So, about 10 days or so ago, my little part of the world & the surrounding counties were a giant ice rink. Schools were closed, businesses were closed, etc. Today? It was nearly 60 degrees, most of the snow is gone baby gone, and Hubby & I saw at least 3 dozen doggies walking their humans this afternoon! :D
Not a single darn "this day in history" item interested me in the least, so, tonight, we get SPARK on steroids! :) Walmart is at it again, boys & girls; no good deed goes unpunished! Y'all remember that married Congress critter who posed shirtless on Craigslist looking for a little somethin' - somethin'? Guess what little seminar he'd recently attended? In news from the animal kingdom, if that little goldfish you won at a fair survives more than 24 hours, train it to do this!
In another animal kingdom story, y'all have the image of swans being peaceful, smooth, and graceful? Well, not this one , boys & girls! Finally, say buh - bye to this little piece of Americana.
On with The Rachel Maddow Show!
"Who's Got Your Back?" - Politicians are going way way WAY overboard listening to right - wing bat$hit talk radio & FAUX News. Oklahoma has banned Sharia Law - among lots of other states. "Conservatives" turned living wills into "death panels." We get to revisit Speaker Sobbin' Small Price to Pay Goldilocks' little "so be it" statement! ;D The GOBP just don't care for public employees AT ALL - even though they're government employees, too. They are America's enemy - again, according to the GOBP. Governor Chris Christie's really taking it to teachers & cops; fine, the next time he gets robbed, I hope no one tries to help him or investigate his case. Governor Scott Walker (Bat$hit - WI) is ready to call out the National Guard to take away public employees' rights to collectively bargain. Maybe, he's had too much cheese & is really bound up? And, just look in Madison at how much people are liking THAT idea!
There was no school because so many teachers called in sick to protest; students have been walking out of classes, too. The firefighters, cops, and state troopers are not getting their rights possibly taken away; those 3 unions endorsed Gov. Walker.
Some firefighters, however, marched today with other public employees to stand with them! :D Are Dems standing behind public employees these days? Well... *&^%$#@! Former Senator Russ Feingold has & will!
"The Interview" - And, here he is now {insert standing 'o' here}! He's launched Progressives United to counteract - or try to - the GOBP "conservative" bull$hit. He's very proud of his state's public employees that are fighting back. This shtick the Governor's trying to pull ain't about the damn state budget; it's about being pro - big business & pro - corporation and anti - the working person. How 'bout that play on words with Citizens United?! ;D OK, I just tried to find their website but got bupkus. The McCentury - Feingold ban on soft money is actually still in effect! The tactics will include supporting good candidates, pressuring politicians, and good 'ol fashioned actual grass roots (as opposed to astro turfers) going out & about to meet your fellow human. :D
"The People Are Revolting" - HA! OK, comedy deities demand I post this clip.
Iran's government is trying to sugar - coat (to be charitable) what's going on among the protesters there - down to even staging a funeral. Protests are in the rise in Libya, too. AND, government officials in Yemen are blaming "foreign agents" for the discourse; huh, THAT sounds familiar. Thousands of protesters in Bahrain are being fired on with rubber bullets & are being subjected to tear gas; media is being attacked, too.
"Small Things Considered" - It's Arthur the Aardvark! I know why he's in DC. Another big enemy of the GOBP is NPR & PBS. Congress wants to take their funding away - not that the government gives too much, anyway. But, it's the principle of the thing. A little Big Bird & Grover & Elmo also made an appearance with Congress critters. Big Bird's in Rachel's studio, too! :D The GOBP likes big oil more than Big Bird - JERKS! Oil companies are doing just fine, thank you very much. The GOBP wants to cut over $500 billion from the IRS? Oye... Gail Collins gets to talk tax cheating = being a patriot. Huh! Hubby & I are planning to do our taxes this weekend; maybe, I should take notes! She got to talk about evil public broadcasting, too. On a good note, that second plane engine shtick DID get the kibosh! IT'S A MIRACLE! ;D
"Intimination" - Dr. Mila Means is being evicted from the building where she practices women's reproductive medicine. Protesters showed up at her house. And, Rachel is correct; where this is all taking place IS in the middle of nowhere. "Operation Rescue" advertised her address. Some of Rachel's show is going to KS next week. Not all of the state's bad; go to Lawrence! :D