tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8456758374546828032012-01-10T02:00:52.123-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-91643616324399021132010-02-19T10:26:00.001-05:002010-02-19T11:28:47.057-05:002010-02-19T11:28:47.057-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com1We will now be posting our opinions and links on our new site, www.bogsource.com. Hope to see you there. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MPXiJuTB86DnwqZ8g_3g6bn8mRg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MPXiJuTB86DnwqZ8g_3g6bn8mRg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MPXiJuTB86DnwqZ8g_3g6bn8mRg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MPXiJuTB86DnwqZ8g_3g6bn8mRg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/oFlNqPAZHsc" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2010/02/bogsourecom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-22039195006153739382010-01-20T10:22:00.004-05:002010-01-20T10:52:02.324-05:002010-01-20T10:52:02.324-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com3 The fact is that the Democratic party just lost a seat to the GOP that had been held by a Democrat in a liberal state for basically all of history and which previously belonged to THE Democratic Senator, Ted Kennedy, champion of the very concept behind the bill that may have died with him (health care reform). The reactions from the right are predictable. The claims that this is a referendum <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8biF814DPgHRWK3cNxfpuh8608/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8biF814DPgHRWK3cNxfpuh8608/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8biF814DPgHRWK3cNxfpuh8608/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L8biF814DPgHRWK3cNxfpuh8608/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/-VztphJt3Gk" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2010/01/reaction-to-mass-senate-election.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-44036803295086484782010-01-07T12:35:00.001-05:002010-01-07T15:25:50.788-05:002010-01-07T15:25:50.788-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com8 By Ellipses Michael Steele sent me a survey from the Republican National Committee. Let's make fun of it. Monday Morning Good job staying away from an alpha-numeric date. Play to your audience of lowest common denominators. Your immediate action is required Holy fearmongering, Batman! Please carefully read and complete the enclosed 2010 Obama Agenda Survey which is REGISTERED in your name <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lrf3WGLKUMG8VYadcLdorYK8YXY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lrf3WGLKUMG8VYadcLdorYK8YXY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lrf3WGLKUMG8VYadcLdorYK8YXY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lrf3WGLKUMG8VYadcLdorYK8YXY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/Ma-XZYFZlyQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2010/01/lets-take-survey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-30324758264341657022009-12-31T14:04:00.002-05:002009-12-31T14:09:16.645-05:002009-12-31T14:09:16.645-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com2 by Cylinsier In one of today's political ticker articles, CNN reports on some of Karl Rove's suggested New Year's Resolutions for Barack Obama and his administration. Shockingly, they are appropriate and far from partisan. Maybe Rove's divorce has caused him to rethink his life. Or maybe I'm just becoming more conservative...nah, Rove must have rethought his life. From CNN's story, the <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wK3h_4xjxPFKmvgbBFP-HEI1_VM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wK3h_4xjxPFKmvgbBFP-HEI1_VM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wK3h_4xjxPFKmvgbBFP-HEI1_VM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wK3h_4xjxPFKmvgbBFP-HEI1_VM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/B35goJVlaiE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/karl-rove-i-agree-with-you-vomits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-71239168626878728352009-12-29T10:23:00.000-05:002009-12-29T10:23:40.519-05:002009-12-29T10:23:40.519-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com2 by Cylinsier The highest hurdles have been cleared. Both houses of Congress have passed their mangled, well-intentioned versions of health reform, each resembling a good plan in some ways and yet each bearing the scars of political machinations. The final step is cobbling the two together into something both houses will agree on, and then sending it on to the President for it to become <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ignHWmDzhJU4_DOBlGb3J1nYQqg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ignHWmDzhJU4_DOBlGb3J1nYQqg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ignHWmDzhJU4_DOBlGb3J1nYQqg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ignHWmDzhJU4_DOBlGb3J1nYQqg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/Rfkz8iVmJJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/healthcare-battle-nears-conclusion-but.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-51990897399505460712009-12-22T13:28:00.001-05:002009-12-22T13:30:43.005-05:002009-12-22T13:30:43.005-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com0 by Cylinsier Per CNN's political ticker, Parker Griffith of Alabama will switch from Democrat to Republican by the time he runs for reelection next year. If you were wondering, yes, he was a Blue Dog. I think we're all thinking the same thing here, and that is, "Really? Alabama? You were a Congressman from Alabama and you didn't think we all didn't already know you were a Republican?" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0FB77w--zs9MCD1K2xg48oSZ_vg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0FB77w--zs9MCD1K2xg48oSZ_vg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0FB77w--zs9MCD1K2xg48oSZ_vg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0FB77w--zs9MCD1K2xg48oSZ_vg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/vsara36ARPk" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/house-dem-to-switch-to-republican.