US Politics December 2018: ~very legal and very cool~

"intensely handsome"!

Seeing names like Robert Novak seared my retinas.

no wonder Comey wanted to hug and kiss him so much

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/54/Rough_Boys.jpg/220px-Rough_Boys.jpg

Wonder who Barr wanted instead. Doesn't mean they didn't get along later.

gonna check my uni library for these diaries!

I do love this bit from Untermeyer's Wikipedia entry:

Untermeyer is the author of When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, a memoir of the opening two years of the Reagan Administration; Inside Reagan's Navy: The Pentagon Journals, describing his service at the Navy Department; and How Important People Act: Behaving Yourself in Public.

His website has more fun re that last point. I presume our current president was not a client.

In an informal and fun atmosphere, Ambassador Chase Untermeyer shares valuable tips and techniques on how to act in public. These include how to make conversation with total strangers at a reception or banquet; how to sit on stage; how to give a talk; how to attend a funeral or other solemn occasion; how to take a tour; how to run a meeting; how to deal with the press; and how best to represent your company or firm in another country and culture.

Unlike professional training programs on “motivation” and “leadership” that speak in generalities, the “How Important People Act” seminar arms you with dozens of very practical things you can start using immediately to act with confidence and competence in public

dying @ this

he's like the Henry Higgins of Important People

"Why Can't The Americans Learn to Sit?"

I also appreciate that if you go to his site, you'll find you can choose from his resume, his very short bio, his short bio or his full bio. Or his wife.

"How to Sit on Your Wife -- And Asking Her Permission!"

"How To Be Buried."

This is the world Ross Douthat wants:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7XIHlAuYvk

BTW you should go back to that diary link just for the attempt at humor between him, Bush and the Gorbachevs, as well as the revelation that the chapter is called "The Case of the Missing Earrings." Why the hell hasn't there been a parody film of this guy yet.

Joy! My library's got it.

I await the blogpost

WI and MI voted for Trump. This is their reward.

― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, December 6, 2018 11:09 AM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You are full of it if you think the Wisconsin state legislature would be acting one bit differently if Clinton had done 2% better and won here. On the contrary -- if Wisconsin were really "Trump Country" as some people like to think, the legislature here wouldn't be so damn scared of the public.

whoa there are Wisconsin ilxors

where you from exactly

Illinois ain't exactly deep blue (even if it looks that way on paper), but the only place I've seen actual Trump signs and Republican candidate signs in large numbers has been right outside Milwaukee, between there and Madison.

The entire country is basically the same, rural (red/outer suburbs) and blue (urban areas/inner suburbs)

find the nearest university and walk 20 miles to the left, and you'll find a trump sign

trump is on the far left, claims ilxor dot com poster ‘karl malone’

So...about Bob Barr...

how soon we forget the only actually funny Trump nickname

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-may-replace-jim-mattis-new-nickname-moderate-dog-2018-9

oops wrong thread

This seems like a bad idea pic.twitter.com/ujwAjBByZo

— Eric Gomez (@EricGomezAsia) December 6, 2018

trump and the republican party regularly 'take hostages' in their domestic legislative negotiations. i guess it stands to reason that they'd start taking real physical hostages

She was arrested in Vancouver BC though... think Trudeau is just gonna give her up to the US?

trudeau should take a hostage before handing over anyone to the US

trade wars are good and easy to win, especially if you convert them into real wars

so thiiiiis is how the apocalypse kicks off, nice

meanwhile, senator elect josh hawley (R-missouri) is now under investigation by MO's (republican) secretary of state. you know it's probably bad if a republican chooses to do their own job at the expense of another republican

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mo-secretary-of-state-launches-probe-of-new-sen-elect-josh-hawley

Glad I got a new person to learn about

Aside from a brief stint at China Construction Bank, the 46-year-old executive has spent her entire career at Huawei. Her brother, Meng Ping, also known as Ren Ping, works at a Huawei subsidiary, and there was speculation that they were being groomed for succession. The Huawei founder reportedly shot that down in a letter to employees in 2013, saying his children lacked the vision, character and ambition to lead the company.

Anyway this is pretty ominous as Huwaei seems to be closely linked to the Chinese government ans has often been accused of espionage

She was arrested in Vancouver BC though... think Trudeau is just gonna give her up to the US?

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, December 6, 2018 2:47 PM (thirteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

she was arrested based on charges in the US, so... yes

still feel like Trudeau should take some sort of hostage

Take our president, please!

McCready officially withdraws his concession in North Carolina House race.

good

FAKE NEWS - THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018

... 30 minutes later ...

Around 10:35pm, a bomb threat was called into the Time Warner Center & the building was evacuated. The threat has not been substantiated at this time; we’re on scene performing a comprehensive sweep-and-search of the facility. We’ll share more info as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/VtLL2zmilJ

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 7, 2018

CORRECTION: Police responded to a call at 10:07 PM.

— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 7, 2018

i guess trump tweeted after he placed the call then

whoa there are Wisconsin ilxors

lol

wait are some of you guys not in Wisconsin

"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made An Ilxor Out Of Me)"

Amazing that NYPD felt compelled to note the time stamp, with good reason ofc

"senator elect josh hawley (R-missouri)" fuck

The dipshit had a big night on Twitter (and he's still going). This was a particularly sad fart...

Does the Fake News Media ever mention the fact that Republicans, with the very important help of my campaign Rallies, WON THE UNITED STATES SENATE, 53 to 47? All I hear is that the Open Border Dems won the House. Senate alone approves judges & others. Big Republican Win!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018

Lol, that's incredible.