I just want to know who’s gonna teach the children about socialism on Halloween if Don Jr.’s not around.

Yep. I think this was why the docs were subpoenaed rather than merely “requested.” You destroy something that’s covered by a subpoena, you’re in hot water.

I remember the “Mammy Two Shoes” character (didn’t even know that was the character name) from the old Tom and Jerry cartoons. There was even (what appeared to me to be, at least) a brief time in the 90's/early 2000's where, any time she appeared, the shot seemed to be zoomed way in suddenly (sort of like a…

I will forever star any comment that mentions DeVos and BEARS.

Thank you!

I’m speculating, of course, but my honest best guest would be that it would be “helpful” to Trump if 1) Cohen said he was never reimbursed or 2) Trump never actually reimbursed Cohen the $130k; the reason being that it would be harder to argue a violation of election laws on Trump’s behalf. I think the strain on…

These are great questions/issues and I think that’s a potential trap on the Cohen side. I’m not sure Stormy Daniels/Stephanie Clifford is angling for getting Cohen nailed for an illegal campaign contribution; my (completely uneducated) guess is that she seeks the legal right to talk about the whole matter without…

Yes. Apparently State’s Rights! only matter when a state is trying to do something inherently shitty. Suppose some asshole state (like my home state, MS!) wanted to be more draconian with immigration policies— think the Elf would intervene and sue the state of Mississippi? Not a fucking chance.

This had me puzzled as well. It’s been a long time since contracts class, but I am pretty sure you can legally enforce a contract where one party can pay another party to be quiet about a story involving a third party (Donald Trump). But as you mention, I don’t know what the contract says, and I haven’t even gotten to…

“So true, Ivanka!”

I’ve heard/read many stories like the one you describe, and it never ceases to amaze me. It’s bad enough that all these former “confederate” states can’t let go of this stupid and treasonous bullshit, but I’ve never been able to understand why or how states that remained in the Union during the Civil War, or weren’t…

Once word of this spreads to my home state (Mississippi), there will be those who view this as a distinct challenge. How I dread that inevitable fucking day. . .

I grew up in Mississippi, used to scan all the old yearbooks of various high schools and colleges, and even in the old Ole Miss yearbooks I never saw anything this fucked up. Yes, people in black-face for “skits;” Yes, confederate flags and all that bullshit; Yes, “Colonel Rebel” and lots of schools with “rebels” or…

I’m guessing it’s PYRAMID-shaped.

True, but Ben Carson’s dining table has GRAIN STORAGE SILOS built right in, so. . .

Honestly, it doesn’t feel like such a move would do all that much, (sort of what jinni said), but I’m okay with starting in this direction.

Sometime in the future: *Kellyanne Conway on a talk show, in extreme Andrew Dice Clay voice*: “Loesch? Don’t get me started! She stole my whole act!”

Ugh, that is so demoralizing, and I am so sorry. I know this is our reality (at least for now), but I can’t help but wonder how “THE CONVERSATION” every parent/caregiver in this country is faced with has shifted from The Birds and Bees to “Angry and Disturbed Guy with Gun.”

To take the edge off the horror of calling them “Active Shooter Drills,” DeVos will suggest that we all call them “Active Grizzly Drills.”

Exactly. I say this a lot, but honestly, the only way to drag MS out of the 18th century into the 19th century (baby steps) would be if the NCAA shut down all the sports, especially football. People would kick and scream and lose their collective shit. Then they would get that ass in line. It’s depressing as hell to…