Sunday, April 29, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Cocks for Clinton?

The above had to be the best sign shown during the MSNBC debate broadcast. The broadcast was from South Carolina State in Orangeburg, just 50 miles south of Columbia, home of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. The woman (a white woman, if it matters) held the sign and I raced to my recorder as MSNBC tried different angles to avoid the "Cocks for Clinton" girl. She held two signs, the other appeared to be a red Global Warming sign. It also appeared that she was ushered out of camera range by some unknown person or persons.
I didn't think that a group of presidential candidates could sound as uninformed as that group did this evening, especially Gov. Richardson, what a disappointment. On the plus side former Senator Gravel from Alaska actually sounded nuttier than Dennis Kucinich. That alone should make for a lot of comedy during the coming year and a half. We can expect that the media world will only notice the comedy of Kucinich and the guy from Alaska; and of course Bush.
Many thanks to Dr. Sanity and her fantastic Carnival of the Insanities for inclusion again this week.
Labels: Clinton, Cocks for Clinton, Debates, Gravel, Kucinich, Richardson
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sheryl Crow: Artist as Her Own Blonde Joke
Sheryl Crow has not asked me for any advice, nor frankly is she likely to ask me for any in the future but what the heck, here goes:
Do not discuss your bathroom habits in public.
Do not talk about politics or religion at parties.
Get new friends.
The first suggestion should be obvious but if the habits happen to be bizarre or unbelievable then you should be doubly reticent about airing them out in public.
The White House Correspondents Dinner falls under the long standing (it predates your mother) rule to avoid politics and religion at parties. You and Ms. Laurie allegedly attempted to discuss religion with a politician.
The third suggestion is related to the first two. You need some friends who can pull you aside to tell you, "honey, cut it with the bathroom crap, you sound like a nut."
Labels: Advice, Buddy Holly, Grateful Dead, Karl Rove, Laurie David, Revlon, Sheryl crow
Saturday, April 14, 2007
It's Chicago!



I have yet to write about this issue but Chicago has entered the competition to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The United States Olympic Committee has chosen Chicago over Los Angeles as the US entrant for consideration by the International Olympic Committee to host the games. I am not surprised by the choice, my pro-Chicago bias' aside we offer a city that is well suited for the host role. The Games would be centered on the lakefront, a beautifully scenic area. Most venues, planned and established, are already accessible by public transportation. Chicago has also been a convention destination for decades and is well suited to host tens of thousands of people for a few weeks.
The man behind the Chicago push has been Pat Ryan, the founder and Executive Chairman of AON Insurance, a family friend and a very impressive man. Pat Ryan is the type of person who can pull off something as complex and demanding as an Olympics. Mr. Ryan was previously mentioned by Flying Debris here. Watching video of the Washington DC presentation made me feel bad that my late father is not here to see this; he loved his hometown of Chicago and he would've been very proud to see his college friend (Notre Dame) Pat Ryan and his old friend from the Chicago Courts Mayor Daley up there accepting the nomination. If you want to read a great book about Chicago putting on another international spectacle read the Devil in the White City, a great book about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and a serial killer; the book is a history of the Fair. I do like the fact that I could easily walk to the Whitewater Course and the start of the Triathlon.
Congratulations to Pat Ryan, Mayor Daley and the entire Chicago Olympic Committee.
To see a history of the Chicago Sun Times coverage see here.
Labels: 2016, Chicago, Chicago 2016, Olympics, Pat Ryan
Friday, April 13, 2007
Taliban: "We Just Wanted Yul Brynner Dancers"
Warning the above is satire, but only the part about Brynner and a certain Broadway musical.
Hat Tip to the Gateway Pundit who had a more reasonable take on this strange story, Yul Brenner was not actually mentioned in the reporting.
Many thanks again to Dr. Sanity for inclusion in her Carnival of Insanities.
Labels: Taliban, Transvestites, Yul Brynner
Wisconsin Democrat Obey: Too Dumb to Count
“The fact is, that an earmark is something that is requested by an individual member. This item was not requested by any individual member. It was put in the bill by ME!”
An actor with serious learning disabilities will play Mr. Obey in an After School Special.
Big Hat Tip to the Gateway Pundit for pointing out this nonsense that A Second Hand Conjecture found.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Gore Sighted in Chicago?
Down the street at Murphy's Bleachers Sandberg Strapp was warming up over a cold Old Style when she said that she had heard rumors of a Gore visit while waiting in line outside of the Wrigley Field bleachers, "I heard that Gore and Tipper were at Charlie Trotter's last night. They probably flew out this morning and look what we get, two inches of snow!" When reminded that in past years it has snowed during Cubs games as late as May 16, Strapp replied "I was there! May 16, 1989! We lost to the Expos and Gore made a speech at the Standard Club the night before!"
Warning: the above is satire.
Labels: Al Gore, Global Warming, Gore Effect
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Jesse Jackson: One Year Later
That pretty much gives you the gist of the Jackson article although he did cite Rebbecca Hall, a UC Berkeley Professor who “studies images of African-American women in the culture”, Ms. Hall helpfully added ''Turn on a music video. A black woman is somebody who has excess sexuality. . . . It's excess sexuality that white men are entitled to.'' As I wrote at the time "who knew?"
I will not be wasting any time waiting for Rev. Jackson to apologize to those lacrosse players or to the white men of America although he has another Sun Times column next Tuesday and he may shock me.
While reading my original post about the article I noticed that later that day I wrote that Rev. Jackson may be joining the lynch mob due to the fact that the woman involved accused players from very wealthy families.
Labels: Duke Rape Case, Imus, Jesse Jackson, Racism
Friday, April 06, 2007
Pelosi Objects to Treatment of Brits
The Speaker of the House was described as being in a particularly good mood after what she described as her "foreign policy triumphs in the Mid-East". Ms. Pelosi was asked about the possibility of Geneva Convention violations by the Iranians to which the burka-clad Speaker replied, "we all know that George W. Bush and his cronies are the only persons on this planet responsible for disregarding human rights in a fashion that would bring the Geneva Conventions into play." The Madam Speaker further added that "the psychological abuse, physical threats, isolation and separation suffered by those British children are nothing compared to the Bush administration's insistence of listening in on Al Qaeda's phone calls and looking at Al Qaeda's bank records!"
Warning: The above is satire. I hope!
Update:
My hopes concerning the satirical nature of this post have been dashed against the rocks of reality again; many thanks to the brilliant Steny Hoyer (D. Md.)
Many thanks to Dr. Sanity and her Carnival of Insanities for inclusion again this week and Happy Easter!
Labels: British Hostages, Democrats, Infernal Restraints, Pelosi, Steny Hoyer