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Open thread Nov. 11, 2022, Angry Bear, angry bear blog
[In a world without Richard Pryor, then Dave Chappelle stands alone as a fun light on the world.]
Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Monologue – SNL
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Last night’s appearance of Jon Stewart on Colbert was hilariously sarcastic and a profoundly realistic defense of open dialogue as opposed to knee jerk censorship.
Jon Stewart On Dave Chappelle, Kyrie Irving, And Kanye West
Jon Stewart on Colbert last night was even better – hope the link I posted makes it out of the trash.
NY Times – just in
GOP has won 217 seats in the House.
Good news – Lauren Boebert has not yet won.
Republicans are on the cusp of claiming control of the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress when it convenes next year. After notching victories late Monday night in a handful of congressional races in Arizona, New York and California, the party is within one seat of taking the House.
After rosy predictions for a Republican wave, the party’s majority in the House will be much smaller than its leaders had anticipated. Congress will be divided next year, after Democrats held control of the Senate. Attention will now be focused on a few districts in California and Colorado where the Republican candidate is leading in the vote count. A race call in any of these districts on Tuesday would almost certainly give Republicans the 218 seats needed to retake the House majority. …
NY Times – just in
Laurent Boebert has not won yet
tweet: BREAKING: Lauren Boebert gets TERRIBLE news as it’s announced that her very slim election lead could vanish if thousands of likely rejected votes are properly “cured,” meaning they are given a chance to fix minor signature issues. …
It should be noted that Adam Laxalt has conceded victory to Catherine Cortez Masto in the Nevada race, and Blake Masters has conceded to Mark Kelly in Arizona. Mehmet Oz conceded to John Fetterman last week. Here’s looking forward to Raphael Warnock winning his rematch in Georgia in several weeks.
Over dinner conversation tonight:
It should be possible now to re-visit the Senate Rules change that would end the filibuster, if not before the end of the term then early in the next term, no? It used to be that such chnages could be made by a simple majority (only) at the start of a term, but that seems to have changed in recent years – not that Dems have done anything with that – yet.
Republicans will win slim House majority, the AP projects, complicating ambitious agenda
(AP) — Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern.
More than a week after Election Day, Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to flip the House from Democratic control. The full scope of the party’s majority may not be clear for several more days — or weeks — as votes in competitive races are still being counted. …
Republicans capture control of the House after falling short of midterm expectations.
NY Times – just in