October 31, 2025

"I’m not going to be distracted by, ‘Oh, does the guy have a big f–king hammer!?’ What about those babies!?"

"This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now. Come on."


Eh. I don't believe she "lost it." She just delivered a mundane talking point. She got the memo: It's bad for Trump to spend a lot of money, even donated money, on the ballroom when the shutdown is about to dry up SNAP payments. 

I don't think peppering your speech with "fucking" means anything anymore... although... what about the babies?!! 

By the way, what percentage of those fed by SNAP are babies? I looked it up and got the answer 4.4%. Children of all ages make up 38.9%.

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Dave Begley said...

Yeah, what about the babies?

If the Dems voted on a clean CR, then the babies would be getting their SNAP benefits on November 1.

The Dems constantly blame the Republicans for the shutdown when they are at fault. But don't try to tell that to a Dem.

The only "honest" Dem in Congress is Fetterman, and he cares about his people.

Eva Marie said...

The dingo ate my babies

wendybar said...

I love how they are crying that he is killing babies when THEY are the ones fighting to actually kill babies.

Peachy said...

Again - the shut down is due to Democrat party blackmail over extending COVID era Obamacare tax payer funded subsidies to more well-to-do, and free health care for illegals.

Dems choose waste of money, and illegals, over US citizens.

mezzrow said...

Trump building a ballroom right now is like putting a softball on a tee in front of a six-year old holding a bat. The kid is going to hit the fucking ball.

A ballroom has a large ball. A tee has a large ballroom the size of a small ball. It do be like that.

Jaq said...

It's hard to sort this stuff out with the media covering for the Democrats in this fight, but it looks to me like the SNAP bill that the Democrats wanted would have funded benefits to illegals, maybe somebody can prove that wrong, but when a story contains obvious omissions, I assume that the are lying by omission.

Jaq said...

If the Democrats don't get this huge influx of illegals, they might have to compromise and move toward the real center, and that is unacceptable. They would prefer to move the center they way they did in Australia, and if you think that this is just a pipe dream, I suggest you look at the demographic changes in Australia, and how their voting patters have shifted to the left.

RideSpaceMountain said...

"but it looks to me like the SNAP bill that the Democrats wanted would have funded benefits to illegals"

It's understood by many that illegals make up almost 1/3 of SNAP beneficiaries already.

Shut it down. All of it. Forever.

n.n said...

Democrats are notoriously Pro-Choice. Will Karma-la take a knee, again? Donate.

Lose your religion. Throw another baby on the barbie, it's over.

gilbar said...

Kammy Harris is a literal cocksucking Whore..
fucking is ALL she knows.
Her entire political life has been pearl necklaces and facials

n.n said...

The question is if the Democratic Choice... uh, choice, is politically congruent, and if their handmade take is plausible, and, indeed probable, so that Americans, aliens, and illegal aliens will not abort them in Planned Politihood.

Dave Begley said...

Supposedly 43 million are on food stamps. That's about 15% of the total population. How did this happen?

Achilles said...

And 95% of those 39% are fat.

rehajm said...

Kamala A) has no idea what a state dinner is and 2) where was her empathy for the babies when her administration was bribing their parents to come to the United States illegally?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

The socials are alive with Videos claiming to know who is really hurt by the SNAP snafu. And, as if we didn't know, kids are not it.

Dave Begley said...

I saw a story once that when SNAP benefits hit bank accounts, sales at Wal-Mart go up right after midnight. People wait until midnight to check out.

rehajm said...

Lefties love love love them an eff bomb from their political leaders. It shows they care…

n.n said...

A fetus... feature of fucking is indeed conceiving babies. #HateLovesAbortion

Earnest Prole said...

Let them eat cake.

John henry said...

She sounds drunk.

Actually, she has often sounded drunk ever since she was (sort of) running in the presidential primaries back in 2019.

John Henry

Beasts of England said...

To paraphrase the newspaper of record: the Democrats are willing to starve as many babies as necessary to ensure illegal aliens receive free healthcare.

RideSpaceMountain said...

"Supposedly 43 million are on food stamps. That's about 15% of the total population. How did this happen?"

Altruism that turned pathological and empathy that's become suicidal. Kindness was mistaken for weakness, enshrined into law...and then weaponized.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

"Supposedly 43 million are on food stamps."

Mind you, I don't think anybody wants people to starve. But, if we are going to have an experiment, we might as well avail ourselves of some valuable, much needed data.

I mean, didn't we hear of an impending doomsday scenario because Trump was imposing tariffs?

What if SNAP disappears and nobody calls 911?

n.n said...

SNAP! A food bank of charitable donations. No babies need to be aborted. Kamala at the border.

DarkHelmet said...

Ms. Harris: your Democrat colleagues can open up the SNAP payment flow by the simple act of voting 'yes' instead of 'no' on the bill in front of them.

And yet they don't want to do that. Save your profanity for them. Or better yet, just go away. You have nothing to say and never had.

n.n said...

Let them cannibalize fetus? A wicked solution. Let them eat feta. Yo soy marinara, too. Democrats need to stop sacrificing babies for social, clinical, criminal, political, and climate progress.

robother said...

Althouse asked AI the wrong question. Rather, she should've asked "What percentage of SNAP benefits go to those who identify as babies?" That's the group Kamala is most concerned with.

n.n said...

