Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

When I was faster i was always behind.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

The unpunished coup was a training exercise.

Republicans: slavery is when you own me. freedom is when I own you.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Democracy cannot function without a free press.

Petty moves from a petty man.

The revolution will be supervised.

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

Disagreements are healthy; personal attacks are not.

Everything is totally normal and fine!!!

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

There are a lot more evil idiots than evil geniuses.

Someone should tell Republicans that violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, or possibly the first.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

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Regrets, I Have a Few: Trump’s Young Black Leadership Conference

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I made a snarky response on twitter, forgetting what Trump supporters are like. Now I’m in a whirlwind of approval and equal nastiness.

But honestly? Can anyone blame me for thinking it would be another “Hispanics for Trump” and “Blacks for Trump” signs being held up by a sea of white faces?

News reports say there were 200 attendees – black, white and orange. There is a real lack of photos of the audience. Just the front two rows.

 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Anyway…I’m about ready to delete my tweet because I’m over the interaction. LOL, I prefer my tweets unread.

What are your thoughts on this rally?

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  2. 2.

    TaMara (HFG)

    I just realized I stepped on mistermix and that the title of this post is probably going to bring every bot ever to our doors. I apologize for both. LOL

  8. 8.

    MJS

    For some, the desire to be noticed overrides common sense. Hence, reality TV. Most importantly, this sparcely attended stunt won’t do one thing to stop the tsunami of shit inundating Trumpworld right now.

  11. 11.

    biff murphy

    Nothing wrong with that tweet the problem is Candice Owens is getting paid by the administration to spout all this shit, just like Burlap and Skanky

  12. 12.

    Betty Cracker

    I find the “mute this conversation” button on Twitter invaluable!

    Also, the most hilarious thing about the event described is that Trump got Van Jones and John Legend mixed up, slammed Jones for not crediting him (Trump) for the prison reform bill and made up an absurd lie about Jones apologizing to Trump for the thing that Legend did. Via Daniel Dale of CNN:

    Trump claimed that he had watched a television show “three weeks ago” in which Jones, a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform, had praised a long list of people, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, for the First Step Act reform bill Trump signed into law in 2018 — but had failed to mention Trump himself.

    “The only one he didn’t mention was me,” Trump said.

    “I kept waiting for my name,” Trump continued. “I said, ‘Darling, come over here. I’m going to have a great little name mention. Yes, darling’ — First Lady. How good is the First Lady? So she came over. And I kept waiting. And I kept waiting. And then he named a lot of people — that was the end. I said — I was a little embarrassed in front of my wife. I said, ‘He didn’t name me! I’m the one that did it!’ I called up Jared (Kushner), right Jared? I said, ‘What the hell is this?’ ”

    Trump complained that Jones had called for his defeat in the election on the same show. And he then claimed that Jones later apologized for omitting him.

    “And then he spoke to Jared and he apologized, didn’t he? He apologized. But I don’t accept those apologies,” Trump said…

    Jones said Friday: “I literally do not know what he’s talking about.”

    “I have not apologized for not mentioning Trump because I’ve never not mentioned Trump,” he said. “Why would I apologize for not doing something that I did?”

    Jones said he thinks Trump might have been confusing him with entertainer and activist John Legend.

    What a maroon. Also, is “darling” the new “sir”?

  13. 13.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    Had lunch with my Sis and BIL today, at one point during the conversation she said “I can’t understand how people take Trump seriously, I mean his fake tan and white eyes and lips and obviously bottle blonde fake hair, how do people look at that and see anything but a clown?”

  14. 14.

    lamh36

    Lord don’t even get me stated in Candace ir “Blacks for Trump”??‍♀️

    Instead how’s about this:

    The current occupant of the White House is basically a walking indictment in a red tie.

    It’s time to prosecute the case against 4 more years of Donald Trump — and I am uniquely capable of doing just that.

    https://twitter.com/kamalaharris/status/1180518009993121792?s=21

    Yes ma’am Senator Harris…keep ur boot on his neck

  15. 15.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    @Betty Cracker: “And then he spoke to Jared and he apologized, didn’t he?

