Althouse: At the Saturday Night Cafe...

January 25, 2020

At the Saturday Night Cafe...

... you can talk about whatever you want.

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Drago said...: Btw, good article on the 4th Anniversary of National Review's political surrender and suicide note:

https://donsurber.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-4th-anniversary-of-national-reviews.html?m=1; 1/26/20, 7:59 AM
Nichevo said...: Josephbleau said...

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OK. What’s with the Mike Pompeo/Mary Kelly story?

Pretty typical behavior for Pompeo. The guy is a thin-skinned, blustering blowhard who can only keep so many talking points in his head at one time before he goes into meltdown mode. The guy's a joke."

My reply:

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True, true. Plus which a) the above criticisms are true of J-Farm and b) if you told him so he'd say So what, judge my policy points only.; 1/26/20, 8:03 AM
Nichevo said...: J. Farmer said...
As opposed to someone who repeats worn out soviet propaganda.

Oh, narciso, one day you're going to have to get over abandoning your homeland.

1/25/20, 11:16 PM

Says Mr do what I say or I'm running off to Singapore, ROFL.; 1/26/20, 8:09 AM
Nichevo said...: To paraphrase John Quincy Adams', I am the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all but the champion and vindicator only of my own."

Good answer. It's something the "America, FUCK YEAH!" types can't understand,

Wasn't JQA one of our poorer presidents, the likely product of nepotism?; 1/26/20, 8:10 AM
Nichevo said...: J. Farmer said...
Paula White,Trump’s spiritual advisor...

Yes, Ms. White is quite well known, as her Without Walls church was founded in my hometown, Tampa. She, like her good friend Benny Hinn, is a bullshit artist. If you're an evangelist and a multi-millionaire, you're probably a piece of shit.

1/25/20, 11:21 PM

I wonder how you feel about social workers who are multi-millionaires. I wonder how you feel about sexual deviants who are social workers. You really need to learn to be kinder to people.; 1/26/20, 8:26 AM
I Callahan said...: Pompeo could have easily said, "No," and then explain why he didn't an apology was owed. Instead he threw a temper tantrum like a spoiled brat.

Imagine being pummeled by a media who hates you and your boss to the point where you everything you say to them is twisted to mean the opposite of what you actually said. Now imagine that happening for 3 straight years, nonstop. Try to imagine the pressure from that.

Now imagine some random wise guy on the internet who wasn’t there, opining on what should have happened during one of those times.

Mary Kelly deserved every one of those f-bombs and more. Fornicate ‘em all, sideways, with a swordfish.; 1/26/20, 8:27 AM
I Callahan said...: We just have a few questions about how it is being wielded these days. And Pompeo seems to have issues with answering tough questions.

What part of “he can fire her worthless ass for any reason” are you not understanding? The only reason Trump needs is “because I said so”. She serves at the “pleasure of the president” is pretty straightforward. It’s none of the Chucks, Mary Kellys or anyone else.’s business.; 1/26/20, 8:40 AM
h said...: Cracker EmCee Refulgent is asked where the x-rated video store is. My guess is that they are selling something else at that store (drugs most likely) and that's why people come from out of town to shop there.; 1/26/20, 8:43 AM
Amadeus 48 said...: Re: the fired ambassador. This is a replay of the non- scandal of Bush 43 firing a bunch of US Attorneys who weren’t doing what he wanted. The Dems and the press cook these things up every time there is a GOP president.

By the way, would the “scandals” be any less lurid if any other Republican were president? John McCain and Mitt Romney were spared learning how awful they were and are by being losers. They sort of morphed into heroes because the press likes Republican losers. Amusingly, the press has contempt for Democratic losers. Lurch is a figure of comedy, Gore went deep into the mire, and Hillary is fast becoming a figure to hate— losers all.; 1/26/20, 8:56 AM
Big Mike said...: Pompeo should just have called Kelly a liberal hack and punched Her in the mouth. The outcry couldn’t have been any worse anyway.

Yovanovich should be sent back to Ukrainecand then Trump should have publicly announced that we’re waiving diplomatic immunity in her case.; 1/26/20, 9:16 AM
heyboom said...: Modern commercial jets can't land with full fuel tanks. It would destroy the plane on landing.

Not necessarily. You land a little faster and flatter. It would certainly warrant an inspection, but certification standards are far below the actual force limits that an airframe can handle for a reason. A cushion. If my airplane is on fire I'm not going to wait to dump fuel to my max landing weight to land. I'm getting on the ground as soon as I can before my controls are burned up.

Why would anyone get on an airplane that was guaranteed to be destroyed on impact right after takeoff?; 1/26/20, 10:22 AM
Mark said...: Deep Space Nine was by far the best of the Trek spin-offs, and better than much of TOS. And the series had nothing to do with world-building.

As it progressed, DS9 was about two things - religious faith (right from the pilot) and good and evil in the form of intergalactic war.

As Sisko came into being, he even out-Kirked James T. Of all the Trek commanders, he has been the most bad ass. And as the Emissary, he brought a dimension to Trek that others dared not go to. Meanwhile, the Female Shapeshifter was the most evil villain in all of Trek, far exceeding poseurs like Khan.; 1/26/20, 10:49 AM
J. Farmer said...: @Nichevo:

Says Mr do what I say or I'm running off to Singapore, ROFL.

That's not quite what I say, but close enough. Except, I have gotten over it and am reconciled to the decision.

Wasn't JQA one of our poorer presidents, the likely product of nepotism?

Ehh. You'd probably put him somewhere in the middle. He was certainly a more successful diplomat than president. He also seemed to be a pretty bad politician who was pretty damaged by the 1824 election.

I wonder how you feel about social workers who are multi-millionaires.

I don't know; I've never met any.; 1/26/20, 11:22 AM
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