Pentagon Claims 352 Civilians Killed in Strikes on ISIS Since Start of Campaign, Trump Invites Duterte to White House, Congress Agrees to Fund Government: A.M. Links

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  According to the Pentagon, U.S.-led strikes against ISIS have killed 352 civilians in the last three years.

• President Trump invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has boasted of killing drug suspects, to the White House during a "very friendly" conversation.
• Leaders from both parties in Congress came to an agreement to keep the government funded through September 30.
• The government of South Korea insists the U.S. remains committed to paying for a missile defense system being deployed in the country, despite Trump's comments suggesting otherwise.
• Ja Rule says all the guests to his failed Fyre Festival on an island in the Bahamas are "safe" and have received refund forms.
• At her "Not the White House Correspondents Dinner," Samantha Bee imagined a world where Hillary Clinton was elected president and complained about the sexism Clinton would have faced.
• It's May Day.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

At her "Not the White House Correspondents Dinner," Samantha Bee imagined a world where Hillary Clinton was elected president and complained about the sexism Clinton would have faced.

Still insufferable.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Hello.

Worse than insufferable. She's extra-insufferable.

[Conchfritters]

She is insufferable, and yet she persisted.

[colorblindkid]

She and her husband are currently fighting NYC to keep her kids' small, Upper West Side, mostly white and Asian public school from being consolidated with a school with mostly poorer brown and black kids. I don't blame her, but could you imagine if Ivanka did this with her kids? What would Samantha Bee say if some white families were fighting the consolidation of two mostly-segregated schools in Georgia?

Samantha Bee is the epitome of smug hypocritical liberalness.

[Bee Tagger]

Ja Rule says all the guests to his failed Fyre Festival on an island in the Bahamas are "safe" and have received refund forms.

why would he put air quotes around the word safe? that seems almost cartoon movie villainous.

[Citizen X - #6]

"...as long as they don't do anything to attract my genetically engineered land-sharks," is the next part of the phrase.

[Zeb]

It could just be an actual quote.

It's funny that quotation marks are so often abused that people will assume scare quotes even when it's a regular old fashioned quote.

[Fist of Etiquette]

A single-word "quote" sounds suspicious to me.

[Zeb]

It is a bit odd, but I see no reason to read anything into it. I'm sure he did say that people were safe using the word "safe".

[Citizen X - #6]

Zeb's safe word is "safe word."

[Libertarian]

Refund forms? Oh well, glad that's settled. I guess a lot of people paid in cash for those $12,500 tickets instead of using credit cards that could just be credited.

[Vernon Depner]

The "refund forms" are obviously a delaying tactic while they figure out how they're going to get away with not giving full refunds?much of the money must have already been spent at this point. They know exactly where all the money came from and could send it back without any forms being required.

[Libertarian]

That hissing sound you hear is coming from a couple hundred lawyers rubbing their hands together and who would love a class action suit brought by a bunch of wealthy people. The promoters should be worried a hell of a lot about about jail and/or million dollar suits than promptly refunding ticket prices.

[Citizen X - #6]

According to the Pentagon, U.S.-led strikes against ISIS have killed 352 civilians in the last three years.

You've got to blow up a few hundred civilians if you want to make an omelet.

[Shirley Knott]

Of course, if the Pentagon were doing the counting, major league baseball games would have scores a lot more like basketball games.
Just sayin'

[creech]

Isn't this the kind of outrage that leads to 59 missiles being launched against the perpetrator's military facilities?

[Citizen X - #6]

Principles v. principals doesn't just apply to domestic politics, son.

[gaoxiaen]

It appears that those at the Pentagon prefer scrambled eggs.

[Fist of Etiquette]

President Trump invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has boasted of killing drug suspects, to the White House during a "very friendly" conversation.

Because Trump's a straight edge and knows he's in the clear.

[Conchfritters]

We elected the first President since 1992 who hasn't used drugs.

[Shirley Knott]

Now that's funny right there.

[Bee Tagger]

Leaders from both parties in Congress came to an agreement to keep the government funded through September 30.

Also agree to continue stretching the definition of the word "funded" beyond its breaking point.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Ja Rule says all the guests to his failed Fyre Festival on an island in the Bahamas are "safe" and have received refund forms.

