I’m writing for tomorrow. My Air conditioner arrived last night. I spent this morning cleaning and preparing the area where it will be installed, so I got a late start on research. They will install it on Monday or Tuesday, and that’s just in time, because Wednesday is forecast to be a another unseasonal scorcher. Day 20.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 2:39 (average 4:45). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Right Wing Watch: Family Research Council President Tony Perkins implied today that Christians who support gay rights don’t have the same religious rights as conservative Christians because “true religious freedom” only applies to “orthodox religious viewpoints.”
Last month, a group of North Carolina ministers and same-sex couples, along with the United Church of Christ denomination, filed a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
The clergy argue that because of a law that makes it a misdemeanor for a member of the clergy to perform a marriage ceremony without a state license, the same-sex marriage ban violates the religious rights of clergy who wish to perform such ceremonies.
When a caller on Monday’s edition of “Washington Watch” [pseudo-Christians delinked] asked Perkins about his views on the case, Perkins replied that the ministers don’t have the same religious rights as others because they aren’t real Christians and therefore aren’t protected by the “true religious freedoms” given to Christians. [emphasis added]
There you have it straight from the horse’s ass’s mouth. Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians hold that the freedom of religion guaranteed in the First Amendment is for them only.
From Daily Kos: Of course there was going to be opposition to creating the first national women’s history museum. Now close your eyes and ask yourself this question—who do you suppose had the dumbest opposition to such a thing?
"I rise today in opposition to this bill, because I believe ultimately this museum that will be built on the National Mall, on federal land, will enshrine the radical feminist movement that stands against the pro-life movement, the pro-family movement, and pro-traditional marriage movement," [Rep. Michele Bachmann] said on the House floor Wednesday ahead of a vote on the bill.
Oh yeah, that’s the stuff. That’s why we’re gonna miss Michele Bachmann when she’s gone.
When Batshit B is gone, we shall have lost a wondrous source of material for humor. But I can live with the loss. 😉
From The New Yorker: Millions of unemployed Americans who have fruitlessly been looking for work for months are determined that Congress get to the bottom of what happened in Benghazi, a new poll indicates.
According to the survey, job-seeking Americans hope that Congress will eventually do something about job creation, but they are adamant that it hold new hearings about Benghazi first.
By a wide majority, respondents to the poll “strongly agreed” with the statement “I would really like to find a job, but not if it in any way distracts Congress from my No. 1 concern: finding out what really happened in Benghazi.”
The problem here is that Republicans will think Andy is serious.
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3:04 I'm trailing behind this little guy.
3.26 I'm trailing even further behind. TomCat's mind and hands are much quicker since he quit smoking.
3:34 Such a cute little thing! I was slowed down by 3 pussy cats who thought trying to catch this little one for brunch was de rigeur!
Too late! {BURP}
4:40 – Puzzle 😆
Right Wing Watch ~ WWJS which means "What would Jesus say?".
Daily Kos ~ If she is so against the feminist movement, why did she run for Congress in the first place instead of staying home barefoot, pregnant and raising Marcus' offspring? Hypocrisy?
New Yorker ~ Maybe Congress can hire the long-term unemployed to investigate and find the ?truth? about Benghazi. At least then they would be doing something about unemployment.
Cartoon ~ You mean they haven't voted on that yet?
Thanks TC – glad you are getting air conditioning. Love Patty's comments – especially about Batshit B!
Tony Perkins might as well say that redheads aren't allowed to eat in the same restaurant as blondes because only blondes deserve to eat out – makes as much sense to me (which is to say NONE).
I love Patty's comment on dipsydoodle, too – what an embarrassment to all women everywhere that twit is.
Yeah, Benghazi sure is the most important issue in the country now (snort!) Right after about 50 million other things, that is….I love Andy's sarcasm – it always hits the point spot on.
Daily Kos: On May 29, 2013, incumbent Michele Bachmann (R), who was first elected in 2006, announced she would not seek re-election in 2014 of the 6th District in Minnesota due to declining voter approval.
Look like the people in the 6th District are waking up to the fact that their congresscritter, Michele Bachmann (R), is bat-shit crazy. lol.
http://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota's_6th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014#Candidates
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Only Republicans have Mothers? Gee, I thought they were hatched from under a rock.
You are being sued by rocks for defamation of character!
5:07 Republican joke? How do you get down off an elephant? You don't; you get down off a duck.
RWW – Straight from the horse's ass's mouth – where so much comes from these days! But don't feel too bad. I'm sure that from where he sits Jesus is not a real Christian either.
Kos – Yup. Sorry, I won't miss her at all.
New Yorker – I was going to say that at least this reads like satire, but your comment that Republicans will believe him burst my bubble. And thatgoy who threatened to rip John Boehner's head off because unemployment benefits have not been extended? Him they'll dismiss as a damn librul, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Cartoon – Ha! Republicans have mothers, all right, but how they treat them shouldn't happen to a dog. Oh, wait – maybe it should – because they are.
Love the Republicanus/Teabagger joke! I'll change one word and it works for we Canucks. How do you get down off an elephant (our political parties don't have animal affiliations but I could change this to snake!)? You don't; you get down off a duck.
Thanks for the Ha ha!
Hi TC. Kep cool!
Little change of subject!.
Is there any one out there who gives a rat,s ass re. Monica Lewinski? popular theory, (from Repugs ) To embarass Hilary Clinton IF she runs in 16.
Looking at past (shady )records of certain Repugs. I do think that the following state ment from a rather special person applies.
"Let he who is without sin,cast the first stone"! ANYONE??!
Is this coming from the wide stance contingent?
Right Wing Watch: Apparently, real Christians are only those who agree with the pseudo-Christians, who only want total control of everyone else's morals.
Daily Kos: Of course, I am not at all surprised. I am not even sure BAchman is a woman, if she is she has been so thoroughly brain washed that she has never had an original thought. She was on Reliable Sources today, opposite Debbie Wasserman Shultz. We all know who came out looking the best.
The New Yorker: I wish the Republicans could see the absurdity of what they are doing as well as Andy does. This is their last gasp since the ACA worked in spite of them, and they don't know how to quit their absurd effort to discredit Obama.
Cartoon: They would if they could!
Puzzle — 3:34 Such a cute little thing! I was slowed down by 3 pussy cats who thought trying to catch this little one for brunch was de rigeur!
Right Wing Watch — I'd suggest that Tony Perkins (low life delinked) watch this video of a US soldier in a deli. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/11/american-soldier-anti-mus_n_3906743.html
He understands the Constitution and real Christianity. Perkins is a vile ass who should never have a microphone in front of him.
Daily Kos — "I rise today in opposition to this . . . " woman who is so batshit crazy that I can hear her brain shorting out from Vancouver. How you Yanks managed to get so many batshit crazy people in one location, I'll never know. And that picture with the offensive and incredibly stupid Goh-merde and Cantaloupe Calves King flanking her is enough to make me toss my cookies.
The New Yorker — "The problem here is that Republicans will think Andy is serious." Well, stupid is as stupid does. And you know, stupid like this can't be fixed. Thanks Andy!
Cartoon — I can't think that the mothers of Republicanus/Teabagger Congress Critters would be very happy with their critters. If they are, . . . well mothers are not infallible.
My Veteran Brother has it right… ➡
Thanks everyone. Between soreness from doing housework all day and it being warmer than I'l usewd to, I didn't get anysleep today, so I'm pretty shot! Hugs!