Sunday, October 24, 2010
Woah! John Bo[eh]ner Having An Affair With Lisbeth Lyons??
This would be one of those October moments in Politics...
I guess we will see what the NYT has to say in their story. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/24/john-boehner-affair-lisbeth-lyons_n_738007.html
This was the last story, tying John "tightly" to lobbyists and right wing media. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/us/politics/12boehner.html?_r=4&ref=us
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Another "Kid Toucher" Priest Gets It
Amazing that he was still being paid by the "church" after he fled to the US?? I wonder what the fuck was up to here in the States?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/8081958/Church-attacked-after-paedophile-priest-jailed-for-sexual-abuse.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/8081958/Church-attacked-after-paedophile-priest-jailed-for-sexual-abuse.html
Stay In Your Seats
It's important on a plane..even if a little Crock is loose.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/democraticrepublicofcongo/8078612/Aircraft-crashes-after-crocodile-on-board-escapes-and-sparks-panic.html
Good news, the little Crocodile lived! Bad news, someone at the crash site sliced it to bits.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/democraticrepublicofcongo/8078612/Aircraft-crashes-after-crocodile-on-board-escapes-and-sparks-panic.html
Good news, the little Crocodile lived! Bad news, someone at the crash site sliced it to bits.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Midnight Club (Russ Chimes)
Cool, 3 songs, one story.
Part 1
Part 1
Russ Chimes - MIDNIGHT CLUB EP (Part 1: Never Look Back) from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.
Part 2Russ Chimes - MIDNIGHT CLUB EP (Part 2: Tertre Rouge) from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.
Part 3Russ Chimes - MIDNIGHT CLUB EP (Part 3: Targa) from Saman Keshavarz on Vimeo.
Wikileaks
Is it just me, or is the US blocking all access to the "classified" wikileaks info? Pretty good DHS policy, hide everything from the US, but let the rest of the world have it? Or maybe the site is just overloaded...
Yeah, France Is Pissed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11610601
Come on, you guys enjoyed years of low taxes and now when the Gov has to tighten up on spending, you can offer to pay more, or work longer. Pick one. Stop bitching.
On the other hand, the majority of the currency of the world, has congealed with the top 5 or 10 percent of rich mother fuckers. The middle class are slipping into poverty at an alarming rate. If there is no money pay the middle class a decent wage, the economy slows, then stops. Not sure if you heard of the Great Depression?
Come on, you guys enjoyed years of low taxes and now when the Gov has to tighten up on spending, you can offer to pay more, or work longer. Pick one. Stop bitching.
On the other hand, the majority of the currency of the world, has congealed with the top 5 or 10 percent of rich mother fuckers. The middle class are slipping into poverty at an alarming rate. If there is no money pay the middle class a decent wage, the economy slows, then stops. Not sure if you heard of the Great Depression?
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Le Royaume (damn funny)
I have not laughed that hard in a while...stick with this till the end.
Le Royaume from Sébastien Hary on Vimeo.
Le Royaume from Sébastien Hary on Vimeo.
Baracka Flacka Flames
The chick playing Michelle Obama is a damn ringer.. I would only cap this with, GO VOTE!
Mexico Burns Tons Of Pot
The downside, most of southern Mexico City was exposed to the smoke. The upside, stores there had a day of record sales of junk foods.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Harry Reid = Elite?
Paying $750K for a condo at the Ritz, is a bit extreme, though out of pocket. Why not a small house? Back in 2005 he paid his "staff" bonuses out of Campaign funds. Um, how did he ever get to be Majority Leader?
Though he paid it back, why didn't the Ethics Committee slap his ass down? Republicans were in charge then. Maybe they thought a really big slap was "over kill"? Or they bargained to keep things mild, because of the Tom Daschel(SP?) issue that was happening at the same time?
I dunno, but Reid staying at the fucking Ritz has me raising the question of some transparency, over the Congress' expenses. How much are WE paying for? We know (see earlier post) the cost of Congress is spiraling upward, at a time it should be waning.
