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I received a video of my speech at the Houston Tea Party.
I done good.
I just love how libs always seem to know how better to spend my money than I do. And no mention is made of how oppressive taking 50% of ones income is. I need to hire an assistant however I can’t afford to because of the oppressive taxation. And we all know some a**hat will state that it is a business expense. I don’t care if it is a business expense that only highlights what a screwed up tax code we have.
Well, after hearing the comments of Peter Orszag and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, it looks like taxpayers might be on the hook for abortions and Chinese pollution. It’s absolutely unbelievable, but it’s apparently being floated in the two completely separate areas of policy. So much for all the hopes of the moderates who voted for Obama thinking they’d get centrist governance.
Democrats catching up….
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/barbians-at-the-window/
Barbarians at the Window (The Saching of the U.S. Economy)
Posted on July 19, 2009 by dakinikat
Best bumper sticker yet:
“Obama bin Lyin’ (Impeach Now)”
“Obama bin Lyin’? When did that start, August 4, 1961?
Wow, Tilapia can be tough to cook without a fish basket. Try wrapping it in foil and just turn the foil pouch. You don’t have to seal it too tightly.
Also, wrap some veggies in heavy duty foil with a little butter, olive oil and herbs and spices. Make sure you seal it tight and throw it right on the coals. Flip it after a couple of minutes and it is pretty darn good.
Anybody who voted for Obama with the hope of getting “centrist government” are more deluded that Chappy and that is saying something!
The fact that it ain’t proper BBQ don’t mean that it ain’t good eatin’!
Every Carolina boy knows that BBQ is vinegar-based and you put it on the meat after it is cooked.
But I have been trying different recipes for Chicken and Wiener Schnitzel lately and you don’t do that on the grill.
I did come up with a pretty good recipe for gazpacho and that only takes a knife, cutting board and bowl. In the South we just all that chunky V-8…
Truly bad news for Chappy! Sacha Baron Cohen appears to have it in for you! You may have time to find a good hiding place. Your closet is probably empty…
Sacha Baron Cohen: It’s so sad, but I have to kill off BRUNO…
The real question is whether we will have the option to end it in 2012 or whether he already has the ballot boxes stuffed…
Just a couple of really good stories that I saw today.
First we have the Stimulous wasteful spending story:
Then we have the latest and greatest out of the Honduras:
Yeah, Obambi probably loaned his computers to this Honduran scum just to work out the bugs. You don’t want to wait to the last minute to stage a coup…
A question for any wine connoisseurs out there. What is the best choice of the following to serve with London Broil?
* Barbera from D’Asti
* Merlot from South Africa
* Tempranillo from Spain
* Font de Blanche Cotes du Rhone (A Grenache blend)
In the end, I’ll let me guests choose, but it often interesting to hear what others think.
Of course we know that Chappy recommends a fine “Thunderbird” with his double cheeseburger…
This issue of Obama’s birth certificate and NBC status does not seem to be going away. Eventually little Barry Soetero guy is going to have to fess up…
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/778482.html
All this time you’ve mistaken scotch and ambrosia for that?
Sorry, but wrapping fish in foil and barbequeing it is not truly grilled fish… it’s steamed.
And, Rest In Peace, Shifty Powers. From watching Band of Brothers, you have been a hero of mine.
Strange thing happened…put it directly on the grate and it came out perfect!
Uh…I think we’ve found your problem.
You’ve confused scotch with colt 45 malt liquor.
Obama is full of Schlitz.
It might not be going away, but I have never seen anything so important talked about so little in the media, even the conservative media. Someone must be playing the intimidation card.
Didn’t want to sign-up to read the Ledger article. Anyone know what it says?
That should have been the reverse.
Please sarah save us from urkel. I’ll buy trig a ksu plush wildcat.
Well, if you don’t seal the ends of the foil (something I didn’t state clearly) the steam doesn’t build up. But I thought the idea was to keep the fish on top of the grill and not in the coals.
All you need to do is to fold the foil over the fish and just turn it carefully to help keep the fish together. Most of the Tilapia I get seems prone to falling apart in the pan.
