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Top 10 Conservative Idiots #44: Tweets From The Toilet Edition
Last edited Wed Oct 5, 2016, 05:24 PM - Edit history (5)
Top 10 Conservative Idiots #44: Tweets From The Toilet (formerly Hillary Butt Plug) Edition
Welcome back to the Top 10 Conservative Idiots! This edition is made possible by a grant from the Chubb Group. Chubb – proudly telling Americans what to think about important issues since 1893! So another year another baseball season is done. How did your team do? Did they make the playoffs or did they bottom out the way my Angels did and finish 3rd from last? But the reason I bring this up is that we have to say goodbye to arguably the greatest announcer baseball has ever seen. I’m of course talking about the Dodgers’ Vin Scully. Come on let’s give it up for Vin! He’s a guy who’s been there, seen it all and done it all. You know I’m an Angels fan – we hate the Dodgers. But even we have to respect Vin. I mean if you don’t respect Vinny, you have no soul, lets’ face it. But there’s one clip I wanted to play that captures the very essence of the man, the myth, the legend that is the mighty Vin Scully, and that happened at a Dodgers – Padres game this very season. Can we roll that?
I love how it's not just the history of beards in baseball, but the history of beards going back to the dawn of civilization. By the way I did not get express written permission from Major League Baseball to show that, I only got implied oral consent. Now don’t be sad. OK I’ll just sign here, here and here. So this week – Bill Maher shows us some of the lesser known Donald Trump endorsements:
So where do we begin this week? The top 4 slots this week are all going to go to possible future president Donald J. Trump. In the first slot we’re going to talk about how his tax return from 1995 was released this week. Can you believe that was 21 years ago? But we’ll talk about the implications that it has now. In the second slot, we’re going to talk about Donald Trump’s insane 3:00 AM Twitter binge rampage, and create our own fake Donald Trump rampage Tweet. In the third slot we’re going to talk about how Donald Trump has a poll problem – he thinks online polls are real. Shh!! Nobody tell him! In the fourth slot we’re going to talk about the GOP declaring themselves the winner prematurely in the vice presidential debates. Taking the fifth slot is Wikileaks (5) and Alex Jones. Turns out the Wikileaks “October Surprise” was a dud, and Alex Jones went off the rails, proving once again that lack of sleep is bad for you, folks! Taking the number 6 seed, the GOP Anti-Women Brigade (6) is going to great lengths to prove their misogyny and anti-abortion views. At number 7, we have to talk about the alternative candidates – mainly Gary Johnson. Disgusted by the notion that Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton could be our next president? Well got news for ya, the alternatives are, um, almost as batshit crazy as Donald Trump. Taking the 8th slot once again are returning champions – The Bathroom Police (8). Seems North Carolina is feeling the heat from HB-2 and we will tell you about it. In the number 9 (NEIN!!!) there’s lots of crazy stories coming from Florida and we’re going to recap some of them for you. There's everything from creepy clowns to attorneys backstabbing each other, to things being shoved up people's nether regions to of course some of that sweet sweet Florida incest. And that’s not the weirdest news story this week. Finally this week – we’re going to do our very best impression of a 1930s newsreel announcer man and tell you about the exciting World Of Tomorrow (10)! Yes there’s everything from the possibility of a supercomputer in your pocket, to space travel, to self driving cars. Did you know these things have the possibility to be enslaved by Skynet and kill us all? Yes we’re all going to die tonight! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Plus we got some live music for you at the end – this time it’s from the Claypool Lennon Delirium. Yes Les Claypool of Primus teamed up with Ghost Of A Sabertooth Tiger’s Sean Lennon for an amazing album called “Monolith Of Phobos”. And they will be stopping by our show! Enjoy! And as always don’t forget the key!
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
Before we start into the world of all things possible future president Donald J. Trump has been up to this week, I have to introduce you to their number one fans - the Trumpettes!
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/3/1577282/-Oh-No-They-Didn-t-Trumpettes-We-finally-have-a-God-that-s-gonna-come-down-and-help-us-all
In this 43-second video clip, two Trump supporters talk to an NBC reporter, and well, the ignorance and sexism and lookism by these two women is mind-boggling. Here is the short conversation in full followed by the audio/video. It’s presumed at the beginning of the interview they are talking about former Miss Universe of Venezuela, Alicia whom Trump called “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeper.”...
Sandy: I think Hillary is just looking for something because she can’t seem to find anything on him. He needs to not play into that. Don’t play into her stuff. You, know, let her say — let her try to get you ruffled, but don’t let her ruffle ya. Just keep on point about what you’re gonna do because we love it. We all feel the same way. We always have — for years. So, we finally have this god that’s gonna come down and help us all.
NBC Reporter You just referred to Trump as a god.
In this 43-second video clip, two Trump supporters talk to an NBC reporter, and well, the ignorance and sexism and lookism by these two women is mind-boggling. Here is the short conversation in full followed by the audio/video. It’s presumed at the beginning of the interview they are talking about former Miss Universe of Venezuela, Alicia whom Trump called “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeper.”...
Sandy: I think Hillary is just looking for something because she can’t seem to find anything on him. He needs to not play into that. Don’t play into her stuff. You, know, let her say — let her try to get you ruffled, but don’t let her ruffle ya. Just keep on point about what you’re gonna do because we love it. We all feel the same way. We always have — for years. So, we finally have this god that’s gonna come down and help us all.
NBC Reporter You just referred to Trump as a god.
Donald Trump is god folks! I mean just look at his portrait!
I mean if that doesn't scream "almighty", then what does? Oh by the way - Trumpettes, worst opening act for Alvin & The Chipmunks, ever!
So Donald Trump’s tax returns were finally released. From 1995. Yay? I don’t think the kids love this one because those tax returns show just what a tax cheat possible future president Donald J. Trump really is. Let’s explain more before we dive head first into what could be the biggest bombshell of the Donald Trump campaign so far:
Without his tax returns, there is no way to determine if the campaign's assertion about Trump's taxes and charitable contributions is true. But in the past, Trump has frequently decried other Americans for not paying taxes.
On July 18, 2011, Trump appeared on Fox News and was asked about President Barack Obama's comments that well-to-do Americans should make a sacrifice for the country by paying more in taxes. He replied:
Well, I don’t mind sacrificing for the country to be honest with you. But you know, you do have a problem because half of the people don't pay any tax. And when he's talking about that he's talking about people that aren't also working, that are not contributing to this society. And it's a problem. But we have 50 percent. It just hit the 50 percent mark. Fifty percent of the people are paying no tax.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/donald-trump-taxes-50-percent-Americans-dont-pay
On July 18, 2011, Trump appeared on Fox News and was asked about President Barack Obama's comments that well-to-do Americans should make a sacrifice for the country by paying more in taxes. He replied:
Well, I don’t mind sacrificing for the country to be honest with you. But you know, you do have a problem because half of the people don't pay any tax. And when he's talking about that he's talking about people that aren't also working, that are not contributing to this society. And it's a problem. But we have 50 percent. It just hit the 50 percent mark. Fifty percent of the people are paying no tax.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/donald-trump-taxes-50-percent-Americans-dont-pay
What sacrifices has Donald Trump made? The guy rides around on a private 757 with his name in gold letters, eating KFC with a knife and fork like he’s a James Bond villain!
So with that in mind, you know Donald Trump’s tax returns were released this week. Not from 2016 mind you – he’s probably trying to find ways to hide those Russian kickbacks from Vladimir Putin, donations to David Duke’s senate campaign, and annual membership in the Bronzer Club For Men. After all, he’s not just the president, he’s also a member! But Donald Trump may have “brillianty” skirted around the IRS laws in order to get out of a $915 million hole.
PUEBLO, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Monday he “brilliantly used” U.S. tax rules to his advantage in trying to limit the amount he paid in taxes, arguing it helped him survive a difficult period in the real estate market.
“I was able to use the tax laws of this country and my business acumen to dig out of the real estate mess ... when few others were able to do what I did,” Trump told a crowd in Pueblo, Colorado.
It was Trump’s first extended comments since a New York Times report said he had claimed a $916 million loss on his 1995 tax returns, which experts said might have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tax-laws-brilliantly_us_57f2dc58e4b0d0e1a9a94ec6
“I was able to use the tax laws of this country and my business acumen to dig out of the real estate mess ... when few others were able to do what I did,” Trump told a crowd in Pueblo, Colorado.
It was Trump’s first extended comments since a New York Times report said he had claimed a $916 million loss on his 1995 tax returns, which experts said might have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tax-laws-brilliantly_us_57f2dc58e4b0d0e1a9a94ec6
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???? Think about that number for a minute - $915 million. $915 million. That’s almost a billion dollar loss. What was Donald Trump going to do with that money? Start his own space program???
I don’t know if we can fix this one, Lewis. Because thanks to years of tax breaks for the upper 1% Donald Trump has been able to get away with this shit. But the craziest part about this entire thing? Donald has resorted to his usual bullshit of calling the kettle black.
This was a Republican talking point—and a misleading one. It was true that close to 50 percent of Americans did not pay federal income tax, but that was because they did not earn enough money to be hit by this tax. Many of these people were working for low wages, or were seniors or young people not earning wages, and they paid other taxes, including Social Security and property taxes. Yet here was Trump brandishing a favorite club of the GOP—makers vs. takers—to denigrate half of the nation.
