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  4. 4.

    Joe Falco

    “Lord, give me the confidence of a mediocre white man, but not, like, a mediocre white man who’s richer than You.”

  6. 6.

    Patricia Kayden

    Let the horror of this sink in. This is what the GOP has turned America into. The Trump administration is now holding *more than 10,000* migrant children who have been separated from their parents. t.co/nmoWjQvvls— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) November 7, 2019

  7. 7.

    Yutsano

    Eh sure why not? Might as well get us all into the mix here.

    Hell if I can do it online I’ll give it a go. Better than sitting in this damn hospital bed waiting to see if my ulcer stops bleeding.

  8. 8.

    trollhattan

    I think it would be a gol darn hoot if Cole registered to run against Roy Moore and (soon enough) Jeff Beauregard Sessions for the Alabama Republican senate race. “Don’t you make me go all Tunch on you!”

  12. 12.

    J R in WV

    OMG laughed out loud while eating the worst dinner I’ve cooked in years. Overdone lamb meatloaf and second pot of rice. At least the yogurt sauce was tasty.

    My kitchen timer decided to stop dinging when it hits 00:00 minutes left… charcoal rice in first pot. I won’t look til tomorrow am. I threw it [the timer] away, will get a new one tomorrow… dinner wasn’t nasty, just not really good. Wine was good!

    Which race are you going to run in, Cole? Presidential primary or Senate race against Jeff and the pedophile?

  13. 13.

    Ken

    I’m sure with the unstoppable nearly-top-10000 Balloon Juice media machine backing Cole, he’ll win in a walk.

  14. 14.

    PaulWartenberg

    Wait a second…

    I have that urge too.

    But no… not Alabama… I have no reason to go to Bama…

    (discovers himself in Pensacola) OH HELL NAW HELP ME HELP ME I DON’T WANNA GO IN NOOOOOOOooooooooo

  15. 15.

    NotMax

    @trollhattan

    That’s Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, y’all.

    ;)

    Meanwhile the R party in Minnesota recently decided no name other than Dolt 45’s may sully the ballot for their primary. “Experts predict Downhill Donald will receive 100% of the vote.”

    President Donald Trump will be the only choice on the ballot in Minnesota’s Republican presidential primary, even though he’s not the only candidate.

    The state Republican Party has decided voters won’t have any alternatives. Source

  17. 17.

    Dan B

    @Patricia Kayden: So Bloomberg wants to run because he believes the current Dem candidates cannot. But he coukd run a huge media and social media campaign to highlight the cruelty to families, especially children. He could pay for field organizers to talk to swing voters in every swing state about America’s tradition of fair play and giving an opportunity for immigants to thrive – and how we already expell criminals for as kittle as unpaid parking tickets.

    Heartless and blind all around.

  18. 18.

    zhena gogolia

    The author alleges that Trump said this when complaining about migrants crossing the border: “We get these women coming in with like seven children,” Trump said, according to the book. “They are useless … At least if they came in with a husband we could put him in the fields.”Kyle Griffin added,
    Kyle Griffin
    Verified account

    @kylegriffin1
    In ‘A Warning’ by Anonymous, obtained by WaPo ahead of its release, a writer described only as “a senior official in the Trump administration” paints a chilling portrait of the president as cruel, inept and a danger to the nation he was elected to lead.
    …
    6:00 PM – 7 Nov 2019

  19. 19.

    kindness

    When I first heard Bloomberg was entering the (a) race I thought maybe he’d be running as a Republican. Boy do I feel foolish. Still, I don’t get it. Why would someone that rich want that job? Trump not included because a) he really doesn’t have all that money and b) he’s doing it for the bonus’. He needs the money so he can go on faking being rich.

  22. 22.

    NotMax

    @realbtl

    In fairness, the stuck in the field incident wasn’t Mr. Cole’s doing, other than having loaned his car to a frat boy. (IIRC.)

  23. 23.

    Marcopolo

    Rachel Maddow is reading an excerpt from the book coming out by the Anonymous op-ed writer. Depressing & horrifying and not the slightest bit of a shock.

    We are all so so effed if Trump wins in 2020.

  27. 27.

    TheFlipPsyD

    Hi again — long time lurker. I visit here multiple times a day and appreciate all the expertise, comments and let’s here.
    Delurking because thanks to you I’m enjoying two shows because they were mentioned here. The first is What We Left Behind which is the DS9 documentary. I loved DS9 when it was first aired and enjoyed the documentary and was wondering about your thoughts. The second is the final season of The Good Place. I can’t remember who mentioned both of these programs but thank you so much.

  31. 31.

    lahke

    @TheFlipPsyD:
    Really enjoying The Good Place. Have decided that the experiment to improve this latest bunch of humans is a blind for the real work Michael is doing: converting the Bad Place.

  34. 34.

    dmsilev

    The feel-good headline of the night: “Glenn Greenwald slapped in the face by Brazilian columnist during live stream”
    (WaPo)

  35. 35.

    TheFlipPsyD

    @lahke:

    I was surprised tonight’s episode and was wondering where they go from here. It being a way to convert the bad place makes for a good conclusion. Every episode has been so good. I rarely watch tv anymore, and this is the only show I watch in real time.

  37. 37.

    Yutsano

    @Steeplejack: Thanks. Took a header in the bathroom yesterday morning. Was so severely anemic that I could have not made it period. Right now checking that nothing else is sneaking around that might need addressed.

  40. 40.

    Barbara

    @MagdaInBlack: My view as well. If the idea was to slow walk the cataclysm, well, it’s not working. Turn the temperature up by putting your name behind it.

  42. 42.

    Just Chuck

    @NotMax: Yeah, that’s going to make the party look _real_ good to its own members, knowing they don’t get a choice anymore. Then again, choice was never a big thing to them.

  46. 46.

    NotMax

    @Just Chuck

    So old can remember when the state party there changed their name to Independent Republicans in order to try to avoid the stink from Watergate.

  47. 47.

    Anotherlurker

    Hey, since this is an open thread: Do any Jackels know anything about The Kia Niro Crossover Hybrid SUV?
    Feedback is appreciated.

  49. 49.

    Aleta

    @Yutsano: Damn. You must be feeling pretty weak. Is the origin of your anemia gastro? (iirc, Crohns or severe IBS?); Or are they checking for another origin too? Hope you are getting good care and can rest or distract yourself as much as possible. Sincere sympathy.

  50. 50.

    leeleeFL

    @Yutsano: Sorry you are in the hospital. I was in 2 years ago, same thing! Mine was caused by aspirin! Hope the bleeding is stopped fast, it’s most unpleasant.

  51. 51.

    lahke

    @TheFlipPsyD: I have a friend who doesn’t like the show because it’s not edgy enough– she wants to see real evil. Well, jeesh, just look around. I like watching people who are trying to get better.

  52. 52.

    Yutsano

    @leeleeFL: Right now they’re pretty sure I’m medically sealed but will still have no food until tomorrow. And they keep asking if I’ve had a bowel movement.
    Uh…I basically haven’t eaten in 4 days.

  58. 58.

    Jay

    You know how those flashback scenes in American History X were used to show Edward Norton’s indoctrination into white supremacy? Well that’s essentially what Tucker Carlson is doing every night at 8 OM in Fox News t.co/GBmXmzc7Nh— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) November 8, 2019

  59. 59.

    Mnemosyne

    @lahke:

    What, butthole spiders and wasp nostrils aren’t enough for her?

    “Good Place” fans need to check out the official podcast. Mark Evan Jackson (he plays Shawn) interviews a wide array of people who work on the show, from the producers and writers to the costume designers and location scouts. And, of course, the actors.

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