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  1. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Good grief!
    Mornin’ Gang

  2. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    1949 GMC new trucks leave the staging yard in Pontiac MI.

  3. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Why Obama May Be Terrified by Trump Commuting Blagojevich’s Sentence.

    Ever since President Trump commuted the sentence of disgraced former governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich, I’ve been asking myself why he would do such a thing. I have a theory about what might have contributed to the decision, and if I’m right, Barack Obama should be concerned.

    When Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008, it was then-Governor Blagojevich’s responsibility to appoint someone to fill the seat. But, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give it away, he wanted something for it. “A Senate seat is a f—ing valuable thing. You don’t just give it away for nothing,” Blagojevich said at the time.

    This naturally should have people asking: Why?

    In my opinion, it all comes back to Blagojevich’s attempt to sell Obama’s former Senate seat. Soon after Obama’s victory, negotiations began for Blagojevich to appoint an Obama-approved candidate to fill his seat. Obama even provided a list of suitable candidates. At the top of the list was Valerie Jarrett. But, as previously mentioned, Blagojevich didn’t just want to give away the seat to someone. He wanted something in return: a position in Obama’s cabinet. Unfortunately for him, at the time, he was politically unpopular and the target of a federal corruption probe, and being wiretapped by the FBI. The chances of him getting picked for a cabinet position were slim. Jarrett also eventually decided to follow Obama to the White House as an advisor.

    When the Senate-seat-for-sale scandal broke, Obama denied having any contact with the governor about his Senate seat, and his transition team conducted an internal investigation, which obviously cleared him of violating any laws–because what other conclusion would the Obama transition team come to? However, the criminal complaint and sworn testimony during Blagojevich’s trial contradicted Obama’s statements, as did media reports at the time. Obama advisor David Axelrod also accidentally revealed that Obama spoke directly with Blagojevich about the Senate seat–though he later claimed he misspoke.

    Blagojevich even wanted Obama subpoenaed to testify in his trial. One government witness in the trial testified that Obama sent intermediaries to negotiate on his behalf about who should be named to fill his former seat–directly contradicting Obama White House claims to the contrary.

  4. El Gordo Avatar

    Morning gang. A crisp 24 degrees outside this morning, so there’s quite a bit of frost on the punkin following yesterday’s rains. The President had another rousing rally last night in Colorado, and I get the impression that he fully intends to restore Colorado to the red column. The Dems sort of stole it in the first place by saturating the metro areas and leaving the bulk of the state, which is rural, to fend for themselves. For whatever it’s worth, that is the same plan they have in place in Texas, and they’ve already captured the major metro areas and are diligently working on the rest of them. I would not be surprised if they don’t turn Texas blue in the next 5 years.

    No real other news to report this early in the morning. You all have a great day, and it’s shaping up to be a pretty one. This good freeze should activate the bluebonnets, so start looking for them to show up in the next few weeks.

    PS – For what it’s worth, I give today’s OC picture a big thumbs up.

  5. El Gordo Avatar

    I’m pretty sure that none of the wimmenz folks here on the couch can relate to Ammo Grrrll, but here is today’s column anyway. BFF is convinced that every week this column is written about her. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/02/thoughts-from-the-ammo-line-312.php

  6. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Epic trolling: MAGA Hat wearing pigeons.MAGA Hat wearing pigeons.MAGA Hat wearing pigeons.
    This may have already been posted here, but it is worth a redo.

  7. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    How many of these do you remember? Candidate Field Guide 2020
    Field Guide?…. Sounds like a bird book,…Look, there is a rare, Yellow Bellied, Sap Sucking, Bottom Feeding ,O’Rourke!

  8. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good cold morning Hamsters. We have a brisk 39 and a light to moderate northerly breeze taking over the early morning stillness. Looking for some warmth from the sun as he rises. Nothing even close to a frost to be found anywhere in the shade, but it is cold enough to remind us it is still winter and likely to stay on the cold side for a few days. Happy to have the sunshine early on so Jessica can go out to pasture and enjoy it.

