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Damn Gaia Freaks…

always thumping their climate models…. Guess who caused the tornadoes down South? That’s right… Gaia’s punishment on those poor rubes for ignoring science. More at the link from HotAir, but here’s the bit from the ironically named ThinkProgress since it seems they neither think nor represent progress:

“Given that global warming is unequivocal,” climate [...]

The Economy — The Ultimate Term Limit

How the “smartest President ever” becomes a one termer.  From Peter Wehner at Contentions:

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/04/28/how-smartest-president-ever-becomes-one-term-president/

Example #3,907,324 how intelligence and wisdom do not often coincide.

Our Blog Cruise

You know how most magazines and talk radio shows have cruises for listeners and readers? I have found ours. See you in July in Peoria.

h/t: The Awesomer

From the Trailer Park — Immortals

Yeah it’s gonna stink… but it still looks kinda good.

Classic Pick O’ the Day — May 1

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) Madcap musical set in ancient Rome, where a clever slave connives to win his freedom. Directed by: Richard Lester. Cast: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton. TV-PG. 11:30 AM EDT. TCM.

The great Zero Mostel in his signature Broadway role on screen. This [...]

The Crunch Party sends their friends again

The good Cap’n’s still exhausted from partying with his friends in The Pirates Charles, a band Mike Kriskey (and other Jethro Tull fans) would presumably dig (they’re below the fold), but he promises to be back soon.

AfterBirther

Ace of Spades provides a good smackdown of unrelenting Birthers… dudes… you had your Rosie O’Donnell melting metal moment — give it up or at least keep a lid on it… we’re trying to do something serious here — like win an election in 2012 and reverse this idiot’s rear leadership. From Ace:

Here’s what [...]

Your Saturday Morning Cartoon

The 1953 effort by Charles M Jones, entitled Bully for Bugs.

“What a gulla-bull!”

Saturday Open Thread

Yesterday’s Wide World of Sports Open Thread sent me on a YouTube hunt… this show would never happen today… that is both a good thing and a bad thing.

Classic Pick O’ the Day — April 30

Gone Baby Gone (2007) Patrick Kenzie, a private investigator from working-class Boston takes on a case involving a kidnapped girl. The girl’s aunt begs Patrick to take the case because he has connections to criminal Boston that the police do not. He agrees and along with his partner, Angie, they uncover a web of [...]

Snippery Slope

Even though they’re San Franciscans, I honestly do see where the proponents of this measure have a point. Regardless of religious parents consenting to knives or scissors going where they normally shouldn’t, not having a say in how one’s junk grows up might bother some guys more than others. Granted, I don’t think I’ve [...]

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Styx…You’re kidding yourself if you don’t believe it

And because I know Eric just wouldn’t be happy otherwise…a bonus video

The Mind of Rufus

 

“When Lew Alcindor, Jr. converted to Islam he should have changed his name to Cassius Clay.” – rufus t. firefly, April 29, 2011

This is my royalty, right here

An Idea Whose Time Has Returned?

I have taught a lot of criminal justice courses in my day — mostly criminal law, Con law, judicial process courses, etc. of course given my education and professional experiences. But I have, over 12 years of teaching, taught a few corrections courses (usually in a pinch — if we’re down a faculty member [...]

For no good reason

Actually never a bad time for metal, but still no good reason at the moment.

Friday Open Thread

ABC Sports began broadcasting Wide World of Sports 50 years ago today. This show with host Jim McKay (and over the years Curt Gowdy, Jim Lampley, Chrish Shenkel, Bob Beattie, Jackie Stewart, etc., etc.) was a formative experience in my childhood — before ESPN began slowly killing the “thrill of victory” and “the agony [...]

From the Trailer Park — Brother’s Justice

This was just released last week, but did the film festival circuit last week. Looks like it might be a good VOD purchase or Netflix Stream.

Bagehot: Pension the Royals Off

“What, me worry?”

The entire article is here, read it!  http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2011/04/british_monarchy

Excerpts follow (with apologies to Mike’s mom!)

…The mood of the British public is harder to gauge. The press is full of dresses and hats, but also of opinion polls saying that barely a half of the British are interested in [...]

Classic Pick O’ the Day — April 29

28 Days Later (2002) Animal rights activists free a group of infected chimpanzees to horrifying results in this speculative sci-fi horror Cast: Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris. Director: Danny Boyle. TV-MA. 11:30 PM EDT. IFC.

Beware the Rage Virus in this movie. Maybe IFC is simpatico with my rage post below but this [...]