Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Everybody saw this coming.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Bark louder, little dog.

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

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Celebrate the fucking wins.

They punch you in the face and then start crying because their fist hurts.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

They are lying in pursuit of an agenda.

Let there be snark.

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

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

Consistently wrong since 2002

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

The republican ‘Pastor’ of the House is an odious authoritarian little creep.

It’s easy to sit in safety and prescribe what other people should be doing.

Let me eat cake. The rest of you could stand to lose some weight, frankly.

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

Thanks to your bullshit, we are now under siege.

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  1. 1.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    I didn’t comment (or even read for that matter, I hate +1 lovefest death threads) on the Hitch death post, but I find it ironic that while JC called for restraint in talking about him, one of Hitchens’ most popular pieces of writing was a posthumus takedown of Mother Teresa.

  2. 2.

    JGabriel

    Heh. This is good — Gay Republican Mayor Outed By Expensing His Canadian Gay Sex Store Purchases:

    Receipts from embattled Southaven [Mississippi] Mayor Greg Davis reveal that he had the city pay for wide-ranging expenses including thousands of dollars worth of liquor, expensive dinners at a local restaurant and a visit to an adult store catering to gay men while on a recruitment trip to Canada.
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    As for the receipts, Davis, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008 on a conservative, family-values platform, said he couldn’t discuss specifics on the advice of his attorney.
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    … a review by The CA shows that Davis spent thousands of dollars at the Mesquite Chop House in Southaven and thousands more at local liquor stores. Also included in the receipts is a charge for $67 at Priape, a store in Toronto that is described by its website as “Canada’s premiere gay lifestyle store and sex shop.”

    I’m thinking maybe this guy wanted to get caught. I mean, expensing your gay sex shop purchases to the city when you’re a closeted Republican? That’s just a whole new level of stupid.

    (Reposted from previous comments where it got stranded end-of-thread.]

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  7. 7.

    An American in Exile

    URGENT – ATTENTION NEW JERSEY (or tri-state) DOG LOVERS:

    Young, healthy, adoptable dog in Bloomfield, NJ shelter has a deadline of 18 December to find a permanent home, foster home, sanctuary. At risk of being euthanized. http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/20889085
    Please share far and wide if you can find it in your heart to do so. Thanks.

  8. 8.

    FlipYrWhig

    I mentioned this very late last night… I was at the gym yesterday and one of the TVs was on CNN. John King’s (awful) show, to be precise. And what did I see but a full screen splash of the recent “annual collapse” post, credited to “Progressive Blogger John Cole, balloonjuice.com”. Was I really the only one who saw that?

  9. 9.

    Joseph Nobles

    Anybody else getting the Thundershirt ads? Anyone with any real-world experience with that product? Does it really work?

  11. 11.

    lamh31

    @FlipYrWhig:

    yep, John Cole is famous now. He’s right up there with DKOS.

    Something to be proud of ne’cest pas?

    Liberal blogs letdown over Obama

    Liberal bloggers reacted with renewed despair over news that Democrats could drop the millionaires’ surtax provision in their version of the payroll tax cut extension and that the president backed off his veto threat on legislative language about terrorism detainees.

    “It appears Obama will not veto the Defense bill with the hideous detention policies, and I just heard that the Democrats have dropped the millionaire surtax for the payroll tax cuts. I never knew the amount of depression and self-loathing that was involved in becoming a Democrat. I honestly think I hate Democrats more now that I am one than I did when I was a Republican,” wrote progressive John Cole at Balloon Juice, in a blog post titled “Time for the Annual Collapse.”

    I’ve got the Jefferson’s Theme song in my head for some reason…”Moving On Up”!

  12. 12.

    Nethead Jay

    Been waiting for an open thread to write this. I lurk more than post but I really like the community here and so want to share this:

    I lost my mom to cancer on Sunday. Here’s the post I wrote on my Livejournal about it And so it ends, again. I’ve been busy with all the practical things that need doing since then. The funeral is tomorrow. Family, friends and work have been fantastic throughout this.

    Thanks for listening.

  14. 14.

    Hill Dweller

    @The Snarxist Formerly Known as Kryptik: Willard is a soulless man with absolutely no convictions.

    Greg Sargent is right when he says Romney’s claims won’t get any attention. The Republicans ran the country into the ground, but have been given a complete pass for being the most obstructionist minority in congressional history.

  20. 20.

