NY JUDGE BANS THE TRUTH.

New York state Supreme Court Judge Hal B. Greenwald in Poughkeepsie must be another Trump puppet since he is kowtowing to Trump and preventing the publication of “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.” by Trump's niece Mary Trump. Let us hope freedom of speech reigns, as I can hardly wait to read this book no matter how much it costs.

A MODEL LIAR.

Is it me, or is it unprofessional to see a Press Secretary for the President of the United States that's bleached blonde, bare-shouldered and wearing false eyelashes? I concede that Kayleigh McEnemy is attractive, but she is no less a liar than Sarah Sanders or Sean Spicer. How refreshing it will be when such ridiculous people as Kayleigh are gone, and Biden installs a Press Secretary who will tell reporters the truth without insulting them.
The biggest lie she's told so far.
Kayleigh McEnany, when asked why the president isn't reading his daily briefings: "The president does read and he consumes intelligence verbally. This president I will tell you is the most informed person on planet Earth when it comes to the threats we face!"

AMBER ALERTS SHOULD BE LOCAL.

What is the point of interrupting the news and sending loud, irritating blasts repeatedly to my cell phone in Miami to inform me of an Amber Alert in Tallahassee? Am I supposed to rent a jet and fly up there to stand along the highway to look for the abductor's car? Who is in charge of this chaotic and illogical Amber Alert project? It makes so little sense it must be under the control of yet another incompetent person appointed by Trump.

FLOUNDERING

Floundering. That's the only word that can be used for Vice President Pence's pathetic ramblings in Texas today. He alternating between spouting cliches and trying to make it sound like Texas had done a swell job in combating the coronavirus, despite the surge in infections. He promoted the wearing of masks as if he had never been stupid enough to avoid wearing one in many past cases. He spent some time letting the governor off the hook for prematurely opening the state. In short he stuttered and stammered and grasped for homilies the way a doomed flounder might gasp for breath.

REDECORATING AMERICA.

RECWhy are we being so savage in the destruction of these "war memorials"? It's just as easy to remove the offending symbol and replace it with someone worthy. And American sculptors could use the work. Alabama must have statues of Helen Keller. Several states would welcome a tribute to Johny Appleseed. Every state has some famous person who is worthy of being on a pedestal. Replace an equine statue of a confederate soldier with a headless horseman in tribute to Washington Irving. Create statues for real persons like Zane Gray or fictitious heros like Paul Bunyan. Give our public statues a sense of humor. Or use it to honor a esteemed resident.All it takes is a new statue and a new plaque. The old symbol will be forgotten in no time.

Trump says he didn't know about Russian bounties to kill American soldiers.

Of all Trump's thousands of lies, this is one of the most obscene and traitorous. There are at least twenty-four troops who died at the hands of the Taliban-linked militants at the request of Trump's comrade Putin. And there will be more because Trump hasn't done anything about it, nor plans to. He won't even admit he was briefed on this sick plot. He claims, as usual, it's fake news and makes sure his  blonde puppet, Press Secretary Kayeigh McEnemy backs up his lie. In the past almost four years Trump has done much more for Russia than for the United States. Even now he is devoted to getting his good pal Vladimir back into the G7.

THE COMMERCIAL THAT'S MOST LIKE A CHINESE WATER TORTURE

I'm sure the creators of the Land Rover commercial featuring The Dragon's Challenge feel that it is a beautifully filmed promotion. And it is. Or rather it was. But after having it run every ten minutes, night and day, it has become the most monotonous, tiresome commercial on television. I think rather than selling Land Rovers, it will have people vomiting at the very mention of the brand name. I can't change the channel fast enough when I realize I am about to be subjected to this nightmare once again. I have used the visual below for a past post on the increasing frequency of commercials in general, but I can think of any commercial more worthy of this sentiment than Land Rover.

TICK. TICK. TICK. TICK.

There were so many young, enthusiastic, unmasked Trump fans crowding into that Phoenix church. I wonder which one of them will be the first to die of Covid-19.

KILLER COPS STILL WALKING FREE.

