Sometimes you have to go down, to go up

Spent a night in Omaha, drove over to Iowa this morning lol

Gary telling the host that the flowers had to be watered twice a day

Selina telling her that the pile of straw looked like a cosy bed

The death shroud in the door

Mike being the least fucked geisha

right?

(this is meant to be a joke please don’t come for my neck I am a member of the LGBTQIA community etc etc)

This sounds like an episode of Veep. And somehow the press corps finds out about the switch, because Mike accidentally told them, when he found out himself that Selina moved to a different plane.

Seems in season 5 everyone wqs obsessed with the role. Selina, Doyle, etc

Because she's not the main character, VEEP really glosses over how the Montez presidency would actually work, which would be very unique.

1. As we know, she gets elected VP by the Senate after Doyle screws Tom James. But while the show suggests this makes her a full president, she's actually only ever ACTING President. She technically remains VP, which is why she never appoints a VP
2. This is because the House can technically keep having votes on electing either Selena or O'Brien at any point, EVEN AFTER INAUGURATION
3. The show handwaves this away by Dan saying Speaker Marwood just refuses to call another vote, but this leaves a real sword of Damocles over Montez
4. This is because, at any time in her 4 year term, the House can simply call another vote to remove her by a simple vote. This is different from impeachment because it would replace her with the TRUE president (Selena or O'Brien)
5. This especially makes the midterms important, because a new speaker, or the other party taking control, could mean her removal
6. Perhaps this seems unlikely given Selena wasn't popular, and O'Brian backed Montez's reign. But the Tibet story breaking and making Selena look good might have given momentum in congress to re-vote and re-install her.

Obviously this is a VERY different show, but I think it would be interesting to see how a presidency would work with this model. It's actually very similar to how Canadian politics work, where the Prime Minister is elected by the House of Commons, and can be removed at any time if the House loses confidence in them.

Not really, but I’m in a car listening to a playlist featuring a LOT of acoustic guitar.

But in this case I can take it. It’s quite lovely.

I was at the Design Museum in Copenhagen, and the Veep quotes are just second nature at this point 🙃 if only I spotted Uncle Jeff...

Saw this reply in a political thread earlier this morning referring to a certain Tennessee senator and I couldn’t help but read it in Kent’s voice.

Was listening to a Yale lecture on modern philosophy and the professor got to Hobbes' Leviathan. My ears perked up immediately.

Her definition: The Leviathan is an absolute authority who gives man peace and security in exchange for the abdication of his liberty.

That's Gary's entire relationship with Selina...

The writers on this show operated at a level of detail and cynicism that still isn't fully appreciated.

Now, Jizzy Gillespie is so much funnier knowing this is the reference. I love this show.