Rebane's Ruminations
May 2020
S M T W T F S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  

ARCHIVES


OUR LINKS


YubaNet
White House Blog
Watts Up With That?
The Union
Sierra Thread
RL “Bob” Crabb
Barry Pruett Blog

[It’s remarkable how well these C19 utility functions perform in their ability to predict the statements – ranging from policies to pabulum – of the three cohorts today exhorting us to do this vs that.

C19utilitiesFor those comfortable with such models of the realworld, they compress a whole lot of explanatory power about the debate to loosen the lockdown. (more here).  gjr]

Posted in

659 responses to “Sandbox – 10may20”

  1. Walt Avatar

    Even’n “Em”,, Found a reason for people to vote “digits” Biden yet? Got the 25TH Amend. all brushed up to give the job to some undisclosed Veep?
    Stooges 1&2 won’t go there,, how bout you? (only asked for the umteenth time)

    Like

  2. Walt Avatar

    Poem of the day.
    Swiped from the comments section.
    Tentative Infidel •
    I have a poem…..
    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    Uncle Sniffy sucks balls.

    Like

  3. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Where is the proof that the worse is not behind us next week?

    Like

  4. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    You might ask that question Bill to the residents of all the states that have increasing infections and deaths. Here’s a list of the states Bill.
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html

    Like

  5. fish Avatar
    fish

    posted by: Slappy | 18 May 2020 at 06:38 PM
    Do you believe Pense fish when he says that the virus will be “largely behind us by next week “?

    …….hey melonhead……it’s Pence.
    And yes…..I do believe it’s largely behind us.

    Like

  6. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Paul Emery | 18 May 2020 at 07:06 PM
    You might ask that question Bill to the residents of all the states that have increasing infections and deaths. Here’s a list of the states Bill.

    It’s like corresponding with an uglier…..yet strangely less masculine Rachel Maddow.

    Like

  7. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    @706 – That sounds more like a job for a po’ ol’ fakenewsman, let us know what they say after all they never saw the why, why, why act before. LOL
    😉

    Like

  8. fish Avatar
    fish

    Apparently they’re not buying Wax Dummy’s BS either…..

    Biden’s virtual campaign speech repeatedly interrupted by geese

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/498366-bidens-virtual-campaign-speech-repeatedly-interrupted-by-geese

    Like

  9. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Was it North Carolina or South Carolina this morning. Now, it’s Oregon, following PA and WI and other states are being told to talk to the hand.
    BREAKING: Oregon Judge Invalidates Governor’s Virus Restrictions
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-oregon-judge-invalidates-governors-virus-restrictions?
    ——————————-
    CA City Defies Newsom, Declares Itself ‘Sanctuary City’ For Businesses
    https://www.dailywire.com/news/ca-city-defies-newsom-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-for-businesses?
    —————-
    Nice to see that the Governors in Blue States (and Blue Governors in Red States) leading from behind.

    Like

  10. Walt Avatar

    So do you agree Emery, the is no factual basis to vote for Biden? You stand by the statement?

    Like

  11. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    How absolutely adorable. So cute. I wonder if Joey Fingers can up with the all by himself. Puppy love? Precious, just precious.
    Biden’s new nickname for Trump: ‘President Tweety’
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-new-nickname-for-trump-president-tweety

    Like

  12. Scott O Avatar

    PE 7:06 – “You might ask that question Bill to the residents of all the states that have increasing infections and deaths. Here’s a list of the states Bill.”
    Wow – ALL the states!!!
    Increasing deaths!!!
    That would be every single state and country in the world since time began.
    Because there are always increasing infections and deaths.
    Duh.
    Paul Emery vs science.
    Paul loses.
    Oh, I know – when Obama was pres, the ocean level went down and nobody died.
    It was wunnerful!!!

    Like

  13. Paul Emery Avatar
    Paul Emery

    I’d vote for you Walt before I’d vote for Pense.
    That’s a fact.

    Like

  14. Scott O Avatar

    fish 7:29 – “Apparently they’re not buying Wax Dummy’s BS either…”
    Well – Paul Emery is.
    Is there any record of Paul denigrating anything the Wax Dummy has said?
    Ever?

