● Rand Paul has declared his candidacy for the presidency. He’s doomed before he even starts, but I don’t think he plans to win. I think Paul is aiming for a VP slot. Paul’s plan seems to be to bring in young people to vote for him, just as Obama did in 2008 and his father often did. Unfortunately for the GOP, they don’t tend to stick around once their guy is ousted.
The right has really tried to savage Paul lately. They’ve gone after him as a conformist who gave up his views and moved onto the cocktail circuit just to appease the establishment. Of course, that’s not true, but that is the reaction I’ve come to expect from the lunatic fringe. Interestingly, they seem to see his competition being Ted Cruz, and between those two, the right will back fake-outsider Ted over real-outsider Rand.
● It turns out that the
● Rahm Emanuel just got re-elected the Lord and Designated Rapist of Chicago. I can’t say that I’m surprised because liberals are stupid... if at first you don’t succeed, just keep trying the same sh*t until the abject failure no longer looks so bad. In effect, they have voted for more crime, killings, failing schools, drugs and corruption. Oh well. The people have spoken, and let us hope that Rahm now gives them exactly what they voted for... fast and hard.
● There’s a new drug called Flakka in Florida, Texas, and Ohio. It’s a crystal-like drug that you smoke and it gives you something called “excited delirium,” which is a state where you sweat, suffer from paranoia, you become delusional and you hallucinate. Unfortunately, these symptoms are inseparable from liberalism.
● Speaking of which, another celebrity has talked about having sexual fantasies involving Obama. This time it’s a
● Finally, from the pilots behaving badly file, two Indian pilots were grounded after fighting in the cockpit. Maybe pilots are more dangerous than we thought? Or maybe it’s just smart to avoid India.
Rahm Emmanuel was the more conservative of the two candidates. Chicago, where instead of electing mayors, they crown them.
ReplyDeleteIn my 30 years in the Air Force I saw pilots do some stupid stuff, some of it while sober. I don't know who I'm for in the GOP, it doesn't matter, I would rather eat dirt than vote for a Democrat. Liberals are truly mentally ill, it's the only explanation. The Godfather now has Chicago right where he wants it, bent over a barrel.
ReplyDeleteRahm beat "Jesus". That's an accomplishment at Easter.
ReplyDeleteFrats are skating on thin ice nowadays. Social media makes it easier than ever to hang oneself with one's tongue.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/07/frats-shut-down-hazing_n_7001492.html
It's difficult to quantify how many colleges are disciplining fraternities compared to past years, said Kevin Kruger, president of the student affairs group NASPA. But he noted that a decade ago, schools were more likely to rely on educational efforts -- for example, to require members to go through sensitivity training -- to discipline chapters than suspend them. Administrators have a "decreasing level of tolerance for the abhorrent behavior of students on campus," Kruger said, adding that at this point one incident may be enough for a school to shut a house down.
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"Part of the message that ought to be out there is if it's going to get you in trouble, that's a reason not to do it," Burke said. "The overuse of the web probably gets people in more trouble now than if they didn't have cell phones to begin with. The smart-ass comment you might have said over the telephone and [that would go] away because no one remembered it, is now being perpetuated out there for a long, long time and is easy to distribute to others who were never supposed to hear the asinine comment."
My biggest problem with Paul is when he starts the crazy talk, although it is delivered better than the way his father said it.
ReplyDeleteHi Anthony,
ReplyDeleteI concur. Apparently, some people never learn. Or maybe they think they will like the notoriety.
Kit, That's a scary thought!
ReplyDeleteCritch, I have no sympathy for Chicago. I hope they get to experience the full consequences of their decisions.
ReplyDeleteI just had to laugh about the idea of two pilots getting into a fist fight. Wow. They should not be flying a commercial airliner if that have that little control.
LL, LOL! That's just perfect somehow!
ReplyDeleteAnthony, I find it amazing that so many frats remain so stupid, but that does seem to be the pattern. Personally, I never had a use for frats when I was in college. They seemed to be more trouble than they were worth.
ReplyDeleteBen, Some people never will learn.
ReplyDeleteI like Paul, except that I genuinely do not know what he stands for. At least with his father, I knew. But he's been this odd mix of some normal with hints of crazy, but never enough to get a sense of what he truly believes. That's problematic for me.
Andrew,
ReplyDeleteFrats tend to be rather unpopular on campus.
On Red-Eye someone summed up the Rolling Stone/UVA controversy well: They managed to make everyone feel sorry for a fraternity.
OT: The Boston bomber has been convicted of all 30 counts. 17 of those 30 potentially carry the death penalty. Good.
ReplyDeleteKit, Frats weren't popular in my day either for good reasons.
ReplyDeleteAny thoughts from anyone on the Walter Scott shooting?
ReplyDelete"The Boston bomber has been convicted of all 30 counts. 17 of those 30 potentially carry the death penalty."
ReplyDeleteSaw that coming.
Kit, On the Scott shooting, that is murder pure and simple and he should fry.
ReplyDeleteSadly, Massachusetts has no state death penalty, so he will most likely get life without parole. Now if he had done this in Texas, there would be no question of the outcome. But then again, he probably wouldn't have been alive to be tried...just sayin'...
ReplyDeleteAndrew - With the video evidence that was available, I am surprised that the cop just didn't plead out. He can't possibly think he can get acquitted in a trial.
ReplyDeleteBut then maybe the prosecutors wanted to take it to the Grand Jury to get an actual indictment to prove the system can work.
ReplyDeleteIf Massachussets wants to save the taxpayer money, they can just put the bomber in a cell with the right guy.
ReplyDeleteBev,
ReplyDeleteIt was a federal trial, not a state trial. So the Death Penalty is certainly a possibility.
Bev, It would be better if he was in Texas. Personally, I like Anthony's plan. That's easiest, cheapest, most satisfying.
ReplyDeleteKit, The more I see on this Scott thing, the more angry it makes me.
ReplyDeleteAnd their mayor and chief of police totally botched the press conference today. How hard is it to say: "We're going to bring in an independent investigator and anyone who helped cover this up will be dealt with." Not only is that the smart thing to do, it's the right thing to do.
Instead, they are circling the wagons, which implicates everyone in the department and feeds the idea that they are racists. Stupid. Very stupid.
I did not see the press conference.
ReplyDeleteLet me guess: Non-apology apologies, vague answers, and noncommittal promises?
Actually, the mayor took over the podium from the chief of police and started well, but then was asked how many other officers might have been involved in covering this up and if anyone else will lose their job, and he basically refused to answer. He did say there was an ongoing investigation by the state, but he at least should have stated some principles.
ReplyDeleteYeah, don't worry! Al Sharpton is on it already. He'll sort this out really quick.
ReplyDeleteJust what we need, Bev, a racist agitator to come stir the pot and try to enrich himself by turning one crime into a society-wide issue.
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