Abilio James Acosta (his first name is Abilio, you can look it up) has departed CNN rather than taking his tired act to a late-night slot with fewer viewers – if that’s even possible for CNN.
To the bitter end, Abilio was able to make it all about him, leaving with a tired harangue at the conclusion of his final show that was a rambling rant about standing up for truth. Abilio seems to have come to that doctrine too late to save his ratings and career.
Adios, Abilio. Don’t let the door hit you on the butt on your way out.
What’s next for Abilio? Perhaps standing on a street corner with a sign reading “Will insult conservatives for food”?
And it strikes me that a lot of these media types, particularly on the left, have names that are fertile ground for word play.
While his memory lingers, begin with Abilio James (I’m gonna) Acosta (you, Trump).
Move on to The View, where the prominent hosts, ironically, are named Whoopi, Joy and Sunny.
Yes, I know, Whoopi’s real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson, but she changed it before showing up on The View, so I’m sticking with my claim that the show’s producers have a warped sense of humor as expressed by hiring and then sending forth the likes of Whoopi, Joy and Sunny to urinate in everyone’s cereal on a daily basis.
Abstinence, Sadness and Cloudy would be truth in advertising for this trio.
Swinging over to MSNBC, we are treated to Joy (less) (I seem unable to) Reid. Calling Trump and his followers Nazis never gets old for Joy (less), but she is willing to take bold chances with her hair. Talk about shock and awe.
A fellow left-winger at MSNBC – aren’t they all – is former White House PR flak Disin-Jen-uous Psaki,
Every time I see Psaki I’m reminded of the line from the movie “Jaws,” uttered by Robert Shaw character Quint: “The thing about a shark, it’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.”
Take a good look at Disin-Jen-uous and tell me I’m wrong.
Back to CNN, Dana Bash has a fitting verb for a last name, particularly if you are conservative. But this seems to be by design.
Bash’s maiden name was Schwartz, which she was only too happy to ditch in favor of Bash, the last name of her first husband.
But here’s where it gets curious. Dana and the Bash hubby split in 2007, she remarried in 2008 and divorced again in 2012. Yet Bash remains the last name. Why? Because it fits, perhaps?
I don’t know for sure, not making it a habit to watch CNN like the majority of America, but I am sure she wasn’t hypocritical enough, as some were, to cite Pete Hegseth’s divorces as disqualifying him to be Secretary of Defense.
Glass houses and all that.
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