89 All of those Obama subsidy milking green energy companies are drying up now that their real product is gone; federal dollars."

Fascinating that the whole 'lectric car thingy has suddenly evaporated. If you recall, 44 said we'd have 'lectrics and autonomous cars by 2010... then 12, then 15.

Now that the siphon from taxpayer's wallets is over, well...

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 07:40 AM (MINbv)

90 Portman is still arguably a man unless he has another deep conversation with his homo son and "evolves in thinking" in favor of a sex change mutilation.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 20, 2017 07:40 AM (y7DUB)

91 No comment on McCainus. Very disappointed with Sessions. PDT should fire him and a couple of others immediately.

Posted by: Under Fire at July 20, 2017 07:41 AM (mcI77)

92 Let's leave McCain's future up to Bill Nye.

Posted by: Case at July 20, 2017 07:41 AM (EnbfO)

93 So what happens when the Kurds vote for independence?

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 07:41 AM (dKiJG)

94 The scrunt from AK was elected because those natives love their free shit"

That and the *surprise* bogus charges against a previous Sen...

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (MINbv)

95 Re the Cream video - "Beware Of Mr. Baker" is a good flick.

Re McCain, here's to his imminent resignation and long happy retirement with his mouth shut. I wish him well, as long as he's a long way from DC.

Posted by: Mx4 at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (5F5DY)

96 I'm sure it's already been said but it's a good thing McCain doesn't have Obama care

Posted by: Spypeach at July 20, 2017 07:39 AM (ZuTnR)

The fucker should have his operation in a NH VA hospital.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (X6fMO)

97 I'm sure it's already been said but it's a good thing McCain doesn't have Obama care
Posted by: Spypeach at July 20, 2017 07:39 AM (ZuTnR)

Or lives in The UK

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (5y11N)

98 The point at which I knew McAmnesty was brain defective: "You have nothing to fear from a President Barack Obama."

Posted by: Vengeance Is Mine Sayeth The LORD, Sorry It Took So Long at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (EATOD)

99 g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (ZQfW9)

100 Yes, I too hope McCain gets the best treatment available to him at any Arizona VA hospital of his choice.

Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at July 20, 2017 07:43 AM (psH+N)

101
How about swapping Charlie Gard for Juan McCain?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 20, 2017 07:44 AM (pNxlR)

102 Re McCain, here's to his imminent resignation and long happy retirement"

Indeed.

Bless his heart.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 07:44 AM (MINbv)

103 Good morning! *hic* I have put something in your drinking water that will make you all LGBT so that you will support me in 2020.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 20, 2017 07:44 AM (/qEW2)

104 Rabbi Haim Druckman, head of Yeshivat Or Etzion and the Bnei Akiva network of Yeshivas and Ulpanas (religious Zionist girls high schools), called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu not to succumb to pressure and to leave the magnetometers on the Temple Mount.

I urge you from the depths of my heart not to give in to Arab terror under any circumstances; this is purely a security matter. Magnetometers are everywhere, at the Western Wall, in the Tomb of the Patriarchs, and they are there because of Arab terror. We all must use them so that no one will be hurt, and they must also be on the Temple Mount. Policemen were killed as a result of there being no magnetometers; its a pity they werent installed earlier - the two policemen would not have been killed.

Yeah I agree but don't bet the house on that one...I see a cave...ugh I mean compromise coming

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 07:45 AM (5y11N)

105 McCain has brain cancer? Wow, that's tough.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet carries Smear-Proof Cloaks by Ivanka Trump! at July 20, 2017 07:48 AM (hLRSq)

106 True story: Someone my mate games with is a sex crimes prosecutor in NYC. She was prosecuting an illegal immigrant for raping a seven year old girl. The rapist was going to plead guilty because the case against him was rock solid. The judge kept refusing to accept his guilty plea because it would have made him subject to deportation. I don't know how it eventually shook out.
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Yes, for some reason a lot of judges and prosecutors want to help keep every vicious, no-good illegal alien criminal in the U.S., preying upon Americans.

That illegal alien freak who slashed the throats of those two doctors in Boston had previously been charged with several armed bank robberies. Instead of getting the multi-year sentence that any other armed bank robber would have received, he got a sentence of less than a year. The sentence was specifically designed to be under a year, so as not to trigger the illegal alien criminal's deportation. (And we wouldn't want to deport a repeat-offender armed bank robber, because we just don't have enough home-grown armed bank robbers apparently.) So to express his intense gratitude for the gift of the light sentence he'd received, this noble illegal alien criminal went on to commit a home invasion/burglary and vicious murder of two doctors.

I guess we need illegal alien armed bank robbers and burglars/murderers more than we need American doctors. And apparently we also need illegal alien kiddie rapists more than we need neighborhoods that are safe for kids.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:49 AM (IBcGJ)

107 Good morning from Boston..big meeting in a couple of hours before I fly back to LA this evening; getting too old for this kind of 2 day cross country traveling. I remember when we had to admit my kid in ER and part of the intake questions were about firearms in the house; it was idiotic.

Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 07:49 AM (Jb00r)

108 " We all must use them so that no one will be hurt, and they must also be on the Temple Mount."

I don't know if it's physically possible.

But what about compromise at this site.

Israeli side has magnetometers.

Non-Israeli side is free and unfettered access.

Anyone can chose either side.

But, if you chose the Israeli side, you must pass through the devises.

Blast proof partition between the two areas.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 20, 2017 07:50 AM (J+eG2)

109 People forget that the UK has private Health care. I remember Benny Hill had a sketch where the bum and the Rich guy get mixed up. The bum goes to a Private Hospital and the rich guy goes to NHS and it's run like a slave ship.

That Sketch would be banned today.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 07:51 AM (dKiJG)

110 I don't know if it's physically possible.

But what about compromise at this site.

Israeli side has magnetometers.

Non-Israeli side is free and unfettered access.

Anyone can chose either side.

But, if you chose the Israeli side, you must pass through the devises.

Blast proof partition between the two areas.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 20, 2017 07:50 AM (J+eG2)

Not possible...and the whole point is not to allow the arabs to hide weapons on the Temple Mount.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 07:52 AM (5y11N)

111 "Not possible.."

Just a thought.

Thanks

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 20, 2017 07:53 AM (J+eG2)

112 Fuck. The. Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/19/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-unpopular-polling

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 20, 2017 07:53 AM (/qEW2)

113 97 I'm sure it's already been said but it's a good thing McCain doesn't have Obama care
___________________

Even the best, most cutting-edge treatment for GBM only prolongs the patient's life by a few months.

It doesn't really matter how good his medical insurance is, the end result will be the same.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:53 AM (IBcGJ)

114 I guess we need illegal alien armed bank robbers and burglars/murderers more than we need American doctors. And apparently we also need illegal alien kiddie rapists more than we need neighborhoods that are safe for kids.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:49 AM (IBcGJ)

What we need is a big spotlight shining on these black robed tyrants who facilitate this nonsense.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 20, 2017 07:53 AM (y7DUB)

115 Off-Topic, if such a thing is possible, I'm developing a man-crush on Wyoming Quarterback Josh Allen. It's not a physical thing, (he's a bit doofish looking) but I love his back story.

Despite an outstanding high school career (threw for 3000 yards his senior year), no college was interested in him. He went to a community college, got even better. Still, no interest from recruiters because he was a farm kid from a backwater small town in California. He eventually got two offers; from Eastern Michigan University and U. Wyoming. He went to Wyoming.

Now, he's one of the hottest prospects for a future NFL draft, all on the basis of hard work and talent. And all the recruiters who couldn't be bothered to look in small towns for talent are kicking themselves.

I like his story. Much better than the overhyped mediocrities the sports media usually plays up.

Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 07:54 AM (O7MnT)

116 106 I guess we need illegal alien armed bank robbers and burglars/murderers more than we need American doctors. And apparently we also need illegal alien kiddie rapists more than we need neighborhoods that are safe for kids.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:49 AM (IBcGJ)

Hey, the Free Shit Army needs its soldiers. Cloward-Piven can't wait!

