The issue of Christian nationalism and claims to righteousness for US military action has surfaced in a few stories this week, so we decided to merge them together in one song. We had to pick something from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack (1994), because that’s the movie script that’s been in the media spotlight since being bizarrely parroted in a prayer service at the Pentagon led by the US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth. Although we were sorely torn by “Son of a Preacher Man” (a better song), in the end we plumped for the iconic twist track that features the smooth moves of Uma Thurman and John Travolta in a café running a dance contest, and is titled “You Never Can Tell” (though often referred to as “C’est La Vie”). The track was written by Chuck Berry while he was in federal prison and finally released in 1964.Ha! This is exactly what Pete Hegseth, Donald "Hoover Harding Cleveland" Trump, and JD Vance deserve!
The verses gave us the chance to poke some fun at three circling stories: Pete Hegseth’s language and attempt to render a Samuel L. Jackson monologue, amidst his hawkish attitude and celebration of violence and vengeance in the Iran war; Donald Trump’s posting on his Truth Social account of a ridiculous picture of him in a Christ-like pose, before backtracking and claiming he thought he was a doctor; and the deepening chasm between the White House’s discourse and policies and the Christian ethos explained by the Pope.
That's a wrap for today's brief entertaining entry. Stay tuned for the next episode of my series on the News & Doc Emmy Awards with the nominees for Outstanding Nature Documentary on Wayback Wednesday, which falls on Earth Day.
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