The Morning Report

The Morning Report — 7/31/23

Good morning, kids. Family commitments will keep things light this week, at least in terms of the usual editorial, so I'll be doing some Ace-style "quick hits" for the next couple of days. Here we go:

So with the propagandists losing the ability to control the narrative on the Hunter Biden case, especially now that the judge has tossed that insane plea deal, what does the junta do? Have the DOJ run interference, natch!

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said over the weekend that he believes that the Department of Justice is trying to obstruct the Committee’s investigation into the Biden family after federal prosecutors urged a judge to order one of Hunter Biden’s business partners to report to prison as he gets set to testify this week. . .
. . . “It’s odd that it was issued on a Saturday, and it’s odd that it’s right before he’s scheduled to come in to have an opportunity to speak in front of the House Oversight Committee and tell the American people the truth about what really went on with Burisma,” he said.
“The lengths to which the Biden legal team has gone to try to intimidate our witnesses, to coordinate with the Department of Justice, and to certainly coordinate with the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to encourage people not to cooperate with our investigation, to encourage banks not to turn over bank records, to encourage Treasury not to let us have access to those suspicious activity reports,” Comer continued. “It’s very troubling. And I believe that…this is another violation of the law. This is obstruction of justice.”

Ramaswamy said, “The standard I use as our next president is what moves our country forward? What is the right thing for the United States of America?”
He continued, “I would pardon him. I intend to be our next president, and yes, I do believe I will move us forward. I believe one of the right ways to do that is pardon the former president of the United States from what is clearly a politicized persecution.”

Not that I'm supporting him this go-round, but the more I see and hear, the more I like vis a vis a strong voice for common sense and actual conservatism. There is no other candidate that has announced this in such unequivocal terms. Yes, I get it. You're running against Trump for the nomination and he's a rival. But what is being done to him is so light years beyond mere party politics that it demands this kind of statement. I guess most see it as a two-edged sword, but we have crossed so many damned Rubicons that I'm Rubiconned out with this. Props to Vivek for this.

In the SHOT/CHASER Dept., the citizens of Chicago have spoken:

Residents of a Chicago-area neighborhood frustrated by the disruptive behaviors of illegal migrants at a local shelter sounded off to city leaders this week.
Neighbors said they “no longer [had] any tolerance” for migrants who were loitering, engaging in late-night partying, prostitution, littering and even fighting with community members, CBS2 Chicago reported.
Distraught residents told city officials in attendance that the migrants’ behavior made them feel unsafe. “I would ask you all to go out there — go out there at night, in the middle of the night — and see what goes on,” one emotional resident said. Another woman vented, “They disrespect us, they rob us, they harass us.”
One local man threatened that if they didn’t address the issue, neighbors would take it into their own hands. “Let me say this — they’ve got one more time to deal with it, because otherwise, next time they deal with it, they’re going to deal with it from the streets. We’re going to take over. Nobody is going to be able to stop us from what we’re going to do to them.”

Whoa! "Race riots! Blacks beating up Chicanos!" Well, let me say this to these wonderful people. You voted for this and now you're getting it good and hard. Don't believe me? Your fabulous governor J.B. Sitz-Pritzker has heard you! And his response is, "Up yours, baby!"

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law a plan that allows foreign nationals with work permits, some of whom are illegal aliens, to become police officers in the sanctuary state.
Democrat legislators, with a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate, passed legislation in June that opens law enforcement jobs to thousands of illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as well as thousands of other foreign nationals with work permits from the federal government.
“… an individual against whom immigration action has been deferred by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services under the federal DACA process is allowed to apply for the position of police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, subject to specified requirements,” a summary of the legislation states.

My advice to the residents of Woodlawn is, if you really want to stop this, maybe you should send that warning down to the Governor's mansion and state legislature in Springfield, no?

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest, we're not only poking the Russian bear, we're evidently ramming a barbed wire wrapped hornet's nest up its keister. Get ready to get your hair mussed.

“The defeat of a nuclear power in a conventional war may trigger a nuclear war,” Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Putin’s powerful security council, said in a Jan. 19 post on his Telegram account.
“Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends,” observed Medvedev.

Ignore the dumb-ass commentary from PJ Media's annoying Rick Moran and focus in on the words of Medvedev instead. Maybe if we didn't send all that military hardware and perhaps laid down a massive artillery barrage for the Ukies to rescue their flailing offensive, the Russians wouldn't be saying stuff like this.

Just a thought, Rick. Sheesh.

So, Obama's personal chef (doesn't everyone have one?) washes up like a Coney Island whitefish in front of his, the dog-eater's, Martha's Vineyard estate under some strange circumstances, and now we see Obama bandaged with a black eye, to offset his purple lips.

And the chef was supposedly writing or putting the finishing edits on a tell-all book about his time with them in the White House. Nothing to see, folks. Vince Foster just telegrammed to say you're all conspiracy nutters.

And how about this? A Chinese bio-weapons lab doing some nasty shit. No, not in Wuhan but in . . . California. What the actual fuck?

Hasta mañana.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

"It is high time people became aware of the true objective of the climate agenda: curtailing and monitoring human activity and allowing the elite to ultimately control all resources."
In the Name of Climate Change: Travel Restrictions and the Great Reset
"The American College of Surgeons banned me for questioning its rush to embrace critical race theory."
Isolated

BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS

“It’s odd that it was issued on a Saturday, and it’s odd that it’s right before he’s scheduled to come in to have an opportunity to speak in front of the House Oversight Committee and tell the American people the truth about what really went on with Burisma,” he said.
Comer Hits DOJ Over ‘Odd’ Timing Of Letter Requesting Hunter Biden Business Partner Report To Prison
Clarice Feldman: "It has been a week of scandalous doings under Attorney General Merrick Garland’s watch."
DOJ’s Dirty Deeds
"Beltway journalists have realized they can’t dismiss his legal problems as a GOP chew toy."
Hunter Biden’s Day in Court
SHAMPEACHMENT 1.0, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
“The standard I use as our next president is what moves our country forward? What is the right thing for the United States of America? I would pardon him. I intend to be our next president, and yes, I do believe I will move us forward. I believe one of the right ways to do that is pardon the former president of the United States from what is clearly a politicized persecution.”
Vivek "Red Meat" Ramaswamy: I Would Pardon Trump — "cClearly a Politicized Persecution"
Roger Kimball: "Among the most amusing video clips I have seen recently was Jack Smith’s first announcement of his indictment of Trump. 'We have one set of laws in this country,' Smith said, face straight as a meter stick, 'and they apply to everyone.' I’m not sure when I have laughed so hard."
Enough With Half Measures, Throw All U.S. Code at Trump
"The rule of law seems to be receding in the rearview mirror with our doddering [so-called quote-unquote "president"] behind the wheel."
Old Joe, Strong Joe
CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
". . . a blatantly racist statement, and would be treated as such if it had been made about any other group. But given that she’s bashing white men? This, the left deems acceptable."
Bro-Fo Omar: "Our Country Should Be More Fearful of White Men"
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
"You can’t make this stuff up."
USA Today: Hunter Biden’s Alleged Influence Peddling, Underage Hooker Hopping, Tax and Gun Charges Are Mere “Foibles”
According to the Brexit leader, the “major national scandal” has resulted in him receiving an outpouring of correspondences from members of the public relaying that they too have been victimised by the big banks.
Brexit’s Nigel Farage Officially Launches Campaign to Take on Big Banks
“Celeste Burgess, 19, was a minor when she was pregnant and had an abortion. Last week, a Nebraska judge sentenced Burgess to 90 days in jail.” – TIME Magazine
Media Hoax: No, a Nebraska Teen Is Not Going to Jail For Having an Abortion
Earlier this month, nearly a dozen Democrat-aligned organizations led by Vote.org — a left-wing “get-out-the-vote” group dedicated to reaching demographics favorable to Democrats — sent a letter asking Meta to “release a robust plan to ensure the platform has strong election policies.”
Leftist ‘Disinformation’ Police Pressure Meta To Run Election Interference On New Threads Platform
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
"Planned new 'minimum' levies on US multinationals are really a tax on you."
Biden’s Awful Plan To Raise Your Taxes To Support Global Socialism
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
Note that KJP allowed the “protester” to speak uninterrupted, congratulated her on her bravery and stunningness, and promised to hear her out. Is this how the regime treats actual protesters? Perhaps one should consult Simon Ateba, African dissident press briefing reporter and perennial thorn in Karine Jean-Pierre’s side.
WATCH: The Biden Regime Appears to Stage Climate Change Protest With TikTok Influencer
"Come on in, the Hunga-Tonga's fine."
Hot and Bothered About Heat Waves
". . . for the price of about three-quarters of one evening out with your wife, you too could give some bureaucrat somewhere authority to adjust the temperature in your house to their liking. Such a deal!"
You Have the Right to Remain Sweaty
AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
“They disrespect us, they rob us, they harass us.” (you voted for this so enjoy it good and hard - jjs)
SHOT: People in Chicago and Other Cities Fed Up with Massive Influx of Illegal Immigrants
Democrat legislators, with a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate, passed legislation in June that opens law enforcement jobs to thousands of illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as well as thousands of other foreign nationals with work permits from the federal government.
CHASER: Illinois Gov. J.B. "Sitz-" Pritzker Signs Law Allowing DACA Illegal Aliens to Police Americans
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Barack and Michelle Obama “were out of the house” at the time of the incident. It is unclear if their daughters, Sasha and Malia, were at home, out with friends, or with their parents when the drowning occurred, though the Obama daughters were seen leaving Martha’s Vineyard the following day. (the chef also wrote or was set to write a tell-all about his time with the dog-eaters - jjs)
New Details in Drowning of Obama’s Chef Leave Unanswered Questions
"U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the seizure of about 2,100 pounds of illicit fentanyl at the border in June. To put that in context, Epoch Times cited the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to explain that a single kilogram of fentanyl, or 2.2 pounds, can potentially kill a stunning 500,000 people."
Enough Fentanyl Crossing U.S. Border Monthly to Kill All Americans
AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS
"Why would a bio-lab run by a shady Chinese company be operating in Reedley, CA in the central San Joaquin Valley?" (hat tip to commenter MTF - jj)
Illegal Chinese Bio Lab Discovered in Central California
"The censorship of vital information related to the side effects of the vaccine is likely to have cost lives."
Biden WH Censored Truthful Vaccine Info from Social Media
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
“The outcry over Florida’s African American History standards is absurd,” Roberts, who has a PhD in American history, said in a statement. “That happens to be my academic field as a historian; I use to write extensively—including curriculum standards—on the topic. So I took some time to review Florida’s. The bottom line: they are excellent.”
Heritage Foundation President Blasts False Claims About Florida’s African American History Curriculum
Robert Zimmerman: "Should she win and get her job back, I am not sure how she will be able to function at the school. No one is likely to be fired, even though this is a community public college with extensive state funding. California’s Democratically-controlled government (entirely in favor in racial discrimination) will support the specific college individuals being sued, even if they end up being forced to pay damages out of their own pockets. The culture of the entire faculty will still be against her, and will work repeatedly to sabotage her actions."
Black diversity administrator fired for demanding color-blind policies files lawsuit against university
"Per their report, the last time eighth graders passed Ohio’s math test was when they were in third grade. Keith Liechty-Clifford, the director of school improvement for Akron Public Schools, described the students’ test results as 'discouraging.'”
REPORT: LeBron's "I-Promise" School Is An Utter Disaster With Some Students Not Passing A Test In Years
"Just five years ago, Biden was hoping the practice would benefit his granddaughter, Maisy Biden, who lacked the 4.0-plus GPA that is typically necessary to earn a spot at a school with a 5.9 percent acceptance rate, communications from a copy of Hunter Biden’s laptop show. She did, however, have a grandfather who knew the university’s president."
Pulling Up the Ladder Behind Him: Biden Seeks to End Legacy Admissions After Generations of His Own Family Benefited From It
ABORTION
The temple claims to “religiously objects to many of the restrictions that states have enacted that interfere with abortion access.”
Abortion hotline in New Mexico refers women to Satanic Temple health group
THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
"According to the poll, 88 percent of Americans support laws mandating voters show a form of ID in order to cast their ballot, including the vast majority of black (82 percent) and Hispanic voters (83 percent). Only 9 percent of those polled opposed ID requirements."
Exclusive: Poll Shows Majority Of Americans Support Voter ID, Limited Mail-In Voting
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY
"Last week, Barack Obama’s private chef, Tafari Campbell, fell off his paddle board and sank below the surface of Edgartown Great Pond. His drowned body was recovered on Monday morning in the water off the former president’s Martha’s Vineyard estate. Currently, there’s no foul play suspected, and it’s worth noting that Campbell was not wearing a lifejacket."
Photos Show Barack Obama Playing Golf With Bandaged Hand, Black Eye
"Pedro Gonzalez, the magazine editor and online influencer who has amassed a following on the far right over the past several years, made more extensive anti-Semitic remarks than previously reported."
In Private Messages, DeSantis Ally Pedro Gonzalez Argues Nancy Pelosi Is Jewish and Faults Trump for Condemning White Supremacy
POLITICS
“It doesn’t matter. I’m a senator, and I’m not sure how many times he’s been indicted. He’s been impeached twice. Has that changed anything? You’re still seeing Trump signs everywhere in Pennsylvania. You have to respect his strength in all of that,” he said.
John Fetterman: Trump Still Strong in Pennsylvania, ‘Seeing Trump Signs Everywhere’
"Let’s end the war in 24 hours."
Trump Still Has the Best Words
Thad McCotter: ". . . any GOP challenger to Mr. Trump must campaign against both him and the Democrat cabal covertly (and cruelly) promoting him. Between Mr. Trump and his Democrat tormentors/abettors, is there even enough oxygen left in the room for a Republican presidential nomination contender to take a breath and find a voice that will spur the GOP to trade their current front-runner for a new standard bearer?"
Part II: Major League Inside Politics Nears Trade Deadline – The Republican Front-Runner
"The other six Republican candidates who have so far achieved the polling and fundraising requirements to participate in the debates are Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Chris Christie (lol), and Doug Burgum. Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, has notably not made the cut as of this writing."
Will He or Won't He? Trump Flirts With Participating in August Debate
"Trump’s insistence of fighting fire with fire comes days after DeSantis supporters urged Trump to distance himself from aggressive political fighters. Bill ‘Biff’ Mitchell, however, lost his own Twitter poll suggesting Trump supporters should be more genteel, like their DeSantis-backing counterparts."
Prissy Republicans ‘Gotta Be a Little Lower Class’ to Fight ‘Dirty, Sick’ Dems, Says Trump
“Conservatives nationwide understand how important it is to replace Mitt Romney with a real conservative,” he said. “He’s disconnected from Utahns. … I’m an America First candidate, and that’s what [Utahns] want.”
Meet Trent Staggs, The Mayor Working To Primary Mitt Romney
THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"
"It was the fourth such attempt at a strike on the capital region this month and the third this week, fueling concerns about Moscow´s vulnerability to attacks as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month."
Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Moscow Force Airport to Shut Down
"U.S. officials have hailed the possible breakthrough as the 'main thrust' of the Ukrainian counter-offensive arriving at last, while British officials are hyping a 'major offensive operation.'”
Ukrainian Breakthrough After ‘Massive’ Strike by U.S. Artillery
“There would simply be no other option. So our enemies should pray for our warriors’ (success). They are making sure that a global nuclear fire is not ignited,” he said.
Russia's Ex-President: If Ukraine's Offensive Succeeds, We'll Have to Use a Nuclear Weapon
What’s more is that Hersh’s sources described that the US assisted in the initial, larger Kerch Bridge explosion which had initially temporarily disabled it in October 2022. “The Biden [junta's role in both attacks was vital,” he wrote in a Thursday Substack investigative article.
US Was Behind Both Crimean Bridge Attacks: Seymour Hersh
"Making eternal war is cool again!"
Standing with Ukraine – or with Biden's Militarism?
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
"Biden's crowd is following the British appeasement agenda of the 1930s regarding relations with an aggressive, expansionist China."
Economics Belongs Within Geopolitics
Le Maire nonetheless defended France’s ambition to become more economically independent in certain sectors. But, he added, the concept of de-risking, which has become a byword in the West in recent months, “does not mean that China is a risk.” (connard foiré - jjs)
Decoupling From Communist China ‘An Illusion’, Says French Finance Minister
"The vitriolic pushback has nothing to do with substantive separation-of-powers concerns or the particulars of constitutional theory, and everything to do with the Left’s insatiable personal loathing of Prime Minister Netanyahu and its deep-set cultural anxiety over the more nationalist and religious direction Israel is now heading."
What Israel's Protests Are Really About
"Tehran is buying up Chinese surveillance tech to identify hijab violators."
Iran Accelerates Hijab Enforcement Using Street Facial Recognition Cameras, ‘Morality Police’ Enforcers
"Migrants on the barge will in fact be free to leave the barge and roam the local area whenever they please. They will be equally at liberty on board the barge, with access to a free IT area with Wi-Fi and computers, a free gym, recreational areas with flat screen televisions, and more."
Britain Opens Floating Illegal Migrant Housing Barge
"The International Olympic Committee will reap profits from the 2024 Paris games—but how will Paris fare?"
Olympic Big Business
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
"China’s efforts to infect important networks are far more extensive than the experts realized at first, the NYT reported. Most experts spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, some of which are classified."
'Ticking Time Bomb': China Planted Malware In Networks Supporting US Military Bases Worldwide, Officials Say
On Thursday, Democrat Congresswoman Cori Bush used up time on the House floor shouting, “Your bills are racist!” at Congressman Steve Scalise, with specific reference to the military construction and veteran spending bill. She did not explain how the bill was “racist” but simply tweeted an emoji after the fact, adding, “I said what I said.”
100% of Dems Vote AGAINST Veteran Help Bill, Citing Lack of ‘Trans’ Care
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
It is the latest example of the Biden [junta] using taxpayer dollars to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The State Department sent $100,000 to 'Palestinian' groups to promote DEI principles and is spending $12 million to implement DEI in Iraq. The administration recently spent $90,000 to study diversity, equity, and inclusion in the construction industry.
Biden Junta Spends $300,000 in Taxpayer Funds To Study Why Minority Kids Like Japanese Comic Books
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
"The fountain of youth should be renamed the fountain of blood."
‘Young Human Serum:’ Humanity Plays God in Anti-Aging Research
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Robert Zimmerman: "Northrop Grumman managers might have themselves not understood the nature of fixed-price contracts, and had assumed NASA would simply pick up any increase in the project’s budget, as it does in cost-plus contracts. It apparently is not, and thus this old big space company is now suddenly forced to face reality."
NASA puts off planetary mission competition for budget reasons
"The spacecraft is also programmed to periodically reset its orientation so that its antenna points to Earth, with the next reset scheduled for October 15th. Engineers hope that at that point contact will be recovered."
Contact lost with Voyager 2, hopefully temporarily
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
Chloe Cole, a 19-year-old detransitioner who had a double mastectomy, testified before lawmakers about the “nightmare” she experienced as a victim of adolescent transgender ideology.
Highlights From the House Hearing on Transgenderism
"The current welcome for chaotic sexual diversity is being offered to teenagers as the scouting movement shrinks. There were just 15,000 scouts at the 2023 jamboree compared to 40,000 at the 2013 event." (skin-suit status: [x] getting moldy - jjs)
Boy Scout Leaders Invite Homo Advocates to Jamboree Camp
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
"If the Democrats don’t hate children, their actions seem incongruent with their beliefs."
The Left Hates Sound of Freedom Because They Hate Children
". . . he - or, at the very least, his production team - appear to have at least partly caved to the woke mob by removing Black Lives Matter riot footage to avoid accusations of racism and targeting."
Jason Aldean Quietly Scrubs Try That In a Small Town Music Video of BLM Footage
Launched nationally only 13 months ago, PublicSq. — a new “parallel economy” for conservatives — went public on the New York Stock Exchange this week. PublicSq. aims to be the platform where “freedom-loving” Americans can find “quality products, services, and exclusive discounts from values-aligned businesses.” The company describes its values as “Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Pro-Freedom.”
Take An Inside Look at the New Conservative Company Fighting Back Against Corporate America’s Woke Agenda
“True greatness is the embodiment and the striving toward the values that we want to see celebrated in our marketplace and culture,” he said. “It’s one thing to say we stand for these values. … It’s one thing to shout ‘faith, freedom, and family’ from the rooftops … but if we’re not walking the walk, and talking the talk, then what does it really mean?”
‘Faith, Family, Freedom’: NBA Star Jonathan Isaac Launches Values-Based Sports Apparel Brand
"#BoycottEtsy trended on Twitter when it was revealed the e-commerce site was banning merchandise with slogans by detransitioner."
Will Etsy Be the Next Company to Get the Bud Light Treatment?
"International Friendship Day will be celebrated. . . July 30."
Only 1 In 4 Americans Enjoy “Being Social”
HITHER & YON
Lloyd Billingsley: "Great American pianist André Watts steps off the stage."
Compared to Watts
"Sinéad O’Connor, the scandalized nemesis of the Catholic Church, is dead at 56."
Pray for the Dead, Pray for Those Who Persecute You
"Two new books about Beethoven and Mozart refer us back to the composers’ works directly—with mixed results."
Of an Age, or for All Time

