The Czar has received a fair amount of mail supporting his supposition that liberals need to identify with a group or follow someone who is in charge of a group. It is, of course, basic identity politics. And it bears … Continue reading →
Uncharitably speaking, this is what might be called the Paula Abdul theory of foreign policy, after the famously forgiving former judge on American Idol. Never mind that you can’t sing, or that you’re letting yourself be played for a sucker: … Continue reading →
The Czar resists discussions of religion for very complex reasons. However, sometimes enough becomes, well, enough. And he is forced to render a final opinion. A persistent question lingers (which is what persistent questions do) regarding the religious intent of … Continue reading →
Two great pieces at Commentary for you to read. First, Jennifer Rubin very correctly assesses the weird world liberals occupy, making two salient points the Czar has often made: (1) conservatives understand liberals very well whereas liberals cannot comprehend conservatives, … Continue reading →
SLEESTAK REPORTS GHETTOPUTER HAS BROKEN INTO THE MOTOR POOL. LAST SEEN TRAVELLING EASTBOUND ON I-675 NEAR MIAMI, OHIO. The guy lived. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Background here. Thanks, Mike Russell. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →You know what’s interesting? If you took the entire voluntary viewing audience of MSNBC, CNN, ABC News, CBS News, and NBC News, added in the regular reading population of the Daily Kos and HuffPo, threw in the dedicated readers of … Continue reading →
Dread lords, I stumbled on this today and spit out my elixir vitae… http://dowlingduncan.com/dowling-duncan-redesign-us-bank-notes/ and then linked to http://richardsmith.posterous.com/tag/dollarredeign The idea of redesigning our money to look like Euro-monopoly money, and putting the face of SAT reading comprehension section favorite … Continue reading →
Penn Jillette with a fine anecdote—liberally seasoned with profanity, as is his wont. But dead-f—ing-on. You know how we feel about Smart People®. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Publicly owned corporations are more accountable to their shareholders than tenured bureaucracies, which may explain why it took the Ford Motor Company only two years to cancel its Edsel, and not much longer for Coca Cola to restore its “classic” … Continue reading →
The Washington Times has this article discussing a DEA memo regarding their potential need for Ebonics translators. Hey, here is fun idea, why don’t we actually teach children English in schools. Now I’m sure that we would have to get … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin, being an aficionado of cars enjoys reading Car and Driver Magazine. During a recent perusal of their web site, your Mandarin happened upon this article written by Justin Berkowitz that discusses the history of the North Korean automobile … Continue reading →
Well, the Czar does not believe that this will “seal the fate of Democrats” in November, but he does agree that a proposed EPA ban on lead bullets is beyond asinine. Today, many shooting ranges prohibit the use of lead … Continue reading →
As you probably know (or ought to), TV/radio showman Glenn Beck is sponsoring an event on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial this weekend, in which he purports to feature speakers covering topics such as faith, the military, and respect … Continue reading →
August 24, 2010, on the Ground Zero Mosque: It’s constitutional; therefore, you have no right to criticize it. Anyone who disagrees with me is a racist, bigoted Islamophobe. There can be no other possible explanation for opposition. In other words, … Continue reading →
‘Puter really can’t improve much on Czar’s rant on the drunk-liberal-New-York-film-student-stabs-anti-mosque-Muslim-cabbie-and-the-liberal-media-reflexively-blames-conservatives story. Instead, ‘Puter wanted to focus on a legal aspect of the story. New York has charged Michael Enright, the aforementioned liberal idiot, with “attempted [second degree] murder as … Continue reading →
President Obama was certainly correct when he stated his election would bring about the change we’ve all been waiting for. Republicans now lead Democrats on 10 out of 10 key issues, according to Rasmussen. Thanks, Mr. President. Without your assistance, … Continue reading →
Check this out. A time-lapse movie made by astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station. You were in there briefly, for just a frame or two. Did you catch the aurora around 16 seconds in, and again at 26 … Continue reading →
This is how it is, folks. – Congress and the President are spending us into oblivion, which they will only cure either by taxing us to extremes or letting inflation run amok. – The size of government has swelled to … Continue reading →
