Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, it’s door #2)

You cannot love your country only when you win.

Let us savor the impending downfall of lawless scoundrels who richly deserve the trouble barreling their way.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

‘Museums aren’t America’s attic for its racist shit.’

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

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

Peak wingnut was a lie.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Books are my comfort food!

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

I’d try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

“Just close your eyes and kiss the girl and go where the tilt-a-whirl takes you.” ~OzarkHillbilly

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

In my day, never was longer.

“Joe Biden deserved better than he got from some folks in his own party.”

Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.

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  6. 6.

    Pogonip

    Popdate: back to hospital for worsening edema. We hope he won’t gwt stuck in rehab for another 3 weeks. Other than the edema he’s doing great.

  10. 10.

    Mike J

    In the hot mic moments in the video, is there anybody on earth who thinks Obama was not aware the mic was on every time?

  13. 13.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @raven: I mentioned that several threads ago and few others have noted it also. Not saying you are late to the party, just surprised that he hasn’t rated an RIP thread.

    ETA: He was bigger than a few mentions in comments threads.

  17. 17.

    Suzanne

    So Mr. Suzanne is currently ice skating with Spawns Elder and Younger. Elder Spawn has been doing melatonin and Lexapro for four days now, and I would say she is much improved mood-wise, though still definitely a pre-teenager with all that that entails. I just want her to feel enthusiasm for anything at this point, though she is focusing on drawing a lot this week. Sometimes I look at her and see so much of myself that it’s terrifying. I would like to think that I turned out all right, so FSM willing we will all make it through her teen years. (Just in time for Younger to get there. One kid at a time. Easy does it. FSM grant me the serenity, etc etc etc.)

  18. 18.

    Punchy

    Great game, but bullshit goalie interference call. Oh well, Caps suck. Lets see the Pens put 4 more on them in the 3rd…

  19. 19.

    Mike J

    Next year at this time, someone else will be standing in this spot and it’s anyone’s guess who she will be.

  22. 22.

    Miss Bianca

    @SiubhanDuinne: Saw the photo. Love the underdress, the overdress not so much.

    @raven: Wow. I knew I’d heard of him, but I’d forgotten just how big a figure he cut in the antiwar movement.

  25. 25.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @patroclus: that sounded like an ad lib, the little orchids didn’t like it

    Jake Tapper left journalism to join CNN. I fuckin’ love it.

  30. 30.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Joe Biden gets to sit with Dame Helen Mirren, payback for eight years of loyal service

    and he just pantsed Reince Priebus

  34. 34.

    Ohio Mom

    @Suzanne: I’ve been very busy lately, haven’t been keeping up with comment threads. The last I remember, you were considering taking Elder Spawn to a professional. Glad to hear that in the meantime, progress, and that things are looking up. Isn’t that all we moms really want, for our kids to be happy?

  36. 36.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    PBO is actually recreating the red wedding/Kill Bill. President black ninja is taking care of all of his business with all the hacks tonight.

  39. 39.

    Monala

    Difference between Bloomberg and Trump: the former was a big city mayor, understands policy in-depth, and is actually worth the amount of money he says he is.

  42. 42.

    Suzanne

    @Ohio Mom: Yeah, she’s been seeing a counselor and then I got her in to a psychiatrist this week. She hates the counseling so far. Don’t really know how to get her to engage with it, but we’ll keep trying.

  43. 43.

    Monala

    “My poll numbers keep rising. I haven’t been this high since college. And my aides can’t understand why they’re going up, because I’m not doing anything different.” (Pictures of Cruz and Trump flash on the screen)

  56. 56.

    Monala

    “Trump will definitely close Guantanamo. He knows a lot about driving beachfront properties into the ground.”

  58. 58.

    Miss Bianca

    Is this streaming anywhere, or is it only on the teevee? Sounds like quite the evisceration happening.

    ETA: Nothing like a little schadenfreude to get my mind off the snow, my headache and the dog’s fleas…

  64. 64.

