indeed -- and it was basically anything, not just the bush admin
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
xps The Ethics & Public Policy Center is currently headed by Ed Whelan of Kavanaugh Zillow theory infamy. Great work, WaPo.
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
You'd think the fourth estate might've seen our current era as a prime opportunity to seize the moral high ground and aspire to something better but not so fucking much.
― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
The WaPo editorial board wishes to keep its spotless record of defending free speech by giving a much-needed voice to the servile toadies of the rich and powerful.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link
“Veteran suicide is an incredible thing to watch” — @realDonaldTrump— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) March 5, 2019
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:21 (five years ago) link
wtf
― 27 Discounts ILXors Get Only If They Know (WmC), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
Trump is def high on more than applause. He does rails of AdderallThe president does rails of Adderall.
The president does rails of Adderall.
weird how ppl in this thread keep reminding us of his only likable, relatable trait, aka his very likely frequent drug abuse
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
New @QuinnipiacPoll: 64% say Trump committed crimes before becoming president and 45% say Trump committed crimes while president— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) March 5, 2019
sure but how many of them will still vote for him
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:27 (five years ago) link
It's nice to see at least that much realism reflected in the general population.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:28 (five years ago) link
He committed crimes because he's smart, duh.
― DJI, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
Yeah, an important metric to measure now is how many people think it's cool having a criminal for a president.
― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
racist quas-fascist rapist despots are likeable if they are drug addicts?
― my future think tank (stevie), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:06 (five years ago) link
his only likeable trait IMO was saying bloodsport was his favorite movie. i still think everyone would be better off if he was curbstomped.
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
no argument from me on that score
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
Likes Twisted Sister (although it was not reciprocated)
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
Hates Jeff Sessions
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:19 (five years ago) link
Mortal.
― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 20:22 (five years ago) link
hardcore adderall abuse is not relatable (unless you work in media)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:02 (five years ago) link
tbf Trump works mainly in media
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:09 (five years ago) link
tough words from a board that embraced "gucci gucci" with open arms
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:09 (five years ago) link
I only said "drug abuse" but sure I'll concede that specific trait is more niche (fwiw I have never done it myself)
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
Adderall is an evil substance imo
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:18 (five years ago) link
that's a bad o
― moose; squirrel (silby), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
I don’t fully feel that way i guess. I didn’t enjoy feeling dependent on it.
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:21 (five years ago) link
If it helps people then good for them—i wouldn’t want to disparage that
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:22 (five years ago) link
Well he didn't commit Crimes like minorities do, such as stealing a cigarette or attempting to cross a line on the map. He committed ""crimes"" like smart rich white guys do.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:35 (five years ago) link
they weren't even real crimes, he was just being sarcastic
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 21:37 (five years ago) link
Fox News Quietly Ditched Trump-Loving Sheriff David Clarke
The one-time Fox News regular, who was previously considered for different senior posts in the Trump administration, was effectively “banned” last year by the network, according to two sources familiar with the situation.The decision was more sweeping than the “soft bans” that Fox has imposed on other guests or contributors, such as former White House official Sebastian Gorka, who was barred from Fox’s “hard news” programming but regularly appeared on opinion shows like Hannity.And Fox News isn’t the only organization to apparently part ways with the demagogic lawman.Two knowledgeable sources confirmed that Clarke is also no longer a senior adviser and spokesman for pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, where he landed in late 2017 after he resigned as sheriff and was repeatedly blocked from getting a position in the Trump administration. (For instance, Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon wanted to hire Clarke as a White House official, primarily to make TV appearances and take on members of the media.)...It’s not totally clear why Fox News hasn’t welcomed Clarke back on its air in more than a year.“His rhetoric became crazier and crazier and most shows refused to use him,” one source familiar with the situation told The Daily Beast.Another Fox source suggested that it probably didn’t help that the loud-mouthed sheriff repeatedly bashed high-school-aged Parkland shooting victims—at one point accusing them of being funded by George Soros to “spew anti-gun talking points”—at the same time Fox News was attempting to tread lightly after its primetime star Laura Ingraham faced a massive ad boycott for mocking the students.
The decision was more sweeping than the “soft bans” that Fox has imposed on other guests or contributors, such as former White House official Sebastian Gorka, who was barred from Fox’s “hard news” programming but regularly appeared on opinion shows like Hannity.
