Random Thoughts for Feb 21, Short and Sweet--

 Today's Edition, Random Thoughts-- Short and Sweet Version

1. Pence declined to attend or speak at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Caucus) Convention, and Trump is speaking. Imagine Pence getting the invite..."sure, I'd love to be there, but the guy you have speaking right after me tried to have me lynched and executed on a Gallows. Yeah, I just love the idea of watching you all bending over to kiss his Bonespurs. Praise Jesus".
WWJD? Tell Trump to start his own Party and have his meetings by torchlight at Stone Mountain.
2. Newsmax host attacks Biden's 12 year old Dog, says "it looks like it came from a Junkyard".
The first thought I had was that the host is a Russian Troll who is messing with Biden's head, or the FLOTUS. Pure psywar, also to induce more homicidal anger in Trump's fascist base. This is how brainwashing works. Take your subject group, and repeat various lies to incite deep hatred, convince the subject that everything about the President, his policies, his family, even his Dog is evil. The Right Wing demonized JFK too.
3. UN Report says Erik Prince violated Libyan Arms embargo. Well, add this to a long list of criminal and other extralegal activity by him and his Companies. Don't lose sight of the fact that Prince is a leading consultant to US Police Departments, and a big advocate of privatizing Law Enforcemment functions for profit. "Robocop" anyone?
4. Rudy Giuliani on Steve Bannon's interview show jokes about "perving" with Rush Limbaugh at Pro Golfer Michelle Wie's panties being visible while putting. This should be taken as confirmation of what I and others said a while ago. Even though he has a long track record of being an a-hole, he seems to be presenting cognitive decline, either due to alcoholism or dementia. Someone said that today is "Pluto Day". Apparently that's where Rudy's Brain has taken up residence in celebration.
5. Trace Gallagher, Fox News Anchor appearing on Tucker Carlson nicknamed Senator Ted Cruz "Fled Cruz". "Now he wants to get the power and water turned on-- right after he finishes a Margarita". If Fox is going that way with the Cruz story, you know that he is done. Stick a fork in him.
6. "NASA Helicopter phones home from Mars". Just read that headline once or twice, and take a second to think about it, and enjoy being alive a little bit more than usual, for a minute.
May be an image of dog and outdoors

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