bannon will be named senior counselor and this is what really terrifies me
― Clay, Sunday, 13 November 2016 21:28 (seven years ago) link
Priebus named as cos
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Sunday, 13 November 2016 21:40 (seven years ago) link
Is Bannon a lawyer? I don't see how he can become chief White House Counsel
Fuck the New York Times and Washington Post. I won't ever forget September 16, when Trump called his ridiculous press conference to announce the Clinton had started the birther lie. The New York Times had some repulsive headline, that suggested that he was "setting the record straight". instead of calling him out for the dirtbike he is. It wasn't until readers screamed at them in the comment section is that they change the headline to "unfurling of a lie". I told myself at that moment I would cancel my subscription if he won the election. Now I'm conflicted become a because I do think we need powerful voices of dissent.
― Dan S, Sunday, 13 November 2016 21:54 (seven years ago) link
Dirtbag lol
― Dan S, Sunday, 13 November 2016 21:55 (seven years ago) link
(sorry for all the dictation typos)
― Dan S, Sunday, 13 November 2016 21:59 (seven years ago) link
Now I'm conflicted because I do think we need powerful voices of dissent.
When you find one, let the rest of us know.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
someone needs to put some ground-up shrooms on Donald Trump's Whopper Jr. right before the inauguration.
― qop (crüt), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:17 (seven years ago) link
would prefer ground up glass, personally
― sarahell, Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:24 (seven years ago) link
JFC
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2016/11/team-trumps-new-deal-for-african-americans
― and this section is called boner (Phil D.), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
I appreciate the quiet NYT joeks:
At times, Mr. Priebus, whose first name rhymes with “pints,”
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:35 (seven years ago) link
????
― slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
oh, first name
― slathered in cream and covered with stickers (silby), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:39 (seven years ago) link
NYT can't beat Charles Pierce's moniker ("Obvious anagram Reince Preibus")
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:41 (seven years ago) link
uric penis beer
― qop (crüt), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
epic brine user
― Wozniak on Kimye's Baby (jaymc), Sunday, 13 November 2016 22:59 (seven years ago) link
Can't see a link anywhere to this Ezra Klein piece--excellent.
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/11/13578618/why-did-trump-win
"It's easy to come up with stories where Clinton could have gained 2 points, or to theorize that another candidate could have gained 4. But on the merits, this should have been 60-40, or 50-40-10...I can’t confidently explain his win."
― clemenza, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:09 (seven years ago) link
he won because of the electoral college. he lost the popular vote. can we stop trying to explain something that didn't happen in terms other than the stupid procedural relic that actually led to this?
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:14 (seven years ago) link
Guys.
This is the worst thing I've read this weekend -- and not unexpected.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ryan-plans-to-phase-out-medicare-in-2017
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:19 (seven years ago) link
Can't imagine the AARP and all the other old-people won't melt down at that.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:20 (seven years ago) link
Seriously
― flopson, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:27 (seven years ago) link
Honestly that's given me more hope than most stories I've read in the last 5 days, if there's anything that sends a message to Trump voters of "this is what these fuckers will do to you if you give them enough power" it's that.
― JoeStork, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:27 (seven years ago) link
He's such a vacant piece of shit
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:28 (seven years ago) link
But this won't affect Trump's voter base. It's the rest of us.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:29 (seven years ago) link
Democrats however should act as if we're all in danger.
SS privatization didn't go well for the GOP IIRC
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:30 (seven years ago) link
yeah there is no surer way to sink trump's first term + the republican congress than attacking medicare. there are *tons* of things they can get away with because they affect people indirectly instead of directly e.g. gutting dodd frank, anything global warming. starting things out by touching medicare is suicidal and only someone who's a true-believer like ryan would attempt it.
and I mean whatever if they succeed they'll probably just end up killing all of their voters anyway.
― iatee, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:31 (seven years ago) link
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)
ALfred's right, they are going to phase it out for anybody who wants to GO on Medicare going forward, not for the people who already have it
i.e. my wife, who plans to retire within 4 years.
― sleeve, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:33 (seven years ago) link
dubya's social security plan was similarly phase in. didn't matter.
― iatee, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:35 (seven years ago) link
http://66.media.tumblr.com/18fb83a620eecd2e6466d05b5927a3ad/tumblr_oglqt3vo631u5f06vo1_1280.jpg
riotous!
