It is really nice to hear a democrat sounding like one.

The reviews for "Indian Summers" in Britain, where the 10-part first season has already aired, have been stellar, praising it as "not just a sumptuous drama, but a gripping and unpredictable political thriller," and "an intriguing and vibrant kaleidoscope of conflict." Judging by tonight's first installment, the series looks extraordinarily promising.

WATCH: Alabama KKK member tells horrified British reporter Auschwitz was `summer camp' for Jews

BBC Three's documentary "KKK: The Fight for White Supremacy," which aired on Monday, follows members of the Klan as they prepare for what they say will be a race war.

As Klan members assemble 3,000 fliers to deliver to a predominately black neighborhood, the BBC interviewer notices a photograph of Adolf Hitler on the wall.

"Sorry," the stunned interviewer interrupts. "You're telling me Auschwitz was like a summer camp?"

"Well, they had a swimming pool, a movie theater and everything else," the Klan member insists. "You know, you don't see in prisons today any kind of swimming pool being in the middle of the prison hall."

"So what do you think the Jews were doing in Auschwitz?" the interviewer asks.

"Swimming," the white supremacist replies. "And working. Because they didn't want to do any work, and what Hitler was trying to do was he was trying to teach them to work, trying to rehabilitate them, if you will."

"Where did you hear this?" the dumbfounded interviewer wonders.

"It's all history," the Klan member says.

You know, I'm all about free speech but I tend to agree with what the BBC guy later suggests, it should be illegal to be this stupid.

No surprise here that the head of the Catholic Church is a mixed bag at best.

I'll still take the one that brings some good with the bad.

Do I welcome dome climate change sanity?  Sure.
But this is fu@ked up.   Take a moment and consider how much fuel this is going to give her and her ilk.

I'm not saying you're the only one, I didn't mean to imply that.  Just that I'm not surprised.  My expectations for this stuff will always be low.

7. Most of all, despite what Ms. Davis said, a meeting with the pope does not "kind of validate everything." Again, the pope meets with many people, some of whom he may know well, others of whom may be introduced to him as a reward for long service, and perhaps others who will use a meeting to make a political point. Meeting with the pope is a great honor, but it does not betoken a blanket blessing on "everything" one does. Not to put too fine a point on it, but Pope Francis also met Mark Wahlberg, and that does not mean that he liked "Ted."

I find it interesting how the arc of the comments went from "are you kidding, thus can't possibly be true"
Smoothly to
"Well it doesn't really matter if it is"

But, you know, whatever works.

Beyond the religion and everything else, what he did was say one thing and support another, which is pretty much protocol for politician.  The Pope meeting with a nobody because that nobody discriminated in the name of god, is supporting them.

He also turned to lot of people who were warming up to religion, even further away.  F the Pope, when all is said and done he believes god discriminates, that gay people have no business marrying the person they love because it is a sin.

It is interesting to see people I normally respect, defending the indefensible.  If KD needed a moment to ensure she is the first living breathing martyr, the Pope just gave it to her.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told ABC's This Week that he "would certainly be willing to listen to somebody" argue that the religion of Middle Eastern refugees should be considered probable cause for searches or wiretaps.

"I personally don't feel that way, but I would certainly be willing to listen to somebody who had evidence to the contrary," Carson said on the program Sunday morning. "I think that's one of the problems, we get to our little corners and we don't want to listen to anybody anymore."

" Still, things could have been worse.  And, under his successor they almost will be worse.  Bad as Mr. Boehner was, he was just a symptom of the underlying malady, the madness that has consumed the Republican Party."

"But Republican leaders who have encouraged the base to believe all kinds of untrue things are in no position to start preaching political rationality. Mr. Boehner is quitting because be found himself caught between the limits of the politically possible and a base that lives in its own. reality."

Magic Number for NLDS homefield advantage stands at 5.  

Been there.

(Big disappointment - it's been going on for 20 minutes and he STILL has not asked or encouraged him to run against Hillary)

Attorneys for Kentucky official Kim Davis claimed Tuesday that she had a secret meeting with Pope Francis during his trip to America -- and said he told the defiant county clerk to "stay strong."

Yes it did... (none / 0) (#201)
by kdog on Wed Sep 30, 2015 at 11:09:30 AM EST
as did creating a police/surveillance/prison state that has created a fear of protest and a sense of hopelessness amongst youth who would be otherwise inclined to get involved.  
We won the culture war, but they won the rest...economics, military industrial complex, etc.

You know kdog, I've wondered if "allowing us" to win the culture war was not a distraction so they could do all the rest.

After all, do we really think they care who is screwing who as long as they get everything else you mention.

The Vatican on Wednesday confirmed that controversial Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis met with Pope Francis on Thursday during his U.S. visit.

Remember: The Pope heads a Church ... and, this Pope meets with all manner of people, imparting his Blessing to those who seek him out.  Saints & Sinners alike, so to speak. If the Pope wanted to deliver a formal or near-formal message to our government or any government, he would ... he knows how to make public statements ... and, in this case (in which I understand that Vatican reps/local staff are reported to have arranged for the courtesy & blessing as they do with others throughout Vatican trips) neither Pope nor staff made any such comment.  To counsel a person to stay strong in one's beliefs--quite frankly--is what this Pope does ... nowhere, does it appear that the Pope injected himself into U.S. governance issues.  

Once again, Howdy, not an apology.  The Church has its beliefs ... the government has its position.  He gets to express his beliefs as to marriage just as you get to express yours ... from him anyway I see no sign of condemnation.  He gets to bless people ... even people with whom we disagree.  

I have no intention of trying to tone down your anger.  And, I have no intention of holding back when I say:  That level of anger toward all religious--or especially toward anyone who doesn't share all your beliefs, positions-- has an ugly narrowness as its own.  

Why the Popes meeting with Kim Davis matters

I think that about covers it.

I stand behind what I posted on my blog. And I remind you all of the caricatures of Bush, mostly as a chimp/monkey, that was published by the Left.

christinep: "Popes have many short meetings with many people. They are not announced because they are typically last minute / spontaneously scheduled greetings[.] These are not calendar events; there is no transcript."

Pope Francis also reportedly met with Mark Wahlberg. Should we therefore assume that His Holiness enjoyed and recommends "Ted 2"?

• once again sleep at night
  
• move the fainting couch to the russian spam room
  
• pull their undies out
  
• hold another vote to repeal Obamacare