Quick & Dirty Thoughts About The NOLA Primary Election
Adrastos on the New Orleans mayoral race. Continue reading Quick & Dirty Thoughts About The NOLA Primary Election
Month: October 2017
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – “Playing the Trump Tard” edition
Lordy, lordy, lordy – will The Darnold EVER quit providing me with material?
Making fun of the right-wing nutjobs who populate Free Republic has always been easy, but these days, the limbo bar of stupidity has gotten about an inch off the ground. Also, they’re starting to run out of “conservatives” to throw under the bus.
Example?
Limbaugh: Trump’s comments on NFL ‘starting to make me nervous’
The Hill ^ | October 11, 2017Posted on 10/12/2017, 4:36:29 AM by SMGFan
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday voiced concerns about President Trump’s comments on NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, saying Trump should not have the power to dictate who can kneel during the anthem.
“There’s a part of this story that’s starting to make me nervous, and it’s this: I am very uncomfortable with the president of the United States being able to dictate the behavior and power of anybody. That’s not where this should be coming from,” Limbaugh said on his show. Limbaugh said he believed Trump’s motives were “pure,” but he argued that the president’s actions were unhelpful in the broader debate on players kneeling.
“Trump is continually tweeting — I know what he’s doing, and I understand why he’s doing it, and his motives are pure; don’t misunderstand. But I don’t think that it is useful or helpful for any employee anywhere to be forced to do something because the government says they must,” he continued.
“We don’t want the president being able to demand anybody that he’s unhappy with behave in a way he requires,” Limbaugh added.
And Freeperati limbo – how LOW can you GO?
To: SMGFan
Ah so Rush is bothered by talking. Interesting turn of events.
2 posted on 10/12/2017, 4:41:56 AM by mad_as_he$$(Not my circus. Not my monkeys.)
Love your sig line.
To: SMGFan
Ah – I remember when using the word “damn” on FR would get you banned without warning, with the statement “that kind of language is for DUmmies and lefties”. Now Shut The Fuck Up is acceptable. Groovy!
To: SMGFan
Is it finally time to panic now that O’bunghole’s message of “America Sucks” has taken root in El Gordo de Oxycontino’s beloved NFL? /s
30 posted on 10/12/2017, 5:37:25 AM by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
To: SMGFan
It’s called the bully pulpit. He used it effectively and it was his right.
62 posted on 10/12/2017, 6:46:18 AM by miss marmelstein
Teddy Roosevelt coined that term when his use of the word “bully” meant “superb” or “wonderful”.
Of course, “bully” has a new meaning now, doesn’t it?
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a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker.
synonyms: persecutor, oppressor, tyrant, tormentor, intimidator; tough guy, thug, ruffian, strong-arm;cyberbully“the school bully”
verb
verb: bully; 3rd person present: bullies; past tense: bullied; past participle: bullied; gerund or present participle: bullying
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1.use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants.“a local man was bullied into helping them”
More bullyshit below the fold…
They Won’t Even Hear It
Keep letting this shit happen and it doesn’t matter what the Democratic message is or who we nominate: I worry that as we focus on Russian bots on Twitter influencing elections, we’re ignoring a bigger threat to democracy and the political process right here at home: the proposed merger of Sinclair Broadcast Group with Tribune Media Company. I have learned, sometimes the hard way, that in politics, little things can become big things. The unexpected can become the undoing before you know it, and truth trails behind. In 2000, it didn’t matter Al Gore never actually said that he invented the internet. People came … Continue reading They Won’t Even Hear It
None of It Matters
Are we done psychoanalyzing him yet? Trump also received acclaim for his recent criticism of NFL players who have knelt during the national anthem to protest what they see as racial injustice in the country. He got another standing ovation when he proclaimed that “we respect our great American flag.” Bill Bennett, a conservative radio host and former secretary of education under Ronald Reagan, followed Trump and suggested that many of the NFL players were kneeling because they “don’t know any better” and don’t know enough about the country’s history and reverence for the flag. How’s the “Your Racist Asshole … Continue reading None of It Matters
Sunday Morning Video: Dire Straits Live In London
Dire Straits weekend continues with this 1985 show from the Brothers In Arms tour: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Dire Straits Live In London
Saturday Odds & Sods: So Far Away
It’s election day in New Orleans. It’s time to winnow down the lackluster mayoral field from 3 major contenders to a face off in the run-off in this off-year election. I hope that wasn’t off-putting. Only a mug would try to predict who will be in the run-off with the so-called big three clustered so tightly in the polls. As Dan Rather would surely say at this point: it’s tighter than a tick. Besides, I threw away my crystal ball after it cracked on 11/9/2016.
