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Molly Jong-Fast and Lisa Birnbach
Molly Jong-Fast has become one of the sharpest and most prolific wits in the resistance. With her rapid responses to the Trumpocracy, she is a great source to follow – both in social media and in her journalism. And what I admire so much about her, is her fearlessness. Please listen to our conversation.
If I didn’t watch the Impeachment trial with my own eyes and ears I don’t think I could believe a single account of it. The Democratic House managers laid out their arguments in a professorial, unemotional, logical fashion. No name calling, no eye rolling. And they had ample reason to engage in either of those juvenile behaviors.
The GOP senators, sitting in the chamber were playing with fidget spinners because their phones weren’t allowed in the room. And they were bored. Bored of doing the work. Bored of listening. They’re the jury. That’s they’re job, for which they have accrued a lifetime pension, healthcare, and benefits. It is alleged that Rand Paul was making and sending paper airplanes to his brethren on his side of the aisle.
Is this okay with you? It is not okay with me.
When the Republicans had the floor, they moved on from the crisis at hand and decided to impeach Vice President Biden and President Obama.
Lisa Birnbach and Molly Jong-Fast
If I didn’t know better, I’d say the GOP is filled with people who are still enraged that we had a [successful] black president. None of Obama’s top advisors landed in jail, and he kept his Cabinet and Secretary of State. The world held the United States in respect. All this is galling to Mitch McConnell and his toadies.
This doesn’t even explain the Rudy Guiliani and Bill Barr problems.
Molly Jong-Fast’s 5 Things:
1. MSNBC
2. The Daily Beast/The Atlantic (subscriptions)
3. Olaplex
4. Venti Lattes
5. Enormous Portable Phone Batteries
More about Molly-Jong Fast
Editor-At-Large: Daily Beast
Contributor: The Atlantic
Contributor: The Bulwark
Contributor: Glamour
Twitter: @MollyJongFast
Instagram: @MollyJongFast
Facebook: @MollyJongFast
Lisa’s Five Things for the Week:
1. Adam Schiff is the eloquent advocate we need. His closing arguments will be memorialized in history books, in court rooms, and of course on mugs forever. The fact that Trump tries to diminish him with nicknames that 3rd graders would find stupid just adds to the Congressman’s gravitas.
2. I am proud that the Democrats don’t engage in the same kind of personal attacks that Trump enjoys. He’ll attack anyone’s looks or name, if they don’t kowtow to him.
3. Sole Meunière. I didn’t know I could make a dish this elegant. But I didn’t know it was so easy. The most complicated part is finding a good fishmonger who sells fish caught in the wild. Butter, a little flour, salt, pepper, lemon, and parsley – the dish cooks in about 6 minutes and is fantastic. I didn’t trust myself the first time, thought it was beginner’s luck, but I’ve made it since. Each time delicate and wonderful. Served with rice pilaf.
4. Randy Rainbow. Have you heard of him? Or, how have you not heard of him? Randy is a singer who has rewritten the American songbook to respond to Donald Trump. He often superimposes himself into a video with Trump and then scolds the president in song. He’s hilarious, in my opinion.
5. I try to listen to music every day. Not just overhearing it in a car or subway or subway station. I try to choose some music to listen to that elevates my mood. It may seem like nothing or so obvious, but it helps.
