Mike Rowe — Off The Wall Liz Lane writes… “Rubio gave a nice shout out to welders on the debate last night (that may or may not have made Socrates roll over in his grave). We all know you support welders and their hard work, but should we go so far as to say, “We need more welders and less philosophers?” Hi Liz. Great question. Across the interwebs today, people
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November 12, 2015
“Dear Walmart, Someone Insulted Me In One of Your Stores. Your CEO Must Now Resign.” [Darleen Click]
Poor poor dear ::::guffaw::: I am writing to inform you of a terrible attack I suffered in one of your stores this week. The assault against me was so violent and oppressive that I had to immediately retreat to my healing space, where I lay whimpering on the floor for three and a half days, barely able to move or breathe. […] I was walking from my car to the
November 11, 2015
Veterans Day Open Thread [Darleen Click]
Thank you, veterans, for your service. I am humbled by you all. Army, 11th Airborne – My dad’s first service, 1946-48 in Hokkaido, Japan. Marines, Pershing’s Army – My great-uncle, Ray Howard Aseltine, MIA in 1918 but who was alive and came home after war’s end. 2x great grandfather, James Kenton Ellis, Civil War, Union 26th Regiment Infantry (served 1861-1865, including being in battle of Shiloh) Please add your stories
November 10, 2015
Mob rule on campus [Darleen Click]
From students and professors actively hostile to the First Amendment After desperately trying to gin up media coverage of student protests at the University of Missouri, one of the school’s media professors is now furiously trying to “muscle” the press off campus to prevent them from covering student protests that rapidly spiraled out of control Monday. Mizzou president Timothy Wolfe announced his resignation on Monday after members of the school’s
November 8, 2015
Starbucks — tempest in coffee cup or just another PC papercut against tradition [Darleen Click]
When Starbuck’s released it’s 2015 Christmas cup design, some viewed the non-design suspiciously … For those unfamiliar: one of Starbucks’ greatest marketing gimmicks is changing the colour of their cups from white to red every Christmas. I myself remember excitedly declaring to an ex-girlfriend how red cups heralded the beginning of Christmas … Yes, I was, as most people are, seduced by modern, mass-marketing, which has trounced traditionalism and replaced
November 6, 2015
Star Wars: International Trailer [Darleen Click]
Some new flim clips here and a different approach with presentation More oriented to mystery and quest than just a shoot-em-up.
November 6, 2015
Left-dominated media doesn’t even pretend objectivity … Another example in a long series [Darleen Click]
Here’s the WaPo Headline The 2015 election tightened the Republican stranglehold on state government Isn’t that special? Not “Republicans increase majority of wins in state government” or even “Republicans increase dominance in state government” No, we get the emotionally charged, biased stranglehold. It continues: The 2015 election is over. (You may not have known it was even happening.) And it proved one thing: Republicans have an absolute stranglehold on governorships