tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56228292011-10-13T05:20:12.453-05:00Politics, Science Fiction, and anything else I can think of.Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.comBlogger22711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-40442153329087760662011-10-13T05:17:00.002-05:002011-10-13T05:20:12.468-05:00

We should recall that Comrade Stalin was embalmed and displayed next to Lenin for eight years.Apparently so everyone in the Soviet Union could be assured that he was in fact dead..

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-7024333326648880732011-10-10T10:25:00.002-05:002011-10-10T10:28:30.593-05:00

If it weren't for the capitalist system most of the professional opponents of capitalism would not have made it out of the uterus at birth.This thought is brought to you by the NATO phonetic letters Foxtrot and Uniform._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-36144870632238577372011-10-01T10:22:00.003-05:002011-10-01T10:30:33.441-05:00

Tell me this isn't really happening, I dare you.Fairness: The seizure by the rulers of a nation of money earned by the most productive citizens -- which would otherwise have been used to purchase goods and services from other productive citizens -- and the disbursement of those funds to the unproductive supporters of the rulers of the nation.Any questions?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-41702121947856080692011-09-29T23:24:00.001-05:002011-09-29T23:25:13.176-05:00

The novel 1984 by George Orwell is not an instruction manual._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-66579516763094130922011-09-28T07:17:00.002-05:002011-09-28T07:21:49.480-05:00

As a rule I generally prefer to drive the products of the Ford Motor Company.Any further questions?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-7121039299274379132011-09-26T13:25:00.002-05:002011-09-26T13:29:43.954-05:00

"Fascism can cause blunt head trauma and/or violent death. Keep fascism away from children and pets."-- A banned poster in WisconsinSeriously, read this.I dare you not to make some physical gesture in disbelief or disgust._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-52048281376766023612011-09-25T11:19:00.002-05:002011-09-25T11:21:58.303-05:00

While I did make a decent amount of money driving a cab last night, is was a tiring and frustrating process. It appears that every idiot in Minneapolis had to take their friends out and party.And the cab really needs a brake job too.That is all for today..

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-30638344847864968612011-09-22T03:25:00.001-05:002011-09-22T03:27:34.509-05:00

I want to hear a lesbian sing a cover version of "Pretty Woman". Is that too much to ask?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-42913636048261063982011-09-20T18:48:00.001-05:002011-09-20T18:50:03.746-05:00

There appears to be a rising chorus of voices on the Left that are complaining about the performance of Barack Obama, or who are calling for his outright replacement.In a private discussion an online correspondent stated his belief that any serious attempt to replace Obama as the candidate of his party would cause the effective breakup of the party.Now this may be due to a bit of sleep

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-24381664879402139262011-09-20T09:17:00.003-05:002011-09-20T09:24:16.017-05:00

I think I called it a bit over two years ago:A thought occurred to me yesterday as I was leaving the tire store:The stated goal of Scientology is to clear the planet of mental illness, the actual effect is to clear the wallets and bank accounts of its followers.The stated goal of Obamatology is to clear the planet of the effects of Capitalism, the actual effect is to clear the wallets and bank

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-5248409320836848622011-09-19T11:30:00.003-05:002011-09-19T11:36:19.097-05:00

Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day so I'm reposting this once again:This was originally posted on a site that no longer exists except in the Internet Archive:Daily Affirmations for your Inner PirateOnce you've gotten in touch with your inner pirate, the job is not over. Remember to consult the Affirmations for your Inner Pirate:Stuart Smalley's Daily Affirmations for the Inner PirateMonday:"I'm

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-28248996370954661862011-09-15T02:10:00.003-05:002011-09-15T02:26:33.439-05:00

I apparently got into a disagreement with another blogger over whether or not the original Star Wars movie (now known as Episode Four) was a low budget movie.To put the argument in perspective I present the trailer and official website for really and truly low budget sci-fi film. http://www.ascensionthemovie.com/http://www.youtube.com/user/FreshGroundPictures#p/a/u/1/K0Gyheg8DjsIt was apparently

