Focused Rambling

Thank Goodness They Cut Out That Ridiculous Flu Pandemic Money...

Money to address a flu pandemic was stripped from the stimulus bill by Repubs ... of course, at this moment can you think of anything that more threatens to completely destroy the economy?

Republican Rebranding... like selling cigarettes to babies

In the midst of the swine flu outbreak, what this country needs is some good news. So it is with great pleasure that I find that the Republicans are undergoing "rebranding" . Is that kind of like when a hunter reloads before blowing the heck out of something? Or when you replace your septic system with a new-improved system that makes your waste smell like apple pie (although you also have to eat it to survive).

Chimp skates a half-pipe

Just because it exists... here's a chimp on a skateboard , skating a half-pipe...

Iraqi Military and Security Forces... Not Ready?

The New York Times led with a story detailing the recent failures of Iraqi security and military forces . Sunni insurgents appear to be announcing a new round of violence, possibly just waiting until the US leaves...

Palin's got a gun...

What better way to know that a special interest group expects you to support their every whim than when they give you a special assault rifle designed just for you . Ah, how cute, now she won't have to borrow Cheney's...

Susan Boyle... making website speculators and people needing a good cry happy.

More on the Susan Boyle phenomenon, including how some have capitalized or reached catharsis riding the Susan Boyle train...

Lakers Fans "We Want Tacos" chant... Sign of the economic times?

Yesterday's Lakers-Jazz Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs was not as close as the final score ended up , but that was not the most interesting story of the game. After the Lakers began their title run by dominating Utah throughout the game, they led 113-98 with very little time left in the game. Lakers fans get free tacos if the Lakers hold their opponent under 100 points... so the crowd started chanting "We Want Tacos" through the last minutes of the game. And when the Lakers turned the ball over and Deron Williams hit a driving layup to get to 100 points, there were some audible boos and groans from the crowd. First of all, you'd think the crowd would be cheering their team's great performance in the game instead of rooting for some 50 cent tacos. Second, if these people can afford tickets to an LA Lakers playoff game, they have to be able to shell out a buck or two for tacos afterwards. So this is your next true sign of the state of the economy, when fans that pay gobs to watch sporting events then can't afford to feed themselves...Watch the scene below

Daily Show skewers the Teabaggers...

Good god these people are making me sick... how about marching for aid to Rwanda or spending a day in a soup kitchen instead of parading around in goofy hats and reciting talking points. Yawn....

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Joe the Plumber is a teabagger...

I had almost forgotten that Joe duh plumber still was hanging around until I was reminded by Huffington Post's Jason Linkins . Seems Joe is now taking his populist B.S. on the Taxless America tour. I don't know, I'm not sure it isn't Joe the Plumber/Palin 2012 now (she already has experience as a vice-presidential candidate, so she won't have to study hard and stay up late like she did the first night she had to take a pregnancy test. Someone really should have told her that it wasn't graded. And the Plumber, he would have faked pregnancy to get on TV as a pregnant man, and then proceeded to blame his condition on Democrats and fast food. This guy has really run his course, would someone please tell Joe the Plumber that he's transparently manipulative and yet so painfully simple.

Golden Tee Golf is a cult...

Recently, I came across a man playing Golden Tee Golf , an arcade-style golf game with rollerball ... the game itself looks fun, and the man that I saw shot 22-under, so I'm definitely not trying to make fun of him. But he did have a specially designed glove, some kind of fingerless weight-lifting type glove, but it appeared to be made to play that game. Seriously. So I'm officially embarking on an attempt to understand the Golden Tee Golf cult, and figure out a product to sell to them... perhaps a golden tee soda-drink hat, much like the one worn by Spongebob , so players can drink while playing without holding anything in their all-important hands!
Of course, at least the guy wasn't wearing a "wristie"
By the way, if you'd like to knit your own fingerless gloves, see the video below...