After perusing TPM, Slate, and DU - and a few min listening to NPR during errands this AM -

[NRaleighLiberal]

I feel like the normalization of the carrot tinged asshat is in full gear (with some actual truth being told in between of course) - the bar is so, so low. Given that, we are so screwed. (even not given that, we are - and have been since election night - so screwed anyway).

That is all....out to a place I can actually find happiness and peace (yes, my garden)...

keep cool, all - sizzling here in Raleigh today.

[irisblue]

1. I plan on making your gazpacho soup for tomorrow

You did Gods work there in posting it & rec-ing a sherry vinegar.
My tomatoes were squirrel dinner this June, next year better cages.

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

2. I hear you.

While watching CNN this morning, I caught myself thinking "Well maybe he's not so awful...". I then slapped myself silly and poured a glass of breakfast wine.

[GusBob]

3. Yes just look at the Podesta tweet

He lied about everyone talking about Podesta
He is factually wrong about the DNC and Podesta
He is factually wrong about CIA involvement

And this is what's on his mind at the G20?

[ismnotwasm]

4. He had a couple hour meeting, private without a complete embarrassment happening

Nothing is normal-he'll get back to his clusterfucking on his regularly scheduled programming

[rurallib]

5. I have almost totally quit NPR because of their normalization

It is one of my last choices these days, although my list of acceptable is pretty short.

Usually when I am listening to them I am shouting at my radio, so I frequently revert to something odd for me - silence or at least no radio.

[NBachers]

8. I've developed lightning "shut-off" reflexes for NPR when they start that crap, which is frequently.

Then I say to myself, "Why did I even get suckered into turning this shit on again?"

National rePublican Radio

[hedda_foil]

6. Everyone on MSNBC, including former top level diplomats, has seemed scared he'd give back Alaska

Or something similar. The idea that he spent 2+ hours closeted with Putin and Kislyak had them almost climbing the walls.

[iluvtennis]

7. Yes indeed, many in m$m still normalizing Dumpty. they need to call a spade a spade

[american_ideals]

9. Yes. NPR is complicit.

NPR now gets a lot of their funding from private sources. Remember when they wouldn't even use the word "lie"?

America needs CNN and NPR and the NYT to stand tough and STOP repeating DJT's words.

[Solly Mack]

10. Yep. And then people will wonder how did this happen. Why wasn't he stopped.

And then - should he be ousted in 2020, these same people will claim the system works.

Like all the damage didn't happen and that all the damage is now cleared away and made right.