tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post7408822058857366475..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Who Cares About Flowers, Where Have All The Stalinists Gone?TSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-16890341467878918372014-02-07T12:05:14.946-08:002014-02-07T12:05:14.946-08:00Don't worry about local perceptions of bad lan...Don't worry about local perceptions of bad language TSB. We trumped the bad language with righteous indignation! <br /><br />{But the absolute punchline: "It’s concerning that private conversation was recorded."} gwb with brackets on!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-9248100491896139832014-02-07T09:15:56.278-08:002014-02-07T09:15:56.278-08:00TSB: "I hope the locals' perceptions of t...TSB: "I hope the locals' perceptions of the U.S. haven't been soiled too badly". I don't know. I wonder how much they are anyone else is actually listening to us.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-47157672274834451922014-02-07T06:33:32.807-08:002014-02-07T06:33:32.807-08:00James: I hope the locals' perceptions of the U...James: I hope the locals' perceptions of the U.S. haven't been soiled too badly by that potty-mouth Victoria Nuland. To think that such language came from a Choate girl! TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-56423642398378529232014-02-07T06:33:32.289-08:002014-02-07T06:33:32.289-08:00James: I hope the locals' perceptions of the U...James: I hope the locals' perceptions of the U.S. haven't been soiled too badly by that potty-mouth Victoria Nuland. To think that such language came from a Choate girl! TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-79477079709351615402014-02-07T04:03:54.078-08:002014-02-07T04:03:54.078-08:00GWB: On the Ukraine this article is not bad. It gi...GWB: On the Ukraine this article is not bad. It gives a fair feel for the overall diplo context between US and Russia, but more important, the perceptions of the locals.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-60257132002802682852014-02-05T17:11:57.292-08:002014-02-05T17:11:57.292-08:00James: The Plunder story made the very last segmen...James: The Plunder story made the very last segment on Greta's Fox show! Oregon got $220 taxpayer millions for a 'Potemkin Plunder' that passed all federal benchmarks! <br />What a Hoot!! Woodie Guthrie would have a field day with a federal contracting song to the tune of 'Roll On Columbia'. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-32460719151877725362014-02-05T14:50:05.856-08:002014-02-05T14:50:05.856-08:00GWB: The 'Cover Oregon' officials are foll...GWB: The 'Cover Oregon' officials are following an age old political tradition called plunder.<br /><br />PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. To effect a change of ownership with the candid concomitance of a brass band. To wrest the wealth of A from B and leave C lamenting a vanishing opportunity.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-25276538134524278042014-02-04T21:05:53.616-08:002014-02-04T21:05:53.616-08:00TSB; James! It looks like some 'Cover Oregon&...TSB; James! It looks like some 'Cover Oregon' officials may have hoodwinked the feds out of $58 million with a phony website/ied detector. The site has yet to sign anyone up and the Governor has been <br />'covering his oregon' if you know what I mean. gwb<br /><br />http://www.katu.com/news/investigators/Cover-Oregon-allegation-if-its-true-someones-going-to-prison-243427781.html?mobile=yAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-62103499442219525572014-02-04T16:37:41.052-08:002014-02-04T16:37:41.052-08:00Sure! It could have been part of Hillary's ...Sure! It could have been part of Hillary's 'RUSSKIE RESET'. Of course when we hear from whoever was responsible (What? that's classified?) we will know a lot more.gwb Here is what Napolean had to say about it: <br /><br />"Do you know what amazes me more than anything else? The impotence of force to organize anything." (Napoleon Bonaparte)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-6421709151508382062014-02-04T07:02:19.101-08:002014-02-04T07:02:19.101-08:00" I can't believe anyone would contract w..." I can't believe anyone would contract with them for work on ObamaCare" Oh, I can!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-13728332721369328802014-02-04T03:42:10.690-08:002014-02-04T03:42:10.690-08:00GWB: I think Belarus isn't interested in going...GWB: I think Belarus isn't interested in going any more Western than it is now. I can't believe anyone would contract with them for work on ObamaCare, given their connections to Putin and their history of malicious software development.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-19731785507228519972014-02-03T23:23:59.212-08:002014-02-03T23:23:59.212-08:00TSB; James: Are we trying to get Belarus to join t...TSB; James: Are we trying to get Belarus to join the west too? Or were they low bidder? gwb<br /><br />http://freebeacon.com/the-belarusian-connection/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-25328674708333105712014-02-03T23:12:17.264-08:002014-02-03T23:12:17.264-08:00Damnit James!.. I thought Doug Williams was a back...Damnit James!.. I thought Doug Williams was a backup. You win again! Thanks for the correction.gwb Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-70462607900557342032014-02-03T16:06:07.534-08:002014-02-03T16:06:07.534-08:00You forgot Doug Williams, and that was a long time...You forgot Doug Williams, and that was a long time ago.