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I just watched Hillary Clinton on Colbert. (Original Post) murielm99 Sep 2017 OP
Love and admire her so much bdjhawk Sep 2017 #1
She joins Gore and Kerry murielm99 Sep 2017 #2
Just hafta find us a kick-ass candidate in 2020 who'll work tirelessly to defeat that Nazi bastard. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2017 #3
We need to get Dems to understand 2018 is too damned important to sit out too. bettyellen Sep 2017 #6
Thanks for the heads up DesertRat Sep 2017 #4
She's a fierce warrior. Tavarious Jackson Sep 2017 #5
Colbert had a great opening bdjhawk Sep 2017 #7
LOL. That is hilarious! SunSeeker Sep 2017 #11
I watched him too. bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #12
I for one would have liked to see all that 😃 MLAA Sep 2017 #16
Yes bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #20
I love moments like that TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #25
Yup. bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #28
I would like a housekeeping cat. May I hire him a few hours a week? MLAA Sep 2017 #29
Right? TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #31
I asked him. bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #32
So he's a little packrat (packcat?), huh? TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #30
"Packcat". I'm stealing that. bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #33
Please feel free to use it! TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #37
Thank you. bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #38
I understand all too well! TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #39
I believe in your beacon theory. bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #40
She has such a genuine laugh! Do you ever hear the fake prez laugh? BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #8
++++ Agree. Humpty Dumpty never even smiles, let alone laughs. He's a nothing burger w/o a soul iluvtennis Sep 2017 #9
except for that time he met with the Russian foreign minister in the Oval Office diva77 Sep 2017 #17
Yep, forgot about this one...kissing the a**es of his benefactors. iluvtennis Sep 2017 #22
We're going to need someone to hold the country together once we learn the truth about Russia C Moon Sep 2017 #10
Hillary is the heart and soul of our party. sheshe2 Sep 2017 #13
Hillary is the heart, Barack is the soul 😊 grantcart Sep 2017 #14
Lol! sheshe2 Sep 2017 #15
She said Putin is a manspreader!!! LisaM Sep 2017 #18
Our congressman is a manspreader. murielm99 Sep 2017 #19
Had never heard the term manspreader before. Hill said it's part of NY 'culture', but it happens... iluvtennis Sep 2017 #23
They are beginning to crack down on it SOME places (I wish they would in Seattle). LisaM Sep 2017 #24
I saw a guy take up 3 seats with his spread, just yesterday. Hieronymus Sep 2017 #35
I didn't say this before in my other post bearssoapbox Sep 2017 #21
She seemed to be enjoying herself TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #26
It was a great interview Gothmog Sep 2017 #27
I think she's doing a great, important and needed service RandomAccess Sep 2017 #34
I'm so glad she's not going away NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #36

bdjhawk

(420 posts)
1. Love and admire her so much
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 12:41 AM
Sep 2017

It is always great to see her but also so depressing hearing this smart, capable woman and thinking "what could have been".

murielm99

(30,735 posts)
2. She joins Gore and Kerry
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 12:48 AM
Sep 2017

in "what could have been." Only this time, it is much, much worse. And it is downright dangerous to our survival.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
6. We need to get Dems to understand 2018 is too damned important to sit out too.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 12:54 AM
Sep 2017

And that no candiadte is perfect. Local politics are important.

 

Tavarious Jackson

(1,595 posts)
5. She's a fierce warrior.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 12:54 AM
Sep 2017

No wonder she is feared by the GOP and Putin. Never in my life have I known another woman as brave and strong as her.

bdjhawk

(420 posts)
7. Colbert had a great opening
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:16 AM
Sep 2017

mocking tRumps use of "Rocket Man" for KJU. Showed KJU mocking tRump back, saying "if tRump wants an Elton John insult-off, Un will bring the heat. That is why tonight, I am proud to introduce my new parody album: Goodbye Yellow Haired Toad; KJU reimagines the hits of Elton John to mock Trump. You'll hear all the righteous zingers like:

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Hands Sir
Comb over in the Wind
Saturday Night's Alright for Golfin'
Someone Change My Wife Tonight"

Classic!!!!

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
12. I watched him too.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:56 AM
Sep 2017

My cats ran away to the other side of the room because when I laughed my straw out of my drink and then I coughed and choked for 5 minutes.

It was the cats reaction from the straw shooting across the room when I laughed that got me going then THAT was funny.

It's kind of one of those 'you had to be there' moments to really appreciate it.

I'd buy that album though.





bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
20. Yes
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 03:42 AM
Sep 2017

It is one of those moments that makes you smile when you think about it later.

At least it is for me.

The cats are playing with the straw so I guess they're over it by now.

At least something good came out of my episode.

The inside of my nose still burns a little though.



bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
28. Yup.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 05:52 PM
Sep 2017

I found it on my chest this morning. I suspect Xena...

I gave it it to Sylvester and he took it to his playbox. We'll see how long it stays there. He's our neatnik.
He picks things up off the floor and puts them in his box. He doesn't stop anyone from taking things out and we know where to look for things we can't find.

Pens and pencils

Car keys

flatware

shopping lists

Wife's change purse

etc.

If we can't find it, that's the first place we look.

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
32. I asked him.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 08:10 PM
Sep 2017

He said the commute would be too much (Ohio) and I agree.

