US Politics November 2017

There's something Strange going on tonight. Michael's nervous and the lights are bright.

I assume Trump is going to point out that he supported the other guy first.

I like my nation like I like my county fairs.

Full of unhealthy food, scary rides, and mutant produce. And run by frightening carnies.

I️ cut my campaign teeth (and actual teeth) in Alabama. Roy Moore has no path now based on his historic performance. I’ve only ever said that about Democrats in my home state.

— Richard Allen Smith (@rockrichard) November 9, 2017

1) Moore is unpopular amongst REPUBLICANS in AL. Only wins with low t/o primary and then straight ticket voters in the GE.
2) State GOP seem as corrupt regardless of party after Bentley/Hubbard/Moore/Strange all in past year
3) special is 2wks b4 xmas

— Richard Allen Smith (@rockrichard) November 9, 2017

I wanna see some polling backing that up

if turnout is the problem then you the polling may overestimate his support 🤞 but yeah it's a long shot

If you’re a GOP straight ticket voter, do you make an effort during the holidays to go vote for a candidate you hate from a party you feel is corrupt? Those voters are largely going to stay home.

— Richard Allen Smith (@rockrichard) November 9, 2017

That dude's twitter feed is intriguing, especially if (as someone else claims) local republicans are quietly rallying for Jones. I mean, weird things happen. But I dunno. Would impress me if Alabama went Dem over a corrupt religious nut who was just outed as a sexual predator.

Is it true that Birmingham has a lefty mayor?

maybe even alabama is fed up with soft-on-russia republicans?

Was it John Oliver who hilariously described Alabama as the South's "the South?"

I heard an interview with Moore when he was running for the primary. The (sympathetic) interviewer asked him his thoughts on DACA, and his reaction was basically "what the hell are you talking about?" He had no idea what DACA was (and this was peak DACA debate).

Asked by WVNN's radio host Dale Jackson about Trump's push to end DACA protection for so-called Dreamers, a confused Moore responded "Pardon? The Dreamer program?"

JACKSON: "Yes, sir, the DACA/DAPA. You're not aware of what Dreamers are?"

MOORE: "No."

JACKSON: "This is a big issue in the immigration debate …"

MOORE: "Why don't you tell me what it is Dale and quit beating around and tell me what it is."

JACKSON: "I'm in the process of doing that Judge Moore."

There it is

After a long pause, Alabama Bibb County Republican chairman Jerry Pow tells me he'd vote for Roy Moore even if Moore did commit a sex crime against a girl.

"I would vote for Judge Moore because I wouldn't want to vote for Doug," he says. "I'm not saying I support what he did."

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 9, 2017

There is literally no crime that supercedes tribal affiliation with these fuckers

better ped than red

xp live boy/dead girl?

That should've been the reporter's follow-up question

Was it John Oliver who hilariously described Alabama as the South's "the South?"

― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, November 9, 2017 7:49 PM

lol this is otm

Senate passes measure requiring sexual harassment training for senators, aides.

Was it John Oliver who hilariously described Alabama as the South's "the South?"

what does that make mississippi?

better ped than red

solid

Well, at least he's consistent...

As a judge, Roy Moore cast the lone dissenting vote in an 8-1 decision essentially arguing against the legal premise of statutory rape. https://t.co/hWJIX0k9Fp

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) November 9, 2017

Ew

This is not my original thought but man Trump with 280 characters on Twitter is unreadable nonsense.

How long until some sadist makes a Trump tweets daily desk calendar?

yeah the 140 character trump tritter golden era is sadly over

In other news, it seems for the first time the Mueller investigation is getting some leaks. Probably because it is less in fact gathering mode and more in 2nd-stage forward momentum mode. That story about Flynn allegedly planning an extraordinary rendition of that Turkish cleric? That's some fucked up, no doubt highly illegal shit. He's going to get charged with far worse than money laundering.

I heard about that Flynn cleric thing like a week after he was canned

the unequivocal defense of moore from a bunch of these alabama turds is something else

pretty nuts

if by "something else" you mean totally consistent with the party who enthusiastically voted for "grab 'em by the pussy" then

The Gülen allegation isn’t new but the suggestion that Flynn would have been paid millions of Dollars for it is, I think.

frogbs sadly otm

this is a crew who never, ever disowns their members. I mean, it's *still* called the Hastert Rule.

lol @ Bannon's "the Bezos Amazon Post is making it personal and not political!" dude, you wrote the fucking guidebook on this.

i do think that some of that right-wing idiocy is starting to increasingly wear on more swayable center-right types. i think Trump's problem the entire time he's been president has been the lack of an unlikable opponent, which is why they keep bringing up Hillary over and over. let's play our greatest hit one more time!

totally agree

regarding Flynn, yeah it was reported or leaked about the cleric, but I'm not sure it was reported that he was literally going to kidnap him and take him to Turkey.

for money.

our local newspaper does a lot of Trump stories and there's usually someone there to comment "typical biased BS, how come you never talk about Hillary?"

total head in sand assholes.

If "Trying to fix the Miss Universe pageant" is the thing that brings Trump down I'm going to leap into the sun. Not that any of his base cares about this.

(THREAD) BREAKING: According to an individual with firsthand knowledge of the judging of the 2002 Miss Universe pageant, Trump tried to rig the outcome of the international contest to award the prestigious “Miss Universe” title to Vladimir Putin’s then-mistress, Oxana Fedorova. pic.twitter.com/1mPjdL4Omj

— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) November 10, 2017

which is why they keep bringing up Hillary over and over. let's play our greatest hit one more time!

lol will we still be hearing about hillary in a year, two years, three years? there has to be diminishing returns but i think we will be hearing about her forever

Uh yeah the crookedness of Hillary will last forever

the clintons are the right’s emmanuel goldstein, we’ll be hearing about them (and soros) for as long as they’re useful targets

if we could harness Clinton-generated outrage as an energy source, we could swear off of fossil fuels within 18 months

perpetual idiopathic scoliosis

will it be 280 character twitter that finally brings trump down?

tweeting 'on narrative'

Jack Posobiec (who is verified on Twitter) is now posting pics and the workplace of at least one of the Roy Moore accusers

jfc

Hi it's me, the serious op-ed columnist, who cannot tell the difference between the populism that's racist and the one that wants to make healthcare a right. I write the same 3 columns over and over again and am paid .5 million a year plus speaking fees.

— Luke Savage (@LukewSavage) November 10, 2017

lol will we still be hearing about hillary in a year, two years, three years? there has to be diminishing returns but i think we will be hearing about her forever

The right is still mad at those dirty hippies who wouldn't let us just do our job in Vietnam.