{"id":70235,"date":"2019-05-26T22:08:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T02:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=70235"},"modified":"2019-05-26T22:08:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T02:08:56","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-friday-may-24th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=70235","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Friday, May 24th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Friday, May 24th, 2019&#8230;but before we begin, here&#8217;s how we spent <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>our<\/em><\/span> day off:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gPgcAP4KF1Q?start=43\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>We for one can never get enough of the\u00a0<em>Blue Angels<\/em>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span> the roaring sound of freedom echoing from their exhausts. (Trust us, Dash-5 won&#8217;t need to be called to account for getting ahead on the backside of the line-abreast loop; he&#8217;ll already have realized it!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re reminded of the words written by one Mary Hamilton in 1915, which were subsequently added as a verse to what is, <em>at least for now<\/em>, considered the Navy Hymn, <em>Eternal Father, Strong to Save,\u00a0<\/em>in that same year:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8220;Lord, guard and guide the men who fly<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Through the great spaces in the sky.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Be with them always in the air,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>In darkening storms or sunlight fair;<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Oh, hear us when we lift our prayer,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>For those in peril in the air!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>May God watch over all Naval Aviators, along with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the rest<\/em><\/span> of our Armed Forces <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span> nation they serve and protect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We lead off the top of today&#8217;s order with the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>THAT Oughta Do It<\/em><\/span> segment, as&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-hero__header-wrap\">\n<h1 class=\"c-page-title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2019\/5\/20\/18632430\/lori-lightfoot-mayor-inauguration-council\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Lightfoot sworn in: \u2018Get ready \u2026 reform is here\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2019\/5\/20\/18632430\/lori-lightfoot-mayor-inauguration-council\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">First African American female and first gay mayor of Chicago takes the oath of office at Wintrust Arena<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/paw_2EJBzFs\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>In reality, the swearing in of Chicago&#8217;s first, <em>second<\/em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>third<\/em><\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>umpteenth<\/em> <em>Black female lesbian mayor<\/em><\/span> will have as much effect on the Windy City&#8217;s problems&#8230;corruption, crime and utterly out-of-control gun violence, just to name a few!&#8230;as Ray&#8217;s admonition to Gozer in <em>Ghostbusters<\/em>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGPsBgkbdBU?start=0&amp;end=23&amp;\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perhaps if Mayor Lightfoot were to just <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>ask<\/em><\/span> her Homeys to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>please<\/em><\/span>\u00a0stop shooting each other&#8230;you know, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>nicely<\/em><\/span>&#8230;peace will finally reign; but we doubt it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: the color, gender and sexual preference of Chicago&#8217;s mayor won&#8217;t undo what DECADES of Dimocratic misrule and outright corruption have wrought&#8230;particularly when said Black female lesbian hails from the same party responsible for same.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more on the subject of Dimocrats and their counterproductive policies, we turn to today&#8217;s installment of our <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">How Low Can You Go?!?<\/span><\/em> segment, where we highlight the depths the 2020-wannabes are willing to plumb in order to earn the dubious honor of taking on Trump&#8230;the well-being of the country be damned!\u00a0 First, Cory &#8220;Spartacus Can&#8217;t Be No Also-Ran&#8221;&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/booker-vows-to-create-office-of-reproductive-freedom-if-elected\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Booker Vows to Create \u2018Office of Reproductive Freedom\u2019 If Elected<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gq7pxUgjLz0?start=40&amp;end=43&amp;\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not to be outdone, as\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Mairead McArdle records at\u00a0<em>NRO<\/em>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-header__title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/tim-ryan-says-u-s-must-get-rid-of-the-hyde-amendment\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202019-05-22&amp;utm_term=NRDaily-Smart\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Tim Ryan Says U.S. Must \u2018Get Rid of the Hyde Amendment<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2019<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gq7pxUgjLz0?start=115&amp;end=118&amp;\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorry, but we had to search the web even to recall <em>WTF Tim Ryan even <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is<\/span><\/em>&#8230;or, perhaps more appropriately, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>WAS<\/em><\/span>&#8230;.that is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>before<\/em><\/span> he faded into well-deserved obscurity owing to his willingness to increase the rate Progressives&#8217; slaughter the unborn for not even a moment of notoriety.