The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.
Derrick Wallace, the head of the Orlando chapter of the NAACP, has changed parties and joined the GOP. In response, local ‘Rat leader Tim Shea responded, “I’m a little confused. Are we talking about the National Association for the Advancement of Construction Professionals — or Colored People?”
Welcome aboard, Mr. Wallace. Don’t let bigots like Shea, Pimentel, Kane, and Stanford* deter you.
* All lieberals who do not represent mainstream American thought.
As part of his gubnetorial campaign, he’s launched Jim Doyle’s Phony Freeze at phonyfreeze.com. It has, among other things, a good wrap-up of how the Craps Anti-Freeze has sublimated statewide.
Slightly-different version cross-posted at The Wisconsin Sports Bar
Anyway, I caught this live on the “Todd and Eddie Show”, and they reported it was Crown Royal that really put the pressure on Roush Racing to suspend Kurt Busch.
This brings up a couple of interesting things for those of us that follow NASCAR, questions that prove the folly of the Chase –
I’m not surprised that it wasn’t NASCAR that suspended him; they let Scott Wimmer drive after his DUI back at the beginning of the year. I’m also not surprised that Roush dumped him. I wonder what Roger Penske has to be thinking right about now. We may know more tonight; Penske is a scheduled guest on Speed’s “Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain”. Ricky Rudd is still available, even though he is headed to retirement – the Blue Deuce is the one ride he would have done the 2006 season for.
Since I barely got my picks in under the wire, time to expand on the week I get it back (I hope; 2 5-win weeks made things very lean – more on that in a bit) –
Green Bay (+9.5) @ Atlanta – Just too many points to give up.
Kansas City (+2.5) @ Buffalo – At least it’s not snowing.
NY Jets @ Carolina (-9) – Come on, say it with me – J-E-T-S SUCK! SUCK! SUCK!
San Francisco (+13.5) @ Chicago – The Bears won’t score 14 points.
Denver (-3) @ Oakland – No altitude, no problem.
Houston @ Indianapolis (-17.5) – I can’t give too many points in this one.
Baltimore (+6.5) @ Jacksonville – Upset special time.
New England (-3) @ Miami – What, this isn’t 13 points?
Minnesota @ NY Giants (-9.5) – Stick a 2 in front of that.
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh (-7.5) – No Big Ben, no problem.
St Louis @ Seattle (-7) – The Seahags have the Lambs’ number.
Washington @ Tampa Bay (-1) – Washington is the worst 5-3 team in the history of sports.
Dallas (+3) @ Philadelphia – The Eaglets’ season is DONE!
5-7-2 in Week 9 causes this to be late and without comments (they’ll come in a bit)
Green Bay (+9.5) @ Atlanta
Kansas City (+2.5) @ Buffalo
NY Jets @ Carolina (-9)
San Francisco (+13.5) @ Chicago
Denver (-3) @ Oakland
Houston @ Indianapolis (-17.5)
Baltimore (+6.5) @ Jacksonville
New England (-3) @ Miami
Minnesota @ NY Giants (-9.5)
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh (-7.5)
St Louis @ Seattle (-7)
Washington @ Tampa Bay (-1)
Dallas (+3) @ Philadelphia
(H/T for the Presidential proclamation – Boots and Sabers)
Thank you, veterans, for serving the greatest country in the history of the world, for defending freedom, and for ensuring that I can have this little blog without fear of government censorship. I truly can’t say it better than President Bush, however –
Americans owe a great debt of gratitude to those who have sacrificed for our liberty and for the security of our Nation. We express deep appreciation to our veterans"”the men and women who stepped forward when America needed them, triumphed over brutal enemies, liberated continents, and answered the prayers of millions around the globe.
From the beaches of Normandy and the snows of Korea to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our courageous veterans have sacrificed so that Americans and others could live in freedom. As we mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, we remember the millions of veterans who crossed oceans and defeated two of the most ruthless military forces the world has ever known. The freedom that the children and grandchildren of these veterans now enjoy is a monument to their fallen comrades and the generations of patriots who have served our country.
