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TexasHooch

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  1. The dancing bear was always my favorite act in the Circus but I wouldn't have advocated to allow it to set up the big top and secure the highwire.
  2. Nah, he just knows that Trump will financially support him when he's done.
  3. This is a fast moving thread today, so I'll post this again. Jordan is cauliflower-ears deep in the campaign to terrorize the No votes. Group aligned with Freedom Caucus is behind pro-Jordan pressure campaign From CNN's Melanie Zanona The Conservative Partnership Institute — a group headed up by former Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows, who is Jim Jordan’s close ally — has been an active player in the intense, outside pressure campaign aimed at boosting Jordan’s speakership candidacy, sources tell CNN. CPI has been coordinating calls and helping strategize with right-wing activists about ways to apply pressure on holdouts and whip up support for Jordan, sources say. Jordan has denounced the threats and harassment some of his detractors are facing, and has denied any involvement in the right-wing intimidation tactics. But CPI is very closely tied to the Freedom Caucus, which even holds their weekly meetings at CPI’s headquarters. There’s growing anger among the holdouts over the bullying they are facing from some of Jordan’s allies on the right, and they say they are disappointed with Jordan’s response — which is only hardening their opposition. Rep. Don Bacon tells CNN: “Jordan and his team are in denial over the threats and harassment his supporters are doing. Jordan’s response has been tepid.”
  4. Seriously, the CNN reporters are killing it right now. Eight GOP members that ousted McCarthy are offering to "accept some consequence" in exchange for colleagues to support Jordan From CNN's Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on October 11. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said the eight Republicans that voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent a letter to their colleagues encouraging them to vote for Jim Jordan for speaker and that they are willing to “accept some consequence” in order to get them to do so. “If what these holdouts need is a pound of our flesh, we're willing to give it to them in order to see the election of Jordan for Speaker,” Gaetz said standing alongside GOP Reps. Crane, Good and Tim Burchett just after the failed vote. “If what people need is to see the eight of us rapped on the knuckles in order to get onto the business of governing, what we're saying is we're open minded,” Gaetz added. In terms of specific consequences, Gaetz said they “are willing to accept censure, sanction, suspension, removal from the Republican conference, we of course will remain Republicans, we will continue to vote with Republicans on Republican principles.” Many holdouts have expressed that their hesitation lies with the strong arm tactics used. Gaetz insisted that was the work of outside groups and not Jordan. “We know Jim Jordan, I've worked with Jim Jordan on the House Judiciary Committee. He's not a person who leads to strong arm tactics. I think Jim Jordan has been unfairly blamed by some for the tactics of outside groups that Jim Jordan has no control over,” Gaetz said. The eight that voted to remove McCarthy said they don’t support removing Patrick McHenry as Pro Tem. “Speaker McHenry Pro Tem deserves credit for resisting calls to expand the pro tem role beyond how it is contemplated in the Constitution. Patrick McHenry has earned our respect for having abided by the limitations on the power of the pro tem position and for that you should be commended.”
  5. Wow, I knew the case against them must have been weak when the Kraken pled guilty, but for them to let Cheesehead do it they must have really, really overcharged.
  6. Lockstep with his own comments on the matter. He just said this: "You guys said we're gonna lose 15 to 30," he told CNN. "We only lost a couple, we had a couple of absents who would have been for us."
  7. Troy Nehls says he's going to vote for Trump next round.
  8. CNN is doing a goo job with the live updates. Here's the latest:
  9. Group aligned with Freedom Caucus is behind pro-Jordan pressure campaign From CNN's Melanie Zanona The Conservative Partnership Institute — a group headed up by former Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows, who is Jim Jordan’s close ally — has been an active player in the intense, outside pressure campaign aimed at boosting Jordan’s speakership candidacy, sources tell CNN. CPI has been coordinating calls and helping strategize with right-wing activists about ways to apply pressure on holdouts and whip up support for Jordan, sources say. Jordan has denounced the threats and harassment some of his detractors are facing, and has denied any involvement in the right-wing intimidation tactics. But CPI is very closely tied to the Freedom Caucus, which even holds their weekly meetings at CPI’s headquarters. There’s growing anger among the holdouts over the bullying they are facing from some of Jordan’s allies on the right, and they say they are disappointed with Jordan’s response — which is only hardening their opposition. Rep. Don Bacon tells CNN: “Jordan and his team are in denial over the threats and harassment his supporters are doing. Jordan’s response has been tepid.”
  10. He keeps arguing that it's the Dem's fault because they represented 96% of the "No" votes. I wish she would have asked him what would have happened if they had represented 100% of the "No" votes.
  11. He was always a great actor. Here's a quick article about his hiatus and return: https://people.com/movies/why-indiana-jones-and-goonies-kid-star-ke-huy-quan-quit-acting-for-20-years-inside-his-return/ My favorite bit...
  12. My understanding is that the rule was actually enacted as an equitability/ cost saving measure in (I think) 1994. What was happening at the time is that the big dogs were sending scouts in-person to do this kind of recon, but it was viewed as an issue of the haves vs the have-nots. Notre Dame could send staff to Sister Mary's of the Poor games to pick apart their process, but Sister Mary's couldn't afford to do the same which, they say, created a competitive imbalance. That's why film and in-game scouting is fair game, but advanced in-person scouting is not.
  13. Wordle 852 3/6 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  14. Or dumping it over highly processed corn chips. Oh wait...
  15. McCarthy defends Jordan after he loses on first round of votes for speaker From CNN's Manu Raju and Kristin Wilson Former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he leaves the House chamber after Republicans failed in their first attempt to elect Rep. Jim Jordan to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Former Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he leaves the House chamber after Republicans failed in their first attempt to elect Rep. Jim Jordan to be the new House speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defended Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan after Jordan lost the first round of votes for the speakership, saying Jordan “has just as many votes as I had on the first round.” “The difference here is we have rules and we can sit down and talk to the other members and be able to move forward,” he said, brushing away claims by Jordan allies that he was in striking distance when 20 Republicans voted against him. “What I saw was the exact same vote I got when I ran and I became speaker.” McCarthy said that unlike in January, the chamber can pause to allow discussions to happen between members. “Now we have rules. We don’t have to be stuck on the floor,” he said, and blamed “every single Democrat” who he said “voted to stop one branch of government.” “We’ll go sit down, we’ll talk to those who have a difference of opinion and come back,” he said.
  16. Unfortunately he belongs to the ever-growing contingent of Republicans who are utterly incapable of shame or embarrassment.
  17. Wordle 850 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
  18. Go check out Marc Bulger's place and report back. https://www.teelinenash.com/
  19. ...though I don't think that it elicits the same level of pretend outrage that adding beans does.
  20. Actually, the hardcores here will tell you that it shouldn't have tomato in it either.
  21. The extra ingredients is part of it (though my apologies for thinking you had green beans and carrots in there). To me though, it's really the lack of incorporation of ingredients. Among "purists" (a loaded term that doesn't even have a true consensus), I think there's an expectation that, when you look at a finished chili, all you see is essentially beef in what looks like a red gravy- regardless of whether you're using fresh ingredients or powders. @1978horn offered a beautiful example of this on the last page. That was my take on it anyway. Who knows, and -more importantly- who the fuck cares? Was it delicious? I used to be "that guy" who would run with purist takes based on rudimentary knowledge of standards and quality ("Don't put beans in chili"; "Never let soap even touch your cast iron"; "Quality beer must be stored in a bottle", etc.). Now I apply a simpler approach.... "Did it work" and "Was it good".
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