2015 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Polite play placates participants, perchance permanently.
The Fix Is In . . . 0
. . . and Shaun Mullen analyzes the fixers. Here’s a bit:
The truth few dare to speak is that politicians and the media have become so mutually reliant.
Politicians rely on the media to grease the skids of the primary campaign-convention-general campaign cycle (as well as performing side jobs like aiding and abetting anxious Republicans who want Trump gone by repeatedly predicting without a shred of evidence that he soon will be) and the media relies on politicians to justify their existence, indirectly remunerate them for their coverage and reward them with celebrity and stature.
The consequence is that the relationship between pols and media is so incestuous that they have become intolerant of the people who sustain the complex. That’s us. It’s all about them, and pious political pandering and lofty journalistic ideals to the contrary, it hasn’t been about us for a long time.
Read it.
Slam-Dog Millionaire 0
At TPM, Michael Maiello suggests that Donald Trump’s campaign tactics are heavily derived from that school of performance art, the WWE.
I reckon that ought to sound outlandish, but it doesn’t. Not at all.
Today in Anthropology 0
Prototypical wingnut Bible discovered.
Fly the Fiendly Skies 0
The San Jose Mercury-News is tired of air-born piracy. Here’s a bit from their editorial:
Fees that don’t make any sense. Why does it cost $25 to check one bag, but $40 to check a second one, and $100 for a third?
Fees for changing tickets no matter how far in advance they’re purchased. Why is the penalty for changing the departure date the same three months in advance as it is three days in advance?
Fees for reserving seats. Why do the airlines offer “preferred” seats at an additional charge without making it clear on their websites that the selection is optional?
The airline industry maintains that its fee structure is transparent and that passengers are happy. It’s not, and we’re not.
Beer Is Good Food . . . 0
. . . or not.
Afterthought:
I would not have thought it possible, but beer snobs are more boring and pretentious than wine snobs, and manage to be so about so much less.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Self-politeness is the politest kind.
Emergency crews responded to 25 Pine St. around 3:30 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from Murray, who said he had shot himself in the leg with a .22-caliber revolver. Police said Murray was outside on his porch when they arrived, and he told them the incident was accidental.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.
When: Thursday, August 13, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
The Fee Hand of the Market 0
Badtux remembers how well it worked.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 2
Politeness must be inculcated from the early years.
WCMH-TV (http://bit.ly/1IHSRIt ) in Columbus reports the younger child was struck in the neck when the gun discharged Tuesday morning in a neighborhood just west of downtown.
Another day of personal protection in NRA Paradise.
(Sticky) Light Bloggery
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Family matters.
Good family matters, but blogging will be sporadic for the next week or so.