The Morning Report

The Morning Report — 7/5/24

Good Morning Kids. Hope you all had a happy and festive Independence Day. It's natural as we get to be of a certain age, to look back on our younger days and of happier times. For me, I came of age in the late 60s and early70s and so the Bicentennial was one of those events that I can distinctly remember, as it was both smack dab in the middle of my high school years and then about a week later, a memorable road trip with my dad to visit relatives in Chicago.

Despite the rampant commercialization of the day that was ever-present and almost inescapable wherever you turned since even before New Year's eve '76, there was still a definite sense that people were sick and tired of the 60s, ready to move beyond Vietnam and had a general distaste for the hippie generation. And yet, 48 years later look who the hell is running the country, and steering society and culture. Along with the bicentennial, the other seminal event that occurred four years later was the US Olympic hockey team winning gold in 1980 by defeating finland after first gaining a huge win against the much feared and vaunted Soviets. And then came Ronald Reagan and what should have been a complete rejection of the failures of Leftism. But still, look where we are.

And two years from now The American revolution will be 250 years in the past. How will it be celebrated, or the question is in fact will it even be celebrated? Given the fact that we have academics and politicians who believe that this nation is both illegitimate and evil and ditto its founding.

On this Fourth of July, we are in another civil war (dubbed by me more than a decade ago as the Cold Civil War), this one a duel to the death between the Nation and the State. Here, and all across Europe, the Nation must win, regain control over the State and, if necessary, dissolve it. As history shows, it's easier to disestablish a form of government -- the French are on their Fifth Republic in the same amount of time that America has had only one -- than it is to kill a nation. But make no mistake: that's the goal the International Left has set for itself since Lenin was a pup. The tide is now running in our favor; celebrate our national birthday by acting accordingly.

YEs, as my dear friend and friend of the blog Michael Walsh underscores in yet another fine essay is that much of the Western world and even here in America have woken up to abject failures and intentional destruction of society. Yet the election results in both France and the UK and even in places like Poland and Hungary seem to fly in the face of that observation. Will Biden's corpse or whoever it is that replaces him also defy what most seem to feel will be a stinging rejection of institutional leftists come November?

Another miracle happened on July 4th of 1976 which had us glued to our TV sets and still echoes today, 48 years later.

For those of a certain age, the word Entebbe is instantly recognizable.

We all know about July 4 and the amazing miracle that happened on this date 248 years ago in Philadelphia. Bur some of us are old enough to remember another July 4 miracle that happened not in 1776, but in 1976. It was not in Pennsylvania but in Uganda, and it's something we should all be aware of in this world of hostages today. . .
. . . The entire operation lasted 53 minutes. All seven hijackers present at the airport, and between 45 and 45 Ugandan soldiers, were killed. Of the 106 hostages, three were killed, one was left in Uganda (a woman who had been taken from the airport to a hospital on June 29), and ten were wounded.
On July 9, the United Nations convened to condemn Israel for the attack. But thanks to the strength of Britain and the United States, no official resolution was passed. Europe and America were unified in condemning the terrorists, and effusively praised Israel for her strong actions, swift and decisive response, and for not surrendering to terrorists.
But as we have seen since Oct 7, that Western support for decisive action agsinst evil that existed in 1976 has been replaced with a sympathy for the terrorists today. Praise for Israel as a defender of freedom has been transformed over the last 48 years into an overt anti-Israel hatred of Jews worldwide. Commitment has been replaced by capitulation.
America's Founding Fathers courageously acted on their faith and dedication to freedom 248 years ago with the Declaration of Independence. Israelis acted with that same commitment to protect freedom 48 years ago today in Entebbe. We all need to emulate their courage and commitment in every aspect of our lives by being and acting as proud Americans every day.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

Michael Walsh:What this all boils down to is simple: across the Western world, there is an ongoing war not only between Left and Right, but more fundamentally between those who believe in the power of the State versus those who defend and cherish the rights and prerogatives and histories of their Nation. For countries begin not as political entities -- political entities called States -- but as Nations, rising up from a people united by blood, faith, languages, culture, and philosophy. Some leftists refer to America as a "notional" nation, but that is historically untrue: the United States was founded in principle and practice almost exclusively by white Protestant men from the British Isles, sons of the Enlightenment who cherished right reason, Christianity, English culture, and who spoke the English language.
'A Tide in the Affairs of Men'
Lloyd Billingsley: Where jihad is “a holy struggle in pursuit of a moral goal” and CIA bosses share information with Communist regimes.
Collaborator Intelligence Agency
Once downloaded, Temu can access almost anything on your phone — the camera, internet, audio recordings, and more — according to one study.
Why Communist China-Connected Temu Is Worse Than TikTok
Fred Fleitz: Whether Biden remains in office for the remainder of his term or lets Harris take over, our country is facing a leadership crisis that puts U.S. national security at serious risk.
Americans Want to Know Who is Really in Charge in the White House

ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND BIDEN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a message to the American people in the Jerusalem Post: “Freedom is the most precious gift humanity will ever know. And freedom isn’t free. You have to be willing to fight for it.”
Israel to America: Together We Celebrate Liberty, We Fight for Freedom
IDF drone strike on Wednesday took out Hezbollah operative Muhammad Naser, who was “one of the terrorist group’s most senior commanders eliminated since the outbreak of the war.”
Hezbollah Fires Over 200 Rockets Into Israel After Top Terror Commander Killed
Figures from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs have long been identified as misleading
Biden's State Department Used Data from Anti-Israel Org To Compile 'Report Card' on Jewish State, Internal Emails Show

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AIPAC, which has been around since 1963, is a convenient target for their anti-Israel grievances. . . Yet the truth is AIPAC isn’t an omnipotent cabal, but a political action committee like any other — just one of many imperfect parts of America’s lively civil society. Take note the next time a politician singles it out.
The Squad demonizes pro-Israel AIPAC with fake ‘dark money’ charge — despite its modest sway
"BIDEN BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Why is the Biden junta allowing children of Chavista officials with Chavista values into the country under his catch-and-release program?
Venezuelan thug arrested for Jocelyn Nungaray's murder is son of a former Chavista official -report
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS & DEMENTIA WATCH
Speaking at a podium outside the White House, the president stumbled as he repeated the claim that former President Trump called dead soldiers “suckers and losers” while visiting a WWI cemetery.
Biden Stumbles Through Trump’s ‘Suckers and Losers’ Hoax in July 4 Address
CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Naomi Wolf: The imprisonment of Stephen K. Bannon.
What Time It Is
Whatever the motives of our leaders, a power-grab by people who do not believe in freedom and democracy is becoming an increasing possibility.
The Coming Coup
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
It won’t help. And may well make things worse for Team Biden.
ABC News Moves 15-Minute, Pre-Taped Biden Interview To Friday Primetime
As Jonathan Turley writes in his new book, The Indispensable Right, Joe Biden is ‘the most anti-free speech president since John Adams.’
Biden’s Real Legacy Will Be As Silencer Of Speech
“It’s basically a roadmap for government actors, not just the federal government, but also state and local government actors, to reach out to social media companies and pressure them into censoring this disfavored speech,” Center for American Liberty associate counsel Eric Sell told the DCNF.
The Supreme Court Just Opened The Door To A New Orwellian Censorship Regime
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
The analysis looked at a grocery bill covering a cookout for ten guests, which it estimated to be $71.52. The price is up five percent from 2023 and 30 percent higher than it was five years ago, under former President Donald Trump’s leadership.
Report: Price of Fourth of July Cookout Reaches ‘Record High’ Thanks to Bidenflation
If the laureates understood the difference between academic theory and policy practice, they would not have issued their silly letter.
Why Nobel Laureates Opposing Trump’s Economic Policies Is A Ringing Endorsement
The question that Americans will be asking themselves when they go to the voting booth in November is: Am I and my family better off than we were before Joe Biden? This was the question Ronald Reagan asked more than 100 million Americans at the end of his famous debate against Jimmy Carter in 1980. Reagan won in a landslide.
Vote for Donald Trump this November to ensure an economic miracle
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
Did she or anyone else consider that rather than ban a consumer convenience the better course would have been to enforce litter laws and boost public anti-litter campaigns, which have been successful in the past?
California’s Latest Effort To Ban Plastic Bags Also Doomed To Fail
SECOND AMENDMENT
Court kicks case finding New York concealed carry statute partially valid back to the Second Circuit in light of the recent SCOTUS Rahimi opinion, which held that laws temporarily disarming individuals who pose a credible threat to others are constitutional
Supreme Court Sends Latest New York Gun Case Back to Appeals Court for a Re-Do
THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Schumer-linked PAC latest instance of Democrats relying on dark money while claiming to oppose it
Schumer's Shell Game: Dark Money Group Disbands Then Resurfaces To Dump Cash into Swing States
POLITICS
There’s a trend in the polling...
The Hint of a Trump Landslide Appears
An examination of [so-called quote-unquote "president"] Biden’s life and inner sanctum gets at the question of the hour: Is this the end?
Biden: How We Got Here
Trump, who was widely viewed as the winner of the first presidential debate last week, has remained relatively quiet while Biden attempts to assure allies and voters that he has the mental and physical stamina to continue his re-election campaign. Trump released his 4th of July statement hours after a leaked video of the former president calling Biden an “old, broken down pile of crap” went viral on social media.
Trump Releases 4th Of July Statement, Slams ‘Highly Incapable President,’ ‘Laffin’ Kamala Harris
Biden assured the governors that despite the growing calls for him to drop out of the presidential race, he would be staying in, two people who participated in the meeting and several others briefed on his comments told the NYT. In response to a question about his health from Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, the 81-year-old said that all was fine with him except for his “brain.”
Biden Tells Dem Governors He’s Fine Except For His ‘Brain’
Biden told donors he 'nearly fell asleep on stage' during debate with Trump
Dem Rep Compares Joe Biden to Jesus at Virginia Fundraiser
Plus, though she's on Team Biden, there's been a rift between Michelle Obama and the Biden clan for years. Obama is good friends with Hunter Biden's ex-wife Kathleen Buhle, who was dumped during the time of Hunter's notorious drug- and sex-fueled tryst with his dead brother's widow. When the Obamas were in office the two friends would work out together at Soul Cycle. (you think she wants to give up what she has to be her closet queen husband's replacement puppet? NO way - jjs)
Michelle Obama Hears the Calls and Sees the Polls. Will She Boot Biden From Presidential Race?
Dr. Jill is politically smarter than Hillary or Michelle ever were.
Kamala v. Jill: The Ugly Catfight Ahead
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
So Britain is getting a left-wing government. The big question is, what kind? If Sir Keir really has reformed as much as claimed, we’re in for continuity Rishi Sunak. If he’s been hiding his true self to get at the levers of power, things could be about to get even more uncomfortable for Britain’s squeezed middle class. Who he appoints to his cabinet in the coming days may telegraph some of this.
Exit Poll Says Leftist Sir Keir Starmer Will be Britain’s New Prime Minister
“It looks as though Reform may win more seats than many polls suggested,” he observes, adding that “how many seats Reform will win is highly uncertain,” with models suggesting “there are many places where they have some—but a relatively low—chance of winning.”
FARAGE BREAKS THROUGH: Reform Party Predicted to Win 13 Seats as ‘Conservatives’ Collapse.
State of the Union: Protest votes are usually a sign of, well, protest.
The French Election Is a Warning for Biden
There is only one party willing and able to halt mass Muslim immigration.
French Jews Come to Their Senses and Vote for the National Rally
Evacuation missions have been attempted, but have thus far not yielded any results. Nonetheless, those inside the religious compound have remained confident that they will one day escape.
Dozens of Sudanese women and children shelter in Catholic church as fighting in Khartoum escalates
So-called extended deterrence is fraying.
Will South Korea Get the Bomb?
The Taliban is a proscribed organization in Russia, and Moscow does not officially recognize it as Afghanistan’s government—but the Islamist group now controls more of the country’s territory than it did before the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. Putin seems ready to adopt a pragmatic approach to it.“I am sure that the Taliban are interested in everything being stable in Afghanistan,” he said.
Putin Says Taliban Are ‘Allies in the Fight Against Terrorism’ in Post-Biden Afghanistan.
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
With both programs however it appears the military is no longer limiting the companies that can bid to as small a number as possible — which had been its policy for the first two decades of this century — but instead is eagerly expanding the number over time to increase competition and its own options.
Space Force adds Stoke Space and Blue Origin to its list of smallsat launch companies
Isaacman will then attempt his spacewalk, opening a hatch on Resilience that replaced its docking port.
Isaacman’s Polaris Dawn mission to launch July 31, 2024
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
A Saudi-American producer is facing prison time over tweets he posted a decade ago and a Netflix cartoon he co-created, both of which the dictatorship claimed promoted homosexuality and extremist ideas. Abdulaziz Almuzaini, who was born in Texas but spent the majority of his life in the kingdom, was sentenced to 13 years in jail last year by a court initially set up to prosecute Al Qaeda terrorists. His punishment, which also includes a 30-year travel ban, was upheld by an appellate court, however he has vowed to exhaust all other avenues of appeal.
Saudi Arabia sentences comedy producer to jail over Netflix cartoon 'endorsing extremist ideas'
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY 248 Years On
Daniel Greenfield: You can have one or the other, but you can’t have both.
A Nation of Free People or Free Things
“Against all odds, they risked everything to break away from the tyranny of Great Britain and create the freest and most exceptional nation in the history of the world,” PragerU added.
PragerU Launches Video Series, E-book on Founding Fathers Providing Information that People ‘Didn’t Learn in School’
This story needs to be remembered today, both because of the July 4 anniversary and because of what has happened since Oct. 7. We need to take the lessons of 1776, 1976, and today. Through remembering history, may we all find a path to a safe peace for us all in these challenging days. )Entebbe!!! - jjs)
July 4 Is the Anniversary of More Than American Independence
Freedom, like reason, needs faith to sustain it.
The American Righteous Cause — Then and Now
‘The die is now cast, the [American] colonies must now either submit or triumph.’
America No Longer Has A ‘Common Cause.’ Our Forefathers Would Be Ashamed

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Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 06:23 AM

Comments

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1 I'm taking the 5th!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:25 AM (FDPsr)

2 Hope you all had a happy and festive Inependence Day.
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Slurring? Hangover?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:26 AM (FDPsr)

3 I remember July 4, 1976 vividly.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:28 AM (FDPsr)

4 2 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:26 AM (FDPsr)

Just my left middle finger evidently

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 06:29 AM (x0n13)

5 Good morning one and all. Back at work and the cafeteria staff took the day off so I have to make coffee at my desk. First World Problems. I love them.

Posted by: NR Pax at July 05, 2024 06:30 AM (/8Il0)

6 How's the treatments going? Do you have psychic powers yet?
Lie if you must.

Posted by: LenNeal at July 05, 2024 06:31 AM (43xH1)

7 There’s a trend in the polling...
The Hint of a Trump Landslide Appears

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Let the Retribution begin.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2024 06:32 AM (hY4dx)

8 Reading in the Mail today that some Democrats have come to the shocking conclusion that maybe someone other than Joe is running things at the White House

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 06:34 AM (/7KEl)

9 6 How's the treatments going? Do you have psychic powers yet?
Lie if you must.
Posted by: LenNeal at July 05, 2024 06:31 AM (43xH1)

I can bend spoons in Russia.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 06:34 AM (x0n13)

10 Good morning again dear morons and a prayer for you JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 06:35 AM (RIvkX)

11 Good morning. Smotrich is enacting more policies that benefit Israel. Power of the purse. He gets it.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 05, 2024 06:37 AM (K+Odn)

12 Thank you, JJ!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 05, 2024 06:37 AM (a1415)

13 IIRC the hostage who was in hospital was taken from her bed and murdered by the Ugandans.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 06:41 AM (RIvkX)

14 13 IIRC the hostage who was in hospital was taken from her bed and murdered by the Ugandans.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 06:41 AM (RIvkX)

An elderly woman, Dora Bloch.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 06:42 AM (x0n13)

15 Hey JJ, I hope you’re doing well. I remember the bicentennial too, It was a big deal back in the day. You don’t see the bicentennial quarters much anymore, but they always stand out to me.

The Texas Sesquicentennial was a big one as well. Oh well, it is easy to pine for the past thinking it was better. The sad part is it actually was lol.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 06:42 AM (oQ8mt)

16 IIRC the hostage who was in hospital was taken from her bed and murdered by the Ugandans.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 06:41 AM (RIvkX)
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Without searching, I believe her name was Dora Bloch.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:42 AM (FDPsr)

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Fred Fleitz: Whether Biden remains in office for the remainder of his term or lets Harris take over, our country is facing a leadership crisis that puts U.S. national security at serious risk.

Objection! Assumes facts not in evidence. Namely, that the Democrats care about the security of the nation. They only care about the security of their rule.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:43 AM (1Nxff)

18 Stupid bears did a number on the garbage.

It wouldn't be so bad if they simply made their mess at the garbage can, OOHH NO.... they got to rifle through the garbage and spread it to the four winds like they're Sam Britton who just stole a suitcase of women's clothing and are throwing the stolen booty up in the air like an Ersatz Scrooge McDuck.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:44 AM (XV/Pl)

19 IIRC the hostage who was in hospital was taken from her bed and murdered by the Ugandans.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 06:41 AM (RIvkX)
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And the IDF mission commander was killed in action was Yonatan Netanyahu.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:44 AM (FDPsr)

20 19 And the IDF mission commander was killed in action was Yonatan Netanyahu.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:44 AM (FDPsr)

Bibi's brother.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 06:44 AM (x0n13)

21 8 Reading in the Mail today that some Democrats have come to the shocking conclusion that maybe someone other than Joe is running things at the White House

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Just wait until they get a load of what son Hunter and brother Jimmy do for a living!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2024 06:44 AM (hY4dx)

22 good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 05, 2024 06:45 AM (JcnCJ)

23 @17

>>Objection! Assumes facts not in evidence. Namely, that the Democrats care about the security of the nation. They only care about the security of their rule.

Or that The Meat Puppet or Willie Brown's CockHolster are running anything.

The Cabal, Junta and Deep State are running this sh*tshow.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:45 AM (XV/Pl)

24
In a couple of years, we will be observing (the only verb I can think of) the Sesquibicentennial of the United States. And I never see a mention of the event, anywhere.

I seem to remember that the Bicentennial was anticipated a long time before 1976. Is my fading memory wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM (1Nxff)

25 Reading in the Mail today that some Democrats have come to the shocking conclusion that maybe someone other than Joe is running things at the White House
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Willowed from Pixy's:

Samantha Power USAID
Posted by: 13times at July 05, 2024 05:46 AM (bjh/i)
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One of Biden's gatekeepers, along with failed Susan Rice, Dr. Jill and a few other baddies.

