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Monday, October 22, 2012

News The Monday Morning News

Posted by Dominic Holden on Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 8:28 AM

Don's October Surprise: Donald Trump claims to have “very big news” about President Obama, "big news" that could alter the presidential race, "big news" that Fox News will certainly cover "in a very big fashion."

Breasts Confirmed on Eastern Washington Candidate: Over at the conservative Western Center for Journalism, which is in the business of "informing and equipping Americans who love freedom," whatever that's supposed to mean, they've got the scoop on Democratic candidate Amy Biviano. She's running for the state legislature against GOP bigot Matt Shea, and the Western Center has exposed that she—le gasp!—has been "caught" posing for Playboy in 1995 (maybe NSFW?). This scandal makes Biviano unqualified for politics:

The dictionary definition of hypocritical is the “pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc.” Many politicians are well described by this adjective; but in 2012, none deserves it more than Amy Biviano.

MItt Romney Is Not Lying About His New Centrist Positions: If you believe RNC chair Reince Priebus.

Certifiable Dope: Lance Armstrong stripped of all Tour de France titles.

Hit and Run: I'd like to throw the trite phrase "thrown under the bus" under the bus.

French Conservatives: Positioning to block gay marriage.

VOTE OR WELL KILL YOU: Click the cheat sheet.

VOTE OR WE'LL KILL YOU: Click the cheat sheet.

This Cannot Be Real: Is this woman seriously breastfeeding her pug?

Kangaroo Prosecutors: The Feds accidentally unsealed documents that shows they tracked "anarchists" from Portland to Seattle's Mayday protests. The US Attorney's office has using grand jury subpoenas to intimidate and imprison the activists. And yes, the window-smashy protesters are ridiculous, but not nearly as ridiculous as these farcical, political trials.

This: Man tells mom and family that he was gay for a year—he told everyone that he was gay—and now tells KIRO that he wasn't gay at all. He was just doing it to... I'm not entirely clear why he did it.

Third Presidential Debate: We'll be live-blogging the foreign-policy debate beginning tonight at 6:00 p.m. right here on this Slog. If you want to join us in person, we'll be at Havana (1010 E Pike St). They have pizza and drinks at Havana.

If Rob McKenna Wins: It's because the Republican Governor's Association, which has poured $10 million into the state, is deluging the airwaves this week with commercials like this that say Jay Inslee wants to tax the middle class into poverty.

The House That Austin Hay Built: It's really super small, and it can roll to college. Hay is 17:

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Slog's determination to ignore the developments in the Libya fiasco is impressive....

Posted by coverup on October 22, 2012 at 8:45 AM

The definition of shoddy writing is "Starting your article with a dictionary definition of some word."

Posted by MRM on October 22, 2012 at 8:46 AM

From what I understand about the man who "lived gay" for a year was that he was trying to do a "black like me" experiment - he's a straight conservative Christian who wanted to learn how gay people are really treated, and what they have to go through.

Posted by singing cynic on October 22, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Oh, and in regards to Amy Biviano - Scott Brown did a even more revealing photoshoot for Cosmopolitan, and that didn't seem to stop him from getting elected. In fact, it was mostly treated as something "cute" and funny.

Posted by singing cynic on October 22, 2012 at 8:53 AM

I'm almost there with you in being tired of the 'throw under the bus" phrase. Perhaps it could evolve a little, into something slightly more violently graphic.

Posted by dnt trust me on October 22, 2012 at 8:54 AM

@ 4 While I agree it shouldn't disqualify her, with Brown's at least his private area was covered up. And that link is totally NSFW not just maybe.

Posted by Seattle14 on October 22, 2012 at 8:56 AM

Dom, was "thrown under the bus" supposed to be a link?

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on October 22, 2012 at 9:04 AM

@ 6, um... I don't know where you work, but when I worked for a rather button-downed office years ago, a Playboy photo with the nipples blocked out, in the context of a news report*, would have been very safe for work. Much safer than the 48-point and bold titles one can expect to see on a daily basis on Slog.

