Donald and Hillary up! And apparently The Donald is going to serious-up:
The two hometown winners beamed throughout their victory speeches, but it was Mr. Trump who particularly seemed like a different candidate. As he spoke in the lobby of Trump Tower, there were no freewheeling presentations of steaks and bottled water, as in the past. There was no reference to “Lyin’ Ted” or “Crooked Hillary”; he called his opponent “Senator Cruz” instead, and made no mention of Mrs. Clinton. He also took no questions from the news media.
And his speech sounded more presidential than any other he has given on an election night — a focused, tightened message about trade and the economy as he prepares to campaign in states hit hard by manufacturing industry losses. The speech reflected the growing influence of Paul Manafort, whom Mr. Trump empowered to help him win the nomination and who has taken on a greater purview, including messaging.
Donald goes all boring and establishment.
Manafort 2016
Posted by: RIF | April 20, 2016 at 11:57 AM
But still there's lots of reason for doom
Posted by: -peter | April 20, 2016 at 12:09 PM
Insty posted this link earlier today:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/drinks/the-day-i-tried-to-match-churchill-drink-for-drink/
I hadn't realized quite how fond of drink Churchill was.
42,000 bottles of champagne in his lifetime? That's 1.5 bottles, every single day, from age 12 until his death. And that's not even counting everything ELSE he drank on apparently a daily basis.
How on earth did the man survive to 90 years old?
Posted by: James D | April 20, 2016 at 12:10 PM
Trump has dumped the Toady and is no longer acting punk ass? TK won't like this turn of events.
Posted by: NK | April 20, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Michael Barone; Trump can’t break the Republican Party.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 12:16 PM
Donald goes all boring and establishment.
I am sure it is only temporary, until he can be his "own boss" again one day.
Posted by: centralcal | April 20, 2016 at 12:17 PM
Doom-- yuuuuuge dooooom.
Posted by: henry | April 20, 2016 at 12:43 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-warns-u-over-baltic-maneuvers-ready-necessary-140704706.html
Opology in 3... 2...
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | April 20, 2016 at 01:07 PM
How on earth did the man survive to 90 years old?
Fox Butterfield alert! :)
Posted by: Porchlight | April 20, 2016 at 01:13 PM
Saw on Insty that Jackson's getting booted off the double sawbuck in favor of Harriet Tubman.
I'll be happy to take custody of as many of the out-of-favor notes as they want to send me.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) | April 20, 2016 at 01:23 PM
from age 12 until his death
How do we know he waited until age 12 to start in on the imbibing? :)
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 01:23 PM
I love Barone but I don't think I agree with him. So many people took the red pill this cycle. We will see.
Posted by: Porchlight | April 20, 2016 at 01:25 PM
From the embers of the last dying thread:
http://www.dailywire.com/news/4380/michelle-obama-ive-been-victimized-sexism-%E2%80%93-men-amanda-prestigiacomo
Wherein I ask: can a former first lady be prosecuted for an over all lack of grace, gratefulness, and a surfeit of whining?
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 01:25 PM
For our CA JOMers:
http://twitchy.com/2016/04/18/ha-good-one-newsweeks-meet-jerry-brown-tweet-is-unintentionally-hilarious/
Yer welcome.
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 01:27 PM
And there's another book that takes a look of churchill's finances going around.
Appalled is thorough naive about what the democrats have done just in last half dozen years
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | April 20, 2016 at 01:33 PM
Yes they seem to have been possessed by hive or myriad.
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | April 20, 2016 at 01:34 PM
As to that 1:25 link, Insty's Sarah Hoyt reports that Moochelle made these remarks while in Argentina. Hoyt makes a reference to a black hole in her post and proclaims the term as NOT racist. I say: not yet, anyway...
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 01:35 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/04/20/fired-for-preaching-georgia-dumps-doctor-over-church-sermons.html?intcmp=hpbt4
Sorry, pal. Your kind of religion isn't as sacrosanct as a certain other kind of religion...
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 01:41 PM
Porch: So many people took the red pill this cycle.
