Geeking Out 0
Listening to Philo Vance from the Old Time Radio Network Library with the VLC media player on Mageia v. 7 under the Fluxbox window manager. The wallpaper is from my collection.
Sacrificial Lambs 0
At the Idaho State Journal, Jim Jones explains.
“My Way or the Highway” 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Jeremy Sherman suggests that the motivations for members of right-wing “populist” movements may be simpler than many theorists believe. In that context, he opines that Donald Trump’s behavior during this week’s “debate” was not to be unexpected.
Methinks his comments are worth consideration; here’s a tiny bit:
Trump is the perfect embodiment of that proud stance and this week’s debate was the first test of that stance in four years, Trump’s first public moment in four years as an equal to others, not the dominant leader granting audience to respectful supplicating subordinates.
. . . His best and only remaining strategy is simple: Continue to pose as indomitable; imply inevitable and absolute dominance with ever-louder dog-whistles.
All he had to do was demonstrate continued unflappable dominance and he pulled it off brilliantly running roughshod over every social norm. He didn’t blow the debate; he nailed it.
Sherman, I think, makes a telling point. I suspect that Donald Trump does indeed believe that he nailed it.
Follow the link to put that little bit I quoted in context. It’s worth the five minutes.
Aside:
I put quotations around the word “populist” because the usage of the term has morphed significantly. Initially, it denoted a progressive movement, rather than, as it does today, a regressive one.
The Candidate’s Debacle 0
Seth looks at the Presidential debate and at Fox News’s attempts to spin it into an alternative reality so as to put Donald Trump’s behavior in a positive light.
It Wasn’t a Sale 0
It was an auction.
I’m old.
I can remember when (at least some) Republicans had whaddyacallit? integrity.
Image via The Bob Cesca Show Blog.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to your co-workers.
He said he confronted the boss Tuesday as the manager was in a truck with two other people. He said he opened the door and the gun accidentally fired, the warrant said.
The Candidates Debate 0
Mike Littwin pretty much sums it up:
I don’t know how well Biden did in the debate. No one knows how well he did. Trump talked over him and interrupted him at every turn. If anything was clear, though, it’s that the dementia argument should be over by now.
More of Littwin’s summation on the debacle at the link.
QOTD 0
Montserrat Lombard, as Philomena Bell:
Philomena: Seb said it’s the modern disease.
Inspector Barnaby: What?
Philomena: Chronic dissatisfaction.
Notes from the Reopening 0
At the Idaho State-Journal, Nick Geir argues that we are in no way returning to normalcy (remember normalcy?). A snippet (emphasis in the original):
US virus cases up 17 percent; deaths up 5 percent
“Out of control” most aptly describes government mismanagement in the U.S., Brazil and India. A Donald Trump-inspired premature opening of American businesses and schools, primarily in the South, led to record number of cases and deaths in July. Memorial Day celebrations may have been a primary driver.
Trump’s fatuous claim that “we have turned the corner,” belies a Labor Day spike and the opening of schools, colleges and universities. Virus cases are up 17 percent two weeks after a holiday and deaths have increased 5 percent.
Follow the link for the evidence.