It’s another busy day with lots of chores, including preparing my grocery list for the week, paying bills and getting prescriptions refilled. Are you going to watch the show tomorrow night?
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:31 (average 5:05). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Fantasy Football Report:
Here’s the news from our own fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends.
Scores:
Patty Monster monster-mashed my poor kitty dingles!
Standings:
Congrats to Vivian and Rob, who are leading the league.
Short Takes:
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From YouTube (Real Time Channel): Ann Coulter: In Trump We Trust
Barf Bag Alert!!
Two things about the Coultergeist have not changed. It is still full of shit. It still has its Adam’s apple.
From The New Yorker: Trump’s suggestion that both Presidential candidates submit to a drug test has sparked fears that such a test would reveal that he is not on drugs.
In interviews conducted across the country, voters said that they would be “alarmed” and “distressed” to learn that the billionaire’s statements and actions were the product of a mind unaltered in any way by a controlled substance.
“It never occurred to me that Donald Trump might not be on drugs,” Carol Foyler, an accountant from Toledo, Ohio, said. “That would be terrifying.”
Harland Dorrinson, a mechanic from St. Petersburg, Florida, said that the chilling possibility of Trump not being on drugs was a strong argument against submitting the candidates to drug testing. “If it turns out that he isn’t on anything, this is something that the American people shouldn’t have to find out,” he said. “We’ve suffered enough this election.”
Andy has a great point. We’ve speculated what drug he might be on, but the possibility that he is the way he is, without benefit of addiction, is even more appalling!
From NY Times: Russia’s main English-language satellite network complained on Monday that its British bank was abruptly closing its accounts. The network, which reported on the decision, called it a British-government-sanctioned attempt to interfere with freedom of speech.
It was the latest controversy for the network, RT, originally and still commonly known as Russia Today. [Republicans delinked] The broadcaster presents itself as an alternative to the Western media, but critics call it a Kremlin-financed mouthpiece that seeks to create an alternative to reality.
Kudos to the Bank! Putin’s propaganda network helped convince Bridiots that it was safe to cast a protest vote for Brexit. Now they are telling Americans to cast a protest vote for Stein, because Putin wants to elect Trump. Sadly, Jill Stein has colluded with their scheme in exchange for the majority of her TV coverage.
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4:35 Not bad for so tired I can hardly see straight, but I'm sure not good enough.
YouTube – Couldn't finish. RRRAAALPPPHH!
TNY – I am speechless. I could actually discuss the existence of chemicals which are generated and regulated by a person's emotional ups and downs – but trying to apply that to Trump would be an entirely different kettle of Trump Stew (see William Rivers Pitt).
NYT – Sad indeed.
Cartoon – Ah. A morning-star. Typical Republican obfuscation.
YT: Thanks for the warning. Lordy, she kept interrupting him. And…making excuses for him. ugh!! "In Trump We Trust". Nope, nada.
NYer: If he's not, then he's very, very nervous and frustrated. LOL, Andy.
Cartoon: Good description/picture!
I'm planning, (maybe, possibly)… watching the debate, though I do have a tendency to scream at the tv. All the negativity coming from the R, tires/drains me. He's going to be a sore loser, and pity the people who are on his team, when it happens. A cool front is due in tomorrow, I'm ready for fall.
Enjoy your evening, get some relaxation in, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
Ann Coulter: How to make my own money off this asshole! I could not watch the whole thing. Anyone else notice how, from Newt, to O'Lielly, to Beckenstein, these folks peddle their shit to the sheep?
New Yorker: This clown has been consistently an ass for the entirety of our knowing of him, in any way. So, either he has alays been on what-the-hell-ever, or THIS IS WHO HE IS! Andy seems to speak to this fellow, Harland Dorrinson, a lot. I've not run into him, in my several visits to St.Petersberg. But, I agree with his point of view!
NY Times: Poor little Putin! Certainly KUDOS to the bank!
Andy has a little stable of made-up names that he uses over and over so as not to accidentally use a name of a real person. You're right, he uses Dorrinson a lot, but he does use the others too.
Puzzle — 3:29 No birdie fricassée tonight Puddy Tat!
Fantasy Football — Depressing!!
Youtube — Barf!!! I read that Obama's half brother is voting for Drumpf and will attend the debate tomorrow as a Drumpf guest. He's as looney as the Coultergeist! http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/obamas-half-brother-to-attend-debate-as-trumps-guest/ar-AAj7qX5?li=AAadgLE&ocid=spartanntp
The New Yorker — Good one Andy! Drugs or not, Drumpf is one sick SOB!!!
NY Times — You play with fire, you get burned!
Cartoon — Either that or aRepublican vaginal probe.
