Sorry I forgot to put an Open Thread up this morning. I’m trying to finish a library book that I’m not really digging. But if I don’t finish it soon, I’m going to have to either return it or incur late fees. And there are other people who have it on hold, so I don’t want to keep them waiting. But don’t want to return it until either finish it or have something else ready.
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This is false. Being an awful human being who headed up an incompetent campaign cost #CrookedHillary the election.
Nick Hanauer @NickHanauer 14h14 hours ago
More Nick Hanauer Retweeted New Thinking
This is false. Being a neoliberal cost @HillaryClinton the election.Nick Hanauer added,
New Thinking @INETeconomics
Ferguson: trade union membership decline in battleground states may have cost @HillaryClinton in the election #INET2017
Mueller now investigating the brother of the chairman of the 2016 #CrookedHillary campaign for inappropriate Russia ties.
Reported by NBC News, which no doubt did all it could to avoid doing so.
OCT 23 2017, 4:32 AM ET
Mueller Now Investigating Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta
The sources said the investigation into Podesta and his company began as more of a fact-finding mission about the ECMU and Manafort’s role in the campaign, but has now morphed into a criminal inquiry into whether the firm violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act, known as FARA.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mueller-now-investigating-democratic-lobbyist-tony-podesta-n812776
Biggest loser:
#CrookedHillary DNC John PodestaSteve.T-Barton @Timmbarton123T 7h7 hours ago
Replying to @NickHanauer
Franklin Leonard
If I give 10 apples to one person + no apples to 9 people, the average person has one apple.Why are nine people mad at me?
If one person earns 10 apples and 9 of them are redistributed to 9 people who did no work, it’s because YLB brought eight relatives along.
Lemme guess…
When it’s Manafort it’s a criminal investigation for traitorous activity.
When it’s Podesta it’s another ‘security inquiry’.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics.....d=39048269
@1 This is better; and shows at least some Democrats are doing some introspection, than other drivel I’ve seen. I totally agree Hilliary Clinton was a horrible candidate, but these factors had some effect, and made her assumptions about the Midwest wrong, and Trump actually doing some campaigning in these states politically adept.
The man is either a moron or he maybe smarter than some are wanting to have us believe. Building a skyscraper in New York city might indicate he’s not that dumb. Still if it makes you feel good just keep thinking he’s a moron.
@3 Depends on the one person you distributed 10 apples to. If any of the 9 have an apple allergy. Whether the nine played for the winning or losing team in the Apple Cup. Whether in fact the nine persons not receiving an apple are actually Terminators from a dystopian future.
Of course the first issue here is confusing a fictional math problem with the real world. Something most of us work out in kindergarten. You get 10 apples from the teacher you better share with the other kids, at least the kids who want an apple. Or you are a jerk.
Trump may have given Bergdahl a “Get Out of Jail Free” card this week. Even the trial judge is squirming over the Blabbermouth-In-Chief’s inability to keep his stupid mouth shut.
http://abcnews.go.com/Internat.....s-50653140
@4 When a government entity is able to resolve a possible security breach internally then you have a security inquiry. Once the entity goes out of house it is no longer an inquiry, it may not be an investigation until some law enforcement arm gets involved, but once it’s out of house in is no longer a mere inquiry.
Sometimes when one is Secretary of State and you ask a question to a Department Head or Ambassador and it’s polite, or it’s an emergency and it’s a what the fuck is going on…that is an inquiry. Depending on the response it may not remain a simple inquiry .
“President Barack Obama brought Bergdahl home in 2014 in a swap for five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, saying the U.S. does not leave behind service members. Republicans roundly criticized Obama.”
While we’re on that subject, it can’t be very comforting to our service members to know that the governing party back home is willing to leave them behind in enemy hands, without investigation or trial, if someone for any reason accuses them of any sort of misconduct.
Kinda reminds you of the bad old days in Hitler’s Germany or Stalin’s Russia or Pinochet’s Chile when people would disappear simply because some neighbor with a grudge denounced them.
Btw, Trump’s talk about throwing Bergdahl out of an airplane, wanna know who he got that idea from?
