Monthly Archives: December 2009

The News Pauper: The Year 2009

December 31, 2009
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By W.B. Dunne The News Pauper hails the departure of a very bad year! This pathetic span that has just passed has stood alone in its grotesque ridiculousness. From the advent of the Sarahcuda to the appropriation of the word teabagging for something nowhere near as fun as what the original indicated2009 held its own as king of the aughts! The New Year’s Eve eve news that Rush Limbaugh was hospitalized just seems too contrived to be realthe story of the Nigerian with the unfortunate handle the underpants terrorist also stinks of conspiracy. Do I smell yellowcake? It is a season of reflection and prognostication for the whole of humanity. It bears tolerance then, for my first prediction, which is not really a prediction at all, but mere common sense. The NP thinks that El Rushbo shall be ministering to his Dittoheads in record time. He will reap a huge surge of ratings and reclaim his share from the upstart Beck. This entire affair is as sleazy a ratings game as ever has been. I await with great anticipation these two massive vanities, two titanic Asses, vying for the action in the footlights. Diva a Diva. Rushs first show back…

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TSA Chief Urges Underwear Ban on Some Flights

December 31, 2009
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TSA Chief Urges Underwear Ban on Some Flights By Rance Sidhanes AP Staff Writer December 31, 2009 WASHINGTON — At a press conference this afternoon, Transportation Security Administration Acting Director Wilton Pohl told reporters he would “favor a ban on underwear” on domestic flights lasting over one hour and all international flights to protect Americans from future terrorist attacks. “It would be a simple and inexpensive matter to enforce,” Pohl said, reacting to the alleged Christmas Day airliner bombing attempt by suspected al-Qaida operative Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. “Passengers could either arrive at the airport without underwear, or TSA marshals could collect their underwear in sanitary bags at the point of departure, and the passengers would get their underwear back at their destination.” Asked if some Americans might stop flying if they had to do so without underwear, Pohl replied, “I don’t think this will be a major problem I often go without wearing underwear myself — but for those passengers who feel uncomfortable, we would issue temporary paper underwear. Once the people are aware of how vital this program is to our national security, I’m confident any objections will cease.” Questioned as to what undergarments would be banned, Pohl…

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Community Impact

December 31, 2009
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Herd About It? by Ana Grarian Yesterday afternoon I made my comments to the NYS DEC draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for potential natural gas drilling activities in the Marcellus Shale formation.When you go to the website you are able to highlight the type of concerns you have, for instance, air quality or water quality. I chose to comment on community impacts. I had intended to speak about pollution concerns, but just seeing the choice “community impacts”, made me realize there were some issues I had not considered. My town has fewer than 2000 people. That’s men, women and children. Yes – some farmers have more cows in a single barn – than there are people in the whole town.

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The Tattlesnake Odd Quotes at Year’s End Edition

December 31, 2009
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Random blips on the mental radar selected randomly, with commentary in brackets: “One of the very difficult parts of the decision I made on the financial crisis was to use hardworking people’s money to help prevent there to be a crisis.” – George W. Bush, Jan. 12, 2009. [Translation to English from Bushspeak: 'I used your money to bailout my family and wealthy friends on Wall Street and in banking because my administration didn't do its job of properly regulating them.'] “Um, you guys said that we, um, did this for the show.” – Falcon “Balloon Boy” Heene, to his parents during a TV interview, Oct. 15, 2009. [This should be the motto of the Republican Party.] “I think we all have a screw loose in this business.” – Kyra Phillips, inadvertently speaking the truth on CNN, Oct. 9, 2009. [This should be the motto of the US national media.] “Give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney, and one hour, and I’ll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders.” – Jesse Ventura, former MN Gov. and Navy SEAL, on CNN, May 11, 2009. [This line should be emblazoned across the bottom of the screen every time a clip of Cheney…

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The Crash of the Titan

December 30, 2009
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The Crash of the Titan

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Club Update: Escambia Bay Brewers

December 30, 2009
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Club Update: Escambia Bay Brewers

Pensacola Area The January Club meeting will be held at Ozone Pizza at 4:00pm on Sunday January 17th. Bring Beer! The Club’s website now has a revolving calendar that shows the upcoming months and has a link to previous months. It will be updated shortly with known events throughout the year. Please take the time to go to the site and familiarize yourself with it http://www.escambiabayhomebrewers.org/. The Happenings tab shows the future and past events that we have participated in. We will be adding to the website throughout the year to enhance its content. Let us know if there is anything you’d like to see on the site that isn’t currently on it. The grain orders will be available for pickup on, or after, New Year’s Day.

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What the New Year Demands

December 30, 2009
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“…many on the American Left insist that an FDR-style Obama could have rallied the masses and overwhelmed the entrenched powers-that-be. But that is magic thinking, because the Left lacks a political/media infrastructure that could support any politician in such an endeavor.” Written by Robert Parry The U.S. political battle lines for 2010 are already clear. Despite having caused many of the severe problems the country faces, the Republicans and the Right are again in the ascendancy, having shifted the blame for most of the troubles onto President Barack Obama and the Democrats.

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Beer Profiles: The Saranac Winter Collection

December 30, 2009
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Beer Profiles: The Saranac Winter Collection

Profiled by Ken Carman Every year the F.X. Matt Brewery; who brews the Saranac line, packages a 12 pack of 6 winter beers. (They also sell a similar summer season 12 pack.) Matt has brewed well over 100 different styles and specialty beers under the Saranac name; probably far more than any brewer of their size who was in business long, long before the craft brewer revolution. All that from a brewery older than Yuengling; if you count the few brief years before they were purchased by the Matt family and renamed West End Brewing Company, then F.X. Matt, or just Matt Brewing. Though one could argue the brewery produced what would be called “craft beer” now occasionally throughout their history long before that trend hit the American market… their current craft beer adventure really began for the brewery back in the 80s when F.X. was challenged by a German brewer; while driving the autobahn, to make beers as good as brewers in Germany did. F.X. took the challenge seriously: hence Saranac. Here are this year’s six winter beers, four of them are brand new. Black Lager Winter Lager Big Moose Ale Belgian Ale Rye IPA Maple Porter My wife…

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Mr. and Mrs. Moron Brew Stout

December 30, 2009
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Mr. and Mrs. Moron Brew Stout

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“World’s Strongest” Beer with 32% Strength Launched

December 30, 2009
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“World’s Strongest” Beer with 32% Strength Launched

Managing director James Watt As reported by the BBC A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world’s strongest beer – with a 32% alcohol content. Tactical Nuclear Penguin has been unveiled by BrewDog of Fraserburgh. BrewDog was previously branded irresponsible for an 18.2% beer called Tokyo, which it then followed with a low alcohol beer called Nanny State.

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