Here’s a new Open Thread Lounge for everyone. The usual “no links” rule is lifted for this post in the name of lounging and sharing 🙂 While I’ll start and list some headlines, please feel free, obviously, to post about whatever is stuck in your craw 😉
Wow. Devil found in detail of Giotto’s fresco
Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi.
CBS Los Angeles: Ronald Reagan Statue Vandalized In Newport Beach
Weasel Zippers: Occupy D.C. Goons Push Elderly Woman Attending Conservative Dinner Down The Stairs
CBS Boston: 3 Charged With Dealing Crack; Occupy Boston ‘Deteriorating’
WaPo: IAEA says foreign expertise has brought Iran to threshold of nuclear capability
Underwater volcano in Canary islands is being unruly. Do we have any TAMs living in that area? http://bit.ly/t4Ahoy
Tammy’s comments in the weekend podcast about Newt are pretty interesting. My head is spinning with all of this. I had pretty much resigned myself to Romney, and then along comes Cain with a flash of hope but I can’t quite buy the package, and then hopeless old Newt starts looking sharp. Where is this all going? It’s too much for me to grasp.
There is no mystery here, just the confusion and chaos true conservatives feel with the loss of the only truly inspiring, vetted, and conservative person out there, Sarah Palin.
Many leaning toward the “usual” candidate got their wish when she “quit.”
Now there is a scramble to find something about those in the field that can legitamize a conservative’s support.
I believe that this election will be the last civilized effort we can make to stop the erosion of our country and begin to roll back all the layers of regulation, legislation, and taxation, that have been placed on us over the decades.
None of these candidates offer the “true” vision and leadership needed to make this happen.
What you have is the least appalling apple rising to the top.
BTW Maynard- Your post on types of parenting producing miserable adults was WONDERFUL! Loved it- LOL
Ah, Jeffrey, you refer to this masterpiece.
Amen Maynard! Can we get the press to do more debates like the C Span? Could Newt nix the dumb bastard in a debate or would he manage to slither out of it?
Congrats to our fearless leader TB on passing 26,000 tweets!
I believe U mean ‘tweeps’, MC… as in followers. 26,000 ‘tweets’ means she’s talking & she can’t shut up. 😉
Congrats on the tweeps, Tammy.
Who knew there were that many smart tweeps on the twitter!!! LOL!
We saw this link in a Herman Cain story and thought there may be some interest:
The Professional Journalist’s Code of Ethics:
http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
Please read and ask yourself how many are violated hourly by the Democrat/Media Complex.
posted 11/7 755am Texan for [Citizen Kane] Time.
Awesome, I love the Giotto/ Fresco knowledge. Everything from pointilism to futurism and of course Romanticism and other things gets my attention fast:)
K.
A look back at the 2008 election through the eyes of Betty Butterfield! I’m ANXIOUSLY awaiting her 2012 comments- http://www.videohippy.com/video/187181/Betty-Butterfield–Election-2008 {A bit of a warning on content here, not necessarily safe for the kids–ed]
How about you occupy Wallstreeters occupy a job. what a concept, and take that despicable Sally Cohn with you!
How do they know it’s the devil? It could be a wealthy patron, or family member.
it’s a contentious issue-whether or not giotto painted the st. anthony cycle- but it’s always a great news day when the proto-renaissance makes headlines. giotto made the renaissance possible- more people should know about him.
these websites show and discuss the entire st francis cycle- this church is a treasure of our western cultural heritage:
http://hoocher.com/Giotto/Giotto.htm
http://www.mmdtkw.org/VFrancisFrescoes.html
Thierry! Glad to see you posting!
NOW lol has a problem. Support the conservative victim or Lynch the black conservative victim. I’m betting on silence.
I see the devil & wonder why no one ever noticed it before. Is it in HD now? Hmmm
because the fresco is high up- you can’t see the detail from the floor with the naked eye. these frescos were severely damaged in an earthquake in 1997- so restorers have been up close fixing them and surely noticed then.
Perhaps if it was intentional, he must have done it for his own amusement then (or some arcane penance), since it can’t be seen from below.
The speech by Mark Levin at the Americans For Prosperity Convention has posted:
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/levin-us-has-become-post-constitutional-govt-heading-utopian-tyranny
posted 11/7 430pm Texan for [Defeat the Statists] Time
Well, well, Urkel smarty pants finally calls La Russa to gratulate the team on World Series. What a drip.
The Urkelville Occupiers weren’t just happy pushing old ladies down the steps….they even jammed the door used by the handicapped, preventing them from leaving the Reagan Dinner held by AFP in DC! (Look at the wood jammed thru the handles of the door)! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1K1r_w8u38
Looks like a wolf sneaking out from under a cloud.
Fifth Woman Accuses Herman Cain, Alleges She Was Asked To Broker Dinner Date
http://www.mediaite.com/online/fifth-woman-accuses-herman-cain-alleges-she-was-asked-to-broker-dinner-date/
Keep an eye out for the Indianapolis mayor’s race. The incumbent Republican surprisingly won from outside the establishment in 2007 and defeated the Dem incumbent. The Dems have thrown the us vs them class warfare charge, and of course the obligatory racism accusation against the Mayor. Will be interesting to see. I predict he wins.
I did my duty this morning by campaigning outside a voting site for a local Republican looking to unseat a big establishment Dem. I predict the R wins here too.
Speaking of free money from the government…I’m flashing back to Matthew Lesko, the “Free money from the government!” guy. Here’s one of his old commercials on YouTube. I wonder if Lesko supported Obama? Which also brings to mind a parody of Lesko created by comedian Andy Dick; this is more than a little weird and not entirely tasteful, but if that doesn’t discourage you, take a peek.
I just heard Tammy report that Wisconsin’s Gov. Walker has made the controversial change of calling the state’s Christmas tree a “Christmas tree”, instead of a “holiday tree” as it’s been called since 1985.
Sounds like Wisconsin now has itself not only a Christmas tree but also a pair of Christmas balls to hang on it.