Althouse: The impeachment procession.

January 15, 2020

The impeachment procession.

Religion-like in its solemnity.

128 comments:

rcocean said...: They need red noses and clown makeup.; 1/15/20, 6:31 PM
narciso said...: or the benny hill soundtrack,; 1/15/20, 6:32 PM
gspencer said...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMCfgfMWJBE

Hi Ho Hi Ho , Its Off To Work We Go!!
We did dig dig dig dig dig dig dig
In our Mine the whole day through
To dig dig dig dig dig dig dig dig
Its what we like to do
It aint no trick
To get rich quick
If ya dig dig dig
With a shovel or a stick
In the Mines (Echo: In the mines)
LOUDER: IN THE MINES(echo: IN THE MINES)
Where a million diamonds
LONG: Shhhiiinnnneee (shine)
We dig dig dig dig dig dig dig; 1/15/20, 6:33 PM
stevew said...: It's all become a reality show.; 1/15/20, 6:34 PM
stevew said...: Or maybe a Monty Python skit.; 1/15/20, 6:34 PM
Qwinn said...: Oooh, good one Narciso.

Speed it up, add the Benny Hill soundtrack, and photoshop Benny Hill into it rapidly patting Schiff on the head every few minutes.; 1/15/20, 6:35 PM
Qwinn said...: Wait, not Schiff, the totally bald guy in front, whoever that is. He looks even more like the bald guy from Benny Hill who got all the head pats.; 1/15/20, 6:36 PM
Biff said...: Evidently, they cleared the public from the Capitol. I guess they couldn't risk having the hoi polloi around to put on a Wisconsin-style "This is what democracy looks like" show.; 1/15/20, 6:37 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: This is supposed to distract from the fact that hundreds of FBI and CIA and oppo teams haven't
found jack shit in the three years they've been at it.; 1/15/20, 6:40 PM
GatorNavy said...: I like the carefully arranged ‘diversity’. The competition to be on that particular focus group was off the chart.; 1/15/20, 6:40 PM
gspencer said...: Lets see, are all the boxes checked?

A tall one

A short one

A fat one

A short fat one who claims to be Jewish except he doesn't follow Jewish precepts

A fat one

A black one/s

A female one/s

A black female one/s

And of course many any stupid ones

Any homos?; 1/15/20, 6:41 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear!; 1/15/20, 6:41 PM
chuck said...: Religion-like in its solemnity.

I laughed. That's the silliest thing I've seen since grade school.; 1/15/20, 6:42 PM
Yancey Ward said...: I don't watch CNN or MSNBC, but I wonder if the talking heads were able to avoid calling them the "Dream Team".; 1/15/20, 6:42 PM
Clyde said...: There should have been a pentagram for that religion.; 1/15/20, 6:43 PM
Yancey Ward said...: chuck,

I laughed, too. I don't think these people have a single bit of self-awareness.; 1/15/20, 6:43 PM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Ironic that the party of infanticide should mimic religiosity.; 1/15/20, 6:43 PM
Larvell said...: Waiting for Black Rod to knock on the door.; 1/15/20, 6:45 PM
Yancey Ward said...: This is what should have been playing as they marched across the floor.; 1/15/20, 6:47 PM
TML said...: Were they written in blood on human skin?; 1/15/20, 6:49 PM
stevew said...: ARTHUR: Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him. Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!

MONKS: (chanting)
Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem
Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem

ARTHUR: How does it, um-- how does it work?

LANCELOT: I know not, my liege

ARTHUR: Consult the Book of Armaments!

BROTHER MAYNARD: Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one

SECOND BROTHER: And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, "O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy." And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--

MAYNARD: Skip a bit, Brother

SECOND BROTHER: And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it."

MAYNARD: Amen

KNIGHTS: Amen

ARTHUR: Right! One!... Two!... Five!

GALAHAD: Three, sir!

