Open Thread 9-8-16: More Pre-History of Western Music
Submitted by Shahryar on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 6:00am
First music, then politics.
Breaking News! It is now officially ok to question Hillary's Health
Submitted by Alligator Ed on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 12:45amHurray Hillary health fans. It is now permissible and even highly recommended that Hilarious be subjected to a thorough neurological examination. This recommendation was not issued by a right wing nut job nor a crazed Alligator. Instead it comes Obama's prior personal physician.
What Powell Said To Clinton in 2009 Now Public
Submitted by MsGrin on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 11:51pmFrom POLITICO
Powell advice to Clinton about email goes public
Email exchange from 2009 released by Elijah Cummings
Clinton has asked him how she can use her Blackberry in the executive suite. Powell responds:
How to campaign against Hillary Clinton.
Submitted by FreeSociety on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 9:09pm----
Bernie Sanders was too much of a gentlemen to do this, but he probably could have routed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic Primaries by a large enough margin to overcome all the blatant cheating and voter disenfranchisement --- had he added this kind of attack line into his daily campaigning each day:
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9-7-2016 WED Election Updates - 13 New Links - CA, WI, TX, NC updates - FBI warns of election hacking to State Officials
Submitted by CA Democrat on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 8:09pm
National Updates
The Realignment from Hell
Submitted by Hawkfish on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 7:43pmI wrote this several days ago, but have resisted publishing it because my conclusions are somewhat depressing and I try to be as positive as possible. But hope untethered from reality is mere Pollyannaism, so here it is.
-- William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun
Stein--Two More States! Polling! and Arrest Warrant!
Submitted by apenultimate on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 7:41pmToday's update on Jill Stein and the Green Party is chock full of goodness and badness!
Wyoming and North Dakota have both accepted Jill Stein on the ballot, bringing the total number of states where she is on the ballot to 43 plus Washington D.C. We are now awaiting word only from the state of Rhode Island. She now has direct access to 476 electoral college votes. Rhode Island has an additional 4 votes.
“Imagine the world’s most wanted dissident brought to your door. Would you open it?"
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 6:40pmIf you saw Citizenfour and enjoyed it like me, you were left with one question: "What happened in the weeks after Snowden left the hotel room, and before Moscow?"
The answer to that question is about to be revealed.
Solar powered conversations
Submitted by smiley7 on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 6:12pm
Before the night breaks us
makes tarnish of gold
remember when we were old
striving to understand
the winter's cold
being bold, as told as we can be,
perfection.
Can we agree,
by other compunction drawn
genetically,
and not by social desires
Clinton govt. documents (e-mails) and the Saudi Invasion of Bahrain
Submitted by Alex Ocana on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 4:24pm"His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain is a major donor to the Clinton Foundation , having pledged millions to the Clinton Global Initiative through the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CRISP). By 2010, he had given $32 million to the initiative.
