Right Wing Hungarian Politician Suddenly Resigns

December 1, 2020 at 8:17 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 40 Comments

A senior conservative Hungarian politician abruptly announced his resignation from the European Parliament after the police broke up a party he attended in Brussels because it violated coronavirus restrictions, the New York Times reports.

The party was described by Belgian media as "an all-male 0rgy"

Read this wiki entry and do some word replacement and see if a tiny chill doesn't move over you.  Godwin's law doesn't even cover this.

The stab-in-the-back myth (German: Dolchstoßlegende, pronounced [ˈdɔlçʃtoːsleˌɡɛndə] (About this soundlisten), lit. 'dagger stab legend')[a] was an antisemitic conspiracy theory, widely believed and promulgated in right-wing circles in Germany after 1918. The belief was that the German Army did not lose World War I on the battlefield but was instead betrayed by the civilians on the home front, especially Jews and the republicans who overthrew the Hohenzollern monarchy in the German Revolution of 1918-19. Advocates denounced the German government leaders who signed the Armistice on November 11, 1918 as the "November criminals" (German: November­verbrecher).

[this term is already trending]

An illustration from a 1919 Austrian postcard showing a caricatured Jew stabbing the German Army in the back with a dagger. The capitulation was blamed upon the unpatriotic populace, the Socialists, Bolsheviks, the Weimar Republic, and especially the Jews.

An 1847 painting by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld of a scene from the epic poem Nibelungenlied ("Song of the Nibelungs") - which was the basis for Richard Wagner's opera Götterdämmerung: Hagen takes aim at Siegfried's back with a spear.
When Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, they made the legend an integral part of their official history of the 1920s, portraying the Weimar Republic as the work of the "November criminals" who stabbed the nation in the back to seize power while betraying it. The Nazi propaganda depicted Weimar as "a morass of corruption, degeneracy, national humiliation, ruthless persecution of the honest 'national opposition'--fourteen years of rule by Jews, Marxists, and 'cultural Bolsheviks', who had at last been swept away by the National Socialist movement under Hitler and the victory of the 'national revolution' of 1933".[1]

Historians inside and outside Germany unanimously reject the myth, pointing out the German army was out of reserves, was being overwhelmed by the entrance of the United States into the war, and by late 1918 had lost the war militarily.[2][3]

and while we expect Trump might be in jail this time next year I would mention Hitler wrote Mein Kamph in jail I believe.

As it has saved us so far, stupidity might be our only hope.  

One afterthought, we should stop worrying about the poor sheep who have had the wool pulled over their eyes by Trump Inc.  99% of those people are in on the joke.  If you believe otherwise you are kidding yourself, IMO.  They know what he's doing and they are all in.  You only have to look Flynn openly advocating for martial law.  They know their audience.

Prior to the election, with seemingly good prospects for Democratic control of the senate, and in light of the rushed nomination of the Handmaiden, there was much discussion of Supreme Court reform, such as expanding/packing the Court.

Since the election, the self-coup efforts of Trump in the Courts have been unsuccessful.  However, this may be the luck of incompetent lawyering and just plain old bad cases.

However, some Supreme Court indications were unnerving, such as Alito's perambulations through state election law.

Overall, it is clear that the country dodged a bullet. However, Court reform is of no less importance. Only moreso. But with a close Democratic majority, at best. And, with that majority including some not inclined toward Court expansion, a different, and possibly, equally effective, approach would be for Congress to change the certiorari process (rule of four) wherein the nine Justices, themselves, select the cases they hear.

 Justices can shop for facts/issues to pursue legal/ideological agendas. And, let it be known what cases it may be interested in, or how a case might be tweeted to be heard.  Indeed, Alito and Thomas have recently made it known that they would be up for a challenge to Obergefell, and Alito had long signaled his disdain for certain union practices and invited a case(such a case was heard by certiorari).

The Judicial Act of 1925 permitted the Court to exercise discretion in forming its docket.  Congress can take that power away, as well.

Various ideas have been proposed for change, such as allowing randomly selected and alternating panels of appellate judges to select cases. Appellate judges would seem to be in a good position to determine those cases that need adjudication by the Supreme Court.

