Althouse: The lake at 12:14 in the afternoon.

April 6, 2024

The lake at 12:14 in the afternoon.

Open thread in the comments.

46 comments:

Joe Smith said...: 3 large bean and cheese burritos and 1 chicken quesadilla at a 'bargain' Mexican place in town...$50 before tip.

FJB; 4/6/24, 5:09 PM
donald said...: Looks like Spencer Strider’s elbow is damaged. I hear the idiots on Braves radio bragging about all the arms available. I guess we’re gonna see.; 4/6/24, 5:23 PM
Howard said...: That's what I hope the sky looks like in Northern Vermont on Monday mid afternoon; 4/6/24, 6:23 PM
Big Mike said...: Via a link in Instapundit. Huge, if true:

Earlier this year, Aaron Strauss, an influential data scientist, warned major Democratic donors in a confidential memo that has since been obtained by the Washington Post to refrain from registering young and black voters ahead of the 2024 election. Why? Because they're likely going to vote for Trump.

As a Republican I say that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true. But one can always hope.; 4/6/24, 6:34 PM
Lem the artificially intelligent said...: Nice picture.

Just dropped off a Braves fan at the stadium about an hour ago.; 4/6/24, 7:01 PM
Political Junkie said...: Just heard Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" for the first time.
Wow. It is beautiful. Came out in 1967.
Anyone here remember it?
If you Google it, I highly recommend the 2006 performance in Denmark. Almost 40 years later, and it sounds better.
You all were lucky!!; 4/6/24, 7:13 PM
Big Mike said...: Well, Zach Edey is in the NCAA championship game. Let’s see if Donovan Clingan can get there.; 4/6/24, 7:28 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne said...: Big Mike said...

As a Republican I say that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true. But one can always hope.

Nothing is certain, but I do see a lot that makes me think the Biden campaign is worried.; 4/6/24, 7:45 PM
tim in vermont said...: M Emmet Walsh lived in northern Vermont, in a frowsy little town. If you go out for breakfast in any of the little diners in the area you will see that he fit right in with the unkempt grey hair and beard. I saw him at a golf course once, well, he was driving where the road to the parking lot ran close to the first tee, and he stopped for my playing partner to hit, and I looked at him and thought "I know that guy!" but I didn't know who he was, but the next day, I saw him in a movie I was streaming, which struck me as a hell of a coincidence, but he has been in a lot of movies, but he had just made this one, so he looked the same. He drove an inexpensive little Chevy, and in the town where he lived, according to his bio, I can't imagine that there is a home a Hollywood actor would choose. So I think that he was very dedicated to living a simple life, despite the way he made a living. He was great in Blade Runner, and I really liked him in Slapshot, "Dickie Dunn! If Dickie Dunn says it, you can take it to the bank!"; 4/6/24, 8:15 PM
SteveWe said...: @Joe Smith

Four regular menu items at about $16 each here in AZ costs $64. Inflation is the worst tax of them all. FJB!; 4/6/24, 8:30 PM
Narayanan said...: As a Republican I say that if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true.
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could be nice head fake to get R to spend $ and time to get this done {for boomerang other direction }; 4/6/24, 9:12 PM
Drago said...: Oddly, I had been recently confidently assured by the entire set of the failed backbench (because surely they are not the best the New Soviet Democraticals could send...surely not, eh?) LLR-democratical crew (Rich, Violent homosexual rape rape fantasist Chuck, lonejustice) that the Trump campaign was completely unable to raise campaign funds from wealthy donors in large amounts.

This was asserted most vehemently by our loser LLR-democratical crew after Dementia Boy's $25M fundraiser with longtime Epstein child rape client Bill Clinton and Marxist obambi.

And yet today, somehow, in what must be a typo, the Trump campaign supposedly raised $50M in a single day.

Well, gee. I am not sure what to believe! All I can go on and fall back on is the continuing 100% Narrative failure rate of our resident LLR buffoons.

Although I would caution anyone with youngish male children in particular MI neighborhoods in the greater Detroit area to keep a close eye on those male children...for reasons that should require no further explanation.

Be safe out there kiddos.; 4/6/24, 9:20 PM
Narr said...: "Anyone here remember it [Whiter Shade of Pale]?"

Hum a few bars, and it'll probably come back to me.

