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You are here: Home / Politics / domestic terrorists / Monday Evening Open Thread: F*ck Around, Find Out

Monday Evening Open Thread: F*ck Around, Find Out

by Anne Laurie|  October 3, 20226:30 pm| 107 Comments

This post is in: domestic terrorists, Grifters Gonna Grift, Jan 6: Insurrection, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Our Failed Media Experiment

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In true Halloween-exploitation spirit, Dr. Frankstein is appalled to discover what his monster is capable of…

The editorial board of Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal warns that it is possible for inflammatory rhetoric from people with large megaphones and devoted followings to spur political violence. pic.twitter.com/Qptqy9nvv3

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 3, 2022

Jan6 terrorists have apparently been sharing rumors about the ‘country-club conditions’ at Gitmo again…

34 J6 defendants have signed a letter complaining about conditions in the DC Jail, and are requesting that they be transferred to Guantanamo Bay. pic.twitter.com/DRAkuo4tJw

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) October 3, 2022

i think this is well-argued and their request should be granted. say hello to your new roommate. he also claims to be held unlawfully, his charges are unspecified and he has been waiting for a hearing since 2004. https://t.co/34VVGfTPZl

— Sen. Lemon Gogurt (I – Podcastia) (@Ugarles) October 3, 2022

all these guys are thinking about the hats and t-shirts Rush sold in the 2000s-20teens calling it "Club Gitmo: Your Tropical Retreat From The Stress Of Jihad"

— 25HIDE! (@two5five) October 3, 2022

And the SEC decides that the best target to discourage the rubes from ‘investing’ in crypto is… a billionaire celebrity whose appeal, I think we can safely say, is not to the CryptoBros:

Today @SECGov, we charged Kim Kardashian for unlawfully touting a crypto security.

This case is a reminder that, when celebrities / influencers endorse investment opps, including crypto asset securities, it doesn’t mean those investment products are right for all investors.

— Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) October 3, 2022

it's a good life to be able to simply settle a charge for a 1.3M but woof this seems aggressive by the agency when i think everyone assumes any kardashian's gram is 100% sponsored content

— Sen. Lemon Gogurt (I – Podcastia) (@Ugarles) October 3, 2022

The hashtag seems to be in a slightly smaller font than the rest (and also I guess the whole thing is an image? and therefore no actual hashtag or any mention of payment in the text of the post?).
But mainly: the statute requires disclosing the amount.https://t.co/pfcdtrW0vF pic.twitter.com/FYKXkuPhdD

— Virgil Abt (@abtnatural) October 3, 2022

The Chinese proverb says Kill a chicken to scare the monkeys… but what if all the monkeys are congratulating each other Good thing *we’re* not dumb chickens!… ?

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  1. 1.

    Baud

    October 3, 2022 at 6:34 pm

    Martha Stewart did it better.

  2. 2.

    OzarkHillbilly

    October 3, 2022 at 6:38 pm

    Yeah, no.

  3. 3.

    mrmoshpotato

    October 3, 2022 at 6:39 pm

    34 J6 defendants have signed a letter complaining about conditions in the DC Jail, and are requesting that they be transferred to Guantanamo Bay.

    Waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

    We don’t like being in jail for trying to overthrow the government!!!!!!

    Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!

    Cry harder, Trump trash!

    Ahoy there!

  4. 4.

    Brachiator

    October 3, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    The editorial board of Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal warns that it is possible for inflammatory rhetoric from people with large megaphones and devoted followings to spur political violence.

    I guess the editorial board has a little independence. If Rupert Murdoch himself believed this, he would shut down Fox News and Sky News.

  5. 5.

    trollhattan

    October 3, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    Odd, that they want to be just some concertina wire away from a nation awash in Mexican* Commies.

    *Please convince me they don’t think this.

  6. 6.

    Geminid

    October 3, 2022 at 6:46 pm

    @trollhattan: They can look forward to better accomodations soon. In federal prisons.

  7. 7.

