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Cheers and Jeers: Monday [1]
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Date: 2023-01-23
"Becoming who we are is an ongoing process, and thank God—because where's the fun in waking up one day and deciding there's nowhere left to go?"
—Michelle Obama It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
—J.R.R. Tolkien "When we see you we see ourselves, and we see ourselves as intelligent and beautiful and proud. You turn on your television and the news comes on and you see us marching and peaceful, you see the peaceful civil disobedience, and you see the dogs and see the fire hoses, and we all know they cannot destroy us because we are there in the 23rd century."
—Martin Luther King, Jr., as quoted by the late Nichelle Nichols. It was King who convinced Nichols to continue as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, after she’d told Gene Roddenberry she was leaving the show. - “A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward. A Reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards. A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest—at the command—of his head.”
—FDR "I've had heartaches, headaches, toothaches, earaches, and I've had a few pains in the ass, but I've survived to tell about it."
—Dolly Parton "Negroes aren't seeking anything which is not good for the nation as well as ourselves. In order for America to be 100-percent strong—economically, defensively and morally—we cannot afford the waste of having second- and third-class citizens."
—Jackie Robinson “Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. I am the first man to piss his pants on the moon.”
—Buzz Aldrin, who at 93 just married “longtime love” Dr. Anca Faur, 63 "Huffhrrrrr duhrtrr gurrrburr! Aqua Buddha loves horsey paste!"
—Rand Paul
To all of the above and those in our Daily Kos community who made another trip around the sun this month: happy birthday and many blessings on your camels.
And now, our feature presentation...
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Cheers and Jeers for Monday, January 23, 2023
Note: Before we can get our Monday started, I feel I need to get something out of the way first, dammit. This is important, so pay attention:
[Moves orange cone out of the way.]
Okay. We're good now.
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By the Numbers:
6 days!!!
Days 'til Groundhog Day: 10
Days 'til the Lowcountry Oyster Festival in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina: 6
Drop in median home prices in December from their peak in June of 2022: 11.3%
Initial unemployment claims for the week ending Jan. 14, down 15k from the previous week: 190,000
Percent of the entire national debt that was added during Trump's presidency, most of it before the pandemic hit: 25%
Age of David Crosby when he died last week: 81
Current ocean temperature off the coast of Portland, Maine: 41F
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Puppy Pic of the Day: That's a BIG puppy…
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CHEERS to previews of coming attractions. Y'know what? I don’t like that Senator Kyrsten Sinema very much. Oh sure, she might be fun to hang out with at Saks or Gucci. But as a resident of Maine, I expect—nay, demand—more from my Arizona senators. I have economic anxiety and I want a change! Change I can believe in! And while we're at it, I also want belief I can change in! And today, by golly, it's happening:
Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego on Monday plans to launch a challenge against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CBS News has learned. Ruben, Ruben, he’s our man. He’ll throw Kyrsten in the garbage can. Gallego, an outspoken liberal Democrat, has long been critical of Sinema, who dropped her party identification as a Democrat to be an independent just after the party won the Senate last year. The Arizona senator still aligns herself with the Senate Democratic caucus, though. […] Democratic sources close to Gallego say the Marine veteran plans to launch his Senate campaign with a video, in both Spanish and English on Monday and then launch a national media tour to promote his announcement.
If he wins it'll be quite a feat. And since it's Arizona it'll be a dry feat.
CHEERS to second chances. If 2023 hasn't gotten off to a good enough start for you, here's good news: you get a do-over! Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year—4721. Specifically, the Year of the Rabbit. If you were born in 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, or 2011 you...
..lead by quiet example with [a] gentle, relaxed demeanor. Overall, the whole world will benefit this year from the Rabbit's ruling influence of being self-aware enough to avoid rash decisions, and to think before acting. That said, an intuitive sense of impending trouble, with considered solutions for heading them off, is key to success any year Rabbit year. However, we strongly recommend that you keep a safe distance from the Rabbit of Caerbannog. A Rabbit's keen analytical skills protect not only themselves, but others, as they play the role of peacemaker in any difficult situation. […] Famous for never relying on "dumb luck" Rabbits may, ironically, otherwise enjoy a year of good surprises arriving out of the blue in 2023, whether they be a set of happy circumstances or sudden financial windfalls.
Another characteristic about the rabbit: you're delicious on a bed of rice pilaf with a dash of oregano and a nice glass of Ostertag Fronholz Pinot Gris 2002. Thupththppthup!
CHEERS to timely retro-advice. Twenty-seven years ago today—oh, this is so cute—Bill Clinton delivered a State of the union speech in which he told Republicans that they had to pinky-swear…
"...never, ever shut the federal government down again. What a weird mixed-bag this guy was in office. On behalf of all Americans, especially those who need their Social Security payments at the beginning of March, I also challenge the Congress to preserve the full faith and credit of the United States—to honor the obligations of this great nation as we have for 220 years; to rise above partisanship and pass a straightforward extension of the debt limit and show people America keeps its word."
