I’m sorry, but I need to take the day off. On the whole, my blended diet has been going very well, but my eggs and potatoes blend is a total failure. It gave me screaming heartburn that is so severe that I cannot concentrate on research. I should be back in the saddle tomorrow. Hugs to all.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took med 6:47 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. How did you do.
Cartoon:
Last Night’s Supper:
We in a brief pause, before The SC Debate tomorrow, the SC Primary Saturday, and Super Tuesday a week from tomorrow. So here is a look at the state of the race as of now.
Energized by his landslide victory in the Nevada caucuses, Senator Bernie Sanders turned his focus to President Trump on Sunday while his campaign made plans to try to win the coming South Carolina primary and amass an insurmountable delegate lead on Super Tuesday next week.
Mr. Sanders plans to be up on the air with commercials in every South Carolina media market this week, and his staff is scrambling to add new rallies to his schedule as they take aim at their next big target: overtaking the front-runner in Saturday’s primary there, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., to all but extinguish his candidacy.
But attacks on Mr. Sanders began mounting on Sunday, with Mr. Biden criticizing him as disloyal to former President Barack Obama — a charged message with the predominantly black electorate in South Carolina — and others describing the Vermont senator as a long shot against Mr. Trump. Mr. Sanders, in turn, used a rally in the Super Tuesday state of Texas to highlight some favorable polling numbers against the president — and attempt to reassure Democrats about his electability if he wins the nomination… [emphasis added]
Inserted from <NY Times>
I haven’t given up on Liz, but Joe’s attacks on Bernie are as disingenuous as are criminal Trump’s* attacks on Joe. Bernie criticized Obama, but so did I. Neither of us was disloyal to him at any time. In addition, whether ANY Democrat beats Trump* is up to us. It will happen, if and only if we make it happen!
Here is the latest delegate count.
|
State |
Date ▾ |
Delegates* |
Sanders |
Buttigieg |
Biden |
Warren |
Klobuchar |
Steyer |
Yang |
Gabbard |
Primaries/ Caucuses |
Open/ Closed |
|
Pledged |
– |
3979 |
35 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Superdelegates |
– |
(771) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Total (2,382 Needed after 1st |
– |
4750 |
35 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
– |
|
Pledged (1,991 Needed on 1st |
– |
3979 |
35 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
February |
41 |
12 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Caucus |
Semi-open |
|
|
February |
24 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Primary |
Semi-closed |
|
|
February |
36 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Caucus |
Closed |
Here are latest SC Poll Results
Bernie Sanders has the best chance of any candidate, at this point. I think that when Super Tuesday is in the books, we’ll all have a much better idea.
Yesterday WWWendy and I cooked up a storm. We made liquified Progresso Italian Wedding Soup and crackers, liquified Campbell’s Chunky Sirloin Burger Soup and spaghetti, liquified chili con carne, rice, mixed veggies, tomatoes, jalapenos, and chili powder (watch out Squatch), liquified fried eggs, hash browns, and milk, and liquified sliced peaches and cottage cheese. The chili was damn good, for baby food. The Chunky (NOT!) Soup wasn’t bad. The eggs and taters were a problem, because they glopped-up in the fridge overnight. I needed to add a load of milk to soften it up. Then it hardened while I was eating it. Bring on the heartburn. It will be trial and error. Today was supposed to be a lazy day, but I had to work on my grocery list and schedule my PET Scan (for Friday) and Lift rides. Oh God, it’s Monday.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:31 (average 4:58). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Short Takes:
From Daily Kos: In an unapologetic display of animal cruelty, an anonymous group of terrible people released over two dozen pigeons into Las Vegas, with political accessories affixed to their heads. The group, which will not be named here, released the abused birds on Tuesday, in a “sarcastic” protest of the Democratic presidential debate the next day.
Republicans have no qualms about cruelty to animals. Look how cruel they are to people. And why did they need birds in the first place? Deplorable Republicans also wear MAGA hats, also squawk and tweet about their criminal Fuhrer Trump*, and also shit all over everything. RESIST!!
From NPR: The daredevil “Mad” Mike Hughes was killed in a rocket launch gone wrong Saturday in Barstow, Calif., two witnesses to the accident confirmed. He was 64.
It was the third launch for Hughes in one of his homemade rockets and part of his eventual plan to be able to determine for himself, up in the sky, if Earth was as flat as he proclaimed to believe.
Anyone, who would get in a homemade rocket to prove the earth is flat, was so stupid, that he has to be a Republican. Condolences to his family, but I’m sure glad Trump* can’t appoint that dingbat to head the National Science Foundation.
