Obamacare 'Skinny Repeal' Fails, Russia and Iran Sanctions Pass, White House Communications Director Talks Cock-Sucking: A.M. Links

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CSPAN/Twitter The bid to pass a "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act failed late last night, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats in voting no.
- "I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock. I'm not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I'm here to serve the country," Anthony Scaramucci, White House communications director, told reporter Ryan Lizza.
- The U.S. is pulling its diplomats from the Venezuelan capital amid increasing protests and violence.
- Commercial real estate prices in America are far over their 2007 housing-bubble peak.
- Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders were the only two U.S. senators to vote against a bill imposing increasing sanctions on Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
- Did God really smite all of the ancient Canaanites? Science says maybe not.
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The bid to pass a "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act failed late last night...
I feel thin shamed by this term.
Hello.
Some have said they voted no because they know O'care will fail. When it does they can always say they had nothing to do with it.
I think that gives the GOP too much credit.
So imma gonna go with....CUCKS.
Obamacare won't fail until they run out of other people's money and even then they can just print more. This idea that it will crash on its own without taking the rest of the country down with it is a Stupid Party fantasy.
And that's looking increasingly like the only way Obamacare is ever gonna go away.
This idea that it will crash on its own without taking the rest of the country down with it is a Stupid Party fantasy.
Per Twitter this morning, this is the course of action explicitly preferred by the President of the United States. Get your bottled water and non-perishables while you can, I suppose.
The list of people who are evil and should rot in hell soon: please expand what I have missed.
John Mcain, Hillary hose beast Clinton, George bush W, bill Clinton, obam, schumer, Pelosi, b snaders, maduro, castro, Kim, putin,
Rachel maddow, nancy grace, probably trump?
Well, to start with there's a whole bunch more Senators and Representatives missing from that list.
Then there's the staff of the
DHS
DoEd
DoE
DoI
Capital Architect
and on and on and on.
Sessions, Lynch, Comey, Kissinger, Gore, Wasserman
The bid to pass a "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act failed late last night
Dieting is hard.
"I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock. I'm not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I'm here to serve the country," Anthony Scaramucci, White House communications director, told reporter Ryan Lizza.
The Mooch!
Moooooooooch! He's a Billions character come to life.
Always spend your first week in a new job trashing the guy who had it before you. That's a power move.
Also no hair movement -- hair movement is weakness!
Isn't this guy suppose to be fighting the leaker's inside the White House and here he is leaking out to reporters about inside White House stuff
Yep - about all you need to know about politics is that this seems like a good idea to a politician.
And about all you need to know about the media is that they're reporting all this leaked stuff without digging into the question of why it's being leaked. As Mooch pointed out on CNN, all his speculation about who's leaking doesn't amount to shit when there are journalists who know for a fact who's leaking. So why isn't CNN interested in telling Mooch who's leaking? Because they think the leakers are doing God's work in disrupting Trump's agenda, they're taking sides in the debate over what's good for the country. But they're not biased, no sir.
Yes, why WOULD reporters not turn in the people feeding them information? It's not like becoming known as someone who rats out sources would make it impossible to do their job in the future. Clearly their must be some vast conspiracy at work.
It's not like becoming known as someone who rats out sources would make it impossible to do their job in the future.
I think you're missing my point. What exactly is CNN's job?
To make money for CNN's shareholders.
What are CNN reporters' jobs?
What is your point? Is there any conceivable reason the reporters would reveal their sources, in this or any other administration? If you think they should because (in your estimation), the leakers are Bad People who are Hurting the Country, isn't that also "taking sides in the debate over what's good for the country"?
If Obama asked them to reveal their sources, I'm sure Communist News Network would have happily obeyed!
What if it turns out that the leaker is Trump himself?
I could actually see this being true. Not that he's intentionally leaking, he just can't resist constantly calling up reporters and bragging about what he's up to.
