{"id":91575,"date":"2021-03-25T21:21:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T01:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=91575"},"modified":"2021-03-25T21:21:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T01:21:15","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-wednesday-march-24th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=91575","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Wednesday, March 24th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s Wednesday, March 24th&#8230;but before we begin&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91572\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which is almost all we know about the Boulder shooter at this point, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/before-the-shooting-11616538752?mod=djemBestOfTheWeb\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jim Freeman&#8217;s latest Best of the Web offers some additional insights into the background of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissas<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Pending\u00a0a complete police investigation, we&#8217;ll withhold further judgement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the meantime, two things we <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">do<\/span><\/em> know for certain: the victims were <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not<\/span><\/em>\u00a0shot with an&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V9CQTbPMdSM?start=5&amp;end=6&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;and you won&#8217;t hear the usual Socialists decrying the killings as a hate crime.\u00a0 C&#8217;mon man, when the shooter&#8217;s White, it&#8217;s a hate crime, his own protestations and those of the FBI Director to the contrary notwithstanding.\u00a0 When it&#8217;s a Muslim pulling the trigger, it&#8217;s a&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LHV3BIh9Hr4?start=11&amp;end=51&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;gun problem.\u00a0 BTW, Biden&#8217;s claim the assault weapons ban passed under Slick Willy caused a dramatic drop in mass shootings is about as accurate as his memories of his stellar scholastic and sports performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As this pointed political cartoon from G. Trevor so accurately depicts, The Left&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91578\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-16.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-16-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;having been largely successful in their efforts to eviscerate the First Amendment, are setting their sights on the Second.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, here&#8217;s <em>The Gouge<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First up, we hate being right, but as\u00a0<em>The Epoch Times<\/em>\u00a0via Rebekah Koffler and <em>White House Dossier<\/em>\u00a0detail, the&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/updates-on-ccp-virus-romania-sets-record-for-virus-patients-in-icus_3742769.html\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">Former FDA Chief Says Social Distancing Mandate \u2018Wasn\u2019t Based on Clear Science<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2019<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yKNeXJ1_ot4?start=53&amp;end=93&amp;\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Former Food and Drug Administration\u00a0Commissioner\u00a0Scott Gottlieb\u00a0said that the six-foot\u00a0social distancing\u00a0mandate\u00a0that was employed across much of the United States and the world to deal with the\u00a0CCP virus\u00a0pandemic \u201c<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wasn\u2019t based on clear science<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>\u201cThis six-foot distancing requirement has probably been the single costliest mitigation tactic that we\u2019ve employed in response to COVID\u2026and it <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">really wasn\u2019t based on clear science<\/span><\/em>. We should have\u00a0re-adjudicated this <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">much earlier<\/span><\/em>,\u201d\u00a0he said in an\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNBCClosingBell\/status\/1373017828866068498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1373017828866068498%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fcovid-19%2Fone-year-ago-gather-crowds-masks-are-useless-only-few-percent-are-vulnerable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0with CNBC<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>There <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">were not<\/span><\/em>, in fact, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">any<\/span><\/em>\u00a0studies, scientific or otherwise, which established a minimum safe distance for the Wuhan virus, as evidenced by the CDC&#8217;s recent reduction in the sacred social distance from six to three feet for school children, who were never in any danger to begin with.\u00a0 BTW, Gottlieb is the same &#8220;expert&#8221; who a month ago stated The Groper should take credit for accelerating vaccine production, so you know he&#8217;s just another Socialist Swamp mouthpiece.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a related item, Jim Geraghty relates how the fully-vaccinated 46* and Kommielaa cried\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/the-morning-jolt\/which-states-actually-have-a-subpar-vaccine-rollout\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MJ_20210322&amp;utm_term=Jolt-Smart\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;Mask up!&#8221; from their limousine<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, courtesy of<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Speed, <em>Real Clear Politics<\/em> take us on a trip to meet&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2021\/03\/22\/baghdad_bob_at_the_southern_border_145448.html\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333399; text-decoration: underline;\">Baghdad Bob at the Southern Border<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/52pxp6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91547\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/52pxp6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/52pxp6.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/52pxp6-300x229.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>\u201cThere is absolutely no immigration crisis on the southern border.\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">That\u2019s the repeated message from the Biden administration.<\/span> It simply isn\u2019t true.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Our leaders are telling Americans to <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ignore<\/span><\/em> the overcrowded immigrant centers and caravans on the way.<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Don\u2019t look<\/em><\/span> at unaccompanied minors, arriving in record numbers. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Those are mere \u201cchallenges.\u201d<\/span> Want to see for yourself? <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Sorry, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">no can do<\/span><\/em>.<\/span> The administration has blocked journalists from inspecting immigration facilities or accompanying the Border Patrol on their rounds. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>is not<\/em><\/span> the way to discuss democratic choices.<\/span> It\u2019s the way <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>to grow mushrooms<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-15.png 420w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-15-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The media blackout and litany of false statements are reminiscent of the most dazzling press spokesman of modern times, \u201cBaghdad Bob.