The pond's hits of late have been down, and the pond can only blame the bromancer's slavish adherence to current GOP norms ... and things can only get worse ... because he delivers a huge amount of hapless drivel in service of the cause this day ...
Sheesh, couldn't the bromancer and the reptiles liven things up a bit? Okay, maybe not lead off with Colbert's joke about Melania being dressed as a Soviet tank commander, but at least show a sense of flair and drama, something that will kick up the ratings ...
But no, instead he just gets on with the most pathetic of spin jobs ...
Even at this point the pond could fall its readership dropping like flies, and the few remaining asking the Colbert question ...
Yes, it all showed in the ratings, with the GOP's first night doing badly ...
And yet still the bromancer went on with his mind-numbing humbug, hagiography and boosterism ...
Never mind where Pompeo delivered his speech from, and why his performance was a typically Trumpian breach of the norms ...
Meanwhile, the pond was facing its own crisis, and knew it had to turn to a lifeline, a cartoon-led recovery ... there's only so much drivel anyone can stand before needing some comic, or other, relief ...
Phew, that felt instantly better, and the pond knew then that it could cope with the final bromancer gobbet, and not even bother to mount an argument, what with the bromancer being so big on the Confederacy, the Confederate flag and statues of Stonewall Jackson ...
Oh indeed, indeed, and with any luck, the United States will score four more years of Trumpism ... what a dream, what a vision ...
And now, to be fair, the pond should also note that the reptiles were also busy with the war on China, and the bromancer was amongst the brave, bold reptiles leading the charge ...
But as the asinine deputy ambassador made such a complete fool of himself, and demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of how to do a pitch - a bad marriage, you loon? - the pond felt comfortable ignoring the war on China, and instead moved on to its usual dose of the savvy Savva ...
This seemed a fair offer by the savvy Savva ... a savaging of SloMo, and the only price to pay, a savaging of Comrade Dan ... and best of all, she put the savaging of SloMo first, because really, while she might not be able to stand Comrade Dan, deep down the pond suspects the savvy Savva really loathes SloMo ...
Then came the ravaging of Colbeck, who as a minister for the aged, makes a fine building estimator ...
And so to the ravaging of Comrade Dan, and should anyone complain, the pond suggests a weights and measure test. Two large gobbets of SloMo's many failures, and Comrade Dan only sent to the corner in a very small, last gobbet ...
And now for specialist cult devotees, the pond can report a sighting of the cult master ...
Why the reptiles should have wasted a cult master on the venerable Sexton must remain a mystery. The article itself was of unremitting banality, as shown by its conclusion ... yes, the pond felt the need at this point to cut to the chase, and cut the venerable Sexton, knowing anyone who wanted the preamble could find it if they had the right Firefox app, and there was no need for the innocent to suffer any more than they must ...
Something should happen, but nothing will, and look, I've still got a book to promote, available by post from the stock in my wardrobe?
The pond decided it was perhaps best to wrap things up by turning to other matters, with a warning from the US, and a note from the infallible Pope ...
We must sweep the floors, we must sweep the floors ...
Oh my, so in the Bromancer's eyes "the polls are tightening" has metamorphosed into "And there is a flicker of encouragement in the polls for Trump". Yay, wowser, Trump is on the up and nothing can stop him now !
ReplyDeleteBut this one is to treasure always: "Trump's enemies often make his case for him." Oh yes, indeed they do, indeed they do. But who does Trump himself make a case for ?
Truly, as DP says, "the bromancer went on with his mind-numbing humbug, hagiography and boosterism ..." and for Trump, he does it all for Trump. Just think, if Trump does somehow manage to steal the election, four more years of the Bromancer doing all that over and over again.
“Just think, if Trump does somehow manage to steal the election, four more years of the Bromancer doing all that over and over again.”.......Enough of the black humour GB!
DeleteYou do wonder who he is actually appealing to, apart from his own sense of hope......the Bro love is very strong for the Donald. Cheers.CA.
https://youtu.be/Vp71Tiw-PJk
Yeah, there's no doubt whatsoever that Savvy Sav has it in for ScottyfromMarketing. Totally condign, of course - I simply can't, in the full extent of time from the middle of the Menzies era until now, recall a more brazenly, snaky conman grifter as PM than SloMo. And given the incredible misunderstanding and misperception by we the electors, we're likely to have him a lot longer than the yanquis have Trump, even if he does steal the Presidency a second time. 12 more years ?
