- 00:03:28 Retweeted @davidfrum 2016-02-13 23:34:24 And as a matter of crass politics: if the Senate is going to deny the president’s nominee a vote … they can just DO it. Why advertise?
- 00:03:33 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 2016-02-13 23:37:42 Exactly. They could've delayed/killed any nominee easily and quietly. Declaring intent to do so is a blunder. https://t.co/dpgCESo4Ge
- 00:09:51 Retweeted @imbou 00:05:01 @abulsme if this republicans try this not accepting any nomination stunt I think it seals their fate this Novemeber
- 00:13:54 .@imbou Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on details. But will be fun to watch in any case. First opposite party SCOTUS replacement in 25 yrs! in reply to imbou
- 00:14:46 Retweeted @LarrySabato 2016-02-13 23:38:45 Only the hopelessly naive could believe that Obama and Senate R majority could reach agreement on a choice in prez election year.
- 00:15:59 Retweeted @imbou 00:15:20 @abulsme Obama will pick someone the same way he had done his choices it will be a reasoned choice if they just reject will look bad in reply to abulsme
- 00:17:07 .@imbou They will look bad to people who won’t vote for them anyway. Limited loss. It will strengthen them with base maybe motivate turnout. in reply to imbou
- 00:17:20 Retweeted @imbou 00:16:12 @abulsme obama's approval has been improving a lot lately making this move more difficult for the republicans in reply to abulsme
- 00:18:08 .@imbou Will polarize both sides further, get people really motivated for November. Dynamics uncertain. Fun to watch! in reply to imbou
- 00:19:00 .@imbou Obama’s move here is to appoint a moderate Republican, if he can find one that still exists. :-) in reply to imbou
- 00:19:17 Retweeted @imbou 00:18:38 @abulsme I don't think it's so uncertain I think this plays into the democrats favor. in reply to abulsme
- 00:19:49 .@imbou I think you are probably correct, but a lot depends on details. We shall see. in reply to imbou
- 00:20:36 Retweeted @BradMossEsq 2016-02-13 22:12:21 That sound you hear is every conservative wondering if they can justify keeping SCOTUS with only 8 members on the bench until 1/20/17.
- 00:26:57 Reading – Can Republicans really block Obama’s Supreme Court nomination for a year? Probably. (@byamberphillips) https://t.co/QFaO8Mzfjg
- 00:28:28 Retweeted @imbou 00:19:57 @abulsme there are such things, they are called Rino's he can probably find one and stick it to them and have them reject that guy in reply to abulsme
- 00:30:06 Retweeted @DenisDison 00:11:48 Longest it's ever taken to confirm a SCOTUS justice is 125 days. @POTUS has 341 days left in office.
- 00:36:29 Retweeted @chrislhayes 2016-02-13 23:47:44 Last time we had this situation: Marshall retiring with a year left in HW Bush's term. In that case,the Dem senate confirmed Clarence Thomas
- 00:36:46 Retweeted @PoliticalLine 00:17:09 A full year of this…
"Good evening today is October 3, 2016 – day 180 of the GOP Senate's refusal to consider Obama's SCOTUS pick"
- 00:38:02 Retweeted @AndyParas 00:16:26 What harm is there in at least waiting to see who Potus nominates first before declaring you'll block nominee?
- 00:38:25 Retweeted @davecatanese 2016-02-13 23:18:59 Meanwhile ARG polled SC Friday & Saturday and has KASICH in 2nd:
Trump 35%
Kasich 15%
Rubio 14%
Cruz 12%
Bush 10%
https://t.co/L87nn4T7pt - 00:40:25 Retweeted @julia_azari 00:15:49 Let me be the turd in the punch bowl and note that SCOTUS-Senate stuff is way too arcane to change the election convo for normal people.
