Or I could just go with this… Old Hippies for Harris-Walz
I Did Not Realize I Was So Angry
The other day, a few days before the Missouri primary, I stayed home to do honey-dos around the old hacienda, mostly yard work. I had stepped inside for a moment, and then I went back outside through the garage, out to the front of our house. As I did so a middle-aged, somewhat matronly woman was walking down our front sidewalk away from our front door.
I saw a stack of red flyers in her hand, so I asked, “Are you canvassing for a Republican?”
She nodded yes.
That is when the demons took hold of me and I went on a bit of a rant.
“Just so you know, I would never, ever vote for a Republican. I would never vote for the party that has the convicted felon, Trump, as it leader, for a party that refuses to condemn January 6th, for the party that is hell bent on taking away our voting rights, for the party that is taking away women’s reproductive rights, for the party that is Continue reading “I Did Not Realize I Was So Angry”
Born-and-Raised Missourian John Goodman Has A Message For Missouri
Hawley needs to go… I still cannot believe that Missouri elected him over Claire McCaskill.
J. D. Vance Owes Me 10 Minutes
J. D. Vance owes me ten minutes of my life back. Well, actually, whoever started the rumor about this troglodyte having an amorous, physical relationship with a couch owes me the ten minutes.
One of the late night TV hosts was running on with many jokes about the alleged “romance” between Mr. Vance and the couch. Señora was totally perplexed. I told her it has been rumored that Continue reading “J. D. Vance Owes Me 10 Minutes”
Season Liberally
Señora has a bit of an addiction problem with Penzeys Spices. Well, the truth is that I have a bit of a problem with her Penzeys habit. I collect lint balls, she collects spices. Whenever they have a sale she is down there. I frequently feel that we are drowning in spices.
I did find the back of her most recently purchase interesting, however. Even though I agree with the sentiments expressed on the label, I am generally of the opinion that businesses should keep their politics and religion to themselves. There are several business that I try to avoid due to their politics or religious sentiments, e.g., I never, ever eat at Chick-fil-A.
Her current purchase is labeled Outrage whose ingredients are: Salt, black pepper, red pepper, citric acid, shallots, lemon peel, white pepper, garlic, green onion..
In case you cannot read the back of the jar in the photo:
The ongoing Republican effort to end our democracy is Outrageous. The party’s purge of those disloyal to the January 6 plotters is even worse. When does a party end and fascism begin? When good people give up on being Outraged. Your love is strong; use it to keep Outrage alive.
Outrageously good on avocados, eggs, fish, vegetables, salads, chicken, hummus, sandwiches, and cheeseburgers.
Season Liberally
Just another day in the extremely divided USA.
School House Rock – 2024 Edition Redux
I originally posted this”meme” on July 5th. Afterwards I remembered a song that might just go with our current political situation. See video below.
Theme song for politics in the USA circa the MAGA era.
School House Rock – 2024 Edition
You might need to be of a certain age to appreciate this. See video below image for a refresher.
From back in the day… when Saturday morning cartoons were still a thing and there was a little education thrown in.
Quote of the Day – Frank Zappa: On Politics
Quote of the Day… not actually daily, but whenever I encounter one I think worth sharing and there are not too many in sequence. I like quotes as they frequently distill a piece of wisdom into a brief passage, or make other points very succinctly – such as the witticisms of Oscar Wilde.
“I think politics is a valid concept, but what we have today is not really politics. It’s the equivalent of the high school election. It’s a popularity contest. It’s got nothing to do with politics – what it is, is mass merchandising.” ~~ Frank Zappa
“Pop is the new politics. There is more truth in pop music than in most political statements rendered by our leaders, even when you get down to the level of really simple pop records. What I’m saying is that is how bad politics is.” ~~ Frank Zappa
To see more Quotes for Day, visit this link: Quotes for the Day
My Anti-Trump Shirt
Below you will find my anti-Trump shirt. If you look closely you will observe that the motif is mostly sharks. I have been thinking about hand drawing some batteries onto my pool shirt to make it a double parody of Trump’s wonderful political rally speech in Las Vegas.
Just in case you do not get the reference, watch this video of the “highly articulate” felon going on about how he would rather be eaten by a shark or electrocuted.
Heaven forbid we should be talking about issues in this election cycle. What has our country come to that any sane person would think this man should be president one time, let alone a second time. My beloved country would cease to exist as anything I would acknowledge as my country.
John Oliver on a Trump 2nd Term… Be scared, very scared
John Oliver on a Trump 2nd Term… Be scared, very scared.
If you have 30 minutes it is well worth your time. There are groups gearing up to enable Trump’s anti-democratic, racist, classist agenda to be more effective on a second go-around. No matter how hard I try, I cannot come up with a single positive reason why anyone would support Donald Trump. I really wonder when they stopped teaching Civics, American History and critical thinking in the schools. Although I do not think critical thinking has ever been high on the American educational agenda.
Disheartening is the only word I can come up with…