Month: April 2013

Athenae, Stupid Republican Tricks6 Comments

‘I don’t have evidence to back that up’

Susan Collins, a US GODDAMN SENATOR, everybody: … “Whenever we have an attack like this it’s difficult not to think that it’s somehow involved in Islamic extremism,” said Maine Sen. Susan Collins, until recently a top member of the Homeland Security committee and still a prime mover on security bills. “I don’t have evidence to back that up. That’s just based on previous attacks.” Nah, you’re just talkin’. Just kinda spitballing. Brainstorming. Throwing stuff at the wall. You know. To reporters. In a public statement. Which, every statement you make is a public statement because YOU’RE IN CONGRESS. Shut your … Continue reading ‘I don’t have evidence to back that up’

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media2 Comments

How We Tell Stories Now

Adrian Holovaty, who founded the late, much-lamented EveryBlock: Clearly there’s a template somewhere with a default title “Boston.com viral video page,” and the URLs are hard-coded to include “viral_page”. And let’s keep some perspective: overall, what’s important here is the news event itself, not the details of how one particular CMS titled a video. And I don’t mean to berate Boston.com. As somebody who used to work for news sites, I have been in their shoes. There are many, many more important things for a news organization to do in this situation — vet new information, feverishly post updates and, … Continue reading How We Tell Stories Now

Adrastos, Congress, Current Affairs, Diary, Law/Justice, Marriage Equality, Political Crack4 Comments

Point Blank

Peter Adrastos Athas

In other news, the revised gun safety bill is being debated in the Senate today.The Manchin-Toomey compromiseis watered down but still worthwhile. I am not usually one to look favorably on symbolic votes or actions, but not on gun violence related issues. The most important thing is to beat the NRA once even if the measure isn’t everything that we were hoping for. It is imperative to break their aura of invincibility; once that happens we can really get to work. If nothing else, passing any gun control measure will prove those fuckers atPoliticowrong yet again. That is another reason … Continue reading Point Blank

Adrastos, Mad Men Recaps, Television5 Comments

Mad Men Thread: Munich, Roosters, and Tet

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Collaborators take place with the Tet offensive and the Pueblo crisis as the backdrop. They were dark days for the US and A and the crisis with North Korea fits our own dark times as well. That was an acutal crisis featuring Kim Jong-unfunny’s grandfather Kim IL Sung as opposed to a repeat of the same old “North Korea has nukes, the sky is falling” crisis we’ve lived through before. Kim shoulda let Rodman write him some new material instead of just copying the Worm’s bad hairdo… The whole episode is about crossing lines and bringing betrayal uncomfortably close … Continue reading Mad Men Thread: Munich, Roosters, and Tet

Adrastos, Terrorism5 Comments

Take A Deep Breath

Peter Adrastos Athas

The horrendous Boston Marathon bombing has the 24/7 news cycle wigging out as is the 24/7 social media babble. Everyone has a theory-I do too-but nobody really knows what happened just yet, and neither do I. Here’s the deal: we’ve all gotten used to things happening quickly in the era of the interwebs. Instant gratification just isn’t possible in an investigation such as this one. Conclusion jumping has become our national pastime, but sometimes you’ve just gotta be patient, take a deep breath, and try to relax. This is one of those times. Continue reading Take A Deep Breath

Athenae, Diary, Terrorism6 Comments

I Am Not a Marathoner

Allison Hantschel

I don’t run marathons. I have friends who do, and their names were the first ones I plugged into the marathon site after explosions turned the finish line into a crime scene. None of them were running in Boston today, but they run, and the first picture I saw was of a man with his legs blown off, and all I could think was that that man is a runner. Running’s weird. It’s strange and hypnotic and cultish; I used to joke to a runner friend that she was just telling me all the work would feel good eventually and … Continue reading I Am Not a Marathoner

Adrastos, Terrorism5 Comments

Take A Deep Breath

The horrendous Boston Marathon bombing has the 24/7 news cycle wigging out as is the 24/7 social media babble. Everyone has a theory-I do too-but nobody really knows what happened just yet, and neither do I. Here’s the deal: we’ve all gotten used to things happening quickly in the era of the interwebs. Instant gratification just isn’t possible in an investigation such as this one. Conclusion jumping has become our national pastime, but sometimes you’ve just gotta be patient, take a deep breath, and try to relax. This is one of those times. Continue reading Take A Deep Breath

Current Affairs, Diary, Doc9 Comments

“A bye-bye shot.” (Abby Part III)

docphd

(In case you missed parts Iand II, here they are.) The Midget came creeping down the stairs around 6 a.m. It was still dark and the room was quiet. “Daddy?” “Yes, Peanut?” “Can I say goodbye to Abby?” I pulled myself off the fold-out bed and smiled half of a smile at her. “Sure.” She went by the cage, only to have the bunny start to flap and flail, sending the Midget streaking back to me. I petted her head. “It’s OK, honey. Abby’s just scared.” “Did you stay here all night with her, Daddy?” “Yes. She wasn’t lonely.” “Good.” … Continue reading “A bye-bye shot.” (Abby Part III)

