11.04.2011

Random Friday Morning Thoughts


  • In watching some of the Michael Jackson doctor trial, I'm beginning to believe California has the worst prosecutors in America.
  • WBAP reported the official temperature at Alliance Airport this morning was 25. Someone needs a new temperature gauge. (My only Hal Jay note is that he said he had never heard of the band 38 Special.)
  • Fun stuff yesterday: Google the words "Do a barrel roll."
  • Fox 4's Lauren Pryzbyl this morning on Justin Beiber: "It looks like he rarely says no. He seems to have his hand in everything." Her comment was innocent, and she was oblivious to her co-hosts "oh, my" expression.
  • An actor in one of the worst movies every, Porky's, has committed suicide.
  • Official unemployment number just released: Down to 9%. Advantage: The President.
  • I hope it is not officially stealing to take candy from a kid's Halloween stash. 
  • Fox News Stu Varney must wake up every morning convinced the sky is falling.
  • I went to Sardine's in Fort Worth last summer and now it's closing to turn into an 1980s themed place. More of the Liberally Lean curse?
  • Here's a pic of the mother of the teenage part of the Crazy Couple. Potentially a "Hey, Now."
  • I'm not sure what she was typing, but Mrs. LL spent 20 minutes last night writing out a complaint to a pizza delivery company. I believe there  must have been a serious "toppings issue."
  • I dreamed I was trying to take a flat screen TV in the woods behind my childhood home to watch a Cowboys game. Seems normal. 
  • I don't know what the Felon in Possession/Tampering defendant in Wise County received as a sentence yesterday. No one was talking about it up at the courthouse late yesterday, and it was not in today's Update.  Not exactly To Kill A Mockingbird excitement.
  • Sports: (1) I'm locked into Alabama/LSU this weekend, (2) A Bridgeport girl is playing basketball at St. Edwards University, (3) Decatur girls volleyball won last night as Bridgeport was eliminated, and (4) Bridgeport v. Lake Worth was the Ticket's Big Black Cowboy Computer's Craig Way Memorial High School Game of the Week this Morning. 
  • Video of the Day yesterday: San Francisco guy not pleased with getting a traffic ticket.





28 comments:

Random Judge said...

The Random Thought Girls in quality order this week:

Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Wednesday
Monday (third from right)
Monday (second from left)
Monday (third from left)
Monday (far right)
Monday (second from right)
Monday (far left)

Anonymous said...

We get it BG...your a Bull and can't stand Decatur kicking their arse;s in everything this year.

Anonymous said...

Hey LL, the unemployment rate will have a corrected figure in a few days. Always higher than the first myth.
Advantage: the American people.

Anonymous said...

Decatur trial sentence? Sentencing was reset to a later date.

California trial/prosecutors? Anytime they let you strut in front of TV cameras for WEEKS on end, its gonna be a crappy trial presentation, full of extraneous BS. Make 'em present their case (both sides) in a week or less, and you'll get "only the facts, ma'am".

Anonymous said...

Stu Varney; Fox BUINESS News. Very intelligent, pay attention.

The Devil said...

I am highly suspicous of any report that states the economy added 80K jobs, especially when all signs point to a 4th quarter like we saw in 2008. Companies are not spending money right now. Most are putting on hiring freezes, beginning plans for furloughs, reducing or eliminating overtime, restricting travel, suspending cap-ex project and instituting every cost cutting measure available.

If we truly did add 80K jobs those will be quickly washed away by a meek 4th quarter. I will go on the record right now and predict we lose in the neighborhood of 150-200K jobs in the 4th quarter.

wordkyle said...

If you take just that one statistic, the decline of one-tenth of a percent in the unemployment rate might benefit Obama. Now, as Paul Harvey might say, let's look at the rest of the story:

- the number of jobs created in October fell to its lowest level in four months, down 78,000 from September. (-49%)
- fewer jobs were created the last two quarters on average than in the first quarter. (-42%)
- the Fed revised its estimate downward on how much the economy will grow in 2011, from "2.7-2.9%" to 1.7%. (-37% to -41%)

So a statistically insignificant decline in bad news (unemployment) is accompanied by huge negatives and a downward trend in good news (economic growth.)

What's more, the article said that most of the positive economic news was due to increased spending as consumers tapped into their savings to buy things. How will those economic numbers look in a few months when the savings are tapped out?

It's been over 2½ years since Obama took office. Isn't it time that he be held responsible for the consequences of his policies? Is he ready to take credit for this economy? No one is happy about bad news in the economy. I don't want people to suffer just to get rid of Obama. But if people are suffering more because of Obama, isn't that a valid reason to vote him out of office?

