Does Donnie 2 Scoops have to foot the bill for his new "legal team?"

The answer has to be yes, correct? Taxpayers should not be responsible for his private counsel.

Disruptive man wearing MAGA hat delays flight, passengers chant, "Lock him up!"

Haven't seen this posted here.

A United Airlines flight from Shanghai that was headed for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey was delayed for hours because a passenger allegedly refused to get out of another traveler's seat while boarding, the airline said.
United said the man, who was wearing a bright red "Make America Great Again" hat, grew increasingly disruptive when crew members tried to get him to move out of the other flier's seat as they boarded the aircraft in Shanghai Sunday.


Source: Disruptive Passenger in Trump Hat Delays Newark-Bound United Flight, Airline Says | NBC New York http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/United-Flight-Stop-Unruly-Passenger-Newark-Shanghai-Video-423620374.html#ixzz4hp6jwh9B
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Trump Threatens Comey, Gives Russia Classified Info: A Closer Look with Seth Meyers

Includes a quick Michelle Obama clip...

Declassified: Did Trump Share Intel with Russian Officials?: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Please recommend a quiche recipe!

My Nana used to make a chicken and spinach quiche that I loved. I have her recipe, but I am interested in something different. Chicken, spinach, and broccoli are used to often at my family gatherings. Any recommendations would be appreciated. I hate to go to google for this dish. I really need something that will be a hit with a wide age range for an upcoming family dinner.

Can I rant about my beloved Christian Grandma for commiseration here?

Preface: I just want to get this off my chest. It is driving me nuts! If this is in anyway offensive please tell me and I will delete.

I grew up in a very religious southern family. I like to think of all my elders as wise, surprisingly liberal people that made me into the independent young woman I am today. So it is mind numbing when my grandma throws me a curve ball that I just can't wrap my head around.

Here's what happened last night. I was on the way home from work at 9:30pm. Phone rings and my frantic uncle (grandma lives with him and my aunt) begins to tell me that my gm has aspirated a huge magnesium tablet. Of course I'm shocked and told him to hang up and call 911. He tells me that she doesn't want med help because she can't afford another bill, blah, blah, plus she says it happened before and the ER did nothing but CT scan, observe her for a few hours, and send her home. Long story short...I googled, called poison control, called local ER, and called friend who is med student for advice. I argued for at least a half hour for her to go to ER. She had been violently coughing for 3 hours and could not get pull up...pain under right breast, but said it was getting better. Despite all my calling and info gathering she refused to go. The advice I passed to her was that any number of things COULD happen...nothing, the tablet would eventually dissolve, she might cough it up in a day or a month, it could dissolve and cause mild to severe irritation, it could cause pneumonia, or it could cause a life threatening emergency or death. She is in her 70's but relatively fit. The whole thing just seemed like playing Russian roulette to me. To be honest it made me incredibly angry.

Sorry trying to get to the point here. At one point I told my uncle to just call 911 and asked why he hadn't done that as opposed to calling me? He responded that gm wanted to let me know to pray about it.

I wanted to bang my head into the steering wheel. I understand and completely respect her faith. She is a brilliant woman who has much to give to her family. Her presence is still very valuable to me and her other grandchildren as well, not to mention her kids! This was not a pity trip by her and the bill was not the real issue. I don't think this was a death wish either. She is just incredibly stubborn, strong, and certain that God/Jesus's will shall be done.

The part that is so incredibly stupid, selfish, and unimaginable to me is that she would just roll the dice so to speak. Why not just go get checked out???? Yes gods will shall be done but ffs maybe he wants you to go get checked!!! Clearly I'm still upset about this, despite the fact that she seems ok and is resting at home as I type. That doesn't mean that all is well. There can still be complications in the coming days that could have been minimized! Does anyone out there understand what I'm experiencing? She is a sane and intelligent woman. How can faith make you do something so careless with your health?

Thanks for letting me rant. Sorry so long, I usually pride myself on being succinct and brief.

TL;DR I totally get it...if you stuck through the whole rant, I offer my sincere gratitude.

District 95 Vacancy (R)Mark Lovell Resigns

I recently learned about the vacancy created by the resignation of Mark Lovell. I started googling to find out as much info as I can and it appears that only one Democrat is running in this special election to fill the vacancy. Her name is Julie Byrd Ashworth. It would be great if we could get a jump on 2018 and take this seat in the House.

I am a total newb, greenhorn to politics and this forum is the basis of most of my learning. I would love to be able to help and would appreciate any advice from the great minds here. I am going to volunteer for JBA. Any thoughts? I was actually sickened to see how many Rs are running. It's part of living in the south though. District 95 is an affluent suburban area of Memphis. It almost feels hopeless, but I still intend to do all I can!

[link]https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_District_95|[/link]

[link]https://julie95.org/[/link]

Do you know any old "sayings" or phrases that are humorous or interesting?

This morning I replied to a thread and I was reminded of an old phrase my Great Grandpa used. I have always been fascinated by our language and how it has evolved. I enjoy watching old shows like Twilight Zone and notice subtle changes from as little as 50 years ago.

Anyway, my Great Grandpa had alot of "sayings." The one I used in my reply was, "Go to hell and pump thunder." I will not pretend to know exactly how this phrase came into existence, but I can see how thunder and hell could both be considered bad things.

Do any of you have any phrases from your past that have fallen out of use? I would really like to hear them, even if they are still used but possibly not known to younger generations. I can remember other things my Great Grandpa said, but not all of them would be suitable for the forum.

Can I follow or friend a poster I like?

???

I have a really dumb question

I have always wondered why the winner of our primary doesn't choose the runner up as VP. Example: Clinton with Bernie as VP? It would be the best way to rally the most Dems for the actual election. Sorry if this topic has been covered, I am new to this forum stuff and politics in general.