- 00:42:02 Retweeted @pollsterpolls 00:15:17 2016 South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary – Clinton 65%, Sanders 27% (ARG 2/12-2/13) https://t.co/OliCYnFI7A
- 00:47:29 Just to point out if the R’s successfully block Obama nominee through rest of term then D wins WH, no reason they can’t block 4 more years.
- 00:49:30 Retweeted @alexburnsNYT 00:46:27 What if we didn't replace any of the justices until eventually in like 2040 it was Elena Kagan unilaterally rewriting constitutional law
- 00:52:10 Retweeted @StevenTDennis 00:45:10 Which SCOTUS name would make GOP look bad for blocking? That's a question WH will be asking presently.
- 01:07:27 Retweeted @HeerJeet 00:42:37 @chrislhayes I'm not constitutional expert but I think "fuck you, we're not going to even consider your nominee" is not advice and consent. in reply to chrislhayes
- 01:10:46 Retweeted @JoeNBC 00:26:27 That sound you hear is them saying to themselves upon a split second of reflection, "Why yes we can." And they will. https://t.co/HqeRWtImbU
- 01:13:15 Retweeted @OKnox 00:58:56 Our reporting has this Obama short-list of potential nominees to replace Scalia, per source close to the WH https://t.co/szEKSPLxvj
- 01:20:37 Retweeted @NormOrnstein 01:07:41 There have been recess appts to the Supreme Court. But 2014 decision on NLRB has knocked out that possibility
- 01:29:21 Retweeted @AriRabinHavt 00:55:10 Fun fact – Ted Cruz clerked with Sri Srinivasan on the 4th Circuit Court and describes him as a friend. #SCOTUS
- 01:42:55 Retweeted @liamstack 01:42:08 President Obama will speak about the death of Antonin Scalia in just a few minutes. You can watch here: https://t.co/iLw456pMoN
- 01:45:12 Retweeted @OKnox 01:40:40 Bill Clinton on Scalia: "He never pretended to believe anything he didn't," says he had "honest arguments" with liberals.
- 01:55:29 Just got home from a dinner where I ate way too much pizza. Guess it is time for another debate. I have more superdels to enter too. :-/
- 02:01:01 How is Ben Carson still here?
- 02:01:58 9th debate. Blurgh.
- 02:13:14 Litmus Test! Drink! (If you drink.) :-)
- 02:13:29 Retweeted @dandrezner 02:13:11 Um, Marco Rubio, just FYI, technically we do not have a lame duck president right now. Won't for nine months.
- 02:15:08 These questions are stupid.
- 02:18:14 Trump just sliding between things randomly it seems.
- 02:19:08 Rubio’s three threats should be the same.
- 02:24:16 Retweeted @imbou 02:23:36 @abulsme new poll shows Clinton still crushing Sanders in South Carolina…
- 02:24:58 .@imbou I tweeted that poll awhile ago. A Nevada poll showed a tied race there though. Need more polls in both states to get good average. in reply to imbou
- 02:27:24 Lots of Trump booing tonight.
- 02:28:36 Nice little Bush / Trump fight here. They both look pissed. Think Bush may have actually come off better again.
- 02:28:49 Retweeted @LeoShane 02:28:41 .@realDonaldTrump, on Syria: "We're supporting troops, and we don't even know who they are"
@JebBush: "This man gets his FP from TV shows." - 02:28:59 Retweeted @EsotericCD 02:28:23 Oh wow, I lived long enough to see Jeb Bush land a sick burn on Donald Trump. That actually just happened.
- 02:32:30 Retweeted @Bencjacobs 02:32:17 Trump: The war in Iraq is a big fat mistake
- 02:32:52 Retweeted @RadioFreeTom 02:32:43 Trump is finally having the meltdown we all knew he's been holding back for months.
- 02:33:12 Retweeted @jbouie 02:29:20 Also, Trump is here to fight. He all but grabbed a chair and smashed it over Jeb's head. I expect he'll bring a People's Elbow soon.