I'm pretty sure any PR people who are actually good at their jobs would have the good sense to stay away from the dumpster fire that is this WH.
+1 Mike McClintock
If only Mooch pretended to have a dog.
Or had ever accidentally bought a boat.
I think that the least realistic thing about Veep is that Mike manages to keep his job for so long.
In the flashback episode at the end of the latest season they address that but never really explain it. Of course, by the end of the episode he's a (terrible) community college teacher.
I must have missed that. I think I've watched the whole season.
I think that the least realistic thing about Veep is that Mike manages to keep his job for so long.
Furlong is the biggest inspiration to those working for Trump.
Furlong: Do you know what the chief agricultural product of my district is? I'll give you a hint: It looks like Will's wife's clit.
Jonah: Mangoes?
Furlong: No. Tell him, Will.
Will: [sighs] Green beans.
Furlong: Thalt's why I spent two months jamming them into that lunch bill... like what, Will?
Will: [sighs] Like me jamming anonymous trucker cock down my throat in a public restroom well known for that purpose
Is that actual dialogue from the show? Now I'm sure I'll never watch it.
Supercalifragilisticexpiali-dickcheese.
Any PR person who works for this WH or past administrations are/were tools of propaganda.
Shut up, you gay Irish fireman.
Hey good lookin', whatcha got cookin'? Dickwad pie?
Always going after the Irish.
Feisigh do thoin fein
Those three things by themselves are awesome enough. Put them together, and you get an awesome singularity.
What's up, you fuckin' Lorax?
When i first saw that one i snort-laughed so hard it almost dislocated my soft palate.
I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock.
Auto-fellatio is not serving the country, it's selfish. Why is he stating the obvious?
The U.S. is pulling its diplomats from the Venezuelan capital amid increasing protests and violence.
There goes the country's most reliable source of toilet paper.
They stocked the Seattle PI?
Commercial real estate prices in America are far over their 2007 housing-bubble peak.
That's a good sign, isn't it. ISN'T IT?
If Mooch really wants to serve the republic, may I suggest he introduce a razor blade to his carotid artery?
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
Sure, when Scaramucci acts like this in the White House he's being a bitch, but when a Rahm does it he's being assertive.
Rahm got shit when he called progressives "retards". How can you not like that?
"Sharp elbows."
Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders were the only two U.S. senators to vote against a bill imposing increasing sanctions on Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
And that's why neither of them are president!
Huh, that's the reason.
Two women are in hospital with broken bones after a THREESOME went wrong with one falling off a balcony as she reached climax and the other slipping as she ran to help in Germany
Unlike the leftie cucks at TreasonNN (get it?) magazine, I vow to follow up on story, at least until there are pictures.
Yeah, I got it.
Crusty isn't the hero America wants, or needs, or has ever even thought about, but dammit, he's here for us.
Thank you.
I think it's time for a Crusty appreciation day.
[starts appreciating]
The Purge isn't real, though.
You know what other famous German-ish person broke some bones?
That guy from YouTube who tried to jump into a frozen pool?
Wilhelm von Borcher?
Which one is the teacher and which the student?
we call that Tuesday night.
Did God really smite all of the ancient Canaanites? Science says maybe not.
Careful, scientists, lest ye be smote too.
I've had doctors misdiagnos my smite wounds dozens of times. And now I'm supposed to expect them to be able to do it on 3000 year old corpses?
Science says the craziest shit. Next they'll be telling me the Flood isn't historical.
OK, but Joshua still fit the battle of Jericho, right?
AM links are unfairly biased against west coasters. This is too damn early.
Get up! Its 6:05 am PST.
The Mooch is living proof that Trump loves us and wants us to be happy.
Teacher who had sex with pupil on plane was 'set up for being good looking' says her brother
I will not follow up on this story, because it is now less sexy. Fucking limeys.
Good looking teachers get picked out by students and they get hard done by.
Phrasing hasn't reached the British Isles yet.
