All the ships at sea
It's unfortunate that some people only listen to celebrities, but this is our world. So when Rita Wilson described the side effects she suffered from taking chloroquine for COVID-19, it made the news. She is now fully recovered. We may never know how many people in nursing homes were not so fortunate. But, as Bill O'Reilly says, they were on their last legs anyway.
Having blamed everyone in this country for his incompetence, Trump has now turned to the rest of the world, starting with the World Health Organization. He will stop funding them until they agree that he did everything perfectly, and that this mess is all the fault of Obama and Crooked Hillary.
President Obama was back today, endorsing Joe Biden -- hardly "breaking news," whatever MSNBC says. I don't know about you, but I'm feeling a distinct dearth of Crooked Hillary tweets. There is also a shortage of abusive, misspelled comments about AOC, Maxine Waters, Elizabeth Warren and even Nancy Pelosi. That's because there's a new scapegoat in town and her name is Gretchen Whitmer, "that woman in Michigan." In an incoherent rant Tucker Carlson implied that she is a "mediocre politician" and accused her of "petty authoritarianism" for enforcing severe restrictions in the state with 27,000 confirmed cases. Tucker prefers grand mal authoritarianism like "When somebody is the president of the United States the authority is total. And that's the way it's gotta be. It's total." A flabbergasted (female) reporter asked if Trump really believes that and got the statesmanlike response, "Enough!" She was not arrested, but clearly it's a matter of time.
Isn't it strange how naval matters run through this time of national trauma? They range from the appalling (clemency for the SEAL war criminal Gallagher) to the outrageously funny (the tarp covering the name of the destroyer USS John S. McCain lest Trump throw a hissy fit) to the downright gallant (Captain Crozier giving up his command to save his crew). Along the way many have had recourse to the Hollywood Navy, too, usually comparing Trump to the paranoid Captain Queeg of The Caine Mutiny. The beginning of this train of thought was of course the Tweet of the Day -- clearly dictated because properly spelled and punctuated -- about "total" presidential authority over mere governors:
"Tell the Democrat [sic] Governors that 'Mutiny On the Bounty' was one of my all time favorite movies. A good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch, especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain. Too easy!"
On second thought, almost certainly a Stephen Miller joint. I doubt Trump ever sat through one of the three versions long enough to drool over Tahitian women in sarongs. It's a little strange to find a commander-in-chief celebrating mutiny, but what isn't strange about this regime? Yes, the "mutineers" needed so much, and didn't get it, and were told to get it themselves because he's "not a shipping clerk." There is video. And does Trump/Miller actually believe that the heroic Captain Bligh put down the mutiny and sailed his breadfruit back to England? He does look more and more like Charles Laughton, I'll give him that.
And then, watching one of the propaganda pressers, I was reminded of another cinematic vessel, USS Reluctant. People had been attacking Dr. Anthony Fauci for being so conciliatory and respectful of Trump while never quite going along with his bullshit. Fauci is of course Lt. (jg) Doug Roberts, who pretends to kowtow to the captain so the crew can have liberty, even if it damages his relationship with them. Like Mr. Roberts, I suspect the doctor can't wait to get off this ship of fools. Meanwhile, he's taking one for us.
Having blamed everyone in this country for his incompetence, Trump has now turned to the rest of the world, starting with the World Health Organization. He will stop funding them until they agree that he did everything perfectly, and that this mess is all the fault of Obama and Crooked Hillary.
President Obama was back today, endorsing Joe Biden -- hardly "breaking news," whatever MSNBC says. I don't know about you, but I'm feeling a distinct dearth of Crooked Hillary tweets. There is also a shortage of abusive, misspelled comments about AOC, Maxine Waters, Elizabeth Warren and even Nancy Pelosi. That's because there's a new scapegoat in town and her name is Gretchen Whitmer, "that woman in Michigan." In an incoherent rant Tucker Carlson implied that she is a "mediocre politician" and accused her of "petty authoritarianism" for enforcing severe restrictions in the state with 27,000 confirmed cases. Tucker prefers grand mal authoritarianism like "When somebody is the president of the United States the authority is total. And that's the way it's gotta be. It's total." A flabbergasted (female) reporter asked if Trump really believes that and got the statesmanlike response, "Enough!" She was not arrested, but clearly it's a matter of time.
Isn't it strange how naval matters run through this time of national trauma? They range from the appalling (clemency for the SEAL war criminal Gallagher) to the outrageously funny (the tarp covering the name of the destroyer USS John S. McCain lest Trump throw a hissy fit) to the downright gallant (Captain Crozier giving up his command to save his crew). Along the way many have had recourse to the Hollywood Navy, too, usually comparing Trump to the paranoid Captain Queeg of The Caine Mutiny. The beginning of this train of thought was of course the Tweet of the Day -- clearly dictated because properly spelled and punctuated -- about "total" presidential authority over mere governors:
"Tell the Democrat [sic] Governors that 'Mutiny On the Bounty' was one of my all time favorite movies. A good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating thing to watch, especially when the mutineers need so much from the Captain. Too easy!"
On second thought, almost certainly a Stephen Miller joint. I doubt Trump ever sat through one of the three versions long enough to drool over Tahitian women in sarongs. It's a little strange to find a commander-in-chief celebrating mutiny, but what isn't strange about this regime? Yes, the "mutineers" needed so much, and didn't get it, and were told to get it themselves because he's "not a shipping clerk." There is video. And does Trump/Miller actually believe that the heroic Captain Bligh put down the mutiny and sailed his breadfruit back to England? He does look more and more like Charles Laughton, I'll give him that.
And then, watching one of the propaganda pressers, I was reminded of another cinematic vessel, USS Reluctant. People had been attacking Dr. Anthony Fauci for being so conciliatory and respectful of Trump while never quite going along with his bullshit. Fauci is of course Lt. (jg) Doug Roberts, who pretends to kowtow to the captain so the crew can have liberty, even if it damages his relationship with them. Like Mr. Roberts, I suspect the doctor can't wait to get off this ship of fools. Meanwhile, he's taking one for us.
posted by Buttermilk Sky at 7:19 PM
2 Comments:
I'm glad someone else remembers Mr. Roberts. We'll be sailing "from Apathy to Tedium with occasional side trips to Monotony and Ennui" for a while.
Punctuated w/ moments of horror, of course.
>>Having blamed everyone in this country for his incompetence, Trump has now turned to the rest of the world, starting with the World Health Organization. <<
Do you think we bloggers are next? If you find Attorney General Barr's reconstituted FBI going through your refrigerator looking for strawberries, don't say I didn't warn you.
Yours crankily,
The New York Crank
Post a Comment
<< Home