    Like

  15. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    CAN JOE BIDEN STAND UP TO STACEY ABRAMS?
    I agree with Scott’s prediction that Stacey Abrams will not be Joe Biden’s running mate. But the fact that we’re even talking about a failed gubernatorial candidate who has never served at a higher level than state legislator as a possible vice presidential nominee is a tribute to a combination of Abrams’s ability to self promote and the frivolousness of the Democratic Party and its media backers.
    It’s also a commentary on Joe Biden that the Washington Post could write the following headline (paper edition): “Abrams’s pitch could put Biden in tough spot.” The theme of the Post’s article is that Abrams’s aggressive pursuit of a place on the ticket creates a dilemma for Biden. Either he rejects Abrams, and thereby “disappoint[s] some activists excited about the possibility of a young, energetic African American woman joining the ticket,” or he selects her and commits political suicide runs with a novice on the national scene whose fitness for the presidency is subject to serious question.
    The Post quotes a major financial contributor to Biden’s campaign who says: “Stacey Abrams — is she ready on Day 1? I don’t think so.” Will Stacey Abrams be ready on Day 1,000? I don’t think so.
    If the dilemma posited by the Post gives Biden even a moment’s puzzlement, then the old-timer is even less fit to run the country than I think he is. How is Biden going to stand up to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping if he can’t stand up to Stacey Abrams?
    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/05/can-joe-biden-stand-up-to-stacey-abrams.php

    Like

  16. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Scott O | 18 May 2020 at 08:00 PM
    Is there any record of Paul denigrating anything the Wax Dummy has said?

    Slappy is progressive democrat……he’d cut his own tongue out before he would speak ill of Joey Fingers.

    Like

  17. Walt Avatar

    Still no intestinal fortitude to answer up Emery?
    So I take it your answer is.
    “NO. There is NO good reason to vote Biden or LIBS in general.”
    You stated that “LIBERALS know how to save us.”
    Care to explain that idea?(of course you don’t. You knew you were full of shit when you said it.)
    So you would vote for me? LOL!! And you thought Trump was frisky with the ladies? Something about real men (like Trump and myself) do that to women. There are just so many hippie chicks that dig drum circles and an out of tune guitar. Usually ones that don’t shave their armpits.

    Like

  18. Walt Avatar

    Boardman treads back out into the weeds.
    https://www.theunion.com/opinion/columns/george-boardman-we-will-soon-learn-one-consequence-of-electing-trump-president/
    Looks like he through those thoughts into the blender sometime after noon.

    Like

  19. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    ‘Democrats Warning Trump Will Reject Election Results Should Look in the Mirror’
    https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/2020-election-donald-trump-democrats-have-spent-four-years-relitigating-2016-loss/

    Like

  20. Walt Avatar

    Well hells bells. Lets just skip the election. Nadless and the TDS crew believe Trump will win re-elecion.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/18/house-democrats-tell-supreme-court-they-may-impeach-trump-again-by-2021/
    “House Democrats Tell Supreme Court They May Impeach Trump Again by 2021”
    Ans still on the “collusion” trip. They forget so soon that has been debunked, and they are under investigation?
    “House Democrats told the Supreme Court on Monday they need access to secret grand jury materials because they are still investigating President Donald Trump in connection with Russia “collusion” and may want to impeach him, again.”

    Like

  21. L Avatar
    L

    Walt @ 9: as an outlander, I actually enjoyed Boardman’s Union column…

    Like

  22. scenes Avatar
    scenes

    BillT served up a quote: “young, energetic African American woman joining the ticket,””
    Jeez, if that’s all the Democrats need to select a candidate, they could simply grab one from an episode of Live PD.

    Like

  23. fish Avatar
    fish

    A “one-off” to be sure…..still….her salty ham flavored tears are delicious!

    ‘F***ing Devastating’: Katie Hill Says She Cried For Days After Republicans Flipped Her Old Seat

    https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/18/katie-hill-mike-garcia-republicans-flipped-seat-california/

    Like

  24. fish Avatar
    fish

    Eew….that’s awkward.

    Pastor who ‘healed virus sufferers by laying hands on them’ dies…

    Oh….Cameroon……nothing to see here!
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8335123/Cameroon-pastor-healed-coronavirus-sufferers-laying-hands-dies-Covid-19.html

    Like

  25. Walt Avatar

    Well,, Grass Valley gets added to the idiot LIB list nationally.
    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/18/struggling-iowa-egg-farmer-allows-animal-group-to-fly-1000-hens-to-ca-sanctuary/
    Where is the complaints from the ECO gang? You know,, a private jet(gross polluter) flies in chickens? A good BBQ would produce less CO2.

    Like

  26. bertie Avatar
    bertie

    oxymoron of the day “” Marco Rubio named chair of Senate Intelligence Committee..

    Like

  27. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: bertie | 19 May 2020 at 11:16 AM
    oxymoron of the day “” Marco Rubio named chair of Senate Intelligence Committee.

    That is funny…..like you taking home the “Woman of the Year” trophy.

    Like

  28. Mary Wanna Avatar

    Bertie: yes, That’s Team Trump for ya. Is Lil Marco a very stable genius also?

    Like

  29. Walt Avatar

    Look who is attacking someone’s “smarts”.. Living as a LIB and on “the ridge”. Yup,, your one to point fingers.

