Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

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

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

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

I conferred with the team and they all agree – still not tired of winning!

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

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

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

Jack Smith: “Why did you start campaigning in the middle of my investigation?!”

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

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

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

Everybody saw this coming.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Cancel the cowardly WaPo and set up an equivalent monthly donation to ProPublica.

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

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

I really should read my own blog.

T R E 4 5 O N

We won’t go back.

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… at a steep discount to self-valuation. (I think that’s how the finance bobbleheads would phrase it.) From the NYDN article:

Ted Cruz got the Bronx cheer Wednesday from angry New Yorkers upset over the Republican presidential candidate’s callous “New York values” crack and his harsh stance on immigration.

Cruz was crucified during a stop in the Bronx, where residents and elected leaders derided him for insulting the city and the borough, only to come crawling back begging for money and votes…

“You’re running on an anti-immigrant platform, and you’re speaking in the Bronx,” Rodrigo Venegas told Cruz. “You should not be here.”

Venegas was cheered like a Yankee slugger by fellow protesters after Republican Party staffers removed him from the restaurant…

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. slammed Cruz as a hypocrite earlier — just hours before Cruz met with his father in the Bronx. Ruben Diaz Sr. represents the area in the state Senate.

“Ted Cruz is a hypocrite. He not only offended New Yorkers, he offended Bronxites, and now he’s here today in New York and in the Bronx looking for money and votes,” Diaz Jr. said…

Cruz was hoping to do better in Brooklyn today — specifically, with the angry misogynists of the ultra-Orthodox community…

Not helping, so far:

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  2. 2.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    O’Donnell, damn his eyes, played the old video of Trump flirting with Rudi in drag, which I had mercifully forgotten about.

  3. 3.

    Luthe

    I’m surprised Trump isn’t doing worse. The good folks of New York have been living with his BS at close range for years. You would think they would have had enough.

  8. 8.

    Andy

    It doesn’t matter. When it comes down to the election, people will hold their nose and vote for Hillary. Just like in 2012 for Obama. Buyers remorse doesn’t come into play in politics in 4 short years.
    Romney, really?
    Again, whatever Republican is put up will be a hard sell to mainstream voters.
    The numbers for Sanders should not be discounted. Although in the end, President Clinton will be impeached, so it was for naught.
    I’m hoping for a great V.P. pick on her behalf.

  9. 9.

    SarahT

    @Gin & Tonic:As my Bubbe used to say, “They should go lie in shit until their heads sprout like onions” – sounded even more insulting in Yiddish.

  10. 10.

    trollhattan

    I do so love watching the Republican Party drown in its own bile ocean.

    Please continue, morons.

  12. 12.

    AkaDad

    @Andy:

    Don’t be rediculous. Hillary isn’t going to be impeached, she’s obviously going to be indicted and incarcerated.

  13. 13.

    WarMunchkin

    ROSE: If Hillary Clinton is the nominee, you will be supporting her.

    SANDERS: I think the idea of a Donald Trump or Ted Cruz presidency would be an unmitigated disaster for this country. I will do everything in my power and work as hard as I can to make sure that doesn’t happen, and if Secretary Clinton is the nominee, I will certainly support her.


    (source)

  14. 14.

    JCT

    “He loves Jews” — @tedcruz supporter Yoeli Weiss, at a matzoh factory, on why he supports Cruz for president.

    Yeah, Cruz probably loves Jews in a light cream sauce. Old Yoeli is a schmuck.

  21. 21.

    Andy

    @AkaDad: Stockade Redux? Full Definition of WITCH HUNT. 1 : a searching out for persecution of persons accused of witchcraft. 2 : the searching out and deliberate harassment of those (as political opponents) with unpopular views.

  31. 31.

    Dog Dawg

    @srv:

    Well, Cruz sucks, but at least is staff doesn’t keep talking about the X-Files:

    You have no respect for micro-targeting.

  32. 32.

    Adam L Silverman

    @redshirt: Since I’m one of the potential hugees, I’ll be asking the questions here!

    For full disclosure: yes, yes, and just a few minutes ago when I brushed my teeth.

  33. 33.

    Andy

    @ecomcon: That dude had a great weekend show that was RUINED by his own network. Go back in time , beyond last night, and see the archives.
    True discourse was examined. More so than the norm.
    He has a family to support, so it was written, so shall it be done.

  34. 34.

