Meanwhile, Back At The Mall...

Saved by the rain! It was undoubtedly divine intervention that thwarted Trump's attempted putsch yesterday, but will progressives be willing to praise God?

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[Porchlight]

Trump says he is considering an executive order on the 2020 census on.wsj.com/2Jf8aSQ

Good. Didn't Obama move the census operations into the WH claiming executive authority, and no one said a thing?

[MissMarple2]

Hi guys. I fell out of bed last night and have a back spasm and a bump on my head.I feel like crap and am moving slow.

[Porchlight]

Heh, hrt. Time traveler confirmed.

[hrtshpdbox]

It's just too easy for Trump; if he uses an executive order to place a completely innocuous and common-sense question on the census, the average voter will shrug while watching the left and the media go nuts. An almost effortless win win.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/07/05/america-created-224000-jobs-in-june/

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/07/05/america-created-224000-jobs-in-june/

[Tom R]

It's all a long term thing. When I despair, it's because I don't think folks on the right have the patience for the long slog that substantive change will require.

It helps being a Christian and an optimist to prevent that kind of despair.

The Counterculture coalition (Communists, atheists, hippies, gays, etc) won the Counterculture War I that lasted for several decades without firing a shot.

We now have a MAGA Counterculture War trying to defeat the Leftist coalition. If the Leftists won the first Counterculture war without firing a shot shouldn't a similar strategy be the first course of action MAGA Patriots should use? Instead of resorting to a violent conflict of killing the Leftist enemy (many who are victims of Leftist indoctrination/brainwashing) as the first course of action wouldn't the better solution entail winning their hearts and minds and giving them a MAGA red pilling so they have an epiphany and come to the realization they have been mislead/indoctrinated/brainwashed?

I think that is what Trump is trying to do. He has successfully gotten the entire Leftist Powers That Be to display their true nature to the American public. I don't think that is going to help their recruiting effort. If Trump wins in a landslide in 2020 then IMO that is a sign that Team MAGA is winning and has momentum.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/157005000-employed-june-19th-record-trump-era

[Rocco]

Jane needs one of these for the pool.

https://www.amazon.com/Skeong-Pre-sident-Bathroom-Accessories-Quick-Dry/dp/B07TS5LD81/ref=sr_1_33?keywords=trump+swimming+accessories&qid=1562342981&s=gateway&sr=8-33

[Narciso79]

7niviaion went so woke buying deadspin, they are going to half to sell, probably at cost.

[sbwaters]

David Brooks: a society marked by loneliness and quiet despair

I think someone needs a hug.

[henry]

Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports
1h

NEW: Judge Furman in SDNY won't hold a #2020Census conference "at this time" given the govt's "acknowledgment that this court's injunction" stands and it concedes it can't add a citizenship question to the surveys without "adopt[ing] a new rationale.'" @CourthouseNews

https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1147157314518081537

[MissMarple2]

I don't know when I have been so angry at a politician as I was with Jeb Bush's creepy comment about presidents dying on July 4th.

This guy was ticked off, too.

RED VIPER KAG '18
❌
‏ @get4208
Replying to @JebBush

Not one Clinton, Bush, or Obama could have done this.👇 As your brother once said while standing at Ground Zero, "I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you", Well guess what @POTUS actually does hear us, the rest of the world really hears us, even Chairman Kim. #45 BRAVO

[jimmyk]

Thanks, porch, I figured it was something like that. MSNBC never fails to find a new way to beclown itself.

[Jane]

It was a chick Gus. Way past her time.

[jimmyk]

“I think someone needs a hug.”

Brooks got his hug from his young research assistant, and dumped his wife of almost 30 years and mother of his children.

[Jane]

Oh I really do Rocco. Damn expensive for a towel tho.

MM, how do you fall out of bed?

[Jane]

Rocco,

I actually have a big Trump star on my lanai (made by Caro) and deplorable stickers on my golf cart, so that would be a perfect addition.

[Tom R]

Melinda,

Have you heard about this yet?

https://twitter.com/dawsonsfield/status/1146529779149152257?s=21

[Extraneus]

He was an obvious POS from the first moment I set eyes on him, IMO.

Me, too. I felt the same about Clinton, who was also an obvious fraud from the get-go. I didn't feel that way about Carter, but maybe I was too young and trustful at the time.

