JFC I'm glad there aren't cameras following me around for every misstep I take.
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“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” —John Adams
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I was voted Class Klutz in high school.
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Trump never trips or stumbles.
He glides down a steep and slippery ramp like a ballet dancer ... okay, a ballet dancer with some kinda gross orange mop on its head, but a ballet dancer ... and then spends a week describing it to anyone who will listen.
He glides down a steep and slippery ramp like a ballet dancer ... okay, a ballet dancer with some kinda gross orange mop on its head, but a ballet dancer ... and then spends a week describing it to anyone who will listen.
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Why do you all keep misspelling "bull in a China shop"?
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As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
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As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
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Because this is Fogbow, I'm obligated to mention that the "bull in a china shop" trope has been proven false.
If the bull is on loco weed, on the other hand...
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*See, Mythbusters.W. Kevin Vicklund: Because this is Fogbow, I'm obligated to mention that the "bull in a china shop" trope has been proven false.*
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I heard ‘enraged bull in a China shop’ from my Italian relatives when I was growing up. I thought that what the saying was for the longest time.
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I don’t think the Myth Busters busted an “enraged” bull in a china shop.Phoenix520 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 10:33 am I heard ‘enraged bull in a China shop’ from my Italian relatives when I was growing up. I thought that what the saying was for the longest time.
We’ll have to test that out. Or maybe not!
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I have rarely been in any china shops in my life. Just not my oeuvre.
And for whatever reason, I didn't happen to be enraged at the time.
Or I could have been an enraged Bill in a china shop.
And for whatever reason, I didn't happen to be enraged at the time.
Or I could have been an enraged Bill in a china shop.
I'm Foggy and I forget if I approved this message.
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Wait. What if the original expression *was* Bill in a China Shop and we just didn't hear it right?
It's like the old joke from comedian Jeff Marder: "What if the original monks heard the word of God wrong? ... Wait, 'celebrate'? I thought you said 'celibate'!"
But the sunshine aye shall light the sky,
As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.
- Charles Mackay, "Eternal Justice"
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lesion- ... d=97617868
The lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest during his physical last month was cancerous, White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor said Friday.
"As expected, the biopsy confirmed that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma," O'Connor said. "All cancerous tissue was successfully removed. … No further treatment is required."
"Basal cell carcinoma lesions do not tend to 'spread' or metastasize, as some more serious skin cancers such as melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma are known to do," O'Connor explained. "They do, however, have the potential to increase in size, resulting in a more significant issue as well as increased challenges for surgical removal."
O'Connor said the "site of the biopsy has healed nicely and the President will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of his ongoing comprehensive healthcare."
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I say we send in Cocaine Bear, just to be sure.W. Kevin Vicklund wrote: ↑Sat Feb 25, 2023 6:36 amBecause this is Fogbow, I'm obligated to mention that the "bull in a china shop" trope has been proven false.
If the bull is on loco weed, on the other hand...
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"The recognition for retired Colonel Paris Davis comes after a nearly 60-year delay."
CBS News Videos https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-awards ... 41748.html
CBS News Videos https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-awards ... 41748.html
(original: USA TODAY)Biden awarded Medal of Honor to one of nation’s first Black Special Forces officers
Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY
Fri, March 3, 2023 at 10:36 PM GMT+1
WASHINGTON – One of the first Black commanders to lead an elite unit in combat received Friday the nation's highest award for valor, fixing what advocates viewed as a decadeslong injustice.
President Joe Biden hung the blue ribboned Medal of Honor around the neck of retired U.S. Army Col. Paris D. Davis at a White House ceremony.
“He never lost faith, which I find astounding," Biden said. He said the day may be "the most consequential" since he became president.
“Paris, you are everything this medal means – I mean everything this medal means," Biden told Davis, who stood at attention in his military uniform. “You are everything our nation is at our best.”
In brief remarks after the ceremony, Davis deflected the attention to his own bravery, saying the medal "reflects what teamwork, service, and dedication can achieve.”
“God bless you, God bless all, God bless America,” he added.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-awardi ... 10492.html
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Biden scraps Trump design for Air Force One paint job
The new successor aircrafts were set to be delivered in 2026 and 2027 but have been delayed again.
https://www.dw.com/en/biden-scraps-trum ... l-1573-rdf
The new successor aircrafts were set to be delivered in 2026 and 2027 but have been delayed again.
https://www.dw.com/en/biden-scraps-trum ... l-1573-rdf
The US Air Force revealed a new color scheme for Air Force One, scrapping the colors chosen by former US President Donald Trump.
The Biden administration will modify the Air Force One paint scheme, but the update will closely resemble the current white with two shades of blue that dates back to President John F. Kennedy's administration, the Air Force said Friday.
Former president Trump proposed a more prominent red, white and blue design, with a deep red stripe down the middle of the aircraft and a dark blue underbelly. The coloring he proposed was almost identical to the exterior of his personal plane.
A statement by the Air Force on Friday said that the color scheme proposed by Trump would lead to possible delays and tests to deal with "the added heat" from the color palette.
Instead, the Biden administration chose a paint scheme in which the current "robin's egg" blue will be slightly "deeper" and the engines will be a darker blue, the Air Force said. The jet's belly will not be polished metal because the alloy would allow for that, they said.
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AP: Biden issues first veto, taking on new Republican House:
Sinema voted against it; three Democratic senators didn't vote.
"For completeness," it was HJR 30.President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control of the House in January — a move that serves as a prelude to bigger battles with GOP lawmakers on government spending and the nation’s debt limit.
Biden sought to kill a Republican-authored measure that would ban the government from considering environmental impacts or potential lawsuits when making investment decisions for people’s retirement plans. In a video released by the White House, Biden said he vetoed the measure because it “put at risk the retirement savings of individuals across the country.”
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The measure vetoed by Biden would have effectively reinstated a Trump-era ban on federal managers of retirement plans considering factors such as climate change, social impacts or pending lawsuits when making investment choices.
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“In his first veto, Biden just sided with woke Wall Street over workers,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tweeted on Monday. “Tells you exactly where his priorities lie.” He said “it’s clear Biden wants Wall Street to use your retirement savings to fund his far-left political causes.”
Biden’s veto is likely to prevail. Just three Democrats in Congress — one in the House, and two in the Senate — supported Republicans in the matter, making it unlikely a two-thirds majority in both chambers could be assembled to overcome Biden’s veto.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, was the sole Democrat to back the resolution in the House, while Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., supported it in the Senate. Golden is a perennial target of Republicans seeking to oust him from his conservative district, while Tester and Manchin are both up for re-election next year.
Sinema voted against it; three Democratic senators didn't vote.
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I saw Pete Seeger's last live appearance, playing with Arlo Guthrie at Carnegie Hall.
Those from Quatloos know that Webhick and I used to go see Arlo every year on Thanksgiving weekend.
Those from Quatloos know that Webhick and I used to go see Arlo every year on Thanksgiving weekend.
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