US Politics, October 2018: next week will be even longer

i don't know who that is but fuck you

also, sparkle motion, i'm sorry for your losses, and my post by no means assumed you didn't have hardship in your own life. i just was not a fan of the rhetoric.

>I agree this is shameful and terrible but they're not random unrelated words. This is patriarchy and misogyny in visible action--supporting Hillary made him feel like less of a man, and less able to participate in masculinity, whereas jumping on the Trump bandwagon strokes his sense that he's included in the benefits of (explicitly) maleness and (I think, implicitly) whiteness, which is not an uncomplicated statement but still...BOOM. There you have it, in simple terms.

― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, October 11, 2018 10:37 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Agree totally -- was more stunned by his baseline honesty than being sarcastic by saying he was spelling it out -- there's a through-line in his entire rant so consistent I almost feel like thanking him for putting it this simply; Hillary's fine, but dads need to start playing catch with their sons again

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very helpful

The Kanye thing is incredibly honest, and embarrassing and stupid. I wonder if any other presidents would have had Kanye into the Oval Office to talk about what cool Dads they seem. Bill Clinton?

i don't know who that is but fuck you

― Trϵϵship, Thursday, October 11, 2018 9:11 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

New board descrip

definitely not

My colleagues have to go to dinner with their new boss in like 3 Thursdays and were asking me for conversation topics. I told them to say "Hey!, if this were the 80s all of us would be rushing home to catch the Cosby Show tonight!" I wonder if Kanye watched a lot of Cosby show and is now acting out.

god I hope I never "have to" go to dinner with my boss. any boss.

I am getting out of there next week so I get to miss the dinner and mandatory holiday parties. The last time I was working there two years ago I had to go to lunch with the boss and talked about how dogs can see ghosts. I nail these functions.

dogs can definitely see ghosts though

anyone who has had a dog knows that

Jim Brown had his bell rung a little too often

He also once threw a woman off a balcony or out of a window or something to that effect iirc so he’s on brand for this crew.

Leonard Cohen apparently wrote a Kanye West poem back in 2015:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpOEK31VAAA9ejO.jpg

so what if they want to go to war but don't have the planes?

https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/america-s-fighter-fleets-are-in-terrible-shape-but-matt-1829684952

That’s the worst thing Leonard Cohen ever wrote

on top of all the terrible things kanye is, he's also *of course* that asshole who's always showing you things on his phone.

that Leonard Cohen poem is wonderful

kanye is not picasso, but is definitely an asshole

That’s the worst thing Leonard Cohen ever wrote

― Trϵϵship, Friday, October 12, 2018 8:33 AM

that Leonard Cohen poem is wonderful

― El Tomboto, Friday, October 12, 2018 8:50 AM

You're both right.

All three of you are right.

if we're talking some alternative kind of right

is there any other kind

Co-opting the word 'alternative' is not the least of their crimes. Though I like to think that 'alt' is really just German for 'old', 'cause ultimately they're just a bunch of senile neo-nazis, regardless of age.

So, here's what we're up against.

Two AZ GOP staffers, under falsified names and a bogus "communist" organization, walked into #AZ01 Democrat @TomOHalleran's office to make a donation.

Tom's finance director smelled a rat.

Here she is, returning the money to the GOP office. pic.twitter.com/wfc6EAiapA

— Holly Fιɢυeroα O'Reιlly (@AynRandPaulRyan) October 12, 2018

“This is OSCAR”

wow, she's a champ

that was pretty much the definition of When they go low, we kick them

Hope they bring those two up on charges. Like Graham's threat to invent abuse survivors, if you're willing to cheat to win, get ready for consequences.

The pair initially walked in to sign up to volunteer but had brought along a jar full of money that they wished to donate. After being directed to a finance staffer, they were told to fill out paperwork. In doing so, they identified themselves as members of the Northern Arizona University Communist party. They made clear they were not an official group but were holding meetings. But they also insisted upon a receipt.

When told they get only an emailed receipt, Rosales immediately scratched out one email and wrote another. The entire process raised eyebrows among O’Halleran’s staff.

Pretty sneaky. Clearly their commie disguises needed more work.

when you make James O'Keefe look like a pro...

the "what campaign are you with again?" question suggests they've done this more than one place.

I just think the two idiots didn’t tell anyone else what they were doing. They were gonna be heroes!

in other "voter suppression" news:

https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/report-indiana-has-cancelled-the-voter-registrations-of-469-000-voters-gqyBXQkzEk6AIESavuIVpA/

The Supreme Court Just Ensured That Thousands of Native Americans Won’t Be Able to Vote in November

and Georgia, of course

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/suppression-critics-charge-georgia-gop-gov-candidate-purging-voters-election-n918761

"conservative" america: "if you can't win, cheat! states' rights! we're a republic not a democracy!!"

Looks like Beto's chances are steadily declining

You could say that about anyone in this country

feel like texas republicans could have at least done the country the favor of primarying out cruz

how is a dude who is so inherently dislikable a career politician?

See: Nixon, Richard Milhouse

First, “inherently dislikable” is often a prerequisite for choosing politics as a career - no normal person ever gets accustomed to spending so much time trying to be liked, or becomes so inured to failing at it, and that’s a big part of the job.

Second, have you ever spent much time in Texas?

teacher who talked about Miller eating glue suspended.

https://www.sfgate.com/news/education/article/Teacher-suspended-after-saying-Trump-aide-ate-13302114.php

i agree w/that, as a teacher you've gotta keep any shit with your students locked down, and it's not exactly a valuable revelation. just more stupid noise that has zero bearing on anything.

kinda can't blame them for suspending her.

xp

See: Nixon, Richard Milhouse

apparently, even ted cruz's kids don't like him, either

TEDD.

Dick got lots of supportive telegrams after the Checkers speech, which if you watch it is the most transparent self-serving bullshit