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Friday Afternoon Open Thread

by Betty Cracker|  January 10, 20143:29 pm| 132 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads, Assholes

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Ignore the meatsack in the upper quadrant and focus on the SQUEEEE in the center part of the image:

mcpup

Awwww. It looks pretty downcast for a frolicsome pup, but I’m sure it harbors no ill will toward the self-important baboon who has it in his clutches, despite the editorial comment I attributed to it. That’s the great thing about dogs: They love us far more than we could ever deserve.

Please feel free to discuss whatever.

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  1. 1.

    raven

    January 10, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    I’m sure his bubbleheaded bleach blonde bimbo bride will be cleanin up dof shit any minute now.

  2. 2.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    They are here, the three kittehs of the lolcalypse

  3. 3.

    Jerzy Russian

    January 10, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    In which one of the houses will this pup end up?

  4. 4.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    TPM is uploading the Bridghazi documents and is looking for help going through them. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/christie-documents-raw

  5. 5.

    Mino

    January 10, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    A Chessie!

  6. 6.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    Pup seems sad.

  7. 7.

    Boudica

    January 10, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    When is our bloghost going to update us on the WV chemical spill water disaster?

  8. 8.

    jharp

    January 10, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    Growing up my friend’s Dad would take us duck hinting with his Chesapeake Bay Retriever and that dog was amazing.

    I would fake throw a tennis ball into the woods and she’d scamper off after where my arm motion went. Then I would do a 180 and throw it into the woods in the opposite direction.

    And she’d find it every time.

    Working dogs are so fucking cool.

  9. 9.

    srv

    January 10, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    Some dogs are Republican.

    @Boudica: Right after we get a Subaru Fieldcam.

  10. 10.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    @jharp: Well of course McCain got a working dog. He couldn’t be seen with a lazy moocher dog. As it is, it’s pretty amazing the dog is brown.

  11. 11.

    jharp

    January 10, 2014 at 3:39 pm

    @Violet:

    Thank you Violet.

    That is going to be my reading this evening.

    I predict double digits of blockbusters. I hope I can be the first to find one.

  12. 12.

    srv

    January 10, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    @Violet: He was told it will turn white, like a Lipizzaner.

  13. 13.

    NonyNony

    January 10, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    @Violet:

    TPM is uploading the Bridghazi documents

    Bridghazi? Is that really going to be a “thing”?

    I suppose it’s better than “Bridge-gate” though.

    (Couldn’t it be “George Washington Bridge Dome Scandal”? We need more scandals referring back to Teapot Dome. It would help make 9th grade history more relevant to today’s youth!)

  14. 14.

    Betty Cracker

    January 10, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    @jharp: My “working dogs” (boxers) labor at farting and drooling on my sofa daily. But yeah, I love the group. They have a “let’s DO this!” gene even if they’re lazy slugs.

  15. 15.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    @NonyNony: “Bridghazi” was a “thing” yesterday, although “Bridge-gate” took over on Twitter. Even the Today Show was talking about “Bridge-gate” being used on Twitter.

  16. 16.

    elftx

    January 10, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    Fingers are seriously crossed in hopes JC and family (yes I mean pets too) are ok

  17. 17.

    WereBear

    January 10, 2014 at 3:45 pm

    Working dogs my favorite!

    Strictly speaking hunting dogs are “sporting.” And Chessies are Very Serious, even as pups.

    However, properly raised, my mother’s Papillon had a job: amusing everyone around! Pure ham, that fellow.

  18. 18.

    scav

    January 10, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    @Violet: This is nostalgia day on the interwebs.

  19. 19.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    January 10, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    @NonyNony: I’m thinking of proposing Closure Gate. Pronounced, “Close Yer Gate”. I haven’t decided yet though.

  20. 20.

    JPL

    January 10, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    @elftx: If you are worried about the chemical leak, Cole is closer to Pittsburgh than he is to Charleston.

    The Washington post is saying that Christie had a meeting at the Port Authority the week before the shutdown.

  21. 21.

    Calming influence

    January 10, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Maybe Moral Hazard could give Gilley some tips on dealing with dickish humans.

  22. 22.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 3:48 pm

    @elftx: The WV water issue is in the southern part of the state near and around Charleston. John Cole lives in the northern part of WV near Pittsburgh. His small town is not in one of the counties that was listed last night when I checked.