No, it will make sense only to a few of you. 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 … Continue reading →
Seriously, if someone asks you how bad it is out there, show them this. Guy gets into NY cab, asks cab driver if he is a muslim. When cabbie says he is, passenger slashes and stabs him nearly to death. … Continue reading →
JAB nails this one perfectly. Your Czarness, As you doubtless know, I read the lofty writings emanating from the Castle every single, solitary day. I also read Mr. Puter’s postings. [Ba-dum-bump!—ed] So naturally I read and committed to memory your … Continue reading →
Alaska incumbent Lisa Murkowski appears to have lost the primary to Tea Party candidate Joe Miller. From his point of view, he clinched it, with only 2% of the votes uncounted. Of course, she is optimistic because in Alaska, that … Continue reading →
With only 127 days to go before we ring in the New Year, here is a little cautionary tale as to why firearms and alcohol don’t mix. Come to think of it Your Mandarin has had an awful headache ever … Continue reading →
Just before the recess, Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and John Kerry (D-RIMA) put forth a bill called the Automatic IRA Act of 2010 (S.3760). Here’s how it is supposed to work. If you work in a company that has more … Continue reading →
One of the alleged JS operatives writes in: Your top ten list made me think of VDH’s list from a couple of days ago. If your writing reminds me of VDH, who is one of the conservative greats in this … Continue reading →
Lovely Female Co-Worker submits her article for the front page of tomorrow’s Democrat and Chronicle. Woman Enjoys Pickle for First Time in Decade After accidentally killing her husband in a grilling accident ten years ago, Susie Smith was without a … Continue reading →
Here’s a hint. It’s because mid-sized newspapers like The Democrat and Chronicle (to ‘Puter’s eternal bemusement nicknamed The D&C) actually publish crap like this. ‘Puter’s lovely female co-worker sent him the link to the article, along with this email with … Continue reading →
Upstate New York is on its way to becoming a drunkard’s paradise, thanks to Genesee Brewing. When a 12 ounce curl isn’t enough, the home of the Green Death brings you a 24 ounce can. ‘Puter’s favorite part of the … Continue reading →
Sweet baby Jesus in the manger, what is wrong with men these days? It’s as if we have collectively decided to chuck away any remaining shred of our dignity. First, metrosexuality chipped away at our hairy manliness, with its manscaping … Continue reading →
Typically great piece by Dr. D. in City Journal. Sample aperçu: The two greatest moral catastrophes of the twentieth century, wrought by Lenin and Hitler, were perverse effects of the Enlightenment. Lenin and Hitler were creatures of the Enlightenment not … Continue reading →
Why, the ever-helpful CNN has compiled a list of Ten Things President Obama Must Do in the next ten weeks before the mid-term elections. Perhaps he could take one item per week? The list is not clear, because any time … Continue reading →
Summer at the Castle is wrapping up. School supplies are being acquired, last minute getaways are almost done and order to the chaos that was the kids’ summer schedules is returning. Of course, we have to deal with this little … Continue reading →
Hey, rah-rah, women at the State Department, but does anybody worry about the image this might present to profoundly sexist cultures? Or calculate which negotiations a sex imbalance is likely to hinder or hurt? One would think sending an all-woman … Continue reading →
Never mind the title. Regular readers know full well that this will bring in several hundred thousand hits from around the world. Ghettoputer mentioned the other day at dinner that we missed an anniversary here. In 2008, our marketing department … Continue reading →
Courtesy. 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 total control of all Russia upon the death … Continue reading →
Operative JS writes in: Will I see you at the Lou Ferrigno booth at this weekend’s Comic Con? I read a story that he comes to every event he can and that just about everyone who wants his autograph at … Continue reading →
The Czar boggles at how bad news can get for the President. As much as popular infotainment continued to trash President Bush day after day, at least it was the same five bowel movements: Bush has subpar intelligence, Bush faked … Continue reading →
Tom DeLay is prudently cautious about the upcoming elections, warning GOP supporters that a landslide victory in all areas against Democrats ain’t gonna happen. In fact, DeLay warns, the Democrats have a really solid game plan that will make life … Continue reading →
