* More than 200 hundred arrested in peaceful sweep of Occupy LA. I’m not sure exactly what it proves that the Occupy movement keeps being successful in getting even the bluest cities to turn against them. Oh yes: It proves that everyone hates them.
* Obama is on the campaign trail pushing a payroll tax cut — trying to bribe us to reelect him with our money. But I thought we needed more revenue? Oh, we’re going to make it up by raising taxes on the rich. The successful in this country are the people who provided us with all the jobs and technology that led to our cushy lives we now have, yet they always end up the scapegoats. It’s like we have a goose that lays golden eggs, and any time things go wrong for us we punch it in the face.
* So I guess we’re helping out Europe financially. How can we do that when we’re deeply in debt? Are we just moving money from China to them? And does China really have all this excessive money to lend to everyone, or are they in debt too? Does anyone actually have this money to lend to anyone? I’m no economist, but I really think this system is going to one day collapse in an extremely spectacular fashion. Hopefully not while we’re around; maybe it will happen to our kids. That’ll teach those snots.
* The public is split on whether the OWS protesters should take a bath and get a job, with 43% agreeing with Gingrich’s statement and 43% disagreeing. I wonder how the polling would be if they broke out the two parts — like how many agree they should get baths and how many agree they should get jobs. And how many thinks they should get flea dips?
* McDonald’s has found a way around the San Francisco Happy Meal ban: give the toy in exchange for a ten cent donation to the Ronald McDonald house. That’s capitalism; it always finds a way. People think they can restrain it, but it’s like a force of nature — a life form that will strive in even the harshest conditions. Plus, a drunk squirrel could probably outsmart the people who make up San Francisco’s government.
* Wisdom of the Day: “With American Airlines stock at 20 cents, I can’t decide between paying for two checked bags or buying half the company.” –Tim Siedell
* Looking to have an abortion? Don’t expect any help from your iPhone as Siri won’t come up with answers to questions like, “Where can I get an abortion?” So iPhone aren’t just the tech of the future, they preserve it too.
And how do you know so much about drunk squirrels?
If I lived in San Francisco I’d vote for the drunk squirrel.
This has definite write-in campaign potential!
San Francisco is countering McDonald’s Happy Meal loophole by charging a user fee on dying before the age of 18.
I vote for the flea dips.
Wait. I’m always doing that!
Let me get this straight….a damncat would vote for a squirrel? A rodent? A tree rat? Whats next? Will the damncat lay with the dogs?
@Jimmy We could just replace all the police officers’ pepper spray with flea spray and that would probably do the trick.
Actually, Hippie Punchomatic, my ‘flea dips’ was an indirect reference to our politicians. But your point is well-considered and quite feasible especially when you consider we’d be doing the fleas a favor.
“More than 200 hundred arrested in peaceful sweep of Occupy LA.”
…resulting in roughly 200 phone calls all starting out with, “Mommy, it’s me. I need you to bail me out again.”
Yes, TT, I’d vote for a squirrel, drunk or sober, over the smelly hippies, miltant homosexuals, and commies that invariable populate SF politics. As for dogs: no – I kick them out and then have the bed all to myself.
BTW: Hat’s off to McDonalds! They’ve set it up so that if SF tries to ban the new arrangement they can say “Why do you commies hate helping for sick kids?”
Also, one of my favorite football plays (made by football players) is the “flea flicker.” Perhaps Basil could elaborate on this since his knowledge is superior to Frank’s.
@ DamnCat I actually want them to try banning the new arrangement just so we can say that. It would also be pretty cool if McDonald’s did that in all their stores. I think it is a great arrangement.
I wish the Cain campaign had the McDonald’s PR guy on their team. Bloody brilliant. The toy is not an incentive to buy greasy, salty, trans-fatty food (and who needs an added incentive for that, really?) – it is a reward for helping sick kids. Boot to the head, San Francisco Board of Supervisors!
Mcdonalds defeating libtards is great news, but I would not crow about it too much. Taking advantage of the mentally handicapped and all that.
I gotta wonder how many of these occutards getting arrested are aware of the three strikes rule in most states ?
The only thing that could make McDonald’s plan better is if they dropped the price of the happy meals at those stores by 10¢, that would just be the ultimate kick in the groin.
Wasn’t it just some months ago when European countries were criticizing US debt levels? Oh, well, this is different.
Little known fact: McDonalds used all the hot air from San Franscisco politicians and protesters to blow up the Ronald McDonald balloon for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. No wonder he looked like he was giving “up twinkles” all the way, it was so the other 4 fingers disguised his message !!
One can only hope the la-la pd delouses the occutards with DDT and battery acid.
I am surprised that scumfransico has not sued the special olympics for making fun of them.
