Weekend Question Thread
Do you have a nickname? Other than your screen name, that is? A couple of people have tried to call me Alli over the years, or Al. It doesn’t really take. A. Continue reading Weekend Question Thread
Month: July 2012
Friday Night Music: Florentine Pogen
This is kinda sorta a song about a cookie: Continue reading Friday Night Music: Florentine Pogen
Friday Catblogging: Della belly time
Della Street has an awesome belly and she loves to flaunt it. This is also a rare picture wherein she doesn’t smirk: Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Della belly time
Friday Ferretblogging
Tilly nappin’. A. Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging
Meritocracy Has Made Us Suck
Take it away, David Brooks: Over the past half–century, a more diverse and meritocratic elite has replaced the Protestant Establishment. People are more likely to rise on the basis of grades, test scores, effort and performance. Yet, as this meritocratic elite has taken over institutions, trust in them has plummeted. It’s not even clear that the brainy elite is doing a better job of running them than the old boys’ network. Bring back the glory days of keeping the Jews out of the country club! As a result, today’s elite lacks the self-conscious leadership ethos that the racist, sexist and … Continue reading Meritocracy Has Made Us Suck
Colorado Shooting Evokes Memories of “Never Again…”
The last time Colorado experienced something like this, I was in a newsroom in Missouri with a kid who would later become a good friend and the best man at my wedding. It was 1999 and he was a junior in college. I, all of 24, was in my first real job as staff editor and adviser. Adam was from Colorado and he knew the area surrounding Littleton. He still had friends in that area. He had connections to that zone based on football rivalries, overlapping proms and other such things that happen to bring high schools from across the … Continue reading Colorado Shooting Evokes Memories of “Never Again…”
14 Dead in Colorado
Jesus. A. Continue reading 14 Dead in Colorado
Malaka Of The Week: John Sununu
The dyspeptic duo in a photo by the Associated Press. I considered writing a post called Exhuming Sununu but decided it was past time to revive the malaka of the week. And John Sununu, like so many others, is overqualified for the “honor.” I hadn’t seen nor heard of the former New Hampshire Governor in eons. I was, quite frankly, gobsmacked that Sununu has re-emerged not only as a senior adviser to Mitt Offshore but as a spokescreep for the campaign.His last major political role was as Poppy Bush’s White House Chief of Staff. Sununu left in disgrace after a … Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: John Sununu
14 Dead in Colorado
Jesus. A. Continue reading 14 Dead in Colorado
Friday Ferretblogging
Tilly nappin’. A. Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging
Friday Catblogging: Della belly time
Della Street has an awesome belly and she loves to flaunt it. This is also a rare picture wherein she doesn’t smirk: Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Della belly time
Speaking of Terrorism
Doesn’t Joplin have enough fucking problems without xenophobic fucksticks making trouble? A. Continue reading Speaking of Terrorism
Veepstakes, low stakes
Last week when the Romney camp’s tax and Bain meltdown was building, Matt Drudge tried to help his pals in Mittland by posting a rumor about Condoleeza Rice as the Mittbot’s running mate. It was a pure D bullshit attempt to distract the MSM by dangling a bright and shiny bauble in front of them. It didn’t work because Condi is *so* unlikely to run for office, especially since she’s rumored to be moderate on most social issues, and because the Romney meltdown was so much more entertaining for all concerned. It, however, could have worked because the press loves … Continue reading Veepstakes, low stakes
Stop Subsidizing Shit That Already Makes Money
For serious: 4. “Over the last 22 years, during which 125 of the 140 teams in the five largest U.S. professional sports leagues have built or refurbished home stadiums – most using public subsidies – evidence shows the facilities rarely, if ever, live up to their ‘measurable economic boost’ billing,” Danny Ecker writes for Crain’s. That’s what the data shows. Study after study after study. But what’s a few hundred million dollars of taxpayer money between friends? * “The Wrigley Field rehab is a case that Chicago-based SportsCorp Ltd. President Marc Ganis calls ‘unlike any other situation in the nation’ … Continue reading Stop Subsidizing Shit That Already Makes Money
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Sideshow Snakery
I love sideshow banners; especially those byFred G. Johnson.What’s pulpier than snakes in a sideshow? Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Sideshow Snakery
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Sideshow Snakery
I love sideshow banners; especially those by Fred G. Johnson.What’s pulpier than snakes in a sideshow? Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Sideshow Snakery
Stop Subsidizing Shit That Already Makes Money
For serious: 4. “Over the last 22 years, during which 125 of the 140 teams in the five largest U.S. professional sports leagues have built or refurbished home stadiums – most using public subsidies – evidence shows the facilities rarely, if ever, live up to their ‘measurable economic boost’ billing,” Danny Eckerwrites forCrain’s. That’s what the data shows. Study after study after study. But what’s a few hundred million dollars of taxpayer money between friends? * “The Wrigley Field rehab is a case that Chicago-based SportsCorp Ltd. President Marc Ganis calls ‘unlike any other situation in the nation’ because of … Continue reading Stop Subsidizing Shit That Already Makes Money
Conservative Blogger FAIL
Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. On her Facebook page she posted the following: blockquote> Email from conservative blogger, dated July 9, 2012: Dear Ms. Shultz, We are doing an expose on journalists in the elite media who socialize with elected officials they are assigned to cover. We have found numerous photos of you with Sen. Sherrod Brown. In one of them, you appear to be hugging him. Care to comment? ———————– Response, dated July 10, 2012: Dear Mr. [Name Deleted]: I am surprised you did not find a photo of me kissing … Continue reading Conservative Blogger FAIL
He’s Baaaack!