Dear ‘Puter, The public and media obsession with presidential vacations (and in addition to celebrity break-ups is one of the few mutual passions these divergent groups share) is not based on a concern that the President is unavailable. Rather, the … Continue reading →
The press, both here and abroad, are now focusing on the Obama family’s serial vacations. Criticizing presidents for taking so-called vacations has always struck ‘Puter as blazingly stupid. It was stupid when the press jumped all over President Bush for … Continue reading →
And here ‘Puter thought it was sheer incompetance and Obama idolatry that explained the decline in the NYT’s quality. Turns out it was the booze all along. Sadly, the booze explanation is less humiliating. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the … Continue reading →
JS and the Czar were celebrating the conclusion of Top Shot with a little brandy at the Castle lounge the other evening when JS asked the Czar if rumors of war between Saudi Arabia and Iran were possible…more so than … Continue reading →
Lurking about the presidency in the guise of secretary of state, America’s chief diplomat has embarked upon a mistake that someday may rival Dean Acheson’s exclusion of Korea from the Pacific defense area, or April Glaspie’s muddled words to Saddam … Continue reading →
Yes, I’m diving back into the whole Climate Change/Global Warming/Global Cooling swirl. Specifically, while I agree the climate is changing (it’s changing all the time) I remain unconvinced that humans have had a significant impact on it. While in the … Continue reading →
Nice work, whoever you guys are. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Here’s a couple tiny excerpts, but you need to read Arthur Herman’s piece in the upcoming Commentary. Twice. Not just because it jibes extensively with Confucius’s* thoughts on the American military. Seriously. Make time. Print it out. Whatever it takes. … Continue reading →
Gush! JS writes in to tell us what you already know, but what we can’t get enough of! Keep up the great work. I don’t remember how I found your site (nationalreview.com, perhaps?), but I’ve enjoyed reading it these past … Continue reading →
Bear in mind that although generally safe to use, ingesting this product while drinking 151 rum will activate the mind control ingredient. For that same reason, do not combine this sauce with infant formula. And now you know why they … Continue reading →
It turns out that Baby Boomers may screw up the economy worse because they now have less money to spend during their retirement on goods and services. Well, the Czar is not surprised. The Boomers have been a pain in … Continue reading →
Courtesy of GorT, Sr. we have the following information about the President’s latest “ass kicking” of BP with regards to the Gulf Oil spill. 1. BP will establish a $20 billion fund, but will pay only a third ($7 billion) into … Continue reading →
Over at National Review, Josh Barro takes a very different spin on the mosque, with some very challenging ideas. You may not agree with it, but you will be challenged by reading it, whichever side you take on the mosque … Continue reading →
No one ever said being a Gormogon was easy, but we all promised each other to speak the truth to the best of our ability, regardless of who may be offended. Well, brace yourself for another installment of “‘Puter, The … Continue reading →
EC writes in after a long while: Your Czarness: Re your splendid post, You have been mislead [sic] by persons of parties who probably should be brutally suppressed, once you get around to it. You wrote: “Actually, the President is … Continue reading →
Gormogon Operative Island Dweller comments via African coconut swallow on the Czar’s mosque post as follows: First – due to my (now former) government affiliation I was assigned to Hawaii for four years in the 1990s. Due to my job … Continue reading →
Long live the King! On this day in 1977, Elvis A. Presley shuffled off his mortal coil while relieving himself in an upstairs bathroom at Graceland. It was actually the 10 drug cocktail coursing through his veins that did him … Continue reading →
Hi! Hi! Hi! So like my name is Medea, and i’m 14 years old and a student at J School. The Czar said i should write about what i think about blogging because he is sooo mean and makes … Continue reading →
What follows is some Jesus-y Catholicism commentary. We will return you shortly to your regularly scheduled programming. Today is the Catholic Feast Day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It also would have been ‘Puter’s grandmother’s 101st birthday. … Continue reading →
Okay. So the President has endorsed the Ground Zero mosque. Fortunately, his endorsements tend to be a kiss of death. And so the good news is that President Obama has as much say as nearly any other American on whether … Continue reading →
