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Lie under oath about getting a hummer from an intern: "impeach! impeach!! impeach!!!" Lie under oath about meeting representative of a hostile foreign government accused of influencing the election, during your confirmation hearing: "meh, he probably just forgot." -k

By fiscally incompetent and socially awkward I assume Impact is referring to the popularity of "libertarian" ideas among those who live in mom's basement. -k

I watched Kellie's video about values screening. While I didn't find any of the content objectionable, I thought the delivery was dismal... it made me cringe in embarrassment for her. She has the charisma of soggy drywall, and will never lead the Conservatives to success. -k

Whoever she is, at least she isn't Sarah Palin. -k

He also invited his rich friends from his Bedminster golf club to hang out with him while he interviewed nominees. -k

Education Secretary Betsy deVos has joined in on the "alternative facts" craze with her own unique touch, "alternative history"! In the real world, black colleges were established in segregation states because the federal government required that black students have access to higher education. Black colleges were established so that these states could meet that requirement without having to let black people onto white campuses. But on Planet Betsy, the black colleges were "pioneers of school choice!" giving "more options!" to black students. Trying to reimagine segregation-era establishment of segregated campuses as creating a vigorous, thriving competition for black scholars is absurd. It's like trying to spin separate "whites" and "coloreds" water fountains as giving "more options!" to thirsty people. It's moronic in a way that defies description. -k

Maybe, but I don't think I could watch one him again without remembering what kind of person he is. I can listen to "Stranglehold" without thinking about what a total nutjob Ted Nugent is... but acting or comedy, where I'm supposed to feel some kind of rapport or empathy with the performer, I just couldn't watch Bill Cosby's smug, Jello-filled pie-hole and detach it from what he's done. Maybe I could watch a Fat Albert cartoon without wanting to puke, but I don't think I could watch Dr Huxtable again, ever. -k

I don't have an opinion on Casey Affleck either, but Brie Larson clearly does. Perhaps award shows should stop putting her in the position of handing him trophies. I doubt that many noticed her not applauding, or knew the backstory. Personally, I have a hard time seeing someone succeed if I believe they're an awful person. I do agree that internet witch hunts and social media hounds have gotten out of hand. Here's a well known example from a year ago. This girl is so disgusting and obnoxious that it's rage-inducing to watch how she treats this poor Uber driver. It's impossible to watch this video and not think "she can't get away with acting like that. She needs to be taught a lesson." One might suspect that she acts like this because she's spoiled and entitled and gotten away with it all her life. One might want to see her get the justice that "Affluenza Teen" Ethan Couch somehow avoided. You watch that, and you feel angry and want to hit back at her in some way for being such a scumbag, and you leave a terrible review of her on a doctor-rating website and feel a small bit of satisfaction at striking a teeny-tiny blow for justice. She became famous overnight, she lost her job-- she was a doctor-- and her family was targeted with threats and harassment. It seems like a little much... but I have a hard time feeling bad for her, because the person in that video is clearly not a good person. They say the internet never forgets... but it does move on. -k

Luckily American consumers are willing to pay for all that! America: land of the brave, home of the $600 Epi-Pen! R&D on epinephrine was finished in the 1970s, but was apparently so expensive that American Dutch/Irish drug company Mylan was forced to increase the price by 500% in the past couple of years. Gilead are, of course, free to not sell their Hepatitis cure to Australia's government at the price they've negotiated, but Gilead has apparently decided that a reduced margin is better than zero customers. In the meantime, there must be enough wealthy Americans who can pay full price for a Hepatitis cure to make it worthwhile for Gilead. Tommy Lee, Pam Anderson... -k

