1/. Jonathan Chait on Trump's impeachment defense, or rather lack of it....
Those aren’t Hillary Clinton flags. Photo: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Donald Trump’s second impeachment defense, having few promising options, has focused on the theme of whataboutism: Democrats have frequently used the word “fight” in their speeches; also there was violence at rallies this summer. “I mean, you have a summer where people all over the country were doing similar kinds of things,” said Senator Roy Blunt. “I don’t know what the other side will show from Seattle and Portland and other places.”
2/. Last week's SNL cold open was a faux pre-game Super Bowl show, and if you watched the real thing last Sunday you can see they
nailed it....a little spotty, but some good zingers....
3/. Long but fascinating analysis on how the anti-vax movement and QAnon have basically fused together. Both movements are based
in outrageously stupid conspiracy theories, so it was a natural fit even though anti-vaxers are normally left wingnuts....
Interesting article....
On Christmas Eve, Steven Brandenburg, a Milwaukee-area pharmacist, attempted to destroy more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine, because, he admitted, he feared the Moderna drug would “alter the recipient’s DNA.” Described in law-enforcement documents as a “conspiracy theorist,” Brandenburg, 46, had reportedly warned his wife that “the world is crashing down around us” and that “the government is planning cyberattacks and plans to shut down the power grid,” according to divorce-court documents.
4/. One of the amusing Super Bowl ads was for Fiverr, featuring Four Seasons Landscaping [Rudy's press conference backdrop].
This is the one minute version [much better].....you only saw the 30 second ad....
5/. The author of this story attended an Amway meeting in the 90's, and sees eerie parallels to Trumpism.
Most interesting....and BTW Amway was the basis for the [Betsy] DeVos billions....
Historians will be pondering for years, how did the phenomenon of Donald Trump happen in the United States. Many will look to the end of the actual years of Trump, and at the most extreme elements of his following, and say it was all based on racism. Others will look at the incongruity of the support evangelicals gave to a man who openly bragged about physically dominating women he wanted to be intimate with — whether they wanted it or not. https://medium.com/politically-speaking/at-an-amway-meeting-in-1990-i-met-the-future-of-trumpism-72d1cb230ef1
6/. Jeff Bezos stepping down? Get real....
7/. Because he was such a blatant toady to Trump, looking at him with those loving eyes it's hard to feel sorry for Mike Pence, but as this
story shows his political career and professional life has been ruined by Trump.....
Good story from the Guardian....
A
fter Donald Trump had exhausted all of his claims of voter fraud and could contrive no more conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, and after his revolving menagerie of legal mouthpieces had all of their motions tossed out of every venue up to the supreme court, and after his reliable enabler, Attorney General William Barr, informed him his accusations were false and he had reached the end of the line, and resigned, Trump came as a last resort to rest his slipping hold on power on his most unwavering defender and ceaseless flatterer, who had never let him down: his vice-president, Mike Pence.
8/. SNL's Weekend Update with two guests that typify what a lot of people hate liberals for....."cancel culture"....
It's amusing, but painful too.
Bill Maher would HATE/LOVE this skit!
9/. Conservative health policies are shortening your life and making you unhealthier.
IN 2013, a research team comprised of some of the nation’s top epidemiologists and demographers compared the health of Americans with the health of people in other high-income nations. They summarized their findings in the report’s title: “U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health.”
Compared to 16 other nations, the U.S. ranked dead last in life expectancy for males and second-to-last for females. Beyond that, the nation ranked at or near the bottom in nine broad areas, including injuries and homicides, drug-related deaths, heart disease, and diabetes.
10/. A young lady does sand art.....fascinating....
11/. Trump knowingly tried to have Mike Pence murdered.....don't believe it? Read this article....
Pence on January 6. Photo: Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images
New information about the January 6 mob attack on the Capitol reveals that former president Donald Trump sent a tweet admonishing Mike Pence for lacking the “courage” to try to overturn the election a few minutes after he learned his vice-president was in physical danger from a mob he instigated.
12/. Tom Tomorrow.....
13/. Now THIS is a police chase.....wow....
14/. Just as everyone with a brain predicted, Brexit is a disaster.....good story from the Times....
LONDON — As the new year made Brexit a reality, Tony Hale encountered the pitfalls of Europe’s redrawn geography. Specifically, he confronted the need to extricate 53 tons of rotting pork products from administrative purgatory at a port in the Netherlands.
15/. Love this Super Bowl ad for the new Cadillac Lyriq [I want one!], with Timothee Chalamet and Winona Ryder....
16/. Fox News, facing competition from Newsmax and One America Network [OAN] is lurching to the right
to try to win back the QAnon Trumpies.....not good news....
For two decades, Fox News has reigned supreme as America’s number one cable news channel. Until January, that is, when the network dropped to a once unthinkable third place in the ratings.
The response from Fox News has not been a period of sombre self-reflection. Instead, the network seems to have made a chaotic lunge towards the right wing in recent weeks as hosts have dabbled in conspiracy theories and aggressively attacked the Joe Biden administration.