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-39226854243094354992011-09-12T11:32:00.001-05:002011-09-12T11:34:20.336-05:00

Why can't there be a Church of Sexualogy?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-42655619832161468982011-09-11T10:33:00.002-05:002011-09-11T11:09:49.126-05:00

A lot of folks are putting up their thoughts for the tenth anniversary of the infamous day.Here's a couple:http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/2011/09/thoughts_on_911.htmlhttp://www.capitalismmagazine.com/war-peace/sept-11th/3020-hatred-of-western-civilization-why-terrorists-attacked-america.htmlThere really isn't much I could add to the chorus of comments and remembrances. But I will say

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-13742784346926290282011-09-09T00:37:00.002-05:002011-09-09T00:40:43.852-05:00

Stimulus: When the Federal Government takes money from those who have earned it and gives it to those who didn't.What are your questions on this block of instruction?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-69262119660878089782011-09-08T00:49:00.001-05:002011-09-08T00:51:51.718-05:00

I found this somewhere:I found the elevator music irritating.-- Darth VaderI do too sometimes._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-8813332655038236902011-09-06T09:43:00.002-05:002011-09-06T09:45:56.282-05:00

Read this:Sick of Democrats and Republicans? Here's a Plan by Doctor Michael Hurd_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-15537247831751432752011-09-05T11:16:00.001-05:002011-09-05T11:18:18.146-05:00

I like to read Something Positive._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-6647344197369910612011-09-03T04:19:00.001-05:002011-09-03T04:21:12.709-05:00

Today is the anniversary of The Beslan Massacre. I regret to say that I've been inconsistent in posting these reminders. _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-76177439174550902152011-09-02T04:55:00.000-05:002011-09-02T04:57:24.591-05:00

Charlotte Rampling. _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-10107080880762757422011-08-31T17:13:00.002-05:002011-08-31T17:18:25.178-05:00

I've just been permanently banned from Alternatehistory.com for bigotry and trolling. See this article over at The New Resister. _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-75234208485867475392011-08-29T03:27:00.003-05:002011-08-29T03:33:10.810-05:00

One of the consequences of the Wayne Hays (D-Ohio) and Elizabeth Ray scandal of 1975 was the creation of this button; Of course a lot of Republican guys can type now too. We now return you to your regularly scheduled reality. _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-65446367542064730512011-08-26T23:26:00.002-05:002011-08-26T23:28:06.195-05:00

There's a very simple solution to the Warren Buffet (supporter of Obama) problem. Find out what businesses he owns and boycott them. What are your questions on this block of instruction? _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-76256016275591434622011-08-26T09:41:00.002-05:002011-08-26T09:47:32.527-05:00

Have to do some bureaucracy today. And The Glen is still at it: 1951. Can't use the international date line to get around once per day restrictions. 1955. No tagging the sleeping dragon with "Bilbo was here". 1959. No using the time machine to make Christ the keynote speaker at an atheist convention. 1960. I will not use the commune spell to find out who is John Galt. 1965. Can't send the

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-89256403843154629292011-08-24T12:34:00.003-05:002011-08-24T12:38:43.012-05:00

One of the problems I have with driving a taxi on the night shift is having to go into bars in order to find the person who called for the cab. I really don't like bars and I really hate drunks. Last night I had to go into Nye's in Northeast Minneapolis to find the passenger. She was clearly drunk, and once she was in the car she exhibited grossly rude and hostile behavior. I dumped her out

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-85177730841725073432011-08-22T11:39:00.001-05:002011-08-22T11:41:51.525-05:00

I may only be a simple cab driver, but it looks like Leftism is basically an excuse to feel smugly superior to everyone else without regard to actual knowledge, actual ability, and the actual consequences of their actions. /Les

