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Poll Analysis: Clinton has a solid lead over Trump

by Darryl — Thursday, 7/7/16, 10:57 am

Clinton
Trump
100.0% probability of winning
0.0% probability of winning
Mean of 354 electoral votes
Mean of 184 electoral votes


Electoral College Map

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Lousiana Maine Maryland Massachusettes Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia D.C. Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Electoral College Map

Georgia Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Delaware Connecticut Florida Mississippi Alabama Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia D.C. Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

It has been some time since I’ve done a general election match-up using state head-to-head polls. Way back last October Hillary Clinton held a good lead over Donald Trump and would have defeated Trump with 96.6% probability. But these results were from back in the days when we had few polls matching up Trump and Clinton. We have many more now.

From a analysis of state polls through yesterday, and after 100,000 simulated elections, Clinton takes 100,000 wins. On average, Clinton received 354 to Trump’s 184 electoral votes. In other words, if the election was held now, Clinton would certainly win, and likely in a landslide.

Here is the distribution of electoral votes [FAQ] from the simulations:

The electoral map for Trump is grim. He loses almost all the swing states: Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Iowa. On top of that, he loses Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Kentucky!

The Arizona and Kansas results may be an artifact of one large outlier poll in each state. New Mexico and Kentucky are both based on single PPP polls. Still, Trump can take these four states and still loses handily.

One interesting finding is that Maine splits its districts, although the state goes for Clinton overall.

Today, Donald Trump met with G.O.P. lawmakers, telling them he would put Oregon, Washington, Connecticut and Michigan “in play.” But apparently not. Aside from turning Nevada from blue to red, and one CD in Maine from blue to red, Trump isn’t putting purple states in play at this point. It seems unlikely that solid blue states like Oregon, Washington and Connecticut are going to turn red.

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Lyin’ Eyman has more legal troubles

by Darryl — Wednesday, 7/6/16, 10:35 pm

Remember way back in the early aughts when, Tim Eyman, tearfully confessed to being a liar in the “…biggest lie of my life”?

“I was in lie mode,” he said. “I became riddled with guilt. It was the biggest lie of my life and it was over the stupidest thing in the world. The biggest thing I’m guiltiest of is an enormous ego. Hubris.”
[…]

Eyman emphasized that he had done nothing illegal.
“This is all fricking legal …but beyond stupid,” he said.

No…”stupid” isn’t the right word…it was another LIE. At least, the Washington state AG thought so. Eyman was prosecuted and settled, paying a $50,000 fine and was permanently enjoined from acting as a political committee treasurer.

Ten years later, Lyin’ Eyman was at it again:

PDC investigators say the expenses that were reported as paying for signatures, but in fact were payments to Eyman violate state disclosure laws. Payments to him violate laws against personal use, they added.

The multiple violations are so serious the commission can’t levy adequate penalties, and the commission should send the matter to the attorney general’s office to take the case to court, they said.

And today we learn that there are many more violations of campaign finance and disclosure laws:

The latest complaint deals with an Eyman-sponsored political action committee (PAC) — “Bring Back our $30 Car Tabs — Voters Want More Choices” that sponsored and aired 21 online videos that opposed 49 candidates for the Washington State Legislature.

The ads cost $45,318 and were apparently financed by $22,500 contributions from two wealthy supporters: Vancouver, Washington, developer Clyde Holland and Camas Investment CEO Kenneth Fisher.

According to a report by the Public Disclosure Commission, 10 of the 21 videos meet the statutory definition of “independent expenditures” under state law.

The state requires footprints on so-called “independent expenditure” ads, which often fill TV screens before election day with messages that are unremittingly nasty. By off-loading negative advertising on “independent” groups, candidates can make themselves appear to be running upbeat races.

According to the PDC, the 10 Eyman-sponsored videos did not include the disclaimer: “No candidate authorized this ad.” The videos did not identify a sponsor’s name, city or state. The videos incorrectly listed the required five leading contributors to the videos.

“Bring Back Our $30 Car Tabs — VWMC,” in its filing with the state, listed as its sole purpose support for a ballot initiative — not attacking legislators. (The initiative was subsequently scrubbed.) The Eyman PAC did not file an amended form to update its purpose to attack legislators.

The PDC is throwing the disclosure rule book at Eyman.

Tim “Lyin'” Eyman has spent more than a decade personally profiting by embezzling funds intended for initiatives and flaunting Washington’s finance and disclosure laws. Isn’t it about time he be taken off the street or at least out of the political arena?

