{"id":72110,"date":"2019-08-08T12:13:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=72110"},"modified":"2019-08-08T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:13:29","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-august-5th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=72110","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, August 5th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Monday, August 5th, 2019&#8230;but before we begin, in a remembrance reminiscent of Hillary claiming she&#8217;d been named for the conqueror of Everest 5-1\/2 years before Sir Edmund summited, Kirsten&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gillibrand-defends-biden-attacks-debate\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">Gillibrand stands by attack on Biden: I was &#8216;deeply offended&#8217; by 1981 op-ed<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3729kr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71958\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3729kr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3729kr.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3729kr-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Except she was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>15-years-old<\/em><\/span> at the time; seriously, how &#8220;deeply offended&#8221; could she have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>been<\/em><\/span>?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the basis of this whopper alone, we&#8217;re putting Gillibrand into the &#8220;Patently Prevaricating Progressive&#8221; column&#8230;along with the rest of the 2020 Dimocratic field.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Otm4RusESNU\" 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>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, proving once again, like a broken clock, even Progressives are correct on occasion, Julian Castro accurately assesses the El Paso Walmart shooting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Look, there&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>one person<\/em><\/span> that&#8217;s responsible directly for that shooting in El Paso. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>And that&#8217;s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the shooter<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everything else is pure politics, including this utterly absurd tweet from an educated idiot whose hatred for The Donald further erodes his credibility and judgment every passing day:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tribalism.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71988\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tribalism.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tribalism.png 450w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/tribalism-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, after calling the shooting an &#8220;act of barbarism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mexico-vows-take-legal-action-against-u-s-wake-deadly-n1039096\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard demanded the American government ensure &#8220;conditions are established that protect Mexicans in the United States<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>&#8220;&#8230;w<\/strong><strong>hich takes some real cajones, since <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Mexico itself<\/em><\/span> can&#8217;t protect Mexican citizens&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nl.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71999\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nl.png 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/nl-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"endmarkEnabled\"><strong>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>IN MEXICO<\/em><\/span>!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More importantly, based on Patrick Crusius&#8217;s own manifesto (and contrary to the purely hate-crime storyline being peddled by Progressives and their MSM shills), the shootings were motivated by a\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypervids.com\/alleged-el-paso-texas-walmart-shooter-manifesto\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>number of factors<\/em><\/span><\/a>, frustration with political and corporate support for open borders and a demented desire to incentive Hispanics to leave the country among them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the other hand, the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>motive behind the Dayton, OH murders remains rather murky<\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Dayton police Chief Richard Biehl told reporters in a news conference on Sunday afternoon that the gunman, identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>showed up to the city&#8217;s Oregon District around Fifth Street with his sister and a friend on Saturday night<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">He added <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the three separated at some point between when they arrived and when Betts opened fire<\/em><\/span>, saying it is unknown what happened during that time.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Biehl said <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>police officers in the area engaged him seconds after the first gunshots were heard and the gunman was &#8220;neutralized&#8221; within 30 seconds after the first of &#8220;dozens\u00a0of rounds<\/em><\/span>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing in this individual\u2019s history or record that would have precluded him from purchasing that firearm,\u201d Biehl said.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Biehl told reporters Betts had two guns with him, adding that a shotgun was\u00a0left in the vehicle at the time of the shooting<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>So many questions come to mind, among them:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(1). Were Betts&#8217;s sister and her boyfriend the intended targets, and rest of the victims collateral damage, or was his anger being directed against the whole nightclub scene, including what would have been his apostate sister?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(2). Could the shooter&#8217;s sister and her boyfriend, who rode with him to the scene, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>really<\/em><\/span> have been blissfully unaware of the hardware he was transporting, let alone his intentions?\u00a0 Over the course of our 63 years, we&#8217;ve become acquainted with certain people, including one very close relative, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>closely enough to know they harbored some pretty crazy ideas<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 Crazy enough to shoot up a nightclub district, along with a sister and her boyfriend?\u00a0 Maybe, maybe not.