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Published last week: "[Former D-Rep] Cooter Has A Plan To Unseat Eric Cantor. It's So Crazy It Just Might Work." -- (link) - MDH Jun 10, 18:15
Meanwhile, the Dem (write-in) candidate is working on a vampire novel -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 18:04 2
- Why is there not an official democratic candidate? -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 18:05 1
  - I saw this earlier (will need to look back) but it was along the lines of 'not enough interest to have an election' -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 18:08
Meanwhile, I really wish Amazon would make Alpha House available on DVD.....it would have made a great Father's Day present for my dad -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 18:02 1
- It's next on my list after I'm caught up on Continuum. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 18:04
97% reporting, it's 56-44 -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 18:01
i am going to assign male names to two of your guns and rub them together making kiss noises -- (link) - Beaker Jun 10, 17:56
A.this just woke up the Tea Party big time. B. Talk radio will be nuts tomorrow -- nm - Remlik Jun 10, 17:55
"Eric Cantor (R-Crazyland) just lost his seat to a Tea Partyer! White male Republicans are so mad they're even mad at white male Republicans." - Kim Pine Jun 10, 17:55 2
- Haha! -- nm - Krusty Jun 10, 18:06
- This is similar to my reaction when Cochran came in second. *Thad Cochran* is not conservative enough for his state. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:56
So when I first saw the tweet about the race, I figured I was just out of it. Nope. Every political reporter is stunned and beside themselves. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:54 4
- The Washington Post had this to say about the guy who won. - Imperator Jun 10, 17:57 2
  - Professor Brat sounds like a prank - Reagen Jun 10, 18:16
  - I presume that next follow-on to "it is what is is" was "The next Congressman from VA" -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:59
- See, for example -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 17:55
Cantor was the only non-Christian Republican in the House or Senate -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:53
There you go. "No sitting House Majority Leader has lost since 1899." Meet him -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 17:49 3
- Too slow ty97 -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:50 2
  - Pfft, mine has a picture. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:51 1
    - Picture gets you the win -- nm - Bacon Jun 10, 17:51
"This is the first time a sitting House Majority Leader has lost since 1899." -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:49
Fox News is quite entertaining right now. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:40 9
- Now they have Ann Coulter on the phone "amnesty /immigration are terrible and Americans realize it." That sound is the hispanic vote leaving again -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:55 1
  - They came back after the first time? -- nm - Bacon Jun 10, 18:04
- "What does this mean for the midterms? Probably good things for GOPers. What does this mean in 2016......not good. The demographic has shifted." -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:52
- Even better than when Rove wouldn't admit Obama had taken Ohio and won against Romney? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 10, 17:49 4
  - That was a glorious insight into the fact denial bubble. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:50 3
    - (Like, I almost felt bad for him. I figured it had all been an act until that moment) -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:51
    - Agreed. I got the biggest kick out of that. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:51 1
      - I just wish I'd recorded it... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 10, 18:12
- "I'm happy *and* angry!" -- nm - Fox News Ralph Wiggum Jun 10, 17:44
"Falcons LB Sean Weatherspoon ruptured his Achilles today and will miss the 2014 season." -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:31
Messina nails it with this tweet over Cantor and his next one "that sound you heard is jeb Bush realizing hell never be president" -- (link) - MDH Jun 10, 17:28 7
- I think that's wrong though. Name the last Tea Party backed candidate to win the GOP nom for POTUS. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:38
- That's not his next one, it's a reply. -- nm - mara Jun 10, 17:36 5
  - Ah true good catch. His jeb bush and Marco Rubio one is great too though. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:37 4
    - His main tweet, though snarky, is a decent point. This reinforces the need to at least embrace the Tea Party during the primary. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:41 3
      - So really, Hilary is probably dancing naked on her kitchen counter right now. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:41 2
        
