It doesn’t seem right to mock despicable hate monger Lyin’ Ted, days after he stood up for the First Amendment, but his imitation of a mafioso is too good to not be enjoyed. I’d hate for anyone to miss it, so I’ll share it with you (in case you missed it), and have it here for future reference. The clip is from John Oliver’s recent show (hence the laughter when Ted goes into his marvelous Goodfellas mode).
Every few years the NY Times, without breaking character, cracks me up with their deadpan delivery. Here is the latest example, from their recent article on being sued by Donald Trump for the paper’s allegedly “deranged hatred” of Donald Trump. The distracting temper tantrum packaged as an incoherent $15,000,000,000 lawsuit was summarily dismissed by the judge for lack of an actual legal theory. Here’s the Grey Lady, from the day she was sued:
The complaint also took issue with the endorsement of Kamala Harris by the editorial board of The Times in September 2024, describing it as “deranged” and criticizing the editorial board’s arguments.
Mr. Trump has sued The Times on a previous occasion, without success.
In 2021, Mr. Trump sued the paper over a series of articles that investigated his finances and tax records. (Ms. Craig and Mr. Buettner were two of the reporters who wrote them.) The suit was dismissed in 2023 and Mr. Trump was ordered to pay The Times’s legal expenses.
In addition, in 2020, his re-election campaign sued for libel over an essay in the Opinion section titled “The Real Trump-Russia Quid Pro Quo.” The lawsuit was dismissed in 2021. . .
In an effort to prove “malice” against Mr. Trump, the lawsuit cited more than a dozen articles from The Times dating back to his first term in office that it claimed “maliciously and falsely portray him as dishonest, erode public trust in him and tear down his achievements.”
The lawsuit also claims that the defendants “baselessly hate President Trump in a deranged way.”
The lawsuit also claims that the defendants “baselessly hate President Trump in a deranged way.”
Indeed.
Hatred is fine, according to the Hater-in-Chief, unless you oppose, or even question, anything about him, in which case you are hating in a deranged way. Rare to get this level of clarity from the boss.
As the Times op-ed editor ended his piece defending publishing the satire:
Larry David, in a provocation of his own, is arguing that during a single dinner or a private meeting, anyone can be human, and it means nothing in the end about what that person is capable of.
For the sheer wonder of it, its technical brilliance, its humanity and humor, its great story — if you haven’t seen it, prepare to be delighted. If you have, put your feet up for five minutes and you know what to do:
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