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[Joe Molotov]

[Positive Touch]

who woulda guessed that the co-founder of vice would be a bro-ed out hipster douche?

[Great Rumbler]

I tend to stay away from Media Matters shit but I have to make an exception today

MCINNES: I hate this guy [...] White liberal nerds love this guy so much, he could defecate on them like Martin Bashir's fantasies and they would dance in the streets. All he does is, he's drunk with adulation. And he talks about things like "when I was young in New York I would get racially profiled when I'd go into stores." Back then he looked like he was in The Warriors. He had a huge afro and a cutoff shirt and New York was a war zone. Sorry, you fit the profile.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/06/05/meet-the-hipster-racist-fox-news-guest-attackin/199617

 

Not that I don't agree with you about this guy being a total loon, but Red Eye is an attempt by Fox News to do their own version of the Daily Show. Largely it fails spectacularly, though, since conservatives have no real understanding of how to make satire work.

[Oblivion]

I tend to stay away from Media Matters shit but I have to make an exception today

MCINNES: I hate this guy [...] White liberal nerds love this guy so much, he could defecate on them like Martin Bashir's fantasies and they would dance in the streets. All he does is, he's drunk with adulation. And he talks about things like "when I was young in New York I would get racially profiled when I'd go into stores." Back then he looked like he was in The Warriors. He had a huge afro and a cutoff shirt and New York was a war zone. Sorry, you fit the profile.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/06/05/meet-the-hipster-racist-fox-news-guest-attackin/199617

 

Wasn't that posted already? On the last page? By you?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/05/1304715/-Racist-Fox-News-guest-attacks-Neil-deGrasse-Tyson-because-he-fit-the-profile

[Phoenix Dark]

fuck it, I'm going to CVS to get some snacks.

[Oblivion]

It's a'ight PD. I've done it once or twice myself.

Oblivion still loves you

[DCharlieJP]

McInnes should be hanged for his crimes against the United States - he obviously fits this profile

[benjipwns]

but Red Eye is an attempt by Fox News to do their own version of the Daily Show.

I'd say it's more a version of Politically Incorrect/Real Time/Tough Crowd. Since it's a panel show and always has been. It used to interview guests about their projects a tiny bit, then they got rid of most of the guests with projects that you can interview them about.

The end of the remotes was the true end of an era.  :'(

[Phoenix Dark]

Report: GOPers Persuade Virginia Dem To Resign In Effort To Block Medicaid Expansion

Republicans in Virginia have reportedly persuaded state Sen. Phillip P. Puckett (D) to resign and accept a prestigious job offer, giving the GOP a slim majority in the state Senate that would allow it to block Medicaid expansion.

Puckett is expected to announce his resignation Monday, The Washington Post reported. Three people familiar with the plan told the Post that Puckett would accept a job as deputy director of the state tobacco commission, while his daughter would be on track for appointment to a judgeship.

Puckett’s resignation would leave Democrats one vote shy of a majority in the state Senate. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) was counting on Senate support for Medicaid expansion, as the Republican-controlled House of Delegates has remained opposed to it.

McAuliffe said in a statement that Puckett’s resignation created “uncertainty” for his plan to expand Medicaid.

“I am deeply disappointed by this news and the uncertainty it creates at a time when 400,000 Virginians are waiting for access to quality health care, especially those in Southwest Virginia,” the governor said, as quoted by the Post. “This situation is unacceptable, but the bipartisan majority in the Senate and I will continue to work hard to put Virginians first and find compromise on a budget that closes the coverage gap.”

Del. Terry G. Kilgore (R), the chairman of the state tobacco commission, disputed that Puckett was resigning in exchange for the deputy director position while acknowledging that Puckett's resignation made him available for the job.

“If he’s available, we would like to have him because of his knowledge of the area, and he formerly was on the tobacco commission for years, and he knew what we’re about,” Kilgore told the Post.

Puckett did not respond to the Post’s requests for comment.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-philip-puckett-resigning-virginia-gop-medicaid

Wow, that's some slick shit.

It's rather hard to feel bad for McAuliffe given his criticisms of Obama's inability to work with republicans solely because he isn't sociable; it plays a role but isn't the deciding factor. McAuliffe has been schmoozing republicans Clinton-style for months, has hosted multiple parties, yet can't get a single one to support this.

[Great Rumbler]

Democrats would be the worst thing ever if it weren't for the Republicans. BUT WHATCHA GONNA DO?!

[Phoenix Dark]

Basically a band-aid but that's better than nothing for millions of people. I like Warren's refinancing plan, too bad it won't pass the senate or house 

I have no idea how to cut education costs but until that is done this problem will just get bigger. Although IMO people should just throw universities in the bushes and go to community colleges for a couple years, get a scholarship, and transfer to a uni as a junior

[Phoenix Dark]

5mil is enough to have some stimulative impact, in terms of people having more money to spend buying stuff instead of paying student loans.

also: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/las-vegas-shooters-bundy-ranch
who didn't see this coming

[Joe Molotov]

#NotAllWhitePeople

[TakingBackSunday]

Damn, I'm a little surprised that my debt is actually UNDER the average in Ohio.  Shit's not as bad as I thought.

