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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Canada Welcomes Syrian Refugees

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First planeload of Syria refugees to arrive in Toronto on Thursday
The first planeload of Syrian refugees from camps in Jordan and Lebanon will arrive in Canada on Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday.
Another such aircraft will arrive in Montreal on Saturday, he told legislators.

Donald Trump: “I have a great relationship with the Bigots. I always have. The Bigots love me.”- Tea Party Cat

The World is A Safer Place Without Saddam

Meanwhile Back In China
China's military is paying "close attention" to an agreement between the United States and Singapore to deploy the U.S. P8 Poseidon spy plane to the city state and hopes the move does not harm regional stability, the Defence Ministry said.

Right now the NRA preps an email blast to their database of gun owners that Obama is plotting a database of gun owners.- John Fugelsang

Calling the GOP "the Party of Lincoln" is like saying a flesh-eating zombie "used to be a nice person." - The Daily Edge

More Boys And Their Toys
Israel and the United States on Thursday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor as the Jewish state seeks to upgrade its defences in the face of regional threats, officials said.

Republican Shenanigans

When you keep telling your base that 97% of the world's scientists are lying to you, Donald Trump can happen. - LOLGOP

The Gloves Are Off
A billionaire who is backing former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has launched a personal campaign against fellow billionaire Donald Trump, calling him an insecure, narcissistic bully who needs to be stopped.

More than 60% of Republicans support Trump's Muslim ban. Thanks for a peek under those white sheets, Donald.- Kona Lowell

CNN Interviews Trump Supporter That's Off Her Meds
Susan DeLemus believes everyone is lying to her except Donald Trump, and that’s why she’s supporting the Republican presidential candidate.
In an interview with CNN, DeLemus emphatically said she’s never been into politics until now, because she believes everyone is “lying to me, straight to my face!”

Rock The Voter News

The Republicans need to stop Trump from getting the nomination so they can nominate someone who will express views virtually identical to Trump's in a more palatable way.- Andy Borowitz

War On ~~Christians~~ Zombies
Fox Business host Lou Dobbs took issue with the zombies in an Ohio nativity scene because he said it mocked Christianity instead of Islam.
Jasen Dixon, the manager of a local haunted house, riled up officials in the Sycamore Township second year in a row this month with his zombie nativity scene. Officials have said that he could be fined up to $500 a day if he refuses to take it down.

Mitt Romney now seems like Nelson Mandela. - Andy Borowitz

Business News

Apple has unveiled new case for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s that costs $100 and can provide the phone with as much as 25 hours of additional battery life. Which raises the total amount of battery life to 25 and a half hours.- Seth Myers

Making It Easy to Pay At Walmart
Walmart is rolling out its own mobile payment system, calling it Walmart Pay.
The system, like Apple Pay, allows customers to purchase items using their smartphones.

Another day where some of us didn't shoot each other!- Paula Poundstone

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Hey Lisa! I'm finally getting to my annual contributions for my favorite organizations and bloggers (check PayPal). Congratulations on 15 years of posting. I thank you.
Brian

Thank you so much Brian, you are the first person to congratulate me. Deep curtsy!

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Dump Trump Is Going Global

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European business network does what the GOP doesn’t have the guts to do — bans Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s businesses and brand have taken a beating since the GOP frontrunner entered the 2016 race for the White House.
In the latest blow, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has dropped Trump from the country’s global business outreach network because of his remarks about banning Muslims from traveling to the United States, the BBC reports.

"When fascism comes to America, it will be YUGE!"- Jeff Tiedrich

Donald Trump got a lot of people upset when he released a statement yesterday that called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, and even Dick Cheney said he’d gone too far. You know it's bad when Dick Cheney steps in to say, "Come on, have a heart, any heart." - Jimmy Fallon

Residents Of Trump Tower Fear Terrorism
In fact, in the wake of outrage over Trump's call Monday for a complete halt to Muslims entering the U.S., many residents told The Chicago Tribune that they are uneasy admitting where they live.

"It's been a little embarrassing," said Peter Young, a 44-year-old attorney who has a condo at Trump Tower. "I just say, 'I live on the river.'"

