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You are here: Home / Elections / Election 2020 / 2020 Election Comic Relief Open Thread

2020 Election Comic Relief Open Thread

by Anne Laurie|  April 5, 201912:27 am| 33 Comments

This post is in: Election 2020, Open Threads, Clown car, Ever Get The Feeling You've Been Cheated?, Riveted By The Sociological Significance Of It All

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Looks like he’s announcing war with Canada. My God.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) April 4, 2019

Oh, it makes sense. It’s just stupidly phrased.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) April 4, 2019

It’s not everyone who announces the beginning and ending of their campaign in the same speech

— Darrell Bratz (@DarrellBratz) April 4, 2019

Seems like Ryan might have some rationale for this attempt… especially since, IIRC, he was Seth Moulton’s wingman in the attempt to unseat Speaker Pelosi:

Given Ohio's probable loss of another House seat, poor growth trends in eastern Ohio, and the general reddening of the Mahoning Valley, I wonder how much of Tim Ryan's seeming presidential bid is about finding some kind of escape hatch in advance of the 2022 congressional map

— Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) April 4, 2019

These other guys, well, ‘mediocre white guy with money syndrome’ is real:

I realize now, only too late, that the proper response to Howard Schultz was not to mock him, but to quietly sign on as his consultant and milk this scorching dumbass for millions https://t.co/rDgqXnOon1

— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) April 5, 2019

Poll in the field in Iowa testing Tom Steyer's level of support in the Iowa Caucus https://t.co/s9FVFY7HrG

— Iowa Starting Line (@IAStartingLine) April 4, 2019

Even Repubs are catching the fever, sorta…

BREAKING: Florida Republican MATT GAETZ, a top Trump loyalist, eyes Senate bid in … Alabama.

He’s been discussing the idea of moving across the state line to run for the Senate in 2020 https://t.co/8svBvHofod

— Scott Wong (@scottwongDC) April 4, 2019

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33Comments

  1. 1.

    MattF

    April 5, 2019 at 12:32 am

    There must be something in the water.

  2. 2.

    jl

    April 5, 2019 at 12:34 am

    So, Schultz/Ryan, or Ryan/Schultz? Wadda people think?

  3. 3.

    SFAW

    April 5, 2019 at 12:38 am

    Is Gaetz moving because the DWI laws in ‘Bama are non-existent? Or because he heard that being a parking lot attendant for a strip joint is a growth opportunity? Because those two areas, along with his attempted usurpation of Louie Gohmert’s title as “The Stupidest Man in Congress,” are about all he can handle.

    He’s fortunate that his breathing is autonomic; the rest of us. not so much.

  4. 4.

    NotMax

    April 5, 2019 at 12:39 am

    Candidatenado!

  5. 5.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    April 5, 2019 at 12:40 am

    @jl: Schultz/Ryan, no way is Mr. Coffee taking second fiddle.

  6. 6.

    SFAW

    April 5, 2019 at 12:40 am

    @jl:

    So, Schultz/Ryan, or Ryan/Schultz? Wadda people think?

    I think a Steel Cage Death Match between the two of them would be a big draw on cable.

  7. 7.

    NotMax

    April 5, 2019 at 12:45 am

    @BillinGlendaleCA

    Tippecaffeine and Ryan too?

  8. 8.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 5, 2019 at 12:49 am

    Just in case the BJ night crew has missed it, I’ll put this up once again (from Wednesday):

    EFGoldman Memorial

    Glad to see a fresh open thread. I heard from EFG Jr a short while ago, and she provided details on the planned memorial service/reception for her dad.

    She requested that we NOT post the information directly on the blog:

    [B]ecause I do the kind of work that tends to attract angry internet mobs on occasion I don’t like to put too much personal information out there on the intertubes, so I don’t necessarily want the details posted up top, but I’m happy for you to tell the Balloon Juice crowd that anyone can email you for the place/and time for dad’s memorial, if they’re Boston / Providence local and would like to attend.

    Please put EFG in the subject line, and email me: SiubhanDuinne (at) gmail (dot) com, and I’ll send date/time/place.

    Wouldn’t it be great to have EFG’s sendoff attract a pack of jackals!?

    Going to bed now, but will check email in the morning and forward info to anyone who asks.

  9. 9.

    Yutsano

    April 5, 2019 at 12:55 am

    @jl:
    how bout no? Honestly this might just give space for the Berner crowd to try and thieve the nomination.And no matter what that would suck.”

    I live, incidentally.

  10. 10.

    Jay

    April 5, 2019 at 1:02 am

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Thank you Subaru Dianne for keeping EF “fuck em”Goldman in our thoughts and hearts.

  11. 11.

    NotMax

    April 5, 2019 at 1:05 am

    @SiubhanDuinne

    To the tune of “Tit-Willow.”

    On a blog known as B-J a codger advised
    To “Fuck ’em, oh fuck ’em, oh fuck ’em”

    ;)

  12. 12.

    Mary G

    April 5, 2019 at 1:06 am

    I would bet as much as $5 that Tim Ryan gets nowhere faat, doesn’t qualify for the debates, and comes out with Twitler in a big splashy party switch. “I am becoming a moderate Republican because the Democrats led by Nancy Pelosi and AOC have forced guys like me behind.”

    Get ear plugs for your puppies now before the rush.

  13. 13.

    James E Powell

    April 5, 2019 at 1:14 am

    One of these white guys will emerge as the darling of the Beltway Courtiers.

  14. 14.

