tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2151939734618841929..comments2024-03-28T13:28:26.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: The Clinton campaign's joining the recount effort is "a total and complete hypocritical joke."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79438431810087332972016-11-28T05:36:46.567-06:002016-11-28T05:36:46.567-06:00I think the recounts are good, because they will c...<i>I think the recounts are good, because they will confirm the results. And if they don't, we can have that out now.</i><br /><br /><br />Hahahahah NO.<br /><br />Bull Shit. If you are a Leftist you only want recounts so you can cheat and try to steal the election again, just like you did in Florida 2000.<br /><br />Don't try to pretend you have integrity or honor. WAY too soon for that to fly.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88351033388102096242016-11-27T22:44:06.022-06:002016-11-27T22:44:06.022-06:00I suppose the name was originally Althaus and then...I suppose the name was originally <i>Althaus</i> and then was partially anglicized to Althouse perhaps because <i>Oldhouse</i> is a bit too literal for American English.<br /><br />Back in the days of Red heat, the Left was commie — doctrinaire Comintern crapola. The Fifties and Sixties witness the birth of the New Left, a Left that didn't want to be tarred with the same old brush as Stalin. They liked Mao better. And Castro. And especially Che. Unhappily, the problem with the New Left was the same problem afflicting the Old Left. The New Lefties are no longer angry young men with ponytails, tie-dyed teeshirts, and bellbottoms. Now they're complacent old men with pathetic tonsorial wreckage where the ponytail used to swish, button-down shirts, and tenure — but they have the same problems because they stopped learning when Paul McCartney formed Wings. They've had that learning disability so long its gotten stupid to call them the New Left, they're just the old new Old Left. Hillary and Bill are members of the old new Old Left — as is Obama, but only by proxy. There's a new New Left that has the same problems as the Old Left and the old new Old Left with the added complication of being MONUMENTAL PUSSIES.<br /><br />From the sake of clarity the Old Left should remain the Left of the Comintern, Ethel and Julius, Alger Hiss, etc. The New Left should be the Left of safe spaces and trigger warning. (When one reads New Left one should just think PUSSIES, and everything will be clear.) Which leaves us the old new Old Left, which though coaching up blood is not quite dead yet. So what to call them? The Alt-Left, <i>alt</i> as in old, but different.<br /><br />I think it works, yes?Quaestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688608372863540573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81714148856274143192016-11-27T21:26:54.198-06:002016-11-27T21:26:54.198-06:00They know that a recount will not change the resul...They know that a recount will not change the result. <br /><br />So why are they doing it?<br /><br />Misdirection. Causing confusion. Undermining Trump's credibility. Changing the subject from how badly they botched the election. And in Stein's case publicity whoredom.<br /><br />Plus they are craze with grief over the fact that Trump won.<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75954940083255090652016-11-27T19:21:43.000-06:002016-11-27T19:21:43.000-06:00Thank you Qwinn. Thank you Qwinn. Joe Biden, America's Putinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802605309593881825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39455249144019115812016-11-27T17:50:24.563-06:002016-11-27T17:50:24.563-06:00Blogger Qwinn said..."The NY Times dedicated ...<i>Blogger Qwinn said..."The NY Times dedicated thousands and thousands of words, many on the front page, to defending Hillary against the charges and attempting to convince as many people as they could that it was a nothing burger story concocted by the evil vast right wing conspiracy in collusion with the Russians."</i><br /><br />Exactly.<br /><br /><br />Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46621304475747579282016-11-27T17:17:19.466-06:002016-11-27T17:17:19.466-06:00America loves slow motion replay.America loves slow motion replay.Left Bank of the Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494310302328322830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13126154555663887912016-11-27T17:14:55.393-06:002016-11-27T17:14:55.393-06:00As to who is being more hypocritical here, Trump a...As to who is being more hypocritical here, Trump affirmatively reserved the right to complain about the result. But that was when he thought he was going to lose. I think the recounts are good, because they will confirm the results. And if they don't, we can have that out now.Left Bank of the Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494310302328322830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80179864810881852042016-11-27T16:50:32.022-06:002016-11-27T16:50:32.022-06:00The Democrats, with an assist from Jill Stein, are...The Democrats, with an assist from Jill Stein, are thinking in the short term. They are trying to keep the base stoked up, but creating an opportunity for fair (i.e., single votes from American citizens) voting laws.<br /><br />If they hope to delegitimize Trump by delaying the electoral college in favor of a House vote, what happens when the results show that Hillary conclusively lost? What happens when they show that 100+ % of Philadelphia precincts went for Clinton as they did for Obama?<br /><br />Maybe, just maybe Republicans will stop acting like such apologetic pussies. Francisco Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06352134756750456783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78419690279288894972016-11-27T16:31:24.906-06:002016-11-27T16:31:24.906-06:00It seems to me that a quick way to stop the Clinto...It seems to me that a quick way to stop the Clintons from proceeding is to threaten to unleash a special prosecutor on the Clinton Global Initiative.ilvuszqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228542722627044663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8435026494395864032016-11-27T16:27:08.309-06:002016-11-27T16:27:08.309-06:00Craig:
