I went to law school with Chris Krebs. He's a good guy. He was the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency until Donald Trump fired him for saying that the 2020 election was "the most secure in American history." I'm not surprised that he was in charge of something important, that he did a good job, and that he stood up for what was right. I am, however, surprised that rob thinks Chris is the sexiest man in America.
Chris Krebs, Sexiest Man in America https://t.co/jk4XXKward
— BATOGATE! (@batogato) November 19, 2020
But maybe I shouldn't be. Have you seen Chris's alter ego on twitter? He has a mask and everything.
Less surprising is Trump campaign lawyer and bolo lover Joe diGenova's assertion "Anybody who thinks the election went well, like that idiot Krebs who used to be the head of cybersecurity. That guy is a class A moron. He should be drawn and quartered. Taken out at dawn and shot." You can watch it here.
It amuses me that a man who capitalizes the third but not the first letter in his last name would call anyone a moron. He certainly isn't Gheorghe, not at all. But Chris is.
Here's an interview Chris gave on Today. You should watch the first 69 seconds, at a minimum. "I've got an exceptional team of lawyers that win in court and I think they're probably going to be busy" and "I'm not going to give them the benefit of knowing how I'm reacting to this, they can know that things are coming though" is some ballsy Gheorgheness. The last two minutes are some goosebump-inspiring patriotism.
When Chris burst onto the national scene, I emailed a friend from law school and we both concluded that Chris would come out of this situation a winner--the crookedest man on earth fired him for nailing an important job and being a stand-up guy. I look forward to watching him provide smooth commentary on political talk shows for the next thirty years. He's butter.
“I have confidence in the security of this election… Any attacks on the election were not successful,” says Chris Krebs, former head of CISA, a federal agency charged with election security. POTUS fired Krebs after CISA called the 2020 election secure. https://t.co/1zzJAFyKQh pic.twitter.com/gAMGH4yTAg
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 30, 2020
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Zack de la Rocha objects to your capitalization comments, but otherwise likes the post.
Good stuff Z. I watched the 60 min segment on Sunday - he made a fan out of this guy.
According to my TV guide, the only way for me to watch Man U vs PSG Champions League live on the telly today is through a Spanish channel. With 20+ sports channels, this seems ridiculous. The only English option is something called “The Golazo! Show,” which is the equivalent of the Red Zone channel. Bummer.
TR, quick google search would lead you to CBS All Access to watch it live. Trial is free for the first week. Just sign up watch and cancel.
You do have to stream it but a man of your renown should have appletv or some kind of streaming device to cast it onto your tv.
Thanks, Squeak. Only issue is I'm good at signing up for trials, but bad at canceling afterwards. And I have a call at 4, so was hoping to watch a bit late. I guess I'm spoiled.
in the world we live in right now, bureaucratic competence is mad sexy, z
Vasco da Gama takes issue with this post along with Drea de Matteo (but not Adriana Le Cerva, incongruously).
e.e. cummings thinks tr is an asshole
Oscar De La Hoya takes no umbrage with this post, though his street cred isn't what it once was. Leonardo da Vinci, however, is a bit chafed.
Charles de Gaulle, Guy de Maupassant, and most importantly, Count de Monet have filed a silent protest of Zman.
Count de money! Count de money!
Pour some out for WWF legend Pat Patterson. I saw him rassle at Freehold Township High School when I was in 3rd grade (I think). He was the only name I remember from the card.
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette and America's favorite fighting Frenchman, would spit hot fire at this post.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4wr3MT5kCw
What's the soup du jour?
tr, you been in new orleans recently? from the wapo:
New Orleans swingers event becomes ‘superspreader’ after 41 test positive for coronavirus
superspreader, indeed.
Pour out some beast light for Rafer Johnson.
The Rafer Johnson Upsilon Award! True fact: Rafer Johnson was in a Bond film.
not four years but a lifetime, rafe
It's Wednesday mid-afternoon, ladies and gents. You know what that means: it's NFL Football time!
Strange days indeed. Most peculiar, Mama.
We have a tight, chippy game in Manchester. Hating the French is so damn easy.
Rob - I missed the NOLA orgy. Bummer.
Joe Haden picking off RG3 is very 2012.
The New Orleans orgy sounds sexier than the recent orgy in Hungary.
my new neighbor threw a 70-yard touchdown pass for the ravens this afternoon.
and mark is very, very correct
Few things are as unsexy as a Hungarian orgy.
spotify’s 2020 wrapper feature is kinda fun. i might’ve been able to guess the band i listened to the most during the year, but there’s very little chance i’d have been able to guess ‘cigarettes, wedding band’ by band of horses as the song that played the most.
Wow. That song is a bit heavy to me. Was it a playlist thing, or just your 2020 mood?
I love those guys. Their sound always makes me think of the Rockies.
i love those guys, too. had to be a playlist thing. i listened to band of horses radio a lot.
I’ll be purchasing the City Edition Houston Oilers themed Rocket shorts.
They should’ve had a City Edition Enron theme. They went bankrupt 19 yrs ago today.
Wasn’t really all that aware of Band of Horses until I saw them at Jazz Fest about 7 years ago. They were awesome.
A friend of mine did a concert film for them and they showed up tripping their asses off with horse masks on. Then proceeded to tear the place down.
TR, the Colorado Rockies or the Rockies that are in Colorado?
The mountains.
A third option was Balboa, Bleier, and Fritz.
Have you been injured? Worried the insurance company won't pay what you deserve? Call the law firm of Balboa, Bleier, and Fritz today.
Wither Rocky Dennis?
Too soon
have just discovered that if the vaccine were available today, i'd be behind 268.7M other people. In my county, 183,000. In FLA, 17.4 million.
Find out where you fall in line here:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/03/opinion/covid-19-vaccine-timeline.html
And on the topic of intravenous cocktails, I watched the doc "Screwball" last night. I'd venture to guess many at least here in our corner of the virtual world have seen it. If not, most here would enjoy. It chronicles the major players (baseball players and players players) in the baseball doping scandal. Billy Corben, of "The U" doc is the writer/producer. Entertaining and just plain wacky how that came to be. Only in Miami. Only in Florida.
As George Harrison once said, "It's gonna take time, a whole lotta precious time" for the virus to hit a majority of Americans. We need to hope that the AstraZeneca vaccine ends up being good (that would be a 3rd one), along with 1-2 more. Having more than two will be huge in compressing the timeline.
and the NY Times has me standing right next to Danimal. Sweet. Maybe I'll claim to have bone spurs in my feet to cut the line.
Bring a flask
When I want to look at the numbers for the virus, I go to this website:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
You can drill down into countries. And in the US, you can drill down into states. You can also look at trends of cases/deaths. I like looking at the 7-day averages to assess trends.
The latest news tells me that 10.6% of North Dakota residents and 9.4% of South Dakota residents have contracted the virus. The next 3-4 months seem pretty bleak.
Already bought those Rockets City Edition shorts. The Oilers were my second favorite team growing up (Bubba McDowell is from around here).
Every time I hear Paul George speak, I like him less. Always comes up small in big moments and it’s NEVER his fault. I can only imagine what guys like LeBron and Durant say about him in private.
Screwball is terrific. I’m in the tank for Rankotur films though. I’ve seen them all. Mostly Miami but essentially a series of documentaries based on the (semi) famous phrase-! Florida: A Sunny Place for Shady People.
lebatard show done at espn at year-end. in the words of u2, i will follow. them. wherever they go next.
luka garza doing luka garza things
If they walk away walk away, you will follow?
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