Perhaps it was a brilliant financial move. But how odious would it be if Trump was castigating low-income, working Americans for not paying federal income taxes while enjoying a billionaire's lifestyle and stiffing Uncle Sam. There is, of course, only one way for Trump to clear up this matter: release his tax returns. They might indeed show how he was a genius at avoiding taxation—but also a hypocrite.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/donald-trump-taxes-50-percent-Americans-dont-pay
Perhaps it was a brilliant financial move. But how odious would it be if Trump was castigating low-income, working Americans for not paying federal income taxes while enjoying a billionaire's lifestyle and stiffing Uncle Sam. There is, of course, only one way for Trump to clear up this matter: release his tax returns. They might indeed show how he was a genius at avoiding taxation—but also a hypocrite.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/donald-trump-taxes-50-percent-Americans-dont-pay
But of course Donald Trump stage prop Chris Christie says that Trumpenfuror is a genius if he “paid no taxes”. Evil? Yes. Stupid? Definitely!
Two of Donald Trump's senior advisers say allegations that the Republican candidate for US president avoided paying income tax for 18 years highlight his "genius" at using tax laws to his advantage.
Chris Christie, a New Jersey Governor and head of Trump's presidential transition team, told Fox News on Sunday that the Republican candidate was good at figuring out how to circumvent tax laws.
"There's no one who has shown more genius in their way to manoeuvre about the tax code as he rightfully used the laws to do that," Christie told Fox News.
"This was actually a very, very good story for him."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-genius-paid-taxes-advisors-161003035445579.html
Chris Christie, a New Jersey Governor and head of Trump's presidential transition team, told Fox News on Sunday that the Republican candidate was good at figuring out how to circumvent tax laws.
"There's no one who has shown more genius in their way to manoeuvre about the tax code as he rightfully used the laws to do that," Christie told Fox News.
"This was actually a very, very good story for him."
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-genius-paid-taxes-advisors-161003035445579.html
It was? Really????
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
So Donald Trump went on an angry, rage fueled, and might I add, batshit fucking crazy 3:00 AM Twitter rampage. Not only did he practically break Twitter over a feud with a former Miss Universe contestant, he also broke Twitter again over his insensitive comments toward our veterans with PTSD. But we got to talk about 3:00 AM Tweeting for a minute. Don’t do it folks. And especially don’t do it if you’re, um, RUNNING TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE FREE WORLD!!!!
Days after the first general election presidential debate, it is perfectly clear that Donald Trump took the bait left by rival Hillary Clinton hook, line and sinker.
On Monday, the Democratic presidential nominee mentioned former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who has claimed that she was fat shamed by Trump after winning her title. In the days since, the GOP presidential nominee has refused to stop his continued attacks on the Venezuelan beauty, who recently became a U.S. citizen to vote against him.
On Thursday, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway claimed that she reprimanded Trump for his attacks that risk further alienating women voters and Latino voters.
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/30/trump-goes-on-3am-tweetstorm-to-attack-former-miss-universe-check-out-her-sex-tape/
On Monday, the Democratic presidential nominee mentioned former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who has claimed that she was fat shamed by Trump after winning her title. In the days since, the GOP presidential nominee has refused to stop his continued attacks on the Venezuelan beauty, who recently became a U.S. citizen to vote against him.
On Thursday, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway claimed that she reprimanded Trump for his attacks that risk further alienating women voters and Latino voters.
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/30/trump-goes-on-3am-tweetstorm-to-attack-former-miss-universe-check-out-her-sex-tape/
Can we throw that Tweet up there?
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Holy shit! Trump is angry folks! Now you would think Trump would have calmed down after that episode of narcissistic rage-a-holism, but no! He not only doubled down, but quadrupled down!
What does the Republican nominee for president do when he can't sleep?
Awake at 3 a.m. ET, Donald Trump picked up his phone and began tweeting about "made up lies" in the media.
Just two hours later, he opened up Twitter again and quickly went from venting to slandering a former beauty queen -- shaming her for a sex tape for which the campaign has not provided evidence.
Trump's conduct since the first debate has been astonishing for a major party nominee just 39 days away from the election. Instead of zeroing in on his strongest points from Monday night on jobs and trade, he's cited fake polls, resurfaced Bill Clinton's marital scandals from the 1990s, floated a conspiracy theory about Google searches and attacked 1996's Miss Universe
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/politics/trump-overnight-media-tweets/
Awake at 3 a.m. ET, Donald Trump picked up his phone and began tweeting about "made up lies" in the media.
Just two hours later, he opened up Twitter again and quickly went from venting to slandering a former beauty queen -- shaming her for a sex tape for which the campaign has not provided evidence.
Trump's conduct since the first debate has been astonishing for a major party nominee just 39 days away from the election. Instead of zeroing in on his strongest points from Monday night on jobs and trade, he's cited fake polls, resurfaced Bill Clinton's marital scandals from the 1990s, floated a conspiracy theory about Google searches and attacked 1996's Miss Universe
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/30/politics/trump-overnight-media-tweets/
So with that in mind we’re making our own series of angry Trump Tweets.
I love the Fake Trump Tweet generator. But getting back to the story at hand – so of course it inspired lots and lots of memes. And even Hillary herself got in on the action:
How technology has changed politics.
Eight years ago, the true test of a president was how to respond to a 3 a.m. call.
These days it's more about tweeting in the middle of the night.
In the early hours of Friday, the man who may soon be occupying Air Force One emitted a tweet storm that was Gale Force Ten.
Donald Trump regaled the world with his feelings about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.
Sample: "Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate?"
https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-tweets-tweetstorm-3am-miss-universe-alicia-machado/
Eight years ago, the true test of a president was how to respond to a 3 a.m. call.
These days it's more about tweeting in the middle of the night.
In the early hours of Friday, the man who may soon be occupying Air Force One emitted a tweet storm that was Gale Force Ten.
Donald Trump regaled the world with his feelings about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.
Sample: "Did Crooked Hillary help disgusting (check out sex tape and past) Alicia M become a U.S. citizen so she could use her in the debate?"
https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-tweets-tweetstorm-3am-miss-universe-alicia-machado/
And while on the campaign trail – batshit crazy conspiracy theory nutball and Infowars contributer Roger Stone called Alicia Machado a “Ho Bag”. The Ho Bags by the way – great bluegrass band!
http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/10/03/trump-adviser-roger-stone-alicia-machado-ho-bag/213492
ROGER STONE: I would have handled that debate somewhat differently. I thought he scored some points on trade and jobs particularly. He had his moments. I would have not gotten into a fight with this ho bag from Venezuela who is according to the records, filed with the county of Miami-Dade --
FERNAND AMANDI (HOST): Wait a minute, Roger, Roger, Roger, Roger. Ho bag? Why ho bag? You have no issue when it comes to consensual sexual behavior.
STONE: Well I’ve seen the porno film. I’ve seen the porno film, that’s why. You can go online and see it yourself.
ROGER STONE: I would have handled that debate somewhat differently. I thought he scored some points on trade and jobs particularly. He had his moments. I would have not gotten into a fight with this ho bag from Venezuela who is according to the records, filed with the county of Miami-Dade --
FERNAND AMANDI (HOST): Wait a minute, Roger, Roger, Roger, Roger. Ho bag? Why ho bag? You have no issue when it comes to consensual sexual behavior.
STONE: Well I’ve seen the porno film. I’ve seen the porno film, that’s why. You can go online and see it yourself.
But my favorite part of this whole thing was when Donald Trump said he had a “winning temperament”. Really? You could have said just about anything there like “I’m wearing spanx!”, or “I am Tom Cruise” and these things would have made just about equally as much sense!
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battled it out Monday night at Long Island's Hofstra University in the first of three debates as they race to become the next US president. The candidates sparred over "America's direction," "achieving prosperity" and "securing America" -- basically anything -- in a face-off that was expected to draw more than 100 million viewers, an audience on par with that of the Super Bowl.
During the spirited, 95-minute debate, Trump, 70, said he has the "winning temperament" to be president and claimed his Democratic rival doesn't have the "stamina" for the position after being asked to clarify his comments that she didn't have a "presidential look." Clinton fired back, saying the Republican candidate could challenge her on stamina after he completed the hectic traveling schedule she followed as secretary of state, and she countered that he wasn't prepared to debate or to be commander in chief.
https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-presidential-debates-president-isis-fact-check/
During the spirited, 95-minute debate, Trump, 70, said he has the "winning temperament" to be president and claimed his Democratic rival doesn't have the "stamina" for the position after being asked to clarify his comments that she didn't have a "presidential look." Clinton fired back, saying the Republican candidate could challenge her on stamina after he completed the hectic traveling schedule she followed as secretary of state, and she countered that he wasn't prepared to debate or to be commander in chief.
https://www.cnet.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-presidential-debates-president-isis-fact-check/
Is he winning in the Charlie Sheen sense?
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
Folks, before we go any further down the wormhole on all things Trump this week, I must give props to the Top 10 *cue reverb* CITIZEN OF THE DAY!!!! We go to Washington for this one. And I have to say this is a rather genius idea, until you get caught, then you’re a dumbass. But there is a fine line between genius and dumbass on this one, folks!
SEATTLE -- A cardboard cutout of a head in a passenger seat definitely caught the attention of a Washington State Patrol trooper Tuesday morning.
That’s because it wasn’t just any old cardboard head, but that of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
A trooper stopped the motorist who was driving with the cardboard likeness in a carpool lane south of Seattle on Highway 167. The stunt netted the driver a $136 ticket.
