I believe that the wretched Barack Obama has finally been unmasked for the fraud he is. Hillary Clinton looks like the stone cold nuts for U.S. President. I've managed to convince my blog heroes at http://thedisbrimstone-dailypitchfork.blogspot.com/ of the need to deal with Norman Mailer's passing and to meditate on how capitalism has passed America by. In the process, I've kind of sold the deal that maybe Tom DeLay was only 95% the villain everyone thought he was and I've told the truth about Jews and Colombia and Gaviria and Alvaro Uribe and the Equatorial scene which it seems pissed blog people off and made people think I was somehow trying to get the overs on them. I hope that the "Jesus Dialogues" between FranIam http://festinalente-franiam.blogspot.com/ and me were thought-provoking. I hope I brought some of hidden New York to people. Nobody gave a rat's ass, but Carl Rosen was a great guy and someone to be admired and emulated and his life and times have a lot to say about a way forward for the progressive movement.
I don't think I tried to justify any of it by whining about the fucked-up shit that brought me down here but instead I came across as an elitist, self-important and basically a son of a bitch. I'll cop. I feel shitty about that. But that's life, children. I often say "you're at Stanford...I'm on the street corner." That's how it is. Want more money? More power? A more interesting life? More women? More men? More stuff? Less stuff? Fucking work for it. Nobody gives it to you. If that's the Michelle Malkin or Ann Coulter in me talking, so be it.
It's fitting in it's way (ha-ha, cleverness alert--listen to youtube above) that in somehow taking a wholly Panamanian attitude toward a random thing in the blogosphere, I ended up as the conservative around here. The Malkin or Coulter if you will. We know how much they hate everything un-American or non-American anyway. I think they'd be more surprised at that comparison that I am. I like it. I got to see just how much dumb shit was really laying below the surface and how the traditional gender roles kind of still play out even in the progressive movement. Masculinity to be sure is measured in some very odd ways around Blogovia. I kind of like the simplicity of the Old School ways of big-bank-take-little-bank or put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is and that kind of thing. It's cleaner and simpler and everyone knows where he or she stands. Guess it's good that the fine folks at HELL are tackling the capitalism question. Christ, even though I've had an unusual life and moved to Panama out of necessity and speak Spanish and all that other stuff, I never thought I had the biggest cock on the block. Not hardly. I'll stipulate right now that my Hebrew National is average at best and every other male blogger on the progressive side has a schvantz that would put John Holmes to shame. You win. MMMkay? I am also possessed of just an average IQ. You win again. If I brought up arcane topics that weren't worthy of comment, it was because they weren't worthy of comment coming from a 2nd-rate mind like mine. You win yet again. 0-3. Cool? Life is so much simple cooperatively than competitively.
I have to admit, re-reading my Mailer piece, that it was pretty fucking stupid to think anyone would give a shit about Louis-Ferdinand Celine, George P. Shultz, or Grace Paley. It was lovely, though, to read a bunch of folks weigh in on Mailer, name-checking works of his that I'd forgotten in my haste to get something down or maybe just because of my middle-age vapor-lock.
I am proud that while I kind of flunked with the rest, I made a bit of an impression on the best. To see some of my words and ideas fleshed out by someone I studied in high school and college in poli-sci has been a treat. So, has watching two emerging boxing and football handicappers over there discovering what they can do. Over the last couple of weeks, seeing my good friend Harvey's excellent new blog hit the ground with such murderous aplomb me alegraba mucho. If you're into finance, check him out at http://www.fbird.com/ and go through the registration. If you're not, it doesn't matter. He covers the waterfront and can be accessed for free at http://minskandpinsk.blogspot.com/
I'll be back at some point soon -- I never stay away for long because I enjoy busting balls by showing off and being mean and conservative, but I really would like to keep the Nuts going continuously so anyone who wants to deputize for me, please get in touch.
The NCAA Football Handicapping Contest will be continued here through the end of the BCS championship at which point we'll probably do a college hoops contest here carrying us through the NIT and NCAA Men's and Women's basketball championships. We may do a baseball futures prediction thing, too, but we haven't discussed the details of that yet. The NCAA grids contest may also be accessed at http://thedisbrimstone-dailypitchfork.blogspot.com/ . I will probably be pestering both the HELLIONS and Harvey with comments continuously. I'd rather be a small fish in a big pond. I think the HELLIONS really are "the BOSS WRAP" and it behooves everyone to see blogging at its finest. If you want to read a completely unique blogger who has the biggest huevos on the telegraph wire, check out Harvey.
Mostly, my folks and my little boy need me. My business partners here and abroad need me. And my friends need me. And I still have to earn my daily bread. I WILL figure this thing out at some point. I'll re-learn how to be a gringo and not offend anyone and write shit people enjoy reading. Or else I'll just be so native that it won't matter anymore.
So, tonight we celebrate the arrival of The Gunslinger. To be followed by the long-awaited Roberto "Arana" Vasquez fight. To be followed by the arrival of my parents and child to be followed by the opening of the Ciudad de Panama outpost of our night-club business. Lots of adventures ahead. A arrancar de todo!
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Many graciuos thanks for driving volumes of traffic to our site Ser Kelso, you are far too kind. You have been quite the inspiration to my staff and myself. I too will taking a bit of a sabbatical soon as Hell takes the United States government under the "leadership" of Geo W Bush to task in a Hellac court for crimes against the progress of humanity. This will mark the first time living sentient creatures will have even been tried in absentia in a Hellac court and as you may have read I will be Of Counsel to the primaries arguing for Hell.
