The New York Times editorial board opined today that requiring students to repay in full freely incurred federal student loan debts is an absolute moral evil. We are also informed privately owned collection agencies are monstrous bastards for insisting on … Continue reading →
Since 2006 or so, when David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett decided America needed was an untested, uninterested community organizer as president, we’ve been told America’s conducted its foreign affairs wrong since its inception. What America truly needed was “smart diplomacy,” a … Continue reading →
What has Barack Obama accomplished as president? Permit ‘Puter to rephrase the question. What has Barack Obama accomplished as president that has been good for America? ‘Puter would argue that Obama has accomplished exactly nothing that has made America a … Continue reading →
Like GorT, ‘Puter has enjoyed many of his liberal friends’ logic free, overwrought Facebook rants on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby et al. Unlike many of his friends, ‘Puter has actually read the Court’s decision and … Continue reading →
Today’s New York Times calls conservatives “stupid, poopy-headed America haters”* for daring to challenge the procedures under which a Democrat Congress crammed Obamacare down America’s food hole. The editors are exercised because conservatives dare to claim: (1) Congress enacted Obamacare … Continue reading →
The New York Times editors argue private lenders unfairly take advantage of poor, innocent college students and their families. How, you may ask, are these nefarious private lenders* taking advantage of these naifs? Conveniently, the editors tell us. College students … Continue reading →
As our loyal readers know, ‘Puter’s earned an artium baccalaureus degree in Philosophy. ‘Puter loved learning philosophy, turning over complex ideas that have confounded humans for ages. Is God falsifiable? How (and why) do we think? What is knowledge? From … Continue reading →
The delightfully named executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, one Leah Gunn Barrett,* takes to the pages of today’s New York Times to display her ignorance of firearms, government and law, not necessarily in that order. Ms. Gunn … Continue reading →
The NYT editors have been listening to columnist and smartest economist ever Paul Krugman too long. They seem to have bought Krugman’s theory that there’s no cost whatsoever to government overreach whatsoever, either in freedom or in dollars. Today ‘Puter … Continue reading →
Every time a Republican mentions cutting entitlement programs, the Democrat-Media complex respond by alleging Republicans want to starve poor, innocent minority children because we’re racist bastards. Republicans need to stop ranting about dismantling each and every government-run entitlement program. As … Continue reading →
Requiring voters to produce identification showing they’re eligible to vote is the indubitable moral equivalent of Bull Connor’s reign of terror against Blacks in Jim Crow Alabama. At least, if you’re the liberal genii populating the NYT’s editorial board. If … Continue reading →
Meet Jill Abramson, executive editor of the New York Times. Ms. Abramson’s editorial board thinks you’re too stupid to make up your minds on your own. If Pulitzer Prizes were awarded for outright, bald-faced lies, this New York Times editorial … Continue reading →
Ghettoputer, Regarding reasonable suggestions to immigration reform, the Czar has some brief comments. First, no retina scan. If you want biometrics, use an iris scan. Faster and more accurate. Retina scans are pretty much extinct because people’s retinas change over … Continue reading →
‘Puter didn’t realize the illegal immigrant community were fans of his writings. Notice how they’ve mastered the “Suck it, Czar” gestures? Conservatives are uptight, and rightly so, about immigration reform. Based on past experience, conservatives know two things. First, Democrats … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin received via shortwave radio signal the following comments in response to the post No Guns Allowed. Your Mandarin snapped this picture to which theCzar commented, “What, did they run out of rob us signs?” The first comes from … Continue reading →
Feels like 8º F outside – did you check your pipes? GorT settled down enough after his post yesterday morning enough to read his email and found this one from Ghost: Shiny Robot Lord I am sick to death of … Continue reading →
Jesus reads the Washington Post religiously and is not amused with E.J. Dionne citing Him as authority for every hare-brained liberal scheme on the planet, especially those that harm – not help – the poor. Ah, E.J. Dionne. Is there a better object lesson in … Continue reading →
GorT forecasts that 2014 will be a banner year for the liberal idiot. They will be coming out of the woodwork will all sorts of crazy for a few reasons: deflect from or defend the botched PP-ACA rollout (now with … Continue reading →
