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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Jimmy Smith - Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf

The last time I saw this record offered in the blog-o-sphere was almost 4 years ago. It was at Orgy In Rhythm, a fine place to visit. It's time for my copy and my tale.

First, my Jimmy Smith introduction story. I don't know where I first heard of him, I suspect it was through the NPR station outside Chicago. However I was enlightened, my first purchase was a Verve "Best of" collection. Or so I thought...
Usually I pull every record out of the sleeve and check the condition... must've missed this one because when i got home I found I had a copy of Organ Grinder Swing stuffed into the wrong sleeve.
Later as I was to discover I enjoyed this lp far more than I liked the "best of" that I should have purchased. I am confident to this day that had I ended up with that "best of" record it would have taken far longer to explore Smith's catalog. As it was, I thought the lp swing like a mofo.

Many years later I ran across this lp, which I had not even seen, not even so much as a review. Why? Was it that shitty? By now I knew Smith has crossed over into cheese at times (re: Verve - best of). I took the chance for a couple of bucks. What the hell? Even if no musicians are listed, arrangements were by Oliver Nelson, his rep was good enough for me. So the arrangements are shared by some fellow named Claus Ogerman... this is nice stuff. Recorded by Van Gelder and produced by Creed Taylor, we've heard those names before.

Jimmy Smith
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

1. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
2. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (pt.1)
3. Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (pt.2)
4. John Brown's Body
5. Wives And Lovers
6. Women Of The World
7. Bluesette

Jimmy Smith - Hammond B3
other personnel unnamed

recorded in NYC, Jan. 20, 21, and 27, 1964

Verve records V6-8583

Butch said...

Jimmy Smith- "Who's Afraid of Virginia Voolf"
Thank you Hookfinger!
Jimmy be sizzlin on the B3.

chazz said...

Yeah.While I thought Jimmy Smith's whole BN output was great some of his Verve stuff produced by the Jazz Anti-Christ Creed Taylor (he or Dave Grusin I don't know truce face of evil) his Verve work was uneven.I mean Goldfinger I AND II???Has cover to match.But sometimes you need some Cheese.He got my respect back with "Root Down".Nice post though.

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On yeah if you bcan find it check out Claus Olgerman's "Rock-Ola!" which is great as th title is bad!


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An eensy weensy check-in

Written by hootenannie on April 23rd, 2015

Some seasons can’t be wrapped up into compact little blog posts. So let’s just pretend that I haven’t not written here for a while – at least anything of substance – and catch up free-form. Like a meandering conversation – but with me talking into a megaphone (everyone’s dream).

We’ll start with the most important things, such as my sadness over Zayn leaving One Direction. Where do broken hearts go, Zayn? Things will never be the same. In light of his departure, I have reordered my ranking of best voice to worst voice to Zayn, Liam, Harry, Niall, Louis (Louis will always be last) – because what can I say? Absence makes the heart grow fonder. We didn’t know what we had when we had Zayn. Paved paradise and all that.

Now, an explanation for why I’ve been a bit MIA. In the past three weeks, I’ve been in nine different states (Foxy joining me for eight): Colorado, obviously. Then Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Kansas, and Minnesota. I am finally back home for the next two and a half weeks, reacquainting myself with my morning routine, exercise, and dry air. Each time I’ve reentered Colorado in the past few weeks, I’ve gotten a bloody nose. Love, your ideal woman.

Speaking of Foxy (not that we were, but let’s do), I thought about creating an ongoing series on this blog called Fox News – but then I remembered that it would all kind of be the same. She’s the best! I love her! We go on walks! She doesn’t eat her food! She’s scared of strangers and kids and balloons! She loves kittens! So there’s your Fox News, no Ann Coulter necessary. And if you’re feeling nostalgic, here’s a Then & Now warm fuzzy.

Foxy then now

I’ve made a list of things I want very much, but for financial reasons will need to pace myself in the procurement thereof. In no particular order, here they are: a new bike, a Shark vacuum, a Fitbit, a new rolly suitcase, a grown-up size CrockPot (right now I just have a little one), a new Sonicare toothbrush (mine died), and an entirely new wardrobe.

I am still working from my dining room, which means that I am still living in squalor, like a natural foods Grey Gardens. One hundred square feet is simply not enough space to house all of the STUFF my job requires, so it’s all spilling out into the rest of my 500 square feet and making me twitch.

And with that, I’ll let you get back to your day. Keep going! Pink bunny with the drum.

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

(We Were Never) Being Boring

The package I had lost was found and re-sent with a happy ending. :)

Here's my original write-up for some of the contents in the package.....

When someone inspires you, you should let them know.  And sometimes, when that certain someone lives far, far, away, and you can't thank them in person, you can leave a nice comment on their blog or photostream, support their work by telling others, maybe buy their merch, perhaps give a "virtual tip", or even send a pleasant email/letter/package.

It can be anything. A small, simple gesture to show your appreciation and support.
After all, you can't take inspiration for granted, can you?

So!  This post is my token of thanks to Sandra Juto - someone who has inspired me for a long time.

Through the years, she's introduced me to the wonderful world of her artwork, Wrist Worms, Buttcrack Softies, Adolf and his lovely house, Camilla (and Morran!), Elisabeth, Martin, Johan, and her favourite places to visit in various cities, but most of all in Berlin.

Here are some of Sandra's work at my apartment:

As part of a "thank you" package, I decided to paint a little doll for Sandra.

The process...

Rough sketch:

Base coat:

Painting in progress:

Completed (multiple views):

Insides (felt and Sculpey objects based on Sandra's artwork):

Home-made card:

Getting ready to travel:

All packed up.  Har en säker resa!

Kram + Puss! xoxo

Monday, August 29, 2011

Nom Nom Nom!

Recent fave indulgences include Smoked Esrom cheese (from Germany) and Rustique Camembert (from Normandy) on sunflower spelt bread.......oohh and pepperettes made by my friend's Dad (as part of their Italian family tradition they make lots of preserved meats each year)....

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

In and Around Work

Love this type of tree...makes me smile on my walks home...

Amusing photos from work (drawings by various co-workers, and the last 2 are from another co-worker's kids)...

Thursday, August 11, 2011

**NEW** **NEW**!!

Hooray xs 2!!
My Etsy store now has the following 2 **NEW** items.... :D

A Bioluminescent Jellyfish that glows in the dark and has a musical chime....

...and a large Beautiful Bacterium....

