Donald Trump sets the table for hate, intolerance and complete piggishness

Quoted in What do we want for 2017?  We have a Lot of Different Opinions.  (Artvoice, 12/23/2016)

Related reading:
Trump ‘friend’ and N.Y. campaign co-chair says he wants Obama dead of ‘mad cow disease’ in 2017.  (Washington Post, 12/23/2016)

Uproar continues over Paladino comments on Obamas.  (Buffalo News, 12/24/2016)

Larry Quinn, a current School Board member and friend of Paladino, said he wanted to keep his reaction brief until he spoke with Paladino about the episode, but disapproved of Paladino's language. 

"I don't like the words he used," he said. "I don't want to speculate at this time about what may happen. I'm not ready to jump in that pool yet. Carl's a friend, and I will give him an opportunity to talk to me about this."

The many other tables that Trump has set.

Dear Janna Ryan, Here's a last-minute gift idea for hubby: Pants

Reported in With 'repeal and replace' in the works, Paul Ryan claims Obamacare is making Medicare go broke.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12/23/2016)

Recent Paul Ryan posts:
Speaker Paul Ryan demonstrates his weenie leadership skills.  (12/10/2016)
Verrrrrry-interesting. Breitbart picking on Paul Ryan.  (12/1/2016)
Paul Ryan on Donald Trump, in so many words: We can work together.  (11/2/2016)
If Trump wins the Presidency, then it's game over for Speaker Paul Ryan.  (10/31/2016)
Paul Ryan, the quiet man.  (9/28/2016)
Paul Ryan takes a pass on Trump bashing, will keep his powder dry.  (3/4/2016)

Endeavor Public Library holdings, 2011-2015

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

2011-2015 changes:

• Books |   +132
• Audio |    -220
• Video |      -36
• Periodicals | -14
• Expenditures | -$24  (+1%)

Photo credit:  Library

Elroy Public Library

• Shared online catalog: WLRSweb (Winding Rivers Library System)
• Collection development policy (not available online)

Other updates and additional entries to series:

Abbotsford Public Library.  (9/20/2016)

Adams County Public Library.  (9/20/2016)

Albertson Memorial Library.  (9/20/2016)

Algoma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)

Alma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)

Altoona Public Library.  (9/22/2016)

Amery Area Public Library.  (9/22/2016)

Lettie W. Jensen Public Library.  (9/23/2016)

Antigo Public Library.  (9/23/2016)

>Appleton Public Library.  (9/23/2016)

Arcadia Free Public Library.  (9/24/2016)

Argyle Public Library.  (9/24/2016)

Lester Public Library of Arpin.  (9/25/2016)

Vaughn Public Library, Ashland.  (9/25/2016)

Augusta Memorial Public Library.  (9/26/2016)

Baldwin Public Library.  (9/27/2016)

Balsam Lake Public Library.  (9/28/2016)

Baraboo Public Library.  (9/29/2016)

Barneveld Public Library.  (9/30/2016)

Barron Public Library.  (10/1/2016)

Bayfield Carnegie Library.  (10/2/2016)

Beaver Dam Community Library.  (10/3/2016)

Belleville Public Library.  (10/4/2016)

John Turgeson Public Library, Belmont.  (10/5/2016)

Beloit Public Library.  (10/6/2016)

Benton Public Library.  (10/7/2016)

Berlin Public Library.  (10/9/2016)

Big Bend Village Library.  (10/10/2016)

Black Creek Village Library,.  (10/11/2016)

Black Earth Public Library.  (10/12/2016)

Black River Falls Public Library.  (10/13/2016)

Blair-Preston Public Library.  (10/14/2016)

Blanchardville Public Library.  (10/15/2016)

G. E. Bleskacek Memorial Family Library.  (10/16/2016)

Bloomington Public Library.  (10/17/2016)

Hildebrand Memorial Library, Boscobel.  (10/18/2016)

Boulder Junction Public Library.  (10/19/2016)

Boyceville Public Library.  (10/20/2016)

Brandon Public Library.  (10/21/2016)

Brillion Public Library.  (10/22/2016)

Brodhead Memorial Public Library.  (10/23/2016)

Brookfield Public Library.  (10/24/2016)

