Omnispectacular opposition of Orcs...

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The last post...of the year. "It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door...". The Hobbit by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was the first book I read at secondary school (Grammar, if you must know) and has just been released (already to rave reviews) as the first film of a second trilogy by Peter Jackson whose 'cinematic interpretation of [Lord of The] Rings was generally faithful to the books and equally potent'; you'll be pleased to know I'm not even going to try to summarise the plot. 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of The Rings' are both in the top THREE in the list of best-selling single-volume books [ever], which is nice [Wiki]. Anyway, 'To the point!' I hear you cry: I leave you with a question from David Platt and Standpoint Magazine: "Why Do Precious Leftists Loathe Tolkien's Shire?" [Link]:

"[...] Tolkien presaged the postwar destruction of English life and the dismantling of our cohesive social conventions. The yeoman-republic of the Shire was largely unregulated but governed by a common understanding of how people should behave in order for society to function [...] This professor of Anglo-Saxon would have loathed our brave new world with government of thought and deed by state regulation and acronym. Tolkien offers us instead a world of self-governing free people with, perhaps, an excessive reverence for the past over the future."

Cheers! Good luck and good health; 'see' you next year.

Omnispectacular opposition of Orcs...

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The last post...of the year. "It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door...". The Hobbit by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was the first book I read at secondary school (Grammar, if you must know) and has just been released (already to rave reviews) as the first film of a second trilogy by Peter Jackson whose 'cinematic interpretation of [Lord of The] Rings was generally faithful to the books and equally potent'; you'll be pleased to know I'm not even going to try to summarise the plot. 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of The Rings' are both in the top THREE in the list of best-selling single-volume books [ever], which is nice [Wiki]. Anyway, 'To the point!' I hear you cry: I leave you with a question from David Platt and Standpoint Magazine: "Why Do Precious Leftists Loathe Tolkien's Shire?" [Link]:

"[...] Tolkien presaged the postwar destruction of English life and the dismantling of our cohesive social conventions. The yeoman-republic of the Shire was largely unregulated but governed by a common understanding of how people should behave in order for society to function [...] This professor of Anglo-Saxon would have loathed our brave new world with government of thought and deed by state regulation and acronym. Tolkien offers us instead a world of self-governing free people with, perhaps, an excessive reverence for the past over the future."

Cheers! Good luck and good health; 'see' you next year.

Orinoco obumbration...

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Continuing on from the orgy of overt displays of sycophancy and misery over the health of a (seemingly omnipotent) Krusty we hear there are complications; I'll say: it's about three weeks since he has been 'seen or heard from in person'; Nelson Bocaranda** (Spanish only) tells how they seem to be talking about preparing the country for bad news...and that the next few hours [in Havana] will be crucial. Family and VP Maduro are in permanent vigil. ** According to Francisco at Caracas Chronicles Nelson seems "to have the kind of inside-line on Chávez’s condition that even high ranking chavistas could only dream of". I agree: it was NB who first told the world of Krusty's cancer before any official announcement (and much obscurantism and deflection from officials) and that led me to my own 'diagnosis' in Orinoco obambulation (3rd paragraph, with **).

Orinoco obumbration...

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Continuing on from the orgy of overt displays of sycophancy and misery over the health of a (seemingly omnipotent) Krusty we hear there are complications; I'll say: it's about three weeks since he has been 'seen or heard from in person'; Nelson Bocaranda** (Spanish only) tells how they seem to be talking about preparing the country for bad news...and that the next few hours [in Havana] will be crucial. Family and VP Maduro are in permanent vigil. ** According to Francisco at Caracas Chronicles Nelson seems "to have the kind of inside-line on Chávez’s condition that even high ranking chavistas could only dream of". I agree: it was NB who first told the world of Krusty's cancer before any official announcement (and much obscurantism and deflection from officials) and that led me to my own 'diagnosis' in Orinoco obambulation (3rd paragraph, with **).

Olid oligophrenic opposition...

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The Audit Commission has revealed that the cash reserves of English councils are up by 15.5 percent: [DM] from over 14 billion quid in 2011 to 16.4 billion this year. What's worse,

"A third of councils' annual spending now put straight into the bank"!!! 