One more note on the New Orleans municipal election. I did a podcast about it with my friend Ryne Hancock yesterday. Here’s a LINK.
The featured image is a 1936 drawing by the great George Herriman. In hopes of uncovering a title, I asked Herriman biographer Michael Tisserand. It is, in fact, untitled. It was executed by the artist for a fan named Morris Weiss. It’s unclear if he was a Morris dancer. Btw, if you haven’t read Michael’s book Krazy, pick up a copy. It’s one of the best biographies I’ve read in years. He’s funny on twitter too. Believe me.
This week’s theme song was used in the penultimate episode of AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, which is one of the most underrated teevee shows ever. There’s only one more episode left in the series but the first three seasons are streaming on Netflix. Check it out and tell them Adrastos sent you; not that they’ll give a shit but it will be good for my self-esteem.
So Far Away is my favorite Dire Straits song. I’m a big fan of wistful lyrics and Mark Knopfler’s guitar playing. This song obviously has both. I’m throwing in a partially acoustic live version as lagniappe.
Since we’re so far away from one another, let’s bridge the gap by jumping to the break. I hope that made more sense to you than to me. Adrastos thy name is confusion.
Friday Guest Catblogging: The Siamese & The Torti
My old pal Loki recently added a Torti kitten named Gremlin to his feline menagerie. She’s the tiny one in the pictures with her big brother Puck who is a mighty Siamese cat. He looks nothing like either Rex Harrison … Continue reading Friday Guest Catblogging: The Siamese & The Torti
Viva Puerto Rico: Heckuva Job, Trumpy
Donald Trump’s war on common decency intensified this morning. He woke up angry and decided it was time to lash out at American citizens who need help, not hateful harangues. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/918428456869916672 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/918430769776914432 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/918432809282342912 Once again, the Insult Comedian reveals his … Continue reading Viva Puerto Rico: Heckuva Job, Trumpy
Another Day, Another Attack On The First Amendment
We do a lot of media criticism here at First Draft. It’s one of Athenae’s specialities with her takedown of Chuck Todd as the most recent example. Criticism is one thing but threats are altogether a different matter, especially from … Continue reading Another Day, Another Attack On The First Amendment
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Ghostly Hoofbeats
Here’s a two-fer: a Western ghost story. Yup. Boo. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Ghostly Hoofbeats
Tea For The Tillerson: Moronogate Edition
Adrastos tries to Rexplain the Trump-Tillerson death dance. Continue reading Tea For The Tillerson: Moronogate Edition
Album Cover Art Wednesday: Curfew Covers
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu imposed a curfew during the run up to Hurricane Nate. He kept changing the times but left it in place until we were obviously in the clear. It was simultaneously annoying and confusing. It did, … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Curfew Covers
Fight The Fights You’re Gonna Lose
God almighty, pull it together: Right now, for example, if you can believe it, the Democratic National Committee seems to be slightly baffled about what to do as regards the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. The Democratic candidate is Douglas Jones, the former U.S. Attorney who sent to prison the last of the terrorists who bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in 1963. The Republican candidate is a lawless theocratic nutball named Roy Moore, who lost his job as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court twice because of flagrant judicial misconduct. It would seem to … Continue reading Fight The Fights You’re Gonna Lose
Selfish Bias Towards the Status Quo is Not Neutrality
I love it when a headline invites the interview subject to fuck himself: Chuck Todd Thinks It’s Important to Stay Neutral We all have needs, I guess? People in Puerto Rico think it’s important to have electricity. Flint wants clean drinking water. The North Korean people are anxious that our president not start a nuclear war since they’ll all die. But you do you, Chuckles. In politics, 90 percent of the disagreements are about policy or ideological point of view. Yet you’re a fucking fashion blogger who thinks it’s a major issue that Hillary Clinton sounded ready to be president. The … Continue reading Selfish Bias Towards the Status Quo is Not Neutrality
The Bobby Riggs Of The West Wing
I haven’t had a chance to see the Bobby-Billie Jean movie Battle of the Sexes yet. Storm prep is bad for moviegoing, y’all. Anyway, I thought of Riggs when I read this passage in a NYT profile of scared white boy Stephen Miller: He jumped, uninvited, into the final stretch of a girls’ track meet, apparently intent on proving his athletic supremacy over the opposite sex. (The White House, reaching for exculpatory context, noted that this was a girls’ team from another school, not his own.) We all did stupid shit in high school but not *this* stupid. This administration is … Continue reading The Bobby Riggs Of The West Wing
A Corker Of A Feud
For most of his political career, Tennessee Senator Bob Corker has been an off-the-rack mainstream conservative Republican. His views on most issues are ready-made, not bespoke. His 2006 campaign ran a race baiting ad against his opponent but otherwise he’s … Continue reading A Corker Of A Feud
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – too stupid to breathe edition
Well, let’s get started.
