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Tom's avatar

Thank you Eric. Again, well written and researched

Rachel Baldes's avatar

My mom worked for our local Musicians for over a decade (primarily orchestra but some others) and this piece of history explains a lot of what I didn't understand. They really got us to turn on each other when we became the consumers and not just different types of workers.

Viole Falusche's avatar

On April 2, 1984, I was totally convinced that Reagan was the worst US president I'd ever see. I sure underestimated the US Republican Party.

Stephen St John's avatar

I'm nostalgic for the time I thought Dubya was the worst president ever. But leave it to the Republicans to sink even lower.

Vic's avatar

I, too, assumed in November 1980 that the Republican party would never go lower. Then came Bush the Dumber and Tiny Hands.

Jamoche's avatar

Pre-coffee thought: "That looks like the sort of photo you run for an obituary… oh wait, he's been dead for a while."

Enter Ranting's avatar

REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY!!!

Our_Man_In_Redneckistan's avatar

There are reasons I spent 25 years playing music as a side hustle but never made a living from it.

Holly - Lima Charlie's avatar

So, who will the next Bill Barr be? Who's steppin' in for Blondi? JFC the fuck himself Blanche.

ManchuCandidate's avatar

Night of the Dull Knives

PeteWa's avatar

The silver lining in this for Pam is that her eventual obituary has already been written:

Born November 17th, 1965, Pam Bondi was fired for not doing a good enough job of protecting her notoriously thin skinned and needy pedophile boss, Donvict J.

Vic's avatar

Don't forget to lift up her stint protecting Trump's best friend, Jeffrey Epstein, down in the Banana Republic of Florida.

2Cats2Furious's avatar

Trump is reportedly considering current EPA administrator Lee Zeldin to replace Bondi.

I guess it’s because he’s a white guy who already destroyed one department he’s in charge of? It’s also being reported that Zeldin met with Trump on Tuesday to discuss wildfire prevention. So, could just be that Zeldin is the last person he spoke to before dumping Bondi.

Stephen St John's avatar

Zeldin has the same qualification to be AG as he does to be EPA administrator - the willingness to kiss Trump's ass.

Our_Man_In_Redneckistan's avatar

It’s because they know each other. New York Republicans run in packs.

wobbly's avatar

Are they for or against wildfire prevention?

2Cats2Furious's avatar

We don’t have money in the federal budget for rakes.

Jamoche's avatar

The more flammable states tend to be blue, so extortion when they need FEMA.

Thesaurus Wrecks's avatar

Pam Bondi has betrayed the legacy of Bill Barr.

By David Brooks

Vic's avatar

Yeah, but Brooks only steals idea from other dimwits. He's a typist, at best. Who's Davy ripping off and regurgitating here?

Babe Paley's avatar

I think working in Vegas is really interesting. I’m not a huge fan because I don’t gamble, but we see concerts there now and again, and it’s just so interesting. You have the casino/hospitality people and then the “normal “ dry cleaners and lawyers and whatever.

Stephen St John's avatar

I always wondered what it's like to live in Las Vegas, and doing "normal" stuff like working at a (non-casino) job, or going to school, or whatever.

Jamoche's avatar

Back in one of the tech booms, my entire team got a group one-week paid vacation in Vegas. There were enough things to do that it didn't matter that very few, if any, of us gambled. The only thing we missed out on was that we'd planned to see the Blue Man Group but the person in charge of getting tickets didn't realize that it was not a task that could wait.

EyeQueue's avatar

I want to go to the Sphere!

Babe Paley's avatar

We’re going next month for our anniversary!

EyeQueue's avatar

SQUEE!!!!! Please tell us all about it. <3 <3 <3

Cheers Y'all's avatar

Bondi under the bus? Ha!

(except he'll put someone worse there)

Oy!'s avatar

". . . and the wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round . . ."

Cheers Y'all's avatar

bump, bump bump also too!

paperlesstiger's avatar

Can you imagine going on strike against the Mafia? Yeah, those guys had balls.

Baconzgood's avatar

And they named an airport after him.

Rub some salt in THAT air traffic controller's wound! Oh Iran-Contra and the wasted $$$$ on Star Wars? How about Black Monday?

...calm down baconz...breath in...breath out...you are on a beach and Ronald Reagan is dead...in with the good air...out with the bad....calm down down baconz...you are in your "happy place".. he is a RINO now...

Sorry. Ray-Gun just gets my dander up.

Vic's avatar

Renaming DCA was a desecration. To me it's still named after a great president: "Washington National Airport."

Cheers Y'all's avatar

All that will be the easy stuff to fix when he's gone. And it will be done real quick I'd say.

Crystalclear12's avatar

He was the gateway monster.

Baconzgood's avatar

A side kick to a monkey. Yeah that was the high water line of the GOP in the last 75 years. Or Nixon? Nixon was trust worthy.

Vic's avatar

Trustworthy to fellow cheaters like Anna Chennault.

Why do Republicans hate America?

Stephen St John's avatar

And they think they're patriots, which really gets my goat.