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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 17, 2010

Ah the perfect pint…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
And to all those in Congress prepared to vote for that Obama Care monstrosity in the coming days, here’s some Gaelic:  pog ma hon! (pronounced pogue ma hone)  Pog ma hone indeed.

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The Astroturfing of the “Coffee Party”

March 13, 2010

I heard a little buzz a few weeks back about some people who are upset with government who want to organize to get this country moving in the right direction by breaking the gridlock in Washington and get our representatives to be more representative.
Sounds great, right?  Kind of sounds like the Tea Party Movement, but [...]

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The Hurt Locker Wins Best Picture

March 8, 2010

Yesterday, Iraq had another in a series of successful parliamentary elections, moving them closer to a functioning democracy which can police itself and defend it’s territorial integrity. It’s wasn’t a perfect situation, dozens were killed in attacks on election sites, but the people seem determined to take the path of democracy.
In unrelated news, yesterday, the [...]

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Coming Soon: A “Clash of the Titans” Remake

March 7, 2010

I haven’t been to the movies lately (mostly due to snow and nothing really piquing my interest), so I missed out on the new Clash of the Titans remake trailer which has been floating around out there.  I knew it was coming, but hadn’t seen anything beyond a few flashy TV commercials.  It looks pretty [...]

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“The Coming Insurrection” in Greece

March 4, 2010

Last week I posted on the violence in Greece due to the first signs of the collapsing of the Bismarckian welfare state, which has been the norm in Europe for a hundred years.  The significance of this and the rest of the PIIGS in Europe is that the trends facing Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and [...]

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Super Mario Bros. for Piano

February 24, 2010

A bit of pop-culture nostalgia for a boring Wednesday.  I happen to be a huge fan of all things Nintendo.  I grew up with the original NES, and Super Mario Bros. was the first game I got for the system.  I also happen to be a piano player.  So, imagine my (somewhat geeky) surprise when [...]

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Amazing Race Liveblog: Episode 2

February 21, 2010

Last week was the season premiere of the Amazing Race.  Starting in Los Angeles, the group made their way to Chile where Dana and Adrian were Philiminated before they even reached the Pit Stop thanks to their brilliant decision to let the fat guy walk the high wire. Big Brother favorites Jeff and Jordan [...]

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Coming Soon: “Generation Zero”

February 16, 2010

The conservative group Citizens United previewed a new documentary film for the Tea Party Convention in Nashville a few weeks ago called Generation Zero.  This documentary seeks to explain our current national mess by pointing the finger squarely at the way society and culture has been shaped by the narcissistic Boom Generation.
This is what I [...]

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Happy President’s Day

February 15, 2010

Every year we take a day to pay homage to our 44 Presidents on the third Monday in February.  We used to have both Lincoln and Washington’s birthday off, but with the addition of the observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday as a federal holiday in 1983 we meshed the two birthday’s together into President’s [...]

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Amazing Race Live Blog: Season Premiere

February 14, 2010

Tonight is the season premier of the Amazing Race.  And with Big Brother’s Jeff and Jordan among the contestants, this season has potential.  Maybe they’ll “Forrest Gump” their way to the end.  Maybe they’ll crash and burn.  Either way, it could be entertaining.  I’ll be liveblogging the episode.  Feel free to join in.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2010

The ultimate Hallmark Holiday comes again this year with promises of lavish gifts and romance for young couples and (almost) guaranteed “special occasion sex” for married ones!  I’m someone who likes these cultural holidays — I still love getting an Irish-buzz for St. Patrick’s Day and dressing up for Halloween parties, along with all the [...]

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“Green Police” Commercial

February 8, 2010

Audi paid the big bucks for this commercial in last night’s Super Bowl in order to promote their “green” cars:

To most it’s just Super Bowl silly, but I couldn’t help but think about a particular Liberal friend whose hyperactive about everything green.  I’m pretty sure that’s his perfect little Eco-Nazi world!
Personally, while a few were [...]

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They Spent $2.5 Million for THIS?

February 8, 2010

Our government is filled with incompetent people who have no regard for the taxpayer’s money and will waste it on ineffective, inconsequential drivel that accomplishes nothing.  If you don’t believe me, take a look at this ad for the U.S. Census that cost the taxpayers $2.5 million dollars, that aired during last night’s Super Bowl.

If [...]

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Super Bowl XLIV Tonight!

February 7, 2010

Annually, the most watched sporting event in America is the Super Bowl, leading many to want to make the Monday after the Super Bowl a holiday.  I mean, who needs a day off to pay homage to the Presidents anyway (it’s kind of monarchical isn’t it)?  Plus, lately most have been bums one way or [...]

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The Obamaprompter Spelled “Corpsman” Correctly

February 5, 2010

But the Obama Himself, didn’t pronounce it right!
In fact, most of my 10th graders know that “corpsman” is pronounced “core-man.”  And this guy’s supposedly really smart?  Saying “57 States” is a snafu during a long campaign, but the Commander-in-Chief needs to know that while the Obamaprompter is spelling his words correctly, he still has to [...]