Don’t bother Mr. Dionne before he’s had his third cup of bat-sh!t crazy juice in the morning, orhe’ll smirk you to death. E.J. Dionne is to logic as a golf umbrella is to prostate checks: seemingly compatible at first glance, yet … Continue reading →
There is a quote attributed to Bill Gates (although research shows that it isn’t quite accurate) wherein he supposedly stated that 640k of computer memory would be enough. It has become a line that is used to mock Bill Gates … Continue reading →
GorT sometimes attends protests Maybe liberals and democrats are focusing on “living wage” arguments so the following doesn’t get much press: A recent CNN poll shows almost 70% of the country believes the economy is generally in poor shape and … Continue reading →
Regarding minimum wage, our own GorT mentions: The argument from one side is with that amount of profit why can’t Walmart (and ostensibly other companies like it, but apparently Walmart is the target of the season) pay its employees more … Continue reading →
To liberals, utilizing the political process to thwart public sector union excesses is exactly the same as the wholesale slaughter of millions of innocents. Also, U R HITLER, DAMNED RETHUGLIKKANS! There is nothing more pleasing to ‘Puter than watching courts and legislatures … Continue reading →
All right, the Czar will explain the liberal mindset yet again, but this time we will explain what the deal is with Obamacare. Even though polls are showing liberals are dumping on Obamacare (a recent poll showed only 12% of … Continue reading →
Island Dweller copies the Czar on some of his mail, which we in turn by our massive grace extend unto thee, dear reader: Your majesty: Esteemed Associate, still firmly ensconced like a tenacious polyp in the bowels of the government … Continue reading →
Mika is so depressed over ObaamCare’s inexcusably inept roll out, she attempted to burn down the set of Morning Joe early Monday morning, screaming, “If I can’t believe in Obama (PBUH) any more, I don’t want to live, and you’re all … Continue reading →
Q. What do you call a liberal who can do math? A. An ex-liberal. This old saw is still true for some very basic reasons: if the country pulls in x revenue, and spends 2x on programs, pretty soon you … Continue reading →
Just Beat It, Beat It, Beat It, Beat It No One Wants To Be DefeatedShowin’ How Funky Strong Is Your FightIt Doesn’t Matter Who’s Wrong Or Right Who knew Michael Jackon’s 1982 hit, “Beat It” was so prescient about American … Continue reading →
Barney the Purple Dinosaur, a survivor of a frontal lobotomy and unrelated massive head trauma, can spot the logical flaws in Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman’s blog post. Can you, boys and girls? Intrepid New York Times opinion columnist and self-proclaimed smartest … Continue reading →
Other than Obama having found and unleashed a Hypnotoad in the White House Press Briefing Room, what’s a plausible explanation for otherwise sane, sentient reporters buying Obama’s unending stream of lies, slander and other horse manure? ‘Puter said he might provide … Continue reading →
Conservatives like you tend to understand little of any substance, and as a result, you may be confused over why this shutdown is such a terrible thing. In your ignorance, you blissfully think that that life goes on without the … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s been reading Greg Sargent, a confessed liberal, who writes for the Washington Post’s opinion pages. Mr. Sargent is exercised about Republicans holding up a debt limit increase This morning, Mr. Sargent writes: It remains to be seen whether major … Continue reading →
Ms. Goodstein smugly thinksabout how stupid those sillyRoman Catholics are, with theiranti-gay, anti-abortion bias, insteadof considering it is perhaps shewho is the biased one. ‘Puter was shocked to discover that the New York Times is either stunningly biased against or … Continue reading →
California is raising its minimum wage to $10 an hour. Presently, it is $8 an hour. If a store owner has three part-time employees who are paid minimum wage, and let us say each worker shows up 24 hours a … Continue reading →
Mika has a sad because income inequality. Unfortunately,Mika doesn’t understand that despite her willful ignoranceof basic economic truths, pretending economic truths do notexist does not, in fact, cause those truths to cease existing. ‘Puter’s been watching Morning Joe again, which is … Continue reading →
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell—probably the last of Obama’s secretaries not involved in something mind-bogglingly stupid—just got herself involved in something mind-bogglingly stupid. In a Department-wide address to Interior employees, she warned them that loyalty tests shall be given … Continue reading →
Maybe if Detroit made cars as awesomeas ‘Puter’s 1972 Dodge Dart Swingeragain, they’d have remained solvent. ‘Puter just got around to reading the New York Times Sunday edition, including Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz’ piece on Detroit’s bankruptcy. Mr. Stiglitz … Continue reading →
