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Anderson and Kellyanne fighting on CNN, like old times -- nm - mud May 9, 17:40 3
- This is even more Baghdad Bob-y than usual. nm - Dignan May 9, 17:43
- If Anderson ever puts in any effort, that would be like old times. -- nm - Max May 9, 17:43
- oh they even put Kellyanne on CNN tonight?? Oh they so know that theyve won. -- nm - Jovian May 9, 17:41
I'm sure Comey's office and files have been sealed, right? -- nm - mara May 9, 17:37 1
- Interesting that it happened while he was out of town. -- nm - Meg May 9, 17:41
Looks like all the So Cal news networks are following James Comeys motorcade - eag May 9, 17:34 3
- is OJ in the vehicle with him? -- nm - Beaker May 9, 17:39 2
  - More like is AJ Cowlings the driver -- nm - eag May 9, 17:41 1
    - And he's heading *away* from the venue. -- nm - Meg May 9, 17:42
"worse than Watergate" -- (link) - mud May 9, 17:33
Gary Bettman has more blush on than Tammy Faye -- nm - budice May 9, 17:31
whispers "I like it, I think its great" -- nm - Beaker May 9, 17:29
Ooooohhhhkaaaay? -- (link) - Reagen May 9, 17:26 2
- We just had a silent coup. -- nm - Jovian May 9, 17:30
- [spit-take] ...huh? -- nm - mud May 9, 17:29
Matt Harvey has apologized to the Mets and his teammates for missing Friday night curfew and golfing Saturday and not being present for that game. -- nm - Tim May 9, 17:25 1
- he was just out drinking till 4 AM! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 17:28
The director of the Census Bureau resigned today. This is not good news. -- (link) - mara May 9, 17:24
What if I just hate turtles? How does that make me a Replicant? -- nm - Reagen May 9, 17:15 3
- Maybe you're fed up, maybe you want to be alone, and this tortoise is invading your personal space. -- nm - Max May 9, 17:42
- Never got to try that Insect Dick -- nm - Rick si May 9, 17:19
- No one hates turtles. Except Replicants. -- nm - Mop May 9, 17:17
Remind me to never organize a conference again. -- nm - Mop May 9, 17:02 5
- Hey mop. Never organize a conference again. -- nm - Dmac May 9, 17:11
- MOP12? -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 17:04 3
  - Mopcon -- nm - Dmac May 9, 17:12 1
    - Mopraganza -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 19:59
  - You know they need to be at least MOP18. - Mop May 9, 17:05
FLASH! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 17:00 1
- Amy and Logan are in my office printing stuff for his speech. - Spawndroid May 9, 17:01
I've been posting about the "Saturday Night Massacre" for weeks. If you don't know it yet, the media is certainly discussing it. learn here: -- (link) - Mop May 9, 16:56 4
- Four Pinocchios -- (link) - ST Fact Checker May 9, 17:03 3
  - Remove the "links" checkbox. 4 results, dating back to January. -- nm - Mop May 9, 17:05 2
    - Stooped fat fingers don't know what they're clicking -- nm - Roger More May 9, 17:20 1
      - Alt facts! -- nm - Mop May 9, 17:23
Source: Comey at the "rocket docket" yesterday in Virginia that expedites cases, submitting intel. Trump panicked. -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 16:55
rights to Ben Bishop to the Dallas Stars for a 4th rounder -- nm* - Beaker May 9, 16:53
Woo! A double-skipper. Go Sens -- nm - budice May 9, 16:47
WOOOOOOOOOOO! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:46
LaVar Ball: Michael Jordan can't sell $495 shoes because he's not Lonzo -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 16:39 10
- Every time someone posts this stuff, he wins. -- nm - David May 9, 16:47 8
  - Thank you! -- nm - Dmac May 9, 16:55
  - couldn't you say the exact same thing about every single thing Trump has done? -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:54
  - exactly -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 16:53
  - doesn't matter, espn is totally giving him his own show regardless -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:50 3
    - How is their network doing again? -- nm - Dmac May 9, 16:55 2
      - right, they need the Big Baller! -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:56 1
        
        He should take over as CEO of Disney -- nm - Dmac May 9, 16:57
  - apparently he hates Star Wars -- nm - Remlik May 9, 16:48
- I could totally see the father trying to break the rookie salary cap for his son and screwing the team that drafts the son over by not signing -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:41
King Arthur 16% (6/26), Alien Covenant 75% (38/13) -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:38 3
- Ed liked King Arthur -- nm - Remlik May 9, 16:43 2
  - Mel did too -- nm - Beaker May 9, 17:00
  - Moreso than reviews he saw or really liked it? -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 16:59
Subtweet -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 16:32 7
- psst, library, may want to read-up on the saturday night massacre. -- nm - b. May 9, 16:37 6
  - He fired the Attorney General, never the Director of the FBI. -- nm - Mop May 9, 16:55 5
    - I know. not everything was clean and shiny, was my point. -- nm - b. May 9, 17:14 1
      - (er, meant that for the latter part of your post - as Mara said, Cox wasn't AG.) -- nm - b. May 9, 17:22
    - The AG resigned after Cox was fired. -- nm - mara May 9, 16:56 2
      - Cox, the Special Prosecutor. -- nm - Mop May 9, 16:59 1
        
