Jay- a note from someone married to a Ukrainian American (via Canada). My wife’s family fled the evil of the Soviet Union. Her eldest sister was originally named, coincidentally and unwittingly by her parents, after the then wife of the current Soviet Premier. Well that wasn’t a possibility. So my wife’s grandmother (the “Babcha”) made sure the child’s name was changed on the certificate. Her family understood what the Soviet’s were like, and fled as soon as they could.
An Olympic athlete representing the US should do so with honor. The Olympics is not the time to express political believes. Church isn't the time either. Nor is a hospital ward. There are times when it is not good to criticize your country, your business "Snow White") or your family in public. I do agree with him however. Pam Bondi, like most of Trump's cabinet and key position picks, is serving at the behest of Trump, rather than the United States. Tulsi is serving at the behest of herself. If you look in the dictionary under Narcissism, it says "see Trump." Where is our country headed? Without leadership, who knows? The Lincoln cartoon is so understated it is a laugh. Drawn in 1809? Wow! How prescient that became. I love it!
I’m sure your tongue was planted firmly in your cheek when you made the point HT Webster was prescient to make his prediction in an 1809 cartoon.
But your remark prompted me to check Mr. Webster’s Wikipedia page. He lived from 1885-1952. He coined the character Caspar Milquetoast.
Onward and Upward has these little dashes of paprika scattered between the sections devoted wholly to matters of great pith and moment. Mr. Nordlinger’s cultural touchstone Rolodex really quite dazzling. Keeps one coming back for more.
1. When I see a pro athlete or any other celebrity using their status to make a comment on the American scene, my go-to response is, "Stay in your lane, Skippy."
2. John Mitchel would have said, "Now that's an Attorney General!"
Really? Anyone who is well-known is not allowed to comment on how he or she feels about America or its politics? Or is it only the ones named "Skippy"?
Jay, I would love to read a book written by you about the AGs of the United States. Sure, it would be a Robert Caro-length book and take a lot of research about the earliest ones. Picking a semi-arbitrary beginning date (1900?) would make the task easier. While I wait, a listing or ranking of your favorite ones in the modern era would be fascinating.
Cheers to Hunter Hess…he even shows passive respect to the other half of the American people who still look up to their Dear Leader…and…the shameless, mendacious, narcissistic megalomaniac returns the favor by shitting on the young man’s grave (wait, the biggest POSPOTUS ever literally shit on poor young, executed, Renee Nicole Goods still warm body…when, concurrently calling her a “domestic terrorists” mused that he heard her parents where Trump fans), I mean brave and true good words about our soul distressing times….And Hunter still has the peace of mind and decency to celebrate “all the good things about the U.S.”…in spite of the real domestic terrorist Anti Truth Neo Nationalist Sociopath Don Trump in the White House [who thinks I should be praising him for my achievements]. God help U.S., I mean God bless Hunter Hess doesn’t just sound like a winner Jay, Hunter Hess is a winner and Donald J Trump is Americas Now Biggest Sore Loser…50 million Hitler, I mean Trump fans can be wrong…how long do I have to sing that song
Pam Bondi is nothing but a high class call girl for a misspent law degree…and the whore, I mean horror show she put on in front of The Duma, instead of being beat down with the truth about her mob boss by enraged Congressman, she got slipped Benjy’s like she was performing on stage at the Bada Bing, I mean Oval Office (in a just political world The Don and his whole cabinet of Capos and binders full of high class call girls would be already shot down, like the unholy Trump Bible Salesmans favorite Torahnical verse, for the Minnesota N.I.C.E. Crimes against humanity and unforgivable violations of the Constitution and Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti God given human rights)
There is no such thing as T.D.S. Trump is a deranged sociopath…who demands adulation and commands the clampdown for those who dare oppose him (R.I.P. Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti…there will be a living hell for The Don and all his willing henchmen’s souls…and in a just political world they would already be suffering for their high crimes against our sacred Republic). If it is true there is a picture of Stalin, I mean Putin, in the Bada Bing, I mean Oval Office (on behalf of millions of innocents victims of Stalinism and trillions of wasted national treasure) …I must scream out loud at my keyboard “FOR F’s SAKE. THIS WISE GUY CANNOT REMAIN IN WHITE POWER”. GOD HELP U.S.! We the Living in Kakistocracy, I mean Idiocracy. Here we are now, Trump entertain U.S. Thanks for taking my rant Onward, Ying Upward gotta run on. Peace through superior mental firepower
Jay- a note from someone married to a Ukrainian American (via Canada). My wife’s family fled the evil of the Soviet Union. Her eldest sister was originally named, coincidentally and unwittingly by her parents, after the then wife of the current Soviet Premier. Well that wasn’t a possibility. So my wife’s grandmother (the “Babcha”) made sure the child’s name was changed on the certificate. Her family understood what the Soviet’s were like, and fled as soon as they could.
