Month: February 2013

Athenae, Immoral Values, Law/Justice, On Wisconsin, Stupid Republican Tricks8 Comments

Tort Reform

Allison Hantschel

Jesus: Wahl has spina bifida, is brain damaged and paralyzed from the chest down. At age 32, he lived at a group home in Menomonie, where he loved coloring and going on picnics, said his mother, Karen Nichols-Palmerton. One evening in October 2011, she visited the home and found her son’s room empty. Wahl had been rushed to the hospital for treatment of a bedsore so severe that doctors feared he would be permanently bedridden. A state health department investigation report later found he had the bedsore for four months before being hospitalized. But the staff who cared for Wahl … Continue reading Tort Reform

Athenae, Congress4 Comments

Shorter White House on Hagel Nomination

Allison Hantschel

Seriously: The White House on Thursday afternoon flatly rejected a request made earlier in the day by 15 Republican senators to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary. [snip] In the Republicans’ letter on Thursday, the lawmakers argued in effect that this was Hagel’s own fault. “It would be unprecedented for a Secretary of Defense to take office without a broad base of bipartisan support and confidence needed to serve effectively in this critical position,” the senators, led by John Cornyn of Texas, said in the message to Obama. “While we respect Senator Hagel’s honorable military service, in the interest … Continue reading Shorter White House on Hagel Nomination

Diary, Doc2 Comments

Back in the saddle…

Good to be back after my one-week suspension for use of blogger-enhancing drugs… It’s one of those insanely weird months in which I go from nothing happening to everything happening to nothing happening. The most recent set of drama is our Midnight Run attempt at selling our house in hopes of being able to buy what we have now declared our dream house. The new place is closer to work, the Midget’s school and pretty much every other thing we do. If you’ve ever sold a house, you know how this work: rent a storage unit, box up everything you … Continue reading Back in the saddle…

Athenae, Immoral Values, Marriage Equality1 Comment

Quit Blaming Your Kids

Allison Hantschel

Fuck yes, this, on how we tolerate all kinds of horrors and then are horrified by love and courage because rapes and murders and assaults just confirm our view of the world as a dark and small one, while courage and love make us reconsider how tightly we’ve drawn the circle around the things we’ve chosen to give a shit about. We have stories about child molesters, murders and all kinds of vicious, barbaric acts of evil committed by heinous criminals on our front page and yet we never receive a call from anyone saying ‘I don’t need my children … Continue reading Quit Blaming Your Kids

Athenae, Immoral Values, Marriage Equality1 Comment

Quit Blaming Your Kids

Fuck yes, this, on how we tolerate all kinds of horrors and then are horrified by love and courage because rapes and murders and assaults just confirm our view of the world as a dark and small one, while courage and love make us reconsider how tightly we’ve drawn the circle around the things we’ve chosen to give a shit about. We have stories about child molesters, murders and all kinds of vicious, barbaric acts of evil committed by heinous criminals on our front page and yet we never receive a call from anyone saying ‘I don’t need my children … Continue reading Quit Blaming Your Kids

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Malakatude3 Comments

Malaka Of The Week: Phivos Istavrioglou

Peter Adrastos Athas

Long time readers know that malaka is Greek for wanker. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had a Greek Greek wear the crown of thorns before but this is a malakatude classic.I’m still cackling like a hyena over this story in the Guardian so I’ll share the whole consarn thing: A Greek man has been accused of the bungled theft of a Salvador Dalí work from a New York gallery, taking the painting as security cameras rolled and later, in a panic, posting it back. Phivos Istavrioglou left fingerprints that helped detectives track him down – another misstep in a … Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Phivos Istavrioglou

Athenae, Congress4 Comments

Shorter White House on Hagel Nomination

Seriously: The White House on Thursday afternoon flatly rejected a request made earlier in the day by 15 Republican senators to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination as defense secretary. [snip] In the Republicans’ letter on Thursday, the lawmakers argued in effect that this was Hagel’s own fault. “It would be unprecedented for a Secretary of Defense to take office without a broad base of bipartisan support and confidence needed to serve effectively in this critical position,” the senators, led by John Cornyn of Texas, said in the message to Obama. “While we respect Senator Hagel’s honorable military service, in the interest … Continue reading Shorter White House on Hagel Nomination

Nature is Scary12 Comments

Reality Calling

southernbeale2014

Yesterday I went to my Wingnut Dentist to get a crown. I don’t know why I haven’t switched dentists; this guy is so conservative, he actually has dead-tree editions of Newsmax in his waiting room. (Did you even know there IS a dead tree edition of Newsmax? I should leave a copy of Mother Jones in there just to fuck with him.) But I really don’t want to find a new dentist, I’ve been going there for over 20 years, and I’ve got pretty healthy teeth, so 90% of the time it’s just pop in for 15 minutes twice a … Continue reading Reality Calling

Michael F2 Comments

So, How’s That Tea Party “Alliance” Working Now?

