I’m not sure who this law professor & venture capitalist are, but I would suggest that they are MAGAidiots or on drugs, or both. Someone needs to do an intervention. Brother!
Definitely BIDEN all the way. Maxine Waters and all the rest of the rational people know this. I’m incredibly impressed with your cleverness, though. Thank you, Greg, for this fabulous takedown of popular culture. You’re a genius!
That is hilarious, Greg! I'm proposing that Donald Trump choose his VP by holding a live PPV event where the VP hopefuls bite the heads off of live baby bats. The fastest bite. The person who gets most bites from the bat gets the VP slot! No reason that could not be adopted for Dem Presidential candidates!
On another note, I think we need to start questioning the mental health and work ethic of our media betters. Didn't any of the "reporters" know that Biden's physical results were posted in February? If they had questions about the number of visits by the one doctor did they even consider finding out what possible scenarios would entail a doctor visiting the White House? Why did this O'Keefe person have to bully the WH press secretary with answers that he could have had if he had even half way done his job? Why does the White House Press Corps have to act like rabid jackals?
They want fascism. We have the right to challenge their work habits and character.
I suggest we give Kathleen a big stick and let her whack stupid questioners at the next press conference. Ed O'Keefe gets whacked anytime anyone gets whacked for any reason. Simple justice can be a beautiful thing.
Yes, and contrast that with how reporters dropped anything about trump's ill health, including the rampant RX use in the White House, his midnight ride to Walter Reed, how he always bought the covid farm, and those thugs he sent to steal his medical records. Also, his doctors were clearly just making shit up.
There is another problem that hasn’t had too much exposure, thank goodness. If Biden is unfit to run, which by all REAL metrics he is not unfit, regardless of a 90 minute debate when he was so ill they did a COVID test, and he had not fully recovered from jet lag, should he drop out, the GOP insanity machine will go to Warp Factor 9.9 demanding the 25th Amendment be activated. They’ll say if he’s not fit to run, he’s not fit to serve out the next 6 months. Of course they would be counting on the resulting chaos to diminish the scary Black lady, who would be then be president during that time. Putin would be popping so much champagne we’d hear it here.
My thinking is that, if Biden does yield to the pressure and bow out, he has to REALLY bow out, and hand her the car keys. They'll find fault with that too, but how can they really? At least we wouldn't be making the catastrophic mistake of ceding the incumbency, the greatest advantage we have.
You are amazingly clever and smart! To wit, “retracted into his orange shell like a syphilitic tortoise”, “NYeT” (hadn’t heard that one, my bad). We’re sitting here in the Sacred Valley on our way to Machu Picchu, drinking coca tea and black coffee and your splattering of the chattering class just took front and center - thanks!
My impulse is to stay with the guy I went to the dance with & let him take me "home" ..with his entire entourage...umm I mean "administration." If my " date," for any reason, couldn't drive me home ( too "tipsy"or overwhelmed by the sparkle of my party dress) I'd have one or two of his sober "buddies" drive me home, providing they were not "tipsy, " I knew them to be of good character & could drive me from point A to B satisfactorily. Better than going home with some drunk thug..or someone lacking a moral compass.
Trump wouldn't take you home. Too much effort. Speaking of parking lots and cars, true story: the character of Biff in "Back to the Future" is based on Trump!
I can believe Biff is based on trump. A Supreme, self entitled, (mentally & physically) lazy, amoral a$$hole of a movie character. They had to base it on someone.
I used to do that until I realized I was still supporting them by seeing their ads. I found a free ap that took a bit of getting used to, finding the way through the first few screens,but it’s easier to see-bright colors and larger letters on the phone screen and you can play more than once a day.
Greg, this column was absolutely brilliant! I can imagine you whipping this out as the thoughts came to you as in a dream and you did it all without using expletives. It made me laugh but also zeroed in on the seriousness and arrogance of some Dems. Did you hear that Adam Schiff joined in and said Biden should step aside? I am so angry that I could spit fire. He’s running for Senator in CA where I live and he’ll win against Steve Garvey. I hate it when semi-intellectuals jump on an Repub bandwagon!
