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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 3/8/16, 6:09 am

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It isn’t quite Super Tuesday, but is is another interesting Tuesday for a watching party at the Seattle Chapter of Drinking liberally. Republicans and Democrats have primaries in Michigan and Mississippi. Republicans vote in an Idaho primary and caucus in Hawaii. Overseas Democrats get a chance to vote as well.

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 feel free to join us before that for the election returns.



Can’t make it to Seattle tonight? Check out one of the other DL meetings this week. Tonight, the Federal Way, Tri-Cities and Redmond chapters meet. And on Thursday, the Kent and Bremerton chapters meet.

There are 177 chapters of Living Liberally, including twenty 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, 3/5/16, 12:56 am

How does money influence U.S. elections?

Nightly Show: Planning a plantation wedding.

Obama debunks GOP “alternate reality” on economy.

The 2016 Clown Slugfest:

  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at Trump, Rubio, Christie and the KKK.
  • Maddow: Campaigns head to states damaged by Republican policies.
  • Ann Telnaes: Super Drumpf Tuesday!
  • Friday #hottakes
  • Red State Update: Dear the South, Re: Drumpf.
  • Why Donald Drumpf’s torture plan won’t work.
  • Hey…not all KKK members support Donald Drumpf.
  • Roy Zimmerman: “I Think About Donald Drumpf”:

  • Stephen: Trump fails the easiest test.
  • Michael Brooks: Drumpf responds to challenge over wall, Mexicans paying.
  • Sam Seder: Chris Christie stands (weirdly) behind Trump.
  • Young Turks: Mitt throws everything he has at Donald Drumpf.
  • Trevor Noah: Donald Drumpf’s fascist week.
  • Why do people like Donald Drumpf?
  • Donald Drumpf talks about the size of his penis during the debate.
  • Pelosi hammers House GOP on Drumpf KKK issue.
  • Sam Seder: Trump forces Americans to think about his penis during debate.
  • Can Donald Drumpf be stopped?
  • Thom: The Trump University scam exposed.
  • Young Turks: Biggest loser of the FAUX News debate.
  • Matthew Flipowicz: Yosemite Sam endorses Donald Drumpf
  • Trevor Noah: Who’s to blame for the Ku Klux Klan?
  • Young Turks: What does Christie get out of endorsing Drumpf?
  • Sam Seder: Mitt Romney’s statement–a dramatic interpretation.
  • Susie Sampson: Donald Trumps his penis size.
  • Farron Cousins: Corporate media doesn’t mind Trump’s KKK supporters
  • Stephen: Here comes Mitt to save the day.
  • Young Turks: Donald Drumpf assures America his penis is yuuuge
  • Can the Republican Party stop Donald Drumpf?
  • Mark Fiore: 20/20 foresight for Republicans.
  • Trevor Noah “inside outs his thoughts about Donald Drumpf
  • Trumped: Starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane:

  • Sam Seder: Drumpf’s dog whistle KKK strategy.
  • Ann Telnaes: Republican heads spin over Donald Drumpf
  • Liberal Viewer: Did Ted Cruz link Drumpf to a mobster from The Simpsons?
  • Ted Cruz’s Take Back America ad
  • Sam Seder: What was that on Ted Cruz’s lip?
  • Truthsquading Ted Cruz on climate change (Pt II)
  • Ted Cruz: Bad lip reading.

  • Young Turks: Republicans program Marco-bot with Drumpf jokes.
  • Marco Rubio: simulated politician.
  • Maddow: History offers lesson to GOP on defying will of party voters.

Hillary Clinton’s Lena Dunham strategy.

Jon Connor and Keke Palmer: “Fresh Water for Flint”.

Mental Floss: 26 facts about the science of friendship.

White House: West Wing Week.

Seth Meyers: A close look at a Texas abortion case.

Thom and Farron Cousins: How can an entire party reject the reality of climate change?

Sam Seder: MI officials call for Gov. Rick Snyder to resign over Flint water disaster.

Super Tuesday!

  • Stephen: Did Hillary Clinton have a terrorist cat on Super Tuesday?
  • Seth Meyers moderates a Super Tuesday debate.
  • Jimmy Dore: Super Tuesday jokes.
  • Super Tuesday trail mix.
  • Stephen: The morning after Super Tuesday.
  • Trevor Noah: Hillary Clinton feels the bern.
  • Seth Meyers: Trump dominates Super Tuesday
  • The Super Tuesday hostage crisis?

