Andymatic

Month: February 2006

  • Bush on Outsourcing to India: Pizza pizza!

    Quoth Bush: India’s middle class is buying air-conditioners, kitchen appliances and washing machines, and a lot of them from American companies like GE and Whirlpool and Westinghouse. And that means their job base is growing here in the United States. Made in China you stupid asshole. Younger Indians are acquiring a taste for pizzas from […]

  • Why We Fight

    Whoo I’m drunk! Kevin and I met up for a good ol’ lefty meeting. We went to see Why We Fight. Why We Fight starts with Eisenhower’s presidential exit speech where he warns of the enroachment of the military-industrial complex and the documentary explores how Americans are inevitably drawn to war as a solution to […]

  • Ruggedness and Riff Raff

    Do you ever think you should be more rugged? Like you should be shirtless more often? Climbing things? Beating other mammals up? Driving large automobiles? Growing everything out? I’m sitting here at the Caribou-ski. Suzanne and I had an absolutely fantastic call today with our course and I’m very pleased with the turnout for the […]

  • SCOTUS to Hear ‘Partial-Birth' Abortion Case

    Wasn’t the term ‘partial birth’ really just a way to gross out politicians from voting for full reproductive rights for women? The Supreme Court has announced that it will consider the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, a bullshit law that has been struck down in California, Nebraska and New York. and Supporters of […]

  • Origin of the Borg

    JB asked and here’s the official story: (from Wikiepdia) It has also been speculated that there could be a connection between the Borg and V’ger, the vessel encountered in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (TMP); this is indicated in the Star Trek Encyclopedia and is advanced in William Shatner’s novel, The Return. The two entities […]

  • Showdown over UAE Port Deal

    This is going to be real fun. Congress critters up for re-election in the fall are not going to dare allow this to be used against them. Bush says he’ll veto. If they over-ride his veto this will be totally awesome. Frankly I don’t see the huge huge huge concern over this – there’s a […]

  • Crispy Fried Chicken Skins

    Ron will think he’s died and gone to heaven – but they got a bad review: Howard’s Crispy Fried Chicken Skins: In fact, they are exactly like the name. It’s not something I’d usually seek out in a bag, and if you’re expecting chips, you’ll be kind of grossed out. But if you’re expecting fried […]

  • Virginia Police Allowed to Have Sex With Hooker – Before They Arrest Them

    (via Plastic) Sheriff’s deputies in Spotsylvania County, Virginia can say they’ve been fighting crime, body and soul, especially with their bodies. Particularly when the crime they’re fighting is prostitution. Despite the disapproval of the county Board of Supervisors, and derision of bloggers and radio talk show hosts, Sheriff Howard Smith contended his men will continue […]

  • Cruise Ship Cheaper Than a Retirement Home

    From BBC: Audio: Bea Muller is an 82 year old American woman who’s decided to spend the rest of her life on the QE2 rather than in a retirement home. (via Metafilter on Snopes) At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room. […]

  • Monday Imagination

    The thing about the winter sometimes is it is so warm indoors that you can’t tell if you are having a panic attack or if it just the fireplace here in the Caribou Coffee on Clark and Barry. Ron is presumed safely ensconced in his asian adventure. Tonight they are in Hong Kong and they […]