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Sunday, March 8. 2009

Sunday links

Horse domestication moved back 1000 years. Yet they are just as stupid as they ever were. Moron animals that will get you killed on them.


The Davis Cup, with Moslems. I didn't know that Moslems were big tennis fans.


Still forbidden at the NYT: The T Word


More on CT's attack on the RC Church


Jules uses the A Word. Rightly so.


Bloomberg defends the rich


Even Letterman making fun of Al Gore now. His insanity is not my fault. Blame the Supreme Court.


Bad, good; good, bad; and bad, bad. VDH


A great source of advice: A biz that makes no money. Cool, dude.


What is the CDS market telling us?


It was an insult, but nobody realized it except us.


Chavez to Obama: Wash your ass. Why can't the Socialists just get along?


Brits urged to stop visiting Disney World. That is good advice, but the rest of it is pure BS: Alas, the Brit footprint on the world gets smaller every day.


Book him, Dano


Is Obama lazy? Or is he overwhelmed?


CT goes to war against the RC Church


Our blog friend Prof Bainbridge is always re-working his site, but this is a complete change.


Nyquist: Why not the truth? "The truth will set you free. But freedom signifies responsibility, and who wants to be responsible? Ignorance, after all, is bliss – and bears no responsibility whatsoever. The most common excuse in any language is, “I didn’t know.” ?


Moral bankruptcy. Megan McArdle doesnt want to pay her Home depot bill


Harvard climate scientist Willie Soon: It's the sun, stupid. Related: Alternative Energy is a joke. Reality will rule, eventually.


Dems have doubled Rush Limbaugh's audience. Related: Samples of Rush's hate speech. Speaking about freedom and opportunity and human potential is hateful, right? Of course it is.


The triumph of the Fabians in England, and what we face today


Volker: Bring back Glass-Steagall


Obama keeps looking for enemies


Plenty of opposition to cap and trade


Overtures to Cuba


More on the teleprompter story


It was terrible when Bush wanted to do it, but it's OK for Obama to de-list the Gray wolf

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The yellow Buddhist monk is burning brightly at the zoo
You can bring a bowl of rice and then a glass of water too
And fate is setting up the chessboard while death rolls out the dice.
Anyone for tennis, wouldn't that be nice?
#1 KRW on 2009-03-08 16:11 (Reply)
Another political rhyme, this time a limerick:

Said the beauteous Magda Lupescu
As she rushed to Rumania's rescue.
'Tis a wonderful thing
To be under a King
Is democracy better -- I esk you.

Just for a help, Rumania's king of the moment was King Carol, and Time Magazine described Magda as King Carol's "great good friend." Those were the days when certain standards of decorum were observed in print, and Hollywood stars didn't routinely appear pantless in the popular press.

Marianne
#2 Marianne Matthews on 2009-03-08 16:45 (Reply)
Bird Dog,

You and others here at MF may want to keep an eye on the Capitalist March in September.

http://www.cmcapitalist.com/

I referenced it near the end of the thread on Saturday morning.
#3 Barrett on 2009-03-08 18:50 (Reply)
Obama and his reliance on a teleprompter raises many questions.

Just how well educated is Obama? While we know he went to Columbia and Harvard, we have no idea as to how he performed academically. Like the rest of his past, the records are sealed.

I also have my doubts about whether or not he actually writes his speeches or if someone else does. If someone else does, I'd like to know who it is. George Soros? Obama speaks so poorly when he is not plugged in that it makes you wonder.
#4 Barrett on 2009-03-08 18:54 (Reply)
The loudest complaint has been issued from Michelle, The First Dominatrix. She is upset at The Øne's installation of a pair of teleprompters at the foot of the First Bed.

I assure you, he does not write, and apparently does not even have much time to practice, his own speeches.

The teleprompter says bark like a dog, he barks like a dog. Teleprompter says meow, he says, "Um, er, meow."

Ironic that the maker of his empty suits, HartMarx, went bankrupt right after Election Day.
#5 The Distributist (Link) on 2009-03-08 19:10 (Reply)
The triumph of the Fabians in England, and what we face today- This link is not correct.
#6 JimK on 2009-03-08 19:21 (Reply)
What is with the cops hiding in their vehicles while muslim a-holes kick their lights and mirrors in? Swedish cops give pansies a bad name.
#7 The Distributist (Link) on 2009-03-08 19:27 (Reply)
Barrett ... You ask "just how well educated is Obama?" Yes, he did go to Harvard and Columbia University. So, by the way, did Caroline Kennedy, whose behavior when she was being "considered" for the vice presidency was strange, rude and kind of spacey. So, by the way, did I, and as a Midwestern girl of modest means I tried to absorb all I could of the intellectual feast that was offered to me.

And therein lies the anomaly. It's crucial to the end product, the educated person, how well he, or she allows himself to be educated. If he/she is smart enough, and humble enough, to pay close attention, he can receive genuine riches, as you undoubtedly know. From the way you write, and the things you say, I would deduce that you have a first class education. And you paid attention, and extrapolated from the facts/concepts you were given to learn even more, and move on to new horizons.

In the end, the final analysis, we all educate ourselves. Or not.

Marianne
#8 Marianne Matthews on 2009-03-08 22:50 (Reply)
MM,

Thank you for the compliment. I was fortunate to have very bright parents. I have also tried to be around people who know more than I do whenever possible.

Growing up, we often debated the current issues of the day over dinner. As an aside, I remember bringing home one girl for dinner. After a particularly zesty conversation, one of siblings asked her what she thought. Needless to say, that was the end of that relationship, which was a good thing.

Learning is a lifelong endeavor and one of the things that makes life interesting.

Regardless of one's interests, there is more than any one of us can learn and understand. And to think that knowledge, or should I say information, is doubling every seven years or so.

I am trying to teach my children that life and learning go hand in hand. That life is about how much you do and not about how little. After all, the most interesting people you meet are the ones who have done many things.

Maybe one day I'll get lucky and meet you too.

Like you, I have serious doubts about Obama and his vaunted education. I do not see an intellectually curious person. I see a rigid, dogmatic ideologue. That may be why he is so poor when speaking without props.

Best regards,
#8.1 Barrett on 2009-03-08 23:07 (Reply)
There was a young man from Belize

who let loose such a powerful sneeze

that onlookers went pale
as it rose to a gale

and blew down several nearby oak trees
#9 buddy larsen on 2009-03-09 01:01 (Reply)
It use to be California was considered the state of fruits and nuts.

Me thinks, State of Conneticutt is a fruitcake.
#10 Leag on 2009-03-10 13:31 (Reply)

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