Comments on: Open thread 8/7/24

By: BJ

BJ — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 03:53:00 +0000

My family once adopted a golden retriever mix who had been starved, abused, and neglected. Oddly for a dog, he always LOVED baths: maybe because he had had none before he was rescued, and he associated baths with love and petting from his people.

By: AesopFan

AesopFan — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 01:31:15 +0000

What to call the media today?
It’s a conundrum.
“Propaganda arm of the Democrat party” is accurate, but too long.

One solution that I favor is this one that I’ve seen around the, um, media:
“Regime Media.”

Of course, you have to be aware which party is the regime in question, and the Left could use it of Fox News, but they would be reaching.
Regardless of past experience, at this moment in time, NO media is marching in lock-step with the Republican party.
Even conservatives are not doing that!

This is as good a description as any:
https://notthebee.com/article/you-think-cbs-news-left-in-the-boys-bathroom-out-of-this-headline-on-purpose-or-on-accident
“The regime media won’t tell you the truth about any of this stuff (it’s their job to deceive you).”

We discussed this problem once before (at least).
https://www.thenewneo.com/2021/12/01/how-the-msm-makes-its-sausage/

By: Richard F Cook

Richard F Cook — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:57:17 +0000

The term propagandist perfectly describes today’s media.

By: T J

T J — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 07:25:12 +0000

huxley, you old softie. That’s how I got my dog. Abandoned and rescued. She was named “Woebegone. Before NPRs Garrison Keeler made that name popular to non-Minnesotans.

By: Dax

Dax — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:56:05 +0000

I would call the “MSM,” Regime Media or State Media, at least until a hoped-for regime change. After that I would call them Democrat Media.

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:24:40 +0000

Re: Dogs

Recently I got sucked into watching rescue dog videos. Poor little fellas found on the side of the road, sick, ribs sticking out, infested with god knows what.

The nice humans, wearing plastic gloves, pick the dogs up, wrap them in blankets, and take them home. They check them out, remove the ticks and whatnot, then give them a long soapy shower.

The dogs are too weak to complain. Maybe they don’t like it, but they seem to know it’s better than what they had.

They dry out, are watered and fed, and sleep in a warm place with a clean blanket. The nice humans are still nice and the dogs are so grateful.

Just kills me.

By: huxley

huxley — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:09:30 +0000

M J R:

Did you send me emails a couple weekends ago?

Someone may be impersonating you.

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 02:27:16 +0000

You always know you’re in trouble with dogs when they won’t look at you.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0svkgfCYlcE&pp=ygUeZG9nIHRoaW5rcyBoZSdzIGJlaW5nIHJlcGxhY2Vk

By: Brian E

Brian E — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 01:57:12 +0000

Wasn’t this the issue that ruined Rudy Guiliani’s life?

A Georgia State election board on Wednesday night voted to request that state Attorney General Chris Carr reopen an investigation into Fulton County’s counting of the results of the 2020 election.

The request comes after the board closed the matter in May, but voted to install an independent election monitor for the 2024 election, after an independent investigation found that the county likely scanned thousands of ballots twice in a recount of the 2020 election.

Nothing will likely come of it, but it re-ignites the reality that we need honest elections where both sides trust the process.

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/georgia-election-board-seeks-new-investigation-fulton-countys-handling-2020-election

By: steve+walsh

steve+walsh — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:11:56 +0000

Sorry sweetie, you are not that dogs mom. Thumbs up to John Guilfoyle’s take.