    Brachiator

    October 3, 2022 at 6:48 pm

    @mrmoshpotato:

    Waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

    We don’t like being in jail for trying to overthrow the government!!!!!!

    I wonder how many of these dopes think that bad jail conditions are just fine for certain other people?

  8. 8.

    Alison Rose 💙🌻💛

    October 3, 2022 at 6:51 pm

    I’m sure some former guests of Gitmo would be happy to disabuse these numbnuts of their erroneous notions.

  9. 9.

    geg6

    October 3, 2022 at 6:51 pm

    @Brachiator:

    This.

    As for the J6 terrorists, I’m fine with sending them to Gitmo.  Buhbye!

    And fuck Kim Kardashian.  She’s trash.  Her whole family and milieu are trash.  And she can definitely afford it.  She didn’t follow the law and got dinged for what, for her, is a minor fine.  Good.

  10. 10.

    Gravenstone

    October 3, 2022 at 6:53 pm

    By all means, lobby to be shipped to Gitmo. Let’s give them the full experience and let them take a ride (or 20) on the waterboard express. I’m sure there are still a few practitioners who could be coaxed out of hiding to afford them the full E ticket experience.

  11. 11.

    suzanne

    October 3, 2022 at 6:53 pm

    34 J6 defendants have signed a letter complaining about conditions in the DC Jail, and are requesting that they be transferred to Guantanamo Bay.

    i fully support this.
    I’d prefer they go snuggle with Osama bin Laden, terrorists can stick together.

  12. 12.

    Alison Rose 💙🌻💛

    October 3, 2022 at 6:53 pm

    @Brachiator: Oh, I’m sure they think an undocumented immigrant or a Black guy who sold a few ounces of weed would deserve a decade in the hole. I’d bet many of them have said as much quite loudly at times, too.

  13. 13.

    Dan B

    October 3, 2022 at 6:56 pm

    I hope the waterboarding is with bottled water or seltzer.

    BTW 87% of DC inmates are black.  There might be some name calling.  Poor Jan 6 boiz.;<(

  14. 14.

    Subsole

    October 3, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    @Alison Rose 💙🌻💛:

    I got five that says they gripe about how no one’s scared to go to jail anymore ’cause the convicts get teevee and air conditioning.

  15. 15.

    Jackie

    October 3, 2022 at 6:58 pm

    Gitmo was made for holding  terrorists, so…  I think it’s the perfect prison for them.

  16. 16.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 3, 2022 at 7:00 pm

    @Brachiator: ​
      It will be interesting to see if some of them come away as prison reformers. I am not going to hold my breath.

  17. 17.

    Brachiator

    October 3, 2022 at 7:02 pm

    In true Halloween-exploitation spirit, Dr. Frankstein is appalled to discover what his monster is capable of…

    The GOP and much of the media have underestimated the danger that Trump represented from the moment he decided to enter the Republican primary. And now we not only have Trump to worry about, but also his son of Frankenstein mini-me DeSantis, and probably a few others.

    It was a while before I saw Trump’s stupid threat about McConnell and his vile insult of McConnell ‘s wife. But it is typical that the GOP is mostly silent and much of the press only offers mild rebuke.

  18. 18.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 3, 2022 at 7:04 pm

    Could we not advocate torture please?

  19. 19.

    Ken

    October 3, 2022 at 7:05 pm

    @Brachiator: It’s possible that Trump, following his usual practice of getting compromising information on everyone who works with or for him, has some for Elaine Chao. It may implicate McConnell indirectly.

  20. 20.

    Geminid

    October 3, 2022 at 7:10 pm

    This morning’s Politico Playbook tells me that on Wednesday in Kansas, Governor Laura Kelly will debate her Republican challenger; on Thursday in Arizona, Senator Mark Kelly will debate Blake Masters; and on Friday in North Carolina, former state Supreme Court Justice Cherie Beasley will debate Representative Ted Budd.

    I think Charlie Crist will have his only debate with Ron DeSantis next week. DeSantis chickened out of the long running Before You Vote debate that would be shown statewide. Instead he agreed to a debate on a South Florida TV station owned by Sinclair Broadcasting.

