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Top 10 Conservative Idiots #12: Two Corinthians Edition
Top 10 Conservative Idiots #12: Two Corinthians Edition
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No matter how many times I see that ad it still gets weird. That's Ted Cruz getting an endorsement from Duck Dynasty's backwoods, beard wearing religious sociopath Phil Robertson. Occupying the first slot in this issue is none other than Michigan governor Rick Snyder (1) who is in the hot seat over Flint's toxic water crisis. At number two is returning champion Liberty University (2), who as the title suggested honored MLK by having none other than racist narcissitic sociopath Donald Trump speak at an event honoring the civil rights leader. At number 3, Ted Cruz (3) is witnessing first hand exactly what happens when the GOP goes full birther. Next up, the Bundy Militia (4) may or may not have desecrated a sacred Native American burial ground, and they're now setting up franchises. Der Trumpenfuror (5) is back, and he just won't go away. This time we'll introduce you to the Old Fashioned Country Trump Jamboree, and we'll tell you about a ringing endorsement he got from an Idiots hall-of-fame candidate. Also if you dare question Trump about his past business dealings, he will cut you off! At number 6, the GOP (6) is in a kerfuffle – we'll pull some choice quotes from their most recent debate, and we'll explain how top donors are having buyer's remorse. Ted Nugent (7) goes apeshit after he mistakes the events of Michael Bay's new flick “13 Hours” for real life events. Calm down Ted, it's a Michael Bay flick. Next former Alaskan governor and current Republican material girl living in a material world Sarah Palin's (8) word salad from the Donald Trump rally is very inspired and we'll let Stephen Colbert have some fun with this. In the number 9 spot, Marco Rubio (9) bragged to Meet The Press about the fact that he went out and bought a gun on Christmas Eve because... ISIS. Because he's not going away anytime soon, Donald Trump (10) has a second spot on the list this week. Last edition, I pointed out that I'm dedicated to bringing the crazy extra hard for the 10th spot, and Donald Trump does not dissapoint. But this week I'll let the British Parliament educate you on how to insult a narcissist. Which believe me is no easy feat. Finally, we will welcome the Rams back to Los Angeles, Idiots style! Enjoy! And as always don't forget the key!
[font size="8"]Rick Snyder[/font]
Well in Michigan, the heat has been building against governor Rick Snyder, and well it's got to the point where the shit is about to hit the fan, or at least the toxic water is about to hit the fan, which kind of looks like shit:
Excuse me a minute...
OK I feel better. But I'm sure Rick Snyder doesn't, and there's calls for everything from his resignation to his arrest. At the very least he should be made to drink a glass of the toxic water from the Flint River, which is so poisonous that GM stopped using it to make parts for its' cars because it was almost like instant corrosion (by the way, I saw Instant Corrosion at the Troubadour last week, great band):
Then there's this - the DEQ admits folks in Flint are concerned about the taste, smell and color of their water .but aesthetics are not regulated.
The DEQ's points? One - it's the Flint River, which will give a "different flavor and feel." And they say "it's why General Motors suspended use of Flint water - it was rusting their parts."
This should have been a red flag. The water was rusting GM's parts -- but safe to drink?
The DEQ's second point? "The system is old."
And three - Flint is old, meaning the pipes in the homes are aging. The DEQ goes on to say the water is tested rigorously.
On Oct. 13, the chief of staff forwarded a water quality report to the governor from March. The report originally went to Flint's emergency manager and it was conducted by an independent company.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/78168176-story
The DEQ's points? One - it's the Flint River, which will give a "different flavor and feel." And they say "it's why General Motors suspended use of Flint water - it was rusting their parts."
This should have been a red flag. The water was rusting GM's parts -- but safe to drink?
The DEQ's second point? "The system is old."
And three - Flint is old, meaning the pipes in the homes are aging. The DEQ goes on to say the water is tested rigorously.
On Oct. 13, the chief of staff forwarded a water quality report to the governor from March. The report originally went to Flint's emergency manager and it was conducted by an independent company.
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/78168176-story
So Gov. Snyder and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality were warned by GM that the water was rusting their parts but the DEQ still declared the water safe to drink? That takes some serious balls to ignore that kind of thing. Just wow... but it gets worse, my friends. Here's where Gov. Snyder declares that he has “nothing to hide” like he's playing some sort of Jedi mind trick:
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has apologized for the current public health crisis in Flint, which has left 10 dead and tens of thousands sick since the city switched its water supply source from Lake Huron to the highly corrosive Flint River in 2014. So far, Snyder has resisted calls for his resignation and/or arrest despite the fact that his administration ignored tons of complaints from the community and medical professionals about the water — which was so contaminated with lead the EPA deemed it “toxic waste” — but Wednesday Snyder offered a mea culpa in the form of transparency: He released all of his emails related to the disaster from 2014 and 2015.
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/277723/michigan-governor-snyder-emails-redacted/
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/277723/michigan-governor-snyder-emails-redacted/
Well we can't deciper the e-mails because they all look like this:
Yup! Lots of lines of... something all blacked out. Well Rick, either you admit that you and your administration fucked up, or you resign and face justice, whether it's the legal way or the angry mob way. You decide. And fuck you.
[font size="8"]Liberty University[/font]
If you've been reading these lists since I jumpstarted this last November (can't believe it's been 3 months!), well you know that Liberty University has been a frequent contributor to these lists, mainly due to their complete lack of sensitivity surrounding all these horrific mass shootings that have occurred lately, but they've never occupied one of the top spots until now. No, that's Donald Trump's job! So what did Liberty University do to earn the #2 spot this week? If you guessed this involves Donald Trump in some way, shape or form, you are correct sir / madam! Points!! Roll tape!
