Things about which I only have a little bit to say:
- A big woot woot to John Rosenthal for this:
Pretty bad-ass. An NRA spokesman called it a “shameless publicity ploy.” On a billboard, no less! Shocking!
- “TOPGUN runs for Congress”:
As a Naval Flight Officer, I led over 200 people as a commanding officer of a fighter squadron and I was a TOPGUN instructor. I am a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and I was one of few aviators awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for valor in combat. Upon my return, I worked directly for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I am a leader, and I understand first-hand the complexities of this war and the need to create an exit strategy to bring our troops home safely.
Well, this fellow sounds like a substantial candidate. How fascinating and healthy that more and more military folks seem to be lining up with the Democrats; and how unsurprising, given how the GOP has utterly taken their support for granted, and abused that trust.
- … And that’s one reason why I’m not surprised that Virginia is becoming bluer. (More possible evidence here.)
- As if this needs to be said: The problem with John McCain is not his campaign. It’s him — and just as much, the stubborn persistence of looniness in the GOP primary vote. He was always in trouble due to his lack of conservative bona-fides, but that trip to Iraq *and* the support of the toxic immigration bill really put him in the doghouse. The moderates think he’s nutty on Iraq (I guess their money is going to Ron Paul, or Rudy), and the conservatives don’t find him nutty enough.
- Hey — do we have any excess industrial capacity? Can we make wind turbines yet?
- The nit-picking of Michael Moore for Sicko is just stupid. We all know that stuff happens in the US system. For Sanjay Gupta to claim that he hides Cuba’s 39th ranking — two behind the US — is false, but also petty beyond belief.
HELLO! Should we be happy to be two steps ahead of Cuba? “WE’RE #37!!!” Talk about missing the forest for the trees.
etc. What’s on your mind?
Randy “Duke” Cunningham!
Very effective and creative. Bravo to those responsible.
But that’s ok.
Try this.
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It could also be classified as racist, sexist, fear-mongering, reactionary…
I used that piece in class during a unit on propaganda. Don’t is just say it all?
Don’t IT just say it all. lol.
I don’t know why you bother, EaBo.
All you got for your trouble was a typical schoolyard rejoinder.
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Additionally, as one who designs environmental graphics, I can assure you that this billbored will win no awards, because it is sooo yawn hackneyed and unoriginal.
But winning CA’s “Best Billboard of 2007” was probably not top priority in the design brief.
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Does this billboard get the attention of the average Joe/Jane driving down the Mass Pike? Most likley the answer is “yes.”
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BTW, I never put too much stock in industry awards; they are generally not much more than an exercise in mutual mastrubation.
His only claim to fame is that he was shot down over NVietnam and stuffed into a POW camp. And, when the NVietnamese offered him the chance for repatriation, he refused. Was he really so dumb not to realize that, if he had been repatriated, he could continue his bombing runs over NVietnam? Of what use was he to the US’s war effort sitting in a POW camp? Stupid is as stupid does.
But better than the one showing the illegal-to-own-in-MA Uzi. If only I could own a short-barreled model.
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Concerning windmills, a likely reason there’s a “shortage” is because there’s not enough demand. Given how damn hard it is to site one in New England, why would there be a big demand for them?
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Just like PV panels … they don’t make economic sense, even with the substantial tax credits and government incentives. With all that added, they’re still a money losing proposition to install. Last time I did the calculation, they were 2x or 3x more expensive than commercially available power (after tax+incentives.)