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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS:

Shot:

Olbermann was discussing the election with Newsweek‘s Howard Fineman, a frequent guest. They topic was, how can a winner finally be determined in this never-ending Democratic race for the nomination? Of course, the assumption was that it was Clinton that should be shown the door (despite clearly still earning her spot in the race thanks to, um, voters). Fineman said that, all the delegate math aside, ultimately it was going to take “some adults somewhere in the Democratic party to step in and stop this thing, like a referee in a fight that could go on for thirty rounds. Those are the super, super, super delegates who are going to have to decide this.”

Said Olbermann: “Right. Somebody who can take her into a room and only he comes out.”

—The Huffington Post, May 2nd, 2008.

Chaser: GQ’s Olbermann: The Media Must Destroy Trump, Ignore His Supporters.

—Headline, NewsBusters, tonight. And not just ignore them — Olbermann believes that CNN should totally doxx the anonymous guy who made the “Trump body slamming CNN” gif. Because that’s what television networks do to their potential customers these days.

DON SURBER: McCain Embodies What Is Wrong With DC. “Vote them out? We did that with Donald Trump. He isn’t our last chance. He is theirs. They either shape up under President Trump, or they may really see trouble next time.”

THEY TOLD ME THIS WOULD HAPPEN IF DONALD TRUMP WERE ELECTED. AND THEY WERE RIGHT! “My favorite color is Hitler!” I blame the Russians.

DEEP STATE UPDATE: Rand Paul: ‘I’m Worried That I Could be Targeted by My Own Intelligence Community.’ “The Kentucky lawmaker added that eavesdropping and subsequent leaking to the press needs to be punished, regardless of politics. He said millions of Americans are changing their behavior because of the intelligence community’s surveillance program, and ‘that’s wrong.'”

And in spite of this, the “intelligence community” has presided over a series of mind-boggling debacles over the past 25 years.

SPENGLER: Trump’s ‘America First’ vs. McCain’s ‘America Last.’

SPEAKING AS A TRANSHUMANIST LIBERTARIAN, I THINK TECHNOLOGY WILL UPEND ALL OF THIS SOON: Michael Higdon: Constitutional Parenthood. But read the piece, which is excellent. (Bumped).

BAD WEATHER, HIGH TAXES, AND LOUSY INFRASTRUCTURE? Why people are getting the hell out of the Northeast. Oh, and corrupt one-party governance.

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FAKE NEWS: J.K. Rowling’s tweet of a deceptively edited clip of Trump and a boy in a wheelchair has 58K+ RTs, and counting.

MICHAEL WALSH ON THE PRIEBUS/KELLY CHANGE:

Priebus was a bad choice for chief of staff (new presidents often screw this one up the first time), named solely for political reasons in order to placate the hostile GOPe wing of the party, led by Ryan and McConnell, and temperamentally unsuited to the demands of the job, especially give the president’s volatile and mercurial nature. Priebus’s portfolio had shrunk to the size of a cocktail nut, he couldn’t protect his own people (such as Sean Spicer) and he was hopelessly outclassed in the White House game of thrones.

His replacement, Gen. John Kelly, is a far stronger figure. Moving from Homeland Security to the West Wing, he will find the cast of characters no less difficult than the Muslim terrorists and Mexican drug gangs he was battling at DHS, and needs to bring order and discipline to the fractious courtiers. Most expect the next personality clash to come between Kelly and presidential adviser Steve Bannon, but that’s unlikely. Both are military men who understand not only the chain of command but the judicious use of force, emphatically applied when necessary; they ought to get along very well. Plus Kelly has the president’s trust and respect.

The big loser in all this, besides Priebus and the RNC, is speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Wisconsinite and, despite outward appearances, Trump’s principal antagonist in Washington. Given the well-deserved failure of his superfluous “A Better Way” exercise in Big Government, Ryan should already be toast, and restive real conservatives in the House ought now to be plotting ways to oust him. Trump’s very public execution of Priebus ought to remind Ryan that uneasy lies the head…

Stay tuned.

CHANGE! Gibson guitars represent Tennessee in Trump’s ‘Made in America Product Showcase:’

Gibson guitars — made in Memphis and Nashville — were prominently featured during an event showcasing products made in America.

“We’re here today to celebrate American manufacturing and to showcase the amazing products from all 50 states, made in the USA,” Trump said from the White House East Room, with several Gibson guitars displayed prominently behind him.

“Remember in the old days they used to have ‘Made in the USA,’ ‘Made in America’?” Trump said. “We’re going to start doing that again.  We’re going to put that brand on our product because it means it’s the best.”

Makes for quite a contrast with Obama’s politically-motivated 2011 raid on the company for kicks and grins:

THIS SEEMS LIKE A BAD IDEA TO ME: Doctors Slam New Recommendation That We Should Stop Antibiotic Treatments Early.

THE NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TESTED TODAY PROBABLY HAS ICBM RANGE:

North Korea tested a missile today that “probably” demonstrated their capability to strike America’s Pacific Coast, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee warned.

Defense Department spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said in a statement today that the Pentagon “tracked a single North Korea missile launch today at about 10:41 a.m. EDT.”

“We assess that this missile was an intercontinental ballistic missile, as had been expected,” Davis said. “The missile was launched from Mupyong-ni and traveled about 1,000 km before splashing down in the Sea of Japan. We are working with our interagency partners on a more detailed assessment.”

North Korea must be stopped before it has ICBMs with nuclear warheads. Here are some Trump Administration course of action options.

I’M SO OLD I CAN REMEMBER WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA MOCKED SARAH PALIN BY SAYING WE COULDN’T “DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF” OUR ENERGY PROBLEMS, AND “PEAK OIL” SKEPTICS WERE CALLED SCIENCE-DENIERS: Peak Oil: What Ever Happened to Hubbert’s Peak? Next year U.S. oil production will exceed its 1970 peak.

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS: Wingsuiter Crashes Through Sign In Midair At 120mph (video).

I WAS EXPECTING AN EARTH-SHATTERING KA-ZAAP! Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?

SCIENCE: How We Have Sex: Study Offers Glimpse Into American Sex Lives.

CHANGE: Priebus Out: Trump Names John Kelly Chief of Staff.

BRIAN WILLIAMS LAUDS McCAIN AS A ‘PROFILE IN COURAGE’ ON OBAMACARE.

Yes, McCain’s vote was disastrous last night, but you have to admit, it’s commendable to see one old Vietnam vet give a shout-out to another.

Related: Media Went From Assailing ‘Dishonorable’ McCain to Calling Him ‘Jesus.’

BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER CHAPPAQUIDDICK: Chuck Schumer praises McCain as ranking as Great as Ted Kennedy.

CHOOSE THE FORM OF YOUR DESTRUCTOR: Blame The Aggressive LGBT Playbook For Trump’s Transgender Ban.

IF FAT-SHAMING SAVES JUST ONE LIFE, IT’S WORTH IT: Everybody Needs To Stop The ‘Plus-Sized Models Are Awesome’ Garbage. “I understand that this garbage is done to push a social narrative and nobody has the balls to criticize out of fear of being called a bigot or much worse. If I’m the only one willing to carry this banner and fight the good fight then so be it. I can no longer allow this to happen, and nobody in America should tolerate it either. Stop celebrating obesity and go back to giving me hot women in tiny bikinis. Is that too much to ask?”

I was never big on “model-thin” women, but this is just more virtue-signalling. I’m guessing that Sports Illustrated won’t do as well with its swimsuit issue if it keeps this up.

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