tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post3339936277563058433..comments2023-08-05T07:24:04.413-05:00Comments on Hope n' Change Cartoons: Snippy RemarksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-59139466292300014602012-05-23T13:32:45.783-05:002012-05-23T13:32:45.783-05:00@Gang of One- Yeah, that's pretty nuch The Cou...@Gang of One- Yeah, that's pretty nuch The Cough alright. Though there's little danger of injuring myself during crossfit training. My idea of increasing exercise is to buy a bottle of wine with a cork instead of a screw cap.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-19316063679981959542012-05-23T06:53:56.254-05:002012-05-23T06:53:56.254-05:00@Stilton -- I know The Cough®, the one that fractu...@Stilton -- I know The Cough®, the one that fractures ribs, tears transversal muscles and shreds the diaphragm and makes the lights in the room go all disco mirror-ball.<br />Note to self: DO NOT crossfit train with said post-bronchitis pulmonary scar tissue.Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-62505871877741668982012-05-22T19:30:42.293-05:002012-05-22T19:30:42.293-05:00@Pry & Gang of One- Mine started over a month ...@Pry & Gang of One- Mine started over a month ago with a bronchial infection that I <i>think</i> my daughter brought back from the nursing home where she works, and then was compounded by the allergens in Texas (which is one of the few things that we have even <i>more</i> of than cattle, guns, and oil). I'm not really in bad shape other than occasionally coughing hard enough to make me drop to my knees, and a dazed expression which goes well with my new fascination with walls and air molecules (as Dave Barry would say). <br /><br />Tomorrow's commentary actually comes with a disclaimer that I couldn't focus to my usual lofty professional standards. Would that <i>everyone</i> in the media was so honest when they're having hallucinations (grin).Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-81269508916137996882012-05-22T19:17:18.889-05:002012-05-22T19:17:18.889-05:00@Stilton and Pry -- I am recovering from the same ...@Stilton and Pry -- I am recovering from the same thing, a viral ass-kick and I rarely get sick. But I did not have any cough medicine with which to make cocktails ...Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-82083601542895677122012-05-22T15:48:52.428-05:002012-05-22T15:48:52.428-05:00Stilt, I musta breathed the same pollen you did up...Stilt, I musta breathed the same pollen you did up here in NE OK! Been coughin n snortin for about a week now!<br /><br />Great posts again from everyone...and ANYONE who votes for his second term,wellll, never mind...I'll be nice today!prynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-34895485736167445182012-05-22T15:15:07.275-05:002012-05-22T15:15:07.275-05:00@Stilton - Get well soon!@Stilton - Get well soon!Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-24532448248635905942012-05-22T14:42:33.812-05:002012-05-22T14:42:33.812-05:00@Readers- I'm still fighting my cough/cold, bu...@Readers- I'm still fighting my cough/cold, but am reading and enjoying all of your comments from the sidelines today!Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-4951756567917891682012-05-22T12:32:12.138-05:002012-05-22T12:32:12.138-05:00@Steve Burri,
What you didn't hear about is t...@Steve Burri,<br /><br />What you didn't hear about is the outcome. Seems, Jesse snuck up on Da Won during a nap, pulled out a knife to do the dirty deed, but discovered, to his chagrin, that there was nothing to cut off.<br /><br />Blameless, clueless, AND nutless.Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-81898179148102513752012-05-22T10:51:04.964-05:002012-05-22T10:51:04.964-05:00@Mike Porter, remember when the central theme of t...@Mike Porter, remember when the central theme of the Clinton campaign was to combat "the greed and corruption of the '80s"? Anyone who bothered looking could easily see that the Clinton's would know all about "the greed and corruption of the '80s" in the financial sector; they were squarely in the middle of it. From Whitewater to Madison Guaranty to Hillary's miraculous 10,000% cattle futures picks, there was little doubt that the Clintons had vast experience. The media media turned a blind eye to it, as they did with Bill's sex life. And the Democrats ultimately paid dearly for it.<br /><br />It was in this era that I formulated my theory about liberals and their financial views; since most of them seem to achieve the bulk of their wealth either through political graft or other forms of corruption, they just assume that <i>everyone</i> must achieve it that way. And since they're obviously the brightest people in the room, it's inconceivable to many of them (especially in academia) that anyone could get rich any other way.