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Donald Trump, tiny-fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret-wearing shitgibbon,* retweeted this from an unhinged follower:

Of course, as Trump well knows, the polls during the GOP primary accurately reflected his lead all along. We know he knows that because approximately 80% of his primary stump speeches consisted of Trump crowing about how he was crushing it in the polls.

What the unhinged follower is wrongly remembering as inaccurate “poles” were pundit predictions that Trump couldn’t win the nomination. And that was because the idea that a ludicrous tangerine ballsack* like Trump winning a major party nomination — even the gun-humping, god-bothering, austerity-sucking racist idiot party’s — just seemed absurd at the time, polls be damned. We’ve learned otherwise now.

Still, interesting that Trump is pulling the old switcheroo by retweeting a reference to skewed polls now that he’s trailing in general election matchups. The entire Donald J. Trump for President bid is a fraudulent enterprise on damn near every level.

Was just watching Tweety Matthews on MSNBC. Ambulatory cream cheese sculpture Hugh Hewitt was on. Tweety practically humps hard hats and lunch boxes whenever a topic that touches on the white working class arises, and both men were seeing portents for the US in the UK’s Brexit vote.

Hewitt seems to have suggested that if a woman who is standing for office in the UK (didn’t catch the name) wins, Hillary will prevail. But if Emo Trump Boris Johnson wins in the UK, Trump will prevail. Is that as dumb as it sounds?

Open thread!

[*H/T flying UK Twitter insult squad]

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  5. 5.

    Warren Terra

    Hewitt seems to have suggested that if a woman who is standing for office in the UK (didn’t catch the name) wins, Hillary will prevail. But if Emo Trump Boris Johnson wins in the UK, Trump will prevail. Is that as dumb as it sounds?

    I’m not aware of a woman standing for office in the UK; there is one woman who lost the Labour leadership to Corbyn and with the calls for Corbyn’s head she might have a shot, but even if so that hasn’t happened yet.

    There is Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the devolved Scottish government and possibly the most respected politician in the UK right now, even by people who hate her party’s vision of Scottish independence. But she’s not trying to win votes outside of Scotland, nor to be any part of a government in London – quite the opposite!

  6. 6.

    Mnemosyne

    I dunno, maybe The Donald knows that “Leave” won because people in the UK are pissed off at all of the Polish immigrants so now he’s trying to blame “poles” for our problems here.

    Not gonna go over well in Chicago, though.

  7. 7.

    ThresherK

    Fake Poles? I thought he was prattling on about Senator Professor Warren being a fake Pocahontas (sic).

  8. 8.

    Hunter Gathers

    I’m tired of “tough guys” who do nothing but bitch. All Trump does is bitch. And the bitchy middle aged men who love him bitch just as much. They’re all a bunch of fucking pansies.

  11. 11.

    nutella

    Hewitt seems to have suggested that if a woman who is standing for office in the UK (didn’t catch the name) wins, Hillary will prevail. But if Emo Trump Boris Johnson wins in the UK, Trump will prevail.

    Hey, political girls are either in style or they’re not, right?

  13. 13.

    Corner Stone

    JEESUS FUCKING CHRIST.
    Someone please grab Tweety and punch him in his stupid fucking oversized noggin. Multiple times.

  15. 15.

    Old Broad In California

    Theresa May, I think, is the British Tory MP vying to succeed Cameron as part of the Stop Boris movement.

    However, that statement from Hewitt is really, really dumb.

  16. 16.

    smith

    if a woman who is standing for office in the UK (didn’t catch the name)

    That would be Theresa May, Home Secretary, whose name has been bandied about over the past few years almost as much as Boris’.

  20. 20.

    rikyrah

    JESSE WILLIAMS IS BRILLIANT
    Malaika Jabali, 6/27/16

    Apparently, God woke up one fine mornting and she said you know what it’s a Friday and I ain’t got shit to do. Except it was actually Wednesday, August 5, 1981. On this day I shall give y’all Earth heathens a man. He will be smart. He’s gon’ be famous. And y’all don’t say “woke” yet, but you will in, ohh, 20 or so years, so he will be woke AF. He will have an unparalleled amount of ordacity. AND because I give absolutely no damns, he’s gone be wrapped up in a fine package that coincidentally aligns with the clusterfuck beauty standards white peepo created and y’all continue to uphold, but nevertheless here this nicca is. And Jesse Williams was like, “thanks fam.”

