I made it to Google Street View and I literally sent screen snapshots to my kids. Can't really think of anything else I need to accomplish in this life.
I'm assuming "we have the Tabs!" is meant to be read in Ving Rhames voice, because I totally read it in Ving Rhames voice and now it's all I'm gonna hear all day. I need coffee.
"Oh boy, y’all are not gonna like this (yes you are). Evangelicals For Harris is running this ad in swing states and nationally during tonight’s debate that says Tim Walz is such a supportive guy he even defended one of his high school students against anti-Christian bullying. Told her she should never be ashamed of who she is or what she believes! And she wasn’t even a lesbian furry from PETA! Your move, JD Vance, just kidding, fuck that guy. [Evangelicals For Harris]"
I'm an atheist with a specific dislike for evangelicals, but I'mma have to respect that one, and note that his inspiration also guided her into being an excellent and respected teacher.
The last paragraph per Politico: There were some positives during Trump’s first term, the board writes, “Yet even when the former president’s overall aim may have had merit, his operational incompetence, his mercurial temperament and his outright recklessness often led to bad outcomes.” wotta bunch of weenies 🌭
Not fair! Trump has diverse crowds. Diverse KKK, Diverse Neo-Nazis, Diverse Qnuts and last but hardly least the most absolutely Diverse MAGAhats. And it will only get more diverse before it gets debetter.
I write to offer a different interpretation of the Georgia ballot-counting rules. Georgia-based good-guy election-integrity group the Coalition for Good Governance (coalitionforgoodgovernance.org) says it's ballot counting, NOT vote counting. In other words, the rule requires that they take the 20 minutes or so to make sure they have the same number of ballots as people who signed in to vote, which is a common-sense standard procedure in many states. Brad Friedman concurs (https://bradblog.com/?p=15173). There are plenty of dastardly moves being made in Georgia to suppress votes and muck things up, but this does not appear to be one of them, for which we can be grateful.
I thought that would be SOP. 50 voters signed, 50 ballots were dropped in the box. 49; someone walked away with theirs, oops. 51; uh-oh. Reb in the ballot box. (It's Always Them)
It certainly should be. If you reconcile the number of ballots with the number of voters before you move the ballots, it's a whole lot harder for someone to claim that ballots magically appeared later or to ask the Secretary of State to "find" 11,780 votes.
I gather that many respectable people find other parts of these recent rules problematic, but it doesn't appear to me, based on the representation of people I trust to know what they're talking about, that this rule should give anyone pause.
"Joe Biden isn’t doing anything for hurricane victims"
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Assuming for the sake of discussion that President Biden and VP Harris could even get through the floodwaters safely -- which is far from certain...
What is it, exactly, that they're supposed to do? Look sad? Throw paper towels? Yell at the storm to stop blowing?
It's been clearly stated in the aftermath of more than one disaster that the folks on the ground do NOT want politicians or other VIPs showing up, getting underfoot, putting themselves in harm's way, and diverting resources and personnel at a time when they are desperately needed elsewhere.
I won't be watching the debate for the obvious reasons. Vance is going to lie his ass off unchecked, and the whole thing will be a worthless waste of time.
I generally observe the *Rules For Radicals* and try to avoid absolute displays of shittiness to other non commenters.
But lately I have been having to bite my tongue and move on a lot. This mostly occurs when people insert their DEFEATISM and PANIC into the mix without regard for the effect it can have. The out-of-control and hair-on-fire outbursts poured out here after the debate in June did no one any good except for the GOP candidate.
Fortunately the ship righted itself and people had some reason to be optimistic again.
But lately the defeatism and panic have crept back into the non-comments and I am sick of it. Whether it is concern troll robots or people are having a bad day the effect is depressing. Defeatism and panic are contagious and the effect can stampede people right away from the voting booth! I know people have a right to vent their gloom and doom. I do have a choice to leave this place if the defeatism and panic bother me so much.
But why should I do that? Why should I leave when I enjoy the mommy blog so much?
Nope. I ain't letting the gloomy, doomy, panicked defeatists drive me away from the only news source that tells it like it is. So from now on I'll just non comment a warning to any defeatist and panic driven crap I see.
"Warning! Defeatism and panic are hazardous to your health! Quit that!"
I’m going to keep posting this video of Tim Walz with his dog Scout, being interviewed by the guy who runs We Rate Dogs, for everyone who needs a moment of zen. Feel free to share it far and wide. We’ve got this.
