Pfft

It's that sound it makes.  The air rushing out of the balloon and the once smiling little creature deflates, zips away and turns into a little piece of crumbled rubber or whatever they make balloons out of nowadays. Pfft.

First off the Russians were supposed to invade the Ukraine.  Hell, Old Brains told us so.  So did the NY Times and most of the not so main stream media.  They even gave us a date Feb 15, the day after Valentine's Day.  But nothing happened, so the NY Times changed the date to Feb 16th but the Russians didn't come.  They didn't invade.  Maybe the Russians don't read the NY Times.  Maybe, all the Russians were doing on the Ukrainian border were military maneuvers.  Something any country that has been invaded as many times as Russia has, might do from time to time.  But we were supposed to see explosions, fire and quick rapid images of the dead, lying in grotesque poses.  Then Newscasters, would come on speaking rapidly with a great deal of angst in their voices.  Their faces spread all over the screens of our various TV, computer and streaming devices.  Then the Politicians, The Talking Heads and The Cognoscenti of The Known World, would all denounce the invasion with great vehemence and in multiple languages too.  But then... the air rushing out of the balloon, pfft.  Everyone was dressed for dinner but the guests just never showed.

Then there was the Olympics.  You know the music, dramatic, hopeful triumphant.  And, you know the images, beautiful young athletes, the world's greatest, competing and achieving amazing things.  The crowd roaring, the national anthems playing, the gold medals around the neck of the beautiful, now brought to tears by the enormity of it all, young athletes.  But then the athletes were all isolated and the announcers were left in the studios of their home countries.  This is Beijing, not that far from Wuhan and the Chi Coms were taking no chances with the virus some say, they cooked up in their own labs.  And, now you know why we call it the Kung Flu around here.  Then the people in the stands were few and far between.  The announcers many time zones away were unable to feel and seize the moment and scream something like.  "Do you believe in miracles?"  No crowd oohing, aahing or roaring.  It was all quiet.  You could hear the skates scrapping over the ice.  The biggest story to come out of these games was the 15 year old Russian figure skater, who had failed a drug test.  They let her skate anyway.  The hue and cry arose over that.  Then she took to the ice and led after the short program.  OMG!  What if she wins?  The world held it's collective breath.  Then the long program came.  She stumbled and fell.  No gold medal here.  The air rushing out of the balloon again, pftt once more.  The guests had arrived for dinner this time but they were late, the soup was cold and the hostess had gone to bed.

And Virginia Giuffre took the 12 million from Prince Andrew and scampered away.  In case you forgot or didn't know or hadn't heard, Virginia Giuffre was the victim who wouldn't go away.  She forced the Prosecutors to pursue Jeffrey Epstein, till he was arrested and then committed suicide, supposedly.  She forced the Prosecutors to arrest and then try Ghislaine, who is now convicted and facing life in prison.  We think Ghislaine will only get 5 to 15 and maybe do 3 but she is convicted.  All throughout this ordeal the world waited for names to be named.  Who among the Glitterati of the world have been having sex with little girls?  Was it former President Billy Bob?  Was it World Renowned Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz?  Prince Andrew was named but who else?  Who else?  These questions get asked because this is a curious case of underage girls being procured to have sex with adults but none of the adults were ever tried, indicted, arrested or even named.  But now with Virginia taking the money, there had to be a NDA and well now... we'll never know.  It's pfft one more time.  No guests, no dinner and no dessert.

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One Night In Bangkok

Like the song goes.  "One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble.'

Can't be too careful with your company'.

Seems that Whoopie Goldberg made a faux pas the other day.  She crossed over that imaginary line between "light and shadow, science and superstition, things and ideas, she crossed into" and then she got whisked away to the cornfields for two weeks.  Of course in the old Twilight Zone, no one every returned from the cornfields,  It was that "undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns."  But in the Twilight Zone that seems to be the world we live in today, maybe it's possible.  Then she can tell us just how unbearable not being on TV or having a microphone to rant into every day, is.  Also, losing the $93,000 a week.  That had to be tough.