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-76452796534626882982009-12-17T11:10:00.000-05:002009-12-17T11:10:37.293-05:002009-12-17T11:10:37.293-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com8By Ellipses Grayson starts the shame-game of rattling off death stats for specific elected officials at about the 15:00 mark. It's not really a secret if I were able to, I'd cut myself in half so that part of me could live and vote in Al Franken's district and part of me could live and vote in Alan Grayson's district. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SNLhwhEC9WrfdWCUwvC9l5hOBjo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SNLhwhEC9WrfdWCUwvC9l5hOBjo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SNLhwhEC9WrfdWCUwvC9l5hOBjo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SNLhwhEC9WrfdWCUwvC9l5hOBjo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/602yovwMl7w" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-alan-grayson-fireworks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-8902333351643035862009-12-16T15:44:00.000-05:002009-12-16T15:44:47.175-05:002009-12-16T15:44:47.175-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com1By Ellipses A meaningful amendment is actually proposed... and what happens? Coburn shits on it, mashes it into the carpet with his feet, and lights it on fire. Coburn requires that Sanders' single payer amendment be read in its entirety (767 pages). The clerk reads it for a few hours and then Sanders withdraws his amendment and proceeds to use his 30 minutes to say "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OAtehn9jUYoQ0qa0QHE57E97s30/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OAtehn9jUYoQ0qa0QHE57E97s30/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OAtehn9jUYoQ0qa0QHE57E97s30/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OAtehn9jUYoQ0qa0QHE57E97s30/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/4lf-WZQEuCk" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/heres-what-happened-in-senate-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-43833781822411687832009-12-15T23:46:00.000-05:002009-12-15T23:46:14.497-05:002009-12-15T23:46:14.497-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com0By Ellipses And another charmer by America's favorite lesbian: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cPvf6JxLXnT53-i1x8qojn3Hb1I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cPvf6JxLXnT53-i1x8qojn3Hb1I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cPvf6JxLXnT53-i1x8qojn3Hb1I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cPvf6JxLXnT53-i1x8qojn3Hb1I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/63JW0rcZ2tk" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/dick-armey-really-is-brigade-of-cocks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-26762651845349833182009-12-15T08:08:00.000-05:002009-12-15T08:08:21.104-05:002009-12-15T08:08:21.104-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com1By Ellipses <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Yxfxb5c4Qz5B98LvXcrYIr2rss/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Yxfxb5c4Qz5B98LvXcrYIr2rss/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Yxfxb5c4Qz5B98LvXcrYIr2rss/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_Yxfxb5c4Qz5B98LvXcrYIr2rss/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/iqyZynTNon8" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/franken-flogs-thune.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-46100790244932242642009-12-14T09:04:00.005-05:002009-12-14T11:09:29.797-05:002009-12-14T11:09:29.797-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com2by CylinsierAs reported by CNN, it seems that Joey L has had a chat with his wife about how expanding Medicare to cover those 55 and older who do not have insurance will hurt their income from her health care lobbying. After some soul searching, they've decided that they aren't willing to risk that income, and that fucking Americans over is a much more palatable course of action.Seriously, who <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBg9uf-uhVtm38Pgte157waTI-k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBg9uf-uhVtm38Pgte157waTI-k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBg9uf-uhVtm38Pgte157waTI-k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xBg9uf-uhVtm38Pgte157waTI-k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/FX9iGYXaMJU" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/bend-over-america-lieberman-isnt-done.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-14096137575370205532009-12-12T13:40:00.000-05:002009-12-12T13:40:58.239-05:002009-12-12T13:40:58.239-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com0By Ellipses <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0xp9yhyUQmMF9yXiyqHaD4WCdlk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0xp9yhyUQmMF9yXiyqHaD4WCdlk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0xp9yhyUQmMF9yXiyqHaD4WCdlk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0xp9yhyUQmMF9yXiyqHaD4WCdlk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/31w1g8j_Ig8" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-hanukkah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-23218452448896731612009-12-11T09:51:00.001-05:002009-12-11T09:52:57.474-05:002009-12-11T09:52:57.474-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com1by Cylinsier Oh, this must be why Glenn Beck's show is 20% lunatic ravings and 80% gold commercials. Gotta hold on to that one last sponsor while you can! The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cBeck - Not So Mellow Goldwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhbFg_1iLpPh-VoR4tPEekMxBTM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhbFg_1iLpPh-VoR4tPEekMxBTM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhbFg_1iLpPh-VoR4tPEekMxBTM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DhbFg_1iLpPh-VoR4tPEekMxBTM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/riU0RwY93m4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/glenn-beck-pure-gold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-53680419524187224512009-12-09T21:42:00.000-05:002009-12-09T21:42:52.502-05:002009-12-09T21:42:52.502-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com2By Ellipses This is turning out to be a good week... so far, Rachel Maddow has torn a "Cure the Gay" dude a new asshole and Alan Grayson has advised Dick Cheney to shut the fuck up. If I can get Al Franken to call Glenn Beck a pudding-dicked taint-licker, it will be somewhat of a holy trinity :-) <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7yvXyHb28B23paSFHz2aSukdeGE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7yvXyHb28B23paSFHz2aSukdeGE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7yvXyHb28B23paSFHz2aSukdeGE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7yvXyHb28B23paSFHz2aSukdeGE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/-GcM1kD1ct4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/grayson-tells-cheney-to-stfu.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-72951232192844797512009-12-09T09:19:00.001-05:002009-12-09T09:19:42.514-05:002009-12-09T09:19:42.514-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com2From Mitch McConnell's Internetz (Notice the dates): <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AYeCN1Y1lQzsxGQKkr2M2i0aqvA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AYeCN1Y1lQzsxGQKkr2M2i0aqvA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AYeCN1Y1lQzsxGQKkr2M2i0aqvA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AYeCN1Y1lQzsxGQKkr2M2i0aqvA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/PYoIXhckaoE" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-is-why-gop-is-irrelevant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-70709135773758705732009-12-08T23:26:00.000-05:002009-12-08T23:26:15.237-05:002009-12-08T23:26:15.237-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com6By Ellipses Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8Tw8Snn5QV8OzIdPqq-iaYCetw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8Tw8Snn5QV8OzIdPqq-iaYCetw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8Tw8Snn5QV8OzIdPqq-iaYCetw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8Tw8Snn5QV8OzIdPqq-iaYCetw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/H2wyWl42_fk" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/rachel-maddow-is-my-favorite-lesbian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-54697708392215975912009-12-08T09:16:00.000-05:002009-12-08T09:16:22.487-05:002009-12-08T09:16:22.487-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com0 By Ellipses Call it chaos theory, 6 degrees of separation, or simply coincidence. A spur-of-the-moment phone call this past summer resulted in the most entertaining piece of junk mail I've received in a long time. You may remember the video of a guy chasing congressmen and senators around D.C. trying to elicit a firm yay or nay response to the "birther" question. Some <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/27mOvZbGQA7ZBY4OC9dABgLoEmI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/27mOvZbGQA7ZBY4OC9dABgLoEmI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/27mOvZbGQA7ZBY4OC9dABgLoEmI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/27mOvZbGQA7ZBY4OC9dABgLoEmI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/pWOqEeyQZg4" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/tim-murphy-represents-town-of-selfish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-32842098339857827502009-12-04T13:16:00.004-05:002009-12-04T15:34:56.580-05:002009-12-04T15:34:56.580-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com3by CylinsierSo we've attracted the attention of a libertarian blog with my previous post:The Tenth Amendment CenterI can honestly say I love knowing we're getting peoples' attention. I commented on the above blog but unlike us, they do not have open comments so I am not sure if it will be posted. I hope so though! Anyway, if you want to see what kind of ire I've attracted, follow the link <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VMHG-MNbDYtiRUx9DmBlclPyizs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VMHG-MNbDYtiRUx9DmBlclPyizs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VMHG-MNbDYtiRUx9DmBlclPyizs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VMHG-MNbDYtiRUx9DmBlclPyizs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/lKOTMK2PlHU" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/were-getting-some-publicity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-24856373546951695102009-12-01T09:16:00.003-05:002009-12-03T10:16:02.107-05:002009-12-03T10:16:02.107-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com12by CylinsierThere has been a movement recently among conservatives to identify as libertarian while at the same time blatantly illustrating a total lack of understanding of what libertarianism is. Basically, it occurs when a particularly staunch conservative is railing against some perceived socialist/communist/atheist/islamist/fascist threat and then, as if to remind us that his opinions are <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5u1dPeJ39NiF6rFqDdUgzaMs2pA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5u1dPeJ39NiF6rFqDdUgzaMs2pA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5u1dPeJ39NiF6rFqDdUgzaMs2pA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5u1dPeJ39NiF6rFqDdUgzaMs2pA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/G0opgnIPaU0" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/12/libertarianism-as-fashion-statement.