Random Thoughts And Rants!

 Well let's see. Kamala reached into the bell of the beast, Fox News, yesterday and pulled Bret Baier's heart out of his chest and showed it to him before she put it back in. Botox Baier, in full gotcha mode, tried time after time to mansplain everything to the former DA, AG, Senator and current Veep like she was some sort of passive Kayleigh McEnaney. Harris turned it around, called him out on a video of the Felon not addressing what Baier had claimed, rammed the question back down his throat and flustered him into silence. Afterwards, Fox News, in full self-preservation mode, made Baier into the modern Edward R Murrow as they gushed over his performance. And because during the daytime, Fox is not full of loudmouth hacks like Watters, Ingraham and Hannity, they had to praise Harris for hanging in there. Then came night and the howling monkeys began screeching on how bad she was. Whatever. 

Trump aka Donaldo Trump, went on Univision and got torched by an audience of Hispanics not personally chosen by Trump goons. Trump, truly uncomfortable not only with the questions but the fact many questions were asked in "Messican" which must have made him want to deport them immediately. The audience was truly not charmed by El Stupido, rolled their eyes and looked like they were listening to some guy who still says "w*tbacks". One questioner, a former Trump voter, asked him about Jan 6 which had soured him on El Insurrectionist to which the former prez claimed that Jan 6 was nothing but "a day of love". Tell that to the Capitol Police.

Down in Texas, Ted Cruz (Asshole-Tx) actually showed up to a debate with his Senate opponent. Colin Allred, a congressman and former NFL player. Cruz, a man nobody likes, was fricasseed by Allred over Jan 6th. As Allred took off his coat, texted his family he loved them, and prepared to do battle with the white trash that invaded the Capitol that day. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz, tough guy sycophant. hid in a supply closet. Ouch! For a toxic pussy like Cruz that was so crushing he went into defense mode and laughed. Allred called him out on that (It's not funny). Cruz looked like he'd been emasculated like a castrato. Is Teddy in trouble in Texas? Probably not, but to watch that werewolf wannabe squirm, dismiss the abortion debate and then go back to the hits, like men in women's sports (JFC stop already). Cruz is a jellyfish now claiming to be "bipartisan" who reaches cross the aisle. Yeah, sure he does. The only time Ted Cruz reaches across the aisle is if a Democrat is holding up a free plane ticket to Cancun.

Meanwhile back here in Nebraska, where we all live the "Good Life", the abortion debate is in full beast mode. Amendment 439 is on the ballot which would codify abortion into the joke of a Constitution we have around here. It's been done in Kansas, Ohio and Montana and we need that here. But unfortunately, a billionaire named Pete Ricketts, former Governor who bought his Senate seat, pushed forward millions of his Daddy's money to fund a rival amendment that would outlaw abortion after the first trimester but leaves it open for further legislative trickery to outlaw it completely. The petition process featured paid liars to call the amendment "Protect Women and Children", claim it didn't outlaw anything and confuse people. It worked because it's also on the ballot as Amendment 434. Reminds me of the time when I got into a verbal bum fight with some lady who wanted me to sign and wouldn't take no for an answer until I told her to "fuck off". Anyhoo, both amendments are on the ballot and if they both pass, which the polls say they will (God this state had some dummies) the amendment with the most yes votes wins. Thus, to codify abortion here in the "Good Life" you have to vote NO of 434 and YES on 439. Yeah, good luck because most people cannot follow directions. Let's just hope that the delusional and bullshit ads that the pro-434 people have out do no harm. It features OB-GYN's claiming that codifying abortion puts the government INTO your health care which of course is 100% the opposite. Let's hope that Ricketts money does not allow him a win this time. But unfortunately, this guy's money has not failed him maybe ever here. Nebraska citizens do whatever he says. Its maddening.

The ballot here also contains the legalization of marijuana for medical purpose. Its going to pass but the Republicans in government are already gearing up to do a Kristi Noem, no not kill a dog, but to find friendly judges to overturn the result. It's already started. Two years ago after the medical marijuana amendment qualified, some Sheriff somewhere filed a lawsuit, and it was kept off the ballot by the dopes who comprise the Nebraska Supreme Court. Some Sheriff, yeah ok. It was Pete Ricketts because of course it was. This time the effort to keep it off the ballot failed. But after it passes, buckle up. 

Let's all hope that the 2-hour trip to Missouri (yes Missouri for chrissakes has legal pot) will not be necessary for the patients who have seizures that the Nebraska GOP doesn't give a shit about.

How Is This Even Close?

