Genius stuff

I've been thinking

Postmen c1915 I'd buy one of these scooters today, as is.  Rollover for a larger size; click the pic for Old Picture of the Day, a blog that - you know.  Looking at this picture summoned another idea, one I've had for awhile.  Of course there will be no obvious connection. Here's what I'd like to see.  I'd like to see the next summer Olympics awarded to, for example, Annapolis, MD.  I'm using it because I know what facilities are available, but it could be be virtually any city in the civilized world.  Here's what would happen. Construction:  None. That's s right.  The Summer Olympics are held in Annapolis, and there is not one farthing spent in preparation.  Outdoor events will be held in the Naval Academy stadium, or the community college grounds.  Various school gymnasiums will be pressed into service, swimming events in the Academy pool, or in the Severn River.  Boating events - duh. No tickets sold.  Anyone with a camera can record, or transmit any event.   Wait.  Maryland will have to make one concession.  The right to carry will have to be extended to Marylanders, who will then function as self security.  It will be a boon for area restaurants, hotels, etc., but anyone who wants to pitch a tent may do so on designated campsites.  Anyone who wants to sell food, or serve beverages, can.  What will the Olympic Committee receive?  Not a nickel; only kudos for going clean. I'm not kidding.   It's how I would run things.  Oh one more throwback.  Olympians have to compete nude.  Except wrestlers.  French swimmer Laure Manaudou would agree, I think.

Think he learned a lesson?

Boehner Regrets Endorsing Scozzafava

“ House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Monday that he regretted endorsing moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava for New York’s 23rd district and said his party would now do everything possible to help Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman win in Tuesday’s special election.  (Roll Call) ”

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The Perfect Woman Circa 1930

Today's Perfect Woman, Some Say others say wtf

November 2, 2003

Six Years Ago Today ...

November 02, 2003

Sheesh

    Memphis Commercial Appeal journalist Wendi Thomas , an African American woman struggling with her admiration for a man who's a liar, cheat, adulterer, and an embarrassment to the nation, comes to a conclusion.

" I know this makes absolutely no sense - [but all that] only served to make him more likable."

     Yup, Bill "Slick Willy" (he hates the sobriquet) Clinton was in town to receive the  National Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum.  The crowd swooned when Slicky tossed the word "nigger" around.  "What other politician could do that?" asks Ms. Thomas.

   Well, David Duke used it as an applause line, and now so does Mr. Willy.  For much the same reasons if you really think about it.  Sheesh.

  Posted by pecksnif at November 2, 2003 08:26 AM |

November 02, 2003

Sunday Quiz

Who said this"

"Most small businesses fail in the first year, so let's give entrepreneurs a period [two years] of no taxation so they can get their operations on their feet."

1. Al bert Einstein
2. Ronald Reagan
3. The smartest kid in the third grade
4. Al Sharpton
   

  Posted by pecksnif at November 2, 2003 07:45 AM |

breakfast of champions

my breakfast with tom jefferson

Then  we went bowling.

The NEA. Again.

I Am Not Making This Up

The DNC's bureau of agit-prop have, I guess, come out of the Liberal closet with this one.  HITFF can they possibly, not just recommend, but praise Saul Alinsky's guide to overthrowing the United State's government? Listen to this ... “ Saul Alinsky, who was a labor and civil-rights activist from the 1910's until he died in 1972, has written here a guidebook for those who are out to change things. He sets down what the goal is: a society where people are free to live, and also aren't starving in the streets. A society where there is legal and economic justice. Then he sets out to say how to get there. Alinsky spends a lot of time critiquing the idea that "The end does not justify the means." What end? What means? He feels that there are circumstances where one can and should use means that in other circumstances would be unethical. I am not sure I agree, but Alinsky certainly speaks with the voice of experience. Alinsky's goal seems to be to encourage positive social change by equipping activists with a realistic view of the world, a kind of preemptive disillusionment. If a person already knows what evil the world is capable of, then perhaps the surprise factor can be eliminated, making the person a more effective activist. Alinsky further seems to be encouraging the budding activist not to worry to much about getting his or her hands dirty. It's all a part of the job, he seems to say. [blah-blah-blah] ”  Okay, I'm being a bit factitious in my outrage, having already endorsed the plan to drop the NEA hierarchy down an active volcano, but still  ... Moonbattery

Aging

The usual suspects, and some happy

In passing

Some shadowy figures and a Wunder Boner!.

