Just in: Dinner for tomorrow's state dinner with the Macrons pic.twitter.com/UOaOoezCIL
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) April 23, 2018
Tonight is the Trump Occupancy’s first official state dinner, and somebody managed to persuade Lord Smallgloves that if he wanted a well-done steak with ketchup, he could eat his own meal early. (And you thought you hated *your* job.) Because the guest of honor is French, and/or because the only Democrat on the guest list is Louisiana Governor Bel Edwards, a Cajun-influenced side dish is included on the menu.
Possibly because the thought of sheep always gets bloviating wingnuts amorphously aroused, Erik Son of Erik, Founder of Red State Trike Farce Strike Force and Professional Christianist, decided to take public offense. Mockery ensued!
This menu is why I could never be President: https://t.co/GjDFxf24PM I'd serve fried chicken and mashed potatoes with sweet potato pie for dessert. None of this unpronounceable froo-froo garbage.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) April 23, 2018
Erick, that’s not why you could never be president.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) April 23, 2018
Lamb & Jambalaya is unpronounceable? https://t.co/zJ8gJJ2K1h
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) April 23, 2018
Jambalaya. I at least expected something nominally foreign to American palates like creme brûlée or bouillabaisse but no…he's intimidated by jamba-friggin-laya. Do you want to Supersize that mayonnaise slushy Erick? https://t.co/iSavlTOZkx
— Zeddy (@Zeddary) April 23, 2018
So exotic… pic.twitter.com/7NqTaORCFB
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) April 23, 2018
jambalaya, a food whose popularity is directly related to the fact that it was cheap and versatile
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) April 23, 2018
It's a fucking Hank Williams song!
— Brien Jackson (@Brien_Jackson) April 23, 2018
Not to mention, man can’t even spell his slurs correctly…
It’s “frou frou,” ffs
— LA_Banker (@LA_Banker) April 23, 2018
(Any odds he’s already preparing a begging letter to his fans, whining about the damage inflicted by the cold, unsympathetic, God-hating lie-brals?)
Baud
Arizona special election tonight. Hope our friends there can put some more fear into the GOP.
OzarkHillbilly
Erickson. There’s my morning blech.
Baud
I guess it’s good that people mock right wingers on Twitter, but I usually find it uninteresting.
raven
Jambo(ham) ala (with) ya (rice)
Sab
I went to our local hippie grocery store yesterday, and they actually had ramps! Sauteed them for dinner. Delicious, but boy did they onionize the house. Opened all the windows. Four cats sitting on windowsills gasping for fresh air. Two dogs choosing to stay outside when the people are inside.
I should feel guilty but I will do it all again if the store still has ramps today.
raven
The mission of The Carolina Gold Rice Foundation is to advance the sustainable restoration and preservation of Carolina Gold Rice and other heirloom grains and raise public awareness of the importance of historic ricelands and heirloom agriculture
Sab
@raven: I never knew that. Thank you.
OzarkHillbilly
@raven: Elitist.
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: Hey, there is a great opportunity for everyone to get hysterical about Morning Joe, Coons and Paul will be on this morning.
MagdaInBlack
He lives in such a tiny little world, our Erick. Intimidated by food.
raven
@Sab: It was part of my Cajun/Creole cooking class at the New Orleans School of cooking 35 years ago!
OzarkHillbilly
@raven: Rand Paul is bringing his pet raccoons on to Morning Ho? That should be… interesting.
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: That’s right, you’re not here at night. Coons voted present so the Pompeo nomination could proceed. The freakout here was hilarious.
rikyrah
Good Morning,Everyone???
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Sab: Onionized the house, doesn’t sound all that bad. Ever smell kimchi soup cooking?
Baud
@rikyrah: Good morning.
Honus
@?BillinGlendaleCA: they used to have a ramp feed in Richwood WV. They cooked them outside and it onionized the whole mountain.
Sab
@?BillinGlendaleCA: I am not allowed to cook kimchi at home. Too bad, because I love it. Dogs don’t mind it, but husband and stepsons do.
different-church-lady
Republicnuts are afraid of food with funny names, and we’re the snowflakes?
satby
@rikyrah: Good morning ?!