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-85292283882274159372012-05-22T10:41:23.505-05:002012-05-22T10:41:23.505-05:00Do you remember that 'hot mike' incident e...Do you remember that 'hot mike' incident early in the 2008 campaign when Jesse Jackson said he wanted to cut off Obama's nuts?Steve Burrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11532569085171327991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-60940742480944770162012-05-22T10:20:09.794-05:002012-05-22T10:20:09.794-05:00I recall way back when, seeing the Clintons on six...I recall way back when, seeing the Clintons on sixty minutes attempting to patch up fallout from all of the looming scandals... and this was before his first election. Watching this segment made it very obvious to me that these were at best disingenuous people, and at worst complete scum-sucking pigs. I just could not fathom how any thinking person could believe that this clown even had a chance. I can honestly say that the results of that particular election became the nexus of my afore-mentioned 'nagging sense of doom'. It was his winning of a second term that then demanded the word 'constant' be prepended to the description of that particular symptom. <br /><br />Add to this the recurring shingles that are Pelosi, Reid, Frank and the like, and I then find myself chugging the cough medicine too. Though not to treat a cough in as much as an overwhelming urge to gag.Mike Porternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-28255684634996845442012-05-22T10:14:09.743-05:002012-05-22T10:14:09.743-05:00@JustaJeepGuy -- I could not agree more. However, ...@JustaJeepGuy -- I could not agree more. However, time after time after time, the Republicans screw up because they can't or won't bring the fight to the next level, they're too busy taking 'the high road', 'going along to get along' or just lacking the courage of their convictions. Truly, the only thing Republican have done is slow the Long March toward EuroSocialism in America. I hope that the 2010 tsunami was not some anomalous political hiccup. Romney and his team have to play for keeps, and they have to play hard-ball. I find this slightly encouraging:<br /><br />http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/21/ABC-News-Obama-Camp-Damage-Control-BookerGang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-75411780976068632562012-05-22T09:10:40.039-05:002012-05-22T09:10:40.039-05:00On no, @Stilton. I love Maher. Oh, I do detest h...On no, @Stilton. I <i>love</i> Maher. Oh, I do detest him as a human being. But he's a gift. He openly vocalizes the hypocritical ugliness that is much of the left today. And that Obama simultaneously decries "uncivil discourse" and takes million-dollar checks from sleazbos like Maher is golden. You really can't buy that kind of publicity.<br /><br />@JustaJeepGuy makes a great point. The media's see-no-evil blindness is hardly new. <i>Everyone</i> who cared to look knew that Clinton was a sleazeball. The media absolutely didn't care. The price the Democrats pay for this willing blindness is an entire presidential term spent dealing with scandals versus running the country. This is an advantage that unwittingly, the GOP enjoys over the Democrats; GOP contenders are so thoroughly vetted before they are even nominated that there is absolutely nothing left by election day. (The media is now writing 5000-word front page stories about Romney in high school?) The situation is so bad for the media, that they actually have to <i>invent</i> scandals out of thin air (Dan Rather & the obviously phony documents) in order to have anything at all.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-74722154457247310572012-05-22T08:36:11.403-05:002012-05-22T08:36:11.403-05:00@JustaJeepGuy- I certainly agree that the liberal ...@JustaJeepGuy- I certainly agree that the liberal media tries <i>not</i> to report (or dig) dirt on any of their chosen candidates, but Obama's case was something else entirely. At least Bill Clinton really <i>did</i> have a governorship behind him and other measurable accomplishments. For Obama, it was always all about the myth... and <i>had</i> to be, because the man had/has no demonstrable substance apart from the tales told in his autobiographies.<br /><br />@Colby- I'm pleased to see that the teacher is on suspension, though I predict she'll not only be back in action soon, she'll probably file a lawsuit over being "disrespected" and held to national ridicule. Meanwhile, I'd like to see good things happen for the kid who revealed her idiocy...in hopes of inspiring copycats in <i>all</i> of our schools.