Yes, Donald Trump just quoted a Bible verse as “Two Corinthians”. I'm not a religious person and even I know how to properly quote a Bible verse. It's “second Corinthians”, damn it! Now I never mean to make fun of religion here, but doesn't Two Corinthians sound like some kind of ultra high end trendy liquor endorsed by a celebrity? Try new Two Corinthians tequila today! Distilled in the finest distilleries in Mexico and aged for 25 years. Available in anejo, agave, and blanco. Let's continue:
But while Falwell said Trump's speech would be an opportunity for the bombastic front-runner "to recognize and honor Dr. King," Trump made only sparing reference to the civil rights icon.
Touting what he said was a "record" crowd size at Liberty University's central arena -- which is regularly packed for convocations due to the university's mandatory attendance policy -- Trump said in opening his remarks he would like to "dedicate that to Martin Luther King, a great man."
And again in closing, Trump pointed to King -- and the size of his crowds.
"It's an honor in terms of Martin Luther King," Trump said. "We're dedicating the record to the late, great Martin Luther King."
Trump made no other mention of the civil rights leader.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/18/politics/donald-trump-liberty-two-corinthians/
Touting what he said was a "record" crowd size at Liberty University's central arena -- which is regularly packed for convocations due to the university's mandatory attendance policy -- Trump said in opening his remarks he would like to "dedicate that to Martin Luther King, a great man."
And again in closing, Trump pointed to King -- and the size of his crowds.
"It's an honor in terms of Martin Luther King," Trump said. "We're dedicating the record to the late, great Martin Luther King."
Trump made no other mention of the civil rights leader.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/18/politics/donald-trump-liberty-two-corinthians/
Yes – Donald Trump played to a record crowd at Liberty University, which sounds pretty impressive, until you realize that this was an assembly where attendance was mandated by the university, and that enrollment was at an all time high. But Der Trumpenfuror’s excuse for the flub? Why it was the fault of Tony Perkins! Yes that Tony Perkins of the bigot hate group Family Research Council! Yay!!!
Trump:
"Tony Perkins wrote that out for me. He ... is a very, very good guy. And he wrote out the number “Two” Corinthians, which I could show you very nicely, if you like."
(Perkins is the current president of the anti-LGBT advocacy group, the Family Research Council, which the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a hate group)
http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-says-religious-right-activist-to-blame-for-two-corinthians-flub/
"Tony Perkins wrote that out for me. He ... is a very, very good guy. And he wrote out the number “Two” Corinthians, which I could show you very nicely, if you like."
(Perkins is the current president of the anti-LGBT advocacy group, the Family Research Council, which the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a hate group)
http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-says-religious-right-activist-to-blame-for-two-corinthians-flub/
Yes! See Donald Trump has zero empathy for just about everyone and everything on the planet that’s not directly related to him. Cue the fail horn:
[font size="8"]Ted Cruz[/font]
Seriously Republicans it's time to give it a rest. It's been 8 fucking years. They went full birther on Obama. And of course two wrongs don't make a right. But using republican “logic” or complete lack thereof, they're now using this logic against one of their own and that's Ted Cruz. Last week Ted got a ringing endorsement from the Duck Dynasty crowd, and this week, he’s got another new, very insane campaign ad that has everyone talking:
But that’s just the beginning. See, Ted has ignited a shit storm (no, that does not involve Flint’s toxic water), that has everyone questioning his citizenship.
Donald Trump is actually right about something: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States.
The Constitution provides that “No person except a natural born Citizen . . . shall be eligible to the Office of President.” The concept of “natural born” comes from common law, and it is that law the Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concept’s definition. On this subject, common law is clear and unambiguous. The 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, the preeminent authority on it, declared natural-born citizens are “such as are born within the dominions of the crown of England,” while aliens are “such as are born out of it.” The key to this division is the assumption of allegiance to one’s country of birth. The Americans who drafted the Constitution adopted this principle for the United States. James Madison, known as the “father of the Constitution,” stated, “It is an established maxim that birth is a criterion of allegiance. . . . [And] place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ted-cruz-is-not-eligible-to-be-president/2016/01/12/1484a7d0-b7af-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html
The Constitution provides that “No person except a natural born Citizen . . . shall be eligible to the Office of President.” The concept of “natural born” comes from common law, and it is that law the Supreme Court has said we must turn to for the concept’s definition. On this subject, common law is clear and unambiguous. The 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, the preeminent authority on it, declared natural-born citizens are “such as are born within the dominions of the crown of England,” while aliens are “such as are born out of it.” The key to this division is the assumption of allegiance to one’s country of birth. The Americans who drafted the Constitution adopted this principle for the United States. James Madison, known as the “father of the Constitution,” stated, “It is an established maxim that birth is a criterion of allegiance. . . . [And] place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ted-cruz-is-not-eligible-to-be-president/2016/01/12/1484a7d0-b7af-11e5-99f3-184bc379b12d_story.html
But… just as the tide is turning on Ted, the tide is also turning on Trump. While Trump is going full birther on Ted just as he went full birther on Obama, the GOP is so discombobulated that it’s actually got to the point where they’re turning on each other. Nearly everyone is questioning Cruz’s citizenship:
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday hammered away at his closest challenger's eligibility to be U.S. president, while the party's Senate leader said the chamber will stay out of the fray involving Ted Cruz's citizenship.
