Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 22, 2020

I’ve wanted to do Thanksgiving this way for at least 5 years.

But you have to give Pastis credit: Deliberately leaving out the name of the politician (since Trump followers are convinced it’s pretty much everyone else in the world, certainly not Trump’s fault).

In a positive way, it would seem.

You could just use the mute button.

Do Canadians blame Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for their [October] Thanksgiving for being like this?

Zoom’s big advantage is the mute button. But until it gets a “nice warm hug” function, I’m not going to prefer it. Not to mention our daughter’s homemade jam and the tasty Philippine style goodies from her brother and his wife.

Avoiding politics at family gatherings is much easier when you can hang up!

Rock on, Uncle Fred!

I would like to make my own personal turkey! Leftovers for months.

i avoid politics at family gatherings by avoiding family gatherings…

Good idea, Pig!

I would love to do what Pig did!

Pig, you could just have clicked off Uncle Fred.

God bless the mute button! If only it worked on everyone!

Let’s give thanks that we were “liberated” from the masks that almost prevented the second and third waves.

Just like a well placed Dog Turd somebody had to step in it ! …. Croc Power !

He must be talking about Xi.

Everyone knows it’s Trump

So “Pig” is a pig named Pig, while other pigs have normal names like Fred.

Eat your holiday meals at home with your immediate family then Zoom later for dessert…yay!

Being an introvert with no immediate family other than my man, Covid has actually enhanced my life to a given degree. Less demand for social involvement, less un-necessary interaction, more time spent at home with the ones I truly love, and that love me : ) I know it is the total opposite for so many, truly sorry for those that suffer in solitude and isolation, especially around the holidays that are so family oriented.

I just claim technical difficulties and not log on. All my friends know very clearly if they even alllude to any sort of political topic i will just get up an leave. Ive done it to all of them atleast once.

I think this type of Thanksgiving is much improved.

Red wine with Turkey?? Is it because cartoonist can’t render white wine?

I wonder what Turkey will be eating this Thanksgiving… Bacon, perhaps? :D

Pig is very grateful for the technology to shut down his angry uncle. Probably easier than giving the uncle more of his preferred adult beverage. Happy Thanksgiving, Stephan Pastis.

Are Pig, Goat, Rat, et al. immune to Covid? Not necessarily because they’re not human but also because they’re comic strip characters?

Love it! Invite every one and listen to NO ONE!

That’s what happens when you get your information from the internet! The Chinese didn’t have to buy up the PPE they make most of the world’s supplies

one turkey we don’t want to eat.

Back to your padded cell Jack !

Now the crazy man demands he invented the pill. Yep, you can fool some of the people all the time.

It is invalid to claim that we can not blame Trump for any disease outside of the United States. He disbanded the White House team that was designed to contain the disease at it’s source. After that, the virus was totally disinterested in borders, and wandered around as aimlessly, but much more effectively than Trump does.Trump says that “No one could have seen this coming” referring to the pandemic. Well, someone did.In December 2014, Obama warned the United States:“There may and likely will come a time in which we have both an airborne disease that is deadly,” Obama said. “And in order for us to deal with that effectively, we have to put in place an infrastructure—not just here at home, but globally—that allows us to see it quickly, isolate it quickly, respond to it quickly, so that if and when a new strain of flu like the Spanish flu crops up five years from now or a decade from now, we’ve made the investment and we’re further along to be able to catch it.”They sat up a White House Pandemic response team, which had clinics worldwide, including the area of China where Covid 19 originated. It managed the Ebola outbreak with only one American death.To help the incoming administration fight future pandemics, officials under President Obama prepared a 69-page playbook, written by Obama’s National Security Council, which detailed strategies for responding to a potential pandemic and briefed Trump’s top aides on the potential dangers of a pandemic.But the Trump administration ignored the playbook Instead, spending weeks downplaying the virus, which they knew about in late December, spouting rampant misinformation, contradicting their own medical advisors. They wasted nearly two months needed to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed supplies. By then, it was too late.

There seems to be a lot of conspiracy theories on here today. I might as well add one, that one day may be proven to be the truth……

China couldn’t beat Trump at the Trade War bargaining table so they unleashed their virus on the world to unseat him.

There, that makes as much sense as much of what is above.

With relatives like this, i totally agree with Pig.

After reading through the comments by the lefties, its absolutely laughable and proven my point what an intolerant bunch of hateful bunch of humans the left actually are. Impeachment cannot come soon enough, and through my local office of elect, I’ll plan to use resources accordingly.

But after 4 years of hurling daily attacks and threats, the left says can’t we put our differences aside and work together.

The answer?An astounding NO. WE CANNOT.

Another sad commentary…..

If it’s California or many similar states, yes, I know exactly to blame. On the other hand, living in Idaho, I’ll be having Thanksgiving with my family again this year. Oh, in case the “karens” are upset, I see my children on a weekly basis and my grandchildren on a daily basis. You don’t like it? Too bad.

Yeah, but being able to disconnect family on Thanksgiving? Talk about a planned early exit.

Ahh, Mr. Proulx..try sparkling burgundy from New York State. What a nice combo w roasted turkey.

I suggest people look more closely at the statistics at www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ and find the state-by-state analysis.

I’m grateful to live in the state that comes in as 45th in its deaths/million number. This in spite of our governor NOT shutting everything down this whole time and NOT banning Thanksgiving. Freedom rocks! And trusting people to use good judgment works much better than dictating their every move.

It is not the politicians at all. Anyone who thinks any politicians had the combination knowledge, intelligence and authority to make COVID go away has way too much faith in government and the people who fill its offices.

Which politician? So many choices.

KHHHHHAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!

its china plaine and simple, its affecting every nation on earth .

This morning the pastor mentioned the benefits of 2020: “And Thursday, you won’t have to spend all day with that weird uncle.”

“But I am and weird uncle,” I said softly.

The family in front of me laughed.

Could have just muted him.

We should be—I am—thankful for this innovative way of avoiding the dreaded family get-together! —Family members, cousin or more distant, whom I rarely see or speak to, with whom I have nothing in common to talk about. Pig’s a good guy!

Thank you Mr Pastis. No matter what side of the political debate one falls, it cannot be denied that all sides have weaponized the coved crisis. The point is, being thankful for being together not venting one’s spleen. As a wise person once said, “your opinion is like your backside. Everyone has one and just because you have one doesn’t mean we care to see it…” Happy Thanksgiving all and here’s hoping you all stay safe and whole.

I sure hope not.

Honestly, Pig’s response is the same as the kid who says “if it doesn’t go my way, i’m taking my ball and leaving”. Instead of just killing the sound so he doesn’t have to listen to Uncle Fred, he just ends it all for everyone.

I worry when Pig frowns or when Rat smiles….