Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

No one could have predicted…

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

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

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

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

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

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

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

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

We can show the world that autocracy can be defeated.

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

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. ~Thomas Jefferson

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Second rate reporter says what?

The willow is too close to the house.

Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.

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  2. 2.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    I think this may be the first Betty Cracker post I disagree with.

  6. 6.

    Iowa Old Lady

    My father was Canadian. I grew up in Detroit with hockey all around me. IMHO, hockey in June is unnatural.

  8. 8.

    Betty Cracker

    @efgoldman: I’ll freely admit I don’t know jack-shit about hockey. The only televised hockey games I’ve ever watched closely were Lightning playoff games (2004 and now). So I can’t argue with anything you say, but I sure hope you’re wrong!

  9. 9.

    EriktheRed

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    I’m a Chicago boy, meself

    However, TBTH, I’m not really a hockey fan. Just felt like sharing that storm graphic to be contrary.

  14. 14.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @lamh36: I couldn’t have gotten in to Princeton for a campus tour, but to quote his fellow Texas cartoon character, albeit a more likable one, that boy ain’t right.

  15. 15.

    Germy Shoemangler

    We know we have a lot of work ahead, but by the end of this year, Santorum will be on the lips of every young Republican.
    – from his twitter account

  19. 19.

    OldDave

    1-0 Bolts!!! As a season ticket holder for the other Florida NHL franchise, I’m strangely happy. Probably a reaction to all the “Hockey doesn’t belong in Florida” BS.

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    SiubhanDuinne

    @EriktheRed:

    TBTH, neither am I (a hockey fan). But I do feel obliged to be a homey — just as I will when the Cubs go to the World Series.

    P.S. I lived in Tampa for six years, but feel no affinity whatsofuckingever for the Lightning.

  24. 24.

    Hildebrand

    @OldDave: Well, to be honest, it doesn’t. If the sport can’t be played outside at some point during the year, your state shouldn’t have a team. (I am torn between saying this is snark and actually holding it to be true.)

  26. 26.

    Germy Shoemangler

    I keep reading good reviews of the new Beach Boys/Brian Wilson movie.

    I was never a huge fan, but I’m tempted to see it.

    Oddly enough, one of my favorite Beach Boys songs was NOT written by Brian.

    Feel Flows

    Carl Wilson’s lead vocals were recorded using reverse echo.

  30. 30.

    CB

    WOW did the Bolts come out fast. People are making a big mistake calling Chicago in 4 or 5.

  31. 31.

    smintheus

    Discovered 5 minutes before the puck drop that a lightning storm the other day had fried my TV. The only thing I ever watch on TV is hockey.

  34. 34.

    jo6pac

    Ice, what that?

    Hell living in Callie all we want is rain and snow this coming winter? Sorry I don’t do this sport.

  36. 36.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @lamh36:

    Ted Cruz is a punk ass bitch!

    You are being far too kind. What he said goes beyond insensitivity into sheer cruelty.

    My heart weeps for Joe. I hope to goodness he never has to know about this. God dammit.

  37. 37.

    Mike J

    Second race night of the season last night. Last week, I took one of the standard old club boats and won in light winds. This week, I got one of the high tech speedsters and 10mph winds, along with a beginner off the dock for crew. Unbeknownst to me, the beginner was an experienced sailor who was only new to us. We won all three races, the closest one by five lengths (against another of the fast boats).

  38. 38.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    What kind of a shit stain mocks a man the day before he buries his second child?

    I think Ted Cruz is auditioning for a lead role with the Westboro Baptist Church. Nothing else can explain this level of cruelty. FFS.

  39. 39.

    p.a.

    I think 6 games, probably Hawks: experience and possibly the best player on the planet in Toews. Should be good, not zone trap dump and chase grind it out teams.

  40. 40.

    lamh36

    @SiubhanDuinne: @Litlebritdifrnt:

    Oh, his twitter account tweeted an apology.

    But it’s getting really tiresome the GOP pols habits of saying shit in front of partisan audiences and then issuing an “apology”…as if he didn’t mean exactly what the punk ass said!

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    @SiubhanDuinne: I was at an extended family gathering when I read about Beau Biden over the weekend. I had tears running down my cheeks and they all looked at me like I was from outer space.