Are you certain it wasn't you taking strange pills? LOL
Posted by: centralcal | April 20, 2016 at 01:54 PM
Lewandiwski has bark, but manafort has bite, with his long-time conncection to unita, a brief time working with isi, and most recently volodya's friends and family club, caveat emptor.
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | April 20, 2016 at 01:56 PM
How do we know he waited until age 12 to start in on the imbibing? :)
I actually gave that some thought when I did the math on bottles/day.
Posted by: James D | April 20, 2016 at 02:12 PM
Blue Hell OPM Famine continues apace:
http://abc7ny.com/politics/nj-town-rejects-tax-increase;-police-department-disbands/1300633/
Posted by: NK | April 20, 2016 at 02:20 PM
Don't forget that while doing all that drinking, he was playing his own version of Solitaire, smoking cigars and setting the table for winning the war against the Hun:)
Oh, in between all that he was writing the history of the english speaking people.
Posted by: Jack is Back! (As An Officially Declared Islamaphobe) | April 20, 2016 at 02:21 PM
RIP-- Dwayne the Pearl Washington: http://abc7ny.com/sports/nyc-native-ex-syracuse-star-pearl-washington-dies-at-52/1300787/
Posted by: NK | April 20, 2016 at 02:21 PM
He was a force of mature, every generation or two, there is one like him or the iron lady, most of the time it's dross.
Posted by: buccaneer morgan | April 20, 2016 at 02:28 PM
Appalled is thorough naive about what the democrats have done just in last half dozen years
Not naive at all. Ordinarily, you would not find someone with my policy preferences supporting folks like Walker and Cruz.
Posted by: Appalled | April 20, 2016 at 02:49 PM
It's about time we removed all racist Democrats from our money...and elective offices...and society in general.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 02:59 PM
Harriet Tubman was a Republican..
Posted by: Miss Marple | April 20, 2016 at 03:08 PM
I was referring to Jackson.
I do consider it appropriate that, given the state of the country, a woman born into slavery is on our currency.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 03:11 PM
Ignatz,
I knew what you're u meant. I should have explained that I found it ironic when they wanted a black and a woman, they chose someone who considered herself a Republican. Don't know if she ever got to vote, though.
Posted by: Miss Marple | April 20, 2016 at 03:15 PM
Gun-toting Republican, even.
Posted by: Porchlight | April 20, 2016 at 03:16 PM
So now with the Tubman twenty they can nail you for racism and sexism if you decide to use 10's instead.
Never was a Jackson fan, but I think MLK or maybe Frederick Douglas would have been better choices.
Posted by: matt | April 20, 2016 at 03:17 PM
I think it was always going to be a woman. Part of the "pave the way for Hillary" 2016 action plan.
Posted by: Porchlight | April 20, 2016 at 03:19 PM
And since Hillary needs to shore up AA votes...
Posted by: Porchlight | April 20, 2016 at 03:19 PM
"42,000 bottles of champagne in his lifetime? That's 1.5 bottles, every single day, from age 12 until his death. "
For some reason the name "Wilt Chamberlain" popped into my head.
Posted by: jimmyk on iPhone | April 20, 2016 at 03:20 PM
Wherein I ask: can a former first lady be prosecuted for an over all lack of grace, gratefulness, and a surfeit of whining?
You lack empathy for Mooch's schtruggles?
Tammy Bruce on Private Munster going on all the gab shows to announce he won't accept a Presidential nomination: "Would you just shut the eff up, liar!"
Posted by: Captain Hate | April 20, 2016 at 03:21 PM
http://patterico.com/2016/04/20/prediction-ted-cruz-will-be-president/
Not if the WSJ has anthing to say about it:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/clintons-negative-majority-1461106609
Come back, Jeb! All is forgiven! Or maybe you, Marco! Sob! :)
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 03:22 PM
In lieu of The Daily Wretchard, he's your Daily Sultan Knish:
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-fallacy-of-focusing-on-islamic.html
Whatchoolookinat, Islamophobe?
