tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-200678562012-01-26T14:09:56.874-06:00BlasphemesImpious since 2006One Fnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-14919660298211925592012-01-26T14:09:00.007-06:002012-01-26T14:09:56.978-06:00Neut's Moon Unit
Newt Gingrich is promising the moon.
Speaking in Florida, hit hard by the loss of a large number of
space-affiliated jobs, Mr. Gingrich said Wednesday that if elected, “By
the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the
moon and it will be American.”
He said he believed such a project was possible with commercial and private efforts. According to USA Today,
Mr. Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-88168729083221156072012-01-25T14:34:00.002-06:002012-01-25T14:34:59.962-06:00Wha? You Can't Take a Joke?
The real estate in question
Jay Leno & NBC getting sued for libel over Mitt Romney joke
No, not by Romney - that'd be outright suicide. No it's wildly more stupid than that...
Leno had some goofy slide show and came to a location cited as Mitt Romney’s summer home —
in reality an image of the Sikh holy shrine Golden Temple in Amritsar,
India — it sparked a diplomatic incident. And now the Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-31243779564159872612012-01-25T09:52:00.002-06:002012-01-25T09:52:30.387-06:00Responding to the State of the Union
State of the Union: Obama could either do a Truman or a Clinton, but he can't run on hope again
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-72535053119225213582012-01-23T16:08:00.002-06:002012-01-23T16:08:39.992-06:00CUM? Really, Rick?
C.U.M?
Really?
Rick "don't google me" Santorum?
When that thermometer fills up, watch out!Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-79563246885292726212012-01-23T07:48:00.000-06:002012-01-23T07:48:02.525-06:00Unfinished BusinessThe question still remains whether Iraq will become an Iranian satellite state.Pulling out of Iraq may have been the lesser evil for the US, but questions now loom regarding the ability of the Iraqi state to function, and the withdrawal does not resonate well among some of America’s allies in the region. In their eyes, the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq at this time is tantamount to unfinishedCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-50654574804324964272012-01-22T07:29:00.003-06:002012-01-22T07:29:31.018-06:00The Week in Review; Sunday ComicsWe hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~Aesop
Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, further scrambling an already volatile primary race that has produced three different winners in three states. Mitt takes two, while Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are still battling for third place - as I last checked. It's going to be a fun convention this yearCapnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-16563643143213594802012-01-21T02:22:00.000-06:002012-01-21T02:22:00.722-06:00Saturday Morning Cartoon: Edgar the "Exploiter"
This video does a good job of explaining the basics of the minimum wage
law and why countries 'outsource'.
At the very least, it discusses the unintended consequences of good feeling legislation.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-44332986603128386732012-01-20T10:59:00.001-06:002012-01-20T10:59:06.102-06:00PIPA Paused; While Megaupload MegaGone
After reports surfaced yesterday that Sen. Harry Reid won’t force Democrats to vote in favor of PIPA, the Senate Majority Leader announced today that he will postpone the vote on the Senate’s anti-piracy bill “in light of recent events.”
“There is no reason that the legitimate issues raised by many about this bill cannot be resolved,” Reid said in a statement,
adding that it remained Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-24468613226780537912012-01-19T16:58:00.000-06:002012-01-19T17:01:31.781-06:00Some News for YousSen. Rand Paul pledges to Filibuster PIPA Legislation.
Meanwhile Ron Paul Introduced a bill today to remove the section regarding detention of American Citizens from the NDAA bill.
ABC to air dirty laundry tonight, Gingrich's ex wife: Newt asked for divorce (or open marriage) on night before giving a family values speech. The only reason this is airing tonight and not after the South Carolina Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-81542862152874354002012-01-18T07:17:00.002-06:002012-01-18T07:19:05.925-06:00End Piracy, Not LibertyMillions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the
Internet and slow economic growth in the U.S.
Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful
regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-76051058377727271632012-01-17T11:11:00.001-06:002012-01-17T14:40:04.136-06:00Ron Paul's New AdSent from Chris in flyover country -
A triple barrel shotgun blast at the others in the race.
So, even HuffPro is getting in on the Ron Paul Blimp:
"Dr. Paul’s opponents are desperate
to stop Americans from listening to, and subsequently electing Ron
Paul. Opponents of liberty falsely present Ron Paul as “unelectable” to
the American people, attempting to plant subconscious seeds doubt ofCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-86497153507218495892012-01-17T11:06:00.002-06:002012-01-17T11:06:30.195-06:00Ethics? What? In My Congress?
The Washington Post had a long report on the two sides of the Keystone XL debate
this weekend. With the deadline for decision Republicans forced into
the temporary payroll tax cut bill approaching, this will be a popular
storyline in the next few weeks.
But It was the Daily Kos that found the following nugget 'buried' on page two...
