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Hot air and ill-informed banter

You are either for trump or for democracy. Pick one.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

White supremacy is terrorism.

Jack Smith: “Why did you start campaigning in the middle of my investigation?!”

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Dear legacy media: you are not here to influence outcomes and policies you find desirable.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

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  4. 4.

    John Cole

    @ninerdave: I just thought it was funny because I went to take a picture and she squatted.

    On the upside, I didn’t photograph her mopping the bathroom, so we do have that going for us.

  5. 5.

    General Winfield Stuck

    When you gotta go/

    Movie break. Watching another German film about ww2. Called Downfall. all I can say is simply fantastic.

  8. 8.

    KG

    @7: there are about 40 gazillion of those parodies for just about every topic… including the Cowboys missing the play offs (and really, can’t we all agree that’s always a good thing?).

  10. 10.

    skippy

    yikes! i know it’s just the reflection of the flash, but she looks like the devil dog ready to take your throat out for interrupting her.

    ps, i thought the best use of that hitler footage was best used in this piece where der fuhrer found out about the squidless watchmen movie: youtube.com/watch?v=vIhHema5PNg

  15. 15.

    Libby

    She’s such a sweetie. She seems to be getting doggier. And perhaps it’s my imagination but you’ve seemed a little less cranky lately. I think you’ve been good for each other.

    And for the record, I haven’t seen this malware screen of which you all speak. No idea what browser I’m using. I think maybe IE7.

  16. 16.

    Mary G

    I am still getting the malware thing through Firefox. I tried Safari and got through, but am nervous to stay long.

  18. 18.

    Nylund

    I’m more glad that you love her. it was only about a month ago that she was some poor scared miserable dog stuck in a cage. you gave her a reason to love life. that is a good thing.

  19. 19.

    gwangung

    I am still getting the malware thing through Firefox. I tried Safari and got through, but am nervous to stay long.

    Gah, that’s so weird….get it through Safari, but not through Camino.

  20. 20.

    Comrade Kevin

    @Mary G: Do you have the “Warn when visiting a fraudulent website” box checked in Safari? I get the message when it’s checked. Safari 4.0.2 for me.

  21. 21.

    asiangrrlMN

    Aw, Lily is beautiful, no matter WHAT she’s doing (especially because I don’t have to smell her after she rolls in dead shit). I love watching her thrive.

    Also, sleep actually makes me more tired. Interesting.

  27. 27.

    asiangrrlMN

    @gex: I head faked myself. I really thought maybe, just maybe, I could sleep five or six hours. But, no.

    @Tattoosydney: What do you think I am, your real wife? I am only your fake wife, so I will fake entertain you.

    RANT: I fucking hate Pat Buchanan. I watched a portion of the segment on Rachel’s show, and he’s a complete loser, repellently disgusting, and appallingly hateful. How is he even allowed to be on the teevee machine? I know “Uncle Pat” is beloved by Rachel for whatever unfathomable reason and that she gave it to him (but not nearly strongly enough), but he is not the lovable loony uncle at the family reunion–he’s a bloviating, no-nothing, ugly (inside and out), invective toad who should be squashed. I just punched a wall because he made me so angry. Why is he considered relevant? Please, someone enlighten me.

  28. 28.

    asiangrrlMN

    P.S. Malware just disappeared for me, too.

    P.P.S. Oh look, another C-Street scandal (yawn). Pol’s wife suing pol’s mistress. What did he run on? Faith and family values.

  29. 29.

    ninerdave

    Open thread? **looks around** Sure why not, it’s a thread about dogs taking a leak and mopping floors.

    I discovered PrankVote last night.

    Link

    Now if you, like me, have buddies that prank each other whenever possible, you’ll appreciate these vids. Granted some border on mean, but most are extremely clever.

    I’d suggest starting with this

    And say this

  30. 30.

    Tattoosydney

    @asiangrrlMN:

    “RANT: I fucking hate Pat Buchanan. I watched a portion of the segment on Rachel’s show, and he’s a complete loser, repellently disgusting, and appallingly hateful. How is he even allowed to be on the teevee machine? I know “Uncle Pat” is beloved by Rachel for whatever unfathomable reason and that she gave it to him (but not nearly strongly enough), but he is not the lovable loony uncle at the family reunion—he’s a bloviating, no-nothing, ugly (inside and out), invective toad who should be squashed. I just punched a wall because he made me so angry.”

    I need a cigarette after that….

