It's ADORABLE how the "conservative dickweeds" like to take credit for any pre-Goldwater GOP initiative/person, etc. For those of you on the Twitters, give @KevinMKruse a follow -- they come after him like Robin Ventura and Prof. Kruse goes Nolan Ryan on them.
It's a really good way to weed out the people who can be safely ignored on the topic of history. If they want to claim that the same people who fought for civil rights for minorities (Lincoln Republicans) or for business regulation and the income tax (Roosevelt Republicans) are the same ones running the party now, I am happy to nod, say "Ok", and continue my conversation without further acknowledgment.
I attended a small scale sci-fi in Dublin for about a decade. It never felt like I was in a town, though the hotel was in walking distance of a mini-mall. The convention moved to a hotel in Worthington in recent years, which wasn't in walking distance of anything, and I found myself longing for Dublin. (The hotel in Dublin was also a lot more pleasant.)
If the Yankees win tonight, I will end up rooting for them for the first time in forever. I would rather support them than the Astros. Though to be honest, the Rays are the only team left for that I would have fun rooting for.
Hard to believe that once upon a time, you could actually find as many pro-civil rights Republicans as Democrats. Not that anyone was really doing much about it, but you have men like Nelson Rockefeller and Jacob Javits and Fiorello LaGuardia in NY who today would 100 percent be Democrats.
The Trump Campaign is not know for being a well run organization, so it’s entirely possible that they are not properly using the Jackie Robinson image.
After all, they’ve repeatedly used Russian military equipment in American Jingoistic appeals.
When Wainwright did the flat earth bit, the game was in "game is out of reach so the announcers need to talk about things other than the game" territory, and, while his comments weren't unambigiously tongue-in-cheek, they did have a definite whiff of the deadpan to them. For what it's worth.
Yeah, as a Cardinals fan, I'm pretty sure that's just Waino being Waino. He has that kind of sense of humor. I obviously can't vouch for the whole team, but the fact that he singled out DeJong, who not only has a biochem degree but has a well known rep as a science nerd, is a strong signal that it was all bullshit.
On the one hand, you're probably right about it being a deadpan bit. On the other hand, I've had enough arguments with faculty members to know that they often don't apply the same scientific reasoning to their daily life as they do in their work.
Second day I’ve seen Travis d’Arnaud and Dansby Swanson’s names listed and I feel their names should be switched and become characters in an knock-off Agatha Christie Poirot mystery. Dansby d’Arnaud is a son of a wealthy French (or Belgian) businessman on holiday in England and Travis Swanson is an American on a backpack trip through Europe that both are interested in a woman with a questionable past and they become suspects when she turns up dead floating in the Thames.
Wow Craig, where'd you dig up that early Ben Garrison cartoon? It's decidedly less political, but he's already perfected his tell-tale labeling technique.
In other news, Halloween is three weeks away. To help you get in the spirit, the "Countdown to Halloween" - https://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/ - has a list of bloggers who celebrate the holiday all month (and sometimes even all year) long. This year's list is in a sidebar on the right. There's also the "Samhain Society" - https://spookylittlehalloween.com/samhainsociety/ - which has a similar list. Enjoy!
Democracy is a means to an end. It’s not the goal itself. There’s no prize in being a democracy- the prize is what is achieved through democratic means. Peace? Freedom? Pursuit of Happiness?
These modern day chowderheads who whine that dingers are empty calories and rally killers...I wonder if they're unable to distinguish between winning baseball and aesthetically pleasing baseball. The game becomes duller to watch as we steadfastly march to Three True Outcomes, but this is the course we're on because swinging for the fences has been shown to be the most effective way to score runs; the cost is the beauty and excitement of baseball with the ball in play, which is far more enjoyable to watch, even though it is a less efficient way of scoring. This is a big problem with the game today: the best way to win is also more boring to watch.
Sadly the place we met -- that had some good poutine -- is now closed. But my circuit board and processor unit will remember it fondly.
It's ADORABLE how the "conservative dickweeds" like to take credit for any pre-Goldwater GOP initiative/person, etc. For those of you on the Twitters, give @KevinMKruse a follow -- they come after him like Robin Ventura and Prof. Kruse goes Nolan Ryan on them.
It's a really good way to weed out the people who can be safely ignored on the topic of history. If they want to claim that the same people who fought for civil rights for minorities (Lincoln Republicans) or for business regulation and the income tax (Roosevelt Republicans) are the same ones running the party now, I am happy to nod, say "Ok", and continue my conversation without further acknowledgment.