  21. 21.

    Brachiator

    October 3, 2022 at 7:12 pm

    @Ken:

    It’s possible that Trump, following his usual practice of getting compromising information on everyone who works with or for him, has some for Elaine Chao. It may implicate McConnell indirectly.

    I don’t think that Trump has compromising information on anyone. I don’t think that he was even sly enough to assemble compromising information on anyone while he was president. He is not that smart.

    I could be wrong and am willing to be severely corrected, but I am not aware of any scandal that hurt a politician that was linked to material coming from Trump, directly or indirectly.

    Trump is mainly a master of bullshit. But there are, strangely, people eager to follow him.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    October 3, 2022 at 7:14 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Can we add not advocating death to that list?  I will add another please.

  23. 23.

    Quiltingfool

    October 3, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    OT!  Tomorrow I am mailing Ukraine blocks to these fine folks:

    Kristine, Tinare, Ann Marie, Eight Cousin, Subaru Diane, greengoblin, emrys, zhena gogolia, Janie M, Notorious JRT, Middlelee and Glidwrith

    These folks are getting a partial shipment – I have to make 7 #25s and as soon as those are done I’ll send them straightaway:

    13000, LS, Sacreblue, SkyBluePink, Lodger/NoOneYouKnow, and Carol WP

    GB – you are also getting a #25 when it’s done (don’t want you to think I’ve forgotten about you!).

    I do have 3 blocks, all finished, just in case anyone wants to make a donation…

    I don’t know the numbers offhand, but I have a Tank Cat, a FolkArt Sunflower Cat and a pair of Sawtooth Cats.  Here’s a link to the photos:

    https://pin.it/pSoxBsj

    https://pin.it/84wuwMO

    https://pin.it/5UVVaz1
    Дякую тобі! слава україні!
    Dyakuyu tobi!  Slava Ukraini!

  24. 24.

    Geminid

    October 3, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    @Brachiator: Hell, McConnell hasn’t said anything either. He’s got his eyes on the prize: a Republican Congress. McConnell’s not taking trump’s bait and getting into a public wrangle that could depress Republican turnout.

    J6 Commitee Chairman Bennie Thompson has denounced trump’s attack, though.

  25. 25.

    Spanky

    October 3, 2022 at 7:19 pm

    @Baud: The difference between Martha and KK is that Snoop wouldn’t go near that trailer trash.

  26. 26.

    Gin & Tonic

    October 3, 2022 at 7:23 pm

    Anybody who followed Kim Kardashian’s advice and invested in Ethereum Max tokens is too stupid to be allowed to have money.

  27. 27.

    Spanky

    October 3, 2022 at 7:25 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: She was trying to prove that.

  28. 28.

    Delk

    October 3, 2022 at 7:27 pm

    In other news, I just got reapproved for another year of financial help for my stupidly expensive HIV meds. It’s first come, first served of a limited pile of cash. I am relieved.

  29. 29.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 7:27 pm

    Matt Fuller @MEPFuller

    Here it is: Herschel Walker got a girlfriend pregnant in 2009, urged her to get an abortion, and then reimbursed her for the procedure.
    Herschel Walker also says there should be no exceptions for abortion. (Except for himself I guess.)

    A woman who asked not to be identified out of privacy concerns told The Daily Beast that, after she and Walker conceived a child while they were dating in 2009, he urged her to get an abortion. The woman said she had the procedure and that Walker reimbursed her for it.

    She supported these claims with a $575 receipt from the abortion clinic, a “get well” card from Walker, and a bank deposit receipt that included an image of a signed $700 personal check from Walker

    We’ll see if it moves the needle.

  30. 30.

    Steeplejack

    October 3, 2022 at 7:28 pm

    @Delk:

    Good news!

  31. 31.

    Jackie

    October 3, 2022 at 7:28 pm

    Who’s surprised?

