Things That Required My Attention Before My Daughter Fell Asleep Last Night

1. A hyena
2. A three-eyed ghost
3. A case of "piggy cold"

You know, I can envision a future of conversations like this:

I Am Become Newt, The Destroyer of Words

Laura Hollis:

The Lefties are at it again. Having completely destroyed that fine word, “liberal,” along with the enlightened 18th century sensibilities that went with it, they have now moved on like locusts through the lexicon, and want to be called “progressives.”

Also I worship Obama, so there's that.

More:

The policies they advance, the behavior they display in support of them, and their inevitable consequences are taking this country backward, not forward, as these same policies have every time they have reared their ugly heads throughout human history. If liberals want a new moniker, they should be called regressives.

Quite right, ma'am! The problem the true leftist faces is not whether to regress, but what Golden Age to regress to: the eras of racial harmony and equality of the sexes, of peace and happiness, of freedom of expression, freedom from hunger or indeed poverty...why the whole thing sets me to dreaming of the day that Thomas Jefferson kissed Nat Turner full on the lips and proclaimed each Sunday to be Free Money Day, with ice-cream and subsequent dental check-ups.

Still more:

Most of what liberals espouse has not only not brought progress, it is sending us hurtling back into Neanderthal territory (with apologies to Neanderthals).

The Wages of Sin

A ghoul from the senate called Ted
Liked to make little fetuses dead
So he took out his pen
Wrote a law up and then
Had a long career and died a very popular man.

Neigh Means No

Man accused of harassing horse
By Paula Horton, Herald staff writer

A 26-year-old Kennewick man was arrested after repeatedly harassing a neighbor's horse, causing it to twice break through an electrical and barbed-wire fence in Finley, authorities said.

In one incident, Brandon R. Hankel, was reportedly spotted inside the corral chasing after the horse, by the horse's owner, said Benton County sheriff's Capt. Steve Keane on Monday.

Deputies were first called to the home at 215004 E. Erickson Road about 8 p.m. Thursday, then responded to a similar call there at 4 a.m. Friday.

In the first incident, the horse's owner said she saw a bald man in a black T-shirt and blue shorts on the property by her horse corral scaring her horse enough to break through the fence, Keane said.

Around 3:30 a.m. Friday, she was awakened by her son after hearing the horse going crazy again. When the owner looked out her bedroom window, she said she saw the same bald-headed man inside the corral, Keane said.

Hankel reportedly was chasing after the horse and apparently didn't have pants on.

Deputies were able to identify Hankel, who lives next door, as a suspect and arrest him.

He was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of second-degree trespassing.

Marxist vs. Nazi in the World Series of Love

John T. Simpson, digitial jornalist:

You cannot oppose ObamaCare without being a swastika-waving corporate Nazi stooge.

Good lord, that is TERRIBLE! The wallflowers and milquetoasts of the right could never hope to stand up against the rhetorical excesses of the...oh what's this?

As I stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Midway twenty-five years ago, I was fully aware of the enemy we had been confronting since the end of WWII. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be fighting a Cold War at home a quarter-century later, and against that very same rigid Marxist ideology.

Regarding "swastika-waving corporate Nazi stooge" there's some fun to be had in comments.

Deep Concern

The Indian Health Ministry's Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy is concerned about the proliferation of clinics offering "dubious ayurvedic therapies".

The Eternal Immigrant

Over at Sadly, No! Gavin writes the typical thing he writes that is better than anything I attempt to write. Apart from the equally typical burning jealousy I feel upon reading Gavin's work, I noticed Donald Douglas's similarly deft touch with satire:



Can't spell "conservative" without reading Mein Kampf.

LOSERS!

Thanks to the perpetually clicking finger of my daughter I have stumbled across the genre of "here are my toys" videos. An example:



This is simply astonishing, he said as he contemplated another post about comic books. Perhaps he will one day post about The Micronauts, which had awesome fucking music in the toy commercials in Japan:

Kings and Queens

Lawmakers suggest Kennedy widow as his successor
(AFP) – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Sunday suggested that the senate seat held by late US Senator Ted Kennedy could be filled by his widow, Vicki, despite her professed reluctance to take the job.

"Whatever Vicki wants to do, I'm in her corner," said Democratic US Senator Chris Dodd, speaking to CNN television.

I trust the captain of the Imperial Guard assents.

I really hate this sort of thing, but if it's being touted in an attempt to shore up health-care reform, maybe it's useful. Seems a little bold for Democratic politics though.

Rimwell Update!

Note his newest, most persistent commenter.



Is "Godspeed" the proper thing to say here?

I And I

Awfully creepy.

The fake me:



The real me:

Via LGM

Softballs R Us

John Ziegler:

On August 28th of last year Sarah Palin was a largely unknown governor considered to be a rising star largely because of her willingness to take on Republicans in a way that had endeared her to Democrats. Today she is an ex-governor wrongly perceived by most of the country and virtually all of the news media as an erratic, unqualified, lightweight and ultra-partisan Republican who can’t even mange her own family.

What did she do exactly to deserve this unfortunate perception?

In comments (first one!):

Gore: Wrong for America

At The Guardian:

One of the gurus of low-budget horror effects, with credits ranging from Mutant Chronicles to the upcoming Wolfman, Dan Martin presents his top five cheap-and-easy tricks for budding horror movie film-makers.

Fully Tasting Life

Last episode, young Rick was moving too quickly. Is there still a chance?

Except for the 60s

Victoria Jackson, loon:

I only want the best for everyone. My beliefs in the Bible, and freedom and capitalism are only ideals that bless people. And, they worked real good from 1776 to 2008…with a hitch in the 60s where immorality, free love, the pill, drugs, divorce, and the breakup of the family started the thread of morality unraveling.

Attention historians: the civil war was nicer than you think.

Americana

Here's an hour of Jean Shepherd, narrator and writer of A Christmas Story.

Here's another.

Awful Library Books

Fun.

Why Is This Molehill Not Mountainous?

Bill Whittle asks a question:

Here’s a question for you: Why is Rodney King famous and Kenneth Gladney unknown?

Well, Bill, I gotta assume that Kenneth Gladney hasn't been the trigger for rioting that destroyed parts of a city and instead was a guy involved in a trivial dustup somewhere.

An amusing Gladney link.

In comments at Big Hollywood, seemingly from outer space:

Like Attracts Like