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) launched a “Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-89538772674822002992012-01-15T12:22:00.000-06:002012-01-15T12:26:34.038-06:00The Week In Review: Sunday Comics
Great metaphor for our times?
First off, after Tebow's performance last night, I expect him to show up to his receivers and explain himself, then disappear for 2000 some-odd years. I can hope, anyway.
Then there were those folks on a cruise who are going to be asking for a refund. They only got half of their Poseidon Adventure. Especially when they found out Gene Hackman wasn't going to make Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-60825684621199012942012-01-14T09:07:00.004-06:002012-01-14T09:08:33.660-06:00Saturday Morning Political Ads
Newt Gingrich goes after Mitt Romney, among other things, for speaking French.
Of course, Gingrich completely ignores the fact that Romney became fluent in French while spending time in France as a Mormon missionary.
And, you guessed it, Gingrich himself has a "working knowledge of French."
And his third wife, Callista, plays the French horn.
Note that only in America is it a bad Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-87267918479946280022012-01-13T13:53:00.000-06:002012-01-13T13:53:49.679-06:00I Need More Power!Obama seeks more power, in order to shrink the government - or to word it another way, "Government seeks power to reduce Government Power."
Now before we get started here, this isn't the first time. And it's not about shrinking the government - which makes for great headlines and kicks the Republicans in the teeth - but it's more about consolidation, not shrinkage. There's a difference.
From Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-73865687506311931422012-01-13T12:16:00.000-06:002012-01-13T12:16:48.158-06:00Heinz 57? What's That About?What is the secret behind the 57 in Heinz 57?
Henry J. Heinz was selling surplus food out of his mother's garden in 1844. He was trained as a bricklayer, but making horseradish was where he got really into selling. He'd take the labor out of making the stuff - and showed off the quality using clear glass. Horseradish was prized for it's medicinal and food improvement properties, but it was a Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-87970592908024996182012-01-13T08:12:00.000-06:002012-01-13T08:13:43.636-06:00thankfulCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-83236178851245286622012-01-12T09:08:00.001-06:002012-01-12T09:08:34.960-06:00Homeland Security Watches Over YouHomeland Security Internet Watch List leaked; Blasphemes strangely omitted from list?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document.
A "privacy compliance review" issued by DHS Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-86574635478396533932012-01-11T09:52:00.001-06:002012-01-11T09:52:17.843-06:00Mitt Wins, But that's not newsOh the media, how you love to come up with crazy things like, "It's the first time anyone has won N.H. and Iowa who isn't an incumbent!" That's about as awesome and significant as Tim Tebow throwing 316 yards. (It isn't).
There are about ten more important items on the ground in New Hampshire that are significantly more important than Mitt's win.
Now, if you know New Hampshire, land of a Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-87952764750114511772012-01-11T08:58:00.000-06:002012-01-11T08:58:12.779-06:00The Room Temperature War With Iran
A nuclear scientist who supervised a department at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility has been killed by a magnetic bomb placed on his car by two assailants in northern Tehran, the 'unofficial - official' Iranian media reported.
The attack strongly resembles earlier killings of scientists working on the country's controversial nuclear program.
The bomb explosion killed Mostafa Ahmadi Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-28265492259445164412012-01-09T15:12:00.000-06:002012-01-09T15:14:16.073-06:00Schrödinger's DogSchrödinger's Dog
Well, are those dishes clean, or aren't they?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-35450107251975410682012-01-09T14:55:00.002-06:002012-01-09T14:55:53.458-06:00New Bumpersticker
I'm thinking... about selling these at the Blasphemes's store. Maybe it'll generate some actual visitors?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-87467952352741825062012-01-09T12:27:00.004-06:002012-01-09T12:27:55.294-06:00Tebow Nails It
Nails it like a carpenter... from Nazareth? Get it? Jesus? Is this on? Well, here's a better one...
ScrapBrain says, "I really hope Tim Tebow is the second coming of Christ. After three
straight losses he has been resurrected, and if we're lucky he'll ascend
into heaven and we won't see or hear from him for another 2,000 f#cking
years..."
Nisas "Sorry starving african children.
GodCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-49639789862005342312012-01-08T13:29:00.000-06:002012-01-08T13:29:47.403-06:00The Week In Review - Sunday Comics
Welcome back, here's the week that was.
An interesting week. Most offices were still closed for hangovers. Not a lot of actual work got done in most places.
Well, then there was Iowa...
