Our bigly armada is...somewhere! Watch out, gentleman! Trump cont..

[TheClaws]

As the armada appears in waters nowhere near where it was said to be, Trump blusters on in his usual dignified, courtly manner. Easter weekend had us worried about nuclear strikes; DT put a fair bit of work into his golf swing. Business as usual! Carry on, everyone!

Thanks, Allington.

He should watch out for a smear campaign. Republicans were convinced there would be a second round. Now it's serious.

Let's hope he doesn't kick kittens in private.

(Although it cuts both ways now.)

I'm feeling far from cheery this morning but this is an encouraging way of looking at things (and I know you've been saying the same coZie)

Jonathan Martin‏ @jmartNYT
Republicans had to spend nearly $5M on air to keep a 30-year-old first-time candidate below 50% in Tom Price's CD. Ds will now demand MORE

I have been loving the congressional vote in Georgia. Having been binge watching the Good Wife i have enjoyed the attack ads, the Robocall and the ballot machine jiggery mockery. All i need now is for Eli Gold to rock up with his wee cats bum face and my day will be made! #flipthe6th

Ooh Cozie be careful what you write, just in case in turns up on someone's twitter posted in YUGE & BIGLY Letters (capital) as a real not fake fact

From the NYT link:

“Remember what happened the last time people stayed home,” the actor Samuel L. Jackson says in one ad. “We got stuck with Trump. We have to channel the great vengeance and furious anger we have for this administration into votes at the ballot box.”

I hope they paid Tarantino his royalties.

Unfortunately, it's not fiction. (And doesn't Someone Else have the copyright on that? )

Point taken, Helsinki.

You might not get Eli Gold but Alan Cumming can certainly give voice to an anti-Trump opinion or two.

We are all familiar with the contradiction between these old tweets and recent actions, but seeing them all in this phenomenal and tremendous list shows what a bigly hypocrite he is.

www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/18/trumps-old-tweets-are-quickly-becoming-a-minefield-of-hypocrisy/?utm_term=.a6cf95bc7737

Thanks for the new thread, Claws.

It would have been nice, sure, Pain. But winning outright at this stage was always too big an ask, I think. In some ways, this is better for Ossof as well. He can run a one-on-one campaign for June and make Congress on a more solid basis. I suspect that will be better for him in the long term.

How can these Republican representatives live with themselves?

CNN‏Verified account @CNN Apr 18
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During a fiery town hall, a woman with multiple sclerosis pressed GOP Sen. Dean Heller on pre-existing conditions cnn.it/2psz40y

I doubt he'll have had to face that before.

Meanwhile,

A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place

"Last month, Sessions abruptly told the dozens of remaining Obama administration U.S. attorneys to submit their resignations immediately — and none of them, or the 47 who had already left, have been replaced."

Have I mentioned arseholes at any point?

www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-month-after-dismissing-federal-prosecutors-justice-department-does-not-have-any-us-attorneys-in-place/2017/04/18/d94c4bd0-2442-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.e3f6260b1c4b

It's Oh - So - Gradually slipping away from him, isn't it? He may not realise it yet - although I think he's starting to - but you can bet his advisers do. Especially after last night.

Bigly, not only do his tweets expose him as a hypocrite, they show him to be a bully with a limited armoury. He doesn't have an elegant command of language; he spits out words as they occur to him. I don't think he he even cares about the power of language.

And straight from Top Gun:

CNN‏Verified account @CNN 15h15 hours ago
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Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted off the coast of Alaska by two US F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft cnn.it/2oKEql8

I don't think it's a very rare occurrence, though.

It's the serious flyboy equivalent of buzzing bridges - although it does show that senior Russian commanders weren't too bothered about interaction.

@maggieNYT
This celebrity president's fame has trickled down to his aides. Fun

White House aides grapple with newfound celebrity
t.co/DZwB3a2cYX?amp=1

They wanted the jobs.

But Conway admitted there is part of the A-lister attention she thrives on — and helps her advance Trump’s agenda.
“When people see me and they think of President Trump and it’s a positive connection, it makes me happy,” she said of the spotlight. “It makes the president even more accessible with the public.”

More infamous than famous, darling.

....and it’s a positive connection,....

Oh Dear.

Avi Bueno‏ @JasperAvi
Woah woah... Pre-"technical error" in #FultonCounty, @ossoff had ~55% of the vote there. Right after, he dropped to ~48%. 🤔 #FlipThe6th

I'm fairly sure the lawyers will have checked the procedures.