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 03:40 PM
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/04/20/team-clinton-on-bernie-f-him-we-kicked-his-ass/
But that Trump fella sure is a vulgarian, huh?
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 03:50 PM
Well, it appears I have this place to myself:
https://pjmedia.com/ronradosh/2016/04/19/how-the-republican-party-is-on-the-road-to-guaranteeing-its-defeat-in-the-general-election/
You'll never guess who can save the GOP now. Think: the scion of the bearer of volumes of bulk mail delivered to you whether you want it or not.
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 03:55 PM
It's not "going Presidential".
It's called "hiding the candidate before he opens his big blowhole again."
Posted by: The Wolf Who Cried Boy | April 20, 2016 at 04:09 PM
Gays? Abortion? the voters who will decide 2016 give a rats ass about those things. Radosh is so wrong: this is a winning issue for Cruz and any repub other than trump, along with the debt and spending, and ObummerCare and jobs: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2016/04/19/mothers-of-murders-victims-make-emotional-pleas-to-congress-about-illegal-immigrant-crime/2/
Posted by: NK | April 20, 2016 at 04:09 PM
TK won't like this turn of events.
With a Birther in first place? I'll get over it. (whatever it is)
Posted by: Threadkiller | April 20, 2016 at 04:12 PM
So London is going to go from Red Ken to right-wing intellectual Boris Johson to Sadiq Khan, whom Cameron has accused of being sympathetic to ISIS. Just to give you and idea of how London has changed and it wouldn't surprise me to see a Muslim mayor of NYC in the next 10 years.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/20/david-cameron-called-racist-after-accusing-sadiq-khan-over-links/
Posted by: Jack is Back! (As An Officially Declared Islamaphobe) | April 20, 2016 at 04:36 PM
National Enquirer has a new scandal.
Cruz gave a press conference about how he is really winning.
Trump in Indy is back to calling him Lyin' Ted.
Mississippi is threatening both Cruz and Trump supporters to accept establishment delegates or they will have police throw them out of the convention.
No links. Am on iPad. Last one is on Laura Ingraham's site.
Posted by: Miss Marple | April 20, 2016 at 04:42 PM
MM,
I await MarkO's shocked expression.
Posted by: Jack is Back! (As An Officially Declared Islamaphobe) | April 20, 2016 at 04:50 PM
Think it was George Will who said 'watch out when Trump goes conventional'..
Larry Kudlow this AM reiterated Giuliani's thinking in that the Hill knows how to destroy Cruz but hasn't figured out how to deal with Trump.
Posted by: glasater | April 20, 2016 at 04:58 PM
Just another day in the life of an Iggle fan
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NR9wpOjzp2U
Posted by: Captain Hate | April 20, 2016 at 05:03 PM
http://spectator.org/articles/66079/crazy-bernie%E2%80%99s-curious-pursuit-presidency
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 05:17 PM
And everyone are shocked at the Flyer fans throwing wristbands onto the ice during the Cap's blowout. Tonight lets get it over with and move on finally!
Posted by: Jack is Back! (As An Officially Declared Islamaphobe) | April 20, 2016 at 05:19 PM
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/04/20/saudi-arabia-snubs-president-obama-at-the-airport/
Thus obviating the chance for another deep, subservient bow to Saudi King by King Putt.
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 05:26 PM
First Obummer sided with Iran and MB to accelerate overthrowing the House of Saud, now when he is halfway out of the door, he is embarrassing them by releasing the 9/11 info about Saudi Salafists aiding the hijackers, despite the Saudis assisting with the GWOT from 2001-2009. Not greeting Obummer is the least worst thing the Saudis will do to him.
Posted by: NK | April 20, 2016 at 05:44 PM
ironically according to robert lacey's account, the sauds felt disrespected by W, now they know better,
so the dog that doesn't bark is how after all the hrumfing over the san bernardino iphone, it turns out it's 'sound and fury' signifying nothing' or words to that effect,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 05:50 PM
hohum, nothing to see hear:
http://dailycaller.com/2016/04/20/feds-blow-off-house-subpoena-for-obamacare-co-op-docs/#ixzz46O9uuOOM
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 06:16 PM
Ron Radosh = Theo?