"Gin and Tacos" is problematic in many ways, but I think he nailed it here:
"we're going to live a decade in the next 2 months so maybe stop assuming every Big thing that happens is the definitive one.
I understand the impulse - more or less a trauma response - to react to everything by rending your garments and screaming "It's over, it's all over, everyone's gonna vote for Trump now, no matter what happens it must benefit Trump!" but in addition to being bad for your health and sense of well-being it also doesn't make any sense. So what I'm saying is, you don't have to do that."
Huzzah, we have the Tabs! Here is your hed gif info post of the day: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/go-kamala-and-tim
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/6054a752-dac0-4daf-87ea-159589464188
The Wonketariette Presents!
Oh this is legend, babe. You are legend. Wait: WE are ALSO legend??
Adorable, adorable!!!
A labor of love. Thank you, Martini.
Insert “Where’s me picture?” GIF from Newsies. Today we are all the Kings of Wonkette!
"I'm famous, I made the TABs gif!" is the new "I'm famous, I'm in the phone book!"
you were already person of the year 2006.
That's the year I retired.
I'm Gen X and unfamiliar with that term. 😁
Also, for someone who's retired, you're one of the busiest people I know!
I have hobbies.
I made it to Google Street View and I literally sent screen snapshots to my kids. Can't really think of anything else I need to accomplish in this life.
Oh, to live my life in such a way that I one day make the TABS gif....
One must have a dream.
Tip of the hat: Kamablah wearing Chuck Taylors in the hed gif.
Thank you! I was wondering if anybody would notice the sartorial choices I made for my caricatures.
My wife is internet famous, hurrah!
I think you are in there somewhere too, but maybe behind others? Sorry, it was just too dang hard to fit everyone in. We Wonketeers are legion!
Yay!
I always notice. In fact, I look for it!
I'm assuming "we have the Tabs!" is meant to be read in Ving Rhames voice, because I totally read it in Ving Rhames voice and now it's all I'm gonna hear all day. I need coffee.
I can't lie, his voice was *totally* in my head when I typed that.
I am wise, and I know things.
bwah I see pearl! She is such a good demon sheep *pets fondly*
I don't think I knew she had a name!
I named her when I put the pearls on her. My ability to name things continues unsurpassed.
"Oh boy, y’all are not gonna like this (yes you are). Evangelicals For Harris is running this ad in swing states and nationally during tonight’s debate that says Tim Walz is such a supportive guy he even defended one of his high school students against anti-Christian bullying. Told her she should never be ashamed of who she is or what she believes! And she wasn’t even a lesbian furry from PETA! Your move, JD Vance, just kidding, fuck that guy. [Evangelicals For Harris]"
I'm an atheist with a specific dislike for evangelicals, but I'mma have to respect that one, and note that his inspiration also guided her into being an excellent and respected teacher.
NYT endorsed Kamala. But still plugged in a Trump compliment. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/30/new-york-times-kamala-harris-endorsement-00181639 NYT endorses Harris as ‘the only choice’ for president
The last paragraph per Politico: There were some positives during Trump’s first term, the board writes, “Yet even when the former president’s overall aim may have had merit, his operational incompetence, his mercurial temperament and his outright recklessness often led to bad outcomes.” wotta bunch of weenies 🌭
Great use of our avatars! What better way to represent a diverse crowd of people? Thanks!
Not fair! Trump has diverse crowds. Diverse KKK, Diverse Neo-Nazis, Diverse Qnuts and last but hardly least the most absolutely Diverse MAGAhats. And it will only get more diverse before it gets debetter.
When Vance stays at a hotel, instead of saying "Do Not Disturb" his door tag reads "Extremely Disturbed".
Door locks only from the outside? One can hope.
I don't see what people don't like about J.D. Vance - he’s just your average heterosectional.
Q: What is J.D. Vance’s favorite side dish?
A: Couch Potatoes.
Q: What is J.D. Vance’s favorite movie?
A: Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragshow
Q: What did J.D. Vance say when asked how the campaign is doing?
A: Sofa, so good.
Q: What was J.D. Vance’s favorite campaign stop?
A: Davenport, Iowa.
Q: Mr. Vance, did you really have sex with a sofa?
A: Could you couch that question differently?
Q: What did J.D. Vance say to a baby?
A: Couchie, couchie coo!
Q: Who is J.D. Vance’s favorite classic movie star?
