I’m waiting for Wendy to arrive so I can freeze my kitty dingles testing the shower again. ARGH! This is today’s only article from me.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:08 (average 5:05). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Religious Agony:
The freaking Browns?!!? I’m wearing a bag over my head!
Short Takes:
From NY Times: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a key figure in President Trump’s sweeping plan to reshape the nation’s environmental framework, resigned under pressure on Saturday as he faces numerous ethics investigations into his business dealings, travel and policy decisions.
“Secretary of the Interior @RyanZinke will be leaving the Administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years,” Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter [Fuhrer delinked]. “Ryan has accomplished much during his tenure and I want to thank him for his service to our Nation.” The president said he would name a replacement this coming week.
Mr. Zinke is the latest Trump official to exit an administration plagued by questions of ethical conflict. And his departure comes as Mr. Trump has begun a shake-up in his administration. In early November, the president fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and last weekend he announced that his chief of staff, John F. Kelly, was leaving.
Good riddance Stinky! RESIST!!
From YouTube (SNL Channel): It’s a Wonderful Trump Cold Open
If Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten had never been President… What a blessed Christmas gift that would be. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): White Congress Parody
White Congress? The Republican Reich dreams of a white country! RESIST!!
Cartoon:
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6:34 Prickly
Zinke – Word on the street (“the street” meaning among environmental groups) is that his number two is even worse. But I wouldn’t put it past Orange Judas to find someone worse still.
SNL – This had me in tears just like the movie did – but tears of regret that we lost a better world … so much better. (“Never been born” would be even better than just “never been President,” but – you can give a Trump a condom, but you can’t make him wear it.
PP (The Other One) – Nice victory lap. But we need to work to hold on to it. Changing demographics will help, but will not be enough without a lot of work, at least for many years, and maybe never.
Cartoon – There was, and is, conspiracy. Just not by Progressives, or women, or people darker than a paper bag, or non-Christians, or …
NYT: Good riddance, wish they’d all go!
SNL: Such a great opener!!! Love the movie. This was great!!! btw….Trump is fuming over the skit, and threatens legal action. LOL Now, that’s hilarious!!
https://www.alternet.org/trump-melts-down-over-snls-unfair-news-coverage-and-threatens-legal-action?src=newsletter1098783
PP: Sure, that’s what they’d like to see…..
Cartoon: Yep!!
Boy, that was a close score, sorry about your guys. Was that you screaming?? I do that too! We won, 29-22 vs. Jets. We play Eagles next.
Hi, WWWendy! Hope you are doing good. Best to you, and hope that you have a good evening, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
Good riddance to you, Zinke – and don’t let the screen door hit ya where the dog shoulda bit ya! I wouldn’t be surprised if he was worse than Watt.
Yes, if only we could go back in time and prevent tRump from becoming POTUS. And stop the 9/11 attacks. And make sure Scott Norwood nailed that infamous field goal.
NYT: Good riddance to you, Zinke. Agree with Pat that I wish they all would leave/disappear.
SNL: Loved it. tRump is having a crap attack about it on his twitter today. Poor flipping idiot…certainly doesn’t break my heart. Like he can”t stand hearing people speaking truth of his actions…may he continues to get more heart burn as he hears and sees more.
Cartoon: Yeah..
Sorry to hear about your Broncos. Only loss by 1….darn There’s always the next game
Brilliant is that White Congress Parody and as always SNL! Good to see Zinke finally sink. ty TomCat
Puzzle — 4:35 Not my cup of tea!
NY Times — Rode into office on a horse, slunk (slinked?) out the back door like the weasel he is! According to the Canadian Press as I noted yesterday, “Zinke said “vicious and politically motivated attacks” against him had “created an unfortunate distraction” in fulfilling the agency’s mission.” That’s how all the ethically challenged describe their fall from grace!
Parody Project — No doubt that that is what Republicans hope is in their Christmas stocking. Great work by Don!
Cartoon — Damn right!!!
I have a post for 17/12 and then I may take a day or 2 to work through Nameless’ tutorial. I still say the upgrade sucks!
3:43 (average 5:05) a cactus, I presume?
NYT: Obviously Drumpf didn’t want Zinke to resign, otherwise he wouldn’t have thanked him for doing such a great job – in destroying most natural heraitage and parks and laying a time bomb under all coasts, including that of the Arctic, by allowing drilling for oil and gas. Yeah, thanks a lot, Herr Zinke.
SNL: I still can’t see it.
PP: Isn’t that past tense lovely. Let’s hope that dream will now be something of the past too. Stop dreaming and face reality: America is a melting pot and representatives in Congress should reflect that.
Hope your shower is fixed soon, TomCat.
Thanks all! Hugs!