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Here's the Reason Kamala Keeps Doing Terrible Interviews By now it's become obvious that the Harris campaign is acting desperate. After weeks of doing no interviews, they've suddenly put Kamala out there, without training wheels, hoping she doesn't crash. This strategy hasn't gone very well. It hasn't mattered that these interviews were on friendly territory, with interviewers who obviously support her; Harris hasn't been impressive, and each interview has given the Trump campaign new ammunition. This week alone, she's gone on "60 Minutes," "The View," "The Late Show," and even a sex podcast called "Call Her Daddy." None have been a net gain for the campaign, and it's hard not to ask why her campaign continues to put her out there. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/10/08/heres-the-reason-kamala-keeps-doing-terrible-interviews-n4933172

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It's honestly a good thing that the Dems don't have ready access to a guillotine. I ain't laughing when saying this.

MaineCoon Kitten's Massive Size Compared to 'Regular' Kitty Sibling Is Jaw-Dropping [...] In this video, a woman holds up a MaineCoon kitten and a regular, domestic shorthair kitten, to show the vast difference between the giant purebred and the "normal" cat. Side by side, there's no denying that Maine Coons just hit different. The MaineCoon is easily twice the size of the smaller cat. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/maine-#######-kittens-massive-size-124000297.html

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Wednesday means that it's time for our intensely awaited, hilarious Semiofficial Semiweekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== NOTES ON PEOPLE'S DOORBELLS I have a baby. I also have a gun if you ring my doorbell and wake him. This is not a doorbell! It's a button that opens a trap door beneath you. Doorbell is broken. Like your face, if you ring it. Warning -- this doorbell sporadically electrocutes people. Only 2 people are allowed to ring this doorbell: Girl Scouts selling cookies and moms delivering their daughters' Girl Scout cookies. There are snipers pointed at you right now. Please, NO SOLICITORS. We are perfectly happy with the state of our souls. No one reads magazines anymore. (Girl Scout cookies always welcome.) Please DO NOT ring doorbell. Sleeping baby/crazy dogs. If you BANG on my door and WAKE UP my TWO babies, somebody better be DYING. Thank you -- VERY tired mama. Extremely crabby 2-year-old napping. Please don't ring doorbell or you'll make his mom cry. Do not disturb. Do not ring doorbell for ANY reason, including fire. Thank you.

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FEMA Warns They Don't Have The Resources To Block Humanitarian Aid For Next Hurricane TAMPA, FL — FEMA announced this week they don't have enough resources to block any outside humanitarian aid coming into Florida and surrounding states ahead of Hurricane Milton. "It's a shame, really," FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told the press. "We wish we had more money to construct quality blockades and hire the personnel needed to keep good samaritans from delivering life-saving aid to stranded residents. Unfortunately, the resources just aren't there." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/fema-warns-they-dont-have-the-resources-to-block-humanitarian-aid-for-next-hurricane

Polygraph Machine Explodes After Tim Walz Passes Nearby SEATTLE, WA — Tragedy struck the city of Seattle today as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz quickly walked by a polygraph machine near a campaign event and caused it to explode. "I'm such a knucklehead sometimes, but I am definitely not a Chinese asset," Walz said as he walked by a lie detector, causing it to blow up due to sheer proximity. The explosion reportedly decimated a 3-block section of the downtown area, causing significant traffic delays on State Route 520 and Interstate 5. The Seattle Police Department advised the public to shelter in place as rescue workers secured the area. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/polygraph-machine-explodes-after-tim-walz-passes-nearby

Kamala Harris Claims To 'Love America,' But Her Record Shows She Hates It [...] No one cares about the Cheney family's endorsement of Harris. The more important question is: does Harris really love America? Her record suggests she does not, and that in fact she hates America. Consider what Harris said about [...] https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/07/kamala-harris-claims-to-love-america-but-her-record-shows-she-hates-it/