Wonder why Bel Edwards was the only Democrat invited? Is he a DINO?
Darkrose
@Sab: That reminds me of my mother cooking chitlins. My dad loathed them, and he complained so much when she cooked them in the house that she set up the crock pot in the detached garage. I held my breath when getting in and out of the car for a week afterwards.
Chyron HR
Truly a menu that would only be served by an effete soyboy cuck like president (checks notes) Donald Trump.
Baud
@different-church-lady: Republicans run the biggest deficits but we’re fiscally irresponsible. It’s all par for the course.
satby
@Sab: how are you doing with the dad situation?
RedDirtGirl
@raven: I never knew that, Thank you.
ETA: Or what Sab said!
Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho
Present.
@rikyrah: Good morning!
@Billin: Thanks for putting onionized house in perspective.
satby
@raven: that’s cool, and you can order the rice from one of the links. Now I have to try it.
satby
@Alternative Fax, a hip hop artist from Idaho: long time no see! You must be crazy busy right now!
satby
@Baud: We’re fiscally irresponsible because we spend money on all citizens instead of reserving the largesse only for the struggling, deserving rich.
Sab
@satby: We have him a room in the nursing home. Just waiting for them to repaint it. He should be there in a couple of weeks.
He has forgotten the visit so he is okay.
His daytime home nurse has gotten over the shock so she is okay.
The nightime home nurse who alternates nights with me agrees that he shouldn’t be at home any more.
I am a bad daughter, but I haven’t slept so well in ten years, since this decision was made.
ruemara
The menu looks quite good; the company doesn’t.
Baud
@satby: So you admit it!
Sab
@Baud: I have qualms about supporting your candidacy.
jacy
@Sab:
My grocery store had rhubarb last week and I might have actually squealed when I saw it. Bought all they had (it wasn’t much) and made rhubarb crisp. The youngest kid had never had it and was quite impressed. Batch lasted all of a day. Forgot how much I love rhubarb.
Sab
@jacy: My rhubarb plant survived its first winter. We might nibble on a few stems this spring.
Rhubarb crisp. Hadn’t thought of that. Sounds delicious.
Central Planning
@raven: we did a thing at NOSOC about 10 years ago. It was fun, interesting, and we still use their recipe for gumbo.
WereBear
Thing about conservatives is how they treasure conformity. Thus, if they are allowed to run loose, we will have euthanasia vans crisscrossing the country to kill the uninsured; the “paper bag test” will put people in jail; and women kept barefoot, pregnant, and chained to the stove; we will also have a cuisine that is based on Wonder Bread.
Baud
@Sab: I assure you that I am fiscally responsible.
Or was that legally responsible?
Let me check with my parole officer and get back to you.
Quinerly
@raven: ?
satby
@Sab: you are not a bad daughter! So many people are in denial about the safety issues and basic hygiene issues that start to occur with elderly memory impaired family members. His safety is most important!
My own grandmother stayed at home as long as we could have her, no dementia at all, but she fell often even with grab bars installed everywhere. She finally agreed she would be safer in assisted living after she fractured her skull on the sink when she fell in the bathroom again. She was 87. Ironically, because they encourage all residents who were able to walk to the dining room and attend exercise classes, she got stronger and regained enough balance that she was able to come home after three years, and lived with us again until she was 96, when she went back into the same facility, but in the nursing home side until she passed away about a year later.
The additional safety and care for your dad can improve the quality of his life. You’re doing the right thing.
Bobby Thomson
@Sab:
Those are required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Sab
@WereBear: You nailed it!
Mustang Bobby
Thought I spotted a Cedar Waxwing at my dad’s feeder yesterday. Turns out it was a female goldfinch. *sigh* But it was eating jambalaya.
Quinerly
@satby: Honoring the Louisiana Purchase was my guess yesterday. That’s all I got.
debbie
@Baud:
That’s what 99.99% of Twitter is.
I am happy to know that Michelle’s garden and beehives are still in production.
Xenos
What sort of menu is that? What wine will there be to drink?
debbie
@?BillinGlendaleCA:
Yes, and I almost called the landlord because I thought some animal had died inside the walls.
Sab
@satby: Thanks. I know that, but he doesn’t, and he probably won’t figure it out for at least a year.
