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Republican Math

Posted by TomCat at 11:47 am Politics

Jul 012016

The presumptive rectum of the Republican Party said something that is not only idiotic, but also, proves intent that demonstrates just how critical it is that this man never progress beyond the leadership of the Republican Reich, whose values he reflects so well.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump defied the laws of mathematics on Thursday, claiming that he could have turned around the Supreme Court’s 5-3 abortion ruling by nominating a pro-life justice to replace Antonin Scalia.

Radio host Mike Gallagher noted during an interview [Fascist delinked] with the candidate that the Supreme Court "handed the pro-life movement a disappointing decision" by striking down a Texas law that made it more difficult for women to get abortions.

Trump suggested that the 5-3 decision would have been flipped to a 5-4 decision upholding the law if he had been able to fill the vacancy left by the death of Scalia with a pro-life judge.

"Now if we had Scalia was living or is Scalia was replaced by me," Trump said, "you wouldn’t have had that. Okay? It would have been the opposite."

"So just to confirm," Gallagher pressed. "Under a Donald — a President Donald Trump-appointed Supreme Court, you wouldn’t see a majority ruling like the one we had with the Texas abortion law this week."

"No, you wouldn’t see that," Trump insisted. "And people understand that."…

From <Crooks and Liars>

Barf Bag Alert!!

The idiotic part is that replacing Scalia would have left the decision unchanged as the 5-3 vote would have been 5-4. According to Rump Dump’s Republican math, 4 > 5.

However, knowing his intent, next Justice to be replaced is Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Imagine SCROTUS (Republican Constitutional VD) after Rump Dump replaced her with a Nazi. That must not happen.

Open Thread – 7/1/2016

Posted by TomCat at 11:45 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jul 012016

I want to get as much rest as I can this weekend. Tomorrow is shower and housework day. Monday is the Fourth. Tuesday is break in a new home health aide day. Wednesday is a two hour appointment to evaluate my residual vision. Thursday is grocery delivery day, and Friday is Physical Therapy day. So I’ll be scarce next week.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:13 (average 5:25). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From Daily Kos: here is doing the good deed of calling U.S. Congress members to voice concerns—and then, there is doing that good deed while videotaping your calls. One woman named “Heather Calling” has decided to do both as she tries to get answers on why Republican lawmakers are doing nothing to stop the epidemic of gun deaths in America. You can subscribe to Heather Callings’ YouTube channel here.

In this first video, Heather Calling places a call to the office of Senator Mitch McConnell…

Sorry Heather, but Bought Bitch Mitch is not for sale to folks like us. He’s already bought and paid for by the 1%.

From NY Times: Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Thursday removed one of the final barriers to military service by lifting the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the armed forces.

“Effective immediately, transgender Americans may serve openly,” Mr. Carter said. “They can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military just for being transgender.”

Kudos to the Obama Administration.

From Media Matters: Laura Ingraham Suggests People Wear Diapers Rather Than Share Bathrooms With Transgender People

I strongly suspect that Ingraham already wears adult diapers, as she clearly lacks the maturity to coexist.

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Republicans on Parade – 6/30/2016

Posted by TomCat at 1:06 pm Politics

Jun 302016

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Here is the eighty-seventh article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s honoree is Republican Fascist Radio Host, Howie Carr. He so honored for his Republican racism toward Native Americans.

At a rally on Wednesday in Bangor, Maine, the right-wing radio personality Howie Carr took the microphone before a screaming crowd to introduce Donald Trump. In his meandering speech, he called out Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who has recently joined forces with Hillary Clinton and given several speeches excoriating Trump. To the delight of the crowd, Carr did an Indian war whoop into the microphone, mocking Warren’s claim of 1/32 Native American heritage.

Carr is simultaneously implying Native Americans are war whooping savages and trying to gin up an old controversy surrounding Warren’s racial background.

From <Think Progress>

Barf Bag Alert!!

Of course, Carr is just following the lead of the racist Republican rectum he introduced: Rump Dump Trump.

Open Thread – 6/30/2016

Posted by TomCat at 1:05 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics, Religion

Jun 302016

After staying here nine nights, Julie and Killer Dawg moved out yesterday. I’m feeling lonely. After a while I‘ll get used to my routine again. She will be back for about four hours on Saturday and will help train her replacement for a couple hours on Tuesday. I felt too tired to sleep well last night, so I took a Lona Nap this morning and I am running late.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:44 (average 5:34). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From Daily Kos: Because that is what Jesus would do, right? No, wrong. Assault weapons are meant for one thing — to kill. Jesus was against killing.

The Globe reports on a church in Joplin, Missouri, that held a raffle and gave away two Black Rain AR-15 assault rifles on Father’s Day. Fathers were given one free ticket and another for each child they brought in. (I wonder if you could bring in someone else’s child for extra tickets…) Ignite says it was part of a marketing strategy to “lure” young men between 18-35 to follow Jesus. Because that’s what Jesus would do right? No, wrong. No where [sic] does it say Jesus “lured.”

It would appear that church exists to worship Republican Supply-side Jesus, who Republicans invented to justify their false gospel of violence, lies, hate and greed. Republican Supply-side Jesus is the polar opposite of the real Jesus.

From MSNBC: Rachel on Benghazi BS

Republican Benghazi BS had one purpose only, to propagandize against Hillary Clinton. And Nameless was right. It STILL isn’t over.