Let's talk about the gatekeepers:

https://t.ly/kA0s5

Quoting Jeh Johnson in the above article's embedded video, I found this thoughtful post on X:

Semismart Monkey
@Antrasti
20m

"A presidency is more than just one man… I would take Joe Biden at his worst day at age 86 so long as he has people around him like Avril Haines, Samantha Power, Gina Raimondo supporting him..."

The word "Soviet" is derived from the Russian word "sovet," which means "council."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM (FDPsr)

26 JJ, the sixties were a mindset some people could never get out of.

I have a relative who fits the profile in such a clichéd way.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM (AVyeO)

27 Fred Fleitz: Whether Biden remains in office for the remainder of his term or lets Harris take over, our country is facing a leadership crisis that puts U.S. national security at serious risk.

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Because nothing says 'national security' more than throwing open your national borders to all comers, no questions asked.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM (hY4dx)

28 By the time July 4, 1976 finally arrived I was sick to death of the Bicentennial. The social snd cultural programming was everywhere for years.

Membeh the "Bicentennial Minute" on TV? Those started in 1974!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 06:47 AM (RIvkX)

29 Looks like the "Conservatives" utter failure in Britain has ushered in a Communist Super Majority.

Looks like England has chosen death.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:48 AM (XV/Pl)

30 9 "There is no spoon" - that bald kid in The Matrix

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 05, 2024 06:49 AM (JcnCJ)

31 24
In a couple of years, we will be observing (the only verb I can think of) the Sesquibicentennial of the United States. And I never see a mention of the event, anywhere.

I seem to remember that the Bicentennial was anticipated a long time before 1976. Is my fading memory wrong?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM (1Nxff)

No you are correct. I too remember talk of the bicentennial going back at least a year beforehand.

And I had a link about how the committee for the250th is using tax dollars to turn it into a complete America-bashing commie rally. Maybe yesterday or the day before.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 06:49 AM (x0n13)

32 Up early again JJ.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 06:50 AM (ENQN6)

33
"A presidency is more than just one man… I would take Joe Biden at his worst day at age 86 so long as he has people around him like Avril Haines, Samantha Power, Gina Raimondo supporting him..."

"We are the President of the United States." No, don't think it works that way.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:50 AM (1Nxff)

34 Posted by: QcDbjxEOpaZyi at July 05, 2024 05:40 AM (be33r)

Beeer has to be one of the great nics, up there with forward dog 9 and Pixy's BLOW1. Unfortunately it seems to have been wasted on a dingus.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 06:50 AM (evvc2)

35
I find it disagreeable to go out to the kennel and walk through spider webs that just happen to be a face level.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:51 AM (1Nxff)

36 @35

>>I find it disagreeable to go out to the kennel and walk through spider webs that just happen to be a face level.

Pro Tip: Always carry a mini flame thrower on you at all times.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:52 AM (XV/Pl)

37 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 06:52 AM (fwDg9)

38 Dingi have feelings, too!

Posted by: At least I think they do at July 05, 2024 06:53 AM (dg+HA)

39 England chose death around 1910.

It has a husk ever since.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 06:53 AM (AVyeO)

40 As of now , think I want to see China-Joe Shitpants interview with Stuffy tonight

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 06:54 AM (fwDg9)

41 I find it disagreeable to go out to the kennel and walk through spider webs that just happen to be a face level.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:51 AM (1Nxff)
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SOME DOG

Posted by: Charlotte at July 05, 2024 06:54 AM (RIvkX)

42 Full circle with Israel, no? Now they condemn her again for getting her people back from kidnappers and killers.

Fuck the UN with a barbed peppercorn plant.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 05, 2024 06:55 AM (rJ7Hd)

43 lol, "rampant commercialization" of the Bicentennial, indeed ... makes me think of my largest tool-box, which has on the front a Bicentennial Snap-On Minuteman rushing towards battle bearing a large, very shiny wrench.

G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - they have been lying to us for decades at July 05, 2024 06:55 AM (MKEsG)

44 40 As of now , think I want to see China-Joe Shitpants interview with Stuffy tonight
Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 06:54 AM (fwDg9)

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The man is sharp as a tack!

Posted by: Joe Scarborough at July 05, 2024 06:56 AM (hY4dx)

45 It's not a full blown quincentennial.
It's more of a Semi-quincentennial.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 06:58 AM (dg+HA)

46 No, the bicentennial was the time even the right and left could get around something and celebrate it. I know too well the left even back then was awful but to think they would celebrate America’s founding in anyway today Is Pie in the sky.

We need more celebration of America, even if it is commercialized. What we don’t need is more Presidents’ Day blather From all sides.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 06:59 AM (oQ8mt)

47
England chose death around 1910.

It has a husk ever since.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 06:53 AM (AVyeO)

Asquith's government was actually somewhat relieved by declaring war in August, 1914, as it averted a looming civil war over Ireland.

Had the Austrians waited a few more weeks to declare war on Serbia, the UK would not have been able to intervene on behalf of France.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:59 AM (1Nxff)

48 "Along with the bicentennial, the other seminal event that occurred four years later was the US Olympic hockey team winning gold in 1980 by defeating the Soviets."

This is not correct.

We beat Finland for gold.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 06:59 AM (/nCD+)

49
This is not correct.

We beat Finland for gold.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 06:59 AM (/nCD+)

By beating the Godless Bolshevik horde, we may as well have won the gold.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:00 AM (1Nxff)

50
By the way, Nearsider, how are you doing?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:01 AM (1Nxff)

51 Had the Austrians waited a few more weeks to declare war on Serbia, the UK would not have been able to intervene on behalf of France.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:59 AM (1Nxff)
===

*wistful snap of the fingers*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:01 AM (RIvkX)

52
I seem to remember that the Bicentennial was anticipated a long time before 1976. Is my fading memory wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM

I stumbled across a Wiki page on it yesterday. For two years all sorts of stuff was happening.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:04 AM (RKVpM)

53 Fuck the UN with a barbed peppercorn plant.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at July 05, 2024 06:55 AM (rJ7Hd)
-

The grift that keeps on grifting:

https://t.ly/ot4Mr

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 07:04 AM (FDPsr)

54 We beat Finland for gold.

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We beat Finland for the Karelian Peninsula.

Posted by: J. Stalin at July 05, 2024 07:04 AM (hY4dx)

55 49
This is not correct.

We beat Finland for gold.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 06:59 AM (/nCD+)

By beating the Godless Bolshevik horde, we may as well have won the gold.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:00 AM (1Nxff)

I have edited the sentence to reflect this.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:04 AM (x0n13)

56 By the way, Nearsider, how are you doing?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:01 AM (1Nxff)

Getting to work from home today, which is nice.

I'm employed, financially stable, and doing my best. I think there's a good chance I'll get full custody of my kiddos in the next few months, too.

You guys have helped get me me through a pretty horrible time. I'm so grateful.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:05 AM (/nCD+)

57 52
I seem to remember that the Bicentennial was anticipated a long time before 1976. Is my fading memory wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 06:46 AM

I stumbled across a Wiki page on it yesterday. For two years all sorts of stuff was happening.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:04 AM (RKVpM)

It was in your face in school for two years prior. And on TV.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:05 AM (x0n13)

58 We should take every opportunity to remind people of a certain level of pestilence that residency and citizenship in America are voluntary.

You want to agitate for your own sick twisted worldview and see if it comes out on top, fine, but you want to completely invert the national apple cart so that you always get your way, then GTFO. There are plenty of shitty little pisspot hellholes who do things exactly how you want them to be done, and will shoot your whole family if you object (which also seems to be how you want things done). Pick one. Go there.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:06 AM (BAEGB)

59 The only journalist with the combination of integrity and a piecing quest for truth to question President Biden at his trying time is George Stephanopoulos.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (AVyeO)

60
I'm employed, financially stable, and doing my best. I think there's a good chance I'll get full custody of my kiddos in the next few months, too.

You guys have helped get me me through a pretty horrible time. I'm so grateful.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:05 AM (/nCD+)

Huzzah! Sometimes I feel low, but I reflect that other Hordian friends are going through much, much worse and tell myself to buck up and stop whining.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (1Nxff)

61 In 1976 we had the bicentennial, We tried the metric system and dumped it a week later, And a couple years later, we elected Reagan. Of course those were better days. How could they not have been?

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (oQ8mt)

62
As of now , think I want to see China-Joe Shitpants interview with Stuffy tonight
Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 06:54 AM

I saw a teaser headline that the powers that be want it cut down to 15 minutes, so I suspect Biden looks pretty gawd-awful.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (RKVpM)

63
The start of the bicentennial promotion was around the same time that they kept pushing America to convert to the metric system.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:08 AM (x0n13)

64 Good morning JJ.
Went to bed earlier than usual so missed some of the ONT and all of Pixy. Anyway trying to catch up, I came across this response to one of my posts in the ONT:
Pro-Palestine protesters burn American flag in Washington Square Park, NYC, during 4th of July celebrations.

https://tinyurl.com/348tyjfx
Posted by: Ciampino - grounds for lead confetti ? at July 04, 2024 10:35 PM (qfLjt)

Spray them with gasoline. Make for a cool video.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at July 04, 2024 11:02 PM (iODuv)

My preference would be methanol as it burns well but burns with an almost invisible flame, heh heh! Just watch some car racing sometimes and you might see a pit crew jumping around with no visible reasons!

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #01 at July 05, 2024 07:08 AM (qfLjt)

65
I saw a teaser headline that the powers that be want it cut down to 15 minutes, so I suspect Biden looks pretty gawd-awful.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (RKVpM)

"We only have 8 minutes. Can't you find anything more?"

"No, he was gaga for the whole time."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:09 AM (1Nxff)

66 59 The only journalist with the combination of integrity and a piecing quest for truth to question President Biden at his trying time is George Stephanopoulos.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (AVyeO)

Stephanopoulos is no journalist and has zero integrity.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:09 AM (x0n13)

67 Did you hear what Biden now identifies as? Hoo boy!

https://t.ly/9Tl-c

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 07:10 AM (FDPsr)

68 Thanks for reminding us of Entebbe, JJ.

Posted by: Eromero at July 05, 2024 07:10 AM (o2ZRX)

69
The start of the bicentennial promotion was around the same time that they kept pushing America to convert to the metric system.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:08 AM (x0n13)

There are two sets of countries in the world:

1) Those with the metric system
2) Those that have put men on the moon

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:10 AM (1Nxff)

70 Good morning everyone. Thank you J.J. Continued prayers for your health and also that of JT.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 07:10 AM (WXNFJ)

71
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 05, 2024 07:10 AM (tljrc)

72 Great news Nearsider b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:10 AM (RIvkX)

73 Stephanopoulos is no journalist and has zero integrity.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:09 AM (x0n13)

This is entirely correct.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:11 AM (/nCD+)

74 I saw a teaser headline that the powers that be want it cut down to 15 minutes, so I suspect Biden looks pretty gawd-awful.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (RKVpM)

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Viewers will see no evidence of the two-hour nap that Potatohead needed between eight-minute interview sessions.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 05, 2024 07:11 AM (hY4dx)

75 The Raid on Entebbe is etched on my consciousness because of a (made for) TV movie about it that I watched with my parents in junior high…. Must’ve aired a year or two later (77 or 78?).

Some TV has always been frivolous but during that period at least a few memorable and worthwhile shows. In addition, the Holocaust miniseries and Herman Wouk’s War and Remembrance. You could actually learn a little history watching TV when I was in junior high!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:11 AM (2BAti)

76 The start of the bicentennial promotion was around the same time that they kept pushing America to convert to the metric system.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:08 AM (x0n13)
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Because you can't easily divide 200 by 12.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 07:11 AM (FDPsr)

77 I seem to remember that the Bicentennial was anticipated a long time before 1976. Is my fading memory wrong?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Didn't the Queen (no, not Elton John) go out of her way to wish us, the US, a happy Independence Day?

Or is it just my fading memory making shit up?

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 07:12 AM (WXNFJ)

78 As of yesterday, read the interview has not taken place, will later today ( certainly well before Sundowner's day ends at 4pm) and then shown this evening

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 07:12 AM (fwDg9)

79
Val goes to the vet today for a follow-up on his pneumonia. I've been giving him his Clavamox morning and night and he seems fine, the usual goofy, empty-headed Val. Hope he gets a clean bill of health.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:12 AM (1Nxff)

80
The possibility exists that Biden really has no interest in another four years but others are pushing him to continue. So he shuffles around and makes outlandish statements to doom himself.

Just a theory.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:13 AM (RKVpM)

81 63
The start of the bicentennial promotion was around the same time that they kept pushing America to convert to the metric system.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 07:08 AM (x0n13
People who use inches, ounces, miles, and quarts for measuring stuff went to the moon, yo?

Posted by: Eromero at July 05, 2024 07:14 AM (o2ZRX)

82 Whatever the motives of our leaders, a power-grab by people who do not believe in freedom and democracy is becoming an increasing possibility.
The Coming Coup

--

Then it should technically be called The Coming Coup II. Because they already succeeded in the first iteration when they installed Mush Brain into his stolen presidency.

I have no doubt they'll do it again.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 05, 2024 07:14 AM (mupln)

83 I unlocked one of my security places yesterday where I keep my pew-pews. The key to the lock is on one of the AoS keyrings I bought from Jewells.

'Murica!!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 07:14 AM (WXNFJ)

84 The worst thing about the metric system is that the French like it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:14 AM (RIvkX)

85 Lord knows what kind of Frankenstein cocktail they'll IV into Joe to get him thru that interview

Scientists at Dupont are working on a formula

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:16 AM (/7KEl)

86 Football player, truck driver, President of the United States, black woman, Joe has done it all. You won't find a more diverse old white guy anywhere.

Posted by: fd at July 05, 2024 07:16 AM (vFG9F)

87 84, lol sacré bleu, I think they invented it, But I’m not looking it up

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:16 AM (oQ8mt)

88 During the 4th this year I had a flashback to getting up around 530 AM at my grandparents house in Lexington, MA and riding on my dad's shoulders as we all walked down to "The Green" to wait for the reenactment. After some time you'd hear the faint sound of a snare drum in the distance and then eventually the red coats came into view. My grandparents both passed away years ago and the house was sold, but it's something I'd like my kids to experience; the next generation with me taking the place of my dad, and my dad taking the place of his dad.

Posted by: Mainah at July 05, 2024 07:17 AM (rYFI/)

89 Val goes to the vet today for a follow-up on his pneumonia. I've been giving him his Clavamox morning and night and he seems fine, the usual goofy, empty-headed Val. Hope he gets a clean bill of health.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Glad your goofy guy is doing better. Keep us updated. Love hearing about your doggies.

Posted by: Tuna at July 05, 2024 07:17 AM (oaGWv)

90
The worst thing about the metric system is that the French like it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:14 AM (RIvkX)

Even worse, invented it.

Odd thing is, I was a research scientist for 35 years. I never thought about the English system inside the lab and never thought of the metric system outside it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:17 AM (1Nxff)

91 The worst thing about the metric system is that the French like it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:14 AM (RIvkX)

Even they balked at the ten day week and napoleon had to say "OK fine. Jerks."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:17 AM (BAEGB)

92 86, just your average Delawarian from Scranton, no joke! He’s like Hemingway if Hemingway was boring.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:18 AM (oQ8mt)

93 The worst thing about the metric system is that the French like it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

They also stuck to the French Meridian for a time.

Sacre bleu!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 07:18 AM (WXNFJ)

94 On July 4, 1976 we went to see the Tall Ships sail up the Hudson it was so hot and humid, and then we got drenched in a downpour on the way home in the evening.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:18 AM (RIvkX)

95 Biden can try and rehab his image with a highly scripted and spliced "interview" with Shorty George, but even if he came out looking worlds better cognitively than his disastrous debate, nothing will negate what people are feeling in their personal economic situations thanks to his so-called policies. He has destroyed the savings of millions who are now just trying to scrape by. And the millions upon millions upon millions of illegal aliens are still here, and still streaming across the border and into our communities.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 05, 2024 07:19 AM (mupln)

96 Sleepy Joe's post debate rehab tour going swell:

Biden tells a Philadelphia radio station that he's "proud" to be "the first black woman to serve with a black president"

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:21 AM (i7Q7S)

97 Metric is a great idea!

Posted by: Drug dealers everywhere at July 05, 2024 07:22 AM (dg+HA)

98 It's funny that Shitpants has to be vocal and visible now. Last time around he could just sit around the house doing sweet FA and the world campaigned for him. Now, the support network of media praetorians and the mobile vulgus electronicus are scattered to the four winds trying to cover their own asses from the fallout of this skyscraper of incompetence and hubris hurling great chunks of rubble to the ground as it topples.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:24 AM (BAEGB)

99 I think it's obvious Sundowner lives in his own head making up stories which then become his reality.
That's why he keeps telling tales we know are wrong yet he spouts them off as real.

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 07:24 AM (fwDg9)

100 Welcome to the party, NY Magazine!

'The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden The president’s mental decline was like a dark family secret for many elite supporters.'
"Those who encountered the president in social settings sometimes left their interactions disturbed. Longtime friends of the Biden family, who spoke to me on the condition of anonymity, were shocked to find that the president did not remember their names. At a White House event last year, a guest recalled, with horror, realizing that the president would not be able to stay for the reception because, it was clear, he would not be able to make it through the reception. "

https://tinyurl.com/2nmx74ad

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:24 AM (i7Q7S)

101 94, the French would call that, le déluge.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:26 AM (oQ8mt)

102 Posted by: Mainah at July 05, 2024 07:17 AM (rYFI/)

What a nice memory to share. Thanks!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 07:26 AM (Nl4ZK)

103 If someone wants a peck of pot they should be able to get a peck of pot

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:27 AM (oQ8mt)

104 "Dark Family Secret" my ass.

It's just plain old hubris and spite. Nobody was unaware that this asshole was a husk even half a decade ago.

It's like saying that one severely alcoholic uncle who spends far too much time at school sports events despite not having kids is a "dark family secret". Bullshit. Everyone knows what's up, you're just in denial and were assuming you were getting away with hiding it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:28 AM (BAEGB)

105 1976. Asimov's "The Bicentennial Man" was published and read.
I had been married 1 year and we were living in Pretoria. My in-laws from Southern Illinois came over for a month or so to check out how their daughter was doing with this guy they'd only met a week before the wedding and that was it (we flew to London on our way to South Africa the next day).
Entebbe? I first landed there in 1950 as a small child, after an amazing three day flight from Rome in a DC3, with many stops. Again in 1956, also from Rome but this was a day flight in a BOAC Bristol Brittania - more civilized.
Over the years we would visit Entebbe anytime we went to Kampala for whatever (we lived in Jinja and then Tororo while in Uganda).
M E M O R I E S

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #02 at July 05, 2024 07:28 AM (qfLjt)

106 If President Biden can withstand the grueling 15 minute interrogation by such a paragon of journalistic virtue as embodied by George Stephanopoulos he will truly have earned the trust of the American people.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 07:29 AM (AVyeO)

107 Jill, where the hell are my car keys, damn it!!!

And who shit my pants,

Again?