An Olympic athlete representing the US should do so with honor. The Olympics is not the time to express political believes. Church isn't the time either. Nor is a hospital ward. There are times when it is not good to criticize your country, your business "Snow White") or your family in public. I do agree with him however. Pam Bondi, like most of Trump's cabinet and key position picks, is serving at the behest of Trump, rather than the United States. Tulsi is serving at the behest of herself. If you look in the dictionary under Narcissism, it says "see Trump." Where is our country headed? Without leadership, who knows? The Lincoln cartoon is so understated it is a laugh. Drawn in 1809? Wow! How prescient that became. I love it!
I’m sure your tongue was planted firmly in your cheek when you made the point HT Webster was prescient to make his prediction in an 1809 cartoon.
But your remark prompted me to check Mr. Webster’s Wikipedia page. He lived from 1885-1952. He coined the character Caspar Milquetoast.
Onward and Upward has these little dashes of paprika scattered between the sections devoted wholly to matters of great pith and moment. Mr. Nordlinger’s cultural touchstone Rolodex really quite dazzling. Keeps one coming back for more.
Thanks for your research.
1. When I see a pro athlete or any other celebrity using their status to make a comment on the American scene, my go-to response is, "Stay in your lane, Skippy."
2. John Mitchel would have said, "Now that's an Attorney General!"
3. And I keep thinking her name is "Blondi".
Really? Anyone who is well-known is not allowed to comment on how he or she feels about America or its politics? Or is it only the ones named "Skippy"?
Jay, I would love to read a book written by you about the AGs of the United States. Sure, it would be a Robert Caro-length book and take a lot of research about the earliest ones. Picking a semi-arbitrary beginning date (1900?) would make the task easier. While I wait, a listing or ranking of your favorite ones in the modern era would be fascinating.
Cheers to Hunter Hess…he even shows passive respect to the other half of the American people who still look up to their Dear Leader…and…the shameless, mendacious, narcissistic megalomaniac returns the favor by shitting on the young man’s grave (wait, the biggest POSPOTUS ever literally shit on poor young, executed, Renee Nicole Goods still warm body…when, concurrently calling her a “domestic terrorists” mused that he heard her parents where Trump fans), I mean brave and true good words about our soul distressing times….And Hunter still has the peace of mind and decency to celebrate “all the good things about the U.S.”…in spite of the real domestic terrorist Anti Truth Neo Nationalist Sociopath Don Trump in the White House [who thinks I should be praising him for my achievements]. God help U.S., I mean God bless Hunter Hess doesn’t just sound like a winner Jay, Hunter Hess is a winner and Donald J Trump is Americas Now Biggest Sore Loser…50 million Hitler, I mean Trump fans can be wrong…how long do I have to sing that song
Pam Bondi is nothing but a high class call girl for a misspent law degree…and the whore, I mean horror show she put on in front of The Duma, instead of being beat down with the truth about her mob boss by enraged Congressman, she got slipped Benjy’s like she was performing on stage at the Bada Bing, I mean Oval Office (in a just political world The Don and his whole cabinet of Capos and binders full of high class call girls would be already shot down, like the unholy Trump Bible Salesmans favorite Torahnical verse, for the Minnesota N.I.C.E. Crimes against humanity and unforgivable violations of the Constitution and Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti God given human rights)
There is no such thing as T.D.S. Trump is a deranged sociopath…who demands adulation and commands the clampdown for those who dare oppose him (R.I.P. Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti…there will be a living hell for The Don and all his willing henchmen’s souls…and in a just political world they would already be suffering for their high crimes against our sacred Republic). If it is true there is a picture of Stalin, I mean Putin, in the Bada Bing, I mean Oval Office (on behalf of millions of innocents victims of Stalinism and trillions of wasted national treasure) …I must scream out loud at my keyboard “FOR F’s SAKE. THIS WISE GUY CANNOT REMAIN IN WHITE POWER”. GOD HELP U.S.! We the Living in Kakistocracy, I mean Idiocracy. Here we are now, Trump entertain U.S. Thanks for taking my rant Onward, Ying Upward gotta run on. Peace through superior mental firepower
Good article. Ideal length.