Comments on: Friday Talking Points [478] -- Seeking Lead Lawyer For Difficult Client

By: Kick

Kick — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:36:15 +0000

CW: For completely and utterly dropping the ball on this one, Representative Elizabeth Esty is easily the Most Disappointing Democrat Of The Week this week. For shame, Congresswoman, for shame! ^^^ Guess who won't be seeking reelection? ^^^ I will give you a really big hint: Her initials are vowels. ;)

By: Kick

Kick — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 21:31:49 +0000

Balthasar 20 If you count "standing there" as having a job. Most of the time I imagine his job consists of stacking unread briefs, keeping Eric on 'hold', yelling at the kids in the personnel office to 'keep it down', and now that Hope is gone, making coffee. General Kelly is still the one firing people, though, since Trump never had the cojones to do it unless you count the pathological tweets by the lying twit. :)

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:59:53 +0000

I'd just like to remind the Obama haters that none of this stuff happened for eight years Maybe that was the problem. The reality show lovers found 'competence' and 'good character' boring.

By: neilm

neilm — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:50:08 +0000

Kellyanne Conway may be losing her chance to be the new communications director if the stories about how she is the #1 leaker keep coming out.

Also her husband is hardly helping her cause - he is basically trolling the Trump administration - there must be some fun dinner conversations at her house - especially if it turns out the pillow talk is being broadcast by the hubby.

I'd just like to remind the Obama haters that none of this stuff happened for eight years and more dirt comes out of the White House in one day than they made up in one year with Obama.

By: neilm

neilm — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:46:06 +0000

I was "foolish" to have predicted Kelly would be out as chief of staff today.

If you picked 4/1/18 you could still be closest. Kelly could well be a placeholder if Trump decides to do without a CoS but keep Kelly dangling on a string to avoid complaints that he is too mercurial and is his own CoS.

What better way to piss the guy off than emasculation instead of defenestration?

By: ListenWhenYouHear

ListenWhenYouHear — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:00:38 +0000

Balty [20]

…, and now that Hope is gone, making coffee.

God, let’s just hope he didn’t have to take over her job of having to bend over and pick up anything that Trump “accidentally” drops in front of his desk. He doesn’t have the figure that he used to have!

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:55:48 +0000

I was "foolish" to have predicted Kelly would be out as chief of staff today. If you count "standing there" as having a job. Most of the time I imagine his job consists of stacking unread briefs, keeping Eric on 'hold', yelling at the kids in the personnel office to 'keep it down', and now that Hope is gone, making coffee.

By: BigGuy

BigGuy — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 18:39:02 +0000

I was "foolish" to have predicted Kelly would be out as chief of staff today.

By: Speak2

Speak2 — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 15:27:41 +0000

To answer my own question: In 2011, the CA Appeals Court upheld the ban on write-in votes in the second round of voting. Therefore, there is no write-in option.

By: TheStig

TheStig — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:35:19 +0000

Paula - 11, Easter Irony, Goode Trickle - 15, Beer Weasel Department of Funny, You Don't Look Jewish Overheard at a local craft watering hole where the distance runners come to "re-hydrate." Women: "So what are you having for Easter Dinner?" Man: (deadpan) "Matzo"

By: Speak2

Speak2 — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 05:10:15 +0000

Since CW mentions a "write-in candidate" in point 5, I have a serious question. After the "jungle primary" in California, when the top two go to November, do voters have a write-in option?

In particular, if an election features a head-to-head between two members of the same party, can the voters from the other party write in their own candidate?

By: goode trickle

goode trickle — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 04:37:10 +0000

I myself am looking forward to finding the beer that the Easter beer weasel has hidden in my yard.

After consuming a suitable amount with my fellow beer hunters I am sure we will start looking for Jesus in Easter eggs.

By: Mezzomamma

Mezzomamma — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 04:29:19 +0000

Death to Jesus--Gotcha!
Jesus to death--April fool!

By: neilm

neilm — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 02:16:01 +0000

"We dug out the Panama Canal. Think of that. Thousands of lives were lost to the mosquito. To the mosquito — malaria. We dug out the Panama Canal."

- Trump's infrastructure speech. Oddly enough, this was a cognitive high point. The man is deranged.

"We fixed, very strongly, the background checks. We got rid of the bump stocks."

- Yeah, about that, no you didn't you dumb creep.

By: neilm

neilm — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:18:33 +0000

Trump vs. Amazon:

2018: Trump acts like a clown and throws hissy fits. Amazon ignore him.

2021: Amazon continues to grow into new markets and deliver new products, Trump is a farcical buffoon who is a has been.

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:54:07 +0000

Having Easter ON April Fools Day does seem like one of those cosmic ironies in this particular year.

By: James T Canuck

James T Canuck — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 18:09:29 +0000

[9] Jesus is awaiting parole, we all know he's to be found in jail. Not that I'm familiar with that sketchy element. Jesus, not jail.

LL&P

By: Balthasar

Balthasar — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 16:38:36 +0000

I'm mildly humoured that April fools day and Easter Sunday enjoy the same address on our calendar.

Yes, that's the day that the kiddies rise early, so they can see Jesus pop out of an Easter egg, and deliver chocolate bunnies, or something like that...

By: James T Canuck

James T Canuck — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 16:10:24 +0000

C W...I'm aghast, we all know that Dame Dench bit the bullet at Skyfall. Let's collectively welcome Ralph Fiennes into the role of the keeper of the 'green pen' Being trans-atlantic and therefore undisabled by all things religious, I'm mildly humoured that April fools day and Easter Sunday enjoy the same address on our calendar. Is Michale doing weekends? his assault on our better judgement has been missed, happily. 'Peachy'...I see what you did there. My advice for Trump and his fellow conspirators, knickertwistery is one thing, Mueller is another...''you can't negotiate with a Tiger when your head is firmly in its mouth'' LL&P...happy fools day, one and all.

By: John M

John M — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:40:17 +0000

[4] nypoet22

"if the dems do gain control of the house and do a great job once they get there, the irony is that donald will probably reap the credit."

Trump would also be like Obama in at least one respect if that happens; failing to keep one of his signature campaign promises because of Congressional pushback. A Democratic House would never allow Trump to build his border wall exactly the way he wants it. Just like Obama never got to completely close Guantanamo due to Republican opposition.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:27:41 +0000

if the dems do gain control of the house and do a great job once they get there, the irony is that donald will probably reap the credit.

By: neilm

neilm — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 03:12:13 +0000

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By: karen rusk

karen rusk — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 03:03:59 +0000

FTP 7 - The ad is funny, thanks for ending my week with a laugh :)

By: Steedo

Steedo — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 02:51:24 +0000

CW- You neglect to mention that the chorus from that Zevon song contains the sum total of Trump's legal strategy:

I'm an innocent bystander,
Somehow I got stuck,
Between a rock and a hard place,
And I'm down on my luck,
Yes I'm down on my luck.