1/ Frank Rich tries to make sense of the VP debate.....
Mike Pence didn’t have any good answers on the pandemic. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Most weeks, New York Magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich speaks with contributor Alex Carp about the biggest stories in politics and culture. Today, last night’s vice-presidential debate.
The obfuscation around the severity of Donald Trump’s illness since he contracted COVID-19 has brought renewed attention to Mike Pence. What did Wednesday night’s debate show us about both Pence and Kamala Harris, and how will the debate, and Trump’s refusal this morning to take part in the next one, affect the campaign?
2/. So true....
3/. Andrew Sullivan is dreaming of a landslide.....oh please, oh please be true.....
As so often these days, it’s the Onion FTW: “Trump Attempts To Pivot Narrative Away From Coronavirus Controversy By Molesting Child of Fallen Soldier.” And yet that headline barely exaggerates how wildly the Trump train has gone off the rails in these last weeks of this campaign. We’ve been watching in real time as a seriously sick and unstable president has ambushed and wrecked the first debate, presided over a super-spreader viral event at the White House itself, ranted on Twitter in ALL CAPS, while hopped up on steroids, called on his attorney general to arrest his political opponents, announced a “cure” (why the fuck not?), walked away from a desperately needed stimulus, canceled the next debate, and encouraged the country to let the coronavirus rip some more.
4/. "Covita"....a painful but most amusing ad from the Lincoln Project....wonderful voice!
5/. Unless Joe does this, his Presidency could be toast....
The looming threat. Photo: Mark Reinstein/Getty Images
Republicans assert as a matter of course that, should Democrats win full control of government, they will eliminate the legislative filibuster and grant statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico. Joe Biden has been much more circumspect, professing his hope that Senate Republicans will have a change of heart and negotiate in good faith to pass important elements of his program.
6/. Love this one......it might even be real!
7/. Pete Buttigieg on how to answer a hostile question on Fox....look at the hosts' faces at the end.....2 wonderful minutes....
8/. An interesting story about what the next 15 years might look like....we report, you decide.....
9/. The denier in chief....
10/. This is really interesting - what the Democrats should be asking Amy Coney Barrett.....
If Democrats do attend the hearings, they should not focus on Barrett's views on any future cases. She'll just dodge those questions anyway. They're hypothetical. She should dodge them. Don't even mention her religion.
Instead, Democrats should focus on the past four years of the Trump administration. This has been the most corrupt administration in American history. No need for hypotheticals. The questions are all right there.
11/. The debate highlights....from SNL...Jim Carrey as Biden, Alec Baldwin as Trump....very good indeed....12 minutes....
12/. Obama always has a wonderful smile.....
Chris Rock opened SNL with this monologue....pretty good, 7 minutes.....
13/. "Profiles In Courage" from Tom the Dancing Bug....
14/. A "holy s#it" story from the Times - rural Russia is being ruined by an invasive giant hogweed.....
BALASHIKHA, Russia — Take any of the many highways out of the Russian capital and you can dissect the country’s strata like rings on a tree. Sentinel apartment towers replace the bustling illuminated center, then the belt of auto dealerships and box stores drifts by. Gradually, the landscape becomes sparse, with villages and towns sporadically punctuating the stretch of meadows and forests for thousands of miles in every direction.
15/. If anyone knows where I can get one of these yard signs let me know.....even The Google
can't find them.....
16/. Elderly and homeless....a problem about to explode....
Excellent reporting from the Times Magazine....
Miles Oliver’s troubles began in April, when he had to choose between making his monthly car payment and paying his rent. He chose the car, based on a logical calculation: Without a car, he couldn’t drive to work, meaning no money for rent regardless.
17/. Tom Tomorrow in a wicked mood.....
18/. Jane Mayer in the New Yorker with the secret history of why Kimberly Guilfoyle really left Fox News....
As President Donald Trump heads into the 2020 elections, he faces a daunting gender gap: according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, he trailsJoe Biden by thirty percentage points among female voters. As part of his campaign, Trump has been doing all he can to showcase female stars in the Republican Party, from nominating Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court to naming Kimberly Guilfoyle, the former Fox News host and legal analyst, his campaign’s finance chair. https://www.newyorker.
19/. The SNL Weekend Update lads on Trump's Covid issue.....funny, four minutes....
20/. John Oliver is one of our best comedic reporters, and here he focuses on how Republicans are going to try to steal or nullify your vote....
A relevant and current issue.....19 minutes...
John Oliver urged Americans to come up with a concrete voting plan after breaking down the ways President Donald Trump and other Republicans are trying to suppress votes or undermine confidence in the results. The Last Week Tonight episode aired Sunday, October 4th.
21/. Will a sick Trump finally make the 40% of Americans in the cult see the light? Take a guess....
On Friday, Donald Trump was hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center near Washington after testing positive for the coronavirus and exhibiting symptoms. His wife Melania and other members of Trump’s inner circle have also tested positive for the coronavirus.This article first appeared in Salon.Given the consistent strategy of disinformation, contempt for the American people and outright lies that have come from the Trump White House, all reports about Trump’s health and the timeline for his infection must be viewed with suspicion.
22/. SNL did "Stunt Performers of America In Lockdown".....mildly amusing, 3 minutes....
23/. Yes there are still movies coming out this fall.....here's a list from Rolling Stone....
Remember back in January — a lifetime ago, we know — when we were looking at the moviegoing landscape of 2020 and smiling? It all looked bright and lovely, and we were so looking forward to seeing so many potentially great films in theaters, laughing and sobbing next our fellow audience members. And we knew that, come the fall, we’d have the usual prestigious fare coming out of the festival circuit courtesy of Venice, Telluride and Toronto. Some important movies, some self-important movies, and a lot of high-fiber goodness. But, you know, business as usual. Like we said, it was a lifetime ago.
24/. The best documentaries on Netflix....
Through its Watching newsletter, What to Watch page and many curated lists, The New York Times looks to guide readers through the chaotic world of streaming services and offer recommendations of the best films and TV shows to watch.
Today's mature jokes....
BEAUTY PARLOR - A place where women curl up and dye.
CHICKENS - The only animal you eat before they are born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE - A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.
DUST - Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST -Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.
HANDKERCHIEF - Cold Storage.
INFLATION - Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.
MOSQUITO - An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN -A grape with a sunburn.
SECRET - A story you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON - A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.
TOOTHACHE - The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW - One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.
YAWN - An honest opinion openly expressed.
WRINKLES - Something other people have....similar to my character lines.
OLD - I very quietly confided to my friend that I was having an Affair. She turned to me and asked, "Are you having it catered?". . . and that, my friend, is the definition of 'OLD'!!!
In youth, the days are short and the years are long. In old age, the years are short and days long.
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