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  1. 1 minute ago, lemonlime said:

    Intelligent?  From the party of trump?  The only requirement is that the person by a sycophant to Moscow Mitch and the GOP money supply (NRA?  Putin?).

     

    Well, perhaps I should have noted that I use that word broadly -- I meant intelligent in the sense of being an effective communicator.  And I know we all make fun of Trump...and we should.  But he's an effective communicator to the audience that matters -- the one that shows up to elect him.  He gets them fired up and enthusiastic.  Candace Owens won't do that.  Hurd wouldn't do that.

  2. 2 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

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    Thoughta that.....but man, the tussle to see who goes at the TOP of the ticket.  Do you stick with Diamond and Silk, 2024?  OR do you go CRAZY, and make it Silk and Diamond, 2024?

    And.....fuck, who am I kidding.  That's probably going to happen.

  3. 4 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

    He doesn't inspire, which is why he won't be the nominee.  I think the R party is fine with evaluating a black guy fairly -- even intentionally promoting one -- so long as he is within their narrow definition of the acceptable version.  Hurd fits into that.

    I used to think that.  But the GOP has tipped too far.  The only kind of black person who is both acceptable and inspiring to the base is some sycophant like Candace Owens.  And while she ranks off the charts on willingness to say things that make Republicans feel better and justified about their racism....she's not quick on her feet or inspiring otherwise.  You'd need a blend of sellout AND quick/intelligent.  You ain't gonna find that cocktail served ANYWHERE.

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  4. 1 minute ago, WhatTheBuck said:

    How can anybody be so gullible as to be taken in by this obvious fraudster? I'll never understand it. 

    After millenia of fraudsters, snake oil salesmen, and con-men, why do con-men still exist?

    Because easily conned people still exist.  They always will.

    Intellectually, this country is the equivalent of someone who just sent their life savings to a Nigerian prince, just knowing that he'll use it to free up the $50 million he has tied up in a Swiss bank account, after which he'll happily give them their 10% cut, for a smooth $5 million payday.  America is that fucking stupid.

  5. 12 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

    I am old enough to remember when the Texas Spirits were the "Texas Spooks."

    1) I married one.

    2) I had been at UT all of a coupla weeks when I saw the spirit painting on the windows of shops on the drag, signed "Texas Spooks," and I specifically thought WHAT THE FUCK?  SPOOKS??  Cuz, you know, it's a pretty well-known racist term.

    They changed names a few years later.

    Damn my wife looked cute in her white blouse with that little orange kerchief at the football games.

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  6. 42 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    Speaking of Hurd, I think he’ll take the GOP nomination for POTUS in 2024

     

    8 minutes ago, Captainant said:

    you sure? He's a bit too high on the melanin count for GOP to consider him for leadership I'd think

    Yeah.....the GOP has been stomping on the gas towards MORE racist, not less.  And when you layer in the fact that Hurd is something of a sane moderate (relatively), what's his appeal to the base?

    These are people who get boners every time they hear "WALL!"  They ain't voting for Hurd.

  7. 48 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

     

    Of the eleventy billion insanely idiotic Trump idiosyncrasies, one of my absolute favorites is this one -- that thing where he tweets in quotes, but he's only quoting himself.

    Imagine that you lived your life like this:

    Deranged tweet 1: I satisfy all the ladies.  Everyone says that I have the biggest penis the world has ever seen.  No woman has ever complained, and they tell all they're friends, who want it too!!!!!!!

    Deranged tweet 2: "BRISKETEXAN HAS THE BIGGEST PENIS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!!!!"

    There's not a single aspect of this fuckwit that isn't substandard.

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  8. 1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    Or maybe just because Trump has the worst numbers of any incumbent since Jimmy Carter.

    Some on the right are being hysterical about losing Trump.  His numbers are terrible and he's absolutely toxic with key demos.

    So here's the dilemma.  You have a party that depends on two things:  a vile base.  And enough representation from other demographics to cobble together a slim majority.

    Now you have a candidate who is the id of your vile base.  But he repels the other demographics you need some folks from.  So, this is your scylla and charybdis:

    1) if you try to go back towards the moderate route, that will be seen as a betrayal of the one true faith of Trumpism, and will piss off your base.  They won't vote dem...they just won't vote.  So you lose.

    2) if you stick with the one true faith of Trumpism, your base loves you, with masturbatory fervor.  But everyone outside of your base either votes against you or just abandons you and stays home.  So you lose.

    That's why, of course, they're going with....

    3) actively encourage and work with foreign powers to go after the opposition, dedicate all possible efforts to disenfranchise folks who might vote for the dems, and almost certainly more nefarious shit we don't even know about.

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  9. Bad!
     

    I love that they’re cotonf the statement of Zelensky....made while Trump glared at him...while Ukraine still depends on the good will of the POTUS for arguably its very survival. It’s like citing a statement of a hostage with a gun to his head - “he said I’m not a criminal and never threatened him! Case closed!”
  10. 13 minutes ago, kevwun said:

    You could put in a pan half filled with water and keep flipping it in the pan so that it gets smoke flavor but doesn't dry out.  I have thought about using the brine I use for pastrami to see how a tongue would turn out.  We had a pickled one in Wisconsin last weekend that was pretty damn good.  We boiled that one though.

