Jake Tapper for the win!

[babylonsister]

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[FM123]

1. High five to Jake Tapper!

[True Dough]

2. Wow. I'd be thoroughly embarrassed if I were Lindsey Graham

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But he obviously has no shame anyway, like so many of his cohort.

[msongs]

4. people with no moral compass are not easily embarrased. nt

[SergeStorms]

23. I'd be thoroughly embarrassed to be Lindsey Graham....

without having ever said that about the kook that's unfit for public office.

[Alice11111]

30. He has a long history of hypocricy.

[Egnever]

31. a looong loooong history

[Alice11111]

33. I remember him as the prosecutor of Clinton in the Salem

Witch trials, preaching his self righteous BS, struting around. Then, Iraq. "They're going to kill us all," about ISIS.

[Egnever]

35. That is just a small sample of his duplicity.

but if you have been watching him since Clinton you know that well.

[Scarsdale]

37. Remember when he went with

McCain to Iraq? Surrounded by armed military, helicopters overhead, strolling in the market? He was gushing about finding two throw rugs for only $5. He was just beside himself with the sheer joy of that purchase. Both said how safe they felt there. Yeah, right, wearing flak jackets, helmets and surrounded by military protectors. BOTH of them are disgusting.

[Egnever]

39. Hah look what I found and who one of the supporting actors was.

http://observer.com/2007/04/mccains-potemkin-village/

Both Iraqis and Americans alike were stunned by the audacity of Senator John McCain’s heavily publicized (and heavily armed) excursion through Baghdad’s Shorja market last weekend. There was the leading proponent of the war on Capitol Hill, setting out to confirm his recent claim that the escalation of U.S. forces is greatly improving conditions on the ground, accompanied by a handful of Congressional colleagues. He seemed to think nobody would notice that their little shopping trip also included a platoon of soldiers, three Black Hawk choppers and two Apache gunships.

Neither the Iraqi merchants used as props in this strange exercise nor the American voters who were its intended targets could possibly have been deceived by such a charade. So the question that inevitably arises is whether Mr. McCain and company are still attempting to dupe us—or whether they have finally duped themselves.

Consider the happy talk from Representative Mike Pence, an ultraconservative Indiana Republican who has visited Iraq on several occasions. At the press conference that inevitably followed the Shorja photo op, Mr. Pence said he had been inspired by the opportunity to “mix and mingle unfettered among ordinary Iraqis,” drinking tea and haggling over carpets. To him, the Baghdad shops were “like a normal outdoor market in Indiana in the summer time.” Senator Lindsey Graham, the McCain sidekick and Republican of South Carolina, boasted of buying “five rugs for five bucks,” marveling that “just a few weeks ago, hundreds of people, dozens of people were killed in the same place.”

Then they climbed back into one of the armored vehicles that served as their tourist buses and returned to the Green Zone with Mr. McCain and Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of American forces in Iraq.

[Scarsdale]

40. Thick as thieves, the

entire group. McCain took these trips at taxpayer expense, trying to tear down President Obama. Vile traitors the whole group of gop members. I forgot that "Holy Mike" Pence was along for the ride. His mommy/wife must have let him off leash for the trip. He is not allowed to be around females without her along. Is he one of those "p**y grabbers too I wonder?

[Alice11111]

51. I loathe this disgisting emoji, but ...

[Alice11111]

50. Yep, McCain had to flaunt his "Disgustingness" last night.

[rainin]

3. YES!! n/t

[Fred Sanders]

5. Trump insulted them all beyond belief and many said he was insane. Now they kiss his ass.

Sad!

What a difference a year makes...with more political power comes more political corruption, again true.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. And no one looks good wearing brown lipstick

[iluvtennis]

11. +1000

[Alice11111]

34. Talk about insulting and then kiss ass, Ted Cruz.

[BigmanPigman]

7. Hey Lindsey YOU are a kook, crazy

and unfit for office...get a job you're qualified for such as being a professional liar and hypocrite. Oh wait, that IS your job and you are getting paid by US!

[Denzil_DC]

8. WHY didn't this clip cut to Graham's face after Tapper showed last year's quote?!

I'd have paid good money to see it.

[oberliner]

36. Because Graham wasn't there

This was two separate shows - Graham was not on with Tapper.

