So basically:WH is demanding about 80% of its initial asks on legal imm, 100% of its initial asks on border/asylum, and 20% (subject to change) of its initial asks on interior enforcement.https://t.co/urh8QbFRRf— Dara Lind (@DLind) January 25, 2018
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 January 2018 13:54 (six years ago) link
Missed that Meehan is not seeking re-election. That's something like, what, 32? 33 GOP Congressmen not seeking re-election? That's a record, I think.
Had a beer with a friend and his friend last night. HIs friend is in I think some kind of international banking/finance and said that from their perspective, they're predicting and planning for a full-on trade-war with China, which they're expecting Trump to push in his state of the union.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 13:57 (six years ago) link
why stop at just trade war
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:18 (six years ago) link
BBC headline is that "trump ready to apologise for far right posts'. Why wouldn't you just apologise rather than signal readiness to apologise? It seems false. Plus we don't want him either way.
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:20 (six years ago) link
the president is having difficulty breathing, jig-is-up respiration like a season six Tony Soprano or nightclub Jake LaMotta
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:27 (six years ago) link
comes up for air in the ellipses of every run-on sentence
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:30 (six years ago) link
Mr. Trump said that when he retweeted the videos, which portrayed Muslims as violent attackers, he knew nothing about Britain First, the group that had originally posted them.“If you are telling me they’re horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize, if you’d like me to do that,” Mr. Trump told Piers Morgan of the British broadcaster ITV, in an interview scheduled to air on Sunday.“I am often the least racist person that anybody is going to meet,” he added.
“If you are telling me they’re horrible people, horrible, racist people, I would certainly apologize, if you’d like me to do that,” Mr. Trump told Piers Morgan of the British broadcaster ITV, in an interview scheduled to air on Sunday.
“I am often the least racist person that anybody is going to meet,” he added.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
great apology, the best
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:34 (six years ago) link
it’s 2018 and people with the last name falwell haven’t been laughed out of polite society
― maura
what is this "polite society" you speak of
― Arnold Schoenberg Steals (rushomancy), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:34 (six years ago) link
"Other times I'm the MOST racist person anybody is going to meet! Crazy, huh?"
― Righteous wax chaperone, rotating Wingdings (Doctor Casino), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:34 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/R1FJSh2.png
― frogbs, Friday, 26 January 2018 14:35 (six years ago) link
"ready to apologise" is preemptive. When he's not treated with sufficient deference by Britons (which he won't be), he can be all like "well I WAS ready to apologize, NOW I'm not gonna. Such haters. And losers too! Not many people know that America won a war against G. Britain!"
― Tippi Sanhedrin (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:40 (six years ago) link
TBF, having never issued one, our beloved president has no idea how to construct an apology. It's like asking him to demonstrate an expression of care toward another human being, completely external to his lived experience.
― Senior Soft-Serve Tech at the Froyo Arroyo (Old Lunch), Friday, 26 January 2018 14:54 (six years ago) link
"I'm sorry you actually thought I would have retweeted a racist organization on purpose, but that's what happens when you've got such terrible media in this country, I'm not gonna say we should treat them the way those vicious Muslims treated those beautiful, innocent kids in the video, but something has to be done, it's just terrible, more terrible than anyone could have possibly ever imagined..."
― frogbs, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
'ready to apologize' = would love to talk more about whether or not i am a good person or a great person for my willingness to apologize, which i don't even really have to do because i am often so not racist
― j., Friday, 26 January 2018 15:16 (six years ago) link
So is the consensus still that mueller will wait until after midterms to bring hammer down (recommend impeachment)?
― Karl Malone, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:20 (six years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUegPbyWAAMYVRV.jpg:small
lol
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:21 (six years ago) link
best part about that Hannity thing is that Hannity was calling for Mueller to be fired in June, and we all know Trump watches Hannity, soooo.........
― frogbs, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
jig-is-up respiration like a season six Tony Soprano or nightclub Jake LaMotta
LaMotta lived to be 96
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 January 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
i met jake lamotta once. he was kind of like groot the tree-man. slow but when i shook his hand it was obvious that he could have crushed the bones in my hands into dust.
― scott seward, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
“I am often the least racist person that anybody is going to meet,” he added._
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 26 January 2018 15:37 (six years ago) link
"What about Mike Pence?""No comparison. Mike... He's a great guy... Mike's the most racist person you'll meet. Not me.""Bannon?""Way more racist than me. Yuge, yuge racist.""Jayda Fransen?""Who? Oh her. Not much more racist than me, just a pinch. But definitely more racist, not less. More."
― ♫ very clever with maracas.jpg ♫ (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 26 January 2018 15:44 (six years ago) link
wow Scott under what circumstances?
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 15:46 (six years ago) link
at a fancy food show in philly i was at for work. he was selling his tomato sauce. there weren't a lot of people around him so i got to hang out with him a bit. he had like one handler guy. he mostly just nodded when people would talk to him. he was cool to look at.
― scott seward, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
old boxers are usually kinda sad because of what has happened to their melons but they are also very compelling to look at. they look like rock formations or ancient turtles or something. there is still a lot of power in them.
