The author uses a list of qualifications that President Trump lacks to show why he should be unable to screw things up the way the experts in the Bush, Obama and Clinton White Houses were supremely gifted at doing. Kinda fun.
Category: Current Events
Even Vox Can Find a Little Hope in America. The Apocalypse Upon Us?
Vox has always seen Trump’s ability but always said saving America was a long shot. But even he sounds a little hopeful.
http://voxday.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-brief-flicker-of-optimism.html
The ZMan Compares the Reality Gap in the Soviet Union with Today’s America
I like his final analogy of a supersaturated solution crashing out. Must be the nerd in me.
“All that said, it seems that a society can tolerate only so large a gap between reality and its official truth. Whether or not we are reaching some sort of breaking point is probably impossible to know. A year ago, no one imagined the North Koreans offering to make peace. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union, no one saw it coming. Maybe people just get used to the disconnect until one day, the number of people who notice it reaches a critical mass. Then like a precipitate falling out of solution, the whole things collapses.”
10JUN2018 – Looking Ahead to the News Week That Will Be
Camera Girl and I hosted some friends last weekend that we haven’t seen in almost thirty years. Suffice it to say we had a lot of catching up. Kids, grandkids, deaths, relocations, you name it. And we definitely ate too much and stayed up too late. So, I sort of lost rack of events. I knew the G7 was going on and I read that the North Korean summit was coming up but I didn’t really pay much attention to the actual dates.
I come to find out that the G7 is over and the North Korea summit is coming up. So, I watched a clip on CTH https://youtu.be/WC0qDoAE2H4 of the President’s press conference after the G7 and in anticipation of the summit. Man, this guy is so much fun. He just bats these idiots in the press around like they’re punching bags. I love the bravado and the shots he takes at his enemies and the pounding away at the message, “the era of taking advantage of the United States through tariffs is over.”
And when one reporter asks him a loaded question, Trump shoots back, “Who do you work for?” When the reporter admits CNN, Trump smirks and says “Knew it, fake news.”
So, this week we have G7 results, North Korea summit and the report from the DOJ Inspector General. The G7 was an example of pygmies posturing around a giant and not doing a very convincing job of it. Trudeau from Canada made noises as if he were going to put Trump in his place. But instead Trudeau just looked like a three-year-old holding his breath hoping to get his way. With respect to North Korea, Trump was honest and said it was slightly better than fifty-fifty as to outcome. But he seems fine in the knowledge and stresses that just making the effort is a worthwhile thing. Personally, I have no illusions about the reliability of Kim. But I definitely think something positive may develop simply because Trump likes to stir the pot and see what develops. It makes me hopeful that he may interject himself personally into other areas of foreign affairs.
But the elephant in the room is the IG’s report. At this point expectations have gotten so high that it’s almost inevitable that it will be a let-down. Let’s face it, anything short of McCabe pointing the finger at Loretta Lynch will feel like the opener rather than the headliner. I mean let’s face it, unless someone pretty big is facing a decade in prison he isn’t going to spill his guts on his bosses. And make no mistake that’s the only thing short of firing that will put Mueller out of business. I think the report is fifty-fifty. It could be dynamite, it could be a nothing burger. If no one is getting arrested (or at least indicted) I’ll consider it a huge disappointment and a major setback for the President’s agenda.
But just to reiterate, watching a President Trump speech or news conference is incredibly entertaining and encouraging. I’ve said a million times, what we really need is for Trump to name a successor (not Pence) before the end of his term. If we could bottle what he’s got it would make it possible to turn the table on these awful leftists and their endless onslaught against normalcy.
Trump vs The Big Boredom
Dramatis Personae: President Trump – (PT); Melania Trump – (MT); photog – (PH)
Scene 1- 8am White House West Wing; Presidential Living Quarters; President Trump and Melania sitting at the breakfast table
PT – Schmoopey, I’m telling you, I can’t take it anymore.
MT – Schmoopey, what is all this big deal about? What can you not take more of?
PT – Washington, I can’t stand this place anymore. It’s so boring. I’m ready to jump on Air Force One and go hang out with Putin.
MT – No, please Schmoopey do not. There are terrible women there who do not know what a shower is and so they wet the bed. Be wise. Stay far away from them.
PT – But I’ve got to do something or I’ll explode. Think of something.
MT – Can I call Vice Mike? He is a smart man.
PT – Nooo!!! He’s more boring than Crying Chuck Schumer. Maybe I should go see Bubba Clinton.
MT – You will not call that awful, awful man. The way he stared at me during your in-swearing made me think of the devil. Lying Hillary must be a witch to live with such a devil.
PT – Well then who is left?
MT – You must summon the photog.
PT – What, that loser? He’s no fun.
MT – But he knows about the boredom. He is after all poor.
PT – That’s true, I’ve seen the truck he drives. Sure, I’ll call him. If worst comes to worst I can have the Secret Service waterboard him, that might be fun.
MT – And you are smiling already!
Scene 2 – 8pm White House West Wing; Oval Office; President Trump sitting at desk, photog just entering the door.
PH – Here I am Mr. President.
PT – What the hell took you so long? I called for you ten hours ago.
PH – Mr. President, I was at work when you called. I didn’t get your call until I got back to my desk after a three-hour morning meeting.
PT – Desk? What about your cell phone?
PH – I don’t own one.
PT – For pity’s sake, what are you, Rip Van Winkle?
PH – They seem like an annoyance to me.
PT – Sure they’re annoying but how can you get anything done without one? How do you get your messages and read your tweets?
