"You are an individual, and it's nobody's damn business what you do with your
money." --
Rush, on what he pays the little boys
when he visits the Dominican Republic
In
Today's Tequila Treehouse...
Does Pot
Kill Cancer?
The Man
Who Ate the GOP
Ted Stevens
vindicated
Profitable
Friends, Foes
Santana
to Obama: Legalize Pot
Drunk on
the Kool Aid
How to
Punish N Korea
Katherine
Heigl will work
Agent Andy Taylor is sent
on the most important mission of his life... penetrate the Birkenstock
Curtain surrounding Boulder, Colorado. His team: Barney, Gomer,
Floyd and Aunt Bee. But things go wrong,
they are cut off behind enemy lines. Were they betrayed? How
will they survive? And who is the frozen
dead Norwegian?
"It took me about a year to start hating the
9/11 victims' families... I don't hate all of them. I hate probably about 10 of them. But
when I see a 9-11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up!' I'm so
sick of them because they're always complaining. And we did our best for
them."
-- Glen Beck, trying to be a bigger asshole than Rush, Link
Excerpt: Treatment with THC can destroy human and mouse
cancer cells by stimulating autophagy (cell death)
according to a report in the April 1 issue of
the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Maria Salazar, of Complutense University in Madrid,
Spain, and colleagues cultured a human glioma cell line
and mouse cancer cells, then treated the study
cells with THC. The researchers examined treated and untreated cells
under electron microscope for comparison.
The investigators found that the THC treatments
induced ceramide accumulation, eukaryotic translation and
phosphorylation that activated an endoplasmic
reticulum stress response in the THC-treated cells, a pathway
that led to autophagy. Cells displaying increased
autophagy also were observed in the tumor samples obtained
from the two THC-treated glioblastoma patients.
"These findings describe a mechanism by which THC can
promote the autophagic death of human and mouse
cancer cells and provide evidence that cannabinoid
administration may be an effective therapeutic
strategy for targeting human cancers," the authors write.
There will never be justice
in the United States until this drunken asshole is jailed for mass murder,
corruption, flagrant violations of the law, and his refusal to recognize
human rights. He is also responsible for the worst attack on the United States
since Pearl Harbor. He is directly reponsible for the misery and lost hopes of millions of human
beings because of his reckless handling of the American economy.
Excerpt: Beyond his history of drug problems, beyond even
the fact that the mighty conservative tide which he’d ridden
to such success had certainly peaked, there were
the terrible problems in his core business. The view at MSNBC
was that Limbaugh’s audience was now no bigger
than that of its liberal stars, Olbermann and Maddow.
The cpac speech was the Limbaugh topper. The meeting,
an annual and usually uncommented-upon gathering of
right-wing enthusiasts (Woodstock for wing nuts),
was almost a third-party political convention because Rush was the main
event.
He’s become he biggest political story going.
By the right because he so infuriated the left, and by the left because
he so
discomfited Republican moderates. He was the
perfect political lightning rod, polarizing but entertaining too.
The vulgar Pigboy is a pathological liar.
At CPAC, he bragged that the GOP "was color
blind," yet they have elected zero Black candidates.
He also said Obama needed to understand why we needed checks and balances
because Obama
considered himself a king - this after eigth years of "The
president cannot commit a crime?"
Rush gets away with telling the most absurd lies - and his braindead
listeners eat it up with a giant spoon.
His idiot fan base is the stupidest bunch of losers in American history.
He can tell them ANYTHING and
they'll believe it, even if it contradicts what he said five minutes
ago - and he makes $400M doing it.
Now the GOP is suffering because he's become their leader.
If the Democrats weren't such weak-kneed pussies they'd take advantage
of this vulnerability
but I'm pretty sure they'd say it would be "unfair" to kick a child-molesting
Fascist when he's down
.
Excerpt: Two New York City fried chicken restaurants in
predominantly black neighborhoods are under fire
for putting Obama's name on their signs.
City Councilman Charles Barron said that he will
organize a protest outside Obama Fried Chicken in Brooklyn.
Organizers said they also may target Obama Fried
Chicken & Pizza in Harlem.
"People from the community were calling me and
saying they were outraged by this racist connection to Obama
and fried chicken," Barron said. "If you think
that free speech gives you the right to insult and degrade us and
stereotype us, then you've got a battle on your
hands."