\u201d<\/span> The mouthpiece for Saddam Hussein during the Iraq War famously told the world press, \u201cThere are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!&#8221; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">What made his statement so memorable was that, just behind him on camera, American bombs were exploding.<\/span> American troops were swarming into the country. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">He <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">bravely<\/span><\/em> &#8212; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>inanely<\/em><\/span> &#8212; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>denied it all<\/em><\/span>.<\/span> U.S. soldiers, he said, \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>hold no place in Iraq<\/em><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This is an illusion.\u201d<\/span> He was soon captured by those illusory troops<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the original Bagdad Bob was in fact a profile in courage, the performance of the 46* Administration in general, and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in particular, are portraits of pure prevarication and perfidy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the juice: As we write, the United States has an open Southern border with no barriers or restrictions to entry whatsoever other than what nature provides.\u00a0 We urge congressional Republicans to move for the impeachment of 46* for his refusal to enforce U.S. immigration law and the aiding and abetting of a grave threat to national security.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. Hat tip to the <a href=\"http:\/\/stiltonsplace.blogspot.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">incomparable Stilton Jarlsberg<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a> for the Bagdad Bob parody.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more on the cascading illegal incursion crisis, might we suggest the latest\u00a0<em>Project Veritas<\/em>\u00a0video courtesy of James Nichols:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xff5mHG2hy8\" 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>As James noted, &#8220;So at his first press conference this Thursday, will the MSM ask 46* &#8220;What&#8217;s your favorite ice cream?&#8221;, or &#8220;How are the dogs?&#8221;&#8230;or will they quiz him about these burrito kids?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>Morning Jolt<\/em>\u00a0adds additional perspective on what would, under Trump, have been grounds for a <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">third<\/span><\/em> impeachment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">How <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thoroughly has<\/span><\/em> the Biden administration <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>cut off media access<\/em><\/span> to Customs and Border Patrol operations? <span style=\"color: #800000;\">To get photographs of how migrants are being treated while in U.S. custody, American media photographers need to travel into Mexico and use long telephoto lenses from the other side!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbmoorephoto\/status\/1372924066894651392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getty Images photographer John Moore<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>I respectfully ask U.S. Customs and Border Protection <span style=\"color: #008000;\">(<em>&#8220;Protection&#8221;&#8230;&#8221;Patrol&#8221;&#8230;whatever! D*mn it, Jim, he&#8217;s a photographer, not a lexicographer!<\/em>)<\/span> to stop blocking media access to their border operations. <span style=\"color: #800000;\">I have photographed CBP under Bush, Obama <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span><\/em> Trump <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>but now<\/em><\/span> \u2014 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>zero access<\/em><\/span> is granted to media.<\/span> These long lens images [were] taken from the Mexican side<\/strong><\/span>&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>No worries: The Groper assures us he&#8217;s on top of things:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFbwehW2Zfs?start=47&amp;end=60&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>Yeah, like Kevin Bacon&#8217;s character in <em>Animal House<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PdbpmeUODME\" 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>BTW, if Joe <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">knows<\/span><\/em> what&#8217;s going on in those facilities, is that not yet <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>another<\/em><\/span> reason to impeach him?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In any event, we&#8217;re glad Kommielaa finds it all so amusing, as this forward from James Nichols records:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncwnXt5Q7nk\" 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>Moving on, we offer four more items specifically selected for inquiring minds:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(1). <em>The Babylon Bee<\/em>\u00a0tells us how a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/progressive-christian-hopes-heaven-will-feature-segregated-spaces-for-every-tribe-tongue-nation\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progressive Christian hopes Heaven will feature segregated spaces for every tribe, tongue, race and nation<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(2). Courtesy of <em>The Federalist<\/em> via James Nichols, we learn\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"Oregon Health Officials Propose Making Mask Mandates Permanent\" href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/18\/oregon-health-officials-propose-making-mask-mandates-permanent\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oregon health officials have proposed making mask mandates permanent<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong>, with&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2TnkJ8_BmSI?start=0&amp;end=3&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 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>&#8230;<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oregon health officials<\/span><\/em> determining the definition of &#8220;permanent&#8221;.\u00a0 If you didn&#8217;t see this coming,\u00a0you haven&#8217;t been paying attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(3).\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/rite-aid-apologizes-denying-covid-vaccine-undocumented-immigrants\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rite Aid has apologized for denying the COVID vaccine to 2 undocumented immigrants<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, <em>aka<\/em>, <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">illegal aliens<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0who <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">criminally crossed into our country<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 Which begs the question, &#8220;Apologizing for WHAT?!?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>(4). In what would seem at first a rather counterintuitive account, <em>The Washington Free Beacon<\/em>&#8216;s Aaron Sibarium reports how\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/coronavirus\/insurance-companies-reaping-benefits-from-protests-get-in-line-with-black-lives-matter\/?utm_source=actengage&amp;utm_campaign=FreedomMail&amp;utm_medium=email\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">the country&#8217;s largest insurance companies, who&#8217;ve all fallen in line with Black Lies Matter, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">stand to benefit from the chaos they&#8217;re praising<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brings us to <em>The Lighter Side<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fff.