Anonymous said...

Re Porky's: Classic movie entertainment. Turn off brain & enjoy.
Re Crazy Couple: The harlot doesn't fall very far from the tramp tree.

My Other Brother Darryl

Anonymous said...

Well, it was only 7% when Carter lost!

The only reason Obama might win is that there is no viable Republican candidate.

Anonymous said...

What is that thing that is constantly on her arm? A tourniquet?

Anonymous said...

"Official unemployment number just released: Down to 9%. Advantage: The President."

You and the mainstream media really are grasping at straws, aren't you Barry?

If this were Bush, and the unemployment rate had fallen to 9 percent, you'd be SCREAMING with anger that it wasn't good enough.

FYI......the unemployment rate only includes the number of people who are still accepting unemployment, and NOT the people who have given up looking.

The original drop in the economy may not have been Obama's fault, but he made it worse, and I doubt things will be much better this time next year.

Of course, I expect our mainstream media will spend much of next year spinning the bad economy in the best possible light and downplaying Obama's failed recovery policies.....just to get him re-elected.

Our mainstream media lacks objectivity and integrity.....hell, they're all over this Herman Cain sexual harassment deal.....getting them to report about Clinton's far worse transgressions was like grasping at straws.....and, even when they had no choice but to report it, they actually apologized.

Anonymous said...

AHEM, Mother of the teenage part of the crazy couple, a potential "Hey, Cow."

Anonymous said...

Finally a hot picture of Mrs. LL . Good job.

Anonymous said...

AHEM, 9:18, What were the interest rates when Carter lost? The only reason Obammy might win is because there are a lot of dumb asses.

Anonymous said...

Who gives a flying F... what the interest rates were when Carter was president? Nobody that's who.

wordkyle said...

918 - With all respect, the idea that "there is no viable Republican candidate" is ridiculous. It's a Democrat fairy tale, created to prop up their depressed and discouraged voter base, and promoted by the media.

- They have political experience. Among other options, Republicans have a former Speaker of the House who coordinated the first Republican Congress in forty years.
- They have executive experience. The Republicans field contains two state governors and a business executive with a track record of success.
- They have ideas. Look at Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul and tell me those guys don't have ideas. Ever heard of 9-9-9? Even if those candidates don't get chosen, their ideas can still influence the debate.

We're going through the vetting process now, a rough process designed to expose weaknesses. Serious vetting didn't happen with the current officeholder, much to our chagrin. The lack of reporting on his thin resume fooled many moderates and undecideds into thinking he was worth a try. His lack of executive experience shows in how much control he gave to Congressional Democrats (their pork-laden "stimulus" legislation.) The fact that Obama was elected shows that any candidate can be considered "viable." The Republican field offers us many options, all of which would be better than Obama.

Anonymous said...

Barry, you're going to have to let go of your mancrush on Obama. He's done. Finished. Gone.

Anonymous said...

Is "Random Judge" irritating? Maybe everyone else who reads this blog is just waiting with bated breath for his ranking....hmmmm

Anonymous said...

RON PAUL!!!

Anonymous said...

How many of you read the first two sentences of every Wordkyle post then scroll to the next post? I do, I do!!!

Anonymous said...

It interests me that when you represent a child molester you want your readers to stop and not make automatic judgments about punishment, etc. But when the state has a felon with a firearm you automatically assume he's just a guy who had a gun at home. No big deal. How come you aren't interested in who he is and what he's done in the past? I consider you a friend but that seems a bit hypocritical to me.

wordkyle said...

1252 - "Skip comments you don't want to read" is the answer to your problem. Mine are prominently marked for your convenience.

Anonymous said...

AHEM, 10:16, Axe 9:18. They are the ones that brought up Carter.

Anonymous said...

you got it wrong BG ... porkys is an 80s classic, right behind fast times at ridgemont high. jus sayin....

here chicky, chicky, chicky

Anonymous said...

Yeah, Wordk, that's what I said. I DO skip them but thanks for the reminder. Could you make the first two sentences shorter?

wordkyle said...

No, what you said was that you read the first two sentences and then scroll to the next comment. Skipping would be not reading any of the clearly-marked comment at all, and thus avoiding the unpleasantness of reading the first two sentences.

Anonymous said...

Actually I thought the scene where the crazy old PE teacher was insisting to the old principal that she wanted a "line up" because she would be able to recognize "that penis," and the old principal finally burst out laughing after trying so hard to be professional in listening to her complaint, was hilarious!! Thanks Porkys!!

Anonymous said...

man, I wasn't that upset when i got my ticket over the weekend

CW