Thursday, November 16, 2006

Yet again I must ask...

...where the hell was THIS Gore in 2000?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-29385328971143264


Imagine where the public might be now on global warming had Gore chosen to use the spotlight THEN, six years ago?

When Democrats stop pretending to be Republicans, they might be worth voting for again. It's a failed strategy, and it keeps substantive discussion off the campaign trail. Sad.

Love this from Sherrod Brown, the new senator from Ohio (source: Toledo Blade):

In his victory speech, Mr. Brown said he had dismissed advice to run a more cautious, middle-of-the-road campaign. "It's a risk worth taking to stand up for what you believe," he said. "And it's a risk worth taking to fight uncompromisingly for progressive values."

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061108/NEWS09/611080507/0/NEWS18

Enough of "liberals" who never openly voice progressive opinions (and thus deny the public the opportunity to hear progressive ideas). It's no accident the country slides to the right, when simplistic right-wing garbage is all they ever hear. Garbage in, garbage out, and the Democrats are responsible for helping that happen.

Monday, February 27, 2006

He's just too...grammatically incorrect! or Homo(nym)phobia

While perusing the personals this evening, a photo piqued my interest, enough so that I peeked at the accompanying ad. Beneath the fetching exterior, I found this literate wench...who happens to be just a little picky about the grammar of her dates. She describes her match as such:

You know the difference between 'their,' 'they're' and 'there.'

Nothing wrong with that of course- I certainly enjoy a person who knows their homonyms- unless you go on to write:

You enjoy home cooked meals as much as going out to a trendy restuarant.

Oopsies...is that some fancy European or archaic spelling? Perhaps one finds Ye Trendee Restuarant next to Ye Olde Shoppe? And then, describing her unique self:

I don't fit easily into any category or mold, and am constantly surprising myself, my family, and my friend's with the many (seemingly conflicting) facets of my personality. I am unique and 'complex,' (i.e., my family and my friend's explanation as to why I am not easily sorted and paired off within the 'mundane' masses).

Yup...ya gots to know yer 'their,' 'they're' and 'there.' , but not to worry if you can't write a simple fucking PLURAL!!!!!* (Sam Kinison rant mode off) Perhaps she is not so different from the mundane masses as she thinks.

Ah well...when it comes to women and their dating preferences, there is one immutable constant a poor guy can count on- that they're consistently inconsistent. But it's their game, and they get to make the rules. It's up to us suitors to obey, or ignore them at our peril.**

So if I behave myself grammatically, it's quite possible I'd be invited on lot's of date's with Our Lady of the Apostrophe.

But I fear my interest in her has peaked.

:)

The Berndog
P.S. Oh yes, oh yes...I am going to hell.
*yes, in the second case, it should be a plural possessive, not just a simple plural.
**to be taken tongue firmly in cheek, please...we'll have no ad homonym attacks in this blog!