Brown Deer Public Library.  (10/25/2016)

Brownsville Public Library.  (10/26/2016)

Bruce Area Library. (10/27/2016)

Burlington Public Library.  (10/28/2016)

Butler Public Library.  (10/29/2016)

Forest Lodge Public Library, Cable.  (10/30/2016)

Cadott Community Library.  (10/31/2016)

Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria.  (11/1/2016)

Cambridge Community Library.  (11/2/2016)

Cameron Public Library.  (11/3/2016)

Campbellsport Public Library.  (11/4/2016)

Cashton Memorial Library.  (11/5/2016)

Eckstein Memorial Library, Cassville.  (11/6/2016)

Cedar Grove Public Library.  (11/7/2016)

Cedarburg Public Library.  (11/8/2016)

Centuria Public Library.  (11/9/2016)

Calhoun Memorial Library, Chetek.  (11/10/2016)

Chilton Public Library.  (11/11/2016)

Chippewa Falls Public Library.  (11/13/2016)

Clear Lake Public Library.  (11/14/2016)

Clinton Public Library.  (11/15/2016)

Clintonville Public Library.  (11/16/2016)

Cobb Public Library.  (11/17/2016)

Colby Public Library.  (11/18/2016)

Colfax Public Library.  (11/19/2016)

Coloma Public Library.  (11/20/2016)

Columbus Public Library.  (11/21/2016)

Cornell Public Library.  (11/22/2016)

Crandon Public Library.  (11/23/2016)

Rosemary Garfoot Public Library (Cross Plains).  (11/24/2016)

Cuba City Public Library.  (11/25/2016)

Cudahy Family Library.  (11/26/2016)

Thomas St. Angelo Public Library, Cumberland.  (11/27/2017)

Darien Public Library.  (11/28/2016)

Johnson Public Library, Darlington.  (11/29/2016)

Deer Park Public Library.  (11/30/2016)

Deerfield Public Library.  (12/1/2016)

DeForest Area Public Library.  (12/2/2016)

Delafield Public Library.  (12/4/2016)

Aram Public Library, Delavan.  (12/5/2016)

De Soto Public Library.  (12/6/2016)

Dodgeville Public Library.  (12/7/2016)

Dorchestesr Public Library.  (12/8/2016)

Dresser Village Library.  (12/10/2016)
Drummond Public Library.  (12/11/2016)
Durand Community Library.  (12/12/2016)
Alice Baker Memorial Library, Eagle.  (12/13/2016)
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, Eagle River.  (12/14/2016)
East Troy Lions Public Library.  (12/15/2016)
L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library  (Eau Claire).  12/16/2016)
Edgerton Public Library.  (12/17/2016)
Elkhart Lake Public Library.  (12/18/2016)
Matheson Memorial Library, Elkhorn.  (12/19/2016)
Ellsworth Public Library.  (12/20/2016)
Elm Grove Public Library.  (12/21/2016)
Elmwood Public Library.  (12/22/2016)
Elroy Public Library.  (11/23/2016)

All I can say is that millions of Trump supporters are too mortified to admit they goofed

Either that or there's a helluva live version of The Walking Dead awaiting us.

Found at In Election’s Wake, Partisans Assess the State of Their Parties.  (Pew Research, 12/20-2016)

Keep in mind the great job pollsters did in predicting the outcome of the election.

Meanwhile, in Kentucky, I betcha this woman doesn't regret her vote -- assuming she could find her polling place.

And Trump will always be the winner. And we'll always be the poorer for it.

A tense new battle over nuclear arms erupts between Donald Trump and his staff.  (Washington Post, 12/23/2016).  Excerpt found in slide.

Pick your synonym or related word for this sense of 'poor', with Merriam-Webster's assistance.  (Yes, 'deplorable' is included.)

