Back in the day—July 10, 2014, to be precise—I whaled on Bloomberg’s Eli Lake for pulling together a lot of ass-covering/blame-shifting “if only the president had listened to me” quotes from former members of the Obama Administration to explain why the government of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki failed to prevent the rise of…
Min Xiao-Fen—“Misterioso” and “Ask Me Now”
https://youtu.be/TlkXTUL7VVU “Best” interpretations? Maybe not, but girl1 can work that ax. Performed at Brooklyn Public Library on March 3, 2013. Posted by Don Mount I say “girl” because it seems “girl” is the new “bitch”, and I want to keep up with the times. ↩︎
The wrong way to do minority outreach? To do it in the National Review!
Mona Charon has a nice piece–“Not the way to do minority outreach”–gently chiding Donald Trump for making a speech ostensibly intended to persuade blacks to vote for him by giving a speech before a virtually all-white audience in West Bend, Wisconsin, a virtually all-white suburb of Milwaukee, 40 percent black and the scene of rioting…
Shorter Trump
“I am so fucking sorry for all those dumb schmucks I pissed on on the way to the top. Really I am. Not! No, kidding! Really, I am sorry. Am I? Sure I am. Really. Are we done? Okay, can someone get me a broad? Like, immediately?
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here “Yes, dear. I know Seth Curry couldn’t carry your jock. Now give it a rest.” “Of course he looks like a midget. Compared to you, everyone is a midget.” “No, I don’t think the first network honcho who programs ‘Giraffe Week’ will be sitting on a gold mine.” “Face it, honey. Knobby…
David Ignatius thinks you’re an idiot
Perhaps I should say, David Ignatius hopes and prays you’re an idiot. This is the way Dave begins his latest column, “America is no longer guaranteed military victory. These weapons could change that.” “The fight against the Islamic State may get the headlines. But it’s the military threats from Russia and China that most worry…
Berniecare! Let’s bail out the rich kids!
Okay, Jill Steincare. Over at Slate, Jordan Weissmann explains why forgiving student loans would be taking from the poor to give to the rich. Because it would be.
Good American Generals: Were there any?
For some reason, I’ve got the American military on my mind, on my mind. I’ve got the American military on my mind. And I’m wondering: Did we ever have any good generals? I was launched on this avenue of speculation by a recent book review, “Douglas MacArthur’s Brilliant, Controversial Legacy”, by the National Review’s Victor…
Joe Lovano & Greg Osby—“Ask Me Now”
Joe with Danilo Pérez. Greg Osby with Marc Copland, piano; Nir Felder, guitar; Joseph Lepore, bass, and Terri Lyne Carrington, drums. Posted by a7dana7
World’s Greatest Olympics Movie? Maybe Not. World’s Oddest Olympics Movie? Maybe So!
Charlie Chan at the Olympics! Now there’s a title to send a B movie buff’s heart a-racing. I’m a huge fan of the Warner Oland Charlie Chans, some of the best B movies ever made, and this one has some special twists. For example, it’s the one where Charlie flies to Berlin for the 1936…