If you are about done with Michael Jackson, you may be interested to hear that the Kang Nam has turned around. This ship, which is suspected of carrying illegal materials, has been shadowed by the U.S.S. John McCain for weeks … Continue reading →
If you aren’t up on these things, the planet Venus is shrouded under dense, lethal clouds. As a result, humans have never really seen what it looks like. Do not be fooled: we have maps and topographies and all sorts … Continue reading →
After a hard night on the town, Czar returns home a bit likkered up and starts landscaping his neighbor’s yard. Unfortunately for the Czar, his neighbor had not requested assistance in landscaping, and the local constabulary arrived in force. Not … Continue reading →
Washington Post reports that “Michael Jackson’s body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch in central California as early as Thursday….” This is what the Czar pictures. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ … Continue reading →
Congratulations to the team at Yale that made a breakthrough recently in creating the first electronic quantum processor. While it’s rather basic, it represents a huge step forward in computing. Quantum computing is the next major leap in computer processing … Continue reading →
AFP reports that each Brit will pay the equivalent of $1.15 to support the royal family this year. The Czar lost count, but how much will the average American pay more this year since the Obamas came into the White … Continue reading →
So…well, well, well. All your Volgi’s giving the president the benefit of the doubt on his potential strategic reasons for not commenting on Iran seems to be in vain, given his intemperate and despicable “meddling” in the situation in Honduras. … Continue reading →
The Czar has been waiting for this. Back in March, he commented on Obama’s dubious promise that his administration would follow science, not politics. After all, it was the Evil Bush who suppressed science in order to further political objective, … Continue reading →
Economy in collapse, unemployment up, political instability in Iran and Honduras, and the largest tax on Americans (Cap and Trade) on the horizon, but have no fear because once we get that darn airline carry-on baggage problem addressed everything else … Continue reading →
Here is an interesting article from the June 25th, 2009 American Thinker web site by L.E. Ikenga that focuses on President Obama’s identification with the cultural and political mindset of postcolonial Africa. One can easily identify the policies and politics … Continue reading →
The Czar has not been following the Honduran coup situation closely enough for his tastes. He wishes there was more coverage on it, and is ashamed to admit this caught him by surprise. And the Czar assumes you have not … Continue reading →
As St. Paul so aptly wrote in Romans 6:23. Today, Mr. Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for swindling folks out of their life savings. Whether the money came from the rich, the poor, Blacks, Whites, union … Continue reading →
Wow, remember a hundred years ago when all that bad stuff was happening in Iran? Thank goodness that all ended, somehow. Because we need to talk about Michael Jackson! The entire weekend seems to have been Michael Jackson! Michael Jackson! … Continue reading →
The Czar waits to see the spin on this. Specifically, he wonders when both sides of the climate change free-for-all will each claim conclusive evidence on a recent study. But let us back up a step. Climatologists have long known … Continue reading →
The Czar offers to put NBC News up against his special “photography” wall, for their decision—in lieu of any evidence or autopsy findings—that Billy Mays clearly died as a result of luggage hitting him in the head on a botched … Continue reading →
The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, 555 U.S. ____ (2009), today held thus: We hold only that, under Title VII, before an employer can engage in intentional discrimination for the asserted purpose of avoiding or … Continue reading →
The situation in Honduras is starting to get some attention. Unfortunately, I’m not convinced it’s the right kind of attention. Simply put, the Honduran military unseated the current president, Mel Zelaya, for his abuses of their national constitution. Apparently, some … Continue reading →
Abe Greenwald documents Bush’s Iran policy, which looks pretty good at this remove. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Noooooo!! How come only the good die young?!? Who will now yell at ‘Puter throughout commercial breaks!?! From whom will ‘Puter learn of amazing new products?!? Ed, Michael, Farrah and now Billy, too? ‘Puter must go make sense of this … Continue reading →
