No Runny Eggs

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.

Archive for January 20th, 2009

Announcing the Sammies

by @ 16:23. Filed under Miscellaneous.

My friends at the Sam Adams Alliance proudly announce the nominations for the 2nd Annual Sammies have begun. Yes, there is some cash for the best out there. Let’s take a look at the categories:

– Best Video: Produce a video (drama, satire, documentary, etc.) about economic and/or individual liberty in relation to an issue at the state or local level. Video must be under 5 minutes and already be uploaded to Youtube: $5,000 cash prize!
– Sunshine Award: Use your state’s open records laws to uncover government corruption, waste or malfeasance. Hint: FOIA is your best friend: $5,000 prize!
– Tea Party Award: Organize a grassroots event that makes a strong political point – that initiates a public discussion, that earns media attention – on an important state or local issue. Something like the Boston Tea Party: $5,000 cash prize!
– Best State or Local-Level Blogger: Post regularly on a blog that covers issues like government transparency, political corruption, property rights, etc., at the state or local level: $5,000 cash prize!
– Modern-Day Sam Adams: Lead a state political effort and achieve a major victory for liberty: $10,000 cash prize!!

New for 2009:
– Wikiteer: An award for contributors to Sam wikis – Ballotpedia, Judgepedia, and Sunshine Review – who has created and maintained the most accurate, comprehensive, and encyclopedic page or portal. $1,000 for each of the three.
– Microblogger of the Year: An award for someone who has used a free social networking and micro-blogging platform such as Twitter to effectively influence and engage others in local and state politics. How do you measure microblogging? Level of influence, social engagement, and number of stories broken. $2,000 cash prize!
– Blogivist of the Year: An award for the most influential, consistent, and popular blogger using Blogivists. $2,500 cash prize!
– Voter Watchdog: An award going to an individual or group who has helped prevent voter fraud come November. For guidance, please see the Voter Integrity Project (submissions made there will be automatically entered into Sammies and vice versa). $2,500 cash prize!

Do see the home page of the contest for important rules and entry information.

I Pledge To…..

by @ 11:47. Filed under Obama worship.

Oh…just watch the video

Warning…as recommended by a previous viewer….make sure your mouth is pointing away from your computer…just in case.

(h/t Jonah Goldberg at NRO)

OK, a few random thoughts

  • The left bristles at the notion of the Obama Messiah complex but seriously,   if this isn’t a cult of personality what are these people saying?
  • I’m going to love, be a better father, smile more, end hunger, be a great mother blah, blah, blah because of Barack Obama?  Is this the first time these people have been proud of their country?
  • Other than win an election, Obama has done nothing….nothing and yet these people are acting as he really has caused the seas to recede.

Congratulations President Obama.   I trust your  god like persona  is up to the worship and devotion these people show.

The Morning Scramble – 1/20/2009

by @ 8:29. Filed under The Morning Scramble.

Somewhere, it’s 5 o’clock. As Bluto says, “My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.”…

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysXMAOgEIq4[/youtube]

  • Follow-Up To Yesterday, Part I – Tom McMahon has a drinking game for designated drivers. I think we can still get 3 drinks out of that card.
  • Follow-Up To Yesterday, Part II –Dan Riehl speculates that it was Al Qaeda trying to bring back the 12th Century that brought The Black Plague upon them.
  • Bill Quick has today’s dose of Islamokazi-induced Doom and Gloom from north of the border that looks suspiciously familiar. First Europe, then Canada, and we’re next.
  • Last direct Obamination Coronation mention – the Pheisty Joey has a very brave son, who is wearing a “HYPE” t-shirt to school today.
  • Tim Graham plays an advanced version of “Name That Party”. Not only did the presstitutes fail to mention the perp was a ‘Rat, they tried to tarnish the other half of the bipartisan Party-In-Government.
  • Brian reports that libraries across the country are about to be closed to children because of the past lead-based actions of the Red Chinese. The law of (un)intended consequences strikes again.
  • Gravelle is disturbed that we won’t get the Wii Gun, while Europe and Australia will.
  • Gabriel Malor finds that we’re winning the public opinion battle on Gorebal “Warming” to go along with the scientific victory. Again, I mourn the fact that we’ve already lost the political war.
  • Silent E found Gorebal “Warming” High Priest Algore Goracle carved in effigy in Alaska. Alaskans are already tempting frozen fate by having just the effigy; they’re really asking for it by inviting Algore up there.
  • Dad29 reports there will not be any more accountability to the second half of the TARP as there was for the first half. I’m shocked, SHOCKED!
  • Patrick McIlheran is shocked, SHOCKED that the d-word is no longer mentionable.
  • Kevin Jackson illustrates what is in our economic future – it starts with a “Z” and ends with “imbabwe”.
  • SER illustratres the economic bailout with farm animals (mildly NSFW).
  • Back to WMDs, Lex found the Persians were the first users of chemical weapons. Why do I get the sinking feeling they’ll also be the next users of WMDs?
  • Zip reports that Iran is going back to the drawing board with Hamas. Something tells me we won’t have to wait very long for the next phase in the World vs. Israel war.
  • Charles Johnson throws some cold scalding-hot water kim-chee on the noted sinking feeling; North Korea is now on a war footing. I guess Krazy Kim wants to beat the Mad Mullahs to the next mushroom cloud.

There’s more out there, but I need to be blotto by 11.

I Thought They Said “Opposites Attract”

by @ 5:48. Filed under Miscellaneous.

The Agency who must not be named  writes that during an appearance on the Obamaophra show, Jill Biden told the audience that Joe had been offered his choice of being Secretary of State or VP.   Immediately upon which Joe turned red and tried to shush her.

Apparently the problem of “opening mouth before engaging brain” is not a problem for only one spouse in the Biden household.   Then again, perhaps like many a good wife, she was just speaking for Joe?

An Historic Event

by @ 5:42. Filed under Politics - National.

No, not the inauguration, this:

“the largest temporary restroom event in the history of the United States,” a temporary restroom specialist tells ABC News,

Yes, an historic event certainly.   Soon to be appropriately followed by another historic event as congress looks to pass the largest appropriation bill ever:

the largest output of a political bowel movement ever!

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