Wendy was here this morning. She shined and polished the TomCat, cleaned the counters and floors, remade the bed, and took a Mug Shot of me for you. Today is the hottest day of the heat wave, with mid 90°s forecast. Here’s that Mug Shot.
A Better View of the Logo:
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:19 (average 5:26). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Our Next First Lady?
Short Takes:
From NY Times: Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he hoped Russian intelligence services had successfully hacked Hillary Clinton’s email, and encouraged them to publish whatever they may have stolen, essentially urging a foreign adversary to conduct cyberespionage against a former secretary of state.
“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Mr. Trump said during a news conference here in an apparent reference to Mrs. Clinton’s deleted emails. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”
Mr. Trump’s call was another bizarre moment in the mystery of whether Vladimir V. Putin’s government has been seeking to influence the United States’ presidential race.
His comments came amid questions about the hacking of the Democratic National Committee’s computer servers, which American intelligence agencies have told the White House they have “high confidence” was the work of the Russian government.
Now that he’s actually committing a crime, I’ll speculate some more. Is Rump Dump making this request, because Putin (R-RU) delivered on a previous hacking request? Why did Rump Dump tell GOP Pootie that, if elected, he will recognize the Crimea as Russian Territory, and lift US sanctions against him for invading Ukraine, of which the Crimea is part? For what does Trump owe Putin?
From Crooks and Liars: Before the show is broadcast, Stephen Colbert usually takes questions from the audience. His reaction to a question by a female college student, "if you have Donald Trump on your show tonight, what would you ask him?” had the audience in stitches.
Great answer. It wouldn’t surprise me, if, asked the same question about hecklers at the Democratic National Convention, he responded, "What does Trump’s taste like?"
From Alternet: President Obama and VP Biden both spoke on the third night of the Democratic National Convention. But it was Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) who really caught John Oliver’s eye.
We Democrats are not so thin-skinned that we cannot laugh at our own.
Cartoon (originally posted 7/28/2014):
Two years ago, I actually thought this was the absolute worst it could get. Ha!
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4:26 But – but – I thought God hated figs! /s
The mug shots are coming as email attachments. They don't really fit as illustrations for Everyday Erinyes. The shirt is delightful'
NY Times – He has already committed a crime by using corporate resources (i.e. a speechwriter) for the campaign. That's probably not all, but that one is admitted. And the hacks of the DNC may have come from Russia, but they came through Julian Assange, which he has admitted he did in order to hurt Hillary, and says he will do so again. Do you really think the people who were so excited about Benghazi will lift a finger to harm Drumpf?
Crooks and Liars – It's an axcellent question. I hope Drumpf's handlers don't try to stop him from having a temper tantrum about it.
AlterNet – Faithful America reports that the right-wing fanatics who rule the Catholic church in the United States are already starting to smear him (he has a 100% voting rating from Planned Parenthood.) Which reminds me, Texas (not you, Pat, we know you are sane) is now introducing legislation to require funerals for fetuses (feti?). See https://secure3.convio.net/cfrr/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=349 for details and a petition. (And if you want to read what I added to the letter – twist my arm.)
Cartoon Yeah. Scary (then) and Scarier (now).
Funerals for fetuses? How awful! This will be punishing women for having miscarriages!
I forgot to add, I signed!
Only in Texas would the right wing nuts think up such an asinine piece of legislation. Signed
Petition signed. I am so sick of the Texass legislature coming up with their inane proposals dealing with women's issues. They have no business interfering.
Signed. Republicans have zero reespect for women.
Also signed. I will remind you that just before JFK's visit to Dallas, he referred to Texas as a place of nut jobs. I no longer recall the exact words, but they apppear to have been working, assiduously, to take their idiocy to a very dull level…like dumber than a bag of hammers! That said, Pat, and others at C2, and several couins of mine, are upstanding Texans.
108 for us here.
The European press reported that Putin got Clinton's emails via her using unsecured web access in hotels using her Blackberry–no crime in that other than hers that I can see.
I'd love to see which European press that is, JLA. Could you provide some links for me? I sure hope it's not one of the English Murdoch tabloids like "the Sun", or the German "Bilt" or our "Telegraaf".
There were some reports to this effect, way back in 2013. If the wing-nut press are acting as though this is news, they're being quite disingenuous.
NYT: UGH!!
C&L: Good question…GREAT answer!! WTG, Stephen!
AN: WOW…Great video. The cat story is Hilarious!! 😉 Ahhh…Texas. The land of Repug Idiots. *Joanne, thank you for the link. Signed, and yes, I am sure that you wrote a scathing (though ladylike), (or ex-Marine) comment. I'm up for it, thanks!
