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I promised to eat my column if Trump was nominated. What goes well with newsprint?
wapo ^ | 3/25/2016 | Dana Millbank

Posted on 04/28/2016 4:00:55 PM PDT by Signalman

Six months ago, I made a reckless vow. With Donald Trump dominating in polls, I said I’d eat a column — 18 column inches of toxic newsprint, wood-pulp, ink and all — if Trump won the Republican presidential nomination.

My rationale: “Americans are better than Trump,” and Republican primary voters wouldn’t nominate “a candidate who expresses the bigotry and misogyny that Trump has.”

his prediction still looks viable. More than 60 percent of Republican primary voters have rejected Trump so far, and there’s a decent chance Republicans can at least force the nationalist demagogue into a contested convention. They know his racism and xenophobia would be a recipe for disaster.

But, to be safe, I am in search of other recipes. With the help of one of the capital’s great chefs — and seeking the guidance of you, the reader — I am taking the prudent step of preparing to eat my words in case Trump secures the nomination.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


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1 posted on 04/28/2016 4:00:55 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Signalman

everything goes down with enough peanut butter and milk


2 posted on 04/28/2016 4:02:05 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Signalman

What goes well with newsprint?

HEMLOCK


3 posted on 04/28/2016 4:02:57 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Signalman

Maybe douse it with some of that hot sauce Hillary supposedly carries in her man bag.


4 posted on 04/28/2016 4:03:27 PM PDT by kevslisababy
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To: Signalman

A healthy helping of crow.


5 posted on 04/28/2016 4:03:35 PM PDT by twister881 (Politics)
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To: Signalman

Toss in a large helping of crow.


6 posted on 04/28/2016 4:04:06 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Signalman

Mash it up with water, them use that to make a crust for an ‘umble pie.


7 posted on 04/28/2016 4:04:13 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Signalman

Since you are a journalist, I’d recommend antifreeze.


8 posted on 04/28/2016 4:04:26 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Signalman

Maybe with some sour grape jelly.

Maybe borrow some from a few FReepers that seem to be having a belly full of it these days.


9 posted on 04/28/2016 4:04:36 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Signalman

A good Napa/Sonoma Cab will aid in digesting his column.


10 posted on 04/28/2016 4:04:52 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (When The Ballot No Longer Counts, Tshe Ammo Box Does! What's In Your Ammo Box?(US Conservative)!)
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To: Signalman
More than 60 percent of Republican primary voters have rejected Trump...

Even more have rejected all the other pretenders.

11 posted on 04/28/2016 4:05:17 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Signalman

What goes well with newsprint? ...A suicide pact with your co-workers.


12 posted on 04/28/2016 4:06:45 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Signalman

Instead of eating his column, maybe the knothead would be willing to leave the country permanently, in the company of all the celebs who’ve said they will do so.


13 posted on 04/28/2016 4:08:02 PM PDT by twister881 (Politics)
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To: eyeamok

Beat me to it. +1


14 posted on 04/28/2016 4:08:08 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Signalman
...18 column inches of toxic newsprint...

So is Dana Shillbank referring to the ink physically on the paper or is he referring to the toxic content of his spew?

Since newsprint ink has been around forever, and the ink manufacturers and newpaper companies would have been sued out of existence by now if, in fact, the ink was toxic, I therefore infer that the toxicity is his own ideological blatherings.

15 posted on 04/28/2016 4:08:27 PM PDT by bkopto
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To: Signalman

large quantities of dead penguin genitalia


16 posted on 04/28/2016 4:08:41 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (DEPORT OBOLA VOTERS)
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To: Signalman

In the south, we can eat anything with enough ketchup.


17 posted on 04/28/2016 4:09:21 PM PDT by freedomlover
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To: Signalman

Perhaps your own fecal matter would work nicely, Mr. Milbank. You’ve been feeding it to your readers for many years and being paid to do so. I hear it works very well as a spread.


18 posted on 04/28/2016 4:09:44 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: Signalman

Choke on it you liberal POS! Not you signalman, the author of this.


19 posted on 04/28/2016 4:10:04 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: Signalman

Fava beans or perhaps hemlock


20 posted on 04/28/2016 4:11:28 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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