Friday, July 31, 2009
rly?!?
woulda bet a fiver otherwise
...Vice President Biden, a surprise addition to the gathering and a lifelong teetotaler, requested Buckler, a nonalcoholic beer...
He does all that stone cold sober. ‘mazin…
Propaganda FAIL
knives still icky nasty cutty things
It’s OK to call them terrorists again.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ... used the term or its variants 23 times Wednesday during a 30-minute speech before the Council of Foreign Relations in New York.
It’s not official or anything [maybe she just forgot] but whatdahell. Monkey Clingeredneck see, Clingeredneck do.
Goofus & Gallant
just sayin...
xxx
Thursday, July 30, 2009
"Beer Summit"
Gates-gate
Gawd but I’m gut-clenchingly tired of cute.
I have only one thing to say about this: I have the same chairs!
oh, and Gates had a dark beer on purpose.
*runz*
ToDaZeD Who Said That?
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"The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge, ... They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much more equitable distribution of wealth than in the present one. Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential, if a decent life is to be provided to every human being."
*Bonus Question: And why weren’t they beaten with a cluebat upon saying it?
“Angry opposition to de-development can be expected from some technologists who are used to having their schemes for progress accepted without question by a dazzled public,” the authors wrote. “SSTs (solid state technologies), space colonies, thermonuclear weapons and delivery systems, geodesic domes over cities, fission power, giant automobiles, plastic wrappings, genetic engineering, disposable packages and containers, synthetic pesticides, and the like are supposed to be accepted as self-evidently desirable.”
SSTs / geodesic domes over cities: Bemember—this was written in 1973
space colonies: which might prosper and re-conquer this “Holistic, Cooperative World Gubbmint” Also send dopes like this OTA.
giant automobiles / plastic wrappings / genetic engineering [Franken-foood!!] / disposable packages / synthetic pesticides: sound familiar?
...“However, many technologists now correctly perceive that, if the ODCs [overdeveloped countries] are to be de-developed and civilization is to persist, the halcyon days of unquestioning public acceptance of technological ‘progress’ must disappear forever. ...
“The only way to divert the rush in the LDCs to mimic overdevelopment is to change the model--to trim from the lifestyle and supporting technology of the ODCs their energetic and material profligacy while increasing the quality of life.”
Not in the quoted material, but running as a thread throughout discussions of the “halcyon days” to be expected with de-development is the requirement to limit the world’s population [yes, world’spopulation] to some 500,000, skin-wearin’, root-grubbing, un-medically treated nasty, brutish short folks. I’m assuming those who advocate this take for granted they will be among the Chosen—why they’d want to live this way is beyond me.
What is clear to me is that none of these intellectual wankers has ever left their Ivory Tower [or Upper West Side neighborhood] long enough to see Mother Nature, much less be stuck on a Colorado mountainside as a sudden snowstorm surprises them and a hungry mountain lion is looking for some easy dinner for her cubs. Stringy, but easy.
Why they don’t cowboy up and live this way now is clearer; if they did, we’d never hafta hear from ‘em. Except for the occasional plea demand for help scratched on tree bark, wrapped around a rock and thrown thru the window of FEMA.
Check out these assumptions about human nature:
“Only when that course [de-development of the ODCs] is firmly established, will there be any real hope for all of humanity to generate a worldwide spirit of cooperation rather than competition and to plan the development of our (planet) with the holistic perspective that is so essential to the survival of civilization,...
Only then can consumption in the (less developed countries) be linked both psychologically and physically to production in the ODCs and a substantial transfer of wealth accomplished.”
Let’s de-construct that first part a little. When there are less of the essential Goods which are produced by the “ODCs” the whoooole world will suddenly develop a “worldwide spirit of cooperation rather than competition.” Contrary to the evidence found in the entire history of humankind, scarcity will generate cooperativeness.
Stunning. Let’s lock these folks in an apartment building with a case of tofu-burgers for a week, turn off the electricity and pizza delivery and see how much cooperation emerges on Day 3. Simple experiment.
Better yet—let’s corral these fulks on an island for a year; not one of the rocky Aleutians—a nice, fecund tropical island. If we remember to When we check back with them, I bet we’d see an almost Eden-like tranquility with Committees in charge of Water Delivery, Food Rationing and Holistic Cooperation.
Also a buncha dead guys with gnawed bones and a few strong, fat survivors with clubs.
And to the second part: When the “ODCs” have their economic pins knocked out from under them, “only then” will the Turd World LCDs be given all our shiit “be linked both psychologically and physically” to our lack of production? Whaaa?
Yeesh. They ain’t even competent thieves.
And they are now our Czars. People who firmly hold these views and intentions are in charge of our “Science” our federal regulations, and soon our “health care” and our Carbon Derivative Markets.
Yes, their views are way extreme; too dope-driven, too hippy-dippy, too juvenile not to be dismissed out of hand. But we ignore them at our own—and our children’s—mortal peril. We must deal with them—both the people and the views/intentions. The chore at hand is to debunk the kumbyah factor and replace it with facts. Our task is to force ourselves to discuss—widely and publicly—the embarrassingly childish and cringingly power-seeking details of their plans. We must overcome our own distaste and drag this crap out into the light of day so that everyone—even those of limited attention span or delicate sensibilities—can see the inherent danger of such horrifyingly banal evil.
They. Are. In. Power. Now.
Mech nailed it t’other day:
in preface of The Screwtape Letters:The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid “dens of crime” that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labor camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed, and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voice.
This is a war of ideas, a counterinsurgency of culture.
ToDaZeD ...erm, what?
such are the times...
NOT a conspiracy theory: merely an investigation of the Actual -vs- Stated Goal
The U.S. military wants to establish regional teams of military personnel to assist civilian authorities in the event of a significant outbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall, according to Defense Department officials.
I’m not clear - nor are any reports I can find - what their function will be, beyond “assisting FEMA where necessary.” I’m also not clear what the hell they think is coming, as the swine flu, while having some unusual characteristics, is any more dangerous or alarming than the regular, yearly flu strains which routinely kill about 30,000 folks a year.
Legal Eagles—what’s the Posse Comitatus Act have to say about this? Is this an effective, reasonable use for active/reserve duty troops?
Axelrod!
You Magnificent Fat Greasy Bass-turd
Bemember all those things [like Katrina] the Others were firmly convinced that Rove Did?
David Axlerod may actually be doin’ ‘em.
[it’s an old Alinsky method]
David Axelrod’s son… Ethan Axelrod is joining the Huffington Post ... started Monday as editor of the Huffington Post’s new local edition in Denver, the third of a dozen planned sites that have already launched in New York and Chicago and will next target Los Angeles. He applied for the job, was interviewed by Arianna Huffington along with other candidates, and was tapped after submitting a mockup of the Denver home page. The site goes live in September.
Axelrod began writing and editing for the school paper while at Colorado College, in Colorado Springs,
Yeah. I’m sue it was his “mock-up” that cinched the interview. Nothing to do with Whoze His Daddy, White House access, etc.
[Hey - it coulda been MeggieMac… just sayin’]
I dunno if there’s anything to it, but here’s some discussion of the “Colorado Model.”
... Colorado has become the epicenter of a new type of campaign strategy: one that relies on leaks to newspapers, frivolous lawsuits, unsubstantiated claims widely pushed on the internet, character assassination, social networking via the internet, to drive Republicans from office and elect left-wing Democrats in their stead?
Worth a read—including links.
ToDaZeD *face* + *palm* = *smack*
way to advance the story, foo’
In an apparent effort at career suicide, a Boston [as in: not Cambridge] Police Officer [Justin Barrett, 36] sent an email “to The Boston Globe and forwarded it to colleagues at the Guard.”
“If I was the officer (Gates) verbally assaulted like a banana-eating jungle monkey, I would have sprayed him in the face with OC (pepper spray) deserving of his belligerent noncompliance,” the e-mail reads. ...
Whadda tard—the term is “jungle bunny,” moron.
Aside from the amazing timing of this [the Beer Summit is today] the short sight of the MSM will confuse this wunder-kind’s department [Boston] with Sgt. Crowley’s [Cambridge], thus muddying the waters—and all honkies within poo-flinging range.
Previously, the released 911 tape had pretty much cleared up who kept his professional cool and who came off like a screeching nut case. Now? *facepalm*
He sent this mass email to to “colleagues” at the National Guard and to the Boston Freakin’ Globe?!?!?! [WTF?!?!?]
Barrett and his lawyer said they will fight the charges. “People are making it about race. It is not about race,’’
Rly?
“I did not mean to offend anyone,’’ he said. “The words were being used to characterize behavior, not describe anyone . . . I didn’t mean it in a racist way. I treat everyone with dignity and respect.’’
oh… Rly??
Adding to the burlesque of this whole thing, Lucia Whalen [the ‘neighbor’ who made the possible-break-in call that started this whole grotesque mess, is keening for her 15 minutes.
And Lucia Whalen’s lawyer wants to know why a woman who was just trying to do the right thing didn’t get an invitation to drink beer at the White House, as did the two men at the center of the controversy.
Whole email at the link: *clicky*clicky*
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
wow. sense.
it’s about taxes
And it’s about time someone made sense.
This is the long-term, free-market tax agenda for conservatives. While most of us are sickened by the current far left domination of the federal government, and too many state and local governments, conservatives are poised for a huge political resurgence. We should have an agenda in mind for when that occurs.
Yeah, it’s long. And it has maths. And it’s about taxes. But it makes sense!
"Yo Mama" ??!?!?
*clap*clap*clap*
In Obama’s “post-racial America” only a black guy could say this:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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OR *clicky*clicky*
Linky works for me…
Try:
- reloading page [glitches happen]
- hitting *clicky*clicky* to go to CC page
- waiting a minute longer [yeah - it actually takes that long to show up for me. that’s how it is when yer InnerToobs connexxion is a frayed string and a coupla soup cans...]
Transparent
most Transparent Administration in history
To union leaders, the green movement is the membership opportunity of a lifetime. ...
“There’s nothing stimulating about paying people a low wage. Nothing stimulating about spending until the money is gone then being jobless. We are about building careers and a skilled work force,” said Robert Lewandowski, spokesman for the New Jersey Laborers’ Union. "The green movement is huge. It’s a new market and a new craft that we hope will reverse the trend of declining union membership." ...
So far, the new union, which covers New Jersey and Delaware, has about 70 members, said Lewandowski.
“New” union?
...the New Jersey campaign to attract inner-city residents to Local 55, which specializes in weatherization skills such as caulking, sealing, insulating, replacing windows and doors, and evaluating heating and air conditioning systems and appliances for energy efficiency.
For qualified applicants, the union is offering a free, five-week training program.
“Qualified”?
Upon successful completion, a worker can join the union, which requires a $125 initiation fee and 4 percent of wages in dues. In return, workers are paid $17 an hour, plus the equivalent of $5 an hour in benefits.
That’s $5.44/day/member; $108.80/month. $7,616/month for their 70 members. So far.
Unless they count the bennies, then it’s 140.80/month [$9,856]
By comparison, Laborers Local 222 in Camden, which has about 700 members who do a variety of tasks in the commercial field, are paid $28 an hour plus the equivalent of $19.90 an hour in benefits.
Wow. The Green Brothers are gettin’ robbed…
A similar program, offered by The Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey, is being offered in Camden...
Wonder if there will be “wage parity” there?
Wonder, also, if there will be the “little impromptu chat” with several large cranky members like my friend had when he started with the union in a major un-named CA city: “You bettah slow the fuck down, boy. You makin’ us look bad.”
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sleeves
why ladies of a certain age customarily wear them
xxx
See also: soft, draped fabric.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Finally!
a peripheral for a Simple Tootsie from The Country™
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
"Tell Me Another Pretty Story, rmmmm?"
*purrrrm*
Friday, July 24, 2009
Jigger:
(v) to stupidly re-calibrate
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