There is no putrify scumfransico because no one could tell the difference between the protesters and the residents.
Payroll tax cut, yet no reduction in tax rates means writing a larger check at the end of the year. I hope those parasites appreciate it.
“So I guess we’re helping out Europe financially….” Cause their commies have already run out of everyone else’s money.
The guy indignantly recovering his flip-flop at about 1:34 in the vid of the L.A. beautification project is priceless. He stomps around defiantly until he gets it back on his foot, then he goes peacefully on his way. Are flip-flops a good choice of footgear for any meaningful project? When we see people at these things being dragged of kicking and screaming is it possible they dropped a nose-ring or something and just want it back?
Greasy, transfatty, McDonald’s food? Up twinkles!
I don’t understand how 43% of the people oppose taking baths and having jobs. When did those 2 things become bad? If a Republican were to suggest brushing your teeth would 43% suddenly oppose doing that too? Who are these people anyway? Probably all Liberals and Romney supporters. I’m assuming that the 14% who answered “I don’t know how I feel about bathing and working” must have all answered RON PAUL!!!!1!
BM’s on top of it. That dude was totally out of his flip-flops. OWS lost their nose-rings, if they ever had any.
I wasn’t paying much attention for a couple of weeks. Now I awake and the Republican Party is getting behind Gingrich.
What in the name of Henry Clay Frick are people doing?
@Rayfan 87: The only thing that could make McDonald’s plan better is if they dropped the price of the happy meals at those stores by 10¢, that would just be the ultimate kick in the groin.
I was just assuming that this is exactly what they did. Even if they did not, and the customers must now pay ten cents more if they want the d@mned toy, I’m guessing that they won’t be blaming McDonald’s corporation for that. (Not that financially strapped parents have much of a say in San Francisco elections, though. Those politicians were elected by lefty wing nuts, and presumably will be insulated from any fallout from the Happy Meal fiasco – more’s the pity.)
A couple of weeks is a long time, Marko. But let me take a stab at your question.
Cain = character assassinated (there are two asses in there!)
Perry = forgot to save a pretzel for the gas jets
Bachmann = Four foot nothin’
Santorum = no one knows who he is
Johnson = ditto (wasn’t he President once?)
Huntsman = can’t control his hair
Paul = tinfoil hat came off revealing no brain
Romney = Romney
which leaves:
Gingrich = NOT Romney
When was the last time we had a Speaker of The House as President? I’m too lazy to look it up.
Okay, I looked it up. Frank will love this one.
James K. Polk
Polk was a horrible President. Nothing says Democratic Party quite like starting a war solely for shallow, selfish political purposes (slavery).
As for this current batch of candidates, I’m finished analyzing them. When your best candidate is Rick Santorum, then you know you need to try harder.
Rick Santorum may be our Coolidge.
Think about it, wouldn’t it be nice to have a president who never did anything but what he was constitutionally required to do?
Wouldn’t it be dull?
Wouldn’t it be ‘loverly’?
I think you are confusing Santorum for Ron Paul there, 4of7.
I’m sure the parents of the OWS crowd loves them; they just hate themselves for their own lousy parenting skills!
#28 – Fly,
Paul and Santorum are both strong constitutionalists, but Rick wouldn’t leave Israel swinging in the wind, or allow Iran to nuke up.
He’d be all like, “(Psst, Israel! Do what you gotta do, I got your back!)
Peace through strength! Trust, but verify!
Open hearts, closed borders! Drill, baby, drill!
(sound of distant explosions) What was that? Really? I had no idea! Oh well…”
4of7, I roughly agree with you, but there are constitutionalists and then there are strict constitutionalists. Paul says he’ll veto any bill that violates the 10th Amendment and I believe him. I suspect he thinks that most bills violate the 10th Amendment. And it’s not that he’s wrong, it’s just that he’s crazy.
Santorum would be good if he had a shot.
#31 – Fly,
Santorum will have a shot if we give him a shot.
Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh have all had good things to say about him in recent days (I listen to the radio a lot at work).
They’ve also expressed their frustration at those who constantly try to tell us which candidates are “un-electable”. A frustration I share.
I think they’re giving him a second look – he may end up being the Mr. Rogers (last man standing) in this ultimate show down of ultimate destiny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgT9gy4zQA
With all the media focusing their guns on the front runners and controversy makers like Newt, Romney, Cain and Perry, maybe Santorum will have his chance when the voters finally get to express their opinions in the actual primaries.
“Who is this ‘Rick Santorum’ guy, Myrtle?”
“I think he’s that young fella with the nice smile that nobody hates very much, George.”
“Well, heck, at this point that’s good enough for me!” (pulls the lever) 😉