It’s like picking up The New York Times and finding it in a more “Gothic” font and titled “Der Stürmer”. Is this ever Ok? Germans were ever so quick with “I learned it from watching you“. The Rebellion Of Slavers (some persist in calling it a “civil” war) was lost and were it 1865 and …
Tag: ek Politics
Jul 29 2019
Mating Foxes
“I paint busses.” It’s not misspelled. It was the standard plural until 1961 and has the additional meaning of kiss which makes it punny. True Tinder material. The English Major writes you are a hopeless audience, but he’s only drawing a light bird pension.
Jul 28 2019
Not A Rant
From Black Weed Smoking Sharks to Brain Eating Ameoba it’s Sum, Sum, Sum, Summertime. Umbrella Uprising? We always thought it would be the Robots. Happy Summer everybody.
Jul 28 2019
Poor Ms. MoDo
People on the Intertubz is mean. Spare Me the Purity Racket By Maureen Dowd, The New York Times July 27, 2019 After I interviewed Nancy Pelosi a few weeks ago, The HuffPost huffed that we were Dreaded Elites because we were eating chocolates and — horror of horrors — the speaker had on some good …
Jul 27 2019
Walk Spoiled
I’m not quite sure why I’ve turned into the Site’s resident Golf Expert in the same way I’m not sure why I’m the resident Economist. Someone has to do it I suppose and it’s true enough that I play and have been involved with a Charity Tournament or two (great fundraisers), keeping as far away …
Jul 27 2019
So You Thought LIBOR Was Fixed
Well, yes actually, but not in the sense of functioning as advertised. Banks Sued for LIBOR Collusion — Again! By Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone July 26, 2019 LIBOR was once set by the British Bankers’ Association. It’s now managed by the Intercontinental Exchange, owners of the New York Stock Exchange, which rebranded it “ICE LIBOR.” …
Jul 26 2019
Long Hot Summer
Not for me personally mind you, I convinced Richard and Emily years ago the equipment requires cooling. I happen to agree with one thing the “moderates” say. Time to bring it. Dems move closer to impeachment in strategy shakeup By SARAH FERRIS and ANDREW DESIDERIO, Politico 07/26/2019 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler’s announcement on …
Jul 26 2019
100+ For Impeachment
Because I am obnoxious I’m reluctant to impute disabilities where maliciousness and evil will do. Nancy needs to get on the right side of History. Beyond Pelosi By Elizabeth Spiers, New Republic July 24, 2019 When people do inexplicable things, it’s always tempting to project qualities onto them that would offer a more innocuous explanation …
Jul 25 2019
In Other Late Night
Seth Meyers Stephen Colbert Boundries Stephen Photobombs A Marathon Chopper Talk Chris Wallace disgraces himself and his father’s memory again
Jul 25 2019
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
Personally I wouldn’t know In other adaptations from the book We lost many of our fighting boys at the arena that day. Not enough, but many. Border Party Let’s Starve 3.1 Million United States Citizens… again
Jul 24 2019
Into The Big Muddle
What is clear about Brexit is that Boris Johnson thinks crashing out of the EU with no special arrangement to ease the transition is a fine idea that will unleash the “animal energy” of the mighty British Economy to carry Europe and the World in front of it in a golden age of English dominance. …
Jul 22 2019
In Other Improbably Coifed Racist Xenophobes…
Boris Johnson. Boris Johnson is as likely to avoid an Irish backstop as fly to the moon by Simon Jenkins, The Guardian Mon 22 Jul 2019 Build that wall! Build that wall! So Donald Trump’s fans roared their support for his xenophobic rants. So scream fans of Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit. He wants walls against …