It’s another sore day here in the CatBox, but better today than yesterday. I plan to be in the saddle tomorrow, but Sunday is often a slow news day. Time will tell. It’s also a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb. My Broncos are playing the Panthers, but the game won’t be televised here. Have a fine weekend.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:24 (average 5:48). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
They would again, if they had the slightest excuse.
Short Takes:
From Daily Kos: After World War II, Germany was subject to a round of de-Nazification. When Saddam Hussein was routed, Iraq underwent de-Bathefication. When Joe Biden moves into the White House, there’s no doubt the whole government is going to need a serious round of de-Trumpification to clear the lobbyists, zealots, and simple incompetents that Donald Trump has spread around federal agencies. But before any of that can happen, Biden is calling in the cleaners to scrape away the heavy coating of Trump-shed coronavirus.
As Politico reports, the General Services Administration (GSA) is bringing in a private contractor once Trump has been escorted off the premises. The specialist will go over every surface in both the East and West Wing. The plan is to “thoroughly clean and disinfect” everything from doorknobs to desks before anyone on the Biden team has to touch them. The GSA will also bring in a commercial mister to kill viruses in the air and on fabrics. It is not known whether this will remove the odor of Filet O’ Fish or clean up orange stains that could be either nacho cheese or excess “bronzer.”
I’m having a triple size helping of my infamous green-cloud chili, normally used for fumigating the Sasquatch. I will allow federal staff to compress several clouds for use in fumigating the White House. RESIST!!
From Crooks and Liars: Suddenly Rush Limbaugh doubts two different outlooks can exist in the same country while ignoring that he has stoked the fires of hate and division for decades. In the end stages of lung cancer, not only does Rush argue this dishonest point, but he also argues for secession. We just can’t all get along anymore.
Here’s where it begins (transcript courtesy of Media Matters):
I thought you were asking me something else when you said, “Can we win?” I thought you meant, “Can we win the culture, can we dominate the culture.” I actually think — and I’ve referenced this, I’ve alluded to this a couple of times because I’ve seen others allude to this — I actually think that we’re trending toward secession. I see more and more people asking what in the world do we have in common with the people who live in, say, New York? What is there that makes us believe that there is enough of us there to even have a chance at winning New York? Especially if you’re talking about votes.
For 240 years or so we’ve had plenty in common with one another, or at least we DID until the likes of Rush Limbaugh came along and began pointing fingers at “The Other.” Then suddenly it’s time to secede because God knows we couldn’t get along with New Yorkers.
LimBarf Bag Alert!!
Actually, secession might not bad idea. Remove everything of value from a few acres of wasteland somewhere, build a wall around it, call it the Confederated National Socialist State of Bullshitania and let Rush Limbarf be the pied puker to draw the Republicans in. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Liberal Redneck Channel): Buttercream Dream / Liberal Redneck MASHUP
Trump is a symptom. How many times have you seen me say that? On a scale of one (low) to ten (high), give Trey a fifty for this one! RESIST!!
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Supreme Court Derails Trump Legal Fight And FDA Clears Vaccine
These are the two biggest stories of the weekend. I only wish we would get rid of Trump’s* Republican plague as well as we seem to be succeeding in getting rid of Trump*! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast of Christmas): O Holy Night (1968 Version)
This is my favorite carol. In my younger days, our choral group did a medley of carols in which each of us sung one as a solo. This was mine. Ah… the memories! HUGS!!
38 Days Until the Big FLUSH!!
14 Responses to “Open Thread – 12/12/2020”
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Best to WWWendy. Hope you feel better
TJI – How come cashiers at 24/7 McDonald’s can de-escalate situations better than cops? (-by) Because we get fired if we don’t. (-jk) (Apology, Pat, for stealing your trademark.)
Cartoon – Oh, I remember. I wonder how different things would have been had they not done so.
DK – Yup. I’m not sure your cloud would be helpful.
C&L – He may be right, but if so, it’s only because he is the contrarian who brought it to pass.
Trae – Amen!
MSNBC – In other words –
Blast – My favorite carol was “O Holy Night” for a long time. Then there was a period when I was hooked on “Gesu Bambino.” Now I couldn’t possibly name one favorite. But “O Holy Night” is a very fine one.
No worries, Joanne!
Thumbs up!!
Cartoon: Oh!, but of course!
DK/Politico: Oh, Thank The Lord! One can only imagine the tangible filth needing to being cleaned up and out. But also, the mental filth that this ID has been saying, doing, and acting out the last four years!
Yes, a wise move for Mr. Biden and family. The ‘4 legged children’ have good noses, so they will also filter any dirty spots that may be there…or out on the White House Lawn. Raise your hand if these 4 years has been the loooongest 4 years of our lives!! Yes, Sir!
C&L: Let.It.Go! Rush! You’re done. Buh, by!
LRC: Well done, and said, Trey!! Love it!
MSNBC: Will be nice to think and say ‘Go away, Donald. You’re no longer the POTUS. (thank God!)
Hope that you get a chance to lay down, and just rest. Take good care, and Thanks, Tom. Good vibes to your guys/team playing. ‘My boys’ w/be playing ‘Da Bears’ tomorrow @ noon. We’ll see how they do.