<br /><br />Regarding the dopiness caused by my prescription drugs, it would actually have made for a comfortable foggy feeling <i>except</i> for the fact that I knew what clear thought <i>should</i> have felt like. I think Uncle Joe Biden must only exist in that first state - enjoying the fog and not really believing that any other logic-intensive state of mind even exists.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-53975316117992933172012-05-22T06:47:56.805-05:002012-05-22T06:47:56.805-05:00Completely unrelated, but I have to bring it up......Completely unrelated, but I have to bring it up...<br /><br />Finally a bit of semi-justice, and it is close to home (about 25 miles close). The flaming psycho liberal teacher in Rowan County, NC got suspended. Granted, she is now getting paid to sit on her ass at home, but it is awesome that 18 year old kid had the cajones to record her rantings. This kid should work for Breitbart.<br /><br />Stilton,<br />"...swimming in mental quicksand." Now you know how poor Joe Biden feels all the time! Maybe he's on drugs! That might explain a lot; BO is selling Joe drugs to keep him docile and submissive.Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-40742847800655746462012-05-21T23:58:02.362-05:002012-05-21T23:58:02.362-05:00@Stilt, Re: your reply to @Suzy- "...Had Obam...@Stilt, Re: your reply to @Suzy- "...Had Obama been white, there's no way he would have survived even the earliest rounds of political elimination...", I have to disagree. Who in the media really vetted Slick Willie Clinton? Remember how they ignored the Monica Lewinsky story as long as they could? It's when someone is a Demo_Rat that the LSM refuses to look closely at them, no matter the color of their skin.JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-41681925728865080232012-05-21T22:27:05.614-05:002012-05-21T22:27:05.614-05:00@mlester101- If you look closely, you can see the ...@mlester101- If you look closely, you can see the cracks starting to appear in what was <i>formerly</i> a unified facade for Mr. Obama. And as anyone who's lost a windshield can tell you, sometimes it doesn't take much for those first few cracks to turn into flying shards. (And regarding the "Post-it Notes" reference, I'm afraid I had to Google it. I really should expose myself to popular culture more.)<br /><br />@Gang of One- Ah, yes...Bill Maher. One wouldn't expect impartiality from a guy who just gave Obama one million dollars with which to wage his "War on C*nts." I <i>detest</i> Maher.<br /><br />@FlyBoy- I can't say that I want Crazy Uncle Joe to be the president, but I'd sure as hell rather have him in there than the Bamster. I think Biden is too much of an idiot to do the same amount of damage that Obama does.<br /><br />Regarding your acquaintance's recollection that Barry was dealing drugs, I've never heard the president <i>deny</i> it because, oddly, <i>I've never heard him asked</i> if he was a drug dealer. I'm betting there's truth to it; Obama just makes too big a deal out of his infatuation with the drug scene for me to believe that he only bought a nickel bag of weed a couple of times when on his way home from a church picnic.<br /><br />@Colby- I'm not taking the cough syrup "enthusiastically," but when I start hacking my eyeballs out I'm forced to take a dose. It's some sort of orange-pineapple concoction laced with hydrocodone (or, as Obama calls it, "ice cream topping.") And frankly, I was surprised this morning to see that today's commentary made any sense whatsoever, because <i>writing</i> the darn thing was like swimming in mental quicksand.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-3265665264440395022012-05-21T12:44:45.043-05:002012-05-21T12:44:45.043-05:00Stilton,
I just have to know. Are you taking your...Stilton,<br />I just have to know. Are you taking your cough syrup "enthusiastically" like you should? A couple of little typos is pretty impressive, I must say.