tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post5703825358212700787..comments2023-10-22T02:35:41.216-07:00Comments on Citizen K.: Sunday Funnies & ArtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-17026549581347604732010-03-15T09:08:45.564-07:002010-03-15T09:08:45.564-07:00I dunno...Beck says that science is a liberal plot...I dunno...Beck says that science is a liberal plot to...to...well, it's a liberal plot.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-88284720570091941242010-03-15T08:11:28.057-07:002010-03-15T08:11:28.057-07:00I would like to share with you my scientific expla...I would like to share with you my scientific explanation for the thinking of Glenn, Mitch, Karl, Rush, Roger and so many others. It is based on assumptions I've made, deriving from the body style of all those named. That style is known as endomorphism, the carrying over into adulthood of physical attributes of infancy. Chief among these is a blubbery body, and a face that suggests--in repose or freeze-framed--works of sculpture composed of suet. Remember, this is all science. Now, in such people, especially in males, it is not a wild surmise to see them, all through their developmental years, watching football and basketball games, always from the sidelines,and experiencing deep feelings of envy. It is consistent with this profile of growing-up that such people arrive at adulthood with a powerful wish to beat someone up. Still lacking either the coordination or physical courage to do so, they become politicians or media "personalities," perfectly positioned to give release to years of endomorphic angst.<br />On a lighter note, you might enjoy visiting http://drinksbeforedinner.comBarry Knisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191575373788669991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-38775695004228012412010-03-14T15:53:26.302-07:002010-03-14T15:53:26.302-07:00He's in a class by himself, isn't he? They...He's in a class by himself, isn't he? They don't call him The Boss for nothing.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-69796186401479132302010-03-14T15:21:57.514-07:002010-03-14T15:21:57.514-07:00That Springsteen made me cry.That Springsteen made me cry.Editilla~New Orleans Ladderhttp://noladder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-87681242803191313172010-03-14T12:49:46.427-07:002010-03-14T12:49:46.427-07:00BTW, I appreciate that drilling down on the votes ...BTW, I appreciate that drilling down on the votes for and against 45-year old legislation is a bit arcane. But, damn it, things are rarely what they seem to be and they're <i>always</i> more complicated. <br /><br />Maybe that's the difference between us and them: This reality doesn't bother us, whereas it almost always challenges their assumptions, so they flee from it. Read the commentary to liberal internet articles, and the conservative response is almost always <i>ad hominem</i>. It's like they stick their collective fingers in their collective ears and say "na-na-na-na-na>"K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-22478451842711550862010-03-14T12:39:36.495-07:002010-03-14T12:39:36.495-07:00I've seen Bruce perform the acoustic version a...I've seen Bruce perform the acoustic version a few times. He went back to the electric version on the last tour, I think for the first time since '91 or '92.<br /><br />Re the Texas Board, I've gotten to wear the evolution stuff doesn't concern me so much any more. The courts have consistently ruled that teaching Creationism or ID is the same as teaching a particular religious view. Plus, biology teachers have generally rebelled against teaching anything other Darwin's theory.<br /><br />If the religious right wingnuts want to home-school their kids on Creationism, let them. Those poor children are raised with so much garbage anyway that it will take a Herculean effort on their part to rise above it.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077075252525438159.post-12825693843680693292010-03-14T12:20:45.473-07:002010-03-14T12:20:45.473-07:00Glenn Beck and the Texas Board of Education are al...Glenn Beck and the Texas Board of Education are all clueless dimbulbs, but there's an important difference. Glenn Beck's just a worthless, ignorant clown, but while the TBE might be made up of worthless ignoramuses, their activities influence more than just Texas schools; Texas is the largest textbook market in the US, and the industry adjusts its content according to Texas' standards. So while somebody in Massachussetts or New York may not care that Texas kids stay in the stone age, they, too, will get those textbooks that say that an invented Bronze Age boogeyman created the universe, with the earth at its center, in six days 6,000 years ago. Oh yeah, and that Tom Paine, Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, and Tom Jefferson were all members in good standing of the Southern Baptist Convention. Heaven help us!<br /><br />What a great article on Patsy Cline! Yeah, I've broken my own heart on her songs more than a few times. I think it's interesting that the songs we think of as so <i>her</i> - like "I Fall to Pieces", "Crazy", and "Walking After Midnight" - she didn't like. A lot of musicians are like that; there are endless stories in the business of artists who wanted a particular song to be the B-side of a song they liked better, only to be convinced by the A&R guy that the position should be reversed, and he (the A&R guy) was right! Heh, heh! Just goes to show that we're not the best judges of the worth of our own work, I guess.<br /><br />I love Bruce's acoustic version of "Born In the USA"; that boy been listenin' to some Leadbelly, I do believe!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com