    My timelines during Jesse Williams’ speech last night as he accepted BET’s Humanitarian Award at their annual awards show was saturated with female feelings about the actor-turned activist-turned perfect human. But it was a particular kind of woman reacting to him. It was the good type of woman yo mama says you better lock down before somebody else does. And probably very few of these women were surprised by any of the bars he was spitting last night after he glared solemnly at Debra Lee and her introduction like, as one Twitter use put it, a guest pastor getting introduced at Sunday Service.

    It’s appropriate to conjure up images of the church here, given that so many of our civil rights leaders used the pastoral platform to get black people primed for work in social justice. But while the message was just as forceful, impassioned, and spiritually moving as anything in the church, the delivery was like that of a seasoned rapper who might drop a Tidal exclusive next week. It was the Drake album we never got. It was the Warriors’ Larry O’Brien trophy that shattered beneath LeBron James’ wings.

  21. 21.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    One of Al Giordano’s twitter responses today in response to a tweet about the Hillary/Liz fest:

    Commenter: Women are playing chess while the men are still sleeping, oblivious to what’s going on around them.

    Response: like Game of Thrones, lol

  28. 28.

    Corner Stone

    I love Jennifer Granholm. I hope we see Inebriated Gov Granholm at the DNC Convention again this year.

  29. 29.

    the Conster, la Citoyenne

    @rikyrah:

    It was really something. I’ve always said that the truth resonates like a bell ringing. You may not like it, but it will resonate within you none the less.

  30. 30.

    Betty Cracker

    @nutella:

    Hey, political girls are either in style or they’re not, right?

    Yeah, that’s how it came across. What a stupid fuck.

  31. 31.

    schrodinger's cat

    Its not just H^2, that stupid analogy was made in the comment section over here too.
    Breixit => Trump Victory.
    Its another country for crying out loud and not every single thing that happens in the world is about US.

  34. 34.

    Roger Moore

    @schrodinger’s cat:

    I have a feeling that Trump is going to flame out before the nominating convention.

    I don’t know; he only has to hold on for about 3 more weeks. If Trump hasn’t completely fallen apart yet, I think he can hold it together that much longer. If the Flying Spaghetti Monster truly loves us, though, he’ll wait for during the convention for Trump to lose it completely.

  36. 36.

    Corner Stone

    I want to go back to watching Boudica…but Gov Granholm is still on my teevee…mmmmm

  38. 38.

    EBT

    The best way to wear a ferret is out your fly, running and screaming Ferret Cock at the top of your lungs.

  39. 39.

    seaboogie

    ludicrous tangerine ballsack

    ‘Tis my favorite dis from the Scots so far, and I envision it pronounced by Rowan Atkinson as BlackAdder in Regency era season 3, referring to the dim and foppish Prince George as played by Hugh Laurie.

  41. 41.

    beth

    I watched some of Hardball tonight and Tweety had on not only Hugh Hewitt but Dana Loesch too. Dana said that Hillary and Elizabeth Warren were having a “Golden Girls” moment today which Chris thought was just hilarious. It’s hard to believe this is the same network that had Keith Olbermann on.

  42. 42.

    Corner Stone

    @EBT:

    The best way to wear a ferret is out your fly, running and screaming Ferret Cock at the top of your lungs

    I…uhhhh…yes?

  46. 46.

    MikeBoyScout

    If we all do our little GOTV bit we can win the whole kit and caboodle.

    Yes.We.Can.

    Else maybe we should chill out and echo the UK?

  51. 51.

    The Ancient Randonneur

    So the incompressible jizztrumpet* is still playing the same tune.

    *My fave from the Scots

  52. 52.

    Roger Moore

    @schrodinger’s cat:
    I think the technical term for this is “clutching at straws”. Trumpeters are so desperate for any reason to believe that their Betrugsfuhrer is going to win that they’ll find reason for optimism in anything even vaguely related to the election, e.g. the Brexit vote.