Posted by: Joe Biden at July 05, 2024 07:29 AM (a1415)

108 Wouldn't that be swell if the French government goes right at the same time the brits go hard left?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:29 AM (evvc2)

109 Americans Want to Know Who is Really in Charge in the White House

Anyone who thinks this is a Biden issue needs to go back and watch the Carlson/Putin interview. Don't bitch about the history lesson, don't laugh at the stupid faces Carlson pulls, listen to what Putin says about interactions with the US.

I had a good talk with the President. We came to an agreement. He called me a couple days later and said "his people say no".

The deep state is using Biden's decrepitude to hide that there's basically nothing different about his Presidency from any other since Bush 1 excepting, to some minor extent, Trump.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:29 AM (U7wke)

110 Maybe Joe has multiple personality disorder. One is a belligerent drunk irishman, the other is a black woman, the other is a demented old man.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:31 AM (evvc2)

111 Did Presidentish make any public appearances yesterday?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 07:32 AM (dg+HA)

112 Nice story about. a generous man who mows lawns for free and his help for a cat sanctuary in TX:

https://tinyurl.com/324w6eb3

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 07:32 AM (Nl4ZK)

113 of course, Bob Woodward will write a book about all of this

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:32 AM (/7KEl)

114 The media and Dems are doing historical revisionism in real time before our eyes. All these stories about how “we didn’t know!” (about Biden’s cognitive decline)…. Strange how they didn’t know but it was plain as day to all of us…. 4 years ago! Check the AoS archives from 2020 and you’ll find all the classics: Dementia Joe, Joetato, Mushbrains, etc

The other cope I’ve seen is; Trump is so bad I’d vote for a turnip to save our democracy… so vote for the turnip!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:32 AM (2BAti)

115 If it's OK to vote for Biden because even though his brain is broke, the Presidency is really run by committee...

Then it's OK to vote for Trump even though they fear that he is an evil man, because his Presidency would be run by committee as well.

Gack.....how do these people go though even a single day without their heads exploding from excess stupid?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 05, 2024 07:33 AM (a1415)

116 113 of course, Bob Woodward will write a book about all of this
Posted by: Don Black

In which it is all trumps fault.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:33 AM (evvc2)

117 For those of a certain age, the word Entebbe is instantly recognizable.
--------
I will crush the Israeli dwarfs!!!!

Posted by: zombie idi amin, vc with bar at July 05, 2024 07:34 AM (Jh5b+)

118 On July 4, 1976 we went to see the Tall Ships sail up the Hudson
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:18 AM (RIvkX)
-

We may have walked right past each other.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 05, 2024 07:34 AM (FDPsr)

119 It's funny that the "i have a satellite recon photo of your leader's house" gambit could work against Mullah Mohammad Al-Nutsack of the Kandahar Nutsacks, but wouldn't exactly land if you tried it against Putin.

"We know where you live!"

"No shit. I know where you live too, asshole."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:34 AM (BAEGB)

120 Nice story about. a generous man who mows lawns for free and his help for a cat sanctuary in TX:

https://tinyurl.com/324w6eb3
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 07:32 AM (Nl4ZK)

Fen, can you tell me what site that link is from? tinyurl has been pure crap for me for a couple weeks now.

Posted by: Outside of Life at July 05, 2024 07:34 AM (89Sog)

121 Seems some think this scripted ' interview' is the make or break if Sundowner goes on. I doubt they will try and dump him before January

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (fwDg9)

122 111

he mumbled some words at people at the White House
they reminded him it was Independence Day

more like 'In Depends Day' am I right or what
I got a million of 'em
thanks I'll be here all week

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (/7KEl)

123 The media didn't know that the dimwitted President has been in cognitive decline, even though it was on video, but they surely know Trump called military members "suckers and losers" (according to a single anon source) and that he peed on hookers in Russia!

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (i7Q7S)

124 Sleepy Joe's post debate rehab tour going swell:

Biden tells a Philadelphia radio station that he's "proud" to be "the first black woman to serve with a black president"

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:21 AM (i7Q7S)

I'm actually disappointed to read this, despite my unadulterated glee in reading it...

I want Biden to appear to have his shit together for the next couple of weeks.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (/nCD+)

125 M E M O R I E S
Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #02 at July 05, 2024 07:28 AM (qfLjt
====
Cool thanks

Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (RIvkX)

126 I can bend spoons in Russia.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 06:34 AM (x0n13)

There is no spoon. -- that kid in that movie

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:36 AM (U7wke)

127 Then it should technically be called The Coming Coup II. Because they already succeeded in the first iteration when they installed Mush Brain into his stolen presidency.
---------
Coup-coup-achoo! after the first debate.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 07:36 AM (Jh5b+)

128 The interview will of course be nothing but softball questions, the footage will be carefully edited, Jill will have to approve, and the spin will be that the President is fine, just fine, stop asking already

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:37 AM (/7KEl)

129 Bob Woodward is a fossil. He is a man of the left, not a newsman, but a leftist. His own people, consider it to be a badge of honor to know nothing about previous generations. If you polled Americans about what they know of Bob Woodward 92% would say they’ve never heard of the person.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:37 AM (oQ8mt)

130 Morning Horde, thx JJ, hope you all had a great 4th and have a great weekend. The Biden speech yesterday where he started babbling about ending traffic gridlock ( who knows where that came from I his brain) occurred in his alleged "good time" from 10am to 4pm. There is a very large "splat " coming

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (2i9gl)

131 First of all, it's erroneous to say that the US doesn't use the metric system, it's just not mandatory or enforced.

But it's widely used in the medical, scientific and engineering fields.

I think the main bug up the ass of the masterminds is that the general public refuses to use it for measuring, size, distances, speed and volumes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

132 Maybe Joe has multiple personality disorder. One is a belligerent drunk irishman, the other is a black woman, the other is a demented old man.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:31 AM (evvc2)

It's Dissociative Identity Disorder now. That doesn't mean Joe doesn't have it.

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (SfhV1)

133 115 If it's OK to vote for Biden because even though his brain is broke, the Presidency is really run by committee...

It is really important to know every excruciating detail of a presidential candidate's life. Interview his kindergarten teachers college professors, examine every writing, every medical report, every ounce of his finances.

Joe biden is mentally unfit to be president

That is ok, the presidency is run by committee anyway.

Who is on that committee?

Dunno. I assume they are fine people.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (evvc2)

134 The interview will of course be nothing but softball questions, the footage will be carefully edited, Jill will have to approve, and the spin will be that the President is fine, just fine, stop asking already

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:37 AM (/7KEl)

I'm not sure of this.

Stephie is, before anything, a Clinton lackey. If the Clintons want Biden sunk, he'll be sunk. We're going to learn very little about the state of Joe Biden, but we're going to learn quite a bit about the state of the intraparty warfare within the Democrat ranks.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:39 AM (/nCD+)

135 I remember a field trip we took in '76 for the Bicentennial. I remember the Liberty Bell was on tour and we got to see it. It was a big deal back then. Now, it would be spray-painted by the eco-crazies.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 05, 2024 07:39 AM (mupln)

136 White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement following the ruling that the Court’s decision “helps ensure the Biden Administration can continue our important work with technology companies to protect the safety and security of the American people.”

What happened to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 07:40 AM (ENQN6)

137 @129

>> Bob Woodward is a fossil.

The appellation, former Naval Signal Intelligence Officer, always needs to be added whenever discussing Bob Woodward.

He's a spy, always been a spy and an apparatchik and tool of the IC.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:40 AM (XV/Pl)

138 I served in the military we used to hike, clicks all the time. It is completely not erroneous to say the US does not use the metric system.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:40 AM (oQ8mt)

139 @110 Biden is really a tranny version "Sybil" . Makes as much sense as anything else these days

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 07:40 AM (2i9gl)

140
I think the main bug up the ass of the masterminds is that the general public refuses to use it for measuring, size, distances, speed and volumes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

And if you're not compelling or forbidding, what fun is there to being a Leftist?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:40 AM (1Nxff)

141 It is funny to listen to regular brits or aussies on TV explain things in MPH and miles. The regulars are still keen on the imperial system.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (evvc2)

142 Looks like England has chosen death.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:48 AM (XV/Pl)

The British public, like the US public, gets routinely screwed over by the two main political parties but steadfastly refuses to vote for anyone different. Given that they have a Parliamentary system, as opposed to out secret dictatorship, you'd think they'd be more open but no.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (U7wke)

143 The media didn't know that the dimwitted President has been in cognitive decline, even though it was on video, but they surely know Trump called military members "suckers and losers" (according to a single anon source) and that he peed on hookers in Russia!
Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (i7Q7S)

I hope Trump doesn’t go with any former generals like John Kelley and Jim Mattis. Those guys were backstabbers…. Kelley I think was the source for “suckers and losers”… he made it up, who knows why

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (2BAti)

144 But it's widely used in the medical, scientific and engineering fields.

I think the main bug up the ass of the masterminds is that the general public refuses to use it for measuring, size, distances, speed and volumes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

NASA uses both at the same time on missions to Mars.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (ENQN6)

145 Posted by: Outside of Life at July 05, 2024 07:34 AM (89Sog)

Sorry about the tinyurl issues. I empathize They keep asking me to verify if I'm human. Last time I checked I was. Trying to get a link takes soooooo long too.

Anyway the link is from sunnyskyz.com which always had nice stories. Another good uplifting site if you're a Christian is faithpot.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 07:42 AM (zXPDw)

146 85 Lord knows what kind of Frankenstein cocktail they'll IV into Joe to get him thru that interview

Scientists at Dupont are working on a formula

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:16 AM (/7KEl)
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Dupont eh? So it's the big guns CF3OF.

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #03 at July 05, 2024 07:42 AM (qfLjt)

147 I think the main purpose of the interview is to get video of Joe speaking in complete sentences, and show it

the content is immaterial

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:42 AM (/7KEl)

148 There shouldn't be such rancor about measurement systems. I like to look at it a though we're spoiled for choice.

English for discreet transactions, or things you need to eyeball and get close enough (halves and thirds are easy to handle), like small scale trade, cooking, etc. Metric for stuff where you need precision and relative amounts don't matter, like medicine or science experiments.

Why be annoyed that we have two systems we can switch between to best suit the task at hand? It's like bitching about knowing two languages, or hating that your neighbor has a pickup truck *and* a motorcycle.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:42 AM (BAEGB)

149 *It is really important to know every excruciating detail of a presidential candidate's life. Interview his kindergarten teachers college professors, examine every writing, every medical report, every ounce of his finances.*

Now do B.O.

Posted by: Start with his college transcripts at July 05, 2024 07:42 AM (dg+HA)

150 Everything a nation needs
For making hoopla while it feeds
The trash compactors, small reactors
Mowers, blowers, throwers and the glowers

This is Buy-Cent-Any-All Salute (HYULK!)
Two hundred years have gone ka-poot!
(Ah but we have been astute!)
Signed
Anon – Wyo, Galoot

Posted by: The Captain at July 05, 2024 07:43 AM (QB+5g)

151 142, The UK never had a rush, Limbaugh. I think rush himself discussed this a few times, but I know others have. Same with France it’s shocking how the populist right in France is so ascendant when they certainly have no outlets other than the massively globalist massively pro Europe, news and TV outlets that they do have.

I remember when sky news was kind of sort of like Fox about 20 years ago. Now my understanding is sky news is about 1 mm right of CNN.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:43 AM (oQ8mt)

152 I hope Trump doesn’t go with any former generals like John Kelley and Jim Mattis. Those guys were backstabbers…. Kelley I think was the source for “suckers and losers”… he made it up, who knows why
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

The Marines are full of commies. They hit us where we least expected it.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:44 AM (evvc2)

153 I hope Trump doesn’t go with any former generals like John Kelley and Jim Mattis. Those guys were backstabbers…. Kelley I think was the source for “suckers and losers”… he made it up, who knows why
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (2BAti)

We don't have any Generals or flag officers anymore.

We have intelligence agents playing army-man dress up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:44 AM (BAEGB)

154
Looks like England has chosen death.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:48 AM (XV/Pl)

The Conservatives got wiped out in 1906 and 1945 and in the next elections in 1910 and 1950 pretty much evened the score. So stuff goes around.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (1Nxff)

155 "I think the main purpose of the interview is to get video of Joe speaking in complete sentences, and show it"

==========

Correct. That NY Mag article admitted the purpose of Joe meeting with wealthy donors was show he can be coherent.

Note they limited his speech to 10 mins.

The author of that piece went on to describe meeting Joe in person and she was horrified.

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (i7Q7S)

156 You guys have helped get me me through a pretty horrible time. I'm so grateful.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
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Glad to hear things are looking up.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (iZbyp)

157 Biden : you're a cute little girl and I bet you smell great , come the here so I can get a whiff
Steph: Mr President please stop sniffing me , and please stop caressing my chest
Biden: don't worry Georgie your breasts will get bigger as you get older
Steph: please stop , please... oh alright

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (2i9gl)

158 As of now , think I want to see China-Joe Shitpants interview with Stuffy tonight
Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 06:54 AM

I saw a teaser headline that the powers that be want it cut down to 15 minutes, so I suspect Biden looks pretty gawd-awful.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (RKVpM)

Surprised they haven't gone to VTuber avatars. The kids would love that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (U7wke)

159 I remember when sky news was kind of sort of like Fox about 20 years ago. Now my understanding is sky news is about 1 mm right of CNN.
Posted by: Quint

Or 0.03937 in.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (WXNFJ)

160 You guys have helped get me me through a pretty horrible time. I'm so grateful.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

{{{ Washington Nearsider }}}

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (SfhV1)

161 Glad to hear things are looking up.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (iZbyp)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (zXPDw)

162 The suckers and losers came from Rep Conor Lamb's (also, Marine) leftist front group VoteVets.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (evvc2)

163 watch

all the Sunday talk shows will be talking about how the President looked totally awesome in that interview, so there's nothing to worry about, serious you guys

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 07:47 AM (/7KEl)

164 129

>> Bob Woodward is a fossil.

The appellation, former Naval Signal Intelligence Officer, always needs to be added whenever discussing Bob Woodward.

He's a spy, always been a spy and an apparatchik and tool of the IC.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:40 AM (XV/Pl
He set the template for taking down Republican Presidents.

Posted by: Eromero at July 05, 2024 07:48 AM (o2ZRX)

165 ABC News is moving Biden interview to Friday prime time from Sunday morning.

I guess to bury the lede...

Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:48 AM (i7Q7S)

166 The UK needs to focus on killing the remnants of the "conservative" party and salting the earth where it stood.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:48 AM (evvc2)

167 I guess to bury the lede...
Posted by: Jay in PA at July 05, 2024 07:48 AM (i7Q7S)

Oh great. A new tradition in American Politics.

The Friday Evening President Dump.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (BAEGB)

168 Surprised they haven't gone to VTuber avatars. The kids would love that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (U7wke)

After the cheap fake foods raw the media are now suggesting that the WH use AI to make Biden look alive and coherent.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (cvZX6)

169 It is fascinating that Joe Biden is risking not only his presidency but also his legacy on a 15 minute tete-a-tete with such a formidable journalist as Stephanopoulos, who is truly the Edward R Murrow of our time.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (AVyeO)

170 "Sunday talk shows."
What is this, 1985?
Those things still exist?
People still watch them?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (dg+HA)

171
ABC News is moving Biden interview to Friday prime time from Sunday morning.

I'm surprised they don't run it at 6:00 AM Sunday morning, right after "Hispanic Voices".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (1Nxff)

172 @148

>>There shouldn't be such rancor about measurement systems. I like to look at it a though we're spoiled for choice.

Do you want to build a 12ftx16ft shed or 3.6576m x 4.8768m shed?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (XV/Pl)

173 Labour
Total seats 412 Change +211
Total votes 9,686,329

Conservative
Total seats 121 Change -250
Total votes 6,814,650

Liberal Democrat
Total seats 71 Change +63
Total votes 3,499,969

Scottish National Party
Total seats 9 Change -38
Total votes 708,759

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (Jh5b+)

174 166 accurate

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (oQ8mt)

175 Cheap fake foofaraw. Stupid autocorrect

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (cvZX6)

176 Sinn Fein
Total seats 7 Change 0
Total votes 210,891

Democratic Unionist Party
Total seats 5 Change -3
Total votes 172,058

Reform UK
Total seats 4 Change +4
Total votes 4,092,209

Green
Total seats 4 Change +3
Total votes 1,939,509

Plaid Cymru
Total seats 4 Change +2
Total votes 194,811

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (Jh5b+)

177 They edited 24hours of interview and struggled to come up with 5 minutes of usable content.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (evvc2)

178

Social Democratic & Labour Party
Total seats 2 Change 0
Total votes 86,861

Alliance Party
Total seats 1 Change 0
Total votes 117,191

Ulster Unionist Party
Total seats 1 Change +1
Total votes 94,779

Traditional Unionist Voice
Total seats 1 Change +1
Total votes 48,685

Independents
Total seats 6 Change +6
Total votes 562,040

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (Jh5b+)

179 I still think it's weird that part of the propaganda arm is calling for *biden to withdraw from running again and another part is doing their level best to prop him up. The members in each group seem to be fluid. Or more likely are getting direction on specifically who to back by different factions. Again... it's weird.

The Democrats are usually in lock-step over most any issue, but not this one.

I do like the confusion.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (Q4IgG)

180 One cost savings was Trump’s repeal of an expensive Obama-era fuel standard on future vehicles.

That immediately reduced the cost of a new car by an average of $2,000.

Regulate and control is much more expensive than tax and spend.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (ENQN6)

181 Glad to hear things are looking up.

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (iZbyp)

They definitely are - you're the best.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (/nCD+)

182 We don't have any Generals or flag officers anymore.

We have intelligence agents playing army-man dress up.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:44 AM (BAEGB)

When did the IC take over? Serious question…. Because it seems like they’ve been running things more or less since LBJ (I think the IC was involved at least had indirect knowledge of the JFK assassination)… the Chucky Schumer’s open statement about “6 ways from Sunday to get you” (or something like that)…. My 1995 brain would think that my 2024 brain was nuts….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:51 AM (2BAti)

183 If they keep Sundowner as the Puppet and don't throw in the towel that also means The Ho is toast

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 07:52 AM (fwDg9)

184 There shouldn't be such rancor about measurement systems. I like to look at it a though we're spoiled for choice.

Do you want to build a 12ftx16ft shed or 3.6576m x 4.8768m shed?
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OTOH, 9mm is easier to say than 0.3543307087 inch

[note that SiD ackshually prefers .45ACP]

Posted by: screaming in digital at July 05, 2024 07:52 AM (iZbyp)

185 {{{ Washington Nearsider }}}

Posted by: grammie winger - cheesehead at July 05, 2024 07:46 AM (SfhV1)

Thanks, grammie. I sincerely couldn't have made it without all you grey-box people. You guys, and your unbridled generosity, helped me keep the house and bought me time to find work.

