tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4455397313567681132024-02-07T02:20:55.124-07:00Pearl of the PrairieDodging tumbleweeds in the Pitstop of the Prairie, while wandering a little to the left.
If you squint you can see Pike's Peak.Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-18409246289645565412015-08-09T15:52:00.001-06:002015-08-09T15:52:13.292-06:00I may be able to post a fairly recent photo of the Two Cutest Kitties on the Interwebs, if this lousy laptop will let me. Hate to disappoint you:<br />
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Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-23026684562534701522015-08-09T15:42:00.001-06:002015-08-09T15:42:46.905-06:00I kid, I kid..I kid, I don't really hate my blog. I haven't had a laptop for over a year, and iPad is not that friendly with my posts. Plus Twink is crawling all over my lap as I type and my borrowed laptop is only 32-bit. <br />
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Several new blogs I've been following - Grace for My Heart, Defeating the Dragons, Slacktivist and Progress, Not Perfection. Put Patheos in your Favorites - you can choose any channel from Evangelical to Progressive to Wicca, but you should go there. <br />
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Here's a reminder for those Reagan Worshippers out there:<br />
<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/09/1107835/-Remembering-Reagan-s-Sweet-Little-Lie-to-the-Air-Traffic-Controllers?detail=emailclassic">https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/09/1107835/-Remembering-Reagan-s-Sweet-Little-Lie-to-the-Air-Traffic-Controllers?detail=emailclassic</a><br />
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And something I've seen firsthand in 'free' labor from inmates at work. The cost and length of time to be served seemed out of control. This could be any of us in the future:<br />
<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/07/1107217/-Being-Poor-is-becoming-a-Criminal-offense?detail=emailclassic">https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/07/1107217/-Being-Poor-is-becoming-a-Criminal-offense?detail=emailclassic</a><br />
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And I'm very encouraged by these organizations ministering to families in danger and rescuing the pets as well:<br />
<a href="http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=667795">http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=667795</a><br />
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As a former and current government employee I like the call and response of this list:<br />
<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/28/950807/-Top-Ten-Myths-About-Wisconsin-Debunked?detail=emailclassic">https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/28/950807/-Top-Ten-Myths-About-Wisconsin-Debunked?detail=emailclassic</a><br />
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Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-20047626311168134752014-12-20T17:24:00.003-07:002014-12-20T17:24:39.361-07:00Too longI hate blogs that don't stay current. So, I hate mine.<br />
I've been busy being employed and very happy about that. Life in Pitstop is hard, but jobless in Pitstop is even harder, so I'm not complaining.<br />
In other news, tonight a suicide was discovered in the Springs, the deceased was "angry at the government ".<br />
"Screw you Government, I'm DEAD".<br />
As First Draft says, Malakia of the week".Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-61520099865320855632012-12-02T15:58:00.002-07:002012-12-02T16:03:51.829-07:00"But We Don't Know Anything About Him!"So says my Supervisor, The Birther. It was hard to keep quiet since the election, but I had to say undercover as the token Democrat in the P.W. There was a deathly quiet as my co-workers contemplated their horrible fates under Obamacare. <br />
Hee, Hee. Here's to the SecretMuslimUsuperFrenchGayFascist:<br />