But it looks like things worked out in the end.
And Darrell “Shifty” Powers was a real American hero. I never met him though I did get to meet Lynn “Buck” Compton and Don Malarkey once and it was an amazing experience.
Yes, the press is quiet on this growing story. No bias there. I didn’t have to register to read the story though.
There is another link with an excerpt here: http://www.kneedeepinthehooah.com/2009/07/retired-general-lieutenant-colonel-join-reservist%E2%80%99s-lawsuit-over-obamas-birth-status
BOB said;
Same with hate crimes legislation.
24Klady,
Denver is a stretch to get out too (think poor college student), but will have to keep it in mind later on after graduate school.
Until then, I’ll have my pulled beef brisket from Central BBQ for lunch today!
OT-Retfireman-The offers still open if you’re in Memphis or the Mid-South.
GSP
“This is Sparta!”
Barbera d’Asti would be the worst choice. It is light, fruity and actually slightly effervescent. It really does pair best with Italian, tomato based dishes where the high acidity of the wine will accentuate the tomatoes.
I’ve never had a SA merlot. I imagine it would pair fairly well, but if I am staring a a tempranillo or a Rhone, I would choose one of them. Probably the Rhone. They tend to go well with grilled and game food. London Broil isn’t game per se, but I think it possesses of the same characteristics.
Rhone it is. Or finish that and drink the Tempranillo too. That solves your problem nicely.
Interestingly enough this site (http://www.italianmade.com/wines/DOC10038.cfm) pairs Barbera D’Asti with a veal, beef and chicken dishes.
But this site is only managed by the Italian Trade Commission so what would they know about Italian wines. Chappy should give them a call and set them straight.
Silly Canuck…
I vote for anything from South Africa.
A interesting varietal from there is Pinotage.
Maybe they can even make a decent merlot.
“I’m not drinking any stinking Merlot!”
Miles – “Sideways”
Look on the back of just about any freaking bottle of wine and see what they say it will pair with. Surprise!!! Just about anything!!! Of course, they would have zero motivation for saying that…nor would the Italian Trade Commission.
Ignore the fact that I have tried dozens of barbra d’astis and probably upward of 100 Cotes du Rhones in my life. Forget that I was President of the winetasting club at Georgetown. Ignore the fact I have read about 10 books on wine. Ignore the fact that you solicited advice from the board and I gave you genuine, sound advise.
Please. Drink the Asti. I hope for your guests sake it won’t totally suck with a london broil (it probably won’t) but if it did, you would get what you deserved for being a tool.
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Wow! Chappy is getting started early. It appears all that rot-gut gin has damaged your taste buds as well as your brain.
Let not anyone accuse Chappy of being a “know-it-all” and “arrogant.” After all he has “read about 10 books on wine.” I didn’t even know Dr. Seuss wrote books on wine…
I’ll call the vineyard and in Italy and let them know you will be providing your complete Barbera recipe list and food pairing guide any time now. I am sure they will be eagerly awaiting your guidance…
“Chappy, a legend in his own mind!”
Silly, arrogant, elitist Canuck!
Like I said, feel free to serve your guests an inferior choice just to spite some random person on the internet. Classy.
I guess no one ever accused backwoods yokels from Piedmont, SC of knowing anything about wine or being good hosts.
The only thing I really remember from “Sideways” is how remarkably ugly Sandra Oh really is! I really wish I could forget that one scene from the the bedroom door! Ewwwwww!!!!!
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=sandra+oh+ugly&aq=0&oq=sandra+oh&aqi=g10
I’ll check the SA Merlot lable when I get home. When I tasted it recently it was wonderful. I think they paired it with lamb and braised fennel.
You illiterate, arrogant, elitist snob. I always intended to offer my guests the final choice of the wine they preferred. I said so in my initial post.
I suppose in your leftard lawyer world, classy is exploding in rage when someone questions your subjective opinion presented as “devine revelation.”
I am laughing at you today much earlier than usual.
Chappy. The very definition of pathetic.
