The Harder They Fall was Bogart’s last movie. He played a recently laid off sports columnist turned publicist for an asshole promoter (Rod Steiger). The plot involves a boxer with a glass jaw who the promoter is setting up for a title fight by paying off fighters to take a fall. Bogie gets down in …
Los Angeles Meet-Up, Tomorrow (Sunday)?
Front-paged at the request of estimable & indefatigable commentor LAMH: I’ve made it safely to Los Angeles. tomorrow will be my first full day. It gonna be a day of sight seeing, followed by dinner/hanging with a former friend from work who lives in L.A. now. Then on Sunday, I’ve got my LA GOPass all …
Saturday Morning “NO WHITE HOUSE” Open Thread
“Politics is the study of who eats… and who gets eaten.” So, when it comes to humans, it’s pretty much impossible to avoid *everything* political. But the Oval Office Firehose of Bullshit can overwhelm the best of us. Also, I keep setting aside interesting articles that never get linked. So, let’s try a Saturday-morning experiment: …
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Russiagate Open Thread: Foreign Policy Joins the ‘Fake News’ Parade
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Launched Campaign to Discredit Potential FBI Witnesses https://t.co/eWCvTH461o — Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) January 26, 2018 President Donald Trump pressed senior aides last June to devise and carry out a campaign to discredit senior FBI officials after learning that those specific employees were likely to be witnesses against him as part of special counsel …
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At Em Boys, Give ‘Er The Gun!
Gen. Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, the most senior Jewish American officer in the US military last seen in overwatch for Santa last Christmas, is once again subtweeting the President. This is Staff Sgt. Eric Piime. He's a boom operator with @121ARW & he's an inspiration. His story began in his …
Can I get a witness?
How is this any different than the time Obama wore a tan suit and put his feet up on the desk? President Donald Trump pressed senior aides last June to devise and carry out a campaign to discredit senior FBI officials after learning that those specific employees were likely to be witnesses against him as …
You Call That a Cat? THIS is a Cat…(With a Depressing Postscript)
Tikka has been in fine form lately, so I thought I’d share the force of his personality on a blog that can always use some more afternoon thread. Here he is recently, showing some signs of mental wear and tear: Tikka does not like strangers. And by strangers he means just about everyone who isn’t …
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