{"id":56018,"date":"2018-01-16T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T22:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=56018"},"modified":"2018-01-16T17:25:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T22:25:31","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-january-15th-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=56018","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, January 15th, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, January 15th, 2017…but before we jump into the sh*t, here’s another breath of fresh air courtesy of a President who, though incredibly crude, continues to be in many ways terribly effective:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kentucky to add Medicaid work requirement; first state to f<\/span>ollow Trump plan<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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Problem is, there’s far too few like him!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Kentucky received the green light Friday to require many of its Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive coverage. The Bluegrass State thus becomes the first state to act on the Trump administration\u2019s unprecedented change that could affect millions of low-income people receiving benefits.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Under the new rule, adults age 19 to 64 must complete 80 hours of “community engagement” per month to keep their care.<\/span> That includes working a job, going to school, taking a job-training course or volunteering.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“There is dignity associated with earning the value<\/em><\/span> of something that you receive<\/em><\/span>,” Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said. “The vast majority<\/em><\/span> of men and women, able-bodied<\/em><\/span> men and women … they want the dignity<\/span> associated with being able to earn<\/span> and have engagement<\/em>.”<\/span><\/strong><\/span>…”<\/p>\n

Unlike Republicans<\/em>…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…Dimocrats<\/em><\/span> have long preferred the soft bigotry of low expectations, along with the votes…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…of the entitlement-dependent, a condition they created<\/em><\/span> and purposefully perpetuate<\/em><\/span> to provide them<\/em><\/span> power.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speaking of the legacies of Progressives and their policies, what does<\/em><\/span> it take for a bumbling bureaucrat…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hawaii Receives Ballistic Missile Threat Warning<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

‘<\/span>He feels really bad’: Civil Defense employee who sparked terror in Hawaii by accidentally triggering ballistic MISSILE warning will be ‘retrained’ say officials after thousands f<\/span>led to bomb shelters<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n

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…to be fired for utter incompetence?!?\u00a0 Seriously, not only did this boob initially<\/em><\/span> push the wrong button, he doubled-down<\/em><\/span> on his error by pushing it again<\/em><\/span>, pressing “Yes” when the system asked him if he really meant<\/em><\/span> to do that!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a hint: when a computer asks if you really MEAN<\/span><\/em> to commit an earth-shattering error, the correct answer is<\/em>, particularly<\/em> if you haven’t the faintest clue<\/em> as to what you’re doing, an emphatic “NO<\/em><\/span>“!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two other thoughts immediately come to mind.\u00a0 First, “He feels really bad”: SERIOUSLY?!?\u00a0 So did the aircrew who flew the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 into the seawall on final approach to SFO; but somehow we doubt they’ll ever again have their hands on the controls of a commercial aircraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As for the promise the individual will be “retrained”, one cannot be re<\/em><\/span>trained if one’s never been<\/em><\/span>\u00a0“trained” in the first place<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, here’s The Gouge!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We lead off the Monday edition with a few thoughts on the latest sh*tstorm resulting from our President’s limited vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump questions taking immigrants from ‘shithole<\/span> countries’ -sources<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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First, one truly needs to consider the source<\/em><\/span>\u00a0of the story:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dick Durbin: Trump Said it and Sen. Graham Spo<\/span>ke Up<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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After all, others in the room, including Tom Cotton and David Purdue, didn’t recall<\/em><\/span> Trump’s use of the term.\u00a0 And it’s not like Durbin…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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…hasn’t lied<\/em><\/span> about what Republicans have said before<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flashback: That Time Dick Durbin Made Up A Story<\/span> About A GOP Leader Insulting President Obama<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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