Album Cover Art Wednesday: King & Queen
Ooh, Carla, ooh, Otis. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: King & Queen
Month: November 2015
There’s Only One Way Out and You Need to Come In
In a letter to Ryan, Ben Carson — the retired neurosurgeon and a Republican front-runner — called for Congress to block funding for any programs “that seek to resettle refugees and/or migrants from Syria into the United States, effective immediately.” “Until we can sort out the bad guys we must not be foolish,” Carson said in a news conference in Nevada. Bombing isn’t working and yelling isn’t working and sure as fuck policing what everybody else is Tweeting and Facebooking isn’t working, and if you wanna scream MUSLIMS SUCK at a football game to make yourself feel better, okay I … Continue reading There’s Only One Way Out and You Need to Come In
Louisiana Politics: The Final Gret Stet Goober Gabfest
Instant analysis of the final Edwards-Vitter debate. Continue reading Louisiana Politics: The Final Gret Stet Goober Gabfest
Louisiana Politics: Gret Stet Goober Race Hits The Homestretch
Edwards remains the favorite but it’s not over til it’s over. Continue reading Louisiana Politics: Gret Stet Goober Race Hits The Homestretch
Quote Of The Day: John Oliver Edition
John Oliver cusses out the Paris attackers. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: John Oliver Edition
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – Dance Of The Commodeians edition
Well, folks – the filters are starting to get clogged up again with body parts from the advocates of The Darnold versus those of Dr. Jonas Sulk. Time to give them a good blowing out.
Masks ON! Ready? Let’s go!
WHAT? Trump Says Ben Carson is Sort of Like a Child Molester!
Truth Revolt ^ | 11/12/15 | Caleb HowePosted on 11/12/2015 8:29:36 PM by markomalley
On CNN today, Donald Trump had another moment that is sure to haunt news and social media for days, when he made a comparison between Dr. Ben Carson and child molesters:
He said he’s pathological, somebody said he’s got pathological disease, other people said he said in the book, I haven’t seen it but I know it’s in the book that he’s got a pathological temper or temperament. That’s a big problem because you don’t cure that. That’s like, you know, I could say, they say you don’t cure, as an example, child molester. You don’t cure these people. You don’t cure a child molester. There’s no cure for it. Pathological, there’s no cure for that.
Trump added “I’m not saying anything, I’m not saying anything other than pathological is a very serious disease,” but he was arguably well past the point of no return by then. Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord was on later to discuss the comment and said the Trump just “reached out for something that he thought was pathological.”
Yes, well .. reach better, guy. When a CNBC moderator made a comic book comparison with Trump, the Donald and his fans were outraged. Imagine if that moderator had said this about Trump.
The option they are giving us is that either Trump is too dumb to know comparing pediatric brain surgeon Dr. Carson to a child molester would be outrageous and go viral, or he knew that’s exactly what would happen and maliciously made the comparison. That’s what we’re left with. Dumb or malicious.
Unless you want to chose both.
1 posted on 11/12/2015 8:29:36 PM by markomalley
I’m going out on a limb here and saying that “markomalley” is on Dr. Sulk’s team.
To: markomalleyUncomfortable.
…if undeniably accurate..
I suspect Trump did not accidentally let this slip. He doesn’t typically make such errors.
A shot over the bow?
2 posted on 11/12/2015 8:36:38 PM by Mariner (War Criminal #18 – Be The Leaderless Resistance)
More like a kick in the crotch.
“Carry_Okie” makes an interesting observation:
To: markomalleyRonald Reagan would never have stooped so low.
4 posted on 11/12/2015 8:39:49 PM by Carry_Okie (Dupes for Donald, Chumps for Trump)
(note his sig line)
My fave, “editor-surveyor” hates him some Trump:
To: Carry_OkieThis isn’t Ron Reagan we’re talking about…
Its Ronald McDonald.
77 posted on 11/13/2015 12:16:01 AM by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I’d hoped they’d be)
Heh.
