BLAH BLAH LAND

Having heard so many rave reviews of La La Land, I was eager to see it. Since I no longer go to theaters where morons check their e-mails every five minutes creating a sense of a fire fly attack, I had to wait to see it on cable, which I did last night. I didn't actually see the entire movie. After about 25 minutes, I gave up. In fact, I was ready to give up after the opening dancing scene on the Los Angeles freeway. That pretty much clued me in on what a rotten film this would be. I couldn't make out what they were singing, the dancing looked totally unrehearsed, and the band-in-the-van created the final "give me a break"moment. What followed was bad acting, bad singing, mediocre dancing, an illogical story, a who cares love affair, truly choppy editing, cliche costuming, and a mush-mouth soundtrack.
If the stars hadn't been in better films, you would never guess they were talented. (This film and Singin' in the Rain should never be used in the same sentence.) What did surprise me was that so many people on the Internet also felt this film was truly overrated, if not a downright disappointment. I keep vowing I will never fall for hype again, and I always do.

A COVERAGE OF MADNESS.

One of the reasons we are stuck with President Trump is that MSNBC, of all networks, gave Trump total coverage during his campaign. They vilified Hillary constantly, gave her little coverage and constantly showed Donald and his adoring fans as if he were of some value. And he won. And now that we are stuck with this moron, right now, at this moment, at 8 pm on Saturday night MSNBC is giving complete coverage to his rally in Pennsylvania. They are presenting every moment of his speech and Pence's speech, showing every second of exultant cheering from the gullible crowd, every bragging lie. Why are they still continuing their excessive coverage of Donald Trump on his 100th day of failure?  Why?  What makes MSNBC so eager to present this traitorous adoration of this dangerous madman? Why? Why? Why?

LITTLE MISS NOBODY

This woman is as much a joke as her father. She seems to have no idea that she is an intruder in the White House. The  very idea that she would make an unwanted appearance in Germany with all those highly qualified women in her made-from-upholstery dress is shameful. Suggesting her father is a defender of families rightly got hissed and she, totally clueless, didn't even appreciate the contempt sent her way. She feels no guilt about all the reports that her clothes are made in China by children for $1 a day, if that. She is not the least embarrassed at trotting along with her buffoon of a father to insert herself in international meetings. For a supposed orthodox Jew she is disturbingly vain and sleazy. And her hinting at any kind of alliance with working class women is comical. And one wonders who is taking care of her children while she goes swanning around the world. Sadly, the gullible media treats her as if she were a significant person, but she is a parvenu, an invader, a teeny bopper of an adult, a spoiled and  absurd person who is the absolute perfect reflection of her shallow father.

WA WA WA WA WA WA WALL.

Trump has had a lot of stupid ideas, but the stupidest is the wall. It is a project so expensive that it would cost every American about $400.00. It is being considered only out of Donald's hatred for Mexicans and anyone else who tries to enter his private paradise illegally. Worst of all, it's totally ineffective. All you need is a tall ladder, wire cutters and a rope and you're over. And you don't have to be covert about it,  since I don't think any force can guard thousands of miles 24 hours a day. Plus, hiring only American guards is impossible. So most of the guards will probably be Mexican. Then of course it means appropriating land that is privately owned and has been for decades.  The Texans are going to love that. They'll especially love having their magnificent replaced by miles of  concrete and steel. Lovely. Finally, it will become a symbol of a repressive and paranoid America, far outdistancing the Berlin Wall. Great public relations. And, once again, considering its cost wouldn't it be cheaper to build an entire city in Mexico with comfortable houses, stores, a shopping mall, and a few factories? Even that would be much less expensive than Trump's idiotic wall. It's truly amazing the number of enablers that indulge this spoiled and impractical child.

ONE OF THESE DAYS.

One of these days there will be incontrovertible proof that Trump was elected through the machinations of the Russian government, and he will be removed from office. Once he has, the news media will act as if they had nothing to do with his election and suggest that they never kissed his ass despite all the evidence to the contrary.  There will be all kinds of "How was this possible?" stories about social- climbing Ivanka given a White House office, her naif of a husband given excessive power, and Steve Bannon given a blank slate for bigotry. Many red states will insist that they never actually voted Trump in, and pathetic toadies like Spicer, Sessions, Nunes, Miller, and others will try to underplay their shameless kowtowing. One TV special will add up all the excess expenses of Trump's wasted time at Mara Lago, which will be the new term for obscene extravagance. Other specials will reveal many of Trump's secrets like his costly hairdresser, favorite Clairol shade, uncomfortable corsets, makeup artists, elevator shoes, and failed face lifts. Despite the many lawsuits following his fall, he will not serve prison time. He will, however, pay millions to the many women he molested, see the decline of the Trump name, close his many Russian franchises, and probably become a recluse in his garish Trump Tower residence to live out his years as Sir Walter Scott said, "unwept, unhonored and unsung".

Is this clueless creature really the Attorney General of the United States?
This bigoted, racist little worm, who swore to uphold the laws of the land, should have resigned when he himself broke the law by lying to Congress. Yet, like all lawbreaking leeches, he's still holding on. And, like every Republican congress they are closing their eyes to his mendacity.  

ANOTHER NON NEWS STORY.

I  cannot understand why this photo was featured on so many news networks this week. What we see are three semi-celebrities: Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, and Kid Rock posing in front of a portrait of Hillary Clinton at the White House after they had lunch with another loser, President Trump. How is the puerile action of three nitwits national news? Was their intention to ridicule Hillary Clinton, a woman who accomplished more each year than they have in their lifetimes? If so, they failed. The very fact that she has a portrait in the White House makes fools of this trio. All they have proven is that they are undisciplined and infantile ninnies who, at 47, 53, and 68, are still unable to control their childish angers and urge to perform impulsive and unimaginative stunts like this. The pity is that news coverage today so reveres the trivial that this irrelevant trio gets to be seen with the portrait of a world-famous and highly admired world leader.