Last month was the hottest November on record as Europe basked in its highest Autumn temperatures in history, the European Union's satellite monitoring service said Monday.

Last week the World Meteorological Organization said 2020 was on course to be among the three hottest years ever recorded.

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What a fool Governor
@BrianKempGA
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Dear Republicans:

There was a young lady of Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
And the smile on the face of the tiger.

you knew he was a snake.

I have sort of liked it too but I did not like last weeks "cliffhanger".   I can't believe it's the kid.  If it is I will be pi$$ed.
And if it's not it was a dumb cliffhanger except to make you think he is protecting his father.   And it's her.  As you say.

Another justification for your theory is Lily Rabe is the best actor in the cast. IMO.  And you're right, she has had nothing to do.  But maybe be a red herring?

The other finale tonight is Fargo.  I think this might be the best season yet.   And they are calling tonight "the final episode of Fargo" so I guess it might be the last.

I still have leftovers.  Ate way too much.  Very much like thanksgiving with not a single awkward political conversation.  Which I guarantee I would have had if I had seen family.

"Over the Thanksgiving holiday alone (Thursday through Sunday), the United States saw more than 600,000 new coronavirus cases and nearly 5,000 deaths. And health experts say it's about to get worse -- even with distribution of vaccines now in sight."

Lauren was considering whether or not to take a Klonopin when her husband shuffled in, straining under the weight of a dead elk. "You didn't have to get that," she said.

"It's the least I can do," Gabe said, in a chipper Boy Scout voice. "It's so cool of them to come all the way out here!"

He dumped the carcass on the coffee table, shattering several bowls of nuts and olives. Lauren sighed.

"What's wrong?" Gabe asked.

"I just don't understand why we always have to accommodate their needs."

Gabe shot her a look. "Because they're your parents. And our guests."

Lauren popped the Klonopin and washed it down with Pinot Grigio.

Bernieworld seethes over Tanden as OMB nominee
To former Sanders staffers and allies, Tanden is one of the Democratic elites who helped sink his 2016 campaign behind the scene

There are some interesting names with 5 letters

Trump.  Flynn.

It's also notable, they say, that the judge thoughtvthis should be made public just now.

Here is a twitter thread on the rally

Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome's Olympic Stadium in August 1960 as the first Black captain of a United States Olympic team and went on to win gold in a memorable decathlon duel, bringing him acclaim as the world's greatest all-around athlete, died on Wednesday at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles. He was 86.

It could be a merely cringeworthy effort by an otherwise reputable musical artist who simply sought to cash in on the season but probably should've known better, or something so truly horrible that afterward, you'll want to cleanse your soul with Cozy Powell's "Dance With the Devil" or perhaps Mike Oldfield's haunting love theme from "The Exorcist," "Tubular Bells."

I'll get the party started with a song that sadly plays to a rather vicious country-western stereotype:

"Well, it's Christmas Eve and I'm all alone,
Workin' on this bottle of gin.
I'm just sittin' here, atoning for my sins.
I'll be face down at Christmas again."
- The Electroliners, "Face Down at Christmas (Again)"

Next up is a can of musical Cheez Whiz for our host Jeralyn, and if "Backdoor Santa" -- which just screams, "Help! I'm trapped in the '80s and can't get out!" -- doesn't cause her to reconsider her almost slavish devotion to Jon Bon Jovi then surely, nothing will.

Finally, I'll close with my actual nominee by an artist I really and truly like, Beck and his "The Little Drum Machine Boy," a Yuletide effort which makes me wonder if he actually shot up heroin before entering the studio to record seven minutes of my life that I'll never get back.

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The Trump admin withheld addresses and phone numbers of separated families, making it harder to reunite.

These families belong together here in the United States -- and a human rights commission should investigate what happened, even refer prosecutions.

Written directed by Brandon Cronenberg. That Cronenberg.

