Dec 152021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Mark Meadows’ Treason-Dream PowerPoint and His Upcoming Contempt of Congress Charge

Meidas Touch – Treason Texts

Thom Hartmann – What Should Liberals Do About Rural America?

Taylor Mali – What Teachers Make  (a classic)
Transcript:  He says, “The problem with teachers is what’s a kid gonna learn from someone who decided his best option in life is to become a teacher?” [Laughs] He reminds the other dinner guests that “It’s true what they say about teachers – that those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach.” [Laughs] I decide to bite my tongue instead of his and resist the urge to remind the other dinner guests that it’s also true what they say about lawyers, because we’re eating after all, and this is polite conversation. “I mean, you’re a teacher, Taylor. Be honest – what do you make?” and I wish he hadn’t done that – asked me to nebe honest – because, you see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking, which is if you ask for it, then I have to let you have it.
I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make an C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make an A- feel like a slap in the face – “How dare you waste my time with anything less than your very best.”
You want to know what I make? I make kids sit through 40 minutes of study hall in absolute silence. “No, you cannot work in groups…. Why won’t I let you go to the bathroom? Because you’re bored and you don’t really have to go.”
You want to know what I make? I make parents tremble in fear when I call home at around dinnertime. “I just want to talk to you about something that your son did. He said, ‘Leave the kid alone. I still cry sometimes. Don’t you?’ and it was the noblest act of courage that I have ever seen.” I make parents see their children for who they are, and who they can be. can be
You want to know what I make? I make kids question. I make them criticize and make them apologize. I make them read, I make them write write write, I make them spell “definitely beautiful” over and over and over until they can never misspell either one of those words again. I make them show all their work in math, and then hide it on their final drafts in English. I make them realize that if you’ve got this [points to head] then you follow this [points to heart] and if somebody tries to judge you based on what you think you give them this [shows middle finger].
Let me break it down for you so you know what I say is true: I make a goddamn difference now what about you

Really American – Misinformation leads to GOP Deaths

Parody Project – RUDOLPH THE FORMER MAYOR

Beau – Let’s talk about nosy neighbors….

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Nov 252021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Justice in a Georgia Courtroom: Three Men Convicted of Murdering Unarmed Jogger Ahmaud Arbery

MSNBC 1 – Three Men Found Guilty In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery

MSNBC 2 – Rep. Swalwell: They Are Getting Closer To The Commander Of Insurrection, Donald Trump

The Hill – Psaki Shuts Down Reporter Who Asks About Biden Spending Thanksgiving In Nantucket Of course it was Baby Dooce)

Every Hallmark Thanksgiving Movie Ever (Hey, I looked hard for this.)

Wild Horse Immediately Recognizes His Girlfriend After Years Apart

Beau – Let’s talk about bad news for DeJoy and good news for the postal service…. Apparently this process was under Beau’s radar – wee all knew exactly how this would go, just not when. And, yes, DeJoy gifted Bloom a whole lot of money in stock. It wasn’t 4D chess. It was just a President who knows how government works.

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Nov 242021
 

 

Glenn Kirschner – House Committee Issues Subpoenas for Roger Stone & Others; Moving Up the Insurrection Food Chain (Working up the foos chain always made sense to me. Start at the top, you may wind up giving a plea bargain to the actual criminal, and executing [almost] an innicent person. That’s what happened to Julius Jones.)

Meidas Touch – Elie Mystal: What if Black people stormed the Capitol on Jan 6?

Don Winslow Films – #ShockingUnansweredJan6Questions Well, I can answer one question – the reason it took so long between forming the committee and the first subpoenas was because they had a ton of documents – and voluntary testimony – they needed to get through first. That is not just a theory, at least one person on the committee has said so publicly. And it makes sense. A good lowyer never asks a question of a witness to which he or she doesn’t already know tha answer. (I can answer a few of the others too, but I couldn’t back up those answers as I can with this one.)

Rebel HQ – Richard Ojeda: Special Place In Hell For People Like This Major Ojeda’s accent it fairly thick, but unlike so many on this subject, he knows whereof he speaks, and it’s worth the listen to get the facts.

Lincoln Project – Last Week in the Republican Party

Parody Project – Blew It Again

Beau — Let’s talk about Thanksgiving and Sesame Street….

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Nov 162021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Why Mark Meadows Must Now be Indicted for Contempt of Congress (just as happened to Steve Bannon)

Meidas Touch – Why the Rittenhouse defense may be MORE WORRIED than the media would have you believe (God, how I hope he’s right!)

Ring of Fire – CNN Host Warns That Republican ‘Nuts Are Being Normalized’

John Fugelsang on Stephanie Miller – “America Is Not Divided, White People Are Divided.”

Armageddon Update – Armageddon Update | One Year Ago Today (“Today” interpreted loosely)

Parody Project – MONEY SUCKS THE CONGRESS DOWN

Beau – Let’s talk about the other 14 characteristics…

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Nov 152021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Judge Rules Against Trump BUT Appellate Court Temporarily Blocks Release of Documents. What’s Next?

Meidas Touch – How Ron DeSantis manipulated ‘useful idiot’ Trump

Thom Hartmann – Trump’s Authoritarian Storm Is Upon Us Now

politicsrus – This Is Episode 1 HD

Now This News – Endangered Komodo Dragons Hatch at San Antonio Zoo – Some good news. They are gonna get BI-I-I-IG.

Rocky Mountain Mike – Bannon

Beau – Let’s talk about hot books in Virginia….

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Nov 092021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Once Judge Chutkan Denies Trump’s Bogus Executive Privilege Claim, Will Appellate Court Act Swiftly?

MeidasTouch – Insurrectionist Jenna Ryan who bragged she’s “definitely not going to jail” gets prison sentence

MSNBC – Even “Q” Is Disavowing Some of QAnon’s Fringe Conspiracy Theories

Really American – Ted Cruz Goes After Big Bird As Government Propagandist

Now This News – ‘Sesame Street’ Characters Get Vaccinated (this is what pissed off Ted Cruz – but you knew that.))

Rocky Mountain Mike – Brandon and Karen (parody of Mellenkamp, Jack and Diane)

Beau – Let’s talk about how Republicans plan to win in 2022 and 2024….

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Nov 042021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Recap of Legal Stories for October 2021: From Trump Crimes to Congress; From Garland to Bannon

The Lincoln Project – Anti-American

Dem Congressman Expertly Breaks Down How Progressive Policies Are Key to Competing With China in Fiery Speech

Liberal Redneck – Virginia Governor Fallout

Rocky Mountain Mike shares Richard Henzel reading “The Craven.”

Leroy Anderson – The Classical Jukebox (complete with skips and “broken record” repeats – remember?)

Beau – Let’s talk about 30% of Republicans, Trump, and the midterms…

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Oct 102021
 

Glenn Kirschner – Bannon is in Criminal Contempt of Congress. The Legal Remedy? Inherent Contempt

For over a week now, Meidas Touch has been posting only complete podcasts (45 min and up), and for three days, so has the Lincoln Project. It’s a good thing I’m ahead on the open thread, because there’s an extra helping of fluff here today.

Now This News – What’s Next in the Fight for Voting Rights

Armageddon Update – President Pence?

A surprise performance of Ravel’s Bolero stuns shoppers!

Rob Rogers – Build Back (actually not fluff, exactly)

Parody Project/The Freedom Toast – The Problem With Manchin

Beau – Let’s talk about the costs of not passing the infrastructure bill….

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