I came across this OpEd in the NYT this morning by David Brooks and it illustrates the current economic problems we’re facing pretty well. Brooks allocates two sides to the economic debate. The first he refers to as the cyclicalists … Continue reading →
“You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace On Monday, Dr. J. was riding shotgun with Pa … Continue reading →
As you heard, Joltin’ Joe Biden announced that he’s now totally in favor of same sex marriage, and cited a fifteen-year-old television show he evidently never watched as the reason why. The President, though, is still evolving on the subject. … Continue reading →
Well, if you need any more evidence that Leftists want to take over every aspect of your life, here is yet one more that indicates utter cluelessness: America’s obesity epidemic is so deeply rooted that it will take dramatic and … Continue reading →
Dr. J., Mrs. Dr. J., the Lil Resident and Lil Med Student took in the Avengers at the local theatre on Sunday after mass. Dr. J. was looking forward to this movie for quite some time. He was not disappointed. … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin received this communiqué from Operative JS: Dear Mandy Mandarin, I really liked your post on the Avengers, even if it did ruin the movie for me with no warning from you. I think the positive qualities you mentioned … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin, unlike two or three of you out there, saw the Avengers movie this weekend. Your Mandarin was truly impressed with the quality of the film and the comedy elements were superb without being campy. That little review should … Continue reading →
Well, the Czar concedes that he was hoping either Dr. J. or the Mandarin would write a review for The Avengers first. Clearly, they are waiting for us to do it. First, some generalizations: Well done. Go see it. Very … Continue reading →
Operative DT writes regarding the Jedi Academy’s May Day charity event: Doctor Jota, Why not unleash the massive army of Gormogon followers to help May? If we each donated a penny it’d still add up to Obama’s deficit! Best, … Continue reading →
Actually other languages break into English’s house and leave their mark, and in the case of the Scandanavian Barbarians, twice…truth be told. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Dr. J. has no idea how this one slipped past ‘Puter. Katy Perry in Hello Kitty-wear? Shame ‘Puter, shame. SNL with Katy Perry: J-Pop Talk Show (12/10/11)– Watch more Funny Videos at Vodpod. Dr. J.
Continue reading →If you can put up with annoying ads and popups, Forbes posted an article by Eric Jackson called “Here’s Why Google and Facebook Might Completely Disappear in the Next 5 Years.” Mr. Jackson’s premise is that companies like Google and … Continue reading →
Today is May the Fourth. Your Gormogons, along with your president would like to wish you a happy and blessed Cinco de Quatro: And May the 4th be with you! Dr. J.
Continue reading →Is it purely the Czar’s cynicism here, or is this Life of Julia nonsense another one of those gold mine gifts to the Republican party, who will in turn do absolutely nothing with it? Assuming Mitt Romney is the challenger, … Continue reading →
President Obama’s latest silly little campaign trope is the life of Julia. Like the composite girlfriend in his autobiography, Julia represents a composite of the sheeple he would like to see suckling at the teat of government dependence. Much has … Continue reading →
The Wall Street Journal has a nicely balanced online piece on tweens’s use of the Internet. Instead of the usual scare-your-pants-off fear mongering, the essay takes a really solid look at the more popular sites and social media that todays … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. stumbled on this post at Naked D.C. by editor-in-chief Emily Zanotti. In it, she puts forth her take on President Obama’s presentation of his social life in his biographies and the recent Vanity Fair article by … Continue reading →
Your newly twisted media meme of the hour is the rapid departure of Richard Grenell from his post as Mitt Romney’s spokesperson for foreign affairs. Without so much as a by-your-leave, and only minutes into the job it seems, Grenell … Continue reading →
Former Governor Pete (Pierre) DuPont IV (R-Delaware) (Seriously, R-Delaware) pens an editorial in the Wall Street Journal today. Pete ran for President in 1988. Dr. J. would have voted for him if he were old enough. Papa J. accused Dr. … Continue reading →
Volgi has a cat, does he not? Also, you should know that Mandarin actually smiled at this. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of … Continue reading →
