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Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

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

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

The current Supreme Court is a dangerous, rogue court.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

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New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

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Repub Venality Open Thread: The Night Caligula’s Horse Delivered the State of the Union Speech

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Trump's State of Disunion - Jack Ohman

(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com)

 
Of course it was a load of manure — that’s the best the beast is capable of producing. More shame on the gutless GOP sacks in suits who, to protect their own sinecures, not only voted the horse as their leader, but insisted it was the finest orator and firmest patriot since Tailgunner Joe McCarthy dined alone (with his DTs).

Commentary, at this point, would be superfluous… El Caudillo del Mar-a-Lago delivered his State of the Union address, one of the few constitutional responsibilities of his office that he hasn’t ignored. Which is not to say he hasn’t degraded it, too. On Tuesday night, he turned it into a cheesy spectacle that belonged in, say, a casino sinking into bankruptcy in Atlantic City.

He bestowed the Presidential Medal Of Freedom on Rush Limbaugh, hanging it on that rancid bag of old sins, right there in the House chamber. He arranged a surprise family reunion for a soldier home from deployment, right there in the House chamber. He told an African-American schoolgirl that he, personally, was going to see to it that she can go to a good school. He congratulated another child on not having been aborted, and promised that he, personally, would see to it that nobody was. These Dear-Leader-Grants-a-Wish moments are straight out of a dog-eared playbook used by various members of the Kim family in North Korea. Weaponized sentimentality is a powerful tool in authoritarian hands.

The speech itself was the usual farrago of lies and bigotry…

This is a lying, criminal president*, aided and abetted by a political party that lost its mind long before it lost its way, and that now swallows poisonous pablumlike this:

If forcing American taxpayers to provide unlimited free health care to illegal aliens sounds fair to you, then stand with the radical left. But if you believe that we should defend American patients and American seniors, then stand with me and pass legislation to prohibit free government health care for illegal aliens.

It’s morning in American carnage.


And it turns out even a lot of the rubes low-info voters weren’t buying what the Oval Office Occupant was ‘saying’…

Reader Interactions

61Comments

  1. 1.

    West of the Rockies

    Looking at that picture with Pence, I wondered what was going through his head.  No doubt, simply the rush of wind, the rattle of the six BB’s that make up his brain.

  3. 3.

    feebog

    Luckily I was on vacation in Auckland NZ at the time.  We had a lovely dinner that night, grilled octopus for the missus and grilled beef tongue for me.  And a wonderful local Sav Blanc.  I would guess my evening was far better than most who watched the shitshow.

  5. 5.

    Dan B

    Matt Schlapp stated that he “Fears for Romney’s physical safety if he attends CPAC.”  This was posted on gay progressive blog Joe My God.  It’s been reposted hindreds of times including by Rick Wilson, Joe Walsh, Bill Kristol, and David Frum.  Old style con’s reposting a gay blogger?!

    Plus Schlapp indirectly threatening a US Senator!*

    *Not too surprised at Schlapp, the guy who makes Trump seem jocular.

  8. 8.

    Mike in NC

    Next time Fat Bastard has a tee time at Mar-A-LaGoFuckYourself, one of his sychophants will claim he hit twelve holes in one without breaking a sweat. How will our rancid media react?

  10. 10.

    The Dangerman

    So, I’m not much into the movie thing; give me a good ball game (Welcome to LA, Mookie) or a good binge watch (Breaking Bad!)…

    …but how in the world is Tom Hanks up for Supporting Actor when the movie is about Fred Rogers, who he plays? What am I missing?

  17. 17.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @The Dangerman: Have you seen it? It’s actually *about* a journalist who has major father issues which are impacting his job and his marriage, and is sent to interview Fred Rogers. It’s not a biopic of Mr R.

  18. 18.

    Elizabelle

    Hair Love! Brad Pitt! And me without a television. Missing the Oscars, so keep us informed.

    A dedicated thread would be nice. Who wants to talk about Trump? Gah. The shark looks lively, gotta say that.

  19. 19.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @JPL: It’s the only one I’d seen, so I can’t judge the competition, but I agree about the improvement in animation (although not generally my style). But I watched Hair Love twice this morning after it was recommended on one of the morning threads, and loved it.

  22. 22.

    JPL

    @SiubhanDuinne: Although Sister by Siqi Song was my least  favorite because it pushed an agenda in my opinion, it was quite creative and it’s easy to find online.  Kitbull is more like the anime we are use to, but the story behind it maybe not so much.

  23. 23.

    Elizabelle

    JoJo Rabbit gets an Oscar!  Taika Waititi wins best adapted screenplay.  Original novel was “Caging Skies.”

    I loved that movie.  Recommend it highly.

  25. 25.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Elizabelle:

    The shark looks lively, gotta say that.

    Shark is cute. Love the anodyne smiley-face behind Rush and Melania. Love Dense as a robotic green-faced Martian, complete with little antennæ. I do like political cartoons with plenty of meat to them.

  28. 28.

    BC in Illinois

    Something I think deserves more comment about Speaker Pelosi as the Democratic leader.

    She picked Jason Crow as one of the House Managers of the Impeachment Trial.

    Jason Crow, in January 2019, voted against Pelosi as Speaker.

    Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, told The Colorado Sun he wasn’t worried about backlash from Pelosi because of his opposition to her speakership.        (Jan 3, 2019)

    “Just win, Baby.”

  29. 29.

    smintheus

    Fucking Buttigieg is at his Republican talking points again: “Pete Buttigieg called on Democrats to get more serious about lowering the national debt, portraying himself as the biggest fiscal hawk in the presidential field and taking a shot at chief New Hampshire rival Bernie Sanders for being too spendthrift. Asked at a town hall here how important the deficit is to him, Buttigieg said it’s “important” and vowed to focus on limiting the debt even though it’s “not fashionable in progressive circles.””

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/pete-buttigieg-calls-deficit-reduction-swiping-bernie-sanders-n1133206

    As always, only Democrats have the power to control the deficit.

  30. 30.

    David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch

    Eminem just brought the house down with a live performance of “Lose Yourself”

    Though the song is 18 years old, every young person in the audience was singing along.

  31. 31.

    James E Powell

    @BC in Illinois:

    Something that cannot be said of Pelosi often enough: she is the leader and manager of a coalition of congresspersons, many of them a/holes who think they could do the job better than she does. She also must answer to or at least not alienate the Democratic donor class and many of them think they should rule the world.

    She’s got mad skills.

  33. 33.

    Kay

    Jasmine Wright
    @JasJWright
    ·13m
    In Salem, ⁦
    @amyklobuchar
    ⁩ sets the tone for the next two days in New Hampshire as she barnstorms the state:
    “I have been bolted down and I am finally unleashed.”

    I laughed because I think it’s true. Unleash, Amy. Give ’em hell.

  44. 44.

    satby

    @Gin & Tonic: if I cast back in my memory, it seems that the last two Democratic presidents reduced the deficits they inherited. Repealing Trump’s tax give away to the 1% would cut the deficit. Seems a fairly anodyne statement for anyone to get worked up about.

  48. 48.

    chris

    @Elizabelle: Welcome. It’s a little jumpy for me but it’s probably overloaded. not bad for free.

    (“Politics” is MSNBC. “Top Headlines” is CNN.)

  49. 49.

    Kay

    OK, I’m a Warren’s supporter but Klobuchur’s gleeful competitiveness in a female candidate is a breath of fresh air. It’s really different.

    Amy won’t hug you but she’ll kick someone’s ass for you :)

  50. 50.

    Elizabelle

    @chris:   I do catch MSNBC sometimes via the link.  No idea it was carrying the Oscars, so thank you for that.  Bummed to miss Eminem and the first part, but guessing that will turn up on Youtube before too long.

