Month: November 2017

Free Republic, Immoral Values, Stupid Republican Tricks, The Darnold, Tommy T4 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Rising Gorge edition

Tommy T

People – I’m going to have to ask you to turn the filter on your ISO suits to “OMFG!”.

Ready?

It’s time to pardon my blankie!

Pat Robertson: President Trump Should Issue A ‘Blanket Pardon’ And Shut Down Mueller Investigation
Right Wing Watch ^ | | October 30, 2017 2:55 pm | By Kyle Mantyla

Posted on 10/30/2017, 2:10:12 PM by drewh

On “The 700 Club” this morning, televangelist Pat Robertson reacted to the news that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort had been indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller by calling on President Trump to issue a blanket pardon of everyone who might be implicated in the probe and to then shut down the investigation entirely.

Robertson claimed that Mueller’s investigation has been inexorably “tainted” by the fact that the Clinton campaign and DNC reportedly helped to fund an opposition research dossier during the campaign that alleged connections between the Trump campaign and Russia, insisting that any indictments that result from the Mueller’s investigation must therefore be dismissed and the investigation quashed.

Trump “can grant a pardon to everybody involved in this thing if he wants to,” Robertson said. “This whole thing has got to be shut down … He has every right to shut Mueller down and say, ‘You have gone as far as you need to and I have instructed my Justice Department to close you down.’”

“He can grant a blanket pardon for everybody involved in everything and say, ‘I pardon them all, it’s all over, case closed,’” Robertson continued. “I think that is what he needs to do … He’s got to shut this thing down, he’s just got to.”

1 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:10:12 PM by drewh
The unified “Four legs good, two legs BETTER“ chant starts immediately :
To: drewh

 

I for one would LOVE to see him issue some “F-U” pardons, just to watch the dems heads explode.

17 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:37:56 PM by qwerty1234

FacebookPissLiberalsOff
To: drewh

 

Yes, this should be done immediately. Robertson on target yet again.

22 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:55:40 PM by Max Tactical (MAGA Style!)

And then something very strange starts happening :
To: drewh

 

Shut up, Pat.

11 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:25:25 PM by Fido969 (In!)

To: drewh

 

I wouldn’t be taking advice from Pat Robertson. He’s been saying some wacky things in recent years.

13 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:28:24 PM by Buckeye McFrog

To: drewh
Pat needs to shut it.

Shouldn’t he be retired by now anyway? Somewhere OUT of the limelight, enjoying his great great grandchildren?

15 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:36:17 PM by softengine
You guys realize that G_d is gonna get ya for that, right?
To: drewh
That’s some terrible advice there.I read the entire 31 page indictment, and it is clear that he has been doing as charged, large scale money laundering, hiding assets in foreign banks, lying to mortgage companies.

All of this happened well before he was hired by Trump, who hired him for a particular job, and fired him only two months later, when that job – delegate wrangling – was complete.

Perhaps Mueller should resign, but I don’t see any reason for Trump to support Manafort – who is merely a common criminal who got caught.

(snip)

Manafort knew damn well he was cheating his taxes for years, he just thought he was too smart and well connected to ever get caught.

No sympathy from me, and I hope none from Trump either.

9 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:23:44 PM by Jack Black
Another Freeper corrects him :
To: Jack Black
All of this happened well before he was hired by Trump, who hired him for a particular job, and fired him only two months later, when that job – delegate wrangling – was complete.

Manafort worked for the Trump campaign from March 29 to August 19 of 2016, about four-and-a-half months.

And the indictment states that “In order to hide Ukraine payments from United State authorities, from approximately 2006 through at least 2016, Manafort and Gates laundered the money through scores of United States and foreign corporations, partnerships, and bank accounts.” So while he may have started well before he was hired by Trump, Manafort’s criminality appears to have continued while he was working for the campaign.

18 posted on 10/30/2017, 2:42:12 PM by drjimmy
Picky, picky, picky.
Which brings me to what is possibly the best reply to The Darnold’s deranged tweets EVAR!
TrumpCrime
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Damn.
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I know you good people are here expecting to hear about the Freeperati reaction to a certain kiddie sex lover – well, follow me below the “read Moore”…
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Athenae, Congress, Immoral Values, Religion, Stupid Everything Tricks, Stupid Republican Tricks11 Comments

If She Was Your Daughter

Allison Hantschel

I grew up around evangelicals in Alabama. They know this shit happens–in homes, on the street. In churches. Let me tell you what they do: They blame the girls. https://t.co/jQBm3o1ptO — Donna (@totallydonna) November 9, 2017 Do you know how many women I know, who told their fathers? Who told their mothers, their friends, a “trusted adult” that they were being hurt or had been hurt? Do you know how many of these people, who have daughters, did nothing? Homeless shelters are full of girls and boys whose parents chose their abusers over them. It happens every day. Hey @tedcruz. … Continue reading If She Was Your Daughter

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Krewe du Vieux, Law/Justice, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Sports, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

Peter Adrastos Athas
Orestes by Willem de Kooning.