    I used to live in southern WV so I went to check to see who was affected.

  23. 23.

    Mnemosyne

    January 10, 2014 at 3:50 pm

    @Violet:

    To be fair to John McCain (I know, but still), he doesn’t have any problems with brown people in his immediate family — not just his daughter Bridget (adopted from Bangladesh) but also his new daughter-in-law.

    But if they’re not immediate family members, they can go fuck themselves.

  24. 24.

    Trollhattan

    January 10, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    @Mino: @jharp:

    Love Chessies–sweet, smart dogs. If I didn’t have an inviting fish pond, I’d get a triev of some sort.

  25. 25.

    Bob In Portland

    January 10, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    Not all dogs get to have a true misanthrope for their master.

  26. 26.

    kindness

    January 10, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    What ya bet Gilley is smarter than Sarah Palin?

  27. 27.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Yes, I know.

  28. 28.

    Trollhattan

    January 10, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    @Betty Cracker:

    Eternally grumpy that Dalmatians are stuck in “non-sporting.” Nobody who’s ever had one would consider lumping them in with that lot.

    Say, aren’t all the big dog shows in January? Can’t wait.

  29. 29.

    Trollhattan

    January 10, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    @kindness:

    I believe you’ve just crafted a new defacto definition of “sucker’s bet.”

  30. 30.

    mike with a mic

    January 10, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    @Violet:

    McCain’s anything but a racist. I know technically all white males are racist by virtue of being white males, and all conservatives are racist by virtue of being conservative, but McCain is not one of the ones freaking out about Mexicans, browns, and blahs.

  31. 31.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    I’ve been at the U of M vet clinic since 7 this morning. Chloe went in for X-rays, cleaning and possible tooth extraction. They are pulling 7 teeth. Thank FSM I had money in my savings, because this is going to set me back 2 grand. At least.

  32. 32.

    jharp

    January 10, 2014 at 3:56 pm

    Gotta post it but reading through the just released e mails I am finding quite exciting.

    There are going to be a lot of eyeballs looking those pages. Lots and lots.

    Can’t wait to see additional evidence. So exciting.

  33. 33.

    Felonius Monk

    January 10, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    Does the above Tweeter tweet make it official that McGrumpy has gone to the dogs?

  34. 34.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 10, 2014 at 4:00 pm

    @mike with a mic: Do you mean to sound bitter?

  35. 35.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    January 10, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    John McCain smells like death.and bad mouthwash.

  36. 36.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    @mike with a mic:

    McCain is not one of the ones freaking out about Mexicans,

    If you say so.
    “Complete the dang fence.”

  37. 37.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    @mike with a mic: Remember, Build the dang fence? when he was running for the Senate. He may not be racist, just pandering to his racist base, what difference does that make? Plus he chose Sarah Palin, who was pretty darned racist and divisive in that 2008 campaign. McCain gets no pass from me.

    ETA: Violet got there first!

  38. 38.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 10, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    @jharp:

    duck hinting

    “QUAAACK!” (knowwhatimean, nudge nudge, wink wink)

  39. 39.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    @Mnemosyne: WTH is Cindy McCain wearing?

  40. 40.

    Mnemosyne

    January 10, 2014 at 4:05 pm

    @mike with a mic:

    It’s an interesting philosophical question: if you are not personally racist towards people but benefit from racism both politically and professionally, do you “count” as a racist?

    I would argue that McCain benefits from the racism of the current Republican Party even if he himself is not personally racist, and even though he was personally hurt by that racism in the 2000 primary.

  41. 41.

    Mnemosyne

    January 10, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    What do any of those Republican wives wear? It doesn’t matter how it looks, it only matters what it cost.

    (IMO, yet another reason they hate Michelle Obama — she looks far more sophisticated and elegant wearing clothes from J. Crew and White House/Black Market than they ever will wearing their most expensive designerwear.)

  42. 42.

    IowaOldLady

    January 10, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Rich lady clothes. Remember Lady Romney?

  43. 43.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: A 1960’s-era mod chandelier?

    Would also add that John McCain’s son marrying a black woman doesn’t mean John McCain himself isn’t racist. He’s not so racist that he won’t show up at his own son’s wedding. Outside of that, who his son marries says nothing about John McCain’s racism.