Last August 23-year old Elijah McClain was walking home in Aurora, Colorado, when he was stopped by local police for no legitimate reason, in an  attempt to arrest this innocent young man, three brutal cops wrestled him to the ground and injected him with ketamine, an unnecessary sedative. This unwarranted arrest caused Elijah to have a heart attack and die days later. Only now is it being addressed by the authorities. Not only do I think the police involved should be put on trial, but so should the racist civilian who sicced the police on this innocent young man. Why? Because Elijah had a face mask on for warmth. The paranoid bigot  is just as guilty as the actual killlers for setting this racist crime in motion. I hope this is a year when we see criminal cops go to prison just like other murderers.

           Jim Carrey's new painting says it all.

DO YOU EVER FORGET WHAT YOU WERE WATCHING?

While I despise the number of commercials on television these days, I also take a sadistic pleasure in knowing that most advertisers are being screwed. Their commercials are not being watched. Not by anyone with a remote control. I think viewers today have a good idea of how long a commercial break will be (about six minutes) and they click over to a noncommercial station like Turner Classic Movies or PBS for a break from the Dragon's Challenge, Liberty Insurance, or the dozens of pharmaceutical ads. Commercials are totally out of control and the advertisers don't know what to do about it. If they charge more to run fewer commercials; they will lose business. What they have done apparently is cut the commercials so close together, they can slip in a few more. It just makes it harder for the viewer to know where one ends and another begins. They also, too often, run the same spot two or three times in a break, signaling their desperation. Some stations, at times, wisely inform the viewer when the program will resume, but this only works when it's within a minute. It's a problem that will only get worse. I think some entrepreneur should develop a 24-hour paid cable station that runs thousands of entertaining, educational 30-second spots to which the viewer can turn during a commercial break and learn about history, art, science, sports and everything else that isn't trying to sell him or her something. It will fill in the time while your favorite show is having one of your unfavorite, ever-increasing commercial breaks.

JR. DEFENDS DAD'S WALK OF SHAME.

I see we've had another sad attempt by Donald Trump Jr. to win the unwinnable love of his egocentric father. This time he is trying to excuse The Resident's walk of shame after the Tulsa non-rally.  Jr. tries to make dad look like the hard-working father of his country coming home from a day of freedom-fighting rather than a wasted evening of hate-mongering and ego masturbating that backfired. In his attempt at this altruistic portrayal, Jr. failed miserably. In doing so, he revealed himself as an almost illiterate tweeter, filling every sentence with a grammatical mistake and replacing you're with your which is a mark of the most unschooled. Most amazing in this pathetic little paean to daddy is this line from his spoiled scion referring to the Trump slump, "This is a look far too many of us that have worked a night shift or a 48 hour shift or a third job are tooo familiar with," Tooo is Jr.'s typo, not mine. (I wonder when Jr. worked a 48 hour shift or a third job.)

TRUMP'S BIGGEST ENEMY/FAN.

MSNBC reports that Trump continually misleads the American public about coronavirus. Yet MSNBC airs every misleading comment Trump makes. Does that makes any sense? No. If they didn't want the American public to be misled by Trump, then don't air Trump's lies. Sadly MSNBC for the past years has complained about Trump, yet given him endless air time. No network did more to install Trump that MSNBC, who constantly said that Hillary was unpopular and nobody trusted her. It's a lie that they still propagate. They'll ridicule Trump for his speech in Tulsa, yet endlessly repeat his appearance in Tulsa and show his adoring fans. They'll say how dejected he was walking back to the White House from the helicopter, yet give him enough endless air time for his fans to take pity and vow to provide stronger support. With MSNBC's constant face time and full on concentration of everything Trump says or does, Trump doesn't even need Fox News.

YOSEMITE SAM HITS THE TARGET.

I don't like John Bolton. But I think I am one of the few people who doesn't fault him for choosing to publish a book rather than testify at Trump's impeachment. I'm sure Bolton felt, as I do, that there was nothing that would convince our traitorous Republican Senators to impeach Trump. Not high crimes and misdemeanors, not a history of sexual abuse, not insider trading, not colluding with Russian, China, North Korea or anyplace else. The very fact that the Democrats focused only on Ukraine was a losing proposition. How did anyone as corrupt as Trump get to be president? Aren't there any standards? As a kid when I was told that anyone could be president, I didn't know they meant even a gangster, liar, cheater, scammer, and complete lowlife. If Bolton had testified, the result would have been the same and just as forgotten. With this book it's big news now and written down in black and white.

