12 February 2011

Ann Coulter is a Genius



During her question and answer session at CPAC 2011, Ann Coulter was asked who was her least favorite Democrat. 

“That’s like asking me about my least favorite disease.”

God help me, I love this woman...




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Keeping it All in Perspective...

Take a moment and consider your place 
in the bigger scheme of things~

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And while that's indeed illuminating (sorry)....  it's 
big universe with plenty of other stars out there:

11 February 2011

R-n-R Oldies: Derek and the Dominos 1970

Eric Clapton with Pattie Boyd

Derek and the Dominos were a blues-rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton along with keyboardist Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. The band released only one studio album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, featuring major contributions from guitarist Duane Allman working with the band as a session musician.

The album went on to receive critical acclaim, but initially faltered in sales and in radio airplay. Although released in 1970 it was not until March 1972 that the album's single 'Layla' (a tale of then-unrequited love inspired by Clapton's relationship with his friend George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd Harrison) would make the top ten in both the US and the UK.

This sole album produced as Derek and the Dominos -hailed by critics and fans alike for songs such as 'Bell Bottom Blues' and 'Layla'- is widely considered to be the defining achievement of Clapton's career...


BREAKING: Mubarak Resigns

After leaving Cairo for the Sinai resort of 
Sharm el-Sheikh earlier today, Mubarak steps down...
The BBC has the breaking story as the Army declares emergency rule -here-

Live streaming coverage -here-


Now THAT'S What I Call A BOAT, Baby

Say hello to the Wally-Hermès 'Villa Yacht'...

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French fashion house Hermès teamed with Monaco's Wally Yachts in 2009 to develop the 'WHY' mega-yacht (= Wally-Hermès Yachts)... the first example of which is now nearing completion in an Italian shipyard...

10 February 2011

Mubarak Resigns? Live Online Streaming

That's the rumor in Cairo... but


The crowd on Tahrir Square are giddy with anticipation in the wake of Army officials today saying the protesters' demands will be met... Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to speak on TV soon as conflicting reports have him going or staying... updates posted as they come.

Live, online streaming coverage right -here-

Breitbart   MSNBC   Memeorandum

UPDATE 4:32 pm EST: Crowds furious as Mubarak
REFUSES
to step down!

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Make Mine Freedom (1948)


The socialist threat must have seemed distant and abstract back in '48... leave it to today's 'progressives' to bring it to reality:

Icelandic Volcano Appears on Verge of a Far More Powerful Eruption than Last Year

Bárdarbunga dwarves the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, 
which shut-down most of Europe's airspace in May 2010


Local experts have observed all the signs that another -much larger- Icelandic volcano is ready to blow, an event that could dwarf last year's series of eruptions that shut down air travel throughout Europe and changed weather patterns for months...

Michelle Claims Obama Quit Smoking a Year Ago... Hmmm

And they said he had a short fuse before- lookout staffers


Not so sure I'm buying it, but Michelle Obama is suddenly making the dubious claim that Barry kicked the habit and has not had a smoke in more than a year's time. The unambiguous statement came in the midst of a lunch/interview with select reporters assembled to mark the first anniversary yesterday for her "Let's Move" anti-childhood obesity campaign.

As Mrs. Obama's session with her press corps touched upon various topics, the First Wookie was asked if Obama quit smoking, she said, "Yes he has, yes he has. Very proud," she added...


Obama Makes Low Pass Over Texas

Here's your 2012 poll...
h/t Speedunque

More cynical humor for reactionary clingers -here-


09 February 2011

Stand-up Comedy Greats: Bill Cosby - 1970


William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (dob 7.12.1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, philosopher, and musician.

Cosby got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the situation comedy The Bill Cosby Show in 1969. He was one of the major characters on the children's television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. 

Bill Cosby has also acted in a number of films. During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in what is considered to be one of the decade's defining sitcoms -The Cosby Show- which aired  a full eight seasons from 1984-92...

EGYPT: Government 'Will Not Tolerate' Continued Cairo Protests

New VP/longtime security chief Omar Suleiman prefers
"not to use police tools"... thereby implying he just might


Starting to look like the party's almost over in Cairo: popular support for the protesters is fading as the dug-in Mubarak regime offers measured concessions... whilst preparing to 
turn the screws-

08 February 2011

CAUTION: Train Xing (SOME-where!)

Best stop and look both ways... tracks or not


This 15-second web movie features a railroad crossing near Donnybrook, North Dakota, about 40 miles northwest of Minot on US 52. I've got to imagine all that snow muffles the sound, and this thing could really sneak up on you if not paying attention.

Looks like they've got a pusher engine added to the rear for incremental snow-plowing umfff...

This is pretty cool (sorry)... click -here-



07 February 2011

Online Virtual Sistine Chapel~


The Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina) is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. It is famous for its architecture and frescoes by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and Sandro Botticelli...