  44. 44.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 10, 2014 at 4:10 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Part of it appears to bleached lily pads. And gauze maybe?

  45. 45.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 10, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    @debit: Yikes! Sorry to hear that.

  46. 46.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    @IowaOldLady: She looks ridiculous. Did anyone see Parade’s end. Rebecca Hall’s clothes were rich lady clothes done right. Although Hall could look good in anything even a sack.

    edited for clarity

  47. 47.

    Ripley

    January 10, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    This is the puppy he’s going to skullfuck on live TV, right?

  48. 48.

    catclub

    January 10, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    @Violet: p 159 or 169 of exhibit E, was a good summary of:
    “What in the world are they doing!?”

  49. 49.

    Gravenstone

    January 10, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    @jharp: How well did the ducks take your hints?

  50. 50.

    catclub

    January 10, 2014 at 4:14 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Those cats look completely un-phased by the snow.

  51. 51.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    Omnes Omnibus: Looks like a craft project gone wrong. Plus that pale color is hard to pull off.

  52. 52.

    Suffern ACE

    January 10, 2014 at 4:15 pm

    @NonyNony: Well since they closed off the road to the tollbooths, it should be called Gategate. And now we can finally retire -gate.

  53. 53.

    Ruckus

    January 10, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat:
    I know this was already answered but I had to add.

    Something expensive.

    And Ugly.

  54. 54.

    Hawes

    January 10, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    “Cheasepeake Bay? What about an Arizona Retriever?”

    – McCains next primary challenger.

  55. 55.

    BGinCHI

    January 10, 2014 at 4:17 pm

    Finally something will shit on McCain after all the times he has been shitting on everyone else.

  56. 56.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    Does anyone know if John McCain has had a dog before? He looks like he’s nervous holding the dog. And the poor puppy doesn’t look too happy. It’s kind of an uncomfortable photo.

  57. 57.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: thanks. I knew she had some issues based on her suddenly foul breath, but not to this extent. She’ll feel better, and that’s what’s important.

  58. 58.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 10, 2014 at 4:18 pm

    @Suffern ACE: Phantom Tollbooth-gate

  59. 59.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    @debit: I hope Chloe feels better after all that work! That’s a long day at the vet. And a lot of money. Aww…poor thing.

  60. 60.

    Jibeaux

    January 10, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: it looks a lot like my tub mat, whatever it is.

  61. 61.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 10, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    Took our cattle dog to his “Senior Wellness” checkup and there’s a new vet at the office. He went through the history and noted that our dog had been in there in the past for consuming a bag of coffee beans and 3 bags of chocolate chips. He said that if those didn’t kill him, not much would. I started to try to explain the increasingly elaborate gating system that should prevent these sorts of incidents and he just laughed and said (correctly) that my dog’s way smarter than I am.

  62. 62.

    Suffern ACE

    January 10, 2014 at 4:22 pm

    @Hawes: He may have bought it for his next run. He’ll be 82 for his next run. A puppy says “does it look like I’m planning on dying any time soon?”

  63. 63.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: hah! We ended up gating Chloe in the kitchen during the day after catching her jumping from chair to dining room table and then leaping to the side table with the cat food. And I couldn’t figure out (before) why she just wasn’t losing weight.

    And that’s a lot of chocolate for a dog to eat and survive. Wow.

  64. 64.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 10, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Please don’t ruin my favorite book that way.

  65. 65.

    Cassidy

    January 10, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    PSA: If you’re into Hong Kong action movies and open world video games, Sleeping Dogs is free on Xbox Live if you have a gold account.

  66. 66.

    David Hunt

    January 10, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    @elftx: It’s my understanding that the trouble is in the Elk River which is a good distance to south of where I think Cole lives. The Elk River is in Central WV, while I think Cole lives in the upper panhandle. Still, best wishes to all the people/creatures impacted by this event.

  67. 67.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    @Violet: Thanks. She’s the sweetest little old lady dog. You do what you have to do for your pets. I’m just glad I had the funds.

  68. 68.

    scav

    January 10, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Ditto, to the very echo.

  69. 69.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 10, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    @debit: My wife and I often discuss putting a go pro camera on him to see what he does all day.

