12:00 PM - 1:00 PM NBC's "Meet the Press"
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ABC's "This Week"
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM "Fox News Sunday"
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CNN's "State of the Union"
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CBS's "Face The Nation"
Listen at the link above WHILE you FReep! Also, Sharyl Attkinson’s Full Measure: Watch live at 9:30 EST.
So I read all the names of the guests and not one has a clue as to the danger our nation is in, never mind suggestions on how best to #MAGA. That said, I’ll pass on the migraine & nausea.
• Morning AB, All. As always, thank you AB for doing this thread so reliably and keeping the peace with gentle thread policing. Thank you Bray for weekly written wisdom, Thank all yon contributors for excellent commentary to flesh it all out.
• Below are the words from my daily political diary. It is quite long so scroll on by if not interested. But do stay around and add your commentary and point of view to the thread.
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So I urge yon Sunday Talk afficiandos to toss a few bucks into the FreeRepublic pot.
Wednesday date-1/2/19
It’s the first of 2019 as of this writing. Coming forward from 2018 is a government shut-down that has the whole world sobbing with the pain of the missing government. I woke up this morning and was stabbed by the agony of my government being closed.
Nancy Pelosi spent time in Hawaii. President Trump, spent the holidays at the White House. The liberals complained that Trump didn’t take a break as needed and he should be impeached.
My predictions for next year? The Democrats will do everything they can to impeach Trump. Baron Von Mueller, Seig Heil, will have nothing of any damage to Trump. The WALL will begin being built.
Because we, the silly people, voted for Donald J. Trump as our President. We, the silly people, have locks on our doors while the governing elite all have walls around their property.
The most pathetic of an abused spouse eventually rises up and fights back. I predict that the Democrats will either act like intelligent legislators or who knows what will happen.
First thing, the struggle to take our guns.
Thursday Date-1/3/19
Romney and the Wall Street Journal Rant
So Mitt Romney is an asshole who publicly berates the President of the U.S. and of his own political party.
I cannot, CANNOT, stand that men.
Why can’t he just say nothing?
Because he’s one of the political elite that wants to do thing their way.
And his niece is Chair of the RNC.
Below, Trump’s response to Romney’s rant:
“Here we go with Mitt Romney, but so fast! Question will be, is he a Flake? I hope not. Would much prefer that Mitt focus on Border Security and so many other things where he can be helpful. I won big, and he didn’t. He should be happy for all Republicans. Be a TEAM player & WIN!”
And in another interesting turn of events, good ole Geraldo Rivera pulled himself out of the Al Capone vaults long enough to offer the following:
“I get that @MittRomney doesn’t like @realDonaldTrump But since the elegant new senator from #Utah accepted the president’s endorsement & earlier even petitioned @POTUS for a Cabinet-level position, Mr. Romney’s op-ed seems rude & has the trappings of political showboating.”
Romney did himself no favors save a possible future appearance on MSNBC or CNN.
Cannot stand the man.
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So my childhood friend, Nancy Pelosi, has been elected Speaker of the House for the 116th congress.
Before the minutiae, allow me to bore once again with my childhood tale of how me and my brother helped my father remodel Pelosi’s, the D’Alesandro’s, house.
Two D’Alesandros were Mayors of Baltimore and, of course, daughter/sister Nancy became Representative in the House and now Speaker for yea many years.
My father was a union representative for Baltimore’s carpenter’s local 101. As such he got perks such as side jobs to remodel famouse local politico’s domiciles.
My brother and I would often join my father at the D’Alesandro house but believe we had to work, help pick up construction trash and sweep.
Nancy D’Alesandro lived in Baltimore’s Little Italy and I would often be there when she came home. She went to a Catholic school and wore a uniform of perfectly pleated skirts.
She used to fight with her mother about going out after school. If her father the Mayor happened to be home she’d sweet talk him into giving her what she wanted.
She’s about 7 or 8 years older than me. I was only around 8 of 9 at the time but I know she never said a word to us lower class workers as she ruled the roost.
Anyway, got to tell that story once a year. Soon, I shall tell the Oprah Winfrey story.
Anyway, seems that not all the Democrats voted for Pelosi as Speaker.
Singer Tony Bennett, who left his heart in San Francisco (shoulda been BALTIMORE) was on hand as Pelosi’s victory was announced.
Pelosi received 120 votes out of 130 Democrats in the House. 118 votes are required for Speakership so it’s not as if the Democrats ran away with it.