― piscesx, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:36 (seven years ago) link
If you want to accept the narrative of working-class whites yada yada yada, I'd say that the only government programs most have actually seen and understood clearly were Medicare and Social Security. Phase-in, immediate stop, whatever, most people instinctively know those things as the checks and care that kept grandma and grandpa alive.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:38 (seven years ago) link
didn't Trump stress that he wouldn't change Medicare? just don't see this happening but hey, anything is possible now
― Sharkie, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:40 (seven years ago) link
Maybe Ryan thinks if they only have a 2-year window then this is his only chance to get that one thing he's always more than anything in the world
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:42 (seven years ago) link
can we stop trying to explain something that didn't happen in terms other than the stupid procedural relic that actually led to this?
I think that's an issue separate from what Klein's trying to figure out, which is why it wasn't "60-40, or 50-40-10."
― clemenza, Sunday, 13 November 2016 23:58 (seven years ago) link
they are going to phase it out for anybody who wants to GO on Medicare going forward, not for the people who already have it
demographics are really working against this idea.
― sarahell, Monday, 14 November 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
The only glimmer of hope in this beyond the obvious overreach: it's possible Ryan wasn't even consulting Trump on this matter, so disorganized and lazy is Trump's transition.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 November 2016 00:06 (seven years ago) link
It's not below for a President Trump to dismiss in public even someone of his own putative party. I see this a lot in 2017, actually, especially if the polls show that this dissent plays well with his new Wisconsin constituency.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 November 2016 00:07 (seven years ago) link
*it's not below the line, that is
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 November 2016 00:08 (seven years ago) link
good lord that guy even looks like Goebbels!
― sarahell, Monday, 14 November 2016 00:16 (seven years ago) link
60 Minutes on now
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 November 2016 00:29 (seven years ago) link
oh god
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 14 November 2016 00:43 (seven years ago) link
would it surprise anyone if ryan is looking at trump like an easily manipulable boy king
― qualx, Monday, 14 November 2016 00:47 (seven years ago) link
The police report about Steve Bannon for domestic violence, if anyone is interested: http://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000156-c3f8-dd14-abfe-fbfbbe310001
Steve Bannon should be rejected for so many reasons, but that a report like this exists for a special adviser to the president elect is not normal.
― Frederik B, Monday, 14 November 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
Donald Trump raped his ex wife.
― Treeship, Monday, 14 November 2016 00:58 (seven years ago) link
It makes sense that a vicious thug would surround himself with similar types of people.
― Treeship, Monday, 14 November 2016 00:59 (seven years ago) link
extravagantly wealthy men who have never heard the word no
― Clay, Monday, 14 November 2016 01:07 (seven years ago) link
Well, yeah, and it's not normal to have a vicious thug in the white house, obviously. But you'd think the media would think the pick of Bannon would be a scandal because of that report. But no.
'New Trump appointee has a history of domestic violence
...yadayadayada....
The president elect himself was accused by his first ex-wife of spousal rape in 1991, and during the election a taped recording showed him bragging about getting away with sexual assault. Later ten women came forth with accusations of sexual assault.
Steve Bannon is expected to start at...'
Like, that's the story. That's why if you've got a history of attacks against women, you don't hire people with a history of attacks against women as your special adviser.
Argh, I'm going insane, why am I writing this to you? As if anyone here disagrees. As if anyone in the media disagrees. And yet they won't write about it.
― Frederik B, Monday, 14 November 2016 01:09 (seven years ago) link
Don't worry, the fun cover story on Bannon in next week's People will help us all see what a good choice he is. Look, he's relaxing in a pool, just like regular folks!
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Monday, 14 November 2016 01:12 (seven years ago) link
P.S. I am melting down and worrying about my long-term physical health and starting to sincerely wonder whether I'm going to survive four years of this.
― i need microsoft installed on my desktop, can you help (Old Lunch), Monday, 14 November 2016 01:14 (seven years ago) link
it's not normal to have a vicious thug in the white house
Are we sure about this, really? I feel like we're deciding to treat mid-20th Century values (like, say, FDR through LBJ) as the norm. Trump is probably not all that different from politicians of the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 14 November 2016 01:20 (seven years ago) link
the office had less power during those periods
― iatee, Monday, 14 November 2016 01:21 (seven years ago) link