Here’s another roundup of the weekend op/ed pages:
Proof (as if you needed any more) that Nobel prizes may not correlate to actual intelligence of the recipient.
From the you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up department – Obama is trying to save capitalism but rich Republicans are starting a class war.
Pelosi becomes the guest clarinet player for the dance band on the Titanic.
The world’s most unsuccessful campaign manager opines on The Hillary Factor.
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The Republicans need only play Pelosi over and over saying the way to stimulate the economy is more food stamps, and they have to pass the health care bill to find out what’s in it. 30 second spots. This is what the Democrats believe. Play those two segements. Then close by saying, would you run your house or the government like that?
The Republicans need only play Pelosi over and over saying the way to stimulate the economy is more food stamps, and they have to pass the health care bill to find out what’s in it. 30 second spots. This is what the Democrats believe. Play those two segements. Then close by saying, would you run your house or the government like that?
Not only would you not run your house like that, you couldn’t -at least not for long.
Not only would you not run your house like that, you couldn’t -at least not for long.
Forty three years ago this week, Ernesto “Che” Guevara got a major dose of his own medicine. Without trial he was declared a murderer, stood against a wall and shot. Historically speaking, justice has rarely been better served.
¡Viva la Revolucion!
His pathetic whimpering while dropping his fully-loaded weapons as two Bolivian soldiers approached him on Oct. 8 1967 (“Don’t shoot!” I’m Che!” I’m worth more to you alive than dead!”) proves that this cowardly, murdering swine was unfit to carry his victims’ slop buckets.
Forty three years ago this week, Ernesto “Che” Guevara got a major dose of his own medicine. Without trial he was declared a murderer, stood against a wall and shot. Historically speaking, justice has rarely been better served.
¡Viva la Revolucion!
His pathetic whimpering while dropping his fully-loaded weapons as two Bolivian soldiers approached him on Oct. 8 1967 (“Don’t shoot!” I’m Che!” I’m worth more to you alive than dead!”) proves that this cowardly, murdering swine was unfit to carry his victims’ slop buckets.
Bob, continuation from yesterday, I’ve eaten at most small restaurants from the industrial canal and Dauphine to St. Charles and South Carrollton in New Orleans. I saw the corruption of a succession of Democrat mayors from Moon Landrieu to Ernest and Marc Morial. It carried right up to Baton Rouge with Edwin Edwards. The same for the Orleans Parish Schools and the Orleans Parish Levee Board, who diverted millions of dollars in levee repair money to building casinos which fell flat on their face long before Katrina. It was well known that the entire levee system was weak and in many places, leaked like a sieve. I also lived in several bad parts of New Orleans, including Chef Highway at Downman, and in Algiers. I worked in the combat zone, aka the 5th district at St. Claude and Dauphine. In my three years of apprehending people in the 13 parish area of South Louisiana, I often worked with NOPD. While I was assaulted on several occasions just walking down the street in New Orleans, I never once saw a case of police abuse. Not saying it didn’t happen, but I never saw it. So I’m not sure where you come up with:
You don’t in any way sound like the neighbors of my youth. You sound more like the pompous windbags that held them down.
Could this be a case similar to Bill Clinton’s memory of black churches burning in Arkansas – which never happened?
As for me, I was a bad Catholic. I actually enjoyed fish stick sandwiches.
Bob, continuation from yesterday, I’ve eaten at most small restaurants from the industrial canal and Dauphine to St. Charles and South Carrollton in New Orleans. I saw the corruption of a succession of Democrat mayors from Moon Landrieu to Ernest and Marc Morial. It carried right up to Baton Rouge with Edwin Edwards. The same for the Orleans Parish Schools and the Orleans Parish Levee Board, who diverted millions of dollars in levee repair money to building casinos which fell flat on their face long before Katrina. It was well known that the entire levee system was weak and in many places, leaked like a sieve. I also lived in several bad parts of New Orleans, including Chef Highway at Downman, and in Algiers. I worked in the combat zone, aka the 5th district at St. Claude and Dauphine. In my three years of apprehending people in the 13 parish area of South Louisiana, I often worked with NOPD. While I was assaulted on several occasions just walking down the street in New Orleans, I never once saw a case of police abuse. Not saying it didn’t happen, but I never saw it. So I’m not sure where you come up with:
You don’t in any way sound like the neighbors of my youth. You sound more like the pompous windbags that held them down.
Could this be a case similar to Bill Clinton’s memory of black churches burning in Arkansas – which never happened?
As for me, I was a bad Catholic. I actually enjoyed fish stick sandwiches.
WB #3, did you know it was a Democrat firing squad that executed Che? They were told he wasn’t really human….just a blob of cells.
WB #3, did you know it was a Democrat firing squad that executed Che? They were told he wasn’t really human….just a blob of cells.
G’Morning all
Other recent events in the news:
I noticed in the play offs that Tropicana Field’s domed roof is painted to look like an orange for the citrus juice maker that sponsors the team.
Good thing they aren’t sponsored by Hooters.
Obama will fly to New Delhi the night after the mid-term elections in November.
He thinks if he’s not at the scene of the crime that they will never finger him for it.
Obama was upset when fifteen people were treated for dizziness and fainting at his rally in Maryland.
There was a time when people at his rallies fainted out of excitement and not out of hunger.
What a weekend. Got my oldest grand daughter married off. I read the scripture from 1st Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) from my mother’s bible so there would be 4 generations represented. Now they can start making great grandchildren for me to spoil.
What a weekend. Got my oldest grand daughter married off. I read the scripture from 1st Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) from my mother’s bible so there would be 4 generations represented. Now they can start making great grandchildren for me to spoil.
#7- Oletimer, Congratulations to your grand daughter.
Eatin’ burnt suppers that whole first year, That’s the good stuff.
#7- Oletimer, Congratulations to your grand daughter.
Eatin’ burnt suppers that whole first year, That’s the good stuff.
#7 Oletimer
Congratulations! That’s wonderful.