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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 06:23 AM

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1 Someone is up early

Posted by: Ironwood at July 31, 2023 06:28 AM (6YMId)

2 We are being lied to. This needs to be a bumper sticker, a rallying cry. The evidence is clear and irrefutable.

Posted by: IanDeal at July 31, 2023 06:32 AM (iEMIz)

3 JJ's 'light' is better than anybody's 'heavy'.

Posted by: Eromero at July 31, 2023 06:37 AM (z3WCn)

4 'Sup?! The chattering class sure is worked up over the looming likelihood that PDTS is gonna be the GOP nominee.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 31, 2023 06:37 AM (YRsIm)

5 4 'Sup?! The chattering class sure is worked up over the looming likelihood that PDTS is gonna be the GOP nominee.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 31, 2023 06:37 AM (YRsIm)

I think he is inevitable. The only thing that could stop him, aside from being arrested, is if he puts his foot in his mouth in a way that he can't get it out.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 06:40 AM (x0n13)

6 Wow way to cut back JJ! Use your extra time on your birthday!

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 06:45 AM (8SAJV)

7 Greetings from the beach at Naval Station Mayport Fl: sitting on the balcony watching the sun rise.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2023 06:50 AM (HZPT2)

8 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 06:50 AM (Q4IgG)

9 Howdy, everyone. Happy Monday and now to bask in the early appearance of the morning report.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 31, 2023 06:50 AM (99eI0)

10 Gonna be 107 here today and probably in the triple digits all week . The water bill is gonna be stout this month.

I truly think the scare mongering over this is having some effect on the kids. Whenever the MSM speaks of glowbull enwarmening we just have to remind the kids that summer is happening.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 31, 2023 06:52 AM (YRsIm)

11 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2023 06:50 AM (HZPT2)

The USS Jason Dunham was my 'Lil Puddin Head Baby's first assignment.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 31, 2023 06:53 AM (YRsIm)

12 Boker Tov Patriots
61 days

Anyone put it past this corrupt doj to arrest this witness outside the hearing room?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 31, 2023 06:55 AM (xxC7R)

13 The only thing that could stop him, aside from being arrested, is if he puts his foot in his mouth in a way that he can't get it out.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 06:40 AM (x0n13)

This isn't so much a "Trump or Die" sentiment, but i do think if Trump is actually jailed and prevented from running, it is pretty much mandatory for the GOP to close ranks, and either put Trump on the ballot as an act of defiance, or, if they can't do that, abandon their campaigns, leave the GOP slate empty, and call for a nationwide write in for him. It won't *work*, in terms of winning a fake election, but it will work as an official break with the junta and as a denial of their imagined power. This isn't about one man being president or not. It's about a couple dozen other men deciding he may not be, without ever having fired a shot to earn the right to make that demand. This is about how many bananas are in the diet of this particular republic. You want to be a Junta? You better start earning it the old fashioned way, or STFD and STFU.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 06:57 AM (9UlRk)

14 JJ Be Up Early

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:01 AM (BRHaw)

15 Looked at another way, if the junta gets to decide who is "acceptable" or not, then anyone who is allowed to represent the token opposition can safely be assumed to be "acceptable" to the junta, and we will officially be in One Party State territory with no possible wiggle room for plausible deniability on the matter.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 07:02 AM (9UlRk)

16 TODAY’S WEATHER FORECAST
7/31
100°Hi
RealFeel® 112°
Mostly sunny and hot

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:04 AM (BRHaw)

17 RealFeel Shade® 4311°

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:04 AM (BRHaw)

18 Its a miracle, suddenly the Ukrainians figured out how to use HIMARS with concentration and depth to open a hole in Russian defensive positions!Just like the time when jungle landing zones appeared in Vietnam to allow for forward elements of US forces to appear there in 1964.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 31, 2023 07:06 AM (rH1KZ)

19
Democrat legislators, with a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate,

I know Chicagoland is a D sinkhole, but are there no other parts of Illinois where Republicans can make a stand? I always assumed that Little Egypt was red.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:06 AM (MoZTd)

20 Residents of a Chicago-area neighborhood frustrated by the disruptive behaviors of illegal migrants at a local shelter sounded off to city leaders this week.
Neighbors said they “no longer [had] any tolerance” for migrants who were loitering, engaging in late-night partying, prostitution, littering and even fighting with community members, CBS2 Chicago reported.

Distraught residents told city officials in attendance that the migrants’ behavior made them feel unsafe. “I would ask you all to go out there — go out there at night, in the middle of the night — and see what goes on,” one emotional resident said. Another woman vented, “They disrespect us, they rob us, they harass us.”

Woodlawn voted 93.5% BIDEN
FUCK YOU!

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:07 AM (BRHaw)

21 Randall Stephenson is one of the main reasons i actively avoid ATT . He is the number 1 behind the perversion of the BSA.

Posted by: fd at July 31, 2023 07:07 AM (3OEz9)

22 So, Obama's personal chef (doesn't everyone have one?) washes up like a Coney Island whitefish in front of his, the dog-eater's, Martha's Vineyard estate under some strange circumstances, and now we see Obama bandaged with a black eye, to offset his purple lips.

Who wants to live in a country where a man cant murder death kill his cook n fuck boy?

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:08 AM (BRHaw)

23 "Woodlawn voted 93.5% BIDEN"

Drown in your sewer, dumbasses.

Posted by: fd at July 31, 2023 07:09 AM (3OEz9)

24 I've been liking Vivek quite a bit from what I have seen so far. Now, his odds are slim and I know this. But that doesn't stop me from appreciating his stance on the issues.

And if he does get the candidacy, the media will immediately bay about "brown faces of white supremacy." Hopefully, there are some in the GOP who will go on the offensive in return. Point out how the Democrats historically don't like it when brown people get uppity for instance.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 31, 2023 07:11 AM (4olE8)

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Posted by: Ciampino - Naming Cats 8 at July 31, 2023 07:12 AM (qfLjt)

26 Point out how the Democrats historically don't like it when brown people get uppity for instance.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 31, 2023 07:11 AM (4olE

Every time the Disinformation Ministry runs headlines with the words "Dark Horse", we take to the streets.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 07:13 AM (9UlRk)

27 The government says the adjustment would typically last for no more than three hours, wouldn’t be on weekends or holidays, and participants can opt out of any temperature change.

BOHICA

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:13 AM (BRHaw)

28 13 Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 06:57 AM (9UlRk)

Very well said.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 07:13 AM (x0n13)

29 I'm sure there are many, many more of the illegals in various Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California neighborhoods than there are in this particular Chicago neighborhood. Yet the residents in Chicago get some ink about their 'issues' with the illegals.

The frustration here is really about who gets to be at the front of the welfare and grievance lines.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 07:14 AM (Q4IgG)

30 Democrat legislators, with a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate, passed legislation in June that opens law enforcement jobs to thousands of illegal aliens.

We dont need no stinkin badges.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:15 AM (BRHaw)

31
Who wants to live in a country where a man cant murder death kill his cook n fuck boy?
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:08 AM (BRHaw)

I read a book by a medical examiner who, studying a particularly brutal murder, told investigators, "You can be sure this is a homosexual killing."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:15 AM (MoZTd)

32 The frustration here is really about who gets to be at the front of the welfare and grievance lines.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 07:14 AM (Q4IgG)

ding ding ding We have a winner.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:15 AM (BRHaw)

33 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

I'm getting a face tattoo that says, "You Voted for The Sh*t!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:17 AM (JvZF+)

34 26 Every time the Disinformation Ministry runs headlines with the words "Dark Horse", we take to the streets.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 07:13 AM (9UlRk)

Normally we don't riot because we have jobs to go to but I think my boss would be understanding.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 31, 2023 07:17 AM (4olE8)

35
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 31, 2023 07:17 AM (ENBF0)

36 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-753151

The Arabs always want MORE and the left wing Democrats are always willing to comply.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 31, 2023 07:18 AM (xxC7R)

37 HEY YOU KIDS!

Get up out of there and get your chores done, or I'll whale the daylights outta ya!

Posted by: The Mean Old Lady of Bleak Hill at July 31, 2023 07:18 AM (r6zxK)

38 The Dem Rep has revealed the upcoming psyop - the Left will declare that Joe is a criminal and will say they always said he was a criminal but due process and such. Then all will be required to invoke the whatabout Trump "truth". We had to destroy the village to save the village is part of their playbook.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 31, 2023 07:18 AM (rH1KZ)

39 The frustration here is really about who gets to be at the front of the welfare and grievance lines.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 07:14 AM (Q4IgG)

There might be another sociological wrinkle to consider there, in so far as those states all have large, well established, very old Spanish and Mexican populations. Families that have been there since before "Texas" was even a word. And they don't seem to take kindly to being lumped in with a bunch of foreigners. So the newcomers probably feel a certain large societal pressure to not act like third world scumbags. Whereas the live and let live racist gringos in yankeeland see antisocial behavior and say "this is fine, it's just Who They Are, who am i to judge?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 07:20 AM (9UlRk)

40 Odd about the chef. Just damned odd.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 07:21 AM (zZu0s)

41 Odd about the chef. Just damned odd.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 07:21 AM (zZu0s)

Odder than a three dollar bill.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 07:23 AM (9UlRk)

42 Neighbors said they “no longer [had] any tolerance” for migrants who were loitering, engaging in late-night partying, prostitution, littering and even fighting with community members, CBS2 Chicago reported.

--

THAT'S OUR GIG, YO!

Posted by: Moron Robbie found the recovered remains of Hitler's cocaine filled flying submarine at July 31, 2023 07:23 AM (tpEKt)

43 >and now we see Obama bandaged with a black eye, to offset his purple lips.

Ah, maybe his wife smacked him around some

Posted by: DB - your go-to source for the thing at July 31, 2023 07:24 AM (geLO8)

44 If it was a negative tell all, why would he still be living with them?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 07:25 AM (zZu0s)

45 Is is possible Democrats still aren't aware of Junta crimes?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 07:25 AM (0OIwA)

46 The influx from every 3rd world shithole in latin and south america will displace the blacks in most large blue areas. Every time you see a taqueria open in your AO, stop in and enjoy a taco or two with guacamole and a cerveza or three and celebrate your little brown brothers resettlement efforts.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 31, 2023 07:25 AM (5L/TD)

47 43 >and now we see Obama bandaged with a black eye, to offset his purple lips.

Ah, maybe his wife smacked him around some
Posted by: DB - your go-to source for the thing at July 31, 2023 07:24 AM (geLO

Gotta show these bitches who's boss so they won't start holding out on you.

Posted by: Big Mike at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (zZu0s)

48 Ah, maybe his wife smacked him around some
Posted by: DB - your go-to source for the thing at July 31, 2023 07:24 AM (geLO

even a better angle
he killed her fuck toy

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (BRHaw)

49 Chicago ghetto finds out that the great replacement is all fun and games until it happens to you. Willful ignorance is often fatal.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (rH1KZ)

50 The more I hear from Vivek the more I like him.

He does have a couple odd things he supports, one is understandable the other is not.

Supports immigration, obviously being a relatively recent immigrant, and the horrendous TPP.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (up/3i)

51 Posted by: The Mean Old Lady of Bleak Hill at July 31, 2023 07:18 AM (r6zxK

===
Question. How do you feel about Castor Oil?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:28 AM (JvZF+)

52 Moar better angle; she ? Killed his fuck toy and beat his ass to boot.

Posted by: VanDown by the River at July 31, 2023 07:28 AM (nF+CZ)

53 if the chef's book was a tell all, it was of the 70's Tiger Beat vein - "I spent the day with dreamy David Cassidy".

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at July 31, 2023 07:28 AM (rH1KZ)

54 Supports immigration, obviously being a relatively recent immigrant, and the horrendous TPP.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (up/3i)

Could be a bit of his own motte and bailey. Who's against immigration? Immigrating is great. (When done legally and orderly.)

Who's against partnership? Partnership is great. (When done with good partners for good reasons. )

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 31, 2023 07:29 AM (9UlRk)

55
I've sadly had to conclude recently that my 29 year old knees aren't up to kneeling for prolonged periods at my Sunday White Supremacist meeting has just become too painful. I now just sit in the back bench (or, when necessary, stand or genuflect) during Mass.

God forbid that I should intend disrespect to the proceedings but - I hope I'm not rationalizing - it's better to follow with my missal with devotion rather than wonder how much longer the priest is going to polish the inside of the chalice.

In any case, there are, surprisingly, no rubrics for the congregation in the TLM; local custom is used. As well, thanks to the Mystical Body of Christ, when everyone else kneels, they're kneeling for me too. That's why I always wear a coat and tie to church: by doing so, other guys don't have to.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:33 AM (MoZTd)

56 "Umm, about this, umm black eye, umm I was working out on that equipment Harry Reid gave me when he retired and a big, umm, rubber band snapped. That's the story and I'm sticking to it".

