2016 Postmortem

byronius

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133. That is not hyperbole.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #54)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 11:04 AM

Jul 2016

It's part of the ideological equipment.

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BREAKING: NBC reports Paul Manafort saying Melania Trump added plagiarized lines to speech... [View all] brooklynite Jul 2016 OP

Under the Bus Thrill Jul 2016 #1

Shit, this is getting good. nt LexVegas Jul 2016 #2

I love this so much I want to feel guilty. But I cant. Too fucking good. bravenak Jul 2016 #6

No guilt! This is Hilarious! lib87 Jul 2016 #105

The sweet sweet taste of schadenfreude amuse bouche Jul 2016 #127

Like a fine dry wine Hekate Jul 2016 #147

Is it wrong that I'm smiling? Besides, Melania flat-out told Matt Lauer she wrote it. calimary Jul 2016 #155

This was great bravenak Jul 2016 #165

Did you see CNN last night? calimary Jul 2016 #166

I saw that! I was on the phone telling my sister about this bravenak Jul 2016 #168

Shit is getting real too! JustAnotherGen Jul 2016 #66

Trump says, "Now I'm trying to save my marriage!" PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #3

Where, when? auntpurl Jul 2016 #7

Morning Joe! They said it twice! PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #11

Jesus. What a train wreck. auntpurl Jul 2016 #12

Maybe not. Trump's starring in his own reality show, Hortensis Jul 2016 #17

Well there is definitely that. The documentary next year will be must-see tv Hekate Jul 2016 #149

More like a dumpster fire Gman Jul 2016 #99

Wow, I need my morning popcorn! MoonRiver Jul 2016 #30

He's going to roll out his next wife at the convention. ronnykmarshall Jul 2016 #167

Did he really say that?? mindfulNJ Jul 2016 #9

.???? Link please! Logical Jul 2016 #92

It was on Morning Joe PatSeg Jul 2016 #98

No where can i find it, it would be huge news. Nt Logical Jul 2016 #101

Its still early PatSeg Jul 2016 #110

Thanks! Logical Jul 2016 #114

If I recall correctly, the marriage on the line quote... PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #120

Thanks! Logical Jul 2016 #130

RE: "marriage is on the line" quote major debacle Jul 2016 #139

Isn't Nicole Wallace Law & Order Criminal Intent's The Second Stone Jul 2016 #142

Well, this Nicolle Wallace was sarah palin's personal shopper eight years ago. calimary Jul 2016 #154

What? anoNY42 Jul 2016 #157

I thought she was yummy The Second Stone Jul 2016 #164

Yes! One of TV's best recurring villains. displacedtexan Jul 2016 #169

A Trump marriage is in trouble from the moment their hitched rurallib Jul 2016 #144

Yep, trophy wives AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #150

Oh snap!!! bravenak Jul 2016 #4

I love it! book_worm Jul 2016 #5

She never wanted to give the convention speech at all! PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #8

Maybe she threw him under the bus. Dustlawyer Jul 2016 #33

The further irony is that one of the cribbed phrases was Chiyo-chichi Jul 2016 #41

Morning Joe crew brought that up too! PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #42

No, Michelle stole Melania's speech then time travelled back to 08 alfredo Jul 2016 #67

LOVE THE IRONY HERE!!!! cynzke Jul 2016 #83

And of course they LOVED it! Chemisse Jul 2016 #86

Her value to him is evident. He throws her under the bus as if he is discarding her underpants Jul 2016 #63

HOLY FUCK!!! cynzke Jul 2016 #70

What kind of campaign manager PatSeg Jul 2016 #108

What a disgrace Southerncomfy Jul 2016 #10

Check out the front page at CNN.com JenniferJuniper Jul 2016 #13

This is like waking up on Christmas morning MissB Jul 2016 #16

I'm ashamed to say I'm that excited as well... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #20

It is! 5 am Pacific time, still dark... PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #21

Hee hee heee hee hee heee hee... forgotmylogin Jul 2016 #125

So when Hillary Clinton is "threatened" by a woman... sarae Jul 2016 #132

No. Not possible. No one would throw the nominee's WIFE under the bus. Stinky The Clown Jul 2016 #14

