Well, it’s a question to be asked, isn’t it? I mean, Netanyahu (and Israel) is always interfering with our elections! And now, so is Putin! I mean, who do they think they are, us? Afterwords The fact that Russia hacked the DNC computer network and deliberately released the information to weaken Hillary Clinton’s chances is,…
The Eighteenth Brumaire of Donald Trump
On November 9, 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte engineered a coup that made him First Consul and ended republican government in France. By the date of the Republican calendar then in effect in France, the date was 18 Brumaire in the year VIII.1 In 1852, Karl Marx wrote The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, commemorating in contempt…
Inês Vaz—“Well, You Needn’t”
Hit the Road, Jack! In Style!
Self parody hath made its masterpiece, at least until the Trump inaugural. The New York Times is offering the following: “Fly around the world in a customized Boeing 757 jet for the ultimate in luxury travel. Spend 26 days visiting such places as Iran, Cuba, Colombia, Australia, Myanmar and Iceland. Four award-winning New York Times…
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here “Frankly, Ms. Hobson, I like your style.” “You’ll find us rough, Sarah, but you’ll find us ready.” “And I’ll expect you to keep your office spanking clean.” “Good! I like an employee who wants my job!” “It’s not really a dress code—more of a dress understanding.” “And the objective of this little…
Charles Krauthammer half full, Charles Krauthammer half empty
In his latest column, Charlie the K bemoans “the refusal of an unbending left to accept the legitimacy of Trump’s victory.” Sighs Charlie, “It’s not just the demonstrators chanting “not my president.” It is leading Democrats pushing one line after another to delegitimize the election, as in: He lost the popular vote, it’s James Comey’s…
Bril Brothers—“Well, You Needn’t”
Russia isn’t all Putin. Dmitry (soprano) and Alexander (tenor) Bril take Monk for a ride, accompanied by Vladimir Nesterenko (keyboards), Alexander Kulikov (drums), and Vladimir Koltzov-Krutov (bass). Posted by Taberculat
Who are you calling a war criminal?
At yesterday’s Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of State to be (or not) Rex Tillerson, Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio puffed out his young chest and demanded of Rex whether he considered Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” on the basis of recent bombing of civilians in Syria. Well, if you’re going to be secretary…
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here “Yeah, some chicks can make an event out of anything.” “I don’t think we’re suckers to follow her so we can look up skirt. I think we’re suckers to follow her so we can look up skirt when we know she’s going the wrong way.” “In another mile I’m going to ask…
Meryl Steep: Fatuous, yet entitled
Janeane Garafolo is the only human being I have ever heard pronounce the word “œuvre” with a straight face.1 Yes, that’s pretentious, but so what? Janeane gives better foreign policy advice and (probably) better head than Paul Wolfowitz, Condoleezza Rice, and hundreds of other double-dome distinguished fellows and chairs who have spent the past thirty…