Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Chris Krebs is Simultaneously Smooth and Gheorghe, Alternatively Titled Joe diGenova is not at all Gheorghe

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.

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.

45 comments:

TR said...

Zack de la Rocha objects to your capitalization comments, but otherwise likes the post.

Danimal said...

Good stuff Z. I watched the 60 min segment on Sunday - he made a fan out of this guy.

TR said...

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.

Squeaky said...

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.

TR said...

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.

rob said...

in the world we live in right now, bureaucratic competence is mad sexy, z

zman said...

Vasco da Gama takes issue with this post along with Drea de Matteo (but not Adriana Le Cerva, incongruously).

rob said...

e.e. cummings thinks tr is an asshole

Whitney said...

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.

Whitney said...

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!

TR said...

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.

zman said...

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

Whitney said...

What's the soup du jour?

rob said...

tr, you been in new orleans recently? from the wapo:

New Orleans swingers event becomes ‘superspreader’ after 41 test positive for coronavirus

superspreader, indeed.

rootsminer said...

Pour out some beast light for Rafer Johnson.

Whitney said...

The Rafer Johnson Upsilon Award! True fact: Rafer Johnson was in a Bond film.

rob said...

not four years but a lifetime, rafe

Whitney said...

It's Wednesday mid-afternoon, ladies and gents. You know what that means: it's NFL Football time!

Strange days indeed. Most peculiar, Mama.

TR said...

We have a tight, chippy game in Manchester. Hating the French is so damn easy.

Rob - I missed the NOLA orgy. Bummer.

zman said...

Joe Haden picking off RG3 is very 2012.

Mark said...

The New Orleans orgy sounds sexier than the recent orgy in Hungary.

rob said...

my new neighbor threw a 70-yard touchdown pass for the ravens this afternoon.

rob said...

and mark is very, very correct

zman said...

Few things are as unsexy as a Hungarian orgy.

rob said...

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.

TR said...

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.

rob said...

i love those guys, too. had to be a playlist thing. i listened to band of horses radio a lot.

Mark said...

I’ll be purchasing the City Edition Houston Oilers themed Rocket shorts.

TR said...

They should’ve had a City Edition Enron theme. They went bankrupt 19 yrs ago today.

Mark said...

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.

Whitney said...

TR, the Colorado Rockies or the Rockies that are in Colorado?

TR said...

The mountains.

Whitney said...

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.

zman said...

Wither Rocky Dennis?

TR said...

Too soon

Danimal said...

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

Danimal said...

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.

TR said...

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.

Danimal said...

Bring a flask

TR said...

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.

Mark said...

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.

Mark said...

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.

rob said...

lebatard show done at espn at year-end. in the words of u2, i will follow. them. wherever they go next.

rob said...

luka garza doing luka garza things

Whitney said...

If they walk away walk away, you will follow?