I think a long stint behind bars will offer him new appreciation for the necessity of taxes….

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 7/5/16, 12:10 pm

DLBottleThe Independence Day holiday is over, and it is time to get back to work. The first order of business? A visit to the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally to scratch that political itch.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities, Long Beach, and West Seattle chapters also meet. The Lakewood and Bellingham chapters meet on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Tacoma chapter meets.

There are 178 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 7/2/16, 1:16 am

Stephen: Who let the Red Cross decide what’s cool and not cool?.

The President goes viral.

Jimmy Dore: John Boehner would have firehosed the Dem sit-in:

Can Texas actually secede from the U.S.?

Not Safe with Nikki Glaser: Obama’s moving on, and we should, too.

Maddow: Pentagon ends US military transgender ban.

Farron Cousins: Polls show Americans want action on gun control.

Thom: July 4th 1776…The first brexit.

White House: West Wing Week.

PsychoSuperMom: If men could get pregnant.

The 2016 G.O.P. Drumpf Enterprises Clown Show:

  • Young Turks: Drumpf’s lawyer accuses Hillary of murder
  • Ann Telnaes: Elizabeth Warren deflates Drumpf
  • Jimmy Dore: Dinesh D’Souza goes full Drumpf on Muslims
  • Jon Stewart on Drumpf:

  • David Pakman: Trump spokeswoman implodes AGAIN, can’t explain immigrant ban proposal
  • Stephen: Celeb look-alike Cheetos
  • Young Turks: Drumpf illegally fundraising from foreign leaders.
  • Stephen: Drumpf spams the United Kingdom
  • Drumpf gonna tear your kingdom down
  • Rachael Maddow: Donald Trump get-rich-quick scheme exposed.
  • Young Turks: Drumpf used charity money to buy Tim Tebow jersey
  • Great fathers
  • Greater women.
  • Farron Cousins: Donald Drumpf is a petulant child…says Repubs who don’t support him.
  • Maddow: Donald Drumpf fails test of constituent interaction.
  • Young Turks: Drumpf uses Istanbul attack to push torture and waterboarding
  • Kimmel: The Troompa Loompas sing about name calling
  • Drumpf crashes the Deceleration of Independence:

  • Nikki Glaser does a Drumpf Rally
  • The movement that is fueling Donald Drumpf’s white nationalist supporters
  • Young Turks: Drumpf’s surrogates can’t keep up with Drumpf’s flip-flops
  • Jimmy Dore: Latin pastor hated Drumpf, then they let him in their club
  • A Drumpf A special 4th of July video
  • Nightly Show panel: Does Donald Drumpf even want to be President?
  • Young Turks: Drumpf lied about giving millions to charity

Mental Floss: 39 fun museum facts.

Stephen: “Lesser Pope-pologies”.

Sam Seder: Laura Ingraham suggests we should all wear adult diapers to avoid transgendered people.

Farron Cousins: Paul Ryan unveils his dangerously stupid Obamacare replacement plan.

Thom: Lying about science for politics is evil.

Young Turks: Republicans Waste more money investigating nonsense.

Minute Physics: Where do galaxies come from?

David Pakman: Does Congress really ban CDC from researching gun violence?

Stephen: Fun with presidential polls.

Mark Fiore: The What About X Committee.

Thom with Michael Mann: Can humanity survive climate change?

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 6/28/16, 6:07 am

DLBottleThe Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally meets tonight. Please join us for some political engagement over an elixir.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.





Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight, the Tri-Cities chapter meets. The Woodinville chapter meets on Thursday. And next Monday, the Yakima and South Bellevue chapters meet.

There are 178 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 6/25/16, 12:30 am

Muslim meet.

Farron Cousins: House Republicans vote to keep dark money donors’ identities secret.

Maddow: Short handed Supreme Court crisis deepens.

