1/. We start with Bob Lefsetz, because occasionally he just nails how we all feel.
He frequently gets the essence of an issue down on paper, and here he looks at our political situation, and he's very happy.
There's work ahead, and you never know what might come up but there's hope!
That’s how much people hated that Biden was the candidate.
James Carville, Ezra Klein and the “Washington Post” wanted a mini-primary, a vetting of the Democratic candidates. But the truth is literally one minute after being told by Biden that he was dropping out, Kamala called her all potential opponents and asked for their endorsement. Just that fast. Sewing up the nomination for herself. Got to give her credit for that, even though I was not of the belief she would be the best candidate, but now she is.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Trump’s victory was a fait accompli. I mean the man took a bullet! Now that’s in the rearview mirror and seemingly has no effect. We now live in internet time, which is very fast, laden with a zillion events, you may peak today, but tomorrow you may be history. In any vertical you must build to last, momentary success doesn’t yield long term success, where all the profits lie.
So now there is a huge surge of excitement for Kamala, to a degree I’ve never seen in my lifetime. It far eclipses the Eugene McCarthy surge of ’68. Then again, the enemy was Nixon, not the fall of democracy.
2/. Thom Hartmann with an amusing, but also pretty insightful posting - Trump has become Fat Elvis.....
I hear it frequently on my radio/TV program: Americans are baffled about what’s happened to Donald Trump. He used to seem so formidable, a very real threat to American democracy, the pal of dictators around the world. Now even Putin is dissing him, cutting the very prisoner deal with President Biden that Trump said a few weeks ago the Russian dictator would only do with him.
He’s gone, in the minds of many Americans, from being a danger to being merely weird. What happened?
The simple reality is that Trump has entered the Fat Elvis phase of his career. https://hartmannreport.com/p/trumps-political-downfall-the-fat-244?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=302288&post_id=147254255&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2cwgv&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
3/. A very funny Jon Stewart piece.....well worth the time....
4/. Excellent article on how Kamala's team is outsmarting Trump at every turn......a heartening story!
Afunny thing happened in the hours after the exit of Joe Biden from the US presidential race and the entrance of Kamala Harris in his place: a huge and genuine surge of excitement for a candidate who had previously failed to inspire. This wasn’t just expediency. In the 48 hours after Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, donations came in amounting to more than $100m and there was a reported 700% rise in voter registrations. It was overwhelming and igniting; the feeling that this was someone who could actually win.
5/. Wow.....wonderful ad!
6/. Republicans know they're losing, so they are cheating. A horrific story out of Georgia....
And Florida is next......have you checked your voter information?
Are you still eligible to vote by mail? Check it now....
Republicans in Georgia have been champions at pioneering new ways to disenfranchise Democratic voters. Their latest scam is breathtaking.
First, the background.
When Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp was Secretary of State — the state’s top elections official — and running against Stacey Abrams for Governor in 2018, Abrams’ organization had registered 53,000 people (70% African American) to vote. Kemp put those registrations on hold so they couldn’t vote in the 2018 election, which he won by 54,723 votes.
But that was just the beginning for Kemp. By the year prior to the 2018 election he’d purged a total of 1.4 million voters from the rolls, claiming he was just removing people who’d died or moved. On a single night in July 2017 he removed half a million voters, about 8% of all registered Georgia voters, an act The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said “may represent the largest mass disenfranchisement in US history.”
7/. One of the most impressive members of the Biden cabinet is Pete Buttigeig.....so composed, so smart!
Good interview with Jon Stewart.....
8/. This is so true.....the MSM have normalised his lunacy....
9/. Thomas Friedman gives us some clarity on the Middle East, and what a quagmire it is......
Iran is the key....
One of my ironclad rules of reporting in the Middle East is that sometimes you need to rereport a story to see things even more clearly than you did earlier. I’m having that experience with the Iran-Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah war, which could soon draw in the United States. It could not be more clear now that, while Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was triggered in part by reckless Israeli settlement expansions, brutal treatment of Palestinian prisoners and encroachments on Muslim religious sites in Jerusalem, the terrorist assault was also part of a broader Iranian campaign to drive America out of the Middle East and America’s Arab and Israeli allies into a corner — before they could corner Iran.
10/. Meidas Touch has put together a 3 minute supercut of Trump's cognitive decline....
11/. There are bad corporations, and then there are nasty evil ones,,,,,,,John Deere is one of the latter.
As John Deere moves forward with mass layoffs across its factories in Iowa and Illinois, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has launched a fierce critique of the company’s actions, accusing the agricultural machinery giant of prioritizing corporate greed over the livelihoods of its workers. The layoffs, which have already affected an estimated 1,500 U.S. workers, come at a time when John Deere is enjoying record profits, substantial stock buybacks, and exorbitant executive compensation. This situation has sparked outrage among workers, communities, and labor advocates who see the job cuts as not only unnecessary but also as a glaring example of corporate exploitation.
Despite the recent job cuts, John Deere is projected to earn $7 billion in profits for 2023. The company’s financial success is further highlighted by its decision to allocate over $43 billion toward stock buybacks and dividends over the past two decades. In 2023 alone, John Deere spent more than $7.2 billion on repurchasing its own stock—a move that primarily benefits shareholders and executives, including CEO John May, who received a total compensation package of $26.8 million this year.
12/. Vanity Fair picks the 25 best movies on Netflix to stream.....
13/. Like wrestling? You'll love this show....."Heels"...
Heels review – this stunning wrestling drama’s fights feel more Swan Lake than WWE
There are acrobatics, broken hearts and so many narrative twists it leaves your head spinning.