    Like

  30. Walt Avatar

    Now even a more stupid move,,
    https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/05/19/illegal-aliens-jam-phone-lines-as-california-offers-500-each-in-coronavirus-relief/
    Gavin Nuisance wants to give money to illegals, (of “state” money) While extending and empty hand to Trump looking for state welfare.
    The FEDS should require the address of every check sent. ICE to follow up within minutes.
    Can’t say it’s state funds, when the state has none.

    Like

  31. Mary Wanna Avatar

    Flynn lied to the judge and got an additional year for it. But the local whiners want Flynn pardoned.
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-gleeson-got-john-gotti-now-hes-taking-on-michael-flynn?ref=home&utm_source=web_push

    Like

  32. Mary Wanna Avatar

    Dirty, lying right to life believers have been at it for a long time,
    “When Norma McCorvey, the anonymous plaintiff in the landmark Roe vs. Wade case, came out against abortion in 1995, it stunned the world and represented a huge symbolic victory for abortion opponents: “Jane Roe” had gone to the other side. For the remainder of her life, McCorvey worked to overturn the law that bore her name.
    But it was all a lie, McCorvey says in a documentary filmed in the months before her death in 2017, claiming she only did it because she was paid by antiabortion groups including Operation Rescue.”
    https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/woman-behind-roe-v-wade-160020572.html

    Like

  33. George Rebane Avatar

    re Mary 1243pm – “local whiners want …”; apparently Mary is even less widely read than we have given him credit.
    And ‘bertie’s 1116am invites comparison of Sen Rubio to Rep Schiff. But then, the Left and Right have totally different definitions of intelligence.

    Like

  34. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Mary Wanna | 19 May 2020 at 12:48 PM
    Dirty, lying right to life believers have been at it for a long time

    I agree….if only abortion had been more readily available when your mother caught the dugsKKKi Flu…….all of this unpleasantness could have been avoided.

    Like

  35. Walt Avatar

    Dougy. Your a master of passing yourself off as someone else,
    A few fake illegal immigrant AKAs should be a cinch for ya.
    Look at the payout!

    Like

  36. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Did her hands burn holding the bible? She must have really hated this –
    Pelosi swears in two new GOP members of Congress
    Two new GOP congressmen were sworn into office Tuesday after winning two special elections last week that Republican leaders tout as a sign of GOP momentum heading into the fall general election.
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-new-republican-congressmen-sworn-into-office
    😉

    Like

  37. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Don Bessee | 19 May 2020 at 01:17 PM
    Yes……the burns may never heal! It’s cool though….those meathooks should resemble claws anyway…..it’s only fair!

    Like

  38. fish Avatar
    fish

    No matter how you feel about the president……I think we can all agree on this!

    DONALD: NANCY HAS ‘MENTAL PROBLEMS’

    https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/19/trump-nancy-pelosi-obesity-waste-of-time-mental-problems-video/

    Like

  39. Walt Avatar

    Read it and weep Proggys, MORE of your illustrious “O” goes BYE BYE!!
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-executive-order-to-identify-regulations-that-can-be-suspended-for-coronavirus-recovery
    MORE deregulating. You know,, job resurrection. Money savings for businesses.
    “The Trump administration has used the pandemic to spur a deregulation campaign, notably removing regulations to telemedicine and removing barriers to accelerate coronavirus vaccine or cure development.
    At the same time, Trump has also ruled back clean air and water restrictions and vehicle emissions standards enacted by the Obama administration.”
    So let your yapping begin about “dirty air and dirty water”
    It’s all BS and you know it. Now would be a good time to prove that fairy shrimp are in the “vernal pools”(stump holes) around here. (AKA mosquito larvae)

    Like

  40. fish Avatar
    fish

    …..let the progressive tears flow!

    No More “Mr.Clean” – Inside The “Scandal-Free” Years Of Obama’s Presidency


    While our memory has a way of removing rough edges from events we should not try to whitewash the past and rewrite history to present a different picture of what really happened. Because of the stark contrast in the demeanor and style of Trump and Obama, the media has “photo shopped” reality. Obama has been painted as, a thoughtful, intelligent, capable man full of hope and able to bring us together. He did, after all, bring America’s economy back from the brink of disaster following the Great Recession. Trump, on the other hand, is often portrayed as a divisive, dishonest, braggart, and a buffoon. The fact is during Obama’s time as President the country suffered scandal upon scandal upon scandal, it might be fair to say we had “scandals galore.”

    https://www.zerohedge.com/political/no-more-mrclean-inside-scandal-free-years-obamas-presidency