    Walker paid for a girlfriend’s abortion. https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-life-herschel-walker-paid-for-girlfriends-abortion-georgia-senate

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    October 3, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    @Quiltingfool: You are working so hard, and you have helped raise a ton of money for for Ukraine.  I know it’s a labor of love, but I still want to say thank you for everything you are doing.

  33. 33.

    Jackie

    October 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: You beat me by a minute! Foiled again!

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    October 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    @Delk:  What a relief, indeed!  Very happy for you.

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    October 3, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: It should move the needle.  Unless they are all total fucking hypocrites.

    Never mind.

  36. 36.

    Omnes Omnibus

    October 3, 2022 at 7:31 pm

    @Delk: So we are going to have you around for at least another year.  Great!

  37. 37.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 3, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    @Quiltingfool:

    Tomorrow I am mailing Ukraine blocks to these fine folks:

    Kristine, Tinare, Ann Marie, Eight Cousin, Subaru Diane, greengoblin, emrys, zhena gogolia, Janie M, Notorious JRT, Middlelee and Glidwrith

    Ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy.…

  38. 38.

    Gin & Tonic

    October 3, 2022 at 7:33 pm

    @Quiltingfool: Just a minor note, but you should say “Дякую Вам/Dyakuyu Vam.” Вам is both the plural “you” and the polite form – think of the difference between tu and usted in Spanish. And whether you write “Тобі” or “Вам” it is capitalized, as a sign of respect.

  39. 39.

    JanieM

    October 3, 2022 at 7:34 pm

    @Quiltingfool: Yay! Thank you!

  40. 40.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 3, 2022 at 7:38 pm

    @Delk:

    Very happy to hear that good news, and I’m thrilled that you’re a beneficiary! But it’s distressing to know it all comes down to timing, “luck of the draw,” and other random factors. That shouldn’t happen in a (theoretically) civilised and (supposedly) mature country.

  41. 41.

    Percysowner

    October 3, 2022 at 7:41 pm

    An unhappy blast from the past! Now that my daughter is over 30 and has kids of her own, I thought I would never think about John Rosemond again, but here he is Living with Children: Why you shouldn’t high-five a child<
    From the article

    “Dad,” my son once said, “(His then-5-year-old) doesn’t understand why you won’t high-five him.”
    “I don’t expect him to understand, and I’m not going to explain myself to him.”
    “Well, I don’t understand either,” he said.
    “I’m not going to explain myself to you, either,” I said, to his chagrin.

    No, he’s NOT kidding. If you don’t know who John Rosemond is, just know that he thinks spanking is great, although he does draw the line at whipping kids, thinks that you toilet train at 2 no matter if your kid is ready or not, that ADHD is a made up condition and that if a child is molested under the age of 3, they don’t need no stinking therapy, they won’t remember it.
    30+ years of sickening advice and he’s still a big syndicated columnist going out to papers across the nation. Yuck!​

    Also I see my grandkids tomorrow, High-fives all around!

  42. 42.

    Another Scott

    October 3, 2022 at 7:42 pm

    @Gravenstone: Nah, they need to close Gitmo.

    Send them to MDC Guynabo on Puerto Rico or some place similarly remote but not as well known. They need less attention from normal people.

    My $0.02.

    (Wouldn’t it be great for TFG to end up there??)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  43. 43.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    @WaterGirl: I was thinking it hasn’t hurt Scott DesJarlais, then verifying I see SDJ has a few other things in common with Walker

    DesJarlais and his second wife, Amy, have three children.[60] They live in South Pittsburg. They are members of the Epiphany Mission Episcopal Church in Sherwood, Tennessee.[61]

    During a trial for his divorce from his first wife in 2000, DesJarlais testified that he had sexual affairs with at least two patients, three coworkers and a drug representative while he was working as a hospital chief of staff.[62]

    Despite his public opposition to legal abortion, DesJarlais encouraged his ex-wife to terminate two pregnancies and encouraged a former patient with whom he was having an affair to get an abortion.[63]

    In divorce documents, DesJarlais’s first wife accused him of “dry firing a gun outside [her] locked bedroom door, admission of suicidal ideation, holding a gun in his mouth for three hours, an incident of physical intimidation at the hospital; and previous threatening behavior … i.e. shoving, tripping, pushing down, etc.”[64]

  44. 44.

