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With the Volgi away taking care of matters, the Czar foolishly agreed to cover for him while he was gone. Needless to say, this place has gone to hell and hes only been gone for a day. The phone hasnt … Continue reading →
With the Volgi away taking care of matters, the Czar foolishly agreed to cover for him while he was gone. Needless to say, this place has gone to hell and hes only been gone for a day. The phone hasnt … Continue reading →
The Jerusalem Post has an editorial that discusses what would happen if Iran fully complied with nuclear restrictions. It is worth a read, but it is not necessary for you to do so to continue herein. The editorial makes the … Continue reading →
The Federal Trade Commission now expects blogs to reveal any endorsements they get or receive to reveal potential conflicts of interests. Very well. 孔夫子, the Œcumenical Volgi (The Notorious ŒV) receives free catalogs from Obscurity Press, in return for positive … Continue reading →
Our thanks to GorT. He really is the coolest robot, provided he doesnt rip your head off for one of his upgrades, Puny humans. We apologize in advance if we kill one of your favorite tags (send an email and … Continue reading →
This might be pulling back the curtain when our regular readers don’t really care, but apparently we’ve hit a limit on the number of unique tags (see the bottom of the posts) for our site. The Czar dismissively waved his … Continue reading →
Well, not quite. The Volgi’s had a death in the family, so will be out of pocket for a bit. In the meantime, don’t forget that Zbig Brzezinski (on whom see the Czar below) was most recently in the news … Continue reading →
There’s an interesting article in today’s New York Times concerning availability and distribution of the swine flu vaccine. The most interesting part of the article was Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius’ comments. When asked about the confusion … Continue reading →
Whats this? A Vietnames Buddhist monk complains that the country is not giving them religious freedom? Dude. You live in a communist country. This rates about a 1 on the Czars shock factor scale. Feel free to ask a Polish … Continue reading →
The New York Times, in its struggling effort to stay non-trivial, posts an editorial today on Zbigniew Brzezinski, the latter commenting on what the Obama administration should do about Afghanistan. For those of you who do not recognize the nameand … Continue reading →
Normally, tricking the Czar results in a stare down with our Imperial firing squads, who remain undefeated against unarmed people with their hands tied behind their back. But the Czar delights in bringing you this bit of optical chicanery. Enjoy. … Continue reading →
Interviewers usually dont ask the good questions. One never said it was unremarkable. Just not impossible to call in advance. One sees it in little ways with a good color commentator as well. He will often call entire plays well … Continue reading →
Georgia contributed to the problem, but even Europeans dependent on Russian natural gas have to admit ’twas the Bear. EVEN BEFORE the shooting ended, Russia’s invasion of Georgia last year prompted an international debate about who bore responsibility for the … Continue reading →
Why did the guy who called it start laughing uncontrollably at how ridiculous the situation was? Why did anyone even notice? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →In 2000, the average Federal civilian wage was 33 percent more than the average private industry wage. By 2008, that gap was 59 percent. Reports John Lott. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →TJIC reports his unbridled (but still fully masculine) joy over discovering the new Korean store in his area that features an entire Hello Kitty department. Cough. You are quite welcome. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ … Continue reading →
Whether you have personally experienced it or not, everyone pretty much gets the brother-in-law who keeps borrowing money with no intention of repaying it. Each time, though, there is a mighty excuse for why the last time did not work, … Continue reading →
Volgi, There is an extremely high probability that the manager and coaching staff were discussing their expectations before the game, which is not uncommon when a new player joins the team. In theory, they should discuss the stats of each … Continue reading →
No idea who these guys are, but this is really good. Any billionaires out there want to do a media buy and put this stuff on radio and TV? GorT, is this one of your side projects you’re funding with … Continue reading →
The Czar wrote “The Czar wishes not to micturate in your Volgi’s cornflakes, but the amazing ability to predict a homerun on a 3-1 count for a particular batter to a particular spot is not always impossible if you have … Continue reading →