I am sick to death of the Range Rover Dragon Challenge commercial which runs about fifty times a day.

THE CROWD.

Trump may not have had a full audience last night, but those who attended were America's dumbest and least patriotic people. Congrats, Donnie, that's something, 

THE BOOK HE NEVER WROTE.

Donald Trump often brags about the success of his 1987 book, The Art of the Deal. The only problem is that it is not "his" book. It was written entirely by ghost writer Tony Schwartz. The talented Mr.. Schwartz is also a fascinating interviewee on many news shows, who is only too happy to expose the illiterate Donald Trump as someone who yapped his way to publication. Tony had to put all together as Trump was much too lazy and untalented to write a single paragraph, much less a sentence. The only contribution Trump made to the book was his photograph at the time, when he was moderately attractive. More recently, out of undeserved vanity, he substituted his face-lifted, pancake made-up, Dynel-like hairdo, time ravaged photo.

GOD'S BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT.

When questioned repeatedly on TV, Vice President Pence would not say, "Black Lives Matter". It
wasn't because he's a racist and doesn't think black lives matter; though he is a racist and doesn't think black lives matter. It wasn't because he thought it meant that it was a statement favoring black lives, though he is stupid enough to think that. No, it was because Trump warned him about saying those three—to him—detestable words. And the ever-obedient Pence says what his lord and master Trump tells him too say,  to hell with Biblical teachings. So once again Pence looked like a complete wimp and coward. Wait'll he finds out that Trump is not including him in his run for a second term!

TRUMP, LORD OF THE ILLITERATI

I love it. Trump hires someone for an important position. As soon as they disagree with him, he fires them. Or they quit. Then they write a book exposing Trump's obsessions, manias, and eccentricities.
Then, without ever reading these books, Trump vilifies the authors and condemns the facts. The irony is that these persons, whom he calls stupid, can write a book which is no easy task, while he didn't write a word of The Art of the Deal.

A WHOLE LOTTER STUPIDITY.

According to GOP goon Marc Lotter, Trump fans have every right to avoid masks if they want. If they die after exposing themselves to the virus in Tulsa, well that's their choice. He feels no need to encourage Trump's beyond moronic fans to take precautions or even to avoid this dangerous event. Where does Trump dig up these heartless thugs?

I love this photo. It says so much. Here we see brilliant physician and immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci giving Americans hard facts about the coronavirus, encouraging them to take every precaution to avoid sickness and possible death.  And glaring at Fauci is President Donald Trump waiting for his chance to lie to Americans and cancel out Fauci's facts with absurd predictions and theories which will lead to the deaths of thousands of senior citizens.

SOMETHING'S IN THE AIR.

Any person planning to attend Trump's rally in Tulsa this Saturday needs to keep one thing in mind. Trump does not care if you get coronavirus. He doesn't care if you suffer severe headaches, body aches, diarrhea, weakness, trouble breathing. He doesn't care if you die or if anyone in your family dies from Covid-19. You are nothing to him, but an example of his popularity and a vote. He has said repeatedly that he only socializes with wealthy people. So if you are not wealthy, he would want nothing to do with you. So go to his rally. Express your adoration. Believe his lies. Breathe in the exciting atmosphere of thousands of masked and unmasked fans applauding, screaming and basking in his anger and racism. And when it's over, wait.

BULL'S EYE!

If you're one of the wise people who remains quarantined because you want to live, I have a recommendation. I have found that Target is a highly dependable grocery service who delivers when they say they will and seem to have everything. Thought you might like to know since I tried other services and was very disappointed.

Uncle Tom and Aunt Pittipat

BE CAREFUL OLD MAN.