    Winston Smith

    How did Róisín Murphy get eclipsed by people like Ke$ha?

    On of my favorites by Murphy is a cleverly-veiled song about global warming, “Dear Miami.” It sounds like it’s about Miami scensters, but it’s about how all these self-obsessed people are running around oblivious to the fact that the world is falling apart.

    “Dear Miami, you’re the first to go
    Disappearing under melted snow”

    Damn straight.

  24. 24.

    Villago Delenda Est

    So the Mittster goes full-bore, and decides to claim that Obama is purposefully pursuing policies he knows are bad for the country.

    Projection. It’s what Rethuglicans do.

  26. 26.

    burnspbesq

    Can I get Two Minutes Hate for AT&T?

    Its latest act of stupidity truly surpasseth understanding.

    Did you know that if you walk into an Apple Store to buy an iPhone 4S for an existing AT&T account, in order to get the advertised, subsidized price the phone must be activated at time of purchase? That’s right, it will cost you an additional $500 to take it home and stick it under the Christmas tree.

    Astonishing.

  28. 28.

    Hill Dweller

    So the Republicans are demanding the Keystone pipeline nonsense be included in the payroll tax cut/unemployment insurance extension.

    Should the Dems scuttle whole thing? Include the Keystone pipeline stuff, then let the President kill it?

  29. 29.

    burnspbesq

    @ Hill Dweller:

    I vote for letting it die in the Senate and hanging it around the Republicans’ necks.

  30. 30.

    Hill Dweller

    @burnspbesq: The State Department has already warned Congress that forcing them to make a decision before the analysis is done will kill the project.

    I say pass the bill with the Keystone stuff in it(we need the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance for the economy), kill the project, and hang that around the Republicans’ necks.

  31. 31.

    Anya

    @Hill Dweller: The President made it clear that he’ll veto the bill, if it includes the Keystone Pipeline. The American people don’t care about the pipeline, but they care about receiving a smaller paycheck. I think the President will win this one. I really try not to hate, but I loathe the Republicans, specially the ones who vote these assholes into office.

  32. 32.

    Cermet

    @Amanda in the South Bay: So what? Like she was really a saint? Please – we are not children here who lay down for the Pope and other fairy tale believers. So called ‘saintly’ people have issues, problems and not everyone should blindly act as if these people are untouchable – Hitch was no different.
    I recall that Hitch supported the slaughter of Iraqi people in that illegal war. He was wrong but I still think he was a great man – we all F-up at times and get fooled. So someone will write a cutting book about that aspect and that the man had an evil side. That happens – grow up. Real people are not always nice.

  33. 33.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Nethead Jay:

    What a loss, and what a lovely tribute you wrote to your mother. I am so sorry — and so touched that you’re listening to k. d. lang’s cover of Hallelujah. Perfect.

    {{{hug}}}

  34. 34.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    That happens – grow up. Real people are not always nice.

    Except when the threat of a permaban hammer comes down and forces you to be nice.

  38. 38.

    trollhattan

    @burnspbesq:

    Preach it brother. ATT & Apple are two companies that can DIAF as far as I’m concerned. (And yet, my bride lurves her shiny new Verizon 4s. Sigh)

  39. 39.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    @trollhattan:
    Important point to remember-Apple is a douche company but they still make nice products (waits for Martin to defend Apple by noting how many trans people he knows work there-srsly, heard him say that once).

  40. 40.

    The Snarxist Formerly Known As Kryptik

    @catclub:

    Of course they would.. Why should be surprised anymore, aside from NPR’s ‘liberal media conspiracy’ credentials…

    @Hill Dweller:

    So in other words, compromise on the extension doesn’t count and the GOP wants more more more or else they’ll hang the Dems with it. Of course….and guess who gets the pass again….

  41. 41.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Cermet:

    I am sorry to hear this as well. I hope you have your mother around for as long as it’s right for her to be here.

    My mother died relatively young (58) and very unexpectedly (cerebral hemorrhage) and the shock was indescribable. My dad died at age 80 after a long, progressive illness (prostate cancer), so I had plenty of time to prepare. That said, it was still a shock — if not really a surprise — when he died.

    It’s never easy, especially this time of year. Condolences to all who have lost or are preparing to lose a loved one.

  43. 43.

    Linda Featheringill

    @Nethead Jay:

    My sympathy on the loss of your mother.

