Hitch Strikes Again: Quote Of The Day

Christopher Hitchens in his Fighting Words column on Slate, running down former New Hampshire Senator Bob Smith in the wake of Smith’s criticisms of John McCain’s temper:
He combines the body of an ox with the brains of a gnat. Indeed, if his brains were made of gunpowder and were to accidentally explode, the resulting bang would [...]

I Can’t Believe I’m Saying This

 Civilizer
I’m not glad Hillary Clinton won in Pennsylvania, and won by juuuuuust enough of a margin to justify hanging around for a while as her aides petition the Board of Regents at MIT to change the laws of mathematics and thereby make it possible for her to win the Democratic nomination.  I was really hoping [...]

A Big Night For ATITP On Monday Night RAW

 Miiisterrrrr Civilizer…Civilizer
I must say, I never thought I’d be dictating the rhetorical direction of the Democratic primary back on February 27th of this year, when I suggested that Barack Obama take The Rock out on the campaign trail with him to close the Senator’s stump speeches with a little “If ya smell what Barack is [...]

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Blabbermouth.net Posters Are The Worst Kind Of People

 King Civilizer 
So somewhere around age 14 I decided I was going to be a heavy metal and hard rock fan.  I don’t know how it happened, but there in the midst of a Midwestern suburban upbringing, private schools, and several pairs of Dockers, I decided it was going to be up the irons from here [...]

Meet China’s Olympic Goon Squad

 Civilizer
You’re the new family in the neighborhood.  You’re planning on throwing a big backyard barbecue for everyone on your block, because you really want to make a great first impression on your new neighbors and there are some really nasty rumors floating around about you…that you only let your kids watch episodes of Father Knows [...]

Obama Makes A Good Point, Everyone Jumps All Over Him

 Civilizer
I think one of Slate’s most astute observations about the Democratic primary has been to track the way the Obama and Clinton campaigns take calculated umbrage at things said by the opposition campaign about their candidate, hoping to score some political gain.  And up to this point, that’s been the exclusive way that umbrage has [...]

My Most Irrelevant Post So Far

 Civilizer
 I keep seeing commercials for this show despite the fact that it’s based on a joke about three years past its expiration date, so help me out here people:  by way of leaving a comment, please let me know if anybody out there really watches Lil’ Bush, ’cause I think it’s only sticking around due [...]

The French Continue To Annoy Me

 Civilizer 
Perhaps like me, you smiled inwardly at the news that the Olympic torch was thrice extinguished on its tour through France due to intense and pervasive demonstrations against China.  Perhaps like me, you got a warm and fuzzy feeling as you contemplated all the negative press being rained upon one of the world’s most offensive [...]

Skybus Goes Sky-Bust (Zing!)

 Civilizer
Ah, Chapter 11.  Where stupid ideas go when they die.  Such is the fate of Columbus, Ohio’s Skybus, the low-cost airline launched last year that couldn’t have been lower-rent if they replaced their planes with trained pteradactyls like they had on The Flintstones. 
 
I would otherwise consider celebrating the death of a company in my home [...]