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til your stomach is too sore to stand it, do any other sort of overindulgence til it causes physical damage, but I'm going to sit here today, watching the unraveling, dismantling of the Nazi, I mean, republican, party today. they are so clearly reaping what they have sown
thank you, republicans!
from the depths of my shallow soul
thank you.
EDIT: please post links to examples of wingnut freakouts here. I'm insatiable today.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)My word, what is this dark and vaguely sinister-looking pie you see before you? Well, Ill tell you. Its the worlds first Schadenfreude Pie, the pie to enjoy while you are reveling in the horrible misfortunes of others. Why is there a Schadenfreude Pie? Because after I wrote the headline for this entry, I wondered to myself, what would Schadenfreude Pie taste like?
My guess: Dark. Rich. And oh so bittersweet.
And you know what? Thats exactly what it tastes like. Also and this is really just a perfect but unintentional extension of the whole schadenfreude metaphor you really only want a small slice; too much of this pie and itll sit in the pit of your stomach like a rock of judgment, pulling you down. Small slice? Excellent. Big slice? Youll regret it. Just like schadenfreude itself.
Want a slice? Sure you do. Heres how you make it.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)might have to try it. don't know about today, because I think I deserve the entire time in front of the tube. thank cthulu for summer vacation!
maybe tomorrow
Hekate
(90,793 posts)Yummy.
Hekate
(90,793 posts)AND I printed out the whole thing (wonderful how-to pix and comments, just the first 7 pages because there are 30 pages of comments) to keep in my recipe file!
Wednesdays
(17,408 posts)nt
csziggy
(34,137 posts)He's in town now buying the ingredients we don't have on hand.
We're having Schadenfreude Pie for dessert tonight!
csziggy
(34,137 posts)I made it tonight with a few changes:
The grocery my husband went to didn't have chocolate graham pie shells so he bought an Oreo crust.
My 40 year old bottle of blackstrap molasses has thickened. I left it upside down over a measuring cup so it could crawl out of the bottle, but then I forgot to put it in. Probably a good thing since the blackstrap molasses would be too strong flavored. Heck, it is too strong - period. After thirty minutes not all the molasses was out of the jar.
The recipe called for a "splash" of Kahlua - I put in 2 teaspoons.
The filling was too much for the pie shell so about a cup and a half went into a pyrex bowl. I set the timer for 20 minutes but my husband didn't think had cooked enough so he cooked it ten minutes longer. Big mistake! Most of the small bowl turned into candy, about the consistency of toffee. It's still delicious, just very adhesive and gooey. We're going to have to soak that bowl for a while to loosen the cooked on sugars.
We both agree that half a cup of chocolate is not enough. Next time there will be a cup of chocolate chips and I WILL remember to put molasses in, this time a lighter molasses from a local source. I may buy two regular graham cracker crusts and just split the mixture between them.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)While one may revel in the unraveling of the GOP, one should consider that it is his country that is unraveling at the same time. I think the tendency to see the Opposition in politics as the Enemy can lead to some rather distressing consequences. But so many of the individual politicians in the GOP are subhumans, it's hard not to rejoice whenever they encounter adversity.
Should the GOP break up over this election, which is for some a consummation devoutly to be wished, it will still be necessary to invent it anew. Our politics barely functions as it is with a two-party system, how exactly would a one-party system work?
-- Mal
brush
(53,847 posts)Phoenix Party, anyone?
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)ecologically sound infrastructure recovery, renewable resources/manufacturing
that sort of thing, just off the top of my head
MOST IMPORTANTLY, if any of that can possibly happen
PUBLIC FINANCING of elections
no more lobbyists/legalized bribery
eliminate the revolving door. lifetime ban on influence peddling jobs once one has served in any legislature. just imagine the lack of egomaniacal greedhead that would stop seeking office to line its pockets
easttexaslefty
(1,554 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,133 posts)I say, "Enjoy!"
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)been up since about 3am
Kayleigh McEnany is on now!
one of the most intransigent cretins on my list
she's about to weigh in now, just like she did in claiming vituperously that there was NO plagiarism....remember that?
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)in which Katrina Person, another of the most obnoxious twits, goes cracked
Warpy
(111,339 posts)I've lived to see a paranoid crook, a B-actor with obvious dementia, and a phony cowboy who drank his way through life get elected by that party. Given the preference in this country of changing parties in the White House every 8 years, I am making no predictions on this one.
Trump was right in 1999 when he said Republicans were stupid enough to elect him.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)I thought about including that caveat in my OP, but I feel too HAPPY at this juncture.
that will be the happiest day I've had in decades, at which point I'll take the rest of the year off to celebrate.
today is for ME and my own mental health, though
no bummers, please.