But seriously, if the song and the band don't have their own tags, they should.; 4/6/24, 9:27 PM
Joe Smith said...: 'Just heard Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" for the first time.'

I believe Lennon really liked this song.

Now go smoke a fattie and listen again : ); 4/6/24, 9:46 PM
Big Mike said...: Political Junkie said...

Just heard Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" for the first time.
Wow. It is beautiful. Came out in 1967.
Anyone here remember it?

In the summer of 1967 I had finished my junior year as a math major and was getting ready for my senior year. Yes, I heard it played a lot on the radio, and that fall in the dorm. But there was a lot of great music that came out back then.; 4/6/24, 10:07 PM
Big Mike said...: And now UConn with Donovan Clingan will face Purdue with Zach Edey. Looking forward to the game.; 4/6/24, 10:11 PM
TickTock said...: Whiter Shade of Pale. A favorite since 1968. And perfect for its time. Still on my list of favorites.; 4/7/24, 12:09 AM
TickTock said...: And just to join in, FJB!!; 4/7/24, 12:10 AM
TickTock said...: And the horse he rode in on.; 4/7/24, 12:11 AM
NKP said...: The Biden camp should be worried about a lot of things... He doesn't have a prayer of winning without massive female support.

We had 10 people for Easter dinner and all but one of the females (ages 41 - 80) said they wanted to vote for RFK, Jr.; 4/7/24, 1:32 AM
Kate said...: Made my family sit down on Friday to watch women's basketball and Caitlin Clark. I haven't watched (or played) in decades. Now they want to watch the final today. Pleasant surprise.; 4/7/24, 3:01 AM
gadfly said...: Leonard Leo, head of the Federalist Society, has acknowledged nurturing the careers of a whole generation of young conservative attorneys.

One young judge he helped move along was Judge Aileen Cannon, who now serves in the Southern District of Florida and who oversees the criminal proceedings for Trump's Mar-a-Lago documents case. She is relatively young and inexperienced to be appointed to a federal court of appeals but was high on Leonard Leo's watch list. So when there was a position that he thought that he could get her appointed to, he stepped in and helped out.

Leo helped at every step of her career. Leonard Leo did a big service for Donald Trump when he was president, putting together a list of potential justices from the many young Federalist members he has known since law school. He has nurtured them. He has helped instill in them these hard-right conservative positions. So that when they get on the court, which happens when there are justices who he's recommended — or when they argue before the court, in the case of solicitors general who he has recommended — he's creating a system to fully carry out his conservative values.

Sadly his conservative values do not include honesty. Power is what power does to the lowly citizenry. With delays being imposed in the ongoing trials of TFG, the Leo Supermajority Supreme Court and Aileen Cannon have chosen Donald Trump over democracy. Of course, Judge Cannon is looking for an appointment as justice on the Supreme Court should Donald win the election but that may not happen anyway unless Leonard Leo says yes.; 4/7/24, 4:13 AM
Kate said...: 2 obscure items about "Whiter Shade of Pale":

Chaucer gives the Miller one of the bawdier tales. I'm sure the more refined pilgrims blanched when he spoke.

A cult fantasy TV movie, The 10th Kingdom, has adorable mushrooms sing this while they poison the heroine.; 4/7/24, 4:22 AM
wendybar said...: Liz Harrington
@realLizUSA

In December 2020 an “irate” Bill Barr called investigators looking into Jesse Morgan’s claim of hundreds of thousands of completed mail-in ballots hauled across state lines to “STAND DOWN”

“‘I told you you need to stand down on this.’

“[He was] agitated, to say the least.”

https://twitter.com/i/status/1775886672611217738; 4/7/24, 5:05 AM
wendybar said...: "Isn’t it disgustingly ironic? An average Joe like Douglass Mackey gets slapped with “conspiracy” and “election interference” charges for posting an anti-Hillary meme, while Bill Barr, a man of significant influence and authority, who turned a blind eye to the gravest form of election interference, walks free. What Barr overlooked has put our nation on one of its most destructive paths to date, yet he faces no consequences."

https://revolver.news/2024/04/video-proof-irate-ag-bill-barr-was-in-on-the-coup-against-president-trump-its-time-to-hold-him-accountable/; 4/7/24, 5:10 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: I saw many bands live in the 60s, including Procol Harum. It was the best of musical eras. Moby Grape, Chambers Brothers, Hendrix, Cream, Animals, Bob Seger System, MC5 and so much more. We were blessed.; 4/7/24, 6:47 AM
iowan2 said...: Kate said...

