The Morning Report

The Morning Report — 10/24/22

Good morning kids. Two weeks and a day until the midterms, where the GOP is set to wrest control of both chambers of Congress. Barring serious and coordinated Democrat election tampering, which would have to be in more than just a handful of crucial districts, anything from the GOP gaining a minimum number of requisite seats to a massive, generational tsunami of a wipeout is expected to occur. Regardless of the outcome, insofar as what size majority the GOP wins (and I do think it will be significant), what will really have changed? Yes it still is crucially important that we do retake the Congress, for no other reason than to halt the legislative agenda of the Kalorama Klown Komintern and the gibbering meat puppet they installed in the Oval Office.

But given the fact in the wake of what happened two years ago, what does that even mean? What constitutes regular order and the rule of law when the instrumentalities of government have been wielded to oppress dissent and crush political enemies? The rhetoric that is being spewed by the house organs of the regime, i.e. the so-called mainstream media, as well as that of elected (legitimately or otherwise) officials themselves up to and including "president" Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants himself has been eliminationist in content and tone. If by their definition that half the nation is evil, cancer, racist, fascist and "deniers," how do you think they are going to react to an historic ass-kicking at the polls at the hands of said evil, cancer, racist, fascist and "deniers?"

A state of emergency beforehand or the nullification of the results after the fact, given everything we have experienced for the past few years, cannot be dismissed out of hand as crazy talk. Even if they do hand the gavel over to Kevin McCarthy and company, after two years of labeling Trump's and at least some of the GOP's protestations about 2020 being stolen, and Trump being the American Hitler, what do you think the reaction is going to be when (I assume it's a when and not an if) the J6 kangaroo court is shut down by McCarthy? Is he even going to shut it down in the first place?

Yes, the Democrats will soon chant democracy is dying because they are terrified it is thriving as never before. And that grass-roots resurgence is mostly because Republicans are no longer so easily stereotyped as the out-of-touch party of aristocratic Mitt Romneys and condescending Bill Kristols. . .
. . . Joe Biden is not just an obnoxious, off-putting, snarly, and enfeebled president. He is also captive of the most radically destructive, left-wing agenda in the White House since 1933. On energy, inflation, the border, debt, crime, racial relations, and foreign policy, the Left’s project has proven an utter disaster that has hollowed out the middle class and embarrassed the nation in under two years.
Yet, there will not even be a futile, last-minute progressive attempt at correction.
Leftist ideologues never backtrack from their long-march agendas. Instead, as religious nihilists they would rather be purist in their destructive policies that alienate the voters—rather than win them over as apostates by moderating their views. . .
. . . Instead, they will fall silent on the very policies they enacted on their age-old principle that the opiated masses never know what is good for them.
Given these realities, expect the Republicans to end up with a near historical majority in the House and firm control of the Senate.
What then should we expect after the midterms? . . .
. . . They fear not what Republican majorities may actually do, but what they would do if they were Republicans and suddenly gained the Congress after being smeared by the party in power.
That is, the Democrats fear that the Republicans might remember what the Left did while in legislative control and would see that as the new model for an incoming majority.
Consequently, will a Republican Senate simply refuse to confirm Biden’s ultra-left appointments and judges, on the theory they will inevitably do the damage of a Merrick Garland or Alejandro Mayorkas or prove sanctimonious nincompoops like a Pete Buttigieg or Xavier Becerra?
Will the Republicans subpoena an array of left-wing activists and Democratic functionaries? Will jail sentences await any who retry the Eric Holder gambit of congressional defiance?
Will they adopt the January 6 committee protocols?

I think lurker extraordinaire Victor Davis Hanson knows the answers to his questions, as I had alluded to as my lead-in to this excerpt. Part of me wants to be charitable and give Frank Luntz's houseboy the benefit of the doubt in not wanting to tip his hand and stir the pot too close to the midterms. The estimable Robert Spencer is not so charitable.

McCarthy declared that Americans don’t “like impeachment used for political purposes at all,” and added that “the country wants to heal” and see a “system that actually works.” That means there will be no impeachment proceedings against Biden, or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary and former Disinformation Governance Board supreme overlord Alejandro Mayorkas, or Gestapo chief Merrick Garland. Leave billions of dollars worth of materiel in Afghanistan for our enemies to use against us? No problem! Open the Southern border so that untold numbers of criminals and terrorists can waltz right into the country? Hey, we all make mistakes. Sic the woke FBI against parents protesting at school board meetings against the far-Left agenda in public schools? We all can get carried away! Impeachment? Forget it. It wouldn’t be the decent thing to do.
When McCarthy was asked if he saw any grounds for impeaching any officials of this lawless and authoritarian administration, he answered: “I don’t see it before me right now. You watch what the Democrats did – they all came out and said they would impeach before Trump was ever sworn in. There wasn’t a purpose for it. If you spent all that time arguing against using impeachment for political purposes, you gotta be able to sustain exactly what you said.”
Well, sure. There shouldn’t be any impeachment for political purposes. The two impeachments the Democrats perpetrated against Trump were travesties of justice; the framers of the Constitution never intended impeachment to be used as a weapon against a political opponent. But McCarthy’s assumption that any impeachment proceedings that the Republicans bring if they win back the House in November would be politically motivated in the same way is unfounded. What if Biden, or Mayorkas, or Garland actually violated the law? What if they abused their power in persecuting “MAGA Republicans,” purveyors of alleged “disinformation,” and Jan. 6 “insurrectionists”? Could we get any impeachments then?
For McCarthy to wave away even the prospect of impeachment as stooping to the Democrats’ level and engaging in politically motivated prosecution is disquieting on several levels. The most immediate one is the fact that there may indeed be impeachable offenses that warrant serious investigation. Secondary but likewise important is the fact that the Republican establishment these days always seems to be adhering to the “decency” and “civility” that was said to be the hallmark of American politics in bygone days while they’re getting their pockets picked. The Democrats have left “decency” and “civility” in the dustbin of history with the old Democrats of whom they used to be proud, such as Andrew Jackson and Thomas Jefferson (who wasn’t actually a Democrat at all, but they used to claim him). The Republicans should indeed not stoop to their level, but having a Republican president smeared, defamed, framed for crimes he didn’t commit, and vilified in the most extravagant terms for four years and then responding by saying they’re going to do the decent thing and not fight back is just asking for it all to happen again.

Spencer defines the GOP and Dems as "the Stupid Party" and "the Evil Party" respectively. While there is no doubt about the latter, I still cannot accept the definition that the GOP is stupid. They know what the Dems are doing and have done for decades but they go along with it, mostly to make a buck off the destruction. They are quite content to keep the nation moving ever-leftward and send it hurtling into the abyss. The only president from our side who actively campaigned and attempted to not just slow down the pace of the destruction but to actually throw the engine into reverse was Donald Trump.

And for his sins, he has been and continues to be crucified by both the Democrats and the GOP. He exposed the collusion, the hypocrisy and the myth of the two-party system. I expect McCarthy to not do a damned thing and perhaps, worse, to even allow the J6 committee to continue, albeit with actual Republicans at the head of the committee. I understand the rationale, and it will be a complete disaster and abomination as it would give the entire enterprise a respectability and legitimacy it does not deserve.

So, even with a red wave tsunami, we sail blissfully onward over the cliff. Meh, we are in some sort of interregnum. Regardless of our fate, be it a thousand years of darkness or the restoration of some sort of republic as it was intended or at least as we had imagined it, things are going to get ugly for the foreseeable future.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

"The DOJ is hiding records about Biden’s order telling federal agencies to develop plans to interfere in state election administration."
The DOJ is Hiding Information About Biden’s Attempts to Interfere in U.S. Elections
Christopher F. Rufo: "Aimed at children, the phenomenon is far more subversive than its defenders claim."
The Real Story Behind Drag Queen Story Hour
Miranda Devine: "These lawsuits are the only obstacle between Americans and a frighteningly pervasive new federal censorship scheme on behalf of shadowy interests, using 'disinformation' as a catchall excuse."
Lawsuit Reveals Vast Censorship Scheme by Big Tech and the Federal Government
Michael Walsh: "From the Roman Empire to the seventeenth-century Venetian court; from the Zauberberg a hundred years ago to Davos Dorf today, many have tried to geld it or beat it into submission, but art and artists will always have the last word. There is no Reset, neither by gods nor bonzes, but there is always rebirth. And that is forever the province of the glory, jest, and riddle of the world—Man."
"What an Artist Dies in Me!"

CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

“He’s not going to turn this into a circus.” (they are scared shitless that he will get on national TV and utterly destroy their narrative - jjs)
Comedy Gold! Dig This — Liz-ard Cheney: We Will Not Allow Trump to Beclown Our J6 Clown Show
"The trial of Darrell Brooks, for an automobile massacre at a Christmas parade, has descended into a farce."
Waukesha Mass Murderer Treated With Kid Gloves
The request comes after federal officials have made around 850 arrests in the nearly 19 months since the incident – just a fraction of the 2,500 people who entered the Capitol, and the “hundreds more who committed serious crimes outside but haven’t yet been arrested.”
Biden DOJ Wants $34 Million to Keep Targeting J6 Defendants
"The next time someone starts wetting themselves about Republican election deniers and how they are an existential threat to democracy, share this video with them."
WATCH: When Being an "Election-Denier" Didn't Get You Branded as a Liar
"In conducting its overreach, the government has solidified in the hands and minds of millions of American patriots, and populists the world over, the very message Jones has been spreading." (the author's Iraq invasion example is kind of dumb - jjs)
Alex Jones Gets What He Always Wanted
Robert Spencer: "What are the consequences of not fighting back?" (he might be playing possum until after the midterms, but given who and what the GOP are, I tend to agree - jjs)
Stupid Party: Kevin McCarthy Says GOP Won’t Move to Impeach Biden or Junta Officials
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
"Rationing. Like toilet paper and baby formula rationing. Why is all this rationing happening on Biden’s watch? For the record, we never once worried about rationing under former President Donald Trump. But the worst part about this unfolding crisis is that it’s not even winter. . . Oh, and what happens in three months, in the dead of winter, when inflation is even higher, unemployment is up, and nobody can afford expensive heating oil bills? Some will inevitably have to decide whether to heat their home or buy groceries. Either sacrifice will undoubtedly cause this winter to be one of sickness and death, just how Biden likes it."
Biden's Next Crisis: Home Heating Oil Rationing Begins in Northeast, and It's Not Even Winter Yet
As Bloomberg noted this week, “The US has just 25 days of diesel supply, the lowest since 2008, according to the Energy Information Administration. At the same time, the four-week rolling average of distillates supplied, a proxy for demand, rose to its highest seasonal level since 2007.” The Biden [junta] has remained strangely silent, probably hoping that the dismal news doesn’t hit the mainstream because it’s a total political time-bomb waiting to go off, especially as the midterm elections are so close.
Biden's Diesel Fuel Supply Crisis Could Soon Cripple America in Ways Never Before Seen
"The protest organizers 'estimated the total turnout at about 24,000 — including around 6,000 in Berlin, 5,000 each in Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, and 4,000 in Stuttgart.'”
Protests Hit Major German Cities as Thousands Demonstrate Against Surging Energy Costs
Despite denials, Democrats are to blame for this energy crisis, not greedy oil companies."
Biden's Lies About Energy Can Non Longer Be Ignored

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"The activists pair from Letzte Generation — German for 'last generation' — doused Oscar-Claude Monet’s 130-year-old work “Les Meules” with yellow-tinged mash, and then glued themselves to the wall at the Museum Barberini, video posted on social media showed."
German Climate "Activists" Toss Mashed Potatoes at $110 Million Monet Painting
"They learned that Porsche’s exhibition center is not daycare."
Scientists Glue Themselves to Floor to Protest Car Emissions
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
"He will not tell the truth about the economy." (Kudlow, everyone with a pulse and a bank account knows what's going on - jjs)
Former Trump Economic Adviser Blasts Biden
Clarice Feldman: "Even the great Mississippi has had it with Biden's [so-called quote-unquote "presidency"]."
Ol’ Man River is Not Rolling Along
"The limits are linked to the headline Consumer Price Index, or CPI-U, and September’s reading saw an 8.2% year-over-year increase."
401(k) Contribution Limit Leaps By Record Amount As Inflation Rages
"There's a lot of concern out there, and rightly so. But it might be safer to stay put for now."
Will The Housing Market Collapse Next?
"The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay barring the discharge of any student debt until the court rules on the original request for a permanent injunction. The six states were successful in getting an expedited appeals process for their suit."
Appeals Court Blocks Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
“First of all, no, the border is not secure,” Cuellar said. “When you have 1.7 million individuals last year, and now another 2.7, that’s over 4.5 million individuals encounter at the border, plus the — if you add the getaways, that’s going to be over 5 million individuals in just two years. No, the border is secure — it’s not secured and we’ve got to make sure that we have repercussions there.”
Border Democrat Henry Cuellar: ‘The Border Is Not Secure’ Under Biden
"Data revealed that a record number of migrants have died trying to cross the border this year."
Biden Junta Sending Troops From 25 States to the Southern Border, But Not To Stop Migrant Crossings
Terry Jeffrey: "In addition to the 98 individuals on the terror watchlist that the Border Patrol encountered between the ports of entry on the Mexican border, CBP’s Office of Field Operations also had 67 encounters with people on the watchlist at the ports of entry on the Mexican border in fiscal 2022. CBP notes that the total number of encounters at the ports of entry 'may include multiple encounters of the same individual.'”
Border Patrol Encountered 98 on Terrorist Watchlist Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border Between Ports of Entry in FY2022
"We should not be introducing into our society criminals or deadbeats, legal or illegal. Someone introduced into our society should make it better, and certainly not worse."
Crime and the Border
AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
"For some reason, our [Chinese] covid policy makers are shocked that the number of boosters Americans are receiving is vastly below original projections."
Vaxxed & Boosted CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Gets Chinese Covid
"Coming down with a case of [Chinese] COVID a month after she made a highly publicized visit to a CVS store, all masked up, to get her booster, raises a lot of awkward questions, and an eminent medical school professor asks them."
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s Chinese COVID 19 Case and the Professor of Epidemiology
"The agency’s expert vaccine panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), voted unanimously to add the [Chinese] COVID-19 vaccine to the CDC immunization schedule for kids, which is used as a guide by many states to determine which inoculations to mandate for kids going to public schools. Some Republican governors are getting ahead of the issue and declaring that they won’t mandate the shots even after the CDC’s decision."
Several Governors Have Already Vowed Not to Follow CDC Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Rules for Children
"I will not allow my child’s body to be used by the CDC, the FDA, or the federal government as a testing site."
My Children Will Not Get the Chinese Covid Shot No Matter What The CDC Recommends
" . . . And we are still not out of the woods in dealing with the direct consequences of lockdowns, school closures, and social distancing. Now, Connecticut is one of 28 states dealing with a surge in non-[Chinese COVID pediatric hospitalizations for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)."
How Chinese COVID-19 Pandemic Countermeasures Are Still Hurting Our Children
"David Quammen fails to ask the necessary questions of his scientific sources, rendering his new book on [Chinese] COVID a work of advocacy, not reporting."
Friends in Viral Places
"A disturbing glimpse at the real record of Dr. Doom."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Book About Fauci Goes Mainstream in New Documentary
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
"Kamala responded first by filibustering about her support for peaceful protests — which the BLM riots were certainly not — but then called the accusations political games."
Kamala Claims It's Misinformation to Say She Promoted Bail Fund for Criminals, but We Have Receipts
"It’s the little things that matter because, when they add up, things fall apart."
Ending the Benefits of Broken Windows Policing
"Welcome to the Left's ideas – and their earthly incarnations."
The Real Epidemic in Our Cities: Lawlessness
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
“In fact, more independents actually view the *Democrats* as a threat to democracy.”
WaPo: Hey, Democrats’ “Threat To Democracy” Campaign Theme Is Backfiring
"Media assume the last few vestiges of the American constitutional republic are the top dangers to our freedom. But the American people know differently."
Why It’s Good (and Right) Americans Think the Media Are the Biggest Threat to Democracy
"Americans are seeing Big Tech for what it is: social platforms operated by woke scolds more interested in lining their pockets than creating a space for America to engage in discourse." (more like house organs of the Deep State and globalists - jjs)
YouTube Censorship Continues
Raymond Ibrahim: ". . . While shutting down everyone who exposes them."
Social Media Allows Jihadists to Call for Violence and Spread Hate
"Political rhetoric has certainly become more polarized, if not depraved, in recent years. But the Times piece is akin to a TV wrestling referee who ignores the wrench that his favored wrestler pulled from his trunks to whack his opponent on the head."
NY Times' Republicans "Devil Terms" Front Page is More Media Midterm Madness
SECOND AMENDMENT
"As of Friday, it will be illegal to buy, sell, or transfer handguns in the country of Canada." (defiance, regardless of consequences is the only response at this point - jjs)
Canada Bans Handgun Sales in Bid to 'Reduce Gun Violence' in the Country
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Hughes isn’t the only public school teacher who thinks it’s best to confuse autistic students by glorifying the transgender craze. Back in 2018, a whistleblowing teacher in the U.K. alleged that autistic students at her school were being persuaded they were trans. At one point, 17 students were in the “transition” process, according to a Daily Mail report.
Virginia Teacher Reveals the Left’s Next Public School Quest: Convincing Autistic Kids They’re Trans
"In the future, I strongly suggest every parent send to the schools at the start of every school year the 'Parental Consent Letter,' written by the Alliance Defending Freedom ...I think it is puts so much power back into the hands of any parent who uses it, I repost the template in its entirety below in order to make its use as easy as possible. Use. it. Make demands. Don’t let these jack-booted thugs win."
Teachers Fired and Blacklisted for Opposing the Queer Agenda in Childcare and Elementary Schools
"A past Samuel Alito dissent may anticipate the Supreme Court’s reasoning in this summer’s affirmative-action cases."
Strict Scrutiny in Name Only
Robert Spencer: "Now the real victim is fighting back."
Teacher at Center of Fake ‘Hate Crime’ Brouhaha Sues Olympic Medalist for Defamation
ABORTION
"Inflation was about four times as likely to be listed as the most important issue for female respondents compared to abortion, with only 54% saying abortion was very important in determining their vote compared to 74% for inflation, according to the RMC Research/America First Policy Institute poll shared exclusively with the Daily Caller News Foundation."
New Poll Smothers Dems’ Hopes That Abortion Can Thwart a Red Wave
"Less than three weeks before Election Day, yet another lawless Biden [junta] stunt."
The Biden Pentagon Has a New Mission — Safeguarding Abortion Access in America
"The widespread effort to vilify Catholic hospitals to appease the loudest radical abortion voices seems more than coincidental."
As the Media’s Pro-Abortion Propaganda Heats Up, Catholic Hospitals Are in the Crosshairs
"Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is clearly the target, as he is up for re-election against Trudy Busch Valentine. The Busch family are Missouri’s Kennedys, with incredible wealth and privilege and similar scandals of murder and rubbing elbows with very bad people — including Hitler himself."
Political Stunt? Viral Abortion Horror Story in Missouri Perfectly Timed for October Surprise
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
"Leftism is as intolerant and more so than any of the older, religious traditions it winds up suppressing."
Irreligious Intolerance
"There was a time when what was acceptable in media was generally policed. Not so much anymore, for better or for worse."
The Growth of Jew-Hatred in the Media
"Anti-Semitism, coupled with sympathy for American blacks, has historically amounted to why Jewish voters still vote Democrat."
Why American Jews Still Vote Democrat
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
"Columbia Residential ranked in the 98 percentile of corporate evictors in 2021."
Ebenezer Baptist Scrooge Warnock’s Church Tapped One of the Nation’s Leading Eviction Filers To Manage Low-Income Apartment
"Florida's Charlie Crist quietly dropped Austin John Durrer from campaign to 'focus on a family matter.'"
Dem Campaign Manager Arrested for Domestic Violence
"Democrat Jay Chen 'should have' known of horrific hazing ritual as school board member, lawsuit states"
A Student Was Sodomized With a Pole at His Public High School. This California Congressional Hopeful Rejected His Damages Claim.
"After Fetterman was elected lieutenant governor in late 2018, the Incline reported that he sought to have his wife appointed Braddock mayor in the interim, offering a deal where he resigned immediately."
Report: Democrat "Lumpy" Festterman Sought to Have His Wife Appointed Braddock Mayor
"Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday officially called for the resignation of Los Angeles City Council members Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo following the leaked audio published earlier this month, where both members participated in a closed-door redistricting meeting where racist comments were made."
Newsom Calls on Remaining L.A. Officials Involved With Leaked Audio to Resign
POLITICS
“it’s the first poll showing Zeldin — who has run a campaign focusing on law and order amid a crime surge — running ahead or even with the Democrat governor”
Poll Shows Republican Lee Zeldin With Slight Lead Over Dem Kathy Hochul in NY Governor Race
". . . finally getting off her 'abortion abortion abortion' obsession, the panicked gov just dropped a new ad on crime, with her vowing, 'You deserve to feel safe, and as your governor, I won’t stop working until you do.' Well, at least until Election Day, when she’ll be back to blaming judges and saying she 'needs more data.'”
Hochul’s Sudden Focus on Crime is Just a Panicked, Meaningless Gesture
"Gretchen Whitmer, one of the worst pandemic governors, is about to get reelected." (and get a shot at the top slot in the corporation - jjs)
Has Michigan Forgotten 2020?
"Like other Republican candidates nationwide, Oz has experienced momentum in recent weeks and has closed the gap in the polling. Even recent polls that show Fetterman ahead have his lead down to within the margin of error."
Oz Takes the Lead in New Poll
"Cases in point: Democrats Tim Ryan and John Fetterman, both looking to win Senate seats."
The Democrats Shunning Joe Biden are Not Moderates, but Extremists
Roughly two weeks out from election day, Clark County Sheriff Lombardo (48.5 percent) is leading Silver State Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) by 6 points (42.8 percent), outside of the survey’s ±4.2 percent margin of error. Former state Attorney General Laxalt is also leading Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) 48.2 percent to 46.3 percent, within the survey’s margin of error. Insider Advantage conducted the poll on October 20 with 550 likely voters.
Poll: Joe Lombardo, Adam Laxalt Outpace Democrat Opponents, Lead with Independents by Double-Digits