Warpy
(111,339 posts)by seeing that party in disarray, their old guard and party bosses and political celebrities largely boycotting their own convention, their candidate having to beg for small donations because the big ones aren't rolling in, and their candidate so paranoid that his "campaign staff" is minute and mostly made up of blood relatives and his whole campaign hinges on free air time on cable news channels.
I just agree with his assessment of how dumb Republicans are as I see the rank and file sigh and get into line.
That's why I'm not making predictions. Sorry about that harshed mellow, let's hope it is only temporary and that the man goes down in flames sooner rather than later.
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)and slithers off to mar a lago, it will be too late for somebody else to mount an effective campaign, despite the massive assist they'll get from the media.
thanks for boosting the buzz back up, btw!
Hekate
(90,793 posts)...and about fell off my chair laughing.
It may be only temporary, but I am going to enjoy it.
Qutzupalotl
(14,327 posts)Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)I can see the transfer there.
did he supposedly say something about stupid people voting for him?
missed that one
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)scarborough going crazy with all this
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028070912
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)one of the ones I really love to loathe
oooooohhhhhh....scratch that itch
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)about what's happening, smiling and grinning like she'd just ingested Huxley's best soma, waxing delusional about president trump's great relationship with speaker ryan
it's the BEST!!!!!!!
untoppable
til the next stooge is paraded on
YES!!!!!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)quite the hyperactive nutbag
really hyped up on crank or something
very entertaining
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)how much would you pay to see that one?
imagine, reince, ryan, the turtle, manafort, who else on hand for that one?
I'd pay big bucks for that
make the apprentice's ratings look miniscule
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)on the hotseat, really getting a grilling from chris jansing, I think
he's talking about CUBA sabre rattling! watch out for them crazy, dangerous Cubans!!!!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)comes on is trumpeting this story and that about Clinton, and bemoaning the fact that the pugs aren't taking advantage of it
get yourselves one of these, you pimps:
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)I LOVE the way he does the most obvious of tells: lying as FAST as he can because he knows he's lying
he was GREAT during the plage fiasco; absolutely CERTAIN their was no plage....until the day when he acknowledged it, and didn't want to talk about it, because it was 'over'
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)for HILLARY!!!!!
I hope he nails that vampire he used to work for
tapper is asking him about what he said about trump at the convention:
"my respect for rudy is undying, but I think he's wrong. I don't want to live in a country where we have a litmus test to see who can be a citizen....a dystopian version of the future"
he's doing a good job, citing Bob Gates, saying 'the stakes are too high'
to vote for trump
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)to the pugs!
I'm beginning to think chuck todd is starting to realize the trumptanic has slid up against the iceberg!
I'm getting me some of this right now:
really smooth!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)"Trump is still behaving like as though it was the primaries and there were 17 candidates. He has not made the transition to being the potential president of the United States, which is a much tougher league," Gingrich said in an interview on Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria." "People are going to watch you every single day. Theyre going to take everything they can out of context, and he is not yet performing at the level that you need to."
Gingrich remarked that Trump's performance recalled quarterback Joe Montana's "stretch during his career where he kept throwing interceptions, and, for about half a season, it looked like he wasnt Joe Montana anymore. And then he figured out what he was doing, and he changed. Trump, Trump is in that kind of a slump," said Gingrich, a Trump supporter who was under final consideration for the vice-presidential slot before Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was chosen.
"Its like watching a team go out on the field, throw an interception on the first play and go back off the field again," Gingrich continued, alluding to a host of recent comments and battles Trump has waged over the course of the past week, including sparring with the family of a fallen U.S. Army captain who spoke out against him at the Democratic convention; refusing to back prominent Republicans like Paul Ryan, John McCain and Kelly Ayotte in their elections; joking about tossing a baby out of his rally on Tuesday; and generally responding to any personal attack against him.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/newt-gingrich-trump-self-destructive-226608#ixzz4GJ17Xsmj
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)to the Khans....he won't let it go, after about five, six attempts at getting the guy to say why trump won't do it
he's giving it to the guy as much as he did the state dept. guy about the ransom money
am I conscious?
wow.....good for YOU, wolf. he's STILL at it! going on now to the air force mom being booed at the Pence rally
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)think you had it in you.
he went after the special ops guy for several minutes, only talking about how badly the Khans and the air force mom were treated, until the break!
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)then they walk in the tying run! ; THEN....a wild pitch to win the GAME!
GLUG GLUG GLUG
haven't started yet, but now I will
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)trump, and might vote for Hillary
he's a congressman about 20 miles from me, and sounds very earnest.
I like the guy, for now...never heard of him, but he might actually be reasonable
''trump is more interested in bringing Bernie sanders voters than reaching out to republicans"
sip sip sip