Hurricane Helene reveals a rudderless White House — and an inept Harris' flaws The failure of the Biden-Harris administration to take charge of urgently needed rescue and recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene underscores a key question: Who is really running this White House? Right now, we have no clear answer. President Biden's and Vice President Kamala Harris' cavalier indifference to the Americans fighting to survive in the disaster zone has left us — both longtime Democrats — speechless. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/opinion/helene-reveals-a-rudderless-white-house-and-harris-flaws/

Artless Dodger: Harris Flustered in Substance-Free 60 Minutes Interview Vice President Kamala Harris went on 60 Minutes and attempted to answer some of the toughest questions she's faced—a low bar—since taking over the Democratic nomination from 81-year-old Joe Biden, who is technically still the president. She was meandering and evasive throughout the interview with Bill Whitaker of CBS News, who had to politely repeat the question on several occasions. There's no telling how confounding Harris's answers must have been in real time. The network's producers saw fit to liberally (and sloppily) edit the conversation. They included a considerable amount of overdubbed editorializing from Whitaker, as if he were translating Harris's remarks into basic English. They made clear at the outset that Harris's opponent, Donald Trump, declined to participate. [...] https://freebeacon.com/author/stiles/biden-harris-administration/artless-dodger-harris-flustered-in-substance-free-60-minutes-interview/

This is something else... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Video shows nearly 100 raccoons swarm woman's yard, prompting 911 call in Washington Video shows nearly 100 hungry raccoons − some allegedly aggressive – swarm a Washington state woman's home last week in broad daylight looking for their next meal. The animals were captured on film after the resident from Kitsap County, across Puget Sound from Seattle, called 911 when the mammals surrounded her rural home preventing her from leaving the property, officials said. In footage shared by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office, a deputy is heard speaking to the unidentified woman who says the large numbers of raccoons began gathering in her wooded backyard about six weeks ago. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-nearly-100-raccoons-204532016.html

Comments? ~~~~~~~~~ Nigeria town celebrates after hunting down 'killer hippo' Residents of a town in north-western Nigeria are celebrating after a rare but feared hippo - along with its calf - was killed by rice farmers and fishermen in a hunt lasting several weeks. People in Yauri, in Kebbi state, have been terrified of the hippo after she killed a fisherman who worked for the local traditional leader. It prompted the Kebbi state government to order that the animal be killed for the safety of the community living along the River Niger. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/nigeria-town-celebrates-hunting-down-155537310.html

Scintillating Tuesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Tuesday report, see man: We gained no weight to speak of despite having out-pigged on Monday, mirabile dictu man. Uncle T-B.'s brief doc caucus took Many (2+1) hours total, undue waiting man. After, we went to get him his flu, Covid-Many, and RSV shots, don't drink beer or spring a leak man. We got our RSV shot, no adverse reaction man. Breakfast/lunch (at half-past 1 p.m.) was 2 turkey sandwiches, ingest we man. A much-needed siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Din-din was a chicken/rice/vegetable combination from Costco, ingest happily Two Guys man. We may go back for more while it's on sale, opportunity knocks man. Mini-B. had a giant chocolate/nut cookie for dessert, ingest wee man. We have no specific Wednesday plans, no man. It is non-Two Guys eve, man. Party with the rubias tonight after Mini-B. is embedded, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Tuesday, report we man.

Milton is shaping up to be an absolute illegitimate male child. Prayers.

10 Clever Ways To Smuggle Humanitarian Supplies Past FEMA [...] The Babylon Bee has conducted extensive research to come up with the following list of surefire ways to smuggle humanitarian aid past FEMA: [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/10-clever-ways-to-smuggle-humanitarian-supplies-past-fema

