Sometimes I love Joe Scarbrough. Trumple. He suggested the NYT run an entire Trump speech on the back page, and you win if you can find a coherent thought.
I went to bed at 8 last night after staying up until 9:30 or 10 the past few weeks. It feels so good to have slept the night through AND wake feeling refreshed. Maybe I'll make it through the day without a nap. Honestly, fibromyalgia would not be so bad if I wasn't and athletic petson who LOVES the gym.
It's the heat that is zapping my energy, really. I walked a total of 12 miles tops in June, down from nearly 100 in May. My goal to walk 600 this year will definitely be smashed after it cools off. I am shooting for closer to 800. The main problem is that the heat aggregates soreness in my feet which makes them feel like I have been standing for 8 hours after a hot mile walk.
Fucking lame and embarrassing.
ETA My point was that I AM SO GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN!
Do you guys think the BIDEN TOO OLDZ people are the same as the BIDEN GIVE WEAPONZ TO ISRAEL or have those people simmered down and these are new people?
It's more coming from centrists so no, not the same people.
Weirdly enough, the more progressive types have been the most supportive of him thus far.
My hypothesis is that some blue dogs or former Republicans are on purpose trying to submarine Biden's rather progressive administration, and spreading it around
I like Mark Warner. He is one of my Senators and has done a good job I think. But he was the founder of Nextel. He has a mint in his back yard. Follow the money, always.
I already told him I would be voting for his primary challenger the next election. I ain't the only one- the rank and file are getting pissed at the centrists always caving in to the right, of which this is just another example. They should maybe listen to us, but if not, we will find someone who will.
I don't know the guy personally, though if I did, I would shake his hand, thank him for all the work he's done, and then tell him he was being a back stabbing chicken little who needs to stop doing the work of the right for them.
Well, I guess Beryl finally showed up about 50 minutes ago (4:40 AM local time). Power went out briefly, which woke me up. Followed quickly by pouring rain and some high winds, and there is a tornado watch in effect.
I’ll note that Pi and Axl seemed perfectly content to continue sleeping next to me, and only got up because I came downstairs to check the news.
I’m less concerned about the rain than I am the winds. We'll definitely have flooding around here - we always do - but I’m at least well-positioned against that as long as I stay the fuck home. Which is totally what I plan to do.
Popped over to CNN to see the headlines and saw this:
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta says Biden should get cognitive testing"
Which is just a FUCKING BANANAS and INCITFUL. Gupta know damn well that Biden has been screened because of his advanced age and because he has exceptional health care as a career politician.
Second, to the guy saying "Oh, we're running Kamala honestly," no fucking shit, it's a two name ticket. You are ALWAYS running your VP, that's why Hillary and Al Gore both lost.
The same cognitive testing the other guy brags about constantly? Remember 5 words for 1/2 an hour and point to the camel? That anyone who isn’t licking a shuffling, mumbling (cause let’s face it he walking, talking) orange ass has been making fun of for years? That will resolve the issue?
Did you see the article yesterday that pointed out that the dems are just always the punching bag from BOTH SIDES. You NEVER here the right wing clamoring for their leaders' heads. Perhaps if the further left could find some nongrifting pieces of shit to run, we'd have a more amenable candidate for them.
Did not see that piece but I've known it for a long time. A guy like Fetterman won because A) he's one of them, B) he's a fighter, regardless of whether you agree with his positions on things, he stands his ground. I've convinced Sanders would have beat PAB because he gives the impression that he's a fighter.
We allow it though. I have seen it right here at Wonkette and these are smart people who know things and are interested in politics. But even here we have had people lament how Democrats lieeeeed to them. Because Biden is old? Because the press insists on a narrative? I do not even know, I wandered off and destroyed some weeds at that point.
One thing is for certain: People need to brush up on their history. And we need to stop having conventions in Chicago.
