July 05, 2009

The #thankyouaaron hashtag is a rising trend on Twitter right now. The story behind it is heartbreaking.
North Shore Journal has a summary - Aaron Fairbairn was killed in action in Afghanistan early in the morning on July 4. Aaron was 21 years old.

From Aaron's father's twitter feed (@davidmmasters):
Thank you for making the sacrifice for the rest of us, Aaron. Our prayers are with your family and friends.
- I'm so sorry, Aaron... You are MY hero... I love you... #thankyouaaron
- Shelley, Beau and Sascha are enroute to Dover to meet Aaron's body, given in service this Independence Day. I love you, Aaron.
- That you, @BobBurg. Please spread the word, "Thank you, Aaron," for making the ultimate sacrifice this Independence Day
- I'd like to see "Thank you, Aaron," show up on the Trending Topics for giving his life on Independence Day in Afghanistan.
- On Independence Day, a few hours ago, they killed my son, Aaron in Afghanistan.
- Killing my son, Aaron and the Officer
- When a suicide bomber, driving a truck breached the perimiter and pushed the button...
- He was minding his own business BS-ing with an Officer on base in Afghanistan...
- They killed my son, Aaron!
(The first photo above is from Aaron's MySpace pictures from Afghanistan.)
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July 04, 2009

(That's Myrna Loy for all you of heathens out there)
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Get bent.
Sincerely,
The Founding Fathers
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I would add a bunch more profanity but yeah, what he said.
It's been bandied about how the blood sports politics has become is driving out the sane people. I believe this is the ultimate example of that. Contra everyone else, I believe that she's done with politics, at least running for office. Why the hell should she do that? Why the hell would *anyone* run for national office? Truly, it's become utterly vile.
No, I don't think she should have resigned. But I'm not facing bankruptcy. I'm not watching my special needs infant be savaged. (There's a special place in Hell for what some people have been posting and saying about Trig and I don't simply mean Andi) I'm not watching my teenager daughter have to be a teen mom, a single mom and an international laughing stock. I'm not having to worry about a son in Iraq and a 14 yo girl be deemed a valid target. I'm speculating on this, but I would bet that I'm also not having to watch my husband, a good, honorable man, have his damn hands tied and not be able to protect his family against all of the above.
People are wondering what else is really behind this. My guess? The family was falling apart. Whose wouldn't under all of this? The reason why people love Palin so freaking hard is because she comes across as a normal human being. And a normal human being who is in a job that is destroying the family steps back and evaluates whether or not the job is worth it. Other than the obligation to the voters, how the hell is that job worth it? If Palin could not be effective as Governor due to the constant ethics complaints, then there is no positive left.
No, I don't think she should have done it. Yes, I do think this disqualifies her for higher office. But I do understand why she would leave. And I think that says something truly vile about our society and our politics.
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A lot of people think she'll run in 2012 or 2016, and she's leaving Alaska to devote herself full time to getting ready. Entirely possible, and I hope that's what she's doing. This is going to sound counterintuitive, I think most people would tell her to lay low, do private dinners for Senatorial, Congressional and Gubernatorial candidates, and study, study, study, I think she needs to do that, but laying low is not the way to go for any more than six months. There's one thing Palin has that no one in the GOP leadership has, and that's political charisma, and the ability to speak and lead.
She needs to start small, speaking for some candidates running for offices, and use that to rebuild and reorganize her base of support, then start doing her own speaking appearances until she's drawing big crowds like she was during the 2008 election cycle. She should go light on doing the political endorsement stuff. She needs to ignore the media completely, working through talk radio and friendly websites and social networking sites.
Starve the media, walk right by NBC's fucking cameras, and talk to the conservative blogger with the Handi-Cam. She's also going to have to stage a coup against the GOP leadership by cutting their knees out from under them. She needs to become the voice of opposition to Obama and the Democrats. Actually, it might be more filling a vacuum than staging a coup.
She's not going to need, or want much of the establishment's support. She shouldn't expect the establishment's help. They'll betray her. Besides, who needs the establishment when you can assemble an army of volunteers in no time? I bet she could rival Obama's organization if she plays her cards right. The fact that she and her family have been savaged by opposition is only going to make that more intense. This is a huge part of what fuels the Palinistas zeal for defending her.
There's going to be a strong thirst for revenge against the left, the media, the RINOs and the inverabrate GOP leadership, either in 2012 or 2016, and if Palin is up to the task, she can lead the charge. Gonna be interesting. All that said, if the GOP doesn't find someone to lead and rebuild things by 2016, the whole party is going to collapse.
* Clearly I'm not the only one thinking this way.
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July 03, 2009
Even if you can't stand the New York Yankees, I'd say that you're not a real baseball fan if you don't tear up at least a little bit while watching that.
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By which I mean Ianto Jones getting his gun on. (See below the fold)
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go buy another carton of cigarettes.
more...
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(h/t)
*And by "reliable source," I mean "joke that I just made up."
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Now to the weird part. I'm watching 30 Days of Night in the middle of all of this. For those that don't know, it's a vampire movie set in Alaska. I've watched it a bunch of times but I never noticed this before. When Josh Hartnett, Hot Ass Sheriff, finds the first murders, he drives through town doing an announcement over the truck's PA. That announcement roughly goes "Go inside, look the doors and load your weapons." That really caught my attention now. It's a great tiny throw away line that establishes the community. Yes, there's a sheriff but the town people are expected to be able to defend themselves as well. It just really caught my attention, what with all the discussions about personal responsibility and the utter abdication thereof by most people.
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As a top-notch math and science guy, though, I’ve cracked the Hollywood Code. And because I am a giving person, I’m going to give you Hollywood explained by math.