And, we kind of get it.  She denigrated the Holocaust by pretty much saying that it was just a bunch of white people killing each other.  Yeah that's nasty.  We get it.  But saying angry and nasty things is what they do on that TV show The View, everyday.  It's what makes The View, The View.  So, Whoopie just has to be wondering...  Why me?  Now maybe, if she'd a just said the Holocaust was like Trump and his supporters killing each other, she'd a been okay.

Then over there at the Crumbling News Network aka CNN, the tough guys are tumbling so fast and furious it's hard to keep track of them.  First it was Andrew Cuomo who didn't actually work there but his brother did and he could be on that channel anytime he wanted.  We don't want to go over all the sexual harassment allegations leveled against Andrew Cuomo.  They are too numerous to mention.  But the next to tumble was his brother Chris, aka Fredo Cuomo, who did work there.  Why was he tumbled?  He violated journalistic ethics!  How?  By helping his brother fight off all those sexual harassment allegations, too numerous to mention.  We know, we know, you didn't think CNN had any ethics.  Neither did we.  But this Fredo actually helped his brother and got sh*t canned in the process.  Boo hoo.

BTW all the all the allegations, leveled at Andrew Cuomo too numerous to mention, have been dropped.  We wonder how that made the victims feel?  But we digress.  This poor Fredo, is also losing out out on the $18,000,000.00 that was left on his contract.  And, that has to be tough.

Next up were two producers over at the Crumbling News Network who are in various stages of being prosecuted for Pedophilia.  Whoa!  And, you don't need to check the journalist ethics rulebook for that one.  It's in the Penal Code.  But then Jeff Zucker, The President of CNN, The Head Honcho, got the boot!  Why?  Seems he and another employee were having a relationship and neither of them, reported it.  Now they're both single and over the age of consent, so I'm sure the people at CNN breathed a sigh of relief.  And, some people are even wondering what's the BFG!  But if you put your girlfriend up for a raise or promotion and people know she's your girlfriend, she probably won't get it.  That's why you would try to keep it on the down low.  That's not journalistic ethics, rearing its ugly head again.  That's just business.  Just like the song says.  "Can't be too careful with your company."  You don't want to tumble do you?

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Apologies

We found it really heart warming that President Biden called young Peter Doocy of Fox News last week to apologize for calling him a "stupid son of a b*tch."  I mean when can you remember a President calling a reporter to apologize for anything?  We couldn't.  So, like we said that was heart warming and we also feel that this apology helps the spirit of unity, since young Peter Doocy like his Daddy works for Fox News.  And, Fox News is the conservative news outlet, supposedly.  But in the spirit of wokeness, shouldn't the President really have called Mrs. Doocy, Peter's Mommy to apologize?  We mean, she's really the wounded party, the victim here.  Isn't she?  She's the one the President called a b*tch.  And while the President is at it, he should call Mr. Doocy, Peter's Daddy, as it's his wife the President called a b*tch.  It's not too late Mr. President.

BTW where are all the woke people when you need them?  Why are we the only ones who noticed this?

And, RFK Jr. apologized after he compared the vaccination bruhaha to Nazi Germany and Anne Frank.  He said.  “Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could cross the Alps to Switzerland. You could hide in an attic like Anne Frank did,”  If you've ever seen RFK Jr. speak you might come away with the impression that he's mentally challenged and his latest comments did nothing to dissuade that.  But we just think he stutters.  And, we're glad that he came around to realizing everything is not quite Nazi Germany, no matter how excited he got at the perfidy of it all.  A whole lot of people nowadays, don't get that, even if they're not mentally challenged, supposedly.