    I found that when my mom died, I was left with a brand new feeling of vulnerability that I hadn’t noticed before. And I’ve found that very, very few people reach the point where they don’t miss their mother, no matter how long it has been.

    My unscientific observation is that it takes about 3 years to fully accept the death of one’s mama.

    Please give us reports from time to time about how you’re feeling. We will listen and we can be quite understanding.

  44. 44.

    Linda Featheringill

    @Hill Dweller:

    I saw this pipeline nonsense and was filled with incoherent anger like I used to feel as a child of abusive parents. I can’t even try to analyze this nonsense.

    “If we can’t starve you to death, we’ll try to fuck up your world so badly that you’ll wish you were dead.”

    My bad angel says:
    Kill! Throttle! Smash!

    My good angel says:
    Be calm child. Knit one, purl two.

  45. 45.

    burnspbesq

    @trollhattan:

    ATT & Apple are two companies that can DIAF as far as I’m concerned

    Completely disagree where Apple is concerned. Every Apple product I have ever owned, going all the way back to the Mac Plus I bought in 1987, has exceeded expectations. I get why some people choose to go elsewhere. For me, Apple has always been the way to go, and continues to be so.

    AT&T is the heavy in this episode. How do they not get that at this time of year, people want to take things home and put them under the tree? And there is no technological barrier to what I want to do, which is no different that what would happen if I ordered the kid’s new phone online.

  49. 49.

    some other guy

    Dunno if anyone’s mentioned it here yet, and if you read Reddit or Slashdot you’ve probably already heard, but the latest version of the popular AdBlock Plus extension (version 2.0) now includes a whitelist of “acceptable” advertisers which by default overrides your blacklist entries and subscriptions.

    “Acceptable ads” include those which run third-party scripts and plant tracking cookies, meaning you could be exposed to drive-by malware downloads and violations of your privacy.

    If you’re using the AdBlock Plus extension, click the ABP icon in the Add-on Bar and select “Filter Preferences” (or simply press CTRL+SHIFT+F) and then deselect the “Allow non-intrusive advertising” checkbox.

  51. 51.

    Ben Wolf

    @Sarah

    No offense, but the song sounds like a slo-mo version of Mr. Roboto. We can only hope it’s soon found dead from 80’s nostalgia overdose.

  52. 52.

    burnspbesq

    @Liz:

    Where have you been for the last three days? Multiple threads here, multiple posts at the invaluable Lawfare blog.

  53. 53.

    burnspbesq

    Today’s wingnut freakout will involve Ali Mussa Daqduq, the last Iraqi citizen in U.S. military custody in Iraq, who has now been transferred to Iraqi custody.

  54. 54.

    El Tiburon

    @Liz:

    Has anyone been dicussing the indefinite detention bill that the Senate passed? I haven’t seen mention of it anywhere on the internet, except for at al Jazeera.

    Are you having a laugh? See comments #3 & 4 on this thread.

    The ONE place they are NOT talking about it is here – but hey sign up for best comment of the year award!!! I haz fun!!

  59. 59.

    Suffern ACE

    @FlipYrWhig: If I read that summary looking for clear information, I would walk away with the idea that the bill only applied to al Qaeda – so as long as you are not a “member” of that group, you’re going to court.

    Just saying – if that’s the best explanation out there, the “well it’s not as bad as all that” crowd are going to lose the fight over the meaning of this law by close of business today.

  60. 60.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Suffern ACE: I believe that it is in fact true that the bill (ETA: that is, the sections about detention that have been being discussed extensively) applies only to Al Qaeda. The bone of contention is that the _exceptions_ written into the bill don’t apply only to Al Qaeda.

  61. 61.

    El Tiburon

    @burnspbesq:
    @boss bitch:
    I see one post by Cole back on the 14th.

    We had a damn near perfect storm: a Greenwald article linking to a Sullivan article. We lack a Hamsher from being the perfect storm. Yet crickets.

    But vote for me on the bloggy awards!

  62. 62.

    Suffern ACE

    @FlipYrWhig: So we’re back to where 300 or so al Qaeda members are a special class of person under the law, but everyone needs to give up their personal information at any time to prove they aren’t members.

  63. 63.

    FlipYrWhig

    @Suffern ACE: Sounds about right. The paranoid view would be that anyone may at any time be suspected of membership and have fewer ways to disprove it than the criminal justice system customarily affords.

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