I think there's two separate issues. One is universal drug coverage, and the other is a national drug-purchase strategy. They're not necessarily linked together. We could have one, the other, or both. The idea of universal drug coverage tends to get some peoples' hackles up, because it could potentially be very expensive. The idea of a national drug purchase strategy, on the other hand, should be welcomed by everybody except, perhaps, those who own shares in drug companies. I heard this being discussed on the radio recently in regard to a drug that's potentially life-changing for people with Hepatitis C. In Canada, it's prohibitively expensive, and provincial health plans can't cover it because the extreme high cost would crush the healthcare system. In Australia, on the other hand, the drug is available for patients. Why the difference? Australia has a national drug purchasing plan, which allowed them to negotiate a much better price than Canadians can get buying drugs as individuals. From what I heard during the radio segment, I gather that Canada is the only country with a universal healthcare system that doesn't also have a national drug purchasing system. Even without universal drug coverage, such a system could make a big impact in the price of medicine for Canadians, and could potentially save the healthcare system vast sums of money as well. I can't think of a good reason not to do it. -k

Looking over that list of credits, I see many films where I didn't remember it was Bill Paxton. I didn't remember he was in Edge of Tomorrow, I forgot that he was in Aliens, Twister, Tombstone... Some actors, from the moment they appear on screen your brain goes "oh hey, it's Robert deNiro" (for example) and refuses to accept them as the character they're trying to portray. Bill Paxton was kind of the opposite. "Oh... the dumb-ass army-guy was Bill Paxton? I didn't even notice!" ... -k

The only "lie" is that it was Arabs. The overwhelming majority of them North African Muslims, particularly from Morocco. In the days and weeks following the atrocious incidents in Cologne and elsewhere, refugee supporters and Muslim apologists claimed vindication when the arrest records indicated that only a few of those accused were Syrian refugees... as if Syrians and refugees were the only Muslims in Germany. Well, they aren't. Germany has a huge number of "lifestyle tourists" from the Maghreb countries-- Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco. Particularly Morocco, for some reason. They are almost exclusively young and male, and file bogus refugee claims in Germany because they've heard everybody in Germany gets a good job and a nice house and a nice car. Over 99% of these Maghreb refugee claims are rejected, because they're not actually fleeing war or persecution. But they stay in Germany anyway, because they feel like it and because Germany doesn't do anything to get rid of them. No, most of them were North African Muslims, as discussed. When Anglo-Saxons do commit sexual assaults, they're probably not doing it as part as of a mob of Muslim immigrants. They're probably not doing it as part of mobs at all, for that matter. I'm sure that if anglo-saxons were forming mobs and taking over train stations to molest women, that would make the news. -k

The notion that religion is above reproach or exempt from criticism has been linked to many historical tragedies and debacles. It is an unacceptable premise. Lampooning religion figures and doctrines and practices is worthwhile, even if just to make that point. It's my opinion that many people try to use the label "Islamophobic!" to shout down reasonable criticism of Muslim practices. I can't help thinking that the same people, if we were in the 1600s, would be running around shouting "Christophobic!!" in response to criticism of burning "witches" at the stake. -k

Andy Pudzer has withdrawn his name from consideration for the position of Labor Secretary. Pudzer is, of course, a fast-food baron who has devoted many years to the cause of finding ways to further rip off the depressed and demoralized people who staff his restaurants. However, the job was certainly his if he wanted it. Aside from a decades-old spousal abuse complaint that was recanted by his ex-wife, there was nothing standing in his way. I have to think that he looked at the current state of the Trump administration and decided "there's no way I'm hitching my wagon to this flame-broiled disaster." -k

So I gather it's your position that the problem isn't that Trump's staff keep doing stupid things, it's that the media keeps reporting on it. They can go "get" Hillary Clinton, but Hillary Clinton didn't make Michael Flynn phone the Russians. Hillary Clinton didn't make Michael Flynn lie to Vice President Pence. Hillary Clinton didn't make Trump hold a meeting about national security issues in plain view of visitors at his Mar-a-Lago club's restaurant. Hillary Clinton didn't let visitors at the Mar-a-Lago club take selfies with the Nuclear Launch Briefcase. Hillary Clinton didn't botch the implementation of the Muslim travel ban. Hillary Clinton didn't throw the Muslim travel ban out of court. Hillary Clinton didn't tell Kellyanne to go on TV and tell people to buy Ivanka's products. Hillary Clinton didn't tell Kellyanne to go on TV and invent a fake massacre. But hey, if they go "get" Hillary Clinton, it might distract suckers from the sheer, utter incompetence of the Trump administration for a while. That's probably the best they can hope for at this point. -k

