TOO FUNNY

- Mark

TRUMP'S AIR TECHNOLOGY GAFFES OVERSHADOW HIS MAN-CHILD 4th OF JULY MILITARY PARADE

Yesterday, during his ego-driven 4th of July extravaganza, Donald Trump misspoke (I'm guessing ... uh, hoping) and claimed that our revolutionary heroes "manned the air" and "took over the airports" on their way to defeating the British. His supporters are coming up with all kind of excuses for his gaffes. The problem is that Trump didn't make the mistake once. He made it twice. Here check it out ... 

"Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do ...” 

It's kind of hard to walk that one back, especially when the technology at the time (air balloons were in their infancy after 1783) doesn't give you much leeway for blowing it, twice. 

Anyways, the internet had a field day with Trump's comments. Below are just several of the funnier responses-memes ...

Since these ignorant and ego-driven stumbles (and lies) are regular events for Trump, ending with the following meme-quote is more than appropriate ...

-Mark

P.S. The quote is often attributed to Frank Leahy, but I'm not going to quibble over attribution.

TRUMP'S WEEKEND (June 29-30, 2019)

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TRUMP'S BORDER POLICY, IN ONE PICTURE

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BACK FROM FRANCE ...

For those of you wondering what happened to my posts, know that it's been a busy month. Apart from graduation, a two-week trip to France (for a conference), and my sister passing away there have been a few additional activities that have kept me running. I'm going to post on my conference presentation in Paris either today or tomorrow, but for the moment I'm just posting a few pictures of our trip to France.

The view from the second hotel we stayed at in Paris. 

Rented a golf cart at Versailles because the place is ginormous. 
We still didn't see it all, but we saw more than others in our tour group.

The garden just outside of the Chateau Versailles. 

At the Universite Paris Nanterre (where the student movements of 1968 began). 

- Mark

"... SOME BASTARD WILL GET UP AND SAY THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENED"

Today, a Republican member of Congress - and a U.S. Senator at that - said it's "a waste of time" to study history because it happened such a long time ago.

For the record, this is why we document, record, teach and revisit history ...

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And, yes, while the sitting U.S. Senator - Josh Hawley (R-MO) - was referring to Watergate, his suggestion that we ignore history is just as ignorant as it sounds.

We study history so we learn from it, and don't repeat it. Pretty simple.

- Mark

(NOT) FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE

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TRUMP'S TARIFF STUPIDITY EXPLAINED IN ONE COMIC

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YOU SHALL KNOW THEM BY THEIR WORKS

So the city of Bakersfield just voted to put "In God We Trust" on its city police and fire vehicles. Never mind the denominational narrowness of the epitaph, the sentiments of non-believers, or even the concept of "separation of church and state" (remember that one?). The reality - if we're going to get all biblical - is that you become known by your works ("fruits"), not by empty pronouncements. 

Don't believe me? Check this (Matthew 7: 15-20) out ...

For a community who backs conservative politicians, even though they turn their collective backs on the plight of the poorest and most marginalized people of the world (yeah, I'm talking about migrants from Latin America), I have another biblical passage for our spiritually challenged community.

Matthew 7:22-23, Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

I think I'll just leave this right here ...

via GIPHY

- Mark

JEFF DANIELS EXPLAINS THE POLITICAL COWARDICE THAT SURROUNDS TRUMPISM

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