    Mike J

    So who was it that made a CPT joke that spurred the slapdown?

    “I was late due to CPT, which stands for JOKES THAT WHITE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT MAKE.”

  65. 65.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @SiubhanDuinne: that was pretty funny, and grabbing the glass of wine, and ‘I had a beer at 11:30 in the morning”. I guess the joke was he sleeps in now that he’s retired.

  67. 67.

    Emma

    He’s entitled to use a hammer on each and every one of them. They’ve tried their best to make his life miserable.

  76. 76.

    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    “Taking a stand on what is true … is the essence of good journalism.”

    Amen.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  84. 84.

    Miss Bianca

    Thanks for the links everyone. Sounds like I just missed something big. Then again, I kind of got distracted by the headline about the Green Zone invasion in Baghdad…

  86. 86.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    my god these would-be ink-stained wretches are some fragile little flowers. I think the DAR would be more willing to roll with jokes

  88. 88.

    Schlemazel Khan

    Larry is a very difficult comic, not the guy I would have chosen. I get his humor but it is not the sort of thing these assholes will find funny

  95. 95.

    Keith P.

    Chris Christie is saying if it were up to him, Leroy Tunsil would be in cuffs right now over the smoking video. This guy, whose legal opinion seems a bit undercooked, used to be a US Attorney, believe it or not. Has anyone *every* heard of a US Attorney ordering someone’s arrest for smoking a bowl? I’m familiar with it happening when trafficking/growing pounds of the stuff, or shipping paraphernalia across state lines while an evangelical is running the White House, but that would be a HUGE expenditure of federal resources to bust a guy for something that is under $500 in fines and a night in jail (assuming $250 for paraphernalia and another $250 for what I assume is under 1 oz of weed)
    And all this would depend on a jury suddenly accepting “water pipe + smoke = marijuana” as an ironclad bit of proof.

  97. 97.

    JGabriel

    @Miss Bianca:

    Is this streaming anywhere, or is it only on the teevee?

    CSpan. I just turned it off though. I was hoping for better from Wilmore.

  100. 100.

    Monala

    Wilmore is hit and miss. Hard to follow the president, but this one made me laugh: “Stay in your lane. You don’t see me going around presidenting.”

    The Denzel to Grady joke made me laugh, too.

  102. 102.

    Miss Bianca

    @JGabriel: Yeah, I tuned in, got him, listened for a while, now my feed had dropped out. I think that’s a sign that I need to take my grumpy headache off to early bed and catch the PBO show in reruns some other time.

  104. 104.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @SiubhanDuinne: I like his show. Tonight, he is not on. Some of the jokes work, but, overall, not working.

    ETA: I am obviously not black and I may be missing jokes.

  105. 105.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @raven:

    I put up a bio/obit/RIP message on FB several hours ago. Hardly any reaction. I guess most people don’t have a clue who he was.

  107. 107.

    WaterGirl

    I hoped Larry Wilmore would be edgy tonight, and he is edgy, but it’s not always working.

  110. 110.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Pogonip:

    You and your dad are in my thoughts. I hope they can take care of the edema and blistering quickly and easily.

  112. 112.

    Keith P.

    @Corner Stone: Yeah, I initially wrote “Leroy” after reading a different article and got the name stuck in my head. When I re-read my comment, something wasn’t clicking.

  117. 117.

    Corner Stone

    @Mike J:

    Had he stuck with other targets they’d be eating it up.

    He could have also tried being actually funny.

  118. 118.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Morning Joe has its head so far up Trump’s ass they bumped into Chris Christie

    that they didn’t “oooh” in scandal, they liked it, Tweety was laughing

  119. 119.

    JGabriel

    @Miss Bianca:

    I think that’s a sign that I need to … catch the PBO show in reruns some other time.

    Yeah, I missed most of PBO’s opening routine too. Pulled up the link at CSpan just before the Couch Commander vid came on, so I’ll have to catch it in reruns later – once our fellow fans start posting the clips on youtube (or once CSpan makes it available for rewatching after the event ends).