    Citizen_X

    October 3, 2022 at 7:44 pm

    @trollhattan: *Please convince me they don’t think this.

    I dunno. I guarantee you, though, that a lot of them have Col. Jessup’s speech from A Few Good Men about “you need me on that wall” memorized.

    Whether they realize that “that wall” is the perimeter of Gitmo or not, I have no idea.

  45. 45.

    Urza

    October 3, 2022 at 7:45 pm

    @WaterGirl: Hypocrisy is a required ingredient for any conservative.  If they didn’t have it how would their followers know that they to can ignore rules on a whim so long as they’re the right crowd.

  46. 46.

    Ninedragonspot

    October 3, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    @Delk: Congrats!

  47. 47.

    mrmoshpotato

    October 3, 2022 at 7:52 pm

    @Brachiator:

    I wonder how many of these dopes think that bad jail conditions are just fine for certain other people? 

    Seeing as how they’re all Trump trash, I vote All Of These Dopes.

  48. 48.

    mrmoshpotato

    October 3, 2022 at 7:52 pm

    @Delk: Glad to hear that.

  49. 49.

    Dan B

    October 3, 2022 at 7:53 pm

    @Delk: Great to hear this and hoping for more funding to help all who need assistance.

  50. 50.

    Leto

    October 3, 2022 at 7:53 pm

    Idk if we’ve spoken about this (haven’t had a chance to read comments today), but holy fucking shit:

    John Fetterman@JohnFetterman
    US Senate candidate, PA

    BREAKING: Dr. Oz is a puppy killer.

    2:59 PM · Oct 3, 2022

    Fetterman tweet links to this Jezebel article: Dr. Oz’s Scientific Experiments Killed Over 300 Dogs, Entire Litter of Puppies Columbia’s internal investigation found that Oz’s research team inflicted extensive suffering on canine test subjects in violation of the Animal Welfare Act.

    In a scandal that will surely make Mitt Romney—who famously strapped his family dog atop the roof of his car for a road trip—look like a PETA activist, a review of 75 studies published by Mehmet Oz between 1989 and 2010 reveals the Republican Senate candidate’s research killed over 300 dogs and inflicted significant suffering on them and the other animals used in experiments.

    Oz, the New Jersey resident who’s currently running for U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, was a “principal investigator” at the Columbia University Institute of Comparative Medicine labs for years and assumed “full scientific, administrative, and fiscal responsibility for the conduct” of his studies. Over the course of 75 studies published in academic journals reviewed by Jezebel, Oz’s team conducted experiments on at least 1,027 live animal subjects that included dogs, pigs, calves, rabbits, and small rodents. Thirty-four of these experiments resulted in the deaths of at least 329 dogs, while two of his experiments killed 31 pigs, and 38 experiments killed 661 rabbits and rodents.

    Just fucking inhumane. I know we use animals for testing, but jfc.

  51. 51.

    Van Buren

    October 3, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    @Quiltingfool: I would like Sunflower Cat, but I need to be reminded of the procedure for documenting a donation.

  52. 52.

    Geminid

    October 3, 2022 at 7:56 pm

    @Jackie: A funny incident in the Herschel Walker abortion story is that while Walker issued a flat denial and said this never happened, Erik Erickson tweeted that this was old news “we all” knew about, and that people change.

  53. 53.

    Tazj

    October 3, 2022 at 7:57 pm

    I remember Desjarlais. I didn’t know he was still in Congress but of course he still is.

    Erick Erickson says that Walker paying for an abortion is old news, “we all knew it,” and besides Walker is denying it.

    Well, ok then, that’s the end of it. It’s supposedly the worst thing in the world to them but as long as you’re willing to vote to deny everyone else their rights all is forgiven.

  54. 54.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    October 3, 2022 at 7:58 pm

    @Delk: Thank goodness.

  55. 55.

