...Wow: Nothing but the Truth...

Wait for it.... after commercial... yow! Finally, some tells it like it is.. Who'd a thunk it would be Scaramucci?

Trump supporters say the darndest things II

Trump supporters say the darndest things

To Whom It May Concern: (with love)

My daughter sent me this the other day, her way of reminding me of things that, even at my advanced age, one is likely to forget. Bless her. We all need to be forgiven, we all need to be praised for simply carrying on the best we can, with dignity and moral purpose our lodestars.

Cannibalistic Tendencies?

The Metoo movement reminds me of gals at college back in the day who used to tell me I couldn't be feminist if I shaved my legs. I responded: Oh yeah, well, we'll see about that. 

Decades later the 'new' women's movement is eating their own, that catty stereotype men love to cite. I offer the link below as a cautionary tale. It is a shocking demonstration of feminism's cannibalism, and Greekly tragic to watch. The Republicans have only to sit back grinning, as an icon of committed feminism, a deep philosophical thinker who has walked the walk all her long life committed to women's liberation, is rudely interrupted, never allowed to finish a single sentence, not only savaged by a rudely aggressive (not to say angry?) male interrogator but by the very young women whose lives she (unbeknownst to them apparently) affected so potently. They are simply not interested in the complexity of her thought. 

This is what society has become. Why the democrats will once more eat their own, only more viciously this time in this era of MeMeMe vicious attack and uncivility. I felt deeply ashamed watching this brutal grilling of a kind and devoted woman, and feel this is the beginning of the end of constructive sisterhood. Susan Faludi once wrote brilliantly of the 80s Republican Backlash against feminist progress of the 60s and 70s. Who will have the courage to someday write of this Third Wave Backlash against the Second Wave, I wonder? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-F0GDf3CiI

Remember, MeToo-ers, You too will one day know important things no one wants to think about and has no time for, you too will one day have a cautionary tale to tell that the young, in a hurry, will have no patience for. As the gorgeous Germaine below would no doubt have known even at that age. One can't help but wonder sometimes that the young seem to bitterly resent the very real witness to the fact of aging that old women undeniably present. "That will never be me," they think. "Never." First Wave were born on Home Plate; Second Wave were born on Second: Third wave born on third. Who's gonna hit it home?

Only His Hairdresser Knows For Sure....

Ever hear the expression, "He's a hairdo"? This is what it what it means; it's what's known in salon circles as the "Half- coif".

Photo from the NY Times. This struck me of  one of the best photos of Trump, his back turned to the public, his vanity on full display. The photographer, Ms. Demczuk, captured Trump's sinister half-assed essence for posterity, and deserves a Pulitzer for her efforts in this series.

Beto Warms Up For Another Day of Not-Campaigning for President

It's how I see him...  Jay Inslee's the only real candidate, folks. He's Been there. Will do that.

For further clarification, from the Guardian today:

Beto 2020: a masterclass in male entitlement | Arwa Madhawi

Arwa MahdawiSat 16 Mar 2019 13.00 GMT

The Democratic presidential hopeful said: ‘Man, I’m just born to be in it.’ He is, after all, a rich kid from a well-connected family

Who is 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke? – video profile

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Lord give me the confidence of a mediocre white man! Specifically, I wouldn’t mind the confidence of Beto O’Rourke. A dude so assured of his inner greatness that, after losing a Senate bid, he decided the next logical step would be to run for president. Not only did he lose, by the way, he lost to Ted Cruz: a man so unlikable there’s even a conspiracy theory floating around that he’s the Zodiac killer.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t think losing one election disqualifies someone from jumping into the presidential nominations. Stacey Abrams has said “2020 is definitely on the table”, and I’d be 100% behind her running. (Then again, Abrams didn’t really lose the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial contest; she had the election stolen from her because of voter suppression tactics.)

No, it’s not Beto’s loss last year that bothers me, it’s his entitlement. His certainty that he’s qualified for the most powerful job in the world despite his lack of experience. His belief that he is qualified for the role despite the fact that he himself has absolutely no idea what he stands for. “I don’t know where I am on a [political] spectrum and I almost could care less,” Beto recently boasted during a stop in Wisconsin.

I’ll tell you where Beto is on the political spectrum: he’s wherever it’s most convenient for him to be. He announced his presidential bid by talking about the environment but his six-year record in Congress shows him to be a friend of the fossil fuel industry. His voting record is characterized by flip-flopping and he is vague about his position on healthcare and raising taxes. The only strong conviction he really seems to have is that he deserves to be president. “Man, I’m just born to be in it,” he recently enthused to Vanity Fair.

In many senses Beto is right: he was born to be successful. He is, after all, a rich kid from a well-connected family. His dad, Pat O’Rourke was a county judge and got 19-year-old Beto (who had no interest in politics at the time) an internship with the West Texas congressman Ron Coleman. Like many privileged people, Beto seems to have confused his luck for God-given talent; a talent so spectacular that he doesn’t need to do the hard work mere mortals do. “I don’t ever prepare a speech,” he boasted to Vanity Fair. Can you imagine a woman boasting about how she never prepares? No, because women know they need to be overprepared just to get a foot in the door.

Ultimately, what might be most frustrating about Beto is that we all know someone like him. He’s the guy in the meeting who hasn’t done any of the work but who repeats a woman’s points and immediately gets a round of applause and a promotion. He’s the guy who pays eloquent lip service to the importance of diversity, but would never go so far as conceding a woman might be better qualified for a job than him. He’s the epitome of mediocre white male confidence. And if there is one thing America does not need at the moment, it’s more mediocre white guys running things.

[oui, what she said...]

God Bless Her: Truth in a Mad World

GOD BLESS BERNIE. LONG MAY HE "RAIN" ON THE LIKES OF THESE.

AZAR : The very definition of an effete snob, good ol' boy wanna be ...

LET ME CLARIFY....

Mnuchin always looks like he's just polished off a plate of raw meat.

The Truth and nothing but...

The Enlightenment principle of truth through reason is under serious threat worldwide. Here's someone who not only knows that but has the courage to call the BS of the feel-good Davos crowd out.
  Bless him.

Further info here: bless The Guardian as well!

https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/billionaires-called-out-for-tax-evasion-by-historian-rutger-bregman?utm_content=Billionaires+Called+Out+for+Tax+Evasion+by+Historian+Rutger+Bregman&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social-media