I sincerely thought I was doing the right thing, I still think I did the right thing, and I absolutely understand why people DON'T do it.

I no longer condemn anyone who chooses 'feeding my kids' over 'taking an ethical stand which will cost me my job.'

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:53 AM (/nCD+)

186 The Democrats are usually in lock-step over most any issue, but not this one.

I do like the confusion.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 05, 2024 07:50 AM (Q4IgG)

Just like communists. Or any dictatorship, really.

Total lockstep in all things, except for who gets to sit in the big chair. Any doubts or power vacuum about that, and people start disappearing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:53 AM (BAEGB)

187 What happened to ReformUK? Was it that fake actor video, or did the right say "burn it all down" and vote labor?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:53 AM (evvc2)

188 Biden being introduced by Kamala responded with "ho,ho,ho". Either he thought it was Christmas or he was commenting on Kamala's readiness for office

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (2i9gl)

189 172 @148

>>There shouldn't be such rancor about measurement systems. I like to look at it a though we're spoiled for choice.

Do you want to build a 12ftx16ft shed or 3.6576m x 4.8768m shed?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (XV/Pl)

Boy: Mister I need some 100 x 50s.
Man in orange apron: Son I think you mean 50 x 100s.
Boy: OK sir then 50 x 100.
Man in orange apron: OK then how long do you need them?
Boy: Hold on *talks on phone*
Daddy says we need them a long time as we are adding a room to the house.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (ENQN6)

190 so reform is slated to win 13 seats, and only wins 4. Labour got less votes than Corbyn in 2015, but won 412 seats.

Yes the Tories were awful, but Reform did a Ross Perot, and split the vote to help the socialists control the UK for at least 15 years. nice work Nigel

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (YCxFk)

191 A silly millimeter longer...

Posted by: 101s at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (dg+HA)

192 Nevertheless, Blakespear said “we need to do better,” because “shockingly, some 18 billion pounds of plastic waste flows into the oceans every year from coastal regions alone. California must do its part to eliminate this scourge that is contaminating our environment.”

Fess up. Most of the plastic that ends up in unwanted places including the oceans, comes from Asia and Africa. Also I don't believe that number and I bet whoever came up with it can't justify how it was created. I bet a bunch of Greenies all did their individual 'calculations' (fartclam extraction/emanation) and the highest estimate was chosen for dissemination. aeveryone now uses that number. Just like the 84 oz of water per day, salt causes high BP, cholesterol is bad for you.

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #04 at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (qfLjt)

193 In 1976 I was just a lad, and the tall ships were in NY harbor for the bicentennial celebration. My family and cousins from PA watched from the hills in Highlands NJ. There was a good vantage point near a restaurant called the Haufbrauhaus, which was torn down in 2009. There are vids of the ships on yootoob.

Posted by: member when NY was pro America? at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (VioiN)

194
Mannix girls are usually about 91.44 - 60.96 - 91.44 cm.

/ No thanks

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (RKVpM)

195 So England went hard left. All I see is the importation of millions more muslims, which will put the final coffin nail in their once-great country. Every hard left policy will be put in place, and will be irreversible, and well....adios, England. No wonder King Charles has become a big, vocal fan of muzzies. He knows he'd better or else. I feel for the regular people, but they wanted to send a message to the Tories. Now, they'll get what they have coming.

Posted by: Lady in Black at July 05, 2024 07:55 AM (mupln)

196 Just wanted to report that- for those that have not seen it- I'm usually 10 -15 years or more behind on some well known films, that family and I are enjoying "Master and Commander" from the book by Patrick O'Brian. We have seen about an hour. It's about a navy captain during the Napoleonic wars and his friend a surgeon and the ships crew. Very well acted and a lot of adventure.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 07:56 AM (4dxjP)

197 Woodward was the conduit in the Watergate crap for the deep state in the form of the dead disgruntled Mark Felt.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 07:56 AM (2i9gl)

198 "Dark Family Secret" my ass.

It's just plain old hubris and spite. Nobody was unaware that this asshole was a husk even half a decade ago.

It's like saying that one severely alcoholic uncle who spends far too much time at school sports events despite not having kids is a "dark family secret". Bullshit. Everyone knows what's up, you're just in denial and were assuming you were getting away with hiding it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:28 AM (BAEGB)

Had a co-worker back in the day who was a lesbian. One day she comes to me and says that she wants to tell me something... she's a lesbian. I started laughing and told her that everyone knew that. She was shocked. These people really believe that no one around them has eyes or a functioning brain.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:56 AM (U7wke)

199
What happened to ReformUK? Was it that fake actor video, or did the right say "burn it all down" and vote labor?
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 07:53 AM (evvc2)

Reform got a boatload of votes, but the First Past the Post system in the UK means that if the vote gets split between the Conservatives and Reform, Labour can get the seat. The Scottish Nationalists and Greens barely got any votes, but have more seats than Reform.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:56 AM (1Nxff)

200 It looks like two ridings are being recounted -- one in is northern Scotland's Hebrides; I couldn't find the other one using the map here. [Not helped because the Independent candidates' wins are in dark grey while the Currently Undecided are in light grey!]

https://tinyurl.com/58xc3wpw

Full list of ALL the parties at the BBC site:
https://tinyurl.com/mw26zefx

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 07:56 AM (Jh5b+)

201 You can't drive--80 km!!

Posted by: Sammy Hagar at July 05, 2024 07:57 AM (qZEuM)

202 6 inches
or
150 cm

150 sounds mucho better

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 07:58 AM (ENQN6)

203 154. Churchill lost in 1945, but kept about 260 seats. Tories only won 121 last night. 40 less than they won in the wipeout of 1997. It will take 4 elections to win it back. Maybe 20 years.

Reform party split the vote enough to wipe out even the best tory seats.

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 07:58 AM (YCxFk)

204 18 billion pounds is quite literally a drop in the ocean. You could dump 18 billion pounds of arsenic or fake coof vaccines into the ocean and no one would notice.

This is just bullshit nimbyism grafted on to the watermelon hoax.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:58 AM (BAEGB)

205 190, they deserved it. They were in power for almost 15 years yet kept screwing up over and over and tearing their own people down. They went in on woke and never defended the things An American conservative would consider important. In the end, if you win, you have to be prepared to do something if you don’t do anything you’re going to get voted out.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 07:58 AM (oQ8mt)

206 *Just like the 84 oz of water per day, salt causes high BP, cholesterol is bad for you.*

Don't forget me!

Posted by: The Food Pyramid at July 05, 2024 07:59 AM (dg+HA)

207 I'm telling ya, keep an eye out. "Microplastics" is the new Carbon.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:59 AM (BAEGB)

208 94 On July 4, 1976 we went to see the Tall Ships sail up the Hudson it was so hot and humid, and then we got drenched in a downpour on the way home in the evening.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 05, 2024 07:18 AM (RIvkX)

I'd forgotten about that- that was special. Which network did the 'Bicentennial Minute" after the evening news each evening?

Posted by: sal at July 05, 2024 07:59 AM (y7DxH)

209 Had a co-worker back in the day who was a lesbian. One day she comes to me and says that she wants to tell me something... she's a lesbian. I started laughing and told her that everyone knew that. She was shocked. These people really believe that no one around them has eyes or a functioning brain.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 07:56 AM (U7wke)

When Manilow came out everyone at the press conference just looked at each other and left.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:00 AM (ENQN6)

210 England needs a new Cromwell.

I don't think they will get one.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:00 AM (AVyeO)

211 It's fascinating how the center-right parties in Britain and France (and the USA) would rather lose political power than curb immigration.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 05, 2024 08:00 AM (9yUzE)

212 Remember looking into building materials long ago on z what if everything was metrics. In Europe materials generally are rounded to metrics. They don't go standard then convert to metrics

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 08:00 AM (fwDg9)

213 This is all on Boris Johnson. He could not give up the partying etc..... it allowed a Hindu Globalist billionaire to take power. Tory voters hated the guy

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:01 AM (YCxFk)

214 150 sounds mucho better
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 07:58 AM (ENQN6)

Even the biggest hoochieskank in Washington wouldn't know what to do with a five foot ding dong.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:01 AM (BAEGB)

215 I think the main bug up the ass of the masterminds is that the general public refuses to use it for measuring, size, distances, speed and volumes.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:38 AM (XV/Pl)

The public complains that metric isn't intuitive. An inch is roughly the length of a finger joint. A centimeter is slightly less than 40% of that. How is that not intuitive?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 08:01 AM (U7wke)

216 I hope Trump doesn’t go with any former generals like John Kelley and Jim Mattis. Those guys were backstabbers…. Kelley I think was the source for “suckers and losers”… he made it up, who knows why
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (2BAti)

What about that guy who "lied to Pence". Wasn't he a general?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 08:02 AM (U7wke)

217 One of my uncles drove a Cromwell. Thing was a freaking land yacht!

Posted by: Car nerd at July 05, 2024 08:02 AM (dg+HA)

218 I have a "hanger" branch way up high in an oak tree where we just moved in. We named it "Oliver", after Cromwell.

Because it's just hanging there. Long past when it actually died.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:03 AM (BAEGB)

219 >One day she comes to me and says that she wants to tell me something... she's a lesbian.
----

why did she think you needed to know

my response to that would be 'I don't care'

Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 08:03 AM (/7KEl)

220 A good conspectus by Michael Walsh, in which he refrains from his usual snide jabs at Trump.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (NG3Oe)

221 Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:05 AM (/nCD+)

awesome news

and morning horde. thank god it's friday

even though i have to go to nyc tonight for a short weekend... it's a long drive from the tidewater...

wish me luck, but i'm bringing home bagels so...

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (UCRjB)

222 I was absolutely stunned and shocked when Ellen Degeneres came out as a lesbian.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (AVyeO)

223
I hope Trump doesn’t go with any former generals like John Kelley and Jim Mattis. Those guys were backstabbers…. Kelley I think was the source for “suckers and losers”… he made it up, who knows why
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 07:41 AM (2BAti)

Generals and admirals nowadays are basically politicians in uniform. I don't think any of them are trustworthy any longer.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (1Nxff)

224 The Conservatives got wiped out in 1906 and 1945 and in the next elections in 1910 and 1950 pretty much evened the score. So stuff goes around.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 07:45 AM (1Nxff)

My guess would be that Labour will rejoin the EU in such a way that leaving will no longer be possible.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (U7wke)

225 Yes the Tories were awful, but Reform did a Ross Perot, and split the vote to help the socialists control the UK for at least 15 years. nice work Nigel
Posted by: Jonah

Not Nigels fault. Blame Sunak. 100%.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (evvc2)

226 cannot include the requirement to show of special need, you get the permit.

Well, apparently, Kathy Hochul didn’t get the memo, because shortly after Bruen issued, she signed a new law requiring a showing of “good moral character” prior to receiving a carry permit.

That means no (D) voter could get a gun permit.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:05 AM (ENQN6)

227 218 I have a "hanger" branch way up high in an oak tree where we just moved in. We named it "Oliver", after Cromwell.

Because it's just hanging there. Long past when it actually died.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:03 AM (BAEGB)

I still have a couple of those from the last storm. I had one over my front walkway that I called the Branch of Damocles.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 08:05 AM (S6gqv)

228 222 I was absolutely stunned and shocked when Ellen Degeneres came out as a lesbian.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (AVyeO)

Well, she heard that Jerry Seinfeld was taking down copious amounts of trim, and said "welp, fukkit, a career is a career" and got straight to work.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:05 AM (BAEGB)

229 I was stunned with Portia. Even more stunned when she shacked up with Ellen. Then she showed she where she fell on the hot/crazy matrix.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (evvc2)

230 Even the biggest hoochieskank in Washington wouldn't know what to do with a five foot ding dong.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:01 AM (BAEGB)

damn supposed to be mm not cm

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (ENQN6)

231 Please everyone, read the Naomi Wolf article about our vicious, illegitimate, junta imprisoning Steve Bannon. It's very important to our survival.

Posted by: Sam Drucker, Editor, Hooterville World Guardian at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (V5BDR)

232
Zero degrees Fahrenheit: it's pretty dang cold.
100 degrees Fahrenheit: it's pretty dang hot.

Zero degrees Centigrade: you're dead.
100 degrees Centigrade: you're also dead.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (dg+HA)

233 Not Nigels fault. Blame Sunak. 100%.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 08:04 AM (evvc2)

Exactly.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (NG3Oe)

234 It's flapjack Friday!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (QNSds)

235 "I no longer condemn anyone who chooses 'feeding my kids' over 'taking an ethical stand which will cost me my job."

The problem is that there is no end to compromise once you make that decision. You end up hating yourself and your kids don't understand why you are so angry all the time.

This would be a good topic for discussion some other time.

Posted by: The Captain at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (QB+5g)

236 150 cm is more than a yard and a half
15 cm or 150 mm = 6"

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (Jh5b+)

237 New Hebrides. He-brides? Mrs. Buttgig?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (x0n13)

238 Sockless

Posted by: pawn at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (QB+5g)

239 You could have knocked me over with a feather when I heard Elton Jhon was a homo.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (AVyeO)

240 Who will soon-to-be POTUS Kamala nominate as the new VP for the next 6+ months?

The Dems will want a new VP ASAP. Without one, Speaker Johnson is Number 1 in the line of succession. That will be intolerable to the Democrats. Approving a new VP requires a majority vote, not 2/3, in each the House and Senate. Can the House Republicans hold together and block the approval of a new VP? Would they? Should they? Would that be a bad political move right now?

Kamala will not want an interim VP that overshadows her. Not Newsom, nor any of the persons being floated as Biden's replacement at the top of the ticket for November. Will Kamala's new interim VP run as Kamala's VP on the Dem ticket for November? Who will really make the interim and Dem ticket selection(s)? Kamala or the DNC?

May you live in interesting times, indeed.

Posted by: Gref at July 05, 2024 08:08 AM (5fDan)

241 House should demand Trump as VP. Lol.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 08:08 AM (evvc2)

242 Zero degrees Centigrade: you're dead.
100 degrees Centigrade: you're also dead.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (dg+HA)

Negative forty degrees: "why can't we be friends... why can't we be friends..."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:08 AM (BAEGB)

243
You could have knocked me over with a feather when I heard Elton Jhon was a homo.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (AVyeO)

Ahem

Posted by: Jim Nabors at July 05, 2024 08:09 AM (1Nxff)

244 Trump should go with Colonels. Everyone knows generals are politicians. There’s nothing new about that. The army of the Potomac during the US Civil War was all politics all the time. And in the army of Northern Virginia, General Jackson spent half his time winning battles and the other half charging other generals with insubordination and requesting a court Marshall.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:09 AM (oQ8mt)

245 I'll have a double cheeseburger combo and an M4 to go, bitches.

Top of the morning, J.J.!

My mother is 90 years young today, and she's not happy about it.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 05, 2024 08:09 AM (2UBPP)

246 It's National Bikini Day. 👙

Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

247 People deal with metric all the time and hardly pay any attention.

Take sockets for example. My pool pump uses metric bolts on every hose clamp. My truck is mostly all metric. Just yesterday I needed to loosen the negative battery cable to clean off some corrosion. 10mm.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 05, 2024 08:10 AM (Q4IgG)

248 👙

*revisits last night's ONT"

Posted by: fd at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (vFG9F)

249
House should demand Trump as VP. Lol.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 08:08 AM (evvc2)

If Joe leaves and Kamala becomes President, the House should refuse to vote on her choice as VP. That way Johnson is next in line.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (1Nxff)

250 You think you heard Biden say he was "the first black woman to serve with a black president."

But he really said "I was born a poor black child."

He was just quoting Steve Martin in "The Jerk."

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (JcnCJ)

251 I was shaken to my core when I heard Michael Jackson was a homosexual pedophile.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (AVyeO)

252 Vatican has excommunicated Archbishop Vigano.

I pray for the Church and for him.

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (Ka3bZ)

253 why did she think you needed to know

my response to that would be 'I don't care'
Posted by: Don Black at July 05, 2024 08:03 AM (/7KEl)

We got along well. Most of our co-workers were loony leftists and she wasn't - although she voted Democrat so her girlfriend wouldn't beat the shit out of her.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (U7wke)

254 HA

“Also, respects to our potentially new Democrat Challenger, Laffin’ Kamala Harris,” Trump added. “She did poorly in the Democrat Nominating process, starting out at Number Two, and ending up defeated and dropping out, even before getting to Iowa, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a ‘highly talented’ politician! Just ask her Mentor, the Great Willie Brown of San Francisco.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (ENQN6)

255 Isn't your mother wearing her bikini?

Posted by: 245 & 246 at July 05, 2024 08:12 AM (dg+HA)

256 251 I was shaken to my core when I heard Michael Jackson was a homosexual pedophile.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (AVyeO)

Wait a minute
He liked little girls TOO

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:12 AM (ENQN6)

257 For me, it’s french Friday. Sanfranpsycho will love that. I study Spanish most days because you kinda have to, but I study French on Fridays Because I want to

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:12 AM (oQ8mt)

258 There was a time when a young engineer gets his first job and does this design. He lead looks at it and says "WTF? This is in metric. We don't use metric here."

Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:12 AM (VuZH8)

259 Zero degrees Fahrenheit: it's pretty dang cold.
100 degrees Fahrenheit: it's pretty dang hot.

Zero degrees Centigrade: you're dead.
100 degrees Centigrade: you're also dead.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 08:06 AM (dg+HA)

You do realize that 0C == 32F, right?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 08:14 AM (U7wke)

260 What about that guy who "lied to Pence". Wasn't he a general?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 05, 2024 08:02 AM (U7wke)

Michael Flynn — the exception that proves the rule

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 08:14 AM (2BAti)

261 @256 he also liked chimps

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:14 AM (2i9gl)

262 Vatican has excommunicated Archbishop Vigano.

I pray for the Church and for him.
Posted by: vmom

Ugh.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 08:14 AM (WXNFJ)

263 "Wait a minute
He liked little girls TOO
Posted by: rhennigantx "

And that's not all.

Posted by: zombie Bubbles at July 05, 2024 08:14 AM (vFG9F)

264
but that doesn’t mean she’s not a ‘highly talented’ politician! Just ask her Mentor, the Great Willie Brown of San Francisco.
Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:11 AM (ENQN6)

Kamala will be a role model for girls across America, showing them that you, too, can become President if you sleep with the right people.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 08:14 AM (1Nxff)

265 The problem is that there is no end to compromise once you make that decision. You end up hating yourself and your kids don't understand why you are so angry all the time.