“ NY-23 AND THE GOP Jarrett says the GOP is becoming “more and more extreme,” Ax says the election tells GOP moderates that "there's no room at the inn for them," and Plouffe calls out Fox, and slams Palin. Carville: “Ronald Reagan’s big tent just collapsed in Upstate New York.” And Boehner says there’s “a political rebellion going on in America.” (Politico) Ryan White Act Will End HIV/AIDS Travel Ban Obama signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 Friday, which means the travel ban preventing HIV and AIDS patients from visiting or immigrating to the United States has been lifted. Obama called the initial ban a decision that was "rooted in fear rather than fact" when he signed the bill. "SPAM KING"  Loses $711M in Facebook Lawsuit Sanford Wallace, the self-proclaimed "Spam King," just messed with the wrong social networking site -- today he lost $711 million in a lawsuit brought on by Facebook. A California court awarded the huge damages to the site after they sued him for violating the CAN-SPAM act, and "Spamford" could even face jail time if convicted. - All this and John O'Quinn in the same week?  Wow.   Again, words fail. Commercial #4 in the countdown may have influenced the First Lady as a child. OldSpook   “ The Rush Limbaugh effect- Hoffman has a 79 point lead with Rush listeners while Owens has a 6 point lead with people who don't listen to the show.(In a two way contest Hoffman leads Owens by 15 points.) ”

Pants on Fire

"Tax hikes as far as the eye can see"

The 1,990-page, 400,000-word revised Obamacare proposal hatched by the House was posted on the Web earlier this week, and it was not long before Americans for Tax Reform and others found new tax increases galore buried in the arcane language of legislative text.

“ There is the Employer Mandate Excise Tax of 8 percent of average wages if your boss doesn't provide approved coverage -- and trust us, "Doing this will put the company out of business" won't be an acceptable excuse for the health care bureaucrats. There is the Individual Mandate Surtax of 2.5 percent of your income if you choose not to buy approved coverage. And don't forget the Medical Devices Excise Tax equal to 2.5 percent of the wholesale price. That ought to put a stop to frivolous gadgets like MRIs that greedy medical equipment companies use to enrich themselves. For details on all 13 of these new tax increases, go to atr.org. Here's something else to think about: Remember that deal cut back in the spring by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association and health care reform advocates in the Obama White House and Congress? The manufacturers agreed to support Obamacare in return for an $80 billion cap on mandatory rebates and price cuts on drugs sold to Medicare participants. Now, in their effort to "pay for" health care reform's $1 trillion or more cost, Pelosi and company have repudiated the deal with PhRMA and doubled the mandatory rebates and price cuts. If that's how they treat their friends, you can count on big increases in those 13 new taxes. [Tax hikes as far as the eye can see]  +Your Share of the New Health Excise Tax ”

Limbo-Chris Wallace

Fox News Sunday

Chris Wallace interviews Rush

WALLACE: You have made no secret of the fact you oppose the public option, government-run health insurance to compete with private insurers. With tens of millions of Americans still uninsured, do you think that the government has any moral obligation to find some way to cover them? RUSH: There is a way to insure the uninsured without doing any of what we're doing. If that were the objective, then I'd be full for it.  This is not about insuring the uninsured. This is not about health care. This is about stealing one-sixth of the U.S. private sector and putting it under the control of federal government. And when they get this health care bill, if they do, that's the easiest, fastest way for them to be able to regulate every aspect of human behavior, because it will all have some related cost to health care -- what you drive, what you eat, where you live, what you do. And there'll be penalties for violating regulations. It's going to be the biggest snatch of freedom and liberty that has yet occurred in this country.