  31. 31.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Tattoosydney: Heh. So I did entertain you after all! Good. Because, in turn, you made me laugh with your comment, which made me feel better. Thanks, fake hubby.

    Has anyone seen arguingwithsignposts after 1 p.m. today? I just read last night’s thread, and I am concerned.

    arguingwithsignposts, I have been where you are right now. In fact, I was there for fifteen years. I still visit periodically these days, but with less frequency (thank goodness) than before.

    I read through most of the posts that other people sent to you, and it heartened me to see what a thoughtful, caring group of people frequent this site. They are right. Go see someone. Talk to someone. Yes, it’s often a matter of process of elimination to find something that works, but there will be something that helps. Take it from a very recalcitrant chronic depressive person. Right now, it’s generic Zoloft for me.

    Plus, exercise helps. Take a walk around the block. Connection with other people help. Hug and kiss each of your children several times.

    If you can, turn off the politics for a day or two. I am going to do this myself because the last time I shut out politics, I felt so much better about life in general. Politics will still be there when you decide to turn back in, but a cleansing of the mind (and soul) from time to time is a good thing.

    Most of all, try not to think about how fucked the world is. I know, I know, much easier said than done. When I get overwhelmed by the world, I blog. I cuddle with my cats. I email friends. I take a nap. In other words, I do something simply for me.

    Please check back in when you have a second. I haven’t read every thread, so I’m sorry if I missed you posting past 1 p.m.

  34. 34.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Tattoosydney: Thanks. I missed that comment. It was really heartwarming to see BJers rally around a hurting comrade. I knew they would, though.

    How are you? Shouldn’t you be at work?

    SixStringFanatic, thanks to you, too. I’m really relieved.

  36. 36.

    SixStringFanatic

    It’s really great to see the concern and caring that folks show each other around here.
    Gives a cynic a moment’s pause.

  37. 37.

    asiangrrlMN

    @SixStringFanatic: Hopefully, not too long of a pause.

    I kid. I feel the same way you do. It’s nice to know that there are people who still give a damn about other people.

    Fake Hubby, that’s pure beauty right there. Thanks. As you may have guessed, I love nights. And oceans. And sunsets.

  38. 38.

    freelancer

    @all

    We walk right through the door.

    Got a VM around midnight, it’s from my mom. They’re leaving for RAGBRAI (google it, John disappeared all the buttons), and I was going to watch my favorite Scottie for the next week and a half, but instead, it looks like I’ll be house-sitting at their place so my mom doesn’t have to suffer the anguish of putting their 16 year old cancer-ridden, glaucoma plagued, been dying for the last nine months, pretty, child minded Lab Beagle mix to sleep. So once again, y’all will be hearing me from mom and dad’s empty house, (and I’m tempted to throw a kegger, just for old times sake.)

    Last time I saw arguing post was around 11pm CST, but I watched a movie (Before Sunrise) with Wilma Flintstone, so until I hear otherwise, I’m going to assume he’s still down, but not for the count. I think last night did him more good than he realized, and I hope he’s ‘straightening up and flying right’. Not in terms of conformity, but I hope that with our help and the help of people that know what they’re doing, he can find his own peace.

  40. 40.

    freelancer

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Eh, she’s a pretty dog with the mind of a puppy, and we all thought we were going to lose her last fall, cause she’s REALLY old for a dog, and she had stopped eating dry food, had trouble getting up, no longer barked (but this dog ALWAYS barks) but around January, started getting back into old habits. Could be as simple as cancer gone into remission, but in the last few weeks, she’s been very dependent. She lays down and due to old age, she needs a boost to stand up. Mom took her on a walk a couple weeks ago and had to carry her home halfway through (this is a 60lb dog lugged 2 miles by a 50 year old woman btw). She was beginning to lose bladder control and she’d just go wherever. And my dad, who is awesome with animals, didn’t feel like prolonging the inevitable in front of a 14 day vacation.

    And mom questioned me if I could take care of both dogs in my place, which has a malleable “no pets” policy.
    But I can do it at their place, and considering the generosity they showed me 6 months ago by letting me recuperate there, and keep their puppy alive at the same time, I can hardly say no.

  41. 41.

    asiangrrlMN

    @freelancer: Still. It’s a good thing you’re doing. You certainly deserve a beer or two for that.

    @Tattoosydney: I’m listening to/watching that Kylie Minogue Dancing Queen video you posted awhile back because it makes me smile. So, thanks for that, too.

  43. 43.