Another trooper tweeted a photo of the cardboard Trump head affixed to the passenger seat headrest.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-cardboard-head-used-washington-state-carpool-lane/
That’s because it wasn’t just any old cardboard head, but that of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
A trooper stopped the motorist who was driving with the cardboard likeness in a carpool lane south of Seattle on Highway 167. The stunt netted the driver a $136 ticket.
Another trooper tweeted a photo of the cardboard Trump head affixed to the passenger seat headrest.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-cardboard-head-used-washington-state-carpool-lane/
You, good sir or madam, are our Top 10 *cue reverb* CITIZEN OF THE DAY!!!! Back to our regularly scheduled programming. Polls. There’s lots of different varieties of poles out there. The South Pole, the North Pole, stripper poles, that creepy guy at the gym who constantly refers to his penis as a “pole”… OK maybe that’s not a good poll. But Donald Trump has a poll problem – he thinks online polls have scientific merit! Um… they don’t. Let’s explain.
Two major news organizations were quick to say their online polls conducted after the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are not scientific. But both surveys found that Donald Trump was perceived as the winner by respondents.
“The presidential debate is over and both candidates have made their case to the American voter. We heard their positions on homeland security, the economy and the future direction of the country. Now it’s your turn to tell us who the big winner was,” CNBC asked in their poll.
A current total of 960,300 people voted. The results: 67 percent said Mr. Trump won the bout, 33 percent voted for Mrs. Clinton.
“The presidential debate is over and both candidates have made their case to the American voter. We heard their positions on homeland security, the economy and the future direction of the country. Now it’s your turn to tell us who the big winner was,” CNBC asked in their poll.
A current total of 960,300 people voted. The results: 67 percent said Mr. Trump won the bout, 33 percent voted for Mrs. Clinton.
Mmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmm… sure, Donald, keep telling yourself that! “Online polls are the best! Nobody wins more than I do! I have a winning temperament! I know Charlie Sheen, he wins all the time! I surround myself with winning people!”. Oh wait – here’s what really happened:
4chan, the notorious message board, has a long history of botting online competitions. In 2009, users flooded the Time 100 poll to ensure that the site’s founder, Christopher “moot” Poole, made the cut. In 2012, the pranksters employed JavaScript to vote for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Time’s annual Person of the Year poll and followed suit the next year with Miley Cyrus and Edward Snowden. 4chan also ensured a school for the deaf won a Taylor Swift concert. Likewise, a Twitter prankster helped send Pitbull to Kodiak, Alaska, as part of an online challenge by Walmart in 2012.
These types of efforts aren’t always successful, but given the tight turn of online polls during debates, they’re highly susceptible to such pranks.
In this latest incarnation, multiple Reddit users enlisted the Trump-supporting masses on r/The_Donald, which has over 200,000 subscribers, by posting dozens of online polls that are vulnerable to vote brigading, bots, and other forms of manipulation that make these non-scientific surveys notoriously unreliable.
http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/trump-clinton-debate-online-polls-4chan-the-donald/
These types of efforts aren’t always successful, but given the tight turn of online polls during debates, they’re highly susceptible to such pranks.
In this latest incarnation, multiple Reddit users enlisted the Trump-supporting masses on r/The_Donald, which has over 200,000 subscribers, by posting dozens of online polls that are vulnerable to vote brigading, bots, and other forms of manipulation that make these non-scientific surveys notoriously unreliable.
http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/trump-clinton-debate-online-polls-4chan-the-donald/
Yeah that’s what really happened. 4chan and Reddit may have done some serious damage here, folks! NOT!!!
That was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter this morning following last night’s presidential debate, in which Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton faced off for the first time at Hofstra University. The 90-minute discussion was the first of three contests between the CEO and former first lady, one in which the candidates sparred over national security, the North American Free Trade Agreement and Clinton’s use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
Online polls suggest that Trump claimed a decisive victory over his Democratic rival. Nearly every single survey shows that the billionaire businessman not only beat Clinton but also destroyed her. Trump overwhelmingly came out on top in polls conducted by a vast litany of outlets — including the Time, NBC, The Right Scoop, CNBC, Wired, Buffalo News, ABC, Las Vegas Sun, The Telegraph, Fortune, Roanoke Times and CBS New York. It’s shockingly difficult to find a single online survey in which Clinton, who went into the debate in a virtual tie with Trump, emerges the winner.
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/27/trumpwon-is-bogus-a-reminder-that-online-polls-are-mostly-meaningless/
Online polls suggest that Trump claimed a decisive victory over his Democratic rival. Nearly every single survey shows that the billionaire businessman not only beat Clinton but also destroyed her. Trump overwhelmingly came out on top in polls conducted by a vast litany of outlets — including the Time, NBC, The Right Scoop, CNBC, Wired, Buffalo News, ABC, Las Vegas Sun, The Telegraph, Fortune, Roanoke Times and CBS New York. It’s shockingly difficult to find a single online survey in which Clinton, who went into the debate in a virtual tie with Trump, emerges the winner.
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/27/trumpwon-is-bogus-a-reminder-that-online-polls-are-mostly-meaningless/
But here’s how useless the online polls really are – Vox explains:
The difference between unscientific and scientific polls
The polls that Trump is relying on let anyone vote with absolutely zero checks. If you’re online at the time and find the poll, you can vote. You don’t have to live in America or be a US citizen. And you can vote multiple times — by reopening a browser tab, going behind an internet proxy, or logging on to a different account.
As an example, you could right now log on to different Twitter accounts to spam down the results of USA Today’s poll for whichever candidate you prefer:
This can lead to some very skewed results. For example, if an active online community — like r/The_Donald, the Reddit community that supports Trump — gets a bunch of people to vote on a poll (as they did), this can lead to Trump supporters overwhelming the results with a higher percent of Trump supporters than would otherwise be present in a typical sample of American voters. With such a skewed sample, it’s impossible to take the results seriously — it turns into a contest over which online community is most enthusiastic about winning unscientific polls, not how US voters feel about who won the debate.
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/9/27/13072668/debate-trump-clinton-polls
The polls that Trump is relying on let anyone vote with absolutely zero checks. If you’re online at the time and find the poll, you can vote. You don’t have to live in America or be a US citizen. And you can vote multiple times — by reopening a browser tab, going behind an internet proxy, or logging on to a different account.
As an example, you could right now log on to different Twitter accounts to spam down the results of USA Today’s poll for whichever candidate you prefer:
This can lead to some very skewed results. For example, if an active online community — like r/The_Donald, the Reddit community that supports Trump — gets a bunch of people to vote on a poll (as they did), this can lead to Trump supporters overwhelming the results with a higher percent of Trump supporters than would otherwise be present in a typical sample of American voters. With such a skewed sample, it’s impossible to take the results seriously — it turns into a contest over which online community is most enthusiastic about winning unscientific polls, not how US voters feel about who won the debate.
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/9/27/13072668/debate-trump-clinton-polls
[font size="8"]Donald Trump[/font]
I love this next analogy – in regards to Donald Trump and his taxes which we’ve already covered here ad nauseum, the GOP is so bad at comedy they can’t even come up with analogies that make sense or can relate! But they may actually be right for once!
The worst week of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign began with a widely criticized debate performance and ended with a bombshell report that he could have avoided paying federal income taxes for 18 years.
In between, the blustery Republican lashed out at a Latina beauty queen in a series of 5 a.m. tweets, faced opposition from conservative editorial boards, went after Bill Clinton’s history of infidelity while refusing to discuss his own, was found to have appeared in a Playboy soft-core porn film, mocked Hillary Clinton’s recent battle with pneumonia, and told a crowd she “could actually be crazy.”
“This could be the worst week in presidential history for any candidate,” said Rick Tyler, a Republican strategist and former communications director for Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign. “I certainly wouldn't know how to top it.” Many Republicans were left wondering whether Trump could recover or if he had effectively lost the race in the past seven days.
“The hole that Trump has dug for himself is very deep,” said Joe Watkins, a former aide to President George W. Bush. “Given the large viewing audience for the first debate and week of big missteps by Trump, it's possible that it could be too late to turn it around.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-03/trump-worst-week-ever
In between, the blustery Republican lashed out at a Latina beauty queen in a series of 5 a.m. tweets, faced opposition from conservative editorial boards, went after Bill Clinton’s history of infidelity while refusing to discuss his own, was found to have appeared in a Playboy soft-core porn film, mocked Hillary Clinton’s recent battle with pneumonia, and told a crowd she “could actually be crazy.”
“This could be the worst week in presidential history for any candidate,” said Rick Tyler, a Republican strategist and former communications director for Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign. “I certainly wouldn't know how to top it.” Many Republicans were left wondering whether Trump could recover or if he had effectively lost the race in the past seven days.
“The hole that Trump has dug for himself is very deep,” said Joe Watkins, a former aide to President George W. Bush. “Given the large viewing audience for the first debate and week of big missteps by Trump, it's possible that it could be too late to turn it around.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-10-03/trump-worst-week-ever
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The toothpaste is out of the tube, people! We’re gonna need a bigger tube to hold all of Donald Trump’s madness. But we got to talk about the Vice Presidential debates for a minute. I love how the GOP already declared themselves the winners of the debate before it even began:
The RNC declared Gov. Mike Pence the winner of the vice presidential debate — two hours before it even happened.
https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/04/rnc-says-pence-already-won-the-debate/
https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/04/rnc-says-pence-already-won-the-debate/
And then on the vice presidential debate – Mike Pence had some “style”. Did he now?
Again and again during the vice-presidential debate, Republican nominee Mike Pence prevaricated about the statements and policies of his Donald Trump, his own previous remarks, and sundry other topics.
