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Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

… gradually, and then suddenly.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Let me file that under fuck it.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Giving in to doom is how we fail to fight for ourselves & one another.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

Republicans in disarray!

These are not very smart people, and things got out of hand.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

No one could have predicted…

People are weird.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

I like political parties that aren’t owned by foreign adversaries.

Consistently wrong since 2002

Rupert, come get your orange boy, you petrified old dinosaur turd.

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

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“Donald was not a dog fan,” Ivana Trump wrote in her 2017 memoir, Raising Trump, recounted his resistance to her bringing a poodle named Chappy home. “It’s me and Chappy or no one!” she said to him.

The poodle, however, soon showed that the feeling of dislike was mutual. When the real estate developer went near her closet, “Chappy would bark at him territorially,” Ivana Trump wrote.

Would Donald Trump ever do something selfless like this:

Dogs- DEFINITELY NOT DEPLORABLE!

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  1. 1.

    SiubhanDuinne

    DID LILY EVER GET HER TREATS?

    Sorry to shout, but it’s been a great worry since last night.

  2. 2.

    Lee

    I saw your tweet about @jack being alt-right.

    I’m surprised that no one came up with that before. It would really explain a lot.

  3. 3.

    HeleninEire

    That DoDo video is the shizzel. Also what Subaru Diane said.

    Also, also, I’ll just live my pet life through you guys.

  7. 7.

    jl

    @SiubhanDuinne: Thanks, I was going to ask the same thing.
    I would think that Cole would have learned from the great BJ pet anal glands scandal to maintain a responsible level of blog transparency.

    Edit: and thanks to Cole for cute hero dog vid. Someone needs to send this to Trump. That hero dog know how to plan its work and work its plan. So, Trump might learn something on both ethics and management competence.

  8. 8.

    TenguPhule

    Dogs- Smarter Than Trump Voters

    Pet Rocks, Smarter then the Trump voters. Also better smelling.

  9. 9.

    TenguPhule

    Would Donald Trump ever do something selfless like this:

    Trump: “I regret this country has but one life to give to me. Sad, very sad. Bring in the replacement, must be a 9 or better. Eat Cheesy Poofs.”

  10. 10.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    Thought that is a matter of Man Law that manly men like dowgs which is why every president gets one. Much like chest hair the issue just isn’t open to negotiations.

    I mean seriously, WTF is all these idiots going on admiring Trump as some kind of man plus when the dork does a comb over and has a spray on tan? Both of those are marks in a girly man the way I was raised. Burt Renolds weeps.

  15. 15.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @jl:

    I would think that Cole would have learned from the great BJ pet anal glands scandal to maintain a responsible level of blog transparency.

    Exactly. It’s the “Chekhov’s Gun” principle.

  16. 16.

    TenguPhule

    Democrats cautious about judging one of their own amid misconduct allegations

    Democrats have found themselves once again in the uncomfortable position of trying to determine how to judge one of their own accused of misdeeds.

    For now, at least, Rep. Keith Ellison’s fellow Democrats have taken a wait-and-see approach following allegations he was abusive toward a now-former girlfriend, an accusation that went public just days before he won the party’s nomination for Minnesota attorney general in November.

    Ellison, a prominent supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential bid, also serves as deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, the organization that has said it is reviewing the allegations.

    “I know that the DNC is investigating it, so we’ll see and let that run its course,” Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) said Wednesday as the Senate returned from a two-week recess.

    “I think that’s appropriate to look into it,” Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said.

    “I support a strong process. I think the process needs to be shored up,” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.).

    The tone was far different late last year when their Senate colleague Al Franken faced accusations of groping women and other inappropriate sexual advances. Within an hour of the first accusation, Harris and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) forcefully called for the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate, making clear they would not spare the Minnesota senator just because he was a leading liberal.

  20. 20.

    gene108

    @TenguPhule:

    Franken wasn’t pushed out until half a dozen allegations of groping came out of the wood work.

    After the initial complaint of forcing a kiss, during rehearsal, on someomne else during a USO tour, a Senate ethics investigation was called for – by Al Franken – and everyone was cool.

    I am not sure what ratfucker is after the MN Dem party, but this and Franken can’t be a coincidence

  22. 22.

    Frankensteinbeck

    @Lee:

    I’m surprised that no one came up with that before.

    Are you kidding? I’ve figured that since forever. The guy likes and protects Nazis and hardcore, rape-threats-issuing GamerGaters. He punishes people who insult those groups vastly more often and more harshly than the actual offenders. It’s been clear for awhile this isn’t some business model accident. He’s a hateful shithead.

