Inside Scientology's Scrotum

Inside Scientology's Scrotum “ Given that Katie Holmes had reportedly just ended her marriage amid fears Tom Cruise planned to send their daughter Suri to Clearwater – known to Scientologists as ‘Land Flag Base’ – my curiosity was piqued and we decided to go along. [full fun] My interest in Scientology goes back to 1991, when Time Magazine published a rare article about them, and especially their teaming up with Ralph Nader to suppress the sale of Prozac.  Rare because the "church" would spend whatever it took to fight any criticism.  If you spoke negatively using the fledgling internet, for instance,  you'd most likely find police at your door with a court order to seize your computer and  floppy disks.  Founder, and science fiction writer L/Ron Hubbard harbored "long harbored a profound and obsessive hatred for psychiatrists"  They also see pharmaceutical companies and doctors as competition.  Ralph Nader sold "lawsuit kits" to tort lawyers, and laid the groundwork for myriad suits, including Prozac. Scientology, Islam, and the Italian Mafia  share the common trait of treating apostates as mortal  enemies.  Unlike the others, Scientology is a comic opera bizarre.  I mean that in the good way. ”

1992 Dream Team

IDYLL

The Greatest Game Nobody Ever Saw ∞  On the eve of the 1992 Summer Olympics, the Dream Team scrimmaged during a closed-door practice in Monaco. Michael Jordan led one team, Magic Johnson the other. Two decades later, a game report. “ The Dream Team flew into Nice at midnight on July 18 and made a crash landing at the Loews, or Jet Set Central, about 20 miles away. During a security meeting before the team arrived, Henri Lorenzi, the legendary hotel manager, had complained about the number and the aggressiveness of the NBA's security people. "Do you realize who is gambling in my casino right now?" Lorenzi said to the NBA's international liaison, Kim Bohuny. Lorenzi ticked off the names of politicians, movie stars and even tennis immortal Björn Borg. "No one will care that much about this team," he said. "Well, we'll see," replied Bohuny. When the team bus pulled up, there was such a rush of fans to see the players that some fans crashed through the glass doors at the entrance. "I get your point," said Lorenzi. But Krzyzewski, no fan of trash talk, looks back on the game fondly, remembering almost every detail. "Every once in while I'll be doing something and a line from that game will just flash into my head," he says. "They just moved Chicago Stadium to Monte Carlo. It just makes me smile. [Full] I don't think hoops is a big topic of interest here, but for them what it is, this is great. ”

As Maine goes ... ?

Police State Culture QOTD “ We the people have been told there is no choice, You must buy health insurance or pay the new Gestapo -- the I.R.S. - Maine governor Paul LePage During his 2010 run for governor, the Tea Party-backed Republican vowed he would send, I mean, tell Obama to "go to hell." ”

Quality Time

Muslums reverse engineer Wright Bros aeroplane

World Enemy #1                                  Iran Reverse Engineers Cobra Attack Helicopter “All the phases of designing and manufacturing of the chopper have been done inside the country and the helicopter enjoys some capabilities which make it preferable to Apache Choppers,” says Brigadier General  Kioumars "David Axelrod" Heidari More photos available here."

Waiting for Newton to kick in.

"all men are created equal, that each of us are endowed with certain inalienable rights." - Obama “ Who does President Barack Obama think he is that he can change the wording of the Declaration of Independence? Again and again he presumes to quote the great declaration while making a significant change: He omits the word "Creator." Read more: Early on,  Obama's lack of respect for our flag was manifested by several photographs.  After nearly four years of this filthy prick's presidency we know a lot more about him.  In his mind he's above the flag, the nation, and the nation's laws.  If he doesn't like something, he ignores it.  And his endemic lawlessness has planted deep roots  everywhere Democrats rule. The superiority complex (that's endemic to Liberalism), allows them to fix everything —   even control nature, given enough new laws and our money.  However, here's  an immutable (for now) law that they can most assuredly look forward to. An Immutable Law- So Far Hooo-rah! ”

Axelrod unhinged

2012   Axelrod Calls Romney ‘Most Secretive Candidate’ Since Nixon The money quote: “Governor Romney and his campaign have stone-walled and are trying to turn the clock back 50 years on transparency and disclosure.” Do I have to say it?  Good, because my lawyer said he'd quit if I did. These people are evil.  Pure evil.

