Nov 082018
I had to get up an hour early this morning to be in the lobby for the Lift Bus at 7:30. I’ll post Sam’s videos tomorrow. Off to my appointment.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:26 (average 5:42). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Take:
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Panicked By Democrats, Donald Trump Installs Loyalist To Top DoJ Spot
I’m sure I’ll have more to say about this obstruction in coming days, after I have the time to get a better handle on it. RESIST!!
Cartoon:
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4:48 Apparently not for eating, and definitely not for climbing.
New Randy – three days late, sorry.
I think the Nation had the best description of the election overall: “A Blue Wave with a Harsh Red Undertow”
Oh. My. Goodness. (Sure glad a personal update counts as an open thread or I’d be so far OT you’d have to send out a search party by now.)
Most informative mass shooting article I have found yet which did not identify the perp. (He has been identified since) I chose my graphic below to respect the victims. Just as I commented the yoga parlor shooting was chosen for yoga, I suspect this one was chosen for college night. They hate education.
MSNBC – Now that Sessions is gone, here’s a petition to demand Whitaker’s recusal.
Cartoon – Which is why real Christianity is too difficult for Republicans.
It looks like it’s going to be an interesting day. I may be checking in off and on and adding remarks – using this reply comment. I do want to share two quotes which Mother Jones picked up.
“President Trump just removed Jeff Sessions. He wants an Attorney General to serve his interest, not the public. Mueller’s investigation and the independence of the DOJ must be protected. Whitaker and any nominee must commit to doing both. We will protect the rule of law.” — Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), incoming House intelligence committee chairman
“[Trump] is making the long nightmare of Nixon’s Watergate seem like a brief idyllic daydream. History will treat Nixon’s moral failures as relatively less troubling than Trump’s sustained and growing decadence, deviousness and self-delusive behavior. Nixon=corrupt; Trump=evil.” — John Dean, White House counsel under President Nixon
I’m happy about this and don’t want it buried in all the static. If only it had passed two years ago!
Well, this is interesting.
I don’t get it. How is being 20 years “younger” on paper going to enable him to buy a new house and a new car? How does his current age prevent him from doing that now?
And if he’s in “a steady relationship with the woman of his dreams” why does he want to date other women?
And if he already has SEVEN children, why does he want to father more … through surrogates?
He works as a “positivity guru” – smells like a publicity stunt to me.
Ruling on Emile Ratelband’s request is expected in about 4 weeks. I’ll be curious to find the results.
The only thing I can even see in theory is that he thinks he wouldn’t be given a 30-year mortgage if he’s 69. He’s wrong. I’ve done it. But in the context, I think it is a stunt, and aimed at transgender people’s birth certificates.
I had only read the headline quickly and thought it was a joke. Now I read who is behind it, Emile Ratelband of all people, and I can now assure you this is all a desperate plea for attention. He started out as a fast-food outlet owner(snackbar as we call it), but soon learned that he’s talk people into anything and turned himself into the Dutch “positivity guru”, selling his trainings, copied from NLP, for a lot of money. But his business sense wasn’t as good as wagging his tongue and I believe he went bankrupt after a few years. He’s got about 8 kids with 4-5 different wives/girlfriends/surrogate mothers but he got a restraining order on a few of them after some domestic violence issues. He’s also been accused of putting his expensive house to the torch to get the insurance money. Oh yes, and what the down-and-out always try: after being rejected as a candidate for one of the right wing parties popular at that time, he started his own party, but failed miserably. Need I say more on how serious this pathetic man is? That’s modern media for you.
Thanks for the information. That certainly explains his hatred of the transgendered … as well as a whole lot more.. So sorry for The Netherlands.
Ratelband is obviously a venal,lying, personally disordered POS!
PERSONALITY disordered, damn it!
Thank you for Randy. Petition signed.
MSNBC: Ugh! We kinda knew that dt was up to some kind of sheet show, and here it is. Joanne, I signed petition, thx!
Cartoon: So saith the Lord.
Randy is adorable, he says/sings what I’m thinking…his mom must be so proud of him. I am. My condolences to the Thousand Oaks community and families who were affected by this tragedy. My heart is heavy. Thousand Oaks makes 307 mass shootings in 311 days in this country. When is going to STOP???
Hope that your visit went well. I did a Vision & Hearing today at one of the schools…busy…but fun seeing the students at the middle school level. Hope you have a good evening, relax, and take care, Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: (late): “Shout Out to Nevada, who elected a dead pimp to public office. The live pimp is still in the White House.” ~ Gary H. ~
In case anyone missed it, the dead pimp was the owner of a brothel, which is legal in Nevada. He died IIRC a couple of weeks before the election, but was left on the ballot (and I assume elected) because, if elected, his party would get to choose his replacement, as they now will. Yes, he was a Republican. What else? (Well, maybe a Libertarian.)
Thanks, JD for the explanation re: my ‘This just in’ quote.
I heard people here in Oz mention that appointing Whitaker without putting it to Congress first is illegal. Never a dull moment, eh?
It is illegal. I have no idea who might have standing to sue. It’s sort of like mice trying to put a bell on a cat.
Congrats!!
Puzzle — 355 By the description, “from the island Madagascar, Africa, has large thorns”, this plant might make an acceptable alternative to a saguaro suppository for all Republicans!
MSNBC — So Diaper Don has played leap frog and has gone to Matthew Whitaker instead of Rod Rosenstein as the acting AG. I suppose, in DD’s mind, he has avoided the conundrum that befell Nixon when he fired the SP in his day. I agree with Rachel, it is out of fear. If there was no collusion as DD has repeatedly maintained ad nauseam, then why is DD afraid and of what specifically??? Perhaps he is reacting with fear because he knows how he utilises fear in people to get his own way. Whitaker, a DD loyalist, was named to rein in Mueller if not completely shut his investigation down. Fortunately, with Dems in control of the House come January, I understand that they can “open” investigations etc and make life a living hell for DD. Mind DD has promised to investigate every Dem if that happens. Again, DD using fear! . . . and we know that DD has absolutely no acquaintance with the truth! Mueller is an intelligent man so I suspect that he has taken some precautions to protect the investigation as much as possible from DD . . . ie sealed indictments. Now this is a rhetorical question . . . when did the law become partisan, specifically Republican? Whatever happened to “justice for all”? I am going to quote Sir Walter Scott (again) which should be a warning to DD and his enablers, “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” May DD and Republicans get caught in that very sticky web!
Cartoon — I like the sign at my church — “Jesus said ‘Love your neighbour’. There are no exceptions.”
One of the things that gets people hung up on Jesus command to love everyone is that they think he ment “love” to be an emotion. He did not. He meant the action of love – which is to do your level best to make sure that everyone has what he needs, what is best for him. This is not incompatible with having negative feelings. I am doing my level best to ensure that Orange Judas gets what he needs and is best for him, namely a long stay in a Federal prison. That is the way to truly love him.
I agree with you. “love” is not the emotional or sexual love. “love” is wanting the best for someone, the best being what they need to be a better person. In the case of the Orange Judas (such an appropriate name since he betrays the American people daily), “a long stay in a Federal prison” (no Club Fed and no golf — he could build a pitch and put in his cell I suppose using straws from the cafeteria as golf clubs!) is exactly what he needs so that he can no longer be a danger to the people of the US.
Thanks all. Swamped Hugs!
Dumpfy must have a very long list of sc*mbags he can turn to any time he needs to fill a cabinet vacancy he just created.