October, 2012 archive
School Fundraising 0
By selling off out the schools:
The Republican War on Rape Victims 0
Truly vile people.
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“Don’t Go There” 0
From the website:
Meet Matthew Fogg, a former U.S. Marshal whose??? exploits led him to be nicknamed “Batman.” When he noticed that all of his team’s drug raids were in black areas, he suggested doing the same in the suburbs. His boss didn’t shine to that idea.
The Candidates Debate 0
Daniel Ruth wonders where all the Miss Grundys have come from, counseling that fools should not be called out for their follies. A nugget (emphasis added):
Truth should be a defense, but suddenly the body politic and members of the chin-rubbing classes have become Miss Manners, decrying the lack of civility and rudeness creeping into the political discourse.
Show the Flag, Politely 0
I have a low opinion of folks who put the stars and bars on their vehicles.
They know what they are saying and so does everyone else, and it has nothing to do with a civlized reverence for ancestors.
For Every Effect, There Is a Cause. 0
When I worked for the railroad, I was surrounded by safety rules.
There was a rule of the day, there was a Safety Training Department, and there were rule books for every craft and class of employee. Safety was drummed into us day after to day.
The rule book for office employees was over 20 pages long. Among others, it included a rule that, when walking and carrying a hot beverage, the hot beverage should be carried well away from one’s body.
Seems silly, doesn’t it? Except that every safety rule represented an accident, an injury, or a death.
The same goes for government regulations.
Return of Beyond the Palin, Dressed as Lyin’ Ryan 0
Helen Philpot outlines the similarites:
Four years ago, Palin debated Biden and painted the world in black and white – oil and snow. This time Ryan painted it in red and black – debits and credits. Everything gets all summed up in rows and columns where nothing matters but the bottom line. Life has yet to throw him any problem that can’t be solved with a calculator.
Read the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Protect your dwelling, politely.
The man telephoned authorities this morning to report that he had accidentally shot his girlfriend, police said.
Self-Pity Mitty 0
Excerpt from Mike’s comments:
(Mitt’s) message was, it’s tough to be a rich white guy.
Enemies List 0
It seems to have become accepted in the Village that Iran is a threat to the United States. Just listen to the beginning of the video below.
I understand that the government of Iran is not friendly to the United states (and vicey versey), but I do have a question:
Just how is Iran a “threat”?*
As near as I can figure, it’s a threat because people say it’s a threat and because they don’t like President Ineedashaveabad’s manners.
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*Loopy theories about “cyberterrorism” are not admitted as legitimate arguments. They are part of the “full employment for security consultants” movement and aren’t taken seriously by persons who know how computers and networks actually work.
2016 Wingnut Way 0
To counterbalance them wingnut predictions of the future if President Obama wins the election, Reg Henry offers his vision of a future under Mitt the Flip. A nugget:
Read the rest.
Slurred Speech 0
Mark Sanford should have stuck to hiking the Appalachian Trail.
Afterthought:
In an environment tolerant of bigotry, ethnic and racial slurs become so ingrained that the persons uttering them don’t realize that that they are doing so.
That’s why they get taken aback when someone calls them on it, leading to responses such as “You’re being too sensitive,” “I was just making a joke,” or “No racism/sexism/etc was intended.”
They don’t notice it just as we don’t notice the nitrogen in the air we breathe, but, by God, it’s there.
