Thursday, May 30, 2024
Fauci can do a gain-of-function but Trump can't do a hush money
Geeez that was kind of quick. With a Gotham jury what other kind of outcome did you expect? Trump convicted on all 34 counts in his sex hush money trial in Manhattan. I view it as a political prosecution but others I'm sure are ecstatic. A weird thing to be convicted of during an important election season but that's the point to throw Trump and the Republican party off their game. Many are predicting no prison time even though he is now technically a felon. Does he pick up trash along the highway with a pokey stick? The depressing state of American politics. Was hoping to avoid blogging about Trump for awhile but it's one of them intrusive subjects you can't avoid.
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Politics - too psychedelic for me. Who's on first? Who cares?
ReplyDeleteWe thank DA Bragg for dragging the country through this.
ReplyDeleteOr blame the jury. Or blame Trump's lawyers. Or blame Stormy. Or blame Michael Cohen. Or blame the transcripts, the mediia and phone tapes and pussy-grabbing vid?.
ReplyDeleteBut when Bill Clinton was going through his thing it was Ken Starr was obsessed with sex.
ReplyDeleteThat was a special counsel thing v NY court. Sometimes sex
Deleteis a non-starter. With Nixon, it was his tape recorder, with Jefferson, it was having children by his slave woman. Makes ya wonder about Honest Abe?
I am aware of the details BB. Was making a general political observation. With Clinton it was ok he had an affair get over it and move on. With Trump however Dems have a prurient interest. TBH I'd rather not know any of this stuff.
DeleteProsecutorial discretion. Do you go after small fry crimes that belong on a soap opera? Maybe a general rule of thumb could be anything involving a porn star probably falls in that category.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile Biden is aiding an ongoing genocide in Gaza and the ICC has issued arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders but it's like we live in this Trump-centric bubble.
ReplyDeleteAll his life, Trump has been suing and getting sued - thousands of times and even more lawyers. In Rome 'Ipso Facto', in France 'C'est La Vie and Spain 'Que sera sera. In a way just another day in court.. I got caught in a speed trap one time. Mailed $25 to the judge and recovered. How are the Yankees doing this year?
ReplyDeleteEver since they changed baseball I've kind of drifted away. Maybe they can add an Idaho team someday. The Potato Heads. Uniforms could look like burlap bags.
ReplyDeleteMy nephew in Wisconsin's favorite team is the Beloit Lug Nuts.
DeletePondering the sex/politics history like Andrew Cuomo, Al Franken, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich etc, it's almost like a job requirement. But those guys paid the price. Back in the day, used to see a lot of that in the work place. There was even a young lady who was called "the lot lizard', a boss who brought presents back for his 'special' lady workers and a lesbian who farmed out her 'other' on occasion. Kept my nose clean, figuring 'power corrupts' The sole union grievance I got was bizarre: Had to test out a lot or 7.62 ammo for shipment to Viet Nam. On a Sunday. Went down the list of qualified workers and they all refused. Rather than force one in, I did it myself. Labor Relations said I did the right thing. So did the workers. Turned out that the Govt Inspector heard about it and filed on behalf of crew.
ReplyDeleteGuess I don't qualify as a politician. If you were, which political
position would you prefer?
DA Bragg keeping the tradition going - we need to know more of this stuff not less. How much do we need to know actually? Your local farmer do we need to know what they're doing sexually? Dunno BB how much is relevant? Trump's life is an open book and makes for a trashy read. Was this time and resources well spent?
ReplyDeleteLocal farmer- Have you seen they are making franken-meet from a fertilized egg and a mass of cells in a large steel tank? States say they will ban the stuff. Singularity-AI will feed us? Not for me, will hold my nose and try tofu first. And you chefs - will this artificial chicken come in pre-cooked and sliced? Progress: read a book about how the hunter--gatherers of 70,000BC were more independent (if short-lived) than the worker bee humans of the
ReplyDelete21st century. Agreed, Trump has left a trail of trash. Why does he
need to brag about it? Idaho justice - Daybell was convicted today.
State has sent out for more lethal drugs. (Hint: they are cheaper on the street, guys)
The Bill Gates recommended diet for the rest of us. He fancies himself a doctor and scientist too. The WEF would also like us to eat bugs. Fake meat and bugs is our future. Tropicana already uses beetlejuice in their OJ. Been going on for years. Why I don't know. I don't know what I'm eating anymore.
