GorT raises another good example about partisan hypocrisy: generally, its bad when Republicans do X, but worthy of praise when Democrats do the same thing. There are surprisingly few counter-examplesin which Republicans get off clean but Democrats get excoriatedwhich leads … Continue reading →
The Czar raises an interesting problem but missed dropping a few nuggets of information. Keep in mind, that GorT isn’t a government conspiracy theorist who believes that the government is out to collect all this information about us and manipulate … Continue reading →
Americans are supposed to be getting upset over considerations by the Federal government that all cars will be equipped with a black box sophisticated enough to determine your rate of travel, where you are, and trace your itinerary. Outrage! Of … Continue reading →
Tying up some loose ends here. The last two weeks, thanks to the Portland shooter, the Sandy Hook shooter, and the New York firefighter assassin, have triggered a hypocritical caterwauling from the liberal progressives about removing guns completely from the … Continue reading →
Dr. J.’s Work Wife II has something to say about your lisinopril. Dr. J.’s Work Wife II forwarded this NYT editorial to him last week and this was the first opportunity he has had to comment on it. When one gets … Continue reading →
The Czar is, of course, dead set against the idea that Piers Morgan can, or should, be booted out of the country because he has willfully and persistently demonstrated that he is of low intelligence. In the unlikely event you … Continue reading →
Some of you may be saying, “Gerry Anderson? Who is that?” Gerry Anderson was a staple in GorT’s youth as the Saturday night lineup was the Muppet Show followed by Space: 1999. Mr. Anderson died at the age of 83. … Continue reading →
You can tell a Prog by the yellow eyes. Filthy creatures! Proglodyte – (prog•luh•DITE) – noun – slang – A derisively accurate pejorative likening a Progressive to a blind, amphibious cave dweller. The term has a delicious irony in that the … Continue reading →
Happy Boxing Day, gentle readers…Your Gormogons took the day off yesterday to spend with our families. Nevertheless we wish you all a Merry Christmas. The Czar was celebrating with his extended family, and by celebrating, Dr. J. means impaling serfs … Continue reading →
Are you ordering take out for me, Master Jedi? Dr. J. who is half-Italian on Mama J.’s side was raised to enjoy the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. The tradition is that seven dishes made with varying … Continue reading →
Which one of these is not like the others? Dr. J. saw this post on NRO and suffered a case of the #headdesk. Apparently, Stanford University has found the need to appoint an atheist chaplain to the chaplancy at the … Continue reading →
Where do you think he got those tattoos? Your Gormogons are the stuff of legend, and as such run into other legends at the annual convention in Las Vegas. While Dr. J. has assurances from the Tooth Fairy that what … Continue reading →
Greetings. cretins! Today is Рождественский сочельник, or Christmas Eve. This is a big deal for people with Slavic blood; in fact, outsiders might think that Christmas Eve is a bigger deal than Christmas Day for Slavs. This is understandable: Christmas … Continue reading →
Somewhere in one of the dusty conference rooms at Castle Gormogon, the Mandarin and the Czar met to discuss higher education. Of the great many things discussed, we concluded that higher education as we know it could be on considerably … Continue reading →
GorT and family saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey last night and it lived up to the other Jackson adaptations of Tolkien’s works. We ended up seeing it in 3D which I actually feel benefited the movie in some of … Continue reading →
Three things were wrong with Wayne LaPierre’s speech on behalf of the National Rifle Association. Some of us are members of the NRA, by the way, while some of us are not. Even so, and even though the NRA tends … Continue reading →
Hmm…still standing… civilization was Rick-Rolled on a cosmic scale: Well played Mayans, well played! We’ll pay you back with some old blankets we have lying around… Dr. J.