    The cattle dog had to stay overnight for the chocolate and get the activated charcoal and hydration. Good times for all.

    Sending good thoughts to Chloe. Cats are amazing leapers.

  70. 70.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    @debit: Aww…what a sweetie. Poor thing. Is she going to get to come home today? She’s earned some extra snuggles for sure.

  71. 71.

    NCSteve

    January 10, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    I had to go see how Somersby was dealing with his colossal wrongness on the bridge thing. Why, by citing Christie’s very own words to show how very wrong MSNBC was about Wildstein being a “high school buddy” of Christie’s, so, there, of course. Because that’s the most important thing, right?

    It was sad, really. Like hearing about a favorite professor of at the old alma mater who’s gone completely off the deep end and is now a joke among the UG’s but won’t retire sad. Not going back.

  72. 72.

    NCSteve

    January 10, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    I had to go see how Somersby was dealing with his colossal wrongness on the bridge thing. Why, by citing Christie’s very own words to show how very wrong MSNBC was about Wildstein being a “high school buddy” of Christie’s, so, there, of course. Because that’s the most important thing, right?

    It was sad, really. Like hearing about a favorite professor of at the old alma mater who’s gone completely off the deep end and is now a joke among the UG’s but won’t retire sad. Not going back.

  73. 73.

    JGabriel

    January 10, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    Betty Cracker @ Top:

    Awwww. It looks pretty downcast for a frolicsome pup …

    The puppy looks like he’s thinking, “I smell old-man-smell.”

  74. 74.

    shelly

    January 10, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    They are pulling 7 teeth. Thank FSM I had money in my savings, because this is going to set me back 2 grand. At least.

    Oh Honey, I feel for ya. One of my own old pups suddenly developed a serious dental abcess. Extraction. Other surgery. Final bill around 1500 bucks.
    Next dog addition to the family gets pet insurance. (Does Obamacare cover that?)

  75. 75.

    Fort Geek

    January 10, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    Bridgeghazi will be Christie’s Hurricane Sandy!

    …er wait…

  76. 76.

    beltane

    January 10, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: It looks like a preschool art project.

  77. 77.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: She’s actually a dog. :). However, she may possibly thinks she’s a cat as she’s outnumbered by them in our house.

  78. 78.

    jharp

    January 10, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    @Gravenstone:

    Not too well. Several ended up in the roaster.

    My friends Dad just died not too long ago. I remember the last time we went I shot a wood duck. It was in 1978. Don’t think I’d do that again. They are amazingly beautiful birds.

  79. 79.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 10, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    @debit: Damn my reading comprehension. The cat food tripped me up. That’s even more impressive!

  80. 80.

    Villago Delenda Est

    January 10, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    (As McCain wanders around the podiums at the Presidential debates): Gilley! I’ve got some beggin’ strips for you! Gilley!

    The poor puppy. Can you imagine being told, repeatedly, to get off John McCain’s lawn by John McCain himself?

  81. 81.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    @catclub: They are well insulated with all that fur.

  82. 82.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 10, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: @scav: I sincerely apologize for any and all harm I may have caused.

  83. 83.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 4:44 pm

    @shelly: I think pet insurance is on my to do list. 3 of our pets are now in official elder status and this sort of thing will, I suspect, become increasingly common.

  84. 84.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    @Violet: yep, she just got out of surgery. Bad teeth, abscesses and an ulcerated wound on her tongue, probably from rubbing on one of the bad teeth. God, I feel like such a shitheel. She must have been in so much pain.

  85. 85.

    LanceThruster

    January 10, 2014 at 4:48 pm

    “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”

    ― Christopher Hitchens, The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

  86. 86.

    elftx

    January 10, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    Glad to hear Cole is prbly not affected by this disaster.

    Also too, after a quick perusal of the Bridge-gate doc dump, some poor guy who bought a mirrion dollar mansion to be close to the bridge and called to complain..now has his name and phone number out there

  87. 87.

    scav

    January 10, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: No lasting harm. FWIW, the Humbug we’re dealing with at the moment has fewer redeeming qualities.

  88. 88.

    Betty Cracker

    January 10, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    @LanceThruster: Mr. Hitchens pretty much nailed that.