Unfortunately those forms gave everyone paper cuts.

[Bee Tagger]

Everyone Paper Cuts has a pretty good live show, I hear, so this isn't a terrible deal.

[Libertarian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKY2ueAZLJI

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

Ja Rule says all the guests to his failed Fyre Festival on an island in the Bahamas are "safe" and have received refund forms.

Between me and you I thought Ja was always on time.

[gaoxiaen]

I and I disagree.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Leaders from both parties in Congress came to an agreement to keep the government funded through September 30.

What, were their paychecks on the line?

[Citizen X - #6]

That is usually where they break, yes.

[Vernon Depner]

Aren't their paychecks a very small portion of their incomes, though?

[Fist of Etiquette]

Endorsement deals.

[Bee Tagger]

President Trump invited Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has boasted of killing drug suspects, to the White House during a "very friendly" conversation

Going with the "be the hottest in a group picture" approach.

[gaoxiaen]

Is he bringing his wife or one of his mistresses? NTTAWWT.

[Citizen X - #6]

It's May Day.

"Who gives a fuck? Only dumbass commie PFL cuckaschmucks like Bedhead Crazy-Jewski." - Mike M., probably

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

"Dead Pee-you Pee."

[Adans smith]

To me it means to put out the humming bird feeder.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

This man knows how to formulate a euphemism.

[dantheserene]

Crusty, that there is some quality commenting.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

Thank you. I am gunning for Fist's spot at the top.

[Fist of Etiquette]

There's no time for quality at the top.

[Citizen X - #6]

It is known.

[Fist of Etiquette]

The government of South Korea insists the U.S. remains committed to paying for a missile defense system being deployed in the country, despite Trump's comments suggesting otherwise.

The president is simply renegotiating for better terms. He's going to need anti-missile missiles on the cheap, after all, since he's apparently planning to immediately provoke Kim into firing missiles south.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

Trump's Tax Cuts May Be More Damaging Than Reagan's

But what we don't need ? and can't afford ? is another round of huge, unpaid-for tax reductions that saddle us with large amounts of new debt without producing the growth levels being predicted. Changing the sales slogan from "supply-side economics" to "dynamic scoring" won't do anything to shield us from the painful consequences.

[Citizen X - #6]

unpaid-for tax reductions

Not taking is giving! Not giving is taking! SQUAAAWWWK!

[Libertarian]

Leftists always worried about how the government will pay for tax cuts, but ignore how we're supposed to pay for, you know, actual spending bills.

[Juice]

Tax hikes on the Koch brothers?

[Jerryskids]

Well, the NYT has a point, deficits matter - which is why they were so supportive of Trump's proposed budget cuts. I'm assuming, anyway. They did support big budget cuts on the grounds we can't afford to keep piling on the debt, right?

[$park? leftist poser]

unpaid-for tax reductions

This has got to be the most retarded formulation of words ever put together.

[Not a True MJG]

Trump has made debts matter again.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

For Bad Backs, It's Time to Rethink Biases About Chiropractors

Spinal manipulation ? along with other less traditional therapies like heat, meditation and acupuncture ? seems to be as effective as many other more medical therapies we prescribe, and as safe, if not safer.

Also helpful: losing weight and increasing strength.

[Jerryskids]

Spinal manipulation does make you feel better for a while, but so does a blowjob and blowjobs are cheaper.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

Yeah, but then your jaw is sore.

[gaoxiaen]

Okay, Mr. Walnuts.

[geo1113]

Walking works wonders.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Okay. Samantha Bee and Amy Schumer are kidnapped and tied up by one of those mythical crazed Trump supporters. He demands if you had to save one of them who would it be?

Go.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

The one who has the capability to be funny.

[Zeb]

Amy Schumer was kind of funny before she decided she was some kind of political activist. If ound her TV show pretty amusing.

Samantha Bee is just boring.

[Juice]

The first season of her show was pretty funny. Same thing with Sarah Silverman. I thought her show was hilarious. Ok, it kind of petered out there toward the end, but most episodes are funny and some episodes are just side splitting. But now she's just got her head up her own ass.

[Juice]

By her first season, I mean Schumer. Bee has always been anti-funny.

[Shirley Knott]

The Trump supporter.
Or nuke the site from orbit.

