Open Thread – 10/6/2019

Posted by TomCat at 8:06 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 062019

It’s a busy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy will be here in about 90 minutes. We have lots of chores, as this will be a strange week. She has to go to Iowa to deal with family matters next weekend, so she’ll be coming on Thursday instead of Wednesday, the following Tuesday instead of Sunday, and then, Saturday instead of Sunday. That throws my schedule off, big time, bit I’m Happy to help her, However, I don’t advise getting downwind of me a week from Monday. This will be my only article today. Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:41 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Mike Pence Impeachment Strategy Cold Open

Fire up your VPN, Lona! Even Pence’s gay hate won’t convert their stories to straight. On impeachment, the GOP’s predecessors grabbed the money and fled to South America to evade justice! RESIST!!

From YouTube (Full Frontal Channel): The Worldwide Premiere of Full Frontal’$ Totally Unrigged Primary

Whatever show she’s plugging could be most interesting. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Country Joe & The Fish- Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 10/5/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:54 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 052019

It’s a tired day here in the CatBox. I woke up shortly after midnight, as usual, to relieve myself, but could not get back to sleep. Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb. My Broncos are Californicating themselves to meditate with the Chargers. The game won’t be televised here. May the divine Orb shine its blessed light on your team, unless they fart lightning bolts. Tomorrow is also a WWWendy Day. That yucky TomCat will need extra de-stinking! So please expect no more than a Personal Update from me tomorrow. Pooped hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:07 (average 5:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In an unexpected twist in the impeachment drama engulfing Washington, leading congressional Democrats have begged Donald Trump to stop impeaching himself so that they have something to do.

In a press conference on Friday morning, Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, both implored Trump to stop relentlessly spewing impeachable offenses, complaining that this practice was rendering their jobs irrelevant.

“Mr. President, as much as we appreciate your help, please, stop doing our work for us,” Pelosi said. “Give us a reason to get up in the morning and go to the office.”

Andy, I fear their plea has fallen on deaf ears. Committing impeachable offenses is the prime Republican pastime. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): FEC Chair Sets The Record Straight On Foreign Interference In An Election

There certainly was obvious quid pro quo there, and that is relevant. The operative word in the law is “solicit”. In laymen’s terms, that means ask for it. Trump did. Pence did. Quod erat demonstrandum! RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Voter confronts GOP senator: Where’s the line?

Joni Ernst just doesn’t know how to deal with Trump. That pig’s nuts are so small, that she can’t find them. RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 10/4/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:18 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 042019

It’s a better day here in the Cat-Box. The Immodium AD got control of my Republicosis. The only lasting effect is that my normal green clouds have turned red and are even more toxic. Therefore, I think I sit out front later and do some Squatch hunting! For World Animal Day, CAT is where it’s AT! TGIF hugs for all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:45 (average 5:13). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump asked Kim Jong Un to help dig up dirt on Joe Biden, but Kim said that he was “too busy developing ballistic missiles” to do so, the North Korean dictator confirmed on Thursday.

“I remember getting a call from him about the Biden thing, I want to say in August,” Kim told reporters. “And I was, like, ‘I am super busy developing a new generation of ballistic missiles right now.’ ”

Kim said that he recalled Trump being “very understanding” and saying that he would “try some other countries.”

So, Andy, is this the call on which Trump helped Kim with his nuclear missile development program and called it a major diplomatic victory for himself? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): IRS Whistleblower: Political Taint In Trump Or Mike Pence Audits: WaPo

Kudos to the whistle blower. May the first two lead a parade! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Harry Nilsson – Me And My Arrow

A dawg song for World Animal Day. I loved The Point! Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 10/3/2019

Posted by TomCat at 8:46 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 032019

It’s a chilly muggy day here in the CatBox. I’m hurrying to get a partial nap in before Store to Door delivers groceries. I’m not making good progress, because I have Republicosis, and I’ve already had to visit my throne six times. The whole house stinks like Republicans. YUCK!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:18 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In what insiders are calling an audacious move to get his older brother cut out of their father’s will, Eric Trump has accused Donald Trump, Jr., of being the whistle-blower.

According to White House sources, Eric marched into the Oval Office on Wednesday morning and announced to his father, “You can stop wondering who this quote-unquote whistle-blower is. It’s Don.”

Reportedly, no sooner had the young Trump made the startling accusation than Don, Jr., himself burst into the room, turning the tables on his sibling by claiming that Eric, and not he, was the actual whistle-blower.

Within seconds, the Trump brothers were viciously wrestling on the Oval Office carpet, while their father looked on, seemingly pleased by the spectacle.

Straight News, Andy? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Mike Pence, At Center Of Trump Ukraine Scheme, Scrambles For Cover

There’s the evidence we need to impeach the Fuhrer and Vice Fuhrer simultaneously. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride (Live)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 10/2/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:38 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 022019

It’s a chilly, but Sunny Autumn day here at the CatBox with 61° forecast and 81% humidity. I trust you will all join me in wishing Bernie Sanders a speedy recovery from the successful insertion of two stents to repair a blocked coronary artery. Today is a WWWendy day. She will come this evening to de-stink the rancid TomCat, do chores, and have flapjacks for supper. Hump Day Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:16 (average 4:24). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

The ship of state.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Trae Crowder Channel): Bubblebustin Ep 4 Marsha Blackburn Sucks

Barf Bag Alert!!