It's so good that Trump didn't fall going down that slippery ramp for" the news to have fun with". Instead he inched down it like a tottering nonagenarian and gave the news a hilarious sight they could run for days along with the two-handed almost drink of water.  It was the perfect follow-up to a boring speech and an unapplauded reference to his 74th birthday. Poor cadets. This event wasn't worth crossing the street for, much less coming from every part of the country and exposing themselves to the coronavirus, all for the ego satisfaction of a feeble old fool.

TOO MANY THANK YOUS.

What's with this new trend where almost every guest on news programs starts out with, "Thanks for having me." I'm finding it a little too humble and grateful, and really annoying if the programmer insists on this obsequious intro. Why should they be thanking the host for having them on the show?They are there for a purpose. Maybe the host should be thanking them for being willing to appear.
Or maybe everyone should abandon this unnecessary nicety.

"DON'T EXPECT LOYALTY FROM THOSE WHO CAN'T EVEN GIVE HONESTY."

Apparently Senators Rubio, Jordan and a few others have decided they won't defend Trump anymore. Of course, being craven cowards, they won't criticize him, just play dumb which they're good at. Does this mean that Rubio, Jordan, etc. think the public will forget all their mealy-mouth excuses for the president's behavior. Do they think we'll forget their cowardly behavior when Trump could have and should have been removed from office, which might have saved hundreds of lives lost to coronavirus. Is this sudden change of heart because Trump is more dottering and dithery than ever?Or is it because he's now responsible for so many deaths, having him pushing for your reelection has totally lost its value. One thing you can say for Republicans. They're nothing if not disloyal.

PROVERBS 21:6: A FORTUNE MADE BY PEOPE WHO TELL LIES AMOUNTS TO NOTHING...

A word of advice to anyone who believes Trump's advertising. Trump's ads are very well done, after all he can afford the best agencies. But keep in mind that Trump is a liar. He lies about everything. He lied about everything he promised to you. He lied about the coronavirus and, as a result, thousands if people died needlessly. He lied about Obama's birth. He lied to all three wives. He lies about everything. So when you hear the accusations he levels against Joe Biden, assume they are lies, too, regardless of how true a high-paid announcer makes them sound. Be honest: Do you really want a compulsive liar in the White House for another four years.

"ADD MORE AT EACH BREAK. THEY'LL NEVER NOTICE."

I would venture to guess that now that we are mostly quarantined, the networks are running twice as many commercials. They already run far more commercials than it takes for them to make a huge profit, the greedy pigs.  Now there are more: more Liberty Mutual, more unneeded pharmaceuticals, more pretentious car commercials, more network promos, and more reassurances from companies that they are spraying their counters. And have you noticed how during a break, some advertisers will run the same annoying commercial two or three times. I think ABC, CBS, and NBC should call their 6:30 programs the  Nightly Commercial Shows. Lately there is less to see of Rachel and Lawrence and every other commentator. Do they ever complain?  During most breaks I turn to TCM, watch a few commercial-free minutes, then turn back. And usually the commercials are still going.  Do they assume we don't notice? And just think: soon all of Trump's totally mendacious messages and transparent lies will be inundating us unless we can change the channel or  push the mute fast enough.

LET'S GET THIS PARTY MOVING.

I am a loyal, dedicated Democrat and always will be. But this election season the party is annoying the hell out of me with their stupidity. First of all I get pleas for money every single day, always with the tone if you don't send us money all is lost.  Even more annoying are their constant scolding e-mails, "We haven' heard from you." "You let us down" "We thought we could count on you." "We've sent you five requests. You haven't replied." With whining like that I may never give another dollar.  Another huge mistake.  The Democrats do not appreciate that many older people like me send checks. If there is no mailing address, I don't send a contribution. Apparently the contributions I do send are ignored as they are never acknowledged.  If we're going to win then don't do such a fragmented fund-raising with so many scolding letters.

To all the attendees at Trump's "Soap Dish" rallies. Aren't you glad that Trump stands in front of you while he jabbers away. Wouldn't you hate if you had to look at him in profile?

A DRAFT DODGER AT WEST POINT.