[theaocp]

9. The main issue I have with this is

everytime folks think they have to laugh this shit off. It ain't fucking funny, people. Not a bit. Stop fucking laughing and deal with the maniacal fuckwad behind the Presidential seal. Jeebus.

[Boomerproud]

14. Thank you!

Our quality of life, even freedom is at stake. This isn't a game damnit.

[babylonsister]

17. We all deal with him every day; you're not the lone ranger.

We're doing what we can from the bleachers; there's nothing wrong with cheering on someone who seems to have our best interests at heart.

[theaocp]

22. I get it. He's a hypocritical piece of shit. So what?

Why the fuck is that funny, to the pundits or anybody? It's like when somebody says, "This is hilarious." But it isn't. It's ironic or hypocritical, but it ain't goddamned funny. Stop fucking laughing. I'm as depressed as anybody out there about the shit this absolute motherfucker and his crew of clowns are doing and laughing about ANY of it makes it somehow more acceptable to those who don't pay fucking attention like we do. So, save your lone ranger comment for someone else. This isn't fucking funny.

[SusanaMontana41]

29. THIS. I like wry humor.

I cannot rage 24 hours a day about the disaster in the White House. Can’t do that to my family and friends, most of whom agree with us. My pets already avoid me when the TV is on. I’ll lose my job.

None of these helps The Resistance. And we need everyone healthy.

Firefighters and EMTs have to joke about their jobs to stay sane.

So thanks for sharing.

[Alice11111]

32. It is serious. It's just everywhere, all day, like rain in monsoon

season...so, it's becoming normalized. It's pathological, mean, lying behavior that the US is normalizing.

[MuseRider]

10. babylonsister, thank you

I have had the saddest, most depressing and traumatic day ever and I was just sitting here overwhelmed with the horrid news of my day and the news I missed during this day. This made me laugh out loud, seriously loudly with tears (good one's finally) and everything.

Jake Tapper, for some reason I have always liked him. This was outstanding and whoever found that should be given a raise.

[babylonsister]

12. I am

thrilled this cheered you up, MuseRider, especially after the day you've had. Yes, I'm becoming quite fond of Tapper myself!

[MuseRider]

13. :hug: back!

I needed that. Whew, what a day.

[renate]

18. I'm so sorry about your day

I won't pry, but I'm truly sorry--it sounds absolutely awful. I really hope your tomorrow is better.

[MuseRider]

20. Aww thanks.

It will likely be a few months before I can really start to climb outta this one. I will live, I am a survivor and this may be bad but it is just more of the same. Many others have it worse so.....life goes on.

[malaise]

15. Chris Hayes just tore Graham a new one

Brilliant

[Scarsdale]

38. How could that be?

I do not think Ms. Lindsey ever had "an old one". He is so prissy.

[demtenjeep]

16. that made me smile

on a crappy day

[nolabear]

19. Well he knew hed heard it somewhere!

[Ilsa]

21. I was watching this today. It was

Awesome! Tapper isn't afraid of ANYTHING!

[residentcynic]

24. Good research

This type of research is why I used to watch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Glad to see CNN has some researchers as well.

[keithbvadu2]

26. News vs comedy?

[mnmoderatedem]

25. that clip ITSELF is very Trumpian

that kind self contradiction is something Trump has raised to an art form, but good thing Lindsay had demonstrated the prez does not have a monopoly in that regard.

[SunSeeker]

27. K & R

[oasis]

28. K and R for Jake.

[Tipperary]

41. Kick/rec.

[Achilleaze]

42. republicans pissing all over the truth

as usual

[The Wizard]

43. This should have the Senator

clutching his pearls and heading for the fainting couch with a case of the Vapors. Remember when he was one of the House managers who marched over to the White House with impeachment papers for Bill Clinton. Is Lindsey Graham bi polar?

[onetexan]

44. he'll be spinning it as a momentary off the cuff renark

or something ridiculous to trivialize his calling the idiot what he really is. Graham is as much a snake as Mcconnell & Ryan are.

[kag]

45. Lawrence O'Donnel

Lawrence had both of these clips on his show last night. I don't lol often, but I did at that.

[Nitram]

46. Un-f-ing-believable!

[vkkv]

47. !!!!

[Neema]

48. SNAP! Same terms and everything.

Call the burn unit.

[Orrex]

49. boom