Did we ever decide where "Herb"'s little shenanigans fit on this grid? ;D
We need some Monday SPARK! :D If Santa doesn't "visit" these folk, there is seriously even more wrong with this world than what I already think there is.
I've always commented that I could listen to Australians read the phone book - just lurve that accent! Now, this lovely device can listen, too. :) Desperate times call for desperate measures! Maybe - just maybe - they were doing an errand of mercy for this guy. :D
Can y'all tell I really really like this picture?!
Finally, here's a lovely gift for the man in your life undergoing a mid - life crisis.
On with The Rachel Maddow Show!
"The New Normal" - Rachel's wondering why poor kids are getting so picked on. Well, the poor have been picked on for awhile; Rachel pointed that out herself last week. Remember the welfare queens & stuff? Now, Newt wants poor kids to work for Donald the Trump. "Herb"'s gone, and Rachel thinks his exit was very consistent with his "actor playing at candidate" role. I really do not want to know what "the Cain solutions" are - especially when it comes to women! Newt's trying to keep up his IA creds by signing books on Staten Island & going to the Kennedy Center Honors. Rachel also pointed out Donald the Trump's book coming out. Donald the Rump doesn't like Mormons & still thinks President Obama is a dirty stinkin' furnerer. Newtie's also going to Donald's MENSA meeting in IA toward the end of the month. Mittens is actually campaigning now? He's posing with the Little Mrs. more these days. Huh...can't imagine why. ;D Mittens doesn't like cheese on pizza?! COMMIE! And, that whole manmade beach thing won't go over real well with the 99%ers. Newt couldn't rustle up enough delegates for the NH primary & didn't make the cut on the MO ballot, but he didn't want to, anyway. So, nanny nanny boo boo stick your head in doo doo! David Yepsen knows all about the IA caucus process, and he works at the university where my nephew will end up in a year or so! :) Social conservatives in IA are even talking the economy & how it'll affect their votes? $HIT! Every once in awhile, the wallet trumps all. Mittens organization in IA leaves a lot to be desired. Well, I have a feeling a lot of them have a problem with the "m word" thing. Plus, they don't think he's authentic. Not authentic? Mittens?! Say it ain't so! ;D
"Let's Get Ready To...Discuss the Issues of the Day in a Mutually Respectful Manner" - Forgive me if I fall asleep mid - interview. Gov. Pawl...ZZZZZzzzzz....OOPS! Sorry! Here's Rachel & Little Timmy! Mittens sure as $hit has been consistent - around 20%. 20% ain't gonna cut it - even by my admittedly weak math skills. People have had an awfully long time to get to know Mittens, and they still don't like what they see! Little Timmy can't say if he'd participate in Donald the Trump's MENSA meeting; he doesn't know if Mittens will participate, either. Little Timmy's not a birther? Well, that's good to know! But, it's OK for Donald the Trump & other brilliant folk to express that birtherism $hit. Mittens provided jobs?! REALLY??!!
"Exclusive Pardon Scandal" - Only the POTUS can grant full & complete pardons - like Ford for Nixon, GWB's Daddy with all the Iran - Contra folk, President Clinton with Marc Rich, etc. A lot of POTUS pardons go to Caucasians - to the tune of 400% more. There's an Office of the Pardon Attorney? Huh...I did not know that. This office supposedly does not know the race of the person asking for the pardon when they bring it to the POTUS. If you have a Congress critter in your pocket, you do well, too. Dafna Linzer wrote the article for Pro Publica exposing what's going on in Presidential pardons. The DOJ or that Pardons Office hasn't explained the racial disparity. They didn't challenge what's in the article, either. Debt & divorce could influence you getting a pardon, too. If you have a "child out of wedlock," you might be SOL & JWF! Congress critters writing on behalf of those wishing a pardon do not have to disclose if that person is a donor to their campaign. However, Congress doesn't have the authority to do much oversight. A national pardon board would be a hoot!
Rachel mentioned the repeal of Prohibition. SHE got into my diary drafts! Do I need to watch her like I do the Keithster & his peeps?! ;D Kansas still has real strict anti - booze laws. Wish I could say I was shocked! Carrie Nation was based there. AND, the town where she was based can sell booze on Sundays? $HIT! Still can't buy booze on Sunday in my fair state. *&^%$#@!