The GOP Drumpf Clown Show:

  • Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA): Drumpf an existential threat to Democracy
  • David Pakman: Donald Drumpf accused of raping 13-year-old in federal lawsuit
  • (Not so) Presidential
  • Michael Brooks: Elizabeth Warren mocks potential Drumpf VP Scott Brown.
  • Is Drumpf a good businessman?
  • Bill Maher: Drumpf’s low bar
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Slow and Tell—Donald Drumpf on Americans
  • Stephen: Donald Drumpf has left the country.
  • Jimmy Kimmel: What would it take for Drumpf to lose your vote?
  • Farron Cousins: Donald Drumpf plays right into ISIS’ hands
  • Jimmy Dore: Reporter at Drumpf rally is tweets the horrors he witnessed
  • Jimmy Dore: You’d freak out, too, if you attended a Drumpf rally.
  • Maddow: Donald Drumpf’s campaign is a cover for a moneymaking scheme:

  • David Pakman: Anti-Drumpf Republican delegate revolt growing
  • Young Turks: Is Drumpf’s campaign going broke?
  • Sam Seder: Drumpf asks Christians to ainly vote for him
  • Dictators for Drumpf
  • Thom: Is Drumpf the new Nixon?
  • Stephen: Hillary questions Drumpf’s business acumen.
  • Farron Cousins: GOP wealthy not opening up their checkbooks for Drumpf
  • Late Night: The Conservative perspective on Drumpf
  • David Pakman: Wingnut Senator suggests the Drumpf’s nomination is “reasonably uncertain”.
  • Sam Seder: In 1989 Drumpf wished to be b
  • It’s very hard to be a 10
  • Maddow: Drumpf skips politics at the apex of historic vote
  • Finding Drumpf the perfect judge.
  • Young Turks: Seemingly secular Donald Drumpf suggests nobody knows of Hillary’s religious affiliation.
  • Totally UNFIT
  • Winlar: Are You Really That stupid?
  • Orange Americans for Drumpf
  • Stephen: Drumpf has no money.
  • PsychoSuperMom: Drumpf’s So Poor
  • What Donald Drumpf voters really think
  • Red State Update: Is Donald Drumpf really happening?
  • Jimmy Kimmel presents the Troompa Loompas!:

  • Jimmy Dore: Right wing kook Rep. Peter King is tired of being out-kooked by Donald Drumpf.
  • David Pakman: Drumpf’s campaign spending goes to his own family and companies and a fake ad agency
  • Farron Cousins: Everyone hates Drumpf.
  • Sam Seder: Brave RNC delegate delusional about anti-Drumpf movement
  • Stephen: Cartoon Drumpf spotted busking in Times Square
  • James Corden: Donald Drumpf pivots to the Teleprompter

Mental Floss: 41 facts about vegetables.

Mark Fiore: Paul Ryan’s Plan-O-Stuff

White House: West Wing Week.

Stephen: Why am I watching Congress on Periscope?

Bill Maher covers the conventions.

The Nightly Show: Oakland’s Police Chiefs.

Gunz in America:

  • Bill Maher and friends: Who needs guns?
  • Young Turks: Bought Congress bans study of gun violence, again
  • Stephen takes the gloves off over gun control.
  • Sam Seder: This week in gun control failure.
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at the Congressional sit-in.
  • Stephen: Thank you Congress for sitting on your asses.
  • Maddow: House Democrats electrify gun debate
  • Young Turks: Congressional Dems stage sit-in over lack of gun vote.
  • The time for silence is over.
  • Young Turks: Unhinged Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX-01) screams “Radical Islam!” at Dems
  • Samantha Bee: Flippin’ off the NRA:

  • Democrats vow to keep up the vote.
  • James Corden: House Democrats sit-in & pig-out on snacks
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at the Senate’s failure to pass gun legislation.
  • Stephen: Democrats stage sit-in over gun control.

Obama names Stonewall a national monument.

Is Google manipulating search results for Hillary?

Farron Cousins: Republican Governors are preventing you from getting a raise

Rubio’s Flippity-floppity-flippity-floppity on a Senate re-election run.

Young Turks: Affirmative action survives Supreme Court.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 6/21/16, 6:26 pm

DLBottle

Ummm…better late then never! Join us in a couple of hours for and evening of politics under the influence at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.

Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings happening this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. On Wednesday, the Burien and the North Spokane chapters meet. Finally, the Kent chapter meets on Thursday.




There are 179 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 6/18/16, 12:51 am

Stephen: Newly discovered presidential love letters.

Samantha Bee: The many faces (and crotches) of Libertarians.

Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship.

