Seriously, Vogue, what the … GAH. I can see where something about little girls playing dress-up in their (insanely rich, weird-ass) mommies’ clothes would have been interesting, but the expressions on these kids’ faces, the way they’re photographed, makes it look less like kiddie playtime and more like a spank bank for Pedobear. A. Continue reading What the Jon Benet Hell Is This Crap?
Bert Blyleven along with Roberto Alomar was elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame yesterday. Bert was known for his awesome curveball and his consistent excellence while pitching for some horrible Twins, Angels, Rangers and Indians teams as well as the world champion Pirates in 1979 and Twins in 1987. Yes, Virginia, the Pirates used to be perennial contenders instead of 21st Century losers. I mostly, however, wrote this post because of the swell title… Continue reading Blyleven In Eleven
Why even bother discussing it anymore? On Hardball this afternoon Matthews was talking about “cut-go” with Todd Harris and Steve McMahon, the Tweedledum and Tweedledummer of the Village and he ranted and raved about how both parties promise spending cuts to bring down the deficit but refuse to give any big specific items that would really make a difference. The Republican Harris went on about how “it’s going to be tough, it’s going to be painful and like I said, I hope entitlements are on the table.” (Now keep in mind, they were talking about “cut-go” in the context of … Continue reading Rejected Out of Hand
We’re six days out from opening day of the82nd Texas Legislature, and for those unfamiliar with the local players, let’s take a look at two dudes that have gotten a lot of press lately and bear watching during the session. By this time next week, the biggest, or at least loudest, pre-Lege controversy will be settled. Incumbent Speaker of the House Republican Joe Straus will either have retained his gavel, or will have been ousted during an opening day vote by far-right Rs who find Straus “insufficiently conservative” to handle his job duties given the midterm Republican groundswell in the … Continue reading More Texas Lege preview: two to watch
It’s a new year and an auspicious time to remindeveryone that it DOES get better. Whether that’s a message FOR you, or a message that might be FROM you to someone younger who needs to hear it, please be brave. Listen and pass the good news on. Depending on where you work, this is probably NSFW, at least without headphones. The vid’s creator and star is genius comic/writer/performance artistRebecca Drysdale. Continue reading Listen to the ones that care. Believe them when they say: It Gets Better
Here’s a warm fuzzy for this Wednesday morning: A thank-you letter from the Village Pantry, for which we raised funds prior to the holidays. I kept meaning to post it but then the scanner went on the fritz and iPhoto was being a pain in the ass and now it’s all straightened out so: Well done, blog. A. Continue reading Another Thanks to the Warmth Project Donors
Because they’re not ever the same thing, ever: Some new governors, most notably Scott Walker of Wisconsin, are even threatening to take away government workers’ right to form unions and bargain contracts. “We can no longer live in a society where the public employees are the haves and taxpayers who foot the bills are the have-nots,” Mr. Walker, a Republican, said in a speech. “The bottom line is that we are going to look at every legal means we have to try to put that balance more on the side of taxpayers.” The natural follow-up question for every reporter who … Continue reading Union Members vs. Taxpayers
I was wracking my brain trying to come up with a musical “tribute” to the incoming Speaker of the House. I considered postingOrange Crush by REM but then it struck me: Mr. Boner has been known to shed a tear in public and the mere thought of GOP control is enough to make us all of here at First Draft weep. If they have their way, it will be crying time again for the whole country: Continue reading Crying Time
Howling with laughter. Absolutely howling. A. Continue reading ‘Foggot’
Obama back at 50: When President Obama arrives back in Washington this morning after his Hawaiian vacation, he’ll be greeted by a rare bit of good news on the political front. According toGallup, Obama’s approval rating is currently at 50 percent—the highest its been in seven months. That’s up nine points since early November, whenObama acknowledged this his party took a “shellacking” in the midterm elections. It’s probably because we’re a center-right nation. I will note, however, that it’s just goddamn amazing how people start to like you when you stop listening to Chris Matthews’ racist uncles and start doing … Continue reading Amazing What Happens When You Win
Here’s another example of how the rich are different from you and me.And that the rich in the New Orleans metro area are frakking weird: Once in a while a party defines a year, or vice versa. Once in a while a party defines a decade, or two. Twenty-one years ago, Jane was born during a snowfall in New Orleans. It was only natural that Snow White would become not only an affectionate nickname for Jane, but also the theme for the glorious gallivanting in her honor that took place Dec. 23 at the family home in Old Metairie. The … Continue reading Champagne, Caviar & Dancing Dwarfs
