From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…
Hey… Love Yer Sig.
Every now and agin' we go deep undercover in DKos diaries to scrounge up the pearls of wisdom known as sig lines, which you can create in your user profile. Some are pithy, some are snarky, some are…um…profoundy, and searching 'em out is always addicting. But fair warning: these may change your life...4evuh:
A slightly smaller carrot is not a stick. (OuijaForestCat)
"If there be scoundrels, let them be incompetent." (Hannah)
"No mother, no father should ever have to fear for their child walking down a street in the United States of America." - Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Trayvon Martin verdict (Lysis)
I'm not liberal. I'm actually just anti-evil, OK? - Elon James White (Satya1)
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors: Plato (Brubs)
Rivers are horses and kayaks are their saddles (River Rover)
Save Main Street, not Wall Street ... Bernie Sanders 2016 (We Shall Overcome)
No matter how cynical you become, you can never keep up.--Lily Tomlin (MadScientist)
"If you're in a coalition and you're comfortable, you know it's not a broad enough coalition." Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (Denise Oliver Valez)
"The only cure for organized greed is organized labor." (windsong01)
And this round's winner, by raina:
made you look
D'oh!
Cheers and Jeers starts below the fold... [Swoosh!!] RIGHTNOW! [Gong!!]
Cheers and Jeers for Monday, June 8, 2015
Note: For a complete transcript of today's C&J, deposit a million dollars into my offshore bank account and then press "Print."
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4 days!!!
By the Numbers:
Days 'til the summer solstice:
13
Days 'til
Polish Fest in Milwaukee:
4
Rank of California, Massachusetts and Oregon on the
2015 Clean Tech Leadership Index:
#1, #2, #3
Maine's rank:
#22
Number of World Cup corporate sponsors who have bailed in the wake of the giant FIFA indictment scandal:
0
Percent of seniors who end up defaulting on their reverse-mortgages, despite Fred Thompson telling them in TV ads how great and easy they are because Ronald Reagan signed something in the 1980s:
10%
(Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)
Number of U.S. presidents who were canal-boat laborers:
1 (Garfield)
NBA Finals:
Golden State tied with Cleveland 1 game to 1
Stanley Cup Finals:
Chicago tied with Tampa Bay 1 game to 1
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Puppy Pic of the Day: Meanwhile, in a galaxy bark, bark away…
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CHEERS to the cartoon animal whisperer. One of the best things this site's owner (I forget his name…Smorak? Karmos?"…yeah, Karmos, I think) has done here is bring a stable of established political cartoonists to the front page. But as far as I know, only one of them started here at Daily Kos, grew here at Daily Kos, and posts only at Daily Kos. Every weekend people chomp at the bit in anticipation of Eric Lewis's five years-and-counting labor of love, Animal Nuz, and now the DK community---you, me, everyone---is rallying to make it a labor that also pays a bit via this week's Friends of Animal Nuz-Nuz Hounds Blogathon:
Nobody herds the GOP animals
like Eric Lewis's Animal Nuz strip.
If you have a PayPal account and have never used it to send money to anyone, it is really simple.
• Go to PayPal.com. Click Send Money to Family and Friends. Enter Eric's email address (which is kosnuz@gmail.com) and the amount you are sending. The sender's name is visible to the recipient.
• You can also CLICK HERE and send your donation to kosnuz@gmail.com.
• Donations of any amount are welcomed. To make a recurring donation or to send a paper check or money order, please send an email to ericlewismail@gmail.com. Remember to include your contact information!
There are also giveaways during the blogathon, and you can
read about 'em here. So toss some legal tender Eric's way, and be sure to tip and rec the
Animal Nuz blogathon posts when you see 'em this week. Or this kitten gets it. (Kidding! Kidding!)
JEERS to dying young. Anybody who ever wanted to know what Beau Biden contributed to the world just needs to read or hear the words of his brother, his sister, and President Obama from Saturday's funeral service. (You can watch Obama's eulogy---yet another example of how he's the best presidential orator in many decades---here.) As many have noted, the world got to see just how close the president and vice president have become…a bond rarely seen among the person in charge and the person one heartbeat away from becoming the person in charge:
After ending his eulogy, Obama left the pulpit, bowed to the altar, then crossed to clasp Biden close, their cheeks pressed together. Then as they parted, Obama placed a single kiss on his vice president's cheek, a gesture hinting at a side to the President that a public used to his more buttoned-up image doesn't often see. […]
[B]ehind the scenes, Obama, his family and his staff have grown to deeply respect Biden, and Jill has worked closely with first lady Michelle Obama on projects to help veterans of America's modern wars and their families.