It's rained here for 3 days, I'm tickled pink about that. Love the pictures! Enjoy your evening, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
OK, I didn't say you'd have to twist very hard. I should nmention part of my deeling on this issue is informed by the experience of a good friend, probably more than 30 years ago now, who lost a much-wanted baby in a late term miscarriage. She was able to get a service, but not an interment, and not nearly as much sympathy as I thought she ought to have had.
Outrageously on point!!!!!!
Mug Shot: You are looking healthier all the time! Logo Pic: Admit it, she is cute!
Our Next First Lady: Made me laugh out loud!
NY Times: Today, the Donald, is denying his guilt, saying it was a joke. If proof ever is available that he truly did this, he should be put in prison.
Alternet: That was almost as funny as your picture of Bill!
Cartoon: So did I. Who knew that our country would ever be so divided?
Puzzle — 3:42 Love the colour!
NY Times — Yup, the ditch but a different source. I read somewhere that the major banks won't touch Drumpf so he got some financing from Russia, supposedly.
Crooks and Liars — Good answer! Loved his little dance!
Alternet — Love John Oliver!
Cartoon — Certified lunatics! . . . and this year is even worse! I haven't heard Guano Girl sound off about this year's race. Has she taken a vow of silence?
My wi-fi is out again and I'm on my desk top. Feels really weird! It is just after 2200 hr and the temp is still 26 C with 58% humidity. No wonder I don't sleep well. Pat, could you send some rain our way!
What's up with yiour wf-fi? Is it our International heat wave?
I don't know. I brought my laptop into the den where the modem is and still nothing. Time for the computer doctor.
I guess so. If your desktop also wireless or is it hard wired?
You're getting quite a wardrobe of nice T's with great slogans there, TomCat.
NYT: Not a day goes by in which Drumpf doesn't demonstrate he's a danger to America and a danger to the whole world. He'll do anything, ANYTHING, to win the election, including crawling into bed with his Russian counterpart, Putin (and I'm saying that in a way that won't get me censored or thrown from PP or Care2). We'll never know if Drumpf is really in cahoots with Putin, but just the idea should send shivers down everyone's spines. And if this megalomaniac ever gets to the white house, what then? Will he be satisfied with being the head of state of a country in isolation and ignored and ridiculed by the rest of the world? Well, Drumpf has managed one thing and that is having his scare tactics jumping borders and oceans and having us run scared…for him.
C&L: LOL Apparently Stephen Colbert wasn't afraid of censorship as he wasn't on air yet. Thank you for saying it for me, Stephen!
Alternet: Ahhh…a moment of sanity there: liberals who are able to make fun of their own and not take themselves too serious at the same time. So refreshing after all that Republican fear mongering and insane hatred spewing.
Cartoon: Yikes, it's come this far…we're about to get nostalgic for the good old days of 2014!
Nice tee shirt and coffee cup. The two "mugs" are just fine. lol. If I wanted one of the tees, how much would it be? Does it come in black with white, color letterings? What about the coffee cups?
Yep, Bill is exactly that as depicted in the cartoon. lol. Does anyone know what the exact title will be for Bill when Hillary is POTUS?
NYT: Drumpf wants to do business with Putin is why he is doing what he is doing. Personally, Drumpf should be brought on charges for treason. Drumpf should not be receiving any classified reports from US security agencies.
C & L: Laughable answer! Drumpf is trying very hard to suck up to Putin. lol.
Alter: John Oliver is awesome!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Republican National Convention (HBO)
Published on Jul 24, 2016
John Oliver discusses last week's unsurprisingly surprising Republican convention.
13min: 31seconds. (CC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zNdkrtfZP8I
Cartoon: I remember this one. Just substitute Pence's head onto Palinsane and substitute Drumpf's head onto Guano Girl Bachman. Viola! You have the makings of two misogynistic cross-dressers dressed for their female counterpart debuts. lol.
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Jim, from now on, Big Mouth Award Winners at even 10,000 comments will get their choice between a T shirt and a mug. They're costing me under $30. I'll have to check with the company to see if they would put my designs up for sale.
Thanks for the feedback. Hugzzz.
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Thanks all! Hugs!!
TC, you and Wendy look maahvellous! Of course, Bill never looked better!
NYT: Rumpy is busy screaming about doing everything alone, being the "Only one…" who can do it all, but is pandering to a foreigner, licking his (bleep) to curry favor!
CandL; Alternet: Damned good stuff!
'Toon: Yeah, who would'a thought? Donald makes these two look good, in the way G.W. bush made Nixon look good!