“During the Argentine Dirty War, from 1976 to 1983 an estimated 10,000 people ‘disappeared’, kidnapped clandestinely by groups acting for the dictatorship. Human rights groups in Argentina often cite a figure of 30,000 disappeared; Amnesty International estimates 20,000. Many were killed in death flights, a practice initiated by Admiral Luis María Mendía, usually after detention and torture. Typically they were drugged into a stupor, loaded into aircraft, stripped, and dropped into the Río de la Plata or the Atlantic Ocean.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_flights
Yeah, Trump is a big admirer of authoritarian monsters who order people thrown out of planes; clearly, he wishes he could, too.
The two fuckwit trolls need a luxurious suite with adjoining rooms.
Maybe in a few months, if they take turns massaging away the knots of racism, treason, and Russian duplicity, they can finally emerge having at least convinced each other that somehow Democrats were responsible for the Republican Party selecting an irrational, racist, Russian stooge as their nominee.
@1 Wherein Doctor Dumbfuck rants about Hillary “being an awful human being” while saying nothing about a President of his party who publicly talks about throwing people out of planes (before they’ve been convicted of anything). It’s why we call you a dumbfuck. But you lack more than a functional brain, you also lack a functioning moral compass. Did you short GE today?
@2 “Mueller now investigating the brother of the chairman of the 2016 #CrookedHillary campaign for inappropriate Russia ties.”
Boy, that’s all YOU need to slap a “Guilty!” label on Hillary and an “Innocent” label on Drumpf. Moron.
At least Dumbfuck reads Nick Hanauer’s blog. If he keeps reading it long enough, he might learn something.
@3 “earns”
That’s a pretty big assumption. In many cases, the guy with 10 apples took them from others and redistributed them to himself. He should at least give a couple apples to the government that paid for the schools that taught him how to climb the tree.
@ 12
Wherein Doctor Dumbfuck rants about Hillary “being an awful human being” while saying nothing about a President of his party…
Gee, now why might I have not mentioned Trump?
Now I remember. It was because Trump @ 1 wasn’t the loser.
Context, Roger Dumbfuck Rabbit. Context.
@4 Go ahead, call it a “criminal investigation” if you like, then let’s see which of them gets handed a piece of paper called an “indictment,” Podesta or Manafort.
http://thehill.com/homenews/ad.....indictment
What a dumbfuck.
@5 The guy who invaded France, Poland, and Russia, and organized the mass murder of 11 million human beings, wasn’t dumb either. Sick in the head and monstrously evil, yes, but not dumb.
@6 “Or you are a jerk.”
Do you need to ask?
@8 Jeeze, you finally posted something intelligent. Don’t expect Doc Dumbfuck to comprehend it, though. It’s too nuanced for him.
15,
he sure did win, alright. Amazeballs all the way!
A reeeeeeeeeal mandate with loooooooong coattails.
So much winning!
Remember trolls: you knew what you were signing up for.
And now, no matter what happens with the DNC, the “neoliberals”, the Third Way, the BernieBots, BLM, Occupy, or even Democratic voters themselves, you will always be one of the Trumpfucks. You have permanently passed beyond the irrational hate event horizon. Win, lose, or draw this is your tribe now.
@15 “Trump @ 1 wasn’t the loser”
That’s the whole goddamn problem, in case you haven’t noticed, and there’s no reason to believe you have.
@20 Gotta like this guy, though. Even if he’s one of theirs.
https://twitter.com/marykarrlit/status/487593404524531713
We see Ed HA HERO Murray is back in the news!
Where is the cretin now?
Till Next Time!
Kathy Griffin
✔
@kathygriffin
Dear @LisaBloom pls stop calling me. If you’d like to refund me the tens of thousands of $$ I wasted on your services maybe I’ll talk to you
Theresa Giarratano @TheREALTMGIJane
Will this be televised on #JerrySpringer & will it be PPV? #AskingForAFriend #CatFight #PopCornTime pic.twitter.com/STYtnCPJAu
As Richard Sherman sez… You Mad Bro?
Till Next Time!
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/10/23/jimmy-carter-says-russians-didnt-steal-the-election-but-does-he-have-an-ulterior-motive/
Oh no Lying Liars Shouldn’t Lie AKA Erectile Dysfunction McDotCom will have a fit!
https://twitter.com/Cosmopolitan/status/922601309173202944 – Hey Parents: Maybe Don’t Dress Your Kid Up As Moana This Halloween
Does this mean a black girl can’t be Snow White?
Does this mean a black girl can’t be Rapunzel?
Does this mean a black girl can’t be Cinderella?
Does this mean a black girl can’t be Elsa?