#8 GJT
I guess my husband was luckier than you were! 😉
#7 Oletimer
Congratulations! That’s wonderful.
#8 GJT
I guess my husband was luckier than you were! 😉
I guess man’s best friend isn’t woman’s best friend.
That’s one reason I don’t feel free to walk around my neighborhood. I wish I could, but I fear strange dogs as well. Especially gentle creatures like these two examples of fine doghood.
I’m just glad her baby is okay.
Okay, someone ‘splain this to me. How is wearing a medal you didn’t earn “free speech” and worthy of protection? Does it make a political statement, to be an impostor?
Okay, someone ‘splain this to me. How is wearing a medal you didn’t earn “free speech” and worthy of protection? Does it make a political statement, to be an impostor?
#9
It was a mere 21 years into our honeymoon my Sweetie proclaimed the hard boiled eggs were done at the sound of the explosion.
But they were boiled with true love. 😕
#9
It was a mere 21 years into our honeymoon my Sweetie proclaimed the hard boiled eggs were done at the sound of the explosion.
But they were boiled with true love. 😕
Like Jimmy Buffet, I will play for gumbo. (Six days a week and twice on Sundays.)
I’ll also sing for coffee.
Like Jimmy Buffet, I will play for gumbo. (Six days a week and twice on Sundays.)
I’ll also sing for coffee.
How is wearing a medal you didn’t earn “free speech” and worthy of protection?
Everything is fair game in the world of the anarcho-libertarian. You wanna be a woman despite the irrefutable biological fact you were born a man? Cut your tallywacker off and Poof! you’re a woman. If someone refuses to acknowledge your fraud by refusing to call you a woman label them an intolerant homophobe and get the courts to make them accept your self-mutilation.
If you want to be a doctor but couldn’t make it out of high school biology, so what? YOU know you’re a doctor on the inside.
World not treating you right because every loose fold of skin on your body has a piercing? Call it church doctrine and claim protected status. Some idiot judge will agree with you.
Heck, even hiring a hitman to kill your own baby is a protected right! All things are possible in a world where anything goes.
How is wearing a medal you didn’t earn “free speech” and worthy of protection?
Everything is fair game in the world of the anarcho-libertarian. You wanna be a woman despite the irrefutable biological fact you were born a man? Cut your tallywacker off and Poof! you’re a woman. If someone refuses to acknowledge your fraud by refusing to call you a woman label them an intolerant homophobe and get the courts to make them accept your self-mutilation.
If you want to be a doctor but couldn’t make it out of high school biology, so what? YOU know you’re a doctor on the inside.
World not treating you right because every loose fold of skin on your body has a piercing? Call it church doctrine and claim protected status. Some idiot judge will agree with you.
Heck, even hiring a hitman to kill your own baby is a protected right! All things are possible in a world where anything goes.
Cut your tallywacker off and Poof! you’re a woman.
Or you can simply say you think you’re one and go into a Women’s city restroom to get a glimpse of a little girl’s tush.
Cut your tallywacker off and Poof! you’re a woman.
Or you can simply say you think you’re one and go into a Women’s city restroom to get a glimpse of a little girl’s tush.
#4 Bigs, nope.
Could this be a case similar to Bill Clinton’s memory of black churches burning in Arkansas – which never happened?
Unlike Clinton and the other lying sack of crap politicians of both parties I have no incentive to be dishonest.
I wouldn’t trade the years spent on the other side of the tracks and especially not the nutritious love of the cajun cafeteria ladies for any degree of privilege.
#4 Bigs, nope.
Could this be a case similar to Bill Clinton’s memory of black churches burning in Arkansas – which never happened?
Unlike Clinton and the other lying sack of crap politicians of both parties I have no incentive to be dishonest.
I wouldn’t trade the years spent on the other side of the tracks and especially not the nutritious love of the cajun cafeteria ladies for any degree of privilege.
#14 hamous
hater
#14 hamous
hater
Looks like the thugocracy is not going to take this free speech and will of the people crap lying down. Apparently they will use whatever assets at their disposal to fight back, at least the IRS and the Department of Justice.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536370151720874.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion
Looks like the thugocracy is not going to take this free speech and will of the people crap lying down. Apparently they will use whatever assets at their disposal to fight back, at least the IRS and the Department of Justice.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536370151720874.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_opinion
Just saw something pretty cool at the ATL airport. A Boeing 707 in Qantas livery from way back.
Just saw something pretty cool at the ATL airport. A Boeing 707 in Qantas livery from way back.
#17 WB, there’s no reason to so harsh on Hammie.
He more than likely doesn’t really hate anyone. He’s just developed a special talent for stereotyping and broad brush painting people that happen to hold a different opinion than his own as inferior and incorrect. And I have to admit that he’s darn good at it.
#17 WB, there’s no reason to so harsh on Hammie.
He more than likely doesn’t really hate anyone. He’s just developed a special talent for stereotyping and broad brush painting people that happen to hold a different opinion than his own as inferior and incorrect. And I have to admit that he’s darn good at it.
I saw two bumper stickers on a car in the store parking lot yesterday. The first one I noticed was an “Obama” bs. Then I saw the second one which said “A PBS mind in a FOX world.”
It was an SUV.
I’m trying to figure out exactly what “PBS” might stand for. Perhaps “Petty B–S—“. /sarc off
I saw two bumper stickers on a car in the store parking lot yesterday. The first one I noticed was an “Obama” bs. Then I saw the second one which said “A PBS mind in a FOX world.”
It was an SUV.
I’m trying to figure out exactly what “PBS” might stand for. Perhaps “Petty B–S—“. /sarc off
#11 TT (and follow ups)
I guess that will make it lawful to get a PHD sheepskin from the diploma mill and get appointed to HISD. Too bad they fired them for it, now they can sue for their position back + lost pay + pain and suffering + slander + legal fees +, +, + ,+. Sounds like those three school board members from a couple of years ago could become multimillionaires if they so desire.