FromAlbum4 So Dick, still kind of fresh from his heart implant (transplant would imply a heart was there in the first place) brought hissulfurous essence to Capitol Hill this week. But the only question for me is whether “escapted from Hell” is accurate. I wonder if Satan personally ordered the implant, either out of professional courtesy or fear that Cheney might take over the joint once consigned to his eternal fate… Continue reading He’s Baaaack!
Crazy Talk
On developments in Syria, this caught my eye: By formally designating Syria a civil war, the International Committee of the Red Cross may have inadvertently revealed an uncomfortable prospect for the country’s future: Civil wars are typically protracted and bloody as both sides fight with their backs to the proverbial wall. And they rarely result in the complete vanquishing of either combatant party; far more common are political and territorial compromises that redefine the state. I have no idea what that would look like. NO CLUE. Do you? One of the things that continues to infuriate me about our punditry … Continue reading Crazy Talk
Everything Is The Internet’s Fault
Except when it’s all the fault of laziness, stupidity, failure to do basic management of a contractor, being cheap and shitty generally, and all the hallmarks of what great newspapers have turned themselves into. After dropping the use of an outsourced news service for its “hyperlocal” content, the editor of the Chicago Tribune said Monday that the paper’s regular staff and “trusted free-lancers” are now responsible for the content of the TribLocal suburban news websites. Oof. I’ve had good experiences with the local freelancers for my ‘hood’s TribLocal site, and knowing how much shit they must be taking for upper … Continue reading Everything Is The Internet’s Fault
Speaking of Terrorism
Doesn’t Joplin have enough fucking problems without xenophobic fucksticks making trouble? A. Continue reading Speaking of Terrorism
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – “Keys To The Shitty” edition
Greetings, constant readers!
Barbara and I treated ourselves to a Friday/Sunday staycation this weekend, so there wasn’t going to be a post this week.
But how – oh how could I pass up this?
Posting the address of TruBlueRinos.com for those FReepers who can no longer stomach FR
Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:39:24 PM by Jim Robinson
Received yet another FReepmail message regarding the underground campaign to get disgruntled freepers to move on over to the latest anti-freeper site.
I’ll save them the trouble of having their moles to do their underhanded dirty work underground.
Especially since the mods read them at will.
If you’re totally fed up with me and my absolute refusal to support the GOP-e’s outright plunge into supporting the progressive/statist agenda and no longer wish to resist tyranny, please by all means go join the RINO squishes over on TrueBlueRINOS.com ( actual address:http://www.trueblueliberty.com ).
But when you join them, please do us all favor and don’t come back. It’ll save us all a bunch of grief.
Well, it’s not like they were giving you any money, were they?
Thanks for the memories. It was fun working with you when we all agreed on our pro-God, pro-Life, pro-family, pro-small government, pro-liberty causes.
But you’re no fun amyore, so now I’m coming after your accounts.
By the way, those caught continuing their underground campaigns against FR will be zot on sight.
Like this guy:
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From Pasadena2k | 07/10/2012 1:22:46 PM PDT new
try a site at which it’s OK to discuss alternatives to Obama at least for a short period during this presidential elction season.
Many of us ( over 550 in the last two months ) spend some of our time at trueblueliberty.com
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Goodbye, Pasadena, we hardly knew ye.
No one appreciates moles. Filthy animals.
1 posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:39:35 PM by Jim Robinson
More liks a spurned lover, actually.
To: Jim RobinsonI just found out yesterday that someone at that site (I think it’s that one, anyhow) is posting using the screen name Ronin.
I want everyone to know that it is NOT me. I have NOT been to that site, and I will NOT go to that site.
Lawdy, lawdy, massa Jim, don’t zots me!
I have no time, inclination or reason to mingle with grouchy, whiney personalities who can’t act civilized in a civilized forum.
Free Republic has been my online home and my lifeline back to America since Whitewater days and I have no desire change that.
I was going to post a vanity to say this, but then I decided that it would be stirring up more trouble than it was worth.
This looks like a good place to clarify that, however.
25 posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 4:53:15 PM by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life – Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex),
Of course, he’s 79 and morbidly obese…
To: Jim RobinsonWait I’m confused.I thought supporting the GOP-e on this site was frowned upon, but recently tolerated. Now we’re told we only support the GOP-e.
something isn’t adding up.