Breaking – Shooter At Route 91 Music Festival At Mandalay Bay In Las Vegas
Twitter ^ | October 2, 2017Posted on 10/2/2017, 12:50:18 AM by Pinkbell
Just breaking. A lot of repots on Twitter from people.
True Pundit reported this:
An active shooter reportedly on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay bar Hotel in Las Vegas has gunned down at least one police officer and others.
Annnd – we’re off!
To: Pinkbell
BLM has incited dozens of these. Why the F*!!* doesn’t the DOJ go after all these people that are funding/and inciting violence?
Didn’t they take an oath to ensure “DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY”?
Or, am I off base?
23 posted on 10/2/2017, 1:09:30 AM by Finalapproach29er (luke 6:38)
In the wrong ballpark, more like.
Freepers demand action!
To: PinkbellHas the President Tweeted yet?25 posted on 10/2/2017, 1:10:54 AM by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
Of course, they all want to know who to blame :
To: Scott from the Left Coast
Obama soros black ops against country-music fans.
58 posted on 10/2/2017, 1:23:45 AM by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same…)
To: Vision Thing
The left and the muzzie brotherhood want to bring this country to crisis. They’ve given up trying to steal it through the ballot box. They’re going to do it the old fashioned communist way, through violence.
73 posted on 10/2/2017, 1:27:37 AM by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
To: blu
To: Yaelle; laplata
Maybe you should be proactive and shoot up a few?
More stupid below…
Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – too stupid to breathe edition”
‘Fake News’ Didn’t Do Anything To You
Rich Republicans did: The same qualities that bind the townspeople together can, in turn, be alienating to newcomers. The refugee community has begun to experience this effect as its demographic makeup has changed. Over the past decade and a half, as conflict spread across North Africa and the Middle East, Twin Falls started to resettle larger numbers of refugees with darker skin who follow an unfamiliar religion — two things that make it difficult to blend into a town that is 80 percent white. On a national scale, an ascendant network of anti-Muslim activists and provocateurs has exploited the fears … Continue reading ‘Fake News’ Didn’t Do Anything To You
The Kids Will Save Themselves
Good kids: When I joined the March on Milwaukee 50th Anniversary Coordinating Committee in June of 2016, I had no idea learning at the feet of the elders meant I would become a privileged keeper of both their stories and, in some ways, their failed dreams. Over the course of learning about the history of the marches, I and the other “young” (i.e., those born after 1968) members of the coordinating committee have had a chance to experience what historian Manning Marable referred to “living Black history,” to place Black historical narratives at the center and to, consequently, see how these … Continue reading The Kids Will Save Themselves
SMV: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live In 1978
Here’s an appearance on the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test: Continue reading SMV: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Live In 1978
Saturday Odds & Sods: Some Fantastic Place
I suppose you won’t be surprised that I’m not up for a full-blown Saturday post. It’s been a difficult week at Adrastos World HQ, which has left me too pooped to pun. I should mention that a tropical system, Nate, … Continue reading Saturday Odds & Sods: Some Fantastic Place
What’s in a name and how many lives is it worth?
When we discuss the idea of “fame” as a newsvalue in my journalism classes, I make a point that famous people can actually be infamous. “How many of you have heard the name Jeffrey Dahmer?” I ask. Every hand goes up, even though he committed his crimes and died in prison before most of them were born. Dahmer is a name that remains as prominent now as it was in the early 1990s. A mass murder with an eating disorder, a TV show once quipped. I thought about the man, the name and the crime this week when I heard … Continue reading What’s in a name and how many lives is it worth?