ARTHUR: Three!
(angels sing)
(boom); 1/15/20, 6:50 PM
gilbar said...: i hope people don't get TOO SAD, when President Trump wins reelection
If it will make them feel better; maybe they'll be able to impeach him again; 1/15/20, 6:52 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: More hoax and BS on the way; 1/15/20, 6:53 PM
Smerdyakov said...: Is that Avenatti on the right?; 1/15/20, 6:54 PM
narciso said...: oh good grief are they that desperate, the answer is yes,; 1/15/20, 6:55 PM
wendybar said...: Proud to be American...embarrassed and ashamed by the Democrats.; 1/15/20, 6:55 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: You gotta listen to Pelosi today. OMG - some serious blithering idiocy.; 1/15/20, 6:55 PM
Rory said...: I understand they're including House Impeachment Delivery Insurance.; 1/15/20, 6:58 PM
Leland said...: I like that they need a queue rope to keep them in line. It's 2020, you'd think after Hillary being SecState, they had heard of a little invention called email. It is a lot faster than a month for delivering documents.; 1/15/20, 7:00 PM
Greg said...: If this was a Monty Python sketch of an American Impeachment, how would the script be different? Cast also.; 1/15/20, 7:01 PM
etbass said...: This could have been an appropriate tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo; 1/15/20, 7:05 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Maddow runs the offical religious ceremony.; 1/15/20, 7:05 PM
pacwest said...: Let games begin!; 1/15/20, 7:09 PM
Michael K said...: They should appoint Maxine as a manager. Then she can accuse Trump of student loan abuse like she accused the bankers. They finally had to tell her banks had nothing to do with student loans since Obama nationalized them, Chair of "Financial Services". I wonder if her husband is out of prison yet.; 1/15/20, 7:11 PM
Bill, Republic of Texas said...: Good. Now vote tonight and be done with it.; 1/15/20, 7:12 PM
Tommy Duncan said...: "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!"; 1/15/20, 7:12 PM
Michael K said...: Blogger BleachBit-and-Hammers said...
You gotta listen to Pelosi today. OMG - some serious blithering idiocy.

She really sounded demented.; 1/15/20, 7:12 PM
Susan said...: Hubby and I are watching the local news. They showed a clip of the procession. "Hey they forgot the casket," he said.; 1/15/20, 7:13 PM
Iman said...: Monkeys on parade. Eau de Hugh Manatee!!!; 1/15/20, 7:15 PM
Iman said...: The Ministry of Silly Walks...; 1/15/20, 7:16 PM
Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...: Nancy went on about poets and temples? or something? WTF?; 1/15/20, 7:17 PM
David Begley said...: Check out the WHITE sole shoes of Hakeem Jefferies. WTF?; 1/15/20, 7:18 PM
Drago said...: That's some prayerful walkin' right there!; 1/15/20, 7:19 PM
Jaq said...: Cargo cult.; 1/15/20, 7:21 PM
Jaq said...: Not sure why I am getting them, but I heartily approve of the ads for bikinis that are currently being served up to me.; 1/15/20, 7:25 PM
Iman said...: "Check out the WHITE sole shoes of Hakeem Jefferies. WTF?"

I think them be those damned UGGs!; 1/15/20, 7:31 PM
rehajm said...: Those are his dress tennie runners...; 1/15/20, 7:31 PM
ken in tx said...: They should have worn wigs and robes like British judges. They would have been more dignified and less ridiculous looking.; 1/15/20, 7:37 PM
Sheridan said...: Takes me back to 8th grade when the results of the student body elections were announced! All three grades (6-8) were in the auditorium and the student elections committee trooped in bearing the election results. Same facial expressions!; 1/15/20, 7:37 PM
Shouting Thomas said...: I will pay as little attention to the impeachment follies as possible.

Won’t study the details so that I can properly argue the issues.

I’ll vote for President Trump in November.; 1/15/20, 7:39 PM
Hagar said...: The contestants on tonight's Jeopardy! did not recognize Adam Schiff from a picture of his standard appearance, not a trick shot.; 1/15/20, 7:47 PM
eric said...: It's much better put to the music of the Imperial March from Star Wars.; 1/15/20, 7:52 PM
Jaq said...: So all of the Democratic Senators are going in with an open mind, right? Feinstein already said she is going to vote to convict for “other reasons” than the charges. If this were really a trial, she would be booted from the jury.; 1/15/20, 7:53 PM
Inga said...: The same walk was taken by Republicans when they impeached Clinton. This isn’t new, is it?; 1/15/20, 7:59 PM
Amadeus 48 said...: These are epic comments. It makes me proud to be an American.

Pelosi has ably presided over some of the most clownish moments in US history with an amazingly apt sense of bathos, confusion, and incompetence. She always sets the right tone: she confuses good and bad, utters a strange and constipated flow of drivel, and is hopelessly confused about the most easily understood concepts under the American system. Her antics are accompanied by a silly and ridiculous flow of faux-serious commentary voiced by a parade of baritone blow-dry haircuts and sorority queens who never got the message that in the real world nobody cares that they got the all-university award for virtue signalling and tattling.

