It about time we all admit that the Fall of Communism initiated a headlong rush to that new American phenomenon, the Tea Bagger. The Far Wrong has decided to make the separation of Them from Us permanent with a New Wall built along a line approximating the old Mason-Dixon Line, with Idaho thrown in as a gimee. The announcement caught most pundits off guard, but provoked an immediate sigh of relief from partisans on all three sides. Checkpoint Limbaugh will be located along the Arkansas/Missouri border, while Checkpoint Beck will be somewhere off the Carolina Coasts. You can find it by following the Trail of Crocodile Tears.
All in all, a good day for Amuricans, and a good day for the rest of us, too.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Giant Jellyfish Sinks The Republicant Party!
Reports from the Sea of the Potomac today say a giant jellyfish caused the Republicant Platform, upon which stood all the party stalwarts, to lean so far to the right it essentially collapsed, pinning thousands of more moderate Republicants under its vast, overbearing weight. A virtual river of slime, thought to be a mixture of jellyfish drool and Far Wrong Republicant drivel, drowned thousands more. Emergency workers are afraid to go to close to the raging inferno that erupted shortly after the collapse, fueled, it is now thought, by an explosive limbaugh grenade lobbed at the jellyfish, though too late to do any good.
Knowledgeable parties say the best thing to do is let it burn itself out. The Fund for Animals has immediately launched an investigation into the incident, stating "it looks as though the Republicants lured the jellyfish to the Platform with the intention of sicing it on Nancy Pelosi. Early evidence suggests the jellyfish was actually an Independent, who was duped into thinking there would be anchovies at the after-party." Surviving Republicant low-level functionaries had no comment. David Bohner was one of the fallen.
The President declared an emergency, but then realized the rain would take care of the mess, and sent the National Guard home. He did, however, declare a national day of drinking.
Knowledgeable parties say the best thing to do is let it burn itself out. The Fund for Animals has immediately launched an investigation into the incident, stating "it looks as though the Republicants lured the jellyfish to the Platform with the intention of sicing it on Nancy Pelosi. Early evidence suggests the jellyfish was actually an Independent, who was duped into thinking there would be anchovies at the after-party." Surviving Republicant low-level functionaries had no comment. David Bohner was one of the fallen.
The President declared an emergency, but then realized the rain would take care of the mess, and sent the National Guard home. He did, however, declare a national day of drinking.
And Now For The Lunacy Landscape
A true tragedy yesterday, down in Fort Hood. This long and weary war has driven many mad, killed and wounded far too many, and along with the Far Wrong insanity, served to divide this country in ways it has not seen since the Civil (or, as I prefer to call it, Un-Civil) War. And the real nut jobs are just getting started.
Yes, the shooter was a Muslim. But Timothy McVeigh was a Christian. Did we hear of hate emails, death threats and other forms of sick insanity toward Christian places of worship, or self-identified Christians after that evil piece of work? Hell, no. But this morning, less than 24 hours after this latest ode to the intelligence of the NRA, there have been hundreds of threats against mosques and Muslims all across the country.
Was this a "terrorist plot?" According to the latest reports, in a word, no. It was the work of a lone gunman, once again. It was the work of an individual who had seen and treated hundreds of returning vets from Iraq and Afghanistan, who had seen and tried to deal with their severe post-traumatic stress disorder (a rather sterile euphemism for shell shock.) And he now faced deployment to the very place that he knew first-hand had damaged so many fellow soldiers. And he snapped.
I am willing to bet most, if not all, the death threats oozing out of the Far Mad Wrong, tea-bagging cesspool are from people who never served their country, who have no idea, nor any desire otherwise, to know what the Constitution and the Bill of Rights actually say. These revenge-fantasy sickos have watched way too much fake wrestling, slasher movies, and snuff films to be considered actual contributors to the Nation's health and well being. Rather, they are simply nasty little creeps who serve as inertial drag on the forward momentum of this country.
And they are also the same people who are railing, for some unfathomable reason, against the creation of a health care system that actually delivers health care to the people rather than profits to the greedy. Talk about being conned into believing those insurance company's have only their own best interests in mind, when they deny health coverage to people who actually need it, consider domestic violence injuries to be a preexisting condition, and cut off cancer victims in the middle of their treatment. Why and the hell are these sickos (read - tea gaggers) voting against their own self interests? Because the Rabid Wrong is scaring them to death with big, bad nasty words like "socialism." Thus the mindless mob.
I'm sorry, was that too harsh? Well, its not half as harsh as the absolutely vile shitstorm issuing from the mouths of the Rush-wannabes, the David Boniers, the She-Ra Palin Riders, and all the little Hitler clones running around pretending their ideas and drivel are patriotic. Perhaps for the "Old South", but not for the America I have seen emerging of late.
So to all you real Americans, all you people who actually understand and stand by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, I ask you to not give this country up to the tiny minded bozitos who are shouting so loud, but saying nothing of real value.
Its time for a little tough love.
Toodles.
Yes, the shooter was a Muslim. But Timothy McVeigh was a Christian. Did we hear of hate emails, death threats and other forms of sick insanity toward Christian places of worship, or self-identified Christians after that evil piece of work? Hell, no. But this morning, less than 24 hours after this latest ode to the intelligence of the NRA, there have been hundreds of threats against mosques and Muslims all across the country.
Was this a "terrorist plot?" According to the latest reports, in a word, no. It was the work of a lone gunman, once again. It was the work of an individual who had seen and treated hundreds of returning vets from Iraq and Afghanistan, who had seen and tried to deal with their severe post-traumatic stress disorder (a rather sterile euphemism for shell shock.) And he now faced deployment to the very place that he knew first-hand had damaged so many fellow soldiers. And he snapped.
I am willing to bet most, if not all, the death threats oozing out of the Far Mad Wrong, tea-bagging cesspool are from people who never served their country, who have no idea, nor any desire otherwise, to know what the Constitution and the Bill of Rights actually say. These revenge-fantasy sickos have watched way too much fake wrestling, slasher movies, and snuff films to be considered actual contributors to the Nation's health and well being. Rather, they are simply nasty little creeps who serve as inertial drag on the forward momentum of this country.
And they are also the same people who are railing, for some unfathomable reason, against the creation of a health care system that actually delivers health care to the people rather than profits to the greedy. Talk about being conned into believing those insurance company's have only their own best interests in mind, when they deny health coverage to people who actually need it, consider domestic violence injuries to be a preexisting condition, and cut off cancer victims in the middle of their treatment. Why and the hell are these sickos (read - tea gaggers) voting against their own self interests? Because the Rabid Wrong is scaring them to death with big, bad nasty words like "socialism." Thus the mindless mob.
I'm sorry, was that too harsh? Well, its not half as harsh as the absolutely vile shitstorm issuing from the mouths of the Rush-wannabes, the David Boniers, the She-Ra Palin Riders, and all the little Hitler clones running around pretending their ideas and drivel are patriotic. Perhaps for the "Old South", but not for the America I have seen emerging of late.
So to all you real Americans, all you people who actually understand and stand by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, I ask you to not give this country up to the tiny minded bozitos who are shouting so loud, but saying nothing of real value.
Its time for a little tough love.
Toodles.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Retreads Win Big, Landslide Sweeps Across the Nation, Rush "Jubilant", Say What?
Right. Landslide. A referendum on Obama. Yeeeaaaah, riiiiggghhhttt. Let's see - 2 Govs, 1 Lt. Gov., 1 DA, haters win Maine, and Far Wronger loses in NY. That about it?
I'm going back to sleep.
I'm going back to sleep.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
More Fun for the Educationally Impaired
Is Warren Buffett calling a bottom?
Yeah, at his level up there in the stratosphere, its hard to find a good bottom right next door.
Obama will fix H1N1 vaccine shortage: White House
Man, what CAN'T that guy do?!!
E. Coli Kills 2 and Sickens Many; Focus Is on Beef
See, I TOLD you they'd have their revenge!
Swine flu scare tightens borders around Ukraine
Other book stores in the area close in solidarity.
100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 1)
Number 1: Never read articles with titles like this.
Number 2: Leave your fly open.
Madoff Accountant Pleads Guilty To Fraud
No, really, I just thought they were bets on Fantasy Football.
Republicans boycott Senate panel debate on climate change bill
Go to beach instead.
I don't make 'em up, I just make 'em make better sense.
The End Is Near: Representative Government Dies an Ignonymous Death, No One Mourns
Hows this for revealing who is actually behind the curtain at the Emerald Palace that is the Far Wrong Party of God and Vitriol? In that nasty little congressional race in New York, staring a Dem, a Rebub moderate, and a frothing at the mouth Far Wronger, this from the venerable WSJ:
"Mr. Hoffman's campaign said he wouldn't vote until evening because expected bad weather changed his plans. The conservative doesn't live in the district and so can't vote for himself."
He doesn't live in the district. That he wants to represent. Uh, hmm, er, what? Tell me there's a law about that. Please. Because I don't know about you, but I sure as hell do NOT want representation by commuter, I don't care HOW fast his chauffeur drives. If the 23rd Congressional District of New York actually sends this usurper to office, they really need to reconsider their allegiance to the United States of America, and to the very Constitution that is the basis upon which IT stands.
Let me run that by you again. He, Doug Hoffman, and his rabid, red meat Far Wrong screamers, went on the attack against a FELLOW Retreadican, because she had a few different stands on a few issues. He, Doug Hoffman, doesn't even live, reside, occupy, enjoy the environs therein, of the very district he hopes to represent. And FIX News is crowing about taking back the country for the Real Amuricans?
Wow.
I really need a long shower. And maybe some time in the Old Soviet Union, where such things were mere routine.
Hey, maybe these are the end times. At least for the form of government we used to have.
C'mere, Fido. I really need a hug.
"Mr. Hoffman's campaign said he wouldn't vote until evening because expected bad weather changed his plans. The conservative doesn't live in the district and so can't vote for himself."
He doesn't live in the district. That he wants to represent. Uh, hmm, er, what? Tell me there's a law about that. Please. Because I don't know about you, but I sure as hell do NOT want representation by commuter, I don't care HOW fast his chauffeur drives. If the 23rd Congressional District of New York actually sends this usurper to office, they really need to reconsider their allegiance to the United States of America, and to the very Constitution that is the basis upon which IT stands.
Let me run that by you again. He, Doug Hoffman, and his rabid, red meat Far Wrong screamers, went on the attack against a FELLOW Retreadican, because she had a few different stands on a few issues. He, Doug Hoffman, doesn't even live, reside, occupy, enjoy the environs therein, of the very district he hopes to represent. And FIX News is crowing about taking back the country for the Real Amuricans?
Wow.
I really need a long shower. And maybe some time in the Old Soviet Union, where such things were mere routine.
Hey, maybe these are the end times. At least for the form of government we used to have.
C'mere, Fido. I really need a hug.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Free Enterprise, or, Robbing the Poor to Pay The Rich
I've been trying to grapple with the situation as it appears to have played out, but I admit I'm still a bit confused. We, the People, with our and our grand-children's money, bailed out failing banks and financial institutions because we had to "save the economy." Then, those institutions we bailed out went and gave a lot of that money to their "top performers" as bonuses and goody bags. (By the way, if they were such "top performers," why did ya'll get into such deep doo in the first place? Ya''ll should actually be required to fire all them thievin rat bastards. I digress,) Is that about right? Was there another step in there I missed? Because for the life of me, I cannot figure out why, if the Guvmint really wanted to "save the economy," it pretty much forgot all about those smaller institutions, namely, us. The credit card thieves, er, companies, are raising rates to waaay beyond realistic levels, because the Guvmint, in its infinite wisdom, passed legislation to "rein in" the credit card piggys, so those same piggys are "gettin' in while the gittin' is good." So somewhere in there, "us" is still gettin' screwed by "them." That about right?
Seems to me the only thing left to do is go after the Tooth Fairy money, and that will pretty well clean "us" out.
So I gots myself to thinkin', I did,and I got a real headache. Until this little notion flickered across my synapses. It seems to me we, er "us", have become slaves to one central lie - our "credit scores." Ooh, I can hear the elemental forces of rampant capital greed start to rumble. "Did we just hear a heretical thought?" A brief discussion with various "henchmen" ensues, I presume.
No, really, credit scores. Think about it for a minute. Our use of credit cards, as well as nearly everything else we do financially in this country, is guided by our fear of the Big Bad Credit Score suddenly going "bad." We have had it essentially hammered into us, daily it seems, to "never do anything that will hurt your credit score." So don't be late with that payment to the extortionist, er, banks, and don't ever pay the whole thing off, or most importantly, DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EVER, EVER, EVER CANCEL A CREDIT CARD. Because that will REALLY HURT your credit score.Hmm.
Now here's the funny thing - the credit score is really just a short leash. And ya gotta ask yourself - who is actually holding the other end? And THEN you gotta ask yourself, "who gave THOSE rat bastards the right to take us for a walk?" Bet yer havin' trouble answering that question, ain't ya? Thought so.
I don't know about you folks out there, but I am beginning to smell a rat. One BIG FRICKIN" RAT.
What would happen, (purely speculatin' here,) if we all just stopped givin' a s**t about that nasty little beast? If suddenly, everybody just cut up first one, then a week later, another, and so on. Call the Evil Bastards and tell them to cancel the bloody damn things. Yeah, you still gotta pay it off, but here's the thing: they can't raise your rates again once its canceled. Sure, usury late fees, etc., that s**t still has us all by the neck. But. If even 20% of the card-carrying public did it. the shock waves would be incredible. Some of those criminals might even pee in their overpriced pants, eh?
Cuz' here's the thing: if you already are out of work, have lost your house, are starving on that generous unemployment insurance, then chances are, your credit score already sucks big time. But see, that's whats got ya'll worried sick, ya dig? Even down there at the bottom,"they" still got most of "us" by the short hairs. By keeping "us" all scared to death we will hurt our credit scores, them bastards just keep rakin' it in. If this (purely speculative) idea ever caught hold, maybe, just maybe, some of that dirty money that used to be ours might begin to "trickle down." At the least, it just might get our little weasels we call the Legislature to actually legislate "for the people." Instead of for their snake-oil donors.
So, think about it. Talk to your friends about it. Ask yourself this one little question: why does that thing scare me so much? The banks aren't gonna bail US out. You, Joe, yeah you! Your house, when it foreclosed, did the bank actually try to help you? Or was their "help" just window dressing? 'Cuz them greedy bastards OWN that house now, don't they? And what about you, Annie, that layoff? Got you feeling good about building up that ole' credit score? Nah, didn't think so.
Ya want to start something really big? 'Cuz right now, them bastards are definitely trickling down on us, as that rather acrid taste and aroma clearly indicates.
Tell your friends. Speculatively, of course.
Seems to me the only thing left to do is go after the Tooth Fairy money, and that will pretty well clean "us" out.
So I gots myself to thinkin', I did,and I got a real headache. Until this little notion flickered across my synapses. It seems to me we, er "us", have become slaves to one central lie - our "credit scores." Ooh, I can hear the elemental forces of rampant capital greed start to rumble. "Did we just hear a heretical thought?" A brief discussion with various "henchmen" ensues, I presume.
No, really, credit scores. Think about it for a minute. Our use of credit cards, as well as nearly everything else we do financially in this country, is guided by our fear of the Big Bad Credit Score suddenly going "bad." We have had it essentially hammered into us, daily it seems, to "never do anything that will hurt your credit score." So don't be late with that payment to the extortionist, er, banks, and don't ever pay the whole thing off, or most importantly, DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EVER, EVER, EVER CANCEL A CREDIT CARD. Because that will REALLY HURT your credit score.Hmm.
Now here's the funny thing - the credit score is really just a short leash. And ya gotta ask yourself - who is actually holding the other end? And THEN you gotta ask yourself, "who gave THOSE rat bastards the right to take us for a walk?" Bet yer havin' trouble answering that question, ain't ya? Thought so.
I don't know about you folks out there, but I am beginning to smell a rat. One BIG FRICKIN" RAT.
What would happen, (purely speculatin' here,) if we all just stopped givin' a s**t about that nasty little beast? If suddenly, everybody just cut up first one, then a week later, another, and so on. Call the Evil Bastards and tell them to cancel the bloody damn things. Yeah, you still gotta pay it off, but here's the thing: they can't raise your rates again once its canceled. Sure, usury late fees, etc., that s**t still has us all by the neck. But. If even 20% of the card-carrying public did it. the shock waves would be incredible. Some of those criminals might even pee in their overpriced pants, eh?
Cuz' here's the thing: if you already are out of work, have lost your house, are starving on that generous unemployment insurance, then chances are, your credit score already sucks big time. But see, that's whats got ya'll worried sick, ya dig? Even down there at the bottom,"they" still got most of "us" by the short hairs. By keeping "us" all scared to death we will hurt our credit scores, them bastards just keep rakin' it in. If this (purely speculative) idea ever caught hold, maybe, just maybe, some of that dirty money that used to be ours might begin to "trickle down." At the least, it just might get our little weasels we call the Legislature to actually legislate "for the people." Instead of for their snake-oil donors.
So, think about it. Talk to your friends about it. Ask yourself this one little question: why does that thing scare me so much? The banks aren't gonna bail US out. You, Joe, yeah you! Your house, when it foreclosed, did the bank actually try to help you? Or was their "help" just window dressing? 'Cuz them greedy bastards OWN that house now, don't they? And what about you, Annie, that layoff? Got you feeling good about building up that ole' credit score? Nah, didn't think so.
Ya want to start something really big? 'Cuz right now, them bastards are definitely trickling down on us, as that rather acrid taste and aroma clearly indicates.
Tell your friends. Speculatively, of course.
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