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  • In News Corpse, Rudy Giuliani says he has, for years, been stashing evidence against Hillary Clinton in his bedroom. His.bed.room.
     
  • Lots of electronic ink is being spilled over the Durham report. That’s an investigation launched by former Attorney General Bill Barr during former President Donald Trump’s former administration.
     
    The purpose of the investigation seems to have been to prove there was something wrong with a previous investigation into connections between Putin officials and Trump associates. Several Trump folks pled guilty to various crimes.
     
    Right wing outlets explain the results:

    • Clinton operatives hacked into Trump White House computers.
    • They planted evidence later used to obtain false convictions.
    • It was all part of an Obama campaign to spy on and sabotage the Trump campaign.
    • It was all orchestrated by Hillary as a spy venture into opponents.
    • Bigger than Watergate.

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    Green Eagle reviews the Durham report and finds there isn’t much to it. An accusation a lawyer did not reveal his connection to the Clinton campaign, during an interview with the FBI, does not appear to be legally wrong.
     
    Not much else. No there there.
     
    No hacking. No planting evidence. No spying. No sabotage. No orchestration.
     
    But there is something more, outside the report itself.
    Green Eagle notes a pattern of realistic fear of exposure in all the conservative reaction.
     

  • We can always find hope when those who are lost in lies take even baby steps out from the fog. Tommy Christopher adds up the numbers. While most Republicans are far from embracing the truth of Biden’s trouncing of Trump, a slim majority of the party do want to move on from claims of 2020 fraud.
     
  • tengrain at Mock Paper Scissors knows, as do we, that you can’t establish a political committee, get donations, then pocket the money yourself, at least not legally. Right? But one former Oval Office resident knows how to get around that little detail and scam his followers, stuffing their political donations into his own pockets
     
  • Our favorite Earth-Bound Misfit interprets this week’s technical language of Trump accounting: About the last ten years: Don’t believe anything we’ve been telling you. They didn’t lie, exactly. We just relayed what Trump and Co. have been telling us. They are dropping him.
     
  • Late night has a bit of fun:

  • Infidel753 sees the polling showing a Republican midterm landslide this coming November, but thinks of how they might manage to pull defeat from the jaws of victory.
     
  • M. Bouffant at Web of Evil looks for a sign of hope for the rest of the year. I confess to a failure of vision, not seeing much hope in the photo he presents.
     
  • North Carolina pastor John Pavlovitz repeats a prayer, essentially that we who say we are Christians start acting like Jesus teaches:
     

  • In The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser, an Evangelical publication reacts with fear and loathing at Christian converts who examine their newfound faith and change their minds, retreating from their own conversion.
     
  • Nan’s Notebook takes a look at those poor souls who may be presumed by the faithful to be denied eventual entrance into heaven because of incorrect wording at baptism.
     
    Does remind me of a story:

  • Is capitalism based on the exploitation of others? Libertarian Michael A. LaFerrara answers Absolutely and suggests that fact is a good thing. Then admits he is just kidding.
     
    You see, that exploitation cannot occur because, in capitalism, unfairness is impossible.
     
  • We have heard, and heard and heard, the conservative mantra that corporations are people. The Journal of Improbable Research discovers an academic study that seems to indicate that corporations are more like insects.
     
  • Seems unfair to attack anyone personally without providing a chance to respond, should they wish to respond. Dave Dubya recounts debates in which he has offered logic, evidence, and questions. His antagonists respond by banning him, then devote space to answering him with a list of his personal faults and deficiencies, preventing him from answering back.
     
  • John Scalzi at Whatever is accused of being thin skinned because of his responses to criticism in Twitter. So he examines his standards on skin thickness.
     
  • Sarah Cooper has a gaming idea:
     

  • @momwino98 has understandable standards for friendship:
     

    @momwino98 Straight outta bed..#morningvibes #tiktokmom #foryourpage #messyhair #crazyeyes #kids ♬ original sound – @Momwino98

  • YellerDawg Granny, in her colorful way, will not age gracefully.
     
  • Reductress knows what we’ve all been waiting for, a pie chart that shows how much pie is left. I like the helpful data labels.
     
  • Wisconsin conservative James Wigderson can make me chuckle:

  • CalicoJack in The Psy of Life is busy with teaching and receives a few pointers on Valentine’s Day etiquette from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in Cambodia.
     