Through their commitment to freedom, America "˜s veterans have lifted millions of lives and made our country and the world more secure. They have demonstrated to us that freedom is the mightiest force on Earth. We resolve that their sacrifices will always be remembered by a grateful Nation.
With respect for and in recognition of the contributions our service men and women have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the world, the Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November 11 of each year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor veterans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2005, as Veterans Day and urge all Americans to observe November 6 through November 12, 2005, as National Veterans Awareness Week. I urge all Americans to recognize the valor and sacrifice of our veterans through ceremonies and prayers. I call upon Federal, State, and local officials to display the flag of the United States and to encourage and participate in patriotic activities in their communities. I invite civic and fraternal organizations, places of worship, schools, businesses, unions, and the media to support this national observance with commemorative expressions and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
In today’s paint catcher (because I refuse to sully dead fish or insult the intelligence of birds with that “product”), the idiots at 4th and State* make the ridiculous claim that yelling obsenities who call the police on you for engaging in suspicious activity should be considered acceptable behavior. By calling Michael McGee Jr. an un-asterisked African-American, while earlier calling Justice Clarence Thomas one that deserves an asterisk for “not representing the views of mainstream black America”, they made the assertion that one must be willing to yell obsenities at the drop of a hat and deliver DVDs to friends not at their homes or during normal business hours but in the parking lots of businesses that are closed for the night (if you believe, like the idiotorial board, that paricular explanation for McGee’s presence in that lot at that particular time) to be considered “black”. For that matter, by extending the un-asterisked name to McGee, they also insinuate that bashing gays and threatening police officers is also part of the “true black” experience.
Oh, one more thing; why no mention in the idiotorial of McGee’s claim in the police report on this incident that the reason he was in that parking lot was not to give a friend a DVD on non-violence, but because his friend left her car in the lot? Another thing that deserves a full investigation is just why Michael McGee Jr. was in that lot at that time of night. I’ll even be helpful and suggest the one legitimate reason for him being there for 23-30 minutes; his friend’s car had broken down and he didn’t want her to wait alone for AAA (of course, this is something that would have been reflected in either the police report or in McGee’s continuing statements, and since it isn’t,….).
* A soft-on-crime, hard-on-cops bunch of racists and bigots.
Kathleen Falk (D-Madistan) announced yesterday that she is running against Peg Lautenschlager (D-Ditch) 4 years after the Keg was the beneficiary of the war the Madistan ‘Rats conducted against Milwaukee ‘Rats. In that round, Brian Burke (D-Convict) was forced to withdraw from public service after getting a laundry list tossed at him (he later became a lobbyist and ended up plea-bargaining the charges down to a felony and misdemeanor). I find it funny sad that the Madistan ‘Rats think that a far-left lieberal who has no prosecutorial experience (according to Goldschlager herself-courtesy WisPolitics; dunno if Keg realizes that’s a plus in Madistan, but by bringing it up now, it is sure to stick in the general election) and a soft-on-crime approach slammed by Craps himself 4 years ago (see the Bucher press release-also courtesy WisPolitics) is more electable than a scandal-ridden far-left lieberal who at least does some prosecutions from time to time. Guess they figured out that Keg prefers to have her own scandals rather than being tied to the Madistan ‘Rat ones.
I’m definitely going to enjoy watching the ‘Rats destroy themselves.
(H/T – GBfan)
I didn’t think the US Citizenship test was that hard, but maybe it’s just that I’m a history buff that (a) knew the stuff before high school through the satisfaction of intellectual curiosity and (b) had the rare public school American history teacher that actually taught most of this stuff. BTW, I’ll be busy rounding up those who didn’t get 10 of 10, but unlike my blogfather, I’ll simply pound the right answers into them (I’ve got my sledgehammer drawn and ready for that purpose).
