First off, my prayers and hopeful wishes to the people in Japan, suffering from that massive earthquake. May the death and destruction be as limited as possible, and their recovery swift and strong.
My daughter and a group of her classmates were scheduled to leave for Japan this morning. Needless to say, she is back in her bed, sleeping after waking up at 4:00 am to board the plane. Her teacher thinks they may leave on Sunday. Lovely Daughter and I think it’s best they just scratch their trip. I’m sure the Japanese would love to have all those American dollars, but right now digging out of the rubble is their main priority.
My big question: How will this affect the world economy, with one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel?
The unions continue to try to shake up the legislators and bully them into allowing the unions to continue their seemingly unfettered power. Death threats against legislators, overwhelming the police force trying to control them, threatening citizen journalists (or anyone with a video camera without the union designation) with physical pain, property destruction – and yet I wonder how much of this bad behavior is being reported on the mainstream news? And how is this lack of coverage going to make the MSM look? I mean, there are so many people on the internet these days, and those videos are out in the public…but then, Katie Couric and her ilk cannot be bothered with those pajama media types.
But those types of people practically shut down ACORN, took a huge bite out of Planned Parenthood, and are giving NPR a migraine. Yeah, go ahead ignore them. Go ahead. They are shaking up the news, and the MSM are merely holding onto the handrails, trying not to get tossed over the side.
FIRSTAMUNDO FOR THE 2ND DAY IN A ROW!!
#1 We’ll rename you GJB for the good job you are doing being first.
QUEEN TT:
Look at what has happened to the MSM ever since they made the decision to lampoon, lambaste and malign talk radio and its listeners. . . . .they have been circling the drain ever since. Now with FOXNews and the army of citizen journalists teemed up with youtube, facebook, twitter, etc they will either change their ways and start doing their stated jobs (actual reporting) instead of propagandizing or they will wake up in the sewer plant.
You know, if he thinks being the leader in China is so much easier, I will personally buy his plane ticket. One way.
But since I’m a more than a little cash-strapped, will someone else chip in the ticket for Mickey O?
I think it ironic that the Thug in Chief is ramrodding the Wisconsin (and other states as well) debacle while talking about bullying and even claims victim hood status himself. The entire middle east is unstable, our own economic and social ills are right where he wants them to be, out government is on the brink of reverting to mob rule, civil discourse is fine unless you are a conservative (then nothing short of death threats is proper). The Japanese are probably looking forward to all the dollars that will flow their way in the form of aid – but they of all people realize they are worthless since they hold too many of them anyway – maybe they will ask for something they can barter with. In summary, here’s the way it looks to me:
If you are getting a government check (and related food and medical benefits), everything is OK. If you are trying to work and earn a living, times are tough.
From TT’s linkie thingie:
I think that there is a far greater chance of the moon hitting the earth than the foul “O” actually behaving like a POTUS.
My trip to the pool got delayed by 15 mins, giving me time to poke fun at the pic of Lady Michelle with her $1K tote that is raising a big flap on Drudge:
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/03/10/michelle-obama-sports-1000-handbag/
Doesn’t look to me like she got her money’s worth with that tote bag. Bright blue shoes with a dark semi-conservative outfit. Plus her slacks never seem to fit right when she stands up.
/snark off
My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed.
I turned to her and said, ‘Do you want to have Sex?’
‘No,’ she answered. I then said,
‘Is that your final answer?’
She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying, ‘Yes..’
So I said, “Then I’d like to phone a friend.”
And that’s when the fight started…
Mornin’ Gang
#7 Mharper
You know, when one is discussing the arrogant and hypocritical FLOTUS, you should just leave the snark on.
#8 SuperD
Okay, I really, really like this lady, but reading her emails is a pain. I have GOT to buy her some commas and a more than a few periods. Here is her last email to me:
Imagine what it’s like to read a whole paragraph! Seriously, I got an email from her that was six lines deep. It contained one period in the middle somewhere and one at the end. It consisted of about ten sentences.
/facepalm
Is anyone else having trouble getting back on Hammy’s couch after they leave for a while? Several times today I got an error message: website may be down or moved. . .
Is it my server/computin iron/sun spots . . . .wassup?
G’Morning all
Prayers to the Japanese people.
