tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50428012012-01-30T04:36:38.793-05:00VeryVeryHappyWe Are All -Very- Happy Here...TMRMnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-72681544895439656052008-09-23T13:37:00.003-04:002008-09-23T14:03:22.701-04:00TMRM: Political Consultant At LargeAll day yesterday, I was bombarded with the message that the economic meltdown is favorable to Obama in that it confirms essentially everything he's ever said about regulation while simultaneously making McCain scramble to explain his belief in phlogiston radical deregulation. "HOWEVER," say the pundits, "Obama needs a catchy slogan like Bill Clinton's 'It's TheTMRMnoreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-10217065153396677082008-09-19T13:19:00.002-04:002008-09-19T13:22:06.918-04:00All Our Houses Are Belong To The GovernmentOn the plus side, does that mean that if John McCain wins, he'll keep those damn kids off my lawn too?TMRMnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-9102463033363935342008-09-09T12:53:00.003-04:002008-09-09T13:28:17.940-04:00LASERS! FROM SPACE!Is anyone else puzzled by the fact that Bob Woodward's1 tales of a military killing technology that he would "compare...to the Manhattan Project" and is supposedly responsible for most of the drop in violence in Iraq is not getting more comment than it is?That sound, by the way, is from all the conspiracy theorists in the country simultaneously shitting themselves. 1 TMRMnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-87667442286652629442008-09-08T13:13:00.003-04:002008-09-08T13:21:48.157-04:00Memory LaneThis reminds of the (metaphorical) conversation I had with Metallica in the spring of 2000.Me: Hey, Metallica, I love your music, own almost all your albums, and this new Napster thing seems like a cool way to find the few tracks I didn't know existed! You guys are great!Metallica: Fuck you.Me: Fuck me? No, fuck you.[a few years pass]Metallica: Here's Saint Anger, our great new album!TMRMnoreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-60960990129316770832008-09-04T12:29:00.002-04:002008-09-04T12:45:57.997-04:00TMRM: Political Consultant To The StarsListen up, Guv'nors. Suffering from low popularity? The people of your state gathering on the lawn of the capitol, pitchforks in hand? Don't you worry about, I've got you covered. With my simple 3 point plan, you'll soon be the most popular guy/gal your state has ever known!1. Find oil.*2. Tax the profits of whichever company pumps the oil. 3. Use that moneyTMRMnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-49278509804076302282008-06-12T13:16:00.002-04:002008-06-12T13:28:32.889-04:00You're WelcomeIt seems that the Obama campaign has decided to take me up on the advice that the Kerry campaign ignored. When he wins, don't bother with a high level political appointment; a check with lots of zeroes in it will do just fine. Happy to be of assistance, call for further advice.TMRMnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-68541852892821812152008-06-06T13:41:00.003-04:002008-06-06T14:39:45.944-04:00The Same Shall Devolve~Simple Version~Vice President. Who?Hillary?No.Facts: Three major groups kept Hillary afloat past sell-by date: 1) appalachian white working class, 2) diehard oldschool feminists, 3) top Democratic fundraisers. Reason Clinton doesn't help, by group:1) Still a black guy on the ticket2) Women not having to accept second place kind of the point of voting for Hillary.3) Fuck TMRMnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-87233581474542987072008-06-04T13:44:00.003-04:002008-06-04T14:47:15.054-04:0040 YearsSeveral years ago, during the peak of the Bush years, I wrote a short post called Heroes which I took down after only a few hours because I felt it was too depressing. It wasn't a particularly deep thought, and it was a drastic oversimplification of reality, but it seemed true on a symbolic level, especially given what at the time seemed the bleak prospect of sanity prevailing in this TMRMnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-34910738228295912612008-03-19T14:14:00.003-04:002008-03-19T14:37:32.730-04:00In Which An Exception Is MadeIt is time, I feel, to declare it officially Okay to call Barack Obama articulate, well-spoken, etc. Yes, smart white liberals who cringe at this kind of thing, we've all seen the Chris Rock bit from Bring the Pain too; and yes, he was right to point out that those terms are usually used in a somewhat condescending manner when talking about black politicians. But TMRMnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-19432378794199971142008-03-18T14:25:00.002-04:002008-03-18T14:27:10.991-04:00The SpeechSeriously, you tell me that it wasn't the smartest thing you've ever heard a politician say about race in this country.TMRMnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-88061333065270178502008-03-01T19:17:00.004-05:002008-03-01T19:57:00.661-05:00Fear Of A Black PlanAfter four years I figured it was about time for me to reaffirm my standing claim that Roy can truthfully tack "and the Mighty Reason Man concurs" onto the end of (very nearly) every post, so I went looking for something recent to link to. Turns out he posted just yesterday on fears of Obama's potential assasination - specifically, certain rightwing reactions to that fear, butTMRMnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-82961465964583170522008-02-29T06:00:00.010-05:002008-03-01T15:48:17.882-05:00Good People of Texas & Ohio:So! You will soon be in the voting booth! It is time to make a decision, to make your voice heard, to seal the deal (probably) on the Democratic nominee for President1. Except you hesitate, because you know how important this choice is. This is the man or woman who will go up against the entrenched Republican machine that's been in the driver's seat in one way or TMRMnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1172467074320132492007-02-26T00:15:00.001-05:002007-02-26T00:19:08.090-05:00Martin. Fucking. Scorsese.Recognize.What Superbowl?TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1170521063643796642007-02-03T11:36:00.000-05:002007-02-03T11:44:23.660-05:00Fear The UrsineWe ain't here to start no trouble...We're here to jack Indy the fuck up.Bear Down!On a related note - Brian Urlacher: Crushing tool of divine retribution against your offense, or force of nature that springs up out of nowhere to wreck havoc and general destruction? I shall be wandering around the city of Chicago in a drunken haze all weekend, so if you see me, yell "The President TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1162974635756721532006-11-08T03:27:00.000-05:002006-11-08T03:44:12.206-05:00Eloquence (and, incidentally, a very pleasant voluntary two year radio silence) Be DamnedTO: GOP FROM: DemocratsSUBJECT: Who smells subpoenas?We're back, motherfuckers. ...so, that was my blogger password...TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1099440190756844442004-11-02T19:02:00.000-05:002004-11-02T19:03:10.756-05:00Itinerary Reviewed
I woke up with a massive headache from staying up too late.