Oct. 7 Anniversary: Hamas Leader Wants 'New Fronts' of Jihad To all those delusional individuals who still think that Hamas and its Gazan supporters will ever agree to peaceful arbitration, think again. In characteristic form, a Hamas leader just called for an expansion of Jihad at the international level. Hamas, with the financial incentivizing of the Palestinian Authority and the support of the majority of Gazans, plans to wage terrorism on Israel until it is completely wiped off the map. Oct. 7, as horrific and deadly as it was, presents a preview of what Hamas would like to do to all Israelis. As the latest refutation of idiotic Westerners' claims that giving Palestinians more land and money will make them stop fighting, Memri reported that a Hamas leader has ambitious plans for expanding jihad ("holy war" in Islam) on the international level as the "duty of Jihad." [...] https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/10/07/oct-7-anniversary-hamas-leader-wants-new-fronts-of-jihad-n4933138

Scintillating Monday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Monday report, see man: Got Mini-B. to Band at o'dark-Many, groggy Two Guys man. Despite 2 coffees, went back to bed, dozed for an hour-plus we man. Lunch was a nuked single-serve Velveeta meat lasagna*, ingest we man. *bought long ago from a supermarket closeout bin, financially savvy we man Spent an hour on phone with casa-insurer, try to lower rates man. Ultimately agreed to even higher rate because casa grossly underinsured, man. After retrieving Mini-B. from skool, napped for another hour, highly necessary zzz man. Din-din was pre-cooked bacon and scalloped potatoes, ingest with satisfaction Two Guys man. We do NOT want to weigh ourself tonight, fearful we man. Got through perhaps one-Many'rd of Driver Safety online course, insurance discount man. Must take Uncle T-B. to doctor on Tuesday, routine caucus for senior he man man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man. And that was/is our thrilling Monday, report we man.

Here, FINALLY, are some truths and details about what actually happened. Read it if you can handle it, and watch the 4-minute video of one of the mildest actions by those 7th-century savages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Not one girl could be shown to her parents': The horrors of Oct 7 – as told by the survivors [...] an awkward question: how can a country so smart, so Q from James Bond it can set up a factory to manufacture pagers, fit them with mini explosives, have Hezbollah distribute those pagers to all its members and get them to blow up at the same time, have failed to prevent thousands of barbarians breaching its border security and raping, burning and butchering 1,200 of its citizens? So many questions still unanswered from October 7. I put those queries to scores of Israelis – survivors, soldiers, politicians, bereaved parents, mothers of hostages and just regular people who had to step up for their nation on that dark day. Some of what follows is horrifying and hard to bear, I know. I am warning you in case you'd rather not read on. But it is important to write it down. We know how important it is because on the BBC news on Thursday, Hamas's deputy leader told international editor Jeremy Bowen that Hamas didn't set out to kill any Israeli women or children on October 7. Hamas "resistance fighters" were ordered only to kill "occupation fighters", although he did concede that "there were certainly personal mistakes" and the fighters, who just popped into family homes on kibbutzim to have a chat and a bite to eat, "may have felt they were in danger". The accounts told to me by the individuals below, and many others who shared their insights, paint a very different picture. As always, the Devil is in the detail. [...] https://news.yahoo.com/news/saw-holocaust-many-dead-bodies-070000915.html

One year after 10/7 attacks and Democrat-run states have let antisemitism fester [...] It seemed like antisemitism was festering all over the country. But a closer look showed that it wasn't, actually, happening everywhere, it was very specifically happening in places primarily run by Democrats. It's not that antisemitism can't exist in red areas. It can, it does. Vandalism, verbal harassment, even physical assault can happen in Republican-led places. But the occurrence is far rarer and the real difference is the consequences. According to the Anti Defamation League (ADL) "The states with the highest number of incidents were California (1,266), New York (1,218), New Jersey (830), Florida (463) and Massachusetts (440)." Four of those states are blue states. In my red home state of Florida, we had approximately the same number of incidents as Massachusetts while having about three times the population and a third of the incidents of New York despite having over 2 million more people. [...] https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/one-year-after-10-7-attacks-democrat-run-states-have-let-antisemitism-fester

It's far better to have more than they ask for than to not have something that they do ask for. Treat it as the most serious interview that you'll ever have at any time in the process.