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September 25, 2020

At the Goldenrod-and-Milkweed Café...

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43 comments:

traditionalguy said...: The President stopped in Atlanta for a black community meet and greet. The mutual love was over the top. They were so glad to have a man like Trump keeping promises to them for once. Beautiful introductions worth watching. And now he is rallying Virginia, having already rallied NC and Miami. When does he rest?; 9/25/20, 8:14 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...: Lori Lightfoot's "Census Cowboy" has been charged with animal abuse. Allegedly he galloped the horse to near exhaustion, during a protest on the Dan Ryan Expressway. They horse may have to be put down. Racism by Chicago PD has not been claimed yet, but the weekend is still young.; 9/25/20, 8:38 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: couldn't they have just changed the name to "Kareeem of Wheat"?

B&G Foods said on Thursday it would drop an image of a Black chef from the packaging of its Cream of Wheat porridge mix.

(C'mon, man! Just clap, you stupid bastards!! )

And for you Osweda fans:

Body language: Biden Town Hall, Earpiece Assistance
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1308857172994985985.html

@Walter
Looks like Mayor Beetlejuice Lightfoot's "Census Cowboy" is in big trouble!; 9/25/20, 8:39 PM
Big Mike said...: My nose is twitching, and it’s only a photo. But it’s an Althouse photo.; 9/25/20, 8:46 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/25/20, 8:49 PM
Ingachuck'stoothlessARM said...: If you want a vision of the future under Trump,
[sound on, loop video]

...imagine this, in your ear, 4 years!

It. Will. Still. Be Worth. It.; 9/25/20, 8:52 PM
Yancey Ward said...: Yes, tradguy, Trump's energy is almost superhuman. I don't know how he does it. If I had had half his verve my entire life, I would have probably been a centi-millonaire by this point in my life. There is no substitute for hard work in pretty much any endeavor.; 9/25/20, 8:52 PM
Mark said...: So, Florida is now wide open and vows to never go into lockdown again.; 9/25/20, 8:54 PM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: Neutropenic fever, so I'm in the hospital probably 3-7 days. No real surprise, but had hoped I would be lucky enough to avoid it; 9/25/20, 8:55 PM
Lawrence Person said...: Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm.; 9/25/20, 9:04 PM
Mark said...: Peter Bishop is going into the Machine (the Vacuum) as I type this.

And then . . .

it's as if he never existed.

But love is more powerful.; 9/25/20, 9:05 PM
iowan2 said...: Laying to rest the great Supreme Court Justice and white Supremacist.

13 years as District Court Judge = zero persons of color hired as law clerks
27 years Justice United States Supreme Court= one person of color hired as a law clerk. (I guess she has grown while on the bench)

Understand the Court uses hiring statistics to PROVE racism.; 9/25/20, 9:13 PM
mandrewa said...: Tony Heller: Boulder Bans Friendship

and from the comments: "Actually, Dictator Dan is trying to pass laws to arrest people who spread 'misinformation' and who might commit a covid crime in the future!!!!"

"Dictator Dan" refers to Daniel Andrews, the Premier of the Australian state of Victoria, who has nothing to do with Boulder, CO, except for the similar spirit.; 9/25/20, 9:16 PM
Ken B said...: These are evil plants. They spew allergens like Birkel spews bile.; 9/25/20, 9:31 PM
narciso said...: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16549/hezbollah-network-europe; 9/25/20, 9:32 PM
Readering said...: Looking forward to the expose book next year on AG Barr. His shameful disinformation mess on discarded PA ballots will get part of a chapter.; 9/25/20, 9:35 PM
John henry said...: One of the Mikes (it gets so confusing remembering which one) and Narciso recommended the book Shibumi by Trevanian earlier this week.

So I tried the sample. Then read the whole thing. What a strange book that is. The entire book, plotwise, could have been done in perhaps 50 pages. There are long, long, sections that have nothing at all to do with the plot. 40-50 pages in a cave, for example.

Come to think of it, there was not really much of a plot. What plot there was seems like almost an afterthought to the rest of the book

On the other hand, all this "hoptedoodle" as Steinbeck called it are great for character development.

Overall I found the book a bit strange but fascinating. Very hard to put down.

Thanks Mike and Narciso

John Henry; 9/25/20, 9:48 PM
Mark said...: Yes, iowan, the hiring of clerks was mighty white of RBG.; 9/25/20, 10:25 PM
n.n said...: persons of color

ORATION IN MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, delivered at the unveiling of the Freedmen's Monument in Memory of Abraham Lincoln, in Lincoln Park, Washington, D.C., April 14, 1876

we, the colored people, newly emancipated and rejoicing in our blood-bought freedom, near the close of the first century in the life of this Republic, have now and here unveiled, set apart, and dedicated a monument of enduring granite and bronze, in every line, feature, and figure of which the men of this generation may read, and those of aftercoming generations may read, something of the exalted character and great works of Abraham Lincoln

Progress: one step forward, two steps backward. This is almost as bad as 1/2 Americans/People/Posterity (e.g. Fetal-Americans). That said, Pro-Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness realized under The Constitution, less the Twilight Amendment and indulgence of liberal license.; 9/25/20, 10:46 PM
Mark said...: Another day, another day of no campaign events for Joe Biden.