DeleteThe BB food pyramid is a polyhedron based on sugar and bacon
DeleteCame across a FB article today. A 104 year old woman claims her secret to longevity is drinking 3 Dr. Peppers a day. Don't tell the doctor.
DeleteI'm taking a long-shot guess. You in the Library today? If so, stay in the adult section!
ReplyDeleteSpend about an hour there or so on my day off. Always the same crowd at the library. Doesn't anybody work?
ReplyDeleteExpemplary - travel in literate circles. Pick up a book on medical diagnosis and confront Nurse nancy with the nuances of Progeria or
ReplyDeleteMarie Antoinette Syndrome. Maybe throw in a bit on Franken-meat.
An informed workplace is a happy, but totally confused place.
Used to have the WebMD app just for the perverse knowledge of it. Went down the alphabetical list of ailments. Thank God I don't have that. Article reviewed by Dr. Fink.
ReplyDeletePhilosopher book lady observed on her blog-
ReplyDelete"deep divisions among American citizens, in families, between friends. Those who hate him see his supporters as idiots and psychopaths, while his supporters see the haters as Communists and perverts. That is not judgment but demonization." We live interesting times.
The topic of the verdict came up today at work. We reached a consensus even among my Democratic co-workers. His thing with the porn star Stormy - we didn't need to know this. We don't want to know this. We'd rather not know. Again we thank DA Bragg.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't know this. National Enquirer killed the story, Hence the trial.
ReplyDeleteWhat else would you rather not know?
From where I sit even formerly respectable journalism has become more tabloid. It's a downward trajectory but they still have to cover the news and a Trump trial is a big part of that. From where you sit would you have ever guessed even the staid PBS News Hour would one day be talking about Trump and a porn star?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Shaw can explain why it's important.
ReplyDeleteHey! I just got a Google Ad in the colorful background for 'Lost in Civilization'. Genuine lederhosen all leather shorts. Get me a tuba and I could be in a polka band. Been pondering selfie-sticks from another post. Do proctologists use them? My cat is more interested in a dust bunny than a mirror. Read that most cats have no interest in mirrors, but some like TV. Does Jackson Galaxy wear lederhosen
ReplyDeletewhen training vicious lab cats? So much to ponder.
Had a small HDTV in my room. Would relax at the end of a rough day and the cat would always decide to sleep in front of the TV. Hard to change the channels that way.
ReplyDeleteCats are experts at finding warm and comfortable places. One reason you never see them chained to a wooden house out back.
ReplyDeleteIf God forbid your cat has to go outside Judge Judy would like you to put a leash on him.
ReplyDeleteSomeone should put a leash on Judge Judy
ReplyDeleteI'd go over my Mom's and she always had her on. Judy has cats but whenever a cat case came on she always went against the cat owner.
ReplyDeleteJackson vs. Judy.
It would be a hoot seeing Judge Judy trying to drag a Siberian Tiger
ReplyDeleteup the street.
They were talking about the Trump verdict at work today filling me in on the details. Trump can't travel now or at least use his passport. Doesn't he have a golf course in Scotland? 34 counts 34 (Google won't let me make up my own words - was going to pluralize guilty). Usually or many times juries won't convict on all counts. 34 felonies that's like what a serial killer might get. All over hush money. At first I didn't think they'd try to get Trump over sex but they forged ahead anyway. Gotta love Manhattan juries.
ReplyDeleteIdaho jury gave Chad Daybell the death penalty this week. California
ReplyDeletejury famous for not convicting OJ. dunno- juries, who knows?
Wouldn't wanna be on one. "Twelve Angry Men" a classic and the remake wasn't bad either.
ReplyDeleteWas on one. Got called several times and never made the cut. The judge asked if I could be impartial. Said, sure...but if someone has been arrested and charged it is significant. Put me on the jury anyway. Some boy friend/girl friend spat. He pushed her down the stairs and took her car keys. Nine member jury - coffee and donuts. I was for guilty and the other 8 were for innocent. After a few donuts,
ReplyDeleteI figured no body is budging and voted innocent. A regular Judge Judy type of case. I think she would have put him on a leash, apologize and pay the poor girl $25. How do you get 9-12 people to agree on any thing. How do you like your eggs..oh a dozen different ways. Is legal justice any thing like moral justice?
The SCOTUS can't even agree on everything. Is the Law that hard to interpret?
ReplyDeleteEggs. We have a grill at work and you get many different requests. Some people are just into egg whites but imo the yolks are where the flavor comes in.