A Donk in the FBI

RUH-ROH Another Hero of the Obamalution was lying

“ New Documents Show the CIA, Not the FBI, Got Zubadayh to ‘Cough Up’ Jose Padilla   [Marc Thiessen] On Friday, the Justice Department released reams of newly declassified documents on the CIA interrogation program.  Among the documents is a revised, October 2009 version of the Justice Department Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s involvement in detainee interrogations.  This report proves, once and for all, that FBI interrogator Ali Soufan lied about his role in the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah. Soufan has become the hero of the left for his public assault on the CIA interrogation program.  Critics cite him as proof that we could have gotten the same information from al-Qaeda terrorists without resorting to the CIA’s enhanced interrogation techniques. Exhibit A in their case is ....  [Marc Thiessen continued] ”  The corruption of government at every level, including the FBI,  began with Clinton, and boy are we paying for it.

SchizzoRino

Schizozzafava: What, me bitter ?  Endorses Democrat Bill Owens

“ Sen. Chuckles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., was among those who urged Dierdre K. Scozzafava to endorse Democratic congressional candidate She complied In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. Good instincts there , Newtster. ”

An omen from a hairy reed

Oh deer

Long as we've lived here, this is the first time we've had a deer in our front yard.  Not a biggy perhaps, but I take it as a a message that it's time to impeach the entire Obamunist party.  Think about it.  Deer spelled backwards is reed.  See what I mean?  It's the message we've been waiting for.  Pass it on.

Finally, a real man

Adults have established values

Candidate Schicklgruber: "I've changed.  No, really."

They never change.  Never.  Do it for them.

Hate Thought

Say, I have a hate thought ...

This was supposed to be The Simpsons on my TIVO, but I guess the World Series bumped it.  Instead of laughing at Homer, I was swearing at this further bit of in-your-face totalitarianism. "Hate Crime" bills! There are more iterations of Hate Crime bills than Black History Months; there's a new one every time I turn around.  This edition was attached to military funding legislation, so who knew?  The video speaks for itself, I hope.

Fifth Element

Negotiating Skills 102

Obama and Bacon

Two thoughts

This thought occurred to me moments ago.  Had any one of the early plots to remove Hitler from power succeeded, I doubt the carnage that was WWII would have happened.  On the other hand, had Lenin been vaporized in, say 1921, his shoes would have been quickly filled by any number of a cadre of rabid dogs in his entourage.  Obama is in the Lenin mold.  His entire apparatus needs dismantling.  Then I though about  bacon, which I'm now eating.

A Hostage Taking

No wonder their products are cheaper than ours

THOR sent me this morality tale about a hostage taking in Red Commie MFCS China.  I like it.

They probably spent $0.35 cents (they will bill the perp's family for reimbursment).     * In  America, we would shut the street down for 48 hours.     * Take 12 hours to talk him out of it.     * Spend $5 million giving him a fair trial.     * And pay his food and lodging for life.

Crime solver

Walking the dog

USA!

Owwy   Reminds me of Clark Griswold's dog>

DIY masks

Who were those masked men?

Well, burglars can be different. The stupid ones just wear hoods hoping that their faces won’t be seen on a security camera. The "smart ones" wear masks. Our guys are not smart. To conceal their faces they simply used a permanent marker pen to DRAW "masks" on their faces and tried to rob an apartment in Carroll, Iowa.  Naturally, they were found and arrested very quickly.  [story]

Shii

wii for shii sexually suggestive content

Polanski rapes a "whore"

Gore Vidal: Thirteen-year-old Roman Polanski rape victim was a 'hooker'

Liberals are just too precious for words.

RINO DROPS OUT

Scozzafava suspends NY 23 campaign

Conservatives 1 (won) - RINO's 0

The decision to suspend her campaign is a boost for Hoffman, who already had the support of 50 percent of GOP voters, according to a newly-released Siena poll, and is now well-positioned to win over the 25 percent of Republicans who had been sticking with Scozzafava. [blah-blah-blah]  Hoffman was winning the three man race as it was.

