Honestly, I am becoming more worried with each passing day that Trump will ultimately call for armed insurrection when the Supreme Court refuses the last-ditch Texas suit. And, most frightening, I think he would have a solid majority of elected Republicans joining the chorus in calling for the destruction of the American form of government.
LOL. This is great but might be a little too on the nose. I wish I didn’t feel like Biden was so much of a bring-a-knife-to-a-gunfight guy. I’d love to be wrong.
On a related note, something has just occurred to me watching all these bullshit court cases and planned rallies. Remember when we’d roll our eyes because each Presidential election cycle would start right after the midterms, 2 years before actual election day? I’m just beginning to realize with Trump we will NEVER BE OUT OF a Presidential election cycle because he’s going to start “running” for 2024 on January 20 – either as a grift or because he really means it, who knows, probably even he doesn’t. I guess we can hope the network and cable news ignore him, but I’m not exactly optimistic, are you?
I'm already having flashbacks to 2011-17 when Moscow Mitch first took control of the nation from POTUS. Great time to have been (and be) without an opposition party.
Too: I'll believe Old Joe becomes POTUS when the last Trump suit gets tossed.
Trump’s ultimate gift to America: 70% of Republicans believe in widespread election fraud, over 50% of Republican Congressassholes believe the Supreme Court should overturn the election. Believe fervently enough to sign on to Paxton’s lawsuit. Cue the Monkees:
As a believer in the power of a well-timed baba booey, I do have some issue with this particular chapter. So eloquent a phrase should never find itself besmirched by emergence from lips as cruel as Miller's. Baba booey is a cri de coeur of joy, not of cruelty.
That said... "Well, I tried," is some hot-cocoa-out-the-nose genius, and I truly enjoy the eternal optimist, folksy-trust-in-your-fellow-man-will-always-triumph-over-the-Nazis version of Biden. You can feel Jimmy Stewart playing him in 1938, if they filmed Hunger Games that year.
This is some dark humor. Funny in the way someone might joke as they're headed to the gallows. But hey, one last good joke before you go is a good way to go.
"So much for the tolerant Left!"
Good one!
Off topic a bit but I watched Citizen Kane last night and there is a shit ton of stuff to unpack from that movie. I'll have to watch it a few times I think. But my favorite, or let's say most memorable point in the movie was when his second wife (the blond opera singer who couldn't sing) was leaving he said (paraphrasing) "But think about what it will do to me!"
Her response was priceless.
More off topic, I (like many Oregonians) lived in S. California for 6 years back in the late 70's. I was working at a print shop and the job entailed a 16-18 hour day, a 10-12 hour day and then a short day cleaning the presses. We got guaranteed 40 hours of pay even though we usually only worked 32 to 35 hours a week and we got time and half for hours worked past 8 and double time for hours worked past 12. Sweet job and I had 4 days off every week. They don't make jobs like that anymore. But I digress. During my time off I would get on my motorcycle and trip on up to San Luis Obispo and then cut over to Highway 1 and go up the coast that way to Santa Cruz, where my grandmother lived at the time. I'd hang out with hippies and dope growers around Big Sur and had some memorable trips of another type in those days. Along the way on Highway 1 you'd see the big Hearst Castle - surrounded by prime California real estate. Watching many of the exterior scenes in Citizen Kane I realized where they got the shots. Cool stuff.
Honestly, I am becoming more worried with each passing day that Trump will ultimately call for armed insurrection when the Supreme Court refuses the last-ditch Texas suit. And, most frightening, I think he would have a solid majority of elected Republicans joining the chorus in calling for the destruction of the American form of government.
Unfortunately, this looks to be as realistic as the Trump ones, by which I mean very.
LOL. This is great but might be a little too on the nose. I wish I didn’t feel like Biden was so much of a bring-a-knife-to-a-gunfight guy. I’d love to be wrong.
On a related note, something has just occurred to me watching all these bullshit court cases and planned rallies. Remember when we’d roll our eyes because each Presidential election cycle would start right after the midterms, 2 years before actual election day? I’m just beginning to realize with Trump we will NEVER BE OUT OF a Presidential election cycle because he’s going to start “running” for 2024 on January 20 – either as a grift or because he really means it, who knows, probably even he doesn’t. I guess we can hope the network and cable news ignore him, but I’m not exactly optimistic, are you?
“..Come, let us treason together...”
I'm already having flashbacks to 2011-17 when Moscow Mitch first took control of the nation from POTUS. Great time to have been (and be) without an opposition party.
Too: I'll believe Old Joe becomes POTUS when the last Trump suit gets tossed.
If only the transition were going this well...
Trump’s ultimate gift to America: 70% of Republicans believe in widespread election fraud, over 50% of Republican Congressassholes believe the Supreme Court should overturn the election. Believe fervently enough to sign on to Paxton’s lawsuit. Cue the Monkees:
“Now we are disgraced,
We are believers!
Not a trace
Of doubt in our minds.
All is lost
We’re all believers
Of the deceiver
We couldn’t leave him
If we tried.”
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. WAY too accurate to be a comfortable read. I started out snickering and wound up shivering.
I guess this version of Stephen Miller has forgotten (or refuses to admit) that he himself is Jewish. Which is all too believable.
As a believer in the power of a well-timed baba booey, I do have some issue with this particular chapter. So eloquent a phrase should never find itself besmirched by emergence from lips as cruel as Miller's. Baba booey is a cri de coeur of joy, not of cruelty.
That said... "Well, I tried," is some hot-cocoa-out-the-nose genius, and I truly enjoy the eternal optimist, folksy-trust-in-your-fellow-man-will-always-triumph-over-the-Nazis version of Biden. You can feel Jimmy Stewart playing him in 1938, if they filmed Hunger Games that year.
"Tolerant Left" =/= "Let You Blow Us To Kingdom Come Left"
This is some dark humor. Funny in the way someone might joke as they're headed to the gallows. But hey, one last good joke before you go is a good way to go.
"So much for the tolerant Left!"
Good one!
Off topic a bit but I watched Citizen Kane last night and there is a shit ton of stuff to unpack from that movie. I'll have to watch it a few times I think. But my favorite, or let's say most memorable point in the movie was when his second wife (the blond opera singer who couldn't sing) was leaving he said (paraphrasing) "But think about what it will do to me!"
Her response was priceless.
More off topic, I (like many Oregonians) lived in S. California for 6 years back in the late 70's. I was working at a print shop and the job entailed a 16-18 hour day, a 10-12 hour day and then a short day cleaning the presses. We got guaranteed 40 hours of pay even though we usually only worked 32 to 35 hours a week and we got time and half for hours worked past 8 and double time for hours worked past 12. Sweet job and I had 4 days off every week. They don't make jobs like that anymore. But I digress. During my time off I would get on my motorcycle and trip on up to San Luis Obispo and then cut over to Highway 1 and go up the coast that way to Santa Cruz, where my grandmother lived at the time. I'd hang out with hippies and dope growers around Big Sur and had some memorable trips of another type in those days. Along the way on Highway 1 you'd see the big Hearst Castle - surrounded by prime California real estate. Watching many of the exterior scenes in Citizen Kane I realized where they got the shots. Cool stuff.
Anyway, thanks for the tip! Great movie.
Brilliant how you set up Miller fail to even with Baba Booey.
"So much for the tolerant Left!" I laughed, I cried.