PH – Yeah, I manage to muddle through with a laptop and a land line. I don’t “tweet.”
PT – You’re like that frozen Neanderthal. They should put you in the American Museum of Natural History.
PH – Yes, that’s what they should do. Anyway, how can I help you.
PT – Well after finding out what a luddite you are I’m pretty sure you’re not the guy I should talk to about overcoming boredom. You’ve got snooze tattooed on your forehead in three inch letters.
PH – Well since you’ve already dragged me here why don’t we take a stab at it anyway. Why are you bored?
PT – What a stupid question! I’m bored because Washington is the most boring place on earth. Everybody is a phony and a liar and a loser.
PH – Actually that is true. Why don’t you get out of Washington once in a while and talk to some actual humans instead of Washington pod people?
PT – I can’t. The Secret Service keeps me penned up in here like a zoo animal.
PH – Well, they let you do those arena events where you talk to the crowd.
PT – Yeah, but that’s just me talking. I’m pretty much sick of hearing myself talk and tweet and everything else. I want to get some interesting talk.
PH – Hmmm. Well how about your voters? They’re an interesting group.
PT – photog, if you’re representative of them then I can’t afford to let them know just how much I despise them. For instance, I can barely restrain myself from having the Secret Service waterboard you just to shut you up.
PH – Thanks so much. Well look, the people who voted for you run the gamut from idiots to geniuses, saints to sinners, billionaires to bums. If you want to hear some interesting stuff figure out how to engage all these people in some communication with your government. You tweet, but that’s a few words at a time and it’s a one-way flow of information. You need something like your rallies but with some kind of messaging. Maybe a live stream event. If you can get a team to sift through the messages you’ll find a gold mine of interesting questions and suggestions. And you can craft answers to those questions and you’ll find that it will capture the imagination of the right wing if they feel like they can talk to the President. And you’ll have interesting things to talk about and you won’t be bored.
PT – You know, that’s not the stupidest idea I ever heard.
PH – So, do you think you’ll do it?
PT – Either that or nuke Sweden. It’s six of one, half dozen of the other.
PH – Wow. Well, is there anything else?
PT – No, you can go now. Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. But make sure you tell the Secret Service that the aterway oardingbay is ancelledcay.
PH – Good seeing you again too, Mr. President.
On a more local note I’ve been intrigued by the general dearth of comments. Now this is my first blog so maybe it’s how it works but I’m curious, so I have a survey poll on it. I’ll leave it on the next few posts and I look forward to the info I get.
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So Now the IG’s Report Isn’t Coming Out Until 14JUN. I Feel So Used.
Another stupid week? Doesn’t he know that he’s not only an Inspector but he’s also a General and it’s the job of a General to by gosh get it done!!!! If this is how Horowitz runs his show I expect there will be clowns in the clown car. These people are going to drive me to devil worship. At least the devil keeps his promises. Wait a minute, does he?
Anyway keep your powder dry and these doofuses will get it right eventually. Sheesh.
IG Release Date Set for June 14th – First IG Hearing June 18th…
On a more local note I’ve been intrigued by the general dearth of comments. Now this is my first blog so maybe it’s how it works but I’m curious, so I have a survey poll on it. I’ll leave it on the next few posts and I look forward to the info I get.
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07JUN2018 – OCF Update
The summer is now an actual thing and get-togethers and parties are happening. But things will continue unabated here on OCF, the pulse of the spite filled, unforgiving, vindictive vengeful right. I’m starting to read David Reich’s book “Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past.” It goes over a lot of the same ground as Gregory Cochran’s book “The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution,” but from a very apologetic, politically correct, “diversity is our strength” point of view. But from of the small parts I’ve read it’s still very interesting to see the pushback he experienced. Should be instructive. I’ve got the last Majipoor book to read and the next Galaxy’s edge installment and some other sf and I’ve got some photo projects lined up. But the elephant in the room should be the DOJ IG’s report coming out this week. I’m hoping that will trigger a lot of stuff. Maybe even the end of the Mueller investigation or at least a counter-attack to take him out. So good stuff coming up.
On a more local note I’ve been intrigued by the general dearth of comments. Now this is my first blog so maybe it’s how it works but I’m curious, so I have a survey poll on it. I’ll leave it on the next few posts and I look forward to the info I get.
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John Nolte at Breitbart Reviews the Box Office Performance of Solo and Adds a Little Snark
How the mighty have fallen. When the big reveal came in the Last Jedi and we found out that the Force is just estrogen for a lot of fans it must have felt like that scene in Christmas Story where Ralphie is feverishly decoding a secret message and finds out the the secret is a commercial for Ovaltine. Screw them.
Let the Schadenfreude flow. Embrace the Dark Side of the Force which must therefore be testosterone! Who knew?
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/06/02/box-office-solo-officially-disaster-media-cover-why/
CTH reports McCabe Wants Immunity to Testify
I was figuring it would be him. But this might just be a sad attempt to escape without saying anything substantive. To be continued.
Fired FBI Director Andrew McCabe Requests Criminal Immunity in exchange for Congressional Testimony…
Kennedy Allows That the First Amendment Still Somewhat Exists and Finds for the Colorado Wedding Baker
Reading the decision, it’s the most wishy-washy defense of religious freedom to ever come out of the Supreme Court. Well at least it’s a start. Now if he’ll just have the decency of retiring we can put a real conservative in and get some actual justice for this country.
Update:
In honor of this decision I will link here to my Trump vs Justice Kennedy homage. Boy, I hope Kennedy resigns this month.