Just Dumb Vance digs himself a deeper Olympic hole...........

 Just a week after being booed during the opening ceremonies at the Olympics, Vice President Just Dumb Vance issued a rebuke to American athletes who have already raised concerns with the Trump administration.

He thinks he can boss athletes around.

Basically, Vance is telling the athletes to compete, and do nothing else. Well, what are they supposed to do when they do pressers after winning events? They have opinions and feelings like everyone else. The fact that Vance and his wife, Usha, were booed last week was the product of guilt by association, since Donald Trump has become the most hated man on the planet, destroying America's reputation as he goes along. The Worst President of All-Time is a thin-skinned man-child approaching his 80th birthday in four months, and cannot comport himself like an adult, especially if he's rage-watching television, just to have something to complain about.

Vance is trying to present himself as a more mature version of his boss, but the vibe ain't there. Athletes aren't robots, devoid of emotion, guy, so STFU!!

Musical Interlude: I'll Show Them All (1982)

 Steve Allen wrote "I'll Show Them All" for his Broadway bio of Sophie Tucker. In 1982, George Kirby covered it at the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon. Intro by Sammy Davis, Jr..

Pam Bondi melts down before Congress. What a shock

 Her boss behaves like a brat virtually 24/7 on Truthless Social because he's easily offended by just about everything that opposes him. So should it surprise anyone that on Wednesday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi went before the House Judiciary Committe, and started behaving like an entitled nepo brat herself? California Rep. Ted Lieu even went so far as to imply that Bondi was committing perjury right then & there with some of her remarks.

Bondi ignored the presence of some of the survivors of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and that was part of the focus of a discussion on The View.....

But, oh, that ain't all!

Back here at home, a judge appointed Donald Kinsella as a US Attorney, ostensibly replacing John Sarcone. Kinsella, unlike Sarcone, is an experienced prosecutor. Five hours later, Kinsella was notified via Bondi's deputy, Todd "Bleached" Blanche, that he was being removed. This is retaliation for Sarcone being stripped of his title, then being elevated by Bondi. Kinsella is not even sure Blanche had any right to do so.

And let us not forget that a Washington, DC grand jury refused to indict six senators, including Mark Kelly of Arizona, in relation to their now famous video, released in November, where they told military personnel that they can refuse unlawful orders. Another black mark for Bondi, Blanche, and the Department of Injustice. Bondi's public meltdown has some conservatives, shockingly, calling for her to resign or be removed, and the latter is not likely at this point.

It's only mid-February, and the heat is already starting to creep up on the misadministration......

Wild West Wednesdays: The Golden Web (Iron Horse, 1967)

 Ben Calhoun (Dale Robertson) must accept the aid of a con artist (guest star Gerald Mohr) to expose "The Golden Web":

In two weeks: Some Western comedy with Pistols & Petticoats.

Not your ordinary traffic stop (2026)

 Those of us in the 518 who watched the Super Bowl were treated to a pair of local ads

One of the region's top law firms, Harding Mazzotti, joined forces with the Empire State Youth Orchestra for a very clever bit that had Paul Harding directing the band with a gavel instead of a baton

And, then, WNYT, which carried the game, joined with the Menands PD for this bit with meteorologist Paul Caiano.....

The Menands PD was selected since the station's studios are in the village

With next year's game on ABC, WTEN will be challenged to try to top this gem.

Today in GOP stupidity

 More than 36 hours later, the whining from conservative morons continues over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl 60 halftime show on Sunday.

Tennessee Misrepresentative Andy Ogles is calling for an inquiry into the Puerto Rican performer's set, which Ogles contends contained material not suitable for children. Oh, sure, go back to that tired defense. Check what Ogles whined about on X, and see if he's too far gone, considering he's up for reelection in November.....

As one Yahoo! commenter wrote, Ogles is resorting to political theatre to stay in the good graces of President Pampers (Donald Trump), who did his fair share of whining after rage watching the game and the concert.

Seems to me that these two dimbulbs forgot about Turning Point USA's show, headlined by has been Kid Rock, so they contributed to TPUSA's failure.....!

Back at home, Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin has decided, per the Albany Times-Union, that his misadministration doesn't need to attend meetings, where lawmakers make inquiries about funding and policy issues.

Had read that McLaughlin was angling to be Bruce Blakeman's running mate, as Blakeman, the Nassau County nitwit, is running for governor. Not happening. Now, McLaughlin and friends have decided to be lazy and avoid conflict from those same lawmakers unhappy with the direction of county government. Press hack Richard Crist claims they want transparency. Yeah, right, and they're not buying stock in Scotch tape, either.

Blakeman wanted Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino as Lieutenant Governor, but Giardino declined. Madison County Todd Hood is "considering" the prospect. This Keystone Kops approach to naming a running mate is likely to doom Blakeman's chances well before November. Don't say I didn't warn ya.

YouTube Theatre: 60 Years of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1990)

 We're doing our part to honor Black History Month here at The Land of Whatever. Tonight, with help from the folks at Clown Jewels, we present a 1990 special that marked Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th anniversary in show business, airing just a few months before his passing in May of that year.

This was a show where Hollywood really stepped out, with guests including Clint Eastwood, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Stevie Wonder, Ed McMahon, and, via satellite, Frank Sinatra, who was on tour. Eddie Murphy is your host. Charlie O'Donnell, at the time the announcer on Wheel of Fortune, has that assignment here.

In all honesty, I originally intended to post Sammy's guest appearance on Ben Casey, but the copies that are on YouTube have some glitches. We're not done with Sammy just yet, though. Coming up soon will be a TV-movie he made with Ernest Borgnine, "The Trackers".