  9. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    The OC pic is a hoot. Is that of some place in the USA or from somewhere in Europe?

  10. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    This may have already been posted here, but it is worth a redo.

    Yup, El Gordo, posted yesterday.

  11. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well, the rain is gone, FOR NOW, 42 and breezy this morning, no A/C today, supposed to be 32 in the morning.

  12. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    What makes dogs so special? Science says love.

    Now tell us something we didn’t know.

    The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before scientific rigor.

    But a new book argues that, when it comes to dogs, the word is necessary to understanding what has made the relationship between humans and our best friends one of the most significant interspecies partnerships in history.

    Clive Wynne, founder the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University, makes the case in “Dog is Love: Why and How Your Dog Loves You.”

    Williams syndrome gene

    One of the most striking advances comes from studies regarding oxytocin, a brain chemical that cements emotional bonds between people, but which is, according to new evidence, also responsible for interspecies relationships between dogs and humans.

    Recent research led by Takefumi Kikusui at Japan’s Azabu University has shown that levels of the chemical spike when humans and their dogs gaze into each others’ eyes, mirroring an effect observed between mothers and babies.

    “The essential thing about dogs, as for people with Williams syndrome, is a desire to form close connections, to have warm personal relationships—to love and be loved,” writes Wynne.

    Numerous insights have also been gleaned through new behavior tests—many devised by Wynne himself and easy to replicate at home with the help of treats and cups.

    One involved researchers using a rope to pull open the front door of a dog’s home and placing a bowl of food at an equal distance to its owner, finding that the animals overwhelmingly went to their human first.

    Magnetic resonance imaging has drilled down on the neuroscience, showing that dogs’ brains respond to praise as much or even more than food.

    But although dogs have an innate predisposition for affection, it requires early life nurturing to take effect.

  13. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Betting Odds – Democratic Presidential Nomination

    HA! Doomberg went from 34.6 to 21.9, after the debate and Crazy Bernie 39 to 51.8.
    Clinton @ 5.2?

  14. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    From El Gordo’s Ammo Grrrll;

    My wife;

    So I will go into the garage headed for the Gift Wrapping Bin and see the Gun Cleaning Bench and decide to clean my Walther PPQ. Then I will remember the gift that has to be wrapped and taken to the UPS Store by the close of day and get the scissors out of the Junk Drawer but decide to organize the Junk Drawer before wrapping the gift. If I’m going to the UPS Store, I might as well swing by Fry’s, so I have to make out a grocery list, but, oh look at the ridiculous number of ballpoint pens that don’t even work, yet are retained for years. Time to try them all out and eliminate the spent ones. I have hundreds, just from hotels alone.

    And as sands through the hourglass, these are the Days of My Life.

    AND:

    I have an alternative to Assisted Living and that is a Revised Standard Version of THE COMMUNE!! Yes! THIS TIME, like Communism, it will really work. Sure, when you were in your early 20s, you tried communal living, supposedly sharing everything and you ended up putting your initials on your eggs and hiding anything of value from the listless, lazy, thieving roommates sharing your filthy living space. (Naturally, Bernie Sanders lived in a commune in the ’60s and was thrown out for preferring to BS rather than work. Shocked, I am.)

    😀

  15. Katfish Avatar

    Who knew Shannon is a pianist?     🙂

     

  16. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Hey, I’m not that big.

  17. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    No Clark, that’s an RV; EarthRoamer XV-HD Super Camper Can Be Yours for $1.7 Million

    The ultimate RV for the end of days.

    There’s a scene in Pulp Fiction where hit man Jules (played by Samuel L. Jackson) tells his partner Vincent (John Travolta) that he’s quitting and wants to “walk the earth—like Caine in Kung Fu. Walk from place to place, meet people—get in adventures.” Well, when Jules gets tired of walking, can we recommend the EarthRoamer XV-HD? It’s the ultimate luxury vehicle, and it’s been made for off-road, off-the-grid adventures. That’s provided of course if you can foot the $1.7 million price tag—which doesn’t count additional amenities.

