So... this is a thing.
Fascinating
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Media bias and the GOP (non-John Harwood edition)
Media bias reveals itself in a lot of ways that have nothing to do with combative factually incorrect debate questions on CNBC...
For example, TNT is advertising its new series AGENT X all over my Facebook feed. And what's the first thing I notice? How hard they've worked to make the heroic female President (played by Sharon Stone) look like Hillary Clinton.
Alongside Tea Leoni's failed MADAM SECRETARY (another short blonde bob and pantsuit affair) that's at least two major series this calendar year where the producers have worked hard to make sure you associate Hillary Clinton with the highest office in the land.
But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.
For example, TNT is advertising its new series AGENT X all over my Facebook feed. And what's the first thing I notice? How hard they've worked to make the heroic female President (played by Sharon Stone) look like Hillary Clinton.
Alongside Tea Leoni's failed MADAM SECRETARY (another short blonde bob and pantsuit affair) that's at least two major series this calendar year where the producers have worked hard to make sure you associate Hillary Clinton with the highest office in the land.
But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Anyone still wonder why the country has lost faith in Government?
Elijah Cummings thinks impeaching IRS Chief John Koskinen is a waste of time and money. Apparently impeachment is very expensive and at the end of the day, "won't help a single American."
Well.
Koskinen allowed a fascist witch like Lois Lerner to weaponize his Agency against his fellow Americans because they dared to disagree with her on matter of political ideology. Murder is a horrible crime to be sure, but it terms of cultural rot and societal decay, there is nothing that rivals what happens to a country when its citizens fear unpredictable and capricious persecution by their own Government.
That has to be punished. It HAS to be. America's citizens need to know that this kind of behavior will not stand and since the Justice Department has declined to do its duty, that task is now left to the Legislature.
But while we're on the subject, you know what else is expensive? Prosecuting murder. And hey, it doesn't really help anyone, does it? I mean the murdered people aren't any less dead. Cummings is right, we should just stop putting murderers in jail. No upside.
And what about financial criminals like Bernie Madoff? Putting him in jail didn't get anyone's money back. And it's not like Bernie was going to commit the same crime again, I mean what idiot was going to give that guy money ever again? So hey, that problem was solved, Madoff was ruined... why bother with the expense of a trial?
BECAUSE LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED!!!
THAT'S WHY IDIOTS LIKE ELIJAH CUMMINGS HAVE JOBS!!!
DO YOUR FRIGGIN' JOB YOU LAZY MORON!!!
OK I feel better now.
Well.
Koskinen allowed a fascist witch like Lois Lerner to weaponize his Agency against his fellow Americans because they dared to disagree with her on matter of political ideology. Murder is a horrible crime to be sure, but it terms of cultural rot and societal decay, there is nothing that rivals what happens to a country when its citizens fear unpredictable and capricious persecution by their own Government.
That has to be punished. It HAS to be. America's citizens need to know that this kind of behavior will not stand and since the Justice Department has declined to do its duty, that task is now left to the Legislature.
But while we're on the subject, you know what else is expensive? Prosecuting murder. And hey, it doesn't really help anyone, does it? I mean the murdered people aren't any less dead. Cummings is right, we should just stop putting murderers in jail. No upside.
And what about financial criminals like Bernie Madoff? Putting him in jail didn't get anyone's money back. And it's not like Bernie was going to commit the same crime again, I mean what idiot was going to give that guy money ever again? So hey, that problem was solved, Madoff was ruined... why bother with the expense of a trial?
BECAUSE LAWS MUST BE ENFORCED!!!
THAT'S WHY IDIOTS LIKE ELIJAH CUMMINGS HAVE JOBS!!!
DO YOUR FRIGGIN' JOB YOU LAZY MORON!!!
OK I feel better now.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Trump: The reason for the season
If you're like me, and you spend a lot of time wondering why so many of the hanger-on loser Republican candidates are continuing to stay in and gum up the race... then you need to get out more.
But as long as we're on the subject, seriously, why is Rick Santorum wasting everyone's time (not to mention their money)?
I think the explanation is Donald Trump. Like a black hole, he's creating a massive distortion in the underlying physics of this race. As long as he's the front runner he will continue to soak up all the available airtime and most of the oxygen that other candidates need to survive. But here's the problem, we all know that Presidential Candidates are, on some level, delusional. I think it's just too easy for the marginal candidates to convince themselves that there is some mysterious coalition out there that really REALLY wants to declare their support but just hasn't been able to because of the Trump circus. That delusion leads to a second one, that if they can just hang around until Trump collapses they can be the one to pick up his suddenly leaderless constituency AND that mysterious constituency that has always been secretly supportive of their candidacy but couldn't or wouldn't say so.
And it's really easy for them to convince themselves that this plan is not really all THAT crazy, because after all, for one of these candidates, Rubio is my guess, that gamble will actually pay off.
I'm not saying it's smart, I'm just saying its the only thing that makes sense.
But as long as we're on the subject, seriously, why is Rick Santorum wasting everyone's time (not to mention their money)?
I think the explanation is Donald Trump. Like a black hole, he's creating a massive distortion in the underlying physics of this race. As long as he's the front runner he will continue to soak up all the available airtime and most of the oxygen that other candidates need to survive. But here's the problem, we all know that Presidential Candidates are, on some level, delusional. I think it's just too easy for the marginal candidates to convince themselves that there is some mysterious coalition out there that really REALLY wants to declare their support but just hasn't been able to because of the Trump circus. That delusion leads to a second one, that if they can just hang around until Trump collapses they can be the one to pick up his suddenly leaderless constituency AND that mysterious constituency that has always been secretly supportive of their candidacy but couldn't or wouldn't say so.
And it's really easy for them to convince themselves that this plan is not really all THAT crazy, because after all, for one of these candidates, Rubio is my guess, that gamble will actually pay off.
I'm not saying it's smart, I'm just saying its the only thing that makes sense.
Monday, October 26, 2015
The source of the next great American economic collapse
The Student Loan Bubble
71% non-repayment rate!
We probably have some time, but likely not a lot. And if we're still in the trough of this crappy Obama economy when this bomb blows? Whoooo-doggie!
What are you doing to protect yourself now that you've been warned?
71% non-repayment rate!
We probably have some time, but likely not a lot. And if we're still in the trough of this crappy Obama economy when this bomb blows? Whoooo-doggie!
What are you doing to protect yourself now that you've been warned?
Saturday, October 24, 2015
College kids are cruel
Student holding sign on ESPN College Gameday... "Sarkissian drank my other sign"
Ouch.
Ouch.
Friday, October 23, 2015
The non-Prosecution of Lois Lerner
When a state of affairs exists where half the country believes it could be targeted at any time by agents of their government because of their political beliefs and that, even when exposed, there will be no consequences for those who do the targeting, we are very near the end of the Nation as we know it.
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