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Congratulations, Mr. President.Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-4020963668357358152012-07-22T14:14:00.001-06:002012-07-22T14:14:36.517-06:00The Likeness is Uncanny<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yfarETTKa7muLMJQGFkiK93hacVhwg_ZyH22bepEENBjDrGZaEnLgaAnii3i2yYLP6aP2kaoINoG6XcjH_s-XPaEZizOiTmVahxPo6vdKlj75N0w0BNr49tJTh4effHrdReTQIgjPMen/s1600-h/OQXuhJMyi0eJvccTEK6Qlg2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="OQXuhJMyi0eJvccTEK6Qlg2" border="0" alt="OQXuhJMyi0eJvccTEK6Qlg2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfo8XMXgGp_s59FMVK_hHWcoOulAD-060EwGNztXZZiM2ge99XlmrEbnzCRfmcaN-CxUiQ5AzBNrEm6tbuef4fizZDcWEDfyiPdpNmW14P6njwRxfIQCTWtwnu2nfEoUYSjr4iuT3wVQd/?imgmax=800" width="87" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Thanks, Pundit Kitchen</p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-74208907272450278862012-07-20T19:05:00.002-06:002012-07-20T19:08:10.234-06:00Thanks, Rob QuarkGood God...as a Denver native and frequent visitor to the Aurora Mall in my youth, I am stunned this morning's shooting at the movie theater....but our intrepid interviewer, that bastion of reporting, KOAA's Rob 'Quarky' decided to drive 105 minutes to the scene of the crime to insert himself into the news feed....reporting how he had made the 105 minute trip yet 15 years ago to cover the Columbine Massacre and couldn't believe his good fortune at snagging a spot on the extended newscast and a room at the Greenwood Village Sleep Inn to report on the tragic events.<br />
Great reporting, Rob. Glad you had the good fortune to have a job to put you in front of the camera at important events.Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-60496460457298959852012-06-10T11:45:00.001-06:002012-06-10T11:45:03.724-06:00Lolcats - Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? - Page 4<p> </p> <p><a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/page/4/">Lolcats - Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? - Page 4</a></p> <p><iframe height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bFwGMO7gi4A" frameborder="0" width="560" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-83778908929060367722012-06-10T11:40:00.001-06:002012-06-10T11:40:27.239-06:00I'm backI do not like coming across orphaned blogs, so forgive my lack of posts. Started a contract job this Spring, and the atmosphere, desert conditions and general Republicanism surrounding me has had me too depressed to post. In addition, Google warned me they were about to blow up this blog, but refused to acknowledge my request to move my account to their new Intrawebs. Or something.<br />
Next up: Caturday on Sunday!Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-28776995740597244052012-03-03T14:01:00.001-07:002012-03-03T14:01:24.000-07:00Marcy Wheeler: Most pro–Blunt-Rubio Amendment senators have likely used birth control<p>Via AMERICABlog:</p> <p>“I confess. I’m contemplating calling all the Senators who voted for the Blunt Amendment yesterday to ask for a statement detailing: <br />▪ What the Senators’ history of reproductive choice has been, including details on what kinds of birth control they’ve used and who paid for it <br />▪ Whether the Senators (or their spouses) have used erectile dysfunction drugs, and who paid for it <br />Mind you, I think such questions are inappropriate. <br />But given that 48 Senators–including 3 Democrats and 4 women–voted yesterday to say that employers should have really intrusive control over their employees’ healthcare decisions (including, but in no way limited, to reproductive health), it seems fair to at least inquire whether these men and women have been relying on birth control to plan their families, whether their use of birth control violates their religion’s stated doctrine, and whether taxpayers paid for birth control during their child-bearing years”.</p> <p>Read more….