Is there a market for duck and goose eggs? For vegans, does egg plant count?
ReplyDeleteDunno. Went to a health food store and they had chili lime crickets. Pass.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the health food store food pyramid? Lentils, chickpeas, carrot juice, tofu burgers, celery juice, onion puree, diced parsley and a bit
ReplyDeleteof coconut mayonaise?
I love carrots as carrots but I tried carrot juice once. Couldn't finish it. Wanted to throw up.
ReplyDeleteEver been in one of these places BB? Has a kind of eco hippy vibe to it. How is their toothpaste?
ReplyDeleteNever been in a health food store, although one Christmas we bought a Grand Fir in their lot and paid next to some bottles of healthy expensive stuff. Had an echocardiogram last week. Watched my own heart on a big screen. Kind of disappointing - didn't look anything like those hearts on Valentine cards.
ReplyDeleteHealth food stores are good if you're looking for some hard to find or exotic vitamin herb or supplement. Ashwaganda/Turmeric Complex (ok I made that up). Got some Australian tea tree oil mouthwash which helped with a bad case of gingivitis. As for basic grocery shopping this is not the place.
ReplyDeleteAustralian tea oil? You got marsupial pride?
ReplyDeleteIt worked though. I usually go to the health store when I have some sort of problem. They have something for hangnails?
ReplyDeleteBeen fighting a pain on right side of neck. Heat, cold, tylenol. Tried
ReplyDeleteroll on 'Icy Hot' yesterday and it seems to be working. Note to self-
Christian Brothers didn't work.
That's because you don't have My Pillow.
ReplyDeleteSo the latest I heard is a cousin of one of the Trump jurors posted on FB a day before the actual verdict that they were going to convict. Jurors are not supposed to discuss the case with anyone outside of the jury room. If they dismiss on these grounds it's not worth retrying imo. God spare us.
ReplyDeleteIf commoners like us did what Hunter and Trump did, we would be
ReplyDeleteconversing from jail. Word is sentences will be light for they were both
first time offenders. OJ OJ
Trump paid off a porn star and it was deemed important enough to wend its way through the justice system. Our justice system has become tabloid.
ReplyDeleteEver pay off a porn star, Z-Man? Old chemistry joke - How do you make
ReplyDeletea hormone? Don't pay her.
It's still hard for me to believe this is what they went with. Kind of like if he pleasured himself behind a tree and they made a case out of it.
ReplyDeleteAs I understand it, Trump had Cohen have National Inquirer to buy the story and bury it.. Like if Biden said 'Hunter is not my son'? It's like the MAGA thing - his Many Attorneys Get Attorneys. Juries, Judge Judy...
ReplyDeletewouldn't you rather face a judge that you appointed?
There's no way you can make pushing this through the justice system respectable. It's a soap opera crime.
ReplyDeleteHow come Judge Judy never gets the big cases? Caught a bit yesterday and she refused to accept photos offered by the litigant,
ReplyDeletejust bad-mouthed them from the bench.
Yeah typical. Gets ratings though and she rakes in millions.
ReplyDeleteImagine her on the SCOTUS.
ReplyDeleteOr the Returns Desk at Walmart.
ReplyDeleteOr the last woman on Earth after nuclear annihilation. God makes her fertile again and tells you to be fruitful and multiply.
ReplyDeleteI'd send a sub.
ReplyDeleteOn the Spanish channels they have Spanish versions of the judge shows. No idea who the Spanish Judge Judy is.
ReplyDeleteMona Lisa The Mean?
ReplyDeleteTorture for me is if you made me watch one hour of Judy followed by The Bachelor.
ReplyDeleteHer shows seem popular. Is she an Aunt of Taylor Swift?
ReplyDeleteSea hag.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever have a run in with Stormy Daniels, I refuse to go on Judge Judy.
ReplyDeleteAl Franken - had photos of him doing a free USO show for the
ReplyDeletetroops, ogling a sleeping starlet. Had to resign from the Senate. . Are there any standards anymore?. Had lots of women work for me.
In a corporate survey, someone said I molested them. Up to front
office. Turned out it was a worker who was functionally illiterate,
penciled in any thing. On the other hand, I ranked 95% in most humorous supervisor. Would have been 100% for that guy.
I kind of remember something about him. You can be forced out of the Senate for ogling? How long was the ogle? What is the difference between an ogle and a stare? Is leering worse than ogling? Let me get my thesaurus out.
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