Monthly Archives: July 2008

Hellboy II: The Review

I was really looking forward to seeing Hellboy II, thought the first one was great. Couldn’t play golf this afternoon because of the coming storms, so, went to the theatre. Started out great. Then, unfortunately, got rather sappy. Wait for it on DVD.

I.I. Today: Activist Group Not Upset By The Actual Law Violations

Have you ever noticed that none of these activist groups are ever upset about the initial violations of the law? WRAL – Immigrant’s arrest strands children on NC highway (btw, WRAL, she is an illegal immigrant. Please make note of the distinction) An advocacy group is questioning whether police acted properly when they left three children […]

Some Photos From Grandfather Mountain

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AGW Today: Kittens, Cashing In, And Inconvenient Indulgences

Anthropogenic Global Warming really can cause everything! Each spring, the onset of warm weather and longer days drives female cats into heat, resulting in a few months of booming kitten populations known as “kitten season.” Peterson said kitten season generally starts in March or April, as the days get warmer and longer, and the flood […]

Barry Forgets Which Country’s Presidency He Is Trying For

Patrick Ruffini brings us the Obarrogant story of the day This is pretty extraordinary. A candidate for the American Presidency is using flyers printed in German to turn people out for his campaign rally in Berlin on Thursday. This flyer can be found on a bilingual page on BarackObama.com advertising the event: Say, Barry? Buuuudy? No […]

Quote Of The Day

“I had the courage and the judgment to say that I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war,” McCain said at his town hall meeting Tuesday, referring to his support for the troop surge. “It seems to me that Senator Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political […]

Vanity Fair Spoofs The New Yorker, Misses Point

Sa-wing, batter batter batter, sa-wing! We here at Vanity Fair maintain a kind of affectionate rivalry with our downstairs neighbors at The New Yorker. We play softball every year, compete for some of the same stories, and share an elevator bank. (You can tell the ones who are headed to the 20th floor by their […]

Long Day

Whew! That was a long day. Drove out to Grandfather Mountain, takes about 4 hours. Beautiful country, been a while since I was up in the mountains of anywhere. But, too be honest, it wasn’t that exciting for more then a short time. Probably would be cooler when the leaves start changing color. Plus, there […]

Blogiversary!!!!!!

The whole extended Surrender Monkey crew came by to wish me a happy 4th Blogiversary. There’s Nancy and Harry and Babs B., and many others.

NY Times Orgasms Over Barry In Iraq

They are just gushing like a schoolgirl. You can hear the tittering in the newsroom. Take a few deep breathes, Grey Lady – For Obama, a First Step Is Not a Misstep The Iraqi government on Monday left little doubt that it favors a withdrawal plan for American combat troops similar to what Senator Barack […]

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