On the NPR thing. I saw where after NPR said they were going to reject the donation and the MSM dutifully reported it as fact, O’Keefe released Emails showing they were trying to approve them and a voice recording of Liley telling Them they would be getting a letter that afternoon telling them how to donate the money without leaving a trail back to them.
My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion, and she
Kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.
I asked her, “Do you know him?”
“Yes”, she sighed,
“He’s my old boyfriend…. I understand he took to drinking right after we
Split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn’t been sober since.”
“My God!” I said, “Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?”
And then the fight started…
#11 TT: Perfesor JP Morgan would have failed her for sure. The section you block quoted is best described as: “grammatical vomit”.
Can we start drilling yet?
snip
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/hope-and-change-gas-prices-have-gone-67-percent-obama-became-president_553930.html
Project “Gun Walker” is heating up.
From the Mexican Government requesting extradition of the U.S. persons involved:(Google translation, not too good, but is understandable)
Read it in Spanish and English here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eluniversal.com.mx%2Fnotas%2F750620.html&act=url
And Congress wants some answers from Eric Holder, also:
Read the letter here:
http://judiciary.house.gov/news/pdfs/HJC%20Gunrunner%20Letter.pdf
#15 Bonecrusher
And the scary thing I wonder about – does she send these types of emails out to other churches and to the diocesan offices? Or is she just punctuation lazy with people she’s comfortable with?
Did I say smell of fear and stench of (political) death yesterday?
#17 Oletimer
RE: Fast and Furious Guns into Mexico program
As the saying goes: “Guns don’t kill people. It’s stupid, idiotic, bureaucratic narcissists who kill people.”
THIS IS AN INTERESTING PLACE
I am going to refrain from personal comment and let the quotations and website speak for themselves.
Funny, When I clicked to check the link, the Spanish version was gone.
As the saying goes: “Guns don’t kill people. It’s stupid, idiotic, bureaucratic narcissists who kill THEIR OWN people.”
Fixeditforya
#19 OTL: I wonder just how many of those D’s who defected from the party line are up for re-election in 2012? Carl Levin, Claire McCaskill, and Bernie Saunders are some of the most vocally obnoxious POS’s in the entire senate and they voted no??
Hmmm… I might decide to observe Lent after all.
#24 Bonecrusher
Hereyago. Surprised?
Herb Kohl, D-Wis 2012
Carl Levin, D-Mich.2012
Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.2012
Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.2012
Ben Nelson, D-Neb.2012
Bill Nelson, D-Fla.2012
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.2012
Michael Bennet, D-Colo 2014
Kay Hagan, D-N.C 2014
Mark Udall, D-Colo.2014
Jim Webb, D-Va.Not seeking in 2012
#25 Bob42: every time I observe lint, I just get the brush and clean it away.
#26 Geezer: You mean they are ALL UP FOR RE-ELECTION?? Why you could have knocked me over with one of these.
Not quite all
Michael Bennet, D-Colo 2014
Kay Hagan, D-N.C 2014
Mark Udall, D-Colo.2014
Jim Webb, D-Va.Not seeking in 2012
#29 Geezer: Point taken. We still must be extremely vocal about their behavior prior to this vote so that the sheeple don’t get fooled again. One good vote does not make a good senator, nor does it atone for a lifetime of crappy votes.
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, and
Slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the van, and
Proceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I
Pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the
Weather would be bad all day. I went back into the house, quietly
Undressed, and slipped back into bed.. I cuddled up to my wife’s back, now with a
Different anticipation, and whispered, “The weather out there is terrible.”
My loving wife of 5 years replied, “And, can you believe my stupid husband
Is out fishing in that?”
And that’s how the fight started…
Has anyone ever had a boss like this guy?
#32 Bonecrusher YUP!
#33 Bummer!
#32 Only one. And only briefly. There’s a lot of “Dilbertness” in the company, but I’ve been lucky with the managers I’ve had along the way. For the most part they’ve stayed out of my hair and let me do my own thing, and I’ve produced results.
Years ago when I called my boss and his boss to let them know I was going to be a single parent, and could no longer travel at the drop of the hat, within a week I had two offers for work from home positions with no unexpected travel.
#12 Bones
I heard Hammy was thinking about changing the URL and not tell certain people where The Couch went.
#18 TT
Punctuation is like class — you either gots it or you don’t. A classy person doesn’t start picking his/her nose around people they are comfortable with.
ok Which one of the denizens of this site did he get?