Also, he thinks it’s funny to shriek when anyone touches him. Annoying at home. Can get innocent nurse’s aide in trouble at nursing home. Did it at his gerontologist doctor’s office, so at least it’s on record.
bystander
@raven: I’m glad I waited to hear Coons this morning to understand the vote. Every time I hear people shrieking about a great guy like Coons I have to wonder if they’re really Democrats.
Darkrose
@Sab: You are not a bad daughter. Elderly parents with memory issues need specialized care, and most people aren’t in a position to provide that. There’s nothing wrong with seeking help.
jacy
@Sab:
Rhubarb crisp is amazing, and super easy to make. One of my favorite desserts (probably partially nostalgia). You can serve it warm with ice cream, and you can add apples or strawberries if you like. Although I prefer straight rhubarb. You just make a crisp topping (oats/brown sugar/flour/butter/Cinnamon/nutmeg) and put a layer in the bottom of a baking dish, then cube the rhubarb and layer it on, then pour a cup of simple syrup (hot sugar/water/vanilla), then top with the rest of the crisp. Then bake. Sandwiching the rhubarb between topping keeps it from getting too soupy. There’s also a recipe for shortbread rhubarb bars I want to try, but first I have to find some more rhubarb.
NotMax
@Mustang Bobby
Aspiring comedy writers everywhere thank you for the straight line of the day.
:)
WereBear
@Mustang Bobby: And his hair was perfect.
El Caganer
Real men don’t eat quiche. Real men eat shit..
SFAW
I guess it’s a good thing that Dumbfuck Dumbfuckson didn’t see the exotic “special” menu prepared for Shitgibbon:
Couennes de porc
Sandwich au fromage fondu
Pommes de terre frites
Boeuf haché sur pain, avec “ketchup”
Disclaimer: Not a French speaker, so blame Google Translate for any sub-optimal word choices
OzarkHillbilly
@Mustang Bobby: Mine was visited by a Yellow Rumped Warbler the other day. I got all kinds of excited.
Quinerly
@bystander: I read yesterday why Coons was doing it. I, too, liked hearing him explain it this AM. People should stop shrieking. Coons is a decent man.
Quinerly
@Sab: It’s so hard. You are doing the right thing. Had wondered about you. So glad you checked in. Good luck with everything.
Sab
@jacy: Shortbread rhubarb bars. OMG.
Quinerly
@rikyrah: Good morning from Poco and his tribe!
Sab
@Quinerly: It’s mostly going to be tough on my dad’s amazing nurse’s aide. I hate putting her through this transition, but it has to be done.
debbie
I’ve always thought Erick’s voice has a very elitist and condescending tone to it. Funny that he would consider something homely like ham and rice to be elitist.
Sab
@Quinerly: Poco needs to rethink his support of Baud, because of some issue that came up in the wee hours that I cannot remember. Just saying.
Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)
@Sab: I read the start of your post and thought you were talking about handicapped access.
Sab
@Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady): No, I was talking about wild onions east of the Missippi.
Mississippi. Forgot a whole syllable.
Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)
@Sab: I figured that out!
rikyrah
@Quinerly:
Morning to Poco and the tribe ??
WereBear
@Sab: Ramps are revered in folklore because they were a reliable source of sulphur compounds, vital for good health. Which is one of the reasons onions and garlic have similar qualities.
These days, I take MSM for my joints; which doesn’t smell up the house :)
SAFETY NOTE: All bulbs are dangerous to cats and somewhat less so for dogs (because of their greater mass, usually.)
randy khan
@raven:
That’s not exactly a correct description. Coons voted present because one of the Republican Senators went to what was described as his best friend’s funeral, which made the vote 10-9 instead of 10-10, but even at 10-10 McConnell would have been allowed to move the nomination to the floor (and would have). So it literally made no difference whether Coons voted or not.
Amir Khalid
@debbie:
I hope there are no Muslims or vegans in Macron’s entourage. I can’t imagine this White House taking the trouble to accommodate anyone’s dietary needs.
Quinerly
@Sab: Gonna be hard to explain to Poco. He worked hard on the campaign in NM… especially in the parking lot of the visitors center at Acoma and in the parking lot at the Da Vinci exhibit in Albuquerque. Everyone he met in Santa Fe loved his messaging. He is taking the campaign to NC in a few days. Does Baud even leave the house? ?