From Alternet: Donald Trump has been showered with accusations of financial impropriety, from fraud suits levied against his now-defunct Trump University, to charges that the presidential candidate drastically inflates his charitable donations. To add fuel to the monetary fire, Trump is now facing repercussions for poor fundraising acumen; on Wednesday, the Federal Elections Committee filed a complaint against Donald J. Trump for President for “soliciting contributions from foreign nationals” in a series of emails the campaign sent to “foreign nationals in Iceland, Scotland, Britain and Australia.”

Following reports earlier this month that Trump’s fundraising numbers are severely lagging, the presumptive Republican nominee sent emails to members of the British parliament, Talking Points Memo reports.

Sir Roger Gale, British Member of Parliament (MP) complained about the correspondence to the Speaker of the House Commons, Politics Home notes. "Members of Parliament are being bombarded by electronic communications from Team Trump on behalf of somebody called Donald Trump,” Gale said Tuesday. ”Mr Speaker, I’m all in favour of free speech but I don’t see why colleagues on either side of the House should be subjected to intemperate spam."

Click through for more details. Trump has not even tried to hide his criminal foreign fundraising behind bogus nonprofits, the way Republicans normally do.

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They need to Vote Blue!

Personal Update – 6/29/2016

Posted by TomCat at 8:14 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 292016

I’m having a crappy day… literally. I had very little sleep as I had phantom leg pain. I did not want to take more Hydrocodone, as I had not gone for two days and was taking Dulcolax for Republicitis. The Dulcolax broke through this morning, so now I have Republicosis. What I needed least is that an idiot on the second floor broke a pipe causing a minor flood, and I can’t flush the toilet or take my shower until it is fixed. ARGH!! I feel so frustrated! Obviously, this is today’s only article.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:14 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

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Sounds like Social Democracy to me.

BEErexit!

Posted by TomCat at 11:35 am Politics

Jun 282016

I don't know about you, but I BEE ready for a good laugh, Without further ado…

Samantha Bee — in a segment titled "Oh Shit, Brexit" — dedicated a fair amount of her brilliant show to Brexit last night, what with all the incredibly obvious parallels between the terribly misguided vote to “Make Britain great again” (she shows a clip of a Leave voter actually saying that) and our Trump problem.

“While the Brits were waking up in the ruins of their nation saying, ‘Oh God, what have we done?’ a lot of Americans were looking over and saying, ‘Oh God, what are we about to do?’”…

From <Alternet>

As funny as Sam is, she id also painfully right. It and happen here and will, unless we ALL do everything humanly possible to stop it.

Open Thread – 6/28/2016

Posted by TomCat at 11:34 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Jun 282016

The elevator is finally fixed. I’m running late, because Julie and I went to the bank, and we’ve been planning her cross country exodus next week. I will miss her terribly. Please pardon my brevity. I will need the Squatch to do the Monthly Report for June. I’ll learn what we need to do to correct this double vision on 7/6. Pardon my brevity.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:53 (average 4:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: The billionaire Donald J. Trump’s bid to become a born-again Christian failed over the weekend after Jesus Christ turned down his friend request, campaign officials have acknowledged.

Jesus, who has not generally been active on Facebook, made a rare appearance on the social network on Monday to announce His decision to ignore the presumptive Republican nominee’s request for a personal relationship with Him.

In a brief post, Jesus offered the following explanation: “Just everything.”

The turndown from Jesus Christ, the inspiration behind one of the world’s most prominent religions, caps what has been a tough month for the Trump campaign.

Privately, campaign staffers fretted that the candidate would pen a disparaging tweet about Jesus, which might alienate evangelical voters in key battleground states.

I think Andy is making fun of us. If Jesus really had responded to Rump Dump Rectum, He would have said LMAO!!

From Daily Kos: Trump gave 5-minute sales pitch about his resort, was surrounded by swastika golf balls (seriously)

Read the article!

From NY Times: In the most significant victory in a generation for a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body, the Supreme Court on Monday struck down Texas’s harsh and dishonest anti-abortion law by a vote of 5 to 3.

The justices’ reasoning in overturning the law applies to hundreds of other attempts in recent years by Republican lawmakers around the country to restrict or destroy constitutionally protected reproductive rights.

While the decision was unquestionably correct, the vote should have been unanimous. The 2013 Texas law — which forced abortion clinics and their doctors to meet absurd, pointlessly strict medical standards — was the textbook definition of what the court had prohibited in a major 1992 ruling on abortion: “unnecessary health regulations that have the purpose or effect of presenting a substantial obstacle to a woman seeking an abortion.”

Roberts, Scalito [sp. intentional], and Thomas were in the minority. If regressives successfully sabotage the Democratic Party, and allow a Republican win, as they did in 2000, this will be overturned, and women’s rights will be history.

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Liz Thumps Rump Dump

Posted by TomCat at 12:24 pm Politics

Jun 272016

Liz Warren (D-MA) went on the campaign trail with Hillary Clinton. She invested most of her speech introducing Hillary to tearing Rump Dump Trump a third rectum. Why third? The first is in the normal place. The second is the one he uses to speak, and the one she tore is right between his eyes.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) just torched presumptive Republican presidential nominee in a blistering speech where she pulled zero punches.

Among other things, Warren called Trump “a nasty man who will never become president” and “a small, insecure money-grubber who fights for only himself.” She also made a sly reference to Trump’s nickname of her as “Goofy Elizabeth Warren” by throwing it right back in his face.

“You want to see goofy, look at him in that hat,” she said…

From <Raw Story>

Liz is still a National Treasure. Perhaps we should change Trump's name to Rump Dump Rectum!

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