Archive of entries posted on 3rd November 2011

Nuke the News: Cain Train Pain, Second Look at Newt, and Marines Versus Romans

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* There’s a new New York Post column by me. It’s about whether Americans are just too sissy for freedom anymore. Well, I know IMAO readers aren’t, but maybe others.

* So, things aren’t going so well for Herman Cain. More allegations are popping up, and while we still don’t know exactly who he did things to or what he supposedly did, it’s enough noise now that more and more people are assuming something is there. Could someone with allegations against him like these stand up to Obama? We know Obama doesn’t sexually harass us. He patronizes us, belittles us, and at times ignores us, but never sexually harasses us.

* So if Cain is imploding, which not-Romney do we go to next? Perry still just can’t gain traction, so SECOND LOOK AT NEWT! Sure his past is a bit shaky and there was that odd criticism of Paul Ryan’s plan, but he’s also so smart… most of the time. We’d love to see him slap around Obama in the debates. Come on, people; let’s keep believing. We can have a not-Romney future!

* A problem with Newt, though — he’s gotten into a spat with a powerful enemy: Meghan McCain. We know Newt has a powerful intellect, but can it stand up to that of Meghan McCain? I don’t know. Maybe we should move on.

* According to the White House, no one would be even talking about jobs if it weren’t for Obama’s jobs bill. Those guys really live in some alternate universe. And it’s not like they learn anything interesting from that universe that will help this one.

Then again, maybe people aren’t talking about jobs because there are none to talk about.

* Well, Occupy Oakland has basically turned into rioters, but it’s all for a good cause of DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEY’RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE?

Well, OWS’s favorabilities are cratering, but it’s all to help them achieve… something.

* The Time Magazine bureau chief said that the French magazine that got firebombed by Muslims had it coming. Shouldn’t someone with such a cowardly and callous attitude towards the right to free speech be shunned by any respected publication?

Oh yeah; he’s writing at Time.

* Apparently people have been exploring the question of whether a single Marine unit could destroy the Roman empire at its height. It might even become a movie.

Something to consider: While the Marines’ modern weaponry would decimate the Romans, in this scenario they’re stuck back in time so they wouldn’t be able to resupply bullets or gas for tanks.

So, any Marines want to weigh in? Any Romans?

Random Thoughts

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Things often overwhelm and underwhelm, but seldom do things just whelm.

I’ve been using a beta version of the new gmail for awhile so I’d be less upset when forced to switch to it.

Dinosaurs were just too awesome to stick around. They were like the show Firefly.

Distaraptor divided by timearaptor equals velociraptor.

Someone has to be geeky enough to point out that the raptors actually cancel out in my equation.

I support double standards. I expect better behavior out of conservatives than I do liberals.

If someone like Ted Kennedy was tolerated in the GOP, I would never have had anything to do with them.