Friday Catblogging: Classic Oscar & Della
Many people have asked me how Della Street is taking the absence of her big brother. She’s confused. She’s spent some time wandering about the house looking for him. When Dr. A and I sit on the couch she scans … Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Classic Oscar & Della
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Gambler’s Girl
This cover was designed and executed by the noted illustrator Rudi Nappi. He obviously skipped the Nappi and was wide awake when he did this one. I dig the little men on poker chips hanging out with the chick who … Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Gambler’s Girl
Your President* Speaks: The Boy Ain’t Right
Just when we think the Insult Comedian’s behavior can’t get more bizarre, he tops himself by throwing paper towels to a crowd of Puerto Rican hurricane victims. It’s hard to tell if the stupid bastard thinks he’s on a Carnival … Continue reading Your President* Speaks: The Boy Ain’t Right
Tom Petty, R.I.P.
Tom Petty 1950-2017. Continue reading Tom Petty, R.I.P.
Stop Fighting To Win. Fight to Fight.
I’ve been seeing this stupid quote everywhere and it never fails to make me want to put my fist through something: Sandy Hook marked the end of #US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over. Via @DPJHodges https://t.co/3jHpCIqsze — Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) October 2, 2017 No. No no no no no. Just no. Stop it. Stop that sickness. I woke up same as you all yesterday morning, just as I woke up in November and again in January, crushed and tired and sick in my soul at the preventable tragedy that strikes on a … Continue reading Stop Fighting To Win. Fight to Fight.
Still Comfortably Numb Revisited
It’s happened again; another atrocity. This time it’s a mass shooting in Las Vegas by a wealthy retired accountant of all people. The depressing mass shooting ritual continues with a new president* who mindlessly parrots the platitudes that his party utters after each horrific mass murder. I have my own personal mass shooting ritual: revisiting a post I wrote after the San Bernardino shootings in December, 2015 because we’re Still Comfortably Numb: In my first month at First Draft in 2009, I revisited a post I wrote for my eponymous blog on July 13, 2006. It was one of my rare … Continue reading Still Comfortably Numb Revisited
Oscar, R.I.P.
It’s a terrible morning everywhere because of the horrendous mass shooting in Las Vegas and the ongoing tragedy in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Closer to home it’s an extra sad day: we had to put Oscar to sleep after … Continue reading Oscar, R.I.P.
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Lazy Bastards edition
Short one this week, guys, because I was a lazy bastard. We’ve all been there.
So – here we go with – those lazy bastards!
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Trump slams Puerto Rico: ‘They want everything to be done for them’
The Hill / MSN ^ | September 30, 2017Posted on 9/30/2017, 7:58:27 AM by SMGFan
President Trump on Saturday criticized Puerto Rico’s “poor leadership” and defended his administration’s response to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s devastation on the island. Following a plea for aid by San Juan’s mayor, Trump said the mayor was being “nasty.”
“The Mayor of San Juan, who was very complimentary only a few days ago, has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump,” Trump tweeted. “Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan, and others in Puerto Rico, who are not able to get their workers to help.”
“They want everything to be done for them when it should be a community effort,” he continued. “10,000 Federal workers now on Island doing a fantastic job.”
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To: SMGFan
Geraldo practically said the same thing this morning!!
To: SMGFan
I notice they’re doing a lot of whining, unlike Houston AND Florida.
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…because states in the contiguous U.S. are exactly like islands in the Caribbean…
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I have heard that Puerto Rico is a very corrupt country
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Been watching “West Side Story” too many times lately, have we? Next time, you might try watching it all the way to the end. After that, I suggest “South Pacific”.
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and I’m sure politicos here in America got a hand in it all.
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Yep. Those darned politicos (and since when is The Marmalade Shartcannon not a politico? The stupid fuck is still holding political rallies like he’s still running for office) – they sent that pesky hurricane, just so they could make Donnie Darko look bad.
Uh huh.
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I’ve seen them crying that they have no food.
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If you were stranded on oh, say – your block – with no way to get anything to eat, you’d be eating your own neighbors. Or vice versa.
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Nobody’s ignoring those lazy butts. You can’t bring in anything if you have no damn roads.
Oh….and somebody tell Geraldo to please go away.
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Aha! I knew you guys hated him!
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To: dforest
“I did notice in some videos that many just don’t pitch in to help.”
Exactly like parts of New Orleans. Volunteers came in, and locals just sat and watched them work.
9 posted on 9/30/2017, 8:03:33 AM by HereInTheHeartland (I don’t want better government; I want much less of it.)
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Waitaminnit – I thought that you guys said that Puerto Rico was completely different from Houston and South Florida? You need to make up your hive mind.
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More stupid after the thingy…
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