Is a hammer a sexual euphemism for a penis? What's on her mind? A fetus, a fetish, of Karma-lic conception. A liberal license to progress.

Howard said...

Right message, worst possible messenger.

Beasts of England said...

’She just delivered a mundane talking point.’

The zenith of her intellectual and political prowess.

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Howard (not that Howard) said...

In what way is that "the right message?" It's the Democrats that are trying to extort the Republicans to change laws they just passed.

DarkHelmet said...

Would Kamala pass a Turing test? Serious question.

John henry said...

Is this whole SNAP battle another Demmie boomerang? It sounds like some people are starting to ask WHY 42,000,000 people are on the program. WHY can't these people feed themselves & families? WHY are they allowed to not be able to feed themselves? WHY are they not being required to work, even at govt make work jobs?

More importantly, how many are aliens? ("Non-citizens" for those in Rio Linda) The answer should be zero but seems to be some non-zero number. WHY?

Some can't work and need to receive benefits. Those are probably a minority of those receiving benefits. (Excluding children, of course) "If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat" is hardly a new concept. We should be keeping it in mind.

Unwilling is not the same as unable. I have no problem with benefits to the unable.

John Henry

Wince said...

Althouse said...
"I don't think peppering your speech with "fucking" means anything anymore... although... what about the babies?!!"

Who will save your souls when it comes to the babies?

Some are walking, some are talking, some are stalking their kill
Got social security but it doesn't pay your bills
There are addictions to feed and there are mouths to pay
So you bargain with the Devil, but you're okay for today, say
That you love them, take their money and run
Say it's been swell, sweetheart, but it was just one of those things
Those flings, those strings you've got to cut
So get out on the streets, girls, and bust your butts

Who will save-ave your soul when it comes to the babies?
Oh, who will save your souls after those lies that you told, boy?
And who will save-ave your souls if you won't save your own?

Achilles said...

Howard said...

Right message, worst possible messenger.

What is the right message?

Honestly curious to see what you come up with here.

Big Mike said...

[shrug Harris launched f-bombs in an effort to fake authenticity. Nothing new about Democrats doing that.

Leland said...

For all those that claimed the "replacement theory" was crazy, please explain why Democrats won't pass a clean CR unless people here illegally are given equal benefits? Do American citizens get benefits like food and healthcare when they travel to other countries?

John henry said...

SNAP is only one program. Section 8 housing is another, about $30bn.

John Henry

John henry said...

TAW

(Trump Always Wins)

Jeff Childers - Coffee & Covid

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Birches said...

Our local congregation put out a notice this week to our membership that anyone in need of assistance could contact us for help. A number of people have reached out, though many haven't attended in years. To me, this is a great way for people to recognize the willingness of disciples of Christ to feed the hungry. It's personal and local and I'm glad we have this chance even if it's because the government is not functional.

Peachy said...

worth a hearty bold - from Leland.

For all those that claimed the "replacement theory" was crazy, please explain why Democrats won't pass a clean CR unless people here illegally are given equal benefits? Do American citizens get benefits like food and healthcare when they travel to other countries?

Come on Leftists - give us an answer.

Howard said...

The right message is that Republicans are prioritizing building a big beautiful ballroom for billionaires over funding food and healthcare benefits to the American people.

Remember, Achilles this is politics it's not your theory of what is right and wrong with the world. Given the corner of the Democrats have painted themselves and what else are they supposed to say?

bob said...

The ballroom has nothing to do with anything. She's simply been sent out there to deflect. Why not screech at her own party's Senators. They are the ones unwilling to pass CR to keep the govt funds flowing while legislators hammer out a budget.

Original Mike said...

"Ms. Harris: your Democrat colleagues can open up the SNAP payment flow by the simple act of voting 'yes' instead of 'no' on the bill in front of them."

Even Jake Tapper is saying this.

Howard said...

Nobody pays attention to wonky reasoning that sounds like you're trying to write a term paper for a poli sci class tailored to the political prejudices of your particular professor

Amadeus 48 said...

Strange comments from a Dem operative. How many times have the Dems voted against reopening the government? 13? 14?

Howard said...

They're eating the dogs they're eating the cats. Hyperbole is what sells

Aaron said...

Afghan and Ukrainian refugees get SNAP. So some non-citizens do get it.

Other non-citizens get it via their citizen children - this si why they will emphasize CHILDREN or HOUSEHOLDS in their statistics.

I mean, legit, households makes some sense if kids get it. but it also can mask if illegals get welfare.

Money is fungible.

robother said...

Howard: "Given the corner of the Democrats have painted themselves and what else are they supposed to say?"
Really, that's the best you got Howard? Sounds like the corner your TDS has painted you in is even tinier than the Democrat's corner.

n.n said...

Welfare with 40 trillion dollars in unaffordable, unavailable Obamacares by the rising waters of the seashore without sanctuary is a clear and progressive "burden" in liberal la la land of urbane pictionary seances.

Ronald J. Ward said...

Jaq & Ridespace — are we still doing the “SNAP for illegals” thing? That claim’s been debunked every which way for years.

At some point it’s less about not knowing the facts and more about insisting on the misunderstanding because tribe membership demands that misunderstanding.

Beasts of England said...

’Given the corner of the Democrats have painted themselves and what else are they supposed to say?’