[Great Rumbler]

5mil is enough to have some stimulative impact, in terms of people having more money to spend buying stuff instead of paying student loans.

also: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/las-vegas-shooters-bundy-ranch
who didn't see this coming

Carol Bundy, the Nevada rancher's wife, told the newspaper she had no reason to suspect that militia members at the ranch harbored violent intentions.

“I have not seen or heard anything from the militia and others who have came to our ranch that would, in any way, make me think they had an intent to kill or harm anyone,” Bundy told the Review-Journal.

[Oblivion]

 I just...I just can't. :deadpos

[Brehvolution]

http://www.mediaite.com/online/alex-jones-thinks-government-staged-alex-jones-fans-vegas-shooting/

“There is so much proof of this being staged yesterday, when I first read about it, and this morning, that my mind exploded with hundreds of data points, and quite frankly it’s conclusive,” Jones said, before outlining why he believes this event is one in a long line of similar “false flag” operations perpetrated by the Democrats.

The difference between the Las Vegas event and others that Jones has declared “false flag” is that Jerad Miller was a self-described Alex Jones fan. Not only did Miller “like” Jones on Facebook, but he consistently posted links to InfoWars.com on his page and once promoted the site to his friends by saying, “get informed or get stupid.” In one video he laments that his family has not awoken to the dangers of the “New World Order,” something of which Jones frequently warns.

Blame the government for your own incitement, brehs.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'd love to ask these guys if there is ever a non-false flag major shooting or domestic terror event. EVERYTHING is automatically labeled a false flag by them.

[Broseidon]

Didn't Jones tweet something about the boston bombings being a FALSE FLAG like literally minutes after it happened?

[Great Rumbler]

Didn't Jones tweet something about the boston bombings being a FALSE FLAG like literally minutes after it happened?

I can't verify that, but he almost certainly did.

At some point, you've just got to take a step back and ask whether you're even living in the real world anymore, and Alex Jones definitely isn't.

[Mandark]

If these shootings are all false flags designed to get draconian gun regulations in place, they've got a really shitty ROI so far.

[Oblivion]

The Righties are absolving themselves by claiming that this dude was a socialist. Why? Because he was a neo-nazi. And we all know what Nazi stands for.

[Phoenix Dark]

Virginia Tobacco Panel Cancels Meeting On Lawmaker's Job Prospect Amid Resignation Controversy

Virginia State Sen. Phillip Puckett (D) was supposed to get a job at the tobacco commission after he resigned from the legislature on Monday. But under a cloud of controversy about potentially improper behavior on his part, the commission has canceled its meeting this week set up solely to discuss the idea of hiring him, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.

House Del. Terry Kilgore (R), the chair of the tobacco commission, told TriCities.com in an article published Sunday that Puckett would be "a great asset" and a "perfect fit" for a job with the panel.

Puckett's resignation flips control of the Senate to Republicans by a 20-19 margin, paving the way for them to pass a budget that excludes a Democrat-endorsed expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare.

The immediate pushback and suggestions that Republicans enticed him to resign with the tobacco post compelled Puckett to take himself out of the running for the job, the Washington Post reported on Monday afternoon.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-puckett-tobacco-commission-cancels-meeting

sell out and don't get paid, brehs

Now he's saying he doesn't even want the job, which is no longer being offered. Meanwhile 400,000 Virginians will go without health insurance. Unless the governor can create the exchange by executive order, which might be legal apparently.

[Great Rumbler]

Wouldn't surprise me if this was what they intended to do all along.

[Kara]

If these shootings are all false flags designed to get draconian gun regulations in place, they've got a really shitty ROI so far.

Well it's not like liberals are known for their business acumen. 

[benjipwns]

If these shootings are all false flags designed to get draconian gun regulations in place, they've got a really shitty ROI so far.

Huh, would have thought you of all people would understand an evil plot that looks like a nearly endless series of setbacks.

[Mandark]

I assume that's a reference to...  I actually have no idea.

[Oblivion]

The Bundy clan claiming they kicked these dudes out because they were too "extreme" doesn't really pass the smell test. After all, the genius who came up with the idea of using women and children as human shields is still welcome on the ranch to this day.

[Phoenix Dark]

The Bundy clan claiming they kicked these dudes out because they were too "extreme" doesn't really pass the smell test. After all, the genius who came up with the idea of using women and children as human shields is still welcome on the ranch to this day.

Hold on, didn't Mama Bundy just say nobody on the ranch ever threatened any violence?

[benjipwns]

http://www.nationaljournal.com/domesticpolicy/obama-s-thankfully-dictatorial-approach-to-climate-change-20140606

 

[Oblivion]

Holy crap, there is not a single video over at Fox News where they covered this shooter.

[benjipwns]

[Phoenix Dark]

Not a fan of this but let's be real: if this dude had died in the hands of the Taliban, Fox and republicans would be calling for investigations, hearings, impeachment, etc.