Under the Constitution, presidents must be "natural born citizens." Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, but his mother was a U.S. citizen, which he says makes him eligible to run.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told ABC's "This Week" that the Senate would not act to formally counter Trump's claim that the senator's Canadian birth makes him ineligible to be president. Cruz's father was born in Cuba.
In 2008, the Senate passed a resolution declaring Senator John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate, a natural born citizen. McCain was born to American parents on a U.S. military base in the Panama Canal Zone.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ted-cruz-citizenship_us_5692aaece4b0a2b6fb707f73
Under the Constitution, presidents must be "natural born citizens." Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, but his mother was a U.S. citizen, which he says makes him eligible to run.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told ABC's "This Week" that the Senate would not act to formally counter Trump's claim that the senator's Canadian birth makes him ineligible to be president. Cruz's father was born in Cuba.
In 2008, the Senate passed a resolution declaring Senator John McCain, a Republican presidential candidate, a natural born citizen. McCain was born to American parents on a U.S. military base in the Panama Canal Zone.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-ted-cruz-citizenship_us_5692aaece4b0a2b6fb707f73
But here’s where the republicans are going apeshit and turning on each other. Be sure to stock up on lots of popcorn, it’s going to be a long year!
Donald Trump must be stopped: That's the theme binding an avalanche of essays by conservative thought leaders — 22 in all — that the National Review sent thundering down the political mountain onto GOP voters late Thursday, along with an editorial by the magazine's editors.
With a massive winter storm expected along the East Coast this weekend, perhaps some of the 35 percent of Republicans who support the real estate mogul-reality TV star will be buried in actual snow, with nothing better to do than read all 9,000 words and change their minds.
Or perhaps they will dismiss "Against Trump" — the title of this special collection by one of the nation's preeminent conservative publications — as just another chorus of naysaying from the loathsome, out-of-touch "establishment." (The National Review did just get dropped as a debate sponsor by the Republican National Committee, however, which might help the magazine appear less establishment-y.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/22/a-yuge-number-of-conservatives-just-shredded-donald-trump-in-the-national-review/
With a massive winter storm expected along the East Coast this weekend, perhaps some of the 35 percent of Republicans who support the real estate mogul-reality TV star will be buried in actual snow, with nothing better to do than read all 9,000 words and change their minds.
Or perhaps they will dismiss "Against Trump" — the title of this special collection by one of the nation's preeminent conservative publications — as just another chorus of naysaying from the loathsome, out-of-touch "establishment." (The National Review did just get dropped as a debate sponsor by the Republican National Committee, however, which might help the magazine appear less establishment-y.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/22/a-yuge-number-of-conservatives-just-shredded-donald-trump-in-the-national-review/
[font size="8"]Ammon Bundy[/font]
If you remember the last edition, you know that I compared what's going on with Ammon Bundy and the Oregon militia to the end of the movie The Dark Knight Rises. They hired their own “judge” to stage mock trials like the ones that the Scarecrow, aka Dr. Crane, were giving out to officials who they deemed corrupt:
Exile or death? Well now it seems Ammon Bundy may have gone one step too far in manipulating Bane and is building his own infrastructure, and may or may not have built it on a sacred Native American burial ground:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ore-militia-remove-cameras- pave-roads-wildlife-refuge-article-1.2499550
The militia group occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge has been paving new roads, scrapping fences and taking down security cameras on federal property.
In their latest anti-government display, the armed group scaled ladders Friday to disable surveillance cameras at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and blamed the FBI for installing them to survey the occupation.
The black cameras, previously attached to poles at the headquarters, were a symbol of "mass surveillance," militia spokesman LaVoy Finicum said at a media briefing Saturday, where he displayed a basket of the devices.
Their transformation of federal property has earned the ire of the Burns Paiute Tribe, whose leaders demanded criminal charges be brought against Ammon Bundy's group, fearing that priceless artifacts have been defaced and ancient burial grounds desecrated since their Jan. 2 takeover.
"We have no idea whether the militants have disturbed the Tribe's artifacts or gained access to otherwise confidential information," wrote tribe chairperson Charlotte Rodrique in a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional director Robyn Thorson.
The militia group occupying an Oregon wildlife refuge has been paving new roads, scrapping fences and taking down security cameras on federal property.
In their latest anti-government display, the armed group scaled ladders Friday to disable surveillance cameras at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and blamed the FBI for installing them to survey the occupation.
The black cameras, previously attached to poles at the headquarters, were a symbol of "mass surveillance," militia spokesman LaVoy Finicum said at a media briefing Saturday, where he displayed a basket of the devices.
Their transformation of federal property has earned the ire of the Burns Paiute Tribe, whose leaders demanded criminal charges be brought against Ammon Bundy's group, fearing that priceless artifacts have been defaced and ancient burial grounds desecrated since their Jan. 2 takeover.
"We have no idea whether the militants have disturbed the Tribe's artifacts or gained access to otherwise confidential information," wrote tribe chairperson Charlotte Rodrique in a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional director Robyn Thorson.
So they're destroying property and sacred land that belongs to the Burns Paiute Tribe, and the FBI is standing by and doing absolutely nothing. But it appears that other members of the Bundy militia are taking this thing nation wide. First, Nevada. Now, Oregon. Next? Utah!
Two of the Oregon militants have been traveling out of state to meet with other groups who want the federal government to hand over public land to their control.
LaVoy Finicum said he left the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last week and drove to Utah with one of the other armed militants, reported OPB.
