pool for hillary s withdrawal date....

[rubato]

Its the Crubio campaign office the night after the polls closed and they just learned that Crubio, a Republican, has been elected:


Crubio: "And BigRR, how did he vote?"
Crubio lacky #1: He didn't, sir.
Crubio: Again?
Crubio lacky #1: Yes sir again.
Crubio: * deep sigh * "that really hurts, he didn't even bother to cast a vote. we must really be a disappointment to him."
Crubio lacky #1: Yes, sir.
Crubio: "Well lets go burn down an orphanage and repossess a few pairs of crutches, that should cheer us up!"
Crubio lacky #1: "it's a wonderful country sir. The system works."


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[Scooter]

Last week, during a promotional press conference for The History Channel’s upcoming series “First Ladies in Their Own Words,” series’ host Ron Reagan shared clips of his interviews with all living former First Ladies of the United States. In a brief video clip with his mother Nancy Reagan, she offered her endorsement of Hillary Clinton as President saying, “The time for a woman to serve as our President has come – really, now is the time – and I think the idea of having a former First Lady as the leader of the free world is really quite a marvelous notion. I want Hillary to win. Even though I admire two of the current potential Republican nominees, I have no interest in seeing either of them lead this country.”

- See more at: http://nationalreport.net/nancy-reagan- ... Vuwe7.dpuf

Asked about his mother’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Reagan thought it showed how little America actually knew about the woman behind the Republican icon. “She wants people to know that the First Ladies are tight. They get together once a year to support each other. In fact, Hillary had no interest in running until both Laura and Barbara Bush cornered her at their get-together in May 2013 and talked her into at least thinking about it! So, in a sense, if Mrs. Clinton does run and win, you can blame the Bush family.”

- See more at: http://nationalreport.net/nancy-reagan- ... Vuwe7.dpuf

I'm looking forward to watching the series, as well as watching Jeb Bush trying to explain why people should vote for him when his mother is supporting someone else.

[wesw]

gee, everyone knows that nancy Reagan was always half a nutjob.....

my astrologer tells me that her endorsement bodes ill for Hillary.....

[Big RR]

Its the Crubio campaign office the night after the polls closed and they just learned that Crubio, a Republican, has been elected:


Crubio: "And BigRR, how did he vote?"
Crubio lacky #1: He didn't, sir.
Crubio: Again?
Crubio lacky #1: Yes sir again.
Crubio: * deep sigh * "that really hurts, he didn't even bother to cast a vote. we must really be a disappointment to him."
Crubio lacky #1: Yes, sir.
Crubio: "Well lets go burn down an orphanage and repossess a few pairs of crutches, that should cheer us up!"
Crubio lacky #1: "it's a wonderful country sir. The system works."


yrs,
rubato

See, now you're getting it.

[Scooter]

And I had been planning to say in that post, watch GOP smear machine begin its campaign to villify Nancy Reagan for doing nothing but exercise her right to express her opinion, accuse her of being a RINO, etc.

And you did one better, wes, and went right to accusing her of having a mental illness. Good job.

I really should play the ponies.

[wesw]

gee, the liberals called her a nutjob for years.....

you guys are done. your bullshit is obvious to everyone.

bye.

[Big RR]

I never particularly cared for Nancy Reagan (her "just say no" campaign was pretty idiotic, e.g.), but I'm starting to like her now. I'm not more likely to vote for Hillary because of her endorsement (anymore than I would be if she endorsed anyone else, but I like to see someone speak their mind and eschew political constraints they have observed for a lot of their lives. I don't wear hats, but if I did, mine would be off to her.

FWIW, I'd like to know which two repubs she knows and admires, but doesn't want to see "lead this country"; it could be interesting.


Scooter--I'd bet the repubs blame it on her age and the toll of years of caring for Ronnie in his decline; it gives those who don't want to hear it the excuse they need to dismiss it. But if she's articulate in the interview, that might just be exposed as the crap it is.

[Scooter]

Did you hear that folks, wes now believes that anything liberals have been saying for years is true.