As you know by now, Obamacare is not just failing, it is basically collapsing in on itselfand most of the law has not even been implemented yet. The Czar used to hold town hall meetings in his day. Guess how we … Continue reading →
Mr. West is Obama’s secretmortgage reform brain trust, originator of such great ideasas “Imma let you finish, butwhere’s my Hennessey at?” ‘Puter happened to be wandering aimlessly around the New York Times website when this article on President Obama’s forthcoming … Continue reading →
Sir Isaac Newton is not amused with Democrats’willful ignorance of cause and effect. Ah, Democrats. In times of complexity, unease and upheaval like these, ‘Puter finds himself admiring their simplicity of mind. If ignorance is bliss, the vast majority of … Continue reading →
‘Puter received the following missive from Operative B.G. shortly after publishing his “Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics” post yesterday. It’s so good, ‘Puter’s running it unedited. Every single word you wrote is true (and in other news, water is wet, … Continue reading →
Let’s wait while Mildred completesthe tabulation, norming the figuresto comport with AP’s expectations. ‘Puter awoke this morning to the mid-summer serenade of cicadas singing mingled with the strangled cries of MSNBC pundits bemoaning the inherent unfairness of our economic system. … Continue reading →
…the fool, or the fools who follow him. – Obi Wan Kenobi, Star Wars I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if 55 million voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has … Continue reading →
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)learned all she needed to know abouteconomic theory selling tax-free boozeand cigarettes on The Rez.Sen. Warren also claims to have watchedaghast as Gen. Whitside slaughtered herpeople at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s your … Continue reading →
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick,currently serving federal prison time for whatprosecutors termed a “pattern of extortion, bribery and fraud” is more honest than theNew York Times editorial staff. ‘Puter’s been trying to limit his posting, especially after yesterday’s magnum opus on … Continue reading →
There are no words adequate to describethe immorality, evil and stupidity inherentin this liberalism, brought to you by the shrill, humorless harpies at Code Pink. ‘Puter thinks it’s cute that liberals regurgitate demonstrably false talking points. ‘Puter thinks it’s even … Continue reading →
Detroit’s bankruptcy is, as Idiot-in-Chief Joe Biden would say, “a big f*cking deal.” It’s a big deal not only for the people of Detroit, who most certainly have the most to gain (or lose) from restructuring the failed liberal city’s … Continue reading →
Hold on to the handrails, folks, GorT is fired up. It’s been one of those weeks. You know the ones – craptastic service from Comcast at GorT’s place of business causing us to be without internet access for almost 2 … Continue reading →
‘Puter participates in “Toss a Mental Dwarfinto the Manticore Enclosure” Night downat the Leaping Peacock. Pictured, ‘Puter preparing to huck E.J. Dionne. Off camera,Czar wiping the schmaltz off his hands aftersimilarly treating Katrina vanden Heuvel. With apologies to a handful … Continue reading →
GorT has been busy over the last few weeks with some family stuff and has been remiss in posting about a number of topics. Thankfully, his fellow Gormogons are on point and tackled many of the issues that were on … Continue reading →
Contemplative Dog sadly contemplatesthe state of modern debate and rhetoric,particularly on gay marriage. Shortly aftersitting for this photo, Contemplative Dogassuaged her melancholy, returning to licking herself, Bill the Cat style. To say ‘Puter’s conflicted on gay rights generally and gay … Continue reading →
Earlier this morning in his post on Fisher v. University of Texas, ‘Puter closed by stating “Justice Ginsburg is a laughingstock and no longer should be permitted to take part in Court decisions.” ‘Puter promised to provide an explanation for … Continue reading →
‘Puter finally found some time to read the Supreme Court’s Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin decision. In its decision, a nearly unanimous court stated the lower appellate court (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit) failed … Continue reading →
“Boy, as a really, really observant RomanCatholic, am I looking forward to meetingJesus. He’ll be so proud of me, increasingthe rights of His womyn creatures to indiscriminately slaughter their young.” ‘Puter’s governor, the ever-delightful Andrew Cuomo, has come up with … Continue reading →
Gov. Cuomo demonstrates the danger offinger guns before Mayor Bloomberg joinshim on stage to introduce their jointlegislative proposal “Fingerguns UnderControl of Kids Kill Us Act,” or as it iswidely known, Cuomo’s FUCKKU Act. ‘Puter’s a casual hunter, and an even … Continue reading →
