This steaming pile of horseshit quote from Elizabeth Warren has been making the rounds among ‘Puter’s liberal friends. The crappy link to MoveOn won’t allow a cut and paste, so ‘Puter will type it for you here: There is nobody … Continue reading →
Dr. J. reads to the lil med student every night before going to bed. For whatever reason, (well, his dad is an overeducated Sith Lord, so what do you expect?) he has a taste for the dark and the exotic. … Continue reading →
The NYSTRS is the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System. A strong claim, ‘Puter knows. But here’s the facts, based on one Upstate school district. New York’s Education Law §501(19) defines “service” as “actual teaching or supervision by the teacher … Continue reading →
The President says we have to raise taxes on the smart and successful because, he says, it’s all there in the math. Since you brought it up, Mr. President, we would very much like to see your math. Ours says … Continue reading →
Harold Meyerson, an avowed socialist, writes an opinion piece in today’s Washington Post that is, well, so obviously erroneous it never should have gotten past the editors. Mr. Meyerson claims that Republicans are engaged in underhanded shenanigans to steal the … Continue reading →
Many of you are likely Netflix subscribers and, as such, received the mea culpa letter from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. If not, let me orient you first. Netflix started with a DVD-by-mail business model with a distributed set of fulfillment … Continue reading →
The New York Times‘ editorial board predicitably calls for “fairness” in application of the tax code. To the NYT’s editors, this means that “the rich,” (i.e., everyone making over some undisclosed income threshold) must pay more in federal taxes. ‘Puter … Continue reading →
Obama’s stimulusjobs act and deficit control plan is going over like a lead balloon and has more holes in it than ‘Puter’s poster of EJ Dionne mounted on the back of his man-cave’s door. The president’s plan tries to account … Continue reading →
Hey Furry-faced Czar-dude*: You’ve been around for every election in US history. Has there ever been a president who didn’t run for re-election? Would it be a huge scandal if BHO dropped out, or what? As always, yours, etc. etc.D.T.*I … Continue reading →
Special Operative Extraordinary (sorry, that should read extra-ordinary) MC has been stationed up on the Mandarin’s orbiting mind control satellite changing the oil, and notified us that the webcam we put on there has been compromised. Suppose ‘Puter let Dat … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this and thought of ‘Puter’s Gay Marriage Debate here and on twitter. BTW, if you aren’t following us on twitter, you should be. Doctor’s orders! h/t Geeksaresexy.com Dr. J.
Continue reading →Dr. J.’s vaccine post struck a nerve or two (Nerve, Artery, Vein, NOT Vein, Artery, Nerve, got it). Our Myrmidon Wrangler DT writes in: Hey Doc, Great post, and it inspired me to post a big “Eff Jenny McCarthy” post … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has finally gotten around to this news item that is near and hear to his heart (no pun intended), an item which just goes to show, you can’t predict the logic (or lack thereof) of the FDA. You … Continue reading →
Man, our readers/operatives/minions are a sharp bunch. ‘Puter posts one missive on gay marriage and gets: (1) a twitter argument on the appropriateness of using two ostensibly gay gentlemen clad in matching tux g-strings as a visual; and (2) an … Continue reading →
‘Puter notes that the Gormogons have recently picked up numerous gay followers (as disclosed in their Twitter handles) over to the Twitter thingy Czar signed us up for. ‘Puter chalks this surge in the Gormogons’ popularity in the gay community … Continue reading →
President Obama is releasing his plan to reduce the deficit and pay for his “pass this bill now” stimulusjobs act. His target is $3 trillion in deficit reduction that comes in the following forms: It cuts $250 billion from Medicare … Continue reading →
Steve Chapman of The Chicago Tribune provides some rationale as to “Why the President Should Withdraw.” There is now a growing chorus, fueled by a gathering realizaton, that (a) the President cannot hope to defeat the Republicans and (b) he … Continue reading →
Yesterday, David Axelrod stopped working on his résumé long enough to state that the President is in great shape for 2012. Members of the media have focused on the President’s approval ratings as if they existed in a black box…Following … Continue reading →
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York predicts riots in the streets if the economy doesn’t create more jobs. Oh nos 111!!!!!!eleventy!!!!!11@!!!! Mayor Bloomberg is warning all who will listen that these riots are in our future unless Washington gets serious … Continue reading →