\u00a0 But traveling to one with three weapons and a bullet-proof vest at 0100 might have provided a clue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3). Imagine the lives which might have been saved had Scott Peterson and former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel&#8217;s deputies&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scot-Peterson-Sheriff-Israel_1527222512832_12122428_ver1.0_1280_720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scot-Peterson-Sheriff-Israel_1527222512832_12122428_ver1.0_1280_720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scot-Peterson-Sheriff-Israel_1527222512832_12122428_ver1.0_1280_720.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Scot-Peterson-Sheriff-Israel_1527222512832_12122428_ver1.0_1280_720-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8230;responded to the Parkland high school shooting with the courage and alacrity displayed by Dayton law enforcement?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Only time and continued investigation will tell; then again, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/las-vegas-shooting-fbi-concludes-investigation-gunman-stephen-paddock-motive\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>as in the case of the Mandalay Bay shooter<\/em><\/span><\/a>, they may not, at least with any real certainty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>One thing <em>is<\/em> certain: unlike Skinny, the owner of Greeley&#8217;s in <em>Unforgiven<\/em>&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_uvEuNwUj4?start=78&amp;end=82&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><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;it is our intention never to allow ourself or our loved ones to be trapped, a target incapable of returning fire.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, if the MSM&#8217;s seriously asking&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"Lh(1.15) Fz(40px) Fz(36px)--modalMinWidth Mb(14px) Ff($ff-primary) Lts($lspacing-md) Fw($fweight) Fsm($fsmoothing) Fsmw($fsmoothing) Fsmm($fsmoothing) Wow(bw)\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-reactid=\"3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/is-it-time-to-take-marianne-williamson-seriously-225000879.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Is it time to take Marianne Williamson seriously<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3798v2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3798v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3798v2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3798v2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;consider Trump already well into his second term.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a related item, we were struck by this snippet from <em>#Never-Trump<\/em>er <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em>Jonah Goldberg<\/em><\/span>\u00a0writing at <em>NRO<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;&#8230;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Even if Mueller had knocked it out of the park, the odds of successfully removing Trump in a Senate trial would have improved from zero to, maybe, 5 percent.<\/strong><\/span> You need two-thirds of a GOP-controlled Senate for removal. You also need \u2014 fun fact here \u2014 the Senate to agree to take up the impeachment in the first place. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Hence the odds of removing Trump from office before the 2020 presidential election would still be zero even if Mueller had given an Oscar-worthy performance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">None of this speaks to the underlying question of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>whether<\/em><\/span> Trump <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>should<\/em><\/span> be impeached.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Reasonable people can disagree on that<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Really<\/em><\/span>?!?\u00a0 Actually, Jonah, &#8220;reasonable&#8221; people <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>can&#8217;t disagree<\/em><\/span> on that, because anyone who holds Trump <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>should<\/em><\/span>\u00a0be impeached sans legitimate charges of having actually committed high crimes and\/or misdemeanors <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>isn&#8217;t<\/em> <em>being reasonable<\/em><\/span>, they&#8217;re <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>playing politics<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 And unless you&#8217;re privy to Adam Schiff&#8217;s &#8220;proof&#8221; of Trump&#8217;s collusion&#8230;&#8221;proof&#8221; which he&#8217;s curiously yet to produce&#8230;we&#8217;d appreciate YOU specifying the charges for which Trump <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>should<\/em><\/span> be impeached.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perhaps followed by something&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>anything<\/em><\/span>&#8230;Trump has <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>actually ever said or done<\/em><\/span> which was <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>racist<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 Not something he said which <em>#NeverTrump<\/em>ers or the MSM <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>deliberately misquoted or misinterpreted<\/em><\/span> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>appear<\/em><\/span> racist: something&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7_yixyy9ts?start=39&amp;end=47&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>&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>really<\/em><\/span> racist.\u00a0 We won&#8217;t hold our breath waiting for you to submit proof admissible in a court of law.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of something which wouldn&#8217;t stand up in court, writing at <em>AEI<\/em>, Fred Hess details how the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #008000;\">Millions for ex-Michigan State prez are a symptom of what ails colleges<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/372xw1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/372xw1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/372xw1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/372xw1-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Michigan State University has announced a $2.4 million retirement deal for former MSU president Lou Anna Simon, who<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/24\/sports\/olympics\/michigan-state-president-resigns-lou-anna-simon.html?module=inline\" class=\"broken_link\">was forced out of office<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>last year after MSU\u2019s crippling sexual assault scandal.