BHO

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 31, 2023 07:33 AM (0EOe9)

57 23 "Woodlawn voted 93.5% BIDEN"

I doubt 93.5% of the people in Woodlawn voted for Biden, but I'm sure that is what was reported.

Posted by: jwest at July 31, 2023 07:33 AM (VP9ao)

58 @54

>>Could be a bit of his own motte and bailey. Who's against immigration? Immigrating is great. (When done legally and orderly.)

No, immigration is not great, it hasn't been great since before the 65 immigration overhaul.

The year I was born, 1963, the number of people obtaining lawful permanent residence status was about 300k and there was virtually no illegal immigration, certainly not the scale we have today.

Today well over a million people are admitted legally and millions more stream over our border every year.

Our current immigration system is insanity piled on top of absurdity administered as farce.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:34 AM (up/3i)

59 Supports immigration, obviously being a relatively recent immigrant, and the horrendous TPP.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (up/3i)

That's my concern about him. It will be shipping more jobs overseas, mainly India, and import more people through the wide gate, mainly Indians.

The country is gone anyways.

Posted by: Keep Movin On at July 31, 2023 07:35 AM (Ix9FU)

60 >>New Details in Drowning of Obama’s Chef Leave Unanswered Questions

I predict they will remain unanswered

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 07:36 AM (geLO8)

61 I'm still sort of amused the Chicago residents got torqued off over are relatively small number of new residents to their urban shit hole. Imagine what they'll do when there's thousands of them.

The 'friction' between the blacks and browns is probably a lot more violent than we're allowed to see. It's not as sexy when the minorities go at each other and there's no white devil to pin it on. So the propaganda outlets ignore it.

If the issue ever really explodes it'll be the white's fault for not embracing climate change and becoming vegan.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 07:37 AM (Q4IgG)

62
The year I was born, 1963, the number of people obtaining lawful permanent residence status was about 300k and there was virtually no illegal immigration, certainly not the scale we have today.

Today well over a million people are admitted legally and millions more stream over our border every year.

Our current immigration system is insanity piled on top of absurdity administered as farce.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:34 AM (up/3i)

Hmmm. '63... what else happened around that time?

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 07:37 AM (zZu0s)

63 New Details in Drowning of Obama’s Chef Leave Unanswered Questions

I predict they will remain unanswered

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 07:36 AM (geLO

I'm sure there's some dick sucking involved. Either his, hers, or the dead guy's....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 31, 2023 07:38 AM (Angsy)

64 I'm sure there's some dick sucking involved. Either his, hers, or the dead guy's....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 31, 2023 07:38 AM (Angsy)

It always comes down to dick sucking.

Posted by: Paris, from the Illiad at July 31, 2023 07:38 AM (zZu0s)

65 @62

>>Hmmm. '63... what else happened around that time?

Some unpleasantness in Dallas as I recall.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:39 AM (up/3i)

66 61 If the issue ever really explodes it'll be the white's fault for not embracing climate change and becoming vegan.

Along with a side order of wyte soopremasy.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 31, 2023 07:39 AM (4olE8)

67 JB Pritzker as Gold Phat

Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 07:39 AM (us2H3)

68
Today well over a million people are admitted legally and millions more stream over our border every year.

And, simultaneously, let us not forget that America is the most racist, worst country in the world.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:39 AM (MoZTd)

69
Chiraq is behind the eight-ball.

I don't know if they moved forward with it or not, but the city of Denver proposed hiring illegals as cops at least five years ago. I strongly suspect they have sullen Aztecs with badges, drinking Mezcal in their cruisers and liberating their friends' work product from evidence lockers as we speak.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 31, 2023 07:40 AM (0FoWg)

70 In local news Alameda County DA Pamela Price has dropped charges against a man who attacked an elderly Asian woman in Oakland last week.

FU old asian ladies. Stay off the streets.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:41 AM (JvZF+)

71 50 The more I hear from Vivek the more I like him.

we luv ourselves some Vivek

Posted by: Association of Used Car Salesmen of America at July 31, 2023 07:42 AM (us2H3)

72 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 31, 2023 07:43 AM (1Z8zZ)

73 Scenes from coming attractions.

With Archer's testimony connecting dots to prove that it was Joe running the entire scheme, McCarthy will move on impeachment.

The Left can't abide the revelations of an impeachment hearing. Media would have to cover it, but the they'd collectively be exposed as Liars and lose all credibility with most of the nation for the sin of trying to bury the Scandal of the Century. (and Tucker would take over half the nation's news)

The reveal will be so awful that many D Senators would have to vote to convict else face losing their seats.

For the Left, this can't happen. They'll force Joe to resign on account of health. I expect Obama will deliver the message.

So ... POTUS Kamala. Joe was good at faking gravitas. Kamala, not so much.

Developing .....

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 31, 2023 07:44 AM (RqMSv)

74
The more I hear from Vivek the more I like him.

He's worse than Hitler.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:45 AM (MoZTd)

75 Correction. Hayward, not Oakland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:45 AM (JvZF+)

76 Joe is good at faking gravitas? 😂

Posted by: Ex GOP at July 31, 2023 07:46 AM (7QYqp)

77 A Chinese bio-weapons lab in Fresno....
Quoting Newsom himself, "who the hell is in charge here?"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 07:46 AM (5B8p4)

78
Good morning horde!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 31, 2023 07:43 AM (1Z8zZ)

Did you bring donuts for everyone?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:47 AM (MoZTd)

79 Our biggest worry is Obama's TPP. That's now the critical hurdle for all republican candidates to clear. And VS will rubberstamp TPP without review or revision.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 07:47 AM (0s/yl)

80 2 Supermoons in August Mean Double the Stargazing Fun.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:48 AM (BRHaw)

81 Speaking of sullen Aztecs, the Roofing Aztecs at the new, big apartment complex are making progress. I feel like the old sidewalk superintendents in JJ's home town, sometimes stopping for a couple minutes to watch. No safety gear, radical pitch, plus 100 temps and these guys are running around like it's ground level.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 31, 2023 07:48 AM (0EOe9)

82 77 A Chinese bio-weapons lab in Fresno....
Quoting Newsom himself, "who the hell is in charge here?"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 07:46 AM (5B8p4)

Right by Lemoore with F18 crews on every carrier in Pac Fleet

nothing to see here...

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:49 AM (BRHaw)

83 Thank you as always, JJ! Even in the midst of family commitments a meaty MR

The guy dying on BO’s estate and BO’s black eye… just strange and suspicious.

By accident I saw Shannon Bream interview Trump’s lawyers about these new Jack Smith charges. Two thoughts: 1. It’s insane! The new charges are that Trump TRIED to delete video… even though the prosecutor is in possession of ALL of the video. Process crime BS… 2. Shannon Bream can go EABOD; her interviewing style is so annoying. She’s as bad as any MSLSD talking head. Maybe worse because of her pretend Christian books she writes that she’s always promoting (vomit)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 07:49 AM (t8fhO)

84 Wait…socializing as a HOBBY???

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at July 31, 2023 07:49 AM (lE1L7)

85 FU old asian ladies. Stay off the streets.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:41 AM (JvZF+)

==========
The rationale? She looked too Asian, and provoked the nice man (who was turning his life around).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 07:49 AM (5B8p4)

86 The nice man is known to the police and has a history of attacking elderly Asian people

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:50 AM (JvZF+)

87 With Archer's testimony connecting dots to prove that it was Joe running the entire scheme, McCarthy will move on impeachment.
Posted by: Ignoramus at July 31, 2023 07:44 AM (RqMSv)

without my permission

NOT A CHANCE, AMIGO

Posted by: Frank Luntz at July 31, 2023 07:50 AM (us2H3)

88 It's National Avocado Day. 🥑

Posted by: redridinghood at July 31, 2023 07:51 AM (NpAcC)

89 Everyone knows by now that Hunter was just a bagman for Joe. The question now is who was Joe a bagman for or do you really believe the entire federal government has been weaponized to protect Joe Biden?

In a not unrelated question why are we now on the brink of nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine?

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 07:51 AM (ZLI7S)

90 Supports immigration, obviously being a relatively recent immigrant, and the horrendous TPP.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:26 AM (up/3i)

I thought Vivek Slamalamadingdong was from Cincinnati?

Cincinnati where the river winds cross the Mason and the Dixie Line
Heaven waits for me I know in Cincinnati Ohio Cincinnati Ohio...

More coffee.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 31, 2023 07:51 AM (5L/TD)

91 Mornin’, All.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 31, 2023 07:51 AM (xTRSc)

92 Morning all.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2023 07:52 AM (uiWTm)

93 JB Pritzger is a living, breathing example f why inherited wealth is a terrible thing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 07:52 AM (5B8p4)

94 More coffee...

Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 07:52 AM (88xKn)

95
NOT A CHANCE, AMIGO
Posted by: Frank Luntz at July 31, 2023 07:50 AM (us2H3)

Look, this hard-line approach will alienate suburban women. Best not to make too much fuss over the whole thing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:52 AM (MoZTd)

96 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at July 31, 2023 07:53 AM (4K/Ao)

97 I can't believe one of Shannon Bream's producers doesn't tell her

stop talking so fast, you stupid cunt

Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 07:53 AM (us2H3)

98 13 - Warai-otoko: x a million and so well-stated!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 07:54 AM (t8fhO)

99 I can't believe one of Shannon Bream's producers doesn't tell her

stop talking so fast, you stupid cunt
Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 07:53 AM (us2H3)
===
You too Ben Shapiro.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:54 AM (JvZF+)

100 Hunter's crimes are foibles, and Joe's crimes are expressions of paternal love, but Trump said "pussy" and must be jailed forever!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 07:55 AM (5B8p4)

101 >With Archer's testimony connecting dots to prove that it was Joe running the entire scheme, McCarthy will move on impeachment.

First, let's see if the guy even makes it to the microphone

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 07:55 AM (geLO8)

102 if the chef's book was a tell all, it was of the 70's Tiger Beat vein - "I spent the day with dreamy David Cassidy".

--

Don't most of those people who go to work privately for celebrities have to sign some kind of document saying they won't spill the beans on any inner machinations of the family they're working for? IOW, no dirty laundry? I thought that was pretty typical. It's odd to think he'd write a tell-all about the saintly Dog Eaters, unless it was a fabricated, drooling book of adoration.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 31, 2023 07:55 AM (mupln)

103 I truly think the scare mongering over this is having some effect on the kids. Whenever the MSM speaks of glowbull enwarmening we just have to remind the kids that summer is happening.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 31, 2023 06:52 AM (YRsIm)

The FNM is ridiculous and constantly beclown themselves. It’s hot here in north Texas…. Because it’s summer! I still bike and walk outside for exercise… even if it’s 105. I think that’s what we’re expecting today; good day for a bike ride!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 07:57 AM (t8fhO)

104 Sorry I’m late.

Posted by: Nancy Mace at July 31, 2023 07:58 AM (xTRSc)

105 First, let's see if the guy even makes it to the microphone

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 07:55 AM (geLO

The Gauntlet was not just a Sondra Locke movie.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 07:59 AM (BRHaw)

106 I visited San Antonio in 1980. I recall it being 115 one day, and I think it broke 100 every day for the week I was there.

So yeah hot in Texas in the summer is not anything new.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 07:59 AM (8SAJV)

107 Hunter's crimes are foibles, and Joe's crimes are expressions of paternal love, but Trump said "pussy" and must be jailed forever!

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Mirriam-Webster defines "foible" as:

a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior

The media are utterly and completely horrible and contemptable.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 31, 2023 07:59 AM (mupln)

108 The message of Barbie is like that t-shirt:

Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 31, 2023 08:00 AM (RqMSv)

109 Biden's DOJ backs down and says it did NOT call for Devon Archer to be jailed BEFORE testimony today which could implicate Joe in son Hunter's shady business deals

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:00 AM (geLO8)

110 MSM wants you to know its hot outside and dangerous.

Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:00 AM (88xKn)

111 106 I visited San Antonio in 1980. I recall it being 115 one day, and I think it broke 100 every day for the week I was there.

So yeah hot in Texas in the summer is not anything new.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 07:59 AM (8SAJV)

I think summer of 81 was 100 days over 100 or something close In DFW

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 08:01 AM (BRHaw)

112 @106

>>I visited San Antonio in 1980. I recall it being 115 one day, and I think it broke 100 every day for the week I was there. So yeah hot in Texas in the summer is not anything new.

You would think finding out the temperature for any given day going back a 100 years would be academic but seeing as they are screwing around with all of the temperature data, nothing is on the level.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 08:01 AM (up/3i)

113 So, Obama's personal chef (doesn't everyone have one?) washes up like a Coney Island whitefish in front of his, the dog-eater's, Martha's Vineyard estate under some strange circumstances, and now we see Obama bandaged with a black eye, to offset his purple lips.

Unlike Ted Kennedy, at least Obama had the sense to drown his lover after the presidency.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 08:02 AM (p8A+W)

114 Nancy Mace's sister, Kari, has always had trouble on dates

Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 08:02 AM (us2H3)

115 Some unpleasantness in Dallas as I recall.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 31, 2023 07:39 AM (up/3i)

And something in the far off land of IndoChina... A whole lot of stuff, honestly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:02 AM (zZu0s)

116 Daredevil, 30, known for Instagram stunts dies after falling 721ft from the top of a 68-story Hong Kong skyscraper - having posted final photo from another high-rise

He died doing what he loved- hitting the sidewalk at 120mph

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:03 AM (geLO8)

117 When I was a kid, I remember that it was really hot in the summer and really cold in the winter. I know… just old folk tales…

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:03 AM (PCK5/)

118 I think summer of 81 was 100 days over 100 or something close In DFW
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 08:01 AM (BRHaw)

I was unloading grocery trucks in those temperatures during the 90's.

Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:03 AM (88xKn)

119 It's also,
National Mutt Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 31, 2023 08:04 AM (NpAcC)

120 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:04 AM (Zz0t1)

121 And the chef was supposedly writing or putting the finishing edits on a tell-all book about his time with them in the White House. Nothing to see, folks. Vince Foster just telegrammed to say you're all conspiracy nutters.

I said this the MINUTE it was reported the chef "died."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:05 AM (Zz0t1)

122 119 It's also,
National Mutt Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 31, 2023 08:04 AM (NpAcC)

I guess I better dress special today then…

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:05 AM (PCK5/)

123 Do the bandages on Obama's hand indicate wounds from grabbing the sharp and pointy edge of a knife.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:05 AM (0s/yl)

124 Sorry I’m late.
Posted by: Nancy Mace at July 31, 2023 07:58 AM (xTRSc)
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Next time stay home.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 08:06 AM (JvZF+)

125 Shannon Bream, fake Christian. Maybe when you guys get together for your twice-a-week meetings you can get her disbarred.

Now it can at last be revealed why all true conservatives have turned off Fox: our hearing aids and subtitle programs can't keep up with them fast-talkin' wimmin.

You're writing comedy on purpose here, right? You're trying to get a regular job on Jimmy Fallon?

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 31, 2023 08:07 AM (4PZHB)

126 Do the bandages on Obama's hand indicate wounds from grabbing the sharp and pointy edge of a knife.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:05 AM (0s/yl)

I doubt it. The only thing he gets stabbed with is something softer and fleshy.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 31, 2023 08:07 AM (Angsy)

127 Army basic training at Fort Jackson, SC… summer of 1986. Many days in a row over 100 degrees… pretty much all of July. The drill sargents would “take us to the beach” to keep us cool which meant they just sprayed us down with a hose…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:07 AM (t8fhO)

128 Do the bandages on Obama's hand indicate wounds from grabbing the sharp and pointy edge of a knife.
Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:05 AM (0s/yl)
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The dead body in the pond combined with some apparent injuries to the hand/eye of Obama seem to scream that someone is sending a message...Or maybe that's a conspiracy theory.

These days, who knows?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 31, 2023 08:07 AM (YIVH2)

129 The only candidates I choose from are those that have had fiduciary responsibility in the private sector which means a proven Trump or Ramaswamy.

Ramaswamy just admitted he supports the ol' Trans Pacific Partnership(TPP) favored by Wall Street, the US Chamber of Commerce, Club for Growth, et al. Swamp.

This means he is a globalist. F him.

Posted by: Danimal28 at July 31, 2023 08:08 AM (klw0w)

130 The Jedi Mind Trick didn't work on Owebama:

"I heard you're writing a book about me."

"No you didn't."

"I believe I did."

*THWACK*

*SPLASH*

*glug glug glug*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:09 AM (Zz0t1)

131 99 I can't believe one of Shannon Bream's producers doesn't tell her

stop talking so fast, you stupid cunt
Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 07:53 AM (us2H3)
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You too Ben Shapiro.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 07:54 AM (JvZF+)

With Little Bennie, it is not how fast he talks, but that whiny pitch to his voice. Like Hannity. Nails on a chalk board.