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"The closer Election Day gets, the more evident it becomes that last summer was the high water mark for Democrats this election cycle. Republican candidates are now surging in earnest, in many cases overtaking their Democrat opponents. This is especially magnificent to behold in several high-profile races for governor, in which Republicans are starting to put daylight between themselves and the Democrats who have been torturing constituents with regressive left-wing policy."
Republican Challengers Starting to Surpass Incumbent Democrats in Governor Races
"Yes, folks, the red wave is real and coming to your town soon."
Signs of the Red Wave Approaching
"Democrat Ohio Senate candidate has a pattern of being agreeable in campaign interviews."
Tim Ryan Will Entertain Your Conspiracy Theory, Analysis Finds
"[So-called quote-unquote "president"] Joe Biden was asked several times on Thursday about his limited appearances with Democrat candidates, who apparently don't see Biden as a campaign asset."
Biden: 'I Don't Know Where I'm Going...I Get Told'
"President Trump is a lot like the Godfather movies. Part I was great, but Part II might be even better." (the author has read my columns - jjs)
Trump's Greatest Achievement That No One Is Talking About: Flushing Out the Swamp Commies
Victor Davis Hanson: "The Democrats will soon chant democracy is dying because they are terrified it is thriving as never before." (his prediction that the GOP will go after the Dems like they did us is plainly wrong - jjs)
Will ‘Democracy Die in Darkness’ After November?
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
Holy shit, are these psychos in Kalorama really going to get into a direct shooting war with the Russians?!
‘Ready To Defend Every Inch Of NATO Soil:’ U.S. Military Sends Elite Troops To Eastern Europe Amid Russia/Ukraine War: Report
"This ominous throwback to the Stalin era is not getting the attention in the West that it should."
Putin Quietly Makes a Menacing Move
"You can poke and prod a cornered bear for only so long before someone gets hurt."
In Ukraine, The Democrats Have Locked Us Into A Pointless, Dangerous War
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
"Hu appeared visibly confused by the turn of events and, at first, physically resisted the usher, the video shows. Except for a brief, indiscernible exchange of words between the two leaders, Xi watched on in silence throughout the ordeal and continued to sit beside Hu’s empty chair throughout the remainder of the congress’s final session."
China’s Last Leader Hu Jintao Physically Removed From Chinese Communist Party Congress
“Xi Jinping, who will now not have to deal with opposing views, is going to take China into an even darker era,” [China analyst Gordon] Chang tweeted.
Xi Jinping Secures Third Term as Chinese Communist Party Leader
“The wheels of history are rolling on towards China’s reunification and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” Xi said in his opening address at the party congress. “Complete reunification of our country must be realized.”
China Could Invade Taiwan Within The Next Year, Top U.S. Navy Officer Warns
"A final Congress resolution issued Saturday by the Communist Party of China spelled out that the national armed forces will continue to be modernized and expanded with an eye toward preventing Taiwan independence."
China’s CPC Congress Passes Resolution To Boost Armed Forces, Speed Up ‘Taiwan Reunification’
“Reports suggest that over the past month, the IRGC has used its forces in different ways, either as plainclothes forces, some wear state security forces gear, and others are deployed near potential trouble spots to be used when called upon.”
Iranian Dissident Group: Anti-Regime Protests Exhibit "All the Hallmarks" of a Revolution "In the Making"
"The legislation is part of a larger effort by Republican leaders in Congress to codify a range of sanctions on the Iranian regime for its human rights abuses and support for regional terror groups, including those that have killed Americans."
This Bill Would Sanction Iran’s Leaders for Human Rights Crimes. Not a Single Democrat Supports It.
"The Mullahs tried hard to make her repeat their version of events."
Elnaz Rekabi, Iranian Rock Climber, Explains Why She Was Hijabless
"While Boris Johnson never officially declared he was standing to become the next leader of the Conservative Party, and hence in accordance with the British constitution and makeup of Parliament — which the Conservatives control by a considerable majority — the next Prime Minister, it was clear he was."
Boris Johnson Pulls Out of Leadership Race: Has Concluded Tory Party is Beyond Help For Now
"REVIEW: In the Path of Abraham: How Donald Trump Made Peace in the Middle East—And How to Stop Joe Biden from Unmaking It.
From Oslo to Abraham
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
"Woke policies are weakening our military’s morale and cohesion. The all-volunteer force needs new leaders before it is too late."
With Drag Shows And ‘Genderfluid’ Internships, It’s No Wonder Military Recruiting Is Down
“How have you benefited from adherence to your gender role?”
Daniel Greenfield: Virginia Military Institute Went Woke, Enrollment Fell 25%
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
“[His wounds] were profound, but he’s [also] lost the sight of one eye,” Wylie said. “He had three serious wounds in his neck. One hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut. And he has about 15 more wounds in his chest and torso. So, it was a brutal attack.”
Author Salman Rushdie Loses Use Of Eye And Hand After Stabbing Attack
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
"Just how much trouble can the Democrats cause? Fortunately, there are very few issues on which all 50 Democratic Senators agree upon. But two major agenda items that must be addressed are the spending bill to avoid a slow-motion government shutdown beginning Dec. 16 and the passage of a huge defense bill."
Democrats Will Try to Cram Lots of Left-Wing Legislation Through Congress in Lame Duck Session
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
"As people are now vaccine-questioning, public health officials are looking for ways to prevent polio from becoming endemic again."
CDC Weighs Using Oral Polio Vaccine for First Time in 20 Years
"'Inflation Reduction Act' will lead to skyrocketing healthcare costs for Americans."
Democrats Celebrate Their Delusion Over Healthcare
“'Assisted suicide' continues to prosper."
Disposable Humans
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
"Gender ideology and the assault on families and parents."
Identity Crisis
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
". . . at least we were cool. Well, we thought so, anyway." (and yet they might vote the friggin' Marxists out of office; if that's "failure" I'll take it - jjs)
Why Gen X Failed
"Francis Fukuyama is still pointing out all the ways illiberal regimes fail to keep their promises. But look around you."
The Plank in Frank Fukuyama's Eye
Lloyd Billingsley: "Tap the riches of the English language. Use your First Amendment rights while you still have them. Is anybody listening?"
Song of the Boo Birds
"Make no mistake about where politics flows from."
Pop Culture Matters – Even If It Doesn’t Matter To You
HITHER & YON
Christian Toto: "Throwback franchise avoids progressive bromides, slays the box office."
Terrifier 2 Flips Bloody Bird to Woke Horror
"The story of 8 teenaged fighters who lived in the forests of Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, and Ukraine, waging guerrilla warfare against the Nazis, is told in an inspiring new film."
A Story of Jewish Partisan Resistance During World War II

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ALSO: The Morning Report is cross-posted at CutJibNewsletter.com if you want to continue the conversation all day.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 07:34 AM

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1 WTFO??

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 07:33 AM (BRHaw)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at October 24, 2022 07:34 AM (FERyt)

3 Happy Monday, one and all. Now to get my second cup of coffee and read the articles.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 24, 2022 07:35 AM (4olE8)

4 Two weeks to prevent dystopia.

Posted by: IanDeal at October 24, 2022 07:35 AM (MGjjz)

5 It's Monday again
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip's phone at October 24, 2022 07:35 AM (DjyE8)

6 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 07:37 AM (zhLdt)

7 Present

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 07:38 AM (BFigT)

8 Howdy JJ

Posted by: Doof at October 24, 2022 07:38 AM (5KWKT)

9 Thank you, J.J.!!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 07:38 AM (uLr+K)

10 Watching the MSM, DemoNcrats, Progressives, Evan McCuckens and GOPe types lends an entirely new meaning to the phrase "There are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics." May they all take their last breaths and inherit a lesser world.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastard Presidents who shower with daughters at October 24, 2022 07:39 AM (8m/Xb)

11 If by their definition that half the nation is evil, cancer, racist, fascist and "deniers," how do you think they are going to react to an historic ass-kicking at the polls at the hands of said evil, cancer, racist, fascist and "deniers?"

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I will take 'Quadruple-Down and 10 Executive Orders/Day Because Who's Gonna Stop Them?' for $2 Quadrillion, Alex!"

Posted by: ShainS -- The Humiliation is Part of the Kink at October 24, 2022 07:40 AM (K3TEc)

12 Interesting way to phrase it:

The intellectual debate has even spilled into real-world conflict: right-wing militants affiliated with the Proud Boys and the Three Percenters have staged protests against drag events for children, while their counterparts in the left-wing Antifa movement have responded with offers to serve as a protection force for the drag queens.

Right wing militants, who have never been violent, "stage a protest" while the leftwing AntiFa, known for violent riots, but not described as militant here, offers protection.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:42 AM (glSEb)

13 McCarthy is a roadblock that Trump can probably(ok, hopefully) deal with in an effective manner.
McConnell is far worse and dealing with him is the same as dealing with Chuck Schumer--IOW no way.
McConnell Must be bumped off(politically) as Leader . There is no dealing with him.

Posted by: Voter theater. at October 24, 2022 07:42 AM (TLedf)

14 "Two weeks and a day until the midterms, where the GOP is set to wrest control of both chambers of Congress."

Look, yeah, I want to believe this. But the Senate is way too close for comfort. Oz and Walker are shitty candidates.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at October 24, 2022 07:42 AM (pdlHj)

15 Miranda Devine is the greatest actual journalist working in old-time media today. Her article is publicizing this must-see trial, exposing the fascist conglomeration of Junta and Big Tech. I hope everyone follows this one.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:42 AM (2gXK3)

16 Oh, and I forgot to say that Murkowski is a whore (announced she would vote for a godless DemoNcrat over Palin)

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastard Presidents who shower with daughters at October 24, 2022 07:43 AM (8m/Xb)

17 Families with children find themselves caught in the middle.

No. I don't feel caught in the middle. I know exactly where I stand.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:43 AM (glSEb)

18 "I expect McCarthy to not do a damned thing and perhaps, worse, to even allow the J6 committee to continue, albeit with actual Republicans at the head of the committee."

I expect the GOPe to continue the J6 committee theater.

First, to try to stop Trump.

Second, to try to ward off accusations of, "Cover-Up!!"

Posted by: davidt at October 24, 2022 07:43 AM (oTZbj)

19 But many parents, even if reluctant to say it publicly, have an instinctual distrust of adult men in women’s clothing dancing and exploring sexual themes with their children.

As they should.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:44 AM (glSEb)

20 Mornin', Mo-rons!

Posted by: Hawkpilot at October 24, 2022 07:44 AM (Yeeox)

21 There won't be any impeachment even if Republicans sweep the midterms. That's not how the game is played, if you hadn't noticed by now. The ratchet only turns one way.

Democrats fuck shit up, (that's their job. They are very, very good at this.)

Republicans make sure it stays that way.

Q.E.D.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 24, 2022 07:45 AM (6S3HP)

22 Vote for Oz! Er me!

Posted by: Uncle Festermans Reverse Goiter at October 24, 2022 07:46 AM (FfArO)

23 I'm surprised more people aren't making the case that we will not be permitted the verdict of November 8th. After all, we were not permitted the verdict of 2020 (and they've had two years to refine and fortify their techniques). But perhaps it's not so much a "case" as a prediction; and as I see it, a fairly safe one given the psychopathology of the people in charge.

If those people do not feel they can command sufficient fraud to corrupt the vote and outcome on 11/8, I suspect we will see some sort of cataclysmic event prior to it. We may see one anyway. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is ready-made for it. But how would this affect November 8th? Who knows, except that these people can only think in terms of "crisis equals opportunity." The threat of WWII qualifies.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 24, 2022 07:47 AM (AlGnO)

24 McCarthy might not want to tear off the scabs because of what's under them. Going after the junta will likely expose the GOP for what it really is. But he's still a feckless dickhead.

We know they're all corrupt. However the left is not afraid to let everyone know it while they beat the shit out of their opponents in the streets.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 07:47 AM (BFigT)

25 Nancy "Liz Cheney" Mace enthusiastically endorsed Kevin Luntz-McCarthy for Speaker in the next House, assuming Republicans win.