This is a mock-heroic comedy of errors that needs to be set to music. Gilbert and Sullivan, thou shouldst be living at this hour: America hath need of thee.

Well, we'll get through this. Chuck Todd will be relegated to that prize slot at 11:00 am Eastern when no one is watching television or cable. Rachel (Mad Cow) Maddow will have her little band of faithful, but will be increasingly the target of derision and mockery. Joe Scarborough will flip out. Chris Matthews will dry out. Shep Smith will come out. Mika will get moist.

I was at the Eagle/Vail airport this weekend, and I am proud to say that CNN is gone from the new terminal wing (although the food is still lousy at the new café).

It is morning in America.; 1/15/20, 8:02 PM
FullMoon said...: There will be no more than two or three hundred parodies made of that long march (today); 1/15/20, 8:02 PM
Hagar said...: Whatever comes out of this Senate "trial," it will be very tightly controlled and choreographed to avoid any damage to either side not previously agreed upon.; 1/15/20, 8:04 PM
Rocketeer said...: I wonder if they realize they look exactly like the Japanese delegation arriving on the Kosco film?; 1/15/20, 8:06 PM
rhhardin said...: It looks like comedy to me.

Seriousness is a subgenre of the frivolous, not an opposite.

Religion is comedy too. e.g. a funeral

The priest of religions heads the procession, holding in one hand a white flag, the sign of peace, and in the other a golden device depicting the male and female privy parts, as if to indicate that these carnal members are most of the time, all metaphor apart, very dangerous tools in the hands of those employing them, when manipulated blindly to different and conflicting ends, instead of engendering a timely reaction against that well-known passion which causes nearly all our ills. To the small of his back is attached (artificially, of course) a horse's tail, thick and flowing, which sweeps dust off the ground. It means, beware of debasing ourselves by our behaviour to the level of animals. The coffin knows the way and moves behind the billowing vestment of the comforter. The relatives and friends of the deceased, demonstrating their position, have decided to bring up the rear of the procession. The latter advances majestically like a vessel that cleaves the open sea, and does not fear the phenomenon of sinking; for at this moment tempests and reefs are conspicuous only by their understandable absence.

- Lautreamont; 1/15/20, 8:15 PM
Jaq said...: "The same walk was taken by Republicans when they impeached Clinton. This isn’t new, is it?”

They had a recording of Bill Clinton suborning perjury. “Deny, deny, deny” - WJC

This impeachment was voted on the exact anniversary of the Clinton impeachment. The message is "do not, we repeat, do not look into the malfeasance of a Democrat, either in Washington, or Ukraine!"; 1/15/20, 8:22 PM
rhhardin said...: Purcell Funeral March for Queen Mary would have been good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWRcx9LHBJU

made famous in Clockwork Orange; 1/15/20, 8:23 PM
Mid-Life Lawyer said...: Sadly, there are people who fall for these shenanigans, actually go along with this obviously orchestrated bullshit, and vote for these ghouls.; 1/15/20, 8:26 PM
Jaq said...: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/01/15/stocks-hit-record-highs-as-us-signs-phase-one-trade-deal-with-china

Trump signs historic trade deal to distract from impeachment. Those rooting against America’s farmers hurt worst!; 1/15/20, 8:30 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Religion-like in its solemnity.

Hey. Someone's got to take their duties and oaths seriously.; 1/15/20, 8:36 PM
Jaq said...: And remember, no matter how much dirt comes out on Democrats due to this hacking that the Democrats are blaming on Russia, you must vote as if you didn’t know how corrupt the Democrats are or the Russians will have won!; 1/15/20, 8:36 PM
Jaq said...: “Hey. Someone's got to take their duties and oaths seriously.”

Like I said, cargo cult. And you should read Snopes on the toilet paper thing. It’s no more true that your pee pee tapes thing. But when I want political wisdom, I always go to a guy whose developement was arrested in jr high!; 1/15/20, 8:38 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Sadly, there are people who fall for these shenanigans, actually go along with this obviously orchestrated bullshit, and vote for these ghouls.

How's that wall coming along?

I do hope you are able to beat that terrible case of windmill cancer eating away at you. Trump did not indicate whether this new medical malady that he invented metastasizes to the brain the same way the other, real cancers do.; 1/15/20, 8:39 PM
Sebastian said...: "Religion-like in its solemnity."