WTF!! Proving that our media can never get the same figures, the DT has it just short of 13 billion quid (up 35% since 2007); Eric Pickles has said "It is unacceptable that some councils are stashing away billions [...] whilst at the same time threatening to cut front-line services". He is right, especially when only yesterday, the leaders of Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield councils were shrieking that deeper cuts will spark civil unrest [Observer]; these lying, corrupt, incompetent fuck-wits are intentionally stoking the flames, a self-fulfilling prophecy, and they know it, harping on with 'alarming predictions of social unrest' and a worsening of the north-south economic divide (a would guess 30 seconds on Google would produce any number of wasteful schemes and high or unnecessary expenses that these ideologically driven twats are spending). Cunt-features Blunkett was on about it too: "It is worse than under Margaret Thatcher. As living standards fall and services are slashed, revolutionary fervour may return". At least Tim pissed on Blunkett's fireworks but unfortunately a wider audience won't get the benefit of this exposure of blatant lies. We have seen this before, lefty local government trolls happy to see violence, damage, injury and probably death just to get one over on those 'evil Tories' (in fact we have an achingly fair and politically central government).

Olid oligophrenic opposition...

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The Audit Commission has revealed that the cash reserves of English councils are up by 15.5 percent: [DM] from over 14 billion quid in 2011 to 16.4 billion this year. What's worse,

"A third of councils' annual spending now put straight into the bank"!!! 

WTF!! Proving that our media can never get the same figures, the DT has it just short of 13 billion quid (up 35% since 2007); Eric Pickles has said "It is unacceptable that some councils are stashing away billions [...] whilst at the same time threatening to cut front-line services". He is right, especially when only yesterday, the leaders of Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield councils were shrieking that deeper cuts will spark civil unrest [Observer]; these lying, corrupt, incompetent fuck-wits are intentionally stoking the flames, a self-fulfilling prophecy, and they know it, harping on with 'alarming predictions of social unrest' and a worsening of the north-south economic divide (a would guess 30 seconds on Google would produce any number of wasteful schemes and high or unnecessary expenses that these ideologically driven twats are spending). Cunt-features Blunkett was on about it too: "It is worse than under Margaret Thatcher. As living standards fall and services are slashed, revolutionary fervour may return". At least Tim pissed on Blunkett's fireworks but unfortunately a wider audience won't get the benefit of this exposure of blatant lies. We have seen this before, lefty local government trolls happy to see violence, damage, injury and probably death just to get one over on those 'evil Tories' (in fact we have an achingly fair and politically central government).

Obama offers...

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...are not what they seem: he is simply out to make sure the GOP gets blamed, whatever the outcome. "If letting part of a scheduled tax increase take effect counts as Republicans’ “giving in” on taxes, why doesn't letting a scheduled reduction in projected spending take effect count as Democrats’ giving a little on spending?". Not sure the BBC and Mark Mardell would like you upsetting their Obama narrative. 'In The Corner' Mark Steyn writes Re: Something for Nothing: "Notwithstanding Ramesh’s technical characterization of what’s happening [2nd link and quote above], it’s utterly ridiculous that an advanced society cannot say what its tax rates will be in 48 hours’ time." It's hard not to agree with that. Image and fiscal cliff 101 from Nov on Liberty Insight blog.



Update: hat-tip Tyler at ZeroHedge: 'Boehner: President Obama Should Lead, Not Cast Blame' [Link]:

“Americans elected President Obama to lead, not cast blame. The president’s comments today are ironic, as a recurring theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anything that would require him to stand up to his own party. Needed cuts and reforms that the president agreed to just last year were no longer on the table, as he cited an inability to sell them to Democrats."

Obama offers...

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...are not what they seem: he is simply out to make sure the GOP gets blamed, whatever the outcome. "If letting part of a scheduled tax increase take effect counts as Republicans’ “giving in” on taxes, why doesn't letting a scheduled reduction in projected spending take effect count as Democrats’ giving a little on spending?". Not sure the BBC and Mark Mardell would like you upsetting their Obama narrative. 'In The Corner' Mark Steyn writes Re: Something for Nothing: "Notwithstanding Ramesh’s technical characterization of what’s happening [2nd link and quote above], it’s utterly ridiculous that an advanced society cannot say what its tax rates will be in 48 hours’ time." It's hard not to agree with that. Image and fiscal cliff 101 from Nov on Liberty Insight blog.

Update: hat-tip Tyler at ZeroHedge: 'Boehner: President Obama Should Lead, Not Cast Blame' [Link]:

“Americans elected President Obama to lead, not cast blame. The president’s comments today are ironic, as a recurring theme of our negotiations was his unwillingness to agree to anything that would require him to stand up to his own party. Needed cuts and reforms that the president agreed to just last year were no longer on the table, as he cited an inability to sell them to Democrats."