Points for honesty, Howard. The reality is they’re the minority party and will likely have to surrender soon. As the Lightbringer famously said: elections have consequences.

n.n said...

A Ukrainian refugee gets her neck SNAPped. An American citizen, too. The President was missed by an ear can you hear?

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Dave Begley said...

Ronald J. Ward:

Grok says, "Undocumented immigrants [illegal aliens] can apply on behalf of eligible household members, such as U.S. citizen children or qualified legal immigrants (e.g., green card holders after a 5-year waiting period or refugees/asylees). The undocumented applicant's income is considered in eligibility calculations, but they receive no benefits."

John henry said...

OT but for another example of how TAW, the hypothetical Epstein files have claimed another non-Trump victim. Or more damage to a a victim.

The royal formerly known as Prince had voluntarily agreed not to use his various titles such as Duke and Earl a week or two back. But at least he was still allowed to be "Prince Andrew".

Tuesday, King Chuck formally removed, not voluntarily, his right to be "Prince" as well as "All other styles and titles". Also kicked him out of his govt housing. (Nothing about whether he still gets food stamps)

Apparently, in return for not objecting, his daughters continue to be princesses but that was, apparently, a very real threat from Chuck.

"Knowledgable royal watchers" think that something "really horrible" is about to come out about Epstein that triggered this now. (What could be more horrible than what we already know?)

Another example of trying to hit Trump and taking down a friendly.

TAW

John Henry

n.n said...

Democrats proudly parade with gay delight is a fetus... feature of left-wing ideology in pursuit of capital extraction and control consolidation. Throw another baby on the barbie, it's over.

dbp said...

A $200 million, privately funded ballroom has exactly nothing to do with SNAP. The latter is waiting on Democratic Senators to vote for the clean CR. Trump can't sign the bill till it's passed. Trump isn't a king, he can't spend money that Congress hasn't appropriated.

Why can't the doners pay for SNAP instead of the ballroom? SNAP is a $100 billion program and the ballroom is 1/5 of a Billion. The ballroom amounts to 0.2% of what we spend on SNAP every year.

Beasts of England said...

’That claim’s been debunked every which way for years.’

2022 USDA data, re: noncitizens: California led the way in enrolling noncitizens on Food Stamps, with 273,000 in FY 2022. Florida had 238,000, New York 218,000, Texas 132,000, and Illinois 73,000 noncitizens.

I use the terms illegal and noncitizen interchangeably.

Zavier Onasses said...

"I don't think peppering your speech with "fucking" means anything anymore..."

It means that you the speaker have no respect for me the listener. Chance I will be persuaded by anything you say just dropped to the single digits.

Laslo Spatula said...

The Democrats hope to keep the shutdown going until they are past this upcoming week’s elections. Keep the base fired up, rah rah rah.

The problem between today and post-election-day is that social media is going to be teeming with footage of the impending looting beginning tomorrow, November 1st (after the absence of new SNAP payments).

The left thinks the chaos will help them. The legacy media will flood their coverage with sob-stories of obese mothers lamenting their starvation.

While X will be showing the TikTokkers bragging about their scores, as they film themselves in their cars displaying what they have gleefully stolen.

We should have planned ahead.

Riot Control officers outside every Walmart and grocery, armed with Beanbag Shotguns.

But the ‘bean-bags’ are full of compressed uncooked rice.

Those that get taken down by the blasts can — if they manage to get back up — take the rice-bag home and cook their family a small meal.

Anyway.

When the Soylent Green times come, these will be remembered as the Good Old Days.

I am Laslo.

robother said...

dip: "The ballroom amounts to 0.2% of what we spend on SNAP every year." And the ballroom will be still be there next year. As opposed to dirty diapers in a landfill.

Peachy said...

The Ballroom has nothing to do with the Left's blackmail schemes.

NOTHING.

The Drill SGT said...

Children of all ages make up 38.9%.

Assuming the applicants were honest and had custody

Mason G said...

"This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now. Come on."

According to USDA, 4.6 million children 5 and under receive SNAP benefits. Ignoring the fact that the ballroom is being funded by private donations (don't Democrats have any billionaire supporters who could help those starving children?), the ballroom's $300 million cost estimate would provide those children $60 dollars each if given to them instead.

Sixty dollars isn't exactly a lot of money and once it was gone there'd be no more- surely not enough to get so hysterical over.

Real American said...

The notion that she "lost it" is ridiculous in that it implies she ever had it. She doesn't have it, never has, and never will. She a dumbass of the highest order, a first class nitwit. Her use of expletives IS the most intelligent thing she can say at this point.

Ronald J. Ward said...

Thanks, Dave — that actually reinforces what I was saying.

Undocumented immigrants can’t receive SNAP benefits themselves; they can only apply on behalf of eligible family members like citizen children. Their income is counted, but they don’t get any of the benefits.

That’s exactly why the “SNAP for illegals” talking point doesn’t hold up once you read the rules.

Beasts of England said...

Ron doesn’t understand that SNAP benefits, like money, are fungible.

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n.n said...

Karma-la is clucking cuckoo.

dbp said...

"I'm not going to be distracted by..." Immediately gets distracted by exactly the thing she said she wasn't going to be distracted by. Classic Harris--make an absurd claim and then refute the claim in the next few seconds.

hombre said...

