Let's Dial Up The SOTU

The NY Times goes BOLD:

Trump’s State of the Union Address Unlikely to Bring Harmony

Real breakthrough stuff.

Comments

[henry]

Harmony? I’d settle for the old Memorex commercial where the glass shatters, except Pelosi’s face instead of a glass. Not harmony, one dimple pure note.

[henry]

Simple

[Pinandpuller]

Likely to bring Cognitive Dissedents.

[henry]

Cognitive? You give them too much credit.

[Pinandpuller]

Nancy Pelosi is likely to show up with a Diminished Fifth.

[D]

I miss the old days when Joe from South Carolina shouted out “Liar” to Obama when he tried to con the American people.
Remember how Pelosi whipped her head around?

[Jane]

From the last thread. No one with a brain would trust Mueller. Just look at what he did in MA.

[henry]

Dissonants to keep with the metaphor. A quick check and non-cognitive is “mental”. So mental dissonants is the term.

[henry]

Remember how Pelosi whipped her head around?

How many full rotations?

[D]

Is this something new?
Harris and Schumer coming out ahead on the big SOTU night and trashing the speech?
We never did this to Obammy.

[Threadkiller]

Your first sentence of your second paragraph contradicts this from your first paragraph:

AFAIK until Nunes made the point last week no one had ever hinted that the Steele dossier was the subject of the redacted parts of the SC appointment letter.

Ext was looking for Clarification that Nunes thinks the dossier is being investigated by Mueller and Weissmann.

You provided a quote from Nunes where he says no such thing. Your first sentence of your second paragraph and your 6:37 confirm that you agree that Nunes said no such thing.

I am not sure what steps you took to then claim that Nunes revealed last week that the dossier is being investigated.

[D]

It looked a lot like that scene with Megan in the Exorcist.

[Pinandpuller]

When democrats sing their own praises they always get the key too high.

[henry]

Great pic at link:

Kaitlin Bennett:

You know I carry, right?

https://twitter.com/kaitmarieox/status/1092897906514972673?s=21

[MissMarple2]

Senator Chuck Grassley and his wife Barbara before the SOTU.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BthQNMgg0Om/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1l1f2emr687zx

[sbwaters]

Still stung by his failure to use a partial government shutdown to pressure Congress into paying for his border wall

Conjecture and opinion like this does not belong in a news article. #PoorJournalism

[Extraneus]

I'm feeling a pretty far from harmony anymore. Would be happier to just get it on once and for all, or even better to split up. It happens. No reason not to figure out the most peaceful and mutually beneficial way to do it. That's the right way to handle a divorce.

[Janet 🚬]

This is interesting - 'The MAGA Hat Chronicles'

https://the-maga-hat-chronicles.com/

The part that is interesting to me is how many people LIKE the hat & whisper MAGA & 'like your hat' etc.
That's been my experience in Northern Virginia with my 'Deplorabes' t-shirts. Lots of thumbs up & whispered MAGAs & 'me too!'.
The media paints a 'EVERYONE hates Trump' picture, but it isn't true.
He wouldn't have been elected President if that were so.
They project their OWN hatred.
Of course there are some haters...but it isn't like the media portray it.

[MissMarple2]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/428592-gop-senators-think-trump-would-win-vote-on-emergency-declaration#.XFonlCF9nk0.twitter

[D]

Janet:
Lara Trump on Lou Dobbs just made the same point you did.
Said they were wrong about how many people supported Donald Trump for President.
I know the Dems have heavily targeted Wisconsin and Pennsylvania for their party in 2020.
They desperately want those states back and both have Dem governors.
They won’t get Ohio or Florida.
They want to keep Virginia hence the kerfuffle over Northam and Lt Governor.
Trying to game out what is the better play for them.
Michigan also has s Dem Governor.

[Pinandpuller]

henry

I like puns for song titles. Optical Allusion. Aural Tradition. Cognitive Dissedents.

