tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2387455337826559804..comments2024-03-28T17:25:15.969-05:00Comments on Althouse: Trump arrives at the Inaugural Concert — stopping to salute the statue of Abraham Lincoln — to the tune of The Rolling Stones' "Heart of Stone."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84341926888286114872017-01-20T23:55:51.868-06:002017-01-20T23:55:51.868-06:00@jacksonjay check this video of Baron entertaining...@jacksonjay check this video of Baron entertaining his nephew. He looks like a nice (albeit unfortunately named) boy. http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2017/01/20/trump-children-steal-spotlight-after-inauguration/96843178/WA-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200272958807267338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45000422858499559752017-01-20T05:27:07.670-06:002017-01-20T05:27:07.670-06:00I hope you called it Fen.
It seems fair to say t...I hope you called it Fen. <br />It seems fair to say that if Chuck is a real person, he has a unique view of our political landscape. Is the lifelong Republican really in favor of Jeb!/Marco/Kasich/Christie/Ted/etc. at this late date? Does he think any of them would have won, or that any of them would have stood up to the Dem/MSM/IC complex better than Trump? One wonders what Trump could do at this point to win the favor of Chuck, who I believe says he voted for Trump. <br />Pence, Priebus, Sessions, Price, Tillerson, Mattis, DeVos, Pompeo, Perry, Carson, etc. are good enough for me. Amadeus 48 https://www.blogger.com/profile/15907486643353591432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27453943880313509082017-01-20T04:55:20.649-06:002017-01-20T04:55:20.649-06:00I see that both Merriam-Webster's and Dictiona...I see that both Merriam-Webster's and Dictionary.com show (in the case of the former) “ˈnü-klē-ər, ˈnyü-, ÷-kyə-lər”, versus “NOO-klee-er, NYOO-, or by metathesis, -kyuh-ler” (for the latter) — all as valid pronunciations for the word “nuclear”. Note the last one in each case. Since neither dictionary declares the third usage as belonging to any particular regional dialect, but instead identifies it as just a recognized alternate pronunciation — thus, it isn't even a dialectal difference; while “lifelong Republican” Chuck merely shows us once again his classist snobbery.Michael McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848373029958280894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25765784427409295602017-01-20T03:26:43.202-06:002017-01-20T03:26:43.202-06:00Hah. Chuck calls the biggest political upset in am...Hah. Chuck calls the biggest political upset in ameramerican history an "idiotic campaign"<br /><br />I once considered adopting a parody sock puppet for this blog, just for the amusement of seeing how many people I could snare before someone busted me.<br /><br />So I choose to believe that's what certain people are already doing here. Just to entertain us untill we finally get some of those smart sophisticated liberals we keep hearing about.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52441696405727083692017-01-20T02:57:57.344-06:002017-01-20T02:57:57.344-06:00Always amusing to see who believes the pronunciati...Always amusing to see who believes the pronunciation of "nuclear" is a litmus test for intelligence.<br /><br />Like the dinner party guest who beams with pride as he explains that dolphins are actually mammals not fish.Fenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734571593963330215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8422810550630698432017-01-20T00:46:35.711-06:002017-01-20T00:46:35.711-06:00I would agree to waive any I Q test of Rick Perry,...<i>I would agree to waive any I Q test of Rick Perry, if only he would stipulate to pronounce "nuclear" as NOOK-lee-ur, and not nook-you-lur.<br /></i><br /><br />Jimmy Carter pronounced that way...and he was studying to be a nook-you-lur engineer. eddie willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624004872700778288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30813863711614409632017-01-20T00:42:58.463-06:002017-01-20T00:42:58.463-06:00In fact, these Texans and southrons could, with ju...<i>In fact, these Texans and southrons could, with justice, go north and start making fun of you on the same grounds.</i><br /><br />That's one of the reasons why I loved the movie <i>Fargo</i> so much. As a southerner, it was rewarding to find out that other regions had accents that, in and of themselves, could be funny.<br /><br />Doncha know?eddie willershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624004872700778288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77417064138571175182017-01-20T00:30:47.599-06:002017-01-20T00:30:47.599-06:00Chuck,
Perry is entitled to his native dialect.