17/. History teaching under Republicans....
18/. Maureen Dowd with an excellent column about how Trump has always been cruel, but in 2016
he got a real mob to use.....
WASHINGTON — Every scene in “Lawrence of Arabia” is perfect, but there’s one I find especially haunting.
Peter O’Toole’s Lawrence returns to Cairo after successfully leading the Arabs in battle against the Ottoman Empire and tells a military superior that he does not want to go back. Slumping in his Bedouin robes, looking pained, he recalls that he executed an Arab with his pistol.
19/. From Daily Kos, a story titled "My Letter To Rick Scott", with a picture you just can't unsee.....it's so bad I'm not showing it.....
You've been warned!
20/. Carl Hiaasen with an amusing look at Marjorie Taylor Greene and her Jewish lasers....
Rejected first draft of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s closed-door apology to the House Republican conference last week).
Fellow Republicans, where do I start?
To my colleagues from California, I’m sorry for saying that one of your devastating wildfires was caused by Jewish laser beams fired from outer space. It was premature for me to post that theory on Facebook because there’s no conclusive proof that those particular laser beams are controlled exclusively by Jews.
21/. Rolling Stone lists the 20 best movies of 2020....BTW "Nomadland" [picture below] is on Hulu....
22/. The new porn channel for millennials - Zillow.....a funny two SNL minutes....
23/. Huffpo with Netflix's best movies...
Today's video - there are some advantages to living in Florida.....a collection of amusing winter fails
from the snowy bits.....nice music too....
Today's senior joke
An older lady decided to give herself a big treat for her 70th birthday by staying overnight in a really nice hotel.
When she checked out the next morning, the desk clerk handed her a bill for $250.00.
She demanded to know why the charge was so high.
"I agree it's a nice hotel, but the rooms aren't worth $250.00 for just an overnight stay!
I didn't even have breakfast."
The clerk told her that $250.00 is the 'standard rate', and breakfast had been included had she wanted it.
She insisted on speaking to the Manager.
The Manager appeared and, forewarned by the desk clerk, announced:
"This hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference centre which are available for use."
"But I didn't use them," she said.
''Well, they are here, and you could have," explained the Manager.
He went on to explain that she could also have seen one of the in-hotel shows for which they were so famous.
"We have the best entertainers from the world over performing here," the Manager said.
"But I didn't go to any of those shows," she said.
"Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replied.
No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, she replied, "But I didn't use it!" and the Manager countered with his standard response.
After several minutes’ discussion, and with the Manager still unmoved, she decided to pay, wrote a check and gave it to him.
The Manager was surprised when he looked at the check. "But madam, this check is for $50.00."
"That's correct I charged you $200.00 for sleeping with me," she replied.
"But I didn't!" exclaimed the very surprised Manager.
"Well, too bad, I was here, and you could have."
Don't mess with Senior Citizens
Todays sexist joke
*A bakery owner hires a young female shop assistant who liked to wear very
short skirts and thong panties.
One day a young man enters the store,
glances at the shop assistant and at the loaves of bread behind the
counter. Noticing her short skirt and the location of the raisin bread, he
has a brilliant idea.
"I'd like some raisin bread please," the man says.
The shop assistant nods and climbs up a ladder to reach the raisin bread
located on the very top shelf.
The man standing almost directly beneath her
is provided with an excellent view, just as he thought.
When she descends the ladder, he decides that he had better get two loaves.
As the shop assistant retrieves the second loaf of bread, one of the other male
customers notices what's going on and requests his own loaf of raisin
bread.
After many trips she is tired and irritated and begins to wonder,
"Why the unusual interest in the raisin bread?"
Atop the ladder one more time, she looks down and glares at the men standing below.
Then, she notices an elderly man standing amongst the crowd.
Thinking that she can save herself another trip, she yells at the elderly man, "Is it raisin for
you too?"
"No," he stammers, "But it's quiverin' a little."*
Today's TV sports reporter jokes
1. Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator –
'This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.'
2. New Zealand Rugby Commentator –
'Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.'
3. Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator –
'And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria .. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!'
4. Harry Carpenter at the Oxford-Cambridge boat race 1977 –
'Ah, isn't that nice.. The wife of the Cambridge President is kissing the Cox of the Oxford crew..'
5. US PGA Commentator –
'One of the reasons Arnie (Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them ......... Oh my god !! What have I just said??'
6. Carenza Lewis about finding food in the Middle Ages on 'Time Team Live' said:
'You'd eat beaver if you could get it.'
7. A female news anchor who, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked,
'So Bob, where's that eight inches you promised me last night?'
Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too, because they were laughing so hard!
8. Steve Ryder covering the US Masters:
'Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday.'
9. Clair Frisby talking about a jumbo hot dog on Look North said:
'There's nothing like a big hot sausage inside you on a cold night like this. '
10 Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports:
'Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis's misses every chance he gets.'
11. Michael Buerk on watching Philippa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked:
'They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts.'
12. Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open:
'Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself.'
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