As you know the Gormogons are Catholic. The original five have spent some time under the tutelage of the Jesuits (God bless their souls), while Dr. J. was raised by a Christian Brother educated father and grew up in a … Continue reading →
Being a Washington Post opinion columnist must be a dream job if you’re a liberal. Simply wait by your email inbox until the White House sends out the day’s approved talking points, then simply move them around a bit, and … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s just about had it with so-called educators. ‘Puter has watched as nearly everything that worked in public education has been jettisoned for fads. No fad, in ‘Puter’s humble opinion, has had a larger negative impact on public education than … Continue reading →
The door to exam room 1 opened, and Doctor Gillis breezed in, Gary’s chart in hand. “Morning, Gary,” he said cheerfully. “How are you?” Gary waved back and said “Great, just a checkup today. The factory’s making me get a … Continue reading →
The title is a shout out to my northeastern pals from the 1980’s where everything was wicked bad, wicked awesome, or wicked cold. Previously, we’ve asked how bad is it for President Obama? Well, Stephen Moore in the WSJ opinion … Continue reading →
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican,” Ronald Wilson Reagan, 1966. The Gardasil Non-troversy has been rearing its ugly head in the Republican debates, and it is not helping the Republicans to have this discussion. As the Czar, … Continue reading →
Hello underlings. Know what could potentially help your career in a big way? (1) Work for us at the Castle as a minion, in which case you will survive (probably) our eventual world takeover and (possibly) be rewarded with a … Continue reading →
The Czar wonders why he sometimes gets ‘Puter’s mail. Batter up. Mighty Czar, I can’t think of an adequate way to introduce to this link. It quite simply just needs to be read. Glorious. A few thoughts spring to mind: … Continue reading →
Thanks to the magic that is Twitter, we have seen some retweeting of our post on Dr. Oz’s inability to understand science, despite the fact he somehow functions as a freaking heart surgeon or something. Evidently, lots of you have … Continue reading →
Uh-huh. So Dr. Oz warns that certain brands of apple juice contain dangerously high levels of arsenic. FDA sends him a nasty note back that his researchers evidently do not know that organic arsenic is safe, and that no apple … Continue reading →
One way of telling how bad it is? When a Democratic campaign-strategist-for-hire begins telling his clients not to run in 2012 because any apparent affiliation with Barack Obama is going to kill your campaign. Ouch. If the GOP takes a … Continue reading →
Today, the New Atlantis Jedi Academy, where the lil med student and lil resident are learning the ways of the Dark Side of the Force, had their annual Father’s breakfast. Dr. J. and the kids had a blast, and much … Continue reading →
It gets worse…when parts of your base start questioning whether an incumbent president could be removed from the top of the ticket for their 2nd term election…it’s not good: Mat Stoller is Fellow of the non-profit Roosevelt Institute and writes … Continue reading →
Well, Obama is running around campaigning (see Carney’s presser below…it’s at least good for a laugh) for his jobs bill and the democrats aren’t even totally on board (from Politico): Jim Webb (D-VA) – “Terrible,” he told Politico when asked … Continue reading →
Wow. Not only do they openly laugh at Jay Carney (0:56), but look at the pained look on his face as he tries to explain his boss…something like a sneer of contempt and anguish knowing that something painful is about … Continue reading →
Uncle Jay shares this thought: When I get emails from my Left Coast “friends” (and I use that term very loosely) I have to wonder what they are smoking, and what idiots like Andrew Sullivan are imbibing. If you ask … Continue reading →
Chicago Sun-Times “columnist” (that’s how he’s billed, although this is a major stretch) Jesse Jackson…or more realistically, whoever is ghost-writing his crap…today accuses the Republicans of intent to commit voter fraud. Really. As the campaigns for the 2012 presidential election … Continue reading →
You, our gentle readers, pay us to have the trained eye to catch things like the following….oh, wait, we don’t get paid? Hey, Czar – what’s up with this, you told me…sorry. Back to the point: One should be very … Continue reading →
“Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman, laying down the pen again. “And the Union workhouses?” demanded Scrooge. “Are they still in operation?” “They are. Still,” returned the gentleman, “I wish I could say they were not.” “The Treadmill … Continue reading →