That's enough for me. Anyone else for Speaker of the House!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:47 AM (2gXK3)

26 hiya

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 07:47 AM (T4tVD)

27 There is no slippery slope!!

There was some reason to believe that Rubin might be right. The sexual revolution had been conquering territory for two decades: the birth-control pill, the liberalization of laws surrounding marriage and abortion, the intellectual movements of feminism and sex liberation, the culture that had emerged around Playboy magazine. By 1984, as Rubin acknowledged, stable homosexual couples had achieved a certain amount of respectability in society. But Rubin, the queer theorists, and the fetishists of the BDSM subculture wanted more.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:48 AM (glSEb)

28 I suspect the people who were screeching about peaceful transitions of power and accepting results of elections might be singing a different tune in 2 weeks.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:49 AM (glSEb)

29 Heading for that Mega MAGA trickle down

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2022 07:50 AM (uV9QM)

30 I don't intend to defend McCarthy, but simply to note - he is primarily a follower, not a leader. What happens in the next Congress depends on the size and nature of the new majority. If that majority of new MAGA members is big enough, then they will be able to push McCarthy into steps he'd never think of doing all by himself. If people like Joe Kent win, then the new House could be quite interesting indeed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 07:50 AM (q3gwH)

31 As people are now vaccine-questioning, public health officials are looking for ways to prevent polio from becoming endemic again."
CDC Weighs Using Oral Polio Vaccine for First Time in 20 Years

The OPV is how polio is becoming endemic again you fucking assholes.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:50 AM (glSEb)

32 Chinese stocks dropped by more than 10% in Asian trading, with Alibaba down almost 13%. Asian investors don't think the crowning of King Xi is a good idea.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:50 AM (2gXK3)

33 The Chinese stocks are on a downward slope.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 07:52 AM (3Lw3j)

34 morin yal. Seems this Biden feller is a real fk up.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 07:52 AM (sn5EN)

35 Skydiver dies after hard landing at TN high school football game.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 07:52 AM (yikp0)

36 >Barring serious and coordinated Democrat election tampering, ... a massive, generational tsunami of a wipeout is expected to occur.

Let us not begin orally gratifying one another prematurely

Posted by: DB at October 24, 2022 07:53 AM (geLO8)

37 Oh Mr Aspirin Factory. That is wok bottom .

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 07:53 AM (sn5EN)

38 Looking forward to that Nov-9 headline…

DEMOCRATS ABORTED

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2022 07:53 AM (uV9QM)

39 Back to work today, happiness and success to everyone and let's kick the donks in the teeth this fortnight.

Pelosi talked in circles on the sunday shows.

Posted by: sven at October 24, 2022 07:53 AM (Lzpvj)

40 “He’s not going to turn this into a circus.” (they are scared shitless that he will get on national TV and utterly destroy their narrative - jjs)
Comedy Gold! Dig This — Liz-ard Cheney: We Will Not Allow Trump to Beclown Our J6 Clown Show

Brit Hume (as noted in the article) had the most hilarious and on-point 3 word reply to Cheney's comment: "Said the Ringmaster."

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 07:54 AM (q3gwH)

41 Good morning dear morons and thanks JJ

The optimist in me hopes the Democrats lose

The pessimist in me hopes the Republicans win

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 24, 2022 07:54 AM (EZebt)

42 Miranda Devine: "These lawsuits are the only obstacle between Americans and a frighteningly pervasive new federal censorship scheme on behalf of shadowy interests, using 'disinformation' as a catchall excuse."

Narrator: The lawsuits are not an obstacle.

No matter what is ruled, the deep state will not change until it is made to change. At best, the lawsuit will result in a few people who were unaware of the situation becoming aware. At worst, well you can all figure that one out.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 07:54 AM (zhLdt)

43 28 Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 07:49 AM (glSEb)

Democrats whine in the derpness.

Posted by: sven at October 24, 2022 07:54 AM (Lzpvj)

44 mornin' y'all

Posted by: Nearsighted Cyclopes at October 24, 2022 07:54 AM (PbwT0)

45 good morning!

guess what happened yesterday?

even here in ShitHole-adelphia we're smiling!

WHAT A GAME

also the Gen X article is like half an article. it lists some stuff everyone already know, and then has no point, no actual stuff to say. I guess written by a Millennial or something.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 07:55 AM (w0NJk)

46 Democrats already claiming the Georgia vote isn't going to be honest. Vote suppression! This, despite the record turnout so far.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:55 AM (2gXK3)

47 42 Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 07:54 AM (zhLdt)

It is a tough uphill battle, the neocons are refusing to acknowledge that the Ukies are victims of a color revolution.

They will never acknowledge we were.

Posted by: sven at October 24, 2022 07:55 AM (Lzpvj)

48 46 Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:55 AM (2gXK3)

"Suppression ain't about turnout yo-it is about there being more than one candidate on the ballot."

//Tank

Posted by: sven at October 24, 2022 07:56 AM (Lzpvj)

49 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 07:56 AM (GkzDd)

50 DeSantis is openly and aggressively supporting the only explicitly anti-Trump 'R' candidate in the Colorado Senate race.

It's hard enough to push back against McCarthy and McConnell's Uniparty ......and now DeSantis is trying to ADD UniParty allies to the DC Swamp!.

Posted by: Voter theater. at October 24, 2022 07:57 AM (Cy2kp)

51 >Democrats already claiming the Georgia vote isn't going to be honest.

pre-election denial

Posted by: DB at October 24, 2022 07:57 AM (geLO8)

52 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

I get to spend the day grading papers and prepping for class tomorrow...*sigh* back to the grind!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 07:57 AM (K5n5d)

53 “Consequently, the police have feasted on them. Local police, the FBI, and watchdog postal inspectors have joined to build a huge apparatus whose sole aim is to wipe out the community of men who love underaged youth. In twenty years or so, when some of the smoke has cleared, it will be much easier to show that these men have been the victims of a savage and undeserved witch hunt.” Rubin wrote.

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 07:57 AM (BRHaw)

54 Today's stupid political sign seen in ground zero for leftist thought in Central NJ. A red, white and blue sign saying, "Vote Economy. Vote Dems." Actually, it was so stupid I wondered if it was a mock, such as something along the Citizens for Sanity signs that say things like, "Thank for_______(insert Democratic Congressional candidate's name) for supporting open borders. Drug cartels need jobs too,"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (vH/6k)

55 CA judge rules in favour of woman who wouldn't bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples because she's Christian.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (yikp0)

56 Diesel inventory is at a multi-decade low. As Kamala said yesterday (or, maybe it was me wearing her sock), that'll solve the national truck driver shortage! No trucks, no need for drivers.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (2gXK3)

57 Desantis came out to campaign for pariah-candidate Doug Mastriano so I am apt to stay on his side (despite whatever is going on with that endorsement in Fla)

Mitch just pulled a bunch of funding from Doug so I guess his polling was getting too good

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (w0NJk)

58 46 Democrats already claiming the Georgia vote isn't going to be honest. Vote suppression! This, despite the record turnout so far.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:55 AM (2gXK3)

good sign that they know they've lost. They've spent two years shrieking about "election denial!!!" but they're not going to be able to resist destroying their entire 2 year narrative in the 48 hours after the election. I predict hilarity to ensue.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (q3gwH)

59 First day of early voting starts today in Texas.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (NpAcC)

60 Everyone is talking about, and excited about, the BIG RED WAVE. Remember what happened two years ago. Remember who is counting the votes. Don’t be surprised when the dems sweep it all.

Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (XjZhF)

61 America's Hat...No Handguns For You!

Never Give Up Your Guns!

Rootin For Putin!

Free Buffalo Guy!

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (Yi4c0)

62 >CA judge rules in favour of woman who wouldn't bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples because she's Christian.

Posted by: andycanuck

there must be some mistake..

Posted by: DB at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (geLO8)

63 Oh Mr Aspirin Factory. That is wok bottom .
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Chinese businesses are making a dim sum.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (yikp0)

64 54 Today's stupid political sign seen in ground zero for leftist thought in Central NJ. A red, white and blue sign saying, "Vote Economy. Vote Dems." Actually, it was so stupid I wondered if it was a mock, such as something along the Citizens for Sanity signs that say things like, "Thank for_______(insert Democratic Congressional candidate's name) for supporting open borders. Drug cartels need jobs too,"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (vH/6k)

Take a note of the spot - that is someone highly connected in either the Dem party or the media (but I repeat myself) The word on that new line just came out this weekend.
David Strom has a good piece up over at HA about "The Dem's Last Talking Point." Looks like the word has gone out that the last two weeks before the election are going to be dominated by every dem chanting in unison, "Republicans will destroy the economy if you elect them!" Now there are about a thousand ways to point out how idiotic it is of them to select this as their big push, but it's looking tonight like they have talked to Gozer and Made Their Choice. You can see it starting to pop up in all the usual outlets already, as you saw.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:01 AM (q3gwH)

65 Not sure the Republicans will but I think ow the Jan6 Kangaroo Court up, release every fkin video, call in Ray Epps and his cronies and go after every email a week before Jan 6

Posted by: Skip's phone at October 24, 2022 08:01 AM (DjyE8)

66 Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 07:58 AM (yikp0)

Yay! Thanks, Lord.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2022 08:01 AM (vH/6k)

67 Liz Cheney: We Will Not Allow Trump To Beclown Our J6 Clown Show
“He’s not going to turn this into a circus.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIY3NfoYvw

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 08:02 AM (BRHaw)

68 Democrats already claiming...

You could stop right there. I could care less what Democrats claim. Nothing but scum of the earth sh*t spewers.

Posted by: Case at October 24, 2022 08:02 AM (tmQgQ)

69 I believe between political violence and litigation after the elections, the margin of fraud will prevail.

Prevail enough to blunt any influence MAGA would have had.

Changing the culture of an institution that's hundreds of years old, corrupt to its core and populated by the worst type of people isn't going to happen via the very institution they now control. Ever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 08:02 AM (BFigT)

70 Rishi Sunak favourite to become Conservative party leader and P.M. after BoJo drops out of the race.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:02 AM (yikp0)

71 "Vaxxed" & "Boosted" CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Gets Chinese Covid

edited for accuracy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:03 AM (zhLdt)

72 Throwing mashed potatoes on a Monet painting?? Might as well throw broccoli on it too.

More coffee...

Posted by: dantesed at October 24, 2022 08:03 AM (88xKn)

73 Maybe the Dems have a solution for Joe? Biden to get his updated Covid vaxx on Tuesday.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:04 AM (yikp0)

74 Skip’s phone - Not sure the Republicans will but I think ow the Jan6 Kangaroo Court up, release every fkin video, call in Ray Epps and his cronies and go after every email a week before Jan 6
- - - - -
Of course they won’t. They may threaten and bluster, but they won’t do crap. 6 months later, everyone will have forgotten about it.

Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 08:04 AM (XjZhF)

75 Bat appreciation week starts today till 10/31.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 08:04 AM (NpAcC)

76 "Trump Organization facing trial on charges it helped some of its executives cheat on their taxes."

That sounds believable.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:05 AM (yikp0)

77 Are Democrats suggesting that Georgia's election process is somehow not secure, allowing an illegitimate declaration of victory?

Well.....imagine that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:05 AM (uLr+K)

78 60 Everyone is talking about, and excited about, the BIG RED WAVE. Remember what happened two years ago. Remember who is counting the votes. Don’t be surprised when the dems sweep it all.
Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (XjZhF)

That's what Michael Moore and Howard Dean are shouting from their rooftops. But I cannot - I will not - accept the thought that we live in a world where Michael Moore and Howard Dean are right.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:05 AM (q3gwH)

79 Nancy Pelosi is a textbook narcisstic sociopath. This type is often drawn to politics when they don't have the talent to be an entertainer.

Nancy's been the most destructive US politician of the last 50 years. Worse than Biden, worse than Obama.

Posted by: Tom Cruise at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (SJsWC)

80 "Bat appreciation week starts today till 10/31.
Posted by: redridinghood

I saved Batman's butt on numerous occasions, but did I ever get a week?

Posted by: Robin at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (sn5EN)

81 Wildlife authorities in WA kill a black bear after it attacked a woman near a park in the town of Leavenworth.

They don't do that to polar bears. #BBLM!

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (yikp0)

82 "We're not going to let him turn this into a circus."

That's real fucking rich.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (3Lw3j)

83 The J6 Committee automatically expires when the current Congress expires, and there will be no new one unless the new House chooses to create a new one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:07 AM (q3gwH)

84 ". . . finally getting off her 'abortion abortion abortion' obsession, the panicked gov just dropped a new ad on crime, with her vowing, 'You deserve to feel safe, and as your governor, I won’t stop working until you do.'

--

No comment on why Hochul hasn't done anything but watch crime flourish and explode on her watch to date. All you people in NY...don't worry. She won't stop working until you do (whatever that means) or until you and/or your loved ones are next to be pushed onto the tracks of that subway train.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 24, 2022 08:07 AM (sVtYq)

85 Kudlow said that the economy is about to slide into a recession, and Biden's policies have failed catastrophically.

"I've never understood these crazy assertions. Utter fraud. I mean just to look at the numbers," Kudlow told Bream. "When Joe Biden was inaugurated, the economy was growing at about 6.5 percent. The inflation rate was barely above 1 percent. And in the course of the next 12 to 15 months, 18 months, he took that economic boom and essentially turned it into a recession because of all the inflationary federal spending and regulating and the war against fossil fuels."

Kudlow nails it. I watched part of a debate between Don Bolduc and Maggie Hassan, and she tried to claim repeatedly that Biden policies weren't causing the economic destruction. All over the country I'm sure Democrats are trying to do the same thing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:07 AM (2gXK3)

86 Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:01 AM (q3gwH)

Thanks for the information. Didn't know that. Figure they had to pivot from "Abortion is on the ballot" or in the case of NJ, "_______(clueless, corrupt Democra) support Trump!!!) Guy down the street in the same area who is brave enough to have a sign for the AA ) Republican running against the clueless AA Democrat in the House (and had a Trump sign out too when he was running) probably rolls his eyes at that sign.

It does give me a good idea for a whiteboard sign
"Vote economy. Vote Democrat, because they've done such a great job so far!"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2022 08:07 AM (vH/6k)

87 Liz thought the J6 hearings weren't a circus. A remarkably stupid bint.

Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 08:07 AM (4h9M3)

88 Cheery place.

Posted by: kraken at October 24, 2022 08:08 AM (Vr12I)

89 86_means the sign for the Democrat says "_______ (Republican candidate) supports Trump!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2022 08:08 AM (vH/6k)

90 Jean-Pierre said.

“It is important to note that the order does not reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the case or suggest that the case has merit,” she added. “It merely prevents debt from being discharged until the (appeals) court makes a decision.”

Discharged Debt in this case is not charged to the credit card company or the debt holder, but to the taxpayer.

And I am a fucking idiot for paying cash for our 6 degrees in this household!

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 08:08 AM (BRHaw)

91 Nancy's been the most destructive US politician of the last 50 years. Worse than Biden, worse than Obama.
Posted by: Tom Cruise at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (SJsWC)

Reports that Nancy has been privately pushing to be named Ambassador to the Vatican before the next Congress is seated. That's an appropriately sacrilegious final destination for her.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:09 AM (q3gwH)

92 Xi takeover meme...

http://disq.us/p/2rkm2nc

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:09 AM (yikp0)

93 The red-letter "journalist helps sundowning Biden" link on the sidebar is worse than it seems.

When you watch it you can hear the "journalist" make an audible "OH!" when he realizes the President of the United States is possibly having a stroke.

And then it's like nothing is wrong.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (qW2YF)

94 "If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer."

Proverbs 9:12

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (vBMpQ)

95 Florida absentee ballot returns to date:

Republicans have returned 32% of their ballots
Democrats have returned 26%
Independents 23%

That gap has widened by 4% in the last week.

This is the Democrat's best voting block.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (VKKup)

96 Oz and Fetterman debate tomorrow as well as Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

97 Nancy Pelosi is a textbook narcisstic sociopath. This type is often drawn to politics when they don't have the talent to be an entertainer.
...
Posted by: Tom Cruise at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (SJsWC)
===

Her sammiches are bad too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (EZebt)

98 85 Kudlow said that the economy is about to slide into a recession, and Biden's policies have failed catastrophically.

We are already in a recession, and everyone knows it. What we're sliding into is a full blown Greater Depression.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (q3gwH)

99 Posted by: kraken at October 24, 2022 08:08 AM (Vr12I)

I skipped it in an entirely narcissistic fashion and only read from my post and following. I don't need excessive Eeyoreing (Is that a word?) this morning.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (vH/6k)

100 ". . . finally getting off her 'abortion abortion abortion' obsession, the panicked gov just dropped a new ad on crime, with her vowing, 'You deserve to feel safe, and as your governor, I won’t stop working until you do.' Well, at least until Election Day, when she’ll be back to blaming judges and saying she 'needs more data.'”

Zeldin should drop an ad that turns that around and says "You can start to feel safer when she stops working."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (zhLdt)

101 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (Zz0t1)

102 96 Oz and Fetterman debate tomorrow as well as Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul.

well one of these two things is never gonna happen

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (w0NJk)

103 What a weekend...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (Zz0t1)

104 Hey, look at what the EV dumbasses think is a great idea:

"In partnership with ChargeNet, a San Diego public-charging-station startup, a Taco Bell restaurant near San Francisco is rolling out six fast-charging EV stations this week. The solar-powered stations can provide a 100-mile charge in 20 minutes or less for about $20, ChargeNet says."

https://tinyurl.com/24syhc53

100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (qW2YF)

105 "Kudlow said that the economy is about to slide into a recession, and Biden's policies have failed catastrophically."

Well I'm no expert, but that seems pretty f'n obvious. How come that guy is on TV making big bucks and I'm here commenting on a blog? I could do the same thing at 50% off.

Posted by: Robin at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (sn5EN)

106 Which Fetterman will be in the debate?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (uLr+K)

107 A Republican takeover of congress would be a relief and slow much of the current insanity. But it has one major drawback: too many middle-of-road people, independent, LIV's, never-Trumpers have still not learned the lesson of putting Dems in control. They really need a another couple years of thing getting much worse and making it obvious to the most oblivious who is causing their pain. Not that I want to go through this for another two years but the Dems/progs need to be destroyed with prejudice.

Posted by: Ripley at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (MxEKc)

108 I'm curious about the non-woke horror movie series _Terrifier_. Has anyone seen either of the movies?

The last horror movie I saw that I really likes was the original _Scream_. The first five minutes of that were actually horrifying, not just dumb stuff happening with lots of fake blood. And the movie really had me guessing as to who the killer could be.