Once again I am humbled by your kindness and honoured to call you friend. Bounty and blessings to you and all you love,
Qu'ul cuda praedex nihil!
No, thank you. It has been and will continue to be an honor for me to do what I can and be part of thing where I'm able. I said you could corrupt me by being nice to me, but never with an Aronow.
I like the idea of having the Nurnburg trials BEFORE Stalingrad and Dresden this time. I don't believe for a second that 43 is anybody's puppet. He is a sociopath. And I want to see him in the dock. I want to reserve the right for MYSELF to have a MLHx200+BB cocktail before the end!
True, Bush has some cognitive problems which are presenting now,making him seem silly, but never forget that of 43, McCain, Prince Albert, and Bradley, 43 had the HIGHEST SAT scores. He ran a magnificent campaign against both McCain and P.A.
[I guess I'm the only one who didn't mind Rove's tactics in SC 2000. McCain, despite being no stranger to organized crime, and the biggest gambling hypocrite in the world, had violated a rule during the Dog's adminsitration that even a sadist like "Dutch" Schultz never violated: MCCAIN WENT AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S (AND HA FUTURE PRESDIDENT'S) CHILD. If I were Rove in those times I would have asked the Oracle what the Cone was telling her about steriods, EPO, etc., and spread the rumor that McCain's "daughter" was the biological child of Mrs. McCain and Arizona State senior Barry Bonds. Besides, despite my penchant for rigor, I like this heuristic: IF MAUREEN DOWD IS FOR IT, I'M AGAINST IT.]
But I digress. Did George W or did he not absolute UNDRESS Prince Albert and stick him in the can in all of the debates? Even on one of Prince Albert's areas of expertise: post-Communist Russia?
I like the analogy all around and while Giuliani fits Il Duce so well visually and aurally, instrumentally the UK's Italy and Blair's Mussolini, no?
Russia's still Russia. But it sure looks like the USA of today is playing quite a different role than the one it played in the 1940s, si o no?
To close, while there are many things I found offensive about the movie SCHINDLER'S LIST (I'll bet a lot of both Blacks and Jews -- I do -- also feel the same way about MISSISSIPPI BURNING), the constant sense that "this will be over sooner rather than later" pervaded even the most horrific moments of the movie, so upon subsequent viewings I have always gotten some hope with regard to today's monstrosities. So it will be with the help of you, your crew, and the leading lights of yesteryear. I'll give Mencken the Celine pass to put in the courtroom work!
Hasta luego y un saludo de mi parte, Pana.
Kelso, you know I hate it when you talk like this because it sounds so un-city boyish of you.
Dude, you will find no greater admirer of your writing here than me because I think I know where your head is at on alot of shit.
As far as being conservative, you are so far from Coulter and Malkin, I hate the fact that you are making a comparison. You see, they add nothing to the mix when it comes to politics. They lob linguistic grenades for effect. They make a living fanning the flames of misperception and fear. That is there stock and trade.
You on the other hand regale us with an erudite wit and sensibility that I've read in very few bloggers. You educate me and comfort me in knowing that all is not lost and that one can be satisfied with eclectic interests and tastes.
But my feeling for you runs much deeper than that because while everyone else was advising me not to take on that idiot no_slappz, there you were standing on the line with me watching my back. I will not soon forget that bro. In fact, I will take that sentiment until the day I draw my last breath.
You always end every post with Kelso's Nuts love you. Well, Spartacus loves you back brother.
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I'll post it here.
Speaking of "No Conscience," Dave at "Dancy's Corner" is engaged in an epic battle against the little sociopath.
There really isn't much you can do with the fucker in this forum because he can hide behind his anonymity. If he harassed people like this in the "real world," his dumbass would be in jail or worse.
I didn't know he was still haranguing you and Spartacus or I would have helped out.
I loved the anti-socials. You can't help them at all, but damn, they sure are interesting.
I knew I despised Gore when he made his "gracious" concession speech in 2000 and said his only plans were to return to Tennesee and "mend fences, literally AND figuratively." (Sort of pomous simper expression as he said that.) What bs, he wasn't going to mend any fucking fences in TN, he was going to Beverly Hills to do private equity. I respect him much more for getting some skin in on Google early round than for his environmental hectoring or any of his pompous other speechifying.
For that matter I knew Clinton would be a big disappointment when he chose Michael Jackson (was it?) for his inaugural entertainment, when he probably could've snapped his fingers and got a Replacements reunion up there.
kelso
you will always be here for me in spirit --- but take care of what you need to take care of -- family, kids, business -- they deserve a part of you too.....
and if i can deputize (if you tell me what that entails....) let me know
D-CAPnyc:
Spartacus is planning to do what promises to be an excellent guest-blogging effort on class, geography and race. I'll email you. Please feel free to write on any topic you like. I'll just repost what you put in the body of your email here with, of course, no editing or censoring. Whatever you want to write whenever you want to write it.
That goes for everyone.
SPARTACUS:
I SPEAK Spanish but I AM Russian-Jewish, after all. I am allowed dark periods of brooding and self-flagellation, si o no? Christ, I wouldn't deny you a nice bowl of mondongo for breakfast as a hangover cure. In fact, if I still drank a lot I'd join you for a large order of Loisaida's best Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday soup.
FAIRLANE: I'll have to peek around and see what he's up to. If it's just the usual parsing and inventing non-existant hypocrisies, it's no problem. If it's worse, I may have to weigh in.
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