Thom: The Good, the Bad & the Very, Very Coadunately Ugly!

Nightly Show: Keep it 100%–Black History Month edition.

David Pakman: Clanence Thomas speaks for first time in a decade.

Farron Cousins: Court agrees…Bill-O-The-Clown is a horrible person.

Does giving up privacy keep us safe from terrorism?

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

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Super Tuesday Discussion Thread

by Darryl — Tuesday, 3/1/16, 3:43 pm

There will be lots of election results coming in today. Here is a thread to discuss ’em. Note that this is NOT an open thread. If you want to engage in baby talk, poo flinging, or non-election discussions, kindly take it to the previous thread.

Unfortunately, I have an afternoon and evening packed with non-blogging stuff, so I’ll update this post when I can.

Here are the poll closing times tonight:

  • 4:00pm PST: Georgia, Vermont, Virginia
  • 5:00pm PST: Alabama, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, most of Texas
  • 5:30pm PST: Arkansas
  • 6:00pm PST: A bit of W. Texas

And here are the Caucus starting times tonight:

  • 11:00am PST: American Samoa (D)
  • 5:00pm PST: Minnesota (D & R)
  • 6:00pm PST: Colorado (D)
  • 9:00pm PST: Alaska (R)

It's Rubio's 3-2-2-3-2-3-3-3-2-2-3 strategy for winning the GOP nom. #SuperTuesday https://t.co/RGxUHGOx2O

— Cameron Satterfield (@CJSatter) March 2, 2016

59% of VT in and Trump only leads Kasich 33-29. What if Kasich wins a state before Rubio? #SuperTuesday

— Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) March 2, 2016

This Mark O'Rubio fellow sure is good at coming in second and third. Make him president.

— Ted Van Dyk (@FakeTedVanDyk) March 2, 2016

Axelrod: The Rubio project is in disarray

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) March 2, 2016

"I can't believe I'm losing to this guy" – all of them, probably

— Atrios (@Atrios) March 2, 2016

6:45: Don’t forget American Samoa…where Clinton won four delegates.

#trump Did #ChrisChristie just appear in a hostage video? #Election2016

— Thom Hartmann (@Thom_Hartmann) March 2, 2016

6:48: Clueless Mr. Drumpf: “I don’t know if Hillary will be allowed to run!” What…did Hillary start a scam “university” or something?

It's like he's trying to call for help through the screen pic.twitter.com/XfuEaOR8i1

— Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson) March 2, 2016

Christie, taking a page from Hanoi Hilton, is blinking "Help. Me."

— Matthew Cooper (@mattizcoop) March 2, 2016

Why do people call this soup Tuesday? I have soup most days.

— Ted Van Dyk (@FakeTedVanDyk) March 2, 2016

Things like new Trump/Christie relationship are why God created Saturday Night Live

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 2, 2016

It's awesome watching @GovChristie look uncomfy as @realDonaldTrump talks about how great Planned Parenthood is. #Super2sday

— Brian C. Robinson (@LordTinsdale) March 2, 2016

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 3/1/16, 6:09 am

DLBottlePlease join tonight for a Super Tuesday election watching party 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, but feel free to join us before that for the election returns.



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

There are 177 chapters of Living Liberally, including twenty 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 — Friday, 2/26/16, 10:01 pm

What are basic human rights?

How is this a thing? Whitewashing.

Jimmy Dore: Bizarre Don Quixote lie & why Richard Dreyfus was stunned

Thom: Why are Republicans so vexed over Gitmo?

The 2016 Clown Show:

  • The 2016 campaign is a nightmare for Marge Simpson.
  • Lindsey Graham: My party has gone batshit crazy”
  • Stephen: We may have to get used to a President Trump!
  • Sam Seder: Someone finally brings up Trump’s University fraud.
  • Pap and Farron Cousins: Trump monster stronger and more frightening than ever (p.s. you deserve this, GOP)
  • Matthew Filipowicz: Network executive’s Trump confession:

  • Sam Seder: Chris Christie’s heartfelt endorsement of Trump
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at Trump’s South Carolina win.
  • The Pope weighs in on Trump’s wall.
  • David Pakman: Trump’s fraud case.
  • Sam Seder: Trump loses it when Rubio calls out his privilege
  • Stephen: Pope shot first.
  • Sam Seder: Glenn Beck fasts on behalf of Ted Cruz….
  • Ted Cruz 30 second spot
  • Seth Meyers with a closer look at Ted Cruz’s dirty tricks.
  • Ted Cruz, the ZODIAC KILLER
  • Sam Seder: Jeb Suspends…the crowd response is awkward.
  • Stephen: It’s time to grow up with Marco Rubio.
  • Young Turks: Marco Rubio thinks he can win via a brokered convention
  • Stephen: Marco’s “Morning again in Canada.”
  • Trevor Noah: Ben Carson’s blackness

Minute Physics: How do we know what air is like on other planets?

