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Archives for February 2018

Late Night Russiagate Sidebar Open Thread: Beyond His Skill Set

by Anne Laurie|  February 25, 201812:35 am| 90 Comments

This post is in: 2020 Elections, An Unexamined Scandal, I Can No Longer Rationally Discuss The Sanders Campaign, Open Threads, Russiagate, Ever Get The Feeling You've Been Cheated?

The story Bernie Sanders spent the week taking credit for about his campaign staff sharing info about Russian activity with the Clinton campaign isn’t true at all. Here’s what actually happened, from the person he was talking about: https://t.co/YezgA32UjX

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) February 24, 2018

I think Dana Houle is right — as much of a gift as it must have seemed at the time, the mainstream media’s cossetting of Sanders’ 2016 campaign did him no favors over the long term. Between their long-term baseless hatred of HRC, her campaign’s unwillingness to be (further) labelled as ‘divisive’ and ‘anti-progressive’, and the Putin regime’s covert thumb on the scales, the old man never had to stretch himself. He could trundle happily around the country, demanding the Democrats fund his private planes and top-line venues, preening for more cameras than he’d ever drawn, repeating his greatest hits (bankstahs! bill-yanayahs!) in front of adoring audiences. When he confronted genuine opposition (like those BLM activists in Seattle), or was challenged to explain his policies (consider the Daily News fiasco), he did so very poorly — but those shabby little failures were easy to overlook in the non-stop rush of Trump-Mania and But Her Emails!!! “news”. And he never *did* have to address any other-than-hagiographic stories from his own past. Now he seems to be revving up for another national campaign… and he’s already showing how very little he’s learned from the last one…

4. Bernie then tried taking credit for something that never happened in the 1st place, AND…
5. …he then blamed the Clinton campaign for not acting on information they hadn’t received…
6. …when in fact the Clinton campaign DID try sounding the alarm about Russian meddling.

— Charles Gaba (@charles_gaba) February 24, 2018

And Bernie’s press person managed to make it even more awful.

This is a small demonstration of how gently Bernie was treated in the campaign—beginning w Clinton & her campaign—& how that obscured how unsuited he is to dealing w critical attention. https://t.co/eeh2ziwwGu

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) February 24, 2018

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Floriduh! Man: February Update!

by Adam L Silverman|  February 24, 201811:00 pm| 57 Comments

This post is in: America, Crazification Factor, Open Threads, Popular Culture, Silverman on Security, All Too Normal, Not Normal

It’s been a few weeks since we checked in on Floriduh! Man (and occasionally Woman, and one time toddler). What madcap antics has he been up to?

Way back in January, Floriduh! Man found a unique way to partake of Attorney General Sessions favorite gateway drug!

SEBASTIAN, Florida – During a traffic stop on Tuesday at approximately 8:50 p.m., a local man hid a bag of marijuana in his anal cavity while being searched, according to the Sebastian Police Department.

As they say in the Ranger Regiment: “That’s a technique!”

Floriduh! Man is a fitness freak. Emphasis on the freak. We’ve got not one, but two overly enthusiastic and way, way under dressed fitness (aficionados in the) buff.

VERO BEACH, Florida – A 25-year-old man was arrested after employees at Plant Fitness called law enforcement about a man committing an indecent act in the parking lot, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

Robert Joseph Fishman, of Vero Beach, was arrested Sunday on charges of Exposure of Sexual Organs, Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct, Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct, and Misdemeanor Resist Arrest Without Violence.

The incident occurred at a plaza in Vero Beach, located at 1295 U.S. 1 Highway, in front of the Planet Fitness where a utility worker said Fishman was naked and talking to himself, the report said.

“I observed a white male with no shirt, no shoes, and jean pants that were low enough to expose his sexual organs,” the deputy said.

Fishman was rambling and making no sense of any sentences. He was having difficulty concentrating and was continuously moving his hands in and out of his pockets, according to the deputy.

Employees at Planet Fitness called law enforcement to report the subject over concern for the safety of the public.

Fishman told police that he took heroin a couple of hours prior and said he was trying to get to his father’s house.

And:

A tenant at a Florida apartment complex is facing criminal charges–and eviction–after he was caught “utilizing every machine” in n the community gym “while being completely naked,” according to an arrest affidavit.

Police were called Wednesday morning to the Andover Place Apartments in Orlando after a leasing agent spotted Kerry Haynes, 57, working out in the buff. The agent then contacted a maintenance man to report what she had observed.

That’s gotta chafe!

What about Floriduh! shooting arns you ask? Do we have something special for you!

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested Sunday after allegedly trying to turn his Cape Coral apartment into an indoor shooting range, according to the Cape Coral Police Department.