    The new XV-HD is hand built in Colorado and utilizes a 4WD Ford F-750 chassis with a 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 diesel engine making 330 horsepower and 725 lb-ft of torque. “The HD is our most innovative product yet,” said Tyler Tatro, EarthRoamer honcho, in a statement. “It utilizes state-of-the-art construction and systems to bring comfort and functionality to the next level.” The rig is 35 feet long, 8.5 feet wide, and 13.2 feet tall—so, yeah, it’s big. It boasts 12 inches of ground clearance, and an approach angle of 46 degrees, a departure angle of 23 degrees, and a breakover angle of 12 degrees. It’ll carry 115 gallons of diesel, 250 gallons of fresh water, 125 gallons of gray water, 125 gallons of black water, and packs a lithium-ion battery array that can store 20 kWh of energy. Its roof-mounted solar-power system is rated at 2100 watts.

    Designed to accommodate up to six people, the super-sized EarthRoamer also rolls on massive 46-inch Michelin XVLs. It has a rear air suspension with Fox shocks, hydraulic automatic leveling, a hydraulic front 30,000-pound winch, Baja Designs LED lights, and a PTO driven hydraulic generator. Inside, it features a full bathroom with a separate shower, a dry bath, washer/dryer, full kitchen, in-floor radiant heating, a booming Bose Surround Sound entertainment system, plenty of kitchen conveniences in the galley, and top-of-the-line King Ranch trim in the cab.

  18. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I almost forgot, TGIF!!!

  19. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    TGIF!!!

    Almost thought it would never get here.

  20. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #17 SD: Nice rig!

  21. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    We are getting our one year provided punch list items on our home on wheels. Supposed to have been here in December but they just now getting it taken care of. We have had no real issues, very pleased with our home and it’s build. We had squeaky floors in the kitchen from almost the get go but they told us it’s best to let everything settle in for a year before addressing. Guy did some adjustments underneath, took him all of fifteen minutes and, yahoo, no more squeaky floors! Guy is fabulous, he found areas we didn’t know were squeaky (grandkids room was one, guess 50 lb kid don’t make a squeak lol), also repaired small cracks in the wall corners we were not aware of.

    I find it amusing people are so nostalgic with traditional pier and beam homes and would accept noisy floors as part of the deal but OMG, in a double wide that’s just a cheap azz danged trailer! Anyway it’s been a long frustration but she’s quiet now and I’m tickled!

  22. Tedtam Avatar

    What makes dogs so special? Science says love.

    I remember watching some science program, possibly a Nova episode, where a wild dog breed which was naturally antagonistic towards humans was selectively bred to decrease the “wildness” in them. It may have been wolves. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.

    Anyway, they had a group of animals and the less “angry” of the dogs were successfully bred until they had animals that were domesticated and friendly as part of their DNA, literally. The odd thing was, a tail curl developed and became more prominent as the breeding cycles brought them closer to human friendliness. I found that interesting.

  23. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #22 TT:. I saw that presentation. Interesting in that they also bred the really mean and aggressive dogs with each other. Only the dogs they bred to be friendly wound up changing physical characteristics, curly tail, different colorations, shorter, less bushy tails, etc. The control group and the extra aggressive dogs did not exhibit the physical changes.

  24. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Morning, chickadees. Brr, chilly, enjoying my breakfast.

     

  25. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I saw a special on channel 8 one time about dogs and they showed cur dogs in different cities all over the world and all the dogs were about 40-45 Lbs, reddish brown, short hair, pointed ears, with a real curled tail. They said that once the dogs started breeding randomly, they returned to the original breed of dog and that is what they looked like.
    I tried to find a picture but as I remember, they looked a lot like a Basenji.

  26. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    19 comments before I signed in.

    27 now.

  27. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Going out this morning to meet with a potential new security contractor to take the patrol job in my neighborhood. The company we used for a decade has become almost useless to us. We once had some excellent security patrollers, but now we only get muslims sent to patrol us. Poor writing, never get out of car, just drive around. Often send us a patroller who isn’t clear on the boundaries of the neighborhood, so we get reports for streets in other areas.

