My faithful Twitter followers already know that my particular brand of snark can be readily evidenced in 140 character doses. But those who follow this blog in its, what, bloggy form, may have noticed a precipitous drop off in posts in the last two weeks.
Okay, some of that is due to me going to Orlando, Florida for Star Wars: Celebration V. The other part of this lack of comm is that yes, not even your humble author is immune from the Obamaconomy. So while Barry and his family live it up at whatever family vacation they're on now (my count's 8), I've been preoccupied with putting food on the table. (And in tonight's case, booze in the gutsack.) Anyways, chase me on Twitter if you haven't already.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Flying Waiter Flies Off The Handle
Nowadays, a headline about a crazy person on a plane usually comes with that sinking expectation of a body count. Thankfully, this one is just straight-up funny.
In a federal case of the Mondays, Jet Blue steward Steven Slater flipped after being sassed by a passenger who ignored instructions not to go for her overhead compartment until the plane reaches the gate.
Slater was bumped on the head by the passenger's luggage, and instead of apologizing, the passenger gave him a tongue-lashing.
Slater responded by taking to the plane's PA to curse out everyone aboard, grabbing some beers from the galley, and pulling the plane's emergency chute, sliding to freedom.
Police later caught up with Slater at his Belle Harbor, New York home, where according to NBC News, he was apparently in the middle of having sex. Slater might as well do it while he can: he is being charged with multiple charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and criminal trespass, for which he could get seven years in prison if convicted, according to Queens DA Richard Brown.
In a federal case of the Mondays, Jet Blue steward Steven Slater flipped after being sassed by a passenger who ignored instructions not to go for her overhead compartment until the plane reaches the gate.
Slater was bumped on the head by the passenger's luggage, and instead of apologizing, the passenger gave him a tongue-lashing.
Slater responded by taking to the plane's PA to curse out everyone aboard, grabbing some beers from the galley, and pulling the plane's emergency chute, sliding to freedom.
Police later caught up with Slater at his Belle Harbor, New York home, where according to NBC News, he was apparently in the middle of having sex. Slater might as well do it while he can: he is being charged with multiple charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and criminal trespass, for which he could get seven years in prison if convicted, according to Queens DA Richard Brown.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Couric In The Raw, Mocking Palin
By now it's well known the Mainstream Media is in the back pocket (or front pocket in Chris Matthew's case) of the Obama Administration, but it's still shocking to see exactly how little objectivity there is.
On this raw satellite feed, CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric -- and by anchorwoman, I mean the woman on whose watch the network's ratings sink ever deeper -- takes some early shots at Sarah Palin. The piece appears to be a voiceover bio for the former Alaska Governor that aired after Senator John McCain picked Palin to be his Veep pick.
In the piece, Couric takes shots of the names of Palin's kids, her hometown, and her femininity, because Sarah was a former basketball player.
I could point out the irony of Couric making fun of Palin for being some kind of backwoods simpleton, while simultaneously relying on a team of producers in her ear to teach her how to pronounce "Wasilla" -- but that would be too obvious.
On this raw satellite feed, CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric -- and by anchorwoman, I mean the woman on whose watch the network's ratings sink ever deeper -- takes some early shots at Sarah Palin. The piece appears to be a voiceover bio for the former Alaska Governor that aired after Senator John McCain picked Palin to be his Veep pick.
In the piece, Couric takes shots of the names of Palin's kids, her hometown, and her femininity, because Sarah was a former basketball player.
I could point out the irony of Couric making fun of Palin for being some kind of backwoods simpleton, while simultaneously relying on a team of producers in her ear to teach her how to pronounce "Wasilla" -- but that would be too obvious.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Leave It To The Japanese
It's no surprise that if there were a market for creepy robots, the Japanese would have it cornered. However, from a people that have brought us 'bots that can stalk up stairs, and act like a little kid, the armless, legless wonder of the worls -- the Telenoid R1 -- takes the cake.
Please do enjoy the latest effort from mad scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.
I dunno about you, but I'd prefer if the Japanese would re-do their constitution and go back to building up their military.
Please do enjoy the latest effort from mad scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro.
I dunno about you, but I'd prefer if the Japanese would re-do their constitution and go back to building up their military.
Obamacare Goes Under The Microscope
Look well, and bring a magnifying glass -- this is the future of your health care:
One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's main selling points of passing the massive government health care bill was that, "We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it." Well, that Christmas morning anticipation is over. A congressional panel has peeled away the gauze, and the result isn't pretty.
The chart reveals the nightmarish bureaucratic labyrinth caused by the 2,801 page beast President Obama signed into law in March.
The analysis was developed by the Joint Economic Committee minority, led by U.S Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, and their report shows -- as critics feared before the bill was passed -- it would not only require a spiderweb of new government agencies spinning complex new rules, but that nearly every American will be paying more, not less, for lower-quality care.
Says Brady, "For Americans, as well as Congressional Democrats who didn’t bother to read the bill, this first look at the final health care law confirms what many fear, that reform morphed into a monstrosity of new bureaucracies, mandates, taxes and rationing that will drive up health care costs, hurt seniors and force our most intimate health care choices into the hands of Washington bureaucrats. If this is what passes for health care reform in America, then God help us all."
Democratic promises made before the law was signed that health care premiums would fall, and Americans would be able to keep their doctors under Obamacare, have already been disproven.
One of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's main selling points of passing the massive government health care bill was that, "We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it." Well, that Christmas morning anticipation is over. A congressional panel has peeled away the gauze, and the result isn't pretty. The chart reveals the nightmarish bureaucratic labyrinth caused by the 2,801 page beast President Obama signed into law in March.
The analysis was developed by the Joint Economic Committee minority, led by U.S Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas, and their report shows -- as critics feared before the bill was passed -- it would not only require a spiderweb of new government agencies spinning complex new rules, but that nearly every American will be paying more, not less, for lower-quality care.
Says Brady, "For Americans, as well as Congressional Democrats who didn’t bother to read the bill, this first look at the final health care law confirms what many fear, that reform morphed into a monstrosity of new bureaucracies, mandates, taxes and rationing that will drive up health care costs, hurt seniors and force our most intimate health care choices into the hands of Washington bureaucrats. If this is what passes for health care reform in America, then God help us all."
Democratic promises made before the law was signed that health care premiums would fall, and Americans would be able to keep their doctors under Obamacare, have already been disproven.
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