July
Forth
Regarding Colorado's decision to block Trump from their state's
ballot come Election Day, is there almost ANYTHING that bloated
orange ball of hate and ignorance did on January 6th that
couldn't be interpreted as serving an insurrection?
Never forget Trump KNEW the crowd he exhorted to storm the
Capitol was armed and wanted the magnetometers turned off
so (even) more weapons could be employed against a sitting
Congress.
The Supreme Court's decision in this matter will decide whether
Democracy or dark money will prevail in this country.
PS, good job, Colorado.
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As I sit here drawing cartoons referencing news events from
last July I'm listening to Xmas music. I'm as atheistic
as they come but I'm a sucker for the old December classics,
especially when they're performed in a wholly different style
and genre from the original recordings. Blues, cha-chas,
jazz, barbershop quartets, they're all good.
I got the bug for this kind of alternate Xmas music way back
in the early 80s when a local Dallas public radio personality,
Glenn
Mitchell,
would
host the Christmas Blockbuster on radio station KERA, 90.1.
This was 12-to-24 straight hours of music, comedy, drama,
history--- anything
that had
to
do with Xmas, with the slight exception of the goddamned
Little Drummer Boy or the fucking Chipmunks, which were forever
banned.
I learned a lot from Mr. Mitchell during these programs.
He approached the holiday nondenominationally and would
spend stray moments delving into the myths and legends of
the season. I learned from Glenn that there was no precise
number of Wise Men, that our vision of Santa is thanks to
Coca Cola,
that
the Church moved the date of the birth of Christ to late
December to get in on all that pagan frivolity. Remember,
this was LONG before the internet began sharing such info.
Glenn hosted these shows for over thirty years and I'm fortunate
enough to have complete recordings of the last three Blockbusters
because Glenn succumbed, suddenly, to heart disease at the
age of 55 in 2005. I've often considered posting sections
of the program on Youtube but, lucky you, someone
has posted an hour of the show to Mixcloud. I hope you'll
check it out but please don't call in and try and win the
Xmas Quiz.
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As usual, there were more important events that I could sanely
fit in:
SC
rules web designers can refuse to build gay websites.
Trump pushed Arizona governor to overturn the election result.
Arizona governor makes birth control available without prescription.
Michigan GOP lawmakers engage in a ball-kicking spree.
Kansas judge stops transgender people from changing sex on
driver's license.
My Pillow guy, mike lindell, auctions off business assets.
Inflation falls for 12th consecutive week.
Oregon's tough gun control law upheld by judge.
Trump's hell-hole (figure it out) calls U.S. a third world
hellhole. (takes one to know one)
Michigan charges 16 people in fake elector scheme.
Monmouth poll shows trump seen as unfavorable by 63% of U.s.
adults.
Israelis protest right-wing takeover of its Supreme Court.
Judge dismisses Trump's "Big Lie" lawsuit against
CNN.
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