Iowa - Romney eeked out a win by a whole 8 people. Rick "Don't google me" Santorum, unemployed ex-Senator from PA came out of no where to candidate de-jour. He's got the foreign policy of Bush (all Islams Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-23171112919517638602012-01-07T08:18:00.004-06:002012-01-07T08:18:52.751-06:00Saturday Morning Cartoons
Hollow, by Cal Arts Experimental Animation grad Oliver Franklin Anderson, uses photographs, artwork and live actors to create a haunting mood piece. The film has been accepted as an Official Selection at Slamdance 2012.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-82115877280991763832012-01-06T15:35:00.000-06:002012-01-07T08:20:46.870-06:00My Apologies to Mel Brooks"Now if that don't beat all. Here we take the good time and trouble to
slaughter every last Taliban in Afghanistan, and for what? So the GOP can run a candidate that's more radical than any Taliban! I am depressed."
"Excuse Me, Mr. Taggart, sir, but I sure hate to see you like this. What if me and the boys was to post all the stupid things that guy has said? Would that pep you up some?"
"That Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-4370242005691511432012-01-05T08:48:00.001-06:002012-01-05T08:57:55.245-06:00Mitt's ProblemsYesterday, John McCain stood on stage and endorsed his rival from 4 years ago. There was very little love on that stage, but Mitt got his endorsement. In public. Read More
2% of Americans Thought Mitt Romney’s First Name is “Mittens” Photo: Ethan Miller
Meanwhile, Mr. Obama's campaign advisers plan to paint Mitt Romney as a
protector of Wall Street who is out of touch with the middle Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-62462109707389145822012-01-04T13:29:00.002-06:002012-01-04T13:30:54.417-06:00LA Bishop Out Due To Massive Cover Up
The Father was a Father(Photo Credit: Reed Saxon/AP)
A Los Angeles bishop stepped down from his duties with the Catholic
church on after acknowledging a two decades long cover up... that he fathered two children.
Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, 60, told the archdiocese in December
that he was the father of two teenagers who live out of the state with
their mother, the Associated PressCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-41413679452617347332012-01-04T09:52:00.002-06:002012-01-04T09:53:08.771-06:00Iowa Thins the Pack
Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney (Credit: AP)
In the odd chance you're reading it here first, last night Iowa hosted one of the closest candidate-selection races in US history. Rick (do a google image search) Santorum and Mitt Romney ran down-to-the-wire photo finish. Ex-Governor of Massachusetts stuck his tongue out and won by a virtual-tie margin of 8 votes.
That's 8 out of the Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-42589458909119662042012-01-03T12:33:00.001-06:002012-01-03T13:49:55.260-06:00Iran vs US"Iran will not repeat its warning" Iran tells the US to keep it's aircraft carrier out of the Persian Gulf
USS Abraham Lincoln's Carrier Group
In 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt made Saudi Arabia eligible for Lend-Lease assistance by declaring the defense of Saudi Arabia of vital interest to the U.S. In 1945, King Abdel Aziz and President Roosevelt cemented the tacit oil-for-security Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-57478841467915598202012-01-02T14:35:00.002-06:002012-01-04T13:57:47.137-06:00Human HerdsVito Rispo wrote that researchers at Leeds University, led by Prof Jens Krause, performed a series of experiments where volunteers were told to randomly walk around a large hall without talking to each other. A select few were then given more detailed instructions on where to walk.
The scientists discovered that people end up blindly following one or two people who appear to know where they’re Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-9595014302776778822012-01-01T08:12:00.000-06:002012-01-01T09:18:58.721-06:00Looking Forward, to 2012?2012 is going to be a much more difficult year for the U.S. economy and the global financial system than 2011 has been.
And there's two gunslingers moseying in at the Straights of Hormuz, or is that Vermouth? Since it's a pinch point for the world's oil supply, it's kind of important. Which everyone should be asking very hard questions such as - what will that do to the price of oil? And what Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-77624557702415030102011-12-31T14:15:00.000-06:002011-12-31T14:15:43.276-06:00A Short History of the Modern CalendarCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-31406854702465489522011-12-30T12:44:00.001-06:002011-12-30T12:44:33.985-06:00Well if everyone else is going...Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-13273504693022040562011-12-30T12:32:00.001-06:002011-12-30T12:34:19.245-06:00Iran, I ran so far awayLooks like the saber rattling which turned to a war drum has gotten louder as Iran rejected a U.S. warning against blocking oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Fars news agency quoted Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein Salami as saying Iran can carry out its own "defensive strategies."
Tehran threatened earlier this week to block the entrance to the Persian Gulf if Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-22499052685879941142011-12-29T10:14:00.004-06:002011-12-29T10:14:27.985-06:00How to STOP SOPA
Marsha Blackburn needs to go.
So does Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
How come? One's a conservative and one is a liberal. Hey Cap - make up your mind, right? See, both Marsha Blackburn and Debbie Wasserman Schults, the head of the Democratic National Committee and a Congresswoman from Florida, are cosponsors of the Stop Online Piracy Act.