No wonder fans are delighted by Netflix acquiring this tale of small-time scrappers
14/. Like sports movies? Here are the 10 best, according to some guy....
Today's Dave joke
Dave was bragging to his boss one day, “You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.” Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, “OK, Dave, how about Tom Cruise?” “No drama boss, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it.”
So Dave and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise’s door and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, “Dave! What’s happenin?!? Great to see you! Come on in for a beer!”
Although impressed, Dave’s boss is still sceptical. After they leave Cruise’s house, he tells Dave that he thinks his knowing Cruise was just lucky. “No, no, just name anyone else,” Dave says. “President Obama”, his boss quickly retorts. “Yup,” Dave says, “Old buddies, let’s fly out to Washington.”
And off they go. At the White House, Obama spots Dave on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying “Dave, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let’s have a cup of coffee first and catch up.” Well, the boss is very shaken by now but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds he expresses his doubts to Dave, who again implores him to name anyone else.
“The Pope,” his boss replies. “Sure!” says Dave. “My folks are from Poland, and I’ve known the Pope long time.” So off they fly to Rome. Dave and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Dave says “This will never work. I can’t catch the Pope’s eye among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I’ll come out on the balcony with the Pope.”
And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican. Sure enough, half an hour later Dave emerges with the Pope on the balcony but by the time Dave returns he finds that his boss has fainted and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to his boss’ side, Dave asks him “What happened?”
His boss looks up and says “I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said, “Who the hell’s that on the balcony with Dave?”
Today's Barbie joke
One day a father, on his way home from work suddenly remembers that it's his daughter's birthday. He stops at a toy store and goes in and asks the sales person, 'How much for one of those Barbies in the display window?'
The salesperson answers, 'Which one do you mean, Sir?
We have: Work Out Barbie for $19.95, Shopping Barbie for $19.95, Beach Barbie for $19.95, Disco Barbie for $19.95, Astronaut Barbie for $19.95, Skater Barbie for $19.95, and Divorced Barbie for $265.95'.
The amazed father asks: 'It's what? Why is the Divorced Barbie $265.95 and the others only $19.95?'
The slightly miffed salesgirl rolls her eyes, sighs, and answers: 'Sir, Divorced Barbie comes with: Ken's Truck, Ken's House, Ken's Fishing Boat, Ken's Furniture, Ken's Dog, Ken's Computer, one of Ken's Friends, and a key chain made from Ken's testicles.'
Today's Viagra joke
An elderly gentleman went to the local drug store and asked the pharmacist to fill his prescription for Viagra.
"How many do you want?" asked the pharmacist.
The man replied, "Just a few, maybe half a dozen. I cut each one into four pieces."
Upon hearing that, the pharmacist said, "That's too small a dose. That won'tget you through sex."
The old fellow said, "Oh, I'm past ninety years old and I don't even think
about sex anymore. I just want it to stick out enough so I don't pee on my
shoes."
Today's Australian jokes
A radio station in Australia ran a phone in competition to find the most embarrassing moment in listeners' lives. The final four were:
4th Place:
While in line at the bank one afternoon my toddler decided to release some pent up energy and started to run amok. I was able to grab hold of her arm after receiving looks of disgust from other patrons. I told her that if she didn't start behaving herself, right now, she would be punished. To my horror she looked me in the eye and said
in a voice just as threatening. "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell grandma that I saw you kissing daddy's willy last night."
After this enlightening exchange, the silence was deafening.
Even the tellers stopped doing what they were doing.
I mustered the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow.
The last thing that I heard as the doors closed behind me were screams of laughter.
3rd Place:
It was the day before my 18th birthday. I was living at home, but my parents had gone out for the evening, so I invited my girlfriend over for a romantic night alone.
As we lay down in bed after making love, we heard the telephone ring downstairs.
I suggested to my girlfriend that I give her a pigggy back ride down to the phone.
Since we didn't want to miss a call we didn't have time to get dressed.
When we got to the bottom of the stairs the lights suddenly came on as a whole crowd of people yelled SURPRISE.
My entire family - Parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins as well as my friends, were standing there.
My girlfriend and I were frozen in a state of shock and embarrassment for what seemed an eternity.
Since then no one in my family has planned any surprise parties.
2nd Place:
A lady picked up several items at a discount store.
When she finally got to the checkout she learned that one of the items had no price tag or bar code.
The checkout girl got on the public address system which boomed out across the store for everyone to hear. "Price check for Tampax super size."
But it got worse. Someone at the rear of the store apparently misunderstood the word 'Tampax' for 'thumbtacks' and replied in a businesslike tone, his voice booming
over the same public address system. "Do you want the kind that you push in with your thumb or the kind that you belt in with a hammer."
1st Place:
And the winner is......
This happened at a major Australian University during a biology lecture.
A professor was discussing the high glucose levels found in semen.
A young woman raised her hand and asked. "If I understand you correctly, you are saying that there is as much glucose in male semen as in sugar?"
The professor responded yes by adding some statistical data.
Raising her hand again the girl asked. "Then why doesn't it taste sweet?"
After a stunned silence the whole class burst out laughing.
The poor girl turned bright red and as she realised exactly what she had inadvertently said, she picked up her books and without another word walked out of the class.
However as she was heading for the door the professor's reply was a classic.
Totally straight faced, he answered her question. "It doesn't taste sweet because the taste buds for sweetness are on the tip of your tongue and not at the back of your throat.
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