The Czar also extends his Easter wishes to all (Christian or otherwise, which is pretty cool…because you can always celebrate the feast of Ishtar) this week or next. And ‘Puter, who is always right, may be incorrect about the Czar, … Continue reading →
At least it wasn’t a cougar this time, Jerry. 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 … Continue reading →
The Gormogons wish all their readers a blessed and happy Easter. Except for The Czar, whose Easter falls next week. He’s all Orthodox and whatnot. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an … Continue reading →
Now it appears we have emasculated our mighty Navy such that it now negotiates with pirates, in what should be a non-negotiable situation. In response, Somali pirates have seized another vessel. Thoughtfulness and deliberation is perceived by evil mercenary pirates … Continue reading →
What’s the difference between a baby chicken and SoT Tim Geithner? More than you might at first think. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … Continue reading →
Is it teenaged? Imagine a platoon of these tearing down a North Carolina beach. 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, … Continue reading →
Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while … Continue reading →
Sigh. Roger Simon, your heart bleeds to where you need to stop the blood loss. Perhaps you, like too many of your mass media colleagues, need to go beyond the left-wing anti-gun websites for your research. Take this little anti-gun … Continue reading →
Fascinating read at FoxNews.com regarding a lack of future for North Korean leadership. 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 … Continue reading →
‘Puter didn’t realize that a representative democracy means that the people vote for leaders who are answerable directly to the unions. Last night at a NYC City Council meeting, the United Federation of Teachers distributed questions on note cards to … Continue reading →
So a while ago your Volgi off-handedly endorsed breaking up Congo-Kinshasa. Which, you know, he can do in his spare time, if he gets around to it. However, as the Volgi said, he ain’t no Africanist, so he’s not surprised … Continue reading →
The Czar has argued here that Republicans, and Conservatives in general, should be the stauncher supporters of science and technology, rather than let the Democrats invent the internet and the Liberals lead the charge against Creationist nonsense. In short, promotion … Continue reading →
College athletics, particularly men’s’ basketball and football, are a multi-million dollar a year moneymaker for universities. Coaches and schools get rich off the work of the athletes, who are not permitted to be paid. Worst, perhaps, is the polite fiction … Continue reading →
Crucial times for a teetering democracy worried about Russification. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Mackubin Owens agrees with the Gormogons that pirates are hostis humani generis. Though it should go without saying that the Gormogons do not endorse burning Seminole villages. Just to be clear. And CEI says, “Bring back letters of marque!” Confucius, … Continue reading →
Via Deadspin, The Gormogons have been made aware of the new San Francisco Giants marketing campaign. The Giants’ ad men (and women) are pikers. Here are much better slogans for the Giants, off the top of our heads, in no … Continue reading →
…for a few decades. Seems like Jonah’s quest for Airborne Laser Volcano Lancing (ALVL) remains timely. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The Czar agrees that North Korea is of interest to China, if nothing more than to put into play a major distraction for the US, Japan, and South Korea. Gosh, if North Korea fell, those 3 economic engines might start … Continue reading →
In re the Somali pirates’ seizing a U.S.-flagged ship: while this puts more of an onus on us to act, it’s still a universal problem. If there were one thing that the UN, the “international community,” and all the enthusiasts … Continue reading →
So, as in your scenario, North Korea falls apart. Obviously, South Korea is willing, on some level (on a spectrum of enthusiastically to grudgingly), to welcome its co-Hanguks back into the fold and to unify the peninsula under a democratic … Continue reading →
Your Volgi knows what the Czar means. Your Volgi hopes he doesn’t have to say, “Confucius say: Told you so.” (For more, click the Moldova tag below.) Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →…about this. We should keep our eye on this. 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 … Continue reading →
‘Puter raises an interesting notion, wondering what the net effects would be of China assuming control over North Korea. The Czar is not certain if this would be a permanent or temporary solution; China, of course, is not known for … Continue reading →
Actually, ’Puter, your Volgi would have very little problem in turning North Korea over to China—though why China would want them is another question altogether. Even if it is an encouragement of Chinese imperialism, I think it’s hard to argue … Continue reading →
…NYT employee, and Red Eye regular S.E. Cupp pens a good piece on the Catholic vote in the wake of the Notre Dame contretemps. It’s a good piece, even it it uses “liturgy” where “litany” or simply “politics” might be … Continue reading →
Here’s a fantasy foreign policy heresy for general Gormogon discussion. ‘Puter’s certain Volgi will politely point out the myriad errors herein. And Czar and GorT will pile on. Why would it be such a bad thing for the United States … Continue reading →
