August, 2012 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Weave through traffic, politely.
Police say two victims reported that Heebner drove dangerously close to their rear bumper, passed them at a high rate of speed, cut them off, and then continued weaving in and out of traffic.
A bit later, he was waiting to turn and they asked him what the problem was. That’s when he was compelled to give them an etiquette lesson.
Twits on Twitter 0
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel twit.
Twits on Twitter 1
A fatwa on selling twits?
Just What Is “Legitimate Rape”? 0
PoliticalProf explains:
Follow the link for the rest.
See also: Bain Capital.
Republican Science–How It Works 0
Republican science is a fraudulent construction detached from reality (see, for example, “climate change,” “human sexuality”), created to support the goal of rich-richer-poor-poorer by marshalling hate and fear to cause distraction.
It is a misdirection play on a grand scale.
The Commander Guy describes the dynamic quite well. A snippet:
Republican Science Is a Wonderful Thing, Reprise 0
Philly dot com, after extensive investigation, has uncovered addition tenets of Republican science, to supplement the belief that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape unless she secretly enjoyed it. A snippet; follow the link for the rest:
- Female hormones turn off barbecues and cause steering wheels to spin out of control.
- Heart disease is what happens when a man’s body punishes him for eating like a girl.
- If a woman has big breasts, that means she likes you.
Cutting the Cord 2
Steve Wiegand explains why his familty decided to ditch their cable telly vision.
Follow the link to find out how it went.
Republican Science Is a Wonderful Thing 3
Continuing the Republican practice of saying whatever sounds good at the moment, Republican candidate Todd Akin claimed this weekend that women (I’m paraphrasing here) can’t get pregnant from rape unless they enjoyed it.
(Honestly, folks, you can’t make this stuff up–unless you are a Republican. Then anything goes.)
To foster understanding of how this biological process works, ABL has helpfully posted a diagram.
Facebook Frolics 0
Dick Destiny explains the magic of how Facebook knows everything about you (or at least thinks it does).
Lies and Lying Liars 0
E. J. Dionne compares the Democratic and Republican positions on Medicare. A snippet:
How misleading is the Romney argument? The liberal blogger Steve Benen summarized the GOP’s strange logic perfectly: “that Barack Obama is a left-wing socialist who wants government-run socialized medicine and that Barack Obama is a far-right brute who wants to undermine government-run socialized medicine,” i.e., Medicare. It doesn’t add up, does it?
In Wingnut World, stuff doesn’t have to add up. It just has to sound good today.
Then something else can sound good tomorrow.
Playing Cowboys and Indians 0
Toys for the New Gilded Age.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Settle sporting arguments with politeness.
The incident happened just before 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.
Police say three people were shot following an altercation between a group of 8 men between the ages of 18 and 22-years-old, and a couple in the parking lot of the sports center on Gender Road.
I used to take First Son to this place to practice batting for Little League Lo! these many years ago.
It’s Electric 0
Lisa Scottolini tells about her devotion to her electronic face washer.
Why?
Because I can’t be expected to wash my face all by myself.
That would be free, easy, and normal.
Also I read that the electronic face washer exfoliates your skin, and as all women know, exfoliate is the magic word.
Somewhere, Billy Mays is smiling.