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Turkey Day Open Thread
There’s something remarkable about that bird you’re going to eat today — it’s twice the weight of its ancestors of 50 years ago. Turkeys in 1960 averaged just over 16 pounds at slaughter. Today’s average 31 pounds. It’s the result of genetic engineering, but not the laboratory kind. It’s simple animal husbandry, the sort of […]
Open Thread Nov. 22: No Recipes
Here’s a shocker — Donald Trump supports Roy Moore. After days of silence on the matter, Trump must have figured out that he and ol’ Roy are attracted to the same thing — young girls (remember when Trump looked at a 12-year-old and said he’d be dating her in a few years?). Plus Trump loves […]
Open Thread Nov. 21: Sex and Politics Don’t Mix
With liberals arguing over Al Franken, Bill Clinton and the political power of opposing sexual harassment, here’s a reminder that Republicans’ Roy Moore problem, which is only partly about sexual harassment, remains a problem. Both Steve Bannon and the White House have vacillated about their strategy, and the result has been silence from Ol’ Stumpy […]
Tea and Clickbait Nov. 20: Firebugs, Idiots and Stacking the Bench
More “news” that requires no spoiler alert: Donald Trump is a “dope” and an “idiot.” That’s the opinion of his national security advisor, H.R. McMaster, according to four different people who heard him say it. Frankly, I find it reassuring that his few qualified advisors all seem to view him that way. Speaking of idiots, […]
Open Thread Nov. 20: Manson, Moore and Trump; UPDATE: Franken Groped Another One
There is literally NO NEWS today worth talking about, unless you consider the death of an 83-year-old boogieman notable. Yes, Charles Mason, the nutcase “hippie” whose murderous mutterings caused the deaths of seven people and gave Middle America the weapon it needed to demonize the hippies, died in prison. Also, the sun rose today toward […]
Breakfast Links/Open Thread Nov. 19: Joe Biden, Meek Mill and Tom Capano
His book tour has sparked a lot of Biden-for-President speculation. It gets a cold shower from the New Republic’s Alex Shephard, who looks askance at the idea. Really askance: To be fair, he probably could beat Trump, but that’s only because it looks like any Democrat could beat Trump. So why should Democrats settle for […]
Saturday Scrapple: As the Worm Turns
Used to be that people learned how government works and then ran for office. Republicans don’t have the brains or patience for that, so they elect loudmouth jackasses who don’t know how it works so the rest of us can point and laugh at their bone-deep ignorance. Case in point: Dumbfuck Rob Arlett, the SuxCo […]
Tea and Clickbait: GOP Infighting, Court-Packing and a Senatorial Snowflake
While Democrats cast lots to see which justice warrior is pure enough to deserve Al Franken’s Senate seat, Republicans are in pitched battle over Roy Moore’s candidacy. At least Moore has correctly identified his actual tormenters — the Mitch McConnell Republican establishment. He even got aging gasbag Rush Limbaugh to take up the hue and cry. Filthy […]
Open Thread Nov. 17: Franken, Keystone and Estate Taxes
The liberal hand-flapping over Al Franken has for the most part died down, in part because Republicans can’t very well pile on. Donald Trump himself found that out when he tried to burn Franken over the photo released yesterday. Some on the left are still clamoring for Franken to resign. At least Michelle Goldberg admits […]
House Passes Billionaire Relief Bill
Republicans took their first step toward removing the jackboot of fair taxation from the necks of America’s billionaires today when the House of Representatives voted 227-205 in favor of the House tax bill. Though 13 Republicans defected, most were from New York, New Jersey and California (including three of Jersey’s most vulnerable Republicans). Pat Meehan of […]
Sorry, But We Have to Talk About Bill Clinton
There’s been one name conspicuously absent from the current anti-sexual-predator uprisings in Hollywood, Washington and state capitals around the country. And no, I’m not talking about Trump. One-time “liberal” icon Bill Clinton, we all recall, was accused of actions much like those of Harvey Weinstein (and Trump, for that matter), and was defended by lots […]
Open Thread Nov. 16: County Council Clown Show
The News Journal is too busy dredging up the Capano case (it’s an anniversary thing) to bother covering New Castle County Council, but WDEL was there for an epic meltdown by council President Karen Hartley-Nagle when she was stripped of her last committee assignment by a vote of council. The back-and-forth with Councilman George Smiley […]
Execution or Euthanasia?
See if you can tell the difference, because I can’t: Death row prisoner Alva Campbell, 69, will be executed at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, on Wednesday for the 1997 murder of a Columbus teen. According to the Associated Press, Campbell suffers from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder as the result of […]
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