Made it, Ma! Top of the wall!
We don't seem to hear much about WALL any more, though refugees continue to be mistreated at the border and children remain separated from their parents. It's as if those terrifying "caravans" have vanished into thin air. But one American who hasn't forgotten is Brian Kolfage, whose GoFundMe "We The People Will Build The Wall, My President!" raised over $22 million from three hundred thousand dupes patriots. Kolfage, who says he was broke because Facebook kicked him off last year, was recently spotted purchasing a yacht and other items, which did not include cinderblocks, mortar, shovels or other wall-building stuff. Please hold your calls, we have our Grifter of the Month.
You'd think Sebastian "Dr. Gorka" Gorka would be in clover, what with Hungarian fascist leader Viktor Orban getting the full Oval Office Osculation. But the doctor couldn't enjoy it, because the PBS cartoon show "Arthur" pissed on his parade by staging a same-sex wedding. (Since one of the couple was an aardvark it may be an inter-species wedding, too -- unlike Gorka, I don't spend the day watching cartoons.) Won't someone think of the children? And the aardvarks?
Entertainment for adults is equally troubling. Someone thought it would be fun to rip off the plot of the British film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and apply it to a wealthy New York family. But rather than call the murder-worthy heirs Jones or Trump, they went with Rothchild (no "s" because that would invite legal action from the Rothschild family). All riiiiight…and then they doubled down on the fun by casting Mel Gibson as the loathsome head of the household. I don't think this movie could have made more trouble for itself if Kevin Spacey had been cast in the eight Alec Guinness roles. Besides, I thought Gibson was working on The Revenge of the Christ, sequel to The Passion. Not controversial enough?
I don't care for popcorn, so I'm getting through the travails of the NRA with a big box of chocolate-covered raisins. First Ollie "Lying Leatherneck" North accused CEO Wayne LaPierre of frittering away the outfit's money on clothes and trips for himself and an apartment for his "intern," and stashing the bills in the account of their ad agency. Then North was ousted as president. Now Allen West -- yes, that one -- is getting involved on North's side. The murder lobby is said to be spending a million dollars a month on legal fees, and could hardly be bothered to release its customary "Too bad, get more guns" message when a shooting occurred last week at a California elementary school. For sheer chaos, it rivals the White House.
That giant sucking sound (Thanks, Ross!) must be American democracy slipping down the drain. A few particles:
Florida "Governor" Ron DeSantis acknowledges that the Russians hacked the voter databases of two counties last year, but it had no effect on the totals in that excruciatingly close election. None! He'd love to tell us which counties but he says the FBI made him sign a non-disclosure agreement. If so, it's a first in the agency's history.
The Texas legislature keeps dreaming up new ways to prevent people from voting. First bringing voters to the polls in buses (as black churches are wont to do) was outlawed, and now they want Uber drivers who pick up voters to register as election workers. They tried to ban voting while left-handed, but it died in committee.
Trump's courtiers continue to defy Parliament -- I'm sorry, Congress -- in the matter of responding to subpoenas and supplying copies of the king's tax returns. Several have been cited for contempt, but until they spend a night in the D.C. lockup, it will have no effect.
Ironically, the states most famous for rape and incest (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi) have now passed the most restrictive anti-woman laws to protect the dear little embryos that result. If abortion is murder, surely miscarriage is suicide. Will they prosecute embryos that refuse to thrive? How much more demented can the superstitious and misogynistic make this country?
By the time you read this we may be in a shooting war with Iran. I miss the days when Trump would try to distract from his crimes and idiotic policies by tweeting about Rosie O'Donnell or "Alex" Baldwin. Every time he turns on the news, Vladimir Putin laughs until borscht comes out of his nose.
A week ago Trump was demanding that John Kerry be prosecuted under the Logan Act for communicating with the government of Iran. But that was before he tried to send Rudolph Giuliani to Ukraine to induce its government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden's son. I predict we won't be hearing about the Logan Act again.
