US Politics November 2017

Dare I say this? Flo _is_ mega hawt, tho

Much less ambiguity about the polling trend in Alabama now. Things have gotten worse for Moore since the allegations first came out. pic.twitter.com/1cPt1jzvos

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 17, 2017

such a POS

A tearful Menendez thanked God, his family and the jurors outside the courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, as well as two senators who testified on his behalf as character witnesses, Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Lindsey Graham.

“The way this case started was wrong,” said Menendez, flanked by his grown children. “The way it was investigated was wrong. The way it was prosecuted was wrong. The way it was tried was wrong as well.”

The senator also added a warning to political rivals. “To those who were digging my political grave so they could jump into my seat: I know who you are, and I won’t forget you,” he said.

https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/11/16/menendez-settles-score-before-reelection-campiagn-116825

Thank you, confused jurors.

rule of law in the country has really taken a hit.

nice to see Booker so astutely perceiving that his party's recent momentum is totally in the direction of vouching for guys accused of being massively corrupt.

that's why we elected the law and order president! he's on it don't worry xp

now wanna start a poll on which law and order character would make the best president

(the answer is lennie briscoe obv)

the mayor of Jersey City said he'd endorse Menendez for another term, bcz LOL Jersey City.

I just assume everybody in Jersey is handed a bribe at birth

and a copy of born to run

for office

lulz

I know that Cory Booker is made up entirely of either kumbayah or the distilled essence of treachery depending on who you talk to but this move makes no sense from either angle.

What's up with this new Sam Clovis Russia stuff?

How a conservative group dealt with a fondling charge against a rising GOP star

people, including tony perkins, knew about the ohio state senator for two years

Sarah Huckster today: “Senator Franken has admitted wrongdoing and the president hasn’t. I think that’s a very clear distinction.”

snrk

AHAHAHA

too true!

lol

sounds like a december thread title

doesn't beat previous contender "nobody knows it but everybody's saying it"

MURKOWSKI: Alexander-Murray *NOT* a precondition for her vote; she remains undecided on the tax bill https://t.co/Zvl5rCVUV0

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 17, 2017

🤔

i swear the tax cuts will work this time guys

the audacity of hope

I finally watched the Orrin Hatch clip. Man, this pustule has been a menace to the public as long as I've paid attention to politics. Can he choke on a turkey bone or be caught with five dead boys?

Surely he’s at least 100 years old

lol

I’ll never forget “orrinating” from this Newsweek bit during the Clarence Thomas hearings

http://www.newsweek.com/buzzwords-203554?rx=us

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/us/politics/trump-russia-kushner.html

The subject line of the email, turned over to Senate investigators, read, “Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite,” according to one person who has seen the message.

That’s too many double entendres for one day, shut it down

hahaha!

subject: secret spy stuff, do not share!!!!

oh god that's ridiculous. good thing kushner still has security clearance.

"I know that Cory Booker is made up entirely of either kumbayah or the distilled essence of treachery depending on who you talk to but this move makes no sense from either angle."

maybe menendez is innocent? I dunno much about tbh

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO9X619XUAIfHPP.jpg
Is Hope Hicks an alien?

Yes

Instead of tax reform, why not just require every poor and middle class person to send a check for, say, 000 to their favorite rich person.

— Barbara Ehrenreich (@B_Ehrenreich) November 18, 2017

The GOP has a huge political problem with their tax bill, which is that the public seems to understand it. pic.twitter.com/fo6s3zIj5w

— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) November 19, 2017

The GOP tax policy for the poor and middle class has always been jam tomorrow, and never jam today.

and that’s why phish fans vote democrat

Sen. Jeff Flake(y), who is unelectable in the Great State of Arizona (quit race, anemic polls) was caught (purposely) on “mike” saying bad things about your favorite President. He’ll be a NO on tax cuts because his political career anyway is “toast.”

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017

Where do you begin with this one

jeff flake said bad things about eisenhower?

Never occurred to me how much the "extra" twitter characters would offer our "President" in the way of quotation "marks" !

Jeff Flakey... Al Frankenstein... christ I'm waiting for trump to tweet NO U or YO MAMA SO FAT at someone.

that was basically his approach to kim jong-un fyi

Someone needs to alert Melania of this cyberbully, stat.

Shoplifting is a very big deal in China, as it should be (5-10 years in jail), but not to father LaVar. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to China instead. China told them why they were released. Very ungrateful!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19, 2017

lol he's still on this

classy

well it hits upon his two favorite black people tropes (ungrateful + criminals) so I suspect he'll be on it for a while