He later identified his travel companion as Ryan Bundy, and he claimed they met with county officials eager to engage in a similar standoff with federal authorities over public land ownership.
Finicum said the occupied visitors center, which the militants have renamed the Harney County Resource Center, was a symbolic victory and inspiration to other anti-government extremists.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/oregon-militants-lavoy-finicum-and-ryan-bundy-travel-to-utah-to-plot-another-armed-showdown/
LaVoy Finicum said he left the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last week and drove to Utah with one of the other armed militants, reported OPB.
He later identified his travel companion as Ryan Bundy, and he claimed they met with county officials eager to engage in a similar standoff with federal authorities over public land ownership.
Finicum said the occupied visitors center, which the militants have renamed the Harney County Resource Center, was a symbolic victory and inspiration to other anti-government extremists.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/oregon-militants-lavoy-finicum-and-ryan-bundy-travel-to-utah-to-plot-another-armed-showdown/
So it looks like they're setting up franchises now. Who knows? Maybe they'll be coming to some remote federal lands near you! But the group was met with a massive protest which included some surprisingly well-spelled protest signs like this:
Big difference between us and Ammon Bundy types – we spell our protest signs correctly.
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
Wow. Just... wow. I don't know if I'm watching a Donald Trump rally or a half time show at the junior CIF football championship. Or maybe it's a rally for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, who Donald Trump wants to be his new BFF. But he's definitely channeling his BFF Kim Jong Un with this latest offering. And is even going one step further by threatening to cut off any reporter who dares to dig up his past business shenanigans, where he destroyed casinos and universities among other atrocities:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-warns-wapo-reporter-if-they-run-story-about-casino-bankruptcy-im-suing-you/
The Washington Post has a very in-depth report tonight about his role in the bankruptcy of his Taj Mahal Atlantic City casino back in 1991. They concluded that Trump has repeatedly “play(ed) down his personal role” in its downfall.
And Trump responded by warning the paper he might sue them.
The Post––which chronicles Trump’s history in the casino business––obtained documents showing plenty of the people he interacted with at the time were very bitter because of unfulfilled promises.
At one point, the report features Trump’s testimony before the Casino Control Commission years before, in which he argued to get a casino license. He said at one point, “It’s easier to finance if Donald Trump owns it. With me, they know there’s a certainty they would get their interest.”
The Washington Post has a very in-depth report tonight about his role in the bankruptcy of his Taj Mahal Atlantic City casino back in 1991. They concluded that Trump has repeatedly “play(ed) down his personal role” in its downfall.
And Trump responded by warning the paper he might sue them.
The Post––which chronicles Trump’s history in the casino business––obtained documents showing plenty of the people he interacted with at the time were very bitter because of unfulfilled promises.
At one point, the report features Trump’s testimony before the Casino Control Commission years before, in which he argued to get a casino license. He said at one point, “It’s easier to finance if Donald Trump owns it. With me, they know there’s a certainty they would get their interest.”
Yes, Trump will sue you if you dare speak of his past business failures. Oh wait, shit! I already did that! Just check out the previous editions! By the way I will now be going by the name of John Smith until Trump's campaign is no longer relevant. Or if he becomes president then I'm fucked. Just kidding.
This is my favorite Trump story of the week – Der Trumpenfuror made a promise that if he's elected that he would “force Apple to build their computers in America”, damn it! Which is fine, but what about the other hundreds of PC component manufacturers like Western Digital, Asus, and MSI who make products in Thailand, China, and Taiwan? Or Intel who manufactures their processors (which are used in the majority of all Apple iMac desktops and Macbooks) in Costa Rica? Good luck with that.
We’re going to get Apple to build their damn computers and things in this country instead of other countries,' Trump said near the end of his speech, according to a report in the technology blog Gizmodo.
Trump unveiled the proposal despite making his personal fortune as a free-market capitalist. Most of his wealth has been built as a developer through his real estate firm.
The report noted that Apple already builds its Mac Pro at a factory in Austin, Texas, although it has outsourced manufacturing of other goods such as the iPhone to a large factory in Shenzhen, China.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft also use the Chinese factory for their own products. In a recent CBS '60 Minutes' interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook blamed the US tax code in past interviews, saying it is 'awful for America.'
However, the Gizmodo report called Trump's proposal 'an empty applause line.'
'The U.S. president does not have the power to ban a company from outsourcing, nor does the president have the power to completely overhaul the global economy,' it said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3407127/Donald-Trump-says-ll-force-Apple-build-computers-things-country.html#ixzz3xvtzqocN
Trump unveiled the proposal despite making his personal fortune as a free-market capitalist. Most of his wealth has been built as a developer through his real estate firm.
The report noted that Apple already builds its Mac Pro at a factory in Austin, Texas, although it has outsourced manufacturing of other goods such as the iPhone to a large factory in Shenzhen, China.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft also use the Chinese factory for their own products. In a recent CBS '60 Minutes' interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook blamed the US tax code in past interviews, saying it is 'awful for America.'
However, the Gizmodo report called Trump's proposal 'an empty applause line.'
'The U.S. president does not have the power to ban a company from outsourcing, nor does the president have the power to completely overhaul the global economy,' it said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3407127/Donald-Trump-says-ll-force-Apple-build-computers-things-country.html#ixzz3xvtzqocN
But oh no... Der Trumpenfuror picked up a ringing endorsement from a Top 10 Hall Of Famer, and who might that be? It definitely isn't John McCain. Or George Bush (who's endorsing Jeb!'s, sinkings ship). Who could it be?