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-35374554257591126052011-08-19T11:15:00.001-05:002011-08-19T11:16:35.441-05:00

After two years of driving a taxi cab on the day shift I switched over to driving on the night shift. It's different. _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-60880063130153830752011-08-15T04:25:00.003-05:002011-08-15T04:29:31.391-05:00

Via Mrk Urbin: “ [The Obama administration’s] problem is not that Fox isn’t a real news organization, their problem is that it is." -- Rich Lowry The problem the other side has with the truth is that it is the truth." _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-58033046539372995782011-08-13T20:02:00.001-05:002011-08-13T20:04:39.653-05:00

Now boys and girls, what are your questions on this block of instruction? _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-35108481509696541652011-08-09T18:37:00.001-05:002011-08-09T18:40:03.648-05:00

One thing the current occupant of the White House is doing is demonstrating the true value of an elite Ivy League collage education. If I was sorting resumes in a hiring process I would have to put anyone with a degree from Harvard at the bottom of the pile. What are your questions on this block of instruction? _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-41317930208521548232011-08-08T11:09:00.001-05:002011-08-08T11:12:08.219-05:00

From this blog on February 26, 2007: Why do I feel like I'm tied up and gagged in the back seat of a car driven by someone who insists on driving on the wrong side of the road and who responds to the appearance of oncoming traffic by denying that it exists and stomping on the accelerator pedal? Because that's how our present ruling class is behaving? _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-29289244055821041822011-08-06T01:36:00.001-05:002011-08-06T01:38:17.022-05:00

On this day in 1945 the Japanese city of Hiroshima was visited by a B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay.They're still talking about it._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-5609187092140260022011-08-04T22:13:00.002-05:002011-08-04T22:19:09.375-05:00

Rory, which talk do you want first? "The birds and the bees" or "how much pressure does it take to rip body parts off a sex predator?" -- Mister Sanderson, Something Positive, August 4, 2011-

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-43263090620457041482011-07-30T07:50:00.001-05:002011-07-30T07:53:46.653-05:00

"Why in the world would we want our paying customers, the ones who buy our records, see our concerts, wear our tee shirts, to kill themselves?" --Rob Halford, lead singer of Judas Priest_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-22934637723961170232011-07-28T09:28:00.003-05:002011-07-28T09:33:39.122-05:00

Okay, she believes in Jesus, has a tattoo of a crown of thorns just below the right shoulder (visible on other videos) and likes girls. No one is perfect.-

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-35456486523321971262011-07-26T06:40:00.004-05:002011-07-26T06:59:46.621-05:00

The mortal remains of the late Amy Winehouse (whose auditory output was never emitted from any radio station that I listen to) should be stuffed, mounted, and placed on display as an example of how not to live. Growing little girls should be horrified at the sight of what that appallingly stupid female did to herself. If anything the premature demise of this stupid tattooed skank should show a

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-23830243374397754842011-07-25T02:28:00.001-05:002011-07-25T02:29:21.324-05:00

“A witty saying proves nothing.”-- Voltaire_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-4215033762547380092011-07-15T16:19:00.001-05:002011-07-15T16:20:49.111-05:00

I drove through several very large puddles of dihydrogen monoxide today in my taxicab._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-76618807124191569962011-07-06T12:25:00.001-05:002011-07-06T12:25:35.072-05:00

Prose style and sentence structure are irrelevant when your characters are tedious, dull, and just plain dumb.(I'm reading The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.)_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-6251842839020277502011-07-04T07:23:00.002-05:002011-07-04T07:26:30.470-05:00

On the anniversary of the signing (the vote was held two days previously) of the Declaration of Independence I will repost something from November of 2008:Let's talk about Socialism.We must understand that Socialism is essentially a Master/Slave ideology. If you pardon me for quoting the First Trustifarian, "from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs." And for the

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-36518558624892842962011-07-03T12:12:00.000-05:002011-07-03T12:13:27.359-05:00