</p> <p><a href="http://www.americablog.com/2012/03/marcy-wheeler-most-problunt-amendment.html">US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Marcy Wheeler: Most pro–Blunt-Rubio Amendment senators have likely used birth control</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIv-13_qrMNZ2gxrNusmT4aqQlYOKQTOom2IwRoq0-sPzcmAmXSu4tLOy6doRvQtMHXUEYrVyXBLqeZsDZJ_Cvujo5HSCzDC6yvNxSgZx19o0IRuxvBFuUkuU6JtrQZ9pIfyd5jlQ1q0g/s1600-h/Hamster%252520with%252520flower%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Hamster with flower" border="0" alt="Hamster with flower" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Paxg9jnPNY6yQwj44t_gXB7lYaeWwjzJvAE_wqJvnN7XvxOSIP7R2MQSR-KSEeTfR32L9lTIumEvsGT95WoRLgl081DwuVit19yirDnJWBKOCsRocLwXMfXcZju6jlWT_Dg02w_pjpVQ/?imgmax=800" width="229" height="244" /></a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-10642066397686655112012-02-19T13:36:00.001-07:002012-02-19T13:36:39.523-07:00Why Obamacare is good for America - The Denver Post<p>Tell me again how going to the E.R. is a good option for the uninsured…</p> <p>“People without public or private insurance coverage are costly to all of us. In a familiar mechanism called "cost-shifting," hospitals charge higher rates for services to those with insurance in order to offset the losses from uncompensated emergency department care. Insurers raise rates to cover the cost of inflated bills, and the uninsured and underinsured are sent to collection agencies and/or forced into bankruptcy. Companies respond by scaling back on or eliminating health care benefits for their employees, and more Coloradans fall from the insured universe.” </p> <p>All the benefits laid out nicely here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_19983680">Why Obamacare is good for America - The Denver Post</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf-sihEq49KIXg6NKiVsq-TSE0sZVl_InYzmcCHBKtG2p1vyHFqbtBHmlBWIJot4jCoQM3zByCHfQ7G1muggxAbYapbfhIMJmnbiuVEnaSZuLDZsBmTI88278nP5QzItqUFla9RORungB/s1600-h/Prairie%252520Dog%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Prairie Dog" border="0" alt="Prairie Dog" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH6bO1AgwjeJtYrA3bUtNbp1r94qnzaQv35_ZA7s2IufpEXIDTNiSgmGG3gmiVPqg0eYsVnO55pSMlovpvY8IF0k48Mxwtz_oTlW6nvrRrRr9FsCoPROggIJlRsNlAoZ7yoNdQ_OIikyaf/?imgmax=800" width="104" height="104" /></a></p> <p>One Barking Prairie Dog award to the Post for making this the headline.</p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-86408258600148188442012-01-27T14:32:00.001-07:002012-01-27T14:32:49.132-07:00“Both Sides Do It”<p>Um, no they don’t .When was the last time the (damn liberal) media reported on a pet dog with “Republican” painted on its side.</p> <p>(I know this is late – just got the blog back up yesterday)</p> <p>“LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A cat belonging to an Arkansas Democratic campaign manager was found dead on Sunday night with the word "Liberal" spray-painted across its side, the campaign manager said.</p> <p>The cat was a pet of Jake Burris, who manages Democrat Ken Aden's bid for Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District. Aden is running against incumbent Republican Representative Steve Womack.</p> <p>Burris was returning to his Russellville, Arkansas home with his four children when he found the cat on his doorstep, the Aden campaign said in a press release on Monday.”</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6BaIzWc9_pS6w2i6fu4n-B2Bt4kUBxY6e6GDDHZoBlg5ASfa6chHZjZvzsrFtOzLNQy1hkM8S-08-vW7ehlcaghjvyIQgCpLq4yP28lxc1cVBIFLfOe0j4IpUAJ6UP6ly0pnqWNyxcmE/s1600-h/Flaming%252520Car%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Flaming Car" border="0" alt="Flaming Car" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbc2FHwzSNY9Q0cg802IyNXijv4oft8Yleb3JSQQD61fdwcvwCzBUrJQf1esC79pjoPIf3FqBT39hkLOU_c3TmMQTXRqi8y_XGfeJ6pBgy7WIcaohn7Uvbi61U3pUnxnYp5JUIniPZpUPt/?imgmax=800" width="104" height="79" /></a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-1918279104981471602012-01-26T10:34:00.002-07:002012-01-26T10:34:50.019-07:00I Miss My Pearl DopplegangerBut it's good to be back. Thanks to Melanie the web designer for fixing my issues. Contact me if you need a web designer. She's good <em>an</em>d fast!<br />