Continue reading →So it seems that Carter’s National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski thinks that Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State and former Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense would be a heckuva powerful and effective team. The Senate should consider … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was over at Jonathan Last’s blog the other day. It is totally worth adding to your bookmarks. He discusses politics, science fiction, comics, and the decline in Western civilization that correlates with the decline in fecundity. Dr. J. … Continue reading →
Figures there would be nitpickers. Well, maybe that’s unfair; perhaps they are sincerely concerned. Long-term Operative BG takes a break from training sea turtles to carry encoded messages to our trained attack infantry whales (The GormoPodForce™) to hector the Czar … Continue reading →
Okay, the Czar is willing to compromise on an assault weapons ban. He recommends Congress quickly pass the following restrictions through: The following weapons (“assault weapons”) shall be banned from sale effective the date of passage: Weapons with a detachable … Continue reading →
Operative BG writes in: Dr. J., Is it possible I’ve divined the actual location of Castle Gormogon? Dr. J’s prescription shows the castle’s phone number as 888-867-5309, which is apparently located at 2209 Whitten Road, Memphis, TN 38133. I’m thinking … Continue reading →
Liberals want to have a “national conversation” on the subject of guns. Uh-oh! Whenever liberals want to have a national conversation about anything, what they mean is that they want you to shut up with your reality-based facts and figures … Continue reading →
It takes a special gift to write a scientific news story about something so unscientific that the author, Joel N. Shurkin, clearly thinks is stupid as well. And he has a model example for you to read. A professor—what is … Continue reading →
The Czar found this on our Twitter feed, and is not sure who retweeted it but that is unimportant. The Czar knows many of our readers are not on teh tWitter, and may have missed this. If you want to … Continue reading →
Sources tell the Czar that there is a whisper campaign going on among the Democrats, in which a group is quietly advising the President to go along with the Republicans on the fiscal cliff issue; that fundamentally the GOP math … Continue reading →
Let us be clear on this. Arguments in favor of gun control based on the Sandy Hook tragedy are political. It’s that simple, and about as logical as calling for gun control based on a drunk driver who plows into … Continue reading →
Regarding my earlier post regarding ACA (aka ObamaCare), GorT received this note: Yes, indeed. Taxes on the rich. I just wonder where all these rich folks are going? Is there some fabulous island nation where they’re going? Operative ScottO then … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been busier today than a three legged cat trying to bury its turd on a frozen pond. As such, it is only within the last hour that ‘Puter’s had the opportunity to review the news revolving around America’s latest … Continue reading →
As I was driving into work this morning, the local sports talk station aired a segment about a recent ESPN First Take show in which Rob Parker dropped this: I’ve talked to some people in Washington, D.C. Some people in … Continue reading →
To hear Progressives tell it, unions today are still the same stand-up-for-the-little-guy voluntary association of pure-minded do-gooders from the halcyon days of the Great Depression. You know. Like the beneficent United Auto Workers union responsible in 1937 for illegally occupying a privately owned business, … Continue reading →
Again, more evidence that the Democrats have pursued and championed legislation that they fail to examine the longer term ramifications of its provisions. Case in point, the Affordable Care Act. Remember the whole “we have to pass the bill to … Continue reading →
Well, readers of this site know for whom they voted. But a lot more Americans are starting to learn that they dislike Progressives in a big way. Progressives, whose motto should change from Forward! to Overreach!, have already ticked off … Continue reading →
Puter’s been known from time to time to go to NYC on business. He mentioned to Dr. J. that while he was there he was going to get his tree. NYC being known for all kinds of shopping but Christmas … Continue reading →
Some people put antlers, elf ears or candy canes on their car. Dr. J. went the whole nine yards, pimping his ride for Christmas: Imperial Star Destroyer – Christmas style.Note the Christmas Light undercarriage! But, as you know. Clan J. … Continue reading →
On EMU (not the animal): World News Daily has reported a story out of East Lansing, Michigan, home of Eastern Michigan University, involving a court settlement between that institution and a university counselor. Seems the counselor, who was a student … Continue reading →
