Of course she’d agree to go off the record if he asked. There’s just no way that he asked and then she took it on record.
― Suggest Banshee (Hadrian VIII), Sunday, 26 January 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link
The takeaway from this mess is that if you, as a journalist, have an offer or an opportunity to interview someone in the Trump administration, you would be well advised to slowly extend both middle fingers as a response.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Sunday, 26 January 2020 05:38 (four years ago) link
The aide told her no recording devices. It's totally plausible they were so stupid they thought that meant off the record and that her walking into the room with Pompeo was agreeing to the terms of service.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Sunday, 26 January 2020 13:57 (four years ago) link
NPR has the email chain where the aids were informed that she would be asking about Ukraine and OK'ed it; don't know if they released it yet but they discussed it last night and named the person on the emails.
In other shitty admin news: did Mnuchin force his wife to delete her Instagram post supporting Thunberg?
― akm, Sunday, 26 January 2020 15:06 (four years ago) link
I guess the prenup waiting period isn't up yet. Meanwhile:
I can’t imagine why most voters are deeply cynical about politics and think all the fighting is just a game. pic.twitter.com/95r8jm2QIV— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) January 26, 2020
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 January 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
“Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool” -Proverbs 10:18 #SundayScripture ✝️— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) January 26, 2020
gee, i wonder why his church chose to highlight that scripture today
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Monday, 27 January 2020 00:38 (four years ago) link
I really can't wait until Jesus comes back and starts beating the shit out of these assholes. As is my understanding of the scriptures.
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Monday, 27 January 2020 00:44 (four years ago) link
WE DONE BANANA REPUBLICED OURSELVES!
― earlnash, Monday, 27 January 2020 00:50 (four years ago) link
aw man
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Monday, 27 January 2020 00:50 (four years ago) link
Trump to Pompeo on his treatment of NPR reporter: “I think you did a good job on her.” (Laughter in room)— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 28, 2020
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 17:42 (four years ago) link
(Laughter in room)
― Okay, you're an ambulance (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 18:04 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW4q6OFIJOY
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 18:13 (four years ago) link
February thread title imo
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 18:40 (four years ago) link
the "room" was a gathering to celebrate the unveiling of jared's israel/palestine peace plan, which is so successful zero palestinians representatives were present.
― But guess what? Nobody gives a toot!😂 (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 18:45 (four years ago) link
I can’t believe how irresponsible the next Democratic President was. https://t.co/q94ZGFqzrR— Seth Masket (@smotus) January 29, 2020
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 02:27 (four years ago) link
kinda surprised trump hasn't tried to seal off all flights from china yet, or something. guess he's been distracted
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 02:34 (four years ago) link
The "peace plan" sounds terrible and a non-starter. Israel keeps West Bank settlements, trades away Arab-Israeli citizens into Palestine, retains control over Palestine's borders in trade/immigration/security, and opens the Temple Mount for "all religions". Imagine a plan designed by ultra right wing West Bank settlers, and that's the Kushner plan.
― Darth Bambi (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 04:33 (four years ago) link
"I can’t believe how irresponsible the next Democratic President was" lol
― Dan S, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 04:34 (four years ago) link
always like reading your posts Sanpaku
― Dan S, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 04:37 (four years ago) link
bibi's plan to straight-up annex the settlements seems like a pretty big deal
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 04:45 (four years ago) link
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to the President, says the White House's Middle East plan is "a great deal" and if Palestinians reject it, “they’re going to screw up another opportunity, like they’ve screwed up every other opportunity that they’ve ever had in their existence.” pic.twitter.com/ABAI3gKjig— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2020
― Number None, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 07:52 (four years ago) link
Salesmanshit
― nashwan, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 08:10 (four years ago) link
what a stupid little peckerhead he is
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 09:08 (four years ago) link
Some people are saying the irrepressible giggling from a Fox host as the President's brain audibly melts down should have the entire enterprise sent to a gulag for collusion in treason. You're hearing it more and more, and perhaps they have a point. We're going to be looking into it, and looking into all the things.