What is a rigged economy?

Obama is still trying to close Gitmo.

Seth Meyers: A closer look at Bernie Sander’s “Democratic Socalism”.

The Church for people who are “Spiritual, but not religious”.

Obstruction of Justice:

  • David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: Election-year Supreme Court nominations
  • Daily Show: Congress, the game.
  • Young Turks: If Cenk was Obama’s nominee
  • PsychoSuperMom: Block that nominee!
  • Pap with Howard Nations: SCOTUS Limbo Is A Huge Gift For Liberals.
  • Constitution or Chaos?
  • What happens if a Supreme Court decision ends in a tie?
  • Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) blasts Republicans for refusing to consider a SCOTUS nominee.
  • LGBT Americans and SCOTUS

Seattle police release video of Che Taylor shooting.

Nikki & Dan Savage do politics.

Stephen’s wish list for Hillary.

John Oliver: Abortion laws.

For those who need help getting to the polls….

A moment with Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 2/23/16, 6:08 am

DLBottlePlease join us tonight for an evening of politics 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 happening this week. Tonight the Tri-Cities chapter also meets. On Wednesday, the Burien chapter and the state’s newest chapter, the North Spokane chapter, meets. Finally, the Kent and Woodinville chapters meet on Thursday.

There are 177 chapters of Living Liberally, including twenty 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, 2/20/16, 1:00 am

Bernie and Hillary supporters kiss and make up.

Mental Floss: 37 ways you might be weird.

Stephen: Cory Booker talks what it means to be united.

What happens if the presidential election was a tie?

The 2016 Konservative Klown Kavalcade:

  • Stephen with Hungry for Power Games
  • Farron Cousins and Sam Seder: The GOP has destroyed itself with the worst candidates of all time
  • GOP harmony.
  • Young Turks: Jeb! tweets photo of gun…the Intertubes respond.
  • Ann Telnaes: Jeb continues to shoot blanks.
  • Young Turks: He’s back! George campaigns for Jeb.
  • Jimmy Dore: Google users search for a troubling truth about Jeb!
  • Trump’s Gamble: A failed bet in Atlantic City
  • Stephen on Trump v. Pope:

  • The Pope trashes Trump.
  • Daily Show: Trump supporters speak out.
  • Thom and Pap: Watch out for the fake populist.
  • Susie Sampson: Donald, his people & the REAL issues.
  • Jimmy Dore: Donald Trump bursts the GOP bubble.
  • Jimmy Dore: Jeb defends George against Donald.
  • Jimmy Dore: Donald Trump’s 9/11 comments rock the conservative world
  • Young Turks: Trump continues to call out George Bush on 9/11.
  • Thom: This guy could be President…Trump edition.
  • Michael Brooks: Trump calls Cruz a liar.
  • Young Turks: On Howard Stern’s show, Trump supported Iraq invasion.
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at Trump and the Iraq War.
  • Stephen: Donald calling.
  • Young Turks: Ted Cruz’s Photoshopped “dirty trick.”
  • David Pakman: Ted Cruz hires a pornography actress
  • David Pakman: Marco Rubio’s “America” in ad is really Canada.
  • Liberal Viewer: Another Rubot slip-up?

Stephen: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is now an Incisive-Political-Humor Dog.

Buy food ethically unless it is too hard.

Why are so many Mexican journalists being murdered?

WaPo: Journalism in peril.

Obstructing Justice:

  • Obama on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
  • How is a Supreme Court Justice selected?
  • Jeb sez he probably would nominate a new Justice.
  • Matthew Filipowicz with David Dayen: How to solve the Scalia Supreme Court Constitutional crisis
  • Obama: “The Constitution is clear” on Supreme Court nomination
  • David Pakman: Republican hypocrisy on Scalia appointment exposed
  • Farron Cousins: Republican obstruction will hurt them in November
  • How long is a Presidential term, anyway???

