Tue Apr 19, 2022, 10:30 PM

Lasher (25,929 posts)

Mitch McConnell calls Donald Trump's bluff in Alaska

Mitch McConnell isn’t backing down in his standoff with Donald Trump.

On Monday, the Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC aligned with McConnell, announced that it had booked more than $7 miIlion worth of ad time in Alaska as GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski tries to fend off a challenge from Kelly Tshibaka, who has been endorsed by the former President. (The group also reserved ad time in six Senate battleground states.)

The move to defend Murkowski isn’t terribly surprising – McConnell has made clear all along that he supports Republican incumbents, including Murkowski.

But the super PAC’s decision to commit $7 million – by way of context, that’s roughly how much Murkowski spent on her 2016 reelection race – to Alaska means that McConnell is sending a not-so-subtle message to Trump: Time to put up or shut up.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/18/politics/mcconnell-murkowski-super-pac-money/index.html

My guess is, Trump will not respond in kind. He might host a rally somewhere in Alaska, but that's about it. He slings around quarters like they're manhole covers.

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Mitch McConnell calls Donald Trump's bluff in Alaska (Original post)	Lasher	Apr 2022	OP
The Tortoise and the Hairplug are back at it	Blue Owl	Apr 2022	#1
Crazy fun to watch 😜	Deuxcents	Apr 2022	#2
What does this mean?	TeamProg	Apr 2022	#3
It's an old one.	Lasher	Apr 2022	#5
Makes a show about giving little - bragging on empty	packman	Apr 2022	#6
Hmmmm........	madamesilverspurs	Apr 2022	#4

Response to Lasher (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2022, 11:09 PM

Blue Owl (43,866 posts)

1. The Tortoise and the Hairplug are back at it

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Response to Blue Owl (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 12:29 AM

Deuxcents (10,245 posts)

2. Crazy fun to watch 😜

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Response to Lasher (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 12:54 AM

TeamProg (3,463 posts)

3. What does this mean?

“” He slings around quarters like they're manhole covers.””

I’ve never heard that expression before.

Slinging suggests generosity.
Quarters are cheap.
Manhole covers are heavy.

If you’re saying he’s cheap I agree, but I don’t really get that phrase, sorry.

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Response to TeamProg (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 06:46 AM

Lasher (25,929 posts)

5. It's an old one.

It means he's cheap. Thanks for asking.

ETA: Maybe I should have said nickels.

To “throw nickels like manhole covers” is not to throw nickels at all. (Manhole covers are heavy and are almost impossible to throw.) The saying implies that a person is stingy with money.

https://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/throw_nickels_like_manhole_covers_stingy

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Response to Lasher (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 20, 2022, 01:14 PM

packman (16,296 posts)

6. Makes a show about giving little - bragging on empty

All puff and circus, nothing there

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Wed Apr 20, 2022, 01:30 AM

madamesilverspurs (15,394 posts)

4. Hmmmm........

Is that the McConnell PAC that got millions from Russia? Had to ask, given Alaska's proximity to Putinland. (Don't tell Palin, she'd be jealous!)

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