Sunday, August 7, 2011

"This is Your Life" by Monty Winters

A very good reminder....

p.s. This is for those of you who constantly inspire me, to those of you who I love to create with, and most importantly, to those of you who remind me that I still have feelings. ;**  xoxo

(Photo orig posted via a friend on Facebook)

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Sova Tote

Hooray for SOVA hand dyed turquoise tote bags!

*Meow* is the time to get one!


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David Brooks: What America needs now is a stronger presidency with “unified authority”

posted at 1:54 pm on December 13, 2013 by Allahpundit

Besides Ross Douthat, is there anyone left on the New York Times op-ed page who doesn’t support benign dictatorship in the name of reducing congressional gridlock? Brooks evidently does. Tom Friedman, who’s been drooling on himself for years over China’s can-do model of government, certainly does. I don’t know if Timothy Egan’s ever squarely addressed the issue but a guy who thinks O’s big problem is that his speeches aren’t flowery enough must be open to persuasion.

As for Dowd, we’re one charming Hollywood romcom about a president with kingly powers away from total commitment.

This is a good moment to advocate greater executive branch power because we’ve just seen a monumental example of executive branch incompetence: the botched Obamacare rollout. It’s important to advocate greater executive branch power in a chastened mood. It’s not that the executive branch is trustworthy; it’s just that we’re better off when the presidency is strong than we are when the rentier groups are strong, or when Congress, which is now completely captured by the rentier groups, is strong.

Here are the advantages. First, it is possible to mobilize the executive branch to come to policy conclusion on something like immigration reform. It’s nearly impossible for Congress to lead us to a conclusion about anything. Second, executive branch officials are more sheltered from the interest groups than Congressional officials. Third, executive branch officials usually have more specialized knowledge than staffers on Capitol Hill and longer historical memories. Fourth, Congressional deliberations, to the extent they exist at all, are rooted in rigid political frameworks. Some agencies, especially places like the Office of Management and Budget, are reasonably removed from excessive partisanship. Fifth, executive branch officials, if they were liberated from rigid Congressional strictures, would have more discretion to respond to their screw-ups, like the Obamacare implementation. Finally, the nation can take it out on a president’s party when a president’s laws don’t work. That doesn’t happen in Congressional elections, where most have safe seats…

We don’t need bigger government. We need more unified authority. Take power away from the rentier groups who dominate the process. Allow people in those authorities to exercise discretion. Find a president who can both rally a majority, and execute a policy process.

I’m … not sure that we’re necessarily better off when the presidency is strong than when special interests are strong. That depends on two things — first, how much stronger we’re willing to make the former in the name of weakening the latter, and two, whether the president himself is highly susceptible to being influenced by what Brooks calls “rentier groups.” Jay Cost wrote about that last year in his piece on the Democrats’ “clientelist” model of governance:

The problem, though, is that once the door was opened to this brand of clientelism, it could never again be closed. Over the decades, the Democrats have added scores of clients to their operation: trade and industrial unions, African Americans, environmentalists, feminists, government unions, consumer rights advocates, big business, and big city bosses and their lieutenants. All of them are with the Democratic party in part because of the special benefits it promises them when in office, and all have a major say in how the party behaves in government. With more and more clients who needed constant tending, it became harder and harder for subsequent Democratic leaders to focus on the public good. Thus, in the years since FDR’s tenure, the Democratic agenda has looked less like republican liberalism and more like clientele liberalism—big government activism not for the sake of the whole country, but for the sake of the voters whom the Democrats privilege.

And under the Obama administration, clientele liberalism has achieved a kind of apotheosis. The stimulus, the health care bill, cap and trade, and the financial reform package were all designed with heavy input from the party’s clients, and ultimately each reflects their priorities, so much so that any kind of national purpose the legislation might have served was totally undermined.

This isn’t really an “Obama problem.” It’s a bipartisan problem, although more pronounced under Democrats — which, ironically, is the one party of the two that the NYT op-ed section would doubtless prefer to have the “unified authority” that Brooks images. If it were true that the executive was relatively insulated from special interests, that would at least be the makings of an argument for more executive authority. But it’s not true. And it’s a terrible argument even if it was. It’s a rare rentier group that’s so powerful and malevolent that holding it in check is worth gifting new powers to an already increasingly powerful presidency. (Watch Jonathan Turley on that if you haven’t already.) But it’s also typical of the “banal authoritarianism of do-something punditry,” of which Brooks is a leading practitioner, that the idea of gridlock horrifies him more than extending the imbalance of power among the three branches. If only we acquiesced in Obama’s power grabs more than we already do — and we already do, almost entirely! — he might enact immigration reform himself. Which is important because if we’re stuck waiting for John Boehner and the House to do it, we might be waiting … what? Another four, maybe five months? Seems to me if you’re worried about special interests capturing government, you’re better off empowering Congress so that those interests hold each other in check to some extent than you are empowering a single government official who’ll end up serving the particular interests that have captured him.

Say what you want about bad lefty initiatives like McCain/Feingold that seek to rein in “rentier groups,” at least they try to handcuff the groups themselves rather than eliminate some of the few remaining constitutional limits on the presidency. Irony of ironies, 30 members of the House are announcing a resolution today that would direct the leadership to sue Obama for his various unconstitutional ObamaCare power grabs. That’s less than seven percent of all Representatives who are interested in challenging the president on separation of powers. And Brooks thinks the problem is that O doesn’t have enough “unified authority.”

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Strange how we never heard about this when the Dems were blocking everything the GOP was doing.

WisCon on December 14, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Somehow I doubt he’d feel the same with a POTUS such a Ted Cruz….

ladyingray on December 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM

Sure, like giving Bush or the next president that power as well.
Brooks is such an idiot, what he says would not even come out of the behind of a sane person.
Remember his comments about obama’s pants?

huntingmoose on December 14, 2013 at 6:42 PM

So Brooks support giving unlimited power to someone we now have learned tells lies, deceits, is egomaniac narsist, does not pay attention to details even if it is his signature law.
But someone who is hard working, honest, managed a state into a surplus, had the media try to destroy with unbelievable effort and lies and smear campaigns…… according to Brooks she is toooooo stupid?
The person with unlimited stupidity on display is Brooks. Even if he tries to deceit us, he is doing a pretty poor job , like Obama who cannot even write a book we we recently also learned from Bill Ayers.

huntingmoose on December 14, 2013 at 6:48 PM

Somehow I doubt he’d feel the same with a POTUS such a Ted Cruz….

ladyingray on December 14, 2013 at 5:43 PM

If Ted Cruz was trying to get a huge amnesty for non-white foreigners to flood white America but was being blocked by the legislature, if Ted Cruz was pushing more huge bailouts and give-aways for Wall Street, and if Ted Cruz was pushing for a bigger police state with the President ordering drone strikes on any non-liberal at any time at the President’s sole discretion, then David Brooks might see the good side of a Cruz dictatorship.