  • Stephen’s tribute to Antonin Scalia.
  • Mark Fiore: Constitution alert.
  • Michael Brooks: Alex Jones thinks Scalia was murdered!!!
  • Congress…DO YOUR JOB!
  • Conservative commentators rip the G.O.P. over obstruction.
  • Reagan on nominating a Justice in the 4th year.
  • Maddow: Justice Scalia was a racist, judicial activist and hypocrite
  • Young Turks: Will the G.O.P. take Reagan’s advice on Supreme Court nomination?
  • Farron Cousins and Pap: Can Obama outsmart Republicans on SCOTUS appointments?
  • Mitch McConnell: Secret Senate Rules
  • David Pakman: Implications surface that Scalia was murdered.
  • Matthew Filipowicz: Republicans reveal their ultimate Supreme Court plan after Scalia.
  • Jimmy Dore: Justice Scalia was as much a person as the corporations he represented.

NASA: Celebrating African American History Month.

Bill Maher: For the love of bud.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about sports.

Young Turks: Democratic town halls versus Republican town halls.

Jimmy Dore: Apple, Trump, Cruz and other bad apples.

FBI versus Apple:

  • Seth Meyers: Apple versus the FBI…a closer look.
  • David Pakman: Judge orders Apple to crack phone.
  • Thom: Apple vs the FBI.
  • Young Turks: Apple says iPhone “backdoor” risks all user’s security

White House: West Wing Week.

Does the President really need Air Force One?

David Hawkings’ Whiteboard: What is Regular Order?:

David Pakman: January was the warmest January on record.

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

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 2/16/16, 6:02 am

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Please join us tonight for an evening of political pontification and revelry over the beverage of your choice 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, Vancouver, WA, and Shelton chapters also meet. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the Tacoma, Bremerton, and Spokane, chapters meet.

There are 188 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, 2/13/16, 2:02 am

Seth Meyers: A Closer Look at Martin Shkreli and pharmaceutical price gouging.

Young Turks: Is Henry Kissinger a war criminal?

Obama’s Weekly Address: State of American politics.

David Pakman: MI Republicans “fix” flint water crisis by outlawing anal sex.

Farron Cousins: Have the Koch brothers finally been caught?

2016 Kkkraaaaazy Kkklown Show

  • Farron Cousins: The Republican plot to steal the 2016 election
  • Stephen makes a Ben Carson entrance:

  • Red State Update: Go to a Trump rally
  • The GOPfather
  • Jimmy Dore: Trump victory speech full of wild Trumpisms & completely devoid of substance
  • The Movie: The Art of the Deal.
  • Sam Seder: Donald Trump, Jr. is treated unfairly.
  • Jimmy Dore: Meet the pissed-off grandma who made the Ted Cruz freedom van
  • Rubio’s “oops” moment.
  • Sam Seder: Marco Rubio keeps malfunctioning.
  • Young Turks: RubioBot short circuits on the campaign trail.
  • Test Tube News: Is the media responsible for Trump?
  • Daily Show: Donald Trump is the greatest show on earth.
  • Triumph the insult comic helps Mike Huckabee.
  • Greenman: Truthsquading Ted Cruz’s climate denial.
  • Jimmy Dore: Jeb Bush kicked off stage in most embarrassing thing ever.
  • Sam Seder: Sad Jeb Bush’s rotary luncheon speech cut off
  • David Pakman: Jeb Bush’s most awkward moment ever.
  • Farron Cousins: Jeb’s awkward moment getting the boot….
  • Young Turks: Jeb! kicked off stage.
  • David Pakman: The best (worst) of Jeb Bush.
  • David Pakman: The best (worst) of Ted Cruz.
  • Young Turks: Cruz campaign releases ad with staring porn star.
  • Sam Seder: Trump calls Cruz a pussy.
  • Young Turks: Trump calls Cruz a pussy.
  • Matthew Filipowicz: John Kasich wants to advance a far right wing agenda in a “friendly” way:

  • Trevor: Facing off at the GOP debate.
  • David Pakman: The best (worst) of Marco Rubio.
  • Robot Rubio
  • Sam Seder: Awesome song for loser Marco Rubio robot
  • David Pakman: Heckler tries to perform exorcism on Ted Cruz
  • Jimmy Dore: Jeb Bush a firm bottom but he ain’t out of Bush yet.
  • David Pakman: Donald Trump trolled at rally
  • Sam Seder: The first and last time Ted Cruz is funny.
  • David Pakman: Two more bite the dust.

