The Daily Dose/January 26, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Donald Trump – One week in and hold on to your hats, Trump is already well on the way to forcing the People’s Republic of America down our throats…We survived his first term and we might survive this one, but enough of this ignorance and eventually America will be cast aside the scrap heap of history along with, among others, the USSR and the Roman Empire.
2. Elon Musk – Aryan Nation members can only stand back in amazement as Musk executes a Nazi salute that would’ve had Hitler achieving and maintaining a state of arousal usually only found on porn sets…Regardless of the intent, anyone with half a brain would know not to do that, but Musk, like Trump, doesn’t have half a brain.
3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…America starts right in where it left off four years ago, accepting Donald Trump’s blather as legitimate political rhetoric, as they continue to take Trump seriously despite lying and ignorance unprecedented in a US president…US media doing it’s part, too, because Trump means ratings and clicks and nevermind there was a time when Woodward and Bernstein and Walter Cronkite would’ve had Trump out of the race before the 2016 primaries.
4. Pete Hegseth – Few are as unqualified for a job as Hegseth is for defense secretary, but at least he’s promised not to drink on the job, which is about as good as we are going to get out of a cabinet whose sole qualification for office appears to be fitting into the slots assigned by President Trump.
5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for the Week 1 lies and misinformation as the Ignorant-in-Chief returns to office…Courtesy of the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow declines to make a joke. Today’s Diary.
A funny line, of course, immediately popped into our head – “What, you couldn’t get into the Navy???” – but something – call it the instincts all the great ones have if you must – told me this would no go over well…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1863 – US Army Major General Ambrose Burnside is relieved as commander of the Army of the Potomac by President Abraham Lincoln. The removal followed losing the Battle of Fredericksburg in December to Confederate forces commanded by General Robert E Lee. He was replaced by Major General Joseph Hooker, who lasted until June before being replaced by Major General George Meade.
In 1956 – The VII Winter Olympics open in Cortina d’Amepezzo, Italy. Thirty-two nations sent 821 athletes, and the Games marked the first Winter Olympics appearances by the Soviet Union, Bolivia, and Iran. The Soviets won the most gold (7) and overall (16) medals, with the US earning two gold medals, in men’s and women’s figure skating singles. Cortina had originally be awarded the 1944 Games that were canceled due to World War II and will, along with Lombardy and Milan, host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
In 2002 – Usher is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of five consecutive weeks with U Got It Bad. The song also peaked at #5 in Great Britain, peaked at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was there 64th-biggest hit of 2001 and their 18th-biggest hit of 2002. It was the third of nine #1 pop songs for Usher, who was born Usher Raymond IV in 1978.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
If the single man plants himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge world will come round to him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The Carpenter’s biggest hit on the Hot 100 was (They Long To Be) Close to You, which spent four weeks at #1 in 1970.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many Olympic Games has Italy hosted? – Answer next time!