A friend sent an Instagram video of Barack the Lightbringer condemning Republicans in harsh terms for threatening a shutdown over legislation. In addition to being hypocrites, Democrats are amoral and/or ignoramuses. We have to go with “and” for Kamala.

Jaq said...

Remember that under Biden, the Border Patrol was basically blessing every illegal crossing the border with an asylum claim and sending them on their way. So if the SNAP only goes to those whose asylum claims have been adjudicated in their favor, that's one thing, but somehow I doubt it.

They all count on people being like Ronald J Ward, able to only think things through until they get to the answer they want to find, and stop thinking before the line of thought knocks over the house of cards that they built by happening upon some fact that contradicts it, like the fact that everybody crossing the border was granted an future hearing on asylum; the only exception were days when the Biden Administration declared the border "overwhelmed." It was like pulling teeth to get Chat to admit that, BTW>

John henry said...

I use the terms illegal and noncitizen interchangeably.

You should not. There are plenty of legal non-citizens in the US. Greencard holders mainly. There are also lots of legal non-citizens in the US temporarily such as tourists, people on temporary work visas and the like.

And the proper term is "alien" not non-citizen. Anyone in any country of which they are not a citizen is an "alien". Legality, greencard, visa, doesn't matter.

We really do need to distinguish between the term Alien and Non-citizen

John Henry

Not Illinois Resident said...

Every day I'm thankful that Kamala Harris is not our president. I'm not a great fan of Trump, but that said, thank goodness this idiotic DEI-posterchild is not president.

n.n said...

She's an authentic clucker, when she should be braying with the other Asses.

Jaq said...

Cults use "thought stopping clichés" to prevent their followers from thinking past the sale, that is, when just the few facts that the cult leaders want them to consider have been presented, to stop them from discoing any omissions.

Here is a good AI prompt: What are "thought stopping clichés," and how do cults use them to keep their followers on board. Research it for yourself.

Achilles said...

Howard said...

The right message is that Republicans are prioritizing building a big beautiful ballroom for billionaires over funding food and healthcare benefits to the American people.

Remember, Achilles this is politics it's not your theory of what is right and wrong with the world. Given the corner of the Democrats have painted themselves and what else are they supposed to say?


I just wanted to see if you had anything creative.

I kind of agree with you. But that message only works on retards and it wont be a winning message. It is the most obvious path and it leads to obvious failure.

Most people don't receive SNAP benefits. Most people are going to say "Fuck them. Most of them are fat anyways." Nobody is going to care if a bunch of fat kids can't get soda. A large number of those people are illegals and everyone wants them out anyways.

The only people who are going to listen to this message are pieces of shit who want to justify killing Trump supporters.

People are done with that.

hombre said...

Ronald J. Ward: “That’s exactly why the “SNAP for illegals” talking point doesn’t hold up once you read the rules.” Look! Somebody still believes Democrats and their pet illegals read and follow rules. How quaint!

Peachy said...

The corrupt soviet left will never give up until they can force everyone onto a Fascist Government controlled healthcare system. without any choices or control.

Beasts of England said...

’There are plenty of legal non-citizens in the US. Greencard holders mainly.’

I understand that, but meant it only in the context of noncitizens receiving SNAP benefits.

Ronald J. Ward said...

Anybody ever hear the story about a gal named Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for U.S. Rep almost a month and 1/2 ago and if confirmed, would provide the vote to force the House to release the Epstein files?

So when we want to talk about these hungry babies, which Johnson could easily call members back to fix after a month vacation, it’s rather telling that it would be near impossible to not swear in Grijalva.

Starve the babies to protect a pedophile seems to be the trade off.

Big Mike said...

For all those that claimed the "replacement theory" was crazy, please explain why Democrats won't pass a clean CR unless people here illegally are given equal benefits?

@Leland, bullshit! The Dumbocrats are trying to give people in this country illegally BETTER benefits tha citizens enjoy.

Not Illinois Resident said...

Real issue is liberal democrats want "free, free, free" for illegal migrants, even while a significant percentage of American children live in 3rd-world poverty within little opportunity for eventual advancement into 1st-world professions.

Jaq said...

This is what I finally got Chat to admit:

"So yes — my earlier answers were policy-accurate but not data-supported in the quantitative sense, because DHS doesn’t release the necessary metrics."

Basically, it was lying by omission.

Jaq said...

You know that the Democrats are losing when they deflect to the Epstein files, which Biden never released, and which Pelosi never released.

Howard said...

We'll see, Achilles. Kamala Harris is the worst spokesperson for this issue, jeopardizing the Democrats cause. But the ballroom, no matter whom is paying the bribes to curry favor with Trump to get it built, is closer to an 75/25 issue in favor of the Democratic party.

Beasts of England said...

’Starve the babies to protect a pedophile seems to be the trade off.’

Who exactly is the pedophile in need of protection?

Rusty said...

RJW

"
Illinois Legal Aid Online
https://www.illinoislegalaid.org › legal-information › go...
Jun 4, 2025 — To be eligible, you must be undocumented, including people in Temporary Protected Status..."
Quit lying.

Jaq said...

