August 1, 2013 - Pensito

Palestinians Have Low Expectations of an Accord with Israel

August 1, 2013 Buck Banks

74%

Of Palestinians do not expect a permanent peace accord with Israel will ever be realized, and most have low expectations for the peace talks taking place in the coming weeks between the Palestinians and Israelis.

Palin’s PAC Supports … Palin’s PAC

August 1, 2013 Buck Banks

$5,000

Amount of the $496,505.68 spent by SarahPAC in the first six months of the year that actually went to political candidates, National Journal reports. Sarah Palin’s political action committee “brought in just over $460,000 during the first half of 2013, well short of its fundraising totals for the same period in previous years,” the Anchorage Daily News reports. SarahPAC ended June with about $1.1 million in cash available.

Prepare for the Economic Collapse — The End Is Nigh!

August 1, 2013 Buck Banks

We need to prepare for the inevitable collapse that is going to happen: You know it’s going to happen. That’s right, I am a politician and I am standing up here and saying that.

— Washington state Rep. Matt Shea (R), quoted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, on the coming economic collapse.

Unusual Hamburger Toppings

August 1, 2013 Buck Banks

There once was a Chinaman named Li,
Who took his pet turtle on a spree.
He disguised the poor critter
As a KFC hamburger,
But could not get it past airport security.

Day: August 1, 2013

Palestinians Have Low Expectations of an Accord with Israel

74%

Of Palestinians do not expect a permanent peace accord with Israel will ever be realized, and most have low expectations for the peace talks taking place in the coming weeks between the Palestinians and Israelis.

Palin’s PAC Supports … Palin’s PAC

$5,000

Prepare for the Economic Collapse — The End Is Nigh!

We need to prepare for the inevitable collapse that is going to happen: You know it’s going to happen. That’s right, I am a politician and I am standing up here and saying that.

— Washington state Rep. Matt Shea (R), quoted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, on the coming economic collapse.

Unusual Hamburger Toppings

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”