The Longest Day

BTW, "The Longest day" is a quote from German general Rommel.

Comments

[lyle]

Rush played a montage of all the newswhores giving Trump credit for his D-Day speech because, they all agreed, that it “wasn’t all about himself.”

Then he played an edited mix of Zero giving his D-Day speech a few years ago. It was a bit more self-referential. Like 273 times more self-referential. The press naturally slobbered over it.

[D]

Boris:
Some excellent posts today.

[D]

Neo:
Good info wrt Flynn.

[Old Lurker]

JimSV " I tend to think Russia would've whooped them."

The US was equipping Russia via Lend-Lease and then later pulled Germany in several directions in N Africa. The US was also supplying Britain even before entering the war, without which support the Battle of Britain would have been a short affair. Relieved of all those diversions, the Germans v Russia would have gone differently. And then the German bomb...

So...no.

[Old Lurker]

"Now that the Russian collusion investigation is over..."

The one done by the DoJ (which works for the POTUS) maybe.

[MissMarple2]

Paul Bedard
‏Verified account @SecretsBedard
2h2 hours ago

Reagan biographer @CraigSBPA called @realDonaldTrump D-Day speech an A, better than Clinton or Bush. ‘Second only to Reagan’ he told @LarryOConnor @WMALDC

[DrJ]

AUBURN, CA—Local 36-year-old man Nate Ripley, who identifies as six-year-old...

Hey! Why pick on us here in Auburn?

[Captain Hate]

Flying pig Alert!

“It really was one of those moments that I think Donald Trump needed to rise to in order to walk away from this cemetery, walk away from this hallowed ground, and have people back home saying, you know what—no matter what I think about the current President of the United States, he said the right thing at Normandy, he did the right thing at Normandy,” – Jim Acosta CNN

[lyle]

😬

[lyle]

no matter what I think about the current President

Ask us what we think about you, jackass.

[Catsmeat]

Marlene--after all the tears shed today over what we've conspicuously remembered, it is a kind of relief to tell you that I never had any real problem putting all my four children's stuffed animals in the washer, on normal, warm. Spray any particular stains first. Then set them out to dry--in the sun would be especially nice (this is how they treated Raggedy Ann at the beginning of her first adventure--bonus children's lit note, though in her case she'd been through the wringer, literally).

Pin, I've been forgetting to say I haven't read Colette. Actually, there's lots I haven't read. My only saving grace is that there's lots I have.

Ok, did my gutters yesterday, and the house is big and has up to 2 and a half stories, and we had baby maple trees yearning for life in every gutter, but I also found something completely new--piles of animal scat two stories up, with (excuse these gory details) the size midway between corgi and collie production. Raccoon? Possum? Foxes can climb trees but only about six-seven feet when pursuing prey. All the poop was way too large for squirrels. Any advice? No small human squatters--there's no way on the roof except the way I go, through the upstairs bathroom window (locked generally). I have a voicemail into the county extension people also.

[clarice]

catsmeat--pics of racoon scat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlU8pPekCXE

[clarice]

possum scat:http://www.wildlife-removal.com/possumpoop.html

[MissMarple2]

https://bongino.com/90-year-old-d-day-vets-song-outselling-ed-sheeran-taylor-swift/

This is a really beautiful song, and a tear-jerker. Video of him singing the song is at the bottom of the article. Give it a listen.

[henry]

Catsmeat, sounds like raccoon scat. They like roofs. Check your attic to make sure they haven’t found a way in. Like nice, they have flex rib cages and can fit small cracks (or vents on a roof). Nasty disease carrying critters.

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/06/football-field-sized-asteroid-could-hit-earth-this-year/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&__twitter_impression=true

1/7000 chance, so this is click bait. However, interesting details on how we have improved readiness (since 2017 I might point out.)

[Jane]

Marlene,

As you know, cleaning is not my best quality, but I'd wash them and dry them. Altho Catsmeat has probably got it better.