I took two Advil, drank a Red Bull, got dressed and went to work.
I stood in front of a CNC mill, drilling and tapping holes in various pieces of metal.
I ate lunch.
I stood in front of the same mill for four more hours.
I went home and showered.
I went and voted to overthrow the most powerful man in the TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1099096099499001662004-10-29T20:09:00.000-04:002004-10-29T22:39:28.550-04:00Bin Laden
Is a very smart man.
No matter who prevails on Tuesday, he just gave the losing side the perfect excuse to deny the legitimacy of the winner. Whichever side loses will be absolutely convinced that the election was skewed by Bin Laden's tape -- as many people are convinced happened in Spain earlier this year after the Madrid bombings -- and the bitter polarization which has marked theTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1098504933188031472004-10-23T01:03:00.000-04:002004-10-23T00:24:31.853-04:00Fuck Smiley Gladhands With Hidden Agendas
Tool's Opiate has, for some reason, been my song of the month - by which I mean, I find myself humming, singing, or outright headbanging to it, even when it's not actually playing anywhere outside of my head.
While listening to it at extremely high volume today at work, it occurred to me that the song could be a freakin' lullaby for a good chunk of TMRMnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1097893930269872932004-10-15T22:18:00.000-04:002004-10-15T23:58:48.253-04:00References To Lesbians For Dummies
~ Free Of Dick Cheney Puns* ~
Big Dick is pissing** and moaning.
Lynne Cheney knows good men when she sees them, and Kerry ain't it.
Republicans are loudly shocked and outraged.
"So," you ask yourself, "Should I maybe be upset as well? There are many fine Americans who think Kerry's reference to Mary Cheney as a lesbian was wrong. Should I count myself TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1097717855162996722004-10-13T21:34:00.000-04:002004-10-13T21:37:35.163-04:00Dear Kerry '04,
You wanna win? Blanket the swing states with ads showing the clip of Bush going, "Heh heh heh...Gosh, I sure hope it isn't the administration!"
Homina homina homina!
Yours in Love,
TMRM
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1097287965515030572004-10-08T22:09:00.000-04:002004-10-08T22:21:06.720-04:00The Greatest Thing I Have Ever Heard
"Need some wood?"
- The President of the United States.
Think about that. I officially have a new catchphrase.
No, George, I don't. You just lost the election, so I's gots plenty. TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1097271450746167632004-10-08T17:26:00.000-04:002004-10-08T17:37:30.746-04:00Evening Plans
Because of the technical difficulties I experienced with Blogger during the VP debate, I haven't decided whether or not to liveblog the Presidential debate tonight. However, as this is the most important event* in the election to this point, I will be writing something about it one way or the another. So, you know, drop by if you're of a mind. Y'all.
* Tonight, after all, is TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1097035261034250242004-10-06T01:00:00.000-04:002004-10-06T00:34:22.706-04:00The Calculus of Bullshit
It takes five seconds to speak a lie. Let us be extremely optimistic and say that it takes thirty seconds to debunk a lie. Both candidates are alloted the same amount of time to speak and respond. Therefore, the advantage goes to whoever is willing to lie most freely. The poor bastard on the wrong end of this equation ends up being unable to address more than a handful TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1097024303062808882004-10-05T20:57:00.000-04:002004-10-05T21:32:57.196-04:00The Vice Presidential Debate (Rah! Yay!)
Damn, no warning or anything on C-SPAN, just, "Here they are!"
***
Um...are they debating via telepathy?
I know I didn't bother to check out the rules and format of this debate, but neither did 99.99% of the people watching. To us, this long stretch of silence is just freakin' weird.
***
Excellent camera findin' skills, Mr. Edwards. Yes, we're over TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1096947405929071982004-10-04T23:19:00.000-04:002004-10-05T20:48:39.950-04:00Liveblogging Once Again
In a move I will surely regret in the morning once I sober up, I have decided to liveblog the Vice Presidential debate tommorrow evening. Join me in what will no doubt be a mind-numbingly dumb spectacle of fresh-faced optimism, monotone lies of historic proportions, and a thousand media personalities falling all over themselves to tell us how a thousand media TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1096598785930128802004-09-30T22:42:00.000-04:002004-10-04T23:41:13.823-04:00Liberal Media
Damn*. Is Wolf Blitzer really asking Tommy Franks on CNN right now to evaluate the merit of Kerry's charge that Bush let Bin Laden escape at Tora Bora?