Operative MS writes: Dear Dr. J., regarding the video you posted last week that can be found here. It is a not very good 5-minute propaganda video. It makes not the message but the narrator the center of attention, … Continue reading →
For those of you wondering why the hashtags all of a sudden, Dr. J. and GorT are doing a secret SPAMtastic experiment on Twitter. For those of you with a pulse, you know that today is May Day. Dr. J. … Continue reading →
Are you ready for SuperMoon? Oh, you gotta be ready for SuperMoon! “Supermoon alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 due Sat.” screams FoxNews! “Weekend ‘Supermoon’ Will be 2012’s Largest” promises KSEE, Fresno. “That’s not just a full moon this week, … Continue reading →
Having lived around Washington, D.C. for four decades, minus a stint in a southern state for college, GorT is familiar with the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. It’s had quite a history – good and bad. Overall, I think it’s largely … Continue reading →
The Obama Campaign and its cyber-surrogates had a couple more twitter #fail s. Dr. J. and the Czar have both talked about how the twitter sphere is the domain of the right, while Facebook is more of a home to the left. Now … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman deigns to share his Nobel laureate economic wisdom with us intellectual peons in today’s New York Times. And thank goodness Mr. Krugman shared his truthiness with ‘Puter, because ‘Puter never would’ve been able to figure out the correct answer on … Continue reading →
As I started writing this I noticed that the Czar just penned a post on climate change so this one is timely and the two together are strong points to consider. As my middle school and early high school children … Continue reading →
If the Czar could wish anything for your survival, it would be the gift of skepticism. When someone runs up to you with a stunning claim (“I just saw Bigfoot! And eleventy!”), your first response really should be “How good … Continue reading →
The Czar and family have recently joined the millions of iPhone users. In short, the Царица’s old push-button cell phone was becoming too difficult to do more than rare text message. Recently, her school district’s teachers have begun to text … Continue reading →
The boys’ baseball games were rained out today here in Muscovy, so this is what we are spending our day watching: Parry Gripp is a genius. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь … Continue reading →
Well, here is a total surprise. Most of us thought Uncle Jay walked off the edge of the world, but here he is, writing us this message: Most Dread & Awful, I’ve been quite busy of late, and due to … Continue reading →
Yes…yes, of course we had everything to do with it! And so says JAB: Dear Your Czarness: Dang, you fellers in the Castle do work most swiftly! I don’t know if a time-traveling trick or a mind-control-ray was deployed, or … Continue reading →
One of Dr. J.’s biggest complaints about President Obama and his administration is the willingness to call out private citizens who disagree with his worldview or handle a situation in a different manner than he would. Specific examples include Joe … Continue reading →
We have another example of the democrats spinning what the republicans propose to do as evil while having done themselves exactly what they are against. Courtesy of Katrina Trinko over at The Corner. I’m sure we’ve all heard that the … Continue reading →
This urgent message arrived by exhausted courier, who raced it to the Castle in a combination of on-foot, by-auto, par avion, and sure-footed camel, where its lime green color indicated most-critical status. Our revivified Egyptian mummy major-domo, Inetef-Te-Henqet, accepted it … Continue reading →
Dr. J. received a holocron from the Headmaster of the Jedi Academy today. Among the various and sundry announcements in his missive there was one particularly worthy of notice. All of the independent schools of New Atlantis historically have enjoyed … Continue reading →
One of the popular themes you’ll hear from liberals these days is how the “Bush tax cuts” and the spending on the war in Iraq/Afghanistan have driven us into this recession. Aside from the fact that this is clearly wrong … Continue reading →
Your Gormogons attempting to smuggle ‘Puter back into the U.S. Dana Milbank of the ever-entertaining Washington Post provides evidence of what ‘Puter has long suspected: WaPo opinionators exist in an alternate reality, akin to Bizarro World. Mr. Milbank, … Continue reading →
So the news media is afire with reports of kids—yes, ordinary, good stay-at-home kids like yours… especially like yours—drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk! And many are ending up in a hospital! And here is a video we pulled off … Continue reading →
