Lindsey Loves Joe

NEW: Republican Voters Against Trump Ad running in SC/NC/DC.@lindseygrahamSC on @JoeBiden: "as good a man as God ever created."
WATCH & SHARE #LGLovesJoe pic.twitter.com/qyWCSccfXZ

— Republican Voters Against Trump (@RVAT2020) June 12, 2020

Lindsey's line about Joe Biden rang a bell and then I remembered where I had heard it before. President Obama quoted it when he awarded Vice President Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom With Distinction:




 The Graham quote is at the 13.00 minute mark.

Update: It's not just Lindsey. Many Republicans were against Donald before they were for him:

@KellyannePolls on Donald Trump: “he says he’s for the little guy, but he’s actually built a lot of his businesses on the backs of the little guy.. through not paying contractors after you built something.” #TBT #RepublicansForBiden pic.twitter.com/PLOVtgakLA

— Republicans for Joe Biden (@RepsForBiden) June 11, 2020

Kellyanne Conway is a top-level staffer for Donald; I confess I had forgotten, but Rick Perry also works for the president. He doesn't get much attention, or to put it another way, he hasn't had any big scandals and has mostly stayed out of trouble, but he's still the Secretary of Energy.

Ted Cruz doesn't like Donald either:

Good morning! Here's a clip of @tedcruz calling @realDonaldTrump a coward back in 2016. Have a loverly weekend. pic.twitter.com/Y477RffrjK

— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) June 13, 2020

The Guessing Game - Updated

What will be on the cover of People this week? Just a few guesses, along with a (possible) Bachelor spoiler:

Lara Spencer and/or chef Katie Lee: Celebrity Weddings
Meghan McCain: Fiery words at her father's funeral
Geoffrey Owens: The former Cosby Show actor now working at Trader Joe's. Fox News and the Daily Mail published "job shaming" photos of him at work
The new Bachelor: Will be announced on Good Morning, America tomorrow. Is it Colton? Reality Steve says so, but as we've seen in the past, producers have occasionally changed their mind at the very last moment. (Two years ago, Luke Pell, from JoJo's season, got as far as checking in for his flight to L.A. the next day, before getting a call from producers who told him they had "decided to go in another direction.") Colton strikes some Bach Nation denizens as immature and not ready to star in his own season. As I'm writing on Monday morning, he's also still with Tia on Bachelor in Paradise, although previews of tonight's episode appear to show them breaking up. Will this year's choice, whoever it is, be controversial? King of Bachelor Nation Mike Fleiss appears to think so and has asked for calm:

Please be respectful of all our candidates to be the next #TheBachelor . They are all good guys! We don’t want a divided #BachelorNation !!!

— Mike Fleiss (@fleissmeister) August 30, 2018

David Hogg: The Parkland shooting survivor raised thousands of dollars for an anti-Ted Cruz billboard featuring an old Donald Trump tweet:

David Hogg raises thousands to place billboard of Trump's anti-Cruz tweet in Texas https://t.co/GQ1ckbrr3z pic.twitter.com/G54sq0lHzH

— The Hill (@thehill) September 2, 2018

He did it in response to this:

I will be doing a major rally for Senator Ted Cruz in October. I’m picking the biggest stadium in Texas we can find. As you know, Ted has my complete and total Endorsement. His opponent is a disaster for Texas - weak on Second Amendment, Crime, Borders, Military, and Vets!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 31, 2018

Hogg also pointed out there was a lot of material to choose from:

So many wonderful selections to choose from... Thank you @POTUS pic.twitter.com/Q9dmuQr2AT

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) September 2, 2018

Tuesday morning update: Yes, Colton is the new Bachelor and yes, pretty much everyone in Bach Nation has an opinion:

Meanwhile, in an alternate reality, this handsome devil will be handing out roses. You'll always be my dream Bachelor, @still_wills. pic.twitter.com/YG61x4kAxE

— Kristen Baldwin (@KristenGBaldwin) September 4, 2018

I may be done, guys. https://t.co/1UvFS9qpt1

— Emily L. Foley (@EmilyLFoley) September 4, 2018

You’re telling me we could have had-
1.  Wills: the swaggiest/best dressed Bachelor
2. Jason: the most well-rounded, emotionally intelligent Bachelor
3. Blake: the sweetest/most open Bachelor
... but somehow we settled on the boring guy that dumped Tia twice? #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/rdRbQ5moDv

— Katie Drennen (@thekatiedrennen) September 4, 2018

Me when GMA announces Colton as the next Bachelor #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/JLXpNYP3xV

— Hope (@ohitshope) September 4, 2018

When you order something online vs. when it arrives in the mail 😭 #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/v2TMIlYZzT

— Kara Apel (@KaraApel) September 4, 2018

Last year: Give us Peter.

Bachelor franchise: Okay! How about some guy you dont even remember?

This year: Give us Wills, Grocery Joe, Blake, LITERALLY ANYONE BUT COLTON

Bachelor francise: #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/DX6VXjsoWT

— Megan Farber (@15mefarber) September 4, 2018

Tia weighed in with this:

Congratulations @Colt3FIVE 🌹 I hope your season is full of protein powder, puppies, and naps! #TheBachelor

— Tia Booth (@tiarachel91) September 4, 2018

... and this:

And NO I will NOT be a contestant on Colton’s season. Lord bless.

— Tia Booth (@tiarachel91) September 4, 2018

What about Grocery Joe? The rumor is that he gets the consolation prize of dancing on Dancing. 

Update #2: Miss America. A new one will be chosen Sunday night, presumably with no swimsuit competition. Will anyone watch?

Stories that appear on the new cover will be highlighted in green.

Wednesday morning, update #3: No green this week. See the new cover, featuring Michelle LeClair/Scientology, here.

Trolling Ted Cruz

I admit, I don't admire Ted Cruz, so I laughed out loud when I saw this tweet...

Got to meet someone who supposedly represents me today. Not for much longer, though! #BetoForTexas @SenTedCruz @BetoORourke pic.twitter.com/7S4yVR5uAj

— Rebecca (@LazyyMillennial) March 23, 2018

...and wondered how the picture came about. The answer was in the comments: 

Comment: Did you stealth shade this dipshit? You are the best person on the internet. Or is he so stupid he didn't read your lanyard? (Apologies for the language, I copied-and-pasted verbatim)

Response from Rebecca: Unbuttoned the blazer at the last second 

Go Rebecca, you rock! 

Never Mind

"Donald Trump is such a narcissist that Barack Obama looks at him and goes 'Dude, what's your problem?'"
--Ted Cruz, 143 days ago. Watch the full statement here:



Apparently Cruz was just kidding because word on the street is that he's going to endorse Donald Trump as soon as this afternoon. This is why people hate politicians.