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fff.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fff.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fff-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/afb032221dAPR20210322054511.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91555\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/afb032221dAPR20210322054511.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/afb032221dAPR20210322054511.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/afb032221dAPR20210322054511-300x214.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bbb-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91556\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bbb-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bbb-10.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bbb-10-300x216.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ggg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91557\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ggg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ggg.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ggg-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eee.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eee.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eee.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/eee-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ccc-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ccc-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ccc-8.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ccc-8-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ddd-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91560\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ddd-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ddd-3.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ddd-3-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-14.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/aaa-14-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Image-3-22-21-at-8.15-AM.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91554\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Image-3-22-21-at-8.15-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Image-3-22-21-at-8.15-AM.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Image-3-22-21-at-8.15-AM-300x184.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Then there&#8217;s these three from the lovely Shannon&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91548\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon1.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91549\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Shannon-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/shannon2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91550\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/shannon2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/shannon2.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/shannon2-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;a few more from Balls Cotton&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000000-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000000-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000000-3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000000-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000000-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/balls-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/balls-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/balls-4.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/balls-4-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000008.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image000008-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;as well as one from our sister-in-law Jackie:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jackie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91564\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jackie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jackie.png 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/jackie-300x260.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And last, but certainly not least, we present these little bon mots from Ed Hickey:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey2.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey2-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91491\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey3.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey3-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91492\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey4.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey4-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey5.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey5-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-91489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hickey1-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We must confess that last one is our favorite.\u00a0 Welcome to TLJ&#8217;s world!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Magoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. Our concealed carry class was, quite literally, a blast.\u00a0 Most of the day was spent on the range, and the highlight was when our instructor, a game gal named Suzy, informed us the next exercise would involve <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">running<\/span><\/em> to, then shooting behind cover at the two targets on either side using first our right, then our left hand.\u00a0 As the only other participant in the class was an older gentleman even more gravitationally challenged than yours truly, we deadpanned Suzy before commenting, &#8220;We trust you understand &#8220;running&#8221; is a relative term.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We&#8217;re proud to report, age notwithstanding, our shooting skills have yet to exceed their shelf life.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Video of the Day<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tucker and the great VDH discuss the curious &#8220;Biden-Harris Administration&#8221; kerfuffle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SAJBe2MxRzg\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Tales of The Darkside<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If the Socialists have their way, this will be the fate of any private property not owned by a more-equal-than-others Progressive like Pelosi, Biden or Newsom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CNJjBC_w-oI\" width=\"420\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>On the Lighter Side<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hey, if the shoe fits, wear it; besides, it&#8217;s not like the jackass got the cheater during his putting stroke.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ymw7su3pNeU\" 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 Wednesday, March 24th&#8230;but before we begin&#8230; Which is almost all we know about the Boulder shooter at this point, though Jim Freeman&#8217;s latest Best of the Web offers some additional insights into the background of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissas.\u00a0 Pending\u00a0a complete police investigation, we&#8217;ll withhold further judgement. In the meantime, two things we do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1988,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"no","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1988"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91575"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91664,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91575\/revisions\/91664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}