September 12, 2024

At the Moral Urgency Café...

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... you can talk about whatever you want.

The photo — showing the University of Wisconsin's central campus at night — was taken by my son Chris.

And here's another Chris pic that has an animal theme (see the kittycat?):

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77 comments:

Leland said...

The Seattle Times auditions to moderate the next Presidential debate: Trump falsely claimed during the presidential debate Tuesday that protesters took over a big portion Seattle during the Capitol Hill Organized Protest in 2020.

Perhaps a small protest the size of a big protest?

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

That's funny.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

I see a dog, not a kitty.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Hadn’t realised Trump was trying to corral the vegan vote.

traditionalguy said...

Eating cows is an abomination to the Hindu Cow God. That’s all this new cow fart crisis comes is about. Fortunately our God gave us steaks to eat.

Gusty Winds said...

Imagine a bunch of poor white people illegally migrate to India and the gov't sends them to some lower middle class town. All of a sudden the sacred cows which are revered, start disappearing, and the locals suspect the white people are eating the cows. Who would be surprised?

Did you order your Handmaids Tale Outfit yet?/ Rachel Maddow is a Psychopath said...

"Elect Democrats" - so we can continue the lies and authoritarian corruption. bonus: The end of free speech.

Achilles said...

Well the morally urgent Kamala campaign/media is spending the day retracting all of the lies they told on and about the debate.

This is going to go on for a while.

But remember Kamala totally won the debate. These people are stupid.

PM said...

Kamala as a kitty is the Oy of Oys.

tim maguire said...

How do they feel about Haitian immigrants?

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Eric Erickson just spelled out the election urgency for Trump: “if you don’t win, you’re going to jail.” Get focus on the economy and the border as the number 1, 2 and 3 message of the campaign. Eric sounded upset that Trump is going to give it away do his undisciplined rethoric.

Bob Boyd said...

I finally found a potted plant I could talk to, but some vegan college kid came right up onto my porch and ate it roots and all.

tcrosse said...

That Moral Urgency sign really belongs on the Ag campus.

Gusty Winds said...

Worst part about the Aurora, CO and Springfield, OH stories are that the residents are complaining, but both local gov't state publicly that the claims are exaggerated. The media runs with the explanation from the city manager or mayor, who are more worried about covering their own asses, than they are about complaints.

The more the media denies these things are happening, the more true they become. Cats are being eaten in Springfield, OH. Don't kid yourselves, Catwomen.

n.n said...

Mmm, hot dogs. A pussy cat in a hat on a global warming tin roof when she is in a gay mood. Beware climate change forced by federally funded aliens migrating on hydrocarbon-fueled planes flying through quiet skies in equivocal and selected exclusion.

wishfulthinking said...

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1834176196797722907

Wa St Blogger said...

I think the vegan advocacy group would get a lot of milage out of the pictures from the dog eating post. This picture won't generate sympathy, but the pictures from the site that tanks the dog eaters of the world, would gain some converts. Luckily for them, they wouldn't get arrested and jailed for their advocacy like the pro-life people would do trying to show the impacts of late term and post birth abortion activities.

Wa St Blogger said...

Of course, showing a pack of dogs tearing the throat out of another animal and calling it natural might help people put it all in context...

Rocco said...

tim maguire said...
"How do they feel about Haitian immigrants?"

No Haitians there. Otherwise there'd be a big bite out of the "M".

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Erickson is telling Trump to go to Springfield Ohio.

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gilbar said...

peace is a moral urgency.. Except when that peace doesn't diminish Russia.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/09/12/biden-harris-official-admits-they-blocked-a-ukraine-russia-peace-deal/
recent Biden-Harris official Victoria Nuland has admitted that Ukraine and Russia were approaching a peace deal in 2022 but that the United States blocked the deal, claiming it was unfair to Ukraine..

The peace deal aimed to establish Ukraine as a permanently neutral and non-nuclear state that would not join military alliances like NATO or host foreign military bases.
Nuland’s admissions highlight that Western powers were concerned with ensuring Russia remained weakened, even at the expense of immediate peace.

I wonder if people here will say:
a) This NEVER happened!
b) This DID happen, and Is GOOD! because War is Peace!
c) Even if this DID happen, it doesn't matter!

David53 said...

That looks like a sign for a Haitian restaurant in Springfield.

n.n said...

Biden Canceled. Democracy dies under a mask.

Iman said...

"I support policies ensuring that federal prisoners and detainees are able to obtain medically necessary care for gender transition, including surgical care, while incarcerated or detained."

—— Kamala Harris

Michael K said...

Walz fixed one problem by banning recording of born alive babies left to die. That will fix the leaks.

Josephbleau said...