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Simon stands charged with two felonies and is accused of lying to law enforcement officials about what she knew regarding<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/25\/sports\/larry-nassar-gymnastics-abuse.html\" class=\"broken_link\">the abuse of more than 150 women<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>over nearly three decades<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>In <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>addition<\/em><\/span> to its three-year pay-out to Simon, the university will provide<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/30\/us\/michigan-state-president-retirement-deal.html\" class=\"broken_link\">a generous benefits package<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>, including medical and dental coverage, the title of \u201cpresident emeritus,\u201d continued access to football and basketball tickets, and a commissioned portrait that will be displayed at the university (<em>so long as she is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not convicted<\/span><\/em>).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Simon served as president of MSU from 2005 to 2018, receiving<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/msu.edu\/past-presidents\/simon\/land-grant-leadership.html\">accolades<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>as she grew the institution\u2019s funding and enrollment<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Simon\u2019s being oblivious<\/em><\/span> (or turning a blind eye) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to an egregious pattern of criminal abuse during the entirety of her tenure has apparently been judged no reason for her to lose access to football tickets or top-flight dental coverage<\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>And, make no mistake, <em>the behavior that unfolded on Simon\u2019s watch <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was egregious<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The question <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>isn&#8217;t<\/em><em> why<\/em><em> Simon&#8217;s getting <\/em><em>$2.4M<\/em><\/span>, but rather\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>why she&#8217;s getting<\/em> <em>a penny<\/em><\/span>&#8230;not to mention <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not<\/em><\/span>\u00a0facing\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>significant time in prison<\/em><\/span>?!?\u00a0 Make no mistake about it: this is politically-correct Progressivism\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>at its finest<\/em><\/span>&#8230;er,&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>worst<\/em><\/span>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of politically-correct Progressivism at its worst, courtesy of George Lawlor, try this item from the education section of <em>Newsday<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on for size:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/education\/brentwood-student-wins-national-spanish-spelling-bee-1.34460389\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Brentwood student a winner\u00a0at National Spanish Spelling Bee<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>As the protagonist of one of our favorite jokes would say, &#8220;Vewy, vewy impwessive&#8230;reawy MOST impwessive!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>That is, until you learn the <em>National Spanish Spelling Bee<\/em> was only open to students in select schools with bilingual education programs&#8230;who were given a list of 1,500 specific words which would be part of the final quiz&#8230;which would involve only 40 students from just 15 states&#8230;and after thirteen rounds, though the &#8220;competition was gettin stiff&#8221;, and despite the fact the organizers supposedly &#8220;would&#8217;ve kept going if we could, but we were getting dirty looks from hotel staff who needed to prep the room for the next event&#8221;, they &#8220;decided to get creative&#8221; and &#8220;awarded first prize[s] to the nine spellers still on the stage&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In other words, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>everybody<\/em><\/span> gets a trophy.\u00a0 Gee&#8230;any question had the competition been opened to the sons and daughters of Asian and Indian immigrants to America the best Pablo could have hoped for was a tie&#8230;particularly had his non-Hispanic opponents been given a list from which to study&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>and<\/em><\/span> the contest run to a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>final conclusion<\/em><\/span>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorry, but, as our old friend, Naval Academy classmate and contributor George Lawlor wondered, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>what&#8217;s next<\/em><\/span>: a Black-only Ebonics spelling bee; a Chinese-only logograms identification contest; perhaps a Navaho-only Windtalkers tournament?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And what, pray tell, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>possible good<\/em><\/span> does it do for Pablo to correctly spell <em>SPANISH<\/em> words when he now resides in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>AMERICA<\/em><\/span>?!?!?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We warned you we&#8217;d use it again, so here it is, in honor of the idiocy which is the artificially-feel-good <em>National Spanish Spelling Bee<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zrWoG8IckyE\" 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>Which brings us, appropriately enough, to\u00a0<em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/afb080119dAPR20190801044527.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71990\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/afb080119dAPR20190801044527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/afb080119dAPR20190801044527.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/afb080119dAPR20190801044527-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baltimore.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71991\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baltimore.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baltimore.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/baltimore-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71992\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/varvel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71996\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/varvel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/varvel.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/varvel-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71993\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/lisa2-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/free-stuff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/free-stuff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/free-stuff.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/free-stuff-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-7.05-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71980\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-7.05-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-7.05-AM.