I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE BOTTOM IS • US presidential elections part VIII

tbf the most recent damaging stuff against hillary is pretty weak shit by any standard

(xposts) Hadn't thought about it that way, but that seems like a reasonable interpretation--Limbaugh's audience presumably loves Trump unfiltered. In any event, "on the teleprompter" made me laugh after eight years of ridiculing Obama.

that's true Mordy, but a more capable candidate would be making much better hay out of it. the best hay, believe me.

Rush's message about Trump on teleprompter reminds me of the assurances that the Hulk ride would work in the first 90 days Universal Islands of Adventure was open

Still carrying that pain, huh?

it will be with me always

wow how bad are things when even Rasmussen has you down 4 points nationally in the 4-way poll

not bad enough imo

https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/768939796760711168

troll recognize troll

the two deserve each other

Standard TrumpTard

the "whatever-tard" locution cannot go away soon enough for me

Aimless, that was a direct reference to the tweet just above that you might've missed.

as a witty rejoinder to the tweet it had its flaws

it really is kind of shitty that so many groups that already feel bullied enough as it is are in the crosshairs of this campaign.

Trump-ism is bleeding all over the country. Owner of a local bar here, baffled that he didn't win several "Best of Orlando" awards in the local-alt weekly's annual vote, wrote a public FB screed talking about how the vote was rigged and demanding vote counts be released and taking pictures of the ballots he collected.

can't wait for this to permeate into Class President elections in elementary schools nationwide.

remember when christie's parents were gonna sue because a better baseball player moved into their district and took away his playing time?

lol

“The family was considering consulting attorneys, to see if this could be blocked,” Parsons remembered Christie telling him. “He told me that if that happened, there was a chance that the whole team would have to forfeit the spring season. And he asked me what my thoughts were.”

Parsons told him: Don’t. “I looked at him and I said, ‘Chris, hey man, I want to play my senior season,’ ” Parsons said.

In that instance, Christie passed up the chance to play legal hardball. Parsons didn’t hear about the lawyers again. The new kid played, Christie sat, and the Livingston Lancers won the state title.

Hope Anderson Cooper has another "That's the argument of a five-year-old" moment tonight when Trump tries to convince him that him immigration position hasn't really changed.

There's been open guffawing at some of the surrogates who've been doing the same the past couple of days.

tbf Jesus kinda used some of this shitty logic when he done changed Yahweh's laws

The band began playing at 8:30 sharp—the exact call time for the evening’s gig—a punctiliousness perhaps less rock ’n’ roll cool than cable-news precise. Its front man, after all, was Joe Scarborough, the 53-year-old host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and the band, naturally, goes by the name Morning Joe Music. The players—a group of talented, scruffy-looking guys in jeans—formed a constellation around Scarborough not unlike Willie Geist, Mike Barnicle, and Donny Deutsch do on-air every morning. They all had something to add, but mostly, they existed to orbit Scarborough, who has arguably become the most influential Republican in America during this election season. Scarborough, who has known Donald Trump for years, was among the first in the media to presage his mind-boggling rise—and one of the most consequential conservatives to rebuke him. But this evening was not intended as political theater. A few minutes after 8:30, a wall of sound filled the room: two backup singers ooh-ing and ahh-ing, two horn players blaring high notes in harmony, and a keyboardist who sounded faintly like Rufus Wainwright all backed up Scarborough on the vocals of a song he had written himself.

Mika Brzezinski, Scarborough’s morning show co-host, was perched on the edge of her seat in a booth just offstage, toggling an iPhone, a Chanel shopper, and a drinks menu as she sang along to every word of the song and waved her fists to the beat. She ordered a bottle of wine for the table and texted friends in order to get them to stop by. She was, all at once, an inspiring combination of groupie, hostess, and dutiful colleague. And maybe a little rock star, too, in jeans and black sunglasses resting atop her white-blonde hair.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/08/joe-scarborough-morning-joe-music-band?mbid=social_twitter

OMG that Coulter quote

tbf the most recent damaging stuff against hillary is pretty weak shit by any standard in any other year

Drool

Michael Musto on FB:

Hillary's look at the P-town fundraiser with Cher was rather hard to describe, except to say it gave me a headache. Only a peek into Hillary's emails might disclose exactly what she was going for: KMart greeter? Nursing home attendant? Take a look at Hill and then pick from the following choices: Holly Hobby, Weeble, Amish woman.

http://www.capecod.com/wp-content/uploads/Clinton-Ptown.jpg

A sense of fashion is nice accessory for a prez. It gives a bit of zip to their appearance. But who the fuck really cares if Hillary dresses a bit on the dumpy side? She's not running as a dress mannequin. She's running for president and commander in chief.

has scarborough drifted left at all? or does it just seem that way because he now seems to be sick of trump? I've barely payed any attention to him at all, ever

There is literally nothing Morbius won't grab onto like a life-raft. Ooh, some gay columnist a few hundred people in New York gave a shit about 20 years ago doesn't like Hillary's clothes! This is key information that must be shared!

