Somebody get rid of that creature squatting in the White House. I don't care how it's done. Fucking ignorance is unbelievable. There wouldn't BE any ISIS if Dubya hadn't barged into Iraq and armed and trained Sunni Muslims to police their own areas only to let the Shiites treat them like shit. America, clean up your fucking mess.
I don't know where the open thread is, so I'm putting this here. Rep. Elijah Cummings, may blessings be upon his name, D-Everything Good, has passed away in a hospice following what looks like a week's stay after an unspecified medical procedure, per the Washington Post as of 0304 (GMT -8, I believe).
I cannot believe this shit. You just know the Mandarin is going to twist this somehow. The Hon. Mr. Cummings was only 68; why the fuck now? I know G-d has more important shit to tend to, like the Kurds, why did He take time out of his schedule to take Rep. Cummings? I am going to go drink approximately 54 gallons of coffee now and try to finish out my shift without crying.
the US and Italy have a "shared cultural and political heritage dating back thousands of years to Ancient Rome,"
Meh. Typical talking points to appeal to the nationalism ego and/or jingoism of the listeners.The Roman Empire is the romanticized long-lasting empire of reference (Alexander must be too Gay).Countless country leaders have claimed that their country was the legacy holder of the famed Roman Empire (I should know, I'm from one of these countries).It was part of the hostility between Charlemagne/the Catholic church on one side, and Byzance/the Orthodox church on the other - each claiming to be the proper heir of Caesar's empire.
Rome being in Italy, the italian gov may have some legit claim to it. The US has been compared to Roman Empire so often, it's beyond cliché. Frank Herbert used it in his Dune timeline, in 1965.
That's new is the claim of a shared heritage in this context.
"They're no angels." That's the exact same language he used when he found out he was wrong about the Exonerated 5. It's his way of justifying fucking up.
The Syria situation is one without a lot of great options, and almost any move would have some negative tradeoffs. But Trump has managed to find a way to get the worst possible outcome, leading to a betrayal and massacre of our allies, emboldening regional rivals like Russia and Iran, worsening relations with the Turks, and giving ISIS its best chance to make a comeback. How the hell do you manage to do all that, with some callous shit-header thrown in for good measure?Every Republican needs their nose rubbed in this, starting with that pathetic lap dog Lindsey Graham. This might not be the worst foreign policy disaster in recent history, but it is certainly the most idiotically and unnecessarily executed.
Yep.And also the argument advanced whenever a black teenager ends up hastily shot by a cop or some wanabe vigilante.And also advanced against rape victims.Trump is in the good company of bigoted assholes everywhere.
I know English is my second language and I'm sometimes missing the finer points of slnag, but, here, WTF?I cannot imagine any situation where these words are addressed to a leader and are well-received.Not that the rest is really better, but, seriously? "Lie down and surrender to my bullying"?
Wonkette needs to write more encouraging news and pep talks. It's hard to fight evil when you have little morale!
Let's demand that Wonkette write a pep talk pointing out the good stuff and silver linings and remind us not to despair and that we can Blue Wave these boogers out!
Also; Italian Guy should have told Chump he's full of shit to his face. Same with the Finland guy!
Chump's doing all he can to get himself impeached/voted out, isn't he? The guy's so brazen because he thinks he's unstoppable. He's wrong!
Pride comes before a fall.
He's got the whole USA mad at him and we're a tad more savvy about Russian propaganda.
Asshole's going down. Wingnuts are mostly older people (a demographic prone to dying). Progressives are mostly younger people (not as prone to dying). Progs outnumber Wingnuts. Progs are young and growing. Wingnuts are just under 30% while Progs are over 70%.
We're reclaiming the country! POTUS #46 and the Bluer Congress are going to sanction the HELL out of Turkey, Russia (ESPECIALLY RUSSIA) and Saudi Arabia!
To save the World; We need to save the USA. Blue Wave the Red Tide out! We can do it! Russia is the Source of the Worldwide Wingnut Wave (Putin is behind all those idiots to some degree and the Wingnut Populist movements thereof....be it Duterte, Bolonsaro, Orban, etc.) and the USA can make a Heel-Face Turn and curb it!
Why do you think the NRA still has influence despite hemorrhaging money? Why do you think the recent anti-Turkey sanctions haven't worked? PUTIN AND HIS LITTLE SOVIET UNION 2.0 WORLD DOMINATION SCHEME! PUTIN'S GIVING THEM MONEY!
SANCTION RUSSIA SANCTION, EMBARGO, DESTROY RUSSIA FINANCIALLY!
Vladmir Putin is the single biggest threat to the world! He is the AntiChrist!
Reclaim the USA in the Blue Wave and we can be the "James Bond" to Putin's "Ernst Starvo Blofeld"! The Red Spectre is going DOWN! WE CAN DO IT!
Called Italian PM mozzarella repeatedly.
Benny Hill spent three years in the army, three years more than the combined total of the Trump family.
Those useless Roman Legions, they were supposed to guard the airports!
Some compression of "mega" and "monolith"?
Nero?
Tim Apple and Marilyn Lockheed get uncomfortable flashbacks....
