tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post9022354286529463471..comments2023-12-23T16:22:22.290-05:00Comments on alicublog: GRADING ON THE CURVE. roy edrosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15161980502027888634noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-78561669571088325702015-03-03T22:20:15.037-05:002015-03-03T22:20:15.037-05:00George Washington was in fact elected to the House...George Washington was in fact elected to the House of Burgesses in 1758. He won his elections Old Dominion style, by throwing a party with barrels of booze for his constituents.Craignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-62528329827822647332015-02-26T22:41:00.980-05:002015-02-26T22:41:00.980-05:00I assume that was written before Mark Hurd was tur...I assume that was written before Mark Hurd was turfed out.Jon Hendrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-33887241220546197702015-02-26T22:29:21.801-05:002015-02-26T22:29:21.801-05:00And possibly gay or bi, don't forget that.And possibly gay or bi, don't forget that.Jon Hendrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-12677200444854310152015-02-26T22:10:27.782-05:002015-02-26T22:10:27.782-05:00That's the base.That's the base.Jon Hendrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-82447306802109818242015-02-26T22:08:29.921-05:002015-02-26T22:08:29.921-05:00I'd be more persuaded if it was "equip yo...I'd be more persuaded if it was "equip your potential with the Dim Mak death touch".Jon Hendrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-15323387714145220942015-02-26T22:05:29.853-05:002015-02-26T22:05:29.853-05:00The government-related ones are probably the thank...The government-related ones are probably the thank-you sinecures for supporters who don't want the commitment of being an ambassador.Jon Hendrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-86635368096737416732015-02-26T16:34:04.295-05:002015-02-26T16:34:04.295-05:00Thanks for the mammaries.Thanks for the mammaries.gocart mozartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-80314869105503485792015-02-26T12:27:38.749-05:002015-02-26T12:27:38.749-05:00I did not know she was one of the brilliant minds ...I did not know she was one of the brilliant minds behind the spin-off. In light of that, her slack is hereby revoked!<br><br />This is just one more datapoint in my collection demonstrating that America as a society has come to value failure much more highly than success.Derelicthttp://wildernesscatherding.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-42966967160264761352015-02-26T11:27:18.041-05:002015-02-26T11:27:18.041-05:00Your two groups need to be split up. Those members...Your two groups need to be split up. Those members of Congress, as much as they might be laughable on a national stage, are very good at appealing to their constituencies; I'm not sure what Michele Bachmann will do outside of Congress (she resigned under an ethical cloud; Fox News already has an incoherent extreme-right-wing babbler, distaff division, in Sarah Palin, plus Bachmann may actually be too crazy for them, as unlikely as that sounds), but Steve King can have the western Iowa seat for just about as long as he wants, unless literally <i>everyone</i> leaves that half of the state and he has to campaign in a college town. I'd also add Aaron Schock to that list, unless he's plausibly outed and/or can't dodge his own current ethical investigation. <br /><br /><br />The GOP primary clown car veterans are another matter, although even they have the particular national constituencies that they were supposed to appeal to; I don't think that many Republicans thought that, say, Herman Cain would make it to the convention, but they put him there to be able to claim that they don't hate the blahs (ditto for Bachmann and women, Santorum and egregious god-botherers, Perry and rednecks/the catastrophically dense, etc.). I'm not sure who Fiorina is supposed to represent; even in the group of female executives taking a sledgehammer to the glass ceiling, she's outranked (and outclassed IMO) by Sheryl Sandberg, and in the class of people who blew millions of their own money on failed attempts at statewide office <i>in California specifically</i> she's eclipsed by Meg Whitman.Halloween_Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-53476417891101803762015-02-26T10:32:13.302-05:002015-02-26T10:32:13.302-05:00"The Persistence of Mammary.""The Persistence of Mammary."mdsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-23071964707844557902015-02-26T10:28:27.620-05:002015-02-26T10:28:27.620-05:00Wall Street, as we know, works only in 90-day incr...Wall Street, as we know, works only in 90-day increments and has all the foresight of a four-year-old.In their defense, it's not as if Bell Labs ever came up with anything <em>practical</em>.mdsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-85353882661855189912015-02-26T09:34:35.205-05:002015-02-26T09:34:35.205-05:00Yep. They will need a woman to fling the most odio...Yep. They will need a woman to fling the most odious shit at Clinton.<br /><br />...Provider_UNEhttp://sadlyno.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-88302096969122994932015-02-26T09:11:16.833-05:002015-02-26T09:11:16.833-05:00Hillary clearly plagiarized Carly's book, by u...Hillary clearly plagiarized Carly's book, by using the words "and" and "the."glenniswnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-18792919995476817512015-02-26T09:03:49.836-05:002015-02-26T09:03:49.836-05:00"Santorum is surging from behind!"