- 02:33:45 Retweeted @DavidOAtkins 02:33:33 Trump is calling out George W. Bush and the entire GOP establishment for lying the country into the Iraq War.
- 02:34:24 Bush/Trump going at it again. This and the boos getting under Trump’s skin. He is not reacting well.
- 02:35:19 Retweeted @DavidCornDC 02:34:35 Trump: "World Trade Towers came down" on W's watch. #GOPDebate
- 02:35:23 Retweeted @TheFix 02:34:35 Trump plain does not like Jeb. Period. Like hates.
- 02:35:31 Retweeted @stephenfhayes 02:34:22 Wow. Trump, echoing Dems, says Bush admin lied knowingly and deliberately on Iraq. #gopdebate
- 02:36:42 Trump’s rants just now appeal to Dems. He may be pivoting to the general a little too soon. Doesn’t have this nom yet. Turning off R’s.
- 02:36:58 Retweeted @politicalwire 02:36:51 Wow, Trump is really something tonight
- 02:37:30 Trump is 100% right here, but is getting murdered in this audience. This is not something R’s want to hear.
- 02:39:03 Retweeted @brianstelter 02:36:07 "This is just crazy. This is nuts," Kasich says. That's what I'm trying to say. A GOP candidate on stage saying Bush didn't keep U.S. safe? in reply to brianstelter
- 02:39:11 Retweeted @HeerJeet 02:39:03 The Republican party is finally coming to terms with the disasters of George W. Bush presidency, thanks to Donald Trump.
- 02:39:35 Retweeted @RaniaKhalek 02:39:23 "The World Trade Center came down under George Bush. He kept us safe?" Trump
Marco Rubio interjects that 9/11 was Bill Clinton's fault
- 02:41:26 Bush has finally figured out how to hold his ground against Trump. This makes things more interesting.
- 02:48:57 Retweeted @chrislhayes 02:48:49 I feel like Trump is giving us an opportunity to constantly be running ideological experiments on GOP voters in real time.
- 02:50:23 Retweeted @fmanjoo 02:50:13 What’s the difference between this debate and last one? No Christie. Rubio is in the clear.
- 02:51:31 Retweeted @TheFix 02:51:19 My guess is no matter how Trump does in this debate, he probably has 25-30% for him in SC no matter what.
- 02:51:52 Retweeted @DouglasLevene 02:48:28 The last time a Justice was nominated + confirmed in election year with Pres. + Sen. of different parties was 1880. https://t.co/q1HiR3ONi8
- 03:02:25 Build a wall!
- 03:03:42 What was that yelling over Rubio?
- 03:04:11 Retweeted @maureenjohnson 02:30:02 What if Chris Christie just bursts through the back wall like the Kool Aid Man and starts kicking over podiums? #GOPDebate
- 03:05:52 Cruz getting booed too, not just Trump. Rowdy audience here.
- 03:06:17 Retweeted @studentactivism 03:06:05 The GOP is rethinking the debate's jello-shot open bar right about now.
- 03:06:36 Retweeted @jbarro 03:06:26 Does the audience for this debate consist entirely of major Rubio and Bush donors? They're booing what those people would boo.
- 03:07:07 Retweeted @dominicholden 03:06:58 I’d love to watch a debate where the GOP candidates have to answer all the questions asked at the Dem debate, and vice versa.
- 03:07:25 Retweeted @DavidOAtkins 03:07:16 It's quite obviously a very establishment audience in the room tonight. Shockingly, Trump isn't wrong about that.
- 03:07:48 The audience… holy crap, they just started speaking Spanish.
- 03:08:03 Retweeted @studentactivism 03:07:54 Rubio just accused Cruz of not speaking Spanish … AND CRUZ YELLED AT HIM IN SPANISH.
- 03:08:47 This audience is really disruptive here. Not helping the quality of the debate.
