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It’s a Crazy Time
Co-host of The View Meghan McCain said, “It’s a crazy time.”
Co-host Whoopi Goldberg had just pitched former President Barack Obama for the vice president slot on the Democratic Party’s ticket with 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden. Goldberg said, “I’m sorry. I’m just going to do my crazy right now.” Whoopee for Whoopi.
And so it is.
Meanwhile back at The White House, President Trump misses his orange-tinted mug. “I haven’t touched my face in weeks,” he said. “In weeks. I miss it.” Coronavirus task force leader Dr. Deborah Birx seemed encouraged.
And so it goes.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) took a dig at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) after a Fox News segment made it sound as if the Massachusetts senator stood as the last female in the Democrat primary race, referring to her as a “fake indigenous woman of color.” “Is it because you believe a fake indigenous woman of color is ‘real’ and the real indigenous woman of color in this race is fake?” she asked. Ouch! Gabbard has garnered exactly one delegate in the count that is over one thousand at this point.
And on.
Meanwhile, Warren contacted Bernie Sanders yesterday and informed him that she would take the proper amount of time to decide whether she would continue to drive in his lane or fold her tent. Rush Limbaugh fill in Mark Steyn equated that to ” like someone giving me a tumbler of scotch and a pistol in my parlor, and saying ‘take your time, you’ll make the right decision.'”
And, then there was Joe Biden.
Biden, fresh off of a strong Super Tuesday, gained Mayor Mini Mike Bloomberg’s endorsement for the Democratic Party nomination. Mayor Mike is 600 million lighter in the wallet after his abysmal failure of a run at the nomination. Heck, Bloomberg even called Biden a good friend. It’s tough to beat the smell of newly printed money. Biden seems to have gotten his sea legs under him after on Monday confusing Tuesday with Thursday, and then on Tuesday confusing his wife with his sister.
The MSNBC crew previewed (promoted) an upcoming NBC Today Show interview. On it Biden responded to “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s question, “Do you think the president is rooting for Sanders?” “I don’t think the president wants to face me. I will beat him, period. Period. He’s done everything in his power— he’s even risked his presidency because he doesn’t want to face me.”
And so?
What did Wall Street think of the step back that Wall Street basher Bernie Sanders took on Super Tuesday? It rallied Wednesday in a big way up 1000 Dow points due to the reduced odds that a self-proclaimed Socialist could make the political circus more than the three rings that it already is.
And then?
And then came Thursday, which in spite of Biden’s efforts to label it “Super,” doesn’t seem to have a bright future. The Dow futures are down 600 points plus this AM.
And finally?
Hopefully, the Corona Virus is greatly slowed or contained soon for obvious reasons. It would also allow Trump to touch his face again. After all, his makeup base and his political base know that orange is the new red, white, and blue.
And in America today, crazy is the new normal.