[Big RR]

I've seen some reports that the Nancy Reagan story is false. I couldn't find a link to the interview segments--does anyone have it?

[MajGenl.Meade]

Ya think it might be false? Check out the "National Report" site.

Pierre Buble (the writer) has lots of fun stuff to say:

With that in mind, conservative political firebrand, columnist and author Ann Coulter has publicly stated that “for all intents and purposes, I am a woman, too.” This statement, a direct quote from Jenner’s “20/20” interview announcing his embrace of his life as a female, was met with little immediate fanfare. Most of those who did react within the first few hours were rather ho-hum about the revelation.

Fox News online commentary initially was reserved. “I had my suspicions about Coulter when I saw her on O’Reilly a couple of years ago, so I’m not surprised,” wrote reader ohiopatriot76.

Similarly, iaintnolib wrote, “Ever sinse [sic] she shaved her adams apple, we new [sic] she wasn’t gonna live like no man no more.” It was when the item about Coulter was posted in the primarily left-leaning Huffington Post website that Coulter got what she was after – the internet chatter began in earnest. By the following morning, more than 1200 comments had been posted in response to the article.

A thread started by poster E Warren received the most “likes” and clearly hit the sentiment of the Huffington crowd.

“Coulter is a media whore who will say or do anything to get attention. This announcement, however, may be the first insight into her humanity (if it isn’t fake) and if she truly wants to be thought of as a woman, she could at least act like one and show some empathy for other human beings. I reserve my respect until she earns it.”

Coulter, 53, was surprisingly unavailable for comment. Her press representative explained that she was in Sweden seeking medical treatment for a head cold and would return media requests upon her “recovery.” [No further explanation was offered.]

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See more at: http://nationalreport.net/ann-coulter-i ... xUY2I.dpuf

[Lord Jim]

I couldn't find a link to the interview segments--

and you won't find it:

Bloomberg falls for fake Nancy Reagan report

Bloomberg Politics published a report about Nancy Reagan based off of fake news site NationalReport.net

The piece, headlined "Nancy Reagan gives her endorsement to... Hillary Clinton," quoted a supposed "Drudge Report" saying that the former first lady told the History Channel series "First Ladies In Their Own Words" that it's time for a female president.

"For the GOP, this is slightly awkward. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency, and especially since his death, the Gipper's legacy has been worshipfully celebrated, often claimed, by Republican candidates," the article stated.

The problem is: Reagan never said such a thing and the series was actually on C-SPAN, not The History Channel. The report seems to have come from NationalReport.net, a spoof news site that has tricked many a politician and news organization in the past. The piece was then posted to a website called DrudgeReport.com.co, which doesn't seem to be connected to the actual Drudge Report.

The piece, which was published just before 5 p.m. on Friday, was deleted within minutes.

We've reached out to a Bloomberg spokesperson for comment and will update here accordingly.

UPDATE (6:05p.m.):

Bloomberg has reposted the article with a note that the piece has been retracted.

"This story has been retracted. We fell for a hoax. Apologies," the note states.

Bloomberg Politics Executive Editor Mike Nizza said in a tweet "very very stupid mistake, and one we take very seriously. Simple as that."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/201 ... z3oaAgsOP5

[Lord Jim]

Its the Crubio campaign office the night after the polls closed and they just learned that Crubio, a Republican, has been elected:


Crubio: "And BigRR, how did he vote?"
Crubio lacky #1: He didn't, sir.
Crubio: Again?
Crubio lacky #1: Yes sir again.
Crubio: * deep sigh * "that really hurts, he didn't even bother to cast a vote. we must really be a disappointment to him."
Crubio lacky #1: Yes, sir.
Crubio: "Well lets go burn down an orphanage and repossess a few pairs of crutches, that should cheer us up!"
Crubio lacky #1: "it's a wonderful country sir. The system works."


yrs,
rubato

[rubato]

If Nancy's astrologer told her to endorse Hillary then it must be true.


yrs,
rubato

[Lord Jim]

X2

[rubato]

Now that the "E-mail" and "Bengazi" scandals have both been shown to be Repuglicans running around in circles lighting smoke bombs and yelling "Fire" (except to the moron right who will vote for them no matter what") we can get back to what serious people are saying. Poor things have gone to SO much work and only influenced people so stupid they will vote Repuglican even if it is a Trump or a Carson.




