tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post871838536764032993..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Gimme ShelterJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62414145310335999592012-12-31T15:56:47.943-06:002012-12-31T15:56:47.943-06:00My favorite part was how it shocked Claire McCaski...My favorite part was how it shocked Claire McCaskill (acting senate president) so much that she made an off-the-cuff remark about whiplash before her brain could remind her she wasn't supposed to say such things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86014747252364638522012-12-26T19:59:57.799-06:002012-12-26T19:59:57.799-06:00I think the word "Dole" frightened them....I think the word "Dole" frightened them. After all dole is a freebie.<br /><br />NaluGirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-35649035224059355002012-12-12T12:21:28.248-06:002012-12-12T12:21:28.248-06:00>> "Republicans took their seats and wh...>> "Republicans took their seats and when the roll was called they unzipped their flies and pissed on Bob Dole."<br /><br />What vivid imagery. You sure have a way with words Jim.<br />Hagar the Horriblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835631471335088847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30139537936092650192012-12-11T04:49:11.852-06:002012-12-11T04:49:11.852-06:00So, nothing to fear.So, nothing to fear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83468244047985834222012-12-09T09:55:27.048-06:002012-12-09T09:55:27.048-06:00And then there was the episode of the guy who love...And then there was the episode of the guy who loved to read, and kept being thwarted in his efforts to, till there came a nuclear holocaust that wiped out all the obstacles but that he survived, so that when, in searching through the ruins left from the bombs, he stumbled upon a library full of BOOKS! he was so thrilled....<br /><br />And then he broke his glasses.<br /><br />As a glasses-wearing nerdy teenager who adored books, boy, did that ever hit home.Never Ben Betterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814767173601107270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21271327386921195012012-12-09T09:50:21.268-06:002012-12-09T09:50:21.268-06:00Look, some of us are proofreaders by profession, c...Look, some of us are proofreaders by profession, cursed with an eye that cannot unsee errors, and unselfishly avid to share the fruits of our labors with the deserving, whether they deserve the public wet-noodling or not.<br /><br />Especially if we can quietly chuckle at the really good ones.<br /><br />Sucks, eh? But you'll just have to live with the consequences of a literate readership.Never Ben Betterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17814767173601107270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75885833284511489152012-12-08T02:16:11.542-06:002012-12-08T02:16:11.542-06:00The Twilight Zone is the perfect metaphor for the ...The Twilight Zone is the perfect metaphor for the fear-mongering fright-wingers. <br /><br />Did you know that Rod Serling was a decorated WWII paratrooper? Better still, he was a demo man (with the 511th PIR, 11th Abn Div). He saw plenty of action (was wounded several times) and his combat experiences provided rich fodder for his haunting tales. <br /><br />A Jew who converted to Unitarianism, Serling is the perfect foil for the jingoistic uber-Christian Teapublicans. Though rightfully proud of his military service, Serling championed liberal social causes and became an outspoken anti-war activist (particularly during the Vietnam protest years). Rod Serling is proof positive that you don't have to be a conservative WASP to be a patriotic American. <br /><br />Serling is quoted as having said that "the ultimate obscenity is not caring, not doing something about what you feel, not feeling! Just drawing back and drawing in; becoming narcissistic." How appropriate...neocelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749768101955435672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31197977543871064162012-12-06T23:50:50.971-06:002012-12-06T23:50:50.971-06:00I think Mitch McConnell had a remarkable Twilight ...I think Mitch McConnell had a remarkable Twilight Zone moment today. Offering a motion, then speaking against said motion. Any Parliamentarians out there? Is that possible? MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17940768543096693792012-12-06T18:17:08.711-06:002012-12-06T18:17:08.711-06:00heh heh, you really can't go wrong, can you? T...heh heh, you really can't go wrong, can you? They all fit ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21015128611818064122012-12-06T16:50:03.742-06:002012-12-06T16:50:03.742-06:00Iron Bess, that is my new mantra. Fear is the onl...Iron Bess, that is my new mantra. Fear is the only thing in the conservative playbook right now. Fear of, OMG Nazi- commie-muslim deathray wielders(!) The Fiscal Bluff(?) Screw them and whatever they rode in on. I'm listening to the 'Stones', and wondering if elephant heads can be removed from dark and stinky places or if they like it there. John Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618374685709266085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69605181037602207972012-12-06T16:04:27.522-06:002012-12-06T16:04:27.522-06:00Just found you and your work today. I am in love....Just found you and your work today. I am in love. Seriously, dude - I wanna be Jim Wright when I grow up. I think I occasionally come up with a well crafted rant, but I am nowhere near your league. Come to think of it, no one probably is. You need an additional box to check at the bottom of each piece: Laughed so hard I pissed myself. Twice! <br />Michael.E.McClendon<br />Perhaps I am dense, but why not a Comment as: FB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53775575219875557802012-12-06T11:20:45.853-06:002012-12-06T11:20:45.853-06:00Yep, I saw that 3 dimensional chess board being se...Yep, I saw that 3 dimensional chess board being set up when the Frightwingers (hattip above commenter) wouldn't work on the budget or the debt ceiling.hedgewytchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8757190697757205022012-12-06T10:07:20.947-06:002012-12-06T10:07:20.947-06:00Old Navy Comm O: You are right. Jim's orogin...Old Navy Comm O: You are right. Jim's oroginal sentence stands. I stand corrected. MarthaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-69514578004463730512012-12-06T10:03:53.522-06:002012-12-06T10:03:53.522-06:00It may have had something other than fear as a mot...It may have had something other than fear as a motivation. Money. <br />http://freethoughtblogs.com/nearearthobject/2012/12/05/my-own-conspiracy-theory-about-the-disability-treaty/<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775871289496806610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2882543440083786622012-12-06T09:25:40.612-06:002012-12-06T09:25:40.612-06:00Awwww!