Halfway home, and I’m 8 games above .500 at a money-making 61-53-2. As always, I’m using the Yahoo line, and if you lose money on these picks, you get next week’s free as well –
Cincinnati @ Baltimore (+3) – To steal Jimmy “Masterlock” Duggans’ favorite line, You may like the points, you may want the points, and by law in Nevada, Barbados, the Caymans, and other off-shore gambling havens, you will get the points, but you’re not gonna need them.” The BenGALS got all they could handle against the worst team in the NFL, while Baltimore actually had the lead on the road against one of the elite in the 4th quarter.
Atlanta (-2.5) @ Miami – So what if Vick sucks; Miami sucks worse.
Detroit (+1) @ Minnesota – Game of the Weak, Part I – Minnesota has no business being favored.
San Diego (-6.5) @ NY Jets – You know the drill by now.
Carolina (-1.5) @ Tampa Bay – You just don’t bounce back from being embarrassed by the Whiners.
Tennessee (+3) @ Cleveland – Game of the Weak, Part II – play for the tie and go under the 39.
Houston @ Jacksonville (-13.5) – Normally, I wouldn’t lay the lumber in this situation. However, Houston got their one win for the year, and the Jags are overdue with their can of whoop-ass.
Oakland @ Kansas City (-4) – This game is just screaming out for some cracktion.
Chicago (-3) vs New Orleans @ Baton Rouge – Duh Bears cement their hold on the division this week.
Seattle (-4) @ Arizona – Freely give the short 4. The Seahags won’t miss them.
NY Giants (-11) @ San Francisco – What? Am I nuts giving 11 on the road? Not when the Whiners give up an average of 31.7 points a game, and that was with a game against the hapless Bucs.
Pittsburgh (-4) @ Green Bay – Can we fire them now?
Philadelphia (+3) @ Washington – David Akers is back, so the Eaglets only have to get to the Deadskins’ 35 to score.
Indianapolis @ New England (+3.5) – Ignore the records, ignore the injuries. This game is in Peyton’s personal House of Pain.
One word for this week – UNNNGGGHHH!!!!!!
Minnesota 13 @ Carolina 38 (-7.5) – Good thing I didn’t tell you to stick a “2” in front of that 7.5.
Green Bay 14 @ Cincinnati 21 (-9-LOSS) – The BenGALS sure tried to give this one away, but Favre was in an even bigger giving mood.
Arizona 13 (+9) @ Dallas 34 – What does this tell you about Arizona?
Philadelphia 21 @ Denver 49 (-3.5) – The Eaglets were gassed.
Chicago 19 (+3) @ Detroit 13 – The overtime saved the under too.
Cleveland 16 (+2) @ Houston 19 – With that win, the Pack is now in control of their own destiny for the Drive to #1 Draft Choice.
Jacksonville 21 (-3.5) @ St Louis 24 – Where, oh where did the Jag defense go?
Buffalo 16 @ New England 21 (-9-LOSS) – Or maybe not.
Miami 21 vs New Orleans 6 (-2.5) @ Baton Rouge – Doesn’t Nick Saban realize that Baton Rouge isn’t his home anymore?
Washington 0 @ NY Giants 36 (-2) – Maybe Stewart would have done better than the 11-28-65-0-1 that Brunell put up or the 3-6-62-0-0 line Patrick Ramsey did.
Oakland 34 (-1) @ Tennessee 25 – About time the coin was right.
Kansas City 20 (+6) @ San Diego 28 – I should’ve laid the lumber.
Tampa Bay 10 (-11) @ San Francisco 15 – The Caddy hit the wall – hard
Baltimore 19 @ Pittsburgh 20 (-10-LOSS) – The gambling references were tame this week.
Thus wraps up a 5-9 week, dropping me to 61-53-2.
Revisions/extensions (at the top this time) – James Wigderson checks in with Asterisk now, Asterisk forever, which includes a killer cartoon; Dad29 comments on the continued death of the paper; and Fred of RealDebateWisconsin took his comments national. Also, add Jessica McBride’s smashing of the illogic from the idiotorial board.