The same Tommy Franks who has not only been a loyal Bush man from the beginning, but also commanded the campaign in Afghanistan? You know, as in, the guy who shares responsibility if the charge is true?
*Edited, because the TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1096592456023314852004-09-30T20:58:00.000-04:002004-09-30T22:40:53.166-04:00The First Presidential Debate (cue appropriately reverential noises)
Because newstickers and various other overlays during major events annoy me, I'm wtching this on C-SPAN. Besides, CNN won't show you amusing footage of Jim Lehrer immitating the warnings in movie theaters to shut off cellphones, pagers, and to kick out crying babies.
1 minute to air. Fantastic.
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By the way, I've decidedTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1096586864181129082004-09-30T19:23:00.000-04:002004-09-30T19:27:44.183-04:00Hear Ye, Hear Ye
For the edification of the three or four people who still read this site regularly, I will be liveblogging the Presidential debate tonight, beginning at 9:00 pm EST.
Why? Because screw it, I want to get back into this blogging thing somehow, and a format that doesn't allow me to obsess over things like clarity and sentence structure seems to be the best way to prevent myself TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1095634837495240652004-09-19T18:58:00.000-04:002004-09-19T19:01:12.450-04:00Dear JDC,
Ha!
No, wait. That's not quite right.
HA! HA HA!
Better.
Love,
TMRM
P.S. Cheese sucks. More coming soon. TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1092693157118864902004-08-16T17:46:00.000-04:002004-08-16T17:52:37.116-04:00So Happy Together...
Kevin Drum and I are practically brothers!
Me, last year: "Until a Left-leaning Supreme Court Justice clears the way for a viciously partisan Democratic Special Prosecutor to take control of a high-profile, endlessly-funded investigation that has already cleared Bush of wrong-doing and extend said investigation into areas that aren't covered by its mandate (and are, indeedTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1092531715459160282004-08-14T20:56:00.000-04:002004-08-14T21:12:11.166-04:00Repository of Factual Bitchslaps
While I appreciate the warm support my previous post has generated, there are a few minor misperceptions I'd like to address.
It seems that a not-insignificant portion of readers interpreted the letter addressed to the Kerry campaign as an exhortation to go absolutely balls out, rhetorically. This was not my intention. I actually believe that sticking to the TMRMnoreply@blogger.com120tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1092343457497329352004-08-12T15:45:00.000-04:002004-08-12T16:46:01.246-04:00Dear Kerry '04 Campaign Staff,
I don't know what's going on in your heads, but you guys need to seriously get your shit together.
You are trying to get a man elected to the most powerful office in the world. You are running against liars and thieves who have a coordinated smear apparatus with branches throughout the national media. You have the example of the 2000 campaign, and indeed the TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1090537474610665992004-07-22T18:48:00.000-04:002004-07-22T19:08:28.220-04:00Ringu
An experience that I am beginning to truly hate, that has been occuring with increasing frequency of late: I run into a pretty girl somewhere, strike up a conversation, get her to laugh, get her name, get the whole eye-contact thing going, decide that, yeah, this chick's cool enough to try to get her to go out for coffee or something, and then glance at her left hand and see my Nemesis: TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1090518627004733092004-07-22T12:36:00.000-04:002004-07-22T13:50:27.003-04:00I Wonder If The Authorities View With Suspicion The Disappearance Of Small Children In Glenn Reynolds' Neighborhood
As a casual observer of the art of dark insinuation in the absence of actual incriminating evidence, I direct you to this bit by the reigning expert:"So Berger knew he was under investigation. As we've seen earlier, Bill Clinton says that he knew months ahead. And, I guess, so did TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1089920918350033732004-07-15T15:44:00.000-04:002004-07-15T16:10:04.696-04:00I Must Face The Evil Warlock Who Killed My Father! Give Me The Boots Of Oruku, So That My Cyber-Psionic Power Will Be Unmatched!
I have mixed feelings about Japanese anime; the storytelling potential of animation is enormous, and I give the infiltration of America by anime all kinds of credit for slowly breaking down the absolutely tragic perception of animation as primarily a children's medium.TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1089912837274846702004-07-15T13:30:00.000-04:002004-07-19T23:03:15.880-04:00That Was Way Too Close
I hate agreeing with people from California, because California is so relentlessly rubbed in my face every freakin' day by the media, but Ezra Klein is right. The potential Ditka candidacy scared the shit out of me, for four reasons:
1. Obama is one of the Democrats' legitimate rising stars. A loss for him in November would knock the wind right out of his sails before he TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1089764726730884482004-07-13T20:18:00.000-04:002004-07-13T20:25:26.730-04:00So, Um, Has Anyone Else Seen Fahrenheit 9/11?
