Jan 30, 2015
Jan 29, 2015
My Recent Discovery
I've been reading Charlie Pierce for years, and he often makes reference to "Obvious Political Anagram, Reince Priebus". I've always wondered, but I never looked very far trying to find out about it.
I swear to Zalmoxis that I didn't know this until today, when I Googled it and found a Facebook page explaining it all*:
I swear to Zalmoxis that I didn't know this until today, when I Googled it and found a Facebook page explaining it all*:
Reince Priebus = Rube's Epic Rein
No wonder they keep re-electing the guy.
*Ed Note: I can't guarantee this is what Mr Pierce has in mind, but - you know - holy crap.
Told Ya
A coupla days ago, I posted a bit about the Great Gathering of Grifters aka: Kaptain Kornball Klub, aka: The Iowa Freedom Freakout Summit. And in that post I opinionized about how certain of the "candidates" were there for reasons other than Public Service. Well - imagine my surprise when I find out that there are people out here in the Blogoshpere who do more than just opinionize - they actually look into this shit.
You're welcome, Wonkette - glad I could help. Please keep doing that part of my job for me.
Last week, Mother Jones reported that Mike Huckabee used his PAC to funnel more than $400,000 to his family. This week, Politico’s Ken Vogel gives us a story about scammy conservative PACs that make thousands of dollars from home with just one weird trick. These “scam PACs” play fast and loose with federal election rules by claiming-but-not-quite-claiming to represent Tea Party favorites like Ben Carson, Allen West, or Donald Trump’s hair plugs. The catch is that almost none of the money these scam PACs raise goes to those candidates. It’s the political equivalent of selling beachfront property in North Dakota, and because it’s politics, it’s somehow not fraud. ‘Tis truly a blessed time to be a conservative grifter!Aha! I posted mine 2 days ago, and then all of a sudden, there it is all over the place. Post hoc ergo propter hoc, muthuhfuckuh. Well, Ok, except for that 'last week' thing. shit
You're welcome, Wonkette - glad I could help. Please keep doing that part of my job for me.
The Explanation
It seems so obvious. Maybe that's why I need a reminder once in a while.
hat tip = Democratic Underground
hat tip = Democratic Underground
Jan 28, 2015
A Mighty Metaphor
Jon Stewart having fun mocking the Press Poodles is nothing new - and also something that never gets old.
But what really comes to mind is the Clauswitz bit - paraphrased for my purposes: A good plan for your news show can survive anything except contact with actual events.
But the suits are in charge now, so "actual events" - aka: Reality, aka: The-Fucking-Truth - none of that matters if it's in conflict with The Plan.
Management made enormous commitments and invested at great expense to come up with The Plan, and Management is never wrong. We must stick to The Plan - The Plan is everything because fuck you, we'll drop you like a bad habit, that's why.
Of course, Stewart says it a lot better.
But what really comes to mind is the Clauswitz bit - paraphrased for my purposes: A good plan for your news show can survive anything except contact with actual events.
But the suits are in charge now, so "actual events" - aka: Reality, aka: The-Fucking-Truth - none of that matters if it's in conflict with The Plan.
Management made enormous commitments and invested at great expense to come up with The Plan, and Management is never wrong. We must stick to The Plan - The Plan is everything because fuck you, we'll drop you like a bad habit, that's why.
Of course, Stewart says it a lot better.
Jan 27, 2015
Unintended Truth
Some of those dirty fuckin' hippies have been trying to tell us for a pretty long time about how the "political center" has moved way to the right over the last 30 years, and practically everybody I know either shrugs it off or tells me I'm a fool for believing the left-leaning media which we all know has a wicked librul bias.
But then, along comes Steve King making a bit of a slip as he introduces Moose-alini at the annual meeting of the Kaptain Kornball Klub in Iowa.
This turns into the Mother of All Word Salads as it appears Palin tries it without the teleprompter, but listen close in the first few seconds:
Yeah, I know - I couldn't stay with it either. After the first few minutes, it's like you can hear your brain cells screaming as they start to die.
BTW - everybody and his fuckin' uncle is running on the Repub side so far, and I think it might be because the rubes' pockets aren't quite as deep as they used to be - having nuthin' at all to do with stoopid GOP economic policies of course - so you have to show up and do some of the huckstering in person - gotta work 'em a lot harder than just a coupla years ago.
I'll go out on what I consider a very short limb here, and I'll say that everybody not already positioned to get rich by holding an elected office is in this thing to boost their mailing lists, bolster their networks of "supporters", and make it all pay off by hittin' up every yokel for a generous donation...cuz that's what most of these jag-offs are - they're panhandlers; they're fuckin' moochers playin' every sucker for every dime, every chance they get. And boy has it been a good long run.
hat tip = Little Green Footballs
But then, along comes Steve King making a bit of a slip as he introduces Moose-alini at the annual meeting of the Kaptain Kornball Klub in Iowa.
This turns into the Mother of All Word Salads as it appears Palin tries it without the teleprompter, but listen close in the first few seconds:
Yeah, I know - I couldn't stay with it either. After the first few minutes, it's like you can hear your brain cells screaming as they start to die.
BTW - everybody and his fuckin' uncle is running on the Repub side so far, and I think it might be because the rubes' pockets aren't quite as deep as they used to be - having nuthin' at all to do with stoopid GOP economic policies of course - so you have to show up and do some of the huckstering in person - gotta work 'em a lot harder than just a coupla years ago.
I'll go out on what I consider a very short limb here, and I'll say that everybody not already positioned to get rich by holding an elected office is in this thing to boost their mailing lists, bolster their networks of "supporters", and make it all pay off by hittin' up every yokel for a generous donation...cuz that's what most of these jag-offs are - they're panhandlers; they're fuckin' moochers playin' every sucker for every dime, every chance they get. And boy has it been a good long run.
hat tip = Little Green Footballs
Jan 26, 2015
Comin' Back On Ya, Barry
OK, to be real clear - I hate the thought of the Secret Service guys brainstorming on how to handle this new type of potential threat, and coming up with the idea of carrying Obama around in a bullet-proof sedan chair or some-fuckin'-thing, but at the same time, why am I having such a hard time not thinking, "Payback's a bitch, ain't it?"
--and--
As Meat-Space becomes too dangerous for everybody but the cops and the military, when might we expect the emergence of the first All Cyber-Space President?
Today's Quote
"If you're very very stupid, how can you possibly realize that you're very very stupid? You'd have to be relatively intelligent to realize how stupid you are. This explains almost the entirety of Fox News." --John Cleese
Monday Tunes
Fever (cover) --A Fine Frenzy
Albatross --Fleetwood Mac
Duck Before You Drown --Dinah Washingtion
La Vie En Rose (cover) --Sophie Milman
Exactly Like You --Diana Krall
Dance Me To The End Of Love --Madeleine Peyroux
Europa --Santana
Albatross --Fleetwood Mac
Duck Before You Drown --Dinah Washingtion
La Vie En Rose (cover) --Sophie Milman
Exactly Like You --Diana Krall
Dance Me To The End Of Love --Madeleine Peyroux
Europa --Santana
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