Sunday, March 25, 2018
Dr. Geezer
An old geezer became very bored in retirement and decided to open a medical clinic.
He put a sign up outside that said: "Dr. Geezer's Clinic. Get your
treatment for $500, if not cured, get back $1,000."
Doctor "Young", who was positive that this old geezer didn't know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1,000. So he went to Dr. Geezer's Clinic.
Dr. Young: "Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me??"
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr Young's mouth.”
treatment for $500, if not cured, get back $1,000."
Doctor "Young", who was positive that this old geezer didn't know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1,000. So he went to Dr. Geezer's Clinic.
Dr. Young: "Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me??"
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr Young's mouth.”
Dr. Young: Aaagh!! -- "This is Gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations!
You've got your taste back. That will be $500.
Dr. Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money.
Dr. Young: "I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."
Dr. Young: "Oh, no you don't, -- that is Gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your memory back. That will be $500."
Dr. Young (after having lost $1,000) leaves angrily and comes back after several more days.
Dr. Young: "My eyesight has become weak --- I can hardly see
anything!!!!"
Dr. Geezer: "Well, I don't have any medicine for that so,
"Here's your $1,000 back." (giving him a $10 bill)
Dr. Young: "But this is only $10!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations!
You've got your taste back. That will be $500.
Dr. Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money.
Dr. Young: "I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."
Dr. Young: "Oh, no you don't, -- that is Gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your memory back. That will be $500."
Dr. Young (after having lost $1,000) leaves angrily and comes back after several more days.
Dr. Young: "My eyesight has become weak --- I can hardly see
anything!!!!"
Dr. Geezer: "Well, I don't have any medicine for that so,
"Here's your $1,000 back." (giving him a $10 bill)
Dr. Young: "But this is only $10!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $500."
Moral of story -- Just because you're "Young" doesn't mean that you can outsmart an "old Geezer"
Remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off.
Moral of story -- Just because you're "Young" doesn't mean that you can outsmart an "old Geezer"
Remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off.
Rock Painting
Japanese Artist Gives Life Into Rocks By Painting Adorable and Realistic Animals
They seemingly beg to be cuddled. Aww.
Thanks Sylvia
Saturday, March 24, 2018
"The Day Israel Attacked America"
"Extensive Interviews with USS Liberty Survivors' - Audio tapes obtained by award winning British film maker Richard Belfield prove what every USS Liberty survivor, former Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Thomas Moorer have said all along: that Israel deliberately attacked an American ship. The plan was to sink it, blame Egypt, and draw the US into the Six Day War on the Israeli side, but the heroism of the Liberty crew in fighting ship damage, often while wounded, prevented it from sinking with all hands. The tapes are featured in "The Day Israel Attacked America" by film-maker Richard Belfield, whose previous production credits include National Geographic TV and Discovery Channel."
Friday, March 23, 2018
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Lies do travel faster than the truth
Mark Twain is said to have remarked that a lie can travel around the world and back while the truth is still lacing up its boots. In these modern times, of course, a lie can spread just about as fast as a human finger can click “retweet.” And scientists, who can record all of those finger-twitches in real-time, can finally test Twain’s proposition: Do lies really spread faster than truth?
We finally know for sure that lies spread faster than the truth. This might be why.
Definitely yes, according to a new paper from Soroush Vosoughi and Deb Roy of MIT’s Media Lab, and Sinan Aral, a professor at the institute’s Sloan School of Management. In fact, these researchers found, “It took the truth about six times as long as falsehood to reach 1,500 people.” You might comfort yourself that lies and the truth must be the proverbial hare and tortoise, with the lies racing out of the starting gate, and the truth eventually catching up, perhaps? Sadly no, at least not on social media: “Falsehood also reached far more people than the truth.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-finally-know-for-sure-that-lies-spread-faster-than-the-truth-this-might-be-why/2018/03/14/92ab1aae-27a6-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.76f3c467be58
We finally know for sure that lies spread faster than the truth. This might be why.
