From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
Danger: Hollering Hothead
Other targets at which John McCain has shouted, "Get out of here, you low-life scum!" besides members of Code Pink:
• Kids playing on his lawn
• Squirrels getting into his bird feeder
• Clouds
Also: anyone who reminds
him of this gag-inducing photo.
• The Chex mix in the Meet the Press green room
• Any senator occupying his preferred bathroom stall
• Weeds
• Anyone on the other side of the speakeasy door who doesn't know the password
• The buzzards circling over his head
• The cardboard cutout of Sarah Palin waving from the Straight Talk Express abandoned behind his tool shed
• New liver spots
• The Ali Khamenei-shaped pancakes Cindy makes for him every Saturday morning, right before he eats them
• The cardboard cutout of Barack Obama in the corner of
his basement where he re-stages debates and always wins
• Brian Williams (Then again, hasn't everyone?)
• The ring around his bathtub
The more you know…
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Cheers and Jeers for Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Note: I'm told that today is "Clean Out Your Computer Day." So far I've picked enough crumbs out of my keyboard to re-assemble a chocolate chip cookie and six Cheetos. Yum!
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6 days!!!
By the Numbers:
Days 'til the end of the 2015 ACA enrollment period:
5
Days 'til the
Mt. Angel Wurstfest ("A celebration of German sausage") in Oregon:
6
Length of daylight in Maine today:
10hrs 17mins
Increase in sales of GM and Toyota vehicles, respectively, in January 2015 vs. January 2014:
18%, 16%
(Source: AP)
Percent of payday loans that are rolled over or followed by another loan within 14 days:
80%
Percent of payday loans that end up being part of a string that lasts for at least 10 loans:
50%
(Source: CFPB)
Number of videos Kim Jong Il kept in his movie theatre in a Pyongyang bunker:
20,000
(Source: FiveThirtyEight)
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Tuesday Words of Wisdom from the Right-wing Blogosphere:
I made a note to revisit this gem from three years ago --BiPM:
Despite all the stumbling around, we Republicans have finally picked our 2012 candidate. Santorum will take the lead in the national polls. Newt is toast. Mitt’s supposed latest firewall in Arizona and Michigan will not hold up for him. Rick will be a great candidate for the general.
---Commenter vgreaser at the Michelle Malkin blog
All together now: 1…2…3… Whoops!
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Puppy Pic of the Day: The further adventures of Sandra and Lizzy:
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CHEERS to a very bad day for bigots. Gay couples in Alabama---or as we call 'em, homosexyalls---started getting marriage licenses yesterday morning after the Supreme Court ruled (7-2) that it wouldn't stand athwart history yelling, "Stop!" That job instead went to state Chief Justice Roy Moore, who told the probate courts to slam the doors in couples' faces. Many "probots" were happy to oblige. Shame on them. But hoorah for the ones who didn't, and allowed history like this to happen:
Laura (left) and Dee (right) Bush exchange vows on
the lawn outside of the Birmingham County Courthouse.
The happy couples will now get down to the business of destroying the institution of marriage by working for a living, raising kids, going to church, volunteering, supporting their local economy, watching TV, eating too much chocolate, paying bills and pursuing happiness. I hope it can withstand the assault.
JEERS to liftoffs denied. NASA wants to send up a new satellite that will help NOAA warn of solar winds (aka "space weather") better, but it's been no-go since Sunday. They'll try again this evening. Apparently it took longer than expected to finish packing Brian Williams' credibility inside.
Feb. 21--Portland, ME
CHEERS to a gathering of Kossacks. Last month's Portland meetup got snowed out (although half a dozen people showed up, which was cool), so we've rescheduled it for Saturday, February 21 starting at noon and
you're invited! It's at the same place:
Flatbread Pizza (where the pies are baked in an open-fire oven and, boy, are they yummy for the tummy), on the waterfront next to the Casco Bay ferry terminal and parking garage. To RSVP or get more info, email Kossack nhox42 at
nhox42 [at] yahoo.com. Hope to see you there. Oh, and as a bonus, you're free to drive away with all the snow you can hold.
MEH to monochromatism. Maine looks really, really, really, really, really, really white today. But enough about our demographics. Did you hear we got more snow yesterday?
CHEERS to eine kleine Besuchtigungenheiteschmergesichterbaumittelspiele. In German that means "A little chat" (and in Scrabble that means about eight million points). Two of the world's biggest political rock stars got together yesterday when President Obama welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House:
Ha ha! World leader butts!
"Germany is one of our strongest allies, so whenever we meet, it's an opportunity to coordinate closely on a whole range of issues critical to our shared security and prosperity," President Obama said in a joint press conference. "As Angela and our German friends prepare to host the G7 this spring, it's also important for us to be able to coordinate on a set of shared goals."
In addition to their discussions on economic growth, international trade, and climate change, President Obama and Chancellor Merkel's meeting was dominated by two particular issues: Russia's aggression against Ukraine, and the fight against ISIL.
In a sign of true friendship, they both promised to tell their spy agencies to quit eavesdropping on their private conversations. This was immediately followed by some sort of winking ritual.
JEERS to silly gimmicks. Wow! We're so influential we got three DNC membership cards in the mail last Saturday! We were so excited we went out and used them right away. Results: Cash received---$0. Jammed ATMs---3.
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Ten years ago in C&J: February 10, 2005
JEERS to corn hucksters. LOOK OUT!! NUMISMATIST FEEDING FRENZY!!! Some Wisconsin state quarters have an extra leaf on the corn stalk, and they're selling for hundreds of dollars on eBay. That's nothin'. Our Wisconsin quarter has the Virgin Mary's face in the cheese wheel. Early retirement...here we come!
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And just one more…
CHEERS to a Very Barry Weekend (or...My, How Time Flies). Barack Obama officially announced his candidacy eight---eight!---years ago today in front of the old state capitol in Springfield, Illinois:
Feb. 10, 2007
"As Lincoln organized the forces arrayed against slavery, he was heard to say this: "Of strange, discordant, and even hostile elements, we gathered from the four winds, and formed and fought to battle through."
That is our purpose here today. That is why I'm in this race. Not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation. I want to win that next battle---for justice and opportunity. I want to win that next battle---for better schools, and better jobs, and better health care for all. I want us to take up the unfinished business of perfecting our union, and building a better America."
Six years into his improbable two-term presidency, we're still frustrated by some unfinished business, mostly because of petty GOP obstruction and a conservative movement that has taken leave of its senses by displaying a willingness to burn the country down before they'll let that "foreign" and "lawless" black guy succeed. And yet, to the right-wing's tooth-grinding chagrin, Barack Hussein Obama will end up higher than Saint Ronald Reagan on historians' Best Presidents lists. That's gonna hurt. A lot, I hope.
Have a nice Tuesday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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Today's Shameless C&J Testimonial:
"Critics say I can't carry a tune and I talk my way through a song. Really? I've never heard that said about Bill in Portland Maine. Why does he get to go scot-free?"
---Bob Dylan
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