~ Because I'm having a hard time finding things written about it on the internet. ~
Maybe I just don't get around enough on ye olde internet, but I have yet to see the single most important accomplishment of Fahrenheit 9/11 -- and, not coincidentally, the most potentially damaging to the re-election efforts of George Bush -- explicitly stated. It TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1087515151696445402004-06-17T19:32:00.000-04:002004-06-17T19:32:31.696-04:00Corporate Whoring
On Monday, I bought the Nike Sport mp3 player. I was aware of its existence before that, but had dismissed it as the unholy result of some branding scheme cooked up by marketing folk desperate to cash in on "this mp3 thing the kids are crazy about" by slapping a swoosh on a third rate device and jacking the price to levels that border on extortion.
To my surprise, I found TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1087504106797827282004-06-17T16:28:00.000-04:002004-06-17T17:11:13.683-04:00Basketball
Ah. Ah ha. Ah ha ha ha.
The Lakers, along with the Yankees and the Cowboys, are part of the unholy trinity of teams from which I derive endless amounts of pleasure watching get kicked in the nuts. Don't get me wrong, I like Shaq, and, as an exiled Chicagoan, I will always have a soft spot in my heart for Coach Philip (he ain't Ditka, but, short of the Second Coming, who is? [AlrightTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1085609621722053792004-05-26T18:04:00.000-04:002004-05-26T18:13:41.723-04:00Sharing The Love
Those of you pouring in from the several links the preceding post seems to have garnered would be well served to head on over to Roy Edroso's place.
Were one to compare our respective writing styles to a bar fight, I would be the guy who bashes you repeatedly with a chair, while Roy simply draws his gun and shoots you in the face.
Enjoy.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1085530675697817292004-05-25T20:17:00.000-04:002004-05-25T21:05:50.260-04:00Blogatrol: Booster Shot
~ In which we inoculate ourselves against dumbfuckery by observing the distilled essence of prominent Rightwing bloggers ~
Instapundit:
THE MEDIA'S WAR ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION continues unabated. Recent events have combined with the media's anti-Bush agenda to paint a misleadingly dark picture of Iraq. If you received all your news from CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1083625060649454832004-05-03T17:54:00.000-04:002004-05-03T19:31:13.200-04:00A Show Of Good Faith
By now, most of you have learned the lesson that all of my friends learned long ago: That I am an asshole and you can't trust a word I say.
"No, I haven't seen your soccer camp t-shirt. And no, I will not take off my sweatshirt to show you what I'm wearing underneath. Fuck you. I don't have to prove anything to you."
"Sure, I'll be blogging again next week! I've just been TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1082763906825641432004-04-23T19:42:00.000-04:002004-04-23T19:50:58.983-04:00Still Not Dead. Hold Fast. The Storm Approaches.
"Lying jackass."
- VVH Reader, understandably annoyed.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1077936458007600442004-02-27T20:57:00.000-05:002004-02-27T22:41:05.233-05:00Not Dead
All right, you dirty sons of bitches, here I am.
I kid.
I just realized today that VVH had it's first birthday a week or so ago, and with that realization came the more startling realization that some of you have been dropping by my little corner of the net for just over a year now.
A year! What is wrong with you people? Buy an XBox or something.
But random insults flung at the TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1076562106305046212004-02-12T00:01:00.000-05:002004-02-12T00:04:14.466-05:00Humility
Feeling arrogant? Sort through a pile of papers that have been tucked away in a drawer for a few years and stumble upon a handful of letters and assorted scribblings that you wrote while in the middle of an unpleasant breakup. That'll take care of that swollen ego real quick.
There is very little I wouldn't give right now for the ability to travel backwards in time so that I could TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1076562065497253532004-02-12T00:00:00.000-05:002004-02-12T00:09:39.860-05:00Music Wednesday: The Return
While I'm not about to promise that this will become a regular feature again (my track record with "regular features" here at VVH is not particularly encouraging), a few people have requested it, so what the hell.
It occasionally worries me that I dismiss, with very few exceptions, most rock-radio fare these days as atrocious crap. I'm not a authoritarian man by TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1076368074204905412004-02-09T18:03:00.000-05:002004-02-09T18:11:11.200-05:00Update
Busy with real life. Thought it was egotistical to explain the lack of posting. Got a few emails wondering if I was dead. I guess not explaining is seen as rude to the regular readers. Many apologies. Will be back soon. Mickey Kaus is still a cocksucker.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1075269936624580092004-01-28T00:35:00.000-05:002004-01-28T01:13:45.216-05:00A Moment For Honestly Giving Credit Where Due
I say terrible things about Andrew Sullivan on a regular basis. He has more than earned the scorn of honest people everywhere with his dishonest, never-ending jihads against the straw men on which he writes the names of people he dislikes.
But his analysis of tonight's primary result is absolutely dead on.
Not the hackish smears of Kerry and ClarkTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074752397867091352004-01-22T00:56:00.000-05:002004-01-22T01:21:58.043-05:00Technical/Legal Question
Blogger annoys me, and for various reasons I am seriously considering the jump to MT and my own domain.
My major hangup is that I don't want my address and phone number available to anyone who knows what a WhoIs search is.
So, my question is, is it possible/legal to register for a domain using false information, or are there companies that will register for me for a TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074687937476347902004-01-21T07:16:00.000-05:002004-01-21T07:27:36.686-05:00Advice To Sullivan Fans
Have no fear - he isn't actually taking a look at the Democrats. This is all an exercise in looking fair, and attempting to shuffle the fact that the President has deep-sixed damn near everything Andrew holds dear.
