It’s a warm sunny day here at the CatBox.  The sun just hit my wall, so I’ll probably have to turn on the A/C before long.  Tomorrow, please expect no more than a Personal Update or an Open Thread.  I have an appointment with my Prosthetist for George repair.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today;s took me 3:43 (average 5:20).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): President Donald Trump Warned Michael Cohen Will Flip If Charged

I am waiting for Cohen to start his canary imitation. I suspect that Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten is filling his pants in anticipation. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Millions of Americans were stunned and incredulous on Monday after learning of a possible incident of bias at Fox News Channel.

At a time when so many American institutions have been under attack, the possibility that Fox, one of the nation’s most respected news organizations, might be susceptible to hidden agendas was too much for many to take.

In interviews across the country, Fox viewers expressed disappointment, confusion, and shock that a news network known for its exacting standards had imperilled its hard-earned reputation for fairness.

“I’m devastated by this,” Carol Foyler, a viewer from Scottsdale, Arizona, said. “If we can’t trust Fox News, who can we trust?”

Tracy Klugian, a viewer from Akron, Ohio, said that he had been “walking around in a state of disbelief” since he learned of possible bias at the network.

Dang Andy! Bias at the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise?!!? Who would have thunk it. RESIST!!

From Think Progress: During a panel discussion on Wednesday’s edition of the The Ingraham Angle, immigrant activist Enrique Morones taunted host Laura Ingraham for the recent exodus of her show’s sponsors after she mocked Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg for being rejected from college. Morones was promptly kicked off the show.

Barf Bag Alert!!

Hogwash! It’s time to get more sponsors to dump that evil bigot. RESIST!!

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It’s a seasonable day here at the CatBox.  Store to door delivered groceries, and I put them away.  Wendy is coming this evening to destink the TomCat.  I hope your day is Republican-free.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:52 (average 4:10).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): What Alex Jones said about the Sandy Hook shooting

Barf Bag Alert!!

I understand that the parents of the dead children are suing that vile Republican son of a bitch. More power to them!  RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: One week after lambasting the F.B.I.’s raid on Michael D. Cohen’s office as a “fishing expedition,” Sean Hannity said that he “totally forgot,” when he made those comments, that Michael D. Cohen was his lawyer.

“When I called the raid on Michael D. Cohen’s office a ‘fishing expedition’ last week, it completely slipped my mind that my lawyer is, in fact, Michael D. Cohen,” the Fox News host told his viewers. “My bad.”

“If I had remembered at the time that Michael D. Cohen was my lawyer, and that some of the documents that were seized most likely involve me, I would of course have mentioned those things on the air,” he said. “But honestly, the name ‘Michael D. Cohen,’ and the address of his office, just did not ring a bell.”

Hannity said that his wife would “have a field day” with his forgetting Michael D. Cohen’s name, because she always teases him for “having a brain like a sieve.”

Andy, I could believe that he actually said that! RESIST!!

From TPM: Former FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday defended his editorial choice to include details in his new memoir painting President Donald Trump in an unflattering light by pointing out vestiges of his tanning habit and focusing on the size of his hands.

“I’m not making fun of the President,” Comey told NPR’s Carrie Johnson and Steve Inskeep. “I’m trying to be an author, which I’ve never been before in my life.”

Comey added that he was just trying to show readers how the world looked to him, including details to illustrate his narrative, not to belittle the President.

“By the way, not that this matters, but I found his hands to be about average in size, and so I’m not making fun of the man, I’m trying to tell the reader what’s in my head,” he said. 

By saying that Trump has average size hands , Comey lost all credibility.   RESIST!!

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Yesterday’s meeting was most enjoyable, but everyone thought George looked quite funny with his foot angled out to the side.  I have scheduled an appointment for George repair on Friday morning.  Today is special day in the relations between the great nation, Canada, and Politics Plus.  I intend to celebrate the occasion by having a huge plate of my special chili for supper, and I shall send a colorful green cloud north shortly afterward.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:48 (average 5:23).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Melania Trump said on Monday that she did not understand the controversy swirling around James Comey’s new memoir, because the book she is writing is “so much meaner.”

Speaking to reporters at the White House, she said that she had obtained an advance copy of Comey’s book because she “couldn’t wait to read it,” but said that she found its tone and contents disappointingly mild.

“It felt like he was pulling his punches,” she said. “No one will say that when they read my book.”

Dang, Andy! Will she tear him a new sphincter, or what? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): President Trump Attorney Michael Cohen’s Secret ‘Client #3’ Is Sean Hannity

I wish I had a pair of X-Ray eyes so I could see all the redacted stuff. Do you think Hannity hired Cohen to pay hush money to James Gluckert, aka Jeff Gannon? RESIST!!

From YouTube (Vox Channel): How a warmer Arctic could intensify extreme weather

Has anyone seen "The Day After Tomorrow"? RESIST!!

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