All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!(Part II)

[Tendrin]

Here's a fun one for WBE's next Jason Lewis update.

(CNN)Republican Rep. Jason Lewis once mocked women who were traumatized by unwanted sexual advances, including those inappropriately kissed or who had their thighs touched, a CNN KFile review of his former radio show reveals.
The Minnesota congressman made his comment during a November 2011 broadcast of "The Jason Lewis Show," a syndicated radio program that aired from 2009 until 2014 before he was elected to the House in 2016. Lewis was discussing sexual harassment allegations leveled against then-Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain from his time as president of the National Restaurant Association.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/10/19/p...mpression=true

[Malvolio]

Just saw a TV ad that portrayed Democrats as a danger to society and that they all want socialism....first time I've ever seen such an insane TV ad.

I think I saw that one on ESPN today. Of course, if you remind people that their Medicaid and Social Security are both examples of socialism, they'll scream, "Fake news!"

[Malvolio]

Hello anti-Semitism!

You know what? Let them discriminate. But then they should lose whatever tax-exempt status they have. Let's see how long their antisemitism lasts when it effects their wallets.

[PaulBullion]

The Saudi now admit that Kashoggi was killed, but that it was a "fist fight that went out of control."

A fist fight with a group of trained killers, instigated by a journalist who wanted some papers renewed.

Sure....

And how bad does Trump look now that they decided the "rogue killers" thing wasn't what they were gonna stick with?

Meanwhile, the MAGA bots on twitter continue to spread lies that the victim was a terrorist.

If you have the time, report this for targeted harassment please: https://twitter.com/MbmpPB7/status/1053466227362938882

[JCAll]

The Saudi now admit that Kashoggi was killed, but that it was a "fist fight that went out of control."

A fist fight with a group of trained killers, instigated by a journalist who wanted some papers renewed.

Sure....

And how bad does Trump look now that they decided the "rogue killers" thing wasn't what they were gonna stick with?

Meanwhile, the MAGA bots on twitter continue to spread lies that the victim was a terrorist.

If you have the time, report this for targeted harassment please: https://twitter.com/MbmpPB7/status/1053466227362938882

So the official explanation is that this man walked into a room with a dozen trained killers and they all pulled out saws and attacked eachother like it's the fucking Highlander.
Sure. Okay. Yeah. I buy that.
Bullshit.

[PaulBullion]

So the official explanation is that this man walked into a room with a dozen trained killers and they all pulled out saws and attacked eachother like it's the fucking Highlander.
Sure. Okay. Yeah. I buy that.
Bullshit.

It's like they came up with a bad story on purpose because the enjoy watching their puppet Trump squirm.

[PaulBullion]

Jail time for a Russian Internet troll... Not in the US, of course.

In a major ruling that exceeded prosecutors' requests, a court in Finland sentenced a man to prison for harassing journalist Jessikka Aro. She had been targeted for years by pro-Russian trolls over her reporting.

A Finnish man was sentenced to over a year in prison on Thursday for defaming and harassing investigative journalist Jessikka Aro, who works for Finnish public broadcaster YLE.

Ilja Janitskin, the founder of the right-wing, pro-Kremlin website MV-Lehti, was handed a 22-month prison sentence after being found guilty of 16 charges, including defamation.

Johan Backman, a longtime mouthpiece for Moscow in Finland, was also found guilty of defamation and harassing and received a one-year suspended sentence.

[worstblogever]

On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, as well as 2017, “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day posted profiles of the U.S. House Representative from South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, Trey Gowdy, the U.S. House Representative from South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District, a would-be witchfinder general who obsessively looks for conspiracies being carried out by Democrats that never actually manifest, and complains about the media when they have the nerve to report when he's unable to find any wrongdoing. Gowdy was placed in charge of the Benghazi Select Committee in 2014, and in 2016, Gowdy's Benghazi committee finally ended not with the repeatedly promised bang, but a whimper. Before it was all over, he had to concede that all of the reports that concluded nothing could have been done to save the lives of the four Americans killed there could have been saved by any possible intervention,
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/t...to-save-lives/
and he and the Republicans on that committee had to begrudgingly release the report to the press that concluded there was no culpability or wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton or the State Department.. In addition to the Benghazi Committee/fiasco/waste of taxpayer money that Gowdy has been making himself famous for, he also tried hyping the IRS scandal, calling for Lois Lerner to be held in contempt of Congress for invoking her 5th amendment right to not testify against herself. It was the first time that Congress held someone in contempt for doing that since... wait for it... Joe McCarthy during the Red Scare hearings. Gowdy also expressed his desire to use torture not just against terrorists... but against IRS employees to root out all the crimes they committed, "like Jack Bauer on 24", and tried hyping outrage about the closing of the World War II Memorial during the 2013 Government Shutdown by claiming that special consideration was given to Occupy Wall Street protestors to stay in that park (Zuccotti Park was privately owned, not by the government). During the House Oversight Committee’s witch hunt against Planned Parenthood, Gowdy grilled the organization’s president, Cecile Richards, repeatedly interrupting and badgering her while attributing quotes she had made which she never had said. Rounding out Gowdy's resume is one of the most conservative voting records in Congress, and an hard policy in favor of Voter ID laws that disproportionately curb the ability of minorities to get registered to vote, which he feels "can't be racist" by his logic because sometimes, people in South Carolina elect minorities.