ReplyDeleteOne does have to agree that Andrew's "alarming" proposal was remarkably maladroit. Of course he's so bound up in the COVID-19 'pandemic' in Victoria - he has turned up for several hours every morning to answer to the press for several months - that I guess he simply doesn't grasp how disconnected most people - ie the approximately 60% with IQ less than 105 - are from what is actually happening. And the press, as exemplified by Savvy Sav, don't seem to have a clue as to what they should be explaining to the populace at large.
But then, I remember Dan and the Euthanasia Bill: no sympathy, much less any empathy, for those people who had loved ones in need of release until his own father was in that position. Then, well, couldn't get the euthanasia legislation up quickly enough. And that's the guy trying to explain a perfectly reasonable extension of the state of emergency/disaster for 12 more months to us, the electors ?
As for Michael (the) Sexton, well, I do have to confess that I'm very curious as to what 'open borders' would end up like, especially after the 50 or more years it would take to settle down into some kind of equilibrium - what would the world population of living humans be then ? Long after I've shuffled, fortunately.
PS: if CA or anybody is interested - and has any interest in old classical scifi - try Pohl and Kornbluth's 'The Space Merchants' and/or Phillip Jose Farmer's 'Riders of the Purple Wage'. Both are classics of the genre.
Euthanasia is a subject too distressing to consider right up to the point where it affects someone close to you then it becomes all to clear what needs to be done.
DeleteI have to agree regarding ScottyfromMarketing. Grift has become the accepted norm of politics. How long would Angus Taylor last in any system requiring a shred of accountability?
If Andrews is given exceptional powers I think he might make the odd mistake but on the other hand I have no doubts at all SFM would deliberately misuse any additional powers he was given.
I think that Dan just wants the power to react instantly without having to get through a parliamentary delay if there's a sudden surge. And there's always a chance of a sudden surge.
Delete“One does have to agree that Andrew's "alarming" proposal was remarkably maladroit. Of course he's so bound up in the COVID-19 'pandemic' in Victoria - he has turned up for several hours every morning to answer to the press for several months - that I guess he simply doesn't grasp how disconnected most people - ie the approximately 60% with IQ less than 105 - are from what is actually happening. And the press, as exemplified by Savvy Sav, don't seem to have a clue as to what they should be explaining to the populace at large”
DeleteYour point is the nub of the problem, and since politics never sleeps, irregardless of this pandemic, politicians and journalists will always tack to the wind. I must say I’ve been enjoying the daily Andrews/Baxendale war no end.
Thanks for the pointer to the Space Merchants...sounds great, and a rather prescient type book, so have put it on order as my Father’s Day gift. :)) Geez...First editions have a fine premium! Cheers.
CA
I think 'Space Merchants' was prescient in many ways, though sometimes of the variety of "now that I've elucidated it, can we possibly work to avoid it" type of prescience.
Delete'Riders of the Purple wage' is a good read too - maybe Dad's day next year ?
GB - thanks for the lead on 'Space Merchants'. I found it for Kindle, as 'Gravy Planet' and have made a good start. Took the Kindle option because getting actual books across the waters is highly uncertain these days
DeleteI hope both you and Cheery enjoy it, Chad. It's been quite a while since I first read it (more than 50 years), but I still recall it fondly (oops, is that just the fondness of nostalgia ?). Loved the idea of "Indiastries" amongst others.
DeleteThe problem with a barking mad loony like Sheridan is that the pure idiocy can be funny at first (if you are the type of person that would enjoy a guided tour of bedlam), but rapidly becomes very annoying, then quite boring after you have placed all the embedded cognitive deficiencies in their appropriate places.
ReplyDeleteThe loons in general inhabit an alternate universe that requires the real world to be screened off before we even get to the start of any discussion.
Consider "Trump ain't pretty, but he gets the job done" Gets what done? Certainly not construction of walls, pandemic management, law and order or generally anything we would normally consider governance.
You see, we have to just assume that things are well-managed and proceeding in the correct direction, it's just a bit hard to spot it through all the teargas.
What about the 'riveting' second day of the conference? Perhaps he meant it was riddled not riveted
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/25/politics/rnc-night-two-fact-check/index.html
The snippets I saw reminded me of the saying "Politics is show business for ugly people".