Much like a huge swath of America, the Gormogons huddled up last week to conduct our fantasy football draft. GorT tried to maintain order and put out a schedule where the first round would start at 1700 on Wednesday evening. … Continue reading →
So let us see if we understand this correctly. Michele Bachmann is against vaccinations, maybe, because some random stranger went up to her and claimed one caused mental retardation. The Czar is pained to say it, but this is not … Continue reading →
‘Puter knows he’s going to get pilloried, but he’s going to say it again. Ron Paul is bat-shit crazy. One cannot hold the positions Ron Paul does and be seriously considered to lead our country. ‘Puter freely admits that he … Continue reading →
The Czar watched the debate this evening with millions of other Americans (at least until Top Gear came on, which to be frank, was one of the funniest episodes they have ever done). Overall, there was not much more on … Continue reading →
As you all know, Dr. J. likes to read the Comics section of the newspaper first, followed by the editorial section for additional laughs, and then ultimately the rest of the newspaper. Indeed, Dr. J. doesn’t have the time to … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin would like to announce the latest recipient of the coveted “Bootie” award. And the winner is New York Times columnist Paul Krugman for his latest opinionpiece regarding 9/11: Is it just me, or are the 9/11 commemorations oddly … Continue reading →
Our suburban Rochester parish lost a great man last week, so ‘Puter thought he’d say a few words in this space about the loss of a man whose impact on our world will never be fully measured or understood. If … Continue reading →
Here are some interesting statistics looking at the change from September 11, 2001 and September 11, 2011: Afghanistan’s GDP has risen by 645% from $2.46B to $18.33B Iraq’s GDP has risen by 473% from $18.94B to $108.42B Gold has gone … Continue reading →
If you drove by Castle Gormogon today, you didn’t see a Stars & Stripes flag hanging from the Volgi’s balcony. You saw a Gadsden flag (at right). In case you did (though the Volgi realizes it may have been difficult … Continue reading →
David Brandhorst would be about thirteen years old today. He would be back in school, catching up with friends by text message, and scrambling to finish his homework. He probably would spend a little time on Xbox Live, worry about … Continue reading →
Passing through several small communities today, we saw many homes displaying American flags. Some were large, some were very small. Some hung from poles, while some were on tiny wood dowels and stuck in flower plots on front porches. Some … Continue reading →
Requiescant in pace. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →If you have the time, FotG Jonathan Viceroy Last has a superb analysis of President Obama’s narcissism that begs for broader promotion. And since our site averages 62 billion readers a day, this would be a great place to promote … Continue reading →
Sometime late this month or early next month, a 6.5 ton satellite (the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite or UARS) will experience an uncontrolled deorbit. That’s a fancy term for: it’s failing to maintain orbit and it’s going to come spiraling … Continue reading →
As you know, one of the big economic fears is inflation. When public debt goes very high, inflation is very popular trick Democrats use to get Republicans elected President. Basically, you print up a whole bunch of dollar bills and … Continue reading →
GorT Replicant #1 had an assignment from school to watch the President’s speech last night and describe what his plan was. After GorT stopped laughing, I dutifully sat down and watched the speech with her and Mrs. GorT. If you … Continue reading →
Several thousand years ago, the Czar predicted what Obama would resort to in his speech tonight. How did the Czar do? An assurance that he feels the pain, and he knows Americans are hurting. Obama: “But the millions of Americans … Continue reading →
“My fellow Americans, esteemed members of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Justices of the Supreme Court, and members of the Cabinet.” “How’s everything going? Looks like you’re doing pretty well. And I really hope things are going well … Continue reading →
The New York Times editorial board remains steadfastly determined to bar reality from ruining its thoroughly discredited world view. In this editorial, the NYT’s editors blame racism for favored minorities defaulting on their home mortgages. The editors allege that minorities … Continue reading →
The Czar wants you to know there was a debate this evening. Interestingly, this was the longest amount of time he has spent watching MSNBC. Evidently, they lean forward all over themselves. The questions were terrible, and to the candidates’ … Continue reading →
Ted Cruz nails it in NRO. Required reading for all minions…(this means you Ninja Babe!) Dr. J.
