The Amish versus Doctor Who

RetroTV shows the oldest "Doctor Who" serials Sunday evenings. I never noticed before: William Hartnell's Doctor is a laughing fool, at least in the episodes tonight. A creepy, laughing fool. Keeping in mind that the actor was presented with a script and had to cope. But that laugh is a thing of nightmares.

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Also, RetroTV has the creepiest commercials.

One advertisement for disposable catheters shows a customer receiving home delivery in a box that's big enough to hold a litter of puppies. The company (I think it's the same company) promotes its catheters as fitting in your pocket; video shows a man putting one into his pants pocket. If you have to carry catheters with you, gentlemen, I wish you success in their use. And privacy.

Another commercial touts Amish Cleaning Tonic by Dutch Glow, for cleaning surfaces such as stoves, outdoor grills and so on. Also, there's Dutch Glow Amish Wood Milk.

So, people who eschew modern technology create chemical cleaners?

Before Christmas, it was impossible to avoid commercials and newspaper ads hocking Amish-style electric heaters. To fill all those electrical outlets every Amish building has in abundance?

"Amish" is a perfect word for marketers: short, familiar without specifics, and Christian.

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Pardon my language

If I were a political activist, I would be busy documenting the clusterfucks that blew up at the Democratic Party's caucuses Saturday.

Next caucus season, I would file all sorts of lawsuits asking the courts to make Nevada return to honestly run primary elections, or make the parties run them professionally.

I'd even ask Jimmy Carter's voting-rights group to come to Nevada to observe, like it did across Africa.

Sound systems, people. Somebody in your caucus group must have a karaoke machine. Clear rules, published a month before. Multiple training sessions for leaders. And yes, I know you're dealing with volunteers and volunteers frequently have their heads up their asses. Bring in third-grade teachers to run the show!

Neither the GOP or the Trumpies needed to create this demolition of grass-roots democracy. You clowns did it for them.

What's the saying? A country gets the government it deserves rather than the one it wants.

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Male supremacy on display

After multiple times of ignoring a commercial about “the settlers” and their cable TV instead of satellite TV, I realized: 

The father calls the girl “daughter,” defining her as his possession, but he calls his son “boy,” defining him by his genitalia.

Boy given male power, girl kept down.

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I dreamed a dream

Wouldn't it be sweet if the actions of the Las Vegas caucus chairman who prevented a translator from turning English into Spanish Saturday, breaking federal law, got the votes of that caucus thrown out?

Lost Wages is Hillary's Nevada stronghold. One racist fool could wipe out a bunch of votes, and maybe wipe out some of her delegates.

The video is out there.

Sweet.

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Is it over?

Can I come out now? Is it safe?

I talked, briefly, with 6 nice people calling on behalf of Senator Sanders, in the last five days.

Two of them called within 30 minutes of each other.

Three computer calls supporting Secretary Clinton.

Zippo calls from Repub candidates.

Maybe they understand about being registered non-partisan in Nevada. Lo, those many years ago, I could not face signing up for the political party of Lyndon Johnson, who was sending my classmates to die in South Asia jungles on behalf of despots. Nor could I sign up for the party led by Richard Nixon, whom I had a chance to see up close at a news conference. Cold eyes, no human behind them.

For Prez 2016, you clowns duke it out. I'll choose between your winners.

Trump-Rubio vs. Clinton-Sanders.

Thanks, Canada, but you can have Teddy boy back now.

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Politics, revealed

  

A.Word.A.Day, by Anu Garg, wordsmith.org:

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

 

Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.  

— Henry Adams, historian and teacher (1838-1918) 

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Time out of sync

A 21st century luxury: Reading comic strips published before I started paying attention.

A drawback: When the strip's seasons are all mixed up.

An example: "Peanuts Begins" is running Halloween strips in January.

Side note: It's better than I expected; I gave up on "Peanuts" long before Schulz did.

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