FromAlbum4 So, Johnny Cry-Boehner has a sad about the sequester, telling anyone who’ll listen what a sorry idea it is. But aren’t the Redumbs all about starving the beast, drowning it in the tub, shrinking it to irrelevance, etc., because, you know, “government BAD,” as St. Ronaldus himself would say? Shouldn’t Boehner et al embrace the sequester, and demand it be followed by more cuts? Or…do they know, as anyone reading First Draft does, that “small government” has never been anything other than racist dog whistle, atLee Atwater at least admitted before shaking loose his mortal coil. Dog whistle… But … Continue reading So, How’s That Tea Party “Alliance” Working Now?

Athenae, Immoral Values, Kids Today8 Comments

What’s the Best Way to Prevent Domestic Violence, Republicans?

Allison Hantschel

Have schools teach girls to shoot their attackers: Meanwhile, a bill under consideration in Maine — which has drawn support from Gov. Paul LePage (R) — would add an optional gun safety course, potentially paid for by the NRA’s “Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program.”The Maine bill sponsor Rep. Paul Davis (R) claimed this course would manage to prevent domestic violence, by giving would-be victims firearms training. “In these situations, these victims [of domestic violence-related slayings] did everything the law provided,” Davis said. “I have to wonder if they knew anything about guns. I don’t think they did. However, if they did … Continue reading What’s the Best Way to Prevent Domestic Violence, Republicans?

Adrastos, Congress, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks2 Comments

Quote of the day

Peter Adrastos Athas

It comes from Tennessee Congresscritter Jimmy Duncan: “Like most men, I’m more opposed to violence against women than even violence against men,” Duncan told the Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Because most men can handle it a little better than a lot of women can.” Glad to know that this bozo’s male constituents don’t have glass jaws… Continue reading Quote of the day

Athenae, Immoral Values, Law/Justice, On Wisconsin, Stupid Republican Tricks8 Comments

Tort Reform

Jesus: Wahl has spina bifida, is brain damaged and paralyzed from the chest down. At age 32, he lived at a group home in Menomonie, where he loved coloring and going on picnics, said his mother, Karen Nichols-Palmerton. One evening in October 2011, she visited the home and found her son’s room empty. Wahl had been rushed to the hospital for treatment of a bedsore so severe that doctors feared he would be permanently bedridden. A state health department investigation report laterfound he had the bedsore for four months before being hospitalized. But the staff who cared for Wahl never … Continue reading Tort Reform

Stupid Republican Tricks, Tommy T7 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – same old, shame old edition

tommyfd

OK, folks – time to drag some more of the older drums of Freeper stupid out of the back and crack them open, Everybody suit up – this is gonna be a stinky one.

First up (and fartherest back) –obviously a ploy!

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot following concussion

AP ^

| Sunday, December 30, 2012

Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:04:06 PM by MinorityRepublican

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot following concussion.

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posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:04:13 PM
by MinorityRepublican
Love your handle.

To: MinorityRepublican

Wasn’t she partying in the Dominican Republic with Huma?

3
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:06:01 PM
by nascarnation
(Baraq’s economic policy: trickle up poverty)

To: nascarnation

she just having mojito withdrawal

5
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:08:33 PM
by GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)

To: Sacajaweau

She’s gonna’ die, right? We’ll never know the truth ~

6
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:08:41 PM
by muawiyah

No, she’s not gonna die, and yes – you wouldn’t know the truth if it walked up to you and threw up down your shirt.

To: MinorityRepublican

Fell off the wagon the first day out of detox…

7
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:08:53 PM
by abb

To: MinorityRepublican

She may be getting the Vince Foster treatment from the current regime. Karma.

10
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:10:04 PM
by ConservaTexan
(February 6, 1911)

Does that mean that she ordered a hit on herself?
Doesn’t even one of the Freeperati have a non-stupid comment?

To: Sacajaweau

Nope.Traumatic subdural hematoma I bet.

12
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:13:23 PM
by Kozak
(The Republic is dead. I do not owe what we have any loyalty, wealth or sympathy.)

To: MinorityRepublican

We already knew that Bengazi is bad, but this means that it’s
really, really bad, and there’s probably lots more that we do not yet
know.

Maybe 90% of the dark, crazy stuff we’ve been theorizing here about it might be true:

Hillary does not launch into this type of exotic political
calesthenics for nothing —there are some very heavy-duty skeletons in
Bengazi that our shovels have been striking very near.

We’ve gotta keep the pressure up.