At this point, if Nevada sends Sharron (who spells it that way?) or Harry to Washington, I (a Dem) won't be happy. I can however revel in the fact, that the Ritz won't let Sharron Angel stay there. No cages for coo coos.
Though he paid it back, why didn't the Ethics Committee slap his ass down? Republicans were in charge then. Maybe they thought a really big slap was "over kill"? Or they bargained to keep things mild, because of the Tom Daschel(SP?) issue that was happening at the same time?
I dunno, but Reid staying at the fucking Ritz has me raising the question of some transparency, over the Congress' expenses. How much are WE paying for? We know (see earlier post) the cost of Congress is spiraling upward, at a time it should be waning.
At this point, if Nevada sends Sharron (who spells it that way?) or Harry to Washington, I (a Dem) won't be happy. I can however revel in the fact, that the Ritz won't let Sharron Angel stay there. No cages for coo coos.
Bye Tom Bosley
You had a honorable career and a long life (83). Well done, I hope. Only you know, and maybe the hired help. Safe home...
Funny MTV Cribs Parody
Stick with it, worth it. It's a guy from a local DC sports radio show, but very funny video.
Cakes Cribs from Lil Bit Money Films on Vimeo.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Socialized Healthcare
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Fake Ads - Robert J Smith
http://vimeo.com/14590823
This video has images from a park that is a 1/2 mile away from the site he is talking about, nothing he was involved with. Little lies like this now, expose what he very well might do if he gets in office (become a big fat cash slurping liar). As much as I dislike Nancy King, I think I have to vote for the witch.
This video has images from a park that is a 1/2 mile away from the site he is talking about, nothing he was involved with. Little lies like this now, expose what he very well might do if he gets in office (become a big fat cash slurping liar). As much as I dislike Nancy King, I think I have to vote for the witch.
Stick With This Till The End
Kill the audio if you don't like the music, it's inconsequential.
Liars "Scissor" from A Bruntel on Vimeo.
Liars "Scissor" from A Bruntel on Vimeo.
Star Wars, Behind The Scenes
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2010/10/the-making-of-the-empire-strikes-back-201010
There are more at the link above...
There are more at the link above...
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Big O And Dukes
Got my "Oh Hey Kurt Ray" T-Shirt..
It's a collector's item, and if you don't get it, please don't bother asking me.
It's a collector's item, and if you don't get it, please don't bother asking me.
Sudan Is About To Get Ugly, Again..
I never thought I would say "thank you" to George Clooney for educating me on an issue. He was on C-Span tonight raising awareness of the impending conflict and rallying the US to work with China and others to head off a blood bath.
I did some digging and found some pics of the root cause of Sudan civil war (I don't get putting the words Civil and War in the same sentence).
Back in the 1980s, Egypt pushed for a canal from southern Sudan all the way to Egypt, to ensure water supplies. The project started and the largest "moving" machine in the world was built. I expect by China, with US parts. Some pics of the remnants of the "Excavator" are below. Click them to see full size and soak in the scale of this man made beast.
No wonder a war broke out? The north was stealing the water supplies from the south...
One of the first things the south did, was to disable the "machine".
As detailed here, http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article32062 There is a pic of the whole giant Excavator in the story!
Egypt still wants the canal, and South Sudan wants independence. The vote is in early 2011, and the pre/post vote situation is likely to be very ugly.
You can watch the Clooney discussion here; http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295955-1
I did some digging and found some pics of the root cause of Sudan civil war (I don't get putting the words Civil and War in the same sentence).
Back in the 1980s, Egypt pushed for a canal from southern Sudan all the way to Egypt, to ensure water supplies. The project started and the largest "moving" machine in the world was built. I expect by China, with US parts. Some pics of the remnants of the "Excavator" are below. Click them to see full size and soak in the scale of this man made beast.
No wonder a war broke out? The north was stealing the water supplies from the south...
One of the first things the south did, was to disable the "machine".
As detailed here, http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article32062 There is a pic of the whole giant Excavator in the story!
Egypt still wants the canal, and South Sudan wants independence. The vote is in early 2011, and the pre/post vote situation is likely to be very ugly.