  23. 23.

    Geoboy

    Donald has already told us that he would run into a building to confront an active shooter even if he wasn’t armed, so why is it so hard to believe this? (snark)

  24. 24.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @gene108:

    After the initial complaint of forcing a kiss, during rehearsal, on someomne else during a USO tour, a Senate ethics investigation was called for – by Al Franken – and everyone was cool

    ….and there was no Ethics investigation.

  26. 26.

    gene108

    @HeleninEire:

    JFC. Madonna is 60 today. How the hell did I get that old?

    A question I often ask my self, along with what the hell have I been doing with my life for the last 20 years…

  28. 28.

    Frankensteinbeck

    @gene108:
    Franken had a photo of himself pretending to grope a sleeping woman. That’s a big, big difference from unsubstantiated accusers. I was still on the fence about his resignation, but I certainly understand how it could be a bridge too far for a lot of people, especially since we are the party that is against sexual harassment. Republicans are for sexual harassment. Of course they get away with it more easily.

  29. 29.

    Leto

    Reading an article on The Guardian about how Omarosa released a new mix tape about supposedly being paid off. I got to this part and basically started laughing:

    Manigault Newman, a former Apprentice contestant who was once the most prominent African American in the Trump administration, told MSNBC she saw the offer as “an attempt to buy my silence, censor me and pay me off – $15,000 a month”.

    Sorry famed neurosurgeon, and evangelical poster boy, Ben Carson. I know Cuba Gooding Jr played you in a TV movie, but you’re not Apprentice level famous. Now get back to work destroying HUD, Mr. Secretary!

  31. 31.

    bemused

    @gene108:

    You, me and most of my dem friends I’ve talked to recently suspect ratfucking. I just wonder who was behind it. Ellison’s ex-wife made a statement that she never experienced anything like that with him. She emphasized they are friends, attend family events and he has even helped her get active in some political ventures.

  33. 33.

    bemused

    @Raven:

    Right. I look at the Dems they attack the hardest..Hillary, Pelosi, Franken, Maxine Waters, Obama, any Dem they think is the most dangerous to them.

  34. 34.

    Betty Cracker

    @gene108: It’s an odd story. I first heard about the accusations against Ellison over the weekend. From what I gather, Ellison’s ex-girlfriend’s son claims there’s video of Ellison being physically abusive, but they haven’t produced it. Minneapolis Public Radio says the ex provided them with hundreds of text messages between herself and Ellison. The MPR folks say that while there are angry words, there’s nothing they’d characterize as abusive or suggestive of any physical abuse. Maybe it’s just an ugly-ass breakup rather than political shenanigans.

  36. 36.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @gene108:
    @bemused:

    I’m sorry former commenter AsiangrrrlMN no longer participates here (except, very rarely and briefly, when there’s a Steve photo up). She has always had a sharp eye for Minnesota politics as well as issues of sexual harassment, gender identity, and minority abuse. Not sure what drove her away, but I for one would enjoy seeing her take on the (apparent) ratfvcking of MN Dems.

  37. 37.

    Jeffro

    Adam (and others, I’m sure) called it: Omarosa has released the tape of Lara Trump offering her 15k/month for her silence. To the Twitters, Orangmandias! You know you want to.

    Also, this is kinda bold: Revoke My Clearance Too, Mr. President*

    IC & military have had enough:

    Dear Mr. President:

    Former CIA director John Brennan, whose security clearance you revoked on Wednesday, is one of the finest public servants I have ever known. Few Americans have done more to protect this country than John. He is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question, except by those who don’t know him.

    Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency.

    It gets better from there…

    How’s that go again? We most definitely are through the map and off the looking glass here…

  38. 38.

    TenguPhule

    Worker dies after falling into vat at plant that recycles Disney World food waste

    A man died early Wednesday after falling into a vat of oil and grease at a plant near Walt Disney World that recycles the resort’s food waste, authorities said.

    The industrial accident occurred shortly after midnight Tuesday at Harvest Power, a Central Florida facility that converts food waste into renewable energy and fertilizers.

    There, two men were emptying oil and grease from a semi-truck into a vat when one of the workers — identified as 61-year-old John Korody — slipped on a grate and fell into the vat, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

    Korody’s co-worker tried to pull him to safety, but fumes from the oil and grease byproduct overwhelmed both of them, and Korody slipped further into the vat, the sheriff’s office said.

  39. 39.