Five crazy facts about lobbyists.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about the wild west.

Young Turks: Oregon standoff ends; Cliven Bundy arrested.

Test Tube News: Should governments pay a basic income?

New Hampshire:

  • Stephen: NH Diner woman just wants breakfast.
  • Daily Show: Behind the scenes in NH.
  • Stephen: Bernie Sandwiches won NH:

  • Red State Update: New Hampshire Day 1
  • Red State Update: New Hampshire Day 2
  • Red State Update: New Hampshire Day 3
  • Red State Update: New Hampshire Day 4
  • Red State Update: New Hampshire Day 5
  • Stephen brings some NH to his show.
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look of the NH primary.

White House: West Wing Week.

Oregon siege ends.

Jimmy Dore: Dowd, Trump, Fiorina, Steinem & other jokes

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Jamila Woods: White Privilege II.

#MakeValentinesDayGreatAgain: Presidential Candidate V-Day Cards.

Thom: The Good, The Bad & The Very Very Brockedly Ugly!

Mental Floss: 26 facts about the science of love.

Minute Physics: Concrete does not dry out.

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

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Democratic Debate Open Thread

by Darryl — Thursday, 2/11/16, 5:46 pm

I’m at the Roanoke Tavern this evening with a couple of friends to watch the debate (starts at 6pm local). Please join us if you wish. Otherwise, join the fun in the comment thread.

I’ll post some commentary, snark, and (mostly) other people’s excellent Tweets.

Enjoy!

5:59: I’ll be watching the debate on PBS rather than CNN. Just a personal choice (and a choice endorsed by the bar management).

6:03: Opening shot of the candidate’s backs…looking for the secret radio receivers strapped to Clinton’s back…

6:07: Sander’s opening statement “Yuuuge count”: 1

6:09: Shorter Hillary, “I’m just like him.”

Who would have thunk that PBS would cut quicker to commercial break than the cable nets.

— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) February 12, 2016

Winner of the debate so far: Commercials.

— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) February 12, 2016

I thought Hillary loved the gays, why won’t she let them dress her?

— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) February 12, 2016

6:21: Hillary is sure “we” will have the political capital to raise taxes on wealthy. Don’t think so, but probably better than Sanders.

.@BernieSanders answer to health care question suggests Coverage For All will be delivered by unicorns.

— Paul Singer (@singernews) February 12, 2016

O'Malley is good tonight.

— Jeffrey Goldberg (@JeffreyGoldberg) February 12, 2016

Ok look I made a graphic so you can see how important this is. POTUS –> SCOTUS. pic.twitter.com/b2JHPqEI2j

— Hanna Brooks Olsen (@mshannabrooks) February 10, 2016

Glad someone is keeping track of this. https://t.co/ck7Dsf0DdJ

— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) February 12, 2016

Debate needs to start focusing on where the two disagree. That's what the debate format is for. Let them litigate differences.

— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) February 12, 2016

6:43: Come’on, when is Bernie going to go all Christie on Hillary?

6:46: Will someone PLEASE ask the candidates about their position on waterboarding?!?

I understand why he didn’t, but I really wish Biden was a third person on this stage right now.

— Samuel Minter (@abulsme) February 12, 2016

Sanders is doing better than Clinton tonight. More passion. More compelling. Even if Hillary’s pragmatism may be more realistic.

— Samuel Minter (@abulsme) February 12, 2016

I'm confused as to what's happening right now on PBS. Mid-debate commentary and highlights? Is this the halftime show? -cd

— PurpleStrats/Chris (@PurpleStrats) February 12, 2016

Hard to make jokes when two intelligent people are talking and not saying things like "The Chinese are tremendous people. Let's waterboard."

— Jen Kirkman (@JenKirkman) February 12, 2016

PBS should've held a fundraiser. Early: "Your donation will help us return to the debate. Later: "Your donation can stop this debate."

— Darryl Holman (@hominidviews) February 12, 2016

tens of thousands of young bernie supporters are totally lost right now during the Kissinger portion of this debate

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) February 12, 2016

Gotta admit, I didn't expect Kissinger-bashing tonight.

— Douglas Heye (@DougHeye) February 12, 2016

Have things really reached the point where we're debating Henry Kissinger? #WhatDecadeIsThis

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) February 12, 2016

7:50: Man…Democrats SUCK at negative campaigning.