The 2016 GOP Narcissist Clown Show:

  • Sam Seder: Kasich tragically torn about voting for Drumpf, whom he repeatedly compared to Hitler
  • Drumpf accuses U.S. combat veterans of stealing money in Iraq.
  • Obama stands up to Drumpf’s bigotry.
  • Kevin Drum: Let’s play “What the Hell Did *That* Mean” with today’s guest, Donald Drumpf
  • James Corden: Donald Drumpf’s campaign gets all shucky-ducky
  • Drumpf’s business disasters.
  • Jimmy Dore: GOP Convention expected to break Whiteness records
  • Michael Brooks: Donald Drumpf dry humps hugs an American flag.
  • David Pakman: Drumpf has a breakdown and hugs U.S. flag at rally.
  • Stephen is worried about Drumpf’s manservent, Chris Christie.
  • Kimmel: Drumpf calls for Bernie
  • Release the measurements!
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at Drumpf’s response to the Orlando shooting.
  • Bill Maher wishes Donald Drumpf a happy 70th birthday
  • Young Turks: FBI Director schools Drumpf on Muslims.
  • James Corden wishes Donald Drumpf a happy 70th
  • David Pakman: First the Mittster, now Eddy Munster Paul Ryan sounds reasonable.
  • Stephen: What did the Late Show get Drumpf for his 70th birthday?
  • Young Turks: Drumpf claims soldiers stole money in Iraq
  • Seth Meyers makes Donald Drumpf a generous offer.
  • Kimmel: Fighting Drumpf lawsuits
  • Sam Seder: Drumpf has a sad for the Mittster.
  • Stephen explains Drumpf’s response to Orlando:

  • Drumpf: A father’s love for his daughter
  • Young Turks: Thin-skinned Drumpf suspends WaPo’s press credentials to his events.
  • Hillary rips Drumpf on his wacko anti-Muslim rants

Stephen: D.C. statehood.

Red State Update: Drumpf is racist; Bernie won’t drop out.

How the Cold War launched the Space Race.

John Oliver: Retirement plan.

Gun Politics:

  • Conan O’Brien pleads for gun control
  • Roy Zimmerman: “To the Victims of This Tragedy We Send Our Thoughts and Prayers”

  • Jimmy Dore: Drumpf and McCain blame Obama for shooting
  • Sam Seder: The NRA enables terrorists to buy guns
  • Mark Fiore: Thoughts and Prayers
  • Farron Cousins: Sorry Republicans…God isn’t listening to your “thoughts and prayers”
  • Young Turks: Filibuster for gun control.
  • Seth Meyers: A closer looks at the second amendment and gun control.
  • PsychoSuperMom: “No More Prayers (Except The Prayer To Act)”
  • Young Turks: Hey politicians, keep your fucking prayers…give us some action!
  • Sen. Franken joins the filibuster.
  • Sam Seder: McCain blames Obama for Orlando shooting.
  • The Nightly Show: No guns for no-fly listers?
  • Slate: Gun control is not a partisan issue!
  • Maddow: GOP and NRA make guns available for terrorist watchlist?!?
  • How are suspected terrorists able to buy guns?
  • Stephen: Despair is a victory for hate.
  • Samantha Bee: Again? Again:

  • Sen. Chris Murphy begins his filibuster over gun control
  • Farron Cousins: Time to have an adult conversation about gun control.

White House: West Wing Week.

Samantha Bee: Dope-ass Libertarian on the mic.

How Jon Stewart got involved with Wounded Warriors.

VSauce: How the earth moves.

Jimmy Dore: Media treats White killers different than non-White killers.

Stephen: Political news of the day.

AC360LGBTQ:

  • Anderson Cooper pushes Pam Bondi on LGBTQ issues.
  • Young Turks: AC gets tough with FL AG
  • Jimmy Dore: See a State Attorney General squirm
  • Larry Wilmore: Anderson Cooper versus Florida Attorney General.
  • Chris Hayes and Dan Savage: Drumpf is the enemy of LGBT community
  • Young Turks: Republicans court LGBTQ voters, “We’ll protect you from Muslims!”
  • Jimmy Dore: GOPer Tweets Sympathy for Orlando and immediately blocks bill to protect LGBTQ

Stephen: The primaries are over…

POTUS in the wild.

Mental Floss: 21 homes with remarkable features.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 6/14/16, 5:35 am

DLBottleJoin us this evening for some politics under the influence at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally. Tonight is the final presidential primary in D.C.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.




Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings happening over the next week. Tonight, the Federal Way, Tri-Cities and Redmond chapters also meet. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. On Thursday the Tacoma, Bremerton, and Spokane chapters meet. Finally, on Monday, the Aberdeen and Yakima chapters meet.