  122. 122.

    lamh36

    Larry Wilmore: “Morning Joe has their heads so far up Donald Trump’s ass, they bumped into Chris Christie.”

    YAAAAAAAAS!

    #WHCD

  124. 124.

    Redshift

    Wilmore is doing better. “Morning Joe has their head so far up Trump’s ass they bumped into Chris Christie.”

    Then a good run of Ted Cruz/Zodiac Killer jokes.

  128. 128.

    patroclus

    The problem is he’s not telling jokes, he’s just taking shots. Sort of a black Don Rickles. It’s amusing, but not funny. And totally bombing with this crowd.

  130. 130.

    The Dangerman

    @Suzanne:

    ….but we’ll keep trying.

    If you are still around these virtual parts, I’ll share with you (and I’m sure you have great professionals that will be watching, too, but I’ll share anyway)…

    …watch very closely for negative impacts from Lexapro. I’ve seen it up close and personal. Enough said.

  134. 134.

    Miss Bianca

    @JGabriel: yeah, chatter makes it sound like PBO was on fire. But he really is genuinely funny. Sounds like he ripped Trump a new one – I mean, another new one. ; )

    @SiubhanDuinne: Well, tastes differ. But FLOTUS could wear a coal sack and make it look stylish. Damn, I’m gonna miss her and PBO in the White House.

  135. 135.

    Mike J

    Too mean too soon to the people in the room. HE should have got them laughing at somebody else first, then made them accept being the target.

  136. 136.

    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    Larry was fearless and picked on everyone.

    His closing was great.

    Well done.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  140. 140.

    Schlemazel Khan

    @patroclus:
    I thought “Don RIckles” too. It is very difficult to pull off & this was not the crowd that takes that sort of thing well. I am going to guess by tomorrow he will be completely eviscerated in the media. it is a difficult line to play even at the best of times with exactly the right personality and Wilmore missed I am afraid.

  142. 142.

    Old Dan and Little Anne

    Larry was great. I’m not going for laughs I’m going for gasps.
    -it’s always sunny in Philadelphia

  143. 143.

    Redshift

    I had it on for a couple of minutes afterward. The WHCD president said her successor would escort the president and First Lady out, and asked everyone to remain seated until they left.

    So of course they all immediately got up.

  144. 144.

    Omnes Omnibus

    Black Twitter is telling I was wrong about Wlimore. I am willing to accept that. I’ve been wrong before; I will be wrong again.

  145. 145.

    hellslittlestangel

    Larry Wilmore at his worst. Someone needs to take him aside and say, “Chuckling and muttering, ‘No, really’, doesn’t turn a bad joke funny.”

  148. 148.

    patroclus

    @Schlemazel Khan: Colbert did the same thing, but it was in the context of the “Colbert shtick” where he pretends that he’s a conservative Bill O’Reilly type, so it was very funny. Wilmore did it deadpan and it just didn’t work as well. I thought he was fearless and amusing, so in my view he didn’t bomb. But he bombed with that audience (as did Colbert). Plus, I watch the Nightly Show all the time and I got all his references; I’m not sure if the audience did. And, as others said, he was following Obama, who was very funny (and it was poignant because it was his last one ever).

  151. 151.

    sharl

    @Schlemazel Khan:

    Who is the clown boo’ing every CNN joke?

    Someone probably answered you by now, but I suspected Don Lemon based on the photo in this tweet. FWIW, someone responding to that tweet says the photo was taken during Wilmore’s bit.

  159. 159.

    seaboogie

    @Suzanne: Hey Suzanne,

    Thank you for the updates on your daughter and her struggles, and your struggle around hers. I made a note to remind myself to do so – but just in case I forget on the day, I want to wish you a Happy Mother’s Day – you are doing some solid and loving Mom work there.

  160. 160.

