Ratings Gold! Or Ice Cold...

The NY Times describes the four hour political re-education effort also known as The Academy Awards and even they seem to toy with the notion that it was a bit of a grim slog through a litany of lefty pieties.

Their coverage does not mention Sarah Silverman, who introduced the song from the James Bond film "Spectre" but announced she had not seen the film because James Bond is and always has been a sexist pig. Thanks for sharing.

I did tune in to watch the Blue-on-Blue (really, Black-on-Blue) action, which was endless. Did you know that there were no black nominees for the acting awards? Also no Asians or Hispanics, but that was not mentioned for two hours. Although to be fair, given their pop-culture footprint in sports and music, one might be more surprised by the black dearth in movies than the Asian absence.

The Times did not go anywhere near the ironies and absurdities here:

As the evening wore on, the causes began to stack up. Vice President Joseph R. Biden added yet another when he showed to introduce Lady Gaga’s performance of “Til It Happens to You,” from “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about campus sexual assault. “I really mean this, take the pledge,” Mr. Biden urged, as he begged attention for that issue, as Mr. McCarthy, of “Spotlight,” and Mr. McKay, of “The Big Short,” had urged attention for theirs.

The Times probably should have mentioned that the pledge in question is opposed to sexual violence and is at the "Its On Us" website. Perhaps the editors chose wisely in not clarifying that point since if Roman Polanski had walked onstage he would have received a standing ovation. As would Bill Clinton or assault-enabler and future Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Move On, indeed.

Comments

[Thomas Collins]

I've seen two movies in the last year or so. Grand Budapest Hotel and Ex Machina. I enjoyed them. That's all I can say about film today. Am I missing any good recent ones?

[Jack is Back!]

Is this old news here?

If you look at all the videos and especially where the reporter/photographer or whatever tells the SS agent "F.U." I think you'll understand for the "choke hold and slam".

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/02/29/video-reporter-grabs-neck-of-secret-service-at-trump-rally/

[lyle]

Last movie I saw at a theater was The Incredibles. The googles informs me that was 2004...

[cheerleader]

Diamond and Silk meet David Duke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR93wQm-YDk#t=17

[henry]

Why is Biden at an awards show? Peace break out somewhere? Un swear off nukes and missiles? Maybe the seas stopped rising.

[Captain Hate]

I can't stand watching anything on Breitbart's trash software.

[lyle]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/buffett-politicians-dead-wrong-on-economy-1456713274

Ole Warren clearing the way for Hilligula...

[Threadkiller]

Ann Coulter ‏@AnnCoulter

Ben! You're Zarathustra! @benshapiro, April 14, 2011, The Magic of Donald Trump - http://bit.ly/1nd1oP9

Shapiro is a dolt to have forgotten what he previously wrote about Trump.

Probably a hoax.

[lyle]

See here, henry:

http://spectator.org/articles/65624/no-more-oscars-me

[Barbara]

Since the thread keeps moving, I am re-posting again.

These sorts of stories only tell me that the "High Cabal", as Winston Churchill referred to those who move the pieces on the chess board behind the scenes, is extremely worried that the voters may just temporarily prevent them from manipulating the election this year.

Republican or Democrat, they are all the same. This has never been more apparent than during the reign of Barack Obama. There are only a few brave elected people out there who have gone against this combined Dem/Rep establishment. One is Jeff Sessions and I pray that he has good security.

Look for more {{{alarming}}} headlines to appear in the weeks to come as the Cabal tries to persuade the voters into
slitting their own throats. I'm with those who "will crawl over cutglass" to vote for the guy who is NOT Hillary. In this case, until proven otherwise, that person is Trump. All the rest of the stories you see about him and the election are just chaff.

[jimmyk]

the reporter/photographer or whatever tells the SS agent "F.U."

That reporter looks like the illegitimate spawn of Bernie Sanders and Barbara Mikulski.

[Old Lurker]

Seriously, Jimmy?

There are not enough paper bags for even Bernie to do that one.

[NK]

OL!!!