Catsmeat, I erased your email today by mistake, so make sure you keep in touch when things are getting close.

[Catsmeat]

Thanks, clarice and henry. The local extension people will probably help trap it and if not I will call "Bats to Rats," a private concern. If it was raccoon scat, it didn't seem to have the markers of the worms (those images were gross but educative!).

[clarice]

https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/aclu-scrapes-bottom-to-stop-census-citizenship-question/

[MissMarple2]

https://variety.com/2019/music/people-news/dr-john-dies-dead-new-orleans-musician-1203235395/

[MJW]

From a Politico article on Flynn:

In a text message to POLITICO, Giuliani said he was not Flynn’s new lawyer. Dershowitz replied that he’s not representing Flynn. DiGenova in an email wrote, “We are not at liberty to discuss.”

The non-response is, of course, interesting, and fits with the rumor Miss Marple reported. If Flynn's plea deal is generous, as the article says, withdrawing from it is a risky gamble, considering the possibility of unrelated charges.

[MJW]

Instead of "is a risky strategy," I meant "would be a risky strategy."

[MJW]

Or gamble. Either one.

[lyle]

Hey! Why pick on us here in Auburn?

How old are you, again, DrJ? 😊

[MissMarple2]

https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/06/youtube-twitter-conservatives-demonetize/

More about the upheaval at You Tube and what Twitter is doing to make themselves look better.

[Another Bob]

Marlene, if they really don’t need cleaning, maybe the dryer on “fluff”?

[lyle]

maybe the dryer on “fluff”?

Or maybe take out a national ad proclaiming them to be BHO bears. Then the press would happily fluff them...

(I’ll see myself out now)

[MissMarple2]

https://kagdaily.com/2019/06/fox-news-discovers-isis-scheme-to-send-terrorists-to-us-thru-mexican-border/

Contains excerpt from Fox News.

[JimNorCal]

clarice, 5:44-ish
OMG. There's so MUCH on YouTube

[henry]

Lyle, at one point while still in Normandy, my grandfather’s aide found a chateau with caves filled with wine. Each bottle was marked with an “x” by the Germans. Fortified wine intended for the German officers. My grandfather relocated his HQ to that chateau, told the line guys where to find him (as in Bradley, Patton, etc), but may have missed telling Bedell Smith. Took Smith a week to find him and screw up the supply chain.

I was wondering if you have some of that “x” wine that you sample occasionally. ;)

[JimNorCal]

OL, 5:27. Sure its a hypothetical not worth jawing over.
Let me say only: I am VERY comfortable with my position.
I'm certainly well aware of the factors you mention.

[JimNorCal]

Tsk, tsk lyle 6:46.
Is that moar goading? :) :)

[JimNorCal]

Noted at BJG, city of Oakland decriminalized all psychedelic mushrooms, cactus, ayahuasca vines, etc
https://newatlas.com/oakland-decriminalizing-psychedelics-entheogen-magic-mushrooms/60011/

[lyle]

Moi, Jim? 😬

I don’t have any ‘x’ wine, henry...yet. Well, maybe a few, just not fortified. It’s more like I won’t pull a bottle for just anyone if they don’t have any idea what they’re drinking. cf. my sibs and in-laws...

If ever I get to meet more JOMbreros in person, I’d happily pull some good stuff.

[henry]

LOL Lyle! Tbird or a craft brew for me.

[lyle]

But speaking of Normandy, I’d be curious what grapes were being grown in a chateau there. I don’t believe that would be Bordeaux. I’ll have to consult one of my wine books. Jack would probably know.

[lyle]

Yer on, henry!

