Its an Open, I’m at work…then off for two!
Christmas Eve Eve Open 2019
by coldwarrior ( 104 Comments › )Filed under Open thread at December 23rd, 2019 - 8:22 am
Comments
Comments and respectful debate are both welcome and encouraged.
Comments are the sole opinion of the comment writer, just as each thread posted is the sole opinion or post idea of the administrator that posted it or of the readers that have written guest posts for the Blogmocracy.
Obscene, abusive, or annoying remarks may be deleted or moved to spam for admin review, but the fact that particular comments remain on the site in no way constitutes an endorsement of their content by any other commenter or the admins of this Blogmocracy.
We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
Note to Nancy Pelosi – Rush got it right.
The right to a “FAIR” trial inures to the DEFENDANT, not the PROSECUTOR. You knew your jury pool when you VOTED on this garbage.
@ The Barbarian:
did you see this? rain posted it downstairs
https://www.thepostemail.com/2019/12/22/scotus-no-articles-of-impeachment-or-a-trial-are-required-for-the-senate-to-acquit-president-trump/
Excellent analysis of the state of the law on that score. Hearing on Twitter than Nancy is “relenting” and is going to send the articles to the Senate. This could prove interesting because Trump wants a “trial.” And I really don’t blame him. EVERY piece of testimony that was proffered at the House level was against him and one ONE witness was brought forward (Jonathan Turley) on his behalf. GOP not permitted to either bring a witness or in many cases not permitted to question the Democrat witnesses.
One can only wonder what the numbers favoring impeachment would be if the public was actually offered witnesses on the President’s behalf. I still think it is especially important that the weaselblower explain himself, especially in light of the fact that his specifics of the phone call do not remotely resemble the transcript. Therefore, it needs to be known WHO told him about the phone call (my money says Vindman, who pushed him to make the complaint so that Vindman could continue to spy on Trump; also Vindman attempted to go back in and make alterations to the transcript of the call and was rebuffed).
Photo on Twitter of First Lady Melania rockin’ leather pants and a jacket.
That woman could rock an outfit made of Pillsbury flour sacks. Whereas her predecessor made designer outfits look like they were.
One thing I did notice about this impeachment BS. In my office, when Schiffty was running his hearings, they had CNN on in the lunchroom. My office wall is literally shared with the TV so I kept my earphones on or my iPhone speaker turned up.
By the time they got to the No-Nads hearings, they weren’t watching anymore. Hell, the day of the impeachment vote NO ONE talked about it, and nothing was on the TV. Even after, no one was talking about it, even the ones that couldn’t stop snarking about impeachment.
They know this is a farce.
@ The Barbarian:
I’m having 2nd thoughts about calling witnesses at a trial. I’m thinking Lindsey Graham has it right. Shut it down fast.
Because I don’t trust Roberts as far as I can spit.
oh ffs
NY gov blocks some federal judges from officiating at weddings — because they might be Trump nominees
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a non-controversial bipartisan bill that would have allowed all federal judges to officiate weddings in the state because some might have been nominated to the bench by President Donald Trump.
“I cannot in good conscience support legislation that would authorize such actions by federal judges who are appointed by this federal administration,” Cuomo’s veto message stated, the New York Post reported.
“President Trump does not embody who we are as New Yorkers,” the Democratic governor added on Friday. “The cornerstones that built our great state are diversity, tolerance, and inclusion. Based on these reasons, I must veto this bill.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ny-gov-blocks-some-federal-judges-from-officiating-at-weddings-%E2%80%94-because-they-might-be-trump-nominees/ar-BBYgXNa?ocid=News
Hubby’s son lives in NY. He owns several Dominoes pizza franchises. He said that energy bills are now so high he doesn’t know if he can stay in business. Along with the taxes. All because Cuomo won’t allow fracking.
@ eaglesoars
True. But the Chief Justice’s role is largely symbolic. Mark Levin had Ken Starr on his show last night and he said during the Clinton impeachment Reinquist pretty much just sat there. In that fancy robe he had made. I was completely embarrassed for him on that one. Plus, any rulings made by Roberts can be overturned by a majority of the Senate. Although with Collins, Romney and Murkowski running around. I’m not sure we’d have it, but I think Joe Manchin knows which side of the political bread his butter is on.