In case you've missed this one (which seems designed) the Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-52323267179531012092011-12-25T00:00:00.000-06:002011-12-25T00:00:08.200-06:00Jor-El
Here's the story of a dear father we knowand his sacrifice made such a long time agoJor-el Jor-el Jor-el Jor-elGone is the father of Kal-elIn a Krypton town was a boy child's birthBut impending doom made him a Saviour to EarthJor-el knew Krypton's end was drawing near,Which brings up the question. How did Supes end up here?Jor-el looked it up on Google Skyand he said Earth has nice folks, even Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-37041287297494611452011-12-24T09:10:00.001-06:002011-12-24T09:10:32.803-06:00A Scene at Town Hall
Loudoun County Virginia Court House lawn in Leesburg, Va.
Crazy Pastafarians must have been upset with that lack of separation of church and state? Yep.
ABC report found here. Read on.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-23737174457391483602011-12-23T20:15:00.000-06:002011-12-23T20:15:50.956-06:00Louis CK makes a case against DRM and SOPAIn case I hadn't mentioned it...
Comedian Louis CK has just "stupidly" spent $250,000 dollars of his own money to self produce a show called "Live at the Beacon Theater"
and made it available for download for $5. "Stupidly" because he
didn't protect it with DRM, and anybody who wants to can get it for
free. I suggest you visit the link. And then read his comments about what has happened.
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-92003707094286875252011-12-23T15:15:00.001-06:002011-12-23T15:15:41.840-06:00SOPA loses a supporterUnder extreme pressure - meaning dollars - Go Daddy No Longer Supports SOPA
After Wikipedia pulled ALL their pages, and Reddit basically started a boycott - which means hundreds upon thousands of users were about to put their businesses and home pages elsewhere... Go Daddy seems to have figured this one out. And the Reddit community is full of IT folks, and people who have the power to Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-70667497594458136672011-12-22T07:49:00.000-06:002011-12-22T08:01:47.191-06:00The Times, they are a Change-in!
Homecoming Kiss: 2011
VJ Day 1945
Here's the story:
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-55246032196824144592011-12-21T11:42:00.000-06:002011-12-21T11:42:45.020-06:00Looking at Things
Kim Jong-un, son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, visits Mokran Video Company in Pyongyang Photo: Reuters North Korea: Continuing his father's legacy of inspecting things; issuing military orders.
Kim Jong-un 'Issued First Military Order Before Father's Death Was Announced' -- The Telegraph Kim Jong-un, North Korea's new leader, issued his first military order just before his father's deathCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-65924689197946046972011-12-21T10:21:00.000-06:002011-12-21T10:21:02.410-06:00Brit Converts to GridironThis one fits right into the Blaspheme's scheme -- and I better use up as much cut'n'paste time as I have before I'm shut down by SOPA. So here's a story for faithful Blasphemes Readers....
Gerard
Baker, a native of the UK, grew up playing and watching two different
sports called football, or what Americans refer to as soccer and rugby.
But since that time, his passion for the sports ofCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-56576217433680576492011-12-21T10:13:00.000-06:002011-12-21T10:13:47.986-06:00Your Blasphemes ChanukahHere's your Chanukah Ham. Yum Yum. Non-Koshery goodness.
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-32445368873789072232011-12-20T20:23:00.001-06:002011-12-20T20:23:47.608-06:00SOPA on HOLDASOPA hearing delayed until the new year as petition signatures top 25k
Hearings in the US House of Representatives to finish markup on the Stop Online Piracy Act (or SOPA) were slated to resume tomorrow, but it looks like things will now remain at a standstill until next year. The holiday break has now pushed the committee hearing back to a yet-to-be-rescheduled date, with nothing more Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-67072171166982981132011-12-20T08:54:00.003-06:002011-12-20T08:54:27.195-06:00Reality Distortion Machine
Gingrich Collapses in Iowa as Ron Paul Surges to the Front Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-44978573575336214652011-12-19T10:37:00.000-06:002011-12-21T10:39:10.512-06:00Two Leaders
Two leaders, worlds apart... Kim Jong Il put his interests ahead of North Korea's. Czech leader Vaclav Havel put democracy first. Vaclav Havel will be missed... Jong Il, yeah, not so much.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-86278398586943215502011-12-18T07:33:00.001-06:002011-12-18T07:33:52.424-06:00Sunday Comics; Week in Review 12/18/2011Well, if you're reading this, you made it to the end of the week. The Solstice is almost upon us, and we have a limited time to get the electric Jesus majestic inflatable manger scene with a photo electric timer at the Home Cheapo. Stocks are limited. Time is of the essence.