"Some states may have state-funded food assistance programs for immigrants who do not qualify for federal SNAP, but that is separate from the federal SNAP program." - ChatGPT

So under Federal law, those granted hearings, which we can only guess, since they withhold the data, is the vast majority of them, are only eligible for SNAP based on the state programs that the Democrats are demanding that we fund, they are protected from deportation until the day of that hearing.

Spiros Pappas said...

College students in California get food stamps. They're not only encouraged to apply, the slower ones can ask a social worker to fill out the necessary paper work for them.

Beasts of England said...

’But the ballroom, no matter whom is paying the bribes to curry favor with Trump to get it built, is closer to an 75/25 issue in favor of the Democratic party.’

‘No Ballroom for Billionaires’ will certainly win the midterms! lol

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MountainMan said...

So I just heard this morning on the radio in the car that the Teamsters have joined the government employees union in calling for the Democrats to pass the CR. If these unions would just tell the Dems they are cancelling all donations to Democrats in the 2026 mid-terms unless they pass the CR this would be over very quickly.

Quaestor said...

Kamala's Democrat buddies are starving American babies in order to give free OxyContin to foreigners.

Bruce Hayden said...

“ Undocumented immigrants can’t receive SNAP benefits themselves; they can only apply on behalf of eligible family members like citizen children. Their income is counted, but they don’t get any of the benefits. “

“That’s exactly why the “SNAP for illegals” talking point doesn’t hold up once you read the rules.”

This is like arguing that there are no illegal aliens here because they would be here illegally. It’s a nonsense argument. The Biden Administration, as well as Dem Sanctuary State governments aggressively signed up illegals, as well as other aliens, for as many government benefits as they could, including SNAP, Section 8, MediCAID, and, yes, even to vote. And if they were caught and rejected, they just used a different SS#. Under Biden, it was government policy to ignore the laws on the books when it came to aliens in general, and esp the illegal aliens that they enticed here with those illegal benefits.

Which is why it is both disingenuous and hilarious claiming that no illegals are receiving SNAP benefits because that would be illegal. And part of why the Dems are so adamant calling them “undocumented workers” (very many don’t work) instead of the legally accurate “illegal aliens”, or “illegals” for short.

Fred Drinkwater said...

Grok says that overall, US spends $170 billion on 85 million individual recipients, for all food aid.

EdwdLny said...

Democrats are identifying their constituency, illegal aliens, 3rd world detritus and terrorists, and welfare leeches. They once again expose that they hate Americans and America.

Leora said...

Isn't WIC (which is being funded with tariff money) for babies?

rhhardin said...

There's too much and too little "fucking"s in ordinary speech. It has the function of coloring the whole utterance of which it is a part. It's a matter of balance. The word itself makes a convenience of grammar rather than making sense. Diagramming the sentence won't help.

Dude1394 said...

Democrats now lie about everything. And as usual they blame others for what they are ACTUALLY doing. They are starving children, soldiers, air traffic control rompers and others.

Butkus51 said...

some babies are more equal than others

Gospace said...

Ronald J. Ward said...
Thanks, Dave — that actually reinforces what I was saying.

Undocumented immigrants can’t receive SNAP benefits themselves; they can only apply on behalf of eligible family members like citizen children. Their income is counted, but they don’t get any of the benefits.


Obviously you've never heard the term "money is fungible". If they're living together as a family- they're all getting the benefits.

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hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...

can not Hillary can provide village full of wetnurses?

Bruce Hayden said...

“ So I just heard this morning on the radio in the car that the Teamsters have joined the government employees union in calling for the Democrats to pass the CR. If these unions would just tell the Dems they are cancelling all donations to Democrats in the 2026 mid-terms unless they pass the CR this would be over very quickly.”

To be fair, government employees want to be paid, thus their unions’ support for reopening the government. And Teamsters have, in recent years been one of the least progressive unions out there, pointedly not supporting Harris in the last election.

Besides, one of the largest traditional constituencies in the Teamsters Union are truck drivers. And one of the current scandals on the news are all of the aliens now on the roads across this country driving trucks, killing people. Many apparently don’t speak English well enough to pass the CDL tests. To no one’s surprise, the biggest offender, in issuing CDL licenses to unqualified aliens appears to be Newsom’s CA.

John henry said...

LBJ had some thoughts on ballroom

https://youtu.be/nR_myjOr0OU?si=75-a56bDk_p_rU83&t=60

He wanted more of it.

John Henry

hanuman_prodigious_leaper said...

is not Kamala famous for sucking not fucking

Original Mike said...

"it is both disingenuous and hilarious claiming that no illegals are receiving SNAP benefits because that would be illegal."

Clearly, nobody is residing in the United States illegally. Because that would be illegal.

John henry said...

Starve the babies to protect a pedophile seems to be the trade off.

Be careful what you wish for, Ronald. Remember TAW. Who will get hit by the blowback from releasing the Epstein files? We already have a royal formerly know as prince.

We know Clinton is going to be all over the Epstein files. I am curious to see if Barrack and Big Mike (Not our Big Mike) are in there. I think they are at least as likely, and probably moreso, to be in there negatively than Trump.

How many more Demmie allies will be taken down by the files?

I agree with you. Release all the files, unredacted. I think Trump will be just fine.

I suspect people like you will be calling him reckless for releasing when he does. I suspect the appropriate time for release is September 26.

John Henry

Jaq said...