I can vouch that we never discussed fucking the ugly teachers when we were in school in the 1980s.
"Thou hast undone my sister!"
"Villian, I have done your sister!"
A real Mizz Chips situation.
(nsfw audio, sissies)
It's cool how there are multiple people calling themselves "Republicans" who just explicitly voted to keep the individual and employer mandates even after everyone caved to them on Medicaid expansion.
You misspelled RINOs.
RINO means Republican In Name Only, which is exactly what Glide said.
Yup. Which is exactly what I said.
Yeah, voting to accelerate the death spiral is clearly the conservative thing to do!
The mandates are simply the government's way of imposing costs on some people for the benefit of some other people without calling it a tax-and-spend proposal.
Did God really smite all of the ancient Canaanites? Science says maybe not.
Israelites don't kill people; God kills people.
Evidently God is a pussy and cannot even kill off all the Canaanites.
Smite me oh great smiter!
You know, if you can't think of something clever or interesting to say, you can just leave the comment box empty. Discretion is the better part of valor.
If I had known yesterday that this is the sort of "humor" he was capable of, I never would have yelled at him.
begging for infarction seems unwise...
I'm confused as to what the heck the author of the article thinks the Bible actually says. Here's a series of verses that shows that the Israelites didn't listen to God:
Judges 1:19
Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.
Judges 1:21
But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
Judges 2:3
"Therefore I also said, 'I will not drive them out before you; but they will become as thorns in your sides and their gods will be a snare to you.'"
And there are more.
The terrifying effect porn is having on men's sex lives
I mean...
I'm fairly certain it's ruined me.
Dehydration is an effect, yeah, but i'm not sure i'd call it "terrifying."
"that the assumption that women are always shown reaching orgasm in porn is only a myth."
What sane porn watcher ever assumed that women are "always" reaching orgasm? Even if they sometimes "appear" to orgasm, most people assume they're faking it 99% of the time.
These researchers sound like complete idiots who are trying their best to make their retarded research seem profound.
These researchers sound like complete idiots who are trying their best to make their retarded research seem profound.
Says a guy who isn't smart enough to figure out a way to get the government to pay him to watch porn all day long.
Look, if I was smart and wanted the government to pay me to watch porn all day - I'd be working at the SEC.
I already assumed such studies are conducted by a team of aspies, and lines like that confirm it.
Ah, but its still horrible.
Before men were being conditioned to assume a woman reaching orgasm was easy.
Now they're being conditioned to not care.
Its still Patriarchy so . . . can I get my grant renewed?
Cue the next generation of porn, approved by the latest and greatest research, which ends with:
"Baby, did you make it?"
"Um... no honey. I appreciate you trying, but, you know, sometimes I just don't. It's not you."
"Yeah, sure, fine. My ego isn't crushed, for I accept the unspoken criticism that I don't vacuum or do the dishes enough, and that it's not my lack of skill or patience but your exhaustion from housework which reduces my ability to help you climax. I'll try to do better."
"That's so hot, sweetie. Let's try again!"
Not gonna lie, i'd watch that.
One of my friends has a theory that there are more gay men now than before because of porn. After all, when you watch porn, you are generally looking at another man's erect penis and associating it with arousal. This is why I only watch lesbian porn.
So you can constrain your sexual interest to only 51% of the population? You do you, I guess.
[hangs head in shame.....then gets shame boner]
Goes well with PGA and rainwater.
Sounds like your friend is trying to come up with an opening to tell you he's gay.
with Republican Sens. Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats in voting no.
Finally, some bi-partisanship!
What is the point of you?
He plugs butts.
A particular butt, in fact.
Your drivel is more incoherent than Sevo's.
That's not even a relatable comeback. Maybe you could have tried harder?
What is the point of you?
Your grammar is awful and makes this question incoherent.
I'm sorry that you have so much trouble with words. I bet that's a real problem for you.
I'm sorry that you have so much trouble with words. I bet that's a real problem for you.