Quinerly
@randy khan: The actual time of the vote was what it was all about.
Baud
@Quinerly: Does Poco remember to tell people that Baud!Care! covers pets?
germy
GG is very disappointed in Rand Paul. For not being more like Ron Paul.
debbie
@Amir Khalid:
That’s no way to make America great!
Matt McIrvin
It wasn’t “jambalaya”, silly people, it was all those foreign words like “gateau”, “cipollini soubise”, “crème fraîche”, and “crumbles”.
Matt McIrvin
@germy: He’ll cut you if you call him a Ron Paul supporter, though! He’s just completely anti-anti-Ron-Paul.
Quinerly
@Baud: He does! I guess you know Poco has guaranteed free poop pickup for everyone. Pooper scoopers are guaranteed $15 an hour. People will be quitting their jobs in order to scoop poop on the government dime. Isn’t it great?
Baud
Today Show covering higher gas prices. Good.
germy
@Matt McIrvin:
I had no idea GG was capable of embarrassment.
I knew he was capable of errors.
JR
This would have been a cutting edge menu in 1988
satby
@Amir Khalid:
oh please! If they knew there were Muslims or vegans it would be pork, with a side of pork smothered in sausage gravy.
As it is, I struggle to see a theme to the menu listed, and it seems skimpy for a formal dinner.
Baud
@Quinerly:
We need a Poop Corps in this country.
Sloane Ranger
@jacy: Ah, thanks for this. I was wondering if Rhubarb Crisp was the same as Rhubarb Crumble. Seems it is.
rave
@Central Planning: A couple of years ago there was a pre-game promotion at, of all places, a Quick Trip gas station near campus. Joe Cahn was the original owner and he sold it to become “The Commissioner of Tailgate” and was featured at the event. I went over and approached him and said “hey, I went to your cooking school in the 80’s”! I had no idea what to expect but he was overjoyed that I took the time ti come see him!
germy
Brachiator
@WereBear:
They also treasure stupidity. There is, of course, an online White House menu archive. And George W Bush era state dinners, for example, are full of “frou frou” items.
I just hope they remembered to toss all the romaine lettuce, or we could have an international incident on our hands.
germy
Lately, GG has been attacking Joy Reid over some of her old blog posts.
GG’s parody account “Glem” has noticed.
Baud
@germy: God, Twitter is so stupid.
Anne Laurie
@satby:
WaPo article, I think it was, said there’s usually four courses, not three. But Trump doesn’t want to sit around and wait for other people to finish eating, so the planners (Melania, technically) cut back.
Thus my ‘joke’, that Donny’s gonna eat *his* steak/McD’s dinner before the event, then fidget with his phone while his ‘guests’ are eating an upscale version of a Chilis fresco salad, lamb with onion sauce, and apricot pie with ice cream.
Lots of people joking about whether President Two Scoops is gonna insist on his pre-rogatives!
TS (the original)
The design theme for the dinner seems to be gold and gold
State Dining Room
jacy
@Sloane Ranger:
I think crisp and crumble are somewhat interchangeable, probably regionally. In my head crisp has oats and crumble does not — but that’s probably just a personal distinction. For crisp topping it’s flour/sugar/oats/melted butter, for crumble, it’s flour/sugar/cold butter worked in until it’s “crumbly.”
Sab
@Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady): The wild onions part or the whole missing syllable from a major river?
Amir Khalid
@satby:
I remember when there were a President and First Lady whose state-dinner menus celebrated the best and the most innovative American cuisine.
Sab
@jacy: Where does cobbler fit in here?
Quinerly
@Baud: so you will get BEHIND Poco’s cause?
NotMax
@Amir Khalid
Had to work the words “rack” and “tart” on to the menu to try to keep Dolt 45’s interest.
Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)
@Sab: I never even noticed the river part
danielx
@Anne Laurie:
Patience of a fruit fly, he has.
JPL
@Brachiator: The greens are from Michelle’s garden, so it should be fine.
Sab
@Sab: Is cobbler the same as crumble? I think it is.