"Undocumented immigrants can’t receive SNAP benefits themselves;"

Does this apply to state programs, which are the ones the Democrats are demanding be funded, *all* state programs? Or is this more three card monte, or your usual "hide the pea" game?

Jaq said...

It would be interesting to read a story about how citizenship rules are enforced for SNAP benefits, how the recipients are required to provide proof of citizenship before collecting any benefits, when in many states, it is illegal to demand proof of identity to vote.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

To Progressives all the money is theirs. The ballroom donations, the Treasury, the SS lockbox, ALL of it for their use. The only reason they let you take home a paycheck is so you'll see how much they can take from it at will.

Lazarus said...

Kamala's trying to outdo AOC, but it's not as cute when you're in your 50s as it is when you're in your 30s. Talk to Sarah Silverman about that.

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Kevin said...

"I’m not going to be distracted by, ‘Oh, does the guy have a big f–king hammer!?’ What about those babies!?"

The babies are the Democrats -- throwing tantrums with chocolate all over their mouths in aisle six because the grownups refuse to let them have even more candy.

Kevin said...

Children of all ages make up 38.9%.

Even more in the US Senate.

n.n said...

Both human rites (e.g. abortion, Capitol punishment) and queer sexual orientations (e.g. pedophilia) are politically congruent ("=") under Democratic law. #NoJudgment #NoLabels #DEI #PC

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

This is the first shutdown over a "clean CR," with no changes no additions, no "poison pills," nothing. Almost every time previously the CCR was the solution to a standoff. In fact this is the same CCR, same exact funding, as Biden's last budget battle. You know, the one when Republicans crossed the aisle and voted so the CR would pass.

Iman said...

Mike W@11:47am… spot on!

n.n said...

Will liberals push women to the back of the bus, throw girls under the bus, sacrifice babies in sanctuary jurisdictions for Democratic progress?

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Ron doesn’t understand that SNAP benefits, like money, are fungible.

Yes, in fact about $6B per month in SNAP cards are immediately swapped for about $60M in cash and drugs. Rich people buy brokered cards for pennies on the dollar and purchase SNAP eligible lobster and steaks. Dealers likewise trade for drugs and use cards as cash or food-buying as intended. It's a quite extensive secondary market.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

When you start your career blowing Democrat kingmakers for favors you shouldn't talk about "big fucking hammers" at all.

Dave Begley said...

Mike:

Could this be true? I live a sheltered life in Omaha.

Maynard said...

Aside from riots and assassinations, what other means do Democrats have to create a crisis?

They need crises to motivate liberal White women and to convince squishy moderates that they have the right solutions.

Achilles said...

Ronald J. Ward said...

Anybody ever hear the story about a gal named Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for U.S. Rep almost a month and 1/2 ago and if confirmed, would provide the vote to force the House to release the Epstein files?

No. Only retards who watch MSNBC give a shit about that.

So when we want to talk about these hungry babies, which Johnson could easily call members back to fix after a month vacation, it’s rather telling that it would be near impossible to not swear in Grijalva.

You are going to be so dissapointed when those files come out.

Starve the babies to protect a pedophile seems to be the trade off.

You are stupid if you think that will be adopted by anyone other than the 30% of retards that hate the US and want reasons to kill Republicans.

Mark said...

'Yes, in fact about $6B per month in SNAP cards are immediately swapped'

you are claiming 75% of all monthly benefits are swapped for a very specific amount of payback.

Why don't you include sources on these wild claims?

Achilles said...

John henry said...

We know Clinton is going to be all over the Epstein files. I am curious to see if Barrack and Big Mike (Not our Big Mike) are in there. I think they are at least as likely, and probably moreso, to be in there negatively than Trump.

Epstein did young girls. He was a pederast not a pedophile.

Barry liked young men and Joe liked the girls a bit younger than Epstein. Not sure who the Mike your referring to is but Barry and Joe probably wont be in the Epstein files.

Aggie said...

.."I don't believe she "lost it."... Meh. You can't lose what you've never had, in the first place. And Kamalah's use of profanity is just part of her shtick. She wants to come across as the worldly, laid-back chick. But she just comes across as sounding halfway drunk and vacuous, stupid. The latter is reinforced by the fact that she hasn't changed tack to be sharper with her public-facing persona. You can't lose what you've never had, in the first place.

Rabel said...

Here is the podcast and at 49:05 minutes you can look and see if her behavior qualifies as "losing it."

Considering the nonsensical nature of her complaint I'd say it fits.

Also note Stewart blithely dismissing the conflation of the money sources.

Lucien said...

If Democrats had agreed to a clean CR two weeks ago nobody would be talking about SNAP. Now we have the country talking about who’s getting the money & how much candy and soda they’re buying with it. And if the ratchet mobs start organized looting (more than usual) our government will be justified in moving to suppress them.

Rabel said...

Also, any discussion of this that doesn't include the word "filibuster" is misleading.

n.n said...

pedophilia(n.)

1900, "abnormal, especially sexual, love of young children," from pedo- (from Greek pais (genitive paidos) "child") + Greek philos "loving" (see -phile). First attested in an abstract of a report by Krafft-Ebing. Paedophilia is better.

- etymonline.com

narciso said...

The dems expanded eligibility probably in the last stimulus bill; up to 400% of the poverty line, that might yield only 15 million in atead of 43 million

narciso said...

How does one make any sense put of that word salad

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narciso said...

