March 2016 archive

Republican Debate #12: More 4

Tonight it’s the Republicans in Miami FL co-sponsored by by CNN, Salem Media Group (talk radio), The Washington Times, and the Republican National Committee. It is available only in English on CNN starting at 8:30 pm ET. For some candidates this is a pretty important debate. It’s pretty clear that this Tuesday’s Primaries could mark …

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Florida Toddler Stands His Ground

“I Feared for my Life!” says mini George Zimmerman Gun-loving Florida mom shot by 4-year-old son hours after bragging he ‘gets jacked up’ to shoot Travis Gettys, Raw Story A gun-loving social media activist was shot and wounded Tuesday by her 4-year-old son while driving. Investigators said Jamie Gilt was driving a four-door pickup truck …

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The Dawning

If the crass candidacy of Donald “Drumpf” Trump, it may have forced a few people to admit to some cold hard facts about Republican policies and voters. On MSNBC Joe “Schmoe” Scarborough finally admitted that after thirty years only rich people benefited from Republican economic policies. “The problem with the Republican Party over the past …

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Pondering the Pundits

“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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The Breakfast Club (Progress)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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The Daily Late Nightly Show (You Like Me)

The New Guy Back In Black Trevor’s guests this week are- Wednesday 3/9: Sacha Baron Cohen Thursday 3/10: Padma Lakshmi Sacha Baron Cohen is a terrible comedian not in the Peter Sellers mode (The Telegraph) but in the Andy Dick, Andrew Dice Clay kind of way- in addition to playing assholes on screen, he’s an …

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Dispatches From Hellpeckersville-All Set Up

Finally, my workspace is set up. I am in a fair amount of pain, but I knew a flare would probably follow the rearranging and clean-up that had to be done to make room for the corner unit Cleetus bought for me, and really, it’s a small price to pay. We found a black glass …

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Democratic Debate #8 Open Thread

The debate is in Miami Fl. and co-sponsored by the Washington Post and Univision. It is available in English on CNN. It will start at 9 pm ET with hype at 8:45. Because Florida will suffer more than most from rising sea levels there’s expected to be a fair number of questions about Climate Change …

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dday beats poblano

Nate Silver (aka poblano) had a very bad day yesterday, predicting there was a 99% chance Hillary would win Michigan. He might have done better if he had read this piece by dday. The Democratic Party’s working-class calamity: How a generation of workers were abandoned to corporate interests by David Dayen, Salon Tuesday, Mar 8, …

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Trump Steaks Are A Real Thing

And those were probably the genuine article on the table last night. Now a lot of people have been treating this as bizarre and inexplicable but it’s not at all really. The Trump name is a brand like Louis Vuitton or Tiffany and for years and years The Donald has been entering into lucrative licensing …

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