Athenae, Diary, Terrorism6 Comments

I Am Not a Marathoner

I don’t run marathons. I have friends who do, and their names were the first ones I plugged into the marathon site after explosions turned the finish line into a crime scene. None of them were running in Boston today, but they run, and the first picture I saw was of a man with his legs blown off, and all I could think was that that man is a runner. Running’s weird. It’s strange and hypnotic and cultish; I used to joke to a runner friend that she was just telling me all the work would feel good eventually and … Continue reading I Am Not a Marathoner

Adrastos, Television5 Comments

Mad Men Thread: Munich, Roosters, and Tet

The Collaborators take place with the Tet offensive and the Pueblo crisis as the backdrop. They were dark days for the US and A and the crisis with North Korea fits our own dark times as well. That was an acutal crisis featuring Kim Jong-unfunny’s grandfather Kim IL Sung as opposed to a repeat of the same old “North Korea has nukes, the sky is falling” crisis we’ve lived through before. Kim shoulda let Rodman write him some new material instead of just copying the Worm’s bad hairdo… The whole episode is about crossing lines and bringing betrayal uncomfortably close … Continue reading Mad Men Thread: Munich, Roosters, and Tet

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Explosions at Boston Marathon

Allison Hantschel

Follow Boston.com for live updates.  If you have friends, family in the marathon you can see where they last checked in here.  Useful information only, please. There’s enough noise about this already.  Red Cross donations here. Obama: ‘I’m supremely confident that Bostonians will pull together, take care of each other, and move forward.’ A.  Continue reading Explosions at Boston Marathon

Adrastos, Album Cover Art, Art, Music8 Comments

Album Cover Art Wednesday: A Salty Dog

Peter Adrastos Athas

There’s a semi-lively debate as to who was the first prog band. Some say the Beatles, Pink Floyd, or the Mothers. I lean in the direction of Procol Harum. One thing I’m certain of is that A Salty Dogwas the first LP I bought because of the cover art. I saw it and had to have it even after learning that it was derived from a cigarette pack. That’s probably why the sailor looks so scuzzy and disreputable. Here’s the title track: Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: A Salty Dog

Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks, Tommy T5 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – CPAC Attack edition

Morning, folks – I’ve been threatening to do a CPAC edition for weeks now,, so here it is.
The stupid is going to be very strong with this one, so blowers on max speed!

First up –CPAC hack!

CPAC
Turns Away Pamela Geller
Big Government ^| March 1, 2013 | Breitbart News

Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013
3:23:08 AM byBratch

For the last four years, Pamela Geller of AtlasShrugs.com and the American
Freedom Defense Initiative have held events at CPAC featuring guests she
invites to discuss the influence of Islamism on America. But this year, the
American Conservative Union (ACU) has no room for Geller or her message.

[…]

In years past, the events were standing room only thanks to their
popularity, but that apparently was not enough to counter pressure brought to
bear from somewhere to exclude Geller’s message.

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

In the comment section, someone opines that Grover Norquist
may have had something to do with the blacklist.

1 posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 3:23:23 AM
byBratch

Well, well, well.

Grover (da cash) Norquist in one corner and Pam (da tits)
Geller in the other,

Who will the Freeperati line up against?

To: Bratch

In its attempt to redefine Conservatism, CPAC is defining itself into
irrelevance.

2 posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 3:35:32 AM byshibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)

Forget I asked,

To: shibumi

CPAC is OBama is AlQuaida

3 posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 3:44:55 AM byHardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))

Chocolate is fencepost is lunar lander.

To: Hardraade

Grover is married to a Palestinian Moslem.

Damaged goods.

5 posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 3:56:44 AM byshibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)

Grover Norquist – muzzie RINO!

To: shibumi

Yep.He’s been an arab agent for years.

12 posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 4:58:04 AM byHardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))

OmarSharifAgent

blockquote>

To: Bratch
Progressivism is an insidious cancer.

15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.

Communist Goals (1963)

18
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:10:50 AM
bycripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
Actually, cancer is an insidious cancer. Whenyour number comes up, I kinda doubt you’ll be screaming “OBAMACARE!”

(my favourite saying – “A Republican is just a Democrat who hasn’t getten cancer yet.”)

To: MestaMachine

Thank you.

Pam has a bounty on her head.

Or, in your case, a little lower.

Muslims hate and fear anyone who criticizes Islam, but especially a
strong woman who doesn’t hesitate to expose the vicious and inhumane
manner in which Islam treats its own women and children, as well as
other folks.The fact she is also a Jewess makes her doubly a target.