It’s a Three-fer Tuesday here at the Castle for GorT: Item Numero Uno: Launch of the second flight of the X-37B “mini space shuttle” The Air Force launched the X-37B back into space on its second mission today. This vehicle … Continue reading →
Imagine the surprise the Czar got when he found out that a federal court has not only struck down Illinois’ concealed carry ban, but has ordered the legislature to draft a new law in 180 days or less. This means … Continue reading →
The Volgi has created the first Christmas Golem. He will be the first to tell you that the first golem was not the clay golem of Jewish folklore, but rather the wood golem, constructed of Lebanese Cedar wood by the … Continue reading →
If you HATE Star Trek spoilers…GO AWAY! Read a ‘Puter ‘Polemic against ‘Pee Jay Dionne or such. OK, we cool? After much leaking, Paramount revealed the villain in Star Trek – Out of Darkness as Harrison. Who!?!?!? Some red shirt ensign … Continue reading →
Mandy, has not only one tree, but like Mrs. Dr. J., has two trees! The inscrutable Mandarin, who has been known to experiment with particle rays and magnetic fields brought his work home this year: Mandy was muttering something about … Continue reading →
After getting the Earth around the Sun thing wrong, the Vatican’s science advisors have raised their game and could run LAPS around Obama’s science advisors. Dr. J. got into an email row with one of his childhood chum, Diogenes, who … Continue reading →
In keeping with the holiday theme here at the Castle, your Mandarin has decided to decorate the lab. May you have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year! The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order … Continue reading →
Gort is going for simple this year. Simply titanium, that is. What else did you expect, a Christmas Graph? Dr. J.
Continue reading →So it breaks down like this: The Liberal: Oh no! This is terrible. The government should be involved! We’re not careful. The Conservative: Oh no! This is terrible; the government could be involved if we’re not careful. The Libertarian: Oh … Continue reading →
A voice of one crying out in the desert:“Prepare the way of the Lord,make straight his paths.Every valley shall be filledand every mountain and hill shall be made low.The winding roads shall be made straight,and the rough ways made smooth,and … Continue reading →
Republican candidates evidently cannot save the GOP. But the voters sure can. And in some respects, the Republican salvation may be underway already. Too bad the candidates will never figure it out. The Republican Party does not know how to … Continue reading →
There is a Facebook picture making the “like” rounds on the social network that is credited to the Occupy Wall Street movement. A number of liberal groups on Facebook have shared and liked it and liberals following those groups have … Continue reading →
Borepatch put us onto this one, and it sounds like a bunch of hooey. According to something called (really) HotHardware.com, Verizon has developed a technology that, when put into a cable television receiver, can eavesdrop on your conversations while you … Continue reading →
The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century. The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet manticore, Βάρἰκος, or Barry (who can be found in … Continue reading →
Long time reader here know the Czar’s continual disgust and frustration with the news media; imagine if your doctor made as many screw ups in the course of a day. Although, with your upcoming, new, government-issued doctor, you may not … Continue reading →
I was watching The Five on Fox News last night and one of the segments was a discussion about the “fiscal cliff” and the latest GOP plan that the White House and democrats have shot down as being not balanced. … Continue reading →
Back in 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 were launched – 16 days apart – on mission through the solar system. Voyager 1 is now in a newly ascribed region nicknamed the “magnetic highway” where particles from inside and outside the … Continue reading →
Hold me closer, Tiny Dancer!Also, speaking of crises, why theheck are you hung like a Ken doll? Since Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) does not understand the concept of “negotiating against yourself,” ‘Puter finds it necessary to step … Continue reading →
Are you testing me Master Jedi? Dr. J. is still playing catch up on topics he’s wanted to talk about. Last Friday, the New Atlantis Jedi Academy had a Dad’s Coffee. The Jedi Academy has a few of these every … Continue reading →
Operative BG writes: Esteemed Dr. J – You might want to consider putting one of these into your car’s first aid kit in lieu of or in addition to the knife for cutting seat belts and breaking windows. The Mythbusters … Continue reading →
Dr. J. isn’t the biggest firearm connoisseur of your Gormogons. Indeed be might be sixth of the six of us in that regard. However, he is rabidly pro-second amendment along with the rest of your Gormogons. That being said, he … Continue reading →