That he is a retarded twatwaffle is a secondary issue.

But his sister has big juggs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:09 AM (zZu0s)

132 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at July 31, 2023 08:09 AM (NBVIP)

133 Who was that guy on ESPN who called himself 'Swamy'? Looked like 'Kevin' from The Office

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM (geLO8)

134 Biden's DOJ backs down and says it did NOT call for Devon Archer to be jailed BEFORE testimony today which could implicate Joe in son Hunter's shady business deals

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:00 AM

Sure, that's why a top doj lawyer delivered a letter to the court on Saturday demanding that he be locked up immediately.

Things are getting ahead of garland and he is being forced to react to events instead of controlling the narrative.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM (ncXxy)

135 Who was that guy on ESPN who called himself 'Swamy'? Looked like 'Kevin' from The Office
Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM

Chris Berman.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM (Zz0t1)

136 Is Ed Driscoll a NeverTrumper?? Serious question..

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:12 AM (PCK5/)

137 Anyone can accidentally walk their eye into a door knob. Happens all the time.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:12 AM (0s/yl)

138 Anyone can accidentally walk their eye into a door knob. Happens all the time.
Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:12 AM (0s/yl)

Or shoot themselves in the back of the head, 2 even 3 times.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:12 AM (Zz0t1)

139 >Chris Berman.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden

Thanks. That's what comes to mind whenever I see this ramaswamy name

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:13 AM (geLO8)

140 135 Who was that guy on ESPN who called himself 'Swamy'? Looked like 'Kevin' from The Office
Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM

Chris Berman.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM (Zz0t1)

He’s the fat sweaty one, yes??

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:13 AM (PCK5/)

141
Thanks. That's what comes to mind whenever I see this ramaswamy name
Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:13 AM

LOL! What has been seen cannot be unseen.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:13 AM (Zz0t1)

142 Who was that guy on ESPN who called himself 'Swamy'? Looked like 'Kevin' from The Office
Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:11 AM (geLO

Chris Berman...I think he's dead now or maybe that other guy with the large alien head whose name I can't remember but he had a huge head, large.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 31, 2023 08:13 AM (5L/TD)

143 table saw kicked back on Obama. Yess
that is a euphemism

Posted by: fd at July 31, 2023 08:14 AM (3OEz9)

144
He’s the fat sweaty one, yes??
Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:13 AM (PCK5/)

One of several.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)

145 127 Army basic training at Fort Jackson, SC… summer of 1986. Many days in a row over 100 degrees… pretty much all of July. The drill sargents would “take us to the beach” to keep us cool which meant they just sprayed us down with a hose…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:07 AM (t8fhO)

Some recruits died of heat stroke that summer it was very hot. I was there as a drill cadet and first day was on Range 5 and it was 118 dry bulb.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:14 AM (8SAJV)

146 Sure seems like the Secret Service is busy covering up crimes these days.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 08:14 AM (Waapu)

147 I don't think Obama has it in him to off someone. He may have helped dispose of the body and injured himself that way.

Wonder what is Secret Service detail was up to at the time? There's another State organ that needs to be dissolved.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (Q4IgG)

148 And how about this? A Chinese bio-weapons lab doing some nasty shit. No, not in Wuhan but in . . . California. What the actual fuck?

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Ha.

In these very comments we were just last week discussing "why are we still in Syria" and my hypothesis that we have a bioweapons lab there, and the counterargument was "no, it would be too hard to keep secret"

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (CM8Oa)

149
Some recruits died of heat stroke that summer it was very hot. I was there as a drill cadet and first day was on Range 5 and it was 118 dry bulb.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:14 AM (8SAJV)

This is not possible as warming didn't start until Greta rode on a boat.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (Zz0t1)

150 136 Is Ed Driscoll a NeverTrumper?? Serious question..
Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:12 AM (PCK5/)

Bernstein is (and a piece of shit who could not wait to say Trump was 'never fit to be president.')

The whole page has been pretty pro Desantis. Pro-Ukraine with Green and Bay. Glenn himself seems to be more agnostic in the primary wars.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (zZu0s)

151 Chris Berman…. When ESPN just did sports. I loved that guy doing NFL highlights giving nicknames to the players like Eric “sleeping with” Bienemy… he’d just slip those names in while doing the highlights

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (t8fhO)

152 136 I’ve heard that he is, but I haven’t seen evidence of it myself on Insty.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (xTRSc)

153 >>Sure, that's why a top doj lawyer delivered a letter to the court on Saturday demanding that he be locked up immediately.

well, it would seem the DOJ is trying to disavow said letter

but... now that the letter is 'out there', let's see if it has the desired effect

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (geLO8)

154

Must. Not. Fap!

Posted by: Ricky Retardo at July 31, 2023 08:16 AM (R67jE)

155 *THWACK*

*SPLASH*

*glug glug glug*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:09 AM (Zz0t1)

Chefs dont surf

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 08:16 AM (BRHaw)

156 >Chris Berman…. When ESPN just did sports. I loved that guy doing NFL highlights

me too- he put the 'E' in ESPN

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:16 AM (geLO8)

157 Chris Berman…. When ESPN just did sports. I loved that guy doing NFL highlights giving nicknames to the players like Eric “sleeping with” Bienemy… he’d just slip those names in while doing the highlights
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (t8fhO)

The commercial........

"Drew Bledsoe much he needed a transfusion."

Made me LOL.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:16 AM (Zz0t1)

158 152 136 I’ve heard that he is, but I haven’t seen evidence of it myself on Insty.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 31, 2023 08:15 AM (xTRSc)

That is why I asked. He seems okay there… and he bumps Ace there fairly often…

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:16 AM (PCK5/)

159 You can always tell when a western war article is 100% factual.

Anytime you see "possible", "reportedly", "may have finally" and "seemingly" lumped together in one blog entry with no accompanying video, you can.take that info to the bank!

Better yet, you can stick it in your pipe and smoke it like hopium,

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at July 31, 2023 08:17 AM (/11g9)

160 But his sister has big juggs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:09 AM (zZu0s)

then all is forgiven

Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 08:17 AM (us2H3)

161 zorry. on my phone. expect rabdom foolishnesss.

Posted by: fd at July 31, 2023 08:17 AM (3OEz9)

162 then all is forgiven
Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 08:17 AM (us2H3)

Well, he is still a piece of shit, but a magnificent rack can cover a lot of sins.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:19 AM (zZu0s)

163 "The Boy Scouts of America scouting organization is inviting “LGBTQ” advocacy at its national jamboree camp in West Virginia."

"De Socio has campaigned for an official welcome for gays and lesbians, as well as transsexuals dubbed “transgenders."

These freaks feel the need to recruit and indoctrinate every organization with their sexual perversion.

No organization, business or school is safe from them

Posted by: redridinghood at July 31, 2023 08:19 AM (NpAcC)

164 Abby Shapiro:

Big tits in Ben face.....

https://is.gd/P7QFdX

SFW.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:20 AM (Zz0t1)

165 Some recruits died of heat stroke that summer it was very hot. I was there as a drill cadet and first day was on Range 5 and it was 118 dry bulb.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:14 AM (8SAJV)

Small world! I still have my basic “yearbook” from that summer. In fact I’m still in touch with my best buddy from training… we met in basic and kept in touch over the years. He now lives in Mobile, AL

The drill sargents that summer constantly reminded to keep our canteens full and drink

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:20 AM (t8fhO)

166 160 But his sister has big juggs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:09 AM (zZu0s)

then all is forgiven
Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 08:17 AM (us2H3)

She does… she really really does… I said really twice, to honor “ them”..

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (PCK5/)

167 That's quite a set of wobblers

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (geLO8)

168 >>Chris Berman…. When ESPN just did sports. I loved that guy doing NFL highlights giving nicknames to the players like Eric “sleeping with” Bienemy… he’d just slip those names in while doing the highlights

Oddibe young again McDowell might have been his best.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (ZLI7S)

169

Hitlery's White House chef drowned several years ago...

Posted by: Ken Shabby at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (R67jE)

170 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:20 AM (Zz0t1)

I'm not clicking on any links around here. Learned my lesson on this blog a long time ago.

Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (88xKn)

171 How odd that the Left knows that both the current President and Vice President should not be in either job after 2024; and yet its own prior pandering and rank politicking have made both almost impossible to remove. And how odder that the extra-legal measures the Left took to emasculate the Trump presidency are now the low standards by which an utterly corrupt Biden can be investigated, indicted, impeached, or forced to resign.
-VDH
===
Cruel and rayciss.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 31, 2023 08:22 AM (JvZF+)

172 167 That's quite a set of wobblers
Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (geLO

IIRC, someone mentioned that she had a reduction.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:22 AM (zZu0s)

173 Happy Monday!

Didn't see that Obama had a black eye - well, well, well, now who called the police from Obama's home re: drowned paddleboarder? Think they've already "accidentally erased" the recording of that?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 08:22 AM (avru5)

174 Dear.!
Have a nice day.
I'm Sgt- Helen Brown! from the US Army, I want us to be friends, if you are interested, write to me, so I will reply back with my pictures.

I am picturing a homelier Rachel Levine.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 08:22 AM (BRHaw)

175 In any case, there are, surprisingly, no rubrics for the congregation in the TLM; local custom is used. As well, thanks to the Mystical Body of Christ, when everyone else kneels, they're kneeling for me too. That's why I always wear a coat and tie to church: by doing so, other guys don't have to.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 07:33 AM (MoZTd)

I will remember this Hadrian while kneeling at our TLM service.

Posted by: 7man at July 31, 2023 08:22 AM (qwO6y)

176 Ben’s sister has the unfortunate Shapiro Rat-face though…

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (PCK5/)

177 Ramaswamy should just offer to pardon both of them if he really wants to move the country forward. Hunter though....nah.

Posted by: pawn at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (wsHtO)

178 I've not read Insty in months. I did get tired of Driscoll name checking Jim Treacher - after Treacher was booted from PJM.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (0s/yl)

179 I'm not clicking on any links around here. Learned my lesson on this blog a long time ago.
Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (88xKn)

It is safe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (zZu0s)

180 The 'friction' between the blacks and browns is probably a lot more violent than we're allowed to see. It's not as sexy when the minorities go at each other and there's no white devil to pin it on. So the propaganda outlets ignore it.

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Oh goodness yes.

Spoilers: They HATE each other. I know the sitcoms and TV commercials where they're all married to each other and perfecting nuclear fission and helping achieve world peace portray it differently, but anyone who has ever lived or worked with or near either culture is well aware of the grating hatred between the groups.

I suspect Chicago is already well aware of it, too, and has been for long before a handful of illegals started showing up.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:24 AM (CM8Oa)

181 I listen to Shapiro sometimes. Voice pitch doesn't really bother me. Yes, he does talk fast, but he can be thought provoking. Not Rush, but hey. Nobody is.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 31, 2023 08:24 AM (NBVIP)

182 "Drew Bledsoe much he needed a transfusion."

Made me LOL.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:16 AM (Zz0t1)

Me too. I wonder if he got a transfusion after that Mo Lewis hit? LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:24 AM (t8fhO)

183 178 I've not read Insty in months. I did get tired of Driscoll name checking Jim Treacher - after Treacher was booted from PJM.
Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (0s/yl)

The thing that annoys me about driscoll is the endless music business/beatle/recording posts. Ok, ace has a language fetish for the french, but he does it in a far less annoying way.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:25 AM (zZu0s)

184
I'm not clicking on any links around here. Learned my lesson on this blog a long time ago.
Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (88xKn)

I am not Admiral Akbar. I assure you, that one is safe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)

185 The drill sargents that summer constantly reminded to keep our canteens full and drink
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:20 AM (t8fhO)

Were you on Tank Hill or were you lucky enough to be in the Starships?

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:25 AM (8SAJV)

186 >>Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law a plan that allows foreign nationals with work permits, some of whom are illegal aliens, to become police officers in the sanctuary state.

BLM's war on the police just got a lot more complicated, eh?

What happens when an illegal alien ~~thug~~from, say, South America, beats up a local urban youth?
Who will the Dems side with then? I don't think the local community will like the answer.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 08:25 AM (avru5)

187 Vivek was born in Ohio. Not an immigrant.

Posted by: Gwenn at July 31, 2023 08:25 AM (9Gr7n)

188 Didn't see that Obama had a black eye - well, well, well, now who called the police from Obama's home re: drowned paddleboarder? Think they've already "accidentally erased" the recording of that?
Posted by: Lizzy

--

I think it was posted in the ONT that the 911 call didn't go to 911 - where calls are recorded - but to the sheriff's "contact us" office so they could contact 911.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:26 AM (CM8Oa)

189 Do not click on Admiral Ackbar's links

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:26 AM (geLO8)

190 Yes, Bleak Hill insisted on discipline and the children had to do chores and earn their keep, but we had a stronger nation then and the inmates, I mean residents learned responsibility and the value of hard work.
When Ol' Cap got his back pension is the watershed moment when things went to ruin. Sad.

Posted by: Mothers Care at July 31, 2023 08:26 AM (tO+U3)

191 I used to work in DC and would go to the food court at Union Station. This was before that place became the little shop of horrors.

Anyway many of the eateries were owned and staffed by Asians. A fair number of customers were black. The arguments over change or the order were epic.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:27 AM (8SAJV)

192 . And how odder that the extra-legal measures the Left took to emasculate the Trump presidency are now the low standards by which an utterly corrupt Biden can be investigated, indicted, impeached, or forced to resign.

"But that's no who we are" Republicans insist when asked if the same impeachment rules apply to Biden.

"[Republica Senator John Cornyn] told reporters that impeaching presidents is getting to be “a habit around here,” and that’s not a good thing."

“Staying focused on the future and not the past is in my view the best way to change the direction of the country and that’s to win an election,” Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) told reporters Tuesday.

https://is.gd/VUkBn0

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:29 AM (9yUzE)

193 Spoilers: They HATE each other. I know the sitcoms and TV commercials where they're all married to each other and perfecting nuclear fission and helping achieve world peace
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:24 AM (CM8Oa)

In prison, they really go at it with YT trying to stay out of the way.

The little brown brothers are better organized and speak the Spanglish so they usually come out on top. Plus they got the numbers.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 31, 2023 08:29 AM (5L/TD)

194 I'm not clicking on any links around here. Learned my lesson on this blog a long time ago.
Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:21 AM (88xKn)
============
Weird. What could go wrong?

Posted by: Rick Astley needs the money at July 31, 2023 08:29 AM (5B8p4)

195 Were you on Tank Hill or were you lucky enough to be in the Starships?
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:25 AM (8SAJV)

The Starships… they were fairly new barracks at the time with AC. Red brick IIRC. I was in A-9-2

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (t8fhO)

196
"[Republica Senator John Cornyn] told reporters that impeaching presidents is getting to be “a habit around here,” and that’s not a good thing."

“Staying focused on the future and not the past is in my view the best way to change the direction of the country and that’s to win an election,” Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) told reporters Tuesday.

https://is.gd/VUkBn0
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:29 AM (9yUzE)

This is why we can't have nice things........

But when the president ACTUALLY commits high crimes and misdemeanors, you f*cking asshole.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)

197 So when do we run into the wall? Or is it over the cliff? Or is it out of patience?

Posted by: Clear-Eyed Killer at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (5mIZs)

198 >>“Staying focused on the future and not the past is in my view the best way to change the direction of the country and that’s to win an election,” Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) told reporters Tuesday.

wake up and smell the reality, dude
the other side is playing for keeps, so get your head out of your ass

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (geLO8)

199 DeSantis had one shot--prove he could sell Trump policies without Trump. He has failed. Because he hired perpetual losers who only lose to advise him. (And don't his supporters object to Trump's personal?) They told him to attack Trump from the center-right, be the "reasonable" Republican, no-drama.
Loser talk, loser advice from losers.
The dissatisfaction with Trump from the base was--and is--exactly opposite that: They want more aggressive policies, more fights, much more of the media-hated "far-right."
Ron could have taken the nomination from Trump easily. But it meant never attacking Trump--always only attacking Democrats in the issues. Right where Trump was weakest. Instead of his whiny, "Trump didn't build the wall but I will" saying something like, "the Democrats hate law-abiding Americans and that's why they fought the wall. When I'm President, they will beg me to build the wall. Because I'll raise the taxes on their blue cities to pay for every illegal that crosses if they don't."
Now, Trump is a bad choice and Ron is worse

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (5jqeq)

200 197 So when do we run into the wall? Or is it over the cliff? Or is it out of patience?

The walls are falling off...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 31, 2023 08:31 AM (NBVIP)

201 Illinois mercenaries will control the citizens better than police

Posted by: Skip at July 31, 2023 08:32 AM (4K/Ao)

202 just wait til the wheels start closing in

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:33 AM (geLO8)

203 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering

Needs a refill.

Da boids are wateraholics !

Posted by: JT at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (T4tVD)

204 f*cking asshole.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)
===============
Cornyn's middle name.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (5B8p4)

205 Unless there's a quagmire with gaffes

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (geLO8)

206 >>Ron could have taken the nomination from Trump easily.