* I know that that's a link to a crazy partisan blog, and not at all "news," but they have a layout that's very professional in its appearance. When one is concerned about office snoops looking over your shoulder, that goes a long way. So for the purpose of SFW/NSFW, it's a news site.

Posted by Matt from Denver on October 22, 2012 at 9:09 AM

Trumpeting a 17-years-past photo (and it appears to be a single photo) in Playboy is bad form. But the writing in that post is an unforgivable crime against the English language.

Posted by bleedingheartlibertarian on October 22, 2012 at 9:09 AM

@1 - Please, DO enlighten our liberal hearts and minds with news from Libya....

Posted by jns on October 22, 2012 at 9:13 AM

@7) No, it just had to be said.

Posted by Dominic Holden on October 22, 2012 at 9:17 AM

that crazy dude? he gay.

Posted by Adrian Ryan on October 22, 2012 at 9:18 AM

It's sad when skanky blemishes in the bast upset professional careers. Think of all the good people that never go into public service because of such things.

Posted by Phoebe in Wallingford on October 22, 2012 at 9:28 AM

throw him under the bus is getting old?

How about:
surge,
perfect storm,
and the suffix -gate?

I feel like stabbing people every time I see any "journalist" lazily throw those words in a story to make it sound "important (!!!)"

Posted by Urgutha Forka on October 22, 2012 at 9:29 AM

@14, RE: the suffix -gate, please enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB9JgxhXW…

Posted by More, I Say! on October 22, 2012 at 9:43 AM

@15,
Enjoyed!

Posted by Urgutha Forka on October 22, 2012 at 9:51 AM

"Biviano has worked hard to transform her image from a Yale educated anthropologist and self-avowed feminist into a suburban mom with an adoring husband."

Shoot...can we transform her back to this:

http://wizbangpop.com/wordpress/wp-conte…

This is what the state of Washington needs more of...not yet another female all bottled up with an SUV and a tract home.

Imports please!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 22, 2012 at 9:58 AM

National Democrat Insider wants to sweep his own crimes under rug!

Corzine, banks push to end MF Global fraud lawsuit

Jon Corzine's lawyers say allegations that he fraudulently ran MF Global Holdings Ltd make "no sense" and that a lawsuit seeking to hold him and others responsible for the futures brokerage's bankruptcy must be thrown out.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/2…

It makes "no sense to prosecute me" because I'm one of "Obama's best and most trusted friends" -- even though I essentially mishandled billions of dollars which went to God knows where!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 22, 2012 at 10:02 AM

Bailo!:
I did not see any mention of the Democratic Party in that Corzine story. Are we supposed to just infer it?

Posted by Keekee on October 22, 2012 at 10:08 AM

I love that tiny house! It's also cute that, for all his accomplishment in this project, Austin mentions his "jammies" drawer.

Posted by DanFan503 on October 22, 2012 at 10:33 AM

@ 20, I caught that too. That kid's awesome!

Posted by sall on October 22, 2012 at 10:46 AM

Er, why the scare quotes around the word "anarchists," Dom?

I'm pretty sure the people so described would proudly refer to themselves as such; the grand jury resisters certainly do. What's your problem with the term?

Posted by robotslave on October 22, 2012 at 10:47 AM

@22) Because I was trying to scare people, robotslave. That's what quotation marks are for.

Posted by Dominic Holden on October 22, 2012 at 10:57 AM

@13: "Skanky blemishes"?

It isn't the fact that a woman might have posed for nude photos that "[upsets] professional careers" and keeps people from "[going] into public service." It's the slut-shaming reaction that describes a harmless softcore titty pic as a "skanky blemish".

Fucking puritans.

Posted by Backyard Bombardier on October 22, 2012 at 11:09 AM

I'm far more scared of Ireland's 13.4 percent of GDP deficit and the continuing tax subsidies for Microsoft there, which threatens to collapse the entire Eurozone, than I am by any namby pamby "anarchists" in the US.