Jesse Kremer in so many words: LGBT children need not apply

Quoted in Lawmaker will wait to reintroduce bathroom bill.  (Channel 3000, 12/22/2016)

Other Jesse Kremer posts:
Thank you, Robin Vos, for snubbing these 3 nutburgers for committee chair assignments.  (12/9/2016)
UPDATE. Gun obsessive Jesse Kremer inspires a Wisconsin version of Cocks Not Glocks.  (12/9/2016)
The Theocracy Chronicles: The nutty judicial worldview of Jesse Kremer.  (9/16/2016)
3 GOP Wisconsin State Assembly frosh running unopposed for re-election.  (7/27/2016)
Abortion pill politics: Jesse Kremer likes what he sees in Arizona and Arkansas.  (7/2/2016)
Kremer offers his words of healing in aftermath of Orlando massacre.  (6/15/2016)
NC-17 (at least): Inside the bizarre, twisted mind of Jesse Kremer.  (4/27/2016)
UPDATE: GOP Assembly leaders bail on "guns in school" bill, to disappointment of cluster of usual suspects.  (2/21/2016)
In so many words, Rep. Jesse Kremer sez he'll sleep better with more guns in Wisconsin schools.  (1/14/2016) 
Cartoon conservative principles, the Christmas edition: Rep. Kremer accuses fire officials of 'relieving themselves'.  (12/23/2015)
Bathroom bill update: Julaine Appling must have inadvertently loosened her grip on Jesse Kremer's leash.  (12/16/2015)
Out of (local) control: When it comes to anything resembling a train, Republicans just can't help themselves.  (12/1/2015)  
The 'bathroom bill' marriage of Jesse Kremer and Julaine Appling.  (11/21/2015)
ALEC/NRA waterboy Jesse Kremer blames the media.  (10/23/2015)
Waterboys for the NRA and ALEC: Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewaskum) and Sen. Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg)  (10/13/2015)
Wisconsin Republicans continue their laser-like focus on jobs and the economy.  (10/7/2015)
Wisconsin Assembly candidate denounces tax breaks for wind energy but conveniently overlooks what big oil receives.  (8/7/2014)
Just what the Wisconsin legislature needs: Another ALEC disciple.  (8/7/2014)

Elroy Public Library holdings, 2011-2015

Source:  Wisconsin Public Library Service Data

2011-2015 changes:

• Books |   -3,506
• Audio |     +265
• Video |      -201
• Periodicals | -15
• Expenditures | -$1,620  (-14%)

Photo credit:  Library

Elroy Public Library

• Shared online catalog: WLRSweb (Winding Rivers Library System)
• Collection development policy (not available online)

Other updates and additional entries to series:

Abbotsford Public Library.  (9/20/2016)

Adams County Public Library.  (9/20/2016)

Albertson Memorial Library.  (9/20/2016)

Algoma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)

Alma Public Library.  (9/21/2016)

Altoona Public Library.  (9/22/2016)

Amery Area Public Library.  (9/22/2016)

Lettie W. Jensen Public Library.  (9/23/2016)

Antigo Public Library.  (9/23/2016)

>Appleton Public Library.  (9/23/2016)

Arcadia Free Public Library.  (9/24/2016)

Argyle Public Library.  (9/24/2016)

Lester Public Library of Arpin.  (9/25/2016)

Vaughn Public Library, Ashland.  (9/25/2016)

Augusta Memorial Public Library.  (9/26/2016)

Baldwin Public Library.  (9/27/2016)

Balsam Lake Public Library.  (9/28/2016)

Baraboo Public Library.  (9/29/2016)

Barneveld Public Library.  (9/30/2016)

Barron Public Library.  (10/1/2016)

Bayfield Carnegie Library.  (10/2/2016)

Beaver Dam Community Library.  (10/3/2016)

Belleville Public Library.  (10/4/2016)

John Turgeson Public Library, Belmont.  (10/5/2016)

Beloit Public Library.  (10/6/2016)

Benton Public Library.  (10/7/2016)

Berlin Public Library.  (10/9/2016)

Big Bend Village Library.  (10/10/2016)

Black Creek Village Library,.  (10/11/2016)

Black Earth Public Library.  (10/12/2016)

Black River Falls Public Library.  (10/13/2016)

Blair-Preston Public Library.  (10/14/2016)

Blanchardville Public Library.  (10/15/2016)

G. E. Bleskacek Memorial Family Library.  (10/16/2016)

Bloomington Public Library.  (10/17/2016)

Hildebrand Memorial Library, Boscobel.  (10/18/2016)

Boulder Junction Public Library.  (10/19/2016)