Now you have gone too far, denigrating religion this way.

Of course, we know progs are grimly determined to act out their TDS until the bitter end, but does none of them see the absurdity in the faux solemnity?; 1/15/20, 8:41 PM
readering said...: Pretty sure it was the same ritual for Clinton and Johnson impeachments. But if it amuses the Trumpists who dominate the AA comments group, so be it. Me, I just read most of the comments imagining they are being voiced by Eric idle and John Cleese in granny dresses.; 1/15/20, 8:43 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: A wanna-be or actual citizen of one of those underdeveloped red states learned a new term: Cargo cult. How ironic.

Let's debunk what our lying eyes are telling us. Whatever it is, it sure looks hilariously like he picked up a clinger of some sort. And can you debunk why he has no one surrounding him in his coterie who likes him enough to tell him how embarrassing and ridiculous that was and to remove it? Lol!

In any event, Trump broke his oath. He's been impeached. He's a liar, and a briber. He'll be "saved" by one of the least democratic chambers left, if you subtract that packed court of his. Wow, how impressive.

Now go to Snopes and ask them about the thousands of lies he tells, including that one about the windmill cancer.; 1/15/20, 8:46 PM
Skeptical Voter said...: I look at that "carrying the bill of impeachment" and an reminded of a nurse carrying a stool sample to the lab. You don't want to touch that.

Where in the heck does San Fran Nan get her ideas about organizing parades of the mentally challenged (House Democrats--but then I repeat myself) around the Capitol building? I recall her swagger with an oversized gavel as they were getting ready to stuff Obamacare down (or up depending upon your perspective) the orifice of the body politic. I have participated in amateur theatrics from time to time, and I think I could do a more effective job then these members of the Klown Kar of Kakistrocracy.; 1/15/20, 8:46 PM
Bay Area Guy said...: A solemn procession pompous nitwits......; 1/15/20, 8:50 PM
Narayanan said...: Not as much fun as Black Rod bringing Queen's Speech and getting Door slammed.; 1/15/20, 8:52 PM
LA_Bob said...: Amadeus 48 at 8:02, that was perfectly apropos of the solemnity of this ceremony.; 1/15/20, 8:53 PM
narciso said...: Also the mutants worshiping the cobalt bomb from beneath the planet of the apes come to mind.; 1/15/20, 8:53 PM
Narayanan said...: Would have been funny if Velvet Rope had been set up to lead back to House.; 1/15/20, 8:53 PM
madAsHell said...: Does anybody else see a Civil War about to go hot??; 1/15/20, 8:54 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Aunty Trump will now go to Snopes to ask about windmill cancer and whether bribery is impeachable. Until then, we need to acknowledge her wise and meaningful correction - Trump doesn't walk around with actual toilet paper stuck to his shoe, just something that looks like it! Lol.

Very helpful of you. He pretends to walk around with toilet paper stuck to his shoe.

Very presidential. Very dignified.

Very telling that he has no friends to let him know how much of a schmuck he looks like and to take it off.

But they will do whatever the Presidential Prophet does with his water bottle. Can't be caught failing to properly imitate the solemn and serious presidential protocol on water bottles! Very important.

What cute, blindly loyal little puppies. Yip, yip, they go! Yip yip!; 1/15/20, 8:54 PM
LA_Bob said...: What really would have made the procession epic?

That President Trump followed about twenty paces behind the last critter in the entourage.

And then shook all their hands once the Articles had been Delivered.; 1/15/20, 8:57 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Does anybody else see a Civil War about to go hot??

Only you and your fellow retards.

It takes a total schmuck, or a felon, or a politician to think Trump's worth losing a fingernail over, let alone hemoglobin.

Have fun finding all those millions of Americans to... well, to do whatever criminal violent thing to them you think is going to persuade them of your Americanness.

Can't they make a Red Dawn adventure theme park for all you peckerheads to run around in and act out your violent gunfire fantasies on each other at?; 1/15/20, 8:58 PM
rehajm said...: Sadly, there are people who fall for these shenanigans,

Sadder still some of them are Republican Senators. WSJ editorial makes a good case for letting the ghoul squad to read their stuff then Senators vote to dismiss. I fully expect the usual suspects to derail that and clamor for attention with the bloviating about thoroughness or some such claptrap.