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Here's what you missed during my outage. Gracie says goodbye.Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-89640199794671128832011-12-30T06:23:00.001-07:002011-12-30T06:23:32.189-07:00Resolution for 2012<p>I know I’m a tech, but I cannot make the formatting behave. *sigh*. Have some cats, it’s been awhile.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUa4eEWW5Yx_O_UQc2Ibz0WWa0NDb9qLIuATGf-9UfncoPQLs0f6rnkJuJVz-FTihDpyXGJQgVrAspzdHbDHOfuwUOU7p6lwJ3Bk_nuR7GpSxJvvMhpoE-1ibHiKTbmIBj6scY9pd6wBV/s1600-h/Treadmill%252520Cats%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Treadmill Cats" border="0" alt="Treadmill Cats" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpADQPoMmVqryRDlxlgKih3juDnqyp5FEJre1lTm4bnFRdfcIzN3oX20-SmvB7-H98PMvXNViMpDXUPPA8y7p2gSbbQbuHd47dxTUtnARaXwtUz7VQRPXCDbw9afZA2FepRcCn-WagXKhe/?imgmax=800" width="280" height="208" /></a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-88980122481385326792011-12-15T06:44:00.000-07:002011-12-15T06:44:06.263-07:00"I Brought the Kibble"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seeing if the blog is still broke.Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-38381596643083428932011-12-09T06:17:00.001-07:002011-12-09T06:17:30.932-07:00Between 2008 And 2010, 30 Big Corporations Spent More Lobbying Washington Than They Paid In Income Taxes<p>From ThinkProgress (link at bottom):</p> <p>I’ll think I’ll review my 401K for these companies. </p> <p>Today, <a href="http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/occupy-protesters-march-on-k-street-120711">thousands of 99 Percenters will march</a> on K Street in Washington, D.C. as a part of an action called “Take Back The Capitol,” taking aim at the lobbying firms that corporate interests use to influence the federal government. </p> <p>A report released this month by Public Campaign demonstrates just how important it is for Americans to battle corporate special interests and reclaim our democracy. The group’s research finds that thirty big corporations actually spent more money lobbying the federal government between 2008 and 2010 than they spent in taxes. For example, General Electric — one of the <a href="http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/fortune/1104/gallery.fortune500_most_profitable.fortune/14.html">top 10 most profitable companies</a> in the world — got a net tax rebate of $4.7 billion during this period. Meanwhile, it spent $84 million lobbying the federal government. </p> <p>Here’s the full list of the 30 corporations identified and what they paid in federal taxes as opposed to lobbying:</p> <p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/table1.jpg"><img title="table1" alt="" src="http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/table1.jpg" width="432" height="774" /></a></p> <p>To follow today’s actions, check out Take Back The Capitol’s <a href="http://www.99indc.org/#lpoint">website</a>, and find instant updates about the protest through the hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%2399indc">#99indc</a>. ThinkProgress will be covering today’s events at our <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/tag/99-percent-movement">99 Percent Movement</a> special topics page. </p> <p><a title="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/07/383779/30-big-corporations-taxes-lobbying/" href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/07/383779/30-big-corporations-taxes-lobbying/">http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/07/383779/30-big-corporations-taxes-lobbying/</a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-56400280928622648152011-11-26T13:22:00.001-07:002011-11-26T13:22:02.809-07:00Good Thing He Couldn’t Get the Lid off the Pepper Spray<p>We really need to remain calm. Sheesh.</p> <blockquote> <p><em>ABC News’ Suzan Clarke and Alyssa Newcomb report:</em></p> <p><em></em></p> <p>“<a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13ltg67aq/EXP=1323548082/**http%3A//abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/11/security-guard-in-trouble-over-sticky-fingered-tot/">Safeway has fired the security guard</a> who interrogated a 4-year-old girl for alleged shoplifting after he saw her eat from a bag of apricots and put the bag back on the shelf.