Republicans on Parade – 3/30/2018

Posted by TomCat at 1:23 pm Politics

Mar 302018

Here is the one hundred eleventh article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s honoree is Republican Faux Noise host, propagandist, and Trump supporter Laura Ingraham. She is so honored for lying to discredit David Hogg and student activists, who are protesting for responsible gun ownership and control.

A number of advertisers have abandoned Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s weeknight show after she alleged Parkland, Fla. shooting survivor David Hogg was bitter over his rejection for freshman admission by multiple universities.

Those companies pulling their ads include TripAdvisor, Expedia, Hulu, Johnson & Johnson, Wayfair, Nestlé and Nutrish. A spokesman for TripAdvisor said the company doesn’t "condone the inappropriate comments made by this broadcaster. In our view, these statements focused on a high school student, cross the line of decency. "

In a tweet sent on Wednesday [Republican liar delinked], Ingraham said Hogg had been rejected from four colleges and that he then "whines about it." In response, Hogg mounted a social media campaign to get advertisers to pull their ads from Ingraham’s show.

He told NBC News that those fleeing advertisers represented about one-third of those he listed for action….

…The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, meanwhile, said he has been accepted to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) and Florida Atlantic University. He listed the University of California schools, which generally have a higher threshold for admittance, as having turned him down. The University of California campuses rejected Hogg despite his reported 4.1 GPA… [emphasis added]

Inserted from <NBC News>

Here she is lying the way she always does it. Not how she does approve of students skipping class to pray for victims. She doesn’t pray. she preys.

Barf Bag Alert!!

Now is that a Republican/Trump/NRA wet dream or what? That’s why she deserves a parade.

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Open Thread – 3/30/2018

Posted by TomCat at 1:21 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 302018

I’m running a little late, because something or some idiot set off the fire alarm system, and I had to put on George and my outside clothes to prepare to evacuate. The alarm went off less than a minute, after the fire department arrived. It was small cooking fire. I’m still sweating from the rushed exertion. Yesterday’s meeting went exactly as I anticipated. It was for the benefit of those, who are too lazy to read the FAQs CCC distributed over a week ago. However, the weather was nice, so I took the opportunity to make a bank run, so I can pay WWWendy on Sunday.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:46 (average 5:04). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Vox Channel): Why the Stormy Daniels and Summer Zervos lawsuits matter

I would love see Drumpfenfarten deposed and charged with the resultant perjury. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Media Matters Channel): Tucker Carlson parrots YouTube’s most extreme misogynists

Barf Bag Alert!!

Dang! I’m an oppressed minority, am I? Well, I’m just too busy to commit suicide this week. Winking smile RESIST!!

From The Courier-Journal: In just a matter of hours Thursday Republicans in control of the Kentucky House and Senate unveiled – and zipped through to final passage – a new version of a controversial pension reform bill.

As about 200 stunned and furious teachers and other opponents chanted objections like "Shame on you" from outside the chambers, the House first passed the bill 49-46, and a few hours later the Senate passed it 22-15.

The bill now goes to the desk of Gov. Matt Bevin.

Passing a pension bill stands as the turning point of the 2018 legislative session, opening the way for passage of a state budget bill and perhaps a surprise tax reform bill during the remaining three days of the session.

This is how Republicans demonstrate their commitment to education: by screwing teachers. RESIST!!

Cartoon:

Friday Fun – March For Our Lives

Posted by SoINeedAName at 8:53 am Politics

Mar 302018

No doubt we all enjoyed viewing lots of photos from last Saturday’s “March For Our Lives”. So this will be a review for most of those photos – but I thought we should memorialize such a huge event whose impact is still sending ripples across our country.

But there were so many to choose from I decided, that for better or worse, I’d do it as a slideshow to save on “real estate”.

The first slideshow is of the crowd in Washington, DC – clearly the largest one of the over 800 rallies that took place across America.

But DC wasn’t the only site – so here are a few of the other ones.

I should have captioned each one – but it was time-consuming enough just to select, organize and format as slideshows all the photos to begin with.

But to help out, they’re alphabetical. The first one is of Albuquerque – it’s the one with the kids in the front with their backs to the camera all dressed in black t-shirts with their arms around each other.

Albuquerque

Anchorage

Boston

Chicago

Colorado Springs ?

Fort Worth

Montpelier, VT

NYC

NYC (White angels)

Parkland, FL

Rochester, NY

St. Paul

The last slideshow is of some of the signs I really enjoyed. No doubt everyone has a favorite, so feel free to share it – or a link to it in Comments.

(Because the “Hyperbole, Assholes” one (my favorite!) is quite tall and the photos are centered vertically, it skews the formatting. And it’s a little slower and bigger to help reading them)

There was a Tweet showing huge Los Angeles Crowd in a Video

Turn up #LosAngeles #MarchForOurLives ✊?✌? pic.twitter.com/5ZxU1PcEpO

— Nicholas Bianchi (@nbianchi) March 24, 2018

And CNN had a Great Video of Aerials of Lots of Cities

Unfortunately WordPress doesn’t accommodate embedding CNN videos – so I’ll just provide a link to it

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/24/us/march-for-our-lives-latest/index.html

Samantha Bee from Puerto Rico

Posted by TomCat at 1:18 pm Politics

Mar 292018

It’s that time of week again, so here are the first four of twelve excellent video clips from Sam’s Puerto Rico show last night. Enjoy!

