Just freaking great. Terrific work by FoG Steve Hayes. NRO’s Andy McCarthy reminds us: let’s not forget to thank John McCain. Say it with me, folks, hostis humani generis. Caption Subhead: Missouri judge says state has no jurisdiction, waives extradition, … Continue reading →
A synopsis of the Third Day of GormogoniCon 2009 8:00—Continental Breakfast, Regent Room 8:15—Full military color guard posted the flags and a boisterous crowd repeated the Pledge of Allegiance, day three of the conference began with full force. 8:30—Fixing Economic … Continue reading →
First comes the moral bankruptcy, then the actual bankruptcy. ‘Puter’s adopted home state has officially jumped the shark. To call New York a banana republic would be an insult to smarmy, self-important petty dictators everywhere. New York has been spending … Continue reading →
Your Volgi of course knows more than he tells. The atomic number of Gorgomonium is 112, with an atomic weight of 277. Add the two together to get 389 (March, 1989, was when GorTechie was sent from the year 5891 … Continue reading →
Meet Number One-Twelve. Via Buttle. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com
Continue reading →The Obama Administration’s Iran policy seems to be one of willful blindness. No matter how many times Ahmadinejad states his intent to destroy Israel specifically and Jews generally, the Administration ignores him. The ‘Puter Policy states “when someone says that … Continue reading →
Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) has entered the home remodeling business. There’s always been a large demand for closets in Washington. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although … Continue reading →
A followup to your Volgi’s excellent disarming of Sotomayor’s questionable applications of grammar. We seemed to have missed another one, in which she rants “Each time I see a split infinitive…I blister.” She blisters easily, for a split infinitive is … Continue reading →
Note: The following appears to have cross-posted with your Volgi’s vastly superior essay here, or below this. Skip this, and read his. He hits the same points with more thought. It’s safe to say that President Obama has not been … Continue reading →
Making the rounds today is Ed Whelan’s post contrasting Judge Sotomayor’s comments in which she chides the legal community for its lack of Strunk ’N’ Whiteness with a speech of hers making a crashing grammatical category error. Go back and … Continue reading →
So, the “Rev.” Jeremiah Wright (the scare quotes are because he ain’t a person to be revered) says that “them Jews” are keeping him away from President Obama. If so, well played, Bnei Yisrael. “Them Jews aren’t going to let … Continue reading →
The nominee for Assistant Secretary of State is the hockeyly-named Kurt Campbell, who testified in his Senate confirmation hearings that the United States will not accept a nuclear North Korea. Nor should it, and Mr. Campbell (80 GP, 20 G … Continue reading →
A synopsis of the Second Day of GormogoniCon 2009 8:00—Light Breakfast (catered by Waffle House and White Castle, official white trash hangouts of The Gormogons) 8:30—Annie Get Your Gun (And Follow Me To The Nearest Union Leader’s House)!—Ghettoputer ‘Puter will … Continue reading →
Once again, the Gormogons note, IT’S RATIONING! WHAT GOOD IS “FREE” MEDICINE WHEN YOU CAN’T GET CARE? My views changed in medical school. Yes, everyone in Canada is covered by a “single payer” — the government. But Canadians wait for … Continue reading →
GENEVA (AP) — A senior Vatican delegation visited the world’s biggest nuclear physics laboratory, proclaiming that true faith has no problems with science. … “The Church never fears the truth of science, because we are convinced that all truth comes … Continue reading →
When will the press pressure this administration on specifics? Likely never. The latest irksome event is President Obama’s statement yesterday that the stimulus effort has “saved or created” 150,000 jobs already. I’ll try to keep this rated PG: What a … Continue reading →
Following the unexpected success of a pro-Western government in Lebanon this week—although the Czar doubts we will see any strong democratic progress there since the parliament That’s right—racist moron goatherder Mahmūd Ahmadinezhād, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and … Continue reading →
Excellent essay from the Christian Science Monitor on 5 Questions For Sotomayor. The Czar especially liked the notion that the Senate needs to spend less time fretting about nannies and drug use and ask some questions that will indicate what … Continue reading →
The House Appropriations Committee has quietly slashed NASA’s budget by 16%. Rep. Mollohan (D-WV) described the move as a “time-out” in the budget process so the White House can get the findings from a panel reviewing NASA’s future manned exploration … Continue reading →
Seriously. H/T: Big Hollywood’s John Romano. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay all … Continue reading →
