It is mid afternoon and as TC would say, OGIM!!! It has finally “stopped” raining but it is due to start up again tonight and last all week. For me, this is a busy week with getting the blog out as best as possible, physio, teaching, a visit to the vet’s for my Winnie for more blood tests, a hair cut (she’ll have to use a weed wacker as it looks and feels particularly long and bushy!) and assorted other smaller things. So, if I miss one day, I hope you’ll forgive me. With any luck, perhaps TC will back online this week. It must be terribly frustrating for him to hear news but not be able to publish and opinionate because he lacks the internet connection. Well, have a good week all!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
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Short Takes
AlterNet — So, now that we know that Donald Trump and Mike Pence reached the White House through at least two specific and separate criminal conspiracies, what do we do about it?
Can they be removed from office? Can the election be done over? Can the Trump/Pence administration’s actions over the past two years be reversed, particularly the appointments of Gorsuch and Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and all the damage to our federal agencies? …
But there is a constitutional route that can be taken by Congress, via impeachment.
In January, Nancy Pelosi will become the Speaker of the House. As such, should the nation lose its president and vice-president to impeachment, we’d have President Pelosi. It wouldn’t reverse the damage the GOP and Trump/Pence have done, but it would be a start.
The key is to illuminate Mike Pence’s role in Trump’s frauds, so both men succumb to impeachment in the House, and conviction and removal from office by the Senate.
Hmmm . . . President Pelosi! How does that strike you? I would love to see it if only to put this Trump/Pence nightmare to rest, or at least partially to rest. I say partially because as long as there is no prison time nor public accounting for Trump’s crimes, the nation will not rest. But there is one thing that the author did not account for — agreement by the Republican lead Senate. Right now, I do not see that happening because they are more worried about remaining in power than in doing right by the country.
New Yorker — Pushing back against criticism of her lack of diplomatic experience, Donald J. Trump’s choice to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Heather Nauert, said on Friday that a memorable visit to the “It’s a Small World” ride at Disney World made her eminently qualified for the U.N. post.
“When people look at me, they think Heather Nauert, former Fox News anchor,” Nauert told reporters at the State Department. “What they don’t realize is I’m also Heather Nauert, who went on ‘It’s a Small World’ three times when she was nine.”
Nauert said that, while career diplomats might spend twenty to thirty years learning about only one country, “I learned about twenty-five countries in fifteen minutes.”
Laying out her objectives for her tenure at the United Nations, the prospective Ambassador said, “Right now I’m just looking forward to seeing all of the other Ambassadors wearing their festive costumes and doing their dances. That’s going to be amazing, I think.”
Sounds like Andy is doing straight news again. I wish I could say otherwise, but she seems to be on par with the rest of Trump’s hires.
Huffington Post — Remember that painting of President Donald Trump that viewers spotted hanging in the White House during his bizarre “60 Minutes” interview in October?
Artist Andy Thomas’ piece, titled “The Republican Club,” depicted Trump shooting the breeze with other GOP presidents. …
New York artist Michael D’Antuono, 62, has reimagined the work in accordance with how he believes the scene would really play out … titled “Party Pooper,” …
I find this painting so relatable, so spot on! . . . and look at those little hands! However, if I have trod on a copyright, I apologise and will remove it. The painting is in the article.
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AN: Wouldn’t that be the best case scenario, love the idea. Though…BBM would have a major hissy fit if it went this way, and do his utmost to not get this passed, they’re all leeches, imho.
NYer: omg, this is hilarious!!! Having been to DW several times, ‘It’s a Small World’ tune stayed with me (and family) for several days. It’s played over and over on the ride. Funniest article I’ve read, omg, I’m still laughing!!! Since she’s been there too, it definitely gives her experience over a seasoned diplomat. Hell, I could be one too. lol Here’s a clip of Small World, Disney:
https://www.ask.com/youtube?o=0&l=dir&qo=serpSearchTopBox&q=It%27s+a+small+world+song
HP: Such talent!!! dt is THE party pooper for sure!!
MU: Awwww…..that’s how my cat looks after she has her meals. Cute.
By all means, don’t feel guilty for not posting every day, one has a life outside the bowl too. It’s cold here, but then any temp lower than 60, and it’s cold to me. Have a good one, Lynn, and Thanks!