And Jerry Falwell Jr. disgraced and ousted former President of Liberty College has lost 80 pounds and is on the road to redemption.  Seems he said some things in the past that might have been racist and anti-Muslim.  But the straw that broke the camel's back and the thing that got him ousted or forced to resign, was his wife had an affair with the pool boy.  Now, this wouldn't normally force some school President to get ousted but this is Liberty University and it's a real Christian place.  Spouses of the faculty or the President of the University are not supposed to have affairs with the pool boy or anyone else for that matter.  This isn't UCLA or CNN, where you can just carry on any which way you want.  No.  But Jerry Falwell Jr. in the spirit of wokenss, realized that it all might have been his fault, not his wife's.  He hadn't been taking care of her or himself.  So, he went on a diet, lost the 80 pounds, took testosterone injections and won his wife back.  And, as she said "They are more together now than any couple you will meet in your life."  She's apologized, he's apologized and maybe even the pool boy has apologized.  We're not sure.  But we just have to wonder if maybe it's time for Liberty University to take him back?  Or at least, apologize for forcing him out.  And, why not?  Everyone's doing it.

And, we put a picture of Billy Eckstein at the top here because his rendition of the song 'I Apologize' is the best.  He had that great baritone voice and when he sings "If I made you cry.  If I told a lie...  I'm sorry.  From the bottom of my heart dear.  I apologize." you really believe him.  Even if you don't buy some of the other apologies listed above.

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The Week That Was Jan 15, 2022

We got some really scary news last week.  Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of our beloved Bronx and Queens, ex-bartender, triple vaxxed and one of the first people to tell us to wear a mask, got the Kung Flu.  Is no one safe?  Will this nightmare ever end?  "Oh the horror!"

And it was reported that Alan Dershowitz famed Harvard Law Professor asked then President Donald John Trump who some people confuse with Hitler, for a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell back in 2020.  Now some people, including one young woman Virginia Giuffe a victim, have said that the Famed Law Professor had sex with her when she was underage and he was a member of the Epstein/Maxwell gaggle.  But as of us going to press, that is still just an allegation.  Repeat, that is only an allegation.  We don't want to get sued here.  Famed Law Professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Ms Giuffe.  But you might ask, as we are doing, why would Alan Dershowitz, famed Harvard Law Professor ask for a pardon for Ghislaine?  Well, he is a lawyer and Ghislaine is his friend.  There are pictures that attest to that.  Maybe Ghislaine hired him to ask for a pardon?  Then again, maybe the Famed Law Professor likes little girls and there are pictures of that too?  And, maybe even video?  Some people speculate about things like that.  Not us of course.  And, maybe the pardon would have put that all to rest?  Hey, we said maybe.

Did you miss the Golden Globes this year?  Don't feel bad, so did everyone else.  It wasn't on TV.  Not on  broadcast, cable or even any of the streaming services.  Seems the Golden Globes has had a few issues.  While people may pontificate about various things like inclusion and wokeness, it doesn't mean they actually, ever, do them.  And, the Golden Globes sort of got hoisted on their own petards.  That, and their ratings were in the toilet.  So, the Golden Globes couldn't find a venue or even a host and well they just put the winners up on their Twitter account.  Most of the winners didn't even acknowledge that they'd won.  Maybe they didn't know.  So we didn't get to see another line up of lame brain narcissists thank Grandma, Jesus, their Kindergarten teacher or whoever has replaced Harvey Weinstein in Hollyweird.  Do you feel cheated?  Not to worry, the Oscars are coming up soon.

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Happy 2022 and a Few Things

Happy New Year everybody and the IRS says don't forget to file your taxes this year.  Well they say that every year but this year they also want you to report your ill gotten gains.  If you're a Meth dealer or a Shylock or if you went to one of those smash and grabs and made off with a car full of stuff, you should report it this year.  We're not sure what form you use.  We didn't see a box on the standard 1040.  Does anyone know?

