Thursday, December 17, 2015

Putin calls Trump an 'outstanding, talented' man




______________


Putin calls Trump an 'outstanding, talented' man
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a talented and outstanding man, welcoming his stance on Russia.



So Putin likes Trump. What would Joe McCarthy think?



Putin calls Trump "an outstanding, talented man," adding, "I can't wait to go topless horseback riding with him."- The Daily Edge







The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam



"And then Hillary Clinton sold baby parts to ISIS terror cells in Benghazi."
— Carly Fiorina
- Jeff Tiedrich



USA & Cuba Kiss And Make Up
The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore scheduled commercial airline service between the two countries for the first time in more than five decades, exactly a year after they started the process of normalizing relations.







Republican Shenanigans



Ted Cruz speaks to us like a lawyer who doesn't think you know how to use Google. - LOLGOP








Because guns kill people: Disney and Universal theme parks ban all guns, even toys, and install metal detectors.- The Daily Edge




 Click here to meet C.W.





War On Men's Private Parts?
A South Carolina lawmaker is putting forward a new bill to bring heightened attention to the obstacles women face if they choose to get an abortion.
The bill, pre-filed by state Rep. Mia McLeod (D-Columbia), would require men to wait 24 hours between when they receive a prescription for an erectile dysfunction drug and when they could obtain it. Women in South Carolina must wait 24 hours before receiving an abortion. The bill would also require men to get a signed affidavit from a partner confirming he has erectile dysfunction, see a sex therapist...







Jeb is America's fourth favorite Bush — after George, the other George, and of course, the baked beans.- Stephen Colbert







Rock The Voter News



For Christmas, first lady Michelle Obama said both her daughters asked for money. Or, as Fox News reported it, "Obama Gives More Handouts to the Unemployed."- Conan O'Brien








Dennis Hastert Had A Stroke
Disgraced former House speaker Dennis Hastert is recovering from a stroke and has spent six weeks hospitalized ahead of his sentencing in a federal bribery case.



 Click here



I like to think that guys running Jeb's campaign are pranking both Jeb & people who'd still back a Bush brother because they'd be my heroes.- LOLGOP



Business News



Scientists are saying that an asteroid over a mile wide is going to pass by Earth on Christmas Eve, but they say it PROBABLY won't hit the Earth. Then the scientists were like, “Anyway, happy holidays, everyone!”- Conan O'Brien






Bush has sent an email to his supporters promising that as an early Christmas present, if you give him $25, you won't receive any more email requests for cash the rest of the year. It's a political strategy borrowed from the mob.- Stephen Colbert



Wow. The Most Hated Man On The Internet Was Arrested
Martin Shkreli, the price-gouging pharmaceutical company executive, was arrested early Thursday morning on securities fraud charges.



Wait, Martin Shkreli is in jail?   Are the criminals ok? - John Fugelsang






______________








_______________






Odd News



Time To Deflate Photo


Screech owls live in forests throughout the U.S. They are masters of camouflage, easily hiding in the nooks and crannies of trees. Photo by Ed Steenstra, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Peace.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The GOP Debate





____________

The Internet, scare tactics and big fat juicy lies: Here are the top 10 bullsh*t moments of the GOP debate
Another week, another republican debate. It was CNN’s turn again to throw some people up on stage and see what happened. On the whole, CNN did a much better job than others have at holding candidates accountable for attempting to interrupt, going over their allotted time and behaving inappropriately. T



Someone should count up how many war crimes Republicans proposed last night.- LOLGOP








The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam



Next time someone tells you ISIS wants to 'conquer America' just try to imagine those guys even conquering Detroit.- John Fugelsang








*uckabee Wants Syrian Refugees In Rich Liberal Neighborhoods
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that if Democrats want to welcome Syrian refugees into the country, that those refugees should first have to settle in wealthy liberal strongholds, including where Hillary and Bill Clinton have a home




 Click here to meet C.W.



Gun violence kills more people in the US every day than terror has since 9/11. But it's more important to be afraid of the people we bomb.- LOLGOP








Republican Shenanigans



Fiorina Unveils Plan to Turn Dalmatian Puppies into Magnificent Coat. - Andy Borowitz



 Click here



Trump Will Not Seek Independent Run
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recommitted to his promise that he would not mount an independent bid in the November 2016 election if he does not secure his party's nomination next year.







