DL Open Thread Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024
As if football weren’t destructive enough on its own – gotta love the irony of pursuing a brain-endangering pastime under the aegis of education – it’s now evolved a new tradition, post-game gunfire. Two Dover men were arrested after shots were fired during a fight after the Dover-Smyrna game Friday night. Then in Mississippi last night a post-game shootout left three dead and eight injured. Apparently on the field is now the safest place to be.
Speaking of damaged brains, the Great Unraveling continues apace.
Asked by a 10-year-old who his favorite president was when he was “little,” Trump began by saying he “liked Ronald Reagan.” (Note: Trump was 34 when Reagan first took office, and 42 when he left.) Then he turned to Lincoln, who he believes was a great president—but could’ve been better if he’d “settled” the Civil War.
“Great presidents?” Trump said. “Lincoln was probably a great president, although I’ve always said, why wasn’t that settled? You know, I’m a guy that — it doesn’t make sense we had a Civil War … You’d almost say, like, why wasn’t that [settled]? As an example, Ukraine would have never happened, and Russia, if I were president. Israel would have never happened; Oct. 7 would have never happened, as you know.”
Elsewhere in Trump’s sit-down with Fox, he claimed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “very much into women’s health,” that Kamala Harris is “a low-IQ person,” and that in a Harris presidency, “you won’t have any cows anymore.”
And that was before last night’s rally, where he spent 10 minutes talking about Arnold Palmer’s penis.
Lots of people hope that killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar might lead to cease-fire talks, but there are lots of reasons that’s not likely to happen, and won’t unless and until the U.S. puts the screws to Netanyahu.
It’s always satisfying when the little guy stands up to the bullies, even when the little guy is as big as McDonald’s. Yes, Mickey D has sued the country’s four beef producers, accusing them of conspiring to jack up beef prices. The case could hinge on which side drops the most swag on Clarence Thomas.
Mark Robinson, the GOP candidate for governor in North Carolina, is now suing CNN, claiming he didn’t post the comments calling himself a Black Nazi. Legal experts say he basically has no case, which won’t stop him from getting more than 45% of the vote.
Happier news from North Carolina: It wasn’t the very next day, but the cat came back. After floating away during the flooding in North Carolina, a cat named Ricardo Blanco made its way back home eight days later. North Carolinians have to hope Mark Robinson is easier to get rid of.
The floor’s yours.
