LewRockwell.com has an excellent article linking the true story behind the movie 300 and current events. Whether you agree with everything he says or not, it is worth the read.
If my post title is confusing, Google-ize Anthony McAuliffe. He was the American general whose 101st Airborne division and 10th Armored Division were given the option of surrendering their surrounded position in Bastogne during WWII. McAuliffe has been quoted as saying many things, but the note he wrote to the German commander as a reply was a lesson in succinct writing. It said simply, “Nuts!” Leonidas faced more overwhelming odds in the 4th century B.C., but he and McAuliffe were cut from the same cloth.
Thanks to TitaniumHalo for the link to LewRockwell.
Categories: on being politically incorrect
Leaders of the European Onion have agreed to cut their gaseous emissions.
People across Europe are rejoicing, because most of these leaders eat fairly rich foods.
Guess they didn’t watch the special on Brit Channel 4 last night (“The Great Global Warming Swindle“) shooting down much of the global swarming myth (this show featured real live scientists, not politicians!).
But hey, if they want to force what is left of Europe’s manufacturing industry to be even less competitive, I guess that’s between them and their constituents.
Categories: Blinded me with science · on being politically incorrect
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Newark public school district, saying a school’s decision to hold its graduation ceremonies in a Baptist church violated a Muslim student’s religious freedom.The New Jersey ACLU said Wednesday that it was suing the school district because its decision to hold graduation in the church prevented West Side High School senior Bilal Shareef, a Muslim, from attending. Shareef’s religious beliefs forbid him from entering a building with religious images, the civil liberties group said.
That’s a shame. This poor kid must have a tough time getting anywhere. After all, the Newark Airport hosts art exhibits that are chock full of religious imagery, and you can’t hardly find a taxi in Newark without a bobble-head Jesus on the dashboard.
He won’t be able to take an oath if he gets to trial.
If he hopes someday to attend a university, he will have a heck of a time finding a campus where he can avoid all religious iconography.
My religion says I shouldn’t listen to idiots. I’m suing CNN, NPR, and Fox News for broadcasting these people and forcing me to listen.
Uh-oh – my religion leads me to a dilemma; should I sue myself?
Categories: on being politically incorrect
Capitol Hill – Hearings continue on the Walter Reed hospital debacle. Veterans, quietly and privately, say that the conditions being described in the hearings are systemic, and have existed for decades. Senate majority leader Harry Reid says it is more evidence that the Bush administration underestimated the duration and intensity of the Iraq conflict. A poll finds most Americans think Harry Reid is a sniveling idiot.
Tokyo – Michael Jackson made an appearance at a “fan appreciation” event, where fans were allowed to show their appreciation by paying $3,500 each to spend a couple of hours in the presence of His Strangeness. Jackson is trying to revive his career. If the 400 people at this event are any indication, he may be able to resume his career of male prostitution quite successfully. Harry Reid says it is more evidence that the Bush administration lied in the build-up to the Iraq conflict. A poll finds most Americans really couldn’t care less about Michael Jackson, unless he gets near their children.
Belfast, Northern Ireland – The Sinn Fein political party, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, and the Democratic Unionist Party (the hardline Protestants) are under tremendous pressure to form a unity government or potentially have a serious set of consequences that seem too serious to be described. But the British Northern Ireland Secretary says England is quite serious about this. Harry Reid says the Bush administration is planning to invade Northern Ireland. A poll finds most Americans believe in leprechauns.
Indianapolis, IN. – Parents are still waiting for answers about a pair of sixth-graders who were making whoopie in shop class instead of the assigned key rack. Parents want to know where the teacher was, and how this could happen in a public school. Harry Reid says this is evidence that the Bush administration lied about “No Child Left Behind.” A poll finds most Americans think sex in shop class is not safe, especially if there are power tools involved.
New Orleans, LA. - New Orleans is “open for business,” according to the city’s convention board. The parts of the city where conventioneers traditionally visit was largely spared the wrath of the floods following Katrina, and 31,000 of the city’s pre-Katrina 38,000 hotel rooms are open. As a nod to visitors’ fears, the mattresses in those rooms have all been replaced with air mattresses. In case of flooding, they can be used as a flotation device. Harry Reid says this is evidence that The Man can’t keep the Big Easy down. A poll finds most Americans like shrimp gumbo.
Hollyweird, CA. – Brangelina (formerly known as halves of Billina and Bradifer) have decided to purchase a home in New Orleans. Some speculate that the new neighborhood has that third-world feel that Angelina likes so much. Harry Reid can’t find anything negative to say about the Bush administration related to this story. A poll finds most Americans are shocked.
Categories: on being politically incorrect · stuff in my head