Diane Sawyer, ABC Evening News anchor-in-waiting, is married to Mike Nichols. “So what, ‘Puter?”, you may say. Well, Mike Nichols signed the recent Hollywood petition requesting Switzerland refuse to extradite confessed pedophile anal rapist Roman Polanski. Is it not appropriate … Continue reading →
Here’s a hymn sent in by Gormogon operatrix Jenny. It raises the question: must we revive the Inquisition to deal with the OCP? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →You be the judge. Cal was the man. No teleprompter either. Love to see President Obama pull off a speech this good. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was … Continue reading →
They say there’s pretty much everything out there on YouTube. Although, you probably won’t ever find actual video footage of Anne Frank. Oh…wait… Never mind. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. … Continue reading →
The Czar wishes not to micturate in your Volgis cornflakes, but the amazing ability to predict a homerun on a 3-1 count for a particular batter to a particular spot is not always impossible if you have good stats on … Continue reading →
What has President Obama actually accomplished while in office? The Czar is having a difficult time finding much. While spending time on Democratic and pro-Obama websites, there were quite a few lists that had much in common. But, alas, these … Continue reading →
Confucius says: Chicago was never a shoo-in. The Southern Hemisphere has only had one Olympics, and that was in a country full of white people. The IOC really wants to establish its cred as a “global” player, so when Brazil … Continue reading →
Check out what the cult of Hello Kitty hath wrought: A “Super Hello Kitty Jewel Doll,” studded with a 1.027 carat diamond on its ribbon, 403 pink sapphires on its body, a citrine for its yellow nose, black spinels for … Continue reading →
The Mandarin and the Czar wonder what would happen if the City of Chicago had won the 2016 Olympics? One week before the opening ceremonies, the CTA would announce a funding crisis and cut all bus and train routes to … Continue reading →
The Obamas can celebrate another humiliating waste of his valuable time. Dropping incredible matters of international importance (like Afghanistan and Iran), the President raced to Copenhagen to push the Olympic site selection committee to pick Chicago as the site of … Continue reading →
The recession is not over. Each time the Dow breaks 9,000, everyone gets excited. You must learn to avoid the Dow as any economic measure unless you have a market fund tied to it, which few of us do. The … Continue reading →
At the risk of being vaporized by GorT on his way to lacrossoccer practice, the Œc. Vol. will post this jaw-dropping baseball clip. Confucius says: It’s so good, I’m even leaving the MSNBC package around it: Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask … Continue reading →
Quoth the Duke of Wellington when Harriette Wilson, the famous Regency courtesan, informed him she’d be publishing her memoirs exposing him as one of her patrons. A good reply to any blackmailer. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that … Continue reading →
By now, you may have heard that David Letterman (who is mentioned by the Czar far more than the Czar would like or believes he warrants) has revealed that he was the victim of an extortion plot for $2 million … Continue reading →
Claim: Discovery Institute denies evolution, declaring there are no transitional fossils between tree-dwelling primates and bidepdal proto-humans. These gaps in the fossil record disprove evolution. Finding: Scientists confirm transitional fossil of Ardipithecus ramidus who was halfway between tree-dwelling primates and … Continue reading →
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) shocked and offended congress watchers when he announced, in a Tuesday speech, that Republicans want people to either not get sick or else die quickly. He has refused to apologize for the comment, and indeed added … Continue reading →
Otherwise subtitled: “Dammit, that hurts” Read here for details. Of course, I’m sure it’s anthropogenic. 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 … Continue reading →
‘Puter got an email regarding his reasoned discussion yesterday on the selfish New York health care workers who are willing to infect you with a potentially lethal virus because they don’t like getting shots. The reader makes three points, to … Continue reading →
The Bad Astronomer gets a taste of liberalism and doesn’t like it. Regular readers of the BA know that he tends to ridicule conservatives, Republicans, and libertarians—yeah, sometimes with more than a bit of snootiness—but like many folks, when exposed … Continue reading →
You want to know how hard the Czar parties? This is how hard the Czar parties. How much more hard could the Czar party? None. None more hard. The rest of you are pikers. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the … Continue reading →