JAB uppercuts this one: Your Czarness, Lay off the HaterAde! There are doubtless many reasons that we should model our lives on the Amish. You’ll never see an Amish woman subjugating herself to some slutty, sexist dress-code enforced on her … Continue reading →
Well, any good conspiracy is ipso facto ours, and any really bad one—like every single one of the 9/11 conspiracies—are the work of chuckleheads with no affiliation to us. The Czar confesses some degree of naughty involvement here. In fact, … Continue reading →
Your Notoriousness, This could only be the work of an agent of the D.C. Chapter of the Gormogons… Best,Dr. J. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Nations don’t change their naval postures because they are content with the status quo. Nor are the world’s other navies focused on building smaller, less-capable warships for low-lethality tasks like combating piracy. The U.S. Navy’s retreat from the high seas … Continue reading →
Ewww. The Volgi sends me this link, and wonders what my take on it is. Read it if you dare. Basically, some guy worked out that the Amish are thriving in a down economy because (a) they avoid litigation, (b) … Continue reading →
Eli Lehrer writing in The Corner at NRO tackles the very serious human rights issue of prison rapes. It’s a great post, one everyone should read in full, concerning our duty to protect the incarcerated from predation. Unfortunately for Mr. … Continue reading →
‘Puter was reading this post regarding the failed HAMP program over at Megan McArdle’s blog at The Atlantic this morning, and it set him to thinking. Flawed notions of consumer credit are what dragged us in to our current straits, … Continue reading →
Once joules come into the discussion, the Czar knows he’s fighting a losing battle with electrical engineering types. Because EEs don’t care about commercial or residential electrical distribution: they want to take everything down to capacitors and resistors, where stuff … Continue reading →
If the HAMP [“Home Affordable Modification Program,” designed to make mortgages cheaper. —ŒV] program was a batter in the MLB, it would be batting about .320 – pretty good if you’re in the MLB as only 6 batters have a … Continue reading →
We’ve had a few operatives chime in on the electricity debate which I’ll get to in a minute. To respond to the Czar: Amperage is not how many amperes move through a circuit in a given time. Amperage is the … Continue reading →
We’re having a good ol’-fashioned nerd throwdown! Note: Does not depict actual ten-foot robot and enraged Slav.Just their souls. Image from wulffmorgenthaler.com Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Mmmmmmm. The Czar does not disagree with GorT’s definition of the ampere. But the ampere is a unit of measure, as he said, which identifies the amount of electrons that occupy a space in a given time. Amperage is how … Continue reading →
Or Belisarius, what do you think? Thanks as ever to Flava Last. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Regular readers here know the Czar loathes Hollywood celebrities and the people who fawn over them. Frankly, most actors are low-IQ front lumps who earn the inside-the-acting-industry nickname “meat puppets.” Yep: they sound like geniuses when someone writes their lines, … Continue reading →
GorT received the following from one of the followers (are you one, Herbert?) Oh Gort, the sandals of whose electrons, I am not fit to touch…I humbly suggest that some scurrlious, nay, heretical enemies of the Mechanissiah have crept into … Continue reading →
Loyal reader JS wants you to know his four happy moments in life: 1. Watching SpongeBob SquarePants with his girls, and laughing harder than them 2. Sipping a single malt whiskey on ice (the Czar assumes scotch, because the single … Continue reading →
Yes, indeed, the Big G has been eructing some decent explanations for all kinds topics in political science, economics, energy, journalism, and vampires. One thing we still do, though, is provide you some background in topics chosen often quite at … Continue reading →
A few recent posts have touched on Keynesian economics here and here – well, for those who haven’t heard of the “broken window fallacy”, watch the following video.Maybe a few points from Wikipedia would help: Arguments for public works projects … Continue reading →
At least that’s the most fair read ‘Puter can give to this fact-challenged piece in Sunday’s Washington Post. Mr. Yglesias postulates that as a result of the economic downturn, Americans have embraced “illiberal populist nationalism,” careening headlong into xenophobia and … Continue reading →
