Open Thread – 12/26/2019

Posted by TomCat at 7:50 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 262019

It’s a queasy day here in the CatBox. WWWendy ran out of time, so instead of pressure cooking ham and beans for me, she brought me some of her Christmas dinner: standing rib roast and roast potatoes. They were a bit hard on my stomach, but when it came to her Marion berry cheesecake pie…, I was a ba-a-a-a-ad kitty! I’ve been paying the price since. Tomorrow I may run a bit late. Store to Door is closed for the week, so I’m getting my groceries delivered from Safeway.com. On the plus side, I have no medical appointments for the rest of the year. May America dump the Republican Reich in 2020!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:09 (average 5:53). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From Crooks and Liars: Chuck Todd was very very Chuck Todd this year. And above, Chuck worries that Democrats are investigating too many things, and therefore have a “PR problem.”

Is that media bias or what? If Democrats’ investigate everything Trump* does, except one, that’s one thing too few! RESIST!!

From VOA News: Her husband’s steady shift to the political right during their 24-year marriage was a source of frustration and embarrassment for liberal Jennifer Merrill, but it wasn’t until the election of Donald Trump — and her husband’s support for the president — that she’d finally had enough.

Merrill moved out and filed for divorce.

“I just couldn’t see sharing a bed with somebody that agreed with what Trump was doing when I was so against everything that Trump represented,” says Merrill, a book editor for a trade association, and the mother of three children. “He had no sensitivity for how I felt, that I felt so strongly about it, especially when I was going out and doing protests … and he would just laugh about it and continue to defend [Trump]. So that just made me very, very angry.”

If ever there were just cause for divorce, marriage to a Republican is it! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 12/24/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:01 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 242019

Yesterday was not my day. The gastroenterologist told me I need to get an endoscopy, or camera down the throat. It’s a same-day inpatient procedure at the hospital. She told me that I have already eliminated the foods I should avoid, and that I have already tried all the palliative medications she could give me and that I am currently on the the one she would recommend. They can’t offer more relief because they don’t know what’s causing it. The length of the wait is because this week and next are holiday weeks. I’ll be scheduling on the first Tuesday I can get. That’s the day of the week WWWendy can take me home. Next, my oncologist called. Those nodes in my left lung are carcinomas, so I’ll have to have them surgically resected. ARGH!! Stay holiday safe please!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:13 (average 4:55). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Fantasy Football Report:

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

Congrats to Vivian and me for winning our games. Kudos to me for beating the Regular Season Champion and for the highest single-week score of the season. This weekend, I play Vivian in the Super Bowl, WWWendy plays Squatch for 3rd place, and Patty Monster plays the empty team and will win 5th place. Perhaps we can get Colleen to join the league next year. Good luck to all!

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Scientists have discovered a powerful new strain of fact-resistant humans who are threatening the ability of Earth to sustain life, a sobering new study reports.

The research, conducted by the University of Minnesota, identifies a virulent strain of humans who are virtually immune to any form of verifiable knowledge, leaving scientists at a loss as to how to combat them.

“These humans appear to have all the faculties necessary to receive and process information,” Davis Logsdon, one of the scientists who contributed to the study, said. “And yet, somehow, they have developed defenses that, for all intents and purposes, have rendered those faculties totally inactive.”

Actually, Andy, that strain it not new. It is a devolution to a pre-hominid state: Sphincterpithicus Republicanis. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Washington Post Channel): Track Santa around the world

Santa, save lots of reindeer turds for Trump* stockings in Palm Beach. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Country Joe McDonald – I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag

This was one of my favorites, back in the day. Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Samantha Bee from 12/18

Posted by TomCat at 8:15 am Politics

Dec 202019

It’s that time of week again, and here are 4 good video clips from Sam’s show Wednesday night. Enjoy!

‘Tis Impeachment Season

Barf Bag Alert!!

Sam, why did you have to ruin Christmas with Bought Bitch Moscow Grinch, and his elf, Lindsey Poo?

Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong? Part 1

I wish Americans would stand up to our bully like that!

Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong? Part 2

Sadly those people are duped about Trump. When push comes to shove, he’ll side with Darth Vader. He signed the bill only for publicity.

It’s A Christmas Miracle, Sort Of

Happy Hanukkah!

It was a good holiday show.

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 12/19/2018

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

Dec 192019

It’s a hectic day, here in the CatBox. I overslept. I’d like to try to get a partial nap in before Store to Door delivers my groceries this afternoon. I don’t have time for a third article today, so I’ll cover Samantha Bee’s show in my lead article tomorrow. Hugs to all!

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:50 (average 5:00). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

21 years and one day ago, Republicans considered lying about a blowjob a national emergency. Today, they consider selling out our nation to Russia for political gain not an impeachable issue.

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: In a rare public statement from beyond the grave, Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States, said that he was “horrified” that history books will now mention him in the same sentence as Donald J. Trump.

Making his first utterance since he died, in 1875, the spectral Johnson said, “As someone who has actually experienced death, I can safely say that being mentioned in the same breath as Trump is a fate worse than that.”

“I could deal with history remembering me as the first U.S. President to be impeached,” he said. “But knowing that I will now appear in the first line of Trump’s obituary is, to put it mildly, devastating.”