The Czar cannot stress this enough: the Republicans have a major opportunity to make Democrats look like idiots. And the time has come for that to happen, too. Right now, most of the major US media outlets are telling the … Continue reading →
Apparently, the President is keeping in campaign mode and taking to social media this afternoon at 2pm ET to answer questions about “extending the middle class tax cuts”. The White House will be using the #My2K hashtag which the Atlantic … Continue reading →
Even though President Obama single-handedly eliminated homelessness by dint of his first election, nevertheless somehow one single solitary homeless guy slipped through. Now, you can take a position opposite the Czar’s, but in his experience most persistently homeless folks are … Continue reading →
It’s been a while since I’ve fired up the time machine and taken a trip, so I dusted it off and jumped back to early May 2012. Not so far back in our history that people should forget but with … Continue reading →
Operative JW writes in to ask: Dread and awful Czar, Is what is because of what it is, or is what is because of something else? More the middle one, we suppose. The tech journalists are in a tizzy trying … Continue reading →
Dr. J. loves the season of Advent with sense of hope brought by the coming celebration of the birth of the Christ child. Historically, he’s made a greater effort to attend the Saturday vigil during Advent. Don’t ask him why, … Continue reading →
One of the best parts about Castle Gormogon is you never know what anybody is up to individually. So you could, for example, walk through the solarium and find this going on: And your Czar has no idea who is … Continue reading →
Our apologies folks, apparently Dat Ho or Sleestak let ‘Puter roam free past the Leapin’ Peacock and he ended up on a four day bender. Apparently somewhere around the 47th hour, he was on Mars trying to get the rover … Continue reading →
Not all the news is bad, you know. Just as conservatives bemoan the potential loss of many of their social arguments, they are decisively and quickly winning one of their most popular: legalized firearms. A couple of Supreme Court victories … Continue reading →
In this earlier post, I raised some of the issues regarding this “fiscal cliff” that the country is facing and that leads most major new outlet’s coverage these days. In this post, let me outline a few answers and issues … Continue reading →
For those of you who love cute animal videos (The Czar), or nightmares (The Czar) one of Dr. J.’s chums forwarded this to him: Dr. J.
Continue reading →Sigh. How to begin? Does the general public not see what is going on with the “fiscal cliff” and the various posturing going on? The GOP has acknowledged that they are open for negotiations that would include additional tax-based revenue*. … Continue reading →
Louisiana’s Gov. Bobby Jindal and itslegislature provided their state’s children education vouchers, freeing poor children from the invisible but lifelong shacklesof a “separate but equal” education just assurely as the Supreme Court did decadesearlier in Brown v. Board of Education. Louisiana recently … Continue reading →
Dr. J. really needs to get back to work. McDonald’s fries went downhill when they moved to Canola Oil That being said, he loves French Fries. Mrs. Dr. J. prefers he order the fruit kebab poolside at New Atlantis Country … Continue reading →
Our friend Fred Woodbridge (@fwoodbridge) inquired as to if your Gormogons could recommend a first aid kit. Before Dr. J. could get cracking, The Czar penned this interoffice memo: Here is what the Czar does. He goes to Wal-Mart or … Continue reading →
She has Dr. J.’s vote. Apparently our friends at Time Magazine (remember when that was a relevant news organ?) nominated Dr. J.’s favorite Jesuit educated law student, Sandra Fluke. Other nominees include the inaugural participation trophy winner, Vice President Joe Biden, … Continue reading →
Thanks to our good graces here at Castle Gormogon, two winners of the almost $600 million dollar Powerball game are out there somewhere. And already this morning, the Czar’s jaws dropped to see not one but two (possibly three) media … Continue reading →
Not-so-young actor Angus Jones, sub-star of the sub-par Two and a Half Men, plays the half-man in the series title. Ironically, though, that might pass to perpetual wannabe Ashton Kutcher who, quite frankly, is not going to be playing Iago … Continue reading →
Dr. J. would like to follow up on The Czar’s outstanding commentaries about Europe and Syria. Regarding Europe, the ‘One World Government Utopians’ would be the first to tell you that we are destined to be a united world with … Continue reading →
Ah, the glorious arrival of Winter is imminent, when we have had so many days of below-freezing weather that the weeds and dandelions on the dacha lawn have all died leaving a glorious expanse of green grass that looks like … Continue reading →
GorT had a wonderful Thanksgiving (minus I-freaking-95 from Richmond to DC on Saturday evening) and with a little downtime and unwinding on Friday evening, I watched Obama 2016, the movie, with my in-laws. It has an interesting premise … Continue reading →
Volgi’s…maybe… Dr. J.