Talk about contrast. There were 1100 proud cadets at West Point about to graduate and begin serving their country. And there in front of them was a rumpled, elderly fat man who lied to get out of military duty during the Viet Nam war. Heroes and a coward. The proud and the profane. Strong men and women who passed every test, and a moron who can barely read the teleprompter. We know that Trump didn't write this speech. since he wouldn't have a clue to use "crucible". Then who did? Stephen Miller, the Nazi? Maybe. But as evil as he is, he usually doesn't use so many cliches. It seemed like Trump stayed on script, except when he felt the need to mention that the anniversary of the army, and his birthday fall on the same day. There was no applause. In fact the applause during the entire tedious speech was tepid. I suspect there were a few Trump fans among the cadets. But if we had closeups, I'm sure you would see a lot of eye-rolling. The ceremony ended with each cadet
marching toward the dais, saluting and moving on. This was particularly pleasing because it means Trump, who never gets exercise had to lift his tiny hand in a salute hundreds of times.  One can only hope his flabby arm will ache for days.

TWO PIGS AT THE TROUGH.

Just two of the thoroughly incompetent and immoral liars in the Trump administration. There are dozens more.

THANK YOU, GENERAL MILLEY.

I'm glad that U.S. General Milley did not resign in shame for his walk with Benedict Donald. His apology for participating was ammunition enough against Trump. In fact, his speech was so powerful, I'm surprised he wasn't fired the same day. Fortunately more and more Americans are realizing what a nutcase president we have doing nothing but angrily pulling out the threads of the American flag. Are Trump's fans really willing to let him destroy America?

NEITHER SNOW NOR RAIN NOR HEAT NOR GLOOM OF NIGHT NOR TRUMP...

Not only do I think that all 50 states should have a mail-in-ballot option, but I think each ballot should have an optional $1 Priority Seal to give the United States Post Office a much-needed financial boost. This would have the added advantage of stopping all this nonsense about doing away with the Post Office. As we know our insane president is floating the absurd theory that mail-in voting leads to voter fraud, despite having no proof of any kind, as usual. Trump would love nothing better than to privatize the post office in a way that would give him a cut. Imagine how incompetent that private system would be. Imagine what we'd be paying for stamps.

SHE ACTUALLY SAID, "I'LL NEVER LIE TO YOU".

It's obvious that Keyleigh McEnany doesn't believe that Black Lives Matter. If she did she wouldn't constantly lie for uber-racist Donald Trump. However, one wonders if her husband Sean Patrick Gilmartin,  pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, shares her views, and if it causes enmity from the black players on the team. Or do they know his wife is a professional liar and that's why she doesn't use his name.

TRUMP BRINGS RACISM BACK TO TULSA.

In another week on Juneteenth we'll know if Trump fans are as lame brained as we think they are. Because next Friday, ego-starved Trump will hold a "love me" rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. True fans and admitted racists will, of course, come in droves sans masks and heedless of keeping their distance, This means, of course, that many of them will suffer coronavirus not long after. Ah, the price of loyalty to a dictator. On the other hand, maybe the majority will be smart enough or convinced that Black Lives Matter to avoid this pit of pollution and stay home, which will make Trump furious. Me? I'm betting on blind loyalty, no masks, and the same high degree of bigotry these idiots have shown for years.

SHAME ON THESE PREVAGEN ACTORS.

Now that Prevagen has proven a huge success and millions of gullible consumers have purchased their placebo for $30 plus, the makers can afford to do scam commercials with actors claiming they have improved memories. One man claims to have the memory of an elephant. Having been in advertising for 40 years, I realize actors need constant work. But lying for Prevagen is a rotten way to make a buck since it will only encourage other consumers to waste their money on this ineffective, unproven pill. It's a pity we no longer have Truth in Advertising as that would put a stop to these snake oil salesmen.

Let all that you do be done in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:14

Attention all you Republicans in Georgia (many of whom are evangelicals). I'm sure you feel smug that you have made Democrats wait for hours to vote in the primaries and in the rain.  But you're possibly not self-aware enough to realize just how un-Christian and how un-American it is to prevent every citizen from having the right to vote; or you're not Christian or patriotic enough to care. And you may be happy being ignorant and bitter and petty and unkind, but is that really what you want for your children? Just as sinners can become born-again Christians anytime in their lives, you can repent of your anti-black bigotry and find out how much happier and more successful you can be in a loving democratic world where you'll meet many more much nicer people when your are not confined in the narrow boundaries of Republicans and held back by that constant walls of hate.