The NY Times dedicated thousands and thous...Craig:<br /><br />The NY Times dedicated thousands and thousands of words, many on the front page, to defending Hillary against the charges and attempting to convince as many people as they could that it was a nothing burger story concocted by the evil vast right wing conspiracy in collusion with the Russians.<br /><br />FIFY.Qwinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551344511722159981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11856346824432399042016-11-27T16:26:05.993-06:002016-11-27T16:26:05.993-06:00Did anyone notice if the sunday talk shows had any...Did anyone notice if the sunday talk shows had any notable scepticism that the recounts would change the outcome one iota? I would hope that would be the first thing they would talk about and the last.Gk1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05684001554547696317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55419782410489711242016-11-27T16:15:37.152-06:002016-11-27T16:15:37.152-06:00The difference between the alt-left and the alt-ri...The difference between the alt-left and the alt-right is that the alt-left controls the party and institutions while the "mainstream" left is marginalized. Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159859859522615418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91300074628842319342016-11-27T15:58:41.649-06:002016-11-27T15:58:41.649-06:00@Yancey,
Hillary Clinton, classless to the bitter...@Yancey,<br /><br /><i>Hillary Clinton, classless to the bitter end.</i><br /><br />I think it's actually "Hillary Clinton, front woman for the Clinton Machine in its dying last days". I have always thought that she was just a figurehead for the cabal around her, & I see nothing in the recount effort that changes that view.YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28849918712086770892016-11-27T15:55:24.120-06:002016-11-27T15:55:24.120-06:00Bruce,
I think what would actually happen is the ...Bruce,<br /><br />I think what would actually happen is the Trump electors go to the vote anyway and if they are challenged, the House would simply vote to accept them and the electoral college vote would still be 306 minus, at most, 2 or 3 faithless ones.<br /><br />In any case, without ballots to hand-count, Pennsylvania is almost certain to meet the Dec 13th deadline. Probably even Wisconsin can meet the deadline.<br /><br />However, this is probably the rationale for the challenge in the first place. Hillary Clinton, classless to the bitter end.Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88173067557382961302016-11-27T15:44:17.793-06:002016-11-27T15:44:17.793-06:00@Craig,
Black Lives Matter is not a black nationa...@Craig,<br /><br /><i>Black Lives Matter is not a black nationalist organization.</i><br /><br />Well, the "official" BLM movement seems to be this weird melange of every <a href="http://blacklivesmatter.com/guiding-principles/" rel="nofollow">identity lefty trope imaginable,</a> but black nationalism is not one of them.<br /><br />However, an almost constant concomitant to the BLM at every rally has been the New Black Panther Party & its front groups like Malik Shabazz' <a href="http://www.live5news.com/story/28793894/black-lives-matter-releases-new-demands-for-north-charleston" rel="nofollow">Black Lawyers for Justice.</a> They are most definitely black nationalist & black racists. If the folks who run BLM find these folks so upsetting in their views, perhaps they can just publicly dis-invite them from their rallies.<br /><br />You act as if, at a Tea Party rally, if someone from a white nationalist organization had been given the podium to speak, that the whole rally wouldn't have been tarred as "white supremacist". I'm sorry, this is standard lefty obfuscation.YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62181811052182673922016-11-27T15:40:43.789-06:002016-11-27T15:40:43.789-06:00'...The mere thought of a recount taking place...<br />'...The mere thought of a recount taking place in Pennsylvania is probably making a lot of people cringe right now. It’s a long, cumbersome process that could cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars. Pennsylvania is one of just a handful of states that has a fully computerized voting system without a paper trail.<br /><br />“The nightmare scenario would be if Pennsylvania decides the election and it is very close. You would have no paper records to do a recount,” Lawrence Norden, the co-author of a report on told voting machines, told the Los Angeles Times.'