  51. 51.

    opiejeanne

    @The Dangerman: Last I heard Mookie might not be moving to the Dodgers. The Angels were really looking forward to Joc Pedersen, but one of the other teams in this convoluted deal is balking

    Just checked, and Mookie may still get to LA but the Angels won’t get Pedersen, probably because the owner is a stupid negotiator and insists on sitting at the table when it should be the GM. GRRRR! The Angels owner is a Trumper. We need a better owner.

  52. 52.

    Jerzy Russian

    @Kay:

    Amy won’t hug you but she’ll kick someone’s ass for you :)

    How much does she charge for this service? I have several names in mind. Does she give bulk discounts?

  54. 54.

    Kay

    @Jerzy Russian:

    I’m interested in a different approach to running while female. I wonder if the way to break out of the silly expectations on “warmth” or whatever is just to completely ignore them and do your thing. Which is what she’s doing- I haven’t seen this before. To me, she has the same kind of energy female athletes have. We haven’t seen that in a female candidate, I don’t think. She’s not nice :)

  55. 55.

    Jerzy Russian

    @Kay:   I hope Trump is gone after the election.  However, it would be extra special if he lost to   Klobuchur or Warren. This would make him the first person to lose a presidential election to a woman twice (I am aware of the issues with the electoral college).  Visitors to his prison cell can taunt him endlessly about that.

  56. 56.

    Geminid

    @smintheus:   Yeah, I don’t like the South Bend mayor using this issue against other dems either. But come the general, the deficit will be one helluva club with which to beat Trump. His theme is “Promises Kept,” but ending the deficit is a major promise he broke. The deficit is on track to exceed one trillion dollars this year.                                            “Trillion Dollar Tax Cut for the Rich” was one of the Democrats’ best issues in the 2018 congressional races. A whopper deficit makes the issue even more potent.

  57. 57.

    Another Scott

    ICYMI, LOLGOP at Eclectablog – How to punish Mitch McConnell:

    […]

    Winning the Senate has to be the priority and focusing on winnable Senate races and state legislatures is almost as crucial as defeating Donald Trump. It’s very difficult to know where to put your hard earned money where it matters most. And the urge is to put it where it feels best.

    I don’t trust my emotions. That’s why I love what Future Now does with its data-driven crusade to win back state houses and then optimize majorities.

    […]

    If you’re fixated on just beating Trump, you’ll never go wrong investing in the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s turnout machine:

    […]

    And if you want to boost turnout everywhere while building up a bench for democracy, backing Run for Something now, when there’s still time to get on ballots most is essential:

    […]

    If you want to punish the man who stopped a bipartisan response to Russian attacks on our democracy to steal a Supreme Court seat and still refuses to properly secure our elections, there’s no better way then to send him back to the Senate with minority to lead. That’s ruthless.

    To do that I recommend adopting a winnable U.S. Senate race. Here are the current ratings, according to the Cook Political Report:

    […]

    You’ll notice there are six seats more vulnerable than McConnell’s. Win those and his misery is your joy.

    Lots of excellent advice there. Click over to see the original links, etc.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  58. 58.

    Darkrose

    @feebog: The State of the Union address happened to be on my 50th birthday. My wife and I went out for a lovely dinner at one of our favorite restaurants including pan-seared scallops and gnocci for me, seafood risotto for her, and a fabulous Meyer lemon brulee for dessert.

  60. 60.

    Lyrebird

    @Kay: I don’t think Geraldine Ferraro was so into nice, either, but that was a very long time ago.

    Check out Ms. Tims, though, at the end of this absolutely amazing video on voting…  She’s also strong and not sugar coating anything!  She says every time you don’t vote, someone is glad you didn’t so they can make decisions about your life for you.  Only better than how I just said it.

  61. 61.

    Lyrebird

    @Jerzy Russian:

     

    Thank you for my best laugh of the evening, and I needed one!!!

     

    This would make him the first person to lose a presidential election to a woman twice (I am aware of the issues with the electoral college).

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