Ella does Monk; dated video, timeless vocal. In 1961, London, with Oscar Peterson, piano, Ray Brown, bass, and Ed Thigpen, drums. Posted by guachifluchi Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly Monk
Shorter Trump “Doctrine”: Ain’t nobody here but us Caucasians
Fareed Zakaria, attempting to suss out a Trump foreign policy “doctrine” other than the obvious “Don’t Fuck with US”, comes up with a reality as predictable as it is unappetizing—it’s all about the racism. Fareed sees no point in attempting to dissect the “thought” of President Trump himself, aka “Mr. Malaprop”, passing him up in…
Mona Charon, speaking truth to Republicans
Kudos to the National Review, which I generally do not like, for publishing Mona Charon’s column, “Shades of Presidential Scandals Past”, which tosses more than a few solid punches at the “Move along, folks, move along, nothing to see here, move along” approach being fostered and foisted by most of her compadres at NR regarding…
When is a coup not a coup? When the neocons say so.
Neocon Central is battered but not beaten these days. The rise of Trump has split the rock in half, but only when it comes to Trump himself. On other issues, the rock remains firm. A useful example has just presented itself, the claim made by both the Trump-hating Washington Post and the Trump-friendly Eli Lake,…
It doesn’t matter that William Barr is lying, because we know he’s lying, David French explains
David French has the unenviable job of being the voice of reason over at the National Review, which means that he has to find a “middle ground” between the True Trumpers of the pack and, well, the truth, which frequently means explaining that grunting like a hog and wallowing in one’s own filth isn’t as…
Rod Rosenstein, exiting ignominiously. And the National Review didn’t even notice!
Nothing, it may be said, became Rod Rosenstein’s career at the Department of Justice so little as his manner of leaving it—that is to say, in his resignation letter, Rosenstein abandoned the last shred of the professional decency and honor that he had fitfully displayed during his two years as deputy attorney general under Donald…
Scott Reeves & Alejandro Espinosa—“Blue Monk”
With Giacomo Tagliavia, bass, Michael Morales, drums. and Jong Yool Lee, piano. Posted by Alejandro Espinosa Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly Monk
Kevin Costner’s “Highwaymen”: A plateful of fascism, racism on the side
Kevin Costner? Kevin “Dances With Wolves” Costner, who defended the Lakota against the genocidal white patriarchy? Kevin “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” Costner, who was, you know, the prince of thieves, and defied the, you know, genocidal white patriarchy? That Kevin Costner is a fascist? Damn straight, dude. Big Daddy Kev has had with these…
Kevie D. crosses me up
Anyone so bored and so feckless as to search for all the things I’ve said about Kevin D. Williamson would think that I do little with my time other than construct labored invective at Kevie D.’s expense, including such tasteless jibes as “Hey, Kevin D. Williamson! You’re a total idiot!” and “Kevin D. Williamson, last…
Yo, Bill Barr! God is the searcher of all hearts, not you!
A couple of months ago I made fun of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for presuming to question the motives of six of his brethren for being so temarious as to vote the “wrong” way in a case involving abortion issues: So what explains the Court’s refusal to do its job here? I suspect it…