A “Jewess”??

For realz?

It wouldn’t surprise me if there are stealth Muslims operating in the
U.S. with the intent of hunting down and eliminating critics of Islam.

21
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:18:31 AM
bySatinDoll
(NATURAL BORN CITZEN: BORN IN THE USA OF CITIZEN PARENTS.)

It wouldn’t surprise me if lightning struck your tinfoil beanie.

To: Bratch

CPAC…the new progressive gathering of idjits.

Next thing they will bar Sarah Palin and Allen West.

What a bunch of irrelevent effers.

20
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:12:52 AM
byCandor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))

To: shibumi

Sen Ted Cruz is the Keynote, is Ted Cruz irrelevant?

23
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:23:37 AM
byPerdogg
(Sen Ted Cruz is my adoptive Senator)
ClownSlapFight
.

To: Perdogg

Jeb Bush, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell …

The fact that those people are invited speakers tells you that the ACU’s goal has little to do with conservatism.

33
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:50:36 AM
byPan_Yan

To: Pan_Yan
But you are ignoring Allen West, Sarah Palin, Ben Carson, and Ted Cruz intentionally.
34
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:57:27 AM
byPerdogg
(Sen Ted Cruz is my adoptive Senator)

Girls – girls.
Neither one of you is pretty.

To: Bratch
The Islamic Free market Institute is a co-sponsor of CPAC, and the
Muslim Public Affairs Council, who blamed Israel for 9/11, is a prized
participant. Oh, and they also are in bed with the ACLU. Anyone who
thinks that at this point CPAC has anything to do with American
conservatism is a sucker. They sold out some time ago.
65
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:07:30 AM
byhinckley buzzard

TinfoilConspiracy
.

To: shibumi

Before we condemn CPAC, let’s get some more facts. Neither CPAC
nor Geller is quoted in the linked article. There is nothing. Incredibly
bad journalism.

69
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:25:03 AM
byheye2monn

Um – this isDead Breitbart.
What did you expect? Sprinkles?

To: hinckley buzzard

If so, that would explain a lot.

If I were Sarah Palin I think I’d stay away from this group.

67
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:15:57 AM
bybutterdezillion

To: Bratch

Darn it, I really like Pam, she fights the good fight(plus I
find her totally not guilty/smoking hot).

TalladegaNights

CPAC fumbled the ball here.

90
posted on Saturday, March 02, 2013 12:22:07 PM
byisom35

And in conclusion – tits.
More after the wrinkle in eternity..

Continue reading “Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – CPAC Attack edition”

Adrastos, Economy, Political Crack

Louisiana Notes: PBJ’s Devious Game

It’s time to batten down the hatches and get ready for some bad policy making. That’s right, the Louisiana Lege is in session. Last week, Governor Jindal ostensibly gave up on his so-called “tax swap” proposal. It’s an exquisitely bad policy that would have eliminated the state’s rather negligible income tax in favor of a state sales tax of 6.25%. In Orleans Parish, that would have left us with a 11.25% sales tax. Everybody hated the idea so PBJ “parked” the proposal. I’ll let my old pal Mark (Oyster) Moseley extend the automotive analogy. He knows from cars, y’all: On … Continue reading Louisiana Notes: PBJ’s Devious Game

Adrastos, Economy, Gret Stet Politics, PBJ, Political Crack

Louisiana Notes: PBJ’s Devious Game

Peter Adrastos Athas

It’s time to batten down the hatches and get ready for some bad policy making. That’s right, the Louisiana Lege is in session. Last week, Governor Jindal ostensibly gave up on his so-called “tax swap” proposal. It’s an exquisitely bad policy that would have eliminated the state’s rather negligible income tax in favor of a state sales tax of 6.25%. In Orleans Parish, that would have left us with a 11.25% sales tax. Everybody hated the idea so PBJ “parked” the proposal. I’ll let my old pal Mark (Oyster) Moseley extend the automotive analogy. He knows from cars, y’all: On … Continue reading Louisiana Notes: PBJ’s Devious Game

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media1 Comment

‘Native Advertising’ Is the New TOTAL BULLSHIT

Allison Hantschel

Let’s give this guy a spot on the Pulitzer board! Wemple frames Allen’s shilling as “native advertising,” an often-troublesome practice in which publications sell space for paid content that is designed to look like a staff-authored article. (One of the more infamous episodes involved a Scientology ad for the Atlantic that looked like a blog post.) Playbook goes beyond the routine and wildly promiscuous use of native advertising. Indeed, the behavior Wemple documents would ordinarily amount to a scandal and a likely firing offense, except that it seems to be Allen’s essential job description. As Wemple points out, some of … Continue reading ‘Native Advertising’ Is the New TOTAL BULLSHIT