Jose Delreal, writing in Politico about the “controversy” surrounding the decision of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott ® to invite “controversial” entertainer Ted Nugent to campaign for him in the state’s gubernatorial primary this summer, notes that there is some “controversy” surrounding comments made by Nugent last month about President Obama that “some suggested at…
Mark Turner—“Crepuscule with Nellie”
Mark Turner (sax), David Virelles (piano), Ben Street (bass), and Paul Motian (drums) plays Monk’s salute to his long-suffering wife. Posted by li90ne
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here. “I know it’s not pretty, but it’s real!” “Oh, come on! That could be us in twenty years!” “Gentrification breeds blowback, honey. It’s the price of urban homesteading.” “It’s for their grandkids, for Christ’s sake! It’s not like they’re going out to buy crack!” “I can’t help it. I’m a sucker for…
Heather Mac Donald: Too mad to add!
Actually, that should be “too mad to calculate correctly,” but at this blog, “funny” beats “honest” every time. My current complaint with Heather occurred in a stridently written but basically correct takedown of the Obama Administration’s announcement that schools “disproportionately” disciplining black students could face federal lawsuits. Heather labels (correctly, in my opinion) as “fiction”…
Hey de Blasio! Forget the snow! Watch the dough!
If I were a conservative, I’d be laughing. But as a liberal, my chuckles ring pretty hollow at the sight of Bill de Blasio struggling with New York’s 152 public sector unions, all fighting for first place at the trough. The big dog that’s barking loudest right now, according to Steven Greenhouse and Kate Taylor…
Kurt Rosenwinkel—“Epistrophy”
Live performance at Badenscher HOF in Berlin,..2013 Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar; Igor Osypov – guitar; Josh Ginsburg – bass; Sebastian Merk – drums. Posted by Igor Osypov
Another reason to laugh at Obama
At Politico Magazine, retired Foreign Service officer James Bruno notes that President Barack Obama, Mr. Googoo in Chief, has appointed a higher percentage of “cringeworthy” political hacks as ambassadors than his not terribly principled predecessors. While previous presidents filled about 35% of our embassies abroad with political pals of varied eminence, Obama has kicked it…
Screw the high-speed rail, cue the big-ass bus!
Andrew Sullivan’s “Dish” presents a capsulized version of Eric Holthaus’ “to grow green, go bus” argument. Eric neglects to prove that we need to go green in the first place, and accidentally proves that if you’ve got the cash, flying is greener than anything, but, hey, you can’t do it all. Anyway, one thing this…
Pseudo New Yorker
Legal humor here. “I wasn’t funny. Why did they throw you overboard?” “Submissive? Oh, hell yes. I wrote the book on submissive.” “I guess we’ll have to make our own entertainment.” “What am I like? Well, ‘funny and non-judgmental’ pretty much sums it up.” “You really make that palm tree work.” “Have I been a…
Woody Allen: Guilty as not charged
I am not much of a fan of Woody Allen as an “artist” and, as a person, he comes off as an overprivileged prick. But, amazingly, I can still feel sorry for the guy, for a little while. Andrew Sullivan, who I believe at one time has occasionally argued for a right to privacy, has…