While the debate is fresh in your heads......a special DDD....
I can't think of anyone better than Heather Cox Richardson to summarise insightful observations about the debate......excellent.
Former president Trump has always approached debates as professional wrestling events in which the key is not to explain policies or answer questions, but rather to demonstrate dominance over your opponent. In 2016 the Democratic nominee, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, had a hard time countering this strategy effectively because of the many expectations of what was appropriate behavior for a female presidential candidate. In 2020 and then again in the June 2024 “debate,” Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s stutter made it difficult to counter Trump’s scattershot attacks.
The question for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in tonight’s presidential debate was not how to answer policy questions, but how to counter Trump’s dominance displays while also appealing to the American people.
Jordan Klepper with his take on the match.......very funny.....he's a specialist in sarcasm!
And because we desperately wanted the debate to go well, here is Bob Lefsetz bringing us down to reality.
It's important you read this because even though the liberal bubble is comforting, 45% of the country who watched the debate just got angrier......because their hero lost.
It ain't over folks.....
Answer the damn question!
This was why I was wary of Kamala being the candidate. She’s tainted by Biden’s record, which I actually think is pretty good.
She’s not fresh, like Whitmer or Shapiro or Pritzker, who could run away from Biden’s policies, but Kamala is stuck with them.
But she is now the candidate, so let’s move on from that.
The very first question, re the above, she avoided. It was painful.
And contrary to scuttlebutt, Donald Trump spoke English, he did not look demented.
His sentences made sense, at least in English. But then he went INSANE!
If you’re scoring at home, Harris won, hands down.
But we’re not scoring at home, we’re having an election in November, and that’s the only battle that counts.
https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2024/09/10/the-debate-8/
The Gregory Brothers put the debate to music for the NYT......clever, mildly amusing....
And this is the original that started the Gregory Brothers - the "Bed Intruder" song....catchy.....
Jimmy Kimmel hates Trump, so this intro is one of the funniest he has ever done......really, really good.....
Bob Lefsetz recommends a movie - "Rebel Ridge".....
Netflix trailer (but I’d recommend not to watch it, so the plot is fresh): https://t.ly/muWoY
And here’s your weekend entertainment. At least two hours and eleven minutes of it anyway.
This is a seventies movie. The kind we used to pay to see on a Saturday night, or maybe a hot Tuesday evening, when we had to get out of the house and into deep air conditioning.
But now we see these flicks at home. And the experience is not the same, but you only go out for superhero movies, the studios are afraid of making something like this, they want insurance, they want sequels. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”? Really?
So what we’ve got here is a vigilante movie. Crossed with some of that deep south stuff we saw in “Deliverance,” you know, where you’re out of your element, the law does not apply, and the cops rule.
Be afraid, be very afraid. Especially if you’re Black, especially if you’re vulnerable.
But there’s another theme here, that if you work for the man you must go along with the plan. You can’t be a clean cop, the rest of the force won’t let you be. You’ve got to kiss your boss’s ass, no matter what gig you’re doing. And yes, as Bob Dylan sang, we’ve all got to serve somebody, but the game is different when you’re on top of the pyramid. Get married, have a kid or two and you can’t help but play the game, you’ve got to pay the bills. Sure, you could lack moral fiber and walk away, but not only are you going to screw your progeny but you’ll pay a price down the line, you can never forget, and this one bad choice leads to a bunch more.
Today's Philosophical jokes
1. When one door closes and another door opens, you are probably in prison.
2. To me, "drink responsibly" means don't spill it.
3. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 9:00 pm is the new midnight.
4. It's the start of a brand new day, and I'm off like a herd of turtles.
5. The older I get, the earlier it gets late.
6. When I say, "The other day," I could be referring to any time between yesterday and 15 years ago. 7. I remember being able to get up without making sound effects.
8. I had my patience tested. I'm negative.
9. Remember, if you lose a sock in the dryer, it comes back as a Tupperware lid that doesn't fit any of your containers.
10. If you're sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you, just stare straight ahead and say, "Did you bring the money?"
11. When you ask me what I am doing today, and I say "nothing," it does not mean I am free. It means I am doing nothing.
12. I finally got eight hours of sleep. It took me three days, but whatever.
13. I run like the winded.
14. I hate when a couple argues in public, and I missed the beginning and don't know whose side I'm on.
15. When someone asks what I did over the weekend, I squint and ask, "Why, what did you hear?"
16. When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?
17. I don't mean to interrupt people. I just randomly remember things and get really excited.
18. When I ask for directions, please don't use words like "east."
19. Don't bother walking a mile in my shoes. That would be boring. Spend 30 seconds in my head. That'll freak you right out.
20. Sometimes, someone unexpected comes into your life out of nowhere, makes your heart race, and changes you forever. We call those people cops.
21. My luck is like a bald guy who just won a comb.
Today's marital joke....
A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.
Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town.
A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage.
"Well, it dates back to our honeymoon," explained the husband.
"We visited the Grand Canyon and took a trip down to the bottom of the canyon by pack mule.
"We hadn't gone too far when my wife's mule stumbled.
My wife quietly said 'That's once.'
We proceeded a little farther when the mule stumbled again. Once more my wife quietly said, 'That's twice.'
We hadn't gone a half-mile when the mule stumbled a third time.
My wife, a blonde, promptly removed a revolver from her purse and shot the mule.
I started to protest over her treatment of the mule when she looked at me and quietly said, 'That's once'."
Today's nightmare joke
Martin goes into his son's room to wish him goodnight.
His son is having a nightmare.
The man wakes him and asks if he is ok.
The son replies he is scared because he dreamt that Auntie Susie had died.
The father assures the son that Auntie Susie is fine and sends him to bed. The next day, Auntie Susie dies.
One week later, the man again goes into his son's room to wish him goodnight.
His son is having another nightmare.
The man again wakes his son and asks if he is ok.
This time the son says that he had dreamt that granddaddy had died.
The father assures the son that granddaddy is fine and sends him to bed.
The next day, granddaddy dies.
One week later, the man again goes into his son's room to wish him goodnight.
His son is having another nightmare, and the man wakes him again.
The son says that he had dreamt that daddy had died.
The father assures the son that he is ok and sends the boy to bed.
The man goes to bed but cannot sleep because he is so terrified.
The next day, the man is scared for his life, he is sure is going to die.
After dressing he drives very cautiously to work fearful of a collision.
He doesn't eat lunch because he is scared of food poisoning.
He avoids everyone for he is sure he will somehow be killed.
He jumps at every noise and hides under his desk.
Upon walking in his front door at the end of the day, he finds his wife.
"Good God, Dear," he says, "I've just had the worst day of my entire life!"
"You think YOUR day was bad, the milkman dropped dead on the doorstep this morning."
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