Oh, and add Betsy Brenner* to the list of bigots at the Racist Jentinel (H/T – Charlie Sykes). Time to once again expose the lies coming from 4th and State, with some help from LOCAL readers thoughtfully included by the somewhat-conservative Perspectives editor, Mabel Wong (whose co-workers probably believe she deserves an asterisk or two because she does not, in their bigoted views, represent “mainstream” female or “Asian-American” thought) –
A single sentence in a Nov. 1 editorial on the Supreme Court nomination of Samuel Alito attracted quite a lot of response, as you can see.
The central point of the editorial was Alito’s nomination and various red flags this raised, but we reserved judgment on whether he should be confirmed until hearings are completed. But a small portion of the editorial dealt with diversity on the court. The line read: “In losing a woman, the court with Alito would feature seven white men, one white woman and a black man, who deserves an asterisk because he arguably does not represent the views of mainstream black America.”
Conservative talk radio seized on this last clause, and many respondents said they felt the line was racist, contending that we were implying Thomas is not black enough. Not at all. The sentence only meant to call attention to the lack of diversity the court will have if Alito is confirmed, a position that many others have stated as well. With the asterisk comment, we did indeed call attention in particular to Thomas, the sole African-American on the court. That’s because, though much progress has been made, we continue to believe that the condition of black Americans, particularly here in the Milwaukee area, remains quite dire in many important respects and deserving of acute attention and sensitivity at all levels of government.
Besides blaming talk radio and conservative readers for not understanding that only conservatives can be racist, I guess they just proved the point of Jonathan H. Koenig of Milwaukee…
The editorial “A nomination that will divide” condescendingly referred to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “a black man, who deserves an asterisk because he arguably does not represent the views of mainstream black America.”
Apparently African-American leaders must march in lock step with liberal ideology in order for their names to appear in print without an asterisk. This is freedom? Perhaps the “Milwaukee” in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also deserves an asterisk, because, on this issue at least, the Editorial Board surely does not speak for “mainstream” Milwaukeeans.
As for the role of Supreme Court Justices, Lester Boretsky corrects the idiotorial board on the role of the judiciary. Rolling right along with the toxic spew from the idiotorial board…
Also, it’s clear that racial diversity was a factor in Thomas’ nomination to the Supreme Court, whether it was overtly stated or not. He replaced civil rights legend Thurgood Marshall on the court. We did not invent this issue.
I’ll take this one myself. So, are the idiots saying that we can only replace like with like, or that the only way that minorities can get on the Supreme Court is through affirmative action, with their qualifications counting for nothing? Inquiring minds want to know.
That Thomas’ stances while on the Supreme Court are outside the black mainstream is fairly evident, we believe, on such matters as the Voting Rights Act, affirmative action, diluting black voting power, proving discrimination and on what constitutes “cruel and unusual.”
The single sentence in this editorial did not say Thomas is not black because he departs from other views on these or other topics. It did not, as some respondents contended, insist that all black people must think alike. We are well aware that there is diversity of thought in the black community, but we are also aware that there are some fairly evident common themes derived from common experiences among African-Americans in the United States.
We were remarking, however, that the views this theme has helped shape elsewhere in the country are not always well-represented on the Supreme Court at this time.
Bull-fucking-shit! If the idiototiral board merely wanted to note that Justice Thomas departs regularily from “mainstream” black thought without declaring that he isn’t really black because he departs from “mainstream” black thought, here’s how that sentence would have read – “In losing a woman, the court with Alito would feature seven white men, one white woman and a black man, who arguably does not represent the views of mainstream black America.” However, they’re a bunch of lieberal bigots at 4th and State, so they couldn’t resist taking the shot.
* Does not represent the mainstream views of western Waukesha County, where she lives.