- 03:08:58 Retweeted @TheFix 03:08:49 People who genuinely hate each other:
1. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio
2. Donald Trump and Jeb Bush - 03:11:39 Trump talking about Bush mooning people! Woo!
- 03:14:39 Retweeted @3x1minus1 03:12:36 Ayy https://t.co/0eDZpCQu6B
- 03:15:20 Retweeted @seanmdav 03:15:00 If Donald Trump were running to sabotage the GOP and clear the path for his friend Hillary Clinton, what would he be doing differently?
- 03:16:59 Retweeted @ajplus 03:12:43 Rubio: I don’t know what he said on Univision because he doesn’t speak Spanish.
Cruz: RESPONDS IN SPANISH #GOPDebate https://t.co/5eAQeZekfx - 03:18:19 Retweeted @ed_kilgore 03:18:11 Trump: I AM GREEN LANTERN!
- 03:20:39 Retweeted @politicoroger 03:20:18 Kasich may have helped himself tonight. Only adult on stage kinda thing. #GOPDebate
- 03:21:46 Retweeted @BuzzFeedAndrew 03:19:53 Jeb's face when Trump said he said he'd moon everybody. https://t.co/r1RGr5uBjC
- 03:22:47 Retweeted @alexirvine 03:14:44 O brave new world: One GOP candidate just tried to score points against another by mocking him for not speaking Spanish.
- 03:23:05 Retweeted @ryanstruyk 03:22:43 Topics covered so far during #GOPdebate:
– donuts
– underwear
– China
– air conditioners
– taxes
– mooning
– 9/11
– https://t.co/xXnbbp390K - 03:24:47 Retweeted @maggieNYT 03:24:36 Trump calls himself a "common sense conservative." Trump sounds so much like a practiced pol right now in this answer
- 03:25:22 Retweeted @davidaxelrod 03:25:12 Why is @realDonaldTrump walking himself into the eminent domain rabbit hole?
#GOPdebate - 03:25:42 Retweeted @normative 03:25:25 Trump is bringing up Eminent Domain? This is the definition of an unforced error.
- 03:25:49 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug 03:25:38 Ahahaha why would Trump bring up eminent domain??? He tried to use it to rob a widow!!
- 03:26:14 Retweeted @MEPFuller 03:25:01 This "You have to have flexibility" answer from Trump — "I ~feel~ that I'm a conservative" — is an attack ad waiting to happen.
- 03:26:49 Talking about flexibility, compromise, making deals good for the general, not now… Whoa… Trump flat out calling Cruz a liar!
- 03:27:29 Now a big Cruz/Trump battle. This debate is all out!
- 03:27:50 Retweeted @nycjim 03:27:38 Trump on Cruz: "You are the single biggest liar….This guy will say anything…He’s a nasty guy.” https://t.co/nKH8cRzpA3
- 03:28:13 Trump defending Planned Parenthood!!! Whoa! This is a Republican debate!
- 03:29:03 Trump is out of control tonight!!! Wow.
- 03:29:10 Retweeted @JamesPindell 03:28:48 That Trump just praised Planned Parenthood in any fashion ahead of the SC primary is going to be a thing #GOPDebate
- 03:30:34 They are finally attacking Trump, and Trump doesn’t know how to handle it. This is the most entertaining debate so far! Real fireworks!
- 03:30:48 Retweeted @kenrudin 03:30:33 I'm sorry, but this is the most childish, petulant Donald Trump I've seen in any debate so far. Dickerson allows Trump to interrupt at will
- 03:30:56 Retweeted @NishaChittal 03:30:32 Why do you lie? Why do you lie? Why do you lie? I know, you’re an adult. You’re an adult. #GOPDebate
- 03:31:13 Retweeted @JessicaValenti 03:30:08 Trump is so fucking red he's basically a floating hairpiece in front of that curtain #GOPDebate
- 03:31:24 Retweeted @lesleyclark 03:31:00 Out of control! "Weigh in on anything I want?" @marcorubio says as CBS turns to him, amid several candidate stage brawl #GOPDebate
- 03:32:02 Retweeted @yeselson 03:30:08 Trump is just way too hot tonight–I really think he's starting to realize he might win and it's freaking him out. He's blowing himself up.