It’s been a weird week in New Orleans. I know, this is a weird place so why is that surprising? It’s not but I had a deeply strange encounter with a City Council candidate who I do not plan to vote for. Here’s how I described it at Zuckerville:

Seth Bloom is the candidate I mentioned last week in this space.  One of his opponents said this about him:

Having the temperament to work with the rest of the councilmembers is of the utmost importance – nothing passes the City Council without a minimum of four votes. Seth Bloom has habitually displayed a lack of self-restraint, professionalism, respect, and sincerity as he has campaigned for another public office. I am convinced that Seth Bloom is volatile, hostile, and vindictive – the residents of District B deserve better. The City of New Orleans deserves better.

BURN.

The good news is that his run-off opponent, Jay Banks, is qualified, famous for being nice, and was King Zulu in 2016. How you like dem coconuts, Bloomy?

Speaking of the 2017 New Orleans run-off election, my latest column on the increasingly bat shit crazy mayor’s race is up at the Bayou Brief: An Uncanny Mess.

I’ve been feeling a bit anti-social of late. That’s one reason I selected Don’t Get Around Much Anymore as this week’s theme song, but mostly because it’s a fucking great song. It was written in 1940 as an instrumental by Duke Ellington. The original title was Never No Lament:

Bob Russell’s lyrics were added two years later. I’m glad they changed the title: Never No Lament doesn’t sound like a hit to me.

We have three versions for your listening pleasure. First, the Ink Spots’ mega-hit version.  Second, the Duke and Louis Armstrong from what many call their genius sessions. Immodest but true. Finally, my favorite version. It was arranged by Billy May for the great Nat King Cole.

There’s nothing quite as good as jazz Nat even though lush string pop Nate is pretty swell as well. Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, let’s jump to the break.

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Current Affairs, Doc, Elections, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, Uncategorized5 Comments

The Roy Moore Scandal: Just “unusual” love in Darwin’s Waiting Room

docphd

I often joke about my “First Rule of Holes” which is simply this: When you find yourself in one, stop digging. Apparently, no one ever told people in the Alabama state hierarchy that rule, given that Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler came to Roy Moore’s defense with an inspirational tale from the Bible: “Take the Bible. Zachariah and Elizabeth for instance. Zachariah was extremely old to marry Elizabeth and they became the parents of John the Baptist,” Ziegler said choosing his words carefully before invoking Christ. “Also take Joseph and Mary. Mary was a teenager and Joseph was an adult … Continue reading The Roy Moore Scandal: Just “unusual” love in Darwin’s Waiting Room

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, Twitter

Quote Of The Day: Rick Wilson On Carter Page

Peter Adrastos Athas

I’ve taken to following some renegade anti-Trump Republicans on the tweeter tube. My favorite is a political consultant with an acid wit, Rick Wilson. He has a way with invective that’s somewhat reminiscent of Hunter Thompson. It’s on full display in his beastly columns at the Daily Beast as well as on twitter. The man is a beast in either 140 or 280 characters. Wilson’s latest bestial column is about American Doofus, ex-Trump adviser, and future federal inmate, Carter Page. A man so out there that he testified before Congress without a lawyer present. That’s a bad idea for someone … Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Rick Wilson On Carter Page

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes2 Comments

Nazi Nazi Nazi, Out Out Out!

Allison Hantschel

Well, I was pretty prepared to be angry and disappointed but wouldja look at that tonight?  Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam will be Virginia’s next governor, fending off a challenge from Republican Ed Gillespie that embraced the tactics of President Donald Trump in the final weeks of the campaign. The crowd at the Democratic Party watch party at George Mason University’s student center roared as CNN announced he had won the race based on unofficial results of Tuesday’s voting. The call happened so early in the night that many supporters were still making their way through security at the time. … Continue reading Nazi Nazi Nazi, Out Out Out!

Athenae, Bigotry, Guns, Race1 Comment

Guns Are About Fear and Fear Is About Race

Allison Hantschel

Someone pointed me at this thread and I can’t believe I missed it amongst the steaming piles of garbage flying around last year:  After accounting for all explanatory variables, logistic regressions found that for each 1 point increase in symbolic racism there was a 50% increase in the odds of having a gun at home. After also accounting for having a gun in the home, there was still a 28% increase in support for permits to carry concealed handguns, for each one point increase in symbolic racism. The relationship between symbolic racism and opposition to banning handguns in the home … Continue reading Guns Are About Fear and Fear Is About Race

Athenae, Food and Drink1 Comment

Tuesday Foodblogging

Allison Hantschel

I used to think I couldn’t make bread. Then I got this book. Bread and pasta are the best things to make because everyone assumes they’re really hard and you must be some kind of genius if you make them from scratch, when if you have the right recipe they’re so, so easy. (It’s not really five minutes a day, and you have to babysit it a bit in the oven, but overall it’s much easier than most bread recipes.) A. Continue reading Tuesday Foodblogging

Free Republic, Stupid Republican Tricks, Tommy T2 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s obsession with the Freeperati – foregone conclusion edition

Tommy T

Well, you knew it would happen :

Witnesses say several people shot at church in Sutherland Springs, Texas
KENS ^ | 11-05-2017

Posted on 11/5/2017, 1:06:48 PM by Az Joe

Multiple witnesses told CBS affiliate KENS that several people were shot at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.

