Is the press really free & objective? Or is it associated w/ a political party? If so, that's a violation of what the Founders intended-BO'R — Bill O'Reilly (@oreillyfactor) February 21, 2017 Just imagine if there was like, an entire news network that always agreed with one party no matter how craven, god that would …
Open Thread: Democracy, Down at the Pointy End
Town hall scenes from Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Maryland tonight, where voters showed up but GOP congressmen were no-shows. pic.twitter.com/qfNRnNASlI — Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) February 22, 2017 Angry constituent gives Mitch McConnell the what for pic.twitter.com/tyHseJVtqd — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 21, 2017 The (lazy, bothsiderist) NYTimes is forced to notice — “At Town …
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Under Cover of Darkness Open Thread: CPAC, Milo, and the Limits of Cleek’s Law (Part the Second)
*very liberal wonk voice* "i miss the days when cpac was about big ideas." pic.twitter.com/Ne2lFGfBd2 — mike casca (@cascamike) February 21, 2017 Cleek’s Law: Today’s conservatism is the opposite of what liberals want today, updated daily. Roy Edroso, at Alicublog: I see Milo Yiannopoulos’ friends have turned on him. Just kidding — they were never …
Post-Midnight Open Thread: Russophilic Nesting Dolts
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen confirms meeting Ukrainian, denies delivering peace plan to Mike Flynn https://t.co/w18qbncuxu pic.twitter.com/wS0R3O1JWN — NBC Investigations (@NBCInvestigates) February 20, 2017 Adam will no doubt keep explaining these spy-vs-spy shenanigans far more cogently, but I couldn’t resist the chance to re-up the last video clip here… … The Times reported that the meeting …
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Tuesday Evening Open Thread: Ya Think?
The so-called angry crowds in home districts of some Republicans are actually, in numerous cases, planned out by liberal activists. Sad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 21, 2017 It's working, people. Go to https://t.co/Q459ePfAIY and become a so-called activist. https://t.co/Wuv11kRc8Q — Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) February 21, 2017 Liberal organizers, actually (for the distinction between …
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Tuesday Morning Open Thread: Out of the Shadows
In Saudi Arabia, men and women usually can’t mix in public. But at the nation's first Comic Con, they mingled https://t.co/WZxNFJtVEr pic.twitter.com/h9rXlnIp6e — CNN International (@cnni) February 20, 2017 From the Washington Post, “For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings“: CHARLOTTESVILLE — The room where historians …
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For-the-Record Open Thread: No Bottom to Trump’s Presser Nadir
.@FLOTUS opens her remarks with the Lord's Prayer. pic.twitter.com/z0Vk6znjL8 — Fox News (@FoxNews) February 18, 2017 That’s weird in and of itself (traditionally, one recited the Pater Noster when in immanent peril, as the best emergency method of preparing one’s soul against Hell or Purgatory) but some eagle-eyed observer noticed the signs so prominent behind …
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