I’m assuming the GOP is allowed their House Managers as well on the President’s behalf. Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz and Mark Meadows – COME ON DOWN! Plus in the Senate we have Cruz – whatever else he may be the man is blistering in examination.
And who do the Democrats have? Booker and Harris?
@ eaglesoars:
Cuomo is a lunatic. But then so is Gavin Gruesome.
The Barbarian wrote:
Her predecessor rocked K-Mart Shower curtains. Or at least that’s what half the country thought she was rocking…
@ doriangrey:
remember the ‘galdiator’ belts? yeesh…………..
The Barbarian wrote:
good point. I dunno.
For Christmas…. I would like to see a giant conga line… Comprised of all the media talking heads with their noses superglued to their favorite politicians asses.
@ doriangrey:
Sort of an ersatz political human centipede, DG?
(By the way, how did ANYONE in Hollywood think that movie was a good idea?)
The Barbarian wrote:
glad you like it. cuz somebody just picked up my tweet about it and sent it to Yerkle.
So I got a Christmas gift from a vendor that’s a lighted makeup mirror. And the other side magnifies 7x. Oooo….just what I needed. Something that makes my face look like the Grand Canyon.
well, cough it up already
IBM Reveals “Staggering” New Battery Tech, Withholds Technical Details
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/ibm-new-seawater-battery-technology
@ eaglesoars:
Yerkle? McConnell?
The Barbarian wrote:
ask for a gift cert for sokoglam.com
The Barbarian wrote:
yeppers
@ eaglesoars:
Most excellent.
I think another reason Pelousy is worried about the Senate trial is that up to now, there has been NO submission of any exculpatory evidence for Trump – which I suspect is the reason that the impeachment polls (such as they are) remain where they are. The media and Democrats have somehow been able to frame the issue that Trump is hiding documents and witnesses (obstruction) without also advising that he is asking for a court’s ruling on it. I imagine if the Court finds against him, documents and witnesses will be proffered.
However, when those Democrat house managers start getting grilled in the Senate, they are going to be stumbling. Carried live, the American people will see precisely what a farce this is. Of course, Schiffty is, I imagine, adamant that he be the lead Manager for the House. He is seriously living in a dream world if he thinks he’ll come out of the Senate trial looking good.
The Barbarian wrote:
rain also posted THIS (the kid is good, gotta hand it to him…)
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/12/22/house-judiciary-committee-court-deadline-tomorrow-dc-appellate-case-for-mueller-grand-jury-evidence/
It does not seem accidental the hastily defined two articles of impeachment mirror the arguments needed in two lower court cases brought by the House Judiciary Committee.
It may be she’s waiting for the rulings………….
I have to get to the store and pick up the christmas fixings. later
In the spirit of both Holidays this season: 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejizw6W5z3w
@ yenta-fada:
p.s. It wasn’t the Jooos. It was the Romans.
so gubmint santa done dropped me a Christmas present
I got the long form census
they want to know EVERYTHING!
it’s 28 pages long
pretty sure NOT responding is not an option
because it was the address not the person living there
Peter Beck chatting about Rocket Labs plans for 2020 including the Moon Shot and Recovery Mission. Interesting commentary on the test on recovering Stage #1 of the Electron rocket by helicopter whilst the stage floats under a parafoil for return to the launch site or refurbishment site.
https://www.reddit.com/r/RocketLab/
Alas they didn’t get into the automated manufacturing using ‘Rosie the Robot’, that fabricates a rocket body and all of the drillings and housings in just 12 hours instead of months.
🙂
The Photon Third stage with the Curie engine allows Rocket Labs to VERY accurately position a satellite in a chosen specific orbit rather than just kicking all the satellites over the side and letting them disperse in a single orbit. The Photon also has the ability to place a micro-satellite in a Geo-stationary orbit a world first for a small indel=pendant launch provider. Tis ability also has the capability to use a very long burn to slowly lift a small Moon Lander into a higher and higher orbit until it breaks free of Earth’s gravity and s-l-o-w-l-y cruises to the Moon for Moon gravitational capture and a controlled landing. Probably near the Mon’s South Pole where there is known deposited of water ice under the dust. The Lander will ‘pogo’ across the surface until it finds a suitable site to ‘go dig’, take a sample and then launch for a return to Earth for recovery.