...Chuck, <br />Perry is entitled to his native dialect. <br />If I were to go to Laguna province and complain about how they pronounce things in Tagalog, they would call me a dick, and be correct. <br />If I were to show up in Vigo Spain and berate the natives about their mushy half-Portuguese that never saw the inside of the university of Salamanca I would probably end up in the gutter, and very properly too. <br />In fact, these Texans and southrons could, with justice, go north and start making fun of you on the same grounds. They do after all have better claims to speak a dialect closer to the original "English" folk varieties than what passes for academic, media, or BBC English. They would probably win an authenticity war. buwayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388691837737324814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18992591476070070642017-01-20T00:09:08.400-06:002017-01-20T00:09:08.400-06:00I would agree to waive any I Q test of Rick Perry,...I would agree to waive any I Q test of Rick Perry, if only he would stipulate to pronounce "nuclear" as NOOK-lee-ur, and not nook-you-lur.<br /><br />Kthanxbye.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676108366725199186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27325534892554222972017-01-19T23:35:06.086-06:002017-01-19T23:35:06.086-06:00You know, I kinda like it that Trump is sticking i...You know, I kinda like it that Trump is sticking it to those erstwhile bad boys and cultural appropriators, The Rolling Stones. Who, by the way, don't own the rights to their earlier music.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-41802121469939139452017-01-19T23:06:03.049-06:002017-01-19T23:06:03.049-06:00Why is obama's gloating tube hardon videos on ...Why is obama's gloating tube hardon videos on af1 not considered equivalent to the pussy grab verbalization? I think waving your hard dick around is considered harassment in the workplace of female reporters. Probably not actionable if all the reporters gave the object lip service.Josephbleauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407587570806062403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33656552195170673812017-01-19T23:04:06.460-06:002017-01-19T23:04:06.460-06:00Darrell, let the record reflect that by answering ...Darrell, let the record reflect that by answering Freder's challenge, you pounded his ass straight into the ground.wholelottasplaininhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643260792323037320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84883983643389446192017-01-19T23:01:36.226-06:002017-01-19T23:01:36.226-06:00Aw that intelligence gene is pure bullshit.
No on...Aw that intelligence gene is pure bullshit.<br /><br />No one's ever found "the intelligence gene". <br /><br />Nature doesn't "know" who is intelligent. Nature only allows those with greater intelligence to, on the average, out-reproduce those with lesser intelligence.<br /><br />Even then, that's IF greater intelligence conveys a a reproductive advantage.<br /><br />In Iceland's case, the frickin' country went bankrupt just a few years back.<br /><br />Ya think that might affect the reproductive choices of some people at the top?<br /><br />YA THINK???<br /><br />p.s. and what about "regression of the mean"? Since when are the offspring of supposedly smart people guaranteed to be equally as smart? Ever hear of "The Kennedys"???<br />wholelottasplaininhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643260792323037320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56718820486762805832017-01-19T22:56:45.902-06:002017-01-19T22:56:45.902-06:00orgies of excess, peeing prostitutes,
No, that wa...<i> orgies of excess, peeing prostitutes,</i><br /><br />No, that was the Clinton & Kennedy administrations.YoungHegelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723316130501823658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14923630596884246242017-01-19T22:47:19.891-06:002017-01-19T22:47:19.891-06:00Freder Frederson: Yeah let's compare Rick Per...Freder Frederson: Yeah let's compare Rick Perry's IQ with Steven Chu or Ernest Moniz."<br /><br />************<br /><br />Judged on accomplishments, let's compare Freder Frederson's IQ with Rick Perry's.wholelottasplaininhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643260792323037320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30251918893109919612017-01-19T22:28:56.747-06:002017-01-19T22:28:56.747-06:00Mick Is Unhappy
"This is really embarrassing...<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36210829" rel="nofollow">Mick Is Unhappy</a><br /><br />"This is really embarrassing. You can't just steal our music, man. What kind of Republican are you? What about contract rights? What about property rights? You can't just steal our bloody music. That's not right. That's not right. Don't make me sing a song about respecting the property rights of other people. I'm starting to rethink all of our lyrics, actually. <br /><br /><i>Go to church<br />Go to church<br />Be nice<br />Be nice<br />Don't steal<br />Don't steal</i><br /><br />I'll sing this song if I have to! You're going to turn me into a bloody do-gooder. What the hell, man. It's supposed to be entertainment. It's not a blueprint! If you keep stealing our music we're going to start covering Joan Baez. Stop liking us, you idiot. What the hell kind of millionaire are you, stealing from other millionaires. Who does that? Saint Croixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17876368500159112781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66447199966433294722017-01-19T22:17:28.893-06:002017-01-19T22:17:28.893-06:00NEWS RELEASE
07/11/94
