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If the Lady was not dressed I'd say it was the scene from Excalibur where Arthur thrusts Excalibur into 'the spine of the dragon'. Hilarious is not Guinevere, but the image fits, no?
Posted by: Thomas at Sun Nov 27 16:18:54 2016 (C3Ma+)
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I recognized it right away. It's the ending of Carrie, the dream sequence when she reaches up out of the remains of her home to grab the arm of her classmate, Sue.
"The terrible nightmare is coming back" seems to be how Drudge was using it...
Posted by: Wonderduck at Sun Nov 27 17:21:03 2016 (vZvpB)
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Oh good grief you're right. How did I miss that?
Your geek fu has bested me this day
So here:
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Sun Nov 27 19:11:10 2016 (KicmI)
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I was about to say, "Dude, that's from Carrie, when she comes back from allegedly being dead to claim another life."
It has to be significant that even a lot of the Left are shying away from this effort. It's a dead end, originally cooked up as a "ride the wave" fundraising effort for the Green Party. But, Hillary is completely and thoroughly cooked, at this point. At least as an active player in premiere politics. She's not going to prison, even if she's EVER found guilty of anything, and she will still peddle access and influence...but even then, her primary role is granting access to Bill.
That has to steam her up so badly.
Posted by: Ben at Sun Nov 27 22:22:52 2016 (S4UJw)
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The dirty trick I heard about is this. By starting a recount, especially this late, the results might not be certified in time for the Electoral college, taking the Electors of those three states off the table, getting Trump below 270, and forcing the election to the Congress. This would further delegitimize Trump's presidency.
Posted by: Mauser at Mon Nov 28 00:23:03 2016 (5Ktpu)
I was pleasantly impressed with Trump's magnanimous acceptance speech, which has, at least for a time, tempered the very mixed emotions I had voting for him.
In fairness, I was also pleasantly surprised with Madame Secretary's prompt and congenial concession.
A lot of people are worried. Even many of us that voted for him believe that Trump warrants considerable vigilance. Rest assured though that the press will provide that oversight with verve and a sense of urgency in exactly the same way that they wouldn't have for his opponent.
So lighten up.
Finally,
TakumiYanai's work may not be the only evidence of time travel....
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Those #NotMyPresident buffoons? Someone should ask them how they felt about the people who said the same about Obama, and then point and laugh when they say "That's different!"
Posted by: Rick C at Thu Nov 10 01:20:40 2016 (ITnFO)
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Did you see Paul Krugman's reaction to the stockmarket blip?
Paraphrasing, it was "When can we expect to see it recover? Short answer, never."
By the end of the day it was at a record high.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Thu Nov 10 01:21:39 2016 (PiXy!)
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Yes. I laughed.
Nobel prize winner and ENRON advisor.
I'm less amused with the riots.
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Thu Nov 10 19:07:04 2016 (1zM3A)
HOLY CRAP!
We are actually less utterly screwed than I thought we would be this morning!
I remain deeply skeptical of Trump, but credit where it is due, he has done what most thought impossible. Whatever his flaws (and they are legion) I can, with considerable confidence, wholeheartedly and without reservation agree that by far the lesser of two evils won this election.
Hillary Clinton wasn't just singularly corrupt. She was the standard bearer for a group, a party and an self-appointed faux aristocracy that not only feels unwarranted entitlement to rule over us, but despises us with every fiber of their being.
We're in for a rough ride as a nation. Trump quite scary in his own ways. However, there is another bright side to this; the intensity with which political correctness got a kick in the groin this morning.
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Well, there's still the whole President Trump thing to wrap our heads around. But despite my misgivings on that quarter, on the whole, a good day.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Wed Nov 9 05:18:25 2016 (PiXy!)
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My faith in the electorate is renewed. It was wonderful watching the press freak out last night. I don't remember them being that shell-shocked on 9/11.
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The Press and the Posters being so wrong, and shocked, and upset by the results of the election I think is a testament to how much they were trying to wish it into being. I've observed that liberals have this belief that words can control reality, and they get very indignant when reality does not obey.
Posted by: Mauser at Wed Nov 9 21:44:17 2016 (5Ktpu)
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Now that we have some numbers to analyse, it's all pretty easy to see. Clinton is up by 1% in the popular vote, so that's well-within the margin of error. A approximate 12% decrease in total votes from *2012*, which was a 5% decrease from 2008. If Hillary was any other Democrat, she likely would have won handily. Trump pulled similar percentages in most demographics to Romney and McCain, but pulled quite a bit fewer total votes than Romney and about the same as McCain.
The bottom line is, the people who said it's all about "who wants to vote for Hillary Clinton?" were absolutely right. She was just so unpopular no one wanted to vote for her.
But, if she couldn't win, at least Trump won. So I guess she has that going for her. Kind of "win-win" for the left, really.
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The Tea Party was a petition; ignored by both sides of the aisle .
Trump is a warning; hated by both sides of the aisle
What comes next against the oligarchs...?
I've two teenage daughters. I'd rather they not see the "Kosovo-ization" of America.
Posted by: Clayton Barnett at Thu Nov 3 20:30:49 2016 (ug1Mc)
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For what it's worth, here's my reasoning for why not voting for Clinton is the least-worst choice for US voters:
It's highly likely that Russian and Chinese cyberspies have copies of all the emails Clinton sent and received on her illicit email server back when she was Secretary of State; if Clinton becomes President, it would be highly likely that the Russian and/or Chinese governments will attempt to blackmail her with those emails, in an effort to bend US policy to their will. If this does happen, I'd wager that she would not take being blackmailed very well, and that she would act out by provoking a confrontation with her blackmailers ("You can't push me around, Mister Putin!!")--a confrontation that could degenerate into a shooting war.
Posted by: Peter the Not-so-Great at Thu Nov 3 21:17:28 2016 (jS1F0)
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I figured out months ago that there is no argument either in favor of or against either candidate that can not be convincingly refuted. I'm a bit disappointed but not surprised that Hoyt tried to reason her way to her current position...advocacy for either defies rationality. You can argue for chance, luck, or faith. But I believe the only aspect of the next for years that can be reasoned is how to deal with the aftermath, as reason has already failed in this election for President.
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