This diary is taking tomorrow night off because I will be bat$hit crazy insane busy finalizing degree audits for seniors hoping to graduate this weekend, so I doubt I'll have time to put something together. And, even if I did, I'll be so zonked by the end of the day my communication skills won't be much beyond monosyllabic grunts, which don't translate well in this format. ;D Thanks for understanding!
It's time for "this day in history." On this date in 1936, Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut with the New York Yankees. His days with Miss Marilyn were still down the road a piece. :) Senator Diaper Boy is 51 today. I won't bring out THE cake, but he is getting THIS. ;D
And talk about your PERFECT transition to SPARK... :D I had no idea motorcycles could even go this fast! Maybe, he had to pee really bad or something. Did any of you Anglophiles in da' house know there was such a monster across the pond? Finally, this darling can keep producing the soft sweater goods! :D
On with The Rachel Maddow Show...
"On the Edge" - There was a multiple homicide - suicide in the "Show Me Your Papers" state. One of the most famous neo - Nazis killed a slew of people then turned the gun on himself. A big 'ol stash of weapons & chemicals were at the home where this all happened. The person who did this was BFFs with Russell Pearce & Sheriff Joe. The guy's name was JT Ready. He wanted land mines along the US border with Mexico. These neo - Nazis even patrol the border AS NEO - NAZIS. You'd think a neo - Nazi would be in better shape. Russell Pearce baptized this dude? Mormons who aren't ministers can baptize people?! Yikes! Mr. Ready was even a MENSA precinct committee person. Ugh...I'm not sure how much of this Russell Pearce $hit I can take. The actual "gentleman" who helped write SB 1070 is John Tanton. Mr. Pearce got recalled, but he's the #2 MENSA person in the state MENSA party. He's running for the state Senate again?! Will folks there be STUPID enough to vote for him again??!! EJ Montini is a columnist with very close knowledge of the relationship between Ready & Pearce. Mr. Pearce is blaming the media for daring to try to link him with Mr. Ready.
"Stand By Your Ma'am" - Dems are willing to defend abortion rights & are actually bringing up the subject; that is a RADICAL difference from the past. There's Mittens & Governor Vaginal Probe. Aren't they a cute couple? ;D I wonder if they want a 3 - way with Bat$hit Bachmann? She could REALLY then let us know how "stiff" Mittens is. ;D President Obama's even in an ad specifically geared toward Planned Parenthood & its supporters. A district race in MI is hinging on abortion rights among DEM candidates! State legislatures in Dem control are shoring up abortion rights. The abortion issue could now end up dividing up the MENSA party, so they really really REALLY suddenly DO NOT want to discuss this issue.
"What Have They Got That I Ain't Got?" - We really really wanted Mexico to jump on the Iraq War bandwagon. Richard Grenell made an a$$ of himself at the UN toward Mexico's UN peep, so that didn't further the effort much. He was supposed to be Mittens advisor on foreign policy advisor or something. Mr. Grenell has quite the online "history." AND, he haz teh gay, so Mr. Grenell is GONE BABY GONE! He wasn't even allowed to participate in conference calls that he organized. He's insisted that Mittens & his peeps that his homosexuality was a non - issue. Uh, then why did Mr. Grenell lose his job? North Carolina on Tuesday will have an anti - gay question on their primary ballot. President Obama has actually said he opposes that initiative; Mittens won't say publicly what he thinks.
"What Have They Got...Part Deux" - EJ Dionne gets religious right & teh gayz duty. He's not surprised that Mittens didn't defend Mr. Grenell because Mittens is TERRIFIED of pi$$ing off the rabid religious right.
"Sole Asylum" - A blind human rights lawyer in China who actually sued the government because of their one - child policy; he was jailed for 4 years then placed under house arrest. He escaped his house arrest and injured himself in the attempt, but allies managed to get him to the US embassy. A settlement had been reached yesterday that allowed him to return to China under better circumstances. HOWEVER, the deal soon began to fall apart, and he wants to leave China with his family because he fears for his & his family's life. He actually wants to leave with SOS Clinton tomorrow!