Posted by: Hikaru at July 20, 2017 07:57 AM (9TK8E)

117 98 The point at which I knew McAmnesty was brain defective: "You have nothing to fear from a President Barack Obama."
Posted by: Vengeance Is Mine Sayeth The LORD, Sorry It Took So Long at July 20, 2017 07:42 AM (EATOD)

Nominated for Thread Winner.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at July 20, 2017 07:57 AM (ZTRlp)

118 are Dr's still required to ask if you own any guns in the home.

Believe that was a matter of office policy of their masters, the hospital-group corporation. My dentist always asks for shooting advice. For his kids.

Big Famous Ohio Hospital is off on a new quest: kept asking "Do you feel safe at home?" They must be getting sick of famous Ohio smartass answers by now, "Compared to here?" or "As opposed to stranded on third?"

I went the whole shot. "Hell yes I'm safe at home. I'm armed to the teeth, cleared fields of fire, minefield and a moat.
Oops."

Posted by: Stringer Davis at July 20, 2017 07:57 AM (H5rtT)

119 >>>>
74 He might fully intend to come back, but I dare say the glioblastoma is going to do the job Arizona voters won't.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 07:29 AM (X6fMO)

It
will just drag it out and give the RINOs and DIABLOs an excuse to do
nothing on Obamacare. DIABLO Collins has publicly stated she will not
vote for a straight repeal period.
.
.
.He is most definitely not going to "come back" from this. He might still be the senator from AZ but he is pretty much going to be doing nothing except getting treatment from now on.

If he is as honorable as everyone claims he would resign his seat and let the Governor appoint a replacement for him. I hope we don't have another Strom Thurmond.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at July 20, 2017 07:58 AM (0pcwX)

120 Democrats need illegal aliens to replace the voters lost to abortion.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 20, 2017 07:58 AM (MZcWR)

121 I hope we don't have another ~~Strom Thurmond~~ Ted Kennedy.

Posted by: Under Fire at July 20, 2017 08:01 AM (mcI77)

122 Mornin' everybody.

Posted by: Mainah at July 20, 2017 08:02 AM (B+qrE)

123 Well at least Ted Kennedy will have some company soon with John McCains arrival.

Posted by: JROD at July 20, 2017 08:03 AM (TyvCt)

124 It doesn't really matter how good his medical insurance is, the end result will be the same.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:53 AM (IBcGJ)

I had a boss who was actually only about 30 or so, brain cancer, he did come back to work for a very short time, then he was gone....

Posted by: Colin at July 20, 2017 08:03 AM (0s0D6)

125 119.
What you will have is another Teddy K. He will be the lion of the Senate until the cancer kills him.
Last night I read the accounts of McCain's capture and time in the Hanoi prison. Ugly!
For that I admire him and I'm sorry he has to go through something ugly again like cancer.
My hope is that he decides to fight this full time and also that he spends time, quality time with his family.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at July 20, 2017 08:04 AM (N3JsI)

126 115 Off-Topic, if such a thing is possible, I'm developing a man-crush on Wyoming Quarterback Josh Allen. It's not a physical thing, (he's a bit doofish looking) but I love his back story.

Despite an outstanding high school career (threw for 3000 yards his senior year), no college was interested in him. He went to a community college, got even better. Still, no interest from recruiters because he was a farm kid from a backwater small town in California. He eventually got two offers; from Eastern Michigan University and U. Wyoming. He went to Wyoming.

Now, he's one of the hottest prospects for a future NFL draft, all on the basis of hard work and talent. And all the recruiters who couldn't be bothered to look in small towns for talent are kicking themselves.

I like his story. Much better than the overhyped mediocrities the sports media usually plays up.
Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 07:54 AM (O7MnT)

I suggest that you go to OutKick the coverage (Clay Travis), he does sports and whatever he likes with a right wing bent. He calls ESPN MSESPN. He is gets heat because he agrees with Micheal Vick that Crapernick should get a haircut and dress in a business suit, if he wants to get back in the NFL.
He also questioned LeBron and the racist graffiti that was supposedly on his LA home, he asked for the police report and they no pictures because they painted it over before the Police arrived.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 08:04 AM (dKiJG)

127 I like his story. Much better than the overhyped mediocrities the sports media usually plays up.
Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 07:54 AM (O7MnT)

Kurt Warner will be inducted in the NFL HOF next month. I'm thinking of driving down to be part of it because his story is one of the most inspirational sports stories of all time. Undrafted and working in developmental leagues and arena football, he kept working hard against the odds, never losing his faith in God, and eventually got his break and took the woebegone Rams to the Super Bowl twice, winning one. He then started getting concussions and his timing became off, and bounced from team to team. Finally he caught fire again with the mutt Cardinals, an original NFL franchise in Shitcargo, and took them to a Super Bowl. Before Tom Brady's last Super Bowl, Warner had the top 3 records for passing yardage.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 20, 2017 08:05 AM (y7DUB)

128 Critics denounced the decision -- accusing him of stealing the rainbow colors from the LGBT community.

I'm sorry-but what dolts! You'd have to be a young person or one that grew up without any kind of religious knowledge-which makes you culturally illiterate- or no Sunday School to not know what the meaning of the rainbow is in a Judeo/ Christian context. I feel like sending this organization money-because I support reclaiming the rainbow. As for the people that mock it, I doubt they're visiting this place anyway. Mock away! Lets just hope that the tolerant leftists don't try to destroy it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:06 AM (iVOAv)

129 Kurt Warner will be inducted in the NFL HOF next month. I'm thinking of driving down to be part of it because his story is one of the most inspirational sports stories of all time. Undrafted and working in developmental leagues and arena football, he kept working hard against the odds, never losing his faith in God, and eventually got his break and took the woebegone Rams to the Super Bowl twice, winning one. He then started getting concussions and his timing became off, and bounced from team to team. Finally he caught fire again with the mutt Cardinals, an original NFL franchise in Shitcargo, and took them to a Super Bowl. Before Tom Brady's last Super Bowl, Warner had the top 3 records for passing yardage.
Posted by: Captain Hate at July 20, 2017 08:05 AM (y7DUB)

He is one of the good guys in the game.

Posted by: josephistan at July 20, 2017 08:06 AM (7HtZB)

130 The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back. I see that to mean he has no intention of doing the right thing and retiring. Which is par for "his course".

_____________

Yeah, with this kind of tumor, it doesn't really matter what McCain wants to do. It will be out of his control in a matter of months.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 07:32 AM (IBcGJ)

I'm sure others have experience with this as well, but I knew somebody with that diagnosis. Was initially told they had about 10 years. Of course, it didn't end up BEING 10 years, more like 2, but it really depends on what stage they are in.

I don't remember if the lower or higher number is worse, but it had to do with, if you are at stage 4 or 2 (whichever), it's slow growing, and just park itself there for years. In the more aggressive stage, it grows incredibly fast, and you can be walking, talking, carrying on more or less normally one week, and be bed ridden the next, and dead the week after that.

That's what I witnessed. I think the docs were right, in that the slower stage CAN last for years, just in this person's experience, they must have been further along into it before it was diagnosed than anyone realized.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 20, 2017 08:07 AM (Pz4pT)

131 Critics denounced the decision -- accusing him of stealing the rainbow colors from the LGBT community.

Sorry, assholes, we got prior documentation. Bigly.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at July 20, 2017 08:07 AM (oVJmc)

132 It would be one thing if McCain had to work to support his family, but he doesn't. I hope he retires and spends time with his family while he can.

Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at July 20, 2017 08:08 AM (hMwEB)

133 "He Understands"

A devotional from "Our Daily Bread" from last year:

http://tinyurl.com/ya69b3uq

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:08 AM (iVOAv)

134 Kurt Warner, Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning...there are some really good inspirational men in pro sports. They just get overshadowed by idiots like Kapernick by the media. Sometimes I fantasize about having a media that gives more coverage to these kind of stories rather than their usual pandering to racism, sexism, whatever ism.

Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 08:09 AM (Jb00r)

135 ...and also that he spends time, quality time with his family.
Posted by: never enough caffeine at July 20, 2017 08:04 AM (N3JsI)

Which family? The rotten old coot got himself a rich trophy wife, after ditching his first one.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 20, 2017 08:09 AM (Pz4pT)

136 Someone explain to me WTF President Trump is even talking to the NYT?

Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at July 20, 2017 08:09 AM (hMwEB)

137 it's a good thing McCain doesn't have Obama care

Say what you will, but none of our patients have gone in for "minor eye surgery" and come out with stage IV brain cancer!

Posted by: SCOAMFCare at July 20, 2017 08:10 AM (kuiuS)

138
I remember Senator Arlen Specter -- who went increasingly left as he got older and eventually switched to the Democrat Party.

Eventually discovered he had a brain tumor, too.

Nancy Pelosi Galore really, really needs an MRI of her brain.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 08:10 AM (EgwCt)

139 McCain has the same kind of tumor that took my dad, and he's older than my dad was. Doctors gave him 6 months to 2 years, he died almost exactly 6 months after diagnosis. He really should resign & spend what time he has left with his family. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, and he's not my worst enemy.

Posted by: josephistan at July 20, 2017 08:10 AM (7HtZB)

140 Believe that was a matter of office policy of their masters, the hospital-group corporation. My dentist always asks for shooting advice. For his kids.

Big Famous Ohio Hospital is off on a new quest: kept asking "Do you feel safe at home?" They must be getting sick of famous Ohio smartass answers by now, "Compared to here?" or "As opposed to stranded on third?"

I went the whole shot. "Hell yes I'm safe at home. I'm armed to the teeth, cleared fields of fire, minefield and a moat.
Oops."
Posted by: Stringer Davis at July 20, 2017 07:57 AM (H5rtT)

They ask that because every once in a while the person will say no and they uncover Elderly abuse, Child abuse etc. The problem is that they don't trust nurses to use their own judgment so they have them ask everyone.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 08:10 AM (dKiJG)

141 are Dr's still required to ask if you own any guns in the home. I was asked this when I established my son with a Family Dr.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at July 20, 2017 07:19 AM (dKiJG)

Just got a new doc, while waiting in the exam room, looked at the reading material, a couple of WebMD mags, plus numerous issues of Outdoor Life and Guns and Ammo.

Talked about deer hunting and the Emerald Ash Borer

Posted by: Edd Zachary at July 20, 2017 08:11 AM (r1QH4)

142 We will bury you! Or force you to give face.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 20, 2017 08:11 AM (/qEW2)

143 When McCain first made public he had surgery to remove a "Blood Clot" I posted here before the Diagnosis that I had a hunch it was much more serious than that. And I said I would stop saying anything negative about him. I stand by that. I think we should show the Left that we are better than them..No need to dance on anyone's grave. At least that is how I feel.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 08:12 AM (5y11N)

144 Obviously, Trump used his Sooper Brain Cancer Projector to give McCain a tumor. And in all seriousness, McCain needs to step aside for the good of the state and the nation. But he probably won't--he enjoys the power.

And hello to my Horde friends from a steamy and hot SEPA. Mercifully, next week will be cooler but we still have some days before it gets tolerable. Hang on and stay sane.

Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at July 20, 2017 08:12 AM (RD7QR)

145 Perhaps McCainus could receive his treatment in Mexico-- since he loves the Mexican's so much.

Posted by: Under Fire at July 20, 2017 08:14 AM (mcI77)

146 Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at July 20, 2017 08:12 AM (RD7QR)

It was a bit warm yesterday, and it's going to be even warmer today.

Thank God for filthy Global-Warming fossil fuels that power air conditioning!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:14 AM (wYseH)

147 I had a boss who was actually only about 30 or so, brain cancer, he did come back to work for a very short time, then he was gone....
____________________

Yes, I took care of a close family member who died from this type of tumor. The first few months after the diagnosis are not too bad. The chemo used for this is fairly easy for most people to tolerate. The patients get fatigued, but most don't have to deal with the constant vomiting, etc., that many other chemo patients experience. But after a few months, the cancer is back, and it's much more aggressive now, and quickly spreads to other parts of the brain. The patient begins to lose control over bodily functions, has trouble walking, sitting up, seeing, etc. They forget things, can't recognize people they know; sometimes they become very paranoid. Eventually they lose the ability to speak and become bed-ridden. Some can't swallow, and have to get their meds by anal suppositories. Then there are days, or weeks, when the patient is semi-comatose, and you're just waiting for them to die. It's awful for everybody.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (IBcGJ)

148 McCain has decided to stay on the job and spend more time with his lobbyists.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (oVJmc)

149 Re: the Charlie Gard situation, I would caution folks to temper their enthusiasm. The proposed experimental treatment is just that, experimental. It is possible for unscrupulous researchers to hold a highly biased opinion of the value of their own research, to the point of advocating for it in extreme cases. I pray that this family is not being led down a primrose path of false hope. In the electronic age families can find some Holy Grail of magic cure from interrnet sources. Sometimes these are valid, oftentimes not. The ethical dilemma of a parent's right to try experimental treatments is more than just a question of who is paying for the treatment.

Sad situation all around.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (wPiJc)

150 John McCain's a goner. My mom had the same form of cancer and her surgeon at MD Anderson claimed that they "removed it all" during surgery.

It didn't matter. After a painful struggle she died nine months later.

Posted by: Attorney General Jeff Sessions at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (o5Y8H)

151 Dead I am the life, dig into the skin
Knuckle crack the bone, twenty one to win
Dead I am the dog, hound of hell you cry
Devil on your back, I can never die!

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (/qEW2)

152 are Dr's still required to ask if you own any guns in the home. I was asked this when I established my son with a Family Dr.

Our pediatrician didn't, and we had our kids start seeing her during the obama years. Not all doctors will march in lockstep with this bullshit.

Posted by: GMan at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (sxq57)

153 Only *now* is there starting be more football than hockey on my sports feed.

Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (O7MnT)

154 Drudge is speculating Maxine Waters is seriously considering a run in 2020; between her and Kamalakaran, the rest of the country will get a dose of the Californian crazies in the next election.

Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 08:16 AM (Jb00r)

155 I'm going to leave now before I start thinking less of some of you people.

Posted by: josephistan at July 20, 2017 08:16 AM (7HtZB)

156 Jamala Harris I mean..autocorrect is out of control

Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 08:16 AM (Jb00r)

157 I give up

Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 08:17 AM (Jb00r)

158 @134. I think the media loves to push people like Kapernick in our faces. They like to upset people. One of the reasons I can't stand them. And have no respect for them.

Posted by: Case at July 20, 2017 08:17 AM (EnbfO)

159 Big Famous Ohio Hospital is off on a new quest: kept asking "Do you feel safe at home?" They must be getting sick of famous Ohio smartass answers by now, "Compared to here?" or "As opposed to stranded on third?"

*snort.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:17 AM (W4LFA)

160 That ICE story is my feel good story of the day. *heart*

Posted by: WannabeAnglican at July 20, 2017 08:18 AM (vFmT2)

161 Sad situation all around.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (wPiJc)

Agreed...and well put.

But I think that even in the most likely case, that the child will die soon, it seems better that he is in an American hospital surrounded by caring nurses and doctors and his family, rather than the abattoir that he is in currently.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:18 AM (wYseH)

162 I think the media loves to push people like Kapernick in our faces. They like to upset people.

The media lives & exists for controversy.
Without it, no one needs them. A true "tail wagging the dog" industry.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:19 AM (W4LFA)

163 153 Only *now* is there starting be more football than hockey on my sports feed.
Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (O7MnT)

IIRC a lot of training camps open next week, am I right? I actually miss football this year since I sat most of last year out.

Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at July 20, 2017 08:20 AM (RD7QR)

164 Drudge is speculating Maxine Waters is seriously considering a run in 2020; between her and Kamalakaran, the rest of the country will get a dose of the Californian crazies in the next election.
Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 08:16 AM (Jb00r)

We all need some comic relief

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 08:20 AM (5y11N)

165 Kurt Warner, Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning...there are some really good inspirational men in pro sports. They just get overshadowed by idiots like Kapernick by the media. Sometimes I fantasize about having a media that gives more coverage to these kind of stories rather than their usual pandering to racism, sexism, whatever ism.
Posted by: IC at July 20, 2017 08:09 AM (Jb00r)

A guy I used to play basketball with works out with a lot of local football players. One day I asked him if he knew London Fletcher; he got a big smile on his face and spent about five minutes telling me about how he went to his mother's church and what an undersized great guy he was. Went to Div 3 John Carroll University and had a probably HOF career by playing smart and hard for the Rams and Redskins. Usually was the defensive captain because he conceptually had an excellent grasp of the defense.

Posted by: Captain Hate at July 20, 2017 08:20 AM (y7DUB)

166
So there's at least three present and former Senators who served more than 20 years with brain tumors:

John McCain
Ted Kennedy
Arlen Specter
(Questionable/Undiagnosed) Nancy Pelosi

Term limits -- for their own good.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 08:20 AM (EgwCt)

167 I stand by that. I think we should show the Left that we are better than them..No need to dance on anyone's grave. At least that is how I feel.

Posted by: Nevergiveup

******

I'm with you on this. McCain's intent notwithstanding, the decision to return to work will soon be out of his hands. I hope he does not suffer.

Posted by: Muldoon at July 20, 2017 08:21 AM (wPiJc)

168 I was on a Rep. sponsored tour of the Capital yesterday, and I swore I saw Elijah Cummings. But according to the Washington Examiner, he hasn't been to work since he had heart surgery two months ago. Maybe it was John Lewis. They really do look alike. I still think it was Cummings.

Posted by: no good deed at July 20, 2017 08:21 AM (csW6V)

169 The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back.
=========
I'm reminded of the adage, "The graveyard is full of indispensable men."

Posted by: RoyalOil at July 20, 2017 08:22 AM (W1XyZ)

170 I for sure saw Jim Palmer. I didn't ask if he was wearing Jockey underwear.

Posted by: no good deed at July 20, 2017 08:22 AM (csW6V)

171 #133-The devotional from Our Daily bread" from last year contains a reference to Psalm 27- a wonderful psalm which starts out "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is my stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?."

In verses 10 it says, "If my mother and my father forsake me, the Lord will take me up."

This is the note on that verse from my Bible. "The Life Application Bible."

Many have had the experience of being forsaken by father and mother. Broken homes..., addiction to drugs or alcohol, psychological or physical abuse can leave children crippled by this loss. Even in adults, the pain may linger. God can take that place in our life. He can fill that void and heal that hurt. He can direct us to adults who may take the role of father or mother for us.

Help with resources for people who have been in abusive situations is available at hopefortheheart.org, a place where you can also put in prayer requests.

(Disclaimer; I am not involved with this ministry. I am not employed by them. I have just read some of the resources and listened to the counseling program and found it quite helpful. So have others whom i have known)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:23 AM (iVOAv)

172 >>>>I think the media loves to push people like Kapernick in our faces. They like to upset people.

The media lives exists for controversy.

Without it, no one needs them. A true "tail wagging the dog" industry.
.
.
.The Sherman TX paper had an editorial about him the other day. They were waxing about how heroic he was to stand up to all of the bigots who march in lock step standing up and singing along with the National Anthem. They came "this close" to saying the entire NFL is racist for him becoming a free agent without any hope of getting signed by any team.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at July 20, 2017 08:23 AM (0pcwX)

173 Genuis Award winner Donut shop isn't too far from my house. My son used to do Boy Scouts at the Church across the street.

Posted by: Jeff Weimer at July 20, 2017 08:24 AM (17QyB)

174 No need to dance on anyone's grave. At least that is how I feel.

Can we tap our toes ?

Posted by: JT at July 20, 2017 08:24 AM (VcKAc)

175 >>>And hello to my Horde friends from a steamy and hot SEPA.

Shaved Evenly Pussy Area?

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 08:24 AM (2euXD)

176 My son used to do Boy Scouts at the Church across the street.

*****

Phrasing?

Posted by: Muldoon at July 20, 2017 08:25 AM (wPiJc)

177 175 >>>And hello to my Horde friends from a steamy and hot SEPA.

Shaved Evenly Pussy Area?
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 08:24 AM (2euXD)

Seriously Elevated Pussy Alert

Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at July 20, 2017 08:26 AM (RD7QR)

178 I like my job. I am looking forward to it. I have enjoyed the past three weeks there. It is a tiny church but much more functional than the last one I served. Last week, my husband planted flowers in front of the church sign. When we came back to water them there was a little goldfinch on the flowers. When we finished watering them yesterday two gold finches-a male and a female perched on the flowers. It made us smile because it seemed like they were looking at the church sign. :^) I thought that it was a good sign.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:27 AM (iVOAv)

179 148
McCain has decided to stay on the job and spend more time with his lobbyists.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at July 20, 2017 08:15 AM (oVJmc)
***
Because he still has more work to do as a bag man for Fusion GPS don'tchya know (btw - good work National Enquirer - they must be made up of illegal doing the work the MSM will not do!).So- he cannot even do the right thing and retire so he can spend a least a little quality time before his chemo and impending death 15 months from now from Glioblastoma?
Mmm hmm - sure. Let's see what he says when the chemo hits.
To think I used to have respect for this guy.

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:27 AM (Fb9aZ)

180 >>The articles I read that are quoting him say he fully intends on coming back.

I don't put a lot of stock in what people say immediately after they receive a shocking diagnosis as McCain did. Denial is a pretty strong emotion.

I agree with Nevergiveup. I have profound disagreements with McCain on many things and I don't think he is a particularly nice or honorable guy and power has clearly gone to his head but I wouldn't wish brain cancer on anyone.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 20, 2017 08:27 AM (/tuJf)

181 The scrunt from AK was elected because those natives love their free shit.

I have been watching "Life Below Zero" on Netflix.

Not a single dime of taxes is ever paid by these folks.

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:27 AM (UnDQI)

182
My son used to do Boy Scouts at the Church across the street.

*****

Phrasing?

Posted by: Muldoon
__________________________

That's so hot...

Posted by: Harry Reid at July 20, 2017 08:27 AM (UMWic)

183 G'mornin' Horde !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, they are gaslighting us 24/7 at July 20, 2017 08:28 AM (Mcvvl)

184 ***sweat flowing lubriciously***

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 08:28 AM (2euXD)

185 I haven't seen (there, I did it) any sort of public statements that little Charlie will be "cured" by the treatments, rather that such highly experimental procedures can be refined by continued application. Who knows - it may be found that the offered procedures do NOT work - but we'll not know if the NHS has it's way.

But hey, Palin's an idiot. Or something.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 08:28 AM (MINbv)

186 Wanna know what's worse than brain cancer?

Pancreatic cancer. That shit is painful., from what I hear.

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:28 AM (UnDQI)

187 176
My son used to do Boy Scouts at the Church across the street.

*****

Phrasing?

Posted by: Muldoon at July 20, 2017 08:25 AM (wPiJc)

****Ahem

Posted by: Chester the Molester at July 20, 2017 08:29 AM (Fb9aZ)

188 I had an older cousin (mid 40s) pass away from a brain tumor. It was probably a year from diagnosis to death. I remember being kind of shocked because he was one of the most health conscious, in shape guys I've known. He ate super healthy and rode his bike like crazy. I saw him pre-diagnosis and then probably six months later after the steroids and everything, he had put on like 50 pounds and I didn't even really recognize him at first. Mentally he wasn't really there, either. It was a month or two later that he passed.

Posted by: Mainah at July 20, 2017 08:31 AM (B+qrE)

189 186 Wanna know what's worse than brain cancer?

Pancreatic cancer. That shit is painful., from what I hear.

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:28 AM (UnDQI)

Yes, my youngest stepson's dad had it. He spent the last three months of his life gronked on increasing doses of morphine because the pain was so extreme.

Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at July 20, 2017 08:31 AM (RD7QR)

190 So there's at least three present and former Senators who served more than 20 years with brain tumors:

John McCain
Ted Kennedy
Arlen Specter
(Questionable/Undiagnosed) Nancy Pelosi

Term limits -- for their own good.

Need warning stickers:

Congress causes cancer.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:32 AM (W4LFA)

191 A gift for Muldoon and the other pun kings here. Muldoon probably already knew these puns. :^)

http://tinyurl.com/y8afbju2

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:33 AM (iVOAv)

192 btw - symptoms of Glioblastoma (a few of these things - I have to say - do explain some of McCain's behaviors over the past few years):

headachesnausea and vomitingsleepinessweakness on one side of your bodymemory lossproblems with speech and languagepersonality and mood changesmuscle weaknessdouble vision or blurred visionloss of appetiteseizures

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:33 AM (Fb9aZ)

193 Extreme pain which basically laughs at the morphine and says "C'mon, is that all you got?"

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:33 AM (UnDQI)

194 Pancreatic cancer. That shit is painful., from what I hear. "

Indeed. Claimed Mrs. mouse's mom. The last 8 weeks were so incredibly difficult - and I don't know who suffered more.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 08:33 AM (MINbv)

195 Trump cancels CIA program to support ISIS
---
It's about time. we never had any national interest in Syria.

Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 08:37 AM (3Liv/)

196 Good morning!

Let's smile and be happy and strike fear in the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 20, 2017 08:37 AM (hyuyC)

197 The media lives & exists for controversy.

--

Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies --
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down, kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at July 20, 2017 08:39 AM (mQ0Mc)

198 Trump cancels CIA program to support ISIS
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It's about time. we never had any national interest in Syria.
Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 08:37 AM (3Liv/)

we are still actively supplying and supporting the Kurds

And a Chaos in Syria is not in American National Interests

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 08:39 AM (5y11N)

199 Kurt Schlichter makes the case for Kid Rock.

Worth a read because Schlichter.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/ybm787hn

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at July 20, 2017 08:41 AM (s/EUv)

200 I wish someone would just say that Kapernick won't ever play in the NFL again because he was a one-trick pony.

The read-option was new and it took defenses a year to adjust.

Now, everyone does it and every defense can stop it--you still have to have a QB that can throw.

And since he doesn't have an arm, he can't do anything else.

As I've said, in college these hotshots will face--at most--4 guys on defense who will make it in the NFL; four guys out of 11 fast and smart enough.

Now they face 11 like that and they don't look so hot. That's why running QBs will never make it as running QBs in the NFL.

But, running QBs are almost always black--so it's racist to say they won't make it as running QBs in the NFL.

Posted by: RoyalOil at July 20, 2017 08:41 AM (W1XyZ)

201 190
So there's at least three present and former Senators who served more than 20 years with brain tumors:

John McCain

Ted Kennedy

Arlen Specter

(Questionable/Undiagnosed) Nancy Pelosi

Term limits -- for their own good.

Need warning stickers:

Congress causes cancer.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:32 AM (W4LFA)

***

You know - this is very interesting - three people out of the 535 in Congress total - that's a rate of about .56% The rate of primary brain tumor diagnosis in the general population is about .0181% That is a much higher rate of incidence (form a statistical standpoint) for Congress over the general population (I assume Pelosi just has dementia btw - not a tumor - but one can aspire can't one? Maybe she's an overachiever and has both)

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (Fb9aZ)

202 Don't care about McCain. Time to haul him up for questions on anything before you can't anymore. I am glad his machinations will end but fear Sister Lindsey will just carry on. Who gets his seat next? Will Megs run?

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (rEdl2)

203 Democrats need illegal aliens to replace the voters lost to abortion.

--

It's even more insidious in that they want to obliterate, or severely water down white America. They would hardly stand for the Dutch to flood our borders.

Posted by: Lady in Black - Death to the Man Bun at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (mQ0Mc)

204 Those pictures are about right. Friday might need to be more hopeful.

Sunday night oh yeah. I work from home now and not on a conventional schedule and Sundays still feel like a bummer.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at July 20, 2017 08:43 AM (4ErVI)

205 My two cents,

If it is a stage IV glioblastoma tumor then I suspect John McCain will be shuffling off this mortal coil soon. I'm not gloating or callous with that, merely stating a fact.

I've seen men half his age and in excellent physical shape succumb to brain cancer in a matter of months. And that is with surgery and all that toxic shit they pumped into them.

The saddest part about that whole process is watching people lose the desire to live. Their lives become nothing but unbearable pain and the eyes get that glassy "Please just let this end" look. Watching that physical and emotional degeneration is worse than the afflicted's actual passing.

Posted by: Ernie McCracken at July 20, 2017 08:45 AM (o5Y8H)

206 >>>They would hardly stand for the Dutch to flood our borders.

There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch!

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 08:45 AM (2euXD)

207 I lost my best friend to the same type of tumor. It's nasty. I didn't agree with McCain on much. But I wish him no Ill will. He should retire and go spend time with his loved ones. But he's a congress critter. Its a perfect example of how the power of DC becomes a drug and it should be a warning sign.

Posted by: Minnfidel at July 20, 2017 08:46 AM (L3YlV)

208 we are still actively supplying and supporting the Kurds

And a Chaos in Syria is not in American National Interests
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Supporting the Kurds against the shia in Iraq and the islamists in Turkey makes sense, in that the Kurds are the only folks in the region (aside from Israel) we've had any success in dealing with.

And I agree with not having an interest in Chaos in Syria. I support Assad and Putin doing everything necessary to bring the rebellion Obama started to a swift conclusion.

Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 08:47 AM (3Liv/)

209 They would hardly stand for the Dutch to flood our borders.

There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch!
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy

And the Irish! No Irish! /s

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:47 AM (W4LFA)

210 You know - this is very interesting - three people out of the 535 in Congress total - that's a rate of about .56% The rate of primary brain tumor diagnosis in the general population is about .0181% That is a much higher rate of incidence (form a statistical standpoint) for Congress over the general population...

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (Fb9aZ)

You're looking at both the House and Senate. The three I mentioned were all Senators -- a group of 100. Makes it look a whole lot worse.

My theory is that they were all 'early adopters' of those big ass portable telephones that were little more than microwave ovens they held up to their brain.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 08:47 AM (EgwCt)

211 Cancer just plain sucks.

Except for my paternal grandmother (who lived to 99,) everyone on both sides of my family who has died, did so as a result of cancer: uterine, stomach, spine, brain, kidney, you name it. We also have a sad predisposition to strokes (one aneurysm, one bleed, and one clot,) although all of those have survived, and only the aneurysm leaving devastating sequelae.

Kind of stinks knowing what is probably ahead for you, and now that I'm almost 29yo I think about it too frequently.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 20, 2017 08:48 AM (HiDrR)

212 And a Chaos in Syria is not in American National Interests
---

Get Maxwell Smart! Send in Control!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:49 AM (W4LFA)

213 Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (Fb9aZ)

Those three cases weren't in one year, so the rate in Congress is actually lower. Kennedy was in 2009, so over eight years there have been three cases, which = 0.56/8 = .07%

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:49 AM (wYseH)

214 When God's people pray:

A Brooklyn Tabernacle devotional:

http://tinyurl.com/ycb5ft9e

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:50 AM (iVOAv)

215 I think the record for most players drafted from one team into the NFL is in 2002--University of Miami.

11 total; 4 on defense, 7 on offense.