     

  28. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    21 GJT

    I find it amusing people are so nostalgic with traditional pier and beam homes and would accept noisy floors as part of the deal but…

    There are a number of reasons pier & beam design is superior to concrete slab for residential construction.  The number one reason for me is the flexibility of a traditional wooden floor makes a tremendous difference living with 5 herniated discs and the creeping arthritis in various joints.

  29. Tedtam Avatar

    …and the ability to more easily adjust the foundation when there is ground movement.

    Also, if you have a water leak, it’s much easier to repair on a pier and beam house than one on concrete with embedded water lines.

  30. Tedtam Avatar

    I thought I might be driving to Bryan today to sign a lease. Hubby and I have decided to pass on this tenant:

    Me: “Your background checks came back clean. Would you like to meet Wednesday or Thursday to sign the lease?”
    Them: “We want to wait until the end of the month.”
    Me: /blinks several times quickly/ “Why? We aren’t taking it off the market until money changes hands and the lease is signed.”
    Them: “We don’t want to pay the prorated rent.”
    Me: “This is our income. We don’t take units off the market until a lease is signed.”
    Them: “Well, I can see that we haven’t even moved in yet and and we’re fighting. I’m not putting my family in the middle of that. We’ll find somewhere else. God bless.”
    Me: “I’m not angry, just confused. I thought you wanted the unit and to move out of your family’s house. ”
    Them: “Sorry for the confusion….When would our lease start if we meet on Friday?”
    Me: “Tenancy starts when money changes hands and the lease is signed.”
    /crickets/
    Thursday:
    Me: “Are we confirmed to meet on Friday?”
    Them: /crickets/
    Me & Hubby: “NEXT!”

    I’ve already sent an application to another potential tenant.

  31. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    When all of the the old jack stands under my house were replaced with proper blocks, the floor squeaks went away for a few months.

    They’re all back now.

  32. Tedtam Avatar

    They’re not squeaks. They are burglar warning devices.

  33. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    Floor squeaks are a small price to pay for the comfort.

    Also, our basement stays warm in the winter and amazingly cool in the summer so it serves to keep our first floor comfortable year round.

  34. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Yeah I remember memorizing the stair step squeaks so to avoid when sneaking in late at night.

  35. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I cheated and saw how the guy worked the adjusters to tighten the floor. I can do it myself now if it develops again. I cannot stand a squeaky floor, the irritation goes right up my spine to my head.

  36. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I’m surprised we haven’t had more of this.  It’s shocking to me these utilities and pipelines, dams, etc. seem to be so complacent about their cybersecurity.

    A US-based natural gas facility shut down operations for two days after sustaining a ransomware infection that prevented personnel from receiving crucial real-time operational data from control and communication equipment, the Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday.

    Tuesday’s advisory from the DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, didn’t identify the site except to say that it was a natural gas-compression facility. Such sites typically use turbines, motors, and engines to compress natural gas so it can be safely moved through pipelines.

    DHS advisory said in part,

    • Although they considered a range of physical emergency scenarios, the victim’s emergency response plan did not specifically consider the risk posed by cyberattacks. Consequently, emergency response exercises also failed to provide employees with decision-making experience in dealing with cyberattacks.
    • The victim cited gaps in cybersecurity knowledge and the wide range of possible scenarios as reasons for failing to adequately incorporate cybersecurity into emergency response planning.

    IT security experts are pretty alarmed about these situations:

    Bodungen has a different take. He said that because the attackers had manual control and persistence over the network and the HMIs and workstations inside the OT network, the attackers could have taken control of them and done much worse things.

    “They absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt had the foothold capability to do more damage if they had the intent and the knowledge to do so,” he said. “If this keeps up and this level of insecurity remains persistent throughout the industry, at some point, somebody with that intent and that skill level is going to do something. I don’t think it’s an if, it’s a when.”

