Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

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

The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Bark louder, little dog.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

And we’re all out of bubblegum.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

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

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

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

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

We still have time to mess this up!

Optimism opens the door to great things.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

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

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  1. 1.

    Violet

    Heard Joy Reid on MSNBC call him Snoop Lion. I thought he changed his name back to Snoop Dogg?

  4. 4.

    KG

    @Violet: i think the best bet is to just call him Snoop. or Calvin, once you get to know him.

    ETA: in all seriousness, it seems that when doing reggae he is Snoop Lion and when doing rap he is Snoop Dogg.

  5. 5.

    D58826

    Another example of the super powers that hose young black dudes have

    A coroner’s report on the death of a handcuffed black youth contradicts the police account, but still concludes he shot himself. According to police, Victor White III died on March 3 of self-inflicted gunshot wounds while handcuffed in the back seat of a Louisiana police cruiser. Six months after his death, the Iberia Parish coroner agreed in his report that White shot himself. However, he noted that White was shot in the front, not the back, which is what police had claimed. According to the police statement, White’s hands were cuffed behind his back, so a self-inflicted wound to the front seems nearly physically impossible. The coroner also failed to test White’s hands for gunpowder residue, yet still supported the police’s ultimate claim that White shot himself. The coroner found gunshot residue in White’s wound, but not the kind that close-range shots can produce. “You can’t make me understand how my son took his left hand, when he was handcuffed behind the back, and shot himself,” said White’s father. “I don’t believe a thing they’re saying at this point.”

    I think the father is right to be skeptical. The coroner’s report doesn’t even pass the Louie Gohmert standard for stupidity.

  7. 7.

    Violet

    @D58826: That kid with the knife that the cops shot last week in another suburban town near St. Louis, they handcuffed him after he was dead on the sidewalk. The guy taking the video keeps saying, “They’re cuffing him! He’s dead and they’re cuffing him!” You could see it clear as day on the video.

  10. 10.

    burnspbesq

    @D58826:

    Jeezus. The complaint in the wrongful-death action practically writes itself.

    So does the indictment, but I’m a little less optimistic about whether that’s going to happen.

  12. 12.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @KG: Someone’s been cribbing from the Chilean coup plotters’ guide to getting rid of troublesome elected officials.

  15. 15.

    Roger Moore

    @D58826:

    Another example of the super powers that hose young black dudes have

    I didn’t realize that they were telekinetic. That seems like the only way the kid would be able to shoot himself in the front while his hands were cuffed behind his back.

  21. 21.

    Dog On Porch

    Ha! I thought Snoop was about to weigh in on something profound (after all, they buried a young man in Ferguson today). I know him only by reputation, being admittedly unfamiliar with his works. But I did see a clip of him on some Swedish talk show a few years ago eviscerating Bush, or Cheney, or McCain (I forget) and his eloquence did my heart good. Instead, what do I get? He’s everyone’s beer swilling brother-in-law, sitting at the other end of the couch and griping about a football coach. Thanks for that, I needed a laugh.

  23. 23.

    Mnemosyne

    FWIW, my congressman (CA-28) sent me a survey today asking if I support the transfer of military equipment to police departments. I did the “only appropriate items like bulletproof vests” option. Interestingly, there was no yes, send ’em everything! option. The closest option to that was that large urban areas should have it, but not small departments.

  24. 24.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Tweety just compared John McCain and Lindsey Graham to Cary Grant’s crazy cousin “Teddy Roosevelt” in Aresnic and Old Lace (CHARGE!), then said, “Great men, but I don’t agree with them on that”. What else is there to them, and how do either one qualify as “great”?

  29. 29.

    dmsilev

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Well, we certainly could send John McCain off to dig more locks for the Panama Canal. He was born in the Canal Zone, so it’d be appropriate, and if memory serves the lock expansion project is running somewhat behind schedule so additional shovel would I’m sure be welcomed.

  31. 31.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Good lord. Tweety: “It seems like Obama hasn’t been on the job lately…”

    Because he hasn’t convinced the Saudis to bomb ISIS

  32. 32.

    Emma

    @D58826: We call those “Latin American suicides,” since dictators of every stripe always have friends who “commit suicide” in interesting ways.

  34. 34.

    dmsilev

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Tweety needs to be wired up to a high-voltage zapper, with someone standing by who has instructions to push the button every time he says something stupid.

    Due to budget cutbacks, that someone will eventually be replaced by a timer that starts and stops at the same times as Tweety’s show. Nobody will notice the difference.

  35. 35.

    Jay C

    @Emma:

    “So the General committed suicide??”
    “Yes. He was depressed.”
    “By shooting himself in the head”
    “Yes.:
    “THREE times??”
    :He was VERY depressed!”

  40. 40.

    Villago Delenda Est

    @PsiFighter37: The Emmys are dead to me, have been since they went with Picket Fences over Star Trek: The Next Generation more than 15 years ago.

    /trekkie pout

  41. 41.

    Mnemosyne

    @JPL:

    I have at least two of the characteristics Michael Brown had: I was a handful as a child who defeated every child gate my parents tried to put up, and I got into at least one scuffle in high school. Also, alcohol passed my lips before I turned 21 (though I’ve never been much of a drinker) and I graduated high school with a C+ GPA because I sucked at math and science.

    But I’m a white woman, so I fucking guarantee you that those details would not show up in a profile of me if I were shot dead by police. Of course, I almost certainly wouldn’t be shot dead by police in the first place, since I’m a white woman.