Posted by: RoyalOil at July 20, 2017 08:50 AM (W1XyZ)

216 And the Irish! No Irish! /s
Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:47 AM
~~~~~

Hey, I heard that!

Posted by: IrishEi at July 20, 2017 08:50 AM (HiDrR)

217 The left is reacting with their usual class to news of McCain's tumor. "McCain is using the health care he wants to deny to poor people" and so forth.

Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 08:50 AM (O7MnT)

218
There seems to be some math in this blog rearing it's insidious head.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 08:51 AM (EgwCt)

219 McCain is NOT going to retire.

McCain will NEVER step inside the Capitol again.

You read it here first.

(I like to make predictions and then laugh when I am wrong. It's fun)

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:51 AM (UnDQI)

220 Because other people react with a lack of class to McCain's condition, it doesn't mean we have to.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 08:52 AM (iVOAv)

221 Am I the only one to read the comment thread from bottom to top?
And that reads weirdly dirty.

Posted by: Northernlurker at July 20, 2017 08:52 AM (9Cxyk)

222 Those three cases weren't in one year, so the rate in Congress is
actually lower. Kennedy was in 2009, so over eight years there have been
three cases, which = 0.56/8 = .07%
---
Would you be worried about an annual rate (which is why you divided by

or the rate of 'what did people who died die of' (which is a somewhat more challenging calculation as the number of new faces every two years changes)?

Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (3Liv/)

223 Bill Nye the shitty guy says old people need to die because global warming.
=====

Well, that would include his rotten ass.

Lead the way, MF'er.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (vg8iE)

224 217 The left is reacting with their usual class to news of McCain's tumor. "McCain is using the health care he wants to deny to poor people" and so forth.

In their single-payer paradise, an 80-year-old with brain cancer would get pain pills and stuck in a bed to die. If that.

And chances are he'd get a nine-month waiting list for that much.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (oVJmc)

225
There seems to be some math in this blog rearing it's insidious head.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman
______________

Yeah,, the only math I'm interested in is proof to % alcohol....

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (UMWic)

226 Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (Fb9aZ)

And Spector didn't have a brain tumor, so the rate is even less...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (wYseH)

227 217 The left is reacting with their usual class to news of McCain's tumor. "McCain is using the health care he wants to deny to poor people" and so forth.
Posted by: V the K at July 20, 2017 08:50 AM (O7MnT)

Well ... seeing as how The Maverick never missed a chance to reach across the aisle and do a little bipartisan conservative bashing ... I say "Sew the wind - reap the whirlwind".

I didn't wish this shit on the old bastard - but I ain't wishing it off him either.

Posted by: ScoggDog at July 20, 2017 08:54 AM (GoNER)

228 McCain is NOT going to retire

+++

Probably not. I can easily see him wanting to have some dramatic bedside tiebreaker vote for the headline glory

Posted by: Bigby's Typing Hands at July 20, 2017 08:54 AM (rEdl2)

229 It has to be said, Wednesday Baby looks like Hillary.

Posted by: Sporkatus at July 20, 2017 08:54 AM (eXSOZ)

230 Kind of stinks knowing what is probably ahead for you, and now that I'm almost 29yo I think about it too frequently.
Posted by: IrishEi at July 20, 2017 08:48 AM (HiDrR)

Take it from a 53 yo elder...you have to live your life and try not to think about it. My dad passed at 42 years old, so I've been where you are and I know how hard it is not to think about it. My advice is to try your damndest to just live and not obsess about it.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at July 20, 2017 08:54 AM (s/EUv)

231 207
I lost my best friend to the same type of tumor. It's nasty. I didn't
agree with McCain on much. But I wish him no Ill will. He should retire
and go spend time with his loved ones. But he's a congress critter. Its a
perfect example of how the power of DC becomes a drug and it should be a
warning sign.

Posted by: Minnfidel at July 20, 2017 08:46 AM (L3YlV)

AGreed -

I also lost a friend many years ago to this - very young age - horrible and I do not wish it on anyone - but not retiring to face this and be with his family? WTF - it really does put into perspective how out of touch with reality everyone in DC is and what it does to once even fairly honorable men.

John - if you are listening - it is time to retire from the field. Do it now while you still have some sense of honor and control of your senses. There are other men and women who can take up the burden of elected office - it is their turn to serve the people. It is your time to spend meaningful days and hours with those that are truly important - your wife, your family, your friends. The governor of your great state is a member of your own party and will appoint someone - so your party will also not be burdened.

Walk away John. It is time for an old soldier to fade away, honorably.

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:55 AM (Fb9aZ)

232 In their single-payer paradise, an 80-year-old with brain cancer would ~~get pain pills and stuck in a bed to die. If that.~~ become Soylent Green.

FIFY

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:55 AM (UnDQI)

233 Democrats need illegal aliens to replace the voters lost to abortion.
======

Moreover, they need a permanent underclass. Actual fucking serfs to lord over who are used to being "ruled."

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 08:56 AM (vg8iE)

234 Am I the only one to read the comment thread from bottom to top?"

Nope. That's how I roll when there's around a hundred plus I've missed.

Keeps things interesting, that's for sure.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 08:56 AM (MINbv)

235 That's disclosed brain tumors ...

Posted by: Jean at July 20, 2017 08:56 AM (9TU00)

236 Would you be worried about an annual rate (which is why you divided by
or the rate of 'what did people who died die of'

Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (3Liv/)

I worry about neither, because I don't plan on dying.

But I was simply converting to consistent ratios.

It is actually complicated by the advanced age of the people in Congress. My bet is that the rate of brain tumors increases as the age of the sample increases

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:56 AM (wYseH)

237 The left is reacting with their usual class to news of McCain's tumor. "McCain is using the health care he wants to deny to poor people" and so forth.
Posted by: V the K

What makes it even more classless?
They KNOW that if it was one of theirs, Waters, Pelosi, Schumer, that they'd be using the same health care.

So their bitching is to score cheap political points, not legitimate beefs with the system.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 08:56 AM (W4LFA)

238 control of his senses?

He won't be able to control his bowel and bladder.

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:56 AM (UnDQI)

239 And Spector didn't have a brain tumor, so the rate is even less...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (wYseH)

Former United States Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania (right) was a long-term brain cancer survivor until his death from lymphoma.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 08:57 AM (EgwCt)

240 226
Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:42 AM (Fb9aZ)

And Spector didn't have a brain tumor, so the rate is even less...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 08:53 AM (wYseH)

***
That's right - he had lymphoma didn't he?

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 08:57 AM (Fb9aZ)

241 McCain is NOT going to retire

+++

Probably not. I can easily see him wanting to have some dramatic bedside tiebreaker vote for the headline glory
======

You do recall Sheets Byrd wheeled in in a hospital bed to vote on shit.

Outrageous.

I really expected them to keep Gabby Giffords, hole in her head and all, sitting in the House, voting on shit.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 08:57 AM (vg8iE)

242 Because other people react with a lack of class to McCain's condition, it doesn't mean we have to.
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I don't think it's a matter of following the herd. McCain made a political carrer of making deals across the aisle (Maverick-y-nees was the basis of his presidential run, after all), and in the process made a lot of enemies among those who care about this country and what it was intended to be.

Progs will of course celebrate his pain and passing because of the (R) and they're insufficiently complex thinkers to see any distinction beyond that.
===
The left is reacting with their usual class to news of McCain's tumor.
"McCain is using the health care he wants to deny to poor people" and so
forth.
---
Hell of a lot of good it's going to do him. Statistically speaking.

The left of course won't understand that's part of the economic argument against them.

Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 08:58 AM (3Liv/)

243 What makes it even more classless?
They KNOW that if it was one of theirs, Waters, Pelosi, Schumer, that they'd be using the same health care.

So their bitching is to score cheap political points, not legitimate beefs with the system.
=======

And what's more, they know that their gods in the flesh would never want the people to have the same kind of insurance that they do.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 08:58 AM (vg8iE)