#11 TT (and follow ups)
I guess that will make it lawful to get a PHD sheepskin from the diploma mill and get appointed to HISD. Too bad they fired them for it, now they can sue for their position back + lost pay + pain and suffering + slander + legal fees +, +, + ,+. Sounds like those three school board members from a couple of years ago could become multimillionaires if they so desire.
pompousboybobby;
do you dare to deny that the horrible and inexcusable violence related to the abject stupidity that was alcohol prohibition declined substantially after that failed experiment of overreaching government authoritah was ended?
I don’t deny anything regarding Prohibition. It was violent ad and an ultimate failure. My position has been stated before on LST regarding Prohibition. I think it was a failure because LOEs did not pursue it the way they should. While the FBI had evidence of organized crime, they refused to acknowledge they existed. The crime bosses walked with impunity. Ultimately Prohibition failed because the people decided to fail it. The issues settled with me. Although I’d love an alcohol-free world I have little to no desire to reinstate a prohibition law upon the country.
The person in denial here is you, bob. You make no recognition whatsoever as to how alcohol is connected with violence in this country. You make no connection with alcohol and gang activity. Gang members commonly do what the 101st Reseve Battallion did under Nazi cntrol. That is, get drunk before they go out and commit their first shooting. They get drunk after words too to kill the inner pain. Over time though, it gets easier.
You also do not connect alcohol with domestic violence, health problems, or with folks who lose their way in life by consuming too much of it. The only positive recognition here is that you may connect with alcohol and drunk driving. Anything else though aloofs you.
Twist my words however you wish. But you sir, whether you are man enough to accept it or not, are still proportionately responsible for the violence, death, destruction, and harm to families that results from your completely irrational continued support of an expensive war that has raged for 40+ years with pitifully few positives and negatives piled mountains high.
Really? And, tell me, where did the marajuana subtance you bought from your pot pimp in a restaurant several months ago? Home grown? Did it pass any hands of gang thugs? Oh, wait, that’s right, if drugs were legal, gang thugs would not have to handle it, right? And that’s your denial. Based on point I made to you yesterday is that No way in the world would legalizing drugs eliminate the black market of drugs. Impossible. And within that black market there will be rules enforced, which, by your logic, includes brutally beating up gay people. Now, between you and I, which are more likely to procure drugs from that black market? You’ve yet to mention from where you’ll get the LSD you;ve expressed a desire to try. I can play the stupid “your responsible” game too. No wonder you liked Ron Paul in thelections. America was responsible for 9/11, right?
You don’t in any way sound like the neighbors of my youth. You sound more like the pompous windbags that held them down.
Most likely because my friends were not haughty a$$holes (sorry hamous, feel free to modify the word) such as yourself. Let’s go down Darren’s memory lane down Gregory Lane.
HERE, the building associated with 1850, was the town home I grew up in. All the buildings in the neighborhood I grew up in are identical. They were rectangular with the last two home being built a bit foward than the remaining six.
HERE is a zoomed out view of my neighborhood. I spent many hours walking around in the field behind my house walking my dog (included sliding on ice with her during the winter (I tortured the poor thing watching her slip all the time but to me it was funny), getting across the field to access the fast food places along Milwaukee Avenue, throwing sticks into the drain ditch located a tad north of the neighborhood entrance, and exploring the forest which used to be there. There’s now a small office building and I think a storage unit that were built there during my remaining years of living on Gregory Lane. I also spent hours and days riding my bike around the neighborhood and to get to places such a Golf Mills Shopping Center (Mall) located south east of Golf and Greenwood as well as to Gold Glenn strip mall to watch a movie at their theater (built after Golf Mills’ theater but and it was so much better). Occasionally I’d go riding for miles along the rodes to get to places farther away. That was insane considering the heavy traffic they entailed.
Now, one characteristic of the makeup of my neighborhood was the presence of stoners. Specifically, those who liked rock, metal, and classic rock. Speed and death metal were not popular at all. I had one friend on the other side ofthe neighborhood who listend to that crap and he wasn’t exactly Mr. popular. But on thing he did have for him was that amongst all my hang out frends, his family was perhaps the most stable.
So, how about them drugs? Eyeball the entrance of Gregory Lane. Just north is a small store, a swimming pool store in fact. Dividing that store and my neighborhood were some trees which you can see and a fence. In fact the trees were sandwiched between a wooden fence facing the naighborhood and a metal fence on the store’s side of the property. Between the fences was a popular place for newbies, specifically, sisters of my friends, to puff on their first cigarrettes and at times, mother nature herself. I liked to find open holes in the wood planks, crawl inside and pretend it was a fort. I’d also show off firecrackers and light small things on fire inside that area. Yes, I was a bit of a pyro. There were times, though that after I crawled inside I’d look up to shocked looks of others already inside the area, at least shocked until they saw it was me, but, nevertheless, they were never my friends so I was asked to leave. Girls only area I guess.
I will not specify anything in the following but here’s an overall rundown of my neighborhood:
Within in the first four buildings I knew of one significant drug spot in one ofthe homes there. There was also a significant drug consumption in one of my building units, again, I’m not going to specify. Towards the end of my side of the street, there were lots of parties which included a junkies’ goodies such as weed and cocaine. My my did my friend’s sisters advance over time. Across on the other side of the neighborhood I knew of at least two units which would have made good drug busts. Overall, probably every building had at least one unit with drugs. Furthermore, it wasn’t uncommon to be walking my dog in the field and be approached by someone looking to buy or sell drugs.