And Fox News isn’t the only organization to apparently part ways with the demagogic lawman.
Two knowledgeable sources confirmed that Clarke is also no longer a senior adviser and spokesman for pro-Trump super PAC America First Action, where he landed in late 2017 after he resigned as sheriff and was repeatedly blocked from getting a position in the Trump administration. (For instance, Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon wanted to hire Clarke as a White House official, primarily to make TV appearances and take on members of the media.)
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It’s not totally clear why Fox News hasn’t welcomed Clarke back on its air in more than a year.
“His rhetoric became crazier and crazier and most shows refused to use him,” one source familiar with the situation told The Daily Beast.
Another Fox source suggested that it probably didn’t help that the loud-mouthed sheriff repeatedly bashed high-school-aged Parkland shooting victims—at one point accusing them of being funded by George Soros to “spew anti-gun talking points”—at the same time Fox News was attempting to tread lightly after its primetime star Laura Ingraham faced a massive ad boycott for mocking the students.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 02:53 (five years ago) link
So the people running things at Fox, like producers - do these people recognize their hosts and guests as clowns and crazies?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 02:57 (five years ago) link
remarkable that mocking the parkland victims and survivors is only one *possible* explanation and does not, by itself, seem like an open-and-shut reason for fox to cut him loose.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:11 (five years ago) link
i dunno. you'd think they would have declared him to have crossed a line years ago.
― akm, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:24 (five years ago) link
seems more likely that clarke and/or gorka took a shit on the green room floor or something
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:25 (five years ago) link
xposts
remarkable that the president of the united states was the leading face of the birther movement, and still promotes the idea in the oval office
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:30 (five years ago) link
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2:09 PM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this was an excellent lol thank you dc
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 03:31 (five years ago) link
clarke is like those early nazis who were too crazy for hitler and goebbels etc. once the party had to get down to the business of running a country
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 05:02 (five years ago) link
like Julius Streicher
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 05:03 (five years ago) link
House Dems postpone vote rebuking Omar amid pressure from left
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
What a stupid situation. Dems get a little of power and spend it all getting derailed by this bullshit.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 15:45 (five years ago) link
of course
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
I will keep on saying it because it seems increasingly likely: party's gonna split at some point in the not-too-distant future, probably once it slowly dawns on us that the wheezy rasp in the GOP's hate-filled respiration has developed into an unmistakable death rattle.
― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
love a schism
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:06 (five years ago) link
I will keep on saying it because it seems increasingly likely: party's gonna split at some point in the not-too-distant future, probably once it slowly dawns on us that the wheezy rasp in the GOP's hate-filled respiration has developed into an unmistakable death rattle.― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Wednesday, March 6, 2019 4:00 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Wednesday, March 6, 2019 4:00 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
that's way optimistic. people were saying this in 2015/16, look what happened. fascism is resilient.
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:07 (five years ago) link
people were saying this in 2015/162008
― Emperor Tonetta Ketchup (sleeve), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:08 (five years ago) link
true!
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
2015/16 is better example given relevant events. But yeah people say it all the time
― Evan, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
The survival of the GOP at this point depends largely on a life support system of cheatery and flim-flammery that is, admittedly, still pretty robust. The more power the dems gain and the more dems in power focus their attention on eg redistricting and voter rights legislation and campaign finance legislation, the less viable that life support system is going to become. Having a criminal for a president and a slew of GOP-ers who've hitched their wagon to him certainly doesn't hurt.
― Gary Ornmigh, Heywood's son (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
unless they just go full autocracy which they are clearly working toward
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Wednesday, 6 March 2019 18:27 (five years ago) link
speaking of focusing att'n on eg voter rights legislation: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/3/6/1839953/-House-Oversight-Democrats-announce-investigation-into-Georgia-s-war-on-voting
― davey, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 21:27 (five years ago) link
evergreen
At one point, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), a close Pelosi ally, pleaded with Democrats: “Everyone stop tweeting!” https://t.co/268pnsXAkm— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 6, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 6 March 2019 22:26 (five years ago) link
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ay6he2/my_failed_selfie_attempt_with_the_president_of/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 7 March 2019 02:04 (five years ago) link