Don't Count Your Chickens as the Saying Goes

 I hope the Dems are prepared for this Frightening Scenario

Apologies if Your Comments Got Overlooked

 Once again I apologize if I didn't publish your comments. 

First I do not get email notifications of comments, and on rare occasions when I do, they are in a spam folder. 

Second when I check the "comments awaiting moderation" section on my blog homepage I don't always check the "spam" sub category, but sure enough today I found a comment from Russ and one from Bob. I have no idea why blogger thought they were spam. 

Technology works in mysterious and annoying ways.

Sunday Sermon: Preaching Against Christian Nationalism

More religious leaders and pastors and preachers are beginning to speak out about the heresy and toxicity of Christian Nationalism.

 As non religious gay man I am moved by this sermon not only because of the truths expounded by Rev. Talarico but because I believe it is preachers like him who can best confront christian nationalism and possibly convert those who adhere to its teachings. 

This sermon also reminds me, believe it or not, of the Catholicism I grew up with years ago. Post John XXIII, we had many progressive theologians and a thing called "Liberation Theology" which resonated with many liberal Catholics. The swing toward conservatism under JohnPaul II disillusioned many Catholics and put others on a path toward acceptance of the Christian nationalism ideology.

Anyhow, here is the Sunday sermon:

 

 WHY HAVE I NOT HEARD OF THIS GUY UNTIL NOW?

For more see:

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/16/james-talarico-texas-democrats-00101231

So How Does One Pronounce Kamala?

 There has been criticism toward a number of republicans including DJT for purposely mispronouncing "Kamala" but I've not heard any definitive pronunciation. Even this writer leaves a door open.

Read this.

 

What We've All Known For Years Finally Has a Political Pac

 How a convention stadium full of supposedly educated, reasonable, political leaders can endorse Trump as their candidate for president of the United States is beyond incredulous and beyond preposterous. 

Is this ad and this PAC enough to change the minds of any of those who have drunk the Kool-aid? I am skeptical. 

Those republican political leaders and members are so far up Trump's ass, they can never admit their error and will do what they must to "save face". They are the proverbial monkeys: see no TRUTH, hear no TRUTH, speak no TRUTH. 

The fact that this narcissistic sociopath can have such a cult following will be studied and analyzed for years to come. 

George Conway tells it straight.

I've Been Immortalized by an Artist!

 My brother sent me a photo of an original watercolor by an artist friend of his, Jeff Bellantuano, that was inspired by an old photo of me and my 1972 Fiat 128 Sport Coupe when we went camping back in 1973 or 1974. The artist labeled it "Nova Scotia, c. 1974" but I'm thinking it was near the Farmington River in Connecticut. In any case, I'm flattered!

Bob Newhart Remembered

 Those of you old enough to have watched both "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart" will remember the finale of "Newhart" when Bob, the Vermont innkeeper, wakes up from a dream back on his old show where he played a psychologist married to Suzanne Pleshette. Bob's timing and delivery of lines is classic. One of the funniest scenes in TV comedy. Bob Newhart is a classic.

A Little Something for My Catholic Friends and Family

 The "evangelicalisation" of the Catholic Church in America (due in part because all the liberals have fled) borders on heresy, in my opinion. Their political conservatism is sorely misguided and their religion has been contaminated. 

Here is a Catholic priest who speaks honestly about politics. I post this in spite of recent events because DJT will milk his near martyrdom for all it's worth. Just wait for the money beg.

A Break From Politics - Gardening on YouTube With Gian Marco Mapelli

My new favorite YouTube gardening channel. Hummm...

Becoming Disgusted with NBC Newsertainment

 To NBC News:

I just watched Craig Melvin’s interview with James Clyburn (Today Show Friday July 12) and I’m left feeling disgusted with the very obvious bias inherent in Craig’s repetitive questioning of Clyburn about Joe Biden’s decision to stay in the running for president of the United States. 

Clyburn answered Craig’s variously worded questions intelligently and did so with grace and respect but Craig would not accept Clyburn’s answers. It was obvious that Craig wanted Clyburn to say something detrimental to Joe Biden but Craig was not getting what he wanted from Clyburn. His harping on Clyburn about the topic repeatedly was not only dismissive but highly disrespectful and disgraceful. 

The remarks that were not forthcoming fron Clyburn were what the NBC Newsertainment department needed to keep viewers titillated. 

In their “analysis” immediately after the interview, Savannah Guthrie and Kristen Welker zeroed in on one particular comment and twisted and contorted it to conform to what their NBC Newsertainmet department wanted Clyburn to say, even confronting him again with their “analysis” to get further clarification. I obviously didn’t hear what they heard. Disgraceful reporting. Absolutely disgraceful.

This is NOT journalism. This purely biased reporting. NBC has an agenda, and I’m not sure why it is so anti-democratic. I used to trust NBC News. No longer.

Please read the recent NYT and LA Times editorials after which I will leave you all with this question: 

Why is NBC News not spending air time denouncing the most incompetent, disgraceful, inexperienced and convicted felon who is running for president again with the express intention of destroying democracy and the very government he wants to lead? 

And Now the L A Times Follows Suit After NYT

 
The L A Times has also decided that DJT is unfit to occupy the White House.

Link to the editorial here: LA Times Editorial

New York Times Editorial

 

Yes. The New York Times. The paper that has demonstrated subtle and not so subtle bias against the Democratic Party and all things progressive has now, finally, condemned DJT and his thirst for power.

The editorial is in several parts and I was able to read it without a paid subscription...perhaps they consider it important enough to give it wider distribution beyond their paid subscribers.

"DJT is Unfit to Lead".

He is dangerous
in word, deed and action

He puts self over
country

He loathes the laws
we live by

Here is the link: NYT Editorial

Yellow Journalism or Newsertainment

Read  the Hartman Report here:

Yellow Journalism

Then I sent this to ABC, CBS, and NBC today to call out their biased Newsertainment that is devoid of real journalism:

I will keep this as short as possible. 

I find it disgraceful and premature for the Mainstream (or any other) News Media to be giving exaggerated attention to any suggestion by anybody that President Joe Biden step aside without also suggesting that Donald J Trump drop out of the race for the good of the country because of his total incompetence and dangerous ideas.

I have seen little if any fact checking or calling out Trump’s lies, his impaired mental functioning, his disgraceful comments, or his not-so-subtle calls for violence. We all know what chaos he will cause should he not win in November and you in the TV Entertainment News (I hesitate to call it journalism) will be to blame for the results of your biased reporting.

The main stream media (YOU) is having a feeding frenzy every time a prominent Democrat comes out in favor of Joe dropping out. The negative press will not only become self-fulfilling, but will give the Liar-in-chief Trump more ammunition with which to sabotage either Joe’s or any Democrat's candidacy.

I urge you, before it is not too late, to dish Mr. Trump a daily plate of TRUTH, call out his lies, and demonstrate to your audience and the American people using your own archival video footage that Mr. Trump is a shyster and a criminal, whose incompetence is blatantly obvious to any rational person and that he is not, nor was he ever, worthy of the Office of President.

I will vote for Joe Biden even if he were on life-support and about to take his last breath. Should Joe, himself decide not to run, I will vote solidly Democratic all the way.

Miscellaneous New Mexico

 Our little town had a pretty decent fireworks display on the 4th. 

Where Else Would There Be a Chile Clinic?
And What Do They Treat?

Growing Veggies is a Challenge 

But I am up to it 

First Tomatoes 

Desert 4 O’Clocks in the Backyard