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HinTN
;^)
Crashman06
Adam, Cheryl, or any other foreign policy focused front pagers: any chance we could get some analysis on the Khashoggi situation? Apparently the Turks have tapes of the murder? Is there any chance this could actually result in us cutting off arm sales to the Saudis or is that too much to hope for?
Cheryl Rofer
@Crashman06: This is more in Adam’s wheelhouse than mine. I have some thoughts on the intelligence side of things. Also want to write a first substantive post in my global warming series.
schrodingers_cat
Dead from the cute…
Jeffro
@Crashman06: the first thing out of Trumpov’s mouth when asked about it (sanctions) was “hey whoa they buy $100B plus of our weapons and other stuff* so hey whoa let’s not rush in here”
So, SATSQ: ‘no’
*by ‘other stuff’ I mean the way they are lining my pockets, both at the Trump DC hotel and otherwise
Crashman06
@Cheryl Rofer: Thanks! I’d welcome a post on the intel side of things!
debbie
@Jeffro:
Bet Kanye could put in a good word or two. //
Gin & Tonic
@Jeffro: He also said “it happened in Turkey and the guy’s not an American, so shruggie.”
The chance of this affecting arms sales is about equivalent to my chance of being elected the next Pope.
Geeno
There is nothing cuter than babies and dogs.
Amir Khalid
Nice doggie.
Alas, being foreign and not having billions of rubles to buy a crooked politician with, I am unable to donate.
Amir Khalid
@Crashman06:
I doubt anything like that can happen as long as certain Republicans remain beholden to Saudi money.
geg6
OMG, that’s not fair, Doug. Best pic evah!
scav
O! you know your audience.
Martin
@Jeffro: I wonder how many guns the Saudis would need to buy to be able to kill and dismember someone from his family. Apparently we’re all for sale here.
Jeffro
@debbie: @Gin & Tonic: @Martin:
Perhaps some enterprising young reporter…or Olivia Nuzzi…could follow up and ask Trumpov to explain at length what he meant about how spending big bucks on American arms means you get to beat and dismember a reporter you don’t like. That’s an interesting “plus” to buying our jet planes and stuff. Who knew?
Mary G
Benny and big brother! Yay!
Luciamia
And the baby’s thinking, “Am I related to him? “
rikyrah
The baby is so cute ?
Chyron HR
@Martin:
Depends if it’s Ivanka or one of the ugly ones.
PsiFighter37
Donna Shalala is managing to lose a district we won by 20 points? What the fuck is wrong with her and her campaign?
All of the last-generation Clintonites have got.to.go.
NobodySpecial
Please remember,though, no yapping or kidnapping that fool to raise the dough.
Timurid
I just tossed some money in the kitty, as my actual vote won’t do much in one of the reddest parts of deep red Louisiana.
JoeyJoeJoe
@PsiFighter37:
Ignore that poll. Looking at the other numbers there, the poll has DJT with positive or almost positive approval numbers. In a district he lost by 20 points or so, that’s just a bad sample of voters. As others have pointed out, if either side actually thought that the race was close, you’d see a lot more ads and spending by the parties there.
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
Meanwhile in Texas a campaign worker is arrested after cops ask his party affiliation, he was delivering a letter to the courthouse about how the Dems might legally fight Texas college students being disenfranchised. Jacob Aronowitz works for Mike Siegel who is running in the Texas 10th.
What the actual fuck…Oh the fun part is the guy he’s campaining for, Mike Siegel is a civil rights attorney
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/campaign-worker-arrested-after-iding-his-candidate-as-democrat
lamh36
Ooooh Disney dropped an Aladdin teaser trailer for the live-action film!!!!
https://twitter.com/THR/status/1050566190240677889
tobie
@PsiFighter37: Can we bitch, moan, complain, tear our hair out and rend our garments about Donna Shalala without having to imply this is the Clinton’s fault? I really don’t think Bill or Hill told her she should run. She made this decision on her own. Vent all you like about Donna….but can we please keep Hillary out of this? Thanks.
H.E.Wolf
@PsiFighter37:
Dr. Shalala may indeed lose her race; though there’s no sense despairing until all the votes are counted next month. Whether or not she loses, there’ll be many other races we win this year. [ETA: altered previous sentence for clarity.]
It needn’t be a referendum on hard-working, well-qualified older women with prior political experience… unless we choose to eat up that flavor of bologna.
Martin
GOP is considering pulling money out of CA-45. Walters won this seat by 17 in 2016, now trailing by 5. That’s kind of amazing.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Martin: I’ve seen Katie Porter ads on the TV machine, they’re quite good; I’ve also seen Mimi’s, they’re not all that good.
ETA: I’ve also seen ads by a Dem PAC against Mimi tying her to Trump, they’re also quite good.
Mainmata
Ok, I just gave to your site a big chunk of change. Factt is, I give to a lot of Dem candidates regularly in every election. And I aways vote.
eclare
Such a sweet baby and dog picture! Gave to Heidi earlier, and now all my money is going to Bredesen (I live in TN).
PS, love you Tay Tay!
HumboldtBlue
If only Puerto Rico were a key military installation. Tyndall AFB took a blast.
They’ll have the par-3 course up in time for a round on Sunday.
BruceFromOhio
Your child and pet appear to be stuck to the ceiling. And payday is the 15th.
BruceFromOhio
@eclare: Thank you!
Yutsano
@Martin: Is this the GOP trying to hide it doesn’t have enough direct funds to compete?
Mainmata
Election Kemp: the GA SoS is totally going to steal this gubernatorial election because he can because he’s rigged it. Watch and see.
Aleta
@PsiFighter37: How about getting rid of the Russians first?
ruemara
@tobie: Naaaahhh. Shitting on the Clintons is de rigueur. It’s not the fault of our dumbass electorate or anything else, it’s the fault of the Clintons and definitely HRC.
Another Scott
Donated++
Come on folks, time is running out to have an impact before election day. Let’s get it done!
25 days to go!!
Cheers,
Scott.