The proof of this is his absolute refusal to acknowledge that Bush is going to back the FMA. Read this, and tell me Sullivan isn't reaching. My favorite partTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074655231499650902004-01-20T22:19:00.000-05:002004-01-20T22:22:30.186-05:00If I Were A Member Of The Religious Right...
I'd be wiping off my television screen right now.
Cigarette anyone?
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074653588143089542004-01-20T21:52:00.000-05:002004-01-20T21:57:41.873-05:00Live SOTU Blogging
Bullshit.
Bullshit. Bullshit.
Bullshit.
Bullshit.
Buuuuuuuuuullshit.
Whoa there! Bullshit ahead!
Yup. Bullshit indeed.
Bullshit.
Bullshit.
Let me take a moment to say, bullshit.
Bullshitbullshitbullshitbullshitbullshitbullshit.
God Bless America.
[Applause]
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074577069415193682004-01-20T00:29:00.000-05:002004-01-20T00:39:46.670-05:00If Only I Had The Words...
Kaus discusses the quickening pace of conventional wisdom and the less-than 24 hour news cycle: "The Expectations of Expectations Game: Drezner detects a surge of media favoritism for Edwards and argues this means Edwards will be the story out of Iowa even if he comes in second:
If Kerry wins, he's going to get a bump, no doubt--and New Hampshire becomes an TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074575516570430422004-01-20T00:09:00.000-05:002004-01-20T00:27:09.496-05:00I Figured It Out
Goldberg's writing reminds me of the look on a smartass's face in the bar just before he says the thing that gets him knocked the fuck out.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074564537618168782004-01-19T20:10:00.000-05:002004-01-19T23:03:41.513-05:00Moonshot
When reading James Lileks, I often picture him at a fireworks display - head decisively angled up, lost in wonder and lofty dreams, above the rest of us as we sweat and complain about the heat. The trick is to watch his eyes; if you're careful, you can see them shift from side to side as he makes sure that everyone is watching him and is suitably impressed.
High rhetoric that appeals TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074295280663068102004-01-16T18:20:00.000-05:002004-01-16T18:23:13.856-05:00The Power Of Prayer
"Our server has melted down"
-Andrew SullivanTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074231722706635702004-01-15T23:35:00.000-05:002004-01-16T00:47:53.903-05:00Endorsement
For all your electronics and office needs, shop Best Buy.
Well, shop wherever you want, but at least consider Best Buy for a few seconds.
A tiny little plug is in order tonight, because a few hours ago I was able to exchange this piece of shit chair that broke1 within three weeks of purchase for this sturdier, more comfortable chair, despite not having the box the first one came TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074064635833772912004-01-14T01:50:00.000-05:002004-01-14T02:28:45.733-05:00English Cop
Am I the only one who is disturbed by the growing practice of using the word "literally" for emphasis, even though one actually means "figuratively"?
Always in need of new hyperbolic twists to describe events that are largely similar to events that have occurred numerous times before ("He made a tremendous catch!", "he made an awe-inspiring catch!", "he made a god-like catch!", "he TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074061409144913302004-01-14T01:17:00.000-05:002004-01-14T01:25:18.763-05:00Things To Read If You Think I Swear Too Much
I really like this riff on the idiotic effort to put Reagan on the dime...
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074060213358601032004-01-13T23:20:00.000-05:002004-01-14T01:11:59.310-05:00The Right Rediscovers The Concept Of "Implication"
The Right keeps trying to tell us that irony is dead -- due, one suspects, to the fact that it keeps kicking them in the balls -- but I know that it is alive and well, because it's coming damn close to killing me.
Witness:
Glenn Reynolds excoriating Joe Conason for suggesting, in "the dumbest bit of oil-based conspiracy-theory yet," that TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1074039698662412892004-01-13T19:07:00.000-05:002004-01-13T19:23:27.966-05:00Pussy-Ass Liberal Promotes Diplomacy
Or, you know, an associate professor at the Naval War College.
From yesterday's Wall Street Journal's letters to the editor:"It is ironic that David Frum and Richard Perle ('Beware the Soft-Line Ideologues,' editorial page, Jan. 7) dismiss diplomacy while using an example that clearly indicates the risks of an assertive foreign policy. They express concern TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073964534460554162004-01-12T22:26:00.000-05:002004-01-12T22:30:42.530-05:00Jealousy
Why don't I ever get e-mail like this?
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073963679482642732004-01-12T21:48:00.000-05:002004-01-12T22:17:34.153-05:00Cloning
Except for a bit of difference in the shape of the mouth, Megan McArdle looks exactly like a girl I used to date.
Weird.
Needless to say, the ex-girlfriend wasn't a mildly irritating libertarian with a tendency to say something inflammatory about her political opponents and then pretend not to understand why they got pissed about it.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073961057455858032004-01-12T21:30:00.000-05:002004-01-12T21:36:48.013-05:00Public Service
If, due to illness or a sharp blow to the head, you think it might be interesting to discuss the Paul O'Neill blitzkrieg we are currently experiencing with a Bush supporter, let me save you the time and effort.