Donald Trump isn't one to share the spotlight, but on Tuesday night, he made an exception for the former Alaska governor and John McCain's 2008 vice presidential running mate.
Palin appeared alongside Trump at a raucous campaign rally, following days of speculation about the identity of a "special guest."
In front of thousands of Trump fans, Palin handed Trump his most high-profile endorsement yet, just two weeks out from the Iowa caucuses.
"Heads are spinnin'. Media heads are spinning! This is going to be so much fun!" Palin yelled from the stage. "Are you ready to make America great again?"
Palin appeared alongside Trump at a raucous campaign rally, following days of speculation about the identity of a "special guest."
In front of thousands of Trump fans, Palin handed Trump his most high-profile endorsement yet, just two weeks out from the Iowa caucuses.
"Heads are spinnin'. Media heads are spinning! This is going to be so much fun!" Palin yelled from the stage. "Are you ready to make America great again?"
Bet you didn't think it was going to be her, did ya? And you think you're so smart! Well guess what? It was her, and I think Sarah must be vying for a VP nomination, or at the very least another spot in the top 10 and don't worry we will cover what's going on with her private life later on in this edition. God imagine how much those two will destroy the country once in power, good god. But who are Donald Trump's supporters? One GOP strategist offers this suggestion:
MSNBC Guest: Trump’s ‘Alt-Right’ Fans ‘Childless Single Men Who Masturbate to Anime’
by Josh Feldman | 8:50 pm, January 19th, 2016 VIDEO 1231
Republican strategist Rick Wilson is not a fan of Donald Trump, and tonight.. boy did his comments about Trump’s rabid fans go to a weird place.
Wilson talked to Chris Hayes about a very specific section of Trump’s fans; not his mainstream supporters, his “alt-right” fans. The ones, he explained, that have lots of “Hitler iconography in their Twitter icons.”
He went on to say, “Most of them are childless single men who masturbate to anime. They’re not real political players. These are not people who matter in the overall course of humanity.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-guest-trumps-alt-right-fans-childless-single-men-who-masturbate-to-anime/
by Josh Feldman | 8:50 pm, January 19th, 2016 VIDEO 1231
Republican strategist Rick Wilson is not a fan of Donald Trump, and tonight.. boy did his comments about Trump’s rabid fans go to a weird place.
Wilson talked to Chris Hayes about a very specific section of Trump’s fans; not his mainstream supporters, his “alt-right” fans. The ones, he explained, that have lots of “Hitler iconography in their Twitter icons.”
He went on to say, “Most of them are childless single men who masturbate to anime. They’re not real political players. These are not people who matter in the overall course of humanity.”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbc-guest-trumps-alt-right-fans-childless-single-men-who-masturbate-to-anime/
So that leaves what? 4Chan, Free Republic, and Infowars? I do have to give props to the New York Daily News, who once again nails it:
[font size="8"]The GOP[/font]
Time and time again I keep hearing that the 2016 election is the most important election in the modern era of the United States. On one hand you've got Donald Trump attempting to buy his way into the White House. And in the exact opposite direction you have a guy who's doing things the grass roots, old fashioned way and that's Bernie Sanders. Well the GOP had its' first debate of 2016 and it was magical. So just like the last debate, I'm just going to sit here quietly and post some choice quotes.
Chris Christie on Obama’s State of the Union:
Tuesday night I watched story time with Barack Obama.
Ben Carson on the terrorist threat:
We have enemies who are obtaining nuclear weapons that they can explode in our exo-atmosphere and destroy our electric grid.
Ted Cruz on why Trump is pushing birther theories that question Cruz’s eligibility to run for president:
Since September, the constitution hasn't changed. But the poll numbers have.
Cruz on Trump's assertion that Cruz will, in the end, not be allowed to be president.
I'll tell you what. If this all works out I'm happy to consider naming you as vp and so if you happen to be right, you could get the top job at end of the day.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/14/best_lines_and_quotes_of_the_fox_business_gop_debate.html
Tuesday night I watched story time with Barack Obama.
Ben Carson on the terrorist threat:
We have enemies who are obtaining nuclear weapons that they can explode in our exo-atmosphere and destroy our electric grid.
Ted Cruz on why Trump is pushing birther theories that question Cruz’s eligibility to run for president:
Since September, the constitution hasn't changed. But the poll numbers have.
Cruz on Trump's assertion that Cruz will, in the end, not be allowed to be president.
I'll tell you what. If this all works out I'm happy to consider naming you as vp and so if you happen to be right, you could get the top job at end of the day.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/01/14/best_lines_and_quotes_of_the_fox_business_gop_debate.html
There's tons more. And it gets better. So much better. But not nearly as magical as Sarah Palin's speech Trumping for Der Trumpenfuror. But it appears now that the GOP's top buyers are having buyer's remorse.
https://politicalwire.com/2016/01/13/upset-gop-donors-wonder-if-they-wasted-their-money/
“Major GOP donors and fundraisers are wondering whether they’re wasting their money on super-PACs,” The Hill reports.
“They say they’re not ready to abandon the super-PACs, but they’re starting to look for ways to make them more effective during a presidential cycle that has challenged conventions about how to spend political donations.”
“The cautionary tale cited by nearly every donor or fundraiser interviewed on or off the record has been Bush. He has fallen in polls despite the more than $50 million already spent on his behalf by the group Right to Rise, which far outraised every other super-PAC with its mid-year haul of $103 million.”
“Major GOP donors and fundraisers are wondering whether they’re wasting their money on super-PACs,” The Hill reports.
