None of these are particularly worthy of their own post, but they add up to a fun little collection. Well, except for that horribly sad thing that happened to Bird Dog.
Bring a tissue.
First, some really good news from the political front:
Washington Post Plans a Paywall
That should only eliminate about 90% of this liberal dishrag's readership. Like the NYT, the news will still be open to the public, but to read the op-eds is going to cost a little something, and the only people who'll shell out the bucks are such ardent Lefties that we don't care about them, anyway. But it's a very good thing to keep these creeps away from the average reader.
Next, kind of good news/bad news story. First, the good news:
Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) – Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers “duct taped inside fast food restaurant dumpsters,” according to police officials.
"Something just went wrong," said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. "Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong." The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activists, "growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats," decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event "in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats."
“In fact," said the organizer, "motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it, ergo, they should stop."
According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960?s era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting "you’re murderers" to passersby. This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began.
"They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me ‘La Trene’ and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!"
Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads."
Forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs? The horror!
The bad news is that it's just another urban myth, as Snopes debunks here. It's to note, though, as Snopes does, just how easy it was to believe.
Below the fold, two very similar topics. First, one of the most disgusting, foul-mouthed rappers you've ever heard, then a note on Bird Dog's reputation.
Or what's left of it.
We'll start with the sad Bird Dog story, and how badly his fellow bloggers let him down, just so our tears have time to dry before continuing. I'd like to finish on a happy note.
Yes, it's very sad. In his innocence, Bird Dog set the guidelines for all to see:
We try to stay 30% political or less
And what happens? His fellow bloggers inadvertently conspire to have him publicly branded a low-down scumdog LIAR! I hear some guy named 'Doc Murky' was the worst of the bunch.
Just ask yourself this:
If this site only posted articles on philosophy, psychology, religion, computers, art, music, books, movies, etc, with the occasional story of something wacky going on in Washington, would you call it a 'conservative' blog? Of course not. You'd properly call it an eclectic blog.
But what if the vast majority of links and posts actually were political, thereby making a mockery of poor Bird Dog's noble decree? Then you'd certainly call it a 'conservative' blog, right?
As it turns out, so would the owner of Right Wing News and PJ Media/Townhall writer John Hawkins:
It should be obvious, but only political sites can be branded 'conservative', not eclectic.
So I, personally, beg forgiveness for wantonly — if inadvertently! — contributing to this personal horror he must bear, and I urge my fellow bloggers to think of poor Bird Dog next year and do your damnedest to keep us off this horrible list lest he once again be forced to give up any last shred of dignity, pride and self-respect by having to publicly...
Bon appetit, Monsieur Dog!
The Twinkle In Matt Drudge's Eye
One little mini-meme that's been running around for the past few years is Matt Drudge's sometimes not-so-coy juxtapositioning of headlines. Some of the wags over at PJ Media have highlighted a couple.
From yesterday, featuring uber-liberal Barbra Streisand:
Leaving his readers wondering which rotting whale he was referring to!
Trivia Question
WARNING: Strong language follows. All liberals and young children should immediately vacate the viewing area for the next two minutes.
A Korean rapper named 'Psy' recently had a YouTube hit with the latest silly form of what these days is euphemistically called "dancing".
Here are some (edited) lyrics from one of his songs:
Kill those f***ing Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives
Kill those f***ing Yankees who ordered them to torture
Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law and fathers
Kill them all slowly and painfully.
Question: Who recently invited him over for dinner?
Answer: The President of the United States of America.
