(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Cheers and Jeers: Thursday [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-08-08 “I Know You Are But What Am I? A Man Person Camera Couch Almond?” The MAGA cult has been called out for being weird, and The Daily Show’s Desi Lydic goes ballistic as only a Foxsplainer can: - Always remember the golden rule: time spent watching the weirdos on Fox News will be deducted from your lifespan twice. And now, our feature presentation… Cheers and Jeers for Thursday, August 8, 2024 Note: Today is World Cat Day. Here...open your gifs and purr. - By the Numbers: 4 days!!! Days 'til Left Handers Day: 5 Days 'til the 75th Cokato Corn Carnival in Minnesota: 4 Percent of the delegate votes that went to Kamala Harris: 99% Number of states that signed a joint letter to Twitter weirdo Elon Musk calling on him to stop his AI chatbot "Grok" from spreading election misinformation: 5 Number of swimming-related medals Team USA won (8 of them gold): 28 Amount by which Nissan's new "cool paint" lowered the interior temperature and outside roof temperature, respectively, of their test vehicles: 9F, 22F Amount from each pound of "First Gentleman's Blend" coffee, honoring Kamala Harris's husband Doug Emhoff, that Portland, Maine roaster Coffee By Design will donate to the Harris-Walz campaign: $5 - Your Thursday Molly Ivins Moment: Just FYI, of the many allies the Bush White House managed to gratuitously insult on the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, we miffed the Canadians by blowing off their last-minute attempt to work out a deal for continued inspections [in Iraq] under a strict timeframe—we not only blew it off, we went to the trouble of being rude and arrogant about it. Among its other unpleasant traits, bad manners rank quite high on this administration's list of failings. In addition, some right-wingers weighed in with juvenile taunts along the intellectually brilliant lines of "nyah-nyah-nyah." The National Review published a cover story headlined "Wimps!" Bill O'Reilly of Fox News got all huffy over something a Toronto columnist wrote and decided to appoint himself our national spokesman. Diplomacy is not O'Reilly's forte (he called Canadians "dishonest pinheads"). Of the many stupid things our country has done lately, alienating the best neighbor any country ever had ranks fairly high on the All Time Stupid list. —August, 2004 - Puppy Pic of the Day: This adult would like one, too... - CHEERS to barnstorming badasses. The Harris-Walz ticket now united in purpose and certified 100 percent fired up and ready to go, it's time to hit the road and spread the good news in…Michigan! Wisconsin! Arizona! North Carolina! Georgia! Nevada! Battleground states that will hand Democrats massive blowout wins up and down the ticket! And with a $20 million $36 million haul after Tuesday's rally in Philadelphia, the prosecutor and the coach have plenty of scratch to advertise like nobody's business. Here's Tim's introduction… - Meanwhile, the candidate on the other side is…well…he's going to Montana tomorrow. And for 90 insufferable minutes, the place will be known as the Big Mouth State. JEERS to Donald Trump: Crisis Manager. Donning his green eyeshades and baring his ivory choppers, the Greatest Financial Businessman Genius Of All Time looked at the financial crisis unfolding on Monday and shouted, "I will fix it immediately and beautifully!" After clackety-clacking for a few minutes on his trusty Commodore 208 adding machine, a familiar Ding! echoed through the hallowed halls of Bedminster Country Club, indicating that his solution was at hand and all would be well. It was just a matter now of quietly sending the calculations to the financial hubs of the civilized world through back channels, and waiting for the predictable results: Stocks closed lower on Wednesday as the market’s attempt to fully recover from Monday’s sell-off failed. The Cboe Volatility Index, known as Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” was last trading at nearly 28 after falling to as low as 22 earlier on Wednesday. "My job is done here," said Trump. “We’ll remember that,” said November 5th. JEERS to stupid Republican tricks. Fifty-one years ago today, on August 8, 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew called accusations that he took kickbacks as governor of Maryland "damned lies." He maintained his innocence until October 10, when he issued another statement: "Oh, you meant those kickbacks? Why didn't you say so? I quit. Goodbye!" Meanwhile, on this date in 1974, Agnew's boss Richard Nixon resigned in disgrace. Watch him yuk it up as he prepares to deliver his resignation speech. x YouTube Video - They made such a lovely awful couple. - BRIEF SANITY BREAK - x Jesús Escalera is a celebrated pastry chef renowned for his inventive and artistic dessert creations. [📹 jesusescalerac]pic.twitter.com/dGdSX0UMyy — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) August 7, 2024 - END BRIEF SANITY BREAK - JEERS to dates which will live in infamy. This is a moment worth reliving—one of my favorites, in fact. Two years ago tonight the 45th President of the United States Donald J. Trump was the subject of an FBI raid at Mar-A-Lago, the pleasure palace that reeks of bleach and unresolved daddy issues. Golly. Who knew he was such a crook? My best guess: the FBI. JEERS to today's edition of A Major Provocation, You Say? Oh Dear, You Poor Defenseless Russians! Courtesy of NBC News and the whiners in the Kremlin: Russia said Wednesday it was battling an unprecedented cross-border incursion from Ukrainian troops backed by armored vehicles and aerial support, with Moscow scrambling to reinforce the area after what President Vladimir Putin called a “major provocation.” This has been today's edition of A Major Provocation, You Say? Oh Dear, You Poor Defenseless Russians! - Ten years ago in C&J: August 8, 2014 CHEERS to home away from home. Today we'll get (hopefully good) news from space…the final frontier: After a decade-long quest spanning six billion kilometres (3.75 billion miles), a European probe will come face to face Wednesday with a comet, one of the Solar System's enigmatic wanderers. … To get there, Rosetta has had to make four flybys of Mars and Earth, using their gravitational force as a slingshot to build up speed, and then entering a 31-month hibernation as light from the distant Sun became too weak for its solar panels. I just hope the comet doesn’t have a stand-your-ground law. Could be a real quick visit. - And just one more… CHEERS to a wild time in the Hawkeye State. Skies will be a mix of sun and clouds and the air will hot bordering on broiling in Iowa starting today, and for the latter you can thank the vats of bubbling fat and roving gangs of bloviating politicians at the legendary State Fair. This time around the traditional 600-pound butter cow (whose butter is recycled and can be reused for up to ten years, they say) has company in the form of a tribute to “notable nighttime celebrities, Johnny Carson, Steve Higgins and Jimmy Fallon, as well as a sky glider seat to commemorate the 50th year of the Main Sky Glider.” And another tradition that will be on full display is the awkward eating of the corn dogs. So, for old time's sake, enjoy these memories from that golden presidential election year 2012 (the guy in the lower left was recently in charge of our nukes and I believe the guy in the upper right just joined The Village People as the construction worker) with bonus ice cream cone thoroughly embarrassed to be seen with the guy who got fired from CNN for being a racist weirdo: People really love to watch Republicans stuff their faces at the fair. Mainly because it shuts ‘em up for a few minutes. Have a nice Thursday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today? - Today's Shameless C&J Testimonial The tears filling my eyes are a surprise. 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