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Thursday, May 25, 2023

Ronnie D's public humiliation

 Thursday arrived last night with a lot of wind with gusts strong enough to move things around my backyard.  Yesterday, however, was sparkling sunshine and warm temps.  Weather that's perfect for yardwork, and let me tell you, some yardwork was definitely accomplished.  I have a Burning Bush in front of my porch, a species that has now been classified as predatory because it spreads through runners, a lot like bamboo.  Well, most of it has been removed.  All I need to do now is get in there with a shovel (and possibly a pick-ax) to dig up the root system.  While I'm at it, I'll be getting rid of the wisteria as well.

And, of course, the great Tina Turner died yesterday.  From what I've seen, she had not been in the best of health, having suffered a stroke a few years back.  No one should have to go through that just because we can't let them go.  As I commented in several blogs yesterday, her presence may be gone, but her voice, her music, and her image remain for generations to come.

Then there was also this little nugget.


Can you hear me?  I'm still laughing.  Ronnie D just could not get a break yesterday, could he.  First there was the tragic news about Tina Turner, and believe me that was rocking the Internet badly.  Then there was Elon Musk's  very, very public Twitter meltdown.  I could not think of a more fitting way to celebrate Ronnie's official entry into the presidential race.  Twitter simply could not handle the 650,000 people trying to hear what he had to say.  By the time he did finally get to speak, the glitches had whittled down that number quite a bit.  Don't worry, his campaign did provide a transcript in which he uses words like "accreditor."  People were also counting the times he said "woke," because Republicans hate intelligent people who ask questions.  It's part of their "shut up, we're in charge mentality."



11 comments:

  1. DeFacist is trying to play like he's doing "new" politics, but he's promoting racism and fascism and working with Musk, so it's nothing new at all ... just recycled hate.

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    1. Maybe we should start calling him Rerun Ron.

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    2. I love Rerun Ron AND DeFacist!!! Perfecg

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  2. RIP Tina Turner, I'm so glad she found happiness with her second husband!

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    1. She's a good example of what can happen when you take charge of your life.

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  3. Wait, the burning bush is an invasive species? And they are so fucking pretty! It figures.
    And Meatball Ron's failure to launch was glorious. Elmo is trying to make Twatter the Right Wing Platform (didn't he swear he didn't do politics???) and it failed miserably. He even tried to spin the loooong silences with 'it's good to have so many people here' (a little more than half a million tuned in? Really?). Meatball Ron's glitches are even better: his public image is a disaster because he's not charismatic: he's a wannabe tinfoil dictator that may look good to fascists on paper.
    And yes, TINA! And THAT is what happened to her? I saw some footage of her in an event (a special? R&R Hall of Fame?) and she did look a little frail.
    Love her. Like you say, her music will live forever.

    XOXO

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    1. Tina was also suffering from kidney disease, such a shame.

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  4. Yes I agree thank heavens we still have her voice and what a voice it was. She was quite the performer. I saw her concert once, and she didn't need all the fancy set changes, multitudes back up dancers costume changes and fancy lighting and lasers. She was the attraction and boy could she perform.

    And I was laughing my ass off at Ron DeSantis and his mishap. Nothing ever seems to go right for republicans. Do you think God could be a Democrat?

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    1. Honey, I hate to tell you, but if you laugh your ass off you're going to be in some real serious trouble.

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  5. Is it just me, or do those heavy winds seem more common now?

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    1. In this part of the country we usually get them in the spring and fall, low pressure running into high pressure. Usually rain accompanies, last night we were dry.

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