Then and Now

shudder The bad mommy

Then and Now The meme that FDR's liberalism saved us from communism is of recent manufacture by his apologists.  It sounds plausible, but I remain unconvinced.  We were then a nation still  too independent to fall for Stalin's crap hook, line, and sinker.  The era's destitute became hoboes (migratory workers);  today they're  bums who won't work for a meal.  We were then a common culture directly descended from 1776; now we're two, and  one is marked by  innercity cultures that subscribe to different laws, create "safe harbors," and  are welfare dependent.  Mommy's people, but this mommy is a cruel bitch.. These stories about the end of Liberalism, Keynesian economics, and the Democrat Party that are popping up all over the place make me shudder. Katrina holds the answer to that foolishness. The periods before, during and after that hurricane leveled New Orleans was, and still is, marked by huddled and trembling masses waiting for government agencies to fix things.  The historical story  line will be if President Bush had just cared enough to interrupt his Texas vacation and  flown to Louisiana, none of this would have happened.  Grown men, brave warriors  mortally wounded on the battlefield, will instinctively cry for their mothers.  On the brink of  major economic hardship, as we are, is hardly the time to get cocky.  Not with the siren Liberalism, aka mommy government, ready to steer the weak onto the rocks.  I don't think things are hopeless, but we have to dismantle that new culture entirely, and that will take a long time, with no backsliding.  In my newest novel the opening chapter is about people gone berserk for a week.  They hang every employee of the democrat media complex from lamp posts, about 30,000 of them in all.  The carnage is just terrible.  That's followed by a period of contrition and moving forward.  My novel has a happy ending. Yours may differ.

A Major Gift

OPEN ME NOW

She's such a liar though

Little Lord Lindsey tries to be relevant

GOP 'made some pretty poor choices' Little Lord Lindsey Graham

“ Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Republicans "made some pretty poor choices" in choosing their Senate candidates this fall. Graham, in a Senate floor speech on Saturday, made an aside comment underscoring the frustration the GOP faced after some Tea Party-aligned nominees fell short in their campaigns.

I have nothing to add.

SNORT

October 28, 1980
Reagan - Carter Debate

Road Runner

Clever

Verum Serum

Words don't suffice

The Feds Have Been Tracking Our Credit Cards in Real Time. It's painful to awake each day, knowing full well what's ahead.

“ The revelation sheds a little more light on the Justice Department’s increasing power and willingness to surveil Americans with little to no judicial or Congressional oversight. ”

Ah, for the good old days of the Clinton Administration and its paltry new lie every day, and new scandal every week.  Sigh.  I'd say that impeachment of Holder and Obama is now unavoidable.  That, or justifiable open rebellion (based on 2000 years of unenslaved human behavior).  These are very bad people we put in office.

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NEWT WITS

Buncha Newtwits

“ “We are not going to deport 11 million people,” Gingrich said Thursday as he kicked off his first forum on Latino issues. “There has to be some zone between deportation and amnesty.”  Newt keeping high-flying Republicans grounded in reality. May be compared to ... The US will not use nuclear weapons ... even if attacked with biological or chemical weapons!

Way to negotiate numb-nuts

When in American history have so many pols failed to understand what real people tried to pound into their thick skulls?  What makes them think we want to be grounded? - and what does that mean? I have questions for  Newt: ME NEWT What if we really want to expel illegal aliens?  Is it smart to begin the debate by saying "We Won't" People need to be grounded in reality. "Reality?" It's not practical Says Who? Everybody with sense Like Michael Chertoff? There will be exceptions Like the 81% of actual citizens who agree with what he said? They don't understand the logistics involved, or the consequences. Consequences? We need outreach to Latino voters By being unprincipled? You've been listening to too many Teaparty crazies. You're considering a run for president in 2012.  I'm wondering.  Is it that you know, like John McCain did in 2008, that you have zero chance of getting conservative support, and like McCain must pander to the Democrat Media Complex so they engineer your nomination ?  Did you know that our air traffic control radar still uses vacuum tubes ....