His dogged refusal to defend any of Trump’s outrageous statements — indeed, his determination to distance himself from his presidential running mate — led Pence to make claims that will be easily disproved by journalists who know how to locate videotape of what he and Trump have said only weeks or months ago.
Within minutes after the debate concluded, many commentators proclaimed that Pence had “won” the debate — because Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine had violated their sense of decorum with repeated interruptions. And Kaine might well have interrupted less, not so much to display good manners as to let viewers hear his opponent talk. But often and audibly enough, Pence simply attempted to deny that Trump had said the very things that Trump undeniably said, often after shaking his head vigorously. “He didn’t say that!” the Indiana governor blurted, knowing full well that he did say it. And Pence lied about his own statements, too. Perhaps the most glaring example came during a heated exchange between Kaine and Pence about Vladimir Putin — whom the Republican disparaged, in an effort to pivot away from Trump’s embarrassing embrace of the Russian authoritarian, as “small and bullying,” and vowed to confront with “strength.”
http://www.nationalmemo.com/whatever-mike-pence-won-on-style-he-lost-by-lying/
His dogged refusal to defend any of Trump’s outrageous statements — indeed, his determination to distance himself from his presidential running mate — led Pence to make claims that will be easily disproved by journalists who know how to locate videotape of what he and Trump have said only weeks or months ago.
Within minutes after the debate concluded, many commentators proclaimed that Pence had “won” the debate — because Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine had violated their sense of decorum with repeated interruptions. And Kaine might well have interrupted less, not so much to display good manners as to let viewers hear his opponent talk. But often and audibly enough, Pence simply attempted to deny that Trump had said the very things that Trump undeniably said, often after shaking his head vigorously. “He didn’t say that!” the Indiana governor blurted, knowing full well that he did say it. And Pence lied about his own statements, too. Perhaps the most glaring example came during a heated exchange between Kaine and Pence about Vladimir Putin — whom the Republican disparaged, in an effort to pivot away from Trump’s embarrassing embrace of the Russian authoritarian, as “small and bullying,” and vowed to confront with “strength.”
http://www.nationalmemo.com/whatever-mike-pence-won-on-style-he-lost-by-lying/
There’s some great fact checking of Pence’s lies going on here from Slate as well:
The vice presidential debate does not move votes, and will not move votes. People commit to parties, and then they commit to the top of the ticket. Almost no one backs a ticket (or switches sides) because of the running mate. This fact—that these debates, in a real sense, don’t matter—makes it tempting to treat them as pure political theater, judged on style and poise.
By that standard, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, full stop. Pence, who worked in conservative talk radio before moving to electoral politics, was calm, smooth, and steady. He was an effective advocate for conservative ideology, a polished voice for lower taxes, less redistribution, a more aggressive posture on the global stage (against Russia especially), and new restrictions on abortion. Against Kaine—who interrupted, cross-talked, and spoke in a rapid, hurried clip—Pence looked commanding, almost presidential. And on Twitter, pundits and observers began immediate speculation about the vice presidential nominee’s prospects for 2020, should Donald Trump lose the election for president.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/10/mike_pence_won_because_he_was_shameless_about_denying_reality.html
By that standard, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, full stop. Pence, who worked in conservative talk radio before moving to electoral politics, was calm, smooth, and steady. He was an effective advocate for conservative ideology, a polished voice for lower taxes, less redistribution, a more aggressive posture on the global stage (against Russia especially), and new restrictions on abortion. Against Kaine—who interrupted, cross-talked, and spoke in a rapid, hurried clip—Pence looked commanding, almost presidential. And on Twitter, pundits and observers began immediate speculation about the vice presidential nominee’s prospects for 2020, should Donald Trump lose the election for president.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/10/mike_pence_won_because_he_was_shameless_about_denying_reality.html
[font size="8"]Wikileaks and Alex Jones[/font]
So real life Casper the Friendly Ghost, Julian Assange surfaced this week to tell everyone that he had an anti-Hillary Clinton “October Surprise”. Well guess what that surprise turned out to be? Anyone? Well I have the answer! Wait for it……………………………………………
And the answer is……………………………….. still waiting, let’s put on some intermission music for a minute.
OK enough stalling! Here’s the answer!
That’s right! Nothing! You get nothing! There was nothing in Julian Assange’s October surprise box! You so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!
The founder of WikiLeaks promised Tuesday that it would release significant secret information related to the presidential election before Nov. 8.
Julian Assange made the comments via video link from London to Berlin as part of a news conference to mark WikiLeaks' 10th anniversary.
He said WikiLeaks intends to start "publishing every week for the next 10 weeks" material on weapons, war, Google, the election and other topics, but did not otherwise elaborate on the timing or the subject matter of the documents.
There had been intense speculation that WikiLeaks would release documents related to Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, but that did not happen. Assange did not say if any of the releases would be about Donald Trump.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/wikileaks-founder-promises-big-information-before-election/article_2bccc297-8e2e-5f49-9f4d-2adc63a4fe0e.html
Julian Assange made the comments via video link from London to Berlin as part of a news conference to mark WikiLeaks' 10th anniversary.
He said WikiLeaks intends to start "publishing every week for the next 10 weeks" material on weapons, war, Google, the election and other topics, but did not otherwise elaborate on the timing or the subject matter of the documents.
There had been intense speculation that WikiLeaks would release documents related to Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, but that did not happen. Assange did not say if any of the releases would be about Donald Trump.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/wikileaks-founder-promises-big-information-before-election/article_2bccc297-8e2e-5f49-9f4d-2adc63a4fe0e.html
http://images.memes.com/meme/1063337
Except they didn’t, and in fact they got buptkiss. Ha ha! So here’s more – and in fact Donald Trump supporters are starting to wake up and see that they were played:
For weeks, backers of Republican nominee Donald Trump have hyped the tantalizing possibility that the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks was on the verge of publishing a set of documents that would doom Hillary Clinton’s chances in November.
“@HillaryClinton is done,” longtime Trump associate Roger Stone tweeted Saturday. “#Wikileaks.”
The group’s founder, Julian Assange, did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm, suggesting to Fox News hosts that his scoops could upend the race with documents “associated with the election campaign, some quite unexpected angles, some quite interesting.”
The announcement by WikiLeaks that it would host a major news conference Tuesday only seemed to confirm that the bombshell was ready to burst. The pro-Trump, anti-Clinton media world rippled with fevered speculation.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-backers-realize-they%E2%80%99ve-been-played-as-wikileaks-fails-to-deliver-october-surprise/ar-BBwYvPI?li=BBnb7Kz
“@HillaryClinton is done,” longtime Trump associate Roger Stone tweeted Saturday. “#Wikileaks.”
The group’s founder, Julian Assange, did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm, suggesting to Fox News hosts that his scoops could upend the race with documents “associated with the election campaign, some quite unexpected angles, some quite interesting.”
The announcement by WikiLeaks that it would host a major news conference Tuesday only seemed to confirm that the bombshell was ready to burst. The pro-Trump, anti-Clinton media world rippled with fevered speculation.
Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-backers-realize-they%E2%80%99ve-been-played-as-wikileaks-fails-to-deliver-october-surprise/ar-BBwYvPI?li=BBnb7Kz
Well one Wikileaks supporter in particular has lost his faith to the point where he was questioning his support for the whistle-blowing site. Bet you didn’t think it was going to be him, did you? And you think you’re so smart! We might need some Sad Hulk music for this one:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange officially failed to deliver on the “October surprise” (or #OctoberSurprise) that anti-Hillary Clinton voters were promised by superstar right-wing conspiracy theorists Alex Jones and Roger Stone.
Assange alongside other WikiLeaks bigwigs hosted a highly anticipated press conference on Tuesday that many believed would upend the current presidential race. Stone — a Trump adviser — tweeted the following on Saturday.
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/04/alex-jones-loses-faith-in-wikileaks-after-underwhelming-octobersurprise-julian-assange-probably-out-of-documents/
Assange alongside other WikiLeaks bigwigs hosted a highly anticipated press conference on Tuesday that many believed would upend the current presidential race. Stone — a Trump adviser — tweeted the following on Saturday.
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/04/alex-jones-loses-faith-in-wikileaks-after-underwhelming-octobersurprise-julian-assange-probably-out-of-documents/
But that didn’t stop Alex Jones from going off on one of his famous tangents and calling Julian Assange a “Hillary Butt Plug”. Hillary’s Butt Plugs – saw them at the Troubadour last week, amazing band.
On Sunday night, right-wing crony Roger Stone tweeted that an upcoming info-dump from Wikileaks would be the end of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president. Assange was to make a bombshell announcement from his balcony in London on Monday, but canceled at the last minute due to unidentified “security concerns.” A rescheduled event in Berlin, where Assange was to appear via live video at 3 a.m. EST, kept Trump supporters up all night thirsty for the news that would derail Clinton for good, but in the end, all they got was a plug for Assange’s new book.
“I’ve seen the internet and I understand there is enormous expectation in the United States,” said Assange. “Some of that expectation will be addressed… But you should understand that if we’re going to make a major publication in relation to the United States at a particular hour, we don’t do it at 3 AM”
It was either a massive disappointment or a masterful troll, depending on how excited you are to preorder Assange’s latest tome. Alex Jones, who hosted a special live broadcast of InfoWars to react to what he had hoped would be damning revelations about the Democratic nominee, was left holding his dick in his hand. And he was not happy about it.