    Schlemazel Khan

    @patroclus:
    Colbert had jokes Larry was just insulting. To me the test was that I agreed on a lot of what he said about his targets but never laughed. Then there is the thing with beating a joke to death. Letterman was king at it but Wilmore may have topped him with the Cruz/Zodiac thing. Oprah/Uma. Uma/Oprah.

    TO go back to the Rickles comparison. Don didn’t tell a lot of jokes, he insulted people often going after obvious physical things like fat or short. It is funny in a certain context but if you read one of his performances it isn’t funny because there are no jokes.

  162. 162.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @patroclus: Colbert’s performance, staying in character without flinching through that long monologue was a tour de force, I think even people who hated his politics would have to admit it, and even his had its weak spot, the too long video of the pursuit by Helen Thomas. Wilmore had some great lines, but he was all over the place. I like his deceptively laid back style, I think he needed a tighter delivery.

    And fercrissake, that’s an audience that ‘ooohed’ a Cosby joke and an incredibly mild Kelly Ripa joke

  163. 163.

    Schlemazel Khan

    @sharl:
    Yes, I saw that. Lemon flipped him off when he was the target. A better shot would have been to ask Lemon if a black hole could have swallowed he career or if he should have bitten hos career’s dick to prevent what happened to it.

  165. 165.

    seaboogie

    @Suzanne: If your daughter is not into the shrink that you have for her now, ask her to give it a bit more of a try, and if it’s still not working for her, then tell her that you’ll try to find her another – not every psychiatrist/patient match is a good fit, and that you will keep trying to find one that works for her. You might get more buy-in on the process itself and the goals from your daughter.

  168. 168.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    KB Verified account
    ‏@KaraRBrown

    WHITE PEOPLE BOUT TO BE SO MAD TOMORROW MAH GOD. #WCHD

  171. 171.

    patroclus

    @Schlemazel Khan: Yeah, but he warned us that he was going to do it in the style of a “roast” – which usually means a lot of insults, pokes and shots and few jokes. But he should have mixed in some obvious jokes just to get people laughing. Then, the insults would have worked better. I definitely agree that he ran that Zodiac thing into the ground. I just don’t agree that he totally bombed – it was “okay,” but it bombed with that audience for sure. He won’t be invited back.

  172. 172.

    WaterGirl

    I kind of think it was more important to Larry Wilmore to use this moment in the spotlight to have his say on people and issues that are important to him. It kind of seemed like he was willing to sacrifice being funny if that’s what it took to use this moment.

    I wanted him to be fearless and he was. I’d say he was funny about half the time.

  173. 173.

    redshirt

    @the Conster, la Citoyenne: He’s got such a presence. Such an ease. He makes everyone feel welcome – which is why it’s all the more shocking the way he’s been treated.

    I’m just sad even contemplating that time when he won’t be President, even when it’s Hillary. A legend walked before us, among us, for us, and for the most part, we spit on him.

  176. 176.

    WaterGirl

    @Mike J: That’s what I think every single time he brings up Gitmo on his show. I’m hoping that Obama finds a way to close it all down in whatever way it takes and let them try to sue him after it’s a fate accompli. I think it’s a point of honor to Obama to get this done while he is president.

  178. 178.

    WaterGirl

    @redshirt: Wilmore is a Bernie guy, why would anyone be mad? I thought he was pretty tough on Hillary, and I don’t even like her.

  183. 183.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    i just wanna see this again

    Jennifer EpsteinVerified account
    ‏@ jeneps
    Obama to @ Reince: “Congratulations on all your success, the Republican Party, the nomination, it’s all going great, keep it up!”

  190. 190.

    Mike J

    @redshirt: On reddit at least one says, “Obama has a man crush on Bernie and doesn’t like Hillary. Watch the Correspondent’s Dinner”

    They also didn’t understand, “Obama says Sanders is the ‘bright new face of the Democratic Party” that was a joke.

    So just as delusional as ever.

  193. 193.

    Suzanne

    @The Dangerman: I am asking her at least daily how she’s feeling, which I think is irritating her. She says she hasn’t felt any different since starting the two things, but I think the melatonin is helping enough with the sleep that she’s doing somewhat better. I hate seeing her miserable, but I don’t know how to make middle school not fucking sucky.