You have no idea what real Anarchists look like, only the fluffy cotton fake "anarchists" you see around here.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on October 22, 2012 at 11:13 AM

@23

Hmm, maybe you should use bold then, that scares me a lot more than "quotes."

Posted by robotslave on October 22, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Real anarchists assasinate political leaders, the captians of industry and destroy buildings with hand made bombs.

I don't know who they are call anarchists these days...seems just not agreeing with the status quo makes you an anarchist

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on October 22, 2012 at 11:17 AM

23

we thought that was what that little picture at the left of your post was for...

Posted by buttuglyjackass on October 22, 2012 at 12:41 PM

Scott Brown is a man, therefore a "stud", while Biviano is a woman, therefore a "slut".

Posted by Hanoumatoi on October 22, 2012 at 12:54 PM

that's a great rack

Posted by Reader01 on October 22, 2012 at 1:01 PM

Vote! Your life could depend on it.

Posted by Pope Peabrain on October 22, 2012 at 1:08 PM

The comments on that Biviano link are truly delightful.

User "Hadenuf" sez "The communists, that is what they are, want to take everything, America included into the gutter! You have to be a moron to believe these Godless ghouls are anything but that!"

User "ZORRO" adds "She is a typical Demo-crap, corrupt, LIARS, low life."

User "julades" reasons

I disagree with you. What happenned 17 years ago matters. If people can just mess up with their lives and turn their back to represent the American people, that shouldn’t be tolerated.

We don’t want a society of sex. We want a society of hard working men and women. If she started dating her current husband in 1993 and in 1995 she is exposing herselve to the world? That’s is wrong and nobody care if you do this in your private life. However, we should care when people like her wants to represent us! That’s the problem.! Bill clinton didn’t get naked!!!

User "john57" points out that "SO WHAT! She is sexzy and she is not shy about it. She didn’t murder anyone or grow up being indoctrinated to be a marxist muslim! Get over the bridge and take care of business."

But user "Huapakechi" is unimpressed: "No, she is not a murderer or ‘marxist indoctrinated muslim”. She merely belongs to the party that has engineered the financial collapse of this nation and put an undocumented marxist muslim in the White House. That’s enough for me to encourage others to vote against her. Let’s elect “Least Unacceptable”!"

And user "tome" pleads for tolerance:

What to hell is wrong with her past. She has not robbed a bank! Killed anyone! Been a adultrist! A Fudge packer! A diaper head! She is not a Commie / Socialist!! I am getting very tired of the Democrats bringing all the other Democrats Down! Where are you going to find anyone in this screwed up world without something in their back ground!

Yes, indeed, he did say "Fudge packer".

More...

Posted by Fnarf

on October 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM

@32

thanks for plodding through that to bring us a greatest hits. I couldn't make it past the second comment on the site.

Posted by LEE. on October 22, 2012 at 1:45 PM

Upcoming alternative party debates:

● Tonight -- During the final private debate between Obama and Romney, Jill Stein and Rocky Anderson will give their own answers to all debate questions in an expanded debate at Democracy Now!.

● Tonight -- AND! Kshama Swant, the Socialist Alternative Party candidate for State House of Representatives (43rd District, Position 2), debates Democratic incumbent Frank Chopp at the Doric Masonic Temple in Fremont (info here).

● Tuesday -- Free and Equal Elections Foundation will host a debate in Chicago between Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson, Gary Johnson, and Virgil Goode. This debate will be moderated by Larry King (who is currently accepting suggestions for debate questions on Reddit), and will be broadcast live on the Al Jazeera English network, as well as streamed live from the Free and Equal website, ORA TV, and RT.com.

Posted by Ipso Facto

on October 22, 2012 at 2:01 PM

@6 - both of them had their genitals covered (in fact, Brown's genital-adjacent area was much more visible - pubes, guys! http://politics.gaeatimes.com/2010/01/21…) and nipples exposed. It's a double standard.

Posted by singing cynic on October 22, 2012 at 2:16 PM