  89. 89.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 10, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    Aside from the Foye email has anyone found anything good in the doc dump? I can’t access it right now.

  90. 90.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 4:56 pm

    @elftx:

    I saw that; surprised they didn’t redact his name.

    He did sound like a typical rich asshole . . .

  91. 91.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    9/9/13 email to Wildstein and others from one Tina Lado giving the recipients a “heads up” that “traffic administration” had called her and advised her of problems with the increased congestion, including two incidents, one involving a missing a child (later found) and another involving a 91 year old lady who suffered a cardiac arrest.

  92. 92.

    JPL

    January 10, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: According to the Washington Post, Christie had a meeting with port authority officials the week before the shut down.

  93. 93.

    eddie blake

    January 10, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    six column article in the greying lady by weisman about how much of a cruel autocrat and vicious dictator harry reid is, not ONE mention of the over four hundred fillibusters, not ONE mention of routine obstruction, not a word about making O a ‘one term president’

    goddamn pathetic rag- does ANYONE edit that shit anymore?

  94. 94.

    Trollhattan

    January 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Am I correct in assuming Christie’s outsized, uh, ego assures he won’t pull a Palin and resign to “spend more time with his fridge”?

  95. 95.

    rikyrah

    January 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Veronica Mars Movie Poster Is Here and You’re Going to LoVe It

    “She thought she was out,” but fans wouldn’t let Veronica Mars stay dead. The official movie poster for the highly anticipated Veronica Mars movie is here and it’s a doozy.

    Our heroine, Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), is front and center with her trusted camera. To her right: film reel with shots of her friends and family. Please note there are two images of Jason Dohring as Logan Echolls and only one of Chris Lowell as Piz. We’re not picking sides, just pointing it out.

    The Veronica Mars movie picks up several years after the series ended its three-season run in 2007. Veronica has moved on from Neptune and private investigator work and hasn’t seen Logan since. She’s got a great boyfriend, Piz, is about to graduate law school and Jamie Lee Curtis might be giving her a job! But then Logan’s accused of murder. What’s a girl to do when her epic LoVe is in trouble?

    The official logline:

    “In the film, Veronica Mars has put Neptune and her amateur sleuthing days behind her on the eve of graduating law school. While interviewing at high-end law firms, Veronica gets a call from her ex-boyfriend Logan who has been accused of murder. Veronica heads back to Neptune just to help Logan find an attorney, but when things don’t seem right with how Logan’s case is perceived and handled, Veronica finds herself being pulled back into a life she thought she had left behind.”

    http://www.eonline.com/news/497949/veronica-mars-movie-poster-is-here-and-you-re-going-to-love-it?cmpid=sn-000000-twitterfeed-365-kristin&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_kristin&dlvrit=51396

    http://youtu.be/wq1R93UMqlk

  96. 96.

    J.

    January 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    Waiting for Melissa Harris-Perry to make a joke about McCain’s new brown grandpuppy. (What, too soon?)

  97. 97.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    @kc:

    Also interesting, a few emails discussing the fact that Fort Lee police apparently observed them setting up cameras a few days in advance of the lane closures (for traffic counts). Fort Lee PD requested copies of the videos that were made. Even after this no one apparently bothered to tell the PD that they were going to be shutting down lanes for an unspecified period of time . . .

  98. 98.

    Trollhattan

    January 10, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    @eddie blake:

    Say what? They’re going all “Harry Reid, history’s (latest) worst monster”? I thought he was supposed to be the feckless one?

    So very confused.

  99. 99.

    Violet

    January 10, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Being in Florida during a crisis worked out so well for Christie last time that he’s doing it again.

    Governor Christie isn’t letting the George Washington Bridge traffic controversy stop him from fundraising and campaigning with GOP governors.

    As chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association, he’s set to raise money for Florida Gov. Rick Scott in Palm Beach Friday. The National Journal first reported the fundraising trip today, which it said also includes campaign stops in Fort Lauterdale and Orlando.

    The Republican Governors Association confirmed Friday that the event it organized for Christie and Scott is still on schedule.

    Scott must be pretty desperate if he still wants Christie to show up.

  100. 100.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 10, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    Walmart called in the police to protect bottled water deliveries in WV.

    http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/10/3149971/crisis-wal-mart-west-virginia-water-delivery/

  101. 101.