[Extraneus]

Lindsey Graham Hires Pro-Amnesty Aide to Help Write Immigration Laws

Graham runs the influential Senate judiciary committee, and his hiring of Amy Nice spotlights his long-standing efforts to provide additional labor to his South Carolina business donors, said pro-American advocates.

“She worked in the Obama Department of Homeland Security, so I think she will fit with Lindsey Graham’s viewpoint on immigration quite well,” said Rosemary Jenks, policy director at NumbersUSA.

...

His new hire, Amy Nice, was the executive director at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce when it helped Graham push for the 2013 amnesty. She later joined Obama’s Department of Homeland Security, where she worked as a lawyer to help employers gain more imported workers.

She was forced out of DHS in January 2017 as Trump’s inauguration speech promised a policy of “Hire American.”

More at the link.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.weaselzippers.us/410249-breaking-big-trump-win-tax-cuts-trigger-exxon-mobil-to-invest-whopping-10-billion-in-americas-infrastructure/

[Pinandpuller]

I don't know If it's possible to make up a,"You know what they say about assonance"...

[Tom R]

You provided a quote from Nunes where he says no such thing.

I suppose you would have a point as long as you conveniently ignore the fact that Nunes guessed that the subject of the redacted parts of the SC letter was the Steele dossier. If Nunes is correct as I see it there are two options to choose from. You can go with my option that Mueller is investigating everyone involved with the creation of the dossier. You can go with the Sundance option that Rosenstein treated the contents of the Steele dossier as true and that he tasked Mueller with conducting a counterintelligence investigation with Trump as the target. The Sundance option IMO requires Trump supporters to admit it was idiotic of Trump to not fire Rosenstein the second he found out Rosenstein backstabbed him and was actively trying to destroy his presidency.

[MissMarple2]

Captain Hate,

I think you asked me about Mitch Daniels and I said he had kept his mouth shut. Well, I missed this gem because I do not pay to read the Washington Post. It comes from a local TV station's article on the SOTU:

But in a recent Washington Post op-ed, former Indiana governor and Purdue University president Mitch Daniels called the State of the Union "tasteless" arguing it must go.

"In fact, I'm sorry to say, I think it's now counterproductive," Daniels said in an interview. "It's more of a spectacle more likely to foster cynicism rather than citizenship."

My interpretation of this is that his Never Trump pals are worried that Trump will be a big hit.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

"Dimple" works too, henry, although considering the amount of spade work she's had done, "divot" might be more accurate.

[Tom R]

LOL Fox News just showed Elizabeth Warren’s 1986 application for the Texas bar association and she listed her ethnicity as American Indian.

[Marlene]

Fox just showed Elizabeth Warren's Texas bar certification or some sort of document. Ethnicity: American Indian. OOPS!
She told the Cherokees she never used (fake) "American Indian" ethnicity to promote her career.

[henry]

Miss M, since Odumbo chewed out the Supremes in his, the SOTU has been gutter slime. If not before that, I don’t remember watching them, but Slick must have oozed slime at least 7 out of 8.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

Welp we had 6 inches of snow.
Then it started again and we got to almost 10".
Power went off again. Went out to pick up a prescription for this worthless cough I've been fighting. Got about 50' as there were two very large black oaks laying across the only road out. Went back in the driveway and walked out to see how things were and realized I had just stepped over a power line laying in the snow.
I think it was on the dead side of the tree but it was still pretty stimulating to realize I almost stepped on it.

[Threadkiller]

I suppose you would have a point as long as you conveniently ignore the fact that Nunes guessed that the subject of the redacted parts of the SC letter was the Steele dossier.

I have a point that Nunes didn't say that the dossier was being investigated by Mueller and Weissmann. Do you have a point that says otherwise?

[The Infamous Ignatz]

Squaw speak with forked tongue.
Her political career go to great spirit in sky.

[henry]

Weekend at Ruthie’s continues past Tuesday:

JUST IN: Ruth Bader-Ginsburg will not attend Trump's State of the Union address as she continues recovery from cancer.

[Marlene]

The source was from the WaPo. Someone is out for Lizzie's scalp.