Epic Rap Battles of History

Epic Rap Battles of History

Marc Miller

TRKOE

DIBS !!!

Doug M, The Duke of Yucks

Hearing Aid Surprise

What? Huh? A few weeks ago I acceded to longstanding family wishes and got hearing aids .  I looked into them 5 years ago, but the minimum I could get away with spending was a few $thousand.  The ones I wanted - the ones worn by my Otolaryngologist, cost about $6000!  That's when I got the TV Ears (Later to be replaced with Sennheisers*).  That solved my television problem.   Still I could only understand MoSup at certain times, ahem, and the din of crowd noise (like when the family was assembled) was unintelligible.   Srsly, I couldn't hear birds chirping, or any high frequencies for that matter.  That included certain timer alarms, engine sounds, and MoSup's screams of delight.   Anyway, I got to thinking, What happened to dead people's hearing aids?  Did they just throw them put like store bought teeth?  I looked on e-bay, and horry clap! After a very short and perfunctory scan of the lot, I placed a ceiling bid of $250 on the above (I won for $202.50).  The description noted that they could be reprogrammed to fit my audiology profile, and many, I forgot whether these were included, could be resized.  They didn't work,  so I sent them back to Arizona.  I was going to ask for a refund, but a day later they came back with an apology.  He had included the wrong batteries, and sent 6 packs of the right ones as contrition. Not only do they work, but they fit my ears!  And I can use them with a telephone— and my earphones!   No feed back squeal.   If I turn the volume up, I can here conversations in the sun room, on the other side of the house.  Remember those television ads for those cheap hearing aids, where the guy hears women saying "What a stud Rodge is?"  I don't here that.    Wait - *smacks head*;  these are family talking!  No wonder. Anyway, it is something of a crap shoot perhaps, but if you, or someone you know is driving everyone crazy by making people repeat everything, this is a real option.  Also - I can get along quite nicely wearing just one. You're welcome. BUY Sennheisers * - It's been one year sinse I replaced TV Ears with these, and I rate them as one ot my top tier purchases ever.  I am still using the original (2 AAA)  batteries.  And I still routinely fall asleep watching ROKU, so they're on all night.  Hearing quality is sensational.  With my hearing aids, I can hear high frequencies that the phone s alone missed (which was not a great loss.) A product.

Tiger Pull

Catharsis Hold That Tiger Visitors at the Busch Gardens Zoo, in Tampa Bay, Florida, are given the chance to test their strength against a mighty tiger, in a game of tug of war.   What a great idea.  Chimps are supposed to be 7 times stronger than a human.  I'd like to test that one too.

STUDY: Sex in difficult places

SCIENCE Evolutionary biologists have a problem with sex in difficult places. What? Oh, stop it.

Sort of like shooting rats at the dump - with eyes closed

“ I find myself annoyed at redistricting... ...because I relished voting against Andre Carson, even if only as a sort of fruitless performance art, like few other things in the futile farce that is modern American politics. Hell, the opportunity to vote against Andre Carson is almost single-handedly what got me voting again after a long sabbatical. I scratched that #2 pencil in the little circle with rage that burns like the hearts of a billion suns at the blatant nepotism that parked this practically uniquely unqualified boob in the chair vacated by his career machine politician grandma once things got a little too Weekend At Bernie's on the House floor. This genial ex-liquor cop's head is emptier than than a vegan restaurant at a cattleman's convention but because he had the right pedigree '' [Tam cont] From her lips and out me own mouth.  Only the names are changed. ”

Leukemia Cure?

PSA

A slice of Adolf

Must Eat Brains              Calling a spade a spade “ PARMA, Ohio — At an unscheduled stop at Ziggy’s Pub and Restaurant, an Amherst, Ohio bar, President Barack Obama suggested that the channel be changed when he was made aware that televisions were showing Fox News. Obama and Fox News have gone to war frequently during his three and a half years in office — most recently over a sharply negative teaser shown on Fox and Friends that the White House took as a Fox News-sponsored attack ad on the president. The Obama Administration frequently used the network as a proxy punching bag for its Republican opponents in the early years of his presidency. Fox's personalities, led by Glenn Beck, fired back with more and more incendiary comments, but a somewhat delicate balanced was reached after the 2010 election in which both sides toned down their rhetoric. [story] I'll be a bore and ask"What if Richard Nixon had asked that CBS be turned off?"  Can you say enemies list?   Okay, I know.  I'd find something wrong even if he actually did something that would make Hitler puke. ”

*snort*

It's not jor yob

WE'RE THE GOVERNMENT, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP The FBI Could Cut Your Internet Access in TWO Days (Here’s How to Prevent It) “ WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — For months now, the FBI has been warning people that a blackout of their access to the Internet could be coming.  The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google, and Internet service providers have sent notices as well. But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. The Blaze has covered the story a couple times, first stating the FBI would shut off Internet access to computers still infected as of March and later reported the extension the clean-up period until July 9. HERE'S THE KEYS TO MY LIFE - UR WELCOME To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI: http://www.dcwg.org. This link also provides resources for how to “disinfect”  your computer should the malware be found on it. As the Blaze has reported before, the FBI has said fixing the problem will be much harder once your access to the Internet is cut off. [FULL] If you're thinking of reasons why it's a good idea for Eric Holder to take this extreme action, I want you to stay after school.  And yes, you will be physically abused with a sock filled with iron filings. ”

Déjà poo all over again

2012 Romney's Tax Confusion The candidate's response on the Obama Care mandate reveals larger campaign problems   “ Eric Fehrnstrom, a top Romney adviser, said in a television appearance that a financial fee at the heart of Mr Obama's healthcare legislation was a "penalty", not a "tax". The distinction has implications for Republicans trying to hammer the White House for imposing a tax on the middle class. This line of attack arose from Chief Justice John Roberts' tiebreaking decision last week that found the law to be constitutional because the fee was a tax, not a penalty. [Romney under fire from conservatives] In a stroke, the Romney campaign contradicted Republicans throughout the country who had used the Chief Justice's opinion to declare accurately that Mr. Obama had raised taxes on the middle class. Three-quarters of those who will pay the mandate tax will make less than $120,000 a year, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The Romney high command has muddied the tax issue in a way that will help Mr. Obama's claims that he is merely taxing rich folks like Mr. Romney. And it has made it that much harder for Republicans to again turn ObamaCare into the winning issue it was in 2010. [Romney's Tax Confusion] It's Déjà poo all over again. ”

Stop The Presses!

Culture Product of the 24/7 News Cycle

Regulations

A POWER OUTAGE COCK-UP WCBM's (Baltimore) Pat McDonough this morning explained why some of a million homes are still without power (after almost a week).  He was driving around and saw crews sitting around doing nothing, as though they were union workers.   He pulled over and confronted one of them. What are you guys doing, sitting around? Do you realize how difficult it is for the elderly, or young mothers to cope with no lights or power?" One of the workers, called in from Texas, explained that "we're no allowed to go to a new site unless accompanied by a BG&E worker.  They're hard to come by."