A key rule of econ is that the market follows incentives. The government is incentivising the migrant care business and the education business. Cities spend billions each to support illegals and expand the demand for teachers whose schools would otherwise close because there are fewer kids. This money is returned to Democrats in campaign donations, see, NEA. The mayors nephew always ends up with the contract to supply toilet paper for them.

Being a Democrat with clout pays better than being a Nigerian prince!

Bob Boyd said...

What do they call a doggy door in Springfield, Ohio? Take out.

Kate said...

That yard sign was a Biden/Harris and the owner covered Joe's name with -- packing tape? -- and wrote Kamala over it. I'm not sure if they're frugal or cheap, but you'd think anyone excited about her would buy a new sign.

Kevin said...

Cat got their tongue.

Dr Weevil said...

I wonder if 'gilbar' will ever learn that if he wants specific people to reply to his comments, he needs to address them by name. All signs point to no.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

"Walz fixed one problem by banning recording of born alive babies left to die." Eric Erickson talked about this in his radio show today. I had no idea. Apparently, women go for an abortion at the last minute and unsurprisingly (insert life finds a way meme here) the baby survives the abortion attempt. And what they do is "they don't give the baby medical care". What that means exactly is unclear. But to me this is infanticide. The numbers are in the thousands.

Hassayamper said...

Speaking of veganism, you folks up there in Wisconsin are heading into the most productive time of year for mushrooms, including edible species.

If the rains continue to be as good as they were this summer, I wish to register my desire for many more "Fungus of the Day" posts with our gracious hostess and her sidekick.

n.n said...

Democracy dies in darkness. Will Kamala lose favor with the Democratic elite next?

n.n said...

Democracy dies in darkness. Will Kamala lose favor with the Democratic elite next?

rehajm said...

I'm opposed to jailing political opponents, win or lose.

Michael Fitzgerald said...

Eric Erickson, a vile NeverTrump stooge and Biden voter thinks Trump is doing it wrong. O the humanity!

narciso said...

https://x.com/BehizyTweets/status/1834304998639124495

Bob Boyd said...

There's a new fast-food joint in Springfield. Their specialty is scalded cat.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Quote from the first private outer-space walker: "Space X, back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here, it sure looks like a perfect world."

link to video

Can we say anything without qualification anymore?

BUMBLE BEE said...

If you've never seen the movie about Gosnell they'd place surviving infants in a sink to die. Factual, taken from court records.

http://gosnellmovie.com/

America's Biggest Serial Killer

Barry Dauphin said...

It's a moral urgency (if you're a cow).

john mosby said...

Gusty, a bunch of poor white people did illegally migrate to India.

They left in 1947.

JSM

john mosby said...

Trump could make avoiding jail the centerpiece of his campaign. "If you want to live in a country where the leader of the opposition party gets put in prison, vote for Harris. If you don't want that, even if you don't particularly like me, you have to vote for me." Then follow that up with a pledge not to lock up Harris, Walz, Biden, or any other Dem leader.

He wouldn't be giving up much by such a pledge - even if he got past DOJ inertia, could he even get a true bill from a DC grand jury, let alone a conviction at trial? And he could gain a lot of undecideds.

He could have sprung this in the debate. Maybe he can do it in the third debate.

JSM

donald said...

Erickson to this day begs for jobs and income on the once great WSB750. Not that I listen to him, but I have a buddy that does just to scream at the radio. I’m
Going to speculate that whenever he can, he’s working the glory holes at Blake’s.

donald said...

Erickson to this day begs for jobs and income on the once great WSB750. Not that I listen to him, but I have a buddy that does just to scream at the radio. I’m
Going to speculate that whenever he can, he’s working the glory holes at Blake’s.

MadisonMan said...

Midwesterners are frugal and all about recycling. Reduce/Reuse/Recycle.

RMc said...

"Trump says he will not debate Harris again"

Well, we shant see Kamala again...until Inauguration Day.

walter said...

i've seen a few with the Biden top half cut off. Very decapitatey..

Iman said...

+1

Mr. Majestyk said...

Yes, but only under the right circumstances

Enemy Within said...

“The Seattle Times auditions to moderate the next Presidential debate:”

Trump says he won't do another presidential debate ~ Axios
https://www.axios.com/2024/09/12/trump-debate-2024-harris-democrats-republicans

Harris = Alpha
Trump = Beta
😂




tcrosse said...

Kamala won't consent to a debate on Fox. Kamala = Zeta

wild chicken said...

I just stumbled into Ann's blogroll but I don't know how. I was going somewhere else and backed out before realizing I'd like to see it.

How on earth did I get there?

Iman said...

When dealing with the progressive Democrats, one should always remember to never forget: they are not of “good faith”. They will lie, cheat and steal to get what they want and the assholes will feel heroic while doing it. You can’t trust them. Not for even one minute.