    Corned tongue is TOTALLY a thing.  Go to a real jewish deli, they'll have it.  And it's awesome.

    When I was in high school, my mom was a legal secretary at a firm where 4 outta 5 of the attorneys were jewish.  They decided to host a holiday party one year for the lawyers, staff, and families.  So, 15 yr old Brisket put on his sportcoat and tie, and went to the shindig.  There was a huge deli tray of several meats.  Fully 1/4 of it was sliced corned tongue.  As I was going back for my third massive helping, the 75 yr old firm founder was doing the same.  He smiles and says to me "I don't think anyone else is eating this but you and me."  I said "I don't have a problem with that if you don't."  He laughed again, and we loaded up.  Goddamn that was good.

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  11. 2 minutes ago, lemonlime said:

    I'll just add attorney/client privilege would not remotely cover texts with State Department officials in any event.  The privilege applies to communications with the client.  

    WHAT?????  Are you implying that America's Mayor doesn't represent ALL OF AMERICA??????  I mean, OBVIOUSLY, any communications by a hero patriot like Rudy with the State Department would be in his capacity as Most Heroic Counsel for All of America and What Makes America Great.  So, it's privileged.  I rest my case.  Chewbacca.

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  12. 7 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

    Unfortunately, attorney-client privilege can't just be waived by the attorney. The client has to waive it. 

     

    4 minutes ago, Mojo Hand said:

    Well, the argument isn't that he waived it; rather, that he admitted that he wasn't serving in a legal capacity for Trump in the first place. 

    A predicate fact question is whether an attorney-client relationship exists, and/or whether the attorney is acting in a capacity as the client's attorney during the transaction.  A person can't just point at an attorney they know and say "he can't talk about anything we did, it's privileged!"  I go to tailgates with my friends.  I've seen some of them piss outside.  But they can't block me from talking about it, because I was not acting as their attorney when the stumbled over to the median and let fly 10 beers worth of piss.  Hell, even if one of them asks me to perform a service at the tailgate -- "hey dude, get me another beer when you're over there" - I'm not acting as their attorney.

    Having the attorney publicly state that he was not acting as an attorney at the time is a bad fact.

    3 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

    If there is any privilege, I’m thinking the crime/fraud exception applies 

    And this.  

     

  13. 5 minutes ago, Lurch said:

    Cowards.
     

    Trump shooting a man in the face -- inappropriate.

    Trump raping that Republican Senator's mother in the middle of the table at Thanksgiving dinner -- inappropriate.

    Trump launching nuclear weapons against all American states that he didn't win in 2016 - inappropriate.

    Trump unleashing our entire chemical, biological, and nuclear arsenal on the rest of the world - inappropriate.

    Democrats suggesting that maybe some of that is illegal -- HOAX!  WITCH HUNT!

    Yep.  I think I've got these Republican Senator types figured out.

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  14. 1 minute ago, GreenspointTexas said:

    Anyone done one? If so, recipe plz....

     

    Would like to try one this weekend while I smoke a brisket

    It's not something that's typically smoked.

    I've had it only one way - boiled, for a long time at medium low.  Remove it from the water, let it cool enough to peel the outer skin, then slice and salt.  And I've had a LOT of lengua over the years.

    I mean, maybe you could smoke it (I suspect you'll need to wrap it at one point, to let it get some moist cooking time in), but it's got a distinct, somewhat delicate flavor that I think would be overwhelmed by smoking it.

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  15. 10 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

    I agree.  And the problem they have is that the cult cannot attain a governing majority.  And I think that's a problem that most Republican officeholders now recognize.

    Which leads to my point that they are better off with Pence as a crowbar to pull them away from the Trumpite cult of personality.  It's the only way for them to hold the seats they currently hold (much less gain new ones).

    Nope.  The play is more disinformation, more active cooperation with foreign regimes to interfere with our elections, and massive voter disenfranchisement efforts.  Oh, and energizing a fanatic, cultist base that will turn out to vote at an incredibly high rate.

    And it will work.

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  16. 13 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

    So at what point do the Republicans figure out that they have a better chance in 2020 with Mike Pence at the top of the ticket?

    But they don't.

    When you finally realize and accept that today's GOP is not a political party, but rather a cult, you'll understand why your question is absurd.

    Cults are built around a personality.  Not beliefs or ideals, but a personality.  The beliefs and ideals of that personality FOLLOW, and then become the ideals of the cult, but the cult is nothing without the personality to lead it.

    "Trumpism" cannot be led by Pence.  And "Trumpism" is the only remaining belief of the GOP.  They're stuck.  They can stick with Trump.  They MIGHT be able to stick with a hereditary line, so Don Jr.  But that's it.

    I'm dead serious.  If you want to understand the dynamic of the GOP leadership class, look to North Korea.

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