At Obama Fried Chicken & Pizza in Harlem on
Friday, the "O" and the "A" had been filled in so that the awning
read "Bam" instead of Obama. The person
working the counter said the owner was not available and would not
say when the sign had been changed. Employees,
however, still were answering the phone by saying "Obama's."
Thanks for the rapid-fire shows 150 & 151.
Lots to like in both of them.
I enjoyed your Catholic beatdown and your general
ramblings.
Both shows were over before I wanted them to be,
and that's a good thing.
I guess now that Eldrick is back you'll be chatting
that up too. Keep the shows coming!
Oh, and Jimmy Page definitely outplays Clapton
& Beck, the truth is right there in the grooves.
Bob in SC
This toon is 18 years old. Why did Detroit refuse to change?
Thanks to Grower.
Subject: Beck, Clapton
and Page
Bart:
It’s about the music, not which musician gets
the fanboys the hottest. The best album ever put out
by a “guitar hero” is called “Layla & Other
Assorted Love Songs”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layla
To this day, Layla is the best guitar rock album
ever made. Not that Jimi wasn’t the most admired of all time.
Anyone who doubts is invited to listen with a
bottle of tequila, and they still think Clapton is a hack, I’ll double
my next donation.
E.L. Deflagrante
"Be careful how you make those statements,
gentlemen. The public isn’t buying that. My administration is the only thing
between you and the pitchforks." -- Obama to a
gang of crooked banking CEOs,
Link
Excerpt: Attorney General Eric Holder dropped a corruption
case against ex-Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday,
saying prosecutors blew it by failing to share
evidence.
Stevens, 85, was convicted last Oct. 27 of failing
to disclose thousands of dollars in home improvements that were
paid for by Alaskan energy firm Veco. A week
later, he was defeated for reelection to the Senate seat he had held since
1968.
"I have concluded that certain information should
have been provided to the defense for use at trial," Holder said in a statement.
Holder, a Democrat, weighed the case brought by
Bush's crooked Justice Department and concluded "it is in the interest
of justice to dismiss the indictment and not
proceed with a new trial." Holder also said Justice will probe
its prosecutors'
handling of the high-profile case, for which
a judge admonished them for failing to turn over evidence to the GOP lawmaker.
So why did Bush want Strevens in prison?
Did Stevens fail to play ball with the BFEE?
Bart, Nonfarm payroll jobs created during Clinton's
eight years? 23,066,000
Bush's eight years? 1,671,000
That's right. Clinton created 14 jobs for every
one created by Bush.
And Bush had more people to employ. The country's
population grew.
Can we put the last nail in the coffin that tax
cuts create jobs?
I suppose you can't change the minds of those
religiously attached to the idea,
But you can prove them irrational.
Scott
For whatever reasons, the Democrats refuse to list the facts.
Clinton's job was to create jobs for the middle class and he was great
at it.
Bush's job was to crash the economy so the super-rich could buy businesses
for ten cents on the dollar and Bush was better at doing his job than
Clinton was.
We have broken the $1,500
ceiling! Thanks to all who have been so generous.
I know what you're thinking...
"I like Ol' Bart, been reading him years, maybe I should send him a 'love' check."
Fact is - about 2% contribute.
Ergo, ipso facto - times are tough.
.
Help Bart
put food on his family! New kittens are eating and pooping machines!
Their food bill is enormous!
Obama is strongly against the Catholic values.
Can you imagine Obama supporting claims that
condoms increase the spread of VD?
Or that highly respected officers (i.e.
priests) that rape young boys should get mulligans?
Nope, Obama is dead set against those values...and
if Theodore Hesburgh
were still the active President, he would
be on Obama's side in this one.
Russ
Plus, Obama thinks of women as equals.
That's heathen talk to Catholics.
Subject: NY's 20 District
and the World Series of Poker
NY-20th is a heavy GOP district, that the Dem
had any chance at all is a sign of the GOP's horrible failure.
The fact that he could win is really a cause
to worry, that idiot Michael Steele said he'd resign if the GOP
lost this election, thinking it was a sure thing,
now he might have to live up to his word.
I got hired as a dealer for the WSOP this year,
they are having a 1,000 dollar buy in event, that's cheaper then normal.
It's being called the "Stimulus Special" Sat.
