{"id":35768,"date":"2019-02-24T07:44:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T15:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=35768"},"modified":"2019-02-24T18:29:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T02:29:53","slug":"friday-fun-or-saturday-smiles-or-sunday-snickers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/02\/24\/friday-fun-or-saturday-smiles-or-sunday-snickers\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun OR Saturday Smiles OR Sunday Snickers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(Maybe it&#39;s Saturday SOMEWHERE in the world)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been an unusually busy week for me, so I&rsquo;m just pulling a few out of the air, hopefully for your amusement.&nbsp; And a couple of <em><strong>Public Service Announcements<\/strong><\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stop me if you&rsquo;ve heard these before &hellip;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Oprah<\/strong>, <strong>Obama<\/strong>, <strong><em>Trump<\/em><\/strong> and a high school girl were traveling on a plane together.&nbsp; The engines start to sputter badly, and then they saw the two pilots parachuting out.<\/p>\n<p>The four looked at each other in bewilderment and concern &ndash; because they saw there were only three parachutes left.<\/p>\n<p>Oprah steps forward and tells the girl: &quot;I&#39;ll take one of the parachutes, and I&#39;ll build a school for girls in your honor.&nbsp; It&#39;ll benefit thousands of young women like you &hellip;&quot; And she jumped out.<\/p>\n<p>Trump lumbered forward announcing, &quot;Give me one of those parachutes!&nbsp; In case you didn&rsquo;t realize, not only am I the best President America has ever had, I&rsquo;m also the smartest person alive!&quot; &nbsp;He clumsily straps it on and jumps out the plane.<\/p>\n<p>Obama looks at the girl and said &quot;As you know, I have two lovely daughter &ndash; and I believe children are our future. &nbsp;I want you to have the last parachute.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The girl replies: &quot;No, we&#39;re good.&nbsp; There are two parachutes remaining. &lsquo;<strong>The smartest person alive<\/strong>&rsquo; took my backpack.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Just a reminder of what his Wharton professor said of him:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumbest-Student-EVER_Professor_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35769\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumbest-Student-EVER_Professor_2-243x300.png\" width=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumbest-Student-EVER_Professor_2-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumbest-Student-EVER_Professor_2-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumbest-Student-EVER_Professor_2.png 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And <strong>Chancellor Merkel<\/strong> can provide proof:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumb_Merkel_Astronaut-Sun_Send-At-Night-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35770\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumb_Merkel_Astronaut-Sun_Send-At-Night-1.jpg\" width=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumb_Merkel_Astronaut-Sun_Send-At-Night-1.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumb_Merkel_Astronaut-Sun_Send-At-Night-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Dumb_Merkel_Astronaut-Sun_Send-At-Night-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But there&rsquo;s an easy explanation for Twitler&rsquo;s toddler-like &ldquo;intellect&rdquo; <u><em>AND<\/em><\/u> actions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35771\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent.jpg\" width=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent.jpg 346w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Toddler_72_7-Is-Silent-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So it&rsquo;s not a bit surprising that his Trumpkins are equally &hellip; <em>hmmm<\/em> &hellip; seriously IQ-challenged:<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent CNN poll, Donald Trump&#39;s approval rating is 38 percent, which is the same percentage of people who think &quot;collusion&quot; is when two pickup trucks run into each other.<\/p>\n<p>On the <em><strong>&ldquo;Good News&rdquo;<\/strong><\/em> front, it looks like <strong>Mueller Special Counsel&rsquo;s Report<\/strong> is imminent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35773\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know.jpg\" width=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know.jpg 373w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_No-President-Done-What-I-Did_Mueller_We-Know-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yet Twitler continues to try and claim <em>&ldquo;No collusion&rdquo;<\/em>.&nbsp; But I trust Mueller will be able to connect the dots &#8211; shouldn&#39;t be too hard:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Putin_Connect-Dots.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35774\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Putin_Connect-Dots.jpg\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Putin_Connect-Dots.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Putin_Connect-Dots-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Trump_Putin_Connect-Dots-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And wouldn&rsquo;t it be odd if this were true:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Reporter 1: &quot;Donald Trump died yesterday, so they buried him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Reporter 2: &quot;Are you sure he was dead?