Dem Senator: Negotiating with Republicans "Almost" like Negotiating with "Terrorists"

Negotiating with Republicans Almost like Negotiating with Terrorists That would be, not that it matters, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) speaking.  Like you, I've spent years trying to decide whether this type of outrageously hypocritical statement made by Liberals - are cynically designed for effect?  represent raw ideological beliefs?   Consider: Menendez's statements might fulfill Alinsky  Rule 2 : Never go outside the experience of your people.  The result is confusion, fear, and retreat. All of us have friends and relatives whose head would explode if someone like Menendez told the truth about anything, so there's that argument for contrivance.  On the other hand, even the dullest Democrats (Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer, et al.) are too quick to utter what we think of as "The Big Lie," which sometimes leads me to think they really believe their own s*it.  “ “Do you allow yourself to be held hostage and get something done for the sake of getting something done, when in fact it might be perverse in its ultimate results? It’s almost like the question of do you negotiate with terrorists.” Sen. Robert Menendez ” That quote by Menendez, I think, is a good example of  Boomerang Self Personification (BSP).  Always accuse others of that which you're already doing; it incorporates both  possibilities. Does it really matter though?  When you're dealing with Communists, the Taliban, or Party Line Democrats it's kill or be killed (hyperbolic where necessary).  Bottom line, I'm introducing a new topic, "They may actually believe this s*it!"

Guess Obama

GUESSES? B__K__K__ I'LL BUY A VOWEL VANNA

Stole from e-C because I can't get her comments to work.which is really SondraK's fault.

Trench TV

Doesn't speak Crème brûlée

Crying Game WTF?

Coen Brothers Ranked

COEN BROS

I hadn't thought about it before, but ranking Coen Brother's films, like this guy did, is a trial worthy of  Odysseus.  The lazy me would rank them as a fourteen-way tie for first, even though I haven't seen them all (The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty).  If you put a gun to my head however,  my rankings in descending order are to the right.

Scariest Villian EVER! 14. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) 13. Intolerable Cruelty (2003) 12. The Ladykillers (2004) 11. Burn After Reading (2008) 10. Miller's Crossing (1990) 9. Blood Simple (1984) 8. A Serious Man (2009) 7. No Country for Old Men (2007) 6. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 5. The Big Lebowski (1998) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 3. Raising Arizona (1987) 2. Barton Fink (1991) 1. Fargo (1996) 1(Tie) 8 (Tie) 13 (Tie) ( not seen) No Country for Old Men. Fargo O Brother, Where Art Thou? Raising Arizona Blood Simple Burn After Reading A Serious Man Barton Fink The Big Lebowski The Hudsucker Proxy Miller's Crossing The Man Who Wasn't There  Intolerable Cruelty The Ladykillers By happenstance I watched A Serious Man for the first time just a few days ago.  I really liked it, but was forced to go to Wikipedia to understand a few things afterward, like the significance of the opening scene (it was put in to set the tone).

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

I watched The Lovely Bones (2009) on HBO last night. It's about a fourteen year-old girl who's murdered by a serial killer neighbor.  She watches in angry frustration as her killer eludes capture. Emotionally draining and spiritually satisfying at the same time.  I'm haunted by it. PS - I think the trailer shows too much.

Simply Rugged

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Daily Output

ACHIEVERS

I've been doing this blogging thing for 9 years, so I know what's involved.  There are people like John Hawkins (Right Wing News) and Gerard Van der Leun  (American Digest, and Ka-Ching!, and Editor-in-Chief of RightNetwork,  and Essays all over the place) whose daily output - truly good and original output - is beyond my ken.  Ka-Ching! alone would be a full time job for me, and now it's been totally reformatted in his, I take it, spare time. No better eye candy on the web - check it out.

Now, if you'll excuse me ... I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And doggone it, people like me.

Cover the Children's Eyes!