Ivan Bakh, 61, was charged when his neighbors called police to report that they were awakened by a loud bang and found a large hole in the headboard of their beds, just over their heads.

A second hole was discovered in the dresser mirror at the foot of the victims’ bed, police say. Further investigation from the victims uncovered another hole in the adjacent living room (on the other side of the wall from the dresser mirror) and a fourth hole in the living room’s far wall.

After police were summoned, they made contact with Bakh, the victims’ next-door neighbor, according to the police report.  An investigation of his apartment revealed a large hole through the wall between his apartment and the victims’ next door. Several books were found, taped together and propped  on a shelf. One had a target drawn on the cover in red marker, police say. The books appeared to be perforated by several rounds, according to police.

It is the Gunshine State…

Just a brief Public Service Announcement: DO NOT TURN YOUR DOMICILE INTO A SHOOTING RANGE! IT’S BAD! VERY, VERY BAD! M’KAY?!?!?

All these Floriduh! Man hijinks sure do make a guy hungry.

A Florida man desperate to get his beer Friday used hot dogs and a corn dog stick to attack a gas station clerk, police said Monday.

Cavan McDaniel, 35, threw hot dogs and poked the female clerk with a corn dog stick at Petro gas station in Marion County, officials said. McDaniel’s bizarre outbreak allegedly began after the clerk refused to sell him beer. It’s unclear what the clerk’s reason was.

“The victim was left with a red mark under her eye due to the corn dog stick attack,” the sheriff’s office said.

Surveillance video captured a man identified as McDaniel lunging with a hot dog at the clerk.

McDaniel was charged with battery-touch or strike. He also violated his probation from Pasco County.

He is being held in jail on no bond.

Good thing he only had a standard sized corn dog stick magazine or clip or whatever… Also, obligatory:

And we end our tour of the indigenous fauna of the largest commercially viable sandbar with the intersection of Floriduh! Man and the President:

VERO BEACH, Florida – A 41-year-old man told officers that President Donald Trump opened the Chevron gas station for him to rob after he was caught stealing merchandise, according to the Vero Beach Police Department.

William Thomas Keating, of Vero Beach, was seen by a motorist entering the Chevron gas station, located at 3365 Aviation Blvd., and banging his fist on the counter multiple times while the business was closed.

The incident happened on Tuesday morning at approximately 4:00 a.m. when a passerby saw him inside the store.

Keating, who told police he works as a publisher in Vero Beach, was seen with his hands full of merchandise.

“During my limited questioning of Mr. Keating, he stated that he knew he was not supposed to be in the store but stated that Donald Trump opened the door and let him in,” the officer said.

In Keating’s coat pocket were 10-15 white pills that were sent to the lab for testing. (Front Pager’s note: this is what we professional criminologists call a clue!)

Apparently Mr. Keating only wanted to MAGA!

Stay frosty or BettyC and I will buy some of these folks bus tickets and send them to visit your towns!

Open thread!

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Russiagate Open Thread: None So Dumb As Those Who Will Not Learn

by Anne Laurie|  February 24, 20189:31 pm| 138 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Russiagate, Bring on the Brawndo!, Good News For Conservatives

How was Russia so successful in its disinformation campaign?

Exhibit A ?? https://t.co/SwAGL8LHFR

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) February 21, 2018

A Florida woman who ran a Trump supporters page that unwittingly promoted a Russian-coordinated event on Facebook says she doesn’t believe that she was influenced by Kremlin-linked trolls https://t.co/DmgDRFRwyn pic.twitter.com/OAz5julCyA

— CNN (@CNN) February 21, 2018

I hear that certain ‘True Progressives’ and Glenn Greenwald are performing Righteous Indignation about terrible terrible ambush journalists trying to make this poor addled woman look… like exactly what she is: a narrow-minded, self-deluding idiot. Such nice white Trump voters should only be fondled delicately, with all due respect for their gut instincts, lest they lose their precious bloom or melt like snowflakes!

Trump has two talents 1) he knows how our media operate and he plays this to his advantage 2) he knows his supporters are dumber than he is

— gunless cuck (@jerweber) February 21, 2018

It’s not a misunderstanding. It’s “I’m paid to not understand “ https://t.co/qSK1B27GYh

— Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) February 21, 2018

…voters, don’t grasp what’s on Twitter or MSNBC is different from what else is on one’s screens/in their mailboxes/being discussed at their door, & is pressures Dems to squelch the truth

Kinda makes you wonder about the motivations of some ppl saying be quiet about Russia, no?

