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I don't have the transcript but I seem to recall that Hur never actually said Biden was senile. He said that if a trial was held Biden would try to present himself as an old, senile man, so why prosecute him. Which is from an ethical standpoint as a prosecutor even worse than saying it in the transcript. And makes it sound like except for Biden's age he would indict him. Because he is projecting on something he cannot predict. Attacking Biden's character based on only his opinion, not any facts. Now if you were saying Trump would blame someone else for anything he did illegally, you would have a good basis for that.

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We really need early childhood ed & care to get subsidized, for the sake of parents, children, and staff.

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"Smash that button and donate now!"

(...to Wonkette, of course. And don't smash so hard you ruin your equipment... oh... that sounded so wrong, yet so right.)

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Mar 14Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf

Curse you editrix & tabs! I wanted to gloat over Ted Cruz's situation which unfortunately led me to click onto a full screen pic of his eminently punchable face.

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I enjoyed the whole SyFy tab...right up to the end.

And then SYFy did the one thing that, for me, ruins EVERYTHING: they mentioned the unmentionable for me. I cannot even write down this unmentionable thing so I will just use the first letters of that unmentionable thing and hope that people take heed and NOT read the last paragraph. Those two letters are GG.

So, for anyone else who has my own OC avoidance of all things GG, you are warned.

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I believe Chubb is corporation, not Mr., although corporations ARE people too. So nevermind.

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Floofs

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This got a genuine guffaw out of me, from Late Night with Seth Meyers a couple of nights ago:

"The only thing worse than the people who believe in Bigfoot are people who believe in astrology... If you are obsessed with your horoscope, I already know your sign - You're a Cancer. On Society."

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If you need couch/chair and you want to buy made in the USA, may I recommend Roger+Chris. I loooove them. Bought 2 sofas already and my 3rd purchase from them is in process.

https://www.rogerandchris.com/

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Mar 14·edited Mar 14Liked by Rebecca Schoenkopf

OK, now you're starting to spook me. Not only did Robyn put up a Twin Peaks-themed post not long ago on a day when I was just completing a TP rewatch, but now you've got a Xena-headed Tabs during a week when I've had a couple of songs from "The Bitter Suite" (Xena's first musical episode) running in an earworm loop in my head.

Get out of my brain, you Wonk sorcerer(esses)! Trust me, you DO NOT WANT TO BE IN THERE!

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Jeff is indeed gloriously pissed. And he also celebrated the Democrats roasting of Hur.

But when he weasel-worded his way around actually stating anything referencing the conversation, by saying “it does appear in the transcript,” it might have been an appropriate time to ask, “Mr. Hur, do you recall having had this conversation?” And if he admits to that, each time he uses that line, ask him if he remembers having used those words, or ask him if he remembers Biden having used those words. Leave him to slowly twist in the wind.

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So, is friend of Yr Wonkette Lucy Lawless confirming the dangerous late night stunt?

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Last night I was in Houston and saw Nickelback play at a rodeo.

Nickelback. A rodeo. Crowd was 75,000 people.

NICKELBACK KILLED IT.

Never did I ever think I'd say THAT but wow - they were simply fantastic. So, you never know!

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HuffPo: Tulsi Gabbard Tells Donald Trump Jr. How Badly She Wants To Be His Dad's Running Mate

"The former Democrat gushed over the prospect of running with the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee." https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-trump-vice-president-donald-trump-jr_n_65f2d0c0e4b01707c6d33433

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