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Election night edition of Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 2/9/16, 5:34 am

DLBottle

Tonight’s the first primary of the 2016 presidential election season, and there are some local elections happening as well. So please join us for an evening of election returns and primary politics 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 happening this week. Tonight, the nation’s newest DL addition, the Federal Way chapter meets along with the Tri-Cities and Redmond chapters. The Kent chapter meets on Thursday. And next Monday, the Aberdeen and Yakima chapters meet.

There are 187 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, 2/6/16, 12:23 am

Congressional hits and misses of the week.

Straight outta options:

Mental Floss: Fifteen facts about coffee.

Bill Maher: Lies are the new truth.

What led to Flint, MI’s poisoned water.

Stop making guns so sick.

Minute Physics: How to discover new particles.

I Oh Wha???

  • PsychoSuperMom: Iowa Caucus Song
  • Trevor Noah: Ted Cruz’s Iowa caucus win.
  • Stephen: Everyone was a winner in Iowa except the losers.
  • Kids analyze the candidates on the eve of the IA caucuses.
  • Jimmy Fallon: Trump spins second place, “the Deuce is loose”.
  • Sam Seder: Trump is the skank you bring home. Period.
  • Mark Fiore: Corn Candidates.
  • Sam Seder: Obama’s speech about inclusion was divisive?!?
  • Harry Reid: Did you see diversity in Iowa?
  • Young Turks: Iowa drives Paul out of campaign.
  • Red State Update: Trump and Sanders lose Iowa.
  • What is the difference between a Caucus and a Primary?
  • David Pakman: Media falsely blames Hillary’s Iowa win on “coin flips”
  • Sam Seder: Did Ted Cruz sabotage Ben Carson?
  • Jimmy Dore visits Jeb!’s Iowa headquarters:

  • Trevor Noah: Counting votes in popcorn containers at the Iowa caucuses
  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at Trump and Iowa
  • Young Turks: Trump accuses Cruz of cheating.
  • Stephen: Hungry for Power Games, Iowa edition.
  • Watch a Democratic Caucus in 360
  • And watch a Republican caucus in 360
  • Young Turks: Why Ted Cruz beat Donald Trump in Iowa

Twelve minutes of Right-wing nutjob Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5) talking politics.

Stephen and Samantha Bee try out some lady euphemisms.

What the West gets wrong about Muslim women.

Obama: Employment is down to 4.9%.

Young Turks: “Pro-life” activist proves she’s not really pro-life at all.

Pap and Farron Cousins: Lunatic Michele Bachmann says Obama is about to reveal himself as Anti-Christ.

Larry Wilmore and friends: Anger and politics.

Conan meets his censor.

The 2016 Conservative Crazy Car:

  • Kimmel: Jesus reads quotes of G.O.P. candidates.
  • David Pakman: The best and worst of Rand Paul.
  • Meet the GOP Frontrunners
  • Sam Seder: Jeb begs for applause.
  • Young Turks: Jeb to audience, “please clap”.
  • Farron Cousins: Jeb begs audience for applause.
  • David Pakman: Jeb begs for applause.
  • David Pakman: Reporters visibly perplexed by Sarah Palin’s explanation of Trump’s abortion flip-flop.
  • Fifteen stupidest lies from the last Republican debate
  • Young Turks: Trump, “Who told you to call me sexist?”
  • David Pakman: The best (worst) of Carly Fiorina.
  • Christie refers to Rubio as the Boy in the Bubble.
  • Thom: Why Ted Cruz is unfit to be President.
  • David Pakman: Rand Paul bites the dust.
  • Sam Seder: Jeb Bush’s childhood seems a little troubling.
  • Friday Hot takes on the GOP candidates.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about famous companies.

Madame President.

David Hawkings Whiteboard: Here comes the budget:

Follow the money: The chemical industry writes a law.

Farron Cousins: Republicans destroy government to prove government doesn’t work.

VSauce: Math Magic.

One of these people will be President.

Thom: The Good, the Bad & the Very, Very Depascently Ugly!.

Martin Shkreli invokes his fifth amendment rights before Congressional oversight committee.

Space Station Live: African American History Month.

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

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Low Energy

by Darryl — Wednesday, 2/3/16, 1:54 pm

Donald Trump has been taunting Jeb! as being low energy. Judging from the need to add a high-energy punctuation mark after his name, I’m thinking that The Donald might be right on this one.