I don't know Stinky, but I'm refreshing pages at a rapid rate... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #23

And catching screen shots? AwakeAtLast Jul 2016 #43

Whoa.....what is it's a plant (horrible one) to allow Trump to go out there and have Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2016 #88

I think the bus is going to crash anyways... tinrobot Jul 2016 #162

I wonder if Melania has a "nondisclosure" clause in the prenup? Laurian Jul 2016 #15

Of course, she does PJMcK Jul 2016 #57

I jokingly said a month or two back NewJeffCT Jul 2016 #94

Funny idea PJMcK Jul 2016 #97

Melania now says SHE wrote the speech (with a LITTLE help) PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #18

They're all liars. They're Republicans. MineralMan Jul 2016 #54

That is not hyperbole. byronius Jul 2016 #133

Yup. Republicans appear to believe that a lie told frequently MineralMan Jul 2016 #134

UNPREPARED AND STEPPING ON EACH OTHER'S TOES!!!! cynzke Jul 2016 #95

This is just flat out amazing... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #19

I thought he was spouting devil ears, a pitch fork and a tail last night kimbutgar Jul 2016 #90

This is what happens when you mix Shankapotomus Jul 2016 #22

They all deserve each other, Melania included. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #24

Popcorn time! ecstatic Jul 2016 #25

How do you screw up the SPOUSE speech? wildeyed Jul 2016 #26

Melanie will have to step down Cicada Jul 2016 #27

Yes! Resign Melania! mindfulNJ Jul 2016 #32

Melania, You're Fired! Her Sister Jul 2016 #38

Not a Twitter person greiner3 Jul 2016 #46

Am neither a twitter person! LOL! Her Sister Jul 2016 #50

The Donald would be ALL over that. n/t MrModerate Jul 2016 #93

Mika just gave Hillary some advice! PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #28

That should go over well at home. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #29

What if Manafort is right? mainstreetonce Jul 2016 #35

He could be right. He first denied it happened. The he said she did it w/o his knowledge. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #39

What staff? PJMcK Jul 2016 #84

I'd go with "sloppy" . . . MrModerate Jul 2016 #96

CAN'T EVEN MANAGE A SIMPLE SPEECH WITHOUT "FUBAR"!!! cynzke Jul 2016 #102

I don't know what staff. Just remarking on the multiple excuses he was making earlier this morning. Solly Mack Jul 2016 #161

Some immigrant model is celebrating Mendocino Jul 2016 #77

LOL mainstreetonce Jul 2016 #82

Somewhere in the world at this very minute, Mendocino Jul 2016 #85

As much as the RW hates Michelle Obama, makes it ever so much more priceless! She could have brewens Jul 2016 #31

Maybe, Melania did that intentionally to bring down "The Donald." LakeVermilion Jul 2016 #37

I imagine she hates this campaign. It's messin' with her good life. Laurian Jul 2016 #45

and her boy toyz.... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #123

Interesting though you got there. n/t Sophiegirl Jul 2016 #47

Heileman made that point on Morning Joe underpants Jul 2016 #59

My Sister Watched Her Speech and Thought....... cynzke Jul 2016 #104

Seems to me the only reason to have Melania take the hit for the plagiarism SticksnStones Jul 2016 #34

He's a scumbag and needs to go DesertRat Jul 2016 #36

They just brought up Trump's marriage again! hahahaha! PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #40

How are they getting that? Her Sister Jul 2016 #44

the media is sensationalizing it retrowire Jul 2016 #51

Did Mr. John Baron leak that, hmmmm!? Her Sister Jul 2016 #52

Maybe this whole Melaniagate speech is about avebury Jul 2016 #49

Better hide the golf clubs. He doesn't want her going all Elin Nordegren on him. NBachers Jul 2016 #48