There are 179 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 6/11/16, 1:46 am

White House: West Wing Week.

If cell phone ads were honest.

Things you learn when you sleep next to someone.

Samantha Bee: Gary Johnson is also running.

Five times the NRA and friends were accidentally hilarious.

How America’s Democrats will finally come together this election.

The Republican National Clown show:

  • Stephen catches up on the news.
  • Drumpf business disasters.
  • David Pakman: Drumpf “University” scandal looking more like corruption.
  • Young Turks: Drumpf uses racial slurs in attaching Sen. Warren.
  • Sam Seder: The Bachmann principle (and how it applies to Drumpf).
  • Obama shuts down haters with ultimate Donald Drumpf burn.
  • Sam Seder: Trump adviser, “A woman judge may be too biased for Drumpf case
  • A racist statement:

  • David Pakman; Drumpf fails to get 80% while UNOPPOSED!
  • Besides getting rid of minorities, how would you Make America Great Again?
  • Stephen: Turns out Donald Drumpf has used a Teleprompter all along.
  • Grace and Drumpf.
  • Jimmy Dore: Paul Ryan’s endorsement battle…does he approve of daughter-banging?
  • Farron Cousins: Republicans “hate” Drumpf but will still vote for him because they are idiots
  • Young Turks: Drumpf supporters really need their own dating site.
  • Sam Seder: Drumpf is going to “take care of our African American people”
  • Things Drumpf has said in 60 seconds.
  • David Pakman: Multiple Republicans announce they WON’T support Donald Drumpf
  • Sen. Franken rips Drumpf without mentioning his name.
  • Biden: Drumpf’s attacks on Judge are racist.
  • Sam Seder: Paul Ryan, “Trump is racist…but I’m with racist.”

Liberal Viewer: GOP Senate Foreign Relations Chair forgets Mexico is foreign nation?.

Why are U.S. Presidential elections so long?

Mental Floss: What is brain freeze?

Samantha Bee: Gary Johnson’s poll dilemma.

Sen. Franken makes case for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee (with history lesson).

Why teacher diversity matters:

Mark Fiore: Grrl Power.

Clinton Makes History by Winning the Nomination:

  • Seth Meyers: A Closer Look at Clinton clinching the nomination.
  • Stephen: Hillary Clinton’s achievement is historic; Bernie soldiers on.
  • Seth Meyers: Hillary supporters go public.
  • Sam Seder: Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for President.
  • The choice is clear.
  • David Pakman: Hillary captures it.
  • Stephen with Hungry For Power Games: Tribute Bernie Sanders has finally…wait.
  • Sam Seder: Hillary clinches it!
  • Seth Meyers: The “leave him alone” guy sticks up for Bernie Sanders.
  • The choice is ours.

Samantha Bee: The bed we’ve made.

Owning a gun is like owning a chimpanzee:

Jimmy Fallon and Barack Obama slow jam the news.

Mental Floss: 22 Ridiculous dxercise trends.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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Drinking Liberally—Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 6/7/16, 6:02 am

DLBottleJoin us this evening for an election-watching party at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally. Tonight California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota have presidential primaries. And North Dakota has Democratic caucuses. It will be entertaining.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm, but consider showing up earlier for the vote tallies.

And something else…Negin Farsad is coming to Seattle on June 12th promoting her book:

HOW TO MAKE WHITE PEOPLE LAUGH
A memoir-meets-social-justice-comedy-manifesto
By Negin Farsad
Book Trailer
Purchase link

SEATTLE EVENT
Reading & Standup at University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
June 12th at 4 PM
FB Event


Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight, the Tri-Cities and West Seattle chapters meet. On Thursday, the Kent chapter meets.

There are 179 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 6/4/16, 1:02 am

People who won’t speak to Red State Update.

Jimmy Dore: The Week in Political Jokes.

Bill Maher does Goldy’s boss.

Jihad Solution’s new Breathe Easy:

White House: West Wing Week.