March on Congressional Offices

Walkin' the Walk

Is anybody in Congress doing more procatively to stop Obanmunists than Rep. Michele Bachmann?  I don't think so.  This is a staggering approach, amd monumental idea.  My suggestion is that everyone wear an empty holster.

House Call on Congress! Come to Washington on November 5th and tell your Representative to keep their hands off your health care! If you can't make it to Washington, go to your Member's district office. And, if you can't do that, you need to call and email. We can defeat this! “ Rep. Michelle Bachmann is inviting all U.S. citizens who care about preserving the finest health care in the world to join her at the Capitol next Thursday, 11/5. She invites us to meet her on the steps of the Capitol at noon. She wants us to walk the halls of the Capitol and Congressional office buildings and meet with our representatives. Rep. Bachmann is looking for carloads and busloads of citizens to come. While we will not have the turnout of 9-12, we need to show our ability to mobilize and make a difference. I'll be there. Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick Read gunner dick's explanation of what Pelosi's doing in these comments. ”

SondrakO Teeth

This Years #1 Halloween Disguise

SONDRAKO TEETH

Chuck's Seed

Sneeds

This is the number one ingenious sign on the 11 Ingenious Signs On The Simpsons.   Now, I found it funny at face value, but here's the text. “ Yes, this is number one. No, you probably won't get it at first. Just give yourself a minute to stare at it to try to figure it out. Because once you get it, you'll realize that "The Simpsons" slipped this dirty, dirty sign past all of us... and that it is, quite possibly, the cleverest sign of the entire run. ” You know how a Roman muck-a-muck celebrating some triumph would have a slave in his chariot who would, at intervals, whisper in his ear "Remember, you are only a mortal!"  Not that I really need it, but just in case, this serves that purpose.  I could look at this for a half hour (which I did) and not see what this guy did.  Try it. If you still can't figure it out, click here for the explanation.

In your face lies

Quote of the day

“ "I was there. I saw nobody turned away. I saw nobody precluded from attending,"   ” -- Steny Hoyer, on charges that democrats blocked the public from attending the unveiling ceremony of their health care bill

So, which are democrats? Arrogant - ar·ro·gant   adj. 1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. 2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. or .. Pathological - path·o·log·i·cal   adj. 1. Of or relating to pathology. 2. Relating to or caused by disease. 3. Of, relating to, or manifesting behavior that is habitual, maladaptive, and compulsive: a pathological liar.

RR-Remembrance

please sir, can I have some more?

“ In the Reagan period, we used force only three times. People think of us as warlike, but we used force in Grenada to rescue potential hostages there; we were in and out of there quickly, we achieved our mission, got out; we used force to put Qaddafi back in his box by taking out a building from which he had directed attacks against our soldiers; and we used it once in the Persian Gulf. People say we didn’t communicate with Iran, but we did. When Iran was messing around with Kuwaiti shipping, you remember, we re-flagged the Kuwaiti tankers so we could protect them, and when the Iranian president was at the United Nations, giving a speech saying the last thing Iran would do would put a mine in the Persian Gulf, our Navy was taking a picture of them doing it.  And then we boarded the ship and we took some mines off for evidence, took the sailors off the ship, sank the ship, took the sailors to Dubai and said to the Iranians, come and get your sailors and cut it out. Now, that was communication. (Laughter.) -FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE SHULTZ ”

Wedgie

Yeah, we'll miss this sumbitch

Lawyer John O'Quinn Dead in Car Wreck

The Loss Of John OQuinn Is Being Felt Throughout The US But His LegacyJohn O'Quinn - Tort Scum Will Live On

Donks in Action

THEY CAN'T READ THE BILLS THEY VOTE ON BUT THEY CAN PLAY SOLITAIRE ...