Overtime the hip hop culture, many from Chicago, began moving in. I bwecame friends with a young man about my age and who had older brothers in gangs. Weirdly, they were in rival gangs. I asked how that worked out and my friend would say they are at peace but if the two gangs broke out in conflict, they’d have to take sides and those sides would be each one’s gang. The idea of turning against one’s blood family was very foreign to me. It still is today. After a little while, more folks from Chicago moved in and one unit across the street became a gang hang out. My friends and I were friendly to them and they would talk about robbery and car jackings as well as not letting others dominate their lives (pride – and honestly not too different than the pride I saw and I’m sure exerted myself, growing up). One night I came back home from across the field (the one to the north of the neighborhood) and heard loud vocal commotion. I saw a bunch of oriental dudes trying to jump on and hold on to a large black dude (which was really kinda funny). I looked closer and recognized the black dude from high school. He got into his car and drove off. Others pulled out in another car but rammed it not a parked car. By that time the parents of the unit if front of mine grabbed the driver and held him still until the police arrived. I asked my friend whose brothers were in gangs what happened and he referred to the large black dde and said, “he crossed folk”. i had no idea what that meant other than it was gang-related. Plain and simple, it was a big gang party and the black dude flashed a rival gang’s signs. For that he needed a beat down.
Fast foward a few years to Darren being a teacher. In Illinois I taught in a small buti inner city school district with significant gang problems. In the middle school I taught there were members from all gangs but the two primary ones were the Sureno 13 and Latin Kings. These two gangs were always at each other’s throats. At one point a student who was previously on my soccer team, had to go home at random times because one of the gangs put a hit on him. In frustration I shouted in the presence of rival gangs to just leave him alone. One of them, who was a student of mine, simply said “he is doing the same to us.” My former soccer student was out in the streets shooting at rival gang members just to rpove himself to his hommies. The rivasl gang, therefore, retaliated against him. Pride, bob, pride.
While control of illegal substances brings in a lot of cash, gang violence is NOT an effect of illegal drugs. Not in the least. If anything, gangs may use violence to expand their control over the revenue it brings but the vioplence in and of itself have much more to do with upholding a notion of pride. It has to do with controlling a neighborhood, or blocks of a neighborhood, for no reason than to control it. And if cash runs outr from drugs, gangs will find other sources of cash. It makes no differece from where it comes; so long as it comes.
I’m tired right now and got chores to do. If you’re going to respond bob, please say something logical.
UPDATE: Oops, zoom featre didn’t work on Google. Houston was not my neighborhood growing up. It was on Gregory Lane in Des Palines, IL.
Thanks everybody for the nice words bout my grand daughter.
Thanks everybody for the nice words bout my grand daughter.
Lovely Daughter just left to head back to school. I miss her already.
Lovely Daughter just left to head back to school. I miss her already.
Followup from last night’s #105
bob42 says:
every day I tremble in fear about the possibility that a pregnant lesbian Mexican Muslim narco-terrorist might sneak across the border with a suitcase nuke, sell meth to my kids, drop the anchor baby, blow up the hospital, and marry my sister.And I don’t even have a sister.
Never fear, your imaginary sister couldn’t marry a lesbian illegal in Texas anyway.
Followup from last night’s #105
bob42 says:
every day I tremble in fear about the possibility that a pregnant lesbian Mexican Muslim narco-terrorist might sneak across the border with a suitcase nuke, sell meth to my kids, drop the anchor baby, blow up the hospital, and marry my sister.And I don’t even have a sister.
Never fear, your imaginary sister couldn’t marry a lesbian illegal in Texas anyway.
#23 Darren
Your lengthy response to Bob will just egg him on…
#23 Darren
Your lengthy response to Bob will just egg him on…
Bob, you still haveing explained this one:
You don’t in any way sound like the neighbors of my youth. You sound more like the pompous windbags that held them down.
Who was holding them down? It certainly wasn’t the cops. Who was really holding them down was their own family culture, neighborhood culture, and the Democrat party culture of not insisting on high educational standards of achievement and personal conduct in the classroom, sporting events, or any other function associated with the school. The pompous windbags holding them down were in fact themselves.
Bob, you still haveing explained this one:
You don’t in any way sound like the neighbors of my youth. You sound more like the pompous windbags that held them down.
Who was holding them down? It certainly wasn’t the cops. Who was really holding them down was their own family culture, neighborhood culture, and the Democrat party culture of not insisting on high educational standards of achievement and personal conduct in the classroom, sporting events, or any other function associated with the school. The pompous windbags holding them down were in fact themselves.
The pompous windbags holding them down were in fact themselves.
Amen. Apparently it’s easier to cry victim and live a destitute life than to take personal responsibility.
The pompous windbags holding them down were in fact themselves.
Amen. Apparently it’s easier to cry victim and live a destitute life than to take personal responsibility.
mharper #27;
I hope so.
mharper #27;
I hope so.
The pompous windbags holding them down were in fact themselves.
Give that man a bubblegum cigar. (Hey, it’s from me. 🙂 )
It ALWAYS boils down to personal choice. They choose their route, I chose mine. There were and are indeed, facots of influence. I was very blessed with a close and happy family and whose parents were very active in my life and set forth high moral standards to achieve. But, despite all this, it’s still personal choice. This is a fact something bob doesn’t allow to sink even a nanometer into his brain or conscience.
The pompous windbags holding them down were in fact themselves.
Give that man a bubblegum cigar. (Hey, it’s from me. 🙂 )
It ALWAYS boils down to personal choice. They choose their route, I chose mine. There were and are indeed, facots of influence. I was very blessed with a close and happy family and whose parents were very active in my life and set forth high moral standards to achieve. But, despite all this, it’s still personal choice. This is a fact something bob doesn’t allow to sink even a nanometer into his brain or conscience.
I have to modify one point of grammar (not not a grammar error, those will stay). Of all my friends, only one had sisters. So I should have written that my friend’s sister and her friends would go behind the wooden fence to take a drag of their cancer sticks. Also at the party with all the goodies for junkies.
I have to modify one point of grammar (not not a grammar error, those will stay). Of all my friends, only one had sisters. So I should have written that my friend’s sister and her friends would go behind the wooden fence to take a drag of their cancer sticks. Also at the party with all the goodies for junkies.
#30 — Guess every blog needs a masochist… ?
