Germany, even better. They got control of the bug pretty much as soon as it got out of Austria.
Austria. Likely the place where the NYC infections came from.
Not that the virus came from there (as Trump officials falsely accused others of saying), but that, as Trump was Johnny-come-lately in closing the doors to China, it would be even weeks later before he closed the doors to Europe.
The debacle that unfolded Monday — the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters,…
the debasement of St. John’s Episcopal Church…
…the wholly inappropriate participation of the defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the goose step across Lafayette Square —
…turned out to be President Trump’s way of trying to compensate for reports of his widely mocked trip to the White House bunker in the face of protests Friday evening.
Things have turned out so badly that we are now entering the better-to-sound-stupid phase of excuses for the fiasco.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper insisted he did not know where he was going — no time to brief! — when he marched out of the White House with Trump.
Or was it, as Esper also claimed, to inspect a bathroom that had been vandalized in the park, which we are supposed to believe warranted his appearance?
This followed a different excuse given on Tuesday. CNBC reports:
“The Secretary and the chairman were both actually heading to the Washington Field Office of the FBI ✁
✁
“Inspection” now seems to be the excuse of choice. Trump claims, ludicrously, that he had gone down to the bunker “more for an inspection.”
”I went down during the day, and I was there for a tiny period of time," he claimed, adding,
“There was never a problem. We never had a problem. Nobody ever came close to giving us a problem.”
It’s true he was never endangered, but the inspection excuse, even for Trump, is among the lamest to date and only makes him look weaker and more desperate.
Trump stood in front of historic St. John’s Episcopal Church and held aloft a Bible as though it were some new-and-improved gadget he was hawking in an infomercial.
Trump cuts a ridiculous figure, so yes, we can laugh at him.
But his authoritarian, call-in-the-troops response to the protests over George Floyd’s killing shows — as if more evidence were needed — how dangerous he is to the very idea of America.
The Lafayette Square atrocity moved Trump’s first defense secretary, Jim Mattis, to finally speak out.
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” Mattis wrote in a statement published by the Atlantic.
“Instead he tries to divide us.
We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort.”
Well I’m torn. We’ve foisted this travesty on the world. Much as I hate watching us devolve, I feel obliged to stay here and be part of the resistance.
A New York Times report that former President George W. Bush will not support President Trump’s reelection is “completely made up,” according to a spokesman.
Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said that the Times’ report — which named several members of the Republican party that were either not supporting Trump or were casting a vote for Democratic opponent Joe Biden — was simply false.
Democrats Propose Replacing All Police With Traveling Bands Of Hippies Singing ‘Imagine’
June 9th, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressional Democrats have announced a proposal to abolish the police and replace them all with traveling bands of hippies singing John Lennon’s classic song “Imagine.”
The police forces will arrive at the scene of a crime, pull out their djembes and guitars, and start singing beautiful lines like, “Imagine there’s no heaven / It’s easy if you try.”
Criminals are expected to begin weeping as soon as they see the peace, love, and tolerance displayed by the hippies. “Our early research has been very promising,” said Rayne Windflower, head of hippy research in the city of Minneapolis. “The science seems to indicate that as soon as you approach someone who is breaking the law and start singing ‘Imagine all the people living for today’ they drop their deadly weapon, return all the goods they have stolen, and join us in a dancing circle to smoke some weed.”
“Seriously, try some of this dank bud,” the scientist with bloodshot eyes added, giggling.
The new hippy police, will, of course, still have guns just in case the song doesn’t work and will be authorized to throw you into a “Love Camp” if you do not comply.
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Germany, even better. They got control of the bug pretty much as soon as it got out of Austria.
Austria. Likely the place where the NYC infections came from.
Not that the virus came from there (as Trump officials falsely accused others of saying), but that, as Trump was Johnny-come-lately in closing the doors to China, it would be even weeks later before he closed the doors to Europe.
Dtroutma over 4 years ago
New Zealand is a beautiful country.
RobinHood over 4 years ago
And now I wish I was somewhere other than here
Just singing at the White Hart sippin; on a beer
Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here
A glass of mead and my broadsword
With the girls less than six feet near
Apoligies to Jimmy Buffett
Sanspareil over 4 years ago
Hey Carmen, Nice is in France!
jbmlaw01 over 4 years ago
Day 46 of the Georgia Economic Recovery, now essentially free of socialist influence.
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Day 1236 of the Right Wing control of the Presidency, Supreme Court, and both Houses of Congress.
With a somewhat Left tilt for the House only, 525 Days ago.
