Friday Stuff

David Pakman’s description of the latest gonzo presser from Our Orange Dictator as “weaponized ignorance and aggressive delusion” is maybe the best summary of these nutty encounters with the Fourth Estate that I’ve yet heard – every once in a while, I guess I need to pay attention to these utter train wrecks, and I think Pakman’s commentary is spot on…



…and John and Jayar Jackson talk about the back-and-forth between Capitol Hill and the Gropenfuhrer about some kind of a relief bill…something as close as possible to this is best, but don’t hold your breath…great point towards the end about what it literally our $$ getting paid into this government that people suffering from COVID-related misery need more of at this moment…



Update: I believe Pelosi not necessarily because I trust her that much, but because behavior like this from that "Freedom Caucus" puke Mark Meadows is pretty much par for the wretched course.

…and speaking of folks in need of assistance from our current economic crisis, Farron Cousins tells us that FLA Repug Guv Ron DeSantis basically threw Lex Luthor Scott under the proverbial bus recently – no honor among thieves, obviously…



…and this Now This video discusses a recent Lincoln Project ad about the response to the COVID outbreak from Our Orange Pustule…



…and speaking of The Lincoln Project, this clip gives “Wonder Boy” Jared Kushner the smack he deserves…



…and this great ad from Really American features the ringing voice of clarity and freedom from the recently departed Dem U.S. House Rep and civil rights marcher John Lewis speaking out about the importance of voting, something particularly timely given the recent anniversary of signing the now-gutted-by-the-High-Court-of-Hangin'-Judge-JR Voting Rights Act into law 55 years ago (of course, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act Renewal is one of the MANY bills stuck on the desk of Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao - to do something about that, click here)…



Update: And speaking of elections, I haven't forgotten about the PA-01 contest coming up this year (video after the Purple Heart post...and to help Christina Finello running against Bri-Fi, click here).

The only FBI Special Agent in Congress @RepBrianFitz a specialist in FOREIGN CORRUPTION yet he's 100% SILENT on RUSSIAN BOUNTIES@RepBrianFitz doesn't even possess the basic respect to wear a mask during #COVID19 around our Veterans

He really doesn't care#VoteHimOut#PA01 pic.twitter.com/0iTTFkUE7d

— Melza B (@immelza) August 7, 2020

…and Seth Meyers brings us a wrap-up of recent news from a few days ago (don't see any books this time - and hey, watch it with those “third child” jokes, OK :-)…




…and speaking of anniversaries, yesterday marked the 75th one of the dropping of the “A” bomb on Hiroshima, and Sunday marks the same for Nagasaki (here) – I may end up losing liberal brownie points for saying that, as horrible as that was, I don’t oppose it since we didn’t start the damn war…I DEFINITELY have an issue with everything we did in the aftermath, however, setting off all of the dangerous brinksmanship that led up to the present day…with all of the horrors of our current regime, one that I guess it’s not hard to overlook is the abrogation of all of our treaties (with this definitely in mind), which often happens under Republican administrations, one of the many reasons why they should NEVER be given power, executive, legislative, judicial…you name it…there are a couple of quick “F” blasts in this tune, just so you know.

Wednesday Stuff

The photo in this post is of students from a high school in North Paulding High School in Dallas, GA which recently reopened as you can see. As you can also see, you can count the number of masked students on one hand and probably have fingers left over (with no social distancing either).

Am I blaming the kids? No, particularly when the cases of COVID-19 will likely tick up and they’ll have to close the school all over again.

Am I blaming the adults for opening the school? I sure as hell am.

Like many of you I’m sure, my parents grew up during the Great Depression and World War II. I know people like Tom Brokaw (who my dad always thought was a fake) have made an industry out of mythologizing those of that era as “The Greatest Generation.” And yeah, I think there’s something to that, though I know there are others of that era who thought they were just doing what they were called on to do and shouldn’t be put on a pedestal (my folks definitely leaned towards the latter category).