[NK]

Buffett doing some walking back about the great economy today. He admires Bernie's 'directness' but somehow supports Hilligula-- what a weasel he is: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/29/buffett-economys-wavering-but-im-buying-stocks.html

[Threadkiller]

http://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/02/29/fail-video-msnbc-tries-to-push-race-narrative-embarrasses-themselves/

:-)

[Truthbetold]

Before Trump was Slamming President Obama, He Was Giving Him High Praise in 2009

http://www.ijreview.com/2016/01/519166-trump-praised-obama-in-2009/

[Miss Marple]

Truthbetold,

Big whoop. When Obama was elected, I thought he would at least provide a good example for black kids and maybe the racial thing would be over with. I also hoped Hillary would use her influence for good, despite my doubts.

Wll, I got over that in a few short weeks, but if you had questioned me in early 2009 I might have uttered some platitudes, too.

[new lurker]

We "get it". Truthbetold. You hate Trump. Why not try another topic?

[Truthbetold]

MM

So you have a history of being easily fooled. And now you are supporting Trump.

[Threadkiller]

Cruz on Hewitt suggesting that Trump will bring bigotry to the Oval Office.

[Threadkiller]

"Klan or Nazis are always bad and Donald missed that brief."

[Truthbetold]

Trump missed the Mussolini brief as well.

[Threadkiller]

Said like a sheep.

[new lurker]

Bring back my faves and tell Truth and Thread to go away!!!

[Miss Marple]

http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/the-suicide-of-the-gop-establishment/

[Truthbetold]

TK

You're good with Trump quoting Mussolini?

[boris]

One Trump is better than a thousand Truthuntolds

[Threadkiller]

You are 1/2 right, NL.

http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/will-hillarys-lying-save-america/

[Marlene]

NASCAR endorses Trump. Brian France,Bill Elliot,Ryan Newman,David Regan,Chase Elliot.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Trump was quoting Mediaite which was quoting Mussolini who was quoting apparently an ancient Italian proverb which apparently derived originally from Psalm 84.
You're not good with Trump quoting the Bible?

[new lurker]

Well, I think it is a fight to the end here with The Trumpkins (IVR) and the Rubio people? I just don't understand how Rubio says he will fight to the end, and he hasn't won one state and is set to lose Florida! Makes no sense. And, I also abhor the nasty things being said by all the candidates except the Dems are not saying anything! Plus for Hillary, I think although I cannot stand her.

[Truthbetold]

Iggy

Take a another look at how he answered when asked about it. I know he is your boy, but really.

[Miss Marple]

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/donald-trump-endorsement-tom-marino-220002

[lyle]

The tedious boor insists on tedious boredom.

[BlueOx]

Rank the following in order of probability.

A: Indictment and/or "health issues" keep Cankles off the November ballot.

B: The Trump campaign implodes due to scandal (ie.Trump University) or flame-out and he fails to make the ballot. This includes no third-party run.

C: Both of the above.

D: Neither of the above.

I'll say D, B, C, A with D by far most likely and A by far least likely.

[clarice]

henry, Biden was just taking a break from his hard work leading the war on cancer..this after that tough business with JOBS.

[Truthbetold]

lyle

Where did you get the ridiculous notion that you were witty?

[henry]

Side note, a NY judge sided with Apple over not cracking an iPhone of a drug suspect.... Tbd on the terror phone in CA.

[Barbara]

The Dems remind me of those characters in the movie, "The Mummy Returns", who march with glazed eyes chanting, "Imhotep. Imhotep. Imhotep."

[BlueOx]

If the government can order Apple to invent code that doesn't exist, why can't Biden simply order that doctors invent a cancer cure?

Problem solved!

[DrJ]

...why can't Biden simply order that doctors invent a cancer cure?

Problem solved!

But but but, what would I then do with my life? :)

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

He's not my boy, dumb shit, as you well know.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I'd say you're right on the money in your rankings Blue Ox.

[henry]

Clementis must be using funny mushrooms on their pizzas.

[hrtshpdbox]

I just don't understand how Rubio says he will fight to the end, and he hasn't won one state and is set to lose Florida! Makes no sense.

