Too Venal for Words category archive
Legally Unpresidented 0
Elie Mystal examines the “Trump Defense.”
What is the “Trump Defense,” you might ask?
Follow the link for Mystal’s thoughts on this–er–tactic.
Where’s There a Will? 0
The Philadelphia Inquirer tries to track down serial robocaller “Will” with a signal lack of success.
(snip)
So we decided to ask Will “what’s up,” ignoring experts’ advice that you shouldn’t speak to robocallers, many of whom are fraudsters.
Follow the link to read about their quest.
Misdirection Play 0
The Washington Post goes down the rabid hole.
The Entitlement Society 0
They value their own family tree.
“Boys Will Be Boys” 0
Susan Estrich finds the free pass for predators to be somewhat disturbing.
More Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
Afterthought:
It occurs to me that the Trumpettes think everybody’s a crook because that’s the world they live i–oh, never mind.
A Brotherhood in Booze 0
Mike Kelly reports on a slap on the bended wrist.
The Seltzer King 0
David gets a telephone call from a fake IRS scammer during his show and decides to return the call.
Afterthought:
At a computer forum where I have participated for years, one of the regulars told of stringing along a phone scammer for about half an hour, and then revealing said stringathon. To his surprise, the caller responded, “But this was the only job I could find!”
Pulling the Plug 0
Headline: Justice Department sides with lower court, says Obamacare should end
Image via Job’s Anger.
Cohen Events 0
I gather that Michael Cohen’s testimony was quite the show, but I did not watch. As I’ve mentioned before, “read about it tomorrow” is my M. O.
Nevertheless, I agree with Elie Mystal. There was nothing of substance in it that anyone who has been paying attention did not already know, though there were a few new details and documents, and, no, it’s not going to sway the Trumpettes and may not even penetrate their Fox News bubble.
Aside:
Shaun Mullen watched and has the blow-by-blow.
Willful Ignorance 0
Dick Polman comments on Donald Trump’s council of climate change charlatans who claim that climate change cannot be, but, if it is, it’s benign and beneficial.
A snippet:
In related news, my local rag today had a long article about how rising sea levels are devastating rural coastal communities.
Inquiring Minds, Busted Dept. 0
Shaun Mullen digs deep into the National Inquirer’s attempt to extort Jeff Bezos.
(I use the term “extort” advisedly.)
Afterthought:
Although I use Amazon from time to time, I’m not a big fan of Jeff Bezos and his attempt to assimilate American retail.
I must commend him, though, for standing up to sleazeballs.
“The Bible Tells Me So . . . .” 0
The Las Vegas Sun concedes that Sarah Huckabee Sanders may have a point in stating that God wanted Donald Trump to be the American President. It examines the evidence. Here’s a bit:
- Plague of fiery hail. What is Trump’s Twitter account if not the modern, digital version of this form of torture?
- Plagues of flies and lice. See Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, George Papadopoulos, Michael Cohen, Rick Gates, Roger Stone, Scott Pruitt, Ryan Zinke, the Mooch, etc.
Follow the link for more witness.