August, 2015 archive
Teabag Arithmetic 0
BadTux explains how it works.
Here’s one of his analogies:
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*In the political theatre, it’s almost certain that any performance billed as “common sense” isn’t.
The Candidates Debate 0
Daniel Ruth surveys the aftermath. He is less than sanguine.
You know you are in deep trouble when former governors George Pataki of New York and Jim Gilmore of Virginia based their pitches on infusing “new blood” into their campaigns. Pataki is 70. Gilmore is 65.
Follow the link for the rest of his post mortem. Also, don’t miss the review at Margaret and Helen’s place.
A Question of Decorum 0
What does one wear to a shotgun wedding: A morning suit or hunter’s orange?
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Monumental doings down the road a piece.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Canadians live up to their reputation for politeness.
Taylor said shortly after police received another call from a neighbour who said they had “accidentally discharged a firearm inside their residence.”
Reverse Linguistic Spin Zone 0
Teabagger brings new meaning to the word “beard.”
Chris-Crossed 0
Chris Christie makes more stuff up.
In response to a question about his seemingly poor economic record in New Jersey – nine credit downgrades, 44th nationally in job growth and one pension fund crisis – Christie said that when he came into office, “we balanced an $11 billion deficit on a $29 billion budget by cutting over 800 programs in the state budget.”
Christie did do a lot of cutting, but he did not eliminate an $11 billion deficit in the yearly state budget.
Follow the link to the separate truth from the lies.
Indoctri-Nation 0
Republicans give props to propaganda.
The Future: Live It, or Live with It* 0
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*With apologies to Firesign Theatre.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Works of politeness were performed in the passive voice (emphasis was added).
Police said they tried to resuscitate him until paramedics arrived. McGhee later died from his injuries at Northcrest Medical Center.
According to the sheriff’s office, they believe the rifle was accidentally discharged while it was being unloaded.
Afterthought:
I’m mildly surprised the story didn’t say that “dying took place.”
Narcissistic Narcissists 0
No selfie-awareness, no selfie-awareness whatsoever.
Driven to Drink 0
Update: I learned this morning (Friday) that this was satire. Two points:
- That will teach me to surf the web when I’m supposed to be listening to the presenter. (No, it won’t).
- It should be true. Someone of position, and not just second-tier bloggers, needs to call out the stupid.
A word to the wise.
“You simply can’t drink every time one of these guys says something silly,” said Surgeon General Vivek Murthy during a Wednesday morning press conference. “We’ve got three candidates who are prone to gaffes — Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Scott Walker — and then a half-dozen obscure goofballs vying with Donald Trump for a little media attention. It’s just a formula for disaster.”
Afterthought:
Silly is right.
Much of what these clowns say is silly–not harmless-silly, but, rather, schoolyard-bully-silly. They need to be called out on it, and you can be certain that the “both sides do it” crowd has no interest in doing any calling out.
The Candidates Debate 0
I’ll read about it tomorrow. Tonight, I intend to do something useful and productive.
Watching a banty cock fight is neither.
Via Job’s Anger.