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June 12, 2006

Fifty-first in a series of real-time empirical observations

In the time it takes you to read this post, nearly everyone who attended YearlyKos 2006 will have forgotten about it completely—with the exception of one rather pale dude from Iowa who inadvertantly got lucky with a tipsy Trenton schoolteacher who found herself so wildly turned on by the word “caucus” that the mere mention of it compelled her touch herself inappropriately. —Well, him, and the guy who stole Barbara

700 New Terrorists Created by US Hostility

…If, that is, you believe the now-familiar reproductive formula credited to the mythical hydra-headed al Qaeda superbeast, who, we’re told, somehow replaces each dead jihadist with one hundred new ones.  Which I admit to finding a bit strange—I mean, why not just begin with a billion or so jihadis and overwhelm the enemy that way, particularly if you have such a surplus of Knights of the Caliphate waiting in the

“A Yearly Kos attendee laments the end of a truly inspiring event”:  a protein wisdom haiku

“Hearing Atrios say ‘wanker’ live?  In person? Gave me a chubby.”* **** update: “Wesley Clark bestrides the earth like a silver-haired God.  Only thinner.” **** update 2: “Which will last longer? The memories?  Or the smell of Truth to Power?”

Twofer

A couple of interviews you may find interesting, courtesy Pundit Review:  1) Blackfive and Michael Yon discuss the killing of Zarqawi, the latest Haditha developments and the latest on Michael’s copyright dispute with HFM.  2) Victor Davis Hanson on the war on Middle East and the war on terrorism. The best part? When VDH explains the Palestinian “refugee” situation through an extended metaphor using Hannibal, a pair of constipated elephants,

As a misogynistic, racist, homophobic red state paste-eater…

…this televised undressing of one of those Phelps harridans really should unsettle me.  And yet, I found it rather amusing. Strange, that.  Am I in denial?  Has the universe spun off its perfectly bi-polar axis?  Because the fact that this exchange happened on FOXNews, a veritable kennel for anti-progressive haters, makes it that much more surreal, I admit.  Which, perhaps I’d better go ruthlessly beat one of the African-American bimbo-dykes

BREAKING:  ROVE INDICTMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY

…Or more precisely, Jason Leopold will reiterate his belief in the indictment’s imminence on Monday, muttering about it to himself over a half-dozen Wahoo’s fish tacos and a Diet Berries and Cream Dr Pepper.  But that’s kinda like news, right? Developing… **** update:  Wow.  And to think I was only kidding.  It’s getting harder and harder to parody this stuff, I tell you.  Though on the plus side, I’m now