Posted by: mr_jack at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (qBHBb)

109 This is the Democrat's best voting block.
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The dead??

Well, it is near Halloween.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (yikp0)

110 "Republicans will destroy the economy if you elect them!"

--

This is only them getting a start on what will likely be a Republican House and possibly a Republican Senate. They know they're going to lose (massive fraud notwithstanding). They know they've utterly screwed the economy. Remember Clyburn's words? They know the pain isn't going away and will only accelerate in '23. Coinciding with them losing Congress. So, of course they're setting the stage now. It's what they do. And they know our economy isn't going to get much better because of what they've already done to it.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (sVtYq)

111 McCarthy declared that Americans don’t “like impeachment used for political purposes at all,” and added that “the country wants to heal” and see a “system that actually works.” That means there will be no impeachment proceedings against Biden, or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary and former Disinformation Governance Board supreme overlord Alejandro Mayorkas, or Gestapo chief Merrick Garland.

Fuck. You.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (Zz0t1)

112 95 Florida absentee ballot returns to date:

Republicans have returned 32% of their ballots
Democrats have returned 26%
Independents 23%

Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (VKKup)
- - - - -

Republican ballots counted: 0%
Democrat ballots counted: 300%

Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 08:12 AM (XjZhF)

113 Kudlow nails it. I watched part of a debate between Don Bolduc and Maggie Hassan, and she tried to claim repeatedly that Biden policies weren't causing the economic destruction. All over the country I'm sure Democrats are trying to do the same thing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:07 AM (2gXK3)
===

Its just "bad luck"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 24, 2022 08:13 AM (EZebt)

114 "We're not going to let him turn this into a circus."

That's real fucking rich.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 08:06 AM (3Lw3j)

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey never put on such a show under the Big Top as Jan 6th.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 24, 2022 08:13 AM (4I/2K)

115 The red-letter "journalist helps sundowning Biden" link on the sidebar is worse than it seems.

When you watch it you can hear the "journalist" make an audible "OH!" when he realizes the President of the United States is possibly having a stroke.

And then it's like nothing is wrong.
Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (qW2YF)
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What's worse is that MSDNC apparently edited out quite a bit of the delay. It was longer than shown.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:13 AM (2gXK3)

116 100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes.
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The same as in town.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:13 AM (yikp0)

117 111

Good. Then the first order of the day will be to remove McCarthy.

Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 08:14 AM (4h9M3)

118 Oz and Fetterman debate tomorrow as well as Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

Will Fetterman have a computer screen on the stage to.. uh... 'help' him with the answers?

Posted by: dantesed at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (88xKn)

119 "100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes."

Well, it is Taco Bell.

Speaking of which, seems that one can buy residential electricity in Baltimore for about 12 cents per KW/H, including the associated delivery charge, taxes and such.

E/V charging rate looks to be about 26 cents per KW/H though.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (uLr+K)

120 Morning y'all...

Well, it's not the Cannonball Run, but I made it from Corsicana to Buffalo in 22 hours.

Left Texas at 9:05am Sunday, got into Buffalo at 7:10am Monday.

Haven't done something that stupid since I was in my 20s, and drove Sun Valley to Cleveland in 33 hours straight.

Surprised myself I did...

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (BgMrQ)

121 There have been 'Red Waves' before. Look what we have now.

Posted by: davidt at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (oTZbj)

122 "Anti-Semitism, coupled with sympathy for American blacks, has historically amounted to why Jewish voters still vote Democrat."

Nothing says sympathy like voting to keep blacks fatherless and enslaved to the federal government.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:16 AM (zm+d5)

123
Good. Then the first order of the day will be to remove McCarthy.
Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 08:14 AM (4h9M3)

This.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:16 AM (Zz0t1)

124 In Ukraine, The Democrats Have Locked Us Into A Pointless, Dangerous War

I have been unable to confirm this but, supposedly, the French Ambassador to Ukraine resigned and stated that Zelenskyy wasn't even in the country and the whole conflict was not about what people are being told. The info I saw did not elaborate.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:16 AM (zhLdt)

125 Two pilots killed after Russian warplane slams into residential building in Siberian city of Irkutsk. No civilians killed according to Governor.

Lex Magnum @LexMagnum
NOW - Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed into residential area in Siberian city of Irkutsk, region's governor says.
Both pilots were killed in the crash, TASS reports.
https://twitter.com/LexMagnum/status/
1584202293284519942

Also [turn off sound -- it's very loud music]
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPress/status/
1584194180917727234

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:16 AM (yikp0)

126 119 "100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes."

Well, it is Taco Bell.

Speaking of which, seems that one can buy residential electricity in Baltimore for about 12 cents per KW/H, including the associated delivery charge, taxes and such.

E/V charging rate looks to be about 26 cents per KW/H though.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (uLr+K)

Differences in infrastructure cost most likely.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at October 24, 2022 08:16 AM (eYoxG)

127 Democrat high water mark was not in the summer. They were never doing well or "peaking".

It was the normal summer response bias which happens every year.

The polls now are identical to what they were in June. Do you really think opinions changed back and forth in 4 months?

Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 24, 2022 08:16 AM (VKKup)

128 Left Texas at 9:05am Sunday, got into Buffalo at 7:10am Monday.

Haven't done something that stupid since I was in my 20s, and drove Sun Valley to Cleveland in 33 hours straight.

Surprised myself I did...
Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (BgMrQ)

And you're awake right now?

After that trek, I'da crashed immediately upon returning home.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)

129 Republicans don’t want Americans to know that the US has a LOWER inflation rate than the EU & many other countries. They don’t want Americans to know that the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats has been key to fighting inflation.

Or that the GOP all voted NO on it.

I want inflation to go higher.Inflation is the best form of birth control. People don’t have children if they can’t afford them.

Republicans are all in on blaming President Biden for world wide inflation, but mute when it comes to real answers...other than electing them, of course. Next I guess they'll blame Biden for the drought that has resulted in the Mississippi River being too low for barge traffic.

Not to mention how he "stole the election" without leaving a scintilla of evidence behind that can be proven by the Republicans. He's a wily one, Our Joe.

Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at October 24, 2022 08:17 AM (PFS4Y)

130 I forsee COVID in Shrek's future today.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 08:17 AM (3Lw3j)

131 I would much prefer the GOP main agenda being instituting regular order, getting back to an honest to goodness budgeting process, effective legislation and advancing a conservative, America First Agenda.

Hearings should be narrowly focused and tailored towards advancing a conservative, America First Agenda and not vehicles for Jim Jordan and Ted Cruz to "OWN," [Insert Leftist A**Clown.]

Others may and do hold a different view, but the time is short and we are running out of time to pull the airliner out of it's death spiral.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:18 AM (up/3i)

132 OT - Someone else may have mentioned this, but has anyone noticed the glaring change in tone over at Hotair since AP left? Suddenly, they are admitting Mitt Romney is a disloyal leftist. They are admitting the J6 committee is a partisan joke kangaroo court. Suddenly, they aren't bashing Trump left and right.

HA locked out commenters with a paywall b/c commenters were embarrassing them by pointing out how leftist HA was. that apparently didn't work to save the brand, so they fired AP and hired some actual (seemingly) conservative writers. Let's see how long HA sticks to trying to be conservative before Ed Morrissey moves them back to being reliable leftist allies.

The true test is whether they get rid of the silly paywall for commenting. If HA does that, it means they are actually intending to remain conservative. If they don't, it means they intend to try and deceivingly go back to sell leftism as "conservative".

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:18 AM (ky+MF)

133 108 I'm curious about the non-woke horror movie series _Terrifier_. Has anyone seen either of the movies?

I thought it was REALLY scary ... but it was also really gory. I'm definitely there for Terrifier II but I like horror movies a lot in general

also the new Halloween is good (I thought). I didn't have super high expectations tho.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM (w0NJk)

134 Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats has been key to fighting inflation.
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Haven't even major Dem politicians admitted it has nothing to do with inflation?

LOL at the rest too.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM (yikp0)

135 IIRC Pelosi's old man was a fixture in Baltimore politics why back when. The political corruption there is pretty hardcore so naturally Nancy would be too.

Whoever is the "Congressional Godfather" she's the "Godmother." I honestly think if the Republicans tried to nail her she'd burn the fucker down and take everyone with her.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM (BFigT)

136 Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at October 24, 2022 08:17 AM (PFS4Y)

Note the theme, as I pointed out earlier, what the Dems have chosen as their Last Big Pitch - "The Economy is Great! Only Republicans are Making it Bad! Who you gonna believe, Us or Your Lying Eyes!!!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM (q3gwH)

137 Others may and do hold a different view, but the time is short and we are running out of time to pull the airliner out of it's death spiral.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:18 AM (up/3i)

Air brakes!

Posted by: Bugs Bunny at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM (4I/2K)

138 Not to mention how he "stole the election" without leaving a scintilla of evidence behind that can be proven by the Republicans. He's a wily one, Our Joe.

--

Uh, there was and is a mountain of evidence. Just because they wouldn't look at it and censored and punished anyone who shined a light on it doesn't mean it wasn't there.

That sounds an awful lot like doctors who refuse to say the covid non-vax caused a multitude of injuries. If you aren't looking at the evidence, sure, just claim it isn't there.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 24, 2022 08:20 AM (sVtYq)

139 heh - from Insty:

“Don’t look at the midterms as an election; it’s more like a restraining order.”

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:20 AM (w0NJk)

140 "Differences in infrastructure cost most likely."

Probably.

But most folks never seem to address the issue of aging electrical infrastructure, row homes and no off street residential parking in cities like Baltimore.

The plus side is that I bought a new wattmeter to show my MiL what it costs for her to do common electrical powered tasks around the house.

Load of clothes in her old fashioned agitator top load washer? between two and three cents.

Watch her flat panel TV for most of the day? Less than a nickel.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:21 AM (uLr+K)

141 Albanian P.M. Edi Rama has a state visit to Israel.

The balance of power in Europe just swung!!

[Joking; I don't know its significance.]

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:21 AM (yikp0)

142 "Kudlow said that the economy is about to slide into a recession, and Biden's policies have failed catastrophically."

--

Fascinating. Are they doing this willingly, or have we reached the point where the kompromat is being shown at the journalist level and they're being told to write appropriate stories for the Good of the State?

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:21 AM (qW2YF)

143 Good morning.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:21 AM (z9jNk)

144 The true test is whether they get rid of the silly paywall for commenting. If HA does that, it means they are actually intending to remain conservative. If they don't, it means they intend to try and deceivingly go back to sell leftism as "conservative".

The paywall had nothing to do with AP, it's a PJM/Salem-wide thing. They're copying the Babylon Bee, which has made a lot of money with pay-to-comment.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:22 AM (zm+d5)

145 "100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes."

20 cents per mile. I just finished a 1600 mile trip and burned 42 gallons of gas. About 8.4 cents per mile. In a car that cost $11,000 brand new in 2017.

Stops were maybe 40 minutes total.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 08:22 AM (sn5EN)

146 Hearings should be narrowly focused and tailored towards advancing a conservative, America First Agenda and not vehicles for Jim Jordan and Ted Cruz to "OWN," [Insert Leftist A**Clown.]

Others may and do hold a different view, but the time is short and we are running out of time to pull the airliner out of it's death spiral.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:18 AM (up/3i)

America will never go back to being a nation of law unless the people using the FBI and DOJ unconstitutionally as secret police against political opponents are held accountable. Such open and obvious corruption cannot go unanswered or the concept of rule of law is destroyed. As it is now, a large majority of Americans don't trust any of our institutions (correctly so). that trust will not be regained by "a regular budgeting process".

The GOP can and must do both.

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:22 AM (ky+MF)

147 And you're awake right now?

After that trek, I'da crashed immediately upon returning home.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)

Just waiting for the jitters to die down.

I'll probably face plant here at the laptop station.

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 24, 2022 08:22 AM (BgMrQ)

148 Not to mention how he "stole the election" without leaving a scintilla of evidence behind that can be proven by the Republicans. He's a wily one, Our Joe.

--

You mean all of the voting laws that were changed by judges and secretaries of state?

All of the votes cast using those changes were illegal.

Trump won in a landslide.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:23 AM (qW2YF)

149 136
Note the theme, as I pointed out earlier, what the Dems have chosen as their Last Big Pitch - "The Economy is Great! Only Republicans are Making it Bad! Who you gonna believe, Us or Your Lying Eyes!!!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM

Isn't that always the theme when Dems are failing? They have the popular and effective policies and plans, they just need to work on the messaging. AFTER they lose, the racism, sexism, ista-phobe and voter suppression accusations come out.

Posted by: Intrepid Democratic Underground AoS Liaison at October 24, 2022 08:23 AM (PFS4Y)

150 "100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes."

20 cents per mile. I just finished a 1600 mile trip and burned 42 gallons of gas. About 8.4 cents per mile. In a car that cost $11,000 brand new in 2017.

Stops were maybe 40 minutes total.
Posted by: fd

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Sure, and you probably can afford a car for your wife and child, too. And that's bad.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:24 AM (qW2YF)

151 "IIRC Pelosi's old man was a fixture in Baltimore politics why back when. The political corruption there is pretty hardcore so naturally Nancy would be too. "

We are good friends with a 90 year old woman who grew up with Nancy and the other kids.

Same schools, etc.

She spent about two hours the other day sharing her memories of Nancy's family, politics and dirty tricks from back in the day.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:24 AM (uLr+K)

152
100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM

My Rav gets 40 mpg on 'eco' mode. So it requires 2.5 gallons per 100 miles. At recent price of $3.79/gallon 100 miles costs $9.48 - but I've destroyed the planet.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 24, 2022 08:24 AM (y3pKJ)

153 Fascinating. Are they doing this willingly, or have we reached the point where the kompromat is being shown at the journalist level and they're being told to write appropriate stories for the Good of the State?

I think we're missing the point that for THEM - people who work in govt or related "industries" - no recession has yet happened. there's only a recession in the real economy, not the extortionate one.

after this election, hopefully, their time will come. then, and only then, when it affects the media/hospitalists/bureaucrats, with the recession be "real."

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:24 AM (w0NJk)

154 The paywall had nothing to do with AP, it's a PJM/Salem-wide thing. They're copying the Babylon Bee, which has made a lot of money with pay-to-comment.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:22 AM (zm+d5)

I find that impossible to believe. I doubt very much that they are making much money on pay to comment. Indeed, my guess is they are losing advertising dollars b/c they are getting far fewer views b/c people aren't clicking through to the comments.

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (ky+MF)

155 I have been unable to confirm this but, supposedly, the French Ambassador to Ukraine resigned and stated that Zelenskyy wasn't even in the country and the whole conflict was not about what people are being told. The info I saw did not elaborate.

The media out of nowhere on Saturday ran fact checks claiming that Zelensky really is in KEEEEV. Which immediately made me suspect otherwise.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (zm+d5)

156 McCarthy declared that Americans don’t “like impeachment used for political purposes at all,” and added that “the country wants to heal” and see a “system that actually works.”
++++
McCarthy is right, at least when it comes to my opinion on the matter - but definitions are important.

Presidential impeachment is a side show. It would be just and legitimate, but ultimately pointless. Even if it works, you just get a different (likely more competent, but not necessarily) figurehead in front of the same old deep state junta. Lesser impeachments of cabinet members would be more fruitful.

But I do want some healing and a system that works. And a prerequisite for "healing" is meting out punishments to wrongdoers. Use that system and make it work. Fix your budgetary process. Write some de-enabling acts and re-constrain the executive. Use the power of the purse if they don't comply. Show me a return to order that punishes and constrains the malefactors and you'll get your "healing," McCarthy.

But that probably isn't what he means by it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (z9jNk)

157 But many parents, even if reluctant to say it publicly, have an instinctual distrust of adult men ~~in women’s clothing dancing and~~ exploring sexual themes with their children.

Edited for inclusivity.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (zhLdt)

158 The six-year long Global Temperature pause continued for another month in September (no wonder the Greens want to end fossil fuels now before their scam collapses)

"The September 2022 global surface temperature departure tied September 2021 as the fifth highest for September in the 143-year record at 1.58°F above the 20th century average of 59.0°F. The ten warmest Septembers on record have all occurred since 2012. September 2022 also marked the 46th consecutive September and the 453rd consecutive month with temperatures, at least nominally, above the 20th century average."

They work to make this sound scary, but here's the full story -

Global January-September land and ocean combined temperature since 1880 (can you say 'pause since 2016?':

https://tinyurl.com/58rcxfmk

Full NOAA September Report -

https://tinyurl.com/4zjj9zhf

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (AMIL/)

159 137 Others may and do hold a different view, but the time is short and we are running out of time to pull the airliner out of it's death spiral.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:18 AM (up/3i)

Air brakes!
Posted by: Bugs Bunny at October 24, 2022 08:19 AM (4I/2K)

Oh we're going to crash, no doubt about that. What we're fighting about is who's going to be in charge of the survivor's camp.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (q3gwH)

160 Morning, all,

I am amus-ed. One of my co-workers, the young Zooey Deschanel lookalike who takes karate classes, is studying for her Ph.D., and is clearly at near-zero risk of dying from the Coof, has taken all the "Get the jab or lose your job" shots. She has now tested positive for Chinee Corona.

