Nobody 670
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Nobody # 670
Nobody Asked Me But:
The words are mine, the quotes from the Bible and the idea from Slate’s bible-blogging column:
Stephen Spielberg, how could you? I believed you in “Raiders” when you said that the Ark of the Covenant melts the face of the evil-doers. But it clearly states in First Samuel, Chapter 5, verses 6 and 9, that God’s punishment after the Philistines slaughtered the Israelites and stole the Ark was to inflict hemorrhoids on them.
6. “But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.”
9. And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
Both you and the Philistines should have known that if you mess with the Ark, God is going to punish you in the end.<<<
Add-on: at least the Philistines showed some imagination in their effort to bribe God into shrinking their punishment. In Chapter 6, verse 4 it says that part of their offering was “five golden emerods.”<<<
Well, the first World Series for my Tiger's, since winning it all in 1984, turned out to be a debacle. I think, more than anything, nerves, youth and inexperience caught up with them. Their pitching, while not to their ability level was decent, (except when they were throwing to first or third base) but their hitting and fieldin
g were terrible. However, if they had to lose, it was nice that a Simi High School graduate beat them.<<<
BUT It all starts Thursday. All, of course is college basketball. The Bruins play their first exhibition. Let the excitement begin. I will kick it all off with this summary of the Bruin outlook for 06-07. It is taken from The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Guide, which is by far the best of the pre-season magazines – and most expensive at $22.95. No, I didn’t buy it but I found their Bruin report on line.
As with any team, there are two forecasts, that of the optimistic and the pessimist. “If Collison (our sophomore point guard) even approaches Farmar's level, if Dragovic is the real deal, if Keefe and Westbrook are ready to contribute as UCLA freshmen of the last two seasons have, there's really no doubting the Bruins as one of the top teams in the country.” “
And then there's the flip side, with Collison continuing last season's trend of trying to make too much happen, and the freshmen not being ready mentally for the rigors of the Pac-10 and Dragovic is a complete flop and the injuries of 2005-06 repeat and & and you know what, UCLA is still one of the top teams in country.”<<<
Staying with sports, it’s fight time! Ladies and gentlemen, in this corner, weighing in at 300 pounds, we have traditional Republicans. And in the opposite corner, their opponents, the feather-weight tag team composed of evangelical and neocon Republicans.
Round one: Representing the traditionals, former House Republican majority leader Dick Amey, eschewing a feeling out jab, lands a vicious right, but not too far right, hook - accusing Congressional Republicans of “blatant pandering to James Dobson” and “his gang of thugs,” whom Mr. Armey called “real nasty bullies.”
The Christians are rocked back on their heels and Amey throws two right jabs: “Dr. Dobson and his allies had led the party to abandon budget-cutting,” and “Christian conservatives could cost Republicans seats around the country, especially in Ohio.” He follows with a vicious right cross: “The Republicans are talking about things like gay marriage and so forth, and the Democrats are talking about the things people care about, like how do I pay my bills?”
The Christian coalition responds with their own rather feeble version of a far right, “if you don’t play it our way, we won’t vote in November.”
Round 2: Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform takes over for Amey and the neos replace the Religious Right.
Norquist lands three quick rights: “The Iraq war was the biggest drag on Republican candidates even before their big wins in 2004.” “Some people think we did it just to prove we could do it, like people who go running with weights on their ankles.” “The principal sin of the neoconservatives is overbearing arrogance.”
The neos respond with a jab, which misses the traditionals and lands on weak-kneed fellow neo Don Rumsfeld – “he fouled up our war by holding down troop levels.” Our time is up but this fight is far from over.<<<
Bulletin – this just in: heavyweight Russ Limbaugh has been disqualified from the match for throwing a really low blow at Michael J. Fox.<<<
NY Times headline: As G.O.P. Mopes, Bush Adds the Duties of Optimist in Chief. I can’t feel sorry for the guy. He co-wrote the play, and then watched it slip from drama to tragedy. It is only fair that he has to assume the toughest role.<<<
As you know, a commission “backed” by President Bush is exploring U.S. options in Iraq and intends to propose significant changes in the administration's strategy by early next year. According to the LA Times the commission has come up with four options – actually three in that the group will say that option number one is not viable. Last week the Times polled its readers on these “4.” Which of these options for U.S. involvement in Iraq would you favor? Option # 1 - Stay the present course - 4.1%, Option # 2 - Quick withdrawal of troops – 32.7%, Option # 3 - Redeploy troops outside Iraq for possible strikes against terrorist groups – 26.2%, Option # 4 - Try to entice insurgents into politics and work with Syria and Iran on a plan to end fighting – 3
7%.