Baud
@Quinerly: I’m ready to get my hands dirty.
Quinerly
@Baud: refreshing. You are a different sort of pol.
Thoughtful David
@Sab:
You were just spelling it how they pronounce it down in Missippi.
Although you have say it real slow:
Mis s s s ip p p i
jacy
@Sab:
Hmmm. Maybe cobbler is a batter? Yeah, we’ll go with that. (And then there’s “buckle,” not sure what the hell that would be…..) Now I want to bake things instead of work. Baking doesn’t pay the bills as well….
jonas
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with this menu per se. It looks like it came from a decent farm-to-table restaurant in upstate NY. But for a White House state dinner? With the president of frickin’ France?
OzarkHillbilly
@Baud: Just remember, payday is on Friday and wash your hands before eating.
RSA
I only knew one of these words. (But this part wasn’t in the post that Erickson linked to–just lamb and jambalaya.)
RedDirtGirl
@Amir Khalid: French vegans? Surely, you jest!
Betty Cracker
I make tomato jam when the mister’s tomato plants start outproducing my ability to incorporate fresh tomatoes into meals. So good on a bagel with cream cheese! Bet mine is better than what Trump is feeding the Macrons.
Sab
@Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady): Late to the discussion, but handicapped access is dear to my heart because my mother had a hereditary condition that destroyed her mobility (I am in line to inherit the same). Very sorry to blow you off. Hadn’t meant to. Just chasing another squirrel.
The Simp in the Suit
From the birdcage liner preferred by our Masters and Overlords:
“Tax Overhaul Remains Unpopular, Poll Shows Overall, 27% view law as good idea, while 36% see it as bad idea; Republicans hoped law would become more popular after enactment”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-overhaul-remains-unpopular-poll-shows-1523912555
There’s that pesky number again…
Kay
Darrel Rowland
OzarkHillbilly
This picture needs a caption.
Quinerly
More Guardian reporting on Hannity: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/24/sean-hannity-real-estate-property-dealer-jeff-brock-fraud-foreclosures
Sab
@jacy: I am confused. I might have to figure this out. My dessert loving spouse should be grateful as I experiment .
Matt McIrvin
@JR: Several years ago (before it closed down) I remember going with Sam to the Hilltop Steak House in Saugus, and realizing a couple of things: (1) their meals were weirdly disappointing (underseasoned meat with mixed vegetables that seemed like they came from a can), but (2) this was entirely like what I’d have thought of as a fancy steakhouse dinner in the late 1970s. And a lot of the clientele were people even older than me whose tastes were still stuck back there.
Matt McIrvin
@The Simp in the Suit: There’s a lot of “undecided/don’t know” in there. The cuts mostly haven’t kicked in yet, have they? It’ll be interesting to see how people react once they do. And it also looks from that poll as if people are drifting back toward identifying Republicans as vaguely “better on the economy”.
Sab
@Kay: What I find fascinating is that Mary Taylor doesn’t think this is a useful line of attack. Corruption, she is afraid to go there?
Betty Cracker
@OzarkHillbilly: What an odd photo! It makes me queasy to see Trump defiling historical sites with his odious presence. To think that vile shit-bag is now an indelible part of American history. Well, now I want to go throat-punch Trump voters again. Bleh.
OzarkHillbilly
@Betty Cracker: Recipe?
MomSense
Interesting they are serving burnt soubise since the whole point of the soubise is not to let the onions color at all. It’s basically creamy, sweet onion gravy.
Sab
@Sab: @Sab: The best that Kucinich could come up with for Lieutenant Gov was a much less than innocuous Akron city council person?
Akron is a sixth rate city, but we actually have a pretty active civic and political life. We have lots of talented people in our politics. Sadly, Tara Sanples isn’t one of them
Kay
Watch your money. The white collar crooks are gonna go on a crime spree like nothing we’ve ever seen.
We’ll all pay the bill for the crime spree when it crashes- they’re so greedy it WILL crash, because some of the money isn’t enough- they need it all.
OzarkHillbilly
@Betty Cracker: It was a true WTF??? moment for me.