Mitt will certainly forget he has a law degree while judging whatever the house presents, then will suddenly remember and will want to use it to perpetuate the farce...; 1/15/20, 9:01 PM
madAsHell said...: Have fun finding all those millions of Americans to... well, to do whatever criminal violent thing to them you think is going to persuade them of your Americanness.

I think that's a "yes".; 1/15/20, 9:05 PM
Bay Area Guy said...: A cavalcade of clowns and Kooks

A parade of pompous poltroons

A procession of prudish prick-probers.

An armada of asinine asswipes

A flotilla of fraudulent fat-bodies; 1/15/20, 9:07 PM
stephen cooper said...: Those are some nasty people.

Each of them believes that little children in the womb have no rights.

God help them all.; 1/15/20, 9:11 PM
Narayanan said...: I'm reading Senators will be sworn in as Jurors by CJ Roberts.

Will that be after voir dire by Trump Counsel?

Good one hey; 1/15/20, 9:11 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Let's kill all the Americans who read the constitution's judgement on how bribery is an impeachable offense, says the loud minority!

It's almost like their disregard for Trump's lawlessness, the so-called chief law enforcer, is made even more laughable by their threats/(desires?) of using mass, wanton violence on Americans as a way to back that up.

If you didn't take their pretensions for obeying the law seriously before this, you can definitely take note of their dropping the mask entirely when they threaten the most violent of lawless acts on Americans everywhere as revenge for you deciding that the law should actually be taken seriously. As most districts in this country voted to do.

Talk about a joke.; 1/15/20, 9:12 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: I think that's a "yes".

It's about as much of a "yes" for you as it was for Robert Bowers and all the other lunatics disappointed with Trump for somehow not being able to go "far enough."

But your efforts to turn America into another Lebanon or Russia are noted. Sounds like that's the sort of "greatness" you long for. Great violence.

Not like you're able to gain recognition any other way. Just like any other common murderer, this is the only way you're able to feel important.; 1/15/20, 9:15 PM
Francisco D said...: Ritmo is in da house!

Good night folks. Enjoy the theater.; 1/15/20, 9:19 PM
Curious George said...: "Inga said...
The same walk was taken by Republicans when they impeached Clinton. This isn’t new, is it?"

Really? No link to a video?; 1/15/20, 9:19 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: A cavalcade of clowns and Kooks

A parade of pompous poltroons

A procession of prudish prick-probers.

An armada of asinine asswipes

A flotilla of fraudulent fat-bodies

Oh Bay Area Guy! You're so literary!

Too bad that in all this time you never learned the meaning of "bribery," "high crimes," "impeach," or "oath."

What? Not alliterative enough for you?

It is for the majority of congressional districts.

Anyway, your frustration with basic civics is noted. These Republicans you love so much really did fail you as an American, didn't they?

Learn civics.; 1/15/20, 9:20 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Ritmo is in da house!

Good night folks. Enjoy the theater.

If only I could learn to bore as impressively as you do, Fran D.

Snore.; 1/15/20, 9:21 PM
Rob said...: The procession took place immediately after the Engorgement Ceremony. Even though they were aroused, the Members managed the requisite solemnity by thinking about baseball.; 1/15/20, 9:23 PM
wsw said...: nice Air Impeachments. -WSW; 1/15/20, 9:26 PM
Temujin said...: Is there an ounce of embarrassment in any one of them? Just a slight pause in the middle of one of their minds that they have hooked their wagon to crazy people? Which one do you suppose it is? Which one is walking in line with the others thinking, "What the fuck am I doing with these crazy-ass white people? Just how much of this dog and pony show do I need to take part in to earn my place as a chairwoman on a committee? Jesus, these people are fuckin nuts. I have to focus. Concentrate on looking somber. Sad. Well, hell...I am! Who wants to be here with this little shit white dude from California with his eyes all buggin out and looking like he's gonna chomp down onto someone's carotid any second? I know I don't. I half expect him to turn around, look at me and stutter, I wwwant to bbbite your nnnnnnnnneck. Shit, man- he gives me the creeps. Somber. Gotta look somber."; 1/15/20, 9:29 PM
Curious George said...: Jerry Nadler is a fucking midget. Haha.; 1/15/20, 9:30 PM
Amadeus 48 said...: What do you call a solemn and diverse group of Democrat legislators marching through the the Capitol to present a list of Trumped (heh) up charges which will be defeated in the Senate?

