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come on kushner indictment come on come on im ready to inject it straight into my veins
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Al Borland Corp. posted:As long as McCain and senile Republican stay in the hospital and don't die we're good, if Susan Collins give a poo poo that she didn't get anything she wanted. Nah, it's been done for a while. It was done as soon as nobody (except, briefly, Rubio) tried to name anything specific they wanted to get immediately after Doug Jones was elected. To be clear; the amount of political leverage Senate Republicans are leaving on the table is loving staggering. Any one of them, for any reason, could stymie this bare-rear end political process long enough to get Doug Jones seated and basically extract whatever concessions they want in exchange for their vote. It's what happened in the runnup to Obamacare's final passage, and why it ended up being more of a shitshow than it needed to be. Democrats made Harry Reid's life hell for weeks, because they knew, in their heart of hearts, that it was the last chance to sit at the buffet. There has literally never been a better opportunity for individual Republicans to fund their pet projects than this right here, and none of them are even trying, because all of them are that far in hock to their corporate masters.
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This is our timeline https://twitter.com/vandroidhelsing/status/940987158571053057
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Dec 15, 2017 22:30
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Yes so we just need two Republicans old bedridden and dying but not dead or in a poor enough state to be replaced, as well as one Republican with an ounce of provision principle.
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Dec 15, 2017 22:31
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BlueberryCanary posted:Wow he really paid the $10 million bail I would almost sort of imagine that the shady people he's been dealing with in Russia are telling him that he's not welcome there. After all, what better way to cast a collusive shadow on them than if Manafort goes running to them. Much like Assange running to a Russian embassy made it clear from whom he took his marching orders.
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Crow Jane posted:May I ask why? RuPaul's Drag Race and The Great British Baking Show are the only reality tv anyone needs. I didn't know my wife was a goon! Why do you always glaze over so much when I describe forum drama in great detail?
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Shlomo Palestein posted:I didn't know my wife was a goon! Why do you always glaze over so much when I describe forum drama in great detail? Probably because you always talk over my shows 
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:Nah, it's been done for a while. It was done as soon as nobody (except, briefly, Rubio) tried to name anything specific they wanted to get immediately after Doug Jones was elected.
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Dec 15, 2017 22:33
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:To be clear; the amount of political leverage Senate Republicans are leaving on the table is loving staggering. Any one of them, for any reason, could stymie this bare-rear end political process long enough to get Doug Jones seated and basically extract whatever concessions they want in exchange for their vote. It's what happened in the runnup to Obamacare's final passage, and why it ended up being more of a shitshow than it needed to be. Democrats made Harry Reid's life hell for weeks, because they knew, in their heart of hearts, that it was the last chance to sit at the buffet. There has literally never been a better opportunity for individual Republicans to fund their pet projects than this right here, and none of them are even trying, because all of them are that far in hock to their corporate masters. The more they delay, the better the chance of people figuring out how much the bill will screw them and complaining. It's in their best interests to rush it through. After that it's a done deal and just "drat taxes" for most people.
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Crow Jane posted:May I ask why? RuPaul's Drag Race and The Great British Baking Show are the only reality tv anyone needs. It's a combination of a couple of things. One, it's the rare opportunity, as a regular person, to watch MBAs and (middling) corporate executives embarrass, prostrate, and prostitute themselves over and over on national television to win the approval of the most loathsome human being who ever got their own TV show. Like, seriously, on a weekly basis people with $200 dollar haircuts would be forced to run hot dog carts and don sandwich boards in the streets of New York and then fail miserably at it. Two, by the end of each season it turned into an interesting psychological drama as people who were all much smarter than Trump took turns manipulating his gross, squishy-brained ego in front of each other using the simplest and most childish tactics imaginable. Seriously, if you want to know what John Kelly's day looks like, watch any episode of the Apprentice. Trump is 100% that person he played on TV. That, and sometimes the contestants would actually do something interestingly corporate and cleverly functional, to remind you why business is actually a thing worth studying. I'm a sucker for watching competent people doing their jobs competently, in small doses. Also, you forgot the Amazing Race. That's the only other reality TV show worth anything. Old Kentucky Shark fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Dec 15, 2017 |
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:It's a combination of a couple of things. One, it's the rare opportunity, as a regular person, to watch MBAs and (middling) corporate executives embarrass, prostrate, and prostitute themselves over and over on national television to win the approval of the most loathsome human being who ever got their own TV show. Like, seriously, on a weekly basis with $200 dollar haircuts would be forced to run hot dog carts and don sandwich boards in the streets of New York and then fail miserably at it. Two, by the end of each season it turned into an interesting psychological drama as people who were all much smarter than Trump took turns manipulating his gross, squishy-brained ego in front of each other using the simplest and most childish tactics imaginable. I am a sucker for Forged in Fire. That and the great British Baking Show are enough reality TV for my life. Oh, and Hot Ones.
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BarbarianElephant posted:The more they delay, the better the chance of people figuring out how much the bill will screw them and complaining. It's in their best interests to rush it through. After that it's a done deal and just "drat taxes" for most people. During my lifetime, "drat taxes" almost single-handedly brought down a president who was almost twice as popular as Donald Trump. EDIT: also, people seem to have already figured it out. This bill is already less popular than actual tax increases of the past. Between this and Net Neutrality, Republicans have really started poisoning the well that is comfy white people's day to day lives. Old Kentucky Shark fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Dec 15, 2017 |
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Which Trump is George Michael?