Basically that’s the agenda; who does it and whether it gets done all at once or piecemeal is secondary.

David Blue on December 14, 2013 at 7:24 PM

It’s not necessarily a bad thing for Congress to do nothing about a problem. “Something” is not always better than “nothing.” Just remember the old axiom that there is no problem facing America that Congress can’t make worse and you will see that in many situations nothing is much the preferred policy. Was it better that Congress did “something” (anything) about the flaws in the American health care system than if it did nothing and so stopped Obamacare? In this situation, wasn’t a policy of “doing nothing” being demanded by the general public and wasn’t that the right policy or at least the much better policy?

Fred 2 on December 15, 2013 at 12:59 AM

It’s not necessarily a bad thing for Congress to do nothing about a problem.

Fred 2 on December 15, 2013 at 12:59 AM

Particularly if the problem is bogus, like global warming.

David Blue on December 15, 2013 at 2:03 AM

When anyone in great power demands something it’s a pretty sure bet they have no idea what’s necessary to accomplish the task. A boss or a dictator. An intelligent President will surround himself with knowledgable people. Our current President surrounded himself with friends. Why we do not have a bunch of economists to come up with a budget astounds me but the Congress thinks they are the experts. Armchair quarter backs, all of them.

mixplix on December 15, 2013 at 6:43 AM

This is a good moment to advocate greater executive branch power because we’ve just seen a monumental example of executive branch incompetence: the botched Obamacare rollout.

Too clever by at least half. IOW, stupid and illogical.

Faux-intellectuals, politicians, political pundits, con artists, and flim-flam men often attempt to make the illogical seem logical, or the obvious something other than what it is, each for their own reasons

farsighted on December 15, 2013 at 9:44 AM

If it were true that the executive was relatively insulated from special interests, that would at least be the makings of an argument for more executive authority.

Oh, and BTW, Adolph made essentially the same argument.

farsighted on December 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM

David Brooks is the guy that wrote an entire column on how he is a conservative because he is a conservative communitarian.

Conservative communitarian is duck-speak for COMMUNIST.

Kevin R on December 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM

A friend just got a cost of living notice from the Social Security Administration with a surprising paragraph just below the section titled “How do I access my Social Security online services?”

Benefits for Same Sex Couples
Due to a Supreme Court decision, we are now able to pay benefits to some same-sex couples. We encourage people who think they may be eligible to apply now. Learn more at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/same-sexcouples

I thought the defense of marriage act still applied in federal law. Maybe it does. Law does not hold back Obama. In any case, this is right off the Dream Actor Amnesty play. Obama declares a law. Obama uses the government to trawl for beneficiaries. Press ignores

Anyone hear via the MSM that same sex couples could now claim social security spousal benefits.

Obama makes law. Obama breaks law. No need for you to know. Not certain why the NYT is needed, in the new system. They are, redundant

entagor on December 15, 2013 at 8:34 PM

I’m … not sure that we’re necessarily better off when the presidency is strong than when special interests are strong.

Oh, boy, Allah, did you step into it this time!

The President is beholden to a whole raft of special interests, and when a President asserts any form of strength, those special interests are sure to benefit.

Remember solyndra? Fiskar? The UAW and GM?

The average (or below average) President prefers to coddle his special interests over doing what’s right for the American people.

Obamacare suffers from this. Who were the inside track venders and contractors who got to construct the exchanges? Whose ox didn’t get gored in the fiasco?

Green Energy suffers from this. Too big to fail suffers from this.

A better argument against a stronger Presidency cannot be found.

In fact, I would argue that a triumvirate — in which the President is three people whose majority vote is required for anything to become law or any action to be taken — would certainly be a better executive than the one we have. Our Founders took great pains to not have either of the other two branches be a single person — I often wonder why they didn’t do the same for the Presidency.

unclesmrgol on December 15, 2013 at 8:37 PM

I’m pretty sure that what the NYT needs is a supposedly right of center columnist with fascist tendencies, to go with their definitely left of center columnists with fascist tendencies.

applebutter on December 15, 2013 at 9:44 PM

America is at its’ best when the congress is on vacation and Obama is in Hawaii. Sorry Hawaii but someone has to do the dirty jobs.

Herb on December 16, 2013 at 8:02 AM

The10th Amendment was included for a reason. Some thought it wouldn’t be necessary bcs it was a GIVEN that the states retained their authority to govern themselves. But many thoughtful people realized the potential for abuse & included to help clarify that the Fed should never become a central authority over the individual states.
But seeing as how people fail so miserably these days at reading comprehension, it wouldn’t matter if each Founding Father were brought back to pontificate on exactly what they meant, the people of today are so self centered and downright stupid and ignorant that they’d never get a word of it.
Indeed, most of the Founders were infinitely more educated and intelligent than the leaders of today.

Badger40 on December 16, 2013 at 9:00 AM

I don’t remember Brooks, who is a liberal in conservative clothing, saying this is 2003-4. All this boils down to is there is a LARGE group of private/public sector people and organizations that want the “beast” to keep growing. They fear if it is stagnant, we’ll realize we don’t need it. For example the Congressmen in charge of watching over the NSA get money from the companies that make technology for the NSA. It is corrupt- period.

And there is no easy answer for any one person or small group to find to solve it. In fact, it can be argued there is no answer short of an entire reset of the government like something out of the Hunger Games.

archer52 on December 16, 2013 at 11:33 AM

Truly, David Brooks can not possibly become any more nauseating. On the other hand, with a little reflection, I can easily see this f***ing worm becoming even more nauseating.

DrZin on December 16, 2013 at 5:41 PM

Bring back Hugo Chavez, or the next best thing. The nuts are getting restless. By now they figured Obama would have acted, really acted, none of this piffle about taking over and destroying a great nations immense and excellent health care system. No, the real thing, bringing the country and it’s miserable little people o it’s knees, with luck groveling on their bellies.
Don’t despair liberals[?], Obama and the Democrats have three more years. And if the Dems fail in the 2014 elections you must know Obama will come to the rescue. Someone must destroy America.
The inner Nazi always peeps out.

arand on December 17, 2013 at 11:44 AM

It’s a good idea to be tolerant of perfectly-creased pant legs.

