Tuesday, September 29, 2015

House Republicans look to draft Benghazi-obsessed congressman as new majority leader




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House Republicans look to draft Benghazi-obsessed congressman as new majority leader
The US congressman who is leading the public inquiry against Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server could continue his rambunctious rise to Washington power, if a drafting effort by the Republican far right succeeds in the wake of John Boehner’s shock resignation.




According to The Washington Post, when Clinton ran for president in 2008, she was 5'5" according to a height report from the Clinton campaign. But now, news sources say Hillary Clinton is 5'7" tall.If Hillary continues to grow, think how big she'll be when she finally reaches the Oval Office. We won't have to worry about Iran because mega-Hillary can swat missiles out of the sky!- Stephen Colbert









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If America had to choose between the Republican Party and Planned Parenthood, It would be nice to not have a Republican Party.- LOLGOP








Martial Law Declared In The House
For the second time in a month, the House on Tuesday invoked "martial law" to allow more expeditious consideration of a stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown this week.




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Actual train wrecks take all the fun out of watching George Zimmerman's life.- John Fugelsang





The Womb Wars 
The radical anti-abortion group Operation Rescue steered the Republican congressional majority toward a government shutdown after driving a related group’s attacks on Planned Parenthood.
GOP lawmakers threatened to hold the government hostage as leverage to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood after a series of misleading videos were released this summer by the anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress (CMP), which a new report shows is essentially indistinguishable from the controversial group.





The Republican Party. What happens when guys who don't believe in sex education try to legislate women's health.- LOLGOP















Hold Off On That Cuba Trip You Were Planning Until The GOP OKs It!
Cuban leader Raul Castro again told President Obama that full normalized relations cannot be resumed until the United States lifts the economic embargo on his country and abandons its naval base at Guantanamo Bay, officials said Tuesday.



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I'll sign on for results-based pay for teachers the day Congress gets the same deal.- John Fugelsang




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Jeb Bush said last week that Democrats often win the black vote because they tell people “we’ll take care of you with free stuff.” Whereas Democrats actually win the black vote because Republicans keep saying stuff like that.- Seth Myers









That awkward moment when liberals cheer that John Boehner quit and then every single person who could replace him is crazy, stupid, or both.- Tea Party Cat








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The Bush tax cuts on the rich created no jobs and led to deficit & wealth inequality crisises.
GOP candidates: They just weren't big enough. - LOLGOP









All New One Armed Bandits With Dazzling Visuals To Empty Your Pockets!
Move aside one-armed bandits. The casino floor is making room for game zones with oversized popping dice, digital spinning Big Six wheels and virtual roulette, with an eye on adding arcade-style video games in the not-so-distant future...game-makers and casinos are keen on coming up with the next big thing to keep people playing.




Next month Delta will begin opening company spas at certain airports so that employees can get a massage. And if passengers want a massage, they can just leave their keys in their pockets when they go through security.- Jimmy Fallon







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The Reason I Have Been Posting So Late
Yep, my laptop is dying a slow death. It's the motherboard according to the tech. Head in hands. I am still using it when it works and the rest of the time I am using the backup tablet, which isn't as powerful as a laptop.

So, dear readers, I need a new laptop, please help if you can. If you can't, just high five me for the good vibrations!






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Huntington Peak, Alaska. Gee, I don't see any ski trails.

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Boehner slams some GOP hard liners as 'false prophets'




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Boehner slams some GOP hard liners as 'false prophets'
House Speaker John Boehner warned Sunday against "false prophets" in his own party making unrealistic promises, saying his resignation had averted a government shutdown this week but not the GOP's broader battle over how to wield power.




Q: What's the difference between the House GOP and the unemployed? 
A: The unemployed want to work.
- John Fugelsang











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Carly Fiorina says waterboarding is fine, based on a video she saw about young surfers in California. - The Daily Edge









This Republican Was Once Two Heart Beats Away From The Presidency
Lawyers for indicted former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) are negotiating a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors, The Chicago Tribune reported Monday... The indictment against Hastert alleged that he withdrew the money in order to pay out $3.5 million in hush money to an unidentified individual as compensation for "prior misconduct" against that person.








