Let's talk about the First Amendment, Barrett, and the nomination....

Acedia

 "... John Cassian, a monk and theologian wrote in the early 5th century about an ancient Greek emotion called acedia. A mind 'seized' by this emotion is 'horrified at where he is, disgusted with his room … It does not allow him to stay still in his cell or to devote any effort to reading.' He feels:

"'such bodily listlessness and yawning hunger as though he were worn by a long journey or a prolonged fast … Next he glances about and sighs that no one is coming to see him. Constantly in and out of his cell, he looks at the sun as if it were too slow in setting.'

"This sounds eerily familiar. Yet, the name that so aptly describes our current state was lost to time and translation. ..."

More here: https://theconversation.com/acedia-the-lost-name-for-the-emotion-were-all-feeling-right-now-144058

Monday Morning Smile

 

Schmidt to drumpf

 One of the founders of The Lincoln Project took exception to some of Donald's misspelled and unstructured twitter Roidcasts attacking him this morning.

From Steve Schmidt.

It's golden.

Enjoy.

"You’ve never beaten me at anything.

This is our first dance. Did you like, Covita? We are so much better at this than your team of crooks, wife beaters, degenerates, weirdos and losers. You are losing.

We heard you loved Evita. You saw it so many times. Where will you live out your years in disgrace? Will you buy Jeffrey Epstein’s island? One last extra special deal from him? Or will you be drooling on yourself in a suite at Walter Reed? Maybe you will be in prison? I bet you fear that.

The Manhattan District Attorney may not be around to cover for you or your crooked kids anymore. Eliza Orlins doesn’t believe in different sets of rules for the Trumps. What about the State Attorney General? You know what you’ve done.

Oh, Donald. Who do you owe almost $500 million in personally guaranteed loans to? It's all coming down. You think you and your disgusting family are going to be in deal-flow next year? Are you really that delusional?

You are lucky Chris Wallace interrupted you after Joe Biden said you weren’t smart. You started to melt down. That’s the place that hurts the most. Right? Fred Sr., knew it. You’ve spent your whole life proving it. You aren’t very smart. You couldn’t take the SAT on your own. What was the real score? 970? We both know you know.

Are the steroids wearing off? Is the euphoria fading? Do you feel foggy? Tired? Do you ache? How is the breathing? Hmmm. Are you watching TV today? We will have some nice surprises for you. Everyone is laughing at you. You are a joke. A splendid moron turned deadly clown.

Did you watch Martha McSally in her debate against American hero, fighter pilot, test pilot, astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly? She is so embarrassed by you. She is ashamed and full of self-loathing for the choice she made in following you over the cliff. She is in free fall now. She will lose, like most of them, because of you.

We hear from the White House and the campaign everyday. They are betraying you. They are looking to get out alive and salvage careers and their names. It’s Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner vs. Donald Trump Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle on the inside. They are at war over scraps and who gets to command what will be the remnants of your rancid cult.

It’s almost over now. You are the greatest failure in American history. You are the worst president in American history. Disgrace will always precede your name. Your grandchildren and great-grandchildren will grow up ashamed of their names.

One day, I suppose there will be some small and not-much-visited library that bears your name. It will be the type of place where a drunk walks by, staring at the wall for a minute, before deciding it is beneath his dignity to piss on. That’s what is waiting for you.

Joe Biden is a better man. He’s smarter. He’s winning. Do you remember when you didn’t want to name Donald Trump Jr., Donald because you were worried about him being a loser named Donald? You were right about that. He is. But it is you who will be remembered as America’s greatest loser. You will be crushed in the election.

Shhhhhhhh."

Current Mood

 

HAPPY drumpf Supporter (parody)

 

Chris Cuomo's Thoughts Today

 

Schmidt on Trump: 'Malignant Buffoon'

 On Sunday night, Schmidt unleashed two of his patented tweetstorms, the second of which eviscerated Donald Trump in 6 tweets. MaxNewsToday has assembled these tweets and reprinted them as one easy-to-read op-ed for our ongoing segment, Schmidt Storm. His tweetstorm has been edited for accuracy and clarity.

Donald Trump looked so small today from inside the cocoon of his armored presidential limo. Yesterday, the White House gaslighted America with two photo ops taken moments apart, and with Trump’s dramatic live signing of blank paper. Today, though America witnessed the, “Ride to Nowhere,” it was an exquisite metaphor for the end of Trump’s presidency. Slow moving and pointless, the motorcade enthralled the QAnon conspiracy nuts who gathered outside the hospital, hoping Trump would give them another clue about his smashing the pedophile ring that is running America. Inside the limo were agents of the Secret Service, who would jump in front of a bullet for the president and his family, but weren’t worthy of any consideration by Trump. It was a parade of one for an audience of one. It was a slow-rolling celebration of selfishness and malfeasance. Trump couldn’t be bothered to make any comment about the 200,000th dead American, but today, because he has become infected, he decided to give the nation a presidential funeral procession. It took the purposeless form of a slow-rolling meander around Walter Reed. Trump waved frantically at the gathered QAnon conspiracy loons and demonstrated through his clinical neediness his profound unfitness for command. Trump’s recklessness is responsible for his infection and many others. Trump’s lying has killed over 150,000 Americans who would not have died otherwise. Hundreds of thousands more will die. Why did it happen? How did it happen? Watch the video of the malignant buffoon in the back seat of the presidential suburban. It will explain a lot.

Editor's Note: Steve Schmidt is one of the founding members of the Lincoln Project. He is a communications and public affairs strategist who has worked on several Republican campaigns, including John McCain's 2008 bid for the White House, and he is now a regular political contributor to MSNBC.

ENRAGING

 

Monday Morning Smile

 

John Boutte sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at Seven Days of Satch

Just because John Boutte has an angels voice. Calming. Enjoy