I love when Jeb Bush calls Trump "not serious" as if GOP voters are about to grab their pearls and exclaim, "WHY I HAD NO IDEA!"- LOLGOP





Bernie Wins Twitter During GOP Debate
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) again enjoyed some of the highest engagement on Twitter during the fifth Republican presidential debate on Tuesday night. Sanders saw the largest growth in followers on the social media...




Rock The Voter News







The decision about abortion must remain a decision for a woman and her doctor to make, not the government.- Bernie Sanders





Racism Towards White Immigrants
CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England (Reuters) - Ella Vine no longer speaks her native Polish at bus stops and train stations in Britain because there have been times she has been told to "shut up", or worse, by fellow passengers.









Remember when Al Gore sighed at a debate and it was the most inappropriate thing ever?- The Rude Pundit






Donald Trump: “Obama is such a loser! I could’ve negotiated such a great deal in Paris on climate. I’d get the Earth to pay to cool itself.”- Tea Party Cat



Business News



1984: If Libs say trickledown will ruin middle-class in 30 years, call 'em Commies. 
2014: If middle-class ruined, blame Libs. - John Fugelsang







Israel Builds Desalination Plant In California
Israel's IDE Technologies, which opened this week a billion-dollar desalination plant in California, is helping to plan 10 new facilities throughout the United States.




They're predicting the film, STAR WARS could gross more than $2 billion. The United States just promised $800 million as part of the Paris agreement to fight climate change, which means we're spending more than twice as much to see "Star Wars" as we are to save the actual world.- Jimmy Kimmel







_______________


Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Donald Trump tells supporters he would have saved Paris from terrorists with his ankle gun





_____________

Donald Trump tells supporters he would have saved Paris from terrorists with his ankle gun
At  a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Monday, Republican 2016 frontrunner and former reality TV star Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters that things would have gone differently if he’d been in Paris on the night of the terror attacks that killed 130 people last month.



If this country actually elects a f*cking reality show host President it's time for a constitutional amendment forbidding Americans from ever watching TV again.- Andy Borowitz








The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam



Conservatism - n. the ability to convince men who are eating, voting and arming themselves to death that they should be afraid of foreigners. - LOLGOP






LA Shuts Down Schools
 Los Angeles, the second largest school district in the United States, shut down all of its schools on Tuesday after officials reported receiving an unspecified threat and ordered a search of all schools.



A Trump supporter yelled, “Light that motherf*cker on fire!,” which is also Trump’s key foreign policy proposal.- LOLGOP






My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of thirty-five years of Republican scorched-earth policies.- Jeff Tiedrich



 Click here to meet C.W.


Republican Shenanigans



Here's the thing: Even if Trump isn't a fascist, his supporters would like him to be. - LOLGOP








Planned Parenthood Win!
 A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Ohio officials from taking legal action against Planned Parenthood to enforce fetal tissue disposal rules, and Republican state lawmakers proposed new regulations for such disposal.








 Click here



Looking forward to Jeb Bush having to spend the rest of his life hiding from the guys who gave him millions to watch him lose by 35%.- LOLGOP








Rock The Voter News


"I never said that."

— Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Kurt Vonnegut and Mark Twain
-Jeff Tiedrich


Rich People's Worries
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says water regulations are making it difficult for him to keep his famed mane clean.






#BREAKING: Obama Pledges No Boots On Ground In War Against Christmas. - Jeff Tiedrich



Business/Tech News






Racists Are Paranoid
Some are reacting angrily to the fact that the CEO of Sam’s Club, who is an African-American woman, talked about the importance of diversity, saying it’s evidence she discriminates against white men.


I got an abyss app for my phone and now I just gaze into that.- Jeff Tiedrich




____________


Thank you to all eleven people who wished AHNC a Happy Birthday! 
Thank you for remembering.



____________





Odd News



Time To Deflate Photo

Haleakala Crater, Hawaii. There are about 10 volcanoes here in Costa Rica and I have no desire to see them up close, but that's just me.

Peace.