<br /><br />FlyBoy,<br />President BiteMe? Scary? Yes. Still beats President Screw America. And, ol' Joe is like a flag in the wind. I swear if he was VP under Reagan, he'd turn into a big time conservative. I don't think the guy has ever had an original thought. And your friend that went to Hah-vahd best watch his back! I'll betcha anybody privy to that kind of knowledge are all either paid off, discredited, or dead... accidently mind you.Colbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-78033781015220890692012-05-21T10:37:27.569-05:002012-05-21T10:37:27.569-05:00What would the result be if Barry were impeached &...What would the result be if Barry were impeached & removed from office? Do you really want Joe Bite-me as your next preezy? (just sayin) <br /><br />On a side note, I have been friends with an individual for the past several years who attended Hah-vahd law school the same time Barry was there, and was in some of the same classses together. This person swears that Barry was the "go-to" man if you wanted quality illicit drugs.FlyBoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-43873324281856921382012-05-21T10:16:38.754-05:002012-05-21T10:16:38.754-05:00Are these people actually this mendacious? I have ...Are these people actually this mendacious? I have no doubt that they actually are this incompetent, unprofessional, and ignorant.<br /><br />http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/05/20/WaPo-Columnist-Four-Years-In-Office-Is-Vetting<br /><br />And speaking about lies and liars -- this asswipe continues to beclown himself.<br /><br />http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2012/05/21/Maher-Slams-Vetting-Proves-Breitbart-Point<br /><br />These useful idiots must honestly believe that we don't read or pay attention to anyone but them.Gang of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-58415099097942694342012-05-21T09:39:03.824-05:002012-05-21T09:39:03.824-05:00Steven Rattner, Campbell Brown, Cory Booker, David...Steven Rattner, Campbell Brown, Cory Booker, David Brooks to an extent, Bill Clinton ditto (there are more but these off the top of my head) -when these (up to now) sycophants start balking at swallowing and advancing the "and I invented post-it notes" narrative, there's a problem in Affirmative Action Land.<br /><br />(SJ, think enough people remember the "Post-it-notes" line from "Romey/Michele h.s.reuinion? Because it works.)mlester101https://www.blogger.com/profile/16005762921058945089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-9978782754218924092012-05-21T09:21:18.218-05:002012-05-21T09:21:18.218-05:00@Gang of One- Good perspective; at this point a lo...@Gang of One- Good perspective; at this point a lot of people in the media surely believe their own lies simply because they've repeated them so often. And sadly, by throwing out the basic tenets of responsible journalism, the MSM has made itself an enemy of democracy by tainting the election process so thoroughly. <br /><br />@Angry Hoosier Dad- I agree; even when Obama is out of office, the cover-ups will go on and on. It will be a long time before anything remotely like the truth will be widely accepted about Obama.<br /><br />@John the Econ- Great analysis of the liberal cachet attached to minority status - however undeserved.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-40745226353025728852012-05-21T09:12:31.503-05:002012-05-21T09:12:31.503-05:00@Readers- I want to offer up an apology for a coup...@Readers- I want to offer up an apology for a couple of typos (now corrected) in today's commentary. I'm still fighting a tenacious cough which requires me to take narcotic cough syrup (whoopee!) and shaves quite a few IQ points off my usual score. The experience is interesting: it's pretty relaxing to be unable to think clearly, but gets frustrating as all get out when you actually try. I think this must be how liberals feel <i>every</i> day.<br /><br /><br />@REM1875- Barry's "story" would be confusing in any circumstances - the fact that there are <i>multiple</i>, contradictory stories makes it nearly impossible to discern the truth. Applying Occam's Razor helps to cut down on the really obvious lies...but doesn't actually leave much on the table.<br /><br />@JustaJeepGuy- The MSM has never shown any interest in the fact that Obama was raised and mentored by communists (and then sought them out in college)... yet tries to convince us it's Armageddon if Mitt Romney once hung a roll of toilet paper with the last sheet "over the top" rather than "under the bottom." <br /><br />@Emmentaler- A thorough, dispassionate examination of the media's relationship to Obama's election will someday make for fascinating reading; a lot of elements needed to come together (not all of them accidental) to create a fiasco of this size.<br /><br />Regarding Obama's apparent "sometimes" denial of US citizenship, I think it just shows the casual disdain he has for all things American. Much the way his wife found (and probably finds) nothing to like about America other than it's coronation of her husband.