July 15, 2016

DNC Speakers Announced

July 15, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced the main speakers for each night of the

Democratic National Convention:

Monday: Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders

Tuesday: Bill Clinton

Wednesday: President Barack Obama/Vice President Joe Biden

Thursday: Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton


https://politicalwire.com/2016/07/15/dnc-speakers-announced/

RNC Speakers:

Not Tim Tebow

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/07/tim-tebow-not-speaking-republican-national-convention-instagram-video

July 15, 2016

Trump Debate Prep

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/artists-art-2016-election_us_5784f2c8e4b0e05f05235bb7?section=

July 15, 2016

Pence Rhymes with Fence. That Makes Sense.

BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE DENSE.....

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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/7/15/1548666/-Trump-s-VP-pick-explained-in-poetry


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Best is here:
https://twitter.com/ZachStafford/status/753991454683308033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw








h/t: maxsolomon for the "dense" line

July 15, 2016

LOL: Newt Slips

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/politics/mike-pence-donald-trump-vice-president.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

https://twitter.com/sarahposner/status/753759733471932416

July 15, 2016

Henry Rollins: White America Couldn't Handle What Black America Deals With Every Day

If white America experienced a fraction of what black America deals with regarding law enforcement, incarceration, the court system, employment and countless other facts of life, they would immediately and collectively lose their minds.

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I’m an educated, Caucasian, heterosexual male. Does this ensure I will have success and live the American Dream? Obviously it doesn’t, but it damn sure drops me on second base with a great opportunity to steal third.

I live solidly in one of the Americas but have been aware of other Americas for decades. For the last week, I have heard politicians use a phrase that nauseates me whenever I hear anyone say it. The need to “come together.” To that I say, “You first, motherfucker.”

Since an upgrade will not occur on a national level via presidential pen stroke or SCOTUS decision, you have to take it upon yourself to be an infinitely fantastic person every single day. There will be times when it will be a bitch to be so awesome, but you’ll handle it. This century will be about incredible individuals. Bold acts of kindness and a genuine desire to at least try to see things from someone else’s perspective are but two of the mandatory requirements for betterment moving forward.

Don’t wait for your government. It’s a broken machine that can only deliver damaged goods. Prejudice coats the mechanics of the USA’s OS. Attempts to clean the parts are attacked as big-government, special-interest meddling. It’s by no means a Gordian knot, but a total system retool is required. It would be incredibly expensive and time-consuming, and the growing pains would be enormous. Not gonna happen.

Equality, tolerance and decency are not inherently American or human traits. They are values you choose to adopt and use or not. So, be amazing all the time.


http://www.laweekly.com/music/henry-rollins-white-america-couldnt-handle-what-black-america-deals-with-every-day-7134994

July 15, 2016

Dubya’s Sway and Smiles to the Battle Hymn is My Favorite Thing About Today

YOU KNOW the only reason he didn’t start stomping across the stage marching is because Laura and Michelle had that death grip on him cuz he was one loose hand from pop locking all over that stage. Bless the women for keeping him together. They are the real MVPs. ..........

Dubya over there jolly as fuck, refusing to take any cues from anyone else. Ol’ “OMG SANTA I KNOW HIM!!!” face. Sir, why you got the Christmas spirit during a hymnal? You ‘posed to be solemn and introspective. Who didn’t tell him they were going to a funeral? Did someone forget to give him a list of rules? Over here getting his life from this like he’s at karaoke. This is clearly HIS JAM. It came on and he was like “OH THIS MY SHIT” and went to work on that sway. Did he catch the Holy Ghost? Why could he not stay still?




There are times when I low-key miss the George W. Bush presidential years. Ok I admit, the only thing I miss about him is the ability to lambast him. Dubya was the guy who invited everyone to the kegger in college and was a BEAST at beer pong. He was not supposed to run to the store, let alone run a country. But he did. For 8 years. And ruined a lot of shit. The only joy we had was in making fun of him because he is so laugh-at-able.

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There was a memorial service for the five Dallas police officers who were killed last week, and POTUS Barack Obama and FLOTUS Michelle were in attendance. Next to them were their predecessors: Dubya and Laura Bush. During the singing of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, which has a chorus of “Glory, Glory Halleluyah” number 43 got his sway and smile in as they all held hands.