Read that out loud to a Republican on the hill. They'll stand there all day waiting for the rimshot.
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BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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x How high could you jump on other planets?
Credit: MetaBallStudiospic.twitter.com/GQUIjgCqVt — Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) January 16, 2023
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END BRIEF SANITY BREAK
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JEERS to a stain on America’s soul that we just can’t seem to scrub out. Fourteen years ago, newly-minted president Barack Obama signed an order that was intended to close the prison at Guantanamo within a year:
"The orders that I signed today should send an unmistakable signal that our actions in defense of liberty will be just as our cause and that we, the people, will uphold our fundamental values as vigilantly as we protect our security. Still open for business. $13 million of your tax dollars every year for each inmate. Once again, America’s moral example must be the bedrock and the beacon of our global leadership."
A bunch of cowards in Congress and state houses—Republicans and Democrats, to our party’s great shame—got the vapors and said no, America isn't smart enough or strong enough to handle those detainees (35 remain at an annual cost of $13 million each) on American soil. So, 14 years later, Gitmo is still open for business, and the president can still have American citizens arrested without probable cause and black-helicoptered there, too, if he chooses. Memo to DHS: if I'm on your list, I'd like my steak medium, please. Light on the tater tots, add extra broccoli, A1 sauce on the side in a little silver cup...and yes, I would like to see the dessert menu.
JEERS to Inspector John Roberts: Supreme Court Detective. They had the most powerful judicial machine at their disposal—agents, evidence gatherers, forensics experts, super spies, DNA specialists, code breakers, beat cops, sniffer dogs, U.S. Attorneys, and judges as far as the eye can see. Getting to the bottom of who leaked the infamous Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, would be a breeze, a snap, a walk in the park. And guess who this massive manhunt (or womanhunt) collared? The clues were so obvious that almost anyone could've figured it out. Almost…
The Supreme Court’s stunning report Thursday on its failure to discover who leaked a draft decision reversing abortion rights last year laid bare shortfalls at the nation’s highest court, in its technology, protocols for confidentiality and overall institutional safeguards. Further, the lack of success in discovering who was responsible raises the possibility of a security breach in the future. It already appears likely to add to the public’s distrust of the justices and accelerate the partisan rancor surrounding the court. […] [E]ach page rings with limitations and dead ends. It also suggests certain boundaries on who was investigated, referring only to employee scrutiny. There was no mention of possible interviews with the nine individual justices or their spouses.
So, repeating our top story: it was Ginni.
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Ten years ago in C&J: January 23, 2013
CHEERS to the Franken Era: Take II. Say this for Al, as a freshman senator he's mostly kept his head down and his nose clean, fightin' for Minnesota through a prism of liberal values and by all accounts doing a pretty good job at it. So this isn’t exactly a surprise, but it's still good to see:
A new Public Policy Polling survey in Minnesota finds Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) with a relatively healthy 52% to 41% approval rating. One thing that may help Franken's re-election in 2014: The top choice of Republican voters to take him on is Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) with 45% say they would like her to be their candidate with no one else even coming close. Franken crushes Bachmann in a hypothetical match up, 54% to 40%.
I want one hundred debates. Minimum. [1/23/23 Update: Wait. When did he change his name to Tina Smith?]
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And just one more…
CHEERS to our beloved feud food. Today is the high holy day here at Daily Kos. Yes…it's National Pie Day. Let us enter the arena now and get it on:
“Ginni leaked the Dobbs decision!” [Splot!] “Alito leaked the Dobbs decision!” [Splot!] "Love the Daily Kos Load More Comments feature!" [Splot!] "Hate the Daily Kos Load More Comments feature!" [Splot!] "Ideological purity!" [Splot!] "Practical centrism!" [Splot!] "We must reach out to white working Americans!" [Splot!] "White working Americans must reach out to us!" [Splot!] "Your polls are weighted wrong!” [Splot!] “The only error in your polls is...your polls!” [Splot!] "Ginger!" [Splot!] "Mary Ann!" [Splot!] "Stay off of Twitter!" [Splot!] "But there’s no decent alternative yet!" [Splot!] "Kyrsten Sinema for President!" [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] [Splot!] “The Republican party is nuts!” [Brief cease fire as everyone nods in agreement] "Woozles!" [Splot!] "Pooties!" [Splot!] "Three point one four one five!" [Splot!] "That's pi, not pie, you idiot!" [Splot!] [Ding dong!] "Helloooooo! I'm Mike Lindell and I’m here to introduce you to my new line of fine MyPillow products!" [Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot! Splot!]
Well done. Until next year, my brothers and sisters: pies be with you. (And also with you.)
Have a tolerable Monday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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