    Like

  41. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Daily Quotes and a meme
    Insight: “The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.” —George Orwell (1903-1950)
    The bottom line: “The lockdown is ending because the American people say it’s ending. No further explanation from government is necessary.” —Dan Bongino
    For the record, Part I: “The law enforcement and intelligence apparatus of this country were involved in advancing a false and utterly baseless Russian-collusion narrative against the president.” —Attorney General William Barr
    For the record, Part II: “What happened to the president in the 2016 election … was abhorrent, it was a grave injustice, and it was unprecedented in American history.” —William Barr
    Observations: “Here’s something to ponder: The same progressives who were telling President Trump that he can’t detain illegal immigrants are now telling American citizens they must be locked up in their homes and their businesses must be shut down.” —Gary Bauer
    Upright: “When a disc jockey or a talk show host or a journalist who is being paid to work from his or her home tells people who can’t work, pay bills or pay their rent or mortgage to ‘Stay home and be careful because we’re all in this together,’ it’s okay to question the premise.” —Pat Sajak
    Friendly fire: “The politicians & unelected bureaucrats who stole our liberty should be tarred, feathered & thrown out of town!” —Elon Musk
    Braying jackass: “As far as the president is concerned, he’s our president and I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists, especially in his age group and in his, shall we say, weight group — morbidly obese, they say. So I think it’s not a good idea.” —Nancy Pelosi on Trump’s taking hydroxychloroquine as prescribed by his doctor
    And last… “It is easy to ‘prioritize public health’ when you work comfortably from home.” —Rep. Dan Crenshaw
    https://patriot.imgix.net/851b8b1b85ffc4eb2acad1fc948f84e94b76ea575317a2ed4a2b81e2e3956502.jpg?

    Like

  42. Don Bessee Avatar
    Don Bessee

    Looks like CBS got the creepy grampa joe flu –
    “The CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell” did not air in East Coast time zones on Tuesday because of a technical glitch in the Washington, D.C. bureau where the newscast originates.
    https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cbs-evening-news-technical-issue-norah-odonnell-mark-zuckerberg-1234611340/
    😉

    Like

  43. fish Avatar
    fish

    Posted by: Bill Tozer | 19 May 2020 at 05:41 PM
    Shooting black joggers like that guy in Georgia is definitely more racist than hiking!
    Lefty concern trolls are definitely running….(hah….I made a funny)….out of things to complain about in the Old Fey Lady!

    Like

  44. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    The ACLU’s Absurd Title IX Lawsuit
    “Its peculiar motivations to one side, the legal argument that the ACLU is advancing is a preposterous one. The ACLU alleges that the regulations DeVos has outlined are “arbitrary and capricious” and violate the Administrative Procedures Act as a result. But, somewhat unusually for this administration, this change was carefully considered and painstakingly constructed. Not only did DeVos wait three years before rolling out her reforms, but she made sure to base them upon well-established precedents, the legal standing of which predates the formation of the United States. The only “arbitrary and capricious” provisions in play here are the ones that are being swept away.
    The ACLU also alleges that, by protecting the due-process rights of those who have been accused of sexual assault, the administration is violating Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which, among other things, guarantees women equal educational opportunities. Or, put another way, the ACLU alleges that unless men who are accused of rape are discriminated against to the point at which their guilt is preordained, women will be unable to enjoy their own legal rights. Once upon a time, this line of argument was repugnant to the ACLU — and to the point at which it was happy to defend the speech rights of neo-Nazis who were explicitly trying to upset minorities. Now, it is not only happy to pick sides, but to pretend that it is doing so in the name of equality.
    We’ve never been fans of the ACLU, but at least it once had a purpose. Now, it has become just another progressive interest group, beholden to nothing but the weathervane.“
    https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/the-aclus-absurd-title-ix-lawsuit/

    Like

  45. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Harvard’s Unjust Crusade Against Homeschooling Continues
    https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/harvards-unjust-crusade-against-homeschooling-continues/
    Maybe we should call CPS on the schools for the neglecting our children’s education and the abhorrent things they have done to children’s minds. Truly a form of child abuse.

    Like

  46. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    ROFLMAO. Have they no self awareness? Just when I thought they could not get anymore bat shit crazy…I am proven wrong again.
    NY TIMES OP-ED DECLARES ‘BELIEVE ALL WOMEN’ IS A ‘RIGHT-WING TRAP’
    An op-ed published in the New York Times on Monday argued that the “Believe All Women” mantra is actually the work of right-wingers.
    The piece, penned by Pulitzer winner Susan Faludi, says that conservatives who “caught feminists in a new hypocrisy trap” are using the the “Believe All Woman” mantra to taint the reputation of those who were either silent or defensive when Tara Reade accused Biden of sexual assault, compared to the treatment that Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh received when facing similar accusations in 2018.
    —————-
    I will file this with an Emerson quote: ‘What you do screams so loudly I cannot hear what you say.’

    Like

  47. Bill Tozer Avatar
    Bill Tozer

    Biden’s “Quid Pro Quo” Call With Former Ukraine President Released
    https://bongino.com/bidens-quid-pro-quo-call-with-former-ukraine-president-released/?

    Like