Puddy likes Ben Shapiro’s comment…
Ben Shapiro ✔
@benshapiro
First stop telling me to abort them or raise them as gender neutral and then I’ll consider your opinion
Till Next Time!
@15 Now I remember. It was because Trump @ 1 wasn’t the loser.
Just because Trump won the electoral college doesn’t negate that fact that he is also a truly awful person.
By law someone had to be elected POTUS, but that doesn’t make the winner a nice person.
So your rantings about being an awful person are as shallow as you are. It is almost as if you secretly have a crush on Hillary by how often you speak of her.
I don’t get you nor Puddy, you willfully shill for an awful person, one that supports racism, and is a puppet for Russia.
#CrookedHillary will never, ever be president.
Two-to-one campaign funding advantage. Home field advantage. Two presidents, one in the White House, shilling for her.
Thousands of chits to call in. First! woman! president! going for her. Hollywood going for her. The advantage of running against her acknowledged preferred opponent.
And she lost. Poorly – the Podesta brother not under FBI investigation at this time had to come out to tell her supporters to go home, because she was too incapacitated to do so.
Think on your sins.
Hey, how are y’all libbies gonna celebrate the one year anniversary of #CrookedHillary’s fall from grace?
Maybe try to make the day out of the ordinary:
Roger Rabbit could get it up, while he’s awake and while his wife is around.
YLB could pick up a check.
gman could write something coherent.
The Fucking Moron could realize that some things have downsides.
Goldy could acknowledge a downside in something he proposes.
Elijah could pull that spindle out of his ass for a day.
‘froggy could survive a working interview.
I see the roaches have crawled out from under the sink.
@28 “Think on your sins.”
I have thought about my sins, and concluded they pale in comparison to yours.
@29 “Roger Rabbit could get it up, while he’s awake and while his wife is around.”
At least I know what to do with it. Oh, and by the way, did you short GE today as I suggested yesterday? If not, why not? No conviction about what you post here? Just spewing hot air? Nobody’s surprised.
@ 31
I have thought about my sins, and concluded they pale in comparison to yours.
As does your hematocrit.
But your PSA has to be tenfold mine, so you’ve that going for you.
The GOP clown show:
“For all of those reasons, I think this proposal to make 401(k) contributions taxable at a much lower level is dead on arrival,” Cramer said. “The most important takeaway is that the guys running this process in Congress, some could say that they’re clowns. They should’ve known this proposal would face massive resistance.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/23/cramer-the-401k-debacle-proves-why-tax-reform-will-be-hard-to-pass.html
Roger Rabbit Commentary: You get the feeling there is no tax plan, they’re making it up as they go along like they did with health care, don’t you?
@33 That’s all you got? You lose. Thanks for playing. Tomorrow, again, dumbfuck.
Just a friendly reminder to visitors: If you’re a wingnut and don’t know how you ended up here, it probably means you’re dead, because this blog is Troll Hell.
Uncharted Territory…
45s Favorite poll, “Better Numbers than Obama” which was of course was a lie, Rasmussen…
50% of Americans “Strongly Disapprove” of 45s job performance. That’s 4 points lower than at any point in President Obama’s eight years. That 46% Strong Dis was right before the 2010 midterms and we know how that went.
For comparison, on the same day in President Obama’s term 49% A / 50% D . 41% A / 58% D for 45
How’s the mood toward the GOP in the White House going to effect Washington’s special elections? The 45th went overwhelmingly for Clinton and the GOP is desperately trying to hold that seat by running ads about “Seattle Liberal” running in Bellevue. That line may work on the “Hate Seattle”Rubes in the eastern half of the state but stereotyping Seattleites to Bellevue and Redmond professional and educated voters is at best a zero sum game convincing only to those who are already planning to vote GOP.
But what also has to have the GOP worried is the 31st. Fortunato got 57% of the vote when he ran for state house but he was appointed to Pam Roach’s (yeah her) Senate seat and now the GOP has to fight to hold it.
Could get interesting.
29,
That must mean Doctor Dunbfuck will be heading out to visit that trailer in Enumclaw.
“Hold still now Wilburrrrr. I’m almost therrrre!”
The traitor Doctor Dumbfuck has posted the same lame pro-Putin hashtag dumbfuckery in these threads over 4,000 times, proving to all who have paid attention to his drivel that having an active imagination isn’t necessary for one to get through med school, residency and a career in radiology.