The Schaef on December 18, 2013 at 9:21 AM

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Slow-Roasted BBQ Pork Ribs

This recipe is dedicated to my sister-in-law Rachel. She has been known to throw down a rack of ribs a time or two, which you wouldn't have guessed by her petite frame. It's her road trip meal of choice, and the last meal I made for her before she moved out of our house and headed east to the windy city, Chicago to begin the next chapter of her life. Slow cooked to perfection, then finished off on the grill, gives them the crunchy, fall-off-the-bone texture that we all know and love. With minimal ingredients, you can achieve restaurant-worthy ribs for a fraction of the cost, and claim any and all bragging rights at the dinner table.

 Slow-Roasted BBQ Pork Ribs

  • 2 full racks of pork ribs or 3 half racks
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp. salt
  • 3/4 tsp. garlic powder
  • 3/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 2 tsp. paprika
  • 2 tbsp. freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups BBQ Sauce of your choice

In a bowl, mix together the sugar, salt, garlic powder, onion, powder, paprika, and pepper to make the dry rub. Cover both aides of the ribs with the dry rub, and the wrap tightly (individually) in tin foil. Place in the fridge overnight.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place the foil-wrapped ribs on a baking sheet and cook for 2 hours and 30 minutes. Remove from heat and discard the foil and juices.

Heat grill over high and place the ribs on the hot grate. Slather with BBQ sauce and flip after 5 minutes. Cook another 5 minutes and remove from the grill.

Serve hot with extra BBQ sauce on the side.

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AT&T Loses First Verizon Ad Battle

AT&T has lost the first battle in its fight against Verizon's anti-ATT-network ads. The company has sued Verizon, saying the maps and statements made in the latest Verizon ads confuse consumers.

At issue in the lawsuit, the maps (above) compare Verizon and AT&T 3G coverage. AT&T says that the maps are interpreted by many as indicating that AT&T has not coverage in those areas not marked blue in their map. Instead they simply indicate a lack of 3G coverage.

It's clear that Verizon has the advantage in terms of 3G coverage in the U.S., though their CDMA technology has plenty of minuses. At least, however, they don't drop 30 percent of their calls.

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Batten Sr. refused to serve Verizon with an injunction against showing the ads. He said that people might “misunderstand” the commercials, “but that doesn’t mean they’re misleading.” At the same time, he noted that most people, when watching TV, aren't all that attentive anyway. “Most people who are watching TV are semi-catatonic. They’re not fully alive.”

Of course, he didn't list another reason to forego the injunction: as more people buy DVRs, they aren't watching commercials anyway.  Battle lost by AT&T, but the war goes on.

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The Boxer's Omen (Chin Hung Kuei, 1983)

Let's see how long I can go without using the word "insane" when writing about The Boxer's Omen, the literally bat-shit insane new film from the Shaw Brothers. Okay, go! What's that? You say I already used the word. Damn, that was fast. Well, as you can clearly see, it's nearly impossible to type a sentence about this film without employing the I-word. (Is the film really that insane?) I don't know where to start. But, seriously, to answer your question, yes, it really is that insane. In fact, it's so insane at times, that I felt guilty about all the instances in the past where I used the word to describe other so-called works of cinematic insanity. Not so much in regard to movies like, Dandy Dust and Blood Diner, as those films are truly insane. But there are plenty of films floating around out there that are not worthy of being called insane. (But this one is you say?) Haven't you been paying attention? Yes, it's definitely worthy. Our hero is attacked by animated alligator skulls and red-eyed bats. Actually, that's kinda backwards. You see, the red-eyed bats are conjured by a demented witch doctor by pouring chicken blood over a bunch of alligator skulls that just happen to be lying around (just for the record, the alligator skulls were conjured too). Emerging from the eye holes of the alligator skulls, the red-eyed bats fly towards our hero in a menacing manner. When that doesn't result in the desired effect, the witch doctor sends the alligator skulls.

I'm not ashamed to admit this, but I totally want to be like Chan Hung (Phillip Ko Fei), the aforementioned hero of the story. (Of course you would. I mean, who wouldn't want to be a Hong Kong boxer who learns he was twins with a powerful monk named Abbot in a previous life?) What?!? No, I was referring to the fact that he gets to have sex with his Chinese girlfriend. (Oh, I see.) She, the Chinese girlfriend (Wai Ka-Man), is leggy as all get out, and, like I said twice already, she's Chinese.

(I'm sorry, but what's that got to do with anything?) Her being Chinese? (Yeah.) This may sound weird, but doesn't everyone want a Chinese girlfriend? Oh, and when I say "Chinese," I'm talking about women who are either from China or are of Chinese decent. (No, we understand what you mean.) I don't think you do. Every time I put on a "erotic movie" that purports to feature hot Asian chicks, none of them are ever Chinese. Sure, some of look like they're on the cusp of being Chinese, but they're never really Chinese. (And this annoys you?) You're goddamn right it does.

Anyway, after being rescued from certain death by the spirit of a dead monk, Chan Hung goes home to bask in the legginess that only a woman who is truly Chinese can provide.

And oh my God! Does he ever bask.

Look at you!

You Chinese Chinese girlfriend-sporting motherfucker!

I'm going to find out where you live.

And when I do...

I'm going to come over and congratulate you on your good fortune in the Chinese girlfriend department. Just kidding, I'm going to wait until to you travel to Thailand to become a monk, then go over to your house and start hitting on your Chinese girlfriend something fierce.

(Wait, why does Chan Hung need to be rescued?) Do you really want me to get into this? I mean, I could talk about Chinese chicks for hours. (No, really, why does he need to be rescued?) Okay, you remember how Bolo Yeung cheated when fighting Jean-Claude Van Damme's character in the movie Bloodsport? Well, after Chan Lung's brother defeats Bolo Yeung, a Thai boxer, in a boxing match, Bolo does the same by breaking his brother's neck, which paralyzes him from the neck down. After the fight, Chan Hung, a low level gangster of some kind, is set to meet a rival gangster at a warehouse on the mainland. When he gets there, he's ambushed. However, just as he's about to be killed, a mysterious monk intervenes, rescuing him from–you guessed it–certain death.