Rocket Labs…. the ‘lil rocket that could!
🙂
question #11 in the housing section
do you or any member of this household have access to the internet using
cellular data plan
broadband
satellite internet
dial-up
other
specify service
#22b
how much is the mortgage on this property?
#35 in the person #1 section
how many minutes did it take this person to get from home to work last week?
Rocket Labs Flight #10 (Running out of Fingers) launch carried 6 micro-satellites about 2″ x 2″ x 2″ from a Scottish satellite company plus a 75 Kg Japanese satellite made of stacked nominal 4″ cubesats They got goo telemetry from the 1st Stage as it re-entered against ‘the wall’ of atmosphere and survives just fine. It didn’t carry a parachute not hypersonic baloots this time. That will happen on test #11 and possibly launch #12 as well before recovery will become ‘stab=ndard from about March 2020 onwards.Launch frequency is now up to monthly and fortnightly by 2021 from the two operational launch sites the NZ Mahia Peninsula and the new Wallops Island launch site off Virginia. There is a third launch site near Fairbanks AL. A second NZ launch site at the Mahia Peninsula facility in NZ planned for 2022 too. That’ll give Rocket Labs the ability to launch weekly.
@ rain of lead:
Answer the enumeration question only. Fuck the rest. I had the same thing last time. Ignored the follow-ups and trespassed the on-site attempts.
/lurk
holy crap. Tennessee here we come!
Democrats Seek To Outlaw Suburban, Single-Family House Zoning, Calling It Racist And Bad For The Environment
Democrats in Virginia may override local zoning to bring high-density housing, including public housing, to every neighborhood statewide — whether residents want it or not.
.
.
House Delegate Ibraheem Samirah, a Democrat, introduced six housing measures Dec. 19, coinciding with Democrats’ takeover of the state legislature in November.
“Single-family housing zones would become two-zoned,” Samirah told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Areas that would be impacted most would be the suburbs that have not done their part in helping out.”[aka ‘get whitey’]
.
.
He tweeted Sunday that that would include public housing. “Important Q about new social/public housing programs: where are we going to put the units? Under current zoning, new low-income housing is relegated to underinvested neighborhoods, concentrating poverty more. Ending exclusionary zoning has to be part of broader housing reform,”
https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/23/virginia-house-zoning-environment/
eaglesoars wrote:
As someone who lived in public housing I can tell everyone all that this does is redistribute crime. It doesn’t actually increase access to public housing or help anyone. It doesn’t change the actual concentrations of poverty either. It just changes the locations of the poverty. The main thing that occurs is that it alters the city’s crime statistics so they no longer are concentrated in democrat controlled districts. It also redistributes democrat voters into republican neighborhoods. The can call it racist all they want but by increasing the crime rates in the neighborhoods that did not have public housing previously will push out the previous residents making the areas majority democrat. Ensuring that the dems control both the inner city and suburbs for eternity.
It’s actually quite brilliant in it’s evil intent.
eaglesoars wrote:
That should be the object of lawsuits for decades to come. Seems like that is a government “taking” without proper compensation.
@ AZfederalist:
Did you catch this guy’s name?
Ibraheem Samirah
I believe he ran unopposed by any Republican. The utterly worthless R party in Virginia
His father is Jordanian refugee Sabri Samirah, who authorities banned from the U.S. for a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, in part because of his membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, the Chicago Tribune reported in 2014.
The redistribution of misery seems to be an area where the dems seem to excel.
@ Deplorable Martian Overlord:
Fairfax County is really built up. There’s not even much ‘in-fill’ left. To accomodate the expected Amazon influx, they’re building apts in Herndon, which is still in-county but out by Dulles airport. Loudoun still has room. After that, you’re pretty much out of ‘blue’ Virginia
eaglesoars wrote:
Yeah, I caught it. Sounds like parts of Virginia are lost.