Whomever Michael Musto is, he kind of sucks at disguising his misogyny

"This bitch doesn't even know how to dress like something other than an old lady with a job"

has scarborough drifted left at all? or does it just seem that way because he now seems to be sick of trump? I've barely payed any attention to him at all, ever

― akm, Thursday, August 25, 2016

he acknowledges gay and brown-skinned people, which provide excuses for his Beltway-modulated sanctimony.

"Whomever Michael Musto is, he kind of sucks at disguising his misogyny" Village Voice theater critic queen

people caring about how politicians dress sorta forfeit the moral right to complain about, say, the dearth of great cinema

Michael Musto on FB:

/Hillary's look at the P-town fundraiser with Cher was rather hard to describe, except to say it gave me a headache. Only a peek into Hillary's emails might disclose exactly what she was going for: KMart greeter? Nursing home attendant? Take a look at Hill and then pick from the following choices: Holly Hobby, Weeble, Amish woman./

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Michael Musto on FB:

/Hillary's look at the P-town fundraiser with Cher was rather hard to describe, except to say it gave me a headache. Only a peek into Hillary's emails might disclose exactly what she was going for: KMart greeter? Nursing home attendant? Take a look at Hill and then pick from the following choices: Holly Hobby, Weeble, Amish woman./

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David Sirota on Twitter (@davidsirota) has been a good one-stop for arguments why the Clinton Foundation is worrying - of course in horse race terms this is only concerning if Trump manages to wrestle the clown shoes off of his feet.

PS fuck Michael Musto and fuck Dr Morbius for thinking that's a funny thing to post here.

But who the fuck really cares if Hillary dresses a bit on the dumpy side?

Morbs will sink (?) to reposting sexist bullshit if it gives him a chance to vent on Hillary, he's a sorry poster and a joke and no one should be surprised at this point

he's ILX's own Lord Haw Haw

and if he's still awake he will reply with an unfunny, spiteful and overall pathetic threat of violence in 3, 2, 1....

http://www.word-2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/word-beamed-quavers.gif"do not wake the draaagon..."http://www.word-2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/word-beamed-quavers.gif

Musto addressed the Standard Idiotic Misogyny Accusations on FB (lots of women joining in on the snark; misogynists all!)

but yeah maybe I should've posted dear, sweet, dumb Cher's fundraising speech instead

anyway the top truth (from a woman) is that the outfit looks most like Lady Elaine's clown smock on Mister Rogers

This IS the substances this year, kids

NO ONE GIVES A SHIT ABOUT HER CLOTHES!! FOCUSING ON HER CLOTHES IS WHAT MAKES WHAT YOU'RE WRITING/SHARING MISOGYNISTIC!! SORRY THAT YOU AND MUSTO ARE SO EQUALLY FUCKING CLUELESS!!

But thank you for your Standard Idiotic Contributions to this thread

de nada

MM:
We should silence any critiques or satire, right? Please! Not gonna happen and don't try to make it happen. Were fighting for a free country with free speech, and this is part of it. Besides, my fashion critique of Hillary is hardly going to make someone vote for Trump. And it pales next to the criticism I heap on Trump. So spare me!!!!!

There have been elements of corruption along the way (most recently the Clinton Foundation's apparent pay-for-play policy). I don't deny it any more than the fact that she called Nancy Reagan an AIDS activist. I am free to note all that while also noting that she is way better than Trump. Lying or pretending doesn't help anyone.

When did this become the measure of free speech? It actually boggles my mind (to the extent that anything can be 'boggled') that someone can be told something they said is misogynist and then launch into a rant about free speech. It's just 'well, people used to laugh' but with self righteousness and concept creep.

Its desperation. People trying to convince themselves that their righteous hatred of Clinton (or Obama) gives them the green light to spew misogynist (or racist) bullshit.

i see michael musto in the neighborhood around my office fairly frequently and he is in no position to criticize anyone else's appearance

Musto addressed the Standard Idiotic Misogyny Accusations on FB (lots of women joining in on the snark; misogynists all!)

Right, there are no female misgynists, just like there are no closeted, self-hating gays. Your boundless grasp of sociology continues to impress!