(Did the mysterious monk purposefully cause the Thai boxer to paralyse his brother so that he would be forced to travel to Thailand to avenge him?) I don't know 'bout that, but Chan Hung does travel to Thailand to confront Bolo Yeung. While riding in a small water taxi, Chan notices a gold symbol glowing on the top of a nearby temple. Similar to the symbol he saw the night he made sweet love with his leggy Chinese girlfriend against the rain-soaked sliding doors of his swanky pad, Chan instructs the driver to swing on by the temple.

And wouldn't you know it, not only do the monks know his name, they were expecting him. One of them tells Chan that Abbot, the mysterious monk, died not so long ago, and explains how that came about. The flashback sequence detailing how Abbot's death came about is our first hint that this film isn't hooked up right. It shows Abbot confronting a black magician at the airport. Causing the black magician's skin to turn green, he eventually, after the green flesh bubbles have burst, collapses and dies. Out of his mouth, a bat emerges, which Abbot manages to capture.

Meanwhile, a witch doctor/shaman/professional crazy person is fuming over the fact that a monk is ritually killing his bat. "How dare they kill my bat," he says to himself, as he prepares to right this proceived wrong. Using rats blood to revive it, the reanimated skeletal remains of his bat try to make a run for the temple door, but the monk stops it just in the nick of time and proceeds to smash the upright bat's bones with a mallet.

If you thought the witch doctor was going to just sit idly by let this bat-based transgression go unpunished, think again. Extracting venom from some snakes, the witch doctor plans to poison the bat-murdering monk. But how does he get the poison into the monk's body? It's simple, really, have some spiders drink the poison, and then lower them onto his face as he sleeps. (Why doesn't he just shoot him in the head with a gun?) Witch doctors don't shoot people with guns. Duh.

The look on Chan Hung's face after being told this weird and wild story is one of disbelief. When the monks show Chan Abbot's nearly decomposed body sitting cross-legged in a special room, he's still not convinced. (He must have been convinced when Abbot--who's legally dead--tells Chan that they're twins from a past life, and that he will die when his body fully decomposes in a few months.) Not really. I won't say what finally does convince him, but let's just say it's pretty gross.

In order to defeat evil, this Hong Kong gangster must retire from the world and become a monk. Running his hand through his hair one last time, Chan Hung gets down to business. (Don't you mean, monk-ey business?) I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that.

Re-branded as "Kaidi Baluo," Chan is now ready to fight. Swooping in right on schedule, the witch doctor, a minion of the Lord of the Darkness, starts things off by sicking a bunch of red-eyed bats on Chan. After a handful of similar tactics fail to yield results, the witch doctor decides to employ his own head. Removing it via black magic, the witch doctor's head attacks Chan by strangling him with the tendons that are dangling from his neck. Nice.

When the battle is over, Chan goes back to Hong Kong to have sex with his Chinese girlfriend and to kick the crap out of the Thai boxer who paralyzed his brother, the end. Damn, what an amazing movie. It has everything: Leggy Chinese chicks, leggy Chine... Hold on, what's this? It would seem some of witch doctor's disciples are up to no good. Great. That means he has to go back to Thailand and do it all over again. However, this time he fights a demented warrior princess in Nepal. Cue the weirdness. Or I should say, cue the awesomeness. At any rate, I give this film five leggy Chinese chicks out of five.

  1. I love this movie.
    I think I gushed about it in another review.
    Several of the Buddhist rituals are rather interesting and somewhat based in actuality (despite the goofiness, although rather mixed up as far as sects go. But the film is so fun that I'll let that shit slide.)
    The Thai occult black majick is made up. Sadly.

    Your review misses half the movie! You just wanted more of the leggy girlfriend and less ultra-gory occult magic gung-fu.

    Anywho, I really love this movie.
    (Just don't watch it in LA, in a theatre full of hipsters yelling about their "minds getting fucked." Lame.)

  2. I like my review. I think it's swell. ;)

    1. Oh, its all kinds of swell. Beyond swell. The sequence of screen-shots with Wai Kar-Man is sumptuous. And funny.


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Remember kids, when in doubt BLAME WHITEY!!!!

Chocolate City 'Ray' will not be transporting you out on those crummy school buses. Nope, it's below your dignity level so standing on a rooftop will be the way to go.

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Anonymous said...

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or "Rescue Choppers Shot At."

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Go Gustav GO!

Katrina II, The Movie.

DIE U PIGS said...

Bye Bye New Orleans. Just Remember, Now is a Good Time to Buy in so many markets in the US...

There's just nothing BAD enough to say about Bushco-Cheneyburton in this situation. So, I'm not going to try now.

Memo to New Orleans with special affection to the 9th Ward:

I hope you have taught Granny how to swim with the parakeet cage on her head. I think Wal-Mart has some cheap imported Chinese water wings on sale... That might help.

Maybe you could use some of those nearly one-MILLION nifty recalled flaming GM SUV and trucks no one wants to good use?

Just pile them up on top of each other like sandbags and use them as a water break. When done, GM could remarket them and charge a premium as a special "New Orleans Edition". You know, nice plaque on the dash, numbered, etc.

I look forward to watching God's wrath unloaded on you and Bushco again. Nothing personal, but New Orleans should have been plowed under for fill after Katrina and now, once and for all. It is not fit for humans to live there (except for Texans and ex-members of the executive branch).

New Orleans is vile and disgusting and shouldn't even show up on maps.

My Friends, You could all move to Arizona to be close to another GOP Genius, like George Bush, current presidential contender Senator John McCain... My Friends.

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Retail gas prices rose Friday for the first time in 43 days as analysts warned that a direct hit on Gulf energy infrastructure could send pump prices hurtling toward $5 a gallon. Crude oil prices ended slightly lower in a volatile session as some traders feared supply disruptions and others bet the U.S. government will release supplies from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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Three words:

Go Gus Go!

Gus Bush couldn't have picked a better time to clobber New Orleans, right during the GOP convention. Too bad those idiots didn't pick New Orleans to have it. That way, Gus Bush could have a chance to assassinate George Bush! And Dickhead Cheney in one shot, just for good measure.

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Nagin Orders Evacuation

Sat PM

1 Million ordered to evacuate!

My dream comes true.

Go Gustav, GO!

Anonymous said...

I wonder how many Katrinas will it take before the Americans start to take global warming seriously?

Proud Atheist said...

