Blah...blah...and blah... Although, these days, I'm managing to catch up with new "Beat" literature & jewels recently published, so that's helping to keep sanity (such as it is) in tact.
Let's look back on August 7ths of the past. On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on United States forces. The key word there, boys & girls, is reported; over 52,000 Americans died because of a lie. On this date in 2000, Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore chose Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate, making him the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket. And, don't we all have such warm & fuzzy feelings for both of those gents now?!
On this date in 2007, Barry Bonds became baseball's career home run leader when he hit No. 756 during a home game in San Francisco, passing Hank Aaron's mark. But, there ain't NO WAY he's getting to Cooperstown! Finally, on this date in 2009, former MENSA vice presidential candidate $aint $arah from Wasilla accused President Barack Obama of proposing a "death panel" that would decide who receives treatment in his health care plan.
Talk about appropriate transitions to SPARK! Them kitties are lean mean killing machines in addition to being so darn cute! This lucky kitten will grow up to be one of them lean mean killing machines. I'm surprised Mr. Bonds didn't try one of these "performance enhancers." Who knows? Maybe, he did! Finally, I'll stick with coffee as my morning pick - me - up, thank you very much. Or, if it's too hot, Diet Coke to the rescue!
On with The Rachel Maddow Show!
"Fake my Day" - Sandra Fluke is going to introduce President Obama at a campaign event in Denver tomorrow. Women actually care about policy - go sparkin' figure - especially when it comes to MENSA folk wanting to get into their Mommy parts! Ah...good 'ol Ken Buck...Michael Bennet went on the offensive with women's health & reproductive issues & won. Mittwit anti - women ads are now playing in various parts of the country.
{And, my feed went poof for a few minutes.} I rejoined the show where the MENSA Governors wanted more leeway in how they handled welfare in their states, getting exactly what they wanted from this administration, and now *itching about it. Rachel discussed the existence of a racial resentment card. Racial resentment - with the first - time African - American POTUS?? NO! And, we get a stroll down memory lane with Newtie the Gingrich & Man on Dog in their new highs in lows in "racial resentment." Man on Dog's gonna speak in Tampa?! LET THE SANTORUM FLOW FREELY!! :D Mittwit's tax returns are really REALLY subject non grata.
"Fake my Day Part Deux" - The current memo in the MENSA party is "ix - nay on the ax - tay eturns - ray"! Here's Melissa Harris Perry to talk racial resentment, its history, and all its "glory." This administration really hasn't made a whole lot of welfare policy ANYTHING, and, again, what did change is something that MENSA Governors wanted.
"Underground Sensation" - This segment's about energy (or lack thereof). What will we use? Where will we get it? All that stuff... And, there's the tap water burn baby burning. There was an earthquake in TX in May! Was Gawd sending Governor Secession a message??
Then, just over a week later, they got another one!! OK, folks there might change their minds about those San Francisco values! ;D There was a whole lot of shakin' going on in that state. Again, is Governor Secession getting the message? Maybe, TX IS seceding from the union via Mother Nature. Well, what a coincidence; all those earthquakes are near frakking sites. HEY! Maybe, GWB might be getting a message from the Almighty his own darn self.
[iPad battery's going, so I need to switch computational devices. :)]
"Reindeer Games" - Thaddeus McCotter is the latest of "do as I say not as I do" when he decided to forge 1800 signatures in his brief - running - for - POTUS campaign. Now, Santa might win in MI? Golly! There are various primaries going on all over the country; MI is one of them. We all remember MI, yes?
"We're Here, We Sneer, Get Used to It" - Is Christine McDonnell a witch after all?! ;D The GOBP just love to accuse each other of being secretly gay - or in the case of Senator Wide Stance Craig...well...never mind. :) Me thinks they all doth protest too much! Ben Quayle's trying to be the latest "tough guy," but an opponent is claiming he "goes both ways." HA! That is damn damn funny. Wonder how dear 'ol Daddy feels about that?!