I’ll bet that Milwaukee ‘Rats like Brian Burke (D-Convict) and former Assembly ‘Rat leader Shirley Krug are wondering where the traditional power base was when the Madison ‘Rats were busy taking over the party and kicking them to the curb. They showed up in the form of AFSCME to protect Peg Lautenschlager after a bunch of Assembly ‘Rats (now led by Madison ‘Rat Jim Kreuser) and governor Jim “Craps” Doyle publicly urged Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk to run against her in 2006. This is not a mealy-mouthed defense that Madison ‘Rats have come to expect from defenders of their Pubbie targets; rather, AFSCME reacted as though Vince Biskupic had come back to challenge Keg….
If you are so terrified by polls, why aren’t you calling for someone to take on the top of the ticket, which today seems like anything but a sure thing for Democrats? Better yet, why don’t one of you step forward and make a statewide run if you think it could be done better. Oh, that’s right, you’d rather call on others to do your bidding. To do otherwise would show guts, something you not only lack, but also clearly fear when you see it exercised by a real leader.
I’m just going to sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the show.
(H/T – Charlie Sykes)
Editor and Publisher reports that O. Ricardo Pimentel*, editorial page editor of the Racist Jentinel, joined asterisk editorial writer Gregory Stanford* in the gutter and exposes himeslf as a moonbat –
Pimentel said he had no regrets about running the editorial, and had no plans for a column or other explanatory note about it. “I let it in as a statement of fact,” he said of the editorial. “That Clarence Thomas did not represent mainstream black thought. I think that is demonstrably true if you look at his rulings. A reasonable person could surmise that, saying he would weaken the voting rights act, outlaw affirmative action, dilute black voting power, make it difficult to prove various kinds of discrimination, and approve cruel and unusual punishment.”
For those that are intersted in making a financial statement, Journal Communications, the parent company, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol JRN.
* An idiot whose views are not in the mainstream of the world outside of 4th and State, the East and North Sides of Milwaukee, and the heart of Madistan and thus outside the mainstream of the majority of potential readers of the paint catcher he works for.
Homer nods – fixed a link and fixed O. Ricardo Pimentel’s title
(H/T – Charlie Sykes)
Go, read. Proof that Gregory Stanford* is wrong.
* I suppose he doesn’t think that the various members of Project 21 are “real blacks”.
(H/T – ann satley/Prairie Thoughts)
canadafreepress.com reports that by pEU diktat, Christ and Judiasm lose their capitalization in the Dutch language as of August 2006. WorldNetDaily has an expansion on the story, saying that the proper name of Jesus Christ – “Jezus Christus” in Dutch – will still be capitalized, with all other references stripped of capitalization. Also, the Dutch word for Jews – “Juden” – will only be capitalized when it refers to the nationality and specifically not capitalized when refering to the religion.
No word on whether the Dutch words for Islam and Muslim – “Islam” and “Moslim” respectively – will suffer the same fate. My guess is not.
For those of you who don’t get the “Journal lite” suburban Milwaukee CNI newspapers (or happen to get it on a week where the edits decide not to carry any editorial commentary because they can’t find the less-than-handful of liberal readers to write in), Charlie Sykes does reprint his column weekly over at Sykes Writes. His latest outlines how, even as the governor is under a joint state/federal (by the stronger of the two US attorneys) into Wisconsin’s own Travelgate, and even as Chuck Chvala was cutting a deal on his corruption charges, he continued to shake down the equal-briber roadbuilders and the unique-to-Craps Indian gaming interests.
And Wisconsin USED to be known for its squeaky-clean government.
Patrick even started things off with me. Guess it paid off to get that submission in early :-)
Jeff Wagner expresses amazement that former President Jimmy Carter will be signing copies of his book at the West Bend Wal-Mart next Thursday. I’m not surprised that it would be a Wal-Mart (you go where the books are sold, after all), but West Bend? Which genius of a handler thought that going into the heart of conservativism in Wisconsin was a good idea? Of course, West Bend is undoubtedly safer than Milwaukee.
