It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. Yesterday was so hectic and frustrating, that it just tired me out. I finally got my biopsy reset for Tuesday the 17th. I’m listening to the Judiciary Committee. The Republican Reich is fighting like hell to obstruct the hearing. WWWendy is coming tonight, and I’m most ready to be de-stunk. Happy Hump Day!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:45 (average 5:17). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: This year’s summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization began on a discordant note, on Tuesday, after the other twenty-eight nato leaders challenged Donald Trump to spell nato.
At a preliminary gathering of the leaders, Trump demanded that the other member nations increase their cash contributions to the alliance, prompting Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, to issue the unexpected and unwelcome spelling challenge.
“We’ll be happy to give more to nato, Mr. President, if you can spell nato,” she said, drawing raucous applause from the other leaders.
Handing Trump a pencil and a yellow legal pad, Merkel watched as he struggled to spell the word correctly, crumpling page after page in the effort.
After several failed attempts, Trump finally offered up a drawing of several stick figures standing in a row and asked for “partial credit.”
When the other nato leaders rejected his request by a 28–0 voice vote, Trump stormed out of the room, vowing never to return.
Dang Andy! That wasn’t fair! He never had a chance! RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Video appears to show world leaders gossiping about Trump
How do Republicans stand it? I feel embarrassed as hell to see the head of this nation, albeit unelected, ridiculed in a forum of world leaders. Of course he deserves it. They have no shame! RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): How America Created Its Shameful Wealth Gap with Robert Reich
Solana Rice is right. The Republican Reich mandates poverty for minority Americans. It’s one more way the Republican Reich institutionalizes racism. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd: Lyrics
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
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7 Responses to “Open Thread – 12/4/2019”
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Cartoon: To promote peace throughout the world.
NYer: Shame we can’t hold him to that move of ‘vowing to never return’. Wouldn’t that be great?? lol, Andy.
CNN: What an embarrassment to the US. He (dt) can’t take crap.., but loves to dish it out. Then this happens, and to show how he feels about it, he’s leaving early to head back to the US. Not even trying…to learn or understand..he’ll show them!! What a cad. Then turning around and called Trudeau ‘two-faced’. geesh!
RR: Excellent video, passing this one too. TY.
BFTP: Excellent!
Get your rest, take a nap, and take it easy. Beautiful day here, but chilly. Hope that you have a relaxing day, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “No matter the outcome – Adam Schiff is an American hero.” ~ Sharon T. ~
2. Harris dropping out of 2020 Dem primary race – dt: “Too bad. We will miss you, Kamala!” “Don’t worry, Mr. President. I’ll see you at your trial.” ~ Kamala Harris~
3. DT calling Trudeau ‘two faced’, at NATO. “I know two faces that ‘love the Two-faced Trudeau – Melania and Ivanka T. ~ Roland S. ~
4. “America is a place where a black man has a greater chance of being arrested for going to Starbucks than a white man who commits treason in front of the entire world.” ~ Cynthia P. ~
5:13 The description made me smile. Is that pony getting married? Oh, maybe just a member of the wedding.
Cartoon – And Republicans hated it then, and they hate it now.
TNY – Apparently the Macron “reverse psychology” ploy was planned in advance among all of them including what to say and who should be the one to say it, and under what circumstances. It figures. Good for NATO.
CNN – Republicans deny it had anything to do with Trump. And, frankly, I was a lot more embarrassed (and still am) by the Russian TV show (shows?) mocking him and us. “They can’t even elect a president without our help!”
RR Channel – Damn right it has been by design. Institutional racism, to keep minority people down and blame them for it, is absolutely deliberate. It was designed to be self perpetuating – and it is. And the most shameful part of it is that anyone can see it easily if they only look. But way too many people won’t look. Period. (OT – but I was reminded in the last panel showing Solana and Robert together, I remembered he recently sent out a fundraising email with the subject line “I’m short.” I love a man who can laugh at himself!)
Past – Nothing to do with Charlie Parker.
Cartoon: Sad that we have as*hole repugs that don’t practice or know the word PEACE.
TNY: tRump sure knows how to ruin these meetings. I wish tRump would never return ..ever.
CNN: Seen this earlier when tRump called Trudeau “two face.” tRump is certainly not one to talk, since he talks sh*t of everyone.
RRC: Good video. Shameful to see such a huge gap like this. Rich keeps getting richer while us middle and below level get poorer.
BFTP: Great tune by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Good memories.
Happy to hear that they rescheduled you for 2 weeks from yesterday. I was worried you were going to say a month or more.
Hope you got some rest today.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
Luvs me some PM Trudeau – especially the hand gesture!
Don’t get too upset watching Americans doing their duty interrupted by Republicans, TomCat
3:25 Even if a pony is a bite-sized horse for you, I couldn’t let you have it.
Cartoon: I thing Trump just had the US kicked out.
TNY: I believe the other 28 leaders wanted to make sure that when Trump says the have to pay more to Nato it doesn’t mean they’ll end up paying Trump. Everything else disappears into his pockets so why not this? Turn’s out they were right. When asked to spell Nato, Trump kept spelling his own name.
CNN: Trump has done everything but drop his pants to draw attention, including insulting Macron while he was sitting next to him. So why is he so upset that he’s the centre of attention at happy hour? It’s what he wanted, isn’t it? Oh yes, they don’t speak well of him. Discussing his obsession with ranting in yet another press meeting, not without humour and only a fraction as rude as he himself is when discussing them in public. But not well, no. And that’s unforgivable if you’re as deranged as Trump is.
RR: This video rings very true indeed but also has an all to familiar ring to it; Oz is trying to imitate the US on a large scale and trying to catch up too.The history is different, the groups are different, but the method is the same.
BFTP: I’m not familiar with this song; a pitty it never made it across the Atlantic.
Happy hump day,Tom Cat,I am glad that you managed to get your appointment at the hospital rescheduled.🌷
Thanks and hugs to all!
Trump left NATO early with tail between legs!