Dumpster fire in progress workinclasszero Jul 2016 #53

No it is a train wreck into a dumpster fire Botany Jul 2016 #56

LOL workinclasszero Jul 2016 #60

hahahahahaha!! Breathe....hahahahaha! PearliePoo2 Jul 2016 #103

IKR? workinclasszero Jul 2016 #116

Damn obamanut2012 Jul 2016 #55

And it's so lovely Betty Jul 2016 #58

IKR!? workinclasszero Jul 2016 #64

It makes the whole thing even more delicious mcar Jul 2016 #68

Yeah - that is like a rich dessert. Chemisse Jul 2016 #89

My local News (Ft. Myers/Naples) HockeyMom Jul 2016 #61

Sure! IggleDoer Jul 2016 #106

Now we find out she never graduated from college womanofthehills Jul 2016 #62

WAIT FOR IT>>>> Zoonart Jul 2016 #65

THAT WOULD BE PRETTY INSANE WOULDN'T IT! cynzke Jul 2016 #121

Crazy? Zoonart Jul 2016 #137

ack oldtime dfl_er Jul 2016 #153

link? I'm finding the opposite uhnope Jul 2016 #69

Manafort's comments were at 7 AM; NBC reporting came at 8 AM. brooklynite Jul 2016 #72

this is from 40 minutes ago. Sure you didn't hear it wrong? uhnope Jul 2016 #76

Look at the time stamp on the embedded tweet... brooklynite Jul 2016 #87

And now they're using the Contradicta defense! calimary Jul 2016 #156

I heard him say it on "CBS This Morning"--the hosts were utterly speechless. catbyte Jul 2016 #71

Michelle's speech went over very well at the RNConvention. keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #73

It sure did! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #75

Maybe a few of those inspirational words will sink into mountain grammy Jul 2016 #74

Manafort says it's all Hillary's fault lapucelle Jul 2016 #78

I expected lackluster and rw nonsense. But honestly, never in my wildest dreams... AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #79

Manafort said Melania asked if she could speak. lapucelle Jul 2016 #80

Place yer bets.... Aviation Pro Jul 2016 #81

Maybe she actually admires the Obamas. Kablooie Jul 2016 #91

Manafort = Damage Control bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #100

After the horror-fest last night... liberalmuse Jul 2016 #107

BREAKING: NBC reports Paul Manafort saying Melania Trump added plagiarized lines to speech... howoldami Jul 2016 #109

Welcome to DU PatSeg Jul 2016 #113

NO....MICHELLE SHOULD GRACIOUSLY THANK MELANIA, SAY SHE'S FLATTERED! cynzke Jul 2016 #126

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #129

Welcome! DonRedwood Jul 2016 #170

It is not beneath tRump to Cryptoad Jul 2016 #111

I bet he's lying and she didn't 6chars Jul 2016 #112

I picked a terrible time... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #115

ALERT!!! The popcorn is disappearing! The popcorn is disappearing! caballojm Jul 2016 #117

Could that mean if Drumpf wins? ... IggleDoer Jul 2016 #118

Just had a look at Michelle's Twitter feed auntpurl Jul 2016 #119

buhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!11!!!!11!!!!1 workinclasszero Jul 2016 #128

Priceless! - nt KingCharlemagne Jul 2016 #138

I think to make this go away, will be Big Media's biggest challenge yet. nt Snotcicles Jul 2016 #122

Everything I see at the moment has Manafort blaming Hillary, of all people Tarc Jul 2016 #124

Who throws their wife under the bus? Demsrule86 Jul 2016 #131

. stonecutter357 Jul 2016 #135

wasn't he saying earlier that "the words are all common words, of course it might sound niyad Jul 2016 #136

Yup...both of them were trying to state that this was not plagiarize Sheepshank Jul 2016 #141

every word we use is a common word --that is how we are able to communicate! niyad Jul 2016 #143

There is more to this than meets the eye. No matter how stupid Trump is michaz Jul 2016 #140

Corey Lewandowski on CNN saying Manaport should be fired for speech-gate anneboleyn Jul 2016 #145

I can't believe what I just saw... Setsuna1972 Jul 2016 #146

Reality TV mixed with GOP presidential campaign AgingAmerican Jul 2016 #148

Geez. Could it be that Manafort ISN'T the political genius they say he is? stopbush Jul 2016 #151

Maybe this will be his out oldtime dfl_er Jul 2016 #152

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" 0rganism Jul 2016 #158

So all she has to do GulfCoast66 Jul 2016 #159

Melania you're fired!! flamingdem Jul 2016 #160

The rats are starting to scurry Oneironaut Jul 2016 #163