This would be a good topic for discussion some other time.

Posted by: The Captain at July 05, 2024 08:07 AM (QB+5g)

It would.

I lost my job, my medical insurance, my kiddos's medical insurance, custody of my kids, and nearly my house because I did what I believed was right. The ONLY reason I didn't also lose my house was because of the kindness and generosity of relative strangers.

I absolutely understand people not sacrificing their children on the altar of their own morals, while also understanding the downstream effects of choosing not to do so.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 08:15 AM (/nCD+)

266
Fahrenheit
0: cold
100: hot

Celsius
0: cold
100: dead

Kelvin
0: dead
100: dead

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 05, 2024 08:15 AM (1Nxff)

267 29 Looks like England has chosen death.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 06:48 AM (XV/Pl)

Insh'allah, Habibi.

Posted by: XTC at July 05, 2024 08:15 AM (UnA8+)

268 "The Hint of a Trump Landslide Appears"

Not if the Dems are going to replace Biden, which it looks like that's going to happen.

People will vote for the Dem candidate just because it's not Biden or Trump.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

269 Some trolls here yesterday pumping Kameltoe's poll numbers , as being better than Biden's. Morons

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:15 AM (YCxFk)

270 Kamala will be a role model for girls across America, showing them that you, too, can become President if you sleep with the right people.
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That was supposed to be me, BITCH!!!

You! Fuckhead!

MORE VALU-RITE!!!

Posted by: hillary (')(.) at July 05, 2024 08:16 AM (Jh5b+)

271 May you live in interesting times, indeed.

Posted by: Gref at July 05, 2024 08:08 AM (5fDan)

I'd bet on Bootyjuice being the VP nominee in your hypothetical.

I still believe Biden/Harris will be the ticket, though.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 08:16 AM (/nCD+)

272 Is an excommunication by an heretic antipope valid?

I love Ann Barnhardt's response: "How do I get in on this action? "i would love to be formally excommunicated from the Bergoglian Antichurch."

Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:16 AM (VuZH8)

273 Yeah, sure. Cram that dorky ass little phony into the presidency through some blatant chicanery, and let him deal with the gigantic pile of fuckups with that charming patented brand of GOPe "bipartisanship" and "that's not who we are", while the junta keeps their offices and email accounts and continues fucking America up the keister like the new guy in cell block G without even breaking for lunch, so we can all come together and say "boy, things were better under Shitpants, weren't they"....

Fuck that noise. If i were calling the shots for the Uniparty, that's exactly what I'd be trying to do right now.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 08:16 AM (BAEGB)

274 268. Disagree. Biden is the only Dem, and many pollsters will cement this, is that Joe is the only Dem who can win Penn and Georgia

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:17 AM (YCxFk)

275 Kamala will be a role model for girls across America, showing them that you, too, can become President if you sleep with the right people.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Hitlery thought she did! Joke's on her!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 08:17 AM (WXNFJ)

276 I've been in a downward spiral since I learned Donald Trump had sex with women he wasn't married to.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:17 AM (AVyeO)

277
91-61-91, ow, what a winning hand
'Cause she's a brick house

Posted by: Metric Commodores at July 05, 2024 08:17 AM (RKVpM)

278 Socket Set Tool Tip:
7/16" = 11mm
5/8" = 16 mm

Posted by: The More You Know at July 05, 2024 08:18 AM (dg+HA)

279 Thank you, JJ.
Prayers for you and the Horde abound!

(meager as it is, hit a couple tip jars this morning)

FJB, skull fvck the deep state.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the Children They Do Not Kill at July 05, 2024 08:18 AM (gxokI)

280 Liz Trass lost also. She is the only Tory that was a real conservative, but she fought the UK Deep state on Taxes

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:18 AM (YCxFk)

281 >>>There was a time when a young engineer gets his first job and does this design. He lead looks at it and says "WTF? This is in metric. We don't use metric here."

Posted by: No one of any consequence

I worked for an Israeli defense contractor years ago. The Chief Engineer, at the end of the day, would make the first year college-boy recruits cry everyday and slap them around like little bitches.

I miss those days.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 05, 2024 08:18 AM (2UBPP)

282 I grew up and have lived with both metric and imperial (as well as the related US) systems, plus Science, so I really don't care which system is in use as long as it's consistent. So this is really silly:
Do you want to build a 12ftx16ft shed or 3.6576m x 4.8768m shed?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 05, 2024 07:49 AM (XV/Pl)
If you were in most other parts of the world you would be building to slightly different dimensions, say, 4m x 5m (13.12' x 16.4'). Now go order those in feet.
Also 3.6576m is 365.76cm or 3657.6mm. This would be reduced to 3658mm. Easy isn't it?
Now do 13.12' : 13' 1.44" -- what's 0.44 of an inch? Yeah, a bit harder without a calculator.

I don't know why we have this aversion to anything that's not from the US. Even the US system derives from the Imperial!
I was living in South Africa when there was the switchover to metric. Everybody panicked but within a month shopping was back to normal as people got used to a different standard, one that was much easier with which to calculate as well.

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #05 at July 05, 2024 08:18 AM (qfLjt)

283 Hitlery thought she did! Joke's on her!
-------
That's what I said!!!

Where's my VALU-RITE!!!!!!!!

Posted by: hillary (')(.) at July 05, 2024 08:19 AM (Jh5b+)

284 Disturbing photo up top.

Thanks a lot, JJ.

Posted by: dantesed at July 05, 2024 08:20 AM (Oy/m2)

285 274, well, he is tricked a lot of people. He can’t win South Carolina, but he will always win the primary because He is an unrepentant race baiter. The guy is a fake Pennsylvanian and how this senator from Delaware claims to be from PA. I still don’t get. I think he’s going to lose PA and that is including the massive amount of cheating. I expect out of Philadelphia and other corrupt Democrat regions of the state.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:20 AM (oQ8mt)

286 It was about time for the morale officers to show up. I was getting worried.

viva la zampolits!!

Posted by: Outside of Life at July 05, 2024 08:20 AM (89Sog)

287 It's National Bikini Day. 👙
Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 08:10 AM (NpAcC)
---
Don't tell Admiral Ackbar!

**shudder**

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 05, 2024 08:20 AM (7fElN)

288 *You do realize that 0C == 32F, right?*

Oops. More coffee.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 05, 2024 08:20 AM (dg+HA)

289 "How do I get in on this action? I want to be formally declared 'in schism' from Antipope Bergoglio and the Antichurch too." - Ann Barnhardt

Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:20 AM (VuZH8)

290 240. Excellent post. Sadly GOP Senators like Goober, Romney, or Collins do not play hardball. They would vote for any VP she picked

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:21 AM (YCxFk)

291 59 The only journalist with the combination of integrity and a piecing quest for truth to question President Biden at his trying time is George Stephanopoulos.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 07:07 AM (AVyeO)

Heh. Steffy can topple Biden today if he wants to. Will he want to? If the Dem Top Command wants Biden out ASAP, will Steffy be their chosen tool? Would Steffy be cast out of the MSM Temple for putting the final nail in a sitting Democrat President's Presidential and political coffin? Not if that's what the Democrat-Media Complex wants.

Posted by: Gref at July 05, 2024 08:21 AM (5fDan)

292 The Mars Climate Orbiter crashed because NASA wizards incorrectly used English system instead of metric in their orbital calculations. Oops

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:21 AM (2i9gl)

293 During the 4th this year I had a flashback to getting up around 530 AM at my grandparents house in Lexington, MA and riding on my dad's shoulders as we all walked down to "The Green" to wait for the reenactment. After some time you'd hear the faint sound of a snare drum in the distance and then eventually the red coats came into view. My grandparents both passed away years ago and the house was sold, but it's something I'd like my kids to experience; the next generation with me taking the place of my dad, and my dad taking the place of his dad.
Posted by: Mainah at July 05, 2024 07:17 AM (rYFI/)

next year is the 250th for Battle Road in Lexington & Concord. Plans are in the works and there will be a MASSIVE turnout of reenactors for that event. And Bunker hill as well. And I will be at Bunker Hill, but my unit didn't make battle road.

There are a lot of us who still remember and teach the younger generations.

And the units WILL be authentic for those.

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 05, 2024 08:21 AM (UCRjB)

294 If you ever want to test whether Americans use the metric system or not, just ask the average person whether 30°C is hot or cold. My guess is you will get 50% either way

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:22 AM (oQ8mt)

295 285. Have many Maga friends in Penn, and they are frustrated that both Fetterman and Biden do so well there.

They say it is stupid white men, who see both as native sons

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:22 AM (YCxFk)

296 I want Biden to appear to have his shit together for the next couple of weeks.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at July 05, 2024 07:35 AM (/nCD+)
********
I'm fine this. The Dems see that they can probably win with Kamala.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 08:22 AM (NpAcC)

297 Hell, ask them if 40°C is hot or cold same thing

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:23 AM (oQ8mt)

298 I imagine the British conservative party is proud that they have brought socialism and the EU back to Britain.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 05, 2024 08:24 AM (1pOL/)

299 I wish the use of furlongs and leagues was more common in our society.

Posted by: Hard to fathom at July 05, 2024 08:24 AM (dg+HA)

300 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 08:24 AM (PrOMo)

301 It is sad when nations are chiefed by the double tongued.

Posted by: Ten Bears at July 05, 2024 08:24 AM (6gW4D)

302 Good morning, J.J., I hope you are doing well.
----
Simplicius notes that the media is finally admitting to all and sundry that the electoral politics in the USA are entirely fake and completely under the control of a wealthy, mostly foreign elite:

Substack link

https://is.gd/abidMg

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 05, 2024 08:24 AM (iRX3h)

303 My world was never the same after I was told Hillary was an affionado of the scissoring arts.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:24 AM (AVyeO)

304 Does the House vote on VP? thought it was the Senate only. Nixon had to settle on Ford, after his other choices rejected.

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:25 AM (YCxFk)

305 I can tell from experience. I was in South Africa on a business trip. 40 degrees is hot.

Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:25 AM (VuZH8)

306 I don't think Kamala can win with a straight up Biden drop out. A resignation helps as it gives her the power of incumbency. Her best case scenario is Pulmonary-Embolism 2024 which gives her incumbency and hagiographic sympathy.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:26 AM (cvZX6)

307 I'm rooting for Jill. I have confidence the sociopath can fight off the democrat legions and keep her doddering, brain-dead man in power.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 05, 2024 08:26 AM (NG3Oe)

308 Read that New Yorker piece, detailing years of feeble FJB.
Yet she ends with 'he doesn't look so bad'.
Delusional.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 05, 2024 08:26 AM (4780s)

309 298. Yes, and so is Nigel Farage. Sadly. His party only won 4 Fuc##ng seats ? After splitting the tickets to allow the Commies to win 412

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:26 AM (YCxFk)

310 299 I wish the use of furlongs and leagues was more common in our society.

I can think of a score of reasons not to.

Posted by: It's gross at July 05, 2024 08:27 AM (dg+HA)

311 If you ever want to test whether Americans use the metric system or not, just ask the average person whether 30°C is hot or cold. My guess is you will get 50% either way
Posted by: Quint

Depends on the season.
30 C in Texas in August? Cold
30 C in February? Hot.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 08:27 AM (PrOMo)

312 Yeah, which sounds better and is more relatable-36-24-36, or 90-60-90? C'mon folks!

Posted by: Inchworms, Or 2.54 CMWorms at July 05, 2024 08:28 AM (V5BDR)

313 305, lol exact same thing with me. I was on one of those open deck, tourist buses in Seville, Spain, and a bank had the temperature and it was 40°C. I learned that day as well 40° is hot.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:28 AM (oQ8mt)

314 I wish the use of furlongs and leagues was more common in our society.

I can think of a score of reasons not to.
Posted by: It's gross

Four score and seven years ago, our country was brought forth form 20,000 leagues under the sea.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 08:28 AM (PrOMo)

315 Metric temperature is actually puzzling to me, ok boiling and freezing is nice numbers, but the reat just rounds off to the nearest 5 to ours
It's 80 or 85 degrees your pick nothing in between.
No one says it's 35.5 centigrade

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 08:29 AM (fwDg9)

316 310 299 I wish the use of furlongs and leagues was more common in our society.

I can think of a score of reasons not to.
Posted by: It's gross at July 05, 2024 08:27 AM (dg+HA)

A bushel and a peck . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 08:29 AM (x0n13)

317 194
Mannix girls are usually about 91.44 - 60.96 - 91.44 cm.

/ No thanks
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (RKVpM)

Probably not a 24” waist. That is very small. The supposed hour glass ratio is a 10” difference, 36-26-36, in your example. And while an hour glass figure is touted as sexy, most models have an athletic or ruler shaped body, shoulders waist and hips bring pretty close.

Good morning and welcome to body shape trivia!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:30 AM (pZEOD)

318 There are still some things rooted in tradition that even the left is wary about changing. I think that might be part of the issue the left is having with *biden and Harris. It would upset a certain age demographic (including Olde Guard Democrats.)

Maybe they really don't care. Maybe it's just simply a couple factions fighting for supremacy. Whatever the case the Democrats, and by extension, us are now in uncharted waters.

Yet, I think the left will ultimately do whatever has the best chance of either; screwing Trump over and/or retaining power.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 05, 2024 08:31 AM (Q4IgG)

319 So half a league in the NFL would be 16 teams.

Posted by: Is that how this works? at July 05, 2024 08:31 AM (dg+HA)

320 The conservatives are n Britain are equal to our GOPe. The only thing they seek to conserve is their positions in office. The deserve to lose because they are divorced from their constituents needs.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:31 AM (2i9gl)

321 203 154. Churchill lost in 1945, but kept about 260 seats. Tories only won 121 last night. 40 less than they won in the wipeout of 1997. It will take 4 elections to win it back. Maybe 20 years.

Reform party split the vote enough to wipe out even the best tory seats.
Posted by: Jonah
======
UK constituencies do not have the same chances as US congressional districts to embed like ticks. Very different system prone to greater shifts in policy. However, like the US, the bureaucracy in the UK is even stronger and wilier than many of the politicians. So policy is likely to be whatever the upper reaches of the civil service want.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:32 AM (/0X3E)

322 Skip, You and I are the only ones saying "centigrade". The word celsius is used.

Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:32 AM (VuZH8)

323 292 The Mars Climate Orbiter crashed because NASA wizards incorrectly used English system instead of metric in their orbital calculations. Oops
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:21 AM (2i9gl)

We lost our Martian rocket ship, the high-paid spokesman said
Looks like that silly rocket ship has lost its cone-shaped head
We spent 90 jillion dollars trying to get a look at Mars
I hear universal laughter ringing out among the stars

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:32 AM (ENQN6)

324 I knew alot of reenactors, Sturm Toddler, although mainly 1812 or French & Indian War rather than AWI.

Posted by: hillary (')(.) at July 05, 2024 08:33 AM (Jh5b+)

325 I used to be a thing.

Posted by: Lord Kelvin at July 05, 2024 08:33 AM (dg+HA)

326 Jobs report 210 v 190 expected. Unemployment ticked up to 4.1, was expected to stay at 4.0. Private jobs up only 136k , expected to be 160k

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:33 AM (2i9gl)

327 If slide rules and Imperial measurements were good enough for the USA to put men on the moon, it's good enough for me. I see no compelling reason to change.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 08:34 AM (6gW4D)

328 yes

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:35 AM (YCxFk)

329 Didn't 36 24 36 used to be the fantasy ideal?

Before we had sex goddesses like Lizzo.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:36 AM (AVyeO)

330 Metric?

Sounds like some commie gobbledygook to me.

Posted by: XTC at July 05, 2024 08:36 AM (UnA8+)

331 Revisions 57 k less in April, 54k less in May. Bidenomics , fuck yeah

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:37 AM (2i9gl)

332 Ho ho ho it’s the 4th of July!

https://tinyurl.com/ywu84f64

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:37 AM (pZEOD)

333 320 The conservatives are n Britain are equal to our GOPe. The only thing they seek to conserve is their positions in office. The deserve to lose because they are divorced from their constituents needs.
Posted by: Smell the Glove
=======
The Tory party has been split since WWII between the wet faction and actual conservatives. The wet faction, other than Margaret Thatcher's era, has dominated because that is what the big money interests wanted in an era of the EU.

Starmer's problem on rejoining the EU is that it isn't looking so bright either. Germany's economy is in the toilet and the French economy is already swirling around the bowl. The Ukraine War ending cheap Russian gas and losing exports/investment from the Russians while sending billions to the Ukraine is not particularly a recipe for economic success.

Rejoining the EU would probably require another national referendum which Starmer would want to avoid as long as possible due to it splitting his own party. Look for subverting it via the Northern Ireland portal and agreements instead.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:37 AM (/0X3E)

334 329 Didn't 36 24 36 used to be the fantasy ideal?

Before we had sex goddesses like Lizzo.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:36 AM (AVyeO)

Pfft!

- - Ella Emhoff

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 08:37 AM (x0n13)

335 Mannix girls are usually about 91.44 - 60.96 - 91.44 cm.

/ No thanks
Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 07:54 AM (RKVpM)

Probably not a 24” waist. That is very small. The supposed hour glass ratio is a 10” difference, 36-26-36, in your example. And while an hour glass figure is touted as sexy, most models have an athletic or ruler shaped body, shoulders waist and hips bring pretty close.

Good morning and welcome to body shape trivia!
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:30 AM (pZEOD)

A young woman's 24" waist is not very small. That used to be more typical. A very small waist would be 18" - 20".

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 08:37 AM (6gW4D)

336 331 Revisions 57 k less in April, 54k less in May. Bidenomics , fuck yeah
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:37 AM (2i9gl)

thats over 30% revision downward

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:38 AM (ENQN6)

337 >>>If slide rules and Imperial measurements were good enough for the USA to put men on the moon, it's good enough for me. I see no compelling reason to change.

Posted by: Count de Monet

>Now a days, were just looking for something to keep Telsa EVs and trucks from crashing into first responders vehicles.

Do those microwaves make my ass look fat?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 05, 2024 08:39 AM (2UBPP)

338 Jobs increase 206 not 210 sorry

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:39 AM (2i9gl)

339 If you ever want to test whether Americans use the metric system or not, just ask the average person whether 30°C is hot or cold. My guess is you will get 50% either way

That isn't a useful test. It will be 33°C around here today. 30°C is great for swimming and boating - except up North where it would be considered hot.

Its better not to think in terms of conversion, but to immerse in the temperature scale and learn to associate a particular number with what is "normal" for your particular environment/climate.