    Two related closely articles here:

    Link 1 – 02/18/20 first article

    Link 2 – 02/20/20 second more detailed followup

  37. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Indian Paintbrush started popping up this week.

  38. Tedtam Avatar

    I’m thinking about giving up bacon for Lent.

    Holy cow, that’s gonna be a long 40 days.

  39. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Must be Spring. Baby chicks and Spy Ducks at the feed store.

    One of those ducks was giving me the hairy eyeball. He must be the one.

    Across from the feed store sits a pair of brand new BNSF locomotives. They look like they rolled out of the factory this morning. I wish they’d go back to the green/cream color scheme. Yellow/orange just doesn’t cut it.

  40. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Rehired to sweep out the trash.

    Behind the scenes: McEntee, a 29-year-old former body man to Trump who was fired in 2018 by then-Chief of Staff John Kelly but recently rehired — and promoted to head the presidential personnel office — foreshadowed sweeping personnel changes across government.

    Trump has empowered McEntee — whom he considers an absolute loyalist — to purge the “bad people” and “Deep State.”

    https://www.axios.com/scoop-white-house-personnel-chief-targets-never-trumpers-2ee51bfd-03f9-4971-8308-863c81ace5f0.html

  41. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    42 Shannon

    My favorite rehire.

  42. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I heard the story the other day that one night Donald Trump sat in a room in New York in 2015 discussing the possibility of running for president.  He made the decision to run that night in the meeting.

    There were only three other people present:  Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump Jr. and Hope Hicks.

  43. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    41 Shannon

    BNSF has gone back to the old AT&SF locomotive color scheme.

  44. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Duck Go’s most often BNSF color scheme. YUCK!

  45. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #45 That’s a good looking engine.

  46. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    47 SD

    Yes, the two new ones were painted that way.

  47. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    NEW POLL: Satisfaction With U.S. at Highest It’s Ever Been Since 2005.

    President Trump’s 49 percent approval rating remains the same as the previous Gallup poll, though up 5 percent from early January.

    Interestingly, 43 percent of independents now support the president — the highest its been during Trump’s entire presidency.

    “The latest survey finds a further increase in national satisfaction, with 45% now satisfied, the highest since February 2005,” Gallup reported.

    In late 2008, just 7 percent of Americans polled were happy with the state of America.

    Republicans, whose satisfaction with the direction of the country has surged from 58% in December to 80% today, are entirely responsible for the increase in satisfaction,” Gallup explained, noting that just 9 percent of Americans rate the current economic condition as poor.

    And this;

    After the government, the second most common issue that Americans complain about is immigration at 11 percent.

  48. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Psssst.

    Mesquite Mexican Grill.
    Best Beef Enchiladas Al Carbon I’ve ever eaten.

    Drove by the place for ten years and never stopped.

    Facing the tracks, downtown Sealy.

  49. El Gordo Avatar

    Think I’ll head out to town and drop by the courthouse to do my part to help Bernie over the top. I figure Trump has it in the bag. But then there is the Cornholio matter to deal with – normally I just skip his name, but apparently there is a worthy opponent to be considered this time around. And then there is a congress critter to consider since our back bencher of several terms decided to take his money and go away this time around. And we’ve got a liberal eRep in the State Senate that needs to go. Dang, decisions, decisions, decisions. Maybe Bernie will just have to win Texas on his own since there are some important eReps in the primary who need to go. Primary is really the only shot we get at these weasels, so best take it while I can.

  50. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    There is also a Proposition on the R ballot telling Bush to keep his filthy hands off the Alamo Cenotaph and to stuff his Alamo Reimagining Project where the sun don’t shine.

    It probably won’t do any good, but might have an effect on a court case in progress, according to an activist heard on the radio this morning.

    Even so, it felt real good to shoot the byrd at Bush.

  51. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    I’m voting for Dwayne Stovall over Senor Cornholio in the primary

  52. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    There is also a Proposition on the R ballot telling Bush to keep his filthy hands off the Alamo Cenotaph and to stuff his Alamo Reimagining Project where the sun don’t shine.

