"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler
by Smitty
A fairly raucous hash tag game broke out on Twitter. It really brings out my snarky side. If you’ve a Twitter account, give me a re-Tweet.
IowaHawk also notes that the farce has infected FaceBook.
I don’t think the traditional propaganda means are translating so well into the Information Age.
by Smitty
A fuzzy memory of Mitt’s days as a pitchman for Computer Associates came to mind:
Romney is a timeless fellow. Hasn’t changed a bit since he cut that “How much software do you want to buy?” ad. Politics, software: it’s all sales to a businessman, no? There was one where the sales dude comes up under the door, but I couldn’t find it.
On a more sober note, it appears Mitt could have frozen Santorum out in Illinois:
The decision produced a quiet storm of outrage among Romney’s allies in the state, who were bewildered by the decision to make a slam-dunk race competitive, and to grant an opening in the desperate scramble to reach the 1,144 delegates required for the Republican nomination.
“When there is a challenge filed because a campaign doesn’t file the required number of signatures, it’s pretty much a no brainer,” said a senior Romney supporter in Illinois. “The conservative folks started screaming bloody murder, and Rutherford caved.”
On the one hand, the party rules are a published affair. As with VA, Santorum was not in compliance. So Mitt has the rules clearly on his side.
On the other hand, if you’re truly confident that you’ve got it locked in, and represent the popular choice, being gracious is a sign of strength.
by Smitty
by Smitty
It must get awful lonely up there in Burri-land:
Although Paco now denies it, his investigation clearly shows the ascendancy of The Axis of Cheesehead above that of the now passe Axis of Fedora.
Passé? Really? Look at the photo at the link above. Quite the dude party you’ve got going there. Now check out the ‘Axis of Fedorables’ portion of this blog, middle column, by the Amazon ad. We stand with Paco amidst a co-ed assortment of fine American ladies.
I realize that you cave- and bog-dwellers in Wisconsin are strangely comfortable with the sad example of gender failure that is the Axis of Cheesehead, but for normal people, your lot is the Axis of Creepy.
And another thing: Tillamook is better.
Update: maybe the Axis of Cheesehead can square away the train wreck that is this Walker recall effort. Or maybe, in some strange way, these Cheeseheads are somehow responsible.
Update II: Bill Quick opines that most wearers of headgear are bald. Now, I tend toward a cueball hairstyle for reasons of minimalism, but I hasten to add that this is not the case with our >50% female membership in the Axis of Fedora.
by Smitty
It doesn’t get much better than: “I was being attacked by the World’s Youngest Blogger”.
by Smitty
I, for one, rejoice at the emotional lift derived by our good POTUS thanks to the Chevy Volt. Not everyone can experience the joy of being a corporate executive; fewer still, the historical immortality of being POTUS. Don’t they just go together like peanut butter and chocolate?
And now, #OccupyResoluteDesk must get back to important foreign policy questions:
by Smitty
Ace was on about the Asian-American Journalists Association taking themselves way too seriously. Commenter #9, rockmom, pointed out that SNL had doen this. The idea that you just treat people respectfully, apologize when confusion arises, and graciously forgive those who step on your toes a bit just seems lost. I guess that was an Enlightenment thing.
The sketch is driven by making fun of the hypocrisy of two of the sportscasters. It’s OK to jape about Asians, but those of another group? Not so much:
Of course, the ultimate source of raaaaacism remains the Equal Opportunity mongers. Racism is DNA-based decision making; putting the Government in charge of the decisions doesn’t minimize the problem. The government merely gives jobs to the marginally employable to maintain the problem.
by Smitty