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[Lord Jim]

Now that the "E-mail" and "Bengazi" scandals have both been shown to be Repuglicans running around in circles lighting smoke bombs and yelling "Fire"

LOL

(At last you managed to post something genuinely funny...)

Yeah that's why there's an FBI investigation...because the Obama Justice Department likes to chase Republican "smoke bombs"...

Rube, the only thing on "fire" is your pants, when you tell whoppers like that...

[rubato]

Now that the "E-mail" and "Bengazi" scandals have both been shown to be Repuglicans running around in circles lighting smoke bombs and yelling "Fire"

LOL

(At last you managed to post something genuinely funny...)

Yeah that's why there's an FBI investigation...because the Obama Justice Department likes to chase Republican "smoke bombs"...

Rube, the only thing on "fire" is your pants, when you tell whoppers like that...

OMG! An actual FBI investigation! Like those against William Saroyan, Dorothy Parker and Pearl S. Buck you fucking jackass hopeless moron.

Only half-wit idiots like you think that is "evidence" of anything. Empty your drool bucket before you drown in it.


http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/10/books ... wanted=all


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[Lord Jim]

LMFAO!!!

What a friggin' dishonest idiot...(dishonesty and stupidity; great combination... )

So your theory is that J. Edgar Hoover has returned from the dead and taken over the Obama Administration's FBI...

That Early Onset Alzheimer's is kicking in again rube; we already had this dance...in this very thread:

Although in this case he is right. the email scandal is as bullshit as the Bengazi scandal. Pure crap for morons. And in the end it won't move the dial even a hair.

The stupid people who believe that shit are all voting Republican already. No one cares about them.


yrs,
rubato

LMAO !!!

Keep telling yourself that rube...

This is one of those "ideas" that having made the daunting journey through the six inches of rube's titanium skull to reach the Lima bean sized brain that lies within, has attached itself with lamprey-like tenacity...[man, did I get that right.]
No amount of factual information can possibly dislodge it...

ETA:

Apparently on Planet Rube, Richard Allen Scaife, The Koch Brothers and Rupert Murdoch have taken over two government Inspector General offices, the State Department, the FBI, a federal judge, The Washington Post and The New York Times...[maybe you'll be able to read it this time; perhaps you've got a Pearl Buck reference for the IGIC]

As well as manipulating the results of every major polling organization in the country...

To somehow create the impression that people other than those who "are all voting Republican already" believe this might be something other than "bullshit" or "pure crap for morons"...

It's been quite an impressive and successful conspiracy....

Okay rube, back to you...

[rubato]

Yet another Republican tells the truth about the Benghazi investigation:


http://www.vox.com/2015/10/15/9539481/r ... e-designed

Now, in explaining what happened with McCarthy, a second House Republican has made a more provocative concession that plays into Clinton's hands just a week before she is due to testify before the Benghazi committee. Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY), echoing some Democratic talking points, told radio host Bill Keeler on Wednesday that the probe has been aimed at Clinton all along.

"Kevin McCarthy basically blew himself up with that comment over the Benghazi committee, which, sometimes the biggest sin you can commit in DC is to tell the truth," Hanna said. "This may not be politically correct, but I think that there was a big part of this investigation that was designed to go after people, an individual, Hillary Clinton. And I think there's also a lot of it that’s important that we needed to get to the bottom of this. But this has been the longest investigation, longer than Watergate."

Hanna comes from a potentially competitive district in upstate New York. If his commentary was intentional, it could indicate that Republicans think the Benghazi committee is becoming a political liability. And while Hanna's comments may not be as deleterious to the GOP's anti-Clinton effort as McCarthy's because Hanna has no national profile, they are more damning. McCarthy didn't go anywhere near as far as Hanna's conclusion that the probe was "designed to go after people, an individual, Hillary Clinton."

