Horatio's Drive

Horatio's Drive Not that I've even for an instant thought I knew about everything, but I am still surprised by stories of significant achievement in the USA that I knew nothing about.  Horatio Nelson Jackson 's drive across the United States in 1903 is one such example.  Horatio spent $8,000 of his own money (in 1903 dollars) to win a $50 bet.  Coincidentally,  the Packard car company had been planning just such a trip for ages, and two sponsored Packards left San Francisco not long after Jackson, who was driving a used Winton touring car.  There is then some actual excitement involved, not to mention incredible hardship that would have stopped a lesser man.  A Ken Burns deal.  USA UAS USA!  It's who we were, and will be again after we get rid of Democrats. I think you can watch it here, and certainly on NetFlix. Oh, today?  BMW sued by California man over bike-induced erection

The Official Voice of the Democrat Party Makes Sound

The Staggeringly Stupid Debbie Wasserman

Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz Accuses GOP of 'Making Sure That We Would Redefine Rape' I think the agenda of the Republican Party and of Mitt Romney has clearly been--and can be interpreted as--an attack on the issues that matter to women, the definition of forceable rape

Condi? Stab Me In The Freaking Liver!

Brett Stephens has so hacked into my psyche, leastwise here,  that ... that I hope he understands crochet or plays the Zither so I get some osmosissy trade-offs. Did you loathe and detest the Bush administration? If so, you'd probably say its ideas were horrible and their execution worse. Did you not loathe and detest the Bush administration? In that case, you (me) might say its ideas were pretty good—only the execution often left something to be desired. Now the person who did much of the executing tops a list of names to be Mitt Romney's running mate. Guess who?

The ol' Ying-yang

Today's Art Tour   Good for the old ying-yang

Dear Dad ...

Sorry to bother you dad ... ...  but I thought you and your pals might be interested in what's been going on since you left.  Pass this around to your buddies, it pretty much sums things up,   Hugs to grams and gramps and mom and Dan, and Aunt Bea, etc.  See you soon. Sheesh, can you believe it?  Barb says hi too. “ May Day protests .And yet activists acknowledge the threat to illegal immigrants may be stronger than ever ... . ” What? Oh , you wouldn't know this,  but May Day is not like when you were a kid.  Girls in white dresses frolicking around in the corn fields, or something.  Today it's celebrated by people like what dropped that mortar round on you.  They're called socialists, communists, progressives; what you used to call Nazis and fascists and democrats. Belay that.  Tell gramps that democrats have changed, and are not like what he knew.  Today they're monsters and liars. He would never vote for one.

Breaking News over and over and over again

WHITE HOUSE INSIDER: Obama Hesitated – Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden by Ulsterman on April 30, 2012 with 26 Comments in News “ White House Insider: Obama Hesitated – Panetta Issued Order to Kill Osama Bin Laden "What Valerie Jarrett, and the president, did not know is that Leon Panetta had already initiated a program that reported to him –and only him, involving a covert on the ground attack against the compound." H/T DonM # posted by Rodger the Real King of France : 5/4/11 3:58 PM This is the crap that drives us  mad about the media refusal to report negatively on Obama, or the Democrtat Party for that matter.  Of a sudden this story (of necessity) is all over the place as breaking news. Here's some more breaking news. Obama's a liar. All elected Democrats are liars.  The media are criminally useless. It's why we can't have nice things. ”

Surprise, Commies run the mother ship

Vorwaerts the Obamissariat The Obama campaign apparently didn't look backwards into history when selecting its new campaign slogan, "Forward" — a word with a long and rich association with European Marxism. Many Communist and radical publications and entities throughout the 19th and 20th centuries had the name "Forward!" or its foreign cognates. Wikipedia has an entire section called "Forward (generic name of socialist publications)."  [Washington Times] Conservative critics of the Obama administration have noted numerous ties to radicalism and socialists throughout Mr. Obama's history, from his first political campaign being launched from the living room of two former Weather Underground members, to appointing as green jobs czar Van Jones, a self-described communist. Vladimir Lenin founded the publication "Vpered" (the Russian word for "forward") in 1905. Soviet propaganda film-maker Dziga Vertov made a documentary whose title is sometimes translated as "Forward, Soviet" (though also and more literally as "Stride, Soviet"). The Obamunists are handling criticism of the new "message" in their usual manner—   ridicule. Gateway Pundit among others have vintage  "Vorwaerts" (the German word for "Forward") displays (El Jefe) . 2008