Representative Ben McAdams of Utah voted for Representative Stephanie Murphy of Florida. Representative Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania voted for Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III. Representative Kathleen Rice of New York, one of the leading anti-
Pelosi rebels, voted for Stacey Abrams, the failed Democratic candidate for governor in Georgia.
Three freshmen with national security backgrounds, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, voted against her as well. Representative Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey simply voted present.
Republicans had their own defectors. Representative Justin Amash voted for Representative Tom Massie of Kentucky.
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President Trump allegedly had a confab with House Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer regarding the current topic of rage….the “Wall” versus the government shutdown.
Trump held a good
Q&A with the press. He does tend to repeat himself. Sometimes I grit my teeth.
One questioner asked about “eminent domain”, that rule that allows the government to take over private property, with proper and fair reimbursement of course.
Trump said over and over that without eminent domain America would never be able to build anything.
And he said that bit about why eminent domain is needed (and it was a dumb ass question) or there would be no pipe lines, roads, railway lines, yada, yada.
Trump is right of course and perhaps he said it over and over because it was a dumb question. The questioner said the “Wall” would force property owners to sell their land via eminent domain.
What the hell is the point? The property owners get reimbursed, fairly. Property owners all over America have had their land declared needed for the greater good.
But they got to find something….they got to find something.
I been a bit of a mess over this stock market. Thursday, 1/3/19 had the stock market dropping by a total of over 600 points.
The drop seemed for no discernible reason except a stupid drop of Apple stock.
Since when does one business drive the stock market down over 600 points.
Next day, Friday 1/4/19, the stock market rises around 700 points.
Somebody’s playing with that market I believe.
But people are NOT going to sit around and watch their money just disappear.
I bet a lot of people purchased Apple stock on the cheap yesterday.
On a personal note, I have a problem that’s been bugging me for weeks.
It’s a relative of mine. I love her but I simply cannot talk on the phone with her any more.
Why?
Because SHE NEVER, NOT EVER, NEVER, EVER LETS ME TALK!
Okay, so that’s an exaggeration. But this relative talks 90% of the time while I am only allowed an occasional sentence.
Finally, right before Christmas, and I know this is a sin, but I cut off all and any contact with this cousin.
There had been many spats over what she herself calls “phone domination” as I begged her to let me talk, that a “conversation” is between two people, not one, to please stop hogging the discussion.
I will give you an example of her greeting at a phone call.
“Good morning. I woke up at 7 am but it took me a while to lift myself out of bed. I went in to pee then stumbled back to the den this time and sat up for an hour an watched GMA. I am going to make some oatmeal, maybe some bacon. Hey, yesterday I went to Burger King and got two coupons for Weds if you want to go. No wait! Maybe it’s Monday. Anyway, I had a Whopper yesterday and did you know that everything is now automatic there…?”
It goes on and on and on and on. On any one given phone call she will take up to 45 minutes with narratives like the above.
And none of it is even remotely interesting. Boring stuff, when she peed, how much she pooped……on and on and on.
There have been times I have screamed for her to please let me speak.
Finally, stopped speaking to her via telephone almost a month ago.
Has anyone else had an experience like this? I’ve been trying for three years to stop this problem, which readily admits. “I know I tend to dominate the conversation.”
But she keeps on doing it.
I was ready to scream.
I might not be able to change her but I have a choice whether or not to pick up that phone.
But I feel really bad about it and wish I could make it right.
Thanks for indulging me.
The panel will be former Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, Jonah Goldberg of National Review ?????? Jonah here is inside the Whale and cannot get out.
MEET THE dePRESSed - White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine - Must be getting ready for her next election
The panel will be Matthew Continetti of Washington Free Beacon = Matthew can be very interesting
deFACE THE NATION = Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C - Colin Allred of Texas - A NEW lefty to add to the list, Colin Zachary Allred is the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in TX's 32. Allred is a civil rights attorney and former American football linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football
The political panel will be - Who cares
THIS WEEK - Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.; Julián Castro - Just another Cuban - Trump Frepers - Can a Lefty Cuban Castor run for president as Dem. Is it allowed ?
. The panel will be - Who cares
STATE OF THE disUNION - Mulvaney; Rep. Adam Schitt, Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala. Looks like old Dougy here is getting ready for his re-election - Will Mitch kill a another Rep. from Alabama?
The panel will be - David Urban, former strategist for Donald J. Trump for President; and the totally irrelevant Bill Kristol, director, Commies are us
SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES - Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.; Looks like this p;d. decrepit Alabama RINO is getting ready for his re-election, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas; Mo
The panel will be Gordon Chang, author of “The Coming Collapse Of China,” and Jim Roberts of the Heritage Foundation and former State Department official.