More pictures ifn’s anyone’s interested: 2018 European Stone Stacking Championship –.
rikyrah
@Kay:
Bravo
Bravo
rikyrah
Sean Hannity-Welfare Queen
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/23/opinions/sean-hannity-is-a-welfare-queen-begala/index.html
Patricia Kayden
@Baud: Because Baud is above the fray! You’re too grand for all that.
Victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1VY3D4B9WU
rikyrah
@Kay:
No lie told
Emma
@Sab: You are a very good daughter. You are ensuring your father has the best care possible in his last years. I will be faced with that decision in a few years myself and I am comforted by people like you and those who commented in that thread.
raven
Someone I know needs help with this”:
Ladyraxterinok
@jacy: When I lived in IA, we had a large rhubarb patch. My big specialty became strawberry-rhubarb-pie.
NeenerNeener
@jacy: I’ve tried growing rhuarb in my yard and it just doesn’t survive. Last year I discovered Rothschild Farms rhubarb strawberry jam and ordered enough of it to wipe them out until this spring.
low-tech cyclist
@different-church-lady:
Nice one!
Of course, would we expect anything better from people who confuse ridicule with persecution and denial of free speech rights?
Betty Cracker
@OzarkHillbilly: I don’t have a set recipe for tomato jam — ingredient amounts depend on the volume and type of tomatoes, and I add whatever spices sound good that day. If we have large tomatoes, I seed them and cut them up. If we’re using cherry tomatoes, I slice them in half. Once the tomatoes are prepped, I throw them in a Dutch oven, mash them up a bit and simmer them with some lemon juice, brown sugar and kosher salt. I usually add red pepper flakes and sometimes cinnamon or ginger, and then stir until the moisture cooks down and the jam is thick and bubbly. That’s all there is to it!
Manyakitty
@Sab: You’re in Akron? I thought I was the only one amongst the commentariat.
rekoob
@raven: The only thing that comes to mind is a “Catch”, examples of which can be found throughout history, and PDQ Bach used the technique in his Art of the Ground Round. They are often bawdy.
Frankensteinbeck
Trump will have his own, simpler menu prepared separately, I bet. It might be as bad as McDonalds hamburgers microwaved to reheat. One of many reasons the American press was not invited. I assume the Russian press was invited, but said they’ll provide the waiter who stands behind Trump and Macron all night, and that will be plenty.
rp
I hate having to defend Erickson, but Donald J. Trump is our current President. So the claim that Erickson could never be President seems far-fetched, unfortunately.
Brachiator
@The Simp in the Suit:
Even though that hardcore 27 percent may be unreachable, the Dems can easily slap the GOP around over this issue.
@Matt McIrvin:
Actually, they have. A lot of people have adjusted their withholding and see that they are not getting squat. People who have gotten projections along with their tax prep see that they will actually owe money for 2018. A new study suggests that half of taxpaying home owners will get no value from mortgage deductions. Meanwhile corporations are busy using their tax cuts to buy back stock. They are not hiring more or raising wages.
The tax cuts over promised and under delivered. The GOP are a bunch of losers and the Democrats need to hammer this point home.
The Democrats can also use tariffs against the GOP. The Republicans are not great on the economy.
Barbara
Soubise:
Source
Obviously, Chef Comerford (who has been at the White House forever) opted for a “burnt” version that is probably even sweeter because of the additional caramelization.
The thing on that menu that I would like most is the creme fraiche ice cream. I have made cream cheese ice cream, and this is just a variety of that. It’s tangy and wonderful. At my house we often have rack of lamb for special dinners. Before my oldest daughter became a vegan, she and her sister would starve themselves throughout the day to be especially hungry when I made it.
People who focus their xenophobic energy on food are incredibly boring.
Kathleen
@Quinerly: But has Poco gone to Wisconsin?
raven
@rekoob: Thanks!
Kathleen
@Baud: We already have one. It’s called FTFNYT
Steeplejack
@raven:
“Partner song” is a term I have seen used occasionally, and might fit with the elementary school background.
@rekoob:
I have seen “catch” or “catch-song,” but that didn’t seem like it would fit as something a grade-school teacher would use.
Elizabelle
Hmmm. Dropping out a course at the State Dinner might be a good precedent. Shortens the thing, cuts costs, and it’s already a work night.