    No, he did not. This never happened, Donnie

    He apologized. But I don’t accept those apologies,” Trump said.

    Even when he’s lying, he looks like an asshole

  16. 16.

    MJS

    @Betty Cracker: “Darling” is how he imagines all married couples who actually speak to each other address each other. It also shows up when the TV goes off because the wind isn’t blowing.

  19. 19.

    Immanentize

    Can anyone here imagine campaign signs:
    Blacks for Biden!

    Blacks for Harris!

    Etc. What were they thinking of, when they dreamt that up?

  20. 20.

    germy

    @lamh36:

    Joe Biden talks about his ability to work across the aisle with his good friends. But why aren’t these so-called friends defending him and the country against the occupant?

    I’ve been wondering that ever since Hunter’s “scandal” began. I also wonder why he couldn’t get his friends across the aisle to cooperate with his president for the eight years he was VP.

    Maybe his superpowers come and go?

  21. 21.

    NotMax

    @lamh36

    All that comity, collegiality and backslapping over eight years? That culminated in Justice Garland?

    Blow it out yer butt, Joe.

  22. 22.

    Betty Cracker

    @lamh36: I remember seeing a clip of Lindsey Graham when he was running for president against Trump in the 2016 primary, talking about what a great guy Biden is. He got all choked up talking about his dear friend Joe Biden.

    Here’s Graham on Fox News about 10 days ago:

    Joe Biden said everybody’s looked at this and found nothing. Who is everybody? Nobody’s looked at the Ukraine and the Bidens. Nobody’s looked at the role the Ukraine played in the 2016 election.

    Do you think the media in America would really look at it and report on it if there was something bad for the Bidens or are they unduly interfered in the 2016 election?

    So here’s what I’m calling on, calling for.

    That should be a clue-by-four upside the head for Biden about his good friends across the aisle.

  23. 23.

    TaMara (HFG)

    @Betty Cracker: I said here that when Biden declared that he was going to draw Trump’s attention and fire (oh, little did I know he’d also bring about an impeachment investigation) away from better candidates, but that he would not be the nominee. I still believe that. Fingers-crossed. He’s not what this country needs.

  26. 26.

    germy

    @TaMara (HFG):

    I said here that when Biden declared that he was going to draw Trump’s attention and fire

    “If you’re drawing flak from both sides you must be right over the target” or something…

  30. 30.

    Sister Golden Bear

    @Litlebritdifrnt: Proof his make-up artist hates him. Since he’s troweling on foundation anyway (see the impromptu golf course-to-church visit where he wasn’t wearing any), it would be easy avoid the reverse raccoon look.

    In other news, to answer the question from the overnight thread, I’m doing fairly well these days. Five weeks into the official eight-week healing period.

    My main complaint is that I’m getting crampy type pains in the hip creases. Best guess it that it’s mini-trigger points where the muscles are tightening up to protect the incisions, which get stretched whenever I sit. Have a call into a pelvic floor specialist PT to see if she can help.

  31. 31.

    cain

    One of my friends, he’s Nigerian, and is a solid conservative because of his Christian background and he’s trying to run for Congress (cuz being a CEO of a startup is not enough work, I guess) – In any case, he was recently on twitter talking things that Republicans do and was @’ing Candace Owens. I just had a big sigh. I love the guy, but he’s just wrong.
    The district he’s trying to run for is the area between Salem -> Roseburg, Peter Defazio. He has no chance, plus he isn’t even living in the district and of course he has to be chosen by teh Republican machine which he is not part of either. I have no idea why he’s doing it given how ill prepared he is. He asked me if I would help him and I said I would help him with personal stuff, but not going to help him unseat Defazio.

  32. 32.

    Mnemosyne

    @Sister Golden Bear:

    A pelvic floor PT specialist should definitely be able to help since that underlying structure is basically the same for all humans.

    Apparently the founder of the place I go to here in LA specializes in post-surgical PT for transwomen, so I can’t imagine it would be difficult to find a similar specialist in the Bay Area.

  34. 34.