PS: What about the appointment of Abbott as a UK trade ambassador? Does it not confirm the conservative rejection of rationality?
Tony Windsor suggests it would be a great thing if he was negotiating on the British behalf. It could be our Alan Bond moment.
People just don't seem to be able to distinguish between "being there when some stuff happened" and "actually doing stuff". Trump's connection with stuff that's happened since he became president is mostly of the "there when it happened" and not of the "actually done stuff" kind.
DeleteFor instance, he has only managed to get 300 miles of "great wall" built - well actually, nearly 300 miles of existing wall rebuilt - and not an inch of it has been paid for by Mexico.
But still "My man gets things done" swears Melania. Mostly really great things like separating kids from their families and locking them up in cages - he's truly great at that. But he couldn't even get Obamacare cancelled despite nearly 4 years of trying - and with the help of Mitch McConnell at that.
As for the OnionMunch, well appointing him would be a truly classical example of "being there when stuff happened". Except for knighting Prince Phillip - he actually did that all by himself.
I miss Tony Windsor. He is funny, but under it,serious. The opposite of Joyce in both respects.
Delete“You see, we have to just assume that things are well-managed and proceeding in the correct direction, it's just a bit hard to spot it through all the teargas.”....Priceless!
ReplyDeleteA fine contribution all round Befuddled. Thanks.CA.
It's the denial of things that are happening right in front of you, isn't it?
DeleteTo the conservative mind the riots are not the result of entrenched inequality, they are caused by underclasses failing to accept their place in society. If only they could protest out of sight and quietly they could just be ignored as they usually are.
It sure is......although the denial scale is a fickle creature over at Fox; :(( https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/26/tucker-carlson-kenosha-shooting-teen-kyle-rittenhouse?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
DeleteCA.
"denial" Bef ? Now surely you remember the fine example of the man in an ape suit on the basketball court that at least half of the people who have watched the video just don't see. I think we often ascribe 'deliberate denial' when all we really have is genuine selective subconscious blindness - they really just don't see what we consider to be bleedin' bloody obvious. And sometimes they do apparently see things that we know aren't there.
DeleteAnd what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't react to.
Well, I was counting the ball passes, as per the instructions. What moderately difficult cognitive task distracted the conservatives when they saw a black guy shot in the back seven times?
DeleteI think the point here is that it is not subconscious, they are consciously choosing to ignore things that cause cognitive dissonance.
Sorry, getting a bit serious but this conservative double think that seems to be popping up here as well shits me to tears.
I think it's frequently both. People really can fail to see things without having any driving intent, but also, people can initially consciously lie but that over time they tend to begin to believe the lie quite wholeheartedly. And we are dealing here with people who come up a bit short on both the self-awareness and honesty scales.
DeleteI'm prepared to believe that the Bromancer does initially know he's lying, but over time subconsciously absorbs the lie into his perceived reality. A bit like Trump, I think.
Sheridan has gone from barking mad to barking mad and dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThe lying way he mentioned the spoiled brat who sneered and shirt fronted the elderly Native American chief in a very confronting manner contains many sins of omission.
Sheridan, the ultimate Murdoch myrmidon.
Tomorrow he will be telling us what a brave and remarkable piece of journalism was Tucker Carson's defence of the murdering 17 yr old militia thug who shot dead two people in cold blood.
The Fox Noise crew make our simpleton reptiles look like milksops, but especially Carlson whom some have raised as a possible future presidential candidate.
DeleteBut I guess we now know why a significant majority of 'conservative Americans' think that a death toll now over 180,000 is really quite "acceptable".
'Michael Sexton's latest book is Dissenting Opinions'
ReplyDeletepublished by Connor Court. An infallible guide.
I don't imagine that an awful lot of "dissenting opinions" would be published by Connor. I'd imagine that lot practise quite a bit of 'cancel culture' actually.
DeleteAnd just a small amount of reason applied to another lie the reptiles like to spin:
ReplyDeleteSuicides haven't risen in Victoria in 2020 but Covid welfare cuts ahead cause concern
Number has remained steady on last year, coronial data shows, while demand for mental health services during pandemic has increased
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/27/victorian-suicide-rates-lower-than-feared-but-coming-covid-welfare-cuts-cause-concern