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) is not ‘Puter’s favorite Congressman, although ‘Puter greatly admires Mr. Boehner’s fake tan and 3 pack-a-day habit. But Mr. Boehner gets it exactly right when he refers to Speaker Pelosi’s “climate change” bill ( … Continue reading →
They headline their Saturday editorial: Iran’s LessonsShouldn’t ‘realism’ mandate regime change? And they conclude: Still, by now it ought to be clear that the best chance to protect what Mr. Obama calls “core U.S. security interests” lies in a victory … Continue reading →
Quoth Maurice “Snoopy” Miller in Steven Soderbergh’s brilliant adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s Out of Sight (1998). And, indeed, unlike the film’s anti-ish hero, Jack Foley, and despite his heretofore increasingly vocal criticism and defiance of the régime, Mîr-Ḥusayn Mûsavî hath … Continue reading →
Your Czar and the Mandarin spent a gloriously sunny day in not unscenic Bonfield, Illinois, taking in the Illinois State Rifle Association’s open house. Nice event: everything from handguns to rifles to shotguns to muzzle loaders to archery…if it shoots, … Continue reading →
Just a little update to ‘Puter’s earlier anti-union screeds. The U.S. Senate is preparing to tax everyone’s health care benefits. Unless, of course, you’re a federal employee or a union member. Yes sirree! Voting Democrat certainly ushered in the most … Continue reading →
New York state is facing a huge budget crisis. The state projects a $17.9 billion shortfall in the 2010 fiscal year. The state is increasing taxes and fees like mad. Leaving aside for the moment the wisdom of continuing runaway … Continue reading →
Not really. It’s all about lining the union pockets, students be damned. Why is it so oppressive to require teachers to pick up a small portion of the tab for their gold-plated pensions? In New York, as mentioned earlier, state … Continue reading →
Writes Mark Steyn. The real bubble is a consequence of big government. The more the citizenry expect from the state, the more our political class will depend on ever more swollen Gulf Emir-size retinues of staffers hovering at the elbow … Continue reading →
HOLLYWOOD—With the shock of Michael Jackson’s demise now under media control, the music world was pleased to announce that its new King of Pop will be Tom Waits. No date has been announced for the coronation, which is anticipated to … Continue reading →
CHICAGO – Chicago White Sox front office spokesman Scott Reifert announced today that fans attending a July 11 twin bill versus the Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field will receive a free commemorative mini-bat, unlimited ten cent Budweiser, and up … Continue reading →
You know you’ve got to fix something when Joe Biden is arbitrating interagency conflicts. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Thank you, Brian Dunbar of space4commerce for linking to the Gormogons in approbation of Ghettoputer’s open-gays-in-the-military suggestion. Welcome to our Blog Pimp Roll. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →From TownHall.com The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century. The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet manticore, Βάρἰκος, or Barry (who can be … Continue reading →
Well, FoxNews.com is reporting that the House of Representatives has passed the Climate Change Bill by a vote of 217 to 205. The Democrats have demonized CO2 with the help of the useful idiots in the “environmental” movement to pass … Continue reading →
Wow. Thank goodness that President Obama is stopping the poisonous effect of lobbyists on legislation. So he must be pretty ticked that Waxman-Markey Bill was riddled with lobbyist-influenced requirements! We can rest assured that the President would never support such … Continue reading →
And thus spake Ayatollah Ahmad Khātamī to the Iranian people: “I want the judiciary to punish leading rioters firmly and without showing any mercy to teach everyone a lesson.” And so said Benjamin Franklin when a similar threat was issued … Continue reading →
Finally the fuzz caught up to ‘Puter, busting both ‘Puter and Mrs. ‘Puter on a bogus domestic violence rap. That is, until ‘Puter realized he’d ben caught orange handed. *What kind of genius law enforcement officer writes in his report … Continue reading →
A video and some articles for clicking through if work is slow, or if you find yourself belangoured on the weekend. On Pajamas TV, FotG David Frum continues his argument for the GOP’s forming “new majority” by presenting itself differently … Continue reading →
The Crown Prince of Whacko…dead? The Czar did not see this one coming. Wow. Wish we had chosen a nicer picture under the circumstances. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The … Continue reading →