Seriously, if I could move to another planet, I would.http://www.anti-strib.com/blog/why-mn-is-broke.htmlPart of the problem is that the Donks cheated in the recount phase of the election as usual, and the other part of the problem is that a third party (part of the legacy of Governor Ventura) sucked up votes from the Republicans. Otherwise we wouldn't have this entirely stupid budget crisis and

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-64782531682640261862011-06-30T19:48:00.001-05:002011-06-30T19:50:00.150-05:00

For the upcoming presidential election I will repeat a suggestion I made back in 2004:So how should we deal with Leftist brownshirt actions on election day?The first obvious thought that came to mind was to go to the polls in a group. Bring cameras (stills and video). Split into two groups, one group to go into the polling place and the other group in overwatch mode with the cameras. When the

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-86661564504400129752011-06-29T18:31:00.003-05:002011-06-29T18:35:50.886-05:00

Slightly more than tripling a distinct (and let's face it, a hostile) population group is an act of genocide in Newspeak.What are your questions on this block of instruction?(Thanks to Communism Kills)_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-46791191393136295632011-06-23T18:00:00.002-05:002011-06-23T18:04:16.933-05:00

"I'm impressed he was ever able to walk into a church without catching on fire."-- Monette MacIntyre (formerly Donnelly), Something Positive, March 2, 2002_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-22070249950702024402011-06-21T19:38:00.002-05:002011-06-21T19:44:38.304-05:00

While I am an atheist I will comment on something I've noticed about the founders of three present day religions.Jesus was a working guy.Mohammad and Karl Marx married for money.When it comes to who you choose to follow character does matter.What are your questions on this block of instruction?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-14971167113305202352011-06-19T02:25:00.002-05:002011-06-19T02:32:09.768-05:00

One of the things that is really bothering me is that it appears that we are living out the opening chapters of Atlas Shrugged as well as the Civilization Collapse part of the back story of Starship Troopers. _

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-84862198806248027062011-06-13T10:19:00.002-05:002011-06-13T10:21:58.234-05:00

I was going through some old stuff and I found this note about something that happened at an SF fan convention:I also had the following exchange with a female Klingon:FK: (Seeing the button I was wearing) "Godless Capitalist." You must be a Ferengi.LB: No, I'm an Objectivist, I read Ayn Rand.FK: (Blank stare)Oh, well ...

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-84704800327712290872011-06-06T20:59:00.001-05:002011-06-06T21:47:30.170-05:00

All anonymous posters on a single discussion topic:We poison our air and water to weed out the weak. We set off fission bombs in our only biosphere. We nailed our god to a stick. Don't fuck with the human race.We drink poison too, and derive enjoyment from the temporary malfunctioning it causes in our higher brain functions. The higher the toxin level the greater the beverage; diluting the toxin

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-80305173225238486172011-06-04T19:18:00.000-05:002011-06-04T19:19:35.982-05:00

Read this: The Virtue of Hate_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-20769328269388531232011-06-01T18:35:00.001-05:002011-06-01T18:37:10.019-05:00

L.A. Sunset has a new blog, and he's having a go at the French.But then, who hasn't?THE PUBLIC CAUSE_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-78288591361074660042011-06-01T16:33:00.007-05:002011-06-01T18:06:14.162-05:00

I decided to follow up on someone who posted a comment to something I said on this blog about six years ago. At the time I was attempting to replicate the snarky tone of an online comic page that I was (and presently still) rather fond of. I was of course expressing my usual and utter contempt for those walking wastes of mass and energy who call themselves peace activists. (Other examples of

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-43158306214529888062011-06-01T02:16:00.001-05:002011-06-01T02:18:00.076-05:00

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.- Lord Acton(Found at Samizdata.net)

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-73497093783938511252011-05-27T17:32:00.003-05:002011-05-27T18:09:08.005-05:00