A secret sect of kung fu assassins could have silenced actor David Carradine as he delved into their shadowy activities, according to his family’s lawyer. God bless you, New York Post. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass … Continue reading →
A synopsis of the First Day of GormogoniCon 2009 8:00—Breakfast, Regent Room 8:30—The Union Stranglehold—Ghettoputer Ghettoputer warmed everyone up by garrotting a union steward on stage, which initially repulsed most of the audience until they realized that it wasn’t an … Continue reading →
The Czar is not one for conspiracy theories, and with the Air France tragedy, we fully expected that some would appear. Terrorism was a fear, but was dismissed. Then it was on again, after word that some threats came in … Continue reading →
Over the weekend I took my son to see the Tohkon Classic judo tournament that was held at the Henry Crown Field House at the University of Chicago. I figured that it would be a good experience to have him … Continue reading →
‘Puter never thought he’d says this, but “Way to go, Justice Ginsburg!“ It’s never good to read tea leaves based on a one paragraph order of the Supreme Court, but ‘Puter thinks it more likely than not that a sizable … Continue reading →
What a difference a day makes, or in this case a year. During the 2008 presidential campaign the Obama camp went to great lengths to deny any ties to Islam, and even went so far as to label anyone who … Continue reading →
In your piece [on the Mexican drug wars] you show the other side and some nuance to the new approach of Obama’s administration. Even though I am a big fan of nuance the conclusion of your story seems excessive. Even … Continue reading →
The царица was reading the newspaper at breakfast Saturday morning, and hesitated at a story about gay penguins raising an egg together. “How do they know the penguins are gay?” she asked. “Is the story from AP?” the Czar asked. … Continue reading →
Par with any good symposium, the Gormogons were happy that the 117 golfers were able to join us yesterday for a wonderful round of golf at the First Annual Gor-Golf-icon Tournament. A slew a celebrities dropped by, amazing us with … Continue reading →
The Czar continues to remain very close to the security industry. One of the biggest myths in security is the notion of “It Takes A Thief,” meaning that if you want the best security advice possible, hire the guys who … Continue reading →
Remember fans! Do not lose your tickets! Tomorrow kicks off the first day of the five day GormogoniCon 2009 eventaganza. For you slackers who failed to email us and get tickets, or for those who did email us asking for … Continue reading →
Hey, credit where it’s due, however absurd: thanks, President Obama, for not apologizing for the firebombing of Dresden! The Volgi is relieved. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com
Continue reading →So, yeah, your Œc. Vol. visited the Czar’s domains yesterday, and we had a nice time, or at least so thought Confucius*. The Czar seems to have been baffled by the Volgi’s pronunciation of “Volgi,” or as the Volgi would … Continue reading →
The Gormogons wish to remember those who participated in D-Day 65 years ago. For our younger readers who may not know much about it, read below. Generally the survivors of WWII don’t talk about it much so quietly remember today. … Continue reading →
After Gormogon University is done teaching the media about World War II and giving the current crop of government leaders a civics lesson, we plan on hosting a seminar on something called “Organizational Conflict of Interest” (OCI, for short) for … Continue reading →
Obama stopped off in Dresden to meet briefly with an increasingly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel, keeping the discussions about Iran, Israel, Opel, and the environment. Thankfully contrary to your Volgi’s worst fears, Obama did not apologize for the Allied bombing … Continue reading →
While listening out of one ear to the D-Day remembrance speeches today, ‘Puter could’ve sworn he heard Prime Minister Gordon Brown refer to Omaha Beach as Obama Beach. Of course, ‘Puter had heard earlier Euros pronounce “Omaha” with the … Continue reading →
Moments after the Czar pre-apologized to all of you that the Mandarin and your Volgi would be unable to post for a day, the two of them elected to mess with the Czar and put up some substantive posts. It … Continue reading →
The much maligned Governor Palin had a few comments the other day noting how POTUS Obama is governing: “We need to be aware of the creation of a fearful population, and fearful lawmakers, being led to believe that big government … Continue reading →
New York is leading the pack again! Unfortunately for ‘Puter and all other New Yorkers, not in a good way. The New York Times in a story on states’ budget shortfalls notes “[h]ardest hit on the income tax collection front … Continue reading →
See?! See?! Listen to your Œcumenical Volgi! And, of course, apologies for the language. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com
Continue reading →Your Œc. Vol. knows a little about “the Muslim world” which President Obama addressed yesterday. So you might expect him to have a lengthy opinion on the speech. Well, there was a fair amount of stuff in there that’s kind … Continue reading →