You'd think with all that edumacation, she wouldn't need so many taps with the Clue Bat. Apparently not, though. And I'm surrounded by sheeple just like her.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (J2vNu)

161 The media out of nowhere on Saturday ran fact checks claiming that Zelensky really is in KEEEEV. Which immediately made me suspect otherwise.

nah he's not in Ukraine. why would he be? it's a shithole and he's a big celebrity now

he's coming to Philly soon to get some Medal of Honor freedom thing

yay

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (w0NJk)

162 What a weekend...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (Zz0t1)

Hell yeah, brother! Got me a Texas sized MoMe hangover

Posted by: Doof at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (5KWKT)

163 I find that impossible to believe. I doubt very much that they are making much money on pay to comment. Indeed, my guess is they are losing advertising dollars b/c they are getting far fewer views b/c people aren't clicking through to the comments.

The Bee claims to make a lot of money with pay-to-comment. Argue with Kyle Mann if you want though.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (zm+d5)

164 141 Albanian P.M. Edi Rama has a state visit to Israel.

The balance of power in Europe just swung!!

[Joking; I don't know its significance.]
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:21 AM (yikp0)

Albania might be looking to become a hub for Israel's new gas pipeline.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (x0n13)

165 @146

>>The GOP can and must do both.

The only power the legislature holds over the executive is it's ability to control budgets and legislation.

As awesome as it is seeing Rand Paul "OWN" Fauchi in these hearings, Rand Paul is not offering or advancing any legislation that would reform the NIH, The CDC, et al and get these lawless organizations that have been captured by the Deep State and Big Pharma to heel.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (up/3i)

166 Our work-from-home troll Kristin is now clearly a Swedish girl. That's what I like to see, more Scandi trolls!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (J2vNu)

167 Happy Mojito Monday, All.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (oKHcS)

168 Why do they need to come up with a new oral polio vaccine? The current vaccine works 100% of the time.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (bVYXr)

169
My Rav gets 40 mpg on 'eco' mode. So it requires 2.5 gallons per 100 miles. At recent price of $3.79/gallon 100 miles costs $9.48 - but I've destroyed the planet.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 24, 2022 08:24 AM (y3pKJ)

I got 11 mpg towing my camper to Corsicana. The 20 mph tailwind got me 13 mpg coming home yesterday. Aprox. 90 miles each way. Paid $4.86 and $4.69 per gallon on the 2 fill ups.

I'm not doing the math.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

170 There won't be any impeachment even if Republicans sweep the midterms. That's not how the game is played, if you hadn't noticed by now. The ratchet only turns one way.
Posted by: Common Tater at October 24, 2022 07:45 AM (6S3HP)

Given that the Senate would not convict, impeachment would be a waste of time and resources. I don't object to that since the best they can hope to accomplish over the next two years is nothing but it fetishizing impotent impeachment is what the deep state wants. It is an appeal to emotion and all appeals to emotion exist for the purpose of screwing you over.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (zhLdt)

171 I find that impossible to believe. I doubt very much that they are making much money on pay to comment. Indeed, my guess is they are losing advertising dollars b/c they are getting far fewer views b/c people aren't clicking through to the comments.
Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (ky+MF)
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Done properly, pay-to-comment can work. There are at least three necessary conditions for "done properly:"
1. The price has to be reasonable
2. The product has to be good
3. There must be bonus content (that also has to be good) in addition to commenting

The Bee has nailed the last two. I don't know if the price is reasonable because it isn't worth it to me, but they have good content (they're actually funny) and they have bonus content for paying customers. The paying customers get the whole package, which I imagine is pretty good.

The problem with outfits like HA is that the product sucks and any bonus content is likely to be lousy just like the main content is.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (z9jNk)

172 Early voting in Texas starts today and end Friday, Nov 4.

Harris County's ballot is long and distinguished and straight party voting is no longer done. Down ballot races could very well turn on very light vote counts. Well, up until the new Elections Administrator 'fortifies' the tally.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 24, 2022 08:29 AM (4I/2K)

173 It is hard to find evidence when you are prohibited from looking for it.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 08:29 AM (glSEb)

174 They're copying the Babylon Bee, which has made a lot of money with pay-to-comment.
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But people want to read the Bee!!

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:29 AM (yikp0)

175
Hell yeah, brother! Got me a Texas sized MoMe hangover
Posted by: Doof at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (5KWKT)

Most of us do.......AND we helped Rancher Bob do some roofing on a rent house before we headed back on Sunday.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

176 The Bee claims to make a lot of money with pay-to-comment. Argue with Kyle Mann if you want though.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (zm+d5)

the bee might. I doubt HA or any of the Salem properties are. The change to paywall happened at about the same time the ratio of pro-HA comments to anti-HA comments went to about 90% anti-HA. Seems like quite the coincidence. Then, after about a 6 month or so trial with the paywall - suddenly AP is gone. Again - another coincidence?

they can sell it however they want. Doesn't make what they say true.

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (ky+MF)

177 Kari Lake is on F&F now

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (NpAcC)

178 Albania might be looking to become a hub for Israel's new gas pipeline.
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Not to be smart after the fact but I was wondering if it was NG related.

Good news then.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (yikp0)

179 It is hard to find evidence when you are prohibited from looking for it.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 08:29 AM (glSEb)

Jedi mind trick!!

Posted by: Doof at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (5KWKT)

180 Hell yeah, brother! Got me a Texas sized MoMe hangover
Posted by: Doof at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (5KWKT)
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Slap a hot iron on it!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (K5n5d)

181 @169

>>Why do they need to come up with a new oral polio vaccine? The current vaccine works 100% of the time.

The old polio vaccine is more than likely off patent and makes very little profit for big pharma so a new oral vaccine probably is a newly patented one and will net big pharma big profits.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (up/3i)

182 Oh, and my SSA increase, a big $20/month, has come through based on their adjustment of my 35 highest earning years. Plus they added a payment for $180 -- $20/month for the previous 9 months, since I clearly qualified for the slightly higher benefit amount from the start, based on my 2021 earnings.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2022 08:31 AM (J2vNu)

183 But people want to read the Bee!!

Sure, but I've never wanted to comment about the Bee *at* the Bee (that's what the HQ is for, amirite?). Apparently I'm alone on that though, because most of their posts have 20+ comments.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:31 AM (zm+d5)

184 Chinese stocks dropped by more than 10% in Asian trading, with Alibaba down almost 13%. Asian investors don't think the crowning of King Xi is a good idea.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 07:50 AM (2gXK3)

Asian investors want out before King Winnie appropriates their holdings.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:31 AM (zhLdt)

185 Posted by: Kristin Erickson at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (hYMyl)

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH SARAH!!!!?????

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)

186 The only power the legislature holds over the executive is it's ability to control budgets and legislation. ...
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (up/3i)
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Bingo Bango. Return to budgetary order and constraining the hell out of the executive by refusing to pay it, letting the government shut down, and not blinking first is the first step. Then comes the harder part, which is legislation. The deep state problem is wholly Congress' making. Every executive agency run amok was made possible by Congress' enabling acts that outsourced their own job - lawmaking - to the executive. De-enabling acts are necessary, too.

But start with the budget.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:31 AM (z9jNk)

187 TWO WORDS...... The price if butter and the price if eggs. This shit is costing poor people a shit ton of their monies.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (h4sFO)

188 "America will never go back to being a nation of law unless the people using the FBI and DOJ unconstitutionally as secret police against political opponents are held accountable."

Senator I cannot comment on that case since it is an ongoing investigation. Or refuse to testify. That is all we will get out of any of them and then what? Who is going to charge the with contempt of congress lying under oath? We have seen this for years. I'm really curious how this can be turned around and it wont be with another special investigator. I think massive budget cuts of any agency that does not cooperate is their best weapon. And give the finger to the MSM when they start howling.

Posted by: Ripley at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (MxEKc)

189 They work to make this sound scary, but here's the full story -
Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (AMIL/)

Those of us who've been watching for a long time (like me) say that this is a good sign of the first stage of the cyclical 30 year cooling off that we've been expecting.
early 1900's - end of 1830's warming
1940's - 1970's cooling, notably heavy winters
1980's - 2010's warming
2020's - 2050's - very likely global cooling, with much heavier winters than most now remember.

Most people think that those pushing the climate scam knew this just as well as we did, which is why they launched it in the late 80's. They knew they'd have 30 years to try to convince everyone the data was going their way, while they hid the sine wave nature of what was actually taking place.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (q3gwH)

190 A Texas trooper who was among the first to arrive on the scene of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in May has been fired. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) fired Sgt. Juan Maldonado, the first trooper to be fired.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (yikp0)

191 Bat appreciation week starts today till 10/31.
Posted by: redridinghood

I thought it was No Bra Day !

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (T4tVD)

192 They have to make Trump the Speaker of the House. It'll be the most rewarding and amusing 2 years in history.

Posted by: lonetown at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (sJhif)

193 My Rav gets 40 mpg on 'eco' mode. So it requires 2.5 gallons per 100 miles. At recent price of $3.79/gallon 100 miles costs $9.48 - but I've destroyed the planet.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at
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And didn't have to produce an entirely new product that has as much mass as two or three existing cars.

Remember, the teeny tiny clown car sized little Chevy Bolt weighs almost as much as the big ol Chevy Bl@zer.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (qW2YF)

194 141 Albanian P.M. Edi Rama has a state visit to Israel.

The balance of power in Europe just swung!!

[Joking; I don't know its significance.]
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:21 AM

I've been to the Balkans many times. Albania is a very moderate Muslim country, so probably a good sign overall. Kosovo is 90% ethnic Albanian, so similar results, except Kosovo has a major boundary dispute with pro-Russia Serbia.

Posted by: Military Moron at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (PFS4Y)

195 A few days ago, I mentioned to somebody I'm clot shot free, no initial shots, no boosters. She looked at me and gave the old "at your age you should know better". And I said Yep. She never heard about stuff like twenty something athletes dropping dead or the blood clot issues. Had to break it down that old geezers croak everyday from stroke, blood clots cause stroke.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (lz5hY)

196 1900's to end of 1930's intended to write

also inconvenient fact 1930's are still the most violent decade of Hurricanes in our recent history.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (q3gwH)

197 It would be real nice if more GOPe useless fuckwits in the senate helped Paul. Maybe just 1 or 2 more unass a chair?

The GOPe is a flaming pile of pigshit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (3Lw3j)

198 The problem with outfits like HA is that the product sucks and any bonus content is likely to be lousy just like the main content is.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (z9jNk)

I don't doubt they thought they'd make money from the paywall, but if you try to sell me on the idea that what they really wanted was NOT to limit the # of commenters calling out their leftism, i simply cannot believe that. Again, with the following coincidence of AP suddenly leaving also.

To me, it appears pretty clear that they were trying to save HA by limiting negative comments about their leftism and when that didn't work - they suddenly decided to turn the ship around, get rid of AP, and change the tone from nevertrump leftism to conservative writers.

But, it's the same management, so they will eventually try to slide back into nevertrump leftism and hope nobody notices.

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (ky+MF)

199 Sponge!!!
Doof!!!

Posted by: Ben Had at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (n7dA8)

200 Oz and Fetterman debate tomorrow as well as Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (NpAcC)
Will Fetterman have a computer screen on the stage to.. uh... 'help' him with the answers?
Posted by: dantesed at October 24, 2022 08:15 AM (88xKn)

I will speak for the big dummy...

Posted by: Fetterman's Neck Gunt at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (Yi4c0)

201 Slap a some hot ~~iron~~ brass on it!
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Fixed for TX MoMe.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (yikp0)

202 2020's - 2050's - very likely global cooling, with much heavier winters than most now remember.

Most people think that those pushing the climate scam knew this just as well as we did, which is why they launched it in the late 80's. They knew they'd have 30 years to try to convince everyone the data was going their way, while they hid the sine wave nature of what was actually taking place.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (q3gwH)
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One sign of heavier winters I have noticed already is longer, cooler springs. They often correlate.

And those pushing the climate scam probably did believe it. The guys on top might have been running an op, but most people are useful idiots.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (z9jNk)

203 Good morning, and happy Monday, happy birfday, and happy Monday after the MOME.

"So, even with a red wave tsunami, we sail blissfully onward over the cliff."

Slowly then all of a sudden, as they say.

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (Rbu5d)

204 re Hochul: ". . . finally getting off her 'abortion abortion abortion' obsession, the panicked gov just dropped a new ad on crime, with her vowing, 'You deserve to feel safe, and as your governor, I won’t stop working until you do.'

Shorter Hochul: You have a RIGHT to have an abortion, to medical care, to housing, to food, to legal representation, to be released without bail for 99.99 percent of crimes, but you have NO RIGHT to self-defense or a feeling of safety in your home or in public.

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (AMIL/)

205 190 A Texas trooper who was among the first to arrive on the scene of the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in May has been fired. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) fired Sgt. Juan Maldonado, the first trooper to be fired.
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (yikp0)

it was reported that he stood around outside and openly wondered why no one was doing anything - while he himself did nothing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (q3gwH)

206 Bat appreciation week starts today till 10/31.
Posted by: redridinghood

if you had been here on Sat., I would've offered you a bite of my pork roll sammy.

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:35 AM (T4tVD)

207 The six-year long Global Temperature pause continued for another month in September

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That's proof of Global Warming.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:35 AM (qW2YF)

208 1900's to end of 1930's intended to write

also inconvenient fact 1930's are still the most violent decade of Hurricanes in our recent history.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (q3gwH)

You bet your ass it was.

Posted by: Humphrey Bogart, Key Largo at October 24, 2022 08:35 AM (4I/2K)

209 Senator I cannot comment on that case since it is an ongoing investigation. Or refuse to testify. That is all we will get out of any of them and then what? Who is going to charge the with contempt of congress lying under oath? We have seen this for years. I'm really curious how this can be turned around and it wont be with another special investigator. I think massive budget cuts of any agency that does not cooperate is their best weapon. And give the finger to the MSM when they start howling.

Posted by: Ripley at October 24, 2022 08:32 AM (MxEKc)

Good. Let's start with a defeatist attitude, get rid of the concept of rule of law, and negotiate from there. Just like the GOP always does. why not also just push the left's agenda for them?

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:35 AM (ky+MF)

210 I'm seeing something interesting happening around the neighborhood where I live, and I'm not sure what it means. But, I think it's a positive development.

Over the last few days, the yard signs for Democrat candidates like Betoff are being removed. I believe this is by the homeowners themselves as there are still a few signs in the area like the "Mothers Against ~~Living Babies~~ Greg Abbot" still up. But, most have gone away.

I think it's probably two things:

1) Democrat voters are being Red Pilled due to the policies of their awful party. The unmasking continues. Memes like: "What did you hate about Trump? The Peace or the Prosperity?" may be having an effect

2) The "Cool Kids" Syndrome - Democrat success has always been tied to the media-generated perception that they were the "cool kids" and "good people" simply by voting Democrat. Again, the Democrat horrible policies may be making them feeling like stupid suckers who want kids mutilated and the economy destroyed. And no, people don't like idiots who are voting for that.

Have any of you noticed the same thing in your area?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 24, 2022 08:36 AM (KLPy8)

211 Posted by: Voter theater. at October 24, 2022 07:57 AM (Cy2kp)

The result of the Colorado Senate election will be the seating of an anti-Trump Senator. A Dem anti-Trump Senator or a Rep anti-Trump Senator.

While we can bemoan the fact that the primaries didn't go as we would have preferred, better someone who will vote your way 40% of the time than someone who will vote your way 0%. Then you can spend the next 6 years finding someone who can beat him in the primaries AND win the general.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:36 AM (zhLdt)

212 it was reported that he stood around outside and openly wondered why no one was doing anything - while he himself did nothing.
Posted by: Tom Servo

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Nothing if you count "preventing people from actually doing something" as nothing.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:36 AM (qW2YF)

213 178 Albania might be looking to become a hub for Israel's new gas pipeline.
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Not to be smart after the fact but I was wondering if it was NG related.

Good news then.
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:30 AM (yikp0)

That's just my guess.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2022 08:36 AM (x0n13)

214 McCarthy is right, at least when it comes to my opinion on the matter - but definitions are important.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (z9jNk)
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Agree with you, with one added point: McCarthy intends to promote country club Republican issues instead, and while a goodly number want impeachments and are going to be denied, almost no one wants his recent "list of priorities". If Republicans do even one damn thing for big business, or pass corporate tax cuts, or even reported to meet with Paul Ryan, they will blow up the 2024 election completely.

No one trusts the GOPe, to include McCarthy. My advice to him is "act accordingly". You guys are walking on eggshells.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (l3k/y)

215 To me, it appears pretty clear that they were trying to save HA by limiting negative comments about their leftism and when that didn't work - they suddenly decided to turn the ship around, get rid of AP, and change the tone from nevertrump leftism to conservative writers.

But, it's the same management, so they will eventually try to slide back into nevertrump leftism and hope nobody notices.
Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (ky+MF)

I appreciate the changes they made, especially in dumping the execrable Nick Cottagio, but I'm still not gonna pay to make a comment on their platform.

It has been fun to note that links to the Bulwark and the Dispatch have gone to zero. Those outfits must have lost 90% of their readership.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (q3gwH)

216 ... To me, it appears pretty clear that they were trying to save HA by limiting negative comments about their leftism and when that didn't work - they suddenly decided to turn the ship around, get rid of AP, and change the tone from nevertrump leftism to conservative writers. ...
Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (ky+MF)
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I don't know. I wasn't in any of the meetings. It wouldn't surprise me if they were trying to stop the continuous blows they were taking in the comments section.

But HA, even before they went to paid commenting, had switched to Facebook commenting, IIRC. And that caused a big leg down in their commenting volume even before the paywall. Salem has been screwing up at HA for a long time. On a news site, especially a partisan news site, comments are valuable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (z9jNk)

217 You will be made to like the content.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (glSEb)

218 “He’s not going to turn this into a circus.”

You know, it occurs to me, GEOTUS told them he looks forward to testifying, because he knew that would be the reaction. Playing them like a fiddle, or dumb luck?

