republican speak: free speech = lies, and hate speech

The convenient fallacy of journalists getting along is “both siderism”.  For the newsman it is job security. For the simple minded, and the partisan who does not want to admit the depth of his partisanship, it is an excuse to dismiss uncomfortable truths, by insisting all politicians lie.  Often there are just two sides: truth versus lies. This is advantageous for the lying side. It achieves equal ground, it does not deserve. Lie should be disqualified.

There are certain people if lies were extricated from their speech, their speech would be less than a strict Trappist. donald trump is a liar, but occasionally when it benefits him, or when it works as a brag, there comes a true statement. Orange Caligula referred to Calgary Alberta's Rafael Cruz as “Lyin' Ted Cruz”. There he was exactly correct, for Cruz twists every sentence. I wonder if Cruz was bathed in oil sands, the greasy smarminess would be as thick as La Brea tar.

Spanky Bonespurs is famous for saying, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?”.  His con man mendacity is accepted as gospel by trumpsters. His hubris of braggadocio transgression was said in certainty.  But the spew of lies are egregious, continuous, and virtually infinite. His successful campaign in 2015 began with, “[Mexico] are sending people that have lots of problems, and they are bringing those problems to us. They are bringing drugs, and bringing crime, and their rapists.”.  Hate and lies.

The press aids and abets. There are certain Republicans that always lie, and rarely get called on it: Reince Priebus, Schlapp, Scalise, Kellyanne Conway, and nearly anyone who is given the microphone to speak the Repuke side. And they are aggressive in falsity, hypocrisy and ridiculousness are not avoided.  One reason is that if they were to speak the truth, it would turn away supporters. Another reason is that to advance in the party, ethics would hinder, perhaps forbid. The mainstream media's management and ownership are compromised, they have financial interests they cater to, and many agree with those interests. They also know the repukes cry often, and attack the press, and withhold access. This is effective pressure [blackmail] to have the media bend to them. In addition, the repukes, fascists, economic royalists, ultraconservatives have their shadow media, and they are willing to take a hit to get their propaganda out there. It is always power and money over conscience and truth. What is truth to be valued? What is a conscience?

It is good, and still too infrequent, that some of the press calls the trumpster election lies—“the big lie”. Those lies have seen success, and are part of the repuke brand and campaigns.

One current battle in this war is Twitter. A psychopath, repuke, billionaire wants to control a social media outlet. A number of lying, and hateful deplorables were banned for the damage they did to the public, and the country in their hate, lies, and sedition. Musk has welcomed them back. What gets one banned is to criticise him.

2022 Miscellany #16

WBWC 88.3 FM, Baldwin Wallace U [foto: jz]

Shakespeare's Casca and Cassius knives ready, room 177 Loomis Hall Baldwin Wallace. Very, quickly paced in 13 scenes. Actress, Emily Polcyn played Cassius. She was fantastic. [foto: jz]

a Caesarean cake [foto: jz]

part of a mural outside of a Lakewood saloon

On Detroit, in Cleveland, near La Sagrada Familia; replaces an earlier mural.

Statue in the style of buried Chinese terra cotta warriors of first Qin emperor of China, Qin Shihuang, c. 221-206 b.C., found in 1974; in front of a house on Florian in Cleveland.

John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral Parma Christmas tree lot

Lincoln Park Cleveland O. on a cold November day

a personal greyhound (Cassius) in motion

screech owl in a sycamore, Red Lock on Towpath in Summit County

Gorilla surrounded by mini conveyor belts, Cleveland Zoo.

Giraffes may be the favorite animals of children.

why Cuyahoga Metroparks tax wins so easily

new work on the far eastern bit of Euclid Reservation, in or by Richmond Heights, six days before Election Day

Same day, deer looks at us, until the hounds bark.

Part of an old trail, that will connect with the new trail gets a picturesque fence, so that you do not fall into the creek below.

We met Miss Jane Marple who was snooping about for an investigation. We walked towards her to avoid a temporary Jehovah Witness pioneering and travelling book selling team. They had been setting up in public spots, before the virus came. The porch hopping was replaced by letters, and phone calls.

Two days later we were at Garfield Heights Metropark. Roosevelt's WPA did some great stone work here, nearly 90 years ago. As i have noted, so much was built under the New Deal that was good, well done, necessary, and would not have been done without it. America is still enjoying the fruit of those labors, and if Republicans remained in charge it would never have happened.

The metroparks manage properties well. They have taken over city, and state parks, and have improved them. Places that were avoided by thousands, are now being enjoyed by those thousands. They do something that is very rare in the USA—upkeep, and maintenance. The parks are clean from careless discarded trash that covers this country. They place trash bins, and doggy poop bag dispensers on pathways. They operate the Cleveland Zoo, and have nature programmes for the public. They cleaned, and keep Edgewater Beach clean, their stewardship of it was magnificent compared to prior management. Their tax levy comes around once in a decade, and is easily passed, because people see the value. Greater Cleveland has a bunch of failures, and bad conditions that are glossed over by hype and public relations bullshit, but these parks, and the public libraries are among the best in the nation.

