When a half-dozen Democratic donors gathered at the Whitby Hotel in Manhattan last week, the dinner began with a discussion of which presidential candidates the contributors liked. But as conversations among influential Democrats often go these days, the meeting quickly evolved into a discussion of who was not in the…
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I mean she probably deserves this fame because she’s figured out the art of cooking in a cramped NYC kitchen, on a budget limited as much by space as her salary, using only ingredients that fit in her tiny-ass cupboards and fridge. Those constraints are what make her recipes almost universal. Me, I just make…
“I mean that’s like saying Bugs Bunny ain’t funny. Films are films. Everybody doesn’t like his stuff either. Everybody’s got an opinion, so I mean it’s okay. Ain’t going to stop nobody from making movies.”
Breaking: Adult Siblings Don't Live in Each Other's Pockets, Occasionally Disagree.
Mid-December, 2002. I was having a shitty month. I was broke and stressed and miserable and trying to give my kid a Christmas and I was supposed to be leading my UU Church’s Winter Solstice service but I’d flaked out because my life was a disaster. Walked in to the sanctuary and OH DAMN WHO IS THAT GUY? The hottest…
When was the last time you sat in a conference room full of men (literally, 16+ to your one), and had to stand up for what was right and call bullshit? She ain’t a superhero, but for fucks sake she stands for every goddamn one of us that was in that position and COULD NOT stand up because it would have been the end…
White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney confirmed during a press conference that, contrary to Donald Trump’s many, many denials, the Trump administration did in fact hold up aid to Ukraine to force them to investigate the Democrats.
Waiting for the Church of Satan to jump in and demand representation....
I think I’d like it if we focused on needing fewer of them, because young people are getting comprehensive sex ed and practicing safe sex as a result, not because we shouldn’t be getting them. I guess that is kind of what they were saying? But I don’t think access should be limited in any way, shape, or form.
“Mystery guest, are you, by any chance, a bad driver?”
Doesn’t help that the common conception of “middle class” is too broad. And everybody making over, I dunno, like $150k in household income should see a net increase in taxes larger than what they receive in additional benefits, sorry. Time to take care of the poor.
It’s not “curious” that Warren won’t say middle class taxes will be raised, because middle class expenses will go down significantly (no out-of-pocket medical expenses). Yet the minute she says taxes will be raised, even within the context of the point, the GOP will pounce on the line and use it in every attack ad…
[I am not trying to convince you here; just to offer an alternative perspective if your question was not rhetorical. Thanks for your patience if you took the time to read this.]
Warren is really good at rejecting the premise of bullshit questions without being dismissive. She’s got a talent for taking said bullshit questions and reframing them in a way that lets her say something of substance about an issue that matters. I really like that about her.
This exchange was probably her strongest moment of the night. Like, she wasn’t even really disagreeing with him, and somehow he felt wounded and like she owed him something, and started talking all out of neck and shit, and her face is all like “Bitch, I cant hear you; I’m standing right next to you.” and she’s just…
Can someone please explain to me why they are doing this? What about Sanders are they getting behind? I don’t understand why the Dems aren’t full on embracing Warren, who is *clearly* the best candidate.
It was very professional, she said please when she should have just said fuck off.
Literally the only reply it deserves. A cursory attempt to educate yourself about that word and the power imbalance inherent in the oppressed reclaiming it versus an outsider would help, were you to be arguing in good faith.
Please take this comment back to 1997 where it belongs.