Police Officer Ties One On

We’ve had our fill of “Bad Cop” stories from the media, how about a “Good Cop” story for a change? This is from my neighboring Michigan community of Novi.

And here’s the news part: the Black guy didn’t even accuse him of trying to put a noose around his neck! Maybe there is hope for racist America after all.

I know it’s really, really hot out there in the West so do your best to stay cool. Even though Squad member Ayanna-Bald-is-Beautiful-Pressley has called you to the barricades: “You know, there needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there’s unrest in our lives.” 

Alternatively might I advise a hammock in the shade, some ice tea, and a good book. A far more civilized way to allow cooler heads to prevail.

Winslow Homer, Sunlight and Shadow, 1872.

And trust me, there will be ample time to demonstrate in the streets when Trump wins again in November.

We Get It: You’re Mad. And Very Possibly Insane.

This may well become an instant Instapundit classic:

IT MAY TURN OUT THAT NONSTOP OVER-THE-TOP INSANITY ISNT THE BEST RESPONSE TO LOSING AN ELECTION. 

I truly believe a major but ignored story of the last four years can be summed up this way:

"I don't even like Trump, but you're pushing me toward him."

— Anna James Zeigler (@ajzeigler) August 15, 2020

Allow me to present a brief history of that “non-stop over-the-top insanity” referenced:

First there were the tears when news of Hillary’s ‘unexpected’ loss was confirmed by the beloved media.

Tears and sadness swiftly shifted to anger and primal scream therapy.

And they’ve been screaming about something ever since, first in hopes of reversing the election, then in hopes of having the President impeached and now in desperate hope of throwing him out in the next election. The hissy fits have continued non-stop, full-throttled, one outrage after another:

First, the Pink Pussy protest. Because Trump is sexist!

Because “Trump hates women” or something

Majority? No, if you were you’d have nothing to protest

Trump is homophobic! He hates LGBTQs! And Qwerty!

Trump is racist! Build bridges not walls!

Kids in cages!

Whoops, these are Obama’s caged kids. Cancel them.

Russia, Russia, Russia! Collusion, Collusion, Collusion!

‘Peach Foty Fi!

Ukraine!

If at first you don’t succeed…you can run for Congress

Trump is a fascist: Disband ICE!

Sexist Judges! Reject Kavanaugh!

Just say “NO” to Judge Kavanaugh, misogynist Trump stand-in

#METOO!

Handmaidens Against Trump

More Gun Control!

Because Trump wants your children to die – at school!

Coronavirus: Trump lied, people died!

Body bag art. Hey – Do Governor Cuomo next!

I could go on…and on:

Take a knee!

BLM!

Defund the Police!

Federal Agents, out of our cities!

Burn it down! To the ground!!

We get it. You’re mad you lost. And you are very, very poor losers.

And I am so tired of all their passive aggressive “I’m better than you” virtue signaling lawn signs.  This isn’t very charitable of me but  I swear, I’m getting one of these:

Oh, and Epstein didn’t kill himself.

(UPDATED by Raj)

Something Amazing Might Still Happen

This has been a pretty significant week news-wise.

• A historical accord was signed between Israel and the UAE that paves the way for significant changes in the Middle East for the next century. (brokered by President Trump, who doesn’t know what he’s doing)

Surprisingly, it did not involve a pallet of cash

• ANTIFA/BLM continue to riot across America and the left seems perfectly fine with that, still resisting the assistance that Trump has offered in the form of Federal agents.

No, seriously, we’ve got this!

• The 9th Circuit finally (with as assist from a Trump appointed judge) finally gets something right: Federal Appeals Court Throws Out California Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines. The court ruled that the state's "near-categorical ban of [the magazines] infringes on the fundamental right to self-defense." The decision is a blow to gun control activists.

It’s that pesky Constitution again!

• The Crossfire Hurricane story has finally been approved for prime time and it’s been revealed that lead FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith changed an email in order to justify a FISA warrant for surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser. Unfortunately it’s not available for streaming and we have to wait for next week’s installment. Sure don’t want to vindicate Trump to quickly.

  

• Oh, and of course, Joey B selected Kamala as his handler.

Jamala: two bigger lying phonies would be hard to come by – unless we’re talking about a Clinton or an Obama.

So that’s the week so far. Stay tuned, there’s still today and something amazing might still happen. Possibly under the canopy of a tree, and most likely while you are reading a good book.

Team Jamala: You Know the Thing

And representing the Blue Team…

It’s Team Jamala!

So far the Jamala presidential platform includes open borders, Medicare for all, forgiveness of student loans, the Green New Deal, taking a knee and…federally mandated face masks. No exceptions: from New York City (density 26,400/sq. mile) to Wrangell, Alaska (density 0.9 /sq. mile) and everywhere in between.

MAGU: Make Amerika Gag Up! (I can’t breathe!)

Henceforth we will refer to the Blue Team’s platform as  the Mr. MAGU agenda.

Good morning to everyone except people who think this is completely normal:

Biden: “I’m Going to Beat Joe Biden”

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— Benny (@bennyjohnson) May 25, 2020

Keep it up Team Jamala and you might just push entrenched #NeverTrumpers over to the Donald’s side.

Although, as demonstrated by Neo, some, like Bernie Goldberg, remain as absurdly irrational as ever. He fervently hopes the Democrats don’t win, but not so much as to actually allow himself to vote for Trump. As Mr. Spock would note, that’s illogical.