 Let's have a town hall led by noted dog killer and hair extensions enthusiast Kristi Noem and the GOP nominee for President, Donald J Trump. What could possibly go wrong? Well Noem found out real fast what kindergarten teachers all over the country know, corralling 4–5-year-olds is not easy. Trump, the ultimate kindergartner, went off script so many times that Noem had to keep calling him "Sir" to attempt to keep the toddler in line. Then came the problem. Trump looked out at the small crowd, became uninterested and then when two separate MAGAts fainted and needed medical attention, Trump went full Trump, told a man being wheeled out to "lose weight" and then because the attention was now off him said fuck it and called for music. 39 minutes of music while Trump swayed and danced, and Noem attempted to stay on topic eventually also saying fuck it and clapped and looked like her path in life may have been misguided. People onstage rolled their eyes, slow clapped and just wanted to get home to watch Dancing With The Stars or whatever MAGATs watch. Ave Maria, Ave Maria again, Ave Maria again, YMCA, Nothing Compares 2 U (I'm surprised Prince and Sinead didn't rise up from the grave to strangle him) and It's a Mans World, very appropriate for MAGA. 

39 minutes of this. Can you imagine if Biden had done the same? Can you imagine if Kamala Harris had done it? The man is gone. Gone not because his brain is pudding, it is, but gone because he pouts if he is not the center of attention or if the crowd of people he'd have thrown out of Trump Tower is too small and not reverent enough, he loses interest. How is this even close?

Trump held a town hall full of women only. Again, a small crowd, but a crowd of women that applauded him when he came onstage like they'd just seen Channing Tatum shirtless. Hardly a crowd of diverse women, just a lot of Trump groupies led by Harris Faulkner, Fox News' black best friend. Trump began talking to the women by ranting for 10 minutes about migrants, banning men in women's sports, more migrant talk, transphobia, more migrant fear mongering, called his opponents Marxists, Commies and Fascists, claimed he is "the father of IVF", fantasized about Katie Britt ("a fantastically attractive person"), bragged about Roe V Wade being overturned, and giving cops immunity "except for the bad apples". Ok ladies, there ya go. Your dream man. Puke.

Meanwhile here in Nebraska, home of the blue dot, the TV political ads are permeating the airwaves. There are two Republicans elected in blue territory who are in trouble. Don Bacon is the continuance of the dull, milquetoast Midwestern dolt that represents this district in the House just as others had before him. This district doesn't like bomb throwers but loves dullards who pose no threat to their comfortable lives. But Bacon is down in every poll to Democrat Tony Vargas, a state senator from Omaha. Vargas is the Democratic answer to Bacon. He's not a bomb thrower, he's a well-reasoned lawyer who is a voice of reason in the increasingly MAGA Nebraska legislature. But per the Bacon ads, Vargas, the son of Peruvian immigrants, throws shit at cops, pals around with AOC, voted for higher taxes, and in one particularly juvenile ad, "cops hate his guts". I know you are but what am I? Pretty soon they'll have a Trumpian nickname for Tony Vargas. Oh, they do, Criminal Loving Tony Vargas. Good lord. This is the stupidest of times.

Deb Fischer, a true dimwit Senator who moves the needle only to sleep mode, is in trouble. Her opponent is a mechanic, an independent. a kind of John Fetterman for Nebraska, Dan Osborn. He led a union, led a strike at Kelloggs, and rejected the Democratic party to run on his own. He comes across as a guy who actually worked for a living, has friends who also work for a living, and speaks plain English. Fischer, who thought for sure she had an automatic re-election in the bag because of that R next to her name, had to bring in millions of dollars in PAC money to begin the mudslinging. Osborn "loves Bernie Sanders", he wants to give amnesty to "illegals" then play a sound bite of him NOT saying that. Fischer, a so called "rancher" from Northern Nebraska, promised two terms and then she'd leave (who would notice?) but obviously has withdrawn that "promise" because she had no idea how the Senate worked. Jesus H Christ, this woman won two terms in the US Senate while apparently not knowing how it "worked". Deb Fischer is a welfare rancher who has lived off the government she hates her entire life. She was a state senator who funneled highway money to the rural areas where nobody lives at the expense of Omaha and Lincoln which are over half the population of this state. Fischer is a rubber stamp, and everybody knows it. She's not popular, she's dull, she hides from voters by going out back entrances after speeches, she refuses to debate Osborn and she hasn't had a town hall in over 6 years. This is the kind of leech set up to lose. I'm not saying she will lose, she probably won't, but the fact she is scrambling and spending money she usually gets to keep to herself makes me very happy. If you have a few bucks send it to Dan Osborn, he needs it and he will use it to win, not to enrich himself as some others do.