        She;s coming to Pentagon City for a book signing Saturday. The line is expected to start tomorrow morning. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:44 1
        
        yeah, that's absurd -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:51
my new TV is very nice - Jovian Jun 10, 17:17
Wow, Eric Cantor just lost his primary to a Tea Party candidate, according to the AP. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:15 39
- oof @costareports Cantor's friends are FURIOUS, said he was told by consultants that he was up 20-30 points, didn't need to worry... -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:45 2
  - Yeah, the first thing I looked up was the polling. Apparently, nobody thought it was worth the effort as the election approached. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:50
  - This sounds like something that would happen on Veep -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 17:48
- And VA has a 'sore loser' law, so he can't run in the general as an Indepedent -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 17:43 3
  - what's his district like? -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 17:44 2
    - The current opponents are a libertarian and a write-in democrat. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 10, 17:47
    - This is basically a district where the Primary is the general election. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:46
- Turn, Turn, Turn -- nm - Max Jun 10, 17:40
- CNN just reported Cantor spent $5.4 million on this race. His opponent spent $200,000. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:38 1
  - And Cantor had hundreds of thousands spent on him by outside forces (NRA included) - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:38
- Well to get through a primary now the GOP can't support immigration reform. Sorry Latino vote. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:32
- yay? -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 17:30 1
  - I'm really just stunned. Didn't even know there was a race until one snarky post was made this afternoon on Twitter - ty97 Jun 10, 17:31
- Jesus. That's insane. Have fun GOP your candidates have not shot in 2016. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:26 15
  - As long as they control the House, it doesn't matter. - Imperator Jun 10, 17:27 14
    - This is a gigantic blow to the main line of the party. They essentially have to deal with the Tea Party now. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:29 7
      - Frankenstein's Monster is getting ready to trash the lab. - Mel Profit Jun 10, 17:48
      - It doesn't change the fact that all of these nutters are extremely anti-Obama. - Imperator Jun 10, 17:32 2
        
        I agree with you on that. There are so many lessons from this. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:36 1
        
        Lesson #1: Pour billions of dollars into the 2020 state elections. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:37
      - Only in certain areas/districts though. It's been a mixed Tea Party bag. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:29 2
        
        Any time you scalp senior party leadership, it's a big deal. - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:32 1
        
        No doubt about that. It's a shot in the arm for a movement that the establishment hoped to label effectively dead post-Cochran in AL. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:35
    - And they'll soon control the Senate most likely. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:28 5
      - Still not buying that. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:33 1
        
        Right. They seem determined to fumble it away on questions of orthodoxy. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 17:45
      - Sadly I agree. Although the MS race has gotten so bad the GOP wants the Dem to win. -- nm - MDH Jun 10, 17:29 2
        
        Even if the Tea Party guy wins there, it'll still be a solid R ... unless he completely goes off the rails. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:31
        
        Yeah, that will happen -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:30
- Karma is a harsh mistress. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:23
- Live by the sword, die by the sword Eric. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 17:22
- WaPo -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 17:21
- holy shit. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:19 1
  - So the general election there is going to be 2 Randolph-Macon professors. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:21
- holy smokes -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 17:18 4
  - Yeah. Majority leader and speaker in waiting loses a primary That really doesn't happen. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:20 3
    - Sure it does. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 10, 17:22 2
      - :) The Internets claim that 1994 Tom Foley was the last time (I have not confirmed) -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:28 1
        
