POST 1069 Third in a series (see Ignorance and Lies and The Underlying Disease) Stand Up From Steve Schmidt, May 6: I asked [my friend] what we would do if 150 crazy people — a mix of deranged narcissists, political extremists, weirdos, conspiracy theorists and other assorted friends of theirs — showed up suddenly on… [read more]
POST 1068 Second in a series (see Ignorance and Lies). The Diagnosis The slavish devotion of so many to worshiping ignorance and lies is baffling and the translation of that into violence is fraught with grave danger. It has been easy to criticize, saying those people are voting against their own interests, which is a… [read more]
POST 1066 Read all the way to the bottom for some good stuff. About Those Interesting Times Of course, that expression, often claimed to be a Chinese curse (but without verified attribution), didn’t include the word “not” in the original. Decide for yourself if it was intended to hope for something other than bland life… [read more]
POST 1061 Horrible Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire had been a Nikki Haley supporter making Never Trump sounds, this in his blowhard-y way, but that doesn’t work now that Haley’s candidacy is over. Now he’s backing Trump. He even says Trump shouldn’t drop out of the campaign even if he’s convicted of felonies. Here’s… [read more]
POST 1060 A Bit More About “Are You Better Off?” From March 27 Have a look at this from Sheila Markin’s post, When Will Republicans Give Up on Trump? Biden has been delivering on the promises Trump made and failed to deliver on. Remember how Trump promised infrastructure week? It never happened with Trump. It… [read more]
Post 1,053 Late Addition . NBC News Hires Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel The GOP political veteran will become an on-air contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. . Yes, that Ronna Romney McDaniel. Be sure to click the headline and read the astonishing spin the networks put on this brainless move. Here’s a piece of… [read more]
Post 1,052 A blogger friend recently posted, “A few years ago, CNN reported on a survey indicating that over 40% of Americans believed that a civil war was ‘somewhat likely’ in the next ten years.” He mentioned globalization as at least part of the cause. I assume that means that it has caused disruptions leading… [read more]
Post 1,042 However odd it might be, we love our Super Bowl commercials as a form of entertainment. Millions tune in just for them, not so much for the football game. And with the cost for just 30 seconds of ad time at $7 million, the ad agencies and the companies they create ads for… [read more]
Post 1,041 On February 18 Steve Sheffey wrote, ” . . . House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) says he won’t allow the House to vote on the emergency funding because it doesn’t contain money for border security. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) accurately summarized Johnson’s position: The Speaker said he wouldn’t pass Ukraine funding without a… [read more]
Post 1,036 WARNING! Contains Snark Sensitive readers are advised to get over it. The Moronica Awards are given to those who behave with the distinction of being obviously mentally unfit and who offer themselves without hesitation to display their true limitations publicly. The Awards are heavily weighted toward those who have made the greatest public… [read more]
