Published April 25th, 2008
in Effluent Rants.
So I was sitting outside in the carport the day before yesterday enjoying a delightful Arizona spring day. It was cool, there was a nice breeze, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. As I sat there watching the local ground squirrels play in the yard, I had an unexpected visitor.
A roadrunner trotted up […]
Published April 19th, 2008
in Effluent Rants and International.
I have assembled a small photographic chronicle of Pope Benedict’s visit here in the United States. (Naturally, these are pictures the Vatican, the U.S. government, and the mainstream media don’t want you to see.)
So without further ado:
First, here’s a photo of the Pontiff addressing a crowd of Italian well-wishers in St. Peter’s Square the day […]
Published April 19th, 2008
in Effluent Rants and Politics.
What happens when, for once, things don’t go Barack Obama’s way?
Does he turn into a petulant schoolboy? The following video was shot at an Obama rally in Raleigh, North Carolina a day after Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia. Take a look at it:
The gesture at 01:18 into the video […]
Published April 17th, 2008
in Effluent Rants, Politics and Media.
Update: Serr8d at The Cutting Edge has the same idea about Liberal Fascism as I do. Check out his Obama logo.
Original Post: I repeat: The only legitimate result now for the November election is a win by Obama.
Who do you think uttered that gem of an “analysis”? Chris Matthews? Keith Olbermann? Jack Cafferty? Tim Russert?
No, […]
Published April 16th, 2008
in Effluent Rants and Politics.
Yesterday morning, Joe Scarborough commented on the changing tenor of the rhetoric emanating from the Barack Obama campaign.
Scarborough noted that the theme in Iowa was hope. Then he noted that the theme became change when the campaign went into New Hampshire.
Now, notes Scarborough, there’s been a radical transformation in the tenor of the campaign’s message […]
Published April 15th, 2008
in Effluent Rants and Politics.
Now that I’ve coined the term misspeak-arrhea, let’s look at another prime example. This time, the verbal diarrhea spews forth from a Republican pie hole. From Pol Watchers, a blog of Kentucky.com (Lexington Herald-Leader):
U.S. Rep Geoff Davis apologized Monday for calling presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama “boy” during a Northern Kentucky dinner over […]
Published April 14th, 2008
in Effluent Rants and Politics.
I did a word search on Merriam-Webster Online for the word misspeak. Here’s a screen capture of the results:
Then I did a search for the word diarrhea. Here’s a screen capture of that one:
Why did I engage in such strange behavior?
Well, I’ve noticed lately that the Democratic Party presidential candidates (Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, […]
Published April 14th, 2008
in Effluent Rants and Politics.
Wheeeeee! Here’s Barack Obama “leaning forward,” as it were, and slapping back at criticism of his “bitter gun-totin’, Bible-thumpin’ bigot” comments.
Fast forward to about 04:27 into the video and check out this moron’s comments:
Hillary Clinton’s out there, like she’s out in the duck blind every Sunday. She’s packin’ a six […]
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