Apparently the Obama administration wishes to revise child labor regs such that children under 18 are restricted as to what activities they may participate in on their parents’ farms. That being said, a couple of blog posts by Rachel Campos-Duffy … Continue reading →
Location is everything. At least that is what many companies are banking on – from various IT companies providing location-based services (LBS) to retailers hoping to woo customers through location aware advertisements to social networking platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.). Location … Continue reading →
Dr. J. was about to change the station from the AM PM guy to the FM PM guy when he heard him broadcast the audio of this video. All he could say was wow. Inspired by and surpassing Paul Harvey’s … Continue reading →
And when today is dubbed by Mayor RahmA Day to Speak Like William Shakespeare thus,So all Chicago musters its aplombTo group its iambs into fives or plus. Perhaps a cabbie growls about the Bears,Or wonders if the Cubs will ever … Continue reading →
Lil Med Student loved the game…and can’t wait for the big screen presentation. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Dr. J. first heard a heavily bleeped version of this on the radio, this AM, and yes he had the AM station on this AM, and not the FM station this AM. He will have to switch the AM to … Continue reading →
H.R. 347 – known by the Orwellian title “Federal Resticted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011” was passed into law with a vote of 388 to 3 with 42 not voting in the house. Apparently it was supported with … Continue reading →
NOAA put out its “state of the climate” report. It is interesting to note a few of the points that are buried in the report: The average Arctic sea ice extent during March 2012 was 3.4 percent below average, ranking … Continue reading →
In, not surprisingly, The Huffington Post, Richard (RJ) Eskow writes that the Left should brace itself for another round of hysteria from the right. Because here come those nutty conservatives, all crying about Medicare and Social Security running out of … Continue reading →
Dr. J. has always said that two points make a straight line, but 3 or more points lets you get a better picture of what is really going on. The Obama Campaign has had a rough week or two since … Continue reading →
Your news media is at it again. Despite evidence showing the economy is in really bad shape, and possibly getting worse, they are reporting that things have never been hap-hap-happier. Recent stories make it very clear that Obama is polling … Continue reading →
One of the truly awesome things about being in the Gormogons is the expansive sweep of centuries from which we draw our collections. Take the Dixieland Jug Blowers, who will entertain you with “Banjoreno.” Curtis knew some of the dirtiest … Continue reading →
As many of you know, most of the Gormogons got together this past Wednesday to catch up, speak off the record, and basically plot your total destruction. And what fun we had! Hundreds of famous celebrities, some living, some dead, … Continue reading →
Maybe that’s a bit harsh. But then again, maybe not. After all, what else could explain the Washington Post’s editorial staff green-lighting this intemperate, false, poorly reasoned dreck from one Melinda Henneberger? Maybe it’s not anti-Catholic hatred, per se. Maybe … Continue reading →
The Czar might like to take a moment to return to one of his favorite tropes: the festering arrogance of the Main Stream Media. Specifically, the Czar would like to introduce you to one of their techniques which seems to … Continue reading →
Operative BG writes regarding the mothballing of our space program: Dear Dr. J., Fifty years ago, President Kennedy promised we would send a man to the moon and return him safely to Earth, before the decade was out. Nobody scoffed … Continue reading →
In today’s Washington Post, we learn that the Vatican has openly reprimanded the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, a group that claims as members approximately 80% of Roman Catholic sisters and nuns. The Vatican bluntly stated its investigation “found serious … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell is always a great read – enlightening, intelligent and savvy. Here is a quick excerpt. Go read the rest over at the National Review: [President Obama said,] “I’m confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would … Continue reading →
If the retirement of the shuttle fleet, and with it American manned spaceflight for the foreseeable future isn’t one giant leap (backwards) for mankind, our friends at the Udvar-Hazy center are rubbing salt in the wound. They’ve decided to display … Continue reading →
Lil Med Student’s favorite song, and one of his favorite genres all mashed up into one You Tube video. h/t The Daily What Dr. J.