[jimmyk]

Gauff having a bit of a shaky start in round 3, but keeping it together.

[Narciso79]

I think it was way more of hug iykwim, Brings a whole new meaning to the title social animal.

But Brooksie doesn't disappoint, which means he always does, hes like syme who cheered big brother till they vaporized him.

[lyle]

I had Zero as a proto-commie from the get go.

[joan]

hrtshpdbox: ".... but I think it's about time that any investment manager with even a smidgen of integrity start dumping the stock, and for the shoe-buying public to boycott this creepy company."

and

".... I'd love to see all these anti-American turds get some comeuppance."

Oh, yes, I'm right there with you. I spend a lot of time wishing for the left's downfall. I cut up my Nike yoga gear the last time they showed their true colors, and rely on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Retribution:

"Though the mills of God grind slowly; Yet they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting, With exactness grinds He all."

I want them ground into dust.

[Threadkiller]

Jane, Herman Cain described arguing with a liberal as SIN.

First they Switch the subject. When that doesn't work they then Ignore the facts. And when the first two techniques don't work they resort to Namecalling.

[Jane]

Cain got that right TK.

[Threadkiller]

When the transcript of the speech gets released I am willing to bet that Trump, unlike Obama, won't have the "airport" slip of the tounge removed.

I can't remember any specific transcript of Obama's but I do remember JOMers catching the airbrushing of his gaffes.

[caro]

“I want them ground into dust.”
Love ya, Joan.

Meet JamesD. DIAF!

[Threadkiller]

MM, I hope you are ok.

[hrtshpdbox]

That's a great couple of Longfellow lines, joan, thanks.

jimmyk, bettor's have Gauff at just 8-to-1 to take the tournament; she's great, but it also shows how less-than-stellar the women's side is these days.

[sbwaters]

So it turns out that Trump’s teleprompter quit in the rain.

Had he been able to read it straight, the transcript would have been easy to post. Now they have to recreate it from video.

[Threadkiller]

In the comments at henry's 12:15 someone posted the DoJ's request to the court that shined them:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6183397-DOJ-census-7-3-19.html

This is a massive failure by the DoJ and The Administration.

[D]

TomR:
Don’t make assumptions about posters and then pose them as fact.
Don’t disrespect the posters here.

[jimmyk]

Gauff lost the first set 6-3. Lots of errors, looked flat.

[Threadkiller]

Just in!

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-salute-america/

[Threadkiller]

A quick cntrl-f for "airport" confirms my suspicion.

MAGA

[Porchlight]

That doesn't make sense to me, sbw. Surely someone had to program the teleprompter with some text to begin with.

[D]

Porch:
You are absolutely correct wrt to Obama and the census.

[Threadkiller]

Porch, the difference is "as written" vs "as read."

[rse]

henry-have you seen this? https://strategy.data.gov/assets/docs/draft-2019-2020-federal-data-strategy-action-plan.pdf came out in June but was referenced in something that came out today.

"Promote democracy" opens all sorts of doors for the career employees.

[Tom R]

Of course you do, but IMO that's got to be the least important question on the list.

Then again it could be the most important question considering it set the stage for the entire SC investigation in the first place.

If that question is asked, my bet is whoever from the DOJ accompanies Mueller won't allow him to answer it. If he does answer it, I could see something like "my meeting with Trump was private and I will not reveal the topics of discussion out of respect for Executive Privilege (or something to that effect).

[Extraneus]

Since the shoes were recalled, a few pairs have made it to online auction sites. One such e-Bay listing was up to $8,800 by the time of publication.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/07/04/mitch-mcconnell-fourth-july-photo-nike-kaepernick/

[Threadkiller]

Hmmmm. Actually you still have a point, Porch.

The preprogrammed prompter is the same as "as written and has no bearing on "as read."

;-)

Either way, I posted the transcript above.

[Jane]

Trump said this morning that he could barely see the teleprompter due to the rain.

[Extraneus]

Indonesia woman faces jail time for recording boss’ lewd phone call, he is promoted

An Indonesian woman who recorded her boss’ lewd phone call to prove she was being harassed will serve at least six months in prison for distributing obscene material -- meanwhile, her boss got a promotion.

The guy goes by the single name "Muslim."

