tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post1008797800313253553..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Obama, the Malfunctioning PharaohGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69924275213463206662012-07-26T09:19:42.605-07:002012-07-26T09:19:42.605-07:00It's laugh or cry, I meant.
And that the joke ...It's laugh or cry, I meant.<br />And that the joke is on us.<br /><br />I'm not sure how many people realize, those who, say, even though they are employed, maybe haven't gotten a raise, expenses have gone up, gasoline, sucks, sure but we're not that bad...that guy down the street though, Grace of God... haven't realized how much they've probably lost in wealth because they don't need it right now. It doesn't matter if you don't have a mortgage.<br /><br />If my Dem friends realize it, they haven't said it to me.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-69329663972953062042012-07-26T07:05:58.513-07:002012-07-26T07:05:58.513-07:00Rick, that last bit would be so much funnier if it...Rick, that last bit would be so much funnier if it weren't so personal just now. *sigh*juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-56547422219915662792012-07-25T19:18:08.684-07:002012-07-25T19:18:08.684-07:00OT:
Wrote a joke today that might cheer ya up. Goe...OT:<br />Wrote a joke today that might cheer ya up. Goes sumthin like this.<br /><br />401k?<br />You didn't build that.<br /><br />No pride of authorship. Spread the love. Works well with home equity too.<br />Rick-out.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51952543635638841142012-07-25T17:39:18.573-07:002012-07-25T17:39:18.573-07:00Hooked on this [alas deceased] Bowden guy of late:...Hooked on this [alas deceased] Bowden guy of late: what an orator!-- never used a microphone or written speech, much less a teleprompter... topics from Nietzsche to Punch & Judy to Savitri Devi to the films of Syberberg<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khGmGjfzBwc&feature=relmfu" rel="nofollow">Cultural Communism</a>gehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015936407999495181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-90427088792350288082012-07-25T15:25:58.813-07:002012-07-25T15:25:58.813-07:00How did he do that? That is amazing. No better t...How did he do that? That is amazing. No better than I can hear these days that's as good as having all the CDs.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-6241171282056007582012-07-25T15:18:56.032-07:002012-07-25T15:18:56.032-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-87412354386642757952012-07-25T15:18:55.397-07:002012-07-25T15:18:55.397-07:00Interesting, River. Yes, recall, too, that on the...Interesting, River. Yes, recall, too, that on the Day of Atonement, there were two goats taken before the high priest and lots were cast. One goat was sacrificed at the altar. The other, that is the scapegoat, or goat for Azazel ("entire removal") in more modern translations, was taken by a man out into the wilderness from which it could not return and released. <br /><br />Dent and the girl were bound by the Joker. One was sacrificed, the other, Dent became an outcast until he was redeemed by Batman becoming the scapegoat, retreating into oblivion. <br /><br />The only one of the three I've seen is TDK but I thought it was a very good movie. <br /><br />I agree about demon-possession.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-7481646139662482972012-07-25T14:06:26.530-07:002012-07-25T14:06:26.530-07:00Also, this is brilliant
Dire Straits Discography ...Also, this is brilliant<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxTR0-hXuxQ" rel="nofollow">Dire Straits Discography</a> on youtube. The usage of the medium! Five stars. It's like a jukebox.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-11874839491955815642012-07-25T13:34:37.199-07:002012-07-25T13:34:37.199-07:00It's kind of an icon of Christ - part of the i...It's kind of an icon of Christ - part of the imagery he arranged in his crucifixion involves him being 'killed outside of the city' - this was part of the procedure of the 'scapegoat' itself - it was to be slaughtered outside the camp, in the desert maybe, I can't recall exactly, it's in Leviticus somewhere. In any case, it is obvious that he is both 'sheep' and 'goat' in a sense. <br /><br />I had a friend of mine point out - or try to point out - that Joker was the hero of Batman II. I can only accept the point in the sense that according to the scientistic, materialistic, fallen world, Joker is the hero - for if Batman makes himself the scapegoat (as an image of Christ) he must become the villain. <br /><br />It has an odd poignancy given the recent Joker related massacre - according to some, it's an open and shut case for demon possession if there ever was one. <br /><br />Me? I'll bet the same demon that killed Ledger still had an ax to grind. <br /><br />Art can be dangerous.Ephrem Antony Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032465992619034619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-89404103674025582162012-07-25T12:14:53.255-07:002012-07-25T12:14:53.255-07:00Bwa-ha-HAHAHAHHHH!!!Bwa-ha-HAHAHAHHHH!!!Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-83912072632536866392012-07-25T12:08:46.772-07:002012-07-25T12:08:46.772-07:00@Bob: Funny what you said about Batman allowing hi...@Bob: Funny what you said about Batman allowing himself to become the scapegoat in the 2nd film. I actually believe the writers read Rene Girard at some point.<br /><br />As far as "spiritually advanced people" backing Obama, I do find it interesting how "enlightened" individuals can have such different political affiliations. I guess the Omega Point won't consolidate us into a one-party-town either.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65780206600021460192012-07-25T11:48:58.753-07:002012-07-25T11:48:58.753-07:00Calls for insurrection? I thought the Democrats ha...Calls for insurrection? I thought the Democrats had all the hellots in line.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-52186839488319511972012-07-25T11:33:52.754-07:002012-07-25T11:33:52.754-07:00Yes it is. There are already calls for insurrecti...Yes it is. There are already calls for insurrection if Obama should lose without Democrats being able to engage in their usual vote fraud. Today's <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/best_of_the_web_today.html" rel="nofollow">Taranto</a> discusses this (third story, "Another Lefty Calls for Rebellion").Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-59557355227481539322012-07-25T11:25:30.812-07:002012-07-25T11:25:30.812-07:00It's kind of sobering to think what might happ...It's kind of sobering to think what might happen in the aftermath of an electoral defeat of "god".mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-27626743444841960622012-07-25T11:23:51.491-07:002012-07-25T11:23:51.491-07:00Saw this at ZeroHedge:
Orwell understood the Stat...Saw this at ZeroHedge:<br /><br /><i>Orwell understood the State's ontological imperative is expansion, to the point where it controls every level of community, markets and society. Once the State escapes the control of the citizenry, it is free to exploit them in a parasitic predation that is the mirror-image of Monopoly capital. For what is the State but a monopoly of force, coercion, data manipulation and the regulation of private monopolies? What is the EU bureaucracy in Brussels but the perfection of a stateless State? … In China, the Elite's looting proceeds along somewhat different rules from the looting of Europe and the U.S., but the end result is the same in all financialized, centrally managed economies: an expansive kleptocracy best understood as the convergence of Marx, Orwell and Kafka.</i><br /><br />Yes, but if William enters the Mandarin Class, all will be right with the world. Trust me.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64396604107047345652012-07-25T11:21:22.038-07:002012-07-25T11:21:22.038-07:00Instead, they'll be sent to save Chicago neigh...Instead, they'll be sent to save Chicago neighborhoods by organizing misunderstood criminal gangs into righteous Marxist militias.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-19161891376856473812012-07-25T11:20:52.395-07:002012-07-25T11:20:52.395-07:00Good point: Touch that lightsaber, bitch, and it&#...Good point: <i>Touch that lightsaber, bitch, and it'll be the last thing you ever touch</i>.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-35168147956890337042012-07-25T11:15:52.695-07:002012-07-25T11:15:52.695-07:00Hold it right there. No one has accused Obama of c...<i>Hold it right there. No one has accused Obama of cheating on his wife.</i><br /><br />That’s ‘cause Bouviers don’t pull people’s arms out of their sockets .mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-31696285853092480942012-07-25T11:09:26.770-07:002012-07-25T11:09:26.770-07:00Bob, the "malfunctioning Pharoah" idea s...Bob, the "malfunctioning Pharoah" idea should be sent along to the People's Cube for proper rendering. That guy is totally ace.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-47743318115863832122012-07-25T11:07:58.484-07:002012-07-25T11:07:58.484-07:00Substitutes for Church? Legion.
Has anyone ever r...Substitutes for Church? Legion.<br /><br />Has anyone ever read anything by Pierre Manent? I haven't, and what I read about him makes me think maybe I should, but then I read things like the following article and can't believe he says this:<br /><br /><i>no modern original philosopher has been willing or able to include a thorough analysis of political life within his account of the human world, or, conversely, to elaborate his account of the whole from an analysis of our political circumstances</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.firstthings.com/article/2007/01/the-return-of-political-philosophy-39" rel="nofollow">the return of political philosophy</a><br /><br />Voegelin? Maybe Manent has some aversion to crossing the Ruhr.<br /><br />At the speed with which political systems are collapsing, it's hard to marshal the time it takes to slog through "theory." A lot of people bemoan this unwillingness as some sort of mental disease brought on by internet surfing, but they're typically the people who go for the really gassy tomes that waste too much time for one's nickel. They voted for Obama, naturally.<br /><br />Here's a vote for venerating a Damn Good Editor. Rare breed.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00987042455512485699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-8188905697908377842012-07-25T10:29:27.423-07:002012-07-25T10:29:27.423-07:00I might add that there are healthy versions of thi...I might add that there are healthy versions of this, for it is appropriate and necessary to venerate that which is worthy of it.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-20609631528752343352012-07-25T10:27:54.397-07:002012-07-25T10:27:54.397-07:00In short, there is an intimate relationship betwee...In short, there is an intimate relationship between idealization <---> contempt, which are usually found together.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-53987088648394582752012-07-25T10:24:05.563-07:002012-07-25T10:24:05.563-07:00Yes, one's own narcissism is often fueled by a...Yes, one's own narcissism is often fueled by access or fantasized proximity to an even more idealized figure. It's as if the <i>ma'at</i> flows from Obama to Morford. This explains phenomena from name-dropping to autograph hunting, i.e., "if I am close to the Special Person, it makes me special." For the same reason, some people want to kill the Special Person, e.g., the guy who murdered John Lennon.<br /><br />Remember the end of Batman II? Batman is willing to become the despised figure in order to maintain the psychic equilibrium of Gotham via the purified idealization of Dent.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65094842015508005152012-07-25T10:18:06.307-07:002012-07-25T10:18:06.307-07:00"Can't you see the fleas, mommy? Can'..."Can't you see the fleas, mommy? Can't you see them?"<br />~John Hammond, Curator of Jurassic ParkRickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-5364518637804563242012-07-25T10:16:08.693-07:002012-07-25T10:16:08.693-07:00Is there more going on with Mark Morford than meet...Is there more going on with Mark Morford than meets the eye? He is a pharaoh in some sense, or an oracle (which is "higher"?). Or wishes to function as one or the other; by projecting onto Obama a divine magic that he himself thinks he posseses. Listen to how he describes what <i>you</i> may not be able to see. Reminds of the movie Harvey in a (bad) way. "Let me help <i>you</i> evolve.." he seems to say. It comes across as revealing a narcissism.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720790978632771716noreply@blogger.com