    TenguPhule

    Donald J. Trump
    ✔
    @realDonaldTrump
    The Boston Globe, which was sold to the the Failing New York Times for 1.3 BILLION DOLLARS (plus 800 million dollars in losses & investment), or 2.1 BILLION DOLLARS, was then sold by the Times for 1 DOLLAR. Now the Globe is in COLLUSION with other papers on free press. PROVE IT!

    4:00 AM – Aug 16, 2018

    Donald J. Trump
    ✔
    @realDonaldTrump
    There is nothing that I would want more for our Country than true FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. The fact is that the Press is FREE to write and say anything it wants, but much of what it says is FAKE NEWS, pushing a political agenda or just plain trying to hurt people. HONESTY WINS!

    4:10 AM – Aug 16, 2018

    Truly, there is no God.

  40. 40.

    Mandalay

    Please proceed governor…

    “We’re not going to make America great again — it was never that great,” said Cuomo, who is running for a third term this November. “We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged.”

    Well I suppose he had a point, but that was an incredibly dumb way of expressing it. Still, anything that Cuomo says to disqualify himself from higher office, and damage his re-election chances, is fine by me.

    And to pour gasoline on the fire…

    A spokesperson for Cuomo later backtracked on the governor’s comments in a statement seeking to clarify the point he was making.

    “The governor believes America is great and that her full greatness will be fully realized when every man, woman, and child has full equality,” Cuomo press secretary Dani Lever said.

  44. 44.

    hitchhiker

    Okay, I’ve crossed over some kind of line.

    I just watched the whole interview with Omarosa on MSNBC from an hour ago, where they play clips of Lara Trump offering her $180,000 a year to be on the campaign, right after Maggie Haberman published a story in the NYT about how Omarosa might just have some stories to tell on the administration that had just fired her ass for … wait for it … integrity issues.

    So I’m sitting here hoping to hell that Omarosa gets herself on tv every couple of days from now until that orange a-hole shuffles out of sight for good. Because she really does seem to have the goods on them.

    Just go watch it and listen to stupid Lara telling her that the money will come from small donors. Listen to Lara explaining that she won’t have to do much to earn it. Listen to Lara working out (with a calculator!) that 12 x 15 is 180, which is just about exactly what O was “earning” in her job at the White House.

    And then they play for O a tape that the RNC is running in which she repeatedly praises Trump, as if that’s going to persuade us all that Lara did not say what she said.

    It’s freaking amazing. Also, O was clearly one of Maggie’s inside sources. And she just seems to be completely out of effs to give.

  49. 49.

    TenguPhule

    @hitchhiker:

    Just go watch it and listen to stupid Lara telling her that the money will come from small donors. Listen to Lara explaining that she won’t have to do much to earn it. Listen to Lara working out (with a calculator!) that 12 x 15 is 180, which is just about exactly what O was “earning” in her job at the White House

    Unlimited Russian donations.

    But to be fair, if she had taken the deal, I would have pegged her as the first one Trump or Putin tries to silence on the cheap, permanently. As she demonstrates now, she’s a loose end. And beyond the pale.

  50. 50.

    HeleninEire

    @gene108: I ask myself that too. When Obama became President I was like, OK you are officially a loser. The President of the United States is only 2 years older than you. WTF did you do with your life?????

  51. 51.

    HeleninEire

    @Martin: Cuz I can’t really spell. Cuzza spell checking. And for sure I can’t count. I’m an accountant (ish) and I cannot count without a calculator or Excel. Because I’ve been using them for 30 years.

  53. 53.

    jl

    @HeleninEire: That depends on whether you think being a full time federal government office holder is a a living hell or not, especially president. You could ask ‘WTF have I, a loser, done with my life?” Or, ‘there but for the grace of God, go I”.
    I prefer to with the latter, even though the former may be true.

  55. 55.

    Mandalay

    @Frankensteinbeck:

    Franken had a photo of himself pretending to grope a sleeping woman. That’s a big, big difference from unsubstantiated accusers.

    As I recall, the person who took the photo claimed that the sleeping woman was not sleeping at all – she was was only pretending to be asleep, and was a willing participant in the “joke” photo.

    We’ll probably never know the truth of that now, but Franken was dealt with so quickly that that aspect of the story never had any traction.

  57. 57.

    Aleta

    At the end of a America’s Newsroom segment memorializing the late singer-songwriter, Fox News cut to a still image, captioned “Aretha Franklin, Singer, 1942-2018.” (It was a) background photograph of Patti LaBelle—not Franklin—singing for PBS in 2014.

    D. Beast

  58. 58.