  54. 54.

    schrodinger's cat

    Punditubbies like HH make anything happening anywhere in the world about the United States and/or about Obama.
    Some examples:
    Justin Trudeau becomes the Canadian Prime Minister
    Move over Obama, for younger, cuter head of state
    Arab Spring happens
    Its all about the effectiveness of Twitter and Facebook

    Rise of ISIS
    Its all Obama’s fault
    Brexit
    Trump is going to win.
    Its Obama’s fault because he urged them to remain

  55. 55.

    divF

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    According to the 1618 Truce of Deulino, Ukrainians are fake Poles, Byelorussians are fake Lithuanians, and Estonians are fake Latvians.

    ETA: So the maps seem to indicate. Anyway, that’s my story, and I’m sticking with it.

  56. 56.

    Amaranthine RBG

    @Roger Moore: @Roger Moore:
    I wonder of Clinton and her surrogates might be wise to tweet abou and attack “republicans” and not Trump specifically. Make the attacks about idiotic things Trump has said, of course, but tie it to republicans in general.

  57. 57.

    raven

    @MattF:

    The annoying behavior of the nondrinker from a drinking family is flagrantly on display these days in the person of Republican candidate Donald Trump.

    Try Newsweek for only $1.25 per week

    Trump’s adored older brother Fred was one of those heart-breaking men who could not stop drinking. Fred, Trump has said, was, “the best guy. He just had everything.”

    But Fred was an alcoholic. When he went off to college, according to his younger brother, he started to drink too much. “He would tell me, ‘Don’t ever drink. Don’t ever drink.’”

    Fred Trump could not take his own advice. He died at 42. For Fred’s kid brother Donald, it was a defining moment. “Because you’re so closely tied to your sibling, it’s not always easy to remain detached and impassive,” write Patricia Olsen and Dr. Petros Levounis in their book Sober Siblings, in which they urge the nondrinkers in a drinking family to get treatment.

  61. 61.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @divF:

    According to the 1618 Truce of Deulino, Ukrainians are fake Poles, Byelorussians are fake Lithuanians, and Estonians are fake Latvians.

    According to BiP, Ukrainians are fascists. Does this mean that Trump is finally calling out the fascists among his supporters?

  64. 64.

    germy

    What utter contempt he must have for the American consumer. He won’t touch a drop of alcohol. He tells his children to avoid alcohol. And then he sells Drumpf vodka.

  66. 66.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @raven: Probably. I think he is that big of an asshole, but the openness of it is something I’ve seldom seen from people who weren’t chemically altered.

  67. 67.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Mike in NC: I think I heard that the Halperin and notHalperin (and I actually like that guy, but not enough to look up his name) are gonna get cancelled by Bloomberg, so without that subsidy they’ll have a hole in their schedule…

    also on MSNBC: Scott Brown on an official RNC call trying to make the Trump’s Warren-bashing about her Native American heritage sound like a legitimate point. I didn’t think I could think Reince Preibus was even dumber than I thought yesterday.

    (and aside from the racist pandering, Scott Brown peaked when he fluked his way into a half Senate term. Give it up, Reince).

  68. 68.

    dogwood

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    There really are plenty of fascists in Ukraine, but poor BiP seems to think that means the Russians are the good guys. He,like many old leftists, have this delusional, romantic notion of the Soviet Union that is pretty pathetic.

  71. 71.

    Shana

    @Litlebritdifrnt: Good grief! I just read the beginning of the Wikipedia entry on the Kray Twins. I always thought the Monty Python skit about the Pirhana Brothers was pretty funny, I never thought it was accurate. “The Firm”? “Detective Superintendent “Nipper” Read”? Amazing.

  76. 76.

    hovercraft

    @Shell:
    He’ll be on till the election, he’s a msnbc analyst now. He is very insightful, and provides unique analysis.

  77. 77.

    divF

    @efgoldman: A favorite at our house, so we recorded it last night. I still have difficulty keeping myself from answering the phone with “Is this someone with good news or money?”

  78. 78.

    Roger Moore

    BTW, I have not seen anyone else comment on it, but I love the portmanteau “scampaign” to describe Trump’s activities. Not that he’s even close to the only one who carries out scampaigning. It definitely needs to be added to the regular lexicon.

