May 24, 2010 - Pensito

Verbatim

May 24, 2010 Jon Ponder

This is how I like the feminist movement. From behind.

– Rush Limbaugh, upon watching his fiance, Kathryn Rogers, walking up stairs ahead of him.

GOP Wins U.S. House Seat in Kenya – Or Is It Indonesia?

May 24, 2010May 24, 2010 Jon Ponder

Depending on where you believe Pres. Obama was born, the Republicans apparently won the House seat in that district in a special election:

Hawaiin Charles Djou has become the state’s first Republican Congressman in 20 years after winning 39.7 percent of the special election’s vote. Democrats Colleen Hanabusa and Ed Case won 31 and 27.8 percent of the vote. The district includes President Obama’s Hawaii hometown.

The district went 70 percent for Obama in 2008. Analysts say the Dems lost because they fielded too many candidates, none of whom would clear the floor, and so the Democratic vote was split, while Republicans voted as a block.

The seat comes up for election again in November.

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May 24, 2010 Buck Banks

That was all about the stimulus money. I took a lot of grief from the Republicans just for being decent to the president of the United States of America — who was bringing us a lot of money.

— Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (I), in an interview with the Florida Times Union, on hugging President Obama early last year.

Verbatim

May 24, 2010 Buck Banks

Day: May 24, 2010

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This is how I like the feminist movement. From behind.

– Rush Limbaugh, upon watching his fiance, Kathryn Rogers, walking up stairs ahead of him.

GOP Wins U.S. House Seat in Kenya – Or Is It Indonesia?

Verbatim

That was all about the stimulus money. I took a lot of grief from the Republicans just for being decent to the president of the United States of America — who was bringing us a lot of money.

— Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (I), in an interview with the Florida Times Union, on hugging President Obama early last year.

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Rand Paul’s philosophy got in the way of reality.

— RNC Chairman Michael Steele, in an interview on Fox News Sunday, on Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul’s (R) recent controversial statements.

Poetic Justice

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“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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