Another O'Malley Tax

Martin O'Malley, The White Obama ↑A PUBLIC SERVICE ROLL-OVER ↑ In Britain, speed cameras are announced via sign before you come upon one. They're still detested (and proved  ineffective), but they may be argued an effort to enforce the speed limit, and not fill the state coffers. Not so in this country, and most certainly in Maryland.       smibsid

Calming Words From The Pilot

Tails of the Gun   I remember posting this some years ago, but it's classic and still apropos in today's climate; maybe more so. smibsid

Corn on the Cob Magic

Aw Shucks

“ For those of us who love corn on the cob, this is an absolute must see!   No mess to preparing it, no silks to try to brush out of the corn. - Don M ” I cook corn in  the microwave all the time,  but I  never knew this trick.  Sadly,  by corn eating time  next year I'll have forgotten this, so I'll just program it post to pop back up on July 4, 2012.  It's like magic.Originally posted here.

COMPARE & SAVE

Rediscovering Our Greatness “ Fleming: What Life Was Like in 1776 Americans had the highest per capita income in the civilized world, paid the lowest taxes—and were determined to keep it that way. [...] In the northern colonies, according to historical research, the top 10% of the population owned about 45% of the wealth. In some parts of the South, 10% owned 75% of the wealth. But unlike most other countries, America in 1776 had a thriving middle class. Well-to-do farmers shipped tons of corn and wheat and rice to the West Indies and Europe, using the profits to send their children to private schools and buy their wives expensive gowns and carriages. Artisans—tailors, carpenters and other skilled workmen—also prospered, as did shop owners who dealt in a variety of goods. Benjamin Franklin credited his shrewd wife, Deborah, with laying the foundation of their wealth with her tradeswoman's skills. Several hundred miles inland was the "back country," and at the time of the Revolution, not many people went there by choice. Most were poor and landless—younger sons, for example, whose older brothers had inherited the family's property. Life on the outskirts of civilization was hard and often violent. Morals on the Western frontier were often much more relaxed than they were in the civilized East. [continue] In summation: Things were pretty much like they were until, oh, lets say FDR, LBJ, WJC, and Barry Soetoro.  Damned good on the freedom front. Worth fighting for. COMPARE AND SAVE Shhhh - Janet's Listening Obama & Napolitano: ‘Liberty Lovers’ Are Terrorists A new study funded by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority,” and “reverent of individual liberty” as “extreme right-wing” terrorists. - Americans who believe their “way of life” is under attack; - Americans who are “fiercely nationalistic (as opposed to universal and international in orientation)”; - People who consider themselves “anti-global” (presumably those who are wary of the loss of American sovereignty); - Americans who are “suspicious of centralized federal authority”; - Americans who are “reverent of individual liberty”; - People who “believe in conspiracy theories that involve grave threat to national sovereignty and/or personal liberty.” None of this is news to you.  Which is why we, unlike 1917 Russians, or 1932 Germans, have a good chance of turning things around. ”

Groverbama

O'Malley's Blackout

O'Malley's Black Out Be Afraid.  This weasel makes no secret of his presidential ambitions.  He is a clone of Obama, only whiter.  I love stuff like this.  What?  Hate his fk'n guts? Well ... whoops.  Doorbell.

When Sarah opens her mouth ...

And Thank You...... “ Thank you, SCOTUS. This Obamacare ruling fires up the troops as America’s eyes are opened! Thank God. SCOTUS now rules this is a tax? Well, Congress has the ability to create taxes – and also has the ability to rescind them. Upon their return from the July recess, Congress should act immediately to repeal this terrible new tax on the American people, and indeed they must repeal all of Obamacare. This is the most brazen and sweeping new tax and government overreach imposed on us. We the People did not ask for this tax, we do not want this tax, and we can’t afford this tax. This is not an answer to America’s health care challenges. It’s time, again, for patriotic Americans to rise up to protest this obvious infringement on our economic and personal freedom. November is just around the corner. Today, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on Obamacare. In November, We the People will issue ours. - Sarah Palin If I can metaphysically throw the Dummy-Gummies down a volcano, I can certainly thank one of our greatest leaders.  Metaphysically, of course,  USA UAS USA! Okay. that's not me.  It's our pool boy. ”

Recovering Our Greatness - A Primer

Rediscovering Our Greatness Keys found in our British heritage Ladies- Let's Recover our Greatness ROLL-OVER For a Primer

Liars in Power Down Under -- Too!

