I have always been fascinated by terry cloth, for obvious reasons. But for a long time, I really didn’t know what terry cloth meant. If you read the definition, it is a fabric covered in tiny loops designed to be both highly absorbent and soft to the touch. What the heck does that mean?
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Some people consider terry cloth to be almost the same as towel. It does appear most, but not all, towels are made from terry cloth. The name “terry” allegedly comes from the French word “tirer” which means to pull out, referring to the pile loops that were pulled out by hand to make traditional Turkish toweling. Some think terry cloth was invented by accident when a weaving machine malfunction. My mother used to reflect on my childhood behavior as motivating her to shrieking and pulling her hair out, so maybe there is something to this.
The modern version of terry cloth, although the real thing still exists, is happening in Virginia. Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia, is running again. McAuliffe is famous for being an FOB (Friend of Bill) and has enormous support among the Democratic establishment. But recent polls show that he may lose this election and that is terrifying a lot of people. Joe Biden even showed up to offer support and according to some reports literally spit on at least one of the two known McAuliffe supporters. Even Barack Obama showed up and he promptly doubled down on insanity. Both McAuliffe and Obama have tried to paint this as similar to the California recall election, which was described as a Republican recall power grab organized by irrational Trump supporters. Governor Newsom was also running scared, until the early mail-in voting seemed to come solely from Democratic districts, assuring him of victory. Frankly that may be more indicative of the problems with wide-spread mail-in voting than actual support for gruesome Newsom. Since Newsom beat the recall, he has quickly reverted to the left-wing jerk that convinced so many people he needed to go in the first place. This is unlikely to end well. In my opinion it is mostly evidence of the pathetic inability of the Republican Party in California to do anything right.
But the Democratic scare tactic may not work as well in Virginia, hence the panic. Oh, we can be certain that the usual suspect votes are already being collected in the usual suspect places, but there may not be enough. Traditionally Democrats have always piled up votes in big cities, which is why every major metropolitan area in the country is run by Democrats. They then blame Republicans for the problems they create. But if Republicans can round up enough votes, in the rest of a state, they can actually win elections. I do not know who will win in Virginia, but I sure know who is showing signs of pure panic. Still, I am reminded that Republicans haven’t won a state-wide race there since 2009, so it is hard to be overly optimistic.
One thing is certain, if McAuliffe loses, the impact will extend far beyond Virginia. Whether correctly or not, a lot of people will believe this means Democrats are heading toward a world-class meltdown in the 2022 election. If Republicans win in both Virginia and New Jersey, then the DNC establishment will start experiencing serious bouts with night sweat. Even if these elections are close, it will have a major impact. This is easy to understand. Suppose you are a member of the DNC establishment. These people have their obvious faults, but they are not actually stupid. They don’t really buy the nonsense they spew during campaigns; they just think this is necessary to appeal to the insane segment of their base. But most of all they like winning and they absolutely hate losing.
Hence the problem. One must question the mental capacity of anyone who thinks Joe Biden is remotely capable of being a good President. Some think Trump would be worse, but few pretend Joe is doing great. Things have deteriorated to the point that each public appearance by Joe shows signs of rapid mental decline. Joe was never all that bright and he has been famous for telling ridiculous lies from day one, so in reality there are limited grounds for optimism.
The hate Trump movement, while still delicious, doesn’t solve the problem. Even some in the MSM have noticed that while they still hate Trump, he isn’t President anymore. One would say that the world is “heading to hell on a handbasket,” but thanks to the brilliance of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, we have already run out of handbaskets. By the way, if you are wondering where “going to hell in a handbasket” originated it was France, where they would capture the heads of guillotine victims in a basket, assuming that these “criminals” were headed toward a guaranteed red hot reception on the other side.
In other words, it is all about terry cloth. One will note that terry cloth is never used on coat tails. If even someone as connected as Terry McAuliffe goes down in flames, then no one is safe. Nothing, and I do mean nothing, will motivate the DNC more than the prospect of losing power. There have been times when this has terrified them to the extent, they actually pretended to propose things that made sense and backed candidates who were not certifiably insane. But there the rub. It is almost impossible for a Democrat to win a primary election because the inmates have taken over the institution. Perhaps terry cloth is the appropriate way to describe this because it sure looks like Democrats about to get soaked.
TDM