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-48493684930102401422014-02-02T22:09:20.531-08:002014-02-02T22:09:20.531-08:00TSB, James: All season I have been enjoying the Se...TSB, James: All season I have been enjoying the Seahawks being treated like the 'Ron Pauls'of the NFL by the football media experts. (In the pre season they beat Denver 40-10.) It just occurred to me that Russell Wilson is the first and only black QB to win a Super Bowl...AND NOBODY EVER MENTIONED IT! I guess you get fired nowdays if you say something like that??gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-31572617357242326802014-02-02T13:12:19.281-08:002014-02-02T13:12:19.281-08:00TSB: Wiki shows some phone interview comments from...TSB: Wiki shows some phone interview comments from 2013 but back around 2008 he commented that his form of humor was no longer suited for America's politics noting that Clinton was known only for Lewinsky when what he should be remembered for was not having the guts to outlaw land mines. Same for GWB..too pathetic to make fun of. I'm sure Obama has been just as big a flop in his eyes. I wonder if he could have some grist with your governor? gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-4121005916270000272014-02-02T10:10:07.929-08:002014-02-02T10:10:07.929-08:00Lehrer could have said the same for Kissenger'...Lehrer could have said the same for Kissenger's North Vietnamese co-winner. We at least left the war after the peace settlement, the North Vietnamese continued it to a one-sided finish.<br /><br />Actually, I wonder if Lehrer commented on the 1994 peace prize going to Yassir Arafat? TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-37745601958415069952014-02-02T07:30:24.436-08:002014-02-02T07:30:24.436-08:00TSB: Tom Lehrer could probably have a great time w...TSB: Tom Lehrer could probably have a great time with this year's Super Bowl security preparations..Apache's and F-16's..<br />especially if Henry Kissinger shows up. I like this wiki line: <br />(snip)when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Henry Kissinger in 1973. He did comment that awarding the prize to Kissinger made political satire obsolete. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-1689705414540491192014-02-01T16:12:27.350-08:002014-02-01T16:12:27.350-08:00GWB: A tragic, but instructive parable.GWB: A tragic, but instructive parable.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-67714404385461618232014-02-01T11:22:53.521-08:002014-02-01T11:22:53.521-08:00James; TSB; Juan Cole indicts the whole intelligen...James; TSB; Juan Cole indicts the whole intelligence establishment and one idiot. And James, here's one for you about a cute little polynomial who forgot to wear her brackets! gwb<br />http://www.shabbir.com/jokes/adults/polynom.html<br />http://www.juancole.com/2014/02/christie-officials-instead.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-60580946294793575942014-02-01T09:50:12.125-08:002014-02-01T09:50:12.125-08:00"You guys are pretty hilarious with all that ..."You guys are pretty hilarious with all that literacy math" GWB this serious stuff, serious I say. Just recently there was a rumored out break of literacy at an unnamed northeast school. Fortunately the faculty was alert and quashed it with quick and decisive action. Never forget though, illiteracy is a fragile thing that must be nurtured constantly.<br />TSB: When at school years ago, I found that polynomial equations were quite easy to deal with in a altered state of mind. Oddly, I never passed a test, but that didn't seem to matter. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-92040202788956134972014-02-01T07:23:27.183-08:002014-02-01T07:23:27.183-08:00GWB: I like that old Tom Lehrer stuff, and I'v...GWB: I like that old Tom Lehrer stuff, and I've been coming across a lot of it lately. Maybe he's heading toward a revival? Maybe even a come-back tour, since I think he's still alive. His Werner Von Braun song was the first political satire I can recall understanding, way back around age 13 or so. TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-26888831902796877352014-02-01T07:18:16.816-08:002014-02-01T07:18:16.816-08:00My apologies for the math error. Pro Tip: Don'...My apologies for the math error. Pro Tip: Don't do mental math late at night while on your Ipad without checking your work before you post!TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-31199749672212532182014-01-31T23:03:51.690-08:002014-01-31T23:03:51.690-08:00You guys are pretty hilarious with all that litera...You guys are pretty hilarious with all that literacy math. This post illustrates what I like best about TSB. He regularly comes up with a subject that is interesting and entertaining and adds a slant that superficially is debatable. But when you see more it's fun and you learn something. For instance: Here is my favorite really old Tom Leher: It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier: Thanks TSB! gwb<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0L_rD7CCe4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-71269753493383880862014-01-31T19:56:44.336-08:002014-01-31T19:56:44.336-08:00Closer to 14 1/2% than 6%. But you're right, t...Closer to 14 1/2% than 6%. But you're right, the key is what is considered adult and illiteracy. Besides they haven't counted any Ivy League students, so it could go much higher.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.com