Nov 30, 2009
Nov 29, 2009
Illustration Friday--on Sunday!
Someone hands some fans a pair of free Angels tickets.
Nov 25, 2009
Holiday In Cambodia
Nov 23, 2009
MC Bors
Check it. Yo. Yo.
From "Let There Be Light" 'til JC come back/ touching groins while huggin' is straight whack/ A sin, in fact.
Sexual repression is the lesson/ hugs got my body stressin'/ don't need no frontal pressin'/ only that lateral affection.
I rep virgin pride, dun/ I hug from the side some/ The same place the Romans stabbed Christ when he died, son.
The Side Hug Code
Disciples was like, "Yo, Jesus. Why the fuck are we all on one side of the table? I mean, why not spread out like normal folks and use that other side?"
And Jesus was all like, "So we can side hug, fucka."
Side Hugs Rule Everything Around Me
Catholic Consistency
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island said on Sunday that the Roman Catholic bishop of Providence had instructed him to refrain from receiving communion because of his stance on abortion.Another letter was sent to everyone who has ever attended his church. “In light of the church’s clear teachings on war, materialism, lying, supporting war and helping the sick and poor," it read, "it is inappropriate for a single person to show up for communion ever again."
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“In light of the church’s clear teaching, and your consistent actions,” the letter said, “I believe it is inappropriate for you to be receiving holy communion and I now ask respectfully that you refrain from doing so.”
"Please return when you are as Christly as me," the bishop wrote.
Nov 20, 2009
9/11 trials, again
Charles Krauthmmer complains:
September 11, 2001 had to speak for itself. A decade later, the deed will be given voice. KSM has gratuitously been presented with the greatest propaganda platform imaginable -- a civilian trial in the media capital of the world -- from which to proclaim the glory of jihad and the criminality of infidel America.
We faced Hitler and Hirohito but can't handle a rant from a jihadist! I might rewrite that paragraph this way: September 11, 2001 had to speak for itself. A decade later, the victims will finally see justice. The United States has gratuitously presented itself with the greatest propaganda platform imaginable -- a civilian trial in the media capital of the world -- from which to proclaim the glory of the US Justice System and the criminality of terrorists.
Though he does have a point here:
Moreover, everyone knows that whatever the outcome of the trial, KSM will never walk free. He will spend the rest of his natural life in U.S. custody. Which makes the proceedings a farcical show trial from the very beginning.
Exactly. Trying someone who seems clearly guilty but was tortured in detainment for years presents some issues. Maybe we shouldn't do that anymore.
Impeach
The majority of Republicans believe ACORN stole the election for Obama. We are dealing with some serious crazy here.
9/11 Trials
Nov 18, 2009
Beyond Obits!
Why stop at the celebrity obit when you can keep marking their cloud-tastic birthday ever year? Here's to 101, Johnny!
MStreeter Savannah Morning News Nov 18, 2009 |
We differ slightly on the justice system.
Crazy Conservative Friend: It's a disgrace we are trying them in this country.
Me: Why--don't you think our legal system will deliver justice?
CCF: They don't deserve the rights of American citizens. They are prisoners of war!
Me: If they are guilty of crimes why not put them on trial? I'd like to try and convict them. You'd like to hold onto them forever without charges.
CCF: No, I don't. They should be kicked out of a helicopter over a---over a chasm. We can watch them splatter and cheer!
Me: Surely there should be trials before the helicopter drop, right?
CCF: No! Fuck 'em. It's Al Qaeda. They want to kill us!
Me: Then how do you determine who to drop out of helicopters?
CCF: It's Al Qaeda! They want to kill us!
Me: So...what's the weather like out there?
Nov 17, 2009
Priorities
Granted, they are morons.
But on progressive talk, Thom Hartmann is talking about JFK conspiracy theories and just went to break telling us that next we will learn how Dick Cheney fits into it. I'm not kidding.
Nov 16, 2009
Comics Journal #300
The result was an exhaustive 12,000 word discussion on the state of the industry, how we began, the future of print and web, awards, influences, and plenty of dirt dishing. We even did a collaborative cartoon for the Journal.
Update: Free access to the issue has been pulled for some reason. I don't think the print edition comes out until December. I'll post about it when it does.
You only die once
It was supposed to be Hugh Ackroyd's wake. And maybe the best part of Sunday afternoon was the fact that Hugh Ackroyd is not dead.
The man who made a career out of shooting photos of barges and ships and boxcars is 96 years old. He planned his wake, and he wasn't embarrassed to admit it.
"Well, why not?" he said. "Why bother when (I'm) dead?"
