The thing that’s most infuriating about the whole ordeal is that it’s missing the second half of what he said. Sure, he said ‘shithole countries.’ Okay: I think some of those countries are shitholes as well, and that’s not a judgement on those people. It’s that he follows it up with wanting people from Norway to come…

They both know their place and purpose!

He’s only convinced he’s a lapdog because he is, truly in fact, a lapdog.

This, right here, is the face of a killer.

The Democrats need SOMEONE. And they shouldn’t focus on perceived baggage: you don’t need a perfect candidate, just a solid one. Gillibrand has potential. If the moment is right, she should take it.

The manga is about a Martian in what used to be the United States.

The issue being that, while the Democrats continue to hold themselves to a minimal standard, it also keeps them a minimal presence in the government: this despite bigger support for the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. Which mean the other Party is the one making the laws, and the policies, and steering the…

I think you hit the nail on the head: it skirts around the real issues of flyover country (the crushing cost of running a ranch, for instance), while wrapping it up in this weird sort of red-state punchline. I think it was an attempt by generally liberal writers to try and corner the conservative market with a sitcom.

Turkey, one of Israel’s longest allies in the region, has stated it would cut ties and relations with Israel if they endorsed the President’s decision. And the Palestinians are calling for ‘three days of rage.’

I felt like it was a show that had potential: it was definitely an undertapped demographic. You had to kind of squint through the politics, but I have liberal friends who adore the show, because it hits a sort of nostalgia button for them (they grew up in Flyover Country). Sam Elliott’s character, for instance,…

He’s lost his job, so that’s a start. It’s a start that we can work with: already, in the past few months, it’s been amazing the turnaround on something that, up to this point, was outright denied to be happening.

(I am certain there are legitimate reasons for her to leave: I’m just kicking sand on Matt Lauer.)

Why does she have to leave the country? Matt doesn’t have a job anymore: he can go.

Let’s wait to see who replaces him, first.

Oh, spare me: you’ve evaded every single opportunity to address the topic, and you’ve made a consistent point of going out of your way to do so. At this point, it is very clear that you have no intentions at all of even attempting an honest conversation, so frankly speaking, you’ve more than earned the insult. And…

82 to 9, dipshit. Stay on topic. Use those numbers and explain how 82 dead is better than 9 dead. Explain how much better it is to be a journalist in Russia than the United States.

I’m not acknowledging anything: I want you to use 82 to 9, and explain how those numbers make Russia a safer place for journalists than the United States. Use your own numbers (again, you used 58, and the CPJ demonstrated 82 dead journalists) to explain how American journalists are in just as much danger as Russian…

He’s been busy crowing about the Matt Lauer fallout: he should probably remember the saying about stones and glass houses.

Then use your ‘real numbers.’