If you are just going to leave it up to the guests, then why bother asking what we thought? I gave you good advice in good faith to a question you asked and you piss on it.
You are a pathetic person.
Like a good host I am offering 4 of the 8 reds I have on-hand. And I am going to allow my guests to choose unless they defer to me. The terms of my interrogatory were clear from the start.
I guess in your world you want Obama to make all your choices for you. I give my friends the benefit of choosing among options.
And your advise is worth every penny that I paid for it but worth far less than you presume, you ignorant, arrogant, elitist, leftard snob. Pathetic doesn’t begin to address your various psychoses.
Chappy. Dispensing revelations from on-high since he was begotten…
I don’t think it’s gotten nasty enough yet.
Probably you adore each other. ;o)
It is certain that Chappy is dearly in love with himself…
The only thing I presume is that you are as socially retarded in real life as you are online and therefore pity any poor dinner guest subjected to your acerbic personality.
I am right about Asti. It is not a very good pairing for London Broil. It has high acidity, low tannin, and light to medium body. Those are objective facts. Some people may subjectively prefer that paired with a tough cut of beef. And if that is what they choose, great. Cool. Pour away. Objectively, most people would prefer something more full bodied, with more tannin structure and less acidity with that dish.
But, just like you pretended to ignore my advice about engaging in an online flame war, and then pitifully turned around and tried to incorporate my lessons into the very same post, I expect you will continue to be a belligerent e-tough ass here and then when your guests come, politely tell them the exact same thing I said. If you actually care about the food and wine pairings, you will. Then everyone can puff up your ego and compliment your vast knowledge on the subject.
But we poth know what a small, pitiful little man you are and how you would rather piss on good advice out of spite rather than either ignoring it or a simple “thanks.”
Believe me, if I ever have a question on how to properly hog tie up an abducted camper that I was planning on sodomizing, I would not belittle your earnest comments on the subject.
From my sites:
Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a call from Obama’s administration to halt a Jerusalem building project.
Geoff Johns has been chosen to help co-write a Flash movie, but because of the horrific way he’s written the comic books, that’s why I’m not happy with his selection by WB’s executives handling the project.
Here’s a video featuring a playthrough of 64th Street: A Detective Story.
Seems that way.
Is that a lib hobby?
No, but if I ever get the urge, I’d know to ask a good ol’ boy from Piedmont, SC.
Hogtying and anal rape goes back generations there.
Chappy, like virtually all leftards, simply does not know when to keep his mouth shut.
And I would not presume to tell you your business on “animal husbandry” since you are obviously a professional pervert…
All this because I pointed to an alternate opinion on wine and food pairings. This is hilarious!
Again, I am laughing AT you well ahead of schedule today.
chapoutier -
Have you seen “Sideways”? If not, you might see if you relate to Miles.
Chappy is probably the love child of Michael Jackson and Helen Thomas except he is not as manly as Michael and not as pretty as Helen…
Personally, I would go with the wine that comes in boxes, that way you can save money for the hookers and cocaine, or perhaps, livestock and meth, however you secessionists like to do it.
No. You chose to mock my actually informed opinion and post some stupid link citing one recipe, which is a beef preparation completely different than yours, without apparently knowing any of the actual qualities of the wine in question. Real shocker. You posting out of ignorance. Would have never guessed.
You CAN pair just about any wine with anything. You asked for opinions and I told you which was the worst of the four. And because you are stupid and petty, you chose to attack me rather than pay any attention to the good advice I gave.
But that about sums up all your interactions here: stupid and petty.
Glad to know you are looking for new ways to support your mother and sisters in their business efforts.
What a guy! Do they give you “freebies” or do you pay full price?
I have. Generally stupid movie, and I would not relate to Miles, except in the fact that merlot is generally overrated, though hardly a horrible wine, and pinot noir is exquisite. Unfortunately also very expensive.
Grasshopper is regressing back to the “yo mama” phase of development.
Very disappointing. He was such a promising pupil.
Chappy,
To sum you up in a way that you might possibly comprehend I will quote a philosophical teacher who is only “lightyears” ahead of you. “You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.”