It might not be appropriate but it surely is HILARIOUS. Let’s watch and break this down:

VIDEO & MORE:
http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com/2016/07/dubya-battle-hymn.html

George W. is the guy your teacher assigns to be your “buddy” on the field trip in 2nd grade so you end up having NO FUN because you spend half the day at the Museum of Science and Industry chasing him around so he won’t step over the rail and ruin the giant diorama of the Chicago skyline. He’s the kid who ruined the $10,000 Lego display when his parent turned their back for 30 seconds. He is the one who Grandma has to mean mug from the other side of the pew on Sunday because he keeps acting up during sermon.

https://theobamadiary.com/2016/07/14/presidents-obama-abc-town-hall/#comments

July 15, 2016

"The Problem"

July 15, 2016

Eugene Robinson: "But he was wrong about one thing: On race, sadly, we are as divided as we seem."

Obama has helped us peer into the racial divide

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This condition is not due to anything Obama has said or done. He bends so far backward to avoid giving offense, even to those who richly deserve offending, that he must need regular sessions with a chiropractor. The racial divide, which has its roots in lingering claims of white supremacy, has been there all along. It was mostly silent and unacknowledged until the very fact of the Obama presidency cast it in stark and unforgiving light.

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It is as though a dark corner has been illuminated to reveal the mess that was swept there long ago and willfully ignored.

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When the next president is sworn in, Obama will leave office without having healed the nation’s festering racial wounds. He will not have made them worse; rather, he will have allowed us to see how deep they remain and how much healing still needs to take place. It may take years to fully appreciate how dramatically this presidency has bent the arc of history toward justice.

MORE:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-has-helped-us-peer-into-the-racial-divide/2016/07/14/5794b840-49f3-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html

July 14, 2016

Charles P Pierce: Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a traitor to the American idea

This Isn't Funny Anymore. American Democracy Is at Stake.
Anyone who supports Donald Trump is a traitor to the American idea.


CLEVELAND, OHIO—A while back, we here at the shebeen decided that Donald J. Trump's act was no longer funny. That he no longer was a goofy guy with three wives and a ferret on his head, a freak candidate who devoured an incredible passel of unpopular lightweights on his way to a freak nomination. That he was more than just a vessel for the barely camouflaged rage and fear of an aging white American majority terrified of so many barbarians at so many gates. But not until Wednesday did we realize the true magnitude of the threat that this reckless clown poses to American democracy. Not until Wednesday did we hear clearly the echoes of shiny black boots on German cobblestones.

On Wednesday, in several venues, He, Trump accused "some people"—he never said who they were, nor will he, ever—of calling for a moment of silence for Micah Johnson, the mass murderer of police in Dallas, Texas. We have had some experience with this. Back when he was still considered something of a sideshow attraction, He, Trump said that he's "seen" Muslim-Americans in New Jersey celebrating as the World Trade Center towers burned on September 11, 2001. He never said who they were, nor will he, ever. But at least there was a level of detail to the lie. There is in fact a state called New Jersey. There are in fact Muslim-Americans living there. And the attacks of 9/11 did in fact happen.

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Nobody can find anyone who called for a moment of silence. Nobody can list the 11 cities. On Wednesday, Sam Clovis, a fringe character from Iowa who has been elevated to co-chairman of He, Trump's campaign, was put on a spit by CNN's Chris Cuomo and turned, slowly, over an open flame. Via Tiger Beat On The Potomac:

Cuomo preceded his line of questioning by remarking that Trump's claim was similar to one he made months ago when he said he had seen seen Muslims celebrating in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Cuomo asked Clovis whether he could elucidate what Trump was referring to Tuesday night in Westfield, Indiana. "But calling for a moment of silence?" Cuomo said. "Well, it depends on the context, I guess, Chris," Clovis responded. "And frankly, I've had my nose buried in other issues. I'm not dodging your question." Cuomo was not buying it. "Sam, you're dodging it. You're dodging it. You're doing it artfully, but you're dodging it," the anchor remarked, as Clovis denied that he was doing so. "Context, my eye. Either you've seen they were calling for a moment of silence or you haven't."

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a46695/donald-trump-candidacy-american-democracy/

July 14, 2016

She didn’t earn the nickname the ‘Notorious RBG’ for nothing.’

MR. EARNEST: Well, Josh, she didn’t earn the nickname, “the notorious RBG” for nothing. But what I will say is that in the past I've been asked about controversial comments from other Supreme Court justices. I don't know whether it was earlier this year or at the end of last year when Justice Scalia made some comments in an open Supreme Court hearing that many found to be quite controversial, possibly even racist. At that point, I declined to wade into that criticism. And I think I'll pursue a similar approach in this instance.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/07/13/press-briefing-press-secretary-josh-earnest-7132016