EEE..."Santorum is surging from behind!"<br /><br /><br />EEEEWWW. Just EEEEWWWW... (I'll leave you to do the laundry.)Marion in Savannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-59150906655796093452015-02-26T08:42:33.605-05:002015-02-26T08:42:33.605-05:00I'm willing to cut her some slack for Lucent. ...I'm willing to cut her some slack for Lucent. At the time the spin-off was announced, it was clear that the company could never survive. Its entire premise--that of being a pure research company--required time horizons measured in years and sometimes decades to produce amazing break-through technologies (it also require billions in cash). Wall Street, as we know, works only in 90-day increments and has all the foresight of a four-year-old. So there was no possible way Lucent could survive without producing billion-dollar new technology every 90 days like clockwork. And that was quite impossible regardless of who was at the helm.Derelicthttp://wildernesscatherding.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-19829135676043507522015-02-26T07:36:44.133-05:002015-02-26T07:36:44.133-05:00She also promoted torture ("It's your bab...She also promoted torture ("It's your baby"), so that also gives her a sadistic, war criminal vibe, which the Fascististas love. Trifecta +1.drspittlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-79613097890239161692015-02-26T01:18:45.294-05:002015-02-26T01:18:45.294-05:00Has anyone tallied up the number of positions in t...Has anyone tallied up the number of positions in the Wisconsin state government that its governor would be unqualified for due to lack of a college degree?Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-6958663514251117922015-02-26T00:40:17.779-05:002015-02-26T00:40:17.779-05:00I know my aunt, who'd worked for Bell Labs for...I know my aunt, who'd worked for Bell Labs for decades and was given Lucent stock when she retired in place of the AT&T stock she'd thought she was supposed to get, was not real pleased about it.zuzunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-90164708080353044362015-02-26T00:34:09.932-05:002015-02-26T00:34:09.932-05:00But her shoes are fabulous.But her shoes are fabulous.zuzunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-2012231498010685432015-02-26T00:22:41.170-05:002015-02-26T00:22:41.170-05:00Meanwhile, the courtiers are lining up to blow smo...Meanwhile, the courtiers are lining up to blow smoke up her ass so they can get cushy "campaign consultant" gigs.<br /><br />Grifters gotta grift, and the richer the mark, the better.Big_Bad_Bald_Bastardhttp://bigbadbaldbastard.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-58073606957251874552015-02-26T00:12:51.210-05:002015-02-26T00:12:51.210-05:00and despite the “nice” CEO image
I know that boot...<i>and despite the “nice” CEO image</i><br /><br />I know that bootlickers gotta lick boots, but when the hell have the words "nice" and "CEO" ever been associated with each other?Big_Bad_Bald_Bastardhttp://bigbadbaldbastard.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-44948676986936513092015-02-25T22:34:11.029-05:002015-02-25T22:34:11.029-05:00She's Black, female, and Republican
Also pric...She's Black, female, and Republican <br />Also prickly and marked by failure, just in case those are groups they want to reach out to.AGoodQuestionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-58018463522088862722015-02-25T22:29:20.603-05:002015-02-25T22:29:20.603-05:00I wouldn't worry about that - your average con...I wouldn't worry about that - your average conservative voter won't think too much of her trying to take a man's place.JennOfArknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-36797580165841679522015-02-25T22:23:59.746-05:002015-02-25T22:23:59.746-05:00During her HP days, Fiorina demonstrated a talent ...During her HP days, Fiorina demonstrated a talent not all of her GOP rivals have: appearing on TV without seeming like a total loon. Still, I'm not sure that what voters are looking for in their next president is Martha Stewart's boring sister. Especially when anyone who listens to what she says will suspect she's a loon after all.AGoodQuestionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5191252.post-30917706772321009442015-02-25T21:55:05.815-05:002015-02-25T21:55:05.815-05:00The only reason she's considered a potential c...The only reason she's considered a potential candidate is that she can pay a publicist to get her name out there. Nobody's clamoring to hear what she has to say.Adriannoreply@blogger.com