The Midmorning Report - April 21, 2011

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by: Aristotle

In Case You Missed It – Redistricting nowhere near resolution.

The Tide Turns – Gay Marriage opponents now a minority. Dan Savage speculates that they’ll now seek legal protection as such.

Lose a Birther, Gain a Birther – Michelle Bachmann decides that the issue of President Obama’s birth is settled, but Charlie Sheen is there to pick up the standard. (H/T to SLOG.)

More Trouble For The GOP – Paul Ryan booed for his tax breaks for the wealthy. (H/T to BlueCat.)

Don’t Hire That White House Redecorator Just Yet – Poll finds Republicans “lack passion” for any of the GOP POTUS candidates.

6 thoughts on “The Midmorning Report – April 21, 2011”

ProgressiveCowgirl says:

April 21, 2011 at 7:41 pm

I just imagined Trump’s interior designer taking a whack at the oval office. I also just threw up a little bit in my mouth. You should sell that image as a diet plan, Ari. Visions of hideously gold-plated historic crown molding are dancing in my head, and I no longer desire lunch.

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1. Aristotle says:
  
  April 21, 2011 at 7:57 pm
  
  that Trump supposedly wants a $100 million ballroom in the White House. I didn’t pursue that one any further…
  
  It reminds me of something I read in an interview John Waters gave in the 80s – somehow Ike Turner came up, and he related someone else’s observation that Ike was capable of spending $1 million at Woolworth’s. Apparently his taste was horrible, and the Donald’s is, too.
  
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  1. VanDammer says:
    
    April 21, 2011 at 9:17 pm
    
    and he gotta be one of the best judges kitschy. Trump decorates like a colorblind circus clown with unlimited checking
    
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    1. BlueCat says:
      
      April 21, 2011 at 9:41 pm
      
      pretty much says it all.
      
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    2. DaftPunk says:
      
      April 21, 2011 at 11:36 pm
      
      …Of PJ O’Rourke in the Atlantic describing one of Saddam’s palaces:
      
      Inside, materials were marble, alabaster, mahogany, teak, and mother-of-pearl, elaborately handcrafted by badly skilled workmen. The main reception room was four floors high. A crystal chandelier hung down past two tiers of balconies. I paced off the shadow it cast on the floor. The chandelier was the size of a two-car garage. If a reason to invade Iraq was wanted, felony interior decorating would have done. Imagine Liberace as an inner-city high school basketball star who’d just signed an NBA contract and converted to Islam.
      
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BlueCat says:

April 21, 2011 at 7:44 pm

to protect the minority rights of flat earthers now? How about banning anything to do with the history of space exploration to protect the rights of the beleaguered minority who believe the moon landing was a fake? I’m going to demand no more high shelves in stores because they violate my rights as a member of the beleaguered minority of very short people. I thought the right was against all PC consideration for minorities.

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