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That same TheHill article says Abbott is claiming he wasn't even involved in it. That was also implied when the article said the volunteers had "received word that Gov. Greg Abbott ...", not "received word from Gov. Greg Abbott ..." I couldn't give less of a shit that the press knew beforehand and was there. We know, we know, the mainstream fake media blah blah blah. Believe it or not, it's not about them. None of this helps the case you're apparently trying to make that Greg Abbott is a good guy doing everything by the book so he can do right by these poor people. He's obviously not, and no amount of gaslighting can convince reasonable people that he is. If nothing else, this demonstrates how much too many people in this country have come to accept this kind of cruelty as a basic American value that's reflective of Christian morals. It's sick. Merry Christmas, indeed.

He already did try! I'm talking about before the fact versus attempts after the fact. I don't mean merely manipulating ordinances and whatnot to suppress turnout, which is already happening without Trump. I mean machine tampering, on-premise vote flipping and multiplication, falsifying counts after the fact, paying off courts to find in your favor in lawsuits—you know, all the things they accuse Democrats of doing.

I started at the beginning, listening to each a couple of time at least, and am up to Get Behind Me Satan, but I have that on hold while I obsess over Elephant.

There is no way Trump wins without stealing the election, since the people have repeatedly demonstrated that they don't want him. So yes, let Trump win the nom in as crowded a field as it will take.

This excuse would make more sense if Abbott was working with governors of other states to safely transfer and onboard the immigrants. Instead, Abbott is planning it all in secret in an apparent effort to spring these poor people on these other states and catch them flat-footed for maximum effect. It's practically the very definition of "political stunt". So, please, let's not pretend this is diplomacy as usual here.

Is he of that ilk? I really don't know anything else about him. Is he going to join the Kookoo Kaukus?

I am unofficially obsessed with White Stripes' Elephant.

My wife and I visited that a couple years ago when they had a museum reopening. It’s between 111th and 112th, and one of the exciting things I saw was a house with the same rare five-digit address number I grew up with. It’s kind of the same feeling as when you find out some person you just met shares your birthday.

That’s OK, he knows that’s no real defense. He’s giving up on it already. He knows he’s totally busted. The $64 question is whether congressional Republicans are going to ignore all that and shower him with assignments anyway. I think with those clowns, it’s 50-50 either way.

Meghan Markle might be similar in kind, but definitely not similar in effect.

That makes me wonder what kind of acting out is going to ensue once it’s clear Trump is off the scene for good. I don’t think it will be any sort of coordinated attacks, but there might well be a slew of internet-connected lone wolf acts.

You can't criticize a crippled governor. That's racist, man.

I love the idea of their cruel hearts being broken, that they are broken as humans. That’s a good angle to impact the people in the middle, especially around Christmas.

Because we’re trying to bring the world together, it’s others who are divisive. We’re not dividing people, you are. That’s the gospel of Roy Cohn.

Trump is becoming more and more of a comic book character.

I've always hated the word "entitlements" as applied for tax-supported welfare, which almost all the recipients themselves have paid taxes for either before or currently. And yet, not only do Republicans routinely use this term, but so do Democrats, the media, and basically just about everybody calls them, as though the people who qualify for them are entitled assholes or something.

So-o-o-o ... who's in for TSLA?

I was coming down here to say the same thing, but you beat me to it, so I'ma give you a like on that one. Dad humor FTW.

Well, that’s it. Sacked on third and three. See ya next year, boys.

If they don’t score a touchdown on this first possession, and with conviction, this game is practically over.

Media question: Chris Myers was one of the top ESPN Sportscenter hosts at one time. How did he drop to being the play by play guy on the eighth team for Fox?

The old Lions showed up for the game today. They are playing like a team that thought their press clippings were going to win this game for them and propel them to the playoffs. The same way the 1980 Lions thought that parodying a popular record when they were four-and-fucking-oh would be enough to take them to the Super Bowl.