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More after the Happy Meal…
This Is Why I Don’t Care Ben Carson Tried to Stab Somebody
Look, our Congressional leaders used to try to fuck each other up with their walking sticks and stuff on the House floor; being a violent dickhead does not mean you are bad at your job. See every major sports league and lots and lots of CEOs. This is far more worrisome: WALLACE: But who would you call first, specifically to put together an International military coalition? CARSON: My point being, if we get out there and really lead and it appears that we’re making progress then all of the Arab states and even the non Arab states, who I think are … Continue reading This Is Why I Don’t Care Ben Carson Tried to Stab Somebody
Democrats Will Always Have to Answer for Republican Insanity
All day yesterday, it was WHY WON’T OBAMA SAY THE WORDS, and then last night at the Democratic debate, three people who have an infinitely better chance of being president than any Republican ever were challenged to SAY THE WORDS GOD DAMN IT. What were the words? Dickerson presses Clinton on “radical Islam,” Clinton says “We are at war with jihadists…We are at war with violent extremism.” #DemDebate — DJ Judd (@juddzeez) November 15, 2015 Apparently if you say “radical Islam” the war is instantly won! ISIS then is all “oh shit they are on to us” and they all … Continue reading Democrats Will Always Have to Answer for Republican Insanity
Sunday Morning Video: The Toussaint Files
The late Allen Toussaint is still very much on my mind. This week’s SMV presents a 2006 BBC Toussaint documentary and a 2014 live performance from Tokyo: Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Toussaint Files
Saturday Odds & Sods: The Ties That Bind
Foreward: This post was written and scheduled before the horrendous events in Paris. I think A spoke for all of us here at First Draft. I posted the Free French flag in solidarity with the people of one of the world’s great cities, and the citizens of a country who helped us win our independence. Vive la France libre.
I briefly contemplated delaying this post but decided not to. There’s nothing like a few laughs to ease the pain. In this case, it’s very few laughs but I *can* promise a Vitter free post. Let’s get on with it:
The holidays are fast approaching, which means that some idiot somewhere will do something really stupid like taking offense at a coffee cup. I don’t know about you but I don’t spend a lot time of thinking about either Starbucks or their paper cups. Some people obviously have too much fucking time on their hands. I don’t even go to Starbucks. I like my coffee strong and black, the same way I like my blues artists:
Imagine Wolf ordering frou-frou coffee at a Starbucks. I can’t but perhaps you can. That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful…
This week’s theme song was the *original* title track of The River. I’m not sure why it was changed but maybe Bruce escaped from the ties that bind and went down to the river before driving all night to the Cadillac ranch or some such shit. It point blank beats the hell outta me. We’ll talk about all The River doings after the break. First, it’s time to rock with the studio version followed by a 2009 live rendition:
Now that we’ve tied one on, we’ll do some binding after the break. Book binding? Binders full of women?
The Ordinary Kindness of Paris
I took four years of French in high school. I’m telling you that and if you know me, you know I have a tin ear for languages. At my best I spoke some restaurant kitchen insult-Spanish and a little reporter Arabic, brokenly, though I worked in Spanish- and Arabic-speaking communities for years. Encountering speakers of other tongues, I relied heavily on hand gestures and hoped that my utter haplessness would seem charming. I tried books, tapes, flash cards; never got any better. It was only exacerbated by marrying a linguistic savant: Mr. A went to Brazil for a week and came back … Continue reading The Ordinary Kindness of Paris
Friday Ferretblogging
Kick has an art bucket full of stickers and crayons and other things she likes to use to destroy everything we own. Claire needs to check it all out, to make sure no one is playing with toys that are rightly hers. A. Continue reading Friday Ferretblogging
Mizzou Protests: The rights of the mob.
My alma mater was front and center all last week for some of the best and worst reasons. The issue of racism on campus and in Columbia is something that won’t be solved by a couple firings and a hunger strike. Everyone involved knew that, but they also knew that the center couldn’t hold and that this problem wasn’t going to be addressed without an intensifying, public movement. I’ve written about this and others have poured thousands of words into the topic as well, so to look at something else pertaining to this, in my mind, isn’t skipping past the … Continue reading Mizzou Protests: The rights of the mob.