(H/T – Patrick)
In what has to be one of the most-despicable attacks on Christianity yet in this country, NewsMax is reporting that UW-Eau Claire (excuse me, somebody must have farted) has banned Resident Assistants from leading Bible studies in their own dorm rooms on their own time. Even if one can successfully argue that this does not violate the federal First Amendment right to “free exercise” of religion, it is a clear violation of the Wisconsin Constitution, Article I, Section 18 –
Freedom of worship; liberty of conscience; state religion; public funds. Section 18. [As amended Nov. 1982] The right of every person to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of conscience shall never be infringed; nor shall any person be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, without consent; nor shall any control of, or interference with, the rights of conscience be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship; nor shall any money be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of religious societies, or religious or theological seminaries. [1979 J.R. 36, 1981 J.R. 29, vote Nov. 1982]
Homer nod – fixed link; Internut Exploder kept the search term in the address bar.
Michelle Malkin brings us the latest attack on Maryland Lt. Governor (and candidate for Senate) Michael S. Steele (story in the Washington Times). She, the blogs she links to, and the ones that appear in the trackback to the post say it better than I could.
…I don’t think Gregory Stanford* wrote this editorial on Milwaukee County Board Chair Lee Holloway’s overreaction to Orville Seymer’s opening statement at a budget hearing the other day. The money quote – “What Holloway should be asking himself is how would he have reacted as a citizen if the shoe was on the other foot?”
It still isn’t enough to restore the main link to the local paint-catcher, but I do need to give credit where credit is due.
* The editorial board member who feels it’s okay to take racial shots if the target is conservative.
Sykes Writes has an extensive runthrough of the blogosphere’s reaction to the asterisk editorial* There’s enough links there to take up an entire day’s worth of blog-reading, but I highly recommend Don Surber’s take.
* Any semblance between a Racist Jentinel editorial and either reality or sanity is merely a coincidence and purely unintentional.
Revisons/extensions – More of Charlie’s round-up on the asterisk reaction here. Hey, we made the Drudge Report, Rush Limbaugh, and yesterday’s OpinionJournal Best of the Web.
As Charlie pointed out, the Racist Jentinel did not even mention the fact that they touched off a firestorm with their racist editorial in today’s paint catcher (I wouldn’t sully a dead fish with the product, and it is considered animal cruelty to subject birds or dogs to it).
Jessica McBride takes a look at the racial makeup of the edit board. There’s a higher precentage of blacks on the Supreme Court than on the edit board. Of course, there is the same percentage of conservatives on the edit board as blacks (10%), and there’s a strong indication that Patrick McIlheran was only added as a token to the non-target audience of the edits at 4th and State.. Actually, Patrick is only a columnist and not a member of the idiotorial board. Substitute newspaper editor Marty Kaiser for him, and thus there are is a grand total of ZERO ONE conservative voices on the Racist Jentinel idiotorial board
Revisions/extensions – corrected the roster of the idiotorial board
Further revisions/extensions – Dean pointed out that Mabel Wong is something of a conservative. Thanks.
Charlie Sykes has an exchange between a pissed-off reader and asterisk-writer Gregory Stanford* (the asterisks are in the Sykes post)-
Mr. Poole:
Thanks for your message. Mr. Pimentel* asked me, as the writer of the editorial, to respond. We were merely noting in the passage to which you object that the elder President Bush had appointed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court for the sake of racial diversity, but that, because Thomas often takes stands at odds with mainstream black thought, his appointment does not help the court mirror America as much as it could have – which is what diversity is all about. Noting that Thomas is on the fringes of black thought is merely observing a fact, not stereotyping. Justices Stevens and Ginsburg do represent wide swaths of American thought.
Gregory Stanford*
Editorial Writer/Columnist
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Figures that the black racist on the board would write this tripe. I wonder what Eugene Kane* will spew forth.
*Self-named, racist arbiter of who’s who.
[No Runny Eggs is proudly powered by WordPress.]
