Melania Gets a Hometown Life-like Statue

uly 6, 2019, 7:09 AM PDT

By Reuters

ROZNO, Slovenia — A life-size rough wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was unveiled near her hometown of Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia on Friday.

Commissioned by Berlin-based American artist Brad Downey and carved with a chainsaw by local folk artist Ales Zupevc, the statue serves as a — perhaps wry — accompaniment to Downey's exhibition in the capital Ljubljana exploring Melania's roots in the small Alpine country.

The blocky, rustic figure was cut from the trunk of a living linden tree - whose base forms a tall plinth - in a field beside the Sava River in the village of Rozno, five miles from Sevnica.

Critics may argue about this magnificent work of art, but nothing capture's Melania's Eastern European origin, or her Slovenian Sphinx look, as this "Be Best" statue. -Atira

Roger Stone's Pole Dancing Politics

Couth this be Roger Stone rehearsing for his new strip club gig?

"Roger Stone has two very important speaking gigs in his future: one is in court over his alleged lying and witness tampering during the Mueller investigation.

The other is at a Richmond, Virginia strip club, where he’s scheduled to give a paid speech next month, despite opposition from local activists. Stone has fallen on hard financial times since he was arrested on federal charges late last year. President Trump’s long-time political adviser is currently awaiting trial on several counts relating to his alleged communications with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election. After pleading not guilty, he was let out on a $250,000 bond. That and lawyers’ fees have rendered him effectively bankrupt, he says." -The Daily Beast

My how the mighty have fallen. This is the sad downfall of a dirty trickster clown. Mr. Stone may want to read my blog on "Paying Off Karmic Debt". 

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S LIARS

After watching Michael Cohen's wrenching testimony in front of Congress, one has to wonder what it would be like to have lived a high life of telling turbo-charged lies for a despot only to end up being publicly humiliated and facing incarceration. No matter what his motivation was behind his testimony, the acrimonious questions asked of him, mostly by the white male GOP members (who even brought in a African American prop to prove Mr. Trump wasn't racist), displayed an alarming defense of their President whose blatant illegal, unethical, immoral, and avaricious nationalist fervor rivals most dictators. But what was most surprising about the expected GOP assault on Cohen is that they did not defend what a good president they have in Trump, but focused on Cohen being a liar instead. The GOP's confidence in Trump is like saying forget that Jeffrey Dahmer killed and ate his victims-at least he was a good cook. To his credit, Mr. Cohen reminded them all he was once in their Trump-loving shoes and warned them of the peril they all may face one day at Trump's hands. It will be called Mueller, the Southern District of New York, impeachment, and the 2020 elections.

And a liar Mr. Cohen has been, all at the behest of the man who perfected lifelong sophistry: Donald Trump. Look at all the president's men who have protected him by lying: Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, George Papadopoulos, Michael Flynn, and Rick Gates (and more to come). "That group is composed of six former Trump advisers, 26 Russian nationals, three Russian companies, one California man, and one London-based lawyer. Seven of these people (including five of the six former Trump advisers) have pleaded guilty." (from Vox.com). Lying and criminal activity seems to be the hallmark of the Trump presidency. Is this the new GOP standard for MAGA? 

"Combined with terror to intimidate those who did not comply, a new state propaganda apparatus headed by Joseph Goebbels (reincarnated by Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Trump administration) manipulated and deceived the German (GOP) population and the outside world (the outside world is not as gullible). Propagandists (fear mongering Republicans) preached an appealing message of national unity and a utopian future (rich white people only) that resonated with millions of Germans (MAGA fanatics). They also waged campaigns that facilitated the persecution of Jews (Women, Mexicans, Blacks, Muslims, etc) and others excluded from the Nazi (Trump) vision of the “National Community (Nationalism).” -from United States Holocaust Museum website with my edits in blue

Happy Valentine's Day for Those Celebrating Alone

Covington Cath Teens: Defending Racism as School Spirit

"Covington Catholic High School’s increasing notoriety has only pushed it further into the mud. As students tag-teamed their way through the morning shows Wednesday, one student found himself defending blackface as “showing school spirit” on Fox & Friends." -Fox News

Covington Catholic basketball game replete with blackface.

Too bad Covington Catholic High School is devoid of history teachers.

Another Brick in the Wall