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THE QUOTE
“This country does in fact have a serious deficit problem. But the reality is that the deficit was caused by two wars — unpaid for. It was caused by huge tax breaks for the wealthiest people in the country. It was caused by a recession as a result of the greed, recklessness, and illegal behavior on Wall Street. And if those are the cause of the deficit, I’ll be damned if we’re going to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly, the sick, the children, and the poor. That’s wrong.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
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THINK LIKE A CAVE MAN
Another Ozone Action Day and — a special treat — Monroe County is under a burn ban today.
As you know if you watch Fox News and other bearers of god’s truth, there is no global warming or climate change or human causation behind any weather anomalies. Tree huggers are insane. Recyclers are socialists. This is the way the world is and has always been.
In fact, anthropologists who have been uncovering Neanderthal art have revealed that our ancient cousins were posting Ozone Action Day alerts on cave walls half a million years ago.
Hmm, I’d Better Not Use The Power Mower Today
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Take that, liberals!
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NO TV SATURDAY
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AD HOMINEM
Bloomington City Council at-large big shot Susan Sandberg loves the Bernie Sanders quote above. (And, no, “at-large” does not imply that she’s on the lam.)
I love it too. I’m thrilled a United States Senator is bold enough to utter such things. OTOH: I’m bummed he’s one of the rare ones.
In fact, while surfing for bios to link to, I came across any number of sites that portray the harmless old bird as a danger to our holy land. One site even posts this image of him:
Commie Zombie Sanders
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Here’s why I call Sanders “harmless.” No one has taken a shot at him (and you know what I mean), he hasn’t been torn down by some trumped-up sex charges, and Fox News hardly ever mentions his name. If the Armed Right Wing Loonocracy doesn’t care about you, you may as well be hollering in an open cornfield with nobody around for miles.
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SQUISHY FARE
If I have to explain the humor behind my “calamari” post on Facebook last night, you’ll never get it anyway.
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IT’S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
How cool were the Rascals?
Quit reading this now and go out. Enjoy the day.
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Nice post, especially the musical interlude on this glorious pre-summer day! Thanks for honorable mention with respect to one of my political heroes, Bernie Sanders…and clarification that I am not on the run, although…I do personally associate with ex-offenders in recovery. Very enjoyable people, by and large! And I love calamari.