[Rat on a train]

if you had to save one
I don't.

[Meh.]

That's a toughie, I guess I'd have to say Samantha Bee. She seems more intelligent and less hysterical. Plus she doesn't make awful movies.

[Juice]

She seems more intelligent and less hysterical.

quizzicaldog.jpg

[Not a True MJG]

Amy. I will not be complicit in giving Chuck Schumer a familial grave to stand on for the rest of his career.

[LoneWaco]

We don't negotiate with terrorists. Do your worst.

[Mickey Rat]

We do not negotiate with terrorists.

[Zeb]

It's May Day.

Fucking commies, ruining a perfectly good holiday.

[Libertarian]

Patience. Only four more days.

[Rufus The Monocled]

From the Bee article:

"cowabunga 1 day ago
Watching this made me tear up, hard. Oh, for what could have been. Absolutely stellar job by Sam Bee, the fact that she held this event and it was so heralded gives me hope for this darkest timeline we're in."

COWABUNGA! CHICK-A-WAH-WAH.

[Not a True MJG]

When I tear up, I tear up HARD.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Cry hard or cry home.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

White gunman with 'a beer in one hand, a gun in the other' opens fire on black pool party guests at luxury apartments - leaving at least one dead and seven hurt before cops kill him in San Diego
Ban: race, beer, guns, luxury.

[Rat on a train]

Just ban San Diego to be safe.

[gaoxiaen]

The asshole where I used to live used a crossbow.

[Rubbish!]

Wonder what kind of beer set him off that way

[Citizen X - #6]

Some kind of IPA, probably.

[Juice]

Yeah, those usually piss me off.

[Zeb]

You fucking people.

[Citizen X - #6]

I'm not saying that enjoying IPAs means one is a violent racist, buuut...

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

US forces patrol Syrian border amid clashes between Turkey and Kurdish militants

Officials at the Pentagon would not confirm whether forces had been dispatched to the border region specifically to deter fighting between Turkish and People's Protection Unit, or YPG, forces. However, pictures online appear to show U.S. armored vehicles displaying the American flag ? a tactic used by the Rangers in Manbij to highlight American forces' visible presence in the region.

The world's policeman, and also the world's referees.

[Conchfritters]

100 men will test today, but only three will earn the honor of going overseas to stand between warring bands that have hated each other for hundreds of years.

[Crusty Juggler aka "Chad"]

The Freddie Rumsem sex scene in American Gods was bananas.

[Shirley Knott]

That's a pretty obvious euphemism, you can do better.

[Libertarian]

The Woody Allen sex scene in Bananas was Rumseminal.

[Not a True MJG]

I was not terribly happy with the choice to cast Murray for that role. And they didn't have him eating anything on screen, which I'm pretty sure is against the law.

Plus, no cooch shot.

[DanO.]

You know who else etc. etc.?

[Brian]

"At her "Not the White House Correspondents Dinner," Samantha Bee imagined a world where Hillary Clinton was elected president and complained about the sexism Clinton would have faced."

The world's just been horribly unfair to Hillary Clinton, hasn't it?

Le sigh.

[Libertarian]

Macron is being called "tried and tested." Isn't that what they said about Hillary?

"Macron PLUMMETS in the polls as Marine Le Pen enjoys boost a WEEK AWAY from election vote"

http://www.express.co.uk/news/.....ert-Menard

[Zeb]

I thought Macron was the relative newcomer.

[Vernon Depner]

"We can put on a show right here in the barn!"

[Libertarian]

Sounds suspiciously like an Amy Schumer sex euphemism.

[Domestic Dissident]

Happy May Day to Reason's many SJW international socialist shitbags who your jollies pretending to be libertarians.

Y'all know who you are and it's your favorite day of the year, so have a great time dancing around the maypole and all that other crap you do!

[Citizen X - #6]

Do you see? Do you see?

[Not a True MJG]

This is amazing. Bravo, Crusty.

[Glide]

Sam Bee is like Jon Stewart if instead of just being determined not to ever offend the left, Stewart was determined to spend every second of air time fellating them and telling them they were the undisputable good guys of the American story.

I can say this pretty confidently without ever having seen more than 15 seconds of her output in one dose. The commercials are enough.