Made my family sit down on Friday to watch women's basketball and Caitlin Clark.

While her 3 point shooting is truely impressive, the passing is her true talent. When her 'get ahead passing is pushing their fact break, it is truly amazing.

I've been told there are videos of games on line. Go to see the three pointers, stay to experience the passing.; 4/7/24, 6:49 AM
Rusty said...: Gadfly.
You wouldn't know honesty if it bit you on your wrinkled old ass.; 4/7/24, 6:52 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Best Anti-War song... EVER! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsIn08MM6Gc; 4/7/24, 6:53 AM
planetgeo said...: gadfly, thank you for your observations about honesty and what power does to the lowly. Now do Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. A woman, Yes/No? (Forgive me for asking, if you're not a biologist.); 4/7/24, 7:52 AM
Leland said...: ""Blogger Rusty said...
Gadfly.
You wouldn't know honesty if it bit you on your wrinkled old ass."

Let's test that...

Hey Gadfly, be honest, tell us your thoughts on Lara Merchan having worked for 3 years as a Special Assistant to Letisha James? I'm sure you know Lara's daughter Loren is President of a Democrat Super PAC that has raised $93 million to defeat Donald Trump. This is the wife and daughter of the Judge presiding over a criminal trial against Trump. Now Gadfly, wouldn't you think any reasonable prosecutor would demand a Judge with this level of conflict of interest recuse themselves from the trial? Heck, wouldn't you think the Judge would know better without the AG reminding them? Come on Gadfly, be honest for once in your life and tell us.

If you want to even pretend that the President of the Federalist Society is dishonest because he supports non-related members of his society; then you have to acknowledge the dishonesty of the President of Authentic Campaigns having their parent prosecute a political rival.; 4/7/24, 8:07 AM
lonejustice said...: More evidence, including charging documents, of the 2 tiered system of justice in America:

Byron York
@ByronYork

11 months in jail is an extremely harsh sentence in this January 6 misdemeanor case. The guy walked into the Capitol, wandered around for half an hour, and left. (See documents here: https://justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/vo-antony
) DOJ relies on part-of-the-mob theory that any individual, even if he or she didn't do much, can be held responsible for serious crimes attributed to the mob as a whole. Meanwhile, check out 4-month sentence of man who pleaded guilty to felony rioting and felony assault on a police officer in January 20, 2017 inauguration day riot: https://justice.gov/; 4/7/24, 8:24 AM
lonejustice said...: Here's the full link to the inauguration day riot case. It got chopped up in my earlier post.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/florida-man-sentenced-prison-term-his-role-inauguration-day-riot; 4/7/24, 8:47 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Hey Gad...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMzd40i8TfA; 4/7/24, 8:58 AM
West TX Intermediate Crude said...: Political Junkie said-
"You all were lucky!!"

Yes. And not just because we got to see all the great bands in the 60s. For me it was The Who, Hendrix, Jethro Tull, Canned Heat, Chicago, BS&T, and many others.

I'm Ann's age. She and I and all the rest of the Boomers got to live in the greatest age for humanity in history. We were fed and educated better than even royalty of 50 years prior. We learned how to use algorithms and read books, then had the benefit of universal computation and Kindle and Netflix. We had freedom, not just to do stuff and say stuff without fear of cancelation, but to to think and come to our own conclusions. We grew up with free time.

Everything may be easier now, but it is worse. And it is getting worse by the day. We're not quite in the "lamps going out all over Europe" phase, but it is in sight.

Now if you would be so kind as to get the hell off my lawn...; 4/7/24, 9:15 AM
Drago said...: From the student loan debt thread:

walter: "Eagerly awaiting "Rich", "lone justice" and Chuck! to post on this one.
Takes one keyboard.:

Evergreen.; 4/7/24, 9:42 AM
Drago said...: Leland: "If you want to even pretend that the President of the Federalist Society is dishonest because he supports non-related members of his society; then you have to acknowledge the dishonesty of the President of Authentic Campaigns having their parent prosecute a political rival."