100°F was determined, probably because it is a large round number to be the marker for Too Hot. I see Texas weather reporting "Number of Days 100°F or greater" as if that means anything. Maybe 30°C is that arbitrary number too.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 05, 2024 08:39 AM (rHxhM)

340 >>Hitlery thought she did! Joke's on her!

Shut up or you just might kill yourself, eh?

Posted by: Hillary at July 05, 2024 08:39 AM (Y1sOo)

341 Didn't 36 24 36 used to be the fantasy ideal?

Before we had sex goddesses like Lizzo.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:36 AM (AVyeO)

Pfft!

- - Ella Emhoff
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Ella Emhoff - 2x4

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 08:39 AM (PrOMo)

342 Mornin’, All.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 05, 2024 08:40 AM (v6JzV)

343 309 298. Yes, and so is Nigel Farage. Sadly. His party only won 4 Fuc##ng seats ? After splitting the tickets to allow the Commies to win 412
Posted by: Jonah

I would suggest not applying tired political nostrums based on the Cold War. Simply put, the political battle is between globalists and nationalists. The globalists are currently running much if not all of the old political parties because that is the way financial oligarchs want it. A borderless world because it means they can suck the marrow out of nations before they disintegrate into anarchic messes fighting among themselves.

New feudalism more or less with a rigid class system but without the ameliorating effects of religion.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:42 AM (/0X3E)

344 *Didn't 36 24 36 used to be the fantasy ideal?*

Heh.

https://tinyurl.com/zujdat3w

Posted by: Loren &Jayne at July 05, 2024 08:43 AM (dg+HA)

345 BIDEN: "Ho, ho, ho!"

But there were only 2 hos on stage.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:43 AM (ENQN6)

346 The more likely a Trump win looks, making his VP the presumptive nominee for 28, it seems like DeSantis would want it. I have my hopes.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 05, 2024 08:43 AM (Dm8we)

347 #324 Off Hillary sock.

Shit.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 08:44 AM (Jh5b+)

348 In a big sense, the British election hardly matters, the country is already lost. It's just a question of who will manage the inevitable and irreversible decline. Their energy policies guarantee continued economic chaos, the Left's new tax policies will double down on that.
The UK has become a place with no future.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 08:45 AM (S6gqv)

349 36-24-36 is a winning hand.
How can she lose with that stuff she use?

Posted by: The Commodores, 1977 at July 05, 2024 08:45 AM (6gW4D)

350 Biden tells a Philadelphia radio station that he's "proud" to be "the first black woman to serve with a black president"

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (ENQN6)

351 I was driving down a very busy highway, behind a city cop SUV, and the cop stopped at an intersection, and let the TESLA Truck merge into traffic in front of him because his kindness and admiration for new technology overwhelmed him.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (2UBPP)

352 The Constitution prohibits the POTUS and Veep from both being from the same State. Now that Trump resides in Florida, DeSantis is a no.

Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (VuZH8)

353 329 Didn't 36 24 36 used to be the fantasy ideal?

Before we had sex goddesses like Lizzo.
Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024

Yes. But I have seen the Mannix Models. 😂. But the ratio to be classified as hour glass is 10 between. Marilyn Monroe was fabled to have 36 24 34, but her seamstress notes indicate a 27” waist. She may have been corseted down from there.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (pZEOD)

354 Yes, and so is Nigel Farage. Sadly. His party only won 4 Fuc##ng seats ? After splitting the tickets to allow the Commies to win 412
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:26 AM (YCxFk)

Farange did nothing of the sort so calm yourself. The cuckservatives were the ones who split the seats.

They could have just stood down but hey, any attempt to keep power is a good one! Right old chap?

Posted by: Outside of Life at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (89Sog)

355 346. Or Youngkin. Both he and Ron would be great

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (YCxFk)

356 I like the girls with the really small waistlines...look... they smell good

Joe Biden

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (AVyeO)

357 “ On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

John 7:37-38

Posted by: Marcus T at July 05, 2024 08:47 AM (dmH0a)

358 252 Bogus excommunication by bogus Catholics.

St. Athanasius was wrongly excommunicated, too.

Posted by: callsign claymore at July 05, 2024 08:47 AM (JcnCJ)

359 348, True, I remember one of the first books I ordered from Amazon about 25 years ago was called the abolition of Britain. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the Tories proved over and over that they weren’t empowered to do anything certainly not to enhance individual rights.

I don’t follow Nigel Farage closely, but every time I do hear him speak I like what he hast to say. I wouldn’t be surprised if his party was cheated in this election. But it is time for a do over because from what I can tell, there are no Trites in the Tori party and the unit if they claim the mantle, they certainly aren’t competent.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:48 AM (oQ8mt)

360 352 The Constitution prohibits the POTUS and Veep from both being from the same State. Now that Trump resides in Florida, DeSantis is a no.
Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (VuZH

It actually does not. He just couldn't win the electoral votes for that state. That said, losing Florida would be huge...so someone would not be from FL if Trump picked DeSantis...probably Trump.

Posted by: Nova Local at July 05, 2024 08:49 AM (exHjb)

361 Thatcherites, I meant to say.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:49 AM (oQ8mt)

362 348. Remember Paul McCartney bitching about taxes over there in the 70's and 90's. Many of the wealthy will move to avoid the 90% capital gain taxes.

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:49 AM (YCxFk)

363
Ella Emhoff is the Ellen Page of David Hoggs.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 08:49 AM (x0n13)

364 Gaslighting NYT never quits. Jobs report spin machine in hear gear. NYT headline doesn't match the facts. Says "Job Growth Remains Solid" and then provides a graph that shows the exact opposite. Job growth has been on a consistent decline since December 2023. And the unemployment rate increased to 4.1%. But we are supposed to believe job growth is solid. Massive gaslighting.

Posted by: Java Joe at July 05, 2024 08:50 AM (WaLgG)

365 Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbin are in Parliament. The UK media will love that

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:50 AM (YCxFk)

366 -40
-40 x 9/5 =-72 + 32 = -40

-40
-40 -32 =-72 x 5/9=-40

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (ENQN6)

367 338 Jobs increase 206 not 210 sorry

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:39 AM (2i9gl)

I have created 15 boobillion jobs, fat! Trump made 35 trillion hard-working middle-class people sitting at their kitchen table lose their jobs! Because they died of COVID after injecting bleach because he said it would cure them! Covimemtobleams! My word as a...as a...anyway, vote for me!

Posted by: Joe I forgot my last name at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (5fDan)

368 346 The more likely a Trump win looks, making his VP the presumptive nominee for 28, it seems like DeSantis would want it. I have my hopes.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

My guess is that DeSantis does not want it. Cleaning up after Biden will be a shit show and DeSantis is best to leave that unpopular task to DJT and run unspoiled in 2028.

Running with Trump means that DeSantis would be tarred with a loss if DJT is cheated again and if Trump wins, be overshadowed as VP.

From Trump's viewpoint, DeSantis adds little to the ticket electorally and Trump does not want another Pence situation where the VP office was the center of the internal resistance for national security and economic policy.

More likely to be someone who has a self effacing personality but an effective manager behind the scenes. That requires a certain degree of humility and managerial skills best exemplified by the gubernatorial wing.

If Trump decides to go political with his choice, then he will pick someone probably from the congressional side of the party. They would be expected to be the attack dog of the administration and not a manager (Spiro Agnew for example).

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (/0X3E)

369

Do they have metric cup sizes? I know about the D - that's the biggest.

Posted by: George Constanta at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (RKVpM)

370 The Constitution prohibits the POTUS and Veep from both being from the same State. Now that Trump resides in Florida, DeSantis is a no.
Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (VuZH

Not exactly, chief. It prohibits the electors of a state from voting for both the Pres and Vice Pres when both persons are from the same state. They can be on the same ticket and from the same state all day long. The electors from that state have to choose one of the two to cast their votes for.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (6gW4D)

371 Do they have metric cup sizes? I know about the D - that's the biggest.
Posted by: George Constanta at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (RKVpM)

*rolls eyes*

Posted by: G cup and up at July 05, 2024 08:52 AM (6gW4D)

372 ho lee fook

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) rose by 166,000
to 1.5 million in June.
This measure is up from 1.1 million a year earlier.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 08:53 AM (ENQN6)

373 363
Ella Emhoff is the Ellen Page of David Hoggs.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 08

Wisest analogy I have ever seen!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:53 AM (pZEOD)

374
366 looks suspiciously like maths.

Posted by: Disturbing at July 05, 2024 08:53 AM (dg+HA)

375 Remember in October 2012, when the UE report came out and the made sure it was under 10% to help Barry Zero. After the election they revised it up again.

Labor , Commerce, and Treasury are all deep state also

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:53 AM (YCxFk)

376 JJ he is Eliot Page you transphobic gender dening hater.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 08:53 AM (AVyeO)

377 362 348. Remember Paul McCartney bitching about taxes over there in the 70's and 90's. Many of the wealthy will move to avoid the 90% capital gain taxes.
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:49 AM (YCxFk)

They're going to go through the same thing California is going - capital moves too easily today, if they try to tap into any corporate sources of money, that money will flee.

The Tories deserved to lose, though, because all they had ever done was run a socialist-lite government and never had any intention of changing anything.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 08:54 AM (S6gqv)

378 Cup sizes?

https://youtu.be/oP2SLjBTZ6w

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at July 05, 2024 08:54 AM (dg+HA)

379 352 The Constitution prohibits the POTUS and Veep from both being from the same State. Now that Trump resides in Florida, DeSantis is a no.
Posted by: No one of any consequence at July 05, 2024 08:46 AM (VuZH

It does not prohibit this. It's a constraint of the Electoral College that electors cannot cast votes for President and VP that are both from the same state as themselves. That means in this case Florida electors could choose to vote for Trump for President or DeSantis for VP but not both.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM (cvZX6)

380 Too bad Kristi Noem bowed to Mastercard and the NCAA. She is photogenic, well spoken, and used to be a great conservative.

She would have been the perfect running mate

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

381 348 In a big sense, the British election hardly matters, the country is already lost. It's just a question of who will manage the inevitable and irreversible decline. Their energy policies guarantee continued economic chaos, the Left's new tax policies will double down on that.
The UK has become a place with no future.
Posted by: Tom Servo
=======
There have been many examples in history where nations reform themselves. Unfortunately far too many people focus on the Fall of Rome as the definitive guide to political systems while ignoring the Byzantine Empire keeping it going throughout various crises for another millennium.

Same as the dreaded Muslim problem. UK is actually better off demographically than France in that case and a dead economy is unlikely to bring in as many kibitizers. The locusts go to where they can benefit most.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM (/0X3E)

382 Lotta math on the blog this morning.

But as long as it relates to shapely women, I’m cool with it.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM (v6JzV)

383 I knew alot of reenactors, Sturm Toddler, although mainly 1812 or French & Indian War rather than AWI.
Posted by: hillary (')(.) at July 05, 2024 08:33 AM (Jh5b+)

I'm in a unit in VA, and we've got a good solid mix of young and older timers. and it's a great group everywhere i've been to. lots of fun people with amazing stories and knowledge of history.

and appreciation for what the country stood for.

Posted by: SturmToddler at July 05, 2024 08:56 AM (UCRjB)

384 368, Trump is the attack dog and from what I understand he likes it that way. Some say you should go super boring like another pence I don’t think so. It makes sense for him to consider Youngkin because Trump wants to win Virginia so badly. Personally, I don’t think very many people will vote for Trump in Virginia simply because Youngkin is on the ticket.

I’m going with JD Vance until someone better comes along or a better argument comes along. If mansion wasn’t such a slimeball, he might be an interesting pick. But he is a slimeball so no.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 08:56 AM (oQ8mt)

385 Ella Emhoff is the Ellen Page of David Hoggs.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Ella Emhoff is a Waffle House 2. On a good day.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 08:56 AM (PrOMo)

386 I don’t think the UK election results are bad. I feel bad for Nigel Farage who I believe is a good actor…. But for that country to have any hope the Tory party has to die… and good riddance. They’ve been worse than our GOPe. Sadly Farage didn’t have the ability/charisma to take over that party like Trump took over our GOP (well… he’s made a good start but nowhere near finished)….. eh who am I kidding. Just yesterday celebrated slapping them around…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (2BAti)

387 Morning.

That image up top is never not disturbing.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (T+Iwg)

388 UK rejoining the EU is not an issue, since most of the people who voted for Starmer voted for Brexit. Brexit is the reason many old Lab voted for Cons back then- they wanted out. And Starmer was direct and empathetic about not rejoining. And he wants Labour to stay in power for a decade.

Posted by: runner at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (V13WU)

389 The actress who plays Vasquez in Aliens runs a large cup bra store in Hollywood. I think she wears an H cup

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (cvZX6)

390 Right Tom. People forget that the Footsie is the 2nd biggest Stock market in the World. They were able to be friends with Tony Blair during the 90's tech boom, but Starmer with this majority will go after Fleet Street

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (YCxFk)

391 380 Too bad Kristi Noem bowed to Mastercard and the NCAA. She is photogenic, well spoken, and used to be a great conservative.

She would have been the perfect running mate
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08

Well that and bragging about shooting her dog and having an affair with Lewendowski. The Dems would have rediscovered their taste for questioning the sexual mores of others.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (pZEOD)

392 The UK as a nation, is full of drunkards and hooligans.

It's no wonder they don't want Harry back, he's a big, fat, pussy-whipped whiner.

King Charles is a genius compared to this self-proclaimed orphan.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (2UBPP)

393 I don’t think the UK election results are bad. I feel bad for Nigel Farage who I believe is a good actor…
==

Those are good result for Farage ! He is now an MP. Tried 8(?) times and now won.

Posted by: runner at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (V13WU)

394 379 352 The Constitution prohibits the POTUS and Veep from both being from the same State. Now that Trump resides in Florida, DeSantis is a no.
Posted by: No one of any consequence
======
Easy enough solved. In 2000, both Cheney and Bush were Texans. Cheney simply reregistered in Wyoming and claimed that as his residence. Problem solved.

Trump has multiple residences if really wanted DeSantis to be VP. I think there is too much history there along with differences of policy goals for either man to want to cohabit.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (/0X3E)

395 If Trump decides to go political with his choice, then he will pick someone probably from the congressional side of the party. They would be expected to be the attack dog of the administration and not a manager (Spiro Agnew for example).
Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 08:51 AM (/0X3E)

I continue to think Zell Miller would be a great choice, but probably Youngkin is the leading possibility right not. Not JD Vance, he's too important in his Ohio Senate seat. In my opinion Burgum of ND has automatically disqualified himself with his eulogizing of the sainted George Floyd the last few days.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (S6gqv)

396 Looking back at old photos of us at the beach back in the 70's I'm wondering what the hell happened to people.

Photos of girls who actually look like girls and boys who look like normal boys, young men. The women were seldom overweight or weird looking.

It's like humanity is morphing into some other species.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (Q4IgG)

397 389. Great movie. Great cast

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (YCxFk)

398 386 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (2BAti)

You can only do what you can do within the system as it is. The game is the game and the House will not change the rules to someone else's benefit.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (x0n13)

399
It does not prohibit this. It's a constraint of the Electoral College that electors cannot cast votes for President and VP that are both from the same state as themselves. That means in this case Florida electors could choose to vote for Trump for President or DeSantis for VP but not both.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM

So theoretically, in a tight election Trump could be President and Harris his VP?

Posted by: George Constanta at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (RKVpM)

400 She would have been the perfect running mate
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

The dog shooting story pretty much ended that.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:59 AM (cvZX6)

401 385 Ella Emhoff is the Ellen Page of David Hoggs.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

Ella Emhoff is a Waffle House 2. On a good day.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 08:56 AM (PrOMo)

You won't care when I put the skills I learned from Momala on you.

Posted by: Ella at July 05, 2024 08:59 AM (5fDan)

402 @385 rickb, that's appropriate because Ella Emhoff is built like a waffle

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 08:59 AM (2i9gl)

403 Who is the woman in the top picture? The Mayor of Oakland, CA?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 08:59 AM (YB+P8)

404
My FWP. Bike needs new tires, and it is supposed to run Pirelli Scorpian II ralley tires. They're no longer in production and the generation III aren't available yet in the size I need. Substitutes are maybe $20 less, but cannot get a matched brand/ralley set, so two brands, two tread patterns, two different sources/shipping/orders. All for $410 and i still have to remove the wheels from the bike, remove the brake disks and chain sprocket, then take them to a shop for mounting and balance.

This is what i get for being sadistic enough to own a pasta burning Ducati.

Posted by: BifBewalski at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (MsrgL)

405 391 380 Too bad Kristi Noem bowed to Mastercard and the NCAA. She is photogenic, well spoken, and used to be a great conservative.

She would have been the perfect running mate
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08

Well that and bragging about shooting her dog and having an affair with Lewendowski. The Dems would have rediscovered their taste for questioning the sexual mores of others.
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (pZEOD)

Never a great conservative...a convenient one b/c of the state she lives in. Her politics would "grow" in office.

DeSantis and Youngkin are much better rock-solid...although so is Junior. If Trump ever wanted assassination insurance, his kid would kinda be unbeatable, but I think too toxic for the squish...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (exHjb)

406 I remember the Bicentennial as well. I was a law student then, spent the summer doing legal research for a law prof. I drove up to DC from NC to watch the fireworks show on the Mall and then partied in Georgetown afterward. The thing I remember most is not the fireworks, but my adventure drive home to NC after midnight. Out of cash and very low on gas, I had to take backroads home to avoid the tolls that were then set up on 95, especially in the Richmond-Petersburg sector. Coasted home on fumes.

Anyway, yes Americans were tired back then...of the 60s violence and the Vietnam War, and of the Watergate drama.

Americans showed their displeasure a few short months later by electing Jimmuh Carter President. I learned then to never underestimate the voters' ability to make terrible decisions at the polls, making their lot worse.

A lot has changed since 76, but that baseline of American voter stupidity has not. The voters went all in on Stupid again in 2020, and could easily screw themselves over yet again in 2024, especially if the Regime installs a different D nominee.

Posted by: Ex GOP at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (GpUII)

407 What's Kristi Noem's cup size?

Posted by: Since we're on the subject at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (dg+HA)

408 Lib Dems were not much of a party 5 years ago, now they have 70 sets. You cannot view UK thought the US prism.

Posted by: runner at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (V13WU)

409 403 Who is the woman in the top picture? The Mayor of Oakland, CA?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 08:59 AM (YB+P

No idea. grabbed the shot off the internet years ago and have been using it for ages.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (x0n13)

410 Well that and bragging about shooting her dog and having an affair with Lewendowski. The Dems would have rediscovered their taste for questioning the sexual mores of others.
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (pZEOD)

Kristi Noem was looking pretty good, then she took her political career out behind a shed and shot it. Sad!