Oh it was the daily show pod cast (scroll on by)

PM said...

She's mad as hell but she's still gonna take it evermore.

TosaGuy said...

Wisconsin’s governor has $350 million in leftover COVID money at could be used for food insecurity. He has refused to do so.

Rocco said...

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...
Yes, in fact about $6B per month in SNAP cards are immediately swapped for about $60M in cash and drugs. Rich people buy brokered cards for pennies on the dollar and purchase SNAP eligible lobster and steaks. Dealers likewise trade for drugs and use cards as cash or food-buying as intended. It's a quite extensive secondary market.

And some of the food purchases end up overseas: https://nypost.com/2013/07/21/ny-food-stamp-recipients-are-shipping-welfare-funded-groceries-to-relatives-in-jamaica-dominican-republic-and-haiti/

tommyesq said...

I saw a story once that when SNAP benefits hit bank accounts, sales at Wal-Mart go up right after midnight. People wait until midnight to check out.

I have heard it reported that WalMart receives about 25% of all SNAP benefit spending.

Dogma and Pony Show said...

It does seem as though the dems are finding it necessary to appeal to stupider and stupider people in order to gin up support. How stupid would someone need to be to think that babies are going to start starving to death the moment SNAP benefits dry up?

Serious question for the dems here: Do you ever just get tired of all the retarded shit you're expected say on behalf of your party?

TosaGuy said...

“Undocumented immigrants can’t get SNAP!” cried the leftist.

But their anchor baby can.

narciso said...

They are the ones saying it

narciso said...

And you how dem mouth pieces jason nichols on newsmax jessica tarlov on fox say the same lines

Mark said...

"Wisconsin’s governor has $350 million in leftover COVID money at could be used for food insecurity. He has refused to do so."

SNAP itself has $5 billion in an emergency fund, but can't be bothered to use it.

Big Mike said...

I am curious to see if Barrack and Big Mike (Not our Big Mike) are in [the Epstein files]. [Emphasis added]

I should say not!

narciso said...

And our resident trolls

narciso said...

https://share.google/UNYM4QD3OpNB5oFAN

boatbuilder said...

You're not going to feed your baby because Chuck Schumer or Trump or your governor or whoever you want to blame doesn't give you $180 a month?
No rational thought applied.

gspencer said...

"Babies," says Harris though she really means "people we couldn't get their mothers to abort."

narciso said...

https://share.google/jHK2s3GB6DOxaXH2H

Mary Beth said...

"Knowledgable royal watchers" think that something "really horrible" is about to come out about Epstein that triggered this now. (What could be more horrible than what we already know?)

I will be amused if it turns out that there is dirt in our government's files on Epstein, but it's not dirt on Trump (as the Left wants to pretend), but instead is dirt on people who are important to our important allies and that we've been slow-walking the release to allow them to manage the fallout.

Skeptical Voter said...

Value Rite Vodka is cheap, cheap, cheap. And Kamala ought to back off the amount of vodka she puts in her morning orange juice. The woman is an embarrassment to otherwise coherent alcoholics.

SeanF said...

Mark: SNAP itself has $5 billion in an emergency fund, but can't be bothered to use it.

A senate filibuster is not an emergency.

narciso said...

Probably like ehud barak head of the color revolution against netanyahu those are the ones they know of

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

The conflation of "hammer" and "babies" is very good. Reminded me of the 'Trump baby' balloon, remember?

It wasn't countered very well at the time, because, well, babies are loved, even the ugly ones. Am I right?

Quaestor said...

DarkHelmet writes, "Would Kamala pass a Turing test? Serious question."

Serous answer: No.

At least we can assured Kamala Harris is not a Skynet host, just an isolated 80286 system with a bug-infested BIOS, thus the corrupted output and frequent reboots.

On the other hand, wouldn't a nonsense-spewing T-800 be the perfect diversionary project to provide cover for the upcoming AI singularity?

TosaGuy said...

Kamala Harris apparently is still trying to make fetch happen.

TosaGuy said...

Kamala Harris apparently is still trying to make fetch happen.

Quaestor said...

Mark writes, "SNAP itself has $5 billion in an emergency fund, but can't be bothered to use it."

From Google AI: The current US national debt is approximately $38.04 trillion, based on the U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data for October 2025. This is the total amount of money the federal government has borrowed over time to cover its expenses when they exceed its revenues. This figure is accumulating rapidly, having surpassed $38 trillion in October 2025.

Since Mark is so abundantly informed, perhaps he can tell us where those 5 billion dollars are hiding. In Tom Vilsack's couch?

narciso said...

Its not happening

Rusty said...

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...
"Ron doesn’t understand that SNAP benefits, like money, are fungible.

Yes, in fact about $6B per month in SNAP cards are immediately swapped for about $60M in cash and drugs. Rich people buy brokered cards for pennies on the dollar and purchase SNAP eligible lobster and steaks. Dealers likewise trade for drugs and use cards as cash or food-buying as intended. It's a quite extensive secondary market."

They guy in the food truck at our local Menards uses his EBT card to go to Aldi across the street and gets the stuff for his food cart.
I've seen this in real time at my former place of employment. In Illinois you become immediately eligible for assistance when you get here. The catholic church will direct you to the agencies you need. Housing, medicaid and food assistance-read EBT. The job is to establish credit so that you can get a car. There's a reason that Chicago has the highest urban hispanic population in the United States outside of LA.

