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Schrödinger’s senator
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky’s senior U.S. senator, is dead and alive at the same time, but: 2. The political columnist at our local rag has declared, “There’s nothing to see here! Move along!” This happened days after that same columnist wrote about what a scumbag Mitch has been. 3. MAGA mutants, like the ones in the…
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Back McGarvey, not bombs
From Jewish Louisvillians for Peace: Morgan McGarvey needs our support right now! Morgan has signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 3565 (the Block the Bombs Act)—a U.S. House bill that prohibits the President from selling or transferring specific U.S. weapons—such as BLU-109 bunker-buster bombs and artillery rounds—to Israel. This is a super important but…
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I smell a ratfuck
Ratfucking is an American slang term for behind the scenes (covert) political sabotage or dirty tricks, particularly pertaining to elections. It was brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in All the President’s Men (1974), the book that chronicled their investigative reporting of the Watergate scandal.(Wikipedia) A few weeks ago, during my daily miles-long walk around my Louisville neighborhood, I came across…
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‘Paw Patrol’ villain: Donald Trump
It’s babysitting time, and I can’t believe a children’s cartoon offers a better representation of the Orange Menace than much of our national media. The guy at the top of this post comes from “Paw Patrol”: Mayor Humdinger of Foggy Bottom (WOW! I have a place in D.C. and have walked by Foggy Bottom tons…
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Generalissimo Franco dumps Mitch, greets Lindsey Graham
Looks like Generalissimo Francisco Franco has cancelled his meetings with Mitch McConnell and is now on a first name basis with Lindsey Graham. By now, you know this happened (from The Washington Post): Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) died suddenly on Saturday night at age 71, his office said, prompting tributes from President Donald Trump and lawmakers…
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In other news, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” first came on the air a half century ago, and one of the recurring bits was in the “Weekend Update” segment, where Chevy Chase would read this announcement: The joke, of course, was based on the fact that before Francisco Franco’s death, the three major news networks were running the same…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 29
The richest get richer, legislators don’t legislate, and representatives don’t represent. But at least there are diversions! The Richest People In The World A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them 37 municipalities request Beshear’s gas tax reduction after KY lawmakers question the move KY gov blasts GOP leader over…
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The UPS jet crash in Louisville: an update
We check out Captain Steeeve’s YouTube channel pretty frequently to find out what horrors are going on in the sky. This video, on the United Parcel Service jet crash in Louisville last Nov. 4 that left 15 people dead, including a 3-year-old girl, is a horrifying example of corporate and government incompetence (and perhaps greed):…
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Andy Barr’s campaign, illustrated
A quick rant. Andy Barr is running for Mitch McConnell’s U.S. Senate seat with the campaign message, “I love kissing Donald Trump’s ass.” The image above shows one of the key platforms in his campaign. Every struggling Kentuckian who votes for this sycophant deserves to suffer for the rest of their life. (Let’s throw this…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 28
Our primary election “autopsy” (GOP is evil, Dems are incompetent); a medical emergency portends sad future for Kentucky; get out and visit the state, and Shakespeare is back in Louisville (to like or not to like, with a dramatic reading from a galaxy far, far away). Attica Scott: Kentucky democrats need to reckon with a…
