Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

We need to vote them all out and restore sane Democratic government.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

The revolution will be supervised.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

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

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

This country desperately needs a functioning fourth estate.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

In after Baud. Damn.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

The lights are all blinking red.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

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

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  8. 8.

    Max

    Funniest Tweet I saw,

    from @pourmecoffee

    These RNC donors should consider becoming Democrats. We have actual lesbians.

  9. 9.

    Some Guy

    Given rightwing defenses of Hutaree, I think it is time to revise Jeff Foxworthy’s never-really-funny “you might be a redneck”:

    You might be a Republican if:

    You hate homosexuals.
    You hate reproductive freedom.
    You hate non-white people.
    You hate healthcare for children.
    You hate the US government.

    Noitce that at least for 4 of the 5, so does al Qaeda. Surely this can be extended and refined.

    The convergence of right wing extremism and muslim extremism is unthinkable for the right but it is happening and, oh, the lies they are going to have to concoct.

  10. 10.

    MattF

    Until recently, when anyone asked me what Republicans are thinking, I’ve always said “You’re asking the wrong person.” Now, unfortunately, I think I know the answer… [crickets…]. I think (I hope) that the White House is coming to the same conclusion.

  11. 11.

    freelancer

    @Some Guy:

    The convergence of right wing extremism and muslim extremism is unthinkable for the right but it is happening and, oh, the lies they are going to have to concoct.

    The GOP, they hate us for our freedom.

  12. 12.

    Some Guy

    @trollhattan: On the one hand, absolutely yes. Oh the other hand, and don’t hate me for it, but I was glad to see a political figure not dress in business power attire. And, to break out a tired blog cliche, if a female Dem did that, she would be pilloried in the mainstream press. Pelosi for example. Rush would have a special song about dominatrix Nancy just for her.

    Edit: And yes, I mean Rush is mainstream now. But even if you don’t spot me that, just think WaPo and the post writes itself.

  13. 13.

    Keith G

    @Mike Kay: I work with “starbursters”. They focus on her for the most basic of reasons: She makes them feel better about themselves and she helps expalin (a typo I decided to leave in) complexities that often elude them

    She is evidence that one does not need the right kind of education or the right kind of job to end up being a big deal. Funny how in this way she is so similar in approach to Shrub.

    And of course, they both are artful hucksters. You’d think people would learn.

  15. 15.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I like to look for the good in people, so I’m glad to be able to say it was nice of Sarah Palin to babble like an idiot for Keith’s return.

  17. 17.

    WereBear

    @freelancer: Ha. They just hate us. Reasons are for losers!

    CAT SAFETY NOTE: a friend brought us an Easter lily, but I left it in the apartment hallway and it’s going to work with me. They are highly toxic to cats (as many lillies are) so please be careful.

  19. 19.

    lamh31

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    I’m in and out when it comes to Keith Olbermann, but I gotta say, that after the crap Lawrence O was smokin’ during the last couple of weeks of the HCR vote, I’m actually glad Keith O is back.

  24. 24.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @lamh31: I don’t watch KO regularly anymore either, but even just watching during Jeopardy commercials and waiting for The Rachel Maddow to come on, O’Donnell’s smugness was just wearing me out.

  30. 30.

    Cat Lady

    @Some Guy:

    Doesn’t al Qaeda mean “the base”? Can we petition Keith Olbermann to start referring to the homegrown nuts as the American al Qaeda as a means of moving the Overton Window? Rush would do it in a heartbeat if they were on the other end of the spectrum, and it would work.

  33. 33.

    lamh31

    @John Cole:

    I’ll admit it’s been awile since I watched Chuck. I was all in during the first season, then the strike happened, and the election became my drug of choice, and I never was able to get back into Chuck. Maybe I’ll have to catch it on DVD.

    But, I did see a commercial on tonight’s ep…was that “Superman” that I saw on Chuck. When did he get there?

    And not to start a geek-fight, but I must be the only semi-comic book geek who actually thought Superman returns was pretty good…but I digress.

    When did Routh join the show?

  34. 34.

    BGinCHI

    I think his female sidekick is much smarter and I don’t think he knows where he is half the time.

    Oh, wait, I thought this was a Chuck Todd thread.

    Never mind.

