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Trump Wants to Pave Over the Rose Garden Lawn!

Posted by SoINeedAName at 3:26 pm Politics

Feb 152025

One would think that destroying democracy, ratcheting up in inflation with his tariffs and trade war, abandoning our longtime allies, kissing Putin’s ass and firing people would keep Donnie busy enough.

But now he’s investigating his desire to pave over the lawn in the Kennedy Rose Garden so it more closely resembles his Mar-a-Lago place.

(An aerial view of Kennedy Rose Garden PRIOR to Melania’s desecration)

While that’s galling enough, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung released a statement “justifying” Trump’s intentions to modify the grounds:

“The White House has not been given any tender, loving care in many decades, so President Trump is taking necessary steps in order to preserve and restore the greatness and glory of ‘the People’s House.”

Designers are already busy drafting options for how to “remake” the Rose Garden to then recreate the patio experience at Mar-a-Lago.

But Donnie isn’t stopping there with his makeover plans:

Hang a grand chandelier from the ceiling of the Oval Office
Gold vases and statuettes and at least one gold figurine embedded in an elevated wall molding
Build a ballroom at the White House, “like I have at Mar-a-Lago,” which Mr. Trump says would cost $100 million

Sadly, the White House Historical Association has no statutory authority over the premises. Additionally, the Rose Garden is outside of its scope because it is outdoors.

And worse, the National Park Service, controlled by the Department of the Interior, maintains the grounds, including the Rose Garden.

At least the roses are currently reported to remain.

Anyone else reminded of the lyrics from “Big Yellow Taxi”?

Don’t it always seem to go

That you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot

STORY SOURCE:

Trump Considers Paving Grass at White House Rose Garden to Match Mar-a-Lago – The New York Times

JD Is Fine …

Posted by SoINeedAName at 3:27 pm Politics

Jan 252025

Got a text message from Trinette that JD won’t be posting today because of computer issues.

I really don’t have anything in the hopper, but I did recently come across a post about a man in Wales who thought he was having poltergeist invade his workshop.

Every night for months he would leave a mess of odds-and-ends scattered all over his workbench – and every day when he went back to putter, the place was tidied up with things placed in a wooden box.

Baffled long enough, he setup a camera with a special night-vision lens to find out what was happening.

And he got his answer: A tiny mouse with obvious OCD!

Shop owner Rodney Holbrook thought he was doing this to hide the birdfeeder nuts stored in the shop. But pest control expert Gareth Davies said, “Mice are like the magpies of the rodent world. They just collect things and hoard them because they think they’re prepping for the future and hard times.”

Dr. Megan Jackson from nearby University of Bristol explained that this is actually common behavior for mice. They scavenge and keep things in a safe place that they think might be useful. But she added that a good deal of what “Welsh Tidy Mouse” (Mr. Holbrook’s nickname) keeps in the box really wouldn’t be useful to build a nest – their primary goal.

She thinks the mouse simply enjoys the activity.

This isn’t the first time this kind of behavior was observed. A little over five years ago a mouse in Bristol was caught on video doing the same thing.

Steve McKears, the owner of the workbench, was relieved when a neighbor friend setup a night-vision camera and caught “Metal Mickey” moving the objects.

Mr. McKears was quite relieved when he saw the film. His previous two choices were ghosts or losing his mind.

Let’s Make Some Lemonade from Today’s Lemons …

Posted by SoINeedAName at 4:27 pm Politics

Jan 202025

You gotta love the surprise gift Pres. Biden left for Donnie on the way out the door….

A delightful – and very appropriate – redecoration of the White House:

And then we need to thank Melania for the yuks that hat of hers provided:

But it turns out Melania was a step ahead in her planning when Donnie was only able to give her an “Air Kiss” because of that Hamburglar wide brim:

Way to go Melania! Got any more tricks up your sleeves?

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Dies at Age 100

Posted by SoINeedAName at 4:16 pm Politics

Dec 292024

A Life in Pictures

1946 — Wedding

1977 — Inauguration

1977 — Oval Office

1978 — Fishing

1980 — Official Presidential Portrait

1992 — Habitat for Humanity

1993 — Woodworker — His Chess Set

1994 — His Faith

2002 — Nobel Peace Prize

2013 — Celebrating MLK’s “I Have a Dream” Speech

2018 — Taking a Walk with Rosalynn

2019 — Injured but Still Working

2021 — 75th Anniversary

2023 — Rosalynn’s Funeral

“The Dog Ate My Holidays …”

Posted by SoINeedAName at 9:28 am Politics

Dec 272024

Time just got away from me. But I had worked on a post earlier, so rather than waiting until 2025 I’m just going to go ahead and share it.

I was hoping to post it yesterday so I could slip it in as a Boxing Day article – so I’m just going to pretend it’s STILL December 26th.

Boxing Day, a UK holiday tradition celebrated the day after Christmas, was once a day to donate gifts to those in need. But it has now evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities, and an extension for those of us wanting to participate in the PoliticsPlus Holiday Festivities – but got tied up with other things.