  79. 79.

    hitchhiker

    The USA has already had its version of Brexit: it’s what we’ve all been watching for the last year, the hostile takeover of the Republican party by one Donald John. Just like the Leave Campaign, the DJT campaign was aimed square at the people most aggrieved by the changing world. Just like the Leave Campaign, ridiculous claims were made that have no connection to reality. Just like the Leave Campaign, the elites failed to take the whole circus seriously until it was too late.

    There won’t be a general election Brexit here. That would be like all the heads of the EU nations randomly deciding they needed to have a referendum, too. Donald John is going to crash hard, and if we’re diligent we can make sure he takes the senate, the house, and a whole lot of state houses with him.

  81. 81.

    Corner Stone

    @hovercraft: Both. As well as an onion on my belt, which is the style of the time.

    They brought power back online about 45 minutes ago and when I turned on the AC thermostat it whimpered at me like I was sending it to go cut the barbwire on the battlefield.
    I had planned on making a pizza tonight but should have just stripped naked and placed the Naan bread on my belly to cook with some cheese and my smoked herbs as toppings.

  86. 86.

    Felonius Monk

    @efgoldman:

    Why do any/all of you do it to yourselves?

    It’s like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer because it feels so good when you stop.

  87. 87.

    Gin & Tonic

    Can anyone explain why CNN has a Donald Trump campaign staffer on its payroll?

  88. 88.

    TS

    Hewitt seems to have suggested that if a woman who is standing for office in the UK (didn’t catch the name) wins, Hillary will prevail. But if Emo Trump Boris Johnson wins in the UK, Trump will prevail. Is that as dumb as it sounds?

    It is unlikely that Theresa May will win the PM role – so this statement will allow Tweety to have what he considers a valid reason to give Trump the nod. MSNBC is down the rabbit hole for Trump because above ground he has 0% chance of being elected.

  89. 89.

    hovercraft

    @beth:
    That segment had no use other than to kill brain cells. Not one bit of useful information or analysis was imparted, just killing brain cells with their stupidity.

  90. 90.

    divF

    @Gin & Tonic: Donald’s checks started bouncing.

    ETA: Oh, you were probably asking why CNN went for this. A network that prominently features Wolf Blitzer, and you have to ask?

  92. 92.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @mellowjohn: Nah, at least not Doug. “He used… sarcasm. He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, pathos, puns, parody, litotes and… satire. He was vicious. “

  94. 94.

    sunny raines

    there is one area where the left maybe owes trump some gratitude in it’s (the left) being inspired by trump to finally get away from talking about the right as if they were decent rational people which they, of course are nothing of the sort – just the opposite. trump is unleashing the full creative bilge-fire of the left. And the left being WAY more intelligent and creative than the ever-so-doltish, Neanderthal, knuckle-dragging, soulless right is going to absolutely crush in that department.

  99. 99.

    Ken

    But if Emo Trump Boris Johnson wins in the UK, Trump will prevail.

    And if Boris is indicted for violations of British electoral law regarding making false statements, what does that portend?

    (Actually Boris is probably safe from prosecution, the relevant law is for MPs. But it might bar him from ever becoming one.)

  100. 100.

    NotMax

    @gogol’s wife

    Followed at 11:45 p.m. by Emma, a showcase for Dressler, garnering her an Oscar nomination.

    The scene with the airplane cockpit simulator is a hoot. Presumably the contraption was extant at the time and not something cobbled together just for the film.

    @Corner Stone

    T-freakin’-MI.

  101. 101.

    boatboy_srq

    @schrodinger’s cat: Remember, tRump’s supporters are likely so geographically illiterate that they think if Scotland votes for independence they can give it back to Quebec.

  102. 102.

    Corner Stone

    @sunny raines:

    there is one area where the left maybe owes trump some gratitude in it’s (the left) being inspired by trump to finally get away from talking about the right as if they were decent rational people which they, of course are nothing of the sort – just the opposite.

    Outside of MSNBC talk show hosts, who else “on the left” ever thought this?

  106. 106.

    Felonius Monk

    @Gin & Tonic:

    Can anyone explain why CNN has a Donald Trump campaign staffer on its payroll?

    Probably for the same reason that they have a Vice Chairman of the DNC on their payroll. And Lewandowski is not the only paid Trump person on CNN payroll.

  107. 107.

