The coin toss - Packer's defer. Interesting call by McCarthy. I suppose if we smash the crap out of the Steelers, it will be a great decision, smash the crap out of them on the first drive, demoralize them, all that goofball football stuff. Later. Yes, I'm nervous, yet what will a win or loss do for me? Yeah, I know.
Sunday, February 06, 2011
I Getting More Pumped Up, In An Odd Sort Of Way - I'm Watching Puppy Bowl VII, But Also There Is This Important Info I'd Like You To Act On
Via OpEdNews.com, this interesting video of an non-contacted tribe tries to do the impossible - show us that people are living who have had no contact with other cultures, at all & clearly not with the dominate, capitalist culture that appears to dominate much of South America, particularly when it comes to shareholder value. I don't doubt for a minute that the Koch brothers are involved with this logging. After you click on the link a the video with start, watch it & when it's done a petition will show itself on your screen, put your name & email address on it & click the submit button. It's easy, I did it without breaking a sweat. Be smart about giving away your bank numbers or Social Security number, but stop worrying about your privacy, face it none of us has much of that left anymore & with the ReThugs controlling everything in my state of Wisco, I wonder if we will have much privacy in our homes anymore. Just if you're wondering, in the video, the scientist who is asking for help has been monitoring this tribe for some time. I was reminded of that episode in Star Trek: The Next Generation where a group of scientists are exposed (I think one of there holographic machines exploded & the rock they are behind disappeared) & ultimately the locals think Picard is a god or something. I did notice one of the people videoed ran towards the helicopter & raised his spear in defiance. I glad he scared the helicopter away. The gist of all this is that some may argue that this group of people should no longer be considered "non-contacted, I'm not going to take that up. After all, today is the day the Packers will win their fourth Super Bowl. BTW, OpEdNews.com is good & you should sign up for their emails.
Packermania Is Building In coldH2Owiville, But Let's Remember Why We Should Not Deify Reagan
It ought to offend every thinking American that the government named a building after this addled tool of General Electric - yes, he was a Manchurian Candidate of the corporatist right wing. Some guy on PBS first suggested the comparison, I don't remember his name, I was watching, as it were, very late one night or very early one morning. This excerpt from the link is all you need to know about who Reagan was & how he "thought" about the world.
6. Reagan is the president who attacked the democratically elected government of Granada under the guise of its being a communist ally of Cuba's Fidel Castro; none of which was true. Granada, under President Bishop was a socialist island, with only a local sense of community with the other countries of the Caribbean, but was no military ally of Castro. Also, Reagan and his liars said there was an airport that could take Russian and Cuban jets, which was not true. Some of us who were part of the Third World Journalists, went to Grenada; the airport was barely able to take a two-engine propeller plane, let alone a jet of any sort, especially a fast-flying fighter plane that would need a long runway! In this attack on Grenada, Reagan killed the whole government as well as the 15-20 policemen who kept order on the Island because Grenada had no special armed forces to fight against the American invasion. Incidentally, several Americans were killed during accidents on landing and parachuting into the island. Ironically, after the invasion and takeover of Grenada, Reagan and his foppy non-combat general, Alexander Haig, stood together and declared, "America is back!" As if killing Grenada wiped out our defeats in Korea and Viet Nam.
My emphases. & even if the government of Granada forged, with it's 20 now dead policemen, a military alliance with Fidel Castro, so fucking what?
Finally, Something Really Funny, In Fact, I Laughed
Via Nowegianity. This is a mini-review of a book call Typography for Lawyers, with comments. My favorite, the one that made me laugh hard enough to create a minor disturbance in my newly healing belly button:
Too Bad - Packermania, Sort Of
The streak is over. Please, dear readers, yes, I'm speaking of the loyal five (yes, 5!), do not be put off by the link's Access Vikings headline. I meant nothing by it, honest.
Bu$hCo Should Be Arrested & Prosecuted For War Crimes & Just For Being A Douche
I'm glad the Swiss at least appear to have principles & that Bu$hCo is scared enough not to visit the country. President Obama's pressure on the Spainish government only confirms what is my sad belief that this country not only will not, but can not live up to its claimed principles. It's too bad & I suppose we'll all just adjust to living in a country that only stands for the rights of corporations to act in any manner they think will add to shareholder value.
In 2009, for instance, a Spanish court began a criminal investigation of six former administration officials, on grounds that they had violated international law in connection with the military prison at Guantánamo Bay. The Obama administration was apparently so concerned about the investigation that it pressured the Spanish government to make sure the case was derailed, according to State Department cables made public by the antisecrecy group WikiLeaks.
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Reagan Wasn't Much Of Anything, Actually
But he did make his rich friends richer as he taxed the middle class heavily. We now see the results of that policy. Read about the five myths. I think there are a bunch more, but won't quibble with these five.