[henry]

Hahahahaha!!!!!!

NYT:

At lunch with TV anchors, Trump dismissed former Biden as “dumb,” called Schumer a “nasty son of a bitch” and mocked Northam for “choking like a dog.” @grynbaum

[MissMarple2]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/SOTU/

Link to watch SOTU on line.

[henry]

Thanks Miss M!

[Extraneus]

Heh, henry. They scoff, but they'll never have another president who isn't a scripted robot.

[MissMarple2]

The document prioving Lizzie is a liar:

Damning entry on lower left.

Link if you don't want to right click to see the whole thing:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyrvQ74XQAA-qyO.jpg

[The Infamous Ignatz]

I won't yet go so far as to say Kamala Harris will never be president but her pit-viper-in-a-China-shop personality doesn't play pretty much anywhere the men don't wear man buns and the women don't wear combat boots.

[Narciso79]

Harmony was the ditzy high school student on buffy who became a vampire, so metaphor.

[MissMarple2]

Can anyone dispute those 3 assessments by the President? I think he was spot on.

[Threadkiller]

the Sundance option that Rosenstein treated the contents of the Steele dossier as true and that he tasked Mueller with conducting a counterintelligence investigation with Trump as the target

From your Nunes transcript:

But I believe it's very possible that they used uncorroborated information that came from the Clinton campaign. And that could be in there as part of what they told the special counsel to do, which would be a major, major problem.

[Tom R]

TK,

Feel free to go ahead and award yourself a point since Nunes did not explicitly say the words “the dossier is being investigated by Mueller and Weissman”. I will stick to my original point that if Nunes is correct that the subject of the redacted parts is the Steele dossier, then a logical inference can be made that Mueller is investigating the Steele dossier. It’s just a question of what angle is he approaching: coverup or the truth.

[Threadkiller]

Harris will be a contender if her Pre-ramble to the SOTU gets a comment from Trump other than "she's an idiot."

[MissMarple2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=HKjlp9DQ0Vk

Two-minute video by the actor Robert Davi decrying New York's abortion law.

[Narciso79]

The far lady has sung:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-energy-coal-idUSKCN1PK04L

[The Infamous Ignatz]

--Great pic at link:

Kaitlin Bennett:

You know I carry, right?--

If anyone is interested in the tolerant, woman supporting world of progdom just read the comments.
They will very quickly demonstrate there will be no accomodation with these swine nor a peaceful partition.
They will demand and it will require liquidation of a significant number of them to end their project.

[Captain Hate]

My interpretation of this is that his Never Trump pals are worried that Trump will be a big hit.

He's not incorrect that it's a tasteless spectacle but it's been that way since at least Slick, and *now* he comes up with this?

[Threadkiller]

Nunes did not explicitly say the words “the dossier is being investigated by Mueller and Weissman”.

Do I get a second point because he didn't come close to insinuating that the dossier was under investigation?

You made it up.

[Narciso79]

Even when they get rid of bandar, they still make the same mistakes

https://jamestown.org/brief/securing-southern-yemen-for-the-uae-abu-al-abbas-and-the-battle-for-taiz/

[MissMarple2]

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/05/trump-north-korea-state-of-the-union-1148311

According to this article, Trump will meet Kim in Vietnam on February 27 and 28.

[Barbara]

Still stung by his failure to use a partial government shutdown to pressure Congress into paying for his border wall.

Your response:

"Conjecture and opinion like this does not belong in a news article. #PoorJournalism"

SBW,

Agreed. One thing the Congress isn't seriously doing is talking about impeachment. The President changed the subject to the WALL and border security, and the democrats are so on the wrong side of that issue.

Then this past week they pulled one of the dumbest things that I've ever seen in politics by advocating infanticide as a choice of the mother post delivery of a live child. Between these two issues, they have set the table for 2020 - and that doesn't even take into consideration the gift of Governor Moonwalk.