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (S6gqv)

411 UK Ethnic groups (2021/22)
83.0% White
8.6% Asian
3.7% Black
2.7% Mixed
2.0% other

UK Religion (2021/22)
46.5% Christianity
37.8% no religion
6.0% Islam
1.6% Hinduism
0.8% Sikhism
0.4% Buddhism
0.4% Judaism
0.6% other
5.9% not stated

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (Jh5b+)

412 399
It does not prohibit this. It's a constraint of the Electoral College that electors cannot cast votes for President and VP that are both from the same state as themselves. That means in this case Florida electors could choose to vote for Trump for President or DeSantis for VP but not both.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:55 AM

So theoretically, in a tight election Trump could be President and Harris his VP?
Posted by: George Constanta at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (RKVpM)

Yes, which is why Trump would pick a new state residence if he picked anyone from FL - it would be instant approved impeachment if Kamala was VP...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (exHjb)

413 By choosing Pence in 2016, Indiana was already a GOP lock. But it shored up the Midwest. Trump needs to pick a region , not a state.

Youngkin shores up Georgia, NC and maybe Va. Youngkin can only serve one term as Guv, also

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (YCxFk)

414 Donald Trump Seems Healthier Than Biden: He’s Not. Donald Trump is IN MUCH WORSE SHAPE than Biden, something that most of the media has largely ignored. He has received a pass despite numerous instances of his saying bizarre things (sharks or electrocution), getting simple facts wrong (mistaking Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi) and his frequently slurring words.

Dr. John Gartner says..."Trump appears to be showing gross signs of dementia. This is a tale of two brains. Biden's brain is aging. Trump’s brain is dementing."

for Trump to have the energy he did have during the debate, he was jacked up on speed, probably Adderall. In a classic case of projection, Republicans suggested that Biden would take something prior to the debate to enhance his performance.

Trump is obese. He eats crap. He is a Diet-Coke addict. He is reportedly incontinent from all the speed and cocaine he took over the years and needs to wear diapers. Biden may have a stiff gait when he walks, but he is trim and rides a bike for exercise.

A doctor friend believes that Trump has also been suffering from mini-strokes and doubts that Trump will even make it to election day without a major health event.

Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (JCZqz)

415 204 18 billion pounds is quite literally a drop in the ocean. You could dump 18 billion pounds of arsenic or fake coof vaccines into the ocean and no one would notice.

This is just bullshit nimbyism grafted on to the watermelon hoax.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 05, 2024 07:58 AM (BAEGB)
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I agree fully but the enviros say this collects into huge floating islands ..... YEAH

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #06 at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (qfLjt)

416 Trump still doesn't have a VP yet, right?

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (fwDg9)

417 You won't care when I put the skills I learned from Momala on you.
Posted by: Ella

Hauk Tau bitchez!

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (PrOMo)

418 @395 Zell Miller died in 2018. He wouldn't get the dead Democrat vote and Republicans usually stay dead.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (2i9gl)

419 The actress who plays Vasquez in Aliens runs a large cup bra store in Hollywood. I think she wears an H cup
Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (cvZX6)

AoSHQ! Now, where else on the interwebbie thingy can you find amazing and useful and relevant facts like that?? Nowhere else, I says!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (6gW4D)

420 384 368, Trump is the attack dog and from what I understand he likes it that way. Some say you should go super boring like another pence I don’t think so. It makes sense for him to consider Youngkin because Trump wants to win Virginia so badly. Personally, I don’t think very many people will vote for Trump in Virginia simply because Youngkin is on the ticket.

I’m going with JD Vance until someone better comes along or a better argument comes along. If mansion wasn’t such a slimeball, he might be an interesting pick. But he is a slimeball so no.
Posted by: Quint
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I consider Youngkin as a darkhorse that has been asked about it. He might have said no though. Could have been something similar with DeSantis as they quietly met a couple of months ago.

Since the disastrous Thomas Eagleton nomination and the immolation of Dan Quayle, presidential nominees need months to conduct deep background checks for running mates and to find out any hidden landmines in choosing them.

Not a particularly good position either to run for the brass ring as President successfully in your own right as VP either. Most VPs as nominees lose when running on the own aside from GHWB.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:03 AM (/0X3E)

421 416 Trump still doesn't have a VP yet, right?
Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (fwDg9)

Nope, original rumor was day after debate...then Joe happened.

Then it was gonna be day of sentencing, July 11, to change the news...

Now, with the convention so soon, I don't see why next Monday wouldn't be a good date...unless he's truly making his convention must see TV with a surprise...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 05, 2024 09:04 AM (exHjb)

422 No idea. grabbed the shot off the internet years ago and have been using it for ages.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (x0n13)

She's probably on the school board in Baltimore or Detroit.

Posted by: dantesed at July 05, 2024 09:04 AM (Oy/m2)

423 No idea. grabbed the shot off the internet years ago and have been using it for ages.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (x0n13)

I think the original photo, years ago, was of Rosie O'Donnell in the now forgotten movie "Exit to Eden" with Dan Akroyd. It's been used and reused a million times since.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 09:04 AM (S6gqv)

424 What would whole lotta Rosie be in metric?

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 09:05 AM (evvc2)

425 I'm in a unit in VA, and we've got a good solid mix of young and older timers. and it's a great group everywhere i've been to. lots of fun people with amazing stories and knowledge of history.
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Same here and with toy soldier wargamers, my [former pre-lockdowns] hobby.

I do want to get some black-powder weapons though but odd ones -- Spanish miquelet-lock one; Potsdam musket SYW Era; and maybe a Baker rifle although to get a real rifle and not a smoothbore version, which is what most reenactors use, is quite the PITA I've seen online.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 09:05 AM (Jh5b+)

426 414. Why are they so dumb? It is painful.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 09:06 AM (pZEOD)

427 Killing a dog is pretty low on the list of transgressions by the average national political figure.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 09:06 AM (AVyeO)

428 there was still a definite sense that people were sick and tired of the 60s, ready to move beyond Vietnam and had a general distaste for the hippie generation. And yet, 48 years later look who the hell is running the country, and steering society and culture.

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This is the paradox of stable, accountable government. When you have it, it permits enough prosperity and opportunity for individual fulfillment that the vast majority of people will choose to pursue advancement of themselves and their families, as is normal, natural and admirable.

But this also means that only two kinds of people enter government: worthless degenerates who are of no use to private society, and psychopathic degenerates who are attracted to the power of government. All the non-degenerates are too busy harvesting the bounty of the land.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 05, 2024 09:06 AM (0FoWg)

429 416 Trump still doesn't have a VP yet, right?
Posted by: Skip
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Why put it out there while the Dems are in a circular firing pattern in the news.

I would guess that the choice has been made and Trump is running a pretty disciplined campaign so far with far tighter information and communication lockdown than his 2016 run.

For what it is worth, now that the sentencing is pushed to mid September, Trump will be focusing on making the July Convention a success and the VP reveal is about the only major news to give it a bit of excitement.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:06 AM (/0X3E)

430 it is unique, that Trump can only run for one more term. So VP is huge, more than other years

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 09:06 AM (YCxFk)

431 @423 Rosie O'Donnell stuffed into that leather corset etc in Exit to Eden is the stuff of nightmares. Dana Delaney full frontal however wipes away the nightmares

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 09:06 AM (2i9gl)

432 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (x0n13)

I know the domatrix is a popular theme for photos but sometimes you put heads of real people on the body, so I thought I'd ask.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (YB+P8)

433 Watermelon has electrolytes! Stay hydrated, voters!

*Ha-ha* *hyuk-hyuk* *guffah*

Posted by: Kamala Harris at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (2UBPP)

434 Wouldn’t it be trivial for Trump to claim his primary residence at say his place in Bedminster, NJ. Then presto…. He and DeSantis are not both Floridians?

I don’t think RDS would be Trump’s best pick anyway. He’s a great governor for Florida but his prez campaign did not impress.

Vance remains my favorite. Or Lee Zeldin

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (2BAti)

435 But this also means that only two kinds of people enter government: worthless degenerates who are of no use to private society, and psychopathic degenerates who are attracted to the power of government. All the non-degenerates are too busy harvesting the bounty of the land.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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I see you have met our political class up close and personal.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (/0X3E)

436 418 @395 Zell Miller died in 2018. He wouldn't get the dead Democrat vote and Republicans usually stay dead.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (2i9gl)

LOL my brain short circuited! I meant to say Lee Zeldin. I knew it was one of those Z names.

Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (S6gqv)

437 Well said Whig. Trump should do nothing to change the news cycle at this point, with a VP pick

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (YCxFk)

438 fire works

45 shot and 8 dead in Chicago.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (ENQN6)

439 A doctor friend believes that Trump has also been suffering from mini-strokes and doubts that Trump will even make it to election day without a major health event.

Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (JCZqz)

One pico-second after Biden resigns or says he's not running, every single member of the Dem-Media Complex will scream non-stop that Trump must take an on-camera mental competency test.

Posted by: Gref at July 05, 2024 09:07 AM (5fDan)

440 Not a particularly good position either to run for the brass ring as President successfully in your own right as VP either. Most VPs as nominees lose when running on the own aside from GHWB.
Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:03 AM (/0X3E)

Different with really old candidates...you may be president before the term ends. Remember what male life expectancy is if you live to 65 - right now, in the US, it's 17 years more, so 82 (so 50% who make it to 65 die sooner, and 50% die later)...I hear both candidates will be hitting 82 next term...

Posted by: Nova Local at July 05, 2024 09:08 AM (exHjb)

441 Going with vivek, donalds or bergum.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 09:08 AM (evvc2)

442 410 Well that and bragging about shooting her dog and having an affair with Lewendowski. The Dems would have rediscovered their taste for questioning the sexual mores of others.
Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 08:57 AM (pZEOD)

Kristi Noem was looking pretty good, then she took her political career out behind a shed and shot it. Sad!
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 05, 2024 09:00 AM (S6gqv)

Mittens must feel vindicated now.
Noem, following in Mitt's footsteps "He loves it! It's his favorite"

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 05, 2024 09:08 AM (N39Ws)

443 45 shot and 8 dead in Chicago.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Those are rookie numbers.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:08 AM (PrOMo)

444 Sadly, being Jewish, Zeldin would make those Jihadi voters in michigan come back to the Biden fold.

In respect to JJ, American Jewish voters will still vote DEM, even with Zeldin

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 09:09 AM (YCxFk)

445 I have thought g I with Trump wins, not 3 years in walks away victory. That is if his heath would start failing. If he is fine doubt Trump quits at anything

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:09 AM (fwDg9)

446 The actress who plays Vasquez in Aliens runs a large cup bra store in Hollywood. I think she wears an H cup
Posted by: blaster

Annnnnnnd, BOOB THREAD!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 09:09 AM (WXNFJ)

447 Piper- I would like to thank you for the kind words you said about me yesterday. Sometimes it gets a little grim on here so that brightened my day, dear.
God bless you for the encouragement.!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (3YUR4)

448 Can you feel the Burgmentum?

Posted by: Neither can I at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (dg+HA)

449 This is what i get for being sadistic enough to own a pasta burning Ducati.
Posted by: BifBewalski

People who own Ferraris don't complain about $2,000 oil changes, so stifle, Edith.

Posted by: Don't Tread On Me at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (V5BDR)

450 A doctor friend believes that Trump has also been suffering from mini-strokes and doubts that Trump will even make it to election day without a major health event.

Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions

Projection is strong with the left.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (PrOMo)

451 45 shot and 8 dead in Chicago.
Posted by: rhennigantx

Those are rookie numbers.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:08 AM (PrOMo)

Heh

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (6gW4D)

452 Going with vivek, donalds or bergum.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 09:08 AM (evvc2)
******
I would love Donalds, but since Trump is from the same state we can't afford to lose Florida's electoral votes.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (NpAcC)

453 Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions
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That's why it was so much even nuttier than squirrel shit DU! I was wondering.

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 09:11 AM (Jh5b+)

454 @438 the usual four day 4th weekend shows 14 dead. Getting a jump on the average

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 09:11 AM (2i9gl)

455 Projection is strong with the left.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:10 AM (PrOMo)

Boobs that project are quite something to be-hold.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 09:12 AM (6gW4D)

456 Kristi Noem was looking pretty good, then she took her political career out behind a shed and shot it. Sad!
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Some people can handle the political pressure and their desires and others can't.

Noem benefited from voters and pundits using the old saw that attractive people are also better people. Business, politics, law, etc are all swayed by a well turned ankle so to speak.

You see that statistically in jury trials as well--the ugly witch gets drowned and the pretty one lives.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:13 AM (/0X3E)

457 I guess Dick Cheney omitted the VP being from a swing state.

Biden too. Voters probably would be more impressed, with Trump's age, of somebody younger and competent. Desantis, Youngkin etc...

Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 09:13 AM (YCxFk)

458 O'Reilly said Haley would bring millions of votes as the VP.

No, I'm not kidding. He really said that.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 09:14 AM (AVyeO)

459 There is nothing to believe that Trump has any mental problems as he riffs off without teleprompter for a hour

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:14 AM (fwDg9)

460 413 By choosing Pence in 2016, Indiana was already a GOP lock. But it shored up the Midwest. Trump needs to pick a region , not a state.

Youngkin shores up Georgia, NC and maybe Va. Youngkin can only serve one term as Guv, also
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 09:01 AM (YCxFk)

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With Pence, Trump wasn’t during up a region but a voting block. Specifically the evangelical vote.

I live in NC and could care less about Youngkin.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 05, 2024 09:14 AM (xSFOx)

461 447 you are welcome! I am glad it brightened your day.

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 09:14 AM (p4NUW)

462 I still like Kari Lake

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (fwDg9)

463 Why not Newt for VP? He is the smartest guy in the room, He likely has no other great ambitions, other than helping conservatives. A Newt versus Kamala debate would be an immediate TKO as soon as they picked the date and time.

Posted by: Quint at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (oQ8mt)

464 Projection is strong with the left.
Posted by: rickb223

Inversion because the left has become Satanic in nature. Stan loves inversion and one of his tools is Tu quoque.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (/0X3E)

465
45 shot and 8 dead in Chicago.

In a high school psychology class many many years ago my glib answer to the teachers question about gang violence was, "Arm both sides."

I see both sides need some range time to improve their aim.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (RKVpM)

466 I get pretty tired of hearing PDTS should pick so and so because he/she will secure the [insert group or demographic here] vote, or he shouldn't pick [insert name here] because that would turn off the [insert group or demographic here] vote. FFS, just pick someone based on merit and achievement, defend that choice and tell the pundits and the MSM fuck off.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (YRsIm)

467 Lee Zeldin's 'Stairway To Heaven' is the greatest rock song EVAH!!!

Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (Jh5b+)

468 456 You see that statistically in jury trials as well--the ugly witch gets drowned and the pretty one lives.

Posted by: whig at July 05

That darned pretty privilege!

Posted by: Piper at July 05, 2024 09:16 AM (p4NUW)

469 How about Trump going way out of the box and picking Elon Musk for VP? Two rich guys for the little guy as a motto…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 09:16 AM (2BAti)

470 ABC and Georgie pull the plug tonight.

Posted by: Auspex at July 05, 2024 09:16 AM (j4U/Z)

471 As VP I do like Vance. He’s got a US Grant look who I always believe was an underrated President.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 05, 2024 09:17 AM (xSFOx)

472 I don't trust Newt.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at July 05, 2024 09:17 AM (qZEuM)

473 2 I still like Kari Lake
Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (fwDg9)
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No, she's running for senate as the Republican candidate and is losing in AZ.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 09:17 AM (NpAcC)

474 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (YRsIm)

I agree with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 09:18 AM (oUxZc)

475 45 shot and 8 dead in Chicago.

In a high school psychology class many many years ago my glib answer to the teachers question about gang violence was, "Arm both sides."

I see both sides need some range time to improve their aim.

Posted by: Divide by Zero

Range time & larger calibers.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:18 AM (PrOMo)

476 Lee Zeldin's 'Stairway To Heaven' is the greatest rock song EVAH!!!
Posted by: andycanuck (Jh5b+) at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (Jh5b+)

I LoL’d Andy! Yesterday on one of the open threads I referred to LZ’s STH and another commenter said: who or what is an LZ?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 09:18 AM (2BAti)

477 470 ABC and Georgie pull the plug tonight.
Posted by: Auspex at July 05, 2024 09:16 AM (j4U/Z)

It's not live, is it? I thought it was pre-recorded. Which, if it is, will be heavily edited. It's Stephanopolous, so nothing but softball questions that were given to him in advance.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 05, 2024 09:18 AM (N39Ws)

478 469 Musk can’t be VP, because he’s not eligible to be P.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 05, 2024 09:18 AM (v6JzV)

479 How about Trump going way out of the box and picking Elon Musk for VP? Two rich guys for the little guy as a motto…

Elon was born in South Africa and is ineligible.

Trump will probably exercise his usual exquisite judgment in hiring and choose Dr. Oz as his running mate.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at July 05, 2024 09:19 AM (9yUzE)

480 463 Why not Newt for VP? He is the smartest guy in the room, He likely has no other great ambitions, other than helping conservatives. A Newt versus Kamala debate would be an immediate TKO as soon as they picked the date and time.
Posted by: Quint

The sad truth is no one really likes Newt for much of anything and like a lot of former academics, he can be directed into rather stupid and indefensible situations like sittting on a couch with Nanzi Pelosi and discussing green nude eels. Like Sam Adams, Newt was a brilliant revolutionary in his time in destroying an ancien regime but he was incapable of building much of a movement himself because ego and personality.

We shall see if Nigel Farange is different because from what I have seen is that he has a similar personality type.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:19 AM (/0X3E)

481 476
I LoL’d Andy! Yesterday on one of the open threads I referred to LZ’s STH and another commenter said: who or what is an LZ?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 09:18 AM (2BAti)

That is bannable.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 05, 2024 09:19 AM (N39Ws)

482 So theoretically, in a tight election Trump could be President and Harris his VP?
Posted by: George Constanta at July 05, 2024 08:58 AM (RKVpM)

Theoretically yes but in actuality probably no.

The electors are chosen by the voters and presuming they are the Republican electors they would cast their votes for someone other than Harris for VP.

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 09:19 AM (cvZX6)

483 I get pretty tired of hearing PDTS should pick so and so because he/she will secure the [insert group or demographic here] vote, or he shouldn't pick [insert name here] because that would turn off the [insert group or demographic here] vote. FFS, just pick someone based on merit and achievement, defend that choice and tell the pundits and the MSM fuck off.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 05, 2024 09:19 AM (PrOMo)

484 How about Trump going way out of the box and picking Elon Musk for VP? Two rich guys for the little guy as a motto…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 09:16 AM (2BAti)

The entire left would have a catastrophic conniption fit. Self-immolation in group protests would be the minimum order of the day.

