All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!

[Tami]

Why am I fucking surprised....like why. I should know to expect the batshit by now.

Ali Velshi is talking about this on MSNBC now, and earlier he referred to Sean Hannity as a Journalist...then a few minutes ago he mentioned that his Twitter is going to be filled with complaints regarding his use of the word Journalist. Not apologetic or defensive, just acknowledging that it will happen.

Oh, and if Cohen wasn't fighting this in court, it never would have been made public that Hannity was a client.

Shooting one's self in the foot is a common ailment among Trumpians.

[Tazirai]

The café in the downtown Philly Barnes & Noble is just as bad, if not worse as I've seen homeless people, overstuffed bags and all in there from time to time. How the staff handles them I have no idea.



What? They couldn't rent office space for an hour or so? Conducting interviews at a public eatery where perfect strangers can overhear everything that goes on seems, I don't know, awkward to me.

Downtown Philly also has the 8th and Market Box City Underground at the Sub Station, unless it's gone now. Lots of Homeless tramp around that area.

[Iron Maiden]

Also

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's mystery client is Fox News host Sean Hannity
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/16/trum...off-looms.html

Does this mean there was another "catch and kill" Playmate/porn star involving Hannity? Hahaha!

[Tofali]

ppl thought that Hannity was the only one that escaped sex scandals a few months ago after Fox canned O'Reilly. I wonder how this will unravel? I remember Trump saying "Ask Michael Cohen" well the judge did lol!

[BeastieRunner]

Man I hope Hannity is in for the bank fraud stuff, not the sex stuff.

I don't know if I'm ready for that.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Trump pissed of Haley. Made her look like a fool today. What a jerk ...

Trump puts the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley’s announcement.

Trump has made fools of everyone in his cabinet of horrors. Why should Haley be exempt?

Also

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's mystery client is Fox News host Sean Hannity
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/16/trum...off-looms.html

So, Sean Hamhocks is mixed up with Cohen? Oh, that’s hilarious!

Man I hope Hannity is in for the bank fraud stuff, not the sex stuff.

I don't know if I'm ready for that.

That makes two of us.

[ZombieHavoc]

I assume it's for bank fraud and sex stuff. Like Trump.

Facebook comments under articles about this are funny. It's like, these people can somehow succinctly summarize in one poorly punctuated paragraph all the bullshit Fox News and other similar outlets have spewed over the past couple of years, beginning with Benghazi all the way to now.

It's funny, and also of course unfortunate--like 2018 in general.

[InformationGeek]

So, to sum up...

[PaulBullion]

Does this mean there was another "catch and kill" Playmate/porn star involving Hannity? Hahaha!

Meet Horny Daniels, who was paid 130,000 carrots in hush money.

[Michael Watkins]

ppl thought that Hannity was the only one that escaped sex scandals a few months ago after Fox canned O'Reilly. I wonder how this will unravel? I remember Trump saying "Ask Michael Cohen" well the judge did lol!

I honestly don't think that he's the type. I think he channels those desires into his martial arts and tv show rants. at least none of his co-workers have said anything about harassment.

Meet Horny Daniels, who was paid 130,000 carrots in hush money.

or this^

[Michael Watkins]

Trump pissed of Haley. Made her look like a fool today. What a jerk ...

Trump puts the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley’s announcement.

she's using all of this as a set-up for a presidential campaign. she should have it just as rough as the last guy, imo.

[Jack Dracula]

Does this mean there was another "catch and kill" Playmate/porn star involving Hannity? Hahaha!

God, I hope so. It would be so delicious.
I absolutely hate that guy.

[ed2962]

Oh boy. This week starts off crazy.

This is whole story has been so over top it could be an Oliver Stone movie. All we're missing is a mystical Native American to make a cameo.

[numberthirty]

In Searing Interview, James Comey Unleashes Against ‘Morally Unfit’ Trump

“I don’t think he’s medically unfit to be president. I think he’s morally unfit to be president.” Given Trump's fast food diet and avoidance of exercise, I wouldn't rule out his being medically unfit. Then there's this....

"Searing"...

What did they watch?

Even though I think the guy makes the occasional point, he seriously needs to stick a Post It on the inside of his sleeve that says "Dude, people really don't care about how you felt about any of this."

[Tami]

HHS official shared post saying 'forefathers' would have 'hung' Obama, Clinton for treason

:Head shake: :eye roll:

(CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services shared an image in 2017 that said "our forefathers would have hung" Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for treason, a CNN KFile review has found.

Ximena Barreto is a far-right political pundit who in December 2017 joined the Trump administration as deputy director of communications at the department.

Barreto was placed on leave by the department on Monday after the liberal watchdog Media Matters reported that Barreto called Islam "a cult" and pushed the false Pizzagate conspiracy theory, which alleged that Clinton was part of a child-sex ring based in part at a Washington, DC, pizza restaurant.

A subsequent KFile review of her Twitter account "RepublicanChick" found that Barreto also repeatedly used the hashtag #BanIslam and twice shared conspiracy theories about the death of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich. Barreto also shared a conspiracy theory that French President Emmanuel Macron was controlled by the Rothschild family and that Clinton and Obama were controlled by investor and Democratic mega-donor George Soros. Both the Rothschilds and Soros are frequent targets of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.