“What have I done to deserve this?” Johnson asked.

Dang Andy B! Poor Andy J!!! RESIST!!

From YouTube (RWW Channel): RWW News: Pat Robertson Promised His Audience ‘The House Will Not Vote Impeachment’

Barf Bag Alert!!

Fool! Bwahahahahahahaha!! RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Guess Who – Share The Land

Ahh… the memories!! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Five Absurd Parts of Trump Letter to Pelosi

Posted by TomCat at 9:44 am Politics

Dec 182019

Instead of reporting the impeachment hearing direct, as so many are, I decided to inject a note of levity, when I found a hilarious article by Alex Henderson. in it, he illustrates just how absurd Resident Donald Trump’s [R-RU] protest letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] was. He did so in five examples.

This Wednesday, December 18, the two articles of impeachment that the House Judiciary Committee approved against President Donald Trump — one for abuse of power, the other for obstruction of Congress — are expected to come up for a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. If the Democrat-controlled House votes to indict Trump on those articles (which is likely), they would go to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Trump, the day before the expected House vote, sent a long-winded, rambling letter to House Speaker Pelosi and railed against House Democrats for pursuing impeachment.

Here are some of the most absurd things Trump said to Pelosi in his December 17 letter…

…4. Trump claimed his treatment is worse than those accused during the Salem Witch Trials

In the letter, Trump compared impeachment to the Salem witch trials, writing, “more due process was afforded to those accused in the Salem Witch Trials.”

As HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery wrote, 20 people were killed in the Salem witch trials, a fate that will surely escape the president…

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I shared just the fourth of five examples. Please click through for the other five.

Steven Colbert also poked fun at Trump over this.

Trump Complains Of “Spiteful Actions” And “Egregious Conduct” In Angry Letter To Nancy Pelosi

Since 20 witches were killed, one way we could (in jest) make his statement true is burn Fuhrer Witchenfarten at the stake 21 times!

RESIST!!

Open Thread – 12/15/2019

Posted by TomCat at 8:02 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 152019

It’s a busy Sunday, here in the CatBox, and WWWendy will be here within two hours. Ellipsoid Orb Hugs to all.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:00 (average 4:48). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From NY Times: Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, a moderate Democrat who is among his party’s staunchest opponents of impeaching President Trump, told aides on Saturday that he is planning to switch parties and declare himself a Republican as soon as next week, just as the House is casting its historic votes on articles of impeachment.

He is NOT a moderate Democrat. May this DINO, this damn Republican, traitor to the voters who elected him, take a long, flying f*ck off a short pier! RESIST!!

From YouTube (Parody Project Channel): GUESS WHAT HAPPENED – Parody of Deck the Halls

Thanks, Don. While I agree with you that we need a progressive Democrat, we need to remember that even an ‘elite’ Democrat is infinitely better than the Republican Reich. RESIST!!

From YouTube (SNL Channel): American Households Cold Open

Dang! Is this satire, or is it real? RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn!

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Open Thread – 12/14/2019

Posted by TomCat at 9:50 am Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Dec 142019

It’s another tired day here at the CatBox. My heartburn flared up last night, and I slept poorly. Tomorrow a Holy Day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb. My Broncos visit the Chiefs and I look forward to reading about how they do. It’s not televised here, of course. May the Divine Orb shine it’s blessed light on your team, unless you need a name. 😉 It’s also a WWWendy day, and it’d been so humid that I need extra de-stinking. Also, we have chores to do, so please expect no more than a personal update. Have a fine weekend.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 4:01 (average 5:26). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Cartoon:

Short Takes:

From The New Yorker: Across the United Kingdom on Friday, Britons mourned their long-cherished right to claim that Americans were significantly dumber than they are.

Luxuriating in the superiority of their intellect over Americans’ has long been a favorite pastime in Britain, surpassing in popularity such games as cricket, darts, and snooker.

But, according to Alistair Dorrinson, a pub owner in North London, British voters have done irreparable damage to the “most enjoyable sport this nation has ever known: namely, treating Americans like idiots.”

“When our countrymen cast their votes yesterday, they didn’t realize they were destroying the most precious leisure activity this nation has ever known,” he said. “Wankers.”

Amen, Andy! Are they a bunch of Bridiots, or what? RESIST!!

From YouTube (MSNBC Channel): Mitch McConnell On Impeachment: We’ll Be In ‘Total Coordination’ With White House

Bought Bitch Barf Bag Alert!!

I don’t think there is anything illegal about this, probably because nobody ever envisioned the total lack of ethics from Bought Bitch Moscow Mitch. Imagine a criminal trial in which the Chairman, of the jury, is “coordinating closely” with the defendant and his lawyers. RESIST!!

From YouTube (a blast from the past): Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody

Ah… the memories! RESIST!!

Vote Blue!!

Samantha Bee from 12/11

Posted by TomCat at 8:45 am Politics

Dec 132019

It’s that time of week again, and here are 4 great video clips from Sam’s show Wednesday night. Enjoy!

Donald Trump and the Articles of Impeachment

Barf Bag Alert!!

There was lots of political bias in both hearings, all of it from the Republican Reich. The match game? Which Republican phone is connected to multiple crimes? All of them!

The White House Hates Food Stamps