And Dan Rather the guy who had to quit the big time news business because of a fake story with fake memos piped up to say.  "People who say Let's Go Brandon, can't handle the truth."  Maybe he forgot his own fake story with the fake memos.  Hell that was back in 2004 and Dan is getting on in his years.  Dan is 90.  So maybe he also forgot that the quote came from a fictional character Colonel Jessup played by Jack Nicholson.  Colonel Jessup/Jack Nicholson in case you forgot or didn't know, has a classic meltdown on the witness stand.  A young Tom Cruise gets him babbling like the nut job that he is and one of his lines is.  "You can't handle the truth!"  The movie is A Few Good Men and if you never saw it, that scene alone is worth the price of admission.  Turns out Colonel Jessup caused the death of one of his own men and he has a real convoluted way of justifying it.  So maybe Dan didn't realize who he was quoting.  Then again, maybe Dan did.  Maybe Dan's memory is intact too.  Maybe Colonel Jessup was and still is, Dan's hero.

And in another oops concerning the Kung Flu, Dr. Gottlieb, former head of the FDA that's the Federal Drug Administration, now admits that wearing a cloth mask doesn't work.  So all you people who have been wearing those cloth masks for the last two years and well that includes some of us here, we've all just been giving ourselves bad breath, a hard time when exercising or just going up stairs, for well... nothing.

Now they're used to be this thing in Medicine where if you were given some medicine or some kind of regimen and it didn't work, well they told you to stop doing it.  Maybe this Dr. Fauci and his friends never heard of that one or they forgot.  Or maybe they just dropped it, for the Kung Flu.  Then there is the old adage that if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.  And, then there is this definition, if you keep doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result, it's called insanity.

So after almost two years of masks, some of whom we now learn do nothing, quarantines, shut downs, vaccines, testing and more people getting the Kung Flu than when all this rigmarole started, maybe, just maybe, everyone should just get on with their lives.

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Quiz Time

A few times a year we like to have a quiz just to make sure everyone is paying attention.  And as 2021 comes to a close, now seems as good a time as any.

First up Jussie Smollett was in the news in 2021 because...

A.  Jussie was mugged by two MAGA hat wearing white guys who told him it was Giuliani time and they put a noose around his neck.

B.  Jussie claimed he was abducted by Aliens from a galaxy far far away, who were wearing MAGA hats and they said they didn't like Gays and they put a noose around his neck

C.  Jussie created a hoax where he said he was mugged by two white guys but they were really two of his friends who he had rehearsed the whole thing with and he put the noose around his own neck.

D.  All of the above.

Next up, Alec Baldwin who was in the news this year because...

A.  Alec starred in a Western named Rust.

B.  Alec cried during a TV interview.

C.  Alec shot two people.

D.  Alec claimed he didn't know the gun was loaded.

E.  All of the above.

And, Governor Andrew Cuomo was in the news 2021 because...

A.  Andrew was the Governor of New York State and thought of as "Presidential" by a whole lot of the Cognoscenti of The Known World for his handling of the Kung Flu crisis in New York State.

B.  Andrew is the brother of Chris Cuomo former News Anchor at CNN.

C.  Andrew was forced to resign as Governor of New York State despite a whole lot of the Cognoscenti of The Known World describing him as "Presidential" because a whole lot of women claimed he sexually harassed them.

D.  Andrew got 5.1 million to write a book about how he handled the Kung Flu crisis in New York.

E.  Andrew was told to return the 5.1 million for his book by the New York State Ethics committee who Andrew in turn told.  'Sorry too late, I spent it.'

F.  All of the above.

Last but certainly not least Ghislaine Maxwell was in the news because...

A.  Ghislaine's lover of many years died tragically and a Youtube video of her singing 'La Vi En Rose', went viral.

B.  Ghislaine has a cooking show called 'Eat, As If This Is Your Last Meal'.

C.  Ghislaine lured, seduced and groomed little girls for the rich and famous.

D.  Ghislaine was one of former President Billy Bob's girlfriends.

E.  All of the above.

Now it's time to tally it all up.  For every correct answer give yourself 25 points.