Biggest bore: The traitor Doctor Dumbfuck
Senator Corker should check out how Doctor Dumbfuck has debased himself to the tune of 4,000+ treasonous pro-Putin hashtags followed by an equal number of admonishments from a traitor that loyal, patriotic Americans should think on their sins.
“Senator Corker eviscerates Trump: The debasement of our nation is what he’ll be remembered for”
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/senator-corker-eviscerates-trump-the-debasement-of-our-nation-is-what-hell-be-remembered-for/
The Trumps have a plan for black employment. As house and field niggers.
“Eric Trump and Don Jr. are planning to open ‘plantation-style’ luxury hotels in poor black areas”
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/eric-trump-and-don-jr-are-planning-to-open-plantation-style-luxury-hotels-in-poor-black-areas/
The loon must be thrilled.
39,
…having an active imagination isn’t necessary for one to get through med school, residency…
Not at all. Merely a strong stomach, poor sense of smell, dogged unwillingness to reconsider a poor decision, and an expansive appreciation for “custardy secretions”. Some of the very same qualities that go into making a loyal Trumpanzee.
40,
“…an equal number of admonishments from a traitor that loyal, patriotic Americans should think on their sins.”
Aside from daily prayers for the death of another Supreme Court Justice, what the fuck else has he got? It’s all about living in the past for the Hate Rangers trapped beyond the Fuckface Event Horizon.
Current events don’t have much to offer, aside from the occasional White Identity or NRA rallies.
Bill O is angry at God that he couldn’t keep sending porn to coworkers and subsists in a diet of falafel and it cost him $32M.
If God exists and Bill O read the Bible, the parts about lying, lust, compassion, murder (Tiller the baby Killer) he’s see a small amount of vengeful God as pretty fair.
T’’is a fair cop.
@37 “41% A / 58% D for 45”
Makes you wonder what’s wrong with the 41%. In Puddy’s case, it’s lunacy. In Doctor Dumbfuck’s case, venality. But the rest of the Dumbfuck Hillbilly Traitors? One must suspect terminal stupidity as the probable cause.
Meanwhile, the self-deluding narcissist encamped at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue seems to believe a tax bill that taxes the middle class to give YUGE tax gifts to himself and his billionaire buds will glide right through the building down the street, especially if he publicly insults the Republican chairman of the Senate tax-writing committee.
Look on the bright side – Hillary Clinton will never be president.
47,
And the Republican Party will always be the treasonous cowards who eagerly placed a senile, racist, Russian puppet in command of the nuclear launch codes. And then fought tirelessly to defend that treason and smear anyone who dared gainsay it.
You knew what you were signing up for.
45,
it really isn’t all that complicated.
They’ve abandoned their national allegiance in favor of tribal identity. They have renounced their broader citizenship as Americans in exchange for the freedom to defame and hate still patriotic Americans without fear of censure or consequence.
WH CoS Kelly is a perfect example. An otherwise intelligent and competent career military officer with a record of leadership and good judgment who eagerly set out to use his high office, his military rank, and the death of his own son to sell vicious defamatory lies about an elected representative in Congress largely because of her race, her gender, her political party, and her “style” which he obviously finds offensive.
@49 “They have renounced their broader citizenship as Americans in exchange for the freedom to defame and hate still patriotic Americans without fear of censure or consequence.”
Interesting point. Got me thinking.
Given that voting Republican is a de facto renunciation of American citizenship in favor of societal reorganization along tribal lines, it should be treated as an automatic, legal renunciation of citizenship, too.
From now on, Republicans should be quarantined in semi-autonomous tribal regions, similar to the Northwest Frontier of Pakistan.
50,
Let’s make it Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. We’ll call it “Heartland”, put a Circle K on every block, and give each and every Hillbilly/Traitor their very own electric golf cart with beer holders, ashtrays, and built-in electric foot massagers. Free Big Gulbs of Mountain Dew Code Red and all-they-can-eat bacon and Little Debbies. Free 24/7 streaming of HeeHaw, Golden Girls, Mamas Family, NASCAR, and of course Okie Arm Fishin’!
48 – Yeah, but look on the bright side – Hillary will NEVER EVER be president!!!
That’s a very good thing!
I just heard John Fund on Varney and Company describe Bill and Hillary Clinton as the “Bonnie and Clyde” of American politics. What a succinct and accurate description!