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 →
Iran rips Britain, and Britain rips ‘em right back. See, State Department? That’s how you send a message to the protestors. Promising that Twitter will stay open extra late doesn’t do it. And BBC Persia? Great idea to help inspire … Continue reading →
Back to uncontroversial topics, like gays in the military. The Gormogons are split on the topic of integrating openly gay servicemen into the armed forces, and good arguments exist on both sides of the issue. ‘Puter advocates for inclusion. At … Continue reading →
On the occasion of “Juneteenth,” the oldest and most recognized annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, members of the Project 21 black leadership network suggest the civil rights-themed holiday be used to celebrate freedoms that … Continue reading →
‘Puter hates defending crazy liberal Democrat senators (the cognitive dissonance makes his brain hurt), but here goes again. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is being pressured by conservatives to apologize to Army General Michael Walsh. As a recap, Sen. Boxer insisted … Continue reading →
FoxNews just went with this story, which the Czar does not see on other news feeds yet, that the dramatically-named USS John McCain is closing in on a North Korean ship believed to be moving weapon material around. The destroyer, … Continue reading →
The Obama administration is like a paranoid whackjob’s dream come true. How much government intrusion into daily lives is possible? Well, how about your breakfast cereal, товарищ? According to the new FDA, Cheerios is making misleading health claims that may … Continue reading →
‘Puter will say it again: health care is not a right. This must be the starting point for conservatives in discussing health care. It explains the difference between liberal and conservatives on President Obama’s “Government Knows What’s Best For You” … Continue reading →
This time in understanding the size and scope of the federal budget and POTUS Obama’s claim that in 90 days his team will find $100 Million to cut. Kudos to the creator of this clip – very well done. GorTGorT … Continue reading →
‘Puter would like to personally thank American Idol runner up David Archuleta’s father James Archuleta for his great Fathers’ Day gift idea. Really, what father wouldn’t want a gift certificate for a “massage” in a pair of lace panties at … Continue reading →
Spectacular interview with the Sorbonne professor of Cyclopean erudtion on the occasion of his Legend of the Middle Ages. Bears re-reading several times. Buy the book. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →It looks like people do read our posts or maybe we just screamed loud enough about the embarrassing side of Dr. Chu’s policies. The Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have selected four companies to assist in … Continue reading →
Looks like this Judge Walpin issue won’t be going away anytime soon. So much for “Hope & Change”, right? This has the stink of dirty politics all over it. There will be a misstep coming soon…mind where you heard it. … Continue reading →
But we rock much harder. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →‘Puter’s going to get heretical here, and expects to be roundly beaten down by his Gormogon brethren (and, maybe if we can find women who can stand us some day, sistren). Here goes. ‘Puter thinks the Republicans should introduce legislation … Continue reading →
God, we love ‘Puter, especially when he is always right. The Czar agrees that conservative talk radio is making too much of Senator Barbara Boxer’s request of BG Walsh. Bigger fish to fry, people! However, this exchange nevertheless gnaws at … Continue reading →
‘Puter got email from two Gormogons readers today, and is tickled pink. Each correspondent got a reply, along with a coupon for a free cheese and sausage sampler from Hickory Farms. Of course, the email was received in mid-May, but … Continue reading →
Ah yes, baseball is back, and so are steroid abuse allegations. In baseball’s worst-kept secret, Sammy “Say It Ain’t” Sosa (thanks to the Chicago Sun-Times for that gem of a pun) has been named as a player who tested positive … Continue reading →
Article II—The Executive Branch Section 2 – Civilian Power over Military, Cabinet, or Anything The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, and due … Continue reading →
And ‘Puter is still always right. Taking its lead from The Gormogons, ABC News has taken notice of people claiming polyamory to be a civil right, a la gay marriage. As ‘Puter said, once you redefine a bedrock societal construct … Continue reading →
Ew. President Wades Into Gay Issues WaPo, no shame? The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of … Continue reading →
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chastised a brigadier general for referring to her as “ma’am” rather than “Senator” during a Senate hearing on New Orleans’ levee system yesterday. Some conservative voices have been decrying Sen. Boxer’s action. ‘Puter saw the footage … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s back. His TRS-80 has been down with the swine flu (H1N1 for you PC media types), and the external cassette drive needs replacing. The Czar correctly notes below the moonbattery that is PETA. However, to be fair, one of … Continue reading →
Over at the Standard. Under President Obama, our approach to Iran–the world’s foremost state sponsor of terror, a rogue regime racing toward nuclear capability–is not only not regime change, it’s de facto regime preservation. So he delicately sought to say … Continue reading →
…make it Reuel Gerecht. He’s by far the most knowledgeable American writer out there with a profound understanding of the intelligence, military, cultural, and political context. His best guess: HH: Now this is Wednesday. Of course it’s now deep into … Continue reading →
Oh no! Now Obama went and killed a living creature right on television, and laughed about his superiority. PETA is quite unhappy. All 12 of their supporters are no doubt voting Republican in 2012. Look on the bright side: George … Continue reading →
A Special Message to the People of Iran By Barack ObamaPresident of the United States Greetings. As president of United States — or, if you prefer, the Great Satan — I have have been following with keen interest the vigorous … Continue reading →
Via Mike Goldfarb at the Standard, a WSJ piece showing the awesome power of a boldfaced Gormogon footnote. A House committee threw a wrench in the Obama administration’s plans to end Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-22 Raptor fighter program, voting instead … Continue reading →
Thanks for the kind words on GorT’s “paint the world” opus, Bore Patch. You be happy to know that the Gormogons are reasonably well armed. Though we could always use more. Send guns and money. (Lawyers enough we got.) Enjoy … Continue reading →
Wow. The Czar surprises himself sometimes. A short while back, the Czar anticipated that some Democrats would link the Iranian elections to the 2000 US Presidential election. On a whim, and some prodding by the Mandarin, the Czar googled iran … Continue reading →
What, no one else listened to the Repo Man soundtrack? Anyway, from Michael Totten over at Contentions, here’s more towards the theory that a Khâmene’î/Ahmadî-Nezhâd/IRGC coterie may have seized power within the government of Iran. His Kurdish correspondent seems quite … Continue reading →
We got your “not meddling” right here, buddy. (Savor that Reuters headline, too.) Man, if only there had been some precedent that would have allowed them to foresee this eventuality.* Let your Œc. Vol. be the first to state, incidentally, … Continue reading →
Yesterday evening, my son was watching Walt Disney Studios’ 1973 release of Robin Hood on DVD. What caught my attention was this bit of dialog between Robin Hood and Little John at the beginning of the movie: (Little John) You … Continue reading →
…what stuns me about the commentary over the last couple of days is the perception that the regime has done something shocking with this election. The regime isn’t any different today than it was the day before the election, the … Continue reading →
Thanks very much to the Emir of TJICistan for the very kind words. We’d pimp your blog, but we’re already on that. Rahmat, homey. Oh, and courtesy of the Emir, here’s an interesting bit on Bruce Springsteen, Man of the … Continue reading →
As the pinch gets put on the federal budget (hopefully) and maybe in part to help fund the soon-to-be-broadcasted ABC State Run News coverage infomercial of the Obama healthcare plan, various other agency budgets are getting trimmed or frozen at … Continue reading →
