Samantha Bee segment gives window into Hillary haters from way back

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Tuesday November 08, 2016 · 9:29 AM PST

2016/11/08 · 09:29

Have not seen this in a diary today, but it is an interesting segment by Samantha Bee that provides insight into what Hillary has had to endure to get to today.

"Evidently, a critical mass of Americans find a normal center-left policy nerd less 'likable' than a vindictive, pussy-grabbing hate zamboni who jokes about killing his enemies," she explained.

And disliking Hillary has gone from a cottage industry to a mass marketing tool over the course of Clinton's nearly 40 years in the public eye.”

“The press viciously attacked her for keeping her name and failing to play the traditional role of politician's wife. "Does it concern you that you don't fit the image of a governor's wife?" Sam Donaldson asked her in 1979, shortly before blaming her for Bill Clinton's re-election loss.

"That's where Hillary learned her 'resting f*ck the press' face," Bee noted.”

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Appeal to Animal Loving Trump Voters?

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Tuesday September 13, 2016 · 8:33 AM PDT

2016/09/13 · 08:33

A few days ago, there was a blog Betsrutan about a Kathleen Parker editorial:

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I did not see the blog originally, but when I read the editorial in our local paper this weekend, I was struck by it’s potential use to reach our animal loving friends and families who are leaning toward voting for Trump. I checked to see if it had been noted here and found Betsrutan’s blog.

The editorial and blog make the points better than I can, but I wanted to raise the issue of using it to reach friends and relatives who might be sympathetic to animals.

For those who love and respect animals, maybe his apparent support of animal cruelty would make more of an impact than highlighting his other deplorable features.

The Koch Brothers Ad I Would Like to See

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Thursday October 09, 2014 · 10:27 AM PDT

2014/10/09 · 10:27

Awareness of the toxic influence of the Koch brothers is increasing, but it still needs to break through to more voters. The audio from their meetings helps, but the point is lost for many who don't pay enough attention. We need a pro forma ad that can be adapted to many races that points out the absurdity of giving tax breaks to billionaires like the Kochs.

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Thursday July 03, 2014 · 2:21 PM PDT

2014/07/03 · 14:21

The Supreme Court helpfully suggested that allowing corporations to ride rough shod over their female employee's rights was AOK since there was another potential avenue that these employees could use to access to birth control, the previously created accommodation for non profit religious groups.

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Tuesday July 01, 2014 · 7:18 AM PDT

2014/07/01 · 07:18

Now that the Church of the Blessed Craft Store, Hobby Lobby, has been ordained by the Supreme Court as a state sponsored religion with thousands of voluntary or involuntary members, shouldn’t the public have a clear idea of the full range of beliefs of the now government backed religious entity?

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Tuesday November 26, 2013 · 6:33 AM PST

2013/11/26 · 06:33

BBC reports that Pope Francis has published a new document that continues to indicate a sharp break in the direction from the top of the RCC.

"In his "apostolic exhortation", Pope Francis said he preferred a Church that was "bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security". The document suggests major changes are on the way, with Francis noting that the Church has to get over an attitude that says: "We have always done it this way," the BBC's David Willey reports from Rome."

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Saturday October 19, 2013 · 12:30 PM PDT

2013/10/19 · 12:30

I was reading Money magazine today. I was in a plane and had taken it with me to read while electronic devices were not allowed. I came across an article titled, "New Rules for Early Retirement". Since I am already retired, it was not an article in which I would normally have been interested, except for what they listed as Rule #1.

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Friday October 18, 2013 · 9:42 AM PDT

2013/10/18 · 09:42

I had the misfortune of being trapped into listening to a rant against the ACA by Sean Hannity the other day which peaked my interest when I saw this article by Eric Stern on Salon.

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Saturday October 12, 2013 · 10:09 AM PDT

2013/10/12 · 10:09

This week's Newsweek has an interview with Steve LaTourette, described as a former Republican congressman and John Boehner ally who decries his party's tactics. In the article, he gives away the reality that is today's GOP.

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Thursday October 10, 2013 · 6:12 PM PDT

2013/10/10 · 18:12

For those of you who like to delve into the depressing detail of the 2012 election results caused by the extreme gerrymandering of swing states by the GOP after 2010, here is a detailed write up done by the OH LWV.

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Wednesday October 09, 2013 · 11:37 AM PDT

2013/10/09 · 11:37

As I was driving along a busy local street this morning on the way to a meeting, I passed a Catholic church with this message on their sign:

PRAY FOR AN END TO ABORTION

I was taken aback, amazed really, that of all the evils and wrongs in the world, the Catholic church is still fixated on something so "obscure" as its primary issue for which to exhort prayers.

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Sunday September 22, 2013 · 6:08 AM PDT

2013/09/22 · 06:08

This morning's editorial in the Cincinnati Enquirer caught my eye. The Enquirer is a reliable Republican newspaper. About the only Democrat they have ever endorsed was Sherrod Brown, but he was running against a candidate whose only attribute was the R beside his name and the PAC money in his pocket. They endorsed John McCain without mentioning who his running mate was. This is also in John Boehner's backyard.

Today, they had a comprehensive editorial in support of Obamacare. The highlights are below.

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