[JimNorCal]

Did anyone post this already?
Churchill tries to join the D-Day fleet but Ike finds the way to stop him.
Followed by a lengthy article on the troubles at Omaha Beach. So much went wrong there. Very moving.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-06-06/churchill-ike-epic-human-tragedy-first-wave-omaha

[Jim Eagle]

If you want to learn about the French, their wine industry, and how they protected during WWII, then I recommend this book. I read it when it first came out as it recommended by my SIL who is married to the Thienpont family who own Vieux Chateau Certan and Le Pin.

https://www.amazon.com/Wine-War-Frances-Greatest-Treasure/dp/0767904486

[Jim Eagle]

Lyle,

If any they are what are called "peasant or farmer" grapes. Normandy is Calvados and Cider country. Apple orchards abound. Many Calvados distillers are open for tasting and sales.

I think they are trying to bring back their viticulture but I don't remember seeing any vineyards of note last time there in 2009.

[henry]

Lyle, I got the impression the German staff shipped good stuff in. There may have been local wine as well. It’s been over 40 years since I last heard that story... my grandfather told it over a martini and cigar, sitting in his recliner / rocker with his flags behind him (US & command) and decorations in a display case / side table. It was one of his favorite stories, and he always had s twinkle in his describing Smith’s conniption when he finally found the supply HQ for the European theater. Followed by hearty laughter.

[henry]

In his eye

[jim nj]

https://www.space.com/radio-ridge-between-galaxy-clusters.html

Two colliding galaxy clusters, each with a magnetic field are interacting over a "radio bridge."

First time the effect has been seen. Is it rare or common?

[Another Bob]

Jack, nice reminder about Normandy and apples. Got turned on to Calvados during a stint through Normandy a while back.

[lyle]

I have a book Wine & War by Don & Petie Kladstrup that I’ve only skimmed. Might have to delve into it this weekend.

I’ll check out your recommendation, JiB.

Shipping wine during a war seems like a tall order, henry, but if all they did was ship from Alsace or E. Germany I guess that wouldn’t have been too difficult.

[Jim Eagle]

Puck drop in 3 minutes. Good luck, henry.

Go Bruins!

[henry]

Lyle, or from a better part of France. The wine would have been shipped and stored pre invasion. Under Rommel’s orders? Interesting mystery to trace.

[Narciso79]

Acosta embarrasses me the way some Italian Americans might feel about deniro or Irish Americans feel about Baldwin at dios mio.

[henry]

JIB, sad about the Bruin with the broken jaw. That just sucks. But, Go Blues!

[Jane]

Who is the Bruin with the broken jaw? Did it happen tonight/

[Narciso79]

I guess the dispatching that various deepstaters suffered in blindspot was why I kept watching

https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/05/30/scorched_earth_lives_upturned_muellers_targets_speak_out.html?fbclid=IwAR07qkTNa-60dKx4-5IIWSy0cSCBN7LgAzZN_kjTw_h0ABPcGZuGEMuBR-s

[henry]

Jane, Capra(?). Happened last game, he deflected a shot with his stick right into his jaw. Scary.

[MissMarple2]

Rudy Giuliani
‏Verified account @RudyGiuliani
3h3 hours ago

I have no plan to cease personal representation of @realDonaldTrump. I was brought on to handle the Mueller investigation and I am still dealing with the possible crimes committed by the investigators. I’m here until Pres. doesn’t need me or needs something else.
======================
Note: "...and I am still dealing with the possible crimes committed by the investigators."

[Jim Eagle]

lyle and henry,

In that book toward the end you will learn how the Allies rescued all the 1st and 2nd growth Bordeaux's and Burgundies that Hitler had his army confiscate and ship to Berchtesgaden, his alpine hide-a-way. There were caves below the chalet built into the mountain.

It was a Special Ops like no other:)

[Jim Eagle]

Jane,

Zdeno Chara, their captain, and stands 6'9" on his skates!

He's playing tonight with a special mask proteecting his jaw. Took a puck directly on the left side of his jaw last game in St. Louis. Middle of 2nd period. Never came back. Tough guy.

[Narciso79]

There was this guy in the first season whi has a physical resemblance to a certain real life character
https://blindspot.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_Carter

[henry]

Thanks JiB. Chara is one tough hombre. I respect him playing through the injury. I hope it doesn’t cost him.