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/305529/alex-jones-julian-assange-hillary-butt-plug-wikileaks/
“I’ve seen the internet and I understand there is enormous expectation in the United States,” said Assange. “Some of that expectation will be addressed… But you should understand that if we’re going to make a major publication in relation to the United States at a particular hour, we don’t do it at 3 AM”
It was either a massive disappointment or a masterful troll, depending on how excited you are to preorder Assange’s latest tome. Alex Jones, who hosted a special live broadcast of InfoWars to react to what he had hoped would be damning revelations about the Democratic nominee, was left holding his dick in his hand. And he was not happy about it.
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/305529/alex-jones-julian-assange-hillary-butt-plug-wikileaks/
Can we roll the tape on that?
And that also didn’t stop Alex Jones from imitating the famous picture of shirtless dressage champion Vladimir Putin’s famous photo of him riding a horse without a shirt on. You’re welcome for this image by the way!
Some things are best left to the imagination — although if you’ve ever imagined a topless Alex Jones riding on a horse, you have big issues already.
The infamous InfoWars conspiracy theorist thought it would be a good idea to do his best Vladimir Putin impersonation this week by posting a photo of himself riding around on a horse without a shirt on.
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/alex-jones-posts-a-topless-picture-of-himself-riding-a-horse-and-the-internet-cant-stop-laughing/
The infamous InfoWars conspiracy theorist thought it would be a good idea to do his best Vladimir Putin impersonation this week by posting a photo of himself riding around on a horse without a shirt on.
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/alex-jones-posts-a-topless-picture-of-himself-riding-a-horse-and-the-internet-cant-stop-laughing/
Ah! Can’t unsee! Cant unsee!!!!
[font size="8"]The GOP Anti Women Brigade[/font]
Donald Trump’s insane 3:00 AM Twitter rampage aside, the GOP anti women brigade has been out in full force this week. We won’t get to cover everything but there’s a lot of shit out there. And to start with – when my hometown is in the news, we have to cover it, damn it! So who’s the bigger loser here – the Buddhist Monks or United Airlines?
A United Airlines passenger has complained of discrimination after she was moved to make way for two "Pakistani monks" who did not want to sit next to a woman.
Mary Campos was leaving California on a plane bound for Houston when a member of the gate staff reportedly informed her that her pre-booked seat had been changed.
"I don’t know how to tell you this," he said.
He then explained that due to the two passengers’ "cultural beliefs", they could not sit next to or talk to a woman. The men were described as Pakistani monks by Ms Campos, and were reportedly wearing long orange shirts. No other information was available on the men's ethnicity or religion.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mary-campos-united-airines-pakistani-monks-california-houston-cultural-religious-beliefs-a7340796.html
Mary Campos was leaving California on a plane bound for Houston when a member of the gate staff reportedly informed her that her pre-booked seat had been changed.
"I don’t know how to tell you this," he said.
He then explained that due to the two passengers’ "cultural beliefs", they could not sit next to or talk to a woman. The men were described as Pakistani monks by Ms Campos, and were reportedly wearing long orange shirts. No other information was available on the men's ethnicity or religion.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mary-campos-united-airines-pakistani-monks-california-houston-cultural-religious-beliefs-a7340796.html
We don’t really do interviews on this show but this would definitely be an interesting one.
I like that one! Next – we go to Florida. Remember when possible future vice president Mike Pence passed one of the harshest anti-abortion laws in the country? Well it looks like, where else but Florida (obviously) might eclipse that and make abortions punishable by death! Wait, what? That’s nothing to get excited about!
Florida anti-choice activists have launched a campaign to amend the state’s constitution to ban abortion care and classify the procedure as first-degree murder, which under state law is punishable by the death penalty.
The measure would not only make a pregnant person seeking an abortion and the physician performing the procedure eligible for the death penalty, but people who use any number of birth control methods would conceivably be subject to execution by the state.
“Any person who performs or procures an abortion shall be guilty of premeditated murder in the first degree, and any person who attempts to perform or procure an abortion shall be guilty of felony attempted murder,” reads the ballot initiative summary.
https://rewire.news/article/2016/09/29/florida-ballot-initiative-would-make-abortion-birth-control-punishable-death/
The measure would not only make a pregnant person seeking an abortion and the physician performing the procedure eligible for the death penalty, but people who use any number of birth control methods would conceivably be subject to execution by the state.
“Any person who performs or procures an abortion shall be guilty of premeditated murder in the first degree, and any person who attempts to perform or procure an abortion shall be guilty of felony attempted murder,” reads the ballot initiative summary.
https://rewire.news/article/2016/09/29/florida-ballot-initiative-would-make-abortion-birth-control-punishable-death/
Next up in the GOP anti-women brigade – Oregon. Your beard must be this long to enter:
You know that state where batshit crazy anti-government gun nuts took over a wildlife refuge and literally turned it into a steaming pile of shit. Well it seems the Oregon GOP is on their side because well, they hate them some educated weemens, don’t they?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oregon-governor-debate-female-susceptible-abuse-bud-pierce-185931098.html
An Oregon gubernatorial candidate issued a lengthy apology over the weekend after suggesting educated women are not “susceptible” to sexual or domestic abuse.
At a debate in Portland on Friday night, Bud Pierce, a Republican who is challenging Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, the Democratic incumbent, said, “A woman that has great education and training and a great job is not susceptible to this kind of abuse by men, women, or anyone.”
An Oregon gubernatorial candidate issued a lengthy apology over the weekend after suggesting educated women are not “susceptible” to sexual or domestic abuse.
At a debate in Portland on Friday night, Bud Pierce, a Republican who is challenging Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, the Democratic incumbent, said, “A woman that has great education and training and a great job is not susceptible to this kind of abuse by men, women, or anyone.”
Next in the anti-women brigade – these statistics should scare the living shit out of you. No matter what gender you are. This is beyond frightening.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/female-genital-mutilation-the-numbers-keep-rising
More than half a million females in the United States have either undergone F.G.M./C. or are at serious risk; that’s double or triple earlier estimates, according to an analysis by the Population Research Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of at-risk females live in eight states: California, New York, Minnesota, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington. More than sixty-five thousand live in the metropolitan area of New York City and Newark, according to a 2013 study. Most girls who have suffered genital mutilation—which affects sex, childbirth, and mental and physical health—are from immigrant families, the C.D.C. reported.
More than half a million females in the United States have either undergone F.G.M./C. or are at serious risk; that’s double or triple earlier estimates, according to an analysis by the Population Research Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of at-risk females live in eight states: California, New York, Minnesota, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington. More than sixty-five thousand live in the metropolitan area of New York City and Newark, according to a 2013 study. Most girls who have suffered genital mutilation—which affects sex, childbirth, and mental and physical health—are from immigrant families, the C.D.C. reported.
Finally in the GOP anti-women brigade – ugh, Rudy Giuliani. Seriously, fuck this guy. I thought we were done with him when he failed to secure the ’08 presidential nomination. But like a bad weed no matter how much weed killer we apply, he continues to sprout back up:
Donald Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani on Sunday suggested that a man such as Donald Trump would be a better president "than a woman."
"Don’t you think a man who has this kind of economic genius is a lot better for the United States than a woman, and the only thing she’s ever produced is a lot of work for the FBI checking out her emails," the former New York City mayor said on ABC's "This Week".
Giuliani's statements come on the heels of a week during which the Republican nominee has been criticized by Hillary Clinton's campaign for comments he has made about women. At Monday's debate, Clinton said Trump had insulted former Miss Universe Alicia Machado by calling her "Miss Piggy." Trump and Giuliani both criticized Machado and tried to justify Trump's comments about how much weight Machado had gained.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-woman-229026#ixzz4Lysh1swv
"Don’t you think a man who has this kind of economic genius is a lot better for the United States than a woman, and the only thing she’s ever produced is a lot of work for the FBI checking out her emails," the former New York City mayor said on ABC's "This Week".
Giuliani's statements come on the heels of a week during which the Republican nominee has been criticized by Hillary Clinton's campaign for comments he has made about women. At Monday's debate, Clinton said Trump had insulted former Miss Universe Alicia Machado by calling her "Miss Piggy." Trump and Giuliani both criticized Machado and tried to justify Trump's comments about how much weight Machado had gained.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump-woman-229026#ixzz4Lysh1swv
[font size="8"]Gary Johnson[/font]
OK so you might be one of those people who's been fed up with Hillary Clinton (Bernie Bros?), and Donald Trump. What other options are there out there for you? Have you considered libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson or Green Party candidate Jill Stein? Well I got news for you, Jack, there's no way that either of these two can be considered presidential. I always talk about my love for the TV show 30 Rock, and one episode in particular - Governor Dunston. Well, Gary Johnson might very well be a real life Governor Dunston!
Johnson, who is currently the favored third-party candidate in national polls (hovering just over 7% according to the RCP average), spoke to CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield on NewsRoom Sunday. Whitfield gamely offered Johnson an opportunity to redeem himself following a series of gaffes in which the candidate blanked on the meaning of “Aleppo,” the war-torn Syrian city, and was unable to name a single foreign leader he admired. But when quizzed on subjects of global affairs and the most pressing recent news in the presidential election, the former governor seemed not to have been fully briefed.
When Whitfield asked Johnson to weigh in on the Times scoop about Trump’s 1995 tax returns, he went off on a long digression about his own tax policy. The CNN host clarified: “Did you read the article? Do you have an understanding of it fully… like… the rest of us?
