{"id":85382,"date":"2020-09-15T18:41:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T22:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=85382"},"modified":"2020-09-15T18:41:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T22:41:39","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-september-14th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=85382","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, September 14th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Monday, September 14th, 2020&#8230;but before we begin, Joe Flood forwarded the following (author unknown) which speaks to why <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">we<\/span><\/em> will, once again, cast our ballot for The Donald:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>To answer all of those who would say \u201cI can&#8217;t believe you would vote for Trump.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Well folks, listen up!<\/span> I&#8217;m <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span><\/em> voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">him<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the 2nd Amendment<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> \u00a0I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">another Conservative Supreme Court justice<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;m voting for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>the Electoral College<\/em><\/span>, and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Republic the Founders bequeathed us<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">law enforcement<\/span><\/em>, and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the rule of law<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the rights of the unborn<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> \u00a0I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the flag that is always missing from the Democratic background<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the 1st Amendment<\/span><\/em>, which means <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the right to speak my opinion and not be censored or fired from my job<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> \u00a0I\u2019m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">secure borders<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I\u2019m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the right to worship my God without fear<\/span><\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I\u2019m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">freedom and the American Dream<\/span><\/em>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I\u2019m voting <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for good<\/span><\/em> and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">against evil<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> \u00a0I&#8217;m <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>not<\/em><\/span> just voting for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>a person<\/em><\/span>, I&#8217;m voting for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the future of my Country<\/span><\/em>! <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What<\/span><\/em> are <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span><\/em> voting for?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;Cuz we certainly know what you&#8217;re voting <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">against<\/span><\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a related item of Progressive-inspired politically-correct confusion, we present what we&#8217;ll call the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CEJeHQxJAG4?start=50&amp;end=54&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;segment, inspired by what followed after fans booed the players&#8217; &#8220;moment of solidarity&#8221; immediately prior to the Chiefs-Texans contest&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8FZ14d4cMQI\" 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>&#8230;as Houston&#8217;s J.J. Watt displayed either incredible naivet\u00e9 or abysmal ignorance when he observed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The moment of unity I <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">personally<\/span><\/em> thought was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">good<\/span><\/em>,\u201d the star defensive end told reporters after the game. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u201cI mean the booing during that moment was unfortunate.<\/span> <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I don&#8217;t fully understand that<\/span><\/em>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">There was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no flag involved<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> There was <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">nothing involved<\/span><\/em> other than two teams coming together <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to show unity<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>To borrow a phrase from the Bard, &#8220;Aye, there&#8217;s the rub!&#8221;\u00a0 Earth to J.J.: you&#8217;re showing unity with a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Marxist<\/span><\/em> movement <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">built on lies<\/span><\/em>, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">dedicated<\/span><\/em> to overturning the Constitution,\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">devoted<\/span><\/em> to rioting, arson and wanton destruction and <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">advocating<\/span><\/em> the murder of police officers, a fact which, while seemingly lost <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on you<\/span><\/em>, is <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span><\/em> on many of your former fans, making the 2020 season&#8217;s kick-off more of a&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/clickoff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85316\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/clickoff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/clickoff.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/clickoff-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To which we say, good riddance to bad rubbish.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, courtesy of the lovely Shannon, a chart which evokes a question: For those blaming the current West Coast wildfires on anthropogenic global warming&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85327\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon4.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon4-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;do its impacts stop at our borders with Canada and Mexico?!?\u00a0 Just curious.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of prevaricating Progressives, as <em>FOX News<\/em> informs us, a&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-spokesman-ducks-teleprompter-question\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Biden spokesman refuses to discuss whether former VP used teleprompter to answer questions<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-headline speakable\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">&#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-spokesman-ducks-teleprompter-question\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">This is straight\u00a0from the Trump campaign talking\u00a0points,&#8217; TJ Ducklo tells Bret Baie<\/span>r<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/twv7ey6_EKg\" 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>We give Bret Baier credit for dogging this deceptive Dim for an honest answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of deceptive Dims (like they come any other way!), in the largest case of mass wiping since a simultaneous diaper-change for the Suleman octuplets,\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Townhall.com<\/em>&#8216;s Bronson Stocking tells us why&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/bronsonstocking\/2020\/09\/10\/a-surprising-number-of-phones-belonging-to-the-mueller-team-were-accidentally-w-n2575998\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">What We Now Know About the Mueller Team&#8217;s Cell Phones Should Worry Us All<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4eu6rh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4eu6rh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4eu6rh.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4eu6rh-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s easy to see how this might happen:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>&#8220;What does <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">this<\/span><\/em> button do?\u00a0 Oops, I just <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">accidentally<\/span><\/em> erased <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">everything<\/span><\/em> on my cell phone!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll see if <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">mine<\/span><\/em> does that <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">too<\/span><\/em>!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>&#8220;Me three!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8220;Me four!&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong>&#8220;Me sixteen!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Hillary<\/span><\/em> must be <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">so<\/span><\/em> proud!