Egads, my stomach is rumblin’. Almost to the point I’m considering making Eggs Benedict. But making all that seems way too much work for a Monday. Toast it is, then.
<The towering issue for voters so far this election isn’t the economy or foreign policy but age. Many have voiced concern to pollsters about the number of birthday candles for Donald Trump, 77, and Joe Biden, 81. Already the oldest presidents to ascend to the office, each would break their own record next year. Biden, for instance, would be 86 at the end of his second term, approximately double JFK’s age at swearing-in.
That exact longevity is just what Congressman Jerry Nadler envisions for himself. The 76-year-old says he can “quite possibly” see himself in office for another ten years. “I’m absolutely running again,” he says.
Last year, there were some whispers that Nadler’s service might soon be coming to a close. The signals were certainly there: His chief of staff departed. His wife had been fighting pancreatic cancer. In 2022, he stumbled somewhat during a debate with Carolyn Maloney and 30-something contender Suraj Patel, who decried them both as “1990s Democrats.” The performance helped sustain whispers that he might step aside come 2024, but none of this has moved Nadler, who says he sees himself running for several more terms. Today, he says, his health is “fine” and that his wife’s doctor told her the odds of her cancer “never recurring are 80 to 90 percent.”>
And....<That vulnerability was highlighted with special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified material, which found no need for charges but labeled the president a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” who had “diminished faculties.” Nadler leaps to the president’s defense. “You don’t want a president who can do the four-minute mile,” he argues. “You want a president who makes the right decisions, drives the economy and drives foreign policy, which he’s done fantastically. And there’s no sign that he won’t continue doing it.”>
each would break their own record next year. Biden, for instance, would be 86 at the end of his second term, approximately double JFK’s age at swearing-in.
...why are they talking about "breaking their own records" and then compare (just the one of them!) to the youngest president?
Welp, I spent 75% of my four day weekend sick with a cold, so that was lovely. Probably going to work from home tonight so that I don't spread it around to the people at work, or have to spend the whole night with a mask on.
A little update on my friend in Arkansas, and why I'm not precisely looking forward to August. In other words, just me yammering:
He's recovering; most recent complaint was his left leg hurting because it's fed up with doing all the work while the stump of his right leg heals. He's also having another friend and some family members running interference for him - fighting the insurance company, working with his Congresscritter, looking after his house and his cat, etc. So, yeah.
Now, he and I and a friend from NYC will usually attend Mephit Furmeet (MFM), a furry con held in the Memphis TN area over the Labor Day weekend. It's a lot of fun, and I normally drive up. That way I see what I want to see and go at my own pace. My friend from NYC usually goes to NW Arkansas and visits before those two drive to MFM. But that was *before* the amputation.
So, instead of driving up, I'm flying to NW Arkansas on 8/22 and renting a vehicle, and will be playing chauffeur and pack mule (because my friend from NYC, who's ten years younger than me, does not have a driver's license).
Morning all! At work a little early today, and probably won’t be around much. Hope everyone here is doing well.
Come on, Tabs, I don't have all fucking day.
Sometimes I love Joe Scarbrough. Trumple. He suggested the NYT run an entire Trump speech on the back page, and you win if you can find a coherent thought.
That is what I want to know. Biden has some pauses and halting and he is Totes Unfit!
Trump literally said shit like the revolutionaries took the airports and they bent over backward to excuse it away.
The empty podium was not a mistake. It was a plan.
I went to bed at 8 last night after staying up until 9:30 or 10 the past few weeks. It feels so good to have slept the night through AND wake feeling refreshed. Maybe I'll make it through the day without a nap. Honestly, fibromyalgia would not be so bad if I wasn't and athletic petson who LOVES the gym.
It's the heat that is zapping my energy, really. I walked a total of 12 miles tops in June, down from nearly 100 in May. My goal to walk 600 this year will definitely be smashed after it cools off. I am shooting for closer to 800. The main problem is that the heat aggregates soreness in my feet which makes them feel like I have been standing for 8 hours after a hot mile walk.