[Marlene]

Thanks for the teddy bear cleaning tips! I really can't put them outside to dry because the pollen is so thick they'll turn green. I'll probably put them in the dryer on the air setting.
Cleaning tip:don't start cleaning closets if you don't want to find a plastic bag full of teddy bears!

[Jane]

Really tough guy, Jib.

[GUS]

"Nasty disease carrying critters".

Were you referring to THE FULL COMMIES in Congress Henry.

[lyle]

or from a better part of France

Oui. Since the entire country was occupied that would make sense.

[lurkersusie]

My dad landed on Utah on DDay. Two of his cousins landed on
Omaha beach. One was killed on DDay the other on DDay plus one.
Another cousin paratrooped ahead of the invasion and was missing
for a few days. Another was shot down in Burma.
The movie Saving Private Ryan was loosely based on
my Dads cousins

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niland_brothers

[lyle]

Wow, ls. I’m humbled.

[Narciso79]

That is remarkable suzy.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=kCf53i9PXBg

This is a guy who I listen to M-F. He's a young guy who has a positive attitude and loves President Trump. He also has a Periscope account which got censored today, but a friend copied his broadcast to YouTube before it got clamped down.

I will post his new Periscope account when I find it. Now, sometimes he gets steamed and uses a lot of cuss words, but it still is a good podcast.

This is a particularly good one.

[henry]

Gus, the only good varmint is a dead varmint. Except raccoons are better than commies. After all, Davey Crockett did not wear a Commie skin cap.

[Jim Eagle]

What a knucklehead play by Dunn. Just ice it son:)

Bruins power play.

[Narciso79]

Suzy. We had a gang of armadillos probing weak points under the house.

[henry]

Wow!!! Lurkersusie, that is so terrible for your family.

[lyle]

I’d wear a Commie skin cap. Provided it involved enough dead commies to make. Wait, do they have to be dead to provide the pelt? Is flaying still no longer permissible in polite society?

[MissMarple2]

lurkersusie,

A phenomenal sacrifice by your family. I will remember them all in my prayers.

[Captain Hate]

RIP Mac "Dr. John" Rebannack

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nthlnd-LRsU

[Pinandpuller]

Ute (vehicle) A ute (YOOT), originally an abbreviation for "utility" or "coupé utility", is a term used in Australia and New Zealand to describe vehicles with a tray behind the passenger compartment..

That was me. Unlike Marisa Tomei I didn’t win an Academy Award.

[Captain Hate]

Go Raptors!

[Narciso79]

I think it's time to torch the Mueller report

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/447394-key-figure-that-mueller-report-linked-to-russia-was-a-state-department

[Another Bob]

CH, catch the story of the GS part owner who, while sitting courtside, shoved a Raptors player the other night?

$500K fine and one-year ban from the NBA and all team events. Rumor is he’ll be required to sell his share.

[MissMarple2]

Ronna McDaniel
‏Verified account @GOPChairwoman
21m21 minutes ago

After weeks of confusion on where he stands, Joe Biden just endorsed unlimited taxpayer funding of abortion.

Biden should've just plagiarized his position from Planned Parenthood’s website from the start like he's been doing for his other policy positions.
=================
Ronna's stepping up her Trumpian trolling!

[Jim Eagle]

Of to bed. May lurk.

Slaap lekker, tot morgen.

Go Bruins!

[lyle]

Speaking of in-laws, my ASIL (the first letter stands for ‘annoying’) and my dear MIL are coming to dinner tomorrow night. Slow-cooked, bone-in chuck roast with veal reduction, garlic mashers, and a veggie to be named later for a third round draft pick. She’s the one married to the big shot attorney now working as COS for HHS. She thinks she knows more about wine than she actually does. She doesn’t get an ‘x’ bottle...