Tell me, are people that desperate to spend more time with the Trumps? I rest my case
The Pale Scot
Ya it’s Gawker, but it makes a lot of sense.
Wasn’t there that guy in Germany back in the day who was popping uppers.
And it’s just like DonDon to using the crapiest stuff, someone needs to turn him onto that krokodil shit. And talk him into insisting that it’s the GOP thing to do. Many lives could be saved in the long run.
raven
@Steeplejack: Aite
Steeplejack (phone)
@raven:
Let us know if they find the answer they’re looking for. Closure!
Dorothy A. Winsor (formerly Iowa Old Lady)
I would like someone to serve me that meal, just not in the company that will be at the State Dinner. Though I’ll bet Mme. Macron would be interesting.
Ruckus
@Sab:
I think that good nights sleep tells you how hard this is, that you haven’t been getting that. It isn’t being a bad kid at all.
These aren’t easy decisions but they are better in the long run. My sister couldn’t think of putting dad in a home so she tried to take care of him herself, and hired a live in to help 6 days a week. She lasted 6 weeks and was a wreck. And dad was actually pretty good as an Alzheimers patient. But it was overwhelming, non stop and it gets very personal, very fast. This was her dad and he’s helpless, actually worse than just helpless, it requires constant attention.
What I’m saying is that while it’s admirable to want to care for those that cared for you when you needed it growing up, this isn’t the same and the same rules don’t apply.
Duane
The reason I could never be president is I don’t want to wear a suit everyday. Sorry, USA.
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
Apparently bail for the accused killer in the Waffle House mass shooting has been set at 2 million $
Yes a judge set his bail…how does a (alleged) multiple murderer qualify for bail when so many people accused of non-violent crimes are denied bail??
https://newsone.com/3794949/waffle-house-shooter-bail/
Quinerly
@Kathleen: No. Never been to PA either. We may have a problem. ? He will spend Fri night in Charleston, West Virginia, though. ?
raven
@Steeplejack (phone): Will do.
Quinerly
@EmbraceYourInnerCrone: of interest: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/the-father-of-the-waffle-house-shooting-suspect-is-being?utm_term=.ihDOwLyz#.pjAOA0VL
a thousand flouncing lurkers (was fidelio)
From this site, President George W. Bush served Queen Elizabeth “spring pea soup with American caviar to start, Dover sole almondine, followed by saddle of spring lamb with chanterelle sauce, arugula salad with champagne dressing and farmhouse cheese, and concluded with meringue and spun sugar “rose blossoms.” Wait–he was a RINO…
Nixon had a dinner for the Apollo 11 astronauts, featuring “an eclectic and decadent menu of around-the-world delights that culminated in “moon rock” petit fours and an original dessert: the Clair de Lune, a sweet moon-shaped confection of marzipan, meringue, and blackberry sauce, topped with an American flag”. But we don’t talk about Nixon, unless we’re Roger Stone.
Reagan should be safe, especially the dinner for Margaret Thatcher: “pompano supreme in champagne, roast rack of lamb with mint sauce, hearts of lettuce and brie, and Grand Marnier soufflé for dessert. California sparkling and vintage wines were there to accompany it all.” Dear me–and Mrs. Reagan tasted it all in advance to make sure it was up to standard. But wait–it gets worse: “And to cap it all off, the Dance Theatre of Harlem performed a special piece choreographed by Arthur Mitchell after dinner.”
What have we done for the French before? According to the National Archives, President and Mrs. Ford served their visiting French President “a menu of Columbia River salmon, sauce verte, filet of beef, artichokes Saint Germain, mushroooms Provencale, bibb lettuce salad, brie cheese, basket grand marnier, petits fours, and demitasse.” Demitasse! No one tell Erick son of Erick!
Oh, and there’s a chain of barbecue restaurants in Kansas City (“nice” barbecue restaurants, for people who don’t want to walk up to a counter and give their order) that serves crème brûlée. It’s quite popular.
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
Meanwhile in local, what-the-hell-were-they-thinking news:
(these idiots are lucky no one in the theater had a REAL gun)
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/policereports/article/Five-juveniles-arrested-for-threatening-12856638.php
“An apparent prank by five juveniles led to their arrest Sunday night after the group allegedly faked a stick-up at a Summer Street movie theater, blowing off cap guns before running back outside.”