By now, even he has to realize that there is something seriously wrong.

Arrogant pride can go only so far. I give it 50-50 that he concedes to himself what everyone else already knows -- that he's not up to it -- and he drops out.; 9/25/20, 10:48 PM
n.n said...: a black community meet and greet. The mutual love was over the top. They were so glad to have a man like Trump keeping promises to them for once

American first, good. Christian, probably. While color bias is intrinsic, color prejudice is progressive. Most people recognize that diversity (i.e. color judgment) systems, processes, and dogmatic beliefs, not limited to racism, is an insidious recycling of old-fashioned bigotries that breed adversity.; 9/25/20, 10:52 PM
Wandering Badger said...: Suggest an "October Surprise" may be the WalkAway movement (Dem's becoming Repubs) and Ricky Rebel. If you haven't seen his MAGA song videos, check it out - influencing both the young and the LGBT communities that the Rebubs are Fun, Colorful and Happy (vice the Black outfits of ANTIFA/etc), Walk away from the Hate, we're all in this together, and focused on Jobs - not conformity. Apparently Kayleigh McEnany plays the MAGA song for the team prior to going out to the press conference snake pit. Plus Ricky is an outstanding communicator of a coherent message for why he and his friends support Trump. His latest release American Rebel includes the refrain not left not right, just American. Gotta see it all. The Dems have nothing like this positive and fun to drive enthusiasm and present an uniting vision for the country. Can't wait to see him sometime on stage with Trump - hopefully at the inauguration. They would be a heck of a pair.

Version 2 Song Video: https://www.facebook.com/RickyRebelRocks/videos/232193358166257/
Short Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGJBjIehuDw
Realtime Song Video at Beverly Hills rally and BLM protest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkMenBeQoXg
Reasons for Trump - longer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRzItC94xeI
Michigan Rally: https://twitter.com/rickyrebelrocks/status/1304776764728766464; 9/25/20, 11:25 PM
Yancey Ward said...: "Peter Bishop is going into the Machine (the Vacuum) as I type this.

And then . . .

it's as if he never existed."

The show's apex. What followed was disappointing compared to what had gone before.

I watched the series premiere the night it aired the first time, but then I didn't continue to watch the show after that. I binged the series the week before Season 4 began. I was excited to see how they would resolve the ending of "The Day We Died", but was very disappointed in Season 4, and almost didn't return with Season 5.; 9/25/20, 11:38 PM
StephenFearby said...: Not from the Babalon Bee, but it could well have been. Maybe they'll do a parody:

DM
Facebook critics roll out alternative Oversight Board to put the social media platform's moderation decisions under public scrutiny

"Prominent members include...former intelligence officer Christopher Steele, author of a controversial dossier on President Donald Trump."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8773537/Facebook-critics-roll-alternative-Oversight-Board-discuss-sites-moderation-decisions.html; 9/25/20, 11:41 PM
Yancey Ward said...: "Body language: Biden Town Hall, Earpiece Assistance
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1308857172994985985.html"

He definitely had an earpiece during that town hall- no teleprompter possible there without it being conspicuous. I don't think it is a fully implanted device, though- just very, very small.

At this point, Biden pretty much has to show up at the debate- I don't see how you pull out at this late a date short of actually dying, so they have decided to go with the earpiece route, it appears. I don't think it has a chance of working- he couldn't even pull off answering that young woman's question in a coherent and competent way even with help, and he and his staff had know the exact question that was coming- it was CNN afterall. The debate may be a debacle for the ages, especially if that earpiece signal gets jammed by Trump's people.; 9/25/20, 11:43 PM
historyDoc said...: Pssst! Hey buddy! I heard from a friend, who's sister knows a guy who's cousin's wife said that ACB had several abortions when she was in college. David Ignatius, Michelle Goldberg, and Bob Woodward also spoke to anonymous Vodka-drinking sources who confirmed the story...; 9/25/20, 11:48 PM
Ralph L said...: On Jeopardy tonight, Reagan's failed Ginsburg SCOTUS nomination came up in a clue, asking for the position he didn't get. One woman said, What is the Pope?
Guess bears no longer shit in the woods.; 9/25/20, 11:59 PM
Guildofcannonballs said...: Decent people like ALthouse could figure it out, were it worth a shit.

How can I hate Dave Burge?

I don't hate many people, so why him?

It's because I had high hopes.

I had high hopes.

Dave Burge thought/thinks Hillary SCOTUS is the same as Trump SCOTUS.

His great brain, can't see. Make me sad. The Turbonique extravaganiah was worth 80,000 admissions.; 9/26/20, 12:13 AM
Guildofcannonballs said...: It makes specimans to be studied, Iowahawk.

No comment on what studying his flesh, solely because of his flesh, at the Universal* level has wrought.