    Baud

    October 3, 2022 at 8:00 pm

    Former president Donald Trump asked one of his lawyers to tell the National Archives and Records Administration in early 2022 that Trump had returned all materials requested by the agency, but the lawyer declined because he was not sure the statement was true, according to people familiar with the matter.

  56. 56.

    Leto

    October 3, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    @Baud: Apparently a statue was erected of the former president. I think it captured his likeness pretty well.

  57. 57.

    Quiltingfool

    October 3, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Oh, my, sorry about that!  I should have asked you first.  Beware of internet translations!

    I studied French (and a bit of Spanish and German) long ago, and learned you must be careful with formal and informal nouns.  Obviously I have zero knowledge of Ukrainian, but I loved leaning different languages when I was young.   I would enjoy learning Ukrainian!

  58. 58.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    October 3, 2022 at 8:05 pm

    @Tazj:

    @Geminid:

    How is this is “old news” and “they all knew it” according to Erickson? This was all hush-hush and Walker has tried to flat out deny it even happened

  59. 59.

    Princess

    October 3, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: No one in Georgia will care about this woman’s abortion. He’ll cry and say he found Jesus or something. They know he’ll vote the way they want. That’s all that matters. They don’t care about what he does.

  60. 60.

    Baud

    October 3, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    @Leto:

    Heh.

  61. 61.

    JPL

    October 3, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Would it be mean to send that on to a friend?

  62. 62.

    Quiltingfool

    October 3, 2022 at 8:12 pm

    @Van Buren: You’ve got dibs!  I believe you go to the Ukraine donation link in the sidebar, make a donation and send a confirmation to WaterGirl.  You also need to give her your mailing address.  She’ll let me know and I’ll ship it to you.

    I’m making a note of this, so I will keep an eye out for her email!

  63. 63.

    Hoodie

    October 3, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): It was one of his other personalities, most of which are now supposedly gone.  It’s mindboggling that this guy is a candidate for the US Senate.  Having attended college in GA around the time that Herschel was a star, it was pretty well known that he was, so to speak, unique.  However, Johnson and Tuberville have set the bar really low.

  64. 64.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    @Princess: yeah, you’re probably right. Anyone voting for that sad, exploited man at this point is probably un-movable.

    I think I saw a couple of people saying they expect that race to go to a run-off. Is there a third (or fourth?) candidate?

    ETA:

    @Hoodie:

    However, Johnson and Tuberville have set the bar really low.

    Don’t forget Marsha Blackburn

  65. 65.

    hueyplong

    October 3, 2022 at 8:19 pm

    So rape, incest and the life of the mother are not exceptions to an abortion ban; the lone exception is a GOP politician as the father.

  66. 66.

    livewyre

    October 3, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): It would be entirely plausible for Erickson to be inclined to portray events not entirely accurately in order to influence a political outcome. For instance, downplaying the significance of an event without technically uttering a falsehood is a common tactic to mislead. Would not advise taking such statements too literally.

  67. 67.

    Hoodie

    October 3, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    @hueyplong: Yes, abortions are ok to save the political life of the father.

  68. 68.

    Van Buren

    October 3, 2022 at 8:22 pm

    @Quiltingfool: I shall give it a try!

  69. 69.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    @Hoodie: well done

  70. 70.

    Alison Rose 💙🌻💛

    October 3, 2022 at 8:29 pm

    @Hoodie: I bow to this comment.

  71. 71.

    JPL

    October 3, 2022 at 8:37 pm

    @Leto: Oh my! Puppy killer and according ot Herschel, he’s a baby killer.

    wow

  72. 72.

    catclub

    October 3, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: trump is writing to Herschel:

    “Don’t you know to have your lawyer payoff the girl.”

  73. 73.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    October 3, 2022 at 8:39 pm

    @livewyre:

    Yeah, good point

    @Hoodie:

    I don’t get it either

  74. 74.

    Leto

    October 3, 2022 at 8:39 pm

    @catclub: “And then the lawyer goes to jail, not you!”