Trey, if you keep doing the Republican Reichsministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise, you ought to embed a “Barf Bag Alert!!” in each video. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Senator Kamala Harris Reacts To “Outrageous” Trump Idea For Migrants

The last thing Americans need is a sadistic Resident, who wants to exercise his perverted fetishes on innocent and unwilling refugees. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): I Saw Her Standing There (Remastered 2009)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 10/1/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:52 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Oct 012019

It’s a very busy day here in the CatBox. Between preparing my grocery order, our Fantasy Football Report and changing the poll, I’m already running way behind. Muggy hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:56 (average 5:23). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

I was in Yankee Stadium.

Fantasy Football Report:

Here’s the latest from our own Fantasy Football League.

Scores:

Congrats to Vivian, WWWendy and Squatch for winning their games. It’s hard to type with this paper bag over my head.

Standings:

4Standings

Congrats to Vivian for her league-leading, undefeated season-to-date.

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Shortly after tweeting that his impeachment could result in a civil war, Donald J. Trump clarified that, in the event of such a war, he would seek a new note from his podiatrist.

Trump issued the clarification after military advisers cautioned him that, after starting a civil war, he might reasonably be expected to participate in it.

Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, Trump said, “Much as I would like to fight in a civil war, my very serious foot condition would keep me from doing that.”

No satire there, Andy. That’s gospel! RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Trump Fixation On Exonerating Russia Entangles William Barr, Pompeo

Are there any in the Trump Reich that aren’t totally submerged in abetting Trump’s crimes and covering them up? RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): “Twelve Thirty” The Mamas & The Papas

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 9/30/2019

Posted by TomCat at 10:03 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Sep 302019

It’s another chilly day here at the CatBox. The humidity interfered with my sleep again so I feel very tired. I schedules my Cardiologist for 11/22. Oh God, it’s Monday (OGIM) Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:19 (average 5:51). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Religious Agony:

For the second week in a row, a bad call late in the 4th quarter cost my Broncos the game. Von Miller hit the Jags QB just before the ball left his hand. (I reviewed this in freeze-frame slow-motion.) The ref mistakenly called Von for a late hit. The pass was complete but way short of a first down. The Broncos should have taken possession there, but the call gave the Jags a first down. A few plays later, the Jags kicked the winning FG. ARGH! Even more exasperating, the Squatch is kicking my ass big time! Oh… the shame!

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In a move that raised eyebrows in the nation’s capital, the Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, announced on Monday that the United States Senate would be closed until the year 2021, “for repainting.”

Calling the current state of the Senate’s paint job “a national disgrace,” McConnell said that repainting the Senate was “the most urgent problem facing our democracy today.”

“The Democrats can waste their time with all their usual hijinks and tomfoolery, but I cannot stand idly by and watch the walls of this hallowed chamber grow dingy and chipped,” McConnell said.

Dang, Andy! It would not surprise me if Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch did just that! RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): Gergen: If someone targets whistleblower, it’s on Trump

When the whistle blower appears before the House Intelligence Committee, Republicans on that committee will leak his name and whatever other information a potential assassin might need to get him. I agree that he/she should go into witness protection. Trump and his close cronies should spend the rest of their lives in the GOP Gitmo Gulag! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Jefferson Airplane – Today

Ah… The memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 9/29/2019

Posted by TomCat at 8:52 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Sep 292019

It’s a muggy, chilly day here in the CatBox. It’s 46° and 97% humidity with only 52° forecast. The rest of the week will be in the low 60°s. WWWendy will be here in about an hour. May the Holy Ellipsoid Orb bless your team, unless they are big Latino puddy tats! This is my only article today.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:06 (average 4:44). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Kudos to that dawg!

Short Takes:

From YouTube (SNL Channel): Impeachment Cold Open – SNL

Apologies to those whose countries are excluded, but I had to include it for the rest. FOMCROTFPIMPLMAO!! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Take It Easy (2013 Remaster)

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

From Daily Kos: The former ambassador who travel to Niger and shot down the lies put forward by the Bush administration over nuclear weapons being created in Iraq has died.

He wrote a piece for the New York Times entitled “What I didn’t find in Africa”. It was the beginning of what would become “Plamegate”, the attempt to destroy his reputation through his wife, former CIA agent and current New Mexico congressional candidate, Valerie Plame, by outing her work with the CIA and putting her and her (now) ex-husband in danger. The effect would cost her her job with the CIA and a conviction for White House staffer Scooter Libby, which would later be commuted by George W. Bush. The good news out of that was that the truth would come out about the ridiculous foray into Iraq that we are stuck with to this day and the lies that precipitated with it. The journey for the ambassador, however, would not be easy.

RIP Joe! You were as honest as you were abused by Crawford Caligula and the Republican Reich! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

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