Why are you responding to gadfly The Cat Lady as if he isnt just another lefty NPC bot copying and pasting content that he cannot begin to comprehend?; 4/7/24, 9:44 AM
wildswan said...: Trump wore a blue tie to the latest fundraiser. Is he trying to win over blue voters? Or is he thinking blue voters are completely Pavlovian in their responses and they will vote for Trump in a blue tie who cannot be Dreaded-Trump because Dreaded-Trump wears red ties?

Or is he trying to reassure Jewish voters? who are thrashing about in a panic as they notice that the Democratic party they've been supporting wants them all dead - Israel first, seculars with religious, all gone from the river to sea; then move on to the US, repeat. The only good settler-colonialist is a missing word settler-colonialist. But, the Democratic-party-supporting Jews think: how can I be an EWWW aka Republican!!! But then, they think, the same people saying Republicans are EWWWS are saying Jews are the worst EWWWs in the world. Is it that Jews are not EWWWS but Republicans are. And they wonder: Should we beat in the doors of our thought brothers, the Dems in their underground thought tunnels connected to Hamas, till they let us back in and we can all shoot at the EWWWS still outside? or should we ask whether we did not understand the present: we did not understand Hamas and we did not understand either the Dems or Trump and his people? But we can still rise.; 4/7/24, 9:55 AM
Leland said...: Drago, occasionally I get tired of letting petty authoritarian Marxist like gadfly get off with a half-hearted insult as a response. Gadfly needs to defend the slander posted here. If they believe any word of what they wrote, then they’ll demand Merchan’s recusal. Otherwise, Gadfly’s comment is just rank slander, but posted because they really want to prohibit the Democratic process by removing Judge Cannon and allowing to stay in judgment of Trump a hopelessly compromised Judge like Merchan. Gadfly has no interest in honesty or justice, and a person like that should be treated as the severe threat they pose.; 4/7/24, 10:20 AM
Mason G said...: "could be nice head fake to get R to spend $ and time to get this done"

Well, campaigning on their "accomplishments" is not likely to be all that productive for the Ds and it's clear to just about everybody with an IQ above room temperature that going forward, their policies will continue to suck. Might as well focus on what the Rs are doing.; 4/7/24, 10:33 AM
Big Mike said...: Reasons why “Whiter Shade of Pale” was just another good song in 1967:

In 1967 Aretha Franklin was teaching us how to spell “RESPECT.” The Beatles were telling us that “All You Need is Love,” and telling us all about “Penny Lane.” Johnny Cash and June Carter were singing a duet about “Jackson.” Marvin Gaye was telling us that “There Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” The Doors wanted you to “Light My Fire.” The Jefferson Airplane sang about a “White Rabbit.” The Stones had a song called “Ruby Tuesday.” My point being that there was a lot of great music in 1967.

Ahead was graduation in 1968 and the loss of my 2-S deferment. Two assassinations, with mindless rioting after Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered. A President finally facing up to the reality he was too unpopular to be re-elected and telling us on national TV that "Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president.".

And on the day after Christmas, 1968, I received my induction notice.; 4/7/24, 10:40 AM
Joe Smith said...: "...while Bill Barr, a man of significant influence and authority, who turned a blind eye to the gravest form of election interference, walks free."

Even with 'our guy' in charge, the deep state rolls on.

Until the Epstein list is revealed and everyone on it jailed (a good start), then too many high up in government are compromised.; 4/7/24, 11:22 AM
Political Junkie said...: Thanks for the background Big Mike.
Were you in "The Shit"?
Any stories to share?; 4/7/24, 12:09 PM
tim in vermont said...: "while Bill Barr, a man of significant influence and authority, who turned a blind eye to the gravest form of election interference, walks free"

LOL.

In December 2020 an “irate” Bill Barr called investigators looking into Jesse Morgan’s claim of hundreds of thousands of completed mail-in ballots hauled across state lines to “STAND DOWN”

“‘I told you you need to stand down on this.’

“[He was] agitated, to say the least.”

https://twitter.com/realLizUSA/status/1775886672611217738

Bill Barr shut down investigations into ballot fraud.; 4/7/24, 12:22 PM
boatbuilder said...: "Whiter Shade of Pale" is a classic.

There is a great scene in "The Commitments", a wonderful old music movie, in which one of the guys who later joins the band plays WSOP on the church organ.

I may have to re-watch it.; 4/7/24, 12:35 PM
Narr said...: '"Whiter Shade of Pale" is a classic.'

More North German Baroque.; 4/7/24, 3:20 PM