Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it is not glory.

It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.

It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.

This chaos was totally avoidable.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

Quote tweet friends, screenshot enemies.

Sometimes the world just tells you your cat is here.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

When I was faster i was always behind.

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.

Let’s not be the monsters we hate.

You cannot shame the shameless.

American history and black history cannot be separated.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

Make the republican party small enough to drown in a bathtub.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

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  1. 1.

    J. Arthur Crank

    For some reason “Donald Jessica Trump” always cracks me up when Mr. Rainbow says it.

    Also too, that song is pretty fucking funny.

  2. 2.

    Old School

    YouTube says Randy Rainbow’s last song parody was eight months ago.  Nice to have a new one!

  3. 3.

    nickdag

    Posting my comment for Betty Cracker here b/c it kept erroring out in the other post.

    —–

    This is such awful news, and I’m so sorry to hear it.

    I am glad you wrote this post and laid it out — with no bullshit. It’s very on-brand for you. :)

    I usually lurk, and I want to ensure you know how much I’ve enjoyed your posts over the years. Besides the chuckles, I’ve been exposed to many topics that I wouldn’t have otherwise been. Thank you.

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    FYI: Betty Cracker’s post will be pinned at the top of the blog until tomorrow morning.  The latest posts will appear just below Betty’s post.  That 24-hour cycle of the post at the top should catch everyone.

    Betty’s update on the top post:

    NOTE: Gonna leave this post pinned at the top for a bit so different “shifts” see it and no repetition is necessary. In the interim, thank you all from the bottom of my heart. I am and will continue reading every comment with laughter and tears and appreciation. I’ll have more to say about that later. But new content will be under this post as it’s published, and you should scroll down and read it and discuss the events of the day. After all, that’s why we’re here. :-)

  9. 9.

    Sandia Blanca

    Thanks for posting this, TaMara. We saw Randy Rainbow at the Paramount Theatre in Austin a couple of weeks ago–it was the last night of his tour. He said he couldn’t wait to get home to NYC to make some new videos for us. So this gem should be the first of many.

  10. 10.

    Aussie Sheila

    Just got up to feed the cats and read Betty Cracker’s post.

    Terrible news. Very sad news indeed. Cancer is just the pits. The very worst.

    My best thoughts to you Betty, and wishing all strength to you and your family.

  13. 13.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    This was not from musical theatre (though most of his parodies are). This was a riff on the movie tigle song “Nine to Five,” written/performed by Dolly Parton. I’m guessing she loves Randy’s take!

  16. 16.

    trollhattan

    @Omnes Omnibus: Tom Leherer remains the only one who perfected singing about current politics. Mark Russell and the Capitol Steps may have killed off the genre permanently.

  21. 21.

    Cacti

    I saw that the ICC prosecutor recommended arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

    And that Biden and Blinken wasted no time…

    condemning the ICC.

    (sigh)

  23. 23.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack:

    Not really my thing, either, but he is a superb lyricist. Even praised by Sondheim!

    Can’t speak for Omnes, of course, but since he hates musical theatre, I seriously doubt you’ll change his mind by invoking Sondheim.

    :-)

  25. 25.

    mrmoshpotato

    I normally don’t like having to listen to the orange shitstain’s disgust, whining, fascist voice, but Randy’s new song and the brevity of having to hear Dump’s real voice made it tolerable.

    And the song is hilarious.  Bravo!

  26. 26.

    Steeplejack

    @SiubhanDuinne:

    Not trying to convince Omnes, just burnishing Randy Rainbow’s cred with the hat tip from Sondheim. Game recognize game. So many satire/​parody songs don’t quite scan right or just plod along after the initial joke. Rainbow is in a class by himself.

  27. 27.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Steeplejack:

    Fully agree. He is a gifted lyricist, parodist, and performer. I’m very glad he’s back to doing videos after a long hiatus while he was touring.

    ETA: I also think it’s extremely cool that his name really is Randy Rainbow. It’s not a stage name.

  28. 28.

    Martin

    @Cacti: You might want to pay a little closer attention to how this is playing out.

    Biden is going to condemn the ICC because it’s in the US interest to do so as the US is not a member of the ICC (though we are an advisor). At the same time, a week ago this news leaked, where the US had offered Israel intelligence on the location of Hamas leaders in exchange for Israel agreeing to only use smaller arms to take out those leaders, and the US offering to provide all necessary humanitarian aid to Gazans if Israel agreed to not invade Rafah.

    Those two leaks align with the two charges against Bibi – failure to protect civilians from harm, and impeding humanitarian relief efforts.

    Yeah, Biden condemned the ICC, but he also hung Bibi out to dry with the ICC. There is no way that those two leaks, perfectly timed and corresponding to ICC charges were accidental. Same with the leak that Hamas offered to return all hostages in exchange for Israel not conducting a ground invasion. The WH has been building the contours of that case at the ICC, at least in terms of the decision landscape that the Israeli war cabinet was operating with which indicates their true intentions.

    I will agree the game is infuriating, but this is how the game is always played.

  29. 29.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Steeplejack: He is very talented.  I don’t deny that.  I just don’t enjoy his oeuvre.  I do not condemn anyone who does though.

  30. 30.

    prostratedragon

    At long last, Mr. Randy is getting close to telling us how he really feels!

  33. 33.

    sab

    @Indycat32: OT: You have an excellent cat that we would love and would fit in our weirtd househould.

    We don’t think our cat is okay,but we havel lots of excerience with cats, and tnis guy might be excellent.

    We still want your cat.  If not,hope you guess beter next crew.

     

    @Indycat32:

  34. 34.

    BellyCat

    I’m generally semi-ambivalent about Mr. (Ms.?) Rainbow, but this their finest production!

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