Dana Fletcher, a business owner in the area, told CBS News she saw a “ton” of sheriff’s vehicles and ambulances racing down the road. She said she doesn’t know what happened but said there was heavy police presence and people being airlifted from the scene.

1 posted on 11/5/2017, 1:06:48 PM by Az Joe
You know what’s coming, don’t you?
To: Az Joe

 

The FBI in 2 minutes flat will say NOT terrorist related.

Just something about Aloha snack bars…

2 posted on 11/5/2017, 1:09:33 PM by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists – they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Enlightened1

 

He didn’t say anything? Maybe the shooter was “Amish.”

71 posted on 11/5/2017, 1:53:34 PM by Stepan12 (It is Civll War right now..)

Or maybe you’re just an asshole.
To: Sarah Barracuda

 

Nothing on Drudge yet. The death toll (27) now equals the Sandy Hook shootings. My wife goes to a church just down the street from there (Sandy Hook). No news on the perpetrator from what I’ve been able to gather. I’ve got my suspicions but I’m keeping quiet until some hard information comes out.

78 posted on 11/5/2017, 1:56:56 PM by SamAdams76

That’s mighty white of ya.
Hey – maybe the shooter was DRUDGE????
To: Enlightened1

 

FB/Twitter: Chris Ward killed his family and then shot up the church and fled. FWIW. What is his MUSLIM name?

95 posted on11/5/2017, 2:02:09 PM by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)

I’m guessing – “Devin Patrick Kelly”.
Those Mooslimes are tricky, aren’t they?
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More knees a-jerking after the “read moar”…

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Athenae, Of Interest2 Comments

Mistaken Identities

Allison Hantschel

This is one of the loveliest meditations on style — and everything else — that I’ve ever read.  I want to show you this photo of an old man walking out of a building into the street with his hands full. He seems to lean to his right-hand side, which holds the bigger piece of luggage. In his left hand he holds a slightly more compact suitcase whose handle he hooks with his three smallest fingers so his thumb and forefinger can pinch some kind of stick—a broom maybe or baston. I love his bright panama hat with its clean flat … Continue reading Mistaken Identities

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media

The News Business Was Always Run By Rotten Bastards

Allison Hantschel

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst walk into a bar. In hell, of course. What kind of story do you think this is? Pulitzer and Hearst walk into a bar in hell and order the finest whiskey they have, and proceed to get gloriously, exuberantly, luxuriously shitfaced. Like, undergraduate drunk, the kind of drunk where you not only make out with a co-worker but declare your undying love. Stumbling back to the cave where they dwell together in torment, they pass a pay phone and, giggling, ask the operator to ring up Joe Ricketts. They leave him a one-word voicemail: … Continue reading The News Business Was Always Run By Rotten Bastards

Big Damn Heroes, Current Affairs, Diary, Doc, Education, Faith, Kids Today, Of Interest, Uncategorized1 Comment

My Hill

docphd

The plane touched down at O’Hare early Sunday morning, jolting me awake. I looked around to see other passengers in varying states of awareness. I flipped my phone off airplane mode and noticed I had no messages. I checked my email quickly. Same thing. Everything was quiet. What a difference two years makes. The last time I touched down on the first leg of a trip back from a college media convention in this metropolis, my life had gone from bad to worse. I had just traded some labor for airfare and a room so I could head to Austin, … Continue reading My Hill

Adrastos, Diary, Fog Of History, Malakatude, Music, New Orleans, Political Crack, Sports, The Darnold, Twitter1 Comment

First Draft Potpourri: Dead Modem Blues Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

I’m back online with an itchy trigger finger. There’s been so much news while I sat modem Shiva that I don’t know where to begin. That was a fib, I’d like to start with a few thoughts on the malakatude … Continue reading First Draft Potpourri: Dead Modem Blues Edition

Adrastos, Diary, Law/Justice2 Comments

Missing In Inaction

Peter Adrastos Athas

When it comes to writing, I’m a creature of habit, so writing a post on my iPhone is a first for me. I prefer sitting in my study at my desktop when composing. I wish I could write on a laptop at a cafe but I cannot. So it goes. Our modem died on Sunday. Even worse we were six episodes in to Stranger Things 2. The nerd squad’s exploits will have to await the arrival of the new modem. So it goes. Being unable to write on Indictment Monday came close to killing me. One of my countrymen is … Continue reading Missing In Inaction