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Gerry & The Pacemakers – Ferry Cross The Mersey (1965)
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
It’s a very busy day, here in the CatBox. WWWendy worked late at her night job, so she’ll be a bit late today. We have a ton of stuff to do. Happy Sunday.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:24 (average 5:27). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Short Takes:
From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Sen. Bernie Sanders Is The Projected Winner Of The Nevada Democratic Caucus
Kudos to Bernie, and sad condolences to Liz! I’ll post the delegates total, when Nevada is done counting. RESIST!!
From YouTube (CNN Channel): Anderson Cooper on Rod Blagojevich claim: Just nuts
Blago comparing himself to Nelson Mandela is like comparing a steaming pile of shit to a Rose. Blago is calling himself a ‘Trumpocrat’. He’s no kind of …crat. The way he talks and acts, he’s an dishonorary Republican, like that other famous Illinois political criminal: Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley. RESIST!!
Also from YouTube (CNN Channel): Warren insults Bloomberg after Nevada caucuses
While her candidacy is in deep doo doo, we owe Liz a major debt of gratitude for exposing Bloomberg to America. Her insults are far less than he deserves. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Mamas And The Papas – California Dreamin’. Audio Gold Song ful HD.mp4
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
To avoid any misunderstanding, my answer is an unequivocal “NO!” Nevertheless the propaganda mavens and liars, who speak for the Republican Reich, are crowing that Russia is getting involved in the 2020 election to help Bernie Sanders, not their own criminal Fuhrer, Donald Trump*, based on the following.
Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders, according to people familiar with the matter, and Mr. Sanders said on Friday that intelligence officials recently briefed him.
The disclosure came a day before the Nevada caucuses, where Mr. Sanders is a favorite, and followed revelations a day earlier that Moscow was interfering on President Trump’s behalf this year, as it did in 2016.
Mr. Sanders denounced Russia in a statement, calling President Vladimir V. Putin an “autocratic thug” and warning Moscow to stay out of the election. Drawing a contrast with Mr. Trump, he said he would stand against any efforts by Russia or another foreign power to interfere in the vote…. [emphasis added]
Inserted from <NY Times>
Here is more of Bernie’s response.
Officials tell Sanders Russia is trying to help his campaign
Although Republicans are blaming Bernie for not coming forward with this information a month age, remember that intelligence briefings to presidential candidates are classified and may not be divulged.
So why is Putin [R-RU] trying to help Bernie? The obvious answer is that he’s trying to move voters away from moderate candidates, because it’s easier to hand the election to Trump*, if he’s running against a progressive. I think the obvious answer, like the common wisdom it reflects, is wrong, because Putin knows that the publicity surrounding Russian help will really hurt Bernie. That’s what Putin is trying to do.
Putin appearing to help Trump doesn’t hurt Trump, because Republicans, lacking in ethics, drool for Russian help. But Democrats, who are far more ethical, object to Russian interference, so it hurts any candidate that appears to receive it. So the real question is this. Why is Putin trying to hurt Bernie?
Putin is afraid to have his puppet run against a progressive, who can excite and motivate voters to turn out. He thinks he can steal the White House from an establishment Democrat, like he did from Hillary. Since Putin wants Trump to run against an establishment Democrat, and Bernie is the progressive front runner, he’s pretending to support Bernie. If Liz were the progressive front runner, we’d be having this discussion about her.
The labs are in, and the news is bad. I do have esophageal cancer, probably in stage III. That gives me a three year survival rate of 32%, with chemo and radiation. The next stage is a nose to knees Pet Scan. So it’s not a happy time in the CatBox. I plan to get our hosting paid at least a couple years in advance and take steps to transfer ownership of Politics Plus to Nameless, Lynn, Joanne and Lona on my passing, so the community here will survive me. I plan to dedicate whatever time I have left to do as much good as I can. I’m very tired. I had an emergency Republicosis run at 1:30 AM. Fortunately, I made it to the throne without accident this time. Tomorrow, please expect no more than an Open Thread. It’s a WWWendy day, and we have lots of extra work, using the new blender to prepare food less likely to get stuck in my tumor. Have a great weekend.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:37 (average 5:10). To do it, click here. How did you do?
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Short Takes:
From ProPublica: President Donald Trump’s new acting intelligence director, Richard Grenell, used to do consulting work on behalf of an Eastern European oligarch who is now a fugitive and was recently barred from entering the U.S. under anti-corruption sanctions imposed last month by the State Department.
In 2016, Grenell wrote several articles defending the oligarch, a Moldovan politician named Vladimir Plahotniuc, but did not disclose that he was being paid, according to records and interviews. Grenell also did not register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which generally requires people to disclose work in the U.S. on behalf of foreign politicians.