Anne Laurie on this Ross column: Obviously, there were (are) many, many thousands of “good” adoptions, families where adults desperate to nuture formed seamless bonds with children who thrived in circumstances far better than they could otherwise achieve. But even at its best, adoption isnever a simple transfer between independent economic entities, a logically impeccable marketplace solution to the messy biological Fertility Gap. Of course, given the opinions expressed in his prior writings, Douthat would not consider the feelings of thebirth mothers to have any weight in this equation (don’t play if you can’t pay, Chunky Reese Witherspoon!). And you … Continue reading Imaginary Women
One of the things my distinguished colleague from the great state of Illinois and I have in common is a fondness for John Kerry. He’s not my boyfriend and he wasn’t always a great candidate but he’s a good guy. He’s gone back to the Senate, rolled up his sleeves and gone to work instead of petulantly pouting like Senator Walnuts. Bruce Springsteen’sNo Surrenderwas Kerry’s theme song in 2004. Best campaign song sinceHappy Days Are Here Again.Too bad the campaign didn’t have a happy ending, no lewd jokes please. Hush Jude. Here’s a live peformance by the Boss and the … Continue reading No Surrender
Stupid kids: A year ago, when Barack Obama was inaugurated, the Serious, Responsible people who appear on Sunday-morning talk shows agreed that, if it wanted to survive, the Republican Party needed to stop letting men like Barbour appear as its public face. The election of 2008 was not just about parties trading off power. It marked the end of an epoch. No longer could Republicans count on the basic conservatism of the American people, the reflexive hostility to candidates who favor big government. The electorate had changed: white Reaganites and religious conservatives no longer held sway. Now the power lay … Continue reading Shallow Starbucks-Swilling Youth for Obama
God, Pam Gellar, it’s all about you: “When you showed up at my AFDI/SIOA rally by the tens of thousands, you changed the paradigm. You changed the course of human events. Nothing will be the same. And we will not stop. They will not build that triumphal mosque on top of our dead,” Geller cheers. “It is all about YOU and the victims and the American patriots. We made that story happen. The subdued media would sooner cut its own throat than speak with candor or criticism about Islam, or report on jihad.” Ugh. A. Continue reading Drama Drama Drama
Everything must go!
I hope everyone had a decent Christmas / New Years.
Now for one last look back at Freeper Follies. Disguised as a retrospective, this is my chance to go through all the stupid that didn’t make its way into my posts for one reason or another. Just be glad I don’t haul the denuded Christmas tree over and throw it on the festering pile as well.
First up –Christine Speaks!
O’Donnell calls extending jobless benefits a ‘tragedy’
The Hill [Washington, DC] ^ | 12/7/10 | Shane D’Aprile
Posted on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 11:28:19 PM byNachum
Christine O’Donnell on Tuesday compared the “tragedy” of extending unemployment benefits to Pearl Harbor and the death of Elizabeth Edwards. “Today marks a lot of tragedy,” O’Donnell, (Snip) “Tragedy comes in threes,” O’Donnell said. “Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards’s passing and Barack Obama’s announcement of extending the tax cuts, which is good, but also extending the unemployment benefits.”
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Obviously he didn’t get the memo.
Just go away, Christine. Death, Pearl Harbor, and some federal UE extensions. One of these things are not like the other.
Shut up you crazy witch.
GO AWAY!!!
And now it’s like:“Shut up you crazy witch”?
Tsk, tsk.
Isn’t thereanyone at Free Reoublic who’ll stand up for your golden girl?
The comments on this thread sound like DU.
Seriously.
What is wrong with some FReepers?
Why must we CONSTANTLY attack our own?
Christine is so good at getting to the root of an issue.She’s just like us, except she’s decided that she’ll never again need unemployment benefits.
I hope things work out for her between now and 2012.
I have opposed this stupid, lying, scamming woman from day one.
She lied about not paying her mortgage, she lied about her degree, she lied about a lot of things andmany many freepers ignored that and still supported her.
Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – year end clearance!”
Just cut my head off now: Fred Siegel, a historian at the conservative-leaning Manhattan Institute, has written of the “New Tammany Hall,” which he describes as the incestuous alliance between public officials and labor. “Public unions have had no natural adversary; they give politicians political support and get good contracts back,” Mr. Siegel said. “It’s uniquely dysfunctional.” Even if that is so, this battle comes woven with complications. Across the nation in the last two years, public workers have experienced furloughs and pay cuts. Local governments shed 212,000 jobs last year. A raft of recent studies found that public salaries, … Continue reading ‘Public unions have had no natural adversary’
Here’s the Robert Cray Band with the Memphis Horns. An unbeatable combination playing a tune with one of the best titles in the history of da blooze. It’s dedicated to Doc who suffered through the Badgers close loss to the Horned Toads but not in silence: Continue reading Saturday Night Music: The Forecast (Calls For Pain)
What are your plans/resolutions for the new year? A. Continue reading Weekend Question Thread
Post away. A. Continue reading Saturday Blogwhoring Thread
Call me a semi-reformed old hippie but there’s nothing quite like a bit of the good old Grateful Dead to bring in the New Year. 2010 is Dead, Long Live 2011: Continue reading Happy New Year