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next up, writing at the <em>WSJ<\/em>, Bill McGurn relates&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wsj-article-headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #333399;\">The Tales of Parson Comey<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-head\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Apparently the former FBI chief can see into other men\u2019s souls<\/span>.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31rbts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31rbts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31rbts.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/31rbts-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;When in 1800 Parson Weems published \u201cA History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington, \u201d this and later editions would become the source of treasured chestnuts such as the tale of the 6-year old George killing his father\u2019s cherry tree or the older Gen. Washington kneeling in the snow to pray at Valley Forge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>With its saccharine moralizing and portrait of larger-than-life integrity, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>it isn\u2019t unlike today\u2019s tales about former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Except that the <em>glowing picture of Parson Comey as a paragon of virtue<\/em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is a self-portrait<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Like the itinerant preachers who once brought the Gospel to the vast American countryside, Parson Comey periodically rides the circuit.<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>his<\/em><\/span> case, this means appearing on CNN, penning an op-ed for the New York Times, or posting his pens\u00e9es on<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/quotes.wsj.com\/TWTR\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span class=\"company-name-type\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>where he preaches the moral turpitude of anyone who may question, say, using a dossier he himself characterized as \u201csalacious and unverified\u201d to get a warrant to spy on an innocent American<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #333399;\">But as with Parson Weems before him, <em>Parson Comey\u2019s tales <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aren\u2019t holding up under the light<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Parson Weems, for example, gave us Washington telling his father, \u201cI cannot tell a lie&#8230;I did cut it with my hatchet.\u201d <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">In the Parson Comey version, the then-FBI director tells the president \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I don\u2019t leak<\/em><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I don\u2019t do weasel moves<\/em><\/span>\u201d\u2014\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>only later to leak to the Times FBI memos detailing private conversations with the president<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> To <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>avoid<\/em><\/span> leaving <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>his<\/em><\/span> fingerprints, Mr. I Cannot Tell a Lie <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>leaked via a law-professor friend<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">(<em>A crime for which, if &#8220;Bull&#8221; Durham is half the bulldog he&#8217;s cracked up to be, Comey will likely be held to account.<\/em>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Or what about the parson\u2019s tall tale about the FBI agents who\u2019d interviewed national security adviser Michael Flynn at the White House? <span style=\"color: #333399;\">When Bret Baier of Fox News <em>asked him if he\u2019d told Congress that the two agents who\u2019d interviewed Mr. Flynn<\/em> \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>didn\u2019t believe<\/em><\/span> [he] <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>was lying intentionally<\/em><\/span>,\u201d he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>insisted he hadn\u2019t said it<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>But when the <em>House Intelligence Committee<\/em><em> got the redaction lifted from their report on Russia<\/em>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>there it was on page 54<\/em><\/span>: <em>Parson Comey testifying that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the FBI agents saw<\/span><\/em> \u201c<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nothing that indicated to them that he knew he was lying to them<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Yet now there\u2019s a new team in the parsonage, and they are taking an objective look at what happened at the FBI during the Comey years. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">The question is whether the mistakes were simply a result of sloppiness and overzealousness or a deliberate abuse of power.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">(<em>Though we must observe, people don&#8217;t generally go to the mat to cover-up sloppiness or overzealousness!<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>This may explain why Parson Comey <em>has of late<\/em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>been casting more first stones than usual<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">In recent days he\u2019s informed former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that President Trump has \u201ceaten\u201d his soul, sermonized that Attorney General William Barr lacks the character needed to run \u201can organization based on truth,\u201d and assured America that the president had \u201ccorrupt intent\u201d when he asked the White House counsel to sack Robert Mueller.<\/span> Apparently the former FBI director\u2019s abilities include <em>not only upholding the law and fighting off foreign foes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">but seeing into other men\u2019s souls<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Yet, say <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>this<\/em><\/span> for Jim Comey: The parson <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>knows his congregation<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">And he feeds it from Mount Self-Righteous, <em>with a mix of Democratic talking points, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">proclamations about the wickedness of anyone with a different point of view<\/span>, <\/em>and the occasional lofty quotation from Reinhold Niebuhr.