[Great Rumbler]

Not a fan of this but let's be real: if this dude had died in the hands of the Taliban, Fox and republicans would be calling for investigations, hearings, impeachment, etc.

Of course they would, they were already bashing Obama for not doing anything to get him released and talking about how Obama was going to abandon him when the rest of the troops in Afghanistan pulled out. The man at the center of this and the facts surrounding his capture are absolutely secondary to the Right Wing having another hammer to bash Obama with, and it's the same way with Benghazi.

[Phoenix Dark]

They'd be saying "I know there was a deal on the table to trade Taliban fighters, and while I have reservations...we should have done it if the only alternative was a US solder being killed behind enemy lines. The fact that Obama didn't make the deal tells me everything he thinks about the US military. They're not your toys, Mr. President."

[Phoenix Dark]

http://www.businessinsider.com/hatzius-says-economy-is-growing-at-above-trend-rate-2014-6#ixzz34BkSwvb7

all hail the next big credit disaster


sucks for Hillary, the implosion will happen on her watch (second term)

[Human Snorenado]

Cantor just got primaried. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET, RINOS.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/cantor-may-just-lose-his-primary-fight-with-tea-partier

[Steve Contra]

:deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos :deadpos

[Steve Contra]

Mandark's people taking a big L on this one.

[Phoenix Dark]

holy shit 

Drudge's headline pic:

 

[Mandark]

Such a shanda fur die goyim.

[Phoenix Dark]

Did Obama rig this election to change the subject from Berghdal and the VA?

[Great Rumbler]

Republican party death knell.

[Phoenix Dark]

Can Cantor demand a trial by combat?

[Joe Molotov]

Does David Brat inherit his @GOPLeader twitter account?

[Joe Molotov]

[Barry Egan]

An internal poll by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-VA) re-election campaign had him with a 34-point lead over primary opponent economics professor David Brat.

[Human Snorenado]

Can Cantor demand a trial by combat?

Who is he gonna pick as his champion? Ann Coulter? O'reilly? Joe the Plumber?

[Phoenix Dark]

Can Cantor demand a trial by combat?

Who is he gonna pick as his champion? Ann Coulter? O'reilly? Joe the Plumber?

[Human Snorenado]

[Joe Molotov]

Chicken legs

Ryan skipped leg day.

[AdmiralViscen]

The White Garter Snake

[Great Rumbler]

This is the guy that beat Cantor:

"Let me ask you a few other issue questions. Where are you on the minimum wage? Do you believe in it and would you raise it?" Todd asked.

"Minimum wage, no, I'm a free market guy," Brat responded. "Our labor markets right now are already distorted from too many regulations. I think Cato estimates there's $2 trillion of regulatory problems and then throw Obamacare on top of that, the work hours is 30 hours a week. You can only hire 50 people. There's just distortion after distortion after distortion and we wonder why our labor markets are broken."

Todd then pressed Brat on the question.

"Um, I don't have a well-crafted response on that one," Brat finally conceded. "All I know is if you take the long-run graph over 200 years of the wage rate, it cannot differ from your nation's productivity. Right? So you can't make up wage rates."

The exchange was pretty similar when Brat was asked about arming Syrian rebels.

"On a foreign policy issue, arming the Syrian rebels. Would you be in favor of that?" Todd asked.

"Hey, Chuck, I thought we were just going to chat today about the celebratory aspects," Brat said. "I'd love to go through all of this but my mind is — I love all the policy questions but I just wanted to talk about the victory ahead and I wanted to thank everybody that worked so hard on my campaign. I'm happy to take policy issues at any time, I just wanted to call out a thanks to everybody today."

[AdmiralViscen]

So we are gonna tie the minimum wage to worker productivity, nice. $25 minimum wage!

[ToxicAdam]

I think I pulled an eye muscle rolling my eyes so much today reading all these reax to Cantor being ousted. All these grandiose generalizations and hand-wringing over what amounts to about 20,000+ people in rural Virgina.

[Human Snorenado]

Brat is a Randroid, so you're gonna get Randroid answers out of him. The fact that he's dumb and incurious about the world outside of his own distorted belief system should really surprise no one.

[Human Snorenado]

He's an econ professor, so hopefully he'll at least be a voice of sanity when it comes to stuff like the debt ceiling.

What part of "he's a Randroid" did you not understand?

[Human Snorenado]

That's ok, he's being replaced by a guy whose works include “God and Advanced Mammon: Can Theological Types Handle Usury and Capitalism?” and “An Analysis of the Moral Foundations in Ayn Rand.”

[Brehvolution]

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/eric-cantor-blew-168k-steak-houses-brat-spent-122k-overall-n128126

ether

He went one further in an interview with Fox News, which was reported by the Wall Street Journal, claiming that "God acted through people on my behalf - it's an unbelievable miracle."

Minimum wage, no, I'm a free market guy

So Christian like. Another supply side Jesus worshiper.

[Steve Contra]

I still can't get over the most punchable face in politics losing to some supply side Jesus nutter.  Imagine working your whole life to get to be the speaker of the house and getting shit on in a party primary by a dude who raised less money than your steak budget.