No Internet today.
Hopefully tomorrow I will be back online.
Deep apologies fro any humor inconvenience.
Monday, December 21, 2015
Friday, December 18, 2015
The Bromance Continues...
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Trump On Putin’s Alleged Killing Of His Critics: ‘At Least He’s A Leader’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump heaped praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin during a call-in interview to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Friday, confounding the show's co-hosts when he brushed off their concerns about Putin's alleged killing of his critics.
Scarborough highlighted the wrong targets. Trump is the kind of billionaire Putin would arrest and then confiscate his property.
Putin would have Trump for breakfast and still need to stop at IHOP. - Comment by DJD on Talking Points Memo
The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam
- Hate Crimes Against Muslims In U.S. Have Tripled Since Paris Attacks
- US brings ambitious Syria peace plan to UN
- US Defense Secretary, in Afghanistan, warns of IS threat
- At least nine escape kidnappers in Iraq, cross into Kuwait: police, media
- Global number of widows rises as war and disease take toll
- French police fire tear gas as 'over 800 migrants' storm Channel Tunnel
- Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza clashes
The War on Christmas is so long, pointless and unwinnable that we have to assume George W. Bush started it.- LOLGOP
Monkey See, Monkey Do
A rash of email and phone threats of violence hit schools on Thursday from New Jersey to Washington, D.C., and from Florida to California, but most were deemed to be hoaxes and schools opened.
Love the smell of Jeb Bush burning his donors money. - LOLGOP
Republican Shenanigans
- Donald Trump’s ‘silent majority’ isn’t a majority
- Republican donor Adelson says met 'charming' candidate Trump, discussed Israel
- Cruz Out of Sync on Ethanol with Likely Republican Caucus-Goers in Iowa Poll
- Dick Cheney Snarls His Defense of Waterboarding
- Hagel: White House Tried To 'Destroy Me' After Resignation
Trump basically wants to be the president of Russia.- LOLGOP
Government Shutdown Avoided
Congress gave final approval Friday to one of the most ambitious legislative packages in years -- a $1.1-trillion funding bill with nearly $650 billion in tax breaks and dozens of other policy initiatives.
The measure now goes to President Obama, who is expected to sign it into law.
Trump. The candidate who unites white supremacists with people who didn't know they were white supremacists.- LOLGOP
Rubio: All Talk No Walk
Sen. Marco Rubio missed Friday’s Senate vote approving a massive $1.8 trillion end-of-the-year spending bill and tax package — a day after he suggested that he could try to slow the legislation down.
A president named ‘Hussein’ and legal weed have driven conservatives insane. - Michael Moore
Rock The Voter News
- DNC penalizes Sanders campaign for improper access of Clinton voter data
- Bernie Sanders campaign threatens legal action against DNC
- Sanders aide slams Saturday debate: 'I guess Christmas Eve was booked'
- Meet the Controversial Artist Who Creates Surreal Paintings of Hillary Clinton
Bernie Still Running Despite Losing Putin Endorsement. - cafedotcom tweet
WaPo Columnist Attacked Online By Trumpies
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote: “Let’s not mince words, Donald Trump is a bigot and a racist.”
I cited a long list of incidents in which he targeted women, Latinos, African Americans, Muslims, Asians and the disabled. Here’s what I heard back from Trump’s defenders:
Remember when you thought that another Bush brother was the worst the GOP could do?- LOLGOP
Business/Tech News
- Ukraine Defaults on $3 Billion Bond to Russia
- In a flurry of pink, Costa Rica opens its first bank exclusively for women
- 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' blasts to record $57 million Thursday night
Toyota Recalls 1993 Camry Due To Fact That Owners Really Should Have Bought Something New By Now. - The Onion
Google Not Pleased With California
Google is sparring with California over its proposal to require a licensed driver be behind the wheel of self-driving cars.
“This maintains the same old status quo and falls short on allowing this technology to reach its full potential, while excluding those who need to get around but cannot drive,” said Google’s Chris Urmson, who directs the autonomous car program, in a post on Medium.
This coffee is so strong it could be my password. - Steve Mieczkowski
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Happy Holidays.
Eat Drink and Be Mary.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Putin calls Trump an 'outstanding, talented' man
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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
- Arsenals of weapons deployed against IS and Syrian rebels
- Pentagon Officers: We Quit if Trump Wins
- Sikhs post sign reminding bigots they aren't Muslims in the wake of anti-Muslim backlash
- What is the ‘flesh-eating’ disease that’s spreading across Syria?
- Enrique Marquez, friend of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, charged in connection to massacre
"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
- Senate sends Obama temporary government funding bill to avert shutdown
- Season’s beatings: Texas GOP official threatens to slap next person who wishes him ‘Happy holidays’
- Republican candidate Ben Carson cancels Africa trip over security concerns
- Stephen Colbert: Trump could insult his way to the presidency — remember when FDR said Hoover sucks?
- Gingrich compares Trump to President Andrew Jackson
- NY Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Strip Trump's Name From State Park
- St. Paul City Council Takes on Trump In Vote Rejecting His Anti-Muslim Policy
- Fox News analyst smacks down Carly Fiorina's debate claims about him: I served under Bush, not Obama
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
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
- White House asks Supreme Court to reject states' attempt to block Colorado marijuana law
- Hillary Clinton on east coast oil drilling: 'So little to gain and..'
- Bernie Sanders lands key endorsements ahead of Iowa caucuses
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.
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
- Oil Prices Fall as Stockpiles Keep Rising
- Stocks and gold are falling
- Texas company gives every employee $100K bonus
- U.S. labor market strengthening, factories struggling
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
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