FYI...

About the lack of frequency of blog posts...

We're in the lazy, hazy days of summer. And it's pool season, with much poolside reading to do.  Not to mention the summer's plethora of doctors' appointments for both Mr. AOW and me.

Unless team members decide otherwise, you should expect no more than two posts per week here at Always On Watch.

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Trump's Tweets....

One of my Twitter finds:

Foolishness or slyness? Your call.

Musical Interlude

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Enjoy Mikhail Glinka's Overture from Rusland and Lyudmila (aka the theme music for the television series Mom). Notice that conductor Valery Gergiev appears to be using a toothpick instead of the traditional baton:


The above piece is based on Alexander Puskin's 1820 poem Ruslan and Ludmila, about which we read this a Wikipedia:

...It is written as an epic fairy tale consisting of a dedication (посвящение[1]), six "cantos" (песни), and an epilogue (эпилог). It tells the story of the abduction of Ludmila, the daughter of Prince Vladimir of Kiev, by an evil wizard and the attempt by the brave knight Ruslan to find and rescue her....

[...]

Pushkin dedicates the poem to unnamed young beauties, the “queens of my soul” (души моей царицы dushi mojej tsaritsy), and states that his reward is the hope that some lovesick girl will read the poem in secret....

Read the rest HERE.

Ruslan Confronts the Head by Nikolai Ge

Surprise! Recent NBC/WSJ Poll

According to just released @WSJ @NBCNews poll: @realDonaldTrump is the second most popular President within his own party at this point in his first term since WWII. (W post 9/11 is all time high). Remarkable. Yet more evidence, if you needed it, that Twitter isn’t real life. pic.twitter.com/YWIfzMryYB

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 22, 2018

Astounding, huh?

Meanwhile, remember this, as some in the Congressional GOPe disparage the POTUS at every opportunity:

Recommended Reading

(with a hat tip to The Last English Prince)

See Waiter admits making up story about customer who called him a terrorist and didn't tip at the Dallas News.

Reminder: Islam is not a race.  Being a Muslim is a choice; being the member of a particular race is not a choice but rather a genetic fact.

The Last English Prince tells us about the erroneous knee jerk reaction of the Saltgrass Steakhouse:

Students' Analogies

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Some time back, one of the homeschool parents in the group for whom I work sent me this link, the content of which is copied and pasted in its entirety below the fold.

Enjoy!  If you have a favorite, please discuss in the comments section.  Commenters are also invited to create their own humorous analogies.

Open Thread

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Now For Something Completely Different

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No explanation needed...

And, now, back to my circa 1935"quonset hut"! Well, at least it's cozy!

Horror Story

Related reading: Hillary Clinton Says Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh Will Bring Back Slavery (dated July 13, 2018).

HRC doesn't know when to sit down and shut up!

Musical Interlude

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From my favorite period of "highbrow" music — the Baroque Period:

I hear echoes of Handel's glorious oratorio Messiah in the above.

Open Thread

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A link to get this thread started: Trump dishes up fresh dose of chaos aimed at May, Londoners.

Here's another: Clock Boy loses in court.

Recommended Reading

With a hat tip to Z:

See Fox News Anchor Fears For Her Safety at SCOTUS Protests, Cancels Live Show (dated July 9, 2018).

This is America? In the heart of Capitol Hill?

Unmitigated Hatred

Certain never Trumpers and Progressives.

Leftist blogs.

GOPe sites, especially Twitter.

WaPo and the NYT. I subscribe to both and see the comments in addition to the articles.

Now comes this!  Surreal!

Thank you for your kind words @The19StrongShow! You are amazing. Sadly,nothing is off limits for some. @StJude is the best pediatric cancer research hospital in the world and a true national treasure - we will win this fight! #HatersGonnaHate 🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/DDxJD8BL6H

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 8, 2018

Read the full article HERE.

Surely, the tone of American politics has been this vile before, hasn't it?  But I myself have never seen the chasm so deep and wide.

Musical Interlude

[Dedicated to one of my dearest friends, a friend who will remain nameless unless that friend chooses to reveal identity.  In any case, that friend knows why I've so dedicated this blog post. For politics, please scroll down]

Enjoy Capriccio Espagnol by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):


The five movements of the above piece:

I. Alborada (Vivo e Strepitoso) 00:12

II. Variazioni (Andante con Moto) 01:31

III. Alborada #2 (Vivo e Strepitoso) 06:19

IV. Scena e Canto Gitano (Allegretto) 07:36

V. Fandango Asturiano 12:08

Additional information about Capriccio Espagnol HERE.

Open Thread

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Recommended Reading

See A Conspiracy Theory About a Conspiracy by Daniel Greenfield (Sultan Knish).

Excerpt:

For Independence Day 2018

"America the Beautiful," performed by the Hillsdale College Choir:

The lyrics of "America the Beautiful" By Katharine Lee Bates (1913):

Comic Relief

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SPEW ALERT!  Set down your beverage.