May 30th. The rest of the schedule can be found at Worldseriesofpoker.com Mike the Dealer
Are you hinting that *I* could play in the World Series of Poker?
Why, that would cost $1,000 and who has that kind of money?
Why, I'd need a generous sponsor or team of sponsors to make
that dream come true.
But I would like to go - maybe just for a chance to see some of
the poker legends up close.
I'm sure it'd be quite a thrill for them to have some old Okie
hanging around the bars saying,
"Gee, you're my favorite poker player - I
watch you on TV all the time."
Excerpt: I draw your attention to the following story
and a lengthy diatribe below.
I'm really getting pissed off. Not even quality
ganj, or jazz music or a healthy dose
of qualudes washed down with Jameson's can calm
the beating heat of indignation
in my soul. The Four Horsemen are un-tethering
their beasts and tightening their
saddle winches. The planning stage for the big
ride is in the last phase.
Bart, if one person in Binghamton NY would have
had a gun inside they may
have been able to stop the crazy fucker that
came in and started shooting.
Jeff
True, but at what cost?
If we all carry guns, someone's going to say
Ted Nugent is a better guitar player
than Jimmy Page and when the whole room laughs
at him he'll whip his gun out.
"I'm going to look for a studio outside New
York... I'll sell my condominium. I'm going to get out of there totally."
-- Piggy Pigboy, leaving NY because he can't afford to pay taxes, Link
"Re: Rush leaving New York...Number of fact-checkers
unemployed as a direct result: Zero." --
NRI1969, Link
"60K...will buy a considerable amount of Oxy,
cigars, and (little boys)
in the developing world. But seriously, WTF does Limbaugh know
about work?" -- Strangely Enough,
"Can we now get a similar federal tax to get
him to move out of the US?" --jmiller22
Excerpt: I've tried to ignore the controversy over Notre
Dame's invitation to Obama to give its commencement speech in May.
I don't believe the effort to block his visit
can succeed. For more than 30 years it's been a tradition for them to invite
the
new president to give the address and receive
a doctorate from the law school. Nobody protested when Bush visited,
despite his ardent support for the death penalty,
(not to mention his giggling) which
the Catholic Church opposes.
But the growing movement to stop Obama's visit
isn't your ho-hum sort of Catholic League media dust-up, where Bill Donohue
harumphs on television and then goes away. It's
part of a well-funded lobbying effort by a group of right-wing Catholics
to run
liberal Catholics, and dissenting doctrine, out
of the church, and to recruit the remainder of the faithful for the GOP.
This is a group of rabid right-wingers who came
together to make sure Catholic universities enforce Catholic doctrine.
They publish the work of ultra-right Opus Dei
member Rev. C. John McCloskey, who has argued that "for a university to
be truly Catholic," its faculty must be "exclusively"
Catholic. Operation Rescue fanatic Randall Terry, who converted to
Catholicism recently, is bringing his special
kind of crazy to the movement. "The faithful Catholic world is justly enraged
at the treachery of Notre Dame's leadership,"
Terry rants. "Notre Dame will rue the day they invited this agent of death
to speak." Once a thug, always a thug."
Obama is a thug and an agent of death?
Bush holds the modern Western Hemisphere record
for most murders - but Obama is an agent of death?
Bush asked for legal permission (which the Democrats
granted) to murder anyone he wants,
yet you crazy bastards see Obama as a thug?
And can the Catholics be so stupid as to invite
anyone to leave?
Catholic Churches are closing faster than Hummer
dealerships and they invite people to leave?
Excerpt: Obama brushed off
(and belittled) a question about legalizing
marijuana in his online town hall last month,
but guitar god Carlos Santana says he wishes
he would seriously consider it.
"Legalize marijuana and take all that money and
invest it in teachers and in education," Santana said.
"You will see a transformation in America."
During his online town hall on March 26, Obama
fielded a question about whether legalization of poit
would help pull the nation out of recession.
Obama said he didn't think it was good economic policy,
and also joked: "I don't know what this says
about the online audience."
Why would a smart man say something that stupid?
But Santana said making pot legal is "really way
overdue, like the prohibition with alcohol. I really believe
that as soon as we legalize pot we can actually
afford a really good governor who won't keep taking money
away from education and from teachers and send
him back to Hollywood where he can do 'D' movies and
we can get an 'A' governor," referring to Gov.