Boyceville Public Library.  (10/20/2016)

Brandon Public Library.  (10/21/2016)

Brillion Public Library.  (10/22/2016)

Brodhead Memorial Public Library.  (10/23/2016)

Brookfield Public Library.  (10/24/2016)

Brown Deer Public Library.  (10/25/2016)

Brownsville Public Library.  (10/26/2016)

Bruce Area Library. (10/27/2016)

Burlington Public Library.  (10/28/2016)

Butler Public Library.  (10/29/2016)

Forest Lodge Public Library, Cable.  (10/30/2016)

Cadott Community Library.  (10/31/2016)

Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria.  (11/1/2016)

Cambridge Community Library.  (11/2/2016)

Cameron Public Library.  (11/3/2016)

Campbellsport Public Library.  (11/4/2016)

Cashton Memorial Library.  (11/5/2016)

Eckstein Memorial Library, Cassville.  (11/6/2016)

Cedar Grove Public Library.  (11/7/2016)

Cedarburg Public Library.  (11/8/2016)

Centuria Public Library.  (11/9/2016)

Calhoun Memorial Library, Chetek.  (11/10/2016)

Chilton Public Library.  (11/11/2016)

Chippewa Falls Public Library.  (11/13/2016)

Clear Lake Public Library.  (11/14/2016)

Clinton Public Library.  (11/15/2016)

Clintonville Public Library.  (11/16/2016)

Cobb Public Library.  (11/17/2016)

Colby Public Library.  (11/18/2016)

Colfax Public Library.  (11/19/2016)

Coloma Public Library.  (11/20/2016)

Columbus Public Library.  (11/21/2016)

Cornell Public Library.  (11/22/2016)

Crandon Public Library.  (11/23/2016)

Rosemary Garfoot Public Library (Cross Plains).  (11/24/2016)

Cuba City Public Library.  (11/25/2016)

Cudahy Family Library.  (11/26/2016)

Thomas St. Angelo Public Library, Cumberland.  (11/27/2017)

Darien Public Library.  (11/28/2016)

Johnson Public Library, Darlington.  (11/29/2016)

Deer Park Public Library.  (11/30/2016)

Deerfield Public Library.  (12/1/2016)

DeForest Area Public Library.  (12/2/2016)

Delafield Public Library.  (12/4/2016)

Aram Public Library, Delavan.  (12/5/2016)

De Soto Public Library.  (12/6/2016)

Dodgeville Public Library.  (12/7/2016)

Dorchestesr Public Library.  (12/8/2016)

Dresser Village Library.  (12/10/2016)
Drummond Public Library.  (12/11/2016)
Durand Community Library.  (12/12/2016)
Alice Baker Memorial Library, Eagle.  (12/13/2016)
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, Eagle River.  (12/14/2016)
East Troy Lions Public Library.  (12/15/2016)
L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library  (Eau Claire).  12/16/2016)
Edgerton Public Library.  (12/17/2016)
Elkhart Lake Public Library.  (12/18/2016)
Matheson Memorial Library, Elkhorn.  (12/19/2016)
Ellsworth Public Library.  (12/20/2016)
Elm Grove Public Library.  (12/21/2016)
Elmwood Public Library.  (12/22/2016)

Pop quiz: What do we call candidates who receive the most votes from qualified voters in a U.S. election?

U.S. Senate

 Ron Johnson wins by a 99,248-vote margin.

U.S. House of Representatives

Mark Pocan wins by a 149,489-vote margin.

Wisconsin State Senate

Dan Feyen wins by a 9,709-vote margin.

Wisconsin State Assembly

Dianne Hesselbein wins by a 10,103-vote margin.

Dane County Clerk

Scott McDonnell wins by a 108,324-vote margin

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But then we make an exception for this 'majorest' of offices.

President of the United States

Hillary Clinton 'wins" by a 2,864,974-vote margin.

Related reading:

Original Sin:  The Electoral College as a Pro-Slavery Tool.  (Los Angeles Review of Books, 12/19/2016)
The Troubling Reason the Electoral College exists.  (TIME, 11/8/2016)
Electoral College is ‘vestige’ of slavery, say some Constitutional scholars.  (PBS Newshour, 11/6/2016)