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I’m reading Lindy West’s new book (it’s excellent, read it if you haven’t yet). It’s got one section where she talks about her abortion, and she mentions seeing someone she went to school with. It reminds me of a story from my Grandmother volunteering at the Lutheran Home For Unwed Mothers, in what’s now Lake Forest Park in, I believe, the 1930’s and 1940’s:

She and the other volunteers would do chores or drive the women around. Obviously, if you’re volunteering in a place like that, you can’t be that much of an asshole to single mothers that you know. Still, the stigma was so great at the time that the procedure was the volunteers sign in, and if any of the women needed anything they saw the list, they weren’t supposed to chose someone they knew.

1 Corinthians 7:2-9
Each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband because of sexual immorality. The husband should meet his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should do the same for her husband. The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Don’t refuse to meet each other’s needs unless you both agree for a short period of time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come back together again so that Satan might not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I’m saying this to give you permission; it’s not a command. I wish all people were like me, but each has a particular gift from God: one has this gift, and another has that one.

I’m telling those who are single and widows that it’s good for them to stay single like me. But if they can’t control themselves, they should get married, because it’s better to marry than to burn with passion.

Discuss.

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.

Y’all, housing is getting pretty expensive in Seattle. I don’t know what, short of another crash, lowers prices, but Goldy’s plan will help, rent control will help, the Housing Levy will help. None of them are enough. Maybe all told, combined they aren’t enough. But we really need to do a lot to deal with a large problem.

It 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.

1 Timothy 5:23
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Discuss.

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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So, back when she was First Lady, and considering a run for Senate, Hillary Clinton moved to New York. She told people that she enjoyed watching baseball and that even though she grew up a Cubs fan in Chicago, her American League team was the Yankees. I grew up in New York and as a Mets fan, this is probably my least favorite thing about her. Like, I know a lot of Yankee fans, and like and respect a lot of them: I consider it a character flaw in all of them. Even though there were no Mets when she was growing up, and anyway, she had a team on the Senior Circuit, I’m still disappointed.

But, the point here is that people thought they could audit her fandom. Sure, she used to wear a Yankee hat before she even became First Lady, and she talked about he Yankee fandom before anyone thought about her running for Senate. Anyway, so she’s a Yankee fan who and literally anyone who cares the least bit knows that.

So, you’ve probably heard about that David Brooks column that he has no idea what Clinton does in her spare time, therefore she’s not popular.

I would begin my explanation with this question: Can you tell me what Hillary Clinton does for fun? We know what Obama does for fun — golf, basketball, etc. We know, unfortunately, what Trump does for fun.*

So, yeah, Wonkette does a great job making fun of Brooks (at the link above). But I thought I’d add that if reporters weren’t trying to prove how unauthentic she is, they might be able to answer his bullshit question.

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This week’s open thread’s are apparently random stuff related to me going to the Seattle Center. It’s kind of shameful to admit as a writer for HA, but I went to the Chihuly exhibit. I have always felt about it the same way I felt about Safeco and Century Link Field: I didn’t like how they were created, but now that they’re there, I’m not going to boycott them in protest or anything. I feel a similar way about some of the bars/restaurants/coffee shops whose owners were dicks about the $15 minimum wage or sick leave/safe leave.*

It’s quite impressive. I would certainly go again.

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It 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.

I really like Folk Life. It’s free. It’s all sorts of music. I remember going from clog dancing to hip hop shows. It’s fun, and you guys, it’s next weekend. Nothing is really calling me as a must go. But I’m still totally going.

Malachi 2:2-3
If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the LORD Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.

“Because of you I will rebuke your descendants; I will smear on your faces the dung from your festival sacrifices, and you will be carried off with it.

Discuss.