Earlier this week, I predicted a Ron Paul Win in Iowa. Amazingly, the panel on the McLaughlin Group agreed with me. The Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-85717175132421485012011-12-17T10:25:00.000-06:002011-12-17T10:26:13.048-06:00SOPA NOT OVAFYI: SOPA was NOT postponed to 2012. The Committee members who support SOPA quietly changed the hearing date to the 21st. Oh, yeah? I guess they were trying to trick the American people into thinking it was over for the year, eh? Dirty Pool. Want to fight back? Let them know it isn't over, and we're paying attention.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-92009183729805159592011-12-17T10:17:00.001-06:002011-12-17T10:17:47.850-06:00Saturday Morning Catrons: A Krampus StoryThis stop motion Krampus short, created by producer Michael Steed, visual effects producer Adam Lupsha and writer Anthony Bourdain for Bourdain’s Travel Channel series, No Reservations, was pulled from broadcast this week due to the recent Penn State scandal. Luckily Zero Point Zero Productions put it on You Tube for all to enjoy:
of course, that's only because the Venture Brothers unwittingly Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-75234504147171696182011-12-16T11:53:00.002-06:002011-12-16T11:53:25.121-06:00Irony DiesExactly 220 years to the date after the Bill of Rights was ratified, the US Senate today voted 86 to 13 in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, allowing the indefinite detention and torture of Americans. Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-50429221048870676162011-12-16T09:22:00.000-06:002011-12-16T09:22:17.172-06:00Christopher Hitchens - The Best of
Christopher Hitchens has died. 1949-2011
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-2155079471801513862011-12-15T06:06:00.001-06:002011-12-15T06:06:31.809-06:00Government Assumptions
Freedom is not simply the right of intellectuals to circulate their
merchandise. It is, above all, the right of ordinary people to find
elbow room for themselves and a refuge from the rampaging presumptions
of their “betters.” -Thomas Sowell
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-44607039867237836642011-12-14T12:06:00.005-06:002011-12-14T12:06:45.779-06:00Surprise, Mary!
St. Matthew in the City Angelican church of Auckland just erected this copy-less billboard for the
holiday season.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-9386950209907971532011-12-14T10:47:00.000-06:002011-12-14T11:33:55.522-06:00Ron Paul to Take IowaI'm expecting a Paul win in Iowa, followed immediately by the victory
being laughed off the corporate media screen the same way Huckabee was
when he took Iowa in '08.
From Public Policy Poling: "There has been some major movement in the Republican Presidential race
in Iowa over the last week, with what was a 9 point lead for Newt
Gingrich now all the way down to a single point. Gingrich is Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-40639581407578772732011-12-14T10:33:00.003-06:002011-12-14T10:33:40.295-06:00Grilled Cheesus
This Kickstarter project has reached its goal and Grilled Cheesus sandwich presses will be rolling out to investors and consumers alike.
It took me awhile to see it... like one of those Magic Eye Pictures.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-36152731201509311782011-12-13T14:08:00.001-06:002011-12-13T14:09:01.602-06:00Mixed Messages
I'm confused. Why is a Westboro hate-monger also promoting Glee?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-81952063239901150202011-12-12T14:29:00.001-06:002011-12-12T14:29:34.397-06:00Fear the Future? Are you beginning to fear the possibility of the Gingrich Administration?
Well, that makes me feel a little better. Although, I have to say not completely.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-66702636332488846662011-12-11T08:17:00.001-06:002011-12-11T09:16:41.610-06:00Reflections from a GOP Mudpuddle
After realizing that I was watching an actual GOP debate, and not the longest SNL skit in the history of the program - I was surprised how little I really understood how these candidates stacked up against each other. I took the hit, I stayed with it, so that I could give you, my two readers, the opinions and conclusions I have come up with for the GOP hopefuls.
First off, the general theme, Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-3719854241616159672011-12-11T07:56:00.001-06:002011-12-11T08:10:17.471-06:00Sunday ComicsAh the week that was. Here's a quick overview.
Iranians are at it, still. The Room Temperature War continues.
Somehow Donald Trump is relevant?
Blago gone-o. Hanging out in the Governor's Wing.
Russian elections... yeah, I'm sure it's all legit.
And then there's the weakest of luke warm repair jobs... The Euro. "You use all the glue, on purpose!"
And then there's this little Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-44719240030797330472011-12-10T07:59:00.001-06:002011-12-10T07:59:43.977-06:00Saturday Morning CartoonFor the past two years, SVA grad Ross Bollinger has been animating his own web series, Pencilmation, out of Charlottesville, Virginia. These modest little stick-figure films have gained a following for their humor and simplicity. Here’s a sample:
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-47539198434589011542011-12-09T12:54:00.001-06:002011-12-09T12:56:29.859-06:00War on Religion
Apparently Mythbusters is going for a second attack
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-53512297680530435252011-12-09T10:10:00.001-06:002011-12-09T10:16:13.499-06:00Think Unsexy ThoughtsAn unnamed Islamic cleric based in Europe has issued a ban on women touching fruits and vegetables resembling the male sexual organ to avoid "sexual thoughts".