</p> <p>The girl’s father apparently hadn’t noticed what his daughter had done and was taken aback when he was stopped by security on his way out of the Everett, Wash., store.</p> <p>The guard then interrogated Savannah Harp, 4.</p> <p>The girl’s mother, Alissa Jones, said the guard proceeded to tell Harp’s father that the tot was banned from the store and that it would be pressing charges.</p> <p>“He told them, ‘Your daughter stole and she’s banned from the store, and we’re pressing charges. And she needs to sign this form saying she understands she can’t come into any Safeways,’” Jones said, according to <a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=12l49m066/EXP=1323548082/**http%3A//www.komonews.com/news/4-year-old-shoplifter-134440228.html">ABC News Seattle affiliate KOMO 4 News</a>.</p> <p>Savannah, who can’t read or write yet, was forced to scribble on the piece of paper.</p> <p>“It’s pretty troubling. It’s not like she even knows what she was doing,” Jones said.”</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/safeway-security-guard-fired-interrogating-girl-company-faced-184214252.html">Safeway Security Guard Fired After Interrogating Girl; Company Faced Criticism for Similar Incident | ABC News - Yahoo!</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq6Kln4Bvwq3Ozhh9EAh6x5aFTkCzzX_QEzLqELRMAsdeVFMcc4eHqszeEd3dxvGX-hdqZyovwaNw1qwNppnFGY5n2XMI5WzegMSG_b7Q1UWKlJ3qQnjaNuAn6EtVFdHJdfyT7_9nFqk0/s1600-h/Rockwell%252520pepper%252520spray%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Rockwell pepper spray" border="0" alt="Rockwell pepper spray" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdciL376aLEJiOb_ed-l3VJInNQ_wOzXgekXqJmyy6-LhuJLRM3-w9LPopwrQ2XP8ClmH7o-9H6U_wFL4ITeLr1zPIG7wupdI3Zsa4m0YOcDp0m3yIXj7JF9beG270QigtSFek4OknEM3/?imgmax=800" width="192" height="244" /></a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-39290954406979799022011-11-25T17:10:00.001-07:002011-11-25T17:15:54.207-07:00Pueblo Christmas ExtravaganzaResidents of Pitstop: jump in that 1978 primer gray Dodge Dart with your three "Support Our Troops" stickers holding your bumper in place and tool down to the Riverwalk for the Christmas Parade of Lights KOAA is touting as an Extravaganza! 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Ridiculous. The offical story is that the police were in fear for their lives.<br />
<br />Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-23790062306301050722011-11-11T09:06:00.001-07:002011-11-11T09:06:37.386-07:00Priorities<h3>Joe Paterno Fired For Real This Time, <br />A.K.A. ‘Scapegoated’ In Moron Talk – Thesuperficial.com</h3> <p><small><font size="4">(some words NSFW)</font></small></p> <p><small></small></p> <p><small>November 10th, 2011 // </small><a href="http://www.thesuperficial.com/joe-paterno-fired-penn-state-riots-11-2011#comments">190 Comments</a></p> <p> <p><img alt="Joe Paterno" src="http://cdn01.cdn.thesuperficial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/10/joe-paterno-fired-1110-00-600x450.jpg" width="600" height="450" /></p> </p> <p> <p>Mike McQueary</p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.thesuperficial.com/mike-mcqueary-still-coaching-jerry-sandusky-pimped-victims-wealthy-donors-second-mile-11-2011"><img alt="" src="http://cdn01.cdn.thesuperficial.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/10/mcqueary-still-job-cmp-100x75.jpg" width="100" height="75" /></a></p> <p>Somehow Still Has A Job <a href="http://www.thesuperficial.com/mike-mcqueary-still-coaching-jerry-sandusky-pimped-victims-wealthy-donors-second-mile-11-2011">Read More »</a></p> <p>“You saw 10-year-olds raped in the shower? — Ah, well. So, listen, on this next play…”</p> <p>While Photo Boy stuffs the site full of <a href="http://www.thesuperficial.com//tag/victorias-secret-fashion-show-2011/">Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show</a> pics, let’s take a minute to check in on ol’ <strong><a