Some local leftists, basically a bunch of apparent communists and union trash, are having a public hissy fit over the fact that the cleaning crew at a locally headquartered grocery store chain, Cub Foods, are only paid the minimum wage.Wages are a cost of doing business. An increase in the cost of doing business has to be passed on to the customers in the form of higher prices paid by the

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-39124019412656656132011-05-24T02:08:00.002-05:002011-05-24T02:10:15.719-05:00

How many Muslims does it take to change a light bulb?They don't. They blame the Jews for the darkness._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-84326144541597653912011-05-21T17:34:00.003-05:002011-05-21T17:41:12.433-05:00

If you had a daughter, who would you rather have her marry?What we have here is an image of Bibi Netanyahu and Barack Obama at the same age. There's a reason that some fathers have shotguns. (I'll stick to my FAL for that job.)

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-79372481243240516712011-05-20T11:07:00.001-05:002011-05-20T11:07:50.386-05:00

HEIL OBAMA!_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-86636109012904634782011-05-19T01:51:00.002-05:002011-05-19T01:56:46.299-05:00

Everything I need to know about unions, I learned during the 1983 copper miners’ strike in Arizona, when a 3-year-old girl was shot in the head while lying in bed with her teddy bear. All because her father was a strikebreaker.-- John SkookumI'm not a Christian, but I do believe that those who live by the sword, should as Christ says, die by the sword. I believe that those who benefit from the

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-48135423872012434292011-05-16T14:15:00.001-05:002011-05-16T14:18:32.519-05:00

As far as I'm concerned, Bill Maher is on my "cry wolf" list.That walking waste of mass and energy has no credibility whatsoever.What are your questions on this block of instruction?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-13251725872280260342011-05-14T01:14:00.004-05:002011-05-14T01:19:30.098-05:00

It appears the I've outlived Douglas Adams.This isn't disturbing but it is a bit annoying.(Illo from Dork Tower by John Kovalic)

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-44187488884826920342011-05-08T00:58:00.001-05:002011-05-08T00:58:22.505-05:00

Seriously, this is a clear case where the live version is superior to the album version. I really did not care for the in studio ornamentation in the original release.Found at Legal Insurrection._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-47329495999928068322011-05-02T05:25:00.004-05:002011-05-02T07:42:35.863-05:00

... at the total perspective vortex:Even if the usual Marxist credibility issues did not apply to a recent announcement from the White House, we need to remember that there are still millions of folks out there who still believe that they have the Allah (not God) given right to murder those who have chosen to live a rational life. Some of them still have money and organizational skills to apply

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-61302013866924901782011-05-02T04:46:00.003-05:002011-05-02T04:52:09.942-05:00

Here in Minneapolis there are still piles of plowed up and compacted snow, which are not protected by shade, still visible from the streets and highways. And yesterday, on the First of May, I saw snowflakes falling while I was parked at a cab stand.What ever happened to Global Warming?_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-9669786616056276212011-05-01T20:05:00.000-05:002011-05-01T20:06:03.881-05:00

Today is May First, on this day we should take some time to remember the victims of Communism._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-30072114048704720872011-04-24T01:50:00.002-05:002011-04-24T01:55:14.315-05:00

William Shatner as the voice of the Robot Monster in the upcoming remake of Robot Monster:I must! But yet,I CANNOT!We now return you to your regularly scheduled reality._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-40818396857251861102011-04-19T18:58:00.000-05:002011-04-19T18:59:23.723-05:00

READ THIS._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-40154272554060796902011-04-18T18:15:00.001-05:002011-04-18T18:15:42.493-05:00

I just saw Atlas Shrugged, Part One.It wasn't how I visualized it.It's better.Les_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-38245428438418556402011-04-17T15:09:00.002-05:002011-04-17T15:14:41.178-05:00

