January, 2014 archive
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still over 300k,
But no emergency, okay?
(snip)
The four-week average of jobless claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, declined to 335,000 from 348,500 the week before.
The number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs rose by about 63,500 to 1.35 million in the period ended Dec. 28, the last week of the emergency unemployment compensation.
“If You Call Them, They Will Come” 1
Republican dog whistle politics and the destruction of the middle class:
Via C&L, which also links to the transcript.
The Republican War on Women 0
If she’s in a nightie, he’s not responsible for what he does.
No self-awareness, no self-awareness whatsoever.
More Neanderthalism (with apologies to actual Neanderthals) at the link.
Aside:
I was living in Northern Virginia when Frank Wolf started to get national attention. He was not a “GOP moderate” then.
He hasn’t changed. His party has.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” (Updated) 0
Surprised by politeness.
Castillo said he did not know he was armed because he recently switched briefcases.
Now that’s responsible, being polite without even realizing it.
Addendum:
PoliticalProf defines “responsible gun owner.”
Cooch’s Parting Shots 0
Always a fighter, I reckon:
Fortunately, Governor McAuliffe seems to be choosing to disdain Cooch’s bigotry.
It’s safe to say we haven’t heard the last of the Cooch and the rest of the Cuckoos.
The Garden of Deregulation 0
Because corporations can be trusted to do the right thing.
The Colbert Report
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Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Parent politely.
Langston said Michael Carter, father of Logan, accidentally shot the boy with a .45 caliber gun purchased online about a month ago.
Misdirection Plays, The Welfare Fraud Fraud 0
In the Bangor Daily News, Ethan Strimbling crunches the numbers and finds the actual welfarm queens:
Yet where do Republicans focus all their energy? Well you know. The question is why? Unfortunately, the answer to that is simply pure ideology and politics.
Follow the link for the arithmetic.
The New Secesh: Bunker Mentality 0
Yes, it’s crazy. Crazy is dangerous.
In addition to loads of guns, ammo, and a shooting range, there was a bunch of Nazi paraphernalia. Nevertheless, according to one of the residents, “It’s a workshop. It’s not a bomb shelter,” which leads to the question, “Just what are you working on?”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, you can’t make this stuff up.
During the previews, a man sitting two seats away texted noisily on his phone. The man behind him, retired Tampa police officer Curtis Reeves, asked him to stop several times.
Reeves left for a few minutes and returned. An argument erupted. Popcorn flew. Then, authorities said, Reeves pulled out a pistol and fired at the man.
Death (yes, death) seems to me a disproportionate penalty for impolite texting.
This nation shall be smitten, and every smite will have been earned.
Contemporary Republicanism Is Not “Conservative” 0
It’s just mean for the sake of being mean.
E. J. Dionne explains:
This, of course, is a quite precise description of what happened when Gov. Chris Christie’s aides ordered the closure of some access lanes to the George Washington Bridge last September.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Practice random acts of politeness.
(Snip)
“If someone was out shooting, out hunting in the Collegedale area or taking target practice we would encourage them to give us a call and let us talk to them, . . .”
I suspect that the police don’t need to wait up for that call.
A .22 calibre bullet can travel over a mile. The practitioner of politesse likely has no idea of how far the influence of his politeness may reach.
