Althouse: At the Scrapple Café...

October 10, 2018

At the Scrapple Café...

... get scrappy.

118 comments:

Rob said...: Good stuff, scrapple. Haven't had it in a while. This will serve as a reminder to pick some up.; 10/10/18, 1:11 PM
Lucid-Ideas said...: Scrapple is delicious. But the way some people in the South like to eat it - with grape jelly - not so much IMHO. Different strokes.; 10/10/18, 1:12 PM
rhhardin said...: The trouble with 150mph winds isn't that bits blow off the house but that loose objects become 150mph projectiles that hit the house.; 10/10/18, 1:13 PM
Big Mike said...: What rhhardin says.; 10/10/18, 1:19 PM
eric said...: The reason Hillary is saying civility will return with the elections of Democrats is because it's true.

Why do we see this daily dose of drama?

I've made this point several times here at Althouse.

The purpose of Cindy Sheehan, code pink, anti war demonstrations had almost nothing at all to do with the war. It was drama created to send a message.

Are you tired of all the drama yet? Elect Democrats.

Hillary has let the cat out of the bag here.

What happened as soon as Obama was elected? We stopped hearing about the anti war protests. But, they were still happening. Even Cindy Sheehan was still around.

But fortunately, the media stopped paying attention to it and we were allowed to live for a few years without all the drama.

But then we had to go and elect a republican again!!

So, now we pay the price.

But if we do as we are told, the drama will end and peace will reign.; 10/10/18, 1:23 PM
JohnAnnArbor said...: Spam is very popular in Hawaii.; 10/10/18, 1:38 PM
MadisonMan said...: The images of Michael should inspire fear and awe.; 10/10/18, 1:46 PM
wildswan said...: Michael looks bad and storm surges for which people are not prepared are the worst thing ever - they come so fast and affect so many people. I've talked to people hit by Katrina's surge. In the midst of 155 mph winds? - we can only pray.; 10/10/18, 1:52 PM
Michael K said...: A friend of mine, now gone, was a Marine fighter pilot at Guadalcanal and in Korea.

He loved Spam.; 10/10/18, 1:54 PM
MT Consulting said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/10/18, 1:56 PM
tcrosse said...: Love me some Taylor Pork Roll on a bun.; 10/10/18, 2:01 PM
Original Mike said...: Blogger MadisonMan said...”The images of Michael should inspire fear and awe.”

I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like everybody else.; 10/10/18, 2:07 PM
Francisco D said...: Yummy!

Nitrates, cholesterol and saturated fat. Cardiologists love it when we eat that way.; 10/10/18, 2:24 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Are you tired of all the drama yet? Elect Democrats.

Are you tired of your toddler throwing a screaming fit, slobbering, crying, and banging his head against the floor. Just give him everything he wants. (Yeah...that'll fix it /sarcasm)

Or....not.

Parents know that the way to continue having toddler drama is to give into the demands. Just like the Dems. Want it to continue. Give them more power.

We can't spank them (the Dems), much as we would love to or put them in a time out in their rooms the only things left are ignoring them, put them in a time out by not voting for them.

There is another solution remaining to stop the madness, but it should be a last resort.; 10/10/18, 2:24 PM
Shane said...: You have Scrapple in Wisconsin!
My Dad in Haddonfield, NJ and Uncle in Bucks County PA ship it out to Michigan. Scrapple and eggs over easy: best breakfast ever.

One of my biggest regrets was in freshman year college reading the ingredients on a package of Habbersetts, and then looking up the terms in the dictionary. It took me more than a month to be able to eat it again.

"I'm not a robot."; 10/10/18, 2:25 PM
StephenFearby said...: Now that news about Kavanaughgate gradually recedes to background noise, Russiagate attempts a comeback:

Chuck Ross, Daily Caller

CHRISTOPHER STEELE BREAKS SILENCE TO CRITICIZE TRUMP

'The retired British spy who authored a salacious dossier accusing the Trump campaign of colluding with Russia is taking a veiled shot at the president following 18 months of silence.