And this is kind of embarassing:

It brings back memories of this 2008 GOP low energy superstar:

On the other hand, Ronald Reagan was pretty low energy so it isn’t like energy level is all that Trump cracks it up to be.

And at least Jeb! doesn’t suffer from an abnormal chromosomal makeup.

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Drinking Liberally — Seattle

by Darryl — Tuesday, 2/2/16, 6:16 am

DLBottle

Huh…can’t imagine what people want to talk about tonight. If you think of something, please join us 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 happening this week. The Long Beach, Tri-Cities and West Seattle chapters also meet tonight. The Lakewood chapter meets on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the Tacoma chapter meets.

There are 186 chapters of Living Liberally, including eighteen 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, 1/30/16, 12:15 am

Conan and Zach Galifianakis talk about shushing the president.

Will humans be obsolete after the new industrial revolution?

Seth Meyers: Late Night Demopublican presidential debate:

Stephen gets a straight answer from Donald Rumsfeld.

Mental Floss: Misconceptions about animals.

The microbes of New York.

Trever Noah: Getting personal at the CNN Democratic Town Hall.

Honest political ads: Puppets.

The 2016 Lunatic Asylum Squad:

  • Young Turks: The Debate’s biggest loser.
  • Young Turks: Worst line of the debate.
  • Young Turks: Worst fail of the debate.
  • Farron Cousins and Sam Seder: Even without Trump, GOP debate manages to sink even lower
  • Francesca Fiorentini: Has the GOP always been this off the rails?

  • Michael Brooks: Creepy Ted Cruz video from his high school days.
  • Young Ted Cruz outtakes.
  • David Pakman: CBS hosts laughs in Ted Cruz’s lying face.
  • Michael Brooks: Trump thinks the Ted Cruz Canadian thing is very serious.
  • Sam Seder: Bizarre Video of Oregon militia sumo guy to Chris Christie
  • Young Turks: Sumo militia person threatens Chris Christie.
  • Sam Seder: Chris Christie yells at woman, basically calls her a liar.
  • Young Turks: Carly Fiorina sold baby parts.
  • Daily Show: Ted or Donald…who is marginally less awful?
  • Stephen: GOP edition of “Would You Rather”
  • Maddow: Donald Trump vet stunts hurt real veteran outreach
  • Seth Meyers with A couple of things: Trump and FAUX.
  • Sam Seder: Was Trump justified in skipping the debate?
  • Trevor Noah: Kelly v. Trump.
  • Young Turks: Trump fans viciously swarm Megyn Kelly.
  • Harry Reid is “pulling for” Donald Trump. (I guess that’s better than pulling for Santorum….)
  • Inside the mind of a Donald Trump speech writer.
  • Stephen moderates an all Trump debate.
  • Farron Cousins: Is the GOP really this dumb?

Maddow: Who is to blame for Flint’s water problem?

A different kind of rape control.

Seth Meyers polls some Iowans.

Stephen holds a town hall meeting.

Matthew Filipowicz: Military games in Washington state Part I.
Matthew Filipowicz: Military games in Washington state Part II.

Young Turks: Will Obama become a Supreme Court Justice.

Planned Parenthood Surprise:

  • Seth Meyers: A closer look at the Planned Parenthood indictments.
  • Young Turks: Planned Parenthood cleared, two indicted over doctored tapes.
  • David Pakman: Carly Fiorina loses it after “baby parts” filmmakers indicted

Stephen: Bernie Sanders promposals.

Farron Cousins: Is Sarah Palin the worst parent EVER???


Stupidest laws in the United States.

Conviction.

White House: West Wing Week.

Mental Floss: Life hacks tested and debunked.

Malicious Militia:

  • Young Turks: Militia member killed by police.
  • David Pakman: Unhinged militia lunatic promises bloodbath.
  • Arrests and one dead in Oregon standoff.
  • Young Turks: What is the right punishment for Oregon militia?
  • David Pakman: Oregon militant went for gun twice before being shot.
  • Young Turks: Oregon shootout leaves one dead, militia threatens “bloodbath”

Stephen: A Simon & Garfunkel tune for every candidate.

Florida politicians sell out sick babies.

Why does Iowa get to pick first?

Farron Cousins and Sam Seder: Obama finally fights back against Republican obstruction.

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

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