Unions, that is. See Commentary’s description of two almost unbelieveable union overreachers at the link. In the better of the two stories, one that warms the cockles of ‘Puter’s union-hating heart, friend of the unions The Boston Globe is being … Continue reading →
Courtesy of the estimable Jimmy Akin who reiterates some of the common-sense reason why handguns should be the last weapons you’d want to take away. If you’re a five-foot-one woman being stalked by an ex, or if you’re an eighty-year-old … Continue reading →
The Czar agrees with ‘Puter, who is always right, but would humbly suggest that the US Navy not compensate for lost cargo, as lost cargo is insured. And if the cargo is not insured by the distributor or shipping company, … Continue reading →
Speaking to GorT’s proposal for responses to the rising incidents of piracy, ‘Puter humbly offers the following suggestions. 1. Any American flagged vessel taken by pirates will be retaken or sunk by the U.S. Navy, no matter where in the … Continue reading →
Maybe another reason why the contender from the GorT region should have won. This could really revolutionize all electronics and cars with the possibility of a 2nd industrial revolution. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely … Continue reading →
I woke up to the news this morning that a ship flying a US Flag was seized by Somali pirates. We’ve discussed this before and until now, they haven’t seized an all-American crewed vessel. I wonder (a) how long until … Continue reading →
Brendan Donnelly @ WWTDD: I don’t know if I ever told you guys this but in 1995 at the Palace Hotel in Nidwalden, Switzerland, all the bloggers and traditional media had a meeting and we randomly drew a celebrity name … Continue reading →
Reuter’s Bernd Debusmann writes that gun sales in America are increasing along with economic anger. The Czar is well aware that gun sales are increasing, and Debusmann gets the reason correct: a notoriously anti-gun Senator is elected President, with rumors … Continue reading →
This is by no means a capitulation to the Iowegian menace, but rather part of a constructive engagement to encourage them to display more responsible behavior in the future. We’re cautiously optimistic that our package of monster-truck-rally tickets a U-Haul … Continue reading →
Respected economists agree with ‘Puter’s position on the bank bailout, as outlined here. That is, the market pricing offered by distressed asset purchasers is correct. It’s the selling banks that have their collective head in the sand. Oh, and by … Continue reading →
For quite a few Americans, today is another election day. Local elections for town mayor, school board, and trustees—while not as glamorous as voting for the young, suave smooth-talking game-changer who promises much and does little—is still very darn important, … Continue reading →
Your Czar, whatever his many faults may be, is at heart a sore winner. The Czar has combed through the archives to find this photograph of the last night of our brackets, in which helpless yeti, a pile of Macintosh … Continue reading →
Mike Potemra relays the news that Keith Olbermann’s mother has died. Before Olbermann became a self-important, unhinged lunatic of a newsreader, he was a self-important deadpan sportscaster of genius whose work with Dan Patrick should be taught in Sportscasting School—which, … Continue reading →
So it turns out that Demi Moore, using twitter, talks a woman out of suicide. Inconceivable! Everyone knows the Internet is only good for causing suicides, not preventing them. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и … Continue reading →
The State Department wants us to understand that North Korea did not win any kind of PR battle. Even though they launched their missile. Even though the 6-nation interest over North Korea split along predictable lines. Even though the United … Continue reading →
Time to get ready to mow the lawn again. This may be the best ad campaign ever. Ever. On this there can be no debate. Get your Mr. Bigglesworth on, and let your freak flag fly! Via Instapundit. 'PuterAlways right, … Continue reading →
The Supreme Court today ruled that racist cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal (ne Wesley Cook) will continue to rot in prison for the rest of his sorry life. ‘Puter’s hoping, God willing, that Mr. Abu-Jamal rots in Hell for all eternity, along … Continue reading →
The Czar is not the first, evidently, to have realized this weird opposition. You will remember, back in 1981 when Nancy Reagan refused to curtsy to Queen Elizabeth II, pretty much because curtsies are restricted to British subjects, and not … Continue reading →
North Korea’s Unha-2 missile…er, communcations satellite…was successfully launched, flew right over Japan, and put, evidently, an iPod into space that—if you listen to 470 MHz—you can hear endlessly looped recordings of “Song of General Kim Il-sung” and “Song of General … Continue reading →
So POTUS Obama arrived in Ankara, and strongly supports Turkey’s admission into the EU, and all the good things that could mean to the world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is a bit annoyed with Obama’s decision to admit Turkey into … Continue reading →
while GorT is not surprised by the outcome, and doesn’t dispute it, I do want to point out that the 2nd Amendment is only an issue because we have the Technology that is Saving Us All creating the weapons of … Continue reading →
Your Czar is not at all surprised about the outcome thus far. The Second Amendment allows us to shoot up computers. And, we believe, horny teachers. We shall soon see whether man hath greater love for violence or sex. The … Continue reading →
