Month: May 2013

Adrastos, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks3 Comments

Bachmann On The Dole

Peter Adrastos Athas

This is a tale of two Republicans who are in the news today. The first is the La Pasionaria of the teanut set, Michelle Bachmann. As we all know, t he crazy eyed wackadoodle from the sensible state of Minnesota isn’t running for re-election. She *claims* it has nothing to do with the ethics charges swirling about her goofball campaign for President, but that she’s suddenly for term limits, which she used to be against. And now she’s self limiting her term or some such nonsense. Of course, no one should believe a word that comes out of the Bachmann … Continue reading Bachmann On The Dole

Athenae, Fuck The Mommy Wars5 Comments

Women Are Idiots, Part the Two Thousandth

Allison Hantschel

Ladies, you may not know this, but you cannot have the babbies forever: “I do look back now and realise that leaving pregnancy late can be a risky bet as diminishing fertility can stack the odds against you. In some ways I wish I’d had my babies younger. Now I would love a third child but I’ve almost certainly left it too late. My fertility door is slamming shut,” she said. “I want to alert women to start thinking about their fertility at a younger age than my generation did.” Girls are such selfish bitches, not “thinking about their fertility.” … Continue reading Women Are Idiots, Part the Two Thousandth

Athenae, Faith, Religion6 Comments

‘Access to Paradise’

Allison Hantschel

So the Pope said something this week: “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics.Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class! We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all! And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace. If we, each doing our own part, if we do … Continue reading ‘Access to Paradise’

Adrastos, Television1 Comment

Unsolicited Advice

Peter Adrastos Athas

I am not now nor have I ever been either a communist or the target demographic for Lena Dunham’s HBO show, Girls. I have, however, seen a few episodes, and find it well done and pretty well written. I also love Ms. Dunham’s ability to irritate wingnuts. It’s a gift, I tell ya. Here’s my unsolicited advice. There’s a porn “parody” of Girls and Dunham has gone after it.There’s *always* a porn film that riffs on the title of a successful film or teevee show. I use the term “parody” loosely when it comes to titles such as On Golden … Continue reading Unsolicited Advice

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Weekend Question Thread

Allison Hantschel

Can you keep secrets? Given that my entire job used to be telling everybody in the whole world stuff that somebody didn’t want me to tell anyone, I really, really suck at it. I mean, I can keep a confidence but my own secrets, like a surprise party or a present? Yeah, all I do all December long is yammer at Mr. A that “betcha can’t guess what I got you for Christmas!” A. Continue reading Weekend Question Thread

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Television7 Comments

Slipping Into Darkness

Peter Adrastos Athas

I finally got around to seeing Star Trek: Into Darkness on Sunday. I avoided it the first week because I hate being put in the dread pre-show queue pen. I’m not crazy about long lines to begin with but being cooped up with Kliingons, Ferenghis, and Cardassians gives me the willies. The Bajorans, however, are all right… The other reason for my reluctance is JJ Abrams’ stated dislike of the franchise he now helms. He is, obviously, entitled to his opinion but kicking the fan base makes no sense whatsoever. It’s kind of like the Beltway Borg Collective’s love for … Continue reading Slipping Into Darkness

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media3 Comments

Dear Readers, Screw You

Allison Hantschel

Via Dancomes this masterpiece of corporate-speak and bullshit, this very special episode of Why We Suck: The News Industry Manifesto: As you may have heard, we recently announced changes in the way The Plain Dealer will publish and distribute the newspaper later this summer. These changes will enable us to meet the evolving needs of our print and digital audiences while continuing to provide Northeast Ohio with the most comprehensive and up-to-date news and information 24/7. Um, if you’re doing that already, why the need for changes? But hey, overall, sounds AWESOME. My needs are evolving. Tell me about the … Continue reading Dear Readers, Screw You

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Mad Men Thread: Let the wig do the work