Aside from being legendary for their lack of truthfulness, the Enquirer is also published by one of Trump's close friends. It's no accident that the National Enquirer was doing hit-pieces on Trump's opponents during the Republican primaries and on Hillary Clinton throughout the election campaign. Also, it wasn't Barack Obama that put Michael Flynn on the phone with the Russians. It wasn't Barack Obama that picked Paul Manafort to run Trump's campaign. Also, I thought George Soros was the go-to bogeyman for Republicans. Also, what if it's Bat-Boy who is masterminding the plot to unseat Trump? -k

No one corrected Sean Spicer when he called Orlando "Atlanta" either. They let him run his mouth and make fun of him later. It's rude to correct someone while they're talking, and nobody wants to make Spicer mad because he might have another tantrum at the podium. CALM SPICEY AIN'T HAPPY ABOUT BEING CORRECTED, FOLKS! Is this why so many conservative snowflakes seem upset about Trudeau's looks? They're afraid that he "looks gay"? uh no. Shinzo is his give name. Abe (pronounced ah-bay, not "aeb" if you were wondering) is his family name. His granddad was Kan Abe, his dad was Shintaro Abe... of course in Japan they'd be known as Abe Kan, Abe Shintaro, Abe Shinzo. I was wondering about this from your earlier thread when you talked about Trump being "on a first name basis with Abe!"... clearly you missed something. Mind you, it's not out of the question that Trump himself also thinks the PM of Japan is a guy named Abraham "Abe" Shinzo... -k

...suuuuure, that's probably it... Trump's response makes it clear that he's not mad at what Flynn did, he's mad that Flynn got caught. What does it tell you that Trump had not one word to say about Flynn, but raged about the media and the leaks? ...suuuuure, that's probably it... -k

Yup, he's like a rube who shows up at the circus with a big fat wallet, and all the carnies want to get to him first. -k

Amateur hour! Amateur hour! Amateur hour! I understand that Trump himself is completely new at this, and clearly out of his depth. But doesn't he have any grown-ups around him to tell him that this stuff is dumb? -k

Yes... Sean Spicer is not a smart man. This is not news to anyone. Remember the Atlanta massacre? Anyone? Anyone? Sean? Orlando, Sean? Did you mean the Orlando massacre, Sean? You do know that the Japanese Prime Minister's name is Shinzo, and not Abe, right? "Abe" is the guy who does your taxes. Shinzo Abe is the Prime Minister of Japan. Our Prime Minister is a fit, healthy, handsome man who can throw a nice left jab and right hook. The President is a flabby old man whose appearance is a source of worldwide ridicule. After seeing how sad he looked standing next to Trudeau, Trump no doubt felt very jealous. I imagine he probably sent out for some new hairplugs and a fresh coat of orange paint for his face. At the rate he's aging over the past couple of months, he'll probably need a new facelift as well... perhaps he will have his face completely reupholstered with a fresh new layer of Naugahyde. I doubt it. Given his troubles in the past couple of weeks its clear that the Trump administration couldn't run a lemonade stand... they're in no position to tell anyone to "shape up". -k

Like a paid trip to Russia to celebrate Putin's propaganda outlet? -k

There have been questions about Flynn's actions and his past for weeks... why did the House Oversight Committee refuse to investigate? Why did the H.O.C. decide they needed to look into "Sid The Science Kid" while this cloud of controversy was hanging over the National Security Advisor? We now know that behind the scenes, the intelligence agencies have been fighting with the administration for several weeks regarding Flynn. I'm not sure that people should be "content" at all with the way this was handled. -k

I knew where this was heading as soon as I read the title. Obama was eligible to be President for the same reason as Calgary-born Ted Cruz was eligible to run for the office. Also, it's too late to evict Obama. He's finished his two terms as President. Birthers will need to get over it... it's too late to change the past. -k