IS IT STILL A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE?

In the far-too-often-aired Range Rover commercial which opens with their car zooming up Pike's Peak, they seem very proud of its tenacity. But I wonder what kind of damage it did to the magnificent 999 stairs of China's Dragon Challenge. I find it hard to believe that a heavy car speeding up those steps left them all intact.

A MONTHLY READ.

Members of AARP. like me, receive a monthly bulletin, cleverly called the AARP BULLETIN. It's very informative for seniors or any persons over 50, with advice on taxes, major purchases, and how to avoid the scum grifters who lack any kind of morality at all. But there's something weird about the Bulletin. You see it's designed for older people, yet printed on such cheap newsprint that turning the pages is difficult. I have found the only way to read it is to wet your finger before turning each page, a system I find unpleasant. That's not true, it is also easier to read it backwards. But I do read it, otherwise how would I know, "How coronavirus is redefining life for older Americans."

I DON'T GET IT.

I don't understand the efficacy of these full face shields. If your speaking, sneezing, or coughing lingers in the air like a mist and the person you're speaking to has a face shield doesn't the mist easily
move up the open area behind the shield? I would say a face shield is of no value unless you're also
wearing a mask and, if so, why would you need a shield. The TV ad for the shield suggest you can wear your glasses with the shield, even your sunglasses—duh.

STAR POWER DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.

I just saw a wonderful tribute to Lauren Bacall who died in 2014 by Gregory Peck who died in 2003. He spoke glowingly of her beauty, her talent and her generosity. Generosity? Then who was that shrewish woman who, when my brother died at the far-too-young age of 50, wanted to have his credit removed from the book he wrote about Humphrey Bogart with Stephen Bogart as his source. She was vehement that Stephen should get full and complete credit, though the work was mostly that of prolific author and teacher Gary Provost, whose name remains on the cover despite the generous Ms. Bacall's angry objections.

A SHAMEFUL SHOW OF LOYALTY.

Is the Buffalo Police Department corrupt? Maybe not. But the 57 members of the Emergency Response Team have something terribly wrong with their morals. It seems they all 57 resigned in solidarity to the two officers who were fired  for pushing a peaceful 75-year-old protester to the ground and walk away, leaving him there, a pool of blood forming from his head  In short, all 57 of these protectors of the peace saw nothing wrong with causing an elderly man to crash to the sidewalk and suffer a wound that could be fatal. I wonder if their families and children agree with their heartless decision to defend these two thugs.

                          bimbo

He said he was a Lincoln
A leader, a mover.
And what did we get?
A weaker Herbert Hoover.

If anyone out there is still a Trump fan, you've got to be blockhead stupid or batshit crazy. 

                            TERRORISTS

"MAKE OUR GARDEN GROW."

America is still a beautiful garden. But lately we have had a problem with dangerous vipers like Trump, McConnel, Barr, Cotton, and Paul, and been overrun with weeds like Graham, Jordan, Pence, Gaetz, Rubio, and Kushner. Once we have cleared these and the many other vipers and weeds from our garden in November,  it will bloom to perfection once again.

THE BEST OF TWO BETTYS.

One of the best performances I have ever seen was Meredith Baxter as Betty Broderick in the 1992 TV movie A Woman Scorned. Her depiction of this double murderess is so chilling, so unique, so disturbing that I can't image why Amanda Peet would even attempt to play the same role. As good as Ms. Peet is, she is lost in a mediocre production and paired with Christian Slater who seems small and weasely, unlike the far more murderable Stephen Collins. I doubt that I will bother watching Part II of Dirty John/The Betty Broderick Story (Dirty John is a ridiculous and confusing series header.) Obviously this new version is more sympathetic to Betty, who remains in prison, but the script and direction are so predictable, I don't care about anyone. It just makes me want to rent or buy the 1992 version if just to see how brilliantly Ms. Baxter goes mad.