  195. 195.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    @redshirt: @Mike J:

    Bernie and the Bernfeelers were shivved, and will get that joke tomorrow right in the base of the brain, and never knew what hit ’em.

  197. 197.

    hellslittlestangel

    Say, is it that directly referencing it will send a comment into moderation, or is it that no one thinks Wilmore calling Obama “my [n-word]” was a big deal?

    I thought it was kind of juvenile attention-seeking, myself.

  200. 200.

    Miss Bianca

    @Mike J:

    This country just isn’t ready for a white president.

    I don’t know about this country, but I am not sure that *I* am. I know that I am going to miss the hell out of PBO.

  202. 202.

    Suzanne

    @seaboogie: Thanks. :) I’m trying. I feel like the worst parent in the world right now. She used to be fearless and outgoing and now she’s anxious and withdrawn. It changed in the blink of an eye.

  204. 204.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Mark Knoller ‏@ markknoller 9m9 minutes ago
    Didn’t appear Pres Obama took offense at @ larrywilmore use of the “N-word” in praise of the pres.

    as he should have? for reasons? this will be our scandal de la semaine to make Joe and Mika feel better about the up Trump’s ass line?

  207. 207.

    WaterGirl

    @Suzanne: “…but I don’t know how to make middle school not fucking sucky.”

    You don’t have the power or ability to make middle school not fucking sucky. It sucks, but you have no control over that. Don’t make yourself crazy trying to control something you have no control over. Maybe try to keep yourself balanced and make sure she knows she is loved. That may be the best you can do at this point.

  209. 209.

    trollhattan

    @lamh36:
    Oh yes, that’s my guy, our guy. My entire lifetime I never imagined PBO because I’m too cynical to allow for the possibility. Next Jan will be a day of reckoning when realizing it won’t happen again. For my kid, hopefully, for me, no way.

    Channeling Nooners: Let us savor.

  211. 211.

    Mike J

    @hellslittlestangel:

    Sofiya Ballin ‏@sofiyaballin 42m42 minutes ago
    “Yo, Barry…you did it my n–.” ~@larrywilmore to Obama.

    Legendary.

    Sofiya Ballin ‏@sofiyaballin 37m37 minutes ago
    “I wish [Larry Willmore] didn’t end his bit with that word..”

    Okay, white lady.

    #whcd

    Sofiya Ballin ‏@sofiyaballin 35m35 minutes ago
    .@larrywilmore did what he was supposed to do. He questioned and made people uncomfortable. What journos should be doing…#WHCD

  213. 213.

    WaterGirl

    @Suzanne: If it’s a brain chemistry thing, you can be the best mom on earth and she could still change from fearless to anxious in the blink of an eye. I’m not saying it’s not heartbreaking to watch. You are getting some tough lessons in “things you can’t control”. Hugs

  218. 218.

    Anya

    @redshirt: My TL is full of Bernie supporters indignant at the idea that Bernie distanced himself from the president. I see tweets like this: “We love POTUS. It’s Hillary and Bill who disrespected him.” I am so tempted to say something. But I don’t want to alienate more friends.

  220. 220.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @redshirt: the first one of these I watched, Bubba made a joke about the Republican search for a new Speaker (the one that got them Hastert) was like rearranging deck chairs on This Week, With Sam and Cokie (as the show was briefly called back then)

  223. 223.

    seaboogie

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Honestly, I don’t like the sheer cover thing.

    I’m with you on this re: Michelle’s dress. She looked beautiful, but more Beyonce than FLOTUS.

  226. 226.

    WaterGirl

    So interesting to see the varied responses to Larry Wilmore: he bombed, he sucked, he died. He was on fire, he killed. He was a mix of good and bad. Harsh, but funny. Not funny at all. There’s a lesson to be had in that, I suspect.