href="http://www.thesuperficial.com/tag/joe-paterno">Joe Paterno</a></strong> who <a href="http://www.thesuperficial.com/joe-paterno-retiring-fired-penn-state-jerry-sandusky-11-2011">announced his retirement</a> yesterday and planned to finish the rest of the season except Penn State’s board of trustees had other plans and <a href="http://live.psu.edu/story/56306">fired him effective immediately</a> along with Penn State president Graham Spanier at 10 p.m. last night. And because we live in the greatest country on earth where football is basically religion now, <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/tv/penn-state-students-riot-in-protest-of-joe-paterno-firing/">a riot</a> broke out in downtown State College by a bunch of jackasses who think sports are more important than making a growing list of child rapist enablers pay for being.. well, child rapist enablers. Except that dumb wasn’t contained to just Happy Valley, and if you’re like me you were slapped in the face on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/becauseyoureugly">Facebook</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/thesuperficial">Twitter</a> with football worshipers acting like Joe Paterno was innocently nailed to a cross like Christ himself. So let’s address some of the more prevalent horseshit lines coming out of this thing, and keep in mind these are actual defenses I’ve heard from friends: </p> <p><strong>“Joe Paterno is a scapegoat!”</strong> <br />Yes, because clearly Joe Paterno is the only person suffering any consequences for this whole debacle, and he’s not one of at least five people as of this post either fired and/or arrested. That was just a mirage.</p> <p><strong>“If you’re yelling more loudly for Joe Paterno to be fired than for Jerry Sandusky to be strung up by his balls, you’re an idiot.”</strong> <br />This one boggles the mind and I saw this one repeatedly. Apparently if you support Joe Paterno being fired for letting this happen in his house, you’re sitting back going, “Now that Sandusky fellow, he’s alright…” Incredible logic.</p> <p><strong>“Why is no one calling for Mike McQueary to be fired?!”</strong> <br />You have to admire the simpletons that try to turn this into an either/or situation thanks to a brain mushified from watching men in tights move a ball down a field four hours on end. You can want Paterno fired <em>AND</em> McQueary fired at the same time. (I just blew your mind, I know.) They should both go down, especially McQueary who apparently sees kids being raped and doesn’t go, “Hey, stop raping that kid.” How do you even justify that? “Well, your honor, the old guy might accidentally bump into my pants with his naked erection. My hands were tied.”</p> <p><strong>“We just sacrificed an old man for a witch hunt. That’s what our society has come to.”</strong> <br />If holding every complicit motherfucker who let kids get raped to protect the reputation of a goddamn sports team accountable is a witch hunt, give me a Pilgrim hat and call me Miles Standish.</p> <p><strong>“But Joe Paterno’s legacy! Sixty years of coaching and this is going to be how he’s remembered?”</strong> <br />Kids. Got. Raped. Apparently that’s not as important as making sure a guy who devoted decades to a meaningless game is remembered as a dear, sweet grandfather type and not as an egomaniacal, good old boy who decided to quietly treat child rape like people in the 1950s treated spousal abuse to protect his “legacy.” Seriously, just fuck your hero worship. Right in the butt.</p> <p><strong>“I feel bad for Joe PA. Oh, and it’s a shame about the kids.”</strong> <br />Look back through your Facebook and/or Twitter feed and notice how many times you see that statement with the part about the kids added as an afterthought. “No, not the football coach! — Oh, right, those kids. I guess they kind of got it bad, too.” Priorities, America haz them.