The Smart Jihadist
Al Qaeda could ensure the deaths of thousands of Americans simply by delaying health care reform for a few months. In fact, they should buy shares in health insurance companies and take a vacation. No need to get dusty and sweaty learning to disassemble AK-47s in 140º heat when we let our own die in record numbers from lack of access to--and denial of--health insurance.
The cost of our foreign adventurism in Afghanistan runs $1 million per soldier, per year. Most legislators don't bat an eyelid at that mountain of smoldering money. Whatever it takes, they say. Yet providing a robust (the choice word these days) public option is too much of a bother for Democrats, not to mention the lesser forms of scum that inhabit the Senate such as Joe Lieberman.
Nov 14, 2009
War Is Bureaucratic
Go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, they said. “Will it be difficult?” I asked. “No problem, my friend, no problem,” they said.The words raised hairs on my neck. In the Third World, whenever someone says, “No problem, my friend, no problem,” what they mean is, “Yes, this will be a huge problem.” Keep Reading.
Nov 13, 2009
Do as we Tweet
Number of U.S. states that have banned texting while driving: 27
Number of these states that offer traffic updates via Twitter: 25
Nov 11, 2009
Nov 10, 2009
"...it contains content that ridicules public figures"
Nov 9, 2009
Slacking for America
Worker productivity is up. But people are more productive because they are fearful of losing their job and have no option other than to take on the duties of their fired co-workers. Pretty much everyone I know who isn't already unemployed faces this problem. They do more work than ever while accepting to wage freezes, pay cuts and furloughs.
Still, some economists were encouraged by the productivity report. They say that eventually, employers won't be able to squeeze more from their staffs. They will then have to ramp up hiring — something that could happen next year, even though the jobless rate is expected to hit double digits.The good news in all this? Companies will reach the limit of how much work they can physically pile on top of their employees sometime next year! Maybe!
Wednesday: American Massacre Comix
Nov 8, 2009
Googled
KURTZ: Did one of the founders -- did I get this right -- of Google ask you why you didn't just publish your book online?
AULETTA: Yes. In my second interview with co-founder Sergey Brin, he came in on his rollerblades and he threw his knapsack down on the table and he said, "Ken, let me ask you a question." He said, "Why don't you just publish a book for free online and get a much larger audience for it?"
And I said, "Well, I might get a larger audience, but who's going to pay me an advance so I have money to live on since I'm on leave from "The New Yorker" to do this? And by the way, Sergey, who's going to edit my book and who's going to do an index? And who's going to market it? And who's going to pay for my expenses to come out here as many times I'm coming out here?"
And, of course, at that point, Sergey Brin changed the subject.
Nov 6, 2009
Women and children and bankers first
Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.In fact, 1,200 doses at Citigroup. Apparently a lot of children and pregnant women work there.
Turd Of The Day
John R. Rose Byrd Newspapers of Virginia Nov 6, 2009 |
Ballsy commentary.
Illustration Friday
Some rude moviegoers thought they had the right to occupy multiple seats.
And a rude jewelry vendor seemed intent on scaring away potential customers.
Nov 5, 2009
Words to live by
It's a good thing there isn't a commandment in the Decalogue that simply says "Don't Be an Asshole," because a lot of American Christians would be in trouble right about now.I had to laugh because staring at me from my office wall was one of my favorite cartoons. If only the founders had included it in the Constitution.
Nov 4, 2009
Official Commentary
SHOW ME THE MONEY: Bloomberg won, Corzine lost. This shows public support of gazillionaire douchebags is teetering. They are going to have to accrue more wealth--and be willing to spend it on PR--if they hope to recover some of the losses we saw last night.
LOUD AND CLEAR: A Bors Blog exit poll shows 89% of voters yesterday said they don't eat eggplants regularly. Did eggplants get the message?
PHRASE OF THE DAY: "Fed Up"
Today I'll be saying this often: "Voters are Fed Up with [something I personally don't like right at the moment] and it's only going to get worse in 2010!!!" (Note: As of this posting I'm using "being out of coffee" as I am rather perturbed by this development and would like to give it national focus.)
THE DAY: is Wednesday.
INFALLIBLE PREDICTION: Last night's elections for governor seem to suggest the trend of electing governors will continue in the Republic.
Consider me vexed
Most vexing: the unwillingness of other countries to accept large numbers of detainees and the administration’s inability to find locations in the United States to transfer prisoners for release or prosecution in the face of protests by lawmakers in both political parties.Yes, truly the most vexing thing about our abduction and torture camp is the fact that other nations refuse to step up and take responsibility for it!