How the GOP Is On the Road Towards Certain Defeat.
No. Theo makes much better arguments.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 06:16 PM
yes, but will they be able to collect,
http://www.thetower.org/3265-supreme-court-allows-victims-of-iranian-terror-to-collect-2-billion-in-frozen-assets/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 06:18 PM
Not if Barry has any say in it.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 06:19 PM
like charlis theron, is african american?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/05/agents-of-shield-s-chloe-bennet-why-movies-and-marvel-need-to-diversify.html
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 06:23 PM
plausible situation?
http://www.christianpost.com/news/atheist-christopher-hitchens-conversion-christianity-author-larry-taunton-161972/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 06:30 PM
Prepare your shocked face;
Collusion between the commie AG's and self interested climate crusaders.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 06:43 PM
They'll get the same
third degreeimmunity plus warm milk and a cookie as Chisolm et al.Posted by: henry | April 20, 2016 at 06:53 PM
an interesting angle on the subject,
http://legalinsurrection.com/2016/04/andrew-jackson-booted-off-20-bill-replaced-with-harriet-tubman/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 06:59 PM
they grub money, like nobody's business,
http://www.dailywire.com/news/5127/hillary-bundler-paid-saudis-who-dont-want-hank-berrien
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:02 PM
Manacort counting his chickens before they are hatched.
Posted by: maryrose | April 20, 2016 at 07:06 PM
he was the jailhouse negotiator at gitmo,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/20/saudi-governments-possible-links-to-911-plot-revealed-in-new-evi/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:09 PM
Repubs will not be winning Maryland Connecticut or New York in November.
Wins here do not predict the future because they are not swing states
Trump was beaten in Ohio,Colorado,Wisconsin,Iowa and Minnesota and Rubio came close in Virginia.
All are swing states
Trump did win Florida.
Posted by: maryrose | April 20, 2016 at 07:09 PM
And everyone are shocked at the Flyer fans throwing wristbands onto the ice during the Cap's blowout.
Nothing Philadelphia sports fans do is a surprise. These are the people who booed Santa Claus. They're loathsome, subhuman mutants, one and all.
Posted by: Free James D! | April 20, 2016 at 07:18 PM
kind of an altered state, devolutionary crowd,
http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2016/04/20/obamas-former-middle-east-advisor-we-should-have-bombed-assad/
every thing is a hammer to them, with which they strike themselves,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:22 PM
Quit mincing your words, James. :)
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 07:23 PM
now casa de carta gets interests,
http://faustasblog.com/2016/04/brazil-states-to-default-next/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:33 PM
and there's another link about one of the contributing factors to the puerto rican default,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:38 PM
how about that, the nerve of them,
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scarlett-johansson-ghost-shell-japanese-885462
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:41 PM
The Republican party is in shambles, pretty much no matter what happens. Who's to blame?
a) Trump
b) Bush (any or all)
c) Obama
d) they shouted out who killed the GOP, when after all it was you and me
I had really kind of hoped, after eight years of bleakness, that this could at least be an election to look forward to.
Posted by: hrtshpdbox | April 20, 2016 at 07:43 PM
well 200 million spent between the medici and rubio, you might as well just burn the cash,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 07:48 PM
Events of this election were set in motion by many people and many events between 2010 and 2014.
I don't think one can blame any one person.
Posted by: Miss Marple | April 20, 2016 at 07:49 PM
Test
Posted by: Jim Eagle | April 20, 2016 at 07:49 PM
I haven't a clue as to what might have led you to believe that, hrt.
Posted by: lyle | April 20, 2016 at 07:52 PM
--I don't think one can blame any one person.--
Since it's April how bout we wait and see if there is anything to blame anyone for first.
Eeyore is a donkey not an elephant after all.
Posted by: Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki | April 20, 2016 at 07:53 PM
Who's to blame?
People who kept sending the party money after it became obvious they really didn't care about representing their vision of the country.