<\/span> Ralph Waldo Emerson never met Parson Comey, <em>but plainly he was well-acquainted with the type<\/em>: \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The louder he spoke of his honor<\/em><\/span>,\u201d Emerson wrote, \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the faster we counted our spoons<\/em><\/span>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comey <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">truly never ceases to amaze<\/span><\/em>: though having <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>supposedly<\/em><\/span>\u00a0been led by an inner voice <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to take copious notes of his conversations with Trump<\/em><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/loretta-lynch-james-comey-contradition-clinton-probe-matter-investigation\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">these same feelings never deemed it advisable to memorialize more meaningful conversations with<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Comey continued:\u00a0\u201cThe Clinton campaign, at the time, was using <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>all kind of euphemism<\/em><\/span>s \u2014 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>security review, matters, things like that, for what was going on<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">We were getting to a place where the attorney general <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span> I were <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>both going to have to testify and talk publicly about<\/em><\/span>. <\/span>And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I wanted to know<\/em><\/span>, was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>she<\/em><\/span> going to<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em> authorize us<\/em><\/span> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>confirm we had an investigation<\/em><\/span>?&#8230;<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>she said<\/em><\/span>, \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Yes<\/em><\/span>,<em> but don\u2019t call it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that<\/span><\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">,<\/span> <em>call it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a matter<\/span><\/em>.&#8217;<\/span> And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I said<\/em><\/span>, \u2018<em>Why would I do <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that<\/span><\/em>?\u2019 <span style=\"color: #800080;\">And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>she said<\/em><\/span>, \u2018<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Just call it a matter<\/em><\/span>.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Loretta &#8220;Tarmac Meeting with Slick Willy&#8221; Lynch<\/em><\/span>?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>&#8220;I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>did not<\/em><\/span>,&#8221; Lynch responded <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>when asked if she had ever told Comey to call the investigation a &#8220;matter<\/em><\/span>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;I have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>never<\/em><\/span> instructed a witness as to what to say specifically. <em>Never <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">have<\/span>, never <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">will<\/span><\/em>,&#8221;<\/span> Lynch continued. &#8220;In the meeting that I had with the Director, we were discussing how best to keep Congress informed of progress and discuss requesting resources for the Department overall. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">We were going to testify separately.<\/span> And the concern that both of us had in the meeting that I was having with him in September of 2015 was how to have that discussion without stepping across the Department policy of confirming or denying an investigation, separate policy from testifying.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;Obviously, we wanted to testify fully, fulsomely, and provide the information that was needed, but we were not at that point, in September of 2015, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>ready to confirm<\/em><\/span> that there was an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>investigation<\/em><\/span> into the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>email matter<\/em><\/span> &#8212; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>or deny it<\/em><\/span>,&#8221; Lynch added.<\/span> &#8220;We were sticking with policy, and that was my position on that.<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I didn&#8217;t direct anyone to use specific phraseology. <\/span>When the Director asked me how to best to handle that, I said: What <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I have been saying<\/em><\/span> is we have received a referral and <em>we are working on<\/em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the matter<\/em><\/span>, <em>working on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the issue<\/span><\/em>, or we have all the resources we need<em> to handle <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the matter<\/span><\/em>, <em>handle <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the issue<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #800080;\">So that was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the suggestion<\/em><\/span> that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>I made to him<\/em><\/span>.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you catch that?