Friday Catblogging: Happy Birthday, Dr. A
This year Friday the 13th is a lucky day in our house, it’s Dr. A’s birthday. She shares it with our good friend Mother Mary, so Della and Oscar have something to say: What’s a birthday without some music? Continue reading Friday Catblogging: Happy Birthday, Dr. A
Louisiana Politics: Dickhead Dynasty
Duck and cover with Dave and Willie. Continue reading Louisiana Politics: Dickhead Dynasty
Another Theme Song For The Vitter Campaign: Private Eyes
Adrastos has more unsolicited advice for Team Vitter. Continue reading Another Theme Song For The Vitter Campaign: Private Eyes
Quote Of The Day: Bitter Vitter Edition
The knives are out for David Vitter inside the beltway. Continue reading Quote Of The Day: Bitter Vitter Edition
Pulp Fiction Thursday: Scandal On My Mind
The Gret Stet Goober race has got me thinking about scandalous behavior. I’d like to dedicate this post to Diaper Dave: I’d like to acknowledge that Vitter’s “serious sin” made my job much easier today. Thanks, asswipe. Continue reading Pulp Fiction Thursday: Scandal On My Mind
Louisiana Politics: Of Gumshoes, Gobshites, and Goobers
Adrastos on the latest developments in the Gret Stet Goober race, including Jason Berry’s reaction to the latest spy vs. spy controversy. Continue reading Louisiana Politics: Of Gumshoes, Gobshites, and Goobers
Album Cover Art Wednesday: A Tribute To Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint, R.I.P. Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: A Tribute To Allen Toussaint
Republican Debate Crack Van
CLICK HERE. VAN CLOSED. Buckle in, bitches. A. Continue reading Republican Debate Crack Van
Oh Good, Dead 9-Year-Olds Don’t Matter If Their Parents Suck
Well, thank God we can stop giving a shit now. The parents of Tyshawn Lee, a 9-year-old shot at close range in a South Side alley last week, have been criticized for the way they may have handled and solicited funds for their son’s funeral. Police say Tyshawn was shot in retaliation for his father’s gang ties, and his father has refused to cooperate with police in the shooting. There is a $54,000 reward out now for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting. Tyshawn’s mother Karla Lee bought a car. Shortly after her purchase, the dealership posted … Continue reading Oh Good, Dead 9-Year-Olds Don’t Matter If Their Parents Suck
Vitter Takes A Leaf Out Of The Bill Clinton Playbook
Adrastos on David Vitter’s new campaign ad and his apologists at theZombie-Picayune. Continue reading Vitter Takes A Leaf Out Of The Bill Clinton Playbook
Mizzou and Racism: Did I finally take the red pill?
(Got the OK from the boss before posting. Sorry to step on people’s time, but I figured there was no way this would be happening today. Friday seemed too long to wait. Thanks– Doc.) When I was 24, I packed up everything I owned (a sad and tiny amount that barely filled one-fourth of a modest moving van) and trekked out to Columbia, Missouri to begin my adult life. Through a bit of fortune and fate, I had landed a job teaching at Mizzou as a member of the professional-practice track at the “Best Journalism School in the Country.” I … Continue reading Mizzou and Racism: Did I finally take the red pill?
Louisiana Politics: Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Adrastos on the BOOM ad ,and the state of the Gret Stet Goober race. Continue reading Louisiana Politics: Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – you’re no Carson of mine edition
Wow, constant readers – the Ben Carson campaign has really blown up in recent days.
And by “blown up” I mean:
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Let’s look at how the pyramid scheme played out in Freeperville, shall we?
Carson on the defensive over claims of past violence, pyramids
Politico ^ | 11/5/15 | NICK GASSPosted on 11/5/2015 7:01:55 PM by jimbo123
Ben Carson was put on the defensive on Thursday, with reporters pressing him about a series of reports that have sprung up questioning the factual accuracy of his past statements.