  36. 36.

    JGabriel

    @lamh31:

    When did Routh join the show?

    About 2 months ago, Jan. 18, though he might have had a brief cameo a week or two earlier.

    .

  37. 37.

    Brian J

    @Mike Kay:

    I think she’s good looking. Certainly not as good looking as Heidi Klum, of course, but Palin’s legitimately attractive, unlike Ann Coulter, who in addition to being a hateful twat also resembles a half-completed transsexual. (No offense meant to any trannies currently reading the board.) Michelle Bachmann’s the same way. She’s not a model, but she’s definitely attractive.

    Of course, the crazy things they say makes me want to run for the hills.

  39. 39.

    demo woman

    Awesome rejoins the crew. does anyone watch mad men? Awesome made an appearance as a sexual fling for Betty in one of the episodes.

  40. 40.

    kommrade reproductive vigor

    Um. Yeah. Yahoo! Has a front page story about Ricky Martin coming out. Didn’t that happen when La Vida Loca hit the charts?

    No really. I’m going out to find people who are surprised by this so I can sell them some prime Florida swampland.

  41. 41.

    Ty Lookwell

    huh. I guess I’m odd man out… now that Olbermann’s back, I miss O’Donnell.

    Also, anybody catch congressman Alan Grayson on CNN? He can be a bit buffoonish, but man, does he bring it. His performance was righteously hilarious (in a good way).

  42. 42.

    AngusJackBootedThugOfMeat

    Sorry, but everybody knows that chuck is a cut of meat. Why those tv people would want to steal the identity of a roast is beyond me.

  43. 43.

    lamh31

    @kommrade reproductive vigor:

    so not surprised by Ricky’s gayness. besides the rumors, and the workin’ out in his Speedos on the beach with some dude (pics: ricky martin on beach w/”trainer”)

    And the fact that not many single straight dudes who want to have children are likely to hire a surrogate to do so, unless there is something about doing it the “ole fashion” way somehow bothers him.

    Still, I could care less. Some of my fab singers who I have been crusing on forever are gay (George Michael), and as long as they still singing like angels… who cares…right??

  47. 47.

    Corner Stone

    I’m going to have doughnuts for dinner tonight. Maybe one of the cake styles with cinnamon & sugar dusting.

  48. 48.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Some Guy: But therein lies her problem. The only reason she was chosen was for her star-burstability and not because she had anything to contribute substantively. I don’t particularly care for the power suits, either, though.

  50. 50.

    RedKitten

    @John Cole:

    That’s where you’re wrong, Casey, because love is a battlefield.

    Casey’s facial expression after that line was priceless.

    I’m thinking that tonight’s ep is the beginning of the end of Routh’s guest-spot. No tears from me, if that’s the case. I’m sure he’s a nice man, and I’m happy to see him getting work, but I have found Shaw to be irksome since the first moment he arrived, and would not be sorry to see the last of him.

    Jeffster! was full of win tonight. “You’re like the Picasso of creepiness.”

  51. 51.

    Zuzu's Petals

    Okay, the nutters are all aflutter over Breitbart’s kerfuffle with the Reid supporters on Saturday.

    Breitbart had given a really unhinged interview in which he claimed he was surrounded and threatened by Reid supporters, who also egged the Teabagger bus.

    Now they’ve posted a heavily edited video. You can see some white confetti-like stuff flying off the bus, but no sign of an egg…just Breitbart exclaiming “They threw eggs!” No indication of anyone holding eggs, etc. either.

    So I want to know, anyone able to see if someone actually threw an egg?

    Also, how about that laughable “threat” from the fed-up guy who couldn’t take it anymore? I love how the minutes leading up to that moment are completely edited out. Any chance that Breitbart was being his usual dickish self? Ya think?

    Inquiring minds want to know!

  52. 52.

    PierreB

    Must say I’m starting to like Chuck less and less.

    Beside scenes that are so sweet that I’m afraid for my cavities, they are selling a little too much the myths of the “war on terror”.

    There was “Everyone talks” (under torture)
    Then, Casey mentioned casually that since the new administration forbid water-boarding, the CIA is not getting good info from their assets.

    And now, it’s a given that people are routinely executed in the street on the say so of the government (the good guys?).

    Please!

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