All Hat No Cattle

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

A real pearl clutcher

White Americans Are Biggest Terror Threat in U.S.: Study
The New America Foundation found that twice as many people have died in attacks by right-wing groups in America than by Muslim extremists since 9/11.

I bet that 3% of climate scientists thinks racism isn't man made.- LOLGOP

Is Reagan kissing or wiping his mouth with that flag?

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

With Greece on the brink of defaulting on its bailouts, it's rumored that it may consider asking Vladimir Putin for a loan. Even the Devil said, “Don't do it! Don't mess with that guy.”- Jimmy Fallon

Some Pakistani Muslims Given Permission To Eat Food During Ramadan So They Won't Die Of Heat Stroke
A senior Islamic cleric has issued a rare fatwa allowing some Muslims to eat in daytime hours during Ramadan to give them respite from Pakistan's record-breaking heat wave which has killed 750 people.

When you say Democrats were racist 50 years ago for backing things you support now, you're not making as good a point as you think you are.- LOLGOP

Republican Shenanigans

Bill Kristol who is defending the confederate flag, is Jewish, born in New York, and Harvard educated. In other words, the Confederates would have shot him without hesitation.

Tonight we discuss why people think America is racist on The Angry White Guy Yelling At Minorities Hour. - LOLGOP

Man Shows Red Neck To CNN Crew
A CNN report on Confederate flags took a turn when a worker at a Confederate merchandise store went on a profane tirade against the CNN crew.

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Mass Murderer Was Hungry. Cops Went To Burger King.
...In Shelby, the FBI handled Roof’s initial questioning, Ledford said. Shelby police’s lone conversation with the mass-murder suspect was about food. Earlier in the day, Roof had bought water and chips at a south Charlotte gas station. Now he was hungry. Police bought him food from a nearby Burger King...

The Confederate flag may go. Our broken background check system and 32,000 gun deaths a year will stay.- LOLGOP

Crispy Caribbean
The worst drought in five years is creeping across the Caribbean, prompting officials around the region to brace for a bone dry summer.

From Puerto Rico to Cuba to the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia, crops are withering, reservoirs are drying up and cattle are dying while forecasters worry that the situation could only grow worse in the coming months.

Business/Tech News

NASCAR released a statement today calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina capitol. Released a statement? They should have sent a pit crew. That thing would be down in under nine seconds.- Seth Myers

Putin Supports Texas Secession. Don't Mess With Putin.
With the old Confederate battle flag very much in the news as a result of the horrific racist shooting in Charleston, S.C. last week, politicians across party lines are rushing to consign the symbol of Southern secessionism to museums, rather than to state capitols in former Confederate states.

But support for the secessionist cause still remains strong in…the Kremlin.

Scientists believe the first modern Europeans mated with Neanderthals. This is the oldest evidence yet of beer goggles.- Conan O'Brien

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I got bit by a scorpion this morning. Damn, it hurt but I'm OK and the scorpion was drenched with bug spray in the kitchen sink.

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Odd News

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Soneva Kiri Resort, Thailand. How the heck do you get up there?

Peace.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Rally calls for Confederate flag to go at South Carolina capitol

Rally calls for Confederate flag to go at South Carolina capitol
Hundreds of people chanting "Take it down!" rallied on Tuesday to demand that the Confederate battle flag be removed from the South Carolina State House grounds, galvanized by last week's massacre of nine blacks at a historic church in Charleston.

Wayne LaPierre of the NRA just demanded that all Blacks be given free firearms to defend themselves. Just kidding.- Kona Lowell

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

He took your guns, now he's taking your flipping flags.

- the guys who are taking your money. - LOLGOP

The Americans Are Coming! The Americans Are Coming!
The US will pre-position heavy weapons, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery in central and eastern Europe for the first time, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday in Estonia's capital Tallinn.

For that matter, the people who are outraged that Obama used the N-word are the same people who are outraged that Obama breathes.- Jeff Tiedrich

Republican Shenanigans

Congrats to Nikki Haley and Lindsey Graham for coming out against the flag of an enemy nation a scant 150 years later.- John Fugelsang

Meanwhile, There Is A Solar Storm Going On
A serious solar storm has been battering Earth's magnetosphere, in the wake of a series of solar flares that erupted from a highly active sunspot over the last few days.