Peter Adrastos Athas

The classic Mad Men pattern reasserted itself with this week’s episode, The Better Half. After a clinker/experimental episode, this one moved quickly and was full of surprises, Don, Peggy, Betty, Pete, Roger and Joan. It was a good ‘un, so without further ado, here we go: Torn Between Two Mentors: It was tough to be the Pegster, both at the office and at home. Don and Ted continue to circle one another like tom cats but at least they skip the spraying and butt sniffing. They both did some hissing at the Pegster over the margarine account. She tried to … Continue reading Mad Men Thread: Let the wig do the work

Adrastos, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks2 Comments

Too bad he didn’t go for the baklava

Peter Adrastos Athas

Walnuts and baklava go together like Senator Walnuts and war. Despite being tortured by the North Vietnamese, John McCain loves war and is always ready to intervene at any time, in any conflict, anywhere; especially when it makes no sense.He snuck into Syria to meet with the rebelshe wants to arm even though they may use those weapons against us some day. The Republican war veteran met rebel leaders inside Syria to discuss their calls for heavy weapons and a no-fly zone to help them topple President Bashar al-Assad and bring the bitter civil war to a conclusion. McCain’s office … Continue reading Too bad he didn’t go for the baklava

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Memorial Day: Who I Remember

Peter Adrastos Athas

Memorial Day is all about celebrating and remembering veterans. Here’s my annual commemorative post, which is going up for the fourth but not last time: The veteran I’d like to remember on this solemn holiday is the late Sgt. Eddie Couvillion. My family tree is far too tangled and gnarly to describe here but suffice it to say that Eddie was my second father. He served in Europe during World War II, not in combat but in the Army Quartermaster Corps. In short, he was a supply Sergeant, one of those guys who won the war by keeping the troops … Continue reading Memorial Day: Who I Remember

Athenae, So Called Liberal Media

News!

Allison Hantschel

This was a major story on the Today show on Friday.MAJOR: The rollout of former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) New York City mayoral bid hit a snag Thursday when it was revealed that his campaign website featured a picture of the Pittsburgh skyline, The Hill reported. Weiner’s team ultimately changed the image to a familiar shot of the NYC skyline when bloggers and reporters pointed out that the original picture included a prominent Pittsburgh bridge and the BNY Mellon Center, one of the largest buildings in the Steel City. I mean, okay, dumb as hell, but that was billed as … Continue reading News!

Athenae, Geek Cred, Television

Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

No new ep this week, as it’s a holiday, but have some of Ser Barristan the Hot: The best part of that whole scene? Joffrey’s afraid. Protected by five kingsguard and his dog, not to mention the entire small council, Joffrey’s still smart enough to realize that the biggest badass in the Seven Kingdoms is the man he just stripped of his cloak. Once, long ago, a prince had named him Barristan the Bold. A part of that boy was in him still. – A Dance with Dragons A. Continue reading Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

Athenae, Geek Cred, Television

Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

Allison Hantschel

No new ep this week, as it’s a holiday, but have some of Ser Barristan the Hot: The best part of that whole scene? Joffrey’s afraid. Protected by five kingsguard and his dog, not to mention the entire small council, Joffrey’s still smart enough to realize that the biggest badass in the Seven Kingdoms is the man he just stripped of his cloak. Once, long ago, a prince had named him Barristan the Bold. A part of that boy was in him still. – A Dance with Dragons A. Continue reading Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

Athenae, Faith, Religion6 Comments

‘Access to Paradise’

So the Pope said something this week: “The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics.Everyone! ‘Father, the atheists?’ Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class! We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all! And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace. If we, each doing our own part, if we do … Continue reading ‘Access to Paradise’

Athenae, Congress, Stupid Republican Tricks

Flaming Bag of Dogshit Tries to Put Out Fire With Vodka

It’s not that it’s a handout for welfare cheats and young bucks, it’s that we don’t NEED it because God doesn’t hate our state as much as he hates New Jersey, or some such: WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) fired back Thursday at those who have criticized him for demanding that any disaster aid package for Oklahoma tornado victims include offsets, or matching spending cuts elsewhere in the budget. The money is already available to help his constituents, Coburn argued, suggesting that lawmakers only want to pass an unpaid-for disaster aid package so they can tuck other unrelated items … Continue reading Flaming Bag of Dogshit Tries to Put Out Fire With Vodka