The United States Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the case of McDonald vs. Chicago. This case seeks to overturn Chicago’s 27 year-old ban on handgun ownership. Of course gun rights advocates are elated that the SCOTUS is going to … Continue reading →
For those of you who might not be able to tell your Guinea fish from Guinea fowl, the Czar’s report is from the country Guinea, sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to further distinguish it from its neighbor Guinea-Bissau which is that little … Continue reading →
Moussa Dadis Camara, the head of Guineas junta, seized power in a bloodless coup in 2008 and promised to return the country swiftly to democracy. Somehow, something derailed. The joyfully exuberant crowdstired of the previous governments corruptionwelcomed the reform-minded Dadis … Continue reading →
That’s just over a hundred million pennies. That’s 10⁸. 100,000,000. Three hundred tons of pennies. Two blue-whale’s-weight worth. And you know, if you had a hundred million pennies, you wouldn’t have enough for a pair for the eyes of each … Continue reading →
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention an excellent email from Gormogon follower, Eric. Mr. E. wrote in with regards to this post about the F.U.D. campaign against nuclear power plants. He makes a critical point (my emphasis added): [O]ne … Continue reading →
At first, the Czar thought he missed the sarcastic image of a middle finger or a dead body. But no, the dude is serious. Ranjit Goswami, of the Blogger News Network, writes an editorial titled Saluting China. In it, he … Continue reading →
Not all of you, and not literally. Well, maybe some of you, and literally, but you get ‘Puter’s point. Health care workers are screaming that their “rights” are being infringed. Anytime you hear a largely unionized workforce complaining about their … Continue reading →
It’s been a while since I delved into a technical topic (aside from today’s earlier global warming post) and since I pounded on Apple. Let me say that I’m an equal opportunity critic and Microsoft and Google have both been … Continue reading →
Stalwart supporter MC (presently in charge of our top three conspiracies in Andorra) writes in to say: No doubt the mighty Czar of Muscovy has already read this piece by David Pryce-Jones, but I took note that he follows your … Continue reading →
You may remember that your Mandarin commented back on September 10th that “the Chinese flag was going to fly over the Ellipse in D.C.” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Communist Chinese regime. Now it turns out that according … Continue reading →
A week of surprises from the New York Times. First, there was the confession from the public editor that they screwed up the ACORN coverage because they acted like jackasses. Now, comes word that the New York Times is revealing … Continue reading →
Whatever else you think of him, Mike Huckabee hits one out of the park as far as the Czar is concerned; in a convention speech, he had the common sense to suggest booting the UN out of the country. Actually, … Continue reading →
This amuses me:Maybe we need to unleash a gorilla in the congressional office buildings…. 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 … Continue reading →
FUD is a public debate tactic, if I may stretch a bit, wherein the speaker or organization is facing serious opposition either in popularity, by factual data or by common sense. It is resorted to in order to appeal to … Continue reading →
Maybe it’s the ultra-competitive nature of the society we currently live in or the desire to be the first for personal recognition sake, but it’s a sad day when good scientific processes are abandoned and squelched in favor of political … Continue reading →
After more than a decade of powerful rule, the Labour party looks to have its buttocks smartly thumped by Conservatives in next years election. Brits, frustrated with the sagging economy, oppressive unemployment, emptying tax coffers, a series of get-rich-quick scandals … Continue reading →
Oh, those wacky conservatives. You see the kind of crap they believe? Largely trivial actor Kirk Cameron is now actively speaking out against The Theory of Evolution and the devil-book Origin of Species. And in true conservative fashion, he is … Continue reading →
President Bill Clinton seems to think so. He said in an NBC interview that the virulent right-wing conspiracists that pursued him are now after President Obama. You can roll your eyes, but sit back a moment and think this through. … Continue reading →
Note to readers: As GorT knows, but didn’t mention, the German political spectrum is much narrower than the American. Even the “conservative” CDU/CSU has historically favored an expansive welfare state of the type embraced mostly by Democrats in the U.S. … Continue reading →
Царь наш, don’t forget that the environmental lobby has a thirty-year history of anti-nuclear activism. A lot of this is irrational Three Mile Island hangover and atomic-bomb craziness, but there’s also an influential minority of environmentalists who don’t want cheap … Continue reading →
