The Sunday Rumble: 20.10.19

Yes, you're right, I have been a tad lackadaisical on this, er, distinguished blog since I snuck off for a three-day break.  It's a funny thing, this writing lark, you really do have to be in the mood for it.  Anyway, after a good night's sleep, my first for a while, I am firing on all of my 2.5 cylinders!

Who is Ms. Tulsi Gabbard?   And why do I want her to have my babies?  Well, I'm not too sure about that but anyone who can describe 'HillBilly' as "the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long" certainly deserves consideration as a bearer of my precious hereditary 'jewels'!  Also, as a female member of the American army, the first Samoan to stand for high political office and as a practicing Hindu she is certainly worth watching.  Alas, she seems imbued with all the usual Left-wing twaddle but even so she may be worth watching.

 

This gives me a warm feeling:   I might even give myself a self-congratulatory hug!  According to the Charity Aid Foundation - no, me neither! - who have conducted a survey of every nation in the world in order to find out which is the most charitable in its giving, the UK came in second!  I point this out to remind y'all that contributions to DPCBF will be gratefuly received.  (Er, that's Duff's Poor Children's Beer Fund, of course!)

 

Dear Meghan, six weeks isn't long enough:   Apparently, poor little Meghan is in desperate need of a six week holiday after the stresses and strains of jetting hither an thither to various places ranging from American high society spots to South Africa.  I can only suggest, your Royal Highness, that you make it six months, nay, better still, take the next six years off and give us all a break.  At my age I will probably be dead by the time you return to constantly clutter up the front pages where you are rapidly becoming even more boring than Brexit!

 

Hey! You 'Noo Yawkers', get down to the Morgan Library!   According to the National Review, an exhibition of John Singer Sargent's later charcoal drawings has just opened.  Absolutely and definitely worth a look.  The man was a truly brilliant artist.  Who could ever forget, "Madame X":

 

That Max Hastings better be on his game!    Next Wednesday, as part of the internationally acclaimed Sherborne Literary Festival - waddya mean, ya never heard of it? - Mr. Hastings is giving a talk on his latest book covering the (in)famous Dam-busters raid in 1943.  Actually, he has nothing to fear from me because I have been an admirer of it since I first read about it as a nipper.  However, that did not stop mounting suspicions in my mind that perhaps it was not quite the triumph it was proclaimed to be.  Anyway, I am looking forward to it immensely and, of course, I will report in here for a debriefing!

 

'I'm black 'n' fat cos you is white 'n' ginger'!   Thus sayeth, sort of, Professor Britney Cooper who "sports a PhD from Emory University and who currently is an associate professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University".

In her own inimitable words which, I suppose, indicate the er, value of a PhD from Emory University, she says:

"I hate when people talk about black women being obese.  I hate it because it becomes a way to blame us for a set of conditions that we didn't create."

Do you get that, 'Whitey'?  Those grossly fat, black ladies are not that way because of the extra doughnuts they stuff down their throats at every coffee break but because of your racism in general and your 'gingerism' in the last three years!

 

Let's hear it for good old Albert!   There is an excellent review of A. N. Wilson's new biography of Prince Albert in this week's Spectator.  Poor, old Albert must qualify as one of the most under-rated men in recent British history.  Alas, poor fellow, he never won any great battles and all of his many great achievements were in the field of civic advancement, you know, 'boring-snoring'!  If I didn't have so many other books waiting for my attention I would snap it up immediately.

 

No more rumbles 

 

 

Comments

[Whitewall]

On a number of issues, Tulsi Gabbard reminds many Democrats of what they believed in just a decade or so ago. Tulsi should watch her back though.

[Backofanenvelope]

It would be interesting if she could be persuaded to give an unvarnished assessment of the Democrat presidential candidates. Plus Mr Trump of course. The Americans might have a decent choice in November 2020.

[Bob]

HRC suffered through decades of humiliation from Bubba's philandering, getting caught with her hand in the cookie jar, and the hatred of both the far left and far right. Though there was never much to like about her, she deserved some respect, no matter how grudging, for keeping a semblance of sanity, even if it was somewhat flawed.

However, the pointed response from Gabbard was for Hillary accusing her of being a Russian asset planning to be a third party spoiler in the service of the Trump administration. Apparently, losing the electoral college vote to one of history's most reprehensible lunkheads finally drove her aggressively bonkers.

[Loz]

Oooooh nooooooo! ...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-50071242

Not another dump-load of bossy-boots on top of the current shit-heap, all preached and prated to by lefty academics for 3-6 years and raring to go with tax and spend and "take back control".

SoD

[Whitewall]

If college kids want to study 'politics' then job one is to study history. British history and then branch out. Honest actual history.
"In fact, in our case, a very diverse student body has meant relatively tepid interest in British politics but a high interest in politics beyond Britain as well as international relations." That "diversity" stuff is an education killer.

[Bob]

According to Wikipedia:

"[David] Cameron passed twelve O-Levels and then three A-levels: History of art; History, in which he was taught by Michael Kidson; and Economics with Politics. He obtained three 'A' grades and a '1' grade in the Scholarship Level exam in Economics and Politics."

So much for an education in politics. Probably better to give burnt offerings to the God of the Markets.

[Malcolm Pollack]

God of the Markets? The gods we should be worrying about right now are the ones from the Copybook Headings.

[Loz]

That's right Malcolm, the Gods of the Market were doing alright until you-know-who and you-know-what returned us dog to vomit, sow to mire.

Bob, if you thought Dave was bad just wait until Jeremy "Two E-grades at A level and never had a proper job in his life" Corbyn gets going.

SoD

[Loz]

Whiters,

Mankind will only find peace and prosperity when it fully realizes that politicians are sick people who serve no beneficial purpose to mankind whatsoever.

This realization has taken shape in the myriads of constructs that mankind has been obliged to devise to protect himself from their abuse and destruction ...

Liberty
Democracy
Separation of Powers
Freedom of speech, movement, and association
Private property
Rights
Habeas corpus
Federalism
Confederalism
Free markets

And still it's not enough.

I look forward to the day when we all pop a pill at birth and the pol-gene is gone for good.

No doubt the Gods of the Copybook Headings would have something to say about that, but hey-ho.

SoD

[Whitewall]

SoD,
I hear you and agree a good deal. Even the first two items on your list, Liberty and Democracy, rest uneasily beside each other. Historically people do find ways to contain government-politicians and politicians always find ways to contain the people. Each wants to protect itself from the other.

[Bob]

Corbyn would probably continue making a mess of things, but he'd have no chance at power without the supreme fkup Cameron, would he? And really fellows, Kipling? Longing for the gilded conventional wisdom of 'better' times past? Too much of that has already put you in the state you're in.

[Malcolm Pollack]

It's Liberty and our current god, Equality, that are the great eternal antagonists.