FWIW: I usually post satire on the site…but the Opinion section is a little more on the serious side now. KAOS Supreme Nonsense | Kiran A. O’Shay | Thirdrailers.com The Supreme Court, the supposed last bastion of defense against government overreach in our system of checks and balances came back today and gave a big middle finger to the American people. In the words | Read More »
RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY [Opinion] Kiran O’Shay, ThirdRailers.com http://thirdrailers.com/editorial/rendezvous-with-destiny/ He’s just a dumb actor. He’ll never win. What does he know about governing? He’s too conservative. He’s been divorced. It’s funny how some things never change. When Reagan ran in ’79 those were the things the establishment said about him. Those that had through habit, tradition or laziness made their living off of the status quo | Read More »
Over at ThirdRailers we do a regular Create a Caption Contest where readers submit photos or comment on ones already posted. These are a few of the Winner and Honorable mentions in the Create-a-Caption Contest. Thank you all that have stopped over and helped us get our little operation going! ~ Kiran And there are too many to post at the ThirdRailers.com site. Your | Read More »
Feds Order YouTube To Remove Videos For Containing “Government Criticism” Posted by Kiran O’Shay, Publisher/Editor in Chief on Dec 9, 2011 in Actual “News” | Feds Order You Tube To Remove Video For Containing “Government Criticism” US Authorities Hit Google With 70% Rise In Takedown Orders Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Wednesday, October 26, 2011 The number of takedown orders received by Google from authorities | Read More »
Obama Administration launches Civic Responsibility & Accountability Service Washington The Obama 2012 campaign Administration recently launched the Civic Responsibility & Accountability Service site (CRASS) as means to help Americans of all social and economic backgrounds reinforce the principles of “civic responsibility and accountability” in their everyday lives. The CRASS system is hosted at www.CRASS2012.com and provides a number of innovative tools to enable ordinary ideologues | Read More »
President to be Honored with Nation’s Highest Award Washington A Joint Session of Congress will convene on September 8, 2011 to bestow the nation’s highest award, that of Speaker in Chief on President Barack Obama. The honor is a rare one indeed as Congress has only given it four other times in our nation’s history and never to a sitting US President. The first recipient, former | Read More »
Pay to Play: NYC to install Service Industry Counters (SIC) New York City, NY In a bold effort to enhance combat massive overspending deficits, governments at every level – federal, state and local are always on the lookout for new and more creative ways to squeeze every dime they can from their citizens increase revenues in lieu of living within their means spending cuts. Inspired | Read More »
Hostages in Iran: Day 760 It has been 760 761 762 days since Shane Michael Bauer and Joshua Felix Fattal were taken hostage prisoner by The Islamic Republic of Iran. The two American men were officially sentenced last week to 8 more years each on trumped up charges of espionage (5 years) and illegal entry (3 years). The men, along with their companion Sarah Shourd | Read More »
Ignorance Prevention Act of 2011 (INPA): The President’s Solution to A Difficult Problem Washington After quietly returning to Washington from his 457th vacation so far this year Martha’s Vineyard getaway retreat, President Obama has revealed plans to unveil a bold new proposal to address our nation’s monstrous difficult economic situation. In addition to the haven’t we been down this road before High Risk Loan Expansion | Read More »
Rare Show of Bipartisanship in Washington: Bill to Create Agency for Silly Walking Washington In spite of their reputation for disagreement, Republican and Democratic Members of Congress have once again put politics aside and come together in a rare show of bipartisanship to pass legislation for the public good. Speaker of the House (Rep.) John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) jointly | Read More »
This is a repost since it seems no reason or notice was given on the previous post’s deletion… A little Monty Python Lesson for the Super Committee Negotiations…
An Ode to The GOP 6: The Overture In memoriam honor of 6 candidacies with little or no chance of winning that are struggling to gain traction recognition in the race for the GOP Presidential nomination. PS IF you liked Chicago (musical) you will appreciate this even more).