You can watch the Clooney discussion here; http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295955-1
Friday, October 15, 2010
Election Update
Speaking as a Sailor, I will not vote for anyone who uses "spending like a drunken sailor" as a catch phrase. Drunken sailors pass out and are actually quite frugal.
And who the hell will benefit by "buying health care across state lines"?? Oh right, the biggest players who contribute the most to YOUR CAMPAIGNS. Just edging out the competition...greedy fucks.
And who the hell will benefit by "buying health care across state lines"?? Oh right, the biggest players who contribute the most to YOUR CAMPAIGNS. Just edging out the competition...greedy fucks.
France Needs Gas
The Labor Unions have cut off France's petrol supplies (even to the Paris Airport) because they are mad that the retirement age is being pushed from 60, to 62. Hey, they have wine that needs drinkin' and no time to waste workin'. We can only hope this should not impact the mimes hear the Eiffel tower.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11549694
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11549694
Those Pesky WWII Leftovers...
I would embed the video, but I can't get it to not auto-play (flash is shit). An old bomb gets to do it's thing...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/8066015/Second-World-War-bomb-detonated-in-Germany.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/8066015/Second-World-War-bomb-detonated-in-Germany.html
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
North Korean Military Parade
North Korea's Military parade in Slow Motion from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
Watch in HD, full screen. Pretty interesting. Lots of hints.
Miners And Crap
Um, Miners. Good for you. 69 days. Ever been stuck under water for 85 days with no fresh food and no communication with your family? We did get showers, and that's about the only difference between a Submarine and a trapped Miner.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Transformers 3
Is it a big deal that Optimus Prime has his trailer?? Some people in the office were excited. A friend took these in DC today, where they are shooting Transformers 3. Click pics to enlarge them.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Cost Of Congress (UP UP UP!)
http://www.cncnews.org/news/congress-operating-costs-skyrocket
Some highlights;
- Senators and representatives’ salaries and benefits: $126 million, up 23.5 percent.
(I would take just a 5% increase, but like most midlle class, I have been losing ground since 2000)
- Expense allowances for Senate leaders: $180,000, up 99 percent since 2000.
- Senate officers: $178.98 million, up 99 percent.
- House leadership offices: $25.88 million, up 82 percent.
- Other House officers: $198.30 million, up 120 percent.
- Senators’ personal offices: $422 million, up 75 percent.
- House members’ personal offices: $660 million, up 62 percent.
- Architect of the Capitol salaries: $106.78 million, up 118 percent.
- Capitol Police salaries: $265.18 million, up 237 percent.
- Capitol Police general expenses: $63.13 million, up 860 percent.
Some highlights;
- Senators and representatives’ salaries and benefits: $126 million, up 23.5 percent.
(I would take just a 5% increase, but like most midlle class, I have been losing ground since 2000)
- Expense allowances for Senate leaders: $180,000, up 99 percent since 2000.
- Senate officers: $178.98 million, up 99 percent.
- House leadership offices: $25.88 million, up 82 percent.
- Other House officers: $198.30 million, up 120 percent.
- Senators’ personal offices: $422 million, up 75 percent.
- House members’ personal offices: $660 million, up 62 percent.
- Architect of the Capitol salaries: $106.78 million, up 118 percent.
- Capitol Police salaries: $265.18 million, up 237 percent.
- Capitol Police general expenses: $63.13 million, up 860 percent.
Funny Or Die
I don't usually pass on their stuff to anyone, but this had me laughing...then washing my hands and swilling Listerene.
Embrasse - watch more funny videos
Harold Lewis Seems Bright...
"It is the greatest and most successful pseudoscientific fraud I have seen in my long life as a physicist. Anyone who has the faintest doubt that this is so should force himself to read the ClimateGate documents, which lay it bare. (Montford’s book organizes the facts very well.) I don’t believe that any real physicist, nay scientist, can read that stuff without revulsion. I would almost make that revulsion a definition of the word scientist."
Yeah, he isn't happy about the debacle that is the global warming scam. Me too. There is no real science behind what they pronounce..
Whole story here; http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100058265/us-physics-professor-global-warming-is-the-greatest-and-most-successful-pseudoscientific-fraud-i-have-seen-in-my-long-life/
Yeah, he isn't happy about the debacle that is the global warming scam. Me too. There is no real science behind what they pronounce..