CONTACT: Stanford Universi...<br />NEWS RELEASE<br /><br />07/11/94<br /><br />CONTACT: Stanford University News Service (650) 723-2558<br /><br />Optimum human population a third of present, scientists say<br /><br />STANFORD -- Until cultures change radically, the optimum number of people to exist on the planet at any one time lies in the vicinity of 1.5 billion to 2 billion people, about a third of the present number, three California ecologists estimated in an article published in the journal Population and Environment.<br /><br />Paul and Anne Ehrlich of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University and Gretchen Daily of the Energy and Resources Group of the University of California-Berkeley said that figure, "if achieved reasonably soon, would also likely permit the maximum number of Homo sapiens to live a good life over the long run."<br /><br />"Determination of an 'optimum' world population size involves social decisions about the lifestyles to be lived and the distribution of those lifestyles among individuals in the population," the scientists wrote.<br /><br />Between a minimum viable population size (one just large enough to ensure against extinction) and the maximum number that can be supported by Earth's life-support systems ("housed and nurtured by methods analogous to those used to raise battery chickens"), determining an optimum becomes a problem of choosing what lifestyles are to be led. Community-level, national and international discussions of lifestyle preferences will be required before population size targets can be established.<br /><br />The team predicated their estimate on a desire to preserve the great diversity of human cultures and also to secure basic human well- being for all the world's people, including future generations.<br /><br />"In general, we would choose a population size that maximizes very broad environmental and social options for individuals," they wrote. "For example, the population of the United States should be small enough to permit the availability of large tracts of wilderness for hikers and hermits, yet large enough to create vibrant cities that can support complex artistic, educational and other cultural endeavors that lift the human spirit."<br /><br />Daily and the Ehrlichs said that, since the present population has already exceeded 5.5 billion, even if the optimum were actually 4 billion, "the policy implications of our conclusions are still clear." In other words, any reasonable optimum already has been passed; thus, not only a halt to growth, but subsequent shrinkage, is required.<br /><br /><br />Paul Ehrlich worked at Stanford along with Stephen Chu. How do you think you get that 5.5 billion shrinkage they are calling for in the short run without killing people? Chu has supported this and probably provided the energy requirements analysis contained within, since that's the "science" part.<br /><br />http://news.stanford.edu/pr/94/940711Arc4189.htmlDarrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56685069059081630062017-01-19T21:54:28.289-06:002017-01-19T21:54:28.289-06:00Lee Greenwood did a USO tour in the Philippines in...Lee Greenwood did a USO tour in the Philippines in '84 or '85. He was a warm, gracious man who gladly autographed a CD for me. The song was greatly appreciated by us service members after those barren carter years. JMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459452642637722342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30459511822432970552017-01-19T21:37:57.267-06:002017-01-19T21:37:57.267-06:00The public must demand to see their I.Q. test scor...The public must demand to see their I.Q. test scores. Those morons, and crazies will divulge that when we see Trump's tax returns. NEVER. Trump's reign will probably be like Caligula's: constant looting for himself and his rich cronies, orgies of excess, peeing prostitutes, gluttony and greed, self-aggrandizement, hubris, a whopping financial crisis, famine, & vainglorious construction projects with obscenely opulent hotels and private golf clubs (only token black rappers allowed). Will Trump have his opponents thrown in a lion's pit - in a manner of speaking, yes. They can have their fun - for a while - until Trump's follies, and madness catch up with him - just like Caligula.Trumpithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252672877713167746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10389923590285081692017-01-19T21:33:02.684-06:002017-01-19T21:33:02.684-06:00Maybe in some parallel universe Fiona Apple is per...Maybe in some parallel universe Fiona Apple is performing for Trump.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205752419540502278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48388772011149102872017-01-19T21:32:03.075-06:002017-01-19T21:32:03.075-06:00It's being reported tonight that 5 federal ag...It's being reported tonight that 5 federal agencies are investigating the Trump Putin connection now. Focus is on intercepted communications regarding monies funneled to Trump campaign from Kremlin.<br /><br />Happy Inauguration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67017942699653846022017-01-19T21:22:32.638-06:002017-01-19T21:22:32.638-06:00Rick Perry was a C-130 pilot. As an old C-130 nav...Rick Perry was a C-130 pilot. As an old C-130 nav, I can safely say he is a brilliant idiot...JMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459452642637722342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17808030443981225872017-01-19T21:20:34.705-06:002017-01-19T21:20:34.705-06:00Amazing Trump knows the IQ of his cabinet choices...Amazing Trump knows the IQ of his cabinet choices?Really more fake news treated by Trump.roesch/voltairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943026999545809312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8571168650753053112017-01-19T21:16:38.404-06:002017-01-19T21:16:38.404-06:00Chuck said...
In the entire songbook of American...<i>Chuck said... <br /><br />In the entire songbook of American patriotic music, has there been a worse or more overrated song, than "God Bless the USA?" Or is the name of the song "Proud to Be an American?"<br /><br />It sure ain't Irving Berlin. "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free..." It has to be the most underwhelming lyric in history.</i><br /><br />A great song, and no surprise Chuck doesn't like it. I always feel good every time I hear it played. I could listen to that song every day. Tankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187906854627334164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25287822160355356042017-01-19T20:56:49.336-06:002017-01-19T20:56:49.336-06:00Chuck, yeah, takin' some sly swipes at Reagan,...Chuck, yeah, takin' some sly swipes at Reagan, nice work bro.<br /><br />Its weird you didn't say how happy you were to hear the many ways Trump's nominees have contradicted his less-conservative rhetoric while campaigning. You...you should be happy about that, no? HoodlumDoodlumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17591221162603652473noreply@blogger.com