Connecticut Legislature “   Nothing else need to be said.  This is one of their THREE DAY WORK WEEKS that we all pay for.  I am ready to start from the beginning by voting out all elected officials and not letting any of them stay in office for more than two terms.  No more lifelong healthcare, retirement, voting in their own pay raises, taking perks on our taxes, etc.   House Minority Leader  Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far  right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert,  D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a  new budget. (AP) The guy sitting in the row in front of these two...  he's on Facebook, and the guy behind Hennessy is checking out the baseball scores. These are the folks that can't get the budget out by Oct. 1,  Seriously!!!  So, we’ve got a 30 day budget extension. Well, guess what, 30 days from now we will be in the same boat. I guess this makes it easy for the news ‘reporters’ as all they have to do is recycle the same headlines from this week and from 2 years ago. And these yo-yo’s will still be playing SOLITAIRE!!!  ” C/R

Nazi-NUTC?

I think he was calling her a NUTC(ee)

“ POLITICO’s Meredith Shiner reporting from Nancy Pelosi’s big health care reform announcement: An anti-Pelosi activist started screaming into a bullhorn, “Nazi Pelosi! Nazi Pelosi! You’ll burn in hell for this!” as she was announcing the plan, which includes a public option. Pelosi, scarcely missing a beat, responded, “Thank you, insurance companies of America.” ” all talk and no action

Movin' on up

First Lady Now Requires 26 Servants Michelle's Trials by Ordeal

In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,” she said. “See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service,”— Michelle Obama.

“ We were wrong. Michelle Obama, as we reported on July 7, is not served by twenty-two attendants who stand by to cater to her every whim. She is served by twenty-six attendants, including a hair dresser and make-up artist. The annual cost to taxpayers for such unprecedented attention is approximately $1,750,000 without taking into account the expense of the lavish benefit packages afforded to every attendant. (Here's the rest of the story . PS - Chris Matthews says you're racist if this bothers you. ” MarcMiller

Almightyness

Hamburgers

Guess what I just had for lunch?

I plucked this video from a very smartly done The AHT (A Hamburger Today) Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles.  I'm very encouraged.  Just when I thought I knew everything in the world worth knowing, I found Dyers.  Live to grow, and grow to live, that's what my grandson's grandfather always said

New Monitor

a 5" difference is a big difference

I bought this dirt cheap ($95) Dell 22'' monitor from Woot earlier this week (it's analog), and the FEDEX guy was here at 8AM with it.  It's blowing me away .. literally.  I tried moving it to the back of my desk, but still too big, and too bright.  I'm not complaining by the way, just surprised at the difference 5" can make.  I think it may be overpowering my graphics card a bit, since  everything has slowed down.  Reminds me of when I put three deuces (Holly) on my 1950 Ford.  Had to buy an electric fuel pump to keep up.  Then I started breaking rear axles so fast  (over torqued) that I kept a supply in the trunk.  I may have stepped in it here too, by not knowing my place.  Got uppity.

Kerry, an insufferable twat

Help, I'm so consumed with  disgust I can't get up.

Let's stipulate that Obama and his cast of congressional Obamunists are beyond redemption; that every thing they say will in short order be shown a lie, and let me get some peace.  You too.   I did do this last night.  John Kerry.  Gak!

80 pounds of rabid dog

NUTC

Today's anagram

How about a law that says you can't propose a law that the Speaker of the House can't lift?  Pelosi's new top secret Obamacare bill comes in at 2000 pages.  That's four reams of 20# white bond, or 80 pounds of crap (=  two bags of Sakrete).  Pelosi ain't gonna lift that.  Plus, right now she's super pissed because someone in her caucus leaked the super secret whip count showing that she isn't close to having enough votes to pass this stinker. Her response? House Democrats blocked the public from attending the unveiling ceremony of the trillion + dollar health-care bill this morning. If enacted, every one of the 400,000 words will cost us $2,200,000.00. (source) Every sheet of paper will cost us 449,246,231.15, but it's none of your dadgum bidness, don't ya know?  There are "blue Dog" democrats, and there are the foaming at the mouth, rabid dog 'crats.  We're currently enthralled by the latter.