244 It has to be said, Wednesday Baby looks like Hillary.
=======

That's child abuse.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 09:00 AM (vg8iE)

245 brain cancer survivor

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 08:57 AM (EgwCt)

Not a glioblastoma.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 20, 2017 09:01 AM (wYseH)

246 I don't think raping a whirlwind is a good idea. Raping a gentle breeze, okay, but a whirlwind? No way!

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 09:01 AM (2euXD)

247
Come si dice "de-lurking" in Italiano???

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 20, 2017 09:02 AM (xwOXf)

248 And in another side of the story, I am soon about to go to deliver a card to a woman who dances with the local Senior Citizens. Their group dances up a storm and they go and perform different places. I see them while others of us are packing bags for the food pantry. The dancers are a lot of fun to watch. they are having party today for a woman who is turning 100 on Sunday. She dresses very elegantly and always has a cheerful word to say. She still dances. She can't do some of the more complicated steps of the women who are in their 70's or 80's do but she does dance, and when they do routines from "Mame" she comes out and they encircle her and sing to her. I talked to her on Tuesday, and she said "I like to dance and being with the other people and dancing keeps me young!" Happy Birthday, Rose!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 09:02 AM (iVOAv)

249 On a happier note ... I made the morning commute and did not encounter a single dumb-ass.

In Louisville. You have no idea just how damn rare that is.

Posted by: ScoggDog at July 20, 2017 09:02 AM (GoNER)

250 234 Am I the only one to read the comment thread from bottom to top?"

That's how I view most interesting subjects. Just smile if you get caught.

Posted by: Mx4 at July 20, 2017 09:03 AM (53gOW)

251 And in another side of the story, I am soon about to go to deliver a card to a woman who dances with the local Senior Citizens. Their group dances up a storm and they go and perform different places. I see them while others of us are packing bags for the food pantry. The dancers are a lot of fun to watch. they are having party today for a woman who is turning 100 on Sunday. She dresses very elegantly and always has a cheerful word to say. She still dances. She can't do some of the more complicated steps of the women who are in their 70's or 80's do but she does dance, and when they do routines from "Mame" she comes out and they encircle her and sing to her. I talked to her on Tuesday, and she said "I like to dance and being with the other people and dancing keeps me young!" Happy Birthday, Rose!!
=========

God bless her.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 09:03 AM (vg8iE)

252 243
What makes it even more classless?

They KNOW that if it was one of theirs, Waters, Pelosi, Schumer, that they'd be using the same health care.

So their bitching is to score cheap political points, not legitimate beefs with the system.

=======

And what's more, they know that their gods in the flesh would never
want the people to have the same kind of insurance that they do.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 08:58 AM (vg8iE)

****
If Waters or Pelosi got brain cancer - how would you be able to tell?

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 09:03 AM (Fb9aZ)

253 Blowing through the canyons of my mind......come here, baby.

Posted by: Eromero at July 20, 2017 09:04 AM (zLDYs)

254 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brain_tumor_patients
#Politics_and_government

Listed Senators:
Arlen Specter
John McCain
Ted Kennedy
Clair Engle

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 09:04 AM (EgwCt)

255 Come si dice "de-lurking" in Italiano???

de-lurking

Posted by: Methos at July 20, 2017 09:05 AM (3Liv/)

256 I'm all for the "don't speak ill of the dead/terminally ill" principle... when the object is a normal, non-famous person.

When the object is a very public political figure who has spent most of his professional life making a career out of stabbing me and those like me in the back?

I'll reserve the right to say "Good Riddance".

But there's no need to go any further than that, really.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 20, 2017 09:05 AM (hcyUh)

257 246 I don't think raping a whirlwind is a good idea. Raping a gentle breeze, okay, but a whirlwind? No way!
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 09:01 AM (2euXD)

Heh. I went back and double checked ... because my spelling is so widely renown.

Posted by: ScoggDog at July 20, 2017 09:05 AM (GoNER)

258 >>Moreover, they need a permanent underclass. Actual fucking serfs to lord over who are used to being "ruled."

Exactly. Bring in the undereducated masses from socialist countries and you can own their votes forever. They'll never know what freedoms they've helped destroy because they've never known freedom.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 20, 2017 09:05 AM (NOIQH)

259 If Waters or Pelosi got brain cancer - how would you be able to tell?
===========

Pelosi has serious issues (I mean moreso than usual). Someone mentioned it last night. It's dementia, in my opinion. But there she sits, addled and damaged, playing games with our lives.

Something very wrong with that picture.

Maxine Waters is simply a rotten, vile old racist who is consumed by greed and hatred.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 09:06 AM (vg8iE)

260 JJ is in the house!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 20, 2017 09:06 AM (W4LFA)

261 143 When McCain first made public he had surgery to remove a "Blood Clot" I posted here before the Diagnosis that I had a hunch it was much more serious than that. And I said I would stop saying anything negative about him. I stand by that. I think we should show the Left that we are better than them..No need to dance on anyone's grave. At least that is how I feel.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 20, 2017 08:12 AM (5y11N)

--

Same here. He's scared and confused and his family is scared and confused. I won't take advantage of that.

He has a constant mouthpiece, media adoration, and a singularly unique opportunity to shine a light on the VA system right now. I'd love to see him do something good with this hand he's been dealt other than just #NeverTrump it all the way out.

Posted by: Hate Has No Homo at July 20, 2017 09:07 AM (JTMqu)

262 247

Come si dice "de-lurking" in Italiano???

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 20, 2017 09:02 AM (xwOXf)

***Non mi nascondo piu

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 09:07 AM (Fb9aZ)

263 When the object is a very public political figure who has spent most of his professional life making a career out of stabbing me and those like me in the back? "

Thus the polite "Bless his heart".

Slightly OT, but anyone else catch the news that Germany is now warning it's citizens about travel TO Turkey?

Frau Blucher has turned into a complete and utter joke...

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 09:08 AM (MINbv)

264
JJ is in the house!

Posted by: rickb223
_______________________

Yea!

The drinks are on JJ...

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 20, 2017 09:08 AM (UMWic)

265 Posted by: Lizzy at July 20, 2017 09:05 AM (NOIQH)

Would you perchance have a newsletter ? I must say your jib is cut most admirably.

Posted by: ScoggDog at July 20, 2017 09:08 AM (GoNER)

266 Doctors to McLame:
Sorry Senator. you'll have to wait until Paco, Saco, Juan, Miguel, Mohamed, and Amaranta get their treatments, then it's your turn.

How many citizens and vets had to wait for treatment because the system is so broken? Fvck this guy in particular.

Posted by: Under Fire at July 20, 2017 09:09 AM (mcI77)

267 Cute owl photo:

http://tinyurl.com/ycluap2r

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 20, 2017 09:09 AM (iVOAv)

268 257
246 I don't think raping a whirlwind is a good idea. Raping a gentle breeze, okay, but a whirlwind? No way!

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 09:01 AM (2euXD)

Heh. I went back and double checked ... because my spelling is so widely renown.

Posted by: ScoggDog at July 20, 2017 09:05 AM (GoNER)

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Scogg - did you say "raping the whirlwind?" because that is awesome. Gonna use that one myself.

Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 09:09 AM (Fb9aZ)

269 I just want to get my two cents worth about John McCain. Not only could he not retire gracefully but he still insists that he will return. Of course, he may not be aware of his prognosis but even if it wasn't serious can't he see that it may be God (or nature) telling him to retire?

There is something seriously psychologically wrong with people who want to hang on their position to the bitter end.

It's clear that anyone who is so addicted to power should not be anywhere near it.

Posted by: Decaf at July 20, 2017 09:09 AM (U5yng)

270 Oh, and *waves at JJ*

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 09:09 AM (MINbv)

271 Senator Claire Engle:

''United States senator from California. Late in his illness, he broke a filibuster and helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Wheelchair-bound and no longer able to speak, he raised his hand to his eye to signal his vote ("aye").''

McCain is gonna have a tough time beating that precedent.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 09:11 AM (EgwCt)

272 McCain is a perfect example of a need for a mandatory retirement age for politicians.

Posted by: Decaf at July 20, 2017 09:11 AM (U5yng)

273 Scogg - did you say "raping the whirlwind?" because that is awesome. Gonna use that one myself.