    TenguPhule

    California now says coffee doesn’t need cancer warnings

    In every cup of coffee, there is a chemical linked to cancer.

    That undisputed fact led a Los Angeles judge to rule this spring that coffee companies must provide cancer warnings to coffee drinkers. The ruling cast a shadow on a daily and often essential rite for more than 100 million Americans.

    But now, the state of California has intervened, telling coffee drinkers not to worry. An agency has proposed a rule declaring that not only does coffee pose no significant risk of cancer, it may actually have health benefits.

    Being in the Tea & Hot Chocolate Factions, I have no dog in this brawl.

    Pass the popcorn!

  59. 59.

    trollhattan

    @biff murphy:
    Trump is the first nominee I can recall for whom there were zero, nada, no charming personal anecdotes of him reaching out and making somebody’s life better, framing him as more relatable and human. Why, even Willard Romney had…uh…

    Trump is the second nominee….

  60. 60.

    Martin

    @hitchhiker: Omarosa got a 7 figure advance for the book. What’s $15K a month for as long as Trump feels like paying it compared to that? Why hold back?

    And I’m willing to give Omarosa the benefit of the doubt that she saw an opportunity to join the WH as a way to cash in later. She knew it would be a shitshow and she could make bank documenting it from the inside. She doesn’t appear to have left any policy traces behind her.

  62. 62.

    HeleninEire

    @jl: Nah. It was more about achieving the pinnacle of what you want. I do not want to be President. I fact I have a life saying; ready? Here we go:

    “Of all the things I don’t want to be #1 is cancer patient, #2 is Famous. And there is that very special version of famous; famous for fucking someone famous.”

    Not interested. Anyone want my 15 minutes? I’ll give to you for free.

  65. 65.

    jl

    @trollhattan: Mitt’s gaffes combined with superhuman financial operator competence made him a somewhat sympathetic cyborg. Strapping the dog to the rooftop for a cross-country car has to be set aside, or put under ‘cyborgs gone wrong’.

  66. 66.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @HeleninEire:

    I think it’s funny, and I’m really just fussing because I can. The nym is pretty much unspellable and totally unpronounceable, so I don’t blame you (or any other BJackal) a bit.

  68. 68.

    hitchhiker

    @Martin:

    She knew it would be a shitshow and she could make bank documenting it from the inside

    Exactly. What’s mind-boggling is how utterly stupid the corruption is. The president’s daughter-in-law phoned up a senior adviser who had been fired for integrity issues (!!) and offered her an immediate job on the next campaign, with the understanding that she’d have to shut up about anything that wasn’t “positive.”

    I picture Omarosa hanging up after that call, playing the recording back to herself, and laughing out loud. It’s like the Trump family members cannot conceive that their money-based power might have limits, or that people will take the bigger payoff if they can.

  69. 69.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Major Major Major Major:

    Thank you. I might haul it out for a run every now and then (the way I occasionally break out the “mob enforcer” extension), but mostly all these alternatives are staying in the back of the cupboard.

  73. 73.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @hitchhiker: ust go watch it and listen to stupid Lara telling her that the money will come from small donors. Listen to Lara explaining that she won’t have to do much to earn it.

    Other people’s money. She may be an in-law, but she’s a true trump

    Listen to Lara working out (with a calculator!) that 12 x 15 is 180,

    and she may yet be the smartest trump of that generation– I’m withholding final judgment till we find out, if we ever find out, how much Jared, and maybe even his wife, gave Mueller and in return for what

  74. 74.

    Chip Daniels

    I know not everyone is a dog person, and don’t fault people for not being enthusiastic about them.
    But I seriously don’t trust anyone who actively dislikes them.

  76. 76.

    Mnemosyne

    @Aleta:

    You’ve really gotta be an idiot to mix up Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle. They look nothing alike, except perhaps in their love for extreme hats.

    Oh, wait, it was Fox News. That explains it. ?

  85. 85.

    J R in WV

    @Chip Daniels:

    I know not everyone is a dog person, and don’t fault people for not being enthusiastic about them.
    But I seriously don’t trust anyone who actively dislikes them.

    No, no. It isn’t the folks who don’t like dogs. it’s the folks who dogs hate… see the difference?

    Really, you’re quite correct. People who don’t like dogs, and whom dogs don’t like, are almost universally wretched monsters rather than actual people.

  86. 86.

    Aleta

    @Omnes Omnibus: No, she was around long after that. It might have been a different period of personal attacks though. Or just bc she was also blogging elsewhere (at ABL earlier) and now her own blog.

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