Continue reading →Yesterday was another historic day in the demise of the American space program. The space shuttle Discovery was transported atop a modified 747 and flown from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Washington, D.C. airspace finally landing at … Continue reading →
Yesterday, Dr. J. discussed three types of doctors. Brilliant doctors with a brilliant bedside manner, brilliant doctors with a less than stellar bedside manner and not so brilliant doctors with a stellar bedside manner. What Dr. J. did not discuss … Continue reading →
As is well known (indeed, advertised at left), the Gormogons are working tirelessly—though obviously none too effectively—for the imprisonment of Esperanto speakers, for reasons that are largely above you minions’ security clearance. The Czar suggests one here, but is he … Continue reading →
Of course, the Buffett Rule has nothing to do with increasing revenues. It is all, as GorT says, about what sounds good. No, no one expects that the Buffett Rule will produce more than a few thousand dollars in increased … Continue reading →
The wonderful thing about democrat proposals is that they always sound good. Affordable health care for all. Erasing the national debt. World peace through conversations. Yea! However, the devil is in the details and maybe like Joe Boyd from Damn … Continue reading →
The Volgi sends this interoffice memo: To: Dr. J.From: Confucius, The Oecumenical Volgi, (The Notorious OEV).RE: MCAT ChangesDear Dr. J.:MCAT changes: More NAMS or fewer Tiger Cubs? LinkWhat do you think is going on here? Best, Volgi Dear Volgi, Terrific … Continue reading →
Ah, New York Times. Is there no level to which you will not stoop to ensure President Obama’s reelection? Witness the NYT’s reaction this weekend to quarterly earnings announcements from Wells Fargo and Chase, two of America’s largest banks. The … Continue reading →
…why we tag these things with the tag: Obama Amateur Hour. On Fox News Sunday, Obama’s senior adviser David Axelrod said, “The choice in this election is between an economy that produces a growing middle class, that gives people a … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Dr. J. has received a pair of missives related to his recent post on Dolores Umbridge as the fictional figurehead of the Progressive Movement. The Czar sent this interoffice memo via owl: To: Dr. J. From: The Czar … Continue reading →
Dr. Boli never disappoints. We’d recruit him into the Ancient and Noble Order, but he’s too caught up in some fantasy world where he’s hundreds of years old. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ … Continue reading →
The Czar would like to build a little bit on the Mandarin’s superb post on the so-called War on Women. Mandarin definitely captured the psychology of the Progressives; what has not been making news—and is just as essential—is what happened … Continue reading →
The Harry Potter series was largely an allegory of the early to mid-20th century European conflicts personified in World War I and II. In crude terms the Voldemort and the Death Eaters were Germany and Hogwarts and the Order of … Continue reading →
This item comes our way via the Drudge Report. University of Chicago scientists observed that men who enjoyed a couple of beers did better at problem solving than their sober counterparts. The sweet-spot is at a blood alcohol content of … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin was not surprised to hear Hillary Rosen’s comments about Ann Romney never working a day in her life since she was a stay at home mom. Hillary Rosen’s criticism of Ann Romney highlights two themes of the Progressive … Continue reading →
Supreme Court Justice Eric Holder… I know. Downright Scary! h/t Jon Gabriel @exjon Dr. J.