“They say they’re not ready to abandon the super-PACs, but they’re starting to look for ways to make them more effective during a presidential cycle that has challenged conventions about how to spend political donations.”
“The cautionary tale cited by nearly every donor or fundraiser interviewed on or off the record has been Bush. He has fallen in polls despite the more than $50 million already spent on his behalf by the group Right to Rise, which far outraised every other super-PAC with its mid-year haul of $103 million.”
Yup things are so bad that the GOP's top donors are having a serious case of buyer's remorse. And they say Charles Kochs' heart grew a whopping three sizes that day...
[font size="8"]Ted Nugent[/font]
If there's one thing that Republicans are good at, it's being completely unable to distinguish facts from reality. Such is the case with the current Michael Bay flick “13 Hours” - yes the controversial flick about the Benghazi embassy attack in 2012. Well Ted Nugent won't have any of it. In fact he thinks the movie is real. And it's Michael Bay so you know it's a quality flick that's historically accurate. If they had got a competent director to direct this flick, like I don't know, Alejandro Inarittu, to direct this movie, it might contain things like facts. Sadly he wasn't available. Too busy directing movies that, you know, win Oscars. But nope, it's a Michael Bay flick and here's how wrong it is.
The core story 13 Hours tells about Benghazi is flatly false
I understand why Michael Bay wanted to make a movie like this. It fits his self-described mission as a filmmaker: "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh dear, what a crime." And I also get that holding up a popcorn action flick to rigorous standards of historical accuracy both misunderstands the point of action movies and, inevitably, can lead only to madness.
But 13 Hours isn't another one of Bay's Transformers: He's working with real life here. And the true story of Benghazi is not a story of heroic men stymied by incompetent bureaucrats and abandoned by their government.
The point is not that this narrative is overly simplistic and wrong — of course it is — but rather that in trying to wedge the real-life story into this box, Bay ends up distorting what happened in ways that could end up misleading millions of American viewers who are still trying figure out what happened in real-life Benghazi and how to feel about it. It also ends up dovetailing, deliberately or not, with some of the most common and most persistent conspiracy theories about the incident.
First, the movie's most dramatic moment — Bob's obstruction of the contractors and the stand-down order — probably didn't happen. The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, the most credible official investigation into Benghazi, investigated precisely this issue. It found that, "Although some members of the security team expressed frustration that they were unable to respond more quickly to the Mission compound," there was "no evidence of intentional delay or obstruction by the Chief of Base or any other party."
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/15/10774928/13-hours-benghazi-michael-bay
I understand why Michael Bay wanted to make a movie like this. It fits his self-described mission as a filmmaker: "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh dear, what a crime." And I also get that holding up a popcorn action flick to rigorous standards of historical accuracy both misunderstands the point of action movies and, inevitably, can lead only to madness.
But 13 Hours isn't another one of Bay's Transformers: He's working with real life here. And the true story of Benghazi is not a story of heroic men stymied by incompetent bureaucrats and abandoned by their government.
The point is not that this narrative is overly simplistic and wrong — of course it is — but rather that in trying to wedge the real-life story into this box, Bay ends up distorting what happened in ways that could end up misleading millions of American viewers who are still trying figure out what happened in real-life Benghazi and how to feel about it. It also ends up dovetailing, deliberately or not, with some of the most common and most persistent conspiracy theories about the incident.
First, the movie's most dramatic moment — Bob's obstruction of the contractors and the stand-down order — probably didn't happen. The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, the most credible official investigation into Benghazi, investigated precisely this issue. It found that, "Although some members of the security team expressed frustration that they were unable to respond more quickly to the Mission compound," there was "no evidence of intentional delay or obstruction by the Chief of Base or any other party."
http://www.vox.com/2016/1/15/10774928/13-hours-benghazi-michael-bay
Yup, just about everything in Michael Bay's version of what happened is wrong. But here's why republicans are unable to distinguish facts from reality. After seeing the movie, Ted Nugent once again threatened Obama and Hillary Clinton. It's just a movie Ted! And how much do you want to bet that the Secret Service has Nugent's number on speed dial? I mean come on:
Ted Nugent has a lot of ideas and he has never been afraid to express them, even when they are violent and border on murderous threats. This morning, Nugent logged into Facebook to express to his 2 million followers how the new, floppy Michael Bay film, 13 Hours, made him feel.
Read on to see the musician, hunter, and former host of my favorite childhood show, Surviving Nugent: The Ted Commandments, suggest that President Barack Obama and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton should be hanged.
Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/ted-nugent-calls-for-hanging-clinton-and-obama-after-seeing-13-hours/
Read on to see the musician, hunter, and former host of my favorite childhood show, Surviving Nugent: The Ted Commandments, suggest that President Barack Obama and Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton should be hanged.
Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/ted-nugent-calls-for-hanging-clinton-and-obama-after-seeing-13-hours/
Ted, it's time to admit you have a problem. See, this isn't the first time Ted Nugent threatened to kill President Obama and/or Hillary Clinton. You might remember the time he tried to do so in 2007. Or when he tried to again in 2012. Or when he tried to in 2013. Or again in 2014. How about 2015 when he threatened to murder Harry Reid? Ted must be addicted to those Secret Service visits he gets. But the first step to curing an addiction is admitting that you have a problem.
You know, Ted Nugent spent a month shitting his pants and wearing those same pants for a month to get out of serving in Vietnam. I believe this created a condition in Ted in which the colon circulated fecal material to the cranial cavity. Scientists call this disease copro encephalopathy. Or in layman's terms “shit for brains”. But I will now call this disease “Ted Nugent Syndrome.”