Christopher Steele has not spoken publicly since March 2017, a couple of months after the publication of his infamous dossier. But the former MI6 officer issued his first comments in response to being named to Vanity Fair’s 2018 New Establishment List.

“In these strange and troubling times, it is hard to speak unpalatable truths to power, but I believe we all still have a duty to do so. I salute those on your list, and otherwise, who have had the courage to speak out over the last year, often at great personal cost,” Steele wrote in an email to Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones, ABC News reported.

“At a time when governance is so distorted and one-sided, as I believe it currently is in the United States, the media has a key role to play in holding it accountable,” Steele continued.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is the top pick on the list. Steele is No. 38.

Steele has rejected congressional requests to discuss his investigation of Trump. He has reportedly met with members of Mueller’s team.'

https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/10/christopher-steele-trump-criticism/

I didn't know that Muller's team had met with Steele. But NBC reports that "a source close to the ex-spy" says its true.

The first person I can think of who best fits that description is Glenn Simpson (whose Russian Intelligence code name is Slimeball):

Mueller's Team Traveled to Interview Ex-Spy Involved in Dossier
by Ken Dilanian / Oct.05.2017

"WASHINGTON — Members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team traveled to interview the former British intelligence officer who authored a dossier alleging collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, a source close to the ex-spy tells NBC News.

Few other details were forthcoming about the interview, but Mueller's interest in Christopher Steele puts a new focus on the 35-page dossier he compiled, which includes salacious sexual allegations that then-president-elect Donald Trump denied. CNN first reported Thursday that the interview with Mueller's team and Steele took place...."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/mueller-s-team-traveled-interview-ex-spy-involved-dossier-n808221; 10/10/18, 2:33 PM
tcrosse said...: Nitrates, cholesterol and saturated fat. Cardiologists love it when we eat that way.

You have to get the organic, free-range, gluten-free, whole-grain stuff from Whole Foods.; 10/10/18, 2:35 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: Yuck. That stuff looks awful, but some awful looking things actually taste delicious. Chocolate, for one.

Had to look it up, sounds faintly like some sort of pork meat loaf sliced thin and fried.; 10/10/18, 2:39 PM
Bay Area Guy said...: Chris Steele is a lying weasel. You can tell because he speaks in generalities. Why does this foreigner give such a hoot about American politics? Why doesn't he stand behind his bullshit dossier?

He could use a swift kick in the butt for being such a Limey weasel.; 10/10/18, 2:41 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: “Are you tired of your toddler throwing a screaming fit, slobbering, crying, and banging his head against the floor. Just give him everything he wants. (Yeah...that'll fix it /sarcasm)”

“Or....not.

Parents know that the way to continue having toddler drama is to give into the demands. Just like the Dems. Want it to continue. Give them more power.

We can't spank them (the Dems), much as we would love to or put them in a time out in their rooms the only things left are ignoring them, put them in a time out by not voting for them.

There is another solution remaining to stop the madness, but it should be a last resort.”

Civility bullshit again.; 10/10/18, 2:43 PM
Curious George said...: Scrapple is not Spam.; 10/10/18, 2:43 PM
tcrosse said...: Scrapple is not Spam, but it occupies the same section of the Food Pyramid, along with Head Cheese, Black Pudding, and Matzo Brei.; 10/10/18, 2:49 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: Scrapple is not Spam.

Neither is fried cornmeal mush.; 10/10/18, 2:49 PM
BobJustBob said...: Scrapple is disgusting. Spam is OK. Taylor pork roll is the Food of the Gods.; 10/10/18, 2:59 PM
Christopher said...: Scrapple is great as long as it's pan fried, none of this deep frying BS.; 10/10/18, 3:01 PM
Original Mike said...: Blogger Inga...Allie Oop said...”Civility bullshit again.”