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Today Donald Trump said he doesn't believe in climate change. He said if there's a hole in the ozone layer, just comb some ozone from another part over it.- Conan O'Brien










Read Jebs Lips. That's The Way It Is.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush suggested that the wealthiest top 1 percent of Americans would receive more benefits from this tax plan than the middle class because "that's just the way it is."




While he was in Washington, the Pope gave a major speech to Congress, and asked them to accept immigrants as their own children. Then congressmen were like, "Eh, we've already got enough children our wives don't know about.”- Jimmy Fallon

















Please, please sit down. Now please stand up. Now kneel. Now stand up again. Sorry, I've got Pope fever!- Jimmy Fallon









Water Found On Mars
Mars has water on its surface, and it's in liquid form at least some of the time.
NASA on Monday announced the results of a new study showing that salty liquid water flows seasonally on Mars, giving the red planet one of the essential ingredients for life.









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What the media doesn't get is that Donald Trump is the closest millions of Americans will ever get to voting for Boss Hogg.- John Fugelsang










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There was a total lunar eclipse and a super moon on Sunday, both of them at once. That has not happened since 1982, it won't happen again until 2033 — which happens be the year when Snooki is expected to be seeking the Republican nomination for president.- Jimmy Kimmel








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Facebook went down briefly today, which means that for several minutes all across the country, something got done.- Stephen Colbert








The GOP Business Of Defaming Planned Parenthood Hits Obstacle
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster conducted a 30-day audit of more than 300 abortions performed by Planned Parenthood in St. Louis and found no evidence of workers selling fetal tissue obtained during the procedures.







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There was no blood moon eclipse in Costa Rica last night. Cloudy and a light misty rain. I guess Mother Nature felt bad so she gave us a rainbow right before sunset. Pura vida.

Peace.

Friday, September 25, 2015

John Boehner Is Leaving Congress




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Speaker John Boehner Will Resign From Congress
WASHINGTON — Speaker John A. Boehner, under intense pressure from conservatives in his party, will resign one of the most powerful positions in government and give up his House seat at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown.



Boehner is not only giving up his House Speaker position, he's quitting Congress next month! Whaaaat just happened? Divine Intervention? Now comes the fun part, the scurrying for his replacement. I'm betting blood will be shed.




John Boehner is resigning Congress and that's what I call an effective Pope speech.- John Fugelsang













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Did Boehner resign because of the Republican Far Right? Or did the Pope say "John, you don't have to deal with assholes anymore, Go In Peace."- Lewis Black









Refugees Expected To Increase
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Friday it could see no easing of the flow of refugees into Europe, with 8,000 arrivals daily, and that problems now facing governments may turn out to be only "the tip of the iceberg".








Costa Rica Doesn't Like U.S. Military Helicopters Flying Around
A brief stopover by five U.S. military helicopters in Costa Rica over the weekend drew the ire of lawmakers who claimed the landing violated Costa Rica’s sovereignty.

The executive and legislative branches of government have been disputing the legality of U.S. military vessels in Costa Rica since both countries signed a joint-patrol agreement in 1999, but the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court also has been wary of U.S. military aircraft and ships here.





That awkward moment when GOP says we shouldn't do anything about climate change because China won't, and then China starts carbon cap & trade.- Tea Party Cat










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After four years as Speaker, Boehner has finally created a job.- Andy Borowitz







Well, Of Course She Switched Parties!
A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.




Boehner to Continue Repealing Obamacare After Leaving Congress. - Andy Borowitz














Pope Francis Lays Hands On Ailing U.S. Infrastructure. - The Onion








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Nelson Nails Boehner Leaving Congress
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) on Friday issued a statement on House Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) planned resignation that perfectly captured the dynamics that reportedly influenced the speaker's decision.
“After Speaker Boehner fulfilled his dream of the pope speaking, he is just plain tired of dealing with the right wing extremists," Nelson said in the one-sentence statement.









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Man who inherited his career says black people want "free stuff" . - LOLGOP








Costa Rican Rocket Science
Ad Astra Rocket, the company founded by Costa Rican scientist and ex-astronaut Franklin Chang Díaz, will develop space propulsion systems for a new NASA project, the company reported this week.



My loan from the bank to buy milk from Whole Foods was approved.- dak tweet






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Pull up a chair and enjoy Venice!

Peace.