According to this article , the Obama administration will be appointing a new “Special Master for Compensation” that will dictate the salaries of employees at firms taking government bailout money. While your Mandarin agrees that if a company is going … Continue reading →
The Mandarin journeys to the West today, allegedly due to some scrutables rumored to exist there—and if so, he shall surely inscrutalize them for us—to which end he shall not post today. Meanwhile, 孔夫子, otherwise known as your Œcumenical Volgi … Continue reading →
From the latest NRA-ILA news alert: Fairfax, Va. – Today, the National Rifle Association filed a petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of NRA v. Chicago. The NRA strongly disagrees with yesterday’s decision issued by … Continue reading →
An elite convinced of its own merit is unlikely to be skeptical about its decisions and prejudices. If Ivy League graduates share certain cosmopolitan assumptions, they are taken less as class markers and more as evidence that great minds think … Continue reading →
No, no Billy. Not the cello’s G string. I meant my G string. Does ‘Puter even have to resort to the “proper fingering techniques” joke? ‘Puter thought not. And which union is going to bail Ms. Proper out of this … Continue reading →
The President was on French television the other night, and said that the United States could be considered as one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. Of course, the US ranks about 54th in the world, with a … Continue reading →
Lest we get too serious. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com
Continue reading →Confucius* says: The Czar is right. But so was Orwell, and the Ministry of Truth in Peking has been hard at work airbrushing the protestor from in front of those tanks. Glorious Parade of Armored Division of 27th Army PLA! … Continue reading →
The younger readers may not remember, but the Czar does. It was 1989, which was by most accounts a remarkably great year for many reasons. Politically, it was a momentous year as we hard-partying 20-somethings stopped in our drunken tracks … Continue reading →
…killed by its parasite. General Motors was destroyed by operating under the ignorance, stupidity, and irrational greed of a labor union. From this point on, it is to operate under the ignorance, stupidity, and irrational greed of government officials acting … Continue reading →
Too good. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com
Continue reading →After the Obama administration shredded bondholder rights in the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcies, the rule of law in the United States now is on par with China’s. So what’s the over-under on how long it takes us to dig … Continue reading →
Let us say that you are in a casino, near the roulette table. You have just witnessed a guy lose thousands of dollars over the last two hours. He nudges the guy next to him. “Say, pal…that was my kid’s … Continue reading →
You may have heard that Newsweek magazine has decided to reinvent itself in a very different format. This is long overdue. Back in 2000, the Czar won a free subscription to Newsweek, having not read it since the 1980s. He … Continue reading →
The Czar is well aware that POTUS Obama reads this blog, and very few others. So this is a private message to him. If you are not him, please scroll down and check out the uber-cool ragtime player video the … Continue reading →
The Czar is a little upset that this headline is terribly misleading. The Czar was initially delighted to learn about space penguins. He read the article to discover…er…not at all. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ … Continue reading →
Maybe, just maybe, there’s a glimmer of hope for the rule of law. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a creditor challenge to their treatment in bankruptcy. The creditors’ (Indiana state pension funds) argument is that the bankruptcy … Continue reading →
…a recent Ohio State University study found that a majority of conservatives polled believed [Stephen] Colbert the man was one of them. Oh, please. This is just another variant of the “science proves it: conservatives are idiots!” pseudo-studies that come … Continue reading →
Is, seriously, the rationale for our publicizing to the IAEA where all our nuclear facilities are and what they’ve got in them. Mike Goldfarb has the scoop.` Gee, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, and “removed from the Web?” Maybe … Continue reading →
You know, His Obamaness is a confident guy. His acolytes attribute virtual omnipotence to him, and one gets the sense that he’d rarely refute such claim, other than with a backhanded dismissal insinuating it’s not that he couldn’t do it, … Continue reading →
Treasury Secretary Geitner followed the lying Speaker Pelosi to China to reassure the Chinese that their investments in the US (that would be over $760 Billion in US Bonds) is safe. Remember, this is the administration that was going to … Continue reading →