Answers

Question 1.  The correct answer is C but if you picked A give yourself 5 points because that was in the news a lot.  We would like to add that in a sane world, someone would have taken this kid to the Psych Ward when he showed up with the noose around his neck.  Actually, it's not too late.

Question 2.  The correct answer is E all of the above and again give yourself 5 points if you picked any of the others as each answer was correct on its own.

Question 3.  The correct answer is F and again give yourself 5 points if you picked any of the other answers as they were all true on their own.  And, while the answer E is true, we know that wasn't in the news.  But since we go where the Mass Hysteria fears to tread, we even got the actual quote which was "Tough bleep bitches, I spent it."  We cleaned it up a little, as this is a family channel.

Question 4.  The correct answer is C but give yourself 10 points if you picked D as the two of them spent a lot of time together in planes, on that Island and in the White House, so something probably happened.  And, when we say Billy Bob's girlfriend we don't mean an actual relationship.  A hot five minutes somewhere, counts.

If you got a 100 Congratulations!  You're a Winner!  Sorry, we have nothing to send you what with all the Chain Supply Thing /a' Ma Jig, and all the inflation and the Kung Flu.  But hey, you won.  If you got anything less than a 80, seek help.  Unlike our other quizzes, this one was easy.

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Detours

Some of the once wonderous and beautiful people have had their lives take a detour lately.  But as they say, when one door closes another one opens.

First up, Ghislaine Maxwell.  Ghislaine went on trial last week in Federal Court down there at 40 Centre Street.  In case you didn't know or hadn't heard, she was the late Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's paramour.  And, according to the Feds also his Procurer-in-chief.  It was she, the Feds say in a six count indictment, who recruited the young girls for Jeffrey and his friends.  Now some people think she'll get convicted.  That it's a done deal.  But other people think she can get off.  If, her Attorneys can paint Jeffrey Epstein as The Real Bad Guy and she as just another of his victims.  But that might be a long shot.  If so, we're afraid that the next door to open for Ghislaine, is the one at Allenwood Federal Correction Complex.

And Chris Cuomo has been fired at CNN!  Why?  Well, he helped his brother Andrew former Governor of New York and known affectionately around here as Cuomo The Younger, fight the many allegations of sexual abuse that were coming so fast most of us couldn't keep count.  So, Chris helped out his brother!  Who can blame him?  Well CNN can!  It seems Chris broke the rules over there at CNN!  We're using a lot of ! ! here, as this is shocking!  We didn't know CNN had any rules.

Where to go from here for Chris?  Well there's MSNBC where they took on Brian 'The Iraqis were shooting at me." Williams.  Oh wait, CNN's ratings are lower than MSNBC's.  Well there's always Mark Cuban's old cable channel AXS, where Dan Rather languished rather anonymously for a decade or so.  Then there's Sirius XM, a radio outlet, where Dan Rather also languished for a few more years.  And, of course Chris could run for higher office.  The New York Governor's race is wide open right now.

And Carrie Bourassa a self described "Indigenous feminist", "proud Metis" and Professor at  the University of Saskatchewan, has been fired.  She was also an expert on Indigenous issues, probably because she claimed to be Inuit, Anishinaabe, and Tinge.  Those are Indigenous tribes in Canada.  There must be a lot of money or something else of great value to being a Native American in the world of Academia.  As we all know Carrie Bourassa is not the first to pull this off.  But just like her counterpart here in the US of A, someone went and looked up her family tree.  And, all they found were a bunch of white people from Europe.  That's when she got the heave ho.

Where do you go after you've been fired and outed as phony Native American?  Well we looked this up, seems Canada has a House of Commons and a Senate.  Where else would she go?  Besides, who else to represent the Inuit, Anishinaabe and the Tinge?

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