Meanwhile, in Puerto Rico, of all places:
Merry Christmas Eve to all the denizens of this site. I hope that you all have a peaceful and joyous Christmas.
Merry Christmas Y’all
A Christmas Carol (1951)
(full movie, best version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HfPF1CskY8
@ rain of lead:
as I get older, I see the wisdom of scrooge
“I wish to be left alone”
@ rain of lead:
Just randomly check boxes. We’ll be Native American (born in the US), add the number of litter boxes to the bathroom total, and pull numbers out our asses for some of the other questions.
@ Deplorable Martian Overlord:
We just moved from a neighborhood we called ‘hood adjacent’, and don’t want the problems we had there.
Sure a lot of our neighbors were nice enough, but with as many rental properties as there were, things were neglected, the renters didn’t always do what they needed to, and we had problems with crime and quality of living. One place burned down about 15 years ago and was never rebuilt. Another house had its siding damaged when a trailer full of leaves caught fire 3 years ago and it hasn’t been repaired. And a third house has gutters that have been falling off for years. That place almost looks abandoned.
The final straw for Mrs RW was when a guy stopped his car in front of the neighbor’s place, got out, and peed in the middle of the street in broad daylight. He didn’t even go around to the side facing the golf course. I know that doesn’t happen in every poor area, but damn!
@ RIX:
Merry Christmas to you and yours Rix. I don’t know what on earth you were doing up at 4:30 in the morning but I hope you can get some rest today.
Merry Christmas to all.
merry christmas all!
i’m makin’ cappuccino…and waffles (on great-g’ma coldwarrior’s ancient griswold cast iron)..
any one want any?
got some steaks, gonna bake some bread outside too.
i should do a thread on the baking…its an experiment.
@ coldwarrior:
I’m not big on waffles but I could definitely use some of that cappucino…….what kind of bread?
So, did yinz know the NRA is suing NY? Me neither.
https://www.scribd.com/document/440809089/NRA-Second-Amended-Complaint-in-New-York-Case
It appears NY explicitly told the NRA’s insurers (Lloyds, et al) that they were going after the NRA because of their political beliefs
eaglesoars wrote:
a standard round rustic loaf…i am doing an experiment.
i need to get the crust just right.
fire, large dutch oven…steam…
we’ll see how it comes out. i have started taking pictures.
eaglesoars wrote:
amish PA maple syrup and irish butter…
i separated and then beat the whites (‘cauz raciss’ / apartheid). fluffy egg whites folded into the batter are key to the perfect waffle
eaglesoars wrote:
the left sure loves to be totalitarian bastards.
sad part, when the NRA wins, the NY tax payers pay.
PEOPLE NEED TO START LOSING PENSIONS AND GOING TO REAL JAIL or this shit will never end
@ coldwarrior:
A good crust needs a hit of steam in a high heat environment. For example at work. We preheat the oven to 400 Farhenheit and then pop the bread in. Steam it for a few seconds and the heat drops to about 370. Bake at 375 for about 24 minutes (convection oven) and you get a crackled dark crust for an italian/french style loaf.
Oh, and Merry Christmas everyone. Listening to some classical music and having a few beers before hitting the sack. Had to do two night shifts in the bakery because of some idiots at work.
coldwarrior wrote:
THE key
Today is my irrepressible Mia’s 2nd b-day. She’s so wild I’m surprised either of us has survived.
@ PaladinPhil:
Got to admit there’s nothing better than the early morning shift listening to bread crackle and pop as it cools after coming out of the oven. Sounds of a good bake in my opinion for certain breads.
PaladinPhil wrote:
!!!!!
@ eaglesoars:
happy b’day DOG! 😆
guess what, the puti is gonna be 11……
11.
where did the time go????
Rat pack live at the sanda…
A martini
A great cigar…
50f in December.
Yep.
PaladinPhil wrote:
I know the feeling.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/12/democrat-lawmakers-from-virginia-call-for-general-robert-e-lee-statue-to-be-removed-from-u-s-capitol/
Bastards.
I’m a proud yankee…Lee was a hero. He would have been at home in Athens or Rome.
A classic of a man.
Just finished my Christmas shopping. Well, actually I just started it today. My Christmas shopping list is not very long.