Fucking lame and embarrassing.
ETA My point was that I AM SO GLAD TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN!
Do you guys think the BIDEN TOO OLDZ people are the same as the BIDEN GIVE WEAPONZ TO ISRAEL or have those people simmered down and these are new people?
It's more coming from centrists so no, not the same people.
Weirdly enough, the more progressive types have been the most supportive of him thus far.
My hypothesis is that some blue dogs or former Republicans are on purpose trying to submarine Biden's rather progressive administration, and spreading it around
Or like the jerk who commented right below you
he also fake Cathlik, don't wanna go to Latin mass, wants to kill babiez
I like Mark Warner. He is one of my Senators and has done a good job I think. But he was the founder of Nextel. He has a mint in his back yard. Follow the money, always.
I already told him I would be voting for his primary challenger the next election. I ain't the only one- the rank and file are getting pissed at the centrists always caving in to the right, of which this is just another example. They should maybe listen to us, but if not, we will find someone who will.
You should write to him that he lost your primary vote.
I did XD That is how I already told him.
I don't know the guy personally, though if I did, I would shake his hand, thank him for all the work he's done, and then tell him he was being a back stabbing chicken little who needs to stop doing the work of the right for them.
But I am kinda blunt.
Bless his heart.
Those people are invertebrate scumslugs.
They want Jill Stein for President. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The question of the ages: Why is Jill Stein?
If my youngest is any indication, it is because they never bothered to see what she was all about and are just listening to her words /today/.
I actually had to inform Youngest about Marianne's "you get cancer because you're not positive enough" bullshit.
He is now on to Cornell West. Which is an improvement to be sure.
Jesus at least point him to AOC and the one from Minnesota.
oh he knows about them XD But youngest is all about the social media.
Case in point: He does NOT want to go to our middle atlantic beaches for his birthday because Shark Attacks.
He's 18 though so has an excuse to believe what he hears, as he has not learned filters yet. Anyone over 25 does not have that excuse.
To be sure, I am more worried about how she seems to have people who went on to further Trump's white house.
(it's the same people. Media + astroturf = PROFIT!)
Beryl in Texas including local warnings: https://hurricane.terrapin.com/storm/02A
I can attest that Beryl arrived in Houston with a flourish about an hour ago.
Thanks! Kittehs are fine. Barely bothered by it at all.
I’m a bit anxious about the winds, but I’ve been through this drill before.
Just saw on the news it flipped to an 80mph hurricane just as it made land.
Here is why Biden Is Old is a thing.
Immigration, the Single Most Important Issue Ever is not actually.
Inflation is going down.
The Economy is doing pretty good (no, not for /everybody/ doing pretty good does not mean it is perfect yet).
That is why it is a thing.
Bonnie Raitt song playing....
To be scrupulously fair, we on the left do that as well.
Remember before this Gaza thing when the Only Subject That Mattered Is Climate Change?
Well, I guess Beryl finally showed up about 50 minutes ago (4:40 AM local time). Power went out briefly, which woke me up. Followed quickly by pouring rain and some high winds, and there is a tornado watch in effect.
I’ll note that Pi and Axl seemed perfectly content to continue sleeping next to me, and only got up because I came downstairs to check the news.
We've been getting rain here in central OK as the pressure system has pushed up from the South. The remnants should hit us next week. Stay safe.
I’m less concerned about the rain than I am the winds. We'll definitely have flooding around here - we always do - but I’m at least well-positioned against that as long as I stay the fuck home. Which is totally what I plan to do.
You stay safe as well!
🤞🤞
Popped over to CNN to see the headlines and saw this:
"Dr. Sanjay Gupta says Biden should get cognitive testing"
Which is just a FUCKING BANANAS and INCITFUL. Gupta know damn well that Biden has been screened because of his advanced age and because he has exceptional health care as a career politician.
