Friday, August 7, 2015

The Debate

FoxNews is not on my cable here in Costa Rica unless I pay an extra $4. CNNInternational and Headline News is included in my basic cable.

After watching some of the Republican debate clips from last night  I have come to the conclusion that Donald Trump has done the best job ever of dividing the GOP since Ross Perot.

Trump is a bully and so are his followers. A match made in heaven in their eyes. Trump won't fold as Perot did back in the day, but Trump will eventually bully his way until he says something so distasteful that he will lose half his die hard fans. And, hopefully, that will be after he secures the GOP nomination. Please, please, please.




The Greedy Old Party is a mess and that is a good thing, isn't it? And the election is only 458 days away.





And the most upsetting news last night was, it was Jon Stewart's last Daily Show. Sigh. How can his shoes be filled? Who else has the guts to watch FoxNews and stay sane?


While the Republican candidates were crowing or sparring on national TV, Hillary was rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous.  I title the screen shot below,  the REAL KKK...Kim, Killery and Kanye.




By the way, Hillary is wearing a lovely orange pant outfit with a Mandarin collar in the above photo. I personally think that Kim should dress Hillary. I would love to see Hillary in more beige tones, Jones of NY style. I think Kim would agree. Remember, Kim made her name long before her reality TV show, by dressing Hollywood's finest.




Today was a comedy of errors for me so I was not able to produce my usual edition. Sometimes life hands you a bunch of puzzle pieces and this was one of those days.




But when all is said and done, Mrs. Betty Bowers said it best about Donald Trump last night..."I think we can all agree that Donald Trump won last night's debate -- if the object of the election is to find a petulant president who talks like an anonymous Internet commenter."


See you Monday!

Peace.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

The Great Republican Debate Is Tonight




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11 questions that tonight’s Republican presidential debate will answer
Tonight's Republican presidential debate will almost certainly be the most watched primary debate in television history. With that many eyeballs on the 10 men who will take the debate stage in Cleveland, the stakes for every one of them are remarkably high.




The debate rules state that the highest-polling candidate is given the middle podium, which means Donald Trump will be center stage tomorrow night. Well, that and the fact that he was going to stand there anyway.- Jimmy Fallon










The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam





Would anyone here care to blame the Benghazi terrorist attack on the actual, y'know, terrorists?  #DebateQuestionsWeWantToHear - John Fugelsang










Obama Wants Voting Rights Given Back To The People. How Dare He?
 President Obama will mark the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Thursday by calling on Congress to restore the law and urging people to register to vote.




“We should have invaded Mexico."
- GOP frontrunner Donald Trump on the Iraq War
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Republican Shenanigans






The Republican debate and Jon Stewart's farewell show is on the same night. Seems fitting somehow. - AHNC




Prepare for Thursday's GOP debate with this primer from @RexHuppke, complete with Bingo card. http://trib.in/1UozSKh 








Well, Of Course The GOP Is Blocking Clean Air
A GOP-controlled Senate committee has approved legislation to block the Obama administration from putting in place tough new standards on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.










Boy, if the House GOP won't honor Pope Francis b/c he's 'too liberal' they're really gonna hate Jesus.- John Fugelsang








Big Dog Encouraged Trump To Run For President
Former president Bill Clinton had a private telephone conversation in late spring with Donald Trump at the same time that the billionaire investor and reality-television star was nearing a decision to run for the White House, according to associates of both men.










Planned Parenthood does something conservatives will never accept: It gives poor people the same rights and care as everyone else.- LOLGOP




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California Leads, America Follows
The Clean Power Plan announced Monday poses significant challenges for states that rely on coal-fired power plants for much of their electricity, but complying with the rules will be a breeze for California. That's because the state has practically eliminated coal from its energy portfolio and leads the nation with the toughest regulations to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet.






