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Last week I posted on Democratic Congressman Eric Massa in Dutch for “sexually harassing” a “junior” male staffer. Well, as with most things related to the House of Representatives in the Age of Obama it seems there’s more — a LOT more to the story. Outlaw had linked to a bit from [...] Federal pay has now officially outstripped private sector pay. From USA Today: Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds. Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more [...] First term Massachusetts Congressman Eric Massa — a DEMOCRAT — is not seeking reelection this fall. He says the reason is his health… others say it is that he made unwanted advances to a male staffer. Massa is married with kids. From Politico.com: First-term Rep. Eric Massa announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection, [...] It seems they are the scourge of Western Civilization. Theodore Dalrymple, one of my favorite writers, recently got a parking ticket over in the UK and he blogged about it at his blog (group blog) The Social Affairs Unit: The alacrity, efficiency and speed with which monies are collected from certain members of the public [...] Share on Facebook Thus sayeth J.D. Hayworth, in the strangest bit of political pandering I’ve ever read. “Well, gosh, we all had to bring our birth certificates to show we were who we said we were, and we were the age we said we were, to play football and youth sports,” Hayworth said. “Shouldn’t we know exactly [...] Robert Ferguson was convicted last month of stealing a woman’s wallet and a package of cheese from a convenience store, and now faces the prospect of life in prison under California’s “three-strikes” law. From the Sacramento Bee (via Scripps): Because of a lengthy criminal history that dates back 35 years, including six first-degree burglary convictions, Yolo County [...] Ms. McArdle exercising her 2nd amendment rights. At a rather young age (10?) I recall reading an article about standardized tests. Researchers were doing studies to determine if standardized tests unfairly measured “low income” and/or “minority” children. The example they used was one of those common, simile problems often used to test a kid’s [...] God knows I didn’t agree with the guy on damned near anything (plus he’s a Pitt grad), but fellow Pennsylvanians still. Rest in peace, Mr. Murtha, and may He have mercy on your soul. Share on Facebook We didn’t say much this year about the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade last Friday. Reader Kenn Christenson linked in the comments to this fantastic and sobering article from The Weekly Standard about how experience and ultrasound force many abortionists into a crisis of conscience and ultimately, of course, a choice. I’m always reminded [...] Congrats to Citizen United’s David Bossie for fighting the good fight all the way to the Supreme Court! Now it’s time on Sprockets Threedonia where we have shameless self-promotion interviews with David and the Hillary The Movie team. Part One and Part Two. Share on Facebook Screenplay by Roger Ebert, He’s an artiste! A few weeks ago Outlaw posted a very nice article by Roger Ebert. I took the occasion to speak my mind about Roger in the comments. I also received a lot of heat at John Nolte’s old place for stating a negative opinion of Mr. Ebert. Why? About ten years [...] OK, we still had some sound glitches, but we indeed ran a full 120 minutes with no major stalls or even a few minutes of silence. In our first interview-less show in God knows how long, and ably produced and piloted by Young Gun Conservative’s Kender “Patriot Missile” MacGowan, Rich, Floyd and I, along with [...] Kurt Westergaard, the Danish cartoonist whose home was invaded by a Muslim seeking revenge for a drawing of Muhammed with a bomb in his turban, avoided injury by fleeing to a panic room and summoning police. Uh, oh. No shame in that, of course. Except that he was watching his five-year-old granddaughter at the time. He did not [...] Ever so predictable this current White House administration and its supporters. Can’t effectively knock out Limbaugh, Beck, Fox News or a resurgent Palin, find the next target, eh? Independent pollster Scott Rasmussen is squarely in the crosshairs of left-wing bloggers in an effort to portray him as biased and incompetent. Rasmussen is not a partisan, but [...] Today is the commemoration of the death of St. Thomas Becket, the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury. A learned and worldly man, Thomas was a close and trusted friend of King Henry. He was appointed by the king to a high office where he was expected to be loyal and take the king’s part against all others, [...] Our man Rich has been johnny-on-the-spot regarding the junk science of climate change — or man-made global warming or whatever. This science has not been the only place for shenanigans of course. The largest area of junk science since alchemy has come from the broad amorphous field called the social sciences (so-called) including [...] This guy — a philosophy professor natch… ummm… doesn’t like Santa. From the Baltimore Sun: Parents should stop teaching their kids to believe in Santa Claus. Reading stories about Santa is fine, and encouraging generosity and imagination is great. But tricking children into believing that an omniscient fat man, with a red suit and rosy cheeks, [...] From Canada, yet another reason to look forward to nationalized government-run health care: An elderly woman with a cane and a heart condition was told to bring her husband into a Nova Scotia hospital on her own or call 911 after he suffered a heart attack 10 metres from the facility’s front door, the couple’s son [...] While the GOP as a whole needs revamping… some in there still have juice… From Rep. John Carter (R. — Tex) the Timothy Geithner Penalty Waiver Act and here’s Carter’s press release: Carter says the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution mandates equal penalties for similar offenses, and that the failure of [...] I hope I don’t offend anyone; this is a sincere question and I am very interested in learning what y’all (you’se guys for Rich and Stosh, you’ins for Eric) have to say. I haven’t looked at the numbers but there is no question our nation graduates way, way, way too many people in certain majors. [...] Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39; Officers Ronald Owens, 37; Tina Griswold, 40; Gregory Richards, 42. Most of you have heard by now of the four Lakewood, WA police officers (above) ambushed and killed by an assailant yesterday morning as they were in a coffee shop catching up on paperwork. Well… it turns out the alleged killer, [...] And run for office in 1944 knowing he wouldn’t finish his term? Here’s a fascinating article from Slate on a book called FDR’s Deadly Secret — coming out in January. Beginning in early 1944, the fact that Roosevelt had severely elevated blood pressure and congestive heart failure was also kept secret. These diagnoses were made [...] It seems that New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research (NIWA) is under fire for “cooking the numbers” — a la the East Anglia Climate Research Unit. The New Zealand Government’s chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire for allegedly massaging raw climate data to show a global warming trend that wasn’t there. The [...] I’ve addressed this before, but one of my biggest pet peeves and one of the top 5 threats to our nation behind lawyers, Obama’s domestic policy, Obama’s foreign policy, and “moderate Republicans” are soft scientists (social, climate, et al) and bullshit statistics (they are joined like a good marriage and thus go together). Only [...] “Whatever it is, I’m against it!” Alright students, listen up. I’ve had all I can take of this Climate Change/Global Warming/Ice Caps receding/El Nina/El Nino/CO2 Good/CO2 Bad/Carbon Footprint/Carbon Offset/Cap and Trade/Crap and Trade nonsense. In the words of Popeye the Sailor, “that’s all I can stands, I can’t stands no more!” I know this is [...] Cory Doctorow and the other so-called “freedom-loving” douchebags at BoingBoing put the recent hack of the East Anglian Climate Research Unit into context for us. A huge amount of email from the East Anglia Climate Research Unit was hacked and released onto the web, causing much rejoicing from the climate change denialists. They read through the [...] Actually to call Billy Carter “retarded” is a disservice to the truly retarded out there. Billy Carter… weird stupid embarrassing presidential brother or historically significant figure? Billy Carter’s old gas station in Plains, Georgia may get some federal funds as a “historical landmark”. In the age of the $787 billion stimulus package, it is, [...] Someday we’ll have to have a Glenn Beck open thread because while I am afraid his head is going to explode or — more likely — some Lefty whack job is going to kill him — the stuff he says makes more and more sense. The conventional wisdom on health care, stimulus, cap and [...] Prospering under people and systems where humans are the ultimate arbiters of right and wrong is and always has been dicey given the vagaries — and the very well-known dark sides — of human nature. Bottom line — I don’t and can’t fully trust any system or person whose final judge of good/evil is [...] I saw this a couple of days ago, but my kidney stone-triggered; beer and Percocet-fueled mini-vacation had prevented me from mentioning it (or caring)…. So anyway here goes. One of the largest travesties perpetrated by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) was the 2005 eminent domain case styled Kelo v. [...] A study has found that although older people are less likely to contract the swine flu, they are far more likely to die if they do get it. An analysis of more than 1,000 California patients hospitalized with H1N1 flu during the first four months of the pandemic found that infants were most likely to be [...] Whenever I debate the topic of the proper definition and degree of respect appropriately accorded to human life, I tend to take my opponent’s arguments and extend them in a “What’s Next?” fashion. The response is usually a scoffing dismissal: “Nobody’s going to do that.” And then they do. Aborted Fetus Cells Used in Beauty Cream A San Francisco cosmetics [...] Mendacious: Lying, untruthful; false. OED 2d ed, June 2008 draft revision. Example… newly elected Rep. Bill Owens from the formerly unknown NY-23. He scored a trifecta plus one (is there a tetrafecta or quadfetca???) by breaking 4 campaign promises in his very first hour. Most Congressmen have to wait at least a month. [...] What is the most ethical way for a hopeless environmentalist to end it all? Spiked’s “Ask Ethan” column has the answer: Dear Ethan, After careful consideration I have decided to end my life. Things haven’t been going very well for me lately, but more importantly I am keen to reduce my carbon impact on the planet. [...] quisling: B. adj. (attrib.). That collaborates with an enemy; traitorous, disloyal. Today’s example was blogged on by John FN Wayne yesterday… Dede Scozzafava, the former (moderate — read “liberal”) Republican candidate for the House seat in the 23rd District of New York. Facing an independent run from a conservative who was corralling [...] Motherf*&$er: 1. With negative connotation. a. An obnoxious, despicable, or contemptible person; a very unpleasant person. Freq. as a term of abuse. OED 2d ed. 1989 Today’s example is a plural. Each and every California State legislator is a motherf%$#er. From the Los Angeles Times: Reporting from Los Angeles and Sacramento – [...] Pernicious: 2. a. Of a thing, action, intent, etc.: causing or likely to cause harm, esp. in a gradual or insidious manner; dangerous, destructive; evil. Also in weakened use: having a harmful influence; undesirable. OED 2d ed. Draft Revision of December 2008. Example: Dozens of U.S. Congress members have been targeted by ethics probes for behavior [...] Principled — “1. Instructed in, imbued with, holding, or motivated by certain principles; taking a position on principle; that is so or such on principle.” Today’s example is [...] Back in the mid-90s we were out in California on Spring Break from Texas. I began to get an ear infection. I had had a lot of them in my 20s and early 30s so I knew what it was almost before I even felt the icepick in my ear. Off we [...] You know… if you stick around long enough… your protest song actually becomes relevant. Share on Facebook The OED is down today so this definition comes from A Preface to Philosophy 3d ed. by Mark B. Woodhouse, Wadsworth (1984). Deontological: “Any ethical system or standard in which the rightness of an act is defined by reference to factors other than the act’s consequences.” Today’s example comes from my dear State of California. The U.S. Supreme [...] For those Threedonia readers who inexplicably don’t makes their ways to Big Hollywood, click here for last night’s amazing South Park – Butters is the man! James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles, we salute you!!! Share on Facebook This guy really doesn’t like Bono. To encounter Bono at one party conference might be construed a misfortune. To be subjected to a Save The Third World sermon by this runty rock squillionaire at both Labour and Conservative party conferences was enough to make a reasonable man come over all Pete Townsendish and want to snap Bono’s [...] |
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