Hmmm. I'm liking this idea more and more every minute . . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 09:19 AM (6gW4D)

485 Who is actually going tuning in to Stephy's interview of Biden except people who are the leftist train and want to keep on with the coverup?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 09:20 AM (oUxZc)

486 She would have been the perfect running mate
Posted by: Jonah at July 05, 2024 08

Back in my advertising days I had a lovely lady friend who ran the image consulting department at Saatchi & Saatchi. She would have taken one look at Noem's hairdo and said, "she's a girl, not a stable, mature woman."

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 05, 2024 09:20 AM (NG3Oe)

487 Why not Newt for VP? He is the smartest guy in the room, He likely has no other great ambitions, other than helping conservatives. A Newt versus Kamala debate would be an immediate TKO as soon as they picked the date and time.
Posted by: Quint

And he could snuggle with Pelosi on the couch afterwards. And maybe...a little more. 😉

Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 05, 2024 09:20 AM (JCZqz)

488 If absolutely nothing else, Trump's VP needs to be much younger, mid 50s at most.

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:21 AM (fwDg9)

489 Has Lee Zeldin seen the bridge?

Posted by: dantesed at July 05, 2024 09:21 AM (Oy/m2)

490 As VP I do like Vance. He’s got a US Grant look who I always believe was an underrated President.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 05, 2024 09:17 AM (xSFOx)
******
I love Vance, but good Republican senators are hard to find and I don't trust Ohioans to elect a Republican let alone a good Republican since Sherrod Brown is the Democrat incumbent leading in the polls.

Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 09:21 AM (NpAcC)

491 Remember Paul McCartney bitching about taxes over there in the 70's and 90's. Many of the wealthy will move to avoid the 90% capital gain taxes.
Posted by: Jonah

This is about us, isn't it.

Bono & The Edge

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 05, 2024 09:21 AM (FxH7T)

492 310 299 I wish the use of furlongs and leagues was more common in our society.

I can think of a score of reasons not to.

Posted by: It's gross at July 05, 2024 08:27 AM (dg+HA)
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You would have us in chains?

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #07 at July 05, 2024 09:21 AM (qfLjt)

493 A doctor friend believes that Trump has also been suffering from mini-strokes and doubts that Trump will even make it to election day without a major health event.

Posted by: Intercepted Daily Kos Transmissions
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His backswing is noticeably shorter.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (Dm8we)

494 Jim Harbaugh for VP.

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (v6JzV)

495 That darned pretty privilege!
Posted by: Piper
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Attractiveness matters for both males and females and in addition, height for men make a difference.

There is probably a psychological reason why people perceived as ugly by society often embrace radical politics to change the order of things.

Short man syndrome is also a thing.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (/0X3E)

496 484 How about Trump going way out of the box and picking Elon Musk for VP? Two rich guys for the little guy as a motto…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Besides not being eligible (he's not a native born US citizen), the guys a loose-cannon conman, and doesn't shore up Trump's major weakness with normie independent voters- that being TRUMP is an unstable, reckless loose cannon.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 05, 2024 09:23 AM (JCZqz)

497 And, of course, the paradox of bad government is that it denies people prosperity and individual fulfillment unless they are in government - but this creates a broad swathe of frustrated people with idle hands and time, who form mass movements and topple the government.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 05, 2024 09:23 AM (0FoWg)

498 Elon was born in South Africa and is ineligible.

Barely an inconvenience. Fix up some Hawaiian birth certificates and we're good to go.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 09:23 AM (6gW4D)

499 Low energy Jeb! Would at least be awake from 11 to 4 and not hitch to governors about needing an 8 oclock bedtime.

Posted by: Auspex at July 05, 2024 09:23 AM (j4U/Z)

500 There is probably a psychological reason why people perceived as ugly by society often embrace radical politics to change the order of things.

Short man syndrome is also a thing.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (/0X3E)

Mon dieu!

Posted by: Napoleon at July 05, 2024 09:24 AM (6gW4D)

501 Newt was a brilliant revolutionary in his time in destroying an ancien regime but he was incapable of building much of a movement himself because ego and personality.

Newt could have made a serious run for the nomination in 2012 after South Carolina. But he abandoned everything he did right to win SC, because (as I saw it) suddenly presumed he was the great statesman to save the party and the country.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 05, 2024 09:24 AM (NG3Oe)

502 Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Posted by: rickb223
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I think any sane person with a family would prefer being governor of Arkansas than living in the hideous world of DC national politics. I see her more likely to run for Senate as Boozman is getting a bit old.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:24 AM (/0X3E)

503 If Trump is in Rickkers, wouldn't that be NY residence.

Posted by: From about That Time at July 05, 2024 09:25 AM (4780s)

504 Trump turned me into a newt!

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 09:25 AM (evvc2)

505 I feel sorry for our British cousins today. Their "conservative" party, like ours, had power for many years...and squandered it, because the party leaders were really just more moderate Leftists, just like OUR Republican leaders.

Now, the Left is going to fuck them good and hard. Hopefully it's short, painful, and the conservatives reform and regroup quickly.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 05, 2024 09:25 AM (JCZqz)

506 495 There is probably a psychological reason why people perceived as ugly by society often embrace radical politics to change the order of things.

Short man syndrome is also a thing.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (/0X3E)

It's called "Bioleninism".

The freaks, the ugly, and the undesirables are used as the disposable vanguard of the Revolution.

Posted by: XTC at July 05, 2024 09:25 AM (UnA8+)

507 There is probably a psychological reason why people perceived as ugly by society often embrace radical politics to change the order of things.

Short man syndrome is also a thing.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (/0X3E)

Mon dieu!
Posted by: Napoleon

I crapped my pants!

Posted by: Jerry Nadler at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (qZEuM)

508 Commander Riker's island.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (evvc2)

509
I love Vance, but good Republican senators are hard to find and I don't trust Ohioans to elect a Republican let alone a good Republican since Sherrod Brown is the Democrat incumbent leading in the polls.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 05, 2024 09:21 AM (NpAcC)

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Unfortunately I have to agree.

My second pick would be Duncan Hunter Jr., but the Dems took him out on faked up corruption charges.

My third pick may be Maria Bartiromo. It’s stupid I know but I have little doubt about her MAGA bonifides and heads would explode among the left.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (xSFOx)

510 Jimmy Carter in 2024, more coherent than Biden !

Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (2i9gl)

511 Jim Harbaugh for VP.
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (v6JzV)

We’d lose Ohio… that Buckeye-Wolverine rivalry is intense!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (2BAti)

512 Trump should go with Hunter as veep.

He's done a pretty good job running the country and it will shore up the crack addict whoremonger influence peddler voting block.

Posted by: Mr. Ray at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (AVyeO)

513 508 Commander Riker's island.
Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at July 05, 2024 09:26 AM (evvc2)

Another one of his "very special" holodeck programs?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at July 05, 2024 09:27 AM (T+Iwg)

514 Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Posted by: rickb223

Interesting. I'd consider Byron Donaldson as well.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 05, 2024 09:27 AM (YRsIm)

515 There is probably a psychological reason why people perceived as ugly by society often embrace radical politics to change the order of things.

Short man syndrome is also a thing.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (/0X3E)

Sacre bleu!

Posted by: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at July 05, 2024 09:27 AM (6gW4D)

516 Newt could have made a serious run for the nomination in 2012 after South Carolina. But he abandoned everything he did right to win SC, because (as I saw it) suddenly presumed he was the great statesman to save the party and the country.
Posted by: Ordinary American
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Very possibly but due to campaign finances and a constrained primary schedule, Newt was a long shot anyway due to the GOP preferring stability of a status quo Romney than someone who might express unapproved policy proposals not favored by the donors.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:27 AM (/0X3E)

517 AoSHQ! Now, where else on the interwebbie thingy can you find amazing and useful and relevant facts like that?? Nowhere else, I says!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 05, 2024 09:02 AM (6gW4D)

The slogan for the store is:

The Alphabet starts at D

Posted by: blaster at July 05, 2024 09:28 AM (cvZX6)

518 As VP pick I'd like to see a man with the delivery and worldview of Gunny Hartman.

Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 09:28 AM (WXNFJ)

519 In a high school psychology class many many years ago my glib answer to the teachers question about gang violence was, "Arm both sides."

I see both sides need some range time to improve their aim.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at July 05, 2024 09:15 AM (RKVpM)

And give them a 15 minute rule like Nascar. They can go to the pits for 15 minutes to work and then must leave race. Add 15 minutes to every gang 911 call.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 09:28 AM (ENQN6)

520 As we are almost outta here
Seems to me the so called conservative party in England is worse than our RINO party

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:28 AM (fwDg9)

521 Post 432

Actually, the mayor of Oakland is slimmer and more attractive than domatrix lady.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 05, 2024 09:29 AM (oUxZc)

522 There is probably a psychological reason why people perceived as ugly by society often embrace radical politics to change the order of things.

Short man syndrome is also a thing.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:22 AM (/0X3E)

Sacre bleu!
Posted by: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Boo!

Posted by: Rosa DeLauro at July 05, 2024 09:29 AM (qZEuM)

523 Trump should go with Hunter as veep.

Good idea. He's the smartest guy I know!

Posted by: Joe Biden at July 05, 2024 09:29 AM (JCZqz)

524 Boo!
Posted by: Rosa DeLauro at July 05, 2024 09:29 AM (qZEuM)

Gah!! Zoot alors!! I no paint this.

Posted by: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at July 05, 2024 09:30 AM (6gW4D)

525 312 Yeah, which sounds better and is more relatable-36-24-36, or 90-60-90? C'mon folks!

Posted by: Inchworms, Or 2.54 CMWorms at July 05, 2024 08:28 AM (V5BDR)
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Really depends where you are living.
I never really thought about such measurements since I would let my eyes guide me. Then The Shadows released an instrumental "36-24-36" and I was enlightened.
https://youtu.be/ERe1s_da1LI

Posted by: Ciampino - Fri Update #08 at July 05, 2024 09:30 AM (qfLjt)

526 ART CRITICS UPSTAIRS WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 09:31 AM (fwDg9)

527 It's called "Bioleninism".

The freaks, the ugly, and the undesirables are used as the disposable vanguard of the Revolution.
Posted by: XTC
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You see some of that in every form of human institutions. Deformities in leaders like Richard II were viewed as punishment. See the same harshness in society on age, weight, etc. which is all probably derivative from genetic breeding strategy.

Easy enough for superficial people to make superficial judgments.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:31 AM (/0X3E)

528 I think this song encompasses the way I felt on that July fourth of 1976. I was six and my world blew up 3 times in 3 years. Summer of 75 my Grandpa succumbed to lung cancer. Summer of 76 we left Michigan and summer of 77 my, until recently, unknown brother was born and we moved again. Almost lost my dad at that point.

https://tinyurl.com/mu7ant4u

Youboob link.

Posted by: Reforger at July 05, 2024 09:31 AM (xcIvR)

529 There's still a lot of talk on X about Carson as VP.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 05, 2024 09:31 AM (xjTDL)

530 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at July 05, 2024 09:31 AM (v6JzV)

531 Trump's VP should be someone with zero affiliation with anything political. Perhaps some old geezer with only 4-5 years to live and no fucks to be given.

Put that guy in charge of cleaning house.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 05, 2024 09:32 AM (Q4IgG)

532 518 As VP pick I'd like to see a man with the delivery and worldview of Gunny Hartman.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 05, 2024 09:28 AM (WXNFJ)

Any man who isn't like Gunny Hartman is no man at all.

Posted by: XTC at July 05, 2024 09:33 AM (UnA8+)

533 Forget "Plan B" of Replacing Biden
Instead Consider Plan C
Let Biden Run With Barack Obama For VP
Yes, It's Constitutional, Say Many Experts
Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf

22
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

Posted by: rhennigantx at July 05, 2024 09:33 AM (ENQN6)

534 502 Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Posted by: rickb223
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I think any sane person with a family would prefer being governor of Arkansas than living in the hideous world of DC national politics. I see her more likely to run for Senate as Boozman is getting a bit old.
Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:24 AM (/0X3E)

Senate would be a good move for her. I'd have to research SHS politics and policies more, but I'm intrigued at the idea. She strikes me as very intelligent and certainly well spoken. Not one to suffer fools (WH Press Corps). I admire her for the strong woman she is.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 05, 2024 09:34 AM (N39Ws)

535 520 As we are almost outta here
Seems to me the so called conservative party in England is worse than our RINO party
Posted by: Skip

Since Thatcher, the Tory party was all in on EU and Globalism. Brexit came as a nasty shock to the Tories and BoJo made it worse with his ridiculous Covid mandates while personally partying it up in a vulgar fashion. Then you have the idiotic Net Zero conception of green power that is strip mining British wealth in society and massive legal and illegal immigration with no assimilation. Good riddance as all of that can be obtained by simply voting Labor.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:34 AM (/0X3E)

536 535
...and BoJo made it worse with his ridiculous Covid mandates while personally partying it up in a vulgar fashion.

COVID opened many eyes. Not enough, but many.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 05, 2024 09:35 AM (N39Ws)

537 >>Jim Harbaugh for VP.

Great, a cheater. Beat the Dems at their own game.

Posted by: Hillary at July 05, 2024 09:37 AM (Y1sOo)

538
COVID opened many eyes. Not enough, but many.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed
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The ugly is still coming out on Covid and the vaxx. England is simply further along the curve than we are due to centralized stats on untimely deaths.

Posted by: whig at July 05, 2024 09:37 AM (/0X3E)

539 529 There's still a lot of talk on X about Carson as VP.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 05, 2024 09:31 AM (xjTDL)

Good. The most sensible choice.

Posted by: Ordinary American at July 05, 2024 09:39 AM (NG3Oe)

540 Vance. He’s got a US Grant look who I always believe was ~~an underrated President~~ another good-for-nothin hillbilly from central Ahia with a serious drinking problem.

Hey, I'm already voting for him. No reason to talk after the sale.

Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at July 05, 2024 09:40 AM (zdLoL)

541
“Space Force adds Stoke Space and Blue Origin to its list of smallsat launch companies”

I have much more confidence in Stoke Space actually placing a sat into orbit. Their engine design that also becomes part of the heat shield for reentry has potential to improve the efficiency of launches by making the entire second stage reusable. Even SpaceX isn’t there yet.

Those little hops that Blue Origin takes with rich tourists should not count as “launches”
They are more concerned about using law fare to attempt to limit launches by companies that are actually getting the work done.

Posted by: PMRich at July 05, 2024 09:41 AM (eh5ud)

542 Jim Harbaugh for VP.

We’d lose Ohio

Harbaugh was born in Ohio. The "other" Ohio.

Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at July 05, 2024 09:44 AM (zdLoL)

543 can someone explain how to avoid the VP-from-Florida problem? The electors cannot vote for two people from Their own state, so picking DeSantis or Rubio would seem to mean surrendering Florida's EVs, which is obviously a non-starter.

When I see this brought up, someone usually says "they'll find a way around that." What would that way be? Having Trump reclaim NY residency? Wouldn't that just open the door to more legal challenges?

Genuinely don't know the answer to this.

Posted by: Henry O. at July 05, 2024 10:03 AM (Wnkzy)

544 531 Trump's VP should be someone with zero affiliation with anything political. Perhaps some old geezer with only 4-5 years to live and no fucks to be given.

Put that guy in charge of cleaning house.

A great ideal!

Posted by: Admiral Stockdale at July 05, 2024 10:13 AM (Wnkzy)

545 Thanks, J.J. 🙏 Good morning, all.

The 1960s and 1970s were chaotic & violent, i.e., the Entebbe raid on our Independence Day. The Munich 1972 Olympic Game when 8 Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic Village & killed 2 members of the Israeli team & took 9 others as hostages. In the rescue attempt, the hostages, 5 captors, and West German policeman were killed and then Olympics took a day off to mourn. The assassinations of John F. Kennedy (1963), Malcolm X (1965), Martin Luther King Jr. (196

and Robert Kennedy (196

. The Civil Rights and Anti-War Movements of the '60s. And, we yet we celebrated a good & promising Bicentennial for our nation.

"And two years from now The American revolution will be 250 years in the past. How will it be celebrated, or the question is in fact will it even be celebrated?"

It will! See American 250 org, a National celebration years in the making, and its National Programming ‘playbook’ for America’s 250th just rolled out July 3, 2024.

And, on June 12, 2024, the New “Ambassador Circle” - "a Bipartisan Coalition of Elected Officials, Writers, Musicians, and Business Leaders for Semiquincentennial" was

Cont'd

Posted by: L - If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at July 05, 2024 10:26 AM (NFX2v)

546 533 Forget "Plan B" of Replacing Biden
Instead Consider Plan C
Let Biden Run With Barack Obama For VP
Yes, It's Constitutional, Say Many Experts
Public Interest Law Professor John Banzhaf

22
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.

last sentence of 12th amendment:

But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

Posted by: Admiral Stockdale at July 05, 2024 10:26 AM (Wnkzy)

547 unveiled. Joining America250's Ambassador Circle to help represent & amplify the efforts of America250 over the next two years are:
Governor Ed Rendell, Former Governor, Philadelphia, PA
Senator Cory Gardner, Former U.S. Senator, Yuma, CO
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Author and Historian, Boston, MA
Willie Brown, Former Mayor, San Francisco, CA
Gloria Estefan, Singer, Miami, FL
Lance Bass, Pop Icon, Laurel, MS
Darla Moore, Businesswoman, Charleston, SC
Mary Smith, President of the American Bar Association, Enrolled Member of Cherokee Nation, Chicago, IL
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CNN, The same Joe Biden suddenly looks different,
Analysis by John Harwood, Aug. 14, 2022

(In part) "Joe Biden is no more or less capable a president than he was two months ago. His staff is no more or less competent.

But suddenly, images of Biden as a feeble septuagenarian atop a mismanaged White House have given way to those of an experienced leader, smiling behind aviator sunglasses, whose battle-tested team has delivered on a range of national priorities. A winning streak does that for you."

Recycled theater for YEARS. "Voters aren't electing a president, they're choosing a presidency!" they WILL say.
--
Standing w/Israel

Posted by: L - If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at July 05, 2024 10:26 AM (NFX2v)

548 It will! See American 250 org, a National celebration years in the making, and its National Programming ‘playbook’ for America’s 250th just rolled out July 3, 2024.

I'm more interested in how it will be spelled:

"Semiquincentennial", "Sestercenteniall" or do we make the jump to "Quartermillenial" ?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at July 05, 2024 11:33 AM (rHxhM)

549 44 40 As of now , think I want to see China-Joe Shitpants interview with Stuffy tonight
Posted by: Skip at July 05, 2024 06:54 AM (fwDg9)

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The man is sharp as a tack!

Posted by: Joe Scarborough at July 05, 2024 06:56 AM (hY4dx)

Which end?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 05, 2024 12:26 PM (ynpvh)

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