More examples of GOP stupidity

 Texas Attorney General Ken-L Ration Paxton lost a court case in his home state when a judge ruled that he has 0 jurisdiction over Bexar County's immigrant legal defense fund, which will expire next week.

Stuck for something to say.

Paxton wanted to sue the county over the fund, and was politely told to go chase himself around the block. An appeal is unlikely since, as noted the fund will expire one week from now.

After falsely claiming figure skater Alysa Liu was "woke", House Republicans posted on X a congratulatory note after Liu won a gold medal earlier this week. Nothing like getting shamed into eating virtual humble pie, y'know?

Hmmm, something tells me a certain NY Democrat might've shamed them into it.......

Back in the day, television stations would start & end their broadcast day with a playing of "The Star Spangled Banner". This was slowly phased out, as stations began expanding to their present 24/7 model, over the last 40-odd years.

FCC chairman Brendan "Used" Carr wants to change all that.

As a means of marking the USA's 250th birthday with a year-long celebration, Carr, according to Yahoo!, is demanding that stations return to playing the national anthem, plus a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. It's clear this jingoistic idea sprang from the fevered brain of Trump, but no one's so far given the egotistical president credit. In Trump's case, it'd be the height of his hypocrisy, since the last I checked, private schools still recite the Pledge on a daily basis before the start of the school day. Asking adults to see this on TV 7 days a week is nutz. And we know Trump won't set foot in a church unless he finds a way to enrich himself in doing so.

Carr should keep his mouth shut, and let things progress as normal. But you know he won't.

Gee, what a shock: Trump's tariffs are illegal, and he decides to impose a new one, anyway!

 "Dumb Donald is really dumb!!"--Gene Rayburn, Match Game, 1973-84.

We say that because the president thinks the Supreme Court works for him. They don't. They never did. Just because he appointed 1/3 of the current justices during his first term doesn't mean they are loyal to him.

Proof of this came today when Chief Justice John Roberts issued a ruling stating that the tariffs that Trump had imposed on other countries since returning to office 13 months ago are, in fact, illegal. Those tariffs are a big reason why our economy is in shambles right now, contrary to the misadministration's constant lies to the contrary.

Following is a report from MS Now:

A 6-3 ruling, with the three justices Trump appointed dissenting, shuts down those tariffs. However, defiant as ever, Trump would later announce that he was imposing a "temporary" 10% tariff. Look for that to get shut down, too.

"WAAAHH! I am helping this country! WAAAAH!"

No, you're not, bunky. You whined that you're disappointed with today's ruling. Tough. Deal with it, Orange Narcissus.

Update, 6:10 pm (ET): VP Just Dumb Vance doubled down on Trump's whining. Both insist Trump doesn't need Congressional approval, but as the SCOTUS made clear earlier, he does.

Musical Interlude: You Keep Me Hangin' On (1968)

 When Kim Wilde released her solo cover of the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in the late 80's, people forgot that she wasn't the first one to do a cover that climbed the charts.

No, that distinction belonged to Vanilla Fudge some 20 years earlier. A harder sound, a different arrangement, and it landed the band on The Ed Sullivan Show.....

The first pilot of Benson (1979)

 Benson, a spin-off from Soap that actually outlasted its parent series, had a completely different look when this first pilot went to air.

David Hedison (ex-Voyage to The Bottom of The Sea) appears here, but then, the pilot was later reshot with 2nd generation actor Lewis Stadlen replacing Hedison. Stadlen didn't last long himself, before his departure from the series.

Governor Gene Gatling (James Noble) thought he was just getting a domestic assistant from his cousin, Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond). Nuh-uh. Benson was more than that. Much more. As time wore on, Benson moved up in the ranks until he became lieutenant governor.

Now, let's check the pilot, and the comedy stylings of David Hedison....

Rating: A-.

Musical Interlude: Woodstock (1970)

 Joni Mitchell wrote "Woodstock", reflecting about her experience at the legendary 1969 festival. Matthew's Southern Comfort hit #1 on the UK chart in 1970, but most oldies channels prefer Crosby, Stills, & Nash's cover, which came out a year later.

Here's Matthew's Southern Comfort:

Remember Ajax's White Knight? (1963)

 For years, Ajax laundry detergent's slogan was that the product was "stronger than dirt".

In 1963, Colgate-Palmolive introduced a live-action mascot for Ajax, a white knight on a matching white horse, whose lance represents the cleaning power of the product.

80's icon Nicholas Colasanto, who was mostly a director during the 60's before Cheers made him a folk hero, appears here. Dick Tufeld is the announcer.

Hollywood's original Pet Vets (Calling All Curs, 1939)

 The Three Stooges are a trio of veterinarians entrusted with a valuable dog whose owner has anxiety issues, especially since the dog gets kidnapped right out from under the boys' noses.

Portions of "Calling All Curs" were later used in "Stop, Look, & Laugh", and in Jump 'n' The Saddle's "Curly Shuffle":

A change of pace for the boys, considering they're usually down on their luck or day laborers. Curly, in particular, was a dog lover off screen, so this was a labor of love for him.

Rating: A-.