The 2016 Drumpf Clown Show:

  • Hillary slams Drumpf.
  • Young Turks: Hillary has harsh words For Drumpf’s foreign policy
  • Mark Fiore: Drumpf News Tonight
  • Sam Seder: Drumpf makes the same old “Freudian slip”
  • Ann Telnaes: Actually, Drumpf does have Presidential characteristics.
  • Jimmy Dore talks to Donald Drumpf
  • Young Turks: “Look at my African-American over here!”
  • Maddow: Drumpf buried by his own words
  • The Drumpf doctrine
  • Sydney Robinson: Details of Drumpf’s fraudulent “university”
  • Slate: The Drumpf “University” court documents are incredibly damning
  • Young Turks: Trump U. was a fraud.
  • Sam Seder: Drumpf’s meltdown over the “unfair & sleazy” Press
  • Kimmel: Drumpf talks to bikers (slowly).
  • Jimmy Dore: Drumpf rocks the veteran vote despite crapping all over them.
  • PsychoSuperMom: Trump U Fight Song (Cheat, Cheat, Cheat!)

Mental Floss: 31 facts about music festivals.

Jimmy Dore: Ron Paul calls in.

Obama on the economy.

Bill Maher: New Rule–Capitalism eats everything:

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/31/16, 5:43 am

DLBottleIt feels like Monday, but it really is Tuesday. So please join us tonight for an evening of politics and conversation over a pint at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm.



Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight, the Tri-Cities and West Seattle chapters meet. The Lakewood and Bellingham chapters meet on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Tacoma chapter meets. And next Monday, the Yakima and South Bellevue chapters meet.

There are 179 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!

by Darryl — Saturday, 5/28/16, 12:51 am

Seth Meyers with Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO): Coming around to pot legalization.

Samantha Bee saves your friendships.

First ever detailed view of worldwide falling rain and snow.

Thom: Does the GOP hate American government?

Mental Floss: 27 siblings of famous people.

Sam Bee: The religious right:

Jimmy Dore: Political jokes of the week.

Pharmaceutical Company Pfizer blocks drugs from being used in lethal injections.

Stephen: Political humor of the week.

The 2016 GOP Clown Show:

  • Mark Fiore: Future Scope
  • Sam Seder: Bill Bradley says, “Drumpf’s a below average real-estate developer who didn’t pay taxes”
  • James Corden: Sacha Baron Cohen recalls the Ali G—Donald Drumpf meeting.
  • Majority Report: Elizabeth Warren at the Donald Drumpf Roast
  • Stephen: How much does a gender neutral bathroom cost.
  • Sam Seder: FAUX News reacts to Drumpf calling Elizabeth Warren ‘Pochahontas’
  • Young Turks: Drumpf excludes women and minorities as a running mate.
  • How to avoid showing your taxes.
  • Trevor: The Drumpf archive shows The Donald can’t help but be a chauvinist
  • Mock taping for Donald Drumpf advertisement.
  • Young Turks: Donald Drumpf’s insane energy plan.
  • Jimmy Kimmel: Lil’ Drumpf competes at National Spelling Bee
  • Rosie O’Donnell on Donald Drumpf.
  • Farron Cousins: Why won’t Drumpf release his tax returns?
  • Stephen: Here’s what put Donald Drumpf over the top
  • Sam Seder: The Drumpf Family infomercial, I
  • Sam Seder: The Drumpf Family infomercial, II
  • Young Turks: Drumpf doesn’t mean to be sexist, but…
  • Bill Maher with Dilbert Creator Scott Adams on Drumpf’s powers of persuasion and branding.
  • James Corden: Donald Drumpf’s VP search isn’t going so well…
  • Trevor: The NRA endorses Donald Drumpf

Samantha Bee: Feel the turn.

Seth Meyers: A closer look at Congressional dysfunction:

Stephen: A sneak peek at Charlie Daniels’ next NRA ad.

Young Turks: McCain’s own ad used against him.

Minute Physics: How long to fall through the earth?

Seven women of science who deserve greater recognition.

PsychoSuperMom: No ones gonna take away your friggen guns!

Kimmel: What the Drumpf-Sanders debate might have been.

Seth Meyers: A closer at Hillary’s emails.

David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Senate elections landscape:

Stephen: The nation’s nuclear arsenal could use an upgrade.

Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 5/24/16, 5:39 am

DLBottleIt is primary election night in Washington…technically. So get that ballot turned in and then stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally for discussion over a daiquiri.

We meet tonight and every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern, 2409 10th Ave E, Seattle. You’ll find us in the small room at the back of the tavern. We start at 8:00pm, but some of us will show up earlier on election night.




Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. On Wednesday, the Burien and North Spokane chapters meet. Finally, the Kent and Woodinville chapters meet on Thursday.

There are 179 chapters of Living Liberally, including nineteen in Washington state, three in Oregon and one in Idaho. Find, or go out and start, a chapter near you.

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