Are you better off than you were on Jan 19, 2017?
~
The “socialism” of people still wearing masks and ’social distance for the benefit of the U.S. society as a whole continues.
Silly Season over 4 years ago
The debacle that unfolded Monday — the tear-gassing of peaceful protesters,…
the debasement of St. John’s Episcopal Church…
…the wholly inappropriate participation of the defense secretary and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the goose step across Lafayette Square —
…turned out to be President Trump’s way of trying to compensate for reports of his widely mocked trip to the White House bunker in the face of protests Friday evening.
Things have turned out so badly that we are now entering the better-to-sound-stupid phase of excuses for the fiasco.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper insisted he did not know where he was going — no time to brief! — when he marched out of the White House with Trump.
Or was it, as Esper also claimed, to inspect a bathroom that had been vandalized in the park, which we are supposed to believe warranted his appearance?
This followed a different excuse given on Tuesday. CNBC reports:
“The Secretary and the chairman were both actually heading to the Washington Field Office of the FBI ✁
✁
“Inspection” now seems to be the excuse of choice. Trump claims, ludicrously, that he had gone down to the bunker “more for an inspection.”
”I went down during the day, and I was there for a tiny period of time," he claimed, adding,
“There was never a problem. We never had a problem. Nobody ever came close to giving us a problem.”
It’s true he was never endangered, but the inspection excuse, even for Trump, is among the lamest to date and only makes him look weaker and more desperate.
~
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/03/cowering-president-his-men-are-playing-defense-its-not-working/
Silly Season over 4 years ago
Trump stood in front of historic St. John’s Episcopal Church and held aloft a Bible as though it were some new-and-improved gadget he was hawking in an infomercial.
Trump cuts a ridiculous figure, so yes, we can laugh at him.
But his authoritarian, call-in-the-troops response to the protests over George Floyd’s killing shows — as if more evidence were needed — how dangerous he is to the very idea of America.
The Lafayette Square atrocity moved Trump’s first defense secretary, Jim Mattis, to finally speak out.
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” Mattis wrote in a statement published by the Atlantic.
“Instead he tries to divide us.
We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-uniting-americans—against-him/2020/06/04/83289834-a69a-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
Wlly Blly over 4 years ago
Why is Stantis continuing to show Carmen wearing the mask? More often than not, it’s the conservatives going without.
William Robbins Premium Member over 4 years ago
Well I’m torn. We’ve foisted this travesty on the world. Much as I hate watching us devolve, I feel obliged to stay here and be part of the resistance.
rossevrymn over 4 years ago
Lametoon
ms-ss over 4 years ago
I bet not.
gammaguy over 4 years ago
Are any of those countries mentioned above actually letting Americans in?
jbmlaw01 over 4 years ago
Another blow to NYT credibility:
A New York Times report that former President George W. Bush will not support President Trump’s reelection is “completely made up,” according to a spokesman.
Bush spokesman Freddy Ford said that the Times’ report — which named several members of the Republican party that were either not supporting Trump or were casting a vote for Democratic opponent Joe Biden — was simply false.
https://disrn.com/news/nyt-report-that-bush-wont-vote-for-trump-completely-made-up-spokesman-says
jbmlaw01 over 4 years ago
Leftists, head for your fainting couches:
https://disrn.com/news/not-the-bee-watch-this-lady-weep-bitterly-while-reading-a-trump-fundraising-email
jbmlaw01 over 4 years ago
But here is genuine Bee news:
Democrats Propose Replacing All Police With Traveling Bands Of Hippies Singing ‘Imagine’
June 9th, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressional Democrats have announced a proposal to abolish the police and replace them all with traveling bands of hippies singing John Lennon’s classic song “Imagine.”
The police forces will arrive at the scene of a crime, pull out their djembes and guitars, and start singing beautiful lines like, “Imagine there’s no heaven / It’s easy if you try.”
Criminals are expected to begin weeping as soon as they see the peace, love, and tolerance displayed by the hippies. “Our early research has been very promising,” said Rayne Windflower, head of hippy research in the city of Minneapolis. “The science seems to indicate that as soon as you approach someone who is breaking the law and start singing ‘Imagine all the people living for today’ they drop their deadly weapon, return all the goods they have stolen, and join us in a dancing circle to smoke some weed.”
“Seriously, try some of this dank bud,” the scientist with bloodshot eyes added, giggling.
The new hippy police, will, of course, still have guns just in case the song doesn’t work and will be authorized to throw you into a “Love Camp” if you do not comply.