    I’m not sure I’ve ever said a word bad enough to describe Cruz for mocking Biden at a time like this. That’s just sick.

  45. 45.

    Betty Cracker

    @raven: I’m sure she’s making the most of it. (Goes without saying, I hope, that even a hate-filled butt-pustule like Geller doesn’t deserve to be the target of threats or violence.)

  47. 47.

    JPL

    @raven: Chris Hayes said that was a statement made but lightly. They were interested in killing a police officer. Geller is using it though because she is the real victim.

  51. 51.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @lamh36:

    Yeah, I saw the “apology.” He can take his “apology” and ram it up his Canadian ass. Fuck him.

  52. 52.

    JPL

    @efgoldman: I went with the story that the Geller threat wasn’t really in planning stages (comment 50) but thanks goes to you, for saying what I really wanted to say.

  53. 53.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @raven:

    Boston shooting: Suspect plotted to behead Pamela Geller, sources say

    Must-see TV.

    (That’s really wrong of me, isn’t it, after lighting into Ted Cruz. Well, I don’t care.)

  55. 55.

    mai naem mobile

    Watching the Rachel Maddow piece on the voting rights group from Texas. I swear there’s going to be a special place in hell for Texas Republicans. Fucking assholes. How the fuck can any black or latino person be a Republican. I also read Ed Kilgores piece on the one eligible.vote vs. population. I thought the damage was being a little overhyped but ,noooo, I’m wrong about that. The GOP is just trying to bolt and triple glue all these rules down so that they’re in power forever. Fuckers.

  57. 57.

    Crza

    Betty, you misspelled “let’s go Blackhawks”. :( Might wanna update your post.

  61. 61.

    max

    Well, I wasn’t heavily committed until I learned the Bugs have banned people with Blackhawk jerseys from sitting in the first rows. So, squash the Bugs!

    max
    [‘Go Blackhawks!’]

  65. 65.

    raven

    I have just been informed by my naturalist Facebook buddy that the turtle I rescued this morning was a box turtle and NOT a snapper.

  66. 66.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @efgoldman:

    It is very true that one loses a lot of social inhibitions as one ages. Ms. Duinne is an exception.

    Wait WHUT??

  68. 68.

    muddy

    @raven: I helped a turtle the other night. I saw one halfway across my lane making for the other side on a part of the road where people go quite fast, and it was twilight. I carried him across and set him down. Did not see smash turtle on my way back, so hope I helped.

    Of course if I were the turtle I’d be saying, Now why did I come over to this side? and then have to go right back to try to remember.

  73. 73.

    Baud

    @Valdivia:

    see, this is what I was saying the other day about this place being a den of iniquity.

    I’m so stupid. I didn’t realize at all that you were talking about SiubhanDuinne.

  75. 75.

    raven

    @muddy: I carried this squirt about a mile to my house. We have a wetland down in the kudzu so I figured that would be a good place. This street is really crowded and they recently placed big flags in containers at the crosswalks so people have a somewhat better chance of getting across without dying.

  76. 76.

    Valdivia

    @Baud: oh it wasn’t a personalized comment, just in general? But if you want I will start a list :)
    /also, too. I had way too much fantastic spanish red wine with a side of heavy emotional conversation so maybe I better not.
    Still I think @SiubhanDuinne: is the terrible best.

  79. 79.

    Helen

    I’m watching the Duggers on Fox. They are seriously full of shit. Like over the top full of shit. And I say that as someone who thought they would be able to fake contrition. They can’t. The mother is doing that fake crying a la Susan Smith when she killed her children.

    They compared themselves to Jesus Christ. Apparently Jesus Christ was sheparding 100 sheep and one went astray. And Jesus tried to help the one who went astray. Or something.

    They say all their children received counseling from “certified professional counselors” But Megyn Kelly did not ask “certified by whom?”

  80. 80.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @raven: I hope s/he’s happy at your place. And it was certainly a rescue from that location.

  81. 81.

    Baud

    @Valdivia:

    terrible best.

    Is that a common idiom? I’ve never heard it before. Or did you mistype “terrible beast”?