I don't think Ron or anyone else ever had a prayer. The base that Trump currently has is the same base he has had for years and one of them are going anywhere. That is over half of the Republican primary vote. These people didn't just show up yesterday, they have been attending Trump rallies all across the country for the last year including an overflow crowd in PA last weekend.

Ron was given a lot of coverage as the anti-Trump but in reality his support was always pretty small.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (ZLI7S)

207 Illinois mercenaries will control the citizens better than police
Posted by: Skip at July 31, 2023 08:32 AM (4K/Ao)

Here's hoping Abbott keeps sending them new recruits.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

208 "a strong voice for common sense and actual conservatism. There is no other candidate that has announced this in such unequivocal terms."

True, he is. It's sus. I don't know why, but it is.

Posted by: Preparing gp For Lazy Loading at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (MvF+J)

209 Republicans are afraid that if they go all in on impeachment it will be revealed that they too are a bunch of corrupt sons of bitches. Democrats don't care. Their base knows who they are and that they're corrupt.

The GOP who are most vocal about not impeaching *biden are likely the ones with the most to lose.

It's all theater anyway. *biden's not going anywhere even if all his crimes are exposed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (Q4IgG)

210 You're writing off guys while there's still a year to go-

that's an eternity in politics

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (geLO8)

211 The Starships… they were fairly new barracks at the time with AC. Red brick IIRC. I was in A-9-2
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (t8fhO)

Yes AC in the Starships. I forget what battalion I was with. I do remember it was the first cycle to have a mixed sex battalion one female company four male.

Previous cycle next battalion over they had an all female unit and 13 drill sergeants got court martialed.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (8SAJV)

212 183 178 I've not read Insty in months. I did get tired of Driscoll name checking Jim Treacher - after Treacher was booted from PJM.
Posted by: 13times

The thing that annoys me about driscoll is the endless music business/beatle/recording posts. Ok, ace has a language fetish for the french, but he does it in a far less annoying way.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop
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Mais oui.

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (krqg6)

213 Well would you look at that?

Chicago, 2020:

"“Several of the protesters who were African Americans said that not enough was done to protect them,” said town spokesman Ray Hanania. “Dominick told them they needed to call 911 whenever that happens.”

...The second homicide took place minutes earlier outside the Super Espiga Grocery at 4920 W. 14th St. Victor Cazares, a 27-year-old Cicero resident, was shot dead; a second person was injured. No one was in custody."

https://tinyurl.com/295tu9bd

No one was in custody. Probably a white supremacist. One would have to assume that since they never bothered tracking down the killer.

This is fascinating, though. The "lost to gun violence" memorial. No mention of any riots or racial unrest. I'm guessing everyone was laughing and solving complex math problems when the white guy drove by and started shooting:

https://tinyurl.com/2yye2sq2

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (CM8Oa)

214 Joe the Plumber is suffering from Stage III pancreatic cancer. He's got three young kids. There's a GiveSendGo page for him if you're so inclined. If you scroll down through the updates, you'll see the toll this has taken on him. Keep him in your prayers.

https://www.givesendgo.com/G9Y76

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 08:37 AM (3ImbR)

215 The huge head guy from ESPN years go was Tom Mees.

Big hockey guy from what I remember.

More coffee...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 31, 2023 08:37 AM (5L/TD)

216 206 >>Ron could have taken the nomination from Trump easily.

I don't think Ron or anyone else ever had a prayer. The base that Trump currently has is the same base he has had for years and one of them are going anywhere. That is over half of the Republican primary vote. These people didn't just show up yesterday, they have been attending Trump rallies all across the country for the last year including an overflow crowd in PA last weekend.

Ron was given a lot of coverage as the anti-Trump but in reality his support was always pretty small.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (ZLI7S)

Yes. Trump, with his flaws, is the one in 24. DeSantis erred badly in going up against him this cycle. He listened to some VERY bad advice.

Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:37 AM (PCK5/)

217 Ron was given a lot of coverage as the anti-Trump but in reality his support was always pretty small.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (ZLI7S)

Maybe an overstatement Jack. In a binary choice between Trump and Desantis, I would think the primary would go Trump. The thing is D has done a good job in Florida and people do like him- and for good reason.

I cannot decide whether Desantis is running because he expects Trump to be jailed or because he wanted to go ahead and increase his exposure. Either one works.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:38 AM (zZu0s)

218 Joe the Plumber is suffering from Stage III pancreatic cancer. He's got three young kids. There's a GiveSendGo page for him if you're so inclined. If you scroll down through the updates, you'll see the toll this has taken on him. Keep him in your prayers.

https://www.givesendgo.com/G9Y76

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 08:37 AM (3ImbR)

That'll teach him to call Owebama out.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

219 Good Morning everyone. Thank you J.J.

Verse for the Day:

"For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? — the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe. He made my feet like hinds’ feet, and set me secure on the heights. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me, and thy help made me great."

–Psalm 18:31-35

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 08:38 AM (u/66v)

220 Ron could have taken the nomination from Trump easily. But it meant never attacking Trump--always only attacking Democrats in the issues.

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The smarter play would've been setting himself up as the clear Trump VP and then president in 2028.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:39 AM (CM8Oa)

221 Morning all, thx JJ. So the Ukes punched a hole in one tiny sector of the front line. The Ukes rush into the hole and the Russians hit them with artillery, drones and alligator helicopters. The Ukes are running out of men all along the line and the Russians are pushing everything back.
By the way Berman's best was "Bert be home Blyleven"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 31, 2023 08:39 AM (S75Fo)

222 Basic Horde Grammar:

If you're going to spell it sargent at least have the decency
to put "Gol - Lee" in front of it.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 31, 2023 08:39 AM (4PZHB)

223 I cannot decide whether Desantis is running because he expects Trump to be jailed or because he wanted to go ahead and increase his exposure. Either one works.

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Trump wants to save the republic.

Desantis wants to be president.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:40 AM (CM8Oa)

224 Voting doesn't happen till February. Lots of time for events to happen.

But the indictments against Trump have made him solidly the front runner. I do not believe that this is the intention of the administration.

They want to destroy Trump and anyone associated with him. They have the tools. The Republicans have the tools to combat them. They do not appear to have the will.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:40 AM (8SAJV)

225 >>>I cannot decide whether Desantis is running because he expects Trump to be jailed or because he wanted to go ahead and increase his exposure. Either one works.
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Trump wants to save the republic.
Desantis wants to be president.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:40 AM (CM8Oa)
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DeSantis is running because the establishment/uniparty are desperate to keep Trump from winning and they

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 08:41 AM (3ImbR)

226 Ron was given a lot of coverage as the anti-Trump but in reality his support was always pretty small.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (ZLI7S)

National Pulse has an absolute hard-on against DeSantis. Every other link is anti meatball Ron, either about sketchy donors or bad polling.

I wish they would just do straight down the line reportage and not be so blatantly partisan to the point of imitating the lefty house organs.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 08:42 AM (x0n13)

227 Trump will likely attend the August debate.

And just like 2015-16, the "professionals" are going to get embarrassed.

Not because Trump is so good--because they are so bad.
None of them have actual, ordinary voters within ten miles of their consultants circle.
They all watch CNN and Fox for their news; read the NYT and the Post.
They literally know nothing about what voters want that is not refined, filtered and curated through the left-wing media.

Consider: Ron should have come out with a blistering attack on Romney's "let's rig the primaries to beat Trump." That's embarrassing to a fighter, a winner-- you become the best by beating the best.
Instead it's Ron "maybe if she breaks up with him, she will settle for me."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 31, 2023 08:42 AM (5jqeq)

228 I guess we should have Chris Berman call the play by play for Ukraine.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:42 AM (zZu0s)

229 I think Trump is running purely for ego and vindication, and I'm done with him and his drama. And I'm tired of the country being run by octogenarians.

I know he's almost definitely going to be the nominee, but I'm out. And he's going to lose... again. Because he has no plan for overcoming the election rigging or winning over people to his side.

And then Biden or Newsom will get to pick the replacements for Alito and Thomas.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:42 AM (9yUzE)

230 Ben’s sister has the unfortunate Shapiro Rat-face though…
Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (PCK5/)

She has a face??

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (Zvtjl)

231 >>I think it was posted in the ONT that the 911 call didn't go to 911 - where calls are recorded - but to the sheriff's "contact us" office so they could contact 911.

Hah, of course!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (avru5)

232 The GOP has a long history of existence, and will continue to endeavor to do so.

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (geLO8)

233 "are there no other parts of Illinois where Republicans can make a stand? I always assumed that Little Egypt was red."

Most of downstate IL, south of I-80 and west of I-39, is red, however, 1) Chicago and the suburbs outnumber downstate population by about 2 to 1 and 2) the downstate legislative districts are intentionally drawn to maximize the number of Dem seats.

Posted by: Secret Square at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (9WuX0)

234 They want to destroy Trump and anyone associated with him. They have the tools. The Republicans have the tools to combat them. They do not appear to have the will.

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I think it's worse. I suspect it's similar to what we watched happen in 2022. The (R)s *want* the (D)s to win.

I'm also betting California, NY, and maybe some other states pull Trump from their ballots because 'insurrection" and know all they have to do is run out the clock. Especially since no one has standing ever at any moment during an election cycle or after.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (CM8Oa)

235 I don't think Ron or anyone else ever had a prayer.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:34 AM (ZLI7S)
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With five plus months to go before the first primary, and nearly 9 months before Super Tuesday, no one has won anything yet. Not only are people not conceding, the field seems more confident. Of course, Trump is ahead, but arguing a conclusion in advance of the facts is a mistake, imo.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (2k/G/)

236 So, who's going to drop out the race first?

I'm going with Hurd or Sourgum.

Posted by: dantesed at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (88xKn)

237 2 things.

There's an actual site that tracks how often Medvedev threatens to use nuclear weapons. Its literally every other day he says that he's going to push the button. It's nonsense.

Another, the "flailing" Ukrainian counteroffensive achieved breakthrough this weekend in addition to pushing Russia back in the north near Kharkiv.

Posted by: Defenestratus at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (LIJZ3)

238 >>Maybe an overstatement Jack. In a binary choice between Trump and Desantis, I would think the primary would go Trump. The thing is D has done a good job in Florida and people do like him- and for good reason.

Sure, they like what he has done in Florida. I do too. But this is a much different battle. Trump didn't just win the presidency he created a movement that energized low propensity voters and brought new voters into the Party. And I think given Trump's record lots of people think Trump would have been at least as successful in Florida as Ron.

It's not a matter of disliking Ron. Trump has earned a a loyal base both through his governance and through his willingness to fight the swamp at great risk to himself and his family. The vast majority of those people weren't going to leave Trump just because they like what Ron did in Florida.

Plus, and this is kind of important, Ron is not a good campaigner. There's a reason we are talking about Vivek today and not Ron.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (ZLI7S)

239 Am I to understand that DeSantis is a Bushrovian establishment style Republican like Mitt Romney, but he became that by promoting a strong conservative message in Florida and taking on the fights other Republicans quailed at?

That's a serious triple bank shot.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (8SAJV)

240 230 Ben’s sister has the unfortunate Shapiro Rat-face though…
Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (PCK5/)

She has a face??
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (Zvtjl)

Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like Angela Cartwright's ugly twin.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (x0n13)

241 Distraught residents told city officials in attendance that the migrants’ behavior made them feel unsafe. “I would ask you all to go out there — go out there at night, in the middle of the night — and see what goes on,” one emotional resident said.
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I wonder if this might actually happen. Jane Byrne took the bait with Cabrini-Greene. For a couple of weeks. Before fleeing (and inadvertently teaching the residents how to cheaply and very effectively armor their units, allowing the gangs to dig in like ticks).

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (t0OGg)

242 But who's the Joeman for the bag?

Posted by: Magical Mysterious Resilient Golden Leg Hair at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (r6zxK)

243 One local man threatened that if they didn’t address the issue, neighbors would take it into their own hands. “Let me say this — they’ve got one more time to deal with it, because otherwise, next time they deal with it, they’re going to deal with it from the streets. We’re going to take over. Nobody is going to be able to stop us from what we’re going to do to them.”
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They won't stop the "migrants." They *will* absolutely stop you. I hope you do it anyway, just be aware that you will become a martyr. That should be an eyes-open transaction.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 08:45 AM (t0OGg)

244 Voting doesn't happen till February. Lots of time for events to happen.

But the indictments against Trump have made him solidly the front runner. I do not believe that this is the intention of the administration.

They want to destroy Trump and anyone associated with him. They have the tools. The Republicans have the tools to combat them. They do not appear to have the will.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:40 AM

What they intended to happen was to indict trump, see him crater in the polls and withdraw from the primary.

The is a classic case of "strike me down and I will become more powerful than you can imagine", and they should have known better but they listened to a hand picked liberal focus group that was wish casting.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 31, 2023 08:45 AM (ncXxy)

245 I wonder if this might actually happen. Jane Byrne took the bait with Cabrini-Greene. For a couple of weeks. Before fleeing (and inadvertently teaching the residents how to cheaply and very effectively armor their units, allowing the gangs to dig in like ticks).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (t0OGg)

Wow.....haven't heard that name in a few decades......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

246
Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like Angela Cartwright's ugly twin.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (x0n13)

Or, Ben Shapiro in drag.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

247 And the chef was supposedly writing or putting the finishing edits on a tell-all book about his time with them in the White House. Nothing to see, folks. Vince Foster just telegrammed to say you're all conspiracy nutters.
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Maybe. When everything is unbelievable, everything is also believable.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 08:46 AM (t0OGg)

248 I know he's almost definitely going to be the nominee, but I'm out. And he's going to lose... again. Because he has no plan for overcoming the election rigging or winning over people to his side.

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The only chance ANY Republican has is to overcome it with an angry, vengeful, miraculous wave and proper legal local action to stop BS after the victory.

No other candidate offers that potential miracle to get it started, though. The (D)s probably wouldn't even need to shut down cities to cheat against a 52M vote total for Desantis.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:46 AM (CM8Oa)

249 Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like Angela Cartwright's ugly twin.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (x0n13)

Tell me more.

Posted by: Bill Mumy's ugly twin at July 31, 2023 08:47 AM (PiwSw)

250 >> I do remember it was the first cycle to have a mixed sex battalion one female company four male.

Previous cycle next battalion over they had an all female unit and 13 drill sergeants got court martialed.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:36 AM (8SAJV)

Interesting. I do remember one random day our drill Sargent told my Buddy and I that we were gonna train with the females that day. Never told us why. I enjoyed that day. We actually had one female drill Sargent that was part of the rotation of 12 for our platoon. We also had 2 West Point cadets that spent time with us, one who seemed like a nice guy and the other was a real ass

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:47 AM (t8fhO)

251 Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like Angela Cartwright's ugly twin.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (x0n13)

Ahhh, but that is why God, in his infinite wisdom, invented the all important paper bag. And liquor. Mostly liquor.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 31, 2023 08:48 AM (Zvtjl)

252 PublicSq: Kelly Loeffler, married to Jeffrey Sprecher who owns the NY stock exchange, is now appointed to the board of PublicSq. Globalist Swamper. Beware.

Posted by: Danimal28 at July 31, 2023 08:48 AM (klw0w)

253 Distraught residents told city officials in attendance that the migrants’ behavior made them feel unsafe. “I would ask you all to go out there — go out there at night, in the middle of the night — and see what goes on,” one emotional resident said.

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This is a hilarious statement btw.

Imagine it being said by someone... lighter about the group saying it.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:48 AM (CM8Oa)

254 Thank you, JJ.

I hear tell Frank Pentangeli is scheduled to testify today.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the Children They Don't Kill at July 31, 2023 08:48 AM (0q+t6)

255 @248 Spot on.

Posted by: Ignoramus at July 31, 2023 08:49 AM (RqMSv)

256 >>The is a classic case of "strike me down and I will become more powerful than you can imagine", and they should have known better but they listened to a hand picked liberal focus group that was wish casting.

And further exposing Biden and the deep state as very real and very corrupt is just going to strengthen Trump's support. The people who claimed Trump was focused too much on the past were wrong. More and more people are seeing their is no future unless the deep state is taken down and nobody has been more focused on this than Trump.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:49 AM (ZLI7S)

257 Wait wait wait. Trump is going to do the debate and wipe the floor with everyone? I thought he was super smart to stay out of it and not punch down?

It's hard keeping track. I like Trump and if he's the nominee I am going to vote for him real hard as a stick in the eye of Washington.

But it's just not true that he is perfect and everything he does is perfect and if it doesn't look perfect well it's 11d chess.