Second, to the guy saying "Oh, we're running Kamala honestly," no fucking shit, it's a two name ticket. You are ALWAYS running your VP, that's why Hillary and Al Gore both lost.
I have the NBC app on my phone and have been really disgusted with a lot of their headlines lately. It's like they've been bought by Murdoch.
The same cognitive testing the other guy brags about constantly? Remember 5 words for 1/2 an hour and point to the camel? That anyone who isn’t licking a shuffling, mumbling (cause let’s face it he walking, talking) orange ass has been making fun of for years? That will resolve the issue?
Biden needs to come out and go yep, had one, and I remembered the five words: "Trump Is A Convicted Felon"
I work in cognitive test and can comfortably say that BOTH men have been screened; only one seems to have needed further testing. 🤔🤔🤔
CNN? May as well go to Breitbart anymore.
No kidding.
I'm getting pretty tired of this pointless handwringing bs. It's doing the opposition's jerb for them.
They have to have SOMETHING to talk about. It can't be democracy v. fascism.
It is funny with all the repeated reminders that Biden is super old, not one also mentions that Trump would /also/ beat all those age records.
Being old himself.
Right! It's incredibly simple.
Part of the issue with Democrats is the perception there aren't any fighters in the party. This is not helping with that perception.
Did you see the article yesterday that pointed out that the dems are just always the punching bag from BOTH SIDES. You NEVER here the right wing clamoring for their leaders' heads. Perhaps if the further left could find some nongrifting pieces of shit to run, we'd have a more amenable candidate for them.
Did not see that piece but I've known it for a long time. A guy like Fetterman won because A) he's one of them, B) he's a fighter, regardless of whether you agree with his positions on things, he stands his ground. I've convinced Sanders would have beat PAB because he gives the impression that he's a fighter.
We allow it though. I have seen it right here at Wonkette and these are smart people who know things and are interested in politics. But even here we have had people lament how Democrats lieeeeed to them. Because Biden is old? Because the press insists on a narrative? I do not even know, I wandered off and destroyed some weeds at that point.
One thing is for certain: People need to brush up on their history. And we need to stop having conventions in Chicago.
As long as they are running Maryann Williamson and Jill Stein, they can keep pitching. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I like how the press started touting Newsom and then he was all lolz no, Joe is my guy, and then the press was all Let's find Someone Else Then!
Egads, my stomach is rumblin’. Almost to the point I’m considering making Eggs Benedict. But making all that seems way too much work for a Monday. Toast it is, then.
Was just trying to decide if a trip to the grocery store is too much effort for a delicious and nutritious breakfast.
No hanker for a hunk of cheese?
My 10 gallon hat IS feeling 5 gallons flat…
I see Jerry Nadler is among those calling for President Biden to step aside. 77 year old Jerry Nadler. Hey, Jer, did any Democrats call for you to quit when you had a fainting spell? This is you, isn't it, from....let's see, 4 months ago? https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/jerry-nadler-congress-2024-election-age.html
<The towering issue for voters so far this election isn’t the economy or foreign policy but age. Many have voiced concern to pollsters about the number of birthday candles for Donald Trump, 77, and Joe Biden, 81. Already the oldest presidents to ascend to the office, each would break their own record next year. Biden, for instance, would be 86 at the end of his second term, approximately double JFK’s age at swearing-in.
That exact longevity is just what Congressman Jerry Nadler envisions for himself. The 76-year-old says he can “quite possibly” see himself in office for another ten years. “I’m absolutely running again,” he says.