Foreign Cartoon People

Grin -

Apple Humor

Today's Cultural Observation *snort*

Sherrod Brown and other Commies

GOP money floods battlegrounds, threatens Dems' hold on Senate Third-party groups allied with the Republican Party have vastly outspent Democratic incumbents and their backers in Senate battlegrounds. The disparity in advertising firepower threatens Democratic control of the Senate and could have an impact on the presidential race as well. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a first-term Democrat from Ohio, has been the primary target of outside groups, which have outspent his allies by a ratio of 10-1 this election cycle. Sherrod Brown, Commie I believe this is accurate.  Obama has refused to share any of his billions with the DNCC, and they're hurting.  But The HILL is  notoriously sympathetic to Democrats.  I'll guess this is published at the behest of Harry Reid for insertion into campaign donation mailings.  Scare the progressive tribe into forking over.  Like a friend of my wife who yesterday was scandalized because she heard Dan Bongino criticize Ben Cardin.  The nerve!

What's longer than a python?

The Obamissariat 21 specific violations of law by the Obama administration

...  too many violations to list in this column,          but here are some of the more outrageous          examples of what the attorneys general call          "violations of law" by "an increasingly overreaching           federal government.  [CLICK-Whop!]

Whoa - 'zactly spot-on .

Ted Lacksonen has so hacked into my psyche, leastwise here,  that ... that I hope he understands calculus or plays the violin  so I get some osmosis trade-offs.

"... vices are without consequences, but ridicule can kill"

Catharsis Six years before the French Revolution Louis XVI ruled, but wit was king, prompting the Duke of Guines to observe “In this country, vices are without consequences, but ridicule can kill.” After watching the Jimmy Kimmel  roast below,  I was reminded of the movie  Ridicule “ .Charles Berling stars as a cash-poor nobleman during the reign of Louis XVI. When his village is invaded by mosquitoes, he travels to Versailles to beg for the king's help. But his plans are soon diverted when he's swept into a love triangle. To survive Versailles and solve his problem, he must rely on his wit and smarts. Nominated for a 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Ridicule co-stars Fanny Ardant and Judith Godreche. (Based on a true story)  ” Highly recommended, especially for the witty engineers among you. The video clip contains the only NSFW material, but it's a doozy, and what caused me to think instantly of Obama and Ridicule. NetFlix of course.

Something Old; Something New

Listen to what gets the big laughs

SMARMY MEDIA COMEUPPANCES Jimmy Kimmel Hosts the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner Across the Board Cuts from a Hollywooder

Calling Captain Obvious

A Case for Captain Obvious “ Obama Campaign Grapples With New Voter ID Laws WASHINGTON — Field workers for President Obama’s campaign fanned out across the country over the weekend in an effort to confront a barrage of new voter identification laws that strategists say threaten the campaign’s hopes for registering new voters ahead of the November election. In Wisconsin, where a new state law requires those registering voters ... . Captain Obvious says he's laughing too hard to bother ...

Starting with Algore ...