I was doing a little light reading and came across this little factoid: India and China each have about a billion people, taken together accounting for about 40% of the world’s population. In the past 20 years about a half … Continue reading →
Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Welcome to our newest follower, long-time Friend of the Gormogons, Djinifer. Djinifer is a southern belle partial to One Holy Catholic & Apostolic Church, gourmet cooking, and confining unsuspecting dudes in her Love Dungeon. Though likely not all at the … Continue reading →
John Lott: Time after time multiple- victim public shootings occur in “gun free zones” — public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The horrible attack today in Binghamton, New York is no different. Every multiple-victim public … Continue reading →
“Co-worker’s tattoo” Q: … She thinks it means “Bitch.”… A: What this woman tattooed 贱女 really means “cheap whore”. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →‘Puter’s been thinking, without the drinking, this morning. Drinking’s for later. So, the Obama Administration thinks giving AIG executives performance bonuses is stupid and bad, because it rewards these folks for allegedly having run our economy into the ground. While … Continue reading →
Funny, if true. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →According to Mike Goldfarb, the Missile Defense Agency is on the chopping block. Just in time for the Taepodong launch. Your Volgi doesn’t get this at all. If we need this crazy, giant “stimulus” spend-a-palooza, why can’t we spend on … Continue reading →
Somewhere—the Czar regrets he cannot cite the exact reference—your Volgi once said that media bias is ever-so-there when reporting on the economy. That is interesting, the Czar thought, as he wolfed down caviar with a spoon and waved his hand … Continue reading →
Apparently, some Pennsyltuckians think this is an acceptable means of getting with child. Unfortunately for these deviant sickos, the local constabulary (pictured, right) disagree. Say what you will about Pennsyltucky, but ‘Puter’s pretty sure the justice meted out by the … Continue reading →
Well no shit [Malawi] turned [Madonna’s contested adoption request] down. Madonna is how villages in Africa picture the Devil. An old bony white woman, pale as a ghost, who swoops down from heaven in the belly of a metal bird … Continue reading →
Here are some Brit cops who have the right idea. When questioned by ‘Puter as to what this experience was like, the police dogs responded that hippies taste like patchouli and chicken. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer … Continue reading →
…the Supreme Allied Commander, President of the United States” like a crumpled ball of sheet metal! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Очень интересно. Свобода! Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →This is a bit of a diversion from the recent topics, but while I was doing a little lunchtime reading, I came across this article in Wired! Out of the 14 items mentioned, we owned about half of them and … Continue reading →
The Czar needs you to remember that ‘Puter is always right, especially when he expresses outrage over morons like Jenny McCarthy brazenly risking people’s lives to make a badly researched popularity point. The Czar has identical opinions, which you should … Continue reading →
Jenny McCarthy, that formerly hot yet now hard and used up looking Playboy “model”, shares her scientific knowledge that vaccinations caused her son’s autism, so under no circumstances should any children ever be vaccinated. Vaccination must have caused her son’s … Continue reading →
As the North Korean missile crisis continues, POTUS Obama has received assurances from Hu Jintao that not only would China consider a North Korean missile launch provocative, but gave signals that China would not oppose interception should the missile deviate … Continue reading →
To the correspondent who emailed the Czar this evening… Yes, they do. You are correct. 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 … Continue reading →
Treasury Secretary Timothy “OTJ” Geithner has decided that being in charge of the auto industry is not good enough, and now wants the government to act as the CEO of banks. That is, he admits that he “would consider forcing … Continue reading →
The Czar knows that ‘Puter is always right. Hippies require a substantially lavish society in order for them to protest the lavishness of it at all. In poorer cultures, hippies would be eaten. Your Czar has similar ironic observations about … Continue reading →
It occured to ‘Puter that the dirty, nasty, soapdodging hippies are a case study in dramatic irony. As the Womyn and Gender Issues Studies/Performance Art double majors surely have been taught at their pricey universities, dramatic irony occurs when the … Continue reading →
Sweet Baby Jesus in the Manger, would some Brits please sack up and lay some wood upside the heads of these malfeasant bastards, bent on creating anarchy? It’s an object lesson in the perils of too much tolerance. 'PuterAlways right, … Continue reading →
Après le petit déjeuner! Belgium 1, France 0. Via Warming Glow. Update: Two more at Film Drunk. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →So now the original vampire writer guy defends himself in the exchange your Volgi linked to here. Verdict: La Caitlin in a walk. This guy is reading the text, she’s paying attention to the subtext. The subtext doesn’t trump the … Continue reading →
And now a Chinese beer is the most popular beer in the world, replacing Bud Light (the Thing of Beers). The Chinese beer is apparently named Snow, possibly from the melamine flakes floating in it, and the Czar does not … Continue reading →
