Well, like most of you, I guess, I gulped hard when 'The Donald' won the presidency. Well, I'm a 'nimsy-pimsy' Brit so I'm not used to flamboyant characters like him running half the world, er, well, at least, not since Winston Churchill packed it in! To say that 'The Donald' did not then - and still does not now - inspire total confidence is a 'yuuuuuuuge' understatement! Even so, after a year in office during which we could actually watch what he was doing rather than listening to what he was saying - or tweeting! - I did begin to relax slightly.
But then, with truly appalling inevitability, from the hallowed halls of the Golden Globes awards, we learn that yet another 'TV personality' has thrown her hat in the ring to indicate that she might well run for the presidency. I refer, of course, to Ms. Oprah Winfrey who at least is neither ginger nor male but even so gives the impression of being a black, female equivalent of Donald Trump! Honestly, I really don't think I can take much more of this, and if 'Jezza' moves into Downing Street I may consider moving to Pyongyang for a quiet life!
Oprah Winfrey might be most famous for giving away new cars during her talk show. If she'll promise to give every American a new car if elected, she'll beat the bejesus out of the guy famous for firing people.
Posted by: Bob | Tuesday, 09 January 2018 at 18:23
Jezza and Oprah - how's that for a "special relationship"? I've heard he gets on well with gobby fat black women.
Posted by: Whyaxye | Tuesday, 09 January 2018 at 19:50
He got on top of a gobby fat wummin who has total loyalty to him. One thing about male lefties is they can quote Marx to wummin and their knicker elastic snaps.
Posted by: jimmy glesga | Tuesday, 09 January 2018 at 22:11
Yes David, we do need to talk about America.
Take 'er away Mr. Brooks:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/opinion/anti-trump-opposition.html
Enjoy that Bob!
Posted by: JK | Wednesday, 10 January 2018 at 01:38
I remember watching a Trump speech in the April before the election. I said at the time that he would make a damn good president and so far, I haven't been disappointed
He has his issues, but he's far, far better than your average career politico
Posted by: BuckoTheMoose | Wednesday, 10 January 2018 at 14:01
Speaking of Trump speeches, I remember maybe his best was delivered in Poland in the middle of last year. There needs to be more of those types of speeches given in more locations throughout that part of Europe. Somehow, Europe must save itself from itself.
Posted by: Whitewall | Wednesday, 10 January 2018 at 14:15
JK,
You might remember I commented Wolff's book was trash on this blog. All I'll say about Brooks is that, like a lot of other conservative intellectuals, he wasn't so critical of Fox News when he thought things were going his way.
Posted by: Bob | Wednesday, 10 January 2018 at 15:34
Trouble with Trump is his hair. If that collapses in public , humiliation and mockery will see his demise because however good you are ,or perceived to be , it's hard to survive looking stupid.
There is a moment of hirsutus collapsus waiting to happen and when it does ......
Posted by: Hyam Phokdefarneaux | Wednesday, 10 January 2018 at 18:57