An 18 pack of Fancy Feast.
A 6 pack of toilet paper. (the soft fluffy kind, a Christmas treat )
A 30 pack of Miller High Life.
Two bottles of the cheapest red wine Walmart has. Oakleaf Merlot at $2.97 a bottle, one gone already.
There is enough left overs in the fridge and freezer to keep me going until Thursday.
LOL. I hate Christmas.
@ coldwarrior:
McEachin is the asshole who tossed calling out the Nat’l Guard to take our guns onto the bonfire
here we are
middle Tenn
christmas eve
sunny and 68 deg
momcat and I, just chillin
the girl off at work
the panther just roaming around and being a jerk
.
.
.
it’s been a pretty nice Christmas
except for the panther,
I just caught him and trimmed his claws
he was “NOT AMUSED”
As a pink person go to Popeyes and order a 16 piece box of assorted chicken and you get 12 scrawny wings, a leg and a small breast.
Order it online to be delivered and I just got two boxes full of the good stuff.
Yes racism is real.
coldwarrior wrote:
Maybe they will finally get that and start voting the buzzards out.
coldwarrior wrote:
Those “lawmakers in Virginia” are sure pressing their totalitarian dreams, aren’t they? They think that all of Virginia is now communist.
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2019/12/24/michael-bloomberg-admits-his-campaign-was-using-prison-labor-to-make-campaign-phone-calls/
He was using slave labor
how…historical
rain of lead wrote:
If the prisoners were being paid the going rate for that type of work I have no problem with it.
Their conspiracy theories are important allegations which must be investigated, and your important allegations which must be investigated are conspiracy theories.
Biden Baby-Mama’s Private Eye: Hunter Biden Is Subject of Multiple Criminal Probes
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=384954
AZfederalist wrote:
no, they think we’re all lazy and dumb. I saw a banner for the gun rally on the 20th. People are being encouraged to carry.
THAT should be fun.
Possum wrote:
That’s a great law suit there.
Good. Trump has been re-tweeting Epoch Times story on the gun law boogaloo story here in Virginia
He knows.
https://twitter.com/EpochTimes/status/1209301173561417729
I’m sorry but MEXICO? Jill Biden is handing out slop to ‘asylum seekers’ in MEXICO?
What genius thought this was a good idea?
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/jill-biden-visits-refugee-camp-matamoros/
Oh, look! Northam put his budget proposal out. Guess what’s in it?
———-
Q. Included in the appropriation for this Item is $250,000 the first year from the general fund for the estimated net increase in the operating cost of adult correctional facilities resulting from the enactment of sentencing legislation as listed below. This amount shall be paid into the Corrections Special Reserve Fund, established pursuant to § 30-19.1:4, Code of Virginia.
1. Allow the removal of firearms from persons who pose substantial risk to themselves or others — $50,000
2. Prohibit the sale, possession, and transport of assault firearms, trigger activators, and silencers — $50,000
3. Increase the penalty for allowing a child to access unsecured firearms — $50,000
4. Prohibit possession of firearms for persons subject to final orders of protection — $50,000
5. Require background checks for all firearms sales — $50,000.
https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2020/1/hb30/introduced/1/402/
RIX wrote:
A blessed Christmas to you and your family. From what you told us. it may not be a Merry Christmas, but it surely can be a Holy one. Prayers for all of you right now.
@ coldwarrior:
A Special Merry culinary Christmas to you and your great family. Putti is 11?!! I remember when she was born. *gulp*
Thank you for your years of wit and wisdom and keeping the lights and heat on through all those Christmas seasons.
To all of the posters and loyal lurkers, have a fantastic healthy and happy Christmas and a SANE New Year during “The crazy Years”. From Heinlein,yes? channeled through rain of lead. 🙂
Aannndd…..CNN, trying to smear Guiliani, portrays Soros as – wait for it – a holocaust survivor
President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was raised Roman Catholic, said that he’s “more of a Jew” than billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who is a Holocaust survivor
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1209575739248517122
@ eaglesoars:
I wonder what they actually plan to spend the money on? $50k is about the “net operating cost” of 1 inmate for a year.
eaglesoars wrote:
Soros was a teenage Jew recruited by the NAZIs to help in the extermination of the Jewish people. Soros was the Judas goat used by NAZI Germany and a total traitor to disown Jewish heritage.
