Midwest Chick's Place

(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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  • An outsiders' perception of the TSA and Janet Napolitano's group….

    In Egypt, they have renamed their secret police force–they will now be referred to as “homeland security”.  These are the thugs who make people disappear, bug telephones, assault citizens, and act as the strong arm of a dictatorial government.  I can’t imagine why the Egyptians would get the idea that the United State’s Office of… Continue reading

  • I've posted this before but thinks recent events require it again: Buffy vs. Edward

    Brigid apparently had the dubious pleasure of attending a showing of the new Twilight movie this weekend.  She took it in stride, naturally, laughing throughout despite the fact that it was not intended to be a comedy because she is a woman of taste and class and doesn’t feel that a metrosexual teenager is the… Continue reading

  • EU declares water not wet

    So the EU has said that bottled water providers can no longer say that water can prevent dehydration.  Next up from the EU, the sky doesn’t appear to be blue, the check is in the mail, and green energy such as windmills and solar panels can exist without heavy government subsidies. Continue reading

  • Karen Lewis: Poster child for a dysfunctional educational system?

    Karen Lewis, the President of the Chicago Teachers Union, and who, according to her speech that is linked here, had a good ol’ time smoking dope throughout her time at Dartmouth College (so much for an Ivy League education in the early 1970’s), is a science teacher. Notwithstanding that she could be the poster child… Continue reading

  • Again with the hypocrisy (and lying)

    So, the Obama’s are traveling Hawaii and Asia–nice time of the year to get out of the coming cold and wander the world.  Not like there’s a budget/economic/job crisis or anything.  Between luau’s, Obama is calling the people of the United States ‘lazy’ and MEchelle is mooing about arugula and steak being ‘her favorites’.  Except… Continue reading

  • Trust is…..

    Trust is your partner letting you lift him up in the bucket of the tractor so he can do some work ten feet up. Continue reading

  • Veteran's Day Thank You!

    Thank you to all of the veterans out there.  Thank you for your service, for putting yourself into harm’s way for the rest of us.  Thank you to your families for supporting you as you protected and protect our freedoms.  Thank you to my sister and to folks like Old NFO and all of you… Continue reading

  • Similarities between the Occupiers and Universities

    I was reading this over at Atomic Nerds.  The post discusses the insularity of Penn State administration regarding the Sandusky child molestation cover-up.  In response to these crimes being brought to light outside of the university and subsequent sacrifices to try to belatedly look pro-active, the students riot–not against the university officials, but against the… Continue reading

  • It's very scary…. oooh…..

    And not like Monster Chiller Horror Theater either.  But an invitation to a baby shower for my nephew and his girlfriend.  There seems to be a trend starting with my OTHER nephew who promptly found himself another girlfriend once his son and heir was born.  Not sure why I merited an invite this time since… Continue reading

  • Well gee whiz Senators…..

    When some Senators met with John Pistole to discuss the TSA, as usual, they clearly missed the point of the furor surrounding the government’s heavy handed (in some cases literal) handling of air passengers in this country.  Not one time was the Fourth Amendment mentioned.  Sen. Claire McCaskill wants more women TSA agents so she… Continue reading