Last week Lindsey Graham defended the Confederate Flag, now wants it down. Apparently Lindsey likes it both ways. - John Fugelsang

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DOCTORS: Global Warming = Medical Emergency
A major report from one of the world’s best-known medical journals declared climate change a “medical emergency” that could undo decades of health progress.

The report published Monday night in The Lancet said the threat posed by climate change has largely been underestimated thus far.

This sculpture by Issac Cordal in Berlin is called "Politicians discussing global warming."

Planet Earth - it's bipolar. - John Fugelsang

Sewer Samples To Determine Pot Usage
The federal government is chipping in money for a three-year pilot study using sewage samples to determine levels of marijuana use in two Washington cities — research that could help answer some key questions about pot legalization, the University of Puget Sound announced Monday.

Business/Tech News

Donald Trump should just make all his announcements on the Home Shopping Network.- LOLGOP

Walmart And Sears Say No To Confederate Merchandise
Retail giants Walmart and Sears will no longer sell Confederate flag merchandise in response to criticism after last week's shootings in a historically black South Carolina church.

Jeb Bush and George W. Bush fighting over who gets to wear the "I'm With Stupid" shirt.- Jeff Tiedrich

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A Cypress Bonsai tree.

Peace.

Monday, June 22, 2015

White supremacist donated to GOP presidential candidates

White supremacist donated to GOP presidential candidates
The leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof made $65,000 in donations to Republicans, including several to Republican presidential candidates, The Guardian newspaper reported Sunday night.

By the way, why WOULD you want the confederate flag on your car? Its like telling the police "The meth is HERE." - Bill Maher

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

Some Americans are calling for the removal of Confederate flags. But I find them rather handy. Show me a quicker, more reliable indication that I'm in the presence of a racist!- Mrs. Betty Bowers

EU Extends Sanctions Against Russia
EU foreign ministers meeting Monday in Luxembourg extended sanctions against Russia imposed due to the country's actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, an EU spokeswoman has told CNN.

People talking about better gun safety laws aren't 'exploiting a tragedy,' they're trying to prevent the next one. - John Fugelsang

They Needed A Study For This?
A new study revealed what is obvious to anyone who watches the Sunday shows. Liberal media bias is a myth. According to data collected by American University, conservatives dominate the Sunday shows.

Republican Shenanigans

Creationism should absolutely be taught in science class. As long as evolutionary science is taught in Bible study. - John Fugelsang

Wow. The Surpremes Say No To Cops
The Supreme Court struck down a Los Angeles ordinance Monday that allowed police to inspect hotel guest records on demand.

South Carolina Wrestling With Incredibly Complex Issue of Removing Symbol of Slavery. - Andy Borowitz

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We should do anything and everything to save American lives wherever they are threatened -- except implement a sane background check system.- LOLGOP

Now, Back To Our Planet Depleting Groundwater
Groundwater loss isn't just a California problem: According to a recent study by researchers at NASA and the University of California-Irvine, humans are depleting more than half of the world's 37 largest aquifers at unsustainable rates, and there is virtually no accurate data showing how much water is left.

In an interview yesterday, Donald Trump called Jeb Bush a reluctant warrior and said he thinks Jeb is an unhappy person. Which is interesting coming from a guy who always looks like he just ate a lemon. -Jimmy Fallon

More Bad News On Global Warming
....Now, scientists say, the Earth is on the brink of a sixth such “mass extinction event.” Only this time, the culprit isn’t a massive asteroid impact or volcanic explosions or the inexorable drifting of continents. It’s us.

Business/Tech News

Taylor Swift and John Oliver, you're our only hope.- LOLGOP

While Other Countries Are Improving Internet Connections, The USA Corps Are Slowing It Down
Major internet providers, including AT&T, Time Warner and Verizon, are slowing data from popular websites to thousands of US businesses and residential customers in dozens of cities across the country, according to a study released on Monday.

I've created a new cocktail called the Trickle-Down. Bartender takes your money,then gives a drink to the richest guy at the bar. - John Fugelsang