Monday, May 18, 2009

FOR ME, BUT NOT FOR THEE

Oprah, at the Duke University commencement: “It’s great to have a nice home. It’s great to have nice homes! It’s great to have a nice home that just escaped the fire in Santa Barbara,” she told the students. “It’s great to have a private jet. Anyone that tells you that having your own private jet isn’t great is lying to you.”

Who wouldn’t want their own jet?

The problem is, a lot of people don’t want anybody else to have private jets. They don’t want other people to drive nice cars, live in nice homes, eat at expensive restaurants, or otherwise enjoy the fruits of their success.”

A few months ago, Obama said, “You can’t get corporate jets, you can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.” But hey, if you want to fly your private jet over the Statue of Liberty or to Las Vegas ....

Hypocrisy, thy name is liberal.

And, oh, by the way, dear Taxpayer, it’s your dime.

CRY ME A RIVER

Gen. Jones and the Anonymous Long Knives: Self-important "journalist" has her panties in a twist because her calls aren't being returned.

Poor thing.

FUBAR

From a letter to the editor in the Washington Post:

I think the word "fubar" should have been deleted from the May 3 Doonesbury comic.

The word that the "f" stands for in this acronym is considered by many to be extremely offensive.

The reply, a few days later

Nathan Clemons complained about the "extremely offensive" word signified by the letter "f" in "fubar." What's so offensive about "fouled?"

I was heartened to note that yet another reader was appreciative to add “fubar” to his vocabulary. I’m sure he’ll be grateful to add “snafu” and “tarfu” as well.