Also makes no sense that anyone in the world would want an unqualified provocateur like Donald Trump to be president. Maybe people will suddenly wake up, that wouldn't be any odder than anything else that's happening. I can't imagine that people will stop expressing how appalled they are at how the GOP contest is going - why should they? It's expressed here that, at the end of the day, regardless if he's our second, third or last choice, we obviously must vote for L'Orange to keep Hillary out. It's not obvious to me, I don't understand how I'd pull a lever for someone I find reprehensible. Pretty sure I couldn't do it.

[Truthbetold]

Iggy

Your the dumb shit trying to defend Trump.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

Except if A is extremely unlikely, wouldn't adding B to it, to make C, make C even more unlikely?
If B were a 100% certainty then adding it to A wouldn't change the probability at all but B is considerably less than 100% certain.
Hmmm.

[new lurker]

But, ________box, I have always thought you were voting for the Hil!

[hrtshpdbox]

It's the people voting for Trump in the primaries who are putting Hillary in the White House, anyway. I'm not going to feel guilty for not adding to their mistake.

[BlueOx]

I considered that Iggy, but I figured if Hillary! is forced out, there's no way Donald would survive the blowback.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

I merely pointed out the quote predates Mussolini and is apparently derived from the bible.
Mediaite was typically too smart by half.
And Trump's point was well taken; just because a creep said it doesn't automatically discredit it. That's a logical fallacy.
I'm still voting for Cruz and think Trump is a chump, but that doesn't mean, as some whacked out conspiracy nut might think, that everything he says is automatically illegitimate.

[hrtshpdbox]

C'mon, new lurker, I've voted every single year, off-year or not, since 1976, and I've never voted for anyone other than a Republican.

[Threadkiller]

I'm not going to feel guilty for not adding to their mistake.

So you lecture us for fun?

[Truthbetold]

iggy

Isn't Trump a "whacked out conspiracy nut" ?

[hrtshpdbox]

...that everything he says is automatically illegitimate.

That expression is, though, imo - it is better to live as a sheep for a thousand years than to live as a lion for one day. There's so little you can get done in just one lousy day, y'know? A much, much better expression, which says essentially the same thing but much more elegantly and realistically, was Goldwater's "extremism in the pursuit of virtue is no vice" thing (don't make me look it up, you can't make me do it).

[hrtshpdbox]

So you lecture us for fun?

No, for money.

[Threadkiller]

;-)

[Glasater]

Didn't heart shaped vote for bozo in the day?

[derwill]

I'm trying to figure out whose campaign is paying TBT. At first I thought it was Cruz's, but then when Rubio started doing his imitation of the obnoxious amirite kid, I decided it had to be Rubio's campaign, because only Rubio's campaign would pay someone to be that annoying and think it was working.

But now I've decided that TBT has got to be working for Trump. It's like that 3-dimensional chess that the Obamabots assure us that he's playing every time he eff's up so bad that even WaPo and the NYT experience moments of doubt that the only light he brings is the one shining through his empty head. See, TBT makes himself so annoying that we all get together and vow to vote for Trump just to spite TBT. That way Trump gets our votes, TBT goes away after collecting his paltry salary for accomplishing his mission, we're finally rid of the annoying twit, and it's winning all the way around.

All together now: Trump! Trump! Trump!

[hrtshpdbox]

You'd better stop calling Jeb Bush bozo, Glasater, and the Pennsylvania primary still hasn't happened, so no.

[hrtshpdbox]

But now I've decided that TBT has got to be working for Trump.

And with Trump a secret agent for Hillary, I'd say we're all Keynesians now!

[henry]

Derwill, I still think he is paid by Soros thru Axelrod.

[lyle]

Me, witty, Troofy? Compared to a monotonous bore like you, I'm Mark Steyn!

[Truthbetold]

derwill

Figuring things out is clearly a problem for you.

[Truthbetold]

Keep trying lyle

[Truthbetold]

Hey TK

Do you think Trump did not know who David Duke was?

[Miss Marple]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/02/29/voters_in_florida_begin_early_voting_in_crucial_primary_129818.html

600,000 have already voted absentee!

[Threadkiller]

U.S. District Judge Brian Miller refuted Librace's argument, stating that Rubio was born in Florida and Cruz's mother was a U.S. citizen.