I'm still chapped that he thinks Chris Wrays appointment to the FBI was a good idea.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:49 AM (8SAJV)

258 >>>I cannot decide whether Desantis is running because he expects Trump to be jailed or because he wanted to go ahead and increase his exposure. Either one works.
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Trump wants to save the republic.
Desantis wants to be president.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:40 AM (CM8Oa)
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DeSantis is running because the establishment/uniparty are desperate to keep Trump from winning. They easily convinced RDS he could win and put all the big money out for him thinking he was capable of pulling it off. He's not. He's the unbeguiling republican version of The Chosen One.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 08:49 AM (3ImbR)

259 Am I to understand that DeSantis is a Bushrovian establishment style Republican like Mitt Romney, but he became that by promoting a strong conservative message in Florida and taking on the fights other Republicans quailed at?

That's the state of the crazy. The guy who shipped illegals to Martha's Vineyard and stripped away Disney's corporate privilege is the "RINO globalist establishment;" while the guy who supports Disney, Bud Light, abortion, and Andrew Cuomo is "the real voice of the people and the only hope for our country."

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:50 AM (9yUzE)

260 Wow.....haven't heard that name in a few decades......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)
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Heh.

Cabrini-Greene is legendary for its inhuman awfulness and Jane Byrne is legendary for her dedicated stupidity. Whenever I read stuff like this, I think of those names.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 08:50 AM (t0OGg)

261 255 @248 Spot on.
Posted by: Ignoramus

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It's why Desantis should be making noises about being Trump's VP in order to save our republic. That combination is the best chance at a miracle, and people would be happy that Desantis could be at the top in 2028 and '32.

The first step is the miracle, though. Blacks, Hispanics, working class (D)s, etc. vote in record numbers for Trump. Everyone knows the election was stolen in 2020, too. That plus this economy? That's the winning ticket.

But they're not going to bother for anyone else.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 08:52 AM (CM8Oa)

262 We also had 2 West Point cadets that spent time with us, one who seemed like a nice guy and the other was a real ass
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 08:47 AM (t8fhO)

Hmmm. I wonder was I the nice guy or the ass?

Actually I was the only drill cadet in my company so sure I was neither one.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:52 AM (8SAJV)

263 > Trump will likely attend the August debate.
__________

I think it more likely the establishment will ignore him. He'll get no invitations to any formal Republican event. The GOP is not interested in winning and is less interested in providing Trump a venue of any sort to run his mouth.

Trump will be running as Trump. 3rd party. Write-in. Whatever. But he will not be the GOP candidate on any ballot. I do think he'll pull enough votes to come in 2nd to whomever the left wants to install in the White House.

It'd be a real poke in the eye for the GOP but I doubt they would have the introspection to see it for what it was.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 08:52 AM (Q4IgG)

264 I'm still chapped that he thinks Chris Wrays appointment to the FBI was a good idea.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:49 AM (8SAJV)
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He and Chris Christie are as one.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 08:53 AM (5B8p4)

265 "There's a reason we are talking about Vivek today and not Ron."

THIS!

Ron as the GOP nominee would be a disaster!

Posted by: pawn at July 31, 2023 08:53 AM (wsHtO)

266 Ah, think this explains why the whale wants to recruit foreign policemen: Illinois' SAFE-T Act went into effect January 2023.

"It's opening the door for the anti-police activist community and the attorneys that represent them that are anti-police," retired Chicago Police Department Chief of Detectives Eugene Roy told Fox News . . .

Roy took issue with several aspects of the bill beyond the one eliminating cash bail, including one that eliminates the requirement that officers accused of misconduct be told the identity of their accuser as well as the identity of the official who is investigating them.

"The problem that nobody sees or turns a blind eye to is the effect on morale, recruiting and retention," Roy said. "Anybody can just make a complaint against an officer. The department or the investigating body does not have to tell the officer who it is, which hinders their ability to respond to the complaint accurately and honestly. It has a bad effect on morale."

Huh. Wonder how recruiting and retention in IL have gone so far this year?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 08:54 AM (avru5)

267
"The Boy Scouts of America scouting organization is inviting “LGBTQ” advocacy at its national jamboree camp in West Virginia."

Maybe the Boy Scouts could settle the claims filed by almost 90,000 former Scouts for sexual abuse BEFORE they start the bus up again and hit the throttle.

The proposed settlement from the funds available is about $35,000 per Scout. Anyone wanna compare that to what young women get?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 31, 2023 08:54 AM (enJYY)

268 Plus, and this is kind of important, Ron is not a good campaigner. There's a reason we are talking about Vivek today and not Ron.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (ZLI7S)

He seems not to know how he wants to attack things. He seems to want to run without alienating Trump's base (both because he wants their vote and also because he realizes they are highly dogmatic.) That has made his campaign... odd.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:54 AM (zZu0s)

269 257 Wait wait wait. Trump is going to do the debate and wipe the floor with everyone? I thought he was super smart to stay out of it and not punch down?

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:49 AM (8SAJV)

Punching down is never a poor strategy. But in the first debate most of the candidates and their style is unknown. Sitting out to watch the first one is a free advantage.

The frontrunner typically has more to lose in a debate than people with less current support. So pretty consistently you'll see the challenger candidate demand debates and the defending candidate be hesitant to do so. That would change depending on relative debate skill though. Against a Biden or Fetterman any candidate would seemingly want more rather than fewer debates.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 31, 2023 08:55 AM (eYoxG)

270 Ron as the GOP nominee would be a disaster!

Posted by: pawn at July 31, 2023 08:53 AM (wsHtO)

Almost any GOP nominee would be a disaster. You can't spell glop without GOP.

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at July 31, 2023 08:55 AM (45fpk)

271 He and Chris Christie are as one.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 08:53 AM (5B8p4)

The people who say that Trump got chumped by Christie on that appointment are not making as strong a pro-Trump argument as they think.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:55 AM (8SAJV)

272 "Neighbors said they “no longer [had] any tolerance” for migrants who were loitering, engaging in late-night partying, prostitution, littering and even fighting with community members, CBS2 Chicago reported."

Sound like all the idealistic, brotherly love between non-white people is about to break out into open warfare.

Oddly, I was told the migrants were all women and children and fathers just seeking a better life and escaping this behavior in their native shitholes. It's as if we are actually importing the local thugs and gang members

Posted by: Ripley at July 31, 2023 08:55 AM (KrJTL)

273 That's the state of the crazy. The guy who shipped illegals to Martha's Vineyard and stripped away Disney's corporate privilege is the "RINO globalist establishment;" while the guy who supports Disney, Bud Light, abortion, and Andrew Cuomo is "the real voice of the people and the only hope for our country."

Also, gun control. Remember when Trump said, 'Take the guns first, go through due process second.'

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:55 AM (9yUzE)

274 >>I'm still chapped that he thinks Chris Wrays appointment to the FBI was a good idea.

Well you're in luck. He has already said that Wray was a mistake.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:57 AM (ZLI7S)

275 Plus, and this is kind of important, Ron is not a good campaigner. There's a reason we are talking about Vivek today and not Ron.

I watched the Tucker Carlson Interview series and while Meatball said all the right things, after each response he looked like he was going to do a mike drop to punctuate his statement.

Vivek talks like an architect, Ron talks like a project manager.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 08:57 AM (p8A+W)

276 There really is a Bleak Hill Primary School in England. Wonder how often mush is served.

Posted by: Oh, yeh? at July 31, 2023 08:57 AM (tO+U3)

277 Hiya Grammie !

Posted by: JT at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (T4tVD)

278 A collective dubbed "Scouts for Black Lives" successfully pushed the organization to commit to a slate of projects, including a new diversity merit badge required for Eagle Scout rank.

The radical left adds another skin suit to its wardrobe.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (9yUzE)

279 RNC Research
@RNCResearch

Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman claims - with a straight face - that "Biden has restored the integrity of the Department of Justice"

https://tinyurl.com/yzrkyypc

Posted by: redridinghood at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (NpAcC)

280 Hiya JT!

Posted by: grammie winger - I don't belong here at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (45fpk)

281

I remember when Ron supported Red Flag laws in Florida.

None of them are perfect and all of them have faults.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (ZLI7S)

282 There really is a Bleak Hill Primary School in England. Wonder how often mush is served.
Posted by: Oh, yeh?

You had mush? In a bowl?

Luxury!!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (u/66v)

283 For you liars who would kick Abby out of bed for eating crackers:

https://tinyurl.com/339ty4tu

Btw, I have some research related familiarity, that is not a shopped picture. Ashley Tervort.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 08:59 AM (zZu0s)

284 Current theories on first debate:

1. Trump will not debate there is no advantage for him to do so and he just elevates the others.
2. Trump will debate and smash everyone.
3. Trump will not be allowed to debate.

Interesting.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:59 AM (8SAJV)

285 Ron as the GOP nominee would be a disaster!

The GOP *is* the disaster.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 08:59 AM (9yUzE)

286 To my way of thinking the Senate feels a more achievable election goal than the Presidency, and I pray the Democrats lose both Houses in 2024.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 31, 2023 08:59 AM (5B8p4)

287 >>>Am I to understand that DeSantis is a Bushrovian establishment style Republican like Mitt Romney, but he became that by promoting a strong conservative message in Florida and taking on the fights other Republicans quailed at?
~~~~~

DeSantis: graduates from Yale, teaches for a year, quits. Joins the Navy while at Harvard (tuition $,) serves with JAG at various bases in US, Guantanamo, and six months in Iraq as a legal advisor. Leaves active duty and goes straight to DOJ, quits that to run for Congress. Leaves Congress early to run for Governor, and now is running for President while ostensibly serving as Governor.

Kinda reminds one of Obama's meteoric rise, doesn't it?

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 08:59 AM (3ImbR)

288 *snort*

For any of you doing electrical work this week, here's a helpful cheat-sheet:
https://is.gd/u1iJxA

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 09:00 AM (t0OGg)

289 None of them are perfect and all of them have faults.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:58 AM (ZLI7S)

You ain't just whistlin' Dixie, Jack.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 09:00 AM (zZu0s)

290 Well you're in luck. He has already said that Wray was a mistake.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 08:57 AM (ZLI7S)

That's new. Last I saw he was still defending it.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 09:01 AM (8SAJV)

291 The people who say that Trump got chumped by Christie on that appointment are not making as strong a pro-Trump argument as they think.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:55 AM (8SAJV)

Agree and add other appointments such as Miley, Barr, Chao et al.

Posted by: 7man at July 31, 2023 09:01 AM (qwO6y)

292 "The Boy Scouts of America scouting organization is inviting “LGBTQ” advocacy at its national jamboree camp in West Virginia."

Scouting Boys is going to be recruiting in West Virginia?

I'm guessing that "merit badge" would be NSFW

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:01 AM (p8A+W)

293 Interesting.
Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 08:59 AM (8SAJV)

We like to argue all five sides of a question.

It is the secret to our success.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 09:01 AM (zZu0s)

294 Vivek talks like an architect, Ron talks like a project manager.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 08:57 AM (p8A+W)
++++
Given that the FedGov basically needs to be remade, both are necessary. A vision man who can't execute and an executioner without vision will end up in the same place.

It's quite early yet, but I am watching all three big candidates closely. Trump is a known quantity. DeSantis and Ramaswamy are not.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 09:01 AM (t0OGg)

295 What was the description of many of illegals that the media refuses to admit?

Something, something... men of 'military' age... something able bodied, no wife or children...

Giving them a badge and a gun/nightstick in urban shit holes with a huge black population is the perfect solution to the immigration issue. /s

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 09:02 AM (Q4IgG)

296 >>And the chef was supposedly writing . . . a tell-all book about his time with them in the White House. https://tinyurl.com/3bw9ada3

A later report said that Mr. Obama might have been present at the estate that evening without Michelle. Was he Mr. Tafari’s paddle-board companion? Did he make the 911 call? Mr. Tafari was reportedly no longer in the Obama’s employ and was writing a book about his experiences as the first family’s cook. One reported morsel attributed to the book is that Barack and Michele Obama almost never had meals together. What else was in it? Possibly Mr. Tafari had a book deal. Has anyone located the editor and asked to see the manuscript or interviewed him/her/they about what’s in it? Mr. Tafari, who had videotaped his lap-swimming abilities previously, and was considered an able swimmer, was supposedly just visiting Martha’s Vineyard for the weekend. How did he get through the Obama’s Secret Service security to go paddle-boarding if the Obamas were out for the evening? Did he lug his own paddle-board to the scene, or borrow one from the Obama’s equipment shed? Who let him in there? My goodness, what a busy gal Lisa Monaco must be these days.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 09:02 AM (avru5)

297 From July 15:

Former President Donald Trump in an interview set to air on Sunday said that it was "probably" a mistake to have nominated Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, and then cast blame on former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for recommending the former US assistant attorney general for the role.

Probably a mistake. Well okay then!

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 09:03 AM (8SAJV)

298
Scouting Boys is going to be recruiting in West Virginia?

I'm guessing that "merit badge" would be NSFW

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:01 AM

I already saw that movie, 'Deliverance'.

:: insert banjo music ::

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 31, 2023 09:03 AM (enJYY)

299 262 - blaster: LoL. I’m just amazed at the small world! I was like a fish out of water that summer… my family had zero military background and I had no idea what I was getting into. The reception center was a rude awakening and it took me several weeks to get used to being yelled at constantly. Great memories in retrospect but it was miserable in real-time

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 09:03 AM (t8fhO)

300 I suspect a big part of Ron's problem is that people are looking at the stolen election of 2020 - and the subsequent banana republic / coup stage of jailing the massively popular re-elected winning candidate after removal by the government - and wondering why it's not all-hands-on-deck to discuss and remedy that.

Illegals on buses is fun, but people still understand the seriousness of what happened in 2020.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:04 AM (CM8Oa)

301 "The current welcome for chaotic sexual diversity is being offered to teenagers as the scouting movement shrinks. There were just 15,000 scouts at the 2023 jamboree compared to 40,000 at the 2013 event." (skin-suit status: [x] getting moldy - jjs)
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Spot on, JJ. Maybe the "scouting movement" is shrinking because it was destroyed from within, the appeal destroyed, the environment made dangerous and the mission lost.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at July 31, 2023 09:04 AM (t0OGg)

302 >>>The guy who shipped illegals to Martha's Vineyard
~~~~~

How many times did fly illegals to the Vineyard?

Oh, I see. It was just a stunt.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 09:05 AM (3ImbR)

303 Illegals on buses is fun, but people still understand the seriousness of what happened in 2020.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:04 AM (CM8Oa)

Complicity or fear. Answer might not be the same for all.

Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at July 31, 2023 09:05 AM (zZu0s)

304 For any of you doing electrical work this week, here's a helpful cheat-sheet:
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Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

--

Ha. Thanks for posting that. The cheese wedge is my favorite.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:05 AM (CM8Oa)

305 Scout masters can easily bypass the diversity merit badge by awarding via participation trophy process. Distribute it to all Tender foots.

Posted by: 13times at July 31, 2023 09:06 AM (0s/yl)

306 >>Scouting Boys is going to be recruiting in West Virginia?

[insert SNL clip of "canteen boy" Adam Sandler on a scout camping trip being groomed by the scout leader Alec Baldwin]

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 09:07 AM (avru5)

307
Leave me out of this discussion.

Posted by: Ned Beatty at July 31, 2023 09:07 AM (enJYY)

308 Great memories in retrospect but it was miserable in real-time
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 09:03 AM (t8fhO)

This is known as Type 2 fun.

https://is.gd/E3Mvmp

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Funologist at July 31, 2023 09:07 AM (PiwSw)

309 May have a solution to a neighbor's dog fucking around on the front of my property, which drives my dogs nuts and sends them into a barking jag

saw a pretty large bobcat bounding across the field across from end of my drive

largest I have ever seen, must clock in at 40 lbs

a real beauty

Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 09:08 AM (us2H3)

310 Thanks JJ !

AGAIN !

Posted by: JT at July 31, 2023 09:09 AM (T4tVD)

311 George Orwell wrote back in the day that the scout masters in the Brit boy scouts, whatever they called theyselves, always wore too tight pistachio colored shorts and were notorious homosexuals.

In the 1930's...

More coffee.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 31, 2023 09:09 AM (5L/TD)

312 -Illegals on buses is fun, but people still understand the seriousness of what happened in 2020.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:04 AM (CM8Oa)

Yes but DeSantis too concrete steps to firm up the election process in Florida and fired corrupt officials. Action is important. And so are words. He talks about election integrity too.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 09:09 AM (8SAJV)

313 The other problem is Trump's economy, even with the entire government working against him and not the slightest idea how to do anything in D.C. since he'd never been a politician before. He has the Midas touch, and even his screw-ups were gold plated.

I think Vivek the businessman sees the opening for that economic angle and is positioning himself to be the VP candidate.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:10 AM (CM8Oa)

314 >>That's new. Last I saw he was still defending it.

He said it a few weeks ago. Trump does have a YUGE ego as we all know and it cuts both ways with him. Probably the reason he is where he is but he doesn't like to admit mistakes.

He obviously had a problem in his first term with personnel. I think part of that was the reality that the pool he had to chose from was pretty small, nobody wanted to work for Putin's puppet and he was the consummate outsider, and partly because he had crappy people advising him on DC appointments. Chrstie recommended Wray and he definitely still stands by him.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:11 AM (ZLI7S)

315 >> The State Department sent $100,000 to 'Palestinian' groups to promote DEI principles and is spending $12 million to implement DEI in Iraq.