  84. 84.

    beth

    @Helen: I’m watching this and can’t believe what I’m hearing. They’re trying to recover from this unprecedented attack on them because of their Christian beliefs. This whole interview has been heading toward this whole point – they are the victims. They’re actually speaking to an attorney about suing over the release of Josh’s records.

    If Fox pulls this off and turns around public opinion about this, I’ve got to admit they are the greatest propaganda machine ever invented.

  88. 88.

    lamh36

    @Helen: I’ll say it again. Why hasn’t TLC cancelled the Duggars yet. Wonder if this Fox interview was part of TLC’s P.R. push!

  90. 90.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Helen:

    But Megyn Kelly did not ask “certified by whom?”

    Same folks who certified Aqua Buddha as an ophthalmologist.

  92. 92.

    lamh36

    @Helen: I swear this interview will not do for the Duggars what they thought it would.

    Or at least I hope NOT

  93. 93.

    JPL

    @Helen: I’m watching the clips from mediate. I’m so glad that he only went under the clothes a few times. Also I’d like to think that Kelly left the house and vomited all over their lawn, but I doubt .that happened.

  95. 95.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @raven: I’m beginning to believe you’re on the cutting edge of skeletonization.

    @efgoldman: Apparently not, hence the need for rescue.

  96. 96.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @efgoldman:

    But, but, you said I have social inhibitions. Social inhibitions, I ask you.

    I can take some good-natured joshing, but that’s just wrong in every way.

  97. 97.

    Valdivia

    @SiubhanDuinne: me neither! :)

    @Omnes Omnibus: ah Yeats. You, always on point.
    But if in that vein, more

    Are full of passionate intensity

    than

    A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
    A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
    Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
    Wind shadows of the indignant desert birds

  103. 103.

    lamh36

    Not watching, but some of my twitter people are.

    No you fuckin’ rat bastard…the media isn’t the one who victimized your damn daughters!!!

    @thesuperficial 19m19 minutes ago
    “The media has victimized the Duggar girls more than what Josh did.” – Michelle Duggar

  105. 105.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Baud: My bad.

    ETA: Given efg’s link, maybe the difference isn’t all that great. (And, yes, the record of the US isn’t any better.)

  106. 106.

    lamh36

    @Howard Beale IV: doesn’t mean TLC P.R. team didn’t “advice” Duggars to handle it.

    This is a cash cow for TLC and they haven’t completely cancelled the show. So they’ll see if the Faux News “softcell” helps to change the outrage

  107. 107.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @efgoldman:

    Thanks, read it earlier today and forwarded to some of my friends who are (Canadian) First Nations and whose immediate families were victims of these genocidal policies.

  111. 111.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Baud: It is virtually obligatory anytime an American criticizes another country’s policy towards its indigenous peoples. If we forget, someone will remind us.

  112. 112.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Canada, U.S., Britain, Belgium FFS — there’s an awful lot of blame and shame to go around. This whole “human beings” experiment seems pretty sketchy so far.

  114. 114.

    Baud

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I know. I’m all for being honest about the wrongs in our history, but I really hate that style of reporting. Pick a subject and stay focused, and don’t try to relate everything to the U.S. experience.

  118. 118.

    Howard Beale IV

    @lamh36: Get this-they’re getting ready to sue the person who released the story to the media.

    unfuckingbelivable.

  119. 119.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    @Valdivia: @Baud: I just returned from my walk, thank you very much. I hope my appearance didn’t frighten you, I’m sure the pics of my nurse(nursing student step-daughter) made up for it.

  120. 120.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @SiubhanDuinne: Belgium was rather horrible, wasn’t it? Nice chocolate and beer though. Also, we are coming up on the bicentennial of Waterloo this month.

  124. 124.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Leopold II of Belgium was beyond horrible. I’ll take your word on the beer; the chocolate, yes, is wonderful.

    I haven’t spent more than maybe 6 or 7 days total in Belgium, but I have to say I really liked it. Brussels is cool* and I really adored Liège.

    *(There’s something to be said for a city that can construct an entire tourism industry on the reputation of one twee child with an overfull bladder.)

  125. 125.

    PaulW

    RAGE.