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-10242942466294314222009-11-22T18:03:00.004-05:002009-11-22T18:34:14.257-05:002009-11-22T18:34:14.257-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com5by CylinsierA couple days ago, I read a blog post called 12 reasons Chrome OS will fail, by Patricio Robles on econsultancy.com. This is a point by point response to those reasons and why I disagree with them. If you don't know, Chrome OS is Google's foray into the operating system market. It is geared primarily towards netbooks as a low hassle no frills OS for those that need quick access to <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ad0rshRNp4a86OJeDD2R4CLrrg8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ad0rshRNp4a86OJeDD2R4CLrrg8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ad0rshRNp4a86OJeDD2R4CLrrg8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ad0rshRNp4a86OJeDD2R4CLrrg8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/t9k-yKFk13I" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/response-to-12-reasons-chrome-os-will.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-53164130395923043352009-11-18T21:25:00.006-05:002009-11-19T12:48:42.490-05:002009-11-19T12:48:42.490-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com21by CylinsierA short while ago, reports started circulating that more people watch Fox News than any other cable news channel, and ever since the far right conservatives of the country have been creaming their jeans over it. Nevermind the fact that celebrating this basically meaningless statistic lends a lot of credence to the claims that Fox News is the mouthpiece of the GOP, something that <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F3DvR4LfCsn0gYFWq6Fs0g6D7hM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F3DvR4LfCsn0gYFWq6Fs0g6D7hM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F3DvR4LfCsn0gYFWq6Fs0g6D7hM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F3DvR4LfCsn0gYFWq6Fs0g6D7hM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/ANdhpL--asU" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/fox-news-delusion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-8619870114610861182009-11-18T14:02:00.001-05:002009-11-18T14:02:41.365-05:002009-11-18T14:02:41.365-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com1 By Ellipses I understand that this content isn't typical of The Elliptical Press. Bear with me. This morning, a state representative from Pennsylvania tweeted a link to a blog that is written by Amy Ambrusco that details her life after her two children were killed in a car accident. It goes without saying that the blog itself is heart-wrenching and is best digested piecemeal rather than all <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6KYJeBUFTfxReTcbeVqTXGkqnE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6KYJeBUFTfxReTcbeVqTXGkqnE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6KYJeBUFTfxReTcbeVqTXGkqnE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/l6KYJeBUFTfxReTcbeVqTXGkqnE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/k2f-W5GYqSg" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/please-read-about-kate-and-peter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-44635067604388555032009-11-18T09:12:00.004-05:002009-11-18T10:47:04.265-05:002009-11-18T10:47:04.265-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com5by Cylinsier I was going to write this blog last night so it would be more timely and the topic would be fresh in my mind, but I was unexpectedly delayed in returning home. Yeah...Lincoln Town Cars suck. Anyway, before experiencing that physical and emotional trauma, I bravely subjected myself to far worse mental trauma in the name of objectivity. I watched the last half of Glenn Beck's show <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WOTRQLCpwDeWEJldeBjwfR8HykA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WOTRQLCpwDeWEJldeBjwfR8HykA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WOTRQLCpwDeWEJldeBjwfR8HykA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/WOTRQLCpwDeWEJldeBjwfR8HykA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/f8pKT2PC6qA" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/gold-glenn-beck-and-making-right.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-70821805084372810242009-11-17T10:36:00.000-05:002009-11-17T10:36:08.550-05:002009-11-17T10:36:08.550-05:00Ellipseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com2By Ellipses Autotune makes everything better: <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeGiUsmQ470mDbdX1YK4krRypgc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeGiUsmQ470mDbdX1YK4krRypgc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeGiUsmQ470mDbdX1YK4krRypgc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IeGiUsmQ470mDbdX1YK4krRypgc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/MCfgaXx2tzo" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/charlie-bit-my-finger-autotuned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-845675837454682803.post-827517725069427122009-11-16T11:39:00.002-05:002009-11-16T11:43:01.338-05:002009-11-16T11:43:01.338-05:00Cylinsierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489708585233902408noreply@blogger.com1by CylinsierJust a quick plug; as some of the tech savvy among you may know, Google Wave is in its beta stage and a handful of us have been fortunate enough to get an invite from Google or another friendly waver and join in the fun. Well, e and I are two of those lucky wavers and we now have a presence on the Wavosphere. If you are also among the first wave of...wave...then please fell free to <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqKGaKwzP5BuMsl1LFJRSh5w14w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqKGaKwzP5BuMsl1LFJRSh5w14w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqKGaKwzP5BuMsl1LFJRSh5w14w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dqKGaKwzP5BuMsl1LFJRSh5w14w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheEllipticalPress/~4/0DCLB0j0X7Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://ellipticalpress.blogspot.com/2009/11/riding-google-wave.html