The problem for Republicans is that Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio is guilty, Guilty!, GUILTY!!! and as they say the truth will out. They’re guilty too as either direct participants in a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization and the Crimes of Bribery and Extortion or as Accessories After the Fact in Obstruction of Justice. Despite the braying …
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Jan 02 2020
Persuasive Writing
Don’t expect any from me. I write for myself and I’m not very diplomatic. In argument I will crush you like a bug, then do it again to watch you squirm, and finally, mercifully leave you beaten and bleeding at the rhetorical roadside to slink off and lick your wounds. What is the best thing …
Jan 01 2020
Sam Bee’s Stocking Stuffers
Can you light a candle? Day Drinking! It’s a Tradition! Mommy. Dearest. Shrill It’s the Eternal Punishment for our Sins! Jeff Goldblum (isn’t he in everything and didn’t we do this last year?) You’re a mean one, Ms. Binch I don’t expect new material tonight.
Dec 31 2019
Objectivity
(A) philosophical concept of being true independently from individual subjectivity caused by perception, emotions, or imagination. A proposition is considered to have objective truth when its truth conditions are met without bias caused by a sentient subject. Scientific objectivity refers to the ability to judge without partiality or external influence, sometimes used synonymously with neutrality. …
Dec 30 2019
Missing the point entirely.
I’m not actually talking about The New York Times here, but I’ll get around to them. No I’m talking about Igor Derysh at Salon. Stephens’ Saturday column, titled “The Secrets of Jewish Genius,” immediately came under fire after he was accused of “using eugenics talking points” in his piece discussing the alleged superior intelligence of …
Dec 30 2019
A few minutes with Michael Moore
About 2 hours actually. From Democracy Now. Transcript Transcript Transcript
Dec 30 2019
Drip, Drip, Drip
It is a huge mistake to rush Impeachment. Limited to just the Ukraine Scandal alone it implicates in Criminal Activity practically everyone in the Administration and many Republican Members of Congress. All of whom have no even spurious immunity to indictment, prosecution, and conviction. Enjoy your time in prison. Explosive new revelations just weakened Trump’s …
Dec 29 2019
Dogs that won’t hunt.
Make perfectly fine, loving companion animals and probably should not be killed, especially with fire. Right Wing Republican Conspiracy Theories on the other hand… Graham: Rudy Should Scrub Evidence for Russian Propaganda by Erin Banco and Asawin Suebsaeng, Daily Beast Dec. 29, 2019 In the weeks leading up to their impeachment trial, senators on Capitol …
Dec 28 2019
Sure It’s Anti-Semitic
The Secrets of Jewish Genius By Bret Stephens, The New York Times Dec. 27, 2019 Now, I’m going to stop right there to point out a few things. This is The New York Times which means it’s base readership includes a number of people with Semitic heritage some of whom are entirely secular. Many of …
Dec 28 2019
Alas, not a good look.
I mean, it should go something like this- Hunter Biden Q: Do you have any particular qualification to sit on the Board of a Gas Company? A: No. Not at all. Q: Did your position have any duties? A: Nope. I was supposed to show up at meetings but it was kind of optional. Q: …
Dec 27 2019
Balls and Strikes
Major League Baseball has decided to introduce ‘automated strike zones‘ in some minor League Parks next year which will be uniformly hated and despised. Still, I haven’t gotten over the ‘Designated Hitter’ Rule yet so consider the source. Trump Impeachment Trial Is Chief Justice Roberts’ Nightmare By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg News 12/27/19 Roberts has devoted …