        He was the last Speaker to be beaten (in the General) by George Nethercutt iirc. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 10, 17:32
sitwap: Ted Cruz = former Canadian citizen -- (link) - Beaker Jun 10, 17:05
Ty, I have three quite random travel questions for you. - Imperator Jun 10, 16:52 12
- Those aren't *that* random (inside). - ty97 Jun 10, 17:09 4
  - This was a fascinating read, thanks. 25 1/2 hours on a plane is the stuff of nightmares for me. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:21 2
    - And, you didn't ask, I refuse to buy a black suitcase. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:31
    - This is where loyalty and status paid for itself. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:27
  - A littler more on #3. - ty97 Jun 10, 17:13
- I almost always win #3. - droidlet Jun 10, 17:04 6
  - Isn't this how The Strain starts? -- nm - Beaker Jun 10, 17:25
  - This does, and I hope always will, beat my #3 -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:14
  - mule coke or seatback tray coke? -- nm - Max Jun 10, 17:11 1
    - Bathroom counter coke to avoid the drug sniffing dogs in the airport. -- nm - spamlet Jun 10, 17:22
  - Jeebus. -- nm - Imperator Jun 10, 17:09
  - Yeow -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 17:09
100 most affordable US cities, according to Nerd Wallet -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jun 10, 16:42 7
- El Paso #93, has great guitar work -- (link) - peglegpete Jun 10, 16:54 [youtube]
- I've never heard of any of these places. Did they make them up? - ty97 Jun 10, 16:45 5
  - Paris, Texas! -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 10, 16:50 1
    - I know someone from there. I also know someone from Athens, TX. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 16:55
  - #66 is offended by your east coast flyover mentality. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 10, 16:47 1
    - I didn't even know Indiana had a city with that name. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 16:48
  - And I lived in #70 for many years. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 16:46
your new Twin Peaks footage -- (link) - Remlik Jun 10, 16:39
LIR: Suits starts this week -- nm - Beaker Jun 10, 16:35 1
- Gah! Thanks for the reminder. Graceland stars tomorrow. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 10, 16:44
GOT is 66 minutes sunday -- (link) - peglegpete Jun 10, 16:25
Met the son of one of the songwriters of Hang On Sloopy on the beach today. That's a big deal for a Buckeye like me. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jun 10, 16:22
For my birthday, you should take five minutes out of your day and watch Flagship Romance's video. So sweet - they made it for their parents. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 10, 16:12 [youtube] 3
- Very cute. Happy birthday! -- nm - Max Jun 10, 16:17 2
  - Thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 10, 16:26 1
    - I meant about the video for the cute part. -- nm - Max Jun 10, 16:51
Map: There have been at least 74 shootings in schools since Newtown -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 16:12 2
- 7 in Florida. That seems to be the most for any one state. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 10, 16:40 1
  - 10 in Georgia, according to the article. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 10, 16:42
United, American, Delta trying to get Congress to block competition from low-fare international airline -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 16:09
Timeline of the past 2 days. Not interested?...look away ;) - Meg Jun 10, 15:58 9
- ouch. that's a long day -- nm - peglegpete Jun 10, 16:12 1
  - Plus, Hobby (to my old recollection) is very boring. At least the AA gate(s). - ty97 Jun 10, 16:14
- Days like that are just the *worst* -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 16:00 6
  - But glad you are home safely! -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 16:00 5
    - Thank you - I know you understand these things. I've been happy with American in the past but right now SouthWest is looking pretty good. I know - Meg Jun 10, 16:07 4
      - Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute ... What about the kits? -- nm - JenBro Jun 10, 16:12 2
        
        They always walk in as though they've never seen the place before...but that doesn't last long :) -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 16:28
        
        10 days in a cage. NO tv, internet or beds. lousy food. our week sucked :( -- nm - minion & mojo Jun 10, 16:14
      - This is by far my biggest complaint in IRROPS situations, and the one I find makes the most difference. - ty97 Jun 10, 16:10
Speaking of DJ Qualls, I read an interview with him where he said - Reagen Jun 10, 15:32 2
- How about on the set? -- nm - Max Jun 10, 15:34 1
  - Depends. How many Bryan Singer films has he been in? -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 10, 16:57
I mean, we only have to worry about the cannibal shark once it runs out of other sharks to eat. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 15:31 11
- but how do we know it won't make a detour for some human snakes? - Mel Profit Jun 10, 15:33 10
  - snakes = snacks. - Mel Profit Jun 10, 15:43 7
    - Snacks on a Plane! -- nm - David Jun 10, 15:47 4
      - Horrifying. -- nm - Roger More Jun 10, 16:31
      - Snack Plissken! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 15:48 2
        
        call me Snack -- nm - S.D. Bob Plissken Jun 10, 17:35
        
        Ssssssssnack. -- nm - Kirk Cameron youtube hater Jun 10, 16:13
    - wait, you may have been onto something the first time there -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 15:43 1
      - spinoff of Human Centipede! -- nm - Remlik Jun 10, 15:46
  - or make it's way into Lakes. I hate Lake Sharks -- nm - Remlik Jun 10, 15:35 1
    - you already have Bull Sharks making their way into freshwater rivers. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 10, 15:36
IT'S SPAGHETTI NIGHT! - spamlet Jun 10, 15:26 7
- Everyone else here had American chop suey for dinner; I met a friend at Fridays for dinner and drinks. -- nm - kelly Jun 10, 17:58
- And I feel all right - ty97 Jun 10, 15:39
- all caps just makes me think you mean IT'S SPAGHETTI FIGHT NIGHT -- nm - Max Jun 10, 15:35 3
  - My money's on fusilli. -- nm - Reagen Jun 10, 15:41 2
    - ziti for the squeeze play -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 17:35
    - It's the Uma Thurman of the pasta world - prayformojo Jun 10, 15:43
- with meatballs? -- nm - peglegpete Jun 10, 15:32

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