*Defined by Universities alone; 9/26/20, 12:22 AM
Guildofcannonballs said...: There's no good, there's no bad. There's no good, there's no bad. There's no good, there's no bad.

There's just Iowahawk busting balls of voters.

Makes Dave feel above ... something.; 9/26/20, 12:24 AM
GingerBeer said...: If you don't know Tupac is dead, "...you ain't Black."

https://nypost.com/2020/09/25/kamala-harris-names-tupac-best-rapper-alive/; 9/26/20, 1:25 AM
rehajm said...: Apparantly ACB snatched her adopted children from a loving family in Haiti or something.

Hence not qualifed for SCOTUS.; 9/26/20, 4:33 AM
Jaq said...: " His shameful disinformation mess on discarded PA ballots will get part of a chapter.”

Any facts that you don’t like are obviously disinformation, but the dossier used against Trump by the CIA and FBI was all stone cold truth.; 9/26/20, 7:21 AM
J. Farmer said...: @GingerBeer:

If you don't know Tupac is dead, "...you ain't Black."

Not necessarily. Tupac has long been the subject of conspiratorial claims that he faked his own death, supposedly living in Cuba or Malaysia or Mexico or Belize. People pored over his posthumous recordings and interpreted cryptic and paranoid lines as substantiating the claim. Death Row Records and Shakur's own estate even helped fuel the rumors.

That said, this is the second time Kamala has looked foolish trying to reference Tupac. Last year she claimed she listened to Tupac and Snoop Doogg while at Howard University in the mid-1980's, even though neither had released any music then. It was the same interview in which she most likely lied about smoking weed.

Like Hillary, Harris' efforts at seeming authentic generally come off as forced and phony. It's ironic that she has much more problems with authenticity than Obama did despite her much stronger claim to African-American ancestry.; 9/26/20, 7:27 AM
William50 said...: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has decided she'd also like to become president of the United States.

Meghan Markle for President?; 9/26/20, 8:15 AM
Mark said...: You don't realize until the end that Fringe is not really a series about strange things happening. It is a story of sin and redemption.

Also, Rocky is not a story about sports or about a nobody has-been getting his chance and overcoming adversity and the odds, although there are certainly those elements. Rocky is primarily a love story.; 9/26/20, 8:52 AM
wildswan said...: Meghan's Path
First, she gets elected to the House of Representatives from California, why not? Then becomes Speaker, she's better looking than AOC and just as willing to parrot slogans, why not? Then the President and Vice President step down, et voila.

But let's think out of the box. By virtue of being a citizen of California, she's in fifth place in the order of succession to the Presidency while Harry is sixth in succession to the King of England. The Queen dies and so does Prince Charles by a grouse flying into them while hunting at Braemar. William, George, Charlotte and Louis die heroically saving pictures in the famous Windsor Castle fire (TBA). Harry is King, Meghan is Queen of England and President of the US. The two countries are united again after the unfortunate events of 1776, or rather 1619, under QuPrez Meghan, and a new black and ginger flag is adopted. But then disaster strikes. Beyonce and the QuPrez have a catfight at the Inauguration party over whose dress in best and Beyonce, dressed strategically here and there in red, white and blue and coached by Joe Rogan, prevails. Harry and Meghan resign and seek election in Bali. Of course, all along this was just a show like Matrix which certain Democrats who found they couldn't stop screaming agreed to watch instead living of the too agonizing reality that Trump won re-election in 2020 by a landslide.; 9/26/20, 9:41 AM
Nichevo said...: John henry said...
One of the Mikes (it gets so confusing remembering which one) and Narciso recommended the book Shibumi by Trevanian earlier this week.

+1 for Shibumi. Not your average everyday.

Amazingly, I have yet to run it down, but someone else wrote a prequel, I believe, entitled Satori. That I gotta see.; 9/26/20, 9:58 AM
Nichevo said...: John henry said...
One of the Mikes (it gets so confusing remembering which one) and Narciso recommended the book Shibumi by Trevanian earlier this week.

+1 for Shibumi. Not your average everyday.

Amazingly, I have yet to run it down, but someone else wrote a prequel, I believe, entitled Satori. That I gotta see.; 9/26/20, 9:58 AM
Michael K said...: Readering said...
Looking forward to the expose book next year on AG Barr. His shameful disinformation mess on discarded PA ballots will get part of a chapter.

Who's your publisher?; 9/26/20, 10:26 AM
narciso said...: yes its by donald winslow, he goes more into the deepstate angle that nicholas hel, intervenes in,; 9/26/20, 12:17 PM
Jupiter said...: “People were outraged. Yes, because it’s outrageous. If a person was murdered, then there’s a murderer, right? That’s how it works.”

Andrew Cuomo. Not, strangely enough, in the context of the thousands of people who died in New York nursing homes when he forced them to house Covid-19 patients.; 9/26/20, 1:59 PM
GingerBeer said...: J. Farmer: Biggie Smalls?; 9/26/20, 4:15 PM