Month: November 2013

Happy Thanksgivings – Turkeys Away: An Oral History

I am going to do the Thanksgiving Post a little different. Perhaps one of the funniest bits I have ever seen in a TV Comedy: The Turkeys Away episode originally aired in October 30th, 1978 and I think it is the most memorable for its twisted yet innocent humor.

Besides the video below, click on the link and enjoy the writers telling the story of that particular show and other tidbits….and Happy Thanksgivings!

TV Guide named it as the fortieth best television episode of all time. On lists of favorite sitcoms, or favorite holiday episodes, it invariably ranks even higher. WKRP in Cincinnati’s seventh episode, “Turkeys Away” begins as a wholesome, almost bland, Thanksgiving show. Around the midpoint, though, the standard-issue sitcom setup – Mr. Carlson (Gordon Jump), orchestrates a secret radio station promotion – takes a spectacularly morbid and off-color left turn, one that sets up punchline after hilarious punchline.

via Turkeys Away: An Oral History | The Classic TV History Blog.

State Sen. Evie Hudak (Co) takes an exit before more damage is done.

Democratic state Sen. Evie Hudak, whose constituents are attempting to oust her from office in a special recall election, is set to resign her seat.

Hudak will hold a news conference Wednesday morning at the Arvada Library.

“By resigning I am protecting these important new laws for the good of Colorado and ensuring that we can continue looking forward,” Hudak wrote in her resignation letter in regard to her gun votes, which led to the recall effort.

via State Sen. Evie Hudak, faced with recall, to resign – The Denver Post.

I am guessing the “electioneers” in the Party crunched numbers and realized she was going to get her rumpus beaten. Possibly she was visited by a Democrat Operative and told to disappear before the Senate changed hands. Dems will still control it but by one vote only.

One of the many lessons to be learned here is that once Bloomberg gets what he wants, your cease to be useful and do not expect him to help you. And we have times three confirmation in Colorado of his loyalty to his “friends.”

 

This Ammo Shortage has Everybody in a Bind, even George Z.

Even George Zimmerman.

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I am guessing that George has not gone religiously to his local Wally World in search of supplies. A couple of almost non-entities in the gun control debate and USA Today freak about 5 guns and 100 rounds of ammo as if it was proof positive that a war was about to be declared in Central Florida. People, please get a grip. My cat was just laying on top of 400 rounds of ammo here on the desk and I carry almost 50 rounds of ammo when I leave the house with my gun for serious social occasions. Anybody that carries a Glock 19 and 2 spare mags will go over 50 rounds and not even think about it.

At Popehat, the first comment about Zimmerman’s ammo situation is comedic gold (thanks to Say Uncle for noticing it):

zimmerman arrest ammo guns3That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are.

PS: The shotgun confiscated was a KelTec KSG 12. While the Antis are commenting and complaining about Zimmerman having all that ammo, Gunnies pretty much are asking the same thing: Where the hell did Zimmerman get a KSG12, the Sasquatch of long guns?

 

Dear MAIG: er…huh?

MAIG Rep Polis2It goes without saying that commercial gun sales between a Federal Firearms  Licensee and civilian customers are already subject to background checks so, Why this ad?

For a while I thought that somebody in the Art department was stupid enough to release this without fact-checking it. Then again I remember who are we dealing with here and I would not be surprised that they are willing to issue a deceitful ad as long as it would help them. Lies travel faster and farther than corrections.