September 11, 2014

New Jersey Downgraded Again by Standard & Poor’s

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 Buck Banks

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Number of times the state of New Jersey has had its credit rating downgraded during Gov. Chris Christie’s tenure — “the most ever for a Garden State governor,” Bloomberg reports.

Don’t Do the Crime Unless Your Girlfriend Will Do the Time

September 11, 2014 Buck Banks

Some people would call it chivalry, some people call it sexism — that the man should come forward and not let the woman do time on his behalf.

— U.S. District Judge Robert Scola, quoted by the Miami Herald, who gave former Rep. David Rivera’s (R-FL) friend, Ana Alliegro, a one-year jail sentence.

Study in Stupidity

September 11, 2014 Buck Banks

In middle school no assignment is fitter
Than the study of historical figures.
But in D.C. they’ve assigned
Seventh graders to find
Comparisons between George W. Bush and Hitler!

Day: September 11, 2014

New Jersey Downgraded Again by Standard & Poor’s

8

Number of times the state of New Jersey has had its credit rating downgraded during Gov. Chris Christie’s tenure — “the most ever for a Garden State governor,” Bloomberg reports.

Don’t Do the Crime Unless Your Girlfriend Will Do the Time

Some people would call it chivalry, some people call it sexism — that the man should come forward and not let the woman do time on his behalf.

— U.S. District Judge Robert Scola, quoted by the Miami Herald, who gave former Rep. David Rivera’s (R-FL) friend, Ana Alliegro, a one-year jail sentence.

Study in Stupidity

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%