Top Comments: the 34-0 edition

I had a previous topic … but like, uhhh, ya see, uhhh, the thing is, uhhh….

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….. oh, hell: I will reserve my previous topic for later. Have at it in the comments (you know you wanna). Some notes from me:

→   These stalwart attorneys’ speaking tour earlier tonight ... what timing!

→   Originally, I had hoped there might be an acquittal or two, maybe a hung jury on a few (as a symbol of discernment). Given that the buzz on the right was that they wanted nothing less than unanimity … well, ya got it.

→   While I have no sympathy for Todd Blanche and his associates: I wonder if they’ll suffer the same fate that Rudy, Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro and John Eastman suffered after filing 45’s legal challenges to the 2020 election. Apparently, they learned they were not being paid to represent 45, only to prevail. It sounds like a perversion of the claim made by personal injury lawyers on television:

“Rudy, you don’t get paid …. until I win”

→   I always knew that the state where I was born had legal quirks (i.e., the NY State Supreme Court is subordinate to the Court of Appeals). I so wish they allowed televised proceedings, as right-wing media could lie with aplomb to its audience. Nor did I know the defendants and others had to be there throughout deliberations. By contrast, the jury in the Simpson case delivered their verdict so late in the day: Judge Lance Ito had to defer to the next morning (as the various parties could not be summoned on such short notice).

→ Had the trial been televised: I so wish the verdict could have been delivered as it was by the jury on the original 1967 film The Producers ...

→ I know that the odds of 45 ever spending a day in jail are not good …. but should it ever happen ... I’d give a week’s pay to be able to witness him being visited in prison …. by this gent:

I should close with I Fought the Law… but everyone else is (and I have a specialized version for my next Top Comments, configured for the UK elections).

Instead, a song to address 45’s latest complaint #873:

While this song was revived in 1987 by Buster Poindexter (real name David Johansen, sole surviving member of the New York Dolls quintet) — and its composer in 1950 was singer/guitarist Louie Innis— the song was made famous later in 1950 by the jump-blues singer extraordinaire Wynonie Harris.

It’s the chorus of Good Morning Judge that sums-up the predicament 45 faces.

♫♫ "Good morning, Judge .. why do you look so mean?

Sorry, Mr. Judge ... what can the charges be?

If there's been trouble, I will plead not guilty

It must be someone else ... you know it can't be me!" ♫♫

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Now, on to Top Comments:

Nothing came in from the field tonight (too busy partying, huh?)

And from Ed Tracey, your faithful correspondent this evening ........

In the diary by quaoar about the attacks that Ukraine launched (that even struck one of Vlad’s retreats) — noting the leadership role that French president Emmanuel Macron has taken, Seraph7347 cites his looking at the big picture. 

Next - enjoy jotter's wonderful (and now eternal) *PictureQuilt™* below. Just click on the picture and it will magically take you to the comment featuring that photo.

TOP PHOTOS May 29th, 2024 (NOTE: Any missing images in the Quilt were removed because (a) they were from an unapproved source that somehow snuck through in the comments, or (b) it was an image from the DailyKos Image Library without permissions set to allow others to use it.)

And lastly: yesterday's Top Mojo - mega-mojo to the intrepid mik ...... who rescued this feature from oblivion:

1)  ME! PICK ME!! ME!! by Elwood Dowd +155

2)  They are doing it to feed their already bloated  … by skyounkin +111

3)  “And, I just don’t know what to do.” … by Yuck Human Kisses +108

4)  “And, besides, I hardly know that woman.” by Gutenberg +104

5)  Are you saying his explanation flagged? … by Liberal Thinking +100

6)  Gloating is what countless millions of people ar … by gffish +97

7)  Respect. … by AlbertRules +90

8)  Greatest Looooser Of All Time by rightiswrong +83

9)  I’ve heard the Jan. 6 apologists say “Oh, the gu … by Blue Jean +80

10) Although Alito wrote this: … by Lincoln green +79

11) I suspect another motivation, but I can’t white  … by stevemb +78

12) This is an excellent example of the value of edi … by EChrisS +77

13) Good summary, Andy. A century ago H.L. Mencken a … by TheCriticalMind +76

13) I’m worried about public safety after the v … by whig +76

15) Yes, I was taken by the long distance between hi … by SottoVoce +70

16) Thanks, Greg.  Daily Toons: MAGA by Denise Oliver Velez +68

17) DonNazi Dump by Denise Oliver Velez +67

18) More Dump by Denise Oliver Velez +66

18) Noem by Denise Oliver Velez +66

20) Trump backed Israeli annexation of all of Jerusa … by JJRR2 +67

21) I saw this last night. She absolutely nailed it. … by jpw1208 +65

22) This early in their deliberations I suspect they … by 2n10 +64

23) I've spent the last 57 years avoiding violence&n … by PvtJarHead +62

24) “I am still hopeful it will not come to that but … by Mrsanders2 +59

24) When I was born there 4 billion humans. Now 8 bi … by Carmeninvermont +59

26) If the US falls, it will be the doing of the Ele … by Alastriona +58

26) Canadian voters tend to be worse than American v … by DarkPhoenix +58

28) Humor by Denise Oliver Velez +57

28) THE JURY HAS QUESTIONS: … by jai2 +57

28) The word you want is “narcissism.” … by PrivateIce +57

28) It seems like the world is making a hard right t … by Rexxmama +57