A ground level billboard at the intersection at the intersection of Franklin and Hennepin avenues in Minneapolis has, after the better part of a month, finally been defaced. The billboard showed the first sentence of the novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.Apparently someone had splashed some kind of fecal colored liquid on it.Maybe somebody missed a hit on their bong and finally noticed it._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-25966697084193048642011-04-11T03:59:00.002-05:002011-04-11T04:02:29.828-05:00

A day without Socialism is like a day without starvation, slavery, and murder.-- Some BloggerAnd a day without Socialism is also a day without malicious obstruction and gross incompetence._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-64618691325262484072011-04-09T01:48:00.002-05:002011-04-09T01:50:40.356-05:00

With the surge in retail space vacancies, and not just in the malls, I feel like I'm living on the first page of Atlas Shrugged.And if the First Family starts to consume mass quantities of grapefruit I am going to scream._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-86884360337863940082011-03-30T19:04:00.002-05:002011-03-30T19:07:16.847-05:00

It is more a subject of joy that we have so few of the desperate characters which compose modern regular armies. But it proves more forcibly the necessity of obliging every citizen to be a soldier; this was the case with the Greeks and the Romans, and must be that of every free State. Where this is no oppression, there will be no pauper hirelings. We must train and classify the whole of our

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-73674334084488210662011-03-27T15:25:00.002-05:002011-03-27T15:31:35.017-05:00

"Freedom has many difficulties, and democracy is not perfect. But we have never had to build a wall to keep our people in."-- President John F. KennedyImagine how much fun the city of Chicago could be if they were able to put up a wall to keep the productive victims in... assuming of course they could get their overpaid municipal union workers employees to actually get up and build the thing._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-21768643623045315672011-03-21T19:03:00.001-05:002011-03-21T19:24:42.317-05:00

"The Right believes in creating wealth, the Left believes in grabbing it.""Gosh, his feelings must be real hurt when he found out that the average citizen has more functioning neurons than he does.""Why does the Left insist on being anything but right?""Whenever I listen to a speech by or read the writings of a socialist, or whatever any other advocate of affirmative coercion chooses to call

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-35036462019324834662011-03-19T01:48:00.001-05:002011-03-19T01:54:59.392-05:00

"A Bolo is what a Cylon wants to be when it grows up."-- The Other Les_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-20688857978164500082011-03-14T15:14:00.000-05:002011-03-14T15:16:20.882-05:00

I had to do it._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-48017073699150103202011-02-22T06:11:00.003-06:002011-02-22T06:37:55.339-06:00

Alex Johnson of The Epoch Times reports:Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the USSR, said recently that Moammar Ghadafi could be run out of Libya due to the violent force used to combat the protests."Gadhafi reacted so ruthlessly that he might end up being forced out (of his country),” Gorbachev told CNN. “I don't want to make predictions or anything, but he's shooting at people; he is using

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-78879976848983776052011-02-21T14:27:00.002-06:002011-02-21T14:29:55.121-06:00

I have a question for Republican office holders and members of the Tea Party:If public employee unions, and teacher's unions in particular are corrupt, then how can we continue to allow them anywhere near our children?I think the answer is obvious.We now return you to your regularly scheduled reality._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-42174822070792187002011-02-13T02:04:00.002-06:002011-02-13T02:05:55.575-06:00

Mark Urbin posted this on his No Moss Here blog:Much of the left’s hate speech bears greater similarity to a psychological disorder than to standard political discourse. The hatred is blinding, producing logical contradictions that would be impossible to sustain were it not for the central element faith plays in the left’s new religion. The basic tenet of their faith is this: Maybe they were

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-7694670081344739392011-01-31T08:10:00.002-06:002011-01-31T08:16:40.572-06:00

If President Richard M. Nixon could be briefly brought back from the dead, what would you ask him?Two things immediately came to mind:1. Was it really too much trouble to have prosecuted, convicted, and executed Jane Fonda for treason?2. Arms control treaties with the Soviet Union? What the Hell were you smoking?We now return you to your regularly scheduled reality._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-58766956313243484962011-01-31T02:37:00.001-06:002011-01-31T02:37:58.281-06:00