    Bergman

    @Luthe: Oddly, he doesn’t seem like a real New Yorker in the sense that one feels him on the ground vs. a dude on TV in various forms for decades. Not sure what to compare it to. Back in the Spy days, yes, but not for awhile now. It’s almost like his show moved to Burbank but kept the NY set? Something like that.

  37. 37.

    Adam L Silverman

    @Andy: Not where I was going, but that would work, perhaps. Its an old military saying: “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals discuss logistics”.

  38. 38.

    Andy

    @Andy: Hillary Better Than UPS?? It’s logistics, bro….David Abney, who began his career as a part-time package loader while in college, serves as chief executive officer of UPS. David was appointed CEO in 2014, and is the 11th CEO in the 108-year history of UPS. He was unanimously appointed by the Board of Directors as Chairman in 2016.

    David previously served as chief operating officer since 2007, overseeing logistics, sustainability, engineering and all facets of the UPS transportation network. UPS’s global transportation network serves more than 220 countries and territories, and includes a ground fleet of more than 96,000 vehicles and an air fleet of more than 500 aircraft. UPS operates major air hubs in Louisville, Kentucky; Cologne, Germany; and Shenzhen, China.

    Before serving as COO, David was president of UPS International, leading the company’s strategic initiative to increase its global logistics capabilities. During his career, David was also involved in a number of global acquisitions that included the Fritz Companies, Stolica, Lynxs, and Sino-Trans in China.

    Earlier in his career, he served as president of SonicAir, a same-day delivery service that signaled UPS’s move into the service parts logistics sector. David began his UPS career in 1974 in a small facility in Greenwood, Mississippi, while attending Delta State University.

    In addition to his corporate responsibilities, David serves as a Trustee of The UPS Foundation and chairman of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta. He is also a member of the President’s Export Council, the Board of Directors of Johnson Controls, and the Business Roundtable.

    As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David serves on the UPS Board of Directors’ Executive Committee.

    A native of Greenwood, Miss., David earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Delta State University. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Delta State University Alumni Foundation. He and his wife, Sherry, sponsor the school’s annual symposium on international business.

    Logistics that work on a hands on level.
    I’m thinking Philly.

  40. 40.

    Adam L Silverman

    @LAO: I more closely physically resemble whatever that thing is that is molesting Daffy Duck.

  45. 45.

    NotMax

    I’ve been led to understand he was in Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, otherwise known now as Omsk-on-the-Atlantic.

  47. 47.

    benw

    @Prescott Cactus:
    Once there was a Democratic party
    Whose support for each other seemed not hearty
    But against Trump or Cruz
    They didn’t dare to lose
    So their support in the general would not be tardy

  50. 50.

    Mike J

    @LAO:

    Every time a rw christianist, says s/he loves Jews, I feel like poor “George”

    To make a christianist rw for owner, group and world, the command would be:
    chmod 666 christianist

    (unix joke)

  52. 52.

    Dog Dawg

    Ted Cruz is too ugly to be elected to President of the United States.

    He’s awkward, ugly, and decidedly unpresidential.

    You’d have to go back to Nixon to find an uglier specimen, and at least Nixon had a certain Chiseled seriousness that lent itself an air of authority.

    Cruz’ face has the shape of a two-day-old turd, kept moist by being left in the toilet unflushed.

  54. 54.

    trollhattan

    @NR:
    IF the GOP had any hope of stopping Hillary they would have done so with BenMailGhazi. So…nope.

  57. 57.

    Andy

    @AkaDad: Christine O’donnell was….IDK.
    But after the Ted Cruz election synopsis the other night, anyone could be Prez.
    It’s a joke. That’s what’s so funny here. No one really knows the best candidate for President, it’s just the bile that’s put forth.
    And then to even argue about such light weights and their viable merits is absurd.

  59. 59.

    cbear

    @Dog Dawg:
    Cruz’ face has the shape of a two-day-old turd, kept moist by being left in the toilet unflushed.

    I admire your turn of phrase and keen powers of observation—do you have a newsletter I might subscribe to?

  60. 60.

    John S.

    @WarMunchkin:

    Unpossible.

    The BJ commentariat already decided that Bernfeeler was going to take his ball and go home. And probably endorse Trump. Or something.

  61. 61.

