SHUT UP (or 'Star-Spangled Belgians and the New Brave Little Tailor')

When it rains it pours.

1. 'But I explicitly said in my native tongue, French, and also in a little bit of English when he looked confused, that I wanted three little stars only near my left eye.' - Kimberley Vlaeminck, 18 of Belgium, told reporters.

So you see him, below, and you agree to pay money to let him use you as a canvas? Good idea.

I am just worried about what all of that Bacitracin will do to her complexion, but at least she apparently gets the sleep she needs. Nice belt buckle, way to be a grown-up:

SHUT UP

2. Kate spanked her kid. She is not a good mother or wife, I am not sure why John put up with it for so long. After season two she had become just another pompous 'prima donna' looking to extend her fifteen minutes. Of all the things that the media and the busy-bodies and the watch dogs could pull from, they pick a spanking? That may be one of the only things she has done in the last few years I might think reasonable.

SHUT UP

3. (Former) President George W. Bush has finally decided to throw his two cents in on torture and stimulus. So glad we waited for that. Seriously, I hated that Clinton/Gore still had a forum after leaving office in 2000, I don't care to hear from the Bush/Cheney team any further, either. Your time is in the past, write your memoirs and go play golf.

SHUT UP

4. Senator Barbara Boxer instructs a General Officer to address her not as "ma'am", a very obvious sign of respect from a senior military officer, but as "senator" - because she has earned it.

Hey Boxer, head's up. You just made enemies. You may have earned some things in your life, but by it's very definition an elected office is NOT earned. It is awarded by the will of the relevant constituency. It is a popularity contest, not a meritorious promotion. The General, on the other hand, has likely earned everything you see him wearing, scraps of fabric and brass-coated tin to St. Christopher's Medallion to the Star on his epaulettes. That scrap of fabric on his right shoulder means he has been to combat, and it probably wasn't the first time. You should be grateful he allowed you to ask questions of him, you should have

SHUT UP

5. With extremely agile, cat-like reflexes, our President killed a fly (Mickey killed seven with one blow).

This could be spun so many different ways. He is a common man, unafraid to DO on his own. He doesn't need someone waiting on him, he isn't afraid of insects, he is the man of the house. So many positive ways the Left can make this little incident work for them, but they complain instead. PETA thinks he should 'catch and release'. Are you effing kidding me? Of all of the stupid crap we have been subjected to - trillions in deficit spending for the next DECADE, government owned and run pillars of industry, disregard of Middle Eastern allies, apologies and appeasement for long-time antagonists - PETA picks fly-swatting? I would invite PETA to the Whitehouse, put them in the Green Room, and release swarms of horse-flies, mosquitos and African Honey-Bees and see who gets swatted. These morons need to
SHUT UP

Finally, and not necessarily in keeping with the subject matter of this blog, North Korea is flexing it's "stupid muscle" again.

A Word of Caution: You may feel emboldened by our President's direction to use diplomacy until the bitter end, you may feel now is your time. You will be proven incorrect. If you launch an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), or something that even vaguely resembles an ICBM (Taep'o-dong II), at targets in the US, at targets in one of territories or allies, or that comes anywhere close to violating our air-space, WE WILL ANNIHILATE YOUR ASS. Please believe, we no longer have any use for you or your government. Your people long to have the freedom of their kinsmen to the south, they desire a full reconciliation, they desire to be part of the Free World. We desire this also, and YOU are in the way. With two (2) SSBN submarines, we can essentially eliminate any opportunity you might have to resist. We'll put two on each coast, just to be sure and if you think those vessels are not in place right now, you are again mistaken. Caution.

Carry On.