A great deal is being made about the role Twitter is playing in the Iranian turmoil. The Czar quickly decided to investigate how great this role is. The following dispatch arrived from our okhrana, which makes the Czar wonder if … Continue reading →
We haven’t talked too much about Governor Sanford, which makes us once again totally unlke the media (who is talking about him way too much). The Emir of TJICistan seems to have completely captured the Czar’s thoughts on the matter, … Continue reading →
Your Volgi mocks the Czar, quite openly. One ingenious way he does it: he sends the Czar stories like this, in which a guy who has become an incredibly minor internet phenom for dressing something like a Tron character—except that … Continue reading →
Some House Democrats are struggling to get an ill-advised energy tax bill passed. Many Dems believe this will unrealistically hike energy taxes. Republicans think it’s bad business and bad for business. Evidently, they do not have the votes to get … Continue reading →
By now, you have heard that actress Farrah Fawcett has passed away, largely as expected from such serious cancer. If this is the first you are hearing this, we support your decision to get your news only from this site. … Continue reading →
Apparently Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 is having some issues with the Blogger sites, particularly those that use the “Followers” section. I’ve temporarily taken down that section in an attempt to allow those with IE8 to continue enjoying the site. From … Continue reading →
Committing adultery will henceforth be referred to as “hiking the Appalachian Trail.” So let it be written, so let it be done. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the … Continue reading →
With plunging tax revenues, California has stated it will issue IOUs to its creditors, including taxpayers. ‘Puter recommends a large Silicon Valley company purchase the IOUs from recipients for pennies on the dollar, then pay its California taxes with the … Continue reading →
The Spanish professor is puzzled. Why, Gabriel Calzada wonders, is the U.S. president recommending that America emulate the Spanish model for creating “green jobs” in “alternative energy” even though Spain’s unemployment rate is 18.1 percent — more than double the … Continue reading →
Ford gets into bed with the government. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Pray for Iran. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →In another stunning show of amateurism, the White House is no longer offering invitations for Iranians to visit any July 4th celebrations around the world (see your Volgi, below, for a similar degree of shock). This is in response to … Continue reading →
The Iranian government’s Fourth-of-July invitations have been rescinded, conveys Mike Goldberg, again with some vociferous commentary. The hot dog diplomacy was a symbol of this administration’s naive faith in the power of diplomacy and in their own power of persuasion. … Continue reading →
In an open love letter to POTUS Obama, Aaron Colohan of the Richmond Liberal Examiner opines that the President is doing a fine job of managing both Iran and North Korea, even though they are two very different countries. The … Continue reading →
The best article you’ll read all month and the best thing Joe Queenan has written in years. One of the great what-ifs in recent history involves Alan Greenspan. Complicit in one of the greatest economic collapses ever, Greenspan has now … Continue reading →
In this WSJ article, Ms. Gorman discusses the plan by the current administration to kill an initiative started by President Bush to make use of government “spy” satellite data for domestic use. Let me first get my gripe out: the … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s waiting for Julia Roberts to reprise her role as a prostitute in this lovely little story. The setting? Oklahoma City. Characters? Lahoma Sue Smith*, hooker. Unnamed man, john. The plot? Man has marital difficulties, so naturally, he goes trolling … Continue reading →
The Czar thought it was creepy a while back when Natalie Cole did a duet with her late father. You know what could be an even weirder duet? Buzz Aldrin and Snoop Dog. If you have the sort of mind … Continue reading →
A full-bird Marine colonel with 85 combat missions who taught carrier landings. Bet you didn’t know that. Let’s hope he’s gone to the Party Machine in the sky. Fast forward to 3:57 on the counter for the reference, possibly GorT’s … Continue reading →
…who dared to wear green wristbands. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Maybe, but Mike Goldfarb says, “Why the hell can’t he get it right the first time? Again?!” Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →More credit where it’s due. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →PR trumps war-fighting? Hearts and minds are very important, but killing the enemy is more important. Plus, you make this call, and immediately every Taliban stronghold will be surrounded by a ring of hostages. They’ll strap babies to their chests … Continue reading →
