I was really, really tempted to vote for the orange suits and clown noses. But the Dems just don’t have it in them to pull that off. I voted for applauding at inappropriate times.
But what I’d really love is if they just all had placards that say EPSTEIN. Hold them aloft every time Mike Johnson claps like a trained seal at something Trump says.
I didn't vote as my choice wasn't there: show up and every time he lies, laugh. Not in a HAHA way, but more as a tittering rumble. He will not be able to handle it. He will get more and more blustery and possibly have a stroke.
Yes, exactly! My preferred style would be for them to laugh uproariously whenever he says something stupid or false (so, quite often) while POINTING at him. But your way would work, too.
One advantage of this method would be that, used accurately, it should encourage more scrupulous factuality in future SOTU speeches. Plus, by responding only to lies, it evades the greater First Amendment sin of suppressing all speech by someone we simply dislike. I favor forbearing to use any tactics on THEM that I'd find unfair if they used it on US.
In case you missed it, the Portland Frog Brigade went door-to-door this a.m. on Capitol Hill delivering copies of the Constitution. A recording should be available later today. This is what they look like in the event you've been only watching "Father Knows Best" reruns for the last year.
Which of these would be the best thing for Dem members of Congress to do at the SOTU is none of them. No Dem should show up. Those who do will not protest, because they are good little boys and girls. And they shouldn't protest, because, if they show up, which would be to pretend that we have a normal and sane president, then they should abide by the rules and not lower themselves to the level of Republicans. But thank you (with help from Google) for teaching me a new word: "didgeradoos."
I think some are attending in order to support the Epstein survivors who will be there, and/or (as Sen. Blumenthal said recently) they want to sit stoically and stare at DJT and not respond one iota.
If they can sit stoically and stare, then they are better people than I am. If I had to listen to or look at him for that long, I couldn't stop myself from vomiting.
The last thing the democrats need is to look foolish. If none were to show up, it would be interesting to see what he’d have to say about that, after whatever good movie I’ll be watching at that time. And if there are a few dems present, they can bear witness to some semblance of truth but behave yourselves and speak the truth and your thoughts when you share what you saw with us. That’s all we ask for, the truth and I for one, am doubtful you’ll hear much while there.
There was a time when a camera could record the truth but with AI in the picture that has become questionable. Darn!
That would be awesome. It is, though, Oscar month so perhaps it is just a fluke of scheduling. But if Ben Mankiewicz was in charge, who knows. He has a wonderfully subversive sense of humor.
Back in the 80s I used to have "KYW, news radio, ten-sixty" on all day (sorry, after the call letters the rest of the jingo I'd heard a million times just spilled out). Most of the reports are pre-recorded and play on rotation. One day, included in that rotation, was a report of a fatal accident in NJ. Part of the report said of the driver "no signs of blood or alcohol were found in his system." One would assume they meant drugs but I clearly sussed there was a vampire running amok targeting vehicle operators. I heard it at least 4 more times before either someone noticed or it hit a pre-determined kill point.
As a "tow-headed Indianian" (also known as a Hoosier), I got a kick out of the anecdote about a story lede referring to a "two-headed Indian." In my whole life, I have never been accused of having two heads. The consensus is that I am a half-wit at best. It has also been said that in a battle of wits, I'm defenseless. Hoosiers are good people who often get a bad rap from others.
I am remembering a headline that unfortunately got snipped at my newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It was meant to say that the University of Missouri's first woman chancellor "expects little sex discrimination." Alas "discrimination" hit the composing cutting room floor.
Rolodexes were not just for reporters. Every desk-jockey with a lot of clients, contractors, suppliers, colleagues, spies, rumor grinders, friends, doctors, flower shops, drug stores, etc., had one. If you had the best rolodex in your organization, you had to be careful who you allowed to borrow a card “just for a minute” because of deadbeats who didn’t return them.
Speaking of Rolodexes, over 50 years ago I was asked by my boss to take his home with me after my first day on the job and memorize it's contents. It was extremely full! A big client had called that morning and had expected whoever answered to know by the sound of his voice who he was, and of course I had said " may I ask who is calling please". I was not expecting an angry outburst in response. Though I didn't see how knowing the Rolodex could help me with voice recognition, I did spend a very long night learning the names in it.