GREEN CRAP A Queef, Two Smarts, And a Fart AMHERST — Former Vice president Al Gore on Friday refuted claims that global warning is a myth, saying that 97 to 98 percent of the worlds’ scientists attest to its veracity. Climate craziness of the week – global warming blamed for increase In Major League home runs - Anthony Watts Supreme irony: wind farms can cause atmospheric warming, finds a new study The Royal Society has taken another step from being a scientific society to becoming an advocacy organization. It has published a lengthy study, People and the Planet, which calls for a redistribution of wealth, reduction in consumption by wealthy countries, and population control (by voluntary means). Of course, a key component of the report is controlling carbon-dioxide emissions. According to the press release, this report was in advance of Rio + 20, which is being used to create additional UN bureaucratic control of nations. Continue reading →

Make Mitch McConnell’s Life Truly Miserable

Make Mitch McConnell’s Life Truly Miserable

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Whodathunk Eric Cantor would become like Mitch McConnell, but he is.   Me Me, Call on Me! I'm funning with Red State's Erick Erickson, whose article Conservatives Are Gaining, But Need Help Making Mitch McConnell’s Life Truly Miserable warms my little heart cockles with wit, wisdom and a call to arms. “ .We’re about a week out from the Indiana Primary. Richard Mourdock now leads Barack Obama’s favorite Republican, Dick Lugar. But it is close. Surprisingly for so many conservative activists who backed Eric Cantor for his leadership position, the House Republican Leader has decided to engage in this and other races for the more moderate and liberal candidates.  [...] Seriously, Eric Cantor’s PAC is asking Democrats to go vote to save Dick Lugar. The House Republican Leader wants Democrats to save Dick Lugar. That’s messed up. Do what you can to make sure Indiana sends Dick Lugar home. Oh wait . . . Dick doesn’t live in Indiana anymore. That’s why his Board of Elections says he can’t vote in Indiana. Still, get him out of the Senate. [Full] ” But that's not all .... In Texas, Ted Cruz is going up in the polls ... In Nebraska, Don Stenberg is closing in on Jon Bruning .... And then there is Utah. After 36 years in the Senate, Orrin Hatch just might be retired by the voters. but .... I shan't hazard a guess at what the Congress will look like in 2013, but it is my fervent hope that the Republican aisles are packed with people who hate their Democrat colleague's ideological guts,  and wish dueling was still an option.

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Duke meets a useful idiot

Must Eat Brains                               Rollover Magic           The Duke Meets A Useful Idiot

OREO

Milk's favorite cookie

The Battle of Athens

The Battle of Athens Rodge:   I never heard about this but I believe something like this could happen again but on a much larger scale. This is a short film, but the incident really did happen.  Athens is about 20 or 25 miles north Cleveland, Tenn. Please watch this to the end. This is the real reason why we have the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States   Don M El Correcto on all counts Don.

I demand satisfaction Senator Schumer ...

WHAT GUMMINT Used to Do ...          Refuse to talk to or associate with, and whack with staff and cane members of the other party, Out-take from "American Experience  Dolley Madison (video)  Sorry for this clip quality.  At one point I became so excited I nearly passed out (as you can see) from the excitement of thinking "what if ...."    Yes.  I will argue that this toxic atmosphere was far better than the "comity" we now suffer.  No law passed without a fight is far preferable to the nanny state. If the Bladensburg dueling grounds were still active, a whole generation would today have no clue about the names Pat Leahy, Ted Kennedy, or Chuck Schumer. I rest my case.

Safety Warning in Arabic

Catharsis We're in full compliance (per your exact instructions chief) Tim W

Clothes Hangers

Perfect Gizmos and Gadgets                      Clothes hangers.  Is the anything they can't fix? Much has been written about the consequences of losing land line communication, paper documents, and other old fashionables, but what about the wire close hanger?  Think about that when you think about survivability. If you haven't yet, you will the next time you need to fish something out of a sewer, or open a car door after you lock keys inside.  I know.

Taxing Apples

Apple 'avoiding billions in global taxes,' report claims             —   As they should, you  berk.    If you're not doing everything in your power to avoid taxes, you are indeed a berk!  Evading tax is illegal.   Ask  Mr. Charles B. Rangel.  Oh, I'm sorry.  You'll have to ask someone who's not an elected Democrat. Ask  Sec/Treasury Timothy Geithner.  Oh, I'm sorry.  You'll have to ask ... .