[MissMarple2]

David Horowitz
‏ @horowitz39
2m2 minutes ago

So we've learned tonight that Elizabeth Warren did claim to be an "American Indian by race" even though she said she didn't, while Virginia has shown us that Democrats only believe women victims of sexual abuse if their abusers are allegedly Republicans.

[MissMarple2]

Saagar Enjeti
‏Verified account @esaagar

1st SOTU Excerpt with call for unity: "The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican Agenda or a Democrat Agenda. It is the agenda of the American People."

[Janet 🚬]

To plan ahead....

COME to the March for Life.
Mark your calendars & COME!
"Join us again at the March for Life on January 24, 2020."
SO many young people. SO much joyous energy.
I Am The Pro-Life Generation
Yo Soy la Generación Pro-Vida

**January 24, 2020**

https://www.facebook.com/marchforlife/videos/1000118236847227/?__xts__[0]=68.ARA896oKGD8CSGge_08k48swMzEho4PGfVel4KIF6lmdMspvN_MYBAAVMK9moW_HPP5XHgNEPVsrO5gP5EzcNpp6w6E6l_i50ZQnlXl41d2vlGuN0YTUNBLZptooJboGBBhkXbzdnnXNQa7EGRaPISc6WCK3ktAtGbWKxPMMMh50VjZRlyBESk7zuiBUkEeOSINlhI6YQhSR3F254oGgC9OwAYFni596N7aYDRWaFT-BUBRrqgSWggYDzyQ9PnTykYHGH0rEJT8f-ZG7EsIhC_mQXNucClHBxvP2KjOg5M5E3OiVO7nUBEEFNgKUKFPyC36Riy1AWYERrdNHG2R3doK-cR0QT6wpdrOR2g&__tn__=H-R

[Jane]

Marlene, we need to get together. I'm having my kitchen redone and I have family coming the first week of March. How long are you staying?

[MissMarple2]

Saagar Enjeti
‏Verified account @esaagar
4m4 minutes ago

SOTU EXCERPT: "It is unacceptable that Americans pay vastly more than people in other countries for the exact same drugs, often made in the exact same place. This is wrong, unfair, and together we can stop it."

===================================

Saagar Enjeti
‏Verified account @esaagar
5m5 minutes ago

SOTU EXCERPT: "No issue better illustrates the divide between America’s working class and America’s political class than illegal immigration. Wealthy politicians and donors push for open borders while living their lives behind walls and gates and guards."
================================

SOTU EXCERPTS on FP: Venezuela, Pledge not to continue endless wars, and a call out for Iran pic.twitter.com/nursC1kRtl

— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) February 6, 2019

Link goes to screencap.

[Tom R]

No I’m now deducting a point away from you for incorrectly accusing me of making it up.

NUNES: I think it's possible that the Steele dossier, the Clinton dirt, is what's in that scope memo

If the Steele dossier is in the scope memo what makes you believe Mueller isn’t investigating it.

[Marlene]

Jane,we're here until first week of May. My sister and her husband are coming later this week for a few days. Later this month would work,let me know.

[Pinandpuller]

Why was the black oak in the road?

Systemic Racism.

[MissMarple2]

Meanwhile, back in Virginia:

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/northams-medical-school-yearbook-photo-not-a-mix-up/

[MissMarple2]

Chad Pergram
‏Verified account @ChadPergram
2m2 minutes ago

Trump excerpts: Both parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of America’s crumbling infrastructure.

[Threadkiller]

Because in the later quote from your Nunes transcript(which I provided above) Nunes concludes "...And that[uncorroborated information that came from the Clinton campaign] could be in there as part of what they told the special counsel to do, which would be a major, major problem."

Why would investigating "Clinton dirt" be a major problem?

[clarice]

Jane, I'll be there the 91h-16th if you feel like a field trip away from the renovations.

[Threadkiller]

s/b Why would investigating "the Steele dossier, Clinton dirt" be a major problem?

[Jim,SunnyvaleCA,USA]

I meant, but never got around, to praise this wonderful image from the past thread. Worthy of Surber imo
"In Fenway if the Red Sox were leading by three in the ninth but the other team got a man on first, the place would go silent, as if thirty-three thousand turkeys had just been told about Thanksgiving."