Fact is, LTEs often formed most of the editorial content of early newspapers and were usually the main source of discourse --- the first "chats." Btw --- speaking of old newspapers, I have a precursor of the Rolodex --- the Wheeldex --- inherited from a former editor family member. It quite possibly now has the distinction of being among the few with the one-time particulars of only dead people. Some noteworthy vintage names however. It has also disappeared into my "stuff" --- also known around here as the "Black Hole."
Let's restore honor and dignity to SOTU. No catcalling, vuvuzelas, kazoos, didgeridoos, or weird costumes. Follow the Delta Tau Chi example at the trial in "Animal House." Dress in business attire, attend solemnly, pretend to listen, and cough "bullshit!" or -- better -- "Epstein!" and clap and cheer at wildly inappropriate times to prompt a hysterical reaction.
You left off the SOTU option of "Not Go".
Vuvuzelas, drowned out trump’s lies with vuvuzelas then call him a domestic terrorist and a traitor.
Even better than didgeridoos.
I don't know whether I can handle two new words in one day.
Do! It's worth it!
But they're long ones!
That's what she said.
Perfect. Personally, I'd rather have a colonoscopy by RotoRooter than see the SOTU.
Be careful what you ask for.
That's too much like vulvas, although I doubt if Trump knows what that means.
When I voted for didgeridoos, I was thinking of vuvuzelas, my brain mixes things up these days. Either would work well.
I was really, really tempted to vote for the orange suits and clown noses. But the Dems just don’t have it in them to pull that off. I voted for applauding at inappropriate times.
But what I’d really love is if they just all had placards that say EPSTEIN. Hold them aloft every time Mike Johnson claps like a trained seal at something Trump says.
They should also yell "Quiet, Piggy!" at every opportunity.
That would be awesome.
Ooooh, I like it
🦭 🦭 Oork oork oork!
I didn't vote as my choice wasn't there: show up and every time he lies, laugh. Not in a HAHA way, but more as a tittering rumble. He will not be able to handle it. He will get more and more blustery and possibly have a stroke.
Good idea.
Yes, exactly! My preferred style would be for them to laugh uproariously whenever he says something stupid or false (so, quite often) while POINTING at him. But your way would work, too.
One advantage of this method would be that, used accurately, it should encourage more scrupulous factuality in future SOTU speeches. Plus, by responding only to lies, it evades the greater First Amendment sin of suppressing all speech by someone we simply dislike. I favor forbearing to use any tactics on THEM that I'd find unfair if they used it on US.
I would worry that they would not have the stamina to laugh continuously for the entire length of the speech.
Good point. Considering Trump’s lie to truth ratio, the laughter would nearly be continuous.
In case you missed it, the Portland Frog Brigade went door-to-door this a.m. on Capitol Hill delivering copies of the Constitution. A recording should be available later today. This is what they look like in the event you've been only watching "Father Knows Best" reruns for the last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVTaE92Tp6k
I wear my Frog Brigade ball cap nearly every day.
Which of these would be the best thing for Dem members of Congress to do at the SOTU is none of them. No Dem should show up. Those who do will not protest, because they are good little boys and girls. And they shouldn't protest, because, if they show up, which would be to pretend that we have a normal and sane president, then they should abide by the rules and not lower themselves to the level of Republicans. But thank you (with help from Google) for teaching me a new word: "didgeradoos."
I think some are attending in order to support the Epstein survivors who will be there, and/or (as Sen. Blumenthal said recently) they want to sit stoically and stare at DJT and not respond one iota.
If they can sit stoically and stare, then they are better people than I am. If I had to listen to or look at him for that long, I couldn't stop myself from vomiting.
*stare at DJT
You can click the three dots at the upper right to edit.
Thanks Henry. Fixed above.
I suspect that the Epstein victims will not be allowed in. It would be in character.
They are invitees of Members of Congress; but it would be interesting to know if there is some authority that screens invitees?
Totally agree with you sir.
