April 7, 2015 - Pensito

El Hispanic Trick

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

Democrats say it’s a matter of misrepresentation
By falsification of his voter registration.
Well, his wife is one,
And when all’s said and done,
Maybe Jeb Bush became Hispanic by association.

Hart Cautions Democrats Over Clinton Candidacy

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

I like Hillary Clinton. I really appreciate what she and her husband have done … but we need new leaders. … If you’ve got to have a billion dollars to run for president, how many people can do that? Only the Clintons and the Bushes and one or two others.

— Gary Hart, telling Politico that the prospect of a billion-dollar Hillary Clinton campaign “ought to frighten every American” and Democrats would be better served by a competitive primary that forced her to speak in more depth about the issues.

Graham: Everybody but Rand Paul Would Make a Better Iran Deal

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

The best deal, I think, comes with a new president. Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side, except maybe Rand Paul, could do better.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, on the nuclear talks with Iran.

Kansas Bans Spending Welfare Benefits on Cruises

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

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New limit on the amount of benefits per day for Kansas welfare recipients under a new law sent this week to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s desk by the state legislature, the Huffington Post reports. “The bill also prohibits welfare recipients from spending their benefits at certain types of businesses, including liquor stores, fortune tellers, swimming pools and cruise ships.”

Huckabee: More Sanctions Placed on Indiana than Iran

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

There’s been more pressure this week to put sanctions on Indiana than Iran. The reason that those corporations put the pressure on Indiana and Arkansas was because the militant gay community put the pressure on them.

— Mike Huckabee, in an interview with Michael Smerconish.

Nugent: Obama Causes Veteran Suicides

April 7, 2015 Buck Banks

Here’s your job, Republican Party. Twenty to 25 of those guys kill themselves every day, and they haven’t told you why and they haven’t told anybody else why but they told me why: because the commander-in-chief is the enemy.

Day: April 7, 2015

El Hispanic Trick

Hart Cautions Democrats Over Clinton Candidacy

I like Hillary Clinton. I really appreciate what she and her husband have done … but we need new leaders. … If you’ve got to have a billion dollars to run for president, how many people can do that? Only the Clintons and the Bushes and one or two others.

— Gary Hart, telling Politico that the prospect of a billion-dollar Hillary Clinton campaign “ought to frighten every American” and Democrats would be better served by a competitive primary that forced her to speak in more depth about the issues.

Graham: Everybody but Rand Paul Would Make a Better Iran Deal

The best deal, I think, comes with a new president. Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side, except maybe Rand Paul, could do better.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, on the nuclear talks with Iran.

Kansas Bans Spending Welfare Benefits on Cruises

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Huckabee: More Sanctions Placed on Indiana than Iran

There’s been more pressure this week to put sanctions on Indiana than Iran. The reason that those corporations put the pressure on Indiana and Arkansas was because the militant gay community put the pressure on them.

— Mike Huckabee, in an interview with Michael Smerconish.

Nugent: Obama Causes Veteran Suicides

Here’s your job, Republican Party. Twenty to 25 of those guys kill themselves every day, and they haven’t told you why and they haven’t told anybody else why but they told me why: because the commander-in-chief is the enemy.

— Former minor rock star Ted Nugent, blaming President Obama for military veteran suicides, the Huffington Post reports.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“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

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