        Yes, I know. I'm saying the AG wasn't fired. -- nm - mara May 9, 17:15
Comey has a speaking engagement in LA tonight. He's keeping it. - ty97 May 9, 16:30 8
- And it's an FBI recruitment event! -- nm - mara May 9, 17:36
- now that he's fired, he needs the speakers fee -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 17:04 1
  - But I think less of him for taking the fees. Clearly his word is mud now. -- nm - Mop May 9, 17:07
- Also -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 16:33 3
  - But also this -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 16:34 2
    - THIS IS FINE. - Mop May 9, 16:57 1
      - Rise up Comey. Strike him down!!! -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 17:00
- maybe he'll just dust off his old standup act -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 16:31
Sanchez! -- nm - Krusty May 9, 16:16
Rumor: Trey Gowdy for FBI Director -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 16:14 6
- Absolutely Horrible choice, but on par with this adminstration -- nm* - Amoxy May 9, 16:36 1
  - *fires half the agents, replaces with big business types* -- nm - Gowdy May 9, 17:20
- Ken Bone -- nm - Jovian May 9, 16:27
- This asshat. -- (link) - Spawndroid May 9, 16:17 1
  - perfect designation -- nm - mud May 9, 16:19
- Benghazi! -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 16:17
Las Vegas comic store robbed -- (link) - Peglegpete May 9, 16:05
The Gifted, a Marvel TV series by Bryan Singer picked up by FOX -- (link) - Beaker May 9, 16:02
Sheriff Clarke is certifiable -- (link) - Archer May 9, 16:02
Taken! The wife will be thrilled! It is redonkulous, but a fun redonkulous -- nm - Beaker May 9, 16:01
TV PSA: NBA, NHL, Brooklyn 99, NCIS, Pretty Little Liars, Flash, Middle, Voice, Smackdown, American Housewife, Below Deck, Deadliest Catch, Great News -- nm - Beaker May 9, 15:58 1
- Bull, Fresh off the Boat, Prison Break, iZombie, Challenge, Imaginary Mary, Chicago Fire, Americans, SHIELD, NCIS NO, Ninja Warrior, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 9, 15:58
wait so Comey dropped off evidence of Russia stuff and is now fired? 3 Grand Juries are in place... -- (link) - Remlik May 9, 15:52 3
- This dudes twitter feed reads like a tin foil hat nutter. -- nm - Will Hunting May 9, 15:58
- Claude is Louise-Mensch-level optimistic about indictments. I hope he's right, but there aren't many who agree with him. -- nm - mara May 9, 15:56 1
  - Comey was always going to fired. It was a matter of when, not if. -- nm - . May 9, 16:54
Hillary's campaign manager -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 15:49 1
- Bobby Mook is a mob name. -- nm - Mel Profit May 9, 16:27
When I told my friend with whom I'm going to DC that Tiffany would be there that weekend, he said "Where? I don't see it on her website. Ask the guy - Covington May 9, 15:46 1
- That party will be a mess, it is every year. All young 20 somethings with very few bartenders. -- nm - MDH May 9, 15:50
Make it so. -- (link) - Beryllium May 9, 15:42
Huh -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 15:41 1
- This is the angle I was trying to come up with. Could it somehow be an impeachable offense. -- nm - pmb May 9, 15:42
Jeffrey Toobin is not mincing words on CNN -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:39 2
- CNN even switcheir ticker to red -- nm - Peglegpete May 9, 15:57
- while they're showing that vid of Donald blowing the kiss to Comey -- nm - mud May 9, 15:41
image of Trump main goon Keith Schiller leaving FBI HQ after delivering the letter to Comey -- (link) - mud May 9, 15:37 3
- BREAKING NEWS! - Mop May 9, 17:03 1
  - I thought it was interesting, pookie. -- nm - mud May 9, 17:09
- if you dont know who that is he's the 7 foot creep what's always right behind Donald for the last 20 years and who will probly be the new director. -- nm - mud May 9, 15:45
hsx: has anyone who had to contact support for a new pw received one for more than one account from them? -- nm - b. May 9, 15:32 6
- finally received a response to yesterday's second note, and I'm set - woo. -- nm - b. May 9, 16:02 2
  - yay! -- nm - ty97 May 9, 16:28 1
    - :) - -- nm - b. May 9, 16:35
- I believe I was one of the lucky ones that got both of them automatically. - Meg May 9, 15:38
- Yes, I got two accounts. -- nm - pmb May 9, 15:33 1
  - lucky you! (seriously, glad you're set.) -- nm - b. May 9, 15:36
Comey's become the most glaring mistake from Obama's tenure. - David May 9, 15:27 13
- Can someone catch me up on what changed in the last month that was different than a point for firing him months ago? -- nm - Max May 9, 15:30 6
  - I figure they are trying to use the Huma e-mail testimony inaccuracy as cover. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:37 1
    - there it is -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 16:00
  - CNN was going through this when the news broke. The short answer is nothing. - David May 9, 15:33 3
    - Then I don't see how this gets bipartisan support. -- nm - Max May 9, 15:44 2
      - he fucked Hillary 15 days out from the election, he fucked Trump by continuing Russia probes -- nm - Remlik May 9, 15:45 1
        