I’m not exceptionally impressed with Althouse’s “civility bullshit” principle. I liken it to the strong and weak anthropic principle. Sure, a lot of times people just want to other side to shut up (I’d call this the “weak” civility bullshit principle) but Althouse thinks it always applies (the “strong” civility bullshit principle). Althouse challenged us awhile back to provide an example of where a call to civility was sincere. I offer this: Rand Paul on political climate: 'I really worry that someone is going to be killed'; 10/10/18, 3:06 PM
Original Mike said...: Paul was speaking specifically to Corey Booker’s get into their faces statement.; 10/10/18, 3:09 PM
Bay Area Guy said...: I was in Hawaii last spring, and, yeah, we fried up some Spam with rice -- not bad, not great. Haven't tried Scrapple though --more of a Pennsylvania thing.; 10/10/18, 3:10 PM
john said...: They call it "livermush" in North Carolina. Just saying it makes your mouth water.; 10/10/18, 3:15 PM
RigelDog said...: Hate scrapple, but have to say that you're doing it up right---it should be sliced thinly and fried long enough/hot enough to get a crispy crust.; 10/10/18, 3:15 PM
tcrosse said...: At the Minnesota State Fair you could have your picture taken sitting on the Throne of Spam. Luckily, they left it in the can.; 10/10/18, 3:16 PM
RigelDog said...: Had to look it up, sounds faintly like some sort of pork meat loaf sliced thin and fried. }}}

Pretty much--pork scraps, corn mush, and seasonings. But where they lose me is the inclusion of organ meats. Can't get past the flavor of any sort of liver, kidney etc.; 10/10/18, 3:21 PM
rehajm said...: Spittle flecked outrage isn't polling well after the coach K fiasco.; 10/10/18, 3:30 PM
traditionalguy said...: Good Paleo diet snaks. Spam is good too. Factoid: The world's entire supply of Spam is canned in Austin, Minnesota. My daughter-in-law's father was the Hormel Plant Manager until he retired. Now he only barbecues beef...no pork shoulders.

Spam first fed the US Army, and they took it to feed the rest of the world Armies had destroyed.; 10/10/18, 3:41 PM
Marcus said...: Love me some pan-fried Scrapple. My dad turned me on to it when I was young. Like it better (on a breakfast plate) than link sausage or bacon. I don't order bacon out because it rarely comes cooked the way I like it. Wherever I was a breakfast cook I tried to get people to eat scrapple, but here in South Florida, there were few takers. I usually ended up eating the remainder of the scrapple block myself.; 10/10/18, 3:47 PM
Big Mike said...: I have never believed that scrapple was edible. The picture does not change my mind.; 10/10/18, 3:51 PM
rehajm said...: Prospect theory predicts that if Dems had succeeded in blocking Kavanaugh, loss aversion would have brought out their voters in November. Now that the loss has occurred, that motive is much weaker.

-Taranto; 10/10/18, 3:54 PM
PM said...: Fried rust.; 10/10/18, 3:58 PM
Henry said...: Spam itlog is delicious.; 10/10/18, 4:09 PM
Churchy LaFemme: said...: Scrapple From The Apple; 10/10/18, 4:12 PM
Michael K said...: Steele has rejected congressional requests to discuss his investigation of Trump. He has reportedly met with members of Mueller’s team.'

He is liable to spend some time in the gray bar hotel unless he stays out of US jurisdiction.; 10/10/18, 4:20 PM
I'm Full of Soup said...: That is how I like my scrapple- a little crisp on the outside.; 10/10/18, 4:33 PM
I'm Full of Soup said...: Now I gotta order some scrapple with my breakfast at the diner this Friday.; 10/10/18, 4:51 PM
Jaq said...: Prospect theory predicts that if Dems had succeeded in blocking Kavanaugh, loss aversion would have brought out their voters in November. Now that the loss has occurred, that motive is much weaker.

I think there are other factors that may come into it. For instance, here in the Northeast, nobody much follows college football, at least compared to Florida and the Deep South, but when Syracuse or Boston College happen to be ranked, interest goes up. People like winners and tune out losers.; 10/10/18, 6:26 PM
John Scott said...: Best with syrup; 10/10/18, 6:36 PM
heyboom said...: Grew up in Panama City. My older sister still lives there. They did evacuate but I haven't been able to communicate with her as of yet. Praying for her and everyone to be safe. My younger sister lives in Tallahassee and they have lost power.; 10/10/18, 6:39 PM
Jaq said...: Not to worry Democrats, Tom Arnold is going to find those tapes and nail Trump once and for all! He made a series out of it!; 10/10/18, 6:51 PM
Jaq said...: OMG! Areal America goes into the Recount in Florida. They never mention that networks called the state for Gore before the polls closed in the Panhandle, but they do say that the state was called "Prematurely for Bush!" Jesus, they just rewrite history and stick with it.

Even Bob Beckel says that calling the state for Gore before the polls closed cost Bush tens of thousands of votes.; 10/10/18, 6:56 PM
FullMoon said...: tim in vermont said... [hush][hide comment]

Not to worry Democrats, Tom Arnold is going to find those tapes and nail Trump once and for all! He made a series out of it!

The tapes are on OAK ISLAND, along with pirate treasure.; 10/10/18, 7:02 PM
Quaestor said...: They call it "livermush" in North Carolina. Just saying it makes your mouth water.

Livermush is not scrapple, similar but certainly not identical. NC also has liver pudding, which is made using less coarsely ground cornmeal. Liver pudding tastes like haggis.; 10/10/18, 7:04 PM
n.n said...: calling the state for Gore before the polls closed cost Bush tens of thousands of votes

Why bother, right? Late term, last minute disenfranchisement through demoralization.; 10/10/18, 7:07 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: This has echoes of white people camping in the woods (kidding):

I never seen that before. Not even in the military. It looks good, but I think I'd want some Wonder bread with it.; 10/10/18, 7:10 PM
Michael K said...: A pretty good summary of the Kavanaugh allegations and lies.; 10/10/18, 7:12 PM
Quaestor said...: I learned today that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is even more ignorant than even I thought possible.; 10/10/18, 7:15 PM
Howard said...: Scrapple: it's not just for deplorables now that hipster nostalgia has discovered the mysterious marvels of meat melange; 10/10/18, 7:24 PM
Bill, Republic of Texas said...: “At a time when governance is so distorted and one-sided, as I believe it currently is in the United States, the media has a key role to play in holding it accountable,” Steele continued.

Foreign interference in our elections. Why is it a crime for Russian intelligence to interfere in the election but not British intelligence? Can we get one standard please.; 10/10/18, 7:24 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: wait- it's ScraPPle ??

I guess that explains those game-board pieces in my stool.; 10/10/18, 7:43 PM
hawkeyedjb said...: Scrapple, oy. People will eat anything. Reminds me of Mel Brooks' comments on Iron Curtain food: "In Bulgaria, they served us fried chains."; 10/10/18, 7:44 PM
William said...: "Well behaved women don't make history." Queen Victoria would beg to differ........Season Two of Queen Victoria is now on Amazon Prime. I suppose I'll watch it. I like Jenna Coleman, but it skewers history all to hell when you have a woman that appealing playing Victoria. If Queen Victoria were cute and cuddly, the history of the world would be far different.......Claire Foy was excellent as Elizabeth II, but the best royal drama was the Russian one on Catherine the Great. The woman who played her was really witchy and clever. I thought the horse fucking scene was done tastefully.; 10/10/18, 7:44 PM
Big Mike said...: @Quaestor, just wait. She has plenty of time left before the election.; 10/10/18, 7:50 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: Michael K said...

"A pretty good summary of the Kavanaugh allegations and lies."