Johnson admitted, “No. No, I did not read the article in The New York Times. No, I did not.”
http://www.mediaite.com/online/gary-johnson-still-cant-name-a-foreign-leader-and-apparently-doesnt-read-the-news/
When Whitfield asked Johnson to weigh in on the Times scoop about Trump’s 1995 tax returns, he went off on a long digression about his own tax policy. The CNN host clarified: “Did you read the article? Do you have an understanding of it fully… like… the rest of us?
Johnson admitted, “No. No, I did not read the article in The New York Times. No, I did not.”
http://www.mediaite.com/online/gary-johnson-still-cant-name-a-foreign-leader-and-apparently-doesnt-read-the-news/
But Gary Johnson might very well be a kid! Not only does he not know who any world leaders are, he doesn't know who Harriet Tubman is!
One reporter asked him about the lack of diversity in the Libertarian Party, which, as some people remember from college dorm-room discussions, tends to attract a disproportionate number of young white males. Johnson said that there was no diversity problem, and that the Party would do better in nonwhite communities as he became better known. A few minutes later, an aide directed him to a room in the convention center that was named for Harriet Tubman. “Who’s Harriet Tubman?” Johnson asked. (After the aide reminded him who Tubman was, Johnson recalled that she will appear on a new twenty-dollar bill.)
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/gary-johnson-the-third-party-candidate
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/gary-johnson-the-third-party-candidate
And the Chicago Tribune endorses this guy! Seriously, what the serious fuck????
The Chicago Tribune on Friday endorsed Libertarian Gary Johnson for president, joining a handful of other newspapers around the country that have rejected both the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees.
“We would rather recommend a principled candidate for president — regardless of his or her prospects for victory — than suggest that voters cast ballots for such disappointing major-party candidates,” the editorial board wrote.
“We reject the cliche that a citizen who chooses a principled third-party candidate is squandering his or her vote,” the endorsement continued. “…We offer this endorsement to encourage voters who want to feel comfortable with their choice. Who want to vote for someone they can admire.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/09/chicago-tribune-endorses-gary-johnson-228951
“We would rather recommend a principled candidate for president — regardless of his or her prospects for victory — than suggest that voters cast ballots for such disappointing major-party candidates,” the editorial board wrote.
“We reject the cliche that a citizen who chooses a principled third-party candidate is squandering his or her vote,” the endorsement continued. “…We offer this endorsement to encourage voters who want to feel comfortable with their choice. Who want to vote for someone they can admire.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/09/chicago-tribune-endorses-gary-johnson-228951
And this is where I think Gary Johnson might very well be a kid. He can't stop giving interviews with his tongue sticking out. Unless you're auditioning for Kiss, put that thing away!
Libertarian Nominee Gary Johnson Answers Serious Question With Tongue Sticking Out (Video)
Presidential candidate confuses NBC News reporter with strange response
Brian Flood | September 23, 2016
In a recent interview with NBC News that was examined in depth on Friday’s installment of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Libertarian party presidential nominee Gary Johnson inexplicably stuck out his tongue during a serious conversation about the election.
The bizarre action wasn’t a simple gesture. Johnson literally stuck out his tongue, kept it out and attempted to answer Kasie Hunt’s query about whether he could pull even with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton if he were allowed to participate in Monday’s debate.
“I’m not gonna stand up there for the whole debate and not say anything, and (inaudible),” Johnson said with his tongue hanging out.
http://www.thewrap.com/gary-johnson-libertarian-answers-serious-question-tongue-sticking-out-video/
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[font size="8"]The Bathroom Police[/font]
Well you would think the Bathroom Police would go away right now especially with the King Of The Bathroom Police – Pat McCrory (R – Batshit) being in hot water after police in Raliegh killed yet another black guy, but nope. Even Donald Trump is weighing in on the issue.
Donald Trump complained about what he called the “political correct military” when asked about the service of women and transgender people during a campaign stop today in Herndon, Virginia.
“We’re going to get away from political correctness,” Trump answered to applause. “We’re gonna have to do that.”
“We have a politically correct military, and it’s getting more and more politically correct every day, and a lot of the great people in this room don’t even understand how it’s possible to do that. And that’s through intelligence not ignorance, believe me, because some of the things they’re asking you to do and be politically correct about are ridiculous.”
He went on to say that he would defer to “the generals, the admirals, the people on top” as it concerns particular policies regarding women and transgender soldiers.
Read more: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/10/trump-speaks-transgender-female-soldiers-pc-military/?utm_source=LGBTQ+Nation+Subscribers&utm_campaign=05410f259c-20161004_LGBTQ_Nation_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4eab596bd-05410f259c-429478065#.V_QNzlq
“We’re going to get away from political correctness,” Trump answered to applause. “We’re gonna have to do that.”
“We have a politically correct military, and it’s getting more and more politically correct every day, and a lot of the great people in this room don’t even understand how it’s possible to do that. And that’s through intelligence not ignorance, believe me, because some of the things they’re asking you to do and be politically correct about are ridiculous.”
He went on to say that he would defer to “the generals, the admirals, the people on top” as it concerns particular policies regarding women and transgender soldiers.
Read more: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/10/trump-speaks-transgender-female-soldiers-pc-military/?utm_source=LGBTQ+Nation+Subscribers&utm_campaign=05410f259c-20161004_LGBTQ_Nation_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c4eab596bd-05410f259c-429478065#.V_QNzlq
And in further Bathroom Police news, the Pope – the freakin’ Pope has weighed in on the issues, and I know people kind of like Pope Francis, but still… this is 2016. Not 1516.
Pope Francis warned on Saturday of a "global war" against traditional marriage and the family, saying both were under attack from gender theory and divorce.
Francis made his comments in an impromptu response to a question at a meeting of the small Catholic community in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia.
"You mentioned a great enemy of marriage: gender theory," the pope said in response to a woman who had asked about it being taught in schools.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-georgia-gender-idUSKCN1213KH
Francis made his comments in an impromptu response to a question at a meeting of the small Catholic community in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia.
"You mentioned a great enemy of marriage: gender theory," the pope said in response to a woman who had asked about it being taught in schools.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-georgia-gender-idUSKCN1213KH
War on marriage? Is Jerry Falwell channeling the Pope from beyond the grave?
And probably our favorite deplorable organization here - One Million Moms - is back and this time they're pissed at H&M, and not even know who they're angry at or why they're angry.
One Million Moms — a hypersensitive and perpetually aggrieved Christian activist group that doesn’t have anywhere close to one million members — has once again fallen flat on its face trying to wage a culture war against LGBT people.
Pink News reports that One Million Moms is encouraging its members to boycott H&M because one of its new ads allegedly features a transgender woman who will seduce America’s impressionable youth into believing in the fluidity of gender identities.
“H&M’s newest ‘She’s A Lady’ commercial includes what appears to be a man dressed as a woman in one segment, another woman wearing skimpy lingerie, and ends with two teenage girls kissing while underwater,” the group thundered on its statement urging a boycott of H&M. “H&M Marketing Team may have thought this type of advertising was politically correct, but not only is it disgusting and confusing for children, it is pushing the LBGT agenda.”
As JoeMyGod points out, however, the “transgender” woman in question is actually a woman named Fatima Pinto, who is a championship Muay Thai fighter. As you can imagine, being a Muay Thai fighter requires you to be in exceptional shape, which explains why Pinto’s arms are absolutely ripped, as you can see in the ad below.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/christian-group-falls-on-its-face-raging-against-a-transgender-hm-model-who-isnt-even-trans/
Pink News reports that One Million Moms is encouraging its members to boycott H&M because one of its new ads allegedly features a transgender woman who will seduce America’s impressionable youth into believing in the fluidity of gender identities.
“H&M’s newest ‘She’s A Lady’ commercial includes what appears to be a man dressed as a woman in one segment, another woman wearing skimpy lingerie, and ends with two teenage girls kissing while underwater,” the group thundered on its statement urging a boycott of H&M. “H&M Marketing Team may have thought this type of advertising was politically correct, but not only is it disgusting and confusing for children, it is pushing the LBGT agenda.”
As JoeMyGod points out, however, the “transgender” woman in question is actually a woman named Fatima Pinto, who is a championship Muay Thai fighter. As you can imagine, being a Muay Thai fighter requires you to be in exceptional shape, which explains why Pinto’s arms are absolutely ripped, as you can see in the ad below.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/christian-group-falls-on-its-face-raging-against-a-transgender-hm-model-who-isnt-even-trans/
Here's the ad:
But this might be the most inane comparison I’ve ever heard about gay marriage – a judge in Louisiana compared gay marriage to jumbo shrimp. Wait – what? Either he eats a lot of gumbo, or has been watching too much Forrest Gump.
A Family Court judge who routinely presides over gay adoptions said that gay marriage is an “oxymoron” like “jumbo shrimp” or a “magnificent Chihuahua.”
Appearing before a religious group, Fayette Circuit Court Judge Tim Philpot said he loves homosexuals but their relationships are “sterile” and “just entertainment.”
Addressing the Francis Asbury Society in Wilmore, Ky., on Sept. 8, Philpot called the Supreme Court’s decision last year legalizing gay marriage “pretty close to insane” and warned that “there is no question that polygamy is on the way.”
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/09/21/family-judge-gay-marriage-like-jumbo-shrimp/90729048/
Appearing before a religious group, Fayette Circuit Court Judge Tim Philpot said he loves homosexuals but their relationships are “sterile” and “just entertainment.”
Addressing the Francis Asbury Society in Wilmore, Ky., on Sept. 8, Philpot called the Supreme Court’s decision last year legalizing gay marriage “pretty close to insane” and warned that “there is no question that polygamy is on the way.”