You: Well, it seems like some of Bush's critics were right about his lack of engagement when it comes to -
Them: Oh, so, what, no screaming for an investigation?
You: TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073836697432965902004-01-11T10:55:00.000-05:002004-01-12T21:35:58.826-05:00Dear JDC,
Go Philly!
Love,
TMRM
Update: Ha ha!
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073617951949313002004-01-08T21:35:00.000-05:002004-01-08T22:15:20.263-05:00New Rules! New Rules!
Andrew Sullivan, apparently deciding that it is now acceptable to attack people for breaking promises they never actually made, says:"Howard Dean has now formally reneged on his December 15 pledge to premise U.S. foreign policy on U.N. permission."Finally! You have no idea how long I've been waiting to break these out:
President Bush Breaks Pledge To Resign If WMDs Not TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073614692125485742004-01-08T20:30:00.000-05:002004-01-08T21:25:43.483-05:00It's Too Bad My Mother Isn't A Professional Bitch
Because then I could be paid to write columns for conservative publications that completely ignore abstract concepts like "honesty," "integrity," and "history books," just like Jonah Goldberg.
There is much Sullivan-esque nonsense in this column about Howard Dean, but Jonah -- ever the compassionate conservative -- has saved me the trouble of TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073409776311502342004-01-06T12:18:00.000-05:002004-01-06T12:24:35.983-05:00How Many Lies/Distortions/Misrepresentations/Outright Fucking Slanders Does It take To Get To The Soft-Headed Center Of An Andrew Sullivan Post?
Ha ha. No, seriously. I stopped counting when I got to 15. This is just freakin' ridiculous. I'll get to it later today when I have time, but let's just say, I'm with Roy - Sullivan's so full of shit, I don't even believe he's gay anymore.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073258327196544752004-01-04T17:36:00.000-05:002004-01-04T18:58:31.826-05:00Blogs Are Vastly Superior To Traditional Media
Reynolds just can't help himself. As an update to a post on the successful landing of the Spirit rover on Mars, he snarks "Er, good news except for worshippers of Michael Moore, anyway", and links to a post by what appears to be a German blogger.
Yet more proof that anything good for America is bad for liberals.
Except...um...wait a minute. ThatTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073253679230205842004-01-04T16:59:00.000-05:002004-01-04T18:37:28.920-05:00Pardon Our Dust
I'm trying to get something interesting to work here on VVH, and I'm not sure how well Blogger will cooperate...if weird things happen to VVH over the next hour or so, that's why.
Update: Nevermind. I was attempting to use the one AudioBlog post Blogger gives you as a free trial to record a new VVH FAQ. Unfortunately, the free trial only gives you one minute of recording time, TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1073205784178579192004-01-04T03:26:00.000-05:002004-01-04T03:47:15.076-05:00January 2003 In Review
~ Because I'd have to be an idiot to review such a shitty year all at once ~
Highlights of this month, last year:
Happy New Year! Goodbye 2002, Hello 2003!
I wake up, hear a noise in the bathroom, and find Patrick Duffy in the shower. "Who is the President of the United States!" I demand, shaking him violently.
"Al Gore. Why?"
It was all a dream! Huzzah!
I wake up, TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072767056940072822003-12-30T01:34:00.000-05:002003-12-30T01:52:26.420-05:00Damn Kids
Via Ezra Klein, I see that DenBeste is being ever so slightly homophobic* by referring to Howard Dean's notorious "metrosexual" quote.
Can we all just agree that Dean's quote was due to his misunderstanding what the term meant? Given the context it is usually used in, it is perfectly reasonable to think that "metrosexual" means a heterosexual who is comfortable with gay people. The TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072764446364703122003-12-30T01:01:00.000-05:002003-12-30T01:08:56.390-05:00I Damn Near Drove To Chicago And Offered To Sleep With Dan Drezner
...when I read this entry in his account of his day filling in for Andrew Sullivan:"10:30 AM. Let’s log on and see how things are going…. Wait, why can’t I access the Daily Dish? It’s down! Ahh!!!! I f@#$%ed up somehow!! In less than twelve hours, I’ve single-handedly destroyed Andrew Sullivan’s site!! DAMN YOU BLOGGER!!! DAMN TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072763880042235312003-12-30T00:51:00.000-05:002003-12-30T00:59:29.373-05:00Funny Joke Time
Atrios thinks that conservatives are wrong to imply that black people should take Strom Thurmond's illegitimate daughter's example and just shut up.
Personally, I don't see what the problem is, since I think that conservatives should take Strom Thurmond's example and just die.
Is he kidding? Is he kidding?
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072763332890145352003-12-30T00:27:00.000-05:002003-12-30T00:50:22.326-05:00Mad Cow: Someone's Food Supply Appears To Be Tainted
I don't post about John Cole very often, because he's just too damn easy, but I'm bored, so here he is a few days ago, reacting to the news that the cow with BSE was from Canada:"I expect the Luddites and anti-free-traders will seize on this info" Going on his past habits, I'd be willing to bet a large sum of money that Cole wishes with all ofTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072761720387115062003-12-30T00:03:00.000-05:002003-12-30T01:27:04.483-05:00Ass-End Up
~ NRO's new slogan? (Settle down Derbyshire, it doesn't mean what you think it does) ~
Yglesias is having some fun with a particularly witless NRO column in which the author, one Michael Knox Beran, seems to be making the argument that anyone who mentions the fact that a few of the Founding Fathers owned slaves hates America.
