Cliffs of Moher, Ireland: The Cliffs of Moher are sea cliffs located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They run for about 14 kilometres. Wikipedia

Republican Party leaders are physically fighting with each other in Michigan. 🍿

"He kicked me in my balls": Michigan Republicans brawl at local meeting GOP gone wild: "When you see me taking my glasses off, I’m ready to rock"

As reported by The Detroit News, Wayne County Republican James Chapman was trying to get into the state party's meeting room at the Doherty Hotel by jiggling the door handle when Clare County Republican Party Chair Mark DeYoung opened the door from inside.  "He kicked me in my balls as soon as I opened the door,"  DeYoung told the outlet while being interviewed in the ER, adding that he had suffered a broken rib and intended to press charges against Chapman.  Chapman, however, said DeYoung was the one who swung first after threatening to kick Chapman's ass. DeYoung denied that, though, claiming Chapman squared up first — rushing DeYoung and slamming him into a chair. One of the individuals involved in the fight gave Detroit News' Craig Mauger a warning for any would-be future Michigan brawlers:  "When you see me taking my glasses off, I'm ready to rock," Chapman said. 

It's easy to see why Republicans are no longer running Michigan.

Although the dust-up took place outside the actual meeting room, members inside got an eye full.   "From my clear vantage point a kerfuffle occurred outside our meeting room. We recessed for 5 minutes. It had nothing to do with the content of our meeting," said committee member Kristin Lee. 

Donald Trump says that he may not take part in the first GOP debate. That's a shame because it would be great fun to see him and DeSantis get into a ball kicking and face scratching melee on live TV.

Tree Tunnel, Clare County, Ireland

Tree Tunnel, Clare County, Ireland

Tree Tunnel, Clare County, Ireland

Tree Tunnel, Clare County, Ireland

Tree Tunnel, Clare County, Ireland

Tree Tunnel, Clare County, Ireland

Man Walking Down a Country Road from the Kenneally Family Farm. County Clare, Ireland. 1954 - From "The Irish Countryman"

Photo: Dorothea Lange

Shaun Evans + kissing

A visualization of my post here.

Ireland (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) by Mark

Via Flickr:

(1) Glendalough (2) Glendalough Upper Lake (3) Aille River (4) Inch Beach sunset (5) Saint Kevin's Church     

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Dromoland castle, Dromoland, County Clare, Ireland

Scarlet elfcup mushrooms (Sarcoscypha austriaca var. austriaca) growing on moss, Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. December.

Photographer: Robert Thompson

Rush

Loop Head Peninsula, June 2017