January 13, 2018

KellyAnne Conway: when the definitive history of the Trump regime is written, she will fare poorly

I was bored last night and watched, regrettably, an episode of Chris Cuomo trying to talk to her. I almost got a headache.

She is non-stop propaganda, lies, diversion, Gish gallop and every other Nazi technique there is. History will really paint her in a very poor light, along with Trump, Miller, Gorka, Bannon, Sarah "Baghdad Bob", and the rest of that wretched crew.

January 13, 2018

"When you're on a TV panel and one panelist says to another, 'I will gut you like a fish!' "

https://twitter.com/CharlesMBlow/status/951829087663874049

Too funny!!!

January 13, 2018

Suppurating, if you know this word without looking it up, I bow to your vocabulary!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suppurate



reference: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-real-mcmafia-the-rise-of-the-oligarch-and-a-new-world-of-global-crime-rlljbpcw8

January 13, 2018

Bill Kristol and a stopped clock....

https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/951637572576477184

January 13, 2018

This tweet, can our good UK members help me understand it please?

https://twitter.com/conorgearty/status/952145618402725888

Thank you in advance!

Steve

January 13, 2018

"How would you like some 🥞🥞Pancake Ice for breakfast this morning?"

https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/952196367283240960

January 13, 2018

The Latest: Trump defends remarks about Africa, Haiti

Source: AP

President Donald Trump has privately defended his remarks disparaging Haitians and African countries, saying he was only expressing what many people think but won't say about immigrants from economically depressed countries.

That's according to a person who spoke to the president as criticism of his comments ricocheted around the globe.

Trump spent Thursday evening making a flurry of calls to friends and outside advisers to judge their reaction to the tempest, said the confidant, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to disclose a private conversation. Trump wasn't apologetic about his inflammatory remarks and denied he was racist, instead, blaming the media for distorting his meaning, the confidant said.

Critics of the president, including some Republicans, spent Friday blasting the vulgar comments he made behind closed doors.



Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-latest-trump-defends-remarks-about-africa-haiti/ar-AAuAIu0?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

January 13, 2018

Let's revoke the rule in the Lounge about politics

It's pretty widely ignored now. Just my $0.02.

If I get annoyed, I'll just leave DU for a few weeks. Problem solved.

January 12, 2018

Penguin Stormtroopers March Down Stairs Clearing the Way for Penguin Darth Vaders Grand Entrance

https://laughingsquid.com/penguin-stormtroopers-penguin-darth-vader/

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https://twitter.com/samkalidi/status/951393220407189505



In a hilarious Star Wars themed remix, a solemn group of penguin Stormtroopers marched down the stairs one by one, clearing the way so that a penguin Darth Vader could make his grand entrance to a soundtrack of “The Imperial March“.

This adorable scene actually came from a 2012 Cincinnati Zoo video, which showed the resident king penguins being moved outdoors to enjoy the cold weather.

January 12, 2018

Countries that are dirty like toilets, and other ways Trumps profanity was translated abroad

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/12/countries-that-are-dirty-like-toilets-and-other-ways-trumps-profanity-was-translated-abroad/?hpid=hp_rhp-morning-mix_mm-words:homepage/story&utm_term=.b6b2a1323847

It was a debate that many journalists likely never expected to face: How to properly quote the president of the United States saying the words “shithole countries.” Trump hinted at a denial early Friday.

Deciding what to do with the remarks — and whether to censor them in news reports — was tough enough for the press in the United States. It was, after all, a vulgar phrase not usually fit for a newspaper or television.

But imagine trying to make sense of it in a different language. Every culture has its profanities, to be sure, but they do not always translate well.

That head-scratching dilemma played out in newsrooms around the world Thursday after The Washington Post reported that Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as “shithole countries” while discussing immigrant protections with lawmakers.