Fox News cut away from Trump's rally immediately after his brain short-circuited pic.twitter.com/0jgKzVLb9E— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 29, 2020
― don't care didn't ask still clappin (sic), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 09:56 (four years ago) link
Diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in the comments is intriguing, although 'loss of empathy' is a bit of a stumbling block as a symptom, how could we even tell
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 13:12 (four years ago) link
good morning!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 13:19 (four years ago) link
what the fuck
If the evidence is “overwhelming” and “extensive,” why do we need witnesses? https://t.co/LUWxGLgaTm— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) January 28, 2020
― frogbs, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:18 (four years ago) link
Gardner, McSally and Tillis “warned colleagues in the meeting against backing more witnesses, people familiar with the matter said. The senators said a drawn-out trial could lead to more Democratic attacks and hurt their re-election chances” https://t.co/NmYNGEnacR— Joe Sudbay (@JoeSudbay) January 28, 2020
― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:33 (four years ago) link
Don’t tell them it’s an election year
― culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:34 (four years ago) link
That Lankford tool was on the radio this morning. I think the GOP picks him for his deadpan. First he says there is no first hand account of what Trump is accused of doing. The interviewer says the Bolton manuscript contains a firsthand account. So Lankford says that no one has actually seen the manuscript, just unnamed sources in the paper, and that he and others need to see that manuscript ASAP. So the interviewer asks, why not just call Bolton to testify? And Lankford says he needs to see the manuscript first to see if the claims are credible enough to justify Bolton testimony. And the interviewer says, wait a minute, what does it matter what the manuscript says, it's still just words. Just calll Bolton and ask him yourself. And round and round we go. It's total They Live! sunglasses shit.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:37 (four years ago) link
Why would the senate allow the testimony of radical leftist John Bolton, he'll just show up and rant about the benefits of collectivist farming for hours
― Dr. Teeth and the Women (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:40 (four years ago) link
seriously. give that guy a platform and you might as well just give people free healthcare right now.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:54 (four years ago) link
I heard he was gonna shave his mustache, wear a dress, ask us to call him "Johnette" from now on, then take ginormous bong hits during his testimony.
― Okay, you're an ambulance (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
Did you know that John Bolton once served in the administration of a President who tried to blackmail a country into investigating his opponent? How can the senate trust the testimony of such a person?
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:57 (four years ago) link
um wasn't "how can we trust a guy who worked for Donald Trump" a legit defense GOP'ers tried when it came to the testimonies of Manafort and Michael Cohen
― frogbs, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
Trump says he might deploy some F-35s to a local air base, saying workers here will see them come in. He says, "Actually they're totally stealth, so maybe you won't see them come in. You won't see them come in."— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 30, 2020
sir how do you know they're not already there
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link
we may have a Feb thread title
NBC News reports:
Trump painted a doomsday scenario under a Democratic president. “If we don’t win, your farms are going to hell,” he said, claiming that under the Green New Deal supported by some of the 2020 contenders, “they want to kill your cows.” “That means you’re next,” he said.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:33 (four years ago) link
farms: famously against cow-killing
― the main character Cooly and his fart attack (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:34 (four years ago) link
Good morning!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:35 (four years ago) link
he's right. GND has a provision about trading cattle mutilation rights to aliens in exchange for carbon filtering tech
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Friday, 31 January 2020 13:57 (four years ago) link
first they came for my cows and i said nothing
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:45 (four years ago) link
e-i-e-i-o
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Friday, 31 January 2020 15:01 (four years ago) link
as far as I'm aware, farms are already in complete hell under his policies so I don't know what he's getting at.
― akm, Friday, 31 January 2020 16:01 (four years ago) link
on that point
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-farms-bankruptcy-idUSKBN1ZT2YE
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 January 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link
in case you weren't looking fwd to the SOTU next week
“He will contrast his vision with radical proposals being floated on the Left,” said the official during a briefing. “Clearly, socialism is a rising force in the Democratic Party with very specific designs on our healthcare system.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-to-attack-rising-force-of-socialism-in-state-of-the-union-speech
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 January 2020 22:31 (four years ago) link
"Madam Speaker, Majority Leader McConnell, Senators, Congressional Representatives, and distinguished guests, I am here to report the State of our union is strong... except where it is infested with democrats and socialists who would happily destroy our nation and way of life, as I will now explain at length, using as many untruths as I find convenient for my purposes."
― A is for (Aimless), Saturday, 1 February 2020 00:47 (four years ago) link
Every Democrat in the chamber should stand with their backs to him for the entire speech.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Saturday, 1 February 2020 02:40 (four years ago) link
And whiz
― ... that's Traore! (Neanderthal), Saturday, 1 February 2020 02:43 (four years ago) link
All throw their shoes at him at the same time.
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Saturday, 1 February 2020 14:14 (four years ago) link
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 February 2020 14:29 (four years ago) link