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (Rbu5d)

219 Have any of you noticed the same thing in your area?

I am literally seeing no signs at all here except the "intersection signs" that are put up by the local party

I think people here are just disgusted. in Philly I'm sure people are proudly sporting Lurch/Shapiro signage

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (w0NJk)

220 Sure, but I've never wanted to comment about the Bee *at* the Bee (that's what the HQ is for, amirite?). Apparently I'm alone on that though, because most of their posts have 20+ comments.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:31 AM (zm+d5)

A) 20 comments a post is not making the bee significant money. If you have only 10 or so people commenting per post (most commenters post more than one comment a post and respond to other commenters), that extrapolates out to only a couple hundred paying commenters.

b) at HA, they won't even let you see the comments without paying - why? What are they afraid of?

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:38 AM (ky+MF)

221 First day of early voting starts today in Texas.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (NpAcC)

Cue the wailing about early voting.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:38 AM (zhLdt)

222 The thing to always remember about Hotair is that they'd write an article and then go to social media sites to tell their Smart People friends "come look what our stupid conservative commenters are saying in our comment section"

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:38 AM (qW2YF)

223 Sponge!!!
Doof!!!
Posted by: Ben Had at October 24, 2022 08:34 AM (n7dA8

{{{{Ben Had}}}}

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

224 hot air sucks why are we discussing it

I don't give a crap what they do to "reform" they are nothing. done. over.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (w0NJk)

225 169
My Rav gets 40 mpg on 'eco' mode. So it requires 2.5 gallons per 100 miles. At recent price of $3.79/gallon 100 miles costs $9.48 - but I've destroyed the planet.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 24, 2022 08:24 AM (y3pKJ)

I got 11 mpg towing my camper to Corsicana. The 20 mph tailwind got me 13 mpg coming home yesterday. Aprox. 90 miles each way. Paid $4.86 and $4.69 per gallon on the 2 fill ups.

I'm not doing the math.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

My TxMoMe Gas price report - I filled-up at Buc-cees in Madisonville, TX, going and returning. On Wed, price for regular was $2.989. Yesterday, it was $3.249. Five days. A 26-cent increase. FJB with a pineapple.

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (AMIL/)

226 @220

>>at HA, they won't even let you see the comments without paying - why? What are they afraid of?

Because most of the commenters are leftists, same with the comments section of National Review and the other not really conservative webzines.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (up/3i)

227
Cue the wailing about early voting.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:38 AM (zhLdt)

I have no choice. I'm out of town on election day, so early voting it is.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

228 Many Oz signs in my neck of the woods, orchid.

Mastriano, too.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 08:40 AM (3Lw3j)

229 Thank you, JJ.
Whatever the biggest kid-term route in US history was, I pray this one blows it away.

Posted by: democrats, Kidnapping, Raping or Mutilating the Children They Cannot Kill Since 1973 at October 24, 2022 08:40 AM (jV+aN)

230 "Have any of you noticed the same thing in your area?

On arrival here last week, I noticed that the lefties across from my MiL no longer had their 'Wes Moore for Governor' yard sign in the front yard.

And more Cox signs seem to be showing up in yards around here

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:40 AM (uLr+K)

231 FJB with a pineapple.
Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (AMIL/)

It really can't be said enough.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

232 "Will Fetterman have a computer screen on the stage to.. uh... 'help' him with the answers?"

He got one of them remote control sex toys embedded in his neck.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (sn5EN)

233 2) The "Cool Kids" Syndrome - Democrat success has always been tied to the media-generated perception that they were the "cool kids" and "good people" simply by voting Democrat. Again, the Democrat horrible policies may be making them feeling like stupid suckers who want kids mutilated and the economy destroyed. And no, people don't like idiots who are voting for that.

Have any of you noticed the same thing in your area?
Posted by: naturalfake at October 24, 2022 08:36 AM (KLPy

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What I've noticed is a local focus. I don't know if that's common here (it's my first midterm here), but almost nothing for governor or federal offices. Lots of signs for local issues and races like county commissioners and ballot measures. I have noticed that a lot of places that had Biden signs and those "In this house we believe ..." signs now have no signs at all.

But the Democrats aren't "cool." The establishment power system is never cool, and they're it. Nobody on the Left liked it when Paul Joseph Watson and others noted that being conservative was the new counter-culture, but it didn't make those guys wrong.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (z9jNk)

234 228 Many Oz signs in my neck of the woods, orchid.

yay!

I'm hearing from my few R-open friends that Mastriano signage is hard to come by. hopefully that changed. I love the Oz signs they're cool

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (w0NJk)

235 But HA, even before they went to paid commenting, had switched to Facebook commenting, IIRC. And that caused a big leg down in their commenting volume even before the paywall. Salem has been screwing up at HA for a long time. On a news site, especially a partisan news site, comments are valuable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:37 AM (z9jNk)

Even that change was designed to limit negative HA comments. that change was made so people couldn't comment anonymously.

Everything HA has done along the way was designed to limit the negative feedback, until, business-wise - they couldn't ignore it any longer and had to get rid of AP and the nevertrumpism.

what is amusing to me is that they don't think people can see through their machinations.

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (ky+MF)

236 Hell yeah, brother! Got me a Texas sized MoMe hangover
Posted by: Doof at October 24, 2022 08:27 AM (5KWKT)

Bourbon will do that.

That, and as Frank very rightly pointed out, clean car parts.

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (BgMrQ)

237 A) 20 comments a post is not making the bee significant money. If you have only 10 or so people commenting per post (most commenters post more than one comment a post and respond to other commenters), that extrapolates out to only a couple hundred paying commenters.

b) at HA, they won't even let you see the comments without paying - why? What are they afraid of?
Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:38 AM (ky+MF)

They might have far more paying customers than people who regularly use the service. Like a gym membership.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (eYoxG)

238 FJB with a pineapple.
Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (AMIL/)

It really can't be said enough.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

What do ya have against pineapples ?

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (T4tVD)

239 I feel like we're not talking about the Phils winning the pennant enough lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:42 AM (w0NJk)

240 They might have far more paying customers than people who regularly use the service. Like a gym membership.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (eYoxG)
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Or the commenting isn't the paying customer's main driver, and most of their subscribers pay for it to get the extra content like the podcasts.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:43 AM (z9jNk)

241 Even that change was designed to limit negative HA comments. that change was made so people couldn't comment anonymously.

Which, at the time, amused me greatly considering their chief nevertrumper (AP) is anonymous.

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:43 AM (ky+MF)

242 " Many Oz signs in my neck of the woods, orchid."

That should give him a bump.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 08:43 AM (sn5EN)

243 Everyone is talking about, and excited about, the BIG RED WAVE. Remember what happened two years ago. Remember who is counting the votes. Don’t be surprised when the dems sweep it all.
Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (XjZhF)

I have seen multiple reports of people with their license plates covered stuffing ballot drop boxes in AZ. I suspect that they will try to massively cheat, they will be successful in some places, and doing so will convince still more people that it's all a sham.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:43 AM (zhLdt)

244 I feel like we're not talking about the Phils winning the pennant enough lol
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Did the Iggles play yestiddy ?

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:43 AM (T4tVD)

245 hot air sucks why are we discussing it

I don't give a crap what they do to "reform" they are nothing. done. over.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (w0NJk)
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my reaction too, and it goes double for Fox and Friends. Someone mentioned Kari Lake on F&F, which of course she needs to do to reach voters, but I hope she can take a shower afterwards, and wash off the FNC stink.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:43 AM (l3k/y)

246 Great post as usual, JJ. "He exposed the collusion, the hypocrisy and the myth of the two-party system. I expect McCarthy to not do a damned thing and perhaps, worse, to even allow the J6 committee to continue, albeit with actual Republicans at the head of the committee."

Here is the bitch: D.C. votes 94% for democrats which means their paychecks and pensions. I agree with Spencer as it must be done. There is no way they will get 67 votes i the Senate, but it must be voted on in the House to force the Senate to go either way.

Posted by: Danimal28 at October 24, 2022 08:44 AM (klw0w)

247 Did the Iggles play yestiddy ?

no it was a bye week

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:44 AM (w0NJk)

248 >>"As people are now vaccine-questioning, public health officials are looking for ways to prevent polio from becoming endemic again."

Here's a suggestion: Stop Bill Gates and his org from dabbling in polio vaccines. Too obvious?

Seem to recall reading that several (most?) of the polio outbreaks in recent years were the strain associated with his organization's particular vaccine.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 08:45 AM (I/doM)

249 I went to see Instrumentalities of Government open for Fancy Pants at the Avalon Ballroom, but security beat me up and tossed me out.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 08:45 AM (24fqN)

250 Liz Cheney: We Will Not Allow Trump To Beclown Our J6 Clown Show
“He’s not going to turn this into a circus.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIY3NfoYvw
Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 08:02 AM (BRHaw)

He should enter the room in a chariot pulled by a dozen women in Handmaid Tales costumes.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:45 AM (zhLdt)

251 Congratulations to the Phillies. As much as I think Dombrowski has destroyed every team he's ever been with (sacrificing entire farm systems), he's done a good job in Philly. Beating Houston is a tall order, but it will be a great Series.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:46 AM (l3k/y)

252 Did the Iggles play yestiddy ?

no it was a bye week
Posted by: BlackOrchid

AHA !

Thank you !

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:46 AM (T4tVD)

253 251 Congratulations to the Phillies. As much as I think Dombrowski has destroyed every team he's ever been with (sacrificing entire farm systems), he's done a good job in Philly. Beating Houston is a tall order, but it will be a great Series.

I mean right now we're loving "Philly Ron" - he was really touching last night!

but the Padres manager - sorry I forget his name - he seemed GREAT. they have a pretty awesome manager. I loved both those guys (in interviews anyway)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:47 AM (w0NJk)

254 Rishi Sunak favourite to become Conservative party leader and P.M. after BoJo drops out of the race.
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:02 AM (yikp0)

Another globalist POS who will accomplish nothing good for the British people.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:47 AM (zhLdt)

255 Why do museums let these idiot activists throw things on paintings?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:47 AM (l3k/y)

256 "Scientists Glue Themselves to Floor to Protest Car Emissions"

I hope they (Porche) learned something from VW, and let them ("scientists") stew in their own excrement...

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 08:48 AM (Rbu5d)

257 Another globalist POS who will accomplish nothing good for the British people.

he's big on WEF and huge on digital currency/cashless economy

he's scary

thanks for ditching, BoJo you ass

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:48 AM (w0NJk)

258 "Why do museums let these idiot activists throw things on paintings?"

Increased ticket revenue?

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 08:48 AM (24fqN)

259 "Trump Organization facing trial on charges it helped some of its executives cheat on their taxes."

That sounds believable.
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:05 AM (yikp0)

They had executive only retreats entitled "How to Cheat on Your Taxes".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:48 AM (zhLdt)

260 FJB with a pineapple.
Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:39 AM (AMIL/)

It really can't be said enough.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

What do ya have against pineapples ?
Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:41 AM (T4tVD)

Yeah! Leave my home alone!

Posted by: SpongeBob SquarePants at October 24, 2022 08:48 AM (4I/2K)

261 255 Why do museums let these idiot activists throw things on paintings?

every single person who works in the arts now is a Leftist

they long ago purged everyone not a Leftist

so that's why

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:49 AM (w0NJk)

262 Global Cooling....

There is, or was, an astrophysical study done decades ago on the effects the sun and our solar system encounter as it travels through space. The theory, as best I can remember is that the sun sort of pulsates as a result of dust, gravity, whatever, at "X" intervals. When looking at the timeframes this would appear to align with warming and cooling trends.

The point being someone at one point in time realized there was a trend. But, the alarmists overtook the research and you don't hear much, if anything about our sun and the influences on it rather than influences on the earth.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 08:49 AM (BFigT)

263 "Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:25 AM (z9jNk)"

Exactly right with only one quibble. Right now there is no basis for impeachment as defined by the Constitution. Could there be? Yes but none of it has been litigated because Democrats both in Congress and within the FBI, DoJ refuse to pursue the development of legal cases. Irrespective, as a political issue impeachment is a loser. It was the beginning of the end for Democrats and with expectations high that Republicans, if seated, will work on the issues they were elected to work on, it would be a fatal mistake.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2022 08:49 AM (vBMpQ)

264 They know they've utterly screwed the economy. Remember Clyburn's words? They know the pain isn't going away and will only accelerate in '23. Coinciding with them losing Congress. So, of course they're setting the stage now. It's what they do. And they know our economy isn't going to get much better because of what they've already done to it.
________________

Thats why we can't have the Republicans win Congress, we'll get blamed for the sh*tshow. Now get with the program and stop the red wave! You guys have no idea the 8d chess that's required in this situation. Sheesh.

Posted by: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Genius) at October 24, 2022 08:49 AM (fs1hN)

265 Did the Iggles play yestiddy ?

no it was a bye week
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Usually, when I ax a question on here the answer is always "twunny bucks, same as in town."

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:49 AM (T4tVD)

266 239 I feel like we're not talking about the Phils winning the pennant enough lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 08:42 AM (w0NJk)

You'll get your fill starting today - the media (all, not only sports media) HATES the Astros. The Astros represent Hicksville Oil-town. The Astros are now triple-hated for keeping the Holy Yankees out of the Series and for shutting-down the Patron Saint of Home Runs, Aaron Judge.

Posted by: Gref at October 24, 2022 08:50 AM (AMIL/)

267 >>Then you can spend the next 6 years finding someone who can beat him in the primaries AND win the general.

Would love to see Deborah Floy run again.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 08:50 AM (I/doM)

268 When they throw paintings at the mashed potato factory, that's when you'll know there's no longer any hope.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 08:51 AM (24fqN)

269 Everyone is talking about, and excited about, the BIG RED WAVE. Remember what happened two years ago. Remember who is counting the votes. Don’t be surprised when the dems sweep it all.
Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 07:59 AM (XjZhF)
++++
Midterms are much harder to steal because there are a lot of races, turnout tends to be lower and the layout of races make it less easy to disrupt entire outcomes from one corrupt urban center.

I think the "red wave" will probably happen. I also expect them to do nothing with it and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like they always do. I expect some great soundbites, a bunch of hearings and committees, a lot of showmanship and nothing meaningful.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 08:51 AM (z9jNk)

270 I hadn't seen anything about this...

Healthcare electronics giant Philips cutting 4,000 staff worldwide amid fallout from recall of sleep apnea machines.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 08:52 AM (yikp0)

271 Any recent updates on the Volkswagen protestors?

I hope they are hungry, and have pissed themselves.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:52 AM (uLr+K)

272 This is the Democrat's best voting block.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at October 24, 2022 08:10 AM (VKKup)

I always thought the dead and/or imaginary were the Democrat's best voting block.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:52 AM (zhLdt)

273 The point being someone at one point in time realized there was a trend. But, the alarmists overtook the research and you don't hear much, if anything about our sun and the influences on it rather than influences on the earth.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

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Of course it is, same as why Jupiter exists where it does and nothing we can do will change its existence or crucial duties it performs there.

But people who are actively anti-religious have to look for something else to fill that wound inside their heart, and "the earth is dying so I should carefully separate my trash before shipping it to China for them to burn" Global Warming silliness does the trick.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:53 AM (qW2YF)

274 >>"Scientists Glue Themselves to Floor to Protest Car Emissions"

Leave
them
there

I have no idea why all of a sudden activists are doing this, but seriously, if you are dumb enough to do that you can figure a way out of it yourself. Turn the lights off, lock the museum and come back in a week.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 08:53 AM (I/doM)

275 Someone tell McCarthy that the country will heal when it sees that the criminals of this administration are subjected to the rule of law. Failure to pursue that will only make the wound fester. McCarthy has shown us what we can expect; it's not good.

Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 08:53 AM (4h9M3)

276 Kalorama and the Junta are jealous. Putin issued a Stalinist decree on Friday night essentially taking over all government and the economy. So much for market economics.

In sum, this is what transpired in Moscow at the end of the week, Oct. 21. If my source and the likes of Tovkaylo and Rustamova are correct in comparing Putin's creation of this council at a moment of war to what Stalin did with his GKO at a moment of war in June 1941, then hold on to your seats. Putin's latest move could be a dire harbinger of more militancy to come, fiercely and quickly.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:54 AM (J5gTp)

277 100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes.
Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (qW2YF)

20 minutes assumes you don't have to wait for one of them to become available.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 08:54 AM (zhLdt)

278 Actually, I hope Volkswagon provided the protestors with all the free beer they could drink.

And bowls of dates and prunes as healthy snacks.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:54 AM (uLr+K)

279 "After Fetterman was elected lieutenant governor in late 2018, the Incline reported that he sought to have his wife appointed Braddock mayor in the interim, offering a deal where he resigned immediately."

She is his handler. A political "beard."

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 08:55 AM (Rbu5d)

280 13 McCarthy is a roadblock that Trump can probably(ok, hopefully) deal with in an effective manner.
McConnell is far worse and dealing with him is the same as dealing with Chuck Schumer--IOW no way.
McConnell Must be bumped off(politically) as Leader . There is no dealing with him.
Posted by: Voter theater. at October 24, 2022 07:42 AM (TLedf)

The best way that Donald Trump can deal with McCarthy is if he runs for Speaker himself. He puts McCarthy on notice that he needs to tow the line or else. It puts the House GOP on notice to formally recognize the true leader of the Party. It sets up Trump to be in the direct line of presidential succession, once he gets the House to impeach both Biden and Harris, which can conceivably happen with a Republican Congress. And, he can still run for POTUS in '24.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 24, 2022 08:55 AM (9miN6)

281 "Scientists Glue Themselves to Floor to Protest Car Emissions"

--

Even funnier than the glue part was that the idiots wore their super scientific white lab coats so that no one would make a mistake and think that they weren't scientists.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:55 AM (qW2YF)

282 It seems to me I've read Polio has been eradicated almost completely except for .. wait for it .. the wilds of Afghanistan.