Option 1 is a complete failure and 4 has turned into a dreamer’s holiday. I would love to completely withdraw our military presence from the Islamic world, but Israel and our other vital interests make that impossible for now. So my vote goes to making the best of the bad, number 3.<<<
Headline: Vegetables may help slow mental decline in elderly. Thought: Thank goodness ice cream has been reclassified as a vegetable and beets, cauliflower and brussel sprouts have been removed from the list. Seriously though, I am a great believer in listening to my inner voice, which now craves many veggies that I spurned as a child.
Is it the same for you?<<<
Did you know that, in trying to be fair-minded, I have a Republican Honor Role? From time to time I will tell you about some great members. Here’s the first. Jake Javits, (right) long-time Senator from New York, was a moderate Republican in the best sense of the word. He was loyal to his party and to his conscience. When the two conflicted, he chose conscience. Can we ask for more from a politician? He also makes it here because he promoted rather than exploited the page system in the Senate. In 1966 he broke the race barrier by appointing the first black page and, 5 years later, after facing down tough Senate opposition broke the gender barrier by appointing the first female page. So all honor to Jake Javits, a political and personal All-American.<<<
Many economists are calling for a federal gas tax increase to prices to $3 per gallon and beyond. This would force Americans to use less gas and speed up the search for alternate fuels. I don’t dispute that this may be for America’s greater good, but my wallet has a few choice words in opposition.<<<
Question of the week: Which of the following categories of speech is never protected by the First Amendment? a. Indecent speech on t
he Internet
b. Four-letter words
c. Obscenity
d. Nudity.<<<
Only here: “Nobody” has just discovered this secret FBI photo (left) of a Mafia meeting in a wooded section of Maryland.
Nobody # 670
Nobody Asked Me But:
The words are mine, the quotes from the Bible and the idea from Slate’s bible-blogging column:
Stephen Spielberg, how could you? I believed you in “Raiders” when you said that the Ark of the Covenant melts the face of the evil-doers. But it clearly states in First Samuel, Chapter 5, verses 6 and 9, that God’s punishment after the Philistines slaughtered the Israelites and stole the Ark was to inflict hemorrhoids on them.
6. “But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.”
9. And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
Both you and the Philistines should have known that if you mess with the Ark, God is going to punish you in the end.<<<
Add-on: at least the Philistines showed some imagination in their effort to bribe God into shrinking their punishment. In Chapter 6, verse 4 it says that part of their offering was “five golden emerods.”<<<
Well, the first World Series for my Tiger's, since winning it all in 1984, turned out to be a debacle. I think, more than anything, nerves, youth and inexperience caught up with them. Their pitching, while not to their ability level was decent, (except when they were throwing to first or third base) but their hitting and fieldin
g were terrible. However, if they had to lose, it was nice that a Simi High School graduate beat them.<<< BUT It all starts Thursday. All, of course is college basketball. The Bruins play their first exhibition. Let the excitement begin. I will kick it all off with this summary of the Bruin outlook for 06-07. It is taken from The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Guide, which is by far the best of the pre-season magazines – and most expensive at $22.95. No, I didn’t buy it but I found their Bruin report on line.
As with any team, there are two forecasts, that of the optimistic and the pessimist. “If Collison (our sophomore point guard) even approaches Farmar's level, if Dragovic is the real deal, if Keefe and Westbrook are ready to contribute as UCLA freshmen of the last two seasons have, there's really no doubting the Bruins as one of the top teams in the country.” “
And then there's the flip side, with Collison continuing last season's trend of trying to make too much happen, and the freshmen not being ready mentally for the rigors of the Pac-10 and Dragovic is a complete flop and the injuries of 2005-06 repeat and & and you know what, UCLA is still one of the top teams in country.”<<<
Staying with sports, it’s fight time! Ladies and gentlemen, in this corner, weighing in at 300 pounds, we have traditional Republicans. And in the opposite corner, their opponents, the feather-weight tag team composed of evangelical and neocon Republicans.