<br /><br /><br />"...A candidate can’t actually file for a vote recount under Pennsylvania law. Instead, they would have to challenge a county board regarding its vote computations, and a state appeals judge would have to rule that a statewide recount is necessary. That means [a] campaign would either have to request a recount by petition in every voting district or present a prima facie case showing voter fraud. (Prima facie is a lower threshold than beyond a reasonable doubt. A judge would just have to rule that fraud probably occurred in order to call for a recount.)"<br /><br />http://billypenn.com/2016/11/23/a-pennsylvania-recount-for-hillary-clinton-a-nightmare-scenario-explained/<br /><br />The pertinent Pennsylvania statutes are copied here:<br /><br />http://www.inquisitr.com/3747002/2016-recount-jill-stein-cannot-file-direct-request-for-recount-in-pennsylvania-must-take-it-to-court/<br /><br />The Jill Stein fundraising solicitation failed to disclose that filing the required amount of money to initiate an appeal in Pennsylvania would by itself be insufficient for a recount to take place.<br /><br />She has so far collected about $6.1 million...with nothing going back to the donors if a Pennsylvania court finds there was not enough evidence provided to justify a recount.<br /><br />Since Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes are critical (along with Wisconsin's and Michigan's) to reverse the election results, donors may be sufficiently unhappy to demand their money back.<br /><br />The tort bar stands ready to assist.StephenFearbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189831095663157811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20470471757510169802016-11-27T15:24:31.436-06:002016-11-27T15:24:31.436-06:00I don't think doing a recount invalidates the ...I don't think doing a recount invalidates the original award of Electoral votes to Trump. It could overturn the original award.LYNNDHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539678824204417280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55981814632427288572016-11-27T15:21:32.700-06:002016-11-27T15:21:32.700-06:00I thought your family was from the Exalted House.
...I thought your family was from the Exalted House.<br /><br />And how about acceptimg a SCOTUS Justice gig? You can Blog after writing opinions.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30995743241970967642016-11-27T15:17:27.888-06:002016-11-27T15:17:27.888-06:00AprilApple,
"In other news-- the leftwing ma...AprilApple,<br /><br />"In other news-- the leftwing mainstream press continue to ignore that fact that Hillary set up a private server while heading the US State Department in order to hide her pay-to-play for personal enrichment schemes." <-- You're literally insane if you think the 'leftwing mainstream press' were ignoring this issue. The NYT alone dedicated thousands and thousands of words, many on the front page, to that story.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207294078329905058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5790428894185217602016-11-27T15:16:17.574-06:002016-11-27T15:16:17.574-06:00Alt-left preceded alt-right. A friend from SF was ...Alt-left preceded alt-right. A friend from SF was sending me their malarkey in 2008.hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670099074010641958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89547273078428246442016-11-27T15:14:14.300-06:002016-11-27T15:14:14.300-06:00Terry,
Black Lives Matter is not a black national...Terry,<br /><br />Black Lives Matter is not a black nationalist organization. That's a radical misunderstanding of one movement, the other, or both.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207294078329905058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62975099460570651742016-11-27T14:30:49.863-06:002016-11-27T14:30:49.863-06:00"The alt-left. That amused me. (Me, the alt-h..."The alt-left. <b><a href="https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/49515b0c-c443-4043-80f5-0a9d3156bb01" rel="nofollow">That amused me.</a></b> (Me, the alt-house.)"Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13060112239478314092016-11-27T14:28:38.334-06:002016-11-27T14:28:38.334-06:00A further thought though that does scare me a bit....A further thought though that does scare me a bit. There is very little chance that the death threats against Trump electors would flip over 30 electoral votes. But, they could cause a couple of weak electors to not vote (though I do believe that there are alternative electors). Or vote for someone like, maybe, Romney. And, with even two states failing to complete their recounts in time, it would be very possible that Trump would not have his 272 electoral votes. (Back to the Presidency being decided in Congress). Bruce Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10815293023158025662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23087316043127696472016-11-27T14:28:07.913-06:002016-11-27T14:28:07.913-06:00"Once again, President-elect Trump is creatin..."Once again, President-elect Trump is creating jobs."<br /><br />My former students? (Wisconsin lawyers.)Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28835684803233285922016-11-27T14:22:41.819-06:002016-11-27T14:22:41.819-06:00Every Republican in the country should use the ter...Every Republican in the country should use the term "alt-Left" in every even vaguely political conversation from now on - whether talking to the Press or to family and friends. Two can play this game.<br /><br />Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957553963422292205noreply@blogger.com