(Go, Go, Go) Go To Puerto Rico | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 1

Previously, On Puerto Rico | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 2

Power to the People | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 3

Hipster Headquarters: El Local | The Great American* Puerto Rico Part 4

This is a national shame! Click here to watch parts 8 – 12. Then…

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Open Thread – 3/29/2018

Posted by TomCat at 1:17 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 292018

It’s another crazy day here at the CatBox. I’m hurrying to get done before I need to leave for a Fair Market Residents’ meeting for the remodeling relocation. Because I have been proactive, I’d be willing to bet that I will learn absolutely nothing that I do not already know, but I need to put in an appearance to keep them focused on my needs.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:03 (average 4:18). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): President Trump May Rue Selection Of Bolton For National Security Adviser

Based on what Rachel said, Bolton will soon be the subject of major national security and campaign finance criminal investigations, if he is not already. This will compromise his ability to keep his security clearance. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Vox Channel): US voting machines are failing. Here’s why.

All voting machines must have a paper trail to minimize Republican election theft. RESIST!!

From Bloomberg: If John Dowd discussed the possibility of a presidential pardon with lawyers for Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort while Dowd was serving as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, it’s a big deal — definitely for Dowd, and conceivably for Trump.

The president has the inherent power to pardon anyone he wants. But doing so with a corrupt reason — such as saving the president’s skin — would be obstruction of justice.

Drip… Drip… Drip… RESIST!!

Cartoon:

The Injustice may be sizzling, but the Republican judicial procedure remains the same.

Pat B Has a BIG Mouth! ;-)

Posted by TomCat at 8:51 am Blog News, Politics

Mar 282018

97-PatB

Pat followed Politics Plus and commented for quite some time on Care2, where she has been active for years, she started commenting here at the site. A few months later, she won her first Big Mouth Award for the 78,000th comment in May 2016. She became a daily regular and won her second award for the 85,000th comment in December 2016 and her third for the 93,000th comment in October 2017 This is her fourth award. She is a progressive activist, an authentic Christian, and a Michael Moore Fan. If you tell her to go to hell, she’s likely to answer, “I already live there.” The poor girl is a Texan. On the other hand, she loves her Houston Texans. Her comments are still bright, witty and above all, compassionate. Her kindness to WWWendy is legendary! Now, we need a Fantasy Football Replacement this fall. Can we get her to play? Please join me in piling on her with well-deserved congrats, kudos and praise. She loves to…

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Open Thread – 3/28/2018

Posted by TomCat at 8:50 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Mar 282018

WWWendy should be here in about 75 minutes (9:15), and Store to Door should be here in two to two and one half hours. The plan is to get me showered before Store to Door gets here. Let’s hope the day isn’t too hectic. Whether this is today’s only article, or I can publish another is up in the air.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:06 (average 4:59). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (Late Show Channel): Samantha Bee Has Committed Grand Theft Auto

It’s fascinating to see Sam on the other side of the mic. On the cars, who would have thunk it! Surprised smile RESIST!!

From YouTube (CNN Channel): States blast immigration question for 2020 census

The Republican plan is to undercount Latinos. If a household of six has one undocumented family member the other five will be lost, if they fail to report for fear their relative will be deported. This will suppress the Latino vote. RESIST!!

From NY Times: The whistle-blower Christopher Wylie held a roomful of British lawmakers rapt for three and a half hours on Tuesday, like a pink-haired, nose-ringed oracle sent from the future to explain data.

In testimony to the House of Commons’ select committee on culture, Mr. Wylie, a 28-year-old Canadian, described the inner workings of SCL, a political consultancy that gave its clients access to a vast collection of personal information harvested from Facebook.

In one of the longest sessions in recent memory, Mr. Wylie made a number of jaw-dropping assertions, most significantly that the company’s exploitation of personal data had swung the results of Britain’s 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. He also suggested that his predecessor at Cambridge Analytica was murdered.

But mostly, Mr. Wylie tried to explain data-mining. He looked like a cerebral skate-rat, which might in other circumstances have undermined his credibility, but in this case it seemed to help. He was polite. He resembled, as one journalist put it, “a patient grandson trying to set up a Skype call with his gran.”

The only way to win with Facebook is not to play. UNPLUG!! RESIST!!

Cartoon:

Who Gets to Keep Ivanka?

Posted by TomCat at 12:57 pm Politics

Mar 272018

Jared Kushner is in trouble. Of course, Jared has been in trouble, ever since he became part of the Trump Crime Cartel, but it seem that his risk is increasing exponentially. Even his own Crime Lord’s staff is investigating him. It’s getting so bad that keeping his plumb job in the Trump Reich is in jeopardy.

The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) revealed on Monday that the White House is investigating whether Jared Kushner broke any laws or regulations by reportedly taking White House meetings with businesses that later loaned money to his family’s business.

The New York Times reported in February that Kushner met with Joshua Harris, a founder of Apollo Global Management, several times at the White House while Harris was advising the administration and in talks for a job at the White House. In November, Apollo loaned the Kushner Companies $184 million. Kushner also met with Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat not long before Citigroup loaned the Kushner Companies $325 million, according to the New York Times.

Earlier in March, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to OGE asking whether Kushner’s meetings with companies who later loaned money to his family presented a ethics issues for the top White House aide.

In a March 22 letter responding to Krishnamoorthi made public on Monday, OGE Director David Apol said that Kushner’s loans and meetings were worth investigating and that the White House had already launched a probe…

Inserted from <TPM>

Rachel Maddow covered this in detail in addition to Trump’s inability to hire a competent lawyer.

I’m not surprised that nobody want’s to represent Trump. He does not follow instructions. He changes his mind faster than he can drop his pants. He acts on unrestrained impulse. HBe demands that his lawyers commit crimes on his behalf. He blames his lawyers for his own errors, and he refuses to pay them.

According to the Republican world view, which no decent people follow, Jared and Trump have a shared interest in a piece of high-profile property. If this investigation drives Jared from the Trump Reich, who gets to keep Ivanka?

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

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