Things I Never Thought I’d Say
We’re bombing the moon.
We’re bombing the moon.
There once was a man from Iran, Some told him to put his yarmulke on, And although he’ll fight, He’s probably right, For some documents say he’s Kenyan. >;-)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Arizona State Capitol Building for Sale www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview The above video clip from The Daily Show, while very humorous, illustrates a fundamental problem of government: shortsightedness. In this example, the State of Arizona is offering [...]
A little diversion to your week: India’s cricketers at the Champions Trophy in South Africa are being encouraged by their coach to have sex to boost their on-field performance, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. … The large-selling broadsheet, which claimed to have a copy of the document, said the relevant chapter was headlined “Does sex [...]
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of drunkenness? Well now that you put it that way…
There’s the oft-repeated factoid that the Indians used every part of a buffalo when they killed it. The Danes are learning from their example: But in one area, greenery might be taken to excess. Denmark’s crematorium association has revealed its profitable sideline in recycling metal parts salvaged from the dead. Burnt bodies leave knee or [...]
Yet another great letter by Don Boudreaux: Dear Olivia Jane: You and many readers of Daily Kos are furious that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey expressed – in the pages of the Wall Street Journal – his opposition to greater government involvement in health care. Exercising your rights and abilities as consumers, you are therefore [...]
Following up on Stephen Littau’s post, here’s the return visit William Shatner paid where he read selections from Sarah Palin’s (old) Twitter Account:
From Tim Lynch, Cato@Liberty, on Obama’s entrance to Gates-gate: Even more disturbing is Obama’s leap into this matter. It is yet another indication of the Cult of the Presidency where the President sees a role for himself in just about any aspect of life. The news media covers the event as if it is pretty [...]
Well, when I was awoken by my toddler at 4 AM, and kept up by him all morning, I knew I was in for trouble. 40 oz of coffee later, I’m marginally ready to think. In the thought that some readers might be as zombie-like as I am, I give you exploding watermelons: This comes [...]
First a little humor in this Sprint Spoof from Reason.tv Now Dr. Ron Paul’s prescription for reforming healthcare in America
It seems Timmy Geithner can’t sell his house in this market… So he’s renting it out. “Careful attention has been paid to the design of every feature of this sophisticated home,” according to the listing. Hopefully more careful than the attention he paid to his taxes. H/T: The Big Picture
Comedy is hard. Really, really hard. Funny requires stepping outside the box — saying something a bit unexpected. There are a lot of ways to screw it up, and often what sounds funny in your head is not so funny when a listener hears it. There’s a reason why many actors say that comedy acting [...]
Hey, at least the Republicans are looking outside the box. But as Radley Balko notes, a commitment to ideas might be a little bit more important than papering over your problems with a fresh new face: Nicolle Wallace, a top adviser to George W. Bush and John McCain’s presidential campaign, is adding a few names [...]
I don’t like getting into the political horse-trading. I frankly care very little about what happens in Congress, because I think they’re all a bunch of crooks and I want them all to go screw themselves. But funny is funny: The Democratic leader in the Senate promised Sen. Arlen Specter he would retain his seniority [...]
I’m taken to task in the comments every time I write about how Truthers and other conspiracy theorists harm the freedom movement. Now that someone has just been arrested for posting threats on Twitter, let’s take a look at how the newspaper reported (emphasis added) the individual accused of the threat: According to an FBI [...]
The left wants to make our protests seem small, “Opposed to taxes and government?! The gall!” And they stand idly by, With envious eyes, While Obama teabags us all. >;-D
CEO of a Danish wind energy company being very uncouth: Ditlev Engel, president and chief executive of the Danish wind-energy company Vestas, said anecdotal evidence about birds being caught in turbine blades and other environmental horror stories do not usually hold up under scrutiny. “Do people think it’s better all those birds are breathing CO2? [...]