[MissMarple2]

The TRUMP PAGE
‏ @MichaelDelauzon
1m1 minute ago

>>>
President Trump is in "The Beast" and en route to the U.S. Capitol.

[Marlene]

What is going on with the Democrat women dressed in white?

[Threadkiller]

Suffragets, Marlene.

[Threadkiller]

Suffragettes...

[sbwaters]

What is going on with the Democrat women dressed in white?

They want to support American individuality.

[henry]

White dress privilege

[Barbara]

Re: the infamous amendment to the Scope memo - we know that one judge, Ellis, has seen the memo and on the basis of whatever Rosenstein added to it agreed to go forward with the Manafort case in contrast with the concerns he clearly expressed earlier. I suspect that another judge, Sullivan, was also given a look at that memo or at least a précis of it - probably in his chambers.

What would compel these judges to react they way that they did? The only thing I can think of is contained in Judge Sullivan's comments at the last attempt to sentence General Flynn. The judge used the word "treason" during his extemporaneous outburst that day, then after a break, returned to the courtroom and walked back his comments.

I suspect that this - namely an accusation of suspected treason - is what is hinted at in the amended Scope memo. Rosenstein gave Muelller the carte blanche that he wanted and needed to expand his investigation beyond the confines of the campaign. He's still probing away via the Southern District of New York in areas loosely connected to 2016. It appears that he's trying to scare up new territory because he's so far afield of his original mandate - even with the Rosenstein amendment. We'll have to see if Barr takes any action to narrow Mueller's territory and bring this investigation to a conclusion.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

Pretty sure that means they're virgins.
Hope Trump sacrifices a few.

[sbwaters]

Hmmm. Who else, Democrat, wore all white?

[henry]

Mental virgins. Never a thought in their brains.

[Captain Hate]

What is going on with the Democrat women dressed in white?

They want to support American individuality.

The hive mind.

[Captain Hate]

Hmmm. Who else, Democrat, wore all white?

Sheets Byrd?

[Jack is Back!]

I am surprised they don't wear pussy hats with those white dresses.

Jerrold Nadler is a fat little guy with a New York accent and a terrible inferiority complex. He is always talking above his weight, which by the way is subtantial. I do hope he decides to take on people 50 to 60 points above his IQ. His ignorance, and partisan equivocation will show in spades.

[Narciso79]

Neutron stars are less dense.

[MissMarple2]

sbwaters,

A photo=shop artist noticed the same thing:

[Dave (in MA)]

Did anyone invite 'Coonman' to be their guest?

[Threadkiller]

Sassehole and Sippy Ricardo make a nice looking couple.

[Jane]

Marlene,
March is better than February. Clarice, I won't know till the last minute if I can get away. Keep in touch.

[Dave (in MA)]

Plenty of people in that room for Buzz to punch.

[MissMarple2]

Gosh - 50 years since we went to the moon!

[Jane]

Poor Nancy. She's already devastated.

[Dave (in MA)]

Occasional Cortex is apparently under orders to frown.

[MissMarple2]

Joe Perticone
‏Verified account @JoePerticone

Nita Lowey signals to AOC to stand and applause mouthing “one nation” after Trump said it. She eventually got up for a second

[Marlene]

I just realized those women in white look like really mean lunch ladies. :)

[peter]

47

[clarice]

I will be in Peru in March,Jane.

[Threadkiller]

She smirks and claps in Trump's ear when he asks for compromise. As if Trump is the problem.

Thanks Paul Ryan.

[Jane]

If I can get away I will Clarice. Going tomorrow to see Sunny and Windy Daze. I expect it will be great!

[Porchlight]

Hey everyone.

Nancy is on the same cocktail as DNC balloon-ogling Hillary. Same suit too.

[Threadkiller]

Her teeth are popping loose!

[Dave (in MA)]

Donks:

Sitting for low unemployment.

[Jane]

Funny to see all those in white, fuming!