The Coal Train: BrettKavanaugh.com has been purchased and made into a resource for sexual assault survivors; 10/10/18, 7:51 PM
Bob Boyd said...: Does it taste like snake?; 10/10/18, 7:52 PM
LordSomber said...: I miss the Habbersetts scrapple I had as a kid in the Philly 'burbs, but down here in Georgia you can find the Jones brand (from Wisconsin!).

The livermush I tried in the Carolinas tasted pretty dang close to scrapple, but then again it's been while.

Take pride in your regional foods, people!; 10/10/18, 7:53 PM
Seeing Red said...: That stuff is NASTY!; 10/10/18, 7:54 PM
Tank said...: Quaestor said...

I learned today that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is even more ignorant than even I thought possible.

Grasshopper, you have not been paying attention.

If elected, will she be smarter than Patty Murray or Maxine Waters?

Hmmmm.; 10/10/18, 7:56 PM
hawkeyedjb said...: "If elected, will she be smarter than Patty Murray or Maxine Waters?"

In business, we call that "negative benchmarking" and it usually leads to bankruptcy. Wonder where it leads to in politics.; 10/10/18, 8:04 PM
narciso said...: Wasn't Steele interviewed by Jane Mayer like a year ago. Did he not learn anything from his year in the London courts?; 10/10/18, 8:07 PM
Ralph L said...: That griddle doesn't keep the splatter in bounds.

Grandma would throw canned pork brains in her scrambled eggs (we didn't eat them). She didn't have her first stroke until age 90.; 10/10/18, 8:21 PM
walter said...: Blogger tim in vermont said...
Not to worry Democrats, Tom Arnold is going to find those tapes and nail Trump once and for all!
--
If he doesn't get pummeled by Dean Cain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/arts/television/tom-arnold-trump-tapes-review.html

"To call “Hunt” a nothingburger is inadequate. So far, it’s more of a nothingbuffet. (I’ve seen two episodes of eight, but Mr. Arnold has said that if he had found a damning tape, he would not have withheld it until air.)"; 10/10/18, 8:27 PM
Paul Mac said...: Having blogged his tweets earlier you may be interested in Jordan Peterson's longer response to the reactions to them regarding his idea that Kavanaugh step down after confirmation.

Notes on my Kavanaugh Tweet; 10/10/18, 8:28 PM
narciso said...: Well he's ticked off mark Burnett who's ex British special forces, not smart.; 10/10/18, 8:30 PM
Trumpit said...: "Stocks Plunge, as Fresh Tensions With China Batter Tech Shares." -NYTimes 10/10/18

Massive tax cuts for the rich and crumbs for everybody else. Make Americans Grovel Again.; 10/10/18, 8:39 PM
walter said...: Liquidate Trumpit! Now!; 10/10/18, 8:45 PM
Drago said...: walter: "Liquidate Trumpit! Now!"

One would have had to invest in the US to liquidate in our markets.

Unfortunately, Trumpit ceased investing years ago when his shares of Soviet Pravda and East German Stasi-futures collapsed.; 10/10/18, 8:47 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: Real Clear Politics Generic Congressional Vote Poll

Democrats through 10/9
+12 Reuters/Ipsos
+Economist/YouGov

Looks like Republicans didn’t get the bump they expected from Kavanaugh; 10/10/18, 8:49 PM
walter said...: Nah..he quietly went all in when he saw the Trump effect. He's just pissed it's not an uninterrupted upward spiral.; 10/10/18, 8:51 PM
Seeing Red said...: Meh. China’s market is I think down 40% in 2 years, just this year about 14%.; 10/10/18, 8:51 PM
Inga...Allie Oop said...: +6 Economist/YouGov; 10/10/18, 8:51 PM
walter said...: "Say this for “The Hunt for the Trump Tapes,” Tom Arnold’s new half-hour series in which the actor undertakes a largely farcical hunt for incriminating material about the president — it’s a show of its moment. The series sits at the intersection of two trends: The outlandishness of the ongoing political scene allowing just about anything to seem believable, and the tendency of this era to resurrect just about any pop-cultural figure who’d seemed better left in a previous era.

