That cute little logo was displayed on a Washington State Democrats on-line store. It's not the official Wash State Dem site, but a disclaimer at the end does announce "Paid For By Washington State Democratic Party."

Delta Mike Charlie preserved the original page in case they deleted the offensive little doodle... Which, of course, is exactly what they did.

Thanks to Tom McMahon, who uses his four-block matrix method to discern the secret connections between Jimmy Carter and Tookie Williams.

Posted by: Ace at 09:45 AM | Comments (22)
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My favorite strategy is to hide my white flags behind a wall made up of Understanding pieces and Nuance pieces.

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WonderKraut samples an essay on community, using monkeys as an example. Everything's better with monkeys. I think any philospher who really wants to change the world should use monkeys to illustrate his points.

Coincentally, I set the size of one's "community" at 130; the monkeysphere essay sets it at 150. So I guess that must be in the ballpark.

If you like the basic idea of the Monkeysphere, you can read the whole essay here at Pointless Waste of Time.

Posted by: Ace at 08:36 AM | Comments (12)
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I hate the MSM. No shock there. But what I hate about them the most, is the insidious way they operate. Its always very subtle, and you have to be on your guard all the time.

For instance, I saw a clip of this past Sunday's Meet The Press. They had that fat cow Albright on and she was spewing the company line like a broken record. But Tim Russert was a willing co-conspirator. When he had Condi Rice on recently he asked her if she was going to run for President or not. She said no. Then he asked her again. She said no again. Then he kept asking her over and over. What a dick! Now fast forward to this past Sunday. Porky Albright had the balls to say that the sanctions on Iraq were working! Did that moron Russert challenge her on that? Hell no!

So what made me think of all this just now? I saw the headline which the degenerates at the NY Times used for my good buddy Tookie.

Stanley Tookie Williams, Crips Gang Co-Founder, Is Executed

Here is what I would have written:

Convicted murderer of 4 is given death penalty.

At least the NY Times didn't use:

Internationally loved children's author is killed in the prime of his life.

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Not a contest, unless I can sucker Michael into judging it.

Everyone seemed to enjoy showing off their comedy chops for the Cool Facts about Dick Cheney thread, so I thought I'd try another similar thread.

If you don't know, "Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey" were a staple on Saturday Night Live during the Phil Hartman years. They're short gags, usually consisting of advice, observations, sci-fi speculations, "funny" ideas for jokes to play on your friends, or childhood memories, and all really, really f'n' stupid.

I cherry-picked this list for its funniest ones, listed below; a couple of the best ones were taken from this more extensive, but less reader-friendly, list.

So, if it strikes you as a good idea, try crafting your own Deep Thought.

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Posted by: Ace at 10:11 PM | Comments (223)
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When all you have is hot air, every problem looks like a colorful balloon.

The Democrats can't speak confidently or honestly about Iraq, taxes, or even abortion (a narrowly-winning issue for them, except that they are beholden to abortion-on-demand absolutists, making it a net wash), so they've got a killer new strategy for 2006: soft-headed baby-talk!

From an AP piece:

To hear Democrats tell it, an anxious and isolated public craves a sense of national community and would galvanize behind a leader who asks people to sacrifice for the greater good.

"There is a hunger in America, a hunger for a sense of national community, a hunger for something big and important and inspirational that they all can be involved in," [Senator John] Edwards, the party's 2004 vice presidential nominee, told delegates at a weekend convention of Florida Democrats.

"Americans don't want to believe that they are out there on an island all alone," the former North Carolina senator said.

Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean has commissioned confidential polling and analysis that suggest candidates in 2006 and 2008 should frame their policies — and attacks on Republicans — around the context of community.

It seems to be the emerging message from a party that has been bereft of one.

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"When we work together, when rely on one another, when we care about one another we remove the fear of sharing," [Iowa Govenor Tom] Vilsack said. "I believe the current administration and its polices is eroding the sense of community. This country's two great things — the self-reliant individual supported by community — is what made the American dream ... possible."

This is the theme? This is their big play? They polled and focus-grouped and this is the fruit of their labors?
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Posted by: Ace at 09:20 PM | Comments (30)
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Regarding his father's statement that America was "[explitive'd]-up" for electing Bush:

He's lost it. The man has lost it. What can I say," the younger Wallace lamented to WRKO Boston radio host Howie Carr on Friday.

"He's 87-years old and things have set in," the Fox anchor continued. "I mean, we're going to have a competence hearing pretty soon."

Wallace Jr. quickly dispelled any notion that he was joking. When Carr suggested that his comments were likely to be covered by NewsMax, he responded: "You know what? Fine. Go ahead. Call them. That's fine. I'll stand by that."

Returning to the topic of his father's competence, Wallace Jr. explained: "He's checked out. I don't understand it," beyond the fact that Wallace Sr. has "problems with the war."

I didn't hear the interview, but I find it hard to believe he wasn't joking about getting his own dad a competency hearing. That's just not the sort of thing a son says about his dad-- at least not a good son. I think, though, he's serious about his dad "checking out" in terms of going moonbat-liberal.

I don't think there was any joking at all with regard to Howard Dean's "unwinnable war" comments:

"We are in a war. We do have 150,000-plus American soldiers over there. I mean, it's Tokyo Rose, for God sakes, going on radio saying we can't win the war."

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No, I don't mean San Quentin, where he is scheduled to depart this earth. I refer instead to South Central L.A., where Tookie & Pals did their best to wreak havoc on civil society. Baldilocks has a few thoughts.

(via Captain's Quarters).

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As Cal from the Perfect World is fond of saying, "A gallon of irony spilled and not a drop splashed on them."

In related news from the World of Sport, Rubber has defeated Glue by the score of 1 to nil. Rubber's bend-but-don't-break defense is credited for the win, described as "flexible" yet "resilient."

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Of course it's starting up in San Fransisco.

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