Continue reading →Our apologies to the various residents around the Plateau of Leng, on which resides our Castle. Those of you in the area around 10pm last night saw something that was either really cool or horribly frightening. If you were scared … Continue reading →
If you aren’t reading Pundit and Pundette, you’re missing some superb takedown analysis of the current administration. Be glad they’re on our side; the Czar would hate to be a victim of their water-freezing gaze! No particular favorite essay: just … Continue reading →
Often times when one thinks they see a UFO, it turns out to be a weather balloon. Today we are seeing the first glimpses of a ‘jobs plan‘ by President Obama, but Dr. J. is concerned that all it is … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin happened upon this article from Reuters regarding former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s call for a “United States of Europe.” Now if your Mandarin recalls correctly, the last time a German Chancellor looked to unify Europe it ended with … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s just synopsizing Katrina vanden Heuvel’s ridiculously awful diatribe in this morning’s Washington Post. Feel free to peruse the hard left’s 2012 game plan here. ‘Puter doesn’t know how many times he’s going to have to deconstruct the left’s preferred … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. was packing the lunches for the lil med student and lil resident this morning when on Fox and Friends, it was announced that rocket scientist, neurosurgeon and DNC Chairwoman(womyn?, person?, persyn?) Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was … Continue reading →
So what have the unions been up to? That is, besides telling Obama that he should not count on their support in 2012? Man, that guy can annoy anybody. Dread, awful, all-knowing-but-I-tell-him-stuff-anyway Czar, Saw this on NRO’s Corner from Kevin … Continue reading →
Once in a while, the Czar says something he believes will generate a lot of grief, and is surprised to find people agree with him. The Czar made such a comment the other day, and has received a couple of … Continue reading →
Sharp-brained Gormogon readers (the Czar repeats himself, as you are all sharp-brained) will recall the Czar musing on the development of a new meme: One-Term President, which has been catching on fire among the liberal media. Some of us, however, … Continue reading →
Happy Labor Day. Dr. J. hopes each and everyone of our readers enjoys a well earned rest this weekend. Be assured, Dr. J. is hard at work saving lives, abusing residents and documenting all of it on the EMR. Fortunately, … Continue reading →
The concept of invisible tanks is not only brilliant, it turns out to be pretty simple. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia … Continue reading →
Wow, did Michael Potemra totally nail it today. Basically, he demonstrates that anyone with a sensible reading of Genesis (the book, not the Gabriel/Collins group) must conclude that Darwinian evolution is actually in the interest of religion. In fact, not … Continue reading →
Let’s say you need heart surgery, typically what we do is put you on a heart/lung machine (aka cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)) to keep the rest of you alive while we are operating. We then stop the heart by putting it … Continue reading →
Dr. J. must apologize, he was interrupted mid-train-of-thought during his last post. The President better be swinging for the fences on Thursday, because we all know he throws like a girl†… † No offense the ladies, the ladies Dr. J. … Continue reading →
As has been documented, ad nauseum, in the news today, there were no new jobs added to the rolls in August, the first time since 1945. In addition the June and July numbers were downgraded by 59,000. He had no … Continue reading →
…but with the same laser-like focus. Jamie Jeffords, who blogs under the alias, the Eye of Polyphemus, is a conservative, Christian, law school graduate who spends most of his time reviewing science fiction shows, posting pictures of pretty celebrities (largely … Continue reading →
Operative ME writes in regarding Dr. J.’s sufferings at the hands of Rebecca Roberts: Dr. J., As a once and future resident of Arizona, I thank you for the link to NPR segment with Ms. Roberts and the caller from … Continue reading →
Sometimes, the Czar feels really sorry for White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. He repeatedly goes before the world press, explains exactly what the President meant to say, in no uncertain terms, and rejects any notion that there is another, … Continue reading →
The Progressive movement has always sought to place the “state” at the center of all human existence and your Mandarin has found a prime example of that in this article. There is an old saying that you can choose your … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this over at Professor Mondo’s blog: Victor David Hanson at NRO writes: There is much talk about what some are perceiving as the fringe religiosity of Republican candidates such as Michele Bachman and Rick Perry. But the … Continue reading →
