A Poor Neighborhood is Not For You

Via Jeff on Facebook, sweet babyJesus: Last week, on the first stop of the $45 tour, guide Lynn Battaglia, from Pittsburgh, pointed out a housing project. She then mocked the Grand Concourse, modeled after a Parisian boulevard. “Do you feel like we’re on the Champs-Elysées?” she teased a couple from Paris. As the bus idled across from historic St. Ann’s Episcopalian Church, Battaglia launched into a description of the crime, poverty and violence that plagued the South Bronx during the 1970s recession. As she spoke, a line of two dozen poor people — including one man visibly agitated by the … Continue reading A Poor Neighborhood is Not For You

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Roamin’ Scandals edition

Good morning, everyone!

I see there’s quite a few drums of concentrated stupid lined up in the staging area with “Ben Gazzara” stamped all over them. Let’s suit up and investigate, shall we?

BioHazardSuits

The first one just says –But…but…but…BENGHAZZZZZIIIII!‏

Gallup: Americans’ Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average

Gallup ^

| 05/16/2013
| Frank Newport

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:35:37 PM bySeekAndFind

Slim majorities of Americans are very or somewhat closely following
the situations involving the Internal Revenue Service (54%) and the
congressional hearings on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi,
Libya, and its aftermath (53%) — comparatively low based on historical
measures of other news stories over the last two decades.

These
results are based on a May 14-15 Gallup poll. Despite extensive news
coverage of these stories in recent days, the level of attention being
paid to each is below the average 60% of Americans who have closely
followed more than 200 news stories Gallup has measured over the past
several decades. Additionally, Americans appear to be paying almost
exactly the same levels of attention to both stories, despite the
relative newness of the IRS story during the time in which this survey
was in the field.

Republicans More Tuned In

Republicans
are much more likely to say they are following these news stories
closely than are independents or in particular Democrats. There is a
21-percentage-point gap between Republicans and Democrats in terms of
following the Benghazi story closely, and a 27-point gap on the IRS
story.

1
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:35:37 PM
bySeekAndFind

You know, if you don’t provide something at least as interesting as “Swamp People”, folks are apt to change the channel. Just sayin’.

To: SeekAndFind

Gallup: Americans are stupider than we ever imagined.

3
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:37:39 PM
bybrownsfan
(Behold, the power of government cheese.)

Blaming the audience foryour poor ratings is the hallmark of the soon-to-be-unemployed Producer.

To: SeekAndFind

There’s that 46% number again…

4
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:38:21 PM
byneodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom’s Fortress)

BanHimRomney
.

To: SeekAndFind; All

The question is not how much attention the sheeple are giving to
IRS, Benghazi, imo, but how much attention the corrupt, Obama-protecting
media is giving to IRS, Benghazi.

5
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:40:13 PM
byAmendment10

Let’s look at this (Saturday) morning’s headlines, shall we?
CNN:
“Shots fired at Cannes send actors scrambling”.
Hmmm – maybe FOX has something?
“Powerball at 16 million”
“U.S. slams Russia for sending Syria anti-ship missiles”
“Missing men mystery in US boomtown oil fields”
.
Damned corrupt, Obama-loving FOX news!

To: SeekAndFind

Not surprising. I mean, they did vote for obama — twice.

6
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:41:22 PM
byjersey117

BREAKING NEWS!

Out of work, crap economy, defeated, socialized… numb.

7
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:42:46 PM
byGene Eric
(The Palin Doctrine.)

…but enough about Sarah Palin…

To: SeekAndFind
Nice to know comrade gallup is still keeping Goebbels going.

LLS

8
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:43:02 PM
byLibLieSlayer
(FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)

Let’s see what adviceoberstgruppenfuhrer Gallup has for the Freeperati, shall we?

Word to your mother.

To: SeekAndFind

I think more folks are paying attention than we actually know.

A
caller in to Rush, today, said

Stupidity AI
.

To: brownsfan

American proved their stupidity in 2008, reaffirmed it in 2012. I
truly believe Ronald Reagan would have had trouble beating 0bama last
year with the dumbing down of the American public, and the 24/7
propaganda effort by the socialist run media/entertainment complex.

10
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 1:45:49 PM
byhenkster
(I have one more cow than my neighbor. I am a kulak.)

I’m sensing a theme here…

To: SeekAndFind

Calls were made to 0bamaphones.

21
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 2:03:44 PM
bywindsorknot

StupidSpecialKind
.

To: SeekAndFind

Sad. This has NO traction. None. GOP blowing it.

34
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 2:59:00 PM
byRIghtwardHo

To: RIghtwardHo

RE: GOP blowing it.

What do you suggest they do that they aren’t already doing?

35
posted on Friday, May 17, 2013 3:03:25 PM
bySeekAndFind

SuicideRevolver
More after the click through.

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

Sunday Morning Video: Trekkies

I still have Star Trek on my mind. I stumbled into this documentary on cable the other day and watched it again. The fans are a bit nutty but also pretty darn intelligent, just like my readers. My favorite is the woman who is devoted to Data from TNG and calls herself a Spinerfem. Now, that’s a suffix I can get behind: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: Trekkies

Quote Of The Day: Tory Party Edition

As you may have noticed, I love British politics; especially when one of the major parties is committing seppuku.The quote comes from an unnamed close associate of David Cameron’sand it is aimed at local constituency branches of the Tory Party: “The MPs just have to do it because the associations tell them to and the associations are all mad, swivel-eyed loons.” Sounds like the Tea Party, doesn’t it? Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Tory Party Edition

Seattle Basketball: A Steal at Any Price!

Every fan who has ever experienced it has “that moment” etched in their minds. For the folks who loved the Brooklyn Dodgers, it was the demolition of Ebbets Field by a wrecking ball that was painted to look like a baseball. For fans of the Baltimore Colts, it was the Mayflower moving vans tearing ass out of town under the cover of night. The Raiders, understanding that you can actually unmake a mistake, moved from Oakland to L.A. and then back to Oakland. The Cardinals flew the coop from St. Louis and landed in Phoenix. (Shortly there after, they were … Continue reading Seattle Basketball: A Steal at Any Price!

Quote Of The Day: Tory Party Edition

As you may have noticed, I love British politics; especially when one of the major parties is committingseppuku.The quote comes from an unnamed close associate of David Cameron’sand it is aimed at local constituency branches of the Tory Party: “The MPs just have to do it because the associations tell them to and the associations are all mad, swivel-eyed loons.” Sounds like the Tea Party, doesn’t it? Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Tory Party Edition

The Mad Men meet the Chevy Vega

It’s always good to have talented readers. An email from Alex Smith made its way into my in-box the other day: I’ve been following your Mad Men episode recaps/photo gallery posts all season and have really enjoyed them so I thought I would share something with you. As you briefly noted this week, there was a potentially huge teaser on Episode 6 of Mad Men that revealed the new account they’ve landed for Chevy’s “secret” new car which is identified as the XP-887. I quickly Googled “XP-887” and found out it is actually the notorious Chevy Vega. Seems like a … Continue reading The Mad Men meet the Chevy Vega

Pantsed In The UK

Yeah, I know they call them trousers there but I’m following up on the Pierce/Gohmert theme. The populist right wing UKIP party is facing more scrutiny after its recent success at the polls.One of its donors is engaged in a one malaka protest against women in pants: Nigel Farage is facing fresh embarrassment over a Ukip supporter after it emerged that one of the party’s most generous donors believes that women are guilty of “hostile behaviour” by “deliberately” wearing trousers to make themselves unattractive to men. Demetri Marchessini, a Greek-born shipping tycoon who gave Ukip £10,000 this year, made the … Continue reading Pantsed In The UK

Paragraph of the day

It comes from the great Charles Pierce in a post entitled Louie Gohmert Gets Pantsed: Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, perhaps the dumbest mammal to enter a legislative chamber since Caligula’s horse, and Gohmert’s only the half of that, pretty much got pantsed in front of the world yesterday by Eric Holder who, while I still think he should resign, seems to be getting pleasantly fed up with the denizens of the Republican monkeyhouse. By the end of it, Gohmert was hollering incoherently, and the committee chairman, Bob Goodlatte (R-Venti) looked like he would liked have very much to have … Continue reading Paragraph of the day

NOLA Notes: Mother’s Day Shooting Follow Up

The good news is that they got the putrid gangbanger who opened fire on the second line in Treme. I should say alleged shooter but the case looks rock solid unless, that is, they blow it. Mayor Landrieu and Chief Serpasare spending way too much time boasting about it for my taste but that’s what pols and po pos do. NOLA blogger Deb (Big Red) Cotton is going to make it, but she’s still in the hospital and faces a long and costly recovery. If you’d like to help defray her medical costs CLICK HERE. Deb moderated the closing panel … Continue reading NOLA Notes: Mother’s Day Shooting Follow Up

NOLA Notes: Mother’s Day Shooting Follow Up

The good news is that they got theputrid gangbanger who opened fire on the second line in Treme. I should say alleged shooter but the case looks rock solid unless, that is, they blow it. Mayor Landrieu and Chief Serpasare spending way too much time boasting about it for my taste but that’s what pols and po pos do. NOLA blogger Deb (Big Red) Cotton is going to make it, but she’s still in the hospital and faces a long and costly recovery. If you’d like to help defray her medical costsCLICK HERE. Deb moderated the closing panel at Rising … Continue reading NOLA Notes: Mother’s Day Shooting Follow Up

Friday Catblogging: Trunk Show

We have a trunk as a coffee table. It’s attractive, sturdy and it’s marked House of Representatives. It was a hand me down from my late boss, friend, and mentor Congressman Gillis Long who died many years ago. We used to joke about Mr. Long’s remains being inside the trunk but that was in poor taste so I won’t do it here. Oops, guess I just did. Never mind. Anyway, Della Street is obvlivious to the trunk’s origin story, she just likes posing on it: Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Trunk Show

Shorter Press: We Have Nothing to Do With this Story Everyone is Talking About

Pick which of these statements “rings truer,” because that is the standard by which we measure truth: Hard as it may be, then, set aside your own politics and ask yourself which of these Monday statements rings truer: “The whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. … And suddenly, three days ago, this gets spun up as if there’s something new to the story. There’s no ‘there’ there.” — President Barack Obama, dismissing congressional scrutiny of his and his subordinates’ statements about Benghazi as a “political circus” “Americans should take notice that top Obama … Continue reading Shorter Press: We Have Nothing to Do With this Story Everyone is Talking About

Seattle Basketball: A Steal at Any Price!