Major landscaping is underway. A marsh is being replaced with a pond that was in place when the stone bridge and steps were put in.

Looking at the once, and future pond from the bridge.

said pond

air campaign

Ryan Air, seen a few minutes ago flying over Parma Ohio

"I don't care what happens to Ukraine" - JD Vance

 

My foto, not very close. Yesterday seen flying over  St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, which once Dick "Darth" Cheney had a political rally on campus. Before they built that church, they had one in the back, that is now used as a hall, the Astrodome.

There is nothing attractive about Vance as a candidate. The television commercial wars have been won by Ryan. The repuke pacs have snippets from Ryan's commercials, and twisted, and black parodied them; how effective could that be? The other thing is the cookie cutter insults "Taxing"________, here Tim Ryan, just substitute the name of any, and all Democrats.

Tim Ryan has a good one, that must have really ticked off the repukes. He throws footballs at an assembly line of teevees with repuke commercials against him. They nastily parodied that. Repukes do not do humour, they do cruelty, hate, and tasteless insults. Ryan has another commercial with the old Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar. Kosar and Ryan are from the same part of the state. Kosar has publicly supported Repukes in the past.

Recently Liz Cheney has come out to support him. But, the best one is when he alludes to what trumple-thin-skin said about Vance. "Ohio needs an ass kicker, not an ass kisser". A fellow had an essay with the thesis Ryan has emasculated Vance.

What does Vance the vulture capitalist have going for him? Hillbilly Elegy? Very few Ohioans identify with that, and most of those who do are trumpsters.

Quis ut Deus?

Quis ut Deus?  A.D.  1884.  

I was in Huron County Ohio, just south of Bellevue. Sign in front, and next to the church, near the road (not in foto) reads St. Gaspar. The nearby graveyard is St. Michael's Cemetery. Quis ut Deus [above 'ut' looks like 'at', or 'ot'; but 'ut' is correct] is Latin for "Who [is] like God?", which in Hebrew is Michael. The balance is a symbol for St. Michael the Archangel. The church was built as St. Michael.

I read St. Gaspar del Bufalo came about in 2005. Assumption Reed, St. Sebastian Bismark, and St. Michael Marywood were merged. Assumption, and Sebastian were demolished in 2019.

180° from the previous foto

On the external nave walls, between bays are these crosses made from brick recesses.

Parking stripes resemble the Ukrainian flag.

2022 Miscellany #15

Metropark in Cuyahoga Heights recently opened a bike track.

hawk inspecting Parma lawns

tree color

top of inter-dimensional time portal in the Latvian Garden

a view of University Circle Methodist Church (Holy Oilcan)

lamp around Wade Pond at Cleveland Art Museum

really chill surfer dog at Spooky Pooch Lakewood

neat sign on Detroit in Gordon Square

chandelier in Old St. Mary Romanian Orthodox, now Cleveland Public Theatre

Hallowe'en Day at the zoo

 

Monday was a free day at the zoo, for people living in Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township. It is a free day because local residents help provide funds to operate the zoo. The Cleveland Zoo is operated by Cleveland Metroparks. Walking towards the entrance two volunteers were promoting the tax renewal levy. In this county, and Cleveland, tax levies for the parks and libraries always succeed. There are reasons for this: most of us are Democrats who value metroparks and libraries; and they are well run, and are recognised nationally. Sometimes you get what you pay for. 

Sunday, the 30th, was the last day for Boo at the Zoo. We thought, we could see the Hallowe'en decorations. Crews were working in the further installations of winter and Christmas decorations. In America, the promotion of future events are prioritised over the celebration of the current event/season. Hype everywhere, for everything.

There is also other installations of art. This is a mother gorilla with a baby on her back (not visible at this angle). This is also temporary, because of its composition—bundles of hay, painted black.

Fifty years ago, Cleveland Zoo had many more species, and individual animals. Now, they like to have larger exhibits that highlight a few animals. Last year (?), it was the expansion of the rhino space, and the removal of monkey island. Currently a bear exhibit is being rebuilt.

Another expanded exhibit is of tigers.

Tibetan spinning prayer wheel is part of the Asian Highlands exhibit.

visiting forestwood

Thought the leaves of sweet gum might all be the same shade of brilliant red.

July 25th [click] we went to Forestwood Avenue. The houses have been removed.

yesterday, October 31st

Karma (L), Cassius (R) [foto:JZ]

The color is very good, none-the-less.