[Strawman Cometh]

Is it LOLGF or DIAF? https://grabien.com/story.php?id=242233&utm_source=vuukle&utm_medium=talk_of_town

[Tom R]

More daily entertainment from Biden.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-05/senior-moment-biden-proclaims-russian-meddling-wouldnt-have-happened-he-and-baracks

[clarice]

Jane--print out the text and say you'll give them a dollar for every "I" reference". If you're so inclined pt\rint out one of Obama's and suggest they give you a buck for every "I" they can see.

[Porchlight]

Thanks TK. Yes, "as read" is certainly worth knowing.

I'm just wondering how the teleprompter error (per sbw's earlier comment) would cause the loss of "as read" content. Unless the teleprompter is recording the speech and transcribing it somehow (but then there could be errors).

[Porchlight]

Oops, read too slow, TK!

[Jane]

Perfect Clarice!

[jimmyk]

Gauff staves off elimination by breaking back at 3-5, ties up the 2nd set at 5-5.

[Tom R]

Any clues to what was going on in New Hampshire that Trump alluded to?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/05/president-trump-adds-mystery-why-vice-president-pence-canceled-trip/1656674001/

[Extraneus]

Trump offers cryptic detail after Mike Pence cancels New Hampshire trip

“You’ll know in about two weeks. It was a very interesting problem that they had in New Hampshire. I can’t tell you about it,” the president cryptically replied when asked about the cancellation.

“It had nothing to do with the White House. There was a problem up there and I won’t go into what the problem was, but you’ll see in about a week or two.”

[sbwaters]

No! Not #twoweeks!

[Extraneus]

President Trump says he's considering using executive order to reinstate citizenship question for 2020 census

"We're thinking about doing that, it's one of the ways," The Hill reported.

"I have a lot of respect for [Chief] Justice [John] Roberts — but he didn't like it, but he did say come back," the president added. "We could start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision."

[Extraneus]

Country music group Confederate Railroad booted from state fair lineup — because of the name Confederate Railroad

Rich Miller with the Capitol Fax political website in June asked if Confederate Railroad playing at a state-owned facility was appropriate, WSIL said.

With that, Fair Manager Josh Gross told the newspaper that the Illinois Department of Agriculture decided to apparently pull the plug on Confederate Railroad's scheduled performance, the station noted: "While every [artist] has a right to expression, we believe this decision is in the best interest of serving all of the people in our state."

[Extraneus]

Biden Proclaims Russian Meddling 'Wouldn't Have Happened On His And Barack's Watch'

[Extraneus]

Uh oh. Don't tell me there's a new thread...

There isn't. :-)

[henry]

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2019/07/01/Gut-bacteria-supplements-may-lower-risk-of-diabetes-heart-disease/1631562010358/

Gee, perhaps eat foods these critters thrive on?

[Porchlight]

I didn't know Philip Klein was on the NeverTrump short bus:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/kamala-harris-is-the-most-cynical-and-dishonest-2020-democrat-and-it-just-might-work

[Jane]

"“It had nothing to do with the White House. There was a problem up there and I won’t go into what the problem was, but you’ll see in about a week or two.”"

On the morning it happened there were reports that the building was full of police. Don't remember where and I've heard nothing else since.

[Jane]

BTW it's 4238 degrees here.

[clarice]

I think there was a security problem in NH.

[Momto2]

Has this been posted? Compilation of the lies about the 4th by the MSM leading up to yesterdays beautiful tribute.

https://www.mrctv.org/videos/video-all-tv-medias-false-doomsday-predictions-salute-america?fbclid=IwAR1kD4a5A-gx_tnWRxZZJdfNFFBZUK0s5uXKlv5xDTP-m5Q_mM4pwSzm8Gk

[clarice]

Here, too, Jane. I had my car parked outside for about an hour to facilitate the delivery of a new appliance. when I got in there to move it back into the garage the steering wheel was almost too hot to touch.

[Buckeye]

Should something happen to Trump, Pence is the only thing between Pelosi and us.

Exercise extreme caution Mister President!

[clarice]

Yesterday I linked to the article cited here--I think it's a winning one:https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/how_president_trump_can_use_14th_amendment_to_put_citizenship_question_back_on_the_2020_census.html

[henry]

90 & humid here. Perhaps a roving tstorm will college it off.

[hrtshpdbox]

Sooo much poise, has young Ms. Gauff. Great tennis.