Rick and Linda

A personal story from cuzzin ricky I would like to share an experience with you, about drinking and driving. A couple of nights ago, I was out for a few drinks and eats with some friends at the steakhouse and I had a couple of cocktails and some rather nice red wine. Knowing full well I may have been slightly over the limit, I did something I've never done before: I took a bus home. Sure enough, on the way home, I passed a police road block, but as it was a bus, they waved it past. I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise, as I have never driven a bus before and am not sure where I got it.

The Trip

What a Trip We were the first kids on the block to own a VHS player.  There were services where you could rent, and have delivered to your door a movie, and a player (BetaMax or VCR), but that seemed too expensive.  In 1982 I plunked down $1500 (12 million in 2012 money) for a  Canon video camera, portable recorder and player. MoSup was scandalized by the cost. but I reassured her that just having video memories of  the kids growing up would more than pay for it. In retrospect, I was right.  The nearest source for videos was the public library, believe it or not.  It had a modest selection of tapes, one of which was My Dinner with Andre.  Since it was a free rental, it was shown numerous times to neighbors wanting to see this fabulous VCR device.   My Dinner With Andre.  I watched it at least 5 times. What made me think of that last night was The Trip. While not nearly as droll as Andre, The Trip is 10 times more entertaining. And funny. For the BBC aficionado I need only say " .....  starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Steve agrees to review six restaurants in the north of England and takes Rob with him"   The entire series is available as a single movie on NetFlix. I love love loved it. As an aside, one of our concerns with the VCR player was bringing into the house movies that were inappropriate for the kids.  To that end me and the MoSup screened every movie, using earphones, before the kids could watch.  Anyway, one of the new library movies I brought home one day was  Personal Best, a 1982 movie centered on a group of women trying to qualify for the American track-and-field team bound for the 1980 Olympic Games.  Our kids were all involved in sports, and it did come from the library, so I put it on for them, unscreened, while we made dinner.  Our kitchen reverie was interrupted however by the unmistakable sound of  pillow talk and heavy breathing.  SEX!.  I went into the den to find my kids watching slack-jawed as  Mariel Hemingway and real-life track star Patrice Donnelly engaged in, even by todays standards, graphic lesbian sex.   I watched it later at least 5 times. Then complained to the library that it ought contain a warning.

Very Progressive

Bay Area Vajayjay Culture  Necessity is the Mother of Invention “ Young women in four Bay Area counties can now test themselves at home for sexually transmitted infections, and then get the results and any needed prescriptions without ever visiting a doctor's office or clinic. The home tests are part of a pilot project designed to let young women in four Bay Area counties to test themselves for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis, which are among the most common STDs. [STDetails] Barbara Boxer/Nancy Pelosi STD Fund-ation

NorK Failure, More

PICTURE OF THE WEEK Kim Dum Il- the ridiculously Kafkaesque cartoon leader of the ridiculously Kafkaesque cartoon country says he'll follow this disaster up with a nuclear test in 3 weeks. I wish them Il.

Maher again

Maher: Obama Is "First Black President Of The Racist States Of America" (scan down for some good comments and great photos)

Bully Boys

Democrat or Bubonic Anti-Bullying Speaker Curses Christian Teens As many as 100 high school students walked out of a national journalism conference after an anti-bullying speaker began cursing, attacked the Bible and reportedly called those who refused to listen to his rant “pansy asses.” The speaker was Dan Savage, founder of the “It Gets Better” project, an anti-bullying campaign that has reached more than 40 million viewers with contributors ranging from President Obama to Hollywood stars. Savage also writes a sex advice column called “Savage Love.” This story is the new gold standard for life imitating art. Just last week South Park used the same theme, the  anti-bullying counselor who's a psycho bully.  In fact,  it's so spot-on that I suspect SP creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone' s inspiration was Dan Savage.  I love those guys (92% 0f the time).