Georgia's Senate race pits the Old South against the New South
"There's a third rail of politics in the South. And it's race."

and that is a huge part.  No doubt.  But there is another demographic shift happening in GA.  GA has become a major center for movies, tv and even games and other tech heavy media.  I spent 2004 - 2007 in Atlanta working on a movie.  The first independently financed animated feature in the US.

 here is a list of other productions in the state

The point is very few of these people are Trump voters.  And while much of the work in this industry is contract there is more that is not.  I think it's one of the reasons GA was a surprise.

On another subject,

THE STAND

Alexander Skarsgård is quite the acting package.  I am binging Big Little Lies.   I never thought it was my thing until The Undoing made me interested.  Its not really my thing but it's good,  especially season 2 when Meryl shows up.

Anyway Alexander is the square awed anti hero in Lies.  He's also Randal Flagg in The Stand.

And IT.

Trump Is Trying To Break the GOP?
The future of the Republican party is an endless series of loyalty tests and Trump family vendettas. Good luck.

Donald Trump is going to destroy their party.

Not because he wants to or even because he's trying to. But because the destruction of the GOP will be required in order to fill his psychological needs.

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You can't vote out Dominion. But you can go after Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensberger and Doug Ducey and any (and every) other Republican who refused to steal the election on Trump's behalf.

And that's where the anger that Trump is stoking in Republican voters is going to be channeled in the coming months. Because it's literally the only place it can flow.

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As Jonathan V. Last wrote on October 8: "Go write this down: After November 3, the price of admission to GOP politics is going to be an insistence that, actually, Donald Trump did win the election and/or would have won if it hadn't been stolen/rigged."

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He will imply a right to revolution.

Republicans will have to soon accept Trump isn't actually trying to be president again, or lead or unite a party. He simply intends to dominate and there is never enough submission. The next few years for Trump will be all about scalps.

Republican scalps.

The battle has already started

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) released a video on Monday calling for the Republican Party to chart a new path forward in the years ahead.

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We can make popcorn and enjoy this but my fear is the sane will not win.  That the republicans who, in the election, literally saved the republic will be primaries out, Trump pushed a primary challenge to Kemp in Valdosta, and the crazies will take over.

"Nearly 12 million renters will owe an average of $5,850 in back rent and utilities by January, Moody's Analytics warns."

Hundreds of people are expected at the White House for a series of holiday parties and receptions this month, despite an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases across the country," reports USA Today. "No mention was made of whether the White House will undergo a deep cleaning when those events are over, roughly a month before Inauguration Day.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was asked twice if he supports Donald Trump running for president again in 2024 but he declined to answer, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Cotton: "Let's put one election on the books before we start worrying about two elections out."

Cotton, who aspires to be president, also said he didn't think Trump would freeze the 2024 field.

Marco want to make sure he has a job

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told Florida Politics he will run for reelection in 2022 and that he thinks Donald Trump will clear the field if he runs for president in 2024.

Said Rubio: "If he decides to run, I think what it means is that Donald Trump will be the next Republican nominee... I still have work to do in the U.S. Senate... I have every intention of being on that ballot in November of 2022."

$1.5 million dispensary to open just outside of Hardy

FULTON COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - A state-of-the-art dispensary for medical marijuana is close to being finished in Fulton County. When it's done, it will be one of the few dispensaries in northeast Arkansas.
The $1.5 million project, named the Spring River Dispensary, has been under construction since mid-September and should be open by mid-December.

Over the decades, his eloquent mastery of the espionage genre, in which he explored the vast gray area between the West's high-minded rhetoric about freedom and the rougher, earthier realities often faced by those who were charged with defending it, garnered him millions of fans worldwide, yours truly included.

Personally, I think le Carré's intricate novel of Cold War intrigue and betrayal at the highest echelons of government in London, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", is arguably the best of its kind. Others, of course, may have their own personal favorites.

I also found that dramatic adaptations of le Carré's best work were sometimes better suited for television, rather than the movie theatre. Sir Alec Guinness's understated portrait of the rumpled, nondescript British intelligence operative George Smiley in the 1979 BBC limited series "Tinker Tailor" probably best captured the generally tedious and unglamorous nature of counter-espionage work, which belied the high stakes involved and were punctuated occasionally by raw moments of serious fear.