    Gin & Tonic

    @divF: I have to admit, this was very smart of Il Donaldo. You’re running low on funds, so you get CNN to pay your campaign manager. He gets to be on the teevee even more than before, and somebody else pays his salary.

    I watched a brief segment of the Erin Burnett show this evening, and that asshole literally cannot go two seconds without lying. It’s really something to behold.

  108. 108.

    germy

    @NotMax:

    Harlow: I was reading a book the other day.

    Dressler: Reading a book?

    Harlow: Yes, it’s all about civilization or something. A nutty kind of a book. Do you know that the guy said that machinery is going to take the place of every profession?

    Dressler: Oh my dear, that’s something you need never worry about.

  112. 112.

    hovercraft

    @germy:
    And Newt, and Herman Cain, and Fred Thopmson, and George Pataki, and I’m not sure what Jim Gilmore was doing yet but that was not a presidential campaign.

  113. 113.

    divF

    @Roger Moore:

    South Ruislip.

    is where the WWII memorial for the Polish pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain. Funny how that works out.

    God, I love the web.

  120. 120.

    hovercraft

    @Gin & Tonic:
    Remember way back when, when we thought that RMoney was a lying liar. Oh how naive we all were. The dumpster and campaign has invented an entire new category of mendacity. So can it get worse than this, is there someone out there who can make the likes of Carly, Drump and Newt look honest ? Is that possible ?

  129. 129.

    Ruckus

    The entire Donald J. Trump for President bid is a fraudulent enterprise on damn near every level.

    What level isn’t it a fraudulent enterprise? What has drumpf ever done that isn’t a fraudulent enterprise? If there is a list of not fraudulent enterprises, the list would be far, far shorter than the total.

  130. 130.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @efgoldman:

    95% of sane people wouldn’t touch Combover Caligula with a ten-foot-poll.

    That’s not enough, madam, we need a majority!

  138. 138.

    raven

    I don’t really care whether or not folks believe that numb nuts doesn’t drink but I am surprised it seems like few knew the story about him and his brother.

  141. 141.

    JPL

    @raven: I’m not sure that is true.. I knew and didn’t comment, and I’m not sure I’m alone. Painting with a big brush doesn’t work for me.

  146. 146.

    Corner Stone

    @Anoniminous: I’ve been wanting to plan a trip to Key Largo for my son and I to do some snorkeling (not a sexual misnomer), but we may not make it this summer.
    Shout out to B Crack, wherever I go in FL I plan to be continuously naked and quite sweaty.

  151. 151.

    hovercraft

    @Anoniminous:
    Tip for all you dog lovers visiting nude beaches, keep the dog on a leash if you want to avoid numerous awkward conversations as you try to drag your innocent dog away from strangers crotches, while also trying to keep your eyes averted. Shout out Fire Island.

  152. 152.

    NotMax

    @raven

    Got around to watching Kilo Two Bravo earlier today on Netflix.

    Gritty military story based on a true incident in Afghanistan. Well produced and painstakingly realistic.

  154. 154.

    RedDirtGirl

    “Ambulatory cream cheese sculpture Hugh Hewitt was on”.

    Holy Hellfuck, Betty. I was eating.

  156. 156.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @PIGL:

    The March from Sibelius’ Karelia Suite popped into my head, and now I’m never going to get rid of it.

    Thanks a heap.

  157. 157.

    Cat48

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    He’s demanding a DNA test from a surrogate, no less. Only if Trump has an Alzheimer’s/Dementia Exam Live on TV. Also, a psychiatric evaluation & an IQ Test. His erratic behavior is a huge symptom of ? Aimai thinks she might enjoy it too.

  158. 158.

    Ruckus

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    I think it’s entirely possible he doesn’t drink. But there is the issue that if he doesn’t his only excuse is that he is a massive asshole. Which seems entirely probable, alcohol or not.

  159. 159.

    Iowa Old Lady

    My grandfather came from Poland when he was a child, and he always said one of his earliest memories was his mother teaching him to say “Please don’t shoot me” in both Polish and Russian.

  160. 160.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @raven:

    I’ve read that story many times, and I’m willing to believe DJT refrains from drinking alcohol, but I swear there is some kind of substance or behavior to which he is addicted. Everything I know about his personality and psychology just screams “addictive,” not to mention the classic narcissistic, sociopathic, and BPD stuff.