  227. 227.

    trollhattan

    @redshirt:
    We can enter some kind of mutual destruction deal–whoever publicly mewls nostalgically about his goddamn shoes gets a cattle prod set to 11 to the prostrate.

    I promise in the meantime to hit John McLaughlin with a rubber chicken, on camera, whenever possible.Me and Eleanor Clift are like this, baby!

  235. 235.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @rikyrah: Something on which everyone can agree. Also to that that POTUS slayed. I wasn’t his best but it was damned good. Hard to beat the mock Trump. kill OBL thing.

  237. 237.

    WaterGirl

    @Omnes Omnibus: Hard to top Luther from last year, I think. But he had some good ones. I always like to watch it twice so I’ll watch it again tomorrow.

  241. 241.

    Mnemosyne

    @Suzanne:

    Unfortunately, middle school sucks. Your idea of finding activities for her outside of school was a good one — just knowing that non-sucky peers exist can help a lot.

    I would give the therapist at least a month before you re-evaluate the specific therapist, but successful therapy does have a lot to do with chemistry, so it’s not necessarily a bad sign if you have to switch because they’re not connecting.

  242. 242.

    Anya

    @seaboogie: I dissagree. Her shimmering gown was classy and beautiful. You seem to be objecting to the attached overlay but I think it gives it character. I don’t see any comparrison with Beyonce.

  244. 244.

    lamh36

    @WaterGirl: I believe that’s from the WHC pre-POTUS speech, video send up…it was really lame and paled in comparison to the videos supplied by WH for POTUS speech

  245. 245.

    lamh36

    @Anya: there is no comparison to Beyoncé, IMHO. but to some folks, they see sparkly they see Black they see Beyoncé???? I guess…

  248. 248.

    WaterGirl

    @lamh36: Thanks. So there were hot mic moments where Obama was commenting on the lame video and we’re wondering whether he knew the mic was picking him up?

    Have you commented on Larry Wilmore tonight? If so, I must not have caught that a comment was from you.

  254. 254.

    WarMunchkin

    Every time this is called a nerd prom, I experience a papercut to my soul

  255. 255.

    seaboogie

    @Anya: Feel free to disagree, but it felt too glam and sexy for FLOTUS. For Michelle Obama in a non-official situation, absolutely perfect – she is beyond lovely.

  257. 257.

    Mnemosyne

    @Anya:

    It’s hard to pick a favorite bit, so I’ll just say this rang true:

    But, the prospect of leaving the White House is a mixed bag. You might have heard that someone jumped the White House fence last week. But, I have to give Secret Service credit. They found Michelle, brought her back. She’s safe, back at home now. It’s only nine more months, babe. Settle down.

  259. 259.

    ecomcon

    Larry Wilmore totally nailed it. I just wish he had a joke for that shameless douchebag Chris Matthews.

  260. 260.

    Anya

    @lamh36: It was beyond lame. Supposedly, “you didn’t build that” is considered a gaffe. Do they remember how that worked out for the Republicans?

  261. 261.

    Mnemosyne

    G is making me watch the pilot episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Marina Sertis’s miniskirt is making me laugh every time she’s on camera.

  264. 264.

    seaboogie

    @lamh36:

    but to some folks, they see sparkly they see Black they see Beyoncé???? I guess…

    Nope. This “some folks” is a white woman, but her dress (which she wore beautifully), seemed a bit too peekaboo for an official function. And it is kind of like Beyonce to me because Bey covers up a lot, but shows a lot at the same time. But Beyonce is a performer, and Michelle is FLOTUS. Tho she can wear it, I didn’t feel like she should. Imagine for a moment any former FLOTUS in the same dress. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

    Also, to hell with your “some folks” and “I guess”….

  266. 266.

    Anya

    @Mnemosyne: I loved that one. It’s so clear Michelle can’t wait to leave. I think she’s very sincere when she says it was an honor to serve but she wants her life back.

    @seaboogie: What made it sexier than the other gowns that showed a bit more skin? I actually thought this was more matronly than some of her previous gowns.