\u00a0 In her <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>own words<\/em><\/span>, Lynch\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>admits suggesting to <\/em><em>her underling<\/em><\/span>\u00a0that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>she<\/em><\/span>, <em>his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">boss<\/span><\/em>&#8230;both <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>now<\/em><\/span> and undoubtedly under another Clinton Administration <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>in the very near future<\/em><\/span>&#8230;has been referring to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>investigation<\/em><\/span> into <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Hillary&#8217;s demonstrably illegal private email server<\/em><\/span> as a &#8220;matter&#8221; or &#8220;issue&#8221;, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>just as Parson Comey said<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Two things<\/em><\/span> had to be true <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>for this farce to play out<\/em><\/span>: (1) Lynch, Comey&#8217;s <em>once <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and future<\/em><\/span> boss, failed to recognize the potential power of her suggestion; and, (2) the good James &#8220;Parson\/Boy Scott\/Jack Armstrong the All-American Boy&#8221; Comey <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>for once faltered<\/em><\/span> in his self-described dedication to truth, justice and the American way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wethinks <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>some<\/em><\/span> of the prime players in this attempted coup&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Di0AeEyXoAEesYr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Di0AeEyXoAEesYr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Di0AeEyXoAEesYr.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Di0AeEyXoAEesYr-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;may well be facing a foe&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FBI-v-SPY.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FBI-v-SPY.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FBI-v-SPY.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FBI-v-SPY-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;they hadn&#8217;t anticipated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of something<\/strong><strong>\u00a0the Deep State didn&#8217;t anticipate, as\u00a0<em>FOX News<\/em>\u00a0details, the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800080;\">Head of Virginia governor&#8217;s medical school knew about racist photo but kept quiet<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/183c5bba-ralph_northam_yearbook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/183c5bba-ralph_northam_yearbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/183c5bba-ralph_northam_yearbook.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/183c5bba-ralph_northam_yearbook-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;The law firm investigating the origin and content of a racist photo, which appeared on Northam&#8217;s page inside the 1984 yearbook, said Wednesday that investigators were unable to determine whether the governor is one of the people seen in the photo or has any other direct connection to it.<picture><\/picture><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>But the EVMS investigation report disclosed that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>school President Richard Homan<\/em><\/span> &#8212; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>a donor to Northam&#8217;s campaign<\/em><\/span> &#8212; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>had learned about the racist yearbook photo from\u00a0his staff<\/em><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>raising questions about whether politics was taken into consideration in Homan&#8217;s decision not to address the matter<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u201cThe staff members <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>were advising the president at the time of the photograph and asking if EVMS had an obligation to or should do something about it, such as notifying Governor Northam about it<\/em><\/span>,\u201d the report read.<\/span> \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The president of EVMS decided that the school should not take steps to publicly announce the photograph or to call Governor Northam&#8217;s attention to it<\/em><\/span>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Staff members told investigators that they thought the governor would \u201calready be aware of what was on his personal yearbook page,\u201d while Homan insisted on moving forward rather than revisiting photos from the past.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>According to the Washington Free Beacon, <em>Homan has been supporting Northam\u2019s political ambitions <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">since 2013<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">He donated <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>$1,000<\/em><\/span> to Northam\u2019s campaign for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>lieutenant governor<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> He then contributed <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>another $1,000<\/em><\/span> when Northam ran for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>governor<\/em><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>later donated $10,000<\/em><\/span> to his <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>inaugural committee in 2017<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>No conflict of interest there.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once again, the cover-up was worse than the crime.\u00a0 Because, quite frankly, at least in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>our<\/em><\/span> opinion, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>particularly<\/em><\/span> given the times, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>what<\/em><\/span> Ralph Northam did\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>barely constituted bad taste<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 Then again, we refuse to view the past through the insanity-inducing prism of present-day political correctness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: Governor Ralph Northam <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>shouldn&#8217;t<\/em><em> resign<\/em><\/span> because he posed for an ill-advised 1984 yearbook photo; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>he<\/em><em> should resign<\/em><\/span> because he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>lied about the act<\/em><\/span> after <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>first admitting to it<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>President Richard Homan should resign<\/em><\/span> because he <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>tried he cover up the truth<\/em><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span> his political connection <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to it<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of the politically-correct misrepresenting the truth, courtesy of <em>FOX Business<\/em>, we learn&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/business-leaders\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-tells-2019-graduating-class-my-generation-has-failed-you\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Apple CEO Tim Cook tells 2019 graduating class &#8216;my generation has failed you<\/span><\/a>&#8216;<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-10.