Does this deficit make my butt look big? Another Pot Boiler Serial Adventure from Doug Ross Studios

Space Aliens and Democrats

Egyptian archaeologist admits pyramids contain UFO technology

“ In a shock statement, head of the Cairo University Archeology Department, Dr Ala Shaheen has told an audience that there might be truth to the theory that aliens helped the ancient Egyptians build the oldest of pyramids, the Pyramids of Giza. On being further questioned by Mr Marek Novak, a delegate from Poland as to whether the pyramid might still contain alien technology or even a UFO with its structure, Dr Shaheen, was vague and replied "I can not confirm or deny this, but there is something inside the pyramid that is "not of this world". Delegates to the conference on ancient Egyptian architecture were left shocked, however Dr Shaheen has refused to comment further or elaborate on his UFO and alien related statements. ”

I know what you're saying. "Oh no Rodge, don't tell me you're a birther AND a space alienist too?" Well,  admittedly there's considerally more evidence to support the former, but I'm more than open-minded about the latter. Call it a hobby.  Remember, there are those who believe that Hillary never saw the Rose Law Firm billing records found on her kitchen table.  I'm on much firmer ground,  wouldn't you agree?

Don't let the White Separatists win

Snowman with noose appalls neighbors

Kootenai County sheriff's deputies told Mark Eliseuson Wednesday that he could be charged with a crime because the 10-foot-tall snowman was holding what appeared to be a noose. Deputies were called by neighbors who were appalled by the pointy-headed snowman with two dark eyes. ”

The guy is a supposedly a "White separatist," so duh.  We all have our crosses to bear.  As bad as white separatists are, and they're despicable,  this solution is way worse. “ Kootenai County sheriff's deputies told Mark Eliseuson Wednesday that he could be charged with a crime because the 10-foot-tall snowman was holding what appeared to be a noose. Deputies were called by neighbors who were appalled by the pointy-headed snowman with two dark eyes. ” I don't see a "noose exception" anywhere in the First Amendment, do you? To show that even the most despicable amongst us have some good in them: “ At Halloween he passed out bullet casings after he said he ran out of candy.

Hanging Genachowski

Why We Hanged Genachowski Wave goodbye to Internet freedom

“ With a straight face, Mr. Genachowski suggested that government red tape will increase the "freedom" of online services that have flourished because bureaucratic busybodies have been blocked from tinkering with the Web. Ordinarily, it would be appropriate at this point to supply an example from the proposed regulations illustrating the problem. Mr. Genachowski's draft document has over 550 footnotes and is stamped "non-public, for internal use only" to ensure nobody outside the agency sees it until the rules are approved in a scheduled Dec. 21 vote. So much for "openness." DDD Previously Good article from WaTimes nicely sums up ... . “ It's not clear why the FCC thinks it needs to intervene in a situation with obvious market solutions. ... Freedom and openness should continue to be the governing principles of the Internet. That's why Mr. Genachowski's proposal should be rejected and Congress should make it even more clear that the FCC should stop trying to expand its regulatory empire.

Call Them MUZIS

It's Yodel not Jodl ya freaking morons

“ An Austrian has been fined for yodelling while mowing his lawn, according to a report. The Kronen Zeitung newspaper claims Helmut G. was told by a court in Graz, Styria, that his yodelling offended his next-door Muslim neighbours. The men reportedly accused the 63-year-old of having tried to mock and imitate the call of the Muezzin. The daily paper writes the Austrian was fined 800 Euros after judges ruled he could have tried to offend them and ridicule their belief. The Muslims, whose nationalities were not revealed by the report, were right in the middle of a prayer when the Austrian started to yodel. We're just another DEMOCRAT ADMINISTRATION, and a  few democrat federal judges away from finding ourselves in the same boat.  SondraK has more.  Buy more ammo. In the meanwhile, an: Imam in Germany recites Qur'an's wife-beating verse -- while beating his wife

Watchdog Bachmann

Bachmann:  Insurrection’ Against GOP Leaders If They Don’t ....

“ A spokesman for House Minority Leader John Boehner (R.-Ohio), who will be the speaker of the House in the next Congress, answered more ambiguously, saying that Boehner was committed to holding a vote to repeal Obamacare, but not directly stating whether that vote would tie the repeal of Obamcare to other issues such as health-care reforms intended to “replace” Obamacare.