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Reporter 1: &quot;Well, he said he wasn&#39;t, but you know how he lies.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And with 2020 approaching and the field of excellent Democratic candidates growing, this is how it must seem to Donnie:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TIME\u2019s new cover: The biggest field yet. No frontrunner. A divided base. Welcome to the 2020 Democratic primary <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JoIed9PEBI\">https:\/\/t.co\/JoIed9PEBI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uNCP0FTAKI\">pic.twitter.com\/uNCP0FTAKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TIME (@TIME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TIME\/status\/1098564695521415168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#B22222;\"><span style=\"font-size:20px;\"><strong><em><u>SERIOUS PSAs<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#0000CD;\"><strong>[1] Informed Delivery Provided by USPS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Informed Delivery provides eligible residential consumers with a digital preview of their household&#39;s incoming mail scheduled to arrive soon. &nbsp;Users can view greyscale images of the exterior, address side of incoming letter-sized mail pieces (not the inside contents) via email or an online dashboard. Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/faq.usps.com\/?articleId=1449159866675\">FAQs<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I set mine up to come as an email, and the notification typically arrives before 9:00 AM.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not only is it a nice feature, but it prevents someone from grabbing your option to use it.&nbsp; There have been reported cases that someone signed up as another person, then monitored when packages were arriving in order to steal them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You can see it&rsquo;s a USPS address:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informeddelivery.usps.com\/box\/pages\/intro\/start.action\">https:\/\/informeddelivery.usps.com\/box\/pages\/intro\/start.action<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>And the FAQ page:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/faq.usps.com\/s\/article\/Informed-Delivery-The-Basics\">https:\/\/faq.usps.com\/s\/article\/Informed-Delivery-The-Basics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span style=\"color:#0000CD;\"><strong>[2] Opt Out of Receiving Prescreened or Pre-Approved Credit Card and Insurance Offers<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can fill out the online form (or call) to opt out of receiving those annoying credit card and insurance offers that are pre-approved.&nbsp; It helps protect your identity to some degree.<\/p>\n<p>I did the 5-year option, because the permanent option requires you to mail back some form.&nbsp; And I did <strong><u>NOT<\/u><\/strong> provide my SSN &ndash; but did provide my birthdate.&nbsp; Seems like that was enough info to process me, because I got a confirmation notice.<\/p>\n<p>You can see it&rsquo;s a government website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/0148-prescreened-credit-and-insurance-offers\">https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/0148-prescreened-credit-and-insurance-offers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which will direct you to here to complete:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optoutprescreen.com\/\"><font color=\"#0563c1\" face=\"Verdana\" size=\"3\">https:\/\/www.optoutprescreen.com\/<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#B22222;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>ADDENDUM<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I would strongly suggest that when you sign up at BOTH sites you enter your <u><strong>LEGAL<\/strong><\/u> name.<\/p>\n<p>For example: If your legal name is <strong>&quot;Robert&quot;<\/strong> &#8211; enter <strong>&quot;Robert&quot;<\/strong> &#8230; <u>NOT<\/u> <em>&quot;Bob&quot;<\/em> or <em>&quot;Rob&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If your legal name is <strong>&quot;Roberta&quot;<\/strong> &#8211; enter <strong>&quot;Roberta&quot;<\/strong> &#8230; <u>NOT<\/u> <em>&quot;Bobbi&quot;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I first entered my common name on the <em>&quot;Informed Delivery&quot;<\/em> rather than my legal name used on the IRS forms &#8211; and got rejected.<\/p>\n<p>But entereing my legal name solved the problem.<\/p>\n<p>CAVEAT: Dependiing on how long you have lived at the address you enter, you might still have to enter your SSN to qualify. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PLUS if you select the &quot;Permanent Opt Out&quot; &#8211; they might be more restrictive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Maybe it&#39;s Saturday SOMEWHERE in the world) It&rsquo;s been an unusually busy week for me, so I&rsquo;m just pulling a few out of the air, hopefully for your amusement.&nbsp; And a couple of Public Service Announcements.&nbsp; Stop me if you&rsquo;ve heard these before &hellip; Oprah, Obama, Trump and a high school girl were traveling on <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/02\/24\/friday-fun-or-saturday-smiles-or-sunday-snickers\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}