#30 — Guess every blog needs a masochist… ?
Darren, I appreciate you anecdotal dissertation, and can assure you that I’m well aware of the many downsides associated with mind altering substances such as (and especially) alcohol.
Where our minds part ways is your notion that if we make government large enough, powerful enough, violent enough, and constantly feed it tons of money, it will be successful at preventing people from making bad decisions.
Look at the various countries that are more “successful” with their drugs war than we are. I wouldn’t call any of them “free” societies. In fact, most are oppressive dictatorships or monarchies.
Given the choice, I’d put up with the downsides of people abusing substances way before I’d give the government the kind of authoritah you want it to have.
It’s clear that we’ll just need to agree to disagree on this one. There’s nothing I can say that I haven’t already said on the matter, and neither of us will change the others mind on the topic. Fortunately, that fact does not prohibit us from being friends.
Darren, I appreciate you anecdotal dissertation, and can assure you that I’m well aware of the many downsides associated with mind altering substances such as (and especially) alcohol.
Where our minds part ways is your notion that if we make government large enough, powerful enough, violent enough, and constantly feed it tons of money, it will be successful at preventing people from making bad decisions.
Look at the various countries that are more “successful” with their drugs war than we are. I wouldn’t call any of them “free” societies. In fact, most are oppressive dictatorships or monarchies.
Given the choice, I’d put up with the downsides of people abusing substances way before I’d give the government the kind of authoritah you want it to have.
It’s clear that we’ll just need to agree to disagree on this one. There’s nothing I can say that I haven’t already said on the matter, and neither of us will change the others mind on the topic. Fortunately, that fact does not prohibit us from being friends.
Who was holding them down?
The Man.
Who was holding them down?
The Man.
#28, Big,
My wife grew up in NO, and up until Katrina had most of her extended family there. The one thing she told me was there were 3 groups of people in NO. Those that had money and could afford to live the way they wanted. Those that were smart and driven and were going to leave to make their fortunes and then possibly come back later in life. Finally those that were beholden to the system and refused to make a better life for themselves by demanding better education, or even staying in school till graduation.
She was on of the second group, and has told me that if I was ever transfered there, I would be going there by my self and she would stay in Houston and raise the kids.
🙂
#28, Big,
My wife grew up in NO, and up until Katrina had most of her extended family there. The one thing she told me was there were 3 groups of people in NO. Those that had money and could afford to live the way they wanted. Those that were smart and driven and were going to leave to make their fortunes and then possibly come back later in life. Finally those that were beholden to the system and refused to make a better life for themselves by demanding better education, or even staying in school till graduation.
She was on of the second group, and has told me that if I was ever transfered there, I would be going there by my self and she would stay in Houston and raise the kids.
🙂
Where our minds part ways is your notion that if we make government large enough, powerful enough, violent enough, and constantly feed it tons of money, it will be successful at preventing people from making bad decisions.
Actually, where our minds part is that you have no sense of why I support the laws I do. Legalizing drugs will make drug use either worse or keep drug use the same. It will NOT make it better. I never witessed a drug raid in my life. The events you cite must be rare and yet you portray them as the norm. You bash police and social conservatives yet completely ignore the overwhelming liberal mindset behind government control. You constantly side with those who make government worse, not better while all along proclaim to want to make government better by reducing it.
Look at the various countries that are more “successful” with their drugs war than we are. I wouldn’t call any of them “free” societies. In fact, most are oppressive dictatorships or monarchies.
Look at the country who are “open” to drug use. They are third world at best, highly taxing, socialized, collective-minded, regulate free speech to the point of inprisionment, and friendly to Sharia Law. What’s your point? What **GOOD** will legalizing drugs accomplish?
Given the choice, I’d put up with the downsides of people abusing substances way before I’d give the government the kind of authoritah you want it to have.
In your clean ideology, I can see why.
There’s nothing I can say that I haven’t already said on the matter
Yes there is. Read Big45’s #28.
Where our minds part ways is your notion that if we make government large enough, powerful enough, violent enough, and constantly feed it tons of money, it will be successful at preventing people from making bad decisions.
Actually, where our minds part is that you have no sense of why I support the laws I do. Legalizing drugs will make drug use either worse or keep drug use the same. It will NOT make it better. I never witessed a drug raid in my life. The events you cite must be rare and yet you portray them as the norm. You bash police and social conservatives yet completely ignore the overwhelming liberal mindset behind government control. You constantly side with those who make government worse, not better while all along proclaim to want to make government better by reducing it.
Look at the various countries that are more “successful” with their drugs war than we are. I wouldn’t call any of them “free” societies. In fact, most are oppressive dictatorships or monarchies.
Look at the country who are “open” to drug use. They are third world at best, highly taxing, socialized, collective-minded, regulate free speech to the point of inprisionment, and friendly to Sharia Law. What’s your point? What **GOOD** will legalizing drugs accomplish?
Given the choice, I’d put up with the downsides of people abusing substances way before I’d give the government the kind of authoritah you want it to have.
In your clean ideology, I can see why.
There’s nothing I can say that I haven’t already said on the matter
Yes there is. Read Big45’s #28.
mharper #33;
I bet I can even pee farther than bob. 🙂
mharper #33;
I bet I can even pee farther than bob. 🙂
Today’s electronic keyboards are pretty awesome, thanks to velocity sensitive keyboards and advanced digital sampling techniques. But I have yet to find one that could faithfully reproduce the wide range of sounds that can be made with this classic analog instrument.
The Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models.
As a member of the electrophone sub-group of percussion instruments, it employs a piano-like keyboard with hammers that hit small metal tines, amplified by electromagnetic pickups. A 2001 New York Times article described the instrument as “a pianistic counterpart to the electric guitar” having a “shimmering, ethereal sound.” Artist D’Angelo described it has having a “thick, almost gooey sound.”
