Chris Rock's Quote of the Year "You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon' "
Dear Aunt Blabby: I have a blogging problem. I can’t resist persuading liberal bloggers to join us conservatives in the pursuit of exclusive enlightenment. No matter how rational and convincing my arguments are, I still cannot resist being a smart ass. For instance, I wrote: “I know liberals believe there’s no victory in sight with respect to Iraq, but you should at least acknowledge that we are there and cannot turn back the clock; we should therefore support the US troops and democ...
December 7th has been displaced by September 11. Oh, well, who now remembers the Alamo?
How many of us are willing to go back to the malaise days of Nixon and Carter: 55mph national speed limit, Frequent tire pressure check, Tweaking the automatic transmission and shifting the manual quickly, Frequent tune-ups, Car-pooling, Alternate day gasoline rationing, Using the car air-conditioning sparingly, Turning down the heat thermostats to 68, Air-conditioning off at peak hours and the temperature maintained at 79, The economy switch...
In the wake of gas prices, Tom DeLay, Katrina, talk of troop withdrawal, Newsweek ’s box story “Naughty by Nature” featuring the Ferrari F430 Spider[11mpg city/16mpg hwy] for a mere $225K, upstages the auto TV ads of “normal” autos speeding across America defying conservation and speed limit laws. You see, the Spider has you in its web to do even more “naughty things” with its 483 horsepower and a top speed of 196mph. Only in America...and Fortune Magazine
My inbox We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA. Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title "C"ntarea Americii, meaning "Ode To America") in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei "The Daily Event" or "News of the Day". ~An Ode to America~ Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the ...
To be or not to be is a question Iraqis should pose to themselves. To Aristotle there is a difference between place and space or relative space as opposed to absolute space as Kant sees it; religion gives God a sense of place, and there lies the friction of trying to squeeze him into finiteness. This crazy society on the one hand extols virginity, while on the other gives glamor and fame to promiscuity. The difference between a compassionate conservative and a bleeding heart li...
When asked what mistakes He had made, God paused and seemed dumbstruck, then replied, “Like my son George, I can’t think of any, … if I can I’ll get back to you.” How is it a miscarriage is God’s will, but a woman’s will to abort is unacceptable? No one seems to be worried that the Arctic temperature — since it’s all ocean — has been on the rise due to two hundred years of carbon dioxide; on the other hand, when industry develops carbon dioxide below the equator and the Antarctic be...
Briefly we praise those who made the ultimate sacrifice while the families forever mourn. Indeed love is blind, inflicted by the rude glare of divorce. Statesmanship is the love of prudence; politics is the love of impudence. Only when elections are over does the truth begin. CBS is pilloried for putting the wrong wrapper on the sugar-coated sidebar. The affluent have no compulsion to give back to society because as entrepreneurial wizards they actually believe their ...
As a people we expect a large return from investment in education but accept a loss in terms of the intelligence of the presidency. Whoever is enthroned must still sit on his bottom; implicit is that he is but an ass. Republicans who misspeak, divinely err, while Democrats, guilty of the same, are assholes. Today, reflective thinking is flip-flopping; impulsive action is wisdom. When we aspire to goodness, we had better have the proper religion in mind. When in my mo...
The genius in the classroom answers every question while collective mediocrity smirks to hide its admiration and envy. Islamic murderers are rewarded with seventy virgins, but Christian sinners spend time in hell with dried up prostitutes. It’s easy to denigrate the nation’s treasures like Purple Hearts that do not bleed enough or the Iwo Jima memorial where Marines posed for the heroic imagery. In spite of desecration, the symbols proudly endure. When Marie Antoinette said, “L...
A sleeping conscience or one in denial is the most effective way to hide the truth. The art of a politician is to lie without a shit-eaten grin. The Constitution was never meant to be etched in marble to allow for amendments, but neither was it intended to be inscribed in play-dough for frivolous amendments. If God created humanity to put it through a test, then all of us have graduated from failing schools. When the voice behind the check-out counter says “Have a good day...
Even though records show otherwise, Kerry’s master plan was to make himself a hero for future political aims. Homeland Security is to secure Bush’s re-election as it proved successful in the 2002 congressional election. Apparently the hundred or so deaths of US contractors don’t count — after all, they were paid handsomely. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have apparently dropped anchor on their heads. Praise for Tom Cruise’s neutrality — or indecision — concerning the presid...
Conservatives should try to love more, and Liberals should love less. Democrats pander all but the affluent while Republicans pander to the affluent only. Lyric is melodious and sensitive to romance; rap is to desensitize by savage rhythm. One who does not live by bread alone has an appetite for junk food. A married man who delivers himself to the Lord abandons his wife. Politics without gluttony for money is politics running on empty. God must exist because no one can ...
I have never trolled even though I might perceive a comment unseemly. No, this is not about points; rather it is concern over ideological vindictive trolling, which, I believe, is done by some among the "elite" or power users who with one fell swoop can knock off 300 points to symbolize a behavior warning or else. If I'm wrong, then--however far-fetched-- it has to be some paranoid blogger obsessed with his ranking and if his standing is threatened will search out one infringing on h...