| No love for bureaucrats |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|03:23 pm] |
The anti-universal health care ads are out in force, with the usual bag of tricks. Grainy pictures, spooky music, big scary words like "BUREAUCRATS" splashed across the screen. The nightmare scenario: "health care decisions made by bureaucrats instead of you and your doctor."
Which leaves me to wonder: Have these people never had any contact with an insurance company? |
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| Justice |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|01:10 pm] |
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Oh, thank God they gave Bernie Madoff 150 years. I was afraid he'd skate with only a 50-year sentence. He'd be eligible for parole before his 120th birthday! |
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| Mamase mamasa mamakoosa |
[Jun. 26th, 2009|11:45 am] |
I was all prepared to defend the coverage of Michael Jackson's timely [1] demise. He was about as big as any entertainer ever. But e-fucking-nough already.
[1] Not to be cruel, but seriously, is there anyone who didn't see this coming, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but in the foreseeable future?
I also couldn't resist the opportunity to use the seldom-used affirmative form. In other news, the weather is clement and I'm feeling ruthful, but still not gruntled. |
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| Waiting for the next shoe to drop |
[Jun. 24th, 2009|05:46 pm] |
Okay, so we finally got a good Southern sex scandal. Somewhere the ghost of Wilbur Mills is smiling. Eat it, tri-state area!
But what's really delicious about this one is the way it unfolded. The governor is missing! On Father's Day! He's hiking the Appalachian Trail! No, he's in Argentina (Argentina?)!
So I put it to my friendslist. What will be the next shoe to drop?
( I'm no gallup, but I'll run with it ... ) |
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| Deja vu |
[Apr. 25th, 2009|02:53 pm] |
Okay, so unemployment is nearing double digits, Chrysler and GM are on the brink of bankruptcy, and now there's a swine flu panic.
I swear I've seen this movie before. |
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| (no subject) |
[Apr. 15th, 2009|10:57 am] |
Overheard at Bank of America: "The server is blue-screened." Looks like I might be waiting a while ... |
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| OMFG |
[Apr. 14th, 2009|07:30 pm] |
My dad is on Facebook.
(Head esplodes)
ETA: When I called Leezechka on the cell phone to tell her Dad was on Facebook, she was busy replying to my LJ. She then IMed me while I was on the phone with my s-i-l, Jessica. All we were missing was Twitter and SMS. We're so 21st century we should be wearing silver jumpsuits. |
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| You had me at "$40/bbl" |
[Apr. 3rd, 2009|06:43 am] |
So the blogs are buzzing over this picture of Barack Obama apparently bowing to King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia:
( Cut for space )
Of course, this is nothing like the firm and resolute stance taken by Obama's predecessor:
( Cut for NSFW )
Apropos of nothing, what's up with Abdulah's facial hair? I mean, a little Just For Men is one thing, but he looks like he used a Sharpie™. |
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| Good morWAAAAAAAAGH! |
[Mar. 30th, 2009|08:39 am] |
You know what really gets your eyes open in the morning? A water heater that decides to stop working right about the time the temperature drops to the 30s overnight.
Oh, it's bracing. Sweet fucking Moses, it's bracing. But hey, I'm wide awake, and all I have to do today is go to work, get my car tags, get my house ready for my sister and her three cats, and maybe, time permitting, do something about the water heater and the flooded car.
We're not going to talk about shrinkage, mmmkay? |
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| Let the wild rumpus start! |
[Mar. 28th, 2009|01:34 am] |
I want a Max/monster suit. For Dragon*Con or Transformus? For Halloween? Nope. I just want one. |
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| Andy's advice du jour |
[Mar. 24th, 2009|03:57 am] |
 Look. I understand the presumption of innocence and the burden of proof. I know that the criminal justice system isn't supposed to punish people for looking like freaks, and let's face it, if you're rich enough, it doesn't. If it did, Michael Jackson wouldn't be a free ... erm, entity today.
All that said, if you're on trial for murder, get a damn haircut. |
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| Once again, failing to get it |
[Mar. 21st, 2009|12:52 pm] |
Aside from being a tired story, the whole "Obama disses the Special Olympics" thing completely misses what actually happened on The Tonight Show.
Every account I've seen claims that Obama is comparing his bowling performance to the Special Olympics. Here's the clip:
From the video, it's clear to me that Obama is reacting to Leno's "oh, that's very good," dripping with sarcasm -- comparing Leno's reaction to the Special Olympics. In other words, offering praise and positive reinforcement for a performance that isn't, on a broader scale, particularly remarkable. If Obama had said, "you sound like a Little League coach," it would have gotten essentially the same point across.
It's still something he shouldn't have said, but it's the difference between mocking developmentally disabled kids (which he didn't) and mocking the patronizing reaction of the adults around them (which he did). |
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| Let me get this straight ... |
[Mar. 18th, 2009|02:34 am] |
Andrew Cuomo, the attorney general of New York, has gotten hold of a list of the AIG execs receiving $1 million+ bonuses. Among the findings: 73 AIG employees were in that club, eleven of whom are no longer with the company.
So this is the part that has me confused. Were these performance bonuses for performance that could charitably be described as redefining the lower boundary of failure, or were they retention bonuses for people AIG may or may not have been retained? Man, I'd be pissed if that were my money.
Oh, wait.
I think a great economic stimulus would be to complete the proposed wall along the US-Mexico border. Aside from the jobs created, we're gonna need a really, really long wall for all the motherfuckers who are going to be against it when the revolution comes. |
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| Inappropriate thought of the day (so far) |
[Mar. 18th, 2009|01:10 am] |
I love S. Epatha Merkerson, but the following is a partial list of people who would be more appropriate spokespeople for Uniball pens:
Lance Armstrong
Scott Hamilton
Tom Green
John Kruk
Richard Belzer
Pete Postlethwaite
Hsing-Hsing
Adolf Hitler |
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| Newsie math |
[Mar. 12th, 2009|11:31 am] |
I keep hearing this morning that Bernie Madoff faces a potential 150-year sentence, "effectively a life sentence for a man in his 70s."
Yeah, because if he were in his 30s, he'd be strolling out a free man before his 190th birthday. |
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| Least shocking headline OTD |
[Mar. 12th, 2009|01:11 am] |
People.com reports that Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has split up with her babydaddy fiancé, Levi Johnston. And we all thought those crzy kids would make it work.
Johnston could not be reached for comment. Well, no shit, Sherlock. If I knocked up and then dumped the daughter of the commander-in-chief of the Alaska National Guard, a woman who's famous for shooting things from the air, I'd be so far underground the fucking gophers couldn't find me. |
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