Bet no-one in the religious nutjob-infested GOP attributes this to an Act of God. God only strikes in places that Christians don't like, such as Pakistan and China--right?

Anonymous said...

I wonder how many Katrinas will it take before the Americans start to take global warming seriously?

Because we all know that hurricanes didn't exist before coal burning power plants and cars were invented?


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17 February @7:30pm – Sangha Council

We’ve formed council with the intention and hope of building a forum to continue to talk of and discuss with each other – and with the sangha at large – operational concerns, issues, conflict or any other concerns, questionsand challenges – or downright hard  to talk about which are appropriate to discuss in a group setting. If a one on one person conflict or concern arises we invite the two individuals involved to discuss utilizing HSZC’s common neutral space, for support we invite members and residents to approach and utilize temple clergy for support and when deemed necessary a mediator can be requested of the clergy or one of HSZC’s connected professionals with training and expertise in mediations.

If a conflict matter is involving added sangha members or impacting the harmony of the general sangha or continues beyond mediation to go unresolved, we invite the community to bring these matters to the sangha council.

We also utilize the council and have been primarily focus recently in process to support the board in activities for planning and executing on new projects, initiatives and continue to work to ensure HSZC’s survival and success into the future.  We’ll use a practice model of working with each other with the most skillful speech we can access. This is a great opportunity also for those who haven’t been around lately to reengage and be a part of the present and future Hartford Street!

You do not need to have an ‘issue’ or overt concern to attend.  Council is sangha building beneficial to the temple and healing. Council runs up to 90 minutes maximum. All are welcome!”

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    My wife was in an auto accident two years ago.  She was a passenger in a neighbors car. Banged up a bit, nothing very serious but a lot of pain and so far $12,000 in therapy.

    That's the limit the insurance company pays. It is now time to sue or settle.  We don't want much, just enough to cover any future therapy she may need.

    Her case is complicated by pre-existing joint degeneration aggravated by the accident. We would expect the insurance company to argue that and I don't blame them at all.

    We need to send a "demand letter". People tell us that the insurance company will ignore even a reasonable demand if a lawyer is not involved.

    Is that true?  I don't want to offend anyone, but I have never had good experiences with lawyers.   I'd rather avoid that if possible.

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    My opinion would do better with a lawyer. But like with anything, nine out of ten may not know what they are doing. You have to find the one honest person in anything. May require psychic intelligence, or it maybe that the more fancy they appear the bigger the rip-off.

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      Yeah. How does that saying go? Thrice burned, damned if I want to hire another one?


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Iloilo City Cheap Eats: PepRon Seafood & Manokan a must try Budget restaurant! (a hidden gem)

A City Guide: In this travel guide you will find the location of the recommended restaurant, reasons to visit the place, price food range, & recommended dishes served by the restaurant. Enjoy the pictures and keep hugging horizons!

Newly discovered affordable #Foodporn restaurant in the CityIMG_8852

I’m lost for words, this place is amazing! Pepron is a 4 star restaurant with food range prices of 2 star eateries. One of the best hidden gems waiting to be discovered in Iloilo City!

PepRon is famous for it’s NATIVE CHICKEN. (You can never have any other chicken cuisine as good as the Filipino native chicken.) Your visit in the Philippines will never be complete unless you’ve tried our  famous native chicken cuisine. Go try them out in Pepron!

For those first time tourists and travelers in Iloilo, I strongly recommend this place! Shout out to my fellow budget travelers and food bloggers, this place is a must try! If your looking for a family oriented ambiance then this restaurant is highly recommended too! in addition to this, recently just the other day right after having our dinner in Peperon I was informed that, due to public demand, this restaurant is now open even during SUNDAYS. <3

More reasons to visit this restaurant:

  1. Best for budget travelers. This restaurant will definitely satisfy your bellies without emptying your wallets.IMG_8856
  2. Reasonable prices and very affordable. (Took a photo of their Menu)IMG_8863
  3. Great foods! I personally recommend “Ronchon” and “Pepchon”!

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  4. Amazing ambiance! (Here are some pictures showcasing Pepron’s witty designs)IMG_8854IMG_8836IMG_8853IMG_8835IMG_8837IMG_8840
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The place is best for those who would like to keep themselves away from the crowded ambiance of the busy streets of the city and spend a memorable quiet afternoon or dinner with your family, friends or love ones.

Coastal Road, Brgy. San Isidro Lapaz Iloilo City (coastal road)
Exactly near the coastal road entrance of Puerto Real..1km away from Gegato AbeciA going to Lapaz area and 1km from Mere Monique (St. Paul in Ticud) 5000 Iloilo City, Philippines
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Marilynne Robinson: The Sacred, the Human

At the Wheatley Institution’s annual Truman G. Madsen lecture, author Marilynne Robinson discussed how devaluing the divine in humans leads to discord in civic life.

221PROVO, Utah (Sept. 15, 2016)—In what appears to be an unending quarrel between science and religion, how does accepting or rejecting the divinity of mankind impact a culture or a democracy? At the annual Truman G. Madsen lecture, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson delivered an address entitled “The Sacred: The Human,” exploring the long-standing debate between science and religion on the existence of divinity in man and its implications for civic life.

Robinson’s lecture addressed the concept of self and human personality and how philosophies endanger the capacity to recognize the beauty of human individuality. “My understanding of LDS theology is not extensive, but I am aware of the very strong sense of human capacity and human potential in this world to come,” Robinson began. “It’s very central to my own religious consciousness, and I think it is an idea that is waning in American culture.”

Robinson argued that science uses reality as an empirical mechanism that by default is able to account for its origins. On the side of religion, however, a measurable reality easily marginalizes religious notions of human nature, motivation, consciousness and the soul because they cannot be submitted to empiricism, or knowledge derived from the senses.

From phrenology to Eugenics, Freudianism to Behaviorism, the human psyche is presented as wholly determinist, leaving little room for a concept of humanity that allows for meaningful choice or moral agency. “Every one of these theories was powerful for a few decades, then passed into the kind of history we are always ready to forget,” Robinson explained. “But the thing conserved out of all this . . . is a gimmick for asserting that we are not ourselves, that we are self-deceived in the matter of our motives and our experience.”

Robinson said that this strain of thought is not specific to our current cultural climate, but has been influential in Western consciousness for centuries. She cited 20th-century Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell, who posited that the invention of psychology discarded ancient errors of knowledge associated with theology. Following the concept of the soul through Plato, Descartes, Kant and Hegel, Russell concluded that there did not seem to be such an entity as the soul or self, and, as Robinson summed up, “this is always the breaking news.”