― scott seward, Friday, 26 January 2018 15:53 (six years ago) link
yeah I saw Chuck Wepner once, he moved like through molasses
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link
I saw Jake at a comedy club (honoring his fellow Bronxer Larry Storch), but he was 90 and I didn't wanna bother him.
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
(he was just sitting there, not doing "my alcohol was 2% blood" jokes)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:03 (six years ago) link
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:05 (six years ago) link
You know, not to give credence to his dreams of youthful sport domination, but Trump reminds me of an old athlete. Let himself go, sort of lumbering, lingering brain damage, nice to kids, obsessed with the good old days and past prowess, owns a car dealership or two ...
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:06 (six years ago) link
that's entirely too generous
― circa1916, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
I could totally see a parallel universe where Trump made his money selling cheap-o kitchen grills that drain off the fat from meat.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
http://media.breitbart.com/media/2016/04/AP_985702709324-640x480.jpg
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:13 (six years ago) link
in this universe he sold steaks
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:14 (six years ago) link
nice to kids
um
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:16 (six years ago) link
Well, not his own. The kind he can give back or kick out.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
i support the alternate universe in all its flaws if it means trump spent most of his life getting punched in the head.
― Righteous wax chaperone, rotating Wingdings (Doctor Casino), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
An alternate universe where he got distracted and thus got domed by propeller of his helicopter
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:24 (six years ago) link
god i just want all of this to end
― Karl Malone, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
We are in the alternate universe.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:30 (six years ago) link
The President once had a solid right hook. He proudly recounted punching his 2nd grade teacher in the face, and then there is the story of him knocking out Donald Jr. in his dorm.
Terrible footwork though.
― Patton Oswalt Defense Lawyer (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:31 (six years ago) link
http://cnn.it/2nfqlMb
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:43 (six years ago) link
oops I meant
Trump mentioned fake news at Davos — here's how the room reacted. https://t.co/bQK0kpWzCq— Meg Wagner (@megwagner) January 26, 2018
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:44 (six years ago) link
on that subject, I'm paywalled but this is beginning to make the rounds and seems less than great
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/us/politics/hillary-clinton-chose-to-shield-a-top-adviser-accused-of-harassment-in-2008.html?
― Simon H., Friday, 26 January 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
Trump whining about the "fake news" then immediately falsely claiming that the cameras in front of him are turning off is about as on-brand as you can get
― frogbs, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
cool lets dunk on hillary again this never gets old.
― officer sonny bonds, lytton pd (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
Ingraham claiming the boos were at the media themselves and not Trump. wow these subhuman cumstains really can spin everything.
― fuck you, your hat is horrible (Neanderthal), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
xpost He was like maybe her faith advisor? Anyway, seems like a minor scandal to me:
A senior adviser to Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign who was accused of repeatedly sexually harassing a young subordinate was kept on the campaign at Mrs. Clinton’s request, according to four people familiar with what took place.Mrs. Clinton’s campaign manager at the time recommended that she fire the adviser, Burns Strider. But Mrs. Clinton did not. Instead, Mr. Strider was docked several weeks of pay and ordered to undergo counseling, and the young woman was moved to a new job.Mr. Strider, who was Mrs. Clinton’s faith adviser, a co-founder of the American Values Network, and sent the candidate scripture readings every morning for months during the campaign, was hired five years later to lead an independent group that supported Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 candidacy, Correct the Record, which was created by a close Clinton ally, David Brock.He was fired after several months for workplace issues, including allegations that he harassed a young female aide, according to three people close to Correct the Record’s management.Mr. Strider did not respond to an email seeking comment.A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton provided a statement from Utrecht, Kleinfeld, Fiori, Partners, the law firm that had represented the campaign in 2008 and has been involved on sexual harassment issues.“To ensure a safe working environment, the campaign had a process to address complaints of misconduct or harassment. When matters arose, they were reviewed in accordance with these policies, and appropriate action was taken,” the statement said. “This complaint was no exception.”
Mrs. Clinton’s campaign manager at the time recommended that she fire the adviser, Burns Strider. But Mrs. Clinton did not. Instead, Mr. Strider was docked several weeks of pay and ordered to undergo counseling, and the young woman was moved to a new job.
Mr. Strider, who was Mrs. Clinton’s faith adviser, a co-founder of the American Values Network, and sent the candidate scripture readings every morning for months during the campaign, was hired five years later to lead an independent group that supported Mrs. Clinton’s 2016 candidacy, Correct the Record, which was created by a close Clinton ally, David Brock.
He was fired after several months for workplace issues, including allegations that he harassed a young female aide, according to three people close to Correct the Record’s management.
Mr. Strider did not respond to an email seeking comment.
A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton provided a statement from Utrecht, Kleinfeld, Fiori, Partners, the law firm that had represented the campaign in 2008 and has been involved on sexual harassment issues.
“To ensure a safe working environment, the campaign had a process to address complaints of misconduct or harassment. When matters arose, they were reviewed in accordance with these policies, and appropriate action was taken,” the statement said. “This complaint was no exception.”
So she docked him pay and made him undergo counseling. Then the next time it happened, years later, he was fired?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:53 (six years ago) link
Smells of bs to me that after a huge anti-Trump bombshell within hours the Times is all "breaking news, Clinton blah blah ... "
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
Thanks again Maggie Haberman
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link