How is this even close?

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!

 Celebrating a genocidal maniac has never made sense to me. Not to mention he's not even Italian but probably a Sephardic Jew from Spain. Not to mention he never set foot on North American soil. Not to mention he was such a bad navigator he thought he was in India. May as well turn Veterans Day into General Custer Day. Shhh, don't give em any ideas.

Hurricanes And Eugenics !!

 Hurricane Milton, this week's storm of the century, millennium or ever, crashed into the west coast of Florida overnight and tore the roof off of that dump they call Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays which could be the silver lining of this hurricane. Florida officials, including Governor DeSantis, are falling all over themselves to address misinformation about the FEMA reaction yet still not offending the Florida blowhard who started all the bullshit.

Trump owns the Republican Party, and to cross him on anything he spews out of his tiny mouth brings death threats and the Wrath Of Donnie on his shitpost site Truth Social. So, Florida officials have to tread lightly in numerous ways. They must praise the leadership of Governor Shorty, yet still expose the lies and dangerous misinformation from the cult. Because the leader lies, they all lie. The GOP bigwigs, the Rubios, the Tubervilles, the MTGs, the crazies at Fox News all must back up the horse manure that Trump dumps on the airwaves. Thus, there are thousands of people in the affected areas of Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia, still reeling from Helene's destruction, now believe that FEMA is making them evacuate because once they leave, their property is seized, or that accepting the initial $750 (up from $500 when The Felon was POTUS) would lock them into getting no more money. All of this is bullshit, of course. Trump and his minions are lying to bash Kamala Harris on the response from FEMA. They ran out of money because they gave billions to "illegals". It's dangerous rhetoric because it encourages people to stay in harm's way, and distrust people trying to help them. But Trump and his political goons keep it up. Crazy like "they" control the weather tweets from Cro Magnon Marge. It's all so evil. But it's not the most evil thing coming out of a Trump rally lately.

That would be the talk about "genes" and "poisoning the blood of America". Its eugenics, Trump style. It's racist, it's evil, its Nazi-like. But Trump knows that the hordes of human halfwits who follow him will buy into it because they already believe it. Trump is just the blowhorn for their racism. Yeah, I know these dumbulbs all have brown, black and Jewish "friends" just like they always do. But the browns are "invading" their communities taking the shit jobs they wont do. The blacks are "running rampant" in blue cities killing every white person crossing the street for coffee, and the Jews are secretly "running" the whole damn world keeping them down.

Trump has already claimed the new immigrants (browns, blacks, Muslims etc) are "poisoning the blood" of America just like his buddy Adolf said. Now he thinks murdering is in the "genes" of Hispanic immigrants. Nothing can be done. It's all genetics. Except for those two white guys who took potshots at him I guess. Trump's genetics are the best, MIT grads and real estate deals and building giant buildings and stable geniuses. Not to mention bankrupting casinos, banging anything that moves and snorting gawd knows what.

As this election enters its final 26 days, America's Hitler will get worse. His only hope is a giant turnout of white nationalists and dumb white men. Will it happen? I don't pretend to know. But this racist eugenics garbage is just unreal in 2024. This shit is so 1924. 

We are not going back.

More Rants And Thoughts For A Monday!

 This is what every normal person does at 3am right? The former President of the United States, a raging mental case, went straight from dodging flies attracted to his stench, to lying about a very dangerous hurricane that killed over 200 people. Instead of the old thoughts and prayers bullshit, this fuckin guy decided to start exploiting tragedy and death for his own political gain. Oh, I know, none of this is surprising, it's who he is, but to lie to hurting people and knowing that some of them are dumb enough to believe anything he says, is unconscionable. 

The guy is obviously demented, mentally ill AND just a bad person. Whatever syphilis entered his brain probably on Epstein Island is doing a real number on this guy. He's getting worse. FEMA has stolen money to give to illegal aliens. FEMA has stolen money from a bank. FEMA has abandoned red state America. FEMA has no money left. All of these lies hurt real life people whose lives have been destroyed. Why pile more onto them, especially when he knows that to many people his words are gospel. 

"DROP HER! Yeah ok, I'm not sure what that means, does it mean "drop her" as in attacking her physically, "drop her" as in a lot of people are voting for her and I know I'm losing North Carolia and Georgia so don't vote for her? Who knows with this schmuck. To admit he's losing anything is almost impossible to imagine, so I'm going with he's calling on his goons to do something. Mister "Beat the hell out them" and "Don't be nice when you put them in the car" has done it before. This guy cant go away fast enough.

