In the latest showdown between the two jokers vying for the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz revive an old Henny Youngman bit….with a bit of a twist. Actually, I should say tweet because this skit played out on the Twitter.
Y’all have to remember Henny Youngman was known as The King of the One-liners. And the famous of Youngman’s jokes, the punchline was, “Take my wife, please. ”
Well…keep that in mind as you check this out:
GOP Primary Contest Continues to Resemble Third-Grade Playground | Mother Jones
Liz Mair was anti-Trump before being anti-Trump was cool. After being let go from the Scott Walker campaign last March, she spent months during the summer and fall trying to get conservatives to take the threat of Trump seriously. In December she started up a super PAC dedicated to defeating him. But Mair also has a sense of humor—something that’s gotten her in trouble before. Her super PAC was called Make America Awesome.
Anyway, Mair decided to run a Facebook ad in Utah that featured Trump’s wife, Melania, from a nude photoshoot she did many years ago:
Of course this did not go over well and Trump reacted in the usual…Trumpy-douche fashion….
Sigh.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Republican presidential primary. Slut shaming, schoolyard threats, and puerile taunts all carried out in full public view on Twitter. Are you feeling sorry for the demise of the smoke-filled room yet?
Well, that is what they call entertainment today…right?
Reality TV?
Later on however…..
Trump tweets threat about Cruz’s wife – POLITICO
Liz Mair, who co-founded the anti-Trump super PAC, took to Twitter to set Trump straight about the ad’s provenance.
Heidi Cruz took an upaid absence as an managing director with Goldman Sachs last year after her husband began his presidential campaign. Cruz met her husband while working on the George W. Bush campaign in 2000, marrying in 2001.
While it is unclear what Trump could be referring to with respect to Cruz’s wife, BuzzFeed News reported last March on a heavily redacted 2005 police report where Heidi Cruz was spotted sitting on the ground near a Texas highway outside of Austin. According to the report itself, Heidi Cruz displayed no “signs of intoxication.”
“About a decade ago, when Mrs. Cruz returned from D.C. to Texas and faced a significant professional transition, she experienced a brief bout of depression,” Jason Miller, an adviser to Cruz, said in a statement to BuzzFeed News at the time, in response to inquiries. “Like millions of Americans, she came through that struggle with prayer, Christian counseling, and the love and support of her husband and family.”
More on this crap here: Donald Trump Threatens to ‘Spill the Beans’ on Cruz’s Wife After Racy Photo of Melania Trump Used in Ad – ABC News
Ted Cruz: Donald Trump’s attack on my wife shows his character – POLITICO
Now for the results of yesterday’s primaries/caucuses:
Trump, Clinton win in Arizona; Sanders takes Utah, Idaho – NY Daily News
Clinton edges closer to nomination with Arizona win
Ted Cruz Wins Utah Republican Caucus
Bernie Sanders wins Utah Democratic caucuses
Clinton and Trump Win Arizona; Cruz Picks Up Utah; Sanders Takes 2 – The New York Times
Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz – POLITICO
Club For Growth Decides to Back Ted Cruz – WSJ
Trump and Clinton Clash After Brussels Attacks – Bloomberg Politics
Cruz: ‘Empower Law Enforcement To Patrol And Secure Muslim Neighborhoods’ : NPR – I can’t even comment on that one.
Ted Cruz: Police need to ‘patrol’ Muslim neighborhoods – CNNPolitics.com
Shakesville: Ted Cruz Urges “Patrol and Secure” of Muslim Communities
Trump says Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks | Reuters
GOP Senate Candidate Blames Brussels Attack On Hillary Clinton
Oh gawd, help me…Trump Says He Will Delegate Supreme Court Appointments To The Heritage Foundation | ThinkProgress
There have been new developments overnight in the Brussels IS terrorist attacks.
Suspected Brussels attacker still on the run, brothers ID’d – NY Daily News
Brussels attacks: 2 suicide bombers identified – Business Insider
2 Brothers Identified as Brussels Attackers; 3rd Suspect Is Sought – The New York Times
Pictures of brothers and suspect still at large can be found here: Brussels Attacks: Suicide Bombers Were Brothers – NBC News
The latest news can be found here: World News liveblog | Reuters.com
There are still some Americans missing according to a Reuters report.