    JPL

    January 10, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    @Violet: The folks down there will think he’s a hero cuz at least he addressed the issue, unlike you know who.

  102. 102.

    rikyrah

    January 10, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    First Look: How Colorism Affects People Around the World
    Tune in Friday, January 10, at 9/8c. on OWN

    http://youtu.be/chXEbdMT9kU

  103. 103.

    jharp

    January 10, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    @kc:

    Damn. That was the one I found too.

    Should be something good for the judge to know at sentencing.

  104. 104.

    JPL

    January 10, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    This NY Times article is about the number of e-mails trying to hid the political reasons for the shut down of the toll booths. link

  105. 105.

    LanceThruster

    January 10, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    @Betty Cracker:

    Indeed. Hilariously true.

  106. 106.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    @JPL:

    Oh, yeah, baby:

    Top officials at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey loyal to Gov. Chris Christie went to elaborate means to make it appear that the closing of several lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, N.J., was part of a traffic study even though private communications suggest the move was purely political, according to documents released by New Jersey lawmakers on Friday.

  107. 107.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    @JPL:

    Annnd, from your link:

    Mr. Foye, in an email, wrote that after investigating the closures he was “appalled” by the “hasty and ill-advised” decision that had been carried out without informing local officials. He said it caused economic harm, endangered residents of Fort Lee and “violates federal Law and the laws” of New York and New Jersey.

    His email, dated Sept. 13, seems dismissive of the idea that the lanes were closed for a traffic study.

    One day earlier, the study was emailed among officials at the authority.

    It was four pages long and found that, in essence, closing toll lanes creates traffic backups.

  108. 108.

    scav

    January 10, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    One day earlier, the study was emailed among officials at the authority.

    It was four pages long and found that, in essence, closing toll lanes creates traffic backups.

    Ah. Although a little out of character for them to resort to empirical studies supporting their theory of Intelligent Parking.

  109. 109.

    jharp

    January 10, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    So then. Any new faces involved in the attempt to fake a study?

    Anyone know? Thanks in advance.

  110. 110.

    Jebediah, RBG

    January 10, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    @debit:

    They are pulling 7 teeth. Thank FSM I had money in my savings, because this is going to set me back 2 grand. At least.

    Sorry to hear that – as someone currently going broke over vet bills,I feel your pain. Once the teeth are out, is everything else OK?

  111. 111.

    raven

    January 10, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: 4:28 p.m. ET – Amid the controversy surrounding access lane closures near the George Washington Bridge scandal for alleged political reasons, documents released Friday show that a traffic study did in fact occur.

  112. 112.

    Trollhattan

    January 10, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    @scav:

    This is almost exactly like Governor George Deukmejian ordering the Loma Prieta earthquake to determine what effect removing bridge sections would have on bridge traffic. There are reports, and everything.

  113. 113.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 10, 2014 at 5:53 pm

    @JPL:

    From the linked article:

    Inspector Darcy Licorish of the Port Authority Police Department

    Darcy Licorish. Best.Name.Ever.

  114. 114.

    tybee

    January 10, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    she had a terrible accident with a windchime

  115. 115.

    rikyrah

    January 10, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser
    Follow

    Christie: I was on baseball team in HS. Dunno what Wildstein was doing. Coach: Wildstein was team statistician. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116177/chris-christie-did-know-david-wildstein-high-school-coach … Oh.
    12:25 PM – 10 Jan 2014

  116. 116.

    J R in WV

    January 10, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    @Violet:

    Hey Violet, where in southern WV did you once upon a time live?

    I’m in Lincoln county now, and grew up in Beckley…

  117. 117.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    @rikyrah:

    Oh, that’s cold.

  118. 118.

    Nerull

    January 10, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    So the thing that could never happen to bitcoin has happened to bitcoin – a single entity now controls 51% of the computation power of all bitcoin miners in existence, allowing direct currency manipulation.

    Bitcoin users are now relying on the equivalent of a pinky swear promise that they won’t use their powers for evil. Good luck with that, guys.