Yes, it's so disappointing. My Congressman, Mike Quigley, also jumped on the bandwagon. My district was changed so now I'm stuck with him. I'm so disgusted with him. I emailed him about my disappointment (in some colorful words) and he came out yesterday with a "cheerleader" comment that just added insult into injury. Hopefully, he will have a primary challenger next election. Adam Schiff is much more difficult to deal with since he will most likely be your Senator. Unless this whole debacle results in Dems losing down ballot, which I'm sure is just one of the things that Republicans are hoping for.
Thank you, Marlene. Schiff is more concerning than all the others put together. He's in with big California donor money. But that also maybe explains why he did what he did.
You're a "wild and crazy guy," Greg Olear...I like it!
For my part, just to put a last cap on it (I hope): I am of the conspiracy theory that First Lady Jill Biden has firsthand knowledge of President Biden's medical status. I believe if there is a medical there there, she knows about it and would use her influence to dissuade him from running - because she loves him and wants the best for him. My humble opinion.
P.S. I recently received an email from the Biden/Harris campaign asking me to donate $81 to re-elect the president and vice president. $81? What a hoot!
You know, I like that point a lot, Lynell. Karen Pence never wanted Mike to get involved with Trump. And we know how excited Melania was to be First Lady. That Jill is in it to win it speaks volumes.
Media & political attention-seekers have found a way to shout "FIRE" in a crowded swimming pool & make the noisiest one fourth of the crowd run for the woods, where the cover is dry tinder.
Thanks, I wouldn't want to have to do it 3 times a week as you undertake to practice it. I was so busy all my life until 63. Night law school, 36 hour brief-writing jags, 50 hour weeks. If you don't burn out you're doing it wrong... . Had my life been easy-peasy I could've been another Murray Kempton. Listen to your body's objections I say.
Laughter is the best medicine and I really needed this! I feel like I have stepped into an Alternate Universe. It's as if the entire media world got together and said, "Okay, here's what we're going to do. We're going to keep pounding home that Biden is old. Maybe he has Parkinson's? Maybe something else? Who knows? It could be ANYTHING! Something is really wrong because he's old. That way we can distract from all the truly scary stuff the Republicans are proposing and people won't have the energy to even notice. Everyone has been so mean to Trump. We have to give him a break. We'll create all this chaos and confusion and make tons of money in the meantime. Is everyone in?" I'm so disgusted with the "replace Biden" storyline. I am in shock with the amount of people jumping on the bandwagon. I am 100% in support of Biden/Harris. I do not have a shred of doubt about President Biden's ability to continue leading our country. And to replace him at this point in time will result in our peril. Guess who knows that best? The entire Republican party. So choose carefully.
Pounding on Project 2025 really got the GOP, such as it is, on the defensive. They needed something to take the heat off. It is amazing how quickly these disinfo-ops go into action.
The thing that stops this storyline is project 2025 and Epstein, both of which could doom Trump. If we know one thing about MAGA, it's that they don't like pedophiles.
I’m not sure who this law professor & venture capitalist are, but I would suggest that they are MAGAidiots or on drugs, or both. Someone needs to do an intervention. Brother!
That's the thing: they are neither. We are through the looking glass.
Definitely BIDEN all the way. Maxine Waters and all the rest of the rational people know this. I’m incredibly impressed with your cleverness, though. Thank you, Greg, for this fabulous takedown of popular culture. You’re a genius!
Thanks, Katharine. At this point there's not much to do except laugh.
That is hilarious, Greg! I'm proposing that Donald Trump choose his VP by holding a live PPV event where the VP hopefuls bite the heads off of live baby bats. The fastest bite. The person who gets most bites from the bat gets the VP slot! No reason that could not be adopted for Dem Presidential candidates!