    Cacti

    @Andy:

    It doesn’t matter. When it comes down to the election, people will hold their nose and vote for Hillary. Just like in 2012 for Obama. Buyers remorse doesn’t come into play in politics in 4 short years.
    Romney, really?
    Again, whatever Republican is put up will be a hard sell to mainstream voters.
    The numbers for Sanders should not be discounted. Although in the end, President Clinton will be impeached, so it was for naught.
    I’m hoping for a great V.P. pick on her behalf.

    Was this intended for public consumption, or did you just type out the internal dialogue with the voices in your head and accidentally hit post comment?

  62. 62.

    Prescott Cactus

    @trollhattan:

    IF the GOP had any hope of stopping Hillary they would have done so with BenMailGhazi. So…nope.

    FTFY
    WhitewaterPaulaJonesVinceFosterMonicaBenMailGhazi

  67. 67.

    WarMunchkin

    @John S.: I had debated writing an incorrect transcript with the correct source, something like “I will not support Secretary Clinton under any circumstances”, just to see who took the bait, but I thought that giving people heart attacks was in poor spirit.

  68. 68.

    opiejeanne

    @Omnes Omnibus: Related to the earlier thread, I really loved that thing you pointed out to the enraged person. I was reading through the thread and waiting for someone to say it. They had all signaled that it was their own communities they were speaking about.

    (I wasn’t sure about the reference to everyone having a relative in Chowchilla though. That went right over my head even though I’m familiar with both that place and the other area referenced by that poster)

  69. 69.

    Andy

    @Cacti: You are a nonentity with your pushing of a fictional narrative of sexism from the Sanders campaign.
    I’m sure those that follow your postings will applaud your twistings of speech.
    Good Show, Chummie!

  70. 70.

    Cacti

    @Andy:

    That’s good, a “Left Leaning” blog pushing WaPo editorial. You should be proud.
    It’s like 1995.

    Bernie’s inability to discuss policy beyond the level of slogans is an establishment conspiracy.

    The bourgeois press will be first up against the wall when the proletariat seize the means of production.

    ;-)

  73. 73.

    Cacti

    @Mike J:

    The revolutionary army is taking it pretty hard that the generalissimo has been exposed as the campus radical who never grew up.

    But fear not. They’ll be back with new and devastating hashtags.

  75. 75.

    Prescott Cactus

    @opiejeanne:

    Related to the earlier thread, I really loved that thing you pointed out to the enraged person.

    Oh, Omnes Omnibus

    Brings peace to those needing it

    Causing little pain

  76. 76.

    Mike E

    @Cacti:

    Was this intended for public consumption, or did you just type out the internal dialogue with the voices in your head and accidentally hit post comment?

    Forget it, Jake… It’s the internet

  84. 84.

    Mike J

    @Andy: We all know what fans of Hillary Clinton (or as some would have it, “The Clintons” ) the Washington Post is.

  86. 86.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Juliet Eilperin ‏@ eilperin 44m44 minutes ago
    “I say to folks, ‘we cannot be complacent, & we cannot be cynical, because the stakes are too high.'” @ POTUS
    58m58 minutes ago
    Ds tell @ POTUS they will miss him & aren’t excited about the 16 race “And I say, ‘I have no patience for that.”
    1h1 hour ago
    “What’s at stake right now is how our democracy functions.” @ POTUS at @ dccc fundraiser in LA

    I’ll admit it, I remember enough of ’08 that it’ll make me chuckle if HRC needs BHO to help her over the finish line.

  100. 100.

    prob50

    @efgoldman:

    The haredim are OK because they’ll go to Israel to be vaporized in Armageddon and save his pasty christofascist ass. The rest of us? Not so much.

    To be loved because of your supposed role in a lunatic wet dream of mass annihilation does not give me the warm fuzzy’s. Who the hell would want to willingly associate with people who regard you as some sort of recipe ingredient or plot device? Go be friends with somebody else.

    These folks remind me of Twilight Zone aliens in the “To Serve Man”episode.

  102. 102.

    John S.

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    You’re joking, right? If you have been reading the Clinton/Sanders pie fights here over the last few days – pick any thread really – you’ll find ample evidence of this ludicrous sentiment.

  104. 104.

    boatboy_srq

    @Luthe: This is NY Republicans we’re discussing here. Considering the alternatives, it’s surprising Trump isn’t more popular.

  106. 106.

    xian

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: i look forard to obama, biden, warren, michele, bernie, and bill clinton all campaigning for hillary and see no problem with that.

    hillary helped obama win by unifying the party behind him in ’08

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