Lewis Black was right – good people die young and pricks live forever. Need some proof? David Bowie? Gone. Alan Rickman? Gone. Glen Frey? Gone. Lemmy? Gone. Ted Nugent? Still alive! Like I said the Secret Service must have him on speed dial because he seems to be threatening Hillary Clinton or President Obama on an almost daily basis. After all, he's a friend of the Sean Hannity show, ya know!
With friends like those, who needs enemies?
[font size="8"]Sarah Palin[/font]
That's not Saturday Night Live. Oh no my friends. That's real. That happened. Where's Tina Fey when you need her? Can someone please get Tina on the phone? Get Tina on the phone please! But yes that 20 minute word salad was full on Sarah Palin being Sarah Palin. And to quote one of my all time favorite flicks, Blazing Saddles, it was also some real authentic frontier gibberish.
But it gets better:
Ames, Iowa (CNN)Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Tuesday at an Iowa campaign stop, delivering a raucous speech full of Palin-isms during her return to the presidential campaign trail.
"Looking around at all of you, you hard working Iowa families, you farm families and teachers and teamsters and cops and cooks, you rock and rollers and holy rollers!" Palin said. "You all make the world go around and now our cause is one."
The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate said she was "proud to endorse" Trump.
The official endorsement will be followed by a joint appearance on Wednesday morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/politics/donald-trump-endorsement-sarah-palin/
"Looking around at all of you, you hard working Iowa families, you farm families and teachers and teamsters and cops and cooks, you rock and rollers and holy rollers!" Palin said. "You all make the world go around and now our cause is one."
The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate said she was "proud to endorse" Trump.
The official endorsement will be followed by a joint appearance on Wednesday morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/politics/donald-trump-endorsement-sarah-palin/
You betcha!! Obama can take all that hopey changey stuff and go back to Chicago where I'm sure there's a community for him to organize! Watch that whole thing. It is truly stunning. And it's completely real. And then in true Palin fashion, or as I like to call her “Lady Blah Blah”, blamed her son's recent arrest on PTSD, which our veterans very quickly denied:
Sarah Palin’s attempt at politicizing PTSD is not sitting well with some veterans and veterans’ advocates.
...
While speaking to a gathering of Donald Trump supporters on Wednesday, the former Alaska
“They come back wondering if there is that respect for what it is that their fellow soldiers and airman and every other member of the military so sacrificially have given to this country,” Palin added. “And that starts from the top. … That comes from our own president. Where they have to look at him and wonder, ‘Do you know what we go through? Do you know what we’re trying to do to secure America?’”
Her remarks brought a backlash on social media.
“It’s clear her son beats women. Less clear it’s related to combat PTSD,” tweeted Brandon Friedman, the former digital media director for the Department of Veterans Affairs. “If battering his girlfriend and his reported suicide threat are related to PTSD, then it’s probably not helpful to use as a campaign prop.”
http://www.yahoo.com/politics/veterans-assail-sarah-palin-for-1348174729601078.html
...
While speaking to a gathering of Donald Trump supporters on Wednesday, the former Alaska
“They come back wondering if there is that respect for what it is that their fellow soldiers and airman and every other member of the military so sacrificially have given to this country,” Palin added. “And that starts from the top. … That comes from our own president. Where they have to look at him and wonder, ‘Do you know what we go through? Do you know what we’re trying to do to secure America?’”
Her remarks brought a backlash on social media.
“It’s clear her son beats women. Less clear it’s related to combat PTSD,” tweeted Brandon Friedman, the former digital media director for the Department of Veterans Affairs. “If battering his girlfriend and his reported suicide threat are related to PTSD, then it’s probably not helpful to use as a campaign prop.”
http://www.yahoo.com/politics/veterans-assail-sarah-palin-for-1348174729601078.html
Yes. She went there. Just... I thought her 15 minutes of fame were up a long time ago. But nope. I have no idea how to end this entry so I'll just let Stephen Colbert do it, who had a lot of fun with this announcement:
I'm still laughing at the part where he tazes the part of his brain that makes him forget sentence structures!
[font size="8"]Marco Rubio[/font]
The GOP and guns. Really, at this point I think we need a national intervention to at least get the GOP to admit that it has a gun addiction. I was in my local CVS the other day filling a prescription and I noticed that there were no less than 10, 10 different magazines relating to guns. 10!!! There aren't even that many porno magazines anymore! Even Playboy is ditching the nude content. I'm getting off track here. But at least admitting it is the first step in finding a cure for the problem. Well last week on Meet The Press, former GOP senator from Florida and current “put me in, coach” benchwarmer in the 2016 election Marco Rubio admitted to buying a gun on Christmas Eve because – and I am not making this up – he was terrified of ISIS breaking down the door of his house.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said in an interview aired Sunday that he purchased a gun on Christmas Eve to defend his family if ISIS -- or any other attackers -- were to visit his home.
Rubio told CBS "Face the Nation" host John Dickerson that he purchased the firearm on Christmas Eve because he's not in town often, but was home that day. He added that he was already a firearm holder.
"I'm a strong supporter of the second amendment. I have a right to protect my family if someone were to come after us," Rubio said. "In fact, if ISIS were to visit us, or our communities, at any moment, the last line of defense between ISIS and my family is the ability that I have to protect my family from them, or from a criminal, or anyone else who seeks to do us harm. Millions of Americans feel that way."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rubio-defends-christmas-eve-gun-purchase
Rubio told CBS "Face the Nation" host John Dickerson that he purchased the firearm on Christmas Eve because he's not in town often, but was home that day. He added that he was already a firearm holder.