GREEN CRAP Let's do some Libs on the Barbie “ On July 1st, the much hated Carbon Tax was implemented in Australia. Given that PM Gillard made a promise for no Carbon Tax on video at the beginning of her term in August 2010, then broke that promise, followed by a devil may care attitude, I can’t imagine anything that would enrage Australians as much as this.Since there is so much coverage on this epic failure of the Gillard government, I thought I’d create a collage of coverage here. Follow the links to the appropriate essays and news articles. There’s also a speech at the end. First up is Jo Nova: The-Tax-Whose-Name-Shall-Not-Be-Spoken Begins Australians will pay $77 million per week in carbon taxes, while Europe with the 30 most green countries pays just one third of that, according to the Mineral Council of Australia. (Anthony Watts, continued) Even more "interesting" than this cock-up are some of the comments, which I think many of you will find a kindredness with. Pull My Finger says:    July 2, 2012 at 8:31 am    I’m beginning to think that Robert Kennedy Jr. and Ed Begley Jr. have compromising photos of every politician on earth. What else could possibly explain the reflexive genuflecting to the green altar that 90% of politicians engage in? It is mind boggling. Noelene says:    July 2, 2012 at 9:06 am    At least we have an opposition that will get rid of the tax.It could be worse,we could have an opposition leader like McConnell Turnbull who went along with the ETS until the Liberals ousted him as leader. Wagathon says:    July 2, 2012 at 9:56 am    This is what you get when a society does not have someone like George Bush to stand up to up to the UN and the superstitious crowd and the purveyors of fear from the Left like that lone Chinaman facing the tanks in Tienanmen square Pamela Gray says:    July 2, 2012 at 11:19 am    Carbon taxes are worse than sharia law. Every man, woman, and child is covered under the carbon burka. And this tax will be as hard to remove as the real burka has been for women who live under sharia law and that suffocating black cloth   I'll give us credit -we have so far put the fear of god in enough congress critters to keep the hundred or so attempts like this to fail.  So far.  If the Aussies would just hang their Green-commies— well, that would really reverberate. ”

Today's blow-up sleep aid

Gizmos    My New Blow-up Sleeping Companion I bought this areobed   (Woot)about a month ago.  It seemed a nice spare bed, and at 49.95 or 59.95 (as I remember),  not much risk. It finally arrived yesterday (they did send a notice about availability problems).  Sumbitch blew me away.  I fully inflated in about 3 minutes, and I slept on it last night to try it out.  It was great .  We have a king-size Sleep Number bed, and this was it's equal, IMO.  Better, actually,  because of the adjustable back-rest.  The acid test of course is durability, and only time and usage will determine that, but for now  I give it  .

Warren "Deathers"

Elizabeth Warren "Deathers" “ That Aunt Bea was actually Bess/Bessie Reed Veneck, sister of Pauline Reed, Warren's mother. And looky here! Elizabeth Warren was the informant on Aunt Bea's death certificate and she said Aunt Bea was WHITE! Even though one of the choices was American Indian, actually the first in the list, Ms. Warren still said old Aunt Bea was white. Hmmm............what's that tell ya, folks? -[Pollys grandaughter] Another block in our understanding the Massachusetts voter.  People not bothered by alcoholic senators who drive off a bridge, then swim off leaving evening prey to suffocate when the air bubble she found is depleted of oxygen.  People not bothered by a congressman who kept a gay whorehouse. Or by a a virtual "Stolen Valor" poster boy who preys on rich women. That Elizabeth Warren is even still alive in her race against Sen. Scott Brown cements them on the list of careless ignoramuses— with the likes of Maryland's or California's own. Say Amen!

California. Again.

Why the Fluck Not? California bill would let children have more than two parents      what about three dads, one mom,  and a parrot?

Waht caused Roberts to renege?