Musclehead.
"While not a single Republican broke with their
party to vote yes on the measure, two Democratic
backstabbers - Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Ben Nelson
(D-NE) - voted no." --
Ryan Powers,Link
Subject: YOU ARE DRUNK
ON THE EXTREMIST KOOL-AID...!
BART...
I do not agree with you (mostly). However, I
would die for you to have the right to say what you believe!
I believe that makes you crazy.
I would fight for your right to talk crazy
but I'll be goddamned if I'll die for it.
Yet, I take issue with you for carrying on with
the liberal media's spin on Limbaugh's comments about Obama's success.
Rush did not wish for Obama's failure altogether.
He said he wished Obama would fail should Obama continue down this
socialist road; that President Obama would fail
at trying to make the USA a socialist country. This is what he really said!
You're wrong, I heard him myself several times.
Since his big blunder, he's explained over and over what he really meant,
but he flat-out said he wanted Obama to fail.
He even bragged that "Nobody else has the
courage to say it" - so he did.
Hey Pigboy, WORDS MEAN THINGS.
You can't spew shit to excite your base and then
claim you really didn't mean it.
You can't say, "Nobody
else has the courage to say it" and them
claim you didn't say it.
Also: I really get tired hearing people criticize
Limbaugh for his comments about Obama. I have heard this criticism of Rush
from many people in and associated with the liberal
media. But, when I think back to these same people when Bush was in office
- Did they criticize others for their negative
comments and wishing Bush to fail? NO THEY DID NOT! I heard time
and time again
Bush being vilified for EVERYTHING! I heard these
same folks who are calling for every American to get behind Obama and give
him a chance openly say they wished Bush's failure
or they conveyed that same sentiment with their hatred for the former President.
I've never heard a Lefty say they wanted Bush
to fail in Iraq, if that's what you're implying.
Hoping the president fails is like hoping the
pilot of your plane has a heart attack.
Only an idiot Pigboy with shit-for-brains listeners
would say something that stupid.
Bart...Is this you, too?! Did you dog Bush for
his ideas and policies and then give Obama a free ride?
Bush is/was a fucking idiot and a giggling murderer
who lusted for absolute power and I said so many times.
You can't be angry with me for telling the truth.
When Obama makes a mistake (those AIG bonuses)
I say so loud and clear.
Now, I am neither a Republican or a Democrat.
I'm not a Libertarian either. I am conservative first and foremost.
All that means is you're a Republican who's ashamed
of his party.
I can't blame you - I'd be ashamed, too.
I respect your right to voice your opinions. I
only ask one thing - from one intellectual to another - please do thorough
homework.
Please don't just believe what you read and hear
without really digging into what's truth yourself. I don't believe things
just because
Rush or Sean or Laura or Beck said something
on the radio and/or television!
That's good because they spew nothing but lies
and hate.
When was the last time any of them said something
that was true?
They may provoke my interest on a given subject,
but I am the one who goes and diggs out the information on my own. I have
found
(in some cases) where some of these pundits have
only half the story. However, I find that liberals who will support Obama
- liberal
democrats and the liberal media mostly - that
they shut down. They do not call Obama on his public gaffs and major inconsistencies
like they did with GW Bush! I have NEVER in my
life seen where the media has been SO committed to a president like they
are today!
They don't care about the truth. They want their
agenda pushed through no matter what it takes. I cannot stand willful intellectual
abandonment!!
So why did you remain silent the last eight years?
Why are you fed up with "willful intellectual abandonment" today, but not
during Bush's terms?
Do some more homework on many of these issues
and I am convinced you'll change your position and cynical attitude.
Thanks again for your time!
Rev. Darin in Aurora, IN
I am impressed with your spelling and sentence architecture.
Most people with your political views can't express themselves - you're
the exception.
Bart,
Love your blog and respect your opinions, most
of which I agree with. I just wanted to add my two cents to this discussion.
I never cared much for Zep, I thought Page was
sloppy, Bonham was heavy-handed and I can't bear Plant's
effeminate vocal histronics, so I am biased,
but we're talking opinions here, so bias is a given. That being said,
I think that Beck is the one who will be remembered.
I watched the Tulsa Time vid, and I have to agree with Zenferret.
