Month: August 2012

Do Something, Doc, Faith14 Comments

$20 from a safety net

Her name was Rachael and she would have been 14 this year. I usually think about her as school gears up each fall, as kids shop for school supplies and new gym shoes. I think about her parents, both of whom are now well on their way to middle age. When Rachael was born, they were two scared 20-something kids with a daughter in danger. He was an agricultural laborer, and she was a stay-at-home mom. I thought about all of this today in the wake of Mitt Romney’s speech at the RNC last night. He spoke out against the … Continue reading $20 from a safety net

Athenae, Diary4 Comments

Friday Ferretblogging

Allison Hantschel

My camera-computer connection’s on the fritz for some reason, so via commenter Kaleberg I give you this story about how ferrets, like dogs, understand pointing and eye contact: First, the three groups of animals were compared for their tolerance for eye-contact. The domestic species – ferrets and dogs – tolerated prolonged eye-contact from their owners, but not from strangers, while the wild mustelids did not show this distinction. Ferrets and dogs were also both more likely to accept food from their owners than from strangers, while the wild mustelids made their approach decisions randomly, equally preferring their owners and a … Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging

Adrastos, Diary5 Comments

Quick NOLA Update

I’m in Dr. A’s office at LSU Med School. We can’t use social media here but I snuck in the back door to First Draft. My fingers are crossed that this will post. First Draft is also verboten. Imagine that. Must be the foul mouthed ferrets or something. The first night was scary but now we’re just bored and sweaty: Adrastos World HQ still doesn’t have power. Oh well, at least I missed Mittfest but I also missed the Crack Van. I’m going to try and post this to facebook and the tweeter tube so if any of my NOLA … Continue reading Quick NOLA Update

Athenae, Diary4 Comments

Friday Ferretblogging

My camera-computer connection’s on the fritz for some reason, so via commenter Kaleberg I give you this story about howferrets, like dogs, understand pointing and eye contact: First, the three groups of animals were compared for their tolerance for eye-contact. The domestic species – ferrets and dogs – tolerated prolonged eye-contact from their owners, but not from strangers, while the wild mustelids did not show this distinction. Ferrets and dogs were also both more likely to accept food from their owners than from strangers, while the wild mustelids made their approach decisions randomly, equally preferring their owners and a stranger … Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks3 Comments

Looking Back at the RNC: On Kerry, Stockdale, and Mitt

I think my favorite part was when Clint Eastwoodaccused Obama of starting the war in Afghanistan without discussing it with the Russians first. I know you were against the war in Iraq, and that’s okay. But you thought the war in Afghanistan was OK. You know, I mean — you thought that was something worth doing. We didn’t check with the Russians to see how did it — they did there for 10 years. In all seriousness, everybody making Stockdale comparisons all over need tostep back: Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale died in 2005. He served on theTiconderoga in the … Continue reading Looking Back at the RNC: On Kerry, Stockdale, and Mitt

Athenae, Political Crack4 Comments

RNC Crack Van #2

Allison Hantschel

Cspan has this shit live, and streaming, without Tweety yowling or Steve Schmidt trying to pretend he’s not going to hell. I highly recommend the experience. After last night, I think I’m just going to start guzzling anti-freeze. You know the rules. Share the hams and the scotch, don’t get violent, and this time, somebody grab that mangy pony BEFORE the sunroof* opens. Cleaning all the guts and fur off the undercarriage was NOT FUN. Why do you think I’ve had that intern ad up for so long? *not actually a sunroof, just a hole Jude punched this one time … Continue reading RNC Crack Van #2

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media15 Comments

The Fact-Checkers Will Get To That

Oh, just REALLY, CNN: Blitzer: So there he is, the republican vice presidential nominee and his beautiful family there. His mom is up there. This is exactly what this crowd of republicans here certainly republicans all across the country were hoping for. He delivered a powerful speech. Erin, a powerful speech.Although I marked at least seven or eight points I’m sure the fact checkers will have some opportunities to dispute if they want to go forward, I’m sure they will. As far as mitt romney’s campaign is concerned, paul ryan on this night delivered. The fact-checkers will get to it. … Continue reading The Fact-Checkers Will Get To That