Tweets I thought worthy:


 

 

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6 thoughts on “Truck It, COVID, Pump Price, Privacy, Super Bowl, Biden, SCOTUS, Ukraine”

  2. Burr, as a piece of unsolicited advice, my friend, don’t fall into the fake news category with a site named Fair and Unbalanced by taking the partisan and inflammatory word of only one side of a debate as gospel. It doesn’t help your long term credibility, sir.

      1. Wonderful news!

        I’m thrilled with the prospect of understanding why Darrell believes I hate America, apart from just the simple radical Right ideology he embraces.

        I do know Dennis Prager told him all he needs to know about “leftists” and liberals. Leftists are evil and liberals are misguided dupes, or something to that effect. And here I thought I was progressive. I’ll have to wait for Darrell’s or Prager’s definitions to know for sure. They seem to know more about what I think than I do.

        I’ve learned it is futile to ask certain questions.

        He didn’t bother answering my requests for evidence proving that Biden stole the election. And I know better than to ask him why he still believes and supports his Dear Leader, even after he praised his seditionist mob by saying, “You’re special. we love you”.

        High praise for those who ended our nation’s proud history of peaceful transition of power.

        One must indeed love and trust a leader deeply to maintain that level of devotion, beyond the point when your hero loves and praises violent thugs.

        Oops. I mean those “patriots” who exercised their right to “legitimate political discourse”. They were respectful orderly tourists, for Heaven’s sake!”

        I’ve learned to not question Darrell’s love, trust and belief in Trump. Trump is America’s savior to Darrell.

        We America-hating leftists and duped liberals will NEVER get it, will we?

        He’s also convinced I support vandals and arsonists when I defend peaceful protesters. Nuance isn’t a thing for the radical Right.

        Maybe to Darrell, this attitude alone indicates I hate America?

        To my view it seems to be projection on his part. How can you love America and support Trump after his violent coup? Just a rhetorical question. I don’t want to bother Darrell with my mindless notions.

        I do look forward to seeing any statements I made that gave him that idea I hate America. I specifically said I love this country after Darrell made point #5 in subtle reference to me.

        5. The Left claims that they love America and are sometimes even comprised of “old fashioned Americans” (lifted from my blog bio) and yet they find fatal flaws in our nation, its founding, and its governance. America is a racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic nation since its inception according to the left, and yet they still love it supposedly.

        What “Old fashioned American” Dave actually said, from previous threads:

        “As I noted, I love this country and its promise of fair elections and representation. Opportunities abound, but real problems exist. For noting the problems, I get attacked. Why? Perhaps some of the problems are due to the vicious attackers themselves. Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and the rest of Trump’s cult are defined by their hate and Trump’s dangerous Big Lie that terminated our history of peaceful transition of power.”

        Darrell’s twisted version: “Yep, but the left “loves America” even though its founding is racist, sexist, homophobic, yada yada yada. Don’t call them on that though or they will insist you are the hateful one! Amiright?”

        …Maybe he just assumed I was lying?

        After all, that’s what Trump and his propagandists would tell him to think. “Democrats are commies and the left hates America.” I’m the hated “leftist who embraces fascism”. Really. These are his claims. Darned if I can see how I embrace fascism, but Darrell sees it, and his is the final word. After all, he IS the authority on these matters.

        I’m also keen on seeing his evidence of my “lies”. Will he show quotes of my own words that he believes are lies? And can he show verifiable evidence disproving my words?

        In eager anticipation, I await these revelations and the opportunity for all of us to learn from Darrell’s vast knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. I’m sure we’ll learn that good wholesome people like Darrell, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and Trump are just the latest reasons we should all love America.

      2. “Tale of Two Critics” Update:

        My clear-eyed critics are still going on about me at Darrell’s recent post. Typically, none of them quoted any “lie” from me. Name calling seems to be an entirely acceptable privilege, but only if you are sufficiently radical Right. And Jerry is still playing his imaginary victim card.

        Rex said…
        Hey Darrell and Jerry, Dave Dubya is whining about you too on his latest propaganda post.

        Just the Facts, aka Anonymous (“Dave is a racist commie”) Vern said:
        Dave has banned the posting of polls on his blog, lol. He is such an authoritarian.

        Jerry said:
        I did not read Dave’s post, but anyone who calls people pedophiles should not be listened to. (See above.)

        Darrell said:
        I could care less what Mr. Dubya (“leftist who hates America”) has to say about me. His falsehoods and name calling have long been an issue, hence his being banned here.

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