Please, Please, PLEASE...tell me not to enjoy this SO MUCH. The Musk-rat is one of the most odious persons on the face of the earth. The NYT has lost so much credibility it's shameful (but predictable). They should be falling all over themselves to praise the "superior-than-thou" rich person who's so...successful. Instead they're reminding me of the knights from Monty Python's Holy Grail ("run away, run away"). This is going to be interesting...and not in a good way.
Ah, yes, he and others did, from the Black Beast of Argh, etc. Fair point; I was remembering Sir Robin bravely running away as a matter of course from everything (except the bridge keeper’s second round of questions, to his detriment). So much so that his minstrel wrote a song about it. I’d call the others logical and his chicken, still, but I take your point. Fun fact: I literally watched it last night!!
Correct. I’m referencing the Weinstein produced Fake Documentary film from 1998 that was such a Disaster that it Killed the practice of Alan Smithee being used as an alias for Film Directors wanting to remove their name from a Film they lost total creative control on.
Eric Idle Played a Director Literally named Alan Smithee. And Yes, the Movie was so Horrible, that the Director of the actual film “Burn Hollywood,Burn” Arthur Hiller actually pulled an Alan Smithee.
Interesting. I am reminded of Harlan Ellison's pseudonym when he would (often) disassociate himself from what Hollywood had "done" to one of his stories:
Cortwainer Bird.
Harlan has a long story about the origin of this nom de plume, which is partly an homage to science fiction author Cortwainer Smith.
The amusing part is that as Musk himself cannot run for President, he has to find a pliant stooge to do it for him.
Good luck on that, fella. It's like Charles Coughlin in 1936 backing William Lemke's Union Party. Coughlin, being a Canadian radio priest, could not run, so he promised Lemke 9 million votes, or Coughlin would quit radio.
Lemke got about 200,000. Coughlin kept his promise...for two whole months.
I see this as the beginning bid of a total takeover of the GOP by Leon. He knows like the rest of us that TACO only has so much time left on his odometer. And he wants to grab it all while he can. And yeah, also because they DARED to throw him out of the club.
Meanwhile centrist Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Mamdani so they can then claim that progressives can never win and we have to abandon the base to appeal to swing voters.
What is left of the NYTimes is in no position to tell anyone what to do. Their choices have been so flawed that doing the opposite would usually be better.
Such a relief to find sanity in your columns, OO. It really is such a a disorienting experience to live in this country right now, being gaslit by not only politicians and business leaders but also the fucking Fourth Estate. Which is now just a propaganda organ.
Please, Please, PLEASE...tell me not to enjoy this SO MUCH. The Musk-rat is one of the most odious persons on the face of the earth. The NYT has lost so much credibility it's shameful (but predictable). They should be falling all over themselves to praise the "superior-than-thou" rich person who's so...successful. Instead they're reminding me of the knights from Monty Python's Holy Grail ("run away, run away"). This is going to be interesting...and not in a good way.
Just one knight—Sir Robin (Eric Idle)—the rest were very brave, some psychotically! 😬
I disagree. It was Arthur himself who kept yelling "Run away! Run away!"
Ah, yes, he and others did, from the Black Beast of Argh, etc. Fair point; I was remembering Sir Robin bravely running away as a matter of course from everything (except the bridge keeper’s second round of questions, to his detriment). So much so that his minstrel wrote a song about it. I’d call the others logical and his chicken, still, but I take your point. Fun fact: I literally watched it last night!!
Alan Smithee. Idle played Alan Smithee.
As I understand it, that’s a pseudonym for a director who wishes to detach from a film of which he’s lost creative control, usually forcibly. No?
Correct. I’m referencing the Weinstein produced Fake Documentary film from 1998 that was such a Disaster that it Killed the practice of Alan Smithee being used as an alias for Film Directors wanting to remove their name from a Film they lost total creative control on.
Eric Idle Played a Director Literally named Alan Smithee. And Yes, the Movie was so Horrible, that the Director of the actual film “Burn Hollywood,Burn” Arthur Hiller actually pulled an Alan Smithee.
And I missed this movie! Thanks very much
Interesting. I am reminded of Harlan Ellison's pseudonym when he would (often) disassociate himself from what Hollywood had "done" to one of his stories:
Cortwainer Bird.
Harlan has a long story about the origin of this nom de plume, which is partly an homage to science fiction author Cortwainer Smith.
As am I. Second thing I thought of after PLawson’s first comment. Doesn’t hurt that Ellison is one of my all-time favorites.
Stool Pigeon Musk Ratfink is gonna do whatever serves his OWN best interests and no one else’s.
So why the Fuck would NYT think that he gives a Shit about what they have to say?
We know he’s gonna form a Spoiler Party to Fuck over MAGA and assure that Democrats win a Large Midterm Majority in 2026.
I just can’t believe that a young version of me thought the NYT was height of progressive journalistic integrity.
We all gotta grow up sometime. Some refuse. You made the right choice.
They were.
Actually, No. They never were.
They used to be HUGE Giuliani Fanatics.
They were also huge John Gotti fans. See a pattern yet?
The amusing part is that as Musk himself cannot run for President, he has to find a pliant stooge to do it for him.
Good luck on that, fella. It's like Charles Coughlin in 1936 backing William Lemke's Union Party. Coughlin, being a Canadian radio priest, could not run, so he promised Lemke 9 million votes, or Coughlin would quit radio.
Lemke got about 200,000. Coughlin kept his promise...for two whole months.
I see this as the beginning bid of a total takeover of the GOP by Leon. He knows like the rest of us that TACO only has so much time left on his odometer. And he wants to grab it all while he can. And yeah, also because they DARED to throw him out of the club.
Meanwhile centrist Democrats are doing everything they can to stop Mamdani so they can then claim that progressives can never win and we have to abandon the base to appeal to swing voters.
Right on 👆
What?
What is left of the NYTimes is in no position to tell anyone what to do. Their choices have been so flawed that doing the opposite would usually be better.
Such a relief to find sanity in your columns, OO. It really is such a a disorienting experience to live in this country right now, being gaslit by not only politicians and business leaders but also the fucking Fourth Estate. Which is now just a propaganda organ.
He already filed the paperwork
I too saw somewhere that Musk has filed the paperwork for his new party, but apparently that’s just rumor. Oh well! I guess there’s still time.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maga-melts-down-musk-files-185652517.html
I read it in Raw Story this morning or yesterday, Every day runs together now
Ha! Tell me about it. :D
i used to advocate sortition but now i just advocate nihilism.
What is happening here is so obvious.
The Times is behind the times.
If Musk ever does file the paperwork, I’m thinking it’ll appeal to libertarian types too. Libertarians draw more from the GOP than the Dems.
Meanwhile Jill Stein farts and the NYT runs a puff piece on how her party is a viable threat to Democrats.
Nailed it yet again O.O. The Vichy Times has always been the paper of protecting the Status Quo.
Did they say the same to Ross Perot and Pat Robertson and John Anderson and Ralph Nader and Jill Stein?
Dear everyone stop capitulating to musk. He is not welcome here….