Gilligan’s Island – Gilligan = Lost
Both shows use underdressed sexy women as a crutch, are set on an uncharted desert isle, never explain that fresh-from-the-shower look of their characters, and revolve around plots which make absolutely no sense. But the fat guy in one of them is funny, whereas the other one was agonizing over his socially unacceptable longing to be with Gilligan.
Beverly Hillbillies – Granny = Beverly Hills 90210
An uncultured family from the wilderness tries to make it in a shallow, selfish community filled with cement ponds, breast-enhanced starlets, and fast cars. The only difference is that the Clampetts were rich.
CSI + Adjective = Hit
If it makes you feel any better, Hollywood doesn’t understand why this works, either. Neither the hammy overacting nor the curse of David Caruso could derail this series.
MacGuyver – Fiction = Mythbusters
I mean, really, is there anything these two guys can’t do? I haven’t felt this much smarter after watching a show since, well, MacGuyver, where I learned how to repair a helicopter using nothing more than a coconut tree.
Barney + Bloody Violence = Jurassic Park
I love you, you love me, you’re a tasty appertif!
Barney + Fart Jokes = Land of the Lost (2009)
Except, of course, Will Ferrell can only hope that he could have 1/10 of the success of Grimace’s prehistoric ancestor.
Green Acres – Arnold the Pig = The Simple Life
Crass starlet gets caught in the country, offends everyone, and you hope every episode to see her untimely death in a combine. And, to be fair, you could make an argument that this one’s not right because Nicole Ritchie really served the comic relief purpose of Arnold.
Battlestar Galactica (1978 ) – Plot = Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Though to be fair, Battlestar Galactica 2004 had sexier androids. But this just doesn’t make any freaking sense.
Knight Rider – David Hasselhoff = CANCELLED
This equation pretty much writes itself. Apparently KITT wasn’t the star of this show.
I Love Lucy + Adultery = Desperate Housewives
You know why this equation doesn’t work with The Flintstones? Because that one already had the adultery.
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Especially when it's Amsterdam.
The city's red light district is famed the world over for its women in tiny windows and even tinier clothing, but despite the trade being legal, many banks shy away from taking the ladies on as customers.
As part of the city's "Project 1012" to remake the De Wallen neighborhood, which includes the sex district, the city council has been asked to find a way to help bordello owners and sex workers gain more access to banks.
"Up until now, it's been very difficult for people in the sex industry to get credit with the banks," a city council spokesman said on Friday.
"For them it is a hazard that they can not get regular credit or help or mortgages or anything from a regular bank."
The council is expected to come to some sort of conclusion within the next two months on what it might do to help the industry.
It will not, however, establish or sponsor a "sex bank" as reported by a local paper.
"It's more that we're going to investigate and talk with bankers and try to set up a system in which they can get a loan or credit," the spokesman said.
He added the city wants to ensure that prostitution is a "bona fide" industry, and that the "entrepreneurs" who ply the local trade need access to regular bank credit for legitimacy.
Over the long term, under Project 1012 -- named for the area's postcode -- the city plans to restrict prostitution to a few tightly controlled areas
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Warning: NSFW
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But in an interview with The Associated Press Thursday, Obama said he didn't see any controversy in the fact that he did not issue a formal public statement upon Jackson's death. Obama said, "Look, you're the first person who's actually asked me about it."
I hate to say it, but I kinda, sorta have to give President Obama a pass on this one. Seriously, who gives a flying fuck what the President (of either party) has to say about an entertainer's death? If the President issues a statement, fine by me. If he doesn't, fine by me too. I mean, he has more serious issues to avoid and ignore than whether or not he should say something official about Michael Jackson. Korea? Iran? Taxes? Jobs? Fuck that shit! Let's ask him about a washed up freak show who died last week.
And who is the stupid fuckstick who decided it was important to raise a stink with the President of the United States because he didn't say or do something not related to upholding his oath of office and keeping the country safe? What's next? Asking Obama about Brad and Angelina? Or his take on Jon & Kate? The AP reporter would have been better off asking about ice cream or golf than Jacko.
But, I guess that exemplifies how fucking stupid and celebrity obsessed the media is today. They fucking ask the fucking President of the United States a dipshit question like this, when they could have or should have grilled him about what he plans to do about the issues I mentioned above? All Presidents have to do fluff pieces once in a while, but this guy is being treated as though he is the hip new singer busting onto the charts. To make matters worse, and more irresponsible of the media, is that shit like this eats up what little time they have with the President, leading them to avoid holding him accountable for his deeds and words on issues that are life or death type stuff. Instead, we get the Tiger Beat Poster Treatment of this guy, or stacked interviews like the one he did with ABC or the HuffPo guy.
This retardation to eleven is why I hate damn near every media member out there.
Except Tapper. And Sean.
Thanks to Alice.
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July 02, 2009
Sigh.
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Neeeeeeeeeeeeeed.
I think I need a cigarette.
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I suppose at the very least we can be satisfied that no one in their right mind will ever let Lori Drew near a child again. If she thought Megan Meier was saying mean things about her daughter before, just wait until she sees what kind of outcast she's going to be now.
Maybe all that creepy pedophile males need to do in order to get acquitted is say that they weren't really trying to seduce that thirteen-year-old, they were just trying to drive her to madness and suicide. Certainly if a male had created a fake profile of a 16-year-old and used it to befriend and chat up another teenager, he would have been convicted. Double standard, anyone?
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courtesy of goddessoftheclassroom over at the Head Moron's.
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Whatever you do, just don't fast-forward to 2:18 and watch it from there, it will make absolutely no sense.
Courtesy of IWatchStuff.
Did I mention this probably isn't safe for work?
Update: Fucking hell, it's not Friday yet, is it.
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