As mentioned below, Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, the Free Democratic Party and the Christian Social Union (a Bavarian, conservative sister party to Merkel’s CDU) won the German national vote this past weekend. Of note, is that the CDU and … Continue reading →
Germany is usually touted as among the greenest of the green European countries. Yet, election victor Angela Merkel intends to keep Germany’s nuclear plants operating longer than their required phase-outs. Why? Nuclear plants provide low cost electricity with no environmental … Continue reading →
The Czar received an absolutely awesome email from ER today that is so good, he opted to quote it in its entirety. Some excellent analysis here on what an Israeli strike would mean, and ultimately what it might not achieve. … Continue reading →
To all our Jewish readers. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…if this kind of stuff hadn’t been created left and right by his fanboys during the campaign, and the president hadn’t been talking himself up as the Redeemer of the Nation, I’d consider it out of bounds. But, since as … Continue reading →
John Miller is right, this is awfully funny. (Weird and creepy images may not be work or child-safe. 0/1d2 SAN loss.) Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Well, it took 31 years. Roman Polanski, wanted on an outstanding 1978 statutory rape charge, has consistently dodged American authorities by limiting his travel to countries that deny extradition to the US. He always insisted he was innocentthe 13 year … Continue reading →
Did not expect this. Clark Hoyt, who claims independence but really seems to be the guy to summarize reader complaints and synthesize them into an op ed articlea pretty clever idea, actually writes that the New York Times failure to … Continue reading →
And right on cue, Israel is ramping up pre-war rhetoric. Interestingly, Israel indicates no plan for any military involvement until after Yom Kippur, due to cabinet holiday schedules. And that delays things until later this week. Oh yeahright on time … Continue reading →
A New York Times editorial takes the GOP to task for scaring the crap out of senior citizens. Thanks to the darn GOP, only 15% of Americans now think Medicare would be improved under the Obama plan. This is just … Continue reading →
The Czar is prompted to reply to his own post in order to respond to various emails, comments, and so on at once. 1. Do you really believe war with Iran is inevitable? By no means. The Czar would not … Continue reading →
What a great week for the President! Just when his popularity numbers cemented him under 50%, the President picked up some key endorsements certainly to win over the hearts of Americans. Thank goodness the American press reports on any praise … Continue reading →
Characteristically ascerbic: Perhaps this would not be so serious a matter if the British economy were not a so-called service economy. It has been such ever since Margaret Thatcher solved our chronic industrial relations problem by the simple expedient of … Continue reading →
Know this, all ye who tremble before the Czar, et cetera. There are no coincidences in foreign policy. Readers here know the Czar has been sharing a little more each day about the chessboard setup that is Iran. Chess was … Continue reading →
There’s an on-going discussion on H.P. Lovecraft at NRO’s Corner which paints a partially correct view of H.P. Lovecraft, but completely misses out on Lovecraft’s dismal and vicious politics. John Derbyshire quotes Sam Francis as calling HPL “one of America’s … Continue reading →
See, Scotland? This is how you treat a convicted mass murder who is diagnosed with terminal cancer while serving his sentence. You let the evil piece of garbage die in prison, despite her pleas for a charitable early release. Not … Continue reading →
Reuters is reporting on the story “of an Illinois man who is being charged in a plot to bomb federal offices.” Kudos to Reuters for not obscuring the fact that the alleged bomber Michael Finton also known as Talib Islam … Continue reading →
The WorldNetDaily web site has posted a summary of the evidence that columnist Jack Cashill has gathered to question the true authorship of Barack Obama’s book, “Dreams From My Father.” The conclusion of his investigation is that Bill Ayers – … Continue reading →
In another example of the democrats unwilling to take responsibility for the results of their actions, the Washington Post front page* has a report on a significant drop in campaign contributions to the dems as we enter the 2010 election … Continue reading →
You were warned that it’s the Year of the Yeti. And we brought you a glimpse into the seamier side of cinéma yéti. Now, we take you uptown to reveal that, as the Hollywood Reporter writes: ’GON FAVE RAIMI TAPPED … Continue reading →
