A Few Reads for the First of October

The ONLY reason these fools thought Trump and in general the GOP were/are "better" on the economy is because they fell sucker to the promise of tax cuts. This nonsense has been going on since Reagan. There is no evidence Republican administrations are better on the economy; in fact, they are much worse historically. Democratic administrations have ALWAYS had to clean up the mess the Republicans made. Then Democratic administrations get blamed for the economy because it always takes longer to fix something than it does to ruin it. These Republican voters always believe they are going to get something for nothing with the tax cuts. However, the Republicans believe in one issue only, and that is handouts to their rich and corporate backers with the tax cuts (and deregulation). In order to finance these obscene tax cuts, they have to force the federal government to go into further debt or cut programs popular with the public. These idiot voters still haven't figured it out that they have been played for DECADES. I don't trust them to EVER figure it out, especially if or when the Democrats control Congress and the White House and economic recovery takes longer than expected.

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Just get rid of the death penalty.  Just get rid of it.

What Christa Pike did at 18 was horrific, but my God.  The attempted execution is beyond the pale.

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Obituary:  Peppino Mazzullo, 100, best remembered for being the voice of puppet Topo Gigio, especially on the numerous appearances that puppet made on the Ed Sullivan Show, has died.

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Topo Gigio, 10 inches tall and created by Milan native Maria Perego, debuted on CBS’ The Ed Sullivan Show on Dec. 9, 1962, and he came back often through the legendary program’s conclusion on June 6, 1971.

Mazzullo and Topo Gigio got the famously stiff host to lighten up during their chats, exposing a different side of Sullivan to viewers, and the big-eared mouse closed each of his appearances with the line, “Eddie, kiss me goodnight.”

While Mazzullo did the voice, Perego controlled Topo Gigio’s legs with her fingers on one hand and opened and closed his mouth using rods with the other. Meanwhile, two other puppeteers operated his arms.

Ed Sullivan with Topo Gigio in 1969:

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Things for Wednesday

 Hegseth is as batshit insane as his boss and his pastor:

Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord."
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Of course it is unconstitutional, but at least a couple of commenters on the Reddit thread think he is gunning for president. Holy shit if that happens.

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The recent Trumpapolooza event in Dallas was a complete flop.

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Reads for Tuesday

 As long as there is blatant sexism by men and as long as there is an Electoral College, no woman will EVER be elected in the United States.

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A military junta is the last thing people should think about in terms of removing Trump.

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Is it really too good to be true?

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Monday Stuff

 It never was about the fetus with the antiabortion nutters.  It was always about punishing women for having "illicit" sex.

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Speaking of nutters, there are more than a few of them--some 500--who are making bids for public office this November.

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A Few for Sunday

 These "theobros" are nothing more or less than a revamped KKK.

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"Conservatism" should be seen as the dirty word that it is, and it should go into the trash bin of history.

A "conservative" is nothing more than somebody who is a greedy, selfish, bigoted asshole.

Ronald Reagan and his ilk made assholery into a virtue.

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Some Reads for Saturday

 Another case of MAGA dudes getting into trouble and fellow MAGA dudes sticking up for them.

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Another day, another idiot.

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A Few Thursday Reads

 Obituary:  2000 Preakness winner Red Bullet, 29, who denied 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus a chance at a Triple Crown, has died.   He died August 7, years after he was pensioned from stud duty in 2011.  

Snip:

Red Bullet (Unbridled—Cargo, by Caro) began his racing career as a 3-year-old, winning his first three starts, including the Gotham Stakes (G3). In his fourth start, he ran second to eventual Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus in the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) before defeating that rival in the Preakness.

Red Bullet was retired from racing with six wins from 14 starts and earnings of $1,161,920...

2000 Preakness:

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My belief is Trump's issue is CHF more than anything.  His shortness of breath is a dead giveaway.

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Stephen Miller should have been run out of D.C. a long, long time ago.

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