‘Puter believes the Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne to be the least intellectually curious, most embarrassingly partisan opinion columnist writing today, bar none. Yes, bar none, including but not limited to crass, foul-mouthed New York Times “treasure” Maureen Dowd. To deride … Continue reading →
What do the IRS scandal and the Senate’s hearing on Apple’s tax avoidance have in common? Both events lay bare modern American liberalism’s Achilles’ heel. Just like Prohibition, Liberalism dependson Americans’ willingness to voluntarilycomply with laws requiring Americansto do something … Continue reading →
Be thankful the right-wing media is pushing this story out, because God know the rest of the media are hiding this story. An interesting analysis by Pew Research correlated two critical pieces of data: gun homicide rates are down by … Continue reading →
MoDo, the PoMo Ho and NYTemployee, when reached for comment, told ‘Puter the NYT’seditors must have balls this big to expect its readers to believe that women are so dumb they don’t knowhow babies get inside them. ‘Puter’s hopping mad, having … Continue reading →
The Czar has always had a less-than-scientific interest in the Chicago Cubs, and has watched their ups and downs over the decades. You know, there was a time when the Cubs were basically the Yankees—you just knew they would make … Continue reading →
‘Puter, like the rest of America, watched the Left and its media comfort women reduced to incoherent sputtering over the last week. Confronted with the Gun Control Failure story, the Boston (Marathon) Massacre story, the Elvis Impersonator Mails Ricin to Obama story and the … Continue reading →
…is right twice a day. Imagine your Mandarin’s shock and disbelief when he actually found himself in agreement with HBO host Bill Maher over these comments made about Islam in comparison to other religions. Your Mandarin suggests that you view … Continue reading →
The US Senate treated foolish, ill-consideredgun control legislation much as Eliot Ness treated Frank Nitti: both are currently waitingin the car. And good riddance. To hear those on the Left tell it, the Senate’s failure to pass gun control legislation yesterday … Continue reading →
They didn’t call him LearnedHand for nothing. He was oneof America’s greatest jurists, bar none. After ‘Puter, of course. Here’s several things to keep in mind today as we Fifty Three Percenters suck it up and support the freeloading loafers … Continue reading →
This was posted on the ‘Being Liberal’ page on Facebook today: Ironically, gay marriage is closer than high pressure to being a cause. Think of the butterfly effect. The Spanish word for butterfly is mariposa, which is also a gay … Continue reading →
Here are two thoughts GorT had last night between talking with his kids about the Pope, watching parts of the State of the Union and watching all of Senator Rubio’s (R-FL) response. 1. Liberals, in general, see and are voicing … Continue reading →
One of the above is an exceptional American, the other is an exceptional loser Generally when liberals hear something that sounds conservative and reasonable and comes from someone who they would typically classify as being from a demographic that they … Continue reading →
Your ‘Puter has the power! To reason away!Dang, the Doobie Brothers were awesome.Mostly because of their anti-bootleggingappearance on What’s Happening. Classic. Liberals and the media (but then ‘Puter repeats himself) have been spectacularly successful in portraying conservatives’ guiding principle as irrational, … Continue reading →
GorT has previously written about his belief that liberals, largely, seek the short-term, knee-jerk solution without considering the longer term ramifications. Well, courtesy of the Twitter Machine and one of my fellow Gormos retweeting it, I noticed this juicy tidbit: … Continue reading →
Ah, well, it looks like the liberal whackjobs are after the Boy Scouts again, and are fostering the idea that Scouts might consider allowing gays to lead scouting programs. True? False? Actually, these things do not matter to the liberals; … Continue reading →
Every liberal who thinks her opinionon the Second Amendment should control‘Puter’s rights should imagine this guydeciding what her Constitutional rightsshould be, and behave accordingly. In recent days many of ‘Puter’s leftist friends have taken to Facebook, crowing about how fantastic … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s more liberal friends, which is to say every friend except his fellow Gormogons, cannot fathom why ‘Puter would be suspicious of the latest push to restrict legal gun ownership in the United States. After all, all good and right-thinking … Continue reading →
The world-famous Nightfly transmitted the following to the Czar via Dream-o-Scope. Due to the length and content, the Czar elected not to use blockquotes, but instead is altering the font. Behold our power to change the very appearances of letters … Continue reading →