In addition to attacking the merits of his argument, Miller ruled that Librace lacked standing to raise the issue in federal court because he cannot show that he has been concretely and particularly injured.

http://m.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/feb/29/judge-agrees-hear-arkansans-case-against-eligibili/

The merits remain unresolved despite the meddling of the judge.

[Miss Marple]

And, (forgot to add this) almost 44% are from people who did NOT vote in 2012!

[Threadkiller]

David Duke?

https://youtu.be/8K3-U6w5ArM

[lyle]

Trying, Troofy? I'm done wif you. But I bet you're a hit to party with...at a morticians conference.

[GUS]

http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/man-wanted-in-attempted-brookfield-bank-robbery-believed-dead-in-crash-b99678565z1-370531331.html

I was standing one foot away from this dude. He was COVERED in blood, and it was dripping off both of his hands. I looked him straight in the eye for about 5 seconds and he left.

[hrtshpdbox]

Although a woman running mate should pretty much be a lock, I think it would make sense under the circumstances for Cruz and Rubio to resolve that whoever pulls in more delegates on Tuesday should head up a Rubio/Cruz or Cruz/Rubio ticket. I suppose that delegates chosen so far are still bound on the first ballot, but there should be enough outstanding to run that united ticket vs Trump for the remainder of the contests. I know ego usually gets in the way of that kind of deal but, again, under the circumstances...

[Barbara]

Announcement a couple of hours ago from the Trump campaign:

"Donald J. Trump for President Inc. announced Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined the campaign as a Senior Advisor.

Mr. Trump stated, 'I have great respect for Governor Mike Huckabee and we have a mutual admiration for our wonderful families. It is great to have his daughter, Sarah, join the campaign.'

Sarah added, 'I volunteered to join Mr. Trump’s campaign because he is a champion of working families; not Washington-Wall Street elites. Like the other Republican candidates, Mr. Trump is pro-life, pro-marriage, and will appoint conservatives to the courts. What makes Mr. Trump my choice for president is he will break the grip of the donor class on our government and make it accountable to working families again. I’m honored to help Mr. Trump Make America Great Again.'

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has advised presidential campaigns and Fortune 500 companies and has been named 40 under 40 by Time Magazine. She lives in Little Rock, Arkansas with her husband Bryan and their three young children."

[hrtshpdbox]

I was standing one foot away from this dude.

Whoa. Was this in the bank or out on the street?

[Jack is Back!]

Lest we forget: Its golf at Doral this week. Top 64 in the world.

What's that got to do with the topic? Guess who owns it?

http://www.golfdigest.com/story/forward-press-all-eyes-on-trump-as-anticipation-for-augusta-intensifies

Sunday should result in the highest TV ratings ever for the WGC is Trump shows up as usual. Hard to believe he will lay low.

[henry]

Gus, I heard about that on the radio... would have guessed he tried to escape the other way. How are you?

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

If someone tells me she's married to Bernie Sanders' kid I'm gonna go find a nice high bridge somewhere.

[GUS]

In the bank, he walked up to the teller "Stephen" and asked. "Do you have money?" He was smoking a cigarette. Stephen said, "Of course we have money,we're a bank, how can I help you!"
The dude got up on the counter right next to me, rummaged thru the drawer and said to the teller where I was standing. "Open the drawer".
I'm crazy, but I stared him down.

[derwill]

hrt, I know this is something you don't want to hear, but I place the blame for Trump on Jeb Bush and the GOPe and the big money donors who in their infinite stupidity decided that an establishment, dynastic candidate would be welcomed with open arms by a base that had made no secret of how [redacted] sick unto death they are of the politics of business as usual back in DC.

Bush began by sucking up most the money, which he then wasted on running a campaign 15 years out of date, in particular buying pointless attack ads, mostly against Rubio (and how's that for delicious irony now!). On top of that he began his campaign by announcing that he could win the Republican primary without the votes from people who actually vote Republican. And then when that brilliant strategy faltered, the GOPe and their paid media shills labeled all of us Republican voters ignorant, racist hillbillies.

So don't you dare blame Trump on us. He's the creation of your boy Jeb! and the GOPe and their yapping lap dogs in the conservative media. I didn't want Trump, and I still don't want him, but y'all managed to manipulate the situation into such a [redacted]-up sorry mess that it's likely to be either Trump or Hillary, which means I'm stuck with Trump.