China has made no secret of their desire to knock us out of their rightful sphere of influence. Read this outstanding article by Dan Blumenthal — China’s staggering boost in military hardware and technology isn’t gear that’s limited to a … Continue reading →
We love the Church, but by and large, churchmen don’t understand a lick about economics. This results in foolishness not limited to—and usually much more catastrophic than—the mushy Christian-Democratic statist gunk the Czar was recently surprised to find in the … Continue reading →
The typical reader here knows all about the ACORN scandal; indeed, consider yourself more familiar with it than any MSM newsreader. We know all about the corruption and scandals on video, why OKeefe did it, why Breitbart picked up on … Continue reading →
President Obama has got to hate YouTube by now. For now we have video from last June (rapidly being pulled off YouTube, so the following link may be dead by the time you read this) featuring about 18 multiracial school … Continue reading →
There is so much fail in this story as reported by The Times of London that ‘Puter doesn’t even know where to start. Two aging female news presenters felt pressured to quit before they were fired. Apparently, it shocks the … Continue reading →
Here is what the media is reporting: 51-year-old Bill Sparkman, a census worker, was found lynched from a tree near a Clay County, Kentucky, cemetary. The word FED was scrawled on his chest. Most stories are either suggesting or completely … Continue reading →
There is no progress with Burma. Despite news reports extolling the greatness of Our Leader Lord Obama, and how He is doing everything different in foreign policy…there is no progress with Burma. And even though the stories relate how SecState … Continue reading →
Water on the Moon! Water on the Moon! Scientists found water on the Moon! In case you have not heard yet, scientists found water on the Moon! Except, and once again you have to find this out from the Gormogons, … Continue reading →
What a rare treat New York has enjoyed today. In addition to having Ahmadî-Nezhâd smearing his own feces on every clean surface he can find, Manhattan was happy to treat Mu‘ammar al-Qaḏāfī, who now now appears rather much like Carlos … Continue reading →
‘Puter needs to confirm CNN’s amazing scientific climatological analysis with GorT and Czar, for the depth and breadth of CNN’s breakthrough is astonishing! CNN has discovered that when it rains a lot over a long period of time, it floods. … Continue reading →
Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the D.C. Public School system, has had to deal with a significant ($666 million) budget shortfall. Chancellor Rhee is addressing this crisis by laying off underperforming teachers. The D.C. teachers’ union is predictably calling the layoffs … Continue reading →
‘Puter could’ve happily gone to his grave without hearing about this. What kind of sick &%$@ does something like this to his child? And what kind of sick &%$@ child then goes on to write about it for profit? And … Continue reading →
He begins: During last year’s campaign, Sen. Joe Biden famously remarked that, if his ticket won, it wouldn’t be long before “the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy” on foreign affairs. Last week, President Obama, brilliantly wielding … Continue reading →
Despite the impressive but oddly emphatic promise to increase military presence in Afghanistan, CinC Obama is now holding off on sending additional troops at what Gen. Stanley McChrystal considers a critical moment. No doubt the President is going to base … Continue reading →
GorT: Irony! If Ms. King wants to restore a ton of land to its natural state, she can start with her own home. If our math is correct here, shes right: only 3% of her goddamned driveway is undeveloped. The … Continue reading →
Carole King, songwriter (“Up On the Roof”, ‘Puters’ favorite – “The Loco-Motion”, “Don’t Bring Me Down”, “Some Kind of Wonderful”, etc.) was on Morning Joe and said the following: I want them to learn that they’re there, and that they … Continue reading →
Hey GorT: Biden is still very much around, as he spells out in detail what the GOP needs to do to destroy the Presidency of Barack Obama. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, … Continue reading →
A high-school sophomore from West Virginia has discovered a new astronomical objecta rotating radio transient. Predicted theoretically, this is indeed the first ever confirmed hit, although some candidates had been identified. A rotating radio transient is like stuttering, slow pulsar: … Continue reading →
I’d like to tie together two possibly distinct stories from the past few days. The first from President Obama’s appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos (transcript of the pertinent section here) in which the President denied that the health … Continue reading →
Rich Lowry reads the tea leaves. *For which see here. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
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