I’m writing for tomorrow, day 102. It will be a difficult day, because I have physical therapy during a heat wave. It is also the day I normally spend hours collecting the data for and compiling the Monthly Report for Politics Plus to post on the second. Because of the timing, the Monthly Report will be a day or two late, and I may have nothing at all to post on Saturday.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 2:54 (average 4:32). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Upworthy: As much as people love sex, you’d think we’d know better! If we just got rid of myths like these, we’d feel a lot better about our bodies, our relationships, and our sex lives.
If you show this to Republicans, that are likely to become apoplectic. So many uninterrupted facts, without intervening lies is more than they can handle. Now, if only I could remember what sex is.
From Daily Kos: If you haven’t seen this before, this really sums up what Republicans think of the Americans who work for a living.
No Congress in US history has ever done so little.’
From TPM: Conservative rocker Ted Nugent published a lengthy and rambling rant hitting back at his critics on Wednesday, writing that the reason he’s been described as a racist is because he’s "doing God’s work."
Nugent’s comments came in a column posted [World Nut Daily delinked] on the conspiracy theory website WND, in which he reacted to the news that one of his concerts in Idaho had been canceled because of his incendiary rhetoric.
"For the lying freaks over at the Huffington Post, Moveon.org and the scammers at the Southern Poverty Law Center to go to such extremes to constantly lie about me is proof positive that I am not only on the right track doing God’s work spotlighting the current infestation of cockroaches amongst us, but that they are clearly scared to death of me and virtually incapable of debating me one on one," Nugent wrote.
Nugent was reported to have used the term "unclean vermin" when discussing the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s decision to cancel a casino concert he was supposed to perform. The tribe canceled the concert after being contacted by the Southern Poverty Law Center and made aware of some of his past remarks, including some in which he called President Obama a "subhuman mongrel" and a "chimpanzee."
From his perspective, spewing racial hatred is doing God’s work, because his God is Republican Supply-side Jesus, the exact opposite of the real Jesus.
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3:02 Where's Noah when you really need a 600 year old man to help you?
2:58 I think my ship is sinking! No help coming from the pseudo Christians in Kentucky . . . their ark won't float either!
Patty, Noah was checking with the doctor in the Upworthy clip because he wanted more stats on men well over 100 years old.
4:52 At least it didn't take 500 years. (Too bad this wasn't used yesterday.)
Upworthy – The way Republicans "think," if you show this to them, they are likely to come away with all the misconceptions they already hold, plus a few new ones.
Daily Kos – The scheduling of Congress was designed on the premise that we would have a real Congress, which this one isn't. Also, it was thought that Reps and Senators would have honest work to do which wasn't accomplished on the floor. (Some still do. I'll bet just to name two examples that Alan Grayson and Bernie Sanders will be very busy in August and I don't just mean running for reelection, which Bernie isn't anyway.) Unless you consider making up and spreading lies work, though, Republicans won't.
TPM – And the SPLC apparently didn't even bring up his open pedophilia.
Cartoon – Yeah, right.
Best of luck with your therapy. They say meditation helps. (Like everything else, it no doubt works for some.)
TPM – Joanne – his WHAT??!! Argh!
The Upworthy video made me cry laughing – especially at the second item mentioned – who the heck started that rumour about the alleged average – oh my! I had never heard that one before – nor any of the others…
Daily Kos – why on earth do people vote for these lazy, lying, over paid snake oil salesmen?
TPM – as usual with the Far Right, lies lies and more lies. (Joanne – his WHAT??!!)
Sorry TC – got caught up in the News items – hope the physio goes all right – I just wish I could donate something so you could get a taxi there and back (surely even once would help) – what would it cost?
Thanks, but don't you dare.
Hey, TC . . . how come I have a "still VERY big mouth" but Patty and Jerry, as the last 2 recipients have "still big mouth" awards? Just curious.
Needed to fit very big feet. 😉
Seriously, because you ate the ghampion.
"… because you ate the ghampion." — Huh?
are the champion
Puzzle — 2:58 I think my ship is sinking! No help coming from the pseudo Christians in Kentucky . . . their ark won't float either!
Upworthy — All you ever wanted to know and then some. Actually, I think this would be a great piece for a teens' sex education class . . . if there still is such a thing! Such as they are, Republicanus/Teabaggers would don their self righteous moral indignation clothes and sputter away.
Daily Kos — "Work", yet another 4 letter word that offends the sensibilities of the Republicanus/Teabaggers, especially the ones that made their wealth the old fashioned way . . . they inherited it!
TPM — I heard that there are now three concert dates that have been scuttled because Ted Nugent . . . well he's Ted Nugent, racist and NRA nut job. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6191436/more-ted-nugent-shows-canceled Couldn't happen to a "nicer" guy! Doing God's work indeed. I feel another temple clearing coming!
Cartoon — If there weren't any Republicanus/Teabagger conspiracies, it wouldn't be US politics! Too bad that too many people don't know the difference between conspiracy theories and facts!
Thanks all!