Posted by: Publius Redux at July 20, 2017 09:09 AM (Fb9aZ)

Nah. But I wish I did. Gonna' try to work that in today.

Posted by: ScoggDog at July 20, 2017 09:11 AM (GoNER)

274

McCain is gonna have a tough time beating that precedent.
Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 09:11 AM (EgwCt)

You don't want to know what the signal for "neigh" was going to be...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 20, 2017 09:12 AM (hcyUh)

275 You don't want to know what the signal for "neigh" was going to be..."

Snort.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at July 20, 2017 09:13 AM (MINbv)

276 Well, according to the NeverTrumpers on Twitter, this is unassailable proof that Trump is doing Putin's bidding, and Trump needs to be removed immediately.

Posted by: Fortunato at July 20, 2017 09:13 AM (xpUjK)

277 (Full post)

195 Trump cancels CIA program to support ISIS
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It's about time. we never had any national interest in Syria.

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Well, according to the NeverTrumpers on Twitter, this is unassailable proof that Trump is doing Putin's bidding, and Trump needs to be removed immediately.

Posted by: Fortunato at July 20, 2017 09:14 AM (xpUjK)

278 and Trump needs to be removed immediately.
Posted by: Fortunato at July 20, 2017 09:13 AM (xpUjK)

Is it that early in the night already?

Wish someone would have warned me.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 20, 2017 09:15 AM (hcyUh)

279 So last night I was looking for a recipe for Israeli salad and I find one at MarthaStewart.com. Always check the comments on recipes for feedback, ideas, etc. Maybe 6 or the 8 comments are a$$hole Palestinians claiming it's their salad and bashing Israel. At MarthaSteweart.com, FFS.

I really hate our current culture sometimes.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 20, 2017 09:15 AM (NOIQH)

280 "I'll be back" statement from McCain is a slap in the face for his family. A man who loves his family would want to spend with them what time he has left, not rush back into senate.

Posted by: Decaf at July 20, 2017 09:16 AM (U5yng)

281 I'll be back
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More than likely famous last words.

Posted by: Bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 09:17 AM (qpwEe)

282 **waves to JJ**

Hope you're having a wonderful time, my friend.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 20, 2017 09:17 AM (X6fMO)

283
Since it appears the Senate is a brain cancer 'hot spot' I think they should immediately repeal ObamaCare, pass major tax cuts, and adjourn for the next three years.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 09:18 AM (EgwCt)

284 I really hate our current culture sometimes.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 20, 2017 09:15 AM (NOIQH)

Get eleven friends together, (or just make 11 socks yourself) and troll the hell out of that comment section:

Benjamin: It's our salad!
Levi: No it's not! That's our tribes recipe!
Dan: You're both wrong!
Reuben: What the hell is a Palistinian anyway? Who let these guys in?

(etc. etc.)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 20, 2017 09:19 AM (hcyUh)

285 >>"I'll be back" statement from McCain is a slap in the face for his
family. A man who loves his family would want to spend with them what
time he has left, not rush back into senate.

Or he's just being his typical, stubborn self and wants to leave the Senate when *he* chooses, even if it's 1 day after returning.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 20, 2017 09:19 AM (NOIQH)

286 283
Since it appears the Senate is a brain cancer 'hot spot' I think they should immediately repeal ObamaCare, pass major tax cuts, and adjourn for the next three years.
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The EPA should fine the shit out of them and shut it down.

Posted by: Bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 09:19 AM (qpwEe)

287 McCain will never resign. Every day he's a Senator is a day he can say, "Hey, take this, my four star admiral Dad and my four star admiral Granddad! You wanted me to be an admiral, but I knew I didn't have a chance, even before I was held captive for years. You each got to order parts of the Navy around, but I get to order the entire Navy around, and tell the entire Navy what to buy and not buy. Take that!"

The man has issues, many issues.

Posted by: Gref at July 20, 2017 09:20 AM (AMIL/)

288 269. Decaf.
Will try to be charitable here to Senator McCain.
I do not know what he is thinking. Can only speculate on any of this.
He is a human after all. He just received this diagnosis, even if he knew last Friday. It's still fresh.
He's been forced to deal with his own mortality.
Saying that he will return to the Senate may be his way of dealing with the cancer. He's going to want to look for any normalcy in his life that he can.
Having watched many people I love deal with cancer, most with their impending deaths, they all wanted their lives back the way they were before the diagnosis.
Unfortunately they couldn't have their wish.
McCain may not be any different.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at July 20, 2017 09:20 AM (N3JsI)

289
I'll be back
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More than likely famous last words.

Posted by: Bicentennialguy
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Wut?

Posted by: Ahanode Schwartsannaaagger at July 20, 2017 09:20 AM (UMWic)

290 Under a single-payer system we would have health care for the proles and politically unenlightened and a second tier of care for celebs, politicians and the well-connected. Anyone who thinks there's shared sacrifice is kidding themselves.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 20, 2017 09:20 AM (6Mj4C)

291
One wonders how Ms. Lindsay will adjust to her impending widowhood.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 20, 2017 09:22 AM (labbd)

292 "Stubbornness. Refusing to change old patterns. Mental frustration."

That is what the Mystics say cause brain cancer.

Posted by: Mudd at July 20, 2017 09:22 AM (cfHE9)

293 22 The ex-Marine found out why it is not good to live in shit Blue States like Michigan. He should take his grandson and move South.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at July 20, 2017 07:04 AM (mpXpK)
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There are no ex-Marines... you are either retired or a former but still a Marine. IJS.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM - not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine at July 20, 2017 09:23 AM (lwKRt)

294 >>>Heh. I went back and double checked ... because my spelling is so widely renown.

Guide to the BSG Insanity: if I'm goofing on a typo, I quote it; if I'm pretending I saw a typo, I don't
There's a method to my madness!

Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at July 20, 2017 09:23 AM (2euXD)

295 I doubt that McStain's disdain for his family comes as news to them.

Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 09:23 AM (UnDQI)

296 Nood.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet carries Smear-Proof Cloaks by Ivanka Trump! at July 20, 2017 09:27 AM (hLRSq)

297 One wonders how Ms. Lindsay will adjust to her impending widowhood.

I suspect that without McCain to be Dracula to Lindsey's Renfield, he will become less high-profile and gradually fade away.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at July 20, 2017 09:27 AM (oVJmc)

298
Nood. Autumn.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 20, 2017 09:28 AM (labbd)

299 The EPA should fine the shit out of them and shut it down.

Posted by: Bicentennialguy at July 20, 2017 09:19 AM (qpwEe)

Probably, like OSHA, they've exempted themselves.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at July 20, 2017 09:28 AM (EgwCt)

300 >>One wonders how Ms. Lindsay will adjust to her impending widowhood.

Can we finally kiss goodbye all of these faux, bi-partisan "Gangs of N" nonsense?!?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 20, 2017 09:30 AM (NOIQH)

301 186 Pancreatic cancer. That shit is painful., from what I hear.
Posted by: JAS at July 20, 2017 08:28 AM (UnDQI)

That's what killed my father. Extremely painful. Fentsnyl did nothing at the end.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at July 20, 2017 09:32 AM (hscyr)

302 Take it from a 53 yo elder...you have to live your life and try not to think about it. My dad passed at 42 years old, so I've been where you are and I know how hard it is not to think about it. My advice is to try your damndest to just live and not obsess about it.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at July 20, 2017 08:54 AM
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Thank you, WWW!

Not really obsessing too much about it; it's just stinks to realize that I'm probably not going to go quickly and quietly in my sleep.

And just an FYI, you young whippersnapper, I'm the exact same age as Ace, "almost 29."

Posted by: IrishEi at July 20, 2017 09:37 AM (HiDrR)

303 The Mystics say that every death is a suicide. And that you are as dead now as you will ever be.

Posted by: Mudd at July 20, 2017 10:07 AM (cfHE9)

304 McCain will want a last hurrah at the Capitol. Standing O's and all that in the Senate chamber. I expect he'll make an appearance in the fall after he realizes the chemo only postpones the inevitable. I've lost two friends now to that nasty tumor. One fought like crazy thru every treatment imaginable; the other chose the easiest treatment to spend the most time travelling. My first friend was younger and lived 6 months; the 2nd friend hung on for almost year.

Posted by: dixiegal88 at July 20, 2017 11:09 AM (skqYQ)

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