Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

A lot of Dems talk about what the media tells them to talk about. Not helpful.

It’s the corruption, stupid.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

People are complicated. Love is not.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

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

If you’re pissed about Biden’s speech, he was talking about you.

Their freedom requires your slavery.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

You cannot shame the shameless.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

You can’t love your country only when you win.

He really is that stupid.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Red lights blinking on democracy’s dashboard

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

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  1. 1.

    matoko_chan

    you know MM…all those old biddies attacking me on the cudlips thread remind me so much of my catholic school all-grrl production of the Music Man.
    guess who i played?

    {Refrain}
    Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
    Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
    {Three times}
    Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
    Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep

    / G – / C – / G – / D – / G – / C – / G D / G – /

    Professor, her kind of woman doesn’t belong on any committee.
    Of course, I shouldn’t tell you this but she advocates dirty books.

    Dirty books!

    Chaucer!
    Rabelais!
    Balzac!

    And the worst thing
    Of course, I shouldn’t tell you this but-
    I’ll tell.
    The man lived on my street, let me tell.
    Stop! I’ll tell.
    She made brazen overtures to a man who never had a friend
    In this town till she came here.

    Oh, yes, that woman made brazen overtures
    With a gilt-edged guarantee
    She had a golden glint in her eye
    And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring
    Just melt her down and you’ll reveal
    A lump of lead as cold as steel
    Here, where a woman’s heart should be!

    He left River City the library building
    But he left all the books to her
    Chaucer!
    Rabelais!
    Balzac!

  2. 2.

    Josie

    Actually, I did send a pet story, complete with pictures, to Anne Laurie, and it has never seen the light of day.

  4. 4.

    mistermix

    @matoko_chan:

    guess who i played?

    Since that play doesn’t have a role for “crazy kid locked in the closet when company comes”, I’m at a loss.

  6. 6.

    Michael

    I think I’m in lust. This whole trash emo goth punk thing she’s got going is really intriguing.

    Wonder if she’s into balding, middle aged married men?

  7. 7.

    Jman

    I think the stories were supposed to be Pet Rescue stories. Pet stories is too broad a classification. Not that there is any thing wrong with that but notice how much attention poor Boghan gets from Uncle John.

  13. 13.

    Scott

    So if people don’t send in pet stories, you’ll post Shirley Manson videos? Are you trying to keep people from sending in pet stories? ;)

  17. 17.

    El Tiburon

    @Josie:

    Actually, I did send a pet story, complete with pictures, to Anne Laurie, and it has never seen the light of day.

    +1

    I sent my story w pics and all. Is there some kind of selective editing process going on here? Are only those Juicers who spew vitriol towards Hamsher allowed passage into these hallowed halls?

  19. 19.

    R-Jud

    FYI: Julian Assange is meant to be having a live webchat on The Guardian’s site right now. But the page keeps crashing, so I can’t tell whether he’s actually shown up or not.

    Guardian live webchats are REALLY annoying. If you want to read, you have to click “go to latest comment” and then keep refreshing to see what’s being discussed. If it’s anyone even remotely newsworthy it always takes ages to load.

  21. 21.

    Josie

    @Starfish: That is a possibility. I would think, however, that someone who was requesting submissions would periodically check their spam filter. I could be wrong.
    @El Tiburon: You’re probably joking, but I actually wondered if I had pissed somebody off at some point. Who knows? Hmmm, maybe the Shadow?

  24. 24.

    Kristine

    And FWIW, I think listening to Shirley Manson is a great way to start a Friday morning.

    We’re supposed to get our first snowfall of the season tomorrow here in northern IL. 4-6″ predicted, but throw in the variability of Lake Effect, and who knows?

    I’m enjoying the last few hours of clear driveway. Not even thinking about the roads.

  25. 25.

    chopper

    and now reid gets in the game. senate vote for the <250K cut only is set for saturday.

    reuters says it’s ‘symbolic’, mostly because apparently they think reid doesn’t have the votes or can’t stop a filibuster.

  27. 27.

    Eric S

    I like Garbage. I like pet stories. Why can’t we have both.

    I’m in the process of adopting a stray kitten. He’s supposed to arrive tomorrow. I promise to send stories and pictures.

  28. 28.

    El Tiburon

    @stuckinred:

    Take a deep breath

    I am turning blue over here. Of course I am joking, but if it helps hamsher looks like Phyllis Diller’s afterbirth.

    Can I now get my awesome pet rescue story published?

  33. 33.

    JGabriel

    Re: Garbage — I miss the 90’s. The only decade that didn’t suck in my lifetime (so far), and I was born in the mid-60’s. Not so coincidentally, it’s also the only decade where I got to live with 8 consecutive years of a Democratic President.

    .

  35. 35.

    JGabriel

    Michael:

    Wonder if [Manson’s] into balding, middle aged married men?

    Possibly. Manson’s 44 now herself now, and married to a husband she’s presumably “into”.

    .

  39. 39.

    Mike The Dealer

    I saw their last show in the US, a crazy gig in Vegas, can’t believe how long it’s been, really hope this new album pans out, one can only survive on Shirley being a T-1000 for so long, I need more Garbage.

  40. 40.

    Anne Laurie

    @Josie: @El Tiburon: I absolutely intend to publish every pet story people send me, and mostly in the order I receive them. Josie, your Teddi and Wiley are currently #3 in the queue. El Tiburon, Alli is at #9.

    If anybody else reads this so late, I now have nineteen pet stories lined up… don’t want to be too much of a miser, but it’s nice to be surprised by a special treat sometimes, isn’t it?

    And I should say that my definition of “rescue” is pretty broad… anyone who’s been wondering if their story is “topical enough”, the answer is almost certainly YES!

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