A. A clown posse.
B. A whack of wankers.
C. A spank of monkeys.
D. A bash of bishops.
E. A buff of muffins.
F. A diddle of fiddles.
G. All of the above.; 1/15/20, 9:33 PM
Ken B said...: Got video of that walk, Inga?; 1/15/20, 9:37 PM
Amadeus 48 said...: This is a target-rich environment.

I hope I have launched this thread in a new and more productive, if some what less tasteful (ahem), direction.

The antics of these people really leave no room for thoughtful comment. Ribaldry is all that is left.; 1/15/20, 9:38 PM
FullMoon said...: Elizabeth Warren to Bernie after debate: “I think you called me a liar on national TV”; 1/15/20, 9:48 PM
FullMoon said...: Sorry, wrong thread.
Carry on.; 1/15/20, 9:48 PM
Michael K said...: Now that Ritmo has appeared, I guess we won't see Chuck posting his BS anymore.

G'night.; 1/15/20, 9:48 PM
Wince said...: More apt would have been to throw into a volcano the 31 Democrats newly elected as representative from Trump districts.; 1/15/20, 9:49 PM
FullMoon said...: Ken B said...

Got video of that walk, Inga?

Googgle is your friend

Clinton Impeachment Delivery; 1/15/20, 9:52 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Michael K said...
Now that Ritmo has appeared, I guess we won't see Chuck posting his BS anymore.

Don't worry, Mikey! You post more than enough BS for a whole manure plant.

Hey, maybe you and Don Trump and Ben Carson can get together and put your big brains to use in figuring out what to do about this scourge of windmill cancer sweeping the country. Surely a medical mystery as deep as that one could benefit from your brilliant, collective expertise.

I expect a manuscript on your windmill cancer findings on the NEJM editor's desk by tomorrow morning. Get on it, Big Boy!; 1/15/20, 10:01 PM
Bay Area Guy said...: "Oh Bay Area Guy! You're so literary!"

A litany of legislative loons!; 1/15/20, 10:02 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 1/15/20, 10:02 PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) said...: Pompous and circumstantial.; 1/15/20, 10:10 PM
n.n said...: Where's Pelosi and her novelty mallet to strike down warlocks, witches, babies, and peasants?; 1/15/20, 10:10 PM
Mid-Life Lawyer said...: President Toilet Paper Shoe's Perfect Phone Call said...
"Sadly, there are people who fall for these shenanigans, actually go along with this obviously orchestrated bullshit, and vote for these ghouls."

"How's that wall coming along?

I do hope you are able to beat that terrible case of windmill cancer eating away at you. Trump did not indicate whether this new medical malady that he invented metastasizes to the brain the same way the other, real cancers do."

Thank you for the mindset demonstration.; 1/15/20, 10:31 PM
M Jordan said...: I’m working out a theory that America entered its own version of the Cultural Revolution sometime in the Obama administration, that in the Kavanaugh hearings it reached critical mass, and the plain-faced absurdity of this Impeachment sham shows it has now truly jumped the shark. This is an optimistic theory, I’ll admit. Contrary evidence to my hypothesis is the fact that most people don’t realize the brutality of the revolution these last three years unless they’re victims of it (welcome to the club Stephen King). But I counter that with, they actually do. Everyone is afraid of the marauding twitter demons.

What will end this terrible saga will be a Trump landslide in November. If he doesn’t get it or, worse, loses, we may truly be entering the Soviet years.; 1/15/20, 10:32 PM
Butkus51 said...: Surprised Jerry could waddle that far.; 1/15/20, 11:18 PM
Birkel said...: Ritmo alleges bribery.
With just as much factual basis I allege Ritmo is guilty of (insert crime here) because (insert politically convenient baseless allegation here) and therefore demand (insert demands here) because (insert reasons here).

The shorter form is "because reasons".; 1/15/20, 11:28 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: With just as much factual basis I allege...

Oh, you do all the time. And with much less.

The windmill cancer is strong in you.; 1/15/20, 11:32 PM
Terry Ott said...: Temujin says. and I am cracking up ….
Which one is walking in line with the others thinking, "What the fuck am I doing with these crazy-ass white people? Just how much of this dog and pony show do I need to take part in to earn my place as a chairwoman on a committee? Jesus, these people are fuckin nuts. I have to focus. Concentrate on looking somber. Sad. Well, hell...I am! Who wants to be here with this little shit white dude from California with his eyes all buggin out and looking like he's gonna chomp down onto someone's carotid any second? I know I don't. I half expect him to turn around, look at me and stutter, I wwwant to bbbite your nnnnnnnnneck.