Whatever he actually said is pretty much irrelevant and not worth noting…
WE82:
I suppose they would discount it, but since we typically frown upon incest up North I’ve never tested out the theory.
In any case, I would pass the contact information on to you, however I don’t think you could afford them without seriously compromising your 6-figure budget.
Oh, so your mammy and sisters now charge more than ten cents? They must be moving into an up-scale clientele up north! Congrats again!
However, keep the number and their pocket change to yourself. Diseased northern skanks really seem to be more your style and taste.
Now, Chappy might be interested in your brothers…
Come on ZA,
Don’t lump WarEagle in with all those other redeneck hicks from down south.
He has at least 4, count em, FOUR different types of wine to serve his guests! From as far away as that continent with all the blacks!
That means he is reeeeeeefined and sooooophistocated. I’ll bet he even wears his nice overalls (the ones with a bare minimum of manure stains) when company comes over. Classy indeed.
WE82:
Yes, thank you for the kind concern. We are doing a lot better lately in the 0A family.
That reminds me; tell your brother that he better come up with this month’s payments or I can’t be responsible for his meth lab burning down around him.
Chap:
No doubt, I heard at the last family gathering they splurged and went to Applebee’s.
But there was some fine, poetic wine dialogue.
BTW, what movies do you consider NOT stupid?
“There are rednecks everywhere. We’re just more honest about it.” – ZZ Top
Hope the Texans here appreciate this reference.
Uhhhh….lots. I am hardly a movie snob. Just didn’t enjoy that one. Though maybe calling it a word I would reserve for use with WarEagle is a bit harsh. I actually enjoyed recently Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, though maybe that was because my expectations were rock bottom.
Also any movie with Scarlett Johanssen.
That was Miles Raymond’s opinion of himself in a nutshell!
Chappy,
I am SURE you keep more bottles around the house than I do so. Of course, I expect most of your bottles are empty. But I bet you get a good discount on Thunderbird by the case…
Of course, I stated I had only 8 reds in the house at the moment but you are obviously illiterate and can’t count that high anyway.
I do confess I am down to 4 different champagnes and 3 dessert wines though. Alas, my wine cellar is a bit diminished these days. But that just means it is nearly time for a trip to my favorite vineyards.
Of course, we all know your favorite beverage store is Wal-mart. Maybe you will get lucky and find Thunderbird in those boxes ZeroIntellect admires so much…
Gosh, I would have expected a less shallow response from you.
The most I about her is that supposedly her number is on Obama’s Blackberry.
oops,
the most I KNOW about her.
Didn’t say that. I said “to serve to your guests.” That is what you said, in case your memory fails and you’re too lazy to go back and read what both you and I wrote.
Hopefully that means going out of state because Virginia wines are crap, and if you consider them among “your favorites” then my contempt for you is outmeasured only by my pity for your palate.
Just goes to prove ZeroDiscernment wouldn’t know the difference between a meth lab and, well, anything.
Remember, ZeroIntellect, just because it has beakers and Bunsen burners it isn’t necessarily a meth lab. Maybe that is true up north but in the south, where people still have productive jobs and live meaningful lives, we call that setup a “science lab.” Sorry for using such big words with you. I know it confuses you…
WE82:
Isn’t that where you earned your degree? Or was that Costco?
I will leave the irony of WarEagle touting the scientific superiority of southerners to ZeroAngel.
As if your opinion mattered to me or the Italian Trade Commission.
It really is inconceivable to you that nobody cares what you think. Check out this link. Perhaps they can provide some of the help you need. Talk about peeling an onion though…
WE82:
Is that what you call it? I thought you would refer to it as “that godless place where liberals make up nonsense that isn’t really true.”
If they were so great at science, you think they could have whipped up some new fangled weapon to beat Sherman, rather than just bending over and taking it.
Chappy:
No kidding. Although I am loathe to reopen old wounds and be accused of derailing a thread yet again. Then, again, it’s an open thread.
I am sure in Chappy’s mind, all great science originated in Upstate New York and is the work of Canucks.