On another note, I think we need to start questioning the mental health and work ethic of our media betters. Didn't any of the "reporters" know that Biden's physical results were posted in February? If they had questions about the number of visits by the one doctor did they even consider finding out what possible scenarios would entail a doctor visiting the White House? Why did this O'Keefe person have to bully the WH press secretary with answers that he could have had if he had even half way done his job? Why does the White House Press Corps have to act like rabid jackals?
They want fascism. We have the right to challenge their work habits and character.
That INSIPID Ed O'Keefe. INSIPID!
Insipidity is part of the job description, it seems.
I suggest we give Kathleen a big stick and let her whack stupid questioners at the next press conference. Ed O'Keefe gets whacked anytime anyone gets whacked for any reason. Simple justice can be a beautiful thing.
And film it! Think of the ratings!
You are too sweet!!! Putting that on my bucket list!
Thanks, Kathleen.
Yes, and contrast that with how reporters dropped anything about trump's ill health, including the rampant RX use in the White House, his midnight ride to Walter Reed, how he always bought the covid farm, and those thugs he sent to steal his medical records. Also, his doctors were clearly just making shit up.
There is another problem that hasn’t had too much exposure, thank goodness. If Biden is unfit to run, which by all REAL metrics he is not unfit, regardless of a 90 minute debate when he was so ill they did a COVID test, and he had not fully recovered from jet lag, should he drop out, the GOP insanity machine will go to Warp Factor 9.9 demanding the 25th Amendment be activated. They’ll say if he’s not fit to run, he’s not fit to serve out the next 6 months. Of course they would be counting on the resulting chaos to diminish the scary Black lady, who would be then be president during that time. Putin would be popping so much champagne we’d hear it here.
My thinking is that, if Biden does yield to the pressure and bow out, he has to REALLY bow out, and hand her the car keys. They'll find fault with that too, but how can they really? At least we wouldn't be making the catastrophic mistake of ceding the incumbency, the greatest advantage we have.
You are amazingly clever and smart! To wit, “retracted into his orange shell like a syphilitic tortoise”, “NYeT” (hadn’t heard that one, my bad). We’re sitting here in the Sacred Valley on our way to Machu Picchu, drinking coca tea and black coffee and your splattering of the chattering class just took front and center - thanks!
Thanks, Richard. Yeah, I made up "NYeT" years ago but it's just now gaining traction...
Enjoy your trip! How wonderful!
Joe is the ablest president of my lifetime too. Fingers and toes crossed. Billserle.com
Spot on!
Yes!
So much depth in this commentary on a no-depth suggestion to replace Biden.
Thank you. It actually made me smile at times. Hard to do these days, Greg!
We gotta laugh at this point. It's all we can do. Thanks, Julie.
My impulse is to stay with the guy I went to the dance with & let him take me "home" ..with his entire entourage...umm I mean "administration." If my " date," for any reason, couldn't drive me home ( too "tipsy"or overwhelmed by the sparkle of my party dress) I'd have one or two of his sober "buddies" drive me home, providing they were not "tipsy, " I knew them to be of good character & could drive me from point A to B satisfactorily. Better than going home with some drunk thug..or someone lacking a moral compass.
Trump wouldn't take you home. Too much effort. Speaking of parking lots and cars, true story: the character of Biff in "Back to the Future" is based on Trump!
LOL!! True!
I can believe Biff is based on trump. A Supreme, self entitled, (mentally & physically) lazy, amoral a$$hole of a movie character. They had to base it on someone.
My 99 year old dad says the NYT is only surviving because we all pay for the privilege of playing Wordle, which he does daily. Pathetic.
What a wise man!
I still play it online without a subscription (I cancelled months ago). Just google Wordle of the day and it will take you to the NYeT site.
I used to do that until I realized I was still supporting them by seeing their ads. I found a free ap that took a bit of getting used to, finding the way through the first few screens,but it’s easier to see-bright colors and larger letters on the phone screen and you can play more than once a day.
Almost forgot, there’s one called quordle, play 4 games at once, get more guess. Just search it in your browser. Don’t need an app
You only need a sub for the streaks. Even when I had one it kept logging me out.
Pathetic but oh so true!
Ouch!
He is right. Also, yesterday, I got Wordle in 2!