    OGB

    Yes! Jane’s Addiction! The XXX album is one of the best live albums of all time. 1%, Whores, I Would For You, Jane Says, Sympathy cover. Everyone should buy this ASAP! It is brilliant!

    By nature, I am a lurker here at B-J. But I just wanted to say that I love this site – John Cole, DougJ, Tim and Annie, and all the commenters. It often keeps me sane during the course of my day.

    I am drunk. Also.

  44. 44.

    Tattoosydney

    @asiangrrlMN:

    “that’s pure beauty right there.”

    It was astonishing. Those colours were over the entire sky from east to west, not just in the “sunset”… and those pictures aren’t photoshopped or enhanced at all – it was the most amazing sunset I have seen for a very long time. You could see people just standing watching it in every single window of every office building.

  45. 45.

    Tattoosydney

    @asiangrrlMN:

    “I’m listening to/watching that Kylie Minogue Dancing Queen video you posted awhile back because it makes me smile. So, thanks for that, too.”

    It’s hard not to smile when you watch it. Now imagine being there, with 5000 queens all singing along at the tops of their voices. One of my many happy memories.

  48. 48.

    Tattoosydney

    @demkat620:

    I like the morning shift. It’s so much easier to follow the threads.

    Although my “OGB + how many?” was a reference to OGB’s drunkenness… I thought you couldn’t announce being drunk on here without announcing how many drinks you were down Cole style.

  51. 51.

    R-Jud

    Tattoosydney, thanks for the blackberry bar recipe you posted yesterday. I passed it on to my sister-in-law (along with a pint of raspberries).

    I also handed her a bag of maternity clothes, because she’s 18 weeks pregnant. I get to become an aunt as well as a mother this year.

  52. 52.

    GReynoldsCT00

    Glad to get through to BJ finally and see our mascot puppy caught in a squat, got malware warnings from both Firefox and Safari last night. Was starting to get the dt’s with no BJ!

  53. 53.

    Ash Can

    If Lily and Tunch ever figure out how to work our charming hosts’ camera, he can bend over and kiss his ass goodbye. Which reminds me — is Tunch a polydactyl?

    And am I the only one who can’t envision John’s household these days without thinking of the “Get Fuzzy” comic strip?

  54. 54.

    R-Jud

    @Ash Can:

    And am I the only one who can’t envision John’s household these days without thinking of the “Get Fuzzy” comic strip?

    Heh. Nope.

  55. 55.

    Tattoosydney

    @R-Jud:

    No problem. It’s really easy to make – and tastes very good, particularly warm out of the oven (or if you zap it in the microwave for thirty seconds).

    ETA: And good luck with both motherhood and auntyhood.

  56. 56.

    RedKitten

    Oh John…poor Lily. Leave the girlie some dignity, would you?

    (I can see it now if John ever becomes a father — we’ll be subjected to multiple photos of the poor baby using the potty for the first time.)

  57. 57.

    lotus

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Oh look, another C-Street scandal (yawn).

    Yeh, Pickering per se is pretty ho-hum, asiangrrlMN — but the macro story just emerging into view behind him certainly isn’t. This C Street crowd is very bad news in ways not many are aware of yet. An English friend brought it to my attention in February, and this morning I returned the favor with a guest-post on his new blog. It will give you a general sense that its links can flesh out.

    As far as I know, the only non-male WASP they claim is Hillary Clinton (I guess she’s their ladies’ auxilary; they’re very much male supremacists). They’re also a LOT more nefarious, connected, and powerful than anything Sarah Palin might be fantasizing. If things like Vitter, Sanford, Ensign, and Pickering keep blowing up in their faces, the world will be the safer for it. (N.B.: this ain’t my tinfoil talking — I’m fresh out — but theirs.)

  58. 58.

    shelley matheis

    My experience with my dogs; there’s nothing stronger than a female dog’s bladder control. (In their younger years anyway)

    I’ll let Katie out first thing in the morning. Now she’s been inside since 9 the previous night. But peeing always seems to be a secondary concern. She’ll be bouncing all around the yard, finally wanting to go back in I’ll say “Kate, be a good girl.” She’ll get a look like, ‘oh, yeah, I forgot.’ and she squats.

  59. 59.

    asiangrrlMN

    @lotus: Oh, I know, lotus, my yawn was more sarcastic than anything else. They need to be taken down. C-Street Mafia, indeed.

    fake hubby, now you have me smiling again at the thought of all those queens singing along.

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