The Rhodes piano enjoyed a resurgence of popularity beginning in the 1990s — with contemporary artists highlighting the instrument, including Portishead, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu. Chick Corea, Jamiroquai, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder.
My vintage 1978 Fender/Rhodes Mark II 73 will arrive in a few days.
I’ll never be skilled enough to do the instrument justice, but I’m sure as heck gonna have a ton of fun trying, and I can’t wait to hear my daughter play it for the first time. Just like it did when I first played one, it’s gonna knock her socks off.
Today’s electronic keyboards are pretty awesome, thanks to velocity sensitive keyboards and advanced digital sampling techniques. But I have yet to find one that could faithfully reproduce the wide range of sounds that can be made with this classic analog instrument.
The Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models.
As a member of the electrophone sub-group of percussion instruments, it employs a piano-like keyboard with hammers that hit small metal tines, amplified by electromagnetic pickups. A 2001 New York Times article described the instrument as “a pianistic counterpart to the electric guitar” having a “shimmering, ethereal sound.” Artist D’Angelo described it has having a “thick, almost gooey sound.”
The Rhodes piano enjoyed a resurgence of popularity beginning in the 1990s — with contemporary artists highlighting the instrument, including Portishead, D’Angelo, Erykah Badu. Chick Corea, Jamiroquai, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder.
My vintage 1978 Fender/Rhodes Mark II 73 will arrive in a few days.
I’ll never be skilled enough to do the instrument justice, but I’m sure as heck gonna have a ton of fun trying, and I can’t wait to hear my daughter play it for the first time. Just like it did when I first played one, it’s gonna knock her socks off.
I wish Drudge would remove the naked guy from his front page. Ick.
I wish Drudge would remove the naked guy from his front page. Ick.
Yet you keep checking back. Hmmmm……. 😉
Yet you keep checking back. Hmmmm……. 😉
Now this is interesting. Note in the link when you look at the “news” story, before the text of the story begins, there is an opportunity to approve the story by selecting the thumbs up, but there is no thumbs down selection.
Also, I’ve tried to find overhead pictures of Obama’s rallies so I could estimate crowd size. I’ve got a pretty good formula for that too. I can’t find overhead pictures. I looked for UW, I looked for Philly. Nothing. I did use my formula for Glenn Beck’s. Got pretty close!
Now this is interesting. Note in the link when you look at the “news” story, before the text of the story begins, there is an opportunity to approve the story by selecting the thumbs up, but there is no thumbs down selection.
Also, I’ve tried to find overhead pictures of Obama’s rallies so I could estimate crowd size. I’ve got a pretty good formula for that too. I can’t find overhead pictures. I looked for UW, I looked for Philly. Nothing. I did use my formula for Glenn Beck’s. Got pretty close!
Okay, the formula, For those of you who have Google Earth, this will work. Bring up an overhead view of a crowd. Bring up a separate screen on Google Earth and zoom in until you have the same area clearly visible at the same size on Google Earth. Now, use the ruler on Google Earth and draw rectangles around the areas where the crowd is dense. Take a square foot calculation of the area. Divide by 9. That will give you the number of people in that area. In a dense crowd, each person gets about 9 square feet to stand in. On less densely packed areas, you have to use an estimate of the number of people outside the densely crowded areas. But it’s a pretty good rule of thumb. I got within about 20,000 of Beck’s estimates.
Okay, the formula, For those of you who have Google Earth, this will work. Bring up an overhead view of a crowd. Bring up a separate screen on Google Earth and zoom in until you have the same area clearly visible at the same size on Google Earth. Now, use the ruler on Google Earth and draw rectangles around the areas where the crowd is dense. Take a square foot calculation of the area. Divide by 9. That will give you the number of people in that area. In a dense crowd, each person gets about 9 square feet to stand in. On less densely packed areas, you have to use an estimate of the number of people outside the densely crowded areas. But it’s a pretty good rule of thumb. I got within about 20,000 of Beck’s estimates.
#42 Wagonburner
It’s like a car accident. You don’t want to look, but…
😉
Actually, I check back occasionally to see what new news is up. That picture is certainly turning me off today, though.
#42 Wagonburner
It’s like a car accident. You don’t want to look, but…
😉
Actually, I check back occasionally to see what new news is up. That picture is certainly turning me off today, though.
That picture is certainly turning me off today, though.
Will a picture of a dancing fat guy in a speedo help?
Dude. Yow.
He looked like a Nerf ball with a rubber band around it.
Dude. Yow.
He looked like a Nerf ball with a rubber band around it.
ElGordo #18, liberals are just petty little dictators seeking to rule with an iron fist. If they could, they would put a boot on your neck and a bayonet in your back to shut you up, then march you off to the gas chambers. Any group of people that can mentally condone, aid, and extol the murder of 3,000 defenseless unborn babies every single day of the year for 35 years is capable of any heinous behavior given the opportunity.
ElGordo #18, liberals are just petty little dictators seeking to rule with an iron fist. If they could, they would put a boot on your neck and a bayonet in your back to shut you up, then march you off to the gas chambers. Any group of people that can mentally condone, aid, and extol the murder of 3,000 defenseless unborn babies every single day of the year for 35 years is capable of any heinous behavior given the opportunity.
The Muslim Brotherhood has declared war on the US. The MB is about four times as big as Al-Qaeda was when AQ declared war on us in 1996.
I, for one, am glad that we have a president who understands the hearts, minds, and souls of the Muslims and can therefore guide us through these perilous times.
The Muslim Brotherhood has declared war on the US. The MB is about four times as big as Al-Qaeda was when AQ declared war on us in 1996.
I, for one, am glad that we have a president who understands the hearts, minds, and souls of the Muslims and can therefore guide us through these perilous times.
Tedtam, I don’t look. But maybe I’m strong due to people like this.
Tedtam, I don’t look. But maybe I’m strong due to people like this.
Chavez backs China over Nobel for jailed dissident this is not a big surprise, I mean he is trying to move his country more and more in that direction every day.
