I'm diarying under the influence of No Brainz tonight; y'all have been warned. ;D
Let's look back on June 12ths of the past; unfortunately, there aren't too many that'll leave a warm & fuzzy feeling. On this date in 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman were murdered. How successful has O.J. been in finding the "real" killers - especially since he's in jail now?
On this date in 1987, Saint Ronnie Reagan told Mr. Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" at the Berlin Wall. The more "brilliant" of the MENSA folk think Saint Ronnie tore it down with his bare hands all by himself! ;D
How 'bout some SPARK everybody? :D China has finally kicked & screamed its way into the 20th century! Just think of the vacations the Griswald family could've taken if they'd had this machine instead of the Family Truckster. ;D I think there was probably a honey of an exhibit this critter wanted to check out {insert rim shot here!}. :D Finally, I guess I gotta sparkin' add this sparkin' locale to my sparkin' "no travel to" sparkin' list!
On with The Sparkin' Rachel Maddow Show...
And, Ezra Klein's back tonight!
"Rubble Without a Cause" - It seems some parts of the country are lousy with water main breaks. Well, most water main construction is a good 40 years old or so, and such construction wasn't meant to last this long with this water usage with insufficient fixing. Water mains are just 1 part of infrastructure in this nation that's crumbling. Repairing that infrastructure used to be an actual bipartisan subject - not any more! Construction workers would LOVE for some infrastructure projects to come their way. We can borrow the money for cheap, and construction materials cost less these days. Senator Bernie Sanders is in studio to talk water mains & infrastructure. He pretty much came right out & said that the GOBP are deliberately kiboshing these efforts to make President Obama look bad. There was some money in the stim package, but much more coin is needed. Any infrastructure construction bills that are passed now are short - term affairs, so states can't do much planning ahead to decide what work needs to be done & when.
"Wonks for Nothing" - There's Governator Gilligan of LA! ;D Is he on Mittens VP list? He's a Rhodes Scholar??!! Holy crap! He also claimed this administration doesn't believe in "private enterprise." Huh...aren't companies profits in the stratosphere & have been for awhile now? All those comments from MENSA folk just show how full of $hit they are. Corporate tax rates are at historic lows. President Obama begged Congress to pass the much - maligned TARP to save the banking industry. He also spear - headed the auto bailout when Mittens (a MI "favorite son") said Detroit should be left to go bankrupt. Business taxes would be even lower had Congress passed the American Jobs Act.
"Mind Your Manors" - Is this segment going to be about Mittens houses? He's told college students to borrow coin from the parental units to start a business. We got to read a Mrs. Mittens quote about their terrible college years, but thank goodness they could sell off some stock from Mittens parents! Doesn't every parent have a big enough stock portfolio to keep their kids afloat? And, how tone deaf & elitist a - holes are the Romneys??!! And, THEY are going to convince Joe or Jane SixPack that their making their rent or mortgage payment is a priority for them???!!! *&^%$#@! Wealth inequality is greater than ever. And, just guess who got hit the hardest? The middle class, thank you very much. We're on the verge of a very rich small minority & a very very VERY HUGE poor majority. Ylan Mui is in studio to clarify wealth less, wealth inequality, etc. It's going to take a damn long time for this country to fully recover from the 2008 economic meltdown. THANK YOU GWB & ILK & CONGRESS THAT LET HIM DO IT! New business creation is at a low point because many can't get the sort of mortgages that would give them the income to start a business or send a kid to college.
"Decision 2012" - There are House & Senate races in some states today - including the special election to fill the remainder of Gabby Giffords' term. Mr. Maccaca is going to be the MENSA candidate against Tim Kaine for a VA Senate seat.
"From Russia with Thugs" - The Russian equivalent of Paris Hilton is actually at the center of the anti - Putin movement. I have a feeling our Paris Hilton isn't that politically involved. The only Russian she probably knows about is a White Russian VS a Black Russian. Thousands of Russians demonstrated against Putin in the last couple of days. This is the guy that GWB could see into his soul, remember? ;D He also likes to run around the countryside sans a shirt. We still don't have "normalized" trade relations with Russia. They are also about the only friend Syria has because Syria buys a lot of Russian ammo. The situation is Syria is getting worse & worse. The only reasons we're not doing anything about what's going on is it's an election year, and they have no oil. Josh Rogin is in studio to untangle the Russian - Syrian $hit. Members of the Syrian military are becoming involved in anti - Assad groups.
"Moment of Geek" - Nerds want to become Spider Man? I thought nerds wanted to have sex with non - plastic girls that look like chics in comic books. ;D Some scientists are trying to create something to help us be able to climb up the sides of buildings a la "Peter Parker."