About 25 years ago, a federal employee (probably about to be RIF-ed by Robert Kennedy) taught me to use "butt-snorkeler" for someone who goes much deeper than needed when kissing ass. Bezos butt-snorkels with the best of them.
The guy was obviously distracted early on by having a $500MM yacht built, getting divorced and taking playboy lessons so, it was easy to assume he was saving the WaPo in the interests of truth, justice and the American way. Yeah, kinda like Superman. But you would be (and were) wrong. These guys don't part with big chunks of their filthy lucre out of pure altruism...ever. Like Elmo and Brand X , the Post was another "shiny object" reflecting legitimacy and moreover, providing a media megaphone. Just took him a little while longer. Those yachts and pneumatic new girlfriends take up a lot of time and mindshare.
Holy fucking mother of assholes, he TWEETED THAT??? I deleted Xitter off my phone, so did not know. I chose "not bitter" simply because it is OUTRAGE and RIGHTEOUS DISGUST. The PIST is on it - you can make this Pisting into the Alt-news source we all need.
I kept my WaPo subscription through all the tumult; but I don’t really want a newspaper whose entire staff, including the janitorial folks, agree with me. I can get Mother Jones for that. You know, the story headlined by “ World’s Richest Assholes are Pricks” is not exactly an exclusive, though anatomically curious.
The endorsement gag order was pretty craven, yes. But this tweet I don’t really have a problem with. It praises Trump for things that are indisputable facts: he won the election by a solid margin, which is a notable reversal from the last election he solidly lost. It points out that America itself has great potential, which wise readers (i.e., specifically NOT Trump) will recognize is pointedly not attributing that potential to its new leader. It says we look forward to his unifying leadership in the same way we tell our children when they get their driver’s licenses that we look forward to them driving safely and responsibly: not that we’re confident that they’ll do so (quite the opposite, in fact), but as a gentle reminder that they should. If I were to draft a gracious message to an opponent I despised, it would look a lot like this. The only thing I’d change is to omit the first word.
Well, yes, that’s what it means. But we tell polite lies all the time. I didn’t follow the news closely enough to notice: Did Harris call Trump to concede? Such calls usually begin with, “Congratulations,” even though the loser obviously isn’t happy for the outcome.
Thank goodness for you, Gene! Your humor helps a bit. We are all still screwed, but I appreciate the smiles as we are going through this special hell. ☄️
"You knew darn well I was a snake before you took me in."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULx9k2QkL94
Not a perfect analogy, but still. And it just took a while.
I haven’t decided if it’s bitter or unfair. But it’s funny. Well done.
About 25 years ago, a federal employee (probably about to be RIF-ed by Robert Kennedy) taught me to use "butt-snorkeler" for someone who goes much deeper than needed when kissing ass. Bezos butt-snorkels with the best of them.
What about not unfair or bitter enough?
Trump and Musk are [choose your cliché] birds of a feather, brothers from different mothers, peas in a pod. Or, vis a vis Putin, appease in a pod.
They’re both amoral, in it only for the money, the power, and the adulation. Awful human beings.
Bezos isn't in that league. But he's apparently working on it.
The guy was obviously distracted early on by having a $500MM yacht built, getting divorced and taking playboy lessons so, it was easy to assume he was saving the WaPo in the interests of truth, justice and the American way. Yeah, kinda like Superman. But you would be (and were) wrong. These guys don't part with big chunks of their filthy lucre out of pure altruism...ever. Like Elmo and Brand X , the Post was another "shiny object" reflecting legitimacy and moreover, providing a media megaphone. Just took him a little while longer. Those yachts and pneumatic new girlfriends take up a lot of time and mindshare.
Holy fucking mother of assholes, he TWEETED THAT??? I deleted Xitter off my phone, so did not know. I chose "not bitter" simply because it is OUTRAGE and RIGHTEOUS DISGUST. The PIST is on it - you can make this Pisting into the Alt-news source we all need.
The pronunciation of Xitter should be "Shitter."
That’s how I meant it. ☺️
Bezos me Mucho is my favorite
Mine too
And who says “Big congratulations” anyway?! Big as opposed to what— minuscule congrats? Blech 🤡
Yuge!
I was just about to say that!
Bigly.
We feel it strongly 😜
I can't understand Mr. Bozos. I can't understand 51% of the American voters. Anyone who can is Trumpsplaining. Maybe the world is flat after all.
Truckler = Trumpler. Adulator = adultererlator. Sycophant = Psychophant.
I particularly love Psychophant. That needs to get some exposure. It works well for Musk, too. Maybe even better as it goes both ways.
And here I thought that a human centipede was only a bad movie concept.
And you are not the head, Jeffy.
I kept my WaPo subscription through all the tumult; but I don’t really want a newspaper whose entire staff, including the janitorial folks, agree with me. I can get Mother Jones for that. You know, the story headlined by “ World’s Richest Assholes are Pricks” is not exactly an exclusive, though anatomically curious.
Eh…
The endorsement gag order was pretty craven, yes. But this tweet I don’t really have a problem with. It praises Trump for things that are indisputable facts: he won the election by a solid margin, which is a notable reversal from the last election he solidly lost. It points out that America itself has great potential, which wise readers (i.e., specifically NOT Trump) will recognize is pointedly not attributing that potential to its new leader. It says we look forward to his unifying leadership in the same way we tell our children when they get their driver’s licenses that we look forward to them driving safely and responsibly: not that we’re confident that they’ll do so (quite the opposite, in fact), but as a gentle reminder that they should. If I were to draft a gracious message to an opponent I despised, it would look a lot like this. The only thing I’d change is to omit the first word.
Congratulations usually means you are happy for someone. Most sane people aren't happy for him. I think that is the basic problem here.
Well, yes, that’s what it means. But we tell polite lies all the time. I didn’t follow the news closely enough to notice: Did Harris call Trump to concede? Such calls usually begin with, “Congratulations,” even though the loser obviously isn’t happy for the outcome.
Thank goodness for you, Gene! Your humor helps a bit. We are all still screwed, but I appreciate the smiles as we are going through this special hell. ☄️
Damn, my finger did not obey my head. I am that 1%, but not really. My vote is actually “bitter but not unfair”. 🤪