Friday, January 3, 2020

Random New Year's Thoughts



My next column in The Everett Herald:

Some random thoughts to begin the year. As of this writing, I’m cavorting with the grandkids, so my usual high-quality, suitable-for-syndication, deep-dive commentary will be lacking.

·      Most people missed the fact that last week’s poem was an acrostic. Perhaps just as well. It does, however, change things.
·      The more we learn about Edward Gallagher, the Navy Seal whose criminality Trump pardoned and extolled, the more we understand what a craven move it was and what an insult to honorable service-people. How long before Trump brings him to his rallies? How loud will be the cheers?
·      The more we learn about what went on behind the scenes with the Ukraine travesty (thanks, failing New York Times, enemy of the people), particularly the shock and machinations among Trump’s people as they realized what he was planning to do, the more we understand what a craven move it was. And the more we realize how smart Speaker Pelosi is to be delaying sending impeachment over to Moscow Mitch. Important players should be required to testify. In fact, if any of them had concern for the rule of law and the survival of the republic, they’d DEMAND to testify. If any do, Trumpists will dismiss them as “deep state” liars.
·      Speaking of which, the election of Trump will be remembered as the end of truth as a universally-valued commodity in American politics; when a formerly-respectable party decided they preferred lies and liars over truth and truth-tellers; and when we learned the Constitution doesn’t hold if legislators ignore it en masse.
·      There sure is a lot of Stage Four pancreatic cancer going around, and it seems to be choosing the best of humanity as hosts.
·      The Republican campaign to purge and inhibit voters and spread disinformation is into full swing. They fear fair elections.
·      That proposed law in Ohio that’d require doctors to re-implant into the uterus an embryo from an ectopic pregnancy “when possible,” or face prison. (It’s never possible.)
·      That proposed law in Pennsylvania requiring death certificates for all fertilized eggs that don’t survive. (It’s impossible.)
·      The preceding two tell us that, at its extremes, the “pro-life” movement is mostly pro-punishment. And as in other things, they’re irrational science-deniers.
·      When did “conservatives” stop caring about budget deficits?
·      Trump’s response to the spate of anti-Semitic attacks: thanking a Jewish “leader” for saying nice things about him. What a self-involved, deplorable, narcissistic child. Defend it, Trumpists. Tell us why it’s okay.
·      It’s not happenstance that the increase in such events follows Trump claiming that neo-Nazi marchers included some “very fine people,” and hiring white supremacists. Looking like a hostage video, he reads words he doesn’t believe (neither do his writers) when such things happen; and not just to Jews. Nor is it unrelated to his unrelenting spewing of division and hatred of “others” at his rallies and in his corrosive tweets. That his self-described “Christian” supporters haven’t had enough tells us everything about which Christians accept Jesus’ teachings and which don’t. Starting with the fake one at the top.
·      One of Trump’s people blamed the rise of anti-Semitism on immigrants. Another (a former mayor) blamed it on Mayor de Blasio. It’s obvious what they’re trying to do.
·      I’m glad there was an armed firearms instructor in that Texas church.
·      If school shootings happen because “God was banned” from schools, what explains church shootings?
·      If you share Trump’s view of climate change, consider Australia. If you care for your children’s future, vote him out. He’s deliberately making it worse. That alone calls for impeachment. It’s dereliction of his oath to protect Americans. Except oil producers.
·      Kim is building nukes, firing off missiles, and laughing at Trump. (Trump’s not worried: “He likes me.”) Putin is building unstoppable missiles and praising Trump, snickering, with his fingers crossed. Assad is gaining more power in Syria. Iraqis are attacking our embassy, Trump is wagging the dog while China, Russia, and Iran plan joint military exercises (remember that treaty Trump abandoned while Iran was honoring it?) South Korea and Japan are on the outs. The only consistency in Trump’s foreign “policy” is being played by leaders who recognize his weaknesses (did I mention the “He likes me” thing?) That, and fulfilling Putin’s dreams by taking down NATO, helping to destroy the EU, and turning the Middle East over to him.
·      But, hey, Happy New Year. November, if we survive to see it, presents an opportunity to make America great again.

