It’s another tired painful day here in the CatBox. I slept poorly again due to a midnight throne run. Tomorrow please expect no more than a Personal Update, as it’s a WWWendy Day. Pardon my pit-stop, have a fine weekend, and pray Trump’s next crime isn’t more violent than this last.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 4:26 (average 6:57). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From Crooks and Liars: Presidential Medal of Honor recipient Rush Limbaugh (just wanted to start you off with vomit in your mouth) isn’t satisfied with yesterday’s violence on Capitol Hill – he wants MORE! Indeed, he mocked the notion that we might be horrified by the MAGA crowd’s insurrection, and tried to compare these vile seditionists to colonists Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams, saying how happy he was that THOSE dudes didn’t hold back.
I named this Republican Limbarf and identified him as a leader in the Republican Reich long before the Republicans had ever heard of Trump*. The Republican Reich has not changed. RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich! RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich!!
From NY Times: In Washington, Republicans were dealing with a burgeoning crisis in their ranks, with high-profile resignations and bitter infighting over how to deal with an erratic and isolated president. But at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting on Friday, most party members were operating in a parallel universe.
In a chandelier-adorned ballroom at the seaside Ritz-Carlton here, there was no mention of President Trump’s disruption of the coronavirus relief package or his phone call to the Georgia secretary of state demanding that he help steal the election, both of which contributed to Republicans’ losing control of the Senate.
And while the R.N.C. chair, Ronna McDaniel, condemned the attack on the Capitol, neither she nor any other speaker so much as publicly hinted at Mr. Trump’s role in inciting a mob assault on America’s seat of government.
Even as the president faces a possible second impeachment proceeding, this collective exercise in gaze aversion was not the most striking part of the meeting. More revealing was the reason for the silence from the stage: Party members, one after another, said in interviews that the president did not bear any blame for the violence at the Capitol and indicated that they wanted him to continue to play a leading role in the party.
“I surely embrace President Trump,” said Michele Fiore, the committeewoman from Nevada, where Republicans have lost two Senate races and the governorship since 2016. Ms. Fiore, who was sporting a Trump-emblazoned vest, said the president was “absolutely” a positive force in the party.
The RNC could not have made it more clear that they chose Trump* as Fuhrer, because he represents the values and policies of the Republican Party. This was true before and during Trump’s* Residency and will continue indefinitely. RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube ( blast from the past): Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers (with Lyric)
Ah… the memories! RESIST and REMOVE the Republican Reich!!
10 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!
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Sorry for the tiredness – hope you can rest.
I found the cartoon I referred to yesterday.
C&L – It is really tough to deal with people who see things that way. Republicans for the rule of law has a new ad which headlines the video thread today and which presents our side.
RNC – Yup.
Blast – Take out the lines about generations and either side could use this song as a rallying cry.
This also looks like it’s from a Tweet originally – I found it in an email.
DAMN–that’s a good one!
Cartoon: Aww..
C&L: Can’t stand what he says, and what he stands for. ugh!
NYT: I really don’t know how they can sleep at night, w/all their lying…and act like nothing is wrong w/this man in the WH.
BFTP: Good song & words.
Hi, WWWendy! Hope that you have a relaxing day. Take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “The YouTube account for Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast “has been terminated for a violation of YouTube’s Terms of Service.” ~ Daniel Chaitin ~
2. “We are one Scaramucci (mooches) away from Mr. Biden’s inauguration! -pb-
3. “This is your reminder that ‘Parler’ is partly owned by the Mercers. They also helped install trump to avoid paying $6.8 Billion in taxes they owe.” ~ James S.~
4. Re: R’s. “Bring shame back. Republicans never seem to have met it! ~ Jewel A. ~
5. “Trump was completely wrong to encourage supporters to storm the Capitol.” ~ Boris Johnson, PM of the UK~
6. “The poetic justice of trump supporters’ objection to masks making them easier to identify and arrest is indescribably sublime. ~ Andy Borowitz ~
TJI #2 – That’s what I thought also. It depends on how you count the days.
TJI #4 – They haven’t met it because they are incapable of feeling it.
TJI #5 – Sheesh – when Boris Johnson gets it right …
thank you…..
Thanks TC–I think you provided the answer the article I read didn’t have of why Rush’s account was taken down along with Flynn and all QAnon only content accounts. And Pat, YouTube also closed another of Bannon’s channels–no content claiming fraudulent election is being allowed now that the Electoral College process is finished. Both Google and Apple are removing the Parler apps. DT also lost his POTUS twitter and the 1st lady’s account, too.
May your catnaps be restorative!
Tom…time you remembered how cats sleep—all day long, sometimes! Sending you some (virtual) kitty tranqs!
Hoping for more rest tonight!
Cartoon: Oh my, do you really want that?
C&L: Despicable to hear this type of sh*t. Like you say TC, flush him, tRump and the rotten R’s away for good.
NYT: Saying that “the idiot tRump, didn’t do anything to bear any blame for the violence at the Capital” is a bunch of bull sh*t. He’s the one who coached all of his followers to storm the Capital. Screw all of these lying no good rotten R’s.
BFTP: Great song. Love Jefferson Airplane.
Sorry to hear that you had a bad night again. Please get your rest. You definitely need to since you have your appointment this coming Friday.Tell Wendy “Hello” for me. Hope you both get your tasks taken care of with no problems.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
I always knew that Rush Limbarf was a bugnut, but comparing the vicious, violent rioters who invaded the Capitol to great heroes of the past proves just how depraved and out of touch he is.
What will future historians and generations say about the events of this past insane week?
There are good reasons to LOATHE the Mercer “Klan”:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/11/how-greenwich-republicans-learned-to-love-trump
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/27/the-reclusive-hedge-fund-tycoon-behind-the-trump-presidency
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/07/02/a-parlor-game-at-rebekah-mercers-has-no-get-out-of-jail-free-card
(Sorry – Yeah, I know they’re behind a paywall. But I think you get 10 freebies every month.)
Otherwise access from a Browser w/ ALL cookies barred.
Or clear your cache – so you can start over w/ an empty slate.
I’m sorry you’re not feeling well, TomCat. I hope you will feel better soon.
4:48 Harder than it looked.
Cartoon: Not yet, I hope!
C&L: What thinking of your medal won’t do to lift muddled spirits, eh Limbaugh? And you’re hoping now that Trump stays long enough in power to pardon you for this sedition (which I won’t give a higher ranking by listening to it), aren’t you? You better, because in your physical condition you won’t last long in prison.
NYT: With no punishment in sight for supporting the attack on the Capitol nor for their own attack on America’s democratic election processes, it doesn’t surprise me one bit that the R.N.C. is still covering Trump’s back, which comes down to covering their own a$$, doesn’t it?
BFTP:
Thanks all. No
. Sick Hugs! 