‘Puter thinks that there’s one thing and one thing only that could make ABC’s visual mash note to President Obama’s health care agenda tolerable. Have Jake Tapper, and maybe John Stossel, run the entire interview. These two gentlemen would certainly … Continue reading →
Welcome, NRO readers! And thanks for the link, Mr. G! Poke around, enjoy our unique blend of bloviation, nonsense, and globe-spanning fiendish plots I’m Confucius, the Gormogons’ Œcumenical Volgi. My partners in world domination here at Castle Gormogon are, in … Continue reading →
In this article on Human Events.com, Jed Babbin discusses a proposal by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) that would exempt union members and their families from paying the new proposed tax on employer provided healthcare benefits. It is incredible that 7% … Continue reading →
President Obama held a news conference today to backtrack on his Iran policy. In addition to abandoning his chosen course on Iran, President Obama also discussed his health care reform agenda. President Obama stated that Medicare and Medicaid are unsustainable … Continue reading →
What fresh government Hell is this? President Obama is creating an Orwellian sounding White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers. And that silver-tongued orator Vice President Biden will be rolling it out in Ohio today. Here’s a tip for … Continue reading →
UPDATE: Fixed missing link The Volgi pointed me at this column (opinion piece? article? Sometimes it’s hard to tell in the WaPo). I began to reply via the covert Gormogon network but I figured why not enlighten our readers as … Continue reading →
If the protests fail, this guy’s on the short list for a bullet in the head if he ever goes back: “The principle of Velayat e-Faqih is neither intuitively obvious nor rationally necessary,” Mr. Kadivar wrote. “It is neither a … Continue reading →
The Mandarin says it’s like trying to nail jello to a tree. One assumes he may have done such a thing. The Czar has not, but agrees in theory: the more the Iranian government tries to suppress access to the … Continue reading →
Great piece by the often-deranged Christopher Hitchens. He’s dead right, incidentally. Britain was the grand villain in Middle Eastern conspiracy theory until the ’70s, when the U.S. largely took over. But that doesn’t mean the Queen and the rest of … Continue reading →
Iran’s charging families three grand for the bullet that killed their kid. (The family doesn’t get the bullet—they get the body.) Back in the old days, the Chinese bullet fee (子弹费) was only $38. The Chinese must be kicking themselves. … Continue reading →
Ladies & Gentlemen, your Department of State: WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Monday its invitations were still standing for Iranian diplomats to attend July 4 celebrations at US embassies despite the crackdown on opposition supporters.President Barack Obama’s administration … Continue reading →
Looks like he’s got his own law-enforcement-paradigm intel reform up his sleeve. And the big loser? The CIA. Prepare for big-time bureaucratic war. The Obama administration is preparing a grand downgrading of the Central Intelligence Agency’s lead role in the … Continue reading →
She rips Boxer apart over the same ’70s lunatic dinosaur feminism that the Volgi & Czar did: …The venomous brand of feminism that cuts men off at the knees to make women arbitrarily taller is no longer credible. When Boxer … Continue reading →
One of the Czar’s messengers thought it necessary to interrupt his Pandora listening of Neil Sedaka with a news report about a Romanian teenager, Maria Barbu, who evidently electrocuted herself while twittering in the bathtub. “Pictures or it didn’t happen, … Continue reading →
The item in question: The names of the USAF’s first four Reapers. They are named Conquest, War, Famine and Death, after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. “For the Americans, the Book of Revelations wins out every time”, Brookes said. … Continue reading →
How about Pixar’s performing corporal and spiritual works of mercy? Laudable! Exemplary! Just really frickin’ great. Dona ei requiem, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The NRA-ILA has recently sent out a Grassroots Alert detailing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ efforts to question gun owners in states bordering Mexico regarding recent purchases. Their reasoning for the inquiries was that the weapons purchased … Continue reading →
They’re nowhere near as good as Dion and the Belmonts. ‘Puter usually can’t figure out what E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post, is attempting to say, and today is no exception. Mr. Dionne opines that President Obama is a … Continue reading →