"To Joe and Jill, just like everybody else here, Michelle and I thank God you are in our lives. Taking this ride with you is one of the great pleasures of our lives," Obama said.
After the service, Luke Russert informed me via MSNBC that the service was "emotional." Somebody toss him an Emmy. That's deep.
CHEERS to giving 'em hell where it's hotter than hell. Now that the "Draft Warren" movement is over, the senior senator from Massachusetts and progressive firebrand is free to speak her mind again without the distraction of her every utterance being treated as a secret code signal that OMG SHE'S RUNNING!!! It hovered over the Netroots Nation convention in Detroit last year, but it won't next month when she joins the fun in Phoenix. Says Mary Rickles:
"Hello, Phoenix!"
Sen. Warren will speak Friday, July 17 at 10:30 a.m. She fired up the crowd last year in Detroit, pledging to continue fighting a rigged system in a country of rising income inequality and stressing the importance of fighting for progressive values. Sen. Warren also joined us in 2010 and in 2012, as a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat she now holds. For the past year, she’s continued to boldly speak out about solutions to poverty and student debt and the need for everyone to play by the same rules.
In addition to hearing from Sen. Warren, Netroots Nation attendees will have access to 80 panels and 45+ hands-on training sessions, film screenings, musical showcases and tons of opportunities to meet fellow activists and organizers from around the country.
To register before prices go up again,
click here. And stay tuned for more big announcements, including the official rules for the game of
Pin the Pink Prison Jumpsuit on Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
CHEERS to #7. On this date in 1845, Andrew Jackson died in Nashville. (True story: At his funeral, his pet parrot was removed because it kept swearing.) He was a real mixed bag---both positively populist and hideously cruel---but I'll give him points for saying this to the banksters of his day:
"You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out."
You know the drill...say hey
to the cranky old genocidal maniac here. Or do what I do---pull out a twenty and have a shouting match with it on a park bench in the middle of town.
CHEERS to today's comforting words…from Vladimir Putin:
"Only an insane person,
and only in a dream,
can imagine that Russia
would suddenly attack NATO."
I'm so glad that the insane man added the "only in a dream" part.
CHEERS to the birthday girl. Former first lady Barbara Bush turns 90 today. I'd say something snarky about her, but I'm afraid she'd put me in a headlock and strangle me with her pearls. So I'll just gently place the Denny's coupon at her feet and back away slowly.
CHEERS to a wide winners' circle. Couple of cool sports milestones over the weekend: American Pharoah---with an assist from jockey Victor Espinoza---won the Triple Crown Saturday, but not before Serena Williams won the French Open and her 20th grand slam title. (Coincidentally, also on Saturday I ate my 20th Denny's French Slam. Of this month, I mean.)
Then there were the Tony Awards. Sad to say, Ethel Merman didn't walk Away with one of the little gong statues Sunday like I'd predicted. But that doesn't mean there weren't winners we were happy about, like Helen Mirren (Best Actress, The Interview), the revival of The King and I and...etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But perhaps the biggest winners of the night were the right-wing family/decency/moral values organizations, who will fundraise their little hearts out after seeing this ad for Well Fargo starring a lesbian couple learning sign language before meeting their new deaf adopted daughter:
The fundies' first public words after seeing it: "This is outrageous! America is sinking into depravity and immorality!" Their first private words, however, as they raced to crank out their cookie-cutter money-beg emails: "Thank you, Jesus!"
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And just one more/10 years ago in C&J…
CHEERS to oldies but goodies. Still as true today as in '05…
You know you're a Republican when...
...Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.
...trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.
...A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.
...Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.
...the best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.
...providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.
...global warming is junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.
...being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.
Ten years later and I'm
still a reality-based Democrat, thank you.
Have a tolerable Monday. And keep your eye on the sky around 1:30ET---for the first time ever, NASA is launching a chef's hat into space. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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Today's Shameless C&J Testimonial:
In a discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers have found that the brain is directly linked to Cheers and Jeers by vessels previously thought not to exist.
---Business Standard
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