317 thoughts on “Here’s your debate sticky post, Mouseketeers

  1. Thank God for this. Getting through the debate sober will be hard enough now that Scalia's death will bring out even more wingnuttery tonight, and since the marathon is tomorrow I have to do less drinking tonight, not more. I'm counting on your good snark to keep me in good spirits, everyone!

        1. I was listening earlier to the red-carpet talk: "Ooh, there's Dr. Carson now! His wife told us we can expect some surprises from him tonight."

  2. Prediction: Everyone tonight will say the following, "Antonin Scalia was the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."

  3. Could I suggest, dearest mods, that after the comment string fills the available page, a new page be started and made sticky? Right now, unless I'm missing something, you have to start at the first page each time you refresh, then go to the bottom, click page 2 or 3 or whatever, then scroll down that page, etc.

    1. Did you click "last activity?" It'll put the most recent posts at the top and that should work.

      Edit: It will also include posts since the last time you refreshed the entire page, so you can just click on that and it'll get you where you need to be.

  4. Bamz was supposed to speak about the Scalia death at 5:30 Pacific, but the podium is still empty. Will he preempt the GOP?

    …no, MSNBC says he'll be on in a minute. Damn!

    1. My favorite old (read: OLD) game was, is, and always shall be Ms. Pac-Man. Still love dropping a quarter in a game and nom nom nomming some ghosts.

      1. I've actually played that, I think in some restaurant in Oregon. It was quite fun!

        Was thinking Tales of Phantasia for tonight. At this point ending up reading comments here is too amusing though so I'll do it after.

  5. Rubio says, "Someone on this stage will appoint the balance of the court." Who's going to kill the other 8? Cheney in a series of "hunting accidents"?

  6. Canadian Anchor Baby can't get it right over when Justice Kennedy got confirmed. Too bad the audience gives zero fucks about the truth…

    1. Every time that bell rings, Carson wakes up a little.

      smokey: "Every time the bell rings, Carson loses his wings."

  7. Mod: What the fuck have you done that proves you can handle being CinC?

    College Boy: I'm on the Foreign Relations committee! We were pissed!

  8. Canadian Anchor Baby: too many establishment Republicans don't give a fuck about national security.

    Yeah, that'll help you to work with them in Congress…

  9. Um…Rubio? If Al Gore was in the WH, we'd have the security apparatus looking at terrorism instead of off with their heads in Star Wars, so it's likely there wouldn't *be* a 9/11. Boom.

  10. Nate Silver 9:38 PM

    Trump’s increasingly vocal opposition to the Iraq War is not in line with the position of Republican voters. According to a May 2015 Quinnipiac poll, 62 percent of Republicans said going to war in Iraq in 2003 was the right thing to do, while 28 percent said it was the wrong thing.

  11. Mod: Donald, you've made promises with your mouth. How the fuck are you going to pay up?

    Trump: the Democrats want to fuck things up!!!

  12. Harry Enten 9:42 PM

    According to an CBS News poll released in October, George W. Bush had a 67 percent favorable rating among Republicans. His unfavorable rating was just 8 percent.

    1. PLATITUDES ✓ INSULTS ✓ HOMILIES ✓ WISHFUL THINKING ✓ FANTASY ECONOMICS ✓ HISTORICAL REVISIONISM ✓ MUST BE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

  13. Fun fact: Kasich moved to defund cancer screenings for women this week. And he's still more sane than everyone else on that stage.

      1. I still want him to stick around through Ohio just so he can snipe delegates from people and force a contested election.

    1. Ugh. And he was just promoting how Ohio had a yooge increase in the number of private sector jobs. Of course, he didn't mention that a bunch of teachers and nurses probably had to quit their good government jobs and had to go to work at Wal-Shart.

  14. Isn't anybody going to call anybody else a pussy?

    "Donald, your statements and assertions are a tissue of mendacity."

    "Jeb, you're a pussy!"

  15. Just learned that if you use the term Trump used on Cruz last week, you're exiled to moderation.

    And it wasn't "tissue of mendacity."

  16. Here is an approximation of the transcript of the debate so far (note: some parts may have been edited to be less rage-inducing)

    Now, this is the story all about how
    My life got flipped-turned upside down
    And I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there
    I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air

    In West Philadelphia, born and raised
    On the playground is where I spent most of my days
    Chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool
    And all shootin' some B-ball outside of the school

    When a couple of guys who were up to no good
    Started makin' trouble in my neighborhood
    I got in one little fight and my mom got scared
    And said, "You're movin' with your aunty and uncle in Bel Air"

    I begged and pleaded with her the other day
    But she packed my suitcase and sent me on my way
    She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket
    I put my Walkman on and said, "I might as well kick it!"

    First class, yo this is bad
    Drinkin' orange juice out of a champagne glass
    Is this what the people of Bel Air are livin' like
    Hmmm, this might be alright

    But wait, I hear they're prissy, bourgeois and all that
    Is this the type of place that they should send this cool cat?
    I don't think so, I'll see when I get there
    I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel Air

    Well, uh, the plane landed and when I came out
    There was a dude look like a cop standin' wavin' my name out
    I ain't tryin' to get arrested yet, I just got here
    I sprang with the quickness like lightning, disappeared

    I whistled for a cab and when it came near
    The license plate said fresh and had a dice in the mirror
    If anything I could say that this cab was rare
    But I thought, nah forget it, yo home to Bel Air

    I pulled up to the house about seven or eight
    And I yelled to the cab, yo homes, smell ya later
    I looked at my kingdom, I was finally there
    To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air

  17. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

  18. As someone who has been to South Carolina within the last year, I can safely say that this loud booing is just normal for them.

  19. Cruz: "My immigrant dad, who got ahead because of progressive social policies, would have gotten ahead faster if there had not been progressive social policies."

      1. This is way funnier when you realize that girl wore that American flag outfit just to piss off some rabbits that live on the moon.

  20. College Boy: poverty is free enterprise not touching people. But it's the government programs that suck! Let's do more of that not-helping free enterprise!

  21. Rubiobot: "We need to dispel with the notion that I know what I'm talking about. I absolutely do not know what I'm talking about. I absolutely do not know what I'm talking about. I absolutely do not know what I'm talking about. Bleep blorp."

  22. Jeb!: we need someone who doesn't go bankrupt four times and brag!

    Trump: that's a lie!

    Jeb!: I do the economy!

    Trump: I cash in on the laws!

  23. And it's over.

    Time to walk the dogs and get some booze, then I'll be back to see what the pundits have to say about this throwdown. Have a good night, everyone!

    1. Night, thanks for the actual updates while I just kind of did random stuff in honor of what the debate moderator seemed to be doing!

        1. I saw it last night. I wasn't sure what was going on for about the first third, the flashbacks were confusing, but then it all came together, and basically it was very weird and gross and hilarious. The audience applauded at the end.

  24. With this heat, I'm just hoping not to set a PW (personal worst) like I did last year. I dream of doing a sub-4 marathon, but my fastest ever was 4:17 so IDK. In normal weather, 4:30 is realistic. I wish I were faster, but oh well…

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