Recently there has been a lot of hay made about Obama’s stimulus, Keynesian economics, space aliens, etc. but there is an underlying problem that needs addressing. This problem is the misconceptions between income, as a benefit of employment, and wealth. … Continue reading →
Are you wondering what President Obama is going to announce in his upcoming Major Speech to the Nation? Really? No, we didn’t think so. In fact, we can pretty much call this like a rigged bingo game. Look for: An … Continue reading →
Future one-term President Obama has rescheduled his speech before a joint session of conference from 9/7/11 during the Republican Debate to 9/8/11 which will likely lead into the New Orleans Saints/Green Bay Packers game. Given the lugubriously anemic economy, Dr. … Continue reading →
Specifically, the intellectually impoverished, such as the elites holding forth from their perch on the New York Times’ editorial staff. Our noble and wise betters today put forth this nugget of wisdom, in the form of an editorial. You see, … Continue reading →
There is a mental disconnect between your typical Northeastern liberal elitist and the rest of us. This disconnect was made manifest to Dr. J. as he was subjected to NPR yesterday during a drive from a conference in a minor … Continue reading →
One of the themes that you’ll hear in the news over the next few weeks is how the Tea Party, the GOP and conservatives are mean and don’t want the government to help with assistance in the recovery from the … Continue reading →
This is what happens to rock stars all the time. Be sure to read the comments. Smart fellows, all. Now that we have been found out, we will have to leak some nonsense out that refutes all of this. Stay … Continue reading →
In case you get tired of the Czar taking credit for everything and would rather just count the number of times he winds up being right for yourself, here is another. Back in August of 2009, the Czar predicted that … Continue reading →
And by “it,” ‘Puter means he left two letters off the front of the word he wanted to type. Mr. Milbank in this posting criticizing the Tea Party engages in the White House’s two favorite argument styles: straw men and … Continue reading →
Gormogon Lawn Darts and Drinking Club chaplain writes in to explain where he has been for the last couple of weeks. Also, the club only has two members: him and ‘Puter. Well, I had a great time at World Youth … Continue reading →
Jonathan S. Tobin over at Commentary posts a brief essay that dismisses any notion of a Rick Perry/Mitt Romney “feud.” Did you know about a feud? Tobin didn’t. Neither did we. So why are we not surprised? In obedience to … Continue reading →
Dang it all if Confucius* doesn’t know how to get the Czar’s goat. Actually, the Czar used to have a goat—an actual goat—but no longer does. To be fair, it was ‘Puter that ruined it, not Volgi. But the Volgi … Continue reading →
The right-wing pundits have been falling all over themselves to answer a challenge from Jonathan Alter, who asks: Tell me again why Barack Obama has been such a bad president? I’m not talking here about him as a tactician and … Continue reading →
And the mail comes in: Great and Mighty, etc., Dreadful, etc., цѣсарь, Your humble Burgher of Bong sends greetings from the land of Badgers and Beer-makers and Meat-Packers. Also the land of pointless recall elections, expensive ‘bring out your dead’ … Continue reading →
The Czar will be in big trouble if you tell anybody about this. Fortunately, ‘Puter never reads this site, so we should be safe. His brother Krizz called him yesterday, and said “Need your help, bro. There’s a skunk somewhere … Continue reading →
New Atlantis played host to Federal Agents this week as they performed a daring raid on Gibson Guitar a purveyor of the finest guitars in the world. The reason for the raid was that the Feds feared that Gibson was … Continue reading →
Jesse Jackson, whom the Czar refuses to address as Reverend on principle, decided to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by calling Tea Partiers a bunch of racists. Because that, you know, is what Dr. King wanted … Continue reading →
GorT has written about taxes, Keynesian economics, and the current economic situation before but I’m always impressed when I read pieces that add a new dimension to it. This is the case with the brilliant piece by Victor Hanson here. … Continue reading →
For a robot, GorT is as smart as they get. GorT neatly expands on our own essay on reading. Indeed, the Czar wished he had the space to explain in his own essay what GorT so perfectly expounded in his. … Continue reading →
I enjoyed the Czar’s post on reading but I figured I’d chime in with a missing element: there are generally three “modes” of reading – for instruction, for education and for enjoyment. The problem is that each require a different … Continue reading →