Robinson, whose writing and scholarship is largely influenced by 18th-century theologian Jonathan Edwards, also examined the case for religion through Edwards’ philosophy on the nature of man. “Jonathan Edwards’ synonym for a human being is a moral agent. Agent means of course that one can act, and moral implies that one’s actions are meaningful in a social as well as a cosmic context,” Robinson said. “To me this sounds like reality.”
Ultimately, Robinson addressed the conflict between science and religion as an example of the power of prejudice and how living with fixed assumptions can distort our thinking, especially in the form of cynicism. Cynicism, she believes, should not constitute truth in our present world, nor should we offer up perspectives that show indifference to human life. However, she also warned that these perspectives or prejudices are not just specific to authoritative statements made by scientists on human nature, but reflect “so-called” Christian beliefs as well.

Jonathan_Edwards“I feel as many people do that the quality of our public life is in decline,” Robinson said. “I blame the self-declared Christians for this, first of all for normalizing a profound disrespect for others.”

She continued, “Christians assume, or they should assume, a special responsibility to uphold certain values . . . but I will narrow the question to one behavior prohibited to Christians but now commonplace among them: that is slander.”

Robinson said that political life is a prime example of slander, describing current president Barack Obama as an individual who is repeatedly slandered by self-professed Christians. Slander in civic life divides and distorts a society, alienating people from their institutions.

“Can anyone point me to a passage in scripture that suggests that God will be patient with this for long?” Robinson asked.

“Perhaps what is called the advance of secularism could better be called the judgement of God,” Robinson concluded. “So far as I feel any hesitancy about speaking my mind and heart, the reluctance resembles timidity of a kind, a twinge of prudence, unworthy of an American or a Christian, and profoundly disrespectful of the seriousness of the issues we face and of the importance of the world to the success of our democracy.”

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You know that iPod Classic I bought for my husband?

Well, I didn’t buy it for him.

I bought it for me – to shut him up.

He’s a linguist, you see.  A word man.  I love that about him because we can yammer and joust with words all day long.  In fact, we’ve been known to race each other to the dictionary to find out who knows the correct meaning of a word, say, “defenestration.”  If I beat him, he will then say, “Wull, yeah, but I bet you don’t know the etymology.”

To which I reply, “Please enlighten me, oh Word Master.”

This is great fun most of the time, up until it isn’t.  Our house is small and there’s no place for me to hide when I write.  In peace.  If he’s at home, I have to rely on him to be quiet.  Not an easy feat since he’s an out-loud linguist:  “Honey, did you see the article in Newsweek about lexical gaps?”  “Do you remember what that word was we argued about yesterday?”

My response is often, “Sweetheart, what is it about keeping quiet that you don’t understand?”

“Oh. Sorry.”

The only place where I can hide behind a closed door is the bathroom.  Believe me, if it were large enough to accommodate a desk, I’d set up shop.

Since Steve loves music almost as much as he loves words, I got him the iPod because: a) He can listen to Bach as much as he wants and I don’t have to hear it; and b) If he were listening to music, I figured, he’d be quiet.

Well, you know what happens when people are so plugged into their iPods that they are unaware they exist in real space and time and, worse yet, in other people’s space and time? You’ve no doubt heard them on the train, you’ve heard them on the bus, you’ve heard them walking down the street, bouncing their heads and mumbling.  They’re apparently singing along to some kind of music, but you don’t know that for sure because you can’t hear it; you only hear the drone of the uninvited noise in your personal space.

The other day, I was in my loft writing while Steve was downstairs at his desk.  All of a sudden, I heard an indecipherable set of human sounds.   Normally, my honey has a lovely singing voice, but as I was about to discover, when he’s listening to his iPod you’d think he was the most tone-deaf man on the planet.

I crept downstairs and moved within his line of sight.  He pulled out his ear buds.  Turns out, he was listening to “Oh Happy Day,” the popular ‘80’s song by the Edwin Hawkins Singers.

Which is fine, but . . .

“You know that line in the song,” he says, “where she sings,

‘When Jesus washed . . .’?”

I nod.

He smiles and says, “Well, not many people would know this but there’s an “Open O” sound in the word ‘washed’ and she does something really cool with it – she turns it into a triphthong!”

See what I’m talking’ about?

That’s my guy.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Why I got tempted to write this blog..

Looking good makes us feel good. And we all want to feel good.
  Sporting the latest in fashion makes us look good. And we all want to look good.

But where do we go to get the latest in fashion? We have been blogging since 2007. But when I wanted to read about the kind of stuff that are available in this sale season, I could not find much. And so I thought, why not write about what I feel and also hear what the others have to say.

Everyone loves shopping, and so do I. I just had my year end appraisal and got to know about my bonus, and I was certainly not happy. What did I do about it? Argue with my boss?? No, that was not even an option. So, I simply got off at the Select City Mall at Saket while on my way back from office and bought some nice clothes from Van Heusen Women.. Yes I spent a part of my already shrunk bonus, but I still felt good! I just acquired something new to add to my ever expanding wardrobe!! I know we have all been cured by the retail therapy at some point of time.

With the desire to shop comes the ability to afford it and the art of choosing. So through this blog I want to help people make an affordable choice! I will write what I feel about the latest in the popular brands: office and casual for both men and women. (I may start writing about children's wear a few years later :)).

Disclaimer: I will not write this blog as if I am writing a business proposal to my VP. I will be spontaeneous and honest and not meaure every sentence that I write. If you do not agree with me, please let me know, we can argue about it. And, if you like what I write, please let me know most definitely!!

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Sushmita Rai said...

Love the way you write !!
And "I may start writing about children's wear a few years later :) " this reminds me of the Friends episode with Rachel's sister who decides to become a baby stylist :D

Debleena said...

Thanks for the compliment!! Keep telling me how to keep this interesting :)
And for now instead of babies, "I'm gonna help girls learn how to accessorize, what colors to wear, what clothes are slimming..."


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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Deep Breaths

Sometimes it takes a lot to remind myself that there are still some sane Republican statesmen around. They don't get the big press because they may not fire up the base and drive advertising dollars like the bombastics at the top of the ticket, though I think more folks would tune in if they had a chance to hear what was being said.

So it is a calming influence to think of US Rep. Paul Ryan and his Roadmap.