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-10.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-10-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>No, Tim,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>YOU<\/em><\/span> failed them.\u00a0 Facts are, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>many<\/em><\/span> of &#8216;your generation&#8217; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>gave their lives<\/em><\/span> to preserve the freedoms the Class of 2019 now enjoys&#8230;and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>countless others served in the defense of same<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 All <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>you<\/em><\/span> did was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>reap the dividend on their investment<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smart phones are nice, but in the pantheon of truly invaluable commodities, they&#8217;re right there, as Shannon reminded us, with&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-5-19-19-at-8.44-PM-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-5-19-19-at-8.44-PM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-5-19-19-at-8.44-PM-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Image-5-19-19-at-8.44-PM-1-240x300.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;professional athletes and entertainers&#8230;and corporate CEOs.\u00a0 Oh,&#8230;and television &#8220;news&#8221; personalities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this indication <em>FOX News<\/em>\u00a0(which, though we frequently cite it, is often only one step above CNN in accuracy) is looking to make this headline&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/columbine-school-shooting-survivor-austin-eubanks-found-dead-in-colorado-home\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Columbine shooting survivor Austin Eubanks found dead in Colorado home<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Eubanks1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Eubanks1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Eubanks1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Eubanks1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;the reoccurring contemporary equivalent of\u00a0<em>Titanic Survivor Found Dead in Bed<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seriously, with all due respect to the memory of Mr. Eubanks, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>this isn&#8217;t news<\/em><\/span>, it&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>sensationalism masquerading as news<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 Which just goes to prove why, as we stated previously, <em>FOX News<\/em> stories should be taken with the same grain of salt which accompany the digestion of anything <em>CNN<\/em>&#8230;along with\u00a0<em>MSDNC, NBC, CBS, ABC\u00a0<\/em>or any other MSM source&#8230;misreports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>in<\/em><\/span>appropriately enough, to\u00a0<em>The Lighter Side<\/em>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/american-taliban.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/american-taliban.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/american-taliban.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/american-taliban-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gv052319dAPC20190522064510.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70130\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gv052319dAPC20190522064510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gv052319dAPC20190522064510.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gv052319dAPC20190522064510-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Speaker-of-the-Mad-House-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70210\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Speaker-of-the-Mad-House-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Speaker-of-the-Mad-House-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Speaker-of-the-Mad-House-1-300x271.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aria_c16562520190523120100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70127\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aria_c16562520190523120100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aria_c16562520190523120100.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aria_c16562520190523120100-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/afb051719dAPR20190517034619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/afb051719dAPR20190517034619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/afb051719dAPR20190517034619.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/afb051719dAPR20190517034619-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-9.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-9-300x210.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-1-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-1-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-1-3.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-1-3-300x275.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-4-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-4-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-4-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-4-1-300x231.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-3-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-3-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-3-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/download-3-1-240x300.jpeg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s these memes courtesy of Jimmy Crilley&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image001.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image001.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image002.