I hold no personal animus toward you, hrt, and I liked and respected Jeb Bush at one time, even though I thought his time had passed. But now he, the donors, the GOPe, and their conservative media shills can all go die this fire of their own making.

I that's how I really feel. :-)

[Stephanie]

That 'Mussolini' quote was actually printed on coins in Italy back in the 1920s and refers to Piave from 1918 and was evidently about a battle in WWI.

That is what I can piece together on it. I use it all the time in anti/pro gun arguments.

[GUS]

I'm fine Henry, the bank was the U.S. Bank on Bluemound and Calhoun. It's weird, I think the guy was more afraid of me than vice versa.
He's freaking dead!!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--Isn't Trump a "whacked out conspiracy nut" ?--

Well, he's got some birfer cred but I don't think he's so far gone that he believes in anything really, really whacky, like some of that troofer stuff.
Know what I mean? They're WAY gone.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--He's freaking dead!!--

Only look GUS in the eye for four seconds or less.

[DrJ]

...at a morticians conference

Not to get in the middle of this food fight, but many work lives ago I interviewed a lot of morticians. Most of them were a hoot, utterly unconventional, and quite amusing to be around.

[henry]

I know the bank... that is crazy being next to a bank robber mid robbery.

[Threadkiller]

He could sense that you would be willing to bust a CAP on him, GUS.

Glad you are ok.

[Threadkiller]

Hewitt, AKA Switzerland, is calling the race. Trump is done.

[boris]

"and quite amusing to be around"

I'm sure they'd find Truthuntold nice to work with. (IYKWIMAITYD)

[Truthbetold]

Iggy

Follow the crowd, it's who you are.

[lyle]

I know, DrJ. I've known a few morticians myself. Maybe I should have said "actuary's conference," but that might imply Troofy has high intelligence to handle the math.

[Truthbetold]

Keep trying lyle

[DrJ]

lyle,

Try accountants. Thank God that they exist, but none that I've known would be described as the life of the party.

[hrtshpdbox]

Gus, that is wild, I'd need a scotch now if I were you.

Derwil, I'd been anticipating a Jeb run since sometime in 2014, convinced he was an aspirational, optimistic candidate who could broaden GOP appeal by bringing in Hispanics (as he did in Florida) and easily beat Hillary Clinton. This GOPe thing still means nothing to me - Jeb didn't get elected to the House or the Senate to overthrow Obamacare and then do nothing. Jeb had and has nothing to do with politics as usual in DC. Instead, he was a very conservative, successful governor of a big state. I like wonky, thinking conservatives, and he is one.

He clearly ran a poor campaign and is much better actually being in office than running for it. I cringed, early on, when he flubbed Megyn Kelly's Code Pink type question about "How can you criticize Hillary Clinton on Benghazi when your own brother couldn't find WMD in Iraq" or whatever the hell it was. Jeb should have torn Megyn a new one for asking such a stupid question or, at the very least, he should have anticipated that somewhere along the line he was going to get stupid questions like that.

Jeb didn't call all the plays, of course, the money guys did. Like everyone else, they didn't anticipate Trump. But Jeb didn't create Trump, Trump did that himself because he's an excellent flim flam man, maybe even better than Obama, and I'm not even going to try to force myself to say anything nice about those who fall for the snake oil. I think a lot of people feel the way I do, and I know that a lot of intelligent people disagree with me (there, I did say something nice). It's gonna be a rough season.

[lyle]

Yep, accountants it is. Although our CPA has the driest sense of humor I've ever encountered. But I have a colleague at work who was a corporate CPA in his previous life. Dull as day old dishwater. Like Troofy.

[jimmyk]

Librace lacked standing to raise the issue in federal court because he cannot show that he has been concretely and particularly injured.

He doesn't look injured to me.

[Truthbetold]

lyle

Is this an example of the real interesting stuff that you need to fill that hole in your life.

[lyle]

He looks...fabulous, jimmyk.

[lyle]

Yawn

[Threadkiller]

Maybe they meant his brother George.