Good Friday, bad news

 Breaking:  We are all Christians.  According to singer/publisher Lee Greenwood, interviewed by Real America's Voice, it's perfectly fine to package the Bible with the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and of course the words to his one hit song because his business partner Trump swore on a Bible to "defend the country and the Constitution."  Ipso facto we all believe the same thing.  "...he's actually telling the world and telling our country and all of its citizens, I will protect you and I will make sure that you know that I believe the same thing you believe in, that this country was founded on faith."  

But it wasn't, nor do most Americans think it was, not even the less than half who identify as Christian.  George Washington declined to be addressed as "Your Majesty," which is good, but he took the oath of office with his hand on a Bible and we've been paying for it ever since.  Writing a song does not make you a Constitutional expert.  Israel Beilin, who truly loved and understood this country, did not need the Bible to promote "God Bless America."  Having come here to escape pogroms in Russia, he would have found Christian nationalism terrifying.   

 

In one of those dizzying reversals that are becoming common, Ronna McDaniel (here throwing Mormon gang signs) has been welcomed, sort of, back into the party that dumped her for the Leader's daughter-in-law.  The RNC now threatens to "punish" NBC by not letting it cover the national convention in Milwaukee.  "It appears that it's up to Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow as to whether NBC will participate in the convention, since we just learned that NBC is held hostage by their 'talent,'" writes Danielle Alvarez in a scarcely veiled threat.  Todd and Maddow are only two of the on-air people who thought the network had lost its mind, of course, but you can't expect them to fire everybody for the privilege of carrying Trump's bullshit live and un-fact checked.  So Ronna (how long before she is permitted to use "Romney" again?) is their latest martyr.  If I ran NBC I would call their bluff and see if they really want to throw away the chance for free publicity.

Violent crime is down slightly from last year according to the NYPD, but that hasn't kept the right from acting like it's Chicago in the 1920s.  It was all Trump needed to hijack the wake for Officer Jonathan Diller and turn it into a campaign event.  For such a devout Christian, he doesn't seem to know how to act around grieving people.  

Adam Kinzinger described Trump's taint as "armpits, ketchup, makeup and ass," but he left out desperation.  How about this, trying to make fun of Barack Obama for walking behind Joe Biden down the steps of Air Force One?  It's called protocol -- Biden is president, Obama is a private citizen.  Neither of them barreled past the prime minster of Montenegro to get in front for a photo-op.  Only an uncivilized slob would do that.


So far Congress has managed to impeach three presidents without their participation, but James Comer wants to change that.  He has "formally invited" Joe Biden to stop work, leave off campaigning, and sit in front of the House Oversight Committee while he, Margie Greene, Paul Gosar, Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, Anna Paulina Luna, Byron Donalds, Clay Higgins and the rest of the Comettes shriek and yell and show him pictures of his son's genitals.  Biden spokesman Ian Sams responded, "LOL," which is the polite version of "Get shagged."  Now Comer can go on Newsmax and imply that Biden must have something to hide.  Then he can call his boss in Palm Beach and say, "I did my best, please don't primary me, please please please..."

Every Friday the Guardian has a selection of nature pics.  I liked this one best, a flamboyance of flamingos in Turkey, photographed by Mustafa Kaya.








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