Come Heller high water …
- So, for my Flint area friends, I’m hearing that Durand’s mysterious “Project Tim” might very well be a Tesla plant. If this turns out to be incorrect, I’ll deny I ever said it. But if I’m right, then, well, I told you so and you should have listened to me all along.
I really hope it’s Tesla. Building a million square foot plant in Michigan would be a fantastic “Up Yours” to Gov. Snyder and the Republican state legislature that last year effectively told Tesla it wasn’t welcome to sell cars here. If it happens, just watch how fast Snyder and the GOP start sucking up to Tesla. Oh, please, please, please, let this happen.- Chief Boy Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh apologized Wednesday to scouting families that were offended by President Trump’s extremely partisan speech to the nonpartisan national Jamboree, calling it “political rhetoric.” Man, if you’re Trump, that’s really gotta suck to be A) Scolded by the Boy Scouts, and B) Scolded by a guy who wears short pants and a ranger hat to work.
- If you missed it, Trump criticized the media, bashed Obamacare, called Washington politics a cesspool and boasted – again – about his victory, aka the longest touchdown celebration in history. He also said “Who the hell wants to speak about politics when I’m in front of the Boy Scouts.” Yes, he swore in front of Boy Scouts. Quite a guy.
- Also this week in “As the Trump Turns,” Jared Kushner said Monday he’s never colluded with the Russians. What he didn’t say of course was that he clearly attempted to.
- Dear America: Please don’t let them get away with saying it doesn’t count if they didn’t succeed at colluding. (And btw, we don’t know yet if they’re telling the truth about that either.)
- He also said he didn’t read the email that mentioned he was going to be meeting with Russians with dirt on Hillary. Which sounds ridiculous. But let’s all remember that everybody believed Bill Clinton when he said he didn’t inhale, right? So let’s be fair here.
- You caught the sarcasm there, right? I’m told sometimes I’m obtuse.
- Say, maybe “I didn’t read it” is going to be this generation’s version of that.
- Kushner also blamed his assistant for there being no mention of the Russian meetings on his federal security clearance forms. Wow, I wanna work for that guy. “Bus, meet my assistant.”
- By the way, the “premature” forms Kushner’s assistant turned in included four separate pages with Kushner’s signature.
- I miss Sean Spicer already. The Wall Street Journal reported that he – and this is true – conducted a late evening raid on the office of junior staffers who had earlier refused Spicer’s request that they give him their mini-fridge. The paper said, “He was spotted by a fellow White House official lugging the icebox down the White House driveway after 8 p.m.” Which is epic, you must admit. See, you’ll miss him, too. Somewhere, Melissa McCarthy is in tears about his resignation.
- People are annoyed that Olympic champion Michael Phelps only raced a CGI great white shark during Shark Week on Discovery. I’m annoyed that so many people actually thought he would. If the shark had been real, that would have been the shortest race in history. “Gulp! Mmm, delicious, but tastes like chicken.” Race over.
- Sorry, but it’s too damned early for NFL news and back-to-school sales. And yet both are here. Stop jumping the season, people. Summer’s too short.
- “The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.” -Mick Jagger
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Another outstanding column Andy! Keep them coming!
Has there ever been a time like this when you had too much material you didn’t know where to start?
Tim could stand for Tesla In Michigan. I anxiously await the news!
Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Can you do the Fandango? Have you guys heard or read what the new Trump Communications Director has been saying? He appears to be crazy, and he curses a lot.
Here is one rendition of what he has said:
https://www.google.com/search?q=what+did+scaramucci+say&rlz=1C1AVSX_enUS399US399&oq=What+did+Sca&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.14514j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Back to school is here for us Andy. Here in Georgia the kids start school August 7th.
I saw where tens of thousands of Boy Scouts attending the National Jamboree we’re chanting “WE LOVE TRUMP!”. When former president Obama was mentioned, they booed. Of course this will make libturds flip their lids and demand that the Boy Scouts be eliminated. The Boy Scouts have a long history of providing future leaders in the USA. It is great to see these young people fully understanding the difference between president Trump who loves the USA and Obummer who hated the USA.
Time to donate some money to Boy Scouts of America!
Oh yes, Donald Trump is a REAL good example to the Boy Scouts, and the entire next generation! Trump and his entire administration are nothing but an embarrassment to the whole country and our allies.
Even worse is that the lawmakers in both Houses are doing absolutely NOTHING to tone down the president’s “behavior”.
He is doing almost everything he accused Hilary of doing- during what they called a “campaign.” The whole world was appalled by some of the things he said and did.
Libturds. Hahaha. That’s original. Try to get some new material. Same crap when you supported the past Flushing Township Board that cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars. Right Les?
I quit the Boy Scouts when a Eagle Scout helping me with a merit badge exposed himself to me. There’s a value Trump could get behind. Trump has never been a Boy Scout and he sure wouldn’t help a little old lady across the street. He is just a short fingered vulgarian and his supporters are Un-American deplorables. Obummer that!
Your claim sounds so very credible. Did this incident turn you into a pedophile as well?
Go to hell Troll!
When he says that he is revealing something about hmself. He is just too stupid to realize it.
The only reason he thinks that will resonate with you is because he knows it would resonate with him.
I am sure Andy has his reasons for allowing such filth to comment here, but if this was my blog I would consider that crossing the line and ban him.
So tell us more about this very credible claim.
What year, town, troop number, names….. GO!
Let’s see. I was about 11 or 12. So we are talking around 1970-1971. Scoutmaster was Mr. Gould (he is no longer alive). The Eagle Scout was Tom V. I don’t think I should give out his last name because he still lives in the Flint area. Our troop meetings were at the old Carman Park Elementary school. The incident happened in the woods by I-75 near Bristol Road way back by a gravel pit (you can see the pit from the X-way). Anyway, thankfully he didn’t do more than expose himself. But it did cause me to not want to be a scout or be around him.
Anyway jackass, it did not cause me to become a pedophile. Although on a subconscious level, it may have contributed to me having a 30 year career as a Probation Agent where for several years I did deal with sex offenders and helped put many in prison. Come down to Flint our office is in The Haley Building. We could chat about things and maybe get to the bottom of your insecurities that lead you to troll Andrew Heller and his blog.
Now to get back on point. Trumps speech was inappropriate for Boy Scouts and he models vulgar behavior that is very inappropriate for our youth and our country. Feel free to take his new Communications Director’s advice as to what he thinks Steve Bannon does. That’s the role model you worship.
Why would you protect this terrible individual by not revealing his name?
I think “Working Dad” must be a euphemism for unemployed troll living in mom’s basement. Otherwise, why wouldn’t you reveal your real name? Oh my goodness what are you hiding?
I think “Working Dad” must be a euphemism for unemployed troll living in mom’s basement. Otherwise, why wouldn’t you reveal your real name? Oh my goodness what are you hiding?