Commentary

After an 18-hour Internet and Cable TV outage, all I can say is, “You can never be too wired!”

You know how they’re always saying, “We’re too wired.” “We spend too much time looking at our screens.” “Things would be a lot less stressful if we would simply ‘unplug’ and begin to live in an unconnected world.”

Too all that, I say “hooey!”

And why, do you ask, do I say “hooey?”

Continue reading “Who says we’re “too wired?””

Commentary

Not so fast adoring one – Trump had nothing to do with Pfizer’s potential Covid-19 vaccine.

Lame-duck Vice President Mike Pence broke his post-election silence today when he appeared to give credit to the Trump administration for the development of what might be an effective Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer.

In a tweet, Pence trumpeted the triumph this way:

Continue reading “Pence: “Under the inspired, magnificent, exceptional, superlative leadership of President Donald Trump…””

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Welcome to the first Around the Block “Who Said That?” game.

Yes, welcome to the game. The rules are simple. We will post two comments from two different individuals. Your task is to determine who said that. This is not a multiple choice contest; answers are open-ended. But please note, in the interests of complete fairness, we have eliminated any specific references that might provide an obvious clue.

Now on to the game.

Quote #1

Who said this?

I am honored and humbled by the trust the…people have placed in me…

In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of…voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of….

With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation.

It’s time for…to unite. And to heal.

We are …of …. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together.

Quote #2

Who said this?

The simple fact is this election is far from over. …has not been certified as the winner…, let alone…headed for mandatory recounts, or…where… campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor.

Beginning Monday,…campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The…people are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots.

“So what is…hiding? I will not rest until the…people have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands.”

Send your answers in a “SASE” (“Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope” for those of you who didn’t watch Zoom with your kids on PBS back in the day). Contestants who correctly identify both “Who Said That?” quotes will receive an Around the Block commemorative refrigerator magnet.

And remember, your answers must be written with a black ball point pen on 3″x5″ index card. The card must be placed in the “Security Sleeve” included in the “SASE” and the “Security Sleeve” then needs to be placed in the “SASE” and mailed. Any responses not meeting these rules will either be thrown out or segregated in the “Provisional Answer” pile and reviewed either sometime in 2021, or whenever Steve Kornacki has some time.

Commentary

The aftermath of the election is showing America’s true character. Led by the President and his enablers, and supported by almost half the population, this is a litigious, mendacious, deceitful, hypocritical nation.

Earlier this morning, as the results started trickling in showing Joe Biden taking slim leads in Georgia and Pennsylvania while maintaining similarly slim leads in Arizona and Nevada, combined with the expectation that the majority of the remaining votes to be counted in those states appear to favor Biden, I was asked by two people, “Are you feeling better now? Are you feeling good?”

Continue reading “America, the Beautiful…er Appalling”