Escaped poverty? Where did you get that idea? Melania is from a middle class family. She is from a small town, and she hardly grew up in a gold-plated vomitorium like the Trumps, but in no way was the Knauss family poor.

It’s really sad, because every first lady has not only been poised and educated, but has worked actively on their platform. I hate “just say no” with the fury of a thousand suns, but that campaign still came from a genuine if misguided heart. Hillary Clinton was probably the most influential first lady in modern…

It’s important to note the huge difference between Melania’s planned renovations of the WH vs other first ladies. This is entirely for Melania, no one else, and adds nothing to the charm or character of the house. This is gross and I’m disappointed it’s being reported with a shrug.

Melania Trump becoming FLOTUS after the glorious being that was Michelle Obama is making me want to vomit. What is this fluff ball going to do for children, for women, for girls? NOT A GD THING, I PROMISE YOU.

I remember being taken to the circus all the time as a kid and just being really uncomfortable the entire time. The animals just seemed sad, the clowns mean, the performers doing needlessly dangerous stunts that weren’t that interesting. I just wanted to leave. Given that now there is Cirque du Soleil and it’s so…

Ooh, maybe I’ll buy the DVD and play it for them over the last few days of school.

Here’s my impression of the average Washington Post commenter and my reaction.

The thing I don’t understand about those people is that this is a business: they make their money from the punters who pay to see the show. Not enough punters, not enough money, bye bye circus. There’s no politics about it.

I don’t even think “advocating” is strong enough a word. This is basically a legislated contract killing. The purpose of this bill is to kill protesters.

It is even deeper. He is advocating for their murder.

You can use the term “pedestrians” if you want, Mr. Kempenich but that is just a term that keeps you from facing the reality. These are PEOPLE. People. You are telling one group of people that it is okay to hit another group of people with a 2 ton killing machine just because you don’t care for what they stand for or…

How about a bill that says if you don’t know what to do when you see a pedestrian on the roadway you lose your license for life. I’m pretty sure you shouldn’t be trusted near any school crossing.

I can see how he got confused though. The march isn’t about him so he didn’t know what to do with himself.

a) Starting a comment with “putting on flame-retardant clothing” is never a good way to begin. It tells us that you’re pre-emptively putting yourself in a place of victimhood (as a straight white cis man) against the mean and nasty women/POCs/trans folk.

I’ve said this elsewhere, but he is also mischaracterizing the focus of the march. The organizers have been very clear: this is not a march against Trump, it’s a march for women’s rights.

It’s important for defeatist liberals to read this stuff. Just today I was berating yet another liberal reciting the mantra that “it doesn’t matter, his supporters don’t care what he does wrong”. His supporters don’t represent the majority of Americans. So yeah, it does matter. It’s our job to chip away at him by…

From the Wash Post:

Legit tho, fuck Jonathan Chait. This was the weirdest TwitRant I’ve seen an adult make in a while. I hope he chokes on his self-importance.

Check out Sweet/Vicious on MTV, it’s a dose reality, but with the healing aura of comedy and emotional release.

Um, THIS is the point: “But Jones told the New Civil Rights Movement that he knew if he tried to get the sodomy portion taken out, it would explode into a fight that would endanger the whole bill.”