As Carson has gained in the polls, so has media scrutiny of the 64-year-old retired pediatric neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, whose past and present statements have drawn no shortage of curiosity and interest.
On Thursday, during a stop on his book tour, Carson was pressed on everything from a report that questioned past claims of his physical violence toward others, an interview in which he appeared to struggle with the complexities of Cuban immigration policy in South Florida, and a rediscovered past speech in which he expressed his belief that the Great Pyramids of Giza were constructed by the biblical figure Joseph to store grain, not pharoahs’ tombs.
A CNN reporter in particular tried to pry more details out of Carson after the network published a report titled “A tale of two Carsons” in which it could not corroborate the candidate’s past claims in his books that he had acted violently in his childhood and adolescence toward his family and others – claims that are part of Carson’s narrative of personal redemption.
Asked to be more specific about when the incidents occurred, Carson listed them in detail. “One of the ones where I threw a rock and broke someone’s glasses, that occurred when I was maybe about 7 or 8, the stabbing, attempted stabbing incident occurred when I was 13 or 14, the – what’s another incident? Give me another one,” Carson asked a scrum of media on CNN in Miami during a book signing tour. “Trying to hit my mom in the head with a hammer? That was around the same time as the stabbing incident.”
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“Trying to hit my mom in the head with a hammer? That was around the same time as the stabbing incident.”
The first two posts are usually a good indicator of how the thread’s going to go:
To: jimbo123
To: jimbo123The stuff about a violent youth seems now to have been puffery to sell his book. The pyramid stuff is just wierd. And I hear his main man is not a “campaign manager” but a “business manager.” What up widdat? Is he just in it for the money?
The preceding post was brought to you by the letters “D”, “U”, and “H”.
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And make that the first THREE posts:
To: jimbo123I shouldn’t be remotely surprised, but I am, at how many people on the right are making excuses for this insanity.
If Trunp cam out and said Aliens make Pepsi cans by crocheting aluminium wire in zero gravity, or Cruz expressed belief that Northern Pike were descended from Hymalian Yeti, They would get crucified by each other and everyone else. But this buy, BECAUSE HE’S BLACK, gets kid glove treatment By people supposedly on THE RIGHT.
4 posted on 11/5/2015 7:10:28 PM by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory – Embrace it)
Black privilege?
You’re soaking in it!
Read more after the sincere invitation to “read more”.
Relevant to All My Interests
UMPF. I will be in my bunk. On several levels. A. Continue reading Relevant to All My Interests
On Evil in the City
Mark Konkol, putting responsibility where it belongs: Emanuel made it clear he was talking about the unidentified shooter who fatally gunned down 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee the night before in an Auburn Gresham alley. “Whoever did this, there is a special place for them,” the mayor said. Hell or someplace like it, I suppose the mayor means — where good people wish we could lock up evil and throw away the key. [snip] What if generations of Chicagoans — the majority of voters, the mayors they crowned, the ward bosses who followed orders, the city planners, the policymakers, the red-lining bankers … Continue reading On Evil in the City
Sunday Morning Video: The Howlin’ Wolf Story
The full title of Don McGlynn’s 2003 documentary is The Howlin’ Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll. It was a bit too long for our virtual marquee so I decided to boil it down to the nitty gritty. It’s what Wolf’s music was all about: raw music and raw emotion. Btw, the YouTube title is misleading: it’s the whole damn film. Continue reading Sunday Morning Video: The Howlin’ Wolf Story
When Your Presidential Fantasies Get Real: The Ben Carson Implosion
It was never meant to get this far. Carson insisted that the story, as recounted in his 1996 autobiography “Gifted Hands,” was accurate. “What about the West Point thing is false? What is false about it?” he asked, according to the AP. “I think it is perfectly clear. I think there are people who want to make it into a mistake. I’m not going to say it is a mistake, so forget about it.” The GOP frontrunner pointed to the passage of time to explain why he couldn’t recall who had offered him the scholarship. “It’s almost 50 years ago. … Continue reading When Your Presidential Fantasies Get Real: The Ben Carson Implosion