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70080\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image002.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image006.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70081\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image006.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image007.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70082\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image007.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;along with a couple from G. Trevor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/64a4d5c2e798ba3c35e874fc25e728957c8be905c4892d8c4b9b8d1649bab59b.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/64a4d5c2e798ba3c35e874fc25e728957c8be905c4892d8c4b9b8d1649bab59b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/64a4d5c2e798ba3c35e874fc25e728957c8be905c4892d8c4b9b8d1649bab59b.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/64a4d5c2e798ba3c35e874fc25e728957c8be905c4892d8c4b9b8d1649bab59b-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/64a4d5c2e798ba3c35e874fc25e728957c8be905c4892d8c4b9b8d1649bab59b-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/158b82e15e8b8bab7a413df9ae1800d3484913ee0d9927e51c314cd2c0a19c06.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70077\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/158b82e15e8b8bab7a413df9ae1800d3484913ee0d9927e51c314cd2c0a19c06.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/158b82e15e8b8bab7a413df9ae1800d3484913ee0d9927e51c314cd2c0a19c06.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/158b82e15e8b8bab7a413df9ae1800d3484913ee0d9927e51c314cd2c0a19c06-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/158b82e15e8b8bab7a413df9ae1800d3484913ee0d9927e51c314cd2c0a19c06-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call it a wrap with the <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Connect the Dots<\/em><\/span> segment, as we see if you can discern what common factor these three tragedies share.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibit &#8220;A&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/oregon-state-student-dies-after-falling-100-feet-while-taking-picture-at-popular-lookout\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oregon State student dies after falling 100 feet while taking picture at popular lookout<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Michelle-Casey-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Michelle-Casey-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Michelle-Casey-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Michelle-Casey-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibit &#8220;B&#8221;:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"LC20lb\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2019\/01\/21\/couple-who-fell-off-yosemite-cliff-during-selfie-were-reportedly-intoxicated\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008080; text-decoration: underline;\">Selfie couple who fell off Yosemite cliff were drunk<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/darwins.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70121\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/darwins.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/darwins.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/darwins-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And, if you haven&#8217;t made the connection, here&#8217;s Exhibit &#8220;C&#8221;, i.e., the giveaway:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yvhCbdehLT8\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allow us to identify what they <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>didn&#8217;t<\/em><\/span> have in common.\u00a0 While we&#8217;ve no reason to believe the subject of Exhibit &#8220;A&#8221; was inebriated, the couple in Exhibit &#8220;B&#8217; were unquestionably drunk while posing on the edge of a 700&#8242; precipice.\u00a0 Which means, if nothing else, they&#8217;re candidates for a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Darwin_Awards\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Darwin Award<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, yes, if you said &#8220;a thirst for social media stardom overriding one&#8217;s instinctive sense of self-preservation&#8221;, give yourself a gold star!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hey, if&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bK-Dqj4fHmM?start=7\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;then <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>dying in pursuit of ephemeral fame<\/em><\/span> is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>no way<\/em><\/span> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>end it<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 Though it <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>does aid<\/em><\/span> in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>deepening the global gene pool<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. Contrary to what the narrator suggested, NEVER point a handgun&#8230;or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>any other firearm<\/em><\/span>&#8230;at ANYONE, let alone <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>yourself<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 But <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>if<\/em><\/span> you&#8217;re <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>bound and determined to risk your life<\/em><\/span>, rather than\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>worry about<\/em> <em>the safety<\/em><\/span>&#8230;which the vast majority of handguns <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>don&#8217;t have<\/em><\/span>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>just make certain<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<em>the weapon <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">isn&#8217;t LOADED<\/span>!\u00a0 And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>even <\/em><em>then<\/em><\/span>, STILL don&#8217;t point it ANYWHERE but down or downrange.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vbkDa0OZetk?start=0&amp;end=2&amp;\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday, May 24th, 2019&#8230;but before we begin, here&#8217;s how we spent our day off: \ufeff\ufeff We for one can never get enough of the\u00a0Blue Angels&#8230;and the roaring sound of freedom echoing from their exhausts. 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