[Narciso79]

New Hampshire is like gaul, a whole other country:
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2019/06/27/crowdstrikeout_muellers_own_report_undercuts_its_core_russia-meddling_claims.html

[henry]

Clarice, I don’t see how that stops Judge stompy foot [two right now] from doing their injunction / stall dance. Granted I have exactly zero faith in the legal system.

[Narciso79]

They just took out his brain and forgot to put anything back, btw most of it sec people were Richard Clarke crew.

[Marlene]

Good afternoon! It is wicked hot here,real summer weather. Re: Pence,there was a lockdown at the Pease National Air Guard base on Tuesday,but Pence was due to fly into Manchester. So,I guess we'll find out the big mystery in a couple of weeks.

[jimmyk]

I couldn’t watch the 2nd and 3rd sets, but she must have really pulled it together after being down a set and a break.

[Threadkiller]

Here is the DOJ's submission to The Maryland court.

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6183502/Doj-Notice-Census-20190705.pdf

[hrtshpdbox]

jimmyk, she faced two match points in the 2d, down 5-3. Tough as nails, this girl, but now she's got to face Halep, who is no slouch. Beautiful win, though, and the crowd was completely won over.

[Narciso79]

The speech flowed better without the teleprompter, they make a mountain out of a moundholl and they dont use dirt.

[D]

Gauff is an awesome player.
Girl who licked Blue Bell ice cream in a store and put it back, arrested after posting it on the internet.
A new level of stupid by millennials.

[lyle]

Per Surber, Adam Pencilneck Schitt is getting a primary challenger who goes by the name, Maebe A. Girl.

I wish this were satire. It’s not.

[Threadkiller]

Absolutely no leaks about the New Hampshire issue? Even from New Hampshire? Not possible.

I'll stick with my headfake theory that Trump didn't want to risk a reporter getting near Pence after the royal botching of the citizenship question.

No need for a fourth, fifth, or sixth version of census events.

[Narciso79]

Satire has gone cannibal zombie, lyle.

[Narciso79]

There was no consent decree which bound agencies from gathering data, to that was the silly notion the Baltimore deputy atty bought

[Captain Hate]

Obama built the cages.
Obama ran up the debt.
Obama displayed the Betsy Ross flag at his 2nd inauguration, when he had more "flexibility"

Obama did all of what the left are accusing us of doing as we all know.

They just ignore you when you tell them. That is how we know they know.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 05, 2019 03:44 PM (vEIlU)

[lyle]

No kidding, narc.

[Marlene]

TK,the only mention I found was the lockdown at Pease,but if he was supposed to fly to Manchester,that shouldn't have caused a problem. I assume the event was in Manchester?
NH's local media is following the obscure Dem candidates,several showed up at small town parades yesterday.

[Narciso79]

See I dialed it up from mere zombie. Schiff defeated James Rogan impeachment manager, it's only fair he be humiliated in like fashion

[Marlene]

Ha,if you saw John Delaney walking in a parade,would you be able to identify him?

[Captain Hate]

Why is it whenever I see Pence's name he's triggering the homos over something innocuous or is involved in something poorly explained?

[Narciso79]

He looks like the fellow possessed by Jack the ripper in the trek episode. Plus for all his sense about business, he firmly believes in the carbon tax.

[Threadkiller]

Kabuki, CH, kabuki...

[Threadkiller]

Thanks, Marlene. It will be interesting what we learn in #2weeks.

[Narciso79]

His son runs Latin outreach I'm florida, so the odds he would br pushed out, slim and none.

[Narciso79]

Great now I have that scene from total recall rattling in my brain

[Threadkiller]

I was referring to Oh Brother Where Art Thou, narciso

[Captain Hate]

Jonah Goldberg told NPR that Justin Amash was reacting to Trump's troubling style. "The problem is, you're not allowed to say that publicly,"

I assume the host didn't point out the category error.

[Narciso79]

I'm not as familiar with that particular Coen bros property

[Extraneus]

Good question, Captain. The Flynn resignation is a good example.

Personally I'd like to see him bow out of 2020. There are more interesting candidates, and Pence has no chance of taking over in 2024, meaning another divisive primary season.

[Narciso79]

Trade a valuable battleground state and sectarian affinity for a very red state, seems like a gamble.

[James D.]

Jonah Goldberg

No point reading any further after that, really.