Positions such as Goldberg’s are a bizarre sort of virtue-signaling that seems self-indulgent and illogical. And yet, those are rather common traits these days. The way I see such a stance is that people who hold it are treating an election not as a contest between two people and their parties’ policies but rather as a test of their own personal moral rectitude as reflected in the moral rectitude of the person for whom they vote. If the candidate isn’t up to standard, the vote cannot be tendered, and such voters can brag about their own uprightness while the country falls apart and they’ve done nothing to stop that from happening. But what’s most important to them is that they feel they can hold their heads high.

Is it possible that asymptomatic corona virus has a lingering effect on the brain? Such that it interferes with normal rational thought? If so I would suggest we should test both Goldberg and Biden for COVID-19 antigens.

“You know the thing”

I’m Mr. Magoo, and I think I endorse this message.

Throwback Thursday: Keep the Fire Burning

It’s Throwback Thursday: today’s edition is dedicated to  the cult classic TV show Twin Peaks by David Lynch and Mark Frost (1990-91).

Today’s that day.

If you’re not familiar, and I suppose most people are not, Twin Peaks was a weird, campy murder mystery soap opera set in the fictional Washington town of Twin Peaks. The plot is twisted, the characters eccentric and everyone eats at the Double R Diner where they serve the best cherry pie in the state. One of the campiest of the eccentric characters is the Log Lady, seen here at the Double R:

“You wear shiny objects on your chest. Are you proud?”

Is it just me or does the log lady remind anyone else of a vanilla version of Kamala Harris?

“Are you aware of the perception of many about how the power and the discretion at ICE is being used to enforce the laws and do you see any parallels [to the KKK]?” - Harris, questioning Ronald D. Vitiello, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during his confirmation hearing. 

You can’t see it but Kamala also carries a log. She used hers to whack Vitiello clean out of contention for the permanent job.

So welcome to Twin Peaks, a surrealistic world populated by nefarious characters and subplots where - you discover early-on who the evil perpetrator is - the drama just goes on and on.

We just want to keep the fire burning. One log at a time.

Coming soon to a city near you!

Game On

And so it’s Kamala. Of course it’s Kamala.

She didn’t get those cheeky implants for nothing. Or maybe it was just fillers and Botox.

By all accounts she’s smart, ambitious, shrewd and ruthless – just like Joe, except for the smart part.

It’s unfortunate that with all of her skills and talent she’ll always be best known for practicing her wily babe-like charms on hapless politicians in a position to advance her career. The campaign jokes have already started writing themselves; decorum prevents me from repeating them but don’t let that stop you.

Unfortunately Politico let the cat out of the bag by jumping the gun 10 days early:

"Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris to become his running mate for the 2020 election on Aug. 1, two weeks before the Democratic National Convention, after keeping his choice close to the chest for months.

In his announcement, Biden, 77, called Harris "a worthy opponent and a worthy running mate," alluding to the pair's rivalry during the earlier stages of the Democratic primary. She will bring her experience as a prosecutor, household name recognition, and skill as a debater to the ticket." - Politico, August 1, 2020

Apparently they didn’t realize exactly how long it takes for fillers and Botox to settle in before you are ready for prime time.

July 18, 2020. Kamala doing her impersonation of the equally likable Susan Rice

 Let the games begin.

We’re Going To Need Bigger Jails; And Smaller Cities

Chicago, like Seattle and Portland, is now under siege by the BLM Marxist-terrorists as the near North side (Miracle Mile) endured night two of rioting and looting.

“The mayor clearly has not learned anything since May, and she would be wise to understand that the people will keep rising up until the CPD is abolished and our Black communities are fully invested in.”

We’re going to need a much bigger jail

Trust me, this stuff is not difficult to grasp. Once people no longer feel safe they will leave.

The coordinated looting that overwhelmed police and left huge swaths of downtown and the Near North Side ransacked threatens to turn Chicago into pre-renaissance Detroit…

You don’t want to be pre-renaissance Detroit, a place where once there were buildings

Businesses that survived the stay-at-home shutdown and sustained heavy losses during the looting in late May triggered by the death of George Floyd may be reluctant to rebuild for fear they won’t be protected. Even if they do, customers may not feel safe shopping, dining or going to the theater downtown.

Empty-nesters and young people drawn to the city by the nightlife and cultural attractions that made Chicago a magnet for corporate headquarters may abandon the city as well because they, too, no longer feel safe.  – Chicago-Sun Times

And they won’t come back. Certainly not in your lifetime.

Trust me citizens of Chicago, Seattle, Portland, New York, Minneapolis, LA, you don’t want to watch this play out. It’s slow, ugly, painful and seems terminal.

What happens when you’re done redistributing all the wealth

It will be decades before there is even talk about rebirth and decades more before anything begins to take root, if ever. So instead of destroying more American cities what do you say we send the terrorists to jail and let the rest of America get back to work.

The Year May Be A Shambles But Dinner Shall Triumph

You know what we could really use? One of these…

only for 2020.

Absent that I think I’ll just try to squeeze everything I can out of what’s left of summer. I’ll start with some juicy tomatoes of all colors, size, shape and stripes because that’s just the way I am: completely onboard with diversity.

Combined with some zucchini, sausage,halloumi and a few other ingredients the tomatoes will turn out a fine dinner for you.

Summer tomato and zucchini halloumi bake 

Serve warm, topped with fresh basil and toast for dipping. The spinach is optional and you can sub fresh mozzarella for the halloumi if you’d like, but why would you?

The world may be in shambles but dinner will still be a triumph. 

1939 Triumph Tiger ‘100’

Come to think of it 1939 wasn’t such a swell year either. And yet…here we all are.