Scary Clown

By Baxter

We cats are relieved that the White Supremacist Sympathizer-in-Chief gave his trainwreck of a news conference today in the vulgar confines of the Trump Dump in New York City and not at the White House. His comments would have seemed so much worse in front of the dignified backdrop of, say, the Diplomatic Reception Room. So, whew.

But otherwise — ugh, are we hacking up multiple hairballs, or what? We don't mean to sound flip about the hideousness and horribleness of this man, but we are so appalled that it's hard to think of any other way to describe how we feel.

By Trump's reasoning (if he is even capable of such a thing), the French Resistance, the Dutch Underground, the Jewish uprising in the Warsaw ghetto and anyone else who took up arms against the Nazis were as much to blame for World War II's carnage in Europe as the Nazis themselves.

(And Trump's winery comment? Incredible. A young woman was just murdered ISIS-style in Charlottesville, Virginia — but, his winery.)

We can only do three things in response to this nightmarish clown show:

1) Wonder if John Kelly will continue to stick around. (After his Colbert performance last night, Anthony Scaramucci is clearly auditioning for the Chief of Staff job he wanted all along.)

2) Wonder how many more CEOs will resign from Trump's silly business advisory council.

3) Run to YouTube and watch the No Man's Land scene from "Wonder Woman" again. We need a hero, even if she's only make-believe. We cats HISS.

Unwelcome

The people of Gotham let the White Supremacist Sympathizer-in-Chief know exactly how they felt about his return home this evening. We cats 💓 New York. And we PURR.

We Don't Know If This Is Real, But We Sure Like It

Her Name Was Heather

"We are all indebted to Heather Heyer, who gave her life resisting white supremacy. The President won't say it or her name. So we all must."

—Atul Gawande, August 13, 2017

Identification, Please

By Sniffles

We cats are sure that the FBI and the US Attorney's office investigating the killing in Charlottesville on Saturday will lay it all at the feet of the Nazis. (It certainly wasn't a police riot. The cops pretty much just stood by.) Meanwhile, we're waiting for Donald Trump to tell Mayor Michael Signer that yesterday will be a terrific boost to Charlottesville tourism.

Here's something to cheer us up, though. Folks on our side are figuring out who the white supremacist demonstrators are, and are outing them on the Interwebs. They're being identified by name, by home town, and in one case, by school. We've even seen them beaming in old photos as they pose with Trump or their Congressman or their Senator. (Hello, Dean Heller! You've got another problem on your hands.)

No one should feel ambivalent about fingering these assholes. As we said yesterday on the Twitter thing, free speech is a responsibility as well as a right. It has consequences. The Tiki Torch Brigade needs to own their racist views — or wear their hoods next time. We cats HISS.

(PHOTO: Yep, that's the Charlottesville killer on the near left. And who are the other guys?)

Here's What A Real President Says

So, When Is Corey Stewart Going To Show Up?

By Miss Kubelik

"The cornerstone of what makes our commonwealth a wonderful place to live is all that we share in common, not the things that set us apart. The community of Charlottesville has been asked twice now in recent months to defend our values of openness, diversity and inclusion against an ideology of hatred and bigotry — no community should have to bear that burden in 2017.

"White supremacists have descended upon Charlottesville again to evoke a reaction as ugly and violent as their beliefs — just as they did before, I am urging Virginians to deny them that satisfaction."

—Statement by Ralph Northam, MD, 

Democratic Candidate for Virginia Governor, August 12, 2017

(PHOTO: Tiki torches, guys? Really?)

Shiny Object

By Zamboni

Is there any object shinier than an exploding nuclear bomb? Well, maybe Trey Gowdy's face. Anyhoo, we cats are sure now that our state attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, is bringing indictments in his Trump RICO case — if not today, then soon — and the raving lunatic in the White House knows it. Why else would he be tweeting like that other swaggering draft dodger of note, John Wayne? Distraction, distraction! (Hurry, Eric.) We cats HISS.

Waaahhhhh!

By Baxter

Did we cats mention "irony" in our last post? Jeez, we had no idea. Get a load of what a white supremacist in Virginia said when he was harrumphing about his upcoming we-are-so-aggrieved "free speech" rally encountering resistance in Charlottesville.

(Context: Airbnb has cancelled a number of accounts that booked stays for Saturday's hatefest, and the city, citing safety concerns, is reluctant to issue permits for the bigots' park of choice. So this guy, the event organizer, is feeling even more aggrieved than usual.)

"There is just an incredible amount of discrimination from the city government and other elements of the community to keep people from eating at the restaurants they want to eat at, to keep people from renting," he whined.

LOL!! Has this dope ever heard of redlining? Whites-only lunch counters? Driving trips that African-Americans couldn't take because there were no hotels that would have them and no restrooms they could use along the way?

We don't know what bothers us more: the hate or the ignorance. We cats HISS.

Ironically, Today Is National Peacekeepers' Day

Sick of the psychopath in the White House fomenting nuclear war? Here's a little sanity from north of the 49th Parallel:
 
"Today, we recognize the women and men in Canada’s military and police forces who work to create peace and stability around the world.

"Over the years, Canadian peacekeepers have helped monitor ceasefires, protect the most vulnerable from the ravages of war and build the foundations of peace. Peacekeepers often endanger their own lives to help those most affected by violent conflict, in particular women and girls. They work tirelessly to protect human rights, and to ensure the voices of the most vulnerable are represented in peace processes.

"On behalf of the Government of Canada, I thank all of our country’s peacekeepers — past and present — for their courageous efforts to build lasting peace around the world. They represent the best of Canada. We will continue to work with the UN and other organizations to create a safer, more secure world for all."

—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Wednesday, August 9, 2017