Money quote from Morning Joe:

"Why do you keep lying about things that are so easily disproven? What is wrong with you?"

http://crooksandliars.com/2017/06/trump-denies-blackmail-attempt-scarborough

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/06/27/news-organizations-including-one-unintentionally-misinformed-public-guns

Except for George Wallace Ronald Reagan Strom Thumond and Joe Lieberman.

Other than that former Democrats are off limits

He is a stunning song writer as a sober adult



He can still rock too

http://fus.in/2t4bKp9

Fascinating (if rather fluffy) interview. This caught my eye:

I'm pretty convinced that the United States has a self-induced abortion crisis right now based on the volume of search inquiries. I was blown away by how frequently people are searching for ways to do abortions themselves now. These searches are concentrated in parts of the country where it's hard to get an abortion and they rose substantially when it became harder to get an abortion. They're also, I calculate, missing pregnancies in these states that aren't showing up in either abortion or birth rates.


https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/6/13/15768622/facebook-social-media-seth-stephens-davidowitz-everybody-lies

My sister found a good man later in life, after suffering through more than a decade of belittling and occasional physical abuse from her 1st husband.

1st hubby was a typical hill country backwards thinking good ol' boy, who only walks the earth today because he's my nephew's father. Had I been present during a few events in their marriage, he'd be dead. That is not hyperbole - I hate the man down to the last skin cell in the callous on my feet - and it would not have been a stretch to testify that I feared for my sister's life.

Well, then she met my current BIL and he's been a solid dependable pillar in the reconstruction that has been her life these last 8 years.

Today, hubby 1 posted this nonsense on my sister's FB wall:

WHITE PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE YOU CAN LEGALLY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST!

You've probably already figured it out, but my good BIL is black.

so I tagged his Klanish ass and posted this:

Hahahaha.
I know right.
All those black owned banks squeezing yer loans.
The all black zoning board fucking with you.
The way that 92% black police force is forever hauling you into the 99% black court system.
Have to speak Spanish every time I go to the City Council meeting
It's hell brother, no one ever suffered like we do

I realize that this is only peripherally related to this group.

So if an admin objects I will take it down immediately.

It's just too rich not to share here, where I know that several digital friends will see it.

*Edited to add- I said that the woman who lost her child was the recipient of the $6.7M. That is an obvious error. A woman who was repeatedly raped while in custody of the Milwaukee County Jail received the $6.7M.

As far as I know, the woman who lost her baby has received jack shit from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office or from the State's Attorney*

- -SNIP - -

Me- Perfect Trumpster. He has realized that if you can be the prominent "Black Friend" to racist rich whites, you can really pad the ol' bank account.

Me- Fuck this guy

Trumpster- I don't understand the left. They don't care about abortions, but they care about an inmate.

Me- Inmates are people. Inmates in county usually have not been convicted, since they are awaiting trial. Hence innocent until proven guilty.
Trumpster- A baby is living as well (a heart beat is a living thing)

Me- I don't understand The Trump Party. Pro life until that baby draws a breath. Then their life is shit. Wouldn't want to spare a penny in taxes to feed or care for it.

Me- I don't know you. But I don't interact with the Trump Party supporters if I can help it.

Trumpster- So we should just pay to raise everyone baby. You first.

Me- So, bye. MAGA, impeach Putin's pet.

Trumpster- Lol. Close minded much. Of course you don't want to listen to the other side.

- -SNIP- -

Of course I had a comeback, otherwise I would never post my failure here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029180364

A friend of mine, a rather conservative AA; retired twice from federal service (USAF and Customs), was discussing Sheriff Clarke's legal issues and the $6.7M awarded to the mother who gave birth in the Milwaukee County jail only to have her baby die due to the Deputies refusal to summon emergency health services. By the way, my buddy, the retired fed has "suspended my affiliation with the Republican party" he may rejoin decency soon.

Edited to correct an obvious misstatement - The $6.7M was not awarded to the woman who lost her child, but to a woman who was repeatedly raped while in custody- Holy shit, Is this guy Torquemada in a cheap suit?
End edit...

Anyway, here is the thread:

Me- Typical Pro life republican law and order champion.

Me- Let a new born baby die rather than give medical care to the mother.

Me- Allowed a mentally challenged man die in his cell because the jail refused to give him water for 7 yes SEVEN DAYS

Me- Perfect Trumpster. He has realized that if you can be the prominent "Black Friend" to racist rich whites, you can really pad the ol' bank account.

Me- Fuck this guy

Trumpster- I don't understand the left. They don't care about abortions, but they care about an inmate.

Me- Inmates are people. Inmates in county usually have not been convicted, since they are awaiting trial. Hence innocent until proven guilty.

Trumpster- A baby is living as well (a heart beat is a living thing)

Me- I don't understand The Trump Party. Pro life until that baby draws a breath. Then their life is shit. Wouldn't want to spare a penny in taxes to feed or care for it.

Me- I don't know you. But I don't interact with the Trump Party supporters if I can help it.

Trumpster- So we should just pay to raise everyone baby. You first.

Me- So, bye. MAGA, impeach Putin's pet.

Trumpster- Lol. Close minded much. Of course you don't want to listen to the other side.

Me- I don't understand your point. A mentally ill very pregnant woman was arrested in his county. She was in labor while they processed her. That baby had a heart beat then. The mother delivered the baby alone in a cell because the county jail deputies refused to alert medical staff. The baby had a fucking heartbeat then as well. The baby did NOT HAVE A HEART BEAT the following morning, when Clarke's deputies finally decided to check what the screaming was about.

Me- So fuck you and your "Leftists hate babies durr durr durr" nonsense while you excuse a system that literally allowed a living baby to die on the bunk of a jail cell rather than call an ambulance

http://fus.in/2rUXNwr