    Stay outta duh Bushes.

  53. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    Proof positive that politicians and high ranking “officials” are not only corrupt but also dumber than #sh!T.

    Or is the coronavirus the Deep State’s plan to crash the market?

  54. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    Or is it a fear mongering hoax like Russia Russia Russia?

    #pUTinDIdITaGaIn
    #pUTinDIdITaGaIn
    #pUTinDIdITaGaIn

    Keep the borders wide open.
    Let everyone in.
    No coronavirus carrier is illegal.

  55. El Gordo Avatar

    I almost forgot that it was Flarada Man Friday. You can tell that spring is on the way: https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/florida-man-friday-park-closed-for-snake-orgy/

  56. El Gordo Avatar

    In other news, SS woke up this morning to a triple homicide which doesn’t happen very often in this little town. The perp comes from a well known family of thieves, dope dealers, and neer do wells, so it’s really not that much of a surprise that one of them stepped it up to murder. One of the victims was a 7th grader who was living with her grandparents who were also victims. Another victim, the perp’s former (I assume she’s given up on him by now, but you never know) 17 year old girlfried, was also stabbed but reports are that she made it to the hospital, is out of surgery, and will survive. Big news for out here.

  57. Hamous Avatar

    I remember watching some science program, possibly a Nova episode, where a wild dog breed which was naturally antagonistic towards humans was selectively bred to decrease the “wildness” in them. It may have been wolves. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.

    It was foxes, and I think it was Russians that had the breeding program.

  58. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Across from the feed store sits a pair of brand new BNSF locomotives

    Would that be Steinhauser’s?

  59. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #38

    Indian Paintbrush started popping up this week.

    I haven’t been anywhere all week, but in my own front yard:

    a. My earliest bloomer, the Carolina jessamine vine, all entwined around a 7′ high lamp post, outdid itself already.

    b.  Small pale pink azalea bush in full bloom.

    c. Much larger medium pink azalea is covered with buds, but only a few have opened so far.

    d. Red bud tree has a lot of fuzzy color outlining its branches and twigs, but full bud color still a ways off.

    I should go out and get some pix, but I just got home and had a very late lunch.

    Translation: nap time. Maybe tomorrow.

     

     

  60. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    Slick Willy starring in Pizza Guy II(too).

  61. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    would that be G. Soros?

  62. Hamous Avatar

    If you were Russia, and you really, really wanted Trump to win reelection, what is the absolute worst thing you could do in 2020? Announce you want Trump to win reelection.

  63. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    61 SD
    Yes, Steinhauser’s.

  64. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Of course Putin wants Trump.
    He doesn’t want to deal with some whack job Bernie.

  65. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #17 Super Dave
    The Earth Roamer showed up as a blurred picture that could not be teased to become a clear picture. Tried that this morning and decided the blurring was deliberate on the part of the seller.

  66. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    First—- TEXMO honest to gawwwwddduuuhhhh I did not put bunsonburner up to the OC pic.  so that was the rustling I heard in my picture box under the bed.

    Second……… just what in the hell can Russia do to influence the elections?  Buy a bunch of ads?  Salt some stories in the fake news?  They really cannot mess with the voting machines enough to do any damage there.  NON-STARTER and just more AuntyTrump stuff.

    Third……. UMMMMMMM”” just wondering

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  67. Texpat Avatar
    Texpat

    I feel compelled to post antidotes (see Hope earlier) to Wagonburner’s demented sense of photographic aesthetic at the top of the page.

    I just heard this woman interviewed on WABC by a local conservative talk show host.  She is very sharp, articulate and very much a Second Amendment defender.  Elizabeth Pipko is Jewish, founded and runs Exodus Movement which is like the WalkAway initiative for young people leaving the Left and the Democratic Party.

    Liz has appeared here before.

     

  68. squawkbox Avatar
    squawkbox

    Muhwahahahahahahahahaha

  69. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #71

     

    I voted “Happy”.

