Wondering on Wednesday 10/5/22

 

Ready... Set... Wonder!

What's on my wondering mind tonight? Let's dive in.

First and foremost, I'm wondering what the heck is wrong with the national media - not the crazies, the regular old media - who can't seem to stop asking each other if they notice how amazing it is that the president, a Democrat, is collaborating with the Republican governor of a storm-ravaged state, and how amazing it is that's happening, this close to the midterms and all the rest. 

I'm not kidding - it was a topic on NPR, and on ABC and CBS and NBC and probably all the other networks I didn't check in on. I'm wondering exactly what they were expecting to happen; was Gov. DeSantis going to swallow his pride and refuse to ask for help for residents of his state? Where was he going to get help, from Martha's Vineyard or something? And what about President Biden? Was he to pretend he didn't know a storm had hit? Was he to blindly ignore Americans in a disaster because their governor's a jerk?

It's embarrassing, and insulting, that they are so gaga over this natural, totally expected partnering at a time like this. And, speaking of embarrassing, I wonder how I missed what was happening. I was having a hard time with all of this until I remembered the most recent president was a total jerk who wouldn't work with people who didn't suck up to him, or with anyone who said anything bad about him, or who laughed at him for things like throwing paper towels to disaster victims. So, in that context, I guess I should give the gushers a break. 

Donald Trump, who spent years calling CNN 'fake news' and 'the enemy of the people,' has sued the network for defamation, and is seeking $475M in damages. I wonder if his lawyers filed it with a straight face, or how the folks at CNN could have received it with one. And I wonder how he even still has lawyers?

Former Congressman Newt Gingrich has said that serial liar Herschel Walker is the most important Senate candidate in the country. He has a deep commitment to Christ, Newt said, and lots of concussions. I can't help wondering about the connection between either of those and the United States Senate, or why Gingrich talked so glowingly about Walker's concussion (and PTSD) as being among his qualifications for the Senate.

And, I can't help wondering which senator will be assigned to babysit Walker, should he be elected. If I had to guess, I'd say it's gonna be Coach Tommy Tuberville. During his tenure as head coach at Auburn, he managed to have a 5-5 record against Georgia, the school Walker left to pursue his pro football career. They'll speak the same language, if nothing else.

Finally, I'm wondering, in the back of my mind, if this post was meant to be all about disasters, or if it just worked out that way.

What are you wondering about?