Athenae, Political Crack4 Comments

RNC Crack Van #2

Cspan has this shit live, and streaming, without Tweety yowling or Steve Schmidt trying to pretend he’s not going to hell. I highly recommend the experience. After last night, I think I’m just going to start guzzling anti-freeze. You know the rules. Share the hams and the scotch, don’t get violent, and this time, somebody grab that mangy pony BEFORE the sunroof* opens. Cleaning all the guts and fur off the undercarriage was NOT FUN. Why do you think I’ve had that intern ad up for so long? *not actually a sunroof, just a hole Jude punched this one time … Continue reading RNC Crack Van #2

Athenae, Nature is Scary1 Comment

In NOLA

Adrastos is without power, but checked in via text to say the area is expecting three FEET of water. Oscar is cool, but Della’s starting to get a little wigged out. Updates and flood photos are being postedhere. Stay safe, everybody, and check in if you can. Please e-mail or tweet me if you need the blog to do something. A. Continue reading In NOLA

Athenae, Books, Immoral Values1 Comment

So Many Potential Sword Jokes

Allison Hantschel

For some reason no one up until now has considered that Lancelot might be bi? The first book in the series, June 2011’s Lancelot And The Wolf, was rereleased for the Amazon Kindle, where it raced up the charts. However, a torrent of one-star reviews on Amazon.com first tipped off Mirador publishers that the issue may be more than a coincidence. The investigation that ensued revealed that all the reviews were posted in the same short time period and had similar anti-gay connotations, describing the series as “Twisted” “Perverted” and “Disgusting.” Not long afterwards similar hate emails began pouring into … Continue reading So Many Potential Sword Jokes

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media24 Comments

Making You Inferior With Your Explicit Consent

This, precisely: An attendee at the Republican National Convention in Tampa on Tuesday allegedly threw nuts at a black camerawoman working for CNN and said “This is how we feed animals” before being removed from the convention, a network official confirmed to TPM. It’s not just about the racism, though I don’t think they’d have used the word “animal” to refer to a white crew. It’s about a media culture that for 30 years now has heard from the right wing in in this country that it should be ashamed of itself and has loudly and resoundingly agreed. It’s what … Continue reading Making You Inferior With Your Explicit Consent

Athenae, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment

RNC Crack Van #1

Allison Hantschel

Rules of the van: Share HAMS. If the van doesn’t load for you at first, don’t panic. Give it a while for the javascript to percolate. No violence. No violent jokes, no wishing violence upon people, no violence of any kind. Make room for n00bs and use the sound effects thoughtfully.  Update: Van closed. Thanks to you all for being there. What a boring crapfest. Ann Romney tried to convince us Mitt was hot, Christie yelled at us about believing in an America of white immigrants from ye olden days, and Nikki Haley talked about how Boeing had to screw … Continue reading RNC Crack Van #1

Adrastos, Diary8 Comments

And now we wait

Peter Adrastos Athas

Dr. A and I have gotten all the provisions and shit we need to sit around and wait for Tropical Whatever Issac. We’ve battened down the proverbial hatches and are ready to wait. I’m considering inviting Cantore over but he’s probably too busy for idle chatter. There’s been a bit less freaking out in New Orleans this time around. Mayor Landrieu has been prattling on about getting in “battle rhythm” whatever the hell that means. For someone who has never been in the military or worked for a huge corporation, Mitch is into jargon. Whatever, dude. At least he hasn’t … Continue reading And now we wait

Athenae, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks1 Comment

RNC Crack Van #1

Rules of the van: Share HAMS. If the van doesn’t load for you at first, don’t panic. Give it a while for the javascript to percolate. No violence. No violent jokes, no wishing violence upon people, no violence of any kind. Make room for n00bs and use the sound effects thoughtfully.  Update: Van closed. Thanks to you all for being there. What a boring crapfest. Ann Romney tried to convince us Mitt was hot, Christie yelled at us about believing in an America of white immigrants from ye olden days, and Nikki Haley talked about how Boeing had to screw … Continue reading RNC Crack Van #1