But it is good to see that you have learned a new word today. Good job. Your probation officer must have used it when you finally showed up sober during your last “happy hour” visit.
Yet you waste what few brain cells you have to write post after post after post telling me how little you care. Interesting.
No, you see I am educated unlike you and Chappy. I am quite familiar with those things you just call “magic” or “sorcery.”
The “godless place where liberals make up nonsense that isn’t really true” is either the Department of Treasury, The Fed and the White House these days…
WE82:
You mean like the Biblical account of creation?
Obviously, you haven’t figured it out yet so I will have to continue to pound it into whatever still resides between your ears.
The cost for your on-going mental health care could bankrupt the nation.
My hometown can at least claim the inventor of the first sewing machine and safety pin.
I know that is probably not as useful to you as the amazing innovations in lynching technology that came out of your home town, but hey…we’ll take what we can get.
Easier solution, Grasshopper. Its called a “scroll button” It makes the page go up and down.
Like his prescribed dosages of Thorazine!
Chappy,
I see you are as inept with technology as well as everything else. It is called a “scroll bar.”
Buzz Lightyear is looking for you to resume your philosophy lessons.
Of course, you would probably just get all excited at the word “bar” and order another glass of Thunderbird…
I guess you don’t own a mouse from this decade.
He does, he just broke them all when he cracked them open looking for the little ball to clean.
/me waiting breathlessy for some predictable comment about my female family members.
That, Dear Chappy, is called a “wheel” and not a button. Really, if you had a specialty I would suggest you keep to it.
Oh, wait! Now, I get it! Your specialty is making yourself look like an arrogant, elitist moron! Keep it up!
Awesome retort. Whatever you want to call it, I suggest you use it if my posts offend your dainty sensibilities.
WE82’s doesn’t work; it’s gummed up with motor oil, bits of cheetos, WD40, genetic material, and congealed wine.
…the WD40 was intentional, the others, not so much.
Your arrogance and farcical claims to “intelligence” is what is offensive…
Really, I thought it probably shorted out from all the tears his wife must shed as she searches match.com for someone… anyone…better.
Chap:
Nah, she’s fine. After all, there’s his son (or cousin, depending on how you look at it) and a handful of other willing family members.
There you go with that “projection thing” again. I suggest you call Mayo Clinic. I doubt they can help you but it won’t be from lack of effort on their part.
And I take it your “partner” left again. From what I hear the kind of people you bring home expect to be paid every night for their “companionship.”
Ahhhhh….the old classic derivative of the “yo mama reply”.
The “projection defense”.
Bad Grasshopper!
Grasshopper only gets half a bowl of rice tonight. And I am going to pair it with the Carlos Rossi “burgundy” rather than the nice Alsatian Gewurztraminer I had planned on giving him.
Chap:
He’s running out of steam. I was hoping I could kill another hour or so here, oh well.
Well, oA, perhaps Chappy can regale you with the story of how he has read “about 10 books about wine.” That should leave you drooling in admiration of your hero…
Here I stand, double-teamed by a pair of half-wits. Alas, it is no fun any longer. This is about as much fun as baiting bunny rabbits though the rabbits exhibit more wit and killer instinct than these two…
Chappy. French for pompous moron!
MeleeSeagull69:
I’ll just stick to watching him make a slobbering fool of you, it’s so much fun anyhow.
…like when you, your cousin, and uncle get together and roll around naked in a pile of mud and feces?
Yet, you keep coming back for more despite your testimonials to the contrary!
…right after the yearly Christmas dinner at Ruby Tuesday’s no doubt!
About 10 more than you, no doubt. But of course, I am one of only two people who actually replied to your plea for advice, gave you specific, intelligent reasons why some wines were better than others, and because your prickish nature just can’t help itself, you had to make an issue of it. You could have saved us all a lot of trouble if you had simply read my post and been appreciative, or simply ignored it if it is really so vile to you that I might actually know what I am talking about. But it really isn’t about the actual merits of my post, is it? It’s about the fact that you are an incredible tool, and feel the need to share that with us all.
Well, mission accomplished, sir. Now go stfu.