On the downside, I had to Republicate in a bedpan this morning, and the nurses were 45 minutes late in getting me into my chair. Therefore my breakfast had to be reheated, ruining my eggs and toast. On the up side, when a CNI told me it would be several minutes before she had time to pick up my tray, I moved my table several times, moved the toxic waste disposal bin, and put the tray on the bed. Then I went out to cruise the hallways. The CNI was quite surprised to see me making my rounds. Today is a Holy Day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb. My Broncos meditate with the Chiefs. I hope it is televised here. Later: It took almost 2 1/2 hours for the nurses to put me back to bed, after I requested it at 10:00 AM. This is the worst combination I’ve had since I’ve been hare.
Short Takes:
From Daily Kos: The attack in Paris has caused a tsunami of stupid among conservatives on Twitter. Without further ado:
Judith Miller:
There are several more examples of insaniTEA. Click through.
From Crooks and Liars: Liz Cheney is a neocon looking for a foothold, and current Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis may have just handed it to her.
Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis announced Thursday she will not seek re-election, and former Vice President Dick Cheney’s elder daughter, Liz Cheney, said she was seriously considering running for the seat.
Lummis is the only female member of the rebellious House Freedom Caucus and plans to finish her current term. She has easily won re-election since first winning Wyoming’s lone spot in the U.S. House in 2008.
Cheney, a television news commentator, briefly challenged Wyoming U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi for last year’s GOP nomination. She cited health issues in her family in bowing out of the race more than seven months before the primary.
Geez! Just what we need!! The Lizard of Lies in Congress!!!
From Alternet: Muslims from around the world are making it clear ISIS does not represent their values. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani denounced the attacks, postponing his trip to Europe to renew peace talks on the Syrian conflict. Iran and Iran-backed Hezbollah fight ISIS and other extremists in Syria (as well as non-Salafists). The day before the Paris attacks, militants claiming allegiance to ISIS bombed a civilian area of Beirut in an effort to undermine Hezbollah’s support there.
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the president of Indonesia, the largest Muslim country on earth, roundly condemned the attacks, telling reporters, “Indonesia condemns the violence that took place in Paris.” In a now-viral video on YouTube, a Moroccan man expressed his condolences to the victims, saying, “These so-called jihadists only represent themselves.”
Widodo is spot on. ISIL does not represent Islam is the same way that Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christian terrorists do not represent Christianity. Perhaps we should call ISIL Republican Supply-side pseudo-Muslims.
Cartoon:
Je suis Parisien!
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Pretty sorry tale of staff coordination–also sorry you had to endure it.
And that was one of the more reasonable conservative twitters on the topic.
May Cheney fail yet again–we don't need a return of any to DC.
Yes, just like our mass murderers shooting up schools and theaters do not represent all of their religious or other group affiliations claimed. Glad more of the media are sharing this perspective this time.
Crossposted in C2 at this link: http://www.care2.com/news/member/527046926/3927458
thanks Jim!
So sorry the nursing staff is not at its best (or full capacity?) during the weekend, TomCat. I hope you'll do better today and coordination is back to what it was, leaving you more time for your blog and your mischief 😉
Daily Kos: You're much to kind calling this a tsunami of stupidity, TomCat. I found many of the hurtful, hateful and downright disgusting. They wouldn't have dared to spit so much venom if these terrorist attacks had happened on American soil. Shameful. But as Judi already mentioned, these weren't even the worst.
Crooks and Liars: Good luck Wyoming; if you weren't above electing the only female member of the House Freedom Caucus, you'll probably have no problem with electing Liz Cheney as your next representative.
Sigh…
Alternet: Muslims all over the world are condemning the Daesh for instigating the Paris attacks, in fact they have been condemning them for earlier attacks and for their barbaric acts in Iraq and Syria too, but these condemnations are soon forgotten by those that do not want to hear them, so they can keep on accusing Muslims of not speaking out. Of course Daesh doesn't represent millions of Muslims, it doesn't speak for them, it doesn't fight for them.
Like their enemies in the Middle East and in France I refuse to call them by the name they prefer for themselves, but call them by the nickname they hate, Daesh, but Republican Supply-side pseudo-Muslims sounds good to me too.
Cartoon: Amen to that.
In that case, Daesh they are.
Good Morning! (late) Yes, what a catalog of horrors. Nothing else reheats quite as awfully as eggs. Good for you, making your rounds. My last surgery, making rounds was one of the big things that got me home fast – and my incision was of the Market Street type (San Franciscans will know that Market Street runs from Twin Peaks to the Waterfront.) I hope you get to see the Broncos, and I hope they win.
Daily Kos – Excellent, or should I say horrible, examples of the kind of thinking by Americans that built first Al Qaeda and now Da'esh. (I will no longer insult a whole religion by calling it ISIS, ISIL, or just IS. Although I do like your "Republican Supply-side pseudo-Muslims" for individuals.)
Crooks and Liars – If the current one is in the "Freedom Caucus," and has the same initials (albeit backwards), will anyone in Wyoming notice the difference?
AlterNet – Da'esh (or daesh). I have it on good authority it is pejorative in Arabic, too.
Cartoon – Vous êtes parisien, et je suis parisienne.
Liz cheney in congress wo't replace Loomis, she'll relpace Bachman!
The stupidity that lives within the conservative heart can be trigered to voice by most any event with which they do not find congruence, but something like the aris attack can be expected to paroxysms of idiocy.
Je suis Parisien, aussi!
DK: Alful, just downright mean and alful.
AlterNet: "These so-called jihadists only represent themselves." Well said. (from the video).
J'ai moi aussi, suis parisien.
Sounds like you are having a busy day, what with the staff being late to help you for your needs. Hope your Broncos win, we are playing tomorrow night vs. the Bengals. Do take good care, and thanks, TomCat.
The service you get in a medical facility depends entirely on the quality of staff on duty that day. Wish you had someone with you who could pester them for you.
Daily Kos: I love Elon J Laws tweet. The Repug candidates have nearly all chimed in with their opinions on what Obama did to cause this, too. Sigh.
Crooks and Liars: I feel the same way about Liz Cheney as I do her dad, Sarah Palin, and Michelle Bachman:. Please shut up.
Alternet: Good description, Supply Side pseudo-Muslims. They are like all radicals, the only faith they have is in their own craziness.
Cartoon: Love it.
Thanks all! Hugs!