The Word Of The Day

Straight out of the The Progressive Dictionary:

Bigotry (n.)—Any belief that might cause people to vote Republican.

Maybe George Lucas Needed To Use Legos To Visualize The Prequels

If you haven't seen the original Star Wars trilogy (the good one) then you probably aren't a fan.

Awesome!

First the Segway and now this. Are Hoverboards and those anti-gravity chairs from WALl-E just around the corner?

Help Turn Pennsylvania Red

Robert Stacy has the inside track with Tim Burn in the 12th district of Pennsylvania. Jack Murtha's old district. He was one of the few who had his district rigged so he had to be carted out in a wooden box instead of being voted out. Now that Murtha has become a good kind of Demorcrat, there is a viable opportunity for a conservative to be elected there.

Robert Stacy emailed:

Just got off the phone with Angela Lash of the Tim Burns for Congress campaign and she says they’ve already got teams of volunteers coming in from Virginia, Maryland and Ohio. But it looks like they’ll need all the help they can get because — with less than two weeks to go before the May 18 special election — Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post just raised the stakes:

While the special elections in Pennsylvania’s 12th district and Hawaii’s 1st district — set for May 18 and May 22, respectively — are both important markers in the race for control of the House this fall, the Keystone State race to replace the late Rep. John Murtha (D) matters more when it comes to analyzing the overall political environment. . . .
Pennsylvania goes before Hawaii and primacy matters in these sorts of things. A loss by Democrats in Pennsylvania would prime the pump for a series of “Are Democrats headed for disaster?” stories if Djou goes on to win for days later. If Democrats can win in Pennsylvania though, they are far more able to withstand a loss in Hawaii — writing it off to local rather than national politics. . . .
[I]t’s clear that Pennsylvania’s special election is the more true national referendum of the two May races. It’s why spending by the two national parties is already over $1.1 million and nearly certain to grow considerably in the final 13 days of the race.
And, it’s why every political eyeball in the country will be focused on southwestern Pennsylvania on May 18.

So there you have it. If Tea Party people want to make a difference — to help write those “Democrat disaster” headlines Cilizza is worried about — then it’s time to visit TimBurnsForCongress.com, or e-mail the campaign or call 814-619-3414.

Please click over and see the other updates and help out.

More About Those "Racist" Tea Parties

Via Jim Treacher.

Most of the people talking are from the pasty white lineup at MSNBC so take that with a grain of salt. Besides, this video from Reason will reach more people than the 30 or so people who regularly watch PMSNBC.*



The other person calling the Tea Partiers racists that wasn't receiving a check from GE was noted white person Janeane Garofalo. But if this is what her own dog thinks of her, why should her opinion count?

Somehow the dogs always seem to know.

*Regular viewers meaning everyone in MSNBC's line up and their parents and/or their significant other.

Hot On The Heels Of The South Park Mohamed Episode. . .

. . . Comes this show about Jesus Christ:

"JC," is a half-hour about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of his "powerful but apathetic father" and live a regular life in New York.

"In general, comedy in its purest form always makes some people uncomfortable," said Comedy Central head of original programming Kent Alterman, who returned to the network in January after a stint at New Line

Obviously "some people" aren't members of the religion of peace(tm).

It's rather duplicitous of Alterman to say this after censoring South Park's episode about free speech.

Imagine A Tea Party Rally Like This

Sorry blogging has been light. Been busy on the homefront and some things had to take a backseat for the moment.

Is This Fake?

UPDATE: Linked by one of the few good liberals that I know of.

I got a decent laugh out of this but after the second viewing, something seemed off. Almost as if it was staged.

For starters, The cop knew the rider's name, Steve. As if Steve was a habitual offender for driving his mower to the bar. Also, Steve's voice is being picked up remarkably well on the cops mic. Personal mics have a limited range. So when Steve is on the ground, facing away from the cop's mic, you can still hear him at the same audio level as when he's facing the microphone.

I'm calling fake but still funny.



For more taser fun, try this Detroit area classic.