I attended a small scale sci-fi in Dublin for about a decade. It never felt like I was in a town, though the hotel was in walking distance of a mini-mall. The convention moved to a hotel in Worthington in recent years, which wasn't in walking distance of anything, and I found myself longing for Dublin. (The hotel in Dublin was also a lot more pleasant.)
If the Yankees win tonight, I will end up rooting for them for the first time in forever. I would rather support them than the Astros. Though to be honest, the Rays are the only team left for that I would have fun rooting for.
Hard to believe that once upon a time, you could actually find as many pro-civil rights Republicans as Democrats. Not that anyone was really doing much about it, but you have men like Nelson Rockefeller and Jacob Javits and Fiorello LaGuardia in NY who today would 100 percent be Democrats.
PROSPEFITY NOW!
With covfefe and hamberders for all!
The Trump Campaign is not know for being a well run organization, so it’s entirely possible that they are not properly using the Jackie Robinson image.
After all, they’ve repeatedly used Russian military equipment in American Jingoistic appeals.
Also, always love a ‘Rule of Goats’ ref.
I'm not at all convinced that being a flay earther is worse than doing that to a bagel.
The Earth should be flayed for allowing that to happen.
Good gravy, that looks like something out of "Worst Cooks in America". That's way worse than cutting up a pizza pie into square pieces.
When Wainwright did the flat earth bit, the game was in "game is out of reach so the announcers need to talk about things other than the game" territory, and, while his comments weren't unambigiously tongue-in-cheek, they did have a definite whiff of the deadpan to them. For what it's worth.
Yeah, as a Cardinals fan, I'm pretty sure that's just Waino being Waino. He has that kind of sense of humor. I obviously can't vouch for the whole team, but the fact that he singled out DeJong, who not only has a biochem degree but has a well known rep as a science nerd, is a strong signal that it was all bullshit.
On the one hand, you're probably right about it being a deadpan bit. On the other hand, I've had enough arguments with faculty members to know that they often don't apply the same scientific reasoning to their daily life as they do in their work.
I always like to learn new words (even at my age) and you made me look up "inveigh." Thanks, Craig!
Inveigh j malmstein was a heck of a guitar player
Second day I’ve seen Travis d’Arnaud and Dansby Swanson’s names listed and I feel their names should be switched and become characters in an knock-off Agatha Christie Poirot mystery. Dansby d’Arnaud is a son of a wealthy French (or Belgian) businessman on holiday in England and Travis Swanson is an American on a backpack trip through Europe that both are interested in a woman with a questionable past and they become suspects when she turns up dead floating in the Thames.
I thought Travis d'Arnaud sang "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name".
No, that was Terence Trent d'Arnaud.
Wow Craig, where'd you dig up that early Ben Garrison cartoon? It's decidedly less political, but he's already perfected his tell-tale labeling technique.
RIP Whitey Ford. Someone save our Hall of Famers!
The A's astros series was ugly.
It will be nice to have stress free watching. I think i am one of those who likes the regular season better
In other news, Halloween is three weeks away. To help you get in the spirit, the "Countdown to Halloween" - https://countdowntohalloween.blogspot.com/ - has a list of bloggers who celebrate the holiday all month (and sometimes even all year) long. This year's list is in a sidebar on the right. There's also the "Samhain Society" - https://spookylittlehalloween.com/samhainsociety/ - which has a similar list. Enjoy!
Just subscribed. Did this despite Craig’s dislike of Dylan’s Desire album.
Relative dislike! There are many Dylan albums I dislike far more!
Enraging!
Democracy is a means to an end. It’s not the goal itself. There’s no prize in being a democracy- the prize is what is achieved through democratic means. Peace? Freedom? Pursuit of Happiness?
These modern day chowderheads who whine that dingers are empty calories and rally killers...I wonder if they're unable to distinguish between winning baseball and aesthetically pleasing baseball. The game becomes duller to watch as we steadfastly march to Three True Outcomes, but this is the course we're on because swinging for the fences has been shown to be the most effective way to score runs; the cost is the beauty and excitement of baseball with the ball in play, which is far more enjoyable to watch, even though it is a less efficient way of scoring. This is a big problem with the game today: the best way to win is also more boring to watch.