The emphasis of the local papers and news stations on “children” “juveniles” “prank” and “cap guns” leans me to believe the kids are Stamford locals and probably white
My brothers used to play with cap guns, from even a short distance they don’t look that different from the real thing. Shooting off caps makes them look and sound even more like the real thing.
Manyakitty
@The Pale Scot: Kurt Eichenwald tweeted out part of an article he researched (but never published) about this for Newsweek.
SiubhanDuinne
@raven:
Might be caccia, sometimes anglicized to “catch.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_(music)
Uncle Cosmo
@Sab: An elderly woman, a cop, & a recent Italian immigrant are standing at a bus stop. The immigrant starts counting on his fingers:
The woman turns beet red & says, Officer! Arrest that man for public indecency! Cop replies, For what? For spelling “Mississippi”?
(Ollllld joke.)
Kathleen
@Quinerly: Since Poco is male and not named Clinton he may get away with it.
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
@Quinerly – He may be able to avoid state charges due to Illinois law but I am hoping the families of the dead and the injured sue him in civil court. He is an accessory to murder, he supplied the weapons. The injured may very likely suffer permanent harm from the shooting, including years of expensive surgeries.
He (the shooter) also stole a car very recently which local police tracked to his home via it’s onboard GPS…he was not charged (WTF!!)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/video-waffle-house-shooter-escaped-cops-in-stolen-bmw-before-massacre
SiubhanDuinne
@SiubhanDuinne:
Better link: https://www.britannica.com/art/caccia
Barbara
@a thousand flouncing lurkers (was fidelio): So basically, Trump eliminated the fish course. I would love to try the meringue and spun sugar “rose blossoms” because I love meringue of all kinds. I didn’t even know there was more than one kind of meringue until I was an adult and the waiter in a Belgian restaurant tried to explain it to me. I think I had too much wine by that point.
Barbara
@EmbraceYourInnerCrone: I think they actually did not have his name and did not know that it was him until they found evidence linked to the BMW when they searched his apartment after the shooting. They also apparently did not try to find out beforehand.
Barbara
@EmbraceYourInnerCrone: I doubt if the father would be an accessory to the murder. If giving him the guns violated some law (I can’t actually tell whether it did or didn’t) then he would be charged under that law, which could, depending, result in more serious charges such as reckless endangerment or even felony murder (that’s probably a stretch). Civil liability is not a given. The issue is foreseeability. If the son had ever threatened anyone with bodily harm, then I think the plaintiffs could get past that hurdle. If not, then it might be hard to prove that it was reasonably foreseeable that he would commit murder. Basically, any violence in his past would be the key to the father’s civil liability IMO.
Shana
@Sab: You are NOT a bad daughter. You’re doing what’s best for him even though his condition won’t allow him to realize that.
J R in WV
@Honus:
They still do feast of the Rampson in Richwood, although it is more difficult after the severe flooding last year.
JAFD
@Sab: My father went thru a period of what the docs called ‘stroke-induced Alzheimers’ – fortunately we found some great doctors, nurses, and therapists, and a lot of prayers, and ‘got him back’ for a few years – but caring for someone in that shape is exhausting, and my heart goes out to you and to him.
to change the subject
A few decades ago (I was young and the rulebook of the world was an earlier edition) I acquired _The Guys Cook Book_ (or something with similar name). One of the final chapters began “Now we will try some of the great dishes of French cuisine. French food is much like French women – they have flowery names and an elegant appearance, but the essential parts are familiar, and they are not that difficult to make.”
SgrAstar
@Betty Cracker: Hey! The WH staff are high-level pros. Despite the degrading presence of the current preznit, Cristeta Comerford, appointed by PBO to be the WH head chef, and her crew are more than capable of producing great food. I’m sure that dinner eill be delicious, and that deliciousness will have nothing whatsoever to do with djt or melania.
kingweasil
“cream fratchi” ice cream TRUMP has farted in…mmmm something smells gooooood…
zeecube
@satby: Due to the Louisiana French connection, I believe. Edwards falls between Red Dog and moderate on the democrat spectrum.