    Citizen Alan

    April 5, 2019 at 1:19 am

    Howard Schultz’s plan for immigration is to put an empty chair in a room and tell politicians the chair represents the American people

    It would be funny if it somehow turned out to be the exact same chair that Clint Eastwood used.

  15. 15.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    April 5, 2019 at 1:20 am

    Wilmer Flees Interview Over Taxes

    CNN asked him if he would release his taxes and he responded “That’s it. Thank you very much.”

    An aide then stepped in front of CNN and said, “he answered your question” and referred CNN to follow up with a Sanders’ spokesperson.

    That exchange followed a news conference earlier Thursday on a the House passing a Yemen War Powers Resolution earlier. When asked about the tax returns at that news conference, Sanders declined to answer.

    “Today let’s worry about the starving children in Yemen,” he said, before departing the room.

    He repeatedly refuse to answer questions and eventually fled TWICE after innocuous questions. Holy Cow! He’s not acting innocent.

  16. 16.

    lamh36

    April 5, 2019 at 1:21 am

    how’s about some late night music pop culture ?

    Late night don’t know who’s still up…
    but in case you are..

    Who knew BRC had bars??

    Is it country enough now Billboard?

    I’m not one for country music but who knew Billy Ray Cyrus had it in him?

    Old Town Road…. the remix out now! ? @lilnasx

    https://twitter.com/billyraycyrus/status/1114029371168313344?s=21

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=7ysFgElQtjI

  17. 17.

    NotMax

    April 5, 2019 at 1:24 am

    @Mary G

    “Ev’rybody wants ta get inta da act.”
      – Jimmy Durante

  18. 18.

    West of the Rockies

    April 5, 2019 at 1:28 am

    Why is Gaetz’s face so damn punchable? Is it the fat cheeks or the little Bucky Beaver teeth protruding from his smirky mouth or just the dumb-ass look in his eyes?

  19. 19.

    Mike in Pasadena

    April 5, 2019 at 1:33 am

    Tim Ryan for sewer cleaner! Yay! Maybe he can ask for help from Nancy Smash.

  20. 20.

    Mike in Pasadena

    April 5, 2019 at 1:34 am

    @West of the Rockies: It’s his nose.

  21. 21.

    lamh36

    April 5, 2019 at 1:38 am

    From the Baton Rouge newspaper.
    Three black churches, all over 100 years old.
    In ten days.

    Third church in 10 days burned down in St. Landry Parish; investigators on the scene | Crime/Police | theadvocate.com theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/…

  22. 22.

    Aleta

    April 5, 2019 at 1:40 am

    “The problem that we have, with both parties? The American people are not . in . the ROOM.”
    So we’re going to put an empty chair in the room?

  23. 23.

    Jay

    April 5, 2019 at 1:54 am

    @lamh36:

    Fucking Nazi’s,…..

  24. 24.

    Chris T.

    April 5, 2019 at 1:55 am

    Well, to be fair to all these President-wannabe-s, Trump has proven that the bar is buried well below ground level.

  25. 25.

    Yutsano

    April 5, 2019 at 1:58 am

    @Mary G: Oh ye gods political media will have a collective orgasm.

  26. 26.

    Ruckus

    April 5, 2019 at 2:00 am

    @David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch:
    He’s neither acting nor innocent.

  27. 27.

    sukabi

    April 5, 2019 at 2:19 am

    @David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch: hmmm, so I take it that’s a “no”.

    He should have at least his taxes finished from 2016 and prior, he’s (Jane’s) been working on them for at least 4 years now.

  28. 28.

    Juju

    April 5, 2019 at 2:26 am

    @West of the Rockies: Yes.

  29. 29.

    Mary G

    April 5, 2019 at 2:28 am

    @Yutsano: Chris Chinchilla in the vanguard.

  30. 30.

    Anne Laurie

    April 5, 2019 at 2:34 am

    @Yutsano:

    I live, incidentally.

    Best news I’ve gotten all day!

  31. 31.

    Amir Khalid

    April 5, 2019 at 4:56 am

    @Yutsano:

    I live, incidentally.

    Good to hear. A moment of respite from the sad and/or worrying news we jackals have had from among our own in recent days.

  32. 32.

    Joe Falco

    April 5, 2019 at 10:19 am

    When Florida Republicans send its people to Alabama, they’re not sending its best.

  33. 33.

    jl

    April 5, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    Lady Cracker provides the kindest interpretation of BS’s weird delays on his tax returns. Might be true. Barack Obama joked that, at around a net worth of $700 K, Biden was the poorest slob in the Senate. So, unless Bernie has that distinction now, he’s probably worth more than a million.

    But still, so what? BS could probably still advertise himself as poorest or one of the poorest slobs in the Senate. Given crap policy and crap performance since the housing boom that lead to the Great Recession, the US version of a capitalist paradise has failed miserably, and continues to fail miserably, in being able to provide affordable housing for its people. So, in many, and a rapidly growing number of areas, the privilege of owning one damn house can make you a paper millionaire. BS can use that to his advantage too.

    I got no dog in the current spat over whether BS is the most wonderful person ever, or a vile treasonous Russian spy and conperson to rival Trump. I wanted Warren to run in 2016 now, and am supporting her for now with contributions. If Harris and Gillibrand are real deals in their moves to support more progressive policies, BS won’t matter nearly so much in this cycle. So, I can wait for a reason to worry about him very much. The old coot has pledged to support the Dem nominee, and we have to trust he sticks to that.

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