The cleric whose diktat featured in an article on el-Senousa, a religious publication. The cleric has said that women should not even get close to bananas or cucumbers. "If women wish to eat these food items, a third party, preferably a Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-52401762048117891212011-12-09T08:50:00.001-06:002011-12-09T09:13:43.226-06:00Did the U.S. Senate Commit Treason by Passing NDAA?
"The US Senate accomplished the unthinkable–with the nearly unanimous passage of the National Defense Authorization Bill of 2012–they committed treason. Written and planned in secret by the Senate Armed Services Committee, the newly minted NDAA contains three sections which collectively sanctions indefinite detention of alleged terrorists or ‘terrorist sympathizers’–anywhere in the world Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-9954969143565485272011-12-09T07:41:00.001-06:002011-12-09T07:44:34.965-06:00Iran shows off 'downed' US stealth droneSurrounded in Death to America flags... Iran triumphantly displayed one of America’s most advanced intelligence-gathering aircraft after a spy drone crashed on its territory, leading Russia and China to ask to inspect its technology.
If the Iranian's downed it, how come it seems intact?
And, like the U-2 before it, why the hell didn't it have a self destruct button? Luckily Cap'n Garry Powers Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-77448919773592620502011-12-08T04:13:00.000-06:002011-12-09T12:58:51.237-06:00Big Think: Atheist Guide to 2012
Penn Jillette rates the various candidates for the U.S. Presidency from the perspective of an atheist.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-73046694106961057212011-12-07T13:49:00.001-06:002011-12-07T13:51:23.675-06:00ILLINOIS: Over By Dere; Special ReportFormer lead character, the disgraced Governor Rod "The Hair" Blagojevich, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by US District Court Judge James Zagel.
After the show gave the popular character two trials, The Blago was found guilty of various corruption charges back at the end of last June's season cliff hanger.
Today, he finally expressed remorse for his crimes, telling the court that he made "Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-80306200486003067692011-12-07T09:16:00.001-06:002011-12-07T09:18:56.307-06:00Keep the Christ in Christmas? Okay... but...
Is it mildly ironic that Ford was a carpenter before he was a successful actor?
"He was then hired to build cabinets at the home of director George Lucas, who subsequently cast him in a pivotal supporting role for his film American Graffiti (1973)"Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-6583262354322600512011-12-07T07:59:00.001-06:002011-12-07T08:00:04.937-06:00Remember Pearl HarborThe 7 December 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one of the great defining moments in history. A single carefully-planned and well-executed stroke removed the United States Navy's battleship force as a possible threat to the Japanese Empire's southward expansion. America, unprepared and now considerably weakened, was abruptly brought into the Second World War as a full combatant.
EighteenCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-6574536475567511792011-12-06T10:15:00.001-06:002011-12-06T10:18:22.313-06:00What the Hell?
So, a priest actually spills the beans on National Television? No doubt he'll be spirited away by the Pope's Swiss Guard before the end of the night.Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-67716254897891908982011-12-06T09:18:00.001-06:002011-12-06T09:18:37.272-06:00Hey Smart Guy...Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-6431443600803395992011-12-05T15:03:00.001-06:002011-12-05T15:11:08.163-06:00Did you know...
Between
1998 and 2006, 43 percent of all members of Congress took lobbying jobs
after leaving Congress, landing positions with an average annual salary
of $2 million.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-9302579136313722712011-12-05T14:26:00.001-06:002011-12-05T15:12:09.465-06:00Pakistan to US Drones: GTFO
Don't worry, Pakistan’s decision to evict the United States from a Predator-drone launching base will have little impact on the CIA’s ability to strike terrorists in the country’s austere tribal areas because the U.S. built backup bases in Afghanistan.
The official told The Washington Times that the U.S. military and CIA built the launching strips in Afghanistan in anticipation of the day whenCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-66659616601991937232011-12-05T13:36:00.001-06:002011-12-05T13:42:02.050-06:00Putting Christ Back into Christmas
Someone googled "Putting Christ back into Christmas" -- this is the picture that came up.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-39027788680633417882011-12-03T09:15:00.001-06:002011-12-03T09:15:25.633-06:00Saturday Morning Cartoons
My Bloody Lad - Dead Walter - WIZZprod° from WIZZprod° on Vimeo.