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-7.05-AM-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71975\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3-300x271.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71976\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-3-1-276x300.jpeg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-2-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71977\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-2-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-2-1-218x300.jpeg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-1-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71978\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-1-1.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/download-1-1-300x256.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s these timely memes courtesy of Ed Hicky&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.10-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.10-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.10-AM.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.10-AM-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71967\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.12-AM-1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.11-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.11-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.11-AM.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-2-19-at-6.11-AM-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;Balls Cotton&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/good-times.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/good-times.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/good-times.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/good-times-300x255.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/history.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72033\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/history.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/history.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/history-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-4-19-at-11.03-PM-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72034\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-4-19-at-11.03-PM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-4-19-at-11.03-PM-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Image-8-4-19-at-11.03-PM-1-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pelosi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pelosi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pelosi.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pelosi-207x300.png 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72036\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image001.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image001-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72037\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image002.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image002-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and our sister-in-law Amy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0011.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72025\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0011.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0011.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0011-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0011-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/379f7r.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72026\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/379f7r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/379f7r.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/379f7r-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0077.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72027\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0077.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0077.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image0077-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01313.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72028\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01313.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01313.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01313-245x300.jpeg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01414.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image01414-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image02525.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image02525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image02525.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image02525-269x300.jpeg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call it a wrap with our\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Another First That Really Wasn&#8217;t<\/em><\/span> segment, today in response to the claim the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"clear\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/795498\/human-monkey-hybrid-grown-in-china-organ-transplants-scientists\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">World\u2019s first ever human-monkey hybrid grown\u00a0in lab in China<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Big deal: we&#8217;ve had such hybrids in America for decades, the only difference being their domestic development&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-04-at-7.41.42-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-04-at-7.41.42-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-04-at-7.41.42-PM.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-04-at-7.41.42-PM-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;didn&#8217;t require a laboratory!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll be taking a trip to Laurel Valley on Tuesday, and heading down to D.C. for dinner on Thursday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our marriage to the STILL incredibly hot&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thom-Jennys-40th-Anniversary.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thom-Jennys-40th-Anniversary.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thom-Jennys-40th-Anniversary.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Thom-Jennys-40th-Anniversary-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;TLJ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, more than likely, &#8217;til next Monday&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GLUNypEfrFQ?start=86&amp;end=87&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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Monday, August 5th, 2019&#8230;but before we begin, in a remembrance reminiscent of Hillary claiming she&#8217;d been named for the conqueror of Everest 5-1\/2 years before Sir Edmund summited, Kirsten&#8230; Gillibrand stands by attack on Biden: I was &#8216;deeply offended&#8217; by 1981 op-ed &nbsp; Except she was 15-years-old at the time; seriously, how &#8220;deeply offended&#8221; 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