They use a different type of vaccine in those places - a live attenuated or somesuch.

Since (I think I have this correct - I may not) North America is almost Polio free (or was) they use a different vaccine.

What's happening is some sort of cross pollination as it were. The "refugees" are bringing Polio here, and probably a fair number of Americans have no immunity.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 24, 2022 08:55 AM (6S3HP)

283
I have no idea why all of a sudden activists are doing this, but seriously, if you are dumb enough to do that you can figure a way out of it yourself. Turn the lights off, lock the museum and come back in a week.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 08:53 AM (I/doM)

The facility management turned off the heat and power to the building for the weekend. The 'protestors' complained that they were not provided a method to dispose of their body waste.

They really are the dumbest fucks on the planet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)

284 100 miles for $20, and it takes 20 minutes.
Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:11 AM (qW2YF)

20 minutes assumes you don't have to wait for one of them to become available.

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Shut up climate denier. No one goes to Taco Bell in big cities in California.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 08:56 AM (qW2YF)

285 at HA, they won't even let you see the comments without paying - why? What are they afraid of?

Because that’s standard for pay to comment. Again, the Bee does that. I get that you think Allah is under your bed and that Salem centered their entire 6+ site strategy on a little known writer who may have once seen Ace’s wang, but things don’t work that way.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 24, 2022 08:57 AM (zm+d5)

286 "They really are the dumbest fucks on the planet."

Close second would be the idiots what be gluing themselves to public roadways.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:57 AM (uLr+K)

287 Actually, I hope Volkswagon provided the protestors with all the free beer they could drink.

And bowls of dates and prunes as healthy snacks.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 08:54 AM (uLr+K)

And asparagus.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 24, 2022 08:59 AM (4I/2K)

288 I've been thinking about it for a long time. When do the museums become the new targets?

Now, I guess. And the wokesters who run the institutions will open the doors wide to the rotten vegetable horde (after they've taken down their favorite artwork and stashed it at home).

Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 08:59 AM (4h9M3)

289 >>The facility management turned off the heat and power to the building for the weekend. The 'protestors' complained that they were not provided a method to dispose of their body waste.

They really are the dumbest fucks on the planet.

Oh, excellent.
Something something free speech is not freedom from consequences, right, Lefties?

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 08:59 AM (I/doM)

290
How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2022 09:00 AM (x0n13)

291 French prosecutors say Credit Suisse has agreed to pay €238-million to settle tax fraud allegations.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:00 AM (yikp0)

292 I once tried to throw a tomato, but her boobs were so heavy I couldn’t lift her.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 24, 2022 09:01 AM (oKHcS)

293 The next company that has these asinine dick holes glue themselves to their facilities should deal with the problem the same way that American industrialists of a prior age would have: hire some Pinkertons to go handle the problem.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:01 AM (z9jNk)

294 According to Devine, 67 government officials or agencies — including the FBI — are accused in the lawsuit of violating the First Amendment by pressuring Facebook, Twitter, and Google to censor users for alleged misinformation or disinformation.

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2022 09:01 AM (uV9QM)

295 The facility management turned off the heat and power to the building for the weekend. The 'protestors' complained that they were not provided a method to dispose of their body waste.

They really are the dumbest fucks on the planet.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)
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I had to read the article just to make sure it wasn't The Babylon Bee...Talk about being "stuck on stupid!"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:01 AM (K5n5d)

296 Cloudy and 30. Think I will go sit by the fire.

Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2022 09:02 AM (Ur3ox)

297 Hochul subpoenaed to testify in NY Second Amendment case tomorrow, same day as the debate, unless she fails to appear.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2022 09:02 AM (vBMpQ)

298 thanks for ditching, BoJo you ass
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Like he was better?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 09:02 AM (glSEb)

299 275 Someone tell McCarthy that the country will heal when it sees that the criminals of this administration are subjected to the rule of law. Failure to pursue that will only make the wound fester. McCarthy has shown us what we can expect; it's not good.
Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 08:53 AM (4h9M3)

Sad news, but what we need to be ready for - the country is not going to "heal", not anytime soon and not before there is a great purge. It is going to be bloody, and violent, and has to happen, and don't fool yourself into thinking there's a way around it. Having said that, we are in much stronger position controlling at least some of the levers of power going into this than we have been in the last 2 years, at least.

so no, this election will not "fix" anything. At best, it is the very beginning of the real fight, our D-Day if you will. There are still years of fighting and lots of casualties on both sides still to come.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (q3gwH)

300 290

Yeah, coat check wouldn't let them check the buckets.

Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (4h9M3)

301 "Hochul subpoenaed to testify in NY Second Amendment case tomorrow, same day as the debate, unless she fails to appear."

Seems.....convenient.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (uLr+K)

302 Like he was better?

yeah good point

Posted by: BlackOrchid at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (w0NJk)

303 China planning to invade Taiwan soon, warns the top Navy officer in Washington.

Democrats put Biden in charge, and stealing elections has consequences. No one is safe now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (J5gTp)

304 How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2022 09:00 AM (x0n13)

same way people got into the capitol on Jan 6. Guards on the take invited them in.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 09:04 AM (q3gwH)

305 YAY! We're getting some rain in NTX today.

It's been a minute.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 09:04 AM (Zz0t1)

306 so no, this election will not "fix" anything. At best, it is the very beginning of the real fight, our D-Day if you will. There are still years of fighting and lots of casualties on both sides still to come.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (q3gwH)

*clears throat*

Posted by: Adm Josh Painter at October 24, 2022 09:04 AM (4I/2K)

307 You'd think with all that edumacation, she wouldn't need so many taps with the Clue Bat. Apparently not, though. And I'm surrounded by sheeple just like her.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, dreaming of Elsewhere at October 24, 2022 08:26 AM (J2vNu)

Evolution has made women, in general, reluctant to go against the herd mentality. It was easier for a man to say fuck it and go off on his own.

This may change in time but, for now, it is what it is.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 09:04 AM (zhLdt)

308 I pay my ISP for internet access- once I'm online, I'm not paying for content. So much free stuff.

F'rinstance, I watch all the football I want. Free, live, in HD.

Posted by: DB at October 24, 2022 09:05 AM (geLO8)

309 You're being mean to McCarthy's special friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2022 09:05 AM (CwQXo)

310 Sefton: "Barring serious and coordinated Democrat election tampering.."

I don't think they're going to outright steal the election only by ballot stuffing. I think they'll cheat enough to close the margin, then demand recounts. During the recount process, they'll work to throw out Republican votes (but oddly, no Democrat votes). Then they'll take the results to court, where they have the advantage (lots of pozzed judges, or judges too wimpy to do the right thing).

Posted by: Occasional Commenter at October 24, 2022 09:06 AM (GXBIW)

311 I thought it was No Bra Day !
Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (T4tVD)
*******
That's October 13th.
Be sure and mark that on your calendar.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:06 AM (NpAcC)

312 Political Stunt? Viral Abortion Horror Story in Missouri Perfectly Timed for October Surprise

******

They tried playing a similar scenario a few days ago in Texas. Misrepresenting the medical management of impending second trimester miscarriage and claiming it is because of restrictive anti-abortion laws.

In the Texas case, it was a desired pregnancy (in vitro) and there was fetal cardiac activity. Mother had incompetent cervix (premature dilation), which threatens miscarriage. An appropriate wait-and-see approach was advised. After signs of infection developed labor was induced (medical abortion for maternal risk) appropriately.

Obstetricians for Reproductive Justice became involved after the fact and convinced her that a surgical abortion should have been done at the time of the initial visit.

An obvious emotion-based political ploy.

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:06 AM (kXYt5)

313 How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2022 09:00 AM (x0n13)
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You can be sure they didn't sneak in, but were rather let in. Probably actively assisted by museum staff.

There is little in this world that is more corrupt and riddled with leftists than the colleges, but the arts might well be on the list.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:07 AM (z9jNk)

314 Why do they need to come up with a new oral polio vaccine? The current vaccine works 100% of the time.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (bVYXr)

🎶 Money makes the world go around, the world go around, the world go around... 🎶

Posted by: I used to have a different nic, Ashli Babbitt/Rosanne Boyland at October 24, 2022 09:07 AM (zhLdt)

315 "Seems.....convenient.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2022 09:03 AM (uLr+K)"

Serendipitous. Let's see if she appears. The AG filed a weak argument she should not appear. The plaintiff's attorneys filed a response Saturday that tore that argument and most of the other garbage about standing (again) to shreds.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2022 09:07 AM (vBMpQ)

316 The country needs to heal from the gaping wounds the Left has inflicted. So we'll do nothing about the Left holding their dull hatchets as they await the next opportunity to inflict more gaping wounds. Makes sense.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 24, 2022 09:07 AM (suvJs)

317 I thought it was No Bra Day !
Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 08:33 AM (T4tVD)
*******
That's October 13th.
Be sure and mark that on your calendar.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:06 AM (NpAcC)
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In my household, every day is No Bra Day! (I live alone with four cats--and I'm a dude.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:07 AM (K5n5d)

318 Just Stop Oil at it again this morning...

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[Pie and not cake BTW.]

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (yikp0)

319 "How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?"

Guards noticed people with unpeeled whole potatoes in their pockets, but did not anticipate that they might use those to assemble mashed potatoes undetected in the lavatories.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (24fqN)

320 > Someone mentioned Kari Lake on F&F, which of course she needs to do to reach voters, but I hope she can take a shower afterwards, and wash off the FNC stink.

Posted by: Huck Follywood

go on... Kari Lake in the shower, yes...

Posted by: DB at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (geLO8)

321 38 Looking forward to that Nov-9 headline…

DEMOCRATS ABORTED

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2022 07:53 AM (uV9QM)
----
Better
DEMOCRATS ABORTED WITH PREJUDICE

Posted by: Ciampino - Nancy is polar bear snacks at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (qfLjt)

322 >> They know they've utterly screwed the economy. Remember Clyburn's words?

Given what WEF has stated as its goal, and as various leaders have gloated (Biden, Granholm, Gates, etc.): the pain is hastening our "transition" to their desired new normal.

The pain isn't a byproduct of poor policy choices, it's the chosen tool to NUDGE us into accepting their policy choices. The pain is the point. So yeah, they knew there would be pain.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (I/doM)

323 > How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.
______________

There's a lot of criminal activity these days that apparently goes unpunished.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (BFigT)

324 168 Why do they need to come up with a new oral polio vaccine? The current vaccine works 100% of the time.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 24, 2022 08:28 AM (bVYXr)

Because they have made people scared of the shots!

Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (BRHaw)

325 "How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?
Something doesn't add up.
_____________
There's a lot of criminal activity these days that apparently goes unpunished.
Posted by: Martini Farmer"

That's the root of the problem.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (sn5EN)

326 Link to the plaintiff's latest response in the NY Second Amendment case for those interested;

https://tinyurl.com/2whe2pad

Posted by: Marcus T at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (vBMpQ)

327 How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.
______________

There's a lot of criminal activity these days that apparently goes unpunished.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (BFigT)
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Who are all these assholes who have a hate on for the art world? It's not like they have to take that art home with them and hang it up in their own living rooms (assuming they have one). Don't want to look at it? Then DON'T GO TO THE ART MUSEUM! Idiots.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (K5n5d)

328 The pain isn't a byproduct of poor policy choices, it's the chosen tool to NUDGE us into accepting their policy choices. The pain is the point. So yeah, they knew there would be pain.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 09:08 AM (I/doM)
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I've commented before that the Republicans could make hay with a "promises kept" kind of advertising strategy. The Democrats have delivered on their platform. The catastrophes that have emerged are a result of that platform. They meant what they said and did what they said and you can judge the results of it for yourself.

But they kept their promises.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (z9jNk)

329 > How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.

>>

We're security monitors. We watch things and report.

Posted by: Museum Security at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (4I/2K)

330
Obviously, any impeachment attempt would fail; this is DC, and the hive will protect the queen no matter what. And, of course, the reason the GOP would never even initiate an an impeachment, is that they are hive-people, too.

What has no bearing on this is what "the country wants," as the smarmy McCarthy pretends to be so concerned about.

Brandon is despised. At this point, if McCarthy said "when we take control of both of Houses, McConnell & I pledge to impeach and remove Brandon, and then have him flogged with a length of extension cord on national TV," the GOP would probably pull down supermajorities next month.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (oINRc)

331 If I ever see a portrait of mashed potatoes, I'll throw a vase of sunflowers at it, and even the score. Your move, spud-tossers!

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (24fqN)

332 I have a friend that just sent me a text that she was heading out to early vote and told me that her husband had printed a cheat sheet.
I asked her why she needed a cheat seat when the Republican candidates have already been chosen in March during the primaries.
She thought that Republicans were running against each other in this election.
My head hurts.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (NpAcC)

333 I bet they're beating down the doors.

Russian-installed administration in Kherson announces formation of local militia all men can join.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (yikp0)

334 Trust not in princes.

Posted by: Eromero at October 24, 2022 09:13 AM (0OP+5)

335 I bet those activists who threw the potatoes were active on social media.

You Tubers.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 24, 2022 09:13 AM (oKHcS)

336 I actually think an impeachment of Mayorkas would be a good starting point; he has openly lied to Congress, and I don't believe there are many Dem Senators willing to tie their reputations to Mayorkas' record.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 09:13 AM (q3gwH)

337 Apparently the Dems are flooding New Hampshire with money. Constant barrage of pro-Hassan, anti-Bolduc ads. Not sure why the elephant isn't supporting its candidate. Hassan has been running to the right on the economy and borders, trying to make herself look like a moderate, and to the left on abortion. Now she's wearing her great, big heart on her sleeve with ads about her handicapped kid.

Posted by: Caliban at October 24, 2022 09:14 AM (ni2c1)

338 15 minutes to Shirtless Darrow -
https://youtu.be/7-rOkf9f1nE

Posted by: Count Rainman de Monet at October 24, 2022 09:14 AM (4I/2K)

339 Because they have made people scared of the shots!
Posted by: rhennigantx at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (BRHaw)

IIRC, as originally developed, the Sabin variant (weakened virus) was dispensed on a sugar cube.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at October 24, 2022 09:15 AM (CwQXo)

340 Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 24, 2022 08:46 AM (l3k/y)

***

I hate Bryce Harper with a white hot passion. Astros in 5.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at October 24, 2022 09:15 AM (flINI)

341 McCarthy sounds like a beaten housewife. Or Mitt Romney. Maybe both.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at October 24, 2022 09:15 AM (lzd36)

342 15 days to the entry of the restraining order against the Democrats by the American citizens.

Roughly 745 days to the permanent injunction--if we can make it

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 24, 2022 09:15 AM (5EnGD)

343 >> > How is it with all the security at museums these days, two goofs with a bucket of mashed potatoes are allowed in?

Something doesn't add up.

Hush now! Next you'll be noticing that somehow pallets of bricks are placed in strategic spots in cities that erupt in Lefty riots.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 09:15 AM (I/doM)

344 I have a friend that just sent me a text that she was heading out to early vote and told me that her husband had printed a cheat sheet.
I asked her why she needed a cheat seat when the Republican candidates have already been chosen in March during the primaries.

She thought that Republicans were running against each other in this election.
My head hurts.
Posted by: redridinghood

They breed and vote. 😔

Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (GkzDd)

345 Uh oh...

FxMacro @fxmacro · 32m
Every time a Philadelphia baseball team wins a world series there is a financial crisis...
1929
1980
2008
2022 TBD

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (yikp0)

346 Then they'll take the results to court, where they have the advantage (lots of pozzed judges, or judges too wimpy to do the right thing).
Posted by: Occasional Commenter

--

Did anyone ever figure out what was wrong with that Georgia politician's kids car that violently exploded and threw itself a hundred yards off the road after being involved in a mild sideswipe?

Seems like that sort of thing would need a recall on the make and model.

Oh, nothing? Well, nothing except the investigator immediately died, too IIRC and then no one else said a peep for some mysterious reason?

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (qW2YF)

347 You can be sure they didn't sneak in, but were rather let in. Probably actively assisted by museum staff.
___________

And if you saw what was going to happen and tried to stop it, you would be arrested and charged with assaulting the protestors. And the Soros DA would pour all his resources at your prosecution.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (fs1hN)

348 Seriously.... we all see it and know it's been a trend for quite a while now; criminal activity if it's for the "proper cause" or done by "the right people" is ignored.

From our politicians and elites down to the street thugs.

IMO this is the hill to die on.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (BFigT)

349 b) at HA, they won't even let you see the comments without paying - why? What are they afraid of?

Posted by: Mehive at October 24, 2022 08:38 AM

They are afraid of letting people see how few commenters they have.

I am tempted to pay for a membership and see how many actual real people comment there.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (bVYXr)

350 Russian-installed administration in Kherson announces formation of local militia all men can join.
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (yikp0)

These moves are almost as comical (and pathetic) as the Democrat's moves lately. Kherson is not going to be taken by assault; Kherson will be taken when all hiways, bridges, and railroad links are cut. (only one or two left open) It's been well documented that one of the Russian army's biggest flaws is their ammunition burn rate; they tend to shoot everything they've got as soon as they get it. Once supply lines are cut they can hold out 3, 4 days maybe - no more.