  42. 42.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @PsiFighter37: @Villago Delenda Est: I never really watched the Emmys, but I just started watching OITNB, and I’m kind of curious to see if Red and Crazy Eyes get their awards. Also, too, seeing this stuff all over the internets is giving me Breaking Bad nostalgia

    @Villago Delenda Est: and I don’t think Tweety is even close to being the worst of the lot, it’s just his unhinged id makes him say what they’re thinking more bluntly than most of his kind

  43. 43.

    Patrick

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    Good lord. Tweety: “It seems like Obama hasn’t been on the job lately…”

    The same Tweety who was dreaming about George W Bush ending up on Mt Rushmore. I couldn’t possibly care less what Tweety has to say about Obama.

  46. 46.

    PsiFighter37

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Breaking Bad should sweep all the drama nods, IMO…the acting, the writing, and the show in general was basically at its peak when it concluded. Hard to imagine any other show that more than tripled its ratings over the last half-season like it did. I’m pretty sure if they had figured out a way to scrounge out another season without losing what made the show so epic, it would’ve broken all sorts of cable show viewing records (beyond what it may have already done).

  47. 47.

    rikyrah

    Rauner loses another round in term limit referendum bid

    By Rick Pearson, Clout Street

    Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner lost another round in his bid to get a term limit referendum before voters today when an appellate court upheld a Cook County judge’s ruling that kept it off the November ballot.

    The appellate decision came a day after Rauner held a Springfield news conference to try to pressure the courts to issue a quick ruling on his effort to ask voters whether to limit state lawmakers to eight years in office.

    The 1st District Appellate Court said the proposed constitutional amendment question was invalid based on a previous Illinois Supreme Court decision that found term limits to be a matter of the “eligibility or qualifications of an individual legislator.”

    As a result, the appeals court said, the proposal did not fall into the narrow window in which proposed petition-driven state constitutional amendments can appear on the fall ballot. The state’s highest court previously has ruled that such proposed amendments must affect both the structure and procedure of the General Assembly.

    The ruling comes just days before the Illinois State Board of Elections is scheduled to certify the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/chi-rauner-loses-another-round-in-term-limit-referendum-bid-20140820-story.html

  51. 51.

    Dog On Porch

    A sudden, deep thought from a lifelong NFL fan: I would not pay to see Roger Goodell punched in the mouth, but I would chip-in to see him splashed with mud from a passing truck.

  52. 52.

    PhilbertDesanex

    @Roger Moore: Saudis are pro-ISIS. The Royals are doomed. Come the deluge, I sure hope we hit the kill switch on their 300 F-15s.

    @muddy: you make me want a GPS

  53. 53.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @muddy:

    When I got my first GPS a few years ago, I was sorely tempted by the “Mr. T” voice. Like you, I chose not to spend the extra money, but it would have been a lot of fun to hear “Turn LEFT, fool!!” on the way to your house :-)

  55. 55.

    Steeplejack

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    I have some friends with Eddie Izzard on their GPS. Hilarious.

    ETA: And a couple of years ago I read about someone who scoured Obama’s recorded speeches and remarks to put together a GPS voice file for him.

    ETFA: Sorry I will miss you on your swing up the Eastern Seaboard!

  57. 57.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack:

    ETFA: Sorry I will miss you on your swing up the Eastern Seaboard!

    I am too! Especially since, IIRC, I owe you several drinks for tracking down my grandmother’s “roses” song.

    Guess I will have to make a return trip fairly soon.

  58. 58.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack:

    ETA: And a couple of years ago I read about someone who scoured Obama’s recorded speeches and remarks to put together a GPS voice file for him.

    Okay, I admit I would pay cash money for that.

    “Turn left into … (er) … Blue America … (um) Taking a … detour … into the awesome Red America … You have reached a crossroads … Please proceed, Govern- , um, Siubhan …. The young man at the intersection? Could be my son….”

  59. 59.

    Steeplejack

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    I have been wanting to ask: have you played the song, and is the arrangement okay?

    And finding that song was my Google coup of the year

  60. 60.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack:

    Yikes!! I think all that came up was the sheet music, but yes, it was note-perfect. I’m so sorry, I don’t remember any audio.

    (Or maybe you meant, have I played it on the piano? No, but I can read music in my head.)

  63. 63.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Elizabelle:

    I’m sorry to say, the best looks like Monday (Labor Day), or the day after. Tuesday would actually be better if that works for others. I need to be in Boston by the Friday, and want to make stops in CT and RI on the way.

    On the assumption that we’ll meet up in Alexandria, I’m looking for hotel accommodations nearby so I don’t have to do much driving in unfamiliar territory. Suggestions welcome.

  65. 65.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack:

    I’m just so glad to have all the words, and confirmation of the tune. After 50++ years of seeking, one isn’t fussy about arrangements.

    It’s perfect, and I am forever in your debt.

  66. 66.

    coin operated

    @muddy:

    I very nearly got Snoop as the voice for my gps. Only extreme cheapness held me back.

    Awww…shit…ya missed it dog!!! Now I gotta reroute this mutthafuckka!!!

    Hell…I’d be tempted to pay for that.

  68. 68.

    henqiguai

    @burnspbesq (#22):

    Rogue P12s, the lot of them. Not even Bester can control them.

    Whoa! Way dead thread, but had to leave a tribute regardless! A The Deconstructed Man reference; blast from the deep past. Thanks, burnsie!

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