Words Fail Me category archive
Life Imitates Art 0
Eric Blumberg remembers Ionesco’s The Leader.
Follow the link to see what brought it to mind.
Backfire, the Law Doesn’t Apply to Me Dept. 0
The best-laid plans of mice and militants gang aft agley.
He had expected the government to issue an eviction or ejection claim instead of arresting and indicting the occupiers on federal charges in criminal court.
The oddest bit in the story is this (emphasis added):
His (Ammon Bundy’s–ed.) lawyers assert that Bundy isn’t a member of any militia, isn’t an extremist and doesn’t hold anti-government views — underlining each contention in bold type in their 33-page motion and memorandum filled with lengthy footnotes. (The story goes on to recite wingnut babble about “Fed-rul overreach.”)
I can’t speak to the bit about “militia” (I suspect this boils down to “not having a membership card”), but, as regards the other two contentions, I fear actions doth drowneth out words.
The sky-is-purple level chutzpah, though, merits admiration.
Afterthought:
I am nonplussed at the ability of wingnuts to convince themselves that carrying miniature copies of the Constitution of the United States of America in their shirt pockets, to be whipped out and misinterpreted at the slightest provocation, magickally mystickally morphs sedition into patriotism.
There’s no delusion like self-delusion.
It’s the best delusion there is.
Style over Substance Something or Other
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Now that Ted Cruz is off the island, I reckon that the Republican Party is now officially the reality show party, which prompts the question, is the Republican Party most akin to Survivor or Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo?
I’m voting for Honey Boo-Boo.
Will Bunch tries to figure it out. Here’s a bit from his post (follow the link for the rest):
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Glorious Spam 0
Yes, Virginia, there is a new Spam Museum.
Schools of Fools 0
One more time, is there a special stupid test you have to pass to be a school administrator?
Aside:
Honor Roll for second graders? Really?
Great Moments in Adspeak 0
Free admission? Really?
Like they’re going to turn away customers?
Full Disclosure:
This is an excellent local merchant whom we patronize when it’s time for spring and fall planting. Nevertheless, I just couldn’t let the adspeak slip by.
Flack the Children 0
We have a polity assemblage that believes in magic demands the government provide services while simultaneously refusing to pay for them.
The Year in Rebuke, V 0
The question of the year: Why does David Brooks still have a job?
Progeny 0
Dear Karl Rove,
With any luck, my grandchildren will still be alive.
Yours truly,
Frank.
P. S.: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
A Nation of Scaredy-Cats 0
I am ashamed of my country and of its having a major political party that panders to, stokes, and relies on bigotry.
I shall stop now, because all I have left is profanity.
Addendum, the Next Morning:
Crank Bear has the profanity so I don’t have to.
Is There a Shirker in the House? 2
It would be simpler if he and his fellow Republican legislators faced up to their responsibility to maintain the Commonwealth, but that’s not going to happen, now, is it?
Jesus.