GorT, Sr. passed on an email that I’m going to dissect into a post here. Recently, Facebook posts, media “news” stories, and commentary pieces are largely trying to blame the Republicans for the mess we’re in today. Either by ways … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Dr. J mentions, in reference to companies moving employees to part-time statuses to ease their insurance costs, as something foreseen and he, nor any other Gormogon, was surprised to see it happen. It is disheartening, which is one of the … Continue reading →
Pundits have spilled far too much ink recently telling us what Republicans did wrong in this election cycle. It’s well past time to take a closer look at what Democrats did wrong this election cycle, and what it means for … Continue reading →
In what may be a first, ‘Puter agrees with the Washington Post’s resident Obama fluffer E.J. Dionne, at least as to his central premise. Mr. Dionne states that President Obama’s agenda for a second term is not as hidden as … Continue reading →
Today the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) heard oral argument in Fisher v. University of Texas, Docket No. 11-345. Petitioner Abigail Fisher sued respondent University of Texas claiming Respondent’s race-based admissions policy* violated her Constitutional guarantee of equal protection, … Continue reading →
‘Puter stole this picture from Czar’swedding album. Just out of the frameis GorT sporting the newest in plasmapowered portable rail guns. Liberal coastal elites’ willful and inexplicable ignorance on all things bang-stick-y is showing again. Democrats in the House and the … Continue reading →
Pictured: Czar pulling his sword outof a recently gutted left wing pundit. ‘Puter finally realized what’s really been bugging him, aside from the passel of yellow jackets nesting in his unitard. More specifically, ‘Puter’s been annoyed by President Obama’s “you … Continue reading →
Liberals count on us not to notice the atfirst small restrictions of our liberties. Once we’re securely bound, that’s whenthey’ll come for our core freedoms. Also,Czar has a Mickey Mouse BDSM fetish. ‘Puter’s been reading his favorite left of center … Continue reading →
‘Puter said this every day for fouryears of Jesuit high school to GorT and OEV. That is, when ‘Puter wasn’tfighting off giant purple spiders, whichis another story entirely. In the immortal words of Eric Cartman, “I. Am. So. Pissed. Off. … Continue reading →
It is troubling when you see and hear an elected senator completely and blatantly misrepresent either intentionally or not the facts. Case in point (h/t to the folks over at Above Top Secret) – Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO). Watch the … Continue reading →
A common occurrence in a typical liberal versus conservative debate is one where the liberal bemoans that the conservative didn’t lambast a republican (and therefore assumed to be conservative – although that’s not always true) official over an issue over … Continue reading →
Mr. Dionne shows off his home office’s“far talking thinger” and “computerizer,” two things conservatives are toostupid to understand. ‘Puter highly recommends the Democrats follow E.J. Dionne’s incandescently brilliant plan to retake the House and hold the presidency and the Senate … Continue reading →
There has been lots of analysis and discussion about the recall election of Gov. Walker in Wisconsin and the meaning of the outcome. We’ve done a fair amount here and it’s all worthy reading. However, regardless of how the left … Continue reading →
Why ‘Puter reads E.J. Dionne is beyond ‘Puter. Heck, why anyone reads E.J. Dionne is beyond ‘Puter. Yet, like a moth to the flame, Green Lantern to Kato and Czar to the closest cervine, ‘Puter is inexorably drawn to Mr. … Continue reading →
Dr. J. stumbled on this over at the Esquire Blog. How he got there, he’s not sure. Perhaps a twitter link. Nevertheless, someone named Charles P. Pierce, who is clearly a Democrat partisan, is demonstrating his ignorance of both politics … Continue reading →
Having attended Saturday evening Mass this past weekend, GorT and Mrs. GorT were enjoying a leisurely Sunday morning by watching some Sunday morning news shows over breakfast. One show had Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) on to discuss his sponsorship of … Continue reading →
Good evening; I’m Cobb Webb, and this is April Schauers, with your local Chicago 9:00 news. Our lead story tonight is the NATO protests which brought terror to the streets of Chicago, as throngs of protestors battled Chicago police for … Continue reading →
…if I don’t get him first. Maybe an apt lyric from U2’s God, Part II when you think of Chris Matthews. Mr. Matthews was on a Jeopardy’s “Power Players 2012” episode that aired last night along with CNN’s Lizzie O’Leary … 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 →
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 →
Liberals will have their work cut out for them over the next couple of months. With all this bad-for-the-Left news going on, you can bet that distractions and personal attacks will be the usual bill of fare. Things couldn’t be … Continue reading →