  268. 268.

    Mnemosyne

    @bago:

    I’m having a bit of Poe’s Law trouble. It’s a parody site, right?

    Take Town presents the best, strongest opinions in the world. Take Town is not afraid to go there, in the hottest way possible. Take Town takes no prisoners, but instead burns the entire village of utterly incorrect views down to the ground.

  269. 269.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    Eric Boehlert ‏@ EricBoehlert 1h1 hour ago
    good God, remember the WHCD when W. joked abt looking for WMDs, aft, y’know, invading the wrong country. what a dark US chapter that was

    got big laughs in the room, as I recall

  271. 271.

    Emma

    @seaboogie: I don’t understand. The dress is a basic sheath with neckline embroidery. It has a cape-style overlay of sequined chiffon (or net, hasn’t looked closely enough yet). It has no cut outs, no transparencies, nothing that could be compared to a Beyonce dress. And I can easily see Jackie Kennedy wearing it in a darker color.

  273. 273.

    lamh36

    @seaboogie: Awww… are offended… so fuqn what?

    ???

    ETA: to say that Beyoncé “likes to cover up”. just shows ur comment for the bullshittery (is that a word) it is… Beyoncé likes to cover up… Bwhahahaha…

    ????…yeah okay…. what MO wore tonight is downright matronly to anything Beyoncé considers covering up….

  274. 274.

    seaboogie

    @Emma: That was a negligee/peignoir….seductive….and Michelle can totally do that, just not at the WHCD.

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    Anya

    @Emma: Hate to belabor the point, but I am beginning to think seaboogie saw a different gown. I can not imagine anyone thinking that dress is too risqué for an official event. It’s your basic official gown.

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    jl

    @Mnemosyne:

    ” It’s [Taketown] a parody site, right? ”

    I’m having trouble with that too. Reads like very dry (maybe too dry) parody. I’ll assume it is until I hear otherwise.

    I don’t have enough interest in the dinner to spend all Sat evening on it. I’ll catch Obama and Wilmore clips later. If Wilmore got very mixed reviews and people thought he was mean and offensive, and he bombed with that audience, I guess he did his job. Who wouldn’t want to bomb with that audience? Wilmore gives more straight up commentary than any late night comedy show host. What did they expect him to do? They could have played a Henny Youngman tape if they wanted some good vaudeville.

  279. 279.

    trollhattan

    @Corner Stone:
    Holy crap, if Seattle’s OL draft picks make it as starters the new line’s mass will shift the earth’s axis. Sad that Lynch retired but a healthy Rawls and a bigger feature back will carve yoooge gashes against everybody. Most pics they had in several years and while everybody else drafted defense, they focused on offense.

  282. 282.

    seaboogie

    Well Imma go stick a fork in my eye because I don’t deserve to have an opinion on fashion…

    And I was just replying to Omnes, who started this….

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    Anne Laurie

    @jl: Check some of the other posts; TakeTown’s most def a parody site. Excellent mimicry of the Wingnut Wurlitzer spew, but doesn’t push the parody far enough for lulz, IMO.

  285. 285.

    Anne Laurie

    @seaboogie: I think the beaded overlay made it read more like “lingerie” — the dress itself was fine, even a little matronly, IMO. Heard it was Givenchy, and Givenchy is kinda famous for that — elaborate ornamentation that tends to tip a little too Bunny Ranch showgirl, but for ladies with money. (If Melania had worn it, for instance, people would probably not have noticed anything out of the ordinary.)

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    elftx

    Nope. This “some folks” is a white woman, but her dress (which she wore beautifully), seemed a bit too peekaboo for an official function. And it is kind of like Beyonce to me because Bey covers up a lot, but shows a lot at the same time. But Beyonce is a performer, and Michelle is FLOTUS. Tho she can wear it, I didn’t feel like she should. Imagine for a moment any former FLOTUS in the same dress. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

    Also, to hell with your “some folks” and “I guess”….

    That is one fuked up comment

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