Round one: Representing the traditionals, former House Republican majority leader Dick Amey, eschewing a feeling out jab, lands a vicious right, but not too far right, hook - accusing Congressional Republicans of “blatant pandering to James Dobson” and “his gang of thugs,” whom Mr. Armey called “real nasty bullies.”
The Christians are rocked back on their heels and Amey throws two right jabs: “Dr. Dobson and his allies had led the party to abandon budget-cutting,” and “Christian conservatives could cost Republicans seats around the country, especially in Ohio.” He follows with a vicious right cross: “The Republicans are talking about things like gay marriage and so forth, and the Democrats are talking about the things people care about, like how do I pay my bills?”
The Christian coalition responds with their own rather feeble version of a far right, “if you don’t play it our way, we won’t vote in November.”
Round 2: Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform takes over for Amey and the neos replace the Religious Right.
Norquist lands three quick rights: “The Iraq war was the biggest drag on Republican candidates even before their big wins in 2004.” “Some people think we did it just to prove we could do it, like people who go running with weights on their ankles.” “The principal sin of the neoconservatives is overbearing arrogance.”
The neos respond with a jab, which misses the traditionals and lands on weak-kneed fellow neo Don Rumsfeld – “he fouled up our war by holding down troop levels.” Our time is up but this fight is far from over.<<<
Bulletin – this just in: heavyweight Russ Limbaugh has been disqualified from the match for throwing a really low blow at Michael J. Fox.<<<
NY Times headline: As G.O.P. Mopes, Bush Adds the Duties of Optimist in Chief. I can’t feel sorry for the guy. He co-wrote the play, and then watched it slip from drama to tragedy. It is only fair that he has to assume the toughest role.<<<
As you know, a commission “backed” by President Bush is exploring U.S. options in Iraq and intends to propose significant changes in the administration's strategy by early next year. According to the LA Times the commission has come up with four options – actually three in that the group will say that option number one is not viable. Last week the Times polled its readers on these “4.” Which of these options for U.S. involvement in Iraq would you favor? Option # 1 - Stay the present course - 4.1%, Option # 2 - Quick withdrawal of troops – 32.7%, Option # 3 - Redeploy troops outside Iraq for possible strikes against terrorist groups – 26.2%, Option # 4 - Try to entice insurgents into politics and work with Syria and Iran on a plan to end fighting – 3
7%.Option 1 is a complete failure and 4 has turned into a dreamer’s holiday. I would love to completely withdraw our military presence from the Islamic world, but Israel and our other vital interests make that impossible for now. So my vote goes to making the best of the bad, number 3.<<<
Headline: Vegetables may help slow mental decline in elderly. Thought: Thank goodness ice cream has been reclassified as a vegetable and beets, cauliflower and brussel sprouts have been removed from the list. Seriously though, I am a great believer in listening to my inner voice, which now craves many veggies that I spurned as a child.
Is it the same for you?<<< Did you know that, in trying to be fair-minded, I have a Republican Honor Role? From time to time I will tell you about some great members. Here’s the first. Jake Javits, (right) long-time Senator from New York, was a moderate Republican in the best sense of the word. He was loyal to his party and to his conscience. When the two conflicted, he chose conscience. Can we ask for more from a politician? He also makes it here because he promoted rather than exploited the page system in the Senate. In 1966 he broke the race barrier by appointing the first black page and, 5 years later, after facing down tough Senate opposition broke the gender barrier by appointing the first female page. So all honor to Jake Javits, a political and personal All-American.<<<
Many economists are calling for a federal gas tax increase to prices to $3 per gallon and beyond. This would force Americans to use less gas and speed up the search for alternate fuels. I don’t dispute that this may be for America’s greater good, but my wallet has a few choice words in opposition.<<<
Question of the week: Which of the following categories of speech is never protected by the First Amendment? a. Indecent speech on t
he Internetb. Four-letter words
c. Obscenity
d. Nudity.<<<
Only here: “Nobody” has just discovered this secret FBI photo (left) of a Mafia meeting in a wooded section of Maryland.
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