Just Go To Hell Wisco Businesses, I'm Tired Of Your Whining & Now Your Gloating
Bad for America, bad for Wisco, bad for Ashwaubenon, bad for the Packers. The fucking Chamber of Commerce won't be happy until they are allowed to build a Bass Pro Shop on a man-made island in the Fish Creek Estuary of Lake Superior. They'll want to catch the traffic between Hurly, Wisco & Ino, Wisco.
Lena Nyman, R.I.P.
She's dead.
Here's a pic of Lena when I was a youth & enjoyed her movies.
Here's a pic of Lena when I was a youth & enjoyed her movies.
Now I'm a geezer & I look in a mirror daily & Lena looks a lot better than I do.
One of the good things about her was that she showed us bonehead Wisco boys what a woman looked like - full of figure, full of anger, & for me full of life. It is too bad that through various media outlets we have come to believe women & men are constructed out of silicon rather than flesh. As a country, we really need to change this error in understanding.
Department Of No Shit Dick Tracy
Political judges? Really?
Arn Pearson, a vice president at Common Cause, a liberal group that has been critical of potential conflicts at the Supreme Court caused by Ms. Thomas’s work, said her new position, combined with Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent address before a closed-door seminar of the Tea Party Caucus, provided further evidence of “the politicization of the court.”
“The level of bias we’re seeing is really troubling,” Mr. Pearson said.
Or, for the purists:
Friday, February 04, 2011
Sean Duffy Claims A Bipartisan Vote In The House Called For Repeal Of HCR
I'll never get over the embarrassment of saying this Sean Duffy, my, ugh, Representative in Washington, claims that the vote in the House to repeal HCR was bipartisan. Here are the official numbers:
...the House voted 245 to 189 Wednesday to repeal President Obama’s signature domestic achievement – health-care reform.
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For Democrats, it’s a chance to defend their legacy, including within their own ranks. In the 2010 elections, moderate Democrats took a pounding on health-care reform, but Wednesday most rallied with their own leadership to oppose repeal of a reform they once opposed. Three voted for repeal: Reps. Dan Boren of Oklahoma, Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, and Mike Ross of Arkansas.
I know my loyal five (yes,5!)have lots to do so I'll do the math: all the ReThugs voted for repeal, that's 242 of the slimy, heartless bastards. 189 members voted against repeal, every single Democratic member voted against it, except for the three idiots mentioned above. & seeing where these guys are from, it's no wonder. I'm sorry but I am an elitist, I read books & stuff.
So, I'm not astonished by the disingenuousness of Sean Duffy's assertion that the vote was bipartisan. I suppose a vote where 97.8% of the voters agreed would be a bipartisan vote to Mr. Duffy. I would say that the 2.2% of the voters that did not vote were racist idiots - this was the vote percentage Henry Aaron received on his first ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. If I were a baseball junkie, thankfully I'm not, even if I remember where I was sitting when he hit the home run that established a new record, I'd be pretty embarrassed. Then again, Sean Duffy is not me so he won't be embarrassed by making inane statements about bipartisan votes. Those three "Democratic" Representatives are DINOs & Mr. Duffy knows it. I responded to Mr. Duffy's email, actually an image. Also, you can't just hit the reply tab, you have to find his other email addy & send that as a reply.
The big question, of course, is whether Sean Duffy refused to accept the government sponsored, government financed health insurance he now gets. I hope he followed his principles & refused it, although I will not be holding my breath on this one.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Koch Brothers Harbingers A Handmaid's Tale America?
I knew a Koch while I was in college, back in the days when we had dinosaurs as pets. I think he was from a liberal family in Wisco. I'm not sure about that, but you can believe me anyway. I also knew a David Koch, I don't think it's the same one in the article. He was quite rich, alright. I knew him through his wife, who at the time was an incredibly dedicated Gordon Setter owner. She seemed quite happy to organize one of the best, if not the best (including the National Specialty) Specialties in the country. A Specialty, for the non-initiated, is a dog show where only one breed is represented. In the Gordon Setter world there are several of these shows held throughout the country & once a year the parent club, The Gordon Setter Club of America, holds a National, the site is chosen by the Board of Governors of the club. Usually a person who wins or places in the various classes gets a ribbon & a small prize. Sometimes only the lst place dog gets a prize in addition to the blue ribbon. At the Minnesota Specialty things were different. I once one Winners Bitch & Best of Winners & received a pretty expensive & large blow drier for dogs plus an original portrait of Streamer, my winner that day. Anyway, I now wonder if her husband is connected to the awful Koch brothers? I do remember framed photos of this couple with Dan Quayle & the pope, the dead one who ignored the sexual abuse of children & is now on the fast track to sainthood. Talk about one good reason to finally quit, with apologies to the wonderful social clubs in New Orleans, the Roman Catholic Social Club.
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If you don't believe him, go to the link & look directly & quickly to the right, it's an image of the book cover.