We’ve laid out the case for affordable, easily distributable “renewable” energy. We’ve pointed out that until the government pursues energy sources that are fiscally compelling it’s a lost cause. So what happens? We get Rep. Waxman (D-CA) and Rep. Markey … Continue reading →
You go girl – good for her to stand up for what she believes in. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past … Continue reading →
Imagine this as a movie plot. A secret military operation sends the space shuttle up, only years after a horrific disaster. The mission is so hush-hush that communications are restricted. During the mission, the crew notices severe damage to several … Continue reading →
So with all this outrage over the AIG bonuses the government is here to save the day. Now, led by Rep. Barney Frank, Congress is looking to pass a bill that would allow the Treasury Department to exercise control over … Continue reading →
This is a slightly edited piece of personal correspondence in response to this piece and Jonah Goldberg’s post. For a great illustration of the Evil Vampire vs. Sexy Vampire, see this Final Girl post on 30 Days of Night. Also … Continue reading →
Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Pakistan has been at a crossroads for her entire existence. As soon as she makes one turn, she finds herself at another. Today, in the otherwise amiable city of Lahore, 11 (or more) people were killed and almost 100 injured … Continue reading →
Indeed, this was close up until a few moments ago! The great Billy Jack held on dearly, and as you know, has heretofore survived being shot several hundred times. Many of us believed that this tin soldier would ride away … Continue reading →
'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter carefully follows economic and financial trends, legal affairs, and serves as the Gormogons’ financial … Continue reading →
'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter carefully follows economic and financial trends, legal affairs, and serves as the Gormogons’ financial … Continue reading →
Please to excuse the untoward language. Squirrels scare the !%$*& out of ‘Puter. 'PuterAlways right, unless he isn’t, the infallible Ghettoputer F. X. Gormogons claims to be an in-law of the Volgi, although no one really believes this. ’Puter carefully … Continue reading →
I’m going to tie together a few seemingly unrelated threads today. First, we have this study that finds that toddlers “neither plan for the future nor live completely in the present. Instead, they call up the past as they need … Continue reading →
Thanks, Fox! Now there’s hope for ‘Puter and all his tubby friends. What could possibly go wrong with a show that’s set up to make fun of fat people trying to get lucky? ‘Puter’s pitching a proposal for a Bachelor … Continue reading →
Seriously, do you have any idea how cheap drywall is? Does one really need to save money by using Chinese imported gypsum wallboard? Evidently, it contains mystical abilities to destroy copper wiring from a distance, smells like sulfuric dioxide, and … Continue reading →
You could have cleaned up in Vegas, had you bet on them. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →The kind words of the Czar notwithstanding, your Volgi is decidedly not a historian of Southeast Asia or the Vietnam War. And he’s in agreement with the Czar’s argument, in general, though he’d quibble with the word futile, given that … Continue reading →
The Czar would like to compliment and complement your Volgi’s superb post that clarifies some key points in your Czar’s concern about using buzzwords in lieu of warfighting. The Czar does not maintain that the war was unwinnable nor that … Continue reading →
‘Puter’s going to get a little theological here for a minute. Sitting at Mass with the ‘Puter family last evening, ‘Puter got to thinking about God and society. ‘Puter promises he won’t get all religious on you readers too often. … Continue reading →
Since other Gormogons are going for the obscure presentation in foreign languages and old typesets, I figured I’d throw a little Latin into the mix. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive … Continue reading →
So we’ve all bought in on CFL’s (compact fluorescent lightbulbs), right? Maybe we’re like the Zuerchers in San Francisco (amazingly reported in the NY Times). See, they listened to Al Gore’s movie, bought into the Big Environment movement and replaced … Continue reading →
Says FoxNews’ Major “Captain” Garrett: Obama will [send] civilian State Department and personnel from other US agencies to improve Afghanistan’s ability to govern itself—a tacit acknowledgement that the government led by President Hamid Karzai has failed to win Obama’s full … Continue reading →
Click to enlarge. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →While heartily endorsing the Czar’s point here that technocratic methods lose wars, your Volgi will respectfully disagree with the Czar’s account of the Vietnam War, in that his readings seem to indicate that not only was the war winnable—Gen. Creighton … Continue reading →
In reading over POTUS Obama’s plan for Afghanistan, the Czar was disturbed by this quote: But the plan also for the first time sets benchmarks—or, as the president preferred to call them, “metrics”—for US involvement in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, … Continue reading →
In a close game, the Pontiff conceded to Technology Savings Us All as he had better things to do guiding his flock to the ever-after. In the other bracket, Bond clearly has a super car, so “there’s no such thing … Continue reading →