The Leonard Leo/ Harlan Crowe Money Circus has reconvened in Washington. The Supreme Court has already told Texas, yeah go ahead ,podnah, and let women die there's plenty more out there to birth our babies. The Texas abortion law which forbids Texas hospitals and physicians from performing virtually any abortions. The Biden Administration sued them over the fact they were ignoring federal law that required abortions be done in case of a medical emergency. Texas sued back cuz they're intent on keeping the harlots in their place. The notoriously MAGA 5th circuit court locked arms with Texas and upheld the law. Today SCOTUS said yeah, Texas looks good, we aren't taking the case. Good luck Texas Women.

Liz and Dick Cheney. Hey great, you're voting for Kamala Harris. Now go the fuck away. This Cheney love that many of my fellow lefties have for these two is baffling. They aren't fucking heroes, one is war criminal who can't leave the country or the Hague awaits, and the other was a conservative freak who voted just like any other MAGA devotee. And yes, I realize that this is an F5 tornado headed for democracy, and we need to keep an eye on the ball to keep from being stuck in a storm cellar for the remainder of time, but just say thanks and move on because you know if a Cheney ever got close to power again, it would be same MAGA shit, different MAGA leader. Ever notice how Mama Cheney never weighs in on this?

Finally, with a benefit of time, I'm talking Pete Rose. Rose died last week, and the tributes began to pour in, put him in the hall, he's the greatest blah blah blah. I never ever liked Pete Rose. He was a cocky hillbilly who made good by being a great hitter, a great baserunner and a real prick of a human being. Chrissakes, his totally unnecessary headfirst slide bullshit was meant to impress who exactly? Sportswriters? Casual fans? Rose got his nickname "Charlie Hustle" not because of his alleged dedication to giving it 100% but by Yankee great White Ford seeing Rose run to first after a walk in a spring training game and derisively saying "Oh look at Charle Hustle go". Rose was a statutory rapist, a liar, an addicted gambler, a misogynist, in other words, a dumber Trump if that's possible. Not a good guy. Even two ballpark tour guides in Cincinnati stated they didn't care for him. I'll tell you why I couldn't stand him in an anecdotal way.

In 1983, the Phillies and Rose were at Wrigley in the waning days of the season. I was there with about 2000 others because the Cubs were just losers and couldn't draw flies at the end of yet another losing season at the time. The Phillies were warming up in the Wrigley outfield and began to come into the dugout one at a time. Two kids in the front row, just in front of me, appealed for autographs from the Phillies. Al Holland came over and signed, Darren Daulton came over and signed, Mike Freakin Schmidt walked over and signed, Gary Maddox signed and then came Rose. As the kids called for Pete to come over, instead of ignoring them, Pete Rose stopped. He stared at these 10-year-olds for a good 30 seconds then out of Pete Roses's mouth came "Fuck Off" and he hustled off the field. Yeah, great guy. Rest in Peace Big Guy, I hope you heard the same Fuck off at the pearly gates.

Walz V Vance!!!

 Well, I'll tell you one thing, this debate between two Vice Presidential nominees was certainly a throwback to the old days, when two fellas got together and debated civilly and politely. Yeah sure, one was lying his ass off the entire time and the other was at times a bit baffled on how to express himself, but ya know, it was nice to see the civility. For 90 minutes at least.

Vance was the slick Yalie acting like he was the smartest guy in the room and condescendingly mansplaining to the two female moderators his lies. He treated Walz, the midwestern gadfly in a small town in Nebraska who the town knows is the lib but still get along with, like a lesser while lying about everything. Usually when you think you're the smartest guy in the room, you aint even close. The Dunning Krueger Effect, folks. But Vance is incapable of not thinking that because he truly believes his bullshit don't stink. 

Walz was the guy listening to the loudmouth at the end of the bar yet resists all urges to tell the guy he's full of shit because that is who Walz is. Walz grew up in rural Nebraska, where the Republican ties are almost genetic in nature. Walz has heard this crap his whole life, and deals with it accordingly in a gentle polite manner. And boy was the crap flowing last night.

Vance lied about Obamacare, actually claiming Trump "salvaged" it, Yeah, by repealing it for hos concept of a plan. Thank you, John McCain, who actually DID salvage Obamacare. Vance, one of those guys who says your name in every sentence, was like a sleazy furniture salesman who gets in your way as you attempt to rid yourself of his presence. He lied about the economy, he lied about the border, he lied about inflation and for some reason thinks the Veep has power to institute policy. Vance, who was outwardly decent, had that inner Trump ready to go but Walz wouldn't let him unleash it.