Here is a great article from Human Events Online that critiques a Mark Steyn article from the April 2009 edition of Imprimus. What I found most interesting is this quote from the article: Mark Steyn provides us with a historical … Continue reading →
Rico Suave Lowry makes a very good point: 2) It may be that what we are witnessing here is a devilishly shrewd and effective crackdown, featuring a technological clampdown, targeted arrests at night, and brutality that falls shorts (for now) … Continue reading →
The Czar is correct. The veiling of women is actually an early-islamic syncretization of a Byzantine custom. There’s no basis for it in theology, but it is deeply acculturated in many parts of the Islamic world. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask … Continue reading →
…because he’s more sympathetic to them than the people. So argues Andy McCarthy: It’s a mistake to perceive this as “weakness” in Obama. It would have been weakness for him to flit over to the freedom fighters’ side the minute … Continue reading →
No doubt many conservative, or pseduo-conservative, folks will be lauding Nicolas Sarkozy’s declared that burqu’s (burkhas) have no place in France as they are a clear celebration of the subjugation of women. The Czar is quite uneasy with this. Perhaps … Continue reading →
Rather than waiting until the next cascade is imminent, and then following the usual modus operandi of propping up the handful of firms that seem to pose the greatest threat, it may be time for a new approach: preventing the … Continue reading →
From the Gormogons to our readers. And to our heathen friends, happy summer solstice. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. … Continue reading →
‘Puter particularly was pleased to see that the Japanese have finally scientifically established superiority of the Gormogons’ chosen lifestyle. Chubby people unite! Post 1,700. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law … Continue reading →
Except to the welfare state apparently. You know, we bitch about defense cuts, but we’re comparatively lucky… Army faces biggest cuts since Crimea Caption: Sergeant McGregor, Scots Fusilier Guards (possibly this guy), is ticked. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions … Continue reading →
In support of the revolutionaries in Iran. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Here in the Standard. Here in the NYT. Mr. Gerecht notes that “Command the good; forbid the evil,” has been the religious-ideological justification for the “Islamic Republic.” One wonders if the ḥadîth, “My community will never agree upon an error,” … Continue reading →
Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Stronger statement today. Still a little timid for your Volgi who thinks we can be more forthright without coming across as manipulative or “meddling.” But credit where it’s due: moving belatedly in the right direction. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent … Continue reading →
As you know, and as you keep asking, is there anything we have for sale? Maybe. Meantime, we have a few of these left: the HK-HK (Hello Kitty) submachine guns, chambered for 9mm. Roller-locked delayed blowback, and 800 rpm cyclic … Continue reading →
Well, in between your Volgi’s Rémi Brague recommendation and GorT’s 25-page treatise on Euclidean geomtery, the Czar is not quite sure how to handle the reading workload. Ah yes, a suggestion from ‘Puter! The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, … Continue reading →
In some of my readings this week, I came across this paper (click for PDF). It’s 25 pages long, but thouroughly enjoyable – at least to me. I think many of his points ring true. Having been through the progression … Continue reading →
The Czar appreciates your Volgi’s confidence in his analysis of the Senator Boxer (evidently a lightweight) discussion. The Czar does not disagree with ‘Puter’s main point, though: this is something being stretched out of proportion to the one and only … Continue reading →
Right. Well, as you know, GorT sent a message to the world by deliberately causing the Kaguya probe to crash into the surface of the Moon as a demonstration of our power. JAXA, Japan’s version of NASA (except they seem … Continue reading →
Ok, given that Ghettoputer is staking out his ground as the all-seeing, all-loving, all-beneficent, Stuff White People Like® Gormogon lately, the Volgi must rule he’s dead wrong on Barbara Boxer and the general. Twice. And the Czar is right. The … Continue reading →
I almost overlooked this hallmark moment today as efforts are afoot behind the scenes here at the Gormorgons. This is exactly the point I was debating (with myself, maybe) in previous posts concerning NASA’s future: maybe it’s a better idea … Continue reading →
