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Archive for December 15th, 2006

Shades of Freude

Posted by scott on December 15th, 2006

Via the Comics Curmudgeon, more pronunciamuntos from the Moral High Ground…

Ohhhhhhh…my rib.

A Question for the Ages

Posted by s.z. on December 15th, 2006

WorldNetDaily asks:

What do you get when you mix popular radio host/author Michael Savage with famed singer/entertainer/author Pat Boone?

But we don’t like their answer (“Great insights!”), so we’re asking YOU to come up with a more appropriate response.

Anyway, per WND, Mr. Savage Wiener interviewed Pat “as a part of Pat’s national media tour promoting his new autobiography, ‘Pat Boone’s America 50 Years.’” And it sounds like Pat’s book perfectly exemplifies the values touted by both Pat and Michael.

Pat has become a legend in his own lifetime, like his great-great grandfather, Daniel Boone. He’s now sold more than 45 million records in his 50-plus year career. And he’s not ready to retire yet!

Then maybe he can get a job as a greeter at Wal-Mart (after all, he does have those personal connections with the Walton clan, as he told us a couple of weeks ago.)

The goal of his new book, says Boone, “is to help Americans reflect with him on where they have come from, where they are, and were they must go to get back on a divine course – for the sake of future generations.”

Boone is an outspoken conservative on many patriotic issues near to Savage’s heart – such as the fight against terrorism and the battle to strengthen America’s borders, language and culture.

The battle to strengthen American’s language is a “patriotic issue” akin to the fight against terrorism now? I guess Pastor Swank must be our sworn enemy in this battle then.

The Judeo-Christian values of integrity, modesty and decency have been under attack since the “Age of Stupidity” first began back in the 1960s, he says, leading all the way up to today’s push for so-called “progressive values” – an attempt to redefine right as wrong.

[…]

Boone goes on to tackle many other sticky questions on immigration, social security, retirement, privacy and his experience with investments, including gold investing with Swiss America, of which Pat is both a client and a national spokesman.

Um, is it just me, or is this Savage/Boone radio interview starting to smell a little like an infomercial?

Boone explained to Savage, “U.S. gold coins provide an excellent tool for teaching our children and grandchildren about America’s providential history and the history of our money. And, as a bonus, these gold and silver treasures tend to grow in value over time – which also teaches a valuable lesson of patience for all ages of investors.”

And kids, just remember how well investing in coins worked out for the state of Ohio!

Boone points out that while America’s money system was once was the envy of the world, it all began to change in 1965 when it abandoned gold and silver coinage in favor of an “IOU-nothing” paper money system.

In light of the current economic instability and long-term trend of a falling dollar both Boone and Savage agree that every American should consider putting themselves back on a gold and silver standard, since it’s unlikely the government ever will.

Pat Boone: entertainer, crackpot, paid shill, and legend.

And Michael Savage: cheap whore.

It’s a marriage made in wingnut heaven.

Friday Pet Blogging

Posted by s.z. on December 15th, 2006

Once again, I have to apologize for the quality of the photos  — the problem seems to be a combo of a crappy digital camera, blogging software that will only let me publish thumbprint-sized photos (which I try to expand, giving the animal the look of having been subjecedt to enough radioactivity to cause odd mutations), uncooperative subjcts, and poor photography skills.  Plus, since my old, cheap digital camera has an incredibly slow shutter speed, I can only capture the images (and souls) of the slower, weaker members of the herd. 

But that said, here are our plainitive, sad-eyed pets for today who are begging you to go through our portal if you are going to purchase anything at Amazon this month. First, here’s pound kitten Bob (who is turning out to be the biggest photo-op whore since Britney Spears).  He says, “I don’t care what you say – I LIKE Mallard Fillmore.  He tastes chicken.  Chicken mixed with lighter fluid.  But don’t get me started on that ‘Day by Day” guy! — he tastes like badly-rendered porn!”

 bob  

 

Next, here’s Yodie, AKA .

Well, to tell the truth, he’s mellowed in recent months, but only after having corrupted sweet little Flossie, who we now call “Thiefy” (it rhymes with “Fifi”).

Anyway, Yodie says that  is a great holiday movie, if the holiday in question is Halloween.  He does concede that it doesn’t teach as many life-affirming messages as ”It’s a Wonderful Life,” but that it makes up for that by not featuring that annoying Zuzu kid.

 

yodie

 

 

And lastly, here Jet Jaguar.  This isn’t that great a shot of him, but if you remember that it was taken from two miles away, it will help you to get an idea of his size. (He’s HUGE, people!)  If they ever make a made-for-TV movie called “Honey, the Cat Ate Our Children,” Jet would be a natural for the starring role.  But he is a nice cat, and is currently lying on the floor next to Miss Lady (who looks a lot like the Devil Dog from the movie, but is a lot less trouble).  So, please think of World O’Crap before you make your next Amazon purchase, and maybe we’ll make enough to feed him tomorrow.  Thank you.

 

jet

 

Jet says, “Buy something from Amazon using the World O’Crap link or I’ll sit on you — and THEN you’ll be sorry!”