But being well-positioned to document and to succeed in an era of crass, noisy perniciousness — an era in which vastly more heat than light is generated by whatever’s left of a national discourse — is hardly a compliment, unless it’s bolstered by the sort of vision and artfulness this show lacks. Arnold’s show is an unpleasant wade through widely-known and speculated-about Trump ephemera, adding little in its first two episodes but the re-emergence of a personality whose frantic need to be in front of the camera makes for painful viewing."
https://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/tom-arnold-trump-tapes-review-1202930570/; 10/10/18, 8:55 PM
walter said...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec4jGEgzkJs; 10/10/18, 9:00 PM
Henry said...: Kudos to Ralph L. for being the last man on topic.; 10/10/18, 9:04 PM
walter said...: Cafe=no particular topic

Though your comment manages to qualify.
Congrats!; 10/10/18, 9:15 PM
Meade said...: "I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like everybody else."

lol.; 10/10/18, 9:43 PM
Be said...: Housemate's currently in middle Nouveau Jersey. I asked him to try to find some good scrapple prepped for transportation. I miss the gorgeous offal side perfume (liver? kidney?) alongside a side of scrambled eggs.; 10/10/18, 9:49 PM
Big Mike said...: @Ingie, Investors Business Daily, Democrats +2. At Democrats +2 it’s a red wave, because of the Democrats’ propensity to clump together into blue bubbles.; 10/10/18, 9:51 PM
walter said...: I miss the gorgeous offal side perfume (liver? kidney?)
--
Snout!; 10/10/18, 10:03 PM
gilbar said...: Scrapple? You people are GROSS! That stuff is just Offal!

And then ignorant ignoramuses are mentioning it in the same sentence as tasty Spiced Pork and Ham :(
The folk in Austin spend a lot of time getting those pigs into those little cans so that we can enjoy; 10/10/18, 10:11 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: I believe in the end America, us as people who believe in what we are as a Republic, in our basic decency, and our great prudence and tolerance, we prevail against evil. I think we surprise everyone, including our selves. We are made of better stuff than our enemies, and just because they have remained unaccountable and essentially untouchable does not make us weak or cowards, we are just people who want to live and let live at heart. Who isn’t like this reading these words?
That same dynamic doesn’t automatically confer on us an inability to fight, fight well, and win. Quite the contrary or I wasn’t born a natural Patriotic American.
And I cab say this because I’m not the kind of guy who will let others die for my natural rights, my family, my tribe, my community and not my Republic, which still exists at the least in hearts, minds, preserved in history and documents. It does not no longer exist because of revisionists and cultural marxist say it doesn’t. Fuck. You.

I look around me and see many things, the 1st is within the sphere of my entire life I know not one single cultural marxist. Not one person who poo poo’s MAGA, or what Mr Trump has accomplished and promises. There is no one I have even heard of who intends the destruction of America as we know it. My wife who has a Faceborg page, she has one loony toons cousin who believes Obama should still be president. So in the entire range and scale of both our lives, there is one avowed dirty stinking commie.
I work in the coal mines, it has the most amazing grapevine imaginable. You find out everything. There’s a few thousand coal miners across WV, we have CB radio’s in all surface equipment, Truckers in and out of the coal load outs 24/7, we have company 2 meter radio’s with a fantastic repeater system, in every Boss’s and Superintendents trucks, and usually in every raw and clean coal pile dozers and loaders so there’s always somebody with both radio’s to communicate with everyone, we even have underground radio systems now. The comm’s are like no other along with the HillBilly grapevine. Tramming out on the man trip or riding up the elevator, you get to hear and talk about everything, from home or the latest news, and in 10 years as a coal miner I have never heard of a single guy who was nothing but patriotic and God fearing, and that goes for all the people we all know and discuss outside the mining industry. Zilch. Big Fat Zero. There’s no cultural marxist, at least they ain’t letting on if there are in my AO and in the course of my daily affairs outside my AO.
Now granted WV has a population a little over a million, county I live in, larger than the state of Rhode Island, has 2,400 households. Where are all the fucking commies? Do they live in some isolated enclave? Concentrated in Urban hives? How much a figment of an illusion of power are they? Could they even be noticeable if they didn’t have a strangle hold on the fake media and pass their diktat thru every dishonest corrupt means while not having passed legislation honestly in 7 decades, or more, that gives them an appearance of this majority of the people?

