2012 archive
Droning On 0
Skynet–not just in the movies.
The Lecture Circuit 0
Excerpt:
I’m not gonna get lectured by Mitt Romney or anyone on the Romney campaign about the tone of this campaign.
This is a guy who’s flown all over the country saying he’s not sure whether the president believes in America. Right? We’re auctioning off dinners with the brither in chief, right wing nut job Donald Trump who still questions whether or not the president was born in the United States of the America.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and help our chapter leader celebrate her birthday.
When: Tuesday, August 22nd, 6 p.
Where New Location:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
More here.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Contradict Me does some math*:
Image via Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog.
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*Contradict Me does not cite sources for the figures, but they consistent with what I’ve seen quoted with citations elsewhere, as here and here.
Lies and Lying Liars 0
A Republican tradition: The Big Lie.
Football uber Alles 0
Flaming the fans:
Last year, about 7,000 people were ejected from NFL stadiums for bad behavior.
According to the NFL, the four-hour online course fans bounced from the stadium must take is focused on alcohol abuse, anger management and unruly, crude behavior.
Republican Science 0
The Denver Post’s headline for its editorial, q. v., tries to sum it up:
Methinks they forgot “voluntary ignorance“?
This Can’t Be Climate Change 0
This is merely happenstance.
“It looks like a house sitting in the middle of the bay,” the Cambridge-area resident said. “We just live with it.”
Sea level rise is a reccurring nightmare for the people, environment and species of Wicomico, Dorchester and Somerset counties. The low-lying land floods regularly, marshes are disappearing, and plants and animals are becoming endangered, some extinct.
“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: