February, 2020 archive
Hoist on the Elmer Gantry 0
Keith Franklin, in a letter to the editor of The Roanoke Times, exposes the con.
Dialectic, Reprise 0
Here’s another take on “socially liberal, fiscal conservative.”
Dialectic 0
In the context of discussing Michael Bloomberg’s presidential aspirations, Werner Herzog’s Bear explores the internal contradictions posed by this statement:
I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative.
Here’s the nub; follow the link for more.
Lessons Learned 0
Susan Collins simpering sycophant extraordinaire, said that Trump has learned his lesson.
Yes, indeedy-do, he most certainly has.
The Credibility Crap 0
I saw it on the internet, so it must be true.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another responsible gun owner cuts it a bit too close.
The man who was going to have his hair cut sat down on a bucket outside his bedroom door. As he waited for the haircut, he started “playing with his firearm, as he always does,” the other man told deputies.
The gun then discharged, fatally wounding the man holding it.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid.
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
Suffering from Consumption 0
I just took a legitimate on-line survey from a legitimate on-line survey outfit in which “watching the news” was referred to as “consuming content.”
You don’t “consume” news, for Pete’s sake. You watch it or read it or listen to it or perhaps even witness it first-hand.
You “consume” peanut butter (or sardines or chocolates or what have you).
We are a society of stupid.
Trickle-Down Jurisimprudence 0
No one can say that this was unpresidented (details at the link).
The surprising result? A 13-month sentence of home detention for Andrey Kim, who pleaded guilty in a massive mortgage fraud case that began in 2006 and is estimated to have cost banks more than $16 million.
Trump Plays His “Get Out of Jail Free” Cards 0
David digs into the implication of Trump’s pardon spree and sees a pattern: “elites protecting elites.”
Bringing New Meaning to the Term, “Cell Phone” 0
Honest to Betsy, you can’t make this stuff up.
Marketing Moments 0
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Aside:
The other day as I was driving to a local recycling center, I stumbled over our local R&B station and decided to listen a bit.
I heard a Bloomberg ad clearly directed at the expected demographic of an R&B station’s audience. I totally get (as the kids say) this cartoon; the ad was warm with smarm.
Image via Job’s Anger.