  161. 161.

    hovercraft

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    November walks on the beach are the most incongruous, windbreakers because of the cold wind off the Atlantic, but no bottoms. I don’t think their wares were being displayed to their greatest advantage. Just saying. Still awkward though.

  162. 162.

    Amir Khalid

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    I understand most people in America are aware only of the commonly sung verses. So If the RNC were to skip the “no trespassing” verse, the “freedom highway” verse, and especially the “Relief Office” verse (which is all about handouts for the undeserving), convention goers would probably not notice and wouldn’t mind if they did.

  163. 163.

    JPL

    @Iowa Old Lady: Earlier today, I was talking to a friend mentioning what is happening in Britain to the Polish immigrants. I don’t have cable, so I don’t know if it has been mentioned here.

    @SiubhanDuinne: I didn’t mean to run him off, but few, some.. really drives me over the edge.

  164. 164.

    BR

    Seeing Warren with Clinton today somehow just reinforced for me that Obama only has about 6 months left in his presidency. I mean, Warren was good, but Obama has an ability that even she doesn’t reach. (And I say this as someone who wanted Warren to run for the nomination.)

  165. 165.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @SiubhanDuinne: I read somewhere that he eats candy like a ten year old the first week of November while he stays up late reading and replying to tweets about himself

  166. 166.

    Corner Stone

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    but I swear there is some kind of substance or behavior to which he is addicted. Everything I know about his personality and psychology just screams “addictive,” not to mention the classic narcissistic, sociopathic, and BPD stuff.

    “Might as well face it, you’re addicted to love” ?

  168. 168.

    hovercraft

    @Ruckus:
    It’s been reported many times, no alcohol. What you see is all natural and that may be the problem, perhaps there is medication that is not being taken or prescribed. I mean this guy is his doctor, I don’t know that I trust him to be competent.

  174. 174.

    geg6

    @Corner Stone:

    Pennecamp Park (sp?) is a great snorkeling/diving area there. Key Largo (and Islamirada) are the only two place I ever want to visit in FL again. Otherwise, you can keep that state. Horrible place, climatewise. In almost every meaning of the word.

  176. 176.

    JPL

    I’m streaming MSNBC International .and Wendy Davis is really cute and confident. In my next life.. or the life after, maybe

  179. 179.

    Shana

    @SiubhanDuinne: I’m good. Just got back from a 3 week vacation, the longest we’ve ever taken. A baltic cruise with the girls, who we may not be able to vacation with any longer as they’re now adults and will have their owns lives and schedules. Followed by 5 days in London where the whole family saw two wonderful Belle and Sebastian concerts. The girls got on stage to dance at the second one. Even with lost luggage on the way home – thanks WOW Airlines – it was a wonderful trip and I finally made it to the Dulwich Picture Gallery and then went next door to Dulwich College to see the P.G. Wodehouse shrine in their library. The place was crawling with English school boys in blazers with ornate DCs on them looking like they just walked out of 1915. The whole trip was wonderful. Thanks for asking.

  180. 180.

    gogol's wife

    @germy:

    PRICELESS

    but you have to watch the whole movie to get the full effect

    Harlow is brilliant throughout, though

  181. 181.

    Ghayduke

    Just checking in to say how fucking glad I am Hillary seems to be doing better in polling against trump than she had been.

    Happy to say I was wrong about that.

  182. 182.

    Aleta

    @SiubhanDuinne: How about the adrenaline of challenging someone for a win (risk and combat) followed by the hormones or reward circuit stimulated by domination?

  183. 183.

    Ruckus

    @hovercraft:
    Oh I think he doesn’t drink. As I implied though I think he is a massive asshole. He does come by it honestly, through family, if that makes any difference.

  185. 185.

    Anne Laurie

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    His level of asshole has to be chemically released.

    You’re underestimating bad brain chemistry. Even if he’s not sliding into senile dementia, Trump has always sounded like my bipolar mother during a manic upswing. Although in his case the diagnosis would probably be something like narcissistic personality disorder.

  186. 186.

    Aleta

    @Gin & Tonic: And I guess CNN gets rewarded with the most access (for the greatest interviews) (you won’t believe how good) (in the classiest settings of only the very best properties in the world).