- 03:33:52 Trump pointing out Bush didn’t keep us safe from 9/11, that Iraq was a mistake, & defending Planned Parenthood. Forgot which party this was!
- 03:34:11 Retweeted @daveweigel 03:33:53 I've learned not to say "X event was bad for Trump" but this debate shows you why everyone thinks he can beat him if the race goes 1-on-1.
- 03:35:13 Retweeted @PoliticalLine 03:34:55 Trump: Cruz is a liar
Bush: Trump is a liar
Rubio: Cruz is a liar - 03:35:39 Retweeted @ebruenig 03:34:48 mod: Say something politically incorrect
Carson: free college is a non-starter
mod: hmm i feel like you misunderstood the assignment
- 03:36:08 Retweeted @Oatmeal 03:35:49 So inspiring to see Trump and Cruz looking presidential as they scream at each other on national television
- 03:37:59 Retweeted @RadioFreeTom 03:37:51 "What about the profanity?"
"Go fuck yourself." - 03:39:14 Trump promising to use profanity less is like @imbou making the same promise about our podcast. :-)
- 03:40:08 Retweeted @amyewalter 03:30:27 What would have happened had the other candidates actually attacked Trump in these early debates?
- 03:40:21 Scuse me JEB!
- 03:40:35 Retweeted @TheFix 03:40:25 This may make me a bad person but my god I love this debate.
- 03:41:07 Retweeted @stephenfhayes 03:39:10 Great moments in debate history: Trump mouthing F-you to point out that while he often uses profanity he didn't in that case. #gopdebate
- 03:41:48 Retweeted @politicalmath 03:41:34 Trump 2016: You're a fucking liar.
Shit, I'm not supposed to swear anymore.
You're a damn liar.
[to self] nice save
- 03:42:08 Retweeted @chucktodd 03:41:59 The only Bush who has held office that Trump hasn't attacked yet, I think, is Prescott Bush
- 03:42:38 Retweeted @McCormackJohn 03:42:12 People who follow politics a lot are used to Trump's unhinged moments, but debate audiences haven't seen 2-hour meltdown like this.
- 03:43:16 Retweeted @BerylAdcock 03:42:23 Jeb Bush looks like he's enjoying himself tonight. #GOPDebate
- 03:46:10 I think Trump may have hurt himself a bit with Rs tonight. But benefit split between the others. Makes things MORE MUDDLED going into SC/NV.
- 03:46:21 Retweeted @bennyjohnson 03:46:12 This debate is a —->
Good job @CBSNews. https://t.co/jDhe8QYdAW - 03:46:33 Retweeted @DouthatNYT 03:46:15 The casual viewer sees a bunch of career politicians being heckled by a famous guy who seems to be telling at least *some* hard truths.
- 03:46:49 Retweeted @aedwardslevy 03:46:31 There's only one debate tonight, and it's the undercard debate
- 03:47:00 Retweeted @bobcesca_go 03:46:38 Seriously, the GOP frontrunner just pledged to not say "fuck" or "pussy" in public any more. #GOPDebate
- 03:48:20 Closing statements? Already? This one went so fast!
- 03:50:01 This whole debate was just completely unhinged. The most fun to watch yet, but wow, this is the best the GOP can do? That is really sad.
- 03:51:12 Retweeted @imbou 03:51:03 @abulsme yeah, we are both going to fail… in reply to abulsme
- 03:51:52 Retweeted @KevinMKruse 03:50:06 Ben Carson just cited a fake Stalin quote. Perfect.
https://t.co/Dvje7Im5aC - 03:52:45 Retweeted @PoliticalLine 03:52:33 "Joseph Stalin once said: "go to ben carson dot com"
- 03:54:56 And we are done…
- 03:56:08 OK, very limited post NH polling in SC/NV still, but predict Trump drops slightly, everybody else up slightly. Even more confusion. Yay!