I spent a majority of my 60-or-so adult years trying to be impartial and serious-minded. Starting in grad school I subscribed to the top magazines (yes, paper) from both the liberal and conservative camps and READ them cover to cover. Still try to pay attention to all sides and competing voices. But lately (last 3 years, plus) I cannot keep on keeping a straight face and furrowed brow. 24/7 open-jawed disbelief and disgust of the soap opera comedy. The sleazy opportunistic Trump is a treasonous Russian Manchurian Candidate, really? We should worry about that? He turns on everyone in due time. From Day#1 of his Presidency (which he appears to kind of have a knack for, surprisingly) he’s a full-blown impeachment target . Really? He’s a threat to our very way of life as a democratic republic? Nancy Pelosi’s “serious, solemn, prayer-induced” pronouncements are ridiculous even by standards of The Onion and Monty Python. And the procession today, snicker-worthy in the extreme, is the topper. What a hoot, Bernie and Liz calling each other liars on an open mike. You can’t make this hilarious stuff up!

Senator Kennedy of Louisiana is a rare breath of fresh air, sort of like Devin Nunes he is clear and concise and makes sense out of nonsense. Rep Mike Johnson (LA) is on point, too. Louisiana, the fountain of candor and common sense. Yep, Louisiana. All of a sudden and fortunately, Michael Avenatti’s name is back in the news. Now I have SOMEONE I can write in for POTUS. Look for that 1 vote for him (from me) in the popular vote totals for Wisconsin. Obviously, he and Stormy have what it takes to put Trump on NY and FL unmployment rolls. As John Lovitz would say, “Avenatti … yeah, THAT’s the ticket.” https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/09/14/michael-avenatti-2020-democratic-primary-219910

The story of this whole ridiculous detour from governance and the public’s interest will be the humor book of the century.; 1/15/20, 11:44 PM
Breezy said...: Yes yes the economy is booming, wages up, most people working in decades, so let’s remove the person with the vision to accomplish all of this for us. Better yet, let’s say Trump abused his power by looking into the details of Joe Biden’s videotaped confession of corruption - threatening to hold up a billion US dollars to force the firing of a prosecutor. All so that same corrupt Joe can be pres. This is disgusting.

There needs to be a way to null and void these absurd impeachment articles. They are evidence themselves of abuse of power. Nancy needs to be denied this talking point.; 1/16/20, 2:22 AM
JAORE said...: Would that Sen. Grassley had responded, "Yeah, whatever. Drop it at the door. I'll send someone to pick it up later."; 1/16/20, 2:49 AM
viator said...: New videos surface of impeachment procession; 1/16/20, 5:23 AM
wendybar said...: It's a funeral march....For Democrats.; 1/16/20, 6:22 AM
wendybar said...: FullMoon said...
Ken B said...

Got video of that walk, Inga?

Googgle is your friend

Clinton Impeachment Delivery

THAT was a great video FullMoon!! It will be just like when Trump gets reelected in November!!; 1/16/20, 6:29 AM
SomeoneHasToSayIt said...: They got the African carrying the luggage. Nice and tone deaf.; 1/16/20, 6:32 AM
hombre said...: “Article Three: President Donald Trump did willfully and maliciously attempt to expose Democrat corruption in the Ukraine, including extortion by then Vice President Biden to cover up said corruption. This is a no-no.”; 1/16/20, 6:36 AM
Jaq said...: It really does remind me of a cargo cult. Indigenous islanders during WWII who dressed up as best they could like soldiers and ritually marched around on beaches in the hope that airplanes would drop supplies.; 1/16/20, 6:52 AM
Lola said...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrd6o10W21o; 1/16/20, 7:24 AM
Big Mike said...: Did you ever see eight faces more in need of pies?; 1/16/20, 8:34 AM
Doodad said...: After Nazi Pelosi's trick with the handing out of many pens I expected their way to be strewn with rose petals by vestal virgins (admittedly probably hard to find in Washington) while joyful Palestinians handed out candies to the admiring throngs.; 1/16/20, 10:36 AM
Jim at said...: If it was so damn important, why did it take them a month to do it?; 1/16/20, 12:50 PM
Quaestor said...: What a ridiculous way to treat toilet paper.; 1/16/20, 1:46 PM
BERN! said...: Please add this as a sound track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9BHSGRyD3k; 1/19/20, 11:24 AM