Donald Rumsfeld has Balls the Size of Pluto

So, the man who planned the Iraq war with only one strategy, a strategy that "fit their hopes and what they wanted to be the case" said this last night on Hannity.

"HANNITY: We will have you on specifically to do a lot of talking about that. Why the mysterious reluctance and resistance? Look at that, he was on two weeks later on "The View". He went that day and spoke to the United Nations and still is blaming a video that we all know is a lie

RUMSFELD: I can't imagine how a person could stand up there when everyone involved knew it was a terrorist attack. It was the anniversary of 9/11. The people were not demonstrators. They were well-armed. And, the idea that it was somehow related to a YouTube video and that, that narrative kept being promoted, I suppose it's because it fit their hopes and what they wanted to be the case." Is he that self unaware or intentionally lying or just stupid? I am at a loss.

Ask MRN

At the race at Darlington on Saturday I was listening to the broadcast by MRN, the Motor Racing Network. I like listening to them, they do a good job. Around 9pm it was announced that if you had a question about the race you could post a question to Twitter using the hastag #askmrn. Being a smart ass I sent out a tweet and received a reply.:

@zzazazz no

— Motor Racing Network (@MRNRadio) May 12, 2013

My battery was running low so I didn't see the reply until the next morning. It gave me a good laugh.

Lawn

A few days ago when it was sunny I got to lay in the grass.


The grass



The doofus in the grass

Cat in a Window

This is our most recent cat, Sandy Porter. She really wants to kill them birds.

World Leader Compare

George W. Bush



Winston Churchill



Just sayin'

The Weirdest Thing

Monday while at lunch Twitter blew up because of the attack at the Boston Marathon. Simultaneously, next to the McDonald's where I was eating EMS vehicles were roaring into the Marathon gas station next door. It was a little surreal. Tragedy at the Marathon.

Smaller Films

I like it when a thread starts flying around Twitter and people spend an hour trying to impress others with the wittiness. It's a fun part of Twitter. They often take the form of the one I participated in last night. I saw a few people I follow were posting and using the tag #smallerfilms and making up funny fake film titles that riff on existing films. Good times.

Here is a few I came up with:

The Couch Potato's Guide the Galaxy #smallerfilms

— Ed McDonald (@zzazazz) April 6, 2013

Jefferson Starship Troopers #smallerfilms @galenblack

— Ed McDonald (@zzazazz) April 7, 2013

O Brother Where...oh, Hey! #smallerfilms

— Ed McDonald (@zzazazz) April 6, 2013

Researchers of the Lost Ark #smallerfilms

— Ed McDonald (@zzazazz) April 6, 2013

The Greatest Story Ever Paraphrased #smallerfilms

— Ed McDonald (@zzazazz) April 6, 2013

Miffed Calf #smallerfilms

— Ed McDonald (@zzazazz) April 6, 2013

It was this one last night by John Scalzi that got me going.

Star Jaunt #smallerfilms

— John Scalzi (@scalzi) April 6, 2013

Spring Done Sprung All Up in Here

Outside the library at lunch.

A Barred Owl

Yesterday Melanie heard an owl calling in our neighborhood. She has eagle eyes and spotted this beauty in a tree in our neighbor's backyard.





If you have never heard one of these owls calling, it's beautiful. (Not my video)

Stay Classy, Fox Nation

Ah, the Fox Nation website. Nowhere in the galaxy will you find a more wretched hive of pig ignorance and racial hatred. It really is a site to behold. Get it? Today there was a story full of fake outrage and racism that was a low mark even for these bottom feeders. They are outraged that Michelle Obama 'dodged' questons about Benghazi during a Twitter Q/A session. What? Since when does a first lady ever answer questions about national or international policy over Twitter? Or, at all, anywhere? Another fake right wing outrage that would be funny if it wasn't full of real hatred.

This comment thread below sums up nicely the racism and hate that populates the comments at the Fox Nation.


Yes, it's so cute how they train them.