Oh, by the way, when it comes to the supposed “grand bargain” on immigration between the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House, it looks as if the familiar cycle has played itself out once again (more to come I'm sure):
(And I'm completely aware of the role played by Tangerine Palpatine in this latest mess, of course...here.)Repugs kick and scream about an issue Dems offer to help and give Repugs everything they want Repugs still kick and scream and (almost completely) refuse to help Dems try to come up with a bill pretty much on their own that, once more, gives Repugs everything they want Repugs “overturn the game board” like spoiled brats Bill fails at the last minute Repugs blame “socialism” (running to Fix Noise with their hurt fee fees) while corporate media blames “both sides” Voters get confused by politics generally in response and lose interest Lather, rinse, repeat
Now to the videos...Sam and Emma and the crew from The Majority Report discuss the recent online idiocy from “The Moustache of Understanding,” comparing the Middle East to the Animal Kingdom (so “Bibi” is a “lemur”? Like that character from the “Ice Age” movies? GMAFB!)...nice job by Sam to recall Janeane Garofalo, going back mainly to Friedman cheerleading for Dubya’s Not-So-Excellent Adventure in Iraq...I’d heard the story about Sam and Friedman before – great stuff...nice job to recall the “F.U.” And oh yeah, the U.S. is an “old lion” and Iran is a “parasitoid wasp”? Really??? Gee, I wonder how well THAT will sit with the mullahs, e.g., pointlessly inflaming an already tense situation for no good reason other than for Friedman to be feted at cocktail parties I’m sure...
...and when it comes to the “party of Lincoln,” doing everything they can to utterly destroy any chance of immigration “reform” so Dementia J. Trump can have something to complain about while he tosses ketchup against the wall at McDonald’s, or something...well, it looks like they’re a little short in the “long green” department too, as Jesse Dollemore informs us (though I’m sure the donor class will come riding to the rescue with all of that sweet, untraceable dark money courtesy of the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR...love to be wrong)...
...and when it comes to Our Ochre Abomination, Thom Hartmann tells us that scholars are examining Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to make sure #45 doesn’t get another crack at the presidency...at around 3:00, Thom talks about anti-abortion states forcing kids in school (“no later than grade 3,” huh?) to watch something called the “baby Olivia” video, which is apparently pretty hardcore from the “forced birth folks”...
...and that's a fitting transition, sadly, to John and Francesca bringing us the gut-churning news that nearly 65K pregnancies have resulted from rape in the states that have effectively banned abortion after Dobbs – I don’t encourage violence, though it tragically has already occurred in these stories, but I’m waiting to hear about a woman killing one of these monsters, and I’m sure they’ll punch her ticket to the gas chamber (or whatever method they use now) almost right away (GREAT point by John that, if you want to go after something truly evil, go after the rapist instead of the woman...but yeah, good luck with that)...
...and I now give you the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” (more or less) from 2/7/14...I’ll be honest; every now and then I get to the point where I really can’t find anything that I think I should include or comment on (particularly having to do with Our Orange Nightmare or OH GOD I SWEAR I’M NOT GOING TO MENTION THAT WOMAN’S NAME!!), so that’s when I “set the wayback,” and I’m glad I found this clip on actor/activist Mike Farrell...happy 85th (as I’ve said, I part company with him, and a lot of others, when it comes to Mumia, but I applaud him on everything else...interview ends at about 9:05, and the Gore Vidal stuff on the “national security state” was good also...more on The Real News is here)...
...and also in the milestone department, RIP Wayne Kramer of the MC5 (NSFW/H).
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