Chavez backs China over Nobel for jailed dissident this is not a big surprise, I mean he is trying to move his country more and more in that direction every day.
Darren
First of all prohibition was repealed because the MAJORITY, an overwhelming majority, of the people (the electorate) demanded the law overturned.
Bob42
Second of all, marijuana laws have not been repealed because the MAJORITY, an overwhelming majority, of the people (the electorate) have not demanded the laws overturned.
Please make a mental note of the similarities of the two statements above. There is a lesson to be learned here.
Back to Darren
Your rant against the evils of alcohol have left me in stitches. Ms. Nation would be proud of you.
Back to Bob (broad brush) 42
Both you and Darren’s histrionics do nothing to sway anyone to your cause. Especially you Bob with your name calling and attacks on very good peoples characters.
/Sigh the more things change the more they stay the same.
Talk to all of y’all later. I am off to try regressive sky diving. That is, reducing the size of the parachute with each successive jump till I do not need a chute at all.
How about these wonderful protests in France over the government raising the retirement age from 60 to 62? I mean heave forbid they actuall have to work another 22 months to get their pension?
I find it funny that these people yell and scream about how horrible the US is but at least the productive portion of our population work well into their late 60’s. That is why we are as successful as we are.
How about these wonderful protests in France over the government raising the retirement age from 60 to 62? I mean heave forbid they actuall have to work another 22 months to get their pension?
I find it funny that these people yell and scream about how horrible the US is but at least the productive portion of our population work well into their late 60’s. That is why we are as successful as we are.
#52, Squawk, that is not that far off from what the liberal’s want to do… reduce your will power and desire to do bigger and better things, till you simply go SPLAT!!!!!
#52, Squawk, that is not that far off from what the liberal’s want to do… reduce your will power and desire to do bigger and better things, till you simply go SPLAT!!!!!
#53 Squawk, have fun and don’t “bounce*” to high.
Ultimately, the insanity that is cannabis prohibition will be done away with. It is just a matter of time.
*“Bounce” is the term skydivers use when someones chute doesn’t open.
#53 Squawk, have fun and don’t “bounce*” to high.
Ultimately, the insanity that is cannabis prohibition will be done away with. It is just a matter of time.
*“Bounce” is the term skydivers use when someones chute doesn’t open.
Ultimately, the insanity that is cannabis prohibition will be done away with. It is just a matter of time.
And I am okay with that. I do not want laws implemented at the whim of the gubment. This country is supposed to be a Republic or that is how it was established. Not a democracy, oligarchy or dictatorship.
I don’t bounce, it is more like a dull thump or thud.
And if #46 doesn’t do it for ya we can always resurrect Mardi Gras Bucket Man.
And if #46 doesn’t do it for ya we can always resurrect Mardi Gras Bucket Man.
I don’t bounce, it is more like a dull thump or thud.
That would be a “dead cat bounce”.
I don’t bounce, it is more like a dull thump or thud.
That would be a “dead cat bounce”.
Hamous, it’s not cool to post that where we will unexpectledly see it, and no warning, no nothing. And you darned fool, if you’d just made that into a poster and sold in in San Francisco, you could have been a millionaire today.
Hamous, it’s not cool to post that where we will unexpectledly see it, and no warning, no nothing. And you darned fool, if you’d just made that into a poster and sold in in San Francisco, you could have been a millionaire today.
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
WHERE’S THAT EYE BLEACH ????????
/scrubbing eyeballs
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
WHERE’S THAT EYE BLEACH ????????
/scrubbing eyeballs
#46 Squawk
Just for that GIF, you are on my wiss list for the rest of the day.
Dang, that hurt.
#46 Squawk
Just for that GIF, you are on my wiss list for the rest of the day.
Dang, that hurt.
Hamous
I was just wondering, is that a younger “blog monkey” covering that guys ummmm ……. package?
Squawk – I got that pic from you back when the one-eyed hamster was thinking about running for office. I think bucket man was nominated to be OE Hamster’s FEMA director.
Squawk – I got that pic from you back when the one-eyed hamster was thinking about running for office. I think bucket man was nominated to be OE Hamster’s FEMA director.
Press 1 if you favor tossing Hamous from the Chase Tower if he ever openly posts another picture like that.
Press 1 if you favor tossing Hamous from the Chase Tower if he ever openly posts another picture like that.
Some things you’d pay to un-see.
Some things you’d pay to un-see.
Oh, and 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Oh, and 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Hammie
Yeah I remember that. All these years and I just now noticed the monkey and that was because I sneezed and my eyes were forced to look below the buckets.
If you think bucket man is bad, count yer blessings that I do not have admin rights.
Hammie, my photoshop abilities are still available to you btw.
Some things you’d pay to un-see.
Yeah like my ex-mother-n-law.
Ok, ok! It’s a link now. Like y’all wouldn’t have clicked on the link anyway 😉
Ok, ok! It’s a link now. Like y’all wouldn’t have clicked on the link anyway 😉
Squawk – I got that pic from you back when the one-eyed hamster was thinking about running for office. I think bucket man was nominated to be OE Hamster’s FEMA director.
We need to mount another draft campaing for OE Hamster.
I bet he has a chance of beating Obama in 2012
Squawk – I got that pic from you back when the one-eyed hamster was thinking about running for office. I think bucket man was nominated to be OE Hamster’s FEMA director.
We need to mount another draft campaing for OE Hamster.
I bet he has a chance of beating Obama in 2012
Now we all know why we love this group!
Now we all know why we love this group!
#37 –
October 11, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Rats. Sinking ship.
Um……………er…………………….uh……………..doesn’t that generally happen at the END of a POTUS’s term??????????????????
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…………..mebbe there’s HOPE?????
#37 –
October 11, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Rats. Sinking ship.
Um……………er…………………….uh……………..doesn’t that generally happen at the END of a POTUS’s term??????????????????
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…………..mebbe there’s HOPE?????
For the hands on types, this is interesting. Now you can close the gear before testing.
