Hollywood and MBS: "Now they are all finding, as the spotlight finally turns their way, that it’s easier, in Hollywood parlance, to get into bed with a monster than to get out."//The Ankler https://t.co/SlTE6xXcR8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 19, 2018
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STILL ON? "Saudi Arabia to host Disney and Marvel shows"?//The Ankler: https://t.co/SlTE6xXcR8 "The Saudis, of course, being investors in Disney, that’s only natural…."
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 19, 2018
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On whether the Herald was right to bust Hart even without the "challenge.": It was clear years before that the rules were changing & reporters maybe weren't going to let pols get away with a Teddy Kennedy lifestyle. See https://t.co/LTi3nL2Gv5 Hart got caught in the transition.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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He saved America from "comprehensive immigration reform" (at least according to PBS https://t.co/UAFjRw8GwL) I'm sure many donors, lobbyists, "more immigration" GOP politicians were annoyed by that. https://t.co/EQRiqYFsUW
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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"Textured" is the new "artisanal."
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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Pretty spectacular mistake https://t.co/YZWH5UDiWQ When does CNN ever make "mistakes" in @realDonaldTrump's favor? They do not seem to be random events. https://t.co/Rm8Eyp5686
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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Pretty spectacular mistake https://t.co/YZWH5UDiWQ When does CNN ever make "mistakes" in @realDonaldTrump's favor? They do not seem to be random events. https://t.co/Rm8Eyp5686
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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“If you want to live when you come back to Arabia, shut up…" https://t.co/CW4iF2L6dV
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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If all of MBS's initiatives are turning into debacles, as you persuasively note, why isn't replacing him both an appropriate sanction & a way to achieve a better alliance? Is he the only potential leader in SA? https://t.co/egO9NyXADh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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Will Sessions' tightening of the "credible fear" standard for asylum be enough to thwart the caravan? (Last caravan largely got in.) https://t.co/DOYQ4tZpaY Why not be creative –eg. require Central American asylum-seekers to apply in Mexico City and wait it out there?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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To torture us with his nobility https://t.co/MAKkT4hU2z
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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Grim! https://t.co/hzjQxfCRyj
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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Trump resisting Ryanism on entitlements: an essential part of Trump's appeal.
(Eventually, we'll means-test.) https://t.co/Foesx5D6s4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 18, 2018
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Sept. 23: "Democrats begin to worry about Latino vote." (https://t.co/p7pXtgYkqb) https://t.co/9VNk2Hm1yt…
Oct. 13 This new caravan appears, heading for border confrontation (https://t.co/fHnHy4yEX7) https://t.co/n98V6PTeHA…
Good thing I don't believe in conspiracies.
[fixed]— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Sept. 23: :Democrats begin to worry about Latino vote." https://t.co/p7pXtgGJ1B
Oct. 13 This new caravan appears, heading for a border confrontation https://t.co/fHnHy4QfOF
Good thingI don't believe in conspiracies.— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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BROWNSTEIN: Hey, immigrants are creating the Next America and Republicans are going to lose! https://t.co/U3Af0jsyGY
INGRAHAM: Hey, immigrants are creating a new America in which Republicans are going to lose.
Having hard time understanding why one of these is good & one bad https://t.co/IW059DS0At
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Not so clear! The NYT mag with "follow me" quote was widely distributed before pub date–I think then you could get it in NY Wed. nights. Stakeout was Friday. Miami reporter Fiedler read it Sat. on plane on way to join stakeout. See Bai https://t.co/aj6YgqBXfF https://t.co/JFfZZakpRP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Main pt: There's something weird about Hart. Not alone in thinking this! Never could quite figure it out. He was a pioneer. Got raw deal-esp. by today's standards. Had not-so-great judgment outside Defense. Not at all sure he'd've made good president. Bill Clinton probably better https://t.co/5EjhTKRw9x
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Main pt: There's something weird about Hart. Not alone in thinking this! Never could quite figure it out. He was a pioneer. Got raw deal-esp. by today's standards. Had not-so-great judgment outside Defense. Not at all sure he'd've made good president. Bill Clinton probably better https://t.co/5EjhTKRw9x
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Conservatives fear Trump will cut immigration deal https://t.co/qWuWZAxK28 Lindsey Graham already pushing straight Amnesty for Wall swap (which is a bad deal)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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It's a manhood issue for her. https://t.co/uPBQNpql64
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Interesting-but suspicious of this new Hart narrative. For ex, Dionne "follow me around" interview was distributed before (or maybe during) stakeout-not after. Reporter Fiedler read it flying to stakeout, per Bai. Had been said weeks earlier. Who cares what formal pub date was? https://t.co/FgCm7U7laO
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Maybe run through one more time why we need the Saudis so badly these days. I keep forgetting it. https://t.co/uVMqHZksUF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Seems like this is just the flip side of the "Coalition of the Ascendant." Both undesirable expressions of identity politics. https://t.co/kLDal4BCY1
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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Almost like Trump could set up a campaign contrast: Dems–no wall. GOPs-wall! (Admittedly would be easier if half the Congressional GOPs hadn't sandbagged the wall in the past two years.) https://t.co/QjQ7ysaAqn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) October 17, 2018
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