    “‘GHash.IO does not have any intentions to execute a 51% attack, as it will do serious damage to the Bitcoin community, of which we are a part”

  119. 119.

    kc

    January 10, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    @rikyrah:

    I was the class president and athlete. I don’t know what David was doing during that period of time

    I remember Christie saying that. I took my eyes off the TV . . . was Christie making the big “L” sign when he said that?

  120. 120.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    @Jebediah, RBG: It ended up being 8 when all was said and done. She’s an older dog, a rescue that I adopted a few years ago when she was nine or ten, and the vet suspects the tooth issues started from before her adoption. We’ll see how she does in her follow up in three weeks, but daily brushing or rinsing is going to be required at the very least to keep the gingivitis at bay.

    Right now she’s still feeling the effects of sedation and roaming around the house going, “Parp?“*

  121. 121.

    Princess Leia

    January 10, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: True, dat…for all us humans.

  122. 122.

    WaterGirl

    January 10, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    FYWP.

  123. 123.

    WaterGirl

    January 10, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: I like your new vet already!

  124. 124.

    Plantsmantx

    January 10, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    @Violet:
    Timothy Noah made a “Bridgeghazi” reference on Twitter, and Georgia congressman Steve Smith replied:

    Rep. Steve Smith ‏@RepStevenSmith 5h
    @msnbc @TimothyNoah1 What are you calling it??? “Bridgeghazi”??? Why don’t you just spit on 4 American Heroes’ graves, you commie scum.

    I wonder what he thinks about this Drudge link:

    MADDOW: Supreme Court War With Dems Behind Bridgeghazi?

  125. 125.

    WereBear

    January 10, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    @debit: We had a similar thing happen to our 7 year old cat; he got bad breath and I whisked him in to the vet. Next thing we know it’s massive infection that has almost reached his brain and we have to authorize surgery.

    He came out okay.

    But the vet grilled me:

    “Are you sure he’s only seven?”

    “Got him as a kitten.”

    “Wasn’t he drooling?”

    “He always drools!”

    “Wasn’t he acting funny?”

    “He always acts funny!”

    In the end, he decided it was a congenital defect, some kind of runaway infection from flaws in the teeth. We got it checked in the nick of time.

  126. 126.

    Jebediah, RBG

    January 10, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    @debit: It took Chucky a day and a half to get over sedation, a little bit longer for the full anesthesia of her last visit.
    Sounds rough, but she’s a lucky dog to be living with someone willing to take proper care of her.

  127. 127.

    Rusty

    January 10, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    “They love us far more than we could ever deserve.”

    LOL. Sometimes the pet love on this site is unbelievable. Like picking up the dog’s shit, letting him out to pee constantly, wiping his paws as he re-enters, cleaning dog hair out of clothes and furniture constantly, cleaning up piss, vomit and shit inside when he’s manic, experiencing ripped up furniture and clothes when he’s manic, keeping a warm house in the winter and cool house in the summer, feeding him twice a day, bathing him once a week, paying vet bills to keep him healthy, and dealing with loud barking while on the phone or with guests is a tiny fraction of what the dog returns to us in love. Umm, no.

  128. 128.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    @Rusty: Troll harder.

  129. 129.

    debit

    January 10, 2014 at 7:36 pm

    @WereBear: Bad breath was the trigger in this case too. It went from dog breath to, “Holy crap, that’s rank!”

    That sounds like a scarily close call with your cat. Glad the little guy is okay!

    @Jebediah, RBG: She’s a great little dog who I suspect had not so great life when she was younger. If I can keep her healthy and happy in her last years, then I’ll consider it a very fair exchange in return for her devotion and companionship.

  130. 130.

    PurpleGirl

    January 10, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    Thread may be dead but I have to answer….

    Those things on Cindy McCain’s dress look to me like large and giant palettes (giant sequins) and that they were properly made out of stiffened dress fabric to match the dress’s fabric. IOW, very expensive dress but weird looking. There’s too many of the palettes, it would have looked better with fewer of them.

  131. 131.

    pluky

    January 10, 2014 at 10:02 pm

    @schrodinger’s cat: Nah, just tired. Probably the only way they could get him to sit still for a picture; chessies have LOT’S of energy.

  132. 132.

    schrodinger's cat

    January 10, 2014 at 10:14 pm

    @PurpleGirl: Thanks for the explanation. I also don’t like the color of the dress, its washing her out. May be it looks better in person.

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