For the hands on types, this is interesting. Now you can close the gear before testing.
Like y’all wouldn’t have clicked on the link anyway
Hamous, see my #50. Thanks for saving our eyes.
Like y’all wouldn’t have clicked on the link anyway
Hamous, see my #50. Thanks for saving our eyes.
#74 kf
Some ships sink fast, some slow.
#74 kf
Some ships sink fast, some slow.
bob42’s cat contributes to science in the second picture.
bob42’s cat contributes to science in the second picture.
#71 – I never touched a one (I learned a while BACK)
HEH
#71 – I never touched a one (I learned a while BACK)
HEH
Bucket man is nothing more than your typical LSU football fan. I know. I was there.
Bucket man is nothing more than your typical LSU football fan. I know. I was there.
After having been to a couple of Rice football games, I’d be less embarrassed to sit next to Bucket Man than most Rice students.
After having been to a couple of Rice football games, I’d be less embarrassed to sit next to Bucket Man than most Rice students.
For the crazy aunt:
An ePublishing service by Barnes & Noble.
For the crazy aunt:
An ePublishing service by Barnes & Noble.
Wagonburner, believe it or not, my cat(s) actually like you.
Lightly seasoned, leisurely marinated, and roasted in a slow oven.
(nomz…)
Wagonburner, believe it or not, my cat(s) actually like you.
Lightly seasoned, leisurely marinated, and roasted in a slow oven.
(nomz…)
#39 Darren
pee farther than bob.
Now I feel like the masochist here.
#39 Darren
pee farther than bob.
Now I feel like the masochist here.
Now I feel like the masochist here.
Ya gotta be careful here. These people are nuts.
Now I feel like the masochist here.
Ya gotta be careful here. These people are nuts.
#52 Squawk
till I do not need a chute at all.
Sounds like either dementia or suicide, so I assume there is a catch. Explain?
#52 Squawk
till I do not need a chute at all.
Sounds like either dementia or suicide, so I assume there is a catch. Explain?
Sounds like either dementia or suicide, so I assume there is a catch. Explain?
He likes to come across as a big, gruff, tough guy, but inside our squawkie-tooter is a big marshmallow.
Sounds like either dementia or suicide, so I assume there is a catch. Explain?
He likes to come across as a big, gruff, tough guy, but inside our squawkie-tooter is a big marshmallow.
Three words.
Nude.
Sky.
Diving.
Hey, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
Three words.
Nude.
Sky.
Diving.
Hey, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.
MHarper
Heh
Read the entire post and you will gain insight into my current opinion of political discourse. While I truly like and sorta 😉 respect Bob42 and Darren, arguing with them two has just about the same results as regressive sky diving.
#81 – Me too, and I was one. ‘cept I was on the field of play rather than in the stands.
#81 – Me too, and I was one. ‘cept I was on the field of play rather than in the stands.
#89;
arguing with them two has just about the same results as regressive sky diving.
I’m glad someone considers me Superman!
#89;
arguing with them two has just about the same results as regressive sky diving.
I’m glad someone considers me Superman!
squawk #52;
First of all prohibition was repealed because the MAJORITY, an overwhelming majority, of the people (the electorate) demanded the law overturned.
I wanted to address why Prohibition failed in its enforcement. You are correct in that it ultimately failed because the majority spoke and ruled. It’s kinda like saying:
Ultimately Prohibition failed because the people decided to fail it.
Such is our system. Prohibition came and went, that is that.
Your rant against the evils of alcohol have left me in stitches. Ms. Nation would be proud of you.
Take it in stride. Alcohol IS associated wit hbad things. Very bad, dark, evil, no good things. But it does also make people get silly and loosen up. My post has nothing to do with arguing that if one drinks, he’ll do bad things but it is an influence. It’s my argument against drug legalization. Legalizing them won’t cure the nation’s ills from having them illegal. They’ll just create new problems to deal with. You ever want to get together and gulp down some booze while I gulp a Mountain Dew, I’m game.
I suggest mudder’s milk cuz you’re a wild animal who needs taming AND…you’re my hero. “The man they call…[squawk].” 🙂
squawk #52;
First of all prohibition was repealed because the MAJORITY, an overwhelming majority, of the people (the electorate) demanded the law overturned.
I wanted to address why Prohibition failed in its enforcement. You are correct in that it ultimately failed because the majority spoke and ruled. It’s kinda like saying:
Ultimately Prohibition failed because the people decided to fail it.
Such is our system. Prohibition came and went, that is that.
Your rant against the evils of alcohol have left me in stitches. Ms. Nation would be proud of you.
Take it in stride. Alcohol IS associated wit hbad things. Very bad, dark, evil, no good things. But it does also make people get silly and loosen up. My post has nothing to do with arguing that if one drinks, he’ll do bad things but it is an influence. It’s my argument against drug legalization. Legalizing them won’t cure the nation’s ills from having them illegal. They’ll just create new problems to deal with. You ever want to get together and gulp down some booze while I gulp a Mountain Dew, I’m game.
I suggest mudder’s milk cuz you’re a wild animal who needs taming AND…you’re my hero. “The man they call…[squawk].” 🙂
bob #88;
DANG! Now I have to wonder if that really was bird poop.
bob #88;
DANG! Now I have to wonder if that really was bird poop.
#71;
Like y’all wouldn’t have clicked on the link anyway
I clicked on it twice. 😯
#71;
Like y’all wouldn’t have clicked on the link anyway
I clicked on it twice. 😯
#83;
Lightly seasoned, leisurely marinated, and roasted in a slow oven.
That’s exactly what I was thinking about your cat, bob.
(We’re out of bacon tonight…phew, Mrs. Darren isn’t watching me)
#83;
Lightly seasoned, leisurely marinated, and roasted in a slow oven.
That’s exactly what I was thinking about your cat, bob.
(We’re out of bacon tonight…phew, Mrs. Darren isn’t watching me)
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