Wow! ☕️☕️☕️ Some good comments too!
Always great comments!
Greg, this column was absolutely brilliant! I can imagine you whipping this out as the thoughts came to you as in a dream and you did it all without using expletives. It made me laugh but also zeroed in on the seriousness and arrogance of some Dems. Did you hear that Adam Schiff joined in and said Biden should step aside? I am so angry that I could spit fire. He’s running for Senator in CA where I live and he’ll win against Steve Garvey. I hate it when semi-intellectuals jump on an Repub bandwagon!
Yes, it's so disappointing. My Congressman, Mike Quigley, also jumped on the bandwagon. My district was changed so now I'm stuck with him. I'm so disgusted with him. I emailed him about my disappointment (in some colorful words) and he came out yesterday with a "cheerleader" comment that just added insult into injury. Hopefully, he will have a primary challenger next election. Adam Schiff is much more difficult to deal with since he will most likely be your Senator. Unless this whole debacle results in Dems losing down ballot, which I'm sure is just one of the things that Republicans are hoping for.
The worst thing about this -- and the genius of it, if you're the Kremlin -- is that it won't end. Because he keeps getting older.
Thank you, Marlene. Schiff is more concerning than all the others put together. He's in with big California donor money. But that also maybe explains why he did what he did.
You're a "wild and crazy guy," Greg Olear...I like it!
For my part, just to put a last cap on it (I hope): I am of the conspiracy theory that First Lady Jill Biden has firsthand knowledge of President Biden's medical status. I believe if there is a medical there there, she knows about it and would use her influence to dissuade him from running - because she loves him and wants the best for him. My humble opinion.
P.S. I recently received an email from the Biden/Harris campaign asking me to donate $81 to re-elect the president and vice president. $81? What a hoot!
You know, I like that point a lot, Lynell. Karen Pence never wanted Mike to get involved with Trump. And we know how excited Melania was to be First Lady. That Jill is in it to win it speaks volumes.
I'm riding with Biden.
Boom!
Media & political attention-seekers have found a way to shout "FIRE" in a crowded swimming pool & make the noisiest one fourth of the crowd run for the woods, where the cover is dry tinder.
Perfectly put, Richard.
Thanks, I wouldn't want to have to do it 3 times a week as you undertake to practice it. I was so busy all my life until 63. Night law school, 36 hour brief-writing jags, 50 hour weeks. If you don't burn out you're doing it wrong... . Had my life been easy-peasy I could've been another Murray Kempton. Listen to your body's objections I say.
BREAKING NEWS: Everyone is 3-1/2 years older than they were 3-1/2 years ago!
Stop the press!
Laughter is the best medicine and I really needed this! I feel like I have stepped into an Alternate Universe. It's as if the entire media world got together and said, "Okay, here's what we're going to do. We're going to keep pounding home that Biden is old. Maybe he has Parkinson's? Maybe something else? Who knows? It could be ANYTHING! Something is really wrong because he's old. That way we can distract from all the truly scary stuff the Republicans are proposing and people won't have the energy to even notice. Everyone has been so mean to Trump. We have to give him a break. We'll create all this chaos and confusion and make tons of money in the meantime. Is everyone in?" I'm so disgusted with the "replace Biden" storyline. I am in shock with the amount of people jumping on the bandwagon. I am 100% in support of Biden/Harris. I do not have a shred of doubt about President Biden's ability to continue leading our country. And to replace him at this point in time will result in our peril. Guess who knows that best? The entire Republican party. So choose carefully.
Pounding on Project 2025 really got the GOP, such as it is, on the defensive. They needed something to take the heat off. It is amazing how quickly these disinfo-ops go into action.
Even more amazing is how many Dems are trumpeting and promoting this disinformation as if it were true.
It definitely is...I've said so to a few. Frankly, that was disgusting.
Astonishing speed. Keep up the project 2025 talk!
The thing that stops this storyline is project 2025 and Epstein, both of which could doom Trump. If we know one thing about MAGA, it's that they don't like pedophiles.