Or simply a collection of the most willfully ignorant people on Earth? This is the question ‘Puter asks himself almost every time he reads a New York Times editorial. Here’s today’s whopper, pre-spinning Republican concerns over our bankrupt government entitlement … Continue reading →
Far be it from me to criticize your wiseness-ness, but dude, at least fact check against wikipedia or something before you post howlers like this: “And note the timing of Abernathy’s book. 1989 was a point in time when folk … Continue reading →
By Terry Teachout. If that doesn’t make you want to read it, there’s nothing I can add. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Like Confucius*, John Bolton is worried, though he’s not quite as blunt, as befits a diplomat. For years, foreign policy optimists have predicted that China’s rise to superpower status would be peaceful and responsible. But recent Chinese offensives, both domestic … Continue reading →
JS gets right down to it. Between beers, that is (thanks for the offer, JS!). Are you serious about Dr. King? I mean about his adultery? I thought the case was a slam dunk that he was a serious womanizer. … Continue reading →
Sigh. Actress Patricia Neal has died at the age of 84. Say what you will about her Oscar, and her brilliant husband/author, her complex personal life, and her many fine performances. She was in one of the Czar’s favoritest films, … Continue reading →
We don’t thank you people enough for stopping by…we would say if we weren’t a manipulative, conspiratorial cabal secretly running the world. Were we to thank the top towns in our top countries, it would—theoretically—go something like this. Thanks! Thank … Continue reading →
A problem with Social Security? Who says? Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times says that rumors of fiscal problems with Social Security are a conservative trick. In fact, by his math, there is no better program out there. Social … Continue reading →
Well in yet another example of a teachers union putting its “members’” needs ahead of the students, we have this story about the Milwaukee teachers union and their fight to get taxpayer-funded Viagra back. According to the article a consultant … Continue reading →
GorT is on a special mission to the Pacific Northwest. Had to take care of the faux vampires here and investigate the weather patterns. Finally, I might catch a bit of this. More reports coming soon. Of course, I have … Continue reading →
In a recent post, the Czar made reference to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Let us expand and expound a little upon this. Dr. King, and yes he had many faults,* is decidedly a geniune American hero. In fact, the … Continue reading →
Per this post. My thoughts are that Keynesians are adept at taking credit for other peoples’ successes, and there’s not a hell of a lot we can do about it. Think about the Regan [sic] revolution – he got the … Continue reading →
Congratulations, you bastards. I hope their families prosecute bloodfeuds against you. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…used to just be a metaphor. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Well, DT, the GOP will likely find itself in the same position it did during and after the Reagan recovery—the media-academic complex will rabidly attempt to deny them credit, but most people who lived through it won’t forget, and they’ll … Continue reading →
Gormogon heavy lifter DT writes in: I think we can probably agree that Kensians [sic] are a bunch of self-deluding cousin-lovers, who can’t seem to separate reality from their elaborately crafted models (viz. Krugman, Pelosi, etc.). The massive bailouts and … Continue reading →
Johan Verner Öland,b. Nyby, Bjurholm, Västerbotten, Sweden The character, the phenomenon, and the amazing real detective who inspired his creation. If you don’t like this, we may have problems being friends. Or not. The Czar hates all fiction—and, indeed, is rendered … Continue reading →
Look, as the President would say, it’s like this. We have been so busy with the Gormogonicon MMX event (estimated attendance was over one billion…beat that, nine-twelvers!) that the mail has been backing up. So here is a collection of … Continue reading →
The offices of Sens. Coburn & McCain have put out an entertaining pamphlet called Summertime Blues which lists 100 stimulus projects that seem a bit superfluous. Like: “Town Replaces New Sidewalks With Newer Sidewalks That Lead to Ditch.” Check it … Continue reading →
Paramount paid $32 million to North Koreafor the movie rights to this poster.True story. Two quick items for you to check out: First, Jonathan “Flava” Last has a fairly brilliant theory for why movie producers seem to think anti-American movies … Continue reading →
Of course, the presiding grand marshal was who you’d expect. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
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