In the early 1930s, the Communist Party of the United States censured a comrade whom they had assigned to infiltrate the National Guard, because he refused to distribute materials demanding the abolition of corporal punishment of the troops on the grounds that it had already been abolished, nearly a century earlier.-- Al Nofi's CIC, Strategy PageWe now return you to your regularly scheduled

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-64360189798732222642011-01-10T04:45:00.001-06:002011-01-10T04:47:12.335-06:00

I've pretty much invoked the "Cry Wolf" rule as far as the emissions of the Leftist Commentariat is concerned.And I expect the Senior Senator from New York to call for more violence against more innocent people in three... two... one..."Mister Schmumer... what's it like to not have a Human soul?"_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-57177725167265882182011-01-02T02:16:00.004-06:002011-01-02T02:20:00.803-06:00

Apart from the gross overemphasis on a certain part of the female anatomy the one thing I really hated about Penthouse was the lesbian scenes. (But I do have to say that it was too bad that Guccione’s fusion reactor project never got off the ground.)But then I pretty much dropped Playboy after they went all plastic. (The lips and other parts of the anatomy) I would not be the slightest bit

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-16116897977084126482010-12-31T01:17:00.003-06:002010-12-31T16:28:50.327-06:00

"How can anybody ever NOT need a gunship?"-- Sergeant Schlock, Schlock Mercenary, December 31, 2010_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-37403706895786468962010-12-25T05:13:00.002-06:002010-12-25T05:22:37.583-06:00

On this day in 1989 a dictator was properly disposed of.Also on this day in 753 ab urbe condita someone important was born in a barn._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-12997388521514580312010-12-23T01:56:00.001-06:002010-12-23T01:58:09.163-06:00

On this day in 1944 Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe set the world standard for answering an ultimatum._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-19139738052690513532010-12-22T15:22:00.002-06:002010-12-22T15:42:32.767-06:00

Apparently today is the anniversary of the birth of Comrade Stalin.Some so-called people apparently feel that this was a good thing:Stalin, former dictator of the Soviet Union, has been remembered today by Russian Communists on what would have been his 131st birthday.His supporters placed four thousand red carnations on his grave beside Kremlin walls.They had raised 80,000 rubles in a fundraising

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-70646437572736837862010-12-20T04:03:00.001-06:002010-12-20T04:05:06.775-06:00

I do think that its a bit weird to be driving into a sunrise at eight in the morning._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-33341861372633902352010-12-12T20:09:00.002-06:002010-12-12T20:16:33.822-06:00

What ever happened to Anthropogenic Global Warming?The inflato-roof of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome stadium (appropriately named for a famous source of hot air) collapsed as a result of a blizzard this weekend. This will have the effect of transferring all Minnesota Vikings football games to other venues and all associated taxicab business with it. Not good for a cab driver like me.I also

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-87010950795915647112010-11-25T15:42:00.002-06:002010-11-25T15:45:55.703-06:00

While driving my cab today I discovered that some American Indians actually celebrate Thanksgiving.I would not doubt for a second that if some lefty sociologist were to discover this that they would attribute it to a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome.We now return you to your regularly scheduled reality._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-61990857184184604312010-11-24T10:09:00.001-06:002010-11-24T10:10:14.875-06:00

"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, Politicians are from Pluto." -- Tom_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-13714293660560196402010-11-15T02:47:00.003-06:002010-11-15T03:52:06.252-06:00

Another believer in the Primacy of the Parasite and the Sacredness of the Earth has come up with a brilliant idea:Bikers, fear the flat no more — those days of cumbersome packs with oversized pumps may be behind you. In the spirit of some other resourceful bike tricks like the Aquaduct Bike and the Airbag “Collar,” Instructables shows how you can build a pump to siphon air from car tires to fix a