Last year, there were some whispers that Nadler’s service might soon be coming to a close. The signals were certainly there: His chief of staff departed. His wife had been fighting pancreatic cancer. In 2022, he stumbled somewhat during a debate with Carolyn Maloney and 30-something contender Suraj Patel, who decried them both as “1990s Democrats.” The performance helped sustain whispers that he might step aside come 2024, but none of this has moved Nadler, who says he sees himself running for several more terms. Today, he says, his health is “fine” and that his wife’s doctor told her the odds of her cancer “never recurring are 80 to 90 percent.”>
And....<That vulnerability was highlighted with special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified material, which found no need for charges but labeled the president a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” who had “diminished faculties.” Nadler leaps to the president’s defense. “You don’t want a president who can do the four-minute mile,” he argues. “You want a president who makes the right decisions, drives the economy and drives foreign policy, which he’s done fantastically. And there’s no sign that he won’t continue doing it.”>
each would break their own record next year. Biden, for instance, would be 86 at the end of his second term, approximately double JFK’s age at swearing-in.
...why are they talking about "breaking their own records" and then compare (just the one of them!) to the youngest president?
If people are pissed about something, can't it be that in 2024 we're stuck voting for two old white men AGAIN?
Being a white man is the default in way too many brains.
Personally I would be more pleased if people were pissed off because fascists are running one of our two viable parties.
Seems to me that should at least worry some folk. But you know, Biden is old, so....
Grr!
wait.
It isn't Kitchen Table Issues????? But they told us it was!
God damn this breaks my heart.
I heard this on the NPR bumper where they preview the stories and I was pissed.
I used to always talk about how my husband was so much like him and now that I am divorced, it's even more true with this balogna.
Morning all! ☕️
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Welp, I spent 75% of my four day weekend sick with a cold, so that was lovely. Probably going to work from home tonight so that I don't spread it around to the people at work, or have to spend the whole night with a mask on.
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This is how you do it
https://media.spoutible.com/upload/images/2024/07/9F44cqrJeP7OyUjoMZF3_08_422396d5ccddfff3732ca49fc56bc90b_image_original.jpg
Next do Taylor Swift.
Ha, talk to the futurist, maybe she'll tell you about Swift's tepid announcement.
She's always tepid. Her "campaigning" last time was a PR Stunt reveal of a cake on a post design to draw people to a social media platform.
I love her, but she's no champion of the left.
Gabe Hoffman
@Wolfgabe
A Brief recap of today's events on the hill
Turns out that House Dem Zoom Meeting wasn't the dam break moment the media thought it would be
Mark Warner has reportedly canned his meeting on Bidens future tomorrow.
Seems the media narrative is quickly falling apart now.
07:53 PM - Jul 07, 2024
Corporate media in disarray!
Coming up after these messages: Biden still old.
Gee.
Imagine that.
Me too, I'm sick of this overblown BS.
A little update on my friend in Arkansas, and why I'm not precisely looking forward to August. In other words, just me yammering:
He's recovering; most recent complaint was his left leg hurting because it's fed up with doing all the work while the stump of his right leg heals. He's also having another friend and some family members running interference for him - fighting the insurance company, working with his Congresscritter, looking after his house and his cat, etc. So, yeah.
Now, he and I and a friend from NYC will usually attend Mephit Furmeet (MFM), a furry con held in the Memphis TN area over the Labor Day weekend. It's a lot of fun, and I normally drive up. That way I see what I want to see and go at my own pace. My friend from NYC usually goes to NW Arkansas and visits before those two drive to MFM. But that was *before* the amputation.
So, instead of driving up, I'm flying to NW Arkansas on 8/22 and renting a vehicle, and will be playing chauffeur and pack mule (because my friend from NYC, who's ten years younger than me, does not have a driver's license).
Sorry; I'm just venting.
You remind me of my supe. She can never say no to anyone either.
:hugs:
You're a good egg, wanderer.
Have you finished the parrot/giraffe thing*?
Also, be sure to walk around with an exaggerated limp.
*I'm assuming Brain is actually helping me with file retrieval this morning
I'm not certain about him walking anywhere; I plan on calling up there to see about renting mobility scooters.
I'm starting the Wolpertinger this weekend (housecleaning takes priority).