June 20 Open Thread: What Do Nuts Do? They Crack
More Trump performances, please, like the one he put on for House Republicans Tuesday night. They gathered with him to hear how to proceed with Trump’s immigration fiasco but instead got yet another unhinged rant about everything but. He was even booed — by House Republicans! — when he launched into a nasty attack on Rep. Mark Sanford, who wasn’t there, naturally, because Trump would never say it to his face. This is the sort of thing that, repeated often enough, will convince a lot of his caucus that’s he either suffering from dementia or just nucking futz.
Pair the nasty looniness with the way Trump’s policies keep kicking GOP office-holders in the balls and perhaps more Republicans will try to distance themselves from Fat Carrot Top. Even the Washington Examiner is running stories quoting GOP strategists who warn that this policy is a political suicide bomb.
There’s only one major American political party dumber than the Democrats, but Team Blue does give America’s mouth-breathing Republicans a run for their money. Just look at all the Democratic congressional candidates running on the promise to vote against Nancy Pelosi for House speaker.
If satire is moot in Trumpworld, so are some forms of lowbrow entertainment. Reality has gotten too lurid for even the “Jerry Springer Show”, which is staring at the end of its 27-year run. Given his previous political experience — he was, remember, mayor of Cincinnati — I think Trump might have found a replacement for Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
CNN interviewed people in Arizona who support Trump’s policy. It’s a feast for fans of cognitive dissonance.
How many more stories do we need about these ghouls?
These immigrants…
…commit less crime than average.
…use far less public services than they are even entitled to.
…pay taxes.
We’re solving no problem other than appeasing the xenophobia and racism of disgusting fascists and rubes. It’s demented.
When they go low, we go high. Aim for the face. If we’re going down go down swinging. There’s honor in that. Call it a reverse Mitch…
Where’s that snivelling vomit-brained “RSE”? Where’s my Washington Examiner links?
You’ve got to admire a nation that interferes in domestic policies in other countries, often with violence, then denies asylum to those displaced by that violence. Don’t you?
Splinter has published Stephen Miller mobile phone number.
https://splinternews.com/heres-stephen-millers-cell-phone-number-if-you-need-it-1826985626/amp?rev=1529510821860&__twitter_impression=true
202-881-8641
Have at it.
@REV “…pay taxes.”
And they don’t get the full benefit from those taxes.
“Where’s my Washington Examiner links?”
Actually, even the Washington Examiner is trying to wave this off as really bad policy. So, Here’s your WE link:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/ted-cruzs-border-bill-to-end-family-separations-makes-sense
Kid shot in the back while running away.
Yesterday, East Pittsburgh.
Fuck all police.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/1009267325042876418
“You know how reporters dub candidates that raise a lot of money ‘electable,’ while those who rely on small donors are called ‘fringe’ or worse? Probably a lot of that too is because media companies are the first beneficiaries of big-spending politicians.”
—Matt Taibbi via Twitter