Athenae, Immoral Values, So Called Liberal Media2 Comments

Time for the Today Show to Get On the Case

Allison Hantschel

I suppose they’ll be flying Matt Lauer in any day now. Interviews with the victims’ families and people who knew the gunmen from high school. Maybe some special graphics and a theme jingle. Surely this will warrant dumping whatever Pretty White Mother controversy is going on at the moment.I mean, it’s a mass shooting, after all. The gulf between what we are told to accept as normal and what we are taught to think of as a crisis never fails to astound me in its size. A. Continue reading Time for the Today Show to Get On the Case

Current Affairs, Immoral Values, Stupid Republican Tricks, Tommy T11 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Akin breakin heart edition

tommyfd

Well, so much for taking this week off – let’s dive in before I change my mind.

Akin Says He Has No Plans to Quit Missouri Senate Race

ABC News ^

| August 20, 2012
| Chris Good

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:24:53 PM by Blackyce

Akin said he has no plans to withdraw.

“I don’t know that I’m
the only person in public office who’s suffered from foot-in-mouth
disease here, and this was a very, very serious error. On the other
hand, there are so many good people in Missouri who nominated me, and
they understood my heart,” Akin said.
…

Akin said no Republicans have called him and asked him to withdraw from the race.

“No
one has called me and said, ‘Todd, I think you should drop out,'” Akin
said. “No one has said that. But I gather people are saying that in the
media, but they didn’t specifically call me and tell me that.”

****************

Anybody know his number?

1
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:24:56 PM
by Blackyce

To: Blackyce

Funny, Drudge currently has a story up that he just announced he’s dropping out? Which story is more recent?

3
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:28:56 PM
by apillar

Matt Drudge hasn’t gotten anything right since 1998 – are you still hanging out there?

To: Blackyce

What he meant was that fewer than one-tenth of one percent of abortions are the result of rape, but that’s not what he said.

This is exactly why Claire McCaskill ran “anti-Akin” ads in the
Republican primary dog-whistling Democrats to cross over and vote for
him.

Unfortunately for Claire he blew up sooner and more thoroughly than she had planned.

Akin will be gone and Brunner will be in his place by next weekend.

4
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:29:12 PM
by E. Pluribus Unum
(Government is the religion of the sociopath.)

There’s just two things wrong with your 11th-dimensional chess theory – you’re an idiot, and he’s still running.

To: Blackyce

He hasn’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of winning and he could
very well lose Missouri for Romney.Get him the hell out of there!!!!!!

6
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:29:31 PM
by Gay State Conservative
(The Word Is Out,Harry Reid’s Into Child Porn.Release All Your Photos,Harry!)

To: Blackyce

Don’t go away mad Akin, just go away. Your political career is over and it was of your own doing. Now scram!

8
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:31:21 PM
by PhxTM06

To: Blackyce

Aiken to be on Hannity after bottom of hour (3:30 EDT).

9
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:31:40 PM
by Will88

Popcorn
.

To: PhxTM06

He is digging another hole on Hannity right now. Gads…he is stumbling.

17
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:40:27 PM
by penelopesire
(TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)

To: penelopesire
Soros is probably pouring millions into his campaign right now to keep the imbecile in the race.

Soros has his minions donating to make it appear he has all this conservative support.

And FWIW, I just listened to him on Hannity. The guy is dumb as a
rock. “I am conservative. We need to get rid of Claire McCaskill. I am
conservative. We need to beat Claire McCaskill. Rinse repeat.

38
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:58:50 PM
by nhwingut
(Sarah Palin 12… No One Else)

To: Blackyce
I don’t give a damn that this guy said something politically
incorrect.
No, he said something shit-stupid.
If conservatives are not only willing to throw him under the
bus, but seem to take a certain amount of glee in doing it, then we are
already lost. Leftist thinking has won out.

Tellit to Limbaugh.