Thugbama Roberts changed vote at last minute ... Ahem “ Intelligence and security experts are outraged at the Clinton administration's probable use of blackmail and susceptibility to it as the Congress fails to investigate. The Clinton Team and Blackmail ” Now we learn that Roberts switched his vote!  I'm thinking the same thing most of you are.  Going forward from the commencement of Obamacare hearings,,  there were frequent- if not daily- stories about threats (pressure) being put on the court by Obamunists.  Rewind to Clinton's impeachment trial in the House.  It is widely believed that Hillary gave her purloined raw FBI files on congressional Republicans  to pornographer Larry Flynt,  who used them to blackmail Republican House members, and most likely Senators (who failed to convict him).  We know that at least three House Republicans, Livingstone, Hyde and Barr refused to submit,  and had past marital infidelities  exposed. Don't think for a minute that this thug  administration would  not use the same tactics, as I believe they did.   Roberts was found wanting.  And there was this, from just a few weeks ago (June 21). I am surprised by the 7-2 decision:  I woulda guessed 5-4.  There have been a few more recent rulings the same way,where I was surprised over the libtard vote.  I can't help but worry that there is a quid pro quo at work here — by the liberal justices to gain the deciding vote in Obamacare (which looks like Monday). I know, silly. After posting, I felt stupid because I know that justices vote immediately after the oral arguments are finished, so, I thought, what a stupid thing to say. My stupidity had to do with not realizing a justice could change at the last minute.

iPads and Toasters

Gizmos    Bless me Father for I have ... I have to admit one thing --- our Friday guest stopped in Delaware (no sales tax) and bought some big-ass MAC, that was still in the box— she brought it in so it wouldn't be stolen form the car—  and an iPad.  Since the iPad came with zero  written directions, she asked me to  figure out how to get out of the "airplane mode" she was stuck in, and hook her up to my wireless.  In the process of learning how to do all this (first one I'd held in my grubby little hands) I became envious.  There was a day when I'd have been first on the block to own one, but those days are gone.  Right now I just want a fricken toaster that will toast a bagel in less than 3 minutes, and the muscles to chop wood at a decent rate.

Out of the darkness

TECHNO CHILLS                                

A Great Adventure (*cough)

                 

Without further explanation I lost everything computer I've done for the past year.  Passwords.  E-mail. What's galling is that I did everything right, but Microsoft failed.   So yeah, it sucks, but I'll look at it like doing another crossword puzzle (I did a dozen during the dark).  A new adventure, akin to parachuting into occupied California—  with no suitcase nukes. Here's a random experience from the dark time..  For the first time in ages I listed to C-Span radio on my short wave.  WTF  happened to that once fine service.  Every time I tuned in there was some democrat  blabbing on as though not a person in the world would call in and spank them with facts.  I guess, because none did.  Not once.  Oh, there were callers, but all more radical then the guest, and that's something when you consider the two that drove me the most insane were some Jersey Rep. named Rob Andrews??, and then Henry Waxman. I had to leave. Here's my quandary.  I believe acts committed in the heart and mind carry the metaphysical weight of being actually committed.  I am then a mass murderer several times over this weekend.  I found comfort in sending Stalin-like numbers straight to hell.  I'm hoping that by confessing here,  I will get some credit for contrition on the Big Day.  Like, I meant it in the good way.

In a FLASH! he was free!

Sweet Juice!

We weren't expecting to get our power back (lost it Fri night) until next weekend. Inside house temp 85, outside heading to 100 again. Air cond. id on. Refrigerator is on. Freezer is on. I'm drained.

Excuses

Hi Boys and Girls My new computer arrived  My back-up files are, for the moment, hidden in a Windows place where the sun don't shine I seamlessly watched the final 12 episodes of Doc Martin We're having unexpected company, so I had to paint every room in the house and take out the garbage At the barber shop this morning I read the Baltimore Sun which was all Obamacare Gloat.  I hypervenilated. Light posting for awhile

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"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton