Wendy just left. She shined and polished the TomCat, swept the floors, straightened the bed and cleaned the kitchen area, Today is a grocery delivery day, so I’ll have to stay up until they arrive, My hands have not improved.
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From The New Yorker: In what promises to be a key issue in the 2016 general election, a majority of Americans now say that they want a President who can keep their families safe from Rudy Giuliani, a new poll finds.
According to the poll, which was conducted on Monday night by the University of Minnesota’s Opinion Research Institute, an unprovoked attack by Giuliani now rivals immigration, terrorism, and the economy as a top concern of likely voters.
In interviews across the country, voters expressed dismay that neither of the major political parties’ presumptive nominees had offered a coherent plan to prevent the former mayor of New York from harming them or their families in a sudden fit of rage.
Andy, with all the opportunities for satire, what drove you to report straight news again?
From Daily Kos: The feud between Fox News head Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch’s sons appears to have reached a conclusion: New York magazine is reporting that after initial investigation of Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment allegations against him, Ailes is getting the boot. The only question is whether they’ll allow him to stay on during the Republican National Convention.
Good riddance!! Nevertheless, I’m sure Murdoch will replace him with another Fascist, equally if not more detectible than Ailes.
From The New Yorker (again): The 2016 Republican National Convention became embroiled in another controversy on Tuesday, as Biblical experts accused Republicans of plagiarizing the entire Convention scenario from the Book of Revelation.
“The first thing that struck me, on Night One, was when the sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon like blood,” the Reverend Davis Logsdon, of the University of Minnesota’s Divinity School, said. “That was just too close to be a coincidence.”
Logsdon said that another telltale sign of plagiarism could be found in the alarming appearance of Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and retired General Michael Flynn. “The four of them didn’t ride in on horseback, but it was still clear who they were supposed to be,” he said.
By Tuesday afternoon the Trump campaign was pushing back against the plagiarism charges, as campaign manager Paul Manafort told reporters, “I swear to you that no one involved in this campaign has ever gone near a Bible.”
“Certain things that we’ve done to spice up the Convention—like having smoke rising from the Abyss like the smoke from a giant furnace, and having the sun and sky darkened by the smoke from the Abyss—have been in the planning stages for weeks,” he said. “This is just a case of ‘great minds think alike.’ “
Andy, do you think it was also plagiarism, when they nominated the Antichrist?
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5:36 Am I the only one who thinks it would have been nice if they had just mentioned the dent in their survival that "Finding Nemo" made?
New Yorker I – The number of crazy people currently and previously in positions of authoritysurely must make us all wonder how they got there – how they are continuing to get there – and most importantly, how can it be stopped? Giuliani is only one of many.
DKos – There is such an ample supply of jerks around we will probably hardly even notice.
New Yorker II – Well, doesn't this just point up the fine line between plagiarism and prophecy! I will need to go back the the original text. I've seen "Famine" depicted as female in art, but I never realized that was in the original – the Four HorseMEN, after all.
Cartoon – in the light of current events, I'm not going there today.
NYer: LOL, Andy! (we need protection from ALL of them)!!!
DK: Ailes is a perv. Glad that Carlson sued him. I wonder tho', where he'll go next?? Prison, I hope, tho' that will never happen…as big $$$$ talks.
NYer: Dang, Andy, good article!! Or as they say on GOT, : "Winter's Coming".
Cartoon: What a wonderful day for Neil Armstrong, and the USA! Armstrong – "Houston, Tranquility Base here.The Eagle has landed."
Uh, oh! That doesn't sound good about your hands. Can you call the dr., and get some info/advice about your pain? Hope that it gets better for you! Get some rest, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
Glad/Sad to say I stayed up to watch the whole moonwalk – and NOT Michael Jackson's.
Glad – because it was a seminal historic event
Sad – because it proves I'm so damn old. ;-(
Do be careful how much TV you watch over the next two weeks – with FOUR Republicans running in the PRIMARY for Governor of your state, and the lowest spender will still have spent over a million and a half.by then, while the top spender will be approaching (may be over) five million. That kind of money cn buy a lot of s**t for the airwaves. Please try to protect yourself! We need you!
