Morning Seditionists

October 24, 2009

Biden on Cheney: Who Cares?

Filed under: Whatever — pjsauter @ 7:42 am

When asked about Dick Cheney’s criticism of Obama’s “dithering” on Afghanistan, Joe Biden said what I’d have said: “Who cares?” OK, actually I’d have said, “tell Cheney to go f*ck himself.” But then I’m no genius, since I didn’t watch Baby Einstein videos as a kid (since there weres no such thing as videos way back then – not for your home, anyway). Of course, if you or you kids watched Baby Einstein, you’re probably no genius either (if you bought them for your kids expecting them work for your kid, you’re definitely no genius. You can get a refund, at least (not sure if you have to sign an affidavit admitting your kid’s a moron or what).

A rather startling admission from Michelle Obama last night, that the liberal media is, in typical fashion, all but ignoring.

“He beats me quite often,” she said on NBC-TV’s “The Jay Leno Show,” appearing via satellite hookup from the White House. “That gets to be pretty annoying.”

Shocking, indeed. Though if you’d forced me to place a bet, I’d have guessed that she’d being the one doing the beating.

Sad news this morning, as I’m forced to admit that I agree with Lou Dobbs.

Fox Business News — their new hire John Stossel — weighing in with his own brand of myopic idiocy and no information whatsoever sat down with self-described rodeo clown Glenn Beck…what a self-important ass. … He doesn’t understand basic economics. … He’s just a silly little trick waiting to do some sort of Libertarian flip. [...]
Immigrants wrecking America — I’ve never said anything close to that. As a matter of fact, I embrace immigrants to this country, I welcome them, I want more — and as a matter of public policy, we need them. In no way am I restrictionist, and to hear this ass continue his act over at Fox News. I just can’t wait until he starts blowing bubbles in the air — that’s about all he’s equipped to do.

Oh well, time to get ready for the day. I’ve got 6,000 pounds of wood pellets to drag to the basement (though I think I’ll save that joy for Sunday).

Comments (9)

Oldest Comment

9 Comments

Didn’t Bush honor the woman who created Baby Einstein as a entrepreneur? Somewhere in the recesses of my overtaxed and aging mind I seem to remember that.

Comment by Sue P — October 24, 2009 @ 9:38 am

2007 State of the Union.

In his Jan. 23 State of the Union address (click here for the video), President Bush paused briefly to pay tribute to a few everyday American heroes who’d been brought to the Capitol to sit beside his wife during the speech. It’s a State of the Union tradition that began in 1982, when Ronald Reagan saluted Lenny Skutnik, a federal employee who, two weeks earlier, had plunged into the icy Potomac during a snowstorm to rescue the survivor of an airline crash. For the succeeding 25 years, every January some hapless White House functionary has been called upon to find a few new heroes to park next to the first lady in the House visitor’s gallery. The supply was bound eventually to run a little thin, but whoever chose Julie Aigner-Clark, founder of the Baby Einstein Co., should have done a little more research.
[...]
Here is how Bush summarized her achievement:

After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos in her basement. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. In November 2001, Julie sold Baby Einstein to the Walt Disney Company, and with her help Baby Einstein has grown into a $200 million business. Julie represents the great enterprising spirit of America. And she is using her success to help others—producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new project: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.” And so tonight, we are pleased to welcome this talented business entrepreneur and generous social entrepreneur—Julie Aigner-Clark.
[...]
What is Aigner-Clark’s achievement? She got rich marketing videos to infants. No one told the president, I presume, that this profit-making scheme ignores advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics that children under 2 years of age shouldn’t watch TV. One recent study went so far as to suggest, plausibly, that too much TV at so early an age can be a risk factor for autism. (See the Oct. 2006 Slate piece, “TV Might Really Cause Autism” by Gregg Easterbrook.)

Comment by pjsauter — October 24, 2009 @ 9:49 am

PJ, how about one of those incline conveyor belts for moving the pellets like this one? They don’t list a price so it could be a gajillion dollars.

Comment by andy aka Aquaman — October 24, 2009 @ 10:14 am

Sounds good. I’ll be needing some right and left turn adapters, too, since I have to go from the garage, into the kitchen, down the stairs, across the basement, and into our pellet storage facility (aka, the kid’s old bedroom).

As we have a walk-out (or is it walk-in? Guess it depends on which way you’re going) basement, I may just spend $100 on one of these, which would get me around the house and down the hill to the back door. 13″ pneumatic wheels, converts to a flat bed, and holds 1,000 pounds (not that I could probably move it w/ 1,000 pounds on it). That would cut my trips down considerably.

Comment by pjsauter — October 24, 2009 @ 10:27 am

Thanks, PJ.

After you haul the coal ’round back, a chute into the window might be a good delivery system.

My grandma used to get coal delivered in Brooklyn. They’d put a wooden chute through the basement window and dump the coal which landed in a bin under the window.

Comment by Sue P — October 24, 2009 @ 2:15 pm

Final score from the Carrier Dome:

Syracuse 28
Akron 14

It’s turning into a long season for the Zip alumni, or at least this alumnus. I guess that’s what happens when your starting QB gets shitcanned for bad conduct.

On the bright side, their soccer team kicks ass this year, although I realize that soccer is an un-American sport that is played in Kenya, Mexico and many other freedom-hating nations.

Comment by Kevin M — October 24, 2009 @ 6:44 pm

I love the civility here.

Comment by vernon — October 24, 2009 @ 6:51 pm

Coal? No coal for me. Wood pellets are renewable, carbon neutral, and very low particulate emission. But they come in 40 pound bags, so I don’t think a chute would work out.

Comment by pjsauter — October 24, 2009 @ 7:47 pm