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Abstinence education. The worst oxymoron since trickle-down economics.- LOLGOP








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STOP THIS IRAN DEAL BEFORE OIL GOES ANY LOWER.- LOLGOP








France Needs To Unload Two Warships. Putin Mad.
France is looking for a buyer for two high-tech Mistral warships worth a reported $1.3 billion after confirming Thursday that it had canceled its controversial deal to deliver the vessels to Russia.




"Zimbabweans are left shaking heads, wondering why Americans care more about African animals than African people."- Goodwell Nzou





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If there is a will, there is a way.


Peace.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Shots Fired Again Near Mississippi Military Site




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Shots Fired Again Near Mississippi Military Site
Shots were fired for a second consecutive day near a military facility in southern Mississippi, but there are no reports of anyone being wounded, National Guard officials said Wednesday




The only thing we have to fear is fear mongers themselves. - LOLGOP








The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam





Over the weekend in Iran, temperatures reached 165 degrees, one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on earth. In fact, it was so hot in Iran, American flags burst into flames on their own.- Jimmy Fallon









Mitch The Bitch O'Connell Puts Iran Deal 
On Hold
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) aimed to pressure President Obama on the Iran nuclear deal ahead of his speech later Wednesday.
"It's clear that the deal is making members of both parties uneasy, and with good reason," the Republican leader said. "That's why I've called for a debate worthy of the importance of the agreement when the Senate takes it up in September. I hope the president will echo this tone of seriousness in his remarks later today.












Republican Shenanigans





GOP Debaters Won't Diss Each Other. Watch Out, Hillary!
The head of the Republican Party on Wednesday said its presidential candidates are unlikely to attack each other in the party's first official debate but instead are focused on ousting Democrats from the White House.




Donald Trump is still leading the Republican polls, with support from 19 percent of voters. Of course, it’s only a matter of time before Trump slips up and says something completely sane.- Seth Myers








Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans. - Andy Borowitz






Fiorina Says Hillary's Emails Were Hacked
GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina said on Wednesday that Hillary Clinton’s private email server was likely compromised during her tenure as secretary of State.
“Hillary Clinton doesn’t understand that technology well enough to know her server has most assuredly been hacked because Secret Service agents can’t protect it from being hacked,” Fiorina told hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski during a telephone call to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”










Any politician who says "I don't know if President Obama is really Christian" has sorta just revealed they're really not. - John Fugelsang








Rock The Voter News





Jeb says "women's health care" and I hear Terri Schiavo. He has no freaking business making health care decisions for ANYONE.- Tina Dupuy









Grey's Anatomy Actor Comments On Silencing Trump
Ellen Pompeo, who plays Dr. Meredith Grey on “Grey’s Anatomy,” says her character would have a surgical (and probably painful) way of handling Donald Trump: "You could send him over to Meredith, and I could cut his vocal cords out.”




The fact checker for Thursday's ‪#‎GOPDebate‬ has already started drinking.- John Fugelsang




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Amtrak Service Will Continue 
A deal has been reached to save Amtrak service between Indianapolis and Chicago, after state officials considered cutting the rail line, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Indiana officials considered cutting the line because of a change to federal regulations that they said would have increased the cost of operating the route.



Jeb Bush says that "women's health" issues are overfunded. Clearly, the Republicans are not satisfied with the 47% of voters Romney alienated and are now shooting for 51%.- Andy Borowitz









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Cell Phones Down In Four States For Five Hours. 
If you live in the Southeast and couldn't place a call last night, you're not alone.
Cell phone customers of all four major carriers had no service Tuesday afternoon and into the evening in parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia. Service was restored Tuesday night.








HitchBOT, the lovable hitchhiking robot, hitched safely across Canada, made it to the East Coast of the United States, but unfortunately didn't get out of Philadelphia alive. To be fair, Philadelphia is the city that pelted Santa Claus with snowballs. They threw batteries at their own baseball team, and forced Will Smith to go live with his auntie and uncle in Bel Air.- James Corden








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Time To Deflate Photo


A perfectly timed photo.

Peace.