Why don't they stop-and-frisk at Wall St? That's where the real crime is. And the coke, too.- John Fugelsang

No refugees have attacked us but a guy shouting about "baby parts" has. Maybe we need to shut down the GOP debates.- LOLGOP

Brits To Vote Whether To Bar Trump
A petition calling for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be barred from entering the UK has gathered more than 250,000 names, so MPs will have to consider debating it.

Donald Trump has done what Tony Blair and David Cameron couldn't do: He's united all factions in British politics. - Rick Dunham

5000 Cuban Migrants Stuck In Costa Rica. No One Wants Them.

Belize on Tuesday turned down a proposal by Costa Rica to fly thousands of Cuban migrants trapped in the country to Belize, from which point the migrants could continue their journey northwards to the United States.

Scalia Times His Dissing Of Blacks As Trump Disses Muslims
In the oral arguments Wednesday for a Supreme Court affirmative action case, Justice Antonin Scalia suggested that the policy was hurting minority students by sending them to schools too academically challenging for them.

The White House pastry chef made a 500-pound dark chocolate gingerbread White House. Obama was like, "Uh, but you made a REGULAR gingerbread house for all the OTHER presidents...”- Conan O'Brien

For My Jewish Viewers

Pope Francis is launching a campaign he calls the "Revolution of Tenderness." It’s the first papal decree in history to be named after a Marvin Gaye album.- Conan O'Brien

Me in the morning

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Sorry for the short edition today but it was one of those days!

You do that for me!

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Trump rejects criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims

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Trump rejects criticism of his proposal to ban Muslims
Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and others

Trump's Trumpet Crescendoed. He Hit The Racist/Fascist/Narcissist Note, all at once! The Tea Partiers are dancing and the Republicans have left the building.

So at least this guy who we all agree may new be a new Hitler can get on TV any time he wants.- LOLGOP

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

You know, when Donald Trump is president he’ll go to war with all one billion Muslims worldwide, and it’ll be terrific!- Tea Party Cat

Yep, The Tea Partiers Are Arming Themselves For The Next Civil War! Thanks Trump!
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson (SWHC)—which clocked in over $500 million in sales last year—up 93% since January.
The company, which is a leading manufacturer of pistols, revolvers, tactical rifles, and black powder firearms, as well as hunting rifles, said in its latest conference call that strong sales are the result of increasing demand.

Finally a Republican brave enough to say, "No, Malala, you can't come in. We're too scared of you in America."- LOLGOP

Republican Shenanigans

Jeb¡ Supporters Trash Rivals
A group supporting Republican Jeb Bush is invoking U.S. national security in a new ad attacking three of Bush's GOP presidential rivals.

There was a big ceremony at the Capitol to unveil a marble statue of Dick Cheney. People said, "Wow, he looks so life-like." And then Cheney said, "Actually, the statue's over there."- Jimmy Fallon

Wayne LaPierre got stuck in traffic but more cars would have prevented that.- John Fugelsang

This Is What Happens When Giant Egos Clash
"Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough cut to commercial break on Tuesday morning after real-estate mogul Donald Trump wouldn't let him ask questions.

The U.S. Constitution is pretty politically correct. #DumpTrump - Tina Dupuy

Muslims Not Welcome In The Bronx?
Police officers were forced to respond recently after a Muslim girl was reportedly attacked at a Bronx public school, but no official report was filed.

Rock The Voter News

If men gave birth to babies, there would not be a lot of discussion regarding the right to choose.- Bernie Sanders

Shootout At The ~~OK Corral~~ ToysRUS
Two men took their dispute outside a Michigan toy store to settle the argument with firearms.
An employee at Toys ‘R’ Us in Flint Township said she heard multiple gunshots about 5 p.m. Monday while working the cash register.

I'd like to be the 1st to thank Donald Trump for doing for Islamophobia what Westboro Baptist Church did for homophobia.- John Fugelsang

Business/Tech News

Government Shutdown Showdown Is Over Oil
Congressional Republicans are pressing for an end to the four-decade ban on exporting crude oil and further curbs on President Barack Obama's environmental agenda as part of a sweeping $1.1 trillion spending bill.
Days from a Friday midnight deadline, progress has proven elusive for negotiators...

Russia is planning to build a base on the moon where astronauts will live permanently. When asked if they really wanted to spend the rest of their lives in a barren, lifeless landscape, the Russians said, "No, that's why we want to go to the moon."- Jimmy Fallon