Politico=typical politico

The Politico Is Pretty Much Just Making Stuff Up Now It's about Sarah Palin, so that makes it cool I guess. Consider this headline: "Iowa Republicans wince at Sarah Palin's $100K speaking fee"

The Politico story starts...

A sad day

Free Gummint Cell Phones

It's Free From the FCC!

“ Through our Lifeline Service you will receive FREE cellular service, a FREE cell phone, and FREE Minutes every month! ”

Next? Tom Mann

Cat Fight

Alear

Valerie Jarrett.

Valerie Jarrett – At the Core of Obama

Watch the Greg-alogue, then take a look at a new website dedicated to stopping this "head of the pimple on the face of the Obama Administration.."

Puberty Fairy

You know

In Passing

So little to say; so much time to say it.  Sigh.

“ Obama Salutes Slain Soldiers Return to US… But Won’t Send Reinforcements One word describes him.  He's a punk. It's all a big circle for the Democrats More like an asylum if John Kerry's the answer . AARP: Reform advocate and insurance salesman "AARP, has put the weight of its 40 million members behind health-care reform, saying many of the proposals will lower costs and increase the quality of care for older Americans." Only the senilie among those 40 million support the plan, and AARP is throwing them into an early grave for the sake of the cash bonanza  it promises the organization. Phuk Arp. If You Can’t Save Everybody on a Sinking Ship, Don’t Try to Save Anybody Protecting teachers’ unions over children, the US Secretary of Education rationalizes the Obama administration’s opposition to a successful school-vouchers program in our nation’s capital. “You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies and industries.” Enviro-wackos?  or Osama bin Laden?  Same thing. Canonize Michelle Bachman Achieving sainthood status among conservative (real) Americans does not require three miracles.  It requires driving at least three of the looniest MSNBC All-Stars into constant debilitating frenzy.  Saint Michelle Wood Eye! it is then. ”

Horry Clap!

Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB External Hard Drive $99.99

Sellout Woot

Junk by any name

The Chocolate War

and other disasters

Three years ago I purchased a chocolate fountain at BJ's for $19.95.  Why?  I like a little flair at family to-dos, and $20 seemed like a steal of a deal.  I gifted Mo-Sup with it for Christmas.  She, lacking my love of gadgetry, rolled her eyes.  And, after reading that you couldn't just toss a bag a Nestle chocolate chips into the thing, but had to buy special pellets, and the 6 hour cleanup after each use, I asked the kids who wanted a free chocolate fountain?  No takers, only jeers.  So I secreted it in the back of Ro's car.  A few week's later I found it in the back of my van, so at first opportunity it went into Greeps's car, and then everyone's car after being bounced back.  Ro even got it a second time.  I thought about using it once and throwing it out, but have never seen those special chocolate pellets.  I also considered a mushroom soup fountain, but too much trouble. It sits yet in the garage, unpacked. I mention this because the chocolate fountain is first on this list of 20 Utterly Pointless Kitchen Appliances.  Note: Aside from the turkey baster and electric knife, both of which I've found useful, I'm in total agreement with this list.

Low down cheats

Whose deal?

</fantasy> Let's pretend a frustrated congress, desperate to enact anything called Health Care reform,  passes not a 1500 page, trillion dollar monstrosity, but 5 pages that deal with chicken pox and measles.  Let's say that happened.  When democrats from the House and Senate get together to negotiate differences into a unified bill, here's what will happen next, by way of example. </fantasy> Last month the full senate voted to strip the District of Columbia of forest fire funds in a land management bill.  Insert your own joke here.  Yesterday, during the reconciliation process, democrats "rebuked the Forest Service for spending stimulus forest firefighting money on D.C. green-jobs programs, but gave the city the money anyway." Five pages of Health care will become 1500 pages.  It's what gummint does when"four flushers" are the only players.  Ah, for the days when cheats were shot dead by Bill Hickok.