DeweyAwwww!<br />DeweyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82829125471475740992012-12-06T08:54:38.551-06:002012-12-06T08:54:38.551-06:00You should probably find some less abysmally stupi...You should probably find some less abysmally stupid people to hang around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22423035221005793342012-12-06T08:46:48.647-06:002012-12-06T08:46:48.647-06:00One irony of all this is that it wasn't social...One irony of all this is that it wasn't socialism or communism that people were really worried about back in the sixties; it was the Soviet Union. Since that no longer exists, the right has had to transmogrify the enemy into abstract communism and, since that is an absurdity in modern western culture, they have to settle for "socialism" which, they imagine, is what you call it anytime government actually governs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39068705640039545482012-12-06T06:40:19.382-06:002012-12-06T06:40:19.382-06:0094 comments (so far), and it pains me there is sti...94 comments (so far), and it pains me there is still no thought given for the dear sister, unnamed as she is all these many years. The poor second child never gets her due. <br /><br />Issues? Me? <br /><br /><br />All seriousness aside, thanks for another terrific piece of prose. HazyDavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05444194344118147478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17922636073501797042012-12-06T03:25:40.285-06:002012-12-06T03:25:40.285-06:00Jim,
As usual, another great job. Twilight Zone ...Jim,<br /><br />As usual, another great job. Twilight Zone is such a great description of where I feel I find myself when listening to these conservative talking heads from the GOP hold forth. What I don't understand is how they do not recognise where they themselves have taken us...<br /><br />I think Martha may have jumped a little too far in making her grammatical corrections however, at least as regarding her second one....<br /><br />Also, "and they do that by paying off politicians to create loopholes in the tax and business codes which then allows them to ship jobs overseas" 'Loopholes' is plural; loopholes 'allow' the scumbags to ship jobs overseas.<br /><br />I think "allows" is the appropriate verb to agree with the singular "by paying off politicians" -- the "to create loopholes" is a dependent clause hanging from the earlier "paying off politicians" . <br /><br />Nothing like a grammatical discussion in the comments at Stonekettle Station to get the grey cells going!<br /><br />If you would put out a collection plate, I for one would be glad to contribute to your purchase of the Twilight Zone set...<br /><br />With best regards, shipmate,<br /><br />Old Navy Comm O<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-53455623516991293422012-12-06T03:07:56.607-06:002012-12-06T03:07:56.607-06:00Don't you just HATE it when that happens, Jim?...Don't you just HATE it when that happens, Jim? I not I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-52463162785749675552012-12-05T22:41:51.550-06:002012-12-05T22:41:51.550-06:00Conservatives have standards? Any at all? Huh. ...Conservatives have standards? Any at all? Huh. *thinks back to Romney/Ryan and McCain/Palin and Bush/Cheney and Bush/Qayle* Learn something new every day. This is why I read the comments as well as your blog, Jim.Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83034712557514802602012-12-05T21:34:25.376-06:002012-12-05T21:34:25.376-06:00Grumpy Cat ROOLZ!!Grumpy Cat ROOLZ!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16541914389835302192012-12-05T21:21:23.014-06:002012-12-05T21:21:23.014-06:00Ululate?! What a great word!! MTC Ululate?! What a great word!! MTC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-31442468974580862622012-12-05T21:08:01.008-06:002012-12-05T21:08:01.008-06:00I've said it before and I'll say it again....I've said it before and I'll say it again. These guys (the GOP) are dealing with a guy (POTUS) who plays chess, not checkers (think previous GOP prez). He hasn't whined, he hasn't blustered, he's left the braggadocia at home. He set these guys up, and he's going to let them hang themselves. And while they are twisting in the wind, he's going to walk in with an armful of tax cuts for the middle class, and secure himself as possibly one of the best diplomatic strategists this country has seen in a long time. And boy, don't we need it . . . MTCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19007695064308836652012-12-05T20:55:07.605-06:002012-12-05T20:55:07.605-06:00Take action? That's you, Mike, and you to eve...Take action? That's you, Mike, and you to everyone reading this. Write your Senators and Congresscritters. Do you have to agree with me or Mike or Jim? No, not really. You'd be smarter to do so ;) but whatever it is, make your opinion known. The dumb as a bag of hammers Tea Baggers sure do. Do you really want their words to be the last ones influencing the people passing laws? Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.com