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/09/21/family-judge-gay-marriage-like-jumbo-shrimp/90729048/
This next story though about a trans teen in San Diego who was denied mental health care and committed suicide as a result should make you angry. If it doesn’t you have no conscious.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/10/mother-sues-hospital-calling-suicidal-trans-son-girl-repeatedly/
The mother of a transgender boy is suing the hospital that treated him for “suicidal ideation,” just weeks before he took his life, alleging staff repeatedly called him a girl.
Katharine Prescott took her son, Kyler, 14, to the emergency room at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, which has a Gender Management Clinic to treat children with gender dysphoria and related issues. He was placed in the hospital’s youth psychiatry unit for a 72-hour suicide hold....
She says hospital staff kept referring to Kyler as a girl, sending him “into a spiral.”
“He was frantic. They were making him worse. They were completely traumatizing him,” she said.
The mother of a transgender boy is suing the hospital that treated him for “suicidal ideation,” just weeks before he took his life, alleging staff repeatedly called him a girl.
Katharine Prescott took her son, Kyler, 14, to the emergency room at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, which has a Gender Management Clinic to treat children with gender dysphoria and related issues. He was placed in the hospital’s youth psychiatry unit for a 72-hour suicide hold....
She says hospital staff kept referring to Kyler as a girl, sending him “into a spiral.”
“He was frantic. They were making him worse. They were completely traumatizing him,” she said.
And for that we come to the part of the bathroom police entry where I post about sex offenders but instead since there wasn’t anything too crazy to report this week, I’m instead going to repost the entry from #6 about female genital mutilation. Again – fuck anyone who would do something this horrifying.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/female-genital-mutilation-the-numbers-keep-rising
More than half a million females in the United States have either undergone F.G.M./C. or are at serious risk; that’s double or triple earlier estimates, according to an analysis by the Population Research Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of at-risk females live in eight states: California, New York, Minnesota, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington. More than sixty-five thousand live in the metropolitan area of New York City and Newark, according to a 2013 study. Most girls who have suffered genital mutilation—which affects sex, childbirth, and mental and physical health—are from immigrant families, the C.D.C. reported.
More than half a million females in the United States have either undergone F.G.M./C. or are at serious risk; that’s double or triple earlier estimates, according to an analysis by the Population Research Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of at-risk females live in eight states: California, New York, Minnesota, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington. More than sixty-five thousand live in the metropolitan area of New York City and Newark, according to a 2013 study. Most girls who have suffered genital mutilation—which affects sex, childbirth, and mental and physical health—are from immigrant families, the C.D.C. reported.
[font size="8"]Florida Man[/font]
Ah, Florida, as a great man – Tracy Jordan once called it – “The penis of America”. Or America’s wang as Homer Simpson called it. So here’s what could quite possibly be the most Florida story ever and I’m not counting the guy who threw the alligator in the Wendy’s Drive Thru (see Idiots #15). So what could Florida man have done to top this?
Newlyweds have vowed to stay together – despite the bride discovering her new husband is actually her granddad.
The couple made the shocking discovery three months after tying the knot while flicking through a photo album when they realised the man’s estranged son was also the bride’s father.
But the 68-year-old millionaire has said he has no plans to divorce his 24-year-old wife because he already has two failed marriages behind him.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/10/03/florida-groom-reportedly-learns-married-his-granddaughter-no-plans-for-divorce.html
The couple made the shocking discovery three months after tying the knot while flicking through a photo album when they realised the man’s estranged son was also the bride’s father.
But the 68-year-old millionaire has said he has no plans to divorce his 24-year-old wife because he already has two failed marriages behind him.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/10/03/florida-groom-reportedly-learns-married-his-granddaughter-no-plans-for-divorce.html
Is he his own grandfather?
And then I love this story out of the Sunshine State, or America’s penis – apparently a couple of attorneys got caught in a web of blackmail and intrigue:
Two Southwest Florida attorneys were among the 22 recently disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court.
Allen Montgomery Blake, who lists his office as 4411 Bee Ridge Road #161 in Sarasota, was suspended for three years, effective immediately, following an Aug. 26 court order, the court said Friday.
Blake, who had been admitted to practice in 1969, was found in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of an April 11 court order, suspending him for one year.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20161001/two-local-attorneys-disciplined-by-florida-supreme-court
Allen Montgomery Blake, who lists his office as 4411 Bee Ridge Road #161 in Sarasota, was suspended for three years, effective immediately, following an Aug. 26 court order, the court said Friday.
Blake, who had been admitted to practice in 1969, was found in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of an April 11 court order, suspending him for one year.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20161001/two-local-attorneys-disciplined-by-florida-supreme-court
And guess what? Our favorite creepy clowns are back and have resurfaced in Florida!!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!
Kelly Reynolds was walking her pit bull at dusk Sunday when her dog began to growl in the direction of the railroad tracks. She turned toward a wooded area and looked, but what she saw startled her.
“I saw them…two clowns just sitting there staring at me,” said the 41-year-old Palm Bay resident who was out for her nightly walk near Victoria Park around 7:30 p.m.
“I never run but I turned and ran back to my home as fast as I can. These clowns have to go away,” said Reynolds, who called Palm Bay police after the incident.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/weird/police-creepy-clowns-spotted-in-palm-bay/326805265
“I saw them…two clowns just sitting there staring at me,” said the 41-year-old Palm Bay resident who was out for her nightly walk near Victoria Park around 7:30 p.m.
“I never run but I turned and ran back to my home as fast as I can. These clowns have to go away,” said Reynolds, who called Palm Bay police after the incident.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/weird/police-creepy-clowns-spotted-in-palm-bay/326805265
And then there’s this – we honestly have no words for this so we’ll just let the story do the talking:
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A Miami woman was arrested over the weekend in Hollywood after she was riding in a vehicle that was pulled over in connection with a hit-and-run.
According to an arrest report, police discovered that a passenger in the driver's vehicle, Taccara Nauden, 28, had an active warrant out of the Broward Sheriff's Office for operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license.
More Weird News Headlines
Robert Hardister was found passed out behind the wheel of a stolen pickup truck in Jupiter, police say. Man found passed out behind wheel of stolen truck in Jupiter, police say
Nauden was arrested Saturday and taken to the BSO main jail for processing.
Police said Nauden told medical staff at the jail that she had shoved her Nebraska ID card up her vagina during the traffic stop.
http://www.local10.com/news/weird-news/woman-with-active-warrant-shoves-id-up-vagina-during-traffic-stop-police-say
According to an arrest report, police discovered that a passenger in the driver's vehicle, Taccara Nauden, 28, had an active warrant out of the Broward Sheriff's Office for operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license.
More Weird News Headlines
Robert Hardister was found passed out behind the wheel of a stolen pickup truck in Jupiter, police say. Man found passed out behind wheel of stolen truck in Jupiter, police say
Nauden was arrested Saturday and taken to the BSO main jail for processing.
Police said Nauden told medical staff at the jail that she had shoved her Nebraska ID card up her vagina during the traffic stop.
http://www.local10.com/news/weird-news/woman-with-active-warrant-shoves-id-up-vagina-during-traffic-stop-police-say
[font size="8"]World Of Tomorrow[/font]
OK folks for this entry we’re going back to the 1930s for this one. Get out some piano soundtrack music and let’s delve into the world of tomorrow!
Welcome welcome welcome to the world of tomorrow! You know last week we discussed a super computer that can fit in your pocket and give you access to a network of information anywhere you are, any time you want! Well this super computer has the potential to explode and has been banned from aeroplanes by the governing body the federal aviation administration for faulty batteries! These batteries are known to explode and burn people alive! Well the manufacturing conglomerate that manufactures these devices has landed in some hot water!
Samsung's Galaxy mobile device brand is as well-known as any. We've seen countless smartphones and tablets released under the Galaxy umbrella in recent years, including some of the company's most successful exports. As you'll probably have seen, though, the recent Galaxy Note 7 roll-out didn't quite go to plan, and Samsung's reputation in general has taken a considerable hit. Still, as the recall / relaunch of its latest top-end phablet continues globally, Samsung Galaxy has managed to retain pole position as South Korea's most valuable brand.
The news is good for Samsung amid a period that has been awash with negative press, and will certainly help the company as it looks to move forward from recent events. As we learned over the weekend, the device is now back for sale in Korea, and there are plans to have the Note 7 ready for several other markets over the coming weeks.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-is-still-Koreas-strongest-brand-despite-Note-7-saga_id86074
The news is good for Samsung amid a period that has been awash with negative press, and will certainly help the company as it looks to move forward from recent events. As we learned over the weekend, the device is now back for sale in Korea, and there are plans to have the Note 7 ready for several other markets over the coming weeks.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-Galaxy-is-still-Koreas-strongest-brand-despite-Note-7-saga_id86074
So the manufacturer of these mobile devices is going to remain in the number one sales department despite that their phones can explode or melt when under pressure!
Next up in the futuristic world of tomorrow – your mattress. Yes, you know that magical supercomputer we just talked about? It will be able to communicate with you while you sleep! But wait – people are not using that technology for good!
A NEW mattress can prove your partner is cheating by detecting how many people are in bed and what activity is going on.
It then informs the owner via a mobile phone app.
The ‘Smartress’ was designed by Spanish mattress maker Durmet after figures revealed that Spaniards are the most unfaithful people in Europe.
