Archive for August, 2011
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Friday, August 19th, 2011Yesterday, the Obama administration canceled deportations of illegal aliens – except those convicted of violent crimes. Instead, the Department of Homeland Security will decide the fate of each illegal on a case-by-case basis. You know, this is one of the reasons why conservatives refer to the president as King Barry I. The man has complete [...]
The Best Thing About Stress
Thursday, August 18th, 2011Is that a lot of it can be wiped away with a majestic view from a well-sighted balcony, and a goodly amount of Captain and Coke. And if that fails . . .
Another Casualty Of The Obama Recession
Thursday, August 18th, 2011Remember all of that Hopey Changey crap Barack Obama sold the rubes in 2008? The Obama t-shirts, bobbleheads, and home pregnancy kits seemed like a good idea at the time, but after two-plus years of Obamanomics, the bloom is off the Obama souvenir rose. At this point, the president couldn’t give away one of his [...]
There’s Something Special About A Colt 1911
Thursday, August 18th, 2011And there’s always something special when two heroes get together. The story begins when [George] Berry, a retired Navy warrant officer who also served in the Marine Corps, decided this summer to fulfill a lifelong dream of owning one of the historic handguns. Early in July, he began searching the Internet and discovered that Alderfer [...]
Humpday History Highlight
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011August 17, 1877 – Billy The Kid Kills His First Man Having fled from his home in New Mexico after being jailed for a theft he may not have committed, Billy became a ranch hand and sheepherder in Arizona. In 1877, he was hired on as a teamster at the Camp Grant Army Post, where [...]
A Vote For Captain America…
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Is a vote for truth, justice, and the American way . . . or a chicken in every pot . . . or a stripper on every pole. Our very own Captain America from First In has been nominated for Philadelphia’s Most Valuable Blogger (MVB). The contest is being run by CBS3, which is one [...]
With All Due Respect To Dr. Evil
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011I’d rather get another vasectomy than see another Austin Powers film. Mike Myers has closed a deal to once again play the super-horny shagadelic International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers, HitFix reports. In other words, “Austin Powers 4″ is on its way to a theater near you. The person who thought this up should be [...]
Anna Verna: Fiddling While Philly Burns
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Remember when the president said that there should be “shared sacrifice” during the Obama recession? Yeah, Philadelphia’s almost exclusively Democrat city council didn’t get the memo. TIMES MAY BE tough financially, but City Council still has the cash for fat staffs, consulting contracts, out-of-town travel and lots and lots of flags. A total of $108,254 [...]
A Blunder For Down Under
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Are you currently living in Australia? Do you enjoy hard rock music? Are you currently a wino? If the answer to all three of these questions is “yes,” you are one seriously frakked up individual. And it is also your lucky day. Hard-living rockers might not automatically make consumers think of fine wine, but “For [...]
Guys, A Friendly Reminder
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Halle Berry just turned 45. Yeah, 45. Time marches on, but Halle Berry remains a Bond girl at heart. The actress, who was 45 this week, took to the beach in a peach bikini and colorful sarong to celebrate her birthday in the California sunshine. If I’ve learned anything from my summers at the Jersey [...]
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