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In the flurry of celebrity deaths this week, the passing of Fleming Begaye, Sr., was overlooked. Mr. Begaye was 97 and served with the Marines as a Navajo Code Talker in World War II. Seriously wounded on Tinian, he also survived being "honored" at the White House last year. He didn't appreciate the Pocahontas joke, calling it "disrespectful to Indian nations." Only seven Code Talkers remain.
You'd think Sebastian "Dr. Gorka" Gorka would be in clover, what with Hungarian fascist leader Viktor Orban getting the full Oval Office Osculation. But the doctor couldn't enjoy it, because the PBS cartoon show "Arthur" pissed on his parade by staging a same-sex wedding. (Since one of the couple was an aardvark it may be an inter-species wedding, too -- unlike Gorka, I don't spend the day watching cartoons.) Won't someone think of the children? And the aardvarks?
Entertainment for adults is equally troubling. Someone thought it would be fun to rip off the plot of the British film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and apply it to a wealthy New York family. But rather than call the murder-worthy heirs Jones or Trump, they went with Rothchild (no "s" because that would invite legal action from the Rothschild family). All riiiiight…and then they doubled down on the fun by casting Mel Gibson as the loathsome head of the household. I don't think this movie could have made more trouble for itself if Kevin Spacey had been cast in the eight Alec Guinness roles. Besides, I thought Gibson was working on The Revenge of the Christ, sequel to The Passion. Not controversial enough?
I don't care for popcorn, so I'm getting through the travails of the NRA with a big box of chocolate-covered raisins. First Ollie "Lying Leatherneck" North accused CEO Wayne LaPierre of frittering away the outfit's money on clothes and trips for himself and an apartment for his "intern," and stashing the bills in the account of their ad agency. Then North was ousted as president. Now Allen West -- yes, that one -- is getting involved on North's side. The murder lobby is said to be spending a million dollars a month on legal fees, and could hardly be bothered to release its customary "Too bad, get more guns" message when a shooting occurred last week at a California elementary school. For sheer chaos, it rivals the White House.
That giant sucking sound (Thanks, Ross!) must be American democracy slipping down the drain. A few particles:
Florida "Governor" Ron DeSantis acknowledges that the Russians hacked the voter databases of two counties last year, but it had no effect on the totals in that excruciatingly close election. None! He'd love to tell us which counties but he says the FBI made him sign a non-disclosure agreement. If so, it's a first in the agency's history.
The Texas legislature keeps dreaming up new ways to prevent people from voting. First bringing voters to the polls in buses (as black churches are wont to do) was outlawed, and now they want Uber drivers who pick up voters to register as election workers. They tried to ban voting while left-handed, but it died in committee.
Trump's courtiers continue to defy Parliament -- I'm sorry, Congress -- in the matter of responding to subpoenas and supplying copies of the king's tax returns. Several have been cited for contempt, but until they spend a night in the D.C. lockup, it will have no effect.
Ironically, the states most famous for rape and incest (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi) have now passed the most restrictive anti-woman laws to protect the dear little embryos that result. If abortion is murder, surely miscarriage is suicide. Will they prosecute embryos that refuse to thrive? How much more demented can the superstitious and misogynistic make this country?
By the time you read this we may be in a shooting war with Iran. I miss the days when Trump would try to distract from his crimes and idiotic policies by tweeting about Rosie O'Donnell or "Alex" Baldwin. Every time he turns on the news, Vladimir Putin laughs until borscht comes out of his nose.
A week ago Trump was demanding that John Kerry be prosecuted under the Logan Act for communicating with the government of Iran. But that was before he tried to send Rudolph Giuliani to Ukraine to induce its government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden's son. I predict we won't be hearing about the Logan Act again.
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In the flurry of celebrity deaths this week, the passing of Fleming Begaye, Sr., was overlooked. Mr. Begaye was 97 and served with the Marines as a Navajo Code Talker in World War II. Seriously wounded on Tinian, he also survived being "honored" at the White House last year. He didn't appreciate the Pocahontas joke, calling it "disrespectful to Indian nations." Only seven Code Talkers remain.
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