Definitely yes, according to a new paper from Soroush Vosoughi and Deb Roy of MIT’s Media Lab, and Sinan Aral, a professor at the institute’s Sloan School of Management. In fact, these researchers found, “It took the truth about six times as long as falsehood to reach 1,500 people.” You might comfort yourself that lies and the truth must be the proverbial hare and tortoise, with the lies racing out of the starting gate, and the truth eventually catching up, perhaps? Sadly no, at least not on social media: “Falsehood also reached far more people than the truth.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-finally-know-for-sure-that-lies-spread-faster-than-the-truth-this-might-be-why/2018/03/14/92ab1aae-27a6-11e8-bc72-077aa4dab9ef_story.html?utm_term=.76f3c467be58
The CPC is applying Karl Roves Handbook - be afraid Canada
For those not on Twitter, or not following @DianeMariePosts, here is an interesting list of Tactics that I see the #CPC/#Rebel crew using:
1. Take the offensive. This puts the opponent on the defensive. Even if the offensive point is untrue, the opponent looks weak by being forced to defend against it.
2. Attack one's opponent's strengths. This forces the opponent to abandon them and be left with his or her weaknesses.
Example: Conservative attempts to try to make Trudeau abandon his habit of leaving the Ottawa bubble to mix with Canadians.
Example: Conservative attempts to try to make Trudeau abandon his habit of leaving the Ottawa bubble to mix with Canadians.
3. Pre-emptively accuse an opponent of what he or she could accuse one of - that is, accuse one's opponent of one's own weaknesses.
Example: Conservatives accusing Liberals of increasing the debt despite fact that it is actually a Conservative weakness.
Example: Conservatives accusing Liberals of increasing the debt despite fact that it is actually a Conservative weakness.
4. Go negative, then cry foul. Make a wild allegation, then when opponent retaliates, complain about "dirty campaigning". No obvious example of this comes to mind but perhaps fellow tweeps can offer one.
5. The "Big Lie". People are suspicious of little ones but are more accepting of audacious, outlandish ones.
Donald Trump has this one down to a science. Any factual rebuttal is labelled "fake news".
Donald Trump has this one down to a science. Any factual rebuttal is labelled "fake news".
6. Appeal to moral values. Wallow in faith-based rhetoric (religion).
This is exactly where the Conservatives are these days. Opponents can appeal to non-religious moral values: alleviating homelessness, inequality, poverty, etc.
This is exactly where the Conservatives are these days. Opponents can appeal to non-religious moral values: alleviating homelessness, inequality, poverty, etc.
7. Sell the persona. In Canadian political terms, the Conservatives sell macho/blue collar and try to paint opponents in "weak" and often homophobic terms. Macho candidates never apologize - this is seen as weak- but demand that opponents apologize.
8. Sell an adolescent worldview. Appeal to those who prefer to see problems/challenges in simple, "common sense" terms.
Example: Doug Ford and his 4% waste-cutting appeal. Such appeals are attractive to binary (black-white) thinkers who dislike complexity.
Example: Doug Ford and his 4% waste-cutting appeal. Such appeals are attractive to binary (black-white) thinkers who dislike complexity.
9. Exploit the media while also denouncing and intimidating it. The Conservatives turned the CBC into a state broadcaster (and we see the damage done) while using the CBC to fundraise. Call the media "liberal", all evidence to the contrary.
10. Create straw issues to distract people from what is really going on.
Prime examples are the Atwal-as-terrorist and lentil tariff issues to distract citizens and the press from noticing and reporting on the instrumentality of the India visit.
Prime examples are the Atwal-as-terrorist and lentil tariff issues to distract citizens and the press from noticing and reporting on the instrumentality of the India visit.
11. Employ surrogates to do one's dirty work. Here we have the Conservatives using Rebel to spread dirt while Mr. Scheer tries to appear above the fray - a Christian family man - who nevertheless employs Rebel people in his campaign.