*This just in: “No Nativity Scene in Washington DC this year. This isn’t for any religious reason, it’s that they simply haven’t been able to find Three Wise Men.” ~ Anon ~
oops, try this link instead for ‘Small World’ tune. (if you want to listen…) lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=z-l12THfU2Q
No Nativity scene of their own (which they shouldn’t have anyway, in accordance with the First Amendment), but they sure are raising holy heck about the one with Baby Jesus in an immigration cage!
“Three Wise Women would have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, brought practical gifts, and there would be PEACE ON EARTH.”
. . . and all before breakfast!
The American Association of Leeches is going to haunt you for maligning them!
People need to keep in mind that impeachment is merely an accusation, it’s not the same as “throwing the bum out.” If tRump is impeached he’ll stick to his guns, and he has the Rethuglican dominated Senate to back him up – unless enough GOP Senators will get their heads out of their asses. If impeachment does come to pass, things could get REALLY interesting–
The next 2 years will be beyond horrible if Trump is not dealt with effectively and fast, but it must be done properly. No way the current Senate will convict him.
écureuil 4:42 [5:38] WHAT a cutie!
Windsurfing 6:00 [5:51]
The Washington Post had to create a new Pinocchio rating just for Trump
AlterNet – Someone else pointed out that the impeachment situation doesn’t prevent Democrats from calling long and loud for his resignation – and Pence’s too. Having Pelosi succeed to the Presidency mught actually help Democracy more than is obvious on the surface. If she becomes the first woman President, then we don’t have to struggle with having to elect the first woman President. The next woman to run will have a precedant (no pun intended).
TNY – Oh, myyy. Please, everyone, be careful not to get an earworm reading this – it’s one of the most stubborn earworms in existence.
HuffPo – Yes, this is a riot. I highly recommend clicking through to the article even if Squatch does get to keep it, because the article sets the two side be side, as it were (I think it’s actually above and below), and points out any comparisons you might have missed … like the baby blimp.
Universe – TeeHee.
I loved that Diaper Don in the picture, but also how most of the other presidents are giving Trump the finger.
Yes. And how good it looks on Lincoln!
Alternet: ANY attempt to impeach this bag of garbage will die in the senate, and we’ll see what hath more fury than a woman scorned!!!—-A grifter with nothing left to loose, bent on revenge! There are mmore stories popping up about this POS ripping off his 2020campaign contributions, charging the feds of golf cart use, etc………
New Yorker: The empty Orange who is perennially hiring only the “Greatest people,” seems to be perennially loosing and then dissing them! He picks through the human garbage heap, each one of his people worth less than the previous one.
HP: That should be the people of the nation, giving him the finger…in unison!
“Three Wise Women would have asked directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, cleaned the stable, made a casserole, brought practical gifts, and there would be PEACE ON EARTH.” I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
Do you remember the woman cyclist who gave Trump the finger and was then promptly fired by her employer? Being that the US government was the employer of these presidents, do you think Trump will try to call back their pensions as vendetta and put the money in his own pocket?
I have been woefully & terribly remiss in not extending my heartfelt “THANKS!” for the yeoman’s work you’ve done in putting out a daily “Open Thread”!
THANK YOU!
Thanks Nameless! . . . oh and it is “yeoperson”. LMAO!!
Thanks for the marvellous job you’re doing, Lynn! me:
you:
Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed: 4:01 (average 5:38)
No-sails-used-here: 4:00 (average 5:51)
ALternet: This article is a fair warning of how Democrats can get carried away. They did it in 2016, sure that no-one would vote for the likes of Drumpf, they did it this year, predicting a Tsunami but getting only a decent-sized wave, and now they’re already thinking of president Pelosi when it is clear the Republican senate isn’t going to impeach Drumpf, let alone Pence, especially not when they actually prefer Pence to Drumpf. Has Drumpf’s “reality” now also infected left-wing brains?
TNY: Andy is merciless in his portrayal of Heather Nauert, Drumpf’s new pick and slap in the face of the UN, but then straight reporting so often is.
HP: Michael D’Antuono sure has a way with a brush and with titles for his canvasses.
MU: Cats are so human-like. With you and Winnie the exceptions, with both of you losing so much weight.
YVW! Now there’s no reason to insult cats by calling them human-like. “With you and Winnie the exceptions” — is that because I am a Sasquatch or because I am inhuman? LOL!
Thanks all!