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Obligatory Slow News Day Nostalgic Pop Culture Post

February 5, 2010

Ok, there is VERY little news out there today.  Sure, there are a few stories about the economy and about Obama’s budget, but they are just expansions on earlier stories.  Since it’s almost 5:00 here on the east coast, we may as well just get on with the weekend.  Because all of us here at [...]

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Leaving New Jersey

February 4, 2010

No, I’m staying, but a recent study just found that from 2004-2008 $70 billion did leave the Garden State, while the amount of money donated to non-profit organizations dropped $1.3 billion — that’s partly due to the fact that charitable giving in New Jersey is NOT tax deductible!
Yeah, we suck.  Especially when MTV’s Jersey Shore [...]

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Rahm’s F*&%ing Retarded Statement

February 3, 2010

The President’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel used the phrase “f*&%ing retarded” during a strategy session last August, which has only recently come to light.  So, here we go — the Politically-Correct Police are on the move!
Some in the news media are making a HUGE deal about this.  So Rahm needed to get the obligatory [...]

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Jon Stewart Destroys Chris Matthews

January 29, 2010

Jon Stweart is growing on me.  Although he’s a dedicated liberal, he knows good humor when he sees it, and has taken plenty of opportunity to go after Obama and the state-run media (such as Olbermann) in recent weeks.  Yesterday, he went after Chris Matthews, for his statement that Obama’s State of the Union made [...]

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Video Games Flashback (I Can’t Believe They’re Already Classics)

January 29, 2010

How about an acapella-style Nintendo flashback?  Too bad.

My personal favorite comes at the end.

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It’s Now OK to Make Fun of Obama

January 27, 2010

John Stewart on the Daily Show ripped into Obama recently, picking up on many things that we Conservatives saw early on.  In this clip, Stewart makes fun of Obama’s aloofness, his overuse of the teleprompter, and his inability to relate to average people.  Unlike some Saturday Night Live Obama parodies of recent note, these are [...]

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Take It Away Balki!

January 19, 2010

Sal is from Massachusetts so he’ll have more shortly.  In the meantime . . .

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100 Hours

January 19, 2010

In the spirit of 24’s season 8 premiere (very solid opening, by the way), and before Scott Brown news dominates the political universe even further, I wanted to share a forward a friend sent me spoofing Obama’s handling of the Underwear Bomber.  Enjoy:

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24 Season 8 Debuts Tomorrow Night

January 16, 2010

Jack is back!

I love saying that whenever it means a new season of 24 is upon us!  No drunken disorderliness or writer’s strike this time — there’s nothing in the way from plunging into a brand new day of one of my favorite series’ ever!  All I know about the new season is that there [...]

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Pumping on Your Stereo

January 15, 2010

Back in 1999 the band Supergrass released their infectiously catchy Brit-Rock song, “Pumping on Your Stereo.”  While the song was catchy enough, the video was great, mixing Jim Henson’s creature shop with the raunch of a British rock band who’s obviously into the Rolling Stones.  It’s just a lot of fun and a little nostalgic [...]

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Palate Cleansers? Not a Bad Idea. Cheers!

January 15, 2010

The Anchoress currently features some of the best coverage of the Haiti earthquake you’ll find anywhere.  With all that depressing news, it’s understandable that she would also sprinkle her blog with a series “palate cleansers” to lift our spirits.  The entertainment she chose is a series oof television theme shows from the 1970s.  Not a [...]

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The Giggle Loop

January 13, 2010

OK, I need to a post on something other than Scott Brown and Martha Coakley, but I’m tired.  So how about the giggle loop?

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Harry Reid and the “Negro Dialect” Issue

January 10, 2010

What’s with old Democrat Senators and unscripted and inappropriate racial comments?  I mean Harry Reid’s comment about candidate Barack Obama not having a “negro dialect” ain’t as bad as Robert Byrd’s “white n-word” statement from a few years back, but it still ain’t cool at all (by the way that same Democrat Robert Byrd, former [...]

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Dems in 2010: New Year, Old Target

January 2, 2010

I laughed out loud when I saw this headline from Fox: “Desperate for Edge in Election Year, Dems Turn to Old Strategy.”  What strategy, you ask?  Let’s go through the old Democrat Playbook: Class warfare?  That’s a given.  Republicans are racist, homophobic neanderthals?  Not yet, but wait for it by summer.  Blame Bush?  Bingo!
The 2010 [...]

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Happy 2010!

January 1, 2010

Happy New Year from all of us here at AOR!  Hope your 2010 is great!  Good luck with your resolutions (gym’s love the month of January) and we hope the hangover is manageable — just watch the bowl games and relax!
Many people are considering this year to be the beginning of a new decade.  It’s [...]

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