The last thing the democrats need is to look foolish. If none were to show up, it would be interesting to see what he’d have to say about that, after whatever good movie I’ll be watching at that time. And if there are a few dems present, they can bear witness to some semblance of truth but behave yourselves and speak the truth and your thoughts when you share what you saw with us. That’s all we ask for, the truth and I for one, am doubtful you’ll hear much while there.
There was a time when a camera could record the truth but with AI in the picture that has become questionable. Darn!
The movie on TCM at 8:00 tonight: “Gaslight”. Could this be intentional?
That would be awesome. It is, though, Oscar month so perhaps it is just a fluke of scheduling. But if Ben Mankiewicz was in charge, who knows. He has a wonderfully subversive sense of humor.
It TCM really wanted to troll Trump, they would run The Great Dictator.
Back in the 80s I used to have "KYW, news radio, ten-sixty" on all day (sorry, after the call letters the rest of the jingo I'd heard a million times just spilled out). Most of the reports are pre-recorded and play on rotation. One day, included in that rotation, was a report of a fatal accident in NJ. Part of the report said of the driver "no signs of blood or alcohol were found in his system." One would assume they meant drugs but I clearly sussed there was a vampire running amok targeting vehicle operators. I heard it at least 4 more times before either someone noticed or it hit a pre-determined kill point.
Well, no wonder the driver crashed. 😆
As a "tow-headed Indianian" (also known as a Hoosier), I got a kick out of the anecdote about a story lede referring to a "two-headed Indian." In my whole life, I have never been accused of having two heads. The consensus is that I am a half-wit at best. It has also been said that in a battle of wits, I'm defenseless. Hoosiers are good people who often get a bad rap from others.
According to Dave Barry, Hoosier also has another meaning in a Native American language.
As in "Hoosier Daddy?"
I am remembering a headline that unfortunately got snipped at my newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It was meant to say that the University of Missouri's first woman chancellor "expects little sex discrimination." Alas "discrimination" hit the composing cutting room floor.
Ha! Eschew polysyllables, eh?
Are we sure the Happy Birthday was for the wife, and not the boorish guy, and he missed it?
No. Though it seems as though she appreciated it. So I think it was for the wife.
I'd be tempted to wish her a happy birthday after the singing while he was still gone. How very sad for her.
How do you know the husband arranged for it? The wife could have made the reservation and said it was her birthday.
Rolodexes were not just for reporters. Every desk-jockey with a lot of clients, contractors, suppliers, colleagues, spies, rumor grinders, friends, doctors, flower shops, drug stores, etc., had one. If you had the best rolodex in your organization, you had to be careful who you allowed to borrow a card “just for a minute” because of deadbeats who didn’t return them.
Speaking of Rolodexes, over 50 years ago I was asked by my boss to take his home with me after my first day on the job and memorize it's contents. It was extremely full! A big client had called that morning and had expected whoever answered to know by the sound of his voice who he was, and of course I had said " may I ask who is calling please". I was not expecting an angry outburst in response. Though I didn't see how knowing the Rolodex could help me with voice recognition, I did spend a very long night learning the names in it.
I made askers write down what they needed. No way was I giving anyone a card!
Exactly!
When I was a PR person I had a Rolodex full of reporters.
All Dems should show up wearing Jeffrey Epstein masks.
Fact is, LTEs often formed most of the editorial content of early newspapers and were usually the main source of discourse --- the first "chats." Btw --- speaking of old newspapers, I have a precursor of the Rolodex --- the Wheeldex --- inherited from a former editor family member. It quite possibly now has the distinction of being among the few with the one-time particulars of only dead people. Some noteworthy vintage names however. It has also disappeared into my "stuff" --- also known around here as the "Black Hole."
The US Hockey Team will be in the audience at SOTU tonight. Dirtbags. Makes me wish that Canada had won the gold medal.
I was rooting for Canada right from the start; mostly because I am of Canadian heritage, but also to annoy the orange harangutan.
Let's restore honor and dignity to SOTU. No catcalling, vuvuzelas, kazoos, didgeridoos, or weird costumes. Follow the Delta Tau Chi example at the trial in "Animal House." Dress in business attire, attend solemnly, pretend to listen, and cough "bullshit!" or -- better -- "Epstein!" and clap and cheer at wildly inappropriate times to prompt a hysterical reaction.