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2 comments:





  1. " The preceding two tell us that, at its extremes, the “pro-life” movement is mostly pro-punishment. And as in other things, they’re irrational science-deniers."

    Noooo...The professor and the guy who used to run Phillip-Morris that now is head of the interior? Beufred P. Neckmic the VII
    You forgot to add his personal 55 year long study regarding human health. How Lord Neckmic ever lost the Nobel is anyone's guess, but it's the liberals. Everyone knows that.


    LIAR! Everyone knows "They fell in love,...we fell in love" Doesn't surprise me. Just another patented Sid Chinese misinformation cookie burger.

    "Putin is building unstoppable missiles and praising Trump, snickering, with his fingers crossed."

    And everyone knows that Pootie is awefully sexy with his shirt off! Everyone! Except Sid of course who clearly lies. He finds Pootie repulsive. Sid lies to himself. I mean, Pootie has a smooth chest. Nobody can resist a smooth chest. Nobody. Keep the sharp instruments away from Sid. He'll probably start using them on humans and enjoy it. Just so Sid has a fall back when the syndication no longer works out for him.

    "But, hey, Happy New Year. November, if we survive to see it, presents an opportunity to make America great again."

    I spent New Years in the hospital. High blood pressure. Your weekly articles damn near killed me!...and now everyone knows! EVERYONE!!!

    You liberals are so full of hate. You made me use 3 "!" in one, what I believe, and everyone else believes to be, most of a proper sentence.

    Now excuse me! I'm going to spend my time more productively at the daily stormer with real people who are true to themselves and the world!!! <--- See there!?!? You made me use 3 "!" again! You traitors make me so angry!

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  2. PART 2:
    "It’s dereliction of his oath to protect Americans. Except oil producers."

    Well DUH!!!!!! 'Merica is the worlds fire extinguishers. We are the world's most empathetic, nobody has ever been more empathetic, I mean, nobody is. Besides, everyone knows that if they world be law abiding were soft, fuzzy and warm to the touch, 'Mericah wouldn't have to bomb the oil facilities and set them ablaze in the first place. It's what "Spicy" said in press pools. "Circular use of the bombs, it a circular use, therefore, they bomb themselves." Everyone knows that.

    " Kim is building nukes, firing off missiles, and laughing at Trump. (Trump’s not worried: “He likes me.”) "

    "That proposed law in Ohio that’d require doctors to re-implant into the uterus an embryo from an ectopic pregnancy “when possible,” or face prison. (It’s never possible.)"

    I wonder how many women remove their baby factory when they think they are done having kids? Are we creating a "slave race" in America? Yunno how them "job creators" think. Less profitable to pay taxes, tariffs, shipping and handling on brown people. If they try to run, they all look the same, we'll never find them again and stop loss will write me a pink slip. That's why "Hot Iron Branding" will become a law in 2021 by executive order. You heard it here.

    Also 'everyone knows' nobody will hire brown people in the south so they'll need to diversify and 'recruit' white people with their duct tape and armada of nondescript black cargo vans. We 'all know' that white people all look different. They are like snowflakes. Each one, precious, delicate and unique. I'm not being racist or discriminatory! You all took it the wrong way. They too are a snowflake, precious, delicate and unique. Except it's like the snowflake that plays in mud puddles. That's NOT separate but equal! It's the EXACT SAME THING...only with like, mud on it everywhere.

    "The preceding two tell us that, at its extremes, the “pro-life” movement is mostly pro-punishment. And as in other things, they’re irrational science-deniers."

    See... wīt na-shə-nə-list ter-ər-ist

    "When did “conservatives” stop caring about budget deficits?"

    Sneaky Sid...That's a trick question that "We all(see: 'everyone') knows the answer to" *ahem*

    " The preceding two tell us that, at its extremes, the “pro-life” movement is mostly pro-punishment. And as in other things, they’re irrational science-deniers."

    Noooo...The professor and the guy who used to run Phillip-Morris that now is head of the interior? Beufred P. Neckmic the VII
    You forgot to add his personal 55 year long study regarding human health. How Lord Neckmic ever lost the Nobel is anyone's guess, but it's the liberals. Everyone knows that.

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