Friday, December 12, 2008
Various And Sundry
Just some things that caught my eye:
- Smashing Pumpkins don't intend to release another album:
According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan says the band will not release any more new albums, citing the lack of enthusiasm for their 2007 comeback effort, "Zeitgeist", as one of the reasons.
Rock fans reacted to the news with shock and horror, exclaiming "Smashing Pumpkins released an album in 2007?! Why??" - It looks like UAW greed and hubris have killed the auto company bailout for now. Good. Modern labor unions can keep their heads in the sand if they want, but they shouldn't be able to drag the tax payer down with them.
Then again, maybe it's not willful obstinance on the parts of the labor unions. I've spent enough time with union types to tell you that they really might just be that stupid. - Speaking of the auto bailout, here's an awesome graphic that's making the rounds. I saw it at Fairly Conservative:

It's funny because it's true. Throw in the entitlement attitude of the UAW and you've got a pretty strong batch of socialist BS brewing up, there.
I'd really like to see lawmakers come up with the balls to shut this bailout down FOR GOOD. Make the big three file for bankruptcy and force the average UAW lunch-bucket member to wake up and smell the coffee. Maybe they'll ask themselves if big labor has been screwing us all for years now. Maybe? Nah, couldn't be. Those guys are watching out for the little guy, right?
Sure they are, dumbass. Keep paying your monthly dues, no need to use the brain God gave you. - The Ol' Broad had a fairly cute Obama-inspired reworking of The Twelve Days Of Christmas. You can click here to watch the whole thing, or just watch the truncated video below if you only want to hear the twelfth and final, complete verse:
- I don't agree with Scott at Good News Film Reviews about the movie The Dark Knight. I enjoyed the movie, Scott didn't enjoy the Batman Begins sequel very much at all. And, I have to admit, he makes a really strong case against the film. I'd hate to be the guy who has to go up against Scott in a formal debate.
- Bob Parks has the details on the body of a child found near the home of Casey Anthony. It's unfortunate ... tragic, really ... but if this turns out to be the body of little Caylee Anthony, at least there'll be some closure.
And I'll just say this about that: Casey Anthony appears to be a self-centered, lying, down-right-evil bitch. It looks like her parents have enabled her and coddled her for her entire life. They never made her be accountable for her actions and they never made her stand on her own two feet. Of course, that doesn't always lead to murder, but no good ever comes of it.
Dennis Miller says that if Obama really claims that he worked his way through the Chicago political machine without ever touching corruption, he's either "oblivious or disingenuous." It's darned hard to argue with that.
It reminds me of my own former Senator, Chuck Robb, who once went to a hotel room with the woman on the Playboy magazine cover to the right. Robb admitted that he got naked in that room with that woman, and that she gave him a massage ... but that nothing else happened.
This was Chuck Robb's way of saying "I believe that everyone within the sound of my voice is a f----ng idiot."
Either that, or he's telling the truth and he's some sort of animate vegetable-alien thing from the planet Lethargis.
And get this: Chuck Robb got re-elected. Which means that I can't say too much about the people who do the voting in Chicago.
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I love my Camry and am against the bailout. However, I do think the Big 3 get a little bit of unfair press for falling behind the Japenese back in the '70's and '80's. One complaint from my car list buddies is that everytime GM has a recall, it's big news, but Toyota recalls are relegated to the back page. Also, while looking for a cheap used cars for my Dad last year, I frequently ran across ads like this one: "Fully loaded 1997 Buick Century. Runs great, but has 267,000 miles on it...$1100." Chrysler consistently makes very nice-looking cars, although I do question their quality. Never been a Ford fan, but I am curious about them since they now have a Boeing guy and KU grad at the helm!
I think the Big 3 make decent cars, kinda like Studebaker, Packard, and AMC traditionally did. I don't see why it's such a big deal if these guys have to merge or go bankrupt. Lots of car companies have done that.
Also, Big 3 still makes the best big trucks, and big luxury cars like Lincoln Continental. I'd buy one if I was richer.
Sincerely,
The Governor
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I think the Big 3 make decent cars, kinda like Studebaker, Packard, and AMC traditionally did. I don't see why it's such a big deal if these guys have to merge or go bankrupt. Lots of car companies have done that.
Also, Big 3 still makes the best big trucks, and big luxury cars like Lincoln Continental. I'd buy one if I was richer.
Sincerely,
The Governor
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