News J.C. Penney's CEO, Ron Johnson, stood up for the company's spokesperson, Ellen DeGeneres, who has been under attack from an anti-gay group. "We stand squarely behind Ellen as our spokesperson and that's a great thing, because she shares the same values that we do in our company," Johnson said on CBS This Morning. "Our compa […]
(The following only applies to those members of the listed groups who proclaim they want freedom and lower taxes, dammit, but are obviously full of crap – we’re looking at you, Sarah Palin).
Dear Republican Party, Tea Party and Self-Identified Conservatives:
We HEAR you. Trust us, you are yelling and screaming at the top of your voices and you are heard. We know, we know, you don’t believe us. Here, proof:
This Cat has a major headache! Which is why we didn’t have up one of those super-cool vids from Tequila Whisperer…sorry, guys, but until my meds kick in, Jack’s filling in!
So, for Liquid Lunch, I updated the site so we could have stream-lined and drunkety-drunk-drunk-DRUNK all at the same time!
Good evening, Bar Flies, just wanted to drop a quick note for you.
I have taken the pledge to boycott the DNC as a donor. This means I will not give monetary support to the DNC until they take a firm stand on the important issue of ending apartheid in America.
Please read the article from AMERICAblog Gay and sign the pledge.
Ok, Bar Flies, this isn’t a recipe, but it is a must-share.
Drunken Cooking is a hilarious little place where these three people (1 chef, 1 assistant and 1 cameraman) get totally sloshed while cooking.
Lauren, the chef and Jon, the assistant have a good back and forth with liberal amounts of teasing. The cameraman, Brian is also the editor, director and producer of this quality cooking show.
I say quality with great sincerity as I think they’re better cooks drunk than many people are sober. Plus, they’re really good at inexpensive cuisine. (Think Sandra Lee, cheaper, drunk, not as perky and quite creative).
Anyway, I’m a fan and you should be, too. Not only do they have great full-length videos, but Lauren has her “helpful hints” videos that give advice and are short. Definitely worth checking out!
In fact, Brian over there has graciously allowed us to embed their videos here for Bar Fly viewing enjoyment! Here’s the “helpful hint” episode regarding expired food. I love it!
It seems Congress is finally getting around to term limits. Instead of voting for term limits and making sure they are in effect from now on, they’re just retiring or announcing they will not seek reelection. The latest of these is Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) a self-styled centrist who claims a hatred of all things congressional.
Yeah, well, Evan join the club already. Take a number and stand in line. Would you like a cookie for discovering what the majority of Americans already believe?
In honor of the snowpocalypse here in the DC area, I give you Frozen Lunch!
GOP health care whining. Yada, yada, yada. Oh, and look, there’s snow! (Crooks and Liars)
Americans are getting smarter! Either that, or being snowed in means they have time to read. The Republican Party isn’t all that popular any more. HA! (AMERICAblog)
Hell may have frozen over! Thar be one of them thar gays up in the national guard and he ain’t tryin’ to hump every man he sees! And his unit supports him! Huh? (The Washington Independent)
Welcome to Whiskey Wednesday! We’re starting off today defining the terms in the title. Yes, I do have a point and I will get to it quickly.
Traitors: (according to Webster) “1. one who betrays another’s trust or is false to an obligation or duty. 2. one who commits treason.”
Treason: (according to the US Constitution)
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
Terrorist: (according to Princeton) “a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities.”
And just to make sure all the ground is covered:
Terror: (again, Princeton) “the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons).”
In honor of Admiral Mullen and his balls of brass standing up to bigotry, we are putting the whiskey back on the shelf and reaching for our ration of RUM! Today’s Whiskey Wednesday recipe is for Navy Grog!
And since I know you are going to be celebrating Admiral Mullen with friends, this recipe makes enough for you and all your best mateys to hit the floor. Literally!
INGREDIENTS:
1 bottle Bacardi Light Rum (750ml – or Coconut if you feel like it)
1 bottle Bacardi Gold Rum (750ml)
1 bottle Bacardi Dark Rum (750ml)
1 bottle Grand Marnier (700ml)
1 bottle grapefruit juice (1.5 liters)
1 bottle orange juice (1.5 liters)
1 bottle (or can) pineapple juice (1.5 liters)
DIRECTIONS:
Pour all ingredients into a large pitcher, punchbowl, cooler or whatever will hold it all. Stir. Ladle over ice into individual glasses or give your craziest friend a straw and tell them to have at it!