</p> <p>I could go on and on with this, but bottom line, Joe Paterno was one of many, many people who covered up child rape to protect a fucking sports team and, surprise, he made himself the face of Penn State football, so of course he’s going to be the biggest target. That’s the price of a “legacy.” And if you’re looking at this situation going, “But he won so many games!” you’re part of the problem, I hope a professional athlete rapes your kid so I can go, “But look at those Super Bowl rings!” And I’m serious, you better tell me if it happens.</p> <p>Photo: Getty</p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-8657850486611724812011-11-11T06:13:00.001-07:002011-11-11T06:13:55.164-07:00Dear Penn State Rioters<p>Go, World O’ Crap:</p> <blockquote> <h5><u>This is All I Have to Say About That</u> </h5> <p>“Dear Penn State rioters: <br /></p> <p>If you can put "child rape" and "winning college football games" on the Scales of Justice, and football wins, then you're exactly the kind of person who ought to spend your professional life weighing a witch and a duck'”</p> </blockquote> <p>Click for the whole post: <a href="http://world-o-crap.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-is-all-i-have-to-say-about-that.html">World O' Crap: This is All I Have to Say About That</a></p> <p>Indeed.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFhszciowaTa8K7fay-MJdJPKHqkLpvhAvjjqZESFBkNv27bZ8yp5RzG5N7pfy4Yf5w-_-DshC0r7DEQje46yp9WKRsHhm7BqeTzFwmzStTuk2vfjOiVbvrLPZzSCGEd1uKXsVefnPTHS/s1600-h/2675599046_0be3373a8f_t%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2675599046_0be3373a8f_t" border="0" alt="2675599046_0be3373a8f_t" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJ4EGZxKjUcCjXu1jmBTGhgsFwrTgoTz4ao_ijM6zE83eGhzaVyHCM22CZe-c136zFiGZ0mV6_mLsp-VRXEOS1ykWzn11tLPfCahp35JHMwZMjZvUN5o3es9xUQpM_evRgCZhuIj5Ve4s/?imgmax=800" width="79" height="104" /></a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-22853935615361402622011-11-10T06:26:00.001-07:002011-11-10T06:26:25.137-07:00U Alive?<p>Because the cat posts always get the biggest hits. You’re welcome.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwPLJheQfFQbiq5_Gp-jhLGFElqW9mAoASaWQC4MjW3dQdyNVUJEmn2jv_LlM09D1bkk0kWq4NQARdBnEOT5axpZ59RtA_g-8dgyCBxJKUnchtyNK-oAyBimFiwnsuHN6yJnCBr_21el0/s1600-h/u-alive%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="u-alive" border="0" alt="u-alive" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8xL72OOunAplrAXMSYR-22JhrchrQCR0gX2clWz841I2XI6kYO_3hiXcBOxPFk1bdGR93d0g28sK9B0cLyr1XCztx1xcWwrP1YNxfkgLZwfv-7WrLqnPenBRaHtl08xT0ShA2p7Z03nw/?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484" /></a></p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445539731356768113.post-25862205923355924862011-10-29T14:51:00.001-06:002011-10-29T14:51:29.039-06:00DON’T close your Citibank account today. They’re arresting people.<p>“In what can only be the stupidest public relations move in corporate history, financial behemoth Citibank reacted to customers trying to close their accounts today by… bringing in a ton of cops and having them arrested.”</p> <p><a href="http://redgreenandblue.org/2011/10/15/dont-close-your-citibank-account-today-theyre-arresting-people/">DON’T close your Citibank account today. They’re arresting people.</a> <a title="http://redgreenandblue.org/2011/10/15/dont-close-your-citibank-account-today-theyre-arresting-people/" href="http://redgreenandblue.org/2011/10/15/dont-close-your-citibank-account-today-theyre-arresting-people/">http://redgreenandblue.org/2011/10/15/dont-close-your-citibank-account-today-theyre-arresting-people/</a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnbbFRI1gI2-RqLBkzESqWJ8YKy9dTbhRnhM3laFBCMfsbZghrA6SZzU3EqDo5IHfpiaT6qxKiNCcmwpjqURZJdiEk9lGPCrQt9nJZMavGZq_czPGfAs_dk0ngIbvrAe7qME9FylUKRFt/s1600-h/2675599046_0be3373a8f_t%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2675599046_0be3373a8f_t" border="0" alt="2675599046_0be3373a8f_t" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2uSGfDRtpvoXxmHly4kSHvlXzSDy27e1_p2y_66eO2zSqc1phKO8nirnVfhkx3c751lKdeHqDP2cMSHLdGHQE6OS6gjyaRK4IAVbfw8GhI7FbE2DLfa94DgQbEiqF-VPtnHccsltbz9w/?imgmax=800" width="79" height="104" /></a></p> <p>Wow. Just wow.</p> Pearl of the Prairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09879809031320925654noreply@blogger.com0