"I'm a strong supporter of the second amendment. I have a right to protect my family if someone were to come after us," Rubio said. "In fact, if ISIS were to visit us, or our communities, at any moment, the last line of defense between ISIS and my family is the ability that I have to protect my family from them, or from a criminal, or anyone else who seeks to do us harm. Millions of Americans feel that way."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rubio-defends-christmas-eve-gun-purchase
So... Mr. Rubio... who is trying to break into your house on Christmas Eve? Well there's one guy who I am aware of at least:
Is a foreigner? Check.
Lives in the tundra? Check.
Has a long beard? Check.
Drives a vehicle designed to move on the roughest of terrains? Check.
Has a uniquely identifiable hat and uniform? Check. Mate.
As you may have guessed, this individual's name is Kris Kring'al.
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
Gather around ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. LGBT and gender non conformers. I hope I didn't forget anybody. Because school is in session! See, the top 10 isn't just about jokes and pointing out how insane and out of touch conservatives can be. No, we're here to educate you and fill your head full of knowledge so you can use it as a weapon against your conservative friends and relatives. Case in point – you most likely have friends, coworkers and relatives by now who are die hard Donald Trump supporters. Well this week the British Parliament had their debate on how they can ban Donald Trump from entering the UK. Well in typical British fashion the insults were flying.
LONDON -- During the three-hour debate here in Westminster Hall on whether to ban Donald Trump from the United Kingdom, many British lawmakers extended the hand of friendship.
Trump was invited to have a curry in the city of Bradford, where about a quarter of the population is Muslim, and go on a walkabout in the multi-ethnic area of Brixton, a neighborhood in south London. More than one politician invited him to come along for a visit to a mosque.
But British politicians were notably less courteous when searching for words to describe the Republican presidential front-runner, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum dishing up a dictionary’s worth of insulting names.
"An idiot," is how Gavin Newlands, a Scottish National Party politician, described Trump, despite his attempts to find more agreeable language.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/18/the-many-insulting-adjectives-used-to-describe-donald-trump/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumptajmahal716pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
Trump was invited to have a curry in the city of Bradford, where about a quarter of the population is Muslim, and go on a walkabout in the multi-ethnic area of Brixton, a neighborhood in south London. More than one politician invited him to come along for a visit to a mosque.
But British politicians were notably less courteous when searching for words to describe the Republican presidential front-runner, with lawmakers from across the political spectrum dishing up a dictionary’s worth of insulting names.
"An idiot," is how Gavin Newlands, a Scottish National Party politician, described Trump, despite his attempts to find more agreeable language.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/18/the-many-insulting-adjectives-used-to-describe-donald-trump/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumptajmahal716pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory
Idiot? That's being too kind, good sir! You see, Donald Trump is a beligerant narcissistic egomanical sociopath with a side case of rageaholism. That's why he's the perfect choice to be America's third world dictator. Calling Donald Trump an idiot? He would just brush it off like it was nothing. In order to insult someone like Donald Trump – you have absolutely no choice but to stoop to their level. But the British Parliament is being too kind, even their insults are polite, you need a British – English translator in order to understand them!
There were some very British insults as well. If Trump were to pop into one of the many "excellent" pubs in her constituency, the Conservative member Victoria Atkins said he would likely be called a "wazzock" -- British slang for an annoying person. (The Guardian explains that “wazzock” is a mild insult that can be “used on telly without frightening your gran."
She said that banning Trump would be a disproportionate response but also said his call last month to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the the United States was “bonkers.”
She said that banning Trump would be a disproportionate response but also said his call last month to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the the United States was “bonkers.” A Wazzock? The Wazzocks by the way, I saw them at the Troubadour last week – awesome punk band. Well Donald Trump is very annoying but again, there's absolutely no way you can insult Der Trumpenfuror! The best way guys like Donald Trump understand insults is through imitation. You have to stoop to their level. This is how you insult a guy like Donald Trump. And say this in your best Trump voice: “I'm a winner. See? America needs winners! If I keep winning America keeps winning! I will force Mexico to build a wall and make them pay for it, I will force Apple to build their computers in America. We can't have any losers here! If you don't like it you can get the hell out! We'll make America great again!”
Or better yet, this is how you insult a narcissist like Donald Trump. I have to give mad props to the high school kids that ditched class to attend this rally and take this photo, because that takes serious balls.
[font size="8"]And Now This:[/font]
[font size="8"]Welcome Back Los Angeles Rams[/font]
You know the last couple of editions have ended on some major down notes – we lost both Motorhead's Lemmy and David Bowie, and on top of that we lost the Eagles' Glen Frey this week. I do love the Eagles, but we'll save the tribute for another edition. But I'm not going to let you get out of here on a down note. After all what kind of a host would that make me? Not a very good one if you ask me! If there's two things I love, it's football and cheesy 80's music. And the cheesier, the better! Well now that football has returned to my city after a 21 year absence, with a massive new stadium being planned, it's time to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate than with a cheesy 80's song honoring the Los Angeles Rams? Well this song was uncovered on Youtube last week and it's a gem. It's called “Ram It”, it was recorded at what's now Angels Stadium, and well, this line here: “If you ram it just right, you can ram it all night!” is probably a good indicator of exactly why LA hasn't had a football team for over two decades:
See you next week!
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And there's Donald Trump news just about 24/7 anymore.
Takes me back to the old days.....