Melissa Freitag Trashes 'Pledge of Allegiance'

A Liberal bitch from Nantucket Dropped our dear 'Pledge' into a bucket And then said with a grin While licking poop from her chin Hey, go f***k yourselves.

THIS JUST IN

JAWS IN A TUB

Perfect Gizmos and Gadgets THRILLS & LAFFS GAGORE! Be the life of the beach or pool party Get your name in the newspaper Click FUN GAGORE (Marc Miller)

Murder Most Foul

The Humanity                            Woman kills man by squeezing his testicles over parking dispute... YOU BASTARD!

3D Micky

Discovered- Retro Micky Mouse Stereograph Who the leader of the club?

Muslim Brotherhood & Obama Admin

Rumors of War III    “ Congresswoman Michele Bachmann joined Glenn Beck on Thursday to share her impressions of GBTV’s groundbreaking documentary, “Rumors of War III,” which exposes how the Muslim Brotherhood is infiltrating the upper echelons of America’s government. Bachmann, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, confirmed that “every single word was accurate” and “absolutely profound.” “It was spellbinding.” Click-Click (Related: Want to Know Just how Close the Muslim Brotherhood Is to the Obama Admin?)

But -- Who wants America to fail?

ribbit If I Wanted America to Fail, I’d Ban Kids From Farm Work by Sarah Palin

EOC to employers - STFU

WHAT THIS INSANE GUMMINT DO                      U.S. Puts Limits On Employee Background                 Checks To Protect Minorities    “ The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's updated policy on criminal background checks is part of an effort to rein in practices that can limit job opportunities for minorities that have higher arrest and conviction rates than whites. [Full] Isn't that special ”

Boric Acid does the trick

Boric Acid - Is there anything it can't do? A natural flea and, evidently, vagina infestation repellant. Rx covered by Terminex, but not Obamacare.  Contact your congressman.

Wisconsin Voter Fraud

Draining the septic tank begins with the first cup “ .MILWAUKEE- The Milwaukee County district attorney's office is investigating claims that three men broke the law last year when they registered and voted in the county. Voter registration applications from three men who listed the Glendale Residence Inn as their address is what sparked this investigation. [...] The three including Austin Thompson, who was arrested last year during an occupy protest, are accused of voter fraud by registering and voting even though they lived in a hotel.MILWAUKEE- The Milwaukee County district attorney's office is investigating claims that three men broke the law last year when they registered and voted in the county. [Full] This is a little story with big implications. I'm heartened.   Wisconsin voter fraud was on a scale rivaling Chicago and Philadelphia.  After the 2006 off-year elections U-Wisconsin  students bragged about how many times they'd voted.  I know I've made this point before, but the cornerstone of any democracy is the integrity of the vote.  Cheating is tantamount to attempting the overthrow of a government, a capital offense.  I'll settle for 35 years in the federal prison system for all convicted.

Worst in 15 years

The Obamissariat In 2002, nearly double that figure, 64 percent viewed the federal government favorably Read more:

Arrr, Maity, Shiver me timbers

Arrr, Maity. Shiver me timbers

Rollover Bed

The Rollover There was a time when I'd be wanting one of these - with a "seatbelt" and a large lawn of course. That time has passed me by. Sigh.

They Likin' the Ol' Plantation

House Dem: Unemployed Will Vote For Obama To Keep "Their Benefits"

Food and Gas Up

Today's Cultural Comment  Well Fueled & Fuels Rising

Kids with .... futures

Today's Culture Kids With Questionable Futures Oh My

What to do with all those tongues

Must be "Char-broiled North Korean BBQ House"

Wants warship named for Harvey Milk ...

Must Eat Brains                      JFC! Next thing they'll want one named after Clinton

The "Native American" meme

Today's Culture Addressing a bad meme “ We are not anti-immigration at all.  We're anti illegal immigration. We are not immigrants to your country. We are conquerers. ”

Dozing in public

TODAY's PSA Dozing off on the beach hazards.   There's the sunburn hazard, of course, and ... .