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we&#8217;re on the subject of things which warm the cockles of Socialists&#8217; hearts, as the\u00a0<em>WSJ<\/em>\u00a0reports&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wsj-article-headline\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-injects-hundreds-of-thousands-with-experimental-covid-19-vaccines-11599834029?mod=djemalertNEWS\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">China Injects Hundreds of Thousands With Experimental Covid-19 Vaccines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"sub-head\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-injects-hundreds-of-thousands-with-experimental-covid-19-vaccines-11599834029?mod=djemalertNEWS\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chinese pharmaceutical companies administer newly developed inoculations outside of clinical trials, despite dangers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4enx49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4enx49.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4enx49.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4enx49-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s say it&#8217;s <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">900,000<\/span><\/em>; with a population of 1.4 billion, that leaves the ChiCom leadership with&#8230;divide by&#8230;carry the&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">99.94<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">% of China&#8217;s citizens<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">left<\/span><\/em> for testing before a vaccine is proven safe for the the country&#8217;s ruling elite!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile, courtesy of\u00a0<em>Lifezette<\/em>,\u00a0David Kamioner details how a&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"title\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifezette.com\/2020\/09\/democrat-says-lack-of-education-funding-made-him-strangle-his-girlfriend\/?utm_source=activeengage&amp;utm_medium=email\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\">Democrat says lack of education funding made him strangle his girlfriend<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"subtitle\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifezette.com\/2020\/09\/democrat-says-lack-of-education-funding-made-him-strangle-his-girlfriend\/?utm_source=activeengage&amp;utm_medium=email\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; text-decoration: underline;\">No, it&#8217;s not satire<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #800000;\">.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa.png 550w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, &#8220;I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky&#8221; has morphed into &#8220;I did not choke that woman, Ms. Passow.\u00a0 <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">But<\/span><\/em>&#8230;I know <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">large<\/span><\/em> quantities of alcohol <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">could<\/span><\/em> be affecting <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">both<\/span><\/em> of our memories.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, the future of the Dimocratic Party burns <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">brightly indeed<\/span><\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ctaJSbk4rA\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sorta like the <em>Hindenburg<\/em>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20130213-hindenburg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20130213-hindenburg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20130213-hindenburg.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20130213-hindenburg-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;minus the humanity!<\/strong><\/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\/2020\/09\/kelley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kelley.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kelley.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/kelley-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85309\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-3.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden-3-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85310\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/biden2-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lester.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85312\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lester.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lester.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lester-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cross-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85311\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cross-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cross-2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cross-2-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/holly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/holly.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/holly.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/holly-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Won-By-A-Nose-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85273\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Won-By-A-Nose-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Won-By-A-Nose-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Won-By-A-Nose-1-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-Bull-Prize-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85274\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-Bull-Prize-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-Bull-Prize-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/No-Bull-Prize-1-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Man-With-A-Plan-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Man-With-A-Plan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Man-With-A-Plan-1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Man-With-A-Plan-1-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s this bit of humor from Rick Page&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85276\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/page.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/page-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;along with some memorable memes from Mark Foster&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85302\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85303\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster2-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85304\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/foster3-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;the lovely Shannon&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85305\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85306\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon2-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85307\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/shannon3-300x205.jpg 300w\" 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\/2020\/09\/balls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls1-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85299\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls1-3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls1-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls1-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls3-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls3-2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/balls3-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85301\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa-1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/aaa-1-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;another from Brenda Barry&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brenda-barry.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85308\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brenda-barry.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brenda-barry.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/brenda-barry-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;and last, but certainly not least, a t-shirt from G. Trevor we need to order:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trevor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trevor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trevor.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/trevor-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Finally, we&#8217;ll call it a wrap with this video from Ed Hickey showing one well-prepared homeowner&#8217;s reaction to trespassing vandals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xJZGpyMqLkE\" 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>Notice the homeowner <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">isn&#8217;t taking any chances<\/span><\/em>, a state of preparedness we both emulate and\u00a0<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">highly<\/span><\/em> recommend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Monday, September 14th, 2020&#8230;but before we begin, Joe Flood forwarded the following (author unknown) which speaks to why we will, once again, cast our ballot for The Donald: To answer all of those who would say \u201cI can&#8217;t believe you would vote for Trump.&#8221; Well folks, listen up! 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