Excuse me -- WHAT? Why is it any of our business to push DEI in Iraq, or any other country?!?

I know, I know, this is money laundering, it isn't really being spent on that, but still - how is that even a valid cover story?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 09:11 AM (avru5)

316 Former President Donald Trump in an interview set to air on Sunday said that it was "probably" a mistake to have nominated Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, and then cast blame on former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for recommending the former US assistant attorney general for the role.

Probably a mistake. Well okay then!

That's my other thing. Even if Trump were to somehow win in 2024, it would just be a replay of all the drama and bad personnel decisions of 2017-2021. Great policies, mostly, but really bad management.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:11 AM (9yUzE)

317
"The current welcome for chaotic sexual diversity is being offered to teenagers as the scouting movement shrinks. There were just 15,000 scouts at the 2023 jamboree compared to 40,000 at the 2013 event." (skin-suit status: [x] getting moldy - jjs)

Part of that may be cost, I've read it's become really pricey. The BSA needs to raise a shitload of money to pay off the sexual abuse claims. What they've come up with so far is a pittance. If the judge handling the bankruptcy had any spine she tell them NO to 20% bankruptcy, and YES to 100%.

Posted by: Ned Beatty at July 31, 2023 09:12 AM (enJYY)

318
Doctor appointment this morning. Just a Wellness exam. There's nothing really wrong with me but when you're 29, you never really feel great either.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 09:12 AM (MoZTd)

319 316 That's my other thing. Even if Trump were to somehow win in 2024, it would just be a replay of all the drama and bad personnel decisions of 2017-2021. Great policies, mostly, but really bad management.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:11 AM (9yUzE)

=======

I look forward to DeSantis getting rock-ribbed conservatives approved by Mitch McConnell.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:13 AM (LvTSG)

320 Photos Show Barack Obama Playing Golf With Bandaged Hand, Black Eye
_______
What is it with these Democrats and their exercise equipment?

Posted by: Eeyore at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (brAQZ)

321 Illegals on buses is fun, but people still understand the seriousness of what happened in 2020.
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Yes but DeSantis too concrete steps to firm up the election process in Florida and fired corrupt officials. Action is important. And so are words. He talks about election integrity too.

Posted by: blaster

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Which is why I'd love to see him go ahead and get the VP spot. Like I said in #248, the (D)s won't need to cheat to beat his 52M total votes, but he and Trump as a team would offer the chance at the miracle to overcome the cheat and get in office to start fixing things. And then he could be president for another two terms afterwards and we might be able to address some problems.

But without the miracle it doesn't matter.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (CM8Oa)

322 >>That's my other thing. Even if Trump were to somehow win in 2024, it would just be a replay of all the drama and bad personnel decisions of 2017-2021. Great policies, mostly, but really bad management.

Best economy in generations, lowest unemployment across the board, record low illegals, energy independence, new trade deals that were bringing manufacturing back, China in check, Russia in check, 5 peace deals in the Middle East when all the "experts" said it was impossible and for the first time in decades a presidency with no new wars.

Yea, the policies were pretty good and some how with all that bad management they got done.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (ZLI7S)

323 Photos Show Barack Obama Playing Golf With Bandaged Hand, Black Eye
_______
What is it with these Democrats and their exercise equipment?
Posted by: Eeyore at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (brAQZ)

Sometimes, spontaneous murder has its side effects.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (Zz0t1)

324 Hi everybody! Sorry I'm late.

Posted by: Nancy Mace, who was doing a dramatic reading Song of Solomon with her sweetie at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (PiwSw)

325 The other problem is Trump's economy, even with the entire government working against him and not the slightest idea how to do anything in D.C. since he'd never been a politician before. He has the Midas touch, and even his screw-ups were gold plated.

I think Vivek the businessman sees the opening for that economic angle and is positioning himself to be the VP candidate.

If it doesn't include Everything On The Table™ as far as beefing up broad spectrum thermal energy sources (Natgas, Oil, nuclear, coal, etc.); and if it doesn't push trades and vocational training for the next generation, there is zero chance of getting out of this Depression and economic collapse.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (p8A+W)

326 DOJ Denies Trying To Jail Hunter Biden Witness Before Tomorrow's Testimony, After Trying To Jail Hunter Biden Witness Before Tomorrow's Testimony

Archer, Biden, and Christopher Heinz co-founded investment and advisory firm Rosemont Seneca Partners

Posted by: John Fetterman at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (RHGPo)

327 321 Which is why I'd love to see him go ahead and get the VP spot. Like I said in #248, the (D)s won't need to cheat to beat his 52M total votes, but he and Trump as a team would offer the chance at the miracle to overcome the cheat and get in office to start fixing things. And then he could be president for another two terms afterwards and we might be able to address some problems.

But without the miracle it doesn't matter.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (CM8Oa)

======

If you want DeSantis in the government but have settled with the idea that he won't be president, then AG is a much better place for him. VP has no proscribed powers other than to babysit the Senate. AG is head of the DOJ and has direct powers to manage one of the largest bureaucratic centers in the federal government.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (LvTSG)

328
What is it with these Democrats and their exercise equipment?
Posted by: Eeyore at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (brAQZ)

His 5-pound weight fell on his hand.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (MoZTd)

329 So what are the alternatives to boy scouts?

Posted by: Cuz I might have grandsons at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (NBVIP)

330 Yea, the policies were pretty good and some how with all that bad management they got done.

Cheap money dramatically helps too.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:16 AM (p8A+W)

331 324 Hi everybody! Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Nancy Mace, who was doing a dramatic reading Song of Solomon with her sweetie at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (PiwSw)

shoulda used a condom

Posted by: REDACTED at July 31, 2023 09:16 AM (us2H3)

332 >>"#BoycottEtsy trended on Twitter when it was revealed the e-commerce site was banning merchandise with slogans by detransitioner."

Of course

>>Outspoken Christian, NBA star, and Daily Wire author Jonathan Isaac launched “UNITUS” — his new sports apparel brand centered on faith, family, and freedom at a star-studded event in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday evening. . .
“True greatness is the embodiment and the striving toward the values that we want to see celebrated in our marketplace and culture,” he said. “It’s one thing to say we stand for these values. … It’s one thing to shout ‘faith, freedom, and family’ from the rooftops … but if we’re not walking the walk, and talking the talk, then what does it really mean?”

Isaac went on to explain that “true greatness” is not defined by what the world values.

Fabulous!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2023 09:17 AM (avru5)

333 Obamacide may have more victims in the long run than Arkanicide.

Bidencide may become a pandemic disease any day now.

Posted by: Gref at July 31, 2023 09:17 AM (AMIL/)

334 323 Photos Show Barack Obama Playing Golf With Bandaged Hand, Black Eye
_______
What is it with these Democrats and their exercise equipment?
Posted by: Eeyore at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (brAQZ)

Sometimes, spontaneous murder has its side effects.
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Can Obama swim?

Posted by: Puddinhead at July 31, 2023 09:18 AM (J7wri)

335 240 230 Ben’s sister has the unfortunate Shapiro Rat-face though…
Posted by: tubal at July 31, 2023 08:23 AM (PCK5/)

She has a face??
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 31, 2023 08:43 AM (Zvtjl)

Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like Angela Cartwright's ugly twin.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 31, 2023 08:44 AM (x0n13)

If Gru had a sister...

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at July 31, 2023 09:18 AM (KbCG3)

336 If you want DeSantis in the government but have settled with the idea that he won't be president, then AG is a much better place for him. VP has no proscribed powers other than to babysit the Senate. AG is head of the DOJ and has direct powers to manage one of the largest bureaucratic centers in the federal government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir

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I'd be fine with that, too, back in pretend "normal" times. Right now I think he offers the best chance for the miracle if he's the VP candidate, though.

If he falls too far behind Vivek it would be an obvious choice, though.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:18 AM (CM8Oa)

337 Hi everybody! Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Nancy Mace, who was doing a dramatic reading Song of Solomon

Nancy, it's Song of Solomon, NOT Thong of Solomon.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (uiWTm)

338
So what are the alternatives to boy scouts?
Posted by: Cuz I might have grandsons at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (NBVIP)

The Democrats will soon be unveiling their Young Pioneers program.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (MoZTd)

339 Hi everybody! Sorry I'm late.
Posted by: Nancy Mace, who was doing a dramatic reading Song of Solomon with her sweetie at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM (PiwSw)

Think she bopped the entire corps of cadets when she attended the Citadel?

Posted by: Archer at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (gmo/4)

340 So how did Obama fall off the paddleboard?

Posted by: Puddinhead at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (DmtxH)

341 So what are the alternatives to boy scouts?

Dad breaking away from the lounge chair or bar and taking his little reprobates out in the woods to go hunting and fishing. If not that, then pulling a car out of a barn and restoring it. If not that, convert the garage into a workshop and build things.

Men aren't supposed to be playing video games, we are supposed to be out building, fixing, protecting and improving things.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (p8A+W)

342
So what are the alternatives to boy scouts?

Posted by: Cuz I might have grandsons at July 31, 2023 09:15 AM

Because of my experience I told my daughter an emphatic NO to Boy Scouts. So her sons joined 4H, Civil Air Patrol, and baseball teams.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (enJYY)

343 ...and was writing a book about his experiences as the first family’s cook.
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He got tired of Schnitzengruben requests.

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (krqg6)

344 He obviously had a problem in his first term with personnel. I think part of that was the reality that the pool he had to chose from was pretty small, nobody wanted to work for Putin's puppet and he was the consummate outsider, and partly because he had crappy people advising him on DC appointments. Chrstie recommended Wray and he definitely still stands by him.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:11 AM (ZLI7S)

This where I have a problem with a Trump candidacy. This is not to be argumentative or to boosterism for any candidate - but this is just not a strong defense. He didn't know any better on staffing? And the pool of candidates was too small then.

How has the pool gotten bigger or better? I mean he can't pull from Omorosa or Scaramucci again so there is that. And he really hasn't shown growth in that area. Like I noted - Wray was *probably* a mistake Trump allows. Because he listened to Christie. So who is he listening to now? People like Lindsey Graham, for one.

This is problematic for me from a practical standpoint.

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (8SAJV)

345 330" Yea, the policies were pretty good and some how with all that bad management they got done."

Cheap money dramatically helps too.
Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:16 AM (p8A+W)

We've had cheap money since the Obama administration.

Trump was very good on deregulation. Regulations enhance corporate profits without adding economic value, they create make work that isn't productive and limit competition. Going in the opposite direction has easy economic benefits.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy - The Republic is already dead! at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (eYoxG)

346 Which is why I'd love to see him go ahead and get the VP spot. Like I said in #248, the (D)s won't need to cheat to beat his 52M total votes, but he and Trump as a team would offer the chance at the miracle to overcome the cheat and get in office to start fixing things.

What I get from Trump supporters is that Meatball Ron is a homo globalist RINO stooge. Surely his presence on the ticket would be a deal-breaker for Trump people.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (9yUzE)

347 It turns out that levels of water vapor in the atmosphere have dramatically increased over the last year-and-a-half, and water vapor is well recognized as a greenhouse gas, whose heightened presence leads to higher temperatures, a mechanism that dwarfs any effect CO2 may have.

So, why has atmospheric water vapor increased so dramatically?

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, it sent a tsunami racing around the world and set off a sonic boom that circled the globe twice. The underwater eruption in the South Pacific Ocean also blasted an enormous plume of water vapor into Earth’s stratosphere – enough to fill more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. The sheer amount of water vapor could be enough to temporarily affect Earth’s global average temperature.

Posted by: John Fetterman at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (RHGPo)

348 @JoshKraushaar

Overlooked: Republicans now have a partisan edge over Democrats, per Gallup — a historically rare development.

Another reason not to write off Trump in 2024.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (ZLI7S)

349 Anybody know if there will be coverage of Devon Archer testimony today. I can't find anything over at C-Span. Looks like another MSM news blackout.

Posted by: WisRich at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (G0vdT)

350 The Democrats will soon be unveiling their Young Pioneers program.

Does that involve sugar cane fields by day and BDSM dungeons at night?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (p8A+W)

351 Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like ~~Angela~~ Ben Cartwright's ugly twin.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Fixed.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (uiWTm)

352 Another Bidenomics Casualty!
Trucking Giant Yellow Ceases Operations
(Unions + Diesel Fuel Costs = FAILURE)

Posted by: John Fetterman at July 31, 2023 09:21 AM (RHGPo)

353 348 @JoshKraushaar

Overlooked: Republicans now have a partisan edge over Democrats, per Gallup — a historically rare development.

Another reason not to write off Trump in 2024.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (ZLI7S)

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More of an argument against writing off any Republican, to be honest.

But still, the vote counters in MI, WI, PA, and GA won't care.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:21 AM (LvTSG)

354 The Democrats will soon be unveiling their Young Pioneers program.

Does that involve sugar cane fields by day and BDSM dungeons at night?

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:20 AM (p8A+W)

Accordion Bands.

Posted by: Archer at July 31, 2023 09:22 AM (gmo/4)

355 What I get from Trump supporters is that Meatball Ron is a homo globalist RINO stooge. Surely his presence on the ticket would be a deal-breaker for Trump people.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

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I'm guessing Trump voters are a lot more open to Desantis than vice versa. Why, I've even heard people on this very thread say that if Trump is the nominee that they won't vote.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:22 AM (CM8Oa)

356 Yea, the policies were pretty good and some how with all that bad management they got done.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:14 AM (ZLI7S)

The Trump paradox.

Posted by: 7man at July 31, 2023 09:22 AM (qwO6y)

357 Neck down, she looks pretty shag-able. Neck up is like Angela Cartwright's ugly twin.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

I didn't think Veronica was that bad, even as a kid. This may explain a few things.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 09:23 AM (u/66v)

358 I look forward to DeSantis getting rock-ribbed conservatives approved by Mitch McConnell.
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And to all of the Recess Appointments!

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 31, 2023 09:23 AM (krqg6)

359 Democrat Senator Chris Coons claims there's "not one shred of evidence tying President Biden" to Hunter Biden's corrupt business deals.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 31, 2023 06:35 AM (BRHaw)

You Have No Proof

The hit song of criminals the world over since time immemorial.

Posted by: ... at July 31, 2023 09:23 AM (M1Qjt)

360 And how about this? A Chinese bio-weapons lab doing some nasty shit. No, not in Wuhan but in . . . California. What the actual fuck?

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"Hey, think of all that taxpayer money Fauci is saving on airfare flying domestically instead of flying off to China and Ukraine all the time, h8r!"

Posted by: ShainS at July 31, 2023 09:23 AM (TLCpp)

361 Accordion Bands.

Posted by: Archer

Shmenge Brothers?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 09:24 AM (u/66v)

362 Anybody know if there will be coverage of Devon Archer testimony today. I can't find anything over at C-Span. Looks like another MSM news blackout.
Posted by: WisRich

Its a closed door testimony

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 31, 2023 09:24 AM (CIS44)

363 What I get from Trump supporters is that Meatball Ron is a homo globalist RINO stooge. Surely his presence on the ticket would be a deal-breaker for Trump people.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:19 AM (9yUzE)

A homo globalist RINO stooge - who would make a GREAT Vice President!

Posted by: blaster at July 31, 2023 09:24 AM (8SAJV)

364 > Trucking Giant Yellow Ceases Operations
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So, Hunter gets his wish?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 09:24 AM (Q4IgG)

365 And how about this? A Chinese bio-weapons lab doing some nasty shit. No, not in Wuhan but in . . . California. What the actual fuck?

Forget it Jake, it's Chinacommunisttown.

Posted by: Archer at July 31, 2023 09:25 AM (gmo/4)

366 Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that former President Donald Trump still has strong political pull in his state of Pennsylvania, adding that he sees “Trump signs everywhere.”

Fetterman issued his comments about Trump’s status in Pennsylvania when speaking with the New York Times last week about the political fallout surrounding the former president’s indictment.

“It doesn’t matter. I’m a senator, and I’m not sure how many times he’s been indicted. He’s been impeached twice. Has that changed anything? You’re still seeing Trump signs everywhere in Pennsylvania. You have to respect his strength in all of that,” he said.

Posted by: John Fetterman at July 31, 2023 09:25 AM (RHGPo)

367 I'm guessing Trump voters are a lot more open to Desantis than vice versa. Why, I've even heard people on this very thread say that if Trump is the nominee that they won't vote.

When supporters of a candidate constantly call you a piece of shit for not supporting their guy, it works wonders to turn you off from him. When their only response to sincere questions like "How is he going to overcome the rigging and win" is to call you a piece of shit, it works wonders to turn you off from their guy.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:25 AM (9yUzE)

368 Trucking Giant Yellow Ceases Operations

I've often wondered about things like this. Are drivers hundreds or thousands of miles from home simply left to their own devices to get home?

