On the left and among Democrats, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning
Roe v. Wade on Friday was an earthshaking event. It prompted demonstrations
across the country, a torrent of outrage and despair on social media, and big
political speeches — including President Biden and other Democrats saying that
“Roe is on the ballot” in this fall’s midterm elections.
They’re gonna take away your guns!
They’re gonna turn your kids into homosexuals, even worse they might end up being trans!
These are the tropes the right runs on again and again. Tiny issues, usually social issues, that
they blow up to obscure the real issues, which are often to the detriment of their constituents,
to win elections. AND IT WORKS!
I was having dinner with John Glenn… You remember, he was a senator in addition to being an
astronaut. And, he was from Ohio. Which used to be blue. And he’s telling me how the right
weaponized social issues to win. But he was already out of office, approaching ninety…
Everybody knows the truth, but no one wants to say it on the left.
IT’S ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT!
At yesterday’s hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th
Attack on the U.S. Capitol, we heard overwhelming proof that former president Trump
and his congressional supporters tried to overturn the will of the voters in the 2020
presidential election and steal control of our country to keep a minority in power.
Today, thanks to three justices nominated by Trump, the Supreme Court stripped a
constitutional right from the American people, a right we have enjoyed for almost
50 years, a right that is considered a fundamental human right in most liberal
democracies, and a right they indicated they would protect because it was settled law.
As the January 6 hearings restarted today after the long weekend, I was thinking about the weird, psychotic fear that has overtaken millions of Americans. I include in those millions people who are near and dear to me, friends I have known for years who now seem to speak a different language, a kind of Fox-infused, Gish Galloping, “what-about” patois that makes no sense even if you slow it down or add punctuation.
Of all the futuristic promises that were made at the end of the 20th century, mobile digital payments is one of the handful that our society has delivered. Whenever you have to pay for something, there is a very good chance you can do it with your card, phone, or even watch. During the first decades of the 21st century, cash has gone
from the primary American form of payment to third place. Debit cards jogged past
in 2018, and credit cards followed in the first pandemic year, 2020.
Stay home.
When you get the clarion call to go to some destination to wield signs and slogans in support of your mission I hope it makes you feel good, because it has no effect on the cause whatsoever.
Mass protests in America are all based on those that took place during the Vietnam era.
But the Vietnam era was different. Not only was there no streaming TV, there was no basic cable, no cable news, CNN didn’t arrive until 1980, and there was no Fox, never mind the CW. We only had three television networks and we all watched ’em. Hit TV shows had ratings akin to the Super Bowl, every week. There was not a soul who had not seen “Laugh-In” on Monday night, and you had to tune in Monday night or it was gone forever. Oh, there might be a summer rerun, but there was no On Demand, never mind videotapes or DVDs.
As for the news?
If you, like me, dutifully watched all of Westworld’s third season (and even perhaps, like me,
did a whole dang podcast about it) and yet have pretty much no recollection of what happened during its muddled run of episodes, I highly suggest watching some sort of video recap ahead o
f the season-four premiere (HBO, June 26). Otherwise, you will be utterly at sea; Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s knotty sci-fi thriller allows little time for catchup and rehash.
Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 and
heading towards 70!
01. Kidnappers are not very interested in
you.
02. In a hostage situation you are likely to
be released first.
03. No one expects you to run -- anywhere.
04. People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake
you?"
05. People no longer view you as a
hypochondriac.
06. There is nothing left to learn the hard
way.
07. Things you buy now won't wear out.
08. You can eat supper at 5 PM.
09. You can live without sex but not your
glasses.
10. You get into heated arguments about
pension plans.
11. You no longer think of speed limits as
a challenge.
12. You quit trying to hold your stomach
in no matter who walks into the room.
13. You sing along with elevator music.
14. Your eyes won't get much worse.
15. Your investment in health insurance
is finally beginning to pay off.
16. Your joints are more accurate
meteorologists than the national weather
service.
17.Your secrets are safe with your friends
because they can't remember them either.
18. Your supply of brain cells is finally
down to manageable size!!!!
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher and a Rabbi all served as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University at Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard, a real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experiences.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first.
'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism.
Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.'
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip.
In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he exclaimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we Baptists don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me.
So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus. Hallelujah!
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape.
The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start."
Today's philosophical jokes
Q. What's a mixed feeling?
A. When you see your Mother-In-Law backing off a cliff in your new car.
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Q. What's the height of conceit?
A. Having an orgasm and calling out your own name.
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Q. What's the definition of 'Macho'?
A. Jogging home from your vasectomy.
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A. A guy will actually search for a golf ball
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Q. Do you know how New Zealanders practice safe sex?
A. They spray paint X's on the back of the sheep that kick!
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Q.Why is divorce so expensive?
A. Because it's worth it!
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Q. What is a Yankee?
A. The same as a quickie, but a Guy can do it alone.
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Q. What do Tupperware and a Walrus have in common?
A. They both like a tight seal.
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Q. What do a Christmas tree and a Priest have in common?
A. Their balls are just for decoration.
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Q. How do you find a Blind Man in a nudist colony?
A. It's not hard.
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Q: What's the difference between a Girlfriend and a Wife?
A: 45 pounds.
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Q: What's the difference between a Boyfriend and a Husband?
A: 45 minutes.
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Q: Why do men find it difficult to make eye contact?
A: Breasts don't have eyes.
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Q. Why do women rub their eyes when they get up in the morning?
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He's played golf every day since his retirement 25 years ago. One
day he arrives home looking downcast.
has got so bad. Once I've hit the ball, I can't see where it went."
His wife sympathizes. As they sit down, she has a suggestion: "Why
don't you take my brother with you, and give it one more try."
"That's no good," sighs Arthur. "Your brother is a hundred and
three. He can't help."
"He may be a hundred and three," says the wife, "but his eyesight
is perfect."
So the next day, Arthur heads off to the golf course with his
brother-in-law. He tees up, takes an almighty swing, and squints down the
fairway.
He turns to the brother-in-law. "Did you see the ball?"
"Where did it go?" asks Arthur.
"Can't remember."
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