Hanna, whose comments can be heard here starting at the 9:35 mark, added, "You’d like to expect more from a committee that’s spent millions of dollars and tons of time."

It didn't take long for the Clinton campaign to seize on his remarks and castigate the Benghazi committee's chair, Trey Gowdy.

"House Republicans aren't even shy anymore about admitting that the Benghazi committee is a partisan farce," Clinton spokesperson Brian Fallon said in a statement pointing reporters to Hanna's remarks. "Hillary Clinton will still attend next week's hearing, but at this point, Trey Gowdy's inquiry has zero credibility left."
The Benghazi committee was always designed to go after Clinton, but Republicans only started owning up to it recently
... "

The few Republicans with morals are trying to move away from it before the amoral slime of public manipulation gets on them, too.


The members of the public who matter, those who are not tea partiers or lockstep Republicans, have seen enough to know that the email and Benghazi 'scandals' are political bullshit. You have lost.




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[Lord Jim]

The members of the public who matter, those who are not tea partiers or lockstep Republicans, have seen enough to know that the email and Benghazi 'scandals' are political bullshit.

CBS News October 11, 2015, 10:30 AM

The Clinton email controversy

As questions continue about Clinton's email practices as Secretary of State, 71 percent of registered voters nationwide do not think it was appropriate for Clinton to use a personal email address and server for work-related matters while Secretary of State, up from 64 percent in March. Majorities of Republicans and independents say her actions were not appropriate, while Democrats are more divided.

In addition, about six in 10 voters are dissatisfied with her explanation of the matter, while far fewer - a third - are satisfied.

But how will this affect Clinton's campaign for president? Voters are split: 50 percent say the email issue will be important in their vote for president,[that's 50% based on what's known so far...who knows what more will come to light as the FBI scours the server...]while almost as many - 48 percent say it won't be. Most Democrats say the email matter won't be important, while most Republicans say it will be. Independents are divided.

This poll was conducted by telephone October 4-8, 2015 among a random sample of 1,251 adults nationwide, including 1,038 registered voters. Data collection was conducted on behalf of CBS by SSRS of Media, PA. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones.

The poll employed a random digit dial methodology. For the landline sample, a respondent was randomly selected from all adults in the household. For the cell sample, interviews were conducted with the person who answered the phone.

Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish using live interviewers.

The data have been weighted to reflect U.S. Census figures on demographic variables.

The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher and is available by request. The margin of error includes the effects of standard weighting procedures which enlarge sampling error slightly.

More results from the poll here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-hillar ... atic-race/

rube, rube, rube...

here's the basic problem you and I are having in this "debate":

There's an enormous asymmetry between what I'm bringing to the table to back up my contentions, and what you are bringing to the table to back up yours...

I've brought a parade of facts; facts about the findings of two Inspector Generals, facts about orders issued by a federal judge, facts about the FBI investigation, and facts about the findings of respected polling organizations...

You on the other hand, have brought nothing but pure ass gas; some of your own ass gas and additional ass gas provided by your ass gas sources...

Not one single bit of factual information to back up anything you have claimed...you just keep repeating your mantra mindlessly, like some sort of version of Tourette Syndrome...

Now run along and see if you can find some respectable polling data showing that "The members of the public who matter, those who are not tea partiers or lockstep Republicans, have seen enough to know that the email and Benghazi 'scandals' are political bullshit"

And after you've done that, see if you can find some reputable reporting source that will show that the FBI, the Federal judge, and two Inspector Generals are all involved in some political plot to chase "smoke bombs" lit by Republicans...

Of course, I don't expect you to do those 2 things... (well, because frankly, they can't be done, and even if they could you wouldn't have slightest idea of how to accomplish them.)

(You really do need to broaden your information sources beyond that DeLong blog you're so fond of and vox.com...It might make you look like less of idiot...)

No, all I expect from you is more