16
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:14:39 PM
by gaijin

You do that, sunshine. I’m sure Madame Secretary has nothing better to worry about than the opinion of random Freeperati. Talk about delusions of grandeur…

To: MinorityRepublican

This just smells to high heaven.

Seriously, we now have blood clots from a fake concussion?

Is there any limit to the sh*t they are going to shovel down our throats? More to the point, that we are going to swallow?

I don’t give a rat’s ass whether the Hildabeast lives, dies or loses
the hair on her testicles. If she does indeed have clots (yeah, sure)
it’s certainly not a result of a fabricated concussion.

50
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:30:06 PM
by ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s…you weren’t really there)

HillaryTextingFuckYourself
.

To: muawiyah

That’s how my uncle died. Fell off the second last rung of a
ladder and got a concussion. Wound up with a clot and died 3 days later.
Age 65.

11
posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:12:34 PM
by Sacajaweau

That just means he’s IN ON IT!!
More morbid morsels after the Ben Gazzara Gate..

Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – same old, shame old edition”

Adrastos, Current Affairs3 Comments

Wrestling With The Freak Parade

Peter Adrastos Athas

New Orleans is so overly dependent on tourism, and so eager to whore itself out to the highest bidder that our Mayor held a news conference to brag about luring-get ready-Wrestlemania to our fair city in 2014. That’s right, the WWE is getting the keys to the city. Now that Carnival parade season is over, it’s time for the tourism freak parade to resume,alas. My friend Jeffrey summed up my disgust with this state of affairs quite nicely at his blog, Library Chronicles, so here’s some quotemania in response to wrestlemania: This morning Mayor Landrieu hosted a press conference celebrating … Continue reading Wrestling With The Freak Parade

Athenae, Economy, On Wisconsin3 Comments

Wisconsin is Broke!

Allison Hantschel

So very broke. Take pay cuts, everybody: Madison– Gov. Scott Walker is setting aside $25 million in his two-year budget bill to boost venture capital investment in the state but isn’t putting forward a plan for doing that. The Republican governor got praise for the financial commitment from Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and a member of the Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition, which has been pushing for such an investment proposal. WHY WOULD THAT EVER BE A BAD IDEA? Venture capital legislation failed to pass the Legislature last session because Republicans in the Senate and Assembly could … Continue reading Wisconsin is Broke!

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media1 Comment

‘A Ratings Win’

Allison Hantschel

Win the poop ship, guys. CNN likely spent in the mid-five figures to cover the event, according to a rough estimate TVNewser put together. A local Alabama helicopter charter company told us a mid-size helicopter would likely cost around $1,000 an hour to rent, while medium-sized boats in the area run a few hundred dollars a day. The rental fees, combined with costs associated with sending staff to Alabama from Atlanta and New York, and fees associated with broadcasting live on location, and it adds up to somewhere in the $30-$50K range. Journalism is dying because you kids don’t read … Continue reading ‘A Ratings Win’

Athenae, Economy, On Wisconsin3 Comments

Wisconsin is Broke!

So very broke. Take pay cuts, everybody: Madison– Gov. Scott Walker is setting aside $25 million in his two-year budget bill to boost venture capital investment in the state but isn’t putting forward a plan for doing that. The Republican governor got praise for the financial commitment from Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and a member of the Wisconsin Growth Capital Coalition, which has been pushing for such an investment proposal. WHY WOULD THAT EVER BE A BAD IDEA? Venture capital legislation failed to pass the Legislature last session because Republicans in the Senate and Assembly could … Continue reading Wisconsin is Broke!

Adrastos, Law/Justice, Political Crack1 Comment

We’ll always have Mississippi

Peter Adrastos Athas

Every time I despair of the benighted state of affairs in the Gret Stet of Louisiana, our neighbors to the East ride to the rescue: Welcome to the 19th century, Mississippi. As of this month, Mississippi has finally officially ratified the 13th amendment that banned slavery, but it took the research of a curious University of Mississippi Medical Center professor and his colleague to make it happen. According to the Jackson Clarion Ledger, Dr. Ranjan Batra and his colleague Ken Sullivan became inspired to find out their own state’s take on the amendment after seeing the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln … Continue reading We’ll always have Mississippi

Nature is Scary12 Comments

Reality Calling

Yesterday I went to my Wingnut Dentist to get a crown. I don’t know why I haven’t switched dentists; this guy is so conservative, he actually has dead-tree editions of Newsmax in his waiting room. (Did you even know there IS a dead tree edition of Newsmax? I should leave a copy of Mother Jones in there just to fuck with him.) But I really don’t want to find a new dentist, I’ve been going there for over 20 years, and I’ve got pretty healthy teeth, so 90% of the time it’s just pop in for 15 minutes twice a … Continue reading Reality Calling