Monthly Archives: August 2008

Fail, anyone?

Posted on August 30, 2008 by B Psycho

In a previous post about U.S. bank failures, I expressed puzzlement at the quoted number of crapouts.  Thanks to Black Bloke, a convenient list has been brought to our attention.  Note that 10 so far have failed this year alone… … Continue reading →

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I disagree with Cunning Realist on something

Posted on August 30, 2008 by B Psycho

In the middle of CR’s reaction to Palin being McCain’s pick for veep, he says the following: Age is obviously a major factor here. Yes, Obama is also in his forties, only a few years older than Palin. How young … Continue reading →

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A reminder not to take yourselves too seriously

Posted on August 30, 2008 by B Psycho

Some brain-deflating material I was recently put up on:

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"This is that ignorant shit ya like…"

Posted on August 29, 2008 by B Psycho

One “major” candidate has as his drill-into-your-skull buzzword “change”, then switches to agree with the capitulation the rest of his party likes.  The other adopts “maverick” as his zombie term, and flips to blend in more with the flock. One … Continue reading →

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First, Do No Harm

Posted on August 29, 2008 by B Psycho

Perfect timing: Roderick Long, on Art of the Possible, describes what’s REALLY wrong with US healthcare policy, and provides example of true anti-state methods of addressing it.  May this kind of discussion spread… Considering the purpose of the AOTP site, … Continue reading →

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A PSA for the stoners out there

Posted on August 26, 2008 by B Psycho

I know it smells good, but you might wanna put it out.  The incense, I mean: Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, researchers … Continue reading →

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A steaming bowl of powerlessness

Posted on August 25, 2008 by B Psycho

This recipe comes to us from Glenn Greenwald: ================================ Ingredients: millions of dollars in donations, spineless alleged representatives. Directions: Blatantly ignore laws against warrantless surveillance.  Apply donations to spineless representatives until immunity passes.  Allow time to simmer afterwards, then throw … Continue reading →

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Logic is to "values" as needle is to balloon

Posted on August 25, 2008 by B Psycho

Every election season, a commonly discussed tactic is to make appeals to “shared values”.  The whole I’m-just-like-you garbage, naturally to avert the type of fear I’ve described before of imposition from outside.  Let’s dispatch with this quick, shall we? 1) … Continue reading →

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Paging Jim Gaffigan…

Posted on August 23, 2008 by B Psycho

“New Plastic flavor HOT POCKETS!!” Yeah, I know that means jack shit, I just found it funny.  Anything to ignore the 24-hour establishment love-ins going on.  Only thing I’ll say about the current “news” is that my 2nd choice after … Continue reading →

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If only you knew the half of the half, bruh…

Posted on August 19, 2008 by B Psycho

In the middle of a filler piece from Reuters on what the upcoming election means for “patriotism” came the following double whopper with cheese: Obama would be the country’s first black president and as such faces an extra hurdle as … Continue reading →

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