Somebody get rid of that creature squatting in the White House. I don't care how it's done. Fucking ignorance is unbelievable. There wouldn't BE any ISIS if Dubya hadn't barged into Iraq and armed and trained Sunni Muslims to police their own areas only to let the Shiites treat them like shit. America, clean up your fucking mess.
I don't know where the open thread is, so I'm putting this here. Rep. Elijah Cummings, may blessings be upon his name, D-Everything Good, has passed away in a hospice following what looks like a week's stay after an unspecified medical procedure, per the Washington Post as of 0304 (GMT -8, I believe).
I cannot believe this shit. You just know the Mandarin is going to twist this somehow. The Hon. Mr. Cummings was only 68; why the fuck now? I know G-d has more important shit to tend to, like the Kurds, why did He take time out of his schedule to take Rep. Cummings? I am going to go drink approximately 54 gallons of coffee now and try to finish out my shift without crying.
https://www.washingtonpost....
the US and Italy have a "shared cultural and political heritage dating back thousands of years to Ancient Rome,"
Meh. Typical talking points to appeal to the nationalism ego and/or jingoism of the listeners.The Roman Empire is the romanticized long-lasting empire of reference (Alexander must be too Gay).Countless country leaders have claimed that their country was the legacy holder of the famed Roman Empire (I should know, I'm from one of these countries).It was part of the hostility between Charlemagne/the Catholic church on one side, and Byzance/the Orthodox church on the other - each claiming to be the proper heir of Caesar's empire.
Rome being in Italy, the italian gov may have some legit claim to it. The US has been compared to Roman Empire so often, it's beyond cliché. Frank Herbert used it in his Dune timeline, in 1965.
That's new is the claim of a shared heritage in this context.
"They're no angels." That's the exact same language he used when he found out he was wrong about the Exonerated 5. It's his way of justifying fucking up.
The Syria situation is one without a lot of great options, and almost any move would have some negative tradeoffs. But Trump has managed to find a way to get the worst possible outcome, leading to a betrayal and massacre of our allies, emboldening regional rivals like Russia and Iran, worsening relations with the Turks, and giving ISIS its best chance to make a comeback. How the hell do you manage to do all that, with some callous shit-header thrown in for good measure?Every Republican needs their nose rubbed in this, starting with that pathetic lap dog Lindsey Graham. This might not be the worst foreign policy disaster in recent history, but it is certainly the most idiotically and unnecessarily executed.
Trump says Turkey invading Syria has "nothing to do with us," adds that the Kurds "aren't angels"
Yeah, well, neither is the US.
"They're no angels, so surely they deserve to be slaughtered en masse."
Yep.And also the argument advanced whenever a black teenager ends up hastily shot by a cop or some wanabe vigilante.And also advanced against rape victims.Trump is in the good company of bigoted assholes everywhere.
Don't be a tough guy
I know English is my second language and I'm sometimes missing the finer points of slnag, but, here, WTF?I cannot imagine any situation where these words are addressed to a leader and are well-received.Not that the rest is really better, but, seriously? "Lie down and surrender to my bullying"?
Wonkette needs to write more encouraging news and pep talks. It's hard to fight evil when you have little morale!
Let's demand that Wonkette write a pep talk pointing out the good stuff and silver linings and remind us not to despair and that we can Blue Wave these boogers out!
Also; Italian Guy should have told Chump he's full of shit to his face. Same with the Finland guy!
Chump's doing all he can to get himself impeached/voted out, isn't he? The guy's so brazen because he thinks he's unstoppable. He's wrong!
Pride comes before a fall.
He's got the whole USA mad at him and we're a tad more savvy about Russian propaganda.
Asshole's going down. Wingnuts are mostly older people (a demographic prone to dying). Progressives are mostly younger people (not as prone to dying). Progs outnumber Wingnuts. Progs are young and growing. Wingnuts are just under 30% while Progs are over 70%.
We're reclaiming the country! POTUS #46 and the Bluer Congress are going to sanction the HELL out of Turkey, Russia (ESPECIALLY RUSSIA) and Saudi Arabia!
To save the World; We need to save the USA. Blue Wave the Red Tide out! We can do it! Russia is the Source of the Worldwide Wingnut Wave (Putin is behind all those idiots to some degree and the Wingnut Populist movements thereof....be it Duterte, Bolonsaro, Orban, etc.) and the USA can make a Heel-Face Turn and curb it!
Why do you think the NRA still has influence despite hemorrhaging money? Why do you think the recent anti-Turkey sanctions haven't worked? PUTIN AND HIS LITTLE SOVIET UNION 2.0 WORLD DOMINATION SCHEME! PUTIN'S GIVING THEM MONEY!
SANCTION RUSSIA SANCTION, EMBARGO, DESTROY RUSSIA FINANCIALLY!
Vladmir Putin is the single biggest threat to the world! He is the AntiChrist!
Reclaim the USA in the Blue Wave and we can be the "James Bond" to Putin's "Ernst Starvo Blofeld"! The Red Spectre is going DOWN! WE CAN DO IT!