To start I created some GIFs of the drone light show employing 4,981 drones to create the Guinness record-breaking holiday display over Mansfield, Texas on November 26, 2023

The spectacular show was created by Sky Elements Drone Shows and UVify, a North Texas-based drone company.

To be honest, I’ll post the YouTube source video – but they make so many cuts and change of speed it was a bit difficult.

(And you might want to kick up the speed in YouTube because the drones tend to move pretty slow in performing their precision aerial display.)

In the same order as the video:

And here’s the source YouTube video:

And I borrowed a Jacquie Lawson Christmas message to add the one word we’re all hoping for:

And it just wouldn’t be Christmas without a reprise of those Caroling Penguins. (That song STILLS makes me chuckle just thinking about it.)

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬

Hark! The Herald Penguins sing:

Please don’t eat our little wings!

Eat a goose down to the bone,

But leave Penguins all alone.

♩ ♪ ♫ ♬

Baby ducks are very sweet,

Tastier than Penguin meat.

If we’re carried in your store,

Please, don’t shop there anymore!

…

From Grace to disgrace …

Posted by SoINeedAName at 9:35 am Politics

Nov 282024

Thanksgiving is almost universally viewed as a joyous, uplifting time for sharing with family and friends.

Take a guess who does NOT share that view?

You can easily tell from the tone of his Thanksgiving “greeting”:

Here’s a link to the above which includes a link to the “Truth Social” posting of it … if you dare.

Trump’s ‘Happy Thanksgiving’ Message Takes A Very Divisive Turn | HuffPost Latest News

Now, compare that to Pres. Biden’s Greetings:

This Thanksgiving, as families, friends, and loved ones gather in gratitude, may we all celebrate the many blessings of our great Nation.
Thanksgiving is at the heart of America’s spirit of gratitude — of finding light in times of both joy and strife. The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving to honor a successful harvest, made possible by the generosity and kindness of the Wampanoag people. On the way to Valley Forge, as General George Washington and his troops continued the fierce struggle for our Nation’s independence, they found a moment for Thanksgiving. And amid the fight to preserve our Union during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday, finding gratitude in the courage of the American people who sacrifice so much for our country.
We are a good Nation because we are a good people. The First Lady and I remain inspired by the everyday Americans who lift this country up and push us forward. Today, so many are among their family and friends, celebrating the love that binds them and creating new traditions that will carry on for generations. To anyone with an empty seat at the dinner table, grieving the loss of a loved one, the First Lady and I hold you in our hearts and prayers.
America is a Nation of promise and possibilities — and that is because, every day, ordinary Americans are doing extraordinary things. Our service members and veterans have given all, risked all, and dared all to keep our Nation free. Our first responders, firefighters, and police officers risk their lives every day to keep the rest of us safe. I can see the best of America in them and in our workers and union leaders, public servants and teachers, doctors and scientists, and all who give their heart and soul to ensuring people are treated with dignity and respect. And I find hope in our Nation’s families, who sacrifice so much to achieve the American Dream and build a future worthy of our highest aspirations.
This Thanksgiving — the last one I will declare as President — I express my gratitude to the American people. Serving as President has been the honor of a lifetime. America is the greatest country on Earth, and there is so much to be grateful for. May we celebrate all that unites us — because there is nothing beyond our capacity if we do it together.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 28, 2024, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage the people of the United States of America to join together and give thanks for the friends, neighbors, family members, and communities who have supported each other over the past year in a reflection of goodwill and unity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.

A Proclamation on Thanksgiving Day, 2024 | The White House

But I don’t want to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth – especially not on a day when food plays such a pivotal role.

So how about some fun Thanksgiving GIFs including Snoopy and Julia Child doing her annual “Dancing Turkey” rendition?

One to honor the Macy’s Day Parade …

And one in honor of our beloved TomCat …

I’m the Old Guy Shaking His Head …

Posted by SoINeedAName at 11:47 am Politics

Nov 062024

In the 1972 movie version of Cabaret there was a chilling, frightening scene where a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Hitler Youth stands up and starts singing “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”.

Yesterday that scene immediately came to mind:

And I’m the old man shaking my head …

Since It Did NOT Involve Pres. Biden, You Probably Missed It …

Posted by SoINeedAName at 4:25 pm Politics

Oct 312024

I’ve had it with the Right-Wing press. They demand NO information on TFG’s policies but are obsessed with constantly badgering Kamala about hers – which have been thoroughly detailed.

Biden’s “gaffe” of saying Trumpkins’ values are “garbage” was good for TWO DAYS as the LEAD story over at NBC by Garratt Haake.

But TFG can call Americans “scum” “vermin” “the enemy within” etc. – and the MSM sane-washes him as “It’s just Trump being Trump. Whaddaya going to do?”

Biden’s gait has slowed down and the MSM concludes he’s too old to be president.

But Trump puts on a full display of his neurological or age-related fumbling, and you get bupkis from them for coverage.

So to correct that oversight, let’s enjoy TFG trying to get into his garbage truck yesterday in his failed effort to mock Biden:

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