Whole story here; http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100058265/us-physics-professor-global-warming-is-the-greatest-and-most-successful-pseudoscientific-fraud-i-have-seen-in-my-long-life/
Unemployment Update...
The blue dot is about the time the Stimulus passed, it actually should be a little to the right.
So, if you carry the trend line July 08, to January 09; we would be approaching or above 20% unemployment. That would be bad, right?
I expect after the November 3rd elections, companies will start hiring for the Holidays. That will put money in people's pockets, which will increase spending after the holidays. I am optimistic for next year.
So, if you carry the trend line July 08, to January 09; we would be approaching or above 20% unemployment. That would be bad, right?
I expect after the November 3rd elections, companies will start hiring for the Holidays. That will put money in people's pockets, which will increase spending after the holidays. I am optimistic for next year.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Ford Gets Cut-throat
http://www.freep.com/article/20101009/BUSINESS01/10090322/
Ok, I get needing to do things "affordably", but paying a skilled/semi-skilled worker $14 an hour, equals less than $30K a year. People can't live on that, even in/near Detroit. Just a few dollars more would make a huge difference overall... Come on, we know Americans are generally overpaid, but don't drive us into the ground so fast.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Isreal/Palestine Shit
I am a bit sick of hearing this crap. The PLO had kids and men, staged in the road, with stones and photographers. Idiots, do you think the West is all that stupid??
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A Rainbow!!!
Well, there IS a picture. Pakistanis wasting water on trucks that are a total loss. Good job. Sorry a few of your "soldiers" died in an attack. How many Americans have died because you let terrorists roam freely? Lets get the hell out of Pakistan NOW! We have other avenues for supplies, be creative.
Send Jobs To China/Mexico
I was reading this story: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jobs-offshoring-20101006,0,1485516.story
And I was aghast! I had no idea how we were actually paying for companies to send their jobs to Asia and South America. The Department Of Labor spells out how we have pay to cover workers, victims, of US companies sending jobs to other countries.
http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/benefits.cfm
This about makes me puke. Who thought this up? As far as I can tell, Bush 1, started it, Bill Clinton signed it with modifications, and Bush 2 increased benefits to companies that moved jobs out of the US.
I want to throw up....
And I was aghast! I had no idea how we were actually paying for companies to send their jobs to Asia and South America. The Department Of Labor spells out how we have pay to cover workers, victims, of US companies sending jobs to other countries.
http://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/benefits.cfm
This about makes me puke. Who thought this up? As far as I can tell, Bush 1, started it, Bill Clinton signed it with modifications, and Bush 2 increased benefits to companies that moved jobs out of the US.
I want to throw up....
Two Quick Things...
If you have to rent a friend, you should try volunteering anywhere instead. You will meet nice people.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11465260
A stock trader (ha ha) get's 3 years jail, in France, for making terrible trades. In the US, we gave these guys bailouts and golden parachutes. I say, for he first time in my life, we could learn something from France.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11474077
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11465260
A stock trader (ha ha) get's 3 years jail, in France, for making terrible trades. In the US, we gave these guys bailouts and golden parachutes. I say, for he first time in my life, we could learn something from France.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11474077
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Israel Soldiers Humiliate Female Prisoner
Well done, that's what you want on the internet. Well done, very honorable...
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Tea Party Coloring Book...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/09/tea-party-coloring-book-is-kiddie-propaganda.html
Talk about kids being "indoctrinated"?? I heard the last page teaches you how to make a noose.
Talk about kids being "indoctrinated"?? I heard the last page teaches you how to make a noose.
Tanker Attacks In Pakistan
If Pakistan isn't a viable route anymore, we need every flying fuel tanker we can get (NATO) and try to strike a deal with Turkey. Then bomb away in Pakistan, good luck to you guys...
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Blackwater (Ze) Still Here...
This is Aljazeera's spin..
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/10/201010117237790858.html
Either way, why the fuck are we giving Dick Cheney's buddies billions? I thought they had left town?
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