Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Reason Brickbats

In passing ...

Canceled

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened to shut down Globovision, the last remaining channel in the country that dares to criticize him. He says he's upset the station broadcast news, accurately, of an earthquake before the government announced it.

Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette

Officials in China's Hubei province have ordered teachers and other government workers to smoke about 230,000 packs of locally produced cigarettes in order to boost demand. Those who fail to comply, or who are caught smoking rival brands, will be fined.

You Can't Say That Here

Two Oklahoma City police officers stopped Chip Harrison and took a sign from his car saying "Abort Obama Not the Unborn." They said the Secret Service might believe that was a threat against the president. They apparently contacted the Secret Service, who searched Harrison's house and "interviewed" him for 30 minutes.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

That OKC thing happened a long while back, much to do about nothing. Cops are individuals too.

I am mentally cutting off your pinkey toe for denial of rollover on this one.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

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"much to do about nothing?"

Secret Service home search?

We have much different thresholds when it comes to state black-bootery.
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peter johnson said...

I wouldn't spread that cigarette story around. You might give the Democrats ideas for saving the economy.

Which might not be so bad if they were Marlboros, but they'd probably force us to smoke chinese cigarettes, too. With extra melamine.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

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I am nothing if not a memory bank for Clinton crime.

"But of most interest is Sioeng's connections with the Pagoda Red Mountain cigarette company -- one of the largest tobacco companies in the world. Congressional investigators believe Sioeng, the exclusive distributor for Pagoda Red in the U.S., used the cigarette business as a conduit for Chinese government funds to the Clinton-Gore presidential campaign. "
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Anonymous said...

I second the roll over hate.

Thor~ formerly known as capnmerica,

Anonymous said...

Rollover! Rollover!! Rollover!!!

logidarf ???

Anonymous said...

In a thirty minute "interview"...I win that one.

Chuck Martel said...

BHO will likely do something similar to how Roosevelt used the Agricultural Administration Act back in the 1930s.

The AAA ended up having cotton farmers plow under a fourth of their crop to reduce surpluses and increase prices. The AAA also had farmers kill substantial numbers of their farm animals to reduce surpluses and raise prices.

BHO will find a way to get you to buy a car you don't want. Maybe you won't be able to drive cars older than ten years anymore. Or maybe you will have to pay a high usage tax on those old cars.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Chuck, I want to hire you to sue Obama for breaking and entering my home.

Chuck Martel said...

Don't get your hopes up. Look at what happened to Roscoe Filburn when he and his wheat crop went up against the Roosevelt administration.

Anonymous said...

Don't worry about Oklahoma, we're sharpening a stake for the federal vampire as we speak.

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