I'm going to bed PDQ. I am in such pain from intercostal muscle issues likely caused by my fall and coughing with the cold that breathing is very difficult as is sleeping. I was in tears all night because of the pain. I saw the doctor today and had xrays to rule out broken or cracked ribs.
I am so sorry, Lynn, I hope you get good news about your ribs.
Thanks Edie! Doctor and physio both feel it is more likely intercostal muscle sprain or tear, and not a cracked or broken rib, but we'll see.
You certainly have my sympathy and prayers. I hope they can give you something to help with that pain which has few or no side effects.
Thanks JD! Tylenol is helping reasonably well, but according to the doctor, this could go on for several weeks.
I'm so terribly sorry to hear about your pain and sleep deprivation, Lynn. I had hoped with you that the antibiotics would do the trick and you'd be on your way to recovery now. I'm glad you went to the doctor's again to have your ribs checked out. Hopefully the news is good and you get something for the pain which also allows you a good night's sleep. Please take care, my friend. Here's hoping you'll make a speedy recovery.
Thanks very much. The anti biotics did the trick for clearing the sinuses but the intercostal muscle issue (or broken rib) is separate from the infection. It makes breathing difficult and moving about difficult. Coughing and yawning give me pain, but getting up from lying down or from sitting gives me stabbing pain. I am taking Tylenol for the pain and it does help. Any bending over is near impossible which makes cleaning the cat box very frustrating and time consuming. Well this will pass in time.
Add me to the long list of those wishing you well. Even phantom limb pain is not as frustrating as the inability to inhale wirhout pain.
Thanks TC! It's not just breathing but also movements like trying to sit or stand. I would have thought phantom pain would be worse.
Youtube: I couldn't listen to all of it, she always makes me ill. She is a hate filled person, who spouts nonsense repeatedly in the hope it will be believed . Bill made good points but she didn't hear them.
The New Yorker: I agree with Andy, if he is not on drugs, then he is literally out of his mind, which I think is true, anyway.
NY Times: This election has been scary enough without having to worry about Putin's influence. I would love to know how much Trump actually owes Russia. They seem overly interested in getting him elected.
Catoon: Exactly!
Chores are keeping you awfully busy, TomCat. But look on the bright side: they may give you a break from pondering too much on the state of American politics.
MD: The right to vote is a human right which Oregon honors as all states should, TomCat. Kudos to Oregon.
YouTube: Coulter's entrance had me mixing my metaphors: "How come this scarecrow dressed as a hooker mutton, baring arms, legs and mouth, gets to be spokeswoman for the Republicans when they got their knickers in a twist over Michelle's shapely bare arms. The rest, the incoherent, contradictious a la GOP rant, was rather inconsequential. On the one hand I admire Bill Maher for inviting her to promote her book and give everyone room to have their say. On the other hand people like Caulter and her hero Drumpf are outright dangerous and have become even more so because of the enormous amount of attention they get in the media and Maher should not feel the need to add to that.
TNY: Wow, you get top marks for this twist to the drug-test proposition, Andy. Imagine the horror we had to face when it turned out this is who Drumpf is really is.
NYT: After Barclay's, who closed RT's accounts in July 2015, NatWest (a daughter of the RBS group) is the second bank that closes their accounts. The British government denies any involvement or that it has anything to do with sanctions, but with RBS being under government scrutiny and American Secretary John Kerry together with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson stating two days ago that there may be more sanctions against both Syria and Russia for their role in Aleppo, that is a little hard to believe. After a Hot Election Autumn we seem to have to get prepared for a Cold War Winter.
I saw a petition on Care2 this morning to NatWest to reinstate RT's banking. I didn't sign it, but it did occur to me that it might be better to have RT in plain sight rther than have it under the radar. It's the old "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" thing.
Just could not watch the female hate version of Trump…have to save my sanity for the debate, but, Lona, you did make me laugh…So many of Trump's women look like hookers. Not an ounce of class in the whole bunch.
It might be comforting to find Trump is on drugs… at least the would be an excuse – a weak one, but at least something to explain this meglomaniac.
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YouTube: Indeed, Ann Coulter is a barf bag.
IMO: A rebuttal to Ann Coulter.
Preaching to the choir-
You’re Lying to Yourself if You Think Trump is the Answer | The Closer with Keith Olbermann | GQ
Published on Oct 18, 2016
And even if he loses, your vote for Donald Trump gives the next demagogue or fascist a green-light to think he can take your country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BIHXhs7rYps
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Thanks for the link, Jim. That is a really powerful speech Keith Olbermann made there. It resonated with me from beginning to end and that really doesn't happen very often. Highly recommended and a must for anyone still making up his mind how to vote.
Thanks all. Pooped and rushing hugs!!