I don’t buy into this civil war yet. No Sir. Not till it gets going if it does. I’m saying when the rubber meets the road and antifa our whatever paid goons try starting shit out in dirt people land where I live they are going to disappear never to be seen or heard from again. Only the tree’s will know where they are buried.

Will it get terrible,
http://americandigest.org/wp/civil-war-if-it-starts-it-will-be-uglier-than-anyone-can-imagine/#comment-14956; 10/10/18, 10:42 PM
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traditionalguy said...: Althouse can get you into trouble. The wife ask me what Books I was listening to tonight. So I told her Japanese Fiction . That got me a I do not believe you reaction. And I explained that a girl friend recommended them. That made it worse, until I
Told her it was Althouse. That calmed her down since she loves David Sedaris that Althouse turned us on to.

But I still cannot explain Convenience Store Girl and Killing Commendatore . She will just have to listen to them herself. The Japanese tell wild tales with a respectful and reasoning voice.; 10/10/18, 11:11 PM
walter said...: Sedaris is known for quelling sexual tension.; 10/10/18, 11:13 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: I'd never heard of that, so I thought, "Something formed out of apple?" But no.; 10/10/18, 11:17 PM
narciso said...: A brave new world

https://t.co/LNJtSlWcVx" / Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/shashj; 10/11/18, 12:10 AM
Achilles said...: Generic ballot 45% dem 45% republican

When they had 3 million more votes, aided by California opening polling stations in Mexico, democrats didn't come close to a majority in the house.

If voter turnout is even there will be a larger house majority and 60 republican senators.

Black voter turnout is going to be lower for democrats in 2018 and 2016 by a wide margin.

But leftists need to keep hope alive. Nobody thinks democrats have a 12% poll advantage or even 6% except really stupid people.; 10/11/18, 12:19 AM
Trumpit said...: How can you eat yucky Spam? I doubt that it's healthy to eat. I encourage all Deplorables to stock up on cans of Spam. When the Trump economy collapses, you'll have plenty to eat.; 10/11/18, 2:07 AM
Bruce Hayden said...: "When they had 3 million more votes, aided by California opening polling stations in Mexico, democrats didn't come close to a majority in the house.
If voter turnout is even there will be a larger house majority and 60 republican senators"

One facet that everyone seems to be ignoring here is that pretty much every majority minority district in the country (which includes many of the Congressional Black Caucus) means an extra Republican district. Or, maybe more accurately, that each state with a majority minority district has at least one extra Republican district, over what they would otherwise have, based on raw party affiliation numbers. That is because they have to overpack minority Dems into districts in order to guarantee that a minority Dem wins the district. The complaint, by white Dems, for years, has been that minority Dems get with Republicans to create these districts, and that is the quid pro quo.

"Black voter turnout is going to be lower for democrats in 2018 and 2016 by a wide margin."

It isn't helping the Dems right now that Trump's popularity among Blacks is up by double digits over the last year, from maybe just under 1/4 to roughly 1/3. Crack can probably explain this better than I can, but part of it seems to be the employment situation (best for Blacks in decades, if not forever), and his personality is better appreciated in Black communities than in upper middle class White ones.; 10/11/18, 4:38 AM
rehajm said...: It isn't helping the Dems right now that Trump's popularity among Blacks is up by double digits over the last year, from maybe just under 1/4 to roughly 1/3.