*This just in: “Joe Biden has won the election 100x’s and is now eligible for a free Sub! ~ Trevor Noah ~
2. “Melania thrilled this is the last time she has to do damn trees.” ~ Andy Borowitz ~
3. ” Joe Biden has won this election so many times, he is now the 67th President of the United States.”
~ Randy Rainbow ~
4. “BBMM is blocking bipartisan aid. Any characterization of this situation.. ‘Congress at an impasse’ is a lie. There is bipartisan, bicameral agreement. The President even wants it. BBMM is the problem. He’s blocking the deal !! ~ Brian Schatz
5. “The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success, unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly. It must confine itself to a few points, and repeat them over and over.” -Joseph Goebbels-
“Simple points – ‘Lock her up!’. ‘Build that wall !’ ~ Paul G. ~
6. “Republicans – ‘The party of Law and Order’ don’t actually care about law and order. They just want total control over everyone’s lives so they can rule over society authoritarian style.” ~ Michael B. ~
TJI #2 – Well, that’s for sure. (Good thing, especially since she’s SO bad at it.)
I went right to his site … but no song parody yet. I hope he makes one.
TJI #3 –
TJI #4 – Sen. Schatz (D-HI) has joined Katie Porter (D-CA) in setting the record straight. There’s plenty of room on this bandwagin, and plenty of witty Democrats to characterize it.
TJI#2: Who is going to miss Miss “I don’t care, do you? I just hope the WH staff saved all those roses.
TJI#5: He wrote the book. From Gingrich, to Reagan, to today’s elected whores, it works.
TJI#6: The party of L&O, the party of state’s rights, and so on, showing their real selves.
“I’m having a triple size helping of my infamous green-cloud chili, normally used for fumigating the Sasquatch.”
(Sending triple-thick masks to WWWendy! And a can or two of “Green Cloud B-GONE” air spray!)
‘Toon: I did not know that photos of those in the 9th circle of Hell, would not spontaneously combust in this level of the universe.
ST: As per Pelosi, some time ago, “We will fumigate him out!” But, the difference is that we need to fumigate Biden in.
C&L: Put Rush , and his followers, Alex Jones and his followers, Allen West, and his fellow secessionists, and so on, through the same “Trail of tears,” their political forebears put the Native Americans through. Let’s see what they can do to survive, in lets’ say, Death Valley!
Beau: How many great shirts does this dude have? Obviously a symptom, this Orange shithole! He is virtually the exposed soul of the GOP, out for nothing but power and grift!
MSNBC: 1-“The rule of law has held.” CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! CELEBRATE! Listen to the music! Play the music! dance to the music!
MSNBC:2- Covid-19 may have met its match, thanks to science, not Dumpshit!
The wanton disregard of Trump et al for any of the necessary COVID safety measures at their superspreader events at the White House would give any rational person pause WRT entering the premises.
A thorough fumigation & disinfection of the whole place is definitely the way to go!
We can hope that in 3-6 months time, after Trump & his acolytes are denied the bully pulpit they’ll start to recede into the background.
MSM folks – I’m looking at YOU! Past time to START being responsible journalist and IGNORE the seditious babble from the rabble!
Politico: I hope they do bring in a large crew in to disinfect/sanitize the entire W.H., Airplanes, vehicles and everything else tRump and his family members has been around.
C&L: rUsh need to vanish just like tRump.
Trae: Good one.
MSNBC: Glad the Supreme Court said NO to the idiot again. His crap has got to end. We are sick of it.
BoC: Beautiful song by Perry.
Hope your visit with Wendy went well.
Sure hope you get to feeling better. Please take care.
Thanks TomCat
I hope you had a fine weekend, TomCat, in which you could manage your back pain a little.
4:09 Caught-up in a bow.
Cartoon: Trump is so incompetent he can’t even manage to give them an excuse to do so again.
DK: Can’t wait for all the cartoons that will be produced when a whole army of people will start to clean out and disinfect the White House. Images of shovelling out the pigsty come to mind.
C&L: I’m sure Puerto Rico has some remote little island of its mainland that is threatened with inundation by the rising sea levels which it will be happy to sell to the States for a fair price where all the secessionists can secede to their hearts contend. Don’t mention that the ferry only sells one way tickets, though.
TC: I sure hope Trae’s Buttercream Dream, and mine, will come true.
MSNBC: Trump is losing on all fronts now, before SCOTUS and with having to give Pfizer vaccine ‘rights’ where he didn’t want to make a deal with them. No nauseating lies about how his administration has accomplished that this miracle vaccination was developed can make that go away.
I’m expecting stables and a river.
De-Trumpification would be good….I would be okay with seccession, but as we’ve seen pollution/poison, viruses, etc cross state lines and I can’t imagine the $$$ taking socialist red states would not be able to survive w/out the help of the blue states……..
Thanks and painful hugs to all.
Wonderful summaries of responses, et al…the only thing missing seems to be whether the White House will require attention for anything buried in what used to be the Rose Garden or under the Tennis Pavilion