All I can add is this wonderful line from a review of TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072759827286962862003-12-29T23:43:00.000-05:002003-12-29T23:51:56.653-05:00Timespan
Jesse notes, with a bit of discomfort, that an electronic voting firm suffered an electronic break-in.
I note, with a breezy grin that disguises my desire to kill with my bare hands anyone stupid enough to use e-voting schemes in actual elections, that the span of time between the break-in and word getting out to the public is roughly equivalent to the span of time between Election TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072758783296797502003-12-29T22:46:00.000-05:002003-12-29T23:37:28.936-05:00Being More Useful Than The Editors At NRO
VVH Presents: Meghan Cox Gurdon (with creative omissions)"If we didn't have this annual orgy... followed immediately by a surge of zeal, would any of us ever really reform or repent?... I think I hear someone banging outside... My husband and I danced about in agitation, wondering what to do...We banged on the little box beside the door. Eventually we...TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072754854201487232003-12-29T22:27:00.000-05:002003-12-29T22:36:36.966-05:00A Small Window of Opportunity
The recent Iranian earthquake has been a disaster - the body count continues to rise, and the chances of finding survivors, low even in the immediate aftermath, are now virtually nonexistent.
Already, the United States has sent 60 tons of medical supplies and water to Iran, and, as this Christian Science Monitor article notes, such assistance has helped break the TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072749166109844402003-12-29T20:46:00.000-05:002003-12-29T20:54:15.280-05:00Whoops
I saw this the other day, but didn't see the updates until today. I think it sums up Glenn Reynolds' style very nicely: "PARANOIA STRIKES DEEP: The folks at Democratic Underground are wondering if the Iran earthquake was triggered by Bush.
Yep. And Karl Rove is personally making sure that your skateboarding magazines get lost in the mail. (And scroll down to the post noting that KucinichTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072748356260802582003-12-29T20:12:00.000-05:002003-12-29T20:55:45.623-05:00Plagiarism
I'm not a regular Molly Ivins reader, but on the few occasions that I have read her work, I found it fairly amusing.
Tim Blair is apparently of a different mind.
Today, he's all bent out of shape because she apparently stole a description of Arnold Schwarzenegger ("looks like a condom stuffed with walnuts") from someone else:"Ivins lifted “the observation she made” from AustralianTMRMnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072590593603211062003-12-28T00:36:00.000-05:002003-12-28T00:51:20.390-05:00A Minor Thought Before Bed
So, I'm watching Michelle Malkin on Fox News for a few minutes, and she's talking about how no one says "Merry Christmas" anymore - it's all "Happy Holidays" now, don't you know, because of the damn secularists.
It's almost as if she believes the cheapening of the day set aside to celebrate the birth of the Christ is the fault of liberals being nice to Jews and TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072470095426464802003-12-26T15:15:00.000-05:002003-12-26T15:23:00.763-05:00Note To Self: Do NOT Move To Tennessee
Damn, they sure do breed 'em crazy down there.
Hell, even their law professors seem to be strongly implying that we should provide financial aid to terrorists who target European civilians.
A lot of people have trouble finding exactly where the line between Glenn Reynolds being "the New York Times of the bloggers" and Glenn Reynolds being just a crazy TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072382215138969512003-12-25T14:51:00.000-05:002003-12-25T14:58:19.466-05:00And Speaking Of Yoshida...
Everytime that I read one of his little rants about traitors and enemies at home, I want to scream "You're not even an American citizen! Shut the FUCK up!"
Which isn't a sentiment I normally feel; he has expressed his desire to attain American citizenship, and that's usually good enough for me.
But young Mr. Yoshida seems intent on getting in here as quickly as TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072380412907591682003-12-25T14:04:00.000-05:002003-12-25T14:48:24.640-05:00And We Could Have Prevented 9/11 By Detonating The WTC in August 2001
Via Atrios, I see that Glenn Reynolds' pet fascist has figured out how to defeat all of our enemies: accomplish their goals for them!
Example: Prevent the Chinese from messing with the US economy by destroying the US economy.
For Adam's sake, I hope he never suspects his significant other is cheating on him...
(And TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072061751037393342003-12-21T21:51:00.000-05:002003-12-21T21:57:09.686-05:00Soulmates - Or Perhaps We Just Hate All The Same People With The Same Intensity - And Really, Isn't That The Same Thing?
If Roy Edroso would just add "and The Mighty Reason Man concurs" to the end of every post, I could shut down VVH and go about my business.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072060059860904412003-12-21T21:14:00.000-05:002003-12-21T21:28:58.903-05:00A Polite Request Addressed To Andrew Sullivan
2003 is coming to a close, so how about you gather up all the nominations for your cute little "awards," name the winners in each category, and then NEVER USE THE WORD "AWARD" AGAIN. NOT. FUCKING. EVER.