In other words the ultimate outsider and anarchist. The guy is best mates with Lucifer…. and it shows!
🙂
1230 Christmas Day here.
Lunch is sending magnificent aromas throughout the house. The leg of ham is being carved.. Gotta go
The table is set out on the back deck overlooking the beach where folks are swimming and tearing about with boat towing kids on a sea biscuit.
Great
@ Aussie Infidel:
And he’s at best what’s referred to as an “ethnic” Jew. He’s an atheist in practice.
@ Aussie Infidel:
It just started snowing here
@ yenta-fada:
*YENTA!!!*
the card made momcats day
lobo91 wrote:
either he’s not expecting a lot of survivors or he’s gonna need A LOT more jails
Aussie Infidel wrote:
He was 14 at the time. He had to have been terrified. Them or me. How he’s resolved it is probably beyond anyone’s understanding, but it has to have scarred his soul.
lobo91 wrote:
Just finished Christmas lunch on the verandah overlooking the beach. Ham, turkey, spuds to die for. gravy. Champagne … the French actually are very good at something after al!
Followed by a Teramisu … with optional Triple Bypass Surgery thrown in! 🙂
Christmas ‘Downunder means… warm to hot weather, shorts and T shirts and bare feet, beach and the sea.
Great full Latin Gregorian Sung Mass this morning at Te Atatu…. It was worth a 5AM start and an 84 Km trip up to Auckland and then back down to the beach this morning.
I’ve currently got ‘Tryptophane overload’ from the Turkey. Getting sleepy…. a post lunch nap seems in order followed by a swim later this afternoon.
🙂
Merry Christmas mate.
🙂
eaglesoars wrote:
He choose THEM and was very efficient at his work for his NAZI masters. His soul dried up like a fallen leaf, and he’s lost all humanity and he exhibits that proclivity on a daily basis wickedness you actually have to feel sorry for him as he’s facing a horror that defies all human understanding. It can’t be long now and he knows it.
Aussie Infidel wrote:
yep.
Here’s a very nice piece on Soros’ work in the last Virginia election
undercoverdc is a fairly new media group. They started out much like the Epoch Times as individual researchers and then hooked up. If you follow Tracy Beanz, this is her group. Keep an eye on them, they’re very good
https://uncoverdc.com/2019/11/15/the-curious-activity-of-george-soros-in-virginia/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
eaglesoars wrote:
yikes. that’s UNCOVER. I’m obviously awake past my bedtime, so nite. Merry Christmas if I don’t see yinz tomorrow, hope it’s everything you want.
@ coldwarrior:
Merry Christmas me bloogies!
This is what Santa gets to look at tonight.
https://bunkstrutts.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/doggie-biscuits.jpg
@ Possum:
My grampa told me that you always gotta check the box of fried chicken, otherwise all you’re gonna get is feet and backs.
@ Possum:
Agree also. Now deduct the cost of housing, food and clothing, and they can keep what’s left.
Bunk X wrote:
That is true.
Bunk X wrote:
County jail in Iowa charges, or did charge when I was there $30 per day.
Getting locked up on Saturday night was not so bad though. Sunday there was no kitchen staff so food was brought in from outside restaurants. Sunday breakfast was awesome so was I was told.
So, I am all for prisoners working and when they do work having room and meals at a reasonable rate deducted. Rest they keep.
Incarceration is a punishment, but also the rehabilitation aspect has to be considered.
I am sure someone here can comment as they know more about this than I do.
And to all a good night.
https://bunkstrutts.files.wordpress.com/2019/12/christmas-1947-1.png
@ Possum:
There are a lot of vietnamese restaurants in my area. If you’re a roundeye, better bring an asian friend with you, even if he/she is not dining, otherwise you get leftover faux Phở with feet and backs.
@ Possum:
Never been incarcerated, only arrested and sentenced to house arrest and community service for stupid when I was 17. I deserved it. Could have been a lot worse…
@ eaglesoars:
Wow, talk about re-writing history. CNN truly is George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth