Trivia: Who is this? What does he promise next year? Why am I excited about it?
Saturday, August 14, 2004
Nude Men
Um, did NBC show this part of the opening ceremonies? I am NOT complaining about naked men....in fact, the fourth from the front is checking me out!
Best Olympic Commentator Comment
This is very paraphrased:
Romanians will win E30.000 or $40,000 for a gold medal. Over a million Romanians were denied exit of the country because the European Union requires at least $120 to leave, so a medal represents a dramatic change in lifestyle for any of the winners. Of course in the US a medal promises much more...especially if you're from Massachusetts.
Romanians will win E30.000 or $40,000 for a gold medal. Over a million Romanians were denied exit of the country because the European Union requires at least $120 to leave, so a medal represents a dramatic change in lifestyle for any of the winners. Of course in the US a medal promises much more...especially if you're from Massachusetts.
V.O.I.P.
I just saw the commercial for AT&T's new VOIP service (voice over internet provider). Does anyone know information about laws listening in on conversation over the internet? If I use an IP phone service, does the government still need a wiretap to listen in on my phone call or is it open domain since it's over the internet?
My Truth
Pat at Kerry Haters points us to a great article by Mark Steyn at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Democrats Peddle Their Own Unique Truth
"My truth is that I am a gay American," announced Gov. James McGreevey to the people of New Jersey last Thursday.
That's such an exquisitely contemporary formulation: "my" truth. Once upon a time, there was only "the" truth. Now everyone gets his own -- or, as the governor put it, "One has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world." For Jim McGreevey, his truth is that he's a gay American; for others in the Garden State, the truth about McGreevey is that he's a corrupt sexual harasser who put his lover on the state payroll in a critical homeland security post, and whose I-am-what-I-am confessional is a tactical feint that distracts the media sob sisters from the fact that, as his final service to the Democratic Party, he's resigned in such a way as to deny the people an early vote on his successor.
Read the rest here.
And here's a great little poem by John Derbyshire at NRO posted on Boots & Sabers (Happy Birthday, Jed!):
Higgledy piggledy
James E. McGreevey
Resigning his office
Gave us a speech.
Spoke in the plural
Of “truths” and “realities.”
Someone should tell him
There’s just one of each.
And the Borowitz Report (satire) states that Governor McGreevey Proposes Tax Cuts for People Living Two Lives.
Friday, August 13, 2004
Maalox Moment
Polipundit has the MOST incredible breakdown/prediction of the RNC and events thereafter.
Olympic Commentary
Please, will somebody tell Katie Couric and Bob Costas to shut the hell up???
I am not sure either graduated from college (or high school) but if they did, I am sure it wasn't in Greek history, the Classics or the Arts.
They both suck; just print it in a banner at the bottom of the screen.
I am not sure either graduated from college (or high school) but if they did, I am sure it wasn't in Greek history, the Classics or the Arts.
They both suck; just print it in a banner at the bottom of the screen.
Party Captions
Republican: Man assists woman during category 4 hurricane in Florida.
Democrat: Republican youth attempts to rob elderly woman of bags and medicine during a storm created by the current administration to gain sympathy from Floridians for the 2004 elections.
George Bush Politicizes the Weather!
The timing of hurricains Bonnie and Charlie are awfully suspicious coming on the heals of Democratic National Convention. Isn't it obvious that the current administration is in collusion with Mother Nature to deflect attention away from Johns Kerry and Edwards?
And the fact that Florida is going to be affected the most proves the conspiracy because Jeb Bush will declare it a state of emergency and the administration can then send the state money in an effort to sway the voters in this swing state (which George W. Bush stole in the 2000 election).
In fact, this really proves that the CIA is in control of the weather because Porter Goss is from Florida as well.
[a little satire]
I Drink Three a Day!
I am adding the biggest, pimp-daddy-playa whiteboy in the Midwest, Wild Bill, to the daily required reading.
Quote for Michael Moore
"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future." Hitler, 1935.
Thanks, Alpha Patriot and the Winnipeg Sun.
The Feel Better Plan
Jenny Backus, Democratic Strategist, just said on the Big Story with John Gibson (Fox News) that John Kerry has a specific plan to make Americans "feel better."
WOW! Throw out the Prozac because "Hope Is on the Way!"
WOW! Throw out the Prozac because "Hope Is on the Way!"
All I Want for Christmas Is to Get Over Vietnam
Pat and Kitty over at Kerry Haters are doing an EXCEPTIONAL job in providing readers with facts and data regarding Kerry's string of lies regarding his Vietnam service. I come from a military family (three generations) and I celebrate anyone volunteering to serve this country. But John Kerry seems to think that a four month stint in Vietnam requires the American people to pay him back with the presidency.
If active duty means you can be president, then why isn't my dad president? Why do military people even need to interview for positions once they get out? Why not just walk into a business and say, 'hire me and don't ask any questions'?
The left will say that by Kerry volunteering to serve, that makes him demonstrably better than Bush because Bush only flew jets in the National Guard and might have been AWOL for three months helping someone get elected. If this were 1975, I would agree with that argument--but this is 2004, 35 years after Kerry's service in Vietnam. Following the Democrats' logic, my high school stint ten years ago at a Taco Bell fast-food restaurant as a burrito maker makes me more qualified to run Taco Bell, Inc. than someone with a Master's in Business and ten years experience in running a corporation. That makes no sense.
Remember, no Republican is so obsessed with Vietnam, not even John McCain. But for Democrats, everything is Vietnam: Gulf War to free Kuwait; Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the War of Iraqi Liberation. Why is Vietnam always rearing its ugly head? Because the liberal wing of the Democratic party made a name for themselves during the Vietnam era and rode that wave of villification for the last 30 years.
The world is vastly different in 2004 and requires new ideas and bold thinking--something liberals lack. Liberals are still trying to get their political philosophies to work. They placed all their hopes in places like China, the Soviet Union, Communist Cuba and all have been disasters. Instead of going back to the drawing board, they just keep saying, "give us another shot."
In a post-9/11 world we cannot take that gamble and the liberals know it; they see the sun setting on their agenda because Vietnam is becoming more and more antiquated. This is why they will do anything to resurrect it. Every war is the "next Vietnam" even though no war will EVER be like Vietnam. It pains them to see that the United States learned its lesson, made the adjustments and got over it.
So when you hear all this talk about Vietnam and John Kerry, remember that Vietnam is Kerry's schtick just like Jim Crowe racism is Jesse Jackson's bread and butter. If it doesn't exist anymore you must recreate it or you will not get paid.
If active duty means you can be president, then why isn't my dad president? Why do military people even need to interview for positions once they get out? Why not just walk into a business and say, 'hire me and don't ask any questions'?
The left will say that by Kerry volunteering to serve, that makes him demonstrably better than Bush because Bush only flew jets in the National Guard and might have been AWOL for three months helping someone get elected. If this were 1975, I would agree with that argument--but this is 2004, 35 years after Kerry's service in Vietnam. Following the Democrats' logic, my high school stint ten years ago at a Taco Bell fast-food restaurant as a burrito maker makes me more qualified to run Taco Bell, Inc. than someone with a Master's in Business and ten years experience in running a corporation. That makes no sense.
Remember, no Republican is so obsessed with Vietnam, not even John McCain. But for Democrats, everything is Vietnam: Gulf War to free Kuwait; Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the War of Iraqi Liberation. Why is Vietnam always rearing its ugly head? Because the liberal wing of the Democratic party made a name for themselves during the Vietnam era and rode that wave of villification for the last 30 years.
The world is vastly different in 2004 and requires new ideas and bold thinking--something liberals lack. Liberals are still trying to get their political philosophies to work. They placed all their hopes in places like China, the Soviet Union, Communist Cuba and all have been disasters. Instead of going back to the drawing board, they just keep saying, "give us another shot."
In a post-9/11 world we cannot take that gamble and the liberals know it; they see the sun setting on their agenda because Vietnam is becoming more and more antiquated. This is why they will do anything to resurrect it. Every war is the "next Vietnam" even though no war will EVER be like Vietnam. It pains them to see that the United States learned its lesson, made the adjustments and got over it.
So when you hear all this talk about Vietnam and John Kerry, remember that Vietnam is Kerry's schtick just like Jim Crowe racism is Jesse Jackson's bread and butter. If it doesn't exist anymore you must recreate it or you will not get paid.
Thursday, August 12, 2004
I WAS WRONG!
Gov. McGayMan is no one to be lauded. He utilized his homosexuality to mask his speech because he is corrupt and needed something to cover the scandal and to allow the Democrats, once again, to prevent people of New Jersey from selecting their representation.
I apologize! I reacted only to his speech.
I apologize! I reacted only to his speech.
Random Thoughts of Thomas Sowell
I don't even like campaign oratory that I agree with.
Alaska is much larger than France and Germany -- combined. Yet its population is less than one-tenth that of New York City. Keep that in mind the next time you hear some environmentalist hysteria about the danger of "spoiling" Alaska by drilling for oil in an area smaller than Dulles Airport.
Protesting the Protesters
In the tradition of Protest Warriors, Right March will be holding protests in NYC during the Republican National Convention to counter the unrational yet emotional communist/socialist rhetoric. Read more here.
AOL poll: Bush Wins in a Landslide
This is unlikely, but WND is reporting that an AOL straw poll shows Bush winning every state except New Hampshire and Connecticut. This poll, however, is unscientific.
Election 2000:
Election 2000:
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
What Do John Kerry and Amber Frey Have in Common?
BEFORE
AFTER
I do not know whether Scott Peterson murdered his wife. This is no slam dunk case for the prosecution and I am very suspect of their single-mindedness when it comes to Peterson.
With Amber Frey testifying, I noticed something very unfair: her makeover. The prosecution says that Scott Peterson's motive to kill his wife was to be with Amber. Call me a jerk but the defense needs to show the jury pictures of Amber Frey before her Queer Eye makeover.
The makeover is crucial because if the people saw the way she looked when we first saw her (not ugly, but way worse than she looks now) they would not believe that he would murder his wife to be with her.
What do you think?
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Comment Rules
With my site receiving more traffic and my similar run-ins with comment-bombs like my friends at Kitty Litter and Kerry Haters, I cribbing their rules with some changes. My comment policy is as follows:
1. Don't hijack the threads. Only post comments relating to the topic. If you want to start a discussion on something different, make a one or two sentence suggestion in the comments section and I will provide a post to discuss it.
2. Don't post more than two comments in a row. It's like opening a Christmas present to find a tacky sweater when I see "20 comments" only to find there's 19 comments by one person bloviating.
3. No abuse of the bloggers. Factually based abuse of political figures allowed provided it's on-topic.
4. Do not link to any posts that advocate violence or criminal activity or other actions we may deem undesirable. Anything reference material to the comment is welcome, but no advertising. Please use trackback if the option is available.
5. No player haters. If you can't take the heat then get out of the kitchen.
6. We reserve the right to change these rules at any time without notice.
1. Don't hijack the threads. Only post comments relating to the topic. If you want to start a discussion on something different, make a one or two sentence suggestion in the comments section and I will provide a post to discuss it.
2. Don't post more than two comments in a row. It's like opening a Christmas present to find a tacky sweater when I see "20 comments" only to find there's 19 comments by one person bloviating.
3. No abuse of the bloggers. Factually based abuse of political figures allowed provided it's on-topic.
4. Do not link to any posts that advocate violence or criminal activity or other actions we may deem undesirable. Anything reference material to the comment is welcome, but no advertising. Please use trackback if the option is available.
5. No player haters. If you can't take the heat then get out of the kitchen.
6. We reserve the right to change these rules at any time without notice.
UN, EU, BS
This article referenced by Instapundit in the Guardian underscores why our safety and humanity in general cannot be entrusted to Europeans or the anti-American-Semetic UN. Sudan massacres are not genocide, says EU. Glenn is right; they will never call it genocide because they would have to do something about it.
Perhaps if we were not still entangled in former Yugoslavia because the EU did not have enough troops or money (because all of their money goes to that wonderful universal death care), we might have the ability to deal with this situation more rapidly.
But then again, there's always Iran.
Perhaps if we were not still entangled in former Yugoslavia because the EU did not have enough troops or money (because all of their money goes to that wonderful universal death care), we might have the ability to deal with this situation more rapidly.
But then again, there's always Iran.
Alpha Patriot Humor
This was funny:
One sunny day in 2005, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Kerry."-Alpha Patriot
The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Kerry is not President and doesn't reside here."
The old man said, "Okay," and walked away. The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Kerry."
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry is not President and doesn't reside here." The man thanked him and again walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same Marine, saying, "I would like to go in and meet with president Kerry."
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Kerry. I've told you already that Mr. Kerry is not the President and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?"
The old man answered, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
Monday, August 09, 2004
Bush Campaign Is Listening
Mort Kondrake said he did not like the Bush's turning a corner ads and that the people WANT TO SEE GEORGE W. BUSH talk about his plans and agenda. Well, less than a week later:
If all his ads have him talking to people like this one, I believe they will be very effective.
If all his ads have him talking to people like this one, I believe they will be very effective.
Misleading Headline of the Day
Evan as a proud friend of Israel, I found this a little misleading: Jewish students attacked at Auschwitz. Outraged, I read further only to discover they were verbally assaulted. It still sucks, but I just thought the headline was misleading...it should have used the word "confrontation" or something.
Passionate
Wild Bill is putting the passion back in conservative, midwestern Okies. He's converting liberals one babe at a time ;-)
Ask and Ye Shall Receive
Tyler at Red Line Rants thought it'd be a great idea to go through F9/11 and add the missing FACTS to it...it's only the first 14 minutes, but it's a start:
9/11 Fixed
9/11 Fixed
Let America Be America Again
John Kerry reveals that his secret strategy to get the US out of Iraq is to give the natives back their land so he can build a stronger coalition--not just with England, Italy, etc., but with the Souix, Cherokee and Seminoles.
Sunday, August 08, 2004
The Carlyle-Fox Connection
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Funny Business
What corporate exec would be stupid enough to endorse Kerry?
The Kerry campaign has just published a long list of “Business Executives Supporting Kerry-Edwards.”
How’s that again? For all of John Kerry’s tough talk about “Benedict Arnold CEOs,” higher taxes on “the rich,” and the need for more government regulation, one wouldn’t expect a lot of business executives to endorse him. Indeed, it would make about as much sense for a deer to endorse the National Rifle Association.
For some of the names on the list, the self-interest is clear. It’s no surprise to see Robert Rubin there — nominally an executive of Citigroup, but in reality Kerry’s Federal Reserve chairman-in-waiting. And no one should be shocked to see Harvey and Michael Weinstein on the list. They’re the co-chairs of Miramax Films, which distributed Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9-11.
And some number of names are sheer padding. Former Clinton economic advisor Laura D’Andrea Tyson may be the dean of the London School of Economics, but does that make her a “business executive”? And Lisa Caputo is listed mysteriously as only a “senior financial executive.” Turns out she’s Hillary Clinton’s former press secretary.
But the closer you look at the list of execs backing Kerry, the weirder it gets. For example, there are two names associated with the Carlyle Group. That’s right — the same Carlyle Group demonized by Michael Moore, Paul Krugman, and all the other leftist shock-pundits as the clearinghouse for corrupt self-dealing defense contracts in both Bush administrations. Be that as it may, William Kennard (Clinton’s FCC chief and Carlyle’s managing director), and Arthur Levitt, Jr. (Clinton’s SEC chief and a Carlyle “senior advisor”) are on Kerry’s list.
And here’s a shocker. Peter Chernin, president and COO of News Corp. and chairman and CEO of Fox Group is on the list. That’s right — the same News Corp. run by the evil Australian reactionary Rupert Murdoch, and the same Fox whose cable news channel stole the 2000 Florida election from Al Gore (according to Michael Moore).
What's in a Name?
Maria Teresa Thierstein Simoes-Ferreira Heinz Kerry is her name??? And I get flack from my conservative friends for using my full name??? Give me a break!
Never-never Land
takes the Peter Pan left to task on their September 10th dreams...I would never have imagined that journalists, academics, actors, artists, and the intelligentsia in general would have so opposed the end of dictatorship and promotion of democracy abroad. And who would have thought that Vietnam would become the source for Democratic nostalgia, rather than the usual recrimination? Did anyone think the appointment of Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, promises of $15 billion in grants to combat AIDS in Africa, and lectures to the politically powerful Arab world to cease the genocide of black Sudanese would earn George Bush slurs evoking the Taliban, the old Confederacy, and fascism? Have we become children who live in a world of bedtime stories, afraid to face the cruel truth around us?Read the rest here.
Bush Bust
I am furious at Bush regarding his decision to allow international minders (read: meddlers) interfere with out sovereign elections. My personal belief is that he does not want a repeat of 2000, but my suggestion is to WIN BIG! If he WINS BIG! then we wont have any need for international minders.
The Log Cabin
USS Clueless, while still worthwhile, has been replaced on my blogroll by Boi from Troy. Having gone to college in the Southland and other unstated similarities, I enjoyed his site so much it gets to be in my top 20.
Sunday Seminar
This is my first Sunday Seminar where I will link to all the great columns, newsbits and posts from others in the blogosphere.
First, everyone should check out Kitty Litter, Red Line Rants and Kerry Haters on a daily basis. They provide tons of bloggy goodness, for example:
1. Kitty's entertainment coverage with write-ups of the new Manchurian Candidate. Even Al Franken got a cameo in this one!
2. Also check out her write up on Kerry Haters, Prophetic or Fantasy?
3. Pat's keen eye for detail offers great analysis in Kerry's Stories. I should say that I am learning a lot from Pat because I posted something I noticed about Kerry's campaign ad and a day later I saw Mort Kondrake make the same statement on the Beltway Boys. The grasshopper is learning, Master!
4. Then there's the phenom of Red Line Rants. Tyler posts so much information there's no one article that stands out. This site sometimes takes several visits a day to get through. Keep up the great work!
First, everyone should check out Kitty Litter, Red Line Rants and Kerry Haters on a daily basis. They provide tons of bloggy goodness, for example:
1. Kitty's entertainment coverage with write-ups of the new Manchurian Candidate. Even Al Franken got a cameo in this one!
2. Also check out her write up on Kerry Haters, Prophetic or Fantasy?
3. Pat's keen eye for detail offers great analysis in Kerry's Stories. I should say that I am learning a lot from Pat because I posted something I noticed about Kerry's campaign ad and a day later I saw Mort Kondrake make the same statement on the Beltway Boys. The grasshopper is learning, Master!
4. Then there's the phenom of Red Line Rants. Tyler posts so much information there's no one article that stands out. This site sometimes takes several visits a day to get through. Keep up the great work!
"Blow It Out Your A$$"
I bounced through the blogosphere from Econopundit to Poor & Stupid to the Borowitz Report. Borowitz reports that Teresa Heinz-Kerry told a girl scout to "Blow it out her ass." I don't know anything about Borowitz or his credibility, but it's true to form.
UPDATE: It's a joke...thanks, Stephan.
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