The hi-tech bed features a Lover Detection System with 24 ultrasonic sensors that create a 3D map of the mattress to show where there is greater pressure and what movement is taking place in real time.
Durmet spokesman Jose Antonio Muinos said: “We came up with the idea after we saw the figures on infidelity that said Spaniards were the most unfaithful in Europe.
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/sex/this-is-the-worlds-first-ever-mattress-that-can-tell-if-your-partners-cheating-on-you/news-story/7724e6c4e9976dc8d5771adb116afb61
It then informs the owner via a mobile phone app.
The ‘Smartress’ was designed by Spanish mattress maker Durmet after figures revealed that Spaniards are the most unfaithful people in Europe.
The hi-tech bed features a Lover Detection System with 24 ultrasonic sensors that create a 3D map of the mattress to show where there is greater pressure and what movement is taking place in real time.
Durmet spokesman Jose Antonio Muinos said: “We came up with the idea after we saw the figures on infidelity that said Spaniards were the most unfaithful in Europe.
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/sex/this-is-the-worlds-first-ever-mattress-that-can-tell-if-your-partners-cheating-on-you/news-story/7724e6c4e9976dc8d5771adb116afb61
In fact this super technology was brought to our attention because popular stars of stage, screen and music are putting this super technology to use!
Is Sharon Osbourne using a “smart mattress” to tell if Ozzy Osbourne is cheating?! That’s the crazy claim in one of this week’s tabloids. Gossip Cop looked into the outrageous allegation.
The story can be found in the pages of the National Enquirer, with the headline blaring, “If Ozzy’s Mattress Twitches, Sharon Busts Horny Bitches!” In ridiculously unnatural language, the supermarket tabloid warns the rocker that Sharon is “about to high-tech your cheatin’ ass with a state-of-the-art computerized techno-mattress equipped with incredibly sensitive sensors that’ll detect ALL beneath-the-sheets-hanky-panky.”
http://www.gossipcop.com/sharon-osbourne-smart-mattress-ozzy-cheats/
The story can be found in the pages of the National Enquirer, with the headline blaring, “If Ozzy’s Mattress Twitches, Sharon Busts Horny Bitches!” In ridiculously unnatural language, the supermarket tabloid warns the rocker that Sharon is “about to high-tech your cheatin’ ass with a state-of-the-art computerized techno-mattress equipped with incredibly sensitive sensors that’ll detect ALL beneath-the-sheets-hanky-panky.”
http://www.gossipcop.com/sharon-osbourne-smart-mattress-ozzy-cheats/
Next up in the world of tomorrow – space travel! You might remember this movie from several years ago:
Oh wait – space travel is nothing like that. In fact it still has a long way to go. In fact I think elementary school students by the time Starfleet is established will be laughing at us:
Does SpaceX suspect that rival United Launch Alliance (ULA) had something to do with the explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket on September 1 during routine testing at a Cape Canaveral launchpad? That's the idea behind a new report from the Washington Post over the weekend. The Post's report has even led some to take the speculative leap that perhaps, just maybe, SpaceX suspects that someone on the rooftop of a nearby ULA building shot the rocket with a rifle.
Here's what we know: SpaceX officials investigating the September 1 incident requested access to the rooftop of a building owned by ULA that sits near the explosion site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, according to an anonymous report provided to the Washington Post. United Launch Alliance is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin that competes with SpaceX to provides spacecraft launch services to NASA and the Department of Defense.
Industry officials with knowledge of the incident told the Washington Post that "SpaceX had still images from video that appeared to show an odd shadow, then a white spot on the roof of a nearby building belonging to ULA."
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a23183/spacex-sniped-rocket/
Here's what we know: SpaceX officials investigating the September 1 incident requested access to the rooftop of a building owned by ULA that sits near the explosion site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, according to an anonymous report provided to the Washington Post. United Launch Alliance is a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin that competes with SpaceX to provides spacecraft launch services to NASA and the Department of Defense.
Industry officials with knowledge of the incident told the Washington Post that "SpaceX had still images from video that appeared to show an odd shadow, then a white spot on the roof of a nearby building belonging to ULA."
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a23183/spacex-sniped-rocket/
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Although one only hopes they were playing this song when it was happening.
Next up in the world of tomorrow – electronic cigarettes! Yes even the way you inhale intoxicants will be done by a machine! But those machines can turn on you! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/us-and-world-news/209314157-story
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her.
Police told the Orlando Sentinel the 14-year-old from Tennessee was riding the Hogwarts Express train Saturday with her family when an e-cigarette belonging to a rider in another group blew up in his pocket and the fireball hit her in the face and elsewhere.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say a teenage girl riding a Universal Orlando amusement park ride suffered burns when an electronic cigarette belonging to another rider exploded and shot a fireball at her.
Police told the Orlando Sentinel the 14-year-old from Tennessee was riding the Hogwarts Express train Saturday with her family when an e-cigarette belonging to a rider in another group blew up in his pocket and the fireball hit her in the face and elsewhere.
Finally in the world of tomorrow – self driving automobile carriages! Electric self driving automobile carriages, and that is if young billionaire entrepenuer Elon Musk has his way, all automobile carriages will be self driving! But that’s not met with controversy! First there was the curious case of the man in Northern Florida!
http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/28/technology/elon-musk-tesla-autopilot/index.html
Those building autopilot were acutely aware that any shortcoming or unforeseen flaw could lead to injury or death -- whether it be blind spots with the car's sensors or drivers misusing the technology.
But Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk believes that autopilot has the potential to save lives by reducing human error -- and has pushed hard to get the feature to market.
Those building autopilot were acutely aware that any shortcoming or unforeseen flaw could lead to injury or death -- whether it be blind spots with the car's sensors or drivers misusing the technology.
But Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk believes that autopilot has the potential to save lives by reducing human error -- and has pushed hard to get the feature to market.
Yes that is how you cause a deadly highway pileup folks! But that was just the beginning. There was an accident caused in Florida:
CEO Elon Musk on Sunday announced a software update for its vehicles that significantly changes how autopilot works, without changing any of the hardware involved. Until now, the autopilot feature—which can self-pilot the car for stretches of highway driving—has relied primarily on a video camera and image-processing software to see the road ahead. A radar system and ultrasonic sensors provided additional data, but the system was programmed not to act on radar data alone due to some fundamental limitations of the technology.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/09/how_tesla_s_software_update_fixed_a_deadly_flaw_in_autopilot.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/09/how_tesla_s_software_update_fixed_a_deadly_flaw_in_autopilot.html
And China:
Tesla Motors came under renewed questioning about the safety of its Autopilot technology after news emerged on Wednesday of a fatal crash in China that may have occurred while the automated driver-assist system was operating.
The crash took place on Jan. 20 and killed Gao Yaning, 23, when the Tesla Model S he was driving slammed into a road sweeper on a highway near Handan, a city about 300 miles south of Beijing, according to a report broadcast on Wednesday by the Chinese government news channel CCTV.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/business/fatal-tesla-crash-in-china-involved-autopilot-government-tv-says.html
The crash took place on Jan. 20 and killed Gao Yaning, 23, when the Tesla Model S he was driving slammed into a road sweeper on a highway near Handan, a city about 300 miles south of Beijing, according to a report broadcast on Wednesday by the Chinese government news channel CCTV.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/business/fatal-tesla-crash-in-china-involved-autopilot-government-tv-says.html
Well that one to be fair it is China, he probably couldn’t see because of how dirty the air is.
A Tesla vehicle operating under Autopilot collided with a bus in northern Germany, but the electric carmaker said a collision was unavoidable because the bus swerved into the vehicle's lane.
The incident occurred on Wednesday in the town of Ratzeburg, German police said.
www.trtworld.com/business/tesla-says-autopilot-not-to-blame-for-bus-crash-in-germany-197309
The incident occurred on Wednesday in the town of Ratzeburg, German police said.
www.trtworld.com/business/tesla-says-autopilot-not-to-blame-for-bus-crash-in-germany-197309
But is Tesla telling us the truth about its’ self driving automobile carriages? The answer might surprise you good sir / madam!
An increasingly bitter fight between Tesla and its former autopilot partner Mobileye is raising questions over the electric car company's honesty.
Elon Musk's corporation is notoriously prickly. When it does come under criticism – whether on safety issues, the practicality of long-distance drives, or its autopilot feature – its first response is to lash out.
In the latest exchange between Mobileye and Tesla, however, the chip company has accused Tesla of lying. "The allegations recently attributed to a spokesperson for Tesla ... are incorrect and can be refuted by the facts," Mobileye said in a statement.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/19/tesla_autopilot_spat/
Elon Musk's corporation is notoriously prickly. When it does come under criticism – whether on safety issues, the practicality of long-distance drives, or its autopilot feature – its first response is to lash out.
In the latest exchange between Mobileye and Tesla, however, the chip company has accused Tesla of lying. "The allegations recently attributed to a spokesperson for Tesla ... are incorrect and can be refuted by the facts," Mobileye said in a statement.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/19/tesla_autopilot_spat/
[font size="8"]And Now This:[/font]
[font size="8"]The Claypool Lennon Delirium[/font]
Ladies and gentlemen, playing their song “Bubbles Burst” from their new album “Monolith Of Phobos”, I give you the Claypool Lennon Delirium!
Yeah how about that?
See you next week!
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I don' t know how you do this every week 
Fixed it. But yeah.... maybe I need to take another week off. 
It's amazing work 
It took me a bit to learn to slow down and thoroughly enjoy your Top Ten Conservative Idiots, but I'm glad I did.