I’m mentioning this because I always wondered what would happen if and when MY generation was called upon to face some calamitous event affecting the entire country. Would WE pull together out of a sense of national purpose and make the needed sacrifices? Would WE act in the best interests of future generations (a question already answered when it comes to climate change, unfortunately) as well as other world nations, a community to which we most definitely belong by default?

I think our response to the COVID-19 pandemic gives us the answer, sadly (and the end of this video is a punch in the gut, as it should be...yeah, blame the Gropenfuhrer too, but if President Hillary Clinton had told the whole country to mask up, do you honestly believe people wouldn't have still flipped out at Walmart anyway?)…



Update: Ugh...

Update 8/6/20: And apparently the kid who took this picture was suspended (noted near the end here, though it hasn't been confirmed yet) - God, adults can be stoo-pid sometimes!

Update 8/7/20: OK, I guess this is confirmation.

Update 8/8/20: It's about time - suspension never should have happened anyway.

Update 8/9/20: Color me shocked - not (here).

…and oh yeah, speaking of future generations, Our Orange Pestilence continues to wage war against the environment, as noted in this clip…



…and Chris Hayes tells us here that Nevada is automatically sending mail-in ballots to registered voters, and guess how Mango Mussolini reacted (not hard to figure out)…



…and Sam and Jamie of “The Majority Report” continue discussing that topic…I wish the show would mention not just the name of the bill that created this ridiculous unfunded liability for the post office, but also the fact that the current Democratic U.S. House passed H.R. 2382 to fix this mess, which of course is sitting on the desk of The Grim Reaper and not going anywhere as long as Repugs are in charge of either body of Congress – more here…and yeah, let’s not get all gushy about Chris Wallace temporarily pushing back against yet another Trumpian liar, this Jason Miller clown, about how supposedly unreliable the post office is…



…and like you also I’m sure, I’m hearing that Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao may tell the U.S. Senate (including many on this list) to go home later this week with no action on the HEROES Act, so I’m replaying this homemade video – I also saw a poll that has Sen. Grim Reaper leading Amy McGrath by 17 points…if I were McGrath, I would initiate a series of meetings with Charles Booker and find out how to leverage his support with particular policies related to the economy and criminal justice affecting African Americans, and then I would fire everyone on her campaign staff and let Booker’s people run the show…she outspent Booker 2-1 in the primary and still barely won, while his campaign came out of nowhere to challenge her – sounds like one political camp knows what they’re doing and the other doesn’t (and yeah, I’m sure “good ol’ boy” racism/sexism is in play here, but there’s racism and sexism ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY)…



...and I always associate this song with summer - hope it works for you too.

Monday Stuff

OK people, I know you’re smart because you’re reading this (heh), so I’ll make this as clear as I can. The Repugs don’t have a health care plan. They have NEVER had a health care plan. They NEVER WILL HAVE a health care plan. Anything else they say contrary to that is simply more lies…



…and when it comes to health care, I think Kyle is exactly right – this Biden ad is a punch in the gut aimed right at Mango Mussolini, which is exactly what he deserves; that little virus that is killing so damn many of us and making the rest of us sick is an issue that (if you’ll excuse the expression) “Trumps” everything else (and I don't completely share Kyle's rosy outlook for November - when everything is said and done and counted, then I'll get ready for a victory lap, but not one second before)…



…and in the matter of entitlements that we pay into, I never thought I’d give The Gipper credit for anything, but this clip is spot-on (yeah, I know he once made that stoo-pid recording about “socialized medicine,” but his words are entirely correct here – and to do something about Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao and his lies at long last, click here, included on this list)…



…and I know The Lincoln Project is full of yesterday’s (and probably tomorrow’s) Republicans, but for now they continue to do good work, as is apparent in this clip…



…and with all of the COVID-19 stuff and the related economic calamity taking place, it’s easy to forget the brazen lawlessness of Our Orange Pustule in An Oval Office, and I think this homemade clip reminds us of that (a lot of words I know, but they all matter...and let's not forget about this either)…



...and happy 94th birthday to the incomparable Tony Bennett; good luck trying to find just one tune from his collection of legendary hits, but I settled on this (also resisted the most obvious selection for now).