In Honor of the 44th President of the United States NOTE: This tribute also goes out to the established political class and their enablers in Washington and throughout this beautiful land of ours. #### PS If you like Chicago (musical) you should appreciate this even more.
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### Top 10 (Suggested) Romney 2012 Campaign Slogans Top 10 Romney 2012 Slogans Companies are people too, and I should know. I’ve laid lots of them off. I only supported an unconstitutional mandate at the state level. Stop me when you hear something you like What’s my position again? If | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### Obama’s Plan for Economic Recovery: Shooting Craps Washington Reports from Washington are that part of the President’s V5.0 economic recovery package being worked out between golf outings in Vineyard Haven, MA center around a scheme plan to have the government bankroll promote job growth through an acquisition takeover of mortgage | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### President Calls a Mulligan: Demands “Do-Over” on Vacation Vineyard Haven, MA Battered by bad weather, earthquakes, civil war rumblings from North Africa, murder disturbances in the Middle East and American hostages prisoners in Iran, President Obama officially called a mulligan today shortly after another completing another disastrous game of golf. | Read More »
Words Matter Words Matter is a new featured section at ThirdRailers.com In it, we will help you peel back the layers of jargon, euphemism, doublespeak, politcalese or whatever you prefer to call the language used not only in Washington, but in almost every aspect of our daily life. You hear it at work, on TV, see it at use in the news, in the | Read More »
Words Matter: Life under the Chief Doublespeak Officer By William Lutz If there’s one product American business can produce in large amounts, it’s doublespeak. Doublespeak is language that only pretends to say something; it’s language that hides, evades or misleads. Doublespeak comes in many forms, from the popular buzzwords that everyone uses but no one really understands – “glocalization,” “competitive dynamics,” “re-equitizing” and “empowerment” | Read More »
Justice Department Quashes Investigation into Trillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme Washington The Justice Department has reportedly quashed an investigation into an alleged multi-trillion dollar ponzi scheme. According to a source close to the inquiry, political appointees at the Justice Department overruled career lawyers and ended the investigation due to “fairness” considerations. The source, who wishes to remain anonymous due to a potentially coincidental audit by | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### The ABC’s of Obamics (formerly Obamanomics) In an effort to assist the reader in better understanding the somewhat complex nature of economic policy, we have compiled a short yet comprehensive list outlining President Obama’s economic philosophy. *Note: While this list primarily relates to the President’s policies, it also broadly | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### 10 Things You Will Never Hear a Tea Partier Say Take a minute to stop by the page and Vote for the Top 10 Things You Will Never Hear a Tea Partier Say… or suggest your own. PLEASE TAKE A SECOND TO VOTE – No, worries… my great | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### 2011 World Humanitarian of the Year Award (WHOTYA) August 16th, 2011 | Add a Comment In recognition of the tremendous contributions that humanitarians (past, present & future) around the world have made to bettering life for all people, we proudly announce the nominees for the 2011 World Humanitarian of | Read More »
First off, I want to thank EVERYONE for their time, patience and understanding. This is my very first foray into blogging… though I have been involved in politics and political campaigns since I was a TAR in high school. Needless to say my view on politics, parties, ideology and so on has changed dramatically in the past 15 years. In any event, I absolutely love | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### Pelosi says “Republicans Just Don’t Want To Tax Enough…” Washington, D.C. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters in a briefing today that “Republicans just don’t want to tax enough to make this problem go away. Everyone knows that the government needs more money. It is spending $1.5 trillion | Read More »
NOTE: Keep in mind – THIS IS SATIRE (read my introduction post for background) #### Our View: The President Should Win Nobel Prize in Advanced Economics The Nobel Prize Committee announced its intentions to nominate President Barack Obama for the Nobel Prize in Advanced Economics. We cannot think of a more deserving candidate than the ever candidate Obama. His economic achievements in this field are | Read More »
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