Mar 062020
 

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox.  It has been so muggy that I have slept poorly.  The powdered pills in apple sauce is working well, as long as I add a Splenda packet.  Thank God it’s Friday!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:10 (average 4:54).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From Daily Kos: As former Vice President Joe Biden won state after state on Tuesday night, the accusations flew: The Establishment stole the election from Sen. Bernie Sanders. Former rival and current campaign surrogate Marianne Williamson called it “a coup,” in a now-deleted tweet. Another prominent Sanders booster said the “party brass” “wants to foist Biden on the party.” This disrespect for voters needs to stop.

It’s pretty clear that large chunks of the Democratic establishment, however you define it, didn’t want to see Bernie win. But whatever those chunks of that establishment did to block him wasn’t done in some back room conspiracy. It was done out in the open by the most basic, routine of means: in the wake of a big win in South Carolina that suggested Biden was the strongest non-Bernie candidate, two of his competitors dropped out and endorsed him. Some other prominent people endorsed him. And then the voters in 14 states had their say, and it wasn’t good for Sanders—and the fact that that’s all it took to give Biden a surge of this magnitude is something that all of us who were supporting other candidates have to reckon with, seriously.

The real engine for Biden’s comeback was built from voters. That started with the overwhelmingly black voters of South Carolina—people too many Sanders supporters have been eager to dismiss and denigrate, now as in 2016, but certainly not billionaires buying an election or shadowy operatives rigging, well, anything—but it didn’t stop there. While Sanders had built admirable strength among Latino voters and younger voters, he didn’t expand his support enough.

I have to agree with this author with one caveat. What drove voters on Super Tuesday to what they considered a “safe” choice is fear of a Trump second term far too intense to take a chance the more beneficial, but more radical policies of Bernie and Liz. Furthermore, Bernie has done little to broaden his base beyond the coalition that he lost with in 2016, so even though I support him, now that  Liz has withdrawn, I do not consider him the likely nominee.  RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: A resident of Washington, D.C., has been identified as the source of the community spread of coronavirus misinformation throughout the United States.

Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that the man had ignored the advice of public-health experts and spewed a toxic strain of ignorance, potentially infecting millions.

The man, believed to be a fact-resistant organism, travelled last week to South Carolina, where he came in contact with thousands of people who, as a result of community spread, now believe that coronavirus is a hoax.

The epidemic of cluelessness expanded last night, when the man called in to a Fox News television program to encourage people with coronavirus to go to work rather than stay at home, as scientists have urged.

Andy is reporting straight news again. Would anyone like to guess the identity of this idiot?  RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Shirelles Will you still love me tomorrow (Top Quality + Lyrics)

Ah… the memories!  RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

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  8 Responses to “Open Thread–3/6/2020”

  1. 7:01 And the point is …

    Glad things are working! It also means when you need rest, you can rest, and not be kept awake by other issues.

    Cartoon – Sadly true!

    DKos – If you hadn’t cited it, I would have. “This disrespect for voters needs to stop.” Amen, and not only in this election, but in every election from here out. As to the fear of taking a chance – I am with you 100%. And I fear it for the future.

    TNY – Straight news indeed. And public health experts ans serious pundita are actually saying it out loud too. He didn’t make tht up.

    Past – The memories are NOT pleasant for any woman who has lived through that situation (which is probably any woman over the age of about thirteen.) The tune is good, the performers are excellent, the message is depressing and still true.

  2. Cartoon: Yikes!!! Exactly!
    DK: Good article. And that goes w/o saying…vote BLUE and turn out to help others and vote BLUE!!! 
    NYer: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. Someone (a retired teacher that I know), at the grocery story told me yesterday as we talked about dt … “he knows what he’s doing.” Nope. Nada. I told her I was feeling ill, and had to go. Case closed. 
    BFTP: Listened to the Motown sounds,as a teen, and loved this one! Can’t carry a tune in a bucket, but darn it…I could sing! LOL 

    That’s certainly GREAT news to read, Tom! I’m so glad for you. Hope that you get a chance to take a nap. Enjoy the rest of your day, take care, and Thanks, Tom. 

    *This just in: “The Senate passed an emergency bill to counter the COVID-19 outbreak. 96-01. Senator Rand Paul was the only person to vote NO. Let me get this straight…Paul has no problem voting for a massive $1.5 Trillion $ taxcut for corporation and the super rich, but an emergency spending bill to combat a global pandemic is a bridge too far??? He also voted ‘NO’ to extend the funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation fund. What shameful behavior!!!” ~ Kelly E. ~ 
    2. Re: Ms. Warren – “Warren ran a good race and she brought some great ideas and solutions to the discussion(s).  She’s tough, sharp and truthful. Together, she and Ms. Pelosi can ensure that the next (D) President and policies get enacted and the corruption of this administration gets investigated.” ~ Linda S. ~ 
    3. “Whatever it takes to get the orange buffooon out of office must be done. Too bad it has to be a deadly virus to do the job, rather than..a conscience.” ~ Kevin T. ~ 

  3. PSA: Medical Addenda

    WRT “Time Released” meds, I should have been broader in my inclusion.

    By that I mean: Controlled Release (CR); Delayed Release (DR); Extended Release (ER); Sustained Release (SR); etc.

    They all have varying pharmacokinetics WRT how they accomplish that sustained release.

    Basically, if your Rx has a suffix (CR, DR, ER, etc.) I would consult w/ your pharmacist to see if it’s OK to crush it.

    I certainly do NOT want to be compromising the efficacy of your meds because of something I suggested!

  4. We don’t need a “safe” candidate. OK, we need somebody who can defeat tRump, if not hand him his own arse; however, if we can’t get a real progressive in the Oval Office, we need more in Congress. For now, back the true Progressives locally; maybe if we still wind up with a quasi-Democrat for POTUS, he’ll pass the kind of drastic legislation we need.

  5. Sounds like you’re getting on top of your eating problem and that will make you feel better and become stronger in the long run, TomCat.

    3:15 You’ve made your point, TomCat.

    DK: The Democratic establishment never stopped pushing against Bernie after 2016. They did everything possible not to have to relinquish power to more progressive voices within the party and never really supported the changes agreed upon after the election. They kept the implementation of the changes to a minimum. Saying that The Establishment had nothing to do with Warren pulling out and Bernie’s fall from grace is somewhat unwarranted.

    TNY: A pity Andy didn’t dare to have the man “who spewed a toxic strain of ignorance, potentially infecting millions” put in isolation in order to contain further contamination. Locked up in a cage, perhaps?

    BFTP: I know and like the song well, but I don’t think this is the cover I’m most familiar with. That would be the one by co-writer of the song, Carole King.

  6. Thanks and weekend Hugs to all! 23

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