Actually most of the Rethuglican ones are quite intriguing … in a train-wreck sort of way.
But given my lack of hearing, it’s only based on the visuals, as none of them are CC on TV. (The YouTube is – but why would I?)
Although I am rather fond of this one for Eric Greitens, who apparently compensates for a similar “Endowment Deficiency” like little-fingered Trump, with a fondness for killing weeds in an open field with his semi-automatic.
I mean, who WOULDN’T vote for a “big-bullet” weed-killer like this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf2Gai1uQYM
Did the rheumatologist tell you both hands would be better with only a shot in your left hand, TomCat. The cortisone will most likely get any inflammation of your tendons in that hand under control first, I expect the right hand to improve much later, don't you? But you're skeptical about any improvement, aren't you. It would be nice for once if the doctor proved you wrong and you were pain free for once, so I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for that to happen 🙂
TNY: Jeez, Andy, as if we didn't have enough nightmares with one screaming white old man attacking almost all kinds of groups of people on the planet! Do we really need to fear yet another one coming after us?
DK: Don't expect any change at Faux News after Ailes gets the boot, this is a purely internal feud and the sexual charges are just an excuse to get rid of him. They've known about it for years, probably even instructed him to cultivate a misogynist and sexist culture because it was good for ratings. The Murdoch's didn't back Drumpf at the beginning of his campaign and now their ratings have dropped and Drumpf is the nominee, they turned on their heels and when Ailes did turn fast enough with them, it was clear they wanted him gone. The next Faux News head will be an ardent Drumpf supporter and the sexism, misogyny, bigotry, racism and all the other right-wing characteristics will continue as before or even get worse, that is Drumpfian.
TNY: LOL, Andy's allusion to the apocalyptic four horsemen…OK three horsemen and one pig-castrating woman…was spot on. Too much fire and brimstone at that convention, if you ask me.
Double dose of AB quite welcome.
I hope your hands get better soon.
Daily Kos: I read today that Hannity and O'Reilly will leave if Ailes does, could these two be replaced with something worse?
TheNew Yorker: Andy keeps getting too close to fact!
Cartoon: I remember that day so well and how exciting it was. Imagine if we had the technology then that we have today!
Puzzle — 3:33 A Republican fish! A clown. Don't get indigestion from scarfing down a Republican, Puddy Tat!
The New Yorker — Rudy Giuliani is an idiot, a raving one at that. Straight reporting indeed!
Daily Kos — Don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you, Ailes! Good riddance! Ailes or not, it will always be Faux Noise. If Edie is correct and Hannity and O'Lielly leave with Ailes, There's no loss!
The New Yorker — The Republican apocalypse! Andy is spot on.
Cartoon — I remember the day well. Awesome. And keeping to a space theme, John Glenn turned 95 years old 18/07/2016. It was his first mission flying in orbit that had me interested in space.
Hope the hands start to feel better. I find that often the pain is reduced by Tylenol and keeping them warm.
I could stand a break from that dawg meat!
NewYorker: Save us from Rudy Giuliani. lol. Why do the news people listen and report on him, Rudy is a "demigod" has-been. lol.
KOS: Roger Ailes is out of Faux Noise, the "news" station he started 20 years ago is out. Good riddance. lol. Maybe he'll take Hannity & O'Lielly with him. Another perv bites the dust. Sexism will continue onwards at Faux Noise aka: the ass & tits show. Ailes will, most likely, be replaced by a misogynist drumpf, fascist, racist supporter.
Excellent comment by Lona above on Ailes. Love the phrase: "…that is Drumpfian."
New Yorker 2: Republican apocalypse! The smoke has already arisen from the abyss with Drumpf in it. Both Reverend Davis Logsdon & Manafort are disconnected from reality.
Cartoon: History was made on that day, July 20, 1969.
I was in a university coffee shop in Ohio, student union, with many other people, when this historic event took place. It was awesome! Cheers!
Excellent quote: "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind".
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Thanks all. Very tired hugs!!
Andy keeps on rocking it!
Cartoon: Sadly, it seems, the "…giant leap for mankind," has gone backwards! No thanks to King Richard, St. Ronald, and the Bush babies, et.al!