  187. 187.

    Shana

    @efgoldman: No. Someone suggested contacting the British Embassy here in DC to see if they had anyone, or knew of anyone. Which I’ll do tomorrow now that I’m done with laundry today.

    In case anyone has any good suggestions: I’m looking for a sitting politician, or recent politician, who might be interested in speaking at the P.G. Wodehouse convention in DC in October 2017. I’m heading off to bed in a minute, but I’ll check this thread in the morning in case anyone has any suggestions.

    I’ve already contacted: Franken, Klobachar, Warren, Connolley. Haven’t heard back from anyone yet.

  188. 188.

    Anne Laurie

    @raven: I agree Trump’s (probably) not a drinker — lots of alcoholics’ kids are fanatic teetotallers. But the inherited neurochemical irregularities that create addicts also show up as a bunch of related syndromes — ADD, OCD, bipolar disorder, etc. It’s not that Donald’s necessarily got “better” genes than his dead drunk brother, he may just be expressing the family curse differently.

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    Omnes Omnibus

    @Amir Khalid: I am not most Americans. I was a proto-hipster music snob, and I demand my god damned, authentic, original versions – unless there is an ironic pop version.

  190. 190.

    Anne Laurie

    @Corner Stone: Stop lying to us. If you’re that sweaty, you’re wearing a towel so as not to stick unpleasantly to your office chair.

    Or at least you should be.

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    PhoenixRising

    @germy:

    I hope the ghost of Woody Guthrie haunts the RNC for using “This Land Is Your Land” at the convention.

    As I went walking I saw a sign there
    And on the sign it said “No Trespassing.”
    But on the other side it didn’t say nothing,
    That side was made for you and me.

    In the shadow of the steeple I saw my people,
    By the relief office I seen my people;
    As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking
    Is this land made for you and me?

    I…can’t think what the RNC would want to use any part of Woody Guthrie’s ouevre to do, but this seems particularly inappropriate for the theme of Cleveland 2016: Grinding Down the Rubes.

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    Omnes Omnibus

    @Anne Laurie: I may well be. My personal experience has been that no one acts like that unless “something” (usually chemical) lets the walls down. It is very possible that I have been comparatively lucky in my personal relationships.

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    NotMax

    @PhoenixRising

    As I’ve stated previously, it’s because the “Our” in the title is being used as a convention motto as a nudge nudge, wink wink term for a certain less melanin endowed segment of the populace.

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    M31

    Woodie Guthrie wrote a song about the racist asshole Fred Trump, Father of Jizztrumpet Donald

    http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/25/woody-guthrie-sang-of-his-contempt-for-his-landlord-donald-trumps-father/?_r=0

    “Beach Haven looks like heaven
    Where no black ones come to roam!
    No, no, no! Old Man Trump!
    Old Beach Haven ain’t my home!”

    Woodie might be OK with this song being done at the convention. Maybe Hilary should get someone to sing it at the Dem convention.

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    sm*t cl*de

    @Shana:

    I finally made it to the Dulwich Picture Gallery

    The Dulwich collection is small but perfectly formed.

  204. 204.

    sm*t cl*de

    @Shana:

    I’m looking for a sitting politician, or recent politician, who might be interested in speaking at the P.G. Wodehouse convention in DC in October 2017.

    I would pay good money to watch Boris Johnson playing the role of Roderick Spode.

  207. 207.

    Barney

    @TS: Theresa May leads in an early poll among Tory voters (31%, to 24% for Boris Johnson), and in a statistical heat among the general public (19% to Boris’ 18%). http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-leadership-brexit-poll-boris-johnson-theresa-may-prime-minister-conservative-party-leader-a7106941.html

    Who lead among Tory members, who get the final vote, might be another matter, of course. As non-viable candidates drop out, it could also change.

  209. 209.

    Matt McIrvin

    I was just playing around with the Huffington Post national poll aggregator. Fully two points of closeness between Clinton and Trump in their model seems to be coming from a single pollster, Morning Consult (they just got into the business this year, and have been insisting that everyone else is selling Trump short because of shy Trumpsters on the phone–but it was pundits, not polls, that had a substantial anti-Trump bias in the primaries, so I’d say they’re probably wrong about that).

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