Listen for: “Come on Eileen,” “Don’t You Want Me Baby?” “The Final Countdown,” “Axel F,” “Material Girl,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “Never Gonna Give You Up,” and “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Confucius, … Continue reading →
USA Today asks, Do religious conservatives share blame in Tiller’s death? The Czar asks, Do Liberals share blame in death of army recruiter? Once again, the Czar will summarize two points of recent merit: 1. Any mainstream media exposition of … Continue reading →
Here is a fascinating article regarding the Romanian automobile industry under the rule of Nicolae Ceausescu. This would be a funny look back at the past if not for the fact that this could very well be our future. The … Continue reading →
From The Christian Science Monitor, on the rumor that Kim Jong Un has been tapped as North Korea’s next leader: North Korea is giving no hints about succession, but the rapid-fire moves to show off the North’s military strength, notably … Continue reading →
The New York Times editorial staff today put together this whopper. Apparently, the real reason the economy’s in the crapper is because banks are requiring borrowers to pay their full debts, regardless of how underwater the loan is. That is, … Continue reading →
Great news: President Obama has concluded that nuclear energy is a safe, clean, welcome alternative to conventional power, and is capable of solving national power shortages. This will end decades of nuke-fear by the Democratic party. No kidding! However, there … Continue reading →
Here’s President Obama’s standard, in his own words, from today’s Wall Street Journal. Then-Senator Obama noted “[t]here is absolutely no doubt in my mind Judge Roberts is qualified to sit on the highest court in the land. Moreover, he seems … Continue reading →
To jump on ‘Puter’s post – this isn’t new behavior. Obama’s already done this with Gitmo, with cabinet appointees and other “Czar”isms – No not the Muscovite. This deal if rift with problems, the least of which isn’t the interference … Continue reading →
So says David Brooks in today’s New York Times. Thanks for thoughtlessly (or worse, thoughtfully) running full tilt into a quagmire with no exit strategy, President Obama. If Chimpy McHitlerburton did this, the outcry would deafen the astronauts on the … Continue reading →
So hypothesizes Anne Applebaum. Read the whole thing, but: Perhaps the North Koreans have stepped up their war rhetoric, and their war preparations, because China wants them to do so. China is the one country that actually has influence over … Continue reading →
Read The New York Times account of the recruiting station shooting. Mmm-hmmm. Soldier shot; another seriously wounded. Police catch the suspect and he has an assault weapon on him. Now read this version of the story, which describes a very … Continue reading →
A pro-choice understanding of pro-life thinking. Read the article, and get angry. Because this is how the liberal side of the media sees the issue. They miss the total irony and hypocrisy here. What a bad, bad pro-lifer, to say … Continue reading →
Or sex milking? Seriously, though. ‘Puter just saw an email signature block from another company. The writer’s title was “Relationship Business Associate.” Not for nothing, it made ‘Puter think of working girls. What’s wrong with ‘Puter? 'PuterAlways right, unless he … Continue reading →
The Czar hopes that there were some survivors of AF447, and was particularly saddened to learn there was an infant on board. In reading the subsequent we-are-out-of-news chatter on the web, the Czar read an article there on how dangerous … Continue reading →
The Czar salutes ‘Puter, who is always right, in his wickedly deserving condemnation of the media’s continued kid-gloves treatment of all things Democratic Party. Of course, the Czar believes all criticism of the media is wickedly deserving. The reply is … Continue reading →
And this passes as legitimate science? I don’t have to have psychic abilities to know that this is a waste of time. Maybe we can use facebook to bend spoons, or myspace to levitate a bus. The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose … Continue reading →
Will someone in the press please ask someone, anyone, in the Obama Administration what their stated authority is for (1) lending money into GM and Chrysler and (2) purchasing stock in privately held, now bankrupt, entities? And don’t let them … Continue reading →
“Ye shall know them by their fruits.” The press would do well to take this passage to heart. Basically, judge people by what they do. After failing to examine most of President Obama’s peccadilloes in the run up to the … Continue reading →
…activated! I’m assuming whole flotillas of white-clad naval officers are descending upon Champaign to talk to Dr. Fang about this technology. Hope he gets a big, fat royalty if this ends up being the Navy’s hull of the future. Confucius, … Continue reading →
Und now mit…sorry. And now with news that the United States will own 60% of General Motors, the Czar wondered what that would mean for the future of car design. So he asked. GorTechie fired up his awesomely cool time … Continue reading →
