Tag: Yeah Right!

Malaysian challenge accepted!

All right, readers!  Put on your thinking caps and let’s nail this challenge! Malaysia’s dog days are over. Hot dog sellers in the predominantly Muslim nation were ordered to rename their products to avoid any “confusion” because in Islam, pooches “are considered unclean,” government officials decreed. . . . Halal is the Arabic word for… Continue reading Malaysian challenge accepted!

Did they say “Improve” with a straight face?

I couldn’t help a cynical smile at this report. Facebook, Twitter and news organizations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter out online misinformation and improve news quality on social networks. First Draft News, which is backed by Google, announced Tuesday that some 20 news organizations will… Continue reading Did they say “Improve” with a straight face?

The elite establishment and ‘the great unwashed’

I’ve written several times this year (see, for example, here) about the political and economic establishment – which turns out to be the rich, in so many words.  Money is power;  power is money.  It’s an old cliché, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Now Peggy Noonan underlines that reality. This is about… Continue reading The elite establishment and ‘the great unwashed’

Doofus Of The Day #918

Today’s award goes to a naive bird-watcher in Perth, Australia. A Mandurah woman’s post this week on a popular Perth Facebook page has drawn widespread interest – and no shortage of hilarity – after she thought she’d spotted a “black duck” on a grassed area near a lake. On closer inspection it turned out to… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #918

What a hurry and a scurry and a flurry . . .

I’m not generally impressed by or interested in political party conventions.  They’re heavily scripted public relations exercises, designed to portray the party and its candidates in the best possible light.  However, when things go wrong, they can become a lot of fun – at least to outside spectators. I’m afraid the high jinks and shenanigans… Continue reading What a hurry and a scurry and a flurry . . .

Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, pot.

So, the somewhat-less-than-reverend Al Sharpton is at it again. The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized efforts to mute the Black Lives Matter movement Saturday, saying a sustained protest is the only way to force change. “It’s mind changing time,” Sharpton told listeners during his weekly address at the National Action Network’s “House of Justice” in Harlem.… Continue reading Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, pot.