Gowdy’s district is, of course, bright red, so he won re-election in 2016 with 67% of the vote. That’s only the beginning of the bad news. While new House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz abruptly resigned in 2017, it meant a field promotion for Trey Gowdy, who was given the field promotion to run the House Oversight Committee during the Trump administration. And guess who, in spite of the most blatantly corrupt White House since at least the Reagan administration, if not ever, is all thumbs and unable to find anything worth investigating? TREY F’N GOWDY. Yeah, with the Trump administration colluding with Russians, with the Trump business empire enriching itself off of its presidency, with practically every member of the Trump Cabinet of Horrors abusing private jets on taxpayer expense for personal trips, et cetera, et cetera, Trey Gowdy wants to bury his head in the sand and pretend that everything is JUST FINE. After eight years of playing make believe with the Obama administration, a group of unqualified morons without moral compasses move into the White House, literally skip out on all their ethics training (and act like it), and Gowdy is an accessory to all the crap they’re pulling to the extent that he accuses the people who are the “leaks” informing the media of all these scandals of criminal wrongdoing, echoing Donald Trump himself. He’s spending the energy to cast doubt on the Steele Dossier even as the intelligence community keeps confirming that detail after detail in it is accurate. It would be sad if it wasn’t so predictable.

Well, we’re happy to report some great news… Trey Gowdy announced he was going to call it quits and retire from Congress, because while he had limitless energy to attack the previous administration over phantom scandals, playing defense for the corruption of the Trump administration was something that it only took a few months of him running the House Oversight Committee and trying to do nothing before he was exhausted and ready to bail.

We here at CSGOPOTD would like to salute Trey Gowdy on his way out with our most enthusiastic of salutes to him, as we say, “Good Riddance, F*** off, and never come back, you partisan s***heel.”

[PaulBullion]

Gonna live extra healthy in hopes to live long enough to experience the beginning of the Age of Reason.

In a battle of beliefs, a Catholic exorcist is planning to fight an upcoming hex on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh with a special Mass.

On Saturday, Catland Books, a “Metaphysical boutique and occult bookshop” in Brooklyn, New York, is hosting a hex on Kavanaugh in an effort to make him “suffer,” and send a message to his supporters.

https://www.newsweek.com/catholic-ex...mpression=true

[numberthirty]

Well, looks like Carson unwittingly got it right the first time.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...inity_20181020

Instead of becoming Interior Department inspector general, Tufts resigns from HUD

[WestPhillyPunisher]

‘Compelling Evidence’ Points To Saudi Prince In Khashoggi Death, Says Ex MI6 Chief

The crown prince likely acted because he believed he had nothing to fear from the U.S., said John Sawers, former head of foreign intelligence. And with Putin's puppet Trump in in the Oval Office, the Crown Pissant is probably right. Meanwhile....

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Washington Skeptics Bash Latest Saudi Story About Jamal Khashoggi

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy rips version of journalist’s death as “preposterous.” And politicians SHOULD be suspicious because that story stinks to high heaven.

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Rep. Steve King Goes Full White Nationalist In Interview With Austrian Site

A shocking interview with a far-right propaganda site offers the clearest look yet at the congressman’s racist ideology. Why this miserable shitstain is still in office puzzles the hell out of me.

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Heidi Cruz Torched Over ‘Tone-Deaf’ Lament About Ted Cruz’s 6-Figure Senate Salary

Heidi Cruz, a Goldman Sachs executive, said she has to work 70-hour weeks as the family’s “primary breadwinner.” Oh, WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Cry me a fucking river, you bitch!

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Michael Cohen: ‘Get To The Poll’ Or We Could Have Another 6 Years Of ‘Craziness’

Donald Trump’s former lawyer told CNN why people need to vote in this year’s election. Can't put it any plainer than that, boys and girls.

[numberthirty]

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Heidi Cruz Torched Over ‘Tone-Deaf’ Lament About Ted Cruz’s 6-Figure Senate Salary

Heidi Cruz, a Goldman Sachs executive, said she has to work 70-hour weeks as the family’s “primary breadwinner.” Oh, WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Cry me a fucking river, you bitch!

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This woman probably believed she had a legitimate shot at being first lady.

With that likely being the case, I have a feeling she is never going to let the guy hear the end of it.

[InformationGeek]

What a baby.

Reporter: "What evidence do you have that these are hardened criminals that are coming to the United States?"

Trump: "Oh, please. Please. Don't be a baby. OK?"

[Tami]

Just for the amazement factor, the Mega Millions Jackpot should be renamed, it is now up to $1.6 Billion!

I can't imagine what it would feel like to actually win that much money.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

This woman probably believed she had a legitimate shot at being first lady.

With that likely being the case, I have a feeling she is never going to let the guy hear the end of it.

Can you imagine what a shitshow that shrew would have been as FLOTUS? Say what you will about Melania, at least she appears to care about issues such as cyberbullying (even though her loutish husband is the world’s worst example), Heidi would’ve been a public relations nightmare because of her insanely privileged attitude.

Just for the amazement factor, the Mega Millions Jackpot should be renamed, it is now up to $1.6 Billion!

I can't imagine what it would feel like to actually win that much money.

I was in an office pool at work for yesterday’s drawing. I suspect we’ll have another for Tuesday when the jackpot figures to be close to TWO billion.