[Narciso79]

The solon is at the evelyn Murray level if coherence, without needing to be slapped.

[henry]

May you dream Blues!

[henry]

Lyle, your ASIL can have my Tbird. Craft brew is plentiful everywhere. ;)

[Pinandpuller]

Freddy Gray’s death was a tragedy, Ron Brown’s a statistic.

Mack Bolan said you never hear the cargo hook that kills you.

[Narciso79]

Less improbable than the Mueller report:

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/06/06/russia-claims-john-kerry-secretly-approved-of-invasion-of-crimea/

[lurkersusie]

In a key finding of the Mueller report, Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Kilimnik, who worked for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is tied to Russian intelligence.

But hundreds of pages of government documents — which Mueller possessed since 2018 — describe Kilimnik as a “sensitive” intelligence source for the U.S. State Department who informed on Ukrainian and Russian matters.

Why special counsel Robert Mueller’s team omitted that part of the Kilimnik narrative from their report and related court filings is not known. But the revelation of it comes as the accuracy of Mueller’s Russia conclusions face increased scrutiny.

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/447394-key-figure-that-mueller-report-linked-to-russia-was-a-state-department

[Narciso79]

I picked up on that one, suzie, how did you family feel about such a valismy sacrifice, I think you once related it before.

[henry]

That is one way to darken a hat, lurkersusie.

[lyle]

I’ll break out a decent Tuscan IGT, henry. After all, I’m drinking it. No aged Barolo, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Super Tuscan or high end California Cab.

::arms crossed emoji:: 🤨

[henry]

Lyle, you need a trick double pour wine bottle. I think Penn & Teller could create it.

[Captain Hate]

AB,

I put a link up about that @ 4:00 on the last page. All that money and so little sense. I wish ABC would fire that annoying turd, Jeff Van Gundy, who defended the clown; and dump Fatass Mark Jackson while they're at it.

Lots of people are saying KD won't play in the series.

[Narciso79]

Your uncle was a navy admiral Henry, or did I read that wrong?

[Another Bob]

The ProFootballDoc said Durant was very iffy to play in the finals.

[Narciso79]

Actually they were relatively sensible in the early 80s
https://babalublog.com/2019/06/06/shocking-the-miami-herald-editorial-board-supports-trumps-new-cuba-policy/?fbclid=IwAR2NM-Qv2UNnGM4VyJKcWoyylJ7qNwX6DY0CpBMhO2xH4UL21Xvsmx8Hr2Q

[henry]

Narciso, yes. He was a pilot on the Enterprise when Pearl Harbor got hit, led the first flight of US planes back to protect Hawaii, then developed night fighting, jets on air craft carriers, was Ike’s naval aide, and ended as head of anti submarine watergate, Pacific.

His younger brother was West Point ‘44S, Corp of engineers, then head of Naval Underwater Systems Labs.

I was slated to follow my grandfather and uncle at West Point as the third generation Henry, but events (honor code scandal).

[Narciso79]

This really is staggering legal malpractice at the Edwin Wilson level, the real ray reddington

[henry]

Warfare

[lyle]

Hmmm...

Subversive. I like it, henry!

[Catsmeat]

Jane, I do have your email and will soon let you know a little more closely about when I'm coming.

The only military glory I have is a great grandfather who was a Rear Admiral under Dewey (with Dewey in Manila Bay, also in Panama and China with my grandmother as a baby, she having been born in 1899). My husband's father was in a bomber; his brother, that is, my husband's uncle, was the same in WWII--but shot down, just off the Belgian coast. The plane was only found this year. My FIL lived to 84--never a day went by without remembering his brother. So many sad stories!

[MissMarple2]

I am watching a replay of President Trump's speech, which is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhOMVlQxapY

I had not noticed this morning that President Macron went to help the American vets to stand when they were introduced. A nice touch.

[Dave (in MA)]

Instapundit:
OPEN THREAD: Go for it

...except there seems to be a Disqus outage.