    Hate it when the team goes into a prevent defense mode the way the Bolts did in the Third Period. DAMN THE MAN.

  127. 127.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Bruges is lovely – almost impossible to not take a postcard-worthy picture there just by dropping one’s camera. And the movie is brilliant.

    ETA: Antwerp is pretty cool too.

  131. 131.

    Aleta

    @efgoldman:
    In the US too: From the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission

    “The most critical finding is that native children continue to be removed from their homes at a disproportionate rate through 2014. …It is not at the same rate as it was in, say, 1972, where, in Aroostook County, one in three native children were in care, which is a stunning statistic and represents a gross over-representation of native children in a foster care system…The current rate of native children being placed in foster care is still about five times higher than that of non-native children. And this is happening despite education and training of workers in the child welfare system about the need to protect native children and their Wabanaki culture. Institutional racism is still playing a part in our state and in our institutions and in the public.”

    “We’ve learned a lot through this process – the level of mistrust that tribal people have had for the TRC because it has anything to do with the state,” says Esther Attean, a member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and co-director of Wabanaki REACH. Attean says many tribal people were fearful of reliving traumatic experiences in foster care, of being exploited and having thier experiences made public. Attean says one of the commission’s recommendations is to respect tribal sovereignty. “To respect tribal sovereignty – just those three words – that is huge. That is huge for us,” she says. “But it also brings with it a lot of anxiety. It’s really at the heart of tribal-state relations.”

    Though, wouldn’t you know it, Gov. Paul LePage rescinded an executive order he had signed.

    “He said he was going to rescind the executive order and withdraw support for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and he was going to send the National Guard after us to force adherence to state (fishing) law,” Moore said. “Now we’re waiting for him to turn away from the TRC and deploy the National Guard.”

    “It’s like our spirituality: He can’t take it away. He can’t take sovereignty away. It’s not relevant,” Attean says. “But it’s sad because it speaks volumes about the attitudes he has towards tribal people – the audacity to think that he can write an executive order that’s going to change or impact Wabanaki people.”

    http://www.mainewabanakitrc.org/support/

    One story is here.

  134. 134.

    SixStringFanatic

    Dead thread, I know, but that’s what I get for working nights. I am a decades-long Detroit Red Wings fan. Loooove Steve Yzerman and I’m really impressed with what he’s done as the Tampa Bay GM. Plus, as a Red Wings fan, I have no love whatsoever for the Blackhawks. However…..
    I got a satellite radio about a month ago, so I could listen to the NHL and NBA playoffs while I work (I do a lot of work out of my car) and I. CAN. NOT. STAND that screaming asshole who does the radio play-by-play for Tampa Bay. This guy was screaming his lungs out over a FIRST ROUND VICTORY. And not even the clinching victory. Their second fucking win of the whole goddamn playoff run. “Act like you’ve been there before” applies to the broadcasting people too. Between that and his incessant whining about fouls that aren’t called in favor of the Lightning (hey buddy: hockey refs call very few penalties in the playoffs), I would have sworn that this moron had never seen a hockey game before this season, but NOOO! This asshole was on the job when the Bolts won the Cup 11 years ago! He HAS been there before. He has no excuse for screaming like he’s being dismembered over every. fucking, victory. Fuck that guy and fuck the Tampa Bay Lightning.
    Plus, what Chicago did tonight is pretty much what they’ve been doing the whole post-season. One goal, two goal, three goal lead? Doesn’t matter. They’re still gonna kill you in the third period. It’s just what they do.
    Sorry, Betty.
    ETA: I listened to the Chicago broadcast for the entire game, right until the very end when I switched over to the Tampa Bay feed just so I could listen to that asshole have to announce a Blackhawks win. Fuck that guy.

  135. 135.

    Emily B.

    @SixStringFanatic: The NBC announcer was almost as bad in Round 2. Rabidly partisan. Embarrassing to hear him gush about Stamkos. Okay, a Canadian team versus an American team—but c’mon, have a little class, man. It’s about hockey first.

  136. 136.

    Bitter Scribe

    You have to admit, Tampa pulled off one of the all-time epic chokes. I don’t see how the Hawks can lose now.

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