    Mike in NC

    Basic rule of thumb for a Trump mini-Nuremberg rally: 1/3 of the people are paid to be there, 1/3 of them are groupies who attend as many rallies as they can afford to gaze on The Chosen One, and the remaining 1/3 are mere local wingnuts. The people visible behind his podium are carefully stage managed so as to not look completely made up of old white folks.

  35. 35.

    Sister Golden Bear

    @Mnemosyne: Thanks!

    The PT I was referred to is conveniently located, but I don’t know if she has any experience with trans women. (Left a message asking for an appointment but haven’t heard back yet.) So it’s great to have another source of referrals if needed.

  36. 36.

    stinger

    @MJS:

    “Darling” is how he imagines all married couples who actually speak to each other address each other.

    Also because most of the time he can’t remember her name. Like my mother used to run through the names of her own sisters and my elder sisters before finally landing on my name.

    “Hey Ivan… Marl… Storm… uh, uh, darling!”

  37. 37.

    Miss Bianca

    @stinger: Your mom used to do that, too? I’ll never forget the time we got to “Lassie” (our somewhat unimaginatively-named dog) before we got to my name!

  38. 38.

    Mnemosyne

    @Sister Golden Bear:

    It’s apparently a pretty common need post-surgery, so even if that nearby person doesn’t do that therapy, they should be able to refer you to someone who does.

    The hips are a surprising source of a lot of trouble — apparently my opterator (sp?) is the source of many of my troubles. There’s another hip/pelvic muscle, too, that’s also causing issues, but I’m blanking on what it’s called. Too much sitting down.

  40. 40.

    Sister Golden Bear

    @Mnemosyne: Yeah, I already sit too much. I have sit/stand desk, but standing causes other problems, due to mousing without my elbow being supported. Post-surgery, I’ve been rolling my hips forward when I sit, to take pressure off the groin, which hasn’t helped either. Working hard to break that unconscious habit, but proper posture and leaning forward at my desk both put pressure on/stretch the incisions (both in the groin and one of the pubic mound). So it’s been a challenge.

  41. 41.

    mrmoshpotato

    “You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs, 58% of your youth is unemployed — what the hell do you have to lose?”

    Dump’s uplifting words from August 2016.

  46. 46.

    Heywood J.

    I had envisioned this “event” as basically a Night at the Apollo type of production, where Diabeetus and Salt do five minutes of what they consider stand-up, then introduce Dear Leader, who is trailed by hype man Kanye West, decked out in a Buckwheat wig and giant Flavor Flav clock around his neck, repeating every fifth word and punctuating with Yeeeaaaaahhhh Boyyyyeeeee!!!. Lots of “you people” references to round out the festivities.

    Fucking assclowns, every last one of them. It is not a coincidence that the only African-American celebrities who are willing to be seen with Trump are dirtbags like Don King and Mike Tyson, and talentless whiners trying desperately to purge their overwhelming daddy issues, like Kanye.

  47. 47.

    Ruckus

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:
    He’s the worlds bestest asshole. Of course he’s always going to look like an asshole. It’s in his nature to be an asshole. It’s in his nature to tell us he’s an asshole and to prove it every day. It’s his calling in life, to be World’s Biggest Bestest Asshole.
    Only thing he’s ever actually accomplished WBBA.

  48. 48.

    StringOnAStick

    @Mnemosyne: Obterator and piriformis, the causes of so much hip and lower back pain! They can be stretched with some minor contortions, you might want to Google that. The stretches really helped me.

  49. 49.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    Cooning is a verb derived from the word coon. A coon was/is a person of african decent whose sole purpose was/is to entertain white people. These ‘coons’ started out as wearing black face, characterized by haveing big eyes and painting big red lips on their face. These people would tap dance, play instruments and sing.

    Modern day coons are blacks who play stereotypical roles and black entertainers that promote ignorance.

    Cooning is someone is acting like a ‘coon’.
    (a is singing and dancing in public with white people watching)

    b: Will you come on and stop cooning!

    or

    a: Look at Wayne Brady, he’s always coonin..

    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cooning

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