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Which Trump is George Michael? It's pretty clearly Barron.
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:It's a combination of a couple of things. One, it's the rare opportunity, as a regular person, to watch MBAs and (middling) corporate executives embarrass, prostrate, and prostitute themselves over and over on national television to win the approval of the most loathsome human being who ever got their own TV show. Like, seriously, on a weekly basis people with $200 dollar haircuts would be forced to run hot dog carts and don sandwich boards in the streets of New York and then fail miserably at it. Two, by the end of each season it turned into an interesting psychological drama as people who were all much smarter than Trump took turns manipulating his gross, squishy-brained ego in front of each other using the simplest and most childish tactics imaginable. Thank you for the explanation, and when you put it like that I suppose it kinda makes sense. I just don't think I could stand looking at or listening to him for that long without hurtling something at my TV
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Heck Yes! Loam! posted:I am a sucker for Forged in Fire. That and the great British Baking Show are enough reality TV for my life. Oh, and Hot Ones. British Bake Off has some of the most talent directors of photography I've ever seen for a reality tv show. They have some really well put together stuff.
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Which Trump is George Michael?
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Which Trump is George Michael? The brother of Donald with the sick kid, who was manipulated out of their fathers will by Donny and the third brother.
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Sometimes I wonder if Barron is happy or if he just wishes he could be in a normal family and have friends.
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Carter Page: "#MeMore."
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Dec 15, 2017 22:52
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 I sent my megapost about Blavatnik, SLF, et al. to the Morning News in June. I wonder if it was helpful to anyone. 
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Crow Jane posted:Thank you for the explanation, and when you put it like that I suppose it kinda makes sense. I just don't think I could stand looking at or listening to him for that long without hurtling something at my TV There used to be a website, TelevisionWithoutPity that did sarcastic recaps of every episode of the Apprentice written by a guy who was really insufferable in a way that I found entertaining, but which you might not. It's still archived here. That's season 5, the season with Brent, which is my favorite but also one of the worst. You could give that a shot, if you want to experience The Apprentice but don't want to hear Trump's voice. I'd also add that I love the British Baking show on Netflix. Old Kentucky Shark fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Dec 15, 2017 |
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mutata posted:Sometimes I wonder if Barron is happy or if he just wishes he could be in a normal family and have friends. Trump supposedly calls him “retard.” And based on what we know about Diaper Don, I bet that kid wishes he were in literally any other family.
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Beastie posted:British Bake Off has some of the most talent directors of photography I've ever seen for a reality tv show. They have some really well put together stuff.  , made me actually get off my rear end and learn to bake things. I'm not even fit to clean up Mary Berry's crumbs and probably never will be, but it's a fun and delicious hobby, so it's done more to improve my life than any other reality tv show. I can't bring myself to watch the new one, though 
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trump has found a much quicker route in the race to the bottom. suck it bushes!
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mutata posted:Sometimes I wonder if Barron is happy or if he just wishes he could be in a normal family and have friends. Every morning Barron Trump wakes up, shuffles to the White House kitchen where his mother stares out the window over her third breakfast martini. He takes a pop tart out of the cupboard, and heads to the living room to watch cartoons. There, he finds his two adult stepbrothers wrestling each other while chanting school fight songs. Sighing, Barron turns and heads back to his bedroom, but not before stopping by the bathroom to place a pillow under the head of his slumbering father, hunched atop the toilet, his phone pinched between prawn-like fingers. Every morning Barron Trump wakes up a little more.
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empty whippet box posted:This is really pathetic and kinda sounds like a doddering old man who doesn't reaaaaally know what's going on or why he's there but he's supposed to talk and that's all he knows how to talk about. its a both. he is a colossal narcissist as well meltybrain.
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Ague Proof posted:Whitefish Energy? hey bud i don't think you get enough recognition for your quips but i always giggle or at least exhale audibly
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empty whippet box posted:This is really pathetic and kinda sounds like a doddering old man who doesn't reaaaaally know what's going on or why he's there but he's supposed to talk and that's all he knows how to talk about. I've been getting total Abe Simpson vibes from him
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Beastie posted:British Bake Off has some of the most talent directors of photography I've ever seen for a reality tv show. They have some really well put together stuff. Not to mention those people are insane artists and Mary Berry is a delight and the other guy has the eyes of a wise, powerful husky
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Bronze posted:can you really blame any of the kids for being total garbage considering the family they were born into? it's not like they ever had a chance. Yes?? Plenty of people grow up with horrible parents and don't adhere to their lovely beliefs.
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Man, I dunno about the new text on the Statue of Liberty.
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Bronze posted:trump has found a much quicker route in the race to the bottom. suck it bushes! What caused Reagan to drop in year 6?
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1) Why do these people not just book mark those bird accounts with the browser or just keep a text file with the urls? Seems like having your social media account follow stuff is a soft paper trial.
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Uncle Wemus posted:What caused Reagan to drop in year 6? would that have been Iran-Contra maybe? Just guessing idk.
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