15 Responses to “Samizdata”

1. bosshoss429 Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 12:35 pm

   I’ve got another one for you.

   I was in Woodbury otherwise known as Chicago West because it is so full of refugees from IL. As I headed to a meeting along Radio Drive, I was behind a rusty Chevy Celebrity in which four high school aged people were riding. On the bumper were the following stickers; “Spay or Neuter All Liberals”, “Socialism is a great idea until you run out of other people’s money!”, and “Gone 2013” the O being Obumbler’s logo.

   Intrigued, I followed them into a Caribou Coffee shop and asked them if they all believed in conservatism and the constitution? All of them replied with an enthusiastic “Yes.” After a few minutes of discussion about the folly of the Corrupt Cabal currently in power, I offered to buy them their drinks. Imagine my joy when they said, “No, thank you!” We can buy our own!”

2. Ben Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 1:30 pm

   in other news, Satan has just gotten frostbite. bosshoss that is an AMAZING story.

3. Kermit Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 1:43 pm

   My 23 year old had a “Nobama 2008” bumper sticker on his Crown Vic Police Interceptor. He covered it with a custom “Not MY Senator” with a picture of Carpetbagger Al crossed out.
   I’ve done well.

4. Ben Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 2:02 pm

   Kerm, he should make those Not MY Senator stickers and sell them.

5. bosshoss429 Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 2:17 pm

   Kermit;

   Yes, you have!

   Sadly, I’ve failed. I think that my son is coming around, by my daughter (and my wife), are hard core disciples of the dark side.

6. jpmn Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 2:51 pm

   I was reading an economic story in the LA Times which was the usual pro Obama drivel. However, when I started reading the comments I was stunned. Nearly every comment was strongly anti Obama and or anti Democrat and there were twenty pages plus of comments.

   If that comment section is an indication of where CA is then the Republicans do have a solid chance of pulling off an election that will make 94 look like a draw.

7. Tim in StP Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 5:55 pm

   Well hey, bosshoss, normally I’d say your little story reeks of calculated bullshit but I’ll be nice and give you the benefit of the doubt. By the way, I think the “NO THANK YOU! WE CAN BUY OUR OWN” exhortation sounds like the type of thing a group of teenage boys would say to make the strange man who followed them into a coffee shop go away.

8. Mitch Berg Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 6:10 pm

   calculated bullshit

   Yeah! Follow Tim’s example and quit calculating your bullshit. Or even thinking that hard about it.

   I think the “NO THANK YOU! WE CAN BUY OUR OWN” exhortation sounds like the type of thing a group of teenage boys would say to make the strange man who followed them into a coffee shop go away

   The voice of experience?

9. Yossarian Says:
   July 23rd, 2010 at 9:21 pm

   Soooo, what was it? Calculated bullshit, or a true story about teenagers who wanted him to go away?

10. The Big Stink Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 9:48 am

    My son sported a pro-military bumper sticker on his car when he was in high school. Took about two weeks before his tire was slashed. These kids become targets and ought to be encouraged.

11. swiftee Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 10:59 am

    sounds like the type of thing a group of teenage boys would say to make the strange man who followed them into a coffee shop go away.

    So you’re the MFer my kids are talking about! Be advised, they got mace with your name on it.

12. K-Rod Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 11:58 am

    “the strange man”

    Nice ad hominem, Dim in StP!!!

13. Kermit Says:
    July 24th, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    The “strange man” was Mark Dayton “reaching out” to Minnesota’s youth.

14. golfdoc50 Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 7:20 am

    Via CBS news, here’s what the Great One is telling his children about economics:

    Asked about the financial advice he gives to his young daughters, the president said, “It’s a great question, because — because so many of the problems that we see had to do with the fact that just basic calculations about compound interest and — and what that means, you know, kids aren’t taught that.”

    He says Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, are getting an allowance and have their own savings accounts. Then he added, “They’re starting to get old enough where they may be able to earn some money babysitting.”

    The president said he and his wife, Michelle, are trying to teach their daughters basic concepts about savings and interest, and show them how they can “use the math skills that they’re learning in school to figure out that if — if they keep $100 in their bank account at 2 or 3 percent interest for six months, this is how much money they’re going to have at the end of it.”

    First question (and this one from the CBS source): where is your bank located, Mr. President? I can barely find a jumbo CD that will pay 3% and I can’t touch the principal for more than a year.

    Second question: how many taxpayer dollars will be spent guarding your daughters when they are on a babysitting job so they can earn twenty?

15. Kermit Says:
    July 25th, 2010 at 11:21 am

    Malia and Sasha’s first babysitting gig will be Joe Biden. Someone’s got to keep an eye on him.

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