Every fan who has ever experienced it has “that moment” etched in their minds. For the folks who loved the Brooklyn Dodgers, it was the demolition of Ebbets Field by a wrecking ball that was painted to look like a baseball. For fans of the Baltimore Colts, it was the Mayflower moving vans tearing ass out of town under the cover of night. The Raiders, understanding that you can actually unmake a mistake, moved from Oakland to L.A. and then back to Oakland. The Cardinals flew the coop from St. Louis and landed in Phoenix. (Shortly there after, they were … Continue reading Seattle Basketball: A Steal at Any Price!

Pantsed In The UK

Yeah, I know they call them trousers there but I’m following up on the Pierce/Gohmert theme. The populist right wing UKIP party is facing more scrutiny after its recent success at the polls.One of its donors is engaged in a one malaka protest against women in pants: Nigel Farage is facing fresh embarrassment over a Ukip supporter after it emerged that one of the party’s most generous donors believes that women are guilty of “hostile behaviour” by “deliberately” wearing trousers to make themselves unattractive to men. Demetri Marchessini, a Greek-born shipping tycoon who gave Ukip £10,000 this year, made the … Continue reading Pantsed In The UK

Paragraph of the day

It comes from the great Charles Pierce in a post entitled Louie Gohmert Gets Pantsed: Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas, perhaps the dumbest mammal to enter a legislative chamber since Caligula’s horse, and Gohmert’s only the half of that, pretty much got pantsed in front of the world yesterday by Eric Holder who, while I still think he should resign, seems to be getting pleasantly fed up with the denizens of the Republican monkeyhouse. By the end of it, Gohmert was hollering incoherently, and the committee chairman, Bob Goodlatte (R-Venti) looked like he would liked have very much to have … Continue reading Paragraph of the day

Shorter Press: We Have Nothing to Do With this Story Everyone is Talking About

Pick which of these statements “rings truer,” because that is the standard by which we measure truth: Hard as it may be, then, set aside your own politics and ask yourself which of these Monday statements rings truer: “The whole issue of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. … And suddenly, three days ago, this gets spun up as if there’s something new to the story. There’s no ‘there’ there.” — President Barack Obama, dismissing congressional scrutiny of his and his subordinates’ statements about Benghazi as a “political circus” “Americans should take notice that top Obama … Continue reading Shorter Press: We Have Nothing to Do With this Story Everyone is Talking About

Friday Catblogging: Trunk Show

We have a trunk as a coffee table. It’s attractive, sturdy and it’s marked House of Representatives. It was a hand me down from my late boss, friend, and mentor Congressman Gillis Long who died many years ago. We used to joke about Mr. Long’s remains being inside the trunk but that was in poor taste so I won’t do it here. Oops, guess I just did. Never mind. Anyway, Della Street is obvlivious to the trunk’s origin story, she just likes posing on it: Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Trunk Show

Suffixgate

This is not an original observation, but I’m sick and tired of gate being apended to every political feeding frenzy that comes down the pike. Watergate was a sui generis scandal that was rooted in the sick, twisted and paranoid psyche of Tricky Dick. Gate has been stuck on everything since the Trickster declared his mother a saint, and hotfooted it to San Clemente. It is time to show gate the gate as a political suffix. That is all. Continue reading Suffixgate

Suffixgate

This is not an original observation, but I’m sick and tired ofgate being apended to every political feeding frenzy that comes down the pike. Watergate was a sui generis scandal that was rooted in the sick, twisted and paranoid psyche of Tricky Dick. Gate has been stuck on everything since the Trickster declared his mother a saint, and hotfooted it to San Clemente. It is time to show gate the gate as a political suffix. That is all. Continue reading Suffixgate

Album Cover Art Wednesday: Broadsword and the Beast

It’s not exactly a mystery that I’m a hardcore Tull fan. So hardcore, in fact, that I decline to use the jarring word Jethro. Broadsword is a very underrated LP musically, but there’s widespread agreement among the Tullerazzi about the brilliance of Ian McCaig’scover art. It’s Ian Anderson as the beastie toting a broadsword like a dude out of The Lord of the Rings or something: Here’s the album in its entirety. I really think they should use the opening track Beastie next season on The Americans: Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Broadsword and the Beast

Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Lady From Shanghai

This was one of the last times Orson Welles directed a picture at a major Hollywood studio. It’s a good one, but the stories surrounding it are better than the movie itself. Orson royally pissed off Columbia Studio goniff Harry Cohn by getting Rita Hayworth to cut her hair short and dye it blond. Rita had already changed hair color from brunette to red BUT she was famous for her flowing locks. Cohn essentially blackballed Orson, which wasn’t hard to do but this may have been the last nail in his career coffin. The first image is the poster, which … Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: The Lady From Shanghai