If we have to endure much more of trCHUMP and the reTHUGliCONS for much longer we may have to rethink hiring him out closer to home for the extra $$, although he will work for treats, milk and catnip.

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
33. "Packcat". I'm stealing that.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 08:25 PM
Sep 2017

It will go into his resume. (with your permission?)

Here's a couple of pics of him. The first is right after we brought him home after being neutered in 2013.

Hence, the "look". The second is from 2015. He's very laid back when not picking up.



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bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
38. Thank you.
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 06:20 AM
Sep 2017

He has an attitude but it's gotten more laid back over the years. Now he reminds me more of a 'Joe Cool' type.

That look was after we brought him and his brother 'Smokey' home after being fixed. I think it was sometime around Christmas.

We got them and 3 females, BB(Butter Brickle), Little Momma, Heather and another male, Buddy that our neighbor was going to take them out to an abandoned farm and leave them.

We said that was the wrong thing to do and there was a major argument over it. We had to threaten them with calling the police.

We took them in because at the time there wasn't a no-kill shelter very close and the inhumane society and county would have put at least 2 of them down right away. Since then we've been instrumental in getting the county to be more lenient and the Humane Society is now completely no-kill.

The heck of it is, we getting out of cat rescue(after 30+yrs) that year because of health problems but my wife and I couldn't let them go to die so we worked it out.

Here's a couple pics of Smokey. If you want to see pics of some of our other cats you can go here. https://maxpics.wordpress.com/our-feline-furbabies/

I'll warn you now it's a blog that I don't do much to keep up anymore. I use this page to park pics of our cats so I can post them elsewhere. I'm not going for clicks, I just don't want to post a half dozen pics on DU. It also gives a bit of a story about them.





Sorry my reply is so long but when I talk about our cats it's kind of like talking about our sons and grandchildren.

But more so.




TeapotInATempest

(804 posts)
39. I understand all too well!
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 09:27 AM
Sep 2017

They never let you get out of the rescue business - I think it's kind of like the mob.

We currently have 8 cats, all rescues, that for various reasons we couldn't TNR or send to the shelter. We didn't NEED 8 cats, mind you, but I'm pretty sure we send out some kind of beacon that only homeless animals can see.

I'm so glad you took those guys in. What is wrong with some people?! Also, great job working with your county! That sounds like a huge win.

I'll check out your blog. I enjoy looking at other people's cats!

(Sorry to the original poster for going so off-topic. )

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
40. I believe in your beacon theory.
Fri Sep 22, 2017, 02:15 PM
Sep 2017

Or there's little signs posted around the neighborhood at cat eye level.

Yes, we've figured that we will never get out of it but we have set a limit since there are places and people for us to take them to.e

As for not getting away from rescue, we wouldn't have it any other way.

To the original OP, I to didn't mean to stray from original subject.

Sorry.

To TeapotInATempest and to murielm99...

Take care.

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
8. She has such a genuine laugh! Do you ever hear the fake prez laugh?
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:20 AM
Sep 2017

I only hear people sincerely laughing at him!

C Moon

(12,212 posts)
10. We're going to need someone to hold the country together once we learn the truth about Russia
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:51 AM
Sep 2017

I imagine it's going to be very scary stuff.

LisaM

(27,803 posts)
18. She said Putin is a manspreader!!!
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 03:19 AM
Sep 2017

That cracked me up. I will really give the stinkeye to those would-be dictators sitting next to me on the bus now.

murielm99

(30,735 posts)
19. Our congressman is a manspreader.
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 03:34 AM
Sep 2017

I noticed that creep's body language at the one and only "town hall" he deigned to grant. One of my friends used the term to describe what he was doing. I had not heard it until she said it.

Kitzinger is my Congressman. I wish we could get rid of him. We are trying, but this district is very red.

iluvtennis

(19,851 posts)
23. Had never heard the term manspreader before. Hill said it's part of NY 'culture', but it happens...
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 12:22 PM
Sep 2017

..here in CA though. And it's just not that those guys spread their legs and arms to take over the entire seat/bench, it's the arrogant attitude that they exude that gets me the most.

LisaM

(27,803 posts)
24. They are beginning to crack down on it SOME places (I wish they would in Seattle).
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 01:00 PM
Sep 2017

Note: I would never refer to someone as a manspreader who is just too big to fit into the seat. I know that happens.

http://www.dailywire.com/news/20132/los-angeles-now-fining-subway-manspreaders-taking-emily-zanotti#

bearssoapbox

(1,408 posts)
21. I didn't say this before in my other post
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 03:49 AM
Sep 2017

I like her more every time I see and hear her. I have since the first time I saw her back in the '80's.

"manspreader"

That's a new one for me. Love how she just put it out there with the demo.

Colbert's reaction was great. I think she caught him a little off guard. But he liked it.

TeapotInATempest

(804 posts)
26. She seemed to be enjoying herself
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 03:06 PM
Sep 2017

And it was wonderful to hear her laugh and also to hear the audience cheer when she said she wasn't going away!

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
34. I think she's doing a great, important and needed service
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 10:05 PM
Sep 2017

And I applaud her for it.

It must be very difficult to have lost under all these circumstances, very difficult indeed.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
36. I'm so glad she's not going away
Wed Sep 20, 2017, 10:41 PM
Sep 2017

She has important things to say,and now she has the freedom to say them.

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