46 posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 5:09:27 PM by for-q-clinton (If at first you don’t succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: Jim RobinsonIf I ever choose to leave FR, it’s pretty much certainly not going to be to go over to any of the anti-Freeper sites. Because f I ever decide FR has exceeded my limits for bats**t crazy, I’m not going to trade one form of bats**t crazy for another.
😀 )))
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Comment #68 Removed by Moderator
Heh.
To: Jim RobinsonInterestingly TBL are constantly saying how courteous and sane they are, while trashing FR and naming names of people here.
How dare they??
They have said that you JR have trumped Limbaugh and Palin as being pro-homosexual and abortion – huh?
Just because she threw him a pity wank one time!
They are comparing Christianity to that storm place.
Florida?
They are saying JR that you and the rest of us are democrat operatives and trying to bring down the US.
You mean they’re NOT??
Then they add how conservative and polite they are.
Keep up the good work Jim.
Next month I may just increase my monthlies.
I’ll see to it that you get larger feminine napkins.
To: Jim RobinsonFrom Pasadena2k | 07/10/2012 1:22:46 PM PDT newtry a site at which it’s OK to discuss alternatives to Obama at least for a short period during this presidential elction season.
Many of us (over 550 in the last two months ) spend some of our time at trueblueliberty.com
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The site has threads as far back as Sept 2011… I have a feeling his numbers may be off.
Let’s see – at $20/mo, that’s $78,720.00 a year you’ve chased off (so far).
More ass-kissing and kvetching after the Safety Dance…
Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – “Keys To The Shitty” edition”
Dems Take Over Wisconsin Senate
Think the recall elections didn’t do any good? Lookee here. Also, Mike Ellis is just a penis with a suit on: The position of Senate Majority Leader now goes to Mark Miller (D-Monona), who promptly named Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) as the new Joint Finance Committee co-chair, a position she will share with Republican Rep. Robin Vos. “You’re the Majority Leader. You can do whatever you want,” Ellis told Miller. Miller countered that it was the job of the Majority Leader to respect the voices of the minority party and the general public, too. A. Continue reading Dems Take Over Wisconsin Senate
Everything Is The Internet’s Fault
Except when it’s all the fault oflaziness, stupidity, failure to do basic management of a contractor, being cheap and shitty generally, and all the hallmarks of what great newspapers have turned themselves into. After dropping the use of an outsourced news service for its “hyperlocal” content, the editor of the Chicago Tribune said Monday that the paper’s regular staff and “trusted free-lancers” are now responsible for the content of the TribLocal suburban news websites. Oof. I’ve had good experiences with the local freelancers for my ‘hood’s TribLocal site, and knowing how much shit they must be taking for upper management’s … Continue reading Everything Is The Internet’s Fault
Quote of the day
I’ve been missing the suave and deft touch of the Captain Queeq of national politics, John McCain aka Senator Walnuts. Ole John got involved in the Romney tax return meltdown by assuring that Mitt Offshore’s taxes had nothing to do with his missing the Veepstakes cut in ’08: “McCain called the tax claims “outrageous” and “disgraceful” in an interview with Politico Tuesday. He said he chose Palin “because we thought that Sarah Palin was the better candidate.” One would have thought that the crazy/cranky gentleman from Arizona would be familiar with the term “damning with faint praise.” But apparently, he’s … Continue reading Quote of the day
Dems Take Over Wisconsin Senate
Think the recall elections didn’t do any good? Lookee here. Also, Mike Ellis is just a penis with a suit on: The position of Senate Majority Leader now goes to Mark Miller (D-Monona), who promptly named Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) as the new Joint Finance Committee co-chair, a position she will share with Republican Rep. Robin Vos. “You’re the Majority Leader. You can do whatever you want,” Ellis told Miller. Miller countered that it was the job of the Majority Leader to respect the voices of the minority party and the general public, too. A. Continue reading Dems Take Over Wisconsin Senate
Crazy Talk
On developments in Syria, this caught my eye: By formallydesignating Syria a civil war, the International Committee of the Red Cross may have inadvertently revealed an uncomfortable prospect for the country’s future: Civil wars are typically protracted and bloody as both sides fight with their backs to the proverbial wall. And they rarely result in the complete vanquishing of either combatant party; far more common are political and territorial compromises that redefine the state. I have no idea what that would look like. NO CLUE. Do you? One of the things that continues to infuriate me about our punditry (not … Continue reading Crazy Talk
Quote of the day
I’ve been missing the suave and deft touch of the Captain Queeq of national politics, John McCain aka Senator Walnuts. Ole John got involved in the Romney tax return meltdown by assuring that Mitt Offshore’s taxes had nothing to do with his missing the Veepstakes cut in ’08: “McCain called the tax claims “outrageous” and “disgraceful” in aninterview with Politico Tuesday. He said he chose Palin “because we thought that Sarah Palin was the better candidate.” One would have thought that the crazy/cranky gentleman from Arizona would be familiar with the term “damning with faint praise.” But apparently, he’s not. … Continue reading Quote of the day
Build That Stage!
Absolutely brutal. This needs to be on every TV and radio station in the country. If Mitt Romney is elected we might as well dig our own graves: Continue reading Build That Stage!