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Morning Reads – Thursday, June 1, 2017

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Happy June!
On this date in 1869, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine. Also on this date in 1938, baseball helmets were worn for the first time.

Peaches

Jimmy Carter

Sweet Tea

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Jessica Szilagyi

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  1. Noway2016

    Serious comment about potential Dem for Guv (that I predicted should run for the last senate run): Max Cleland. He’s run statewide a thousand times. Great resume. I don’t know why he won’t or hasn’t considered another run for statewide office. Does he have health issues or at this point in his life, just no desire. You gotta admit his name ID is huge. He’d be formidable as hell.

  2. Dave Bearse

    Another from the you can’t make this poop up: Trump, while meeting with the Belgian Prime Minister during his recent foreign trip, explained that he has a negative opinion of Europe because it took so long to get his golf courses approved there.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-experiences-life-through-the-windshield-of-a-golf-cart-that-explains-a-lot/2017/05/29/fa92f59c-44a8-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html?utm_term=.ced4f1a63736

    “Every time we talk about a country, he remembered the things he had done. Scotland? He said he had opened a club. Ireland? He said it took him two and a half years to get a license and that did not give him a very good image of the European Union.”

  3. Noway2016

    “I take responsibility for every decision I make — but that’s not why I lost,” Clinton said.”
    C’mon, Mrs. Clinton. It’s always someone else’s actions, right? And with no snark:
    She DECIDED to use her infamous home-brew server.
    She DECIDED not to campaign in normal Dem stronghold states like Michigan and Pennsylvania.
    She DECIDED to insult her normal white, blue collar constituency by calling them Deplorables.
    But don’t blame Facebook or the DNC. Hell, they even rigged the game for you over Bernie.
    http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/31/politics/hillary-clinton-recode-loss/

    • Will Durant

      Uh, Jessica linked that one.

      She isn’t going to be given another chance so I don’t understand the sour grapes unless it is to keep the speaking engagement monies flowing. At this point she should just have those grapes in the the form of some more wine and possibly get up a bridge game with Gore, Dukakis, and Romney.

  4. Dave Bearse

    Jason Chaffetz, GOP House Oversight Chairman, is resigning from Congress. The appearance is he’s been called on to do his job and investigate, and would rather not. Never mind about the expense of a special election. Prediction: he follows in Jack Kingston steps as a pandering TV talking head.

    • The Eiger

      I don’t think it’s because he doesn’t want to investigate Trump. He hates Trump. It’s a not so secret secret that he may have too much fun in DC and his wife doesn’t like that. But you are right. He will probably go to FOX and beg for money by saying things that are stupid. Just like Jack has.

      • Noway2016

        Do you include out of office Dems who lobby in your goon list?

  5. Ellynn

    If leaving the Paris accord is meant to allow US industry to have less regulations and lead to more jobs, why is the money and business class not following along? Dow chemical, most oil companies, the tech industry, none of them want this. Even some major US coal companies want to stay in the accord.

    Why are we giving our Power as the world leader away? We lead on this, and have since Bush Sr. was in office all the way through Obama.

    https://www.axios.com/how-private-equity-is-watching-trumps-paris-announcement-2429134713.html

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-01/if-trump-dumps-the-climate-accord-the-u-s-is-the-loser

    • Noway2016

      Just like Hillary and your side has to continue the “Woe is Me” meme about how the election was stolen. She lost fair and square but yall cannot publicly admit that without angering yours.

      • Noway2016

        About angering the base, Sherlock! Try and keep up.

      • Lea Thrace

        If not already clear, he doesnt even know most of the time. Scroll past and dont feed the troll…

  6. chamblee54

    @chamblee54
    6th district voters:When you see a comment on the election ask – Has anyone who lives in 6th district asked @____ how they should vote?

  7. Noway2016

    Keeping promises. Keeping America first. Making America Great Again!!
    God Bless Trump!! His supporters are in like hardened concrete!!! Do not think otherwise!! So, to the opposition, keep up the hapless fake news efforts, they’re actually kinda cute to watch!

  9. chefdavid

    boom. “But I think the thing that happened this weekend that is really important that people missed because they’re so giddy about this story about Kushner, is that it blew up the collusion conspiracy,” he explained, “because if there had actually been a collusion conspiracy, there would already be back channels to Russia.”
    http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/30/no-one-noticed-the-collusion-conspiracy-theory-just-blew-up-says-national-review-editor/

  10. Noway2016

    I will assume you will have a long and fruitful life, Drew. I doubt that you’ll be done in by rising sea levels or an expanding ozone hole.

  11. Noway2016

    Let’s see: you personally insulted his weight, called him childish names and made derogatory comments regarding his looks. Yeah…I’m a troll!! LMAO! Oh, and I’ll never forget who saved this country from cash-grabbing leeches, both domestic and international!

  13. Will Durant

    Actually I agree with George Carlin. We aren’t talking about saving the planet. We are talking about saving the humans. The planet has been here for 4 to 5 billion years. We’ve been here less than 100,000. More than 99% of the species that have lived on earth are now extinct. We will not be any different. Perhaps we can extend our era, perhaps not. Even Stephen Hawking is saying that we need to start getting our eggs out of one basket. In the meantime we are reducing our role as the leading country in the world by denying science that even the Pope agrees with.

  14. ScottNAtlanta

    Ossoff hits Trump over leaving Paris Climate Pact

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ossoff-trump-paris-climate-deal

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