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Tilting at Windbags 0

Oh, my.

Attorneys for the GOP and its leaders asked a federal judge to dismiss a Virginia Beach Republican’s lawsuit accusing the political party of fraud and racketeering for not abolishing the Affordable Care Act after raising money promising to do so. The lawsuit argues that the donations should be returned.

Y’know, I think he’s onto something here. The Republican Party may indeed be subject to a RICO action, but not for the reasons this fellow thinks. After all, they nominated a Godfa–oh, never mind.

Details at the link.

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Good Old American Stick-It-To-You-Iveness 0

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

Self-politeness is the politest kind.

“An investigation by the ISU Police Department has determined that non-student Dominique Stulgate, 26 years of age, from Indianapolis was injured by a gunshot near Cromwell Hall Sunday night,” said ISU Chief of Police, Joseph Newport. “He was the victim of a self-inflicted accidental wound.”

The injury sustained in his right leg was non-threatening, but did require emergency surgery.

Clearly, he got a leg up on politeness.

The stupid.

It burns.

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IOKIYR, Niger Dept. 0

Badtux explains the difference in the tunes played on the Wingnut Wurlitzer for Americans who in Benghazi vs. those who died in Niger.

He also has a nice summary of why American soldiers were in Niger in the first place.

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Hazardous Duty 0

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Anti-Semitic Trumplers:

Police arrested two brothers on disorderly conduct and assault charges after a video posted on social media showed them yelling anti-Semitic comments at a man, according to the Damascus Police Department.

In the video, the two men, Joseph Killian, 33, and Henry Killian II, 35, use multiple expletives as they yell slurs at the man, who filmed the encounter. Court documents identify him as Craig Johnston.

Henry Killian, who points his middle finger at Johnston throughout the interaction, says, “You should get in a f—in’ Jewish oven and die like your ancestors.”

And, in more news from the Trumpled States of America.

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QOTD 0

Dale Archer:

‘Pathological liar’ is absolutely the toughest individual to deal with as a psychiatrist. Because you can’t take anything they say at face value.

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And Now for Something Completely Different 0

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By the Numbers . . . 0

Thom asks, “Is this the America you wanted?”

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Fly the Fiendly Skies 0

Oh, my.

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Leonard Pitts, Jr., notes the disparate treatment. A snippet:

Over time, one becomes inured to the double standards imposed by race, but this one is especially galling because it is especially obvious. And yet, even in its obviousness, it is largely unremarked upon.

The black guy fails to wear a lapel pin and endures months of questions about whether he belongs. The white guy canoodles with Russia, insults the intelligence community, undermines the judiciary and makes a Gold Star widow cry, dismissing her husband’s sacrifice as, apparently, just one of those things.

Do please follow the link.

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No There There 0

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Via Job’s Anger.

Afterthought:

Donald Trump has succeeded in one thing: He has exposed the dirty underbelly of the Benighted States of America.

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Lietany 0

Man saying,

By the by, there are 36 items in the list up to the “et ceteras.”

Via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.

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Twits on Twitter 0

Perfidious twits.

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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0

An outbreak of politeness in Prince William County.

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QOTD 0

Camille Pissarro:

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

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GOP Health Care: Don’t Get Sick.
If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly.
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Man facing entrance of complicated maze named,


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A Trumple of Lies 0

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White House Chief of Stuffing It 0

General John Kelly, holding paper saying


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The Tampa Bay Times opinionates.

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Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

Hate-full mail. Follow the link for the complete article.

On Tuesday, Oct. 10, however, Dunphy and perhaps hundreds of other residents in Montgomery County’s northwest corner found something sinister amid the bills and ads in their mailboxes.

She noticed a piece of mail with “Proud American” scrawled above her address. Her family has an American flag hanging outside, she said, so Dunphy, home alone and curious, ripped open the envelope.

“As soon as I opened the envelope, my jaw hit the ground,” said Terri Kiral-Kuenzer, 56, of Pennsburg, who also received a flier. “Who could have done this?”

Inside the hand-addressed envelopes were fliers that contained racist, white supremacist, and anti-Semitic messages, drawings, and quotes from Adolf Hitler.

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