It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. Store to Door is delivering groceries some time this afternoon. I hoped to get an early nap., My stomach acted up all day yesterday, and Stumpy has been underdoing a rare bout of phantom nerve pain for over 24 hours. It feels like someone is stabbing my left ankle with a knife, but I don’t have a left ankle. I hoped to get an early nap, but that appears unlikely. ARGH!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 5:03 (average 6:51). To to it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: In the aftermath of Pete Buttigieg’s strong showing in the Iowa caucuses, Donald J. Trump accused the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor of engaging in “suspicious travel” to Afghanistan.
“People are saying that he went to Afghanistan for seven months in 2014,” Trump told the hosts of “Fox & Friends” in a phone call. “Seven months is a long time to be running around in a Muslim country full of terrorists, don’t you think?”
He added that Buttigieg reportedly had a gun with him while he was in Afghanistan, a fact that Trump said “sounds fishy to me.”
“Let’s see, you fly all the way to a Muslim country full of all of these terrorists who need guns, and you’re bringing a gun into a country like that?” Trump said. “Who was he planning to give that gun to?”
“I don’t know if he was part of some caliphate or just helping them out, but we ought to find out,” he said. “I have a call in to the President of Afghanistan.”
Dang Andy! Do you think he was part of an evil conspiracy with gay Muslim terrorists? Far more likely, Trump* will get a second asterisk on his name from his coming “perfect” call to President Ashraf Ghani! RESIST!!
From YouTube (Trae Crowder Channel): Liberal Redneck – Pelosi Disrespects Trump
FOMCPIMPROTFLMAO! I could not agree more! RESIST!!
From YouTube (Jeff Merkley Channel): Statement on the Senate Impeachment Vote of Donald J. Trump
Spot-on, Jeff! Once again I’m proud to have volunteered for his campaign. Oregon leads the way! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Good, the Bad and the Ugly • Main Theme • Ennio Morricone
Ah… the spaghetti westerns! RESIST!!
Vote Blue!!
13 Responses to “Open Thread–2/6/2020”
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Cartoon: Yep!
NYer: Shame he (dt) spends time worrying about (and in) other people’s business, while his in the ‘head’. Of course, it’s a perfect call, but we all know otherwise….Thx, Andy!
TCC: I’ve missed Trae! Word ! I agree with every word he said.
JMC: Very well said. TY, Mr. Merkley.
BFTP: Loved, loved, loved the music, and played it over and over. The movies…LOL
Sounds like you have a busy day. Hope that your phantom pain goes away..and your stomach feels better too. Hope that you have a good day…take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
This just in: “Pence remarking about Ms. Pelosi ripping up dt’s speech….’an attitude of disrespect’. Pelosi’s team: “He’s (Pence) in no position to lecture anyone about the constitution, decorum or respect.”
2. “The senators who voted to convict dt represent 18M more people than those who acquitted him. He lost the popular vote again.” ~ Nick P. ~
3. “In private..Republicans admit they acquitted dt out of fear. How in the world can these senators stand upright when they have no backbone?” ~ Sherrod Brown, (D-OH) ~
4. “DT the Best of the Best!! at being a loser.” ~ Kiersten H. ~
5. “I want a new trial with NO witnesses!! and NO evidence.” ~ El Chapo ~
7:58 I wouldn’t try to eat it.
I really needed a good laugh yesterday, and I found one in a very unexpected place.
Cartoon – It won’t be that long, alas.
TNY – If he does this enough times for real, it will become obvious how fake it is – except to his cult.They’re just gone.
Trae – Yup. Interesting how totally different this is from the video I posted, and yet how similar in tone and position.
Jeff – It boggle my mind that they think they can cover up what everyone knows. OK there are people who are so out of touch that they don’t know, but the information is public record. Are they that confident that they can make the coup permanent and control history? As so many are saying, “Vote like your life depended on it – because it does.”
Past – Morricone revolutionized movie music right there. The movie – meh. The soundtrack – just wow. (I confess to enjoying some of the cat photos inspired by the movie, though.)
So sorry you’re feeling poorly today.
Puzzle – 5:20 Boo!
Cartoon – I hope that’s the Trumpers and not true American Republicans like Romney.
TNY – Andy did it again!
YouTube – This guy has more intelligence than the entire population that voted for the POS in the WH.
Jeff Merkley – The sham trial in the Senate was a bigger cover up than Watergate.
Get out the vote in November!
Sounds awful, TC.
‘Toon: Any day now!
New Yorker: Is Andy purposely trying to scoop Faux No-News on this? Now they can’t plant the story for Dumpy to tweet.
TCC: So well expressed!
JMC: Amen! BBMMM is of the belief, stated openly, that the American people will simply forget, by election time. Nah!
The music: Wonderful!
Joanne’s Hamptons: I love it!
4:09 Nasty spikes.
Cartoon: That sort of extinction is a far too slow process, they need to go out with a big bang.
TNY: No, Andy, Trump will no longer make such ‘covert’ incriminations or beat around the bush when calling in foreign help. After his “victory” by acquittal by his minions he will now shamelessly call on any rogue government to help him out and then brag about it he has done so, perfectly.
TC: Trae took the words right out of my mouth, though I probably wouldn’t have been able to put all of them there.😁
JM: Amen to that, Mr Mekley.
BFTP: Ahhh, Ennio Morricone, king of spagetti western music.
Cartoon — Extinction of the GOP — dang, more dirty crude in the ground!
The New Yorker — There is a reason that Trump would not recognise Buttigieg’s military service — he was a coward and never served when called by his country. He is the most unpatriotic person (I use that term loosely!) of whom I have ever heard.
Trae Crowder — FOMCPIMPROTFLMAO!!!!! I wholeheartedly agree with him!
Merkley — Jeff is correct. Too bad McTurtle and the rest of the Republicans won’t listen to him. They have their noses so far up Trump’s ass that Trump should have the giggles from the tonsil tickling. Talk about halitosis!
Music — Obviously this movie was made before Eastwood started talking to empty chairs! I always liked that music and the movie was not too bad for a spaghetti western either.
I hear you on the phantom pain! I don’t have it but I do get pain in my lower legs at night that wakes me up and has me in tears. Fortunately, once I am up and moving, it is not a problem. My prayers are with you and BTW, certain little (?) kitties keep you in their prayers too. Well JD’s furnace went out a while back and now mine has gone out. I can’t get repair here until Monday so we’re doing a lot of cuddling up and extra blankets. The hands are still attached but the lack of muscle in the left means that there is nothing to protect the bones when I grab or hold things. That can be quite painful but at least it is not constant pain like in the beginning. Of course arthritis is also an issue and together, they suck. Oh well, such is life.
I hope you’re well bundled!
Old age is not for sissies or weaklings. Fortunately you are neither. As TC said, stay bundled (and cuddled.) I at least hd an electric space heater I could run. (One the other hand, I didn’t have cats.)
Cartoon: Slowly fading away.
NY: Here we go again with tRump evil fake accusations. He never learns….does he?
TCC: Perfect.
JMC: Mr. Merkley couldn’t of said it any better. Appreciate his comment.
BFTP: Love the soundtrack.
Sorry to hear about your foot. Hope the pain eases up. Plus your stomach gets better too.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
I don’t know how anyone can watch The Good, the Bad and the Ugly trailer and NOT think of that shifty-eyed cat:
We can pee faster than Clint can shoot! 😸
Actually, I was thinking of the “Mexican Standoff” scene, but that cat is just magnificent.
Thanks and pooped TGIF Hugs to all!