Etymology has captured my attention. It is an interesting distraction from our current reality. In an age when name calling has advanced to new levels of in-civility it seems pertinent. The Orange Wanker called Fed Chairman Powell a “numbskull”. Well, Powell was appointed as Chairman by #45 himself and his credibility and non partisan performance led Biden to reappoint him. Powell and the Fed successfully guided our economy out of the Covid pandemic by increasing rates to move inflation to the Fed target. The Fed executed their dual mandate while executing the ‘unlikely’ soft landing. Powell earned a Princeton Undergraduate degree and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law. Powell was the editor-in-chief of the Law Journal, an honor not bestowed on “numbskulls”. Powell has had an excellent career in business as well as a genuine dedication to Public Service. Credit to the Chairman, he does not rise to the bait.
I do not agree with the old adage that “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me”. The rhyme is intended to encourage resilience against name calling and verbal bullying for a child. Words do matter and they can cause emotional and psychological pain. I am going to give you a few descriptors of #47 that he totally emulates. The Orange one is truly a “snollygoster”, likely from the l9th century, it is an allusion to a fast-moving monster or ghost, It became American slang for a shrewd, unprincipled person, particularly a politician. The etymology is uncertain but it may be a variant of “Snallygaster” a mythical creature from Maryland. I wanted to use “tomfoolery” as a subject but turns out it is slang for “foolish or silly behavior”, it just does not fit the Orange “cockwomble—a foolish or obnoxious person, typically one who is prone to making stupid statements or inappropriate behavior while having an inflated sense of their own importance.” The English call it like they see it and they might also use “twatwaffle” to describe #47. I could go on but you get the picture.
We recently had to update our modem that is access to the internet, as Karen was walking through the steps with a help desk person, she excitedly pointed at the list of applications running on our modem displayed on the television—FBI surveillance caught our full attention. Once the reboot was completed, the FBI site was gone. We feel like we are honest, law abiding citizens but we do not appreciate the threat to our country posed by Trump and his hench-people. We now talk to our television about our feelings of today’s events, seems silly, but big brother may be listening.
The Orange felon declared he was going to bring down drug prices by “. 1000%, 600%, 500% and 1500%. Numbers that are not even thought to be achievable.” I have to call the great prevaricator out, I am now going to call him “asymp-dope”, for you mathematicians you will know that a line that continually approaches a given curve but never meets it is an asymptote. A 100% decline would make the price zero and no matter how big the nominal discount, the price cannot be below zero. What a “numbskull”. I told my television so no need to report me.
The tide is turning on the MAGA movement, join the fight against fascism. No racists are welcome here. Enjoy our sunflower and remember we support Ukraine not Putin. Mike