2015 archive
Arms Race 0
Southern Beale points out the inconsistencies (follow the link for the entire post).
Image via Job’s Anger.
“A Nation of Immigrants” 0
Sam and his guest explain how Donald Trump’s opposition to “birthright” citizenship echoes of the Secesh.
Twits on Twitter 0
Trumptwits. (Warning: Language.)
Schlemiel, Schlimazl, Schmart One 0
Dick Polman comments on Jeb Bush’s decision to play the “Asian” card. Here’s a bit.
Well, that clears things up. He hadn’t meant to smear Hispanics. He was trying to smear Asians.
And this guy is supposed to be the smart Bush.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Still under 300k.
(snip)
The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, rose to 272,500 from 271,500 in the prior week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits increased by 13,000 to 2.27 million in the week ended Aug. 15. The unemployment rate among people eligible for benefits held at 1.7 percent. These data are reported with a one-week lag.
Show Trials 0
I have a difficult time taking it seriously when the national office of a frat suspends a local chapter for, you know, acting like frat boys.
Aside:
When I was a young ‘un, back in the olden days, I knew some ‘Nus on my own college campus up the road a piece. It is good to see that some things haven’t changed.
Droning On 0
Firing in the skies:
Russell Percenti allegedly shot at the remote-control aircraft as it flew over his neighbor’s home on the 1000 block of Seaside Drive in Erma, Lower Township, in September of last year, according to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.
Motherhood Is Wonderful . . . 0
. . . as long it remains behind closed doors.
It amazes how the letter-writer manages to conflate a pregnant lady wishing to continue working at her job as long as she can with “political correctness.”
Her doing so supports the argument that persons who complain about “political correctness” want nothing more than a license to be nasty without penalty.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family affair.
The kid may have been using a magazine, but authorities are throwing the book at him.