  75. 75.

    Geminid

    October 3, 2022 at 8:40 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: A Libertarian candidate helped keep David Perdue below 50% in the November 2020 election. That could happen again if it’s a close race between Warnock and Walker. Georgia is one of the Libertarian Party’s stronger states.

  76. 76.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 8:44 pm

    Walker’s gonna sue the Daily Beast first thing in the morning!

  77. 77.

    scav

    October 3, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    @Hoodie: Well, men’s lives and careers are important — remember that rapist’s sentence in Stanford?

  78. 78.

    geg6

    October 3, 2022 at 8:49 pm

    @Hoodie:

    You have won today’s internets.

  79. 79.

    David 🌈 ☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch

    October 3, 2022 at 8:50 pm

     

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:   Good.  For a moment I thought the story would be aborted, but by suing he’s keeping it alive

  80. 80.

    Jackie

    October 3, 2022 at 8:53 pm

    @Hoodie: Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻

  81. 81.

    David 🌈 ☘The Establishment☘🌈 Koch

    October 3, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    Fundies never cared about abortion.  It’s just an issue they use to cover for racism.

     

    In discussions with Falwell, Weyrich cited various social ills that necessitated evangelical involvement in politics, particularly abortion, school prayer and the rise of feminism. His pleas initially fell on deaf ears.
    …
    “I was trying to get those people interested in those issues and I utterly failed,” Weyrich recalled in an interview in the early 1990s. “What changed their mind was Jimmy Carter’s intervention against the Christian schools, trying to deny them tax-exempt status on the basis of so-called de facto segregation.”

  82. 82.

    JPL

    October 3, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Also would this be happening if he was white.

     

    this is Herschel

    Would they be doing that if I was white?”

  83. 83.

    phdesmond

    October 3, 2022 at 9:04 pm

    @hueyplong:

    i like the wording of that fourth condition that justifies abortion.  it needed to be put in writing.

  84. 84.

    Brooklyn Dodger

    October 3, 2022 at 9:05 pm

    @Quiltingfool: Got my amazing quilt block today. You are an artist and I love every detail of Standing Patron. Thank you!!!

  85. 85.

    Quiltingfool

    October 3, 2022 at 9:25 pm

    @Brooklyn Dodger: So glad you like it!  I was looking at a lot of Patron blocks today!  I am rather fond of them, they turned out quite nicely.

    Making a block like Patron has inspired me to make “realistic” dog blocks in the future (don’t tell the cats, lol!). I’ve saved a few photos of Badger and Pete, Betty Cracker’s adorable dogs, and once I get some projects cleared out, I may try my hand at making a Pete block and a Badger block.  I really like Boston Terriers.

  86. 86.

    phdesmond

    October 3, 2022 at 9:26 pm

    @Hoodie:

    well put.

  87. 87.

    EmbraceYourInnerCrone

    October 3, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    @Delk: I m so happy for you. It’s good to hear some good news

  88. 88.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 9:34 pm

    somebody on Ron DeSantis’s team hates Ron DeSantis.

  89. 89.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 3, 2022 at 9:37 pm

    @Leto:

    “And then the lawyer goes to jail, not you!”

    — Signed, Michael Cohen

  90. 90.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    hasn’t this kid been trolling on his father’s behalf up till now?

    Christian Walker @ChristianWalk1r

    I know my mom and I would really appreciate if my father Herschel Walker stopped lying and making a mockery of us. You’re not a “family man” when you left us to bang a bunch of women, threatened to kill us, and had us move over 6 times in 6 months running from your violence.

  91. 91.

    Brooklyn Dodger

    October 3, 2022 at 9:43 pm

    @Quiltingfool: Go for it. He looks forthright and true. Even a little amused. Don’t know how you can do that with stitches, but it’s really sweet.

  92. 92.

    raven

    October 3, 2022 at 9:45 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: Don’t get too excited.