Ah, yet more top-notch work by our government:
/facepalm
IDIOTS! Misguided Effort Will Drive Thriving Internet Businesses to Nearby States.
#38 Pyro
Sheesh, a whole family of sadistic subhumans.
A work buddy of mine who lives near the Carolina coast mentioned that he’d just made the last tuition payment for his youngest kid, who graduates this semester. He’s thinking about buying a “boat”.
Some say that life begins at conception, others say it begins at birth. I say life begins when the youngest kid graduates, and the dog dies.
The Democratic Underground is hoisting those smarmy bottomfeeders at Righthaven on their own petard.
#43 WB
Well, I guess DU has found a useful purpose after all. That, and corralling all the crazies in one place so we know where they are.
Yah.
But what is it about driving alone in the car makes someone want to do it?
Heh heh
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2011/03/a-modest-proposal
Here’s a monkey story on Drudge that will be hard to top:
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/mar/10/11/monkey-womans-bra-makes-waves-amherst-courthouse-ar-896809/
#47 mharper
Was that pun intended or accidental?
According to the Urban Dictionary, Hamous is defined as:
And I’m sure that Bob submitted that definition himself.
#50 Naw. If I wrote it, it would be funnier.
So you can fire boogers at people who annoy you in traffic. Natch.
Hamous, O benevolent couch master, THIS – option 2, might make an interesting button for the front page. That way we could always have up to date stats.
#52 pyro: BOOGER FLIPPER!
A hamous sounds a lot like a chav.
That’s a sight. FLAMING BOOGERS
They look like little comets.
Okay that’s it. You and Bobo can start up again.
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security.
The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver’s License to verify my age.
I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.
The woman said, ‘Unbutton your shirt’.
So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.
She said, ‘That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me’ and she
Processed my Social Security application..
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office…
She said, ‘You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability, too.’
And then the fight started…
Actually, I was thinking of elevating the tone a bit and introduce farts as a subject—-
Or talk about cats even
See there, Bob? Shannon finds you preferable to flaming boogers. Things are looking up.
Raising the level of discourse today is like putting socks on a rooster
Anyone hear from Big? I assume the tsunami hysteria in Hawaii is probably similar to the hurricane hysteria here, except with idiot tourists sprinkled in.
Seeing as how my nickname predates rap, doof doof dance music, Suberru (sp) WRXs, Polo shirts, and even Nike, I’m not worried what any trendy dirtbag thinks it means.
I also think its time we take back purple from the heterophobes.
Nah, let LSU keep their purple.
Only if you add wingtips and spats.
And fewer places to go.
No, Japan’s earthquake was not caused by a “supermoon.”
We know that.
It was caused by a dominionist conspiracy.
Wisconsin Governor Rescinds Layoff Notices.
My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to me,
“I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly.
I really need you to pay me a compliment.’
I replied, “Your eyesight’s damn near perfect.”
And then the fight started.
I blame Bush.
Or global warming.
Or maybe…
Drudge has his siren up. Japan nuke plant radiation 1000 times above normal.
Mothra has been summoned
I gotta say it.
Bob42 telling me that Newt Gingrich is crazy for saying that our Judeo-Christian civilization is under attack from two fronts. On one front, you have a secular, atheist, elitism; and then turning around and telling us about the agenda of the religious right wing dominionists that want a large and powerful government to impose their beliefs on everyone via force of law, and mixing God with government; is roughly analgous to Charlie Sheen telling me that Gary Busey is acting strange.
Did Gary Busey fire a flaming booger at Charlie Sheen?
No.
But I think Pat Robertson did.
#60 Sarge: This is just for you:>)
This one too
This is pretty cool. A photographer (and photoshopper) posts some “then and now” shots.
#48 TT
What pun ?
One more for the Sarge
I got bumped at a stop light this morning which in turn led me to bump the car in front of me. The driver of the car in front got out and walked back to where I was still sitting in my car. He was a dwarf, so I got out of my car to talk to him. He said “I’m not happy.” I said “well which one are you then.” That’s when the fight started.
El Gordo, you rascal.
You had me going, I thought you had been in a fender bender.
With all this booger flipping talk it makes me worried that at least some of you have a camera viewing me while I blog on hamous’ site.
Yabbut are they on fire?
Mrs. Darren does consider me one hot tamale.