(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Cheers and Jeers: Monday [1] ['Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags', 'Showtags Popular_Tags'] Date: 2023-02-20 4. Who said, "That [George Washington] was not a scholar is certain. That he was too illiterate, unread, unlearned from his station and reputation is equally past dispute"? a) Madison b) J. Adams c) Hoover d) Hayes 5. Who was attacked during his campaign for not drinking enough liquor? a) Garfield b) Truman c) Carter d) Polk This needs Biden on it. His predecessor, not so much. 6. Whose high school football coach called him "a skinny kid, but one of the best pass receivers I had in 16 years as a coach"? a) Kennedy b) Ford c) Biden d) L. Johnson 7. Which president was once a carnival barker at a wheel-of-fortune booth? a) Nixon b) Hoover c) Ford d) J.Q. Adams 8. This president said, "Soup is bipartisan. We can all agree on soup." a) George H.W. Bush b) Cleveland c) Nixon d) Obama 9. Whose chief of staff was upset to find that his boss hadn’t opened a critical briefing the night before because "The Sound of Music was on"? a) Reagan b) George W. Bush c) Clinton d) Kennedy 10. Name the president who said "McKinley has no more backbone than a chocolate éclair." a) Taft b) T. Roosevelt c) Wilson d) Cleveland 11. Name the president who said James Garfield "has shown that he is not possessed of the backbone of an angle-worm." a) Arthur b) Harrison c) Grant d) Coolidge ANSWERS: 1) a [on the penny] 2) c 3) c 4) b 5) d 6) c 7) a 8) d 9) a 10) b 11) c SCORING: 11 = You're presidential material! 0-10 = Mistakes were made and you have no further comment at this time. And now, our feature presentation... - Cheers and Jeers for Monday, February 20, 2023 Note: In addition to Presidents’ Day, today is also National Handcuff Day. It’s a timely reminder that no member of the Trump family will ever find themselves in cuffs. Because only medieval stocks will do. - By the Numbers: 5 days!!! Days 'til spring: 28 Days 'til the Charity Chowder Cookoff in Mystic, Connecticut: 5 Number of accused MAGA traitors who have been charged with crimes by the Justice Department for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection: 1,003 Number of convictions secured so far, with 399 sentenced: 572 Current estimate by the Atlanta Fed of first quarter gross domestic product growth: 2.5% Weekly initial unemployment claims announced last week, a drop from the previous week and still the lowest since 1970: 194,000 Number of Teslas recently recalled because of self-driving crash risks: 362,000 - Puppy Pic of the Day: Cleared for takeoff… - CHEERS to delivering the coup de grace. If you can't believe a grand jury, dear reader, well then who can ya believe? So put it in the history books: the election deniers lose again... A Georgia grand jury found no evidence of “widespread fraud” in the 2020 election there, undercutting the rationale for former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his loss in that state, according to excerpts released by a judge Thursday. […] ...under penalty of wedgie and/or $5000 fine. “The grand jury heard extensive testimony on the subject of alleged election fraud from poll workers, investigators, technical experts and state of Georgia employees and officials, as well as from persons still claiming that such fraud took place,” they wrote. “We find by a unanimous vote that no widespread fraud took place in the Georgia2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election.” Y’know who else knew Joe Biden won in Georgia and around the country long before the grand jury issued their decision? The private text messages of the talking heads at Fox News that just got admitted as evidence in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit. And coming up tonight on Fox News: Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham accuse their private texts of being part of the Soros-funded deep state. JEERS to today's edition of Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn. The world prepares for the loss of A Great. I am not ready… Former President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care at home following a series of hospital stays, his foundation said in a statement on Saturday. "After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention," the statement said. "He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers." This has been today's edition of Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn, Damn. "CHEERS!" to fixing the worst domestic mistake in American history. On February 20, 1933, Congress proposed the 21st Amendment, which would repeal the 18th (also known as "that no-good stinkin' prohibition"). Once it was adopted, the booze again flowed free and unfettered. C&J will be performing a historical reenactment of that moment in our living room later this morning. Same as we do the other 364 days of the year. - BRIEF SANITY BREAK - x In an experiment, African grey parrots were taught to buy food using tokens. When paired up, without any incentive for sharing, parrots with tokens started to give some to their partners which had no tokens, so that everyone could eat [read more: https://t.co/NvyBkVAM9m] pic.twitter.com/QSWE3I73ha — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 17, 2023 - END BRIEF SANITY BREAK - CHEERS to a pleasant commute. I couldn't possibly let today go by without giving a shout-out to my home state hero who sadly passed away in “The Great Legend Purge of 2016.” Sixty-one years ago today, on February 20, 1962, Ohio native (and future senator) John Glenn took a little trip into space, which The Atlantic recreates here: Five minutes and four seconds into the flight of the Friendship 7, as John Glenn prepared to become the first American to orbit Earth, he radioed to NASA, his capsule turned and brought the Earth into sight. Glenn’s welcome-home reception. "Oh, that view is tremendous," he said. […] Shortly after reaching orbit, his gave his first description of an earthly phenomenon from orbit. "This is Friendship Seven," he said, "Can see clear back; a big cloud pattern way back across towards the Cape. Beautiful sight." Glenn orbited the world three times aboard Friendship 7 in just under five hours. A little weed and I can do that in my mind aboard LaZBoy 1 in under 30 seconds. JEERS to the preparing for The Apostrolypse. To help solve the mystery of how, exactly, one punctuates today's holiday, over the weekend I performed my annual ritual of consulting the ads and assorted banners appearing in The Portland (Maine) Press Herald and online to get some clarity. This year's batch: Engadget: President's Day People: Presidents Day Hannaford Supermarkets: Presidents' Day USA Today Finance: President's Day and Presidents Day CNN: Presidents Day Overstock.com: Presidents' Day (last year it was Presidents Day) Hub Furniture: Presidents' Day (last year it was Presidents Day) Maxim: President's Day Home Depot: Presidents' Day Rolling Stone: President's Day LaZBoy: Presidents Day and Presidents’ Day Travel & Leisure: Presidents Day 8Sleep.com: Presidents’ Day Our 2023 “12 Months of Squirrels” Wall Calendar: President's Day We trust this clears up any confusion for at least another year. - Ten years ago in C&J: February 20, 2013 CHEERS to simple answers to burning questions. Investigators say they finally figured out what caused the fire aboard that eight-story-tall Carnival cruise ship: combustion. That's why they earn the big bucks. - And just one more… Due to the Presidents' Day holiday, And Just One More has the day off. In its place, please enjoy this moment with Grace Coolidge cuddling the First Family’s beloved pet raccoon Rebecca: We regret yet another inconvenience. Have a tolerable Monday. Floor's open...What are you cheering and jeering about today? - Today's Shameless C&J Testimonial "What Bill in Portland Maine is good at is farting in the Cheers and Jeers kiddie pool. He's the undisputed world champion of that." —Tucker Carlson - [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/20/2153542/-Cheers-and-Jeers-Monday Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/