My Bloody Lad was produced as part of a summer training program at Paris based production house WIZZ, between July and August 2011, by Cyril Chauvin, William Dousse, Thibaud Petitpas and Pierre Rutz (collectively known as deadWALTER) – all first year students at the Ecole des Gobelins.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-48426737515482563772011-12-02T13:50:00.001-06:002011-12-02T13:57:18.794-06:00Instant ChristmasThe drudgery of decorating for the holiday's got you down? Can't be bothered to dig out the heirloom decorations jammed into the farthest, dirtiest corner of the attic? Maybe you're just too busy?
But you still want to participate and show off your love of the deity to your nosy neighbors? We've got a solution for you!
Inflatable Christmas Decorations! That's right, friends, now for a limited Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-22768409557755318892011-12-02T10:55:00.001-06:002011-12-02T10:56:52.229-06:00Camp Victory ClosedU.S. Hands Over Camp Victory To Iraq Government
Departing: U.S. soldiers leave Al Faw palace at Camp Victory, after one of several planned ceremonies to mark the end of American military presence in Iraq
In pictures: Camp Victory handover -- BBC
Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-67410588909405774162011-12-01T12:42:00.001-06:002011-12-01T12:45:04.699-06:00Science Makes BOLD Progress! Good News, Everyone!
Researchers Study Possible Alternative to AIDS VaccineOh, to think of a day when there's no more AIDS! Didn't think it was possible, and I always fantasized about some massive "AIDS DAY" orgy when the scourge of AIDS was finally eradicated! If you couldn't get laid on that day, you must really have some issues. To think that human trials may start soon? And that's not the end of today's Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-9438397275587172472011-12-01T10:27:00.001-06:002011-12-01T10:30:03.380-06:00Room Temperature War UpdateReport: Mysterious blast in Iran's Isfahan damaged key nuclear site
London Times quotes Israel intelligence officials as saying that satellite images show this week's reported blast in Isfahan was 'no accident.' MORE
If retired Major-General Giora Eiland gloats any harder, he'll ignite a hot war.
Also, in Iran... The 11 "students" detained for storming the British Embassy and diplomatic Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-8889634061389030042011-12-01T09:50:00.001-06:002011-12-01T09:52:30.063-06:00Zombie Attack Barbie
Too bad about Ken. Wonder if Skipper is in the pink Winnebago reloading shotgun shells?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-53618987276209296192011-12-01T07:46:00.001-06:002011-12-09T09:33:22.543-06:0025 Days of Christmas; Blasphemes StyleWelcome to December.
For your enjoyment and merriment, this Solstice Season, here's a list of the previous Advent stories and revelations pertaining to the holidays before us. Enjoy!
The Big Day: the 25th
Gift Giving
Oh Christmas Tree
Christmas Card
Stockings
Yule Log
Roman Census
The Creche
Caroling
Holly
Candy Canes
Mistletoe
Myrrh
Frankincense
The Color Palette of Christmas
A Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-46227183458070580662011-11-30T13:03:00.001-06:002011-11-30T13:49:58.455-06:00Things I'm following todaySix Banks decided to let Greece and the rest of Europe keep drinking in their insanity. Oh! It's all over! The Eurozone is saved! Heh heh. No. get ready for a full fledged Depression, gang. Read more .... and completely non related - the S&P downgraded dozens of banks.
Despite the pressure of the Arab League - Syria hasn't stopped beating their people.
Go Get'em Joe Biden flies into Iraq. Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-70582664639395119492011-11-30T12:59:00.001-06:002011-11-30T13:01:07.037-06:00Get Some!
Looks like Santa ain't handing out coal to them bad kids this year, eh?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-24844366542500346832011-11-29T10:12:00.001-06:002011-11-29T17:34:01.125-06:00Rudolph The Red-Nosed Tauntaun
Is Jar Jar the head of the Planet of Misfit Toys? He could mutter under his breath, "Meesa should have been somebody. Mesa should have been a king of da' worlds. Mesa so much more funny than za Ewoks!"Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-49662590931371707762011-11-29T09:00:00.001-06:002011-11-29T09:11:48.196-06:00Iran, So Far Away; Repeating History
In the latest sign of deteriorating relations with the rest of the planet, a group of Iranian protesters stormed the British Embassy compound in Tehran on Tuesday, chanting “death to England,” tearing down a British flag and ransacking offices, according to British officials and images broadcast live on state-run Iranian television. It's too soon to see if they're affiliated with the Occupy Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-8968586982728360252011-11-29T06:25:00.001-06:002011-11-29T06:25:29.206-06:00Did You Know?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-8096783309304014192011-11-28T14:55:00.001-06:002011-11-28T14:55:58.251-06:00SPEND
No, Black Friday Sales Were Not Up 16% (not even 6%)Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-39996089460869116542011-11-28T13:49:00.001-06:002011-11-28T14:02:30.140-06:00A Bad Case of the CyberMondayWhile you're out there looking for some crap to buy this Cyber-Monday, or are pissed about your workload after the holiday weekend.... here's some stuff to chill your bones. Something to really be concerned about.