I don't have to agree with them, but it is refreshing to praise those who recognize realistic problems, and not the land-of-make-believe that most of the GOP seems to inhabit these days. Even the Daily Dish calls Ryan "A Republican Who Gives [him] Hope"

From the Post link:

Ryan said he does not think that voters would punish the GOP for shunning attack politics and for speaking plainly about the country's problems. He notes his own political success: He won reelection in 2008 with 62 percent of the vote despite coming from a district and a state that voted for Obama.

"It's really important, I think, not to run campaigns on some vague platitudes and rip down the other party, to hopefully win an election by default," he said. "You have to win an election by acclamation, by aspiration, by telling people who you are and what you are going to do, and then go do it once you get there."

DADvocate said...

They don't get the big press because they may not fire up the base...

Probably more because the big press have a hard time demonizing him. The MSM want to focus on Repubs they can paint as extremists and whackos.

Cousin Pat from Georgia said...

To keep it real, there are plenty of Republicans that love to get their own faces on television, just like Democrats. The most controversial and the attention-seekers tend to get on the air more. If they embarass themselves there, that is not the MSM's fault. Anyone can hire a publicist.

It would be very easy to demonize Ryan, by Breitbarting his ideas and splicing them out of context.

I think his calm, pragmatic demeanor keeps the press away. Though it could be that a lot of folks in the MSM don't understand the root problems his plan is attempting to address.

DADvocate said...

that is not the MSM's fault.

It is when they have a heavy bias and are looking in one direction 90% of the time. Sure, his calmness makes him less entertaining. In Democrats that being level-headed, in Republicans it's being boring.

Maitri said...

I love that Paul Ryan from Janesville, WI (white supremacist stronghold) is considered the face of the moderate Republicans. Cracks me up!

Cousin Pat from Georgia said...

Hell, I'm a caucasian born in Birmingham and raised in South Georgia. I don't quite fit the caricature of those areas, do I?

And I'd rather have a coherent policy discussion with Paul Ryan and Ron Paul concerning their sincere attempts to solve realistic problems with actual policy solutions (no matter how wrong I think they are).

Because the alternative is the Sarah Palinite, ursine imagineering, play-revolutionary, death panelist refudiation of reality.

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Dante said...

And you wonder where the Sarah Palanites come from, Pat? What's the point of a legitimate policy discussion? As Maitri has so aptly pointed out, such attempts only end with Republicans getting shouted down as racists.

Here's the typical Republican attempt at policy discussion:

Republican: We have this new policy road map...
Democrat: RACIST!
Republican: ...that we think will be good for the country...
Democrat [with fingers in ears]: La-la-la-la-la. I can't hear you. RACIST!
Republican: ...and here are the specific policies involved...
Republican: You know what? Forget it. Vote with us or vote with the terrorists. Good night.
Democrat [as Republican is walking away]: Come and see the racism inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

Edit: The deleted comment is mine. I made a pretty significant typo type in the original conversation transcript (using the word "supremacy" instead of "supremacist").

Cousin Pat from Georgia said...

In all honesty, the Road Map represents fairly significant alterations to parts of our government that have been consensus items for a long, long time.

I understand completely the shock that Ryan's ideas represent the moderate voice of the Republican Party. But considered alongside the alternative, these ideas that would once represent a radical conservative position appear far more moderate.

This happens when other high profile members of the GOP advocate for a rollback of religious pluralism, eternal war and occupation of the Middle East, and the idea that cities with bicycle infrastructure are signs of the coming UN takeover of the United States.

No, I don't wonder, I know where Palinites come from. They come from the households with the most paranoid imaginations. These people are convinced that me (personally) and those like me are trying to convert their children into godless, America-hating, Muslim homosexuals who engage in communism with the help of Black Nationalists, Illegal Immigrants and Illegally Voting Felons.

Because no one can disagree with them on legitimate grounds. I know, I've tried.

The idea that some liberals reply to their "ideas" as "racist" is because they refuse to engage or even acknowledge the many liberals and Democrats that address thier policy positions on their mertis. When they have actual policy positions and not marketing ploys, that is.

Because a very deeply important right-wing badge is to be called a racist by a "liberal." I know several people who constantly employ the phrase "I get called a racist all the time," with exactly zero evidence to back that statement up.

(And I won't even mention that a lot of Palinite/right-wing knee-jerkers hear cries of "OMG TEH RACIZMS" even when the liberals or Democrats are addressing what effect their policy positions have on different demographics based on race.)

But here's a good example: if I were to repackage the Road Map, and sell those ideas as coming from a Democratic politician, most Palinites and Tea Partiers would call them "communist," "fascist," and "America-hating" ideas.

Maitri said...

No, no, I like Ryan for the most part, even if his understanding of the progressivist philosophy as put forth ironically by one Wisconsin Republican known as Robert La Follette is ... well ... unique.

And as Dante has so aptly pointed out, Republicans just love to twist words (or make them up or cherrypick them, as the case may be). I didn't say Ryan is a racist. "Comes from" is not "is."

Being from Wisconsin and loving to point out the quirks of my state, I was merely pointing out that I find it funny that a part of the state synonymous with the KKK produced Ryan, just like crazy-liberal Madison has produced some super-neocons.

If it makes you feel any better, Joseph McCarthy is buried in his hometown of Appleton, WI. And that he was from there cracks me up, too. Aaaah, I love my state, we don't drink a lot for nothing.


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Safety in custody statistics cover deaths, self-harm and assaults in prison custody in England and Wales. This publication updates statistics on assaults and self-harm up to June 2015

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Home Secretary announced in a Written Ministerial Statement the scope of the Independent Review into Deaths in Police Custody and the appointment of Dame Elish Angiolini

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Thursday 15 October 2015

The IPCC have released guidelines that set the standards that complainants, families and other interested parties should expect when allegations of discrimination are made against the police

Care Quality Commission - Right here, right now: Mental health crisis care review

Thursday 15 October 2015

More recently, the ‘Time to Change’ campaign has worked tirelessly to reduce the stigma, discrimination and disadvantage experienced by people with mental health problems.

PPO Post-investigation Survey 2014-15

Tuesday 13 October 2015

This report presents the findings of the first year of data collected from the PPO’s Post- Investigation Survey

PPO Bereaved Families Survey 2013-2015

Tuesday 13 October 2015

The bereaved families survey is one of several stakeholder surveys used by the PPO to help deliver high quality services