RIP Donna Summer...
I'm not a fan of disco by any stretch of the imagination, but it's sad she died so young.
I also apologize for the last minute ditching last night. After a tough afternoon & errands with Hubby that lasted longer than anticipated, my energy was simply sapped which seems to happen very quickly these days. I was zonked to the world by 9:30.
Let's look back on past May 18ths. On May 18, 1897, Frank Capra, the American motion-picture director whose portrayal of the common man and American democracy endeared him to millions, was born. Mr. Capra directed this classic that I just LURVE.
Tina Fey is 42 today! I wonder if she'll get a gift from $aint $arah from Wasilla? ;D
It's time for SPARK. :D Where do the buffalo roam? Here! Deer & antelope playing are unaccounted for. Today's BRILLIANT criminal was probably under the influence of her product! Finally, I wonder if Keith Olbermann's replacement at the network that must not be named will be the high bidder? ;D
On with The Rachel Maddow Show!
And, we get Ezra Klein again tonight - many thanks!
"Party Like It's 2008" - Not a whole lot of Mittens campaign peeps have changed...right down to the flight attendant on his plane. AND, the birther arguments are beginning anew. Look how different the 2008 Barack Obama looks from the 2012 Obama. Rev. Jeremiah Wright's back, too! President Obama's a Muslim, too - not that there'd be anything WRONG with that because not a damn thing in the Constitution says you have to be Christian. Golly, all this $hit worked so well in 2008, so the MENSA folk are trying again. Mittens insists that he wants this election to be about the economy - not about Rev. Wright. There's Senator McCentury trying to clamp down on teh crazy way way too late because the damage was done. Melissa Harris Perry's in studio to talk 2008 deja vu all over again. The economy is slowly getting better, the unemployment rate is improving, and President Obama's not done so badly in the foreign policy area. But, a whole mess of Americans are still damn dumb & still damn gullible. What makes it so difficult for his "enemies" to see any sort of humanity? The answer to Miss Melissa's question is his race, race, race, race, and his race. A whole mess of white folk are still suffering from busted fuses that a non - white man won the highest office in the land.
"State State Don't Tell Me" - Nice play on words for the faboo NPR show! :) Mittens is going to choice states like Ohio & Iowa to 'splain that President Obama's done a terrible job with job creation...except Iowa's economy & job situation has actually done quite well, thank you very much. The same story applies to Virginia; I'm sure Governor Vaginal Probe is sending thank - you notes to President Obama as I type this. ;D There are MENSA governors in states where the economy's improving! The OH Governator promptly told Mittens he was full of poo on the failing jobs memo. HA! 48 states' unemployment rates have improved. Well, paint Mittens' face red! Europe's going to have a hell of a lot to do with job creation? Oh $hit... *&^%$#@!
"Buddy, Can You Spare a Euro?" - There's &itching about the record for throwing a paper airplane? Wow...I wish I had that little to worry about. Oh Jeebus, we get a clip from It's a Wonderful Life...OVER RATED!!! There were oodles of runs on banks in the Great Depression; we might see a slew of those in Europe if things don't improve. Bank runs spur other bank runs & spark like rabbits. We don't have bank runs anymore because of FDR & his creation of the FDIC. Greek banks are running like the wind. Paul Krugman has a thing or 2 to say about running banks in Europe. Greeks probably cannot pay its financial responsibilities and neither can Italy or Spain. If Spain, Italy, and Portugal follow suit, a whole mess of folk could be in a world of $hit. How much will financial markets in this country be affected? Mr. Paul thinks it could be fairly well contained, but the political implications could be huge. A higher overall inflation in Europe will help if there still wants to be a European Union in the future.
"Grover and Out" - And, there's little Grover Norquist...the REAL leader of the GOBP. Those who have sold their political & actual soul to him are in a mell of a hess because they absolutely refuse to compromise on the tax shtick. There's my soon - to - be - gone Senator Lugar; he didn't sign little Grover's deal with the devil. Senator Doc Coburn's breaking ranks with Mr. Drown Government in a Bath Tub? Some MENSA freshmen are claiming they owe nothing to him. O...M...G...There's Senator 'Ol Doc Coburn! Now, why doesn't he have the balls to come on the show when Rachel's there? He thinks the whole "pledge" thing's been overblown by the press. OK, too much more economic stuff is going to bramage my dain. The "good" Senator thinks Mr. Norquist had nothing to do with what happened to Senator Lugar; I wanna retch by saying this, but I agree. HOWEVER, "Obamacare" didn't have a whole lot to do with it, either. As time goes on, it was the whole residency shtick that did Senator Lugar in. 'Ol Doc Coburn said that Congress isn't nearly as dysfunctional as everyone thinks it is. OK, he IS full of $hit on THAT score!
"Facebook's Best Friends" - Bono's an even more rich guy now that Facebook's gone public on the NYSE. He could be more rich than Sir Paul?! YIKES! Mr. Bono claims much of the money will go to charity work in Africa. There are those twins who are NOT BFFs with Mark Zuckerberg. ;D