Bachmann has a reputation for being extreme, even among Republicans.  This is a good example of why.  Sign me up.

Bacon Magi

Magi, Onion, & Pepper Sammiches Fa-la-la

Tim W

STOP TUCKER!

STOP TUCKER!

“ The media just loves to hate Sarah Palin. And, if polls are to be believed, the constant media bombardment has hurt her standing among many independents. Unfortunately, over the last couple of weeks, even conservative media pundits such as Mona Charen, Peggy Noonan, George Will, Joe Scarborough and Matt Labash see these attacks and warn that she can’t win the presidency. They even buy into the attacks on her judgment, intelligence, and competence. But what these conservatives don’t appreciate is that Palin is being attacked because she is smart and effective, not because she is dumb.[John Lott - Why Does the Media Love to Pick On Palin?]

Lott discovered that 194 news stories over the last month from Oct. 28 to Nov. 27 talked about Sarah Palin in the same paragraph that they used the words “extreme,” “dishonest,” “unpresidential,” “stupid,” “incompetent,” “gaffe,” or “dumb.”  None of this is a surprise to you, even if you're not a Palin fan. “ But slips of the tongue demonstrate neither a person’s intelligence nor their understanding of issues. Obama’s knowledge of economics is abysmal – his emphasis on higher tax rates and spreading wealth make the economy smaller. His health care regulations will cause people to be thrown off of private health insurance, raise costs, and lower quality. Sarah Palin has been pointing out many of these problems before anyone else. On health care, she coined the term "death panels," and the press attacked her mercilessly for it. But after Obamacare has become law, even Democrats, such as Paul Krugman, are now using the term, acknowledging that Obama care will empower government panels to make decisions on who will be allowed to get medical care. Palin’s analysis of the economics of health care would make an economist proud. Take how Obamacare creates an incentive for people to wait until they needed care before they purchased health insurance. Banning any higher premiums for those who wait until they are sick to get insurance may be very bad public policy, but it is one part of Obama care that is extremely popular. Other Republicans have seen the polls and refused to discuss the problem, but Palin ignored the polls and made the right economic argument. Due to the popularity of the superb television series Mad Men, there is probably today more awareness of how Madison Avenue works than at any time since Vance Packard topped the best seller list with The Hidden Persuaders (1957).  So, what we have here is Sarah Palin as Preston Tucker, trying to introduce a new, safer, ahead of it's time vehicle.  The Big Three are running wall-to-wall negative negative commercials to keep her from reaching the showroom.

Movie and Series Quotes

TESTING 1-2

SUBZIN is billed as an amazing movie quote search engine, pretty simple, but pretty amazing.  It immediately found "Holy Mackerel Andy" in the Untouchables.  However, what of the 12,975  Amos and Andy series entries? B-

... in Gov. Christie's court

Christie's BIG Test

“ In New Jersey, residents who want to transport firearms legally must request a permit from a local law enforcement office and produce a letter stating why it is necessary for them to carry a gun.  In other words, New Jerseyans have to prove need before exercising what many Americans consider a constitutional right. Twenty-seven-year-old Brian Aitken is learning that the hard way -

I am flabbergasted by this New Jersey law,  but even  more so that Brian Aitken was convicted (sentenced in August to seven years in prison).  That means not one of twelve jurors would exercise jury nullification of this outrageously unconstitutional law.  NOT ONE!  The ball is in Gov. Christie's court now.  Will he pardon Aitken?  Or, like George Bush with Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, let him languish in prison?  I am a huge Christie fan, but  if he drops the ball on this -- he will become for me just another Mitt Romney (fatally flawed).  Your values may differ.

Palins X 2

Morning Boner

Predator Fish

Predator Fish Tank

Predator Fish FUR HAT via Pookie's Toons

SENATE BRAWL- YES!