12. Use emotional appeals. Make people feel fearful and insecure so that they are easily manipulated. Try to make them conclude that they need the protection of the politician who told them what to feel fearful and insecure about.
13. Rely on expert testimonials. The Campaign-Industrial Complex is full of people who will pretend to be expert. Lobby groups will gladly weigh in. Quasi-PACs: CTF, NCC, Frontier, Frappuccino Institute. The press loves them, too. Free content.
14. Use rhetorical devices. Mischaracterize what an opponent has said, take comments out of context.
An example: Mr. Trudeau's comment that China's government can impressively turn on a dime was framed as admiration for communism.
An example: Mr. Trudeau's comment that China's government can impressively turn on a dime was framed as admiration for communism.
15. Use of language. Indulge in Orwellian newspeak. Employ code-words that only one's base gets. In modern terms, dog-whistle away. Citizens clearly have to watch out for these tactics. They infect our political discourse.
In researching the Republican strategies (syn: Karl Rove), I came across an interesting analysis of the G.W. Bush (syn: Karl Rove's puppet) re-election campaign that may be of interest. It is the closest thing to a "Rove's" handbook that I've seen. It discusses both the tactics used and suggests responses/countermeasures.
Medical cautions: Do not view if you suffer from high blood pressure, fits of rage, manic depression or thoughts of suicide. Do not read if you have a history of computer abuse. Remove all sharp or throwable items from arms lenght before reading.
You should be 18 or older, or view with supervision.
You should be 18 or older, or view with supervision.
Side effects: Viewing may result in damage to household property, yelling, screaming, or thoughts of revenge. Temporary hair loss, ringing in the ears and eye gouging have also been reported after viewing.
Tons of conservative baloney here
lso not everything will be impacted. Electricity generated by renewable sources won't be touched. And while most products and services could go up directly or indirectly because of the carbon price, the impact on the majority of what Canadians spend money on will be small — and, in many cases, offset by rebates.
For these reasons, this statement earns "a lot of baloney."
Baloney Meter: will Liberal carbon tax really mean paying more for everything?
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Fake news begins with Fox News
"The parents of Seth Rich — the Democratic National Committee staffer police believe was murdered during a botched robbery in 2016 — have sued Fox News over a retracted story that peddled a conspiracy theory about his murder, claiming the network “intentionally exploited” the tragedy for political purposes. The May 2017 story stated, falsely, that investigators had evidence showing Rich leaked thousands of DNC emails to WikiLeaks in the midst of the 2016 presidential election, just weeks before he was shot to death in Washington. That story line — popular among conspiracy theorists and in alt-right online groups — contradicts U.S. intelligence that Russia was behind the WikiLeaks email dump that damaged Hillary Clinton’s campaign."
Fox News sued by parents of Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, over conspiracy theory about his death
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/14/fox-news-sued-by-parents-of-seth-rich-slain-dnc-staffer-for-conspiracy-theory-about-his-death/?utm_term=.280f40685e7c
Fox News sued by parents of Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, over conspiracy theory about his death
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/14/fox-news-sued-by-parents-of-seth-rich-slain-dnc-staffer-for-conspiracy-theory-about-his-death/?utm_term=.280f40685e7c
What does this mean for America
The new CIA director, Gina Haspel, is a torturer. Her office skill set includes overseeing torture and taunting victims as they lie gasping and near death. President Trump is revving up Big Torture again.
The consequences will be bloody generally, will cause American captives to be tortured, destroy whatever international goodwill the U.S. had left, and lead to awkward comparisons with other regimes that tortured: Argentina’s generals, Pinochet’s Chile, Hitler’s Germany, Duterte’s Philippines, Putin’s Russia, Japan during the Second World War. The U.S. executed Japanese soldiers for doing to prisoners what the U.S. does now in a fragile peacetime.
Instead of being in jail, Haspel is CIA director
Had President Obama prosecuted Gina Haspel and other CIA torturers, she would have gone to prison. But Obama said he wanted to look forward, not back. Now the past returns. The past has that tendency.
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