Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2021
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A Centerfold Turns 40
I happened to see this classic music video the other day: “Centerfold” by the J. Geils Band. Both the song and the video came out in 1981; meaning they’re both FORTY YEARS OLD! Yes, folks, those of us who recall when this song was brand new are officially – mature. Yeah – mature. To make you feel even more vintage, this video was among the first that appeared on MTV, which debuted in 1981. That’s the same year I began my senior year in high school. Um…good God!
Well…whatever! It’s still a great song!
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Retro Quote – Mark Victor Hansen
“Don’t wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what? Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.”
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Word of the Week – March 13, 2021
Ethos
Noun
Latin, 19th century
The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
Example: I sense the ethos fomenting in America right now is as progressive and as it is hopeful.
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Video / Public Meltdown of the Week – March 13, 2021
Piers Morgan didn’t react kindly to Duchess Meghan Markle alleging the British royal family is racist during her recent interview with Oprah Winfrey. On March 9, Morgan stormed off the live television show “Good Morning Britain” when co-host Alex Beresford questioned his comments immediately after the interview.
First of all, I never could take Piers Morgan seriously. Second, I didn’t know he was still relevant in any way and anywhere. Finally, BYE BITCH!
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Tweets of the Week – March 13, 2021
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Photo of the Week – March 13, 2021
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was captured outside the governor’s mansion on his phone, carrying a beer and wrapped in a blanket.
This is laughable. Whenever I’ve been involved in a scandal, I’ve been practical. I stay INSIDE with my alcohol and then get naked. No blankets involved!
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Creepiest Quote of the Week – March 13, 2021
“What I’m trying to do is just harness the magic. To me, Donald Trump is sort of a cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan and P.T. Barnum.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, on Axios
“There’s a sucker born every minute.”
P.T. Barnum
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Worst Quotes of the Week – March 13, 2021
President Trump with Republican National Convention Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel and Michigan Republican Party Cochair Terry Bowman in 2019. Photo by Max Elram
“If you donate to our Save America PAC at (DonaldJTrumpDOTcom), you are helping the America First movement and doing it right. We will WIN, and we will WIN BIG! Our Country is being destroyed by the Democrats!”
Former President Donald Trump, pleading for donations to his new political action committee
“The RNC, NRSC and NRCC are grateful for President Trump’s support, both past and future. Through his powerful agenda, we were able to break fundraising records and elect Republicans up and down the ballot. Together, we look forward to working with President Trump to retake our congressional majorities and deliver results for the American people.”
Ronna Romney McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC); Sen. Rick Scott, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC); and Tom Emmer, who chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), responding to Trump’s pitch above
“Everything in this bill is rotten to the core. This is a bill as if written in hell by the devil himself.”
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), about HR1, also known as For the People Act of 2021, which would expand voting rights
“There’s a fundamental difference between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats value as many people as possible voting and they’re willing to risk fraud. Republicans are more concerned about fraud, so we don’t mind putting security measures in that won’t let everybody vote – but everybody shouldn’t be voting.”
Rep. John Kavanaugh (R-AZ), on new proposals in the Arizona State Legislature supposedly designed to strengthen protections against voter fraud
“Pregnant women are going to fight our wars. It’s a mockery of the U.S. military. While China’s military becomes more masculine as it’s assembled the world’s largest navy, our military needs to become, as Joe Biden says, ‘more feminine’ – whatever ‘feminine’ means anymore, since men and women no longer exist.”
Tucker Carlson, criticizing new uniform designs for pregnant female military personnel
Carlson’s lament has drawn sharp rebuke from military veterans, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) who lost both of her lower legs while serving as a combat pilot in Iraq in 2004. Duckworth tweeted this about Carlson.
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