Top Comments: Open Thread edition

The floor is yours, dear readers, after-the-jump ……..

But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are perceptive, apropos and .. well, perhaps even humorous. But they are more meaningful if they're well-known ... which is where you come in (especially in diaries/stories receiving little attention).

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A long, relaxing extended holiday weekend with family, friends (and the NYC chapter of Drinking Liberally) leaves me with little time for an extended essay.

So have-at-it, everyone.

Afterwards ... enjoy this duet from the Newport Folk Festival, July 23, 2022.

Now, on to Top Comments:

From stevemb:

In the front-page story (about Roger-Stone-wannabe scamsters Burkman and Wohl), this comment (made by tallen387) neatly encapsulates Trump's basic grubbiness.      

From Paul A:

In today’s Cheers & Jeers diary (hosted by the nonpareil BiPM) — Dave the Wavereminds us….. “You only get one chance at a last impression”.

Highlighted by Eyz:

In the front-page story about Elon’s dangerous campaign— this comment, made by Sue Blue.

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

In the front-page story by Oliver Willis (so glad he’s on staff, as one of the original bloggers — and — Black Helicopter Watch fame) on 45’s “address” (as it were) to the Economic Club of New York— both romred& niemann begin a long thread on the right-wing panic buttons Kamala Harris pushes.  

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

1)  My strong suspicion is that Harris/Walz will be  … by pvlb +172

2)  I taught so long ago it was never, ever on our m … by Mother Mags +127

2)  A day of mourning for sure. When I was teaching, … by ReignFall +127

2)  The knee-jerk reaction by Fox News is always to  … by News Corpse +127

5)  At 14 years old I had access to guns, as well as … by dcnblues +122

5)  In a classic case of boneheadedness, Trump is no … by essmeier +122

7)  Disturbing that any mutual funds have invested i … by reklemrov +117

8)  I’m sure all of the connections to Russians is j … by News Corpse +112

9)  I have to reread Shirer’s ‘Rise and Fall of the  … by skillet +109

10) I don’t know what the diarist’s thinks the plan  … by nycstray +106

11) I’ve been wondering if he will. Cheney’s endorse … by edwardssl +105

11) PA has me nervous.  It’s a hell of a lot ha … by CTReformedRep +105

13) My social network presence is all but non-existe … by unthinkable +97

14) Liz Cheney finally went on the record, for Harri … by Rexxmama +96

14) Thanks, Greg. Daily Toons: The upcoming debate … by Denise Oliver Velez +96

14) This treasonous Faux propaganda must be making E … by Shockwave +96

17) More Dump by Denise Oliver Velez +95

18) Why does any sane adult believe his BS enough th … by dlarsen263 +93

18) That pisses me off.  Whoever added it to th … by strawbale +93

18) It bothers me that this only happens after he dr … by Seraph4377 +93

21) I’m happy for cartoons reminding people that the … by rugbymom +91

22) Dump by Denise Oliver Velez +89

23) By ignoring the question about race and asking C … by A Citizen +85

23) President Biden did a great job of rescuing Amer … by Digler +85

25) It’s all Republican’s have — lies and racist slu … by tmseattle +84

25) The “sick and deranged monsters” are the people  … by CA Libertarian +84

27) Barr and Bolton are indeed monsters in their own … by Trottel +83

28) I read that when I was 15, soon after the book w … by Meteor Blades +82

28) Good morning, Miss Denise. Thank you for the too … by bilboteach +82

30) I have never understood how any woman could supp … by BluMominRedSt +79