Athenae, Congress, Stupid Republican Tricks

Flaming Bag of Dogshit Tries to Put Out Fire With Vodka

Allison Hantschel

It’s not that it’s a handout for welfare cheats and young bucks, it’s that we don’t NEED it because God doesn’t hate our state as much as he hates New Jersey, or some such: WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) fired back Thursday at those who have criticized him for demanding that any disaster aid package for Oklahoma tornado victims include offsets, or matching spending cuts elsewhere in the budget. The money is already available to help his constituents, Coburn argued, suggesting that lawmakers only want to pass an unpaid-for disaster aid package so they can tuck other unrelated items … Continue reading Flaming Bag of Dogshit Tries to Put Out Fire With Vodka

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Hit the UW again! HARDER! HARDER!

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To paraphrase Lloyd Blankfein’s character from “Too Big To Fail,” the legislature today fumbled the ball, kicked the ref in the nuts and took a dump in the quarterback’s helmet. In what seemed to be a game of “Whatever Draconian Shit Scott Walker Can Do, We Can Do It Better,” the state budget committee not only froze tuition for the state universities, but it gutted the state support that Walker had proposed to give to the system. This was after Walker already cut back on the support he had planned to give to the UW. Couple this with the loss … Continue reading Hit the UW again! HARDER! HARDER!

Current Affairs, Doc1 Comment

Hit the UW again! HARDER! HARDER!

To paraphrase Lloyd Blankfein’s character from “Too Big To Fail,” the legislature today fumbled the ball, kicked the ref in the nuts and took a dump in the quarterback’s helmet. In what seemed to be a game of “Whatever Draconian Shit Scott Walker Can Do, We Can Do It Better,” the state budget committee not only froze tuition for the state universities, but it gutted the state support that Walker had proposed to give to the system. This was after Walker already cut back on the support he had planned to give to the UW. Couple this with the loss … Continue reading Hit the UW again! HARDER! HARDER!

Adrastos, Diary, Film2 Comments

I am not making this up

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Guardian has been all over the Cannes Film Festival this week.Today’s coverage included an interweb slide show thingee of the worst movies on the market at this year’s cinematic shebang. This is by far and away the most outlandish: I hunted down the trailer and learned that it’s played for laughs but OMG. Barry Bostwick is a fellow graduate of San Mateo High School. I wonder if we can have his diploma rescinded. Probably not. Anyway, here’s the trailer: Continue reading I am not making this up

Adrastos, Diary, Film2 Comments

I am not making this up

The Guardian has been all over the Cannes Film Festival this week.Today’s coverage included an interweb slide show thingee of the worst movies on the market at this year’s cinematic shebang. This is by far and away the most outlandish: I hunted down the trailer and learned that it’s played for laughs but OMG. Barry Bostwick is a fellow graduate of San Mateo High School. I wonder if we can have his diploma rescinded. Probably not. Anyway, here’s the trailer: Continue reading I am not making this up

Adrastos, Diary, Nature is Scary, Political Crack, Stupid Republican Tricks

Malaka Of The Week: Alex Jones

LikeDim Jim Infofe before him, I’m surprised that I haven’t selected Info Wars conspiracy tool Alex Jones as malaka of the week before. He’s clearly overqualified for the post. He’s found guvmint agents under every bed and claimed that they’re responsible for everything from 9/11 to the Sandy Hook shootings to the Boston Marathon bombing to name but a few. This time, however, Jones has gone so way OTT that the malakatude crown of thorns is his at last. Btw, Alex nobody told me to do it, not even the Marxist/Kenyan Mau Mau/Nazi/Dictator/Weakling who is the current occupant of the … Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Alex Jones