This was one of Hilary's big demographic problems. How many black men voted out for her? Did Barack vote for her?; 10/11/18, 4:47 AM
William Lucas said...: Love the image....Thinking about making the Scrapple myself.

My Assignment Help; 10/11/18, 5:13 AM
stlcdr said...: "...loss aversion..." thats the term I was thinking of when the dems keep shouting about the 'blue wave'. It's an attempt to keep republican voters away from voting.; 10/11/18, 5:46 AM
tomaig said...: Scrapple = the sweepings from the slaughterhouse floor.; 10/11/18, 6:14 AM
Humperdink said...: > "When they go low, we kick them."

> "You cannot be civil with a party that wants to destroy what you stand for."

> "When they bring a knife, we bring a gun."

Who said the above?
A) Fidel Castro
B) Josef Stalin
C) Ernesto "Che" Guevara
D) Democrat party leadership

If you guessed D, you would be right.; 10/11/18, 6:23 AM
gilbar said...: Trumpit said... How can you eat yucky Spam?

you know, that Trumpit doesn't like it makes it MORE DELICIOUS
Crispy Fried Spam, and Eggs and Hashbrowns.... mmmmmmmm
and you KNOW what would be great to wash it down? That's right, Delicious Whole Milk !!!; 10/11/18, 6:30 AM
Jaq said...: +6 i the past has meant Republicans hold the House, just saying.; 10/11/18, 6:38 AM
Jaq said...: When we have it at our house, due to my PA heritage through my much missed dad, I call it "Scrap Uhl." More for me.; 10/11/18, 6:39 AM
The Crack Emcee said...: I like my front page today, People - check out my front page.

And "Good Morning"; 10/11/18, 7:20 AM
Big Mike said...: @Crack, another instance of Trump cutting through inside-the-Beltway concensus to do what’s right.; 10/11/18, 7:36 AM
heyboom said...: So Michael was the first Cat 4 storm to hit the Panhandle since official records began in 1851 and the third strongest ever. And yet, only two deaths reported at this moment. I'm not downplaying that fact, I have a lot of family and friends in Panama City and we were fortunate not to lose anyone.

I'm making the point that preparation and infrastructure are key to surviving these hurricanes.; 10/11/18, 7:43 AM
jimbo@35 said...: Ann,

Enjoy the game tonight and good luck. Brewers in six, Hopefully!; 10/11/18, 7:50 AM
Big Mike said...: @heyboom, so good on Rick Scott?; 10/11/18, 8:06 AM
FIDO said...: Democrats through 10/9
+12 Reuters/Ipsos
+Economist/YouGov

Good for you. I'm glad your side has confidence. We will see how things pan out.; 10/11/18, 8:06 AM
Rick.T. said...: Phony Phil Bredesen's campaign is now likely scrapple. Project Veritas - who is a fairer world would win journalism awards every year - has outed his strategy:

Says YES on Kavanaugh in Vote-Grab, But Staffers Say He Wouldn’t “It’s politics.”

Lie Was “a Political Move” to Appear “Moderate” Rather Than Liberal – Bredesen Campaign Is “all here” to Run Against Trump, “he hates Trump”

Staffer Confides: “we’re trying to make it so it’s not about Democrats…” BUT “he’ll be a good Democrat”

Blue Wave: “This isn’t about everything else… this is for the Blue Wave…” “we don’t say that out of these walls”

Bredesen Staff Thinks Tennessee Voters Are “Ignorant”

https://www.projectveritasaction.com/2018/10/10/we-dont-say-that-out-of-these-walls-phil-bredesens-staff-says-he-is-lying-about-kavanaugh-vote-in-undercover-video-its-a-political-move/; 10/11/18, 8:23 AM
heyboom said...: @BigMike

For hurricane prep and response, yes. I'm not familiar enough with all of his policies to pass judgment on them. I know that my liberal sister and brother-in-law (who works in the Capitol mailroom) are less than enamored of him, but then, she was a big Hillary supporter.; 10/11/18, 12:35 PM
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