Continue reading →Let’s review a bit of history. Does anyone in the media recall what gave rise to the fiscal cliff? Anyone? Anyone at all? Apparently not. To be fair, ‘Puter shouldn’t judge the Washington press corps for its faulty recollection of … Continue reading →
Strange as it may seem, the Czar is inclined to agree today with both Libertarians and Democrats alike, and confess something that many Republican conservatives probably also feel. We need, for as long as possible, to stay the hell out … Continue reading →
When you are born in 1267, as the Czar was, you see Europe a little differently. Europe, circa 2230. Modern Americans tend to see Europe as either a wonderful playground, imperfectly balanced between foolish efficiency and brilliant eccentricity, or as … Continue reading →
Dunno if it was the holiday or the travels, but the Czar got a little behind in his mail. Not sure whose behind it was, though. It was pretty bloody. First, in order of appearance, is Nightfly, who confesses: O … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin was introduced to a new word today: Ineptocracy – (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) : A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where members of society least likely to sustain … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving from your Gormogon Overlords! Rather than gather in the castle feast hall, we travel to points hither and yon to break bread with family. Nevertheless, it is wondered It is often wondered what the Gormogons make for Thanksgiving Dinner: Volgi: … Continue reading →
Part Seven of Seven Click here for Part Six: Media Matters, Indeed The Obama re-election is not the catastrophe; it’s only the symptom. Conservatives are losing the cultural war, and there is no reason this can’t be reversed. And quickly, … Continue reading →
Dr. J., as you, our gentle readers, know, is an Israel fan-boy, and as such has tremendous sympathy for the citizens of Israel as they are being bombarded by Palestinian terrorists on a daily basis. He stumbled upon this website which … Continue reading →
Part Six of Seven Click here for Part Five: Are Demographics Destiny? The media is out to destroy Republicans. And the time for peaceful negotiation is over.Long-time readers know of the Czar’s obsessive hatred with news media. Whether it’s the … Continue reading →
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 of … Continue reading →
‘Puter has been waddling around the Castle the last couple of days humming and singing a bizarre song to himself. When we asked, he denied doing anything at first, and then claimed he didn’t know what song it was. Like … Continue reading →
Part Five of Seven Click here for Part Four: Get Some Class Do Republicans need to court Latinos? Or is this yet another liberal set up? Maybe it isn’t Hispanic votes we need; maybe it’s everyone’s.Did you hear that America … Continue reading →
Lil Resident insisted that Dr. J. post this today: One does not simply convert a neigh-sayer… Dr. J.
Continue reading →The Autumn Fairy turns fallen leaves into Advent Calendars for GoodLil Residents and Medstudents… It’s Christmas time holiday shoppers, and while Mrs. Dr. J., the Lil Resident and Lil Medstudent were at the nearby big box pet-store attending puppy school … Continue reading →
While I know it isn’t pretty, people should take a long, hard look at California and begin wondering what our future holds. Let me summarize a few data points: The Proposition 30 tax hike (to the tune of $6B) passed … Continue reading →