More on Brussels….
Why was Brussels attacked? – AJE News
Cities lit up in tribute to Brussels victims – in pictures | World news | The Guardian
#BrusselsAttacks: Grief, Islam and double standards – AJE News
Solidarity, debate over Islam’s future in the West and anger at politicisation dominate social media after bombings.
Chalk tributes on Belgium’s pavements – BBC News
Also, some stories on Obama’s recent trip to Cuba , and his current visit to Argentina.
Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba | whitehouse.gov
Mr. Obama’s Honest Message in Cuba – The New York Times
‘Historic’ game in Cuba ignores the pain so many people endured
Another loss. That’s what this already feels like to so much of Miami — before the “historic” baseball game has even been played. As if the Cubans who fled to this country haven’t already felt enough of those losses over the decades. Lost childhoods. Lost roots. Lost families. Lost land. Lost freedoms. Lost lives in the ocean that divides Cuba and America like the million miles of distance between desperation and hope.
Cuban Dissidents Praise ‘Closeness and Trust’ After Meeting With Obama – The New York Times
A Cuban family in Havana is enthralled and heartened by Obama’s words | Tampa Bay Times
Obama meets Argentine leader amid regional political shift | Reuters– There is a picture of the Obamas, their daughters and Michelle’s mom coming off Airforce One at that link…I love that.
I will include a few odds and ends here, all various items for you to scan through.
Baby formula extortionist gets eight years for poison threat | World news | The Guardian
An Auckland businessman who threatened to poison baby formula bound for China in a bid to blackmail New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar dairy industry has been jailed for more than eight years.
Jeremy Kerr, 60, pleaded guilty to two counts of blackmail after sending threatening letters containing a pesticide called 1080 to dairy giant Fonterra and the New Zealand Farmers Federation in 2014.
In the letters he threatened to lace baby formula destined for various markets – with China the only country specifically named – unless New Zealand stopped using 1080.
The threat to supplies bound for China, a major importer of New Zealand baby formula, was not initially disclosed publicly by New Zealand authorities, who tightened access to it in domestic shops.
They also launched a massive investigation into the threat to New Zealand’s dairy sector, the country’s biggest export earner.
Wow….more at link…
‘Fitbit for your period’: the rise of fertility tracking | Moira Weigel | Technology | The Guardian
I don’t know about that…but Bebe is having surgery a week from today, doctor thinks she has Endometriosis …and is doing a D&C and Laparoscopy on her to take care of it before she starts treatment.
Florida teen with fake gun shot dead by cops after standoff – NY Daily News
Georgia teen arrested after allegedly threatening Trump online | www.ajc.com
Florida girl, 12, charged with battery after pinching butt – NY Daily News
Ash tree set for extinction in Europe – BBC News
Sydney schoolgirl ‘wired cash to IS’ – BBC News
Remember the story about the woman in China who died of starvation when she was trapped in her office elevator? Shades of that tint this story from Atlanta…
Trapped worker dies in Atlanta hotel freezer | Tampa Bay Times
A kitchen worker died after she was apparently trapped inside of a walk-in freezer for about 13 hours at a downtown Atlanta hotel, police said Tuesday.
A search for the woman began when she didn’t return home after her shift at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, one of the city’s most recognizable skyscrapers with its cylindrical shape. Investigators reviewed hotel surveillance video, and they think she may have entered the freezer about 8 p.m. Monday. She was found shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday, Atlanta police Lt. Charles Hampton said.
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Carolyn Robinson, 61, of East Point.
There was evidence the woman tried to get out of the freezer, but Hampton didn’t elaborate on what led investigators to believe that.
“It appears that there was some type of mechanism to allow anyone who was inside to be able to exit,” Hampton said. He wasn’t sure if it was working properly.
“Right now there does not appear to be any foul play,” Hampton said.
How tragic….
I know it is a sad way to end a thread…but I think it makes a point to say…life is short, you never know what is going to happen.
Deep Breath….
Which brings us to the end of the post, so what’s happening in your neck of the woods?
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