Vance claimed he never ever proposed a nationwide abortion ban. Oh sorry, JD, screen shots are forever. Everyone with a sense of sanity knows that 100% bullshit. It was on his website until he deleted it. He pushed the Trump lie that he would veto a nationwide abortion ban. Vance lies even more smoothly than the word salad that comes out of Trumps mouth. He's a trained liar. Thanks Yale.

Walz was unpolished for sure. For the style over substance crowd, this was a slam dunk for Vance. If you're a substance over style person, Vance lost bigly. But cmon now, man, who'd you rather have a conversation with? Thats a real slam dunk.

Then came the election denial when Vance could not bring himself to say that Trump lost because he knew the perp was watching and posting on the joke Truth Social. And when that happened, Walz pounced and knocked Vance out. 'Thats a damning non-answer" was the line of the night. Because it WAS. Stop with the I'm all about the future garbage. Answer the fucking question.

All in all, the debate was pointless. Nobody changed their mind. But it was interesting to see the civility between the two men and their wives as Trump hate posted from Mar A Dumpo. That was actually cool.

So post all the "I have become friends with school shooters" stuff you want, Magats.. That was a slip of the tongue. Denying the election results from 4 years ago was a lie and a calculated one at that. Denying you were for a nationwide abortion ban was also a calculated lie.

It's your choice America. The guy who helps you fix your car or the guy who lies about how to fix it.

The Debate And Other Stuff!

Its the night for the Vice-Presidential debate and why anybody cares is beyond me. Nobody is going to change their mind based on this so-called debate. CBS News has already abdicated responsibility for when J D Vance tells his tall tales by refusing to fact check him. Same with Tim Walz, thought the only lie he's been caught at is that Menards gives back 11% in rebates when he said 10%. So, with Nora O'Donnell, the person who lost control of the 2020 debate, and Margaret Brennan, who both sides everything with a certain Chuck Todd vibe, Vance and his bullshit are free to be said. If Walz wants to fact check Vance, I guess he could but that gets into a whole different aura and gives the horse race press something to talk about. I like Tim Walz a lot. He's a rural Nebraskan who had the sense to get out before the local towns got all up in arms over the town liberal teaching their kids about communism like empathy and fairness. He's basically my Dad, another rural born Nebraskan who came to the big city to thrive. Every time Walz speaks, I hear my father. Every time Vance speaks, I hear my Dad hollering at the TV that the guy is a liar and a phony. This debate shit will be just that, shit. 

Trump went to Georgia yesterday even though nobody wanted him there. Dragging along phony "Christian" Franklin Graham, and a crew that built him a little wall of bricks from destroyed buildings, Trump called for unity then immediately reverted back to form to blame Biden for not contacting Brian Kemp about disaster relief. Of course since it came out of Trumps mouth, it was a lie pointed out by Kemp himself, who said Biden called him first and offered whatever he needed. A contrast from Trump, when he was POTUS, who delayed aid to suffering states because he didn't like the party the Governors belonged to. He made Gavin Newsome beg on camera. He gave Roy Cooper (D-NC) less than 10% of the money needed. But Biden did things like a moral human being and gave little creeps like Ron DeSantis (who voted against Hurrican Sandy aid cuz it was Noooo York City). Trump also went on his social media dumpster fire Truth Social to accuse Harris and Biden of leaving people to drown. So much for "Unity".

Jimmy Carter turns 100 years old today. He is one tough son of a bitch for being at deaths door for two years and hanging on to vote for Kamala Harris. Carter was my first vote for President in 1976. He wasn't my favorite candidate but at least he wasn't Gerald Ford (who looks damn good nowadays). I remember my Dad thinking Carter's smile as 100% crap and the whole evangelical thing as disturbing. But he got by that, and we all voted for him. Then came hard times, inflation, gas prices, unemployment, recession, energy dependence and general malaise. Carter had the balls to tell Americans that hard times were here and let's ride it out together. Then came Ronald Reagan and his "optimism", He'd never tell you hard times were coming or even being here, it was all Carter's fault. Then came the Iran hostage crisis. Good lord, can one man be this unlucky? Ted Kennedy ran against Carter, I supported Kennedy, and didn't even vote for Carter in 1980. Oh, I didn't vote for Reagan either. 

Jimmy Carter left office. He wasn't bitter, He just reverted back to being Jimmy Carter. He spent the rest of his life making the world a better place, He built homes for the poor, he negotiated the end of wars, he monitored elections abroad, he stayed true to himself. 

Happy Birthday President Carter. You were done wrong by people like me. I hope he lives forever to remind us of the best of America since nowadays the worst of America seems to win.