The Daily Dose/March, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
STOP US IF YOU’VE HEARD THIS BEFORE: For the third consecutive election, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. A hundred years from now, all new people will look back at this and – like some of us now – collectively scratch their heads.
USA! USA!: They will note how Trump was a man of no political, moral, or intellectual substance. They will note how he was a liar and an ignoramus. They will note how, during his first term, he presided over an incompetent COVID response, incited an insurrection, and was impeached twice. They will note his 91 indictments after leaving office.
Oh Yeah: They will also note how this was not a detriment to renomination because Trump had every politician’s dream: a media that declined to take him to task and a base that believed everything he said.
USA! USA! II: You can write off his base. Billionaire blatherskites have held sway over people for ages. You cannot write off his acceptance by the American media, though, because there was a time when an idiot like Trump would’ve been rejected by the press.
Fly In The Ointment: That time, however, has passed.
Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: Could you imagine an American press paced by Walter Cronkite, Woodward and Bernstein, John Chancellor, and any of a dozen other journalists of the era tolerating Trump? Of course, you couldn’t. They would have had him out of the race by the weekend.
Back To The Future: Trump, however, meant ratings and clicks, so he was ushered right into the 2016 primaries, where the idiocy didn’t stop. Then his admission that he grabbed women by the pussy proved not to be a hindrance to being elected. An incompetent COVID response and two impeachments merely solidified his greatness amongst his base.
The Bottom Line: Donald Trump, though, is just a symptom of the problem.
America is in a mess because you and me – we the people – continue to tolerate this. It’s common to blame incumbents, lobbyists, or the media, but on Election Day, we keep accepting what the media and incumbents choose to spoonfeed us, and we have nobody to blame but ourselves. Collectively, we are well-fed and well-entertained, and that’s what matters in America right now. We’re in a post-knowledge America now. We accept lying and idiocy now.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow feeds the cat. A lot. Today’s Diary.
…the cat has decided that with Daddy home more, there is no reason her yummy/treat issues shouldn’t be upped, and it’s to the point where she is all but demanding a continuous yummy/treat buffet.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1775 – The first newspaper article in the American colonies calling for the abolition of slavery is published. The article was anonymous, though History would not die from shock if it turned out to have been written by Thomas Paine, and criticized, among other things, those who would use the Bible as a defense of slavery. It didn’t do much good, as slavery would not be abolished in the US until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December 1865.
In 1945 – Syd Howe of the Detroit Red Wings establishes an NHL record for most career points in a 7-3 victory over the New York Rangers. Howe had a third-period assist, giving him 516 career points, breaking the record established by Nels Stewart from 1925-40. The mark was broken in 1947 by Bill Cowley and is now held by Wayne Gretzky with 2,857.
In 1980 – Queen is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third of four consecutive weeks with Crazy Little Thing Called Love. The song also went to #1 in Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 6th-biggest song of the year. It was the fifth of twelve Top 40 hits for the group, their second of four Top 10s, and their first of two #1s. The song last appeared on a Billboard chart in 2018 when it peaked at #18 on the Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Work is not always required… there is such thing as sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected.
George MacDonald
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Beatles had 14 #1 albums in Great Britain.
Today’s Stumper
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What two states had slavery abolished when the 13th Amendment was ratified? – Answer next time!