     

    Christian Walker

    @ChristianWalk1r

    ·
    Jun 26, 2021

    People are sick and tired of the woke indoctrination being pushed down their throats every time they go to listen to anything news or entertainment related. My anti-woke podcast UNCANCELLABLE is #1 in entertainment news. Go check it out

  93. 93.

    Another Scott

    October 3, 2022 at 9:50 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: I only know he exists from a few minutes ago.

    .@ChristianWalk1r put it in the burn book. You’ll feel better. pic.twitter.com/WKQwAl7EuT

    — Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) October 4, 2022

    Dunno.

    Sometimes one has to say things in public to get the catharsis. Imagine the feeling of guilt holding that back and him getting elected because voters didn’t know?

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  94. 94.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    Erick Son Of Erick’s tone has changed rather dramatically in the last few hours

    Erick Erickson. @EWErickson 24m

    I’d largely thought Walker could pull this off despite his baggage. I’ll see what sort of response he mounts, but given text messages tonight, Georgia GOP’ers are praying for Dr. Oz to win. Walker hasn’t mounted a good response to any attack, and this is brutal, probably a KO

    One notable thing here — it wasn’t the Daily Beast story that has gotten GA-GOP types into despair mode. It’s Herschel Walker’s son’s Twitter thread that served as the admission against interest for Walker and it’s all down hill from there.

  95. 95.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 10:07 pm

    @Baud:

    Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance 3h

    If this reporting holds up, “Trump himself eventually packed the boxes that were returned in January,” his conduct would have been so egregious that DOJ will have to indict to maintain the rule of law-anyone else would be indicted, he must be too.

    my boldface

  96. 96.

    Steeplejack

    October 3, 2022 at 10:11 pm

    @Percysowner:

    No high fives, but . . .

    I am willing to shake their hands, however, because I can demonstrate the crushing power of my manly grip.

    — Madame Hardy (@mme_hardy) October 3, 2022

  97. 97.

    James E Powell

    October 3, 2022 at 10:19 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    We’ll see if it moves the needle.

    I’m going to predict it won’t. All Walker has to do is say that he told Jesus about it & Jesus forgave him.

  98. 98.

    The Lodger

    October 3, 2022 at 10:22 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: So when did Portland start accepting Ethereum for light rail? (Or does “Ethereum Max tokens” have another meaning?)

  99. 99.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 10:22 pm

    @James E Powell:

    Richard M. Nixon @dick_nixon 35m

    I understand this view. But the hypocrisy interests me less than a nuclear attack by the very photogenic and publicity-hungry son

    ETA: as I said above, anyone who’s voting for this (brain-damaged?) man is probably not movable, but maybe the accusation of domestic violence from his son? I don’t know how new that is

  100. 100.

    James E Powell

    October 3, 2022 at 10:25 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist:

    I’m thinking of all the white people in Alabama who voted for the pedophile. Or the white people in WVa who voted for the guy in prison rather than President Obama in the primary.

    They hate the rest of us & that’s how & why they vote.

  101. 101.

    The Lodger

    October 3, 2022 at 10:36 pm

    @catclub: “Herschel, don’t you know how to spell NDA?”

  102. 102.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    October 3, 2022 at 10:41 pm

    @Jim, Foolish Literalist: I’ll add two things:

    1. this is all being stirred up when, according to political folk wisdom, normies are paying attention, and
    2. fukifino
  103. 103.

    Kent

    October 3, 2022 at 11:05 pm

    Has anyone yet posted this new internet classic on fuck around/find out?

    https://twitter.com/maiyajambalaya/status/1575208253071720450

  104. 104.

    Glidwrith

    October 4, 2022 at 1:05 am

    @Quiltingfool: Squeee!!!

    And may I also add in my thanks.

  105. 105.

    Paul in KY

    October 4, 2022 at 8:41 am

    @Percysowner: I thought he was dead by now. A pretty humourless dude to be a parent.

  106. 106.

    brantl

    October 4, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    @Dan B: Waterboarding was done with refrigerated water.

  107. 107.

    brantl

    October 4, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Why  shouldn’t these people get the treatment for breaking the law, that they advocate for law-breakers?

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