Based on his Poasting Career, so is basic math, future-casting, and paying bets.
I asked my M.Ed in English wife (her PhD is ESOL).
She said "what a retard"
She doesn't even know PB and she knows PB.
That counts as an official diagnosis. Somebody put a helmet on shreek!
"Maybe you could have tried harder?"
That's what she said.
"What is the point of you?"
It's the part of him that is inserted into the butt.
The bid to pass a "skinny repeal" of the Affordable Care Act failed late last night, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins, John McCain, and Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats in voting no.
Something tells me that these 3 Senators are NOT holding out for a full repeal of ObamaCare either. Its almost as if they are not conservatives but call themselves Republicans. hhmmm.....
Fuck conservatives. Like Hayek said - you conservatives are all dumbasses.
Thanks. We Libertarians take lefties being upset as a real sign that things are going in the correct direction.
Retard cripple fight or cripple retard fight?
'Member when Nixon was considered liberal because he supported Social Security?
Norm Macdonald Sounds Off on SNL: 'I Think They're Playing Into Trump's Hands'
Norm MacDonald continues to be a national treasure.
He really is. Everyone should ask his opinion on everything.
He needs to be given honorary US citizenship.
This seems like a good reminder for everyone to read my comments in Norm McDonald's voice. Hmm huh.
I've started reading them in the voice of Dana Carvey. Master of Disguise-era Dana Carvey.
Norm gets it.
Caffeine IS harmless: Myth-busting review reveals powerful stimulant is safe to take and even boosts mental performance
I'm right chuffed 'bout this.
More tosh in the penny dreadful.
powerful stimulant is safe to take and even boosts mental performance
I could have told them that, but probably not before i'd had my first couple cups of coffee.
I can't read the details because there's no link, but that study has been done many times.
Also, it's weird that they would say caffeine is harmless, but the best way is tea because it's half the caffeine.
I've never known anyone who thinks that way but I suppose it might be "widespread" among nannies and other ascetics. Unlike everything else enjoyable, the non-caffeine weirdos don't seem to want to tell everyone about it, perhaps out of shame for being so ridiculous.
(not a reply to you, BUCS)
I've never known anyone who thinks that way...
This was a bit of a meme going around in some progressive circles following some research showing/claiming evidence that caffeine was found to be a dangerous drug. The reporters discussing the research were referring to drinkers of coffee as "users" of caffeine. During one program I was listening to they did this liberally (pun intended) and used a tone of voice I associate with people discussing users of hard drugs.
... I suppose it might be "widespread" among nannies and other ascetics. I think that you guessed correctly.
I also don't recall hearing that caffeine was bad for you. I recall the stupid guilt by association of saying that caffeine is addictive and therefore bad, and of course there's the general adage that too much of anything is bad for you (so, 8 cups of coffee a day may not be wise).
I always seem to feel that culturally there is a bias against better living through pharmaceuticals. The naturalistic fallacy is very strong.
"Also, it's weird that they would say caffeine is harmless, but the best way is tea because it's half the caffeine"
And the recommended dose of caffeine is four cups of coffee, which means they are suggesting it's best to drink 8 cups of tea daily.
That might be bad for your teeth if you don't brush after every cup.
It may not be directly harmful, but as a runner, I can certainly attest to it being a strong diuretic.
Has anyone actually tried a coffee enema? What do you guys recommend? Cold brew? [Shudders]
Curious commenters want to know the "nature" of that [shudder]
I probably could not be a reporter, because I'm pretty sure I would have laughed at him over the phone at this point.
Obama was a ridiculous president alright.
Obama fires WH staff
BOOOSHHH DID IT FIRST!11!!!!
I'm pretty sure neither Bush nor Obama was the first president to can somebody's ass.
Can what somebody's ass? You are missing the main verb.