(Oh, and if you want to make this on a more individual basis, the ratios are 2 parts non-alcoholic ingredients to 1 part alcoholic ingredients. So just change the “1 bottle” to “1 part” for alcohol and to “2 parts” for juice).
The Daily Kos Republican poll…the numbers are very disturbing and really make one wonder about the majority of self-identified Republicans. (Daily Kos)
McCain isn’t only an asshole, he’s a hypocrite! (Delaware Liberal)
I must admit to being unbelievably proud of the Navy today. I have always been proud of our troops – the Navy in particular as my husband happens to be in it – but today, I am so proud of the Navy’s top dog.
I heard this today and was so excited! The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs – who is a NAVY guy, GO NAVY!! – is in favor of equality! He is in favor of allowing honorable men and women to serve honorably without being discriminated against based on sexual orientation.
President Obama is scheduled to give his State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. EST. By that time, I and Jack should be about 2.5 sheets to the wind, working on the other 0.5 sheet. For this address, being plastered is about the only way I can watch it without screaming at my television set.
Now, I’m not part of the “we hate Obama” crowd, I never was. I was also never in the “we think Obama is the Second Coming” crowd either. I was in the “I can’t vote for the evangelical right, especially Sarah Palin being one heart attack from the presidency” crowd. And with McCain increasingly pandering to the evangelicals, I went Obama.
I still think Obama’s got some leadership in him, somewhere. Not sure where. He probably stuck it near his balls and hasn’t run across it as he hasn’t felt the need to use them, either. Perhaps the myth of the “super majority” being busted will help him locate all of the above.
Everybody and their moonshine distilling Uncle Abner has an opinion or three about what the president will say. These same folks also have ideas about what he should say. Far be it from me to not have opinions or ideas of my own.
I’m sure no one is surprised by this, especially considering who was in the Executive Branch at the time. Evidently, the FBI improperly obtained phone records. (Reuters)
I definitely need a few fingers of the good stuff straight up today! Not because I was against Scott Brown and am devastated he won in Massachusetts. I’m actually proud of the voters of Massachusetts for rejecting the incumbent.
Granted, the late Senator Edward Kennedy wasn’t on the ballot, but Martha Coakley seemed to think she was running as him instead of as herself. I also hate to tell her that no matter his faults, Ted Kennedy would never have poo-poohed standing outside Fenway in the cold shaking hands. He would have done it with a smile. Ted Kennedy was the epitome of a politician.
Day 3 of Teddy Partridge’s live-blog of the Prop 8 trial. I love this guy! (and I absolutely love that when the witness was asked about discrimination in the federal government, he pointed at the military! fab, fab, fab!)
Bar Flies, our Haitian friends need out help! Check out Dave Barry’s blog as many have posted ways to help in the comments section. Thank you!
The countdown has begun and I, for one, need a large Scotch on the rocks. That’s right, the 30 day clock has begun to tick. The big questions: will Congress overturn same sex marriage in DC?
I believe DC same sex marriage should be as closely watched as Perry v Schwarzenegger. If Congress sits on its hands and allows same sex marriage to go forward in the District, it would have the same effect as “the shot heard round the world.”
And in other news of the obvious, I’m sure he’s about to be inducted as the Grand Dragon for his local KKK.
This guy is Public Asshole #1 at the moment. In a Bloomberg interview, he had the following to say:
“Marriage is a religious institution. The federal government has no business redefining what it is. Governments should not be in the business of promoting a behavior that’s proven to be destructive to our society.”
On the idea of a homosexual president: “It would be bothersome to me just personally because I consider it immoral.”
Okay, Senator DeMint, let me play along for a moment (trust me, it’s only gonna be a moment…I don’t have enough alcohol to deal with this shit for any longer than that), marriage is a religious institution. Fine, then why is there a state licensing procedure for it? Why are there state-conferred benefits for marriage? Why are their tax breaks for married people?
Sandra Neish
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Harvey Wallbanger