Posted by: Captain Hate | April 20, 2016 at 07:53 PM
Doesn't W receive all blame this millennium?
Posted by: henry | April 20, 2016 at 07:57 PM
The ewok still has the huntress living rent free in his dome.
Posted by: Captain Hate | April 20, 2016 at 08:11 PM
Pointing the finger of blame doesn't help us.
We can move forward with the most electable candidate.
Reince on Greta said it took 7 ballots for him to get the chairmanship.
A majority plus 1.
He. Said and I agree if you don't have that some other people have the majority of the delegates.
This nonsense about getting the nomination with less is just bafflegab.
Posted by: maryrose | April 20, 2016 at 08:14 PM
Wait until the ewok figures out he is tribune for a tribe that fits comfortable in a VW Microbus -- since he keeps kicking people out of his tribe.
Posted by: henry | April 20, 2016 at 08:15 PM
Heartshapedbox
That was my hope as well and now it has turned into a three ring circus.
Posted by: maryrose | April 20, 2016 at 08:17 PM
3 guesses who OReilly has on his show tonight?
Posted by: maryrose | April 20, 2016 at 08:18 PM
seven ballots, that's conforting, how many would it have taken for dennis miller,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 08:19 PM
just a brief survey in my infospace, savage, is strongly for trump, ingraham is maybe a little less so, kilmeade's fill in, (didn't catch her name) but beck, medved, probably prager, certainly aren't
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 08:28 PM
so you know when they have a special guest star on ncis, it's 60/40 they are a goner, last night was alan dale's turn, the original director from the first season,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 08:30 PM
some wannabe viking warrior,
[At trial, Breivik] complained about his microwave dinners and cold coffee. He gave a Nazi-style salute and said he had renounced his faith in Christ in favor of the Norse god Odin. He demanded the right to publish a political tract every third year, in print or online, and said he had written two books already, “The Breivik Diaries” and “The Nordic State,” but was not allowed to seek publication of them....
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 08:32 PM
well less dain bramage then most,
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2016/04/19/abc-names-michael-strahan-new-gma-host-heres-his-political
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 08:38 PM
maryrose
I am watching Triple D on the food chanell .
Refuse to watch O"Rielly .
Who is on ? Hillary ?
Posted by: BB Key | April 20, 2016 at 08:40 PM
some of these names are new,
https://28pages.org/tag/ghassan-al-sharbi/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 08:50 PM
some names that come to mind,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/powerpost/wp/2016/04/20/saudi-government-has-vast-network-of-pr-lobby-firms-in-u-s/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 09:13 PM
what could go wrong with these rocket surgeons,
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senate-passes-energy-bill-with-huge-bipartisan-support/article/2589035?utm_
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 09:16 PM
narciso, I see the Elon Musk super villain funding was included (battery storage improvements)... so all is well.
Posted by: henry | April 20, 2016 at 09:19 PM
someone forgot to tell them, the arc reactor is not a real thing, you know twain had it right, hundred and forty years ago,
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 09:21 PM
they might need vin diesel showing sooner rather than later,
http://dailysignal.com/2016/04/20/wanted-street-activists-to-change-the-world-and-get-paid/
Posted by: narciso | April 20, 2016 at 09:24 PM
Ignatz @6:16 --
Thanks. I do hope that I am wrong but I see nothing but dismal alternatives for the Republicans.
Heart shaped --
I blame the voters, but I guess that is the basic problem with democracy. Half the people ar of below average intelligence.
Posted by: Theo | April 20, 2016 at 09:25 PM
If the Amazon.com of baby parts gets investigated by congress and the MSM ignores it, do they owe taxes on the profits?
Posted by: henry | April 20, 2016 at 09:28 PM
I had really kind of hoped, after eight years of bleakness, that this could at least be an election to look forward to.
This has been a fantastic election. I have noticed that this election cycle has also created less tension at JOM.
Not so many comments that only serve to dress down other people's thoughts, or personally attack for no reason.
#ThanksTrump
Posted by: Threadkiller | April 20, 2016 at 09:36 PM