Dixcus said...

Trump has announced that he won't debate Kamala Harris as she isn't the legitimate nominee. Joe Biden won all the primary races and secured all the delegates for the Democrat Party nomination.

Good on Trump supporting the rule of law.

YoungHegelian said...

Ya know, speaking of yard signs, I live in probably the most liberal county in MD, and in the most liberal section of that liberal county. I have seen very few Harris/Walz signs. I mean, very few. A few Biden/Harris signs are still up, but not many of those either. The enthusiasm of the Bien-Pensant chattering classes for Kamala doesn't seem to be translating to the foot soldiers in the trenches. Needless to say, absolutely no Trump signs. To do so would be to invite vandalism.

Old and slow said...

This is a very reasonable comment. What are you doing here?

Old and slow said...

Mr. Majestyk
Yes, but only under the right circumstances

Possibly the most understated thread winner of all time.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

they'd place surviving infants in a sink to die. Factual, taken from court records. I donated when they were raising money to make the movie. They sent me the DVD as they promised and I never saw it. I know it’s in a drawer somewhere. I got to see it.

Jim at said...

Harris = Alpha
Trump = Beta


People who get shot - and then defiantly raise their fists into the air - aren't betas, Rich.

Iman said...

^^So Kamala, David Muir and his sour-faced sidekick all lied about this. And there are 20 other instances of bald faced mendacity scattered throughout the debate.^^

Narr said...

Actually, very few poor white people migrated to India, unless you count other ranks in the army as poor migrants. India was never a settlement destination like South Africa, Rhodesia, or Australia-New Zealand.

Michael K said...

One pro-life demonstrator got an extra few years because she (?) blocked a "woman in labor from entering the abortion clinic."

Spiros said...

I like Trump's proposal on overtime income -- no taxes! Most low income people don't pay federal income taxes, so this won't matter for them. But it sounds good and Trump can phase it out for higher earning individuals!

wildswan said...

A value judgement cannot be an indicative statement of fact but isn't that what that sign is trying to do? Becoming a vegan immediately is an urgent moral imperative. That's what the sign means, if it means anything. But why? Whose morality? Why is it urgent now? But the sign says - don't think, don't ask, it's a "moral urgency." What is a "moral urgency?" A moral emergency is going on and action is urgently required? A moral emergency creating moral urgency. Isn't that mixing indicative fact and moral judgement? When did hamburger become a moral urgency? Cows are being eaten as we speak at McDonald's and elsewhere - we must act now. Everyone must be a vegan - NOW; and act - NOW. Run forward and block the driven-in lanes at hamburger havens across the land.
It's as if people wanted a restoration of the moral sense in society, not just in ther own lives. So they are posting absurd, illiterate and frenzied appeals as if in an absurd world absurd frenzies were all the morality they'll ever find. Let's share crazy for there is no sane.

narciso said...

https://x.com/ladyofusa/status/1834295485957341462

Iman said...

Damn it! And I’d had my eye on ol’ Bessie for months now…

Iman said...

I see my comment was deleted that mentioned at least 20 other instances of lies that Harris told and David Muir and his sourpuss sidekick let slide without comment or pushback during the debate.

They were horrible as moderators and did America a huge disservice.

Iman said...

I note that your comments haven’t improved as submitted under your new alias, Rich.

Only the name was changed in a failed attempt to hide the idiocy behind the weak-minded takes.

boatbuilder said...

Nonetheless, a fair warning to us natives. Being ruled by the Brits was one thing; look at how the countries these people come from are run.

boatbuilder said...

Dogs really do not understand the moral urgency of veganism.

Rocco said...

boatbuilder said…
Dogs really do not understand the moral urgency of veganism.

Che, the vegan dog from The Goode Family, might have an opinion on that.

Enemy Within said...

"People who get shot - and then defiantly raise their fists into the air - aren't betas, Rich."

Impotent Trump was too intimidated to even look in Harris' direction at the debate and now he wusses out of the rematch.

Cannot recall a more dramatic demonstration of beta weakness in a campaign setting.

No wonder he needed Hulk Hogan to butch him up at the RNC convention.

Rusty said...

Rich. No matter what you call yourself your mendacity gives you away.

GRW3 said...

My question to those demanding a total vegan diet for everyone is: "So you favor the animal equivalent of genocide for all domesticated farm animals?" They look confused not understanding and then say something like the animals will live peaceful lives. No, you idiot, if you can't eat steak or drink milk or have butter, there will be no more cows. They'll be more extinct than American Bison.

Goldenpause said...

So much for the old Clinton mantra of making abortion "Safe, Legal and Rare." That mantra suggested that abortion was something akin to a necessary evil. Now abortion has become a leftist sacrament to be celebrated.