<br /><br />@Colby- I have no idea what would happen to the legislation already passed, but would be fascinated to find out. For now, I'm not particularly interested in the "birther" approach to getting Obama out of office because an election can do the job much more quickly.<br /><br />@Earl- Obama's admitted drug use (which even <i>he</i> described as long-lasting and "enthusiastic") is a particular sore spot for me. Why has no one in the MSM ever asked him about those years? Where did he get the money for his habits? Who did he buy from? Was he involved in sales? What was the effect on his home life with his maternal grandparents? How much cocaine <i>did</i> he use? When, or <i>did</i>, the abuse of illegal drugs stop? Are Obama's sealed medical records related to the effect of drugs on his body?<br /><br />But no. Instead we hear that in a country with millions of dogs riding in the beds of pickup trucks, Mitt Romney's dog may not have enjoyed riding in a cartop carrier.<br /><br />@Suzy- Asking for embarrassing things like "proof" last time around was treated as blatant racism. Had Obama been white, there's no way he would have survived even the earliest rounds of political elimination because there was nothing, <i>nothing</i> of interest about him other than his blackness and his compelling history. One of which has been severely overstated, and the other seemingly invented out of thin air.<br /><br />@Koaiko- Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe you're drinking the same cough syrup I am! <br /><br />@Chuck- I think you're right, and the actual truth about Obama will be a very, very long time in coming out. Too many news organizations helped create his myth and hide his past - and now they've got to cover their <i>own</i> keesters too.<br /><br />And you make a great point that there are huge numbers of "honest but distracted people" who might do the right thing in the voting booth <i>if</i> they knew even a smattering of the truth.Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-41376067234965250382012-05-21T09:09:20.043-05:002012-05-21T09:09:20.043-05:00This whole thing is an indictment of the fraud tha...This whole thing is an indictment of the fraud that is the mainstream media, "affirmative action", "political correctness" and modern academia.<br /><br />First, we've had Elizabeth Warren's "I'm 1/32nd Native American; Respect Me!" nonsense. It served her well, getting her to the top of her profession. She dropped the pretense the moment she got her Harvard tenure-ship and it was no longer any use to her. If she was so proud of her 1/32nd Indian heritage, why did she drop it? Because once she got to the top, she didn't need it anymore, and did want to be associated with the other otherwise mediocre people who get promoted merely because they're minorities.<br /><br />It's no accident that the terms "affirmative action" or "quotas" are pejoratives; even liberals treat the concepts with contempt.<br /><br />So now get see that Obama used the same tactic to get ahead as well. It's far more exotic to be "born in Kenya" at Harvard than to be from Hawaii. That sort of pedigree makes liberal academics swoon and helped to assuage their white guilt as they proceeded to promote him to editor of the Harvard Law Review where he manages to write absolutely nothing worthwhile, if anything at all. It didn't matter; Warren & Obama served their primary purpose by making Harvard a little less white. There were few expectations for them beyond that.<br /><br />As for Obama and his "spiritual adviser", I wouldn't write so much into that either, beyond the obvious. I don't think Rev Wright believes half the crap he spews; he's just delivering what he thinks his audience of fellow haters wants to hear, and makes a good living doing it. Obama only joined that church because he was urged to by his political patrons; it was a prerequisite for being politically connected on the south-side.<br /><br />Obama is no Christian. But I don't think he's a Muslim either. Obama is a Marxist. There is no room for any religion in Marxism other than complete devotion to the state.<br /><br />As Stiltion points out, the real scandal here isn't just that Warren and Obama are frauds, but that academia and the media are complicit in perpetrating these frauds.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8993108951931633758.post-82181014000572931652012-05-21T09:04:16.189-05:002012-05-21T09:04:16.189-05:00@ Suzy:
I hardly expect the LSM to expose the trut...@ Suzy:<br />I hardly expect the LSM to expose the truth even after Turdboy leaves office. After all, the myth is so much greater than the man and the legacy of the first "black" president must be protected.Angry Hoosier Dadnoreply@blogger.com