        Worst. Porn. EVER. nm - ralph wiggum May 9, 16:29
- I didn't understand the choice at the time as he wasn't a democrat. - Krusty May 9, 15:30 4
  - I get trying to reach across the aisle and be bi-partisan but with the FBI director? - Krusty May 9, 15:35 3
    - Dems saw him as a man of honor due to the scene in Ashcroft's hospital room -- nm - crash davis May 9, 15:40 1
      - Yup. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 9, 15:44
    - It's a non-political position (in theory). It made perfect sense. -- nm - pmb May 9, 15:36
- Comey ruined America. -- nm - Beryllium May 9, 15:28
DirFBI is appointed, right? and doesn't need to be confirmed? -- nm - prayformojo May 9, 15:25 4
- It needs to be confirmed by the Senate(not Congress). I looked it up. :-) -- (edited) - Krusty May 9, 15:26
- "The FBI Director is appointed for a single 10-year term by the President and confirmed by the Senate" -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:25 2
  - damn, I owe Abby $20 - prayformojo May 9, 15:27 1
    - :) -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:28
MSNBC indicates that Trump has bipartisan support for this decision. -- nm - David May 9, 15:25 10
- 1 Democrat saying "yay" makes this true, but... -- nm - Reagen May 9, 17:25 1
  - Yeah, we were irritated. -- nm - David May 9, 17:43
- It's hard to believe they'd prefer a Trump appointee. -- nm - mara May 9, 16:00 1
  - They don't. That was Trump spin, and I'm surprised MSNBC bought it. - Callisto Buffalomeat May 9, 16:02
- That's what Trump's timing is angling for. Let reality settle in first. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:27 3
  - He apparently called Dianne Feinstein at 5:30 to get her approval. -- nm - David May 9, 15:28 2
    - Her statement says he called at 5:30 to 'inform her'. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:29 1
      - link -- (link) - ty97 May 9, 15:30
- I'm sure there are democrats that are happy to see Comey go, but haven't really focused on the consequences yet. -- nm - pmb May 9, 15:26 1
  - Be careful what you wish for, idiots. -- nm - Spawndroid May 9, 16:20
And yes, animal husbrandy really was something you could take at my university. -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:24
This sh!tshow being produced by the current administration is exhausting. -- nm - Diva May 9, 15:22 12
- Wait, didn't Democrats *want* Comey to be fired? -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 16:12 7
  - Are you suggesting somehow that the carny freakshow being put on by the assclowns in the office of the Executive is not ridiculous? - Diva May 9, 16:23 1
    - What I am saying - Strongbad May 9, 18:28
  - By Obama, yes. Not by Trump when he's trying to cover up an investigation. -- nm - pmb May 9, 16:14 4
    - So his actions under Obama warranted being fired, but Trump's actions over the past 100 days changed that? -- nm - Strongbad May 9, 18:40
    - He knows this. It's his wee little game. -- nm - Diva May 9, 16:24 2
      - What would you call this? -- (link) - Strongbad May 9, 18:42 [Backboard] 1
        
        I'd call it a post by mel. And I'd call your fake disingenuous-ness silly. -- nm - Diva May 10, 08:17
- I want to turn away disgusted , but I can't stop watching -- nm - Archer May 9, 15:59
- Absolutely. And I feel like it's at least partly by design. -- nm - pmb May 9, 15:23 1
  - chawl. -- nm - Diva May 9, 15:24
- Seriously -- nm - ty97 May 9, 15:22
Dear Alien Covenant: Please Kill James Comey First - prayformojo May 9, 15:19 2
- Oh, I don't think a fictional movie is what will kill James Comey. - David May 9, 15:23
- damn. -- nm - Diva May 9, 15:22
Benghazi! -- nm - David May 9, 15:19 1
- Investigates -- nm - zeitgeist May 9, 20:02

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