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-59974081383494499492010-11-13T02:10:00.002-06:002010-11-13T02:13:28.286-06:00

The problem is not the Emperor's attire or lack of it, the problem is that the damned fool thinks that he is the Emperor.This thought for the day is brought to you by the letters "W", "T", and "F"._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-56343897110946155702010-11-01T19:13:00.002-05:002010-11-01T19:18:27.427-05:00

The fellow who took my order at the White Castle in St. Louis Park, Minnesota give me the senior discount. Yes, I've lost some hair and some of what's left is a bit gray, but it is still a bit over five weeks short of my fiftieth birthday.Bleh!_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-31051733101878627912010-10-30T03:05:00.001-05:002010-10-30T03:05:48.509-05:00

A message from Chuck Prime:From ResistNet:The Republican Party has set up a Hotline for election day, 1-888-775-8117, which will be staffed by attorneys, to handle polling issues and possible voter fraud or intimidation. If folks even guess that it might be taking place, they should call for free advice.Bloody good thing I now have a cell phone._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-87103978880063685562010-09-25T04:01:00.001-05:002010-09-25T04:01:32.062-05:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND RE-POSTFrom www.BurnTheKoranForFreedom.comOPEN LETTER TO GEN. PETRAEUS “Were the actual burning to take place, the safety of our soldiers and civilians would be put in jeopardy and accomplishment of the mission would be made more difficult.”– Gen. David PetraeusGeneral, I ask you this: what in hell is your “mission” if We the People jeopardize it by exercising our First

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-74040910518005865792010-09-19T15:39:00.001-05:002010-09-19T15:41:07.391-05:00

Its the International Talk Like A Pirate Day!And that means its time for get in touch with your inner pirate. And who doesn't want to get in touch with their inner pirate?Once you've gotten in touch with your inner pirate, the job is not over. Remember to consult the Affirmations for your Inner Pirate:Stuart Smalley's Daily Affirmations for the Inner PirateMonday:"I'm going to rape and pillage

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-69322004134750797812010-09-15T19:11:00.001-05:002010-09-15T19:12:23.585-05:00

Chuck Prime, who was the sysop for our local Objectivist BBS here in Minneapolis (He moved to Arizona) has set up a couple of interesting sites:http://www.burnthekoranforfreedom.com/http://burnthekoranforfreedom.com/wordpress/This was after I posted a letter from him without his permission:http://newresister.blogspot.com/2010/09/chuck-prime-on-defiance.html_

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-60283153815926765712010-09-10T17:57:00.002-05:002010-09-10T18:07:58.476-05:00

To deliberately burn a copy of the Koran in a public act is essentially useless. It's like throwing a Frisbee for Peace, or any of the other stupid acts of posturing practiced by the self-styled Peace Movement back during the Cold War. It is nothing more than a Voodoo ceremony.Islam, like all other anti-human (you know, EVIL) ideologies, can only be opposed through the education of the general

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-62910684213684134312010-09-06T20:48:00.000-05:002010-09-06T20:49:09.631-05:00

Les wakes up, and he notices that many lefties still hate Bush, and says:(Roll 1d6)1-3. So what else is new?4-5. Really? Kate Bush can't suck that badly.6. Something involving an obscure anatomical reference that he cannot repeat in a public forum. (Checks to see that he spelled "public" correctly.)Les goes back to bed._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-55190624655857953082010-08-16T15:16:00.002-05:002010-08-16T15:19:46.431-05:00

"Someday they'll make a touch-screen that works when it's covered in blood."-- Captain Kaff Tagon, Schlock Mercenary, August 16, 2010._

Leslie Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928555454437303212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5622829.post-62740485721345965372010-08-06T18:13:00.001-05:002010-08-06T18:14:43.972-05:00

Today is the 65th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.Here is someone else's thoughts on the subject/_

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