- 03:58:14 Retweeted @Shteyngart 03:56:43 It's time for the GOP to drop out of the race.
- 03:59:33 Retweeted @DrewCurtis 03:59:08 Jeb in the aftercredits was wandering the stage asking "please shake my hand" #GOPDebate #rly
- 03:59:46 Retweeted @baseballcrank 03:59:08 Trump imploded tonight, but at this point it's foolish to assume that melting down onstage is not what his supporters want.
- 04:00:04 Retweeted @MikeGrunwald 03:59:49 Trump tonight: W lied about Iraq, 9/11 was W's fault, Jeb is pathetic, Jeb is a liar, Cruz is a liar and everyone hates him. Go GOP!
- 04:01:36 OK, time to do other things for a bit. If you didn’t watch the debate live, this one is worth going & finding the stream and watching later.
- 04:36:39 Retweeted @imbou 04:20:44 @RadioFreeTom @abulsme now that sounds like something I would say! in reply to RadioFreeTom
- 04:54:05 Retweeted @aedwardslevy 04:45:53 Let's check in with Google to find out what people thought about the de– oh. https://t.co/73gyuZEyfZ
- 05:17:46 Reading – What was that? (@joshtpm) https://t.co/cVOVgCpbf0
- 05:34:14 Retweeted @Marty2634 05:18:19 @abulsme How are you? in reply to abulsme
- 05:35:32 .@Marty2634 Tired. Leaving for an 830 mile road trip in about 10 hours. Lots to do before then. But would rather sleep. :-) in reply to Marty2634
- 06:02:42 Retweeted @Marty2634 05:36:11 @abulsme I'll let you go then so you can get some sleep. Have a Good Road Trip. We'll chat another time in reply to abulsme
- 06:03:26 .@Marty2634 Thanks! Trying to decide if I stay up & do some things now, or squeeze them into the morning before I leave. Have a nice night! in reply to Marty2634
- 16:10:12 Retweeted @imbou 15:52:16 @abulsme the comments to your election graphs post continue to be just so insightful. I wish I could just make a book out of them!
- 16:10:50 .@imbou I wonder if I will get any Sanders folks riled up with the one I’m going to make shortly on superdelegates. :-) in reply to imbou
- 17:37:19 [Abulpost] Democrats: Superdelegates are real, and here are 42 more for Clinton https://t.co/lLYL3NLmPq
- 18:23:26 Surprise! Looks like Sen R's screwed up the pro forma sessions process. O could do recess appt if he does it NOW -> https://t.co/0ngsf1cFZJ
- 19:21:59 About to start my 830 mile road trip. Already late of course. Now my rear view mirror fell off the windshield. Good start!
- 19:30:50 Ok. Leaving on road trip. Waze says 12:10 wo/stops. Arriving right before midnight. Of course, there will be stops. 1st stop, fix mirror.
- 19:33:47 7:43 UTC ETA as I leave home.
- 20:58:22 Mirror fixed thanks to my lovely wife @scatterbrandy. New ETA 9:04 UTC with no stops. There will be stops. Lost about 1:15 to the fix.
- 22:57:02 Taking a break earlier than expected. Mirror fell off again when I made the mistake of adjusting it. :-/
- 23:48:58 Retweeted @imbou 23:47:58 @abulsme I told you to take a damn rental car! in reply to abulsme
- 23:49:46 .@imbou I like mine damn it! Well, if this time after the glue dries the damn mirror stays up for more than two hours. :-/ in reply to imbou
- 23:56:10 @imbou The waiting here 30 minutes for the glue to dry before rehanging the mirror is killing me. in reply to imbou
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