It’s a busy day, here in the crappy old CatBox. Store to Door is delivering groceries and I’ll have to put them away. WWWendy isn’t coming to destink the sweaty TomCat until tomorrow. She is vacationing at the coast. I’m so, so jealous, because it’s 10° – 15° cooler there. Happy Hump day to all.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:45 (average 5:14). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Robert Reich: The Real Reason for Impeachmen
The Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. There is only one valid reason not to impeach the Fuhrer of the Reich on the right, the Republican Reich. That reason is Pence. RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): American Held By Immigration Released After Three Weeks
The Republican Reich would love to deport Latino citizens, who were born here. RESIST!!
From The New Yorker: Queen Elizabeth II is moving to Canada “immediately” and should take up full-time residence there by the end of the week, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday.
The Queen offered no reason for the move, but the palace indicated that she had been packing her bags for the past several weeks.
In a sign that the Queen’s decision is irrevocable, the palace revealed that her beloved corgis had already been flown to Toronto.
In a brief farewell statement to the British people, the Queen explained why she had chosen Canada as her new home. “We speak the language, and our picture’s on the money there,” she said.
Dang, Andy! Queen Lizzie has the right idea. Perhaps we should all follow suit. RESIST!!
Cartoon:
12 Responses to “Open Thread – 7/24/2019”
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5:16 – I’d want out of there, so I’d be glad to see it, unattractive as it is.
RR – Sure, he’s right. But it’s so possible to be dead right. You can blame us who want the Constitution to stay alive from being nervous.
Chris – Francisco wasn’t the first and he won’t be the last. I hope those documents weren’t originals, because he’ll never see them again. “A free people will not allow this to stand.” I’m not sure he should have said that – because we ARE allowing it to stand, and therefore, we are NOT a free people, and that’s though to take.
TNY – See Lynn’s comment from yesterday. Canada is not safe either.
Cartoon – Yup. No wonder Traitor Tot likes it so much.
RR: Well said, Mr. Reich. I’d love to see this monster leave, but that’s not gonna happen, yet. Unfortunately.
MSNBC: Sickening, and horrible! Good gawd! We’re in hell now, in handbaskets!
NYer: I wouldn’t blame her in the least. Yeah, Joanne, I read Lynn’s comment too. Bad/sad all over…..
Cartoon: Oh, Lordy! They love doing this!
Hope that you have a restful/relaxing day today, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “Stop calling dt a #Racist president! He’s a lot of things, but he’s no president!! ~ Glenn M. ~
2. “When the debate is lost – Slander becomes the tool of the loser.” ~ unknown ~
RR: As a former supporter of opposition to impeachment, I changed my mind, a while ago, when I heard a similar plea for impeachment: that if we do not bring forth such articles, we will have let the “Great Experiment” down! I expect that we will not have to wind up with another clown, and pseudo-person, as POTUS, because the senate will not convict.
MSNBC: Sure, once again, THIS is how we make America Great! ICE: As pointed out by Jared Diamond in his latest book, “Upheaval…..” every society has “thousands of psychopaths” who like nothing more than inflicting pain on innocent people…of whatever sort!
New Yorker: She knows when it’s time to leave stupidity behind!
‘Toon: Yeah, bring that good dog to Dumpy’s feet!
The core purpose of the Constitution is to prevent tyranny. That is precisely why tRump pisses all over it. The House needs to wield its power of impeachment. You listening, Pelosi? Enough of your garbage! Then again, remember that Clinton was impeached and survived the process. At least Nixon had the grace to resign.
Some say that Democrats should focus on winning in 2020, and kicking tRump’s orange arse out of the Oval Office – as well as kicking a lot of GOP arses out of Congress. So, which is really more important? Which is the better way to get rid of the incompetent Mango Menace?
Realistically we won’t get Trump out of the Oval Office, because we won’t get 20 Republican votes to convict in the Senate, but an impeachment inquiry is the best way to keep his crimes in the public eye for the next year.
RR: Right as usual. I keep wishing that we can wake up and hear that he has been removed from office. We’ve suffered enough from all of the damages he has done.
MSNBC: Seen this the other day on CNN website. What in the heck is going on with our country?? ice is really losing it when they are detaining American citizens. .
TNY: Makes you wonder?? Like Lynn did mention, Canada isn’t exactly safe right now.
Cartoon: Disgusting that they keep doing it to us.
Hope you have a good one, TC. It’s hot and humid here. It’s 97 outside…I’m staying indoors.
Robert Reich is awesome!!!
TY TC
I must add a comment on the cartoon. Right-wingers fart about the left having “rainbow and unicorn” plans, while the GOP has its own version of rainbows and unicorns: trickle-down economics. Nothing EVER trickles down. You’ll see the Detroit Lions play the Cleveland Browns in the Super Bowl LOOOOOOONG before even a nickel trickles down.
3:49 You found the exit befire me, TomCat.
RR: Nobody makes a better case for impeachment than Robert Reich.
MSNBC: Welcome to 1930s Germany.
TNY: It’s all too clear why the Queen left England: a ‘Britain Trump’
Cartoon: At least that dawg has the ‘decency’ not to pee on its voters directly.
“Welcome to 1930s Germany.” Yes. There are many accounts from people who lived through it. This one is from Igor Stravinsky (in his 1951 book Dialogues):
“In Germany today, such things happen every minute.”
And in the US.
Thanks and Hot Humid Hugs to all.