This is not the Red Army of the 1940's; a lot more like the Czar's Army of 1917.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (q3gwH)

351 Who are all these assholes who have a hate on for the art world? It's not like they have to take that art home with them and hang it up in their own living rooms (assuming they have one). Don't want to look at it? Then DON'T GO TO THE ART MUSEUM! Idiots.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:11 AM (K5n5d)
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It's because of the privileged position of works in museums, especially large national museums. The world's major art museums are dominated by dead white men and the exhibition of their works - exhibition that is virtually exclusive - underscores and exposes the systemic preferences of the white-supremacist, heteronormative, ethnocentric, jingoistic and patriarchal power structure that continues to dominate the world.

To improve representation in the arts, the art museum concept itself acts as a barrier. This barrier is doubly effective when the museum structure remains hopelessly regressive and backward. In order to improve diversity and inclusiveness in the arts, the art world must be decolonized and the museum system is an obvious starting point.

Destroying art works is not a good way doing it, but the targets - museums - are just.

Posted by: Your Kid's Art History Professor at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (z9jNk)

352 My head hurts.
Posted by: redridinghood

Spam sammies cures headaches !

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (T4tVD)

353 I am tempted to pay for a membership and see how many actual real people comment there.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (bVYXr)
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Maybe it's AP using a whole lot of sockpuppets...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (K5n5d)

354 Because they have made people scared of the shots!
Posted by: rhennigantx

IIRC, as originally developed, the Sabin variant (weakened virus) was dispensed on a sugar cube.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

After the clot shot debacle, I'm not trusting anyone who is concerned "for my health".

Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 09:18 AM (GkzDd)

355 Damn GOPe flooding my inbox with a dozen or two texts every day. " We're desperate! Send money!" I block every number, but there are always more.

Posted by: JM in Florida at October 24, 2022 09:20 AM (BlCuc)

356 After the clot shot debacle, I'm not trusting anyone who is concerned "for my health".
Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 09:18 AM (GkzDd)
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Certainly no one official. "Public health officials" are on my permanent shit list.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:20 AM (z9jNk)

357 he thought that Republicans were running against each other in this election.
My head hurts.
Posted by: redridinghood

They breed and vote. 😔
Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (GkzDd)

LOL! It's been funny to watch leftist polling outfits starting to have to admit that Beto is behind by double digits. I still think/hope wh will end up in the 30's. But 43% is roughly the generic dem benchmark for the last 20 years, if anyone wants to make an ultra-safe prediction, predict the Dem will get 43%.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 24, 2022 09:20 AM (q3gwH)

358 Protestors glue themselves to pile of mashed potatoes, complain when not provided butter.

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 09:20 AM (24fqN)

359 "...slow-motion government shutdown beginning Dec. 16 ..."

Shut. It. Down.
Except for all essential personnel.
Which is none of them
IMO.

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 09:20 AM (Rbu5d)

360 They breed and vote. 😔
Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 09:16 AM (GkzDd)
*******
Luckily she's voting Republican, but still it is amazing how clueless people are .

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:20 AM (NpAcC)

361 Maybe it's AP using a whole lot of sockpuppets...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (K5n5d)

You joke but he was always commenting on his own threads with socks. It was always a short name and 3 digits like "Simple123." Atheist snark that he was too cowardly to post in the actual thread. Sometimes timestamped before the actual post.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at October 24, 2022 09:21 AM (lzd36)

362 Destroying art works is not a good way doing it, but the targets - museums - are just.
Posted by: Your Kid's Art History Professor at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (z9jNk)
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After reading the article, their actions make even less sense to me...They are "climate activists" who deface rare and priceless art.

WTF does that have to do with climate?

They'd be better off throwing raw potatoes at windmills, which are fantastically more expensive to the environment than art that was painted hundreds of years ago.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:21 AM (K5n5d)

363 After the clot shot debacle, I'm not trusting anyone who is concerned "for my health".
Posted by: rickb223 at October 24, 2022 09:18 AM (GkzDd)

What goodwill they had is gone.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 09:21 AM (ajvaO)

364 Maybe it's AP using a whole lot of sockpuppets...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:17 AM (K5n5d)

You joke but he was always commenting on his own threads with socks. It was always a short name and 3 digits like "Simple123." Atheist snark that he was too cowardly to post in the actual thread. Sometimes timestamped before the actual post.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at October 24, 2022 09:21 AM (lzd36)
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He ain't Miklos, that's for damn sure!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:22 AM (K5n5d)

365 "...health officials are looking for ways to prevent polio from becoming endemic again."

Oh, I know! How about we close the freakin' border, to start!

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 09:22 AM (Rbu5d)

366 358 Step away, bitches, that’s my pile of mashed potatoes!

— Richard Dreyfus’ character in Close Encounters

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (oKHcS)

367 Breaking from TV News: Rishi Sunak to become UK P.M. after Mordaunt drops out. And...

@zerohedge · 15m
*UK'S MORDAUNT: SUNAK HAS MY FULL SUPPORT AS PM
*RISHI SUNAK SET TO BECOME UK'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (yikp0)

368 After reading the article, their actions make even less sense to me...They are "climate activists" who deface rare and priceless art.

WTF does that have to do with climate? ...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 24, 2022 09:21 AM (K5n5d)
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Because they're Visigoths and barbarians. Energy plant and art works are all symbols of the same thing, and they're opposed to all of it.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (z9jNk)

369 Luntz is VERY BIG proponent of rank choice voting

Posted by: REDACTED at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (us2H3)

370 Luntz is VERY BIG proponent of rank choice voting
Posted by: REDACTED at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (us2H3)
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I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. Ranked-choice voting is an ideal mechanism for fraud and games.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (z9jNk)

371 >>After reading the article, their actions make even less sense to me...They are "climate activists" who deface rare and priceless art.

WTF does that have to do with climate?

A guess?
These protesters think like children, and they engage in toddler-like tantrums as protest. They are destroying art because "if I can' have what I want, then you can't have what you want!!" This is simply striking out at something valued to get attention.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (I/doM)

372
@zerohedge · 15m
*UK'S MORDAUNT: SUNAK HAS MY FULL SUPPORT AS PM
*RISHI SUNAK SET TO BECOME UK'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER
Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (yikp0)

It was a good run, Britain, but you're toast now.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)

373 *RISHI SUNAK SET TO BECOME UK'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER"

The news on the radio was quick to point out that he is a "person of color".

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (sn5EN)

374 ++++
I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. Ranked-choice voting is an ideal mechanism for fraud and games.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (z9jNk)

It's horseshit and should be banned at every level.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (Zz0t1)

375 I predicted the UK PM would be named Mohammed, Jugdish, Sidney, or Clayton.

I got pretty close.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (Y5qcH)

376 The more the climate activists destroy artworks or block traffic by gluing themselves to the pavement.. the more they are loathed.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (NpAcC)

377 After reading the article, their actions make even less sense to me...They are "climate activists" who deface rare and priceless art.

You are talking about them, right?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (glSEb)

378 Quite honestly who among us has not gazed upon a Monet and thought to ourselves, "Hmmm. Could use more starchy root vegetables."?

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (kXYt5)

379 Quite honestly who among us has not gazed upon a Monet and thought to ourselves, "Hmmm. Could use more starchy root vegetables."?
Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (kXYt5)
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Just out of curiosity, are there any non-starchy root vegetables?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:26 AM (z9jNk)

380 "WTF does that have to do with climate?"

It does not, but they got your attention, didn't they?

Posted by: Lithiated gp For Healthful Glow at October 24, 2022 09:26 AM (24fqN)

381 A New York judge has found that several provisions of New York's absentee voting and vote-by-mail are unconstitutional.

https://tinyurl.com/5fc5m8mb

Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (sWM8x)

382 Quite honestly who among us has not gazed upon a Monet and thought to ourselves, "Hmmm. Could use more starchy root vegetables."?
Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM (kXYt5)

Too many carbs for me. I need slimming down.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (4I/2K)

383 > Ranked-choice voting is an ideal mechanism for fraud and games.
____________

Thus likely to be the "mechanism of choice" for all elections moving forward.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (BFigT)

384 My thoughts on comments. AoSHQ needs them to drive clicks so Ace doesn't have to eat just Kaboom for every meal. Most sites don't need them, they have big money behind them to pay their bloated staffs and crappy writers.

Posted by: lowandslow at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (qH6FZ)

385 Luntz is VERY BIG proponent of rank choice voting
Posted by: REDACTED at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (us2H3)
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I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. Ranked-choice voting is an ideal mechanism for fraud and games.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (z9jNk)
*****
I didn't know that either.
He is a snake and every Republican needs to distance themselves from him.

Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (NpAcC)

386 >>Quite honestly who among us has not gazed upon a Monet and thought to ourselves, "Hmmm. Could use more starchy root vegetables."?

Manet times, actually!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (I/doM)

387 I've already dropped Coke due to the White Hate policy but there's this now too...

"Coca-Cola's sponsorship of UN climate conference sparks backlash and concerns about corporate lobbying."

Because it's a MFM report, I assume they mean a leftist backlash and not a conservative one.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (yikp0)

388 How many hours will it take the new PM to fully embrace globalism and every demand made by the left?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 09:28 AM (glSEb)

389 Just out of curiosity, are there any non-starchy root vegetables?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:26 AM (z9jNk)

Onions?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 24, 2022 09:28 AM (UuD2k)

390 If I was going to an Andy Warhol exhibit, I would take some saltines to throw at the paintings.

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 09:28 AM (sn5EN)

391 I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. Ranked-choice voting is an ideal mechanism for fraud and games.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (z9jNk)

It's horseshit and should be banned at every level.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 09:25 AM

It cheating done out in the open.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 24, 2022 09:28 AM (bVYXr)

392 367 Breaking from TV News: Rishi Sunak to become UK P.M. after Mordaunt drops out. And...

the old bitch aint even cold and they got her rolling in her grave already

Posted by: REDACTED at October 24, 2022 09:28 AM (us2H3)

393 WTF does that have to do with climate?

--

It's the same as the BLM / antifa violence.

Give us what we want and we'll stop.

Works every time. Western civilization tried to move away from it, but we're reverting back to our natural state.

Posted by: Gray Man at October 24, 2022 09:29 AM (qW2YF)

394 Elnaz Rekabi, Iranian Rock Climber, Explains Why She Was Hijabless

*******

I must say, this is a headline I never would have expected to see.

And is 'hijabless' actually a word?

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:29 AM (kXYt5)

395 sans hijab

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:29 AM (kXYt5)

396 The only way rank choice makes any kind of sense is if you also were advocating the end the end of the party system. I don't see anyone doing that.

Posted by: lowandslow at October 24, 2022 09:30 AM (qH6FZ)

397 385 Luntz is VERY BIG proponent of rank choice voting
Posted by: REDACTED at October 24, 2022 09:23 AM (us2H3)
++++
I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. Ranked-choice voting is an ideal mechanism for fraud and games.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM (z9jNk)
*****
I didn't know that either.
He is a snake and every Republican needs to distance themselves from him.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:27 AM (NpAcC)

he wants it in all 47 states

Posted by: REDACTED at October 24, 2022 09:30 AM (us2H3)

398 This month's hijabless numbers revised upward Unexpectedly.

Posted by: Muldoon at October 24, 2022 09:30 AM (kXYt5)

399 396: they're the Uniparty.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 24, 2022 09:30 AM (PWvcU)

400 RCV is an algorithm! You can't cheat the algorithm! Here is a study published by the Society for Ranked Choice Voting Algorithms titled "RCV Algorithms Can't be Cheated". See. Proof. Now shut up or we will terminate your account for spreading misinformation.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 09:31 AM (glSEb)

401 And is 'hijabless' actually a word?
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Yes, from the Arabic heebie-jeebies -- blaming the Jooos for uncovered women.

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:31 AM (yikp0)

402 No Art Thread ?

Posted by: JT at October 24, 2022 09:31 AM (T4tVD)

403 How many hours will it take the new PM to fully embrace globalism and every demand made by the left?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 09:28 AM (glSEb)

Two things, he already embraces globalism and he already is a leftist.

Posted by: lowandslow at October 24, 2022 09:32 AM (qH6FZ)

404
The news on the radio was quick to point out that he is a "person of color".

Posted by: fd at October 24, 2022 09:24 AM

That's interesting. In Philadelphia we never have a clue as to the melanin level of a wanted individual. We have to go to a website to see a picture.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 24, 2022 09:32 AM (y3pKJ)

405 The slippery slope is a one-way affair. It's a ratchet, you cannot reverse things, only stop ratcheting.

A republican majority will accomplish nothing other than stopping the left from passing bills. The deep state still will control all the regulatory agencies.

Look at what the left has accomplished in a short 22 months. Or rather what they have fucked up. McCarthy and McConnell will accomplish nothing.

The economy is permantly wrecked. Nothing they can do can revive it, and thus two more years of awfulness and the leftist press blaming it all on republicans, will mean 2024 will be a very very tight election. No red wave. The left will be so excited and eager to destroy and win again they will be doing their ballot box things in broad daylight.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at October 24, 2022 09:32 AM (4ZE6o)

406
I've had some limited professional contact with Luntz. One time. And I can tell you he's a greaseball and a total fraud. Far from listening to Luntz, the GOP should flog him with a length of extension cord. Instead he's got some weird "Bosom Buddies" thing going on with the HML, but with even fewer laughs than that gay little show.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 24, 2022 09:32 AM (oINRc)

407 Go long on wheelbarrows...

@zerohedge · 7h
Germany Could Witness A Cash Renaissance As Its Economy Continues To Deteriorate

Posted by: andycanuck (yikp0) at October 24, 2022 09:32 AM (yikp0)

408 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at October 24, 2022 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

409 Francis Fukiyama admitted that the 90s wasn't the end of history, and that one of his critics (maybe it was Burnham) was correct. Not by the vehemence of the response but the thoroughness.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at October 24, 2022 09:34 AM (44ww/)

410 Vote for my new party. The AntiGlobalist party. You can count on me to be anti globalist, because it is right in my name. Just vote for me, don't read the fine print on any of my policies. Trust that I am anti globalist, because if I wasn't, why would I name my organization that way?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy, Christian Nationalist, Defiant! at October 24, 2022 09:34 AM (glSEb)

411 It is a tough uphill battle, the neocons are refusing to acknowledge that the Ukies are victims of a color revolution.
They will never acknowledge we were.
Posted by: sven at October 24, 2022 07:55 AM (Lzpvj)

Our color is purple!
-- Hillz and Bill
https://tinyurl.com/4rd7jx64

Posted by: Flyover's Kohlrabi at October 24, 2022 09:38 AM (Rbu5d)

412 During the height of masks and lockdowns and quietude, we visited the Denver Museum of Art. No backpacks could be worn inside. If you had one, you had to check it at the door.

But two BLM types wearing backpacks, sized like Whoopi, followed us around, getting right up to us, breathing down our necks, and I got warned by a docent to cover my nose better with my paper mask. I said I'll only do it when I see you throw out those two with their backpacks. The docent would not.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at October 24, 2022 09:44 AM (4ZE6o)

413 Should I care about the sans hijab Iranian rock climber? Dites-moi pourquoi.

Posted by: Ziba at October 24, 2022 09:48 AM (4h9M3)

414 And is 'hijabless' actually a word?
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It’s that damn auto correct again. It’s actually spelled “he jobless”.

Posted by: Bama Bubba at October 24, 2022 09:56 AM (XjZhF)

415 New York Post: Judge rules letting NYers vote by mail due to fear of COVID unconstitutional

Posted by: SMOD at October 24, 2022 09:57 AM (oTpPW)

416 I thought the pay to comment was because companies like discus wanted the sites to have more control over what was posted? If it didn’t marry up with their version of controlling hate speech, they would no longer partner? Something odd with comments at Breitbart, now, too. Redstate had great comments. The only one left who isn’t behind the pay to comment is Instapundit and apparently Salem no longer pays him as a result.

Posted by: Piper at October 24, 2022 10:06 AM (0GTCG)

417 Or maybe they were threatened with being demonized. Something like that.

Posted by: Piper at October 24, 2022 10:07 AM (0GTCG)

418 Ugh. First job on my desk is for a pro-abortion group.

I'll bend forward and think of payday.

Posted by: Weak Geek at October 24, 2022 10:31 AM (mwk/O)

419 DOJ: We can't tell you what's in the Strategic Plan for Election Expansion in the President's Executive Order because it might confuse you. Too damn bad that it affects you even though it's the States' and Congress' purview, not the Federal Executive. Not our problem; you see, Executive Privilege!...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 24, 2022 11:10 AM (ynpvh)

420 418 Ugh. First job on my desk is for a pro-abortion group.

I'll bend forward and think of payday.
Posted by: Weak Geek at October 24, 2022 10:31 AM (mwk/O)

"I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 24, 2022 11:11 AM (ynpvh)

421 The request comes after federal officials have made around 850 arrests in the nearly 19 months since the incident – just a fraction of the 2,500 people who entered the Capitol, and the “hundreds more who committed serious crimes outside but haven’t yet been arrested.”

They just can't get around to arresting the FIB informants and instigators (e.g. Epps). Sorry. Grandma was near the building? Send a SWAT team to arrest her at 3 a.m.!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 24, 2022 11:16 AM (ynpvh)

422 Rushi is globalist stooge who will only make things worse in the UK

Posted by: JM in Florida at October 24, 2022 11:48 AM (tplU3)

423 I have a friend that just sent me a text that she was heading out to early vote and told me that her husband had printed a cheat sheet.
I asked her why she needed a cheat seat when the Republican candidates have already been chosen in March during the primaries.
She thought that Republicans were running against each other in this election.
My head hurts.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 24, 2022 09:12 AM (NpAcC)

Sadly, many so called Republicans I know, are just like your friend. Totally clueless to anything outside their little bubble. It's truly scary.

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