I think I need to take another day off. I spent almost the entire day in bed, and I need more time for my chest muscles to heal from excessive coughing. Breathing is still painful. I’m current with replies. Hopefully I shall return tomorrow.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
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Short Takes:
From MoveOn: Meryl Streep Thinks She’s Figured Out What Would Make Sarah Silverman Blush
I can say I am pro all those good things in one sentence. I am anti-Republican. Draw the Line. Center for Reproductive Rights.
From NY Times: The nation’s largest banks are facing a fresh torrent of lawsuits asserting that they sold shoddy mortgage securities that imploded during the financial crisis, potentially adding significantly to the tens of billions of dollars the banks have already paid to settle other cases.
Regulators, prosecutors, investors and insurers have filed dozens of new claims against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and others, related to more than $1 trillion worth of securities backed by residential mortgages.
Certainly investors deserve relief from losses suffered due to the crimes of Republican Banksters. They should take their place in line right behind the consumers the Banksters screwed.
From Politicus USA: Since election day, Rachel Maddow has been beating Sean Hannity in the key demo ratings. Fox News has responded with a juvenile attack on Maddow.
There is something happening in cable news that can no longer be ignored. MSNBC is seriously challenging Fox News. Specifically, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell are regularly beating their Fox News competition in the key 25-54 demo. Last week, Maddow beat Hannity, 378,000 viewers to 352,000 in the demo.
What wonderful news! MSNBC has conservative shows like Morning Joe (3 hours long) to balance progressives like Maddow and and O’Donnell, making it genuinely balanced. Faux Noise, on the other hand is not even a news channel. It is the Propaganda Ministry of the Republican Party. Every loss Faux Noise takes raises our collective national intelligence.
Cartoon:
Would someone please inform the Republican Party about this?
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3:14 I surprised myself with this time. I usually drown with the water puzzles. Which one of you water babies is going to beat me? Lynn or Jerry, or the both of you?
3:10 Not by much! But you didn't drown as the boat is on shore! The only way will drown is if you drown your sorrows in a bottle of Seafarer's Rum!
3:37 You ladies left both TomCat and me stranded on the beach.
Especially me
MoveOn ~ Signed. Thanks for posting, Tom.
NY Times ~ It is time for the banksters to pay for their crimes against the people of the U.S.A.!
Politicus USA ~ Ha ha ha!
Cartoon ~ It is a shame that we are still fighting for our basic human rights here in the good old U.S. of A.
YVW, Patty.
Yes it is!
and LOL too!
More than a shame. It's a crime.
Puzzle — 3:10 Not by much! But you didn't drown as the boat is on shore! The only way will drown is if you drown your sorrows in a bottle of Seafarer's Rum!
MoveOn — Petitions signed. In the one segment of the woman from Moldova, I find it both interesting and disgusting that the police should arrest her, the courts convict her, and then tell her she should not have had sex. SHE was RAPED! Did she have a choice? She was raped by some male (not a man) who couldn't keep it in his pocket, and then raped again by the law. How is it that rape is the woman's fault? Reproductive Rights! Women's Rights!! Human Rights!!! Equal Rights!!!
NY Times — The Greedy Old Pharts and their non-regulation regulations, and the banksters must be held accountable for their fraudulent practices. Consumers and investors have the right, in my view, to recover their outlay from the banksters. Consumers have the right to know that their are laws to protect them in what is likely the largest purchase of their lives (except maybe medical insurance before the ACA!).
Politicus USA — I saw an article a few weeks ago about this including bar graphs etc. Rachel was kicking ass! But the Faux Noise come back is a sign of sheer desperation. I suggest they get over it because it will continue!
Cartoon — International Human Rights Day, and women everywhere still have to fight for basic human rights because they are seen at disposable; as chattel. Sad and disgusting!
Another win.
I agree, and that's the Republican goal for women's rights.
Amen.
May Faux Noise follow the Follow the Republican Party into extinction.
And Republicans are try to undo the progress we have made.
NY Times — I suspect the investors with jump in front of the consumers. Money speaks louder than common old home buyers.
Sadly, I suspect that you are correct.
Thank you TC, I draw the line…
YVW, Richard, and thank YOU.