{"id":34188,"date":"2018-11-02T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T21:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=34188"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T22:07:18","slug":"friday-fun-butter-emals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/02\/friday-fun-butter-emals\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: &#8220;Butter Emails&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Butter_But-Her-Emails.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Butter_But-Her-Emails-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Butter_But-Her-Emails-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Butter_But-Her-Emails-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Trump_Butter_But-Her-Emails.jpg 591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll get to this topic in a minute (well \u2013 at least the <strong><em>\u201cbutter\u201d<\/em><\/strong> part).\u00a0 But while we\u2019re still gorging on Halloween candy leftover from Trick or Treating (at least I always have leftovers), I want to share with you some amazing slideshows taken of someone&#8217;s neighbor who changed tableaus using skeletons EVERY DAY in October as a prelude to Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>I know there\u2019s not 31 here.\u00a0 There\u2019s only 22 because 10\/22\/18 is the day it was posted.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know where it takes place other than it\u2019s a warm weather locale &#8211; but the creativity and effort it took to put them together is very impressive!\u00a0 You can see them all in their full-size format here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.demilked.com\/skeleton-decorations-sami-campagnano\/\">https:\/\/www.demilked.com\/skeleton-decorations-sami-campagnano\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Skeletons_Slideshow_LG_1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Skeletons_Slideshow_LG_1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"817\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Skeletons_Slideshow_LG_2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Skeletons_Slideshow_LG_2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"842\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I <em>butter<\/em> get to the hardcore news part \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Most of us remember <strong><em>Rep. Steve King (R-IA)<\/em><\/strong> for his bizarre (at best) idea that all migrants have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2013\/07\/steve-king-wants-protect-border-cantaloupe-sized-calves\/312984\/\"><strong><em>\u201ccalves the size of cantaloupes because they&#8217;re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Personally, I think King has a cantaloupe for a brain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Cantaloupe_Head-Brain-Skull.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Cantaloupe_Head-Brain-Skull-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Cantaloupe_Head-Brain-Skull-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Cantaloupe_Head-Brain-Skull-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Cantaloupe_Head-Brain-Skull.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019re probably also all aware of King\u2019s longstanding history of not only overtly backing but also literally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/10\/30\/land-olakes-ends-contributions-to-iowas-steve-king-over-racist-claim.html\">associating with racists, anti-Semites, white nationalists and Nazi sympathizers<\/a> &#8211; and it has <strong><em>FINALLY<\/em><\/strong> had terrible consequences for him.\u00a0 Why, he was even publicly rebuked by his own National Republican Congressional Committee.\u00a0 <em>(Posting the Tweet is part of my bipartisan effort of &#8220;reaching across the aisle&#8221;.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congressman Steve King\u2019s recent comments, actions, and retweets are completely inappropriate. We must stand up against white supremacy and hate in all forms, and I strongly condemn this behavior.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Stivers (@RepSteveStivers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSteveStivers\/status\/1057327397685653510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But to no one\u2019s surprise, the three top Rethuglican House leaders (Speaker <strong><em>Paul Ryan<\/em><\/strong>, Majority Leader <strong><em>Kevin McCarthy<\/em><\/strong> and Majority Whip <strong><em>Steve Scalise<\/em><\/strong>) all refused to criticize King \u2013 yet again putting their party above our country.<\/p>\n<p>But King\u2019s association with racists, anti-Semites, white nationalists and Nazi sympathizers was so overt that it finally <em>cheesed<\/em> off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/consumer\/purina-intel-land-o-lakes-ditch-support-rep-steve-king-n926856\"><em><strong>Land O\u2019Lakes<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Purina<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Intel<\/strong><\/em> to the point they have now withdrawn all financial backing<\/a> of this hate-monger.<\/p>\n<p>Not only because Land O\u2019Lakes was the largest contributor, but also because you\u2019d be crazy if you thought I was going to pass up <em>this<\/em> opportunity.\u00a0 So, I\u2019m focusing on Land O\u2019Lakes, because when headlines like this come along, you need to <em>milk<\/em> them for all they\u2019re worth.\u00a0 So, I hope you\u2019re in the <em>moo<\/em>d to see if the <em>cream rises to the top<\/em> on this topic.<\/p>\n<p>We can all agree that big donors like Land O\u2019Lakes are King\u2019s <em>bread and butter<\/em>.\u00a0 Whether or not King just got tired of <em>buttering them up<\/em> is debatable, but I\u2019m sure Land O\u2019Lakes finally concluded: <strong>\u201cHow <em>dairy<\/em> make us look bad. \u00a0Those racist comments of his and mingling with white nationalists and Nazi sympathizers is just <em>udderly cowtemptible<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a consequence of his hate-mongering, King finds himself in a <em>jam<\/em> and will no longer be able to <em>loaf<\/em> around.\u00a0 And although I\u2019m not sure what the <em>margarine<\/em> of error is in the latest Poll, I do know he now faces a close race in a district that has always been solid red.<\/p>\n<p>To have a nationally known company like Land O\u2019Lakes pull their backing is truly <em>legendairy<\/em>.\u00a0 So I\u2019d like to propose a <em>toast<\/em> to their bravery!\u00a0 I think you\u2019d agree America would be <em>butter<\/em> off in King were kept in Iowa \u2026 permanently.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose I could keep <em>churning<\/em> them out, but I\u2019m going to close by apologizing for these really <em>crumby<\/em> puns.\u00a0 I realize they\u2019re only <em>margarineally butter<\/em> than nothing \u2013 but that didn\u2019t stop me.\u00a0 And some of them may have been so subtle you couldn\u2019t even see them \u2013 why, they flew right <em>pasteurize<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, if you weren\u2019t aware King is a right-wing bigot, check out the flag he proudly displays on his desk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Confederate-Flag.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Confederate-Flag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Confederate-Flag.png 361w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Confederate-Flag-150x136.png 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Steve-King_Confederate-Flag-300x272.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ll get to this topic in a minute (well \u2013 at least the \u201cbutter\u201d part).\u00a0 But while we\u2019re still gorging on Halloween candy leftover from Trick or Treating (at least I always have leftovers), I want to share with you some amazing slideshows taken of someone&#8217;s neighbor who changed tableaus using skeletons EVERY DAY in <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/11\/02\/friday-fun-butter-emals\/' 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