Leftists never apologize,
never give in, and they never tear down their own people in power no
matter how many mistakes they make. That is why they are winning.
Meanwhile, every time some Republican says “macaca”, “conservatives” are
all too eager to tear him down and cede the win to the leftists.

That’s because “macaca” is a racist slur.

Seems to me that there are quite a few conservatives, including
Freepers, with no heart at all. Resisting the tyranny of political
correctness is hard, and they are just looking for an excuse to enter
the warm embrace of submission. Oh, a Republican said something that the
media can misconstrue?

Misconstrue??
That’s never happened before! Let’s take this
opportunity to be every bit as petty and irrational as the lefties so
that we can look around at our leftist masters and say “See? I’m cool
too!”
24
posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 2:43:24 PM
by fr_freak

BoxOfRocks
.
More inernecine warfare after the jump for joy.

Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Akin breakin heart edition”

Athenae, Immoral Values, So Called Liberal Media2 Comments

Time for the Today Show to Get On the Case

I suppose they’ll be flying Matt Lauer in any day now. Interviews with the victims’ families and people who knew the gunmen from high school. Maybe some special graphics and a theme jingle. Surely this will warrant dumping whatever Pretty White Mother controversy is going on at the moment.I mean, it’s a mass shooting, after all. The gulf between what we are told to accept as normal and what we are taught to think of as a crisis never fails to astound me in its size. A. Continue reading Time for the Today Show to Get On the Case

Adrastos, Diary8 Comments

And now we wait

Dr. A and I have gotten all the provisions and shit we need to sit around and wait for Tropical Whatever Issac. We’ve battened down the proverbial hatches and are ready to wait. I’m considering inviting Cantore over but he’s probably too busy for idle chatter. There’s been a bit less freaking out in New Orleans this time around. Mayor Landrieu has been prattling on about getting in “battle rhythm” whatever the hell that means. For someone who has never been in the military or worked for a huge corporation, Mitch is into jargon. Whatever, dude. At least he hasn’t … Continue reading And now we wait

Athenae, Books, Immoral Values1 Comment

So Many Potential Sword Jokes

For some reason no one up until now has considered that Lancelot might be bi? The first book in the series, June 2011’sLancelot And The Wolf, was rereleased for the Amazon Kindle, where it raced up the charts. However, a torrent of one-star reviews on Amazon.com first tipped off Mirador publishers that the issue may be more than a coincidence. The investigation that ensued revealed that all the reviews were posted in the same short time period and had similar anti-gay connotations, describing the series as “Twisted” “Perverted” and “Disgusting.” Not long afterwards similar hate emails began pouring into the … Continue reading So Many Potential Sword Jokes

Athenae, Stupid Republican Tricks, Television4 Comments

Convention Crack Vans

Allison Hantschel

I am NOT watching the RNC without y’all. So here’s the schedule of the vans, beginning at 7:30 EST: Monday, August 27, 2012 – PRIMETIME LINE UP • Governor Nikki Haley (SC)• Governor Mike Huckabee • Governor Jeb Bush Tuesday, August 28, 2012 – PRIMETIME LINE UP • Mrs. Ann Romney • Mrs. Luce Vela Fortuno, First Lady of Puerto Rico • Governor Chris Christie (NJ) Wednesday, August 29, 2012 – PRIMETIME LINE UP • Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice • Governor Susana Martinez (NM)• Vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan Thursday, August 30, 2012 – PRIMETIME LINE UP … Continue reading Convention Crack Vans

Athenae, Diary8 Comments

Tilly vs. The Sick

Allison Hantschel

Yesterday when I went to pick up Tilly to put her back in the cage before Mr. A and I left the house, I noticed she was breathing hard. Like she’d just run five miles hard, which isn’t normal. I felt her little heartbeat pattering pretty fast, called our vet, and was told to bring her in right away. By the end of the long, terrifying day we’d ruled out pretty much everything but some kind of heart condition, possibly one that had always been there and for whatever reason chose to manifest now. The vet is trying meds to … Continue reading Tilly vs. The Sick