Why so hard to find a leaker? Lib Party's LNC once exposed a leaker by simply changing onedifferent word in a memo sent to each individual LNC member. When the document leaked, it was easy to determine which member's memo had been leaked.
No, I'm pretty sure you're thinking of Tyrion Lannister there.
Should be easy to stop leaks.
Just grab one of the staff at random - including even the top staff. Then stab them. Then make everyone else take a turn stabbing them. Do it again and again with each leak.
They'll stop.
We have no evidence that he actually said this, except for the word of an NYT reporter. Which is worse less than used toilet paper at this point.
Now I hate to flaunt my elitist big-city readin', but The New York Times and The New Yorker are not the same thing, even though "New York" appears in both.
I'm sure the guy just made up the entire conversation.
Scaramucci doesn't deny what was reported. There's also reportedly an audio recording of it.
Yes, nothing except the word of an NYT reporter and Anthony Scaramucci himself on his verified Twitter feed, but just keep fucking that fake news chicken.
Did Soave ever get to play BotW?
It is the real reason for his sabbatical.
Did God really smite all of the ancient Canaanites? Science says maybe not.
Sorry to disappoint the headline writers, but the Bible said definitely not, so the hook for this story is false. According to the Bible, the Canaanites were organized into city states, and while the Jews annihilated most of the city states in their conquest of Canaan, they spared some and didn't even attempt to conquer others. In fact, the Lebanese cities, which are the subject of this article, are mentioned several times as allies of the Jews, not enemies, so the fact that they survived until the present day should surprise no one. Heck, even if they had done this study on Jericho, the only Canaanite city which the Bible claims God had a direct hand in its destruction, that still would not justify the headline, as some residents of Jericho were spared and intermingled with the Jews, becoming the ancestors of such famous people as King David and Jesus.
Still interesting to see that the study showed 93% relation between ancient and modern Lebanese - I would have guessed far less given the number of conquerors (Greek, Roman, Arab, Crusader, Mongol) who have swept through there in the interim.
When you kill most of an ethnicity there will be a trace of that discontinuity in the survivor's genes.
And not only that, but the Old Testament is largely a collection of myths and morality stories, with almost no historical basis.
I've always wondered why the ancient Jews were such badasses but the modern Jew is so nebbish.
Must be something about writing your own history.
Oof. SOMEBODY'S never met an Israeli. Did you know that You Don't Mess with the Zohan is partially based on a true story?
Any evidence of your claim whatsoever? Or are you just repeating what someone else told you... just like you accuse Christians of doing?
Yeah, the Israelites were Canaanites. Read a(different)book.
The U.S. is pulling its diplomats from the Venezuelan capital amid increasing protests and violence.
They're just upset about a video critical of Venezuelans. But it's good we're being proactive.
"I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock. I'm not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I'm here to serve the country," Anthony Scaramucci, White House communications director
It's nice that King Trump got his own court jester.
Will he do the fandango?
He clearly believes he's a badass, so I doubt he'll ever put on the jester suit. It would be nice to see him dance and tumble and juggle though.
"I'm not trying to suck my own cock."
C'mon Mooch. Everybody "tries", at least once.
Six weeks of yoga lessons, down the drain.
Well, at least you cleaned up after yourself.
"skinny repeal"
No fat chicks bills.
Idiots on the radio talking about Obamacare implosion as if it is an actual implosion, with casualties to include the dead and severely injured. NPR agitprop gold!
Way to screw things up, brain tumor. Why did you have to be so damned operable?
Except that if McCain hadn't showed up at all for the vote to proceed, the Republicans still couldn't have passed the vote to proceed because they needed an absolute majority of the Senate for that vote, not just a majority of the votes cast.
how does one measure the fucking strength of the President?
I'm not Steve Bannon, I'm not trying to suck my own cock.
With that negative attitude you never will.
Also, I think this guy is doing "bombastic blowhard" wrong.
The Mooch is a true Vulgarian
YOU'RE the vulgarian, you FUCK!
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