House Rep Elijah Cummings dead at 68

[Gawdzilla Sama]

BTW, I volunteered at a big cat sanctuary, and besides shoveling mountains of shit I used to do the bait-and-switch. I would dangle a piece of meat outside a small enclosure attached to the larger one. When the cat came in hoping for a snack I would step on a peddle that dropped the door. THEN the other humans went in and cleaned the cage. They were NEVER in the same space with the cats when they were awake, EVER. I did some of the darting because the local vet couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

[Brian37]

BTW, I volunteered at a big cat sanctuary, and besides shoveling mountains of shit I used to do the bait-and-switch. I would dangle a piece of meat outside a small enclosure attached to the larger one. When the cat came in hoping for a snack I would step on a peddle that dropped the door. THEN the other humans went in and cleaned the cage. They were NEVER in the same space with the cats when they were awake, EVER. I did some of the darting because the local vet couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

My best friend Bob, who passed away, was from Australia. His sister Debra and her husband will went to Asia and actually hugged tigers. Twice I visited them after Bob's death, in Brisbane, and both times they took me to Erwin's Zoo, known there as "Australia Zoo". They have a tiger enclosure with giant glass windows replacing most zoo's prison bars. But, when looking through those windows you'd see 3 or 4 zoo keepers in the enclosure with the tigers.

And all I thought both times on both trips, looking at humans in the same proximity with those tigers was, " BETTER YOU THAN ME!"

[Mister Agenda]

That is a sad thing, whoever has to fill his shoes better have damn big feet.

[Drich]

Civil rights icon and Congressman Elijah Cummings dead at 68. I really liked this guy.

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe-first-...1460421664

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I cannot believe how little time MSNBC has given Elijah this morning. He is a huge and important man in American history.

My dad just died at 68 as well I am sorry for his family.

Did anyone even know he was sick?

Do you want to know I do know per CNN the president drinks 12 diet cokes a day. But the leader of the appropriations committee who is looking into trump being critically ill? no I did not know that why? because of one sided reporting that ignores real news and spends 4 mins on how much is too much diet coke.

Seems to me though the "dims" put cummings in that position because if it did not work it would be political suicide for anyone else but someone who is elected because of who he is rather than what he does. I bet the next one going into that position will be maxine waters if she is qualified.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

So, Bich wants to exploit the man's death. No surprise there.

[Aegon]

Seems to me though the "dims" put cummings in that position because if it did not work it would be political suicide for anyone else but someone who is elected because of who he is rather than what he does. I bet the next one going into that position will be maxine waters if she is qualified.

I don't think that was the basis for their decision at all. Also, Maxine Waters is chair of Financial Services. Why would she leave that to go to Oversight? I don't think you know how this stuff works

[Brian37]

So, Bich wants to exploit the man's death. No surprise there.

Come on man, that is not fair, D-Bitch is right. We can't have growing knees having power. I mean, the poor guy had to suffer 8 years of a black man in power. Lets show some sympathy for D-Bitch and try to understand his pathetic white anxiety. It's not like I am white myself..... OH WAIT!

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Civil rights icon and Congressman Elijah Cummings dead at 68. I really liked this guy.

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe-first-...1460421664

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I cannot believe how little time MSNBC has given Elijah this morning. He is a huge and important man in American history.

My dad just died at 68 as well I am sorry for his family.

Did anyone even know he was sick?

Do you want to know I do know per CNN the president drinks 12 diet cokes a day. But the leader of the appropriations committee who is looking into trump being critically ill? no I did not know that why? because of one sided reporting that ignores real news and spends 4 mins on how much is too much diet coke.

Seems to me though the "dims" put cummings in that position because if it did not work it would be political suicide for anyone else but someone who is elected because of who he is rather than what he does. I bet the next one going into that position will be maxine waters if she is qualified.

How much more stupid can you be?  Cummings wasn't on the Appropriations committee.

Boru

[Aegon]

He needs to brush up on how Congress operates before he talks shit

[Brian37]

He needs to brush up on how Congress operates before he talks shit

Damn man, cut D-Bitch some slack. What is wrong with sucking up to dictators, nepotism and violating the Emoluments Clause?