Clapton and Beck played tastefully, and then
Page comes in twice as loud, drenched with echo and playing something
totally out of context. Clapton seems to be looking
at Beck and thinking "... oh, these kids and their music..."
Beck on the other hand has been one of the innovators
of rock guitar, branching into the jazz arena on albums like
Blow By Blow and Wired and quite a few more.
The techniques that Steve Vai uses on the clip posted by Dave
(finger tapping, pick harmonics and whammy bar
melodic tricks) can be traced back to Beck.
If we are to judge art on how many hits someone
has, then we're in sad shape.
Kym Mac (oh yeah, I'm a professional
guitarist)
I like the sloppy - that's what I want to hear.
Some of the greats play like they're trying to impress their 80-year
old guitar teacher.
I want to hear the stuff they play when the teacher has left the room.
When Zeppelin played live, they'd have "meeting points" where they'd
all be together,
then they'd split up and jam and just keep playing whatever until the
"home" signal was given.
That's why, if you're a collector, you have to hear all 200+ shows
because the song never remained the same.
Plus, I'm not a big fan of that hyper-techno hammering stuff.
Any fool can stomp on the gas pedal.
Keeping the car on the road takes much more talent.
Page and
Beck at the Rock Hall of Fame Show The good stuff starts at 1:22
I know - Zeppelin can tour America and Jeff can play Plant's vocals
on his guitar :)
Sidebar: I forgot that when the yardbirds asked Page to join them,
he declined but suggested they ask Beck, instead.
Maybe that's why he was asked to induct Beck - Page might be
responsible for his career.
> "I always liked Krugman, but now he seems
to delight in attacking Obama."
I felt the same way but I heard something the
other day that made me re-think what really happens.
If someone complains about the Presidents policies,
he can be expected to either:
1) Move in their direction, or 2) Ignore them.
So, if the Right are the only ones complaining,
then the left must be fully satisfied and need no concessions.
If the Left also is complaining, then the Pres
can use that as an excuse to NOT give in to concessions for the Right.
Denali
Obama could order the Air Force to bomb
North Korea - with food.
We've heard for decades about those poor
bastards eating the bark off of trees,
so why don't we drop 10,000,000 pounds
of wheat and beef and fruit to them?
That would make Lil Kim out to be an incomptent
who can't even feed his people
when the world has food to burn (not really,
but to them it's true)
Same with Cuba.
Let's open the trade doors and flood them
with Quarter Pounders, Camaros
and Britney Spears and we'll see how long
Communism retains their grip.
Excerpt: Arctic sea ice is melting so fast most of it
could be gone in 30 years. A new analysis of changing conditions
in the region, says conditions that had been
forecast by the end of the century could occur much sooner.
A change in the amount of ice is important because
the white surface reflects sunlight back into space.
When ice is replaced by dark ocean water that
sunlight can be absorbed, warming the water and increasing the warming
of the planet.
"Global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated
on the American people.” It kind of reminds . . . I could use
the Third Reich, the big lie,” -- Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Pissquik)
Link
Religiously-insane, anti-science dunderheads
have no business
making life-and-death decisions that affect
others.
Inhofe's grandchildren can burn - he doesn't care.
He's from an oil state so that makes science the enemy.
Bart-
What's with the "He seems to delight in attacking
Obama," and "whore Krugman" horse hockey?
Did you lose thirty of your sixty four IQ points
playing poker or downing too much Chinaco?
Krugman calls it the way it is!!! He did
that under Bush and he's honest enough to do the same with BO.
You keep plugging Obama in spite of what's right
in front of you, if that's your pleasure.
But when the tide of shit gets past your nostrils,
maybe you might reflect on your choice to bag on Krugman,
when Krugman's opposition needed support. Just
sayin'
Scott Peterson (no, not that one)
I don't mind Krugman having an opinion, but he
seems to delight in leading the parade.
And now that he's in that position, the whore
media has made him a household name.
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Thanks for the fun:
Keith
Keith, thanks for that.
Hey Bart, remember this is from my "Psychotic
Monkey Fight-Club" funds and is not from my Hooker Money!
I know it's not much but I'm moving out of this
flop house and into a real place.....in WASILLA....Palinville!
I figured the place needs an injection of not
too passive liberalism to counterbalance the foaming at the mouth interbreeding
Palinites...
just hope my meth-lab dont blow up, for some
reason every house in the Mat-Su is required by law to have one...
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