  70. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Another fine classic that makes you want to pick up the bass.

    https://youtu.be/Qpo9KZYJ4sA

  71. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    70
    Woof.
    Woof.

  72. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #70

    Somebody give that girl a cheeseburger.

  73. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    I know.

    But I forgot about Dusty’s version.

    An inspiration of sorts to many a young man, way back when.

    https://youtu.be/f7QzxYAjgNc

  74. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    You brought to mind this song from this movie unca Shanny.

    Both are most exquisite.

  75. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    He intimidated and cheated people, but he never hanged anybody. He reached his peak of notoriety with his staging of the match between Peter Maher of Ireland and Bob Fitzsimmons of Australia.

    On this day in 1896, colorful lawman Roy Bean staged a heavyweight championship fight on a sandbar just below Langtry, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Bean, known as the “Law West of the Pecos,” was appointed justice of the peace for Pecos County in 1882. He settled at Eagle’s Nest Springs, which acquired a post office and a new name, Langtry, in honor of the English actress Lillie Langtry, whom Bean greatly admired. Bean soon became known as an eccentric and original interpreter of the law. When a man killed a Chinese laborer, for example, Bean ruled that his law book did not make it illegal to kill a Chinese. And when a man carrying forty dollars and a pistol fell off a bridge, Bean fined the corpse forty dollars for carrying a concealed weapon, thereby providing funeral expenses. He intimidated and cheated people, but he never hanged anybody. He reached his peak of notoriety with his staging of the match between Peter Maher of Ireland and Bob Fitzsimmons of Australia. The fight was opposed by civic and religious leaders such as Baptist missionary Leander Millican, and both the Mexican and the U.S. governments had prohibited it. Bean arranged to hold it on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, knowing the Mexican authorities could not conveniently reach the site, and that Woodford H. Mabry’s Texas Rangers would have no jurisdiction. The spectators arrived aboard a chartered train; after a profitable delay contrived by Bean, the crowd witnessed Fitzsimmons’s defeat of Maher in less than two minutes. Among the spectators was another somewhat disreputable lawman and boxing promoter, Bartholomew “Bat” Masterson.

  76. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    We were talking about cartridge fountain pens.

  77. El Gordo Avatar

    Maybe, just maybe, we’re seeing a little more swamp draining. A drip or two at a time, but at least it’s draining. Another example of shooting at the King and missing. https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/484154-trumps-new-intel-chief-makes-immediate-changes-ousts-top-official

  78. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    82
    Very nice catch.

  79. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Thirty four years later, I first hear of the young mare that Fay’s daddy brought home for her when she was 12.

  80. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    It didn’t work out.

  81. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    More Dusty.

    With bonus Tom Jones.

  82. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    /Thumbs Up emoji here.

  83. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    That’s one time unca Shanny wishes he was Tom Jones.

  84. pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns Avatar
    pRogRessiVes-R-toTaLiTaRiAns

    Rip it up.

    Just bring me back in my next life as Tom Jones circa 1964.

  85. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    91

    Raquel Welch does Little Richard.

    What more could you ask for?

    Wicked. You win. Forever.

  86. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Some can sing.

    The rest of us are pretenders.

    https://youtu.be/yzaVy4UB5SQ

  87. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    We’ll understand it, all by and by.

    https://youtu.be/7h491ur_iAw

  88. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    If you are dumb enough to slobber over a socialist then you’re already inclined toward being a hapless mark, so it should be no surprise that you Bernie dorks are about to get screwed over again by the Democratic Party. Here’s how it’s going to go: Because you are stupid – you support a socialist, so you are presumptively stupid – you think that if you work really hard and win the votes the establishment creeps who own the Democratic Party are going to let you have a say. But, like last time, you won’t get a say. You’ll work real hard – maybe if you worked really hard at actual jobs you wouldn’t be half-wit socialists – and you’ll win the votes, and all your dreams will die as you end up with the nomination going to a malignant midget multi-zillionaire.

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