Republicans Threaten to Bring Senate to Halt Over Tax Dispute Wednesday, December 01, 2010 10:18:42 PM ·  · 11 replies NYT ^ | 12/1/2010 | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON — Not even 24 hours after President Obama met with senior Republican Congressional leaders and expressed hopes for a “new dialogue,” renewed partisan fury engulfed the Senate on Wednesday, as Republicans threatened to block any legislation until a deal is reached to extend the expiring Bush-era tax cuts, potentially derailing the Democrats’ busy end-of-year agenda. The blunt threat was made in a letter to the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, and signed by all 42 Senate Republicans. And it was reiterated by the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, in a speech in which he accused Democratic leaders...

Go Terps

Nittany: anagram for Tiny Ant

UFB!

Bailout WHO?

The IMF, whose biggest single shareholder is the United States, has committed 250 billion euros to the EFSF.

This is so outrageous on the face of it, I must be missing something.  Right?  Same with: “ Obama to Order Massive New Offshore Drilling Ban... ”

And nice twins they are

Jenna Jamison shows off the twins

Agent Bedhead

Meth Lab Discovered

Crime Stoppers

George Wesley

Midnight Hustlers

Conyers says he's sorry for stealing from tax payers, again   "I had no idea a homosexual prostitution ring was operating out of my bedroom"

ERRATUM: I'm so deeply sorry.  I wrongly quoted Barney Frank above.  Conyers said "I had no idea my son son  John Conyers III. was using my congressional vehicle."

Watch and feel the nausea rise ..

“Watch and feel the nausea rise ... .”

"This is why the People have Thrown You Out"

The arrogant Dem is Laura Richardson (CA) She was reelected.  Rep Steve Buyer (R IN)  is  retiring in the face of an ethics probe into his own finances,  Vanderleun has more [Why all right thinking Americans must loathe the current apparatchiks in power in DC]

In Defense of Liberty!

TODAY DOUBLE HANGING 2 down, 612 to go

It's been a long time since we had a hanging; the paper work is a killer.  Still, nothing in Internet history can produce an instance of hangings so honorably conducted.  I say nothing of  motives, they being self evident. God forbid we should ever be again 20 months without such a rebellion against these tyrants. The people cannot be all, & always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive. If we remain quiet under such misconceptions it is a lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty.  Press the button when you are ready Sirs and Madames!  May God have mercy on their canker-blossomed souls, because we will not.

SIC SEMPER MFCS SIC SEMPER MFCS click to read warrants Sound effects: CLANK; THUD; ARRGGHHHH! Tom J

Rocket Tooth Puller

WHY WE WIN

This certainly called for a second camera on the rocket, wot.  Same technique can be used to zip up one/s fly. TIM W

Texting

Tis the season to - finally be pissed-off and do something

1000 Words (6 of which are "don't complain if you voted Democrat"

Sign of the Times

BLOW ME Victor Mendez

The federal government says THIS is harder to read than This.       Got that?  ALL CAPS are bad.  Mixed Case is Good.

“.... the Federal Highway Administration is ordering all local governments -- from the tiniest towns to the largest cities -- to go out and buy new street signs that federal bureaucrats say are easier to read.  ABC NEWS JUST SAY NO! I understand that the cost per street sign is about $300.   If ever there was a case where states should challenge runaway federal government asshats, this be it mateys.

WikiLeaks

Bar Talk

“ 20101130 14:18 Anonymoose Coincidence? Assange is planning his bank data dump about the same time as that European Dec 7 effort to disrupt the Euro banking system. Now, while neither of these probably represents a substantive threat, if a major player, like Soros, uses it as cover for a serious attack, there could be trouble. Again, mattress money might be in order for a bit. ” Overheard at the O Club

Schmucks

Iran outraged at penis pointing towards Mecca.. and Star of David on Iran Air's roof.

“ A satellite image of Tehran airport taken by Google Earth service outraged Iranian government officials as the Star of David appeared on the roof of the headquarters of the national carrier Iran Air. [...] ... the Shah hire[d] Israeli engineers to build the headquarters of the national airliner [...] *snort* Your orientation may differ. Tim W