Where Robert when we need him?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (u/66v)

369 367 When their only response to sincere questions like "How is he going to overcome the rigging and win" is to call you a piece of shit, it works wonders to turn you off from their guy.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:25 AM (9yUzE)

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The only thing I've heard from anyone on this is, literally, blind hope that somebody is doing something.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (LvTSG)

370 Fetterman issued his comments about Trump’s status in Pennsylvania when speaking with the New York Times last week about the political fallout surrounding the former president’s indictment.

The Times got all that from a series of beeps from his chair?

Posted by: Archer at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (gmo/4)

371 In a perfect GOP world DeSantis is their candidate and Trump runs 3rd party.... ensuring a Democrat landslide with whatever stooge they put up.

This... this is the GOP way.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (Q4IgG)

372 And how about this? A Chinese bio-weapons lab doing some nasty shit. No, not in Wuhan but in . . . California. What the actual fuck?

The reporting on it was terrible. Its hard to believe that this was discovered by an eagle eyed field grunt spotting a garden hose coming out of a wall.

No mention of arrests, detainings, interrogations. Just a ten second record search on the county tax assessors database.

The smell on this is too offensive to care.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:27 AM (p8A+W)

373 340 So how did Obama fall off the paddleboard?
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Zombie Bo swam out and pushed him off.

Good dog. Good boy!

*(October 9, 2008 - May 8, 2021)

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 31, 2023 09:27 AM (krqg6)

374 The Chef saw Michele's Cock and Balls.

So. He had to die.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2023 09:27 AM (4BC5M)

375 I've often wondered about things like this. Are drivers hundreds or thousands of miles from home simply left to their own devices to get home?

Where Robert when we need him?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (u/66v)

Stranded somewhere, trying to get home, of course.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 31, 2023 09:27 AM (Angsy)

376 298 Deliverance was set in Georgia, not WV.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 31, 2023 09:27 AM (xTRSc)

377 >>This where I have a problem with a Trump candidacy. This is not to be argumentative or to boosterism for any candidate - but this is just not a strong defense. He didn't know any better on staffing? And the pool of candidates was too small then.

I think the pool likely has gotten bigger and probably even more importantly Trump learned a lot in his 4 years in DC and more since. Trump was a first time politician not just a first time president and he was under constant assault even before he took office. The reaction to his presidency from both sides of the aisle was unprecedented and made understanding who could be trusted and who couldn't incredibly difficult.

We probably all had some idea about the swamp before Trump but it wasn't until he took office that we saw how big it really was and how viciously it would attack.

I don't think we can judge if has grown or not by who he has at his rallies. Like it or not the citizens of SC keep voting for Graham and Trump is trying to win SC. That doesn't mean he and Graham are dating.

Besides, nobody really remembers staff after the presidency. The only president anyone mentions this about is Trump. They care about results.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:27 AM (ZLI7S)

378 Accordion Bands.

Posted by: Archer at July 31, 2023 09:22 AM (gmo/4)

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* Weird Al Yankovic has entered the chat *

BTW, there's a biopic of him (that I never heard of but stumbled on searching for something) that came out last year starring Harry Potter.

Posted by: ShainS at July 31, 2023 09:28 AM (TLCpp)

379 Obama gets three free kills from the Deep State, and he wasted one on his chef?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:28 AM (LvTSG)

380 What I get from Trump supporters is that Meatball Ron is a homo globalist RINO stooge. Surely his presence on the ticket would be a deal-breaker for Trump people.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

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I'm guessing Trump voters are a lot more open to Desantis than vice versa. Why, I've even heard people on this very thread say that if Trump is the nominee that they won't vote.
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When supporters of a candidate constantly call you a piece of shit for not supporting their guy, it works wonders to turn you off from him. When their only response to sincere questions like "How is he going to overcome the rigging and win" is to call you a piece of shit, it works wonders to turn you off from their guy.

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Who did that?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:28 AM (CM8Oa)

381
The only thing I've heard from anyone on this is, literally, blind hope that somebody is doing something.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (LvTSG)

Judicial Watch is doing good things to get voter roles purged of deceased or moved out of state. Anyone with mad money laying around could consider sending them a donation.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (enJYY)

382 Well, besides ace.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (CM8Oa)

383 Trucking Giant Yellow Ceases Operations
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I think they were color blind anyway. The logo said yellow.
But the trucks looked orange to me.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (dr4Q1)

384 BTW, there's a biopic of him (that I never heard of but stumbled on searching for something) that came out last year starring Harry Potter.

It's very good. It's not a biopic in the traditional sense, but it's perfect for Weird Al.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (9yUzE)

385 I remember when Ron supported Red Flag laws in Florida.

Yeah, that could be a problem for me. Has he recanted? Has Trump?

Posted by: Oddbob at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (nfrXX)

386 Corrupt Joe will be vacationing all week, at his Rehoboth Beach place.

Maybe some DoJ personnel will be invited to a swimming and sailboating party in the Atlantic. IYKWIM

Posted by: Gref at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (AMIL/)

387 298 Deliverance was set in Georgia, not WV.
_________

A higher class of hillbilly.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (lf83v)

388 >>I'm guessing Trump voters are a lot more open to Desantis than vice versa.

Rich Barris has been Polling the 2nd Choices pretty intensely for the last year.

DeSantis has an extremely weak path if he's relying on others Voters to support him.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (4BC5M)

389 * Weird Al Yankovic has entered the chat *

BTW, there's a biopic of him (that I never heard of but stumbled on searching for something) that came out last year starring Harry Potter.
Posted by: ShainS

It's actually very fun, its complete satire of biopics. Lots of off the wall humor.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (CIS44)

390 Michele's Cock and Balls sounds like a French Pub.

Posted by: ShainS at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (TLCpp)

391 The Nancy Mace sock is pretty funny. I’m still incredulous that this woman could be so clueless as to make that “joke” to that audience…. She’s clearly never spent much time with actual real evangelicals….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (t8fhO)

392 381 Judicial Watch is doing good things to get voter roles purged of deceased or moved out of state. Anyone with mad money laying around could consider sending them a donation.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (enJYY)

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That matters very little when vote counters in Atlanta just run the same ballot through a hundred times and then judges say, "Too late," to anyone who complains.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (LvTSG)

393 Its a closed door testimony

Of course it is. It allows anyone to say anything afterwards and no way to verify.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (p8A+W)

394 Who did that?

The Trump Twitter Army.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (9yUzE)

395 Trucking Giant Yellow Ceases Operations
__________

No yellow.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (lf83v)

396 The are several YouTube channels dedicated to turning cities into walkable paradises with no need for cars. Their goal is everyone crammed into apartments, biking and taking “public transit” everywhere.

And they have millions of followers,

Posted by: Montec at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (6TM0R)

397 It's actually very fun, its complete satire of biopics. Lots of off the wall humor.

Posted by: BruceWayne at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM (CIS44)

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Thanks, saw the trailer on ImDB and thought so as well. Will have to check it out ...

Posted by: ShainS at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (TLCpp)

398 368 Trucking Giant Yellow Ceases Operations

I've often wondered about things like this. Are drivers hundreds or thousands of miles from home simply left to their own devices to get home?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 31, 2023 09:26 AM (u/66v)

They made announcement over the weekend and said they would complete shipments and get trucks back to dispatch by Noon today.

Posted by: WisRich at July 31, 2023 09:31 AM (G0vdT)

399 387 298 Deliverance was set in Georgia, not WV.
_________

A higher class of hillbilly.
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It would have made much moar sense if it was filmed in San Fran.

Posted by: Puddinhead at July 31, 2023 09:32 AM (J7wri)

400 Who did that?

The Trump Twitter Army.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

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That's a group of people unknown to you on a platform that is known to be used for manipulation, psy-ops, censorship, and advertising.

Anyone here?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:32 AM (CM8Oa)

401 396 The are several YouTube channels dedicated to turning cities into walkable paradises with no need for cars. Their goal is everyone crammed into apartments, biking and taking “public transit” everywhere.

And they have millions of followers
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If they do away with elevators they would become very healthy and very young.

Posted by: Puddinhead at July 31, 2023 09:33 AM (J7wri)

402
A higher class of hillbilly.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at July 31, 2023 09:29 AM

They're hillwilliams.

Posted by: Miss Jane at July 31, 2023 09:33 AM (enJYY)

403 I have seen no credible plan for Trump or any other GOP candidate to overcome the election rigging so the RDS/DJT debate is moot for me.

But there is a huge nutjob Trump contingent on X that is doing him no favors.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:33 AM (9yUzE)

404 Their goal is everyone crammed into apartments,

Da, da! Easier control proletariat.

- Soviet Politburo

Posted by: Archer at July 31, 2023 09:33 AM (gmo/4)

405 Regarding Yellow:

The company received a $700 million loan from the federal government in 2020, a loan that resulted in taxpayers holding 30% of its outstanding stock. And the company still owed the Treasury department more than $700 million according to its most recently quarterly report, nearly half of the long-term debt on its books.

Taxpayer bailouts suck.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at July 31, 2023 09:34 AM (lf83v)

406 >> The are several YouTube channels dedicated to turning cities into walkable paradises with no need for cars. Their goal is everyone crammed into apartments, biking and taking “public transit” everywhere.

In the last 25-30 years, how much progress has the US made on reducing its Carbon Emissions?

Pretty significant, right?

Show me the GAINZ we netted. I want to see your maths.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2023 09:35 AM (4BC5M)

407 But there is a huge nutjob Trump contingent on X that is doing him no favors.

--

Funny how that works.

Wear your mask and stay safe, citizen. Also this information about Ivermectin is misinformation bordering on malinformation. Look to us for the truth.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - The EPA has determined US has cooled since 1948 at July 31, 2023 09:35 AM (CM8Oa)

408 I know you guys. You'd just as soon eliminate the middle-face's profit and apply those eyebrows directly over her nipples. Then she wouldn't always be yowling about where her eyes are. In Thurber's purview, they will put you in the booby hatch.

Boys Club, CAP, ball leagues and church groups are all subject to the same warnings that BSA invites. If boys are gathered together and there is a cult of lassoing boys, no organization will be exempt. The nationwide shriek over BSA should also be directed toward many other youth activities.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 31, 2023 09:36 AM (4PZHB)

409 Who did that?

The Trump Twitter Army.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:30 AM (9yUzE)

Reason 1004 to not do Twitter (except for Tucker Carlson). Views expressed on Twitter do not in any way represent your typical Trump supporter. Most of us really admire DeSantis but strongly prefer Trump in 2024 for reasons that JackStraw explains best. Plus we don’t want to lose an outstanding governor in a key state like FL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 31, 2023 09:36 AM (t8fhO)

410 In before the Art again, if barely. Trying to shift to getting going much earlier this week, since afternoons are going to be hellish. Hope all the Morons are cool.

JJ - take the week half-off, you've earned it.

Now to check the Report to see what the Devil is up to now.

Posted by: mindful webworker - seeking shelter from the swelter at July 31, 2023 09:36 AM (5mYby)

411 nood art

peons

Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at July 31, 2023 09:36 AM (krqg6)

412
In the last 25-30 years, how much progress has the US made on reducing its Carbon Emissions?

Pretty significant, right?

Show me the GAINZ we netted. I want to see your maths.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2023 09:35 AM

I really don't know - but the transitioning from coal to natural gas by utilities must have caused some lowering.

Posted by: Miss Jane at July 31, 2023 09:37 AM (enJYY)

413 ,They made announcement over the weekend and said they would complete shipments and get trucks back to dispatch by Noon today.
Posted by: WisRich at July 31, 2023 09:31 AM (G0vdT)

Otherwise the truck and trailer go home with me.

Posted by: Unpaid driver at July 31, 2023 09:38 AM (0s/yl)

414 That's a group of people unknown to you on a platform that is known to be used for manipulation, psy-ops, censorship, and advertising.

Which would be a completely valid point, except their candidate is engaging in the same brand of name-calling and personal attacks. Even to the point of saying that Cuomo handled Covid better than DeSantis.

https://is.gd/HMFEiw

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:38 AM (9yUzE)

415 >>The Trump Twitter Army.

You mean the cult as Ron's Meatball Army calls them?

Whoever came up with that little gem should be shot into the sun. Trying to win someone over to your side by insulting them is pure genius.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 31, 2023 09:38 AM (ZLI7S)

416 >>I really don't know - but the transitioning from coal to natural gas by utilities must have caused some lowering.

Reductions have been massive.

How has that translated to GAINZ re. Climate Change?

None. There have been no discernible GAINZ from all of these reductions. None.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2023 09:40 AM (4BC5M)

417 416 Reductions have been massive.

How has that translated to GAINZ re. Climate Change?

None. There have been no discernible GAINZ from all of these reductions. None.

Posted by: garrett at July 31, 2023 09:40 AM (4BC5M)

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Because the middle class still have power in their homes, duh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, contemplating utopia with Peter Weir at July 31, 2023 09:42 AM (LvTSG)

418 It is also striking that while the Trump camp ruthlessly attacks DeSantis, they hardly attack Biden at all about anything except the admittedly unjust prosecution.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 31, 2023 09:43 AM (9yUzE)

419 wake up and smell the reality, dude
the other side is playing for keeps, so get your head out of your ass

Posted by: DB - keep it short at July 31, 2023 08:30 AM (geLO

He IS the other side.

Posted by: ... at July 31, 2023 09:44 AM (M1Qjt)

420 Those YouTubers are always single 25 year olds. They never think through how living in a 1 bedroom apartment with no car works when you have a few kids.

Posted by: Montec at July 31, 2023 09:44 AM (6TM0R)

421 It is also striking that while the Trump camp ruthlessly attacks DeSantis, they hardly attack Biden at all about anything except the admittedly unjust prosecution.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo

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Wonder how much of that is real and how much is manufactured.

Posted by: Montec at July 31, 2023 09:45 AM (6TM0R)

422 “It was pretty clear right off the batthat something was going on we didn’t have a business license for,

Phrasing?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 31, 2023 09:46 AM (ynpvh)

423 When I minored in physical geography (later gloriously retitled Earth Science) in the late Devonian, it was presumed that massive additions of water vapor would manifest as "clouds," whose albedo reflected some sunlight, and would result in cooling.

Clearly the role of water vapor has changed over the ages.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 31, 2023 09:47 AM (4PZHB)

424 >>I'm guessing Trump voters are a lot more open to Desantis than vice versa.

Does that really matter right now.
I find it totally unnecessary to trash Republicans base on primaries. Your vote does all of the talking.

Posted by: John Fetterman at July 31, 2023 09:48 AM (RHGPo)

425 Does the Trump cult have anything other than B.S. conspiracy theories?

Cultism 101

If you still support Trump, you’re not America First. You’re Trump First

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 09:54 AM (3ImbR)

426 The Left Hates Sound of Freedom Because They Hate Children

I disagree; They're Pǝdos, so the love children.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 31, 2023 09:55 AM (ynpvh)

427 Too bad their mothers didn’t have any sons.

What a bunch of broke prissy little pussy Karens.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 09:55 AM (3ImbR)

428 ^^^ And those are from just one RDS supporter.

Posted by: IrishEi at July 31, 2023 09:56 AM (3ImbR)

429 The Left Hates Sound of Freedom Because They Hate Children

I disagree. It's because these children represent actual modern day slaves, who would be first in line for reparations.
When it comes to 'victimhood', it has been shown people will fight to be 1st.

Posted by: John Fetterman at July 31, 2023 09:59 AM (RHGPo)

430 People all over chicago are mad. A bunch of socialist libs are protesting in Edgewater bc the socialist lib they elected is now donating their one park and fieldhouse to house the illegals.

Good and hard, folks.

Posted by: PJ at July 31, 2023 10:01 AM (G1dq6)

431 FFS, don't swallow the Ramaswamy bait! He believes we need MORE immigration! Only he favors brown people from across the Pacific, rather than down south. He admitted such in a recent interview.

Posted by: Old Southern Boy at July 31, 2023 10:04 AM (GXBIW)

432 Does anyone believe that Vivek is running for anything more than a cabinet position in prospective Trump administration?

Posted by: Reggie1971 at July 31, 2023 10:17 AM (CZflq)

433 The Indian guy is a globalist, said Trump was wrong to get out of TPP

He’s swarmy by a lot

Posted by: Gonzotx at July 31, 2023 10:50 AM (MwHgU)

434 I'm making $90 an hour working from home. I never imagined that it was honest to goodness yet my closest companion is earning sixteen thousand US dollars a month by working on the connection, that was truly astounding for me, she prescribed for me to attempt it simply. Everybody must try this job now by just using this website... www.Payathome7.com

Posted by: www.Payathome7.com at July 31, 2023 01:11 PM (Wl7YG)

435 What a shock, the Jew supports the candidate who wants to bring in more immigrants to take jobs from Americans

Posted by: BFYTW at July 31, 2023 02:06 PM (Zyd/9)

436 Good morning all! Happy Monday, might as well be happy since it's here. Oh and fuck Mike Miller and RedState.com.

Posted by: Tracy at July 31, 2023 02:38 PM (WZEl7)

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