A: Sofa Loren.
Just Disturbed Vance is going to debate
I write to offer a different interpretation of the Georgia ballot-counting rules. Georgia-based good-guy election-integrity group the Coalition for Good Governance (coalitionforgoodgovernance.org) says it's ballot counting, NOT vote counting. In other words, the rule requires that they take the 20 minutes or so to make sure they have the same number of ballots as people who signed in to vote, which is a common-sense standard procedure in many states. Brad Friedman concurs (https://bradblog.com/?p=15173). There are plenty of dastardly moves being made in Georgia to suppress votes and muck things up, but this does not appear to be one of them, for which we can be grateful.
I thought that would be SOP. 50 voters signed, 50 ballots were dropped in the box. 49; someone walked away with theirs, oops. 51; uh-oh. Reb in the ballot box. (It's Always Them)
It certainly should be. If you reconcile the number of ballots with the number of voters before you move the ballots, it's a whole lot harder for someone to claim that ballots magically appeared later or to ask the Secretary of State to "find" 11,780 votes.
I gather that many respectable people find other parts of these recent rules problematic, but it doesn't appear to me, based on the representation of people I trust to know what they're talking about, that this rule should give anyone pause.
"Joe Biden isn’t doing anything for hurricane victims"
`
Assuming for the sake of discussion that President Biden and VP Harris could even get through the floodwaters safely -- which is far from certain...
What is it, exactly, that they're supposed to do? Look sad? Throw paper towels? Yell at the storm to stop blowing?
It's been clearly stated in the aftermath of more than one disaster that the folks on the ground do NOT want politicians or other VIPs showing up, getting underfoot, putting themselves in harm's way, and diverting resources and personnel at a time when they are desperately needed elsewhere.
Comer's got another "whistleblower" apparently. That's a pretty hazardous occupation considering the fate of Comer's previous whistleblowers.
NYT's food is literally the only real reason for that rag to exist anymore.
I won't be watching the debate for the obvious reasons. Vance is going to lie his ass off unchecked, and the whole thing will be a worthless waste of time.
True! No fact check for Vance or Trump
"Garden & Gun" !?!?!?!
Say what you will about their news, NYT is my source for five-minute distraction web games and mildly fussy, but worthwhile recipes.
Their crossword puzzles are okay.
Dear Wonkette,
I generally observe the *Rules For Radicals* and try to avoid absolute displays of shittiness to other non commenters.
But lately I have been having to bite my tongue and move on a lot. This mostly occurs when people insert their DEFEATISM and PANIC into the mix without regard for the effect it can have. The out-of-control and hair-on-fire outbursts poured out here after the debate in June did no one any good except for the GOP candidate.
Fortunately the ship righted itself and people had some reason to be optimistic again.
But lately the defeatism and panic have crept back into the non-comments and I am sick of it. Whether it is concern troll robots or people are having a bad day the effect is depressing. Defeatism and panic are contagious and the effect can stampede people right away from the voting booth! I know people have a right to vent their gloom and doom. I do have a choice to leave this place if the defeatism and panic bother me so much.
But why should I do that? Why should I leave when I enjoy the mommy blog so much?
Nope. I ain't letting the gloomy, doomy, panicked defeatists drive me away from the only news source that tells it like it is. So from now on I'll just non comment a warning to any defeatist and panic driven crap I see.
"Warning! Defeatism and panic are hazardous to your health! Quit that!"
I’m going to keep posting this video of Tim Walz with his dog Scout, being interviewed by the guy who runs We Rate Dogs, for everyone who needs a moment of zen. Feel free to share it far and wide. We’ve got this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spiwlde4kys
"Gin and Tacos" is problematic in many ways, but I think he nailed it here:
"we're going to live a decade in the next 2 months so maybe stop assuming every Big thing that happens is the definitive one.
I understand the impulse - more or less a trauma response - to react to everything by rending your garments and screaming "It's over, it's all over, everyone's gonna vote for Trump now, no matter what happens it must benefit Trump!" but in addition to being bad for your health and sense of well-being it also doesn't make any sense. So what I'm saying is, you don't have to do that."
Deep breaths people. Make slide shows of baby animals. Make dad jokes. Hug everyone close to you.
Great piece this morning☕Even! Will be sure to check out your new side gig The Higher Moral Ground,here on the Substack. Good Job💯👍💙🌊🌊🌊🌊