Egyptians flock to polls in first post-Mubarak poll
Morocco's Arab Spring election won by Islamists
Kuwait’s cabinet resigns amid ‘unprecedented’ protest against corruption
Syria Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-69068201165780333082011-11-28T13:23:00.001-06:002011-11-28T13:47:09.881-06:00Judge Blocks Citi SettlementFederal Judge Blocks Citigroup’s Mortgage Settlement With S.E.C.
A federal judge in New York on Monday threw out a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over a 2007 mortgage derivatives deal, saying that the S.E.C.’s policy of settling cases by allowing a company to neither admit nor deny the agency’s allegations did not satisfy the law.
The judge, Judge Jed S.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-4565011514652925862011-11-28T13:05:00.001-06:002011-11-28T13:05:39.416-06:00A Christmas StoryCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-52485261290394090412011-11-27T06:51:00.001-06:002011-11-27T11:49:40.075-06:00Week in Review Nov 27, 2011
Hope you had a pleasant holiday with the in-laws, and are excited to do it again in less than a month?
Here's what went down, in what was perceived as a "light" news week -- despite the liberal use of pepper spray at the mall. Obviously, pepper spray is the new meme for 2011.
So first up, there's a little war brewing in Pakistan. NATO forces, in a joint operation, crossed over the border. AndCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-74692771915480923402011-11-26T08:29:00.001-06:002011-11-26T08:31:25.892-06:00Saturday Morning Cartoons
David Mitchell of Mitchell and Webb fame narrates six 60-second Open University animations explaining six famous thought experiments, including “The Grandfather Paradox,” “The Twin Paradox,” and the much-parodied “Schrödinger’s cat.”
Sorry to make you learn on your day off.Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-53048667941268519572011-11-25T05:32:00.000-06:002011-11-26T08:35:45.026-06:00Shop Til You Plummet
Nice, simple commentary on Black Friday and our pointless endless consumer culture. Unconfirmed to be authentically Banksy at this hour. (via.)Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-46709136861286027432011-11-24T11:18:00.001-06:002011-11-24T11:31:15.658-06:00Thanksgiving Myths
Believe it or not, binge eating and giant balloons blocking major arteries of our cities weren't part of the original tradition of Thanksgiving. Actually, there were religious ties, to the point of FASTING for the day. Well, that just doesn't vibe with modern Americans.
Seems the whole thing tradition was kind of made up by the author of Mary Had a Little Lamb... she embellished on a story sheCapnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-45283900565391748522011-11-23T10:33:00.001-06:002011-11-23T10:35:13.144-06:00Thought Provoking or Just Stupid?
Christoph Niemann‘s clever “Promised Land” covers The New Yorker‘s Thanksgiving issue.Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-64570823624924075542011-11-22T13:40:00.001-06:002011-11-22T14:31:22.595-06:00Butterflies and Pepper Spray
File under current events. Vandalism. Street Art.
It's a Banksy of the now-infamous pepper-spraying incident that occurred in the quad last week at UC Davis. I still think Officer Pike was just pissed that he was running late for bowling night.
Was Pike a dick? Absolutely. Should the other cops shut him down? You bet. But like I said last week - when people are fighting and dying in Capnnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-9374705947291648292011-11-22T13:29:00.001-06:002011-11-22T13:38:44.086-06:00Behold the Miracle of Booze!
Behold, the healing power of booze!
Note that only the TOP SHELF liquor has any miracle inducing powers... the bottom shelf is probably what put her in that chair in the first place.
Speaking of top-bottom, the Secretary of State in Illinois - is launching a top-to-bottom investigation of handicap placard abuse in that state.
Now, before you hit me with "my mother has MS, and has limited Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-37197013209569177462011-11-21T15:18:00.001-06:002011-11-21T15:19:49.890-06:00The Original Movement
Shouldn't the guy with the wood be Squanto? I mean, it was the Pilgrims mooching off the Natives in order to survive, wasn't it?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-62216822647475851312011-11-21T11:28:00.001-06:002011-11-21T11:33:41.128-06:00The Thrill Is Gone
Did Chris take a step out of the echo chamber at MSNBC for a minute? Did he have a moment of clarity after the tingling in his leg wore off? Maybe he's just promoting his new puff-piece book?
The waiter-in-chief is getting hit on both sides now. At this point, you'd almost think that the GOP would only have to nominate a slice of stale bread to have a chance at re-taking the White House?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067856.post-28163971123297504752011-11-20T11:59:00.001-06:002011-11-20T12:06:28.316-06:00Let's Review
Pretty much sums it up, doesn't it gang?Capnnoreply@blogger.com0