FARA is the same law that Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates were convicted of violating. (Manafort went to trial. Gates pleaded guilty.)
Although such behavior would disqualify a Democrat, in the Republican Reich, proof of such criminal corruption must be tendered by all applicants seeking employment in high office. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): GHOST DONALD IN THE SKY – Parody
Wonderful! May your song be prophetic about the political demise of every Republican politician starting with Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch and continuing beyond Criminal Fuhrer Drumpfenfarten*! RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Byrds – “Mr. Tambourine Man” – 5/11/65
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
When I was a child, I often hid under my desk, when told to duck and cover. Adults knew they could frighten us into behaving ourselves with the following threat: “The Russians are coming!” After awhile, it no longer worked, because we stopped believing the threat. Why? The Russians never came… until now.
Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.
The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, the president berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump was particularly irritated that Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California and the leader of the impeachment proceedings, was at the briefing.
During the briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, Mr. Trump’s allies challenged the conclusions, arguing that he had been tough on Russia and that he had strengthened European security… [emphasis added]
Inserted from <NY Times>
Criminal Fuhrer Trump* does not want you that his boss is at it again!
Russia is looking to help Trump win in 2020, election security official told lawmakers
I understand that horrid little twerp, Devin Nunes, slithered to his Fuhrer to tattle, and probably, to give him a BJ. Fuhrer Trump* reacted exactly as I would expect from the Republican Reich. Trump* will be looking for a new DNI who will be to Intelligence what AG Barrf is to Justice.
Warren On Reports That Russia Is Interfering To Help Trump In 2020 Race
Liz is right. What we do now is keep Trump*, Bought Bitch Midnight Moscow Mitch, and all their co-criminals on Front Street, dump the entire Republican Reich in November, and clean up the mess afterwards to ensure free , fair elections in which corporations are NOT people and money is NOT speech.
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!! The Russians are coming!!! Are you scared? You should be! Are you going to behave? Then get off your ass and do your part to pull the plug on Putin and send the Republican Reich out of existence. Every Republican in office is one Republican too many!
It’s a yucky day here at the CatBox. My stomach has heartburn has been screaming all morning. I have to stay up, because Providence Home Medical Equipment is swapping-out a six pack of the portable O2 tanks I use, when I’m out and about. TGIF to all!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:57 (average 5:49). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Republicans alternate between blaming Obama, Hillary, Nancy and Bernie.
Short Takes:
Froom YouTube (Washington Post Channel): Resurfaced video shows Bloomberg referring to transgender people as ‘some guy wearing a dress’
We knew Bloomberg [R-NY] was racist and misogynist. Add homophobic to his unsuitable list. RESIST!!
From Washington Post: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) mounted a new defense Wednesday for the toxicity emanating from pockets of his presidential campaign’s supporters, implying it was possible Russian actors were again manipulating social media to incite Democratic divisions.
Sanders’s language was indirect, offered on the debate stage here as his opponents faulted him for the behavior of his most strident fans. It drew criticism from experts in disinformation, who said they had no direct evidence the Kremlin had masqueraded as Sanders voters to interfere in the 2020 race much as Russian trolls had done four years earlier.
“All of us remember 2016, and what we remember is efforts by Russians and others to try to interfere in our elections and divide us up,” said the senator from Vermont. “I’m not saying that’s happening, but it would not shock me.”
I tend to doubt that, because I remember the toxicity of many ‘Bernie Bros’ toward me in 2016, because, as a Bernie supporter, I committed to voting for Hillary, after Bernie asked his supporters to do so. ‘Bernie Bros’ were a factor in my switch to Liz Warren this year. I understand that some of the hate-mavens, threatening Democrats who disagree, are employees on Bernie’s paid staff. If so, he needs to identify and fire them immediately. That said, I would not put such skullduggery past Putin [R-RU] and his Puppet Pervert Trump* either. RESIST!!
From YouTube (Robert Reich Channel): Bloomberg Flounders, Warren Rebounds, and Bernie Brings the Heat
Of course the Reich on the left, Robert Reich, is right. Liz and Bernie were head and shoulders above the rest. And he’s right that the debate should have focused more on the evil Reich on the Right, the Republican Reich, and their criminal Fuhrer Trump*. I particularly liked how Robert used FDR as an example of democratic socialism. If Bloomberg [R-NY] wins the nomination in a brokered convention, it will destroy the Democratic Party and probably, the USA with it. RESIST!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival (HQ – 5.1 Studio )
Ah… the memories! RESIST!!