Continue reading →Gentle Readers, with Rick Santorum’s departure from the GOP race, Republicans are beginning to coalesce around Mitt Romney. And President Obama’s campaign has set its targets on him as well: Can we say ‘set its targets’? Well we did anyway … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been incognito from the website for a bit, though he has been active on Twitter. ‘Puter’s absence has been due to the crush of work, which is a good problem to have. However, since last Friday (Good Friday, to … Continue reading →
We’ve debated various aspects of Anthropogenic Global Warming here for years. Largely the AGW models identify the increase CO2 contribution to the environment by industrialization and fossil fuels by humans as the primary factor in the change to global climate. … Continue reading →
GorT and family took a trip to the UK recently – it was a great time and we all enjoyed the various (and typical) touristy sites in and around London. We saw various castles and palaces (Kensington, Buckingham, Tower of … Continue reading →
ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!El@VEENTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Rush Limbaugh Show is leaving its current nest on 1210AM WPHT in Philadelphia for WKDN 106.9 FM, a formerly Christian Station that is entering the Talk Radio format. He will be replaced with local talker Michael Smerconish, a … Continue reading →
If you don’t know by now, you should know that Dr. J. is about as strong a champion of religious freedom as the Gormogons get. Dr. J. as friends of every religious persuasion and also friends that are agnostic and … Continue reading →
The Detroit Free Press, which is vastly better since it fired its journalists and let crackpots on the Internet write its stories, has a peice today about Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) tweeting that the President might be, well, stupid: Constituents … Continue reading →
It is a beautiful day, probably, where you are, and you should not be loitering about the Castle, regardless of your faith. But if you must read something, please read Borepatch’s essay, “Triumph,” which has one of the best interdenominational … Continue reading →
Our awesome number one Canadian reader (and most likely the number one Canadian, when we finally take over the world) submits some more thoughts: Mighty Czar, America’s most recent manufactured-outrage race kerfuffle (ie. the white-Hispanic man killing the black-black teen … Continue reading →
President Obama is at it again. At a White House forum on women (a.k.a. a 2012 exercise in campaign gender warfare) President Obama boasted about the following: Contraception at no additional cost (handouts to rich women who can afford it) … Continue reading →
Nightfly writes: Dear Darth Doctor: Yamato is a worthy vessel indeed. We modeled the Supersonic Rocket Ship on her basic design, after an early prototype based on G-Force’s Phoenix ran into operation problems. (Far too much Fiery, not quite enough … Continue reading →
Boy, the President and the progressive left have been on a real tear, have they not, about the fate of the Obamacare mess. Calling for impeachments of judges who vote against it. Warning them not to ignore imaginary precedents. Delivering … Continue reading →
Long-time readers of this grand site, which is probably most of you by now, understand there are a few things which continually peeve the Czar. One of these is bad science reporting. Nearly every story of even slight scientific interest … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Operative DT takes a break from Myrmidon wrangling to write: Dr. The Jay: If you weren’t capable of frying me from afar with Force Lightning™, I would be busy damning you to hell right now for getting the … Continue reading →
Dr. J. just loves fusion cuisine: Prepared by Kissmycupcakesbykat. and: Prepared by The Baking Archaeologist. Peeptastic! Dr. J.
Continue reading →We dig deep down into the mailbag, past the raw otter meat, the queen scorpion egg case, and seven offers for high-interest credit cards, and find two addressed to us. Protagoras has gone emo, writes KH—if you have lost your … Continue reading →
Miss the President’s speech today on the importance of budget control? So did the President. Here is, more or less, the text of the speech. All right, listen up. As you heard, nine-hundred billion experts recently rejected Paul Ryan’s proposed … Continue reading →
Nerdbastards.com picked this up from Toplessrobot.com, and now it is being forwarded to you. Remember Star Blazers? Dr. J. does! It was appointment television back in the 80s. Indeed, he and his childhood chums would stop playing baseball, riding bikes, … Continue reading →
More Pony pr0n for our brony readers. h/t Kennedy Craig Smith @TheKennedySmith Dr. J.
Continue reading →Your Gormogons have been quiet about the Treyvon, beyond the Czar’s outstanding essays here, because the public simply doesn’t know a lot about the situation and the usual suspects have been ratcheting up the rhetoric for power and profit. Dr. J. … Continue reading →
The Supreme Court of the United States is, as everyone knows by now, ruminating over the legality of Obamacare. Things are not looking too hot for that particular law, at least based on legal experts’s opinion (real ones, not the … Continue reading →
…but that doesn’t mean you’re supposed to call Castle G three times a day. The Doc reminds me that tomorrow is the Wisconsin primary, and as Castle Gormogon’s current location in this dimension is in Wisconsin*, that means we’ve been … Continue reading →
This mailbag has quite a rash of pictures associated with it. Consequently, Dr. J. had to insert some filler to get them below his mailbag icon. Myrmidon Wrangler DT Writes: Dr. the J, I can handle the OWS crowd. I … Continue reading →