Seriously, I am having a very hard time deciding which gimmick is more annoying, your awards or Kaus's imaginary editor - and damn you both for theTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1072042564048472462003-12-21T16:32:00.000-05:002003-12-21T16:46:02.403-05:00Condition Orange
Someone remind me, at Orange am I supposed to stare really hard at foreigners, or do I just tackle them outright?
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1071790677268251642003-12-18T18:37:00.000-05:002003-12-18T18:39:12.060-05:00This is a test
Because Blogger is a piece of shit that hasn't published my last two posts. TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1071705534881147792003-12-17T18:54:00.000-05:002003-12-17T19:00:08.076-05:00Respect
My grandfather's funeral was today.
There isn't going to be a post about him, his life, or what he meant to me; this site is not the proper forum for that.
I do, however, want to acknowledge the military -- specifically, the Army -- for providing Military Funeral Honors. My emotions during the playing of Taps were a confused mess, but the two most prominent were pride in my TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1071641411165430792003-12-16T17:11:00.000-05:002003-12-17T01:16:09.840-05:00Death Threats
I know that the AI Rottweiler death threat has already been discussed at length by David Neiwert, but there's a very specific point I want to make that I haven't seen made anywhere else.
Quick summary of events for those unfamiliar: A guy named Eric Blumrich created an advertisement for the Kucinich campaign which made Misha of the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler angry. Misha's TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1071612540510657392003-12-16T17:04:00.000-05:002003-12-16T17:12:12.543-05:00Fantasies
I wish I were a college Republican so I could buy everyone I know a copy of Orrin Hatch's Christmas Eve, and then scream censorship when all my friends called me a loser and stopped hanging out with me.
Jonah Goldberg: "Republicans are cool, dammit!"
Our heroes are Jack, Bobby, and Bill. Yours is Ronald Reagan. Kiss my ass, dork.
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1071526738939151012003-12-15T17:08:00.000-05:002003-12-15T17:27:27.466-05:00The Capture Of Saddam
I wrote this when the Saddam statue fell in Baghdad earlier this year.
I was at first hesitant to point to it as an accurate depiction of my feelings about yesterday's capture of Saddam Hussein, because a good chunk of the optimism that I had on that day is gone, but since Glenn & Andy refuse to put any work into formulating an original response -- and by "original" I TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1070258094456219962003-12-01T00:36:00.000-05:002003-12-01T00:55:45.700-05:00The Worst Team In The NFL
~Not us, baby!~
Teams with records worse than or equal to that of the Chicago Bears:
NY Giants
Washington Redskins
Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons
San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals
Buffalo Bills
NY Jets
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Oakland Raiders
San Diego Chargers
That's 15 teams, including the twoTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1070252233221678822003-11-30T23:16:00.000-05:002003-11-30T23:18:04.950-05:00President Bush's Trip To Iraq: A Brief Dialogue
Liberal friend: Don't you think that the Iraq trip was nothing but a shameless photo-op?
Me: No.
Conservative friend: Don't you think that the Iraq trip was a stunning act of courage and leadership?
Me: No.
Both friends: So, what do you think about the Iraq trip?
Me: I think that a majority of Americans probably cared more about Brett Favre'sTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1069823262602353472003-11-25T23:50:00.000-05:002003-11-26T00:08:27.826-05:00Liberated Brown Man Uses Newfound Freedom to Express Opinion Formed On His Own, Indignant White Man Gives Him What-For
That's the title Atrios should have used for his post noting Lileks' intemperate reaction to Salam Pax's unkind words about George Bush.
Other than thanking Lileks for proving my sneaking suspicion that a good portion of the concern expressed for ordinary Iraqis by the Right isTMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1069818241415901132003-11-25T22:43:00.000-05:002003-11-25T22:51:08.093-05:00Sure, If By "Civil Discourse" You Mean "Time To Act Like A Jackass"
Having done something foolish, it is of course completely understandable to duck one's head and scurry along, hoping that no one will notice.
When that "something," however, turns out to be falsely accusing a widely-read columnist of lying and plagiarizing, reasonable people usually expect a bit more; perhaps an apology, or, TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1069304804253996792003-11-19T22:51:00.000-05:002003-11-20T02:37:44.216-05:00I Refuse To Believe That A Site Making Libertarians Look Cool Could Be The Work Of A PR Agency
Many bloggers -- most of them conservative/Libertarian, but not all of them -- have contributed articles to Tech Central Station, a libertarian-leaning website that takes on various issues of the day by means of lots and lots of articles written by lots and lots of people.
Today, Nick Confessore TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1069295244503313712003-11-19T21:24:00.000-05:002003-11-19T21:29:10.296-05:00Blessedly Shorter John Cole:
"While I admit that my original Neanderthal post was poorly worded, rest assured that all the people who criticized me for it are assholes."
TMRMnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042801.post-1068788380257805482003-11-14T00:38:00.000-05:002003-11-14T00:40:08.466-05:00The Tom Tomorrow Unpleasantness, Through The Eyes Of Someone Who Could Give A Damn
1. Tom Tomorrow's new This Modern World (TMW) strip published in Salon on Monday
2. The same TMW strip published in Working For Change on Tuesday
3. Some self-righteous idiot fails to read first sentence of new TMW strip, takes offense on behalf of the United States military.
4. Self-righteous idiot sends rude TMRMnoreply@blogger.com1