The Sunday Rumble: 9.11.16

Sorry, sorry, sorry and all that:  I am conscious, as maybe some of you regulars are as well, that this blog has been slightly hit 'n' miss recently.  Of course, this is partly due to my inherent idleness and my strong belief that one should never do anything today that can be put off until tomorrow!  Even so, there have been some additional factors, not least the travails of an elderly - and she's even older than me so that qualifies her - relative who was taken ill during a visit here and had to be rushed to a local hospital and who has now been taken into a local care home.  This has involved constant visits and entanglements with hospital and social service authorities.  My energy levels, never of the highest even in the best of times, have been somewhat depleted. 'SoD' and his lovely 'bouncing Czech' have been brilliant in helping us get the old lady's belongings from London down to here as she settles into her new 'home'.  Well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it but I hope life will calm down a bit from now on.

 

'St. Theresa' fights the good fight:   Yes, dammit, I know that sooner or later things will go wrong, they always do, but a couple of months into her 'reign' and Prime Minister May seems to be pressing all the right buttons.  Her latest move to spread the availability of Grammar Schools is excellent.  What a pity Michael Gove MP, one of the best former Education Secretaries in years, blotted his copy book so badly that he couldn't be re-appointed.  Still, at least we have rid ourselves of that dim, dumb Nicky Morgan MP who has been returned to her appropriate place - bottom of the class!

 

Will the Tory party split?   The last time the Tory party split in a spectacular way was in the 1840s when Prime Minister Peel drove through the repeal of the Corn Laws.  Roughly half the party wished to maintain protection for British landowners, whilst the other half wanted cheap food for the people.  Today we read that Liam Fox MP, one of 'The Three Brexiteers', has been lambasting British industry for rank idleness when it comes to exporting but already whiny Tory MPs are bleating about protection for British industry.  Liam Fox is dead right, as Fraser Nelson points out in The Coffee House quoting these deplorable statistics: "UK exports are a pitiful 27pc of GDP, the lowest figure in Europe. The EU average is 43 per cent."  It will be no good having the freedom of Brexit unless we use it!

 

Oh no, a new MS upgrade:   I have just been advised by my NBF (new best friend), Bill, that he is going to offer me "a bolder, smarter Outlook.com".  Of course, Bill, being American, I am not sure whether "smarter" means more clever or just better dressed, so to speak.  However, what I do know with sinking certainty is that it will take me a month of Sundays to work out how to use it.

 

Where do they find these people?   I mean people like Chief Constable 'Dave' Thompson of the West Midlands police force who, I suspect, should be rapidly sectioned for mental health reasons not just for his own good but for the good of the people of the West Midlands.  This is the total prat who has decided that his female police officers should be free to wear the niquab, the Islamic full facial mask, if they so decide.  So tell me, dear reader, how will you behave as you stagger out of your local and are stopped by something that looks like a Dalek demanding you breathe into a bag?  Yeeeeees, quite!

 

They do things differently 'over there':   You can say that again!  In the UNITED States of America - who sniggered? - it appears to be perfectly reasonable for one of the two candidates vying for the presidency to suggest that millions of American citizens should be dumped in a basket labelled "Deplorables" because they are "racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, you name it".  The final clause, of course, invites anyone and everyone to think up some even more vicious insults.  If she wins - and yes, it was her - how long do you suppose the United States will remain, er, united?

 

But in the end, truth will out:   And it has certainly come out in full TV view today as 'HillBilly' nearly passes out, stumbles to her car and loses her shoe in the process of leaving the 9/11 memorial service.  Even the WaPo correspondent who has constantly dismissed suspicions concerning her health as a Republican plot now admits that her health is an election issue. 

  

No more rumbles today

 

Comments

[Whitewall]

David, my wife and I can sympathize with the family travails of helping someone who is frail elderly with her health and living situations. Hospitals and social service agencies can be a headache. It is helpful that she now has a new 'home', but even that can just be replacing old problems with new problems. We went through that sort of thing for 17 years and it takes a toll.

[Whitewall]

" This is the total prat who has decided that his female police officers should be free to wear the niquab,..." The West doesn't have to be defeated by Islamic invasion, Islam can simply watch the West commit suicide which is happening daily. Why is this chief constable not tarred and feathered and driven from his home? Defeat them or submit to them.

[Up2L8]

So tell me, dear reader, how will you behave as you stagger out of your local and are stopped by something that looks like a Dalek demanding you breathe into a bag?

One could wonder who is the most inebriated.

[Bob]

David, I agree Hillary's statement was dumb. It was nowhere near Trump dumb, though: https://mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/773745177781477376

[Whitewall]

Hillary's statement was not dumb. It was deeply revealing on many levels, about her and the arrogance of "progressives" in general toward anyone who is not "them".

[David Duff]

Whiters, without going in to all the boring details the 'problems' we have had with the lady are relatively minor, particularly, I guess, compared to your long travails. Still, to look on the bright side, it is all good practice for SoD to care for me when I become totally feeble - like next week! As I have always told him, I am determined to be a burden! And he always replies that I have been practicing for decades!

Bob, I will take a pass on Trump's no doubt imbecilic witterings. But the question remains concerning the febrile nature of American politics these days. Fair enough to slag off one's opponent but to designate millions and millions of American people as "deplorables" is monumentally stupid.

[Whitewall]

David, we seniors have a duty to become a burden to the young. It builds character! You seem fortunate to have a son and daughter-in-law who are good stand up people. Many seniors are not so lucky, even with children and grand children.

[TheBigHenry]

Robert,

I hear you, bro. Loud and clear.

[Bob]

David, American politics has indeed become poisonous. It's a condition that waxes and wanes. What's going on now is nowhere near as venomous as in the days preceding the Civil War or during the Vietnam War, for example.

Also, I apologize. My changing the subject (to Trump) was a cheap trick I've evidently seen too often lately. Hillary's team has evidently decided that, since few voters are enthusiastic about her, the best strategy is to make Trump unacceptable. In my opinion her broad brush approach was weak. She could use much better and pointed ammunition. However, I'm not a political professional, and it could turn out her over-the-top statement will successfully compete with other over-the-top statements in our media.

[David Duff]

Maybe so, Bob, if - and after today's unfortunate incident at the 9/11 memorial it's a big 'if' - she lasts long enough to reach election day!

[Timbo]

September 11 is also the anniversary of the Benghazi attack. Karma maybe?

[Bob]

Dream on David. She was diagnosed with pneumonia Friday and insisted on keeping to her schedule during treatment. According to her doctor the dizzy spell was caused by dehydration and she's recovering already. Maybe you can find a Photoshopped picture of another infirmity like the "hole in her tongue" to make you feel better.

[AussieD]

Full face covering and a police uniform [borrowed or stolen]. What a great outfit to wear while making an un-authorised bank withdrawal [12 gauge or .38 withdrawal slip optional]. Easy entrance to your bank of choice and no chance of being identified.

Duffers as I understand your system the Home Office is the ultimate authority over the various Constabularies. One would hope Chief Constable "Dim Dave" Thompson will soon be in receipt of a "snarler" [SNLR] from the Home Secretary. But I won't hold my breath.

[Up2L8]

Bob;

You remind me of the classic line from the “Seinfeld” show, that “it’s not a lie if you believe it.”

[Bob]

Up2L8, what do you suppose is a lie? Be specific.

[Up2L8]

Bob, what do you think is the truth?

[Bob]

Up2L8, deductive or inductive truth that is demonstrably consistent and independent of belief. You know, scientific rather than subjective truth.