Stephen said...

Dear Kamala, what do you think of the $850 million library? Just asking.

John Henry said...

Tommyesq

For most of my clients who make consumer goods 40 to 70% of their total sales is to Walmart

Except Kellogg, a huge amount was through Walmart, even more through Dollar General. For cold breakfast cereal anyway.

John Henry

Beasts of England said...

I am very upset with most people on this thread. How can y’all sit here discussing minutia when the world’s most precious symbol of liberty - the East Wing - has been despoiled and razed to the ground? Have you no shame? Have you no decency? I ask you, Greg…

Mark said...

Queastor:
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snaps-contingency-reserve-is-available-for-regular-snap-benefits-as-usda

Mason G said...

"Ron doesn’t understand that SNAP benefits, like money, are fungible."

SNAP benefits cut, tattoo parlors hardest hit.

Beasts of England said...

’In Illinois you become immediately eligible for assistance when you get here. Housing, medicaid and food assistance-read EBT.’

That’s impossible. Ron said so…

Jaq said...

In the '60s, bartering govt food for stuff was already common, even before food stamps.

TosaGuy said...

Americans are an industrious and creative people, the ways some figure out how to fraud the various welfare systems is without parallel.

Jaq said...

So the Democrats chickened out and got a judge to save their bacon.

narciso said...

Eyal Yakoby on X: "BREAKING: Kathy Hochul, who endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor, has admitted that his economic policy will hurt the middle class. Why is she endorsing him and campaigning for him? Everyone with a brain knows that Zohran’s policies will destroy NYC. https://t.co/fahOZSek6M" / X https://share.google/ifRfY3dI8SLWAk5Bi

n.n said...

To Choose or choose is the Democratic baby "burden". h/t Obama Can they afford to change?

narciso said...

Sorry beasts i apologize unreservedly

narciso said...

Same judge that wanted to continue moloch sacrifices

Jaq said...

Isn't Kathy Hochul the one who reassured real estate developers in New York State that the persecution of Trump was a special case, and they needn't worry about having decades of their business records combed over in search of anything that New York's lawyers could creatively stretch into a crime of some kind?

It might be interesting to get to the bottom of how her family got the concession contract from the Bills new stadium.... This is why if you are a crook, you want a "D" after your name.

Beasts of England said...

’Sorry beasts i apologize unreservedly’

Don’t let it happen again! ;)

Beasts of England said...

’So the Democrats chickened out and got a judge to save their bacon.’

How does a judge force the president to release funds that haven’t been appropriated by Congress? That’s a violation of his oath of office. Appeal the ruling immediately.

Breezy said...

The left is simply incapable of looking beyond their outrage. They shutdown the government, stomping their feet for $1.5T+ dollars for illegal aliens, public media, healthcare subsidies, etc. then, when all the numbers of beneficiaries start to roll out, they are completely exposed by the outrageousness of what they’re asking for. In fact, people want more cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, housing, etc - anything going to illegals. At this point, the illegals might start noticing that they truly are not welcome (lol).

TosaGuy said...

So how does a judge compel furloughed workers in the USDA back to work to spend the money?

Mason G said...

"Kamala's trying to outdo AOC, but it's not as cute when you're in your 50s as it is when you're in your 30s."

Kamala is 61.

narciso said...

Magic eight ball judge

TosaGuy said...

The majority of Americans don’t get into thinking about deep policy issues, but understand the easiest answer is generally correct.

The easiest answer is not esoteric discussions about policies for this and that.

The easiest answer for reopening government is for five more senators to vote for it.

narciso said...

Its phony outrage they have the power to open the govt

Mason G said...

"Kamala is 61."

In fact, Kamala is closer in age to Donald Trump than she is to AOC.

Beasts of England said...

I had a friend suggest that Chuck is holding out on the shutdown until after the NYC mayoral election. That’s doesn’t seem legit. I suggested that AOC eyeing his Senate seat is more likely. Any other plausible explanations?

narciso said...

Conceivably although bowing down to aoc is just likely to encourage her

narciso said...

Theres no rational explanation for their behavior except they want anger and misery (thats their bread and butter)

Jim at said...

If I never hear of or from this stupid bint ever again, it'll still be too soon.

Why do we need her opinion on anything?

Beasts of England said...

’Conceivably although bowing down to aoc is just likely to encourage her’

Also true. I think he’s probably dead in the water either way. What a pitiful way to end a lifetime career of grift… lol

Iman said...

Moar #kakingamarkhag!

narciso said...

Smallest violin, but in both new york and california they have let it spiral into 3rd level of hell (im being charitable) but theres regretably more room to fall

MadisonMan said...

This does not make me think "It's too bad Harris wasn't elected"

Left Bank of the Charles said...

No one is buying the talking point that Democrats shut down the government. It’s Trump. If he wanted the government to be open, he would open it. That’s how he rolls.

Maynard said...

It sounds like Left Bank will believe anything that the DNC tells him to believe. Anything.

Beasts of England said...

’It’s Trump. If he wanted the government to be open, he would open it. That’s how he rolls.’

No Kings!!

Original Mike said...

"If [Trump] wanted the government to be open, he would open it."

Cuz he's a king.

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