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) February 21, 2018

In case you want the meme version… pic.twitter.com/wHB1DaT0cf

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) February 21, 2018

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Breaking News: The Democratic Minority Of The House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence Report Has Been Released

by Adam L Silverman|  February 24, 20185:07 pm| 299 Comments

This post is in: America, Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Open Threads, Silverman on Security, All Too Normal

You can find the report here. Or at the bottom of the post for download. It has suitable redactions. It is important to remember two things:

  1. The reports author is Congressman Schiff, the ranking member on the committee. And he actually read the underlying classified materials that the Nunes memo is supposedly based on.
  2. This minority report, even with the redactions, demolishes the arguments being made by Congressman Nunes, the House GOP Caucus, the administration, and their supporters.

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Open thread!

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Shoot ’em down, turn around

by DougJ|  February 24, 20183:18 pm| 137 Comments

This post is in: Assholes

This is kind of nuts: apparently Mona Charen (who writes for NRO) criticized Dear Leader and Roy Moore at CPAC and here’s what happened.

Mona Charen, who stunned #CPAC by rebuking conservatives for excusing the behavior of Donald Trump and Roy Moore, was just escorted outside by 3 security guards after her speech. More in @POLITICOMag story later.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) February 24, 2018

How is this different from the kids at Pitzer College who won’t attend talks by Milo, though?

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White Squirrel Update (Open Thread)

by Betty Cracker|  February 24, 201812:56 pm| 120 Comments

This post is in: Domestic Politics, Nature, Open Threads

A while back in comments, I mentioned that one of the white squirrels* in my neighborhood had lost all its fur from the waist up (if squirrels can be said to have a waist…). Here ‘twas:

One of the white squirrels lost its fur from the waist up. Looks like a naked mole rat wearing MC Hammer pants, poor thing! pic.twitter.com/gWb2iTZ0Ac

— Betty Cracker (@bettycrackerfl) February 9, 2018

I Googled “squirrel fur loss” (God help me), and learned there can be many causes, some serious, some not. (And also that there are a lot of sick tickets on the internet, but I knew that.) I am pleased to report the squirrel’s fur is coming back. Here ‘tis:

So, I won’t have to devise ways to ambush it with sunblock this summer after all. That’s a relief.

Open thread!

*This squirrel alopecia episode taught me that there are at least two white squirrels in the neighborhood, as I continued to see one with fur during the above squirrel’s period of affliction. There may be hundreds, for all I know, but I’ve never seen more than one at a time.

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Today in Bullshit

by $8 blue check mistermix|  February 24, 201810:57 am| 196 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads

On Thursday, Tucker Carlson’s horseshit chronicle and carnival sideshow hosted a Stoneman-Douglas student, Colton Haab, who claimed that his question for the CNN town hall was re-written by CNN. His father produced emails supposedly documenting this fact. Shock horror – they were modified, apparently by the father. Good to see CNN fighting back. I’m not going to be too hard on the kid and his dad – if Tucker gave a shit about the truth, he would have done a tiny bit of due diligence before broadcasting a convenient lie.

The right wing and their media enablers are lying because they are losing. Calling Parkland kids “crisis actors”, hounding them with death threats on Facebook, and sneering at them about their language and tone are classic fear responses from a group that doesn’t have an argument. No matter, these Parkland kids are fighting back. Sarah Chadwick is funny as hell, btw:

Is your child texting about gun reform?
LOL: lets get stricter background checks
DTF: don’t take money from NRA
BRB: ban rifles bro
TTYL: Tomi Lahren stop talking

— Sarah Chadwick// #NEVERAGAIN (@sarahchad_) February 23, 2018


The way to keep score here at the moment is to count the number of companies that have disowned the NRA. Since Cheryl posted last night, Delta and United (which weren’t even on the original list) are out. The only big brand left is FedEx, if they haven’t crumbled by the time I finish typing this post.

Here’s a bonus example of fighting back against bullshit:

Last week, some tabloids in Britain claimed that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sold secrets to communist spies. A Conservative MP tweeted that out. Today, he ate shit:

“On 19 February 2018 I made a seriously defamatory statement on my Twitter account, ‘Ben Bradley MP (@bbradleymp)’, about Jeremy Corbyn, alleging he sold British secrets to communist spies. I have since deleted the defamatory tweet. I have agreed to pay an undisclosed substantial sum of money to a charity of his choice, and I will also pay his legal costs.

“I fully accept that my statement was wholly untrue and false. I accept that I caused distress and upset to Jeremy Corbyn by my untrue and false allegations, suggesting he had betrayed his country by collaborating with foreign spies.

“I am very sorry for publishing this untrue and false statement and I have no hesitation in offering my unreserved and unconditional apology to Jeremy Corbyn for the distress I have caused him.”

Just fucking fight back. Call FedEx. March on March 24th. Register people to vote. Make a few calls.

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